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Year: 1866

change the tariff laws, though every Con
gresham from Pennsylvania, except one
Republican, voted for higher tariff on ironF
We say, is there any force in the argument
that Disunion tariff men should be elected,
when it is known that, when elected, they
will not vote for increased duties on iron?


Voters, consider these matters seriously
and vote conscientiously. The true patriot
goes in for the best interest of the whole
country. Consider well these questions be-
fore voting.


IF you think the negro should vote, say
so and vote so. If you think that the white
man should work hard to feed the negro,
vote so. IF you think there should be class
legislation, vote So IF you think a negro
soldier ought to get more Government boun-
ty than a white soldier, vote so. If you
think there should be taxation without rep
resentation, say so, vote so. If you think
bonds should not be taxed, vote so. If you
think our good old Constitution should be
tinkered up, vote so. If you don't forgive
and don't expect forgiveness, vote so. If
you are opposed to the prosperity of the
whole country, vote so. If you are opposed
to Union and peace, vote so. But if not,
vote the Democratic ticket.
Year: 1866

From the Hartford Courant (Rep.).


There is to be convention at Cleveland
Ohio, next month, of soldiers aud sailors
who sustain the platform of the late Phila-
delphia Convention. We regret to see in
some of our Republican exchanges an un-
qualified condemnation of the men who have
signed the call, and the application of such
terms as towards and poltroons to them and
all who shall attend the convention. While
it is eminently proper to condemn such meas
ures as may seem TO us hostile to the best in-
terests of the country, the Union Republi-
can parry viii gain nothing, but lose much,
by resoting to personal defamation. Among
the signatures to the call for the Cleveland
Convention are many names which have ad-
ed lustre to the annals of the late war for the
Union-names of brave men, who fought
CALAMITY, aud, in many cases, poured out
their blood for the good cause. Shall such
men be termed towards and peltroons be-
cause they do not, forsooth, happen to think
and act precisely as we do? Has it come to
this, that all men must think 2like, and act
alike that conscience and judgment shall
rest alone with one party, whose prerogative
it shall be to sit down in the temple of his
own conceit, and shank God 1--WE are not as
other men, extortioners, adulters, etc p We
had better be publicans than such Republi-
cans.


The Union party cannot afford to become a
party of BrowDlows and Stevenses. Its self
respect, to say nothing of its bright record
in the past, demands something higher and
better. We have never lost anything yet by
appealing 10 the reason of men. What ne
cessity, then, is there now for appealing to
low passions The tangible proof the party
gave of It's ability to save the Union is evil
dence that it can maintain the Union, if good
couHsels will be listened 10. Buff men are
to be abused for opinion sake if the stand
ard of admission to the party is to be placed
above reason and common sense, on the very
pinnacle of fanaticism and prescription, the
opportunity will be lost, and the party will
die in the house of those who call themselves
its best friends


While we have no sympathy whatever
with the so-called Philadelphia movement,
the political trickery of which is covering up,
for the time being, the pro-rebel and the
pro-Democratic element Of strength which it
mainly relies upon for success is so transpa-
rent that it viii


60 -glimmer through blind mans eye :
yet we would not dispute the right of sol
diers and sailors to assemble in Cleveland to
endorse the movement, nor stoop to that
low partisanship which would call these men,
who have furnished the best evidence OF
their loyalty and bravery, towards and pol
troons. Our Union Republicanism is not OF
that kind.
Year: 1866

BAs The Dandy is clothes-wearing man,
a man whose trade, Office and existence con-
sists in the wearing of clothes. Every fac
ulty of his soul, spirit, purse and person is
heroically consecrated to this one object
the wearing of clothes wisely and well, SC
that as others dress to live helives to dress.
Year: 1866

LABoRING MEN devote one day now to
the defeat of the Disunionists who would
deprive you of the privilege of voting, and
support no man for Assembly who VIII
not pledge himself to the repeal Of the
odious election laws of the lastsession Of the
Legislature.
Year: 1866

