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Nebraska advertiser., 1858-02-11

The undersigned, - - whose post ONCE ad-
dress is - county Of , State of F., prOpos-
es TO convey the mails of the United States, from July !,
1858 to June 30, 1862, on route No., between -
- and -7,s greesbly to the advertisement Of the
Postmaster General, dated December 81, 1857, for the
annual sum OF - dollars.
This proposal is made with full knowledge Of the dis
lance Of the route, the weight OF the mail to be carried
and all other particulars in reference TO the route and
service, and also after careful examination Of the law
and instruments attached to the advertisements.
Dated lsIgnedl
Nebraska advertiser., 1858-02-11
GUARANTY

The undersigned, residing at -, State Or
undertake that, if the foregoing bid for carrying the mai
on route NO.@ be accepted by the Postmaster Genera
the bidder shall, prior to the LIST day of August, 1858. en-
ter into the required obligation, or contract TO perform
the service proposed, with good and sufficient Bureties.
This we do understanding distinctly the obligations ant
liabilities assumed by guarantors under the 9th section
Of the act Of Congress of July 2, 1895. Il
Dated (Signed by two guarantors.l
Nebraska advertiser., 1858-02-11

Arrive at Nebraska City same days by z p m.
1924. From Nebraska City by Hamilton, Tecum-
sch, Turkey Creek, and Otto Mission, to MaTysTille,
1I2 miles and back, once a week.
Leave Nebraska City Monday ut 6 a N;
Arrive nc Marysville Wednesday by p n;
Leave MarysTille Thursday ate q m;
Arrive at Nebraska City Saturday by 6 p m.
Bids 70 run three times a week viii be considered.
1925. From Nebraska City. by Ottoe City. Mt.
Vernon, BrownYille, Nemaha City, Archer, White
. Cloud and Rulo. to Nemaha Agency, Kansas T., so
miles aid back, three timas a week.
Leave Nebraska City Monday, "Wednesday, and
. Friday at ga N;
Arrive At Nemaha Agency nextdays by p M;
Leave Eemaha Agency Monday, wednesday and
Friday at a N;
Arrive at Nebraska City ext day by 6p m.
'F4026. From Nebraska City. by OttOe City and
e Paso, 10 Linden, Mo- 20 miles and back, -onc9a
week.
leave Ecbraska City Monday at6a N;
Arrive at Linden by 10 P m;
Leave Linden Tuesday al CAM;
Arrive as Neb-sska City by TO m.
Nebraska advertiser., 1858-02-11

The underslgned, Postmaster a., State u,
c%ertihes, under his oath of office, that he is acquainted
with the above guarantors, and knows them to be men of
property, and able to make good their guaranty.
Dated (Signed)
Nebraska advertiser., 1858-02-11
Groceries! Groceries!!
Arrivals Heavy Additions :!
Prices Greatly Reduced!
CURRENCY TAKEN AT PAR!! GyJ
J, B. JENNINGS

q II L1VIV VNU
Cor. End and Frances SITS, ST. Joseph No.
HAS just received at his store room, corner Of Second
and Francis Streets, st. Joseph, everything desirable in
his line, which he purchased for the Fall and Winter
trade, at greatly reduced price for Cash, and which he
will sell at corresponding prices for cash, or to pnnctual
customers. Among his recent receipts are so doz Fresh
Peaches, 30 doZ Prime Apples, 20 doz Assorted Fruits.
20 doz LObsters 1 & Q ID cans, 800 doz Fields celebrated
Oysters put up this fall, 90 half Barrels new white Fish,
also Goldfish, 100 boxes W R Cheese, so boxes L D do, 500
lbs Currants, 90 boxes fresh raisins, 100 boxes dried her
ring, 500 lbs Goshen Butter, 200 bbls crackers, so bbls
nuts assorted, 500 lbs Peanuts, 100 boxes assorted and
fancy candies, 100 do gum drops and motto Lozengers,
200 drums Figs,&c Also a large lot sugaa and molasses
which will be sold at prices considerably below the prices
sixty days ago.
st. Joseph, Nov. s, 1857. Din
Nebraska advertiser., 1858-02-11
OLIVER CO..
CITY
Insurance COxapanv.
Capital Stock $4,000.
ST. ST Mo.
NEBRASKA I

