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The Shasta courier., 1858-11-20

Why IS IT ?-We have recently been called on
by several agents for San Francisco papers, and
have been struck with the piece of information
which they each gave us-to the effect that since
the commencement of their several enterprises,
the Bulletins circulation had greatly fallen of
We have consequently come to the conclusion
that some newspaper men of San Francisco
reckon their success, as large or small, just as
the amount of damage which they do the Bulle-
tin is little or great. This is all wrong. Real
business men do not try to build themselves up
by pulling others down. If you can surpass the
Bulletins enterprise, or the Hcralfs, or the Ma
tiondrs, or the Alias, or the Tines or the Tele-
grams, well and good-the people will find il
out speedily enough, and success will crown
your efforts.
The Shasta courier., 1858-11-20

A FEMALE FIGHr.-Miss Sherwood, from up-
town, few nights ago. accompanied by a por-
ton OF her friends, visited the saloon of Jane
Golden, residing downtown, and battered that
persons head in a most shocking manner with a
bottle, for which offence she was tried before
Justice Keene and found guilty but owing to
the fact that one of the jurymen was unnatur.
allied, she will have another trial.
The Shasta courier., 1858-11-20

Two INDIANS HUNG-A number of white men
one day during the week, hung two of the In.
dians who were engaged in the affray of las
week on the Upper Sacramento, in which Nc.
Gowan lost his life. The Indian boy who sho
MCGOWAN came to town and delivered himself
to the Sheriff, and is now lodged in jail. He
formerly resided with Mr.. Gilbert, of this place
and says that he shot MCGOWAN in order to save
his own life. We have not heard whether any
steps have been taken toward the arrest of the
parties engaged in the unlawful hanging of the
Indians.
The Shasta courier., 1858-11-20

DAMN QUIcK.-Near station on the Southern
route, says the Alta, an Indian chief informed
one of the conductors that he wanted "twelve
sacas corn damn quick;'' whereupon, seeing 70
or 80 warriors coming up, the conductor handed
it over accordingly, that is, damn quick"
The Shasta courier., 1858-11-20

ssr Prof. George Washington Newton Raen-
hardt, agent of the the S. F. Evening Telegram,
called upon US during the week. We are pleased
to state that the Telegram is one of the spright-
lest and most admirably conducted papers that
finds its way to our table
The Shasta courier., 1858-11-20

kLLED.-James Anderson was killed by the
caylng of his claim on Squaw Flat, near Horse
town, on Thursday morning. Hewas formerly
of Remington, Philadelphia. He was followed
to bis burial place, in the Shasta Cymetery. by
large number of friends.
he had been successful in mining, and was
anticipating speedy return home, to dwell with
his aged mother
The Shasta courier., 1858-11-20

B6r The State Treasurer advertses that State
Warrants amounting to the sum of Sl3,623 20
have been stolen from the State Treasury, and
are yet outstanding. The State Treasurer doesn't
state when said warrants were stolen.
The Shasta courier., 1858-11-20

LIvELY.-The Yreka Union says that six fights
came off in tha. place on the 9th inst, and that
the blood and hair laying around loose on
the following morning, gave the street quite
business-like appearance Yreka always was
right "pert " little place
The Shasta courier., 1858-11-20

16c DR.. Mcdowell, son of the late Cover.
nor Mcdowell, of Va, has been appointed Con.
sui General to Constantinople. He is son-in.
law to Col. Brant, St. Louis millionaire
The Shasta courier., 1858-11-20

NARROW EscAPE.-On Wednesday night Mr.
Iull, proprietor of the Franklin Hotel, was sit
ting in his bar-room talking with a gentleman
when both rising from their chairs, the latter
drew pistol from his pocket preparatory to re.
tiring for the night, when it was accidentally
discharged, the ball passing through the back o.
the chair upon which Mr.. Tull had been seated
The Shasta courier., 1858-11-20

