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Year: 1872

As leading Democrats have become cor
rupt they went over to the Grant ring; and
as leading Republicans became sick of cor
ruption they declared for the Liberal party
and thus the sheep and goats, wheat and
tares are being divided for the country
rood.
Year: 1872

The only thing that is now absolutely
necessary to be done to make Greeley Presi-
dent is to count the votes and swear him in j..
AS there is no earthly power that can keep
the people from electng him.
Year: 1872

Action brought in the District Court of the 18th
judicial District of the State of California, il
and for the County of Placer, and the com.
plant filed in said County of Placer in the
Office of the Clerk of said District Court.
Year: 1872

TN CONJUNCTION WITH OUR ALE
i Saloon we have an Eating Saloon, where
meals can he procured at all hours Of the day


and night, and cheaper than elsewhere.
have constantly on hand all the market aiiaris.
Year: 1872

modern Radicalism, and would vote for
its nominees though assured a thousand
times over, that every one Of them was a
Clements, as blood-thirsty and relentless
and hypocritical and obsequious as the
Clements Of Carbondale, who, although he
can stand erect and demand the hides Of
insolent negroes, can also crawl upon his
belly, and in humber tone than ever the
dispicable Heep assumed, beg Of the same
negroes the favor Of their votes
Year: 1872

We are authorized TO announce PETER
SAUP as candidate for Sheriff at the ensu-
ing November election.


We are authorized to announce HAMlL-
TON IRWIN as a candidate for reelection
10 the Office of Sheriff OF Alexander county.
Year: 1872

Mr.. Robert J. Bell, an Assistant OBJ
server at the United States Signal sta
ton on the summit of Mount Washing
ton, writes to the Philadelphia Bulletin
an account of his everyday experience
above the clouds. He was detailed to
take the place of William Stevens, who
died at the station in mid-winter with no
friend near him save his solitary com
panion, Sergeant Hearne. A party of
stalwart mountaineers climbed to the
summit and took the body down for
burial. They placed it in box fitted
to runners, which was permitted to run
down the mountain side, the men hold
ing on to ropes attached to the rear to
regulate the motion and direct the
course. Mr.. Bell says:


1--WE occupy the depot of the Noun
tain railroad, in which we have two
rooms partitioned off (ten by twelve),
securely chained to the rocks, so that
the wind may not blow us away One
we use as a kitchen and dining-room,
and the other as parlor, bed and dress
room We also occupy the latter as
our Office in which we keep our barom-
eter and telegraphic instruments, the
wire connecting with Littleton, N H.,
by which we are not wholly excluded
from civilization, although must admit
that visitors are very few--not one since
my glorious ascent, tfi Via .Js.ts.s


1--WE generally supply ourselves in
September with canned provisions sutli-
cient to last throughout the winter,
reckoning at the same time to give our
visitors square meal when they come.
Our time we must occupy chiefly by
reading and studying, for our outdoor
amusements are very scarce. In case
we do have the pleasure of going outside
to ramble amid the snow and ice on the
rocks, we are obliged to take advantage
of the same, and exercise ourselves by
hauling ice,frost-work and snow, so that
we may procure the water necessary for
our cooking and drinking purposes, as
the weather is very severe on the summit,
the thermometer since my arrival having
been most of the time below zero, and
the wind at a hurricane.


II will give you small idea of how
we felt, the thermometer standing forty
nine degrees below zero, and the wind
raging at hundred and twenty miles
per hour. The cold weather which |
have reference to occurred on the 9TH OF
March, and the mode we adopted to
keep ourselves warm was to bring all
the coats and overcoats into requisition
during the day, with two large coal fires
continually burning At night we took
advantage of our "little bed " (which is
not bad one), with covering enough to
suffocate any man in ordinary winter
weather, and then l must confess we
suffered with the cold. 1t was the cold
est time that my comrade and ] ever ex.
perienced We do not mind during the
day the thermometer standing ten below
zero, if the wind does not blow too hard
for then we can have little holiday by
going outside. But at night, unless the
wind is blowing at least Sixty miles an
hour, we cannot sleep well, for we are
accustomed to hurricanes. +" $500
Year: 1872