CITY, N. T..
ETNHIS Company, under a liberal charter. is now
fully organized, and their entire capital stock Of
Fyty Thoasand Dollars, paid in and secured. They
are prepared, from this date, to grant open policies,
and take risks, upon equal terms, with the most
favored Insurance Company any where. Having
adopted the mutual principle, its patrons, without
ineurring any Liability, will share in the profits of
the cOmpanS.
The operations Of the Company, win be confined,
Tor the present, to MARTSE, or CARGO risks, with q
maximum liability of $12,5OO on any one bottom.
Being the only Insurance Office, on the above pop
ulsr plan, West Of the Missouri. it confidently ex-
poets q generous support from Western Merchants.
We respectfully invite the Missouri River pa
tronage.
DIRECTORS:
ST. GHekOIls, Chas. F. Holly,
H. T. Bennet, j. l.. Armstrong,
W. d. Hinchman, Miles w. Brown,
A.A. Bradford.
OFFICERS:
CHAS.F. HOLLY, President.
]. GARsIDE, Sec'y.
st. Louis Agent-Col. W. Howard.
April I'd, 1857. 42-1y
Nebraska advertiser., 1858-02-11
K ER OS E N e. OILS,
DISTILLED FROM COAL.
(Secnred bv Letters PATENT

KEROSENE ILLUMINATING OIL.-The light obtain.
ed from this Oil exceeds in brilliancy that of any
other oil or fluid heretofore discovered; is ~inexplo-
siTe, and will remain limped in the very coolest
weather.
The Company recommend as thelamps best ADOPT
ed to this 0oil, the Kerosene Lamps, manufactured
by the following parties: Messrs. Cornelius 4 Baker,
also. Dyott. of Philadelphia, f.. V. Haughwout- &
Co., 4S8 Broadway, the Brooklyn Flint Glass Co,
No. 70 Broad Street, Messrs. Dietz 4 Co, 1913 Will
liam Street, L. Mercier 137 Elm Street, N. ".
Samples of different styles of Lamps can be seen at
the Office of the Company.
KEROSENE LUBRICATISG On, No. Prepared to
suit the finest, and all other kinds of Machinery
burns brilliantly in Locomotive Head Lights, Car
Lamps, and all the ordinary Solar and Hand Lamps,
and stands as great q degree Of cold as best Sperm
Oil, and is admirably adaptedto Railroad and Steam
ship use.
KEROSENE LUBRICATEG OILs, No. 2, 3.-Superior
LubricatOrs, and will be found to possess advantages
over any Oils in the market at same prices will not
bufn-and has been thus prepared to meet the re-
quirements of Railroads and others.
KEROSENE BINNACLE On.-Prepared expressly
for Ships use, and win be found admirably adapted
for use Of Steamships, Men Of War, Merchant YES
sells, Lake and River craft, and burns in all cabin
stateroom, pinnacle, f~Orecastle lamps, signal Ian
terms, &c.
Binnacle Oil viii remain fluid as long as best
Sperm, and will burn all night without requiring TO
be trimmed, an advantage that viii be obvious to
every Shipmaster.
The Kerosene Oils can be obtained from the
Wholesale Oil Dealers. Ship Chambers, Druggists,
and GrOeers in New York, and the regularly appoint
ed Agents of the Company in many Of the principal
Towns and Villages Of the United States, the Cana
days, and the Island Of Cuba.
Local Agents appointed Tin conformity with the
rules establiEhed by the Board of Trustees on ap-
~plication to
AUSTENS.
Nebraska advertiser., 1858-02-11

General Agemts, Kerosene OH, Co.,
No. 5 0Beaver Street, NY.
E.B.-Circulars with full particular, testimonials,
prices, &c, will be forwarded on application rs abOvs,
June 25th, 1857. W Fly
The Shasta courier., 1858-12-11
Murder.

