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Year: 1866

A NEW MARxET.-The proposition OF Coun.
Gilman Smith to consider the expedlency OF
erecting market house in the western part Cf
the city for the accommodation of the people
of Monroe Ward, should commend itself 70 the
attention Of the Council The question which
that body will soon be called upon TO decide Is,
whether the Second Market should be en-
Iarged or another building erected in Monroe
Ward. The main argument in favor OF the
latter is, that many Of the residents OF that
ward are already so remote from market that
IL is very inconvenient for them TO go or send
there for provisions, especially in bad weatheri
and IL Is also remarked that the rapid exten-
sion of the city westwardly will, in few
wears, render another market-house almost
indispensable, unless the northern plan OF
market stalls and green groceries in every Sec
tion of the city supercedes the prospective
necessity of additional market accommodation,
We hope the subject will receive careful con.
sideration, and be disposed Of in manner that
will secure the greatest good 10 the largest
number.
Year: 1866

Every object We behold, every sound


we hear, is suggestive, capable Of ma


king an impression on the mind, in


proportion to the state or capacity of


the mind to receive it. Thus the fall


ing of an apple made suggestion to


the mind of Newton, though often be-
held by others without suggesting even
thought. Such was the state of his
mind at the moment, to ascertain the


cause opensd the door to theory that


has made his name immortal. Every


child is capable Of receiving like i'm


pressions from men and objects that


surround them, that may create as
great effects or revolution in his mind
as did the falling of an apple on the
mind of Newton, and which may be
the motive power to govern his con-
duct, and form his character through
life. Children are initiative creatures;
at The commencement of their vocabu-
larry, it is as easy for them to learn one
language as another, and hearing and
seeing so much of which they had no
previous knowledge, the vacuum is fill
ing, and impressions received by what
ever presents itself to- their senses, and


will be material HI the formation oi


their characters. Hence it is, that eve
ry one with whom my child associates,


or the example of those he hears and


sees on the street or elsewhere, are


Lending their aid in the formation O


his character, either for good or fol


evil. However little this is appreciated


the fact is undeniable, that every par


ent has claim on the public for pro


lection from an evil so potent; just al
well might he throw frebrands abou
my dwelling as blow his pestiferou


breath into the ears of my child, o.
: set before him such examples as would
: be ruinous for him to follow. It is too
evident, that too many parents, who
regard the well-being of their children
t who watch and guard their growiu|
3 intellect. are still needless of the ex
amples that are constantly passing be
fore them, and of placing around then
! q sufficient safeguard to ward off tn
e danger. L.P.
Year: 1866

sIR; As there is not sufficient time to
proparo any bazaar work before the 18th
Instant, l venture to enclose this little
rbain and locket. It is hardly worth
sending, but is almost the only orna-
mant l have now. 1 have nothing else
Ato give the South but my deepest love
Snd daily prayers, and those were hers
tong ago. If it be possible to make
the distinction, I should be glad to
have this sent for Virginia.


Sincerely yours,


n AN ENGLISH GIHL.
Year: 1866

September 9th was the sixteenth Auniyer sary of the admission of the State of Caliior- nia into the American Union. The Alta Cal vorHia, in an excellent article, from which we take the following extract, says;

 To the people of California the admission was . most welcome event. Their Senators and Representatives had been excluded for nearly year, and it wa doubtful for . long time whether the State would be permitted to come m at all with the constitution formed in lsi9. The news of the admission was re- csived with rejoicings throughout the State, and was thrice celebrated in San Francisco. The news was brought by the steamer Ore gon, on the 18th of October, and as soon as generally known, business was suspended, the city was covered with flags, the streets were covered with people congratulating one an other, and couple of caaon were fired on the Plaza, as fast as they could he loaded with safety, fnr hour after hour. ln the eve ming there were boniires and an illumination, and bands of music paIaded the streets. This was the impromptu celebration, but then 1t was necessary to have formal one, and that was held on the 29th of October. In the morning there was large procession, m the afternoon an oration by Judge Bennett and an ode by Mrs. Willis, and in the evening an illumination and grand ball. The 30th of November was set apart as day of thanks giving for the admission. Since then the event has been celebrated on every anniyer sary by the Society of California Pioneers.

