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Year: 1874

STATE OF CALIFORNIA In the Probate


County of Placer. Court.
In the matter of the estate Of Joseph Walkup,
deceased.


t appearing to the Probate Judge of said
L Court, by the petition this day presented and
filed by Elizabeth A. Walkup, the Admnistra-
trix of the estate of Joseph Walkup, deceased,
praying for an order of sale of real estate,
that it is necessary to sell portion of the real
estate, to pay the allowance to the family the
debts outstanding against the deceased and the
costs and expenses of administration.


1t is therefore ordered by the Probate Judge
of said Court, that all persons interested in the
estate of said deceased, appear before the said
Probate Court on MONDAY, the TWENTY
THIRD DAY OF FEBRUARY, A. d. 1874. at
l o'clock in the afternoon of said dav at the
Court Room of said Probate Court at the Court
House in Auburn, County of Placer, to show
cause why an order should not be granted to the
said Administrative to sell SO much of the real
estate of the said deceased, as shall be necessa-
ry.


And that copy of this order be published a,
least four successive weeks in the Placer Her
aid, newspaper printed and published in said
Placer County.


j. IVES FITCH,


Probate Judge.
Dated Jan. a. 1874. n234w
Year: 1874

BALTIMORE, July 9.-The dead body OF
man was discovered in sink attached To
the house of the Superintendent of Patter.
son Park. Upon being taken out and eX-
amined it was identified as the body Of f.
c. Hall. an employee of the Howe Sew
ing Machine Company in this
city. About week ago 4
suit Of clothes were found in a music stand
at Patterson Park, and papers found in the
pockets showed them to be the clothing of
Hall, since when he has been missing.
The body found to-day was entirely nude.
An investigation Of the case will be held
tomorrow,
Year: 1874

The Milan Exchange reports an attempt
to throw the Memphis train Off the track at
that place a few nights ago. A two-inch
oak plank had been placed across the track
near the curve, where the engineer could
not see it in time to check up. The train
passed over it without ditching; but it was
2 moment of terrible suspense to the pas
ScugeTS and crew.
Year: 1874

THE complexion Of the county cam
paign before us is plainly visible in the
delegations chosen last night to the
Radical county convention of next
Saturday. The negroes are in an over
whelming majority, and if they do not
get their civil rights they will know
the reason why.
Year: 1874

PARIS, July 9.-The Republican jour
mails this morning consider that Yesterdays
proceedings in the Assembly demonstrate
the pOwerleSsness of that body and declare
that dissolution is the only remedy for
the Unsettled political situation.
Year: 1874

A FORCIBLE argument for establish
ing Cotton Exchange In Nashville on
sOmethEng IKE the firm basis of ofher
cities, is afforded by the furore of the
past two days. In case of any difficulty
with a powerful corporation, the indi.
vidual factors could effect but little.
in such an emergency, a strong Cotton
Exchange, TO represent and enforce the
common rights and interests Of all.
would be appreciated
Year: 1874

THE TINE TO LAUeH.-The Philadelphia
Press, which has been so insolent towards
Democrats and defiant of opposition, begins
to cry out, s'save us or we are lost !" We
are really tickled at the alarm of that pa
per. 1t says:


So far in the campaign of this year the
tide of battle has been running against US,
and seriously. # This
thing must be stopped, or the day is lost.
And Pennsylvania is the field where the tide
must be turned. To do this it is needed
that every man address himself personally
to the work, and put his precinct, if no
more, in order. Wherever there is a weak
spot on the ticket it had better be strength
ened, and the short and direct way to do
that, when a mistake has been made, is to
correct it promptly and directly by better
nomination. There are two or three legis-
lative nominations in Philadelphia that had
better undergo this treatment.