B6e The Yreka Union of the 18th has re-
ceived intelligence through the Chief of the
Klamath Lake Indians, of the massacre of three
white men. on the 3lst of Oct, on the head
waters of Pit River.
The Shasta courier., 1858-11-20

DOUBLE DAILY UNIoS.-The Union of the 18th
comes to US double its usual size, being the
largest double sheet daily in the United States.
1t was obliged to assume this form for that issue
in order to publish the news per steamer and its
various correspondence.
The Shasta courier., 1858-11-20

KANsAs.-Preliminary steps have been taken
toward organizing party for effecting the
speedy admission of Kansas into the Union as a
State. 1t is impossible to bring such request
from her, in regular manner, before Congress
this winter
The Shasta courier., 1858-11-20

FrGHT WITH INDIANS NEAR FoRr CRooK
learn that last week party of Indians drove of
some ofSam Lockhart's stock, and being per-
sued, made fight, the result of which has not
reached u.s.
The Shasta courier., 1858-11-20

B6- A correspondent of the s. F. Herald
writes that the President "was not so much
surprised at the result in Pennsylvania as at that
in Indiana; for he had been led to believe that
State to he safe -
The Shasta courier., 1858-11-20
CATHOLIC FAIR.

TINE LADIES WILL HOLD A FAIR, FOR
i the benefit of the Catholic Church in this
place, commencing two days before Christmas
and continuing to New Years night, when it
will conclude with a
"A--O
COMMITTEE.
Oct. 80, 1858. o3o:td
The Shasta courier., 1858-11-20

A NEW STkTE.-The inhabitants of the upper
peninsula of Michigan, are moving for the erec-
ton ola new State out Of that portion of Mich
igan and the portions of Wisconsin and Mime
sofa that border ON Lake Superior
The Shasta courier., 1858-11-20

WE ARE OPPOSED TO IT.-The fair editress Of
the Htsperian bestows upon her sisters" of
Shasta worthy tribute of admiration for their
exertions toward building Church. Her arti-
Gle concludes with some very beautiful verses,
IN one of which she exhorts the sistern" thus
"Build, gentle builders, build!
Bring brick, and wood, and stone, &C."
We think we see the Finance Committee u
some with hods, some with wheelbarrows, bring
ing "brick, and wood, and stonew We're op-
posed to it, all the time, entirely, teetotally,
while there are so many able-bodied bachelors
around.
The Shasta courier., 1858-11-20

A Coon FAuLT.-An overland correspondent
of the Bulletin, in writing about the Southern
overland route, says I" The eating stands are
100 numerous" and " are generally good"
The Shasta courier., 1858-11-20

sSA- Several Indians entered cabin on Rock
Greek, mile or two from town, on Thursday
night, and beat two miners quite badly with
clubs. The wherefore not known to us.
The Shasta courier., 1858-11-20
The Contest I'm Illinois.