From Finley's Magazine


The wear and tear of the rehearsals
of the Maid of Artois had also wea-
ried her; for, being determined that it
should succeed, she threw her whole
heart and soul into the wearying work,
and really "stage-managed every
scene and would not let anything pass
until she was thoroughly assured that
all danger of failure, or even Of cold
reception, had vanished. AT the end of
the first act, those who were most inti-
mately acquainted with her perceived
that she was becoming exhausted, and
were hOrrifed at finding the audience,
as most audiences generally are, dis
nosed to be more than usually exacting
in demanding encores after the greatest
efforts to please them, without any COM
mon sense-if it ever could be exer-
cised-being allowed the slightest op-
portunity of exerting itself. Sointense
was Malibrans "pluck," which is the
only word that can describe her energy
ariGht. that she would not give way,
hut went through the second act with a
determination that said, Beaten Will
not be!n She, however, remembered
that an immense trial awaited her in
the finale Of the third acts and finding
her strength giving way she sent for Mr..
Balfe and Mr.. Bum, and told them that
unless they did as they were bid, after
all the previous success. the end might
result in failure; but she said; Manage
10 let me have pot of porter somehow
or ether before have to sing, and Will
eet you an eneere which will bring down
the house. How TO manage this was
difficult, for the scene was 50 set that 1t
seemed scarcely possible to hand her
nm '1th Z pewter without its being wit
messed by the audience, and thus the
one step from the sublime to the ridicu-
lious being realized nAIter much con-
sultation. Malibran having been assured
that her wish should be tnlhned, 4 was
arranged that the pot Of porter should
be handed up. to her through trap. in
the stage at the moment when Jules
had thrown himself upon her body,
supposing that life had fed and Mr..
Templeton was drilled into the manner
In which be should 50 manage 70 conceal
the necessary arrangement that the
audience would never suspect what was
going on. At the right moment q
Year: 1872

SHOOTING CASE AT THE TREDEaAR
WORKS. Mr.. Solomon Adams, fore
man of the rolling mill at the Tredegar
Iron Works, was shot through one of his
hands this morning by man named Muir
ply, lately watchman in the establish
ment. We are informed that Murphy was
dismissed from his place last evening, and
went back this morning to get his time GER
titled by the foreman in order that he
might draw the money due him. What
words passed between Murphy and Adams
we are notssinformed, but the interview.re
suited in Murphy drawing a pistol and firing
at Adams, the ball passing through the
hand of the latter. Murphy was arrested
by Sergeant Smoot and officers Toler and
Finegan. The affair will undergo an inves-
tigation tomorrow morning before Justice
White.
Year: 1872

Few persons outside of those actually
engaged in the business are fully aware of
the extent of the daily operations in tobac-
co in this city. A rough estimate might
be formed from the number of pounds of
tobacco annually manufactured, where that
is definitely known, but even then per-
son would have to be familiar with the
different processes of manufacture, and
know something of the demands of capital
and labor connected with the business, to
form anything more than very general
opinion as to results. In order to give our
readers, in this and other states, full and
perfectly reliable statement of this great
Virginia interest as developed in Richmond,
we have been at some pans in gathering
the following statistics which may be con-
sidered entirely accurate. ...


The table we give inclu1es the whole
number of tobacco manufacturers, en-
ployes, etc., in the Third district, but as
there are only two manufacturing establish
ments in the district outside of Richmond,
it may be considered as embracing the bu-
snesS done in this CITY alone:
Year: 1872

NashoiHe, March 26.-A negro who at
tempted to rob farmhouse near here last
evening was resisted by the farmer, and
the result was that the negro killed the
farmer. The murderer was afterwards
caught and hung by party of men, but
before he was dead the police rescued him.
This, however, did not save the negro's
life, for in the melee he was fatally shot.
Year: 1872

1t will be seen from this statement that
nearly one-fifth of the entire population Of
the city, and full one-fourth of the adult
population, is engaged in this important
branch of industry. We can understand
then how seriously this great interest must
be affected by the unjust discrim nation
against our local manufacturers, in putting
tax of only one-hslf the amount exacted
of them upon the large and wealthy manu-
facturers of the North and West who have
eyaded the just intent of the law by put
ting slime cut" upon the market, which
has largely taken the place Of the Virginia
plug and twist, and which has heretofore
paid, by reason of an evasive process of
manufacture, but one-half the duty requir-
ed of the Virginia manufacturers. 1t is to be
hoped that Congress will soon right this
great wrong, and that all our local indus
tries will feel the benefcent effect impaired
to this one great interest by the removal of
this unjust discrimination.


