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The Shasta courier., 1854-07-29

The late Demecraiic State Convention'
According to the address issned by the ma
iori,y Democratic State Convention, the total
number Of Delegates entitled to seats from the
Counties represented, was s55 Of this number
6e wefe contested, and 1913 uncontested; OF the
|ancontestcd delegates, 50 were Electionists, and
1873 anti -Electionists.
The following extract from the report Of the
Committee on Credentials, will show the
grounds upon which portion Of the contested
seats were claimed by the Broderick party =
Gel Dorado County has been allowed twenty
five Delegates 1t appears, at regular Couh'y
Convention, a motion was made ny MT. Conhess'
(Brodericaitc9 to expe two Of the fsclegates.-
On motion to lay his motion on the table, MIR.
CONFESS expressed tue determination to leave
the Convention in case the motion prevailed
1t did so prevail, by large majority Slr. Con-
ness withdrew with isrty-nne others, and APP
pointed. in different meeting, Delegates to the
State Convention. There remained Ia t(le re-
sular Convention more than seventy-tf1ree OF
the delegates elected from the different pre-.
cinets in Ell Dorado, who, IL pursuance OF The
call of the County Committee, sent the subJoln-
ed list of Delegates, which your COMMITTEE can
only recognise as the legitimate delegation
Tins county alone would giye the anti-Elec-
lionists Al majority. Oar lp,iied space forbids
us pursuing the subject further.
The Shasta courier., 1854-07-29

~ correspondence recently started con.
'alns HE following cpisilc from gal" in Iii.
nos, 10 her lovyer n Penn:
Coon IIollrr. Ilyopnaise, April the 9th, 1000
eight hundred and SO four.
My Derr. Drrc, Dere Henry. embrace this
prrs''n, orp"rcinni'y 10 let yn know AS how
a'ii m n''u speii oi the nlsnr, sud hope az how
these ',w lines may fad ysu e.inxiug ,l,,. SAM,
0i"s's Biessin! Why don't yn only rite one
sweat line 10 tel! her snii.siu kal,run all about
her pr''ty sweat henry. Uh my sweat henry.
my turtle dove. my pisin. my only dere, how nv
poor sole Is lonslps for vore sweie Voice. /
think here y" ut this mint. singing Yankee
i""dic as you cum FROM the plow. Mary mel
den has got ba-ba Oh my dere henry IL,
come out and let's get married and have ), L.,.
na '"o So no more at present, but r..n,ane yur
'''ih kATHRUx Axx TuDly
The Shasta courier., 1854-07-29

MINING News, &c.-Owing to tie drough,
now prevailing, but little mining is at present
done in the immediate vicinity of Shasta
Hong Kong. belnw onr village. looks qn;,e de-
solate--ihc Chinese liaving left
Their lights are fed. their garands dead.
And all bat three or tnar dirty, greasy looking
Celestials departed.
Nevertheless. they. and tic American miners,
have wendcd their way TO the creeks anal rivers,
and there. no doubt. are doing even better than
they did in the dry digengs. So far as our
experience extends. the fall season, if rightly
improved. is the n.ost profitable 10 the miner.
We need not ssiere fer heir absence. how
ever, for no doubt they are
Coming back asaiu."
We shall have 81 abundance VI Celes,ials
here--niore than we have any use for-when
the rainy season SETS in.
The Shasta courier., 1854-07-29

tS A. E. RArSEs, Esq. member of Gram
Rogers s. Co.'s Express. leaves by tue STEAMER
of the lst. on sit to his friends in sl,e East
Mr.. Raynes has. by his un,iahle disposition aud
energy in business, made many warm friends,
whose kind wishes k,llow l,m to happy meet
Ing at home. and speedy return among them
agaiu.
The Shasta courier., 1854-07-29

EY The Know Nuthinys" are rapi,llv IL,
caeasinG IN California. They already said
to be counted by thousands in San francisco.
aud societies are forming in several of tue intc.
rier cities.
The Shasta courier., 1854-07-29

fior WkArHEn.-We have lad some of the
hottest weather III Shasta, during the past week
that WAS ever experienced in this. or perhaps
any other country. On Tuesday, so we are in.
formed, die Thermometer f'se to ily , in the
shade
The Shasta courier., 1854-07-29
Adnm. & Cos Expres,.

