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Year: 1866

THE CASE OF SPANGLER.-We learn thai An
earnest effort is 10 be made, now that the IN :
mutt and excitement OF the elections are over


10 press upon the attention of the President
the case OF Edward SpaDgler, prisoner at the
Dry Tortugas, charged with completely in the
gler own friends, and many disinterested stu
dents of the evidence in the case OF the conspir-
ators, believe that the con yiction of the accused
was unjust or at any rate unjusfifed by the
testimony, and the intrinsic improbability Of
such a man being concerned in the plot is
strong element in his favor. The present ef.
Tort rs not for the pardon of the condemned
man, but for a new trial, which will give him
an opportunity OF establishing his innocence
before an impartial jury. The necessity of
some Action in the ease Of this unfortunate
man has been on more than one occasion urged
in our columns and the wisdom Of some move
ment such as thai now contemplated wili be
apparent 70 ell who have given the matter a
consideration-Bo1oa Adrsrtiser. --
Year: 1866


'Tis we'll to WOO. 'tis well to wed,


For so the WO' hath done
Since myrtles grew, and roses blew.


And morning brought the sun;
But have ye a care, ye young and fair,
Be sure you pledge with truth;
Re certain that young love will wear


Beyond the DAYS Of youth
For If you give not heart for heart


Aswell as hand for hand.
You'll find you've played the unwise part,
And built upon the sani."
'Tis well to save. 'Tis we'll to have
A gOOdly store of gold,
And hold enough of shining stuff,
For charity is cold;
But place not all your hope and trust
In what the deep mine brings;
We cannot live on yellow dust


Unmixed with other things;
And he who piles up wealth alone
viii often have 70 stand
Beside his chest, and own


'Tis built Upon the sand"
'Tis good to speak in kindly guise.
And soOthe where'er you can;
And love link man to man;
But stay not at the gentle words;
Let deeds with language dwell;
The one who uities starving birds
Should scatter crumbs as well.
The mercy that is warm and true
Must lend helping hand,
For those who talk. yet fail to do,
But build upon the sand"
Year: 1866

Increased advantages and facility in the exam IA
TOO Of my Stock of Goods, have fitted, at mnch
trouble, "A large apartment in the second story
directly over nay Store, where will at all times
take great pleasure In rating pom those who may
favor Be with a call


Ladies who wish to avoid the usual crowd are
especially invited to make their selections as early
as convenient. de "a tai
Year: 1866

New VEGETABLE WoNDER.-The last new
thing in vegetables is a startling wonder-a radish
with seedpods about three feet long, and growing
six inches in twenty four hours. We can think of
nothing like it except Jacks bean stalk, which,
auth nticaly described nevertheless spoken of as
not good to eat whereas this radish is said to be as
palatahle as it is monstrous The pods are its edi-
bic portion, and when full grown you may pickle
them or eat them as a component part in salad.
When full grown you may boil them, and they
taste like combination of asparagus and green
peas The plant comes from Java, but we are
told that it has been fairly tried in the open ground
in England and succeeds perfectly well To add
to its merits its pods are ready for in less than
three months after the seed is planted.
Year: 1866

n In his address at the Amesbury Fair
Of Oct, Gov. Snlyth Of New Hampshire,
urged upon the people the importance OF
making their waste water, their dish winter,
suds, &c, do its work in fenillizing the
land. He said, man said he could fatten
a pig on the washings Of his wife's hands


II Is fair to state that there was great deal
Of cooking in that family, but the actual
waste Of dirty water in this country is al.
most universal. Indeed many farmers
have no provision for saving the liquid
manure in their stables, which Is worth A.
most as much a. the solid manure. The
great fault of American Agriculture is, thai
our farmers are ambitious to add to their
acres and neglect to make what they have
got do its best. BY some means or other
all the waste slops should be saved to pu,
about trees or vines, or what Is better, be
carried over the manure heap to assist In
the decay Of other substances. All the
leaves that can be gathered from the forests
from roadsides, IN the orchards, should hH
saved for bedding for the cattle. They arr
excellent for that purpose, and they In.
erase the value Of the compost h ap by
several cords As much money is really
made by the farmer in these little things as
in the crop Of wheat, corn or potatoes.
Year: 1866

