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Demoine courier., 1855-02-08
Overland Mail Route to California.

We invite public attention 10 the joint
Resolutions, introduced by Mr.. Shields
OF Dubuque aud unanimously adopted by
the General Assembly, relative to the
establishment Of a Telegrsphic and d. 4
Mail Line between the Mississippi,
and the Pacific. They are bases
be seen upon perusal, on the
Of Mr.. HENRY O'RIELLY' TO
gross of the United States. q
institution Of s.ockades. twenty
miles apart. along the whole 70.
rlsoned with dragons. for the ,hre
purpose Of transmitting . Daily lie.
Mail from station to station projecting a
Telegraph Line from m~oles,ation and
affording escort and assistance 10 emf.
grants.
The scheme has grown wonderfully
into favor with the public during the pas,
seven years and il is gratifying TO feel
hat our Legislature has taken the
subject in hand, and given /. their warm
approval.
II strikes Us az the most rational and
practicable plan Of communication with
our Pacific brethren. ,ha, has vet been
suggested Capital Reporter.
Demoine courier., 1855-02-08

Has passed The House ST Delegates of
the Nebraska Legislature, by a vote OF
IA TO Ii, locating the Capitol of the Ter.
ri'ory at Omaha City. In the Council,
the bill was brought up for discussion,
and after some debate thereon, was made
the special order of to-dsy.
p. S.-Since the above was in " De,
WE have learned hat the Bill was called
up. yesterday afternoon, and put upon
its final passage. 1t was passed by a
vote of 7 to 6, ard Omaha is the CAPT
tai. Notice of a bill was given, appoint.
ing j. &. MITCHELL a Commissioners to
locate the Public Buildings Council
BLeHs (hrOnotype.
Demoine courier., 1855-02-08
YHE BEm GEmE EgUREEm

Oh! that III patrons would only think
Of and PAY the Printer" Will you
do il!
At the commencement of the present
Volume we reduced the price of our pa
per. Immediately thereafter the price
of labor was increased, and paper has
raised to n half more in price than it
was previously. This rendered the
change an unfortunate one for us, and
has subjected US, necessarily. to the
strictest economy. We have kept on
our way, however, and enter on the new
year under rather discouraging prospects.
but with a hope that all will come out
right. In the mean time we want more
advance paving subscribers. Will not
each subscriber procure US anoiher!-
If they will do this it will give US the
largest list OF any paper in The valley
We do not purpose to keep the Courier
the size il now is, but shall enlarge it
just as soon as the stock of paper we
have on hand is used up.
As to how we'll we have discharged
The duties of an editor it is not for US
to say. If the people of Wapello coun-
ty, and of Oltumwa in particular, ap.
p~reciate our efforts to advance their in
t~eres,s, there is a way to manifesto with.
out injuring themselves, or ~af1ronting US
- land tina, is by supporting your CouN
rY PAPER.
Demoine courier., 1855-02-08
New YORK., January 90.

Two young men named J. Anderson
and VIM. l.. Delnas were arrested yes.
,erday for passing a bill on the Bank of
the Union. Belfast, Me-, purporling to be
a ten. but altered from a genuine ONE
Five thousand dollars in spurious bills
were found upon them.
The steamer Massachusetts was seized
by the authorities yesterday, on suspics
that she was about 10 start on q filllbus-
,ering expedition agains. Cuba. She
had cleared Tor New Orleans via Mobile.
The manifest, of her cargo was Of a pa
ciic character, but upon seizing the YES.
sci. a large number OF muskeis and other
articles of war. also fifty saddles, &C..
were found. She had also shipped a
greater quantity of water than she ordi.
narily used. Offers had been made 10
bond the vessel and secure her agains,
any illegal verdict, as we'll as to change
the objectionable part Of her cargo. An
investigation Of the matter is first 10 be
gone into
ltis said there is another from this port.
fitted out and intended for similar pus.
poses. and she is probably arrested by
This tine.
SECOND DISPATCH.
The upper cabins have been removed
from the spar deck Of the steamship
United States. and the deck is being fiji.
ted to receive two pivo. guns. II 10 con-
sequently assumed that she belongs TO the
fllibusiering party.
Demoine courier., 1855-02-08

