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Year: 1866

ant-life Is pleasant, and God is good {,


It was but birds song-a wild,
sweet c.rol from the elm tree-but it
thrilled through every gloomy corner of
my heart, carrying sunshine with it, and
spanning my clouds with the bow OF
promise ~. HaiIeluiah r cried my exul-
tant soul, tsfor the Lord God omnipotent
reignetia1 ~ - =. sssszs@


It is a glorious world to live ina
beautiful world, for God made it; and
from the frozen North to the burning
tropics, he has crowded it with scenes
of beauty.


Out on the wild prairie, where none but
angels can see it, be has planted the wild
flower and painted its tiny petals as none
but God could paint them. Away in the
green forest, where the breath of the pines
IS sweet, the sunshine falls cheeriy thro'
the thick boughs, and the old woods are
vocal with life-happy with life. Every
where, in the air, in the water, and on
the earth, are myriads of joyous crea-
lures, who know no care, no SIN, no
fear


And among men. who will say that even
now moue of sorrow mingles with their lot
than JOY?


True, dying groan is heard every sec
ond, but around how many death-beds an
gels stand waiting, and when the poor
glazed eve closes on the loved Of earth,
does it not open on Him who tasted death
for every man?


True, the world Is full of sin and suffer
ing, but its soil has been trodden by the
cross of Him who knew no sin, and the
Prince of Peace shall yet reign King of
Nations.


True, we are striving always to drink
at the broken cisterns, but if we will We
may come to the fountain of the living wa
tcrs and above the turmoil OF life Is heard
ever the voice of the worlds Redeemer,
saying, 'Hf any man thirst, let him come
unto Me and drink


Thanks, little bird, for your morning
carol Go sing it to other sad hearts. and
teach them that God is good, and life is
His gift.
Year: 1866

ADDITIONS TO TIE FREE Lust The
Wavs and Means Committee have made q
careful estimate of the probable reduction
of taxes under the new bill. The total re-
duction is about sevcnty-fivc millions of dol
Year: 1866

AS an indication of the immense trade
carried on across our great Western Plains
to and from towns of Kansas, it is stated
that the aggregate amount of shipments of
merchandise during the past year of TWEEN
ty-seven firms in Atchison engaged in this
business, was twenty one million five huu-
drcd thousand psunds, giving employment
to over five thousand men five thousand
wagons and thirty,fve thousand horses,
mules and oxen Intensely cold weather is
at present prevailing on the Plains causing
much suffering to men and animals.
Year: 1866

The Mobile (Alabama) Register. in'speak.
ing of the military strength Of the country,
very properly SAYS: H'. =
with all the power sufficient to crafty,
the most greedy desires OF spread-eagleism
we do not possess the strength or the wis
dom to compose cur own domestic dissen
slons, and to tranquiize the country. after i
fierce and bloody war which has completely
settled every issue involved in it. Until the
American people can command the moral
force to do this, they will not be formidable
in foreign war;
Year: 1866

There is a famine in Bengal, and people
dying OF starvation. AT the same time the
land there Yields two crops Of rice yearly,
either of which usually pays seven times the
cost ofits production. But last season there
was bad harvest, and hence the present
misery of the people
Year: 1866

The Ladies of fernando have or
ganized a society, for the purpose of
soliciting funds for the relief of the
family of ex-President Davis, and
have succeeded in raising very re-
spectacle sum for that object.
Year: 1866

The New York Tribune, while pro
Tossing to favor policy towards the
South more liberal and generous than
is acceptable to the majority of its
party, instructs Congress that it is alb
solved from obedience to the consti-
tuition, because "we were not worsted
in the war
Year: 1866

In one-fourth of the time that it takes with the
old mode of treatment. In this treatment no
medicine is taken internally. You receive the
baths seated on your chair, with no noinconvenienee
whatever.