We are indebted to this Express, on yester.
day, for the delivery Of papers and letters two
hours before the arrival of the stage. Also, for
regular files throughout the week.
The Shasta courier., 1854-07-29

ACCOMMODATIONS still continues scarce and
high in Australia. The yield Of gold is Hbou,
the same as usual, namely, 3,Onn ounc,s per
weeks This, however, when divided among
1900 600 Inhabitants, does not give very large
amount Der c0pifa.
The Shasta courier., 1854-07-29
From the Plains.

The FIRST train from the Plains ria Mobiles
Pass, iha, has visited Shasta, arrived Yesterday.
j, consists Of six wagons. drawn by horses, and
comprises the following persons
Evan Joy. Mr IIill. John Lyle, George Run
nels, George Lorbuiger Root. K. AlldridSe,
Marshall S. Mead, Moses Judd. and Edward
Lyons.
The party are principally from Illinois,
They left Council Bluffs ou the e6th of April,
and arrived here al in sood health We learn
from them that Croy's. Smiths, and scotts
trains viii be here in few days. with a large
amount of stock and nearly hundred wagons.
The Shasta courier., 1854-07-29

" We arc requested to state ,lla, there will
be a Quarterly Meeting held at Wravesvli. on,
Saturday and Sabbath, The 5tl and 9th of An
gust. The Presiding Elder. Rev. Mr.. Arnold.
Will be present To con.lnct the meeting.
The Shasta courier., 1854-07-29

~ he CORNER Stone Of Jewish Syna susne
was laid IN San francisco OH Sunday, the aad
inst.
NJ The Lanorcrs have been Of strike in
Sacramento, demanding Sc instead of Is per
day.
IS Fred A. Snyder. Esq died at Lake piy.
'er' on the s3d Of Jnly. while on an excursion
to tia, place.
~ Woodland & Chandlcr's Shasta and Hors..
''"" Express Is authorised 10 ae, as aseul for
his pa e.
The Shasta courier., 1854-07-29

70" We noice that the MarysviIi- Ezprcss is
again in the editorial charge Of Mr.. R,cnard
Rns'. II has hos,ed the ualpes Of Ncssrs La
tliam aud McD"ugal To lis mast bead
The Shasta courier., 1854-07-29
70 The Atta says:-

For long time past the wholesale business
in Ibis city (San Francisco; llus been rstrrmel,
unprqitahle, and tie yoice Vi cut.paiHt gcner
ally heard"
Not quite so loud, perhaps, as it was heard
in the mines during l.c winter of 'agt'53
The Shasta courier., 1854-07-29

u Col. Fremnut has published in the Ma
tional Iaeuigencer Of June IA. narrative OF his
exploration of the Central Railroad ron,e. He
has not given tie altitude of the various passes
over which he crossed, probably for the reason
that they would not add much to the credit OF
his cause. He speaks very favorably of some
passes which he discovered leading in to the
head Of the San Joaquin Valley and concludes
by urging the construction u he Railroad, g.
follo@s:--
g 1t seems treason against nankind and the
spirit of progress which marks the age. To re
fuse to put this one completing link to our ua-
tional prosperity and the civiliz ,tion of The
world. Europe siil lies between Asia and
America. Build This rtiIru,d and things VII!
have revolsed about; ATcrca will lie between
Asia attd EiffnVe, tie golden vein which runs
through the history nt the world viii follow The
iron track to San Francisco aud the ASiatic
trade will fnally fall ip:n its last and pcrma-
nent road, when the new all,l the modern Chrysr
throw open their gates to iiie llIoroughfarc oi
the world"
The Shasta courier., 1854-07-29

IHASKs-Are due 10 our numerous CORES
pondents f,r their favors. No less than fre orig
inal communications from different parts of the
country will be ionnd in our issue of to-day
The Shasta courier., 1854-07-29

EgF Owing to the great demand for the letter
of ddo6e. giving an account of ,be late Chinese
battle near Wcayerv;lle, we republish it in TO-
days paper. Ii will be found on the outside
The Shasta courier., 1854-07-29
The Shasta Saw and FIGURING pflls.

