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Year: 1872

New YORK, May 26.-A terrible
shooting afray occurred at an early
hour this morning in Mercer street, in
which two men were seriously and one
fatally wounded. The facts as far as
can be ascertained are that four men,
Anderson. Gould, Divine and an un-
known, on coming from house OF ILL
repute. were attacked by man named
Gardner.and.anoth man, both ofwhom
were intoxicated. After the passage of
words between the parties Gardners
friend, it is alleged, drew a revolver and
fired five shots. wounding friend and
enemy alike. Gardner was wounded in
the head, hands and abdomen, and can
not recover. Anderson was wounded in
the thigh and sent to the hospital. Di-
vine was wounded in the thigh, but not
dangerously. Gardner s friend escaped,
and Gardner, who was removed to the
hospital, refused to divulge the name
Of his friend.


The Turf


1t is stated that proposition has
been made and accepted to run Long
fellow against Harry Bassett, distance
two miles and half, June fifteenth,
the last day of the spring meeting at
Jerome Park, for twenty thousand
dollars.


The Additional Article.


The Times special from Washington
says: In the Senate, at 9 o'clock last
night, by a vote of AZ to 9, resolution
was passed advising the President to
negotiate the supplemental article to
the Treaty Of Washington. The article
as agreed to is substantially as amended
and reported by the Committee on For
eign Relations One principal amend
ment is a change Of the language cover.
ing the agreement with reference to
indirect claims for the future 80 as to
include all indirect and incidental
claims. In the rule as proposed by
Great Britain, the words "such claims"
were used, and strict interpre-
tation would have confined the
agreement of the parties to such indi-
rect claims only as are subject to the
present controversy. Therefore it is
provided that the rule shall cover in
broader terms that no indirect or incl
dental claims shall be presented by one
nation against the other for failure to
observe neutrality. Whether the article
is in such shape as to be acceptable to
Great Britain remains to be seen. The
President and Secretary Fish were
officially notified of the action Of the
Senate last night, and telegram was
sent by the latter to Minister Schenck,
acquainting him with the facts for the
information Of the British Government.
1t is expected that a response will be
received from London on Monday, when
the Senate will ratfy the additional
article.


Tomorrow evening the corporation
laborers hold mass meeting in
Union Square to demand that the Com
missioners of the parks and public
works pay the standard wages ordered
by the Common Council. The labor
ers have formed a union which now
numbers seven thousand men.
Year: 1872

The labor strikes are extending. On
Monday afternoon a mass meeting Of
all the trades engaged in the strike will
be held at Hall Park, and in the even
ing the Eight Hour League will hold
a meeting. The corporation laborers
will also hold q meeting in Union
Square on the same night to devise
means for securing anincresse q wages
from 500 to $50. The cabinet
makers and upholsterers, on q strike
here, received q telegram from Pitts:
burg announcing a strike there, and
they resolved to send on delegation to
encourage their fellow workmeu. The
upholsterers also resolved to appoint a
delegate TO visit Boston, in company
with the cabinet makers committee,
and cooperate with the workmen there
in a strike next week. The employers
here have shown more opposition to the
cabinet makers than other trades and
the strike will undoubtedly be longaone.
Year: 1872

a TELEGRAM from Richmond, Va.
Gays that the announcement OF the pas.
sage OF the amnesty bill was received
there with great dls'avor and evide ut
disappointment. As 4 measure 10 in
crease the popularity OF the Admins
tration party in the South il is a total
failure. The great relief needed by
the South in the shape OF amnesty, il
the abolition of the test oath OF March.
1862, which would allow the rank and
file OF the late Confederate army TO hold
federal offices if appointed to any. As
the matter stands, none but the promi-
Sent leaders Of the South are politically
restored, while the great mass are s,iIl
barred from holding the most insignif-
cant cIerkship in the gift Of the federal
government Until this test oath is
abolished there is no actual amnesty.
Year: 1872

