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Year: 1866

STILL ANOTHER TRIrApH.7From the re-
port of the Pennsylvania State Fair we
notice that the Elliptic Sewing Machine,
which is the invention of Captain George
b. Sloat, of this city, has again triumphed
over all others, bearing off at castor the
first premium. Throughout the South
this machine is too we'll known to have the
requirement OF premiums to establish its
superiority. During the war it was man
featured in Richmond, and proved an ln-
estimable prize to our country, doing in
its sphere great service, and meeting, in


its utility, a great desideratum in our emer-
gency. The accumulation Of compliments
to southern machine and mechanic of
Richmond would be much more to our
qualification if We were reaping the profits
of its extensive manufacture Us well as
the honor of its increasing fame. ,-o,s
Year: 1866

ACCIDENT.- Yesterday morning A.
Graves, a lad, fell through the wharf at
Rockets where the pier is being replank-
ed. A heavy current was running at the
time, and nothing saved him but falling
into pontOon boat which was being used
underneath in the repairs being made. He
was not much injured.
Year: 1866

BURGLARY.-The store of Samuel Ben
swanger, on Eighth between Cary street
and the basin, was burglariously entered
on Sunday night and robbed of consider
able quantity of white and gray under
shirts and silver watch. The police have
thus far obtained no clue to enable them
to apprehend the thief.
Year: 1866

ATTEMPTED BURGLARY.-On Sunday
night an unsuccessful attempt was made to
break into the grocery store Of }. I.
Vaughan, on Main between Seventeenth
and Eighteenth streets. The burglar had
withdrawn the bolt confining tic bar of the
window shutter, when the private watch
man on the square discovered him, and was
about to make hostile demonstration, at
which stage of the proceedings the rascal
hurriedly left.
Year: 1866

He lived in the house by the hawthorn lane,
With roses and woodbine over the door;
His rooms were quiet, and neat and plain,
But spirit OF comfort there held reign,


And made him forget he was old and poor;
~ need so little" he often said;


And my friends and relatives here below
Won't litlgate over me when am dead"


Said the Jolly old pedagogue, long ago.
Year: 1866

SwINDLING.-Two or three instances
have recently occurred in this city in
which unsuspecting parties have been
by plausible, though false, representations.
An individual living in Richmond went on
Sunday last to the proprietor Of saloon
in Jefferson Ward, and exhibiting a check
for twenty dollars on one of the national
banks, asked him to cash it, as friend of
his who was about leaving the city was
greatly in need of that amount. The
check had the revenue stamp attached,
and bore every appearance of being genu-
inc and on the solemn declaration of the
applicant that he had money on deposit in
bank, the proprietor of the house consent
ed to cash it, and forkcd over the sum
called for. The next day he went to the
bank and ascertained that his customer
had not even as much as red cent there.
Another case A man of foreign birth,
now residing in one Of the counties below
Richmond, came to town few days ago,
got sublimely drunk, spent what money he
had, and applied to wcll-known restau-
rant-kceper to cash check for seven dol
lars, representing that he not only had
money in bank, but large quantity of
wheat stored in one of the commission
houses of this city. The result was the
same as in tho former instance, and the


victimized restaurant Keeper had to whis-
tie for his pay. We believe there is a law
to punish offences of this nature, and If
these sharp practitioners continue their
game much longer, they may find them
selves in meshcs from which it will be
somewhat difficult to extricate themselves.
Year: 1866

SoRA.-Wc like to keep posted in re.
gard to the price of sora, because they are
especial favortes Of the writer hereof,
who dcvortly hopes that it will one of
these days come within the range of his
limited means. They were offered in the
First Market early yesterday morning at
one dollar per dozen; but at ii o'clock, in
the Second Market, they had come down to
ninety cents. The high price may be at
tribuled to their scarcity; for while they
are abundant in the marshes, very few
have yet found their way to Richmond.
Sportsmen tell us that the tides are now
favorable for bagging the birds, but owing
to the moonlight nights they play shy, and
it is difficult matter to take them by sur
prise,
Year: 1866