In screwing nuts into any part Of ma.
chincry In cold weather, be careful not to
hcat them fiYt with the hands, or they will
contract after being screwed on tight, and
become immovable afterwards.
Year: 1866

Being made of the best material and in the most
approved manner, it is recommended to the public
as superior TO any other in the market. All who
have used it speak of it in the highest terms of
praise. and those engaged in its manufacture will
continue their best endenvors to advance the high
reputation which it has acquired.


Weguarantee the Phosphate to be well manutac-
tured, and recommend it in preference to any other
artificial manure in the market. We consider it
nearly equal to the best Peruvian Guano, although
furnished at half the price.


Messrs r H Allen Co. the we'll known manufac-
turers of agricultural implements, say of it:


eve take pleasure in stating that we have sold b
F Goes Super Phosphate of Lime for four years. 1t
has given universal satisfaction to our customers
We most cheerfully endorse it as an article worthy
of the confidence of the public, and the purchaser
may rely upon securing article honestly and care
fully manufactured.


1--WE would state that, after careful examination,
we believe this Phosphate has been improved each
wear since its OQucton in this market, and that
it will continue to maintain its present hi stand
ing. Very respectfully,


ar. II. ALLEN l. CO,


"No. I9l Water street, New York"
Year: 1866

The following well timed and sensible eberya-
tions of the Boston Post, upon the duties and
responsibilities Of. the press commend them
selves to the consideration of all sensible and
conscientious people, and more especially those
connected with the public press, that mighty
engine for veal or woe. 1t is truly said the
press now has a providential opportunity to man-
ifest its real power. "Upon the press of both
the Northern and Southern sections Of the Union
is laid solemn duty at this particular juncture'
"Forbearance now becomes one Of the leading
virtues. If the journals of each section, nspir--
ed with genuine desire Of Union, were to make
rule, and religiousy observe it, to refuse the
republication of whatever lay open to the impu-
tation OF passion, partzanship, prejudice, and
general ill feeling toward each other, the new
rule would SO soon and so abundantly vindicate


itself by its desirable results to excite surprise
that it was not adopted before 1t is almost as
easy to heal the old wounds of friendship as to
stir up strife and contention. We have become
fully satisfied Of the power of vituperation and
calumny, knowing that, if long persisted in, it
is able to convuse nation of men styling them
selves brethren. The opposite experiment
would now be grateful oae to all rational be-,
lngs, to which satisfied honor, not less than true
humanity, urgently invites us.


Given If the Congressional rawlings are kept
W: - ioih 'io Po"ei VI au ehiSHteueu press to
neutrallze their effect both sides. There
must be manifestation of real kindness at some
time, if the Union is to be practically renewed;
and it will be necessary for it to begin in infu-
entail quarters. The press has provdential
opportunity now to show its real power AS it
will hardly deny that byits agency large share
of the countrys troubles was precipitated upon
us, so it ought to stand ready, with the first
break of the heavy clouds, to employ Its full
power for the re-establishmeut of those relations
which have suffered from temporary disrup-
zion. In this instance, the press is permitted
to show its great influence even negatively; its
positive power upon the nation is large part
of each days history' <2y
Year: 1866

WESTWARD, Ho!-Yesterday our village
witnessed the departure Of fifteen staIwart young
men of Anson and adjoining counties for the
far west Amongst them were those to whom
any land might point, with the words of the
mother of the Gracchi. But they are gone and
many others will follow HoGcsLoro 4ryus
Year: 1866

TEST OATH-If Southern rebels were as dis
honest Northern Republicans, they would
take the test oath at once. The leading repub-
licans when they swore to support the Constitu-
ton, now boast that they did so with the men tai
reservation as to parts of it which they did not
and would not obey. So was it with Chase
indianapolis Herald.
Year: 1866

