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True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1855-01-11


PITTsBURG AND STEUBENvILLE RAIL-
ROAD Cove learn that the Hon. I. l..
JEwETT, of this city, was elected a Direc-
tor Of this Company, at their recent elec-
ton. From his experience and knowledge
of Railroad affairs, we doubt not the Com
pany will profit greatly.
In consequence Of the ineligibility of
REUBEN MILLER, Jr., the Judges return
ed CHARLES MAYOR, Esq, as President
for the ensuing official year, Mr. Naylor,
in note to the editor Of the Journal, of
the 9th instant, says, Sthat no cOnsidera-
ton could induce me to accept such post,
under the circumstances.
We are not advised whether any other
selection has yet been made by the Board.
We hope that with the expected change in
the administrative affairs of the Company,
a renewed impulse will be given to this
most important and necessary work.
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1855-01-11

FIRE.-Our citizens were alarmed about
8 o'clock, on Monday night, by the cry of
fire. 1t was soon ascertained to be the
pattern shop Of Mr.. Means Foundery.-
The Fire Companies were quickly on the
ground, and by their courage and vigor,
prevented the flames from extending tc the
main building The pattern shop was en-
tirely consumed. Too much could not ca
silly be said in praise of our fire companies
for the sacrifices they make, and the risks
they run, when the property of our citi-
zens is in danger, The loss of Mr.. Means
is supposed to be about $4,000. Messrs.
Strayer and Irving, workmen in the estab-
lishment, lost all their tools, amounting to
several hundred dollars in value
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1855-01-11

SoHuuclVo w uegllI.
He also called their attention to the ap-
parent want of thoroughness of instruction,
particularly in the primary department of
the public schools, and urged the attention
of teachers to this matter. The lack of
moral culture received particular attention
from the President. He contended that
we are a christian people, and that our
government is founded upon the only true
guidesthe Bible. Our school system is
an American one, springing from the hearts
of the early settlers of New England, and
has ever since been a part and parcel of
the government--one of the institutions
of the land, From the first, the Bible has
been one of the text books in American
schools, and the speaker regretted that an
effort was now being made to throw it out.
he considered the Bible indispensable to
the good government of the school room,
and to the future moral condition of the
people, He warmly urged upon the teach
ers of the State the retention of the Bible
in the public schools President Andrews
spoke for about an hour, closing with an
expression of thanks to the association for
he honors they had conferred upon him.
On motion of Mr.. Fry, of Cleveland, a
'ote of thanks to the President for the deep
interest he had taken IN the affairs of the
ssociation was passed
The Shasta courier., 1855-07-14
TO THE VOTERS OF SHASTA
COUNTY.

JOHN w. JACKSON announces himself as
candidate for the office of Sheriff of Shasta Co..
subject to the nomination of the Whig Conven.
ton. and not to any other clique or facii"n.-
While presume To place myself in this position
say that am not Know Nothing. and never
expect to he aud | would desire you to re-
member thu, have served in the capacity of
Deputy Sheriff of this County FIRST under the late
Sheriff. D. C"rsant. and under W. A. Nunnally.
the present Sheriff, up to the present time. [
respectfully ask the People to recall to mind
the manner in which have discharged my du-
ties as deputy TO my snperiors in office. and. at
The same time, to ,he ppblc-and by that am
willing to be judged as to my fitness for the Of
fice to which, if an nnframmelled people should
see fit to elect me, l shall always feel grateful
to them. II elected pledge whatever abil-
ties have entirely to the discharge Of the du.
ties of the Office. JOHN 81. JACKSON.
iy7 I'd
The Shasta courier., 1855-07-14
Terrible Accident.
TEHAMA. July 10. 1855

