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Year: 1867

First Monday in March,


enter upon the performance Of his official duties
for the current year. He would call particular
attention to the following section of the Revenue
Law


I" If any person shall willfully make, give,
under oath affirmation, false list of his, her
or their taxable property false list of taxable
property under his her, their control such per-
shall be deemed guilty of perjury, and upon
conviction thereof shall be punished therefor, as
is by law provided for the punishment of perjury;
and any property willfully concealed, removed,
transferred or misrepresented by the owner OF any
agent thereof to evade taxation, shall upon discov-
ery be assessed Mt ten times the amount OF tax for
that year. which would otherwise have been assess
ed upon it ; and fifty per cent. OF the amount OF
such additional tax, when collected. shall be paid
10 the person or persons who shall furnish the
information which reveals the property so conceal
ed transferred, removed misrepresented. and the
remaining fifty per cent, after deducting the usual
ner centaee for collection. shall be paid nta the
Treasury. for the benefit Of the Common School
Fund of the State"


flax Payers were to have q list of their pro-
perty prepared, ready to be sworn to, as the law
directs, by the time of my reaching them, they
would thereby save themselves some annoyance,
perhaps, as well as facilitate my work.


A. P. LADD,


Assessor Of Shasta County


Shasta, Feb. %. 1867. f23
Year: 1867

Is IT TRUE ?-That man by the
name of Reicher, an agent of the traitor
Andrew johnson, and who put up and
won the fight of the Democratic party
in Connecticut, is now in this State,
and has been for more than two months
past, spending immense sums of money
in various ways, to carry this State in
favor of Andrew johnson and out of
the Union, in accordance with John
sons plan of new rebellion? This
man is said to be the agent of the Con-
federate bond and scrip holders, and
that he has stated that the expenditure
of five millions to carry the State for
Andrew johnson would be but trife
in comparison to the Importance of the
result. Let Union men ponder on
these things, and then say whether ii
makes any difference whether Gorham
or Haight is elected Governor of Cali
fornia.-Spirjt Of the Times.
Year: 1867

STRUCK IT.-Sawyer and Sibley, in
travelling over the State, have, it is re-
ported, at last struck Democratic
precinct. They came across a small
place where there was not school house
in sight, and every man signed his name
with an X. Now boys, said one of
them, this looks like old times They
say the Democratic party is dead, so
just roll out the whisky, and we will
give the corpse lively wake. The
last that was seen of them, all hands
were standing up in a circle singing
II wish I was in Dixie "-Herotd.
Year: 1867

NICK SMITn.-An up country ex.
change says:


"One day last week Nick Smith shot
a gray eagle in Ladies' Canon, which
measured seven feet from tip to tip of
wings. The bird was brought down at
a long range with rife, when upon
the wing"


Now our exchange seems to think
that this "long range" performance was
highly creditable to Mick Smith," but
we can't see it in that light. We, on the
contrary, regard Nick Smith as an un.
mitigated brute What had the eagle
done to him? What good resulted tc
the barbarian from shooting the eagle
He could not eat him-the eagle not
being a game bird, and the act was
simply wanton murder. Probably the
eagle had wife and family dependent
upon him for support Upon the
whole we consider the eagle great deaI
the nobler animal Of the two Ora.
matte Chronicle.
Year: 1867

AT no moment of difficulty does a
husband, knowing his own utter help
lessness, draw so closely to his wife's
side for comfort and assistance, as when
he wants button sewed on bis shirt
collar.
Year: 1867

WE saw Secretary Barker the other
day, says the Topeka (Kansas) Leader,
fasten door with paddock, and then
try for half an hour to put the paddock
in his pocket to keep some one from
stealing it.
Year: 1867

A LONDON wag remarks, that it is
untrue that Her Majesty the Queen
declines to meet the Sultan of Turkey
on the occasion of his approaching visit
to England: on the ground that he is a
hdrem- fellow.
Year: 1867

A SAILOR, calling upon goldsmith,
asked him what might be the value of
an ingot Of gold as big as his arm. The
shopkeeper beckoned him into a back
room and primed him with greg, for
the absorption of which the sailor
showed great capacity. He then asked
to see the ingot, ''O," said Jack, 81
haven't got it yet; but I'm going to
the diggings and would like to know
the value of such lump before I start"
Year: 1867

OBsEQUIoUs.-Ou last interview
with Mrs. Partington was on her return
from funeral service at Grace Church
being asked how she liked the obsequies
of that church, she replied: at is
rather obsequious, to be sure; but it is
not Objectionable to me, and must say
like it, for it is very oppressive, and
makes one feel the importance of dy-
ing"
Year: 1867

a CoNNECTICUT paper says man
down east "blew out his brains after
bidding his wife goodbye with a shot
gum


CAN a butcher be said to be gam
bier because he is always putting up
steaks.
Year: 1867

the jungle tyraut had kept them from
the spot.