ERThe Free Press, has an article on
the business OF Eddy vile, from which
we learn that the following was done
this season in The Pork trade:
"Manning and Corwin have taken in
3l47 hogs, average 220 lbs. each. This
is a large average considering that they
took in all that offered, large and small.
Butcher and Cox have taken in 1912,
which averages 239, and a fraction.
Fish and Dunlap have taken in between
1900 and 400. We did not learn the
exact number, the average will be large.
Demoine courier., 1855-02-08

~ As an evidence of what has led
to foreign Indebtedness and domestic ex
~,ravagance, we quote from the Secretary
OF The Treasury the following fae,s:-ln
1914 the population Of The Union was
1924, 900: the importation for that year
amounted to the sum Of $96,950, 600
being a irife over five dollars to each in
habilan,. In 1854 the population is es-
limated ~(allowing for .he increase since
the last c%ensus) at %, 500, 600; The i'm
porlations for The year amount TO $279,-
7l2, OOO-being nearly eieUen dollars to
each man, woman and child. That ID, in
ten years we have more than doubled the
average proportion of our i]mporlations
for each individual in the country. The
Secretary of the Treasury also tells us
that in our last financial year WI impor,
ed thirty three millions worth of silks.
These facts need no comment. They
would not have existed if the .sAmeri-
can system had been the settled policy
OF the country. A %judicious protective
tariff would never have allowed this re
suit,
Demoine courier., 1855-02-08
ITO BE. OR NOT TO BEl"

That is the question now. The work
on the Railroad is suspended for the aim.
pie reason that the stockholders do not
pay up, and the question to be settled is,
whether we shall lie. the work stop, sub
ject the Company to damages, and delay
The completion of our railroad for months
longer than there is any excuse for
The Company, relying OH the promise
of Stockholders, that they would pay as
soon as the work was commenced, have
ordered the contractors to commence
Ir obedience they have commenced and
have overworked the money paid in by
one half, and still there are excuses
found by many of The stockholders for
not paying the ins!almen,s as they be.
come due.
Why is this? Do we not need The road
as much now as we ever did! Or have
we a remunerating marke. and an easy
transi. for all our surplus produce? You
will say at once tina, we need the road
now more than we ever did; that there
are reasons-and potent ones, too-that
demand its speedy prosecution, and tina,
the present season has done much TO
convince farmers, and the community
generally, tina! we need a railroad TO take
our pork, wheat, CORE, oats, and other
varied products to a better market than
is found on the Demoine.
Why, then, this holding back, this
singular disposition to retard the WORK
on the road. The Director here has
bten compelled TO stop the work for a
lime, until it can be ascer,ained whether
the people will pay their stock, or wheth-
er they have determined to lie, it all go
BY the board, and lose all that has been
done and probably lose the road entirely.
In order that this matter may be deter
mined definitely, a meeting has been
called at the Court House next Satur.
day at IL o'clock, when the people can
consult in regard to the matter and settle
the question as to whether they want the
road or not, and if they conclude that
they want the road, to make an effort TO
back their wishes by paying up the stock
without any further hesitation.
The Director is now al Burlington for
the purpose Of attending a meeting of the
Board Of Directors, and il is expected
tina. he will be able to communicate some
facts TO The n. Getting ef o very importan,
character. Therefore, let all who have
stock in the road, as well as those who
feel an interest in its prosecution. come
out to the meeting and talk the matter
W. await the issue of this meeting
with considerable. anxiety, and hope the
result may be a determination to push
road ahead, even if the stockholders
may make a present sacrifice, as We fully
believe that whatever we now spend in
this road will be returned 10 us four-fold,
in the enhancement OF the value of real
and the price of our surplus pro-
ducts.
Demoine courier., 1855-02-08
Improvement Of the Ohio River.

