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Year: 1870

THE Air Line Road, at their recent An. nual Meeting, increased the Capital Stock of the Company, which was immediately subscribed for, and also added a number of prominent gentlemen to the Board of Directors. a.'

 The Board consists of leading business men in the State, of high character snd reputation, who have carefully inyestiga. ted the condition of the company. aud give it their unqualified support.

 Summer and Fall, and lby next Spring the Road will undoubtedly be in full operaiion.

 The early completion of this important internal improvement cannot but afford pleasure to every citizen in the State.
Year: 1870

JUSTICE. The passage of the late Ma tional election law brings rascally repeaters before court that is not subject to Tam amy Fisk influence. U. s. Judge Woodruff upholds the constitutionality of the law, and brings criminals to speedy trial and to condign punishment. Honesty is such a rare quality in the New York judiciary that the metropolis stands amazed at the sight of it.
Year: 1870

England's shame--her treatment of the
Irish people. What glory she might
achieve if she were to relax her hold upon
Erin, and let that long down-trodden isle
60 free. The feeble and partial measures
of redress from time to time proposed in
the British Parliament. are unsatisfactory,
and serve but to stimulate the desire of
the Irish people for entire emancipation
from the British yoke. That event will
come to pass. some day, whether England
wills it to be SO or not, and it would be
wise in her to bring it about of her own
free yolition, for she would thereby cancel
much Of the wrong she has been the in
strument Of inficting upon unhappy Ire
land. If the emancipation of Ireland come
not before, it will follow speedily after the
next war between Great Britain and the
United States. Whether such a war is
remote, or near at hand, can only for the
present be left to conjecture. All that we
know is, that there are disturbing relations
between the two governments, that fill
thoughtful and clear sighted men with
concern. The Alabama claims are felt to
be subject of uneasiness and embarrass-
ment on both sides of the water The
present state of that question cannot long
continue. Action is demanded, and the
question must be met by the cabinets of
st. James and Washington. 1t has al
ready been announced that resolution of
inquiry as to the delay in the settlement
of these claims, is about to be moved in
Congress. This is the first public indica-
tion of rising impatience at the delay, in
this country. Once set the subject prom
incntly before the public mind in man
ner which touches our national pride, and
the ardor of the people reacting upon the
authorities at Washington, would cause
the subject to be pressed with such vehe-
mence and force upon the attention Of
England, as to preclude the possibility Of
settlement of it by negotiation. What
them Why, an appeal to arms of course,
that dread tribunal of last resort between
nations. Then would England feel the
force Of an avenging Nemesis, and the day
Of Ireland's delivery would be at hand.


In view of the possible contingency Of
hostilities growing out Of the Alabama
claims, England has done us an essential
service, by sending into our waters hel
steel-clad leviathan; that is, if our autho.
rites shall profit by the lesson thus afford.
ed them, to construct armor-plated bate.
ries for our own Navy. capable of repell.
ing the stupendous force of this iron vol.
oano.
Year: 1870

CHANGE IN THE UsURY LAws.-We
can hardly suppose there will be any Sc
r,ous objection to the recommendation of
the committee of the judiciary of the House
OF Delegates in favor of such chaupe in
our laws as will allow the taking Of sny
rate up TO ten per cent, as interest for
money IN this State when specifically con.
tracted for The legal rate will remain nj
SIX per cent. in the absence of any such
contract. This is in accordance with wba,
we have urged as the least that should be
done in the matter, and it is, perhaps all
that Is absolutely necessary at this time.
Indeed 1t may be more judicious than
other change at period when the country
seems rapidly tending to the wholesome
condition of specie basis.-Bah. San.
Year: 1870

1t is stated that the treaty between Co.
lombia and this country, for a ship canal
across the Isthmus of Panama, needs only
the signature of the United States Com
missioner to put it in position to be act
ed upon. Its ratification by the Senate
of Colombia is conceded. In the mean
time, the engineers sent out from this
country are preparing to commence the
survey of the proposed route.
Year: 1870

a communication upon the peach grow
ing interest, called forth by the recent
letter Of Mr.. Samnd Townsend, appears
in this mornings issue and will be read
with attention by the Peach Growers in
ibis vicinity,
Year: 1870