In a few minutes the Highland
officers were beside the palanqnin,
listening indignantly to the lady's story,
and offering her every assistance in
their power. She was good horse.
woman, and the Adjutant resigned his
horse.to her. Her jewels and money,
found scattered on the road, were col
lected and given In charge to a High
lander, and she was escorted by the
gallant 1th to the bunder from whence
she could embark for Bombay.


If anything could cure procrastina-
ton, the effect of such GIVE minutes
too late'' might be expected to perform
Year: 1867

EEoln Nub NbN lOih IeIalu-


1t will be ratifying to those who have
been anxiously endeavoring to discover the
whereabouts of Congressman Raymond on
the important measures now before Con-
gress to find that he has at last defined his
position on the momentous question of re-
construction. In a speech delivered in the
House of Representatives on Thursday
last, he fully sets forth his views on this en-
crossing subject, and in a manner which
cannot fail to be satisfactory to all sides
He stated that he had concurred in the
Presidents policy of reconstruction, and
still believed it to have been the best
remedy for the troubles of the body polite,
and that he fully endorsed and approved
the reconstruction policy of Congress as
the wisest basis Of adjustment of which the
question was susceptible. He held that
the present State governments, initiated by
the Executive in the ex-Rebel States, are
existing de facto governments, and abso-
lutely necessary for the protection of
society, and believed at the same time that
the people had decided that they would
rather trust to Congress to adjust the sub
iect than trust 20 the EkecutiEe. He thought
that if the constitution were binding on
Congress it could not enact Mr. Stevens re-
construction into law, and that if il was
not binding on Congress, as some persons
thought, it could. Judge Conkling, of New
York, had held that Congress might act
without reference to the constitution, and
the Supreme Court had declared the consti-
tuition must be the supreme law for Con-
gress and the whole people. He was not,
for himself, prepared to go fully with Judge
Conkling, and he thought that the opinion
Of the Supreme Court was stronger than
the case warranted. He was reluctant to
tamper with the constitution, and thought
it might be stretched so a. to authorize
little more consolidation Of the govern
ment. So far as the measures proposed in
Congress we're concerned, he was prepared
either to cooperate with Congress and vote
with the majority or to 60 with the min
ority and be outEoted by the majority.
Year: 1867

The resolution TO appoint joint com
mittee Of the Legislature to investigate the
management Of railroads in this State, was
taken up, when an amendment was offered,
deyolving the duty of making the investi-
cation upon the Comptroller and Commis-
sioner Of Roads Pending the considera-
ton of the same, the special order was ia
ken m
Year: 1867

The following remarks by Hall, on
early rising, may be interesting to our
readers:


''One of the very worst economies of
time is that flched from necessary sleep.
The wholesale, but blind, commentator
of early rising is mischievous in practice
as it is arrant folly in theory. Early ris-
ing is crime against the noblest part of
our physical nature, unless it is preceded
by an early retiring. We caution par
ents particularly not to allow their chill
dren to be walked up in the morning; let
nature wake them up, she will not do it
prematurely; but have care that they
go to bed at an early nour; let it be ear
lier and earlier, until it is found that
they wake up themselves in full time for
breakfast. Being walked up early, and
allowed to engage in difficult or any stud
les late and just before retiring, has Civ
en- many beautiful and promising g child
brain fever, or determined organary all
ments to the production of water on the
brain"
Year: 1867