On Sunday night last a, man by the name OF
Matthew Byrnes, an old resident of this town,
was shot and killed by man named Russell,
who for several years past has been in the en-
ploy of Jacob Trick, in packing between this
place and the Salmon country. 1t appears that
Russell was stopping" with Byrnes' wife for the
night, and that Byrnes, who was living separate
from his wife, when passing the low drinking
house which she kept, seeing no light in the
front room, determined to go in and see wis
was who.D He was warned by Russell not to
enter, but persisting, with an oath that he'd
" cut his (Russell's) id heart out" Russell
fred and killed him.
On Monday the following jury was empannel.
led, viz: P. Morsehead, J. W. Brewer, A. Man.
seau, N. s. Arnold, P. J. Rymer, John Tofl,
John Leschinsky: who returned the following
verdict:
We, the Jury, find that the deceased, Matthew
Byrnes, came to his death from pistol sho.
discharged from the hands of man named
Russell, on the evening of Sunday, the 5th day
of December, A. d. 1858, in Main street, Shas.
ia, between the hours of and 10 o'clock.
Russell is still at large-unpursued, so far as
we are informed
The Shasta courier., 1858-12-11
Mail Lettings.

The Postmaster General has published that
proposals for carrying the mails, from the lst of
July, 1859, to the lst of July, 1862, on the fol-
lowing among other routes in the State of Cali
fornia and Territory of Utah, will be received at
the Contract Office of the Post Office Department
until o'clock P NJ. of the 18th of April next,
viz:
125S2-From San Francisco, by Petaluma,
Healdsburg, Uniontown, and Big Bar to Trinity,
$50 miles and back, once in two weeks
Leave San Francisco every other Monday at
TAM;
Arrive at Trinity in eight days;
Leave Trinity every other Monday at 7 A. NJ;
Arrive at San Francisco in eight days
Bids to run only between Petaluma, or Healds-
burg, and Uniontown, and make weekly trips,
by a schedule of arrivals and departures to be
specified in the bid, will be considered.
12583--From Shasta, by Churntown, Dog
Greek, Portuguese Flats, Soda Springs, and Bum
mervile, to Yreka, l25 miles and back, once a
week.
Leave Shasta on Tuesdays at l2M;
Arrive at Yreka Thursdays by 6pM;
Leave Yreka Tuesdays at I'm;
Arrive at Shasta Thursdays by 6PM;
Bids to run twice a week, leaving each end of
the route Tuesdays and Fridays, are invited ;
also bids to run along the river, via Keton's and
Stevens, emitting Churntown, 25 miles less.
125S4-From Shasta, by Mobiles Pass, to Su-
lsany'lle, in Utah, l2O miles and back, once q
fortnight
Leave Shasta every pthas Monday at GAN;
Arrive at Susanville next Thursday by PM
Leave Susanville every other Monday at 6 A NJ;
Arrive at Shasta next Thursday by 4pM.
Bids for weekly trips will be considered
The Shasta courier., 1858-12-11
Indian Troubles In Tehama County.
Twenty.Three Indians Killed.

The Tehama Gazette of Saturday, 4th inst,
gives an account of Indian depredations upon
the inhabitants of Round Valley, and the ter
rible retribution visited upon the savages. The
Gazette says:
Many of the farmers have recently lost a large
number of beef cattle, and one man within a
short time, has had stolen from him, ten head
of valuable horses. Swine without number
have disappeared, together with other things of
more or less value. Exasperated beyond en-
durance, the rancheros sailed out into the woods
one day last week and killed nine of the ring
leaders. The day following, Mr.. S. P. Storms,
agent at Nome Cult, being called upon to in
vestigate the matter, ordered the Indians to pro-
duce from among them those who had been
engaged in the stealing. Twenty-one were
given up. Intending to set an example by hang
ing some of the worst, he first took the precau-
tion to examine their huts for arrows to his
surprise he found but three, the others being
undoubtedly concealed in the brush. While pre-
pairing to do as he had proposed the whole num-
Der of culprits broke for the chapparel, but ere
they reached there fourteen of them were killed
The arrows were found shortly afterwards and
the startling disclosure came to light that con-
spiracy was on foot to murder the inhabitants
OF the valley The lesson just taught the Indians,
though terribly severe, will not be without its
effect; and that the inhabitants may have some
security for their lives and property, we learn
that a detachment of one hundred soldiers has
been ordered to the Reservation. Their pres
ence will undoubtedly have the effect of keep
ing the Indians within bounds
The Shasta courier., 1858-12-11
The Next Presidential Contest.

