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IL MACLURA or OSAGE ORANGE PITKlNs PLANTS
and Seed would call the attention Of Planters the ex
pency OF enclosing their fences with this very desirable
hedge The objections usually urged against other hedge
plants do not apply to the Maclura grows uxuranty
upon dry uplands endures drengn flooding; bears
trimming to any extent and does spread from the
In three years makes cea fence Of singular beauty, i'm
penetrable to anything that walks.
have Just received from nurseries fine lot Of selected
plants all ready for setting in hedge they packed
be forwarded to any part Of the country with safety and
little expense. Price ten dollars per thousand.
Owing to the worthless character Of most Of the seed offer
ed in Market have had during the past year. lot gathered
unier my direction, and which may be relied upon
fresh and genuine. descriptive pamphlet containing fun
directions for planting Seed setting and rearing hedge etc.
given to purchasers. Address, II. W. PITKIN,
At Heald, Massie Co.'S IS Nachez st. New Orleans or
to the Agricultural Warehouse and Seed Store Of
r qO3mJ BYRAM PiTKIN CO., Louisville, KY.
DURE WHITE LEAD.-l3OO lbs. fo
l. sale by [ang.2o] J. g. FRIZELL.
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BOttes, SOnlierS ct BrOdequinS.
n C1KAPEA UY EFT CASQUEETEs.
EN- CROS, S

E soussigne tiendra constamment en-
~ magasin, grand ct bel assortment dc BoTTES,
SOUIERS ct CHAPEAUX. Uns attention parcuIiere est
donnee la fabrication de articles a quill trouve
convenab pour lie Marche de la Louisiana bonnes qua
es hau de coup de peds ct nnneros eonyenaes Apres
une tongue experience ct attention partcnere cee
plus avantageuses nj des marchandses mieux adopGes
besoins des Marchands 1t Consomateufs
Ja aussi assortment complet de CHAPEAUX ct CAS-
QUETrES Chapeaux de Sole divers qualities Chapeaux
Castor fenre Casmr Laine, divers conleurs ct mou,
De torne kossuh, Magyar, piantenrs, Matelots, etc
taniers pour hommes enfan envoyees
Ia Maison choises Ia plus grarde attention
G.. W. DUNBAR No. 3, Rue des Magasins,
,Jo Drf...
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CITY ADVERTISEMENTS.
M'LE0D s. MALLORY,
DRUGGISTS AND APOTHECARIES,
E4S-tfl No IS Camp Stree New Orleans
New Orleans Slave Depot.

6S Barronne and 157 Common street, next door Cross
wells Old Stand New Orleans.
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The Shasta courier., 1854-08-12
From Big Flat, Trinity River.

Big Flat TRINITY RIVER, Aug. c. "a.
MEssRs. EDIToRs CoURIER:-I take the lib
erty of giving you few items concerning oul
doings here. We like to see ourselves in print;
besides, it makes things loom up so, to see them
chronicled in the papers.
Our people have been alive this summer, not
withstanding the apparent stagnation OF al
kinds of business. Capital and labor have been
freely expended in the developement of re-
sources that have heretofore lain dormant. We
note with pleasure the completion Of large
water wheelby Messrs. Weaver, Kinds & Co.,
at Big Flat, designed to raise six sluice-heads o
water out of the river to an elevation of twenty
five feet; also. by Messrs. Mcdonald, Hughes
& Co., of an aquednct, that when completed,
will carry six OF eight heads of water across the
river, some fifty or sixty feet above the bed OF
the stream; besides many minor works that
will tepd to give character to our mining inter
ests.
Bill Hazeltine, With his usual energy, is push
ing forward the work for the company engaged
in carrying water Oh to Taylor's Bar, large fiat
of some two or three hllqdred acres extent, all
of which is said TO be rich in the precious de-
posits. They design auming ene or two hun
dred slpice heads, along the side of the noun
tain, from French creek: and as preparatory
step have bnilt saw mill on this French creek,
which will be put in motion s., on as the irons,
now on the way, arrive
Capt. Hall & Co.'S finme, in the river near
Manzanita Flat, is being put up in workman
like manner. and progresses finely. Their claim
is said TO be fine one, which their industry
certainly merits We also learn that the Eagle
tiume III the Canon, managed by Ludington,
James & Co., is in "a state of forward prepara-
ton. Success attend them.
In anticipation of great results our packers
are fioodnng the mines with pro, sions, so that
the expense Of living is but tlife. Grub has
got down so low that even the Diggers think it
contemplate 10 work for it, and lay off in the
shade, happy noue but the sons and daughters
of the forest can be, when popslc ac is plenty.
There, that's enough for this week. Penne-
baker will hand you this. He brings your ex-
cellent little paper to every week day OF
two in advance of the mail, and in short, if il
not for Pcnnebaker's Express, we never
would have any away down here.
Do come way now. All the clever
fellows are up for office, and 'nips don't cos,
nothin'.'' We are going To have " Holy Mo-
ses'' of n time until the election is over Our
Ned's out, and The boys will be ,mart if they
finish hoeng that row (Rnwe).'
ionrs, &c. JOSHUA.
The Shasta courier., 1854-08-12