Rg 1t is related of an elderly dandy, who
was more noted for running into debt than
for paying his tradesmen, that ne always
made an exception in favor of his wig--maker,
that he might be enabled to say that he wore
sshis own hail"
Year: 1866

A CASE OF SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION.
The Loyal League House, in Philadelphia,
in sympathy with the Loyal Convention"
in session there, went off in blaze, and con-
sumed itself by fire, just as the crazy fools of
the Convention want to consume their coun-
try. The fire caught in the laundry, where
the dirty linen Of the Convention was stored.
1t was a case of spontaneous combustion.
The linen had taken the distemper from the
backs of those who had been wearing it, and
when thrown in a pile, it got hotter than
compost heap and took FIRE. Should the
Insurance Company be called upon to make
good the loss il such case?


B1~ Whenever you see gal with whole
lot of sweethearts it an even chance if she
gets married to any of 'em. One cools off
and another cools of, and before she can
bring any on 'em to the right weldin heat,
the coal is gone and the fire is out Then
she may blow up dust, but the deuce of a
fame can she blow up again to save her soul
alive.


Inever see a clever looking gal in danger
of that, but what long to whisper in her
ear, You dear little critter, you, take care,
you have too many irons in the fire, some on
'em will get stone cold, and t'other ones will
get stone cold, and t'other ones will get
burnt, so they Il be no good in nature.
Slick.
Year: 1866

We don't like to be rGy inqulsltive,
nor to insist too much upon receiving
a reply to questions that may he con
sidered troublesome, but we wouldreally
Ike to know from our Quincy street
neighbor what effect his favOrite theory
of reconstruction is likely to have
upon "our infant commonwealth" the
State of West Virginia. We have frc
Guently addressed inquiries upon this
subject to our neighbor, who has
always seemed to assume sort OF
ownership or special guardianship
over the new State, but he has here
tofore been "dumb as an oyster"
He sings so exceedingly small when
ever this matter is alluded to that we
are often afraid of hurting his feelings
by pressing the inquiry. But still, we
want to know what is to become of
West Virginia when il is ascertalned
that her mother was dead two years be-
fore the ..infant commonwealth was
horn. A short time ago the radicals in
this State seemed 70 he greatly terrified
10y the idea that if the conservative
party should obtain control the new
State would be absorbed Will this
fearful absorption take place when
the radicals in Congress declare that we
never were born, never had any legal
existence, never have been separated
from the old State which is no State at
all, or is some worse fate to 6efall us 7
Will the Mtciiigsaocr oblige us by an
swcriHg' We would suggest that, i'll
;he same reply, it might he well for the
editor TO state what he supposes will be
the market price of Virginia State
bonds after the territorial plan of recon-
struction has been put in operation and
Virginia has ceased to eXistf
Year: 1866

The Wheeling Lntelligencer, all, OF
nearly all, of whose editors were mem
hers of the Know Nothing fraternity,
and which still advocates. but in q diff
ferent form, the proscriptiye principles
of that order, and which now parades at
the head of its editorial column a city
ticket composed of men nearly all OF
whom were Know Nothings, and still
retain that hatred of foreigners which
was once the basis of their political ac.
ton. has the bare-faced impulence to
dcnounce Mayor SWEENEY for having
been a member Of the order, and to at
tempt To delude foreign born citizens
from giving him their support.


The foreign born voters OF the city SEE
through the trick and appreciate it at
its proper worth.
Year: 1866