The processes which tobacco must go
through before reaching the market in its
manufactured state are quite numerous,
and we briefly give them for the informa-
ton of the general reader. The farmer
consigns his tobacco to the commission
merchant in the city, who designates the
warehouse to which it shall be hauled.
These warehouses are six in number, viz
Year: 1872

Honey-bees are governed by instinct
and not by art. They never deviate
from the course they were created in
The first comb they ever built was as
perfect as at the present day; no art
has improved the present shape or size.
One bee lays all the eggs, while the 9TH
ers raise and protect them; each bee
does its part of the labor in gathering
in the stores ard nursing the young; and
l have notices for some years, their mode
of gathering pollen or bee-brcad. 1t is
this:


When a bee goes out after food, it
alghts on some kind of flower, and gath
ers part of its load; then goes 10 an
other flower of the same kind, and per-
haps third, to obtain load. Another
bee goes out, and if it lights on another
kind of flower, it keeps to that kind till
it gets load But how is this known +?
You go to the hive and watch them as
they come in some have yellow pollen
on their legs; Others have light colors !;
Others have dark but no bee has Two
colors on his legs. If you see any, you
will see more than have, for | never
did; and have supposed that they stor-
ed it in different cells for change of
food. The other day in orerhauling a
hive, | broke out Iew piece Of comb,
and found the different colors in differ
ent cells, which confirmed my belief for
suppose they like change of food as
well as humans.


Another curiosity is their coming out
and alighung before going off; from
among the hundreds ! have hived, / new
Ell had one swarm leave direct from tho
hive.


Another curious thing is their rearing
the males and nursing them so tenderly,
end after they become useless they de-
stroy them. But instinct has directed
them to no it. Another curious thing is
that, when they get to be too numerous,
the mother bee should call out part OF
her brood to follow her, and leave the
others to take care of the young. Why
not call them all out to go with her
because instinct has ordered it other
wise. Certain ones 90 out with her,
while others are coming in with stores
for future use A certain part of them
don't seem TO have any inclination to
follow the mother bee, nor dothey mourn
the loss, for another is provided. ,ss.


How wisely the Creator has arranged
every part and movement 1t is Gu
rious, too, how he eggs OF the drone
cells are all drones, aud those in the
worker cells are all workers. We should
suppose they would get mixed up like
hens' eggs. Agaia, when they want a
queen, why not make D. mistake some
times, aud take a drone egg ? And al
SO, by feeding a certain kind Of food,
make a queen instead of a, worker ~
Again, the queen before She is hatched IS
head downward (which would seem to
bo unnatural but the Allwiss has psads
every part perfect.
Year: 1872

iNPRoyED PROM MODERN AUTnoRITIEa,
Be you to others kind and true,
AS you'd have others be TO you.
And neither do nor say to men
Whate'er you would not like again,
But If men do and say 10 you
That which is neither kind or true,
Take good stick, and say to men,
Don't say or do that same again"
Year: 1872

A DELIGHTFUL LEGEND.-There is a
charming tradition connected with the
site on which the Temple of Solomon was
erected. 1t is said to have been occu-
pied in common by two brothers, one of
whom had family other had none.
On this spot was sown field of wheat.
On the evening succeeding the harvest
the wheat having been gathered in sep
arate shocks-the elder brother said to
his wife: My younger brother is una
BILE to bear the burden and heat of the day.
1 will arise, take of my shocks, and place
with his without his knowledge" The
younger brother being actuated by the
same benevolent motives, said within
himself: :" My elder brother has fami-
ly, and have none. will arise, take
of my shocks, and place with his


