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Year: 1867

AN UNRoMANTIC ELoPEMEET.-lt has
been long time since We have been able
to embellish our local columns with first
class item Of romance, and vigilantly has
our d" local" looked for anything that could
be so worked up. On yesterday he got
wind Of an affair, which he eagerly ferreted
out, in the brave hope that column OF IN
tercsting matter would be the result. But
he was disappointed, for there was so little
of love about the affair that it was almost
divested of its interest; on the contrary,
it was an absence Of love that occasioncd
il. 1t appears that one George W. Shep-
pard and his wife, Sarah i. Sheppard, were
ioined in holy bonds Of mstriInony-itm mat
tiers not how long ago-and though they
uned each other passing well, it has since
been shown that it were better for both
had they trod different paths in life. The
husband, it is true, did nothing that a
wife could complain Of, bat Sarah not
being oyer-burdened with love for her
spouse, needed something more than the


cold offices of afiectionate regard to re-
mind her of her duty towards him. In the
mean time, one Jesse Newton, appeared
to make her still more forgetiul OF her
Office as wife, and ere long her husband
saw sufficient cause wherelor to reprimand
and warn his better-half. This she could
not and would not stand; SO early next
morning she left her husbands roof with
Jesse Newton; not so much that she loved
the latter as that she did not love the for
mer. The conclusion Of the affair was
that the wronged husband got out a war
rant for Newton, which was placed IN the
hands of Special Constable Pollard. He
found the erring wife at Q house IN the
county but her ternptcf had fled. The
constable was soon, however, on his tracks,
and we expect ere this he Is in the hands
of Justice.
Year: 1867

1.-THE earis panied,


The sonl is sick with every days report


OF wrong and outrage with wmch earth Is


filled"


That a preacher may and should be a
literary man no one will deny, and it will
be happy collateral advantage Of the
Richmond Eclectic if the gentlemen who
controlit shall succeed in increasing among
professional men, generally, taste for po-
lite literature. 1t has been remarked that
in our country the gentlemen of the law,
of medicine, and of divinity, are too often
exclusively addicted to their own books,
and pay too little regard to that general
knowledge and refined cultivation Of taste
which would render them so much more
acceptable to the intelligent classes, and
add SO very much to the effect of their
public addresses, as well as to the fascina-
tions and the usefulness Of their colloquial
intercourse.


Without going into detail as to the
merits of the sixteen articles contained in
this number OF the Eclectic, we remark
that there is about the first, the "Vision
of Cagliostro,"a singular fascination, which
fully iustiies its reproduction from ma
gazine so old as Blackrood of October,
Is47, as explained by the editors. "The
Beeches of Old England" has the freshness
which its name indicates, with some rare
and touching historical illusions to the
practice Of cutting peoples names n'ths
Year: 1867

The letter of Col. DAN RICE, which we
print this morning deserves the careful con.
sideration of the public. His honestyis pro-
verbal among all who know him, and his
opportunities for observing the Southern
feeling have been such as to give much
weight to his report, and his candid opinion
is Of more value than that of interested poll
ticians
Year: 1867

The very beautiful musical drama of the
"Child of the Regiment is to be repeated
tonight, in accordance with a general desire
Of the public. 1t was produced last night in
excellent style
Year: 1867

fday night We sent a special re-
prepare a statement of the pro.
Of the common council. That
dlgnifed body demeaned them
very boisterous manner and
ke up in great confusion. As our
ldnot turn up for a long time we
feel anxious for his fate. Last
Feyer, he came into the Office
ymuch fatigued, threw the fol-
En on the table, and Immediately
rlthout word of explanation:


Terrible Horrible Story.
Year: 1867

PROGRESS OF THE VISTA correspond
ent of the Cincinnati Gazette writes


Seyenty-three years ago the first boat
started from Cincinnati up the river. 1t was
bullet proof, equipped with two cannon and
small arms The round trip to Pittsburg
was made in about four weeks. At that
time the Queen City was a mere military
post, which three years afterwards only con-
tanned five hundred inhabitants. Pitfsburg
a little nest of unclean birds, built
away up in the forks of this great highway
of nature, and between these two points
a wilderness stretched on either side of the
river, whose wild grandeur was only en- pha-
sized by the two three dots which had
been made by the forerunners of the coming
civilization. Seventy-three years elapse and
Fort Washington, with population of two
or three hundred, is Cincinnati. with pop
ulation of 25O, 600 Pittsburg is no longer
nest, but it is a great city, whose breath of
smoke and thousand tongues of fame heat
the very atmosphere that surround il the
two or three dots of civilization between
these points have multiplied into q hundred
and ten thriving cities and villages. all ual
plating with the industry of q free and
prosperous people. The steamers that nov
ply the river. could they all be brought TO-
gether, would make floating city IN which
hundred thousand people could dwell in
Year: 1867

ana last but not least, Boarding Clubs
wkereat is to be obtained that never fail
ing article, supposed to contain eyer,
known ingredient or substance, dose o
two of which is the sovereign st thin;
on earth for the banishnrnt of appe
tite, it is. commonly knownas Hash: -
shades of rat, dog, &c, we greet ye.


I'is remarkable though what an amour
of it man will stand after becoming uset
to it, but it is like an old line democra
drinking good liquor, lit goes wonderful,
agin the grain" at first.


My opinion of the town can not be bet
ter expressed than in the language of /;
fellow student, ''The first reflection of :
stranger upon entering the Focus is the
superfuous number of persons in it. y
The first care Of a student upon arriving
here, is to find "a ROOM So like the
rest sailed forth from my hotel the morn
ing after my arrival to find erlodgings
and found strange state Of affairs pre-
valling. Boarding for gent, four dollars
week; for gent and lady, nine dollars,
and for gent, lady and babe, (the latter
eating nothing ten dollars; from which
one must infer, first, that the female
Michigander is, as a general thing, more
voracious than the male, and secondly,
that total abstinence is a virtue too ex-
penslve to be much practiced hereabouts.
For one room the rent was twenty shil-
lIngs week because it was near the Uni
versity; for another twenty shillings be-
cause at convenient distance from the
University for another twenty shillings
because there was well in the front
yard and for another twenty shiHings
because it was not encountered with any
such nuisance. IKE reasons were multi
fariolis and contradictory, but all led to
the one conclusion Of twenty shillings
with uniformity truly remarkable. /
chose one at "a convenient walk distant
where l may be found at the date OF
writing.


Notwithstanding the magnanimity
which induces the citizens of this place to
admit that New York and Chicago would
be places of considerable importance if
not so far removed from Ann Arbor
am forced to admit that about the only
business done here is to feed and lodge
the students. In fact were the Cniversi-
to move from this place the town must
necessarily move after it or die u natural
death. With its eight thousand inhabi-
tants and its railroad facilities, it does
not do much, If any more than moiety
OF the business done in Manitowoc.
As it is about Lecture time | will close
with request. or rather a couple OF
them, the first Is, that since I car t keen
house without it, you send me the TRI-
BUNE till the close of the term which will
be the last of March the second that
you post me on locals by means of a
brief now and then. By box is No.
l349 Remember me to all friends in
Manitowoc. Believe he as ever,


Fr;nornally yours,


j. L. Nc VI.
Year: 1867

If there is anything in the world which
we admire it is true physical development


Our American people are by far too eff
Terminate; too much inclined to enjoy the
luxury of quiet and repose. This leads
to a reduction of the muscular system to
such an extent that mans strength
his pride, his bcauty-all deserts him.
The cultivation of muscle for the base
use of pugilism merely, is outrageous,
barbarous and brutal, but when man,
who labor IN life is such that no physi-
cal culture is necessary, takes hold of
work during his leisure hours and
strengthens his physical powers until he
is capable of protracted and violent exer-
ton, he is worthy of all praise and ad-
mration. Weston, who is now on his
little walk from Portland to Chicago, is a
lero We hope he will win the prize
for which he is walking, though 100
miles In twenty-four hours is long tramp
especially when a man has walked forty
miles the day previous As we under
stand it this walk is being made to show
the wonderful endurance of which the
human frame is capable, and if this will
stimulate others to improve their condi-
ton by heavy exercise the world will be
made better. Some daily papers, that
send reporters hundreds of miles to write
histories Of prize fights, don't like this
effort of Weston's. They say he is
throwing away his time while thus cult
waiting muscle. Wewould like to ask which
is the more honorable, acquiring strength
to batter a fellow creature all to jelly or
acquiring strength by peaceful walk
aero IS the country? How careful some
men are to have every moment spent in


saving wood" or something of similar
nature We don't argue that man
should do no useful work, but we do be-
lieve that man can have suitable recrea-
ton and live longer and better for it.
Again we say, success to Weston
Year: 1867

