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Year: 1867

THE JOURNEY OF LHE.-Ten thousand human
beings set forth together on their journey. After
ten Years one-third, at least, have disappeared.
At the middle point of the common measure of life,
but half are still upon the road Faster and faster


as the ranks grow thinner, they that remain till


now become weary, and Lie down and rise no more.
At three-score and ten, band Of some four hun,
dred yet struggle on. :,


At ninety, these have been reduced to handful
of thirty trembling patriarchs Year after yea,
they fall in diminishing numbers. One fingers,
perhaps lonely marvel till the century is over.


We look again, and the work Of death is finished.
Year: 1867

A GENEROUS OFFER. W. e. Gibbs has
been in this city some six weeks selling patent
rights of Graham g. Cream ChurD for the several
States This churn has been efectually tried here,
and it invariably produces butter in one minute
from the time the cream isput in it his success in
selling out has been almost as magical as the sue
cess Of the churn in making butter He has sold
the territory of this patent to four States at an ay-
erage of $l,5OO per State, and has now left only
the territory Of Alabama and Mississippi. Being
about to return home, and at the same time wish
ing to crafty his benevolent impulses which have
been excited by the accounts he has heard and
read of Southern destitutioi, he offers to give to
the poor of the South all that he can get for either
of his two remaining territories he considers
either of them worth 81 900 and thinks that the
purchaser atthat price viii soon clear thousz
and on the investment. He therefore will refuse
to consider any bid ofless than FIVE hundred dollars
and will take all he can get and will Try to get all
he can as the whole sum is to be devoted to feed
ing the starving. Who bids? Will not some Of
our capitalists see that Mr. Gibbs generous dona-
ton brings its full value? This is genuine charity,
Mr.. Gibbs having sold nearly all his territory with
out making gift as an advertisement, and we
heartily hope that he may make quick sale and
q good one The money received will be paid over
to the Southwestern Relief Association in this
city for distribution. n.-Lotasri2e Courier.
Year: 1867

An extraordinary story comes from Mexico rela-
tive to Flour It appears that an old miller in that
locality had very beautiful young wife, of whom
he was jealous in the extreme and took out his
soulagen,ent of that feeling in thwackng the lovely
young being. There was certain cook, of the
male Species young, handsome and fat, who came
to the mill from the hotel to buy -four, and hear
ing the distress of the lovely one first, and seeing
her second, became, Of course, dreadfuIy in love.
Some one told the miller All the town began to
talk of the fact, and to laugh at the foury one
One day the cook and the lovely young wife sud-
denly disappeared, and merrily laughed the Mex-
cans at the miller's misfortune = nothing went
down but the scandal of the elopement of the mil
ler's wife and the cook The miller scowled venge-
fully upon all the town, and 30 time passed by;
nothing more was heard of the cook and the mil
ler's wife by any one Two years after, the miller
pleased to die, and to inform the world In paper,
which was left to be opend after his DEATH and to
be published in the town, that the cook and his
1.-THE miller's wife, had by bis planning eloped In
to an oven two years since and been baked that
he would have got rid of them elsewise, but for
the jeering of the public therefore he had ground
them up in large mass Of corn, which the towns
people were pleased to compliment him for, as be-
ing exceedingly rich and nutritious, and he only
hopes they will enjoy the "reminiscences as much as
he did the remainder of his Life that be was spared,
whenever be looked upon a townman.
Year: 1867

The Washington correspondent of the
Boston Daily Advertiser Ia Radical paper)


sends the following telegram:


The Secretary of the Treasury deems il
proper that statement should be made as to


the situation in which the United States are
placed by the failure of Frazer, Trenholm


q Co. No one has warrant for saying
either that we are losers thereby, or that we


are amply secured. The government does


not admit that anything is owing to it from


this firm. We have brought suit against


them for certain ships and certain bales of


cotton, which were not theirs, but were in


their possession as agents of the Confeder-
ate government, and which we claim, not


exclusively under any special law of our


country, but under the law of nations and


the common law of England, whereby all


monies or property contributed by persons


or corporations, either by gift or by tax


alton, TO carry on the war, became at the


termination vested in the United States


This matter is in the Chancery Court of


England, and is not affected one way or the


other by the failure of Frazer, Trenholm &


20. The government has every reason for


believing that at the close of the war this


firm was in possession of other property


and was largely indebted to the Confeder-


ate government. We set up a general
claim to all this property and this indebt-
edness, as well as to the ships and cotton
specified. The money value of this claim