 q In the sixteen years that have elapsed since California became the thirty first State of the Union, many changes have taken place. The surface placers oi the Sacramento Basin are exhausted, quartz mines and hydraulic washing produce nearly all our gold, and pop, ulation is rapidly becoming permanent, land titles are being settled, agriculture has arisen, our coast valleys are unsurpassed in the abundance, the variety and excellence Of fruit, and in many of the arts of peace we are keeping even pace with the oldest and wealth lest communitiesn
Year: 1866

A NOVEL CELEBRATIoS.--The good citi- rens of Washoe City celebrated the laying of the Atlantic cable by knocking in the head ot cask of California wine and quafiing the success of the string.n Cable cocktails are in vogue all over that State.
Year: 1866

CotoSEL CARTER. Secretary of the Territory, who has been i'll much of the time since his arrival here is gaining strength rapidly, and likely to be entirely we'll at an carly day He and hs estimable lady have already made many warm friends in Arizona
Year: 1866

.rHAr Brewery, just under the hill towards |oodsin City, Is progressive institution, as we

 In attes, from most pleasant examination Of Inple Of superior lager left at our office lately
Year: 1866

MR. FREEMAS took occasion while In Prescott. q day or two since, to speak very highly Of the conduct Of Lieutenant Hutton, aud his men. in the Skull Valley fight This ought lr set at rest the report that Mr Freeman claimed the credit for the success of that contest.
Year: 1866

TIE complimentary ball to the Legislature last evening was gratifying success The Monte. zuma saloon crowded. The ladies were out Iu all their glory. and the honorable members were in excellent humor. The music was good and the supper at Alexander's was the same Altogether the evenings entertainment was one that all concerned will remember with pleasure
Year: 1866

TIE LATE ACCIDENT ON THE SEVENTH AVENUE RAILROAD
Coroner wildey yesterday held inquest a, No 1888
West Thirty third street on the body Of Nathan Law.
nsky the little boy four years Of age whose death was
the result Of injuries received last Sunday afternoon.
Tho jury found that deceased to his death by
juries from being run over by car No. 131 OF the
Seventh Avenue Railroad line the 9th day OF May,
1885 They find that the took place from the
inaenton Of the driver OF the just previous 70 the
time OF the injuries and believe that had be the
deceased he would have had sucent time 10 stop the
car and avoid the casualty
Year: 1866

PETROLEUM FOR AsTHMA.-A corr
respondent of the Country Gentleman
writes to that journal: 81 have q son
six years old, that had the asthma in
the most distressing form for three
or four months when he was one two
or years old. We tried everything
we heard of without getting relief,
till We were told to rub his neck and
breast with petroleum, and we used
it both crude and refined, ex-
rerieneing very speedily relief and a
fnal and permanent cure; foT he has
NO, since hal . return Of il, and Is
nox 4 very healthy child"
Year: 1866

TRUE CoURrEsY.-Real courtesy is
widely different from the courtesy
which blooms only in the sunshine
of love and the smile OF beauty, and
withers and cools down in the at
mosphere of poverty, age and toll.
Show mo the man who can quit bril-
liant society of the young and listen
to the kindly voice Of age, and hold
cheerful converse with one whom
years have deprived Of charms.
Show the man of generous impulse,
who is always ready to help the poor
and needy; show me the man who
treats unprotected maidenhood as he
would the heiress, surrounded by the
protection of rank, never forgets for
an instant the respect that is due to
woman as woman, in any condition
or class; show me this man andyou
show gentleman-nay you show mo
better, you show me true Christian.
Year: 1866

