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Year: 1866

| SoxE Tine SINCE ne mentioned that 'Ftwo men
who had been dnped into starting for Susaayille on
the Chico route, had struggled through the snow
into the Big Meadows. and been carried iato Sa-
sanyille By Gen. Woop's stage" We were 50 IN :
formed by driver on the route. By way OF denia
the Sage Brush says their names are Jack Doe
and Dick Roe Not knowing what their names
were, we shall not dispute the point with the old
Sage Hen ITSELF or its pinieathering chicken at the
terminus that jumps on the old Sage Hens back
whenever she Sqlagks. Bat We might nave men
toned almost parallel case OF two gentlemen WITH
whose names the public are familiar, VIZ: A. C.
LoSGxoRE, of the Sage Brush, and Judge HARKI-
son, of Lassen county. These two gentlemen had
occasion to visit the Valley last winter, and not
withstsnding Gen. WooDs line was running, gave
the Chico route the preference and started on foot
In course o. time they arrived at Chico, and came
thence by the Oregon line TO OroFille. We can
well imagine why the Judge should wish to come
TO Oroville. because he had some legal business TO
call him here; but why the other gentleman, after
arriving his Heaven of Chico and resting in BID
WELLS bosom, should wish TO wander therefrom,
seems unaccountable. Bat they both arrived in
Oroville ultimately The feet of the Judge were





white frost, but repudiated the idea of snow on
the Chico route. The Office occupied Jointly by our
District and County Judges has q comfortable and
cheerful CRATE and there they sat and chatted and
talked law with their brother wig from Lassen,
while the latter gentleman engaged in thawing
out and oiling his frozen pedal extremeties. The
soothing and oiug process continued, until an au-
ger supposed TO belong to one of the Colusa Oil
Companies, penetratrted into the room, and was
broken off in the masonry of the crate On his
return TO Lassen, the Judge took passage with Gen.
Woops line, and on his way home. it is said, with
what truth we know not, that he emp loyed many
an extra judicial oath in stating that he had been
deceived into going down the Chico route by an in
fernal rascal who accompanied him, and that there
was as mach snow the Chico route as there was
on Gen. Woods line. LoNGMoRE, however, was
true to his allegiance, and returned by the Chico
route it is said o. foot and alone. 1t is further
said that he Acknowledges to freezing his toes on
the homeward trip. If this be so, we beg to as
sure him that the future shall forever witness
sincere endeavors to avoid again accidentally
treading upon them.
Year: 1866

CENTRAL P. r. R--The Sacramento Bee states that
the "Snow is still from three to four feet deep on
the Summit We suppose the i 900 Cinnamon
employed by the c. P. r. Co.. are busy excavating
snow in search of the grade pegs driven down last
summer. Gentlemen, why not exhibit the good
sense to come to oroville, and adopt practible
open route The hundred thousand dollars that
you paid your engineer to report gainst the Feaih
er route has been more than made up to you by
taxes wrung from the people of California bat will
ultimately recoil on your heads, and leave you an
inheritance Of public contempt only, if you do not
employ the placed at your disposal in build
ing an available railroad.
Year: 1866

FoR IDAHo.-Mr. w. r. L. FREREs, of Boise City
Idaho has been in town during the week receiving
and shipping supplies for Idaho He is a success
full quartz operator in that territory, and shipped
two mills from New York for Boise. BY the mis-
representations of those connected with the Chico
swindle be was induced to ship his machinery to
the bco Landing, point farther from its desti-
nation than Oroyille and at double the cost that it
would have required to place it in 0roville. Upon
examination and inquiry into the facts, he became
satisfied of the imposition that had been practised
upon him, and stated that he should have shipped
to 0roville had he been acquainted with the facts.
\ few such practical jokes this one, will let these
swindlers completely out with the business public
OF Idaho and California. The fact Is that Chico
has built some forty fifty miles OF road to
meet that burgh with the Oroville and Susanville
road, and that is al there is of the famous Chico
route. To avail themselves of this forty or fifty
miles of wagon road, shippers to Oroville must go
% miles out OF their way; and those who ship to
the Chico Landing for that purpose, are compelled
10 pay double the amount of freight charges that
they would should they ship to Oroville. Transfers
who acquainted with both roads give that from
Oroyile the preference Go on, Chico; you may be
able to deceive few more Idaho men, who not
familiar with the facts; but take good look at Mr..
FREREs, for when he once turns his back upon you
you will see him no more. No old hen ever made
greater cackling over false attempt to lay egg,
than BIpwELL and his bummers have over this for
syor fifty miles of road, that extends through


wilderness Of mountains TO the old, long travelled
yoad between Or0Yille and Susanville
Year: 1866