We have feared for some time that the Repub-
lican party would so change its platform-by
ripping up and discardiDg some or all of its Sec
tional planks-as to go into the contest for the
Presidency in 1860 with some claims as :" Ma
tionaP organization. Thus organized, aided by
all the various factions and fractions Of the nu-
merous parties that have heretofore opposed the
Democracy, we confess that we thought the
prospects of that party rather too fattering for
our Democratic hopes and wishes. All that sort
of fear is now removed. The programme of the
Republican party is before the country, drawn
canism, Senator Seward, of New York, in his
speech delivered in Rochester, on the 26th of
October last.
That programme is, anti-slavery first, anti
slavery last, and anti-slavery all the time-ilus-
trated with the cut of negro in the beginning,
with the cut of q negro in the middle, with the
cut of negro at the end In short the plat
form upon which the Republicans intend to
stand and make the fight in 1860, is composed of
a solitary plank, just wide enough to reach from
the upper extremity of Maine on the North, to
Mason and Dixons line on the South 1t is q
plank black as the heart of the Devil, and COW
cred with wool. 1t is negro in the pit, negro in
the dress circle, negro in the proscenium boxes.
1t smells of the negro, tastes of the negro, and
looks the niger all over and under, above and
below, in front and in the rear. The battle-cry
is to be " WOOL Z" woolr'
With such platform the Republican party
cannot carry enough of the Northern states to
elect their candidate, if the Democrats are wise
enough to nominate the great Douglas of Illi-
pois
The Shasta courier., 1858-12-11

-" the Governor and Supreme Judges all
happen to be old fashioned Democrats.-Amador
Sentinel
You are slightly wrong, friend Avaline Bald
win was always an old-fashioned Whig until
Know Nothingism sprung up, when, we presume,
he voted with that party-at least he never act
ed with the Democracy until after the Vigilance
Committee excitement. Terry was elected on
the Know Nothing ticket by Know Nothing
votes Vigilancism also brought him into the
ranks of the Democracy. They are both doubt
less good Democrats now, but not very " old" in
the faith
The Shasta courier., 1858-12-11
Discovery of Rich Diggings.

We learn that Samuel Mckee, who has been
running a tunnel in a hill near Horsetown, for
the past four months, has struck very rich dirt.
Indeed we are informed that he found pay dirt
from the surface down.
We have not doubt that there are thous-
and hills in this County which will pay to tun-
mel. The only wonder is that so little of this
sort of mining has been done in the County. In
other portions of the State, tunneling has yield
ed the largest fortunes. And we know of in
stances where men have prosecuted work of
this character for two or three years before get
ting dollar in return, and yet made fortunes in
the end. In Shasta County, however, our min
ers generally have been content to operate in
surface diggings. We think, now, the time for
change has arrived. 1t needs but few such
men as Sam. Mckee to effect complete change
in the character of mining operations in Shasta
county Our surface or placer diggings have
proved wondrously rich. The hills, to their very
submits, are known to be covered with pay
dirt. Is it not therefore most reasonable to sup
pose that their bowels are filled with dirt of a
similar character? In other counties such indi-
cations are considered unerring, and men go into
tunneling operations that require years to con-
summate, upon exactly such criteria-and they
get rich by SO doing. Why will not the miners
of Shasta county follow the example of their
wise brothers in other portions of the state?
The Shasta courier., 1858-12-11
Important Decision.

