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Year: 1866

Heretofore Barnum has worn the belt as
the great Snowman of the world. All Others
sunk into insignifcance when Barnum,s
name was mentioned But recent events
prove that though men may become so great
in America as to be fearless of rivalry in
other lands, yet that be is never safe at
home. Barnum stands unrivaled abroad.
but could not hold out against all competi-
tors in his own free land. Seward engaged
in the business with all the power of this
great Government to back him. and has beat
Barnum.


A short time after the rebellion was put
down as an armed and organized concern,
the Secretary of State told US that fleets
would be fitted out on scale of grandeur,
magniicence and power unparalleled, and
sent into foreign waters, aye, under the eyes
of kings and princes, and which should
command the respect of such small fry as
England. France, etc. He did so. That is,
he sent the fleets One of them was at Val
paraiso the other day, spectator of the
scene wherein small Spanish feet lombard
ed and destroyed defenseless city belonging e
to a neighboring republic. What wonder
full impression Of fear and respect that Span.
ish fleet must have felt for Stewards as il
sailed by it How much greater the respect
of Chilians for Seward's feet as they look at
it in its power, after the marauding Span
lard has done his work of incendiarsm and
sailed away! Truly magnificent spectacle
must that feet have been at that time, and
great the respect secured by its presence
there As show it was splendid affair.
As shown IN Seward is ahead of all compel
itors, and Barnum has lost his laurels.
Year: 1866

New STYLE OF DREss-Mrs. Eliza Hatch
DeWo off has recently been attempting to start
a new fashion in San Francisco, somewhat
after the Bloomer style, we judge from news
paper accounts. She was arrested and taken
before the Police Court, where an examina-
ton was had. 1t appears that her dress was
not such as in any way to conceal her SEX
1t was not male attire, nor yet female accord
ing to the mode. and Judge Rix. after a
hearing, dismissed the case, with an injunc-
ton to the lady that she so array her person
preparatory to going on the streets, as not to
attract mob around her or after her. The
to state what would be the thing. He refer
red the matter to the taste and discretion of
the lady. Her counsel then asked that the
Court fine the defendant, in order that the
matter might be appealed to the County
Court, and there determined Just what lady
might or might not wear in the streets of
San Francisco, which modest request we
believe was subsequently complied with.


Now, while we would not willingly see
any lady make show of herself" by
dressing so as to completely outrage all pre-.
sent customs, we would suggest a middle
course. Dress according to the fashion with
abhreviatons. For instance, curtail the
length of tie skirt to the dress. so that it will
handsomely clear the walks; let it be nearly
the same length all around. nor so arrange
it that it shall tip up in front so far as to
make visible to passers by the embroidered
elastics with gold clasps, as is now the style.
With skirts of such proportions any woman
may wear pantaloons under them without
causing remark or raising mobs. In this
manner, too, public taste might be SO educat
ed as to admit Of gradual shortening of the
skirt, and consequent greater exposure OF
the pants, until in time the ultmatum would
be attained Try our plan, Mrs. DeWolf,
and in year you will succeed in convincing
the people down there that you have common
sense, if nothing else.
Year: 1866

SBouLp BE HELPED Radler, for
many wears miner of this county, last spring
went to Coffee Creek, Trinity county. to
work. He worked about week, when a
hank caved upon him and broke his leg He
suffered amputation. He is now among us
seeking subscriptions TO buy him an artificial
limb. Being young man of industrious
habits and good moral character. he should
receiva the desired aid.
Year: 1866

FoUETH OF JULY.-The day will be cele-
brated by the Fenian Brotherhood at Horse
town, by grand bali. We need not say
that twill be a success. and good place for
everybody to 60 to, for when did the people
of Horsetown ever fail? We are glad to see
the feeling for appropriately celebrating the
day 50 early manifesting ITSELF and as Horse
town is first to begin. we venture the asser
ton that it will be first in everything that
makes the day pleasant and glorious.
Year: 1866

THE Woodland News favors the gathering
together of the entire population of Yolo
county. at some suitable place, there to GEL
citrate the birthday of our Nation A good
idea and large one.
Year: 1866

CoNGREss.-The Senate being considerably
behind the House of Representatives in the
dispatch of business, it is thought that action
in that. body on the report of the Reconstruc
ton Committee will be delayed for some
ti,na
Year: 1866

