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Year: 1866

Considerable discussion was elicte,1
on the Board of Supervisors at its re
cent session with regard TO the matter
OF the resolution introduced. directing
the clerk TO abridge the report Of it,
proceedings for publ,ca.ion--it being
claimed too much expense is incurred
in publishing the report. If we mistake
not, the resolution passed, and the
clerk has, in conformity to this resolu
ton, furnished us with the report.


For our part, as an humble citizen o.
the county we certainly deprecate
such action az this. We believe the
people of this county desire and demand
a fnN report Of all the doings Of our
County Fathers" in Board assembled
10 the end that nothing concerning
their official acts may be mystifed.


We invite our readers to careful
perusal Of this report and if they can
so interpret it az to give them a clear
and intelligent idea Of the doings Ct the
board, We must certainly concede we
are in error. Do our "County Fathers
perpetrate deeds, in their official ca
pacity, Of which they are ashamed? 1t
so. let us have a new Board are they
afraid Of the little additional expenses ?
We submit, is there a taxpayer in the
county who does not desire complete
report? Gentlemen of the Board, zee
must Anow of your transactions even
though We cannot personally attend
your sessions.
Year: 1866

ALWAYS ADVOCATED the Sewing Machine a most
useful Instrument for the household in reev
ing from their wsarisome sewing but even
more enthusiastic in its praise learning that the elegant
embroideng and brading which so facnatng
populais also the effect of the Sewing Machine
ther or the machines use-the
which has the favorte with
Year: 1866




DoN'T SHoor. Colonel Crocket's coon was
not more condescendingly disposed to "come
down." without waiting for the fatal shot OF
the great marksman, than are the defenders OF
my policy " to weaken before the answering
purpose Of the people. Without waiting for the
unerrring shots of the coming elections in New
YORK, Pennsylvania, Ohio and the Northwest
we see the master minds of the Johnson move
ment every where craw-fshing, with a hang-dog
look, back into the Republican party The
Dooiittle Convention has faded into utter insig-
nihcance. The New York Herald asserts that
johnson Is writing to the Southern Governors
that they should accept the Constitutional
Amendment lest harder conditions be imposed by
Congress. This assertion, however has been
contradicted. The Cleveland Herald n Y. Ere
ming Post Buffalo Commercial advertiser, Troy
Wing, and other prominent journals that sup
ported the Philadelphia movement, have returned
to their first love There is not in the Eastern
States single prominent Republican paper that
now supports the Presidents policy.


The Troy Wing says Democrats, by their bad
faith, have made it impossible for Conservative
Republicans to join them, and that the elections
this year will crush the Democratic party, it
hopes, beyond resurrection. The fact is, the
Union conservatives, whose weak judgment led
them into the Dooittle folly, found that they
were to be swallowed up and absorbed by the
Democracy-the left wing of the rebel army
the hotel and steamboat burners of the North, -
and it little more than they could stand.
They saw the hungry hordes of that class of
peace patriots besieging drunken President
. for patronage, to the exclusion of themselves
The scales suddenly fell from their eyes, and
they straightway awoke to realizing sense of
the villainous character of the internal crowd
with which they were travelling.


The Democracy were really never in sympathy
with the Philadelphia movement. The idea of
recognizing a leader their lifelong enemy,
Seward, was to them extremely bitter pill
They could stand it only upon the consideration
that a sufficient number of renegade Republicans
would go over to their side to enable them to
carry the election. And Andy Johnson, too, al
though he has done the bidding of the Demo-
cracy very well, in his efforts to break up the
Union party, still they generally despise him for
has former opposition to the Democracy of Tenn
essee. They regard him traitor to the party
that elected him. They hate him for his prom
ises, broken though they be- to be the colored
mans Moses, and all that, and for his radical
notion, at one time, to make treason odious Be-
sides, he did not respond fully and freely enough
to suit them in the matter of removals and ap-
pontments. They are inclined to prefer trail
tor of their choosing in the Presidential
chair, If they can secure the election of such
we can't blame them for it.-SaR Jose Mercury.
Year: 1866

