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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1853-03-31
Olden Times.

An amusiag matrimonial. story i
told of the ol,len time in England
It SO fell out that two young people
became very much smitten with eacI
other, as young people-sometimes do
The young woman's father VAS a
wealthy quaker the young man was
poor and respectable. The father
could stand no such union, and reso-
lutely opposeR it, and the daughter
dare not disobey -that is to say, She
dare not disobey openly She 'met
him by moonlight, while she re-
tended never to Zee hm-dnd She
pined and wastedin spite of hers tlf
She was really ID Ioye-a state of
''sighs and tears, which women OF
tcner reach ID imagination than in
reality. Si!l th4 father remained
ineXorable. qinie passed OH, and the
. rose on Mary's ddlhask cheek passed
o9. She let ho ebncsaIment, hk a
worm N the ld' prey on iIaf
danasN cAeeN' hP FeYef' oat " len
iler lather ASKED ffr "2y she pm nFf'
she always toid II Fl. Inc oid gen
tlem3n was widPYer' and loved pis
girl dearly Had It been d widow ed
mother VINO had Mary in charge.
Vohl2A PRIDE Wopi II never nave & Vi
en- wy before thq ImPorIaa'ies o
da06h'fE Men ar T not. however, pa
slu9ooia III Sach illatlefa ana "'F.h
me father saw tia T Ills daughter
neart Was really. SIT upon the match,
ne surprised her PIE dty ~ n-e'f'-
ING out" Mary IA ther than NOPE
to death thee 'laE better marry as
soon as thee cdpdsds, and 8hom tte
pleasos-
And then what did Mary? Wait
I'll the birds Oh thq ar had told lierf
swain Pi the change. or until her
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1853-03-31
WHOLE NO. lI2
Dimensions Of Heaven.

4 A Correspondent Of the Char
louisville (Va.) Jelcrsoni;sn ehtefs
Into quite an extensive calculation
10 show that heaven is quite coas
siderable place, so far as its capacity
to Accommodate large number IS
concerned. We copy the following
from his communication.
And he measured the city With
the reed, twelve. thousand furloug<.
The length and the breadth, and tie
height of Ii are equ4I-ifgge'aso6s
81: 1G~.
$4,000 far!ongs-7 500, ,0G0 feet
which beingcubed is-496,793,0S8,
0D0,000,00Q,G00 cubical feet; the
half Of which we will reserve for tic
Throne of God and Court Of Heay-
eh, half Of the balance f5r streets.
Il ad the .remiin1er diyidedby 1905,
the eubical feet in i roofs rs feet
sduare and lG feet high, will be-30,-
3RL843, ,150,0G0, ,00e rooms.
We will now suppose thp world al
Ways did and always will contain
JqJ. mllAons Of Inhahitabts AMI q
gfnerR alton will'last SO ] years-2700
millions every century, and Il at tic
gbrl9 win stand 100 taou4 land wears
4 2700,010,0Q0, Q00 persons. Then
suppose thereweEe ! ;230sncawoflds,
.qaYl 10 this nurbor Of Inhabitants.
idd duration Of years, tbe4 there
would be a room IS feet 10 hg, lGIfeet
vile and is feet high for each pes
ON. And yet there would he rdoIn.
Albemarle, jain. lst, 1858.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1853-03-31
The VIRruBs or yyA.r..R. -Au

THE VIRTUES or " A-r1R.--Au
oll paper contains the following re-
cqnnmendaii9n:-''E,ery morning,
" pen washing youiseli, DIP your
tace iuio the water, open sour eyes
AND Keep them open as long as you
IAN hold your breath, This
Strengthens The eye, and cleanses it
EPU the ,henn which deadens the
sight, and affects the biIi'' Mr..
james Calder, Of Maryland, alief
using spectacles fr p years, li-
10 we'd this plan, and at tiie age Of
Ip recovered his sight 80 a> 10 see
without them. Try il.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1853-03-31

sclnsm las already begm to
work among the Alormous. Apar-
ty,cailng itself the "New Ci3arch,'
has sprung up and separated from
the original Mormon S2cieiy Tile
New Church has appoinled seven
rulers, answering 10 the seven
branches Of The Golden Candle
stick, and The authority dss4ends
from one to- the Others, so That ii
can never ceas1 while one /, left.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1853-03-31

