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Ra Entire Religious and Political 1sleranse.n
DEpARTMENTs
q, Z. eDuRAnp, Principal .Prefs.sov Of French,
Latiu, Greek and Mathematics. b 81
aiIEsaY FnAzHE, Professor Of English, Geometry,
Geography asd Literature.
DomINiquE DE. .ST. CHAuMoNT: Former Profess
sor of IN the College Of Orleans and JEFF
ferson Prefssorgf Laeraturs, Histbry,
annz1of tAes Spanish LaHga
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ssoraEe TheyI hope by care and industry W nbtain
II IL sliass Of public patronage sss as
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IN, TOTARY PUBLIC AND AUcTIoNE'ERH n ID and
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IMPORTERS AND DEALERS IN
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Cutlery, Combs, Brushes. Perfnmery, Sta
tioneTy. Fishing Tackle and Toys. and
ageneral assortment Of French,
German, English Il American
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HyHE undersigned having fomed a part
IN nership for the collection Of notes and
accounts. ofer.their services to the public Of
this and neighboring Parishes They hope
by their industry and punctuality to deserve
q share of the public patronage Their office
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uxpEa THE pIREcTtes OF
DR. j. A. A. DELARrELLE, rKixcrrAL; Prefessor
of FTeHeh and Latin.
T. II. THOMPSON. Professor Of Eaglish and En-
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- ENEDY,S GREAT MEDICAL DIscoV-
d ERY--For cleansing and purifying the
1il,, sIsoa. for is1, saIe ! 81 e HEBRAKD.
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etYRUP OF IoDfDE OF. IRON, Fresh and
- pure, for sale by r. I. q HEBRARD. AA4sl
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DRUGS ANKs MEDICINES.

- RANDY, ,--London Porter, Sherry and Madei-
I'D "a Of the best marks, for sale "
Hume 26. r. L. HEBRARD.
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fulhlment of the regulations requiring them to
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not charged postage in the county in which they
are published.
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WONDERFUL Devotion TO PRINcIPLE.-Lctter:
from Washington bring the pleasing intelligence
that Congressman McKibben is immovabIe in
his opinions He has taken position directly
in front of the President and his determination
to oppose him is unalterable Previous to the
voting had on motion to refer the President
Kansas message to a select committee, personal
influence of character which few men would
be able to withstand, was exerted upon by Mr.
Mckibben. But no impression could be made
on him even the advice and importantly of his
father were unheeded by the patriotic son. The
dictates of his own judgment alone controlled
him In the performance of his public duty. We
can recur to no instance in party history-there
is no parallal elsewhere was exhibited such
firm, lofty. admirable and wonderful devotion to
principle.-Sierra Citizen
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VINO CAREs?-Mr. Mackay, the English writer
of songs, has given his opinion of Philadelghia
in letter published in the London Illustrated
Neacs He is of opinion that our town is ''formal
mean and unattractive," which phrase precisely
fits the lectures on English poetry which Mr..
Mackay tried to deliver here, but which failed
after the frsf Sample Of his dun and stupid
method The fact is, this writer of songs was
not lionized in this city He made a failure
socially and in literature. Hinc ale lacryne.
Time was when Basil Hall made us squirm, and
Mrs. Trollope made us angry. Fanny Kemble,
who told nothing but truth about us, was much
abused and Charles Dickens, whose book will
not offend any impartial American, was by some
people looked upon as monster because he
did not fall down and worship us. We have got
over thin-sknned sensitiveness. If Mr..
Mackay does not like our city, it is merely an
example of bad taste. We did not like Mackay;
perhaps the balance is even.-Pha Sunday Dis.
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The ARMY BnL.-On the 25th February il
the Senate, the Army Bill was taken up. Mr.
Johnson's substitute, providing for the employ
ment of volunteers, after having been amended
by making the number 5000 instead of 1000
was rejected
Mr.. Hunter proposed another substitute, which
MIR. Pugh moved to amend by provision au
thorizing the President to accept of the services
OF volunteers, not exceeding 5000, to serve fo
two years unless sooner discharged. The amend
ment was adopted, but the bill in its then form
was rejected, by vote of 16 to 35 A recon
slderation was moved but not voted upon
Messrs. Seward and Cameron voted in the af
frmatiye.
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AARON BURRs FIRST DUEL.-It was in the
Summer OF 1893 that Aaron fought his first
duel There was piece of scandal set afoat
in the State of New York to the effect that for
legislative services rendered, the Holland Land
Company had cancelled bond held against
Burr for twenty thousand dollars A gentleman
named John d. Church had spoken with so
much freedom respecting the rumor, as to elicit
from the slandered legislator a challenge to NOR
tai combat. AT Hoboken, on the I'd September,
the parties met attended by their seconds and
surgeon. a ridiculous incident varied the well
known routine of the proceedings, and furnished
the town-gossip with joke and a by-word for
many day. Before leaving home, Col. Burr
had been particular to explain to his second.
Judge Burke of South Carolina that the balls
were cast too small for his pistols, and that cha
mois leather, cut to the proper size, must be
creased and put round them to make them fit.
Leather and grease were placed in the case with
the pistols. After the principals had been
placed, Burr noticed Judge Burke vainly en-
deavorlng to drive in the ramrod with stone,
and at once suspected that the grease had been
forgotten moment after the pistol was hand
ed to him. With that singular GOODNESS which
he was wont to exhibit at critical moments. be
drew the ramrod, felt the ball, and told the
judge it was not home.
" know it" replied the second wiping the
perspiration from his face, ~ forgot to grease
the leather; but you see your man is ready !;
don't keep him waiting Just take crack as
it is, and I'll grease the next"
Shots were exchanged without effect Mr..
Church then made the requisite apology, and
the parties returned to the city in the highest
good humor.
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Col. A. K. McClung---His suicide.