The INDIANAPOLIS RIoT..The Indianapolis cor
respondent of the Gin cnnati Commercial, under
date Sept. 9TH says go The stories telegraph
ed from this place, within the past few days, to
the New York Herald, Chicago Times Cincinnati
Examiner, and papers of that ilk, that the riot
in this city on the occasion of the President S
visit was premeditated affair and that attempts
were made to assassinate the President, are false
in every particular, and were gotten up and are
being circulated for political effect by friends OF
the President The facts elected by the Grand
Jury prove, beyond doubt, that the riot was
commenced by the Copperheads, and that they
did all the firing Truckess a Copperhead, ad-
mits that he commenced the firing. Every man
that was wounded but Truckess was Union
man, and it is believed that he was wounded by
one of his associates. Every man that drew a
pistol was arrested by the police and taken TO
iaiI. There was not a Union man among them.
Year: 1866

RUxoR says that the trial of the old treason
king now confined at Fort Monroe, has been post
poaed from October to December. It is cruel in
q Moses to keep him in suspense. Perhaps he
is waiting for Congressional advice in JEFF S case
Year: 1866

"ie was man who stole the livery
OF heaven to serve the devil in"


And when he died he went down to
his master through so small hole that
his livery slipped off like a slough, and
was left behind as pattern for the cut Of
the present generation-and so universal.
~ adopted has the costume become that
you can, tel; a satellite of satan from q
chaplain in the army, or sn angel Of light
till you sound their heart with golden
PI"mn'st, just before prayer time. II it
don't touch bottom in trice, aud quick
en- the pulse TO an audible throb, YOU
may know "the devil is in it," and snaps
greediIy at the smallest bait that has the
ung Of Ca ifornia or Peru, or the rich
rustic OF treasury note, without once
stopping to think deliver us from evil"
Year: 1866

seated himself near his companions to
watch the effect of the drug. 1t soon be-
gan to work. One of the seamen arose
and said, "Well, shipmates, feel sleepy;
| guess III 60 below, and turn in"


With that he took two or three steps
across the deck, and then sank down and
Immediately fell asleep. His companions
were not long in following his examples
and in short time were all asleep.


Morgan then arose, and going below en-
tered the cabin.


AT motion from him the captain arose,
and together they seized the villain who
had planned the mischief, and bound him.
They then went on deck and securely
bound the sleeping mutineers. They did
not awake until the next morning, when
finding themselves bound and their plans
frustrated, their rage knew no bounds.


Old Sambo, the steward, wept for JOY at
his escape from being roasted, as he posi-
lively afirms that he overheard them say
they intended roasting him.


Toward the middle of the day the cap
tain espied vessel, which, on speaking,
he found to be from New York. On in
forming the captain of her (who was an
old friend of his) the condition in which
they were, be kindly offered to let him
have several of his men. This offer the
captain gladly accepted, and five robust
sailors were soon on board.


The remainder Of the voyage was a
pleasant and agreeable one. When the
vessel reached New York, the mutineers
were shortly after tried fortheir crimes.
Year: 1866

We had the pleasure of examining Yesterday
an invention of our ingenious friend, Mr.. A. Bar
BARN, native of his city, and whose discovery
threatens to make the business of lamplighters as
much thing of the past as that of stage coaches
The object Mr.. Barbarin has had in view is to
light every lamp in the city insantaneously, either
by the turning of the ordinary screw which lets
on the gas, or by means of certain clock work.
In the latter case the reader is to suppose that the
hour for lighting up is P. NJ and that clock is
already set in motion at the gas manufactory for
this purpose. In that case the clock goes about
its business in the ordinary manner until O'clock
every evening: at this time considerable num-
ber of wheels are set in motion-there is an
escape of certain electro magnetic fluid through
pipes connecting with all the lamps in the city,
and in moment the lamplighter's business is
done.


The only change that will be made in the pres
ent street lamps is, that plate composed of a
| material as hard as adamant will be placed near
the burner In case the gas is turned on with q
screw, the fluid of which we have spoken gets to
the burner first, strikes against the plate and the
fluid and plate coming suddenly together, cause
fame. The ordinary gas by this time getting
upon the ground, the lamps are lit for the night
| At the proper time the next morning the clock
work suddenly cuts down its gas BILL and the city
is left to get along with sunlight for the balance


of the day as it best can.