A bill is now before the Legislature
of Pennsylvania for the improvement, OF
the Ohio. which is attracting much alien.
ton. The plan proposed, is by the In
PRODUCTION oil slackwater navigalion-a
plan which has been successfully tested
ia several parts of the Union.
Demoine courier., 1855-02-08
THE NEWS.

Among other interesting items, oul
dispatches announce the election Of Mr.
SLIDELL, as Senator from ]. louisiana, and
the final passage Of the French Spolia,
ton Bill. by the House of Representa-.
lives at Washington.
Demoine courier., 1855-02-08
ERa Mr. lain RucorJ a monhar ~,

~ Mr.. John Buford, a member of
the Missouri Legislature, was reported
dead a few weeks since. The cusloma
ry resolutions were adopted-crape or
dered and worn, &c, but few days ago
Mr.. John Buford walked into the State
House and TOOK his seat, "alive and
hearty"
Demoine courier., 1855-02-08

r. Laurence has bough, out Mr.. In
skeep and will continue the Mercantile
business. Charley is too well known
TO need any recommendation from US.
Demoine courier., 1855-02-08

~ The Cincinnati papers say tina,
Arrison. the murderer, is failing rapidly
and it is doubtful whether he will live
10 see the day fixed for his execution.
Demoine courier., 1855-02-08

~ See notice of "Farm TO Sell" BY
Warren Walling. Information of the
quality and price of the same may be
had by calling on the editor of this pa
per.
Demoine courier., 1855-02-08
New ORLEANS. January "a

The Hon. Jas. SiideIl. Democrat, was
to. day elected by the legislature of Louis.
lana as their representative in the United
States Senate.
Demoine courier., 1855-02-08

We have the following as the result OF the
recent Bank Convention at Indianapolis.
Classification Of Indiana Free Banks, made
by Committee of the Indianapolis Convention
of January Sd, 1855:
CLASS NO. /.
PAR.
Bank of Indiana, Michigan City; Brookville
Bank, Brookville; Bank of Syracuse, Syracuse;
Bank of Elkhart, Elkhart; Bank of Goshen,
Goshen; Bank of Rockville, Rockville: Bank
of Mt. Vernon, Mt. Vernon; Bank Of Salem,
Salem; Bank of the Capital. Indianapolis; Bank
of Warsaw, Warsaw: Bank of Monticello,
Monticello; Bank of Paoli, Paoli; Canal Bank
of Evansville, Evansville; Crescent City Bank,
Evansville; Cambridge City Bank, Cambridge
City; Central Bank, indianapolis; Fayette Co.
Bank, Connersville; Farmers Bank. Westield;
Farmers and Merchants Bank, indianapolis;
Grammercy Bank, Lafayette; Hoosier Bank,
Logansport; Indiana Bank, Madison; Indiana
Stock Bank, Laporte; Kentucky Stock Bank,
Columbus; Kalamazoo Bank. Albion; Lagrange
Bank. Lima: Laurel Bank, Laurel; Merchants
and Mechanics Bank, New Albany; n. York
and Virginia State Bank, Evansville; Prairie
City Bank, Terre Haute; Salem Bark, Salem;
Savings Bank of Indiana, Connersyille; Trad
ers' Bank, Indianapolis.
CHASING III.
THIRTEEN PER CENT. DISCOUNT.
Agricultural Bank, Mt. Sterling; Bank of Fl.
Wayne, Fort Wayne; Bank of Rockport, Rock
port; Bank of South Bend, South Bend; Bark of
Perryville, Perryville; Delaware City Bank,
Muncie; Eikhart City Bank. Goshen; Great
Western Bank, Terre Haute; Huntington Bank,
Huntington; Indiana Reserve Bank, Kokomo;
North Western Bank, Bloomfield; New York
Stock Bank, Yincennes; Tippacanoe Bank, Wi
nemao; Upper Wabash Bank, Wabash; Wayne
Bank, Logansport; Wayne Bank, Richmond,
Wabash River Bank, Jasper; Wabash River
Bank, MELVILLE; Wabash River Bank, New
Corydon.
CLASSNO III.
TWENTY PER CENT. DISCOUNT.
Atlantic Bank, Jackson; Bank OF Renssel-
laer. Rensselaer,; Bank Of Rochester, Roches-
ter; Farmers Bank, Jasper; State Stock Bank,
Marion; Shawnee Bank, Attica; Bank of Cow
ington, Covington; Bank of Albion, Albion;
Farmers and Mechanics Bank, Rensselaer,;
Steuben City Bank. Jamestown; Wabash Val
ley Bank, Losansport.
CLASS NO. ".
TWENTY-FIVE PER DISCOUNT.
BK of Attica, Attica; Blk of North Ameri-
ca, Newport; BK of Bridgeport, Bridgeport;
Blk of Connersville, Connersville; Blk OF T..
Wadsworth, Michigan City; Blk CT America,
Morocco; BK of Auburn, Auburn; Blk of AL
bany, New Albany; Drovers' Bank of Rome,
Rome; Exchange BK, (no lsSue) Greencastlc;
Government Stock Blk, Lafayette; Green City
BK, Bloomfield; Merchants Blk, Lafayette;
Western Bank, Plymouth; Merchants Bank,
Springfield; Marshall City BK, Plymouth; Nor
them Indiana Blk, Logansport; Orange Blk, Po-
SEVILLE; Public Stock Blk, Newport;Perry City
Blk, Cannellton; Peoples BK, Lima; Plymouth
Blk, Plymouth; State Stock Blk, Log nsport;
State Stock BK, Peru; State Stock Security BIZ.
Newport; Starke City Blk, Knox; Traders Blk,
Nashville; Traders BK, Terre Haute; Mishaw-
ka Blk, quo i%ssue) Mishawka.
Demoine courier., 1855-02-08

