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Year: 1866

try. consider any man traitor and rebel
who would put me and my friends out Of
Office, and il the Southern States should get
into power, II the equilibrium Of the country
should be restored and everything leveled
up to its bearings from Texas to Maine, l
should have but little further chance for the
spoils, so dear to an intense loyalist like my
self, and those whom have paid for doing
my political work could get nothing more
from my liberal hand. (Groans from the
crowd, one man who was eating rye dough.
nut bursting into tears.


81 suppose l must say something to you
upon the impeachment. Cries Of Yes,
that's it, Well, the President ought to be
impeached for his treatment Of me in regard
to the New York Custom House, and then
he ought to be impeached for what he is
going to do in CONNECTION with the civil war
which l and some mule contractors and
other loyalists are getting up in Maryland.
If he is impeached we can secure the spoils.
Shall rebels have the spoilsH [Cnes Of nary
q spile.1 My friends can say no more.
There's barrel Of cider tapped in the
porch, and all who voted our ticket the
last election are invited to drink, although
there are those who will denounce me for the
plain and honest words have spoken to you
tonight" Applause. JEDUTHAN.
Year: 1866

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The prices of them vary according to the
supply and demand In the height Of the
season they are scarcelys worth thing,
while at tile present time almost any sum
can be obtained for nice ones.


The dealers in fruits are not confined to
any specific varieties, but keep supplied with
such as are IN season. He who sells you
Baracoa bananas or Sicily oranges to-day
will to morrow furnish you with South Caro-
lima watermelons or Jersey peaches. The
principal portion of the trade in foreign
fruit is confined to half dozen or more i'm
porters who are also consignees for the
growers They are the middlemen, who
stand between the producer and the con
sumer. They receive the fruit and send it
off by car loads, or supply the poor peddler's
basket by the shilling's worth. A word of
caution to consumers may be said here. It
is never safe to buy fruit of the street-ped-
dlers. They are apt to lie around the docks
and pick from the refuse such fruit as is hut
slightly tainted or to purchase for nominal
price that which is ver9ing on decay, and by
mixing with wholesome-looking fruit dis
pose of the whole Their fruit is generally
stale, if not spoiled. Let those who want
fruit go to- a respectable dealer in the article
who receives his supplies direct from the i'm
porters, in as good condition and as fresh as
can be obtained in this market
Year: 1866

|eeeded to execute their pose: secessions
lists hold meetings, express sympathy with


Mr. Davis and demand their rights under


a Constitution which they strove for four
long years trample in the dnst and they


are not molested. The City of New Orleans


is under the control Of men who are very


hostile to the Unionists, and experience has


shown that the latter can expect at their
hands nothing but the bludgeon and the
bullet. The effect of this unfortunate con-
fict in New Orleans cannot fail to operate
most iujuriously throughout the Northern
States against the Southern people. 1t will
cause the innocent among us still to suffer
with the guilty. Whether justly or not, it
cannot fail to add greatly to the strength of
the so-called radicals in the elections soon to
be held. The blood of Union men has been
shed by red-handed traitors; and these same
traitors if they had supreme control in these
Southern States, would either Danish the
Union men to distant regions, or devote
them to the bullet, the bludgeon, and the


rome
Year: 1866

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,


WASHINGTON, D. c., July q, 1866.
To the President:


Having heretofore informed you of my
readiness to withdraw from the Cabinet when
it might accord with your pleasure and con-
venience to name my successor, and in pursu-
ance of an understanding arrived at in a recent
interview, 1 hereby tender my resignation of
the Office of Secretary of the Interior, to
take effect on the first day of September
next.


In thus severing my official connection
with your Administration, would do in
justice to my own feelings were not to pres
ent my sincere thanks for the uniform cour-
tesy and kindness shown me by you during
my term of service.


Praying that the Supreme Ruler of nations
may bless you with health and vigor to
endure the arduous labors incident to your
high position, and wisdom TO carry into
effect such wise measures of policy as Con-
gresS may devise to secure domestic peace
and national unity, have the honor to be,
with great respect, your ohedient servant,


JAMES HARLAN.
Year: 1866

Up to the time of going to press. Friday
evening. 6 p NJ, the vote at the Raleigh box
was 1O3 for and 33 against the Constitution.
We think it probable, from what we have
heard, that Wake has given a majority for
the Constitution


We learn that at Hillsborough the vote on
the first day was IS against. and for the
Constitution This is the home of Governor
Graham and Judge Ruffin.


