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Year: 1866

President johnson having betrayed the
marty which elevated him to power, and gone
completely over to the side of Southern rebels
and Northern Copperheads, the ofncial gun
o,;ne ;s busilv at work decapitating all Fed
eral Office holders who refuse to subscribe 10
the ruinous policy enunciated by him IN reia
,;on 70 the reconstruction of the States lately
in rebellion. In Pennsylvania the work OF
removal is about completed. and many men
who fought bravely for their country In 'ne
day of its sore distress, and assisted IN roll
inc hack the red tide of rebellion at Antie'
tam and Gettysburg, have to give way De
fore the claims of the supporters OF Cowah
and Clymer. the fast friends and public apoi
ogists of slavery and Confederate traitors.


And the telegraph informs US that the
loyal Federal Office holders of our own State
are to share the fate of their brethren In the
East. and that the seductive force OF the Ad-
ministration purse is to be used In endeav
oring to strengthen and reanimate the dis
couraged and decimated followers of treason
on this coast. According to the new pro-
pramme. the men who stood for four years
as steadfast and faithful guardians OF Union
and freedom at this far western portal OF
the Republic, must now yield their posts
to those who hate the Government, despise
the national flag, and long for second
rising of the fallen star of the Southern
Confederacy. Under the fostering care OF
the Administration, persistent effort will
be made to restore the old chivalry regime,
as it existed here of yore. Bigler, Weller,
Tod Robinson, Jim Hardy and Mcconnell
will probably rally their forces and aspire to
gain control of the State government; Gwin
and Terry may return and renew their as
sassination plots; Burch and Chapman will
endeavor to 20 to Congress; Frank Wash
ington will be reinstated in the Custom
House at San Francisco, while Beriah Brown
and Montgomery will illuminate jeff. Davis
Democracy through the medium of the Elk
aminer and Express, without fear Of Alea
traz or suppression.


If Union men would prevent such con
summation as this, their duty is plain and
simple. Let them continue to stand un-
finchingly by the principles of their party,
unmindful of tie petty bribes offered as the
price of recreancy. If the loyal people of
California only remain true and steadfast to
the cause for which so many of the
nations patriotic sons laid down their lives,
we have no fears of the Administration
rabble regainng power in this State, OF
making any serious inroads into our ranks
at the next general election.
Year: 1866

The testimony of Governor Wells, General
Sheridan, and other responsible men, goes
to prove beyond doubt, that the New or-
leans massacre, in which several hundred
lives were sacrificed, was deliberately planned
and put into execution by the Mayor and
other leading rebels of that city. There Is
no LONGER doubt but that the majority OF
the population of that city is as hostile to the
Government and its friends at the present
time as they were when Farragut's fleet
opened fire on forts Jackson and St. Philip.
Indeed these malignant Crescent City rebels
seem wholly incapable of learning anything
from ex,erience, and are insensible to all
acts of friendship. INDUCED by the Federal
military commandants, befriended by the
Administration, and allowed to assume con
troll of the municipal government of the city
without opposition, they illustrate their
gratitude for all these favors by turning
around and butchering peacea5le Union men
in cold blood, and mutilating their lifeless
bodies with more than savage barbarlty--
Martial law should be maintained IN the
treason-accursed city, and General Butler
appointed military governor until the inhab-
itants either learn more respect for law, order
and civilization, or are exterminated, to give
place to a better and less iendish race OF
mankind.
Year: 1866

Y TERRIBLE AccIDENT.-Last Monday fhe
toNn of Petaluma was the scene of most
terrible accident The locomotive which runs
from the town to the steamer landing explod-
ed at the river depot, killing four men out
right, and badly wounding many more. The
locomotive was blown into fragments, and
thrown in every direction. The engineer
was blown two hundred yards from the loco
motive, and soon expired in the most hor
ribly agony Arthur Thompson had his head
blown entirely from his body, and Col j. II.
Lewis was nearly cut in two by a flying
fragment. The accident has. cast deep
gloom over the community in which it hap
pened, and no effort will he spared to ascer-
tain the true canse of the explosion. in order
to prevent repetition of the calamity in
future
Year: 1866