There is not, we presume, a single man in the
South who has not heard of Colonel McClung
We picked up an exchange this morning, and
found the following 'sOde to Death" by this
great man, which is certainly the most noble
chaunt of a manly sorrow. Colonel McClung
was known as a duelist, having killed as many
as four men, we believe, in duels Notwithstan-
ding his chivalry and intrepedity he was gentle
as a child. With the ferocity of a tiger, he COM
hned the generosity of the lion with the da-
ring of an eagle, he united all that is great i'll
man. He walked the earth like Titan, but left
behind him many an able Characteristic He
wore noble heart, full of tender generosity
McClung had genius of the first order-was
honored, loved, and almost worshpped by q
host of friends. Wearied of life, disappointed
and satiated, he weoed the embraces of death,
and, with the hope of being slain, he enlisted in
the Mexican war. His gallantry on the battle
field at Monterey is known to all. He was seri-
ously wounded, but death came not to his relief
AT Buena Vista he was carried on litter to the
battle field and exposed his life again-but
Death still eluded him, and refused to recognize
his earnest votary. Despairing of finding death
on the battlefield, he returned to Mississippi
and lived until life became burden to him, and
then committed suicide by blowing out his own
brains.
A few months before his death he wrote the
following lines, overfowing with vocal and
rythmical liquidity. 1t is the melody of despair
the last lay Of the minstrel. AS has already
been remarked by friend Posey, the swan,
under instructive presentiments of death, sings
its own dirge, and the vigor of death lends in
spiration and sweetness to its song. Like the
dying swan, poor dying McClung sung his own
sweet and beautiful invocation.
Swiftly speed DER the waves of time,
Spirit of Death
In manhood's morn, in youthful prime,
WOO thy breath
For the fading hues of hope have fed
Like the dolphin's light,
And dark are the clouds above my head
As the starless night
Oh vainly the voyager sings for the rest
OF the peaceful haven
The pilgrim saint for the homes of the blest,
And the calm of Heaven
The galley-slave for the night winds breath,
At the burning noon
But more gladly I'd spring to thy cold arms,
Death come soon
Memphis Adcocate.
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COUNTY DIRECTORY
County Officers.

District Jadge-William P. Daingerfeld. of
Shasta.
County Jadge-sJcel I. Landrutn
Assoctate Jnsttces-J B. Stewart. and Will
liam knowlton
County Tfeasurer-James Hayburn.
County CIcrk-H. l. Vanhcrn.
Sher0-H. Clay Stockton. Under Sheriff.
John Dent
County 4ssessor-W. II. Angell
County SafreYor-E Linn
Public ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Swasey.
District Ahorssy-James D. Mix.
School Commissioner X Godfrey.
County Pbysician-Dr. James f. Pelham
Board of Saperrisors.-lst District Samuel
Payne; I'd District, William b. Stoddart; Sd
District ID. G. johnson.
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WEIGHT OF THE CABISET.-A correspondent OF
the Boston Journal SAYS:
The present Cabinet is composed of "men OF
weight" as noticed to-day on a register of the
weight OF visitors, kept at the Smithsonian In
stltution. Howell Cobb is set down at 2175 TBS,
GOV. Brown at III, Secretary Toucey at 166
Secretary Thompson at l47, and Gov. Floyd at
should judge that Gen. Cass will weigh
nearly 200 pounds, although he is not as feshy
as he was few years since. He is very active
for one of his age, and walks to the Department
OF State almost every morning without an over
coat aud with an elastic step.
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nEA The Richmond CORES