Those diseases are treated at any distance.
Year: 1866

Young married ladies whose misfortune it has
been not to bring forth in due season. remember
God has said you should multiply and replenish


by letter or in person. No lady over thirty-fve
years of age need make application. All cOmmu-
ncations by letter person strictly confidential.
Year: 1866

Affairs in our sister State Of Louisiana
are assuming shape not altogether unlike
those in our own State. The Radical cause
in the South is desperate, and its physicians
are undertaking to apply most desperate
remedies but it is past cure here, as we
trust it is everywhere, and its violent strug-
giles are but the premonitions Of speedy and
final death. We yesterday gave telegraphic
news Of a most important character show
ing the stage which the conflict had reached
at New Orleans on the 29th We are now
IN receipt Of the New Orleans papers of the
18th, and present below from the Picayuae,
some important facts preceding the cores
pondence with the President given yes
terday
Year: 1866

New ORLEANS SCHoOI. OF MEDICINE.
We call the attention of our readers to
the advertisement of the New Orleans
School of Medicine, to be found in our
Issue this morning. The annual course
of lectures will begin on the 18th of
November and end March 10th. A
preliminary course will begin Oct
18th, for which no charge will be
made. The faculty of this college are
visiting surgeons to the renowned
Charity Hospital of New Orleans, and
the pupils will thus be enabled to see
for themselves the medical treatment
of great variety of cases. One great
advantage can be secured at the New
Orleans School, the medical student
becomes better acquainted with the
proper treatment of diseases incident
to n Southern climate, than he can in
Northern colleges. The professors at
the New Orleans Medical School are
well known as scientific and learned
physicians and deserve the patronage
of our yomg men who are studying
medicine.
Year: 1866

the most lucrative Medical Practice IN the SOUTH
has at last consented 70 allow several OF hs most es
teemed remedies be prepared and sold as propFle
tary medicines This resolution has oeen en-
ed by the repeated solicitations OF those VINO nave
sionaI skill and BY the impossibility of giving
especial attention each OF the written appeatlos
made TO him for prescriptions by those whose pecu
mary circumstances business habits pF5cinoe Ie
possibility Of applying in person TO him


TIE PEEEEC


May rest assured that the manufacturers spare
neither pains expense in the preparation oil
these remedies They are made of the very best
medicines known in a highly concentrated form,
upon strictly scientific principles
Year: 1866

For besutifying the Complexion, efectually
removing Tan, Freckles, Blotches, and giving
the skin an elegant smoothness not easily at
tanned by any other. Its use among the ladies
of fashion in the East, gives it character for
efficacy which al once stamps IL as infinitely
superior for the toilet of any lady.
Year: 1866

SUGGEsrIvE.-Th weather has been
extremely hot during the past week,
and rain is very much needed.-Bran-
don Republican


The past week indeed! 1t has
been many weeks since we were blessed
with a sufficiency. You ought to come
down this way, Frantz, if you wish a
foretaste of what you are to have here
after.-Fayette Miss. )Chronicle.
Year: 1866

ONE SECRET OF LONG LIFE.-In Ger
many a Termed man, Dr. Julius Fisch-
weller, recently died at the age of one
hundred and nine years. In his viii he
left the following statement: ''Thet his
great age is entirely 10 be ascribed to his
constant habit of sleeping with his head
towards the North, and the rest of his
body i'm a direction coinciding as closely
rs possible with that of the meridian
that is. with his heels TO the South.
From persisuing in this habit the learned
doctor considered that the iron contained
in our system, finding itself in the direc-
ton Of the magnetic currents which are
constantly flowing over the surface of the
globe towards the North p0le becomes
magnetized, and thus increases the en-
ergy Of the vital principle This may
appear fancifUl TO some people, and may
not be strictly true % the extent the doc
tor puts it, but there is great deal in the
subject Of human magnetism and polarity
worthy Of the attention of scientific men.
Year: 1866

Ia A mother who was in the habit Of
asking her children, before they retired
at night, what they had done TO make
other- happy, found her two twin daugh-
ter, silent The question was repeated.
81 can remember nothing good an this
day, dear mother only one Of my
sch0olmates Has happy because she had
gained the head Of the class, and 7 smiled
on her, and ran 10 kiss her So She said
was good. That is al, dear mother"
The other spoke stiil more umidly. "a
little girl, who sat with me on the bench
at school, has lost little brother. ] saw
that while she studied her lesson, she
bid her face in her book and wept.
felt sorry, and laid my fsce on the same
book and wept with her. Then she
looked up and was comforted, and put
her arms around my neck; but I do not
know why she said had done her good. T"
"Come 10 my arms, my darling !" said
the mother ''to rejoice with those that
rejoice, and weep with those that weep,
is 10 obey our blessed Redeemer 90
Year: 1866

will assert their individual dignity,
and not suffer themselves to get into
the "leading strings of politicians
rs was too much thocasc in the past
and that they will not suffer them
selves precipitatcd into party con,
ilicts by the mere machination OF
politicians; and that they will not
suffer their reason to be dethroncd
by tho winds and storms OF partisan
strife; that they will think for them
selves, act for themselves and their
country, and conscientiously dis
charge their duty at tho ballot box;
discarding prejudice and passion,
and obeying the dictates of reason,
and not Of passion. lie is not true
to himself, his God, or his country,
who does not try to think for HIM
self. Let no one surrender his rea'
son or his conscience to party, or to
politicians.