The Chicago Post says Gen. Dix S
famous order-''1f any man tears down
the American flag shoot him on the
spot requires enforcing liz the loyal
State of Kentucky.


Some exultant rebel tore down the
Stars and Stripes from the flagstaff, of
the Agricultural College in Lexington.
The flag was found in the street with a
notice pinned thereon to the effect that
no negro bureau flag would be allowed to
wave over the institution in question
Such an outrage pcrpctrated during the
war would have consigned the scouudrcl
guilty OF it to the cell Of military prison
Is the "banner of beauty and glory" any
less sacred now than it was then, or is a
rebel allowed to do that il the name of
Democracy which he would not dare to
do in behalf of secession when the rebel
lior was 1T It's height? We may natural
ly expect to hear next that the Stars and
Bars float in triumph from this unrecon-
sfructetl flagstaff.
Year: 1867




A Washington special of the 18th,
gives this account of the recent serenade
to the President:


As heavy farce as was ever enacted
came OFT tonight in the shape of a sere-
i made to the President, to congratulate
him upon the recent victories of the de-
mocracy.


notwithstanding that the most exten
slve arrangements had been made, money
assessed, bands ordered out, troops given
furloughs, clerks appealed to, and work
men given time to get ready in, it w;ts ain
hour after the time when two brass bands;
ordered out from the Twelfth and Fifth
reglmental headquarters, accompanied by
the flags and guidons of the regiment,
and one battalion of soldiers, accompanied
by thousand or two men and boys,
burning Roman candles and firing rockets,
surrounded the White House as one vast
mob; pushing in every direction the
double line of soldiers and policemen who
had been stationed around the building
as Dickets. In about fifteen minutes the
crowd had swelled to about five thousand
and the noise and tumult
was so great that the music of the bands
upon the portico was entirely drowned,
and the glare of blue lights all through
the crowd caused an odor and an appear
ance Of pandemonium broke loose.


Mr.. johnson exhibited himself at the
front window several times, but no notice
was taken of him. A passage being
finally opened to the front door, the band
struck up


"The heart bowed down,


from the opera of the Bohemian Girl,
and the President came out and was
rapidly showed to the front of the railing,
when one of the district officers read
something from a paper, MIR. johnson
then commenced to read from another
piece of paper. This pantomime was
witnessed by many. but was understood
by no one. It is safe to say that not ten
persons heard dozen consecutive words
of his speech. His voice was very weak
and his delivery SO bad that he would
repeat continually.


He soon turned around and went in
| without any cheering, and nothing but
ribald jests and profanity all around. No
public man was at his side, none were in
the crowd 1t was some time before the
crowd could be convinced that the show
was over, and they moved slowly away
| to the music Of bands, and cannonading
from number Of batteries stationed
around the city


| About half an hour afterward the
Georgetown delegation, headed by a
| military band, came up. 1t consisted of
twenty six quartermaster S employees with
out any colors, and All old broom as their
banner. They marched around the
White House, and then made bee-linc
for their homes.
Year: 1867

That was very chivalrous affair that
occurred at Baltimore on Thursday. Two
young men, armed cap a pie, meet a
man who is walking along the street with
his wife upon his arm, draw pistols and
deliberately shoot at him, one shot TAX
ing effect in his arm and the other mis-
sing him altogether. He essays to return
the fire, but his wounded arm will not
perform its Office; and about this time
it seems to have occurred to some one
that the affair should be stopped, and
the assailants were actually arrested and
taken into custody.


