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Year: 1870

A Lively Gamo Between Amnseurs-AIpha


and Athletic Of Bro oklyu.


Unfortunately for the purity and stability OF the
game of base ball, professionalism has grown 10 be
such abuse that people sarcey care TO hear OF the
game. True, they would flock In crowds to witness
q display by leading nines rs there is fascination
In the game that cannot easily be overcome. even II
the spectator has reason to know that the game IL
but hippodr0med AFFAIR and q put up job to get
his money. The professionals have monopolzed
80 much Of the time OF the lovers OF the sport and as
IL has seemed that whenever fine player appeared
in an amateur nine ne would be


r,.t. BOUGHT UP


by some "procurer" for professional nine, 1t might
be supposed that there few II any. professional
mines worth going to see. The Stars have made q
reputation which cannot he gainsaid, and they are
the acknowledged exceptional amateur nine in this
vicinity but there others which lay claim to
being FIRST class players, and among these may be
ranked the Athletic and Alpha Clubs, OF Brooklyn.
These clubs are composed young men who play
for che sake Of playing, and therefore no


PUT UP JOB


can be expected nom them, and none need be
feared. They met at the Union grounds BROOKLYN,
yesterday, and despite the sweltering heat played
such game as would put many Of the professionals
to the biusn. IN both there are excellent play
ers. Crane formerly OF the Atlantic nine. B In the
Aipha and is or course too well known TO need
comment Waterman. the new pitcher for the Alpha,
N quite An acquisition. lie delivers the hail neatly
and accurately and vet not too well for his oppO-
Bennett Or catcher Carried o the nonos sn a
quilted themselves In their respective positions with
tIon for his comnendabie prompiness and correct. rect
ness IN giving his decisions, thereby helping to
llvsn tne game and keep players properly at work.
A dead ball was used and with good effect, as may
be judged from the following score:-
Year: 1870

,PAPERING RooNs.-Many lives have been
lost from the laziness or ignorance Of paper
hangers, who bave laid on one paper above
another, instead of tearing of the old one be-
FIRE hanging the new. There was very
handsome house near ono of our provincial
towns, which could never keep its tenants,
and st last stood empty and became worth
less, because detestable fever seized upon
every family thct lived in it. A ready-witted
observer promised the owner to find out the
Sause. He traced the mischief to ono room
and presently conjectured what was the mat
ter there. lie let u slip Of glass into the wall.
and found it the next day iimmed with q
f@tid condensed vapor. He tore down o strip
OF paper, and found abundant cause for any
amount of fever. For generations the walls
bad been prepared afresh. without the remov-
al Of anything underneath. And there was
A putrid size of old paper inches deepl A
thorough clearance, and scraping, and clean
Ing put an end to the fever, aud restored the
value Of the house.
Year: 1870

An experienced fruit grower gives this rule
for pruning trees: "When you take hold of q
limb to cut it Of, inquire at once. ,chdt for :
and unless your judgment gives q satisfacto-
ry answer. let it alone" This would be al
so q capital rule Of action in all the ways Of
life as we'll as in the orchard. The question
Uhat fort would save from many hurtful
act aud much foolish conduct.
Year: 1870

Perhaps no one medi.
cine is so universally re.
quired by everybody rs
q cathartic, nor was ever
any before SO universal
" adopted into use, in
every country and among
all classes, as this mild
but efficient purgative
PHI. The obvious rea-
son is, that it is n more re-
liable and far more cfec-
tual remedy than any
Year: 1870

DRIVING SHEEP Our OF S1sKIYoU.-
The Yreka Journal of the 18th inst SAYS:


We learn that several owners of sheep
in this county, owing to the outrageous
Sheep law passed by the last Democratic
Legislature, in uneonstitutionally prevent
ing them from enjoying the privileges Of
the Government lands, are obiidged to
leave with their sheep for Oregon Over
$4,000 worth of sheep are already en-
route, and more are bound to follow or
spend large sums of money to contest the
law. This will prove great loss to our
county in the wool business, aside from the
privileges of cheap mutton, and we cannot
but sympathize also with the men who
have invested all their means in the raising
of sheep. Their antipathy to any members
ofthe Legislature who would sanction such
a law is we'll merited, as it is an assumption
OF authority by State Legislature unwar-
ranted by the limits of either the Consti-
tuition of the United States or the Consti-
tuition of this State, and an effort to pease-
cute sheep raisers to benefit those who
raise cattle horses, hogs and other stock no
more beneficial or useful to the communi-
ty and wealth of the country.
Year: 1870