PoTosr.-This claim is turning out even
better than its most sanguine stockholders
anticipated. After crushing thirty five tuns
of rock, the superintendent partially cleaned
up, with result of Sl9S7 49, This is about
the same result usually obtained per tun from
rock taken from this ledge heretofore. The
main shaft is down seventy-fve feet, and the
ledge continues to prospect as favorable as
ever, is well defined and easily followed
The company have now twenty six men EN-
ployed, and will soon commence opening
other lodges in TIE vicinity of the mill.
Year: 1866

FATAL AccIDENT.-On Saturday last, while
mining in his claim near GAINESVILLE, Mr.. An.
drew Short was killed by the sudden caving
of the bank under which he was working
The unfortunate man was completely buried,
and on the alarm being given by his children
the neighbors hurried to the scene of the
accident and quickly exhumed the victim,
only to find life entirely extinct and the body
horribly crushed and mutilated Deceased
was an old resident of the county, native Of
Ohio, and aged about fifty years.
Year: 1866

FALL RIVER vALLEr.-We understand
that the hay, wheat and barley crops are
better in this valley this year that ever be-
fore. Billiards. threshing machine is up
there, and the proprietor is getting plenty of
threshing to do at l23 cents per bushel.
Year: 1866

MoRTALLY WoUNDED.-Two cattle thieves
were arrested last week in Marauga Valley,
Alameda county, and we're shot by the Con-
stable and cannot live. They had stolen
twenty five head of cattle from San Jose, and
had only five head and two horses left when
taken.
Year: 1866

BEEs.-A few years ago a stand OF honey
bees commanded quite a sum OF money anu
could scarcely be had at any price; but the
case is different now There is probably at
this time more stands of bees in Shasta than
in any other county in northern California
and the honey produced is of very superior
uuality
Year: 1866



 a@ The New Haven papers print with Q great deal of pride, q list of the old men in thatScity Father Goodwin has been several months preparing the table, and we presume 1t is very correct. 1t contains the names of one hlndred and sixty-fve men who are over seventy years of age, twenty-seven of whom are between eighty and ninety, and two are over ninety. Taking the population of that city ac. cording to the census of 1860, we find that i, contains one man to every two hundred and .thirty-eight inhabitants, who is over seventy years old, and one in thirteen hundred and fifty who is over eighty. Now let us compare this with the list that was prepared for us few weeks ago by Mir. Henry Bissell, and that con

 tained the names of seven ty-6ye meu who were over seventy, eighteen of whom were between eighty and ninety and two over ninety years o

 age. Taking our population by the same cen sus we find it shows the population of men over seventy ia Litch6eld to be one to every forty-two, and one to every one hundred and sixty is over eighty. As figures will not le,' it is plain that about six men reach ripe old age in Ltchfeld to every one in New Haven.
Year: 1866

BOTANIC DRUG STORE


No. Is FRONT LEvEE, opposite the ALGIERs FERRY
LANDING, NEW ORLEANS.


The stock of Medicines Simple and Compound viii be found
SUPERIOR full complete The patronage of the public Ia
| respectfully solicited by the proprietor,
Year: 1866

The ladies of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in
Winchester Virginia, have, il accordance with their
original design divided the nett proceeds of the late
Fair held in this city, may be seen in the following
from the Winchester Times:


The committee take pleasure in announcing that
the handsome sum Of three thousand and five edollars
mas been realized, which amount has been equally
etery. ~


In making this announcement OF the successful
result of the Fair, the committee desire again pub
ley to acknowledge their Indebtedness to their many
TRENDS IN Baltimore for the courteous and hospitabe
welcome given them and the liberal response to the
appeal for their benevolence and charity"
Year: 1866

COMPLETE CLOTHING HoUsE.-Ws take great
pleasure in calling the attention of our readers to the
conspicuous advertisement of Messrs. Smith. Bros.
Co., No. 40 West Baltimore street. We speak what
we know when say their present stock of clothing
cannot be excelled. We commend this firm to the
favorable notice of all who may want goods in their
line. They sell at small profits. and deal on the
lQuara with auerrhodr
Year: 1866

NEW YORK, March 26.-The schooner George
Thomas. from Baltimore to New York with cargo
of COAL sprung aleak and was run ashore on Berlin
Beach, on the 2lst inst. The crew were saved, but
the vessel and cargo will prove total loss
Year: 1866