baltimore, January "a.
Late advices fiom Texas state that Al,
Austin. San Antonio. Houston, Vic,oria
and Lavaca. the Know-N o.hinga had
elected all their oficers.
Demoine courier., 1855-02-08

1A good lot of dry wood wanted a,
this Office on subscription.
Demoine courier., 1855-02-08

Some work more recently done, Is not
get estimated, and Of course no, en-
brdced in the above statement. This.
however, will not affect the result when
a final settlement is made. | would also
add hat a small portion Of the cash sub
scription as given above is still urpaid,
and that the amount, borrowed from the
Church funds leaves the church sill in
debt on the cost Of their house of wor-
ship TO the amount Of $3.50. The whole
cost of lot. house, bell, stoves, &c has
been not much less than 8 800. Wheth.
erthis properly is a public good The public
car Judge. /. is enough losay that is not
private property and canno, be subject
to individual control. except that OF an
agent or agents for those who have sac
riiced most to procure il. are response
BILE for its proper use and are liable for
debts against it. The connection of The
undersigned with The whole enterprise Of
procuring il, has been one Of constant
care, labor and liability to ~pecuniary
loss, and he would most gratefully re-
cognise The hearty cooperation and lib
eral aid of those who have cheerfnIly
lent it. b. A. SPAULDlNG.
Demoine courier., 1855-02-08
For the Courier.

Mr.. EDITOR: | beg leave to lay be.
fore the public. through your paper, the
following statement in reference TO funds
entrusted TO me for the purchase Of a
bell 70. the Congregational Church:
Amount of cash subscription, Si25 90
Received of Sewing Society
in May, 1854, IS 90
Received of Sewing Society in
Dec. 1854, 50 50.
Borrowed of Church funds, 81 %
-
Whole amount reed, 1924 II
Cost of Bell in Troy, N. Y. 1886 76
Freight and charges paid at
keokuk, II 76
Hauling from Keokuk, 6 90
Cash expended in building the
. tower, Q GO
-
Amount expended, $3.50 IL
Estimated cost of tower, S120 co
Work and material already do
mated, 80 80
Cash expended as above, 9 60
Amount already expended on
tower, A3 10
Amount needed to complete
tower, 76 90
Cash on hand, 80 Is
Amount still needed, Al %
Demoine courier., 1855-02-08
Indiana Free Banks,