A PERPLEXING EXPERIENCE.-A
friend Of mine whom | met in Charles
ton, Turkish HISTORIAN, was smok-
ing in the forward car when a very
elegantly dressed young lady, of com
plexion about as light as his own, en-
tered the car and took her seat. She
was so refined in her dress and ap.
pearance that he supposed she had
made mistake, and gallantly sug.
gested to her that the ladies Car
would be more agreeable, when she
stated that her color, not perceptible
to a stranger, prevented her entering
there. He conyersed with her, and
found her Intelligent and educated
She was the daughter of one of the
wealthiest men of South Carolina
He was that evening publicly ridi
culed at the hotel for talking to mig
ger girl, by men who would have done
well had they shared her refinement
A few days afterwards, remembering
the incident, and seeing a lady of ap
parently mixed blood in the first class
car, he thought she had made mis-
take, and to save anything that nigh


wound her feelings, he politely sug
gested to her to change to the for
ward, second class car. She coloreC
up, highly insulted, and calling hel
husband from outside, screamed


"This man calls me nigger!' Th


husband got into towering rage, ant
came near laying violent hands on m,
poor innocent friend; he was only re
strained by some passengers, who ex
planned his position as foreigner un
acquainted with American peculiar
ties.-Lappiacott's Magazine.
Year: 1870

A capital joke, and all the more
palatable because it is true and can
be vouched, took place few Sundays
since at one of the prominent Fourth
street churches. It seems that a wor-
thy deacon had been very industrious
in selling a new church book, costing
IS cents. At the service in question
the minister, just before dismisSing
the congregation, rose and said-"All
you who have children to baptize will
please present them next Sabbath" "
The deacon, who by the way was a
little deaf, and having an eye to SELL
ing the books, and supposing his pas
tor was referring to them, Immediate
ly jumped up and shouted,-"Al you
who haven't any can get as many as
you want BY calling on me, at IS cents
each" The preacher looked cross
eyed at the brothers, the brothers
looked at the clergyman, the audience
punched the audience in the side, tie
bubble grew larger, until it burst in
loud guffaw. Ladies colored up,
crimsoned, blushed, and thanked the
Lord for the low price of peopling
the earth. There was no benediction
that morning worth speaking of. The
deacon, after he had found ont his
mistake, changed his pew from the
front of the church to the third from
the rear; and though he cannot hear
the sermon, he is consoled with the
thought that the young ladies can't
snicker at HMM. j. Patriot.
Year: 1870

RESPECT THE AGED.-Many an old
person has the pain-not bodily but
sharper still-of feeling himself in the
way. Some one wants his place
His very chair in the chimney corner
is grudged him. He is burden to a
son or daughter. The very arm
which props him is taken away from
some productive labor. As he sits
at the table, his own guests are too
idle or too unkind to make him a
sharer in their mirth. They grudge
the trouble of that raised voice which
alone could make him one of them
and when he speaks, it is only to be
put aside as ignorant or despised, a:
old-fashioned, obsolete. Oh, little dc
younger persons know their power of
giving pain or pleasure! lis a pair
for any man still in this world to bt
made to feel that he is no longer of il
to be driven in upon his own little
world of conscious isolation ant
buried enjoyment. But this is hi
condition. and if any fretfulness Of
querulousness of temper has aggra
yated it-if others love him not be
cause he is not amiable-shall we pitt
that condition the less? Shall We
upbraid it with that fault which is it
self the worst part of it?
Year: 1870