The Supreme Court has decided that "the
power of the Supervisors to allow accounts is
confined to those illegally chargeablc." Conse-
quently all that scrip issued by authority of the
Board of Supervisors of this county for Clerks
and Sherif's fees, at unlawful rates, is illegal
and therefore valueless-even though it may
have passed into the hands of third and innocent
parties. The amount of this sort of scrip now
held against this county is probably more than
$4,000. Annexed is the decision, in part.
1t will be remembered that case was before
the District Court for this county, at its last
term, testing the legality of certain scrip of this
character issued to II. /. Van Horn and that it
was decided that the County was bound to pay
it. for the reason that the County's financial
agents, the Board of Supervisors, had allowed
the accounts upon which it was drawn On this
point the Supreme Court, full bench, says:
=" the power of the Supervisors to allow ac-
counts is confined to those legally chargeable
session Laws 1885, chap a. sec 81 The Sta
tutes of 1855, regulating the fees of office,
provides that the compensation to Auditors for
specific services shall consist of certain fees, and
that no fees shall be charged for any other SER
vices than those mentioned in that Act. (Secs.
10, 81, 69.) The Auditor of Ell Dorado county
accepted his office whilst this Act was in force.
and his claim for compensation for the issuance
and cancellations of warrants is not authorized
by any of its clauses; it is not, therefore, e-
gally chargeable; it was not claim which the
Board was empowered to examine, settle and
allow"
Touching the position of third parties or in
nocent holders of this illegal scrip, the Court
holds
''The purchaser, Jewett, is in no better posi-
ton with the warrant than the Auditor would
have been County warrants acquire no greater
3 2iidity III the hands of third parties than they
originally possessed in the hands Of the first
holders, no matter for what consideration they
may have been transferred, or in what faith they
may have been taken. IF illegal when issued
they are illegal for all time
The protection which attends the purchaser
OF negotiable paper before maturity, without
notice Of the ilegality of its consideration does
not extend to like purchasers of county war;
rants. Were this otherwise, it is easy to see
that the county would be entirely at the mercy
of the Board. transfer of the warrant, no
matter how illegal the claim for which it was
issued, would leave the county remediless.'
This opinion of course covers all scrip issued
on illegal charges-such as for issuing and can
ceiling warrants, taking care of Jail, &C., &c.,
and which, we are informed, amounts to quite
a round sum-
The Shasta courier., 1858-12-11

DISTRICT JUDGEs.-The Supreme Court has
recently decided that District Judges are always
chosen for full term of six years-that under
our constitution there can be no election of a
District Judge for short or unexpired term
Therefore Judge Daingerfield's election in 1854
will hold good to the lst of January, lS60-
Hence his election in September last was a null
lity, and the people of this District will be COM
PEELED to elect District Judge at the next an
nual election.
The history of the elections of District Judge
in this District is quite amusing to think about
In 1852 Judge Daingerfeld run against Smith,
and although he received majority of votes in
the District, was declared NOT elected In 1854
Smith having died, he run again and was elected
by an overwhelming majority. In 1857 he was
forced to run again, and was again elected by
an overwhelming majority. In 1858 he was
forced on the track again, by the proclamation
of the Governor, and was permitted to walk over
the course. Thus in the course of seven years,
the people of this District have elected him four
times. 1t seems very easy thing for the Hon.
Judge to get the office of Judge of the 9th Ju-
dicial Distaict, but an exceedingly hard thing
to hold it.
The Shasta courier., 1858-12-11

SLEIGHING.-lt is a novel, and at the same
time most delightful sight to see the children
with sleighs and boards, scudding over the snow
down the hill sides. If it were not for our re-
collections Of the Inconvenience of going to
school, and of the protracted solicitude through
which we passed in endeayoring to hide from
our parents the fact that we I" chawed tobacker,o >
we might exclaim with the poet, /" Oh, would 1
were a boy again.
The Shasta courier., 1858-12-11

