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Year: 1866

Our town was suddenly thrown into a
state of excitement on Wednesday last
by the unexpected sound of martial
music-the once familiar airs Of fife and
drum. No one knowing the meaning Of
il, the doors and streets were soon
thronged to know the cause. But their
curiosity was only partially satisfied
when told that the sixty men marching
in column were registered voters from
Harpers Ferry and vicinity, who were
summoned here to appear and answer
charges of disloyalty preferred against
them before the Board Of Registrars.
But to their great disappointment, as
soon as these men were known
to be approaching town, having
been summoned to appear upon that
day, the Board Immediately adjourn
ed until Monday the 18th instant. After
this very unsatisfactory and unexplan-
atory news and couple hours of delay,
bringing no prospects of hearing, they,
as good peaceable citizens, took their de-
parture for home, quietly and in order.
why the Board of Registrars acted as it
did. no one can tell. 1t is but justice,
however, to state that one Of the mem.
bers of the Board endeavored to recall
meeting of the Board, but he being in
the minority, of course his appeals were
of no avail. Such action certainly de
mands an explanation. These men were
summoned by the Board to appear upon
that day to sustain their loyalty. Most
of them were laborers, with families to
snpPort, who although scarcely able, left
their work and bore the expense Of com
ing here to meet their accusers. Let
not men be put off in this manner, but
let them-many of whom served fol
wears in the Union army-return next
Monday one week, not at all discouraged
but more determined, that as loyal citi-
zens of the United States, they viii enjoy
their rights and privileges.
Year: 1866

SF' Thousands in the West place their
confidence in the Rcd Jacket Biuers. be.
cause they are aware that it secures health
to families who dwell in unhealthy dis
ttict, and that those thus situated vino do
not use il fall sick from the effects Of bad
water and bad air.
Year: 1866

GE Manitowoc ought to be the most
important town on Lake Michigan, north
of Milwaukee. Is first principal need is
q labor; its second railway conrec-
tion with the manufacturing district on
Lower Fox River. lis live people are now
wisely try'rg to tax themselves $50 0O0
to accomplish the first great object. The
other will necessarily follow w.-Arpleton
Crescent.
Year: 1866

U
~ the taxpayers of the city of Evans
vile, that l have received from the Clerk
of the Common Council of said city the
Tax Duplicate for the year 1866, and that /
am now ready to receive the taxes con-
tanned in said duplicate.


All persons who pay their taxes in full
within thirty days from this date will be
entitled to discount of three per cent. of
the amount; and those paying after the
days from this date, win be entitled to a
discount OF one and a half per cent. of the
amount.


MY office is at the building of the City
Council, on Locust Street, between Second
and Third Streets.


JOHN SCHUBERT, City Collector.


Evansville, Sept. Is, 1866. IseplS d2w
Year: 1866

allowed make; therefore they cannot under this
bill enter into marriage contract with the whites. cite
and to inquire whether Congress abrOgate all State
laws of discrimination touching contracts generally may
not also repeal State laws to marriage contracts between
races Hitherto every embraced in the
ton Of rights conferred by this BILL been considered
exclusively belonging to the States Congress repeal
State laws discriminating in these subjects why may
repeal all State laws discriminating in suffrage The object
OF the second section s to afford discriminating protection
to cOored persons bp imposing penalties upon members
OF the Legislature which may pass such laws and upon
the judge or officer who may attempt to execute them


This invades the dominion of the States for which there
is warrant and for which there is NO necessity do
not apprehend that such conflicting legislation as the bill
ti0nalty.


veto message was read having previously circulated from
hand to hand among Senators and Representatives who
crowded the floor The hour of reading was late that
the report could not be completed last night The Pres


dent argues length that the bill assals the
OF the State Judiciary, making them suhservent TO the
United States courts upon penalty Of ne and mpson-
ntdoes not insure States the right Of making
their laws but this bill nvades that right and there.
fore Is Unconstitutional The question here naturally
transfer to Federal tribunals certain classes of Gases
described In this bill may be assumed that this author


incident TO the power granted Congress by the second
justly claimed The following the concluding para
graphs: The merits Of the bill ffacght with evil


The white race and the black race have hitherto lived
together under the relation Of and slave capital
owning labor Now that relation ID changed, and
adjustment being made which both deeply interested
in making harmonious. This bill illustrates adjustment;


