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Year: 1867

Failing now to superccdc the President of
the United States, by General Grant, the
Radical managers may now be expected to
push their impeachment conspiracy with
renewed vigor. Republican journals which
have heretofore hcsitatcl to follow the
Ashley Conovcr clique, are now giving in
their adhesion to it, while we hear of va.
rious members of the Rump Congress,
who, at the last session, were iudsposcd to
encourage the plot, as now falling in with
the clamor; and the clamor no doubt, will
grow louder and louder, as the time for the
.rcasscmbling of the Central Directory draws
near. This Radical party, are determined
to hold on to power, at all hazards. They
are afraid of the people, and hence, they do
not intend to wait till the regular President
ial election comes along, to obtain success
sor to Mr. johnson. That Presidential cleo
ton is some fifteen months remote yet, and
the people by that time, may be in no
mood to continue the Decentralization
party in power for another term Of four
years. Hence, they have concluded to steal
march upon the people, to see if, by the
process Of impeachment, they cannot put
Ben Wade or some other demagoguc of
that description in the Presidential chair.
That now would seem to be the programme.
The people themselves, meanwhile, can do
something to arrest it, and TO give the con-
spirators to understand that the making of
the President is their business, and not the
business of Rump Congress which has
about as valid a claim to represent, and
therefore, to speak and act for the people
that is, the whole people of the United
States, as it has to speak and act for the
people of Great Britain and Ireland. We
should like to have .he conspirators put
upon their trial, before the public, at
the coming autumn elections. If we can
ret judgment against them at the polls of
those States which elect in October, it is
pretty certain summary check would be
put upon the contemplated conspiracy, if
not the contemplated usurpation, in Dccem-
er.-N Y. Express.
Year: 1867

BY II. BoNAR.
lie livcth long who liveth well


All other life is short and vain
He livcth longest who can tell
or living most for heavenly gain.
He liveth long who lveth well


All else is being flung away;
Ec Gveth longest who can tell
OF true things truly done each day.
Waste not thy being; back to him


Who freely gave it, freely give;
Else is that being but a dream;


'Tis but to be, aud not to live.
Be what thou seemcst live thy creed


Hold up to earth the torch divine
BE what thou prayest to be made;


Let the great Masters steps be thine.
Fill up each hour with what will last


Buy up the moments as they go;
The life above, when this is past,


Is the ripe fruit Of life below.
SO Truth, ifthou the truth wouldst rcan;


Who sowsthe false, shall reap the vain;
Erect and sounl thy conscience keep,


From hollow words and deeds refrain.
Sow love and taste its frnitagc pure;


Sow peace, and reap its harvest bright
Sow sunbeams on the rock and moor,


And find harvest home of light.
Year: 1867

FROM CUR OWN CORRESPONDENT


NIRGr'1A CITY, New,


April Sth, 1867.


EDITOR CHRONICLE Although necessa-
rily deprived of the exquisite pleasure it
would afford me to look at you, shake you
by the hand. and many others of my old
time friends in old Calaveras, I will amuse
myself by saying a few words to you and
them through the columns of the old favorite
CHRONICLE. l have been waiting very pa
tiently, for some time past, thinking that we
would be favored with Spring weather, when
the ladies would be enabled to display the
recent change in waterfalls and the curtailed
dress, exposing the red petticoat and pretty
ankles. and all that sort of thing; but, alas !.
in place of that lovely sunshiny weather
common in all other civilized communities,
at this season of the year. we are visited daily
with little dabs of beautiful snow," splen-
dor, which. in this region, has ceased to be
virtue; consequently we must reconcile our
selves to the certain fact that we have but
two seasons-Winter and Summer.


Trout -Meats.-Markets Generally.


Trout seem particularly plenty this Spring.
Yesterday another load of l,450 pounds of
trout arrived in this city from the Truckee
river-all fine large ones. They were taken
at a point on the river about twelve miles
above its mouth or entrance into Pyramid
lake The fish are all males and are speared
by the Indians, generally while engaged in
eating the spawn of the females. They are
now ascending the river from the waters of
the lake in great numbers, for the purpose of
depositing their eggs or spawn. The Indians
wade out into the river in shallow places,
such as are generally chosen by the trout for
spawning beds, and with their peculiarly
constructed wooden spears ready in their
hands watch for and strike every male fish
that comes within reach. As the water is
ordinarily not more than a foot or two in
depth, the males can plainly be seen devour-
ing the eggs of the females as fast as they are
laid. The Indian fisherman places his spear
in the water above his intended victim and
allows it to float down till almost at its side,
when a sudden plunge faster.s the spear head
in the body of the trout, and does his busi-
ness for him. Sometimes half dozen male
fish are thus taken without disturbing the
female. In the course of an hour an Indian
will often take over two hundred pounds of
Year: 1867