The race is run. The battle is ended. The
field has been lost and won. 'syictory" proudly
perches on one banner and Defeat" crest-fall-
en- and with dropping wing, spiritlessly squats
upon the other, as it lies in the dust
In which position is the Democratic banner
Where is the Democrat who does not feel in his
bosom the hot glow of Hope combating Fear, at
the appalling danger which the mere question
denotes?
We can only wait and " hope for the best."-
The result will not reach us before the latter
part of the present month. Perhaps we may
announce it in our next issue.
If the Democracy is successful Douglas will
be sent back to the Senate, where he deserves to
be, because, in the language of Senator Brown,
of Mississippi, he is giant in intellect, giant
in will, giant in eloquence, giant in every
thing that makes up the characteristics of a
great man." Such man cannot be spared from
the Senate at this time without loss to the na-
ton, except his services be required in more
exalted place.
We are proud to know that the 'nighty men,
of the Democracy of the South have given the
" Little Giant" aid and comfort in his terrible
hand-to-hand encounter with Republicans and
recreant Democrats. If they had not done so,
they would have exhibited degree of ingrati-
tude disgraceful to human nature. Jones Of
Tennessee, Davis and Brown of Mississippi
Green of Missouri, Toombs and Stephens, OF
Georgia, Hunter and Wise of Virginia, Speaker
Orr of South Carolina, and last though not least
Vice President Breckenridge,-save Wise, all
supporters of the Presidents Kansas policy
have uttered shouts of encouragement in his
behalf-shouts amid whose grand reverbera-
tions the "curlew notes of taunt against those
men in the free States who amid fanaticism at
home, are bravely battling for the Constitution, y
like the cry of the sea-gull in the midst of the
roaring of the storm-lashed ocean, is swallowed
up and lost forever.
We are perfectly sanguine of his success, not
withstanding the recent disastrous defeats of the
Democracy in neighboring States. There was
no Douglas running in Pennsylvania, Ohio or
Indiana. The Democracy ofthose States had no
such Murat to lead them as has headed the
charge of the gallant Democracy of Illinois.
And yet he may have succumbed to irresistible
numbers If so, will not his fall, like that of the
great Caesar, when landing upon the shores of
Britain, be emblematic of his taking possession
of the whole land and will he not arise refresh
ed, and renewed in strength by his contact with
the earth p? The Charleston Convention will
solve these questions.
The Shasta courier., 1858-11-20
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. Office-Cali-
fornia State Agricultural Society Rooms, cor
ner Of 9th and streets, Sacramento.
The Shasta courier., 1858-11-20
Destructive Fire at Texas Springs.

Mr.. H. T. Elmore writes us that, about a
o'clock on last Wednesday morning, fire was
discovered in the cellar of the large frame build
lug of John ellison, on the south side of VIM
We'll Bros store, and occupied by Peter Cha
da as a billiard saloon and boarding house. The
wind being from the northeast, the fire extend
ed south and burned the family residence Of Mr..
Weston, and the residences of Thomas Hart and
VIM. Sutton, and the blacksmith shop of Thos.
Hart, with nearly all their contents.
Mr.. Hart saved his bellows, and Mr.. Weston
two beds and gun. Mr.. Chada lost everything
The inmates were nearly all left without any
clothing except their night clothes. There was
a pony belonging to Newton Dale tied to the
house. which was burned to death, together with
two dogs belonging to Mr. Chada. The fire
spread with such velocity that it was with diff
ficulty the inmates of Mr. Chada's house escaped
In the rush, the cook of Mr.. Chada was badly
injured by jumping from the window of the Sec
ond story.
The losses of Mr.. Chada are reckoned at two
thousand dollars the losses of the remainder
not yet ascertained. No insurance. Cause Of
fire not known.
The Shasta courier., 1858-11-20

63T The N. Y. Herald is abusive of leading
Southern Administration Democrats because
they sympathise with Douglas in his fight against
the Republicans of Illinois.
The Shasta courier., 1858-11-20

PAFERs.-our obliging friend Lougee has
again loaded our table with late London, New
York and Boston Pictorials, Harper's Magazine,
and variety of newspapers. He has full sup
ply on hand
The Shasta courier., 1858-11-20

HgEdward Bates, of st. Louis dispusted
with the abuse of the term old line whign de.
hnes 1t thus; IA man who takes his liquor re.
guiarly, and votes the Democratic ticket occa.
sionallyn
The Shasta courier., 1858-11-20

II. GETLEsoS BRos.-Ladies in search OF
something particularly new and recherche for the
approaching ball season, will do well to read the
advertisement Of the Messrs. Getleson Bros. in,
to-day's paper, headed Preparations for Balls y
The Shasta courier., 1858-11-20

SH1pwREcK AND Loss OF LIFE.-On the 1lth
the ship Lucas, Capt. John c. Daggett, from
Victoria, with between 165 and 200 passengers
aboard, was lost on the South Farralone Island
near tie entrance-i 10 the Bay of San Francisco
and number of persons from IS to 3o) drown
ed-among whom only the names of the follow
ing persons are given, viz: John Blake, E. w
Purdy, VIM. Brock and ]. D. Long. The ship
is an entire loss. Capt Daggett behaved nobly
and was the last man taken from the vessel
When rescued the vessel had sunk, and he was
picked from one of the masts-which stood
above the water
The Shasta courier., 1858-11-20

