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INTERESTING CORRESPONDENCE.
rhoH THH pu1ADrLrHIA IsoUInER .. ruEspAr.

FROM THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER or TUESDAY.
copy OF the following highly interesting cor
respondence has been placed in our hands for pub
licatlon, 1t will be read with more than ordinary
avidity: Ie fsgo
4n PHuADELPHIA, JULYS, 1854.
MY DEAR Sir: Many Of your fellow-citizns, deeply
under the General and State Governments fled with able
ana Intelligent men, free from the prejudice and guo.
rance OF our institutions which foreign bfh education
anu influence are so apt to produce am also feeling
ngh respect for your personal charact9, and admrnG
the ability displayed by you in conducting the affairs
the nation whilst filling station but little inferior
responsibility to that Of the Presidnt of the Jtea
states himself, are encouraged to htpe from sue 2,
your late speeches and votes in the S@ate Of ~
states that you coincide with themin sentiment anu
that you will endeavor to carry out ter ysws oy con
senting to be their candidate for the once witnn
their gift But, the more fully to scetain your NEWS
you will confer favor by stating whether, If elected
you will pledge yourself to excludSrom all civil oces
persons who do not possess the rqusite consttu0nal
Qualifications for filing the ofcesf PRESIDENT ana vice
President OF the United States IN the case OF
foreign diplomatic OF otherwise'
where the services Of persons possessing tne ABOVE
mentioned qualifications cannot be commanded without
ietriment to the public interest
The opinions freely expressed by you IN debating tne
question now prominently befoe the people have made
fully acquainted with your Jews in regard to them
will merely add that mother myself nor those Ior
rhom act are in any wayconnected with any secret
ociey organization but simply actuated by de-
ire to introduce what We consider to be very salutary
nd necessary reform into every department OF our Gov
rnment. Lam, very respectfully, your friend -,
Hon. JOHN NJ. CLAYTON
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IxpnoyrD ARTIFICIAL TEKTH.-Mr. Mahon Loornis, Of
Cambridgeport Mass writes that he has perfected
new style Of artificial teeth the popularity Of which is
that both teeth and plate composed Of piece and
Of the same material No metal plate is used in the
there any joints around the teeth
50 that comparatively speaking, the making Of set Of
teeth Of this kind requires but few minutes The ar-
ance and far more durable than the ldfahioned gold
plate and soldsrsd teeth, while the cost reduced at
least one-half
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Tho daughter Of the Hon. Caleb B. Smith, at recent
county fair Al Connersvie Indiana, received the highest
nrire "a side saddle worth $100 being the best lady
rider Of all who presented themselves ascompetitors
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JAMES CAHrLI, . policeman, was shot and killed at
New York on Friday morning whilst attempting to arrest
some burglars. Two have been arrested ON susp-
oiou OF being the murdsrers.
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uur ,,,n.u,,, a THE SERVICE.