Ruth.
She stood brest high amid the corn,
Ciasped by the golden light of morn,
Like the sweetheart of the sun.
Who many a glowing kiss had won.
On her cheek an autum flush
Deeply ripened such blush
In the midst of brown was born,
Like red poppies grown with corn.
Round her eyes her tresses fell,
Which were blackest none could tell;
But long lashes veiled light
That had else been all too bright.
And her hat, with shady brim,
Made her tressy forehead dim;
Thus she stood amid the stocks,
Praising God with sweetest looks.
Sure, said, Heaven did not mean
Where reap thou shouldst but CLEAN;
Lay thy sheaf adown and come,
Share my harvest and my home.


Thomas Hood
Year: 1867

NA Boston correspondent writes
as fellows: / hear in private conver.
sstion the story of curious instance
of insanity, remarkable as showing
the tendencies of our hard working
American life, and the possibility of
foreseeing the coming Of madness.
A gentleman doing large business
in Lynn has for some time been great
ly harassed by business complica-
tions, which almost drove him to
distraction. At last he took an &C.
count of stock, and decided to re-
tire. All the details of his business
were attended to and closed up with
the most sedulous care; and when at
last all was completed, the gentle
man went calmly to the Insane Asy-
lum at Somerville, and presented
himself at its door in the character
OF a patient; saying he had STAYED
of insanity as long as he could.
In less than an hour he was raving
maniac, and the extreme expedient
of straight jacket had to be resort
ed to to prevent him from commit
ting the most violent acts of mad
ness.
Year: 1867

~ Henry Ward Beecher, in his
sermon last Sunday evening, brought
up the case of Elijah, who, despairing
of the Lords cause, prayed that be
might die. He (the preacher) was
not for dying. When any great
cause needed to be fought for, he
was for living. And there was q
great work to be done in this coun-
try said he; we are coming to fu-
ture of immense activity. And il
you suppose that constitutions are a
match for human nature, that laws
are stronger than selfshness and
pride; if you suppose that great prin-
ciples of equity and purity are the
natural lords of avarice and passion,
you have read history to little ac-
count. If any man growing up now
supposes that because we have gone
through one great battle, and have
settled the issues so that we can sit
down in tranquility, he will in due
season be undeceived. The greater
liberty we possessed, the more we
should be stimulated, said the speak
er, to extend it. He had no doubt
but "there is to be bloodshed yet; q
mighty conflict yet that will try mems
faith; that will try mems belief in
the Lord, and belief in the provi-
dence of God"
Year: 1867

The following are tho principal pro


visions of the act passed by the last


Legislature authorizing the election
of Jury Commissioners


j. "That at the general election 10


bo held on the second Tuesday of Oc.
tober, A. d., 1867, and tri-ennially
thereafter at such election, the quail.
fed electors of tho several counties OF
this Commonwealth shall elect, in the
manner now provided by law for the
election of other county officers, two
sober, intelligent ard judicious per
sons, TO serve as Jury Commissioners
in each Of said counties, for the period
of three years ensuing their election
but the same person 9r persons shall
not be eligible for reelection more
than once in every period of six years
ResolUed, That each OF said qualified
electors shall vote for one person only
as Jury Commissioner and the two
persons having the greatest number
of votes for Jury Commissioner, shall
be duly elected Jury Commissioner
for said county"


2. at shall be the duty of said Jury
Commissioners, President Judge or
additional law jndgc, of the respective
district, or majority of them, to
meet at the seat of justice of the re-
spective counties at least thirty days
before the first term Of the Court of
Common Pleas, in every year, and
thereupon proceed with due diligence,
to select alternatively from the whole
qualified electors of the respective
county, at large, number, such as
at the term of the Court of Pleas next
preceding, shall by the said Court be
designated of sober, intelligent, and
judicious persons, to servo as Jurors
in the several courts of such county
during that year; and the said Jury
Commissioners, president judge or ad-
ditional law judge, or majority of
them, shall in the mode and manner
now directed by law, place the names
of persons so selected, in the proper
jury wheel, and the said jury wheel
locked, as now required by law, shall
remain in the custody of the said
Jury Commissioners, and the keys
thereof in the custody of the Sheriff
Of said county"