Judge of their mutual astonishment,
when on the following day, they found
their respective shocks undiminished.
This course of events transpired for sew
eral nights, when each resolved in his
own mind to stand guard and solve the
mystery. They did so; when on the
following night they met each other half
way between their respective shocks. with
their arms full. Upon ground hallowed
by such associations as this, was the
Temple of Solomon erected-so spacious
and magRifcent-the wonder and ad-
miration of the world Alas in these
days, how many would sooner steal their
brothers whole shock, than add to it a
single sheaf.
Year: 1872

made the answer that he only wanted 70
see the cars plunge into the river the
cool diabolism of this reply led the sher-
if, by natural association of ideas, to


ponder over the motiveless cruelty of the
killing of Miller, and thus led up to the
final result. 1t appears that Smith has
" influential friends" and that he was
released on bail, in $1,000, for this at
tempt on the passenger train; but on
the very same night, evidently resolved
10 console himself for this unreasonable
interruption of his pleasures, he went of
to neighboring town called Ecorse and
set barn on fire. He was again arrest
ed, and this time did not escape from
custody until the whole list of crimes had
been brought home to him. The evil
dence was purely presumptive, but still
very strong, when the sheriff felt war
ranted in suddenly charging the prison.
er, point-blank to his face, with Miller's
murder. The result was that Smith
broke down-the excitement of the two
arrests ON the same day having appar-
emily shaken his nerve-and confessed
all. The youthful murderer is said to
beextremely handsome, and is pronounce
ep by able medical men to be entirely
sane. His incentive would appear to
have been simply furious, overwhelm-
ing passion for crime; and considering
his total unscrupulousness, his audacity
and his great cunning, it is fortunate
that his career of guilt has been cut as
short as it has, and that only single
life, so far as is known, has been sacri-
feed to his lust for crime.
Year: 1872

Bishop Whitehouse recently under
took to illustrate point to his sermon
by telling his congregation how he had
once been lost on the prairies of Illinois
and had been wandering for long time
weary and almost hopeless. At last he
saw light, and made his way slowly
toward it, shouting for help. Just as
thought | could 60 no farther, said the
bishop, and vas about sinking down in
despair, the door of cabin opened be-
fore me, and the long-looked for Sucker
came. The unintentional pun brought
the house down. 49,
Year: 1872




feed to his lust for crime.


A PLYMOUTH ROMANCE. One of our
sea-coast towns, not very distant from
the spot whereon the Pilgrim fathers
first trod after landing from the May
flower, has been the scene of a drama
that embodied many of the elements
deemed essential in the composition of
sensational novel. Two or three years
ago, two young people, both members of
the " first families" and in every respect
unexceptionable, became engaged with
the cordial appreciation of the friends on
both sides. The young man is civil
engineer of great promise. He sought
his fortune in the West, and not long
ago was appointed to responsible and
lucrative position in western city.
The salary was large; he had every rea-
son to expect speedy promotion, and al
together circumstances seemed to be fav-
orable for the consummation of the mar
riage, which had been delayed until he
should become permanently established.
So the wedding day was fixed, the trous-
seau was made ready, and friends were
invited, for the ceremony was to be en-
graade terue. The bridegroom wrote
that he would leave the western city on
certain day and would reach the home
of his bride on a day soon following, and
just proceeding the wedding day. Time
sped away; the day fixed for his arrival
came, but brought him not the next
all things were in readiness for the GER
emony, but there was no bridegroom.
To this day not word has been heard
of tne missing man. The brides friends
at once telegraphed to his superior in the
western city, asking for tidings of the
unpunctual bridegroom. They received
for answer that he (the respondent) ac-
companied the young man to the depot
and saw him ON board the cars bound
for the State of Massachusetts and mat
rimony. Further inquiries were made
by mail, and in response the western gem
tleman gave a detailed account of the
circumstances attending his friends de-
parture, in the course of which he men
toned only one fact that seemed to have
any bearing on the question That was
that the missing man, at the depot, re-
marked that he would ''see to his trunks
himself" The brides friends at once
interpreted this as indicating that the in
tended Benedict was bound to some other
destination than sea-coast town in Mas
sachusetts. The character of the miss
ing man had been unimpeachable he
had no bad habits, no dangerous associ-
ations; but as soon as the above men,
toned facts were made known, a host of
rumors took wing, all limiting at some
ENHANCEMENT of the young man in the
wiles of some scheming woman. But
the young mans mother has not lost
faith in her SOD. She believes that be
will come at last-that some accident
has detained him, and that he has been
unable to communicate with his friends.
just before the coming trains are due,
she takes her seat at window before
which all the passengers have to pass,
and scans with eager eyes the throngs of
travellers, hoping to recognize the loved
features of her son. Two or three times
daily she is disappointed, but her faith
never wavers.-Boston Letter to Sacra-
me,ato Union.
Year: 1872

