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Year: 1873

BE KIND ENOUGH TO THROW ME
MY HoRsE.-The Scotch are staid
and stern people solid in muscle as
well as in intellect There is broad
humor in the following anecdote touch
ing Scotch muscle


A Scotch farmer, celebrated in this
neighborhood for his immense strength
and skill in all at bletic exercises, very
frequently had the pleasure of fghting g
people who, led by curiosity. came to
try if they could settle him or not
LORD D., great pugilist amateur,
had come from London on purpose to
fight the athletic Scot. The latter was
working In an inclcsure at little dis
tance from his house when the noble
lord arrived: His lordship tied his
horse to tree and addressed the farm
er: & Friend, l have heard a great
deal OF talk about you, and I've come a
great way to see which Of US is the best
man The Scotchman, without an,
swering, seized the noble lord by the
middle Of the body, pitched him over
the hedge, and then set about working
again. When his lordship had got up ::
g Well, said the farmer, g have you
any thing more to say to me ?" NO"
replied his lordship, : but perhaps you d
be kind enough to throw me my
horse !"
Year: 1873

Some six months ago Henry Tubbs who
resided in Lakewood precinct in this
county, had been out all day, and in the
evening as he was dismounting from his
horse in front of his own home, he was shot
and killed by some person unknown. Sus.
picion fell on Alfred Huffman who was
known to have made threats on Tubbs life
Huffman was arrested, tried and acquitted
by county justice. Sheriff Irvin not be.
ing satisfied with the decision of the court,
rearrested him and he was again tried and
acquitted by two of our justices. Last week,
however, the grand jury got hint of fresh
evidence against huffman and indicted d him
Tor murder on Saturday evening Deputy
Sheriff Cain arrested him ar he is now
confined in our jail to answer the charge of
murder.
Year: 1873

The name of the person who shot at the
Z. and v. railroad engineer is known and
the circumstances ofthe melee. The shooter
is negro. lie was returning home with
three or four companions from the gift con-
cert last week. When they came in line
with the engine, in Commercial avenue, the
playful engineer directed stream of not
water on the colored boys, and the jovial
fireman threw few we ighty pieces Of coal.
OF course one of the negroes, not being
near enough to use razor, shot at their
assaiants and wasn't much to blame either.
Year: 1873

John Hunt, colored man who lived on


Locust street, yesterday came to his death in


sudden and distressing manner. Hunt was
engaged in shooting hogs for John Petrie.
lie had loaded his gun and had it leaning on
his person, when the powder horn fell from
his pocket, striking the hammer. The gun
discharged its contents into Hunts left
breast; the chest was penetrated, causing
inward bleeding. which resulted in the death
of Hunt in less than an hour. The unortu.
nate man is said to have been sober and hard
working in his habits. lie leaves n family.
Year: 1873

A very painful occurrence took place at
the Eames Hub factory yesterday after
noon. A young man. whose name we failed
to learn, has been employed in the factory
here for short time to attend to a
circle saw. Yesterday afternoon, he acci.
dentally slipped. and falling on the saw. one
arm was cut of entirely and the saw entered
his side, injuring him severely and possibly
fatally. The young mans home is in Kala.
mazoo, Michigan.
Year: 1873

The impression prevails in the city that all
The seats In the Atheneum, for the Ole Bull
concert tonight, have been taken; but the
Impression Is incorrect. There are still q
hundred and twenty-five seats unsold.
Early application this morning will enable
the reader unprovided with u seat to secure
one.
Year: 1873

SO much freight Is deposited on our wharf
as to leave very little room for drays and
teams to move about. The Inconvenience
Of the arrangement does not suit teamsters
and draymen, whose complaints are loud and
long.
Year: 1873

in no case are the beneficial effects of
Parkers Compound Fluid Extract Buchu
mora strongly marked than in the numer-
Gus maladies coming under the head of
"Female Complaints" What woman has
not suffered more or less from some of
themY BY the use Of this compound for
limited period the colorcss check be.
comes tinted with the hue OF the rose and
the bloodless lips assume the bright red
indicative of good health. For sale by oil
druggists, everywhere.
Year: 1873

An excellent and praiseworthy work IL that of
organizing the Sons of Temperance among the
colored people Among the other burdens
which Slavery put upon many of them is Intern
perAnce, and every friend of their race will re-
joce to see them root it out We like the way
Brother Jolly talks, too
Year: 1873

Who does not know some friend


who is all that nature can make man
in every respect, but who repels you
when near, by an offensive breath
Who does not bring to mind some love-
ly young lady, whose teeth are pearls,
and whose lips are as roses, but from
whose mouth an odor proceeds, which
creates intense repugnance? Such a
breath creates feeling of unconquer-
able disgust. And what makes it more
strange is, that persons whose habits
are neat, and who move in good society
are Just the ones who carry about them
such breath, the oftenest-


There are many reasons for having a
bad breath; and the most prominent
one is want of cleanliness in the care
of the mouth. Many persons who are
neat and particular about everything
else, neglect to cleanse their teeth, or if
theydo pay them any attention. it is but a
hurried rinsing of them, and not care
full brushing and rinsing combined.
Another cause of foul breath is dis
ordered stomach; but this can soon be
aseertained, by the person himself. But
unclean teeth they are unbearable.
And yet many have bad breath uncon-
sciously; and though all their friends
know it, they one and all feel too deli
cate to tell them frankly, so that they
may remove the cause.


We would advise every one to care
fully brush his teeth after each meal
remove every particle of food with a
quill, which catches between them.
Rinse the mouth often with water.
Also use a soft brush at night and MORN
ing, using occasionally little nice Cas-
tile soap, so as to remove all the tartar
which collects. Beware OF tooth pastes |.
With simple soap and water, frequent
brushing and moderate degree of at
tention, the teeth may be preserved, and
a sweet breath be insured, even to old
ape
Year: 1873


There's a beautiful land where the angel


dwell,
Whose songs of delIverance In full anthem:


swell,
Where sorrows ne'er come their joys dispel--
1t is only across the river.
There's heavenly rest, home Of delight,
Where sin and where death cometh never;
The holy of holIes where saints Clothed in


white,
Rejoice in the goodness OF God day and night
1t is only across the river.
There are mansions prepared for the holy and
Where from earth, death their spirits shall


endure,
Shall dwell in his presence forever secure
e 1t is only across the river.
There's crown and robe in that beautiful


land,
Which Jesus the glorious giver,
Shall bestow upon those who are worthy to


stand,
When probation is past, at the Fathers right


hand
1t is only across the river.
Then we'll fear not the gloom that hides that


bright shore,
For Christ shall be there to deliver:
And guide US in safety though billows may
By the light Of his love the eark waters DER
1t is only across the river.
Year: 1873

At last we have new genteel euphon-
ism for legs. Limbs was ridlculed ont
of good society long ago. A clergy
man, Sunday, spoke of the horse dis
ease as reducing man to his "awakward
devices" This will do, girlsl


The city editor of the Jacksonville
Journal offered to send his girl the pa
per regularly, but she replied with
sweet innocence, that her "ma didn't
allow her to wear bustles." Tie poor
girl never supposed that. any person
would ever want to read the sheet.


At a late weddinga calcium light was
thrown on the bride as soon as she left
the church, and was so managed as to
flood the carriage with light, and thus
exhibited the beauty and toilet of the
blushing bride and groom to an admir-
ing multitude.
Year: 1873

Much inquiry has been made of late
in regard to the exact terms of the law
lately passed in the State of Ohio, reg
ulating the sale oil mineral oils. We
therefore give below the exact text of
the law. Its terms are very strict as
will be seen, but we believe none too
much so for the safety of the consumer
and the general welfare of the trade.


We particularly approve of the fifth
section, which makes the seller of low
test oils responsible for any damage
done by it to property or person. We
have always maintained that this was
the surest way to drive low test oils
from the market.
Year: 1873

We learn from the New York Erc5a-
ing Mail that in consequences Of an
Imperial frlnan granted oi. Wednesday
lust by the Sultan of Turkey to the
khedive, that Egypt is now practically
a free and independent State The
Khedive is authorized to augment hi4
army and navy the internal adminis-
tration of the country is to be entirely
free from interference on the part Of
the Sublime Porte. and the Egyptian
government may henceforth conclude
valid treaties with any foreign power.


IN concluding its comments upon the
achievement by the present Khedive
of that which all his predecessors,
from Mehemet Ali down, have vainly
struggled for, the Ercning Mail says


If the Khedive is a wise and enlight-
ened man, he will seize the golden op-
portunity, and make his country as
great, as prosperous and as powerful
as it was III the palmy days of which
Herodotus has lefG us 50 piquant a re-
cord. But if he knows not how to APP
preciate the extraordinary chance
given to him, Egypt will become a
mere sport in the hands Of one of the
great Powers Of Europe, and, during
the war to which the Oriental question
will sooner or later certainly give rise,
become the scene Of frightful slaughter
and devastation.
Year: 1873

The new President of France, Mar
shall MacMahon, has been very sllc-
cessful in preserving peace and quiet
and "moral order since his accession
to Office Thus far not the slightest
disturbance has been reported, a fact
that excites as much surprise as
qualification.


But efforts to weaken the power OF
the new President, if not to oust him
from Office, have not been wanting.
The Ia of these efforts occurred on
Tuesday last, when II. Gambetta read
III the National Assembly Il Ministerial
circular, dated the 4th Of June,
and addressed to the departmental
projects.


In this circular particular informa-
ton was asked for, i'll respect to the
condition and temper of the provincial
press, and the suggestion was made
that wherever possible the country
newspapers be bought up and all
other means be employed to obtain
their support for the Government
The Minister Of the Interior admitted
that the circular was authentic tu-
multuous debate followed, and finally
motion supporting the A1ministra-
ton in this act was passed by a vote of
369 to 315 nays-a larger vote than
that by which the MacMahon govern
ment came into power.


This decided vote shows, beyond a
doubt, that the famous coalition has
lost none of it's strength, at least i'll
the National Assembly, even if it be
true that the anomalous combination
between Bourbons and Orleanist5 and
Bonapartists is sustained by nothing
save the cohesive power of public
plunder.


The strategy Of President MacMahon
smacks very much of the American
style of securing the permanency of
al Administration.


The new President evidently knows
how to place the funds Of the French
people "where it will do him the
| most good,' as well as how to use the
bayonet.


With the Army at his command and
an unlimited supply of Military Com
missions; with the power to displace
every official in France; !; with the
Treasury funds ready buy up the press
of the country, and with full deter
mination to use all his resources, the
chances seem to be that President
MacMahon viii be able, not only to
keep the coalition in the National
Assembly together, but to maintain
himself before the French people.
Year: 1873

The Modocs killed Candy and the
Oregon Volunteers killed the Modocs,
and the President has another oppor-
tunity to stretch his prerogative. The
Modocs, says the Attorney-General,
are liable to the penalties attaching to
prisoners of war. Ii this be SO they
are certainly entitled to the CORES
ponding immunities. One Of the last
is protection to their persons.


But there is no statute making it a
crime to kill a prisoner of war. 1t
follows therefore, if the position OF the
Attorney General be correct, that tie
act is one Of those offences against the
Common law of war; which can be
tried by military commission. Here is
another chance for Grant to stretch
the presidential prerogative. VIII lie
DO it?


IF the question Of abstract justice
without regard to the authority by
which it shall be administered be
alone considered, there can be 10
doubt that the murderers of the
Modocs deserve death as certainly as
do the murderers OF Candy. In each
case the killing was pure assassination,
ld-blooded murder, accompanied by
the basest treachery.


How useful precedeuts are and how
quickly they operate! The hanging OF
Wirz and Mrs. Suratt, by military
commission, authorizes the hanging OF
the Modocs; the hanging of the
Modocs will authorize the hanging of
the Oregon Volunteers, and the
hanging OF the!Oregon Volunteers by
military commission will authorize the
hanging OF any other man in the land.


There is nothing equal to it outside
of the pathetic story of the house
that Jack built 1t is apparent that
had 1.-THE house that Jack built" never
been built, the long series of sequence
that followed never would have
followed.


In that story everything is carried
back to " the house that Jack built. .
In the Attorney Generals story every
thing is referred back to the power OF
the Government that hung Mrs. Sur
ratt. Had the law never been violated
by the appointment of the first mill
tary commission, the confusion of the
present day would not have come upon
us. One crime leads to another almost
invariably.


But it is said that the Attorney.
General is an expectant of the place
made vacant by the death of Chie1
Justice Chase, and it is s,lrmised that
his recent opinion is a bid for it. And
we very much fear it will be success
full bid, knowing the Presidents inor,
dinate fondness for stretching his
prerogative. It will be very conven
lent thing for President OF the
United States, who desires to make
himself independent of the Constitu
tion. to have in the seat Of the Chic
Justice of the Supreme Court of the
United States man who IS opposed
to the doctrine IS laid down by tha
tribunal in Milligan's case.


In this connection it may be- wei
enough to say that the Philadelph;'
Age has taken occasion to define it,
position with more accuracy, and tina
it now says, "there is no more pIo
priety in trying Captain Jack in 1
military commission than in trying
him by an Ecclesiastical Court of tn
Church of which the Rev. DR.. Thoma
was member"
Year: 1873

The New York Times says "the
JOURNAL is another of those fine dis
criminators who are able 10 see such
vast difference twixt tweedledum and
tweedledee. In it's eyes Senator
Brownlow is 'blackgunrd' III his
vigorous repulse of Gen. Hills assaults
upon him, but Hill, il making the
uncalled-for assault, only used plain,
honest English words.


If the Times had failed to take adj
vantage Of such an opportunity to take
sides against q prominent Southern
soldier, it wonId have been the first
time, doubtless, that it so failed. Ia
any controversy between General Hill
and Brownlow the natural instincts of
the Times would force il TO take posi-
ton in the ranks of the latter.


The Times has fallen into at least
one error in regard to the position of
the JOURNAL. 1t was not solely be-
cause of his letter to General Hill that
the JOURNAL spoke of Brownlow RS a
blackguard, but because, by life
time of disreputable words and deeds,
he had fairly earned the tlisgraceful
appellation.


Neither the Times nor any other
human power can make Brownlow
appear in any other character than that
of blackguard, where he is SO well
known, as he is in North Carolina and
Tennessee.


No charges brought by Brownlow
against General Hill or against any
other respectable man would have the
slightest weight, and it was therefore
entirely unnecessary for General Hill
to take any notice of the matter. but
as he has seen fit to give it SO much
importance, we yield our own opinion
Year: 1873

The alleged second IL the late duel
between Messrs Mor,lecai and McCar-
thy appeared before Judge Gligon of
the Hnstings Court this morning on a
writ of habeas corpus, and through
their counsel applied for bail. The
court heard the able argument of
Judges Ould and Crump. but in a
lengty opinion declined to allow bail.
1t is said that an application will now
be ma, = to Judge Weisiger of the
Circuit Court of Chesterfield.
Year: 1873

A lady writes to the New York
Herald. II happen to be the wife
OF an inveterate smoker, and do bold
slv avow that / love the perfume OF
his cigar better than all the perfumes
of Arabia. ! think there is nothing
more delightful, aud | am never more
happy than when my husband is by
my side, with slippers on, and fra
grant Havana between his lips--a
picture of home and comfort which
many poor married man has never
seen, who is driven from home by q
cross, selfish wife, who would rather
send her husband to the club OF
worse places, SO AS to be rid of his
after-dlnner smoke"
Year: 1873

ATTORNEY GENERAL WILLIAMS, in
one of the speeches that he took the
trouble to come all the way out to
Oregon to make last year, delicately
reminded the people OF the honor
that had been conferred upon them,
,,y the selection of himself, to fill .
place IN the Cabinet. He evidently
thinks that the people Of Oregon
ought to be satisfied with that. But
leaving the questionable matter Of
honor of the question it Is quite
certain that the Attorney General
demeans himself In Office as though
he was not aware of the fact that
there was such State in the Union
as Oregon. He takes no. notice,
whatever, of the demand made by
Governor Grover that the Lost River
murderers be turned oser TO the civil
authorities of Jackson county, there
to be tried according to law on the
indictments that have been found
against them. As the law-adviser of
the Government, the matter is subject
to his decision. If there are any le-
gal or other impedime1ts In the way
of such course, why don't he state
them? The murder of General Can
by and DR. Thomas is only small
portion of the crimes committed by
these Indians, and but few Indians
were employed in it. Does the At
torney General intend that all of
those murderers, not engaged in the
Peace Commission massacre. shall go
uBtried and unpunished? 1t certainly
looks SO. The State of Oregon has
done all that it could do in the prem
ises. It finds itself powerless to pro-
tect its citizens, aud yindicate its
laws. by furnishing crime. Govern
or Grover has done his utmost in
asserting the rights of the State.


