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Year: 1871

The Supreme Court of the United
States has recently rendered IN import


ant decision in reference to the righss OF
"rebels' under the Confscatiou Acts.
Prosee dings were commenced in the
United States Circuit Court of Virginia to
con6scate The property Of q person, who
subsequently, appeared by counsel and
fled an answer. On motion of the
United States District Attorney the an
swer and claim of the defendant were
stricken of the record, on the ground
that he was residing within the Confed-
crate lines, and was q rebel, having no
standing in court. The United States
Supreme Court were unanimous in hold
ing that this course was erroneous, and
that the defendant when assailed in court
had right to defend himself there. The
liability to be sued and the right to de.
fend, the Court held we're inseparable,
and that different principle would be a
blot on the jurisprudence aud the civil


zat,on the country. The Court further
said that the provision Of the Constitu-
ton that no one shall be deprived of life,
LIBERTY or property without due process
Of law was conclusive in the matter.
What ever may be the extent Of the dis.
ability Of an alien enemy to sue in the
hostile country, the Court held be is lia-
bic to be sued, and this liability carries


with it the right Of defense. Under
these circumstances the Judgment Of con


iscation was reversed, and the cause was
remanded with instructions to the Court
below to proceed in conformity to law.
Year: 1871

Tho new registered vote Of Cooper
county is fifteen hundred; registered
vote at the last general election twenty.
two hundred; which gives Cooper county
q vote Of thirty seves hundred. This
speaks for itself and Central Missouri.
Year: 1871




Grant has sent special message to
Congress, asking for tho passage Of bill
giving him the power to send troops into
the Southern States and 10 suppress al
legged outrages there, without waiting to
be called upon By tho governors or the
legislatures Of those states. Those Re-
publican members who short time since
favored postponing any such measures
until more evidence could be obtained,
Topped right over as soon IS the message
was received, and q special committee was
at once appointed to draw up q bill.
Grant knows his chance for re election is
slim without some such measure.
Year: 1871

Our German Republican Zeitun0 pro
poses-and our so-called Democratic pa
pers very cheerfully coinside, that the
Republican party of of this County make
no nominations this fall for the Offices Of
County Superintendent of Schools and
of Clerk of the Circuit Court, giving as
a reason that the democratic gentlemen
occupying these Offices, are of an unim-
peachable character and that no Repub-
lican candidates can be elected for the
said offices. We join In the good opinion
entertained of those officers by our CO.
temporary the more cheerfully, because
it is almost the first time in our recolIec-
ton that we can conSciensiously do SO.
Honest officers in their party are really
great rarity aud ought to be supported
by their party friends to the best of their
ability, but we strongly object to be in
strumental in securing their reelection as
long as they claim to be Democrats.
That men like them, as we'll educated in
science as in politics still disgrace them


selves by cllngIng to as rotten hulk as
that broken up Democratic party now
represents, Is a disgrace to their better
Judgment and an evidence that they are
dishonest toward their own convictions
that the '.loaves and fishes" ale their
ruling passion. We have plenty Repub
hcaus Ill our County just as honest In
their business transactions and certainly
more honest IN their political prlncI pies,
ready and willing TO do their tCh0Le duty,
If elected, which, We are sorry to have to
complain Of, one OF the above mentioned
officers, seriously neg lects. W hat III
duced the ZeitHny not to include the
Democratic County Clerk aud the Dem
ucratIc Representative of this District
III its recommendation to Republican IA
yUr we cannot account for. At all events
we propose TO call a Republican County
Convention and leave 1t 10 the delegates
from the several towns, precincts and
wards of our County to act as they may
think it best Tor our party aud of course
ior our community aud State.


Ii the ZeituRg had asked the socalled
Democratic party of this County to put
the name ct Henry Betz as their choice
for State Treasurer on their ticket, or
give US the County Clerk and the Mem
Der OF the Sd Assembly District, for their
Clerk of the Circuit Court and School
Superintendent, there would have been
Il good deal more common sense In Its
article; as 1t Is, We cannot see 1t.
Year: 1871

FALSE AIARM.-Thc Fire Department
promptly responded to the alarm from box
No. Is, corner of Twelfth and Main streets,
on Christmas night, only to find that it was
ciycn without good cause
Year: 1871

AGAIN CRUUHING.--The Baltimore Quartz mill
of Graves & Putnam has been again pounding
away this week, and we learn intended to make a
second clean up on yesterday. The previous
crushing was not entirely satisfactory, not
however from any doubt Of the paying qualities
of the quartz, but from the wnnt of more perfect
gold-savng attachments to the mill.
Year: 1871

FIRE IN FIRE-PIooF BUILDING.-Sinoe our
last issue there occurred fire in Odd Fellows


building, three doors from this office which came
near doing serious damage. The walls around
the flue had become cracked and the sut had
caught fire and the flames were forced through
these cracks to the inside Of the hall. The dis
covery was made and the fire put out without
much effort and before much damage was done


The Odd Fellows had lately repaired the build
ing, re-foored and re-carpeted and elegantly re-
furnished the hall, but from some oversight the
walls around this defective fue were overlooked
Year: 1871

COOP PAY.-Fifty-two tons of quartz from the
Buckeye mine was crushed at me Empire Mill
last week which yielded 81 800 in free god an
average of about $35 per ton This is not quite
as high as our informant of last week set this ore,
but it is big pay, and if the ledge should con.
tnus at this figure it is n fortune; indeed ledge
the dimensions of the Buckeye and favorably
located as it is that will pay one-hah or even
one-third of $35 per ton regularly, is fortune
to any company
Year: 1871

YNHE UNDERSIGNED HAVING HAD THE
i misfortune to lose his entire store, building
and stock of merchandise, by fire, and after pay
ing my debts out of the Insurance money, find
nothing left to start business again. This mis-
fortune and emergency compels me to ASK ALL
who are INDEBTED TO ME to come forward
and make


Payment Immediately.
as I wish to rebuild and resume business at the
old stand without delay. If those who owe me
do not pay, l cannot start again. My books
were also burned, but honest men will not take
advantage of that misfortune, but should and
will even borrow money to pay me- DEBTORS,
if you cannot pay all now, pay part and the re-
mainder at the earliest possible day, as | am in
need Of money. JOHN MCBRIDE.


Rattesnake Bar, January 9th, 1871-a.
Year: 1871

ST. PATMcK NINE.-The shaft on this mine is
the deepest one in Placer County, south Of Col
fax it being now down over 200 feet. We are
told by a former owner of the mine, and an ex-
cellent judge of the value of the ore taken from
the st. Patrick, that they have a drift along
the ledge at the 200-foct level some twenty or
thirty feet long which shows quartz for the whole
length that will average fully 800 per ton by
mill process Considering that this level is far
below the water line and all atmospheric inhu-
ence, there can be but little doubt of this being
test OF the true character Of the and the val
Tie of the mine. II the miners of the district
will accept this as an indication Of the value of
their lodges below the water level, it must en-
courage them to renewed efforts to push their
shafts down xith all possible energy and dis
patch
Year: 1871

MINERS, KEEr YOUR EYES OpEN-It is rumorsd
here that secret attempt is being made to swear
the mineral of all the odd sections in this coun


ty by the Railroad Company and its agents, that
patents may at once issue to the Company for
all these odd sections, no matter what the char
acter or extent OF mining and improvements
may be on these lands. The process is to stick
mp notices in the brush and chapparal away from
roads and trails, and where one il ever liable
to see or detect them, notifying the persons who
have heretofore filed mineral afidavits on the
lands, and all others, that a certain day named
in this hidden notice, has been fixed to hear
proofs at the Sacramento Land Office, as to
whether said lands are more valuable for miner
al or agricultural purposes. OF course when
that day arrives, no person will appear at the
Land Office but the agents Of the Railroad Com
pany no others knowing anything about the no
tices, and they will swear that the lnnds are ag-
riexltural. On this proof tho Register and Re
cciver must decide the lands mineral, though
there may be vast mines and thousands OF dol
lars worth of machinery on the very lands des-
crbed This decision is sent TO Washington,
the Commissioner affirms it, and patents imme-
<liately issue to the Railroad Company, and then
the surface and quartz miners may whistle, as
that is the end Of the matter and all their claims
and perhaps years ana years of toll are gone for
ever. II these notices are being stuck up and
stuck in these hidden places it is said they
are it means fraud and rascality of the deepest,
blacklist and basest kind. The quartz and sur
face miners who have taken steps and gone to
heavy expense to procure titles to their claims,
and those VINO are preparing to do the same will
not feel comfortable to find, on attempting final
proof, themselves met with patents to the Rail
road Company for the very ground they are seek
ing to purchase and have expended so much toll
and money on. This hidden secret scheme is
intended to head off and render useless the laws
of Congress authorizing miners to purchase
their claims, and will succeed unless the miners
oil Zach district III the eountytske immediate and
united action to expose and stop the nefarious
proceeding. This can bess be done by holding
meetings and sending an agent from each dis
trct to the Sacramento Land Office with the
numbers OF the Odd Sections of lands in his dis
trict there to make strict and searching exam
ination Of all applications to prove off the min
sRal- 1t will not do to rely on hunting for these
notices, A. they may be stuck up by one agent
and torn down as soon as he is out Of sight by
another. These rumors seem to be based on
sufficient testimony TO warrant the miners in
taking immediate action in the premises.
Year: 1871

Most young men consider it great
misfortune to be born poor, or not have
capital enough to establish themselves.
at their outset in life, in a good, CONS
Portable business. This is mistaken
notion. So far from poverty being a
misfortune to them, if we may judge
from what we every day behold, it is
really a blessing; the chance is more
than ten to one against him who starts
with fortune.
Year: 1871

ROB Ely WITH TRAINED PIGroN .
"A new species of robbery has of late
been perpetrated in New York by
gang of young boys, aided by pigeon.
The modus operandi of two thieves
was really very clever They first
threw their trained pigeon over the
fence or wall into the rear yard of the
house they proposed robbing, and then
two of them went to the front basement
door. They asked leave of the servant
TO catch their pigeon. which had flown
into the rear yard of tie house. The
request, to all seeming intent proper
one, was invariably granted, and one
went into the yard, While he was en-
deavoring to catch the pigeon, and at
tracing the attention of all in the house
to the rear yard, the other thief glided
into the front basement with bag and
scooped in all the silverware and val
liable property he could lay hands on,
and then promptly skedaddled. Sufi-
cient time having elapsed, the trained
pigeon was at once caught, and the sec-
ond thief left. The silvcrwarc was
then found to be stolen. Qnitea num-
Der of mansions in the Fifth avenue
have in this way been despoiled. Sew
eral boys, ranging from fourteen to
twenty years of age. have been arrested
for this ingenious and novel mode of
criminal industry.
Year: 1871

IS TIE NiGnT-There comes unto
all of us feeling of loneliness;a shadow
like the night comes across the thresh-
hold, unbidder, aud sits an unwelcome
guest at our sides, and repeats sad sto-
rics of the past which we had hoped
we're lost and forgotten, which lifts the
curtain of the future and'paints gloom
and sorrow on the hours yet to come.
The heart strings, swept by unclean
hands, give out a song linked with
grefs and cares, and the sunlight flees
from its echoes, and leaves us in a
trance. Like Schillcr's Robber, we
realize that the world is still grand,
and yet like him we feel that we are
miserable in all the outstretched sub
Unity of creation. We feel then our
unworthiness, and as we strive in vain
to be men and women in the likeness
of our Creator, we grow less and less,
until we fall 50 far below the angels
that we lose sight of them, and fail to
catch, as we have often done before,
the very rustic of their piumage. The
songs We had heard in other days come
back, and faces we Lowell spring up and
smile upon us, but all before us, those
around us, look blank and we feel alone
in the grandest work of the Master.
Whence the cause of this night upon
the soul we know not, but it comes to
all of us at some time. Thank God
for it, for it makes the sunlight more
blessed when it does come. 1t makes
the flowers bloom with beauty We
knew not of before; it strikes the heart
chords with gentler touch, and gives q
music as we dream of in our sleep
when we dream Of Heaven.
Year: 1871

A Yankee one day asked his lawyer
how an heiress might be carried off,
"You can't do il with safety said the
counselor, "but I'll tell you what you
may do. Let her mount a horse and
hold a bridle>whip; do you then mount
behind, aud you are safe, for she runs
away with YOU" The next day the
lawyer found that il was his own
daughter who had ran away with his
client.
Year: 1871

Ina town in Ohio, not long ago, the
women went in bands Of two and three
with their knitting and sewing into the
dram-shops of the place, and spent the
whole day with their work and talking
politely upon various topics. Hus-
bands and friends came in, saw how
things looked, and had not the courage
to step to the bar and drink. This
was kept up for several days, and the
result was that every shop in the place
was closed.
Year: 1871

Much Of our liie's happiness depends
upon little things happening rightly,
and if God ordained only the great
events, and Jeff the little things to
chance, we should be very unhappy /;
but the loving kindness Of God, while
it gilds the whole landscape with the
sunlight, also has beam for the tiniest
insect and ray for the eve of The
smallest bird. Let our love to God
also go into the minuiest details; let
US be earnest to be right in matters
essential but let us not be indifferent
to things non essential as men can
them.
Year: 1871

There is fence standing in German
town, Pa, which was in its present To-
cation in Revolutionary days and bears
marks of the battle there. The boards
were originally one inch in thickness,
but constant exposure to the weather
for century has reduced them to one,
third of that.
Year: 1871

=. A little boy who went to church was
cautioned to remember the text, which
was: why stand ye idle? Go into my
vineyard, and whatsoever is right |
will pay thee Johnny came home,
and was asked to repeat the the text.
lie thought it over while, and cried
out: What dye stand round here do
ing nuiiing for; go into my barnyarl
aud work. I'll make it all right with
you
Year: 1871

Profanity never did any man the
least good. No man is the richer or
happier or wiser for it. 1t comments
no one to any society. 1t is disgusting
to the refined; abominable to the good;
insulting to those with whom we asso-
ciate; degrading to the mind; unproft-
able, needless and injurious to society.
Year: 1871




TUE Moss ROSE. sE.-Krummacher
illustrates simplicity by the following
beautiful fable:


The angel who takes care of the
flowers and sprinkles upon them dew
in the still night, slumbered on a spring
day in the shade of a rose bush.
When he awoke he said:


"Most beautiful of my children, |
thank thee for thy refreshing odor and
oling shade. Could you now ask
any favor, how willingly would |
grant it!"


"Adorn me then with n new charm, F"
said tho spirit of the rose bush, in a
beseeehing tone.


SO the angel adorned the loveliest
of flowers with simple moss, Sweeily
it stood there in its modest attire,
the moss rose the most beautiful of its
kind.


So the eoitliest ornaments are often
the simplest There is no gold nor
jewel, nor sparkling pearl, equal to the
ornaments of a meek and quiet spirit,
which is, in the sight Of God, of great
price,"
Year: 1871

: The symptoms Of Liver


Complaint are uneasiness


and pain in the side. Some


tunes the pain is in the


shoulder, and is mistaken
Tor rheumatism. The stom-


ach is effected with loss Of
appetite and sickness, bowels


in general costivc, some
Etimes alternating with lax
l with pain, and dull, heavy
sensation, considerable loss
of memory, accompanied


with painful sensation of hay


ing left undone something


which ought to have been


done. Often complaining of


weakness, debility and low
:snirits Sometimes many of
Year: 1871

AIKEN at the sign of the Golden Eagle is
selling all dress goods at cost.
All hosiery and gloves at cost.
All hanuels at cost,


All oassimeres at cost.


All real and imitation laces at cost.
All fancy goods at cost.


Al, bleached and brown sheesings and
shirsings at less prices than they can be had
elsewhere.
Year: 1871

an evidence Of the calm good sense on Dotn
sides which out of so many difficulties brought
forth treaty which two great nations couid
hOnorably accept.


1t is right to add also, what the English
themselves will be slow to admit, that, for
the Treaty as it stands, we are indebted
largely to Mr. Sumner. His speech when
secured the rejection of the Johnson-C Clarendon
Treaty needs, perhaps, no other eulogy tnan
that it did secure that rejection. But
it was also the first statement of the American
claim which awoke attention in England, ana
although no English journal dared publish IL,
the comments of English journals lndl-
Gated the extent of tho alarm which
Mr.. Sumner had excited. Mingled with
alarm, there was keen resentment 1oi-
lowed by energetic protests that Wna'
Mr. Sumner demanded would never be grahteo'
But those who will compare Mr. summers
claims with the present Treaty will find that our
Government has not much departed from ms
grounds. The question of English recognition
of Rebel belligerency is supposed 10 nave oeen
waived. but it would not be difficult 10 argue
that even that question may be ralseu a'
Geneva.