MAJOR GENERAL SCHoFIELD left the city
Yesterday morning, and will be absent
several weeks. lie goes to Rock Island,
Ill.,, by direction of the Secretary of War,
to aid in the selection Of site for an arsenal
at that place. During his absence Brevet
Brigadicr-Gcneral Burton, commanding at
Fortress Monroe, will have command OF
the department.
Year: 1866

NEW DIsTILLERY.-Several distilleries
have been put in operation in the country
round about Richmond since the close Of
the war, and we now notice that another
is in process Of construction at the foot Of
Marion Hill near whore the creek crosses
the Osborne turnpike. These establish
ments form fruitful source Of revenue to
the Government, being very heavily taxed,
but the proprietOrs somehow or other
manage to make them "pay." Let trade
in other branches be as dull ss II may, tho
demand for whisky Is always brisk.
Year: 1866

ASTIDoTE FOR ALL PoisOSs.-
A plain farmer says: 1t is now over
twenty years since learned that
sweet oil would cure the bite Of rat
tlesnake, not knowing il would cure
other kinds of poison. Practice, oh
servation, and experience have taught
me that it will cure poison Of any
kind, both on man and beast. !
think that no farmer should be with
out bottle of il in his house. The
patient must take a spoonful Of it in
ternally and bathe the wound for a
cure. To cure a horse il requires
eight times as much as il does for a
man. Here let me say Of one Of the
most extreme cases Of snakc-bites in
this neighborhood eleven years ago
this summer, where the case had been
thirty days standing, and the patient
had been given up By his physicians,
! heard of il, carried the oil, and gave
him one spoonful, which effected a
cure. II is an antidote for arsnic and
strycnine. 1t will cure bloat in cat
tie By eating too freely Of fresh clover
il will cnre the sting Of bees, spiders
or other insects; and will cure per
sons who have been poisoned by q
low running vine growing in th,
meadows, called ivy.
Year: 1866

NEW YORK, Feb. 24.-The COMMERCIAL
says: The money market still exhibits
the effect of the large withdrawal OF
currency into the Sub-TTeasury. Through
sales of gold, probably from twelve to
bank notes have thus been taken on the
market during the present week. 1t is
insinuated in some quarters that the Oh.
iect of the Treasury in the elarge sales Of
gold, is to induce the banks to withdraw
their deposits from the Treasury, as q
condition precedent to the Inauguration
of measures of contraction How lar
the surmise may be we'll founded we
know not, but 1t would seem reasonable
to conclude that the Department would
not so seriously disturb the money mar
ket as it has by its sales OF gold without
some important object other tha0 rea!iz-
ing upon its surplus coin, and tlls con
clusion is the move warranted by the
fact that the sales hitherto have been
conducted with care to avoid any as
turbance OF monetary affairs. Ihls
morning the demand for money on eau
was quite active The drawing 10 OF
loans has resuscitated sharp Inquiry,
which, however, IS met without mucl
difficulty, at per cent. large amount
OF coin is being carried ar and per
cent The high rate for call loans has
checked the demand for paper Prime
paper sells at and per cent, the ma
iority at I! and per cent good passes
slowly at and per cent. lower grades
are neglected the rates being 10 and -
per cent The chief feature OF the stock
market Is the large sale OF Cleveland q
Pittsburg governments are weak-ln
sympathy with the stringency in money
prices, being about &c lower
Year: 1866

WASHINGTON, Feb "a The caucus OF
republican Senators and Representatives
last night was somewhat indefinite, but
will be attended with important results.
A majority of those present are decided
ly opposed to risking quarrel with the
President fit Can be avoided. The con.
struction this morning is that members
may support the President little with
out being read out of the party. The
city is full of rumors about Cabinet
changes
Year: 1866

To DETERMINE WHERE WATER Is.-A
gentleman related his experience in this
matter. An Irishman in his employment,
in order to ascertain where he ought to dig
to obtain water soonest, got stone and
buried it over night in the ground, next to
the hard pan. In the morning he found it
quite moist, but not sufficiently so to suit his
fancy. Next night he tried it in another
spot, and it was found very wet on the fol-
lowing morning. There, said Patrick.