All the blood and thunder outrages which
the Press published against the South did
no good. The cry of ewolf" don't pay.
Year: 1874

THE Austin STATESMAN wants the Legis.
lature to pass law to prevent the catching
of the young shad placed in the Colorado
last July by government authority. The
sTATEsMANs head is level on the object to
be attained, but then it puzzles US and
will no doubt puzzle our Legislators to
frame law under which other FISH would
bite and shad would not. BOnhans Mems.
The easiest thing in the world. shad
never bite at hook; so the disciples of
Izaak Walton can cast their hooks and reel
in their fishes to their hearts content
without in the least disturbing the onward
course Of the delicious shad. We only want
a law to stop the seineS and nets which catch
them without any chance for their precious
lives. When they are Of age, then let the
seines and nets haul them in and feast the
citizens to such food as epicures would
smack their lips over. It Is a shame to catch
them now
Year: 1874

THE DEMOCRATIC STATESMAN comes to us
enlarged and improved, both in appearance
and editorial energy. The STATESMAN is
one of our most valued exchanges, and is
doing noble service in the cause of Demo
cracy and the best interests of our State
Houston Telegraph.


Many thanks to the able and vigorous
Telegraph. May your flashes electrify man
kind, and give more light /" to the dark
corners of the North.
Year: 1874

REV. w. H. CRUTcHER, so well known
and deservedly popular and entertaining,
called on us yesterday. We found him to
be an interesting and affable gentleman,
full of life and benevolent feelings, which
do credit to his head and heart, Long
may he live to enjoy the blessings for which
he has contended as patriot and Chris
tian
Year: 1874




RAILROAD PIC-NIC.-The turn out to
work on the railroad grade on yester.
day. friday was not as general as on
the previous occasion, bnt the result
was no less efficient and satisfactory
None of the business houses in town
were closed; very few of our business
men took any active part in the affair;
but our mechanics. laboring men and
small property-holders, together with
many farmers from the country, re-
sponded to the call nobly, and full as
much work, with much smaller force,
was accomplished as at the previous
turn out. Nearly one n lie of the track
was cleared and graded, ready for the
ties, through forest of heavy timber,
some of the trees being not less than
five feet in diameter, which were re-
moved root and branch from the track.
Much credit is due to the ladies for the
s1mptuous dinner they prepared for all
who came. and remaining on the ground
all day and providing supper for the
men after the labors of the day were
over.
Year: 1874

SARCASTIC COMMENT ON THE SPREAD
OF CIvILIzATIoN.-The was not a lit
tie romance in the various motives
which governed The original settlers of
America But the traveller of to day ab-
horB the process by which the north
west is made ready for civilization. An
irate cosmopolite, Captain Butler, gives
this description of the process: Place
on the river steamboat of the rudest
construction: wherever the banks are of
easy ascent build q drinking-house Of
rough logs; let the name of God be used
only ia blasphemy, and language be a
medium for the conveyance of curses.
Ca hill bluff, valley 'gulch, a
FREELY Q hghtning-bug, man cuss,
three shanties city. Let every man
chew when he isn't smoking, and spit
when he isn't asleep, and when dozen
men are killed it is literally no murder,
and your new land will be thoroughly
civilized.
Year: 1874

CoMMENDABLE ACTs President Grant
has been credited with the remark that
"the Republican party must begin to
unload, or it will go under" Whether
he made the remark or not, its pertis
nence cannot be questioned, and some
of his recent acts manifest de.ermina-
ton to follow the suggestion, so far at
least as his Administration is concerned.
The reest noticeable example in that
direction is his veto Of the spectators
bill for initiating the currency; meas
ure of the same charact sr as the disrep-
utable practice known as watering
stock, . by gambling corporations, and
much broader in its effects, disarranging
the standards of value, to the serious
detrimelt of the prod ducing classes, and
postponing for an indefinite period a
return to specie redemption. to which
the credit of the Government was pledg-
ed at the earliest day practicable. The
merit of this veto is more apparent from
the fact that the strongest and most
jealous partisans of the President were
among the most active supporters of the
vetoed bill, and resent the veto as a
personal wrong to themselves; while its
chief opposers were among the Conserv-
atives from whom he has the least to
expect. In these days, manifestly
disinterested act of patriotism in pub
lie functionary is one of those rare oc-
currences which cannot be too highly
commended. ~gs - s4e


Another commendable act of the Pres
ident is his course in the Arkansas ems
broglio. He maintained a strict neu-
trality between the contestants for the
Gubernatorial chair until his aid was
invoked by the lawful authorities, in
accordance with the prescribed forms of
the constitution, and then only in
manner which will commend itself to
to the conservative and law>respectinp
portion Of the country. We have seen
so much in the present Administration
which we could not approve. that it is a
real satisfaction to us to note these acts
which command our most hearty ap-
proval. sassaaha lisI5 - '''
Year: 1874

