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The Shasta courier., 1855-06-09

NovEL But DELicIous SrEAx.-In New
York butcher was before Justice on the
charge of selling plated veal,"-w!ich mean.
very poor veal, with piece of fat pork where
the kidney ought to be. A witness, butcher
testified that such meat was very unwholesome
One of the attornies then made the following ex.
rraordinary and shocking statement:
This comes from licensing men to sell meat
that know nothing about it the name is suffi-
Gent l can produce woman in Williams
burg that cooked steaks cut from the thigh oi
the pirate Gibbs, who was hung, and people ate
and pronounced them the finest they ever ate
being under the impression that it was the flesh
of an animal"
This statement was substantiated by wit
ness. He said:
1t was at hotel in the Bowery, at an affair
called tackle" in which every person par
iicpating contributed some article OF food to be
prepared for the dinner; this place was resort
for medical students, and the body of Gibbs hav-
ing been handed over to the medical faculty for
dissection az wae of student conceived the idea
of playing off joke upon some of the partlci-
pants at the . tackle; - he accordingly procured
some slices OF the remains of the pirate, which
were cooked and passed of as the flesh of some
animal; those who partook pronounced it most
delicious.
The Shasta courier., 1855-06-09
CORONER,s SALE.

DY VIRTUE OF A WRIT OF EXECUTION.
- issued out of the 9th Judicial District Court
of the State of California, for the county of Shas-
ta duly atrested on the 10Th day of May, A. D.
1855, and delivered 10 me, and requiring me to
satisfy ju6gnen rendered in said court April
5ih 1855, in favor of William A. Nunnally.
Sheriff of said county and Edward X. Shed.
George Hoag and J. s. Paine, for the sum of
eight hundred and eighty-one dollars aud TWEEN.
ty-four cents judgment and costs of suit, together
with interest and accruing costs, have seized
and levied upon. and taken in execution as the
property Of said George Hoag, the following de-
scribed real estate, situated in the county of
Shasta. and described as follows, viz. Lot No.
6, in Block No. Is, in the village of Red Bluffs.
being the same lot upon which the blacksmith
shop, known as 4Hoag's blacksmith shop" is
erected also, lot No. 9, in Block No. 5, in the
village aforesaid, being the same lot upon which
said Hoag's dwelling house is erected, together
with all the improvements upon said lots i here
by give notice, that on Monday, the 2nd day of
July, A. D. 1876 at o'clock P. M. of said day.
in front of the Horse Market of James Loae in
the town and county of Shasta, will sell said
property above described for cash to the highest
bidder. c. E. GOODWIN, Coroner.
Shasta, June Z, 1879. je9-4t.
The Shasta courier., 1855-06-09

A SAD PIcTURE.-A gentleman writing from
Sydney, says:-
g fully believe half the marriages here are
contracted on the spur of the moment, that all
that is sacred in the matrimonial tie has been an
nued before the ceremony takes place. 1t is
useless TO mlnce the matter-the marriage law
in this colony is mere farce. A digger. rich
with gold, which he does not know what to do
with. comes down from the country /; he meets
girl who suits his fancy-not his Judgment or
his taste he takes her to public house-ac-
quaintanceshp is formed. The account of his
possessions initiates the vanity of the GIRL and
without any preliminary courtship-the great
protection TO morality, which English etiquette
has provided-the parties are married after u
days intercourse, and again, probably, after a
months society are parted forever"
The Shasta courier., 1855-06-09

THE FIRST Know NOTHING CoNvEHTIoN-Who
has not heard of the Hartford Convention Its
infamy is co-extensve with that of the traitor
Arnold 1t stinks in The nostrils of every Amer
ican. By almost universal consent it has been
looked upon, for years, as the great disgrace OF
the Federal party, Of whose members it was
formed. Well here is one of the resolutions OF
this infamous Convention:
Resolred, No person who shall hereafter be a
naturalized citizen of the United States, shall be
eligible member of the Senate or House of
Representative of the United States, nor be ca
pabie of holding any civil Office under the au-
thority Of the United States.
The Shasta courier., 1855-06-09


