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Year: 1872

SALE OF REDDING LoTs.-There were
about two hundred persons present at the
public sale of lots in the new railroad
town OF Redding on the Sd instant. Only
seventeen lots were purchased and the sale
footed up total Of fifteen hundred dollars,
the highest lot sold bringing one hundred
and sixty dollars. We believe all the lots
disposed ofwere purchased yb bidders resid-
ing in this county, with the exception Of
three.
Year: 1872

NOSE BLEEDING To stop excessive nose
bleeding press the fnger firmly upon the
little artery which supplies blood to the side
If the face affected. A small artery branch
es from the main artery on each side of the
neck aId passes over the outside of each jaw
bone. If the finger be passed along the
edge of the jaw bone until the beating of the
artery is felt, and the latter pressed hard for
6v- minutes. until the ruptured vessel in
the nose can contract and the blood coagu-
late, the work is done.
Year: 1872

The Republican State Convention met
in Sacramento on the I'd instant and
selected an Electoral ticket to represent
Grant and Wilson iu this State The
advent of this ticket into the political field
formally opens the Presidential campaign
in this State, and we place it at our mast
head to day, firmly believing that when we
take it down in November it will have re-
ceivel the endorsement of large MAORI,
ty of the voters of California.
Year: 1872

WATER.-The day of the sale of lots
at Redding the bars there took 10 more
money than would have paid for all the
lots sold The water obtained in the big
well is said to be excellent but everybody
foreot to taste it. IF il was not necessary
to have supply of water for the iron horse
and washing purposes there would be no
use for we'll at Redding.
Year: 1872

A GALLANT SCHOOL BOYS Toast
The Girls: May they add charity to
beauty, subtract envy from friendship,
multiply genial affections, divide time By
industry and recreation, reduce scandal to
to its lowest denomination, and raise virtue
to its highest power
Year: 1872

A young lady in Camden, New York
dropped a newspaper on the bridge A
young gentleman who had not kept posted
with the fashions picked it up and offered
it to the young lady. She Indignantly re-
pudiated the ownership, and he is wonder
ing what made her look so mad
Year: 1872

The best provision that can be made
for ones family is a thorough education
each one we mean education in its bread
est sense, embracing the entire preparation
for useful life and for seli-maintenanca
This is better, for every son and daughter,
than even the fortune Of an Astor would
ha
Year: 1872

DISTURBANCE IN THE SuN.-Familiar.
as we all are with the great luminary Of
the solar system, astronomers at this
particularly epoch were never SO wildly
excited in regard to its physical charac-
ter. Since the invention of the spec
troscope. they have found that We have,
been profoundly ignorant in a branch Of
science considered quite firmly estab-
lished. Within the past few months.
observers have witnessed gigantic dis.
plays of force in the metallic lustre Of
the suns atmosphere, far more wonder
full than any phenomena heretofore seen
or suspected in far of celestial regions.
There are frequent burstings or explo-
sions on the surface Of the sun. appar-
emily, which rend . path through it's
shining envelope at the rate of seventy
thousand miles in single minute
Electricity is slow coach in oompsrf~
son.
Year: 1872

turned loose, Catching them, We
mounted and returned to Martins Ran
cho, where We got something to eat.


A couple of the party were then sent
to San Bernardino to obtain supplies
for our own had been lost in the canon.
Upon their return we resumed our jour
ney, an account of which I may give
you at some future time.
Year: 1872

GRAND BAL MAsQUE.-The pro-
gramme for the grand masquerade ball to
he given at the Richmond Theatre on the
evening Of the 29th inst, by the Gesang-
verein Virginia, appears in our paper this
evening. This ball has been heretofore
alluded to by US. The arrangements for it
have long occupied the attention of the
singing society, and from the elaborate
nature of the preparations, and the great
expense incurred, we are convinced that it
will be at once the most unique and won
derlul entertainment ever witnessed in our
city. Being wholly under the control of
home society, and for its own benefit, the
curiosity as well as the support of our citi-
zens will be excited in its behalf, and we
look for most interesting and amusing de-
monstration, and also for large turnout
of our people on the occasion. We refer
the reader to the advertisement for further
particulars. ....
Year: 1872

THE STREET LAMPs-Ihe Streets Re
cer$cd:--A countryman passing the corners
OF Main and Fourth and Fifth Streets, were
he guided by the letters on the lamps
would follow the course of either Fourth
or Fifth for Main, and Main for Fourth or
Fifth. In replacing the lamps after letter.
ing they were so turned around as to indi-
cate that Main street runs North and South,
and Fourth and Fifth East and West. We
dare say those who superintended the work
have discovered the mistake quite long
enough to correct it. Every body coming
to Richmond is not as familiar with locali-
ties as those who set these lamps on the
posts wrong. Let the mistake be correct
ed at once.
Year: 1872




VIRTUE Boston rs.
RichmOnG-There's Mai,Ya SLIP Between


the Cup and the Lp.-A gay and dashing
young Democrat of Richmond, left WASH
ington several days ago for his home, by
the Acquia Creek route, and while on the
boat, learned that very handsome Yam
kee girl, just from Boston, had lost her
baggage, in which she had, unfortunately,
left her pocket-book. She was without
money enough to get to Richmond, and
had so informed one of the servants on the
boat. The servant had spoken of her situa-
ton to several parties, among whom was
our gay Lothario, who soon offered his SER
vices to the Boston beauty, and agreed to
furnish her with the amount necessary to
pay her way to this point. She accept
his generosity, and when the cars left the
boat our young friend seated himself be-
side his fair charge. On the way he kind
ly offered to conduct her to a first-class
hotel and to see that she was provided with
every comfort until the arrival of her bag
gage. .. -


Reaching the city about O'Clock A. NJ.
and when inquisitiye eyes were closed in
sleep, Mr.. ordered hack and drove
the young beauty to one of our fashionable
boardlng-houses -. Stopping the car
rage he alighted, and, at the suggestion of
the girl, who fearing exposure, should any
delay occur in passing from the carriage to
the house, settled with the hackman.
(This was where the Boston girl exhibited
her shrewdness, for had the hackman not
been paid, he would not have moved until
paid for his services.) While the young
gentleman was arranging for the comfort Of
the prize he had just found, she ordered
the driver to move off. lie obeyed and
drove the young lady to where she origi-
nally intended to stop. She has not been
seen since, and the gay and festive youth
is deploring the expenditure of several dol
lars without accomplishing his devilish
designs upon virtuous and innocent young
woman. He has sought her in vain, and is
satisfied that Yankee shrewdness got the
best of him that time. We have no doubt
the lady, whose honor was so precious to
her, will cheerfully return the amount ad-
vanced, on learning the address of her gal
liant escort. -


Our friend lacked the brains of Fisk,
but was his equal in some other respects.
Year: 1872

COOKING IN OREGoN.-There is place in
Oregon called the Smoky Valley, where the
people have curious way of cooking. They
do not have the trouble of making fire every
morning when they wish to get breakfast =
They just walk out with their kettles, coffee
pots and whatever else they need, and cook at
the boiling springs. The water seems great
deal better than common boiling water, and all
they need to do is to have their kettles in it for
short time, and their food is nicely cooked,
They are able even to bake in it. The bread
is put into.a tight saucepan, and lowered into
the boiling food for an hour or two, and then
drawn up most exquisitely baked, with but a
thin rim on the crust over 1t. Meat is cooked
here, and beans which are the miners great
luxury. 1t takes but minute to cook eggs,
or to make pot of coffee or tea but if there
should chance to be "sip between the cup
and the lip, the food would be gone beyond
recovery.
Year: 1872

w. w. Eaton. in a speech delivered last
week, made the following declaration


do not believe that President Grant is nv
MASTER He Is only my servant. The Demo-
cratic party of Connecticut is now and always
has been the party of the constitution. We ac-
cept the Constitution the organic law of the
land This is The platform that we stand upon
We don't care who the man is, what his name
is. or what has been his opinions, whether it be
Lyman Trumbull or David DaviS-if he will
stand upon the Constitution we will give him
our support in the Presidential contest am
in favor of a man that will take this radical
party and knock the life out OF it, should
prefer that hi, name be Hancock, but if some
OF the weakkneed Republicans who seem to be
coming toward us prefer Trumbuil, shall say
take Trumbul and 20 in for victory.


Those who know the political record Of
MIR. Eaton will recognize in him one OF
the most ardent and uncompromising of
the straight Democracy" This strong
language from a man like him has sig
niticance. And the meaning of all these
signs in the political heavens is that A
considerable portion of the republican
party, and all the democrats, are register
ing their VOWS that the present admins
tration and its evil practices must cease.
He who cannot see it is blind.
Year: 1872

The Tribune comedies that all the States
marked democratic" in the above list are
certain. with the exception Of California.
Nebraska and Connecticut. which it thinks
will 20 Republican. This would make a
difference of fourteen votes and give the
Republicans majority of fifteen. provid-
ed all the States in the Republican list
prove to be properly assigned OF this
however, it is more than doubtful. .ndi-
ana and New Hampshire il thinks likely
to go Democratic, and of the State of
New York it SAYS: New York went
Republican at the recent State election,
under the influence of the downfall OF
Tammanv but we doubt il the majority
OF the voters Of New York are permanent
ly Republican,"


The shove expression is significant,
coming from such a source. and the sig
nifcance is increased by the admonitions
to the radical managers with which the
Tribune concludes. 1t says:


The result foots up a doubtful contest
How can the doubt be made certainty !?
Plainly not by going it blind. Not by
"whippn ng in" republicans,-a process
sure to result in whipping republicans out
of the party. Nor by counting out the
votes of Southern States after they are
cast. We warn our congressional caucus,
which assumes to shape the campaign be-
fore it is begun, that the reconstruction
business is at an end. Let Us hear moth
ing of rejecting the votes of States at the
next election. as that of Georgia was re-
jected At the last election. When the
votes of the people of the States are cast
the attempt to set ASIDE that verdict would
raise whirlwind such as no ordinary
power could allav.
Year: 1872

Camden is exercised about the state of
her paupers. We have received from
four different sources copies of the report
Of the committee to whom the subject was
referred, accompanied by the report "aa0t
of the committee" in which some nimble-
witted wag exercises his gifts at the ex-
pense of the original. We can hardly be
expected to take part in the controversy,
as requested, because the people of any
town are competent to settle all those
matters for themselves without outside
interference. But there is no law writ
ten or unwritten, which restrains man
from laughing when he can't help it-and
we felt glad of the privilege when we
read those documents.
Year: 1872

A most horrible accident occurred on
Union Wharf this afternoon about quarter
past by which a man who only a tew
moments before was il the enjoyment Of
robust health was deprived of life in a
most fearful manner. 1t seems that Mr..
Thomas SkotielG, who resided on Wash
ington street, and who was employed az
foreman for quite a period on board one
Of the Halifax line of steamers, was en-
gagged with two other men, by Mr.. Lunt
to unload q huge ron boiler from a plat


form car on the Union Wharf said boiler
being intended for use iii saw-mill ON
one OF the islands A pair of skids were
procured by the men and glazed against
the SIDE OF the car. One man then sta
toned himself on one side of the kids,
another on the other, while Skofeld stood
between the skids, facing the immense
mass. They then began to urge the boiler
gently forward, when they became con-
vlnced that they could not hold it, and
the two men at the ends sung out to Sko-
field to drop down as they did. But Sko-
field, instead of dropping between the
skids, started to run backwards out Of the
way. Before he had gone more than a
few feet his foot slipped and he tell, the
enormous mass OF iron, weighing fully
ten tons, catching his head in its progress
and 1t may be said, fairly crushing it off,
for there was left only mere mass of
blood, brains and bone, with no semhance
to human skull. Coroner Hall was
called and as we 60 to press is impannel-
ling jury The poor victim leaves a wife
and three children. portland Advertiser.
Year: 1872

SIGNAL OF DISTRESS. The Castine cor
respondent of the Lewiston Journal
writes One day last week a signal of
distress was seen flying on Mark Island
lighthouse, For three days every effort
was made to reach the island, but in vain.
The fourth day, Capt. Hendrick, with two
men from Deer Isle, started for the island
in dory. A crew of men started with a
doctor in another boat, which, however,
was forced TO return. The dory succeed
ed in reaching the island with her crew
quite badly frost-bitten. On their arrival
they found the keeper of the light, his
wife and also baby three days old,
Year: 1872

The people at Bangor are apprehensive
of trouble with the river ice in that vicinity
similar to that which in 1916 flooded the
city and caused immense damage. The
ice is of immense thickness, much of it of
that dangerous kind known as anchor ice,
which largely composed the dam that held
the volume OF the river on the occasion
referred to. The Commercial of Monday
says


Ice in the river opposite this city, shows that il
has not as yet weakened a particle. 1t Is three
ct in thickness. solid and blue. Capt. S. is
apprehensive OF danger, and says that he il
anxious to get the Katahdin away from Win.
terport at the earliest possible moment.
Year: 1872

The Bangor Commercial has a right to
be proud Of its efforts to awaken in that
city an interest in manufactures From
Its first number that paper has continued
TO urge upon the people and the capitalists
the Importance Of engaging in enterprises
OF the kind, and thus turning the situation.
water power and general resources of the
locality to practical advantage As a
truit OF this course, a large meeting was
held in Bangor last Monday, presided
over by Mayor Wheelwrght, at which
enthusiastic speeches were made bv the
leading citizens. The spirit of the meet
ing took practical shape BY the appoint
ment Of a committee to devise the manner
OF procedure, and report at q future dav.
Bangor means business, and when her
citizens are in earnest they generally ac-
complish their purposes.
Year: 1872

BARK BURNED WITH Loss OF LIFE.
The bark Nimrod was burned off Bermu-
ia on the 18th inst, and OF seventeen per-
sons on board only ten were saved. The
vessel was loaded with naphtha and ker-
osene, and an explosion from some un-
known cause took place in the portion Of
the hold behind the main hatch and run
ming aft beneath the cabin as far as the
stern. 1t is believed that the captain $
wife and daughter, young girl, were in
the cabin at the time of the explosion.
When the fire was seen from the harbor
of Burmuda it was too late to render as
sistance.
Year: 1872

The man in whose fertile mind the
idea of the magnetic telegraph was con-
ceived, and whose brilliant invention ex-
cited the wonder of the world, lies at the
point OF death, The busy brain and the
ready hand will soon be stilled and cold
But the deathless invention. forever linked
with his name, will live for all coming
time, and keep his memory better than
scniptured marble or enduring bronze.
lhirty-seven years ago. with long and
patient study. he worked his idea into
practical shape. Assailed bv want and
hindered by poverty, it was wearisome
task to convince a doubling world that he
held that tor which another generation
would call him its benetactor. Columbus,
begging kings to accept the gift of new
world was not ottener disappointed and
discouraged than WAS Morse in seeking
the means to bring his wonderful inven.
ton before the world Time and again
dld hope die and revive again. At length
Congress in 1913, in its expiring hours
voted 100000 for the experiment, and the
telegraph was a success. And now, when
the great inventor dies, the subtle agent
bearing the sad news, girdles the earth
with its flash, running through all the
land, over mountains. and under oceans
and the whole world mourns simultane-
ously
Year: 1872

If the towns unheard from 60 the same
as last year the result will not BE- changed
Jewel's plurality 207+ majority over
all, 2S9.


The Senate will probably stand IA Re
publicans, to Democrats


The House is about the same As last
year, when the Republican majority was
2l.


The day was mostly clear with strong
west winds, occasional snow squalls, and
deep mud The vote is not as large as
last year
Year: 1872

Reflect that a sound mind and body are the
most necessary requisites TO promote connublal
happiness, Indeed, without these the journey
through life becomes weary pilgrimage, the
prospect hourly durkcns to the view, the mind
becomes sh;,dowcd with despair, and filled with
the melancholy reflection that the happiness OF
anoths is blighted with our own.
Year: 1872

is done by these illegal proceedings. 1t does
not betokcn wholesome state OF pubhc con-
science in the Senate that the defenders OF the
President should rely upon such line OF
argument for his vindication. lie mas been
accused and convicted by irrefragable proof
of several distinct and glaring violations OF
law. The only answer is an obstreperous
clamor from Mr.. Logan that Mr.. Sumner is
graduate of Harvard, and breezy argument
from Mr.. Carpenter that nobody is hurt by
these illegalities, and that Mr.. Sumner sits up
nights to write his speeches.


