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Year: 1866

The blow deprived him of his senses


for some time, when he recovered he


found himself half stripped and lashed to
a tree short distance from his house


Hinch in front of him with a knotted
rope in his hand, his wife on the ground


wailing and clinging with a piteous en-
treaty round the monsters knees, his
Children weeping by her, and, outside
the group a circle of men with guns in
their hands. That fearful awakening was
a new birth to Jack Long His eye took
in every one at a glance. A shudder
like that of an oak rifting to its core,
sprang along his nerves, and seemed to
pass out at his feet and through his fing-
ers, leaving him as frigid as marble and
when the blows of the hideous mecking
devil before him fell upon his white flesh,
making it swell in ridges, or spout dull
black currents, he felt them no more
than the dead Intel of his door would
have done; and the agony of that poor
wife shrilling a frantic echo to every
harsh slashing sound, seemed to have no
more effect upon his ear than it had up
on the tree above them, which shook its
green leaves to the se.fsame cadence
they had held yesterday in the breeze
His wide open eyes were glaneing scru-
tinizingly into the faces of ths men who
stood around-those features are meter
TO be forgotten For while Hinch lays on
the stripes with all his furious strength,
as they fall, that glance
dwells on each face with q cold, keen,
intensity, as if it marked them
to be remembered in hell The mans
air was awful-so concentFsted-so still
so enduring he never spoke, or groan,
ed, or writhed--Lut those intense eyes |
Of his 1.-THE wrssches couldn't stand |
them, and began to shufFse and get be- |
hind each othes. But Il was too late !; |
he had than sll--tsl men They Sersl



We drop the curtain over this horrible |
scene. Suffice it 70 say that after lashing |
him until he tainted. the Regulators left |
him telling his wife that if they were
not out of the country in ten days he
would be shot, He did go within the
specified time and, it was said, return
ID with his family to Arkansas, where
lis Yife's father lived The incident |
vas soon forgotten in Shelby county,
midst the constant recurrence Of similar
Genes.


(To BE CONTINUED
Year: 1866

DREssING FOR RoAsT FowLs.--Soak slices
of stale wheat bread, well buttered and
salted and peppered, in wine. and then
put them into the fowl in as large pieces
as possible The wine and other season.
ing havors the bird richly, and the bits
of bread come out themselves rather
ish good.
Year: 1866

GERMAN ESTIMATE or AMERICA.--A Berlin
CORES >pondent of the Boston Transcript writes a:


1t does All American good to hear men talk
about our country now. When | was here
four years ago, the ignorance about the United
States was scarcely more amazing than the su-
perciiiOus contempt with which this vain ma
ton looked down upon us. We were nothing
but race of braggarts; we had no science, no
art. no schol olarShlp, no power, no well-directed
energy nothing but chaotic mad passion for
wealth, and soil which, with even our wretch
ed management, would make us rich. But
now how changed! Now it is pleasant to
fold one arms and hear these people speak Of
America and the great scale on which every
thing Is done there.


The Germans do not push us behind the
English to-day. 1t has been one of the good
thing of the war that it has not only revealed
Us to ourselves, but to the world. One can
now go over Europe and say l am an Ameri-
can, with more pride than Roman could ever
boast OF his citizenship. We always had faith
in America, and now Europe has begun to do
50 too. They think that we are strange ma
tion, and that We have our own ways Of doing
things; they would not wonder at anything
VIII ch might be done by Americans singly or
collectively, as individuals or as a republic but
they think that we understand ourselves and
can 60 through without fear or favor. There
fore, man can lift up his head in Europe now
and thank God that he is an American.
Year: 1866

that while the South will not be abashed, the
North will not be abased.


There can be no reasonable doubt that the
future political relations of the South with the
Government and with the North will be on
truer broader, more reliable and more perma-
ncnt basis than ever before There are mutual
understandings being effected upon many points
that have been the cause of past differences,
and the South is slowly adjusting itself to the
laws of our national existence 1t only requires
a moderate amount Of wisdom in the lcgiSla-
ture and the administration TO bring about
harmonious working of the national machinery
in all its parts, and to secure its permanence.
~ y Times.
Year: 1866

\ gentleman, now distinguished merchant
of Boston. but formerly a resident of Nantuck-
ct, was once engaged in planting potatoes on
his farm in that town, when dry old fellow
stopped to watch the operation. The mer-
chant, more enthusiastic than skillful in his
farming, was dropping five seed potatoes in
each hill


All! planting potatoes, squire?' remark
ed Uncle Jerry.


