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Year: 1866

OFFICIAL AsPIRANTs.-We observe that
even at this early day, considerable election
eering and log rolling is going on among GER
tain parties who aspire to fill the various
Offices within the gift of the people of this
county. At an early day we propose giving
our views in relation to these candidates and
the merit of their claims to the Offices they
seek to obtain.
Year: 1866

PREACHING TO Coop PUkPosE.-Some of
the saloon keepers in the vicinity of the Mis-
sion Dolores. San Francisco, are complaining
about the injury they are suffering from the
effects of the preaching of the Passionist Fa-
theirs. which exercises such an influence over
the Catholic portion of the population of the
nlaee as to induce them to abstain from the
use of whisky.
Year: 1866

WHISKY CREEk-It is estimated that more
MINING will be done on this stream the pres
ent winter than for two seasons past. All
the old resident miners are busy at work,
and several new claims are being opened by
now .comers while the clatter of Cinnamon s
rockers may be heard from one end OF the
stream to the other.
Year: 1866

&s- Hope for the Affiicted.-In another part
ii this paper will be found the advertisement of the
celebrated Institute established by DR.. j. c.
YOUNG, in 1850. In this age of deceit and char
latanism ii is boon to the suffering to point out
to them where they of obtaining the wished
for relief and Under the of the skillful
Doctor the sick and troubled divest themselves
of their burdens of pains andshame, lay aside their
cross, and secure health and happiness. If you
sick i'll trouble, do not hesitate. Read the
advertisement and follow the advice. Do not for
get the number the manner of directing your
letter. CONSULTATION OFFICE, $50 Washing
ton street, San Francisco
Year: 1866

The Detroit Free Press In giving an ac-
count of the late destruction by fire of the
Milwaukee and Detroit depot says:


BURNING OF THE PASSENGER TRAIN.


The night express on the Detroit and
Milwaukee Railroad had been ''made up."
and was waiting at the depot for the engine
There were two passenger coaches, sleep-
ing car aud baggage car inside the building
The sleeping car was partly occupied by
passengers, some of whom had retired To
their berths. When the startling alarm
that the depot was on fire was given, the
widest CONSERVATION prevailed on board
the train. A man rushed through the cars
arousing the sleepers, all of whom made a
rush for the doors pushing and jammifg,
shrieking and cursing. the stronger over
coming. the weaker and trampling them
under foot. Those in the sleeping car push
ed forward to the forward coach. where
they were met by those in the latter going
the opposite way. Meantime the flames.
Ike q thousand Kissing serpents, were coll
ing their way around the roof and rafters.
licking their way among posts and pillars,
and enveloping the doomed train within
their ftery folds. Dense volumes of smoke
rolled through the avenues, and, with their
demon-sister fire, presented frightful pic
ture of impending doom to the frantic
crowd struggling for egress through the
narrow apertures of escape. MANY rushed
TO their assistance, and as fast as one or
more emerged they were forcibly thrown
from the platforms to make way for those
Following close behind. The flames came
crackling on, and soon the rear end of the
sleeping-car took fire while several passen-
gers were yet inside, begging and implor-
ing for aid. The windows were smashed
in, aud one or two rescued through the
opening thus made, but the rapidity with
which the flames advanced drove away all
further assistance. and it is feared that
several perished. 1t is almost certain that
one poor old man. lnflim with years and
sickness and another, whom heaven for
give, was In beastly state of intoxication,
persisted in the flames. Whether there
were others lost. can not as yet be ascer-
tanned, rs in the fright and confusion and
hurry to escape, but little attention was
paid to one another. So rapid was the
progress of the fire that some of the later
ones in the sleeping-cars escaped only
partially clothed. They were completely
stupefcd and bewildered with the sudden
ness of the outburst.


The train newsboy states that he was
startled and awakened by a loud report rs
OF an explosion of powder or of bursting
barrel, when the fire seemed TO spread and
instantly wreath In flames the side of the
car in which he was mt the time. He be-
thought him of his box of books and
periodicals, but had barely time to escape.
Year: 1866

TO have made and sold so great a
number of Machines is an evidence
of the marvellous and universal
popularity Ofthe Wheeler 81 Wilson
Machine, and everywhere through
out the habitable globe, where fab
rics are sewn into human apparel,
it has maintained its reputation
through eight years of bitter COM
petition as the Leading Family
Sewing Machine Of the World. The
fact that this popularity LASTS, is
proof that 1t is merited.
Year: 1866

ments for them to extend the privilege of
voting to them. 1t abandons the doctrine
that the Southern States are not republican
enough in form, and proposes to make a
still further disfranchisement, and give the
government of each State into the hands of
one twentieth or less of its citizens.


