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Year: 1869

DOUBLE DosE.-John Metzler, of the
Chair Factory on First street, on Friday
last, met with severe accident. Turn
ing from his workbench suddenly to
cross the room, he struck his right foot
against broad-ax, cutting terrible
cash about the middle and on the inside
of the foot. Just the day previous, j ohm
undertook to split piece of board, or
plank, when piece flew up and hit him
over the eye, cutting healthy looking
cash, or, to use fash term, put 'head
on him." John says he's just killing
himself by inches.
Year: 1869

REMOVAL OF THE FEDERAL CApI-


TAL.-It is a settled idea in the Western


mind that the Capital shall be removed to
some point in the Mississippi valley.
The convention recently convened at St.
Louis represented very energetic. inter-
ests. Their proceedings sum up the con-
clusion that it was absurd to suppose that
the handful of inhabitants in 1898 passed, i,
or desired to execute, the authority to fix
the site of the National Capital forever
on the banks of the Potomac: that the
people have endured the present ill-loca-
ted Capital three quarters of century,
patiently waiting for that vast territory of
the Union to be peopled and organized
into states, and until the centre of pop
ulation, area and wealth could be deter
mined, when..a permanent location for tho
seat OF Government could be selected !;
that the time has come when all sectional
Year: 1869

The talents of the seal are manifold,
from the agility which it displays in
catching fish for its master, to the capac-
ity he has shown in actually learning to
speak. More than one seal has been
taught to utter distinctly the word papa,
and several animals of the kind are re-
ported to have gone even beyond, and to
have pronounced several words at time.
Nor must their love of music be forgot
ten, which is so great that they will rise
from the water and remain nearly stand
ing upright as long as the instrument is
played, to which they listen with unfeign-
ed pleasure. 1t is not SO very long since
one OF this very remarkable race came
every day for six weeks from the waters
OF the Mediterranean, to take her rest
under the divan of custom-h house officer
in Smyrna. The latter had tanned her,
and placed few rough planks at the
distance OF about three feet from the.
waters edge under his couch, and on
these boards the seal loved to rest for
several hours, giving vent to her delight
edly enough, In profusion of sighs like
those of a suffering man. She ate read
lily the rice and the bread which were
offered her, though she seemed to have
some trouble in softening the former suf-
ficiently to swallow it with ease. After
an absence of several days the affection
ate creature appeared with young one
under her arm, but a mcnth later she
plunged one day, frightened, into the
water, and was never seen again.


Nearly about the same time, another
seal appeared suddenly in the very midst
of the port of Constantinoplc, undisturb-
ed by the number of caiques dashing to
and fro, and the noise uf thousand ves-
sells with their crews and passengers.


One day the boat of the French Lega-
tion was passing over the Pera, loaded
with wine for the ambassador. A drunk
en- sailor was sitting astride on cask, !,
and singing boisterously, when all of a
sudden the seal raised himself out Of the
water, seized the sailor with his left arm,
and threw himself with his prey back
into the waves. He reappcared at some
distance, still holding the man under his
fin, as if wishing to display his agility,
and then sank once more, leaving the
frightened, sobered, sailor. to make his
way back to the boat


Surely, nothing more than one such
occurrence was needed to give rise to the
many ronances of former ages if the
same, even, had happened in earlier days,
the seal would have been beautiful
Nereid, who, having conceived passion
for the hapless sailor, had risen to take
him down to her palace under the waves
-Putnam's Magazine.
Year: 1869

How IT ORIGINATED.-Conce
the phrase " everything is lovely and the
goose hangs high" an Illinois gentleman
says: " A practice prevailed in some parts
of the South, before the war, to have a
goose pulling frolic about the holidays,
conducted as follows "A goose would be
tied by the feet to the limb of tree, just
high enough for horseman in passing
under, by rising in his stirrups, to reach
the head of the foul, and give it pull
The string not being strong sharp jerk
would bring the bird down. Each
'sport paid the owner of the bird bit :
for a chance to pull it from the limb
IF he succeeded, the goose was his.
Sometimes the goose would be hung a
little too high, and so elude the grasp of
the catcher as he. rode under the branch
from which the web-footed bird was sus-
pended. In such cases as the horsemen
galloped past in quick succession, the re-
mark would be made by the laughing and
hooting bystanders, that everything was
lovely and the goose hung high"
Year: 1869