you will find water not many feet deep,


and plenty Of it. y Sure enough, in few
days digging, Patrick confirmed his pre-
diction notwithstanding the ieers of the work
men, finding vein which filled the well to
overhowing, and rendered it exceedingly
difficult to bail out the water so as TO stone
it. The philosophy of the operation seems
to be that as the great evaporation TAX es
place from the surface of the earth during
the night. water rises up from the depths
below to supply the loss, and accommodates
in the vicinity of the stone, often making
quite puddle. .-4ns. Inst Farmers Club.
Year: 1866

Returned TO the County Commission
ers by the Collectors of the several town
ships and boroughs for the taxes due
and unpaid thereon for the year 1868
and previous years. in pursuance of
the Act of Assembly in such case mad e
and provided. In pursuance whereof
the said Treasurer will expose the said
property to public sale at the Court
House. in ClearGeld, on the I'd Monday
of June next, tthe llth day.
Year: 1866

HAVE proved, from the most ample experience, an
IL entire success Simple-Prompt-Et Efficient, and
eliabie. They the only Medicines perfectly
adapt popular use-so simple that mistakes can
not be made in using them, harmless to be free
from danger and efficient TO be always reliable.
They have raised the highest eommendatOn from ALL
and will always render satisfaction.
Year: 1866

From the Cincinnati Enquirer, 2Sth.


On yesterday afternoon the unhappy convict was
brought from his cell by the Sheriff INTO the court
room to receive his sentence, The courtroom was
crowded BY an anxious people to hear the tate of
him who had committed in their midst one OF the
most dIaboical murders on record. The prisoner
sat on his seat perfectly collected and dedantly
gazing and smiling around the courtroom, as
though he were invited to marriage feast. He did
not seem TO realize tnat in few mlnules his day
and date of death as an eXpiatlon for wholesale
murder would be pronounced, or II he did realize
the TACT, it seemed that he daring the flats Of
justice the dread ceremony about to be performed
As the clock toIled the hour of one samuel Coovert
was directed by the Court 10 stand up. The Judge
ado ressing him said:-


"Samuel Covert have you anything to say why
the sentence of death SHOULD not be pronounced
upon you"


Cooye1t replied, laughingly, that he had nothing
much to say, except that he was innocent of the
murder OF the Roosa family, of which he had been
col Vlcted.


The Judge then reviewed briefly the dreadful
crime for the commls ssion Oh which he stood con-
v cted and then sentenced him to be taken from
thence TO the jail OF the county and kept IN C ose
coIfnement until Friday, the Oath dav of August,
1866, when he should be taken to the ace of exc
cui 'on, and between the hours of O'Clock in the
morning and O'Clock in tue afternoon he should
be hanged by the neck until he was dead,


(Oovert received the sentence without changing
a muscle, and upon taking his seat looked round
upOu the audience and attendants OF the court and
smiled. In few minutes he was removed to the
jail where he will remain until brought out for exc
Year: 1866

I
ing whether he red color of vine is artificial
or otherwise "a small piece Of bread or of
snoqgs which has been well washed is dlppe d
into the wine and then placed in water. If
the coler is artificial tie water viii he at
once coorsd otherwise the color will not
be apparent for half an hour.
Year: 1866

From the Panama Star and Herald. Aug. 81


On the steamer on which General
Fitzpatrick came to Aspinwall, the Henry
Chauncey, there was young woman,
looked upon by every decent person on
board as a most notorious strumpet,
which her disreputable conduct during
the passage and aftetward in Panama
fully confirmed. General Fitzpatrick
made an associate of this woman to the
disgust of the passengers, and eventu-
ally brought her to the captains table,
from which she was turned away after the
second meal. His peculiar intimacy
with her on board attracted universal at.
tention.


On her arrival at Aspinwall, he intro
duced her to the Superintendent OF the
railroad and his family as lady, and
allowed her to be entertained by them
during his stay there. This led to re-
marks afterward and then, we under
stand, the General, fearing the result,
wrote letter excusing his conduct on
the grounds that he was not aware of
the womaVs character. Every one in
Panama is aware of his connection with
this woman during their stay at the
hotel, and he even went so far as to
promise to take her to Chill, but that
was prevented by a certain influence and
protest of third party, whose name it
is not necessary to mention here.