The parties to this little transaction
were John and Douglas Wise, son and
nephew of Henry A. Wise, of the first
part, and f. A. Pollard, the southern
historian, of the second part. 1t will be
recoliected that this man Pollard has
turned two books loose upon the people,
Leutenants. Both these works are
utterly sophomorical and absurd, and as
laudatory of treason and all its imps as
the English language would admit; but
it befell that they did not commend them
selves to Henry A Wise, either because
that worthy has some remnant of literary
taste, or because of some crime of COM
mission or omission with respect to him
self. At all events, Henry A. wrote a
letter, in which he expressed the great
truth concerning the last named book,
that it is insuferable trash Mr. Pollard
replied, and his reply WAS the provocatlon
of the assault by the scions of the house
of Wise.


SO far as Mr.. Pollard himself is con-
cerned, he Is not a man to draw very
heavily on our sympathies. We are not
sure that he is the Pollard who commit
ted brutal assault upon correspondent
of the New York Times, some two years
since, but he is an equally good specimen
of rebel blackguard and ruffian.


But mark the chlvalry of the affair
Two young men attacking with deadly
weapons man considerably past the
prime of life /; add to this the presence
of the victim wife, and we have a pic
ture of chivalry such as the pen of Scott
or Freissart has never drawn. Sentinel.


Yes, and add to the above the unseen
ly haste which cold Governor Wise man
ifested in hanging crazy OLD John Brown.
and you make the picture still more
wonderful.
Year: 1867

The Philadelphia Post holds forth on
the subject of the incompetency of the
city police, and instances nine policemen
who On, a Sunday evening were drinking
and nanny for their refreshments. The
latter fact is certainly an evidence Of TN
Familiarity with the Service
Year: 1867




Making the aggregate amount of taxes col
lected within this city during the last year.
for the support of the State and Municipal
Government, the sum of So ,0403 % in which
amount is not included the United States In
ternal Revenue Tax collected here within the
same year, which reaches, as am informed by
COL Scott the sun of 500 900


While we must be fully determined to not
incur any unnecessary expenditure, and to
frown down and foil any attempt made by any
person to overreach the city on account of any
claim against the same, it is also our duty to
provide sufficient revenue for all necessary and
legitimate purposes, by tair, proportonate,
and EQUAL taxaIlou OF all citizens aud business.
+ By the existing laws all real property in this
State must be valued biennially, for the pur-
pose of assessment and taxation. The last
valuation was made in 1865 consequently
rev valuation must be made this year. Much
care and judgement, and strict compliance
with The law, are necessary in performing the
duties appeTtainng to this branch of the pub
lie service, aud hope that the present assessor
in entering upon the discharge of his duties,
will see to it, that all property is proportionate-
lv assessed according to its real market value !;
for it is fact rot to be denied that formerly IN
great many instances, some of the most valu-
able property was assessed at only about one
tenth or eight of its real value, whereas,
properly ranging in market value from $3O0 TO
81 600 was generally assessed at one half of Its
value, thereby imposing an unjust burden upon
those of our citizen who are least able to bear It,


From the foregoing statement, you will per-
csive that the amount of license money paid by
showmen. minstrels, &C., did not exceed the
paltry sum of $l74 during the year. have,
Year: 1867

C1entLefnen OF the Common Council:


By the Charter it is made the duty of the
Mayor, among other things, "to communicate
in writing, once year, such information as he
may deem necessary" In the discharge of this
duty, will first direct your attention to the
finances of the city, and those Of the several
wards. By the report Of the Finance Commit
tee, it appears that on the 9Th day of April last,
there were in the hands of the Treasurer balan-
ces belonging to the respective funds named be-
Ill
Year: 1867

"A Chicopee lMass.) correspo1 dent,
in noticing some weeks since new hearse
in that town, said it was of such rich
and rare workmanship as almost to Tempt
one to wish for ride" The first time
it was used it was to convey his remains
to the depot in that village.
Year: 1867

\ man in Il West Virginia county
was recently elected 4 school trus-
tee, who could neither read or write.
Ii was incumbent on him to take a
census of all the children in his dis
trict; he. could not write--how
should he do it? Their names he
could not give, but he could give
the number and the sex, by an in
genious method of his own. He
filled his breeches pockets with red
and white beans, and when he came
I, boy, he registered him by put
ting a red bean in one side pocket
of his coat, and when to girl, BY
putting a white one in a pocket on
the other side; so, when he cot
through he could thus tell the num-
Der Of ''gals and boys" in his BALI
wick.
Year: 1867

FALL AND WINTER GOODS
Of the latest fashions and BEST quality, in
yite the ladies who wish to make good bar
gains to call and examine them before pur-
chasing elsewhere. Encouraged by the
patronage VIC have received in the past we
are determined not to be out-donc. in the
future.


