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Year: 1867

STUDIED DECEPTION. of the most blatant of
Radical papers, the Philadelphia Evening Express,
editorially informs it's readers that Returns from
Louisiana show that the people Of that State, by a
Contention" This is simply falsehood. The people
of the State of louisiana general thing, abStaned
from voting at the late election. An example that
has been followed throughout the South


The provisions of the Military Bill under which the
elections were held, merely provides that majority
of the number of voters registered must be poed to
secure convention. In this State the number of
negroes registered about doubled that of the whites
but even with this advantage, it narrowly escaped
defeat. Our Northern friends can rely upon the facts
that these conventions about to assemble in the South
merely the representation of the negro element Of
the population and in direct antagonism to the inter-
ests and principles of people. Being powerless
to help ourselves necessarily forced to resg
edly submit to what only be regarded gigantic
wrong. New Orleans Times,
Year: 1867

Just been opened in St. Louis, which is the first at
tempt of the kind in that city The amount of capital
stock is placed at fifty thousand dollars, which is dl
vded into shares twenty-five dollars each and each
shareholder is entitled to but one vote. Any working
man can become member by paying one dollar ad-
mission fee and ten per cent every share taken.
Goods sold only for cash. but members who not
indebted to the association may have goods charged
to the amount of onehaf the shares taken and paid
by them The prospects for the success of the enter
prise are pronounced very good.
Year: 1867

An elderly maiden who had suffered some disap-
thus defines the human race Mana
conelomerate mass of hair tobacco smoke, confusion,
conceit and calfskin. Woman-the waiter on the
aforesaid
Year: 1867

THE INGENUITY OF RAscALITY.-The Paris papers re-
veal style of theft by which jewelers. are victim
ised The professor of the ingenious device presents
himself in the shop of dealer in diamonds and pearls
and asks to see some small unset stones. He is well
dressed and colored spectacles The stones
laid before him, spread paper. Being very near
sighted bis glasses prove, he is obliged to bring his
eyes to the gems that he pick them up with
the tip of his tongue, and he keeps them in his mouth
until out of the shop. If he fears detection, which
seldom occurs he swallows his treasure-whence the
slang of "swallow-it-raw" given to this class of
artists by the thieves fraternity. One of them was
caught the other day. The diamond merchant, put
upon his guard by victim, said be had no small
stones, but would have large supply the next day.
policeman in waiting; the diamonds were laid
out upon paper previously impregnated with an ex-
tremely bitter drug, which, when the thief gave his


lick, acted so violently his sense of taste that he
was fan to reject what he had just taken. The police
man appeared and the "swallowit-raw" was taken in
the act.
Year: 1867

TIE HALFBEEED, BENT.-A paragraph has been
going the rounds in relation to the operation of one
Bent, who was said to be white man, educated at
West Point and who had joined the Indians and be-
come notorious for his brutality towards all the white
men falling into his hands. The following particulars
in reference to this Bent take from the Chicago
Post:


The Bent mentioned is probably the halfbreed son
of old Colonel Bent the famous trapper and Indian
trader. The scamp has undoubtedly been active in
melting the Indians to hostitcs; but that he is a
graduate of West Point, of any other institution
except that which Byron calls "Nature's good old
college," will be rare piece OF news for the FROM
tiersmen Bent pere, is fair specimen of the gene
ration of Indian traders. He married the favorite
daughter of the head chief of the Cheyennes and
monopolised the trade of that tribe for many years.
thereby amassing a large fortune About twelve
years ago he sent bis only daughter Mollie then a
bright little squaw Of ten years. Missouri to receive
the education of lady. She took very kindly to the
accomplishments of civiisation grew up very hand
some girl the belle OF Westport, and as her
father had expressed his intention to give her $780,
900 her wedding day, the handsome half-breed
lady did not lack for beaux, and has probably this
married into Missouri first family. Col. Bent's
Indian wife always accompanied her husband on his
semannual trips to the States for goods but never
could be induced to sleep under Il cvilised roof
come within sight of the settlements--not even 10
see her daughter. As for her son, she took entire
charge of his education, and brought him up in all
respects like Indian. The old trader, like most of
his class extremely fond of hre-water. AS soon
as his goods packed and the train under way he
was wont to indulge in regular spree, and when no
longer able sit his horse, his energetic squaw used to
bundle him into of the wagons, mount his pony
take command of the expedition and engineer the
train through to Fort Bent with entire The
old is said to be personally friendly to the govern
ment but has lost his influence the tribe of
which he is the nominal chief and no longer con-
troll the movements of his "young barbarian,' who
to find going upon the war path against the
whites very fascinating, profitable and safe amuse
ment.
Year: 1867