- Suay - ASvv'
EDrroRs CouRIER:-(t is seldom that we are
called upon TO mourn more sad occurrence
than the that has this day thrown shadow
of gloom over our little community.
Mr.. c. S. Bishop. Of the firm of Crosby &
Bishop. while examining the gearing of the
FIGURING Mill owned by them, WAS caught be-
tween he driver aud pinion wheels, and Instant.
ly killed.
Mr. Bishop had on light summer coat. which
appears TO have been caught by the rotary cur
rent of air produced by the motion of the
wheels and was drawn in with such velocity
and force as to stop the further progress Of the
Mill.
Our community suffers seriops loss in the
death of this gentleman. His stay among us
was brief, and marked with an energy and en-
terprise worthy the regards of the friends of
progress.
This morning he arose buoyant with life, hope.
apd the prospect of long and useful career, but
ere the sun had reached the meridian, lie lay
mangled, bleeding. lifeless corpse.
Thus it is, 'in life we are in the midst of
DEATH"
MIR. Bishop was from Aynn, Livingston Co.,
N. York. For several years past, however, lie
was Flour Inspector ia San Francisco.
Respectfully. Nc.
The Shasta courier., 1855-07-14

PuLITICAL SPEAKING.-ih lie political canvass
was opened i'll tins place on Thursday night last.
MI Carroll, of Marysville. on his way through
from Yreka, first addressed some Of our citizens
assembled III front of the ST. Charles Hotel. He
advocated the claims of the new party. which
he called the Democratic Republicans American
Party He was followed by Judge McMurtry
and Senator Sprague-he replying 10 each iii
turn-in opposition 10 The new party. S. Ii.
Dosh was next called To the stand. and was fol-
lowed 10y Judge j. c. Hinck ey, who declared
his determination 10 support the new party.
This concluded the discussion, which lasted un-
I'll after eleven o'clock.
The Shasta courier., 1855-07-14

FELIX TRACY, Esq.-This gentleman, well
known in this community as an experienced
and accommodating Expressman. has taken
charge of the Pacific Express office in this place.
E. W. Tracy. Esq, SO long the head of the
house of Adams & Co. in Shasta, will 60 to
Sacramento TO take charge Of the Pacific Ex-
press Company's business in that city. Mr..
Felix Tracy has lately returned from Salt Lake
City, at which place he had established branch
of the express of Adams & Co. but few months
before the bursting of the firm. He is well
fitted in every sense of the word, TO direct the
business OF the firm in ,tis portion Of the State
OF Ned Tracy. ii is scarcely necessary for to
say that we regret his departure from our midsr
AS an Expressman we do not believe he has his
superior in the State and as u man and com
panion, he has but few superiors. Our most
earnest wishes for his prosperity will attend
him, wherever he may go.
The Shasta courier., 1855-07-14

Excessive Hkar.-The heat during the past
week has been most oppressive, indeed almost
insnpportabe. And wha, has been most remark
able is, that the nights were warm, and
men found it comfortable sleeping entirely un-
covered. The mercury in some localities i'll
town. in wooden buildings, marked ll61 degs
Fall. while in brick buildings, with the ther-
mometer against walls never shone upon by the
sun. the mercury marked as high as los deg.
Fab. It's awful--awiully hot-hot as an Eng
lishmans thirst for Ale, or an Americans thirst
tor Monongahela-or young maiden's " first
The Shasta courier., 1855-07-14

APPLICATIONS FOR lSsoLvEEcr DEsIED.-The
Supreme Court have decided, in the case Of
Woods VS. Barrett g. Sherssood, that the Cour, be-
low had no jurisdiction in the matter of the ap-
plicslion Of !. C. Woods in insolvency, it appear.
ing upon his petition that portion of the ndebt.
edness therein set forth was contracted in the
business of banking. The Court held that the
appellant had no right to go into insolvency in
relation TO debts contracted as "a banker; thn.
the benefit Of the Act for the relief Of nsolvent
debtors" passed May 4'h. 1852. were specially
bankers &c., who neglect or refuse to pay up all
monies, goods or effects received by them in a
fduciary capacity In consequence Of this de-
cision, the various attachments levied npon The
property of the firm in various portions Of the
State, are declared legal!
The Shasta courier., 1855-07-14

MAGSIFIcENT ViEw OF SHAsTA.-We have
been shown a remarkably correct drawing Of
the town Of Shasta-inclnding almost every
house and fence in it-taken by Mr.. Schleisin-
ger, of thr News Depot. 1t is indeed work of
which Mr.. S.. US artist, has great reason to
be prond. The drawing is perhaps three feet
in length by one aud half in width MIR S. has
also surrounded it with accurate drawings of
many of The business houses of the town. II is
his Intention, in this shape, to have it li,ho-
graphed. We have not doubt that he will find
ready sale for many copies. 1t will really be n
magnificent picture-snperior 10 anything of the
kind ever published in this State.
The Shasta courier., 1855-07-14
Murder On she eeuth Salm~n.