Quick TIME.-The trip over the Tehuantepec
route, from New Orleans to San Francisco, was
made in nineteen days. The Oregon brought
the mails &C., by this route from ventosa to
Acapulco, where shey waited sixty hours for
the Golden Gate from Panama, SO that in fact
the running time made was but fourteen days
and seventeen hours
The Shasta courier., 1858-11-20

BALL.-The ladies and gentlemen of this region
Will not forget that, on Thursday evening next,
Fl. A. Bentley's Thanksgiving Ball will take
place at Excelsior Hail." 1t will doubtless be
most delightful affair.
The Shasta courier., 1858-11-20

iHE NEW CHURcH-Men are already at work
preparing the ground upon which the new
Church is to be erected
The Shasta courier., 1858-11-20

A Big PILE.-The Trinity Journal says Low
den's Ranch, on Trinity river, produced three
hundred thousand pounds of potatoes this sea-
som
The Shasta courier., 1858-11-20

THANKSGIVING DAT--Remember next Thurs
day is Thanksgiving Day. Prepare to gobble
your gobblers.
The Shasta courier., 1858-11-20

a OoLEAAS Co--Farmers are directed to
the advertisement of this firm, for information
OF interest to them, touching all manner Of
Hardware, Farming Implements and Garden
seeds
The Shasta courier., 1858-11-20

ANOTHER FrGHr.-Capt. Messic has had an
other fight with the Red Wood Indians in Hum
boldt, and killed six. One of his men was hurt
The Shasta courier., 1858-11-20
NOTICE.

THEREBY CAUTION ALL PERSONS
i against trusting my wife, Susan K. Robson,
on nv account, as l will pay no debts of her con-
tracing after this date. J. II. robson.
Shasta, Nov. Is, 1858. n20:3t
The Shasta courier., 1858-11-20

THANKs-To Wells, Fargo & Co. for late At.
lantic papers.
The Shasta courier., 1858-11-20

CRAz1--A crazy man from French GuIch wa,
lodged in Jail on Thursday He is ravinp mad
and parleyvoos" incessautly.
The Shasta courier., 1858-11-20

IHAsKs-to DR.. Roethe, of the city Drug
Drug Store, for most interesting work entitled
q Almanac
The Shasta courier., 1858-11-20

HOG KILLING--The Trinity Journal saws
Loomis, of Weaverville, is engaged in killing
one thousand hogs
The Shasta courier., 1858-11-20

EaT Gen. Walker is to be married 10 the
daughter of very wealthy Southern planter.
The Shasta courier., 1858-11-20
CARD OF THANKS.

WE TAKE THIS METHOD TO RETURN
w our thanks to the citizens of Texas Springs
for their valuable assistance in saving our house
at the late fire. Without their help it would
have been impossible for US to have saved it
from burning. VIM. WE'LL & BROS.
Texas Springs, Nov. 18, 1858. n20:1t
The Shasta courier., 1858-11-20

ON BUILDINGS.
FIRST GLASS; per cent. per annum.
SECOND CLAss-24 per cent. per annum.
THIRD CLASS per cent per annum.
ON DWELLINGS.
When 100 feet distant from wood, per cent
per annum.
When so feet distant from wood, p per cent
per annum.
When 20 feet distant from wood per cent
per annum.
Adjoining Brick, % per cent. per annum.
Adjoining Wood, 3! per cent per annum.
TON MERCHANDISE.
FIRST CLAss-2} per cent. per annum.
SECOND CLASS per cent. per annum.
THIRD CLAss-35 per cent. per annum.
FURNITURE.
per cent. additional upen the rate of dwell
ing.
HoTELs-25 per cent. additional upon the
rate of buildings.
CAMPHENr-when used, subjects the Building
OF Goods to an additional charge Of per cent.
The Shasta courier., 1858-11-20
CLASSIC ICATIcN OF BUILDINGS