It was hoped this avenue would have been open
O to the River Delaware last spring, and enough
mouey has already been expended upon 1t to have
completed tolerably good road to the banks OF
the noble stream. But unfortunately the money
was applied to building an emhankment that can
not now be used for travel at all Had there been
. disposition to carry out the views OF the people
and the money properly expended, citizens could
have walked or driven to the river over good
road and enjoyed the pleasant breeze from the wa
ter, during these warm evenings, that would be
truly refreshing
Year: 1872




with the treasurer Of the county In


which such township Tor ineorporat-


cd village or city is situated, q suf-


hclent sum Of money to pay the


bonds or coupons which it NAV have


issued as aforesaid, which may be


then due as by the terms Of said


bonds or coupons, the county treas
urer of such county shall certify the
same to the clerk Of the board of
commissioners Of said county, stating
the amount so due and unpaid by
such township or city Tor incor-
porated Village], whereupon the
board of commissioners of said
county shall cause the same to be as
sessed, levied and collected from
such township or city Tor incorpor-
ated village, with other county Tor
incorporated viilage OF city taxes.
and in like manner adding to the
amOunt thereof interest at the rats
specified in said bond for one year,
and the same shall be paid 90 the
county treasurer, who shall upon the
receipt OF said money pay to the
holders OF such bonds the principal
or interest for which such money
may have been collected, with the
interest thereon, and cancel and re-
turn such bond or coupons to the
township or city or incorporated
village to which the same may b.
long.


SEC. IA. This act shall take effect
on and after its passage.
Year: 1872

A Boston girl whose gallant on s
ride, contrary to her wish, insisted
on stopping at q tobacconist's for q
cigar, took advantage of his leaving
her mistress of the situation and the
vehicle to drive to her paternal
abode, In front Of which the sbsnd-
Oned one, some hours sfterWsrd.
found his conveyance.
Year: 1872

AT an inn in the West Of England,
several people were sitting round the fire
in a large kitchen, through which there
was large passage to other parts of the
house, and among the company there
was a travelling woman and a tailor.


In this inn there was lodge Of Free
and Accepted Masons held, and it being
lodge night, several of the members
passed through the kitchen on their way
to the lodge apartments. This intro
duced observations on the principles Of
Masonry, and the occult sign by which
Masons could be known to each other.


The woman said there was not so much
mystery as people imagined, for she
could show anybody the Mason's sign


What "said the tailor, that Of the
Free and Accepted ?"


"Yes," said she, "and I will wager
a haf-crown bowl Of punch, to be de-
cided by any Of the members you please
to nominate"


"Why," said he, ga woman was ncv-
er admitted how is it possible you can
know the sign"


"No matter for that" she added, I" /
will readily forfeit the wager if l do not
establish the fact"


The company urged the unfortunate
tailor to accept the challenge, which he
at last did, and the bet was deposited.


TIE woman got up and took hold Of
the tailor by the collar, saying:


"Come, follow me-" which he did
trembling, fearing he was to undergo
some part Of the discipline in making oI
a Mason, Of which he had heard most
dreadful report.


She led him into the street, and pointed
to the sign Of the Lion and the Lamb, y
asking him whose sign it was.


He answered that " it was Mr.. Lords, y
(the name Of the ihnkeeper.)


"Is he a Frccmason ?'


eyes"


"Then," said the woman, 81 have
shown you tho sign Of a Free and Accept
ed Mason"


The laugh was so much against poor
snip for being taken in, that it was with
some difficulty he could be prevailed
upon 10 partake Of the punch.
Year: 1872

A Desirable FziSs.-Thcre is tho hiss of
ridicuo the hiss of scorn, the hiss of snakes
in the grass but the most desirable hiss is
that Of


Tarrant's Eforvesoent Seltzer Aperient


In the sparkling goblet, giving assurance to
the invalid that his thirst will be doliciously
assuaged that his stomach will be refreshed
and purified; that if he is fevorish, his body
will be cooled by healthful evaporation that
If he is constipatcd, the difficulty will pass
away without pang; and that if the condi-
tion of his general health is impaired, it will
be speedily restored. OF course, he will take
care to procure none but the eenuine.


SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS.