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Year: 1876

Emanuel B. Hart expressed similar views to
those given above AMI ided that he did not think the
refusal of ex-Gov Seymour 10 accept tho nomination
rendered him would tho loss Of single yoteso
the party Tho Democrats he said, we're disposed TO
vote the nominee lether that proves TO be Seymour
or other The convention he said could not
meet before next week. az the State Committee would
Year: 1876

By the death of Miss Julia B.
Newberry, Chicago receives about
four million dollars for the purpose
of founding public library.


So say our exchanges, and we
hope the statement is true, for the
sake of the rising generation of the
great city of the Lakes. The lady
who thus wisely disposed of her
wealth will be remembered as a pub
lie benefactor long after her body
has mouldered into dust. She could
have left no more noble or enduring
monument to perpetuate her name
and memory to future ages. Would
that some wealthy citizen of our
"Model Town might emulate her
example, by making handsome do
nation to our Public Library, and
thus hand his or her name down to
posserity.
Year: 1876

In the News of the 9th of last
January I saw a letter calculated to
lead people to believe that General
Sherman was surprised at the battle
of Shiloh. Now, in behalf of Gen.
Sherman, I will just say that 1 can
not see how he could possibly have
been surprised under the circum-
stances, from the fact that on the
Thursday before the battle of Shiloh,
which took place on Sunday, April
9th, General Buckland was sent out
with scouting party, with his brig
ade-the Seventieth and Forty
eighth Ohio, and others. Company
A of the Seventieth Ohio was in
front, and we Company A) drove in
the rebel pickets, and heard the long
roll beat IN the rebel camps, when
we were ordered to fall back and
prepare for battle. As for Colonel
Parker, only seeing indications of
the rebels perhaps did not alarm him
much, but we saw the Johnnies and
drove them in, and then fell back
some distance until evening, when
we were ordered by General Buck
land to fall back to the brigade,
which we did, followed by the rebels
On the following morning Frday)
they made an attack on our pickets,
which were reinforced by our own
men, and considerable skirmishing
took place, and several wounded men
were brought into our camp. Yet
still it is said we were surprised,
although each day we were fighting
the rebels, until Sunday morning.


To say that General Sherman was
surprised is disgrace to the noble
heroes who laid thick on the bloody
field of Shiloh, and an insult to those
who survived. It is true that the
rebels came out In force early on
Sunday morning, and 1 know our
long roll beat before we all got
breakfast; but what of that? Would
any man of good sound sense dare
to say that, after three or four days
of picket fighting, General Sherman
was surprised? That can not be, as
be must have known that the enemy
was there, and in full force.


Your correspondent, ''M.,' states
that he was on the camp ground of
the Forty eighth Ohio ten days after
the battle, and saw where the rebels
camped, not more than two or three
miles from our camp, and that the
enemy was undiscovered. That is a
great mistake, and very unreasonable
to suppose.


In conclusion must repeat that,
after the rebels had been driven into
their camp by our scouts, who heard
their long roll beaten, and after
fighting with them three days before
the great battle on Sunday, 1 truly

think that "M." must be wrong in
saving that General Sherman was
surprised at Shiloh.


1 subscribe myself,


A MEMBER OF 10th o. V. l.
Year: 1876

If you have any thing to SELL
Ifyou have lost any thing,
Ieyou have found any thing,
If you have house to rent.
If you want to rent house.
If you want boarding.


fyou want employment,
If you want hired help,


Ifyou want any thing,
Tell Thousands of People at Once
By advertising in the News.
Year: 1876

SALT LAKE. July AT public meet.
ing held here this evening it was resolved
TO offer the government regiment of twelve
hundred men from this territory in ten
days to Lvenge the death Of Custer, and
for the determination OF the Sioux Indians
Year: 1876

the moonlight the diamonds fell like q
shower of falling stars into the black
water.
The negro, seeing my movement, left
his hold of me, and sprang forward to
catch the box as it fell. A heavy lurch,
and was alone on the deck.


The rapidity with which everything
had taken place seemed to have stunned
me- and deprived ME of the power to Ut
ter even one cry for help-Petc and the
diamonds were gone forever.


l look round-the deck was deserted.
save the man at the wheel, who half hid.
den by the wheel.ho3se, had not seen the
struggle.


