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Year: 1872

YOUNG CRIMINALs.-The Sacramento
Union recounts the conviction of boy of
fourteen years of age Tor the robbery of
Wells, Fargo & Company's express in So
noma county, and the murder and robbery
of Butte county trader this week by three
boys, aged respectively seventeen, fourteen,
and eleven years, and concludes thus:


ave recount these extraordinary cases
of youthful depravity only to remark that
they are but the realization of the predic-
tions often heretofore made by good OBJ
servers and well-wishers of humanity
Our boys are growing up without legitimate
objects in life, are early acquainted with
loafers and vice, and come up to hold in
contempt honorable ways of obtaining a
living. Tne State is full of young "hood-
lums" and sports, and the promise of an
abundant crop of crime frcm such fruits is
very evident. The duty of the power that
can provide check and remedy for the
evils that threaten should be exercised, and
at once, or the spectacle of hanging objects
will be as common as dangling rag effigies
are plenty in corn6elds in the most extra
ordinary crow time"


As precautionary measure we think
the present Legislature should make an ap-
preparation for enlarging the Penitentiary.
1t is the subject of common remark that
the manner in which many parents allow
their boys to do as they please, is little
short of criminal IF children are not
governed, or taught how to behave them
selves at home, they will not behave away
from home, and W Il gradually fall into bad
habits "Like parents like child" to a
great extent.
Year: 1872




One of the most intolerable social nui-
sances imported to California from the
East is the surprise party" You are
just ready to retire, the childen are in bed
and asleep, when knock is heard at the
door. You wonder who has called at such
an unreasonable hour. You then open it,
and there in the darkness stands, Tom,
Dick, Jemima, Tribulation and Ebenezer
all the old maids and gossips in the town
all the stupid, worked out, tired, worn
out husbands and wives-busybody young
people, who have by some slight acquaint
ance been inveigled into participating in
the affair. They come to inspect your in
ternal domestic economy, just when you
don't want them to do so. They come
ostensibly for amusement, when nine
tenths of them know not how to amuse
themsel, es, much less Others They come
with baskets of provisions with which to
regale themselves. You receive them with
painful smile, and usher them forthwith
into the dark parlor. You stumble over
chairs; you have forgotten where the
matches are; your light blew out when
the door opened; you curse internally;
you inform your wife; she scolds; the
children are awakened they come out in
their nisht-gowns and short shirts and are
whipped back to bed, and you rush around
distractedly looking for this thing and that.
Meanwhile the guests are seated in the
parlor; the men are stupid, the women are
specuating as to what is going on for their
reception, and finally, when the cake and
pie have been spread and everybody is
eating, the enjoyment is rather forced
Vallejo Recorder.
Year: 1872

SMALL Pox-This terrible scourge has
again made its appearance, and there is
great danger of its spreading generally
throughout the State. 1t is terribly fatal
so far, one out of every three afflicted with
it has died Vaccination is the great pre-
ventative, and the people of the town and
county of Shasta should universally and
Immediately resort to it. Go to the ply
sicians, singly and by families, and get vac
cinated. Don't delay
Year: 1872




KUKLUX.-As some prints have denied
the existence of any such an organization
as KuKlux, they are referred to the fol-
lowing clause in the argument of Reverdy
johnson, the Democratic leader of Mary
land, in his speech to South Carolina
Jury before whom lot of KuKlux muir
derers were being recently tried. He evi-
IDENTIFY thinks the KuKlux very disagree
able reality when he says:


"Neither my distinguished friend (Mr
Stauberry) nor myself are here to defend,
or justify, or palliate any outrages that may
have been perpctrated 10 your State by the
association of KuKlux. [ have listened
with horror to some of the testimony which
has been brought before you. The outrages
proved have been shocking to humanity ;
they admit neither of justification nor ex-
cuse they violate every obligation which
law and nature impose upon men. These
men appear to have been alike insensble
to the obligations of humanity and religion
The day will come, however-if it has not
already arrived-wben they will deeply
lament it. Even if justice should not
overtake them there is another tribunal
from which there is no escape 1t is their
own conscience; that tribunal which sits
in the breast of every living man that
still small voice that thrills through the
heart, and as it speaks gives happiness
or torture, the voice of conscienee-the
voice of God And if it has not already
spoken to them in tones which have walked
them up to the enormity of their conduct,
l trust, in the mercy of Heaven, that voice
will speak before they shall be called to the
dread tribunal to account for the transac-
tions of this world "
Year: 1872