PoLITICAL FIGHT IN OREGoN.-Old Jo Lane
the Democratic candidate for Congress, and
Gen. Gaines, the Whig candidate, had set-to
some time last month, at Dallas, in Polk county
The Portland Times, bitter partzan paper
i'll the interests of Gen. Lane, however, gives
the following account of the difficulty:
Gaines commenced the row, striking at Lane
with his fist, &c From two gentlemen who
were present,we learn the facts to be that Lane
in his remarks. had referred to the remark of
Gen. Taylor, when he heard of Gaines surren-
der at Encal nation, that 'he would have fou ght
little anyhow" Gaines in his speech pro-
nounced it a . lie." Gen. Lane replied that if
he meant to be personal in his remarks it was a
lie" wheroupon Gaines struck at Lane, gra-
zing his face, and Lane returned the assault by
hitting Gaines under the chin, and would have
logged him badly but for the interpostion of
the bysauders, who put stop to the row.
Gaines was in great rage, talked loud and bel
icose. Lane is said to have been very cool and
not disposed to quarrel. Gaines is generally re-
garded the aggressor, and will lose many votes
IN consequence.
The Shasta courier., 1855-06-09

GRAssHoPPER INvAsIoN.-We find the follow
ing in the Marysyilie Herald:
Since Wednesday morning last, the whole
country, for miles around Marysville, has been
invaded by myriads of grasshoppers. Judge
Cushing informs MS that column of these inva-
ders, (who travel in the direction of the wind,
from southeast to north-west,) have taken his
farm in their route. and have utterly stripped it
of every green plant. His garden. on which
much labor had been expended, and which. on
Wednesday morning, was blooming in floral
beauty, had not spire of grass or green twig
remaining ere night. A field of green oats dis
appears before them as though it were swept by
fire. On the road to Parks Bar, a friend tells
u.s. they seem to cover the face of the earth 1t
is rich harvest for the Indians, who have caught
aud stacked tons of them.
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per says:-
1t becomes our painful duty. therefore to an
nounce the startling and melancholy TRUTH that.
upon. full fair, and final examination OF his
accounts, Lieutenant Edward F. Beale, formerly
of the United States Navy, and recently Super
ntendent of Indian Affairs in California has
been found delinquent in the following amount
of public property:
One half Of the shaft of cart wheel two
sheets of blottng paper !! fourteen rat-tail
liles.! and one hundred and fifty onions
We congratulate the country that this daring
attempt to defraud the Government of this i'm
mense amount of property, has been ferreted
out, after tedious and laborious investigation
reaching through nearly twelve calendar months
The Shasta courier., 1855-06-09
ELECTION NOTICES.
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CONVEN-
TInN

In accordance with resolution of the Shasta
County Democratic Central Committee, passed
in meeting assembled on Wednesday the 9th,
the Democrats of the various precincts of the
county are hereby requested to send delegates
to County Convention to assemble in Shasta on
the 10th INST, Saturday next, for the purpose OF
electing delegates to State Convention to be
held in Sacramento on the 9th inst. The va
rious precincts are entitled to the following
number of delegates. being one for each pre-
cinct, one for each twenty five votes cast at the
last election and one for each fraction less than
Twenty-Five.
The Shasta courier., 1855-06-09

DANCING SCHooL.-Messrs Kronck & Rich
and Friday evenings, at the Eagle Hotel. The
ladies are requested to meet about o'clock P.
NJ. of each of these days-ihe gentlemen after
supper. There will be no excuse hereafter. for
young gentlemen dancing like so many horses.
Many ladies, too. may be greatly improved by
availing themselves of the assistance of Messrs.
X. & r
The Shasta courier., 1855-06-09

Fire AT AUBURN.-A fire occurred in Auburn
few days since, that destroyed about seventy
five houses, valued at $3.50, ,O0O The Placer Her.
aid saved nearly everything, butthe Placer Press
late Wig. lost nearly all their type and fixtures
Messrs Wells. Fargo & Co. saved nearly all
their valuables in the safe.
The Shasta courier., 1855-06-09
THE SHASTA COURIER.
SATURDAY MORNING. JUNE 8. 1855.
A desperate I.dian Captured and Killed.