BEA- The Richmond correspondent of the
Petersburgh (Va.) Express, says SIT is not per-
haps, generally known that the Hon. Edward
Everett has a sister who is now performing the
sacred duties of Sister of Charity: vet such
is the fact, and she is about to take the position
of lady superior of st. Josephs Seminary, in this
city. She will probably arrive nearly at ths
time with Mr.. Everett, who is comiug to deliver
his grand Grafton on the character of Washing
ton"
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LIFE IN WAsHNGroN.--It is remarked, that
notwithstanding the financial pressure, the scale
of expense in regard to life In Washington has
been greatly augmented Host of the Cabinet
members are rich, and what is more essential
liberal. The foreign Ministers, or some of them
have large sums allowed them for entertain
meuts- There are, besides, many Senators and
Members, and also number of citizens, whose
means are equal to their taste for such expen-
ditures
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nSy- 1t is stated tbs. the coorn;o I.,;s,,

nar 1t is stated that the Georgia Legislature
adjourned without giving any expression what
ever as to the Kansas question. Every resolu-
ton on that subject was laid over. They were
not ambitious to make simpletons of themselves.
They were as much interested in its settlement,
understood the question as well, as the Califor-
MA Legislature, yet they wisely determined not
to agitate it, 1t is to be regretted that the Leg
islature of California did not follow their iudici-
Gus example. Had they done SO, they would
have given their constituents more satisfaction,
-.Nountain Democrat
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Mr.. PRENTICE on KEIrT.-The Louisville
journal gets off the annexed commentary on
the fight in Congress:
1--WE see good many comments in the papers
upon the affair in the House of Representatives,
in Thich Mr.. Keitt figured and was figured with
so Arikingly. Mr.. Keitt certainly had the floor
on the occasion, and the floor had him, and the
two were Enthusiastically entitled to each other.
There seems however, to Re some little dispute
as 70 whether Keitt fell by stubbing his toe, or
by a friend.
!" One statement, apparently true, is that Keitt
disappeared Immediately after rising from the
floor. Mr. Grow gained some eclat in the affair,
and Eeitt lost. Grow grew, and Xeitt kited.
Keitt grasped Grow by the throat He is not
the first individual that had a4downfall from
being too grasping."
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A NUMEROUS PRoGENY.--Dona Josefa Sanchez
de Bernal, aged ninety-seven years, died at San
Jose on the 18th of March. She was among the
first of the white Spanish race that settled in
that portion of California where she was mar
ried and raised large family. Her descendants
at this day, says the San Jose Telegraph num-
Der about two hundred.
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TAX Conference.-The act separating the Of
fee of Tax Collector from that of Sheriff of this
county, will be found in to-day's paper. The bill
takes from the Office of Assessor the collection
of the Poll Tax and gives it to the Collector
Hereafter, in Placer county, office will not be
considered SO very prottable-the Sheriffs and
Clerks Offices being divided, and stated salaries
being given to Clerk and Recorder. The days
of retrenchment are coming about in California
and fat places and big fees will soon be among
the things that were.-Pyacer Herald
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FLAT CoNTRADIcTIox.-Mr McKibben has ad-
idressed note to the New York Times, in which
y lbays:
My attention has been called to your Wash
iugton correspondence of the Sd of February
Itfs due to myself, and much more so to Judge
Black, that should correct the intimation con-
tanned in the article. Neither the Attorney Gen
Ell nor any other party has ever intimated in
aif way, that my vote on the Kansas question
vi lid either determine existing appointments
fol- California, or be followed by favor or pat
rofiage for the future"
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THE CUBAN MEssENGER.-Gen. Concha has
granted permission for the publication of a news
paper in the English language in Havana 1t
will be styled "The Cuban Messenger" This is
the first time such permission has been granted,
though repeatedly applied for.
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shattering the Union.