TERRIBLE AND FATAL iCcrDEST-Mr.
Sylvester Car1er, who lived sbou. ten
miles from Parkersburg and about three
miles from the mouth OF Bull Creek, 10
this county, met with terrible accident
on Monday last, causing death very
suddenly. A tree which he had fred
the previous Saturday burnt through
on the same night and fell, lodging in
its descent on another tree. On Monday
morning Mr.. Csrder, while engaged in
cutting down the latter tree. noticed
that the one lodged against had slipped
and was falling. 10 endeavoring 10
make his escape he unfortunately ran
under or too near the descending tree,
which struck him, throwing his breast
across stamp and crushing him be-
tween it and the tree, and killing him
almost MISUNDERSTANDING Journal,
Year: 1872

The most brief and successful of the
late strikes has been that of the Ger
man house painters. These men, who
are about 80 in number, struck for the
eight hour system on Thursday, and
Yesterday they were all again employed
on their own terms.
Year: 1872

The ACCURATE BoY.-There was
young man once in the Office of a western
railway superintendent. He was occupy
ing position that four hundred boys in
the city would have wished to get. 1t was
honorable and it paid well, besides being
in line of promotion How did he get 1t
Not by having rich father. for he was the
son of laborer. The secret was his beau
tfu! accuracy He began as.an errand
boy, and did bis work accurately His
leasure time he used in perfecting bis writ
ing and arithmetic. After while he
learned to telegraph. At each step his
employer commended his accuracy. aud
relied on what he did, because he was just
right And it is thus with every occupa-
tion. The accurate boy is the favorite one.
Those who employ men do not wish to be
on the lookout, as though they were rogues
or TO Is. lfa carpenter must stand at his
journeinan's elbow to be sure his work is
right; or if cashier must run over his
book keepers column, he might as well do
the work himself as employ book keeper
to do it that way; and it is very certain
that the employer will get rid of such an
inaccurate workman as soon as he can.
Year: 1872

THE PROPRIETOR OF THIS FAvORITE
i Hotel takes pleasure in announcing to his
friends and the public generally that he has re-
fitted and re-furnished the establishment through
out, and is now prepared to entertain guests in
style equal to any other house in Northern Cal
ifornia. The PARLOR and ROOMS are large
and commodious, and the BEDS and sleeping
comodations unsurpassed


THE TABLE
will always be supplied with everything the mar
kets of this locality afford and every possible at
tention will be paid to the of guests and no
pains spared to render them comfortable.


At the b AR none but the best brands of Wine
kiquor and Cigars will be dispensed to customers


The Oregon Cal. Stages arrive at and leave
this Hotel daily.
Year: 1872

Let amusements fill up the chinks Of
your existence, not the great spaces
thereof. Let your pleasures be taken as
Daniel took his prayers-with his win
dows open pleasures which need not
cause a single blush on an ingenious
check.


Good, kind. true. holy words drop
ed in conversation may be little thought
of, but they are like seeds, of flower or
fruitful tree falling by the wayside. borne
by some bird afar, haply thereafter TO
fringe with beauty some barren noun
tain-side, or to make glad some lonely
wilderness.


They who are the fullest of faith
and richest in good works make the
least sound when their hearts and lives
like the face of Moses, shine brightly
with grace and holiness, they do not,
they will not know it, They consider
their greatest light and lustre is but are
Election from the Father of lights, and
therefore they have no reason to boast
at all Of borrowed goods SwinnOck


Remember that God is no curious or
critical observer of the plain expressions
that fall from His poor children when
they are shut in their closets. IT is not
flow of words, or studied notions, ser
aphic expressions, or elegant phrases in
prayer which take the ear or delight the
heart of God, or open the gate of glory,
or bring down the best of blessings upon
the soul; but faith, uprightness, holi-
ness, heaveniiness, spirituality, and
brokenness of heart-these are the
things in the saved mans experience
that make a conquest upon God and
turn most to the souls account.


4 never knew good horse which
had not some odd habit or other, and |
never yet saw minister worth his salt
who. had not some crotchet or oddity.
Now, these are the bits of cheese that
cavilers smell out and nibble at this
man is too slow, and another too fast;
the first is too fowery, and the second is
too dull Dear me, if all Gods creatures
were judged in this way, we should
wiring the doves neck for being too
tame, shoot the robins for eating spiders,
kill the cows for swinging their tails,
and the hens for not giving us milk.
When a man wants to beat dog he can
soon find stick, and at this rate any
fool may have something to say against
the best minister in England. John
Ploughman.
Year: 1872