There seems to be little probability
that the radicals i'll Congress will be
able to put their territorial bill
in such shape as to pass. The reduction
of ten populous and wealthy States to
the condition of territories is rather too
extensive n job for any of the so-cailed
statesmen of the radical party. The
arrangement of the details of the plan
involves more difficulty than may be
apparent at first sight and it is scarcely
probable that any arrangement can be
made which will prove satisfactory to
many of the radicals themselves. But
even if they should succeed i'll concoct-
ing a scheme acceptable to themselves
and should attempt to put it in opera
tion, they will certainly find an insur-
monntable obstacle To its accomplish
ment in the Supreme Court of the Unit
ed States. Clearly, the Congress has
no more constitutional power to abol'
ish the State governments of either the
South or the North or any other section
of the country, a.s'.. 49, l----1.-ss -aeeiarc
Tu,p. STEVENS King. OF course, when
tno question comes Defare the Supreme
Court for decision, the act by which the
Southern States were destroyed will lie
pronounced null and void. The Judges
of the highest legal tribunal are, by the
nature of their appointment, placed
above the reach of partisan considera-
tions. and, even if it We're not so, are
sufficiently careful of their legal repu-
tation TO avoid pronouncingiright that
which everybody knows to be wrong.
The territorial governments of the
Southern States will not be in opera
ton six months before the Supreme
Court will be compelled to explode the
bubble. No very great alarm need be
felt about the consummation of plan
so clearly impossible under the existing
form Of our government.
Year: 1866

The RIVER was falling last night,
with thirteen and half feet water.


The Edinburgh left for Cincinnati.


A difficulty occurred on board the
steamer Talisman at Nashville q few
days ago. The mate fired upon the
Captain once or twice, but fortunately
no damage was done. The mate was
placed under arrest. r
Year: 1866

DISPATCH FOR THE SPRIXus.-Persons going
10 the Springs or other summer resorts can
have the DAILY DISPATCH sent them at sixty
cents per month. Orders left at our counting
room will receive attention.
Year: 1866

MINING ITEMs.-Herchner Myers & Co.
are steadily pushing forward work on their
claim near Middle Bar. Their tunnel is now
in about sixty feet and has been run directly
on the lode. The vein averages about five
feet in width and all the rock prospects ex-
ceedingly well. 1t is the intention of the
company to have about fifty tons of the rock
crushed at the mill below Middle Bar, and if
it pays anywhere near well as the pros
poets indicate, steps will be Immediately TAX
en- for the erection of mill on the lead. This
is bound to be one of the best mines in this
vicinity.


Myers, Wesson & Co. are still at work on
their clam in Jackass Gulch. They have
sunk shaft about forty feet in depth, and
are still going down. The indications are
very favorable that they will ultimately de-
velop paying mine. The lead is wide and
the rock all contains gold. Sufficient labor
has not yet been done on 1t, however. to
demonstrate its real value. -..t.


Work has been suspended on the Sulphuret
claim. in Dutch Gulch, for some reason. A
! shaft has been sunk on this lead to the depth
OF hundred feet, and the vein, which is about
twelve feet in width, is an almost solid mass
of gold bearing sulphure,s. The company
has been at considerable expense in sinking
and timbering the shaft. running cuts, etc.,
and now that they have developed good
lead, one which would undoubtedly pay large
dividends if the necessary machinery for
working tie sulphurets was at hand, we can
not see why they do not go ahead and do
something; either sell the mne or erect a
mill. We are of the opinion that the Super
intendent, 6. W. Smith. is chiefly to blame
for the lack of energy which is being shown.
At the next meeting of the company it will
be well enough to take this matter under
consideration 7,7,
Wallace, Coekley & Co. have developed
one of the best leads in the county, at Whis-
key Slide. They have sunk shaft hun
dred feet deep, and at that distance from
the surface the lead is a solid. well-defned,
mass of rich quartz. averaging seven feet in
width. We have been shown some of the
rock, all over the surface of which the pre-
cious metal was visible. 1t is estimated by
competent judges that the quartz will yield
from two to three hundred dollars per, ton.
The company will have some of the rock
crushed within a week or SO, when we will
be able to give the exact figures. One month
ago this claim could have been bought for
seventy-fve cents per foot; now twenty times
that amount would be laughed at Much
excitement exists in regard to the recent dis
coveries in this mine. 1t will undoubtedly
prove to be one of the richest lodges in the
county. 5 -'# n1l
Year: 1866