We notice with much pleasure the progress
of ogr pew Steam4Saw and Flouring Mills, be.
ing erected by Capt. Briceland, at the lower end
Of the city. Such an enterprise should interest
every farmer and business lpap in the County
and we bespeak for 1t lieasty support from all
Everything is being got up ia snbstantiai and
having been spared. Capt. 3. ufosms that
everything s landed ON the psen ises TO start
two run Of fine stones, with boling cloths, &c,
for the manufacture of superhne Fl lour.
The new Saw Mill commences on Tuesday to
cut the umber for the Fiourin, Mill. 1t is TO
be stories high with sufficient room for 3
more Of stones to be put in when the busi-
ness requires iileln,
The Shasta courier., 1854-07-29

II There is quite large emigration going
on from Missouri and other Western States l.,
Kansas and Nebraska.
The Shasta courier., 1854-07-29

FuSSY.-The disaffected organs of bolte-im
in San Francisco are publishing the address of
the Musical Hall Convention. and cody de-.
nominating it the Majority Address.-Marys.
ciLie Exqress.
The Express evidently has keen apprecia-
ton Of the ludicrous.
The Shasta courier., 1854-07-29
Auaeand Raserprise.

Mr.. Bamboozle, the trpselmg agent of the
firm of Ketchum, Doem & Co., of San Francisco,
handed ue the following advertisement, not long
since, with the reques: that we publish it until
further orders knowing, as we do, the great
facilities furnished by ibis firm for she certain,
safe and permanent Investment OF money, we
cheerfully give 1t a conspicuous plaee in our
columns; although we fear that many similar
schemes which have recently been gotten up liz
that city are arrant humbugs:-
The Shasta courier., 1854-07-29

" Churrh-gorrs viii notice that there has
been change in the time Of Divine Service =
IL now commfpce 81 and75 7. VI.
The Shasta courier., 1854-07-29

~ sea lion was killed not long since il
Bodcea Bay, weighing $3.50 pounds.
The Shasta courier., 1854-07-29

" The first boat of the Citizens S,eam Nav
isation Company arrived q. Aasysvic on the
26th inst.
The Shasta courier., 1854-07-29
MAGNIFICENT ENTERPRIsE:
Art Union Association!

KETCHUM, pOEM g. CO.,
nF SAN FRANCISCO. TAKE PLEASURE
~ in informing their friends and the public
generally. that their senior partner.
FELIX T. KETCHEM, Esq, +. r. S., A. s. g.,
has recently returned from journey through
The Eastern Continent, and has brought with him
some of the most rare, curious, and useless
tices that the world has ever beheld, frqm tho
delcately wrought
The Shasta courier., 1854-07-29
Rhode. a. Co.'s Express.

California newspapers furnished during the
" eek
The Shasta courier., 1854-07-29
BRoNzEs OF PARIS,
TIL THE

Bandylegged and goggle-eycd idols, taken from
the natives Of Afghanistan, Beloochistan, and
The Shasta courier., 1854-07-29

IsTEHrsrfSa TO SroR1s the Ea-
gle is. lFrom Gen. Hiram Wabridges speech
IN Congress, June J..
The American Eagle. now pcrcbcd upon
moontaln heights, watches the advanciti. pio.
ncers of the Vert"
The Shasta courier., 1854-07-29

Cram, Rogers & Co.'s Express.
We have received during the past week, from
this Express, copy of the Yreka Herald and
fqll files of Oregon papers.
The Shasta courier., 1854-07-29