3. "That said Jury Commissioners
and the Sheriff of the respective coun-
ty, or any two of them, shall draw
from the proper wheel panels of ju-
rors, as grand jurors of the proper
county, and as petit and traverse
jurors for the trial Of issues in fact,
which may be taken in any action, in
any of the courts, civil and criminal,
of the several counties aforesaid, in
the manner now practiced and allow
cd but before tho said Jury Commits
sioners and Sheriff shall proceed to
selec. or draw jurors in the manner
aforesaid, they shall severally take
the oath or affirmation now prescribed
by law, to be taken by the Sheriff
and county Commissioners, before
selecting and drawing jurors"


1t will bo seen from the above that
the President Judge is to act with
the Jury Commissioners, 10 selecting
Jurors and placing their names in the
Jury wheel and that tho business of
drawing the names of jurors from the
wheel, is to bo performed by the
Sheriff and Jury Commissioners
Year: 1867

vote! work act and that Immediately
Organize and labor, hand to hand, every
man, to put Arkansas along side those
great States Of the North and West,
which so lately gave such glorious ma
joritics for Constitutional Government
and Democracy; shut out the vote OF
Arkansas from the Radical nominee fOr
President Congress has granted us the
privilege, let us enjoy it aud adj our
voices TO those Of that great Democracy
of the North now treading on to victory


1t is the only party opposing or which
can successfully oppose the Radicals
There are now no neutrals. there can be
none 1t is either Democrat or Radical


If YOU desire the horror Of negro rule
60 with the Radicals; you will surely get
it. If you wish to save your State from
ruin, act with the Democrats you will
certainly save it. If you want negro
judges, negro sheritfs, clerks, negro JUS
tices of the peace, go with the Radicals
you will most assured!y have them. II
you want a white mans government, act
with the Democrats they only can pre-
serve il.


We, therefore, suggest to the people OF
Arkansas, and urge all Conservative pa
pers. throughout the State to second US,
that every county in the State hold, soon,
a convention for the purpose Of arousing
all the conservative registered voters to
their duty; to bring about a perfect con
cert of action through the whole State ;
to urge and eyhort every Conservative
vote TO be at the polls when opened; tc
information upon this allim.
portant matter; and to unite the State in
q fixed determination to defeat, in the
legitimate way left us, any constitution
which shall attempt to fastcn Negro suf-
frage upon us. ...... .. ... ....


And further, to elect Delegates to a
Convention held at suitable time at Lit
tie Rock, to carry out eifectually, in a
lawful manner and with the means placed
within our right by Congress, this end,
and save the State Of Arkansas from the
deep damnation of Negro domination,
Negro equality, and the wretched fate
which will surely oycrwhelmn us, should
ignorance and fanaticism prevail against
Constitutional Law and Liberty, And
may God be with the Right.
Year: 1867

SHALL we let the spirit Of 70 die out from
among us a. a people =? Cannot something
be done in memory of our national day
1.-THE glorious old fourth.' Shall Lexington
and Bunker Hill, Washington and his com,
peers be forgotten Will not Young
America in this city prove his title-show
that National feeling and National pride are
still his characteristics Let us celebrate
in hope Of future greatness end in memory
Of past prosperity.
Year: 1867

ThE ATTORNEY GENERALsniP.-The tele>
graph this afternoon gives Us the stipend
ous information that tine Muscatine journal
is in favor of the nomination by the Repub>
lican convention, Of Henry O'Connor, to fill
the unexpired term Of the late Mr.. Bissell
AS the entire Republican party have been
waiting with breathless interest 70 know
who the Journal would advocate, the dis
patch will be read with great interest, and
will relieve the suspense that all Radicals
felt to degree we'll nigh insupportable.
Year: 1867

Gustavus Horton, Mayor of Mobile, by
appointment of the military commander, is
also a member and President of the Loyal
League in that city. At a meeting last
week. he thus addressed the brotherhood :;


We have at last reached the time when
our Leagues will be able to do active ser
vice for the good cause. The arbitrator,
johnson, and his military Puppet, Grant,
have conspired to rob this revolution OF Its
legitimate fruits, and undo the great work
of President Lincoln, but they are mis-
taken: General Grant is not the Hberator
of your race; he had it butchered on every
occasion to spare his Dutch and Irish hire
lings. and knowing he cannot get your
votes, he turns to those mercenaries ior
support.