A Great Darlington Mass. merchant,
ound box of parlor matches on the
floor the other morning. which had
been knocked off the shelf by rat or
mouse over night. On opening the box
the discovery was made that by the con
cussion every match in the box had
been lighted, and the wood of which
they were made was charred and turned
brown. Fortunately the box was SO.
tight as to smother the fire, and no
harm resulted. 1t was narrow escape;
and if fire had taken place, its cause
would dave been perpetual mystery.
Year: 1874

The bright autumn leaves are very
lovely for ornamenting our parlors,
boudoirs, and dining tables. Brackets
and picture frames can also be adorn-
ed with them, and they add greatly
to the beauty of ones surroundings.
Collect large quantity combining
every hue, from crimson to scarlet,
from scarlet to yellow, and from yell
low to green. The red beech and
he beautifully variegated sumach
are very desirable, as also are the
oak and ferns, but the maple exceeds
them all in the great. variety Of its
tints, and the various sizes of its
leaves; smooth every leaf on the
wrong side, with a moderately warm
iron, holding it upon the leaf only a
minute Then take 3 eamel's hair
pencil, and a little olive oil, and care
fully brush over every part of the
leaf Place them on a fat surface TO
dry, and let them remain until the
next day. For wiring these leaves
into garlsnds, &c, or for preparing
them for boquets, take the fine green
covered reel wire, such as is always
used in manufacturing wax flowers
and attach il around the stem, first
layiGg it 50 that it will extend the en-
tire length Of the leaf to support it.
Afterwards wind around each stem
to conceal the wire, either narrow
strips or green tissue paper or brown
Berlin worsted, and join the leaves
together in sprays; of course the in
disidyal leaves on each spray must
be Of the same species. Prepare q
large number of these mounted on
wires: and then arrange them in
vases. about picture frames, over
mirrors, and as ornaments to lace
curtains, and your apartments will
present festive appearance, although
the dresry winter weather has brown
ed the face of nature Oak leaves,
aeorns, and brightly colored beans,
gummed upon cardboard frame,
will make handsome ornaments when
used for this Country
Gentleman.
Year: 1874

A man Of high position in the
world made it a rule to associate
with men Of exalted minds. Better
be a hog among kings" says the
homeIy old adage, than king among
hogs" Choose good company, or
no company. Sir Thomas FowelI
Buxton often spoke of the great ben
e6ts be had derived from bis visits to
particular family. Their words
and example stimulated him to make
the most Of his powers. at has
given a color to my whole life," he
said. Speaking of his success at the
university, be remarked: Il can as
crible it TO nothing but my visits to
that family, where | caught the in
fection Of self-impFoveme1t." Surely,
if our visits have such an influence
upon our characters for life, it should
be q matter Of serious Importance TO
us in what families we allow our
selves to be intimate. Boys ahd
girls form attachments very easily,
and often with very little forethought.
In this, as in all things else, you
should not fail to take advice Of those
who are older and wiser, and never,
never choose for a friend any one
against whom you hive been warn
ed by those who dearly love you.
There are people whose very presence
seems to lift you in a better atmos-
phere. Choose such associates when
ever it is in your power, and the
more you can live in their society
the better to both mind and heart.
''He that walketh with wise men
shall be wise; but companion Of
fools shall be destroyed"
Year: 1874

II IN converse, wbiie on the gentle breeze was
borne the rich fragrance OF many an opening
flower. Then when the sun climbed up and as
hgh noon turned on all his fires on the well raked
track, one would imagine scene such as was pre-
pared for Queen Elizabeth at KenLwOrth by her
layorite Dudley. when naught was seen among
tne eallants put veivet ana cloth OF gold and SILVER
this case the velvet and cloth were represented
by busters, the gold and silver by greenbacks and
the feathers by hve-cent fans. Among the fair ones
the July sun gave no reason for any one TO say that


The air hath starved the roses in her cheeks


And pinched the lily incture OF her face;


for rouge was an unnecessary concomltant Of the
toilet on the occasion. The fringe OF woods out
side the course formed an appropriate frame to the
busting picture that made up the second days
racing at Monmouth Park.
Year: 1874

