smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1866

space this week to the speech of President
johnson before the delegation of the Phil
adelphia Convention. It..amounts to very
little, but we would advise our readers to
read it, and thereby be better posted as to
the turnings of the political weathercock.
Year: 1866

IRoN.-The Shasta Courier. after giving us
a sort of slur, informs its readers that an
iron foundry is to be erected in that place.
If a soap factory and water works could be
established there, it would be the best thing
for the Courier man. We don't know as we
ought to find fault with him, however. He
writes pretty well for a man that has had his
brains knocked out-by the retirement of
Capt. Kidi' from the sanctum of that
paper.-Red Bluff Independent.


The COURIER man pays for his soap and
water. The Widow Kuntz. poor washer
woman of Shasta, will be delighted to have
the independent man do likewise.
Year: 1866

AccrDEsr.-Last Monday Virgil Baker. of
Red Bluff, met with very distressing acci
dent. While engaged in oiling some part of
the machinery about a threshing machine.
his right arm was caught by one nf the re
volving wheels, which literally stripped all
the flesh off. from the shoulder to the wrist.
The unfortunate man started for San Fran
cisco at once, in order to secure the best
medical assistance. and escape the effects of
the excessive heat prevailing at Red Bluff
Year: 1866

MAKING A "BLAcK' OF HrM.-In q GER
tain mining camp in this county resides q
well known veteran Of the Army of the Poto-
mac, who, having often unAinchingly faced
the enemies Of our country at the 'front.'
where death held daily carnival, is naturally
enough but little inclined to show clemency
to that malignant class who compose the iei'
wing of the rebel army. Recently iank'
sallow faced genius. who illustrated his pat
riotism during the war by making raid into
Canada, which he successfully accomplished
by forced march between two days, strayeo
into the camp where the aforesaid Vet' re-
sides, and giving way to the peculiar con
stitutional prediction Of his tribe, delioer'
ately proceeded to initiate himself with i'g"''
ming whisky. The beverage soon developer
the true animus of the newcomer, and as MS
courage arose under its exhilcrating lnhu


ence, be launched forth perfect volley Of
expletives against the Lincoln Abolitionists'


and wound up by the elegant and pious
assertion that "all HI couldn't make
black of him." At this point Vet, who had


been a quiet listener to the speech, deliber-
ately laid down his pipe, and remark'ns l
know your kind,r seized the astonished Cop


perhead declamer, and threw him on his
back with force which nearly Jared the
breath out of him. Vet then called for a
black varnish pot setting near by. Hearing
this the already frightened prisoner began to
kick and squirm to get away, but was qul-
eted by gruff request to keep still. "
accompanied by an admonitory slap on his
ex.ravagantly protruding potato trap The
varnish was quickly produced, and amid the
hurrahs and merriment of majority OF the
beholders, Vet. literally distributed it over
the face and neck of the PROSTATE Copper
head, who was then allowed to depart with
the compliments of the crowd on his improv-
ed personal appearance ringing in his ears.
Year: 1866

ALNosr FIRE.-Last Wednesday evening
a large lamp was accidentally upset in ). H.
Gilbert's store, and the fluid igniting famed
up furiously, but was soon subdued by the
efforts of the proprietor and by-standers.-
Quite strong breeze was blowing at the
time, and if the fire had broken out the
probabilities are that all the wooden build
ings adjacent to the store would have been
burrt
Year: 1866

ATLANTIC CABLE.-Atlast the perseverance
OF Cyrus W. Field and his coadjutors has
been crowned with success, and the subma-
rine telegraph connects the Old World with
the New. The Importance of this enterprise
in its influence upon the financial, CONNER
cial and political affairs of the world can
scarcely be estimated.
Year: 1866