hands. But inasmuch as the law is an eI
post facto one as to you, shall certainly not
exercise any discretion may have to shorten
your existence one hour. Moreover, you
have right to bring into court the whole
case-to appeal from the decision OF court
adverse to you-if there was anything wrong
in the evidence and the proceedings I; and
God forbid that should deprive you of that
opportunity to appeal You shall be treated
just as the law was when you committed the
offense so that, if the evidence does not, IN
the opinion of my learned brethren. sustain
the conviction, time and opportunity will be
given you to move against it. If l have
received evidence such as ought not, or have
put a wrong construction on any part OF 1t,
it will be open for you to make complaint to
that effect; and the period of your execution
will be delayed till the end of the next term.
just as if that law had not been passed, so as
to afford You an opportunity of appeal. 1t
now only remains for me to pass the dread
sentence of the law. Yours is an offense
punishable with death. l can exercise no
discretion. The sentence of the Court on you,
therefore, is, that YOU be taken to the place
from whence you came, to be there detained
till Thursday. the 18th day of December next,
and to be taken thence on that day to the
place of execution, and there hung by the
neck till you are dead, and may God have
mercy on your soul.


During the latter part of his Lordship's
address, he was deeply affected and could
scarcely proceed with the sentence. The vast
audience in the court were hushed as still as
death itself. But. to all outward appear
ance, the prisoner remained unmoved. Not
that his Indifference appeared stoical ! ut he
looked as if he had nerved himself to en-.
counter the trying scene.


The Court then adjourned till this morning.
when Rev. Mr. Lumsden, the clergyman, is
to be tried He will be defended by Mr.. NJ.
C. Cameron. In many of the other causes to
come before the Court, where the same evil
dence applies TO a number of the prisoners,
we believe the prisoners will be tried by
threes, unless they elect to be tried sepa-
rately
Year: 1866

The jury retired at ten minutes past four,
and the Crown officers not being willing to
commence any other trial, at that advanced
hour, business was suspended, and his Lord
ship, the counsel and the public awaited the
return of the jury for an hour and twenty
five minutes. The Court remained crowded
during the entire period, scarcely any one
moving from their places, as the jury might
come in at any moment. During the interval
the prisoner, like the rest, chatted freely with
his counsel, the Sheriff and some others who
went to the dock to converse with bin.
Year: 1866

THAT ILLEGAL CRST.-The illegal car fare
question is exciting considerable excitement in
two or three prominent cities in the East and


West. In Cincinnati an Injunction has been
issued against several railroad companies TO
restrain them from charging more than The
hve cent fare with the addition Of the Internal
Reyenu tax. The issue is precisely the same
in New York. We observe IN Il the question
involving the right OF the conductor 10 eject a
passenger for refusing to pay more than eleven
city, and will doubtless bring the ssextra cent"
question TO an issue, although there is no
doubt the passenger has the law on his side


Eleven cents ls ''legal tender" for two fares
sixteen cents for three fares, twenty -one cents
FOR four fares, etc, and the railroad monopo-
lists should be taught that the people s.know
their rights, snd knowing dare maintain them -
Year: 1866

An OLD THIEvING DODGE REvIvED-Two
young and stylish looking thieves have just
been caught in New YORK while engaged in a
thieying raid upen fashionable boarding hous ses
II appears from a confession made by the
thieves tthey were In the habit OF consult
ing each of the daily newspapers, and clip
ping therefrom all Nhe advertisements under
the head OF boarding. The most respectable of
these houses were noted in q memorandum
book as the basis of future operations. They
would then 60 to one Vfthese houses, and while
one of them engaged the attention of the lady
OF the hsuse, the other would gather MP What :
ever be would lay his hands upon. Watches,
chains, lockets and money, and ladies' and
ken by these men in large quantities A list of
four hundred and ninety one houses was found
checked in the thieves memorandum book
Both ofthe rascals are of genteel appearance
and fine address, and each speak four LAM
guaes fiuently
Year: 1866

To Orr Cry SuBscRIBERs.-The rapid increase
OF our city circulation has forced US to reduce
the extent of the carriers routes and to employ
several new carriers. From complaints made at
the office, We fear that the new carriers have
failed 10 find the residences Of some subscribers,
and we must ask their indulgence for few days,
until the routes and locations are more perfectly
learned by the new carriers. We beg our readers
to notify US, either through the post-ofIcc or by
calling at our counting room, of any neglect OF
the Carriers
Year: 1866

for him In his discretion, 10 direct the Judge, Marsh
and District Attorney OF such district 10 attend at suoQ
placs within the district and for such no may
de gnate for the parpose Of tho speedy srest ana


trial oi persona charged With violation OF this act and
II shall be the duty Of every judge other ooer, whe4
any such requiston shall be received by him, ~ atena
M the place and for the time therein designated