OHIo.-When the Grand Jury in the
Common Pleas Court of Cincinnati were
impanneled on the 1st inst, it was dis
covered that one juror had served in the
Penitentiary, and. that another was the
man for robbing whom he was sent there,
The former claimed that he was repriev-
ed The jury was adjourned until the
next day, with instructions to produce a
copy of the reprieve.
Year: 1869

TRIAL ON A CoPY.--In the U. S. Cir
cult Court at Cincinnati, short time
since, motion was male to quash an in
dictment on the ground that the original
had been lost. counsel for tho defence
being suspected of having stolen and
making way with it. The Judge unhes-
itatingly overruled the motion and order
ed the case to be tried on copy of the
missing indictment. Let this ruling
become general and we shall hear less
frequently of lost indictments.
Year: 1869

y
extraordinary story was recently narrated
to me-. for the truth of which can vouch.
An American gentleman, man of mid
die age and wealthy, who has splendid
suite of apartments in fashionable
quarter of the town, had curiosity to
enquire of his landlady who and what
were his fellow tenants After she had
described the usual families, al toisenac,
the clerks, strangers, etc., the actors, mil
liners, and musicians, who inhabited the
highest flights, madame recalled a remote
garret corner, inhabited by young lady,
whom she described as afflicted by a
dreadful eruption, which rendered her
hideo1s, and who was to the last degree,
poor, neglected, aud hopeless. = Still,
she is lady-a true lady. Poor soul,
she cannot live long in such misery


My friend visited the invalid, and
found her in dreadful circumstances. He
ascertained that she was evidently a Ger
man, though speaking several languages
like a native. He babe the -landlady
remove the sufferer to good room, pro-
vide her with comforts and medical at
tendance, and call upon him for weekly
allowances for her support, after which
he almost forgot his charity, or if be did
recollect it, it was with shudder at the
dreadful wretchedness which he had wit
messed


Gone morning the landlady came and
stated that the poor lady had recovered,
that his allowance had been so carefully
managed that she was provided with a
travelling outfit, and thatbefor returning
to Germany she wished to return him her
thanks.


He assented and what was his sur
prise when, instead of the pale, shrunken,
horribly repulsive object whom he had
seen. there entered young lady of ex-
traordinary beauty, whose every glance
and movement, despite the planness of
her dress, indicated style and elegance


Her gratitude was unbounded she
seemed almost to worship the man who
however, hesitate to accept from him a
further gift of money, after which she
departed.


All this took place some time ago.
Last autumn our American travelled At
every town he found rooms engaged for
him; distinguished people called on him;
every comfort seemed to fall on him as if
by luck. 1t was to luck he attributed it.,
for though "a mysterious hand was at
work, he did not Cor long time suspect
it.


While at Berlin he was, however,
amazed at receiving an invitation from
one of the first of the Hanoyarian nobil-
ity to visit him at his estate He went
there. was overwhelmed with kindness,
and found in the castle, as only daughter
and heiress of his host, the young lady
whom he had relieved in Paris.


The next day she explained the mys-
terry. [ regret that I cannot do it. 1t
was one of those long stories of dreadful
crime, shame, and-an innocent victim
agony and flight, which hang over
most noble families, and once in every
generation or so, bear sufferer to the
abyss. In the last Instant of hope, the
American had rescued such victim and
circumstances had enabled her to return
to her former station"
Year: 1869

Ben. Butler and Fernando Wood had
the first spicy debate of the session in the
House. 1t was thus:


Butler-The gentlemrn from New York
Wood had informed the Committee that
the census of 1865 in his State, made by
the Republican party, had been entirely
fraud The corollary to that would seem
to be that there should be no census taken
at all. There might be an idiosyncrasy
ABOUT New York that nothing could be
done there which was mot fraud in son. e
way or form, but he trusted there could
be an honest census taken. He admitted d
there was great danger that nothing could
be found out in New York about elections.
about census, about gold speculations, or
about schemes of every sort. 1t seemed to
be one living mass of corruption and fraud,
of which the gentleman Wood was a
representative. Laughter


Davis asked Butler whether he meant
the State or city.


Butler-The city, always, sir


Davis-Then, l have nothing to say.