We have just learned by telegraph from
Newbern. that the vote in that place was IA
for. and rs against the Constitution


We also learn that the vote in Salisbury
was 125 foE and 65 against the Constitution.
Year: 1866

An exchange says during the late ses-
sion Of the Supreme Court of the United
States, the cOnstitutiOnality of the test oath
was argued, but a decision was not render
ed by the Judges. It was understood,
however, that a majority of them had agreed
as to lis unconstitutionality. and that 3
written opinion to that effect would be de-
livered at the next session Of the court. It
has been intimated that this delay was the
result Of q desire to give Congress an op-
pOrtunitY to repeal or st least modify that
odious oath.
Year: 1866

EDITOR CIT1zEN:-Long years have rolled
their bloody lsDgths along since penned
line for the Citizen, and 1 propose to-day to
write a short letter from this region of the
noble 'lone star State.'


We are all driving along here very smooth
ly. Every one is trying to do all he can to
restore the State to her former glory, and
sUs'H succeed. The prospect for crops is
first rate. Corn is fully made, and I made
some new corn-meal yesterday. The crop
is not full one, but enough viii be made
for home use. There will be pretty full
crop Of cotton, tgking the cotton growing
region all over, and if no disaster befalls it.,
there will be nearly as much made as in
1860, if the negroes will pick it out. Great
fears are entertained by our planters that
they will not get their cotton gathered
Cotton is opening some. and will be ready
TO commence picking in three weeks.


We are expecting large emigration from
your noble old. down-trOdden State, and We
will ever be ready to give them a hearty
welcome. Our prairies are full of The fnes
beef and mutton, and the timber country
has plenty of hogs. The wheat region has
plentv of the best of -four, and all have
plenty of corn; so there is no danger o
starving. Let all come that are Of the righi
grit. bat, for Gods sake, don't send any 0
/ the Broznlow set! We lave no room TO
Year: 1866

AMONG other curious incidents of the
Portland FIRE, it is said that a man who had
been locked up in jail, slept through the
FIRE in his cell, although the building was
burned over his head. He was discharged
the next morning, having been ''tried as
by fre."
Year: 1866

BLUsHIEe is a sign that something Of the
angel is left in woman, beautiful to The eye
and bespeakiDg the inward purity Of the
heart When a woman ceases to blush she
has lost her greatest charm.
Year: 1866

SoME men are cats. You may stroke the
fur the right way for years. and hear nothing
bat puFFing; but accidentally tread on the
tail, and eli memory OF former kindness is
oblilsratsd.
Year: 1866

To SrBscRIBERs North OF BROAD STREET,
The carrier of the DiSpatch on the north of
Broad street, between Thirteenth and the
Brook avenue, has been sick for n few days
and of course the paper has been left irrcgu-
larry, and to only a few of the subscribers in
that district. He will be out i'll 4 day or two
He is a good carrier and will make up for lost
time by his faithfulness when Ae resumes his
daily rounds.
Year: 1866

WITHDRAWAL OF THE TRooPs. s.-Gov.
Patton returned to the Capital day or
two since, and from him we learn that
the United States soldiers will certainly
be withdrawn from the State as soon as
thu militia is properly organized. The
Governor has made a requisition for
arms and ammunition, approved and
recommended by Gen., Thomas, and he
feels assured that the requisition will be
promptly filed. Gen. Watson, Adjutant
and Inspector General of the State, is
hard at work in the matter of orgauiza-
ton, and we trust his efforts will be met
With proper and promp. response from
all portions of the State.