A most 1nprovoked murder occurred at Cecil
Vile, South Salmon. on the 4th inst. We have
two letters with full particulars in regard to the
unfortunate affair. 1t appears that the most Of
the town was engaged in keeping Fourth o
July" in the usual California style; and that on,
Isaac Wolgamett, being one OF the company,
gave a MIR. Peter Crumbaugh, also one Of the
Crumbaugh becoming angered at the repeated
lndianiiies. which, in his obfuscated state he
imagined these pushes to be. struck Wuigametl
over The head with piece OF steel about three
feet in length aud one inch in thickness, knock
ing hlm sei.eless, and infic,ng wound, on
he back paa of the head. about three inches i'll
eng,h. W"gamett lived some three or four
nours. but never spoke or noticed anything, OF
gave any signs of suffering. except singl.
.roan his soul parted from lis tenement oil
clay, aud winged its fis shta to that Undiscovered
ouniry from whose bourne 10 traveller has
ever returned.
Wolgamett was born in Holmes Co., Ohio
where many of his relatives yet reside. and re-
moved to Oregon in lS45 or '46. Amongst his
,npers is nn honorable discharge from Capt. H.
A. G. Lees Company of Oregon Rangers, dated
IAN. 90 lS48
Peter Crumbaugh. the perpetraior OF this hor
'b!e deed, in The confusion that ensued, made
his escape and fled TO the mountains. He is
well known as the partner Of Jacob Trick, Esq.
He weighs about I35 or l4( lbs is FIVE feet
'ine or ten inches in height. wears mustaches,
has dark hair, and is tolerably good looking.
Mr.. Armstrong Wolgamett, brother of the
murdered man. offers handsome reward for the
arrest of Crnmbaugh
The Shasta courier., 1855-07-14
Red Bluff Cerrespendcnce.
REp BLurrs, July 10, II

RED BLUFFS, July ~, 1000.
DrAR RCouRrER:-Since the ball al the Lu-
ma House." which came off on the 18th annlver
.ary Of our great American Independence. moth
ing Of an intensely exciting nature has trans
pired to throw from its centre the disnified pro-
priety of our citizens The "Gt M" having on
board that gen,lesnanly clerk, (of whom, may
hap, you may have read. if your library boasts
Of gilt edged volnmes.) also quantity Of
freight, arrived at our leyee ON the evening of
The eighth. much 10 the delight Gf the town gen.
orally, as well guest WHO was waiting
passage to San Francisco. joe" Of the Res
taurant, received large lump Of ice and two
dozen of fresh eggs; the -four mill pntfs. blows.
and grinds away like-like anything and Brown
left by The stage going in your direction.
Notwithstanding the weather, hch is very
warm, and not ut all {" satisfactory we notice
lively movement IN all sorts OF merchandise on
our river bank-every,hing lett there by the
steamer is going off very rapidly; in town the
sales are limited, being coafned mostly to Mo-
nongahela and half hose.
A small cotton shanty is in process of erection
on The site of ihe recent conhagration-evidence
of the energy and ndomitable perseverance of
its proprietor can it be said that Red Bluff
march is not onward
The recent Democratic nominations were re-
ceived here with intense qualification by both
parties one thinking the candidates cannot be
beat, the other side fondly believing they can.
The institution" to which we are fondly at
tached, (it being the coolest pa, in this burgh,
is in most prosperous and furnishing condi-
ton; the inmates would enclose their warmest
respects, and in conclusion would earnestly hope
that the Orator of he Day has not suffered either
from his Demostheniau effort, or bis peripatetic
excursion to the grove at the end of the vale.
Yours. fervently.
BARON VIEUX.
The Shasta courier., 1855-07-14

NEy RvLE.--We are informed that a new
rule was INTRODUCED, at Ball given at Whiskey
Greek, on the 4th inst, which productive
stead of the gentlemen being expected TO pro-
cure partners for the dance, the ladies' took
upon themselves iha, agreeable duty. The con-
sequence was. that occasionally modest yonns
would find himself in ulost distressing
pother, by having bevy Of beautiful forms sur
rounding him, each clamorous for his hand for
the next set-and each fair creature. with the
aid OF sunny smiles and laughing eyes. urging
her superior claims. II must have been delight
full Think of it, We lone SHASTA bachelors, and
The Shasta courier., 1855-07-14

LIvELr.-They are killing people right
"pcri" down south lately. A correspondent of
the Stockton Republican, writes as follows:
a man named Brown. commonly known as
"Chpr"kee Brown" killed three men and
wounded three nihers. nj Calaverafns. the fore
part of last light. Particulars not known ex.
cept that he shot one man on ccUtlnf Of gam.
bling quarrel. and the Others were killed and
wounded in attempting 10 arrest Brown. The
stage is just starting. l will give you further
particulars by next Exprrss."
The Shasta courier., 1855-07-14

OLYMPIaS HlPPoDRuME.-fh Circus Com
pany. iust from Oregon via lreka, arrived in
town on Thursday evening. and gave perform
ance last eht. At The time Of writing this no.
tice we had not witnessed their performances.
and therefore are not prepared TO speak of them.
The Yreka Union however, .pok. of their efforts
in the most flnttering terms.
The Olympian Hippodrome will remain in
town tonight so that those who did not wit
ness the performances last evening mny do SO
The Shasta courier., 1855-07-14

SPRISG CRsEK DIGGIAGs.-We were shown,
some days since, piece OF gold washed out OF
a pan OF dirt taken from claim Just opened on
Spring Creek, about mile from town, by Mr..
Owen Clark. which weighed s2l 374 In addi-
lion 20 this there was taken from the same pam
ful of dirt about seventy-fve cents worth of fine
gold This was the very first painful of dirt that
was washed after the hole was opened. Whn
says there is no chance to make money in these
diggingsl
The Shasta courier., 1855-07-14

PAUL MnREiLL, Eso'-We had the pleasure.
few days since, of grasping the hand of our
old friend and brother typo, Paul Morrill,. ESQ,
one of the proprietors Of the Sacramento Union.
He is a candidate for nomination for State
Printer on the Know Nothing State Ticket I've
trust he may gel the nomination, for If she X.
printer IN that pnr'y more capable of filing that
office worihly than Paul Morrill,.
The Shasta courier., 1855-07-14

THE AFFAIRS OF ADAMS s. Cot appears
that A. A. Cohen, who. upon the closing of the
firm of Adams Co., was chosen Receiver, re-
ports the suRi Of sl2l,5E6 % as the amount OF
cash received by him from the various Offices
iIrong ghout the State. On the other hand Mcssrs.
Henry Hal ght Carisle =. Patterson and John
d. Snndborn make oath that, 10 the best of lher
knowledge and belief, the snid Cohen received
from the San Francisco office ulone upwards of
three hundr c,l thousand dollars in gold dust bars
and coin Here is the affidavit of John D Sand
born:
Il was in the employ o. the firm of Adams &
Co. Of San Francisco, as Collecting Clerk. from
The yenr 1854 down 10 the time hen A. A. Co.
hen was appointed Receiver in the above en-
titled canse of The 2lst or 22d of February last.
Aud further say. that on The night of the 2lsi or
=. of February, by the direction Of l. e. Woods.
one OF the defendants in the above entitled NC
tion. the gold dust then in the office of said firm,
III San Francisco. was carefully weighed. The
weighing took place in said office at about twelve
o'clock on the night aforesaid. assisted in Tie
business, and the valne Of the gold dust was
:hen and there ascertained to amount TO the sun
of between three and four hundred lhousand dol
lars bv the Clerk who had the more immediate
conduct of the business. | myself was of The
opinion that the amount was vet larger than that;
aud expressed myself at the time. ALI of ihia
gold dust was passed over into the hands of A.
A. Cohen, the Receiver in said action, on the
nigh: of his appointment"
If this be true, how ought not there be whip
in the hands of every one OF Adams & Co.'S
creditors. with which to lash the scoundrel ma
kcd through the land
The Shasta courier., 1855-07-14