SHOT AS A MEDICNE.-Dr. Maydieu
of France has revived the old pra3
tice of giving shot for bilious collie
His method is to take No. 5 shot
after carefully washing them in sweet
oil, and give q dessert spoonful every
half hour. He claims that in five
or six hours the vomiting ceases
The editor Of the Pacific Medical
and Surgical Journal" relates the fol,
lowing auecdote, Illustrative Of this
treatment: A clergyman was taken
sick and stopped at the house of a
good old lady, who was familiar witt
the treatment, who stated she had
no shot, but had a bullet, which would
answer the purpose. She gave it tc
the divine, who, after being assured o.
its great efficacy, swallowed it, and tC
his JOY and surprise found that in q
very short time he was entirely re
lieved of the collie. Before leaving
he expressed some doubt to the ole
lady about the piece. so heavy, finding
its way through his bowels. "Oh
my" she replied, "you need have nc
anxiety about that, as it has beer
through the whole family ten or doz
en- times"
Year: 1870

LEFT OvER.-A funny story is 60
ing the rounds in Paris. A lady in
the first society was recently obliged
to dismiss her nurse on account of an
excess Of firemen and private soldiers
too often repeated. After choosing
as a successor to this criminal a very
pretty girl, the lady, explaining why
the first went away, enioined it or
the second not to do likewise. She
admitted that she shouldn't. II can
endure a good deal" said the lady,
"but soldiers about the kitchen I
won't endure" After week or eight
days the lady came one morning into
the kitchen, opened the cupboard and
discovered youthful military char
acter. 30, ma'aml' cried the girl,
frightened, II give you my word l
never saw that soldier before in my
life-he must have been one of the
old ones left over by the other girl r
Year: 1870

DEMoNIzING Power OF RUM.-John
B. Cough tells this startling story to
illustrate the influence of the cup:


A minister of the gospel told me,
in 1847, one of the most thrilling in
cidents / ever heard in my life. A
member of his congregation came
home for the first time in his life, in
toxicated, and his boy met him on the
doorstep, clapping his hands and ex-
claiming, Papa has come homep He
seized that boy by the shoulder,
swung him around, staggered and
fell in the hall. That minister said
to me. Il spent that night in the house.
There was his child dead; there was
his wife in strong convulsions, and he
asleep. A man but thirty years of
age asleep, with dead child in the
house, having a blue mark upon the
temple where the corner of the mar
bic steps had come in contact with the
head as he swung him round, and a
wife upon the brink of the grave! He
had told me that | must remain till
he awoke, and I did. When he
awoke he passed his hand over his
face and exclaimed, What is the mat
ter? Where am |? Where is my
boy ?'' he inquired. "You cannot
see him" Stand out of my way. |
will see my boy" To prevent confu-
sion I took him by that child's bed
side, and as | turned down the sheet
and showed him the corpse, he utter
ed a shrek, "Ah, my chiIdr'


The minister said further to me
"One year after that he was brought
from a lunatic asylum to lie side by
side with his wife in one grave, and !
attended his funeral" The minister
of the Gospel who told me that fact is
to-day a drunken hostler in a stable
in Boston! Now tell me what rum
will do? It will debase, degrade, i'm.
brute and damn everything that is no.
bic, bright, glorious, and God-like in
human being. There is nothing
drink will not do that is vile, bastard.
ly, cowardly, sneaking or hellish. We
are united, brethren, are we not p
Let US fight it till the day Of oul
death.
Year: 1870

"IF DIS YER TAIL COMES Our. y
The following is worth preserving


Two darkies in the West went out
to hunt opossums, ETC., and by acci
dent found large cave with quite a
small entrance. Peeping in they dis
covered three young (bear) whelps in
the interior.


"Look heah, Sam, Ize gwine to GO
in dar and get the young bears-you
jest watch dis yer hole for de old bear


Sam got asleep in the sun. Wher
opening his eyes he saw the old beal
securing her way into the cave. Quick
as wink he caught her by the tail, anl
held on to her like grim death.


"Hello, dar Sam, what for you darl
de hole dar ?"


Lord bless you, Sambo, save your
self, honey; if dis yer tail comes out
you'll find out what dark de hole p
Year: 1870

The gold market at the opening was extremely
dull but strong, at 114s, with exceptional transac-
tons at 114. its rmncss being due to the strength
ofthe foreign exchanges. In the afternoon, upon
the exhibit OF another increase in the specie item Of
the bank statement and upon the announcement
that the cotton receipts for the week were $4,000
baes-an increase OF 5000 bales for the week-tAere
was pressure to SELL under which the quotation
declined to 114. The record Of the market is en-
Year: 1870

The weekly statement Of the associated banks ia
again very favorable The loans have been increased
less than two millions, while the gain in reserve Is
two and three-quarter Millions against an increase
OF four millions in deposits. The increase in specie
Is due to the light customs payments OF the week.
The following table shows the condition Of the banks
this week, compared with last:-
Year: 1870

Everybody is in the street buying presents
We have no heart to find fault with what they
buy and what they propose to give. The rich
give expensive things and the poor give sim
pie and cheap souvenirs. But the best pres.
ents are not bought, and cannot be, for money
There are gifts that will grow better by age,
that will never wear out, that will touch the
heart to the very core


All the year long you have been in the
habit OF sharp and severe speech by means OF
which much heart-ache and much ill-temner
have been felt


What now, if on New Years morning you
present to your wife gift of patience, aud
silence when you are irritable, and of speech
when you are in good humor2 Is there any
thing that would make as much happiness


Or if the wife has RECALLED her husband with
complaints and ailments, every evening, after
his labor, and reproaehed him for want of
sympathy, what if she should for New
Years gilt, give him the promise of cheer
ful face every day of the year, and a remis.
sion of domestic egotism ?


There is coarse, clumsy boy in the shop,
that has been the butt Of the men, all the
year. lie has borne ii patiently. If he had
any crying to do, in home-sick hour, he
crept OIL into dark corner and indulged him
self there. What if his employer goes to him
on New Years with kind word, recognizes
his honest efforts, and adds trihe to his sti.
pend-could he give gift that would 20
nearer to the heart and give more joyf


There is poor widow woman, who once
held position in society, whom trouble aud
poverty have brought very low, whose life is
much given to drudgery. If you are in pros
porous circumstances, 90 to her as friend to
friend. Do not take anything bat Yourself
Let your visit say to her, " Friend, you are
mono the less valued because poverty lies hard
upon you" That visit will linger in her
heart all the year long gift of light and Joy !


Say to your mother, From to-day |
give up the wine-cup, and the pipe. They
are child's gift of love to mother who
has given him thousand times stronger token
of love" Could a sou find in all the ba-
zaars anything so precious TO bring home?


If you meet laboring man, not your equal
in social position, stop and give him your
hand-ask after his welfare and that of his
family. 1t will tell him that you think him
man. That will please him more than sill
yer and gold.


Living gifts-gifs of better loving, of re-
formed habits, Of augmented friendship, Of
renewed kindness gifts of virtue, fidelity,
and love; these are within the reach Of every
man, and they are richer to the recipient
than kings gifts. Nor, in our low estate
and weakness, is il refused to us to offer gifts
to God himself IA broken and coafrite
heart, o God, thou wih not despise ~
Christian Union.
Year: 1870

To you, now left widow, and to you who
are beginning to feel what it is to live in this
world without father, let me say that the
God your husband and father served is
your God; the Saviour he trusted is yours;
the closet he frequentcd, yours; the BIZ
bic he loved, yours; the work of his
hands, yours, so far as you can; the heaven
he enters, yours, if you will. What had he
that was good, that you may not have as fully
and even more perfectly than he All these
he has left to you. May you and your chill
dren follow him who has gone before, so far
as he followed Jesus. May the hope of the
Christian be yours individually, so that the
expectation of higher bliss in a future life
may animate you amid all the gloom Of the
present. As you approach the grave Of him
you love, may you enjoy sweet uplifting Of
soul, and real communion with the "God,


not of the dead, but of the living"
Year: 1870

Despite the 'hue and cry" which has been raised,
and with evident just cause. too. against the very
alarming degree to which the taxes OF Brooklyn
have gone on increasing year by year. until they
have now been lofficlally fixed at the rate Of
So SO on every $i0o OF valuation Of taxable property
In that city, IL Is fact worthy OF note that those
who have "a finger In the pie' are still crying for
more The greed for gain at any price
to the people at large and tho sacrI-
fee OF tho reputation OF the city Is
set down rs naught, when self comes into question
with the INSCRIPTIONS. There arc several under
officials In the various departments OF tho municipal
government who are wont about this season OF the
year to 'strkcn the Common Council for more sal
ary.