Those timid souls, who are continually exer-
cised with the idea that this Union is about be-
ing shattered into sundry very small fragments
by the Kansas quarrel, may find some relief
from perusal of the subjoined article from
an unknown contemporary, entitled "Now and
Sixty Years Ago."
1t is frequent cry, on the part of those who
look gloomily on the future, that political ami
mosities have reached a pitch, snch as was
never seen before. But men would not hold
ltdes1 Cpiuions II they knew the history of their
country better. The great struggle of 1900,
which terminated in the elevation of Jefferson
to the Presidency, was distinguished by an ac-
rimony to which the present times afford no par
allel In fact, for more than four years prior to
that event, party spirit ragged with fury which
neither respected the amenities of life, nor ac-
knowledged the claims of friendship The news
papers were filled with libels Family ties were
rent asunder. Personal assaults were frequent.
Things went so far, that John Adams, when
VICE President, had to arm his servants, in ex-
pectation of an attack from the mob. Thous-
ands OF persons filled the streets of Phiadel-
phia, on another occasion, threatening ven
geance on the administration and some of the
more hot-headed even went so far as to propose
dragging Washington from his house.
There have been many periods of political
excitement during the present generation, but
none like that. The election of Harrison
plunged the whole nation into a fever of song
singing, speechfying and barbecue holding
That of Polk was said at first to threaten seri-
Gus disasters. The canvas of 1856 was regard
ed by hundreds of thousands, as involving the
Union itself. But all these political hurricanes
passed away, in succession, with no other per-
manent result than the clearing up of the at
mosphere.
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Heap At the repetition of Mr.. Everett's Grafton
on Washington, in Richmond, last Friday, one
thousand and ninety-fvc tickets were taken.
The net proceeds of the evening were 500,
which, added to $1,000 received at the Theatre,
make up the noble sum of two thousand dollars,
contributed in one week by Mr. Everett's patri-
otic eloquence to swell the Mount Vernon Fund.
The lecture was delivered in Negro Church, it
being the largest in the city
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Is THE KING OF PRUSSIA COMING HERE ?-It is
reported that the royal family of Prussia are
about to increase their investment in Erie bonds,
ofwhich they already hold near million. What
does this mean ? Do they forsee coming squall
in Europe, and do they want to prepare a COM
Portable home in the United States ?-Ne,o York
Herald
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Township Officers

SHASTA TowSsHlP.-JusticeS of the Peace-H
a. Gurtiss, E. X. Shed. Constables-Robert o.
Dewitt, II. r. Snee.
CLEAR CREEK TowysHlr.--Justices- es-William
Knowlton, James NJ. Eby.
FRENCH GUBcH TowNsHIP.--Jhstices-J b.
Stewart
SIERRA TowysHIP-Justices-S. ID. Baker
PTT RIVER TowSsHIP-Justcts-J NJ Hunt
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EFFECTS OF THE FRosT.-We learn from Major
Bidwell that the frost has destroyed nearly all
the buds on his peach trees. This is sad ca
lamity.-We should all feel it if the Majors
Peach crop should fail, for in fact, he supplies
our market with more of this delicious fruit than
any other one nurserYman.-Bufte RecOrd
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R1%The Post Master General has answered at
length the inquiries of the House committee on
post roads, ETC., on the subject of the overland
mail route to California. He is decidedly in fa-
vor of the route already established by Congress
from San Antonia, in Texas, to San Diego, in
California, by the way of Ell Passo and Fort
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Shasta County Courts.

Held on the lst Mondays of February, April,
June, August, October aud December.
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 as the Judge NAV
determine.
BOARD OF SUPERvIsoRs-Meet lst Mondays in
May, August, November and February
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ESs= The Democracy of Indiana held a State
Mass Convention at indianapolis on the 23d of
Feb. Amongst other resolutions, one declaring
that "an application for the admission of a new
State into the Union, can be known to Congress
as the bona Jfde act of the people interested, only
by the fact that the Constitution accompanying
such application has been ratified by the peo-
ple," was passed.
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FINES of Holding Court,

NINTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT.
:, ShAsrA-Third Mondays in January, May and
September.
SIsKIYoU-First Mondays in March, July and
November
TRSIry-Second Mondays in April, August
and December
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nsy Six hundred of the fair aristocracv q

RS5n Six hundred of the fair aristocracy of
Mexico, in whose delicate veins courses the gem
tie blood of Castilan and Aztec nobles have
signed an impassioned memorial to the Presi-
dent of the Republic, eulogizing his recent
edicts in favor of the clergy, and very decidedly
expressing their little opinions that an hierarchy
is the best form of human government.