We copy an article on this disease
which we commend to the special consid-
Grafton of mothers. 1t is from Halls
Journal Of Health, and may be read with
advantage Group seldom comes on sud-
denly. Generally it has at first no other
symptoms than those Of common, cold,
but the very moment the child is seen to
carry his hands toward his throat, indicat-
ing discomfort there, it should be con-
sidered an attack of Group, and should be
treated accordingly. When a child is
sick of anything, no physician can tell
where that sickness will end. So it is
with cold; it appear to be very slight
one indeed, still it may end fatally in
Group, putrid sore throat or diptheria.-
The moment a mother observes croupy
symptoms in a child from two to eight
years, the especially croupy age, she
should keep the child in her own room,
by here own side, day and night, not al
lowing it for a moment to GO outside Of
the door, keeping it comfortably warm, so
that no chilliness or draft of air shall
come over it. Light food should be eaten
no meats, hot bread or berries. The
whole body, the feet especially, should be
kept warm all the time. Rubbing twenty
drops of sweet oil into the skin over the
left breast patiently with the hand, two
or three times, or more times day, often
gives the most marked relief in cold, ,
thus preventing Group. Such course
prmptly pursued will promptly cure al
most any cold child will take, and sell
dom, fails to ward off effectually in a day
or two what would otherwise have. been
fatal attack of Group, with its ringing,
Kissing, barking sound, its uneasy, op-
pressive and labored breathing, mono of
which can ever be mistaken wheh once
heard. Many sweet child is lost thus


The parents are aroused at the dead of
night with cough that suggests Group !;
but it seems to pass off, and in the morn
ing they wake up with feeling of thank
fnl deliverance from boding ILL., The
child runs about all day as if perfectly
well but the next night the symptoms
are more decided, and on the next night
the child dies but this would have been
averted with certainty if from the first
night the child had been kept in warm
room, warmly clad the bowels had been
kept free and nothing had been eaten but
toast with tea or Cruel or stewed fruits.
Year: 1867

We clip the following FROM a sermon
preached by the Rev Chas 4. Hump
hreys, and reported for the Liberal Chris
tan, very able journal published in
New York.


"Show me the vilest pander, the mean
est assassin that walks the earth, and
will fad in his soul some germs of good
that, if nourished, viii grow into trees
that would gladden. the gardens of God,


md some aspirations whose blind gro
pings and vain strugglings would make
an angel weep. This human soul is a,
breath of Gods spirit, and though at times
it is almost smothered under our ruined
and wasted lives it only needs to have its
earthly iucrustaton broken to soar up
ward to its native air. Religion is love
to God and man 1t is growth, not a
spasm life, not transient experience;
not sad depressing, but bright and in
spring. 1t does not come like the light
ming, flashing in moment from east
through all the spreading heavens, but
like the rising sun, piercing FIRST the gath
cred mists with many an Intellectual ray,
then struggling slowly into twilight and
at last climbing into perfect day"
Year: 1867

WHEN the New York IEibUne says


"For the twenty-eight millions o.


whites in this republic to affect q feal
Of " negrosupremacy" from four millions
of just emancipated blacks, with next tc
no education, no property, no social posi-
ton, and not enough land in the aggre-
gate 10 afford each Of them q decent
grave, ia a hypocrisy so base, to cloak a
villainy so detestably faithIess and cruel,
that language fails to express the loath-
ing with which we regard it." It either
proves too 'little or too much 10
this obJurgatory outburst. II there
is no danger of "negro suprem-
acy" from these four millions OF blacks
who have "next to no education" ETC.,
why is he so anxious to clothe them with
political power? To protect themselves
from white rapscity, according to
Radical ideas, they must be clothed with
the right Of suffrage! II they will be
so powerless to make ethemselvessupreme,
how are they to make themselves felt
for their own protection? II they are
10 be in a perpetual minority and are so
ignorant that they cannot understand
how to secure their rights by availing
themselves of the strategy Of party bal
ances, will it be serviceable to themselves
to make them voters, and are they prop
erly qualified persons to sit in judgment
on the rights of white men? Unques-
tionably if these four millions Of blacks
are so imbecile as this, the right to vote
will be Of not the least service to them
selves.


But in point Of fact, the Tribune is cor
rect in some of its premises, and wholly
| in error In its conclusions.