The notorious Indian, "How-Honyn dump
ing Fox) who headed the party that killed Coch-
ran and Brown, on Cottonwood, was captured
at Nome-Lackee. on the 31st ult, by Sheriff
Nunnally. assisted by John McTurck, Esq. and
several gentlemen stopping at the Reservation.
He made desperate resistance, and but for the
equally desperate efforts of Mr.. McTnrck would
possibly have made bis escape AS it was, after
Mr.. Met caught him, it req tired tie assistance
Of six or eight men to tie him. On Friday, just
Sheriff Nunnally arrived at the American
Ranch he made effort to escape by running.
The Sheriff of commenced pursuit, bu;
perceiving the distance between them gradually
increasing, he drew his pistol and fired. The ball
passed directly through the Indians head, and
he of course dropped dead in his tracks.
How Hony" was probably the most despe-
rate Indian who has figured in this portion Of
the State since its settlement by the whites. He
belonged to no tribe, and acknowledged no
Chief. For five six years ne has been at the
head of company of Indian banditti, number
ing some six men, and levied contributions upon
all who excited his hostility-Indians a, well as
whites. He confessed to having killed fifteen
white men in this County-ten oil them near the
Coast Range between Arbuckle and Red Bank
Greek. He also assisted in killing Lieut.. Rus
sell. He says that he once tied white man to
a tree, in the vicinity Of Arbackle and shot
rows into him until he died. He killed another
with an arrow. on South Cotton W ood as he was
trying TO make his escape. He had pistol with
Browns name upon it, which he took after he
had killed him. He said that he born i'm
mediately in the forks of the North and middle
tributaries of the Cottonwood, aud that he was
2S years OF age. He boosted that he had never
been whipped by white man, and told Sheriff
Nunnally that he was the first man that had ever
conquered him. The Indians viii be as much
roioiced to hear Of his death az the whites them
selves.
The Shasta courier., 1855-06-09
Plain and Fancy Baking,
$50 REWARD

N7ILL BE PAID TO ANY PERSON WHO
w can give information OF the whereabouts
of WILLIAM WALLACE HARRIS alias Noun
tain Jack, formerly of Knightstown, Indiana, and
supposed to be at present in this State Address
Anrelia Harris, at Nicolaus, Suffer Co., or to
James L. Hart Esq. Shasta Post Office
Shasta, May 20, 1855 3t.
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HOTEL FRANCAIs.
EstraY.

49, TAKEN UP OH the Canon Ranch, a
~ white Kayuse Horse with one glass
eye and marked with an anchor brand
upon The left shoulder. He has been running
with our band of stock for number of months
past. The owner by paying all reasonable
charges, including cost of this advertisement,
can obtain possession of him.
JOHNSON & WYTHE.
Johnson's Ferry. May %, 1856. my26-3te
The Shasta courier., 1855-06-09

DEMOCRATIC CoSvENTIoS.--In another column
the Democratic Central Committee call upon the
Democrats to send delegates to County Con-
vention, to be holden in this place on the 10th
inst, for the purpose OF electing delegates at
tend the Democratic State Convention at Sacra-
mento on the 27th inst.
The Shasta courier., 1855-06-09

Bold RoGUEs-One night. week more
since, one of our citizens passing by the
warehouse of Messrs. Callahan & Co., he dis
covered man enter the house and shut the
door. He at the same time observed several
persons on the hill a short distance off, Think
ing that there something wrong going on,
he Informed MIR. Callahan of what he had seen.
Mr.. c. at once repaired TO his warehouse, and
discovered that quite quantity OF goods had
been taken. The thieves, howeve being fright
ened, had left the greater portion of The goods a
short distance from the house A. it was, they
succeeded in carrying OFT about two hun
dred dollars worth. When discovered they
had mule train short dittance from the ware
hon.e, and. if left undisturbed, would doubtless
have carried of several thousand dollars worth
of goods.
The Shasta courier., 1855-06-09

