The Shasta courier., 1856-01-12
Eastern News Items.

ADOPTION
| more etectual measures to prevent the escape
of slaves, and TO inquire into the expediencv Of
retaliatory measures against the Northern
States. 1t has also reelected the Honorable !
! NJ. Mason TO the Senate of the United States.
! No election for Senator will be had in Mis-
souri,.
| The Illinois Democratic Central Committee
have called state convention for the first of Nav
next.
The Irish Emigrant Aid Society had been
holding convention at the Astor House
UNITED STATES SUPREME CouRr.-United
States, appellants rs. Pearson b. Reading. Ar
enment concluded by Attorney General for ap-
plicants.
From the report of proceedings in the United
States Supreme Court, may hope that Major
Reading will return in a short time, with fall
and perfect title TO his ranch for we have never
had any doubt of the validity of his claim.
That portion of our country will soon be settled
by families, as we learn that it is the intention
of the proprietor 10 sell his lands on such terms.
as will enable the industrious laborer to secure
home for his family. final decision of this
case will do much for the prosperity of Shasta
county.
~ The worlen of Indianapolis must be
rather squeamish. A day was set apart espe
cally for the ladies to visit the statue of the
:" Greek Slave" No gentlemen admitted
Ey~ Hon. Thomas J. Rusk has been unani.
mously reelected by the Legislature of Texas
United States Senator from that State
% RACHEL, is very i'll at nhilapelphia, and
there is no prospect, at present, of her being
able to continue her performances. Her physi-
clans have advised her to make trip to Havana
for the recovery Of her health.
THE FASHIONABLE THEA rogue takes
boquet TO your front door, tells your servant il
is for the lady of the house. waits for her to die
tate reply, slips into the parlor and pockets
the little treasures that lie around loose and is
off, This is the latest style Of house thieves
~ JOHN VAN BUREN was twitted, few even
ings ago, by John Cochrane for his false pro-
phecy of 80 600 majority and asked "where are
onr 40, coo majority? The Prince coolly replied:
"Well, we haven't got them!" 'And why?"
rejoined Mr.. Cochrane Because" said the
Prince, Il estimated John Cochrane too highly"
70 Dispatches by the Atlantic represent our
affairs with England wholly unchanged since
the departure OF the Canada. Mr.. BUCHANAN
says that Lord Clarendon and the British Cab
met are endeavoring to patch up a reply TO our
Governments Communication in reference 10
the violation of our Neutrality laws by British
IL
senstiveness, and at the same time shield Mr..
Champion.
ESy The Supreme Court of Virginia has given
It's decision i'll the injunction case of the city of
Wheeling The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company, in favor of the latter on all points,
The Company can now make connection at
Benwood with the Central Ohio Railroad.
II A few days after the marriage of Thos
F. Meagher, the following notice appeared in
the Boston (Mass.) Atlas "follow the example
of the patriotic Meagher and rush TO arms Be-
come, at once, United Irishmenr r. S-The
London Times will please copy.
COUGH AT THE AcApEMY-There was terri
BILE jam at the Academy of Music New York on
Tuesday night, to hear Mr.. Cough. Hundreds
went away unable to get seat, or even COM
Portable slanding-place. within its usually ample
walls. Cough never did better He illustrated
one of his points rather strongly. Speaking of
''the cup" 81 dashed it away said he, and
dashed the glass he holding upon the floor
The audience full of enthusiasm, and in
deed often clean over with it.
The KANSAS TROUBLES st. Louis, Thursday,
December 6. The latest accounts from Kansas,
represent that 500 men. armed with Sharps
rifles, were assembled at Lawrence They de-
clared that they were willing the sheriff should
peaceably search the escaped prisoners, and that
they would not commence hostilities bat would
act on the defensive 10 the last. Pomeroy who
escaped from his captors is now in Lawrence.
1t is said the Pro-slavery party have 800 men
in Franklin and 200 in Lecompton and Doug
lass If resistance is offered to the execution Of
the writs, the sheriff declares his intention to
await the further orders of the Government.
1t is thought fight will ensue before the mat
ter is settled.