He will, however, soon find that the
colored citizens, led by faithful and devoted
friends will raise against him a storm
which will sweep him and his allies from
the field quicker than did the Rebels at
Shiloh. But You must be prepared look to
your arms, and be ready to defend with
your best hearts blood, the freedom you
have so valorously conquered
Year: 1867

Every department Of business has an imme-
diate interest in the markets Of the country. and
in its financial fluctuations and condition The
man who fails to keep himself properly ad-
vised as to the rise and fall Of the markets. as
controlled By the laws Of demand and supply,
and the relative condition Of the currency. l.
exposed to constant loss. and must necessarily
fall behind his more intelligent and enterprisina
neighbors. In order to make our paper valuable
as well as interesting. we shall continue to
make this SPECIAL FEATURE. Our Daily
Market Reports. domestic and foreign. By tsls-
graph. and our City Reports gotten up at heavy
expense, have challenged the commendation Of
our best business men; while our current Finsn-
cial Reports from ali the leading money centre


Of the country are fuller than have ever


published BY any other journal in Tennessee
Year: 1867

We shall constantly admonish the Southern
people to be self-reliant. and shall do what We
may be able tO induce ths sstabllshment OF
manufactures in our midst for our home pro-
ducts. To this end we win pay special attention
to the COST and STATISTICS Of manufacturing
and exert ourselves to encourage the diyersif-
cation of Southern industries and the develop
uent Of Southern resources
Year: 1867

All Of which we offer as low as the same quality
can be bought for on the Ohio river.


We call especial attention 10 our RBNTUC CKI
or B CHEAP IRON, which Is made from Cold
Blast Charcoal. Pig Iron and Wrought Scrap.
Our SHEET IRON Is very superior, and We
call the particular attention Of Timers and
Sheet Iron Workers 70 II.


Our Works are in full operation, and we are
prepared to fiji orders promptly


A liberal discount made to wholesale dealers.


HILEMAN, BRO d SONS.
augl d6w3m
Year: 1867

And kindred topics. We shall also give an sz-
tensive variety Of valuable and interesting mat
ter-the best adapted to the farming classes o.
our State, which will. in a great measure. sup
ply the place Of family agricultural paper.
Year: 1867

Unmindful neither OF the great and beneficial
influence which the Rev. Christopher Newman
Hall has exerted over the working classes in
London, nor Of his consistent advocacy Of the
efforts of the United States government TO re-
press the rebellion which occasioned our late
civil war, we are sorry TO be compelled by his
disjointed and illogical harangue on Wednes-
day, at Steinway Hall, to class him in the cate
CORY Of Thomas Carlyle's .spouting wretches."
Unfortunately he has left us no alternative, and
out of his own mouth we must condemn him.
What, for instance, could be more absurd than
the Judgment which he ventured 10 pronounce
on the London Times at was read y be declar-
ed, "by everybody because of the accuracy Of
its news and the force and beauty OF It's English,
but no ono minded what II said.'' A similarly
illogical verdict was rendered against the New
YORK HERALD by another Englishman, imported
from Grub street and employed by the North
american Recic,s This writer was constrained
to eulogize the HERALD as the best newspaper
in the world, but in the same breath denied its
importance as vehicle OF opinion. Thus both
Parton and Newman Hall write themselves
down as asininely ignorant Of the true
scope and purpose Of the modern
newspaper Without the slightest ill.will
against the Reverend Christopher Newman
Hall, we find ourselves compelled by his
ridiculous speech at steinway Hall 70 regard
him ~ type Of that hypocritical class Of
Exeter Hall "philanthropis.s' who, from the
time that they sen, George Thompson to this
country in order TO initiate crusade against
the constitution and the union OF the United
States, did oil that they could TO provoke the
civil war which has cost rs so many lives and
90 much money, and the consequences Of which,
We fear, will long retsrd our restoration TO
peace and prosperity. No language 10 strong
enough 70 characterize properly she conduct Of
British fanatics, first in fomerting war be-
tween The Northern and Southern sections OF
the Union and uext in Leading aid and com
Year: 1867