SEC 10 That shall be lawful for the President Of The
United States such persons a. he may empower fOa
that purpose TO employ such part of tho land naval
forces OF the United states of the militia shall Il
necessary 10 prevent the violation aud enforce the due
execution OF this act


SIC H. That upon all questions ~ law arising In an
under the pro visions of this act nnA appeal n,t
be taken 70 the IA prcme Court Of the United States
Year: 1866

NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE IN TENNESSEE.
1t is stated that gentleman in business
here, who was an officer of rank in the Fed
eral army, had occasion to visit one of our re-
constructed contemporaries tor the purro e Of
having some advertising done. While 1 lere
he got into a controversy with one OF the at
taches of the office, himself formerly an officer
of similar rank in the rebel army. In the
course O. the conversation it is stated that the
rebel gentleman said he had fought three years
to whip the Yankees, and was " ling to fight
three years more for the same cause. This,
of course. reused the ire of the Federal officer,
who declared that the next war would be one
OF determination, which would result in the
rebels being driven iuto the Gulf The in
dienation oil the ex-rebel became so great at
this point that he drew pistol, and would
probably have made short work of his oppo-
nent ifa third party had not intervened. The
naughty Yankee, being unarmed, withdrew in
good order, and thus was lost good customer.
This is the story as told to us, and it is proba-
bly, substantially true.-MemphIs Post.
Year: 1866

These gentlemen form about as strong q bread.
and butter brigade a&s have seen for some time
past. They represent two hundred million dollars
in real estate, personal property, and the funds.
Year: 1866

HOUSE.


WASHINGTON, January 2T.-T The House
went into Committee of the Whole.


Mr.. WAsHBURNE, Of Illinois, in the
Chair.


The House resumed the consideration Of
Presidents annual message.


Mr.. SMITH, of Kentucky, concluded his
| remarks, heretofore commenced, saving
that the doctrine which was initiated during
the war by the Union party was that seces-
| sion is e heresy and that it violated all the
principles of the Constitution and the laws
on which our Government was established.
In maintaining this position, he referred to
the record of authority made by Congress,
running through four years, and quoted
from the remarks of distinguished men.
We, he said, carried on the war as Union
party for the express purpose of keeping
the eleven Southern States in the Union,
where they were from the beginning and
are to-day. In maintaining the position,
he did not intend to compromise any prinei-
Piles heretofore assumed by the great party
of the Union. The Southern States being
in the Union are entitled to representation,
but he would not admit their members here
unless they could swear that they have
never assisted in the attempt to overthrow
the Government If they could not do this
he would send them back to their constitu-
ents to try it over, and if they should not
return men here who could take that oath
he would again send them back until they
should answer the requirement by sending
Union men to legislate for the great Ameri-
can nation.


Mr.. BAKER, of Illinois, said that to his
mind two fundamental principles had been
presented. One of them was firmly adhered
TO by the small Democratic opposition in
this House. 1t was also apparently favored
by few of the members of the Union
party. It was that in order to restore the
lately rebellious States to their former posi-
ton, Congress had nothing to do but to act
under that clause Of the Constitution which
gives to each House the right to judge Of
election, qualifications and returns. Of its
own members. The other idea was in keep
ing with the highest prerogative Of Con-
oress and demanded by the people, namely,
that we should go behind tEe mere surface
Of the election, qualifications and returns
Of members. He held that It was the duty
Of Congress to fix up the House for future
accommodation and until then the Southern
States should take back seats. He insisted
that additional guarantees should be incor-
porated in the Union before the rebel States
were allowed to return to the Union.