Annexed are the returns to the Internal Revenue
Department Of the receipts from advertising Of all the
say papers Of this city for two years. In the first
column the receipts for thirteen months being the
year 1854 with month of 1862 and in the second
Year: 1866

doing what 1t can to prevent by rendering the
position Of the planter as uncertain as posi-
BILE, by damaging labor and property, doing


all that it may to shorten the crop ofnext year.
Year: 1866

WHY n NOT JEFF. DAVIS TRIED Or LDDr
ATED I'VE have the Legendary punishment o.
the "iron mask" as an old French mode a
keeping out Of sight or in perpetual seclusios
a person whose liberty was dangerous to .
particular dynasty. That tyranniCal mode
might have operated we'll enough century
or two ago, when politics and Kingdoms were
founded upon different bases than they are IN
this period. Two hundred years since it mighk
have been expected that rebel like JEFF. Davis,
who had been the author of such bitter hostility
to the government, and the quiet witness OF the
cruelties that marked the bloody career Of the
Southern rebellion, would have had his head
chopped off at the shortest notice and his
bodily suHerings speedily ended But it seems
that we are permitted to see in this enlightened
era an instance of the refinement Of baIbarity
for political offences which never characterized
the dark ages. JEFF. Davis is, as it were, in .
living tomb. The President is blamed fox
allowing him to be kept there; but it is not
the Presidents fault The fault lies with the
Chief Justice Of the Supreme Court, who de-
clnes to try Davis for high treason, because
he is at loss where to try him SO as to secure
his conviction. He will not try him in Virginia
because he doubts whether jury can be en-
panelled who can be made to believe that the
accused is or was q traitor. He will not try
him in loyal State like Pennsylvania, where
overt acts of rebellion were committed with
the connivance of Davis, because he is afraid
that, being so far removed from the actual thea
tre of the rebellion, jury may be moved to
clemency. Congress fails to provide solution
tor this dilemma, and in the meantime the
prisoner lies incarcerated. In the hands Of
the Chief Justice or of Congress rests the re-
sponsibility Of obtaining . decision in the case
of Davis That he Is entitle to q trial is 90
knowledged on oil hands, even by the most
radical That be must be eternally imprisoned
in other words, made to wear perpetually An
iron mask, according to the fashion Of feudal
times, without trial, Is . stigma upon our
republican institutions. Let JeG Davis be
tried somewhere-in the District Of Columbisi
in the Capitol, II the Chief Justice cannot and
more convenient or suitable place-or LET
him be liberated under . proclamation oa
general amnesty. We believe the republic
need have no further fears Of such men.
Year: 1866

Progress In the Healing Art-COnsumption and Kind
Diseases-Probaby discoveries Of the
healing art nhsstion vspor. Of curing
diseases lungs throat The t1mphs Of this mode Of
within few years past cheering the eOnsumpve and
h recoected that the only natural and eae'ua mode Of
reaching the lungs by the breath strange to that plys
should have neglected long and brought into
general and extensive use in their practice.


theory when brought with the lungs
will pulmonary diseases certainly than when introduced
INTO the stomach to the least appeals strongly to the
mankind DIR H. Depback OF this city among
who prominently brought this Of practice before the
American public In this Of letters which have been read with
much interest and satisfaction throughout the country he has
mpihed his subject dvested It's technca and appealed to
the rather than the crduly Of the
people.


In short he has presented entirely bright field Of hope
to ae class Of citizens who have hitherto been retessy
sinking under consumption and kindred diseases OF the lungs We
the public inclined look with
degree Of tsrust upon practitioners who ADVERTISE sometimes
doubtless wihou, good But should be taken to d
enas between the regularly educated physician who makes the
OF certain diseases specially and the charlatan who ban
dons the apStone. perhaps, for the lancet


In this be am state that DR. Dienbek
received his the first medical schools in this
try enjoyed oil the advantages athOroush
finished medical education and this be brings the experience
and knowledge diseases which % esrs OF unine
ruped and labOrious practice canuo, fail to give


devong whole and attention to the specially Of
lung only reasonable suppose that he mus, have
cused amount of professional knowledge and experience in this
department Of medicine seldom attained duringa whole life
time the general practitioner The with which his pc
attended than she this conclusion
unsolicited tefyns to the gratitude Of the
relief they have experienced under his have
poured upon from parts Of the country And to those suffer
ng ftom diseases which he treats take pleasure in
ing gentleman whose character well as bis medical skill
experience him the highest confidence and respect


Boston Traveller.
DR. DLLENBACK will visit New fofk, and may be seen pro
fsonay the Unionp.ce Hotel THURSDAY April 26 from
O'Clock Thursday thereafter until further
notice suffering Caarrh Sore Throat, Asthma or Con
sumption. are invited to call
Year: 1866