We are pleased to learn that Governor
Patton is making ample provision for the
maintenance of the des itute and needy
of the State In this laudable and very
important matter, our worthy Governor
should have the support and encourage
ment of the people.-Montgomeyy Mail
Year: 1866

New YoRK, Jan. 23.-The S7th annual
ball in aid of the New York Fire De-
partment Charity Fund came off last
night at the Academy Of Music. Nearly
four thousand people we're present.
Year: 1866

The Staunton Spectator says that Mr..
John L. Lewis, of Rockingham, was sum-
moncd to give testimony before the Recon-
struction Committee of Congress in reference
to the loyalty Of the people of the South
We understand that portion of his testino-
ny, was as follows


When asked, "If tho people in his part Of
the country were loyal" he replied, Eyes,
as loyal as the members of the re construction
Committee" His interrogator ~then asked,
off it would be safe for Northern man to
travel through his section p lie replied
"Perfectly safe, unless there should happen
to be a Yankee soldier there. who might
knock him in the head to rob him"


This is the frank and honest testimony of
an honest, frank and Independent man who
never concealed the fact that he was Union
man. This is just the kind of testimony
which th0se who know the character Of Mr..
John L. Lewis would expect him to give
He knows that what he said is true. and the
truth he would boldly proclaim, however un-
welcome to the inquisitOrial Committee
Many men, and we fear most men, who had
been defeated for Office as Nr. John T. Lew
is had been, and whose brother had also been
defeated as his had been, would have been
prcjudiced to such degree as to hare had
their testimony warped, and would not have
done justice to the South; but Mr.. John F.
Lewis, to his honor be it said is made of
''sterner stuff" and is able to do Justice in
spite Of temptations which would have in
fuenced weaker characters to fail to do so.
He is, in the language OF Antony, a " plain,
blunt man" and speaks the truth boldly and
manfully.


Such Union man can render the South
great service, and Mr.. Lewis is sufficiently
patriotic to do so. How admirable the con-
duct of such Union man contrasts with that
of those who prctcss to be Union men, g,ar
e.rctHcnce, and manifest their loyalty, By Pc
titioniDg to convert the State into a territory.
to have troops sent to places from which they
have been withdrawn, by representing that
a rebellious spirit still exists, and that Union
men have no chance to get justice in the
civil courts. The conduct of the one is hor-
est and patriotic, that of the other is dishon-
est, treacherous and reasonable
Year: 1866

a brave young officer lost his at the
battle of Buena Vista. After he had suffered
amputation with the greatest courage, he saw
his servant crying, or pretending to cry, in
one corner of the room. 'sJack," g said he,
none of your hypocritical tears, you idle
dog you know. you are very glad, for you
will have only one boot to clean.
Year: 1866

There is a boy down East who is accus.-
toned to goout on railroad track and i1ni-
tate the steam whistle so perfectly as to de-
ceIve the officer at the station. His last at,
tempt proved eminentIy successful; the de-
pot-Inaster came out and switched hin. off"
Year: 1866

Some two weeks since, a young lady OF
Albany, whose father Is engaged III mer-
camille business in that city, awoke from a
sleep feeling distressed and alarmed from
the effects of an unpleasant dream. The
gas was burning, but it had been turned
down to the closest point, thus making a
dim light in the room, and rendering pOr-
tions of it almost dark. Soon after awak-
ing, the young lady's attention was attract
ed to the well-deilned figure of lady of
her acquaintance moving from the door,
some ten feet from the foot of her bed, to-
ward it. Impulsively, she called the figure
by name, on the instant forgetting the i'm
probability of the friend being in the house,
and the fact that she was not resident OF
the city, but resided in st. Louis. Soon,
however, all this recurred to her, and the
figure already neared the now alarmed girl.
The form and features were perfect and
distinct, the expression one of cheering
greeting, and, as it approached closer and
closer to her side, it became DINNER and
DINNER, and finally disappeared entirely,
when it had advanced to about half the
length of the bed. The nervousness induced
by tfe incident, naturally enough, induced
the young lady to arouse the family, who
ascribed the matter to exciting imagina-
tions. But there is singular sequel. She
had forebodings, despite all that was said
to calm them, and the next day wrote her
friend, detailing the incident. An answer
was promptly received announcing the
good health OF the writer, aud the fact that
on the same night, and at the same hour,
she had been visited in precisely the same
manner by the semblance of her friend in
Albany, and been alarmed thereby, lest il
was the forerunner of evil. The mutual
revelation was relief to both. The cir
cumstance, we think, has few, if any par
allels, and can partially be ascribed to the
lOYe the two girls have for each other, ant
of nervous active temperaments. Butas tC
an entirely satisfactory explanation of it
nnna can be UiVpn
Year: 1866