The following young gentadmission into the NAVAL
preliminary sxamination have received from the Sc
Academy at Annapolis tments as Acting Midshipmep
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slight pecul1ar1tleS OF dreSs.
On the day after receiving his reply from the in
surgent authorities Capt Buchanan proceeded fur
ther up the river, of which excursion the following
is brief account:
Son Wednesday morning the vessels weighed anchor
and proceeded up the river One Of the Susqaehannas
men died during the day. and buried the following
morning high point of land near the place of anchor
age for the night, about twelve miles below Wuhu. The
place was hence named from the whose body rests
upon it, NcKinleys point The expedition reached the
city of Wu-hu Thursday morning. Here the most
cordial feeling manifested by the authorities and
people, The visit to this place Of great interest as
it afforded opportunity Of learning from personal OBJ
servston the character Of the nsurgen rule over the
people in districts which longer the seat of
The state Of things entirely different from that at Nan
king The people engaged in their ordinary ayocaon
Shops opened and trade carried under the old
regime though the former prosperity Of the place is by
restored Here there is separation Of the
men and at Marking, but the laws prohibiting
the Of opium and tobacco rgidy enforced The
people stand in great Of their new rulers and are
obviously governed with strong hand. The city has
suffered severely in the war; large portion Of it having
been burnt, leaving many acres of land covered with
i heaps Of rubbish and crumbling walls.
Few, if any, of the people had seen foreigner
or foreign vessel before and their curiosity and wonder
= were very great The greatest difference was shewn
however TO those who went ashore In several instances
respectable fell their knees in the street be
fore the foreigners and their guides to testify their re
spect The place cannot have been than three Of
four months under the undsurbed control Of the nsur
as was shown by the short hair Of the inhabitants
VINO are not now permitted shave the head 1t wa
~ nrt taken ON the 4h Of March, 1853 The inhabsnt
ed PROBABLY ned at that time, and have since gradual
II returned.
!, of the many officials who here visited the steamer on
stated that he was on his way up the river to attend
nc the collection OF the another going up 70
charcoal Tor the use Of his Celestial Majesty and
third was in charge Of raft Of heavy timber designe
for the erection Of palaces Nankng for the parents
nj the five kings variety Of coal was found ct wu-hr
ng said to have come from the province Of Hupeh"
TO Through an extract from the Hong Kong Regi
terof July 4th We learn that new English exped
sn ton is also mentioned in the North China Heral'
ri Of which the English editor expresses the foown
ma views:
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In addition to the budgets of our own London
and Paris correspondents, ample and various, we
give the annexed items, selected from the Paris
correspondence Of the New York Commercial Ad-
vsrt;ser and the Journal of Commerce:
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- x.nerally low and many Of them at present unn-
tssed and much broken up. But there is nothing like
-, rselancholy desolaon which witnessed Chin
auefu or like the still fearful destruction by FIRE
udafeh took place at Wuhu."
Phe most sought-for portion of this account is
uxfarally the impression made on the American vis-
su as to the true character of the insurgent chief
tsr, and as to the estimation in which he is held by
Hia followers The reader who has been accustomed
On trace the history Of religious movements since the
establishment of Christianity will be struck with the
sazuifar claims they have presented; Muhammed,
tie most successful in making the christian system
u subserve his own claim, having taken the same
zuUeNation of " The Comforter" (alluded to by
Gfirst, John IA: 16, &c. which has been assumed
HvTai-ping-wang. From this account also it would
snpesr that the four other Kings whom the great
usadsr has associated with him have come to take
an zxspciate rank:
20 the religious features Of this remarkable
eyersl facts Of great interest have been brought to
ux,t The leaven Of fanatcism, which has been mani
d from the 6rst is operating for evil and developing
100 "a new forms. The Eastern King has added TO
- ssfes which have heretofore appeared in connexon
- ~, name two others He has applied TO himself
- f~1ms employed in GutIlsTs version Of the New
ssssu.nt for the Comforter and that used By Morr
=. n designate the Holy Ghost In all his proclama
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THE SHASTA COURIER
From Canon Creek.
Canon CREEK, Trinity