We are glad to see our friends ia many
or most of their meetings, adopting reso
lutions declaring their purpose to main
tain this State intact. The base slaS-
der, which we first noticed in the Wheel
ing Mtelligencer, that every conservative
paper in the State drew its Inspirations
from Richmond-was sustained by Rich
mond money, and such like nonsense,
and were all devoted to the single pur-
pose of re uniting this with the State Of
Virginia, deserves to be nailed to the
counter as base coin Those gentlemen
who give publicity to such statements,
ought to know, in the first place, that
the people of Richmond have no money
to spend in any such enterprise, no mat
ter how much they may desire its con-
summation In the second place, il
would afford some of us little satisfac
ton to be informed of tile benefits likely
to accrue to us or the State by such a
reunion 1t is all the baseless fabric OF
a vision; and is only seized upon with
the hope that some capital may be made
out of it for the benefit of the destrnc.
tionists, who feel conscious of their un-
fitness for power or place, and cannot
help thinking that the people are begin
ming to feel and think so too P1kers
burg Gazette.
Year: 1866

A CASE OF FILIAL AFFECTION.-While


McMannus was lying at the point of death
his interesting and hopeful son, who is
possessed of superabundance Of that
commodity known as filial affection, was
engaged in the highly creditable and en-
tertaining amusement of shooting cats un-
der the 'old mans" bed, thereby mater
tally assisting the "old gent" to shuttle of
his mortal coil. A daughter there is in the
family, also, who is fit mate for the
youngster mentioned above, who stole the
old mans watch while he was dying, and
then fought with the boy for the possession
of 1.-THE old woman looking on with pp-
proviny eyes, being evidently in the same
situation that the woman was whose hus-


band was fighting q bear, 'not caring a
cuss which whipped!" Afterthe old mans
death and during the post mortem exami-
nation, it became necessary to turn the boy
out of the shanty, and to prevent his see


ing what was passing within, coat was
hung up at the window. Youngster not
to be outdone in this manner took out his
knife and cut a hole in the coat, and wit
messed, rs he gleefully told some bystand-
ers, the "cutting up of the ole mani" The
boy is about twelve and the girl fifteen
years old. Nice family! .a. ..
Year: 1866

no all whom it may concern Whereas, the
L south east quarter OF the south vest quarter
OF section 2l and the west hall of the north east
quarter, and the north east quarter OF the north
west quarter OF section 2S, TIP. l2 north, range
east Mt. DablO, base and meridian. has been by
the allidavits of various persons, filed in the dis
trlct land Office the United States at Mlrysvile
State OF California, being the office for the district
within which said lands are situated, declared to
contain minerals and to be more valuable for min
eral tina agricultural purposes, by reason whereof
said land has hitherto been withheld from pre-
emption and sale, now the undersigned gives no.
,ice that be will on Monday the 2nd day Of July,
1866 make application to the Register or Receiv
er OF the United States Land Office at Marysvlle,
and adduce evidence to prove that said land, to-
wit: The south east quarter Of the south west
quarter of section 2l, and the west half of the
north east quarter and the north east quarter of
the north west quarter of section 2S, township II
north, range east, Mt. Ditblo base and meridi
an, is more valuable for agricultural than mi ming
purposes. and on such proof apply for permission
to file presumption claim to said land, unless
sufficient cause TO the contrary be then and there
shown.


PETER MAHAR


f,,,A
Year: 1866

A BIC ScHEME.-A correspondent Of the
s. f. Bulletin calls the attention Of that pa
per TO scheme now afoot to establish sew
eral newspapers, with large capital, whose
aim will be to secure the next Governor and
Legislature Of this State ip the interests of
the railroad monopoles, by which the credit
Of the State will he given without, stint to all
those companies composing the ring
Whether this communication was called out
by The fact Of the incorporation of a prn,
ing company, to publish paper at San
Francisco to he called the Times. with a
capital Of $3.50 900, is not stated; but the
impression left upon the mind is that the
proposed paper is part Of the plan. At first
blush it would seem turtle for any set Of
inen TO engage in an undertaking, having
for its scope the subsidzing Of the Execu,
tive and Legislative branches of our State
Government; but when We reca the recent
action of the Legislature, in voting. 10y large
majo,ities in both uonse, millions Of money
TO these same railroad companies. which
legislation was only defeated by the frmness