How TO KEEP GRAPES UNDER GRoUNp.-


The Grape Cuturist contains the following


letter; Many years ago, while in the


nursery business, customer wanted some


vines OF me, and while they were being dug


up he asked me if kept any of nv grapes
over winter. This was in March. of
course he got negative reply. WELL said


he, when l come next week for the trees


VIII bring you some along The thing
seemed but joke to me at the time. but [
thanked him for the kind offer. True to his
promise, when he came week or ten days
thereafter. he brought me some. Not a fsw
berries, as might have been expected. but at
least five pounds. They were isabeIias and
Catawbas, plump and fresh, although inost
or the berries had dropped from the stems,
" 18th the exception of very slight eartbv
taste, they are certainly excellent. The
question:, of course. was asked how do Won
keep them thus? The reply was, that in the
tall, as late as the cold would admit. they
were gathered in a clear day, when perfect.
ly dry; box about eight inches was taken.
layer OF green leaves was taken from the
vines and laid on the bottom; on these Law
or OF leaves again until the box was full.


finishing with layer of leaves. Put the lid
on tight, and bury enough to escape the
trosts of winter. Of course it must be where
water cannot settle into the box. The stems
OF the grapes were quite fresh when given to
me. The man told me his father-in law bad
kept them thus for years. ft,a Fl
Year: 1870

SIMPLE TEsT.-Dr McCulloch gives
the following test. which perhaps may be
innocently tried by all who are at all skep-
tical as to the prejudicial effects of alcohol
ic drinks on the human constitution:


"Hold mouthful of spirits -whiskey,
fol- instance-in your mouth for five min
utes and you will fud it burnt severly; in
spect the mouth, you will observe that it is
infamed. Hold it ten or fifteen minutes
you will find that various parts of the mouth
have become blistered, then tie haudker-
chief over your eyes, and taste. for instance,
water, vinegar, milk. or senna you will
find that you are incapable of distinguish
ing the one from the other. This simple
and easy experiment proves to certainty
that alcohol is not only violent irritant,
but also narcotic: for in this experiment
you have objective evidence that it has
also, for the time being, paralyzed the
nerves of taste, and to certain extent, those
OF common sensation Now, this is not an
experiment or fact upon which any doubt
has ever been or ever can be thrown; and
ask you can you believe that the still
more tender and more important internal
organs of the stomache are not more liable
to injury and inflammation.
Year: 1870

The magic wand is waved by dame nature
herself. With in6niteness of resource,
she adapts things to their necessities in
all climes and ages of time This weird


land is only exceptional in the incidental
only another illustration of the great Law
of absolute unity in non-essential diversity.
As we write, the clouds of the future lift,
and we see these now brown and arid hills,
covered with garden and vineyard from
base to summit. Teeming millions where
now scattered hunoreds are found. And
corresponding to this growth in ex-extern-
al nature, we see the human world bound
togethfr in the unity of wisdom and love,
resulting in that unity or effo which
easily secures the grandest results. Dark
valleys of passin. years, however, lie be,
tween US and the golden light of those
sunny years of the age to come. 1t can
not SO cast the horoscope of time as to
count the number Of the passing genera
tions before the kingd m Of heaven come
on earth. The present wave of human
life will have dashed itself on the shore of
eternity followed by many others, ere the
sun of wisdom shines in full effulgence on
the earth s
Year: 1870

Nothing leaves us as it found u.s. If 4
sheet of paper on which a key has been
iaid be exposed for some minutes to the
sunshine, and then instantaneously viewed
in the dark, the key being removed, .
faded spectre of the key viii be visible.
Let this paper be put aside for many
months where nothing can disturb it, and
lhen in darkness be laid on plate OF hot
metal, the spectre of the key will appear.
This is equally true of our minds. Every
man we meet, every book we read, every
picture or landscape we see. every word
or tone we hear, leaves its image on the
brain. These traces, which un,ler ordna-
ry circumstances are invisible. never fade,
but in the intense fight of cerebral excite-
ment start into prominence, just as the
spectral image Of the key started into
sight on the application of heat. II is
thus with all the influences to which We
are subjected. fs
Year: 1870

commenced this alticle for the purpose
OF asking you to give your numerous
readers the benefit of very valuable re-
ceipt | obtained few years since, to
make the best leather preseryatiye and
water proof backing l have ever seen. /.
it is as follows: Two pounds Of clear
tallow-l72 pound Of rosin--1-4 pound
beeswaX-4 ounces castor oil. Melt all
together slowly, and add a heaped table,
spoonful of lampblaek. which should be


well stirred in. 1t should be melted slowly
together, but do not let it boil, and as
soon as it is well mixed. put It away where
you wish to keep it. ] keep it in tint pan
in which it is made, and have pint tin
basin to warm small quantities in as It Is
wanted AS the same precaution Is neces-
eary every time it is melted for use. not
o let it boil, but it should be applied to


he leather quite warm. The best thing
with which to apply it, that have iound.


is piece of stout cotton cloth folded up
lightly and sewed strongly together, about
: II inches long: with this the blacking
can be thoroughly rubbed into the leather
with brush it cannot be. The leather
should be held frequently over pretty
warm stove, just long enough to let the
Dlackmg penetrate it, and about as much
as the leather will thus absorb should be
applied TO the soles of boots and shoes as
well as the uppers, taking care to warm
1t until the leather has absorbed al the,
oily part, rubbing frequently with the
cloth, By dipping only one end OF the
cloth, the fingers need not get s0iled in
applying it. To apply il to harness. there
should be added about as much again of
neat's foot oil, which should also be ap-
piled near warm stove. to enable the
leather to absorb enough of the MIXTURE
Country Gentleman. i'A' re sb1o9
Year: 1870

JoURDAY AGAIN ON THE WARPATH. Our
new Superintendent of Police has been very
active in correcting abuses both within the
lines of the force and outside of them. He has
almost effectually shut up the mock auction
shops. He has in great measure put stop
to the panel game, for each of which feats
country greenhorns cannot be too grateful.
The last foray, however, was upon faro bank
in Nassau street, where the two proprietors,
eleven sporting visitors and all the gambling
tools were seized. We hope this is only the be-
ginning of Jourdan's raid upon these infamous
establishments, and that he will keep itu
until he roots them all out. The police know
very well where to find them. They are not
conducted with so much secrecy that any
vigilant officer cannot lay his finger upon them
at any moment. We trust, then, that the
Superintendent will 60 ahead and wipe them
all out.
Year: 1870

A Coop MoTTo FOR THE COUNTRY PREss.-
The Catskill Recorder has for its imprint,
subscriptions must be paid in advance
No pay, no paper" 1t would be well
for all the country press to adopt the cash
system. 1t would no doubt work as well in
the rural districts as it does in the larger cities,
and be of great advantage to all the respectable
country papers. The great cities, however,
are gradually absorbing the newspaper busi-
ness Of the country. Railroads, telegraphs
and steam machinery have within few years
swept away distance and brought the most
remote districts into, as it were, common
brotherhood with the populous marts of the
land. But where local, non-partisan papers
are needed they can be more safely and profit
ably conducted upon the mo pay, no paper"
principle than upon any other.
Year: 1870

We publish on another page most interest
ing budget of news from Central and South
America. Prominent in the news is the happy
intelligence of the safety of the steamship
Henry Chauncey. The steamer had only left
her wharf about twenty-five minutes when she
broke her port shaft and was compelled to put
back to Aspinwall to repair injuries. The an
nouncement Of the safety of the Henry
Chauncey will bring happy tidings to
many persons, no doubt, as recent
disasters on the ocean have implanted an
unwholesome fear in the minds OF those whose
relations and friends ''go down to the sea in
ships" The Henry Chauncey is safe, and her
passengers, crew and cargo have suffered no
injury.