Mr.. BRO0MALL, of Pennsylvania, said
that the great problem was what thould be
done with the people lately in rebellion, on
the solution Of which depended the eontinu-
anee Of the country for ages. There were,
he eontended, no rights Of the ysnquished
to embarass our seton in reviving the old
States or keeping the conquered country
in territorial condition, as either may best
subserve the interests Of the entire nation.
A conquered people have no rights, civil or
political. The victor, who may exact all
Year: 1866

The bill before the Senate relative to the
trial of JEFF. Davis, enacts what is now the
doctrine in Illinois and other States, that
an opinion should not exclude a
juror, provided the Court is satisfied that
he would act impartislly. But the pas
sage of this bill will secure the trial of
Davis before civil court. and it will con-
sequently meet with decided opposition.
Year: 1866

SNow.FLAEs IN A BALL-KooM.-
A writer in Once-a- Week gives the
following singular illustration of tho
condensation of vapor, which always
ensucs when cold air mingles with
warm: "The scene was in a ball
room in Moscow. The heat of the
room having become intolerable, one
of the gentlemen threw open the top
part of one of the windows. A cold
gust Of wind blew suddenly in thro'
the open window, and tho heated air
which was congregated in the upper
part of tho room became suddenly
condensed, and descended upon the
the assembled party in tho form of
snow-Aakes. Probably there never
was seen so curious a sight in ball
room-ladies and gentlemen in ball
toilet, in the midst Of dance; and
snow-flakes descending; and were it
not for the utter incongruity of the
attire, more like skating party.
The snow storm was, as may be i'm
agined, tho conversation of the guests
for the rest of tho evening, and of
the Inhabitants of the town for the
ensuing week."
Year: 1866

MORMON CANAL.-The Mormons
have commenced cutting a canal of
magnitude far exceeding anything Of
the kind ever undertaken in the
Territory before. for the two-fold
purpose of irrigation and navigation.
Starting near the boundaries Of Utah
and Salt Lake Counties, it will wind
its way along the eastern side of tho
Valley, watering the land on it's
course, including a very considerable
tract yet unbrokcn, and reaching a
terminus in the city, short distance
south and west of where the artesian
we'll is being sunk, its entire length
being over 30 miles.
Year: 1866

The Legislature of Maine has adopted res
olutions insisting upon the immediate trial
of JEFF DAVIS and other leading traitors


A MOT syasei ,sree viii .e tEat trial OF
JEFF LAWS before bis traitor aecomplices un-
der the pressure of reasonable public opinion
10 Richmond JEFF DAVIS, be it remembered
was captured and held as prisoner of war,
as officially set forth by the Attorney Gener-
al, and the conditions of war still exist to
such an extent that it is not expedient to
bring him to trial as yet, but nevertheless he
must be tried by civitribunal, and of course
by the virtual accomplices in his crime, Who
We must take it forgranted, are not so anxious
TO render treason odious and traitors Infamous,
that they will bring in verdict of guilty
against the chief of the rebellion.
Year: 1866

CINCINNATI, Ohio. Tuesday jan 9. 1850.


The Inaugural Address OF Gov. Cox is limited
to declaration of the general principles that govern
affairs and to statement OF the political problem to be
worked out; but IL does not lay down any specific
measures for the accomplishing of these objects. lie
says that the great doctrine which has been settled
by the war is that the National Union cannot be de.
sroyed by the action of any of the States composing it,
but It's continuance. its modification. its dissolution
shall bc determined by the whole people acting as one
and shows the absudy OF raising the question already
settled by the high arbrament OF nations and putting
II In jeopardy before trial by jury.


The Governor concludes by saying that the late war
has brought great burdens upon State. but its pros
pery has been such that they have been borne without
impoyerishing or straining the public resources.


Ohio the first born of the ordinance OF l7s7 has been
true the principles Of that great act OF craftsmanship
which dedicated the great Western territory to
freedom and free labor and more than ever before
is realizing the benefits OF the wisdom which then
launched her upon a Of unexampled growth un.
der the auspices OF religion intelligence and freedom.
Year: 1866

EFFECT A CURE
Under any circumstances they viii do much Is any prep
.rsiion OF medicine in the wide word
The best evidence the Of the foregoing statements
10 found IN simple trial, which