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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-25

Cy58815tANEOOS .
lex CANAL STREET., NEAR VAkICK.-W.A II. vA1
lOO NOTES CRATE and fender, kitchen range SumnA
range warerooms We have large assortment
shs latest patterns Of mant ate ranges and stoves M
cd ranges lined, brass founders and jewellers uxnsoe
built lined, bakers built and repair Cd
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-25

FURNISHED ROOMS FOR GENTLEuEN-wITaT FULL
partial board, at No. kinetts street, within
minutes walk Of Blocker street stages sixth
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-25

EkERALD ISLE s-TArscorTs LINE foR LIVER.
peel Ihe srlsnad snd mssntte.nt pAekss ship ksER
AID rLk Aote tons burthen, N. cornish, esnnend@r
Will positively sal Wednesday May ~ TIE nmeaatisas
OF this superb PACKET shp f ell Glasses o. psseaxsr
not be surpassed Tor cemfsrt kna eonsebsnoa freight
psssags apply board - psr kast 70 TAP
SCOTT A CO, ~ South street
The Shasta courier., 1855-12-29
Another Land Thicving Operation.

On the oath of the present month there were
two deeds recorded in the Recorders office OF
this county that will doubtless astonish TIA good
peopIe up this way. From these deeds it ap-
pears that, on the . iih day of February, 1853, q
claim to a certain tract of land in this county
vras filed in the office of the United States Board
of Laud Commissioners. This grant claims TO
have been made to one VIM. Benniiz, by Mich
cltorrena and Jimeno, as long ago as the goth
lay of July, 1914. II is called the Ranch de
Breasgaa, embraces some five Spanish square
leagues, more or less is situated on the east
side of the Sacramento river-directly opposite
the ranch of Major Reading-and includes the
valuable ranches of Judge McMurtry, Major
Sheldon. Mr.. Love and others. 1t is more par
ticularly described as follows:
Commencing on the eastern shore of the Sac
ramento river in said county of Shasta. about
one-half Spanish league sonth of the junction of
the Arroye de los Eresnos (Clover Creek with
said Sacramento river; thence following the
eastern shore of said Sacram ento river about
two leagues south TO the most northern point Of
an island formed by said Sacramento river;
thence along the northern and northwestern
line of said island to lis most southern point
thence at right angles due east league and
a-llaf; thence at right angles due north TO a
point due east of the point OF commencement;
thence west 10 the place of beginniEg-contain-
ing Fire Spanish Square Leagues, more or less
The first of these deeds conveys from G. w.
Beckh TO jeremiah Clarke, for and in consider
alton Of the sum Of $500, one undivided fourth
part OF Raacho de Breisgan. The second conveys
from Wm. Benuitz 10 G. w. Beckh one undivi-
r 81
sand dollars paid in hand.
II is indeed most astonishing that the exist
ence of grant containing so much valuable land
as does this Ranch de Breisgan, and dating back
upwards of niue years, should now for the first
time be made known to the public. Ever since
1919 have settlers been permitted to occupy this
land-permitted TO improve it by tilling, drain
ing fencing, &c.,-permitted 10 erect upon 1t.
at great expense, fine dwelling houses-and du.
ring all this time never a word never whisper
was heard of the existence of the grant Breis-
gan. Even Mai. Reading, the first white resi-
dent of this county, whose location here dates
back, we believe, 10 the year lS43, never knew
of it. We have heard him. time and again, say
that the lend on the opposite side of the river
from his claim, was wholly free from every
thing like Mexican grant. New, however,
that these lands have been made valuable by the
labor and money of honorable men, the land pi
rates have fixed their eyes upon them.
Who believes that the grant called the Rancho
dc Breisgdn is not spurious Who believes it is
not the work of villain, beside whom the
highway robber is brave and valorous gentle
mani These manufacturers of spurious Mex-
can grants are the meanest and most cowardy
of all thieves
The Shasta courier., 1855-12-29

CHRISTMAS TREE.-Tbe children had a joyous
time indeed with their Christmas Tree OH Mon
day night. There were at least hundred Z" lit
tie folks" present, and greater number Of
happy he a~ts-for of the three-score and ten la
dies and gentlemen present, we presume that
there was not one whose heart did not throb
quicker, and feel younger, at the exhibition Of
so much childish merrment. The tree itself
was magnificent affair, and was literally loaded
with all manner of presents-in value ranging
from ninety dollars 10 bit. We presume con-
siderably over one thousand dollars were ex
pended in procuring the various articles with
which the tree was ornamented.
The Shasta courier., 1855-12-29