The State finds these criminals with-
in its limits, yet-protected from ar
rest, trial or punishment by Federal
authority, acting under the direction
of the Attorney General of the United
States.-Ereainy Ne,rs
Year: 1873

EDUCATIONAL LkCTUkk.-Protessor c. H. Allen
of the State Normal School, will deliver lecture
at the courthouse, on Wedn ssday evening next or
some chosen subject of education. He bears til
reputation of fine scholar and able lecturer
Our people should bear this in mind and give
the lecturer good audience. Neglect of these
things is the seeds Of hoodlumsm
Year: 1873

ON Monday the C,.tVa announced that the
agent of the Singer Sewing Machine was miss.
ing. On Tuesday we saw the agent of the Singer
Sewing Machine driving through Auburn, happy
AS u lark
Year: 1873

IHE epizoot reached Auburn yesterday morn
ing Or rather stopped between here and George
town, where two o. the horses of the stage were
taken with it, and were left. We repeat here
'he BEST remedy known: Chlorate of potash-a
so'ution of one tablespoonful in pail Of water.
2sne,fourth Of this quantity to be given twice a
Gay to each horse.
Year: 1873

running WILD on SCHOOLS County Superin-
tendent Knkade has received further instruc
tons from the State Board that is likely to make
him a fyingmachinH. The thing runs about this
way. All schools must be positively and lawfully
graded after July 1st, 1873. The Superintend-
ent must visit and grade the classes. Whenever
a class wishes to enter higher grade the Super
intendent must examine them, and if satisfactory,
by his order send them up. This he must do
as often as classes want to be promoted. There
are Al schools in the county and as he could not
visit them in rotation, We may say, to him they
are Al miles apart; the classes in each school
ought to be regarded abont four times year,
and he should visit them that often. To grade
a school and thoroughly examine it will take two
days Then we have 2S952 miles for the Su-
perintendent TO travel a year, about 1000 miles
more than around the world. If he travels 20
miles day it will take him 1443 days to get to
all the schools, just 07S more days than are in
the year, and 37S days to do the examining, just
- days more than the year contains. Bully tor
the State Board of Education.
Year: 1873

IMPORTANT News The telegraph informs us
that the railroad has moved to dismiss tie tax
suit of Placer county VS.. the c. p R. R.. which
has been argued and submitted in the United
States Supreme Court. In the absence of far
ther particulars wenterpret the action as follows
The case was about to be decided against the
company, and the decision woud virtually settl
and dismiss the seven cases now pending on in
junction i'll the United States Circuit Court at
San Francisco. This would make the company
dissorge large amount of money due these
seven counties, at once, which they may keep
for two or three years while the cases may drag
their slow length in their regular course in the
United States Courts. Thus they will now pay
Placer some S24, 600 that was due in 1861 nearly
five years ago, that it may cheat the seven coun-
ties ont of the taxes now due, for two or three
years more, with the ultimate hope of securing
enough of its creatures on the Supreme bench
through Grant to finally escape taxes altogether
Can man be friendly to the rascalities Of this
company and be true to the public? Answer this
question, taxpayers of Placer.
Year: 1873

FATAL AccIDENT,-While Henry Clay Nc
Kenzie, a half.breed Indian boy, was riding
by Buckeye on heavy wagon belonging to
the Modoc expedition, he fell beneath a wheel,
which passing over the upper part Of his body,
crushed it in q horrible manner. John Hoy,
with whom the boy had lived for the past six
years, Immediately procured medical aid and
did all in his power to relieve the unfortunate
sufferer, but after four days intense agony he
died on the 9th instant
Year: 1873

7


SIR: 1t seems but justice to the people of
this place. and also TO those who may or who have al
ready been deferred from visiting this resort to say
that the report freely circulated in Portland that an
epidemic al typhoid fever prevails On thls lsanu Is
without foundation "a not only Is there no epidemic or
the Kind is case OF typhoid fever Ia this
place. ARCHIBALD h. CAkkUIhLHs'' NJ ~