SENSATIONAL SToRY.-There is story
afoat in Washington involving high officials
at the capital city and elsewhere, and has
been made the subject of resolution BY
Senator Conkling, for an investigation of
the general order business in the New
York Custom House, and in which the
language OF Senator Schurz rejecting on
Mr.. Leet, of the firm of Leet & Stocking,
and General Horace Porter, intimatlng
that there we're influences in the White
House stronger even than the Secretary
of the Treasury, is quoted. The story is
that the profits of the general order bust
ness, under Collector Murphy, were farmed
out to Leet & Stocking and divided into
four shares, two of them going to General
Porter. Publicity was first given to the
story by a woman who was offended at the
marriage of Mr.. Stocking to the daughter
of Mr.-Justice Miller, of the Supreme
Court, and came to the knowledge of some
of the revenue reformers who are working
against the present administration. This
story, started BY revengeful and disap-
pointed female, is doubtless without foun-
dation, and Schurz, Trumbull, and other
soreheads show that they are hard up for
material on which to base their opposition
to Grant when they thus retail an old wo-
mans meddlesome lie
Year: 1872

We Gull the following Items from the
Yreka Union:


| Captain Mires got through to Red Bluff
with his band of beef cattle all right
Clarkson, blacksmith, has rugged up
street lamp which projects from the side
of his shop thus obviating the the necessi-
ty of lamp-post. The old topers about
Yreka are indignant at the idea of man
hanging out "g!im" without planting
post for them to hold up by.


The citizens of Scott Valley have got
up humorous petition in regard to mail
matters by the Sacramento river route,
and play it black lively oz the Yreka chaps
who originated that intensely sarcastic
epitaph on the Scott Montain road when
the stages were hauled off. Here is the
Scott Valley productions


To the District Deputy Postmaster Gen.
eral; the agents and attaches of the G. q
O. Stage Co., at Yreka-Honored Sirs !:
Many additional burrows have been plowed
deeply into the face-of. odd Father Time
since we have received any mail matter
from any point beyond Yreka. This, we
are informed is owing toithe fact that the
Stage Company's eoacbesshave not been
able to connect on the Sacramento road.
When the Stage Co, in their wisdom,
sound judgment, and admirable discretion,
heretofore caused their stock and coaches
to be transferred from the Trinity to the
Sacramento road, we were assured that by
reason of the change-the Sacramento
road being comparatively over level
plain, with no lofty mountains to climb, no
SHOWS to contend with in Winter or swollen
streams in Spring-they would be able to
run their coaches through to Yreka in little
short of railroad time Now Sirs, if the
time made by your coaches, for the last
fortnight, be railroad time we humbly pray
that work upon the railroad being extend
ed into this county be at once and forever
stopped. We add our regrets to yours,
that we can not consistently tender our
congratulations to the owners and agents
OF the Sacramento road upon the condition
in which their road now is, and is likely to
be for generations to come. 8 As this delay
of mail matter has become agonizing to
you, and insupportableto US you will please
accept our heartfelt sympathy in this your
hour of regret, disappointment and anguish.
We would further represent that heretofore
and before such change was made, for a
long period of years, the stages were en-
abled to make good time in Winter over
the Trinity route, never being delayed
beyond three days by reason of high water
or snow on the mountains ;fthat we are
assured by gentleman residing here that
he can 90 through over the latter route,
to Bed Bluff and back in alb 5ut two weeks
that in all probability you will not have
your coaches through by that time, as we
are informed that Pit River is entirely
washed away, as also that for many miles
of the road, the bottom has, unfortunately,
dropped out We, therefore, pray your
Honorable body, to issue commission to
the owner of said OK teams to carry the
mails, on semi monthly trips, until the dry
seasen returns, or until such time as you
may be enabled by some mechanical means
to have the Sacramento road elevated above
low mud mark, or pumped out, and we will
ever pray, etc.
Year: 1872

WEATHER.--Rain ceased to fall here a
week ago to-day, the sun rose 10 perfect
ly clear sky on Monday morning, and the
weather has continued pleasant and agree
able ever since. At the present writing,
Friday, the air is soft and balmy, and the
hills and slopes are covered with carpet
of bright green, far more beautiful than
anything ever wove by human handiwork.
Year: 1872

How did that homely woman contrive
TO get marriedy is not unfrequently re.
marked of some good domestic creature
whom her husband regards as the apple
ofhis eye, and IN whose plain fatc be sees


something better than beauty, Pretty
girls who are vain of their charms are
rather prone to make observations Of this
kind and consciousness Of the fact that
flowers of loveiness are often lefl TO pine
on the stem while weeds of homeliness
90 of readily, is no doubt in many cases
at the bottom Of the sneeripg question.
The truth is, that most men prefer home
illness and amiability to beauty and ca
price. Handsome women are apt to over
value themselves, and in waiting for an
immense bid occasionally overstcp the
market. Their plain sisters, on the con-
trary, aware of their personal deficiencies
generally lay themselves ont TO produce
an agreeable impression, and in most in
stances succeed. They don't aspire 10
capture paragons with princely fortunes,
but are willing to take anything respec-
table and loye.worthy that Providence
may throw in their way. The rock ahead
of your naughty Junos and coquctish
iIebes--is iastidiousness. They reject
and reject, until no one cares TO WOO
them. Men don't like TO be snubbed or
to be trfled with--a lesson that thousands
Of pretty women do learn TO late. Mrs
Hannah Moore, very excellent and pious
person, who knew whereof she wrote,
recommends every unmarried sister to
accept the offer Of the first good sensible
Christian lover who falls In her way. But
ladies whose mirror, aided by the glamour
Of vanity assures them they were born for
conquest, pay no heed TO such advice Ii
IL note worthy fact that homely girls
generally get better husbands than fall 10
the lot Of their false sisters. Men who are
caught merely by pretty face aud figure
do not, as a general rule, amount to much.
The practical, useful, thoughtful portion
of mankind is wisely content with unpre-
tending excellency.
Year: 1872


These may be considered representative
men from each town, who commenced
sending early. All Of them have had more
or less which did not bring full price; but
as they became educated to the business
and corrected the manner of canning,
their success was assured. As they rep
resent each town, their neighbors can ca
silly visit them, ascertain their method,
the number Of cows kept, what proportion
was used in the family, and after making
a fair deduction for what was used, they
can figure for themselves what the aver
age production fromeach COW has amount
ed to.


If am not mistaken IN my guess ii will
work out over seyenty-tlye dollars per
COW. Yours, NJ. Y. T.
Year: 1872

PROGRESS OF THE CAMPAIGN WHY GRANT


SHOULD NOT BE SUPPORTED.


Mr.. President AND GENTLEMEN OF THE
Two CONVENTIONS can say In all sincerity that
have not sought which have been 80 kind
and generous as to bestow upon me. Lyman Trnmbull
WAS my choice for Governor and used every earnest
perseyering effort for him TO take that position IL has
turned out otherwise have to return yon my thanks
for the favor that you have bestowed upon me, ana
shall try TO be worthy OF the confidence thaf you nave
placed in me. While 1 am hopeful and while think
We are bound 10 succeed, az the same time am wen
aware the struggle which We VIII all nave 70 uhusIsv
Centemen IL will be ehids play. Ny opponent you
an know. He a man OF generous, honest ana hoole
character. He is well acquainted all over the STATE
He Is now considered perhaps, the best popular orator
in the United states bad hoped that there Woulo De
another champion 90 relieve me in this oontest-anoth
dstingulshed son Of Illinois. who rnmor told ns Was
ready and willing 70 fight side lie would nave
bee his full match. But regret 10 say that We nave
heen dsapponted that all those rufnors We're uUus 70
him and Untrue and instead OF seeing him adyossns
onr cause he will of our most powerful oplDehes
i'm Connection with Gov oglesby. Ieannot promise you
that can heat these among the champions upon
exsrv stnmp in the state. Although u may appear
strange 10 you, have not been a pohnciah T"n"N7
Year: 1872

IXMESsE Exc1TgMEST.-An tmmetise eX-
element was created yesterday afternoon
among the hackmen at the Chesapeake and
Ohio railroad depot by horse taking fright


and running into dray. Everything in the
neiShborhood rushed to the scene. and of
course the horse was stopped without doing
any other damage than nearly kicking him
self out of harness, and causing big excite
imCnt generally.
Year: 1872

Lamoin Items.


