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The Shasta courier., 1858-04-03

seA- Teddy, my boy, jiss guess how many
cneeses there are in the bag, and I'll give ye the
whole FIVE of them"
"Five TO be sure
"Arrah, be my soul bad luck to the man
that told yel"
The Shasta courier., 1858-04-03

kEcoSsIDERATIoS.-The Union thinks that the
present Senate and Assembly will earn for them
selves the name of the Legislature of thousand
reconsideratious.
The Shasta courier., 1858-04-03
NOTES FOUND.

DICKED UP IN THE MAIN STREET OF
Il Shasta, on the goth inst, six Promissory
Notes, amounting in the aggregate to S2,3l6 73
The owner. by calling at the dry goods store of
Henry Gettleson, proving ownership, and paying
for this advertisement, will be placed in posses
sion of his property.
Shasta, Jan. %, 1858. jan23:tf,
The Shasta courier., 1858-04-03

By What is now Manchester n H., was
formerly called Derryfeld-and Derrvfield was
celebrated for its ees. William Stark. ESQ, who
is poet full of genuine humor, thus refers to
this fact:
From the eels they formed their food in chief,
And eels were called the " "Derryfeld Beef!p
And the marks of the eels were so plain to trace,
That the children looked like eels iu the face:
And before they walked-it is well confirmed
That the children never crept but squir7ned.
Such mighty power did the sqdirmers WELD,
oer the goodly men of Derryfield,
1t was often said their only care,
And their only wish, and their only PRAYER.
For the present world, and the world to come.
Was string Of sels and jug of rum
The Shasta courier., 1858-04-03

BeA-An inveterate coffee drnker, two days
aftel his m lrage, on visit to his parents, was
usual handed a cup of the delicious beverage,
and astonished the table by expressing his pref
erence for tea. Wondering what could have
produced the sudden antipathy, his anxious ma
ma inquired the cause. His innocent reply
that it kept him a,eake the last f,co nights m set
the table Ia u roar
The Shasta courier., 1858-04-03
FERRY NOTICE.

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
l undersigned will make application to the
Board of Supervisors of Shasta county, at their
regular term, on the first Monday In May next
for a license to keep public Toll Ferry, to be
hereafter known as Kenyon's Ferry, on Pitt Riv-
er, two miles above the mouth, on the road lead
ing from Shasta to Yreka.
FRANK KENYON.
Shasta, March II, 1858. mhl3-4t
The Shasta courier., 1858-04-03
Agents for L. johnson Cos TYPE FOUNDRY.
OMEARA & PAINTER.

DEALERS IN PRINTING MATERIAL OF
- every description, No 1872, Clay street,
near Sansome, San Francisco.
va OFFICES fitted up at the shortest notice
The Shasta courier., 1858-04-03

HONORABLE CoyDITIoNs.-Many years ago, in
what is now flourishing city in this ia e. lived
stilwart blacksmith, fond of his PHI e and his
joke. He was also fond of his blooming dugh-
ter, whose many gri c,s and charms had en-
shared the affections offs susceptible young prin-
ter. The couple, after a season of billing and
cooing, " engaged" themselves, and nothing bt I
the consent of the young ladys parent pre-
vented their union. To obtain this, an inter-
view was arranged, and Typo prepared little
speec h to astonish and convince the old gentle
man, who sat enjoying his f,vorite pipe, in per-
feet content.
Typo diated upon the fact of their long friend
ship, their mutual attachment, their hopes for
the future, and like topics, and taking the daugh-
ter by the hand, said now, sir, ask your
permission to transplant this lovely flower from
its parent bed-but his pheelinks' overc anne
him. he forgot the remainder of his rhetor ical
flourish, blushed stammered. ana finally Won d
with from its parent bed, INTO MY owNr The
father keenly relished the discomfi ture of the
suitor, and removing his pipe and blowing a
cloud, replied Well, young man, | don't know
as I've any objections, PROVIDED YOU WILL MARRY
THE GAL FIRsTP
The Shasta courier., 1858-04-03
F o r w A r d | N G.