WHEN the world became so wicked that the
Creator could no longer tolerate its sins, it wss
destroyed by a food The wiekedaess of sacra-
mento has received several annual warnings, and
will soon be washed from the face of the earth
Year: 1866

WATEs.-T The miners of Plumas county have a
better supply of water than for the past six
years. The Union states the hydraulic companies
viii have sufficient To supply them until the middle
Of August
Year: 1866

SAW MILL BUKNED.-The steam mill belonging to
Mr.. HUnsoS, situated on Batte Creek below Ma
gala was burned to the ground on Tuesday night
1t is not known how the fire originated. The Mil
Is situated about a quarter of mile from tire
house, and the fire first noticed at about three
O'Clock on Wednesday morning when it too
late to save anything. Mr.. II. has been very unfor-
tunate with this Mill. 1t was burned down some
Is months since, and it is only quite recently that
it was rebuilt. 1t viii also be remembered that
Mr.. HupsoN's arm was badly broken few weeks
since while working in the mill, and he is disabled
for the next six months In view of this train of
misfortunes against which it seems impossible for
man sngiy and unaided to cope, his friends are
asking for him the assistance of our business men
to enable him to again place the mill n running
order. He is industrious and energetic man
with a family now stripped of their dependence


and assistance that would again enable him to
make a start, would be worthily bestowed
Year: 1866

a SPIRITUAL CHEAT amusing af-
fair occurred at an exhibition of spiritual
manifestations at Boston, on Friday night.
Ashrewd person present. in order to satisfy
himself as to the corporeality of a spirit
ual hand which was shown from an aper-
ture in a cabinet used, supplied himself
with a syringe filled with ink and, watch
ing favorable. opportunity, squirted the
dark fluid over the digits and wrists of the
phantom member. On emerging from the
cabinet, the hand of the lady who had
been previously bound inside was examined,
and the inky marks literally found upon IT,
The consequence was a announcement of
the affair as humbue, denial of the i'm
peachment and a grand finale. made up of
an Indignation meeting of the audience,
and the passage of resolutions declaring the
demonstrations of spiritualism a very deci-
ded physical cheat.
Year: 1866

Little Stella had been sitting for some
time very quietly by her aunt, when sudden
ly looking up from her work, she remarked.
s'Aunty, if all the folks In the world should
think out aloud, what racket there would
he 20 ~ 2 lpesa1
Year: 1866

A State fair is queen; an agricultural
fair is farmers daughter church fair
is parsons wife, an editors fair Is the
best looking girl be can get hold of chari
ty fair is female pauper and the most 6n-
popular fare in the universe is boarding fare
Year: 1866

Arthur is real Union boy, but not at all reli-
giously inclined. that his mamma often has
great difficulty in getting him pray understand
iugiy- One evening. after much persuasion. ne
Knelt to repeat his usual prayer, but said Now
lay me down to sleep. shouting the battle cry Of
freedom -
Year: 1866

a taste for reading viii always carry you into
the best possible company, and enable you 20 con
verse with men who will instruct you with their
wisdom, and charm you by their wit who will
soothe you when fretted, refresh you when wea-
~, counsel you when perpiexed, and symphathze
with YOU at all times
Year: 1866

A young widow was asked why she was go-
ing to get married so soon after the death of
her. FIRST husband tHfOh la u said she, 81
do 1t to prevent fretting myself to death on
account of poor Tom. &c i.fe ett
Year: 1866

MILTON was asked How is it tn at in some coun-
tries king is allowed to take his place on the
throne at fourteen years of age but may not q ar
ry until he is eighteen2'' because" said the
poet Il. is easier to govern kingdom than a
woman
Year: 1866

Disbanding of COlOred TrOOPs--FOur


Hundred get of on the Trains---


Drunkenness and DisOrder--LabOr


Contracts, etc., etc.