In fact distinction Of and color made operate in
favor Of the oolored and against the white It inter-
fsres with the relations existing exclusively between the
State and its citizens It assumption Of power by the
general Government; which, If scquiesced In, must sap
and destroy our Federal system Of limited power and
break down the barriers which preserve the rights of the
States. II Is another step rather stride, towards
tralzaou The tendency Of the bin must be resusci-
Year: 1866

An agent of the American Missionary Socic-
Y l2borlng in Virginia recently called ON a
Presbyterian doctor of divinity, to interest him
for the education of Freedmen, and tie doctor
coldly informed him that the Northern people
had undcrtak ken that job, and it would be left
to them; when they got tired of it, as they
soon would, then the Southern Christians
would take 1t mp. The missionary afterward
called upon Mosby, tho guerrilla, chief who
th t[ea3gd 3GI INN IN very gentlemanly way, said
n,,,3 ahe blacks ought to be educated and there
could be no reasonable objection to it, and gave
HIM assistance in finding citizens likely to as.
sist in his work
Year: 1866

lNFANTIcIDE.-Coroncr Curry held inqucsts
last week, over the bodies Of three white in
iants which were found in different parts OF
W lImlngton There was no clue to Indicate
the unnatural mothers, and the jury returned
a verdict in each case Of death from unknown
causes
Year: 1866

Yesterday afternoon a delegation of colored
representatives from different States Of the
country now in Washington to urge the inter
ests of the colored people before the Govern
ment, had an interview with the President. :
They were headed by Fred Douglass, and CAL
vim Pepper (white) attended. They were cour-
teously received and listened to, and the Presi-
dent replied atlength to their address-it would
seem, not to their satisfaction as far as his views
are concerned He told them, with emphasis,
as follows:


3a''Each community is better prepared to de-
termine the depository of its political power
than anybody else | might go down to the
ballot-bo tomorrow and vote directly tor unl-
versal suffrage, but If d great majority OF the
people said no, should, consider 1t would be
tyrannical in me to attempt to f0rce such upon
them without their will. It is a fundamental
Tenet in my creed that the will Of the people,
when fairly expressed at the ballot-box, must
be obeyed.


1T is the people of the States that must tor
themselves determine this matter. l do not
want to be engaged in work that will COM
mence war Of races. I want to begin the
work of reparation and the States, or the
people in each community, if a man demeans
himself we'll, and shows evidence that this new
State of affairs will operate, will protect him in
all his rights, and give him every possible adj
vantage, when they become reconclled, socially
and politically, to certain changes. Then will
fhis new order of things work harmoniously
but forced upon the people before they are
prepared for it, it will be resisted, and work
inharmoniousy. feel conviction that fore
Ing this matter upon the people, upon the
community, will result in the injury OF both
races. and the ruin Of one or the other
Year: 1866

New DRY GOODs HoUsE.-It affords us
pleasure to announce that two more OF
our old merchants are about to resume
business in this city. On the 18th of Sep
tember Messrs. Millhiser & Moses will
open large wholesale dry goods house at
the new and spacious building No. Oil
Main street. Mr.. Millhiser has been en-
gagged in the dry goods trade in this city
for the past twenty years as member of the
popular firm of Millhiser s Brother, and
Mr.. Moses is well known to our mercantile
community as an enterprising and liberal
merchant. Having very large capital,
this firm are able to purchase their goods in
Europe and in this country from the
manufacturers at the very lowest prices,
and will sell them to dealers as low as they
can be bought in any other market. Thus
every day adds to the number of large
mercantile houses in this city, who are
making ample preparations for the accom-
modation of the southern fall trade.
Year: 1866

NuIsANCEs.-We deem it our duty to
call the attention of the Board of Health
to every existing cause which may pro-
ducc disease in our city. In the upper
ward, near the corner of First and Mar
shall streets, are some vacant lots, where
on has sprung up n rank growth OF James
town weeds, which have attained the
height of several feet. These weeds af-


ford fine place for the deposit of nui-
sanccs, and we are informed that every
description Of filthy matter has been put
there, raising all intolerable stencil, and


cndangering the health of the ncighbor-
hood. We have been requested by per-
sons residing in the vicinity to call atten-
tion to these facts, and we hope that no
time will be lost in abating the nuisance.