FIRST CBAss-Lower walls to be of Brick OF
Stone, and first story to have l6 inches distance
between girders and joists all openings to be
protected by inner coverings. The roof to be
of brick, gravel or cement, laid on wood and fire
wall, in accordance with City Ordinance.
SECOND CLAss-When deficient in any one or
more of the specifications of First Glass build
ings, but without Wooden buildings on either
side.
THIRD CLAss-Same specifications as of Sec
ond Glass, when adjoining wooden buildings on
either side.
HoTELs-To be charged 25 per cent additional
upon the the rate of buildings as classified
CAMPHEME OR SPIRIT FLUID. when used. will
subject the premises, furniture and goods there
in, to an additional charge of one-half per cent
All Claims paid in Cash as soon as
amount of Loss is ascertained.
po0.tf
San Andreas independent., 1858-04-24

A ROUGH DIAMoND.-The Natchez
Courier tells of rough boatman passing
along the streets of that ancient city, who
had drifted far away from home, and,
stopping at the door of music store,
where gentleman was invoking a sweet
strain from the chords of piano, for the
amusement of our lady friends.
He listened very intently, paying but
little attention to the passers-by, until the
hot scalding tears coursed down his rough
sunburnt cheeks, in spite 'of all his en-
deavors to restrain them. Observing
that we noticed them, he turned round
and exclaimed, "Can't help it, stranger.
I've little sister somewhere out West
that does that sort of thing and it made
me think of home / amt ashamed of
my feelings neither. I've been away
from them all a good many years, but
such sweet sounds as that brings 'em all
close to, and Pvesome feelings as sure as
you liyev We believed him, and could
not help believing that under his rough
exterior was hidden heart as kind and
gentle as woman's.
San Andreas independent., 1858-04-24

CALIFoRNIA.-The name of " "Califor-
nia" is found in the history of the con-
quest of Mexico, by Bernial Diaz, COM
panion of Cortes. But there it was only
applied to bay. By and by itwas given
to the whole country north of that bay
It's origin is uncertain. Some learned
gentlemen started the opinion that it
ought to be derived from the Latin
" Ca1ida tormar," Ga hot oven,) and
that it was given to the rocky peninsula,
because the first discoverers suffered there
much from heat. Some other deriva-
tions from the Latin may be found in
Clavigero's history of Mexico, in para
graph first Probably it is amisunder-
stood or corrupted Indian name. Be
cause it was for a long time supposed to
be large island, and that many small
islands belonged to it, some called the
country "Las CALIFORNIA;" (the Califor-
nias.) One hundred and thirty years
after Cortes, after the middle of the sew
enteenth century, some geographers called
these supposed Californian Islands "Zslas
Carolinas," king Charles Islands, in
honor of Charles H., King of Spain, who
intended to conquer the whole.
What we now call Upper California" ,"
was called by geographers of the sixteenth
century "Quivira," from a supposed rich
kingdom of this name The northern
part of this same Upper California and of
our Oregon Territory was called (157S)
by Sir Francis Drake "Novia Albion"
and this name was pretty generally adopted
by the European geographers, except the
Spanish. 1t was extended by and by,
over the whole of Oregon Territory and
Upper California.
The name "Upper California, or New
California" California Nueva) sprung
into existence when the Franciscan mis-
sionaries, since 1863, made settlements to
the north of the old California Peninsula.
They called California Nueva" the whole
Pacific slope as far north as it became
known to them.
Since 1919, since the so-called Florida
treaty, the northern boundaries of New
California were fixed at the 42d degree of
latitude, and then soon the more northern
part began to be called the "Oregon
country"
Since the conquest and cession of the
province to the United States, since 1S47,
the southern boundaries were fixed at
latitude 32o So.
We now generally call the country only
California" BY geographers it is some
times called Continental California" in
contrast to the California PENINSULA
National htelligcncer.
San Andreas independent., 1858-04-24
ALPH.
Yours, entirely,