Yes. replied the merchant, "and if the
rot doesn take them expect to have good
crop. What time do you think it best to dig
potatoes Uncle Jerry ?"


The old fellow looked into hill and replied.


Dig EN- now; you will never get bigger
crop
Year: 1866

Our Losses IN GENERALS From some
statistics made up at the War Department, of
war, ID appears that we had eight Major Gene
rails and seventeen Brigadier Generals killed
outright in battle, while two Major Generals
and nine Brigader Generals died of wounds
received in action, and seventeen Generals of
the two ranks died of disease In the year
1862 our losses of general officers in battle were
very heavy, numbering no less than fifteen,
while during the present year, or from the END
of 1854 TO the close of the war, we lost but one
General, though the fighting was great and
decisive. There is abundant material Tor re-
Election in the facts.
Year: 1866

FREE LABOR CoFrON German farm
ers Of Texas have again raised a cotton crop of
superior quality to any grown by slave labor


TX is Of cleaner, fairer fabric, and viii bring
the highest market price. When the farmer
works his own cotton, it is tended and handled
at every stage with the utmost care and this
care brings out the greatest skill. The delu-
sion that cotton cannot be cultivated by free la.
Dor, is getting rapidly disapprOved by actual
experiment. 1t is probable that free labor will
produce more and better cotton than has ever
been raised before. .i.. ~
Year: 1866

TIE MAMMOUTH CAVE IN KENTUCKY.-
Colonel Cregan, to whose family this great
natural curiosity belongs, was resident Of
Louisville, Ky lie went to Europe some 80
years ago, and found himself frequently ques-
toned as to the wonders of MammOuth Cave
"a place he had never visited, and OF which
he had heard but little of at home, though liv-
ing within 90 miles oft He went there on
his return, and the idea struck him to purchase
it and make it family inheritance. In fifteen
minutes bargaining he bought it for $4,000,
and shortly after he was offered 800, 900 for
his purchase. In his will he tied it up in such
a way that it must remain in his family for
two generations; thus appending its celebrity
to his name. There are 900 acres in the es-
tate though the cave probably runs under the
property of a great number of other land own
ers. For fear of those who might dig down
and establish an entrance to the cave on their
own property "a mans farm extending up to
the zenith and down to the nadir,) great vigil
lance is exercised to prevent such subterranean
surveys and measurements as would enable one
to sink shaft with any certainty. The cave
extends ten or twelve miles in several directions,
and it has been coniectured that there is
probably many backwOodsman sitting in his
hut within ten miles Of the cave, quite uncon-
scious that the most fashionable ladies and
gentlemen of Europe, and America are walking
without leave under his potatoes and corn y
Year: 1866

AUCTION OF LADIES 1t is well known that
an auction of unmarried ladies used to take
place annually at Babylon. In every district
they assembled on a certain day of every
year. all the virgins of marriageable age. The
most beautiful was first put up, and the man
who bid the largest sum of money gained
possession of her. The second in personal
appearance followed. and the bidders graft
fed themselves with handsome wives accord
ing to the depth of their purses. But alas !
1t seems that there were in Babylon some la
dies for whom no money was likely to be Of
fered yet these were also disposed of, so
provident were the Babylonians. When all
the beautiful virgins were sold. the crier or
dered the most deformed to stand up, and
after he had openly demanded who would
marry her for small sum, she was at length
adjudged to the man who would be satisfied
with the least and in this way the money
arising from the sale of the handsome served
as portion to those who were either of dis
agreeable looks, or that had any imperfec
ton. The custom prevailed about five hun
dred years before Christ.
Year: 1866