has never been ascertained The
President pardoned George S. Tren-
holmn, the Secretary of the Confed-
crate Treasure, without requiring a state
ment of his business accounts with the Con-
federate government, and from that day TO
this we have been unable to get such
statement. The government might perhaps
have forced the firm into showing its books
before now, but for the unauthorized and
subsequently repudiated settlement made
with it last fall by Messrs. Dudley and
Morse, and still hopes TO accomplish this
end through the courts If the suits for
the ships and cotton are decided in our
favor, of course the other claim will be
good, and this firm will be adiudged as
having possession of a large amount of
money belonging to the United States. The
failure of the English branch of the house
may and may not prevent US from getting
this money. 1t is well known to Southern
citizens that during the latter part of the
war Trenholm & Company managed their
affairs very shrewdly. They advised every
BODY IN the Contederacy TO invest in Con-
iederate bonds, and they themselves invest
ed IN cotton and real estate When the
war ended they had onhand vast quantities
OF houses and lands, and such of their cot
ton as had not been run through the block
ade and sold. 1t is reported in Charleston
that the firm owns at least one.auarter of
the city, and paragraph has already ap-
Peared in one commercial paper, stating that
they paid taxes last year on S14,000,OOO
worth of real estate. 1t may be seen,
therefore, that no one as yet is in position
to say whether our government will or will
not be loser by the failure of Frazer,
Trenholm & Company.
Year: 1867

We shall constantly admonish the Southern
people to be seIfreIant. and shall do what We
may be able to induce the establiahment Of
manufactures in our midst for our home pro
iucts. To this end we will pay special attention
to the COST and STATISTICS Of manufacturing
and exert ourselves TO encourage the diversid-
cation Of Southern industries and the develop
uent Of Southern resources.
Year: 1867

CINCINNATI, June 5.-The heaviest
thunder storm ever known here passed over
the city yesterday afternoon, doing consid
cradle damage to the streets, and filling
cellars with water Several houses were
struck by lightning.


The total number of deaths in this city
last month were two hundred and seventy
three
Year: 1867

rrHE LOT RUNNING THROUGH FROM
Il Spruce street to Polk avenue with small
Brick House, capable of being added to at small
expense, and made good residence for small
family j. W. WILSON
Year: 1867

DY A CONSOLIDATION OF THE lash
VILE UNION AND AMERICAN and the
DISPATCH, and by the generous and united
support of the UNION AND DIsPArCB BY the
patrons Of both the former papers. the Proprie-
tors are enabled to present Newspaper hiths.
to unsurpassed in this city OF State.


IN FULLNESS AND ACCURACY
NEWS, our paper will compare favorably itb
the best in the entire country; and in saying
this, we only repeat the expressions Of many
our patrons, who are most capable Of judgiugin
uch matters
Year: 1867

A WARNING.- sure the wicRs sot
your kerosene lamps are large enough t,
I'LL the tubes otherwise it is possible
that the blaze, when the oil gets low may
run down inside the lamp, ignite the gas
in it. and produce an explosion. 1t is
supposed that girl in Wooster lost her
life in this way.
Year: 1867

CIRcUs.-The European circus made mag
nlhcent display in parading through our city
yesterday. The spacious tent was crowded at
the Performances given in the afternoon and
evening. Another grand parade will take
place at o'clock this morning, and the last
performances III this city will come off this af-
ternoon and evening
Year: 1867

GooD-We lave never seen a severer or
more justly deserved castigation of the 'sbeing'
as unreal as the mythical DeSatuy - who
sends the cable dispatches, than the following
from Forney's Press: .a 3gT .aaitI ast5


Our cable dispatches bring more horse. news
to day. While Europe is rocking on the verge
ofpolitical revolution, and is rapidly under
going social transition whose consequences
senseless. Are there no men in Europe. that
day after day they telegraph the feats Of quad
rupeds? Does the sagacious operator at the
other end of the line suppose that in the ewes
OF this country a horse race is of more account
than the human race? If so he is mistaken.
and unit for his business. While history is
rushing forward we care little for the running
OF horses. Let us have an American agent IN
London to prepare for us the news of Europe.
Inc person at present in charge is unable to
comprehend the mind or wants of a free and
republican people. r6i s..ip.7fI -
Year: 1867

