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Year: 1866

MORE AWFUL THAN THE JUDGEMENT "a cele-
brated preacher Of the seventeenth century, in a
crowded audience, described the terrors of the
last judgment with such eloquence, pathos and
force Of action, that some of his audience not on
ly burst into tears but sent forth piercing cries,
as if the Judge himself had been present and was
about to pass upon them their final sentence
In the height of this excitement the preacher call
ed upon them to dry their tears and cease their
cries, as he was about to add something still more
awful and astonishing than anything be had yet
brought before them. Silence being obtained,
he addressed them thus: sin one quarter Of an
hour from this the emotions which you have just
now exhibited will be stifed the remembrance
of the fearful truths which excited them will
vanish you will return TO your carnal occnpa-
tions or sinful pleasures with your usual avidity,
and you will treat ell you have heard las tale
that is told.Y H f1eH . o99 - 5s8s
Year: 1866

gsg~ little girl near Milton, Pa, was sent
TO the field a few days since to carry a lunch TO
to the Geld hands, Remaining away longer than
was necessary, search was made for her when


she was found strangled to death by black


snake. The reptile had coiled itself several times
about her neck and had to be cut in two before


he would release his hold Ini igT a-4a7t
Year: 1866

T WOULD call the attention of my Country
il friends and customers to the new Stock OF
CHINA, GLASS AND QUEEN WARE, just
received and for sale AT THE LOWEST PRI-
CES FOR CASH. ssl.v 1s


The following are some of the articles which
may be always had of every quality, size and
Year: 1866

Five months passed away. ano during
that time they told me changed to a
joyous girl again, full as merry as Maud
had ever been, as Fred expressed it, "the
statue warmed into life" Charles Sum
ner was still with us, and during that
time the warm sympathy We felt forene
anothet ripencd into warmer and more
enduring affection. My brother express
ed his qualification at the result, and we
but waited the return of my father to seal
our happiness. At last he came with my
sister, aud the house seemed full of suu-
shine again


The same night Charlie asked permis-
sion Of father to make lisa his wise, which
Year: 1866

IN the manufacture of Yellow Metal Sheathiug. it


has been the universal practice hitherto as IL still
Is with other manufacturers. to mmerse the Sheets
after all rolling Is done, in an acid BATH The effect
sought and obtained by this process is to give the
metal the fine yellow color to which it its dis
tinctive name. '-el1rt


But this effect is, of necessity attended by results
Injurious to the metal The hard and highly polish
ed surface formed on the sheets by successive heat
ing and cooling and the action OF the rolls, is
moved and surface left in its stead-bright indeed
but rough, pimpled and unequally corroded and con-
siderably softer than the surface removed.


No one can doubt that any given sheet of sheath
ing metal must be better with hard, smooth sur
face than with softer and rougher surface.


This improvement in the art of sheathng ships has
been secured by Letters Patent OF the United States
to the New Bedford Copper Company.


The composition of this metal Is exactly the same
as that OF the yellow Muntz metal the sole differ
ence being in the surface finish. 1t is believed that
this is very important and will add months to the
wear of the metal.


The Bronze Metal is sold at the same price as Yell
low Metal =


Samples and mole particular description at the
Year: 1866

The subscriber respectfully informs the public that this
popular place Of Summer Resort is NOW OPEN for the REL
ception of Guests.


TleaccOnmodstions which he is prepared offer to ths
public are not those of Watering Place Hotel
in the county and his TABLE IS SUPPLIED WITH
EVERY DELl0A6Y of the place and season.


In vicinity Springs
Year: 1866

much surprise and not little comment
That was the apparent snubbing Of the ex-
army Chaplans of the city, some ofwhom,
notwithstanding this, were present to hon
or the heroic dead. The property of en-
pIoy ing the services of our honOrably dis
charged army Chaplians on this particular
occasion is so manifest that all must have
been astonished to see them almost ignored,
while men who had not seen service took
conSpicous parts. Such treatment could
not bc otherwise than exceedingly mortify-
ing To- our resident ministers who went to
the field and did their duty there.
Year: 1866

Thou Especially the lsdles) ehalt love
the printer, tor he loveth you muchly.
Thou shalt subscribe for his paper,
for he seeketh much to obtain the news
of which you remain ignorant,


If a business man thou shalt advertise
that thus thy profits may enablee the not
only to pay for thy paper, but ''put
money in thy purse
Thou shalt not visit him regardless OF
his office rules--in deranging the paper.


Thou shalt not touch anything that
would give him trouble-that he may
not hold thee guilty.


Thou shalt not read the manuscript in
the hands of the compositors-tor he
will not hold the blameless.


Thou shalt not read the news before
it is printed, for he will give it to you in
due time.


Thou shalt ask him few questions o.
the affairs of the office.


Thou shalt not write communications
on both sides of the paper, for the edlto'
needeth the other side to write his edit
orials upon Columbus Sun.
Year: 1866

The Nashville Press end Times reports
an interesting conversation which re-
Gently occurred between a Mississippi
planter and rebel soldier of Tennessee.
The planter was declaiming against the
new franchise law by which rebels are
prevented from voting in Tennessee,
whereupon the soldier replied as follows:


81 can't blame the Legislature for
acting as ii did. 1t did nothing but
what we intended to do had we won the
fight in place Of the Yankees. If we
had held Tennessee we would not have
allowed Union men to vote or hold
office, and there is no sense in my abus-
ing others for doing to Inc what l had
fully determined to do to them had
circumstances been different. l don't
deny that it is pretty rough to be denied
vote, but still it Is the fate of war, and
I know that we Contederates were de-
termined to distranchise all who were
against us. We have no business at al
to complain"
Year: 1866

FUN AT HoNiE,-Don't be afraid of a
little fun at home, good people! Don't
shut your house lest the sun should fade
your carpets and your hearts lest q
hearty laugh, shakes down some of the
musty old cobwebs there If you want
to ruin your sons, let them think that all
mirth and social enjoyment, must be left
on the Threshold without, when thew
come in at night. When once home
Is regarded as only a place to eat drink
and sleep in, the work is begun that ends
IN gambling houses, and reckless degre,
datlon,- Young people must have fun
and relaxation somewhere if they do
rot flnd 1t at their own hearth,stones,
it will be sought at other and less profit.
able places. Therefore let the fire burn
brightly at night, and make homestead
delightful with all those little arts that
parents so perfectly understand, Don't
repress the buoyant spirits of your
"h'larnr. halt an hour of merr;mor+
round the lamp and firensln. n.o'rlnea, ..r.e.a,
blots out The remembrance of many q
care and annoyance during the day, and
the best safeguard they can take with
them into the world is the influence of Q
bright little domestic sanctum.
Year: 1866

JOSH BILLINGS favors the world with
brief essay on dogs -


dogs in q lump are useful, but they
are not always profitable. The Nus
foundlin dog IS useful to save childien
from drowning, but you have got to have
pond of water and children running
around kareless, or else the dog amt
profitable. There amt nothing made
boarding a Nufoundlin dog. Rattearri-
/ ers are ustul to kitch rats but the rats
amt profitable after you have kitched
them. The shepherd dog IS usful 10
drive sheep but fyou have to 60 and
buy a flock Of sheep, and pay more than
they are wuth, jist to keep the dog bizzy
the dog amt profitable, not much
Lap dogs are very useful, but if you
don't hold them in your lap all the time
they amt profitable at all. The coach
dog is one of the most useful dogs
know of, but you have got to have q
coach (and that isn't always pleasantly OF
you can't realize from the dog. Thus
we sec that whilo dogs are general,
useful, there are times when they ami
generally profitable.
Year: 1866

ATTRIBUTE the little l know to my
not having been ashamed to ask for
information, and to my rule of cOn>
versiug with all descriptions of men on
those topics that form their own peculiar
professions and pursuits.-Locke.
Year: 1866