Iimbuctoo.
Among the 876, ,453 articles which now COM
prise our catalo5ue-some of which have been
but recently brought oyey from Europe by Mr..
Ketchum,- land some of which (by far the great
err portion) have been laying about in ware
houses and stores in San Francisco since '49,--
we will at present only mention the following
The r,mainder are described in large octave
volume printed especially for that purpose:
l. A Irick from the house that Jack built
Valued 1T $l8,34l 063
@ A Pane of Glass from the Lamp of Aladdin,
whose wonderful and entertaining adventures
are fully narrated in that veracipus history, the
Arabian Nights Entertainments. Valued, ct
$sa,32l
g. Fox's Tail, slightly snged; taken from
one of the identical three hundred foxes with
which Samson burnt the corn OF the Phlistines.
Valued at $l25.000
4. N,buchadnezzar Eating Grass--A masnif-
cent painting by Baron Won Schnookmiie.-
Valued at 5000 900
5. Jonah swallowed by Whale-Arr Reu-
behs.-ln this magnificent copy from the Great
Original the ship in which Jonah took his
passage can be easily distinguished from the
whale, by its having red and yellow streaks
around it. Valued at $l.384,222 1874
6. a3,43s Lots in the city Of Suckemin. As
this city is only lples from San Francisco, it
will doubtless brcome the Brooklyn of ,he Pa
machines get in fashion atforslibg. as it does
great facilities for mechanics and others who
perform their daily labor in our Commercial
Metropolis. TO retire here to their vir.uous beds
ut nj ght. Valued low at $500 each
Total, 81 COO
q The whole will be divided into Shares,
placed by general wish as low as
The Shasta courier., 1854-07-29

III Ole Bull is giving Concerts in San Fran
The Shasta courier., 1854-07-29
ONE DOLLAR EACH.

Giving to the Holder an INTEREST. bv
PURCHASE, in the ENTIRE COLLECTION
and constituting a MEMBERSHIP with ali
the privileges annexed thereto, and the risllf 10
decide on The mode Of distsibiton WHEN
TIE SALE Is COMPLETED BY THE Dis
POSAL OF ALL THE SHARES, the Property
will await the order of the Sh rehodcrs,
through the fair and impartial decision of Il
Committee csansen Jy themselves. The num-
ber of Shares will be in the proportion of Six
teen 10 each Article in the Catalogue
II is probable that il will not he more than
three years from the present date before the
drawing takes place.
The total value of our collection is at present
sl3.923,of8. We have reserved to ourselves
however. the privilege Of indefinite extension.
that lis rane Cap be inerrased to 500 900, 900,
should we meet with that SUCCESS in the sale,
of tickets which the eicyits VI our s,lagsfecnt
scheme deserve,
ssv Publishers nf newspapers ihrousi.ous
Calii' MIA. Oregon, the Sandwich Islands an,
the CT oc,aw Nation. are requested to insert this
adv' risement us,i it is ordered TO be .iiscon-
tnu' q. They will be paid in monthly install.
menis OF tickets. Mt One Dollar Eacl''
July % tf-mt pd
The Shasta courier., 1854-07-29

10 a fire occurred on the 22nd inst at Nor.
mon Island Loss estimated at $4,000
~ Ex-Prasident Fillmore was brought n,
before Justices Court IN Buffalo. recently. ~,
ajnryman. Mr.. Fillmore without pleading ex
empti"r from .JEry duty, begged off on the score
of private business
The Shasta courier., 1854-07-29

PLrAs.sr-We had quite refreshing shower
ON yesterday. II Was indeed j welcome visitor
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-07-20