While the happy task of chronicling the
safety Of a passenger steamer falls to our lot
the distressing news reaches us of terrific
fire in the city of Panama, accompanied with
serious loss of life and the almost total destruc-
ton of the business portion of the city. The
scenes are described as dreadful. No resources
were at hand to subdue the flames. It is said
the only fire engine on the Isthmus was the
one in Aspinwall, and this had to be conveyed
by rail across the country while the city was
in flames Two hotels and most OF the promi-
nent buildings on Mercedes street have been
destroyed. Houses on both sides OF some
streets have been reduced to heaps of ruins.
The number of lives lost is set down at twelve,
but it is feared that the figure will reach a
much greater number.


Our correspondents in the several South
American republics and in the empire of Bra
zil furnish us with interesting resume of the
progress of events throughout the Southern
Continent.


Affairs in Peru are exceedingly cheering.
Industrial pursuits are fast putting an end to
the revolutionary inclinations which in times
past characterized the Peruvians. The elec-
tions in Chill are over, and the progressive
party, although it has not majority in Con-
gress, still has added largely to its numbers.
In Brazil the question of slavery is being ven
tilated The liberals are determined to press
this question, and even the supporters Of the
government foresee that something will have
to be done in this direction. They are trim
ming their sails accordingly. From many Of
the other South American countries the news
which we publish will be regarded with
interest.
Year: 1870

In the defensive war that the travellers on
the Morris and Essex road are compelled to
make against the oppressive regulations and
unjust exactions of that company it is pro-
posed not to unite their means on one suit that
shall try thoroughly before the courts the
several points in dispute, but to tease the cor
poration with many small suits on the part of
all the persons oppressed; and these proposed
suits are likened to mosquito bites. We are
afraid the corporation will stand great deal
of that teasing, and that it will be found to
have for such mosquitoes the hide of
rhinoceros. In cases where the law is known
and clear, because all the points have been
frequently determined on exactly similar cases,
this plan answers. The poorest, humblest,
least demonstrative individual gets damages
against company where a relative is killed;
for the lawyers will take these cases without
fees and abide the issue for their remuneration.
But on many others our system of jurispru-
dence simply works denial of justice to any
litigant who comes without long purse.
Even when judgment is rendered against the
company the case goes from point to point on
appeal, and the man who cannot afford to give
up his business to redress his wrongs is de-
feated with all the law in his favor. It will be
thus with the mosquito suits on the Morris and
Essex but united body of commuters could
beat the company.
Year: 1870

THE DARIEN CANAL SURvEY.-The news
from Commander Selfridges surveying party on
the Isthmus of Darien is not at all favorable.
No satisfactory results have been accomplished.
The men are disheartened; sickness prevails;
desertions are frequent, and would become
more numerous if the chances of getting away
were more readily obtained. The expedition
will soon return, and from what we have
heard of its labors up to the present time its
mission will not prove as fruitful as was an
ticipated when it left here.
Year: 1870

SECRETARY BOUTWELL, has issued his cir
cular warning American fishermen of the new
regulations regarding the Canadian fisheries,
made necessary by the act of the Dominion
authorities in refusing fishing license in future
to foreign vessels. This is the first step
towards retaliation for the abrogation Of our
reciprocity with the smart young Dominion,
and the authorities there expect that it will
bring us Immediately to sense of our in
significance. If it does not they will
probably close the Welland Canal against us,
and do other things to ruin our commerce and
pauperize us generally.
Year: 1870

The REPORT of the Babcock Investigating
Committee will probably come up to-day in
the House. It does not deal with Babcock
alone, but takes in all the facts connected with
the proposed annexation of st. Domingo, and
consequently will be an extremely interesting
document
Year: 1870

The great Beethoven musical festival came
to happy and successful conclusion on Satur-
day night. Taking it all in all, it was musi-
cal triumph which gives encouragement for
another essay of the same kind. In point of
attendance and receipts also it was essentially
a success. The public enjoyed it, and, in pro-
portion to their appreciation of fine music and
an unusual combination of talent, they patron
lied it literally. The great haste in which
the jubilee was got up necessarily implied
several defects, which can be remedied on
future occasion. The experience of last week
will not be lost upon the projectors of mou-
ster affair, involving the reconstruction of a
gigantic building, the harmonizing of different
choral societies. some thirteen hum
dred voices--not accustomed to sing together,
the harmonizing also of cloud of directors,
class not free from jealousy, and not always
easily satisfied, and the management of very
large orchestra. All things considered, this
almost impromptu festival went off gallantly.
There was probably more musical talent, ma
tive and foreign, impressed into the public
before We had all our best artists of various
nationalities, making a cosmopolitan m6laUge
of nearly all the famous compositions of the
composers Of all great musical nations.


The success Of the Beethoven festival, allow
ing for all drawbacks, gives fair prospect for
another such grand musical treat, and we hope
to see it renewed at no distant time.
Year: 1870

CARDINAL PATRIzzI, speaking for the men,
bers of the Sacred College, congratulated his
Holiness the Pope on the return of the ami
versary of his accession last Saturday. His
Eminence also expressed desire for the def
milton of the dogma Of infallibility. If the
cable report him correctly the Pope is little
doubtful both Of the dogma and its conse-
quences.
Year: 1870

THE INCOME TAx.-We learn from Wash


ington that the members of the Senate, or
majority of them, have listened to the senti-
ments of the people on the income tax, and
have become satisfied that it will not do to at
tempt any longer to collect money upon such
an odious enactment. The members of the
perpetrated in re-enacting the income tax
clause, after the government had pledged itself
that the burden should be taken from the peo-
pie in the year 1870, and if the subject could
again come before them they would not be
found in favor of galvanizing that dead issue,
orsenlivenng that expiring law.
Year: 1870

HAUD-During hail storm which swept
over the Cow Greek country several days
ago, the hail-stones covered the earth three
inches deep. An informant says it was a
novel sight to observe the different coored
flowers peering out from among the large
white hail-stones which did not entirely
disappear until fully an hour after the
storm had spent its fury.
Year: 1870

The white miners at Bannock, Montana,
have organized for the purpose Of driving
the Cinnamon from the mines They fear
that cheap labor will take the place of the
five and six dollars day labor of former
wears
Year: 1870

SUCCESS TO THE CoURIER-Th lively
and interesting Journal published in
Shasta County, has just entered a new vol
ume and the nineteenth year of its publ
cation. 1t is one of the oldest papers of
the State, AND has by years of perseverance
and labor fairly won its present high posi-
tion in the ranks of journalism. Its pages
teen with items Of local interest and the
cream of the news miscellany of the times,
and is one Of the most welcome of our
exchanges. May the luster of its laurels
never be dimmed by the hand of Time.
II Sierra Messenger
Year: 1870

Your HOME PAPER-Since the COM
mencement of the present volume, we have
copied several notices, Selected from the
numerous friendly illusions found in our
exchanges,) in order to show our home
people in what estimation their local paper
is held by disinterested and observant out
siders. Notwithstanding the fact that
Shasta is rather an unfavorable field for the
collection of q locals it shall always be
our endeavor to get up sheet that will
merit the commentators Of our brethren
of the press aud the approval Of our patrons
We don't expect, however, to please the
stitutional faut-fnders and know-it-all ig-
noramuses Of the community If We should
ever be so unfortunate as to gain favor with
that class of human nuisances we will go
and hang ourself without delay
Year: 1870

OK the 4th instant Lady Franklin ar
rived at Rio Janeiro, on her way from
England to Vancouver Island, to obtain a
letter either from or regarding herhusband
which rumor says, is in the possession of
some one living there, and which he re.
fuses to deliver to any one save Lady
Franklin in person. She is now nearly so
wears old
Year: 1870

RAILRoAD.-The Oregon Central Rail-
road Company, which had the Congression-
al donation of land, and built the first
twenty miles of the railroad that is to
connect Portland with Sacramento, has
transferred its properly, rights and fran
chises to the Oregon and California Rail
road Company. In the new company
Holiday has larger interest than in the
old one, and it is said the transfer was
made to put the enterprise entirely in his
hands. Promises are made that the work
will be driven ahead vigorously at his end
of the line, and it is now advancing rapidly
at the California end The route near the
line between the two States has not vet
been finally located, nor has any authorita-
tive statement been made whether the line
will run east or west of Mount Shasta
It Alta.
Year: 1870

from thoseinterested in the perpetustion OF
the present corrupt contract system. It
remains to be Been whether the great State
Of New York will have the sagaoity and
nerve to oyerrale the objections aud oppo-