MISS PELLErr.-This lady, after lecturing
upon the subject of Temperance in this place,
Horsetown, Middletown. Whisky Greek and
French Gulch, started to Yreka. She had fair
audiences at each place, and we trust, sowed
much good seed, although we have an idea that
large portion of it fell upon stony places"
Indeed we fear that none will spring up and
bear fruit, until after many days
The Shasta courier., 1855-06-09

b On the 3lst ult., Hon. James G. Stebbins,
OF Marysville, was up before the Recorder OF
that city, charged with committing assault and
battery upon the body of Hon. C. H. Bryan. of
the Supreme Bench. 1t appeared, however,
that Judge Bryan bad attempted to cut the throat
Of Mr. SteObins with pen knife-receivins in
the attempt beautiful bloody nose and BLACK
eye, by running agsins, the fists of Mr.. S.
The Shasta courier., 1855-06-09

MULE THIEF FARREsTEp.-SheritfN Nunnally ar
rested, on yesterday, in this place, Spaniard
named Fernando Lopez, for stealing nule
from w. S. Jenkins, ESQ. near Middletown
about two weeks since. He will, we presume
be tried at the present term of the Court of Ses.
sions
The Shasta courier., 1855-06-09

LATE PAPERs.-Mr. Roman. of the Shasta
Book Store, has placed us in his debt for files of
late Atlantic papers.
Jerry Sullivan, of the News Depot, San Fran
cisco, ditto
The Shasta courier., 1855-06-09
Lime ! Lime F.! Lime |!

TyHE UNDERSIGNED WOULD RESPECT
Il fully announce to the public, that they viii
within few days be prepared to furnish Lime,
of an excellent quality, and at low rates, at their
kiln in BrigssvilIe.
Builders will do well TO call before contract.
ing elsewhere, as our facilities for burning lime
and convenience To an excellent wagon road
cannot be surpassed. CLOUGH g. PARK
brigSsvliie, May 70, 1879. rny26-lmS
The Shasta courier., 1855-06-09

WEAvERyILLE TaEATRE.-The Trinity Times
says that the Theatre in that place, under the
management of Mr.. Thoman. is admirably sus-
tanned by the citizens of Weaxerville. The
house is crowded at each performance.
The Shasta courier., 1855-06-09

DAfeH's RAFrLE-Recolect this Rattle will be
drawn on the 9th of July. This is as certain as
that somebody will draw the high prize Who
will be the lucky houbre
The Shasta courier., 1855-06-09

RoBBED-We learn that one of our citizens,
Daniel Callahan. Esq, was robbed Of three thou
sand dollars, while crossing the 1sthmus on his
way to the Atlantic States. We are glad to state
that he succeeded in recovering the greater por-
ton of it.
The Shasta courier., 1855-06-09

The CoURT OF SEssIoNs.-This Court. ]. G
Hinckley presiding, with J. c. Spencer and F
Murry as Associates is now in session.
The Shasta courier., 1855-06-09

BIsHoP PALAMANSI.-Arch Bishop Alamanni, of
San Francisco, left this place on yesterday for
Weaverville, where he will hold religious SER
vice on tomorrow. On the 18th he will conduct
the exercises of the Catholic Church in this place.
and the Sunday following, the oath inst in the
new Church at French Gulch.
The Shasta courier., 1855-06-09

THE WEATHER.-Never since we have been
in California, six years, have we felt the
heat oppressive as during the past week In
some of the wooden buildings the mercury has
marked ITO Fab, and. in the brick buildings,
over 100 degs But for the winds which prevail
from dusk to seven or eight o'clock in the morn.
ing we fear fatal liquifaction would take place
among the " American people" hereabouts. As
it Is liquorizing, to a most alarming extent has
already taken place, in consequence of the heat
the visit of Miss Pellet to the contrary not
withstanding. Never before have we had so
vivid AN idea of the character of the climate of
that place where all bad niggers go. Hot hot
ter, decidedly hotterer, hotterest profane
friend says. hot MS be -, it is.
The Shasta courier., 1855-06-09