how dangerous sytematiEed plan,
like the one above spoken of, may become
unless the people of the State exercise the
utmost vigilance and care 10 the selection Of
the candidates for the positions named
The monoposts have too great stake at
issue, not to employ every means at COM
mand, and they would hardly hesitate at the
expenditure OF quarter or half million
Of money, if it would accomplish the end
they have in view. They have an incentive
10 the most untiring activity, and will un
doubtedy use all the appliances known to
veteran lobbyists and legislative brokers'
On the other hand, the people, the tax'pay-
ers, those who will have to pay the bill, are
too prone to supineuess, and are apt not to re.
alize danger, until entangled in the meshes
Of the web spread for them. If now, ap
priced year in advance of an election. of
the s'upendous project preparing to bind
them as taxipayiDg vassals to these railroad
schemers, they do not avoid the nettle dan
ger, they will bave themselves alone to
blame.
Year: 1866

COMING CROPS AND PRIcEs.-The pros,
pect for an over abundant harvest, has gem
eraI apprehension among farmers that prices
for grain will rule so low that it will scarce.
ly pay the labor of gathering. The San
Francisco Mercantile 9 Gazette, an intelligent
commercial journal, takes more cheerful
view Of the prospect, and says:


From all parts Of the State, we are receipt
of cheering intelligence in regard to the
growing crops Of Cereals. The yield prom
ises to be immense. The plant far exceeds
in breadth any previous year in Our history
as grain producing country. Our farmers
are now troubled about the prospect of the
market, fearing that the yield of Barley.
Wheat, ETC., will be so immense as to force
down prices below remuneratve point
Particularly is this the case with those hav
ing an eye to the present and prospective
supply Of available tonnage We are not
however, in sympathy with those who are
always looking upon the dark side of the
picture. AS we read our Eastern exchanges
crop prospects on the the Atlantic side of
the continent are less promising than usual.
Our surplus, if any, will be needed to equal,
ize the markets Of the world, particularly
those heretofore drawing more or less sup
plies from the Pacific. Besides, the uniform
q ality of our Wheat and Flour is SO much
superior to any other, that we have no rea
son to fear the result.
Year: 1866

EY- The attention Of the reader is called
10 the extracts, in another column, from the
editorial correspondence Of the S. +. Bul.
letin, in reference TO the effects of the 'res
dents proclamation Of peace. The proca
nation was an unexpected and fatal blow to
the factionists in Congress, and as the writer
expresses it dropped The bottom out of the
Radical tub 1t took away all right #
legislation exclusively in rsspsc. to the
South, predicated on the plea that the war
was not yet over; and put an end to the sus
pension Of the writ of habeas corpus, in those
States, which Congress bad declared BY en-.
actment, should be suspended during the
continuance of the rebellion. As it was
competent for, and in the line Of bis duty,
the President announced in bis proclamation
that rebellion no longer existed. The rebel
lion being over, and SO declared officially,
the suspension Of the writ of habeas corpus.
ceased by Limitation, and of this fact the
Courts and military authorities must take
notice. 1t follows that the civil law takes
takes precedence of the military, and no de-
cent excuse is left Congress to prevent re-
presen talion Of the Southern States in the
National Legislature. This may. however,
be prevented by the factious majority, dur
ing the life of the present Congress. but for
this they must answer to their constituents
in the coming fall elections, who will not
fail to rebuke them by returning to Wash
inston men who accept the declaration of
the proclamation, that the country is at
peace, and that the general recognition of
that fact by the nation will soonest lead
to that harmony and unity which sboald now
be the aim Of the generous and patriotic sen.
timent Of all sections
Year: 1866