Recently, in Syracuse, New York, a
young man. going home from his work,
met three ladies walking abreast on the
sidewalk. To get past them, rudeness or
the gutter was his only alternative. He
chose the gutter slipped. upon a piece of
ice, fell, and dislocated his arm, besides
severely bruising other portions of his
body. The young man will be confined to
the house for weeks, and all for want ofpo-
liteness on the part of the ladies he met.
Such ladies, we regret to say, are OCCASION
ally met with in this city as well as in Sy-
racuSe,
Year: 1866

Mas. DEWoLF.-Tlis lady has attained
considerable notoriety by appearing in San
Francisco, in public. in dress claimed by
some to he unfeminine and unbecoming.-
The police charge that it is male attire
Mr. John o. Welsh. photographer, pre-
sented US this week with photograph OF
the lady in question. in the aforesaid OBJ
iectionable dress which consists of fash
ionable ladies' style of hat; a frock, somewhat
resembling full skirted frock coat in the
picture, which comes down to the knee be-
low the knee, pants. after the style of mems
ware, appear. The waist is encirc'ed with
belt and buckle. The frock is buttoned to
the throat, and appearing just above it is a
plain little white collar The whole costume
presents to our mind a pleasing one, be-
coming, tasty. neat. and evidently possesses
the elements Of convenience. economy and
in large degree over that of
the mode. Why it is that the leaders of
fashion do not adopt something of the kind
and make it the style is more than we can
understand. Our lady friends can see the
picture by calling.
Year: 1866

RoBBERY-ALMosT.-O Tuesday last Mr..
James Carr, proprietor of the Trinity and
Scott Mountain Turnpike, was riding on
horseback from the foot of Scott Mountain to
the New York House, at about nine O'Clock
P. NJ, and when half a mile from his destina
ton a couple of men stepped out and told him
to stop. Carr was riding with his hands in
his pockets to keep them warm, and says
that though he was rather inclined to obey
orders under the circumstances, his horse
took different view of the case, and bounded
away before the rider could reach the reins
As the horse run the "agent" fired three
shots after him, thereby considerably accel-
Grating the speed of his horse. After riding
little way he locked around to see if he was
pursued, and as be did so his horse made an
unusual plnnge that dismounted him. Getting
to his feet uninjured, he was grati6ed to find
that he had remained in the saddle long
enough to save his coin, if not his bacon. One
of the men was tall and had white hand
kerchief over his face. The other man was
our informant gives no further
description.
Year: 1866

Shasta played out" is an old story, and
this week we are glad to give convincing
evidence of the untruth of such croakings.
Rector 4 Wright last week went into the
north bank of Ross Gulch, on the east side
Of the Sacramento river, little south east Of
Shasta. and after stripping six feet Of dirt,
took sout with rocker, in three days. a
triHe over 500. They strip six feet and
wash four. using the drainage water for
their rocker.


On the divide between Mad Mule and
Studhorse canyons Banghart and partner
have been to work during the winter. work
ing the surface dirt with rocker. catching
water in small reservoir, and making good
wages. Just down in the head of Mule they
finally discovered a narrow strata Of decom
posed quartz, and commenced panning and
rocking it. 1t paid. They are still at work.
The ledge ranges from one to six inches, and
they have taken from it pieces that will
weigh two and three ounces. Since the rains
have abated, a mortar, pan, pick and shovel
are all the tools they use, and they are max.
ing large wages.


Between Oregon and Olney gulches, near
Middetown, on the divide between the :wo,
prospecting has been done that warrants the
Clear Creek Ditch Company putting up
dume half mile in length, and forty feet
high at the highest place, for the purpose OF
carrying water on the new discovery.