Can be blamed! held my tongue.
The captain was buried at dawn, and
the chief officer took command of the ship.
1t was clear that Pete had fallen over
ooard' and no one suspected the share
had had in the catastrophe. In due time
we arrived at Bristol, and, for my own
satisfaction, l instituted the necessary in
qulries as to the individuals named by the
man Grierson. The bank had long ceased
to exist. I traced some vague rumor of
man having died suddenly in a stage
coach while passing through an obscure
village in Somersctshire, but could never
obtain any clue to his representatives. 1t
was, perhaps, as we'll that failed. am
still poor man, but would rather die
so than accept the possibility of becoming
rich at the terrible risk which attended
the unlucky bequest Of the Box of Dia.
monds.
Year: 1876

nhAA AlEE


From the Vallejo, CAL, Chronicle, January s. !
The letter below, printed Verbatim ct
iiterctim from the original, was picked
up many years ago on trail in the Sier.
ra Nevada mountains. Bearing in mind
that it is not a fictitious efCusion, but true
narration Of facts, which now appears in
print for the first time, it is beyond
doubt one of the most touching and SIM
ply pathetic things ever written. Pro-
fessional novelists who study pathos as
fine art might read it with profit, the
man who could resist such an appeal
must have heart of stone:


WHEELING, May lst, lS57-My dear
Ebcn: Long and weary have been the
hours and days since last heard from
you. Oh, why am thus neglected and
forgotten What crime have committed
that you should thus abandon me, forgot
ten and alone But will not repine at
the DEGREES Of fate. although my lot be
ever so hard: Gould you but rightly
judge Of the love that dwells in this heart
of mine-that love, pure and stainless as
the driven snow-could you but feel that
this love is all your own, clinging to you
as the ivy tendrils to the giant oak
could you feel this, and experience but
one.half the love for me that I do for
you, know that should soon be happy
in your presence. This horrid suspense
is killing me-dragging mel slowly but
surely to my grave. have received but
two letters from you within the last year,
and over six months has passed away
since you wrote the last. Oh, Eben. do


write me and let me know the worst. If
l am forgotten and forsaken-if those oft
repeated vows of yours were only made
to be broken-if you do not intend to re-
turn and make me your wife, then tear
| away the veil, and let me know the truth,
should it pierce like dagger to my
heart. Oh, have not right to ask you to
fulfill those oft-repeated promises Of mar
riage which only can make me an honest


woman, and give to our daughter her IA.
ther's name Six long years have passed


away since our little Mary first saw the
light of day; and, oh what years of an.
guish to me, deprived of my child before


it was scarce an hour old. before I had


time to clasp it in one fond embrace, or


imprint but single kiss upon its cheek
then bid it farewell forever. Oh, what


I suffered during that confinement God


only knows. Now am living in the
same town and street in which my


daughter resides. T see her daily play
ing with other children, and almost ev.
cry day she comes to :heer me play on the
''panny,'' rs she calls my piano. How
my heart yearns to clasp her to my bo.
| som and tell her that:I I'm her mother,
Year: 1876

by horseback. Lambert and his com


panions knowing this to be the case, de-


terminded to follow their prey on foot
also. Accordingly the major part of the
party at once continued on the trail.
while three or four of the men removed
the body and the horses to Stottler's
inn. Shortly after night had fallen,
Lambert's associates became dissatisfied
with their errand. and in body returned
to the inn.


The intrepid blacksmith noiwithstand.
ing this demoralizing detection, contin.
ued the pursuit alone. After travelling
in northwestern direction for twelve or
fourteen miles, he came to an old and
disused road, running nearly parallel
with the one he had left. This was called
the "Old Pennsylvania Trace" between
Philadelphia and Red Stone Old Fort,
situated on the waters of the Mononga-
hela river. 1t was the first road ever
opened between Eastern Pennsylvania
and the head-waters of the Ohio river:
and the ancient landmarks, ''threc chops
and blaze were still visible by dav.
light on the old trees. This ancient road
and landmarks were adopted by the sur
veyors and openers of roads in the West
to propitiate Heaven in favor of the first
settlers of the great western wilderness:
and hen;e the first chop was for the
Father, the second for the Son, and the
third for the Holy Ghost; and the blaze
was merely designated to attract the eve
of the observer.


