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The Shasta courier., 1858-12-25

The CHINESE GAME OF THAS.-A few davs aro
the chief of the S. F. Police arrested six China
men, named All Ming, All Hong, All jim, wy
Hee All Loke and All Kye, for gambling. These
fellows, says the Bulletin, were playing than, a
sort of odd-and-even game, played with Chinese
cash, or brass coin, of which it takes in China
l,O6o to make dollar. The pieces, however
are used, not as money, but as dice, or counters
The method Of the game of than is as follows
The dealer takes handful of the cash, places it
upon the tables and covers it with metal COW
er. The betters then lay down their stak= IS
either at the side or corner of the table-the
side being, bet that TIE cash is even, and the
corner thatft is odd-and a little red cord
placed upon the stake shows that the bet is
doubled. When the bets are completed, the
dealer counts out the cash, and if even the sides
win, if odd, the corners. The bets are against
bank, which the dealer himself keeps. At
this apparently sklless game a party of China
men will risk all their money, and sit playing
or looking on night after night. 1t seems to be
the only gambling game played by them in this
country.
The Shasta courier., 1858-12-25

Esy@The Richmond Enquirer says there is one
square mile of land between Smyth and Wash
ngton counties, Virginia, on the north fork of
the Holston river, which is worth more than the
whole valuation of the city of New York. The
salt rock, within this mile, ranges from seventy
to one hundrid feet in thickness, which would
yield net ton or forty bushels Of salt to every
yard it contains, or over three thousand millions
Of bushels which when manufactured, is worth
from forty to fifty per busheI But, presuming
il to be worth twenty cents per bushe in the
ground, and we have six hundred millions of
dollarsl to which we must add two hundred and
fifty millions of tons of plaster within the same
space, worth in the ground about one dollar per
ton, making total of eight hundred and fifty
millions of dolarsl
The Shasta courier., 1858-12-25
COUNTY DIRECTORY
C0un1Y 0MCefN.

District Judge-WiIliam P. Daingerfeld of
County Judge-Joel 7. Landrnse.
Associate Justices-J. +. Durick and Thomas
Bass.
County Treasurer-James Hayburn.
County Clerk-H. |. Vanhorn.
Sheriff.. Clay Stockton. Under Sheriff
John Dent.
county AsssSsorLN. r. Angeu
County S,rreyor-E. 1sisfr.
Public Administrator-Benjamin Swasey.
District lstsy5xcy-James d. Mix.
School Commissioner-G. K Godfrey.
County Physician-Dr. James E. Pelham.
Board of Superuisors.-lst District, Jno. a
Dreibelbis; I'd District William B. Stod-
dart; Sd District, d. C. Johnson.
The Shasta courier., 1858-12-25

BsSF They appear to have high old Guv..
In Missouri. short time since he received q
severe drubbing in low drinking house, and
recently he was found drunk at negro wedding.
Upon this the Jefferson City Inquirer says: il
frolicking with negroes, drinking with negroes,
eating with negroes, isn't establishing negro
equality,' we would like to know what is?n =
Gov. Stewart, we believe, was the regt1ar no.
minee of the Know Nothing party, and beat the
Democratic candidate by the aid of the Repub-
lican voters.
The Shasta courier., 1858-12-25

LESSON TO PRMrERs.-Andrew Kessecker, the
compostor who set the first type in what is now
the State of Iowa, is worth $5e, ,ooe. He located
at an early day in Dubuque, and stuck to his
business, aever "trahped," and now reaps the
reward of his steadiness Of purpose in an inde-
pendent fortune. Ee, however, still acts as COM
positor in the Times ofiice.-Exchange.
:" 4 fool fer iuck," and this typo is evidently
one Of the biggest sort, or he would not now,
with S5o,ooO in his pocket, or advantageously
invested, be picking away at the types.
At the rates which typos have generally been
paid for setting type in the West, it would take
upwards of fifty years type setting to earn $780,
900. Therefore Kessecker must have married
some money" and did little outside speculation
of other kinds. Hence the greater fool he, to
stick at type-sticking, when he must have made
four-ffths of his S5o,ooo fortune in some other
business.
The Shasta courier., 1858-12-25

Coop AcTISG.-The Honolulu Polynesian re-
lates the following incident which occurred at
the theatre there while Miss Ince was perform
ing " Camille -
In the scene where Camille bids adieu to
Armand, who is seated, reading book, with his
oacK towards her, as she retres, uttering "Adieu,
adieu man IN the parquet, whom we sat aside,
ana whom we noticed several times had his
feelings pretty well beat up, at last exclaimed.
evidently with the greatest sincerity: q You cold
hearted brute Why don't you speak to her?y
The Shasta courier., 1858-12-25