CHANGE OF MARKET DAY.-The chance of
stock day at Cambridge Market from Tuesday
TO thursday, to take place on the 10Th inst, is
claimed to be an important movement. as it
will enable hundreds of men to secure Sunday
as day OF rest. Under the present system a
large amount of stock is loaded in cars on
Sunday to be forwarded in season for TUESDAYS
market. The change will also have a tendency
TO concentrate the stock business of Cam
bridge and Brighton markets on Thursday and
Friday =
Year: 1867

FOREST CRY DRIVING PARK-The opening
Of the second National Horse Fair at this Park
will take place at 2 o'clock this afternoon, un-
der the auspices of che Forest, City Driving
Club. The classes are seyerally filled with
from six to ten horses each, among whom are
some OF the fastest and most noted trotters in
the State, as well as some of the most noted
sraln Massachusetts,. NJ Great pains have been
taken to render this exhibition sworthy of the
public patronage, and wo hope 10 see thousands
in the Park every day of the exhibition.


The exhibition this afternoon will comprise
classes and 6, for particulars Of which we re-
fer the reader to the advertisement.
Year: 1867

ALMOST FIRE-Gross Carelessness.-
terday afternoon an Irish woman employed to-
pick over cotton and hair from old cushions in
the I'd story of the store of Messrs. Marrett,
Poor s. Co., on Middle street, while engaged
in her business struck match, pulled out her
dudeen and commenced smoking. In few
minutes the cotton was on fire, either from the
match or from sparks from the pipe The wo-
man, instead of extinguishing the fire, as she
could have done easily, ran up and down stairs.
passing gangs Of men without telling them of
the fire, and enquiring for particular person.
Fortunately the fire was discovered and was
extinguished by some persons in the building
before any damage of consequence had oc-
CURED. Thejwoman was not one of those in
the employ of Messrs. Marrett, Poor & Co.


but was sent there by the owner of the cush-
ions to pick the contents over. Five dollars
will pay all damages, but this does not mit-
gate or excuse the abominable carelessness of
the woman. The prOprietors of the shop al
low no smoking in any part Of their premises.
Year: 1867

EDROBATE NOTECE.-In the matter Of tn
Il estate of HENRY c. COLE, deceased IN PRO-
bate Court county of Tuolumne State of California
1t appearing to the Judge of said Court by the penn
presented ard fled by John Van arncen the executor
the estate of Henry c. Cole deceased praying for an
der to sell real estate that it is sell The whole
Of the real estate pay the debts outstanding against the
deceased and the debts expenses and charges of the ad
mnisraton. 1t is therefore ordered by the Judge of
said Court that all persons interested in the said estate
appear before the Probate Court MONDAY the 2sth
day of October 1861 oocock the forenoon of said
day at The Court room of said Probate Court at the Court
House IN the city of Sonora show cause why an order
should not be granted the said executor to sell SO much
OF the real estate of the deceased shall
and that copy of this order be published at least ur
successive weeks in the UNION DEMOCRAT a newspaper
printed and published in said city and county


GEO. u. kE1ES, County and Probate judge


OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK COUNTY OF TuoLuM-
SE- P NJ Fisher County Clerk Of the county of TuoI
une. State of California and excio clerk Of the Pro-
bate Court In and for said county do hereby certify the
foregoing to be true and correct copy of an order duly
made and entered upon the minutes Probate Cour


Witness my hand and the seal of said Probate Court
this S9th day of September.A. A. D.. 1867.


seal and Five cent Internal Revenue stanp cancelled
oc0-1m L. NJ FISHER, Clerk
Year: 1867

Es- Medical Advice.-DR WM X. DoHERTY'S
Medical and Surgical Institute is becoming QUA
te the welfare of State AMI health Of citizens
and his rapidly spreading reputation, although may
cite SURPRISE is but the signal of skill and follows the
natural effect of such We personally
quanted with gentlemen who have suffered years
disease and who had taken advantage
available that promised relief but without success
until they they called upon Dr. Doherty who in incred
IDLY space of time has given them entire relief 1t
gratifying this fact because the


gentleman who seeks by defamation of Others to
tabs his reputation to the supersructure of
own upon the ruin of anothers fame The Doctor con-
ducts his Institute in such manner that mus; be raty
ing all his patients. He examines advises and recon-
mends without charge and the patient after hearing his
for treatment accep reject at pleasure In
does the Doctor make charge unless he elects


cure. This he is able to do, because he feels the conf


deace which long experience has given and doubt the
consolation which apperaus TO that confidence. Persons
with either chronic disease, would do
we'll consult the Doctor; at all events DO harn
consultation he asks fee; does he
obedience his advice unless the patient places himself
under his His Offices Sacramento street,
poste the Pacific Mail Steamship oiee.-S. f, News.
Year: 1867

