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Outer—Over Suwiu A Dunbar*.' >ll stand, Hun ■toau street. DR. D.W.C. WILLOUGHBY Office—At McDermott s Drugstore. OROVILLE, SAM C. DENSON, ATTOUNKV (Ol NSKU.OU Al* I.VAA. Will time lice in all the Courts of the Fifteenth Judicial District. _ ... Office-—With Judge M ells. Bird street, Oroviile J. BLOCK & Co, F. VLEBS IN UHOrFIIIKS AND MINERS SUPPLIES. Montgomery street. Oruville. GEO. C. PERKIN 3, HOLES ALE AND RETAIL DEALER IN GROCERIES RROVISIiIMS AND I’BODL'OE. oancr My ers and Monti:. mery s: ret !s, Oroviile a. McDermott, 'WHOLESALE \ND RETAIL DRUGGIST, Monty, mery Street. Or vilie. FAULKNER & Co. Corner Myers and Montomcry Streets, Oroviile. JR. LANB. }■ J.CONLT E. LANE & Co. ■ B « y* ■— *« J>*, Montgomery street, Oroviile. t s TUOS. CALLOW G. SIMPSON, a Retail Dc.Ver « AND iFBY. STAPLE AND iANA i ARTICLES. Riock Hu moon street, Provide- HOTELS, &C. International Hotel Comer Montgomery and I.lnrolu •€*.. OROVI L.LE. BIRD & LOWRY, PIIOPRIETORS. JI. OWR Y . HAV I X G PURCHASED • ,tn interest in this well known and popular Hotel, the proprietors would a.-sure the residents of Oroville and the traveling public. that no means will be left untried to enable them to deserve a share of their patronage. THE TABLE Is supplied with every luxury of the season, and every thing will l»e done to insure the comfort of the guests at this house. THE BAR Will always be supplied with choice liquor* and cigars. Single Meals 50 Cents. Lodgings 50 to 75 Cents. The Office of the California Stage Company is at the International. Stages leave this hotel even - day for all parts of the country. RALPH BIRD. JAMES LOWRY. BARNUM HE3TAUH &.HT Cor. Montgomery & llinitoon Sts., OROVILLE. THE rXDP.RSU'i NED. PRO. r~ prietor of this e>tabltehmeiit. s** ° hereby informs the Public that prepared to furnish meals at all hour, day and . composed of all the substantial and delica f the season which the market affords. BALLS, PARTIES, And Assemblies of every nature , will be inn plied with Dinners, Suppers and Colla tions, in toe best style and on the ruo*t liberal terms. Connected with the Restaurant Is a RAH. where can always be found the beat and every description ot Liquors. TER M 3 : Hoard per Week (Ml Single Ncnli .M) Hoard per AVvek with Lodging.... 7,00 Lodging* per Sight 45 aplbtf J. REYNOLD.Proprietor. ST. NICHOLAS HOTEL, Orovill o r«vFIE CVDERSIOXED WORLD RKSPEiT- B fully inform his friends and the public gene rally that he has rented the •• ST. NICHOLAS HOTEL,*’ (formerly kept by Frank Johnson.) in Oroville, and he would be pleased to see his nlends, when ever they will give him a call. ROBERT O’NEIL, Proprietor. Oroville, June 10th, 1 BRANNON HOUSE! Snsativlllr, Honey Luke Vnllry, PLUMAS COUNTY, J. I. STEWARD, PUOPUIKTOR. H A V l N C. TAKEN. AND THOROUGHLY . relilted and refurni.-hed the Brannon House, would assure the travelling public that no pains will Ik* spared for the accmumdatiou of guests, and hopes to receive a share ot patronage. The Table will be supplied with the substantiate and luxuries of the sea- >u, and the Bar with choice liquors and cigars. J. I. STEWARD. MAIER 3 HOTEL, MYERS STREET, BETWEEN BIBP AXl> KOI! rxsox. OHOVH.M3. I). MAIER, Proprietor. r*Ains HOUSE IS NEWLY BE FITTEP. EUR. I nished. and well ar-an*ted. and provided with pleasant r-s>ol- alOrdL-se pleasant hamea tor fam dies and transient Boarders. Board and Lodging at Reduced Prices. nil r>. MAIKR. J. HAMELL, UNDERTAKER, BIRD STREET, OROVILLE. CHARLES F. ROBBINS, IMPOKTKK AND DEALER IN Type, Presses PRINTING MATERIAL, Kmm la •*, Card «*»•«•»». ETC . . ETC. asy Nos. 11l »od 113 Clay St. San Francisco OROVILLE, SATrEDAY MORNIXG, JAMAEY 08. IS6B. SPEECH OF HON. F. M. SMITH On thr Acl Pro*l<ilnjK for the Repeal of the Contract I-aw of iMV3. Dtllvered in the Senate, January 14th. 1>64. Ms President ;— lf we were governed by the tenor of the articles appearing in the col umns of several of the leading papers of this state, we would be forced to the conclusion that the proposition to repeal the Specific Contract Law of the session of 1563, is not warranted by any raovcm.nt of the people; indeed, that the public mind bad settled down to the conviction that the law in question is of vast utility to the different interests of the State, and ought, iu consequence of the great benefits flowing from it, to remain upon the statute books. Fortunately, however, there are other channels than the press, through which the legislator is advised of the wish and necessities of the people other and more direct means of communication, and by the light of w hich it is quite as safe to act. 1 hough the people have uot mewed through the press, they have, since the passage of that act, con stantly reflected upon fbe reasons of its adop tion, and the practical effect it has had upon the interests of ths State, as well as upon the relation existing between the citizen thereof aud the nation. They have also as thoroughly discussed the propriety of its repeal. It may be, and probably is true, that the moneyed, the banking and the speculating interests of the country have made no call upon the Legislature, through the press or otherwise, for the repeal of the act in question, ror i» it probable they will ever advocate or demand this or any other measure tending to lessen their rates of dis count. It is not probable even that the com mission merchant or importer wid importune us to institute any measure that will lake from them any share of the enormous profits they are making and w ill continue to make out of the consumer by virtue of an Act that diserim inates as to the currency of the nation. From these quarters I do not anticipate such appeals, for this is a tear between capital ami the people. Thus far, capital has the victory, and the great interests of the people in the struggle have bee n injured, and are now dying of their wound 0 . Yet the people are moving in this matter through the operation of quiet, serious thought, and to day arc more generally discussing this question than the press would have us believe. An attempt has been made to embarrass this question by the declaration that it is but the entering wedge of a determination to change the relation now existing between paper and gold—that it is but the advance step of a system of legislation lending to make Treasury notes receivable in payment of taxes and State dues : and this, too, has produced a fever of anxiety ai d doabt upon the minds of our Stale officials. There is no connection between the two propositions ; the one is not necessarily attendant upon the other—nor will the adop tion of one necessarily produce the other. He lieving, however, that this debate will take a wide range, and embrace within its scope the propriety and expediency of the State adopting the National currency, I shall not hesitate to declare that I would now, and shall, whenever the proposition is presented, support the measure. My motto is—Osk Nation. Onk Ci rkkncy. Sir. I believe the exigencies of tlie times—the increased ami increasing population of the Gulden Slate—the increase of commerce and trade—the necessity of the further and more complete development of the mining, manufac turing and agricultural interests of the country —the building of Railroads and other internal improvements demanded by the people, and the Capital required for the same—that these in the present, aud the mighty future upon w hich California is fast treading, demand that there should be one uniform currency—that the re lation now existing between gold and paper should be changed—that gold should become the commodity at d paper the currency. To meet the wants and necessities of the people, and that this great State might be advanced in her scale of progress, I would so legislate, and to that end aud for that purpose shall so record my vote, if the opportunity shall offer. 1 would do this that the people might have legislative action in the premises as warrant of authority for the great transition, and uot that I believe such legislation necessary. lam one who believes, and shall here hazard the opinion, that it docs not require any legislative enact ment to constitute Treasury notes receivable iu payment of taxes aud State dues—that to day, notwithstanding the law of the State pro hibiting it. aud the decision of oar Supreme Court sustaining the law, they are a full and complete tender in payment of every obligation of this character between the citizen aud the Stale. But I do not propose to discuss this question further —it is not before the Senate— I shall wail an opportunity suited to the sub ject. I cannot pass to the bill now under consideration, however, without quoting the patriotic sentiment of the Hoc. Thompson Campbell, expressed in resolutions submitted by him in the other branch of the Legislature: IFt e ; rse the Tender law, tht - id if; of the National currency, the greatest finan cial success the world has ever seen, ami ichich tre pledge ourselves to defend aud uphold.” By my action will I furnish proof that I most cordially endorse the sentiment ; and with me, when the time comes, there shall be no qualification. The argument that the Judiciary will resign, or even that all the State officials will return their commissions to the people, will not move me from ray purpose. We are told by one high in authority—one towards whom I hold the most profound respect —that we must not disturb the existing state of things ; we must make no change in character of cur rency ; if we do. the Judges will resign. What an argument I Let them resign. Thank God, there is sufficient patriotism left for the field and for the bench I That same patriotism that sends men to the bloody field of National strife for Sl3 per month, payable in Treasury notes, can furnish materia! for the bench. T " now confine myself to the discuasion of the question before the Senate, a: d sban proceed briefly to give the reasons that w. : ffovern me in nty vote upon the bill prv..di: g for the repeal of the Specific Contract Act. I shall vote for the repeal of that law—fir*:- because I deem the law to be auccustitulioual; second. because its direct tendency is to prevent the free circulation of the adopted currency of the nation—a currency that has been produced through the necessities of a war prosecuted to save the nation's life—ad . pied by other '-'.ates, rejected onlv bv this; third, because it binds persons col parties to the contract made under its provisions ; fcm’th, because it places Cali fornia in a position inconsistent with her avowed loyalty : fifth. because it presents no standard of value by which c tracts nude by virtue of it can be measured or determined. Of the first proposition it may be said ; Leave the constitutionality of the act with the courts. To this objection 1 reply : Whilst it is the province ard duty of courts to pass up. n the constitutionality of laws, it is none the iess our duty to sec Uj it that no unconstitutional law remains as part of the -latutes of the Stale. Hid we permit this, we would fail lar short of the purpose for which we were sent here. The objection, then, in this v.ew of the case, is not sound, and ihouid not b* permitted to govern us. Congress has declared Treasury notes lawful money, and a legal tender in payment of all debts. Is this act of Congress valid ? No one, I presume, will question its validity, for. aside from its sanctity as a Federal Act, it ha? been determined by every court that ba= pa-=eJ upon the subject to be a valid and constitutional law. If. however, it be urged that the law of Congress conccrnit.g the issuance of Treasury notes is unconstitutional, then 1 submit that a State Legislature is not the proper tribunal to pass upon the question, and any attempt, in the absence of a decision of the Supreme Court of the United States declaring it uneonstitu tional. to abrogate or in any way impair a law of Congress by unfriendly Slate legislation is revolutionary in its character, for article 6 of the Constitution of the United States provides that the Constitution and the laws of the United Stater which shall be made in pursuance thereof, and all treaties made, or which shall be made, under the authority of the United Slates shall be the supreme law of the land, and the judges iu every State shall be bound thereby, anything in the Constitution or lairs of any State to the contrary notwithstanding. It being admitted that the law of Congress is valid, the next question that arises is : Can the law bo avoided or in any way be impaired by State legislation ? Were it not for the earnestness manifested by the friends of the Specific Contract Law, 1 would conteut myself by pointing out the pro visions of the Constitution just c : !ed, and con sider the argument thus made unanswerable; but, under existing circumstances, I propose to treat the question as though it were an one. Under this head of the case, 1 contend : Fust, That, if the St ate law is valid, a contract to pay in coin would be valid without any law, for it is a well-settled principle that the parlies to a contract m»y soai I; ues waive a statutory right. Second, That, if a law of Congress cannot be rendered nag Tory by the terms of a contract, the law of a State cannot strengthen the contract, or make the law of Congress less obligatory. Can a law of Congress, g neral in its terms and character, comprehending every business transaction, applicable to and obligatory upon every individual in the country, bo totflly invalidated by the cunningly drawn terms of a contract, especially when that con tract provides for the payment in one kind of currency, and the law of Congress especially and distinctly declares that another kind of ’ti mey shall be a legal tender iu payment of all debts ? Congress has power to pass a General Bank rupt law. Will it be contended, even in that case, a pirty to a contract might make a con tract so strong as afterwards to preclude him from obtaining the benefits of a General Bank rupt act? Bat the question now presented has been decided by the Judiciary. In a case where a contract was made payable in coin prior to the passage of the Treasury note law, it was decided that the debt might be paid in any kind of money of the United Slates, notwith standing in the money raaiket there was a great difference in value between coin and Treasury notes. It is then impossible to avoid or nullify the law of Congress by never so stringent and carefully drawn contract. Aside from the puerile insignificance of the effort of two contending parties who attempt to nullify and destroy the solemn enactments of the rep resentatives of a great nation by a cunningly drawn contract, there are grave and serious public reasons that ought to render any such provisions in a contract null and void. It is the duty and interest of the government, and so it should be of ever; loyal citizen, to make all the currency of the Government equal, and to allow no discrimination in business transac tions. If a contract to pay iu coin cannot 1 e enforced under the law of Congress, then the State Legislature cannot aid'the contracting parties. Why cannot the contracting parties make a coin contract that will be binding * Simj v on account of the law of Got gress, be cause Congress has declared that another kind of money shall be received in payment of all debts upon its face value; because each a contract would impair and in a measure nullify a Federal act. That same law, then, would prohibit the State from aiding the contract. Indeed, there are stronger reasons to be urged against the Legislature of the State than against the contract of the citizen, for the contract of two men is of small moment —the acts of but two individuals, and it might be said that the Constitution of the L'atted States does not preclude them from making any kind of contract they please. Bat that same Con ■titutioa does give to Congress sole power over the currency, and that Constitution, and the laws passed pursuant to it. are supreme. The Sit s pro! ed by that C loti wl the individual if rc-t. The act now in ;acstic a if a flagrant violation of tfc-. laws of the United States 1 . ■ >, gress is a anility, or the State law is a cu .itv —if the act of C gress is valid, t State law is invalid, and oo'.ess the enemies cf the preposition to repeal t desire tl .. . e rej at ■ pi 3 it Carolina, they will cot attempt to decide or discuss a questt. n over which they have no control, and which has again and again been determined by the Judiciary adversely to them The Legislature can:. t d ■ :rdtre::.’y what :t cannot Jo directly. \V 11 it be contended that this State law is not in conflict with the law of Congress? 1 reply : It is in direct conflict with it, for the law gress d ares i c ar a ; ,n . : it i language that Treasury notes shah he a legal tender in ai. business trausa. t s, and the Stale law declares that they ... n when there is en express contract to pay in cc-in. If St ite Legislature can fan ex ts contract, it m g t»• further, and declare that the creditor may collet I com also upon all unfitted contiaits, as by the custom of the country tt might be urged, and not without reason, that in all business transac tions there is an implied promise to pay in coin —and it will be seen by reference to the statute that it docs provide tor the collection of coin in a certain class of cases where there is no tx press contract. It has now to be extended only a very little to make it a more complete and perfect nullification law than South Caro ... a dai Ito passpri rto the act of sectssi ;. My second objection is so apparent to the mind of every one that its discussion is wholly un necessary. Just so fur as it is p!ac d in the power of any man by legislative enactment to refuse to receive Ibis kind Of currency, precisely to such extent will it limit and prevent its circulation. Again, this Specific Contract law- of ISG3 runs through all the forms of law necessary to its enforcement, carrying with it under its pro visions all the costs attendant upon its enforce ment,an.l in tins it substantially admits persons who are not parties to the contract to the en jnyment of its fruits to the injury of the debtor. It also binds the purchaser and all holding equity of redemption. The latter are evils yet to be experienced bat certain to follow ia train of this unwise legislation. The tendency of the act proposed to be repealed is to prevent the free circulation of the National currency. California, in this act against the interest cl the general government, stands alone—no other Stale joins bands with her in legislative enact ment decrying and d-precialing that which, through the necessities of war, Government bat been obliged to stamp as money. Other States and people, by common consent, have declared that it thall bo received in payment of alt debts. California, by solemn enactment, declares that it shall only be received at the will of her citizens. All citizens of California, and of the nation, whose patric-ti-tn have led them to the field of battle in their country's cause, receive this currency at par. In the contract to fight cur country's foes, Truisnry n tes arc legal tender, but here in California, where none of the real miseries of the war are felt, the home, fireside patriots, in legislative council, have declared that it shall not be the duty of those who are not called upon to face death in the struggle for national life, to sustain the government in this one of the agencies necessary to the crush ing out uf the present monstrous rebellion. California pretends to be loyal, yet she, through Lor representatives in legislative ciuuci!, bits her voice a d by solemn enactment has author ized her citizens to refuse to receive in p.iym ml 1 bts a currency inaugurated as necessary to save and protect the life of a great nation. Such loyalty adopted by all uf the Slates would sink this nation beyond the possibility of res urrection. Again, by the provisions of the contract law, a contract made payable in Englidi sovereigns or China coppers can be enforced—there is no standard of value by which damages for non performance can be measured or determined, and in this it repudiates the very standard upon which the currency of the country is based. These are among the reasons moving me to vote for the repeal of that act —reasons suffic ient, i.i my judgment, to secure the passage of the bill now before the Senate. I shall hope to bo heard again during the discussion of this question, that I may have the opportunity of presenting my views upon the other branch of this subject—that of expedi ency and financial policy. Spiakixo of Senator Conness, the San Josa Mercury says ; ■ There is not a man in the United States Senate more loyal, a firm friend of the Union, fearless in the expression of bis sentiments, dignified ia his deportment, a than ol tine abil . w a gt S uoria ireer before him. A few lays - : attacked Si el r Hale t rof the S ate lor ns g dis respectful language towards the U. S. Navy, which opei ed the eyes of tome of the old fogy members. The rebuke given by tbe California Senator will stand upon tbe records as oi the first ac»s of bis Senatorial career. It is gratifving to know that we have ore Senator representing cur State who is not afraid to do his duty ” A sn OKixo murder took place in a cab in the streets of London. Between eight and nine o'clock, a man called a cab at the Great Eastern Railway Station, and got into it with a woman and two girls. They had not gone far when he -topped the cab and desired the cabman to bring a pint of ale. which was handed in and drank by the inmates of the cab. On reaching Holborn bill, the cab was stopped again, and the man got out. professed to Lave an appointment, bat paid the fare for tbe others, and desired the cabman to drive them to Westbourne grove. On opening the door to let them out. the cabman was horrified to find that tbe females whom he had seen enter the cab a few minutes before, in full health, were all lying dead at tbe bottom of the cab. The man is supposed to have poisoned them by mixing prussic acid in their drick. [Far the Comb Record.] A. ac my ■ aV.u luck to the >tar. ' ' ■ - N V.ved • (.' to v' vor nie with ian> cor mirth— I:: -'.\i v I and the theme of my lav. Was the year that is ng—-just pacing away; Away : the land whence naught may return. Wh ie theu'hi' r«au.::: in time’s urn. Father Adam. r r bach: h w lonely was be. When l.c oov rod by Mmseif out under a tree; - sky re. And id-- >turs 1 ■ k : c •: -vru on the Eden of love, Swept was !..s re.-t - ;;•' >■ >rrow Beguiled; Awakened Vv Joy ; kt: d his Dulses - -love brightened the charms. When Eve her beauty rushed into his arm*. N d-t the old foil "■ n-w thought he was made. F. ■: he ; ud iiimni! of la afraid, F t that sly little minx made a sweet apple pie. Who h : .'tued the >iauor—lo eat was to die. X w Eve • va> av,id w and pul oa her weeds (Id- leaves tdoy ... .1 tla :u) t mourn f>-r her deeds* But her v:d tame * lire. (bad luck to his name.) And :v.a t the .'hes and hid there for shame. pr, jv tliest ■ ad examples young folks in their prime Have taken then c..e through the cycles of lime, And each rolling year as it passes away, [tears victims by thousands to death and decay. S >me arc dying o! 1 ve—« me languish for fame; But. living or dying, give me a go.nl name. A ooncietice nusull ' d—friend>hip for all. And a plenty of grub in this bachelor's hall. Wanvrkii. [ld r the Uru Ue r.b] M OLFIM. \> IV f>. A * -elding wife. All! words most sad, . s These w >nl* 1 heard a young man say. As down the street I walked one day. I met•» friend n- t buig ago, liis 1 >r;u was bent, hi' hail like snow. His face was sad and sour and long. Fin sure there must be something wrong. They say he is but—thirty four. A lasi be looks a great deal more. Perhaps'tis >«rae domestic strife They say he has a ‘scolding wife.’ A man with happy smile and bright. To greet him when be turns at night From weary toil and care away. That man is happy every day. Oh! wives that love those husbands dear. Instead of taunt and cruel jeer, Come rule your homes with love and peace, Ti»en will your cause for scolding cease. Then if you all would happy prove, Oh! rule them with yonr truth and love; Dear gents, fclav single all your life— Sooner than wed a scolding wife. Remedy for Diptheria —The New York Tribune says: W e have just recei ved a receipt for the cure of Uiptheria, from a physician who says that of 1,900 cases in which it has been used not a single patient ha* been lost. The treat ment consists in thorourgbly swabbing the hack ot the mouth and throat with a wash made thus: Table salt, 2 drachms ; black pepper, golden seal, ni trate of potash, alum, 1 drachm each. Mix and pulverize, put into a teacup half full of boiling water; stir well, and then fill up with good vinegar. LTe every half hour, one, two and four hours, as recovery progresses. The patient may swallow a little each time. Apply one ounce each of spirit turpen tine. sweet oil and aqua ammonia, mix ed, every hour to the whole of the throat, and to the breast hone every four hours, keeping flannel to the part. The Memorial Diplomatique, in the subjoined paragraph, acquaints its con temporaries with the method adopted by sovereigns of Lurope when corres ponding with each other! “\\ itn trie exception of sovereigns who may he closely related, monarchs correspond by letters, in which only the conclusion, or rather the courtcisie, is written with their own hand. The courtoisie is the complement at the foot of letters, and which, when the letter is addressed to an emperor or a king, is always in these terms; “ I am, my brother and cousin, the good brother and cousin of your majesty." Reciprocity is the rule fol lowing in this respect; but in certain ca*cs, and above all, when the letter is countersigned by the minister of foreign affairs, the signature only is in the hand of the sovereign, and the body of the letter is written by the under secretar ies in the cabinet of the minister.” Is one of Washington Irving’s letters, written in 1*53, he says to a friend in Paris : •• Louis Napoleon ami Eugenie Montijo. Emperor and Empress of France! one of whom I have had a guest at my cottage on the Hudson, the other whom, when a child, I have had on my knee at Grenada! It seems to cap the climax of the strange dramas of which Paris has been the theatre during my life-time." Recently, a boy aged thirteen years, whose parents reside at Hoo-ick Falls, eloped from Troy with two young misses cf the same age, and were traced as far as Pownal, \ ermont, where it wa? ascertained the three Lad slept in one bed. to keep warm this cold weather! V erily this is a pro gressive age. The trio were finally overtaken at North Hoosick and re turned to their parents. They deserv ed a severe spanking, if nothing more. The Ghost at Richmond. —A rebel newspaper of the lUth of December says that on Wednesday night the bodies of six deceased Yankee prisoners were de posited in the dead house of the hospital to wait the coming of the undertaker with coffins. Yesterday morning one of the bodies was gone, and the plank knocked from the house showed the wav the ghost went. He had been -• p’laving possutn ’’ and was laid out among the dead only to get up and run away when nobody was looking. The Yoixoest Soldier in t Army of the Ct mbri.axo.—A C cmnati paper relates the 1 ingst of General Roseticrans. and a b soldier: Last ev«.. gat tl Ca per General R. seiieraas exhii itcil ph t graph of a b y who he sa It the youngest «, alter in tl e Army of Cumberlan 1. His im s ! hi jCh 12 years of age. a ai ml er of Co. 2_d Michigan infantry. His’ em at Newark, O the attend n of General H. see; a daring the rex tew at Nashville. v. h he was acting as marker for Ids rc mont. His extreme y uuh .lie is .. small for li- age) an i intelligent perancc interest; d tie tl nerul. a calling I'm t dm, he gu.-sUoned i as to his name, ago, regiment. > Genera! Ruseerans si keer.c- tirag’.n to the young s.ldien and te-M i;in come and. see I;im whenever lie ea wliere he was. He saw no more of the boy n Saturday last. when he went to place of residence —the Burnet Ho —and Lund Jenny Gem, sitting on sofa, waiting to see him. Jenny 1 experienced some ot the vicissitude; war since las. they met. He had fa captured by Wheeler's cavalry n Bridgeport, llts captors took Inn Wheeler, who saluted him wit “■ What are you doing here, you d little Yank< e set in iiel ?” Said Jonny Clem, stoutly—“ ( Wheeler. 1 am no more a J—d e ■■■; m than you are, sir.” Johnny said that the rebels s about all lie had. including his pec book, which contained only >ce ••But 1 wouldn't lia\o cared for then he added, "if they hadn’t stolen hat. which had three bullet holes ii ceived at Cbickamauga.” He was finally paroled and North. On Saturday he was on wav from Camp ( lease to his regun having been exchanged. Gen. U crans observed that the young so had chevrons mi Ids arm and asked meaning of it. Ho said he was moted to a corporal for shooting a cl colonel at Cbickamauga. The one! was mounted, and stopping Jol at some point on the field, crying "it you little \aukee devil! ' Johnny ! cd, bringing bis Austrian rifle t “ order,’" thus throwing the Colom his guard, cocked bis piece, (wblcl could easily do, being so short.) suddenly bringing it to bis sbou fired, the Colonel falling dead w bullet through bis breast. The little fellow told bis story sii and modestly, and the General d mined to honor his bravery. He him the badge of the “ Roll of I In which Mrs Sanders, wife of the of the Burnet House, sewed upon. J ny'seoat. 1 lis eyes glistened with p as bo looked upon the badge, and Johnny set med suddenly to have g an inch or two taller, he stood so e He left his photograph with Gen. 1 crans, who exhibits it with pride, mav again hear of Johnny Clem youngest soldier in the Army o: Cumberland. Two Vermont country attorney ccntly played this sharp game uu substitute i miters from New 1 lamps Lawyer No. 1 makes out the rape their arrests and No. - makes th rests. When they appear for lawyer No. 1 defends them, pro their discharge and received thirty lars for his services. W e see it stated that the German theologian. David Tried Strauss, who for many years has one of the most indefatigable oppn of the Christian faith, has recantt errors, and has yielded to the foi tlic arguments which hi' writing' elicited from the hands of able et Jeff.'s Little Bills Uitsiam A well info; me 1 Lond n writer say the bonds of J. Davis ,C Co. are f; everv day. and the cause m w is up by all, except imw and then despf rule spec Cat .■ creditor u rebels. Hard Verdi- r.—Dr. Adam cowiiided at Chicago, lately, by Schini It, who was sued fur dam Idle jury decided that the defei should swallow three boxes of the j tiff's pills. The Court laughed instructed them that a joke was verdict. One firm in Cincinnati'has man tured sixty thousand it liars woi bullets for the Government. sine commencement of the war. A Scotch t t-TWor. ayproeiati his ■ .. " To my two leg; —my oldest am. friends.” The remains of the musical posers. Boeti.uv.u and Schubo; t. been exhumed, pie .'graphed, an buried. Photography is being rut the ground. The city railroad companies in adelphia have advanced the . :a eight cents. One man in New Hampshire ha thirty thousand pigeons to marke season. W illows are weak, yet lLey other wood. :>r o 1 1