Yesterday afternoon the Vanderbilt and Deaa
Richnond investigation, which has lasted nearly
fortnight, was at length brought to clsss
and the case summed up, and tho result Of this
Official inquiry will probably be presented 10
the public in few days moro. The govern
nent inspectors Of sll steam vessels and
machinery a6oat have an onerous duty to dis
charge in arriving at their decision as to how
the collision occurred and which boat was In
fault, a. the evidence is somewhat conflicting
But no matter what the determination they
come to, no possible loophole of escape ID open
to the boat that is to blame. From the evi-
dence produced 1t is palpable that the boats
were seen BY each other when more than. three
miles apart, or thereabouts; the channel of tho
river was clear and broad, and no impediment
was in the way to oblige either to keep tAe
particular course it did, and yet they came
in contact There is little doubt that the
grossest carelessness and most culpable neglect
is to be attached to some parties on board one
or the other of the two boats. The inspectors
must remember this in considering tho case,
and no excuses should be allowed to haSe
weight in letting OF whichever pilot Is proved
to have been in the wrong. The public have .
right TO demand that after the strict investiga-
ton already held the promptest action be now
taken
Year: 1867

fort to the South, sfter the North hsd been
driven BY ths logic Of events TO decide in fkvor
OF emancipation. There is . cool impudsncs
which We cannot help resenting in those Bri-
tish abolitionists who labored for the dissolu-
tion Of the American Union, chuckled over it
when they imagined that II had been accom-
plished, and now have the sudacity to claim
recognition and reward for services which
they profess to have rendered during our
civil war. To hear them talk, one might
suppose that We are indebted TO them,
and not TO General Grant and 70
the heroism of the federal army and to the
sacrifices and the determination Of the North
ern people, for the suppression Of the rebellion.
When. therefore, they come here to beg for
money to build churches in London, or for any
other object, we must counsel them to urge
some other plea than the profeesed friendship
of people who sent out Alabamas to sweep
our commerce from every sea, and who must
have been disagreeably surprised at the victo-
ries Of the federal army. Unsolicited and
spontaneously the American public has made
liberal contributions, during and previous to
the war, In behalf of the famine-stricken popu-
lations Of Great Britain. The aggregate sum Of
money annually sent to "the Old Country" by
emigrants who wish TO enable their relatives
to join them here would astonish the statisti-
clans. We trust that the Rev. Christopher
Newman Hall will not regard us as uncharita-
BILE, if we advise him to base his appeals to our
public upon altogether different grounds from
those which he has assumed. And we must
recommend both Mr.. Hall and Mr.. Parton TO
correct their illogical views Of the mission Of
the newspaper.
Year: 1867

A FAILURE.-The meeting called in San
Francisco, to ratify the nominations of the
S1rehead Convention. on Monday evening,
was miserable failure. The meeting was
composed Of the Insignificant sorehead crowd
of the city, and sprinkling of Democrats
who dropped in to help cheer the speakers
whenever anything was said against Cor
ham. Late in the evening the majority of
the audience became disgusted at the farce
being enacted, and cheered alternately for
Bidweli, Gorham. Haight, the Bully Boy
with the Glass Eye, or any other man.
Both Democrats and Soreheads left the hall
in great disgust, the former swearing that the
affair was very small potatoes, and that the
Sorehea1 movement was a dead cock in the
nit
Year: 1867

PrTrsBURc.-Nearly every old miner in
the county remembers the richness of the old
Fifer Hill lead, at Pittsburg. Its gold has
carried many men back to their Eastern
homes, and rendered glad the heart of many
n poor miner This lead ran from the base of
Bully Hill to Fifer Hill, where it was finally
lost. 4 company was recently organized to
search for the continuation of the lead, and a
tunnel has been run City feet into an adjoin-
ing bill for that purpose. At last accounts
the workmen had struck into channel which
they believe to be the old Fifer Hill lead
Six pans of the gravel taken out and washed
yielded fifteen dollars. If this new strike
should prove to be continuation of the old
Fifer lead, the owners are sure of a fortune.
Year: 1867

CoNsoLIDATIoN.-We understand that a
proposition to annex several of the smaller
election precincts to the larger ones adjoining
has been submitted to those most concerned.
and that the proposition has been favorably
received. The trouble incident to keeping up
precinct organization has greatly increased
since the passage of the Registry Law, and
the residents Of many of the smaller precincts
Will prefer annexation to other precincts.