We have the following as the result Of the
recent Bank Convention at Indianapolis.
Classification Of Indiana Free Banks, made
by Committee of the Indianapolis Convention
of January Sd. 1855:
Demoine courier., 1855-02-08

n Vote for the Liquor Law.
The Shasta courier., 1855-09-15

Wagon Road from Red Blu6s 10 Yreka.
The party recently sent out from Red Bluffs,
und Judge Harrison, with loaded wagons for
the purpose of testing the practcability of the
Lockhart Wagon Road have returned. having
removed all doubt by their successful trip as to
the perfect praclicability Of the road. In its
present comparatively unimproved condition
teams able to llnul, with ease, respectable
loads through 10 yreka. Of the arrival of Judge
Harrisoii's party, the Union says:
Upon their arrival the company were well
coined by onr citizrns with three hearty cheers,
aud in the evening were furnished with good
substantial repsst, at the Yreka House. The
whole party are in the finest spirits. and look
upon the undertaking snccessfn beyond ev.
eryihing they expected upon leaving the Bluffs.
Judge Harrison, " ho accompanied the teams. IS
much pleased with the route; he has kindly fur
nished us with particulars from his jonrnal-bnt
owing TO the crow ded state of our columns we
are obliged to postpone further notice OF this
road till our next issue. The parry left town
yesterday after having. as we are told taken
several heavy contracts for tie conveyance OF
goods to this place.
The Shasta courier., 1855-09-15

MAIL CARRIER DRowNED.-We regret to
learn that MIR. Thomas kessler, mail carrier be.
tween this place and Big Bar. was drowned on
Monday last. in the Trinity river. 1t seems tina,
while rounding point Of rocks ovcrhapging
the river, the mule stumbled and fell into the
stream, carrying MIR. H., along. He was seen,
by those who were travelling with him to catch
hold of the mule Immediately upon emerging
from the water but in moment after parted
from the animal again and sunk to rise alive no
more. The water was very deep at this par,it u
lar spot aud unfortunately none Of those who
witnessed the sad occurrence could swim. As
Mr.. K. WINS an excellent swimmer himself. it is
supposed that ne must have been seriously hur,
by the fall-otherwise he would have found no
difficulty in reaching the shore. His budy has
since been recovered. The mule reached the
shore. but the mail bag was lost.
Mr.. Kessler was formerly from Wooster, Ohio.
The Shasta courier., 1855-09-15
Notice to Trespassers.

'HAT TRACT OF LAND on the Weaver.
l. vile road one mile north of Shasta, known
as the Vosburg Ranch, is now owned and occu.
pied by the County of Shasta as a County Hospi.
tai. 1t embraces Il Quarter Section of Land reeu.
iariy surveyesiand marked by the County Survey.
or, and ls on record at the U. S. Land Office a.
Marysvllle, thereby securing the title to the
county against all outsiders. All persons are
hereby notified that if they tresspnss on said
tract OF land they will be proceeded against &C.
ccfding 10 law
By order OF the Boa,d of Supervisors.
J. E. PELHAM,
=, Super. Co. Hospital
Shasta, Sept. 18th, 1855 .eI5-as
The Shasta courier., 1855-09-15

NEVER TOO LATE TO MAKE CoRRrerroS.-lt
will not be forgotten by men in every portion
OF this county, well as in Colusi. ffor it was
circulated through both counties, that Mr.. Dosh
was charged with having secured the delegates
10 the Democratic County Convention, from the
town of Shasta. by means of spurious votes. 1,
was asserted that the number ,209l cast for bis
ticket was greater than The entire Democratic
vote of the precinct 1t will be recollected tha,
the number Of votes given for the opposing tick.
ct was about rs. Now TO show what injustice
was done ms, it is only necessary TO state that a,
the recent election. we received in this place,
362 votes-l63 more than the number gwen us
at the primary meeting. and 7s more than both
candidates received at the same time And We,
this base SANDER alluded to was used greatly to
our injury.
The Shasta courier., 1855-09-15
From Yrckn.