SEEING THRouGH WATER. Currents
in the very bed of a river, or beneath
the surface of the sea, may be watched
by an arrangement that smugglers used
in tho old day. They sank their con,
trabapd cargo when there was an alarm,
and they searched for it again by the
help of so called marine telescope
1t was nothing more than cask with a
plate of strong glass at the bottom ---
The man plunged the closed end few
inches below the surface, and put his
head into the other end, and then, he
saw clearly into the water. The glare
and confused reflections and refactions
from and through the ripple surface Of
the sea were entirely shut ont by this
oontrivance. Seal hunters still use it
With this simple apparatus the stirring
lite OF the sea bottom can be watched at
leisure and with great distinctness So
far as this contrivance enables men to
sec The land under the waves movements
under water closely resemble movements
under air. Sea weeds, like plants, bend
before the gale: fish, like birds, keep
their heads to the stream, and hang
poised on their fins: mud clouds take
the shape Of water clouds in air-impede
hight, cast shadows, and take shapes
which point out the directions in which
currents flow, 1t is strange, at first, to
hang over boats side, peering into a
new world. And the interest grows
There is excitement in watching big fish
swoop, like hawks. out OF their sea weed
forest, after . white fly sunk to the trees
tops 10 tempt them, and the fight which
follows is better fun when plainly seen.
Some one has suggested plate glass
windows in the bottom of boat; it
would bring men and fish face to face;
and the habits OF the latter could be
leisurely watched.
Year: 1866

dare TO stand forth in your defence.
when detractlon is secretly aiming its
deadly weapon at your reputation ?
Will he acknowledge you with the
same trienlyd ttention, in the compa.
ny of your superiors in rank and for
tune, as when the claims of pride do
not interfere with those of friendship?
If misfortune and losses should oblige
you to retire into q walk of life in
which You cannot appear with the
same liberality as formerly, will he
still think himself happy in your soci-
ETY., and, instead of withdrawing him.
self from an Improbable connection,
take pleasure in protesting himself
your friend, and cheerfully assist you
TO support the burden Of your aflic-
tions! When sickness shall call you
TO retire from the gay and busy scenes
OF the world, will he follow YOU into
yonr gloomy retreat, listen with AT
tention to your 'talc OF symptoms"
and administer the balm of consolation
TO yonr tainting spirits And lastly,
when death shall burst asunder every
earthly tie, will he shed tear upon
your grave and lodge the dear remem-
brance Of your mutual friendship in
his heart?
Year: 1866

Some time ago Il boy was discovered
in Ciairborn street, evidently bright
and intelligent, but sick. A man who
bias the feeling Of kindness strongly
developed went TO him, shook him by
the shoulder, and asked him what he
Was doing there .


Waiting tor God to come for me"
said he.


"W hat do YOU mean said the gen
tleman, touched by the pathetic tone
of the answer and the condition of the
boy, in whose eye and flushed face he
saw the evidences of fever.


"GOd sent for mother and father and
little brother" said he, "and took them
away to His home up in the sky, and
mother told me when she was sick
that God would take care of me, [
have no home, nobody to give me any
thing, and so | came out here, and
have been looking so long up in the
sky for God to cone and take care, of
me, us mother said He would. lie will
come, won't he? Mother never told
me u liz"


'Yes, my lad," said the man overs
come with emotion, "He has sent me
to take care of you"


You should have seen his eyes fash
and the smile of triumph break over
his face as he said "Mother never
told me lie, sir, but. you have been SO
long on the way"


What Il lesson of trust, and how this
incident shows the effect of never de-
ceiving children with tales
Year: 1866

Concerning the man you call yonr
friend; tell me, will he weep With you
in the house of distress? Will he faith
fully reprove you to your face for &C,
tions which others are ridiculing and
eensuring behind your back ? Will he
Year: 1866

THE DISPATCH ON THE RAILRoADs.-Messrs
Cole & Turner deliver tho DiSpatch every morning
on all the railroad cars leaving Richmond and as
they are also our authorized agents to receive sub
scriptions to the Semi Weekly and Weekly Dis
mitch, our friends along the railroad routes can
avail themselves Of the messengers OF these enter
prisipg news dealers in forwarding their orders.
Year: 1866

TABLEAUx.-The ladies of the Oakwood
Memorial Association will give series OF
beautiful tableaux and charades ut Virgil
MIA Hall on Thursday night for the purpose
of raising funds for the objects Of the So
ciety. We feel that this announcement Is
sufficient to draw full house.
Year: 1866

ACCIDENT AT CHURCH.-We learn that
young lady, in descending the steps leading
from the Broad-street Methodist Church,
after the dismissal of the congregation on
Sunday morning, accidentally caught her
foot in her dress, causing her to have very
severe fall. We did not learn the lady's
name nor the extent of her injuries, but
hope they are not serious.
Year: 1866