Another place OF deposit, used chiefly
by negroes, is the old Shockoe Warehouse
lot; and there is still another at the cor
ncr of Cary and Tenth streets. Let any
person visit either Of these localities, and
his sense of smell must be very dull if he
does not make haste to get out OF the way.
We are aware that the Board of Health
have done much to improve the sanitary
condition of the city, but there are still
some places which require attention. Too
much care in this respect cannot be taken.
Year: 1866

SINGING CLAss.-Mr. Joseph p. Snipcs
proposes to perfect the organization OF
singing class at Trinity Church tonight,
where oil who desire to learn music can do
so for the moderate sum of one dollar per
quarter. ..#f
Year: 1866

HusTINGs COURT.-This body closed q
week of arduous labor at late hour on
Saturday night. A number of negroes
were tried for petty larceny, plead
guilty, and were sentenced to stripes and
brief periods Of imprisonment. The CO.
lored people seem to be well satisfied with
this mode of punishment, and hence most
of them plead guilty to the offences with
which they stand charged. Several white
men were also tried for assault and bat
terry, and fined in various sums.


Our reporter made an effort on Satur-
day to examine the record of the days
procccdngs-a privilege which has always
been enjoyed by the press-but was met
by the clerk Of the court with flat re-
flsal. Other reporters found themselves
in the same dilemma so if the public
wish to know more particulars than we
have given above, they must apply to Mr..
Howard.
Year: 1866

Hail a glad hail to the New Year, even If
the sands of life are running low, for on the
natal morn, Hope wears her brightest smile
We remember tie errors of the past, only that
we may profit by them, drop tear upon the
graves OF the departed, because we would keep
them green in the halls of memory, and driving
the shadows back from the heart, we pledge
our faith anew to those who have proved con.
stant aud true, and resolve to live so as to catch
the sunshine in the great hereafter. E.-The EieIa
and fbc Farm
Year: 1866

cause of his DEATH at the same time, this verdict
does not explain the apparent bruises upon the
nose of the deceased, the blood upon his night
cap, the empty pocket book, and the finding of
the key to the armoir outside of the house. five
will suppose that thenegro, as Donneux suggested,
wasalready in the house; that he came to his bed
side, and, while taking the key from beneath the
sleeperS pillow inflicted the bruises upon his face,
it would perhaps be guess near the truth. Mr..
Schroeder, to whom the deceased had disposed of
Psiis growing crop, was Of the opinion that some
marks of fingers were to be seen about the
throat-a supposition which, if true, would seem
to show that the deceased was held down in his
bed, and that between terror and past sickness the
hickering spark was extinguished. At any rate,
the body has been consigned to its last resting
place, and if it was foully dealt with, there ap-
pears at present no means of ever exactly discov-
Year: 1866

Col Sweet OF the. San Antonio Herald, in
a letter from the city Of Mexico says he can
see no indication on the part Of 1Iaximilian to
abdicate, but rather determination to estat-
lish his empire on a firm basis. Col. S. thinks
the prospects Of the empire are brighter by
far than they had been for Dong time


He also says tAat.some Of the Confederates
in Mexico are doing well, while others are
making a bare subsistence, and are wanting
to return to the United States. He says those
who have properly applied themselves to busi-
ness and to learning the language, will do well
if the Emperor succeeds.
Year: 1866

The Feliciana Democrat says that the Gin
ton and Port Hudson railroad will be com
pleted within two miles of the river by the 1st
OF November, and the great bulk of the cotton
Of that section will be carried over it.
Year: 1866

1se Canal


Adjoining Christ Church
j. now to be found at his Office O'clock A. NJ until
NJ prepared 70 attend to the practice Of his Profession In
irery department.