MAMMOTH MILL.-The lode at Quartz Hill
is being opened with astonishingly rich
prospects, and Mammoth stockholders look
cheerful once more. According to the iudg-
ment of our most experienced quartz men,
this ledge is bound 10 prove a success
Year: 1866

To CoRREsPoNDENTs.-" Round Mountain" F"
Your poemis declined, as are all commu-
nications for publication unaccompanied by
the signature of the author However. as
the verses certainly have some merit, we give
one as sample:


the celestial Court is ready sot


to try Poor sinners of their crime


where Judge nor Jury cant Be bought


by bribes of cents and dimes.
Year: 1866

Bee TREE.-Week before last. near Lud-
wig bridge, on the south side of Cottonwood.
a bee tree was found and cut down which
contained three separate swarms of bees, and
about seventy pounds of honey
Year: 1866

AN INFAMOUS ACT BY THE TEXAS LEG
IsLATURE.-But few weeks since the Leg
islature of Texas passed, through both
Houses, a bill providing for the removal of
the Federal dead to a Potters Field The
cause assigned for this act, indorsed on the
bill and placed Oh record, and on the statute
books of the State, was that the vile dust
of the Yankees might not be permitted to
contaminate the dust of brave Confederate
soldiers of the State This bill was push
ed through both Houses in the short space
of two hours, and after short and bitter
speeches in favor Of the resolution.
Year: 1866

SHOOTING A NEGRO FOR SPoRT-A cor
respondent informs the Memphis P"st that
three men-two whites and negro-resid-
ing near Holly Springs, Mississippi, were
recently returning from Memphis They
stopped for dinner at bridge on Cold Wa
ter Creek, when the white men ordered the
negro to bring them some water. While he
was STOPPING down to dip mp some water
they fired upon him, wouuding him, butnot
SO seriously as to prevent his getting into
the woods and making his way to some
neighbors, to whom he told his tale, the facts
of which have since been corroborated. The
negro is still living, and has endeavored to
obtain warrant for the arrest of the men
who fired upon him, but had not succeeded
at last accounts. The white men are his
near neighbors, and belong to the chiv-
airy of that section of the country. They
claim to have fired upon the negro in sport,
as mere matter of pastime.
Year: 1866

a person was walking in one of the
streets Of London, the other day, when a
projecting piece of iron from plane, which
a workman WAS carrying, tore his coat
sleeve. He sued the workman for the value
OF the sleeve ard recovered, the magistrate
remarking that it was the duty of work
man carrying tools in the public streets to
take care that no injury was done TO passen-
0ers
Year: 1866

Messrs. Perry Dapis 4 Som, Providence, X. L.; '-a


DEAR SIR 81 feel that it Is duty owe to suffer-
ing humanity that should give relation Of the
great benefits have derived from the use OF Perry
Davis Pain Killer. Last Summer had the misfof.
tune to lose two OF my children by that dreadful
soourse.-ths ehoera--and in of human probability
should have fallen victim 70 the pestilsnce myself
f Q kind Prov;d nee had not provided me help In
the hour Of need. first became acquainted with
the Pain Killer whist traveing OF, the river with my
husband. gentleman passenger had some with
him which he recommended In the highest te1ms as
remedy for the cholera. I thought no more of it
at the time, but the same night was attacked by
the cholera in its worst 1orm resoried TO various
remedies used to arrest Is progress but all In vain
was seized with violent cramps, and my scharges
began to assun the same character as i'd those Of
my dear children previous to their death. l was
looked upoh as lost. but all at once thought Of the
PAIN KILLER. My husband obtained a bottle
from fellow passenger and admins er d to me a
dose. 1 Iexpelienced almost Immediately cessation
Of pain. Tho dose repeated at intervals OF fl
teen minu es, four five times, and the result was
my complete recovery. feel confident that owe
my lie to the Pain Killer, and only regret that had
not known OF its extraordinary virtues earlier. l
then might have saved the lives OF my dear children.
Since that time 1 have used the Pain Killer in my
hmfiy extensively, AMI the more use it the better
like 1t. As great family medicine it has ne equal.
Oct % I'm IS sARAHSANDRBERY, st. Louis
Year: 1866