This report is the thing hatched by the
Reconstruction Committee after all their
avowed policies had been condemned bv
the people. Riding on the back of this
monstrous crawiish, they have crawled back
from the positions which they first took,
and are trying to hide themselves from the
gaze of gods and men. Where now is the
radical party, and what principles does it
advocate 1t attempted to create a negro
aristocracy, and by forcible revolution to
pass the government of the South into the
hands of Southern citizens of Northern
ideas. But the people who had made this
nation revolted at this political and social
equality, and compelled the politicians to
abandon it. They advocated disruption
of the Union, but there was too much loyal
ty In the nation, and the people compelled
them to make hasty retreat from that
position. Now, cameleon-like, they take
the color of their surroundings in every
community and have but one purposc-the
retention of the spoils of office. They are
attempting to usurp the functions of the
Executive, and by revolutionary means to
hold on to the Federal patronage which
they know will be transferred at the close
of the session to more loyal men-the sol
diers of the army.
Year: 1866

One great evil which the Freedmen's 8
Bureau serves to perpetuate in the South
is the countenance and implied protection
it gives to disbanded white chaplains, and
subordinate officers of negro regiments,
who vagabondize about the country, fra
ternize with the negroes, eat, drink and
sleep with them, win their wages by gamb-
ling, hatter them with notions of their i'm
portancc, and incitc them to acts of insub-
ordination. In this way the cunning of
the meancst and most dissolute order of
whites is made to supplant the natural
faithfulness of the negro with an effect
which may easily be conceived.


The result is that, in many parts of the
South, the whole negro population is in a
state of anarchy. No planter goes to bed
at night with any assurance that the force
which wrought in his fields to-day will not
have deserted before tomorrow; nor with
any assurance that his ripening crop will
not all be stolen and transferred during
the night to one of the many harpies who
hang about, lying in wait for such transac-
tlons. a--. .......


In the mean time, white vagabon,ls keep
the negroes fully advised of all the party
agitations whicrare taking place for their
The negroes are made
to believe hatinlluences are at work to re-
lievc them from labor entirely, and instate
them in the dwellings and plantations of
their late masters, with food and clothing
at the public expense. Even the Bureau,
which they regarded as a protector, and
the representative of abolition munficence,
they are beginning to look upon as the re-
mains of a rule which is about to pass in
to something far more desirable; and with
the hope of millennium of laziness and
sensual Indulgence, they cherish the inn
preston that the more worthless and un-
faithful they are the sooner it will arrive.
.Er
Year: 1866

A few days ago, at St. Louis, a thief was
about carrying off a large quantity of sill
YER ware from dwelling house, when he
was detected and foiled by courageous
servant girl. He harbored revenge in his
heart, and shortly afterwards armed him
self with pair of shears, and knocked at
the kitchen door of the same house. When
the girl opened the door he threw his arms
about her neck in such manner as to
prevent all outcry, and rapidly and rough
ly cut off all her long, black hair, of which
sic had been very proud. Having thus
vented his spite by destrying her beauty,
he threw her down and strobe away in the
darkness.
Year: 1866

The WoRKINGMEN.--Surely the work
ingmen of the North must be blind to their
own interests if they fail to perceive in
what is daily and hourly passing around
them. The unmistakable determination of
the Radicals to make the negroes not sim
ply their equals, but finally to secure for
their black allies position which will not
only degrade the white workingman, but
seriously impair his abilities to earn for
himself and those dependent upon him n
means of support. Workingmen, this is
not mere fancy, it is stern, undisputed
fact, which e'er long you will find practi-
cally and painfully realized. Be warned
in time. The Conservatives are your true
friends, and as such are entitled to your
encouragement and support.
Year: 1866

GALENA, ILL.,. Sept. II, 1866.
Hon. THoNsJ TURNER, Freeport, ILL.,.