The terms we have used, perhaps differ little


from those of science, but we have aimed only to
give a general idea of what will undoubtedly


prove a, valuable invention. The machinery for
this, as exhibited in the model, works to charm,


and patent for the discovery has already been


taken out We understand that Mr.. Barbarin has


already obtained the contract for lighting the
Paris Exposition by this discovery.


| We were shown by this gentleman several other
models-one for new tie for baling cotton


another for hermetically corking bottles without
| the use of wire or sealing-waX. We rejoice tc


hear of any efforts that.may be made at scientific


discovery in our midst, and wish for Mr.. Barbarir


luckier return for his genius than that of mos
inventors.
Year: 1866

1t has been stated to us that on Sunday night


between ten and eleven o'clock, a citizen, whose
name our informant did not learn, was stopped at
the Greenyille Station on the CarroIlton railroad


by number Of negroes in federal uniform, and
stripped of everything in his possession or on his
person, except his undershirt Several outrages
are reported to have been previously committed
in the same vicinity by blacks in uniform, aud
yesterday cab driverfrom the city, having drove
up to Greenville, was there taken from his car
riage, by gang of them, who after searching
his person and robbing him of whatever money
he had, thrust a bayonet through his neck. The
wound could not have been serious, as we under
stood he purposed calling at General sheridans
headquarters TO submit a statement of the case
Year: 1866

being erected by Mr.. Reggie upon his place. No
cotton crop, it need hardly be stated, is planted
in this parish. The rice and orange crops both
doing wei-the trees of the latter being described
as IN healthy condition, and the taste of the
fruit remarkably sweet for the season. There
are more of these golden fruit raised in this
parish than in all the rest of the State to-
eether-the only parish in fact where orange
raising is made business. The ordinary yield of
tree is about 1000 oranges, and some of the
planters have between three and four hundred
trees. AS one man can tend to two hundred trees
the business is one of the most profitable there
is-once the trees have come to maturity.
Year: 1866

ing daily. Not day passes but all classes
of teams, great and small, are seen going
and coming over the route. The lower end
Of the road has became so dusty that it has
become necessary to sprinkle It, and water
carts are now constantly employed. 10
another year this road will be the great tho
roughfars for travellers and freight destined
for The other side Of the Sierras. The toll
is only a trife. the route considerably shorter
than by the north, aud the road the best in
the State. The stage fare to Aurora from
Sonora is only fifteen dollars, and it makes
weekly trips, arriving here every Saturday
night with the mail. The trip is pleasant
one, and whoever travels over it once will
never take any other route.
Year: 1866

SAVE THE MUSTARD SEED.-Some of the
wheat fields in our county, and more espe
ciaIly in the ueighborhood Of Pacheco, are
Le~r;"e large crops of mustard as we'll as of
wheat, and 10 some instances the owners
might be puzzled to determine which it
would pay best to harvest for. AT the ru'
ing price for mustard seed during the past
few years, there is no doubt it would have
been most profitable to have cultivated mus
tard crops exclusively, on much of the
ground that has been put in wheat; but it
certainly seems worth the inquiry, it some
economical method Of separating and saving
the mustard seed thrtshed with the wheat
cannot be adopted, to the gain Of many
thousands Of dollars now annually lost or
worse than lost, since the seed is returned to
the ground for reproduction of its useless
CROP Contrn Costa Gazelte
Year: 1866

A down East contemporary says that be
has never yet seen anything by lady's
wearing hoop that she had reason to he
ashamed Of" That speaks we'll for the phys
ical formation of the ladies in his vicinity
They must either lie naturally symmetrical
or have purchased false veals.-La Crosse
Democrat.
Year: 1866

~ Take string that will reach etwice
round The neck Of young lady; let her bold
the ends 10 her mouth; then If the moose will
slip over her bead to the back OF her neck.
il is a certain indication that she is married
or wants to be.
Year: 1866