- THE UNDERSIGNED, HAVING
S9<z.zLs purchased the interest of A. d.
Carpenter, ESQ.,, in the Forwarding Business, has
made arrangements by which all goods consigned
to his care, at Red Bluffs, will be faithfully at
tended to. NJ N. DUSTIN.
Red Bluffs, Dec. s. 1856. d6-tf
The Shasta courier., 1858-04-03
ASSESSORS NOTICE.
THE UNDERSIGNED HAVING. IN Acc

HNHE UNDERSIGNED HAVING, IN ACCOR-
Il dance with law, entered upon the perform
ance of the duties pertaining to his office, would
respectfully call the attention of the citizens of
the county to the provisions of the Revenue Act
requiring them to furnish to the Assessor state
ments, under oath, of their Real Estate and Per-
sonal Property, with descriptions of such Real
Estate and the buildings and improvements
thereon. together with the full cash value of all
personal property, including goods and chattels
of every description; all money loaned, depos-
tied or on hand, notes, bonds, mortgages, gold
dust, solvent debts, &C., whether owned or held
in trust for others.
The following is the penalty for giving in, un-
der oath, false list of taxable property:
Sec. 10. If any person shall willfully make or
give, under oath, false list of his her or their
taxable property under his, her or their CONTROL
such person shall be deemed guilty of perjury,
and on conviction thereof shall be punished
therefor as is by law provided for the punish
ment of perjury.
Poll Tax, 50.
The following is Sec. TO- of the Revenue Law :
Each male inhabitant of this State, over
twenty-one years of age. and under sixty years
of age, and not by law exempt from poll tax
shall pay poll tax for the use of the State and
county of three dollars provided the same be
paid between the first Monday in March and the
first Monday in August; but if said poll tax is
not paid prior to the first Monday in August, it
shall be four dollars, and the collections of all
poll tax shall be enforced by the Assessor,
whether the name of the inhabitant be listed or
not. VIM. ANGELL
Assessor of Shasta County.
March 10, 1858. mh2Otf
The Shasta courier., 1858-04-03
Who Stole the Pork +.

If any one believes all the stories of the glo-
rious old times of the jackson and Clay cam
paigns have been used up, he will find how easy
it is to be mistaken. Witness the following,
which comes to us from old Kentucky:
"You must know, that around and about the
beautiful city of Lexington, in the State of Ken
lucky, for distance of twelve fifteen miles,
there lived, about twenty years ago, a great
number of small farmers, who found in that
fair city ready market for the surplus produce
of their farms, and there they carry it to sell,
and buy linery and nick-nacks for their families.
One f these farmers, poor, but industrious
and fearless man, had a porker, a few bushels
of meal potatoes: beans, etc., which he wished
to dispose of; and borrowing a horse and wag-
on, he packed up his things, and just at dusk
set off for town. Arrived, at one or two o'clock
in the morning, he entered the market house,
and selecting stall, he split the dressed pig into
halves, and hung them ON stout hooks, and with
a bag of meal for pillow, lay down to sleep
till morning He slept soundly and late, al
when he awoke the market people crowd
| ing in; and 10 one-half of the pig had been
unlocked and hooked! 1t was clean gone He
made known his loss, and, raTfng and swearing,
he drew the whole crowd about him. As he
grew warm with his wrath, he said:
| KNOW tue Sorl VI u MAN WHO StOle that PORK
i do
We'll, why not let it out if you know, and
we will help find him for You they cried out in
reply.
Yes, l know what sort of man he was he
was CLAY mani
As old Harry Clay lived within a mile of the
market, and every man here was ready to go to
the death for him, this was bold speech for
him-to accuse Clay man of stealing pig in
Lexington-and they closed on him to give him
a sound thrashing; when one demanded of him
what made him think so.
Why, nobody but Clay man would have
done it if it had been a JACKSON man, he would
have gone the uhole hog!
This turned the tables. The humor Of the
robbed farmer was irresistible The Lexingto-
mans carried him off TO a coffee house, to hot
breakfast and morning spree; and after drink
ing to the health of Henry Clay, they made up
his loss and sent him home rejoicing.
The Shasta courier., 1858-04-03
UPPER MOUNTAIN HOUSE.
On the WeayeryilIe Trail

d. THE UNDERSIGNED TAKES THIS
Iii; method of informing his old friends
1z..A and the travelling public, that he has re-
fitted this old and well established stand, there
by making it more comfortable for his guests.
He also assures those who may patronise him,
that no pains will be spared to make them COM
Portable.
The TABLE and BAR viii at all times be
supplied with the best from the Shasta and
Weavervlle markets.
Shasta, May %, 1857 my30tf
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1858-07-31
Later from EurOpe---Arrival of the In.
dian.
QUEBEC. july %

QUEBEC, July "a.
The Canadian screw steamer Indian, which
left Liverpool on "Wednesday the 18th, arrived
at this port about four o'clock this P. NJ.
bringing interesting news.
The Europa from Boston, arrived out on
the evening of the 10th; the Wander bilt, from
New York, on the 18th; Saxenla, from New
York, on the lst, arrived at Southampton
On the same day, the Agamemnon and Val.
arous, returned to Queenstown.
On the 18th, the final break of the Atlantic
cable, was just belowstern on the Agamemnon
after l46 miles had been layed out of that
vessel. The Agamemnon then returned to
the rendezvous in mid ocean, and cruised
there for five days in anticipation Of meeting
the Niagara on her arrival at Queenstown
1t was resolved to coal and start for the final
attempt on Saturday the l7th., there being
still $500 miles of cable on both vessels.
In Parliament there mad been an iinpoi-
tant debate on the slave trade. during which
the Government stated that the difficulties
with America had been satisfactorily arrang-
ed, and that Secretary Cass had assured Lord
Napier that the American Govei nment would
give an earnest consideration to any proposals
or suggestion as to the verlfcation of the ma
tionality OF vessels.
1t is officially announced that the grand
naval review at Cherbourg will take place on
the 4th of August.
There had been a terrible massacre OF
Christians at Jeddah, by the Mahomedans.
Twenty persons were murdered, including
among them both the English and French
Creoles Three British men-of war had been
ordered there.
There is later news from both India and
China, but advices contain no peculiarly i'm
portant features
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1858-07-31
From Utah.
ST. Louis. july %.


Leavenworth dispatches to the Goth, per
U. S. Express to Boonville, says the Express
which left Leavenwoith on the Cd with orders
for Gen. Harvey to halt and await instruc-
tons from Washington, has returned. Gen.
HaTncy was overtakcn Is miles east of the
crossing of Smiths fork, on the south fork OF
the Platte, on the Sth inst Gen. IIarncy in
tended going to Ash Hollow to meet the
principal chiefs and considerable body d
CheyenEes, who being aware OF the presence
of Harvey in their country, were desirous OF
holding council with him for the purpose of
renewing their assurances of friendship to-
ward the whites.
Capt. Simpson was despatched with orders
countermanding the advance to Fort Kear-
ney on the 1lth, and probably came up with
Harney's head quarters OH the 10th. Troops
and trains are getting along we'll although
the latter are somewhat delayed by high
water.
Col. Nays column was met On the 9th,
near O'Fallon's Bluff; Col. Morrison above
Plum Creek on the 10th Col Sumner en-
camped near Fort Kearney on the 1lth;
Majors Emory's and Whitney's columns near
Little Blue on tue 18th.
Several parties burned out by late fire have
commenced rebuilding. Vigorous measures
are being taken to organize fire departments.
Some of the apparatus arrived this morning.
This is the hottest day of the season, lner-
curry rising at 80 at o'clock and 100 at II
NJ. in the shade.
Dispatches from Independence, 18th, per
U. S Express to Boonvie, say Santa Fe
mail dates to lst arrived. All water courses
on the route very high. Great preparation
is being made at Santa Fe to celebrate the
4th of July.
A Surveying party Oh the Canadian River
reports splendid country with abundance ol
water grass and every way suitable for rail-
way.
The mail party suffered no molestation by
Indians. Some Of the train which left here
in the spring had arrived at Santa Fe.-
Those on the plains are getting along finely
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1858-07-31
Stampede of omciaiS from washington,
Correspondence of tha New York Tribune.


WAsHINGroN, July IA, 1858.
There is sort of summer stampede among
the Administration. Mr.. Floyd is Off Mr.
Thompson is off, Mr.. Cobb is off, and Mr.
Brown is to be off. Besides this exodus, the
President is soon to have bis usual Begira
among the mountains at Bedford Splings-
Say month hence. Mr.. Appleton, the AS
sistaIt Secretary of State, is off also, and va
rious Aditors and such like are absent, espe-
cially among the Free States, which require
paternal solicitude in these Anti Lecompton
days. Still, strange to tell, the government
wagS on as if nobody was really missing
and perhaps nobody is. Since the revenues
have run up at New York for week, the
Secretary of the Treasury has felt more COM
Portable, and thinking himself in smooth
sea, has run down to Norfolk on board rev.
enuc cutter, to smell salt water and eat soft
crabs. The latter part of this performance is
not to be despised, and the other is very good
in its way, with Uncle Samuel to furnish the
craft. The chief clerks, meantime, are quite
Overpowered with their temporary honors
and their proverbial modesty shines forth in
all the official signatures and franks 1t is
suggested, in fact, that the government might
get on as well without the Secretaries at all,
and save 1000 head per annum besides
AS the administration affects to be particular,
ly ecor omical, Mr.. Buchanan might introduce
this reform into his next message, especially
as he ofiiciatcs both as President and Cab-
net
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1858-07-31
A Double Murder.
Correspondence of the N. Y. Courier Enquirer
MONTPELIER, Vt. july II,