DAMAGE To THE DoCK.-Forty or fifty
feet of the wall of the ship dock nearly
opposite Twentieth street, from some cause
not known to us, sunk out of sight last
Sunday afternoon, carrying away about
five feet in width of the street along the
whole length of the sunken wall.
Year: 1866

A CONCERT AT TRINITY CHUCH.-We in
vite attention to the notice In our adver~
tising columns of concert which Is TO
come off this evening at Trinity Church.
The object will commend itself to the pub
lie, and there is nothing more attractive
than a good concert.
Year: 1866

INTERESTING TO DRINKING MEN.-Some
temperance writer says: 1t is not generally
understood in medical circles that persons
who are not addicted to strong drinks are
the only ones that can reckon on escaping
the cholera. Drunkards are the men at
tackled they never recover. In Tifis,
Georgia, ASIA every drunkard is dead.
During the last visitation Of cholera in New
York. out of two hundred and four cases
only six were temperate people. In AL
bany. out of five thousand temperate men


only two are known to have been attacked
during the last visitation Of the cholera.
Year: 1866

sr. Marks FAIR will not take place for
several days yet. We shall announce the
time and place as soon as definitely Fixed.
The ladies have been greatly encouraged
by contributions from their friends here
and in Baltimore, and will present large
array of ornamental and useful articles,
and some novelties, which promise to be
exceedingly attractive. M Is
Year: 1866

that had been made. He was gratified to
find the Richmond association in such a
prosperous condition, and composed of
such efficient members. His remarks were
warmly applauded, and at their conclusion
the German salutation of "Gut HeiP' was
given with will.


In response to.a toast, the Vice President
of the Harmonic Society also made O
speech in German, which was well received
and loudly applauded.


At four o'clock the company sat down 10
n sumptuons dinner, the tables having been
tastily arranged under the shade of the
trees. After the removal Of the cloth the
usual amount of toast-drinking and speech
making was indulged in.


Still later in the afternoon the Turner's
gave a gymnastic entertainment on the
lawn, which was witnessed by at least two
thousand persons. At the conclusion OF
this exhibition, sounds of music were again
heard in the large pavilion, which was soon
filed with merry dancers. And thus the
hours sped rapidly away, for


- A summers day will seem an hour but short,


Being wasted in such time -beguiling sport.


The days festivities wound up with a
grand ball, which was kept up till the small
hours of the morning. And thus closed a
very pleasant entertainment, nothing oc-
curing to mar the festivities.
Year: 1866

A LOCOMOTIVES RUNNING VIDA singular oc-
currence took rlace on Saturday morning at the
junction of the Western Maryland with the
Northern Central railway. The locomotive Mo-
nocacy'' of the Western Maryland railroad was
on the track of that road, as usual, ready to
back down for the passenger train of said road
which goes from the city with the mail train, and
cuts loose from said train below the junction.
BY some mistake on the part of the switch ten
der at the junction the switch was left open, and
the mail train, running at her usual and fast
speed entered the track of the Western Maryland
railroad The engineer and fireman of the West
ern Maryland railroad locomotive seeing the
danger made every effort to start the engine and
get out of the way, but the distance and time
being short they could not get the engine start
ed in time to prevent a collision, and therefore
left her to her fate. The concussion was so great
that the bolt coupling the tender with the engine
was throw out and one safety chain broken, the
tender being but slightly injured. The engine
bounded off, with but one single chain connect
ing The tender with the engine, the engineer and
fireman. with others Immediately followed on
foot. The locomotive was soon at speed of
forty miles per hour, and having full furnace
of wood there was no telling where she would he
brought mp. She passed two very short curves
on the road at fearful rate of speed, much TO
the wonderment of all along the route, not know
ing what the wild freak meant. One of the pro-
visions of the charter of the Western Maryland
Railroad Company is that the whistle is to be
sounded or the bell rang at all road crossings, but
it has not been ascertaned that this locomotive
complied strictly with this provision. 1t was for
tunate that the pumps were on at the time as the
cold water pumped into the boiler had benefi-
cient effect in arresting her wild career. The
cold water having arrested her progress, she was
found seven miles up the road, and strange TO
say, near the water station where she had been
accustomed to get her supply. When found
colored man was occupying the seat of the en-
gneer, with his fiddle, and was entertaining HIM
self and the locomotive with the tune of sJohn
Browns Soul is Marching On.r He had not
mechanical skill sufficient to shut of the valve,
and the steam getting up again by the stoppage,
she was about starting again on her wild course
as the engineer approached, seeming to fear
reprimand from her master for thus uncermoni-
ously leaving him; but the colored man said she
should not move a peg, and had, as be said,
nscotched" the wheels with wood from the ten
der. Had it not been for the pumps being on,
she would have run into the freight train east,
which was only four miles distant. The engine
and iof the Northern Central Railway were
bat slightly broken, and fortunately no passen-
gers were injured. San. 1Isa y8ad 9daat
Year: 1866

ADVERTISERS are liberal traders. We make
it rule to give our patronage to such men
as are liberal minded enough to advertise
their wares, and we are satisfied from long
experience that it is one of the best rules OF
business economy. With this in mind We
advise our readers to read the advertisement
in Our columns to-day of Ward-and when
in want of Shirts or Furnishing Goods to
try Ward, for We are satisfied he can sell
cheaper than any other house in San Fran
cisco.
Year: 1866

Res0lrcd That
this Convention
does most heartily
indorse the AMERl-
CAN FLAG. as a news
paper true. energet-
ic and reliable for
its advocacy of the
great measures and
principles Of the Tn
ion party in this
State ; and that We
do hereby commend
it to the confidence
and support of all
loyal men.--Resoiu-
tions Of Union
State ConpenfioD.
Year: 1866

THE FLAG is TO be trusted asa
true Union paper without deceit
which no motive orinterest can
turn from its course and which
cannot be swayed by favor or in
timidated by threat. It's first
class journal, and ought TO re-
ceive the hearty support of the
true Union men of San Francis
co and the interior,-Stockton
Year: 1866

THE AMERICAN
FLAG is the ablest.
truest and most fear
less defender of the
Union cause in this
State. There is no
other paper that can
compare with it in
any respect. Iti in
dependent of cliques
cabals and factions.
-Neuuda Gazette
Year: 1866

Having established myself in San Fran,
cisco in order to have facilities for supplying
my store with the latest arrivals of Goods
from the East l venture 10 say that there is
not as complete stock of Spring and Sum-
mer goods in the county as there is in my
store. l shall continue to keep it we'll sup
piled with the latest and most desirable kind
o. goods Particular attention will be paid
to the selection of such articles in the San
Francisco market, as some of my customers
would see proper TO order, if in the store
they cannot be suited


Very grateful for past tavors, will here
with solicit that share of patronage hereto
fore bestowed upon me- and shall assure those
who will favor me with call that
Year: 1866

A Coon DEclsIoN.--The English
lords of the bench decided at West
minister, about q month ago, that it
was principle Of common law, that
a counsellor, in questioning wit
ness, should address him in ordinary
tones, and in language Of respect
such as is employed by gentleman
in conversation with another; that
such lawyer has no right to question
the private business or moral charac-
ter of witness, any further than it
is apparent they absolutely affect his
reliability OR touch the case in hand
and that a witness is not bound to
answer questions put to him in an
insulting manner.
Year: 1866

nag A man tried in Dumfries be-
fore the Sheriff and jury, accused
of the theft Of some garments from .
farm.steading, was defended by Q local
practitioner with so much success that
the jury returned q verdict Of "not
proven" To the surprise of his
agent, the prisoner seemed by no
means in hurry to quit the dock Of.
ter hearing the verdict. The man of
law went up to him, informed him
that he had been acquitted, and was
at liberty to go away, but still the
fellow kept his seat. A second time
he was reminded that he was no
longer a prisoner, but he remained
immovable. At length as the court
had nearly been emptied of the peo-
pie who had been present during the
| trial, including the witness in the
| case, the prisoner whispered to, the
counsel:


ssThe fact is, man, ! burst na gang
sooner have on the pair of trous>
ers that was stolen"


The prisoner had been placed in
the dock in the clothes in which he
had been apprehended to enable the
witnesses more readily to identify him.
Year: 1866

am prepared to furnish Patent Corn Planters,
that with one man and mule will perform asmucn
work as I'VE nep, and three mules In the ordinary
way.


The old patrons ofW. T. TUNNARD are invited
to renew their former patronage, as the former
proprietor will be found at the establishment TO
attend to his old as well as new customers


All work will be guaranteed, and special atten'
tinu will he maid to