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Year: 1863

The DEATH OF TIE GooD.-HaC
Jesus remained on earth, the minds Of tn,
apostles would not have been directed
hsayenward and so it may be with US
The presence OF those who are endearcd
to US by the possession Of every Chris
tian grace, may only fix our hearts more
strongly on the passing scene. True
they may first have taught US to love vir.
tue. Their hallowed tones may first
have carried to our hearts the conviction
of God and a Providence. Their
bright examples have shown US the pos
sibility of excellence. Their firm con-
siancy to duty may have convinced Us
that the just are strong. Their gentle
cheertulness may have led US to see that
piety IS not austerity; that the ways of
wisdom are Of pleasantness, and that its
paths are peace. Their teachings may
have preserved Us in integrity; or, if we
have departed from it, their solemn war
nings may haYe awakened US from our
dream; or their winning virtues may
have invited US back from pleasures
which were too unsubstantial to last, and
which We're already bringing forth their
harvest Of corruption. What blessing
are holy friends aud kindred ! With
what earnestness should we utter our
thanksgivings at the throne of grace, that
their path and ours have lain side by
side; that they have ministered to us of
their spiritual gifts and led US heaven
ward We know that it is well for those
who have fascinated US, and gained our
hearts, to be removed, if they walk not
Alright with God; for they were taking
our thoughts from him to whom they
should be given. But is this the case
with the good? Yes; it is expedient
that Mey should go away Where is our
virtue, if it depended upon them p
Where is our wisdom, if always we ap-
piled to them for advice? Where is our
constancy, if it was they who kept US,
and not we ourselves, in the right path
Every man must bear his own burden.
They taught US how to carry it; it was
we'll They soothed US under its press
ure; let us thank God that it was so.
Year: 1863

Eminent men were called in to consult
upon the matter, and after an immense
amount of time consumed, they were in
formed that the stone was-"For cattle
to rub their tails against !'
Year: 1863

AN EDITOR SoLD.-The editor of an
English paper was recently presented
with stone, upon which were carved
the following letters. The editor was
informed that the stone was taken from
an old building, and he was requested to
solve the inscription. 1t read:
Year: 1863

Some lover of Ale and Porter must
have been highly regaled with several
barrels of those commodities, which
had soule and which were stplen from
the rear of the CASTOR House, last
week.
Year: 1863

Three rebel young ladies announce
through the columns of the Raleigh
IN. g. Standard that they will pro-
vide clothes for three soldiers as long
the war continues, if the soldiers whom
they select, will consent to marry
them when the war is over.
Year: 1863




Flowers and Shrpbs.--It is a pretty
adage that "a thing of beauty is JOY forev-
er.' What can be more beautiful than flow
ers2 And is not their beauty greatly en-.
haneed when they are displayed to the view
of the invalid, and their grateful perfume
peryades the chamber of sufiering2 Last
summer when the army was marching rapid.
ly through Kentucky, a volunteer--an old
acquaintance Of ours-who was quite un-
well, sank down by the wayside in fainting
condition, and his comrades unable TO render
him any aid, passed on their toilsome way.
When he recovered consciousness he was in
a small, neat room, and he breathed the most
delightful odor, as Of Paradise. He felt re-
freshed and invigorated and casting his eyes
about for a solution Of his favored condition
he discovered a row Of llowerpots on an open
window, and the evening zephyrs were watt.
ing the incense Of their blooming contents
TO him. Never before mad flowers appeared
so beautiful to him, nor had he ever before
breathed so delicious aroma And he actu.
ally felt like hunting up his haversack and
marching on to reioin his comrades N


The poor fellow had been found where he
fell, by kind people, who had taken care Of
him, and--left him TO the inspiring, Feju-
venating and healing influences of flowers
And flowers and rest did accomplish wonders,
for the next day he started on his way, as a
new man.