Last Wednesday the delegates elected by
the Union voters Of the County assembled in
Convention at The Court House, organized,
and nominated candidates for the various
County Offices. Nearly every precinct was
represented by the delegates elect in person
which was evidence that a lively interest was
felt in the result of the Conyntion and shows
the activity and enthusiasm prevailing the
ranks of the Union party of the County
The Convention, as body, was composed Of
intelligent and superior men but the organ
ization was BOT quite as smoothe and
perfect as that OF the Convention which net
here two years ago. However, the proceed
ings of Wednesdays Convention was har-
monious and no dissensions or exciting dis
cussions marred the general good feeling
which prevailed among the delegates. The
members of the Convention appeared to feel
that they were there for purpose and had a
duty TO perform for their party and for their
constituents and acted as though they meant
to perform that obligation without fear or
favor.


An unusually large number of candidates
were in the field for certain offices, but, to
their honor be it said, none of the defeated
aspirants exhibited any feeling of maignity
or expressed any sentiments of opposition to
their more successful opponents. Such a
spirit is right and ommendable and the men
who manifested it will be remembered on
! the occasion of some future Convention.
The ticket selected is an excellent one,
composed of good and competent men who
have fought together side by side and shoul-
der to shoulder with their Union fellow cit
izens in defense of Union principles, and in
opposition to the Copperhead and Secession
enemies Of law, order and common liberty.
1t is a ticket that every true Union man can
endorse and support without entertaining
any fears Of eventually regretting having
done so. That the entire ticket will be
elected there can be no doubt, but it will be
the duty of all Union men to endeavor to
secure its success by as large vote as poe
sible, in order that CopperheadS may be
efectually discouraged in the hope of
eventually recovering their lost power in
the County. Let the ticket chosen by the
representatives of the Union people of the
County be elected by a large and over whelm-
ing vote, and the feeble and wavering rem
nant of Copperhead and secession Democracy
will surrender all hopes of gaining control of
the County government, and will cease their
guerrilla warfare on Union men and Union
principles, and emigrate to a more congenial
cline
Year: 1867

SuIcIDE.-Several months ago A. G. Speck,
who resided at Quartz Hill, manifested strong
symptoms of insanity, and his friends, fearing
that he might do himself or somebody bodily
harm, brought him to town and had him
placed in Jail, where he was kept for few
weeks. While there he appeared to be
gradually recovering from his malady, and
was finally released and permitted to return
home On Saturday last neighbor went 10
his cabin, and was Mortified to find him lying
dead upon the floor, surrounded by pool OF
blood. On examination it was found that
the unfortunate man had shot himself by
placing the muzzle of a rife under his chin
and touching the trigger with the ramrod.
The ball passed out at the back of his head,
and went through the roof of the cabin. On
being notified of the occurrence, Coroner
Lynch empanneled q jury and held an in
quest on the body, when verdict was rem
dered in accordance with the above facts.
Deceased was about Al years of age, and a
native of Pennsylvania.
Year: 1867

LOOK AT HIM.. B. Potter. who has been
lately making himself very busy in eirculat-
ing false and slanderous reports and inuen-
does in regard to the business and character
of several citizens of this town, and boasting
of his ability and determination to carry his
own favorite points, and sweep everything
before him, presented his name before the
County Convention last Wednesday, and
desired to be elected delegate to the State
Convention, for the purpose Of casting his
vote for j. NJ. Avery for State Controller.
He received just ten votes out OF sixty-two.
The result shows the amount of Mr.. Potter s
influence, and should have tendency to cool
off his ambition to carry on the political
and local affairs of Shasta county. Ten
votes. Truly the mountain has labored and
brought forth mouse-a very diminutivc
rodent
Year: 1867