Butler-I thought not Laughter. I


Wood-I ask the gentleman whether
his opinion of New York has been gather
ed from the amount of litigation to which
he has been subjected there. Laughter. l


Butler Not at all, sir. l have never
yet been able to get case for trial in New
York | expect good deal of fraud when
[ do.
Year: 1869

RETURNED.-When Kesslers store was
robbed at Whiskytown several weeks ago,
buckskin purse and a number of marked
coins were taken along with the money de-
posted in the money-drawer. One day
last week Kessler was away for short
time and Andrews, his clerk, had consid-
erable work to attend to in the back part
of the store during his absence. On re-
turning Kessler pulled off his gloves and
while thrusting them in one of the open
pigeon-holes over his writing desk, discov-
cred the lost purse deposited in one of the
adjoining holes. On examining the purse
it was found to contain the marked coins
that were in the money drawer at the time
the store was broken open.
Year: 1869

CoNeREss.-Nothing of special interest
has transpired in Congress since the OPEN
ing session. except taking test vote on a
resolution opposing the reputation of any
portion of the national debt Only one
member voted in favor of the Pendleton-
Pomeroy doctrine, and that was an insig-
ni6cant chap named Jones. Jones halls
from Kentucky. Last year Democratic
repudiatcrs were thick as leaves everywhere,
but they have been compelled to give up
their pet doctrine, and in SO doing have
acknowledged that the Republicans were
right when they declared in favor of the
faithful payment of the debt.
Year: 1869

PRorEsT.-We are requested to state,
on behalf of the people of Fall River, Pit
River, and Big Valleys, that they are unan-
imously opposed to any movement which
proposes to include them in the same coun-
ty boundaries with Surprise and Goose
Lake Valleys. lhey contend that their
interests would suffer by any such associa-
ton, and are content foreman as they are
situated at present, until such time as the
population of the valleys increase to such
an extent as to call for the formation of a
new county.
Year: 1869




Our correspondent, "K," Of French
Gulch, sends us the following:


The new tunnel on the Washington is
turning out richer roeEs than ever. The
pay obtained on the last months run was
splendid, averaging over SIS rer tun.-
With the proper machinery for working
the present quality of rock, over hundred
dollars per ton would be realized. One
very encouraging feature about the Wash
ington is the fact that the rock grows richer
as the workmen 90 down on the ledge.


One mile west of the Washington is
located ledge called the Scorpion, which
believe is owned by parties in Weaver
vile. Prospecting was done on the ledge
some six years ago, and ten tons of the
rock was packed over to the Washington
mill, and when crushed yielded Sl1 SO to
the ton. Sion after this test, large stream
OF water was struck in the mine and some
dlthculty arose among the owners as to the
manner of mining the tunnel which led to
total suspension of work. The Scorpion
will be looked after, and will be heard from
hereafter.


The Honeycomb ledge is located about
mile northwest of the Washington and
the owners have been at work getting out
rock since July; their mill will start as
soon as water becomes plenty.


The Highland has steamed up and is
crushing very rich rock; there will be no
cessation of work on that claim this winter.
The Church Hill Company are ready for
working their hydraulic diggings. A party
of Germans are working claim on East
Fork, and one of them picked up piece
a few days ago which weighed S3 Al
together the mining prospects are favorable
this winter and business promises to be
good.
Year: 1869

Doc CREEK.-We are informed that no
store will be re-established at Dog Greek,
as reported some time since Gooch will,
however, run his wagon down from Slate
Greek occasionally and deliver all the sup
plies the boys order from his establishment.
By the by, Gooch proposes to issue proc
lamation in a few weeks which will interest
everybody in his territory who desire to
purchase cheap goods and supplies
Year: 1869

SPECIAL TO THE COURIER.


"ERE WE ARE AGAIN,-wITH FOUR
i horse Wagon which, We challenge any Shop
ia the State to beat We don't file our work to
make it smooth just take look at it. Tape is
the lucky man. SAMUEL ISAACKs
Year: 1869

OUAL1FIED.-Mr. Andrew Washburne
qualified as clerk of the Hastings Court on
Saturday. Messrs. Lewis Chamberlayne
and B. F. Carr are his deputies.