When Lambert struck this old road.
he discovered on the north side of it di.
lapidated log-cabin. Approaching the
cabin, he noticed a light within, and,
feeling satisfied that the murderers were
close at hand, he gave loud cough.
This brought to the rear door of the
house the old woman who occupied it,
and who obtained living by selling
cakes and beer to passing wayfarers.
Lambert, in a feigned voice, asked to
spend the night within, and was at once
admitted. He had but crossed the
threshold when the report of muskct
was heard in the next room, and the ball
splintered the woodwork above his
head.


Without moments hesitation, Lam
bert, with nothing but his tomahawk in
his hand, sprang into the next room and
struck down the man in whose hand was
the still smoking musket. The williams
companion, the smaller man of tn, two,
at once fed the house. but before he had
passed beyond the light Of the fire with
in. the avenger with the wretch's own
rifle, brought him to the earth in strug.
gle with death that lasted but second. i.
AS soon as he had fired the shot, Lam
bert turned upon the PROSTATE murderer,
who was about to arise, and struck him a
second time, telling him to the floor again.
He then, with rope furnished him by
the old woman, bound the williams hands
and legs securely. In the morning the
avenger borrowed horse from the wo.
man. strapped upon its back the living and
dead murderers, and before nightfal! ar.
rived atStottler' inn. On the following
day the living man was publicly lynched
in front Of the inn, and the bodies were
then consigned to an unhcnored grave.
Lambert's companions, craveu-hearted
as they had proven themselves, we're
loud in praise of their daring leader, who
until the day Of his death, was hero
in the humble circle of life in which he
was placed.
Year: 1876

SALT LAKE is said to be constantly
filling up. A reef of rocks on which
Che Saints walked dry footed at the time
the lake was discovered is now from
eight to eleven feet under water. Brig
ham claims to have had revelation that
n deposit of salt is filling up the outlet,
and that is the supposed reason of the
proposed emigration to New Mexico
But the New Mexicans have had reve =
lations Of the character and practices Of
the Saints, and are not disposed to give
them very hearty welcome.
Year: 1876

You can sop clock at any moment,
but you cannot stop a watch. So it is
with the talk of men and wemen. Man
Is great, ugly, coarse machine, and you
can silence him. Woman is beautiful,
fragile, jewsled thing but she will run
until she stops Of herself.
Year: 1876

IT is striking instance of the deprav-
ity OF inanimate things that when bob
tailed coats are in fashion pantaloons
wear out behind in about quarter OF
the time that they do when the friendly
garment which reaches to the knees is
worn. n.-NorWtch Bulletin.
Year: 1876

LATER returns from the Oregon cleo
tion show the State to be nearly equally
divided between the two great parties.--
The Legislature is so close that the In
dependent members hold the balance of
power on joint ballot and can elect a
United States Senator for either party.
Year: 1876

The Colusa S,sn thinks that Blaine is
too radical Republican TO make a good
President. And it hopes the Republican
nomination will be given to Bristow.-
Evidently the Sun does not dare 10 hope
for Democratic President.
Year: 1876

A STATUE ofa baseball player, sculpt
for the Centennial exhibition. was rejec-
ted. 1t had four straight fingers and a
sound thumb on each hand, and its nose
wasn't bent a particle, and no court
plaster on the ears. No wonder the fraud
was not admitted.
Year: 1876

The undersigned will give a Grand
Ball and Supper at the Weaverville
Theater, on the evening Of the Fourth
Of July, and shall endcavor to make the
Entertainment worthy of the occasion.
Good music has been secured for the
Dance, and an Excellent Supper will
be served in the Arbor adjoining the
Theater. Great care will also be taken
to have the Dancing Hall and Floor in
the best possible condition.
Year: 1876

A Grand Centennial Cele-
bration, beftting the Com
memoration of the ON E
HUNDREDTH Anniversary
of American independence,
will take place in Weaver
vile on the approaching 4th
of July, and an invitation is
hereby extended to all the
People of Trinity County to
attend and take part in the
Festivities Of the occasion.