But, to conclude this already too
lengthy letter, repeat, | will not,
for the reasons given, be candi-
date for Governor or Lieutenant
Governor. / desire to return my
sincere thanks to those of my te!.
low citizens who have manifested
so much kindness and confidence in
me, and wish it were in my power
to make a more suitable return. |
would say to them, that ! am of
those who sincerely desire theresto-
ration of the Union in fact, and not
merely in name; and whatever in
my Judgment can contribute to this,
whatever can assuage the angry
passions and arrange the conflict
ing interests of sections, whatever
can promote peace among ourselves,
Increase knowledge, extend COM
mcrce, diminish crime and encour-
age industry; in word, whatever
can exalt human character, and en-
large the human understanding,
will find in me an earnest advocate.


/ am very respectfully,


Your friend and ob't ser't.


B. IL. EPPERSON.
Year: 1866

Speculations as 60 the Course OF Action


to be Adopted by COngress-The Flnan-


cial Excitement-Its Cause Reported to


be the withdrawal OF Government


Funds from the National Banks-The


President's Message Completed and to


be Mailed to the Press To-day, Etc.


WASHINGTON, November 26.-Members Of
Congress are coming in slowly, and with their
arrival speculation is becoming rife upon the
course of action Congress will adopt in relation
to the question as to whether an effort shall be
made TO effect reconciliation with the Presi-
dent, or an attempt be made to impeach him.
The idea of preferring articles OF impeachment
against the President although perseveringly
discussed, is generally regarded by leading men
here of all parties, as wholly inadvlsable, if at
a 1 practicable and II is thought that the pro-
position will not be even seriously entertained,
much less be supported, by score OF members
Of the House OF Representatives


1t is understood that bills will be introduced
at the comiLg session OF Congress to abridge the
pardoning power of the Executive, so far as to
withdraw IRON him the authority to pardon any
but those who Ihave been tried and con-
vlcted. IL Is also said that a bill will be pre-
sented removing from the President the autho-
rty to appoint the Superintendent of Public
Printing.


THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE AND DEPARTMENTAL
REPORTS.


The President will authorize printed copies OF
his Message to be sent by mail to the press to-
morrow.


The reports of the several heads Of depart
ments ana the chiefs OF the several bureaus, are
in state of greater torwardness than ever
heretofore previous to the session of Congress.
Some of them are partly in print and the others
nearly ready for the printer. The Secretary OF
the Treasury has finished his report 1t is short
and pointed.


REPORTED CAUSE OF THE EXCITEMENT IN FINAN-


CIAL CIRCLES.


An able fnancier who has access to informa-
tod in the United states Treasury here, states
that the present pressure in the money mark ct
aud the down ward tendency of prices are wing
to the demand of the Secretary of the Treasury
upon the national banks tor the Government
funds on deposit During the past few months
The national banks have made large loans on
call to operators In the Eastern cities and other
manufacturing and commercial centres. Wnen
the Secretary drew on the national banks and
authorized depositaries for the funds deposited
with them by collectors of internal revenue
tax, the banks were obliged to call In the loans
made to operators, who, having the money tied
up in large stocks of goods, were in turn forced
to push the goods upon an unwilling market.
The banks, however, succeeded in honoring the
drafts of the Government by being permitted in
some instances, when it was necessary, to satisfy
these drafts partially with compound-interest
notes. The announcement is now made that the
| Government has ceased drawing on its balances
| in the national banks tor the present although
nothing is Indicated as to how long the absti-
hence will be continued.-N. Y. Herald.
Year: 1866

WASHINGTON, November 26.-The Postmaster
General, Mr. Randall, has finally agreed upon a
postal treaty with Great Britain, whereby
postage to and from are to be reduced to IL
cents, to be prepaid. The postage is to be col
lected and kept by the Government where the
letter is mailed and each side is to keep what is
ge,s. This is thought TO be an excellent arrange
meut for us, inasmuch as it save US from paying
large sums in gold, the difference of the eX-
changes against us in letter transportation, and
because we mail here many more letters than
are mailed for US from Great Britain.-N T.
ETOiFSS
Year: 1866

BIZ The United States associated Press.