10 the last few days the ll0th U. S.
G. 1. have been paid of and disbanded
here. Some OF the men remained
here, but most of them preferred to 90
to or in the vicinity OF their old homes
They would in all probability have de
parted orderly and peaceably, had it
not been for the cursed cupidity OF
whisky dealers, who violated the sane
tity of the Sabbath and endangered the
lives of the citizens, by selling the sol
diers liquor without stint whenever
they applied for it. Complaint should
be lodged against such men, and
the licenses of all revoked who
thus abused their privileges. A
great many Of the negroes were drunk
when they assembled at the depot
and gave the officers of the road great
deal Of trouble and annoyance before
they got oil The parting scenes be-
tween the "black boys in blue and
"the girls they left behind them was
very tender aud affecting under the in
spiration OF bad whisky. Two hundred
OF them took the Stevenson route, and
when called upon by the conductor for
their fare, refused 10 pay it until he
told them that the car they were in
would be switched of and left by the
wayside. This was an alternative not
very agreeable to them and they paid
up. We heard at the depot that a
great many Of the more sensible sort
had made contracts for labor and were
going on the plantations in Mississippi
and Arkansas -H,1tsville Independent
Year: 1866

AANAA aAA us ii3it.


A minute more and the balloon was
beyond the line of the shore and over
the waters of the straits, gliding noise
lessly but swiftly northWard with the
current of air which drove up thrOugh
Racooon Straits. Suddenly the frail
bubble swayed from side 10 side, par
TALLY collapsed and commenced falling
like dead weight toward the water
When within some thirty 10 fifty feet
of the water, and some FIVE TO seven
hundred yards of shore Bnislay let 90
his hold and went into the bay with a
splash, and the balloon, freed from his
weight, made sudden bound upward,
then came down some one hundred
yards beyond him. "He is drowned
said thousand spectators. "He is not
any thing of the kindl they cried a
moment later, as q dark speck rose to
the surface of the water and ccmmenc-
ed moving toward shore, after the man
ner offs man swimming. The balloon
Tapped and rolled, baggy and half co.'s
| lapsed, meantime, on the surface of the
water, too buOyant to sink, and not
buoyant enough to fly away. Out from
the shore put little skiff with two men
in il 10 the rescue of the hslfdrowned
but undaunted eronaut, and half way
to the balloon ne was met, and taken
on boarl He expressed himself as feel
ing somewhat damp, and animated by
a desire 20 90 home, though anxiety for
the safety of his balloon was stronger
than any other sentiment; and the boat
kept straight on for the balloon, which
it was soon alongside. The tide and
wind we're found too strong to allow Of
the cumbersome mass being toSed
back to shore, and it was therefore
hauled alongside q small schooner
which lay at anchor some distance out
in the stream, and taken on board, 3
second bOst from shore assisting in the
work The eronaut, chilled TO the
marrow, then hastened ashore, vas re-
ceived with 3 cheer, got himself into
garments somewhat more suited to the
weather than The severely classic COS
tunes in which be had been clad for
the last twenty minutes, and was hun.
RED away with all speed in carriage
for the city. The excitement which
eliminated with the descent Of the bal.
loon to the water, and the somewhat
unpleasant reaction which followed the
discovery Of the fact that there was
nobody drowned after al, soon entirely
znbsided under the effect of fine cold
rain, which Just then set in and sent the
spectators hOmewsrd as fast As they
had come Such is the brief history Of
the most exciting event that has oc.
Cured in San Francisco since Cook s
great failure 70 ast0nish the san Fran
eiscans ST Point lobos.
Year: 1866

The Alta California gives the follow
ing description of an affair in the west
ern suburbs of San Francisco on the
7th ult, which created an intense ex-
citement-the balloon ascension and
deseension of 3 Mons Auguste Buis-
lay;


"The weather was extremely un-
promising during the latter part Of the
day, and most of the visitors at HAYES
Park had given up all expectation of
the promised ascension taking place:
nevertheless, about 4 o'clock the erO-
naut appeared, and the balloon was let
up. 1t assembled to the height usually
attained by this well known voyaqeir of
the air, when it was canght by a fine
breeze from the south, which arose at
the moment, and swept rapidly over
toward the Golden Gate. As the bal
loon passed over the Golden Gate, it
became evident that it would be carried
across 10 the Marin county side, unless
the gas was Immediately liberated.
The spectators, who stood on the
hiilsides by thousands, watching the
progress OF the affair with unaffected
interest, saw that the performer
climbed from MS bar, some distance
below the car, up 10 the latter point
as quickly as possible, and that the
balloon began descending rapidly,
showing that he had opened the valve
80 as TO allow the gas to escape The
balloon descended TO within a few
hundred yards OF the earth, but mean
time it was drifting So rapidly north
ward that it became evident TO the
spectators that it must go into the
water If there was not sufficient gas re-
naming TO carry it across the straits to
Lime Point, toward which it was drift
ing. The excitement now became in
tense, and many people started on the
run toward the beach where it was
thought the balloon would descend,
vi-: at q point about midway between
Black Point and the Preside, some dis
tance below the new pork-packing
house and cattle landing. The daring
gymnasti and eronsut evidently un-
derstoOd the case better than any body
else, for long before the balloon had
reached the beach he had divested
himself of his garments, the gay trap
pings floating from the dizzy high east
ward,
Year: 1866

Above all subjects, study thine own
SELF For no knowledge that terminate s
in curiosity and speculation, is compare
BILE to that which is of use; aud of ali use
full knowledge, that is most so which con
sists in the due care and just notions of
ourselves. This duty is debt which ev-
cry one owes himself Let us not then be
so lavish, so unjust, as not to pay this
debt by spending some time at least, if
we cannot all, or most of our time and
care, upon that which has the most indie
feasible claim to it. Govern your pas
sions, manage your actions with prudence
and when false steps have been made, cor
rect them for the future. Let nothing
be allowed to go headstrong and disOr-
derly, but bring all under discipline. Set
all your faults before your eyes, and pass
sentence upon yourself with the same Sc
verify that you would do upon another,
for whom no partiality hath biased your
Judgment.
Year: 1866




The blast that drove the storm clouds
across the heavens shook the oak, and
the acorn cup loosened from its fruit, fell
on the pathway. The cloud burst; a rain
drop filed the aeorn-eup. A robin,
Wearied by the sultry heat of an autumn
day and troubled by the fury of the storm,
hoped on the path when all was calm,
and drank of the rain drop. Refreshed
and gladdened, he few to the accustomed
window, and there he trilled his sweetest
happy song. The poet heard, and rising
from his reverie, wrote a chant of grateful
rejoicing. The chant went forth into the
world, and entered the house of SORROW,
and uttered its heart-stirring accents by
the couch of sickness. The sorroWful
were eomforted, the sick were cheered.-
Many voices praised the poet. He said :
The chant was inspired by the robin s
song" = owe my song to the rain-drOp,
said the robin. =" [ should have sunk into
the earth had not the acorn cup received
me, said the rain drop. Il had not been
there to receive you but for the angry
blast, said the acorn cup.


And so they that were cOmforted praised
the blast; but the blast replied: Praise
Him at whose word the stormy wind
arlseth, and who from darkness can bring
light, making his mercies oftentimes to
pass through unseen, unknown and IN
suspected channels, and bringing, in due
time, by his own way, the grateful chant
from the angry storm cloud.
Year: 1866

Occupation What a glorious thing it
is for human heart. Those who work
hard seldom yield themselves entirely up
to faneied or real sorrow. When grief
sits down. folds its hands, and feeds upon
its own tears, weaving the dim shadows
a little exertion might sweep away into a
funeral pail, the strong spirit is shOrn of
its might, and sorrow becomes our master.
When trouble flows upon you, dark and
heavy, toll not with the waves, wrestle
not with the torrent-rather seek by oc-
cupation to divert the waters that threaten
to overwhelm you into a thousand chan
nels which the duties of life always pre-
sent. Before you dream of it, those
waters will fertilize the present, and give
birth to fresh flowers that may brighten
the future-fowers that will become pure
and holy, in the sunshine which pene-
trates to the path of duty Grief, after
all, is but selfish feeling and most sell
fish is he who yields himself to the indul-
genee of any passion that brings no joy to
his fnil0v men
Year: 1866