BREAD AND BUTTER.-Hall in his Journal
of Health, gives us the following bit of wis
dom - Bread and butter are the only arti-
ces Of food Of which we never tire from early
childhood to old age. A pound of fine flour
or Indian meal, contains thr times as much
meat as one pound of butchers roast beef,
and if the whole product of th grain, bran
and all, were made into bread. fifteen per
cent. more hutriment would be added. I'm.
fortunately the bran, the coarsest part is
thrown away the very part which gives
soundness to the teeth and strength to the
brain. Five hundred pounds of -four gives
the body thirty pounds Of the bony element,
while the same quantity of bran gives more
than one hundred and twenty Eve pounds.
This bone is lime, the phosphate of lime. the
indispensable element of health to the whole
human body from the want of the natural
supply of which multtudes of persons go into
general decline. But swallowing phospho-
rus in the shape of powders or in syrups, to
cure these declines, has little or no effect.
The articles contained in these phosphates
must pass through Natures laboratory, in a.
lembics specially prepared by Almighty pow.
er. IN order to impart their peculiar virtues
10 the human frame /; in palmer phrase, the
shortest, safest, and most infallible method
of giving strength to the body, bone and
brain. thereby arresting disease, building up
the constitution, is to eat and digest more
bread made out of the whole grain. whether
made OF wheat corn, rye. or oats
Year: 1866

The San Francisco Call places the public
on its guard against most dangerous com
pound in the following paragraph: OF late
new substance for use in mining enterprises
has been brought to notice, and the attention
OF many has been attracted TO it, The sub
stance is known as "sodium amalgam.n As
an explosive substance, sodium is probably
the most powerful and deadly known. Luck
lily it is never manufactured in very large
quantities, though it has been advertised for
sale in this city-one party claiming to have
as much as two hundred ounces for sale. That
amount does not seem large, but when we re
collect that the explosive power of one ounce
of sodium is equal to that of about twenty-five
pounds of gunpowder, or two and half
pounds of nitro glycerine, we can readily con.
ceive that even fifteen or twenty ounces, ex-
poded in ono spot would create immense
havoc. And when we further reflect that even
so little thing AS spoonful of water com
ing in contact with two hundred ounces of
sodium, would occasion an explosion equal to
that which would be occasioned bv the ienit.
ing of five thousand rounds of powder. or the
concusson of five hundred pounds of nitro
glycerine we can form some slight conception
of its tremendous destructive energy. and
readily conceive that it is dangerous thing
to have living around in city, even in one.
pound parcels
Year: 1866

How TO TELL 'EM.-The way to Judge of
a woman's character at first sight, is to as
certain the color of her petticoat. black
petticoat indicates low spirits, hatred of
washtubs and activity. and taste for dys-
peptic literature and quietude. A lady who
wears black petticoat could no more read
and understand this paragraph than she
could suck up the Atlantic with a1three cent
syringe. A white petticoat shows char
acter Just the opposte-unsullied mind and
a taste for romance. A woma who natural.
ly takes to white petticoats, and never wears
any other, is an institution to which young
gentlemen of connubal proclivities should
lose no time in paying due attention. The
red petticoat, however, is something Of
which mankind should beware 1t is the
insignia OF Aantippes-a style of females
who cut their toe nails with their husband S
razors. Oregon Sentinel.
Year: 1866

SEVERE. The Napa Register suggests
that another cow catcher be added to the
locomotive on the Suscol road, because there
is nothing to prevent the cows from running
OF. to it from behind while it is under head.
way.
Year: 1866

shall pass any law imparing the obligation
of contracts" The State has not passed
such law. 1t is no enactment-it is
Tue organic law Of the whole land, which
every court both State and Federal, is


bound to observe. This being the law of
the country, and that law having altered
the conditions Of the contract by Destroy