1t is intended to make the
DAY one of General Rejoic.
ing and Jollification, and to
this end the Committee asks
the assistance and hearty CO.
operation Of
Year: 1876

They stray through the sunlit, summery weather
Two maids and youth meath skies of blue,
And each of the three, as they walk together,
Is secretly wishing there were but two.
Yet the maidens love each other dearly,


And both love the youth. If he only knew
But he loves one as q sweet friend merely
And the other he loves as lovers do.
She who has won his hearts best passion
Gives back fancy, passing whim;
She loves him only coquette fashion;


While the other maid-she would die for him.
And while they wander across the meadows
Their three hearts brimmlng with loves sweet


pain,


Fate is sitting within the shadows,


Weaving for them tangled skein.
And she shall weave TIL the autumn weather,
When tn threads shall unravel and all come


straight;


But we'll she loveth to knot them together
And tangle the ends for time, doth Fate
She at whose feet is cast that treasure,


mans heart strong with loves fun tide,
Snail use II awhile as thing or pleasure
Bruiso 1t, and break 1t, and cast It aside.
And she who is loved as sweet friend only
Shall lind 1t bleeding upon the ground,
And being herself so sad and lonely,


Shall strive through pity to heal the wound.
And after time, when she's hushed Its grieving,
She shall take It with all It's wounds and scars
And hide 1t away in her breast, believing
IT'S the richest treasure under the stars.
But the three walk on DER the sunllt meadows,
And dream all life Is a summer land;
And they pass by one who sits In the shadows,
And see not the webs In her bony hand.
And so we all while the days are fitting


Plan out future OF Joys and pains,
And see not Fate In the shadows sitting,


Knotting and tying the tangled skclns
The VOWS we vow with q fond "Forever"
The pledge we deem there can naught befall,
Fate with touch Of her hand can sever.


All Inc It's folly to plan at ALL
Those that we love may the soonest fail us
We may grow to worship where now we hate.
And what do our plans and our dreams avail us
Better to leave 1t all with Fate.
Ella Wheeler, IN the GdLdry for Mdrch.
Year: 1876

SUNDAY GoRMANDIzNG.-A Sundays
gunner is made the most sumptuous meal of
the week in great many households, and
the guests rise from the table mora lika
gorged anacondas than intellectual human
beings, with the result that during the whole
afternoon there is such an amount of men.
tal' physical and religious sleepiness II NOT
actual stupidity, that no duties whatever ara
performed with alacrity, efficiency and nc.
ceptableness. The Sunday dinner made Of
cup OF hot tea, some bread and butter with
slice OF cold meat, and absolutely NOTHING
else would be wiser and better for all Il
would give the servants more leisure. the an.
pe''te would be as completely satisfied half
an hour afterward, while body, brain and
heart would be in a fitting condition 10 per-
form the duties of the Sabbath with pleasure
to ourselves,vith greater efficiency TO others
andhonbtless with larger acceptance 70 Him
toward whom all our service is due.-HaP.
Journal Of Health.
Year: 1876

WASHINGTON, March Z, 1875.


In the House, after the introduction of
bills, Mr.. Clymer, rising to a question of
privilege, stated that asubpena had been
served on him last evening, issued by the
Supreme Court of the District of Colum-
bia. sitting as a criminal court, to appear
before that court and bring with him all
papers, checks, documents, ETC., and to
testify in regard to the charges pending
in that court against the late Secretary of
War. Two of his colleagues, Robbins
and Blackburn had been similarly sub
penaed. He [Clymer] had appeared be-
fore that court, and had stated that in
obedience to the law he appeared at its
bar to obey its order, but that as mem
Der of a committee of the House he felt
it would be prejudicial to the highest
interests af the country that his colleague
and himself should be compelled to state
what had transpired in their committee
room. He believed that such a course
would not only close the mouths of all





witnesses, but that in many cases it would
drive them from the land. He had said,
furthermore, that while not pleading
their privileges as members. of the
House, they must nevertheless protest
against being examined after an order
being made specially to that end by the
court. The court had taken time for de.
and had determined if it
needed their attendance hereafter to send |
for them. He had felt it his duty to bring
the matter to the attention of the House |
in order that the House might take such
action in the matter as might be right
Just and necessary. If questions were
to have been asked by the court in the
presence of the public he might not have
as great an objection, but he and his col
leagues had felt that if they were to 90
before grand jury, whose proceedings
we're necessarily secret, that the fact
would strike terror everywhere through |
Year: 1876

THE bold proposition is made by the
Tribune of this city, an acknowledged
Democratic authority, that the financial
question shall be dropped from further
consideration during the present session of
Congress. In other words, the Democ-
racy, having failed to reach any defnitive
conclusion on the subject in caucus, and
being afraid to allow an exposure of indis-
putable dissensions regarding it by discus
sion is open House, is considering the
policy of accepting the solution OF it by the
Republican majority of the last Congress
as conclusive This is about as we ex-
pected, though we had hopes that the
Democratic leaders would be indiscreet
enough to permit public discussion. Ii
seems, however, that they have decided to
muzzle their followers on the finance ques-
ton in the same manner that they have on
the decisions of the war. An intelligent
and discerning public will hesitate long
before placing a party capable of such dis
gushing duplicity in power.
Year: 1876

No EETTER illustration Of the utter dis
regard of public interests which character


izes the present House of Congress can be
found than resides in the fact that while
the Government work in certain branches
Of the Treasury Department has been sus-
pended for want of appropriations and hun
dreds of helpless women have been thrown
out Of employment, the calendar shows
that nearly two thousand two hundred and
fifty bills have been introduced into that
body for various purposes. If there were
any craftsmanship in the Democratic ma
jority it would seem probable that from this
overwhelming avalanche of propositions
for legislation some ray Of hope might be
discernible. But the contrary is the fact.
Year: 1876

brought before the high court of the Senate
for trial. 1t is not contemplated that it
shall assemble for any trivial or indefinite
cause. This construction grows out Of the
fact that after civil officer has been found
guilty by this court. the President has no
power to pardon him, as he has after con-
viction by court of law. The spirit Of
the law is to provide means by which bad
man may be removed from Office and
prevented from holding Office in the future.
Year: 1876

One OF the best aguments in favor of
Senator Conkling's nomination to be the
Republican candidate for President is fur
nished by the fact that Harper's Weekly,
which editorially assumes to be the mother
in-law of the party, is opposed to him.
As a matter of course, that opposition is
based upon the fact that Mr.. ConkIing has
been friend and supporter OF President
Grant administration.
Year: 1876

THE appended letter. regarding the Dis
trict public schools and the expense of
proper exhibit of them at the coming Cen
tennial exposss one of the many inconven-
fences of our present form of government


1t will serve, however, as an appeal to our
public. spirited citizens Of every walk in
life, and, We suggest, might be properly
and proftably supplemented by the circu-
lation Of a subscription list among the
wealthy classes, all of whom should, and
no doubt would, be proud to subscribe
literally for the promotion of the object in
view. ...r
Year: 1876

VINO is the present clerk of the Ways
and Means Committee? This is question
which the would-be Democratic candidate
for Governor of Illinois should answer
without delay. His summary action IN the
case of DR.. Hambleton may have been
commendable under the circumstances -
that is, if man is to be punished for the
acts of indIscreet women-but has any
thing been done to improve the matter:
Year: 1876

WHILE the Republican majority in
Congress was antagonized by the admins
tration of the late President johnson it
was the fashion in Democratic circles to
characterize it as the 'Rump Congress. "
The present House, in which measures for
the relief of the people should originate,
is known as the eX-Confederate House,
and owing to the fact that it is simply an
impediment in the way of action by the
Senate the entire body is known as the
Do Nothing Congress. But the day Of
reckoning is not far distant
Year: 1876

THE IDEA of Putting the Workingmen
to Work seems to have been forgotten by
the Democratic majority in the House.
Public enterprises have been discouraged,
destroyed or abandoned, and during the
three months that Congress has been in
session the depression and suffering
among the poor or the laboring classes
have increased ten-fold.
Year: 1876

They came into the editorial-rooms at a late
hour last night. There were two of them: one
was very red-headed, the other was tow-haired
to wonderful and fearful extent. They said
a very near and dear friend had passed through
the valley and gone over the river, and that
very good obituary would be nice thing, and
that they would write it. After struggling
with pencil and paper for fifteen minutes the
following was produced:


''Charley has died. He died, he did,. He
has breathed his last for the want of breath.
He gave up the ghost yesterday. The Angel
of Terror sucked his life-essence away at 10 p.
m. We loved him muchly. If he had lived
an hour longer, but he didn't. Charley was a
good boy, but he up and died in the bloom of
his youth. If he hadn't died he would in all
probability got well, but he died. We shall
never see our darling any more, for he's dead
as n doOr-nail
Year: 1876

When the Southern Democrats robbed the
National Government of over two hundred
millions of dollars worth of war property
the leaders of the Democratic party North
sanctioned the infamous theft and tried to jus
tify the dirty and disloyal deed.