TIE New York Times attributes
he following to a Lynn shoemaker
1t IS beautiful and eons6ling trath
0ne Of the young men said some-
d llng in the conversation against wo-
m bq- Young man." eY,il be. Z
I'd We lived in this here Werld = good
while, and I've seen n good many
things at~one time or other, Ant
| have observed this here give
me a family. WIFI "a flther as bad rs
hell wants him-and that's pretty
bad--a cussin, driGkin, rglltin chap
land a mother who s. one!of &c. cut
and out God iearin WimInen. Let
tt le old woman bring up her children
to pray let her teach EN- TO say as
soon as they kin talk, ',Uur Father
in Heaven and LEI her be a g8ine
on every day in this here way, and
| have kind a noticed that they amt
like The flyther. They are very apt
to turn out well. Don t-e thiuk-so.."
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1853-03-31
4 singnlar discovery Is given b,

i singular discovery is given By
q Cuban correspondent Of The Ralcig1.
Standard. DR. Tlnsley--;u English
practitioner Of long experience il
Cu5a, and a graduate Of Pgris--!i;.s
discovered, in thc-course OF his rrac
tice in cases of small pox, that va
dine virus, after having once passed
throug gh i negro S system becomes
useless as a preventive to the white
Tace.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1853-03-31
/ TENS e News.

~ ,-,1 60 ,hnnsand
. !. al, I;,o
e''''' i ,'s:d 3n.il,,,,an
oF ''sI : +
WoN NAS s. r. ours.-I'he teaIlen-
cv Of nIdern !esi>l''ion to regard
Iman ai,i wlle a- two instead ot one,
!. likely f. receive another 'Ilnslra-
tIoa II l@l non before the hfgls
latnreI II New ! ok, by winch lhe
husband i e i3e f.leVed rom ms
presep i llf.F@is tor IDIOTS contracted
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1853-03-31

4 wood-sawl er has petitioutd
tPe Ohio Legislature Tor indemnity
i9r hls saw-h 'rse, vAlued at sew
ehly five cents. which was broken
by one oi tie representatives over
The head Of 81 assailalit.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1853-03-31

Yes, sir, he quietly replied, 4 holt
Ithat Office
4 And yeu made me Postmaster, al
my ferry, in kentucky said Sam
inqaifingly.
4 am not Just now aware Of hav-
ing p4rpetrated such an act, answer,
4 ed Itld olliceH
81 Ithat y0cr signature. s.rFnger2'
#ind uilI fed Sam, with savage warmth,
las hd held up a letter of instruc-
ito hs.
I cannot deny that, certainly,
said the Postmaster General
'Th en you're the feller, said Sa m,
and pulling out the dead letter nd
laying It deliberately upon the table.
he beB gan 10 peel off his buck,slkin:
| ~ bat is the matteri what Re YOU
going Ito do?' inquired the chief Of
the Department.
nl jast going TO give yoa your
choiees said Sam. YOU may beIqeRer-
Iat a nai able to lick the generality of
Pos stniaste ers into bein' imposed upon,
but if yop don't take back that com
mis- skioh a nd let me chr of IIdrdin's
Ferry IPos st-0Gice, You'll be til va. t
lirk ed general officer ia aboqt ten
mir pits thaF evd ! went through a
course Of sproutsp
But, nj y isiend, saia the threaten
ed office soothingly
'Thar .in' t no use tryia' th ht on
me- ,4trang Ter, said sam. i hey vceme
here to 81 chr of this Office, an9 N
goin' to, pr lick somcbo y, and You
are tie cri tier that put me introable,
SO | m af4 ter you
If You have no desire to hol! the
ofTice,' said TIE chief Of the D9part-
men nt, 'kd won't force it upon you,
send in ybur resignation.
. y VI af?' inqu ired Sam
your resienatid h., rvit Eraidl the
ofiics sr. SIS thIs ~ he i.qaired,
pick ing up the paeI Izag9 sam BAD laid
on the table.
No, said the latter, with a r Rnew7
ed feeling Of wrath Chat is a con-
saln ed dead letter vhich ] hev pted /
all be way from K hintuck to y@4, to !
put tin the dead letter Office.
MY dear Sir said the sarprisfa q Of
fcer, why didn'nt you send this and .
your resignation here by the mail I
carrier, and not make such foolish /
journey for notbinS?' I
What, could l hay 50 mt It by
him Rthout conlin, nayself?1 imputed
Sam, his head swd Hing with indig-
nant surprise.
CERTAINLY was the resnopse
'WeIl thar exclaimed he with as
constituent. i juB it bin b 10 won
der them Wolves chased me On The
road, when they found out | was 50
ID green, There ain t no malice
tween Us stIanger. he added, us he /.
reached cut BIS hand TO the Postinas-
ter IN off to old Kentack. sudden
y, and if | ever hey anything more
TO do with either hglR' or 9eaH let.
ters, YOU can take the scalp off the
he'd of q ajs0 &ffleMejf.'
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1853-03-31