ing the property of the debtor, can it en-.
force that contract against him to its full
extent. 1t has destroyed nine-tentbs Of
tie debtors property which was pledged
for the fulfillment of his contract, can It
therefore exact nine.tenths of his debt, thus
heaping upon him double Injustice? The
law is uniform, consistent principle
Chief Justice Coke declares it to be .the
perfection of reason" that treason is the
soul of the law" If the law, thon, has
broken the contract, is there any reason
why 1t should enforce its If the law, in
stead of abolishing slavery alone, had de-
clared all property abolished-lande, hou-
ses, stock, &C., would any one have then
charged the law with such absurdity as to
enforce the contract against the deb:ora
with what more Of reason can it enforce
the contract for the nine tenths of the prom.
erty actually destroyed Tue same high
authority, after declaring "reason to be the
soul OF the law" says "when the reason for
any particular law ceases SO does the law
itself" The reason heretofore existing why
the law should give judgment against the
debtor, was that the contract remaining
un'mpaired. the debtor refused or neglec-
ted TO comply with it; the law, therefore,
gave Judgment against him in behalf of
the creditor. But in this instance, the
contract IS broken, and the reason of the
law having in consequence, ceased, so does
the law itself by means-ef its own opera.
tion. The debtor pleads that it is no fault
OF his, but Of the law itself, and therefore
cannot, in its execution, do him the inius.
tice of destroying his contract, and still
force him to execute it. The creditor. it is
true, has right whether abstract or con.
crete, but he has no legal remedy; and
where there is no legal remedy, there is no
legal right. His appeal must be to the
same law which has violated the contract.
That law says it cannot exact the debt of
the debtor, unless it reinsates the contract
by returning 10 him it's basis, which it can
not do without ignoring its own existence
and authority. Hence the creditor must
lose that proportion of his claim equal to
the amount of property destroyed by the
law. SALIJDA
Year: 1866

The above is exclusive of the store rooms ice rooma
and baggage rooms which arranged IN each of tho
with ample capacity for the requirements Of
the service In addition the sent to the Pacific
are TO be fitted with cattle rooms upon the forward
guards in the those now running in that
service The passengers state rooms are spacious and
well ventilated.


The New York Mail Steamship Company, which has
capital OF S. 600 900 paid in with the privilege to in
crease It to 81 O00 OOo and surplus OF 81 900 oOo will
continue the line between New York and New Orleans
with the steamers VIII ich they will still own and others
which they will build.


This company win also run the line between New
Orleans and Aspinwa for which service they will build
two ships Of small size and well adapted to that trade
Year: 1866

advantages to be derived would not suffice to
compensate for the damages arising from con-
structing half mile of the road. We had sup
posed the measure shelved forever; but in
these efforts of its friends to keep the thing
alive we see the expiring throes-the last kick
of the gasping humbug. Those legislators
who show their contempt for public opinion
by keeping the concern any longer before the
Legislature should be remembered when the
time for reelection arrives.
Year: 1866

CoScow VALLEY, April %, 1866


EDITOR REcoRp :-Presuming that any
thing relating to the mineral resources Of Butte
county, would be regarded by you as an item
worthy of publication, and of interest to the
people generally. And knowing that the opin-
ion has prevailed to a considerable extent, that
the quartz mining interest was failure in this
county, and could never be revived, am in
duced to give you the resalt of my recent little
quartz mining operations; also expression to
the honest opinion that we have been living in
a dark age in this county. and that day is just
beginning to dawn npon the quartz mining in
terest.


Although my operations were conducted on
. small scale. the result was big, and is truth
and fact. A short time since business called
me to Mesilla Valley, where in consequence of
the late severe storm. was compelled to re-
main for several days. During the time. and
for want of other employment. made several
assays of rock from the Burnham ledge and
was perfectly astonished at the result. having



pearance of free gold, as high as five grains of
gold from two ounces of rock This by rough
calculation is about twenty-four hundred dol
lars per ton. In all the tests made l never
failed to obtain good prospect.


1t is singular that men will spend their time
money and health in seeking for wealth in fur
of regions. when without doubt there are
much better chances at home. Ii confidence
in the mineral resources OF our county could
be revived. it would give life and zest 10 every
department of business. Let our people quit
rearing and tearing through the brush,' as
they did in the golden days OF 40 and so. and
show up our mineral resources as equal if no,
superior to any on the Pacific slope.


Respectfully yours.


G. G. MARQUIS
Year: 1866

PLEASANT VALE, April Is, 1866.


Mr.. EDITOR old Hard Times is going
to talk on another subject this week, aud one
that ought 10 interest every man, woman and
child in the county and that is a road below
the deep snow line into and through Plumas
county. This road is needed very much and
ought to be made. | know of no better route
than the one pointed out by your correspond
ent, "Observer," r;G Yankee Hill, Concow
Valley, Flea Valley, and thence following the
dividing ridge to Little Rock Creek, at or
near North's; thence bearing south to Big
Rock Greek, where there is little difficulty,
but not so much but what can be overcome
From thence is low swag. through which
Rich Bar can be reached at less expense than
usually attends the construction of mountain
roads.


do not wish 20 intrude upon your space !;
but had not seen anything in your columns for
some time on the road question, and began to
think the thing was dying out. Now this is a
matter that ought to be kept constantly before
the people. Other sections of the county have
good roads, and here is practicable route for
one below the deep snow line, that can be
travelled at all seasons Of the year, to ard from
the rich but undeveloped country north of US
And shall it be like an island crag cleft from
the main? Have the people gone to sleep :?
Have the counties interested folded their arms
and said, "a little more sleep, little more
sumber p Come wake up! Arouse from
your lethargy, The garden wall is falling
down, and the cattle will soon be amoug your
vines and destroy your vineyard


l noticed some time since, an article in the
RECORD written by oue who styles himself
Sage" and who seems to think there can be
no road built on the proposed route along the
North Fork of Feather river. Now, Mr..
Editor, was raised iu billy and mountain
Gus country, and think know what it is to
build roads over rough sections. On the na-
tioual road over the Blue Ridge. in rising the
mountains ou the west side. you can travel a
distance of II miles aud then look back away
down 10 the chasm beneath, and see the place
where you began to ascend. Now | would
assure Mr.. Sage" that there is no place on
the proposed route from Oroville TO Rich Bar.
half as bad to build a road over as the one
mentioned Sage" says he is "49er," and
has Travelled over much of this country |
have not the least doubt of it; bat be has no
reason to speak of this proposed route as being
obstructed by deep gulches, high chapparal-
coverd mountains. aud promontories. which be
could neither ascend or descend or force the 9th
er jackass 10, and which caused every hair Oh his
terrified topkuot I'VE would assure Hard
Times" that Sage is perfectly bald 10 quake
like the leaf OF The trembling aspen on the ap-
preach Of storm.


Your humble servant,


HARD TINES
Year: 1866

AGRICULTURAL FAIR-It is stated that the
Trustees of the Northern District Agricultural
Society, met in Marysville on Wednesday. to
arrange for holding fair the present season.
As Butte county has no agricultural society
and our people are not likely to organize one
the present season. they will consult their in
terests best by giving all the encouragement
practicable to the District society. The
products of Butte county are unexcelled in
quality or quantity, and it is not policy to keep
them hidden under bushel, until they can be
smuggled into market.
Year: 1866

CoLUsA AMALGAMArIoN. - The refusal of
the County Clerk of Colusa county to issue
certificate for q white man to marry colored
girl, is an atrocious act of official imposition
for the practice of which he should be visited
with the extreme penalty of the Civil Rights
Law. Why should he take it upon himself to
deny the necessary certificate, and say they
shall not


''Walk in beauty like the night


OF cloudless cimes and starry skies


And all that's best of black and white


Meet in their aspect and their eyes,


at can't make a bit of difference


To either you or |,


He's bound to wed the yaller gal


Root Hog or die ~
Oh! Cousa Colusa!
Year: 1866

The next campaign will be one of
the most important which the people
OF Indiana have ever fought against
prescription, and error, and wrong.
Now, if ever, must the fruits of the
terrible war which we have suffered.
be secured beyond a peradventure.
The grave responsibilities growing out
of the situation are felt and appreci-
ated by all the people. In order that
they may be prepared to act under
standingly, there is a necessity for
cheap and rapid means of informing
themselves of the rapid events trans
piring from day to day in the political
world. 1t is with the design of doing
all in our power to meet this want that
we now propose to issue