By the death of Judge Wilson, there is
a vacancy in the Office of District Judge for
Northern Ohio, and, of course, much inter
est is felt both by those who merely wish to
have a proper appointment and by those
who merely want place with quarterly
pay 1t would be well-very well--it Con
gress would repeal the law dividing the
State of Ohio into two Districts, and re-
store the Court to Columbus. The division
of the District was only made to create
more offices. 1t was the contrivance of a
clerk who thought that he could improve
his fees by having the Court at Cincinnati,
in which he found himself greatly disap-
pointed, and it was caught at and favored


by lawyers who wanted a court at Ceve-


land, to kidnap steamboats,. While the
Court remained at Columbus it had rank as
a Court and was attended by an able Bar.
Now they have both sunk to a subordinate
rank, attended only by city lawy eTs, to try
cases long drawn out, in whichthe general
public feel little or no interest. In fact
these Courts have become mere traps for
catching whisky penalties, and speUulat-
ing ground for bank robbers and Congress
candidates. Repealthe law, and restore the
Court.-UrbanG Union. '-rHIe ''
Year: 1866


New York letter to Springfield (Msss) Republican.


Speaking of politics remindsume of an
incident Of the riots ofGlS63 related to me
by an eyewitness. You remember the
Tribune office had lCbeen threatened and
was defended by armed men. The atter-
noon tllauGovernor Seymour addressed the
mob from the steps of thedAstpr House,
one of the defenders OF the Tribune, dead
shot, stood in the window withla telescope
rifle aimed st SeymO1r's head. IT the un-
scrupulous demagogue had said anything
to excite the mob, the intention of our rifle
man was to shoot him on the spot, and he
would have done it beyond Question.
Fortunately for Seymour he only sought to
conciliate the insurgents, and SO escaped
with his life, 1t is not probable that the
crafty politician ever knew how near he
came to having ball lodged in isskull,
AMI it may be that his good genius stepped
between him and his natural disposition on
that memorable and melancholy day. ~ +
Year: 1866

STRANGE SUPERSTITION A little girl was
recently drowned in a mill race at Titusville
Pa. Her parents are of foreign birth. and
they have since brought a charge of abduc
ton against man and his wife of the same
nationality. 1t appears that about a fort
night since, the defendants moved into new
house. They have superstition, in common
with others of their own people, that who,
ever first occupies new dwelling for a
period of two hours will meet with a shock
ing and untimely death. Anxious to relieve
themselves of this dire fatality, they decoved
the little girl (deceased) and younger sis
ter into the house and detained them there
several hours by locking them in ROOM
A few days after, one of them was drowned.
While the superstition is preposterous, in
the hearts and purposes of those who com
mitted the act the child was virtually doom
ed to a horrible and untimely end. and 1t is
not surprising that the parents should seek
to bring them to account for their unfeeling
conduct
Year: 1866

Tray FOR Low-Some boys were playing
cards. recently, in hay NOW in the country,
dnrinp a terrible storm of wind, rain and
thunder. When the war of the elements was
at its hight, tree near the old barn was
struck by lightning, and at the same moment
very severe blast of wind upset the upper
story of the barn and tumbled the card play.
ers to the ground amid perfect wreck of
boards, beams and rafters. The first thing
that was heard above the din of tempest was
the voice of one of the boys, as he crawled
out of the debris, holding fast to the cards
Remember, boys, played the tray for
low" That chap will be Lieutenant Gen.
eral, if we ever have another war.
Year: 1866

MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE IN OHro.-The
Cincinnati Gazette says: The whole number
of divorces in this State reach the total of
eight hundred and thirty-seven in one year.
This, at the present population of the State,
is one to three thousand persons and one
divorce to twenty-six of the annual number
of marriages. 1t is not very pleasant
thought that, when we look upon twenty six
couples of young married people, we know
that one of these couples must be divorced
Yet such is the state of facts. To begin with
marriage, we have these facts: One of every
sixty persons we shall meet on road shall be
married within a year. But, as one-half of
the populatonis under. the manageable age,
and more than half the residue are married,
it follows that at least one in fifteen of all the
manageable people we will meet will be
married within year; or two persons out of
thirty of a manageable age will be married
in year-giving one marriage to each
thirty. Twenty times that is seven hun
dred and eighty; and thus two persons out of
seven hundred and eighty, or one out of
three hundred and ninety, of all the mar.
riageable people in the State, will be married
and divorced in each year. This is the ratio,
although the actual divorce will probably not
take place for several years.
Year: 1866