Correspondence of the N. Y. Courier & Enquirerl
MONTPELIER, VT, July II.
a shocking affair occurred yesterday in
the adjoining town Of Calais A young man,
about Is years of age, named ARIEL Martin,
took his rife in the morning, went into a
neighboring haying field, put himself in am
bush, and as Mr. Wheelock the owner, made
his appearance to commence work, shot him
deliberately through the heart. Mr.. Wheel
ock fell at once, and in five minutes breathed
his last. Martin Immediately hurried off to
another farm, where he met laborer named
Ainsworth, land, after exchanging a word or
two with him, shot him ALSO Ainsworth
staggered into the house not far distant, and
died in about an hour and a half. The neigh
borhood became alarmed, and Martin took
to the woods He soon afterwards, however,
made his appearance in the road, and was ar
rested. On being questioned why he had
been shooting these men, he replied, I" be-
cause they were mean men," No cause can
be assigned for the horrid act. There had
been no difficulties between the parties and
between Martin and Wheelock considera-
BILE degree of intimacy had existed. Both of
the unfortunate men were young, and had
families. Martin has always been considered
rather weak-minded, but has never been sup
posed insane. The affair is undergoing tho
rough investigation.
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1858-07-31
Shooting Affair.
MANSFIELD. Ohio, July "a.


At halfpast seven this morning, as j. H,
Cook, proprietor of the Wiler House in this
city, was standing in the public room of his
house. about ten feet from the street door,
with his back PARTLY towards it, conversing
with MIR. A. +. Bates, Mr.. Samuel Ballatt,
daguerrean artist, stepped into the doorway
unperceived and discharged revolver at Mr..
Cook, the shot taking effect in the right side,
just below the hip, making severe but not
dangerous wound. The revolver was snap
ped twice before Ballatt was seized and dis
armed, the first cap only exploding. Mr.. b.
is under arrest, and will have his eXamin alton
on Monday next Mr.. Cook is one of our
most respectable and enterprising ci!izens.-
The cause of the outrage is not fully known,
but is supposed to be some misunderstanding
about money matters.
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1858-07-31
Thunder Storm in Boston.

BosroN, July %.
The city and vicinity was visited with a
severe storm In this city the lightning
struck in several places, doing but little dam
age however. In Cambridge it struck in sew
e:al different places. In Old Cambridge it
entered the house of Mrs. Mullins killing her
instantly and seriously injuring Elizabeth
Beakct. The latter will recover.
The lightning badly damaged the house of
Mr.. HONEYWELL, and severely burned one of
the inmates Miss Donas. A man named
Jno. Kinney, in a harness shop in Cambridge
port was badly burned by the lightning
The schooner Amos Hopper, of Ellsworth,
Maine, had her main mast split and her gaf
top sail burned, besides receiving other dam
ages. A number of buildings were damaged
in Somerville, Chelsea and other neiehboring
towns, but we hear of no further fatality -
Four buildings in Roxbury were struck and
considerable damage done. In one of them
a Mrs. Connor was seriously injured.
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1858-07-31
A Pleasant Time.

While the people are groaning under taxa
ton, the members of our Legislature are en-
ioying tn, mselves on a pleasant tour up the
Minnesota river, to the tune of $500 per
day, and passage free. Little or no business
has been transacted this session, and still the
peoplc will be called upon to foot the BILL
In the rame of decency why don't the men,
bers perform what work they may have to
do and 90 home ?-Daily Times Of Sunday.
The fact of the excursion is not to be
denied; and shameful fact it is; but the
Times should discriminate and inform it's
readers that the excursionists were composed
nearly exclusively of the Democratic men,
bers-but very few Republicans being in
the crowd!
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1858-07-31
DEATH OF THE ROBIN.
BY EMELINE :. SMITH.