Ifthe reader of this paper lives
another year, his self.conscious
principles will have migrated from
his present tenement to another,
the new materials Of which are not
yet put together. A portion ofthe
body which is to be, will ripen in
the corn of his next harvest. An
other portion of his future person
he will purchase, or others will pur-
chase for him. headed up in the
form of certain bar rels of potatoes.
A third fraction is yet to be gather
ed in the Southern rice fields. The
limbs with which he is then to walk
will be clad with the flesh borrow
ed from the tenants of many stalls
and pastures now unconscious Of
their doom.


The very organs of speech with
which he is to ask so wisely, plead
SO eloquentiy or speak effectively, a.,
must first serve his humble breth-
rem to bleat, to below, and all the
varied utterances of bristledom
feathered barnyardlife. His bones
themselves are, 10 q great extent in
posse and not eSse. A bag Of phos.
phate of lime. which he has order
ed from Prof. Mapes for his grounds,
contains large part of what is to
be his skeleton. And moro than
all this, and by far the greater part
Of his body, is nothing at all but
water; the main substance of his
scattered members is to be looked
for in tho reservoir, in the running
stream, at the bottom of the well,
in the clouds that float over his
head, or diffused among them all.
10. W. Holmes.
Year: 1867

Father dear father, come home with me nowi
Tllf clock III the steeple strikes one; Is s
You eaid you We're coming right home from the shop
As soon as your days work was done. 50
Our fire is all out; our house is all dark,


Aud mothers been watching since tea, f
With poor little Benny, SO sick in her arms,
Aud no one to help her but me-


Come home come homei come homei


Please father dear father, come home!
Father, dear father, come home with me nowi
The clock ia the steeple strikes two;
The night has grown colder and Bennie is worse
But he has been calling for you. a
Indeed he is worse--M Ma says he will die,


Perhaps before morning shall dawn
And this is the message she sent me to bring
Come quickly, or he will be gone!


Come home come home come home!
asa Please father, dear father. come home!
Father, dear father, come home with me now,
The clock in the steeple strikes three;
The house is SO onely-the hours are SO long
For poor weeping mother and me
Yes we are aIone-poor Benny is dead!


And gone with the angels of light;
And these were the very last words that he said:
~ want to kiss Papa to- nghtr


Come home! come home! come homei


Please father, dear father, come homei
Year: 1867




carefully and packed in small kegs-nail
kegs were the kind used In this instance.
Put layer Of green leaves, right oil the
vines, In the bottom, on this layer Of grapc,s,
then leaves again. and grapes alternately
until The keg 10 full, thon finish of with
leaves. Put iu the head, and your cask is
ready for what? Why to be buried In The
ground. Dig trench 70 as to admit the
casks deep enough that they will have about
ono foot or fifteen inches Of soil over them
when covered. The ground should be packed
moderately tight. and board laid along on
the top before the ground is thrown In.
They throw some litter on the surface oi the
ground over those they wish TO take up dur
the winter, to prevent the ground rom ireez.
ing so hard as to keep them from getting at
them. Ono important thing must be OBJ
served, that thoy be placed where there can
bs no standing water about tho casks, or
they would suffer. 5.
Year: 1867

CoNoERrs.-Sevsral grand concerts are
to be given in the city during the course
Of the next week. -, t...e W -
The first win be given on Friday night at
Virginia Hall by some Of the lsading anna
Iteurs Of the city for the benefit Of Grace
Church Sunday school. t..z.or- -,
Tho second, which has bssn tended - Q
complimentary benefit In acknowledgment
Of gratuitous services, will be given to Mr..
John w. Davies at the theatre on Thurs
day night. Many of our best amateurs and
professors will lend their efforts TO the oc-
casion.


The third will be given for Mrs. LOCKER
mans benefit at the theatre on Monday or
Tuesday evening. This will be recherche
affair, and Kessnich's full orchestra will be
introduced, among other features.


All the entertainments will doubtless be
worthy Of full share Of patronage, which
we hope they will receive.


