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Year: 1871

The special order recently issued from the War
Department retiring Colonel George StOneman with
the rank OF Major General, is, by direction OF the
President, revoked, and Colonel s0neman Is retired
his rank as Colonel. The original order was
made under a misrepresentation by the Board in the
belief That his incapacty resulted from wounds re-
ceiVed in battle, which was not the case
Year: 1871

WASHINGTON s B1RTHDAY.-The American flag
was given to the breeze from tho Democratic
flagstaff on the Plaza, ON Wednesday last the
ODD of February, the Anniversary of Washing
ton S birthday, but aside from this and holli-
day to the School children no celebration or
demonstrations were had here.
Year: 1871

SHIPLEY MILL AND MINE.-Ths mill made q
cleanup, after crushing 116 tons on Tuesday
last and found yield of one hundred and fifty
nine ounces Of pure gold, or fully $22 per ton.
This rock was taken from the 50-foot level
The Company, John McFadden & Co., have now
down fifty feet two shafts 240 feet apart, and a
drift running the whole length between the two.
This opens up the claim so that they now have
1900 or 1900 tons of quartz ready to stope out,
and can take it out as fast as the mill can pos
sibly crush it by running night and day. The
mill is new and complete ten-stamp one just
finished this winter, and the mine is now just
being got in working shape. The ledge is q
heavy one from two to three feet thick, (indeed
there are two lodges, the Trouble and Shipley
connecting on the ground of the Company and
this yield would indicate large fortune to the
enterprising owners, and that in the future.
Mr.. McFadden informs us that he will now run
the mill and mine night and day, without any
stoppage, except to clean up. The ledge passes
ut the surface along a ridge some $50 feet higher
than the mill, and only a few rods from it, and
when the tunnel is run in from the mill to the
ledge, vast thousands of tons of ore be run
directly from the mine to the batteries. This
mine is about five miles west of Auburn on Do
tvs ravine.
Year: 1871

No EPISCOPAL SERVICE To-MoRRow.-A letter
was received last evening by Jud ye Spear from
Rev. VIM. H. Hill, of Sacramento, stating that
he would be unable to fill his appointment at the
Court House tomorrow Having been poison.
ed, as we stated last week. the poison has at
tackled his eyes, and it is therefore impossible
for him to visit us at this time
Year: 1871

HAVING LOCATED IN AUBURN, OF
Il l. fers his services as Physician and Surgeon
to the people of town and surrounding country,
and hopes, by strict attention to his profession
to merit and receive liberal share of patronage.
For the present he can he found, when not alb
sent on professional business, day or night at
the American Hotel. fell-my.
Year: 1871

RISING Sun MINE.-We saw beautiful and
rich piece of ore from this mine, located near
Colfax, this week. The specimen shown us by
Messrs. Dods and Neff was about by s and u
inches thick, with a central strata of pure gold
fully quarter of an nch thick passing through
II from edge TO edge and nearly the whole length
OF the piece. Aside from this rich seam the re-
mainder of the piece is of high grade ore and is
only a sample of a large body of quartz struck
aa the 900 foot level This mine is being system
atically worked, and with courage and perse-
verance that deserves great success.
Year: 1871

THE SToRM-We have had q wonderful and
peculiar storm this week here, and indeed, oil
over the coast, for this of the year. On
Monday night the wind blew almost hurricane.
On Tuesday it rained and snowed-a heavy snow
fell from ten to twelve O'clock and on that night
it stormed and showed and on Wednesday
morning some three four inches of snow COW
cred the ground, unusual thing here. In
fact the storm ragged with little intermission from
Monday evening till Friday morning, when it
cleared away and warm, balmy spring day
opened upon us once more. The storm done no
particular damage of consequence and has been
OF vast advantage to the miners. Heavy bodies
OF snow has fallen low down in the mountains
and foot hills, which will serve to supply water
to the miners late in the summer, thus giving
them, w hopn, a long and prosperous season
for mining.
Year: 1871

When hlruesssd correctly, . strong
horse 10 powerful animal but BY 90 i'm.
perfect sdjtstnent of the gearing, many
strong teams ere shors Of hall their
strength; and mauy ere often worried
moro BY an improper 6t Of the harness,
or BY decidedly bad attachment to the
vehicle they are drawing, thad by oil the
service they perform. But few teamsters
have ever been taught how to harness .
horse correctly; and fswsr still have
learned that there is right way and
wrong way 10 hitch team TO . Garage.
When q harness 10 taken from the shop,
every part should be adjusted to 6t the
horse that 10 to wear il. The back band
should be let out or buckled up, uotil Il
will be neither too long nor too short
whom the animal is drawing a load.
Many . good horse has had large sore
made on his back simply because the
baok. band Of the harnes was bucklcd up
too far. The breechipg should also be
adjusted properly, 90 that the horse will
not seem like man In boys coat, nor
like colt wearing the harness Of q full
grown horse. The collar should 6t as
neatly to the animals neck as an easy pair
of shoes set on ones feet. The collar
should not DO 80 long that man can put
his arm easily between the neck Of the
animal and the lower end Of the collar.
Many borses-especially old ouss--when
thin 10 flesh, require collars SO small that
they cannot be put over the heads Of the
horses that wear them. 1t is of eminent
importance that the proprietors of teams
should see to such minor points, and pro.
vide collars that are open at the top or
bottom. Every horse should have his
own collar and harness, az much as every
man bis own boots and coat. The lines
are often adjusted in such q manner that
the heads Of both horses are hauled away
from each othor 90 far that the team can.
not travel easily. At other times they
are drawn too far inward toward each
other. The lines should be adjusted 90
that the heads may BE- held just as far
apart as the length Of the double whiffs-
tree. When team is attached to car
riage, or alumber wagon, the breast.strsps,
stay chains or neck-yoke should be SO
adjusted that the pole or tongue cannot
strike either horse. The tongue is often
allowed to have so much play, that it
whangs the arms or shoulders Of the team
with terrible force, when the vehicle is
being drawn over rough ways. The neck
yoke straps, or tongue chains, should be
drawn up so As to elevate the tongue be-


tween the shoulders, where the lateral
jerking or thrusting will be received by
the gearing on the necks of the animals,
rather than against the unprotected arms
or shoulders. Practical Farmer


SCRATCHES IN HORSES. give q
cure. Ans.-Four ounces ointment of
rosiu one half ounce finely ground YER
digris; two ounces Of turpeutine; one
ounce oil Of origianuu one ounce tine
ture Of iodine one and half pound
mutton tallow. Mix all we'll. Wash the
foot clean with CASTLE soap and soft water
and apply the ointment after tho foot
becomes dry. Once q day will be suf


6cient to apply the ointment.
Year: 1871

SOLDERING HoRsEs.-Does it injure
horses to slobbcr when feeding on clover
Ans. When the fauces Of the mouth and
salivsry glands are stimulated to such an
extent as to tax the substance of tho
body to supply saliva to meet an enor-
nous demand, the horses will lose flesh
and become thin aud weak, although np.
parently feeding upon abundance. A


little dry bran fed two or three times a
day will help dry up the flow of saliva.
Year: 1871

Here is what sthe New York Tribune,
the leading Republican journal of the coun-
try, has to say on the subject,of Sumuer's
removal from the Committee on Foreign
Relations:


The Senate of the United States is q de
Lucrative body, which properly divides
itself into Committees among which the
subjects which require its attention are pri.
mariy distributed for scrutiny and dig yes
tion prior to action thereon in its pnblic
sessions II were absurd to contend that
this body should not assign to those Com
mittees respectively the members whom
the majority shall from time to time con
slider fittest for the discharge of their re-
spective duties. We cannot, therefore.
consider the removal of Mr.. Sumner from
the Guardianship of the Committee on
Foreign Relations as an outrage or any
thingo of the sort.
Year: 1871

A Rocky MOUNTAIN CANAL.--We
find communication in the New Yci K
Tribune, suggesting that a canal be built
to connect the waters of the Missouri with
the waters of the Columbia The project
throws in the shade our. propos. I'd canal
from the Jefferson river to Helena Who
knows but what, in the course of time, the
suggestion of the Tribune correspondent
may be carried into practical execution p
We quote as follows: "As this is the era
of ship canals, perhaps one that would
make communication by water from the
Atlantic to the Pacific would be worthy
consideration. A ship canal from the
Missouri river to the Salmon and Columbia
rivers, will require about eighty-fve miles
of canal and about four locks. The Rocky
Mountain ascent in this neighborhood is
very gradual When travellers are on the
summit they do not realize that they are
on au elevation until told they are on the
highest land in the pass. The canal would
require locks around the Great Falls of
the Missouri The most direct route for
canal is from Horse Prairie creek to the
Salmon river, which is deep and broad,
and down the Columbia to Rockland Falls,
where a lock would be needed Then
there would be one III Iobstructed water
course from St. Louis to the Pacific Coast.
This would open our northern territories
to civilization through Dakota, Montana,
Idaho and Oregon. Helena Herald
Year: 1871

Senator ruole, of California, has gained
much reputation in the Senate by the abil-
ity he displayed in the management of the
appropriation bill So pleased was the
Senate that it made him Chairman of that
Committee for the present Congress. In
the last Congress Morrill, was Chairman,
but being absent from sickness the man
agement was given to Cole, and he sus-
timed himself exceedingly we'll.
Year: 1871

Senator Carpenter in letter 10 the
Tribune, denies that he has ever been EN-.
ploycd by the New York Central Rail.
road Company. At the request of young
lawyer, he went before the Commissioner
Of Internal Revenue, and stated his opin.
ion and effect Of the statue as applicable
to the case, but received no compensa
tOn for doing so, and 1t was distinctly
understoodwhen he went, that he should
receive no remuneration.
Year: 1871

How HAIa Is FoR&ED.--T understand toe
philosophy Of this phenomenon, essential to
the very existence of plants and animals, a
few facts derived from observation and a long
train of experiments, must be remembered.
Were the atmosphere at all times Of uniform
temperature, we should never have rain,
hail or snow. The water absorbed by it in
evaporation from the sea and the earih's sur
face, would descend in an imperccptible va
por, or cease to be absorbed by the air when
it was fully saturated. The absorbing power
of the atmosphere. and consequently its ca
pability to retain humidity. is much greater
in cold than in warm air. The air near the
surface Of the earth is warmer than it is in
the region of the clouds


The higher we ascend from the earth the
colder we find the atmosphere. Hence the
perpetual snow on very high mountains i'll
the very hottest climates. Now, when, from
evaporation, the air is highly saturated with
vapor-though it be inNisibe-if its temper
ature is suddenly reduced by cold currents
descending from above, or rushing from a
higher to a lower latitude, its capability to
retain moisture is diminished, clouds are
formed and the result is rain. Air condenses
as its diminished capacity cannot hold. How
singular, yet how simple an arrangement for
watering the earth.
Year: 1871

HASN'T is related that a boardinghouse
keeper in Arkansas was once disturbed by a
report that his boarders were mutnous be-
cause of the TOO frequent appearance of hash
upon the breakfast table Accordingly he
descended to breakfast the next morning,
laid one portentous horse-pstol on each side
of his plate at the head of the table, and
said; "Any gentleman who says he don't
like hash dies Mr.. Brown" he continued,
turning to the next boarder, ''will you take
hash?''
Year: 1871

o, pray grant my request,
Remember always me
AS one whom you can trust.
Think of me as a friend
Not of the summer kind,
But rs one who when sought
You will be sure to find;
To whom to aid gives joy,
To meot your secret wish
Will be pleasure sublime;
One who would gladly rush
70 serve you unto death,
And think himself well paid
If he meets with success.
o, plea.e remember nc,
AS friend remembers friend
Whose love eXalts the soul,
RESTS not with tongue or hand;
Whose mutual esteem
Gives basis to a bond
Separation cannot break,
Misfortune cannot rend.
o, thus remember me,
And always will bless
The hour when first we met.
To me it's happiness
To know myself esteemed
By kindred spirits true
Farewell remember me,
As will always you.
Year: 1871

THE San Francisco Bulletin of the 25th is
responsible for this:


Last Sunday afternoon lady was walk,
ing along Kearny street, between Bush and
Pine, her head furnished by the usual sup
ply of chignon and curls, when suddenly the
whole affair was discovered to be in flames
Two gentlemen passing were the first to OBJ
serve the conflagFation, and at the imminent
danger of making themselves ridiculous,
they rushed gallantly to the rescue and
boldly tore the cracking appendage from the
country Of its adoption. The flames were
extingushed without the fire alarm being
given. The origin Of the fire is not known,
although it is supposed to have been a gen.
uine case of spontaneous combustion, as the
color of the hair was red A strong wind
was blowing at the time, and little extra
friction might have served to ignite the in
candescent mass.
Year: 1871

WE repeat our question: If the loss of
the railroad trade made Booth an anti-sub-
sidy man, is not the presumption fair one
that to regain it would re-convert him back
to subsidy? In other words, if financial loss
affects his political principles one way, may
not financial gain influence them in an oppo-
site direction San joaquin Republican.
Year: 1871

An old farmer said to his sons: sBoys,
don't YOU ever wait for summit to turn up.
You might just as well 60 and sit down on a
stone in the middle Of a medder, with pail
atwixt your legs, and wait for COW to back
up to you to be MIXED"
Year: 1871

r.hi or left, sudden prick n Tie opposite
side OF each sturgeon causes the pair to take
the desired course; when greater speed is
desired, they ere pierced near the tail; when
they are required to halt, She soad is reached
forward and they a.e pricked in front of the
head.
Year: 1871

From the N. Y. Commercial Advertiser


A very singular circumstance recently
happened to a lady living in Harlem, in
One Hundred and Twenty fourth st.
The person we refer to, the wife of a
man employed in the custom house ser
vice, became the mother of an interest
ing child about two months ago. After
the birth of the child, she was so i'll
that she could not nourish it, and a
nurse was procured, who took care of
the child for some weeks. In the
meantime the husband and father
met with serious accident, which so
disabled him that he was con-
fined to his house. During the illness
of both, the nurse was in attendance,
going to her home occasionally. One
day on her return she informed the
father and mother that a neighbor of
hers in Twenty-ninth street had lost
her little baby, and was anxious to find
one to nurse, that she was very nice
lady, and would take care of the dear
consulted in regard to the matter sug-
gested, and being poor and unable to
pay the expense of the nurse, consent
ed to let the baby be placed in the care
of the lady mentioned. The nurse
gave the lady's name as Mrs. James
Bradshaw, living at No. 10 West
Twenty ninth street


Last week the father so far recovered
as to be able to get out, and the wife
impressed upon him the duty of going
to see their "dear little one" as they
had not seen the nurse in some time.
He went, OF course. but could not find
the number, and supposing he had
made mistake, concluded to examine
the paper left by the norse-he did SO
and found it to correspond with his re-
collection. He made another effort to
I find the person through the police, but
has not yet succeeded in finding any
trace of the lady or the nurse. The
poor afflicted mother is bordering on
madness over the loss of her babe
What is moro inhuman than robbing a
mother of her child? That a woman
should do this is a degree of heartless-
ness that we never supposed could be
possessed by woman;'but when we re-
member that the worst fiends in society
wear petticoats, and that Restello still
pursues her calling despite the police,
we are not surprised
Year: 1871

AT THE NORTH PoLE.-Capt. Hall.
the Arctic explorer, in his recent lee
ture in New York, was reported thus:
When he shall stand Oh, the North
Pole there is one thing which will
trouble him, and that, how shall he
keep his chronometers regulated; how
shall he tell whether they are gaining
or losing. Every direction then viii
be south. There will be no north, no
east, no west. The North Star will ba
directly over head, or nearly so, and on
the first day of March the sun will just
appear above the horizon and go
round and round, day by day, never
rising or setting, but gradually attain
ing greater altitude, until finally 1T
will get to height of 23l degrees, and
then gradually get lower and lower, un-
til on the 23d of September it will dis
appear, to be seen no more for six
months. What object can he site tn
regulate his chronometerst He has
asked the question of the best talent in
the country, and NO man can answer
him. In the-winter of 1872 he will be
where no sun can shine, but in fine
place Tor people fond of eating, for it
will always be dinner time-always IL
O'Clock.
Year: 1871