From his sweet banquet, mid the perfumed clover,
Robin scared and sung;
Never the voice of the happy bard or lover
Such peais of gladness run.
Lone Echo. lettering in the distant hillside,
o. hiding in the glen,
Caught up with thirSiin- p, the tide of sweetness,
Then badc it Gow asvin.
The summer air was Hooded with the music;
Winds he their breath 10 hear,
And bushing wild flowers hung their heads enamored
To lis! that ''joyance clear"
Just then, from ne ghborng covert, rudely ringing
Broke forth dscordaut sound,
And willy fowler, from his ambush sprnging,
Gazed eagerly around.
Still upward, through the air that yet was thrilling
To his melodious lay,
One instant longer on trembling pnion,
The Rsbin cleared his way.
But, ah the deatl-Shot ranked in his bosom,
His life Of song o'erl
Back, back, to earth, from out his heavenward path
He fell to rise no more
sudden silence chilled the heart of nature
Leaf, blossom. bird, and bee,
Seemed each, in startled bush, to mourn the pausng
OF that sweet mnstrelsy.
And Echo, breathless, in her secret dwelling,
Like love-iorn maid, in vain,
Waited, and listened long TO catch the accents
She ne'er would hear again.
Oh, bird sweet poet of the summer woodlands
How like thy lay to those
OF tuneful bards, whose songs begun in gladness,
Have oft the saddest close
Thus, many a strain Of human love and rapture,
Pou ed from loud, full heart,
Hath been, in one wild moment, hashed forever
BY sorrows fatal dart,
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1858-07-31
A Romance "Squashed.,,
The MankatO In0eDendent. of the 18th. So

The Mankato Independent, of the 18th, says:
One of the Sioux chiefs recently returned
from Washington brought back with him an
addition to his household in the shape of a
white wi.e--a good looking fashionably
dressed young woman about twenty years of
age. From one of our citizens who went up
to the agency on the same boat, we learn tha,
she manifested considerable disappointment
at the aspect of affairs on her arrival The
romance Of the thing was pretty cilectually
"squashed' by the appearance of the inmates
anu surroundings Of her new home. She de-
cined all offers of assistance from the officers
Of the boat, who were anxious to return her
to civilized society, protesting her ability and
intention to attend to her own business, and
advising them to do likewise They left her
in an eight by ten feet mud hovel, il com
pany with couple of Dacotah matrons who
also, we believe, had claims upon the affec-
tions of the chief in question.
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1858-07-31
Illinois Central Railroad.

1t is announced in the news by the Cana
da, says the New York Eoening Pos, that a
private meeting of the foreign shareholders
of the Illinois Central Railway had beer held
in London, at which a committee had been
appointed to make further investigations into
the condition of the company, and that a del
egate would be despatched to this conntry
for that purpose. This is rather strange
proceeding to follow so closely on the heel Of
Mr.. Fishers report, which was so very elab-
crate, and cost those stockholders some
five or six thousand dollars, and which the
Times received by last steamer and pronounce
ed entirely satisfactory to the stockholders
What new mares nest has been discovered?
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1858-07-31
HAN.M AklN(s.

Now have the hockS been driven unto the brook
And bathei to snowy whiteneSS against their VIII
And, bleating Oft beneath The clipping shears
Have Welded up the fleece Thc meadow helus
Are waving in the sunshine Ike sea
hillowy deep whose nnwers are Ike Il storm;
And all abroad behold the busy throng
OF those who swing the clover, as pain,
From, ssetlir- s,yths.S into the Sidelong Swath,
Ana sharn their blades with many n shrill che-wet.
The air is nun IT perfume. Following these,
With laugh and song youths slitterng prongs
Shake out the scented masses to the sun,
Until the noon hehoiis three fields half mown,
And from the hillside calls the midday horn,
Some bands there are, in harvest plains remote,
Who hearken not the conch'S announcing call;
Bus pass into the . x or poplar'S shade.
And on the branch suspend the slittering scythes,
Which hang vibrating, then the circle dray,
The grass alike their table and their seat,
While well stored baskets furnish forth the meal;
The spring near by its crystal tribute gives,
And deals freshness through the rustic gourd.
When the grass, oft turned beneath the sun,
Is dry an crisp, ar.d ruSte> in the tread,
Then the rake with many a long drawn sweep
Cleaning the sd2ven mead, until the plain,
Rough with the Suitry stacks, appears field
Thick set with russe; tents. And thus it stands
Until thr WAGONS. drawn by horses yoke
OF easy Oxen, with slow s~ayiug gait,
Their large eyes dreaming DER the rolling cud
Convey the winter store into the barn.
Then what wild lau ghter fills the heated NOW,
When boyhOod trrads the Sweltering waves OF nay,
Climbing the encroaching pillows As they roll;
Till like tide il Swells along the roof, -
Molesting waSps and swallows-and >wes ana sWeliS'
Till the iuding child, with curious eye,
Thrust his adventurous hand into the nest,
The hi hest in the grooved ratterS lodged,
And finds but fTagment OF the tender she'll,
Which crumbleS in has fingers, while outside
The parent bird darts, laughing lis decision.