A superior Toilet Soap, prepared from refined
Vegetable Oils in combination with Glycerine,
and especially designed for the use of Ladies and
for the Nursery. Its perfume is exquisite. and its
rists feo-d&w1y
Year: 1866

DIsINTEREsTEDNESs, says French traveller sis not
the first necessity. Beggars swarm in the Pyrennees
never met child that did not ask aims, from four
years old to teen this is their trade and nobody is
ashamed OF it" The same writer gives an amusing
instance of their dexterity in shearing an egg" A
friend of his desired the servant to button on
MS tr0WseFs, In the evening she entered the room
pantaloons IN hand and said, with an undecided
anxious manner. as if she feared her demand would
speaking. took a sou from his waistcoat pocket and
laid 1t on the table. Jeanette went to the
door resollected herself came back took the trow
button "a pause( had not one in my box. (An-
other Longer pause4 bought that one at the gro
cer's-ce est un sou!' She looked up with anxiety;
the owner of the pantaloons, still without speaking
laid on the table second Itwas clear that there
was mine of sous in that quarter.


Jeannette went out ard a moment afterward re-
opened the doors she had settled her plans and with
shrill piercing voice and wonderful volpbiIity she
/ used great deal of thread; it was very good
thread; The hutton will not come off again; sewed
toward her 8 third sou. Two hours after Jeannette
who had reflected on the subject, reappears. She
prepares breakfast with minutious care, wipes up
the slightest Stops, softens her voice walks gently
and most ostentati0gs,y attentive; then she saws in
the most ohsequious and winning manner possible,


fust u nov l3sgyo4 would not wish mo to lose: the
stun was hard, broke the point of my needle did
not know it betore have only just seen it. Cest un
s0u,p


The PORK SENsATIoN.-We are constrained to pro-
test against the sensational stories which are crcu
4dedi evidently Dy interested parties, the subject
sf disc. Sc in pork The flesh of hogs is not now more
liable to or infected by disease than it has been for
any time during this generation; and when the ru-
mors set about are investigated is found that they
are entirely 6aseleSs. There haye BEEN of course.
all kinds and it ht always been considered as every
sensible house keeper knows that pork requires
thorough cooking than any other meat but to fill the
minds of the public with horror by pictures of
worm-infected and fatal pork is just as dishopes as
the unquestlonlng belief of the public is foolish. We
have but to add that if this panic succeeds in much
longer continuance we shall be terrified by others af
article of human consumption To our readers we
say then, do not be afraid of your pork butchers
counter. only do you have been taught to do cook
Times. '
Year: 1866

even by the sanguine physician, tc
survive the blow.


Few would have recognized the gay
and gallant captain in the bent and
feeble invalid who landed two weeks
later at the New York pier. His Sc
cret, whatever it might have been,
sleeps safely in the sea, with the
corpse of that fair young girl, and
where his home at present may be,
cannot say.


No doubt the tragedy, dreadful as
it was, has faded entirely from the
memories of many who witnessed it !;
but it is as fresh as ever in mine, and
when | gaze at the little volume of
poems, which will have always a
place in my library, and read those
lines:


"But the tender grace of day thati is dead


Will never come BACK 10 ulf;."1 qulvv oua,
that sad and lovely face, rise up be-
fore me, and | thank Heaven that my
conscience, stained though it may be
with many an error, can never be
like his who worked the sorrow and
wrought the woe that ended in that
ocean grave.
Year: 1866

Have you not seen the rustic cot


Down in yon pleasant dale,
Where once there lived maiden fair,


Sweet Annie of the Vale
Near to the little water-mil,


Her dwelling used to be,
Where the winding stream flows gently dow
To mingle with the sea.
Her cheeks were like the rose in bloom,
Her footsteps light and gay,
AS lightly DER the grassy lawn


She tripp'd upon her way.
Not flower SO sweet was ever seen
Down in the pleasant dale;
And age and youth alike admired


Sweet Annie of the Vale.
But soon the fearful spoiler came,
And blanch'd her lovely cheek;
She fell away in soft decline,


With frame so thin and weak.
And now beneath the grassy mound.
nourn in rI~-1s.lIG uaIe,
She sleeps in peace for evermore,
Sweet Annie of the Vale.
Year: 1866