HEALTH OF RIcHMoND.-There have been
dull times with the doctors and druggists
of this metropolis all this year. It was
thought that after the long cold spell OF
December and January, which was season.
able and steady, and therefore salubrious,
there would come with warm weather and
frequent changes the usual supply Of colds,
pneumonia, &C., but the prospects Of the
healing art are not much improved; our
benevolent physicians and good apOtheca-
ries are permitted to rejoice In the pleas
ing reflections afforded by the fact that
they never had less to do-their regard for
the general welfare being the consolation
which they enjoy under the pressure Of
that pecuniary structure which is the con-
sequence to them. The undertaken, 1t is
to be hoped, is equally philanthropic and
content. r.--.. -.


The question arises here whether 1t
would not be we'll to reverse the order Of
things in respect to doctors, so that people
shall pay them when they are well, and be
exempt from any charge for services when
they are sick. This is, We believe, the
practice among the japanese, and perhaps
some other enlightened natives Of the East,
where the people seem to enjoy so much
more stability than We have in this coun-
try. There is substratum of equity In the
arrangement. The we'll man can better
afford to pay the doctor than the sick man !;
and if people pay when they are in health,
the temptation to the doctor to cure them
is tenfold, and he can then rejoice with all
his heart when everybody is well, which is
much more humane and becoming than for
him to count his pecuniary prosperity al
ways with the suferings and distress of his
fellow-men, and in manner to build bis
house out Of such vile materials as are af-
forded by the long catalogue of disgusting
diseases to which flesh is heir-fevers and
agues, dropsy, palsy, cholic, dysentery, and
smallpox.
Year: 1867

CIGAR BoxEs.-As many business men are sub
jecting themselves to heavy penalty by their ig.
norant violation of the thirysecond section Of the
revenue law passed at the close of the Thirtyninth
Congress, it is stated for the information Of all con-
cened, that the section in question enacts


THAT any person who shall sell, give away OF
otherwise dispose of any empty cigar box or boxes
which have been stamped, without first defaeing OF
destroying such stamp, shall, on conviction Of eth
er offence, be liable to penalty Of one hundred
dollars or to imprisonment not exceeding sixty
days, or both, in the discretion of the court with
the costs of the trial and it shall be lawful for any
cigar inspector or revenue officer to destroy any
empty cigar box upon which cigar stamp shaL
he fund.-
Year: 1867

Long, and in vain, did the selfish families of Mo.
ses and Stephen Barrett look for the appearance of
their rich uncle from India in carriage and four
and great was their disappointment and vexation
thereat. Then came the intelligence that he was
sick in London. Next came the news that he was
dead, and had left will. What an intense desire
to know the contents of the will What a wild,
furious excitement when its contents became
known ....-


To Moses Barrett he devised one poundto buy
coffin for the dog that his precious son had threat
ened to set on beggar.


To Stephen Barrett he had bequeathed one
pound three pence-the pound to be devoted to
the parish poor-the three pence to buy cold po-
tatoes for beggars, with the hope that he and his
pious family would put their trust in the LORD.


To Henry Barrett, and his heirs forever, ne mad
willed all the remainder Of his vast wealth, some
half million pounds sterling, with hope that he
and they would sometimes recall with pleasure the
visit of the old, white-haired man they had once
kindly entertained.


The old beggar Of that dark, rainy night, was no
other than Joshua Barrett himself!
Year: 1867

sentatives in General Assembly convened: Sec l. That where nypersOn or persons own

 Ing or having an interest in any tract of land has or have caused the same to be surveyed and divi. ded Tn whole or in part into lots and such survey to be mapped out or placed on paper, and have appended thereto certificate that the same is sub stantially correct, executed and acknowledged by such person persons as in the case of deeds con veying real estate, then it shall be lawful for such person or persons to place such map or survey on file in the office of the clerk of the town where said lands are situated and it shall be the duty of said clerk to receive and hold the for the in spection of all persons interested in said lands and of the public generally. .....-~

 Sec. 9 And thereupon said map or survey shall be deemed part and parcel of said deed and ingly. IT

 Sec. 3. Be & trtaer enacted, That it shall be the duty of such clerk to cause copies of such map or survey to be made from time to time at the proper cost and charges of the person or persons aeeslrlag the same, which he shall certify and the fees of said clerk for receiving and keeping such survey or map shall be one dollar and for certify ing such copy fifty cents in addition to the actual cost of making or causing the same to be made.