SHIP BU1LDING.-Since the spring opened,
there have been built in the Province of New
Brunswick II vessels. measuring i7,5ss tons,
and 20 sf them of more than LOCO tonnage
each IL is said that less than this number
have been built this year on the entire coast of
New England, and the same sluggishness in
ship building is evident in all parts OF the
country. The high duties on materials and
the expense of labsr in the United States are
the causes
Year: 1866

D-A Southern newspaper correspondent
writes: lyon will recollect that the terrible
affair at Memphis grew ont OF a dispute be.
tween a white and black boy who Were en-
gagged n game of marbles, and at Norfolk the
case was squally trivial We have been on
the eve here several times of the most terrible
riots between the whites and blacks from
causes that would rot have occasioned n rim
pie OF excitement il they occurred among The
whites alone
Year: 1866

eE- A great noise is made because a SON Of
Senator Doolittle has been appointed 10 an Of
flce IN the New York Custom House. Rut as
the young mah fought brayely through the
war, we DO not see why be had not a right 10
an appointment. The Senator had two sons in
The field. One was killed.-.iIbanu Journal
Year: 1866

A PARTY OF LOUISIANIANS SEE TIE
PRESIDENT AND GENERAL GRANT on THEIR
TRIr.-After leaving the President the
Louisiana delegation succeeded in secu-
ring General Grant as he was smoking a
cigar with the profound calm peculiar to
him. After introducing each other oil
round, wringing the hand of their victim
with unnecessary earnestneSs, and perSc-
cutting him with unheeded benedictions,
they remained still unappeased, and held
on to the General until, wonderful TO re-
late, they drew him into quite an animated
dissertation on the climate of Louisiana,
where he had been stationed before he
left the regular army. The Generals re-
marks, though few, were highly amusing.
He said that when he was in the vicinity
of the Red river he had always found the
climate healthy, and thought that it was a
pleasant place generally. He staid there
altogether about fourteen months. The
first six months of that time only two of
their men died, and those not from the
insalubrity of the place-one Of them had
his brains knocked out against tree, and
the other quit drinking.


The Louisiana delegation laughed
heartily at the joke, and one Of them made
the quite unnecessary explanation that to
quit drinking suddenly in their State was
death.-Ne,c York Herald.
Year: 1866

THE STREET RArLwAY.-The Richmond
Street Railway Company have nearly com
pleted their arrangements for laying their
track and putting their line in operation
The iron is now being rolled at the Trede-
gar Works, the lumber for the super
structure will be delivered at Rockets IN
few days, and beautiful, light, airy cars
have been constructed, and during the
fall our citizens will have the pleasure OF
passing from Rockets up Main street to
Eighth, up Eighth to Broad, up Broad to
Brook avenue, and returning will come
down Ninth street to Main, for a very
moderate fare. 1t is the purpose of the
company to extend their lines as rapidly as
possible, one to Hollywood Cemetery, an
other out into Sidney, and others in
various directions, as the wants of the
community may demand. The capital OF
the company ought to be increased at
once, and the additional capital should be
taken by property holders in the suburbs


and they will thus secure tho extension oi
the lines to their own property, andgreatly
enhance its value, to say nothing of the
large dividends which street railways have
always paid to their shareholders.
Year: 1866

BELL BE0KEN.-Ihc bell at the Third
street engine house was broken last eve
ming while the alarm was being rung. 1t
has rung out the alarms fvl many ycors,
and no sign of its being cracked or about
to break was ever discovered.
Year: 1866

tion Of my Stock Of Goods, have fitted, Ut much
take great pleasure in waiting upon those who may
favor me With a call


Ladies who wish 70 avoid the usual crowd are
especially invited TO make their selections early
as convenient. de Ia tal
Year: 1866

breathing once a week, to eat His food
only at rare intervals, or to put on his
clothing simply for few days in the
yeas, he would find them very weari!
some task. 1t is only frequency of these
acts, only breathing every moment, eat.
ing every day, and wearing our clothes
literally as habit, that keeps them from
being irksome. Drive your wagon over
road where the planks are FIVE feet
apart, and the motion is excrucating !;
let the planks be showed up together,
and it is one delicious roll. So in the
Christian life. We must make our du-
ties come so near to each other that
they will touch, it we would have them
a pleasure. 1t is easier to give fifty
times year than it is ten easier 70 20
to church every Sunday than every
month easier to pray each night and
morning than only now and then easier
to be Christian on evely day, and in
every place, than only in the church,
and once n week Habit is the great
helper that takes away the burden from
all labonr, and makes even the toughest
place smooth. and, in our well doing,
the best way never to be weary is
never to etop and rest.-Rel Mag.
Year: 1866

Union and Reconstruction Resolutions.


