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Year: 1867

came mp to the poles and, claimed his
right to vote, from the fact that he had
been registered by the honorable Board
of Registration. The presiding officer,
(Mr. Langftt,) told him that under the
Constitution of West Va. he was not a
legal voter, so the matter quieted down
for short time, the rejected party
threatening to prosecute the officers OF
the election.


In the afternoon, some of the strong
bull headed Radicals actuated by an
old iron-side halfway broken down
preacher. collected around the ballot
box, and said this man Give was going
to vote. He came up and offered his
ballot second time, but the officers be-
ing men who wished to see right and
justice enforced, again rejected it. They
then threatened to take the ballot-box,
but had to back down, twas too short.
They left the ground defeated by ma
jority of nineteen. Grant township
still continues to 60 Democratic.


Voter IN GRANT TOWNSHIP
Year: 1867




Resolved, That our platform is the Federal
Constitution andveve deprecate all usurpations
by any one branch Of the Government Of the
powers pertaining to either OF the others, as
this would be the end Of our Republican institu-
tions, and the death knel OF American Liberty,


Resolved, We stand opposed to all such here
sizes as that negroes should be allowed TO vote at
our elections and, as a sequence, to hold office
and mngle in our social circles.


Resolved, We are opposed TO the efforts Of in
sane men to subvcrt the laws of nature by oblit-
Grating all distinctions between the white and
black races. stIh


Resolved, We are opposed 10 all schemes Of
plundering, as the taking Of private property in
any other manner. or for any other purpose, than
as prescribed by the laws OF the land.


Resolved, that our National Constitution guar
antecs to each and all the States of the American
Union the same rights and privileges. and cnti-
tie them TO stand upon an equal footing, and we
dsapprove of unconstitutional and aggressive
acts ofCongress in their attempts at the disrup-
tion Of the Government.


Resolved, The Registry law of this State is q
cheat and fraud upon the rights OF citizens, na-
tive and adopted. and we hereby pledge ourselves
to use all honorable means to secure its repeal.


Resolved. We condemn the policy Of the domi-
nant party in issuing untaXed national bonds for
the benefit OF the wealthy, while the poorer class
cs are burthened with unusual and extraordinary
taxes for even the neccssaries OF life.


Resolved. That we are opposed to all appropri-
atons OF the means or credit of the State tor the
benefit of monopoles whereby the taxes Of the
masses shall be increased, and few individuals
only shall be benefited


Resolved, That the unlawful and disgraceful
manner in which the Board Of Supervisors of this
county have wasted the peoples money, calls for
our condemnation and we pledge ourselves to
use our best endeavors to elect y Board who will
more carefully manage our county finances.


Resolved, That the importation and migration
Of Chinese into the Pacific States is not only in
furious but degrading to white labor.


Resolved, That our Senator and Representa-
tives be instructed to use all honorable means to
secure the election of consistent Democrat to
the United States Senate.
Year: 1867

in Iowa Hill District.


.. TODDs VALLEY DISTRICT.


Commencing at the function of the NORTH ant
Middle / orks OF The American river, and runnin!
thence up said North Fork TO the bridge, theme
along the Auburn and Forest Iliil road to Smith
ranch. thence along the Divide TO and includin.
Lcwclrs ranch, thence southerly to and includin:
tbe Dar,lanells claims, thence south to the Midd
Fork of the American river, and thence dc"l
said river 10 The place OF beginning
| ... Tf.~ YANKEE JIM DISTRICT.
Commencing at the bridge across the Nortl
Fork OF the American river on the Auburn an(
Forest Hill road, and running thence easterly
along said road including all on the north side o
the same to Smiths ranch. thence along the roat
leading from said ranch to Forest Hll,to where
the same intersects the road from TOdd's Valley
to Yankee Jinls thence along said road to Devil
Canyon thence up said Canyon to the Miners
Ditch thence up said ditch TO Shirt Tail Canyon
thence down said canyon to the North Fork O.
the American river, and thence down said river
TO the place Of beginning.
FOREST HILL DISTRICT


Bounded on the north by Yankee Jims District
OH the east by Bath District, on the South by the
Middle Fork of the American river, and on the
west by Todd's Valley District.


BATH DISTRICT.