Previous to leaving Panama he en-
deavored to foist this strumpet on to some
respectable family here, for fear her rep
utation might suffer by remaining alone
at the hotel after he left, before he could
send for her from Chill aud he even in
duced one of our leading foreigners here,
innocent of her character, to- use his in.
huence to this end The reply the letter
got, however, to his first application,
opened his eyes and satisfied him of the
imposition attempted to be praeticed. on
him by Fitzpatrick After leaving Pana-
ma, the General wrote back TO the same
gentleman, urging him to get the woman
off to California or New York, but by no
means to allow her to follow him to Chill.


After General Fitzpatrick left Panama,
this woman turned out most aban-
doned profigate wretch, and was CON-
PEELED, or account of her bad conduct, to
leave the city and return to New York.
We can vouch for all these facts. and
prove them by as many certificates OF
the Generals bad behavior as he or his
friends can desire.
Year: 1866

The Maine Eastern Argus concludes
a calm and able review of the causes
that led to the result Of the election in
that State in the following words If
the spirit which now dominates in Maine
is to control the North and direct the
affairs of the nation, we have seen the
end of the American Union. We're it
now sound and whole it could scarcely
withstand the strain which this spirit
would put it to; but with the Union
broken-with ton pokes of the thirty-six
out of the whe it must go down with
a crash when the pressure comes, as 1t
will in the next Presidential
election, if not before, and upset
every thing. And there are worse
elements of commotion in the country
now than ever before. Let anarchy
once begin, and they will assuredly dash
the Ship of State upon the breakers and
destroy it. The terrible scenes of the
French revolution would be repeated.
The elements are ripe for it, and the
demagogues who have been tanning
these passions for their own base pur-
poses, could no more control them than
they could the surging of the sea. Let
our brethren in other States be warned.
Let them keep these revolutionary ele-
ments in subjection, if possible. The
danger to our country is imminent, never
more so than at this hour The North
showed itself able to conquer the South,
but if it shall prove to be unequal to
achieve the still higher victory over itself
of forgiving the South, the conquest will
have been in vain, and our institutions
will as assuredly fail as if they had been
surrendered to the assault of rebels
Hatred and revenge are elements of dis
cord, not of peace and unity, and these
now lie directly in our pathway to resto-
ration, national unity and peace. Can
they be overcome? That is the question
And upon its right answer depends the
salvation of the Republic"
Year: 1866

According to present indications, a
most beautiful future is being prepared
for the citizens of our grand Switzerland
of America. The white man has been
disfranchised and cannot vote. Cover
nor Brownlow says the first act Of the
Legislature shall be to enfranchise the
negro and use him to vote-then we
shall have a negro government to the ex'
clusion of the white man. This will be
negro equality indeed. Gov. Brown
low says it will only be returning to
where we were in 1888 John Bell and
Felix Grundy used to treat the negroes
with liquor and get them to vote. We
suppose the negroes are to be treated
with liquor, used as voting machines,
and made to carry the Radical party in
Tennessee. oh glorious future, won
that fill us up with immigration and cap
itaI2-EaorriHe Commercial
Year: 1866

"FIGUREs Woxr LIE."--Friend LoNGMoRE,
of the Sage Brush, confesses to "no little
amusement" and "some slight degree of dis
gust" at the figures which prove that the
road from Oroville to Susanville is one mile
shorter than the road from Chico" We hard
ly know why be should be amused at the fact,
but suppose probably bis disgust arises from
his inability to disprove the figures. But
supposiug be could dsprove them, where is an
Idaho miner "or any other man." when he
reaches Chico Is be to shoulder his pack
and walk to the banks of the Sacramento, to
serve as bait for mosquitoes until a stern
wheeler comes along to be two days toting
him to Sacr amento? Or is be to foot it to
Orovlle where be can take the cars, and visit
the business world below? We dare say the
man of business willexhibit his disgust" when
be finds himself at the terminus of this great
route and still nowhere.
Year: 1866

their intrenehneu's, aod are engaged in dem
onstrsting to the public through their organ,


the Sacramento Union that, with their rail


road extended few miles above Dutch Flat,
and Montana. That is sll there is of this
great trans Atlantic railroad from Sacramento.


For this purpose have the government and


people been swinded out of milliouns OF dollars
10 lands, bends and money. The annuity the
tax gatherer is now collecting from the people
Of California, should be stopped. The swindle
Road Company have not yet sapped the foun-
datioDs OF Justice, though their ultimate aim
is the entire subjugation of the people Of the
State 20 their swiudIing purposes. Let the
people refuse TO pay this annuity tax. and
appeal 10 the Supreme Court of the State.
There is yet justice enough in that honorable
body to protect the people against the enforce
ment OF this tax, or cause it to be expended upon
route over which it is possible to construct
railroad.


While this spirit of speculation is rampant
in the State, and public enterprises and mail
routes are made to subserve the private inter
ests OF individuals and unfsithfaI representa-
tives, the people Of Plumas and Butte counties
will best advance their own interests, and
the interests of the State and nation at large
by the construction Of this wagon road, from
Orovile, up Feather river, and through
Beckwith's Pass to Nevada. They will thus
demonstrate its entire prac,icability for wagon
road and railroad purposes, and it must ulti-
mately be adopted as the only open route for
the great national highway into California
Companies may appropriate the government
assistance Representatives in Congress may
steal the mail routes from the public and run
them TO and from their own ranches, charging
the government thousands of dollars annually
therefor but such enterprises are ephemeral
and will pass away with the temporary power
of the dishonest men who use their public
positions for the subservieuce of their private
aims. But the gap of the Feather river,
which has been rejected by these builders, is as
eternal as the mountains that block their way
by other routes. 1t is practicable for rail-
road. The business interest of the country
demand servicabe railroad. Nevada will
assist. 1t is a practicable railroad route to
Virginia City, to Honey Lake, to Colorado,
to Idaho, to Oregon, to Montana, to st. Louis
and to Lake Superior. Business interests and
the energy and enterprise of the people be,
tween Oroville and Sacramento, have already
built over seventy miles of railroad on this
route without the aid Of government subsidies
II We but demonstrate its practicatity by
wagon road, the railroad will follow. Public
interests will demand it, and it will be built on
q practicable rouie.
Year: 1866

The cold, stormy weather, with the near
advent of old winter, is bringing out the
winter styles. On Saturday the display
on the streets, as well as in some of the
huge plate glass windows along Main
street, was very fine. We noticed two or
three new styles of cloaks, but the jerome
Park seems to us decidedly the most ap-
propriate in material as well as in cut. 1t
is decidedly pretty and comfortable in its
look. There was another style we saw-a
sack in shape, with points. This style
promises to be somewhat fashionable, but
we cannot say that we really admire it.
The plain front of the sack looks eonsid-
erably better As to bonnets, we may say
we did not see any. The things which are
now worn may look pretty, but they are
entirely too suggestive of neuralgia and
tooth-ache to create very favorable impress
sions. We suppose, however, when "old
winter" has fairly set in, this style will
give way to one more suitable to the sea-
son. We saw one of the short style of
dresses on the street. 1t is very convent
ent but not as tasty as the long skirts loop
ed up.-Erckangs.
Year: 1866

A FABLE.-A young man once picked
up sovereign lying in the road. Ever
afterwards, as he walked along, he kept
his eyes steadily fixed on the ground, in
hopes of finding another. And, in the
course of long life, be picked up, at diff
ferent times a good amount of gold and
silver. But all these days he saw not
that heaven was bright above him, and
nature beautiful around, and when he died
a rich old man, he knew only this fair
earth of ours as dirty road to pick up
money as you walk along.


The world is full of trials and annoy
ances, will be to the end. But better
world is coming, where there will be no
more trials, no more sin for ever. If we
would obtain an Inheritance in that world,
we must learn to bear meekly and patient
ly the trials Of this. That inheritance is
promised only to the oyercomer. Let us,
then, try to pray, and keep trying and pray
ing that God will help us to come.


The rich and poor meet together; the
Lord is the maker of THEM all. Who be-
lieves the latter clausel Some people
think that ''poor people" grow. In pray.
ing we say, '0uR FATHER,n &c.