DEMoCRATIC DlsTRIcT CoSvESTtoS.---The
Democratic District Convention. recently as
scmbled at Tehama, for he purpose of nomin-
ating suitable candidate for Judge of the 9th
Judicial District, adjourned siuc die on Tuesday
night, without accomplishing the Object for
which the delegates met. The Convention was
presided over by a. G Weaver, Esq, of Colusa
7. Concklin, Esq, OF this county. acting as Sc
cretary. The Convention was III session three
days, during which time 63 ballotinss were
had. There then being no possibility of making
q nomination, the body troze out" Before
tho delegates separated however, they recon-
mended the various Counties of tho District to
send delegates TO new Convention. to be held
at the same place the 23d OF the present
month. We presume, therefore, that the Demo-
Gratis of each County will proceed at once to call
new County Conventions, and appoint in re-
gular manner the proper number OF delegates
10 be i'll attendance at the time recommended.
BY reference to the proper column, it will be
seen that the Central Committee of this County
have made call for County Convention. to
be held in this place on Saturday nezt the 18th
lust. The Democrats of the various precincts
should therefore see ,ha, they are properly rep
resented
The Shasta courier., 1854-08-12
From Trinity River.

CASADIAN BAR, Aug. 8th, 1854.
Dear Courier have been a resident OF
Trinity County for the last two years, and do
not remember Of ever having heard our portion
of it spoken Of in your ever-welcome sheet, un-
til adobe took occas,of to speak of Messrs.
Baily &Co., who had taken out some five hun
drea dollars in one week from their claim
Now we wish to inform you, aud all others
whom it may concern, That they have been
taking from their claim on average, S3e per
day, to the hand. for the last fifteen or twenty
days. And they are not The only men who are
doing well. Messrs. Watson 81 Cameron are
making full as much and one day last week had
the pleasure Of washing fve ounces ont of one
pan of dirt. This is specimen of our part of
the River, and have no hesi' alton in saying
that there is any quantity of such diggings all
aronnd here, if they conid only have the advar.
iage of water for spicipg. This confidently
hope will be the case before many months, as
Hazetine is driving his work brayely. The
River is lower than ever known at this season
of the year, and we expect To near of rich har-
vests Of the precious metal from the many wing
dams and fumes now bnil1ing anl nearly com
pleted,--all Of which you will hear from in due
time.
would like to give more minute account
of them, but fear shall weary your patience.
Yours, &c, p.
The Shasta courier., 1854-08-12
The Northern ylIhes'

We take especial pride in referring TO The TACT
that the Courier has, for long time past re-
Trained from iblishing to the world, as an evil
dence of the great richness Of the Northern
Aliues the may instances wherein our miners
have made strikes, or taken unusual quantity
OF gold from their cains any particular day.
In this respect, until recently, stood almost
uione among the newspapers of the mines.-
Our brother editors now, however, are fast be.
coming impressed with the impropriety of the
course heretofore pursued. They have witness
ed so much suffering and disappointment result-
ing from it to persons recently arrived " the
country, as well as To nlapy toe credulous indi-
viduas long in profitable employ in tue cities
und towns below, that, like ourselves, they are
rapidly abandoning the captions Of Large
Lumps' Immense Strikes" Luc ky Miners
=. Fortppate IIombres,' &c. &c. Hundreds
of men who have never been in the mines, will
not learn, except lhey are taught by bitter ex-
perience that the instances of individual success
ure chronicled simply because they are unusual
and extraordinary.
This, therefore, having been our course, we
may be permitted, with peltect propr;eiy to
refer to the almost universal success attending
mining operations in the North at present, as
set forth in the various mining correspondence
IN this mornings paper. The yield of many
claims Trinity and Scott rivers, is almoS, un-
precedented on those streams. And this has
been the character of our advices from the
mines north of tliig for almost the entire
season.
We are also iniorTe that the miners in many
portions OF this County are doing remarkably
we'll Water has been conducted TO the flats
near Horsetown in sufficient quantities to ena-
be one or two hundred men to find employ
ment iu those very rich diggings. But oer re-
ports from Whiskey Greek, more especially, are
tlattering in the extreme. The miners on that
richly yielding stream have meyer met with
such abundant returns for their labor as they are
now enjoying. We have heard of but few claims
that are not yielding on an average ounce
per day to the man. One company of four men
have, for the past six weeks, made not less than
twenty-five dollars to the man per day Others
have for several weeks averaged twenty dollars
per day. Verify, the glorious days Of 90 are
being brought vividly to our recollection.
The Shasta courier., 1854-08-12