PoLLocK's PoEMs.-We are informed, by
gentleman who should know, that volume of
Edward Pollock's poems win soon be issued in
this city, the proceeds of which will of course
be devoted to his widow and children There are
enough to make a handsome duodecimo volume
of perhaps two hundred pages. A fine daguer-
reotype likeness the deceased is in the city, and
will preface the book. 1t is the head of a man of
genius and thought The book, like the poems,
should emanate from California, of whose litera-
ture they form an interesting and valuable fea-
ture.-S. y. Telegram.
The Shasta courier., 1858-12-25

NoMINATED.-The Trinity Journal nominates
for the Presidency, Mr.. William B. Leggs, "sub-
Ject to the decision of Mrs. VIM. Leggs" That
IS capital nomination-Mr. Leggs being an
eminent teg-ist. We beg leave to complete the
ticket by nominating for the Vice Presidency.
Governor Foote, subject to the dicision of Mrs.
Foote, that is to be. Then, if the ticket did,not
run well, it would not be for the lack of the pro-
per locomotive agents.
The Shasta courier., 1858-12-25

WEALTH IN QUIcKsILvER.-The Cdl, Of San
Francisco, tells US that the most important qhick-
silver mines in the world are as follows:
The Almaden Mine, in Spain, is supposed to
be the richest in the world, and is said to be
owned principally by the Rothchilds The next
in point of wealth, is supposed to be the New
Almaden Mine, in California, and to obtain
controlling interest in this, it is stated that the
Rothchilds furnish the money used by Lauren
cal and the Fossatt men in their endeavors to
obtain possession of the mine. The third quick
silver mine, in point of wealth, is that at Idria
in Austria, controlled also by the money kings
above referred to. A fourth mine is the New
Idria Mine, situated in Merced county, in this
State. This has not yet produced much quick
silver, as operations have not fairly commenced ::
but it is said to contain vast quantities of Gin
nabar, Of a rich quality, and will soon be able
TO furnish immense quantities of quicksilver
Quite large number of workmen are now en-
gagged at the mine. 1t is owned by company,
whose headquarters are in this city. We are
cognizant of the existence of deposits of CHINA
bar in other parts of the State, but they have
never been sufficiently investigated to learn
their extent and richness in all probability,
however, further explorations will develop the
existence of more rich quicksilver mines in the
State.
The Shasta courier., 1858-12-25

A Scene WoRrH LOOKING 0S-A remarkable
exhibition recently took place at HopkinsvilIe
(fenn.) Fair. Ten brothers named Brown, all
mounted on fine gray horses, rode into the am
phitheatre and displayed their horsemanship,
all being good riders. The eldest was aged for
ty, and the youngest twenty. They had not all
been together for fifteen years. Their mother
was present, and they reined up in front of the
glorious matron and saluted her, while she shed
tears of Joy and pride.
The Shasta courier., 1858-12-25

PREVIOUS BEFoRE.-A story, which we find in
Morning Call, headed " Webster matched by a
woman, begins with the following language:
In the somewhat famous case of Mrs Bod
gems viii, which was recently tried in the Su-
preme Court some years ago, Mr.. Webster ap-
peared as counsellor for the appellant
The Shasta courier., 1858-12-25

ACCIDENT TO GEN. Tw1GGs-Tle San Antonio
(Texas) Herald states that Gen Twiggs had
narrow escape of his life on the 9th inst He was
standing on the street, in conversation with some
gentlemen, when musket in the hands of Mex
lean cartman, some distance of, was accidentally
discharged, the ball striking the General on the
back; but the ball being spent in striking the
ground, the only damage done was severe
hruise
The Shasta courier., 1858-12-25

nEa- 1t is stated that Brigham Young is the
loser of some $4,000 by the failure of banking
house in Washington, in which be was con6d-
ing deposltor to that amount So much for
trusting Gentle and setting heart on the dross
Of this world
The Shasta courier., 1858-12-25
Views Of Senator Hammond.