We do not. however, care to insist on that,
nor on any other special advantage accrulng 10
us. nor TO deplore the failure to gain all that
WE might have gained. The essential
thing il that there should be concord
instead of discord between two great
nations, speaking one language, covering n,n
tho globe, and everywhere bound togetner ny
identity of interests and community OF IDEAS
W. hoye some reason to know that the En-
olisb Government has been influenced by
views not less broad than these. NO
doubt it feels itself less strong in Eu-
rope than when it fought one-haf the
continent and subsidized the other. No doubt
it looks eagerly for an ally, or at least for a
neighbor on whose goodwill it can count
when the struggle begins, as it must begin, Tor
that Empire which reaches round the world
But both in London and bin Washington
the idea prevailed that English-speak-
ing peoples ought to be friends and
not enemies; that they are natural allies /;
that they ought to lead civilization; that they
ought to contribute something to the La"
whose principles all civilized nations profess
to obey that they ought to recognize the prlh-
ciple of arbitration and that they 0ught 10 nake
n Treaty which should stand as beacon-ngnt
for diplomacy in the future. The debate IN
tbe House of Lords, of which we have pub
Ushed full abstract, is all that need be cited TO
show that we do not rate too highly the pur-
poses and motives that have guided the English
Government. There will be evidence enough
some day of similar character, if it were
wanted, to vouch for what our own Govern
ment meant; and when the whole record is
spread before the world, England and America
will alike be able to point to it with pride, and
coming generations will remember with graft
tude the effort that resulted in a hearty friend
ship between the two nations
Year: 1871

Is MT it time for the new departure to invade the
province of railway accommodations More than
ten years ago. inventions announced to prevent
dust and cnders from entering cars, well as others
for burning up the smoke of engines so that passen-
gers might have their choice between carbonc acid
Qas and pure air. But the inventions failed TO meet
the end desired or the managers failed to see that
there were advantages connected with the use OF
these contrvances which might result TO their profit
But it is certain that the road which presents tewest
of the attractions of purgatory will be chosen by the
majority of Summer travellers, with whom speed is
not so much an object comfort The cost OF smoke
burners for the engines and canvas dust-cloths iot
keeping the dust from flying above the wheels ana
wire gauze for the windows would be triiilng COM
pared with the increased comfort they would gYe'
The simple arrangement of movable tootrests,
which could be adjusted for the convenience OF
something less than the hight of the average polt-
cal conyentionist, or government messenger, Would
be cause of gratitude; but when shall we have ltI
Then. the seats in the frst-class coaches are not
really so elastic nor placed such an easy slope as
those in the second-cass; added to which, 1t Is I'M
possible TO move them. In carriages Of such pIeteh-
sions MS the drawing-room and palace cars, some
thing more is desirable than the privilege of being
shut up i'm a closet with hard-stuffed, straight
benches in which it is use to think of any but
position of bolt uprightness.
Year: 1871

The japanese Empire is reaching out in
many directions in search of instructors In the
arts of peace and war. The various native
agents in this country have collected vast
amount of information designed to be OF use
in the future development of the In
dustrial resources of that country; and
to-day we have information that the
Commissioner of Agriculture at Washing
ton has accepted a position at the head of an
expedition to examine into the best means for
developing the agricultural resources of Japan.
Other scientific gentlemen from this country
have taken commissions in the same expedi-
ton. One or two skilled military men have
been invited over to Japan by the Embassy,
and will be set to work as instructors in artil-
leIy and cavalry practice.
Year: 1871

Commenting public officer for doing his
duty is somewhat supcrfuous praise; never


theless we wish to call attention TO the en-


ergy with which the Superintendent of Public
Buildings has begun TO enforce the new Build
ing law which his persistency extorted from
the last Legislature. He has already estab-
lished new test for girders and other iron
work used in buildings; and yesterday
his Inspectors enjoined several builders
for using inferior mortar and bricks,
and for beginning work on incomplete and
unapproved plans. This vigilance unhaggingly
maintained for year or two would greatly
strengthen and improve the style of city archi-
lectures but his enforced delays will some day
arouse the wrath of a Ward politician or a
member of the "Riug,n and then there will
come n sudden and disastrous conclusion to
all this promising energy. Meanwhile the