is 1903, being between and 6 thousand
larger than the emigration to Virginia from
the slave States.
The report before US states that out of
17.736,1e2 free inhabitants of the United
States, 4,11a433 have migrated and settled
beyond the States of their birth; that 335,
natives of Virginia, as we have before stated,
have pitched their tents in other States ; that
South Carolina has sent forth 10000, which
| is &c per cent of all native citizens of that
State living in the L. s. at the date Of the cen
sus, and the very remarkable proportion of
| 50 per cent of the number remaining in the
State of their nativity; and that North Carroll
| ma has lost POI, SIS free Inhabitants, equal to
81 per cent, by emigration. tits added that
among Northern States, the emigration has
| been greatest from Vermont and Connect
| cut, and that their proportion, about % per
| cent. ftheir native citizens, would perhaps
exceed that of the above mentioned South
ern States, were the number of slaves in the
latter admitted as an element of the calcula-
ton.
| The natives of foreign countries in Virgil
mia are as follows: England, 2,9ss; Ireland,
1853; Scotland, 947; Wales, l73; Germany,
5,5ll, France, 32l; Spain, %; Portugal, 81,
Belgium, 7; Holland, G5; Italy, Is; Austria,
15 Switzerland. 50; Russia 8; none from
| Turkey Norway, ;; Denmark, Is; Sweden,
IT, Prussia, &c. China, 3; Asia, 4; Africa, 3;
recent emigration, of course;l British Ameri-
ca. 235; Mexico, 4; Central America, l; South
America, 7; West Indies, ~; Sandwich Islands
/; other countries, 76. Total natives of TO-
reign countries in Virginia, 22,394.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-07-20
TRIRHE OLE RESPECT

= L.
Ate meeting of the Session of the United Presby-
terrain Church on Shockoe Hill, the following resou
tious were adopted
Resolved, That in the melancholy event of the
death of our beloved brother and colleague, SAMUEL
REEVE, recognize with adorng submission the
sovereign hand of the Great Head of the Church
who has seen fit to bereave, and most deeply atfct
By his removal from us, in the midst of his use fu
ness aud thereby to spread lamentstion and noun.
ing throughout our ranks as church and congrega-
ton.
Resolved That whilst we would hearken with so
lenn and awakened conviction to the edmonitory
VOICE of TINS sad providence, and humble ourselves
under the eighty hand of GOD, which is lifted in
chastiss ment over but who nevertheless waitetb
to be gracious; who gveth grace to the humble, and
will in due time exalt them, would fervently pray
that he would gracousy render this affective dispsn.
sation abundsntiy fruitful in rich spiritual
to the Church, to his mourning and bereayed family
and TO the community around US.
Resolved, That we cherish crate full remembrance
Of the rare assembsge of the many traits of excel
lence which met and blended in such beautiful har-
mony and symmetrical proportion in the Christian
character, and shone so brightly in the life of oul
deceased brother, and would render praise to God
that we have been witnesses of their progressive
development and ultimate maturity. according as hi,
Divine power had given IN to him all thngs that per
tain to life and goodness and that are also wit
nesses how holly, and justly, and unbamaby he be-
haved himself amongst u.s. and with what me ekness
OF wisdom, enlarged benevoIencs, and gentleness OF
manner he faithfully and diligently addressed him.
,elf to the discharge Of ali the arduous and resuOps
pie duties pertaining to him in the various RELATE n,
ne sustained to his family to the Church. to the va
an officer; to the Sabbath School to whose service
his whole Christian fs devoted; to the poor es-
peelally, and to the community generally
Resolved, That we tender TO the family of the 4 Q.
ceased the expression of our hesrtfui sympathy and
coincidence Tor the irreparsble loss which we share
WI WIN them IN degree second only to themselves
and will rejoice in the belief that he whom God did
call and justify he has also sleried that he no
faithful servant has entered into his eternal low.
copy. Test: Oh. B. WILLIAMS, Clerk
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-07-20
INTER MIGRATION AMONG THE
STATES

