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Year: 1866




The PoLITcAL SITUATION" Nidette,"
Washington correspondent Of the Sacramento
Union, under date Of December 22d says !:
"There is nothing to discourage, but much TO
encourage the friends of freedom and OF pro-
gress As Senator Wilson remarked in the
Senate yesterday afternoon, the President has
made no issue with Congress, and Congress
has made DO issue with him. The majorites
in Congress will give The President manly
and earnest support, and if they enact the need
fol legislation to secure the liberties of all men,
that legislation will receive the approval of
the Executive. Neither is the Democratic
party TO come into power just yet, either
through the agency of Andrew johnson, or
through the agency of any one else. A party
that has allied itself with rebellion is not likely
now or hereafter to control the regenerated
Government of the United States. 1t needs
reconstruction and reorganization quite as
much as do The rebel States, and it must have
reconstruction and reorganization before it can
govern this now free country through any body S
agency"
Year: 1866

ENGLISH EIEw.-Wiilmer i. Smiths Eu.
ropean Times is of opinion that Minister
Adams has the best of the INTERNATIONAL
argument, and Great Britain has go. caught
in her Own trap. 1t says:


However much We NAV admire the verbal
su,ariness ard close reasoning of our Foreign
Secretary 1t would be useless TO deny that. in
literary sense. at least, be has fonnd in The
resident American Minister sfoenan worthy
OF his steel" To talk about the -hoaor and
dignity OF the British Goyernmeu. aud the
British people as Lord Russell does when be
meets the claims of the Americans by simple
negative, is an appeal TO what is called bun-
eomoe, which will be taken for what it is
worth Nations, Ike individuals, are liable to
error, and 20 nation aud no man ever stood
higher than when honestly acknowledging
mistake. But there is one thing in this con
troversy which must be seriously guarded
against. Lord Russell, 10 avoid this particular
claim, has put the British view of the ques
ton clearly and ably. The question is how
far he has put it discreetly? There is such a
thing as penny wise and pound foolish econo-
my even ID craftsmanship. and it is Just posi-
Die sthat, 10 avoid the payment of few hun-
dred thousand or million of money. we NAV
base our opposition on principle so unterable
as to cause US, when the cases are reversed
when the Americans are neutrals and we are
oeligerents-to suffer terribly in person and
pocket. II must be borne in mind that there
is such thing as an argument cutting both
ways, and bungling lawyers are sometimes
said to be in the habit Of proving too much.
We must avoid this error. The claims of the
Americans relative 10 the dongs of the Ala
bama and her sister Confederate craft are a
baga,elle compared with the punishment
which is 10 store for the maritime commerce
Of Great Britain unless this dispute is brought
to au, end in harmony with international
justice. We do not apprehend war, for war in
these days could not arise out of this business
but something nearly as bad might arise in
the future. when the example We have set, and
the practice we have defended. may be turned
against Us in way that is hideous even to
surmise.
Year: 1866

In THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE SECOND
Il Judicial District, of the State Of California in
and for the County of Butte. Elizabeth Easter
brook vs.. R. P Olds. Action brought in the Dis
trct Court of the Second Judicial District and the
complaint fled in the County of Butte. in the
Office of the Clerk of said District Court.


The People Of the State of California send Greet.
ing TO 7. 2. Olds.


You are hereby required to anpear in an action
brought against You by the above named Plaintiff
in the District Court of the Second Judicial Dis
trict OF the State OF California in and for the conn
ty Of Butte, and to answer the Complaint filed
therein "a copy of which accompanies this sum
menS) within ten days. {exclusive of the day OF
service.) after the service you of this Summons
ii served within this county: or if served ont of
this county but in this judicial District within
twenty days: or if served ont of said District then
within forty days-or Judgment by default will be
taken against you.


The said action is brought TO obtain Judgment
against you for the sum of two thousand five hun
dred and twenty dollars. aleged to be due the said
plaintiff, contract between You and the pl,in.
TIL, made upon the fourth day OF October A D.
1859, more particularly described in the plaintiff :
Complaint; and for costs of suit and for such fur
ther order and relief may seem Just: and if Won
tail to appear and answer the said complaint as
above required, the plaintiff will take Judgment for
the sum of two thousand five hundred and twenty
dollars and for costs of suit.