THE Subscriber has ta k IN the Agency and


i spent some time in visiting some of the best
and most popular Sewing Machine Establish
ments in New England, and is now prepared to
f1rniSh Sin and npuhle Thread
Year: 1866

nected with the Twenty-Seventh New
York State Volunteers, there was in the
company Of which ] was member, an
lrishman know to nearly every one in
the brigade as the best man to find whis-
key in the whole army. No matter
how tired Jimmy might be after long
days march, as soon as the order
"Break ranks" was given, off Jimmy
would start; and as surely as he did
fstart, SO. sure would he be to come back
with'a full canteen. !. He would crawl
into the tent which his mess had set up
during his absence, drink himself drunk,
go to the guardhouse and sleep off the
effect of his potations, and start for
more of the "crayther.p Well, one day
on his way back to camp, he got tired
and sitting, down on stump he proceed
ed to stake horn.' It happened that
the Colonel was on his way to Alex
andria, and knowing Jim as well as any
Of us did, he thought to-saprise the lit
tie lrishman. So going up silently be-
hind him-Jim at the same time intent
on some astronomical observations-he
spoke out suddenly: 81
Here, Jimmy I'll have none OF
that! 'et


'tisJim looked around, and drawing in
his breath for new attack on The whls-
key, said, coolly:


/. Be dad, thin, there's none for ys,
and finished his bottle.
Year: 1866

A SOUVENIR OF GENERAL SeoTT.-
Since the death of Lieutenant Gener-
al Scott public attention has been more
closely drawn to a souvenir. of him
which we have in the Capitol building.
1t is the famous life size equestrian por-
trait of the veteran hero which was Or
dered by the Commonwealth or Virgin
la in 1851, and which they refused to
accept when the General refused to be-
come a traitor for them. The painting
was executed by Edward Troye, a ma
tive of Switzerland, but resident of
Kentucky at the time, who was an, ar
tist,of considerable note. The General
sat for the picture at West point, select
ing Chapultepec for the scene, and sug-
gesting all the accessories of position,
&c. The fact that the artist was sue
cessful in pleasing the general with the
result of his labors is some proof of his
skill: The painting is the largest equ-
estrian portrait ever produced in this
country, and from the lamented soldiers
connection with its production it posses
ses now a sort of mournfuI interest to
many.
Year: 1866

yet there was party in this country
clanloring loudly because we had not let
the late rebel hord in their seats long


before that time had come Time went
on, and, leaving for moment this ques-
tion OF reconstruction, we believed it was
our duty to take charge of four millions
OF freedmen that the war had tossed out
on the great sea of political life, and if
we could not do more for them, that we
should at least throw over them the pro-
tecting shield'of law. We passed a bill
for that purpose, but the President We
toed the Freedmen's Bureau Bill, be-
cause, as he said, he did not wish that
military power should be continued in
the Southern States. Now, after all,
we would have found no very great fault
with the President if he had merely ve-
toed the bill because he didn't want mill
itary establishments there But then
we said, very well, Mr.. President, if you
don't want to protect these men by mill
tary force, we will extend the civil law
so as to cover them As the courts of
the South do not recognize these men as
having any civil rights, so we passed
the Civil Rights Bill, but he vetoed that,
showing that down in his heart he was
unwilling that this people should be pro-
tected either by the military or civil
power -
Year: 1866

PRESENT POSITION OF THE NORTHERN
PACIFIC RAILROAD few
days before the adjournment of Congress-
the Pacific Railroad Committee reported
to the Senate a bill providing a Govern
ment guarantee for the interest ON the
stock OF the Northern Pacific Railroad
The original bill was amended in some
particulars, and the amount of interest
to be guaranteed somewhat reduced as
compared with the former bill. By these
amendments, the whole route was to he
divided into three sections the first sec
tlon to commence at Lake Superior.
reaching westward to the 111th degree
OF longitude, distance of about eleven
hundred miles. The second section ia
comprised between the 1t1th and 18th
degrees of longitude, and is estimated at
five hundred and twenty miles in length.
This is called the Mountain District of
the road. The third section lies between
the 10th degree of longitude and the
proposed terminus on Puget Sound. On
the first section, the proposed guarantee
is for the interest on the stock of .be
route at the rate of $4,000 per mile,
On the second section, the guarantees is
for interest on the stock at the rate of
$4S,OOO per mile and on the third see
ton, at the rate of $4,000 per mile.
The amount of aid provided for in the
bill is computed at $59,760,80O. Mr..
Howard, Chairman of the Committee
said that he did not expect the Senate
at so late period of the session, to take


final action ON the bill, but that it was
expected it would be called up again at
the next session. The friends of the
bill, finding it impossible to Get it
through, had no alternative but to snb.
NIT to its postponement until December
next, when it will be taken up again
with a good prospect, as is supposed. for
its passage. This is the shape in which
the matter now stands. Judging from
the debates and votes in the Senate upon
the subject, there appears to be an earn.
est disposition among most of the men,
bers of that body to guarantee the aid
asked for the enterprise.-Oreeoaic,p.
Year: 1866