As a tribute of gratitude to retiring Of
fcer, we would express our feelings of
grateful respect to Mr.. Andrew Jinkins, the
deputy clerk of the Hastings Court. From
his position he was thrown more directly IN
contact with us in our official capacity than
any other officer Of the court. We have
ever found him, even under the most aggra-
waiting circumstances, of polite and ac-
commodating disposition. We have never
attempted to obtain information for the pub
lie from his department but that he has
given us his hearty cooperation, and we
cheerfully second the general opinion that,
while he was most faithful and efficient
officer, ne was always a polite and pleasant
gentleman.
Year: 1869

NEW RADICAL MovEMENT.-W We under
stand that meeting of the State Central
Committee of the Radical party has been
called, to be held on the 9th instant. The
chief object of the call is the consideration
of the expediency Of holding convention
at an early day for the purpose Of making
an entire renovation, Of the State ticket.
Year: 1869

A GENTS WANTED-TO SELL THE REQUA PATENT
IA Safety Concave Kerosene Burner and Chimney; gene
rates gas 70 cause explosion the base Of the chimney
burner and oil Is always co0 gives twice the light Of
other burner, and Will fit any ordinary kerosene lamp
Call address for circular and sample D. Aymar Gen
eral Agent ~ John ST.
Year: 1869

erty valued at nearly million OF dollars, how
hundred young fellows had offered her their
hands and hearts, how she had resolved to
marry stranger if she could find one suited
to her mind" how her relatives had consented
| to this course. and how constant her efforts
would be to make the man happy with whom
she might enter the bonds Of wedlock. SO
rapidly did the strange beauty talk that our
young gentleman found it difficult to "get in
single word edgeways," as the saying goes.
She continued her story, which was one of
marvellous adventure considering that the mar
rator was so young and so beautiful, and had
Just begun to explain her pedigree, when
mans voice in the hallway outside said,
" Where's Annie ?" Atthe same time gen.
tlcman opened the door and entered the parler.
" Look ere" said he, addressing the dashing
young widow, "you so up stairs. Uptoyour
old tricks again, I see. Isupposed you were,
that's the reason why watched you


This interruption broke the susceptible heart
of our young gentleman like terrible calamity,
and the effect was greatly heightened when
the young widow commenced to pour out a
volume of epithets on the intruder quite as IN
elegant as they were profane. Here was
nice fix for our adventurous young gentleman.
He turned pale with surprise; and, addressing
the gentleman, said, "but hope you will al
low me to explain" ooh, that's all right"
said the stranger I'll fix that with you as
soon as | get this unfortunate young woman to
her room."


With considerable difficulty the young Wild
ow was removed, and when, the gentleman re-
turned " our hero" was informed that the wo-
man was crazy, and that constant watch had
to be kept over her to prevent her from hav-
ing similar interviews with strangers. Our
young gentleman begged thousand pardons,
and was shown the door. He at once returned
home, and vows thas he will never be caught
in the matrimonial advertisement trap again
Year: 1869

As breezes stir the morning,
A silence reigns in air,
Steel blue the heavens above me,
Moveless the trees and bare.
Yet unto me the stiffness
This burden seems u bring
"Patience the earth is waiting,
Waiting for the Spring"
Strong ash and sturdy chesnut,
Rough oak and poplar high,
Stretch out their sapless branches
Against the wintry sky;
Even the guilty aspen
Hath ceased her quivering.
As though she too was waiting,
Waiting for the Spring.
| strain mine ears to listen,
III haply where stand,
But one stray note of music
Nav sound in all the land.
"Whv art thou mute, o blackbird?
o thrush why dost not sing?
All! surely they are waiting,
Waiting for the Spring
O heartl thy davs are darksome;
o heart! thy DAYS are drear;
But soon shall streams Of sunshine
Proclaim the turning year.
Soon shall the trees be leafy,
Soon every bird shall sing.
Let them be silent waiting,
Waiting for the Spring.


-OHce a Week.
Year: 1869

A SAD SToRy-An incident Of the sad side
of life occurred in connection with the small
pox hospital week or two ago. A young
lady of German parcntage was taken there to
remain under treatment for the smallpox just
at the time she was to have been married to an
estimable young man connected with one OF
our most ilourishing business houses. Day
after day be came to the hospital to hear from
his affianced bride. The time for the wedding
passed by, and news came 10 him that she was
worse and must die. With the Characteristic
devotion of woman, she sent him word not
to visit her or 10 be present at her funeral
She also made the request that she should DO
buried in her bridal dress. So, about the mid
die flast week in the white vestments in which
she was to have been arayed at the marriage
altar, she became the bride Of dcath.-Cinein-
nah Gazette.
Year: 1869

LADIES NUNN.