in Mr. Dix'sneN work, q li'ilI :
Ter l,t 81 la,leia- and a Summer ih
Spain ip chapter Oh Gibraltof,
it is stated that the expense Of nj .
tainiifg tliat important loltres, Is
$500 ,000perlannam, and tile yef-
enne derived from il is hut Sl.0s-
600, leaving a balance Of S700,00p
TO be made up br| Great Britain
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1853-03-31

he Baliiniare Clii,ref, p nt ltraE
paper with !, stnong l'- mig to oil
whig doctrines, sreails as follows
at Tie Inaugural:
PJ -BLEG |0fN'oS 1T is sci dom
that the Inaugural Address I al
President 9as been received nltliI
sncl1 AMY ersal favor as that ,leliy-
cred by President Pierce on tlleI
4th inst. Here and there a feeble
qPpes sition j. oileres toA oh soa'eI
parti tniar point. 'or lastantc, theI
New York / ribune. cannot approve
lis sanction 70 the ftsitiFe Slave Fwi
and it viii be condemned bv oillelf
ultra aboliliopists on The sand
ground; bnt these excettio S to the
general senllnaruss Of tie commu+
nifty are f,w and el no Importance
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1853-03-31

Wisconsin, with a sparse and
emteraut population. has school
Ap,i university Imnd Of SS50,O0O,
Ind an ANNA! oillIay for the insruc
iiolI Of her children ct sl2O,Q00.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1853-03-31

II England, a Mr.. Ed win Bates
has invented lIUay break sba.
{" i'll stop 4 train going az twfai7
GILES speed, within dist-pce 9.
eighteen feet.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1853-03-31

The new Liquor Law in Illinois,
proyl les lllat lleei i'ses, for tpe sal}
OF Intoxicating drinks, shall range
from $50 to $500, and 40 liquor tp
be sold less tllan one gallon III guaIl-
ttity without lIcense.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1853-03-31
Thoughts Bor i Of the Sunb "a. ms.

Oh who can be sad
In the soft sun saer hour,
When golden light slee!eth
On herb and on foweri
When rest9th glory
Ger turfand Ger tree-
When wabcEh TO gladlfe
All fair foirn9 that bs2
Oh. whb cln besad
WheHal]. glowing anl bright
The vorldIHttli b-tl4d
Inone Ocean Of l;gh';
When the tr4mplous breeze.
In its soft fise-al.d fall.
Doth steal to the ear
Like q Sweet seraph call.
Oh. who ean be sad
W-han aieahl ard ab5qs,
God speak@th.so gently
OF peace ahd Of love;
When brs3ehqs the deep 5prii
4br ngh earth ard through ar,
o. hopes aad ef 2iadness,
OF worship at1 prayer;
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1853-03-31