Given under my hand and the seal of the Dis
trict Court of the Second Judicial District this
t"chllStH osiH vi JaHudf y In the year of Lord
one thousand eight hundred and Sixtv-six.


L. 5 J.G MOORE, Clerk.


- X SAMPLE, Attorney for Plaintiff


II. ). Internal Revenue Stamp fifty cents


COUNTY OF BTTTE-ss: Upon reading the
foregoing affidavit and it appearing therefrom that
the said r. ?. Olds. defendant in thi, cause is n
nonresident of the State of California. and that
his residence is unknown and that personal ser
vice OF Summons cannot be had upon him. and
that the plaintiff has good cause of action upon
account.


1t is ordered that the Summons in this action he
served by publication in the UNION RECORD. a
newspaper published in said Butte county for the
space OF not less than three months once each
week, the same being the newspaper most likely to
convey knowledge OF the pendency of this action
TO the defendant.


Given at Chambers, January % 1866.


WARREN T. SEXTON,


Judge Second Judicial District
SIATAE OF CALlrORNIA,i


County of Butte.


l. ) q. Moore, County Clerk of the County of
Butte III and for the State of California do hereby
certify that the above and foregoing is full true
ana correct copy of the original order of publica-
ton OF summons, and the original Summons in
the aforesaid entitled cause as the same now re.
mains of record and on file in the office of The
said Court.


Witness my hand, with the seal of said Court
Affixed at Oroville. the county-seat of said county
this twenty-seeond day of January, A. D. 1866


'm-hl5 JIG. MOORE. Clerk.
Year: 1866

ATTEMPT TO AssAssINArE JUDGE FIELD =
In Washington, January 18th, Justice Stephen
j. Field, Of the United States Supreme Court,
received through the mail from San Francisco,
a package, which, on stripping off the wrapper,
proved to be a small box. A peculiarity in its
appearance attracted attention and, in the
presence of Judge Lake, Judge Field opened
the lid of the case about one eighth of an inch,
when be discovered tba, it appeared to be held
by a wire. Under the impression that it might
be torpedo, it was taken out of the room and
burst open by being thrown against stone
pillar. The case was then discovered to be a
powerful torpedo, filed with mimic and pistol
bullets AID powder, and was doubtless so
arranged at to explode by the friction
of opening. Pasted to one of the fragments
of the box was folnd printed newspaper
paragraph relating to the decision of Judge
Field, rendered October 81, 1864, in the
Pueblo case of San Francisco.
Year: 1866

a NAN IN Jackson, Michigan, got drunk and
staggered upon bed upon which lay an infant
sou. His whole weight rested upon the babe.
and it soon expired. The wretched man. who
is respectable well to do citizen, made a vow
never to touch liquor agaiu.
Year: 1866

The Union says caucus of the Union
members of the Legislature was held in the
Assembly Chamber, Wednesday evening. to
consider the Registry Act. The measure was
approved, and its passage by the Legislature
may therefore be regarded as assured.
Year: 1866

BURNING CorToN.-Guerrillas are burning
cotton in Alabama and Texas, and declare
their intention to prevent any Government
cotton from reaching market. The Alabama
rebels captured a steamboat on the Alabama
river, landed the cotton and held the boat until
a detachment of Missouri regiment came to
the rescue.
Year: 1866

THE CONCERT Observation-Disclosures
Ruhrs Concert, which will take place to-
night at the Virginia Hall, on Ninth street,
will be highly interesting to every lover Of
music in this city. The instrumental Sc
lections are excellent, and the names OF
their performers are q sufficient guarantee
that they will be well and tsstefully
played, while the vocal solos are
such as every one must wish to hear.
Madame RuhFs talent as singer is 50 well
known in this community that II 10 unns-
cessary to say word in her praise but
she has of late chastened and subdued her
style, and given tenderness and sweet
ness to her intonation which cannot fall to
make her singing more attractive than ever.