MAN SHOT IN NWiAvEavILLa.-Mr. Thos Nc
Turk, one Of the Messengers OF the Pacific E1-
press, informs us hat about o clock on Thurs
Gay morning last, jacob Gowen and Ned Kelley
got into a difficulty in Weavervlle, which re-
suited in Gowen being shot through the body
with pistol ball. 1t appear. that Gowan com
menced shooting first, and that Kelly shot him
IN self defence. When Mr.. McTurk left, Cow
en- was still living, but with slight hopes OF re-
covery Mr.. Kelly is well known in this place,
having been engaged in packing from this mar
het for several years. lie is universally looked
upon by those who know him, a. peaceable
man. Gowen, too, wa. peaceaby disposed ex-
cept when under the influence of liquor Hens
extensively known under the sobriquete of Big
lake." and, we believe, has followed Stage dr-
wing in various portions of the State
The Shasta courier., 1855-06-09

OvERRUN BY FoRKIGYEKs.-Howa absurd does
all this talk about being overrun and crowded
by foreigners, seem to a man at all CONVEX
with the immense extent of wild and unsettled
lands yet owned by the General Government.
Under the treatie. made by the Commissioner of
Indian Affairs with various tribes, in the last
year or so, the United States have obtained lands
from the Indians located west of the Missouri
river and the Missouri State line, as follows:
From the Omahas, about G0O, 900, 900 acres
Ottoes and Missouras. 100000 acres.
Shawnees, 900 900 acres.
Delewares, 275, 600 acres.
Sacs and Foxes. 435. 900 acres.
Kickapoos 76S, 900 acres.
lowas, 125, COO acres.
Kaskaskias and others, 94, 900 acres.
And from the Miamas, 325, 900.
This includes no lands, we believe in either
California, or the territories of New Mexico, Or
eSon and Washington. Crowded Ridiculous
The present generation will be crumbling be-
meath the sod many long years ere the people of
the United States will feel crowded for the want
of elbow room.
The Shasta courier., 1855-06-09

SHERIFrs' SALE.-The Sheriff will, at IL o..
clock to-day. sell the late Banking and Express
Office of Adams & Co., together with large
amount of personal property.
The Shasta courier., 1855-06-09
JOKaN HALL

Announces himself as Il candidate for County
Treasurer subject to the decision OF the Demo
cratic Convention.
The Shasta courier., 1855-06-09
DIED.

At Little Prairie. Trinity River, Joseph A.
Budd. in the 32d year of his age, formerly Of
Turin, Lewis County, New York
The Shasta courier., 1855-06-09

The CLEAR CREEK DITcH.-This is a work OF
much greater magnitude than many of our cit-
zens imagine. The ditch, when completed will
be thirty-five mile, in length reaching TO within
a short distance OF Middletown. and passing, al
most throughout its entire length, in the midst
OF the very best character of dIggings. Already
the ditch has been completed for nearly dis
tance of eighteen miles. The fume acros. Clear
Greek, mile or two this side of the Tower
House, is almost finished. and is certainly one
of the most substantial pieces of work of the
kind to be found in the State. The hume crosses
the Greek at height of forty feet above it, bed
We expect that the water will, in few more
weeks, be let out along the line of the ditch for
the entire eighteen miles now almost COMPLETED
The Superintendents of this important work,
Messrs. Smith & Hawes, certainly deserve great
praise for the energetic manner in which they
have prosecuted the enterprise.
We understand that the cost of the work, as
far as completed, has not quite reached the es-
innate of the Engineer, Mr.. E. c. Gilettee Esq
This we consider decidedly complimentary 10
Mr.. Gillette, as we imagine it is about the first
estimate ever made in the State upon a similar
work, that did not fall far short of the actual
amount expended.
The Clear Greek Ditch is three feet deep, four
feet in width at the bottom. and six feet at the
The Shasta courier., 1855-06-09
BERT lS. AN&A