In this connection we would cali the atten.
ton Of our readers 10 the fact that the ladies
of the Soldiers Aid Society solicit flower
seeds, plants, slips, or Towering shrubs, for
the purpose of taking them 10 Camp Denni
son to beaatify the place, and cheer the SICK
and conyalescent soldiers at that hospital
camp. Those who can spare these should
deposit them within day or two at Professor
Dietrich's Drug Store. They will do the boys
more good than medicine
Year: 1863

In the upper part of Montgomery
county, Pennsylvania, says an interest
ing antiquarian correspondent of the Luz


heraa, who has been investigating the
early names of localities, there Is creek


which, together with the surrounding val
ley, bears the name OF Hosensack. Now,
as this name means no more nor less than


"breeches pocket" it might be supposed


to be derived from the pocket of the
neighboring farmers, which have the rep
utation of being so remarkably deep, that
it is very hard to get at the bottom. But
we can assure the reader that su0h is not
the case. Whatever may be the state Of
affairs at present, il can certainly have
had no effect on the naming Of the creek
or valley, for at that time no one lived
there, and il naturally follows, that.
where there were no breeches, there must
have been a great scarcity of bietches
pockets. 1t is said, that, in early times,
the valley of the Hosensack was covered
with thick growth Of timber and o
dense underwood, which, together with
the many windings of the creek, made il
a perfect labyrinth, in which it was far
easier to lose ones way than to find it
Once hunter lost his way in the valley,
and after wandering about all day long, at
last found his way out OF the wilderness,
at the same place where he had entered
it. On reaching the first farmhouse, he
exclaimed in disgust, That valley Is Ike
nothing in the world but breeches poek-
ct (Hosensackl; there Is no way of get
ting out, but by the hole you went in at,
From that day the valley was called the
'HosenSaek," and we run no risk IN as
serting that it is undoubtedly the largest
"bresohss pocket" in existence.
Year: 1863

Fare-the-well. beloved teacher;


Thou art gone from earth away,
And thy form once mild and lovely.


Now is mOuld'r ring into clay.
Low within death silent chambers,


Thou art called awhile to sleeT,
Thine eyes are closed to earthly sorrow:
While were left behind to weep.
Never more shall we behold thee,


In th inc earthly house again;
But in heaven We hope TO meet thee


Where eternal pleasures reign.
Thy familiar voice shall cheer Us


In our irksome tasks no more:
But shall swell the ssinted number.


Who'ye in triumph gone before.
We miss thee in our school-room.


When thy patient footsteps trod
And we miss thee in the Temple.


'Mong the children of our God.
Peaceful was thy happy exit


Peaceful as summers morn
While celestial rays of glory


Did thy dying face adOrn.
Peaceful be thy slumb ring moments.
In thy narrow house Of clay;
Calmly sleep till Gabriel'S trumpet
Shall proclaim the Judgment DAY.
Then with all that love the Savior.
In His glorious image rise,
Mount above the fiery billowS,


To thy home above the skies.
There We hope with JOY to hail thee.
In the fadeleSs realms above;
Sweetly blend immortal voices.


To the God Of endless love-
Then cease our tears and cease our sorroTs:
Every sad emotion quell:
ill the daHning of that morning,
We must say to thee farewell. APUPII
Year: 1863

The New York Posts Washington COR
respondent writes:


In society there is Autter of expecta-
tion over the approaching marriage of
Miss Kate Chase, the daughter of the
Secretary of the Treasury, with Senator
Sprague. The event is expected to take
place on the 18th of November. The gos-
sips say the cards of invitation are already
out, and speak admiringly of the hoEsseau
which came from Paris some time ago.
The couple expect to be absent from
Washington but little more than O fort
night, and the young Senator from Rode
Island will take his seat in the Senate
when Congress meets. Their European
tour is adjourned till after the expiration
of the first session of Congress.
Year: 1863

The French invasion of Mexico is moth
| ing but shameful act of wholesale rob
berry. springing from greedIness and am


bition. begun with hypocrisy and false
hood, continued with perfidy and malig-


nifty, terminating in murder and tyranny.
But it is at the same time an audacious


menace and deep insult to the people
of the United States. 10 whom the success


ful and overbesring murderer ot repub-
lies has thrown the gaunlle; o. war for


determination. This menace aud insult


can lose nothing of its character by the


encouragement with which it has met in


the short sighted and obsequiou> policy of


the Administration in Washington. The


honor as well as the safety of this repUb


lie demand that the dark schemes of the


French usurper be foiled by every means.


and that the government Of our sister re-


public. elected by the people. be reinsta-


ted. And the strength of the United
States allows her, even now to declare


proudly and boldly that an end shall and
will be put to the schemes of the tyrant
on this continent, by the will and power
of the free people of North America.