Con s, ,n..i.nilltou owns 10000
arres d IAhI ~ tAas.
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1853-02-16

sible for a single individual to sue
coed in a conflict with five Indians,
even though unarmcd and asleep
He could not hope to deal blow
with a knife so silently and fatally
as to destroy each one ofhis enemies
in turn, without awakening the rest.
Their slumbcrs were proverblaiIy
light and restlcsS-aDd if he failed
with a single one, he must inevitably
be ovcrpowcred by the SURVIVORS,
The knife was therefore out OF the
question. After anxious reflection
for a few minutes he formed his plan.
The guns of the Indians were stack
cd near the fire-thcir knives and
tomahawks were sheathcd by their
sides. The latter he dared not touch
. for fear of arousing their owners
but the former he carefully removed
with the exception Of two, and hid
them in the woods where he knew
the Indians would readily find them.
lie then returned to the spot where
the Indians were still sleeping, per
fcctly ignorant of the fate preparing
for them, and taking gun in each
hand he rested the muZzlCs on a log
within six feet of his victims, and
having taken deliberate aim at the
head ofone and The heart of another
he pulled both triggers at the same
moment. Both shots were fatal.
At the report Of ,hcirguns, the 9TH
ers sprang to their feet, and gIarcd
wildly about them. Mcconnell who
had run to the spot where the other
rifles were hid, hastily seized one of
them and fred at two Of his enemies
who happened to be standingin a line
with each other. The nearest fell
dead, being shot through the centre
of the body; the second fell also
believing loudly, but soon recover
ing, limpcd Off into the woods as fast
as possible. The fifth, the only one
that remained unhurt, darted off like
a deer, with yell that announced
equal terror and astonishment.-
Mcconnell not wishing to fight any
more such battles, selected his osvr
rifle from the stack, and made the
best Of his way to Lexington, where
r he arrived in two days.
A short time afterwards, Mrs. Dun
/ lap, Of Fayette who had been sevc
raj months a prisoner among the In
dams on Mad river, made her escape
and returned to Lexington. She re
ported that the survivor returned t.
his tribe with lementable tale. II,
related that they had taken fin
young hunter near Lexington, AM
had brought him safely as far as thu
Ohio: that while encampcd upon tn
bank Of the river, a large party q
:, white men had fallen upon them il
= the night, and killed his companion
= together with the poor delenscles
prisoner, who lay bound hand an
foot, unable either to escape Or resist
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1853-02-16
II I'll T. | q w a

solemnity Of feeling. then prevailing
the LOG house was crowded to excess
On the second Sunday the meet
ing was held in the frame work OF an
unfinished house, and at the close
about dozen children were collcc-
ted and instructed by Captain John
son, his wife and Philo Carpenter.
from which day Sunday school has
not ceased to be held to the present
time. The use of the largest room
in The place, the dining room in the
log tavern, was secured, and on each
Sunday the bottles gave place to the
Bible, and a goodly company as
scmblcd to worship. Soon after this
two strangers who attended the SER
vice, at the close expressed their as
constituent and pleasure of such a
meeting so far ont in the wilderness,
and to see fifty children at Sunday
school. In a few weeks the little
band of laborers were encouraged
and strengthened by library of two
hundred books being received from
New York, sent by the gentlemen
one of whom was Charles Butler Esq.
of New York. Thus came the first
library to Chicago.
/ About this time cOmmcncGs.q inuii.1
| temperance reformation IN III ~
ern States. Liquor drinking and in
| temperance was ever a leading evil
on the frontier States. 1t early began
to be manifested in Chicago. Where
there had been no religious service,
no Sabbaths, no restraint to the insl-
/ dous growth of evil, and as some O1
the pioneer settlers were driven from
the East by creditors, or even the
sterncr power Of violated law, it is NJ
surprising thing that intemperance
made rapid strides and threatened
the well being of society. Convinced
that intemperancc more than any 9th
cr vice, would hinder and undermine
their efforts to spread the Gospel, The
few religious people who mutual,
met for worship, resolved on some eft
fort to stop its progress. A meetln!
was appointed to be held, Philo Car
pentcr was requested TO draw up al
address on the subject, and in alittl
log cabin belonging to IA Mr.. " alkel
was held the first temperance meet
ing in the wilderness. Col. Rich ar,
J Hamilton was present onthis occa
, sion, took apart in the proceedings
and since that time the temperate
, cause has not failed to progress i
, the city.
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1853-02-16
Fr"m the Chicago Daily Tihuu
Tt.e day Of szn2a.G sigings.