Will be candidate for County Assessor, sub
iect TO the decision of the Democratic Conven
tion.
The Shasta courier., 1855-06-09
A. NJ. MOSEBACH
RUDOLPH BOCH,
A G A r d

A. M MoSEBACH. RUDOLPH BOCH.
A C. A z d.
- THE SUBSCRIBERS RESPECT.
Se fully give notice, that they have
2ssAzkz-A2Exs removed their
COFFEE SALOON
To the old :" Ell Dorado Hotel" In Shasta. on
Main Street. They now prepared to exc
cute
Plain and Fancy Baking,
OF every description, IN style not surpassed by
any establishment of the kind in California.
Balls. Parties. Weddings, etc. supplied ON the
most reasonable terms.
r. BOCH & CO.
Shasta, May 26, 1855. my26h
The Shasta courier., 1855-06-09
PACIFIC Express Companx,

The Pacific Erp, ess has our thanks for regular
files of California papers, delivered to us daily
during the week
The Shasta courier., 1855-06-09
TO THE VOTERS 81 SHASTA
COUNTY,.

COUNTY.
Having been urged by many of my friends in
different portions of the County Wings as well
Democrats-to present my name before The
People for reelection to the office of Sheriff, !
take this method of announcing to my fellow
citizens that will be an | N d E p Z n DENT
CANDIDATE, at the election in September
next, for The Sheriffaliy of Shasts County.
WILLIAM A. NUNNALLY.
Shasta June 9. 1855. ie9-tde.
The Shasta courier., 1855-06-09

BALLs.-Our readers will perceive that the
following Balls are advertised to take place in
this county within the next month, namely:
The Masonic Ball, to be given by the Masonic
fraternity of Shasta the evening Of the 25th
inst.
The Red Bluff Ball, to be given at the Luna
House" by Messrs. Vincent, Butler & Webb, on
the 4th of July next.
The Middlctown Ball. TO be given at the
Eagle Hotel by John Ryan, Esq, on Thurs
day evening. the 21st inst.
We feel for the unfortunate individual who
doesn't know how to trip it off on the light fan
tastic toe. We do irdeed.
The Shasta courier., 1855-06-09

A full attendance of the Central Committee is
requested to be present in Shasta the 10th
nst to appoint the time of Folding the County
Convention to nominate candidates for County
officers, and elect delegates TO attend District
Convention TO nominate candidate for Senator
of this District.
A. A. MIX Chm.
FRANK VANDEvENTER, Sec'y.
Shasta, June 8, 1885, iu9td
The Shasta courier., 1855-06-09
Amendment. Ia the Constitution.

The Governor has issued his proclamation,
submitting to vote Of the people the amend
ments to the Constitution proposed by the Legs-
lature during the last session. They embrace
three main propositions, as follows, which we
find prepared to our hand in the s. F. Herald:
FIRST. A change from annual to biennial ses-
sions, and corresponding change of the time
OF holding State elections, and of the period of
service of Senators and Representatives; the
term of the former being increased to four, and
of the latter TO two years
SECOND. That the number Of Senators shall
not be less than one third more than one
half the number of Assemblymen.
THIRD. An alteration of the mode Of revising
the Constitution, in this wise: That the Legs-
laure having by two third vote resolved that
"A change of the entire Constitution is necessary
shall recommend to the electors at The next gen
eral election. 10 vote for Convention to remna-
FL the Constitution. If the people approve, then
the Legislature shall hold Convention. to be
held six months after the passage of the law -
The Constitution adopted by such Convention 10
be submitted 10 The people at special election
if adopted by majority os votes in the State,
such Constitution shall be proclaimed by the
Governor to be the Constitution of the State OF
California.
The Shasta courier., 1855-06-09
mARRlE En-

At Middletown, on the 4th inst, by Justice J..
c. Spencer, MIR. NJ. L. Richmond to Mrs. Mary
McIntire, all of this County,
The Shasta courier., 1855-06-09
WM. q. HUGHES

Announces himself as candidate for re-elec-
ton to the Office of County Assessor, subject to
the decision of the Democratic County Cunven-
ton.