The lnterminable matrimonial suit Of Price
against Price came up yesterday In Supreme
Court. Chambers, before Judge Lawrence, in the
form of application py Mr.. Oakley Hall, for
Colonel Walter W. Price, to change from New
York to warren county the place for trial Of suit
brought against the Colonel by his late wife Con-
stantia. This is to determine an interest Of
$4,000 which she claims in mortgage Tor $4,000,
given by the Messrs. RoessIe, the proprietors of
the Fort William Henry Hotel, at Lake George, and
being lien on that property She alleges that the
Colonel after giving her this interest in the land,
Is now endeavoring TO get payment of the whole
interest TO her prejudice. The colonel denies her
rights, and trial hereafter will settle them. The
motion was made on the ground that the policy OF
law as enunciated In the code provided that cOun-
ties which contained the land about which any


legal or equitable interest was itigated should
bear the burden and cost of the law proceedings
The application was opposed by Barrett, Hill and
Brins, made on the ground that the suit was not
about land nor an interest in it, but about mere
interest a mortgage, which is personal property.
The Court took the papers, counsel reserving the
right TO move on convenience OF witnesses, II the
present motion failed.
Year: 1874

time the most treaclerous and vindic-
tive of them all.


!" Rhody Lcwery, the widow of the
defunct chief, Henry Berry Lowery,
was among the crowd at IumbertOn
to-day. 1t is said that she seemed ac-
t,ially reioiced to learn that the last of
the gang had gone to his long account,
1t is understood that Rhody wanted to
marry again, but that Steve had threat
ened to kill her if she did so. There
are many persistent persons who be-
licve that Henry Berry Lowery is not
yet dead; it is even asserted that lie
has recently been seen in New York
City.


The rewards for the killing of Steve
l.owcry amount in all to 5000, and
this amount will be paid over to the
three young men who killed him.
The dead outlaw is said to have been
recently but the ghost of his former
self. lie was formerly stout and ro-
bust, but had become pale and thin of
late. Stree the killing of Tom Lowerv
he has kept pretty close to the SwampS:
but the music of a tobacco and whisky
caravansary was more than he could
resist. TO his love of the ardent NAV
be directly traced his death. lie was
older than Henry Berry Lowery, who
was, in fact, the youngest of the BROTH
ers in the gang.
Year: 1874

road will be built equipped and in op-
Grafton within the next six months.
The Board have investigated the route
sufficiently to know that the right of
way will cost comparatively nothing.
1t is known that the length of the
road will not exceed fifteen miles. The
route and point at which the road
will reach the ocean will be given at
the proper time. This enterprise is
alive; glance at the list of Directors
settles that point. There is business
activity and tireless energy in the
Board. They do not belong to the
''all talk and no cider' class of citi-
zens who push a public undertaking
by holding it back. The scheme of
the Los Angeles and Coast Railway
Company is practical and will sue
ceed,
Year: 1874

NONE OF the various schemes OF local
improvement which have recently been
discussed in these columns have ye,
been carried into execution, but it mus,
not be inferred f-om the silence OF the
past few days that public Intereet in
these matters has abated or ths,
nothing is being actually done. The
North Wheeling tunnel or cut, the Elm
Grove railway, the Benwood railway
the suburban hotel, are all live pro
jscts to-day and are still engaging the
thoughts OF practical and earnest men,


From present appearances, the Elm
Grove Railway will be the first Of these
several schemes OF improvement to be
completed and put into practical use.
The gentlemen who are most interested
10 this desirable work are quietly but
sssiduously and effectively prosesut-
ing the enterprise and We are
Informed that the project
will soon assume tangible shape. We
cannot but believe that the stock OF
to. company will be readily sold, and
tina, in q very few years it will prove 8
profitable investment.