FEES OF County OFFIcEs,-The Sierra Citizen
has an able article against the continuance OF
the present exorbitant rate of fees paid to the
officers of certain counties. The article con-
cludes thus:
In the counties of Sonoma, Santa Clara, San
Mateo, Napa, San Joaquin, Los Angeles, Contra
Costa, Sacramento, Humboldt, Alameda Colusi,
Santa Cruz, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo and
Monterey, the Clerks fees are about one hall
less than they are in Sierra Ell Dorado, Placer
Calaveras, Sutter, Tuolumne, Siskiyou, Maripo-
sa, Shasta, Trinity, Nevada, Plumas and ANA
dor. This inequality is not sustained by any
necessity.
The Shasta courier., 1858-12-11

Big BEAR.-On Sunday last J. R. Spencer
and s. F. Frank tracked a grizzly from the hog
pen at W. W. Smiths ranch, to canon in the
vicinity, where, after firing seven shots and hay-
ing two dogs killed, they bagged the huge game.
He weighed 932 pounds, and was remarkably
poor Had he been in good condition, he would
doubtless have weighed from 1900 to 1000
pounds He was certainly monster, if we may
judge by the huge proportions of one of his feet,
which was shown u.s.
The Shasta courier., 1858-12-11

GooD.-The s. F. Spirit Of the Times tells a
good one of rough, hungry customer who,
while eating hash in San Francisco hotel, pull
ed from portion thereof that had found its way
into his mouth, large hair. Waiter" he
bawled out. "Coming, sir. What is it?" ex-
claimed that functionary. The rough, hungry
individual addressed, Immediately held the plate
as high as he could reach, and shouted so that
every one at the table could hear him "Take
that ar dish of hash and get it combedtn
The Shasta courier., 1858-12-11

ALL RIGHT.--Our neighbor of the Yreka
Chronicle, in commenting upon one of our rail-
road articles, after endorsing the project, urges
with great ability the practicability and utility
of a railroad to Yreka. That's right. We have
not word to say in opposition. But every
thing must have a beginning. What we pro-
Bluff be built first. We believe, by having that
section completed first, the laying of the rails
from the Bluffs to Marysville will be hastened
several years. After the completion of the road
from Marysyille to Shasta, or even from the
Bluffs to Shasta, the project of extending it to
Yreka will properly be up for discussion,
The Shasta courier., 1858-12-11

For THE PREsIDENcY.-We observe that the
Nevada National has hoisted the names of Dan
5. Dickinson, of New York, for President and
James S. Green, Of Missouri, for Vice President,
In 1860. We can name a stronger ticket than
that, and one that all the combined isms" in
the Union cannot defeat-Stephen A. Douglas,
OF Illinois, aad either Alex. H. Stephens, of
Georgia. or James L. Orr, of South Carolina.
The Shasta courier., 1858-12-11
Sacramento Agency.

A. L. DOWNER is authorized to act as Agent
of the SHASTA COURIER in Sacramento City, with
power to receive subscriptions and advertise
ments, and receipt for the same.
The Shasta courier., 1858-12-11
Bsaz, 1t appears from statement made by

Hfs. 1t appears from statement made By
some of the rescued passengers of the lost Aus-
tria, that the Captain of that vessel did not act
the disreputable part heretofore attributed to
him. The truth is that he held the post of dan
ger until the injuries he sustained from the hre
compelled him to retreat, and that in this in
jured condition he was pushed overheard by
the panic-stricken passengers.
The Shasta courier., 1858-12-11

Hem, 1t is said that the Richmond South and
Washington States are to be united and thence
forward published as Douglas paper The
ability of these two papers combined would
certainly make one of the ablest, il not the most
able, political journal in America.
The Shasta courier., 1858-12-11
NJ ARRIED

In Shasta, on the 7th inst, by Rev. Martin
kellogg. at the residence of the brides father,
the Hon. E. Garter, FELIX Tracy Esq, of Wells,
Fargo Il Co.'S Express, to Miss MATTE GARTER.
The Shasta courier., 1858-12-11

CoLp.-Since our last publication we have
had spell of the coldest weather that we recol-
lect experiencing in Shasta. On Monday night
the snow fell to the depth of an inch and half,
and much of it still remains upon the ground.
?. S.-Since putting the foregoing in type, we
have had another fall of snow two inches in
depth-and was still showing when we went to
press yesterday evening.