The Virginia Hall is well adapted to
concert purposes, and it will be remem-
bered that the entrance to 1t is entirely
distinct and separate from the bar-room
and reading-roo to which It Is attached.
Year: 1866

THE DISPATCH on THE RAILROADS.-Mes
Cole & Turner deliver the Dispatch every morning
on all the railroad cars leaving Richmond and as
they are also authorized agents to receive sub
scriptions to the SENT Weekly and Weekly Dis
patch, our friends along the railroad routes can
avail themselves of the messengers of these enter
prisug news dealers in forwarding their orders.
Year: 1866

STrRGEoN.-Large numbers Of these hsh
were caught yesterday in the river between
Mayo's bridge and the wharves at Rockets.
This was rather an unusual circumstance,
but the muddy water and the tide caused
them to come higher up the river than %
their wont, and our fishermen were ready
to seize the opportunity Of making good
EnrI
Year: 1866

A shoemaker sold n pair of boots for S5,
and received $50 bill. Having no funds,
he got n neighbor to change it. He gave
the buyer his change and the boots. Next
morning he was Obliged to,redeem the $50
bill, it being n counterfeit, and was Obliged
to borrow from another party an amount
to enable him to make it good What loss
did the shoemaker meet withH
Year: 1866

An old lady was telling her grand
children about some trouble in Scot
land, in the course of which the chief
of her clan was beheaded. 'It was
nae great thing of head, to be sure"
said the good lady, "but it was sad
loss to him."
Year: 1866

A Down East editor, in a compli-
mentary notice. of a vigilant general,
was made by the omission of single
letter to call him battle-scared veteran.
The poor man fastened to make
amends in his next issue by stating
that it was his intention to have de-
nominated the hero a bottle-scarred
veteran.
Year: 1866

CRoPs AND THE Commissioned
gentlemen from Carroll county, Tenn,
called upon us yesterday They are
old planters, and yet are of opinion
that more cotton will be raised in that
county than ever before the war.
There is perfect confidence and good
feeling between the planters and
freedmen, and the latter are doing as
much work and more than under the
old slave system. We hear the same
reports of the coming crops from the
vicinity of Jackson, Tenn. The reports
from planters between here and
Brownsville are not so favorable The
grass and weeds are getting SO much
the start that some fear they will not
raise half crop.


In the northern part of West Ten
nessee we hear that everybody is
orderly and quiet There are decided
political differences, but none of the
bitterness which the Avalanche has
stirred up in this city and vicinity.
Everybody is hard at work, aad more
anxious about crops than politics.
Memphis Post
Year: 1866

Gold Discoveries in Washington


Territory.


Judge Edmunds, Commissioner of
the General Land Office, yesterday re-
ceived letter from the Register and
Receiver of the Vancouver Land
Office, Washington Territory, in which
they state that since making entries
gold and silver bearing rock has been
discovered in the southern portion of
Clark county, near the Columbia river,
and that they have reason to believe
the entries were made for mining purs
poses or with reference to the value of
the land on account of the supposed
existence of gold or silver. They there
fore apply to the Commissioner of the
General Land Office for his opinion re-
lative to the validity of the claims of
the persons who have made entries of
the lands in question. The Commits.
sioner has not yet rendered his opinion
in the matter Wash. Rep. 5h.
Year: 1866




JwY 10 -Hdncock Cornell. The plaintiff, who owns
the Troy limo Of steamboats, alleges in his complaint thas
In tho month Of April last he suggested 70 the defondans
that he should procure for him the lease Of the south
half Of pier foot Of Harrison street, for the
Of his line. Defendant thought 1t would DO better 70
have the made out In his name agent, to which
the plaintiff agreed Some days aferward the defend.
ant to the plaintiff and sad he had procured
lease Of the pier for years at the rate of 50 $50 per
annum, md offered to transfer to tho plaintiff II
no would allow him $3.50 year compensation
for the same. Plaintiff declined 10 pay any bonus al
leging that the pier really leased TO him through the
defendant as his agent but the defendant kept passes
Of the wharf and claimed Wharfage from the
Of all steamboats, making landings there. The plaintiff
subsequently, got injunction against the Defendant
restraining him from using the pier, and now the de-
fendan through his counsel to dissolve tho in
junction the ground that the whole story OF tho plain
tiff without foundation He dTnies that the plaintix
made tho suggestion ho says be did and afrms that the
asc first suggested 10 him by the owners Of tho
pier He therefore for dissolution Of the inuhc
uon
Tho court reserved its decision.
Year: 1866