The so-called policy of fnon-intervention,
by which rhe avoidance of every foreign
alliance was made a doctrine, does not
any longer conform with the condition
and demands of the present time; but in


the course of time the most fatal conse-
quenees must be brought on by a policy
that would insugurate the disregard Of
of Washington's choice, by an alliance
which is contrary to the character of the
republic, which must ALLEVIATE from her
the sympathies of the nation Of Europe.
which would convert her, at least moral
ly, into tool of despotism as willy as is
barbarous, and make her indirectly the
accomplice in a cruel oppression of other
nations. The most worthy, powerful and
natural ally of the North American Re-
public is the European revolution, and |
every attempt of an armed intervention |
in the affairs of this continent should be |
answered by an intervention in favor of
the republican principle. For the Uni /
ted States have it in their power TO obvi- !
ate without danger or great sacrifice, sDv /
European attack by aiding Euro pean rev
olution, and to earn, together with the
security from any foreign intervention,
the glory of initiating the liberation of
the world.
Year: 1863

We consider the freedom of the Press
and Speech as the first guaranty of ali
popular and human rights. The Constr
tuition takes the same stand in providing,
in times of peril, even for the suspension
of the act of kabsds corpus, but under no
circumstances suspension of the right of
free speech. Nevertheless, this import
ant right must temporarily yield, like any
other, when necessity makes that power
prevail, which implies the suspension of
all rights, namely, martial law The exec
utive power has, therefore, the right, in
those parts which are actually in a state
of war, as also in those where danger
temporarily requires a proclamation of
martial law, to subject during that period
the exercise of the freedom of the Press
and Speech To its permission. In all other
cases, however. any military or admins
trative measures against the freedom of
the Press and Speech, ignoring the com
mon courts, can only be regarded as ar
bitrary and despotic, and as punishable
violation of guaranteed rights of the peo-
nla
Year: 1863

We consider the introduction of na-
tionl military system, similar to that
adopted in Switzerland, as an urgent ne
cessity of the country, and declare our
selves for the repeal of that clause of the
COnscription Law which grants exemp-
tion from military duty by the payment
of 1900
Year: 1863

real property within the corporate limits of
the city of Washington which binds on or
touches OH any avenue, street, or alley in
which main water-pipe has been laid or
hereafter may be laid by the United States or
by the corporation of Washington, which
water-tax shall be as nearly as possible equal
and uniform; may be levied on lots in pro-
portion to their frontage or their area, as the
said corporation may determine; and may
be collected in not less than three nor more
than five annual instalments, of which install
ments all after the first shall bear interest at
the rate of six per centum per annum. COM
mencing from the date Of at which install
ment becomes due, but may, at the option Of
the owne- Of the property taxed, be paid
and discharged in full at any time after it
shall have been levied. And the said cor
poraton Ct Washington is further author
lied and empowered, on petition of the own
trs of the majority of the real estate on any
square or Inc Of squares. to lay down water
pipes and erect frc-plugs and public hy-
drants wherever the same may be requisite
and necessary for public convenience, securi-
ity from frc. or for health.


Sec. 2. and be IL .fartAcr enacted, That
to aid in the erection. maintenance, and eff
cheney of fre.plugs throughout the city, the
said corporation of Washington is hereby
authorized and empowered to levy and COL
lect special annual tax ON all building with
in five hundred feet of any main water pipe
into which, or the premises connected there
WITH the water has not been introduced,
and the owners or occupants Of which do
not pay an annual water rate or rent in ac-
cordance with the ordinances Of the corpor-
alton, which tax shall be levied with refer
ence to the value of the building so taxed,
and shall be not mere than five dollars nor
less than one dollar per year but whenever
the water shall be introduced, in conformity
with the corporation laws, into any building
or premises, the firc-plug tax thereon shall
cease and whenever the water shall DO dis
continued from any building or premises into
which it has been introduced, the said build
ing shall be subject to the fre-plug tax
from the date of the discontinuance Of the
water.