SEND FOR YOUR FAMILIES, OR &C
HoME.-There are thousands of hus
bands and fathers in this State separated
from their families. Many of them have
been here for years, and still they remain
Without condemning all indlscriminately
we know and assert that not few Of
these are doing very wrong. Some Of
them are more to be pitied than con-
demned. They came to California to
make a competency for the family they
left behind; they have not succeeded
all their tolls have been fruitless; and
now they have too much pride to 90 back
as poor as they came. This is a natural
feeling, and we cannot respect man the
less for entertaining it. Yet it is false
pride Failure is no disgrace, if you
have made an honest and earnest effort
If you have preserved your integrity,
and walked erect with the weight of dis
appointment pressing upon you, your fail
ure is not bad failure. You had bet
ter 90 back, and with the wife whom you
have sworn to love, cherish and protect,
and YOUR children, earn scanty subsist-
ence on the most sterile rocky "ridge" in
New England, or the poorest "pine bar
rem" in the South, than to stay from them
longer. Better still, if you are able, to
bring them here.
But there are others who stay away
from choice, rather than necessity. We
know some of them They have made
money and prospered, but having gradu-
ally been alienated from their families,
become accustomed to the free-and easy
life of California bachelor who has means.
and Qet the truth be spoken y having in
many cases formed improper female con-
nections of the most disgraceful and
damning character-they heed not the
voice of duty and conscience, and linger
here from year to year, until new case
added to the calendar completesth the record
of conjugal infdelity and parental un-
faithfulness Some will read this para
graph whose cheeks should tingle as they
do so, for it cannot fail to remind them of
long years of criminal neglect and injus-
tice,-Pacifc Methodist
San Andreas independent., 1858-04-24
LIMERICK, APRIL 18th, 1858.

LlMERlCk, APRIL IotD, 1905.
This place is rapidly improving Several
fine houses have been opened quite recently.
To give you some idea of the way business has
increased, will compare the number of bu-
siness houses now, to the number the first of
February last At that time there were two
stores, one restaurant one blacksmith shop,
three drinking house, and about twenty cab
ins AT the present time there are five groce-
ry stores, some with very heavy stocks of goods,
four boarding houses, seventeen drinking hou-
ses, four billiard saloons, one Express office,
Warrington & Co.. one dance-house-34f #.
by GO, and about one hundred and fifty miners
cabins, and a great many other kinds of ira
ding posts, too numerous to mention.
Surface mining is extensively carried on,
in and around the camp, and as a general
thing, pays good wages. The hill diggings in
the vicinity of Sand Hill, Sugar Loaf, and
Reservoir Hills, are generally paying as well
as could be expected Some of the Claims on
Sugar Loaf pay regularly from Sic to $50 per
day to the man. Last week some Poverty
Bar boys struck some very rich diggings in
Sugar Loaf Gulch. J. r. Campbell l. Co., the
discoverers of the mine, are drifting in their
claims, and get from 4 to 25 cents prospect to
the pan.
Another hurgh has made its appearance on
San Andreas independent., 1858-04-24

TRUTH UNADULTERATED.-A Eng
lish paper, eulogising outdoor games of
all sorts, says: The only sports of an
American are shooting and driving both
of which may be INDUCED in without any
great fatigue. We certainly think that
if the manifest tendencies of climate are
to be corrected, the rising generation
should be accustomed to more active hab-
its. Boys and girls should not be dressed
up to within an inch of their lives from
the age of ten or twelve, and taught that
it is vulgar to soil their "pants," or COM
press their crinoline. Perhaps in the
dry air of America there may not be such
absolute need of exercise as with us, but
the effect of it in preserving health, and
imparting manly character must be the
same in all countries.