We hear of "the corn market" the cat


tie Market" "the fish market" "the hay


market" These are terms expressing
something visible and tangible. One knows
where to find them. This is not o.ot the
labor market; many know not where to find
that. But nevertheless it is a reality, and
none the less so. for not being able to assign
it a local habitation. 1t, in fact, extends
the whole world over. Whenever there is
one man who wants work done, and can pay
for it, and another who for pay is willing to
perform the task, there are two parties


whose appearance together makes up
labor market. To make the labor market
visible, would be to pass in procession be-
fore us all the industrial classes on Gods
earth. They would come in their might
with all the different insignia of their labor.
Such an exhibition would present to the
eye of moral contemplation more i'm
posing sight, and one of far greater gran
deur, than the congregated s0vereigns of
Europe, with all their nobility, wearing
their crowns, coronets and stars. The labor
market is the foundation that sustains the
great fabric of wealth. Capital is but
boarded labor. 1t is only the result of all
preceding labor, of which the individual,
whether honestly or not. has, some how or
other, come into possession. 1t represents
past labor; aud, by the fact of that represen-
tation, 1t becomes the remuneration for pres
ent toll, The moment that labor realizes
more for an individual than he deems need
full for present consumption, the moment he
puts something by, and applies that to the
production of other results of which he is
desirous, from that time you have capital
in the world. In wholesome condition of
society there can never be any conflict be-
tween capital and labor, for then they are
mutually dependent upon each other. 1t
Is only under an unnatural condition of the
monetary affairs of country that the dam
ger of collision arises. When capital
wants to play the tyrant, takes the lions
share, and oppresses the laborer, there is,
and always will be, danger, The financial
system of this Government to-day is every
hour encouraging a condition of things
which must eventually bring about col
lision. There are incidents in its taxing
system, most heavily pressing upon the
necessaries of life of those who toll, while
property is comparatively exempt, that
must, unless corrected in time, produce it.
1t was mad policy that suggested the ex-
emptiOn of national securities from taxa
tion, for the wealthof the country is taking
refuge behind them, and leaving the bur-
den to fal upon the toiling masses. The
wealthy must assist to bear this burden, or
the toiing millions will cast it from them
as a weight too heavy to bear. In fact no
system of taxation could have been de-
vised more oppressive to the laboring inter-
est than the one this cruel civil war has
generated. 1t discriminates in favor of
capital, and it makes bondmen Of the la |
Year: 1866




NEW YORK, January S.-The Posts Wash
ington special says The Ways and Means
Committee insists that the tax commission
shall have its reports ready by the 18th
inst, as they cannot be waited for any
longer.


Several of the important documents &C.
companying the Presidents message are moi
yet ready for distribution


The report of the Commissioners of the
Land Office will be ready next week.


The select committee on reconstruction
have had only a meeting on preliminary
business. The next will not take place un-
til after the reassembiing Of Congress.


The commissioner appointed TO examine
into the particulars of the various revenue
laws, with view to more intelligent legis-
lation on the subject is nearly prepared to
report The Committee en- Ways and Means
is waiting TO receive it before considering
what financial measures are necessary for
the support of the governments.


All papers and credentials which have
been referred to the Committee on Elections
are being printed. The testimony in the
contested election cases will make large
volume.
Year: 1866

As the time is now approaching when
the supply of ice for the ensuing year is tc
be secured, 1 beg leave to give you the
experience of one of our eClifton Farmers
Club," of Clifton, Ohio. His ice-house is
situated on the side of gravel hill, cover
ing pit ten feet deep and twelve feet
square, and is simply frame structure
over the pit, about four or Ave feet in
height; the sides of the pit are boarded
up, and the drainage is through the gravel


Finding it expensive to haul ice from
the neighboring ponds and rivers, he last
winter filled his house with snow, after the
custom, flor my friend is a traTeler,) SIM
ply rolling it up in masses, and with a
wheelbarrow conveying it to the house
first lining the sides of the pit with straw,
and after it was filed covering the snow
with the same material, thus filling his
house without cost, and securing an abun-
dsnt supply of good ice for his large fam
ilf during the whole summer The snow
settled down to compact mass, when'the
spring and summer heats affected it, and
portion still remains at the bottom of the
pit as solid as a glacier of thes Alps
Country Gentleman.
Year: 1866

around US, we feel innately assured-like Noah
when regarding The bright symbol of beauty.
law, aud order traced on the dark front OF the
retiring storm, and glowing in serenity and
peace-that the harmony of Nature shall never
again be disturbed. and that the circling sea-
sons of summer and winter, and seed,time and
harvest, shall never cease. We can readily
understand that great changes were needed to
fit the es,th for a residence for man; but since
it has once been the residence of the Son of
God, We can not conceive that any further con-
siderable changes will ever take place. H.
Year: 1866




When the lessons and tasks are sn endel, sd
And the school for the day is dismissed,
The little ones gather around me
To bid me good by ani be kissed r.za
Oh. the little white arms encircIe -4
My neck in the tender embr ace;
Oh ! the smiles that are halos Of heaven.
Shedding sunshine of love on my face.
And when they are gone, set dreaming
OF my childhood, too lovely TO last;
or love that any heart will remember
While it wakes to the pulse Of the past,
Ere the world and its wickedness made me,
partner Of s1rrow ard sin,
When the glory OF God Was about me,
And the glory OF gladness within.
Oh! my heart grows weak as a womans
And the fount Of feeling will fow,
When think Of the paths steep and stony,
Where the feet Of the dear ones must go,
OF the noun aims OF sin hanging Ger them
OF the tempests OF Fate blowing wild,
Oh, there's nothing earth half so holy
AS the innocent soul Of q child!
They idols OF hearts and Of households
They angels OF G in disguise;
His sunlight still sleeps in their uesses;
His glory still CLEANS in their eyes;
o! those trusnts from home and from heaven,
They have made me more manly and mild
Aud know, now, how Jesus could liken
The kingdom OF Godto q child.
I ask not a life for the dear


All radiant, as others have done
but that life may have just enou gh shadow
To temper the glare Of the sun,
L would pray God to guard Them from evil,
But my prayer would bound back to myself
All. seraPh may pray for a SINNER,
But & sinner must pray for himself
The twig is so easily bended,


have banishsd the rule and the rod
have taught them the goodness of knowledge,
They have taught me the goodness Of God
My heart is dungeon Of darkness


Where shut them for breaking rul-;
My frown il sufficient correction,


Ny love is the law of the school.
shall leave the old house in the autumn,
To traverse its shadow more
All +! Row sh all sigh for the dear ones
That met me tach caorn at the door,
shall miss the = good nights" and the kisses,
And the gush OF their innocent glee,
Ths group on the green and the flowers
That are brought every morning for me.
shall miss them at morn and at
Thar song in the school ard the street;
shall miss the low hum Of their voices,
And the tramp Of their delicate feet.
When the lessons OF life are all ended


ndDeath says, q 1 he school is dismissed -
Msy the little ones gather around me,


10 lid me good nigh and be kissed.
Year: 1866

The prospect for large wine crop this
season Is believed by well Informed parties
10 be better than that of any previous year.
In Los Angeles County the yield of grapes
is said to be the largest ever known there
the vines being loaded down with fruit of
excellent size and unusual sweetness and
flavor. The wine product this year Ia Los
Angeles County viii probably exceed that
of 1865, by at least 60per cent Wine makers
In that section of the State think that the
vintage OF this year VIII be one of pre-
eminently good quality, aud like some of
the wine crops Of Europe, will have IA fame
which win be used in comparing the quality
Divine for many years to come.
Year: 1866

THURSDAY, April 19-6P NJ


The stock market has been very firm to-day, win
special strength and activity in Hudson River ana CieVe
land and PItsburg among the railway shares ana euck
silver, Marposa preferred and Spruce Hill Coal IN the
miscellaneous list There is growing belief that values
are higher prices and the disposition to buy leading
securities at the current quotations accordingly strong
While therefore, the bulls hopeful, the bears are DIS
trustfu and move warily preferrng, in the great ma
joriy OF cases. to Of the speculative whirlpool
rather than the risk Of having their January profits
entirely swallowed up. Those who consult the weekly
earnings OF the railways at the beginning Of the
year and at the present time will find that
they are very much larger now than they
were then, while their shares, with the exception OF
Michigan Southern and Rock Island from TO Il per
cent lower as the following comparison of the first board