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The Shasta courier., 1854-09-16
Testimonials from the Press.
[ From tie echo du Pacific.


DR. HUNGERFORD.--We wish to call the
attention of our readers to the advertisement of
this gentleman whose extensive practice and
great success is sufficient to induce all those al
flicted to give him call The Doctor is not
only regularly educated physician, but he has
the principles of honesty, and can feel for his
fellow beings. He has undoubtedly more prac
tice than any other Physician in San Francisco,
and it is fast increasing. To those acquainted
with the Doctor, we say nothing to his skill
and integrity, these well known; bat to
strangers ace do sag. call at No. 2264 Dupont
street, and you will find that friend in need is
a friend indeed.
From The 't4S0utherm Medical Journal
PROFESSOR HUNGERFORD Although
opposed to the system of advertising, yet we
deem it but just to this gentleman to admit that
his system of treatment in Private Diseases is
undoubtedly the most approved one now in use
throughout the civilized world.
The Shasta courier., 1854-09-16
CALIFRONIA AND OREGON
MAll STAGE l0Eg5a
&aSA
A ALLY LINE of CONC IL ID
CO AC H -

DUN FROM CALLAHN,S RANCH to YRE-
h KA and JACKSONVILLE every day.
Will leave ,Calahans every morning, passing
through Scott Valley and Fort Jones TO Yreka.
Leaves the Yreka House at 5 o'clock every
morning for Jacksonville, passing Cottonwood,
Klamath Ferry, Coles, Sandbank's s and Russells
Ranches, aud through Rogue River Valley to
Jacksonyille.
Returning, will leave the Robinson House at
Jacksonville every morning at O'Clock, and
arrive at Yreka the same day.
Leave the Yreka House every morning at 5
O'Clock for Calahan's Ranch, connecting with
Geo. l.. Greathouse & Bros saddle train of
mules for Shasta connecting at Shasta with
the California Stage Company's line for Red
Bluff, Tehama, Marysville and Sacramento city.
Mr. Geo L. Greathouse & Brother have estab-
iished line of saddle mules between Shasta and
Callahans Ranch, leaving the st. Charles Hotel,
Shasta, every morning at 6 O'Clock for Callahan
Ranch Messrs Greathouse & Bro. have spared
no pans to make everything comfortable and
convenient for the travelling public over this
road.
Ey Persons wishing to go to the. Trinity,
Salmon & Scott River DigSngs, can do SO by
taking the above lines. Also, for Scotts Bar,
Deadwood and Grccnhorn Greeks, and all The
northern mines.
MCLAUGHLIN & McCOMB,
Proprietors.
Agents. VIM. McTURK, Shasta.
'' ii. SLICER, Yreka.
cisco to the Northern Mines, can go quicker,
easier. and cheaper by this route, tl,an by any
other lire.
Running time from Sacramento City to Y reka,
four days. Mel. Il McC.
Shasta. August o6, 1854. I'm
The Shasta courier., 1854-09-16
100 CASES EK CLEAR BACON;

100 CASES EK CLEAR BACON;
lOO $50 tieEees No. ham in brine;
Is bbls. clear and mess pork:
LOG cases leaf lard; 25e hi bbls corn meaE
200 bbls and 1T bbls crushed sugar;
lOOe mats No China Sugar; so goo lbs Peru do
900 xkins choice butter: 100 cases honey;
500 kegs, 5. 8, and a. E b syrup;
80 cases cheese; 1000 bags Chile beans;
1909 mats ko.i China rice; 80 bags Rio coffee;
$50 casks porter and ale; 100 cases pickles,
a5e cases 8 aud gall kegs do;
100 cases salt: i0a bags whole pepper.
200 cases assorted spices:
100 ceroons Chile peaches;
$50 eases cream tartar and sa1eratus;
For sale by GOODWIN CO,
aua6-Im GO California ST. San Francisco
The Shasta courier., 1854-09-16
aDuusrsTRATOR,s NOTICE.

Ii. PERSONS having claims against the
~ estate of John Barney. decd. are required
TO present the same with necessary vouchers TO
the undersigned, administrator, al his residence
in Colusa. within ten months from the date here
of or tLey will be forever barred and all per-
sons indebted to said estate are required to
make immediate payment to the undersigned at
his residence aforesaid. G. d. SEMPLE,
Administrator.
Sept. 2, 1854, lm
The Shasta courier., 1854-09-16
FOR SALE.