Owing to A misunderstanding with
the express company. the Strawberries
which the ladies of the Methodist church
had engaged for their festival, failed to
artivr, The loss, however, was made
good by the cypress company. 10 the on
tire satisfaction Of the ceto,itte The
receipts were good, and we are desired
by the committee or arrangements to
return their thanks to the public for
their generous patronage.
Year: 1872

open to General Grant with his
reelection for another Prcsdcn
t'al term. Excepting Washing
ton, in the work of establishing
the Union, and Lincoln, in the
work of saving the Union, no
President Of the United States
has had tho glorious opportunity
which General Grant, with the
restoration Of the Union, now is
offered for great achievements in
strengthening the government,
and in extending the power, the
honor and glory Of the country.
And we rejoice to believe that in
the new departure indicated he
recognizes his true policy in his
opportunity, its advantages and
its responsibilities.


NcW York Hcruld.
Year: 1872

cattle on hundred hills, heard OF
her. and made Il pilgrimage all the
way to that town to learn tho
truth. lie got the girl, too, al.
though some Of the young men OF
the place sued out Il writ of hd-
bPds corpus TO prevent her being
carried out of tho county. They
were too late.


This is, | am aware, rather
sad ending for so good story,
but devotion to tho truth compels
me to give nothing but the sim
pie, unvarnishcd reality.


ST. ought to have married that
fellow who sat up there in the
crotch of tho tree so long, and
at such fearful discomfort. lie
wanted her, aud he was poor,
bilious dyspcptic, whom her splcn-
did cooking would soon have ro-
stored to usefulness aud society,
but he WAS poor. Ah
Year: 1872

An exchange tells how TO catch
owls: When you discover ono on
Il tree, and find that il is looking
at you, all that you have to do is
TO run round the tree, several
times, when the OWLS attention
will bo SO firmly fixed that, for
getting tho necessity Of turning
its body with Its head, it will fol-
low your motions until it wrings
its head Off!
Year: 1872

Now that tho cool nights arc coming on,
country people are thinking about fixing
up their front gates. They say thcr, is no
use trying to keep them in repair - long
as the evenings arc favorable to outside
counting. One OF the wants Of this age is
gate hinge that will bear the weight Of Il
young couple without straining tho ga!o
hinge, or the Young couple.
Year: 1872

TO MOUNT CunoMos. Have YOUR Cram,
made with n glass, rs fer ordinary
framing, taking care tha. the frame will
touch the margin Of printed surface Of
the picture showing no white.


Then cover the glass with thin
coating Of paste or shrllac varnish--lay
the back of the Chrome on the glass
and smooth carefully when dry, apply
the least possible coat Of the thinncst
possible varniSh, and the mounting is
done. The picture is merely on the
glass, instead of being placed behind in
tho usual way.


Binders Tor pastc) board will not do
not for such large pictures will wrap!


Wood is not good. for the same rca-
son.


A strip Of gold, at least, Sbonld como
next the picture.


or course it will be seen that a glass is
the best material, it is Impossible for tho
publishers to mount these Chro,nos
properly, and send out Of town.


Better wait six mouths to get your
pictures mounted and framed carefully,
than to have them spoiled by hurry
Year: 1872

ACCIDENTAL SHooTING.-F. II. Brown
and his little grandson were walking on
the fiat near their residence on Friday
evening of last week. Near them man
was hunting small game with shotgun
and having scared up a flock of quail,
fired into them without noticing that the
quail were in range with the walking
party. Mr.. Brown and his grandson
were both hit by some Of the scattering
shot, but were fortunately so far away
that the force was about spent. DR.. Mon
tague was called in, and extracted a num-
Der Of shot from the back part Of the lit
tie fellows head, a number more from
his back and neck and he is now doing
well. The Squire received a few Shot
in that part OF the anatomy on horizon
tai level with the head OF the boy, and
we believe prefers to stand up at meals
1t was a careless piece Of business on the
part of the hunter, which might have
been attended with serious results.
Year: 1872

RAILROAD. The track OF the Central
Pacific Railroad is now laid to Redding
and construction trains are running to
that point daily. The company is at
work building commodious depot at
Redding to accommodate freight for this
section and as soon as it is finished
probably in three or four weeks-treight
and passenger trains will commence to
make regular trips. 1t is thought likely,
however, that one mixed train will be
run, as only one or two passenger cars
will be needed from Red Bluff, and these
can be attached to the freight train.
Year: 1872

WEAVER CREEK MINING.-The Wea
yer Creek Fluming Company are busy at
work, preparing to extend their fume up
the Creek. The loose sand and tailings
at the head of the fume are shoveled and
wheeled away, and the gravel and bed
rock below is then shoveled into boxes
Wherever new ground is found it pros
pects well. Mr. Davidson thinks that the
hume will be extended far enough this
year, that the foundation will be laid in
the bedrock where they leave off in the
fall. We learn that Mr.. Junkans has
purchased the . Todd place" in the inte-
rests of the company. The enterprise Of
this company is highly commendable,
and if their efforts are crowned with sue
cess which bids fair to be the case it will
open new field for mining enterprise in
this county.


At the mouth of Democrat Gulch,
Ramsey & Co., have sluiced off IA portion
of the old creek bed and are now shovel
ing into boxes. We did not learn what
success they are meeting. Below their
claim few hundred yalds ISLANDER &
Estes have Recommended work in the
bed of the creek, at the head OF where
they lett off last year, having five China
men employed. They have sunk down
through o.d ground and set in their pump
and are working up, expecting to strike
new ground shortly. This part OF the
creek where it has not already been work
ed over, generally pays richly.


We heard, while in Douglas, that a
Chinese company have bargained with
Mabie for the field on the West side OF
the Creek, below the old Readings Bar
Dam. The price named is 81, 400. The
Chinese have worked just above this field
with fair success for the past three years,
and the lead they were on undoubtedly
runs through the field.
Year: 1872

UNION HILL.-I'he Union Hill Com
pany are busy fitting up their claim for
the approaching Winter. Their fume
through the tunnel will be between sixty
and seventy boxes in length to commence
with.
Year: 1872

TIE BIG DITcH.-The gentlemen who
have been moving the matter of the Big
Ditch have been and now are quite reti-
cent concerning their plans and prospects.
We are satisfied, however, that this en-
terprise has assumed such shape that
another year will witness its completion.
Then we will have the good old times
over
Year: 1872

PICKING UP.-We have noticed for
several months past that many people
are arriving in this county and but few
departing. Our population is now stead
lily increasing and indications are that it
will continue to do so.
Year: 1872

CLOUDY weather and cool days and
nights marked the beginning of the week.
Amt it about time for the weather proph-
cts to begin to predict whether the COM
ing Winter will be wet or dry one /?
Year: 1872

REDDING.-On Monday last we visited
the new town Of Redding, Shasta county,
and found everything lively. Although
but a few weeks since the town was sur
veyed and lots offered for sale, there are
already twenty three buildings either
under way or lumber on the ground with
which to build them. Nearly one hun
dred lots have been sold and tits expected
that all will have houses on them in II
very short time. Whether the new town
will not out-grow the necessity for it on
the start, yet remains to be seen, but we
are inclined to think it will.
Year: 1872

not, think 1t our duty to mike an effort


secure its restoration.


"It would appear to me advisable that yUr


pass ajoint resolution instructilg our sena.
tors and representatives to take such action
as they may deem proper to accomplish thi;
object. There are now two artillery compa
MES formed-one fully uniformed and the
other nearly so-which need arms and equip
ments and there are several cavalry compa-
MES organized, and would be soon uniformed
II there was any immediate prospect of OBJ
tanning arms and equipments. Ii we can
obtain restoration of our quota we shall
be able to obtain from the Government q
sufficient quantity of arms and equipments
lor all the volunteer organizations in the
State of each arm of the service, and we shall
also be enabled to arm our infantry with the
most approved breccll-loading rifles, and to
furnish all our companies with tents and
camp equipage.


"OlT Constitution divides the militia into
two classes-the volunteer, or active, and the
reserved; and the latter are not required to
muster in time of peace. The act Of 29th Of
March, 1871, requires the adjutants of regi-
inents to enroll all those liable to military
duty, but fails to provide for any compensa-
ton for these services or for expenses. OF
course nothing can he accomplished in this
behalf unless the law is amended so as to
provide either some compensation to the adj
jutant5 for this service or that the enrolment
shall be made by some of the civil officers
either the assessors or the registrars.