Custom work promptly attended to and
warranted to give satisfaction I'D
We are also agents for the ETNA SEW
ING MACHINE one of the best in the
world for families.


Don't forget, our store is in the Brick
Block over .Chapin,s Hardware store.
n17tfl CpEsco. Oct, sth 1867
Year: 1867

p, a..
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE NINTH
Judicial District of the State of California in
and for the county Of Shasta


Dennis ii. Dunn James Kcmpt, Romane
Cook (alias Romainc Remilard) and John Bucher,
former partners in business under the name, firm
and style of James Kempt Cook Co.


Action brought in the District Court of the Ninth
Judicial District Of the State of California, in and
for the county of Shasta and the complaint filed in
said county of Shasta, in the Office of the Clerk of
said District Court.


The People of the Stats of california send greet
ing to James Kempt, Romaine Cook (alias Ro-
maine Remilard) and John Bucher, defendants.
You are hereby required to appear in an action
brought against you by the above named plaintiff
in the District Court of the Ninth Judicial District
of the State of afornia, in and for the county of
Shasta, to answer the complaint filed therein, with
in ten days exclusive of the day Of service after
the service on you of this summons, if served
within this county, if served out of this county
but within this Judicial District, within twenty
days; or if served of said district then within
forty days-or Judgment by default will be taken
against you according to the prayer of said com
plant.


The said action is brought TO recover the sum of
three hundred and eighteen 33-l0o dollars debt,
with interest thereon at the rate of per cent per
month from the 18th day of February, 1862, and
the further sum of sevenyfve 63l00 dollars of the
costs taxed in said Judgment, with legal interest
thereon from the 4th day of March, 1862; and you
are hereby notified that if you fail to appear and
answer said complaint as above required, the said
plaintiff will apply to the Court for the relief de-
manded in the complaint.


Given under my hand, and the seal of the


District Court of the Ninth Judicial


District of the State of California, in and
r.. al for the County of Shasta, this LIST day Of


March, in the year of our Lord one


thousand eight hundred and sixty


seven.


myl CHARLES McDONALD, CierK.
Year: 1867

MORNING. is so clearly indicative Of wo-
mans disposition as her manner of laughing
Whenever YOU hear one of those dry, harsh,
cackling sort of laughs, sounding more like
the hacking cough of consumptive than an
expression of glee, look out for that woman !;
she puts the broomstick to more than one use.
Then there are the gigglers; they are soft.
Never marry one Of them. They have been
known to even make mistakes in their hus-
bands. If you want to die the hardest death
known to humanity at the present time, that
is, be talked to death, get one of those
women who, when they attempt to laugh,
only succeed in wrinkling up their faces
YOU can commit suicide in that way without
having any one know it. Ten chances to
one if she isn't blue stocking in the bar
gain. If you ever hear one of those silvery,
clear, merry, ringing laughs, as joyous as
the caroling of an uncaged bird, make for 1t.
That woman is q treasure. She will meet
YOU with a smile and kiss, when you come
home, even if you are-drunk. No matter
if she does have to do her own washing,
ironing, and cooking; let the baby be as
fretful as it will if she has scraped the
bottom of the flour barrel. you will hear no
word of complaint. But all of these are as
nothing compared with the one whose laugh
is low, musical and ripping, sweeter by far
than the notes of an EOlian harp. Such a
laugh always seems to us like the never
ceasiug bubbling of the fountain of heart
overflowing with happiness. Such woman
Is whole casket of gems. The eyes may be
the windows of the soul, but the laugh is its
music.