The following extracts from a recent speech
of Senator Hammond, of South Carolina, will
possibly astonish those Lecompton Democrats in
this State who, some time since, were desirous
OF reading OUT of the Democratic party every
man who did not favor the Lecompton Constitu-
ton:
Through the most disgusting, as ,reH as tragic
scenes Of force and fraud, the Territory of Kansas
at last came before Congress- for admission as
State with what is known as the Lecompton
Constitution, embodying slavery among its pro-
visions. But at the same time the Convention,
by an ordinance; demanded of the United States
some tweHty-thres millions of acres of land, in
stead Of the four millions usually allowed to new
.1sates Containing pubic Lands II spas dinsost
certain tdta majority Of the people Of Kansas mcre
opposed 10 this Constitution, but would not vote
on it, ard this additional nineteen millions,
which, if allowed, would probably have kept
them again from the recent polls, was what the
South was expected to pay for that worthless
slavery clause, which would have been annulled
as soon as Kansas was admitted
confess my opinion pds that the South herself
should kick that Constitution out Of Congress- But
the South thought otherwise.
The only principle involved in this whole Kan
sas affair-if an affair so rotten from beginning
to end can have principle at all-was this =
Would Congress admit a Stare State into the Union?
The Senate said yes. The House, by adopting
the Crittenden substitute, said, yes, if we are
assured that a majority of the people of the
State are in favor of it. For this substitute all
the opposition voted in both houses, so that ev
cry member of Congress of all parties, first and
last, committed themselves to the principle and
policy that State should be admitted into the
Union with or without slavery, according to the
will OF its own people-thus re-enacting one
feature of the Kansas and Nebraska bill
should myself hare been aciinq to rest there and le
hansas rest also. Whaterer there tcos Of principl
or honor IN the matter secured 5y the uotes al
| ready giuen. The English bill, however, came VI
IN due course, and voted for it cheerfuly, be
hevlng that it was better calculated than am
that had been offered to close up this miserable
business which has furnished much the mos
disgraceful chapter, so far in our history.
The Shasta courier., 1858-12-25

THE JAPAN TREATY.-The following are given
as the provisions of the American Treaty, signed
through the influence of Mr. Harris:
That there shall be no more trampling upon
the cross in Japan; that Americans shall be al
lowed to reside in such ports as are opened, to
build churches, and to worship their God that
Japanese shall also be granted religious free
dom.
That the tax of six per cent. for re-coinage
now paid by the American purchaser of Japan
ese goods shall be dispensed with.
That this treaty shall take effect from the 4th
of July, 1859, though some of the ports are not
to be opened until later
That the port of Simoda shall be closed, and
that of Kanagawa opened in its stead
That the port of Hego (which is the seaport
OF the great cities of Osaca and Miaco) shall be
opened to American trade
That Americans shall not wander to Jeddo
from Kangama.
That Japanese coin may be exported after it
has been purchased by weighing American coin
against it-gold against gold and silver against
silver;
And that minister shall be sent to the United
States.
The Shasta courier., 1858-12-25

WATER, LAND, AIR AND FIRE.-in the last in
ternational regatta, We whipped Europe on the
acdter; in the late chess contest ia London and
Paris, we whipped her on the land; and in late
balloon race between an American eronaut and
a French champion, we beat her in The ar. We
wonder what element she will choose for the
next trial. She had better not name fire, fer we
have shown in two wars that we can stand fire
better than she can.-LosisrGlc Journal
The Shasta courier., 1858-12-25

CosNUBIAt BtIss-I once met a free and easy
actor, who told me Ire had passed three festive
days at the seat of the Marquis and Marchioness
of --, without an invitation, conyinced-as
proved to be the case, that my lord ard lady
not being or speaking terms, each would sup
pose the ether had asked him.-ReynoIds' Life
and Tifacs
The Shasta courier., 1858-12-25
Times Of Holding Courts.

lkAlcS VI AhOhuIhA5 OOuAtSs
NINTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT.
SHAsrA-Third Mondays in January, May and
September.
SIsKsoU-First Mondays in March, July and
November.
rhINrTy-Second Mondays in April, August
and December.
Shasta County Courts.
Held on the lst Mondays of January, May and
September.
At said terms, the business pertaining to the
Court of Sessions shall first be disposed of, and
after that the business of the County Court and
Probate Court in such order the Judge may
determine.
BOARD OF SuPERvIsoRs-Meet 1st Mondays in
May, August, November and February.
The Shasta courier., 1858-12-25

RsS According to a measurement recently
made by Mr. Strong, of the Northern Telegraph.
the distance from Shasta to Sacramento is I65
miles and 1919 yards.
The Shasta courier., 1858-12-25

CoSvIcTED.-Frank Livingston, who was ar
rested in this county by Sheriff Stockton for
horse stealing in 81 Dorado, pleaded guilty to
the charge in the Court of Sessions of that
county, on the 16tk, and was sentenced to the
States Prison for five years. The case cost El
Dorado county nearly 5000, says the Union.
The Shasta courier., 1858-12-25

A CHILD WITH THREE EYEs.-The Los Angeles
Star says that a letter from Salt Lake has been
received in San Bernardino, which states that
one of Brigham Young's wives has lately given
birth to a child with three eyes
The Shasta courier., 1858-12-25
COURIER.
Mineral Lands.