 Approved, July 27, 1867.
Year: 1867

therein, at least two days inclusive before the day Of return, and shall be made return able and be returned to such judge on or before the fifth day of March next, after such election Of sheritfs or judges of pro- bate shall have been held, and said judge shall thereupon, without unnecessary delay and at such times and places as he may des lgnate and appoint, proceed to hear and determine all question legally in issue be- tween the parties, and decision thereupon shall be final and conclusive. If he shall find that the petitioner was not legally cleo ted he shall dismiss said petition, but if he shall find that said petitioner was legally elected as such sheriff, or judge of probate, he shall so decide, and endorse such find ing and judgment upon said petition, and immediately on or before the twenty-second day of said May transmit the said petition finding and judgment, to the secretary of state, aud the said secretary shall forthwith therenpon cancel and revoke the certif- cate of election which shall have been is sued to the respondent, and issue new certificate of election to the petitioner in said petition. The fees of said judge on such hearing, shall be ten dollars per day, and shall be paid by the petitioner, but no costs shall be taxed or allowed to either party.

 Sec. 3. All acts or parts of acts inconsis- tent herewith are hereby repealed

 Approved, July 27, 1867.
Year: 1867

of wearing apparel, The stove being very hot, the man's flesh burned on, and he was unable to release himself His screams for

 help were treated with cool indifference by his wife, and 1t was only when his cries had called in two men from another room, that he was extricated from his uncomfortable position, by being pulled off the stove by main strength Of course his burns were terrible. and his physician who attended him predicts that they will result in per manent lameness. C0uYant
Year: 1867

All AcC Ill addltlOn to An Act for forming 2

 and conducting the Military Force"

 Be 1t enacted by the Senate and House ofRepre- ssntatiyes in General Assembly convened:

 Sec. l. The number of companies of in fantry in the Connecticut National Guard shall, hereafter not exceed forty; and the commander-in-chief maysdisband inefficient companies. as by law now provided. And there shall be no additional batteries organ ized and accepted, above the number now organized

 Sec. 7. The encampment shall be for four days only the present year and there shall be no parade in April 1868: and it shall be the duty of the Governor to ap- point commission of five competent per sons rot members of the Connecticut Ma tional Guard, who shall serve without pay examine the whole militia system of the State and report to the next General As sembIy, the best and most economical method Of sustaining an efficient militia, and the number of companies necessary to be maintained, by which the whole expense can be kept within the amount raised by the communication tax.

 Sec. 3. Whenever the adiutant general shall find, from the returns of the number Of the inactive militia in any town, that the selectmen of such town have not made true report of the number of persons who are liable to pay communication tax under the provisions of said act, it shall be his duty to notify tn selectmen Of such town by mail, that they have failed to make 8 true report of the number of such persons; and if such selectmen shall not make 8 true report of the number of such persons, as near as can be ascertained within twenty days after such notice, the adjutant gener- al shall notify the treasurer of the state of the neglect, and it shall be the duty of the treasurer to notify the attorney of the state in the county in which such se2ectlnen re- side, of the fact of such neglect: and said attorney for the state shall proceed to col lect the penalty or forfeitures for the state prescribed in section sixteen, chapter one, of said act.

 Approved, July 26 1867.
Year: 1867

As the evening express train for New York, Monday evening was approaching Haven road the last car struck what was supposed to be broken rail, which threw it from the track, and after running some ways was literally smashed up. Strange to say, that though several were severely iur- ed, no one was killed.
Year: 1867

An Act i'll addition to an Act entitled "Ar Act for

 the Regulation of Civil Actions"

 De It enacted by the Senate and House of Rsp- That when any attachment of real estate shall nave been or shall hereafter be dissolved, and a bond substituted therefor it shall be lawful for the the actual interest of the defendant in the original suit in the attached property at the time of the attachment, and judgment shall not be rendered against him III such action on the bond for great est.

 Approved, July 27, 1867.