Commencing at what is known as the "Bi9
Falls in Volcano Canyon. and running thence
northerly in direct line to the southwest cor
ner of the Maytlowcr ranch, thence along the west
line of said ranch, to the northwest corner, thence
casterly along the north line OF said ranch and
north line OF the Lampmdn ranch, to the northeast
corner OF said Lampman ranch, thence south to
Volcano Cany on, and thence down said canyon
to the place OF beginning.


MICHIGAN BLUFF DISTRICT.


Commencing at the mouth OF Volcano Canyon
on the American river and running thence ur
said river to the mouth of Ell Dorado Canyon
thence up said canyon to point 100 rods above
Guss Hill, thence in a direct line to Volcano
Canyon and thence down said canyon to the place
OF beginning.


DEApwOOD DISTRICT


Bounded on the west by Ell Dorado Canyon
on the North by Secret Canyon. and on the East
by the North Fork Of the Middle Fork Of the
American river.


LAST CHANCE DISTRICT
;,undaI on the North by the North Fork Of
American river, on the east by Township No
IL. on the South by the line between Placer and
Ell Corado counties, and on the west by Dead
wood Districts.


FOUNTAIN DISTRICT.


Commencing nj the point where the line be-
tween sections II and Is, township 10 north
range east crosses the line between Placer and
Sacramento counties. and running thence north
to the northwest corner OF section 49, Township
IA north, range cast,l thence east to the north.
east corner Of section 35, thence south to the
county line aud thence west along said line tC
the place Of beginning.
Year: 1867

l7 sEw 1t is,quite certain that the quantity
Of rainwater falling upon the great lakes,
and the country drained into them, will be
found to be twice as much as is discharged
al Niagara: the wonder is what becomes Of
the excess ttsg4l e
Year: 1867

In the Bolivar Bulletin of juno the Sth,
quite censori0us article appears in public
print for the inspection of that unhappy
class of ladies in our country who have
never been able to marry, because they are
not admired, eourted, nor loved by any one
outside Of themselves. Old maids would
like to marry, but why should man bring
| around him inAuenoe-that not even a pes
tilentiai insect could not live in
The life Of n old maid is a tedious one
Signing for old gaader to come
=" Garret' Is place where useful material is
placed for safe keeping and future profit for
the family; but inasmuch as old maids are
generally rejected, and considered useless
lumber, unsavory salt good for nothing, it
was thought wise not to store old maids
away in that apartment of the building, un-
less their old age, and their delapidated
minds end bodies would produce mildew +"
and rust IN the midst of that which is
good.


Cobwebs are peculiar to old maids, or at
least some of them have much to say about
them. Reason for it, suppose, is that they
need all such webs to make their waterfalls
and supply the place of their departing hair
as they grow old


In an article of May the 18th, I give some
good advice to the corrugated old maids of
our country, and we are still in sympathy
with them, and honestly wish they could
marry some one if he is able to undergo the
misery of such life with such being


Mr.. Editor, one thing will now mention
think it is very much in the way of mar
rying. They talk too much. and generally
appear too anxious to solicit attention from
the ganders. You know, sir, that AZ modesty
is a quality that highly adorns woman"
and believe good old Dow expressed the
truth in part when he said about the talking
of old maids


Nature partial in her ends


Made the strongest:


Justice make amends


Gif5edod maids with tongues longest.


And it is generally thought the gift of
long tongue, as we'll as homely faces, make
much against this contentious part of our
population.


Young men are too cunning to be snatched
up by old maids-old bachelors and wild
overs prefer young ladies and widows
Hence the old maids must settle down in
lonely solitude, among their own cobwebs
poetry, and sing the doleful song with bur
dened, oppressive, burning sighs.


Married hope is forever gone


Aud fond flown


no my fate to


In this bleak world alone.


Make good use of whatever has been
loaned you by Providence, though men have
seemingly neglected you. Heaven never
viii Happy consolation, as you are old
and still advancing.


n B.-There is an article in the Boligar
Bulletin, Of June the 22d, which savors too
much of personalities, therefore I cannot re-
ply to it. The controversy started upon the
Importance of cold Maids and Bache-
Iors." have endeavored to use the terms
in the plural form, without any personality,
as 1 regard feelings Another reason, no
% Old Maid Monstrosity of So" ever wrote
thence l cannot fire at man over the
shoulders of a lady
Year: 1867

A Washington correspondent of Penn
sylvania paper says;


When it was found that Davis was to go
on bail, a matter which every one there looks
upon as a virtual discharge, the excitement
among the veteran soldiers knew no bounds.
The result had been published days before,
and half expecting it, meeting was privatly
called at which some sixty discharged sol
diers were present, who bound themselves
sacredly together under the name of the
AndersonviIle League, every member sub
scribing to solemn oath that if justice
ftiled in its duty they would take justice in
their own hands.