The disease of which we, in common
with other cities east and west, are having
a few cases daily, is almost certainly sus-
ceptible of relief in its earliest stage.
The way to fight cholera is to give instant
attention to premonitory diarrhea. Not
a single fatal case of cholera has occurred
here this summer that was not more or
less neglected 10 it's incipient form, The
treatment of the premonitory stage Is sim
pie enough-ouly be prompt. Get spe-
oifc for the diarrhea from your family
physician, aud keep it always at the ell
bow A physician should be summoned
at once, in case of threatening symptoms,
but the time spent in going for him is
always precious. RepOse also is as essen
tial to overcome loOseness of the bowels
as medicine. Take care of the diarrheas.
-- On. Com.
Year: 1866

A clergyman in Hamshire, England
writes:


IF you had married as many couples,
as I have you would be aware that it is
not only when German princes appear at
the hymeneal altar in England that nov
elites IN pronunciation occur, and foreign
matter Is introduced in the marriage ser
vice. In my parish it is quite the fash
ion for the man in giving the ring to say
to the woman. With my body 1 thee wash
up, and With all my hurdle goods
thee and thou to which strange trio
he pertinaeiously adheres In spite Of
all my endeavors TO correct the text.
One man who could not read, but
had taken praiseWorthy pains to learn
his part beforehand, had perfectly mas
tered what he was taught, only unlucklly
his coach had blundered upon the baptls-
NAL instead of the matrimonial service,
so, when inteUrogated as to taking the
woman to be his welded wife the bride
groom stoutly affirmed, All this l stead
fastly believe The women are usually
better up in this part of the prayer-book k
than the men, but one day a bride Caught
in a Government school, startled me by
making the extraordinary vow to take her
husband too ave and too old from this
day fortni't for betterer horse for rich
erer power in siggerness else to love cher
ries and to bay What meaning this
marvellous farrago conveyed to her mind
it is beyond the power Of mine to lmag-
1 inc "
Year: 1866

The following story is told of St. Fill
lippO Neri: He was living at one Of the
Italian universities, when young man
whom he had known as boy, ran up to
him with face full Of delight, and told
him what he had long been wishing above
all things in the world was at length full
filed, bis parents having given him leave
to study the law, aud thereupon he had
come to the law school in this university
on account of its great fame, and meant
to spare no pains or labor IN getting
through his studies as quickly and as well
as possible. In this way he ran on long
time, and when at last he came to a stop.
the holy man, who mad been listening to
him with great patience and kindness,
said


well, and when you have got through
your course Of studies, what do you mean
to do then?'


Then I shall take my doctors degree, .
answered the young man


Aud then p asked st. Fillippo Neri
again.


''And then" continued the youth. q
shall have number of difficult and
knotty cases to manage, and shall catch
peoples notice by my elOquence, my zeal,
my learning, my acuteness, and gain a
great reputation"


And then p repeated the holy man


And then. replied the youth, why
then [ shall be promoted to some high
Office or other, besides, 1 shall make
money and grow rich.


And then?" repeated St. Fillippo Neri.


And then, pursued the young law
yer-''then I shall live comfortably and
honorably 10 health and dignity, and shall
be able to look forward quietly to hap
py old age.


And them" asked the holy man.


And then, said the youth-"and then
and then-I shall die" !"


Here St. Fillippo again lifted up his
voice and said, Anu theu?" Whereupon
the young man made no answer, but cast
down his head and went away. This last
And then?" had pierced like a flash of
lightning into his soul, and he could not
get rid OF it, Soon after he forsoOk the
study of the law and gave himself up to
the ministry, and spent the remainder OF
his days in godly works.
Year: 1866

THE NEW PENSION LAw.-Some
changes of importance to pensioners
and the widows Of deceased soldiers and
their children, under the age of sixteen
years, have recently been made in the
pension laws. Persons who have lost the
sight Of both eyes, or lost both hands or
have been so disabled as to require the
constant attendance of another person,
are entitled to a pension of S25 90 per
month Those who have lost one hand
and one foot, or have been permanently
disabled In the same, are entitled to $40
90 per month Those who have lost one
hand or one foot SIS 90 per month.
Year: 1866

On Wednesday evening a masquerade
party was given at National Hall, in Tiff
fin The festivities of the occasion were
at their height, when one fthe masquers,
Mr. Perry A Smith, who had gone into
the gallery to lie down, fell from the
fourth story to the stone steps of the eel
lar. He was picked up badly injured,
his legs and arms being broken 1t Is
thought that he had fallen asleep in or
near the window, and, suddenly starting
up, fell out He fingered only a few
hours sensible, when he expired.