Sec. 8. And be ii. further enacted, That
the water-tax hereby authorized to be levied
and collected shall constitute fund to BE-
used exclusively to defray the cost Of distri-
button Of the water, including all necessary
fixtures and machines connected with said
distrbut' on; and the annual water rates or
r,nts authorized to be collected by the act Of
which this act is amendatory shall constitute
a fund exclusively for the maintenance. man
agrmcnt, and repair Of the system Of water
distribution.


APPROVED, March 8, 1868.
Year: 1863

The KIND THAT ARE COMNG.-An old Nilsson
rian who sends copy of tho JOURNAL to Sedalio,


in that State, allows US to extract the following
from letter lately written him by brother


there. lie is soldier, fighting in defense of the


Union Z" We have fair quarters here in the heart
of Missouri-now almost Union Missouri--now
almost redeemed. Not from the curse of slavery,
merely, but from the accursed rule of Jefferson
Davis aud of traitors All honor to the noble
men who one year ago stood firm in the city of
st. Louis. The people of the North owe more to
the Germans of that city than they can easily
repay. The troops here are
mostly Missourans. They look rough, and they
fight rough, too Their present duty is scouting
and looking out for bushwhackers and guerrilas,
droves of whom are daily leaving for California.
These sneaks, who are curse to this country,
and will be to yours, fearing open warfare, crawl
like copperheads in the grass-hide themselves
in bushes and behind fences and strike the un-
wary Union man when lie least dreams of dan
ger" That opinion fully accords with what we
are daily hearing from the press of ibis State
and Nevada Territory and from individuals who
have come in contact with the advance Of this
years immigration.
Year: 1863

All members Of the German Hospital Society Of Trinity
county requested to assemble at the Union Hotel Wca
yeryiIe at O'Clock the morning of the approaching
ih Of july for the purpose of joining in the procession


rs order HENRY OVERMOIIIE, Sec'y
Year: 1863

OUR WHOLE COUNTRY. while we celebrate the
Anniversary of Freedoms birth let us not for
get that our once happy nation is involved in u
disastrous civil war, and that our fathers and
brothers are fighting to subdue Treason on Eas-
tern battle fields. Let every American freeman
while pondering over our deplorable condition
ask himself if in any manner he is responsible
for this dire calamity, or whether by direct or
Indirect means he is lending aid to the cause
which traitors have espoused. And let all pledge
anew their lives, their fortunes and their sacred
honors that this glorious Union of States shall
not be rent asunder-that no flag hut the Stars
and Stripes shall float over the halowed soil of
America that


Come :" Dixie Britain come traitors and knaves


II ye rule oer our id1d, ye shall rule grareS


Our vow is recOrded--our banner unurled


In the name of Freedom We defy al the ic0rLI
Year: 1863

INDEPENDENCE DAY.-To day is the Eighty
Seventh Anniversary of American Freedom-the
day above all others which should be duly remem
bered and becomingly celebrated. Recollections
of the past are thus revived, the patriotism of
those who fought that we might be free, their
sacrifices and achievements are all brought before
us. The price of Liberty and the civil and re-
ligious institutions which we as Americans enjoy,
are more deeply impressed upon US Let us
not forget the religious character Of our origin "
let US not forget the patriotism of our fathers
their struggles for Liberty and Justice. Human
iiy demands of us that we shall never permit this
Anniversary Day TO pass without Offering up Il
tribute of respect for what they have done, and
renew our pledges 10 transmit untarnished the
institutions we have Inherited to those who come
after us. The day will be appropriately cele-
bratud in WeavervIlle.
Year: 1863

JOE NosHAY IN LUCK.-A correspondent of the
Shasta Courier, writing from Unionville, Hum
boldt county, furnishes the following relative to
Joe Voshay's last big find u;