One Of the best winter schools we
have visited is at the Head OF the River in
Lamoine. 1t is the third term of Mr.. p.
6. Wooster in this District. No. 3. We
found Grammar taught By the teacher
thoroughly and practically. Compositions
have been written every week also The
teacher makes his own spelling book The
class in Geography showed that they had
been taught by topics instead Of by rote
from dry text book. The teacher is
earnest. and comes every morning to the
school room fresh from his preparation for
work. His Grammar and Geography and
Arithmetic are illu strated constantly Nv
furnishing in himself text book. If there
is any one way by which the schools are
run down 1t is due to the presence of
teachers so called, who dismiss their work
when they lock the school house door
Mr.. W. is an honest conscientious teacher
The cry from all sides is for workmen like
this one. WIS
Year: 1872

A wel-informed Berlin correspondent of
the K5lische Zein9 says that the decision Of the En-
peror Of Germany on the San Juan boundary question
will be given about the middle OF July


Bermondsey, large district in the southeast
ern part London lying along the right bank Of the
Thames, has been suffering from water famine. The
district Is at the extreme end Of the water cOmpanys
syste and in consequence of the weakness OF pressure
the water will not into the cisterns and butts. As
consequence the people have been using the water sup
piled for street purposes that II Is faint
ed with sewage and dissed pumps and wells have been
brought again into requstion, although closed on ac-
count the impury of the they contained wash


ing consequence of the shortness OF the supply has
been out of the question: ana the puocas nave even
unable to give customers water to mix with
their spirits authorities may surely take hint
from this before 1t Is too late.


Marshal Forey was buried with great state


in Paris on June a. His body taken the previous
day TO the chapel of the Invades, where O splendid
catafalque had been erected. 1t constructed Of
black wood and polished STEEL and to the hight Of
some 30 feet 1t was covered with tapers, and sur
mounted at each corner with the white marble statue Of
a weeping woman leaning over three large tricolors
edged with gold fringe and shrouded in Grape. At its
base lay the Marshals coffin, covered ever with
black, and displaying the insignia OF the de-
other parts Of the sanctuary. lamps Of green
spirit gave forth pale and Pickering light which en-
hanced the mystic effect OF the scene Above IL de-
with white aud the whole OF the chapel was hnng WIN
the same coors and gorgeousy lighted After the usual
church ceremony the body was escorted by the four
Genoully, and Batalle-to the gate, past which the
troops de6led for than an hour sausng AS they
came in sight. The body was then removed to the
the whole ceremony was the indifference shown Dy the
Parsians. Scarcely 500 we're present.
Year: 1872

promoting, II not provoking, in painfully grim spirit
OF resignation TO mortal aght with their erring brothers
Directly this note passed. the triumphant majority
OF delegate seemed unconsclousy to the quality
Of Council Fathers They could hardly help II, are
hardly 20 be blamed for IT, This be said 10 the
common honor OF all parties In the Assembly, that
although h Is less ecclesiastical and has % treat
OF theological questions, there Is extant parliament
airy body social gathering OF political gentlemen.
that might prohtaby study Its easy lessons Of deco
rum, courtesy and fair play.


But this parliamentary majority seem more and more
inclined to abusively apply this instrument, excellent
for political use which they have In hand TO the making
and confirming Of religious faiths They seem to think
that they pass credo by vote do the miracles over
again, lay ratonaism on the table, and resuscitate
Lazarus by q show of hands Has the Synod right 10
set forth obligatory exclusive confession 10 De I'M
posed the Church and the faithful Protesants at
large assuming for arguments sake the theorec right
and formal power OF tho Assembly TO vote creed is
such action equitable, advisablei That It Ia not,
by the very nature Of cotemporary things and
the human natu nineteenth century men, cannot be
effective must be all the less so In that 1t IL voted
by less than 10 wemeanlng gentlemen TO be obligatory
thousands Of individual consciences, Is proposition
plain that you may be astOnished 10 learn Its solution
has the occupation Of the Synod for more than
week Guizot has thrown himself into harness in
the course OF long discussion His speech yesterday
OF his best In IL he attacked the Rev. Athanase
Coquerel, spirtedly and with sufficiently nimble per
sonal application, but only ausvey in FORM The ma
ory refused NJ Coquerel exercise OF his right to re-
ply TO a personal attack.