NEW YORK, November 27.-Judge Belts yes
terday delivered an important decision in the
case of the Chilian privateer Meteor, which
establishes the distinction between merely
selling contraband merchandise to the market
of a belligerent subject to the chances OF cap
ture, and the fitting out of vessel to cruise
directly from our ports against friendly nation.
The Meteor was condemned upon this argument
Year: 1866

By the United States Associated Press.


NEW YORK November 27.-In the Supreme
Court yesterday, Judge Sutherland decided that
the question of color, embracing also the ques-
tion as to how much African blood Is necessary
10 determine whether a man Is cOlored or not,
WIS q case TO be decided by Jury.
Year: 1866

The Washington correspondence of ti-o ottoaso-
Tribune furnishes that paper with an exhaustive
compilation of the statistics of the war. The
following tables are compiled from Official docu-
Year: 1866

/ r. AT the beginning of the war,
the so called Democratic party claim
ed that the Constitution would be de-
stroyed unless the Southern people
were quietly permitted to secede
from the Union and dictate terms at
the point Of the bayonet. Now after
they have been whipped with their
own weapons, the same party tell US
that the Con stitution is goner un-
less the rebels are brought back with
indecent haste into Congress to &C
complish by Legislation what they
failed to effect with the sword. To
such hasc purposes is the Constitu-
tion wrested by unPrincipled men,
who would "steal the livery of
Heaven to serve the Devil in.
Year: 1866

EVER OF THEE.-A sad story is
connected with the name of the
writer Of the beautiful song ever
OF Thee which has been sung and
admiIcd by so many in this country
and in Europe. Foley Hall was a
gentleman by birth and education
Wealthy in his own right, with large
expectations, he led needless life,
not choosing his associates, but al
lowing himself to be drawn into the
society Of the vicious. His property
soon disappeared, and he was LETT
without resources sufficient to buy
his daily bread. His musical talent
had been highly cultivated, but as
he never needed them, he scarcely
knew to what degree they could be
made available In his distress.
however, lie wrote the charming
song, Ever OF Thee 4 London
publisher gave him one hundred
dollars for it, but that smount, with
such a spendthrift would not last
long. He wrote other songs, but the
money not coming as fast as he
wished, ia 4 weak moment he forged
the name Of his publisher, and al
though every effort was made (eYen
by the publisher) to save him, it
was all of no use, the poor Foley
Hall went to Newgate, and died
broken hearted before his trial came
on
Year: 1866

The LIQUOR LAW DECISION. The decision
of the SurremeC Court on the liquor law cases
Is having an excellent effect in stopping the
sale Of liquor in all parts Of the common
wealth-more SO Of course in the country
than IN the large cities. The Newburyport
Herald says Of that city We should think
one-half Of the Americans had stopped sell
ing, and the foreign population are more
largely supplied from private houses. We
know Of eight-sOme of them very largely IN
the busincss-who nave discontinued within
as many days" And We hear f similar re.
suits in other places. Quite a number OF
places in this city have heen closed, ana IN
case the parties who are awaiting sentence
before the courts receive severe penalties,
many more places will be closed at once. We
hope the good work VIII 60 on. Boston
Journal
Year: 1866

Missouri LoYALTY.-The country is PER
feetly settled about here, as to any disloyal
person doing an unlawful act, or even ut
tering single traitorous word.


The Rev. Mr.. Field. the Methodist clergy
man. whose meeting attended, IN giving
me an invitation to come up to their meet
ing, said, " We mean to be plain Christians
not at all starched up, but intensely loyal,
which Is the ruling sentiment in this part
Of the State, at least. There are some ex-
rebels who are suffered to remain, but they
dare not say a single traitorous or disloyal
word, on pain of beng compelled to leave
the State forthwith, and this is as 1t should
be in the entire Scuth.-RoRa. No. Cor
| Freeman.
Year: 1866

We extract the following from the
Richmond Times of yesterday:


Ia local item iE tie Times of yes
terday it was stated that "a gentleman
of this city; who spent last Friday in
company with ex-President Jefferson
Davis at Fortress Monroe, reports his
health much improved A gentleman
of this city, of distinction aud scrupu-
lous veracy, having seen the above pa
ragraph, at once wlote to the editor Of
this paper letter, from which We make
the following extract:


sAs I was the only person who was
with President Davis on Friday, [ pre-
sumo the writer must have intended to
refer to me. therefore beg to ask you
to contradict the statement. So far
from its being the truth, | am satisfied
of the reverse. lie is very feeble; has
difficulty in walking upright; 'his
stomach has lost its tone,' to use his
physicians language, and altogether he
is but wreck Of what he was when in
Richmond. Ard this condition is much
aggravated by his place of confinement
He has the freedom of the fort during G
the day, and remains with his wife in
the casemate appropriated to her, but
at sunset he is locked in his room in
Carroll Hall, and guarded by sentinels
on each side of the room. A brilliant
light is kept SHINING in the created
door, and the reflection on the white
walls of his room, united with the noiss
inseparable from the duties of Il :
guards keep him awake and restless
He gains no flesh, and the constant ir
ritation to which his nervous system il
subjected by being watched and guard
ed serves to prevent him from improy
ing
Year: 1866

The following is one of the many in
cidents that befall boarding-round
school master


I had been teaching in Lewis county,
in this State, and this term was boarding
round. One evening after school, one
of my scholars stepped up to me, and
said:


'Mr. Jones, father said you would
come home with me-
Year: 1866

MARYsvILLs AND VALLEJO RAILRoAp.-The
Marysville .ippsai is Informed that 1.-THE grading
on the first seven miles OF this railrasd is progress
sing finely under contractor Patterson gentleman
formerly Sheriff of Tuolnmne county. The con-
tractor commenced grading the land owned by
Capt Greenwood, on the 10th instant, working ten
teams and the proper number Of men. and was te
increase his force 10 twenty teams by the th inst
In addition to the above, twenty or thirty teams
will start grading at Fairfd on Monday next, and
work towards Vallejo. The contract for grading
through the hills has not been let but will be as
seen as the Engineers finish stalking out the line.
We also understand that everything is progressing
well as the friends of the enterprise could ask,
work and funds from the East entirely satisfactory
To all the original stockholders who have paid for
ner assessments the company is issuing new stock
covering the amount paid. This is done to save
the necessity Of selling out at auction prescrib
ed by law, the stock of those who are delinquent
and thereby sacrificing what they have paid. This
course gives all such full paid stock equal 10 the
amount paid as assessments. and relieves them
future calls This policy cannot fail to give salts
faction 10 ALL
Year: 1866

killing him od politically. The work on ,his route
permanent mail lines. diverging from Chico to
other portions Of the State 50 that its extension
beyond will still leave his ranch the great centre.
Nor yet until he can secure the passage Of his bill
now pending to provide for and pro tect the lndi-
ans Of Northern California, so that be can get pay
for feeding the Indians that he has had his ranch
working for him for the last eighteen or twenty
years. He has had legaIized all the rejected Aexi-
can grants in which ne vas interested. Cannot the
Alsa let the railroad lie in abeyance until the pins
are all set that the next Governor can inaugurate
the California and Oregon Railroad and stop it At
Chico.
Year: 1866

vUyHE FORMER FRIENDS AND PATRONS


of this old established resort are respectfully
informed that we have purchased the above saloon
formerly kept by Walter NJ. Elliott, and am now
Sole Proprietor and will conduct the same so as TO
please all.


Good Lunch on hand at all times.
We shall be very glad to see you all.
DOWNER HALL, Proprietors.


November ID, 1856. nj
Year: 1866

rTEETH AND PAINLESS DENTISTRY,
L corner Camp and Canal streets, New Or
leans A full Sett of Teeth made i'm Thirty
Hours Teeth inserted on Nulcanite Base,
vastly superior to gold in every respect, being
much stronger and more durable, and can be
furnished at Half the Price.


The most nervous persons can have their
Teeth inserted without the least pain. Teeth
Extracted without pain. sep2t-5ino-d
Year: 1866

HAVE proved, from the most ample experience, an
IL entire success imple-Prompt-Efncient and
Reliable. They the only Medi cines perfectly
adapt popular simple that mistakes can
not be made in using them harmless to be free
from danger and SO efficient be always reliable.
They la raised tha highest commend4tion from all
and will always render satisfaction