Canon CREEK, Trinity Co
MEssRs. Eps.:-In the absence of any regular
correspondence from this place, permit me to
drop YOU few lines aud thus lot the world
know how the people inrthis vicinity are getting
along.
Those Of our miners who have a sufficiency
of water, are doing remarkably well on the
bars. In few months all will be abundaptly
supplied with water by the Canon Greek Water
Company No. i. This Company expects te sup
ply a suificieacy of water for the of at least
two hundred men. We,have, in addition to the
company named, two other fuming companies,
who will supply great number OF miners with
water When they all get into operation, we
confidently expect to have brisk times in this
locality.
There is large quantity of ground on this
creek that has never heen prospected, and which
NO doubt would yield fine wages; but it re-
qures great deal of hard labor to work it.
Cur merchants are talking about opening a
new trail from this point to the Salmon 1t is
believed that a trail twenty miles shorter than
the one now used, could he made for eight hum
dred dollars. There is plenty of grass on the
line Of the proposed trail.
have nothing further Of interest, except that
times are tolerably brisk.
Yours, &C., MORE ANON.
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A STRANGE FREAK.-Quite an excitement was
created at Providence. by old man named Ly-
man Halves The track of the Providence aud
Worcester railroad runs through the land which
formerly belonged to him. and the price of this
land had been assessed at valuation which he
refused to accept. He placed small house
erected by himself upon both tracks, in which
he put several kegs which he said contained
powder, and then fastened himself inside by
mailing up every entrance to it. The Boston and
Providence train, and the Providence and Wor-
cester train were brought to a stand still by the
obstruction and detained for nearly two hours
The old fellow swore that if they attempted to
run the engine through the house he would fire
the powder and blow everything around him
to atoms. After long delay, during which the
crowd increased to over a thousand people, the
North Providence and the Providence police ar
rived, when they fell to work, smashing in the
doors of the house, and seized the old man, wha
was hurried away to Jail.
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Six AMERICAN MINISTER'S Cor STATE) IN
PARIs--The Paris correspondent of the Courie,
des Flats Unis, speaks of the arrival at Paris of
Messrs. Cass from Rome, Daniels from Turin,
O'Sullivan from Lisbon. Belmont from the
Hague, and Soule from Madrid, without count
ing Mr.. Buchanan, who is expected from Lon
don, and the members of the American legation
to the French court. Three or four OF our Min
isters the same correspondent says, are about to
hold conference at Easle, Switzerland on mat
tiers Of State importance; what. we are not in
formed. After the conference Mr.. Soule is ex-
pected to return to Madrid, there to agitate from
. the foundation " the question of Cuba - not
secretly but before the tribunal OF the Constitu-
ent COrtcS.
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A DELICATE SEARcH.-The st. Louis Herald
states of young lady of the most UNI
doubted responsibility, who entered shoe store
in that city, and asked to be shown some gaiter
boots !; number were shown to her which she
examined and tried on. While the attention of
the store-keeper was occupied with another GUS
toner, several pairs of CATERS disappeared The
lady concluding not to purchase. he was COM
PEELED to accuse her of secreting his shoes; she
denied it, and he insisted, and proceeded to
search, and found several pairs suspended by
hooks which were attached to the lady's garters.
He took from their hooks those belonging to
him, and left there several Others which had no
doubt been taken from stores She was allowed
to depart.
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RpEys CHoArE.-The following has been set
aAoat by somebody's near relative Of Davy
Crockett, perhaps:
Rufus Choate is picture to look at, and a
crowder to spout. He is about seven feet six.
or six feet seven in bis socks, supple as an eel,
and wiry as cork-screw. His face is COM
pound Of wrinkles, "yaller janders' and juris-
prudence. He has small, keen, piercing black
eyes, and head like mammoth goose egg, big
end up; his hair black and curly, much resem-
bling bag of wool in admirable disorder" or
brush heap in gale Of wind. His body has no
particular shape, and his wit and legal "dodges"
have set many jud ge in smoker, and so con-
founded Jurors as to make it almost impossible
for To EN- to speak plain English, tell the truth
for the rest Of their natural lives Rufus is great
on twisting himself up, squirming himself
around, and prancing, jumping, and kicking up
the dust when steam's up. His oratory Is first
rate. and his arguments ingenious and forcible.
He generally makes Observation-Disclosures and
inry down at the end of every sentence. He is
great on fowery expressions and highfalutin
!" fubdubs." Strangers mostly think he is era
zy, and the rest scarcely understand what he is
about, He invoices his time and elocution four
thousand per centum over ordinary charges for
having ones self put through course of law.
"Rnfus Choate is about fifty years Of age, per-
haps over. He is considered the ablest lawyer
States, His hand writing can't be deciphered
without the aid Of pair Of compasses and quad
rant. His autograph resembles the map of
Ohio. and looks like piece of crayon sketching
done in the dark with three-pronged fork
He has been in the Senate. and may be, if he
has time to fish for it, President of the United
States"
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CAIAAHAN $ RANCH,
In Scott's Valley, and are now prepared to re-
ceve and accommodate travellers in I"anner
not surpassed by any hotel ip Northern Califor-
MIA.
Their house is new and conmodious, and sup
piled with every coglfort usually to be found in
a mountain hotel. Connected with the house is
one of the best gardens ia this portion of the
country frosl which the table is always supplied
with every variety of the choicest vegetables =
Having also every facility for procuring every
kind Of wild game common TO this region. as
well as the best beef, veal, mutton and barn.
yard fowl, they fatter themselves their table
cannot be surpassed by any house III Northern
California. Their bar, too, is always furnished
with the choicest liquors and cigars to be found.
This hotel is situated at the head OF Scott's
Valley, about two ;niles and a-half from the foot
of Scott Mountain. The Caifprnia aud Oregon
Stages connecting here with tie Shasta Passen-
ger Mule Train Of Greenhouse II Co., run daily
from this house to Yreka.
Travellers are invited to give as trial
ABEL GEORGE & co.
Scott Valley. Oct. 90. 1854. o2ltf
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REMARKABLE ANEcDoTE.-A correspondent OF
the Petersburg Express. at Charlestown, Virgil
MIA, communicates to that paper the following
series of incidents, which, if true, certainly
very singular:
Washington was accustomed to wear two
watch seals, one gold and the other of silver.
Upon both of them the letters G. W. were
graved, or rather cut. These seals he wore
early as 1854, and they were about his person on
the terrible day of Braddock's defeat. On that
day he lost the silver seal. The gold one re-
manned with the General until the day of his
death. and was then given by him to his nephew,
gentleman of Virginia, who carefully presery-
ed it until about seventeen years ago. when, III
riding over his farm. he dropped it. The other
day the gold SEAL lost seventeen years ago. was
ploaced up recognized from the letters &. w..
on it, and restored to the son of the gentleman
to whom Washington had presented it, At al
most the same time, the silver SEAL lost in 1854,
just ope hundred years ago, was plo,oed up Oh
feated, and in like manner recognized from the
letters q. vs. SO that in "a very short time the
two companions will be again united have
this whole statement from the most reliable
source possible, namely. from the gentleman
himself. who has thus bad restored to him these
precious mementoes OF his great ancestor. The
affair is but more proof of an oft-stated max
i'm, that truth beggars fiction in strangeness.
repeat, there is not the slightest exaggeration or
in the matter, and no room for
mistake, In legal phraseology, the truth ex-
cludes every other hypothesis
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OLIVE BRANCH HOTEL FOB SALE.