Every style Of ARTIFICIAL TEETH, from the cheap ynl-
ante Base to God and Patina but particular attention
yen to the Preservation Of Natural Teeth by Plugging,
ilions Of which lost Of TIMELY AND
UDlCIuuS TREATMENT, In this Department those who
tye pEtcn him tor more than quarter 9f century in
h Guy sy ttlt he is Second to None in his profession
He has the latest improvement for Extracting Teeth Without
m Prices higher than usually charged by Dentists
5l aud experience.
Year: 1866

TERRIBLE EXPLOSION IN MINING CLAIM.
AN explosion of gas took place in the claim
. of Squiers & Co., near the Junction on Tues
day last. severely injuring the men who were
at work at the time. and considerably dam
aging the building connected with the shaft.
We are indebted to Mr.. Martin. of Chill
Gulch, for the following particulars: A
shaft l60 feet in depth has been sunk on the
claim, and tunnel $50 feet in length run
from the bottom of it. On Tuesday the work
men broke through into drift which was
run number of years ago. the mouth OF
which had caved down so as to be air tight.
Desiring to examine the old digsings. one of
the men held his candle to the oriice between
the drifts. when the gas or foul air which
had been so lcng confined exploded with such
force as to knock the men senseless, burning
their woolen shirts to crisp, ana actually
blew the roof off the shed over the whim, al
though it was 4lO feet distant The men
were terribly burned and otherwise injured.
but it is thought they will recover. 1t is the
first occurrence of the kind we ever heard OF
in California.
Year: 1866

Coon YIELD.-We were shown this week
by Mr.. Matthews, the gold. forty-two dollars,
obtained from two tons of rock taken from
his quartz lead in Wet Gulch. A shaft has
been sunk to the depth of ninety feet on the
claim, and the ledge is one solid mass of gold
bearing quartz, six feet wide. from the top
to the bottom. The walls which enclose the
lead are well defined and unbroken through
out the entire distance. The rock crushed
was unassorted, and was hauled to Harris
mill at Sandy Gulch, and put through the
ordinary working process. the amount OBJ
tanned, S22 per ton. being the free gold only.
Mr.. Harris informed the owners Of the mine
that the sulphurets would pay $500 per ton
One ton of sulphurets can be obtained from
twenty tons of rock. This is certainly as
good prospect as any one can desire, and
when the size of the lead and and the depth
to which it has been prospected are taken
into consideration, no better showing can be
made by any other company in the State
We understand that the company intend to
erect large mill on the lead as soon as the
necessary arrangements can be made.
Year: 1866

Rich .STRIKE.-We are informed that
Messrs Gleason & O'Neil have recently struck
rock of the most extraordinary richness in
their claim-the old Foot and Thompson lead
at Rich Gulch. This claim was very sue
,cessfully worked several years since by the
then owners, Messrs. Foot and Thompson.
who erected mill and took a large amount
of money out Of the lead. But little was
known in those day in regard to the proper
manner of working quartz, however, and
striking barren spot In the vein, they aban-
doned or sold it for mere nothing. The pres
.ent owners. who are both practical miners,
feeling confident that the mine only needed
to be developed to prove its immense value,
went to work with the determination of
thoroughly prospecting it. They have run
a tunnel some six or seven hundred feet in
length directly on the lead, and the rock for
the entire distance prospects handsomely.
The streak Of extremely rich quartz recently
discovered is about two feet in thickness
This is one of the most valuable mines in
Calaveras county.
Year: 1866

ANOTHER MURDER.-A Chinaman was
murdered by one of his countrymen, at or
near Campo Seco last week. We are not in
formed in regard to the particulars of the
killing. There is rumor in circulation that
tie Cinnamon of that locality gave the mur-
derer trial in court of their own organiz-
ing, with the understanding that if he was
found guilty. he should be buried alive. un-
der the corpse of his victim. in the same grave.
As no trace of him can be found, it Is thought
by some that the horrid sentence has been
carried into effect. Crime appears to be on
the increase.
Year: 1866

and with one accord give it their unqualified appro-
baton We now address ourselves to all who are un
acquainted with this the greatest Panacea of the age
for the healing of all diseases Of the Throat and
Lungs, assuring you that
Year: 1866

| a good many years ago, man stole
COW from Morristowu, II. j., and drove
her to Philadelphia for sale. She was a
common COW enough, except that she had
lost all her tail but about six inches.-
The thief, fearing by the shortness of her
tail he might be traced, bad procured lii
some way, probably from a slaughter
house, an other cows tail, which ne fast
ened so ingeniously 10 the shor; tail, that
it was not &c be known that it had not
regularly grown there. As soon as the
jersey man had missed his COW, he set OF
for Philadelphia, thinking she would prob
ably be carried there for sale, and it hap.
pened that when he came to the ferry hG
got into the same boat that was conveying
over bis COW, and the fellow that stole her.
! As ii was natural that he should have his
thoughts very much upon COWS, be soon
began to look at this one with great at
tention. She was indeed very much Ike
his COW, he thought Her marks agreed
wonderfully, and she had exactly the sane
expression of face, but the expression of
her tail was so very much different 1t
must be supposed that the new owener Of
the COW felt rather uncomfortable during
this examination, FOR he soon saw that
this was the person whose property he
had stolen, and he was very uneasy least
he should take hold of the tail which he
looked at so continually. Upon tho
whole, he thought it best to direct his at
tention in some way if possible, and there.
fore steps up to him and says; 'neigbbor,
this is a fre COZ Of mine won't you
buy her? You seem to know what good
COW is