through Is bound to help hts constituent In distress,
and will of course urge to the utmost extent OF Ills
ability by voice and action. the peculiar claims OF
the "ye,y competent gentleman who may be anxious
for more pay for his responsible SERVICES. This year
IL was vainy hoped chat none would be SO rash as
10 make such demand for further drain upon the
already too heavily burdened city exchequer. Such
was not the caso however, and at the last
meeting OF the Board OF Aldermen several
re solutions for Increase Of salary from city
Ofllcials were introduced and referred to the Com
mitee on Salaries. There Ia no doubt but thai the
latter committee will report Iav0raby upon the
mattcr-that is for the officials. Yet how grateful
would many Thousands Of the taxpayers OF Brooklyn
feel were The Aldermen but 10 take punCfS advice
TO syoung mep contemplating matrtmony." WIZ
"D0n'L'
Year: 1870

as well as the canals Gov. Seymour Ia eyincng much
interest in the proposed internal improvements ana IL IA
stated that letter him will appear in the Albany
papers tomorrow strongly urging the bin for borrowing
money TO pay the Canal debt and thus allow the canals
TO be freed from toll except the comparatively small
amount requisite for keeping them III repair Converss


ton with of the best informed minds in the Assem-
by satisfies that the prospect ia in favor Of continu
ing the session till about the LIST Of May, as they say
they could not see how the session be closed
sooner without most cupabe disregard OF many local
bills Of great Interest TO the people in different parts Oi
the State.


Some exciting scenes OocasiOned this evening by
the discussion of questions erIg the BoucN ards IN
WcstChester County. They made to assume a par


san Character and the ooseness of the contest 10 call
Of the HOuse-the usual foruaites OF gathering Ia the
struggling members, &C. the results of all which are
shown in the legislative record
Year: 1870

We greet our friends and subscribers this
morning, the first day of the New Year. with
hearty wishes for the choicest of blessings, the
utmost success and all the happiness that soul
could desire to be theirs throughout the year
As old Rough and Ready (Zack Taylor said eve
are at peace with all the world aud shall endsav-
or to cultivate the most amicabe rela ions With
the rest OF mankind" While this is true as to
our feelings toward all men, we are not at peace
with the actions of all men, nor do we expect
to be while rascalty and dishonesty run rampant
in the country as it has for the past ten years.
This the readers of the HERALD know. and We
know that they approve our course. Without an
effort or ever having asked ten men to subscribe
for our paper within two years, our subscription
list has constantly been swelling in numbers and
that too, from intelligent, honest and appreca-
tive readers. We doubt if there is a county pa
per in the State that could have lived and paid
its way as ours has done for over two years with
out ever having asked for either subscribers or
money, and all this without twenty dollars worth
OF public county patronage. May we not on this,
the first day OF 1870. ask our subscribers to send
us, as early in the year as possible. the amount
due. and with it the name Of at least one new
subscriber. New subscribers should commence
with the New Yca and old subscribers who know
and appreciate the value Of The HERALD " II sec
ond our suggestion. Every new subscriber to
the HERALD is worth more than double its cost
TO the tax payers of the county. All men Of all
parties kmow that re are independent, mpur-
chased and unpurchasobie, that IRE fight at al
times and on all occasions, in season ami out of
season against all rascaHty IF all men and all
parties and dI,rays for the good Of the uhoie
people m'th0m distinction Of party sect, Of
Placer County. What should be the answer of
the voters OF Placer TO these .farts Should it
not be their names their advertising. their job
work and the money accompanying their orders."
Again, Il HAPPY NEW YEAR to all.