When 1 began this letter supposed It possible that
the vote this question OF the Credo which should be
cast this afternoon would be reported to me before mail
closing. No report has been brought The lack of 1t Is
small loss Whatever decision the majority OF the Synod
come to in this is not, cannot be decisive
Its chief almost soe intrinsic interest lies not In Its
substantive form but ts indicative significance. To-
days will mark another stage in the fatal move
ment. and will help define the position Of the late
existent Protestant Reformed Church toward schsm and
dissolution. The Synod gets its paragraphs in several OF
widest circulated Of Paris secular Journals which is
degree of respectful attention and curiosity that does
much credit much Of the daily press and SO many
of the readers such commendabe attention indicates


W. IL. II.
Year: 1872

LITTLE Rock, July s.-The excitement here
with regard to the counterfeit bonds Is sun on the IN
crease. Spurious bonds TO tho amount OF t,Oo nave
been found In the Office Of the State Ireasurur An ex
animation into the affair has been going on to-day Win
closed doors.
Year: 1872

On the formal opening of the Court, Mr..
Treman called the attention of the Judge to tho fact
that it was proposed TO decide this morning. the qnes
ton of the admssiby the evidence proposed 10 ne
given by Mr. Bailey, who on the stand on Saturday
Judge Ingraham said, answer that he supposed the
view was to embrace all the facts and circumstances IN
cluded in the transaction and although there was some
doubt about it, he would admit 1t, because ne thought
the DistrctAtorney began by Offering evidence OF tL
entering into the house part of this ransaeon and
as this conversation which took place 10 charc
terize It to come extent aud he entertained some
doubt about it, he would give the defense the benefit Of
,bo douht
Year: 1872

Liberal and Democratic Convention


COLUMBUS, November 15.-The Lib>
eral and Democratic Convention, which


met here to. day, was we'll attended and
some of the best men Of both parties
were present. They held their session
with closed doors, no reporters being
admitted. The proceedings were per-
fectly harmonious. A concilistory ad-
dress will be issued to the voters of
Ohio, signed by both the Liberal and
Democratic chairmen, inviting all to
stand by the Liberal party who had
done go and all others who approve of
Its objects, together with an appeal to
all the Democrats not to ALLEVIATE them
selves from the old party. but come
forward and help carry out the prln-
eiples OF the Cincinnati platform. The
abandonment of the word Democratic"
and the substitution OF the word LIB
eral" was not discussed as one Of the
questions properly before the Conven-
ton, but from the tone and expression
of the master minds OF the old and late
Liberal party it is evident that they
favor dropping the word Democratic
and calling the party the Liberal party:
This matter will be fully discussed and
decided at the next Convention.
Year: 1872

The restless Yankee has set his wits
to work again, and this time with the
intention of imposing upon the trusting
nature of trees. The bare condition OF
the trees during the bleak months OF
winter strikes him as being far from
pleasing to the general eye, and he pro-
poses to remedy it by system Of steam
pipes twining around the roots Of shade
trees, and kept warm by steam from an
ordinary furnace boiler. He doubtless
thinks he may thus cause the trees to
imagine themselves in the midst OF sum-
mer, and to suppose that the bleak
winds of December are merely passing
eccentricities not worth noticing, and
above all, not OF sufficient consequence
to cause them to cast of their summer
attire. We do not believe that the trees
can be imposed upon to this extent; but
the intention of the ingenious inventor,
who, by the way, dwells in Connecticut,
is none the less commendable. If this
gentlemen would turn his mind TO some
means of persuading flies and mosqui-
toes that winter reigned all the year
round, he would confer greater benefit
on his suffering species than by trying
take advantage OF trees.
Year: 1872

much pain soon after, and it was gen.


orally believed that be would die from


the effect of the wound. He lived,


however, but for q gres. many years
afterwards his leg would swell up FIVE
or six times each year, and he would be
confined to his house for weeks at q
time. Then the swelling would leave
the limb and Mr.. N. would 20 about
as usual. These alterations went on
until about two years before his death.
which took place some eighteen months
ago. Two years before he died all traces
OF the bite disappeared from his leg;
but it seems the poison then permeated
his whole body. for shortly after this he
took his bed; sick, seemingly, all over,
and scarcely ever left it again for two
years, at which time death ended his
twenty eight or thirty years suffering.