There is no doubt but Shasta county to-day
presents greater inducements to the intelll
gent and enterprising prospector than any
locality out of California. Soon the Horse
shoe Bend Tunnel Company will furnish
another link in the testimony that substanti
ates the superiority of Shasta county over all
competitors yes, all competitors. We say
it and mean it. We believe we are ahead in
placer mines, and in gold and silver lodges,
and are prepared to meet investigation.
Year: 1866

A MEXICAN vaquero, living near Tule
river, says the Visalia Delta, was riding
home from the rodeo at Coddington & Low
rey's, when his horse fell. throwing him to
the ground. As the horse sprang up the
Mexican's foot was omehow fast in the
stirrup and the horse dashed off before he
could recover or release himself In this
emergency the vaquero, with wonderful
coolness, seized his sheath knife. and by
powerful effort cut the stirrup at single
blow, and was left bruised and bleeding on
the ground. He soon. however, recovered
and caught his horse. and quickly m uniting
male good time home.
Year: 1866

MR.. EDITOR 1T may be worth while to
call the sttention of parents and guardians
to the manner in which their children are
growing up around them. the habits in which
they indulge. their amusements. etc.
take it that gambling and drinking az
the vices to which youth has the greatest
affinity: then the use of tobacco. bad lam
guage, evil associations, and all the train Of
known vices follow as naturally as water
runs down hill. To prevent the indulgence
of children in habits of vicious nature
while the mind is young, impressable and
unrefective, governed by impulse alone,
should be the care ofthe parent.


Now let us see where parents are rem'si
in thi. duty, and where the child is most
exposed.


believe the first vice is the one most to be
guarded against. and among our youth, that
vice is gambling. To adults it does not ap
pear like gambling when youth OF tender
age play marbles for keeps" yet little
thought upon the matter will satisfy any one
that to such minds the game when marble
or a pin is at stake has as much interest fol
them AZ a stake of hundreds of dollars pos
sesses::for older and more practiced minds
Any one doubling this has but to watch Q
bevy of boys playing a game of marbles fol
" keeps" and then look in upon a game O.
"draw," in which old heads are engaged
and be convinced. If any difference exists
the boys show most excitement and interest
nor hesitate to take any advantage. however
unfair, even to the felonious cribbing of ar
opponents marble. and swearing he has mo-
got it.


The expert youth in the game of marbles
will. in majority of instances, become ar
expert card player; and here venture the
assertion that there are few, if any, profes
sional gamblers who cannot trace back ia
the game of marbles the requirement Of a
taste for the profession (?). l have been a
gambler, and only quit it because l could
not live by it, nor saw the real evil to myself
and community until had abandoned it.
This attribute to early impressions, carried
out without thought.


Again: Parents in This community, many
of them, allow their children to spend their
pocket money unrestrained. This is wrong.
1t is well enough to allow children to acquire
money Ly any honest means, but they should
only be permitted to spend it by and with the
advice and consent of the parent or guardian,
and then only for useful purpose. To allow
chiliren money to use as they please only
temrts them to use it thoughtlessly, and in a
manner detrimental to good morals. Instead
Of a good use, it is ten to one be spends it in
such manner as to leave an evil influence
upon his mind. How often do you hear a
boy. who habitaally has a lit or a quarter in
his pocket, when in discussion with one Of
his companions, offer to make good his asser.
tion by proposition to bet his coin on the
point of difference?


do not wish to cumber your columns with
long article on this subject. hut leave the
matter, content if | have secured the atten
tion of one parent sufficiently to make him
think. READER.
Year: 1866

SINGULAR.-In In the fore part of last reek a
dark bay horse, with white hind feet, few
white hairs on forehead, without brands, and
with black leather single reined, snaffie
bitted bride on, was found in Clear Creek,
a short distance above Horsetown, with one
of his hind legs broken, besides being very
much bruised about the body. In addition
to the above description, the horse had every
appearance Of having been worked, and was
about seven years old and fifteen hands high.
Evidently he had been washed down the
stream. His condition was such that the
persons finding him shot and killed him to
put him out of misery. The impression pre-
walls that the horse was ridden into the
stream by some person and the rider thrown
and drowned, and that the horse was reliey'
ed from the saddle in his contest with the
current and rocks as he Aoated down the
stream. Any one able to clear up this mys
terry will confer favor by communicating
with this office.
Year: 1866

Il don't miss my church 50 much as you
suppose said lady to her minister who
had called upon her during her illness, s. for
l make Betsey sit up by the window as so u
as the bells begin TO chime. and tell me who
are going to church, and whether they have
got anything new"