At the grand imposing demonstration of
the people of st Louis, indorsing the course
OF President johnson, the following resolu-
tions were unanimously adopted


RESOLVED, That we hail with unfeigncd ioy
the suppression of the late rebellion and
the final declaration of peace through all
the broad domain of the Republic; and We
now hold it to be the duty Of all good citi.
zens and good men to forgive and forget the
animosiies OF the late unhappy struggle,
and to promote, by wise public measures
the restoration of civil and political rights
TO the people Of all sections of our common
country, and the establishment of social
and industrial interests as heretofore exist
ing among us.


RESOLVED, That we commend President
Johnson 70" his public virtue, his frmness,
lofty patriotism, profound political wisdom,
and his uncompromising fidelity to constitu
tional liberty; and we pledge ourselves to
stand by him as he stands by the people
and the dearest interests of his country.
Resolued, That we utterly repudiate the
heresy that any State ever has been or is
out OF the Union, or that any State can law
fully be deprived of the right guaranteed
by the Constitution Of representation in
CohSiNco 'h'i' VIZ sui nOlu Hrmly 10 the
doctrine, for which our fathers fought the
battles Of the Revolution, that there ought
be no taxation without representation and
we denounce as unjust, oppressive and ty-
rannical all laws enacted in Congress in SO
fnr as they apply to any States that are de-
MED representation.


ReSolced, That we can only look with ap
prehension and alarm upon the violent,
cruel and bigoted policy Of the party now
generally known as Radicals, party whose
reading principles are those of hatred and
revenge. demanding no less than the politi-
cal prescription and enslavcnont of four or
five millions of our people, and seeking to
! create and perpetuate political aristocracy
over the South, and to SGT up q great cen.
tral despotism TO the destruction Of all State
and local authorities.


Such, no doubt will be tho general tenor
of all the resolutions Of all tho peace par
ties in all the Stntes. We have only to wait
upon Time, and believe that such waiting
is, in other words, n waiting upon God
He is the restorer the renovator, the peace
maker, even rs he is the punisror and the
final avenger. Let us be willing patiently
to leave the matter in his hands. This
done, and the doubtful pToverb, Uo1 popuH,
Uo1 dei-beconnes q truth.
Year: 1866

The valley of San Louis is famous
park. 1t had been settled by the Span
iards for hundred years up to 17Go,
when they were compelled to fly south
ward by an insurrection among the In
dians, whom they had overtasked in
their mining operations Since our
Government obtained possession, people
have again hockcd in, aud about twenty
four thousand white inhabitants now re-
side in the park. One half Of this in
teresting region is in Colorado. This
great pasture was once the bed of an in
land sea, and is surrounded by lofty
mountains. Into it flows thrtyfour
small streams, as well as the Rio Grande.
Nineteen streams in the north part flow
into lake which, apparently has no
outlet Abundance OF salt is found on
its borders. The park has nine thoua-
and four hundred square miles of level
land-ucarly one quarter Of the area Of
the State Of Ohio, 1t is, at its extreme
points, two hundred miles long, and
scventy-fye wide On clear day near
ly hall this whole park can be seen
from one of the surrounding elevations.
The mountains on its borders rise from
FIVE thousand to seven thousand feet
above the surface, and from thirteen to
fifteen thousand above the sea The
northern portion is irrigated in the
spring by high waters aud during the
summer an immense quantity ofhay can
be cut. 1t is said that one thousand
moving machines, kept busy during the
season, would make scarcely an impres-
sion
Year: 1866

An exchange makes the startling as
sertion that within month after the
opening of the New York Inebriate
Asylum, over fifteen hundred appiica-
tions were made by wealthy parents for
the admission of their daughters, who
bad contracted habits of intemperance
from the use of wines and liquors at
parties.
Year: 1866