BILLINGS PREMIUM HAMS,
DUT UP expressly for family nse. for sale il
IL lots to snit. bv WM. S. FITCH & co.
Shasta, August 70, 1854. II
The Shasta courier., 1854-09-16
wlI. 9. FITCH N co.
BATHs AT FIFTY CENTS!

CTEAM, SHOWER TUB AND DOUCHE
- BATHS will now be furnished in good
style, at 80 cents each. by H. w Hubbard, at
the sign of the globe lamp Shasta.
Goods taken storage. From 90 to 80 good
beds for dodgers viii be found at all hours Of the
night Also, miners tents always on hand.
There ia also attached an asylum for the sick.
~ Money TO loan good security.
Shasta City Nav 90 1854 anqtf
The Shasta courier., 1854-09-16
LOAG'S HORSE MARKET.
WeavervilIc md Yrcixa Passenger Train


N THE SUBSCRIBER respect
A fully informs the Inhabitants of Tn
Me Shasta and vicinity, that his ar NA
rangements completed to have CON
stantly any quantity of Horses and Mules for
hire or sale He fatters himself that his stock
of saddle animals. for speed and durability. is
exceled by none of any Livery Stable north of
San Francisco. He takes this opportunity 10
return thanks to former patrons, and TO assure
them that every exertion will be used to merit
continuance of the liberal patronage hitherto
bestowed on him.
Stock bought and sold on commission.
Auction sales of stock daily.
JAMES LOAG, Auctioneer
~ B. PA ENGER TRAIN START DAI-
LY AS HERETOFORE FOR WEAVER AND
YREKA. Charges moderate.
Shasta. August -, 1854. If
The Shasta courier., 1854-09-16
TOMLINSON g. WOOD,
A. & S. SOLOMON,

Wholesale aud Retail Clothing Store,
HAyE RETURNED TO THEIR OLD
Il i Stand, in the new ere PROOF bnhding be-
tween the st. Charles sJotel aud Bull, Baker &
Co., where they will continue to sell Tor cost un-
iii the arrival of their new stock from the
States, which will be some two weeks. Their
new stock Will be the largest one eyer drought
to Shasta. A. L. 5. SOLOMON.
Shasta, Avg. d2, 1854. If
The Shasta courier., 1854-09-16
JNTHE COUNTY COURT,

IVOR SHASTA COUNTY in the State of Cal
IL ifarnia
Benz F. Harvey VS.. his creditors
Upon reading and filing the petition schedule
and affidavit of the insolvent, and upon motion
of G. W. McMurtry, his attorney, it is ordered
that the creditors of said insovent show cause,
if any they can, why an assignment Of said in
solvent estate should not be made, and he be
discharged from his debts. 1t is further ordered
that the clerk Of the Court aforesaid issue a no.
tice. calling the creditor of said insolvent to be
and appear within thirty days from the date OF
the publication Of snd notice before me, to wit :
On the 18Th day of September, ls54,a 10 o'clock
A. Nj. of said day, at Shasta City, county afore-
said. to show cause why the prayer of the insol-
vent should not be granted. 1t is further order
ed that all proceedings against said insolvent
debtor be stayed, except that all actions here
tofore commenced may be prosecuted to judg-
ment J. C. HlNCKLEY,
County Judge Shasta County.
Attest THOS. w. DAWSON, Co. Clerk,
by GEO +. ALUoRD, Dep.
IN THE COUNTY COURT, for Shasta
County in the State of California-IH the matter
of the petition of Benjamin f. Harvey, an in
solvent debtor: To Heartless & Co. Jessee
Williams, Newell Hall, John Syme, Joseph Lin
ver Joseph Mccormick, Joel T. Landrum, A.
L. Downer s. Co., f. W. Tracey, John Sprouce,
Arthur O'Neal J. j. Bell, Hollub & Isaacs, Jas.
Loag, j. Bricker ID. Z. Clarke, ]. S. Wright,
Thompson g. Zinn, Thompson & Chamberlain.
Block s. Houston, NJ. c. Harrington, Isaac
Swab.
|, Thomas w. Dawson, Clerk Of the County
Court within and for the County of Shasta and
State of State of California, do hereby notify you
severally and collectively, that you and each of
you are required 10 be and appear before the
Hon j. c.. Hinckley, Judge ef said Court. at
the time and place mentioned in the foregoing
order to show cause, if any there be, why the
PRAYER of said insolvent should not be granted
Witness my hand with the seal OF
IL. ST. said Court hereunto affixed, at offie in
Shasta, this the 18th day Of August
A. D.. 1854.
THOS. w. DAWSON Clerk s. C.
By GEO. f. AFFORD, Dep.
Shasta. Aug. IS. 1854. augls st
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REMQVALi-D. Nj. EDER

REMO4 AL ID. NJ. EDER
HAS REMOyED TO THE NEW FIRE
Il Il proof brick building, door ;ti,oye Adj
ans s. Co.'S Express Office. where he offers his
stock of GENERAL MERCHANDISE at re-
duced prices, owing to the increased security he
now possesses. Having just received large
addition u his fugmer stock, he is prepared to
sell
AS CHEAP AS THE CHEAPEST:
PS. Samples are at all times on hand.
August l9, 1854. tt
The weekly Placer herald., 1854-01-28
The Chinese Triad SOciatr


The following description of tbi. So
cirty is given in "A lecture recently d4,;v
cred at San Francisco by the Rev. W.
Speer:-
The lecturer alluded to the Triad 20
ciety, which, he said, wou POSSESS .o,'-
interest to the people of this CITY. r"e fr"'',
the fact that Il chapter or Iod q of '' ,b:'
organization had been formed in this c;,a rHs
within the past two weeks, and it's msmv:
hers were all arrested aud taken to ,ho
police office. The Triad Societv We "s
formed in 1864, by five priests, and ,hs
Sr.t grand object to which it was devo,"S
wss the suppression of n rebellion Tho..
were thirty six Untha administered =.
mrmbers who Joined this socpty. wv,
blood, taken from the veins of menus.
was given to new members on takinu ,,,'''
oath. The head Of a cock was rnt ,'G
whenever member joined, to ud;c.,"
the fate Of any one who Shou d divul,e
SINGLE secret The main feature ~ ~
Tr"d Society, however, WAS mutual ,ro
lection to each other, under any nd ~
circumstances. If n ,nelnher were yn;,,,
OF amy crime, no matter how great. rho
other members were sworn to spare mo
ex~rtions to screen him from punish,usn,
AT present the energies of this orpan;,.
tion were devoted rn the overthrow of ~.
Tartar dynasty. There was no do 'h.
that this society had something wnr,bv ~
It's ct JectS; but there were too u,anv n..
nirI"us features in it for il to be e, l.d .
hene'" tnt society, or one that should no
allowed 10 exist in any community A,
Singapore, in March, 1916, a Sprlnu. rim.
was gotten up by this soclety. which was
put down 10y force of arms. In lS45. >,r
John Davis, the Governor of Hopyknnn
issued an edirt, in which he stated tha,
the existence Of this society wa. n de,r;.
lnent to any well disposed and orderly
community, and the Governor called fnr
the c"-operation of al in supp ess;no i.
It's existence could not be to Grated in rho
doninons of Victoria.
The lecturer said that all the Chinamer
with whom he had conversed in thi, ci,v
had expressed their gratifirAtion that the
organization IN this city had been ARRESTED
IN ITS incipIent stage; AS hinanen not
belonging to this Soriety are IN fear of
those who do, believing that memh,rs
C ub together for thr commission of Grim.
or TO accomplish any design which the
evil disposed may entertain. Ii !. b-ley-
rd that members would secretly plan the
death ot enemies, and carry their plau
INTO effect whenever they saw fit. It
might possibly be true, the lecturer said,
that this society exercised a yer, impor-
tant part in the inSurrectlonary movement
now going on in China; but for bis part,
he believed that higher and hoIier pow
er WAS at work, scattering good seeds.
from which shou ii spring up Christianity
and higher civi izaron
The weekly Placer herald., 1854-01-28
PeODle Mt the lsthmus.

A correspondent of the Bangor Mercu-
ry, writing from Barbados, New Grana-
da, under date September 10th, gives the
following 1interestng paragraphs, about
the paople 'ahout' the lsthmus of Pansms :
To one who wishes 60 see specimens of
various races and nations. few places
probably offer such opportunities ~ ere
offered upon the works OF the railroad
scros. the Isthmus. Among the pe"pl"
employed here have met with English,
Scotch. Irish. W eish, .SwedeS, Danes,
HoIlanders. Belgiun-, Russians. 20 les,
and Huugarixns, Germans from s'nno>t
all the kingdoms and princiPslities IN
Germany. and from Prussia and <u-tria,
French, Swiss, aud i,aiiaNs, the nStives
Of the Canadss xnf other British provin
ces and islands in North America, as well
As citizens Of the United States Then
there are the natives OF mixed races, from
Mexico, Central America, and this repub
lie OF Nueva Granada. And Asia has
furnished upon the work Coolies from
Calcutta, Madras and Bombay-Chlna-
men from the Celestial Empire-and
some few Malays from Java aud Sumsrrt
AutI IitJ~t vi tiVHo p''F'' '"'S ~ IS
empIpyed simultaneously upon the game
statlons. But have seen no native of
old Spain, nor of Poriuga, laborlng here
in any capacity should almost rs
soon expect to see Il delegation from
Symmes: onia or from Ltiiiput, M from
either of these two last named countries
40 dead are their inhabitants to every
thing like enterprise aud active industry.
The etorekeeper upon this station, At
pres mt, is \ Maylayan from the Island of
Java, and he is u very inte ligent active
man. He speaks Dutch, English, and
Spanish, besides several of the languages
Of India, and his own vernHcu ar tongue.
Most Of the Cninamen who have been
employed here have done service as stew
ards, cooks, walters, SC. And do not
now remember sing instance in which
one of this nation ha, heen common
iaborer. They are generally very good
men for the Situations in which they have
been employed here, being industrious
and diIigent, dOcile, OhliglnS and good
tempered, very dexterou>, ingenious and
intelligent, aud generally faithful and
trustworthy.
Some of them are apparently wei
educated in their own literature and sci
once; and they frequently bring Chinese
hooks along with them. They write this
Grabbed looking language with great ra-
pidity and facility, and many of them
who are upon the lsthnlu> keep up IA cor
re.pondence with their friends in CalIfor
MIA, and through them with their friends
in thna.
The weekly Placer herald., 1854-01-28

A minister who had lost his wife, ana
had become wparied of his second edIt'o"
Of the single state, WAS once lnStrll't'''!
congregation from the passage "U>e TINS
world as not abusing it," &c IN inc
course of his remarks he took ocras!o"
to mention some things which christian
could dispense with in this world ~
the category he placed Il wife. tie h"n'
however, scarcely said, ga man may "o
without ii wife," when his own experIehc0
stoutIy protested, and he finished ms ms
branch of the subject by saying IN 'no
simplicity Of his heart, "bnt, my brethre"'
IT'S mighty hard"
The weekly Placer herald., 1854-01-28
Later News from tle Indian Re-
s.rvatiOn---Arrival Of Captain

| 11ONHFu.
Cant. Howard arrived last night from
the TETON Pass. He left the Indian res
ervation on the 9th Of the present month,
and he gives the most glowing description
of Lieut.. Besle's experiment with the
| Indians.
There are some $500 Of these wild in
hahitan.s of the Sierra Nevada now prof
tably engaged in the cultivation of the
soil, and every day brings some new NC
re->on. 1t i. mistake to suppose that
they are Mission Indians; the vast major
ity are men who have frequently been
brought in conflict with the whites. Run
ners have been sent to every part Of the
State, and even tribes Of the Sacramento
region have sent their representatives. I"
inuuire into the condition of affairs, and
all are delighted NJ the prospect. Lieut..
Beale had only sixty Indians to commence
with, but the news snon reached the ears
Of one Of the most influential chiefs in
the southern district and be brought in
every man of his tribe.
Capt. Howard says that the objection
which some urge against Lieut. Beale'S
plan, namely, that it il situated in the
midst Of a county which will ultimately
b se,tled by the whites, has no force. Ii
Sppears thar this reservation is bounded
on the north by desert country, on the
weS, by lake, and on the east by the
mountain region; on the south again lies
an almost desert country. The Indians
reside comfortably in tule houses OF their
own construction, hut in a short time,
Lieut.. Benle will teach them to erect
adobe buildings. There are no ardent
spirits permitted within the reservation.
The lakes and streams afford All abun-
dance of fish and the prairie ahounds with
game. Many Of the Indians are employ
ed in dressing skins. Some specimens of
their work we have seen. Capt. Howard
had a "big talk" with the Merced Indians
the day before yesterday They are
nesrly all going to the reservation.
The Four Creek country is fast settling
up. On i'u e river, here ak months
ago there WAS only one family, there is
now a population of some fifty persons.
San Joaquin Repu6
The weekly Placer herald., 1854-01-28
The Senatorial Question.

The present agitation of the >enatorial
question can be viewed in no light that it will
not appear obnoxious The commercial
town. Of San Francisco and Sacramento have
now all four of the representatives in con
gress from this. he only candidates for DR..
Gwn's place are from tins city. Thus, then
should senator be elected his winter. the
North and the south would be completely
shut out from the contest and the choice Will
be confined to one locality Neither the peo
ple of the north nor of the south have pre-
sented candidate for the Senate as this
question has only been sprung upon them
since the election in September. Leaving
every other feature of this agitation out of
con.idera ton. this defra nchising Of nine
tenths of the people, is monstrously unjust
and oppressive. Let those who are 80 ardent
and loud in their professions Of democratic
featy now show their sincerity by permit
ting the Democratic people to have voice in
this enatorial election. If a. the next ses-
sion of the Legislature. majority Of the rep
resnntatves of the people should, in their
wed m. and in accordance with the known
wishes Of their constituents, choose senator
from among the candidates from San Fran
cisco We shall rejoice at such a marked com
pliment t. the intelligence Of this great com
mereiai city. But let US not ignore the ex-
istence Of the Mining counties. by allowing
them no shadow Of chance 10 be represented
n the Senatorial convention - + Herald
The RIM on Messrs. Adams s. Co., has
clearly shown the firm solid'y Of that
we'll known house The panic raised
against them, caused withdrawal from
that banking house, in one day, in San
Francisco, of some four hundred aud
sixteen thousand dollars, which, added
to the amount of three hundred and
seventy eight thousand that they had just
shipped 70 the Atlantic States ty the
steamers, show that they dlsbur-ted, at
hardly moments warming, some eight
hundred thousand dolerS! This is 4
severe trial to any firm, and it proves
that this banking house wns of true meta &.
1t has proven by the hes, test possible that
Adams s. Co are safe bankers.
Stockton Poet.
The weekly Placer herald., 1854-01-28

The Banquet to John Mitchell was
given at the Broadway Theatre, New
York, on the evening Of December 18th.
Six hundred persons were present at the
dinner, and over twelve hundred were
assembled within the building. Charles
O'Conor presidents; on his right sat Mr.
Mitche by whose side were Judge EN-
NETT and Thomas Francis Menghpr. -
Speeches were made by Messrs. o. 'oror,
Mitchell, Meagher, McKeon, Horace
Greedy and several Others, and the OBJ
-ervance was in II respects becoming the
cocaSion.-- JiUsps 4 T'ys~o.
The weekly Placer herald., 1854-01-28

The Knickerbocker tells II good story
Of lit e fellow who was forbid, by his
mother, going to a brook to swim. One
day he broke her command, and in put
ting on his shirt, he got the wrong side
out His mother discovered this, and
knowing that he had been dISobeying her
orders, she asked how his shirt came in
side out! This was stuunper under
which the little rogue staggered for mo
'nent, but Frightening up, he replied tr
unphantly-"O! |, i, guess | turned it
gttin' over the fence!"
The weekly Placer herald., 1854-01-28

Secret orders continue to multiply IN Az
parts Of the country. The last we nav:
heard Of is mentioned Ivy the Cinc'h'a'.
oIumtian AZ having been formed ID 'n"'
city, under the ntie of "fhe Fa ny
Compact" of which both males Az"
females are members. In that city u az
ready numbers five hundred me'!'oeccs, e.,
ANA the Columbian says that II 10 '''
charitable and tseneHcisl purposes
The weekly Placer herald., 1854-01-28

The Loans BusINEss.--"Our friend
Col. Harper, who did the city good ser
vice ns Mayor, (but whose tin pnrringprs
around the Park fountain did not prove Il
profitab investment,) is deal of "A wag.
and loves joke as we'll az his dinner.
We happened TO be sitting in the counting
room of the 'Brothers' one day, when
there entered sleek looking gentleman,
with straight coiiarrd cut away coat,
and n hrOad- hrimmed drab hat. He ad-
vnnced toward 'ihe CoIonel' SIS Mr..
Harper n?' 'I'm one of thrn,,' said the
ex-Nayor. 'Weil, Sir, my name j. Uriah
G. Hopkins, belong to the Oneida Con-
ference. am minister of the Gospel.
| want aid. come here on the LORDS
business 'The man who attends to the
Lords business said the C0one with
out moving muse 2, SIS out ut present;
he will he in at two o'c Ock' Thus was
the simple fact; all donations to charitable
and religious societips being de- egated II
only on7 particular partner Of the house"
Knickerbocker Mag.
The weekly Placer herald., 1854-01-28

The Missouri Legislature has before it
bill providing that no man shall be al
lowed to indorse note without the con
sent of his wife, and that no endorsement
shall be valid in law without such consent
A new weekly paper Is about to he
published ut Downe. lille Sierra county,
by e. b. Mcdonald & Co., to be called
the Sierra Citizen,
There has been five steamboats, explo
ded and two sunk belonging to or having
been in the Stmkton trade, since 1851 -
The first was the Sycamore, the second
Jenny Lind, and the Storkton, American
Eagle and Helen Hensely. The steam
boats sunk were the Mariposa and the
Belle Post
We have it on good authority that five
chi dren have been born in this city since
1854 came in, and stil more are expected
to appear before January goes ons.-Ne-
raSo .le~v.
The weekly Placer herald., 1854-01-28

Nor so PoOK.-' haries Jarvis, the art
list, tells the following ane"dote of his
fathers travels in the Western part of
Kenturky:
At the close of day in midsummer,
Mr.. Jarvis aud his companion rode up To
one OF the most di apidated huts he had
ever seen. The window WAS stuffed full
Of rags, and the cracks between the logs
were pnrtialIy choked up with the same
articles.
"W hat an awful shanty this isl" ex-
claimed Jarvis, as we rode mp. "It is
'evdent they are too poor to accommodate
US here"
"NOt 30 poor as you might think
among the rags; "tor don't own this
place"
''Have you anything in there TO eat'"
said Jarvis, "any bread and ham,"
"Not smell straneer-all gone; every
simitch-nnt a crust ett !"
"Have you any feed for our horses?'
"NOt n corn, nor an 0at, stranger
hnv emf no use for noner"
"WelI, can you accommodate us for the
night ?"
"Wall, we can't stranger. There is
no floor in the house, and the straw is all
out"
"Why. never heard anything like it,"
said Jarvis, impatiently. "Why how do
you do hpre9''
"Pretty well, thank you,' said the
Kentuckian, "how's the folks down your
wra?"
That was enough for them-they rode
on to better quarters.
The weekly Placer herald., 1854-01-28

PErsroHERs.--T are now l4,09S
persons in the several States and terrltor-
les receiving pensions from the United
States under the various acts passed since
1918. In Rhode Island, the whole num-
brr ls 20, only one of " hom is under the
act of 1918, showing that about all the
Rhode Islanders who were engaged in
the Revolution have been gathered 10
their fathers. Under the art of February
s, 1853, granting pensions to those Wild
ows OF revolutionary Officers and soldiers
" no were married since 1900, tirfy five
have proved their claims in this State,
and are now awaiting an appropriatlon ny
Congress to receive their money. ne
Commissioner of Pensions thinks that the
who number who have been admitted
under this act wi ultimately reach three
thousand, the applications at the erent
time being about sixty each week ne n,
amount required for their a. nual pay WIN
be about $240,0OO, or ten times as much
rs was antci pated when the act was
passed. Providence journal.