The present summer ought not to be
permitted to pass without witnessing g
the execution OF some decisive sud we'll
considered plan for making the valley
OF Wheeling creek more easily accessi-
bic 10 the inhabitants Of the city than
il nowis
Year: 1874

/" 1t is rumored that as strong as
Coke is for Waco, he has been driven
TO promise that after making q citi,
zen Of Waco the Pubic Printer, he
will distribute the remainder OF ap-
pointments throughout the rest Of
tho State:--Anstin Journal:


It Is astonishing how the journal
man does find ont these things. We
thought that little affair was being
KEEP. exceedingly dark; but, alas |!
the Journal can see round . corner.
One thing is very certain, that no
more honest, worthy or deserving
man in the State will be an applicant
than our respected seIior, and we
think his accession to the Office of
Public Printer will give the utmost
satisfaction to the party and the peo.
pie generally
Year: 1874

No more truthful sentence was
ever penned ny man than the follow
ing written by Chancellor Kent !:
"The parent who sends his son into
the world uneducated defrauds the
community of lawful citizen and be,
queaths to it a nuisance" These
words should be written in letters of
gold over the entrance of every
school in the land.
Year: 1874

Governor Coke is due the credit of
defeating the bill to appoint COM
mission to change the Constitution.
He signiGed his readiness to approve
the bill calling a Convention, or to
sanction amendments to the Consti-
tuition by the Legislature, but was
unalterably opposed to the PROPOSE
tion to refer the matter to commits
sion, the exceedingly undemocratic
dodge to get out OF muddle. We
win give his message on the subject
in day or two.
Year: 1874

Hints ON SLEEp.-ro literary men, preach;
els, teachers, lawyers, doctors, journalists and
brain workers in general, the following hints
art exceedingly worth attention :: The fact is,
that as life becomes concentrated short sleep
anl early rising becomes impossible. We take
more sleep than our ancestors, and we take
more sleep because We want more. Six hours
sleep will do very we'll for a plowman, or brick
layer. or any other man, who has 90 exhaus-
ton but that produced by manual labor, and
the sooucr he takes it after the labor the better.
But for the man whose labor is mental the
Stiys> is on his brain and nervous system, and
tor Inn who is tired iu the evening with men
lal application neither early to bed nor early to
rise is wholesome He needs letting down to
the level of repose. The longer interval be-
tween the active use of the brau and the re-
tlcmeut to bed, the better his chance of sleep
and rctreshment 10 him an hour after mid
night is probably as good as two bours before
It, aud even then his sleep will not so complete
~ restore him as it will his neighbor who is
physically tired His best sleep is the early
mjrulng hours, when all the nervous excite
maut has passed away, aud ne is ln absolute
Year: 1874

to go and come at his own liking.
lie served three years in the army,
having been member of the 25th
Wis. Infantry. Turner has resided
at Potosi about twenty years, and
until some two years ago, had been
the head of the family since Il
death of his father, which occurred
about 1857.


Last summer, or early III the fall.
Turner made an attack upon his
brother who was asleep in bed. IL
struck him with some kind of A
blunt instrument, severing the lobe
of the left ear and nearly breaking
il the side of the head. Whom
taken off, Bob. endeavored to make
his people believe that it was
third party who had made the as
sault and fled. A search being IN
stituted about the premises the next
morning, an old butcher knife, that
had been missing for some time,
was found secreted in the fence,
sharpened to its finest edge. Bob.
had undoubtedly put it there fer
future use.


There can hardly be doubt that
Turner is insane, as he SAYS his mis-
sion is to kill off the people; "thcrc
are too many" He talks of his
murderous actions, and has even
boasted that he did not doubt bat
that ! have killed forty people, il
they could be got together" How
ever, when interviewed, he seems
perfectly rational, except when the
subject of murder is broached. At
such times he seems to be possessed
with strong desire for blood, and
gloates over his tiendish trunsac-
tions with apparent relish.


The utmost excitement prevails
among the people of Ellenboro, and
!ney say that should they find am
other body, they will make n de-
mand upon the Sheriff, take Turner
cut and lynch him. OF course this
latter thing they cannot perform, as
Sheriff Carrier is an officer who will
not ALLOW the strong arm of the law


II he .,terfcred with, and we do
not think the people will, upon
sober thought, attempt to carry it
out.
Year: 1874

A JOINT resolution has passed
both houses of the Legislature limit
ing the introduction of new husi-
ness to the 7th of Feb. If any
Legislation is desired in this locality
it should be attendeI to at once or
! laced in the hands Of our members,