The New York Times says that Major
General Terry intends to start on the
Sth OF September next to make a recon
noissance OF the new department he is
to command. His department includes
Minnesota. the eastern part of Dacotah


and part of Montana, his headouar


ters being at Fort Smelling, near St. Paul,
Minnesota. Between Forts Rice and
Smelling, he will establish military posts
for the protection of a contemplated
wagon-road which General Sherman is
anxious to push through to Montana.
He expects to be absent two or three
years, and his mother and two of his sis
tiers will probably join him this fan at
his new headquarters at Fort Smelling
Year: 1866

THE objectionable offense of Mr.. Glad
stone is said to be that he neither got
himself born nor got himself married
into any of the thirty-one great govern
ing families of England 1t is true that
he is wealthy, that his father was bar
onet, that the associations of his life
have been aristocratic; yet he is neither
a Cayendish, nor a Courtney, nor STAN
ley, nor Cecil
Year: 1866

The Toledo Record gets of good one
in regard to citizen Of Iowa, whose wife,
in his absence, had been kissed by dro-
yer, while given him glass of water
When he heard of the outrage, he star
ted at once in pursuit, found the drover
after hard days ride, and accused him
of the theft.


The drover admitted the truth of the
soft impeachment, said be had been some
time from home, was sorely tempted and
iu an unguarded moment of frenzy pur-
loined the kiss-but that he had not
damaged the woman in the smallest par
ticle-was very sorry-thought it was no
matter to make a great ado about, and
begged to be excused


The husband finally concluded that
this was the right view of the matter, and
agreed to settle it upon the receipt of
five dollars for his days ride.


This being satisfactory, the drover hand
ed over ten-dollar bill, and received five
dollars in change But when the agriev-
ed Benedict returned home and consult
ed his Detector, he found the bill coun-
terfeit He found he had suffered the
indignity of having his wife kissed by
nasty drover." passed one day in the
saddle, and lost five dollars, concluded it
didn't pay.
Year: 1866

hardly think that was the Intention
Philanthropy is another thing with 9TH
er devotees.


L like to see person set a point to his
aim, and if that point is set at proper
distance, he will not stop at hobbyism but
will reach out to profession or science
In this manner he will be blessing to
mankind. Hobbyites never bless them
selves or anybody else. OF what use to
society is that Dutchman who thinks more
of his horse than he does of his wife p
Other one-idea people frequently wear
better clothes than this Dutchman they
spout bad English and make a loud noise
but they are just as determined to be ig-
norant as he. 1t is provoking to argue
with such people, and we will not when
we find them out, for, 'there is more hope
of fool than Of a man wise in his own
conceit." The man who is open to con-
viction is the man who succeeds in wis
dom, and the man who does not gain wis
dom every day l want to keep clear of
my elbows. He must train in another
and fight on another field


Now, Hobbyites, go on your way:


To men of sense have naught to say.


Let US the inexperienced free,-


There is no hope for you, see,-


Learn them to act more thinkingly


That life be not but vanity,


ICABOD WHACKHAMMER.
Somewhere, Feb. 5, 1866
Year: 1866

We know a young man who is remark
able quick in repartee. A short time
since he was listening to tremendous
story about fishing. The narrator stated
that he had hook made that weighed
three hundred pounds. attached it to a
hawser three hundred yards in length,
and baited it with whole beef Taking
this hook in his right hand, he threw it
out into the lake.


"Aud what do you think I caught p


"Can't say. What ?" cried number,
eagerly.


"a fish that weighed Three hundred
t0aSH


'Pshaw !" said our young gentleman,
you are behind the age. Why, when [
fshed there, I baited m'y hooks Nth such
fish as youi caught"