'Oh, dear me- says the other, I've
just had COW stolen from me-


WELL says the thief, I'm very sorry
to hear that they've got TO stealing cattle;
but III sell of, and you could not better
replace your loss than by buying this COW;
will warrant she is as good as yours
Why says the Jerseymay, she was
exactly lik this, one, and if this one had
not such a long tail, I'd swear it was ny
cow


Everybody began to look at the cows
tail, but the thief stood nearer to it than
anybody, and taking hold of it so as to
cover the splicing with his left hand and
with a jack knife in his right hand, point
ing to the tail, he said, so if this cows
tail were only SO long, you'd swear she
was yours.


That | would says the other, who
began 10 be very much confused at the
perfect resemblance to his COW, except in
this one particular, when The thief, with
sudden cut of the knife, took off the
tail just about an inch above the spite.
ing, and throwing it overheard, bloody as
it was, turned to the other and said, now
swear Ii is your cow


The bewllderment of the poor man
was now complete, as he had seen the tail
cut of, and saw the blood trickling from
it, he could of course, lay no claim to the
animal from, the shortness Of her tail
indeed, here was proof positive that this
was not his COW; SO the thief going over
with him, sod TIE COW without any fur
ther fear Of detection.
Year: 1866

Uncle Sam had neighbor who was in
the habit of working on Sunday. After sim
ming a long time he joined church. One
day he met the minister to whose church he
belonged. "Well, uncle Sam, said he, do
you sec any difference IN Mr. p. since he
Joined the churchG'


"oh yes, said Uncle Sam, "a great diff
ference. Before, when he went out to mend
his fence on Sunday, he carried his axe on
his shoulder, but now he carries it under his
overcoat."


A man purchasing some meal at the store
OF jocose trader the other day, which was
put into bags, and, as it was not convenient
for him to take it away at once, left it in
the store till the next morning. In the
morning he called, and finding that the rats
had gnawed sundry holes and abstracted
some of the contents of the bags, he asked
for an abatement of the price. "Oh no sir, "
said the trader, can't think of that, because
the bargain was made last night and accord
ing to your own account has since been
ratified.
Year: 1866

A MIsTAKE.-The people of Nashville,
by order of their Mayor, observed Thursday
last as day Of fasting and prayer, under
the impression that the President had issued
a proclamation to that effect, in view of the
approach Of the Cholera 1t was a slight
mistake however Instead of Presidential
proclamation concerning the Cholera, it was
report of the compiler of the city map TO
tile council OF Wilmington that The Rinder
pest was imminent. 1t was only joke;
nothing serious was intended, and the Nash.
Williams were hoaxed about the Cholera, a.
we do not intend to be about the new city
map
Year: 1866

Sale Of Lots. j. T. Head, sold at public
sale, on Saturday afternoon last, number
building lots and square, in the north
westerly part of the city The following is
a list OF the sales, together with the name OF
the purchaser, and the price paid for the lot.
Year: 1866

THE FEMALE TREASURY CLRRKs.-A
Washington correspondent says the
Secretary of the Treasury is seriously
considering the expediency of discharg-
ing all the women employed in his de-
partment. The measure isl urged on
the ground that many of the female
clerks are inefficient, but none can be
discharged separately, for fear of the
clamor of the influential friends who
have secured the appointments; and


that the Secretary and his assistants are
besieged beyond endurance and a great
deal Of their time taken up by multi
tudes of applicants for places which it
is not in their power to bestow. It is
thought that nothing but the wholesale
banishment of women from the Treas-
ury can stop these annoying fmporth-
mites. How it happens that these en-
barrassments are felt more seriously in
dealing with female clerks than with
males, Is not stated. eel