Row ncysons who loot, nnon the |
,,an,, tnrycrinr sfccnlcs in the Civ,
nr y,ccktv sit a4 case in their we'll
cushioned news reflect that il is not
,,nra thon t,vpntv vears since the first
rnIi,,;o,ls ,ncatin:r wos held in Chica-
On
The circumstances which cave rise
70 tho FIRST nrovcr meeting, the first
sermon fine first Sunday School, the
first Iihrarv. and the first Tempe
rance meeting ever held in Chicago,
were not only interesting, but they
are q striking commentary on that
wise and fine honorcd Injunction
.de-pisc not the dav oC small things"
About the year 1882 there was great
excitement and fear amongstthc few
settlers in the northern part of Illinois
toncosioucd by the murder Of many
norzons near fine CITY. bytLc Indians.
a. minors Of massacrcs increased,
! homes wore cnr-al,rn, and persons
r.on, al narts GocI;cd to the ,s,lv
Mace ofrclume, FoYtDcarborn, on the
I axe shore At that time the nonu-
ilat;on If Ch;caro numbered about
Gltyrr.iIents In INV General Scott
Ilanlo1 IN , stco amor with several com
venice or SnIdinrs (,r the Indian war;
t,huo on tho lake the cholpra fine, .
,'a,, d;so,sn in the country and the
t hu Of All had broken ont AMONGST
tbn sold;crs and about ninety hayjna.
cnilon victims had been thrown over,
honrI hcfnrn I,nIirr SIch an ar
n;"a, .nrnad faclinrs of n;nrIeI con-
,lor.nat;on and ioT AMONGST the few
so ~ rho Fart WAS cleared of
,So-o ,ybo had -fal;rn shelter in if:
,ho oolIiars m,anv of whom were
J 'Ij Iaily were made as conrorta-
hia - no..ihIc. ,he nronIc wore en-
o on,, ,'a in tonfs ar6,suiI tl,c Fort .
Ior~r rrayc wnx onpncd, near the
!, snot where Nortons new stone build
i,;g now stands, and daily without
nnG;ns and in the close in Which they
J;aJ tho nnforfnnate victims were
,Lrn,.n in and covprrIlln. This state
, of ,h;nrsas MIGHT he rxpactcd pro,
+. JnrcJ rrcat soIcmritv among tho
.inhah;t5nts In 70 His time there
n.as little or no difference between
3 G''n,Ia,, owl otharIay4 Amonr fhr
, aarIv SETTLERS was y line old English
+ man, named Mark Noble, who with
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1853-02-16

aJ'The following whimsical parody on BARRY
CoRswALLs popular song, will be fully arpre-
Grated by many sea-going landsmcn.
The sea the sea! oh, me oh, me
The pail-bc quick! lquaiI-l'in sick
I'm sick as | can be,
cannot sit, cannot stand;
| prthee, steward lie I'd me "A hand;
TO my cabin | 60, to my berth will file,
And like IA graded infant lie.
I'm on the soa-I'm on the seal
I'm where | would never be;
With the smoke above and steam below,
And sickness whercso'ert go;
If a storm should come no matter wot,
To the bottom I'd 60 as soon not.
love, oh, how love to ride
In neat post.chaise with couple of bays,
And pretty girl by my side
Bat oh!'to swing amidst fire and foam,
Ard be steamed like . pealcd potato at home
And feel that no soul cares no more ful
your woe
Than the paddles that clattcr as onward
they 80.
The oceanss wave ncer moved DER,
But loved my donkey more and MORE
And homeward flew to her bonney back,
Like truant boy to his mothers sack;
And mother she was and is to me,
For | was an-ass to so to sea
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1853-02-16
From the Dublin University Magazine.
The Stars Sink One by One from
sight.

The stars sink one by one from sight
No trace Of them We find.
They vanish from the brow Of night,
And none is left behind
Alone
And none is left behind.
The sun goes to his ocean bed,
In all his rays enshrlncd;
lie wraps Them round his crimson head.
And leaveth none behind
TO mourn,
And lcayeth none behind.
The beautiful and gifted dead,
The noblcst of our kind,
Have cast their work aside and fed
And we are left behind
Alone,
And we are left behind.
The dear old friends OF carly time,
Hearts round our hearts cntwined,
Have faded from us in their prime,
And we are left behind
To mourn,
And we are left behind.
Pale stars, rcd sun, we come again,
For whom no hearts have pinned,
We call our darling back in vain,
Still VIC are left behind
Alone,
Still we are left behind.
Oh, dear ones, tc~-0Wk-<n11n
Our race in sun aud wind,
That we may win where you have won,
Though we are left behind
a while,
Though We are left behind.
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1853-02-16

The ceremony Of the opening of
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad,
which was celebrated last week with
signal success, would have been nee
cssarily postponed for some time, in
consequence of the unfinished stat
The Shasta courier. [volume] (Shasta, Calif.) 1852-1872, 1853-05-07

WAR WITH MExico.-There seems to be pro-
liability of another war with Mexico 1t seems
a certain strip of land, "a miles in width by IFS
in length, was coded to Mexico by the joint ac-
ton of the Commissioners of the two govern
ments and the initial point the Rio Grande.
fixed at 30 deg. % min The Cabinet at Wash
ington disapproved of the proceedings of the
Boundary Commission, touching the establish
ment of this as the starting point, and Gov. Lane
at once claimed it as within the jurisdiction Of
the United States Government. From this the
San Francisco Wing predicts war. and the Unron
says :. it may well be enquired, whether the act
of Gov Lane does not amount 10 the initiative of
such a measure" The Union says further:
"A small village, called Massilla, is located IN
a lovely valley of The disputed strip of territory.
Containing number of American born citizens.
who, by argument and example, induced the
Mexican portion of its inhabitants TO desire re-
sidence under the flag of the United States. 1t
is doubtless in conformity with the prayer of
these people that Gov. Lane has executed his
present plans. Whether the Government Will
sustain him or not remains to be seen."
The Shasta courier. [volume] (Shasta, Calif.) 1852-1872, 1853-05-07

MIDDLETowN AND One HoRsETowN ROAD
We enjoyed gallop over portion OF this road
during the week, and were glad to perceive the
interest manifested by the citizens of that por-
ton of the county in Its completion. We found
large number of persons at work, u der the
snperintendence of Mr. Pifer, Road Commits
sioner, between here and Middletown, and were
informed by him that large number of men
were engaged at the same time on the other por-
ton of the road. Mr.. Hendrick. of Middletown.
thinks the new road is at least FIVE miles shorter
matter of dispute Hall & Crandalls stages
have made two trips the new road.
The Shasta courier. [volume] (Shasta, Calif.) 1852-1872, 1853-05-07

THE ALTA CALIFoRSIA.-We confess that
we are more than ordinarily gratifed to learn
of the re-connecton of the Hon. Frank Soule
with the editorial department of the Alta Cali
tornia, the father of the CALIFORNIA newspaper
press. Mr.. Soule long presided over that mag
nificent journal IS senior editor and upon retir-
ing from ii some two years snce-so courteous
had ever been his bearng-he was followed by
the warm friendship of its ten thousand readers
well as OF the entire editorial corps through
out the States. He yields most brilliant, racy
md piquant pen. and we confess that we al
ways feel like praying for an unfortunate hon.
bre who has been unhappy to open the
hood-gates of his terrible satire. scaihng
casm, and whitening irony. We welcome him
back 10 the State that he loves SO well, and to
the position thai he fills SO ably.
The Shasta courier. [volume] (Shasta, Calif.) 1852-1872, 1853-05-07

ANOTHER INDIAN FIGHT on THE BACKBONE
Felix Tracy. Esq. who arrived in this place
from Yreka on Thursday, in company with Mr.
Raines, of Cram, Rogers & Co, and Mr.. Parker
Of Rhodes & Lusk's Express, informs us that OH
Sunday last, four pack trains were attacked by
the indians in great force, on the Backbone
Mountain on the Sacramento trail Notwith-
Standing the Indians displayed unusual daring
on the occasion. glad to learn that none
of the packers killed, although one, an
American, had his wrist almost entirely severed
The indians succeeded in capturing and carry
ing off nno mules and cargoes. We have not
learned the names of the owners of the trains.
They must have left this place yesterday IA
week