1t appears that the case is to go forth to
the country on these successive discourses.
Mr.. Sumner and Mr.. Schuz have arraigned
the President in arguments which in careful
preparation, close, unhnching logic, beauty of
style, and elevation of sentiment, do honor
to the Senate, are worthy the careful consid-
Grafton of all men, and the acceptance of his
tory. They are met by vulgar and violent
stump speeches from men who are scarcely
able to understand the discOurses to which
they are attempting to reply, and who avoid
the questions at issue to indulge in blatant
abuse of the Senators who have done their
duty by accusing the President If any ono
were asked to name the three Senators who
at this hour best represent the highest intel
lect and character of the Senate, the reply
would almost universally be, Sumner and
Trumbull and Schurz. These three have de-
liberately judged and condemned Gen. Grant
as unfit to be President. This solemn and
authoritative Judgment can never be disturbed
by the clamOr of Carpenter Logan, OF
Flanagan.
Year: 1872

stationed in convenient places TO start tho
cheers and applause. No pains even "ero
taken to attract idlers by the grahhcaton OIL
curiosity. Tho leaders" did little moro than
to hire the hall, build the outside platforms,
pay the necessary expenses of advertising, anu
invite the sneakers. The people did all me
rest of their own motion. If we judge the
meeting by other affairs of the same kind, 1t IL
true. as The Times says, thatits managers exhlD-
tied "relative feebleness and want OF spirit"
We think they did wisely. On the celebrated
occasion when there was Joy in the House OF
"Ward.n Artemus rendered bis heartfelt thanks
TO the Baldwinsville fire company who kindly
refrained from squirting We feel that
similar acknowledgment, in rather different
terms. is due to the leaders who restrained
their spirit on Monday and allowed the people
to express their wishes in their own way. The
party managers, with all their experience and
ingenuity, could not have made the expression
any stronger.


Now we are to have at Philadelphia ratifi-
cation meeting on a very different plan. III Ii
not to be properly nominating convention,
for Grant was nominated months ago by
petty cabal in Washington, aided by tho thou
sands of tide-waiters and exclsemen who
depend upon the President for the breath of
their official hives. There is to be no dls-
cusson at Philadelphia of his fitness or avail
ability; it is an understood thing that all the
delegates shall vote for him. they have been
sent there indeed for that express purpose
He is to be accepted as a necessity, and the
leaders will furnish whatever spirit they can
There is no doubt that they cen furnish
good deal. 1t ia always easy to find men
who will shout for those in power Inc
country press, IN we showed yesterday, IS
largely managed by offce-holders; and
the greatest caro- has been taken for year
or more to distribute the Federal patronage
among those who are useful in getting up
demonstrations and leading the cldque. We
need not look therefore to the Philadelphia
| Convention for an indication of the popular
preferences. Its enthusiasm will be the result
of good management, and not of warm feel
ings, and as a pOrtent of the result Ill 'Novem-
Der it will have no significance whatever The
Liberal movement puts no trust in routine
| shouting and in cheers that are taught by a
drill-master 1t relies upon the solid determl-
nation for reform which stirred the audience
of Monday night so deeply, which frightened
the Presidents friends in the Senate last
Winter, and which is to speak on election day
in tones that nobody can misunderstood.
Year: 1872

This country cannot bo especially disturbed by
m insult from an ill-tempered old gentleman
With the exception of Lord Russelrs ebulDtion


of senile anger the tone of the whole debate
vas excessively fair and candid. We desire
esnecially to call the attention of our Wall-st.
contemporaries to one passage of Lord Gran
ville,s speech. "He defended the right OF the
&" American Government to place its own con-
"struction on the Treaty of Washington and
"tO introduce the indirect claims" The British
Government adopted different construction,
and the supplemental article was devised to
harmonize the difference. He was not yet
sure of the success of the negotiations, but
did not despair of it, Before the debate closed
Lord Denman made a remark which has
charm of its own. We have been often as
sured that the excitement over these claims
was purely matter of honor and not OF
the money involved. Lord Denman said that
che thought their LOrdships were needlessly
ALARMED: that even if the indirect claims
"passed the Board of Arbitration the Com
"mons would not pay them" After all, the
cash does seem to be an important element in
the question, even in the serene attitudes OF
the House of Peers. The debate grew very
animated as the night wore on, but the MAJOR
ity appeared to be with the Government. AT
last, motion to adjourn until Thursday, mace
by the Lord Chancellor and seconded by Earl
Granville, was passed at one o'clock this
Year: 1872

WISHING TON-JkFFERSO


We are concerned to discover that the Hon.
Matthew H. Carpenter disagrees with George
Washington and Thomas Jefferson. The first
fathers of the Republic judged it wrong and
a degradation for a President to appoint a
relative TO office or accept a gift; but our
later reverend Senator thinks it ridiculous to
concur in their opinion. Look here upon this
picture, and on this: