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Year: 1870

Again.


The Washington special correspondent
OF the Courier Journal, under date OF the
14th, Thursday las, says " The usual
tedium of the Senatorial debates on the
Georgia bill was somewhat relieved 10 day
by very Radical speech Cf Senator Nor
ton, of Indiana, the tenor Of which was
that Georgia not alone needed reconstruc-
tion, but that the condition of affairs in
the South generally was suoh as to 9arrant
Congress in taking hold Of most of the other
States with q strong hand. He favored
giving the President the power TO send the
troops to any portion Of the South to sup
press disorders aud preserve the peace
without waiting for the Governor or the
Legislature to cali, according to the pres
ent procedure in force, on the Executive
for military power to suppress lnsurrec-
ton. It is pretty we'll understood that
this extraordinary speech reflects the views
of the President, who has within few
days declared that the rebels had deceived
him, and that he should not carry out his
recently expressed intention of sending a
special message to Congress recommends
Ing general ann esty.


At the same time, however, the President
is represented by his friends to be oppo-
sed to delaying further the admission of
Georgia, but is anxious that the work of
reconstruction should be closed up. He is
willing to keep the dsfranchised on pro,
baton, but opposed to keeping the whole
State out any longer"
Year: 1870

The United States shall protect each State
against domestic violence, whenever 1t shali pe
shown to the President, in such manner as the
Congress may by law prescribe. that such Vo-
lenoe exists in such State.


Sec. q That Congress shall have power TO en-
force this article by appropriate legislation


This power in the hands of an unscru-
pulous Congress and partisan President
and even the form of 6 free election will
be at an end. However, as Congress al
ready exercises supreme control over the
local affairs of the Southern States, that
body may not deem it necessary to fortlty
their assumption of authority by repeat
ing the great national legerdemain act OF
amending the Constitution. States can
be made or unmade, and refractory
and dissenting Legislatures compell-
ed to assent, or counted as assent
ing, to suit the necessities and conveni
ences of the time and occasion. There
fore if it is desired to pass the amendment
it can be done, or off tial declaration will
so decide.
Year: 1870

" UNIVERSAL AMNESTY. at present, IS
wrong" Certainly, gentlemen, wrong, all
wrong. Wait until each Southern State,
and perhaps New York and Connecticut,
have been reconstructed several times
wait until every spark of constitutional
liberty has been ground out OF the people
by the heel of the despots at Washington; !;
wait until every State in the Union has at
least one ignorant negro representative IN
the halls of Congress until the sanity
Beecher shall give it as the command of
God, and Beast Butler of the United States
government, that the immaculate negro
shall be received into full social fellowship
and communion;-then let US have peace.
Year: 1870

Sec. l. Every Express Company shall mako
return on or before the first Mondays in jan
uary, April, July and October of each year, of
the entire gross earnings and receipts of such
Company during the three months next pre-
ceding, The said Company shall on or before
the third Monday OF each Of the said months,
pay the gross receipts two per cent for each
three months


Sec. 2. Every Telegraph Company doing bust.
ness in this State shall, at the times and in the
manner prescribed in the preceding section,
make report of the entire receipts of said Com
pany and pay two per cent. for each three months.


Sec. 4. On each marriage license, fifty cents,
and on each mortgage deed, marriage contract,
and deed In trust to secure creditors there shall
be q tax Of one dollar. On every other doed con-
veying, contracting to convey title to real o.
tate, and on all other instruments admitted to
registration, where the consideration exceeds
three hundred dollars and is less than one thou
sand dollars, fifty cents. and twenty-five cents in
addition for every additional one thousand dol
lars. Where any Of the foregoing instruments
proved before the Clerk OF the Superior Court,
he shall be charged with the collection of the tax
as heretofore. When Probate ie otherwise made,
the Register shall collect and pay the same, less
five per cent commissions to the Sheriff, render
ing q sworn statement OF the number and char
acter of the instruments admitted to registration
and the taxes due thereon, which the Sheriff
shall file with the Olerk of the Superior Court
directed by Law.
Year: 1870

The Ohio Legislature has just passed the
bill to give the minority party in any
election precinct in that State one of the
three judges Of election, and, the Governor
having signed said bill, it is now law. The
manner of its operation is that in case, say,
the Radical party has carried the prior
election, then the two RADICAL Town Trustees
or Councilmen who have received the
highest vote and the defeated Democratic
candidate for the same Office who stand,
highest in his party, ere to be the three
judges OF election, aud rice persa in case the
precinct be Democratio-,he idea beina
always to have two of the successful and one
of the unsuccessful party a, any election te
act as judges atthe next succeeding election


Where three or more candidates of a;,be,
party have the same vote, then it ia 10 h.
determined by lot which one or two thereof
as the case may be, shall sit. And TIM


surely, if slowly, are the claims of tn


minority to representation working them


selves into recognition in our electors
system.
Year: 1870

jority in favor of such action being IL.
Last night one would have thought ths,
grand Juries had not friend in the conven.
ton, so rigorous was the sssault.


This matter settled, section Is was again
amended, and passed in the shape which
will be found elsewhere. Section IA was
adopted, and section Is was under consider
alton when the proceedings we're interrupted
by the announcement of the death of Judge
Billings, of which the official notice was then
first received


The committee ON bill Of rights made its
report this morning through " j. Allen,
the chairman. In few points it varies from
the present article materially. There is q
change of language in the first section,
which proclaims that men are born free and
independent. but not equally so, as in the
present Constitution. Section Is, regarding
private property taken for public purposes
is different from the old provision, and sec
ton Is prohibits the granting of any irrevo
cable special privileges or immunisies. Both
sections are given in full elsewhere, The
report is made the special order for Thurs
day.
Year: 1870

seem that very thorough search was made
'eyerytning being found on the mountains except the
that the little fellows fell through the Ice on the
rver-which was not very strong on New Years
Day-and SO pershed together. It Is useless gpecu-
lating now a. To their fate, but when spring comes
then the mystery must be explained.
Year: 1870

A oUEER CAsE.-A correspondent of the
Alta California, writing from San Jose' sep
tember 20, says:


ga short time ago family of wealth and re-
spectability, who lived near this city, went on a
visit to their former home in a Western State,
and on their return brought back with them a
niece who was in i'll health. Shortly after
thew had arrived at their home in this county,
the girl began to exhibit very strange con-
dition of mental agitation, which would last
for few minutes and then leave the girl IN
I her proper mind. When questioned as 10 her
strang conduct, she would disolalm any kno"I-
edge other unusual manifestations, and express
the greatest surprise at the inquiries of her rel
atives. These strange spells continued to grow
more frequent and more violent, until hnally
the oirI would make use of the most strong ana
extrayagant speeches, talking in protane ana
threatening manner, and processing to be the
returned spirit of some bushwhacker VINO hau
been hanged by his own relatives IN missouri
during the war. Her relatives then began to
direct their questions to the spirit who claimed
TO have possession of the girl, and gained IRON
n an acknowledgment like the following: 1
was what you call bushwhacker, ana was
killed bv this girls father, and, as still feel
spirit of revenge against him, have taken
control of her to further my designs; nave
nothingsagainst the girl, and intend to do her
no HARM Apparently to convince those pres
ent of his identity the evil spirit went on to
tell many things which had happened between
himselfand the girls relatives (all of which
was true,) and finally told them that there there
was letter on the way to them, giving lnfor
nation of the severe sickness of a little sister
of the girl whom he was using for his evil puvr
pose. The letter alluded to arrived in few
days, confirming the truth OF what .tI had beer
foretold. The relatives of the girl with whom
she was living, thinking that the child nigh
be insane, sent her to private asylum in Al
ameda county, a few days ago, and have Learned
that she is not disturbed any longer oy tne re re
vengeful monsters. The spirit had told then
before that he would leave the girl when sh
should be removed from among her relatives
but he would enter into some other member
the family. day or two ago the people her tI
rece;ved a letter from Missouri stating that tn
father ofthe girl was afflicted in manne
which exactly corresponds with the forme
disorders of the child. The truth OF the abov
narrative may be relied upon, as it comes tror
the PARTIES directly connected with the strang
affair, and, who are upright, honorable people.
Year: 1870

TRUSTING GoD.-There is one thing which
Christmas do not do as often as they ought,
and that is trust God for the little things in life.
We do not go to him as we would to an earthly
friend and tell him all about what we want.
We feel too much that we must tell him about
our religion and let the rest go. Is it not the
little things that make up the sum- OF our
ives p" Is it not the little things that trou-
Bile and perplex us !? The little things laid
upon our load (already so very heavy laid
on our weary shoulders one at time, SEEM
ingly very little things, yet they make a
fearful weight. We cannot carry them alone,
and he is so willing to help us. Why not
ask him He himself says that even the
hairs of our heads are all numbered.-CriSas-
Year: 1870

A recent accident in an English
printing Office holds out a hope for
Chicago. A scamp gained access To
the Clarendon Printing Office when
the forms for a new edition Of the
pTayer-bOOk Of the Church of En-
gland were nearly ready for the press
and substituted K for v in the word
like in the marriage service where
1t reads that both promise to love,
honor, &e., go long as ye both shall
live" thus making the last word
like The whole edition was pub
lishetl before the error wasdisCnvered;
and Rs the book with such a reguia-
tion OF marriage would be Of no ser
vice in England, it is now proposed
to send the edition to Chicago, and
distribute it there at nominal price.
It's thought that all the prayers in
the book are needed there, while the
change in the text Of the marriage
service will differ bus little from the
custom Of the place.
Year: 1870

The Great Eimof Boston Common,
Is one Of the most nOiable tres in the
country. II stands near the center Of
the Common, which Is 4 beautiful I,ark
Of fifty acres in the very heart OF the
city The tree i surrounded by an
iron fence, on which Is the following
iusrription-
Year: 1870

Coon DIMpRovEMENT.-Owen King, Road Com
missioner of this Township is repairing and
reconstructing the old arch over the ravine in
front of Odd Fellows hall. The material used
is stone, and good job is being made of it.
The street is very narrow and crooked at this
point, owing to the avarcious lot jumping pro
pensties of former citizens of the town; and the
decay and crumbling OF the arch had rendered
this place really dangerous, so much so that ii
taxed all the skill, to the fullest extent, of O
splendid "Jehu" to pass it in safety in broad
daylight, and the pers of night drivers and
strangers may be more readily imagined than
described.
Year: 1870

NATIVE WINE.-A choice bottle Of pure and
superior wine from the vineyard of H. H. John
son & Bro, near Beal's Bar in this county was,
by the favor of the propretors, pre- sented to this
Office this week. This vineyard is just on this
side of the Sacramento county line, north OF
Folsom, and soil very much the same in
character as the famous Bugby or Natoma place.
There is large area Of this character of land in
the southeastern portion OF our county, and in
time it will be appropriated and cultivated.
True, the old settlers like Johnson, have select
ed the more choice and favorably located spots,
which are now really valuable
Year: 1870

The GRAvEs-PUTNAM MINE AND MnI.-Work
is still being vigorously pushed on,this ledge and
large quantities of good quartz is being taken
out, and every few days pockets or rich veins
are struck, the ore from which don't need being
put through quartz mill, as it comes from the
mine nearly pure gold the mill is being push
cd to completion and a few moro weeks of good
weather will see IL at work.
Year: 1870

CHURCH BELL.-The congregation of St. Their
esa Church in Auburn, have received new
Church Bell weighing some three hundred
pounds. The bell is not yet hoisted to its place.
but its tone indicates that it will prove the arg-
est and best bell in the county
Year: 1870

The jury in the tfial of John Leach, when
they went out stood one for murder in the second
degree, three for manslaughter and eight for ac-
quittal. At the end of their twenty-five hours
consultation, they stood four for manslaughter
to eight for acquittal. The only change made
to manslaughter.
Year: 1870

Snow IN THE MoUNTAINs.--W b. Lyon, of the
Tahoe house informs US that during the late
storms snow fell on the mountains around Lake
Bigler to the depth of foot and over, but that
it is now about all gone. Snow also fell as low
down as Alta some four inches deep, but is now
all gone and the roads are in splendid condition
Year: 1870