Mr.. Hastings, Register of the Land Office at
Marysvillc recently addressed the following let
ter tc parties in Shasta county, in reply to re-
monstrance against the sale of mineral landB
embraced in the survey and proclamation in this
county. For public information, we publish it
as the rule that will govern the February SALE
in the several Land Offices,
UstrKp STATES LAND OFftcE, =
Marysvlle, Dec. 9th, 1858.
GENTLEMEN: Your remonstrance against tie
sale of certain public lands in Shasta county
account OF the same containing mineral. ~
dated /" Clfar-Crcelz Towasi.iI, asoycu.iytss "a
1885," has been received.
In response, would state that the laws of the
United States do not authorise the sale of land,
containing minerals or salines, notwithstanding
the same may have been surveyed and proclaim
ed for SALE
Owlng to the peculiar character of the lands
In this country, it is difficult to determine what
are and what are not mineral lands.
10 enable me to withhold lands from sale
which are embraced in the Presidents procla-
nation, it will be necessary to have proof that
the lands contain minerals or salines. This
proof may consist of the affidavit of respectable
witnesses, who are familiar with the lands, and
should be substantially as follows:
al, A. B., Of county, California, being
duly sworn, depose and say, am well acquaint-
ed with the following described land, viz Sec
| tlon--, of township- north of range
-, west or east Mount Diablo Base and
Meridian. l have frequently passed over said
land, and have held conversation in relation to
it; and know, from my own personal know
| ledge, that the same contains minerals, or sa-
| lines, sufficient to render the same valuable and
remunerative for mining purposes, and that the
amount of minerals in said land makes it more
valuable for mining than for agricultural pur-
poses"
Sworn to-" etc.
| al, G. D., Notary Public Tor other officer
aforesaid, hereby certify that | am personally
acquainted with the above affiant A. B., and
know him to be a credible person, man of re-
spectability, and that full faith and credit should
be given to the above affidavit.
&C. D., Notary Public"
Ii the affidavit is taken before Justice of the
Peace, the County Clerk must certify that he is
an acting Justice of TIE Peace in and for thai
county.
Proof as above, forwarded to me previous to
the 18th of February, 1859, will enable nae tc
distinguish between mineral and agricultural
lands, when the former will he withheld frcm
4 sale.
The Shasta courier., 1858-12-25

TIE ROYAL Fry SET TO WoRK.-English news
say that the Prince Royal is to have a commits
sion in the army, and Prince Alfred has en-
barked on board her Majestys steam frigate
Euryalus as mildly While the valet to the
Prince has q cabin to himself, his royal and
young master slings his hammock like any other
mid. ard is to be strictly treated like them-so
It's said
The Shasta courier., 1858-12-25

be- The longest railroad on the globe is to
be found in the United States, viz: the Illinois
Central, being 784 miles long.
The Shasta courier., 1858-12-25
NOTICE..

ILL PERSONS DELINQUENT IN PAYING
II their Quarterly Licenses to the County
are requested to call at the Treasurers Office
and have them renewed and save cost
J. C. HAYBURN,
County Treasurer.
Shasta, Dec is, 1857 decl9tf
The Shasta courier., 1858-12-25
Indian superintendent.