WIG DISTRICT CoSvENTIoS.-By the pre-
oeedlnss ct the Wing District Convention. pub
hShed on our hrs, page, twill be perceived that
our present very excellent County judge. ] G..
Hinckley, has been nominated as the Wing can
didate for Judge of this the 9Th Judicial Dis.
trict. Judge Hinckley is young rlan of more
than ordinary qualifications for the distinguished
position to which his friends are desirous of ex
altin9 him. Possessed of fine education, ana
no mean legal atiainments-and enjoying re-
putation for honesty of character and purity c
motives that no respectable man in This con!
n'oni'y VIII question, he is most richly dc
serving OF the distinguished honor conferred
upon hinl by his party
The Shasta courier., 1854-08-12

To ISDErENDGNcE IN TWELVE DAYs.-On
or about the I2tl of the present month, Mr. John
Blaxsiun viii start from Sacramento for Inde-
complish the distance within Twelve days. Bets
have been made by Mr.. B. to the amount OF
$1,000 on the success of this undertaking. The
DISTANCE from sacramento to Independence is
not less than SOC miles Mr B. has made the
dependence and appears to be about II years OF
age, Is OF middling stature, weighs l5D pounds,
and looks capable of more ti;an ordinary fatigue.
SO says the Transcript.
The Shasta courier., 1854-08-12
CAJIE NETTING.

b. permission of Divine Providence, a camp
meeting will be held in Scott Valley, beginning
on Thursday. the 9th inst, aud continuing as
teast one week, The location is ina good neigh
l"rhood. he siiade is superior, water pure,
nd grass aud abundant aud free and consid-
ering the l"w price of provisans IN The VALLEY.
aud the hospitality of the neghharhood. no
hixterlng will be needed. a most cordial invi-
'aiion is extended to all our friends Of Northern
California and Southern Oregon to come and
spend "a week with ns i'll our lovely valley. and
enl9y with us the sacred privileges of divine
worship III the consecrated grove.
E. ARNOLD.
superintendent of the Meth. E. Church of
Northern California
Shqeia, Aug, Y, 1854. tdm
The Shasta courier., 1854-08-12
Shasta, Aug. 70, 1854.
a GAR ID,

HAYING LEARNED THAT \ MOST scan
L l. dalous report has recently been in circpla-
| ton relative to Mr.. Frank Eandeventer, aud his
sister, Miss Martha A. Eandeventcr, now resi-
| ding at Oak Bottom i'll this county which report
| il is stated by some who have taken the pains
10 circulate the same, orr ieinatrd by us, the
| undersigned, nnw most cheerfully and uii-
| hesitatingly severay state, that report
statement of the character of the one attributed
TO us, either of us, III relation to Mr.. Nande-
venter and his sister, Miss Martha, ever orisinn-
ted with us. either of us. or any other state
| ment which could, by any rational construction,
be made 10 imply such an intention onr part,
and we and each Of us. now i'll ustce 10 Mr..
Vandeveuter and his sister state, that any
and all who have or may attribute the origin Of
the scandaous report to us or either of us, or
any other report of like import do not only
us, but Mr.. Nandeveuter aud his sister the gross
est injustice, and state what is most unqlIali-
tiedly and basely false.
How such ii malicious and Infamous report
| orig ginated, we at loss to conjecture for
are we'll satisfied, from our acquaintance with
Miss Fandeventer-havin resided III the house
with them for three weeks dnrng the present
summer--t.iat it has no foundation. in fact and
it affords us pleasure TO state that during our
stay at Mr., Fandcventer's house we, nor riiher
of us, ever saw or had reason to suspect nny
| thing improper IN the moral deporinient of ei-
ther Mr. NSs Vanderenter uur have we or
either of us ever stated or insinuaed anything
deroSatofy to tie character OF either Of them,
and we further most cheerfully and unhisiia-
tlESly state that we believe the report alluded
to had not the slightest foundation in truth bur
is . most base and malicious SANDER.
MRS, PHFRE SLOPER
MIR. \. J. SI.QFER:
Shagta. Ang. 8. Is; 1. autI-It
The Shasta courier., 1854-08-12
lpER CRAM, ROGERS co.'s ExPaEss.l
From Scott's Bar, siskiyou County.


ScoTrs BAR, Aug. 9Th, 1854.
| Dear Courier II have at last made visit TO
| this place, and must say that it is most emphat-
ically one Of The mining towns frequently read
Of have long heard it mentioned favorably,
especially through General Pearce's intimate
friend, but thought he was gassing. He. how
ever, never told the half This mining district
| is perhaps four miles in length, and as wide as
you please to go. | have visited most OF the
claims about here, and from all the miners re-
ceive the most fattering accounts oil their re-
| ceipts and prospects. II is no uncommon 'hinS
| with them to get from 6 to 10 ounces to the pan,
where claims are opened in the river or banks,
both Of which are now being extensively work
ed The largest operation on the river. IN t.ie
] wav of fiumins is at this place, 1t beng half a
! mile long In every instance, as tar as the
| claims are prospected the prospects are OF the
| most flattering character. The disgings are
very deep and hard 10 wollS--cIalns expensive
10 open.
Among the fortunate claim holders in the
banks, notice Mr.. Hooper, formerly Of Shasta,
and Mr.. Titns, late .ai French GulcsI. had the
exquisite pleasure To pan out half an ounce III
one pan of dirt from the last mentioned gents
claim, upon which we &c. the party, imme
diatcly decaInped to the nearest place. Ii there
is not more gold turned out on tiiis river. ac-
cording to tie area worked, than any other river
! in the State, then don't giIess again.
| | shall be able to give you more particular ac-
count OF proceedings in mining way soon, and
| might no3v 90 to eninerate parties most
successful. such Messrs. Neil 4 Co, who are
getting from ten 10 twenty onnccs per day TO
men and the Mathew boys, : in number. get
ting from two to three pounds per day, Nc,
&c. bat presume your PATIENCE is already ex-
hausted.
have taken great pains to ascertain the facts
above and bake my information from the most
reliable so,.aces, when outside OF ocular demon
STRATUM. In haste, yonrs, B
The Shasta courier., 1854-08-12
A CAR ID.

To tie citizens Of Shasta Couaty:
Since my nomination by the Democratic
County Convention, as u candidate for the AS
sembly, report has been put in circulation
preiudicial to my character, and calculated,
where / am not known, to destroy the conf
dence OF my fellow citizens. have but 10 as k
that no further credit be given to the report un-
Ill shall have an opportunity to meet all my
iellow-citizens in the various precincts. {
resolved to do between this and the day of
election. when shall be prepared and pledge
myself to meet fully and fairly any charge that
has or may be preferred against me. ] trust,
to the entire satisfaction Of any candid man.
ISAAC HARE.
Shasta Aug. 70 1854.
The Shasta courier., 1854-08-12
NOTICE DEMOCRATS.

On account Of the adjournment of the Demo
cratic District Convention, assembled at Teha-
ma, on the }th inst, for the purpose of nomin-
ating candidate for District .Jndge for the oh
Judicial District sine dc without having made a
nominatiop, it Becomes necessary that new
District Convention be convened, for the pur-
pose of nominating suitable candidate, to be
supported by the Democracy of the District, for
District Judge. Ne, the undersigned members
of the Ceptral Committee for the County OF
Shasta therefore most earnestly recommend TO
the Democratic Electors Of the various precincts
of Shasta County, to elect delegates to attend
Democratic County Convention, to be holden at
Shasta City, on Saturday, the l9!h OF August
for the purpose of electing five deiegates TO at
tend and represent the Coupty in the District
Convention, to be holden at Tehama on the ODD
of August The several precincts will elect rhe
same ber OF delegates. each to attend the
County Convention, were authorised to at
tend the last County Convention holden in
Shasta, on the Sth July.
By order of Central Compittea.
ID. d. IIARRILL, Chairman. pro ten.
The Shasta courier., 1854-08-12

VALUABLE ISFoRMArloN.-Thc Peoples Jour
nal says that alcohol is most etfectual remedy
for scalds and burns. and that its application is
followed hy almost instantaneous cessation of
pain in the part affected. An esteemed friend
begs leave to add his testimony to the truthful
ness of this statement 1t was only but Thurs
day morning last that lie awoke with throat
SO parched that it was impossible for him to pro-
nounce the name of that liquid the virtues of
which he had been familiar with when youth
-" wa'er! wa'er!' was the nearest he could
come to it. None being at hand however. lie
was kindly supplied with glass Of old Cosnac
which. when applied, wo are happy To state,
was followed by the most soothing and saluiary
resultS--In fact the relief was thorough 1t may
not be inproper TO state that the same article is
The soverriencst remedy on earth for a
cold When taken internally in proper quanti-
ties, the chilling blasts OF winter are as pleasant
as those of May. We will turtler remark that
we are informed by a gentleman who travels
much at night time. that Mexican spurs are not
to be compared to a bottle of brandy cock tails
for promoting the locomotion of an animal
With this " incentive" in the hands of his rider.
a mule Will never fail to make remarkable
time.
The Shasta courier., 1854-08-12

u Our friend Robbins, OF the firm of Bnll,
Baker s. Robbins has done deed worthy OF
our special illanhs, in presenting with box
of very fine cigars. \ good cigar is in our esti-
nation the very personitication OF a comforter
it assuagcs gr.st, nollhes rsin. destroys en-
nui exalts the depressed mind snoti.es the
moves all disposition to sing,
Quit o omit this earthly frame &c
The Shasta courier., 1854-08-12
agents for the Courier.


The following gentlemen are our regularly
authorized agents, empowered TO collect Sub
iscriptions, Advertisements and Job Work. and
receipt for the sarnc:-
aSaF FRANCISCO AGEscY4-Mr L. T. Fisher.
He NAV be found at his desk Ill the Merchant 5
Exchange, Sacramento street.
Wearervale. Cram, RoaERs Co, and
RHODES s. LUsK.
One Horse Torn.- WooDpARD & tCHaS,
DLrR, ExPressmen
- French Guieh.-THoMPsoS & Zisy and ks ,P-
PER & SCHULTZ.
Yreka-CRAM, ROGERS s. Co, and RHopEs &
LusK.
tFJ. w Evans, Of the firm Of Best & Co. is
our regular agent ut Eestyil!c, North Salmon
River, Klamath county.
~ Murray & Armstrong; Express IS an au
thorised Agent of this paper.
~ AGESTs wanted IL every portion OF the
mines.
The Shasta courier., 1854-08-12

A WISE Man IN LIABo.-A CORRESPONDENT of
The Stucktnu Republicans writing from the
Couniy-seat OF Stanslaus, relates the following
rich ding
here is ono prisoner at this place he re-
fuses Ia give bail, and as there is no Cnnnty
J'ti he dimes at the same table with the Co,,nfy
"i'icers' lie says II lie was on bail he woud be
ooiiged To pay his own board. whereas. III The
present instance, it is paid by the County,
Smart seiiow, that; doubt. IL he is acquitted.
he VIII prosecute. the County for false 1Iprsoil-
nent He Is charged will, shooting horses be
longing 10 ranch on the San Joaquina
The Shasta courier., 1854-08-12
ATTENTION CITIZENS.

HOMER a. CURTISS annognces himself rs
candidate tor re-eleciion 10 the Office OF JUS
tice Of the Peace for Shasta Township at the
next general ELECTION,
August 10 1854 fe
The Shasta courier., 1854-08-12
.Y The loss by the recent burning of Bidwell
is estimated at $l02 900.

PAINFUL TRAIN OF THoUGHT FOR A LOVER
Every body knows that Cupid is blind, and tina
his victims are in the same unfortui ate predica
ment. For the benefit Of those hapess victims
we therefore submit the following
" Philosophers tell US that since The creation
OF the world not one single particle of matter
has been lost. 1t may have passed into new
shapes, 1t may have tloated away in o smoke OF
vapor, but it is not lost, it will COM. back again
in the dew drop or the rain, it will spring up in
the fibre OF the plant or paint itself on the rose
leaf Through all its transformations, Provi
dence watches over it and directs it STILL
This stray paragraph. which clip from al
exchange, contains very beautiful idea very
beautifully expressed. And yet how well cal
culated is it to crnelly mangle the fle poetica
feelings of our elegant friend Mr.. james Fitz
patrick Muggns. How excruciating must be
the thought to him, that the rosy poutng pro
tuberanccs of his angelic Eliza Jane, in the
course of the varions transform: ations through
which their original elements have passed
may have at time composed, III part, L
nice fat mutton chop. or a mullen stock, or al
onion, or dish of kraut or a large sized slice
Of gingerbread, or a preserved piss foot =
And how still more - narrowing tie rehcc-
ton that those rows of beautiful pealls, wlcl
Miss Eliza Jane exposes 10 his ravished sight
whenever she opes her beauteous lips, were
possibly used by Nebuchadnezzar for browsi =
and grazing purposes, duriuS the time that he
W indered with the wild asses through the plain
"f Dura aud over the hills of the province OF
Babylon. But the thought is too painful to pur.
sue further Alas for thee, young Muggins
and for thee adorable Lady Jane