THANKSGIVING BALL.-On Thursday evening
next the grand Thanksgiving dedication ball
comes off at the Depot Hall at Aubur n
Station, and it is well that those who intend to
keep the day should not forget that this will be
the ming and most enjoyable of its features.
The dancing hall is eighty-four by thirty feet,
with twelve feet ceilings and a splendid new
floor. This hall is in the second story while
the lower portion of the building will be COM
pletely arranged for the entertainment of the
guests. Church & Jones splendid Cotillion
band is especially engaged to furnish the dane
ing music and this, with the known qualifica-
tions and determination of Curley & Mahon, the
proprietors, to never be outdone on occasions of
this kind, should insure general, if not unani-
nous attendance of all in reach. We only re-
mind the dancing and pleasure-seeking public
in this notice, that if they not at this party
they will be the loosers, and to them only will
come the after regrets. If you wish to any
particular one on Thursday evening, and are at
a loss to know where to find him her, go up
to the new Depot Hall at Auburn Station.
Year: 1870

YNHIS OLD AND POPULAR SALOON IS
l. now open for the accommodation of the pub
lie (under the new propretorshp), who have
already occupied the premises in force and pro-
ceeded to make themselves at home. The peo-
pie know good liquors when they taste em. and
good cigars when they smoke EN-; and therefore
when they have once been to the UNION they
are bound to call again and repeat The propr-
etors will keep none but the best articles, and
they hatter themselves that they know how to
mix and serve them. Call.


<>---~---1 In the Saloon is new and
Year: 1870

COUNTY BUILDINGS. old Court House has
been overhauled and re-foored, plastered, fur
nished and painted within the last two months
and now looks, and is almost as good as new.


This building was constructed some II years ago
and is like the Indians knife, which he said was
'his fathers, his grand fathers and his great
grand fathers, and had had only three new blades
and two new handles" This building has been
reconstructed several times, and this time comes
out looking as bright new pin. The paint
ing and granting which is the most snowy part
of the work and adds most to the appearance OF
the building, both inside and outside, was done
by Mr.. George Boynton, under contract, and
whether the contract was high or low we think
Mr.. Boynton has done full justice to the work
and acquitted himself we'll as tirst-cass work
man. Had our county been fairly dealt with by
all her officials, we would now have money
enough to erect the finest county buildings in the
State, to purchase every toll-road i'll the county,
and to build splendid school house in every
district in the county, and have money left to
lend but as it is, Others have pocketed what be-
longed to the people Of the county, and poor
Placer can stand but little expense at a time,
Year: 1870

AN OPEN BAR IN A CORNFIELD.--
Here is California story, told to illus
trate the cunning of the crows in that
region: A hired man on the Napa farm
was detailed to keep watch on the corn
field, and not let the black marauders
invade the premises; but, like many
other men in similar situation, he
tried to plan a method whereby so
much labor would not have to be per-
formed. So he hit upon the plan of
soaking some corn in whisky and
placing it in the field so that the crows
would surely get drunk, and then he
thought he would have sure thing on
them and could kill them easily. He
had tried to shoot them with shot gun,


but crows can smell powder a long way.
After soaking some corn over night, he
put bountiful supply in the field the
next morning, and in about two or
three hours he went out to see how


things were progressing, and mark you
what follows: One of the crows, a little
larger than the rest, had taken posses
sion of almost all the corn, ,and had built
himself bar out of clods of earth, and
was retailing the whiskey-soaked corn
to the other crows, charging them three
grains of sprouted corn for one of soak
ed grain. Our hired man had not the
heart TO kill any Of the creatures that
seemed in their action so likemankind.
Year: 1870

LAST Thursday boy on farm near
Norristown lay down in field and
went to sleep. When he awoke there
was a certain numbness in his leg
which surprised him somewhat. Upon
casting his eye along the afflicted men,
Der he was surprised to observe that a
gigantic black snake had succeeded in
swallowing his big toe, and was pre-
pairing to dispose of the entire boy in
the same manner. Now, what we
want to call the attention of the society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to ami
mails to, is this: Instead of lying still
and encouraging the snake in its efforts
to satisfy its natural cravings, this de-
PRAYED and degraded outcast of bog
ljerked out his toe and climbed sudden
ly over the fence. The suffering reptile
was left there; not only discouraged by
the loss of its frugal meal, but sick at
its stomach, and mortified at the boys
outrageous conduct. How long are
these gross outrages against unoffending
dumb animals to be permitted to go
unavenged? Will not the fair women
whose tender humanity organized the
dog hospital, ,gush for the serpent Of the
field? Who will be the first to move
for the erection Of an asylum for the
prosecuted puff-adders and an infirmary
for the oppressed ra-di.capello?
Year: 1870