We were just recovering from the Miami ex-
citement. when away we 90 again, carried fairly
off our feet and out of breath by Joe Voshay
the old express rider from Shasta to Weavervile
lie went and done it, sure. He took old Natchez
and Pah Ute Doe and went out in the hills on
the west side of the Humboldt river, about thirty
miles below here, where he found two lodges
He called one of them the Trinity and the other
the Evening Star. The Trinity ledge is exceed
ingly rich in gold and silver, some specimens as
saying as high as thirty thousand dollars per ton,
while an average of the Evening Star rock goes
from six to eight thousand dollars per ton in
silver and some hundreds in gold The Evening
Star is q ledge about four feet wide Of solid
mineral and is well defined, with granite casing
Joe has bought sacks, and will send two tons OF
the finest mineral to Virginia next wesk, and his
pile is sure. Joe must have got somewhat ex
cited when he found and examined his ledge, as
the Indians who were with him tell good story
at his expense, and as the " lords Of the forest
never lie, it must be true. They say that Joe
filled his saddle bags with mineral, and throwing
them over the horn of his saddle, mounted wrong
side to and started for home, and did not dis
cover his mistake until his mule bucked him oft
for spurring him in the neck. But be it true or
not, we don't blame Joe for getting excited.
Year: 1863

1t is agreed that the amount Of transit dues legal
ly levyabe upon merchandise imported OF exported
shall be one half the tariff duties, except in the
case of the duty free goods liable to transit duty
of swO and half per cent. advalOrem, as provided
in No 2 of the Rules.


MerchaI Use shall be cleared Of its transit dues
under the following regulations:


In the case Of imports. Notice being given at
the yrt Of entry from which the imports to be
forwarded inland Of the nature and quantity Of the
goods, the ships from which they have been landed
and the place inland to which they are beund, with
all necessary particulars, the collector of customs
SHALL due inspection made, and on receipt Of th
transit duty due, issue transit duty certificate
This must be produced at every barrier station and
Viseed No further duty will be lsVyable upon i'm
ports eertifcated, matter how pstant the place
of their destination.


In the case of exports. Produce purchased by a
citizen of the United States in the interior Wil be
inspected and taken account Of at the first barrier ii
passes on Its way to the port Of shipment. A mem
Orandum, showing the amount of the produce, and
the port at which it if to be shipped will be deposi
ted there by the person in charge Of the produce.
He viii then receive certificate, which must be
exhibited and Yiseed at every barrier on his way
the port Of shipment. On the arrival Of the pro-
duce at the barrier nearest the port notice must be
given te the customs at the port, aad the transit
dues due thereon being paid it will be passed. On
expectation the produce will pay the tariff duty.


ANY attempt to pass goods inWards, or outWards
otherwise than in ompliance with the rule here
laid down, will rendered thsm liable to cjnfscaton
Unauthorized sale in transitu Of goods that have
been entered as above for port will render then


liable to eOnfscation. Any attempt to pass goods in
excess of the quantity specified in the certificate
will render all the gOOdg Of the same denomination
named In the certificate liable to confscatiou.-
Permission to export produce which cannot be prov
ed to haze paid its transit dues will be refused b.
the eustams until the transit dues shall have beer
paid.
Year: 1863

The criterion Of true beauty is that it
increases on exaninauen; that of false,
that It lessons. There is something,
therefore in true beauty that corresponds
with right reason, and is not merely the
creature of fancy.
Year: 1863

For the prevention of misunderstanding, it is
agreed that Amerca vessels Uust be reported to the
Consul within tEenty-fOur hours, coun ting from
the time the vessel within the limits Of the
port and that the rule be applied to the forty
eight hOnrs allowed by article 10 of the treaty to
remain in port without payment of tonnage cues.


The limits Of the ports shall be defined by the
customs, with all censi eration for the convent
of trade, compatible with due protection Of the
revenue; also the limits of the anchOrages within
which lading and diseharging permitted by the
customs, Ond the same shall be notified to the Con-
sui for public information.
Year: 1863

Last night I came home from the drive Of the day
In hopes Of enjoying night of repose,
And found. in a note, " you are wanted to pay
a visit to Ftrer--let nothing oppose
So Fastening onward, through darkness and rain
To proffer my patient the aid of my skill.
found that the illness was trihng and plain,
And left my specific 70 break up chill.
Again at MY home with intention to rest,
Ny horse duly cared for and supper just Ger,
Ny head scarcely pillowed for slumber and rest,
When fercely and loudly came raps at the door:
80. Doctor do hasten,-uly wife is unwell,"
And what is the matter q really don't know;
She raves in convulsions too dreadful to tell
Don't say that you cannot, you surely must go.
Bad luck to the vender of powders and pills,
could but sXclaim. As l hurried away;
Each call must heed; bpt the call Of my Bills
Receive but promise and further delay.


MD.