The GREAT FAMILY MEDICINE OF TIE AQE.-pan Killer
taken internally, should be aduterated with milk
ter and sweeened with sugar if desired made into
syrup with molasses For Cough few drops ON sugar
eaten will be more effective than thing else. Fer
throat, saree the throat with mixture of Pain Killer
and water, and relief is immediate and positive


1t should not be forgotten that the Pain Killer equally
as good to take internally, to use externally. Each
bottle is wrapped with full directions fer its uss.


PLEASE READ THE PRINTED DIRECTIONS Tse1flm
Year: 1867

SEND PAPER HoME.--Why do our people
not understand how much paper from this
coast is appreciated by their friends in the At
lantic States especially if it is published in
their immediate neighborhood. Most people
neglect the duty of writing to their Eastern
relatives and friends, while a newspaper sent to
their address, is a weekly letter of remembrance
Send your subscriptions with the address of your
friends, and we will guarantee that the paper
goes straight home to gladden. the heart and re-
fresh the memory of some one you respect and
love- The expense is but trifing, and you will
never miss it-Oregon Sentinel.
Year: 1867

RrrERRIxG to the Quincy (Plumas) Union, the
Sacramento Union says:


eve can recolIect the time although it was long since
when IL was tolerably decent Union Journal and assumed
title corresponding with its profession But 1t has hen
from grace sadly since the service Of Uncle Andy


And We can recollect the time when the editor
of the Union was exalted to position by the
Renublicans of plYmas.
Year: 1867

Is THAT ALA San Francisco dispatch says
the Ball at the Lick House on the night of Feb
ruary 22d WAS grand affair, over six hundred
couples being present, embracing all the beauty
and fashion of tie city" beggardly showing
of beauty and fashion for city of one hund-
red thousand people
Year: 1867

OARD lowing to In crease Of bu siness, l
nnd my present place much too small and In
consequence thereof am compelled TO seek
room elsewhere.


Sometime in the course ofthis or next week
l purpose to remove my stock of Gentlemsu's
furnishing G Goods to my old stand No. 595 9TH
street) five doors from my present place OF
businessj and in connection with furnishing
goods shall open fine assortment Of gentle
mems and boys Hats and Straw goods.


This willafford me the opportunity to offer
stock OF Clothing for gentlemen, and boys over
years of age, ever offered in washington.


Salts that my plan of doing business is
the correct one, / shall continue to sell goods
for One Price only-marked in plain figures
without deviation, on the corner Of 7th street
and Maryland avenue.
Year: 1867

The impression is gaining ground that
JoHx II. SUnRATr will never be tried
The opinion is expressed that after all
the apparent pains taken by the author
;,ie. for his arrest, after the long hunt in
which he is said to have been dOgged by
detectives from nation to nation through
three continents, after the long chase
and final capture which so much ink
and breath have been spent in nara
ting and glorifying, lie is to be quietly
tnrned loose without trial, while his
connection with the greatest mys-
terv in the annals of mysterious crime,
remains unexplained, and his guilt OF
innocence undetermined. Why is thisi
recent dispatch from Washington to
rhe New York Herald says:


The impression is that there is a
general conviction prevailing IN otfi-
cial quarters that the unfortunate Mrs.
snrratt was not guilty of the crime
for which she was executed, and that
the trial of her son would only result
in more clearly establishing that fact.
Such development, of course, would
mol be relished by the Administration
and Others concerned in the trial and
condemnation Of the mother. There
is another cause, however, not very
creditaLle, assigned why the President
would not wish the trial to occur; but,
4, it would cast a deep slur upon the
reputation of one who has not been
sleeping upon bed of roses, l refrain
from giving it publicity. 1t might on
ly he creating another sensation, and,
perhaps, without justification, for the
qualification of scandal-mongers. How
eyer this may be, it is not believed that
the evidence in possession of the gov
ernment will warrant the trial of John
II. Surratt.