4 lady ond gentleman called at a store
q dag or two since to make some pur-
ehascs The lady WAS laxative, and
purchased one or two articles. When
the twain were about to take their leave
the accommodating salesman asked tho
lady, who had done tho talking and
paid the bill, if she would not purchase
one or more Of his tasteful hats for her
boys The lady assuming the dignity
of Queen Elizabeth, said "No; | have
only been married about twenty min
utcs; / have no boys yet"
Year: 1866

HE BEST MARKET REPORTS


Are found in the Arsus
THE BEST MARKET REPORTS


Are found in the Argus
THE BEST MARKET REPORTS


Are found in the Argus
TIE BEST MARKET REPORTS


Are found in the Argus
THE BEST MARKET REPORTS


Are found in the Argus.
THE BEST MARKET REPORTS


Are found in the ArguR
THE BEST MARKET REPORTS


Are found in the Argus.
THE BEST MARKET REPORTS


Are found in the Argus
THE BEST MARKET REPORTS


Are found in the Argus
Year: 1866

A HORRIBLE OURAGE.-The follow


ing is from the Sumpter, Ca. Republi


can


On Monday last a negro man bv the
name Of Charles Pagan committed ono
of the most diabolical crimes known III
our land on the person of aydAmg and
beautiful lady,in the eastern part or
this county We refrain from giving
her name. She was on visit to 4
neighbor's when the negro saw her
enter the house, and waited for her to
leave On her way home he overlook
her and laid violent hands on her,and Il
was not until she was so prostrated IN
trying to prevent his objects that he
succeeded in his hellish design. After
accomplishing his purposes he threat
en- to cut her throat, but by her en-
treaties and promising to say nothing
about the matter, he desisted. He
then made his escape, but was pursued
and overtaken near Sumpter City. He
was then brought before the young lady
who identified him as being the person,
and he Immediately acknowledged.
The brother Of the lady then shot him
killing him almost instantly. This is
5he right way to serve all such scamps.
Year: 1866

A MAN TURNED TO SToNE.-The
Mobile Advertiser of the 18th says:


In exhuming the bodies inferred in
the Potter's field of the new graveyard
short time ago, one of the collins
broke, and revealed to the astonished
gaze of the grave diggers the remains
Of Federal soldier perfectly petrifed,
and looking as natural as life What
was further remarkable, he had not
been buried upwards of nine months
A new coffin was procured, and this
remarkable image of natures work
recommitted to its mother
earth in the soldiers burying ground.
Several prominent gentlemen Of our
city visited the spot at the time, and
can testify that the body had turned to
solid stone, with all the features as
life. The ground where he
was buried is low, and damp most of
the year.
Year: 1866

LORD BBoUGHAM.-This anecdote Is
told of Lord Brouglfam


The noble Lord was pleading be-
fore the Court Of Queens Bench, and
had labOred in vain for some hours to
convince the Judges ofthe force Of his
arguments. He was much irritated at
his failure, and had already begun TO
grumble at their dullness, when the
time forrecess came on, Lord Broug-
ham went out, and was soon seen
drinking the last drop Of two pints Of
porter. That's a bad thing to do"
said one Of his friends, who noticed the
act; ''it win make you stupid" It's
just what I'm trying to be" was the
sarcastic reply; Il shall now be able to
discuss my case more successfully
with the Judges"
Year: 1866




4 HAPPY WoMAN.-Is she not the
very sparkle and sunshine of life z A
woman who is happy because she can't
help it, whose smiles even the coolest
sprinkle Of misfortune cannot dampen I?
Men make a terrible mistake when they
marry for beauty, for talent or style
The sweetest wives are those who pos
sess the magic of being eontented
under any circumstances. Rich or
poor, high or low. it makes no differ
ence. the bright little fountain Of 10Y
bubbles up just as musically and pure
Is in their hearts. DO they live in a
log cabin, the fire that leaps upon its
humble hearth becomes brighter than
the splendid gilded chandeliers in Al
adin's palace. When is the ssreamp of
life 50 dark and unpropitiOus that the
sunshine Of happy face falling on the
turbid tide would not awaken an an
sweriDg gleamy WHY, these joyous
people don't know half the
good they do.