Too EARLY.-All accounts agree that it
is too early in the season for prospectors to
commence work 10 Excelsior District. Snow
is yet five and six fee, in depth, and no op.
portunty for work except upon those lodges
that were opened last fall, and upon which
work has continued through the Winter
With the continuance of fair weather, the
great body of the snow will have melted by
the first Of June, and then there will be no
obstacle to the explorations Of industrious
prospectors after the precious metals. Until
then, we advise people TO stay away-as
they will only lose time and money.
Year: 1866

A DANGEROUS PRIzE.-A gentleman liv.
ing in Alameda, while walking on the west
shore Of the Encinal, found small tin can
which he took home and opened to ascertain
what il contained. 1t was found 10 be filled
with oil, but what kind Of oil he could not
tell painter who was at work on a neigh.
boring building was called to examine it. and
pronounced it nitro-glycerine. A test was
then made, when it was demonstrated beyond
doabt that the painters suppositon was
correct. Pieces of wood were soaked in the
oil, shavings from which would explode with
loud repor. on being struck with hammer
The finder was OF course anxious to get rid
Of bis dangerous prize, and notified the sup
posed owners Of the oil, who sent boat for
it. l. was probably lost overheard in NOV
ing it from the old moorings off the Potrero
to its present place Of deposit on Goat Isl.
and.-.S. f. Bulletin,
Year: 1866

GREELEY FOR SENAToR.-We publish this
morning very curious article from the Chi
cago Tribune. pitching into Greeley, Of the
New York Tribune, in the genuine rough
and-tumble, bite and gouge, kick and tear
hair, Western border-rufiian style, and trying
to prove that the old white-coated phi
1osopher is "a Marplot," "an ass" and an
$'inspired harlequin" utterly untitled by his
character and antecedents for the position Of
United States Senator. All the arguments
used by the Chicago wildcat editor seem to US
to be in Greeley's favor for they simply show
that Greeley Is humane man and apt to yield
too readily to his philanthropic emotions. He
ought to be sent to the Senate, II for no other
reason, in order to mix the rum and whiskey
Of that august body with little plain cold
water. We are decidedly in favor OF having
at least one Senator who can keep sober dur
ing the longest night sessions and who will
avoid the Bourbon bottle Of that Senatorial
head waiter, the Chevalier Forney. The only
obstacle In the way Of Greeley's election is
the fact that Senator Morgan has not yet re-
signed. As, in justice to the western part OF
the State, two Senators cannot be sent from
this sec ion, we invite and advise Morgan to
send In his resignation at once, and thus share
the credit Of Greeleys election.
Year: 1866

We return our thanks to the committee of
arrangements Of the New Lusitanos Beneyo-
lent Association for an invitation to attend
the celebration Of their ninth anniversary on
Sunday, 11th Of November.
Year: 1866

The question Of routes from Chicago to
the ocean is receiving considerable atten-
ten. Many are favoring the enlargement
Of the Welland Canal through Canada !;
others go in for canal across from Geor
gian Bay to Lake Ontario through Grand
River and the Bay Of Quinta. Another
class are in favor Of canal around the Mia
CARA Falls on the American side. All these
are plausible plans, and either would help
the movement of produce to a considerable
extent. II celebrity is an object, we believe
the Georgian Bay route to be the more de


sirablc, as it is shorter one to the ocean
than either Of the others, ard would avoid
the distractions between Lake Huron and
Lake Erie. What The people Of the West
want is quick and cheap transportation,
and they care but little, if those objects are
attained, whether their grain goes through
on one route or another. The plea that we
have to pay toll to Canada for the privilege
Of going through her canals, should pass
for all it is worth, We have no doubt but
it will have its effect on the attempt to
build q canal entirely within our own terri
tory. We would advise those who differ
about the proposed routes, that while they
are SO differing that the trade adjacent to
and beyond the Mississippi may takc an
other and cheaper route to the ocean
Year: 1866

T1R Germans in Missouri are inviting
their friends in Faderland to come over and
take up the unoccupied lands in that State,
which yet belong to the Government. 1t is
said there are over six millions of acres of
these lands to be had at one dollar and a
quarter An acre, and much Of It is very
god. Some of the Germans are already
- their way, and it is expected that large
increase Of the population Of Missouri viii,
result from this movement,