CHRISTMAS DAY-This was decidedly lively
day in our town-the boys seemed determined
to enjoy themselves. And they did it too, if we
may Judge by the hilarious shouts and bursting g
peals of laughter which, all the day long, rolled
up over the house-tops and into our sanctum.
The snow being in excellent condition for snow
balling, an exciting bombardment of both sides
Of the street was kept up pretty much all day
long. Occasionally half dozen hombres forget
ling that discretion is the better part of valor,
would venture into the open street for the pur-
pose of the better belaboring each other, when,
in an instant, from hundred hands hundred
balls would he hurled at their uckless carcasses.
4 plug hat stood no sort of show during the day;
and the parties who sported the impromtu sleigh
were made to pass through perfect storm OF
balls every trip. The majority of the perfor-
in these sports, being sl Chilly mercurialized
by sundry egg-noggs, hot whiskey punches, &C.,
&C., were of course in fit mood TO enjoy all
his sort OF thing hugely. Well, we like to hear
men laugh. "A good langh clears the air, say:
Lamb 1.-The gravest bird is an owl, the gra
vest beast is an ass, and the gravest man is o
blockhead," says Horace Smith. Therefore lei
us keep easy consciences, and clean hands. sc
that we be enabled to laugh and grow fat"
The Shasta courier., 1855-12-29

- Human flesh, says a recent book on New
Zealand, is rather tough, and TO be palateable,
requires more cooking than any other meal
but done to turn.' is of singular tenderness
and sweetness. 1t is related in this cabalistic
volume that a voyager by the name of Jenkins,
endeavored to save the life of yonng female
slave, who was about to be eaten in New Zeal
and. He offered any quantity of pigs for her,
but the chief said, "A piece of Maori's flesh is
better than pork" and lie killed and ate her
The same account mentions highly civilized
New Zealander, who had become partner in an
English commercial honse. He had in his
younger days been addicted to the use of human
flesh, and being candid and bis minded man,
he admits, that although he has now acquired
different tastes, the relish with which he partook
of cannibal feasts, especially when the fieshy
part of young female was served up, is still a
matter of by no means disagreeable recollection
to him."-Golden Era.
Who has not felt strong cannibaf-fike desire
steal through his heart as he gazed upon the
plump and rosy cheeks, felt his lips pressed
against the and ruby proiuberanees of
some as Kern Kob' would say. '.bew,iful phe-
mail'' 1t is not at all strange that the New Zeas
ander should speak Of tho "feshy part of
young female" when "done to turn" as being
possessed Of singular tenderness and sweet
ness"
The Shasta courier., 1855-12-29

SESAToRIAL CANDIDATEs.-The most promin-
ent Know Nothing candidates for Senatorial
honors, are Gov. Foote, Ned Marshall Mr. Flint,
]. Nicely johnson and Nj. Crabb. 1t is said that
each of these gentlemen is very confident Ct
winning the golden prize. The Union, however,
has its eye upon some other individual, whom it
d. sires to see invested with the Senatorial toga
"a modern Cincinnatus, we presume. who is
now engaged in some really useful employment.
1t thus throws exceedingly cold water upon the
pretensons of the gentlemen named above:
What will the Legislature do, Most earnestly
do we hope that il will decapiiate every sins
head that has been presented for Senatorial ia.
vors. Without exception we desire 10 see every
name that has acknowledged the aspiration to
be completely expunged from the record of pos
sible Senatorial elevation. Expunged did we
say we would have the Legislature bury them
so deep and carefully that they could not again
be walked by the sounding of their own trum-
pets.
Then, if the Legislature wish to perform a
distinguishing act, let them cast about them and
finding man who is Californian by long
tried experience, whose family-ii married. is
here, whose business and money are here and
equitaby assessed. and who is recommended by
good vulcanized independence and substantial
common sense, with fair district school edu-
cation, and who would treat all Cal(orni
ans, in Washington, civily, or who would not
cascade if invited TO dinner at o'clock then we
say let them elect such candidate upon the first
ballot
The Shasta courier., 1855-12-29

The CHIxKsE.-Itmay be of interest to those
who are SO desirous of keeping The Chinese IN
our midst, TO know what Bayard Taylor, the
great American traveller, thinks of them. The
following is an extract from work just pub
lished Oh China and Japan:
CHINESE MoRALiTY.-This mental idiosyncrasy
includes moral one of similar character. 1t
is my deliberate opinion that the Chinese are
morally the most debaseJ people on the lace of
the Garth Forn of vice which in other nations
are barely named, are in China so common that
they excite no comment among the natives =
They constitute the surlace level. and below
them are deeps and deeps of depravity, so shock
ing and horrible that their character cannot
even be limited. There are some dark shadows
in human nainre which naturally shrink
from, penetrating, and made no attempt to col
lect information IF This knd but there
enough in The things which | could not avoid
seeing and hcaring-which are brought almost
daily to the notice OF every foreign resident, TO
inspire me with most powerful aversion 10 the
Chinese race. Their touch is pollution, and
harsh as the opinion may seem, justice to our
own race demands that they should not be al
lowed TO settle on oar soil Science may have
lost something but mankind has gained by the
exclusive policy which has governed China du-
ring the past centuries
The Shasta courier., 1855-12-29

" The Shasta Courier takes up and reit-
crates the malicious paragraph which recently
appeared in the Marysville Express, in reference
to the late lecture of Rev. G. NJ. Briggs in this
place. We have pronounced the paragraph in
question an utter misrepresentation of facts !;
but the paper which first gave utterance to it.,
refuses to allow the gentleman assalled, or his
friends to be heard in explanation or defence,
and takes no notice OF our denial. We hope the
g. Courier will have the manliness TO pursue a
different course, and IN indirectly affixing an
approbrium upon a community in no wise
amenable 10 such a censure. We had hope1
better things of the "Erprcss. '-Grass Valley
Telegraph
We assure our friend of the Telegraph, that
we are happy 10 hear that the report OF the lec-
ture of Mr.. Briggs, as given by the Express. was
incorrect. Although it is our opinion that, it any
minister of the Gospel in the state is capable OF
making the remark with which the Erpress
charged him. Mr. B. is that man.
The Shasta courier., 1855-12-29

Quick TR,P.-We are indebted to Mr. Nc
Cloud for copy ofthe Yreka Union of the 22nd
from which we perceive that be left this place
for Yreka r;a the Sacramento river trail, at the
same time with the expresses. which went the
usual route ria Trinity mountain, &C., and that
he arrived in Yreka twelve hours ahead of the
express. making the trip in for,y-eight hours
fifty miles of which he travelled on foot because
of his inability to procure mule. The Union
says this settles the matter with this trail as 10
distance, and we have no doubt that hereafter
but little travelling or packing will be done over
the old Trinity trail Heretofore, the principal
objection to this trail. was the want of public
houses and feed. Mr.. McCloud assures us that in
ten or twelve days this serious objection will be
entirely removed, as arrangements have been
made for all the necessary requisites in this re-
The Shasta courier., 1855-12-29
FRESH GARDEN SEED!

lust RECEIVED by express from james NJ
y Thorburn & Co., full assortment of garden
seed raised this year at their garden on Long
Island, which we are now prepared to offer TO.
onr customers as heretofore, at wholesale and
retail.
We have sold this seed for the last four years,
and they have given entire satisfaction.
We have the following seed In q1apter lbr>-
and one OF. papers:
White & Red Onions, Ruta Baga Turnipr
Long Blood Beets, Large Flat do
Cup Parsnip. Mammoth Pumpkins
Lg Island Watermelon, Lettuce,
Ice Cream do Early York Cabbage.
Musk Melon, Long scarle, Raddish.
Caatelope, Sage and other herb sd
Flower seeds in tin bxs-
Peas, Corn. and Grass seeds, besides others
too numerous to menisa.
g- Fruit trees Cor sale at A. L. Downcr's
Nursery. JAMES w. DOWNER.
Shasta, Dec. go, 1855. d29-2m
The Shasta courier., 1855-12-29

CHRIsTNAs DISNER.-From glance at the
bill-of-fare on the st. Charles dinner table on
Christmas Day, one would not be impressed with
the idea that good eaiin !" was very scarce in
these mountains. Oyster and mock turtle soup
boiled mutton, tongue, corned beef, pork +;
roast ditto beef la mode, stuffed pig and bar.
becued hog; oyster pie and chicken frcasse
roast turkey, chicken, duck and goose; veget-
ables OF all kinds; omelets, tarts, peach cob
blers, custards,-mince. peach, blueberry,
cherry and apple pies-all these things, we
think go to make up tolerably good eatin''
anywhere.
The Shasta courier., 1855-12-29

INTERNAL MAcHrsE.-The s. F. Sun of the
18th says:
Madame or Mademoiselle Fanny Perrier
made affidavit last evening that somebody had
placed an ''infernal machine on her porch,
with the diabolical intention of sending her and
her house to - where she probably ought to
have been ere this, and that somebody was Ed
ward MCGOWAN, Esq. The machine was said
to be box containing about two pounds of
powder. with a number of bullets thrown
loosely on the powder, which were intended
TO act a la Feschi. in the event of the powder
failing to fulfil its errand. The only person in
jured was a Frenchman servant to Mademoi-
selle Perrier who, in his curiosity to examine
the contents of the '.infernal box" took it mp
while in the act Of exploding. and got his hand
badly singed. The balls were thrown helter
skelter in every direction, but without force
enough to do any damage. Judge McGowan
was arrested, and gave bail for his appearance.
Had it been ballot box" we might have had
seme reason for suspectng the Judges connec-
ton with the matter; but silly box of loose
powder, and loose balls to frghten wicked
woman, is something entirely out of the reach
of his genius.
Madame Perrier has since sailed for France.
and of course the " Internal difficulty is now
ended.
The Shasta courier., 1855-12-29

DEEP SNow.-Ar this region of country is
now covered with mantle of deeper snow than
was ever before seen by the oldest inhabitant.
When ii stopped falling on Thursday morning,
it was about sixteen inches in depth. The
weather has been so unprecedently cold since,
that it has melted but little. We understand
that it is fifteen inches deep at Bells House, on
Clear Greek. and that the Valley is covered even
fifteen miles below Tehama. This is indeed an
unprecedented fall of snow for this region. We
expect that it will occasion an immense loss of
life among the stock, unless the weather mode
rates speedily.
The Shasta courier., 1855-12-29
T.c memorable DAYS Of ,4s.

Few persons excepting those who have beer
candidates for office, know how important it il
to have been here in lS49. The editor Of the
New York Tribune advises every one, if posi-
BILE. to be born in New York State: and we have
no doubt to be born there is good thing, very
good thing, 'bonum orum; but that Is not so
important in California as to have been here in
lS49 Misery loves company; and those who
sbare together the heat and burden Of the day,
partners in misfortune or sutferings, generally
feel a certain love and affection for each other
that never can be realized by men under pros
porous circumstances. The 49er feels that he
knows things that one who has reached the
shores since that time never can understand
that he has rights which became vested before
less fortunate brethren saw the land, and that
all the rights which the latter hold are subject
to his, and that they only hold by sutferance
This period is an era-a great starting point
"a sort of base line from which all our expert
epce should date. The weather in the winter OF
that ever-memorable year is the subject of uni
versal comment and although it may blow and
rain like it did when The windows OF Heaven
were opened, and hail small millstones, still
49er will say, ''Oh. this is right bad weather,
but it is nothing compared with that of 40. Ev-
eryihing sinks into unimportance when COM
pared with that incompatible year of our Lord
We have been particularly struck with this
within the last few days, for, although the rains
and SHOWS have been falling as though the win
dows of Heave were open, still we told that
this is agreeable, charming, delightful weather,
in comparison with what we had in days gone
by.
We have friend who came here in 80, who
says he was forced in self.delence whilst cleo
toneering for the important office of Constable,
in a certain township, to commence all his
speeches with Fellow citizens, since the days
of 49, and that he became so accustomed TO
relating scenes and incidents of those days, that
he even now fancies sometimes that lie really
was an actor therein.
1t must be confessed, that not TO have come TO
California in 40 was abad thing, devilish bad
thing-mdlum orum.
The Shasta courier., 1855-12-29
New Years Day.

| Precisely at the hour of IL o'clock OF next
Monday night, old Eighteen Hundred and riI'y-
fve-with brow wrinkled, form bent, an eye
dimmed. and head whtened, with the thoughts
and deeds, the burning suns and the wintry
blasts of three hundred and sixiy-hve days -
will "shuff1e off this mortal coil" and hasten
ing down through the dark vista OF the Fast,
join the numberless years there entombed Tor
ever.
Alas! how fleeting is time! By what an un-
certain tenure do we hold this life How stead
lily do the sands continue TO run. Who can say
that he will catch the expiring breath of another
yearl 1t is well for us to stop occasionally, In
the midst of the stirring scenes OF California
life, and tue tremendous excitements incident
to that wild hunt after worldly honors and
wealth. which everywhere obtains in our go-
den and,-and contemplate that inevitable
goal TO which the great and the humble. the
poor and the wealthy, are alike fastening with
fearful speed
New Years Day is peculiarly suggestive to
the Christian mind. How stands our record for
The yearl Is it clear How do our ledgers
exhibit Are the "Credits - not greatly over
balanced by the '' Per contra T. Have we ac-
complished any great good for our race since
Eighteen Hundred and Fiftyfive commenced
unlinking its variegated chain of daysl Have
we hearkened unto the moan of the widow. to
the cry OF The orphan, to the pteous appeal of the
afflicted or have we hardened our hearts, and
closed our ears and eyes TO the sign of distress
If the latter, then may God forgive us, and teach
us henceiorth to :" do unto others would
have them do unto u.s." And if in our retro
spect Of the past year, we find, as we doubtless
will, that, in nunberless instances, we have
q done those things, which we shonld not have
done and left undone those thingstla we should
have done," then let us determine that, for the
future, we wW strive TO do our duty TO our God,
our country, our neishbor, and ourselves.
The Shasta courier., 1855-12-29

EXCESSIVELY AGGRAvATISG.-The gentleman
who kindly related to the instance Of sheep
raising-given in another column-says that he
visited Red Bluffs few days since, and that he
asionished to hear the steamboat passengers
cussing and swearing like troopers. Upon en-
quiry he learned that the cause thereof was the
fact that the steamboat and an ox-wagon had left
Colus, a few days previous, at the same time,
and that the ox-wason arrived at Red Bluffs one
hour ahead.
The Shasta courier., 1855-12-29
OUdITIlIIH
w. s. JENKINS. Clerk.
Shasta Dec. 90, 1855.

CALIFoRNIA FEcUNpITY.-To US the most dis
tnguishing feature Of California is not her gen.
erous yield of gold, nor her matchless climate
nor yet her truly democratic society, which
awards honors to worth and not weallh-to the
man and not TO his possessions, or the memory
of an honorable ancestry. But to our eyes the
most astonishing thing is the wonderful prolific
ness in the animal. vegetable and mineral king
doms. We have the ralest trees in the world
the greatest variety of minerals-ihe largest
crops of cereals,-the biggest pumpkins, beets
and water melons,-the largest peaches and
most on limb-,he finest grapes, and most on
avne-the biggest potatoes, and most in hill
the fattest, plumpest, prcttiest, babies, and the
most of them. Indeed the extraordinary fecun-
dity here exhibited, in both animate and inani-
mate nature, is passing wonderful.
We were led to this train of remark by hear
ing related the following remarkable fact: A
poor woman in the Sacramento Valley, procured
thirty hens and two roosters about the first
of last March. From that stock she has since
supported large family of children by the sale
of eggs, besides raising facen one hundred chick.
ems. If fany doubts this statement, the wo.
man and children will be produced to bear evil
dence.
Our informant also mentioned the fact, that a
gentleman in the Valley started in the sheep
raising business last spring, with eve and
one ram, AID that now his flock numbers six
teen-iourteen of them being the offspring of
the owe and ram aforesaid
The Shasta courier., 1855-12-29


How DID 1T GET OUT?-A correspondent of
the alta California, writing from this place, men,
tions the following incident, which he says hap
pened at meeting of the order of E Clampsus
vitus in this town few evenings since:
1t appears that two ladies', whose husbands
are members of the Order, were not satisfied
with the answers given to the Objects &c.
&C., of the Institution, so. TO make of its
real objects, and to crafty that little feminine
propensity of curiosity, they, by some means,
got into the lodge before meeting one evening,
and were witnesses to the venerable ceremo-
nies of initiation. The Order prohibits the ad-
mission of females, but the members, for self
preservation, had to initiate the ladies referred
to, and administer the required pledges of Sc
crecy. The event caused quite a furor amongst
the brothers. The ladies'. it appears, have Pc
titioned the N G. II. to order the members to
appear in full regalia at the turnout on the Goth.
The N. G. II. has complied, and everything is
satisfactory to all concerned.
Now we do not intend to deny or confirm this
statement. But, as a member of the Order, we
do desire to know how this incident, if it ever
did occur, was diyulged to the world Who is
the traitor in our midstl Who is the Judas 7
Let the brethren ferret out the villain, and igno-
miniously expel him from the order. They owe
it to themselves, and more particularly TO the
two ladies named, (if the incident be not fc-
ton and we express no opinion one way or the
olher.) 10 take prompt action in the natter
Brothers, erect.
The Shasta courier., 1855-12-29

The COLUMBIA LYSCHERs IHpIcTED.-The
Grand Jury Of Tuolumne have indicted the fol-
Barclay, at Columbia. two months ago:
PRINcIPALs.-For murder-Willam Caufield,
Charles Lambert, and - Terry.
For Accessores-James w. Coffroth, O. p
Rogers, B. G. Norhup, J. Heckendorn, and
Fletcher.
Cau6eld and Fletcher, had not been found by
the officers. The principals, Lambert and
Terry, were held TO bail in the sum of $40 900.
Coffroih. Heckendorn, Rogers and Norihup,
indicted as accessories to the murder, gave bail
in the sum Of $4,000 each.