The blacks would indeed be very
harmless but for the alliance with white
Radicals, who have drilled them in
secret OATH bound societies, until they
have formed the purpose to be supreme
at the South. We therefore hear them
expressing the ideas of their Haytien and
Liberian brethren, and perhaps for the
same re&son-that is to say, confession of
weakness and apprehension Of domina-
ton by the whites. They talk of allow
ing no white man to hold Office, where
they can secure it for themselves. This
will be very easy in the South, where 50
large portion Of the white men are dis
franchised, unless the reconstruction acts
are defeated. II we mistake Rot, the
Tribune is ore OF the most blatant advo-
Gates of these acts, Notwithstanding its
professed adherence "of all schemes Of
vengeance upon the discomtited Seces-
sionists.n If the Tribune would really
make q myth of "negro supremacy" J"
let it undo these atroeious acts first, and
afterwards give vent to its simulated
indignation at the imputed injustice
meditated against It's pet Africans.
Year: 1867

The Treasury Department viii disburse
on the first Of the incoming month, about
twenty-seveu millions Of dollars in gold,
as interest on Fve-Twenty bonds. This
is the largest amount OF specie that has
ever been paid for any half years inter
est. Possibly a quarter or third Of it
is due on bonds held abroad. But, with
the rates at which foreign exchange has
lately ruled, none of this gold, is likely
to 90 out Of the country. A good deal
Of it will undoubtedly be re-invested
here in more Of our securities, and SO
much Of it as is not will be turned into
exchange. The immense November
interest will furnish good supply Of
specie for service.
Year: 1867

A RICHMOND letter says Gen. SchO-
field has returned from Washington. He
saws that there will be no changes made
in the Cabinet for some time, il at all.
The President has no present intention
in that direction, nor will there be any
alteration in the manner Of Southern re-
construction. The General is anxious
that the convention should be called, and
regrets that SO many Of the white people
are disposed to oppose it. He says they
will be mistaken if they think their
Northern friends will sustain them in
such q course. The convention is fixed
fact. 1t is also certain that the Constitu-
tion that will be framed by it will be ap-
proved by Congress, and Virginia, before
the Attn of March, will be in the Union,
rejsicing with her younger sister, Ten
nessee.
Year: 1867

Eoltor Mem phis Appeal:


| Sir: Ny attention has been called tC
an editorial in your paper Of yesterday
containing one or two mistakes a. Il
facts which trust you will cheerfully
| correct.


| You state that, IN the absence Of Lieut.
| Hugo, made an additional return, ig
his name, to the effect that Milliken had
been guilty of can armed violation Ol
his parole, and then comment gravely
on the supposed enormity of the Offense.
By the letter Of Lieut.. Hugo, handed te
you herewith, you win perceive that you
have been grossly misinformed. The
Lieutenant informs you that so far
from bis being absent I consulted
NTH him, and that the amend
ment was made NTH his fsl2 concurrence
and appreciation, Gs correctly eHbody-
ing the actual facts according to the best
Information ne could obtain from a6idd-
Uits and otherwise!


You perceive at once that in this res
peet, there Is no shadow Of ground for
the charge. Lieut.. Hugo gave me the
best information in his power, and
wrote his return for him as was my duty.
Andy your very grave charge has gone
forth to the world needlessly, to do me all
possible injury or course I have no
thought but that you supposed it to be
true. The facts are that when I was en-
ployed in the case, was informed and IN
derstOod that an order had been made to
amend the return, and upon consultation
with my client, l made such additional
return IS We, on our best information,
deemed necessary. I cannot be blamed
for that, unless it be assumed TO be a
crime TO defend the Government Of the
United States That said return proved
very troublesome to the other side, and
that upon q motion to discharge, the able
and learned Judge at one time said it
ended the case, though afterwards he
relieved the prisoner from the difficulty.
is not my fault. You say again that
insisted that the truth Of the return
could not be denied This is another
mistake. held that upon "glOtiOH to
discharged the return must be
taken as strictly true. Such is
the law. I also held that after
the motion to discharge the prisoner bad
been argued and OveTruled, the counsel
for the prisoner could not then amend
their pleading so as to traverse the re-
turn. I am still confident I was cor
rect in this. According to the report in
your OWE paper, Judge Trigg did over
rule the motion to discharge, and gave
leave to traverse the return, which
Judge Swayne had decided could
not be done. You will allow me to add
that your statement of what Milliken ac-
tusIly did is very different from the infor-
nation have received. We neither Of
US can know much about that, nor is it
material now. wish simply to vindicate
myself from an undeserved repTUach.