Many a man is on the wrong road
altogether with respect to his profession.
We have known an artist, whose ,yoca.
tion was a linen>draper, and more than
one tradesman with all his head and
heart in art, very bad bargainer, but
a good judge of colors, and q capital
hand in dressing out a window So
licitor, ground down to a desk, whose
native road laid along the seabcach,
and between the storm and the food !,
g clergyman, who would have been more
at home IL carpenters shop..than in the
pulpit; and an actress, whose beau
ideal Of human life was q farm house
doTn in the country, where she might
feed her ducks aud chickens herself,
and superintcnd the dairy and the
baking. Now all these people were on
tho wrong road in life, consequently
they could naver cultivate their hedge
side, properly, but we're forced to be con-
tent with pignuts and bifckberries, and
anything else that came handy by the
grace Of nature; never able to raise o
bushel of grain for Harvest time, or to
gather their own apples for storage. 1t
they had been on the right track for
each, they might have cultivated every
square foot of their portions and then
the world would have hadtso much adj
ded harmony between character and
circumstance, and SO much more faith
ful work heartily performed.
Year: 1871

Great preparations are being made for
the reception of Prince Alexis. A feet OF
yachts, United States frigate, and steamer
with the Citizens Reception Committee, will
meet the Russian squadron down the bay and
escort 1t up to the Battery. Thence the
National Guard will escort the royal visitor to
his hotel, and afterward the proceedings will
depend on the wishes Of the Prince. It is
thought that he will Immediately post OF to
Washington to pay his respects to the Presi-
dent. On his return ball will be given
himGt the Academy, breakfast at Jerome
Park, review of the Fire Department,
a torchlght procession and an excursion
up the Hudson. Altogether, the entertain.
ment in honor OF our Russian lion will be on O.
grander scale than any entertainment we have
ever given to a foreign visitor, except Lafay-
cite. In the present case the charge OF
funkyism levelled against our people is
simply puerile and foolish. If there is any
European nation for whom we entertain Q
most hearty affection it is Russia: She was
stanch, fearless aud powerful friend of ours
during our troubles, and has always been out
spoken in her attachment to us as nation.
She paid unusual honors to our own Farragut
during his visit to her shores in 1866, and in
honoring Russia's Prince we propose to recip-
rocate in some measure the honor she paid
him, as well as to give expression to our well>
defined regard for Russia herself.
Year: 1871

Quoted so far with mastery skill and most
excellent effect.


The political crisis which has been pro-
duced in England by the Hebrew pronuncia-
mento at Hughenden Is alarming for Queen
Victoria. 1t is almost deadly to the royal
aspirations of the Prince Of Wales; decidedly
deadly should it be prolonged by the obs'i-
macy of his mother in holding on to power.
The Queen Of England should take advice.
She should abdicate gracefully. She should
acknowledge her physical and mental
incapacities. She should do wore than
this. She should caution the Prince
of Wales not to attempt to obstruct the
wishes of the British democracy with regard
to their future form of government, but to
quietly permit the masses to give complete
effect TO the ''new departure" movement Of
Disraeli. even if one Of its first consequences
should be the elevation of this plain and
simple living son Of Judah to the Presidential
chair of British republic. The Prince
of Wales should heed and obey the matronly
counsel, lest England should produce Judith
who would search for aud find modern Holo-
fernes.
Year: 1871

Judge Barnard has found his late injunc-
tion against the Comptroller as to the payment
of money and issuing Of bonds on account of
the city little too sweeping. He yesterday
modified the injunction so as to enable the
Departments of Public Works and Public
Parks to prosecute the improvements in prog
ress under their control and to secure prompt
payment to the laborers. This is as it should
be. The work upon our city improvements
must not stop. The modification of this in
junction will be gratifying news to the Park
laborers. 1t is not every day Peter 3.
Sweeny can be found TO come forward and
advance money from his own pocket to pay our
city workmen. The order makes no provision
for the payment of the salaries Of teachers in
the public schools. The probability is that an
application to this effect from the proper
source would secure the prompt issue of
supplementary judicial order covering the
ground and remove the present difficulties in
the way of the teachers getting their we'll
earned pay. The final settlement of the
general order under the judges decision was
to have been made yesterday, but the Counsel
to the Corporation was not ready and IL was
postponed. The probability is that the order
will be definitely settled within two or three
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