DO those who buy eggs by the dozen ever
think of the difference in value between larre
and small eggs2 There is not only a difTer.
ence in the weight, but the large eggs are
actually the most valuable where albumen
is an object, as they contain nearly double
the proportionate quantity There is often
a very large difference in the size of eggs of
the same bird. Examine the two sizes Won
will find the yolk of the small one nearly or
quite as large as that of the big one: Won
will also find the weight of the small one
quito as much, sometimes more. than the
large one. For incubation, the small epos of
the same hen appear to be nearly as yaiua.
BILE as the large ones The reason of this is
that those eggs which have the largest yolk
produce the largest chickens. This NAV be
seen by examining the eggs of all the Shanp.
hal breed. The yolk of eggs of tha. breed Of
fowls is very much larger in proportion than
the eggs of the game and bantam breeds
1t is stated that eggs of fowls which have no
male in the flock are less valuable than those
which have been fecundated, that is, that
they possess a smaller proportion of nutri
tive qualities. One reason why the eggs of
wild birds are so highly esteemed is Owing
to tie flavor acquired from the food consum.
ed.


another is, the proportion of yellow in
wild birds eggs is considerably larger than
in those of domesticated ones, and this adds
to the proportionate nutritive quality: vet
for many kinds of compound cooking thew
would be less valuable, though in the pre-.
paratlon OF some saucers where the yellow
portion of the egg only is used, and where
high color and high flavor are both esteemed,
two wild bird eggs are considered equal to
three domestic ones. The flavor of an epp
acquired by food nearly or quite all resides
in the yellow. 1t is very strongly affected
when hens are fed on putrid meat, fish. or
onions. 1t is highly recommended by skill
ful ralsers of chickens to feed barley to hens
which are to produce eggs for incubation,
because it adds much to the bulk of the vel.
low. Rye, on the other hand, increases the
albumen. Those who desire to keep eggs in
a fresh condition should understand that the
great secret of doing so is to exclude the air
from the interior portion. An egg shell is
not naturally air tight. This is proved by
the fact that the contents gradually dry up,
and the space which they occupied becomes
filled with air. The diminuton of weight is
very rapid during incubation. In one ex.
pertinent, eggs which weighed two and a
half ounces each were then found to weigh
but little over an ounce. There is no scien-
tltic fact to prove that long eggs produce
more males than females, or that the reverse
is the case with round eggs. On the con.
trary, experiments by the Society of Ac.
cimation of France have proved that males
and females come in equal proportions from
long or round eggs.-Ne,o York Tribune.
Year: 1866

MR. EDIToR:-I do not propose to enter into
the controversy which seems to be going on be-
tween the Nocturnal Luminary" and your
correspondent E." in relation to the Attor-


ney Generalship: but there has been a capdi-


date mentioned by some, whose name have


not seen brought prominently before the pub
lie, who is undoubtedly as competent and de-
serving as any of those whose names have
been mentioned in the public prints.


1t seems to be conceded that the President Of
the Senate, Speaker of the House, Secretarv
OF State, Treasurer, &c.. are to be taken from
the Eastern part of the State and that as some
shght offset the Attorney General is to be taxi
en- from this section. But cannot believe that
the Republican party in this part of the State


is so short of good materials as to be Obliged I'd
take for that ffice man who is constitution.


ally ineligible by reason of being member Of


the Legislature, or our Portland Postmaster


who is already heavily laden with official and
professional duties. There would seem to he


more propriety in taking a man not so heavilv


burdened, and not constitutionally ineligible
but who is competent, and would, doubtless
ably and faithfully discharge the duties of the
office. iHit 5e n
Albert Merrill, Esq, of this city, has been by
many favorably spoken of as such candidate.
No more thoroughly read or critical LAWYER can
De found, or one whose election to the office
named would reflect more credit upon the
State He has been Republican from the
start, and has ever been jealous and true to
the cause, laboring in season and out of season


for Its success And, moreover, the objection
that ne is not in full sympathy with all the re-


form movements of the day, cannot be brought
against him. "'o


Why not, then, all unite in bestowing the no
sition upon this gentleman, whose election
would do away all objections, and reconcile all
interests? D
Year: 1866

In the early settlement of our country the
greatest anxiety was, how our people could get
enough OF good wholesome food. Now the
manner of living has changed, so that many
people really suffer, and enough of every kind
around them. Why is this? 1t is because their
food distresses them. Buy one bottle of Main:
Elderberry Wine and you will get relief Then
buy case. dec4tt
Year: 1866

AMONG the entertainments of the HOLIDAYS
we think the Fair and Levee OF the new Meth
odist Society, should claim a liberal share Of
the public patronage. Their church is almost
completed and they are now striving to raise


the means to furnish it, Let Lincoln Hail be
crowded this and Tomorrow evenings, and we
are assured that it will be pleasant as well
as profitable time - u.
Year: 1866

AccIDENTs.-Saturday afternoon as Mr.. AL
vim Dyer was driving through Congress street,
MS sleigh came in contact with another and he
was thrown out and severely injured.


A boy was run over by sleigh, on Congress
street Saturday afternoon and somewhat in
jured
Year: 1866

AAhcENY AND ARREsT.-Saturday afternoon
a man giving his name as John Kennesey, a
loafer, stole sail worth $25, belonging to Beal
q Morse, which was spread over their lime ON
commercial Wharf Officer Williams found
where the fellow had disposed of portion of
the sail, and also discovered the other portion
hid in shed on Commercial Street, where the
fellow had been in the habit of sleeping. Sub
sequently he arrested Kennesey and locked him
nm
Year: 1866

SEizURE-Only one case of search and seiz
ure occurred ON Saturday-at the shop of Amos
Doiiey' on India street. The police have strong
suspicion that there is one more place where
liquor Is sold and will pay it a visit shortly
Year: 1866

The objections to any too strict supervision IN de-
tail by the General Government over our mercantile
marine are simple and such first because the Govern
ment cannot afford to convert merchant service
into navy, man each vessel with salaried inspectors
of every kind, and generally undertake the
charge of il. We see it proposed that a
law should be passed guaranteeing two or three
men to every one hundred tuns registered thus
making impossible such disasters as result ron an IN
adequate crew. TO this have no objection Butt Is
also suggested that Inspectors carpenters machlnlSt
and practical seamen should be appointed to examine
every part of the vessel, from spars and rigging
to engines and boilers and that these officers must
sign certificate before each voyage OF every sea-
going vessel that she is stanch and seawOrthy. Then
each crew is to be mustered and inspected likewise,
and examined BY regularly appointed surgeon; the
boats are to be overhauled, and compass, bread,
water. rockets and blue-lghts oars tholc-pns plugs
rudders ters mast and SAIL and painters, are to be
looked for and looked into and apparatus of the most
approved kind to be insisted upon in all cases.
Finally, every captain and officer must be obliged TO
pass an examination in navigation and seaman
ship, and be furnished with a certificate as to
capability. With some of these suggestions
we can find no fault, but conceive their
application might be possible without SO much COM
plicaton of method. The passage of law regulating
the number of crews, and more efficient registry oil
vessels may be easily practicable But it is manifest
that the whole plan proposed for inspecting each ship
on its every voyage from any and every port OF the
United States must entail very great expense, and
some unquestionable disadvantages to Government
and owners.


In this country Of free labor and free SeamanShip
military discipline cannot be attained in our merchant
marine and the inspection Of crew that is liable to
be changed IN part at least, in every port Is to say
the least, impractcable. Government inspectors
would be multiplied by the thousand who might GER
tify but would scarcely inspect, to the extent con-
templated. A law that would hold owners Of sea-
going vessels to strict accountability for loss OF e
and property with the certainty OF the nhction OF
proper penalties for violations Of its provisions, would
be more likely to work the much-needed reform.