How TO GET UP REFREsHEp.-Every per-
son who tolls daily on farm in warm wealth.
er, should be careful 10 practice a system of
ablutiou at The close Of each days labor.
Sometimes he may be so exhausted as TO rem.
der this anything but an inviting perform
ance; yet by its omission be loses much Of
the refreshment which the hours Of repose
are designed to impart. Cleanliness Of per.
son is essential to sound aud refreshing
slumber. hence the labor Of keeping ones
person clean is simply repaid by the elastic
ity which follows from nightly ablutions be-
fore retiring TO rest. These are especially
requisite during the hay'ng and harvesting
season, when profuse perspi'ation is certain
concomitant of hard and prolracted labor.
Keep clean and sleep soundy-go to bed
unwashed and rise in the morning unre
freshed, with feeling of Iassitude which the
exertions Of the day will hardly be able to
remove Rural New Yorker
Year: 1866

An Atlanta paper, the Neao Era, gives
parents, in the subjoined two paragraphs,
most excellent advice. Such advice is good
at all times, but especially is it 80 now,
when every arm and sinew in the Southern
States should be e1erted to retrieve her
shattered fortunes. We see many boys,
and even young men, about the streets, who
should be learning trade, or being indoc
triuated in some business callings. The sad
realities of the past year have exploded
many foolish notions, and among them that
it was not respectable to learn mechanics
trade. Labor is always respectable, and
Robert E. Lee and Joseph E Johnston and
General Elliott, are not less respectable to-
day, than when they were gallautly defend
ing the cause they -espoused with so much
earnestness.


The advantages of good trade or art in
any department of industry, have become
prominently apparent since the close of the
war. Many young men who previously
would have felt somewhat degraded to learn
the carpenters, house builders, or any
other trade, would give one year of their
best services to be master of any of the
trades. The man who has good trade or
craft, and who is diligent and industrious,
cannot suffer, even in this day of scarcity
and gloom. The Nep Era's remarks are
as follows:


Teach your son to work-to work with
his hands-to combine muscular power with
brain power, and be will seldom turn thief,
vagaboud or vagrant The great misfor-
tune with majority of our young men is,
that they have been taught no regular trade
or employment. They now feel sadly the
want of this useful training. Impress
boy with the value of time, teach him
some honorable calling, however humble,
and if he has the man in him it will devel.
op itself in time He will teach himself,
from observation and association with the
best class of persons, who always recognize
and appreciate true merit-to be, and not
merely to appear to be gentleman.


The silly notion, so prevalent heretofore
in this country, that physical labor is in
consistent with good breeding, must now
give way to more practicable, and more
sensible, and more healthy sentiment. We
will then have fewer forgeries, fewer gam
blers, fewer drunkards, and consequently
less demand for space in our State prisons.
We will have more workshops, more fac.
tories, more schools, more and better filled
churches, and a more thrifty, self.reliant,
intelligent, hardy and enterprising popula'
ton.
Year: 1866

AN ASTONISHING SEcRET.-The Ger.
man papers announce the death, at Made
burg, of learned physician, DR.. Julius
Won dem Fischweiler, who in bis will has
left the world the following scientific secret,
viz: That his own great age, one hundred
and nine, is entirely to be ascribed to his
constant habit of sleeping with bis head to.
ward the North, and the rest of his body in
a direction coinciding as closely as possible
with that of the meridian, that is, with his
heels to the South. From persisting in this
habit, the learned doctor considered that
the iron contained in our system, finding it.
self in the direction of the magnetic cur
rents which are constantly flowing over the
surface of the globe toward the North Pole,
becomes magnetized and thus increases the
energy of the vital principle.
Year: 1866

he thought the latter would willingly forget
the resentment for the sake of suceor, the
sturdy Yankee returned, and by a single
blow relieved both man and bear from their
troubles in the same instant. Sleeper
thought rather hard of Dobson for some
time, but no real breach of friendship en-.
sued, and, indeed, the two borderers became
afterwards better friends and neighboFs than
before.
Year: 1866

CURE FOR THE SMALL Pox.-A friend
has kindly given US the following recipe for
the cure of small pox :-Nepbern Times.