For the accommodation of the trade he will keep
on hand, at all times, a complete assortment Of


Ready-Made Work,
which he will warrant to compare with any that
can be found in the country.


REPAIRING done in the best style, on the shortest
notice. New WORK and REPAIRING executed in
from twelve to forty-eight hours, and no disap-
pointmeuts at the hour promised.


g4s~ Il must be understood that as Cash is re-
ouired in the purchase of all material used in my
business and pay of hands, must exact from all,
without respect to persons, CASH on delivery Of
work
Year: 1869

interfere with the pursuit. The Captain pad no o.,
tention TO tho clsmor but kept steadily on; 30 aa
OF South First and Fourth streets, the tniel, ex-
hausted and terrified, reeed and almost fell, when
was nIaced upon his neck. Both men
were then pretty well exhausted the thief breath
less and the Captain sweating at every pore "wnst


Captain and without waiting FOR reply he run the
wretch INTO the Fourth street station house AND
locked him up. On examining the prisoner gold
chain with common iron ring attached 70 II was
found in his pockets-an imitation OF watcn anu
chain-also q night key. He said his name was


PhIljp smith, o native OF Germany, twenty-three
wears OF age, and that he was cigar maker BY occu


pation He had nothing further to say Justice
Year: 1869

3D." writes:-"The necessity for building turn
tables at each end OF the street routes sug-
gested in the HERALD Of the 18th inst. can be obvi-
ated by placing light iron gates each platform Of
car and requiring the conductors to lock them on
the platform to which the to be attached
on arriving at each end OF the route. This plan will
effectuallY prevent passengers from getting of
the front platform, and thus avoid the numerous
cidents that occur" This plan was adopted some
OF the street about four years ago. The gates
were regi0usly closed on the platform on which the
drivers stood for some months; and these were put
aside as useless, not answering the purpose for
which they were introduced
Year: 1869

Adjournment for Want Of a Jury.


This court Judge Troy presiding, was adjourned
yesterday morning until next Monday, in conse-
queace Of the inability to get jury not enough OF
those who had been summoned to appear answering
to their names 10 form single panel
Year: 1869

combination envelope b . sheet Of paper so deftly
cut a. 70 form note sheet and envelope N one. VI
late yesrs wonderful improvement has bee? noticed
In business cards. The fashion ID on the increase,
and the most beautiful are now engraved IN the
bank note style stee this latter to secure perfect
accuracy IN D large number OF impressions.
Year: 1869

CHEESE Us. BuTTER-In cheese making,
all the milk and all the cream may be used ;
or most of the cream may be removed, and
the skinned milk made into cheese, or only
half the milk may be skinned, and the rest
made cheese of. In making butter, the
greater part of the cream rises in two or
three hours, and 1t is a common custom to
skim this off and send the skinned milk to
the city, where it will always bring good
price. Much of this half skinned milk is
condensed in some parts of the State of New
York, and thus home market made for
sweet skinned milk at the factory, and
probably two thirds as much butter made as
ifall the milk were set as usual. Where
there is an extra good market for butter,
and the herds ofcows have long been bred as
butter makers, we doubt ifi will pay to
make cheese. Skimmed-milked cheese
(madc from sweet milk, of course) is said to
pay well. The condensed milk alluded to is
sold in the cities at little less price than
the condensed whole milk. Cheese making
on the large scale, and where the aim is to
produce the best possible article from the
whole milk, will not pay usually within the
range of the milk trains running into our


large cities.


A MILK RAoK.-Place pine post
upright, having Stats of half-inch material
nailed up on each side. Two pans Of milk
are supported by two such Stats on opposite
sides. The post may be hung on pivot. II
arranged in this way, the cream pot need
not be moved in skimming whole rack full
Of pans. One advantage of such a rack ever
shelves is, that the air has free play under
as well as over and around the milk.


EVEN So.-No life is more noble than that
of an intelligent farmer who commences as
a young man with straitened means and a
poor farm with a mortgage on it, and who,
by activity of mind and body, makes every
year marked improvement in the produc-
tiveness of his land, in the character and
thrift of his stock, and in his knowledge oI
his business who sees where he can make
an improvement, and is judicious in procur.
ing the means for making 1t.


Such man as this will get more satisfac.


tion and happiness out of his life as farmer


than he could get in any other avocation,
| and he will count far more in the general adj


vance of civilization.