An Irishwoman has recently been
tried in the north of England for the
homicide of deputy sheriff. The off,
GER entered the house to distrain for
rent which had not been paid, and find
ing nothing else of value, said he must
have the cradle in which the baby was
sleeping. The woman naturally refu.
sed to let him take it, He insisted, and
the alteration between them, thus be-
gun, was. brought to climax by the
bailiff, who turned the baby out of the
cradle, which he passed to an under-bail-
iff standing at the door. The exasperated
mother seized the offensive weapon at
hand, which was, as it happened,
rolling-pin. With this she struck the
officer two heavy blows on the head,
and as he retreated, she flung an earth
enware jug at him. This was broken to
pieces over his head. From the effects of
injuries thus received, the bailiff died
after an illness of six days. The poor
woman was arrested, tried and found
guilty of homicide by the jury, with q
recommendation to mercy. The judge
heartily acted on the recommendation
and discharged the woman to keep the
peace. In the course of the trial, the
court said, "that the distraint of the
cradle was quite illegal, and being So,
the woman used no more force than
was necessary to resist it; baiiff might
as we'll distrain shirt upon persons
back, as cradle with a child in it,.
Even horse upon which o man is rid
ing cannot legally be distrained, much
less a baby's cradle in which the baby
| lay.D
Year: 1870

BY DIR. HOLLAND.
Over the cradle n mother hung,


Softly grooming slumber song;
And these were the simple words sho sung


All the evening long:
"Cheek or chin, or knuclKle or knee
Where shall the babys dimple be2
Where shall the angels finger rest
When he comes down to the baby's nest?
Where shall the angels touch remain
When he awakens my babe agan?'
t5till as she bent and sang so low,
murmur into her music broke;
And she paused to hear, for she could but kn ow
The baby's angel spoke:


'Cheek or chin, knuckle or knee
Where shall the babys dimple be?
Where shall my finger fall and rest
When l come down to the baby's nest?
Where shall my fingers touch remain
When awaken your babe again?"
| Silent the mother sat, and dwelt
Long in the sweet delay of choce
And then by her baby's side she knelt,
| And sang with pleasant voice:
| mot on the limb. Oh angel dear!
| For the charm with its youth will disappear,
| Not on the cheek shall the dimple be,
| For the harboring smile will fade and flee;
But touch thou the chin with an impress deep.
| And my baby the angels seal shall keep"
Year: 1870

"WHEN am in crowded car, ,"said
male advocate of woman's rights,
"and woman comes in, l think it is
the duty of some man to get up and
give her his seat. look around the
car to see if any man in the car looks
Ii Ike making move in that direction,
and when / see them all keep their
seats, l hide my face behind my news
paper, and blush for my SEX"
Year: 1870

A PHYSICIAN examining student as
to his progress, asked him, ''should a
man fall into a well forty feet deep,and
strike his head against one of the tools
with which he had been digging, what
would have been yeur course if called
in as surgeon ?" The student replied,
"I should advise them to let the man
lie and ill up the WELL"
Year: 1870

Alfred was missing one night about
sunset. Mother was getting Anxious,
for she always wished him to be home
early. A neighbor coming in said q
number OF boys had gone to the river
to swim, and he thought Alfred was
with them.


No." said his mother, she PROM
ised me he would not go there without
my leave, and he olWdys keeps his
word. He never told me a lie.n


But seven o'clock came. then eight,
and the mother was still watching and
listening for the step of Alfred; but il
was half-past eight before his merry
shouts and whistle We're heard, when
he ran into the gate.


"Confess nov," said the ncighbor,
that you have been to the river with
the other boys, and so kept away till
late.n


How the boys eye flashed, and the
crimson mounted to his cheeks!


!" No sir i told my mother would
never go there without her leave, and
do you think Z trould ten q lie. I
helped James to find the cows which
had strayed in the woods, and did not
think would be so late"


James, coming up the street just
then came in to tell us he was afraid
we had been alarmed; they had been
so far in the wood it made them late i'm
getting home.


II think" said the neighbor, turn
ing to the mother as he took his hat to
go home, "there is comfort In store for
yOu madam. Such a bOy :fs that will
make noble man."