The mode of treatment is as fellows ::
When the preceding fever is at its height,
and just before the eruption appears, the
chest is rubbed with croton oil and tartar ic
ointment. This causes the whole OF the
eruption to appear on that part of the body,
to the relief of the rest. 1t also secures
full and complete eruption, and thus pre-.
vents the disease from attacking internal
organs. This is said to be the established
mode of treatment in the English army in
China, by general orders, and it is regarded
as perfect cure.
Year: 1866

AFFAIRS IN MISSISSIPPI. We have Just
returned from trip to the Northern por-
ton of the State and thinking that fair
and truthful account of the condition of af-
fairs in that section will interest our readers,
we propose in this issue to give it. In pass
ing, few remarks concerning the railroads
of the State may not be deemed inappro


pirate. The Southern road lin spite of the
difficulties and seeming impossibility of its
reconstruction, is now in fine running order
from this city to Meridian, with the excep.
tion of the bridge at Big Black. This, we
understand is in process Of construction,
and will soon be completed. The efficient
and courteous officers of the road, with COM
mendable forethought for the comfort of pas
sengers, have a line of fine ambulances run.
ming between the gap, short as it is. For
safety, comfort and regularity of schedule,
this road is not to be surpassed. We had
the pleasure of meeting, during our ab-
sence, Gen. West, the President, and Mr..
Frost, the Superintendent of the MiSsissip-
pi Central. Their road, which was per-
feet wreck, is now in good order, save some
fifty miles of the Northern terminus. The
bridges are all rebuilt, and the superinten.
dent informed US that daily trains would
commence running through to jackson by
the first of March. At present they are
tri, weekly from Grand Junction to Canton.
The Jackson and New Orleans railroad also
runs three passenger trains week, connec-
ting with the Mississippi Central at Canton
and the Southern road at Jackson. The
Mobile and Ohio railroad is running daily
passenger trains, and not having been so
badly damaged during the war, is in better
condition than any road in this section of
country. The towns and villages along the
Year: 1866

The President yesterday transmitted to
the Senate the report of Major Gen. Sher-
man, iu reference to the condition of affairs
in those portions Of the Southern States re-
Gently visited by him He concludes his
report in the following language: "1ndeed,
so far as my observation goes, there is per.
feet satisfaction felt by all classes of the peo-
pie, except on the part of a very few who
are looking to future combinations, involv-
ing the local and unimportant State Offices.
l found everywhere in the South large
number of our officers and soldiers looking
out for land and employment, and l doubt
not that during the next year all the land
which is cleared will be under cultivation,
a large part of it under the direction Of en-
ergetic young men, and that all branches of
business in Arkansas will be stimulated by
the presence of class of men which has not
heretofore resided in that State. Single in.
dividuals now travel unarmed from one part
of the State to another, and General Rey-
nolds is rarely called upon to afford military
protection to any one, black or white"
Year: 1866

Close following up on his veto comes .
speech from President Johnson which is
the second bomb thrown into the Iadica
camp fLom the White House this week..


The die is cast. The party that had power
to make the President has not that power
to trammel and e,slave his honest convic-
tions. The party that had the power te
make Congress after its own mould and
pattern, finds its chosen president check
mate that will not bulge an inch. We
take pleasure in referring our readers to
Andy Johnson's late anti Radical speech n
another column. He don't use words tt
conceal his meaning, but speaks right out
in such plain English that none need hes
tate as to what he means. lie means res
toration for the Union the bringing bael
Of every State as soon IS they adopt ths
constitutional requirements, and is the po
litical enemy Of those who wish to keel
Union discovered. That is the essence c
Andy Johnson's pos ition, and to that enc
let HIM be nobly Supported.
Year: 1866

WINTER Late in coming, Winter seems
determined to be late in going. The ice
is again as solid Is could be wished by any
one, and had it not been for the late fall OF
snow, tho finest Of skating would have been
obtain,ble on all parts Of the river. The
rage" is over for the present, and all i'm
patiently wait the coming OF spring.