The GRAssHoPPsKs.-Ihr he erasshoppers still
continue their ravsges in this vicinity. Nothing
green escapes them. They have even eaten the
bark off OF Young trees. In walking through
the garden of Mr.. Harrill, below town. we OBJ
served that they had entirely destroyed the on
ion crop They were also rapidly destroying
The corn, cabbase, toualD anil watermelon vines
and, indeed, everything growing in the garden.
We fear vegetables will be very scarce in few
weeks
The Shasta courier., 1855-07-14

SACRAMENTO ILLusTKATED.-We are indebted
TO Mr.. Roman If the Shasta Book Store and
also to the publishers, Messrs Barber & Bake er.
of Sacramento. for copies of the elegant work
entitled Sacramento Illustrated" gotten up in
pamphlet form, suitable for mailing to friends in
the Atlantic States. 1t contains thirty -four very
superior illustrations embracing some magnifi-
cent views of different portions of the capital OF
the State. 1t also contains IN entire history of
Sacramento. Call at Romans Book Store aud
procure q copy.
The Shasta courier., 1855-07-14
shama County Demoera.ic Conveu.io..
rallt.lsco

Shasta County Democratic Convention.
1Le fullest Democratic County Convention
ever held i'll Shasta County, convened in this
place ON Saturday morning last. Every precinci
in the County represented, all the delega-
tious with Lui few exceptions. being iull. Til.
convention numbered seventy .une nienbers-
We have no hesitation IN saying that it was
OF the most Intelligent bodies of men ever as
sembled in The C,ainiy.
Many fears We're entertained on Sa,urda,
morning. that the Convention would find muci
difficulty in eleclins satisfactory organization.
aud i'll maAing Certain Iomillations BuI
it wGs peculiarly fortunate, however. in St
lecing Tor its President E. Dickinson, Esq. 4.
Whisky Creek-a gentleman OF +, nIarkaoy ur-
baue uanuers, aud possessed OF that know ledS.
oil parliamentary rules necessary 10 preside
over a body OF ihis kind with satisfaction to al,
parties. 10 This happy selection OF a presiding
officer. and 10 The good sense OF the members.
are the Democracy indebted for the harmonious
.iiauner in watch the Convention performed liz
ardunus duties. We publish The proceedings III
ful. upon our FIRST pnge.
II viii Dc sccu iHht tilC CuIiluucd
lis sitiings through two entire days. The fol-
lowing is the ticket:
For The Assem5iy-A. A. Mix, of Red Bluffs.
Far SLerg-JoHs a. DRtiBELBls, Of Pitt
River.
For County Clarke. ". JENKINS, Of Middle
town.
For County Treasurer ID. c. FAuLKSkn, OF
hliddleiown.
For County asses sor-JAs. HxABUES, of Texas
Springs.
For Public Admlisirator-WM. McTuRcK. of
Shasta.
For District Atorney-E. GARTER, Of Shasta.
For County Surueyo, MN McGEE, of Shasta.
For Co,oner--S. 5. TucKEB. OF Shasta.
Inu edatey subsequent TO the adjournment,
but before The members had dispersed, Col.
Moorman OF Portuguese Flats offered the follow
lug +, solution. VIZ:
Resoiced That this body appropriate several
ihuusaild dollars Tor the purpose ut procuring
aud htuu5 out vessel OF sufficient capacity 10
transport the detuuct candidates to the cool and
ba!nly Cline ot The regions ing about the head
walters Ot Salt liver
The resolution was received with much mer-
rimen,, which greatly increased by motion
OF q. A.Wrigh,, Esq, comforting upon Col. Moor
man the important position of commander Of the
craft The Colonels tuce, which greatly
elongated and lugubrous before, Immediately
contracted into very respectable grin,(a 'smie
was impossible al the time because OF the ab
sence Of The liquids. aud with becoming mod
es,y he accepted the honor. The name of the
craft is to be The Long, low, black, piratical
schooner" The time of her departure is not
yet fixed. Possibly her ga liant Captain will in-
form us. The following lines from Tom Moorc's
"LaiIa Rookh, are to be chanied each morning
of the trip, before drinks, by the entire Com
pany:-
"Oh ever thus. from chdhoods' hour,
I've seen my iondest hopes decay;
never loved lree or flower,
But twas the first 10 fade away.
never nursed dear gazelle,
To glad me with lis soft black eye,
But when IL came 10 know me well,
And love NE. II WAS >ure TO die"
The Shasta courier., 1855-07-14

~ According to the official report Of Paul
X. Hubbs. Sup. Pub. Instruction, there were
twenty thousand eight hundred and seven
children in California in 1854. The Union
THINKS there are ut least thirty thousand in the
State at present. We have not n doubt of it.
provided molhers in other portions of the State
have done well those of Shasta County
We published three arrivals in last weeks
pnper, and to-day announce the appearance Of
Wo others
The Shasta courier., 1855-07-14

HiGGiSs.-This unhappy man, who is charged
with having taken the life of his partner. near
Horse,own. GONE weeks since, arrived in town
on Sunday last, in charge of special officer Jno.
McTurck. and was placed in Jail. He has since
been examined before JUSTICE Murray. who com
United him to appear before The Grand Jury at
the August term. Higgins has changed greatly
in personal appearance since his arrest. He has
evidently suffered Intensely.
The Shasta courier., 1855-07-14

CANoS CouRsE.-A most exciting race came
off over this Course on Tuesday last, between
Saltpetre" and Mr.. Ky.e's mare, for a purse
of ST ,00c-disiance. l.DOO yards. Saltpctre"
flew the track, and, of course, ,he mare came
in winner. Not less than six thonsand dollars
changed hands on this single race.
The Shasta courier., 1855-07-14
MARRIED.

In Scott Valley. Siskiyou Co.. Cal, on Thurs
day. 5th inst. by Rev. R. B. stratton. Mr. E. H
Heard and Mrs. Sarah Bowman, both Of Scott
Valley.
Accompanying the above notice we received
bottle Of ".Heidsick," brought all the way
from Scott Valley by our friend Jack Horsley.
With several friends we drsuk q long and happy
life 30 our lucky friend and bis bsauteous bride.
The Shasta courier., 1855-07-14

DUEL.-Pat Dillon. French Consul at San
Francisco. challenged Mr. Hermann, who slap
ped him in the face some days since. to meet
him on the field of honor. MIR. H. agreed and
named short swords, in the use of which Pat
was abont as expert would be horse in
handling pikes,aF His seconds therefore
very properly refused to permit him to fight.
The Shasta courier., 1855-07-14

e The Times and Transcript learns, from a
private letter, that Gen. Gadsden has sent hi.
orders to the Captain of the St. Marys, and all
other American men-of-war On the Pacific. to
proceed TO Cape St. Lucas, Manzaniln Mazatlan
and Gnynmas. to enforce the release of Ameri-
can citizens. now held in duress at those places
The Shasta courier., 1855-07-14

THE VIRcisIA ELkcTioS.-Reiurns show the
reelection Of the following Members of Con
srrss. all Democrats: John s. Caskie John s.
Mison, Tho'. II. Bayly. Chas. J. Faulkner, Pan
lus Powell. William o. Goode, Thos s. Bocock
II. A. Edmundson John Lctch,r. Zedekiah Kid.
well. Fayetie McMullen, William Smith, and
Levin
The Shasta courier., 1855-07-14

SrABsIse.-A difficulty occurred in the Span
ish house above Bragg s. Isaacs Blacksmith
shop, on yesterday, between two intoxicated
Spsniards. during which one Of them was Sc
verely stabbed in the lower part Of the abdo-
men and in the right thigh. Recovery doubtful.