49, THE UNDERSIGNED. WISHING TO
TEiiii change his business, offers for sale the
l--n-u well known
OLIVE BR4NcE HOTEL AND RANCH,
living on the main stage route from Shasta TO
Sacramento, and on tie north side OF Cotton
wood. The Raucli contains 100 acres OF arabic
,land, the whole enclosed by substantial fence
Among the improvements upon the Ranch aye
tbs following:
good and commolious Dwelling House, for
the past three years kept public hotel; a
first rate Barn. sufficiently capacious to contain
100 tons of hay, and comfortably stable fifty
horses; well Of good water at the doar-als9p
"a well in the garden. With chalp pupPanlit
hose attached 10 it Tor conducting TIE Water to
all parts of the garden; Garden containing
about five acres OF land in high state OF cult
,va,ion together with Graiuery. Cellar Milk
House, Chicken House. Corall, aud al ptller ne
cessary buildings and imRFoxemepts TIE
..Olve Branch" too, has always been stage
station on the Sacramento read. The terms
will be made reasonable.
For full particulars inquire OF the subscriber
on the premises v ~ Leg.
Cottonwood. Jply I6, 1853. jylfF
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THE SEMINOLE INpIASs-A letter from Fort
Meyers, Flo, of Sept. 8th says:
sBowlegs is not anxious to renew hostilities.
He says he will not emigrate to the West, but
will die in Florida. He will modest no one, but
il attacked will fight to the death.
His entire force is Insignificant in numbers
He cannot muster two hundred warriors: still
the country is such that that number would Sc
rously annoy any force sent against them
Many ofthe Flordians hereabouts think it would
be as well to let these people have their own
way few years longer, and death and emigra-
tiop. (for some go off every year, will so thin
their ranks that they will be entirely powerless.
The land they occupy will not be cultivated
while there is any other soil in the United States
fit for tillage. It's worthless waste"
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u.x,s wnlsKY CREEK HOUSE.

<s.SsRs THE UNDERSIGNED WOULD IN
Iss11IIsM form the public that this Hotel. pleas
llliEsA antly situated in Franklin City, on WINS
Ky creek. six miles north OF Shasta on the ire-
ka and WeavervilIe road, is now open for the
reception of travellers, boarders, and customers
GENERALLY. The Table is constantly supplied
with all the varieties Of meats and vegetables
,p,rocurabe in this market, while the Bar is fur
nished with almost every kind Of liquors Of the
very best quality. There is als2 good an4 So
cure
Cerra!
attached to the establishment, alyays supplied
with an abundance of bay apd barley tor tfe
accommodation Of packers, travellers. &c.
The subscriber has no hesitatiou in promising
full satisfaction to all who may Patronize him.
go BENJAMIN MIX.
Whisky Greek, July 80. 1853 II
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NOTICE.

In it may concern, that the undersigned will
apply to the Judge of the District Court of the
9th Judicial District of the State of California,
in and for the county of Shasta, at the November
term OF said Court, for renewal Of License TO
keep public Ferry across the Sacramento river
at a point about miles below the mouth of
Clear Greek, at the crossing of the emigrant
trail, being the same place where my ferry is
now established. A. 5. WELLS.
Emigrant Ferry, Oct. 26th. 1854. MOIST
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The Loss WIFE,-ln comparison with
the loss of wife, all other bereavements are
trit1ing. The wife she who fills so large space
in the domestic heaven; she who busted her.
self so unwearedy for the precious ones around
her; bitter is the tear that falls upon her cold
clay You stand beside her coffin and think of
the past. 1t seems an amber colored pathway,
where the sun shone upon the eautiful flowers,
or the stars hung glittering erhead. Fain
would the soul linger there. No thorns are re-
membered save those your hands may unwi-
lingly have planted Her noble tender heart
lies open to your inmost sight. You think of
her now as all gentleness, all beauty and purity
But she is dead The dear hand that laid upon
your bosom, rests in the still darkness upon a
pillow of clay. The hands that have minisered
untreingly are folded, white and cold be-
meath the gloomy portal. The heart whose eve
ry beat measured an eternity of love- lies under
your feet. The flowers she bent over with
smiles, bend now above her in tears, shaking
the dew from petals that the verdure around her
may be green and beautiful.
There is no white arm over your shoulder;
no speaking face to look up into the eyes of
love; trembling lips to murmur, "Oh it is
SO sad"
There is so strange hush in every room, no
light footstep. passing around No smile to
and strikes, and ticks, it was such music when
she could hear it Now it seems like knell
the hours through which you watched tho
shadows of death gathering upon her sweet
face.
And every day the clock repeats that old
story. Many another tale it teleth too-of
beautiful words and deeds that are registered
above. You feel-Oh, how often-that the grave
cannot keep her.
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NOTICE

rs HEREBY GIVEN TO all WHOM IT
i may concern, that the undersigned will ap-
ply to the Judge OF the 9th Judicial District of
The State Of California, on some day of the No.
vember term for Shasta County, for license to
keep Public Ferry across Cottonwood Greek
for bne year, at a point where the public road
trom Shasta to TelaIna, in Golusa County
crosses said stream All persons interested may
appear aud resist such application.
WM. LEAN.
November !, 1854. no4-4t
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NOTICE.

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN to all whom
apply to the Judge Of the 9th JUDICIAL District
OF the State of California, on some day of the
next regular term Of the District Court for Shas-
ia county. (said term to commence on the 9th
day of November, 4. D. 1885,, for License to
establish and keep. for the period of one year,
a Toll Ferry across the Sacramento river in
said county, at point on said river where the
main road leading from Shasta to Oak Run, &C.,
crosses said stream. B. w. GREEN,
w. II. SEASE.
Shasta, Oct. %, 1854. o4-5t
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NOTICE

rs HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE UNDER
Il signed will apply to the District Judge Of ,he
9Th Judicial District OF the State of California,
at the next regular term of said Court for the
County of Shasta, for license to keep public
ferry across the Sacramento river, in said conn-
ty, at point on SAID river about ! mile below
the mouth Of Spring Greek.
VIM. WEATHERLOW.
Noyember 4, 1854. st
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to all whom
In it may concern, that the undersigned will
apply 10 the Judge of the 9th Judicial District
Of the State of California. on some day Of The
next regular term of the District Court for Shas-
ia county (said term to commence on the 9th
day Of November, A. D. 1884, tor license to
toll hr}ee across Clear Greek in said county, at
a point on said creek where the main road lead
ing from Shasta to Weayerville crosses said
stream SaooS AO"Nn.
Shasta, Oct. %, 1854. q