Without protesting to attach limpor-
fauce to the above extract any farther
than rs it indicates the improbability
of SUREATT's trial, We yet think that
few gr0sser insults could be offered to
the common sense of the American peo'
pie than would be the release of JOHN
n. SrRRArT without that trial, which
whether he be innocent or guilty, the
Government has no right to decline. II
his hands are clear of the blood OF
LINCOLN, then the long chase aud the
ultimate arrest, which SEwARD's osten
tation has made almost ridiculous, were
silly and useless beyond description
his innocence should be declared al
though the folly of the authorities may
be exposed. If he be guilty, then hal
the Administration no right to shield
him, now that another who was Ger
tainly sinless in the matter has beer
murdered without evidence, without
law, and without any of the essentials
or even forms of justice, save the intlex
ihIe purpose of the bloody butcher:
who did the slaughter.
Year: 1867

be made the medium of contagion and
death to all within reach of the scene
Of removal The atmosphere Of the
hills, where the national work Is being
prosecuted, has the fetid odor of the
ch arpel house.
Year: 1867

and is altogether man of good appear.
ance.


After satisfying themselves with the
capitol and the other sights Of Washington
our party returned to the hotel; and after
dining it was found that it was time to be-
take ourselves to the depot. So after
returning our thanks to Messrs. Potts &
Shelley, the proprietors of the Metropoli-
tan rhe southern hotel of Washington)
and their gentemanly clerks, Messrs.


Bagley, Collins, and Keelan, for their cour-
tesy and kindness, we were on our way to
the cars, and before long We were on our
way to old Richmond. When homeward
bound, we had General Lindsey Walker
along as guest. The General is still suf-
fering from the effects Of the severe sprain
received by railroad accident on his way
to New York, though he hopes to be all
right ere long. Of the return trip
but little is known, as the party, al
most entirely subdued by their exertions
of the day, were generally asleep before
they reached Alexandria. Historic and
CORY fields and classic spots that would
have revived memories of big battles and
brave and heroic deeds had we been awake,
were passed over while we lay un-
consciously sleeping and consequently
we cannot spread ourselves on this par
ticularly interesting part of our jour
ney, and all that we have left to say of
it is that as the town bell tolled the hour
of five yesterday morning, we placed our
feet upon Virginia soil, and as we breathed
Virginia air we uttered the prayer that our
last breath of that oxygenious necessity
to our existence should be drawn within
the precincts of the Old Dominion.


The occasion of this excursion was the
opening of the through route to Washing
ton uia the Central and Orange and Alex
andria road. The exclusive right to issue
through tickets formerly owned on the
Fredericksburg route having expired by
limitation on the 23d instant, the first
through train by the new route was run on
Friday. Arrangements are now being
made by which through tickets to any
point North or West can be obtained over
this route.


The trip, upon the whole, was a most
pleasant one. The railroad company,
through its representatives, Messrs. War
then and Netherland, extended to the
party every courtesy, and nothing that
could conduce to its pleasure or comfort was
left undone. To them and to the officers
of the company we return our warmest
thanks for this agreeable excursion to
Washington.
Year: 1867

THE RrvER.-Thc river is now open, and
navigation will be commenced at once.
The steamship Virginia, bound from Phila-
delphia, arrived on Saturday from City
Point. She left Norfolk on the 30th Of
January, and met with but little resistance
until she reached Fort Powhatan. On
Thursday she was enabled to come up to
City Point, and on Friday she came up as
far as Dutch Gap, finding very little ice.
From Dutch Gap to Drewry's Bluff she
encountered ice from three to six inches
thick; and from the Bluff to the bar be-
low the city it was from six to eight inches
in thickness. 1t was very soft, however,
and gave every sign of speedy dissolution.
Yesterday morning it had almost entirely
disappeared, and there were only few
floating pieces on the water. This is said
to be the most speedy disappearance of ice
ever known.


Last evening a steamtug having in tow
three vessels reached Tree Hill, but in
consequence OF the darkness and high
water could not get further up. They will
probably come up this morning. Last
evening the water was rising quite rapidly,
and all the goods upon the wharyes were
being moved away. The ice from above
the falls float down in such small pieces
that they will not prevent any vessels from
coming up.