The Washington correspondent of the Aha says
ahat COL T. J. Henley, Indian Superintendent
for California, is to be turned out of office, and
John Nugent, of the Herald, be placed in his
stead. Here are his remarks;
The present Superintendent Mr. Henley, will
be required to walk the plank. This has been
determined on for some time, even several
weeks before General Denver returned from
Kansas.
Charges of fraud, of a very serious character,
have been made against Mr.. Henley, supported
by the affidayits of several respectable citizens,
One man swears that he sold Henley eleven hun
dred dollars worth of material, for which he
was requested to sign voucher in blank This
voucher was afterwards filled up for more than
SIX thousand dollars, and presented here for
settlement This fact alone would render Hem
leys removal absolutely certain.
The President seems determined to place his
friend, Mr.. Nugent, of the Herald in this official
berth, though there appears to be some obiec-
tions to the appointment. In the whole trans
acton, the present Commissioner, (Gen Den
ver) remains neutral, and takes no part. 1t was
all arranged before his return from the West
and he is unwilling now to mir himself up with
it.
Col. Henley has published card denying the
charges Of fraud mentioned by the Alta's cores
pondent, accompanied by afidavits of certain
gentlemen, of whom he made purchases in
which they swear that they made out their
vouchers agreeing with the prices which they
received for the articles purchased of them, and
which prices were always those ruling at the
time in the San Francisco market We have not
learned whether the gentlemen who made these
latter affdavits are the same who made those
alluded to by the Alta's correspondent. or not.
We hope the old War Horse" will be able to
clear himself Of the charges. At the same time
we think he has had the best Office on the
Pacific about long enough. 1t is generally be-
lieyed that he has made upwards of SlOo, 600
out of it already, and we think that is about
money enough to last man of fifty to the ter
minus of his life. Therefore, our voice is-"off
with his head-so much for"-Thomas Jefler-
son
The Shasta courier., 1858-12-25

State Assayer's Office, 80 Somerset ST., !
BosToy, MASS, April II, 1858. !
WM. II. DAILY, New York:
Dear Sir-I have made Chemical Analysis
of your "-Aronaatic Valley WHISKY" and find it
pure, fine favored Rye Whisky, containing no
injurious matter of any kind, and recommend it
as suitable for medical and public purposes.
CHARLES 7. JACKSON, N. d.,
State Assayer.
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E M PI R E HO T Ell.

[S TIE UNDERSIGNED TAKE PLEAS
Eami ure in announcing to the citizens of
Ea"A French Gulch, and the Northern travel
ing public, that they have remodeled and refit-
ted it in a manner 50 as to make their guests
comfortable. The California Stage Co.'S
$50
Arrive at, and depart from this House daily Also
M u e ssenger Train S
To and from Yreka, stop at this House.
The undersigned assure the public that no
trouble or expense shall be spared to make this
a first class hotel, and hope by strict attention
to business to merit share of the public pat
ronage. S. F. SOUTHERN,
S. F. BLACK
French Gpifcs, Oct. 3, 1859. off
The Shasta courier., 1858-12-25

eaF The shortness life is very often owing
to the irregularities of the licT-.Nariposa Ga
zetts.
Jes so; and excess of bile is often the result of
the excesses of the biler.-Bufe Record
The Shasta courier., 1858-12-25
WV. II. DAILY. ESQ.

WM II. DAHLY, ESQ.,
Dear Sir-Yoar Aromatic Valley Whisky is
received, and after careful examination, find it
to be pure article, entirely free from the adul-
terating ingredients SO frequently used
JAMES J. MArEs Chemist.
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Daly's Aromatic Valley Whisky

Is put up in cases containing one dozen bottles
each
Fer sale by all the principal Liquor Houses
iu San Francisco pao-3m
The Shasta courier., 1858-12-25
PROFESSIONAL.
TOWER HOUSE,
At the Junction Of the Yreka and We,
verville Roads, lie Miles from Shasta

veIVlllc 0OuuSe ~ NAAACS IIOm SAuBL0s
- THE UNDERSIGNED WOULD AN
HI nounce to the public, and particularly
Ml to persons travelling to and from Yreka,
and Weaverville, that, having leased this long
established stand, formerly known as the i" Free
Bridge House" he is prepared to entertain GUS
toners in a style not surpassed by any hotel in
Northern California.
Having completed his commodious building.
and furnished it in the best possible manner. he
is enable to promise the very best accommoda-
tons.
The Table, as heretofore, will always be sup
piled with the best viands the market furnishes;
while from the large garden attached to the
premises, all the vegetables grown in this part OF
the State will be furnished in the greatest abun-
dance.
He has also secure CORRAL connected
with his establishment, always supplied with an
abundance of Barley and Hay.
LEVI H. TOWER.
Tower House, March l, 1854. mhll-tf
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NEW YORK, April 10Th, ls5s
have analyzed sample of q Days aromatic
Valley Whisky,' and find it to be pure article,
of fine flavor, and without any deleterious ad-
mixture JAMES r. CKILrox, NJ. d.,
Chemist