The seventh census has some interesting
tables of statistics showing the inter migra-
| ton of our native citizens among the States
While aware Of the large numbers which
| Virginia had contributed to the South and
| Southwest, we had no idea how widely her
sons were scattered all over the Union
| There are in the State of Maine, who would
have expected to find single son of the Old
| Dominion way up in Maine q "a natives of
| Virginia; in Ne~ Hampshire AZ; Vermont.
81 Massachusetts 1876; Rhode Island, 1911 =.
Connecticut, 22a; New York, 3,347 ; New
Jersey 628; Pennsylvania, lO,4l0 Delaware.
1879; Maryland, 1890; District of Columbia.
1850; North Carolina, l0,s38 South Carroll.
ma, l,62l; Georgia, 1881; Florida, 643; Ala
bama, lo,387; Mississippi, 1857; Louisiana.
3,2l6i Texas, 1850; Arkansas, 4,737; Ten
nessee, 1861 Kentucky, 54,694; Ohio, S.
762; Michigan, 1904; Indiana, Al $40; Hi
nois, 24,697; Missouri, 4O,777; Iowa, 1851
Wisconsin, l,G1l; California, 3,4O7 Mime
sofa territory, SO; Oregon territory, 4os
Utah, 90; New Mexico, II. 1t appears that
$4,000 natives of Virginia, equal to pc per
cent of the whole, have found homes beyond
the borders of their native State.
There are residing in the State of VIRGINIA
271 natives of the State of Maine; 239 of New
Hampshire; 23l of Vermont; 1893 of Mas.
sachusetts 100 of Rhode Island; $50 of Con.
neeticut 1894 of New York; l1,447 of New
Jersey; 6,323 of Pennsylvania SAP of Della
ware; lo,32s of Maryland; 1884 of District
of Columbia; 7,343 of North Carolina: 3sl
of South Carolina 1873 of Georgia %
of Florida; 90 of Alabama 7e of Mis-.
sissippi; SO of Louisiana of Texas
$50 of Arkansas; 1850 of Tennessee: 2.
o2s of Kentucky; 5000 of Ohio; 80 of Mi
chigan; 2ss of Indiana; l26 of Illinois; ea3
of Missouri; 81 of Iowa; IL of Wisconsin.
of California Of the territories. Total
population, natives of other States, in Virgi
mia, 81, GIL. Of this population, that from New
England is l,s49. That from Massachusetts
is about 400 greater than the emigration from
Virginia to Massachusetts, There are Ala
more natives of Virginia residing in New
York than of New York residing in Virginia.
There are about four thousand more Vir.
yinians in Pennsylvania than Pennsylva.
mans in Virginia. The whole number of ma
ives of free States and territories in Virginia
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-07-20
POTOMAC AND BALTIMORE RAIL
ROAD

The Bulletin, a day or two since, called at
tention to very Interesting subject, in refer
ring to the proceedings with regard to this
projected road. Our readers have been be
fore informed that it is proposed to be loca.
ted from point on the Potomac. opposite
Aqua Greek, to some point on the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad, between Baltimore and
Washington. This new Railroad link. in the
line between this city and New York. will
shorten the distance and facilitate travel
our neighbor of the Bulletin suggests land
very correctly, so as to enable travellers who
leave Richmond in the morning, to sup in
New York
The Road would be, no doubt, a good d,.
vidend-paying Road. This will be establish.
Cd by quoting the operations of the Rich
nond Fredericksburg, and Potomac Rail
road for the last year. During the year end
ang the 2lstof March, 1854, there was receiv.
cd on the through travel passing betvean
Richmond and Aqua Creek, sl69, 100 %
This travel would be transferred to the nro.
posed Road, together with very considera.
BILE increase, occasioned by the accelerated
speed of the route. The Richmond Frede.
ricksburg and Potomac Railroad is six per
cent. diyidendpaying Road, and any line
which stands in the respect of continuation
of it. cannot pay less dividend
The Washington Evening Star has the fol.
lowing notice Of some recent initiatory steps
upon the subject of the Road:
the BALTIMORE AND PoToMAc RAILRoAp--The
committees appointed ct the recent meeting At Bar.
nam McLaushlin's Hotel, In Baltimore, are aatho-
ssd TO ascertain what amount of stock will be ia.
Ken In tbs Company. which, from sppearsnces is ex.
peeted to be snpIete complete the work The road
viii connect With the railroad between Baltimore
md WsshingtsA sad running BY Q direct route.
through Prince Georges, Auns Arundel ana Charles
losenss to the Pofoass Iyer, opposite Aquis C1set
constitute more direct Communication with the
!outh The Company meet again on the fourth Isss.
e October next TO hear the reports Of the sbovs