A convention composed of delegates from
all portions of the State has been in session
during the past week. The object which
called this assemblage together was to devise
some plan by which the growing evil. intem-
perance. could be checked The convention
was largely attended. officers of the society
were chosen, and a number of resolutions
adopted. While we cordially approve of
ends this convention had in view, we think
that one of the resolutions adopted by it, if
carried into execution, will have disastrous
effect upon very important branch of busi-
ness. The manufacture of wine is being
largely engaged in, all over the State, and
great quantities are being exported to the
Atlantic States. The production is rapidly
increasing every year, and the prospects are
very fattering that it will be but short
time before California wines will take the
place of the adulterated, doctored stuff i'm
ported from Europe at much greater cost.
The greatest drawback to the manufacturers
is the heavy Federal tax which is imposed on
native as well as foreign wines. and strenu-
Gus efforts are being made by wine growers
ano other interested parties to procure re-
duction in the tariff on native wines and
brandies during the next session of Congress.
If people must drink spirituous liquors, and
we believe they will in spite of all the tenn
perance societies in the world, it is much
better that they should use pure. unadul-
terated article, such as is made in California,
than to drink the decoctions of logwood and
other drugs which are sold as "French clar-
et, or the poisonous mixtures of arsenic.
sugar of lead. strychnine, etc., which are
dealt out to person who calls for brandy.
We are in favor of removing the tax on ma
tive liquors. and doubling it on the import
ed if necessary. But the State Temperance
Convention adopted resolution in favor of
not decreasing the tax, and calling upon our
Representatives in Congress to assist them
in their laudable efforts to stem the torrent
of intemperance which is spreading ruin and
devastation throughout the land. We can
heartily endorse all their proceedings, with
the exception of the annexed resolutions:


Resolued. That committee of ten be ap-
pointed by the Chair, to draft petition
against the decrease of Federal taxation up
on native wines of California. and that said
Committee be authorized by the Convention
to use all lawful means within their power
to influence Congress, and Especially our
Senators and Representatives. to refuse the
request of the wine growers of California. for
the decrease of the taxation upon native
wines and brandies. Also, 4i1 hi'-


Resolved, That said petition. so prepared
by said Committee. be printed, and. copies
sent to all temperance organizations in the
State. and that they be requested to cooperate
with us in this matter. -t
Year: 1866

D1REcTIoNs FOR SroRrsMEN.-As the SPORT
ing season is now in full blast. the following
suggestions from an exchange will not be
considered out of place by the fraternity:


To break dog, take clothes line of the
ordinary length, tie it around his collar and
attach the other end to patent windlass un-
der your arm. When bird is flushed, shoot
at it, and. killed or missed, wind him into
charge. If after trying the rope and windlass
the dog proves incorrigible, and you cannot
break him, break his neck. @


To ascertain if your gun is loaded, put
your foot on the hammer and blow the muz-
zle. letting the handle slip from under the
foot and descend with amart force on the
nipple. If the gun is loaded you win be no.
tilted of the fact. ' 1f bay eEfH - d


When two birds get up together. and you
miss both. right and left, whale the dog. It
has good effect.
Year: 1866

Having established myself in San Fran
cisco in order to have facilities for supplying
my store with the latest arrivals of Goods
from the East venture to say that there is
not as complete stock of Spring and Sum-
mer goods in the county as there is in my
store. | shall continue to keep it well sup
piled with the latest and most desirable kind
o. goods. Particular attention will be paid
to the selection of such articles in the San
Francisco market, as some of my customers
would see proper to order, if in the store
they cannot be suited. 80. .-...- ..,


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

OUTRAGE IN SALT LAKE C1rY.-The editor
OF the Salt Lake Vsdette was recently set up
on, at midnight. by a band of ten or twelve
armed men. dragged several blocks to a re-
mote part of the city. and forced to promise
an immediate emigration from Utah. The
editor. in speaking of the occurrence. says he
holds the promise Invalid. as it was extorted
and will not leave the city till he sees fit.
Year: 1866




A correspondent OF the Pdu Mall Gazette
writes:-" just at this moment you WILL think
be interested in an account of q visit to the
Verona fortihcations made about year and a
halt ago by an English artillery officer and an
other gentleman, whom 1 will call Colonel A.
and Mr.. Is. The officer is q g.. G. B., and per-
son of great accomplishments and experience
as soldier; his companion was personal friend
who was travelling IN Italy at the time. Ample
letters of introduction had been furnished to
Colonel A. from the War Office at Vienna ana he
lostno time in presenting himself at Marshal Ben
edek's quarters. Unfortunately the marshal was
away tor h few days but Colonel A. ana his friend
were received with the utmoat courtesy by
Prince Lichtenstein, who was in comma d
during his CHIEFS absence. The party proceeded
to one of the seven or eight new forts which
have been built IN connection with Verona since
the last AustIo-Italian war. These torts they
found to be about a couple of miles distant
from one another, each vi them capable OF con =
tanning four or FIVE thousand men, and in every
possible respect designed and completed in
accordance with the latest adopted principles OF
tOrtihcation. They had cost about five millions
sterling, ana with their formidable guns com
maDded the whole approach TO Verona for q
space of fifteen or sixteen miles. 70 the
experienced mind of Colonel A. everything
seemed perfect.


cater the tortifcations were examined, the
Austrian officer pressed them to remain until
the following day, to be present at certain i'm
portant man9uvres which would exhibit the
immense advance made by the Austrian soldiers
in the execution OF rapid movements. bodV
OF nearly thirty thousand men were to cross the
river as If under the pressure OF reverse IN actual
war. The proposal was of course very welcome,
and the skill and speed with which the maneu-
vres were executed are described by my author
ity as admirable, and as being almost, if not
quite. equal to anything that can be done by the
best French regiments.


In the course OF conversation with the Ans
trian officer, Colonel A. and his friend naturally
discussed the affair of Sollerilo, and the subse-
quent peace. He told them that the demorali-
2ing effect on the Austrian army was for a time
disastrous, and their Indignation at peace male
by the two Emperors extreme. The Austrian
failure was attributed entirely to the Iact that
Benedek was not chief in command, and the
accepting OF defeat as final while ll9,000 of the
best Austrian troops were within 70 days
march as simply madness. 1t was entirely the
work of the two Emperors, who had never seen
fighting beore, and who were overpo owered with
the sight of the horrible carnage in field of
actual battle No other motive was attributed
to either Of the sovereigns. 1t was simply that
their feelings were horror-stricken, and that
certainly the Austrian Emperor was ignorant of
the false step he was taking in not consulting
his own army and it's commanders"
Year: 1866

EFFECTS OF RKMoRsK.-Some weeks ago a
man named kidder was murdered in Mercer
county, Mo-, and his murderer now low lies
for safe-keeping, in the Harrison county iail.
But this is not the end OF the fearful tragedy;
another life has already gone and in all probs.
bility the murderer will hang, thus three souls
Will stand uncalled, in the presence of their
Maker, brought there by the foul spirit Of muir
der The Ottumwa CIowal Courier gives us
to understand that Mrs. Kidder, wifs of the
brother of the murdered man, had on account
OF some misunderstanding with the murdered
man, refused to let him board dlonger with her
as he had formerly done. Hence he lived alone
In the house where he was murdered. When
the murder was discovered and the news made
known to his friends; Mrs. Kidder deemine
herself the cause Of his death, by her unsister-
ly conduct towards him. was few DAYS since
missing, and on search being made was found
dead at pool Of water on which was q coat Of
ice some inches thick, with her head IN the
water, which was some ten feet in depth The
integument of her forehead was much bruised
aAd 1t Is supposed that in her madness and
grief and agony Of mind, she struck her head
upon the Ice until IL yielded to fits influence
and by immersing her head in the hole thus
made, and holding IL there, strangulatlon en-.
sued.
Year: 1866

The Austrian gunners could not hold up
against the crOss-hre, and the weight of pieces
opposed TO them. What avail was it that they
were winning on the centreY Through the
glass they could be seen pressing on from point
TO point in a tempest of smoke and flame. 1t
was now near O'Clock: On the left and centre
there could be no hesitation in declaring that
the Prussians were all but beaten. It seemed as
If charge en- as0SSe Of the horse deployed tor