DEAR SIR--I am this moment in recent
of your favor of the l4th inst, handed to
me by Mr.. Baldwin, advising me that YOU
have been nominated by "National Tn
ion Convention" which assembled at Free
port on the 18th inst, as candidate for
Congress in this district" You invite me
to meet you in joint discussion before the
people of the district. Before accepting
your invitation, wish to know from YOU
what Congress you are a candidate for. If
you are a candidate for the Congress to be
composed Of Northern copperheads and
Southern rebels, which it is semi-ofiicially
proclaimed that President johnson is to
recognize, to the exclusion of the constitu-
tional congress Of the United States, then
desire 30 say that am not candidate
for any such Congress, and that do not
propose entering into canvass for any
Office for which am not candidate.


If, on the other hand, you will certify to
the people of this district that you are a
candidate for the legal and constitutional
Congress of the United States, and for a
member of that House of Representatives
for the 40th Congress which shall be called
to order, according to established precedent,
by the Clerk of the present House, and to
which no member shall be admitted with
out taking the ''irOn-clad OATH of loyalty,
and that you will repudiate the illegal and
revolutionary Congress which President
johnson proposes to recognize, then have
to state will accept your invitation with
great pleasure, and, as soon as my health
is sufficiently restored to enter the canvass.
! will meet you before the people of the
district for joint discussion of all the
great political questions of the day. If
you wish to commence a canvass before l
am able to do so, would suggest that you
can proceed with your own appointments
and the very moment l have sufficient
strength to enable me to canvass with you,
l will advise you, and will meet you at
such places as we may agree upon and
where you may have made appointments.
l have no doubt we can then arrange as to
our discussions in a manner satisfactory to
ourselves and our political friends.


Yours, very respectfully,


i. B. WAsnBURNE.
Year: 1866

About o'clock on Saturday night a
Prussian tailor, named Rosen Quist, was
accused of having stolen sum of money.
The accused denied the fact, and said he
hoped his head would fall off, his tongue
drop out, and that God would strike him
dead if he had the money. The last word
had hardly escaped his lips ere he fell to
the floor a corpse The parties in the
room ran to raise him, supposing he had
simply tainted from the excitement, but
they found that life had fled. On search
ing him this morning the money was dis
covered in his pockets.-Chicago Journal.
Year: 1866

During the past winter little girl of our
acquaintance attended the wedding of her
brother, and judging by the sequel, was
very mnch struck by one line of the mar.
riage service, that she understood literally.
A few days after she was passing through
the room, where the bride was sitting in
the lap of her liege lord, and exclaimed,
with all the simplicity imaginable: "To
have and to hold"
Year: 1866

An unhappy French husband complains
to his mother-in law that his wife had
paint on her face to prevent his kissing her,
and that. "when she went to bed she
immediately fell to sleep, without thinking
of either God or her husband!'
Year: 1866

This house is large, well furnished and conveniently
located to accommodate the travel both by river and
wheels, and the proprietor will spare pains to
make it comfortable home for all guests. Stages
rive and depart daily. 5l3
Year: 1866

RECONSTRUCTION IN THE METRoPoIIs.-This
city is in quite as much need Of reconstruction
as the Southern States. The charter election
Is over and we know who are elected, for all
the talk about Mike Connolly's legal objec-
tons TO the result is either balderdash or black
mail; but we see no hope Of any improvement
In the city government under the present sys-
TEN. The dozen different departments will
still war with each other, eating up the public
funds and neglecting their duties. and there Is
no responsible head who can remedy abuses
or Introduce reforms We have ceased to look
for aid from the powerlsss Mayor, from the
Comptroller or from popular elections In
which the majority Of our taxpaying citizens
take no interest The State Constitutional
Convention will give us better system by
and by, and In the meantime we rely upon the
Legislature for relief


In the first week OF the session the Legisla-
ture should appoint a Metropolitan Board Of
Control as provisional government for
this city, Brooklyn and all the contigu-
Gus fa,bowys. This board should be made
a general Investigating committee, with the
power Of removal and appointment in oil the
departments, thus superseding the inefficient
municipal chief magistrate. All the authority
which can be granted TO such board under
the present constitution should be freely be-
slowed, and its members should be held pub
licly responsible for the condition Of affairs
Year: 1866