"The law should be also amended so as to
provide for roarangement and renumher-
ing Of the divisions, brigades, and regiments.
AS at present arranged they are irregular,
unequal, and defective. Under the Constitll-
tion the Governor is the conmander-in-chiet
Of the land and naval frrces of the State, and
yet there is no provision Of law for the ap-
pointment of suitable staff I would re-
spectfully suggest that the law be amended
in this behalf, and that suitable provisions
be made for the pay of members Of the staff
when on active duty"
Year: 1872

THE STATE MILITIA-MEssAoE OF COVER
NOR WALLER RECOMMENDING LEGISLATION TO
ENCOURAGE TIE VOLUNTEER CoMpAN1Es-THE
PRESENT CONDITION OF TIE STATES MILITARY
FORCES. &c.-In n message to the House Of
Delegates Yesterday, transmitting the annual
report of the Adjutant-General Of the State
for the year 1871, Governor Walker makes
the following recommendations and suggcs-
tions in relation to the volunteer militia:


"Little has been done under the act of
March %, 1871, beyond the organization OF
one regiment of infantry, composed OF seven
companies, and few other volunteer COM
panies of infantry. This is due in large
measure to the fact that little or no en-
couragement is held out to our young men
liable to military duty to enlist in volunteer
organizations. The expenses incident 10
these organizations-the cost of uniforms
and the loss of time required for drill ana
paIade-amount to very considerable tax,
which but few are able to bear. The ne
ccssity for q thoroughly organized and eifi-
cent volunteer force is too apparent to re-
guire any argument or illustration at this
time, and the usefulness of such q force,
small though it was, in aiding our civil au-
thorities to maintain the public peace and
enforce the laws, has recently been conspicu-
ously demonstrated.


"For the purpose Of encouraging and sup
porting those organizations already formed,
and to induce the formation of others,
would respectfully recommend that volun-
teers be exempted from all jury duty, and
that each company be allowed to elect rea-
sonable number of honorary members, who,
upon the payment annually into the treasury
of the company of a specified sum Of money,
shall be exempt from all jury and military
duty. This can be done without detriment
to the administration Of justice, and will en-
able the volunteer companies to Tighten some
what the burdens Of their members, and also
contribute to their efficiency and perfection.
The quota of arms to which Virginia is en-
titled from the United States Government,
under the rulings of the War Department, Is
so small as to preclude any attempt to arm
and equip any companies OF cavalry or artit-
lery.


IL am informed that when the act of Con-
gress was passed repeating the act prohibit
ing the organization of the militia III tie
southern States the quota to which Virginia
was entitled under the act of 18- was
charged UP to her, and the account balanced,
the War Department holding that we were
not entitled after the restoration OF eiyh
government in the State to any portion OF the
sum which had accumulated during the pc,
riod in which Virginia was not represented
in the Federal Congress. I have been unable
| to find any express authority for thus rlilihg
! but whether there was suthoTlty iof II "
Year: 1872

and property of every man without trial
by jury or having witnesses brought
face to face with the accused or
counsel in defense, at the will of one
Dan-Grant, To-day he may use that
power TO save some black man from the
violence of lawless men, but tomorrow,
should parties change, another President
may use the same power (by precedent
made JUST to destroy the liberty of any
black mail in the South. In a word, we
would place yotJr liberties upon the
great and good will of all parties, and
eternal justice. Grant & Co. would
join you TO a falling party, and their fate
you share. "They who draw the sword
shall perish by the sword" BE wise
now while it is to-day. Turn ye-why
will ye die? Your friend,


c. NJ. CLAY.
To A J. CIR sFFyF.Fe TgsO
Year: 1872

The city Of Columbus has improved
very little since the war; notwithstand-
Ing the richness of the country surround
ing il, but the people seem confident that
their business win greatly improve and
the population rapidly increase as soon
as communication with Memphis has
been established by means Of the Mem
phis and Selma railroad. At present
there Is only a little branch road run
ninu TO COlumbus
Year: 1872

in this portion of the State are better
than they have been since the eonclu-
sion of the war, and the prospects of an
abundant harvest as fattering as they
ever were. The people seem generally
t6be in excellent spirits, and appear to
think that the completion of the Mem
phis and Selma railroad and the election
Of Horace Greeley will leave nothing to
be hoped for.