This brotherhood no man was qualified to
enter but those VINO had suffered either from
wounds or imprisonment in the rebel pens
during the war 1t now extends to New
York, Philadelphia and Boston. While the
bail was being arranged by the Court at
Richmond on the day set for the trial, pa
per was handed to Davis counsel, Charles
0'Conor Of New York, warning him of the
existence Of such a league, and naming two
men in the courts room as members. These
men were seized as soon as they left the room
and not released until Davis was in New
York According to the oath, as long as he
remains On foreign ground he is safe.
Year: 1867

Daniel Webster once remarked: Small
newspaper, and amply rewarded is It's pat
ron, care not how humble and unpretend-
ing the gazette which he takes 1t is next
to impossible to I'll a sheet with printed
matter without putting into it something
that is worth the subscription price. Every
parent whose son is away from home at
school should supply him with cewspaper-


] well remember what 9 marked difference
there was between those Of my seh0olmstss
who had and those who had not access to
newspapers Other things being equal, the
first were always superior to the last IN de-
bate, composition, and general intelligence"
Year: 1867

About one hundred clerks viii soon be
discharged from the Treasury Department
and Quartermaster General Office in Wash
ington Lack of funds to pay is the cause
affecting the latter, while in the Treasury
the amount Of work is greatly reduced.
Year: 1867

AN ITEM FOR YOUNG PEoPLE.-This is
the last day that year scholarships can be pur.
chased for $50 at the Business College, corner
Seventh and d streets. We cannot too strongly
urge our young people to improve this rare op.
portunity.
Year: 1867

A FOND Fathers ADVICE TO HIS SoN
AS you make your bed, my son. so you
must lie in it; But if you stuff it full of
bills. YOU must soon find it very hardlying
to keep matters in the least straight
Drive the dun from the door, and you
never need trouble yourself about bolting;
but if tie bailiffs once begin knocking out
side you viii never know a moments rest.
So be careful my son, how you make your
bed and avoid debt; for, believe me. many
a Young man has had his bed snatched from
under him, and been thrown on the world
simply from sleeping on tick.
Year: 1867

THE OLD ARM CHAIR.-The American
rocking-chair is philosophically an abomina-
ton, but certainly a comfortable thing 3. to
have in the house, Here is what Rev. III.
". Beecher SAYS about it in NoT7roOd


80 But if once YOU sat down in it the illu-
sorry notion of luxury vanished 1t was
wooden throughout Only if some one was
sick in the house there was cushion in it.
Its joints by long use had formed COM
planning habit, and you might in anv part of
the house know whether the rocking chair
was in active use. We are obliged to say
that it was treacherOus chair. The rock
ers had been curved to such lines, that if
you ventured beyond very gentle notion
the chair would give backward lurch, as if
going over, and there are few thing more
unsatisfactory to a sober minded person.
careful of appearances, than to be carried
over backward in the midst of quiet con-
did go over. The shape of the rocker is
such, that when the victim had spread his
arms and firted his legs into the air. in an
involuntary effort at equilibrium. the chair
stopped and set itself firmly, if it had
been blocked, returning again to it's normal
state only upon violent effort of its occu
pant. The neighbors were aware of this
propensity and avoided the chair Stran-
gers usually had an experience with it. The
good doctor or his wife, for the hundredth
time, reassuring them. Don't be alarmed
1t won't go over. | never knew anybody to
fall"
Year: 1867

A SCENE IN IRELAND.-The following
extract from the testimony of Derry
gentleman was recently quoted in the
House of Commons


Do you remember at any time seeing
the curate of the parish of Portroe that
morning Yes. Whereabouts did YOU
see him; do you know his name ?-I heard
it was Gleeson; am not sure You know
he was one of the curates of Portroe
parish Il believe he was. Whereabouts
did you see this gentleman He was with
crowd of people at Baskerville's public
house, half way from my place to Nenagh
What were the crowd of people doing:
did you see this gentleman do anything?
I did. Will you describe it?-As |
came up, was not looking particularly at
him, was astounded at seeing him lift a
great big stick wheeling; = he twisted the
stick over his head, and commenced Jump
ing in a most extraordinary manner
| thought he was mad he is very active
fellow; he was jumping the height of the
table Oft the ground he commenced hal
looing for White, and hooting at me |
did not notice him till that began; |
thought the man was demented. Did YOU
see anything else going on at Baskerville's
public house? Yes, the front rank wheeled
upon me but there were two clergymen
with jugs giving out whiskey to tworegular
lines IN the rear, and they never stopped
They continued loading up the rear rank
people with the whiskey; they never
stopped They went on giving the whiskey
out of the jug; the gave it in glasses
Year: 1867

ACCIDENTS OF SPEECH.-A Frenchman
named Gallon, who died in Paris not many
years ago, was remarkable for a bovine ten
dency. There is a letter of his in existence
as follows 90 My dear friend-I left my
knife at your lodgings yesterday Pray send
it TO me if you find it. P. S.-Never mind
sending the knife; | have found it, There
is a note to his wife, which he sent home
with basket of provisions, the postscript
to which read - You will find nv letter
at the bottom of the basket. If you should
fail to do SO, let me know as soon as posi-
ble." 1t is said of this same character that
on one occasion he took a lighted taper TO
find his way down stairs without accident.
and after getting down brought it back with
thanks, leaving himself at the top of the
stairs in the dark at first A lady once
asked the Able de Matignon how old he was.
:. Why, l am only thirty-two, said he but
| count myself thirty-three, because little
boy was born year before l was, and died.
evidently keeping me back whole year by
accident" 1t was a Scotch woman who
said that the butcher of her town only killed
half beast at time.
Year: 1867

4 Bridgewater man has found novel way
of taking revenge. He stuck all over his
neighbor's meadow pieces of wire, which
made it almost impossible to NOW the grass.
as the scythe edge would be turned up and
spoiled by contact with the wires.
Year: 1867

And Gr-r-r you swine = has for the last
twenty years been Mr.. Carlysle's burden.
He has not hcsitated in his Frederick the
Great to denounce this fair Earth - a
rotten dungheap of world He proclaims
in his dscourses on the negro question, that
there is only one remedy for man. a collar
round his neck and cartwhip over his
back


knowing all this. we are not at all sur
prised at Mr.. Carlyle's last utterance in
Mac1nUan's Magazine, Shooting Niagara :
and After , We should have been much
surprised had it been anything different to
what it is The man who has consistently
all his life admired the doctrine of Force, is
not SO much likely to be convinced of his
error. as to raise fresh scream at the spec
tacle of a great nation fast progressing to
self-government. The man who latterly
seems only to have felt any remorse when he
remembered that white men cannot be sold
and treated like slaves, is not likely to be
touched by the thought of enfranchisement.
The moral decrepitude of Mr.. Carlyle's
later writings has prevented us from even
hoping that any such change could take
place Mr.. Carlyle's latest utterance is
nothing more than an echo of what ne has
said twenty wears before
Year: 1867

lHE past year has been the most success
lul IN the history Of the Methodist Episco-
PA Church in this country. Official returns
snow the increase Of members in the va
nous Conferences, during the past year, to
have been one hundred and ten thousand
There is a large increase of scholars in the
Sunday Schools, the total Of scholars being
over one million. The increase in the
value Of church property is about sever
million dollars
Year: 1867

One of the most beautiful actresses
of the Boulevards, Paris, received dai-
", for about a month, a little penny
bouquet of violets She found the
bouquet in the box OF with the door.
keeper every evening as the play was
about to begin, and this simple offer.
ing ofan unknown love affected her in
spite of herself


While acting, she looked carefully
around-at the boxes, the parquet
and even behind the scenes-but to nc
purpose she saw nothing by which tc
recognize the man of bouquets. And
theroupon she gave her Imagination
free rein, and the imagination of an
actress Is very similar to that Of other
folks.


Was he a foreign prince, who wished
to captivate her heart before placing
at her feet his crown aud treasures {
Or was he an artist, too bashful to de-
clare his passion


She interrogated the box keeper,
the tier-woman-in short everybody
employed in the theater but nobody
knew anything about it, Still the
bouquets came.


DO they tell US that constanoy is a
ohimera ?" murmured she.
Year: 1867

o bluebirdl blue'bird! herald Of spring,
Tel me, o tel what you say when you sing.
Where does the liquid sweet speech belong,
Out Of whose music you measure your song 2
Tell me what rare, sweet spices Of sound
Mlngle to make up your Tippling round.
What wind Ofthe forest, what wave Ofthe sea
Has given its secret Of song to thee?
Whence do you come? o spirit of air
What were the climes that made you so fair ?
What magical fingers have fashioned you so?
Did you drop out of heaven with the last


fakes Of snow?
Or are you a bit of the blue sky Itself,
Moulded thus into song, 0 siIYeT-bOned elf?
Or scrap Of a rainbow, that hung for an


hour,


Fringing the friI of an April shower2
Art thou a blossom, winged for flight
a violet, voiced, for the 1ieIds OF Ight2
Do your sisters, low down in the April grass,
Find speech, while in rapture Of song you


pass


Never a Wavering note of pain
Mars the smooth flOw of your glad refrainl
So sing forever your jOyfulest note,
o voice Of the spring sweet, silver throat!


-L5tegJG Clark.
Year: 1867

Is hereby given that a petition will be presented
u to the Commissioners Of Delaware county Ohio,
at their next session signed by twelve or more
citizens living upOn or being Interested in the road
running through the land of Smith SlawsOn in
Brown Township, praying that the said road may
be so altared to as follows where the 70 ad
crosses the East line Of said SlaWson's land it e
turned South and run on the West side Of tn East
line between said Sla WsOn's and N Hume's land,
thence along the present road to the south hue Of
lot No 9, thence west on the north side OF the line
between said SlawsOns and James Faris' land TO
where said road as il now runs crosses said line.
Also to vacate that portion Of said road it now
runs angling through said Slawson's land.
May 8, '67-4tt
Year: 1867

THERE is quite money panic in New
Orleans, arising from the depreciation
of ttla four or i've millions OF munieipal
shinplasters that arc used for small
change by the citizens. The currency
is quoted at a discount Of i've or six
per cent. The depreciation occurs part
ly in consequences OF the substitution of
military for civil authority in New Or
leans, and partly through an spprehsn-
sion OF Congressional action 10 tax the
currency out OF existence.
Year: 1867

fact not generally accepted, but never


theless true, that all the extreme meas
ures, such as the impeachment, the
confscation scheme, and other ultra
projects were quietly disposed of by
Congress. His declaration that here
after the tariff and taxation would
be framed to raise revenue only, and
for no other purpose, was a great step
in advance on this question, which, if
adhered to, viii remove one of the
prospective troubles in the Republi-
can party. If Congress will be gov
erned by the broad and enlightened
views expressed by Senator SHERMAN,
it will secure to the party long lease
of power, and will have nothing to
fear from the Democracy.
Year: 1867

We commend to our readers the
speech of Senator SHERMAN, of Ohio,
delivered before the Union League of
New York which we publish in another
column. Although tits merely cur
sorry review of the political topics of
the day, evidently delivered without
preparation, it is the expression of
one Of the leading members of the
United States Senate, and doubtless
reflects IN great measure the senti-
ments OF the ruling element of Con-
gress. No man understands better
than the Senator from Ohio the true
character of the last Congress, for he
was one of its leading and controlling
spirits, and he can give the right in
depreciation to its action. 1t will be
noticed that ne declares it to have
been eminently conservative. It is
Year: 1867

CANT APPRECIATE THE JoKE.-A
few days ago the New Albany CONNER
cial contained an editorial morouslv
teasing its Copperhead contemporaries
over the effect the nfranchisemento of
the negroes in this State would have
upon the politics of the Second Con-
gressional District. Its allusion to
the fact that Africans were 'lying
around loose = in Kentucky who
could be brought into this State. in
case the contest was close, has given
Copperheads the Mysteries. They
have so long enjoyed monopoly in
that branch of politics that the mere
suggestion of a possible rival, throws
them into spasms. The Courier of
yesterday is case in point.