From the Yreka Union of the 9Th inst, we
learn still further Indian outrages in that quar-
ter. Itsays:
We regret much that necessity compels us to
publish an account OF still another tragedy" :"
lately committed in his own neiehborhood
by these self same Indians. MIR. A. Goldsmith
agent OF the Pacific Express to Oregon has
brought the intelligence that on Saturday last
party of men started from Jacksonville ia search
of horses that had been stolen by The Indians -
When they had arrived within about six miles
OF RrsselFs Mountain House, at the Head of
Regus. River Valley, on the emigrant trail, they
discovered tracks OF animals winch they suppos-
ed to be theirs-they had proceeded but little
farther when they were attacked by large par.
ty OF Indians we'll armed aud equipped for OF.
fence. mau named Keys was killed on the
spot; the remainder were obliged TO retreat
two OF these were severely wounded that
they were near being left behind by their com.
rades. The next day The body OF The deceased
was found with the throat cut-the heart taken
from his breas, and cavity filed with rock; the
body was otherwise shockingiy muillated-
Forty U troops are now searching for The muir
derers
The Shasta courier., 1855-09-15
CoIusi COuBtJ.

We are indebted TO our friend James d. Laing
ESQ.,. for the following Official returns from Co.
lusi:
For Governor Johnson has 76 majority. The
remainder of the K n, ticket averages about
is majority.
Senator'S II Dosh dem. SO mai.
Assembly-E Lewis, dem. maj.
Sheriff. johnson, dem. IL maj.
Clerk B Laine. dem. IL maj
Treasurer-Wm Vincent. K n. So mai.
District Attnrney-A 7 Buckner. K n. Ia maj
Assessor-N w Dunn. K n. 2 maj.
Coroner-John Clark. K n. l4l maj.
Public Administrator-J NJ Borland. DEM 10.
School Commissionerr-Robt Payne. dem. IS.
In relation TO the large majority of Clark over
Belts for Coroner. it is but just TO ssy that DR..
Belts refused the use of his name at home.
The Shasta courier., 1855-09-15

The NEXT SENATE.-The Sacramento JrI5yne
mus classliles the Senators holding over
Know NoTHIsGs.-FIint, Hawkes.. McConn
Cove Scellen, Burton Hawthorne-8.
DsmocRATs. ATs.-Heiutzelnan, Lippiucott. Rust
Hook, French, Norman, Mandevilie. Mcneil
aud Day,-9.
The same paper thus cassfes the Senators
elect, lthe names in nalics:)
Know NoTHlNes.--Klamath. Siskiyou Tr;n;.
" and Humboldt, Crosby; Butte and Pumas.
WcGee; Yuba. Burnekf; Nevada. IYaue. placer
Westmoreland; FL Dorado. Fiske and McCo1lym.
Iuolumne aud Stanislaus, CoGroth; Sacramen.
TO- Ferguson; Napa, Solano and Yoo Buuun, !.
Santa Cruz and Monterey. Ashlev; San Diego
San bernardlno and Los Angeles. ITlson.-f2.
observation-disclosures aud Shasta, Dosh: San
francisco, ShaD and 7Htord; Santa Barbara
and San Louis Obispo, De La Guerra.-4
Know Nothings 90; Democrats, 49,
On the other hand the Times and T-nn,cr;n,
says that Mr. Wilson. Of the Los Angeles district,
Indignantly repels the impntaton that be is a
member OF the Know Nothing order. He has
always been democrat and will ALWAYS ac,
with than. The Tribune of The 18th also fear,
tnelr Senator, K. ~, has been defeated by Gran
oai, dem III the Amador district If SO, the
senate Will stand N. l8; Dem. Is.