The ATLANTIC YACHT RAoE.-As the time
approaches for the starting of the three yachts
on the great ocean race of three thousand
miles across the boisterous Atlantic the excite
ment Of the public becomes more and more
intense. Its novelty and tho national pride it
engenders causes alPost everybody to give
expression to their fiDings and to utter hearty
good wishes for the safety of the vessels.
Hundreds OF persons will avail themselves Of
the opportunities offered by the various steam
boats tha. are advertised to run down to the
Hook tomorrow to witness the start, which no
doubt will be Of the most exciting interest The
yachts, as we learn, are still riding In the bay;
but during the day they will probably weigh
their anchors and take their positions near the
point from which they are to finally spread
their canvass and WOO the wind for the contest,
which Is destined to be one OF the great his
torical events Of the present age.
Year: 1866

while Mr.. Adams may have been "conciliatory
and friendly" in his commuc cicationS with the
English Cabinet, he has at the saUe time been
SO firm and explicit as to leave no doubt o. tbe
intention of the United States government to
require prompt and definite determination Of
the question. 1t is, therefore, highly probable
that the matter will be brought to speedy
issue and, as there can be no further diplo-
matte postponement or evasion of a direct
reply to our demands, there can be but one Of
two results-the Alabama claims will be i'm
mediately settled, or the United States will
proceed to take such steps to secure indem-
nifty as the case will justify and opportunity
render practicable.
Year: 1866

under their administration. The Constitutional
Convention will give US q new and permanent
system; but in the interim we shall find this
Board of Control indispensable to proper
regulation Of the metropolitan government.
Let the Legislature be prepared to afford us
this assistance without delay
Year: 1866

JUsT listen how New Orleans reporter
runs on: eve have now the watermelon,
the muskmelon, the cantelope, the orange,
the peach, the plum and the fig, all grown
beneath our own genial sky. Ofthetropi-
cal fruits, you will find il the markets the
mango, the banana, the pineapple aud the
plantain; also, the lime and the lemon
These fruits are all delicious, and, we
might add, as expensive as delicious. We
can easily enough understand how audewhy
they are delicious, but cannot comprehend
how and why they are so costly. They
seem to be as profuse as the mama which
Of old came down from heaven"
Year: 1866

Of my public life, ! hold above all
price, and shall ever rccur with feel
ings Of profound qualification to the
last resolution containing the en-
dorsemcnt of a convention cmana-
ting spontaneously from the great
mass Of the people, | trust and hope
that my future action may be such
that you and the Convention that
you represent may not regret the as
surance Of confidence you have ex-
pressed. We are sure of it. Be-
fore separating, my friends, one and
all, please accept my thanks for the
manifestations ofrcgard and respect
you have manifested on this occasion.
| repeat that shall always continue
to be guided by conscientious con-
viction OF duty and that always gives
one courage, under the Constitution,
which l have made my guide.
Year: 1866

The State of Tennessee will prob
ably ere long be the scene Of an in
tense political excitement. The at
tempt of the Brownlow faction to
rule the vast majority of the people,
intolerablc in any view, but made
more so by their enormities, will be
met by State Convention, c spontan-
cously organized, for the adoption
of new Constitution. The Lebanon
Herald, speaking Of this contem-
plated movement, says!


There is, in our opinion, but ono
feasible method to alter, reform, or
abolish the State government, and
that is by calling Convention OF
the sovereign people Of the State
How is this TO be donor We all know
that the people who are in posses
sion Of the government of the State
will throw every obstacle in the
way of a pcaceable assemblage of
delegates. That they win try every
means in their power to prolong
thor despotism over ourdown- -trod-
den people, so it will be useless to
expect assistance from that quarter,
How is it 10 be donea Simply by
holding preliminary meetings, and
fixing on a davfor 2 srenoral e'eriioH
Year: 1866

HEALTH OF Mr.. DAvIs.--A cor
respondent of the Memphis Bulletin
says:


Approaching Old Point Comfort,
| could not keep from thinking Of
the proud heart beating there with
in those walls like q Gagged caglo,
and knew, too, from information
entirely reliable, that his health was
not what had been represented, and
that his life was gradually oozing
away. Mark my prediction Tho
only trial Mr.. Davis will ever have,
will be at the bar of Eternal Justice.
Uo will never live to be tried by an
earthly tribunal. He is farther on
the road to the grave than the out
side world has any idea of; and, ere
long, the telegraph will announce
to the press that the sutfcrings of
Jefferson Davis are at an end, and
he will be better of.
Year: 1866

The BROKER AND HIS CLERK.-Many o
man, who has become hardened criminal,
might have been saved to society by little
tender sympathy and discriminating kind
ness in the beginning of his vicious life. -,
Few men have grace to act like the broker in
the following incident, but success would
often follow such kindness. 1t is easy to
ruin, and it is easy to save a young man.
One of the leading brokers in New York
had young man in his employ. The vast
amount of money in his hands was great
temptation to him. Small sums were miss
ed day after day quarter once, then fifty
cents, then one dollar, then two dollars were
missed. He was charged with the pecula-
tion The broker showed him how he could
detect the abstraction of the smallest sum
OF money the young man stammered and
confessed. g Now" said the broker, 81
shall not discharge, | shall not dishonor you.
| intend to keep you, and make man of
you. You will be a vagabond, if you go on
in this way. Now let me see no more of
this" He went to his work. He did not
disappoint the confidence. He did honor to
his employer. And the other day he was
inducted into one of our banks in an honor
able position, and his employer became his
bondsman to the amount of $4,000. Had
he conducted as some would have done
sent the boy away and proclaimed his dis
honor-perhaps he would have ended his
days in the State Prison, and have been sent
to his tomb in the garb of convict. But
young man was rescued from ruin who had
been placed amid the temptation of money,
ana Ior a moment was overcome.
Year: 1866

An immense open air meeting was
lately held in Washington to indorse the
Presidents policy. Among the distin.
guished speakers was Senator Cowan OF
Pennsylvania. .t


Looking down at the meeting, he said !:
How are your Laughter.] There S a
good many of you down there. Where
did you come from A voice" From
Andy johnson" Laughter He said
he had been at home recently, and an
old farmer had asked him what the devil
was wrong at Washington; why was not
the Union restored2 ? The next was a
rich old gentleman, who wanted to know
the same thing. What was the trouble y?
That was the question. They had gone
to work FIVE years ago to put down the
rebellion, which was gotten up by par
eel of demagogues.


The Government had gone through all
that terrible war, not to punish or oppreSs
the people Of the South, but TO take them
out Of the power OF these demagogues.
The people of the South were thankful
for that, and we're desirous again Of hav-
ing the blessing Of the Union. And why
could they not have the Union restored ?
What was the reason Radicalism was
the reason. The Radicals up there in
Congress would agree to restore the
Union, but on one condition, that the ne
groes shall vote; but what had Congress
10 do with thatg The negro did not vote
in Pennsylvania; he did not vote in Hi
nois; he did not vote in New York,
unless he was a wealthy darkey; and
he did not vote in Massachusetts,, un-
less be. was an educated darkey.
Laughter Congress has nothing in the
Year: 1866

DR.. Norman Mcleod, an able and
learned divine of Scotland, speaks Of
a. the land o cakes with the usual en-
thusiasm of cannie Scot AT a soiree
of the North Leith Parish Sabbath
School, he said, after a complimentary
allusion to the British flag and to his
country:


There is not country in the world
and have been in many-like II, Re
newed cheers have been in ever so
many, and / never saw more beautiful
hills, more beautiful lochs, more beauti-
full valleys than those of our country.
And there is not town in the whole
world to be compared with Edinburgh.
lCheers. There is not country in the
world that has more beautiful songs;
and there is no music that will make you
laugh, and greet, and dance equal to the
old Scotch music Cheers. There is
not country on the face of the earth
where you have more Gospel truth
where you have such Sabbath Schools
where there is clergy more earnest in
instructing the young and old in the fear
of theford. What have to say to you
is-wherever you go on the face of the
earth you are not to forget that flag, and
you are not to disgrace your country.
Over the whole world there are Scotch
men. have preached to Scotchmen in
Russia, in Sweden, in America, in
Egypt, in Turkey, in Italy = there is
hardly place where / have not preached
TO Scotchmen; and these generally have
been an honor 10 their country, except
when they take to drink, and then they
become the biggest blackguards on the
face Of the earth Laughter and
nhonrr