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o'clock night before last without any effect -- fire not returned --

Monday April 25

Clear & springlike -- All fruit trees got into full bloom during the last week, and now the green leaves are trying to throw a shade -- even the locust trees, last of all, show opening buds of green -- Kept pretty quiet today -- Received check on WF & Co from the SF Chronicle for $14 for Manuel Aufere! -- Cashed it and paid sundry small bills, etc -- Sent receipt for it tonight's mail -- War formally declared today --

Tuesday April 26

Same - sent letter to Ed Yerington, Carson and received one from him today. Bowels still bad. Some of the University Cadets have sent in their names for enlistment as cavalry men -- Among them Emmet Boyle of Gold Hill -- The Va Chronicle says:

40 More Prizes -- "Uncle George R Paynter"
Jim Corbett in "A Naval Cadet"
Melville -- Atwood Dead

Wednesday April 27

Same -- Busy trimming hop vines, etc -- 3 or 4 more sea prizes reported taken today -- and one, the "Saranac" an American Merchantman captured by the Spanish off Manila, the first prize they have taken -- We have taken over a dozen from them -- some very rich ones including a small war vessel or two -- Letter from "Uncle George" R Paynter, who was