Yours very truly,


BARBOUR LEWIS.


nntnLnr 10 IslI-
Year: 1867

MEMPHIS, October Is, 1867.
Editor Memphis Appeal


Sir: You are entirely in error in your
issue Of this morning, in asserting that
the amended return, made in the Milli-
ken case, stating that MiliikeR was ar
rested for " an armed violation of his
parole" was made in my absence or
without consulting me. Judge Lewis
conferred with me on the subject, and
the amendment was made by him for
me, with my full concurrence and sPpro-
baton, as correctly embodying the actual
facts according to the best information l
could obtsiR from affidavits and other
wise. You are aware that I was not at
LaGrange, at the time of the affair, and
have no personal knowledge Of the facts.
The amendment was made, as we under
stood, with the assent Of su parties, and
was at once shown to at least one Of the
counsel for the prisoner, who made no
objection whatever. l wish to add that
my own feelings toward Mi!liken are
those Of respect and kindness, and that
his conduct since his arrest has been
becoming and proper.


am, sir, very respectfully YOUR,


NM. H. HUGO,
Year: 1867

Hon. J. w. Taylor, long and lately a
leading Republican of ST. Paula Repub-
lican from the first-has taken the stump
against Radicslism. The surprise Of the
Democracy is equal to that of the Repub.
lieans. Mr.. Taylor's first appearance
was at meeting in Anoka, called with
out distinction of party, and presided
over by Republican. He even opposes
impeachment, and says il Congress at
tempts it a mighty revolution will
ensue. The accounts from Min
nesota are encouraging. Charles E..
Flanders can be the next Governor, and
Minnesota may declare herself emphsti-
cally Democratic State. Such, at least,
is the purpOrt of letters from that State.
The threatened Impeachment Of the
President which, if executed, could not
take place before near the end of the
Presidential term Of service, is not only
injuring the country in its business, but
in It's safety. 1t Is q threatened revolu-
ton, having no higher motive than per-
sOnal hate and disappointment, and the
effect cannot but be disastrous. We
therefore rejoice st every sign Of change
ou the part Of those who realize that the
Radicals have gone far enOugh.-Net0


York Express.


THE Charleston Mercury thus counsels
the people Of the South:


ttJet thewhOle white race of the South
stand apart in those States in which they
cannot defeat Convention, and leave it to
the negroes and Radicals to set up and
carry on their negro governments in the
South, II they can perhaps we may say,
If theg dare. They are certain to be
overthrown. With the whole white
race Of the South and majority OF the
people Of the North against them, their
fate is certain; and the fate Of those,
too, who shall aid in setting up such
governments in the South, cannot be
doubtful. A deathlike contempt and
scorn will cling to them like the leprosy
of Namaan to Gehazi-' unto thee and
unto thy seed forever Nor will the
time for retribution tarry long. The
Radicals in Congress must press on with
their policy Of Negro Suffrage, or they
must abandon it. Ifthey press it on, this
is exactly what their political enemies in
the North desire them to do. Il will
give them easy and certain victory in the
next Presidential and Congressional
elections. Aud then will come our de-
liverance, full and free. We need 20 no
further than interest to know that North
ern Democrats want the Southern States
in the Union to aid their supremacy and
rule the country
Year: 1867

A cottage residence OF ten rooms, with lot
quar-. ers Of a mile from the heart OF the city,
and within one ock Of the street railroad in
tersecting every part OF the city, Valued at
$500
Year: 1867

DRINK LESS WITH YOUR MBALs.-Many
men m pave relieved Themselves Of dyspepsia
No animal. except man, ever drinks IN con-
lection with his food. Man ought not. Try
his, dyspeptic, and you will not wash down
Gated and eBranvated before it IL swallowed
Year: 1867

There has not been sin e the original
act of confederation was adopted, Con
gress that has enacted so many import
ant measures as the one now in session,
and that which preceded it. Composed
of radical men, and the lead given to
those whose Proclivities are for extreme
measures, they have set about the work
of restoration and reconstruction with a
definite object in view, and are making
quick and rapid strides toward the goal.
Questions of policy are ignored expe-
diency is n secondary consideration
Like Josh Billings. they seem to have
concluded, "If a man is right. he can't