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The Shasta courier., 1858-05-01
Handsome Tribute.

With pleasure we extract the following pas
sages from the remarks of Hon. Wm H. Seward
in memory of Thomas j. Rusk, deceased, late
Senator from Texas:
All the world knows that Thomas J. Rusk
was brave aad heroic, land yet prudent and
patiently in the camp and in the field. These
were the virtues which distinguished him here,
, and they were chiefly the means of his success
in the Senate. He knew no fear of opposition,
raised by either prejudice or passion. He UNDER
took nothing, without first balancing all the
chances of success, and gathering in and COM
bining all the available agencies necessary to
secure it; and he maintained perfect equanimty
until all resistance was overcome. As he was
without fear, so be was also free from jealousy
and envy. Thus happily constituted, he tolera-
ted in all others the same fidelity to their own
characters, and the same loyalty to the interests
they represented, which he bore to his own in
stincts and to the interests confded to his care.
He despised art, trick, and cunning, and ad-
vanced always directly towards his appointed
end. If he was sometimes irritated at seeming
injustice, or Misrepresentation, he corrected his
error without even waiting for complaint or ex-
PLANTATION. | doubt whether any setting sum-
during his whole life, ever witnessed his anger.
NJ. President, the teeming thoughts of this
solemn hour bring up once more before me the
manly form and beaming couLtenance of my
friend, though it is but for that formal parting
which has, until now, been denied me- Fare
WELL noble patriot heroic soldier faithful states
man, generous friend loved by no means the
least, although among the last of friends secur-
ed. little thought that our whisperings about
travels over earth's fairest lands and broadest
seas, were only the suggestions of our inward
natures to prepare for the sad journey that leads
through the gate of death. | do not doubt that
for yourself death is gain, since the event was
appointed by him who doeth all things WELL 1t
is best for me, also, for it loosens another one
y the bonds that bind me to the earth, divests
the common fate of one more of its terrors, and
creates. through the hope of reunion, another
aspiration for better life beyond the grave.
The Shasta courier., 1858-05-01

aspiration LOT Il Delter lie beyond the grave.
FRENCH HERoINEs OF THE FooT-LIGHTs.-The
Paris correspondent of Porter's Spirit of the
Times in a gossiping letter touching theatres
and artists generally, says:
While some of the people here and in England
are raising question concerning the respecta-
6Ruy of the theatrical profession, the people OF
Paris-more philosophical in this regard-are
canvassing with commendable pleasure the tri-
umphant career of the gifted children of the
arts for refining our amusements. From the ia
cile pen of NJ de Mortemart, in his We elegante
Paris, we translate the following cursory
sketch about a few heroines of the fooi-lights
u Miss Foote became Lady Harrington Miss
Burton, Countess of Csenoven; Mdlle. Wenzel,
lessee o: the Comedie- Franchise in 1917. has
become Countess Orloff Mdle Naldi, Countess
of Spare; Mdlle. Sontag, Countess Rossi and
Ambassadress; Mdlle. Taglioni, Countess Gil
bert de Nolsns Mdlle. Sala, Countess of Fuen-
ties; Mdlle Alboni, Countess Pepoli. 1t is said
that the poem of Puritana was founded-in
the man-from the career of her husband and
which renders the marriage more arfistique que
les autres. In fine, Nine. Ristori has espoused
the Marquis Capranica, of the ducal house of
Grilo, and from an examination by DR.. Castle
-sdUant phrenologiste-it is understood that her
children are blest with the foundation of an in
telligence very fully developed. Theodore was
eomedtenne before she married the Emperor JUS
tinian; also-quite recently-the Field Marshal
Prince of Bavaria, brother to King Louis, mar
ried morgdnatiquement, an actress, widow of the
author Molken, and became by marriage the
Countess of Tegernsee; and this was not the first
excursion into the regions of dramatic art, for
his first wife WAS also actress, whom he Gre
ated Countess of Baccersdorfn
1t is also certain" says NJ de Mortemart,
that Ndfes. Clarion, Sophie 4rna,lt, Contat, Vade,
and hundred others fscile to cite, have had
the power to obtain similar distinctions
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-05-08
Domestic Confessional.

Mordecai Paine, of Philadelphia, was sent for
to see his wife die; the poor woman declared she
couldn't die easy until she had unburdened her
mind
'Ah, Mordecai,' said she, you remember our
large white pitcher was broken some time ago; l
pretended to you that the cat broke it. but that
was false, for l myself did it,
ooh, my DEAR said Mr.. Paine, don't concern
yourself about such trife. l had forgotten the
pitcher, and it matters not how it was broken
'There is another NATTER said Mrs. p. after
some hesitation. The six silver spoons which
made you believe were stolen by the Yankee
clock-mender; pawned them to raise money to
pay the mifliner for doing up my pink satin
bonnet
Never mind it, my love- said Mr.. Paine, en-
couragngiy. Il hope heaven will forgive you as
freely as do
After a short pause, Mrs. P. began again:
Your best razor, which you missed last sum-
mer, and made so much ado about, swapped it
away to peddlar for a tortoise comb
The deuce well, wel,' said Mr.. P recolect-
ing himself that is all done now and can't be
amended. Think no more of it,
Il could not leave the world with such thing
on my conscience replied the fair penitent
Go on, go on cried Mr.. Paine; 9 ] told you l
could forgive everything at such time as this
Mrs. p. resumed:
I ou remember our Doader, Slneon Drake,
who ran up bill for six weeks, and then went
off in a hurry without paying a cent He and !
had agreed to elope together; but he changed his
mind at the last moment, aud ran away without
me-
Fire and fury do you dare to tell me this :?
cried Mordcca in great excitement but as you
are dying, won't reproach you. I'll leave you
now to settle this affair with your own conscience
Stay and hear one thing more cried the re-
pentaut Barbara The dose took this morning
was intended for you. put it into your cup OF
Coffee but, in my hurry to get the thing done,
gave you the wrong cup and took the right one
myself
The devil fly away with you, you jade =
roared Mordecai, as he flung himself out of the
room. In the entry he met the apothecary who
had sold Mrs P. the fatal powder. This medical
man had heard of the commotion at Paine's
house, and suspecting the cause of it, he came to
administer hope aud comfort to the afflicted.
Don't be alarmed, Mr.. Pane, said he, the
drug | sold to your wife was nothing but magne-
sia. judged that she wished to destroy herself,
and tricked her in this way to save her life
You swindling rascal, shouted Paine, how
dare you cheat customer in that shameful man
ner, and obtain her money OH false pretences?
Begone!-Press.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-05-08
Wistar's Balsam of Wild Cherry

Proofs of the great superiority of DR.. Wistar's
Baisam pour in from all parts of the country.
OXFORD, New HAVEN CO., Conn, Jan. 4.
Dear Sir: Having witnessed the effects of
Wistar's Balsam of Wild Cherry, in the case of
one of my neighbors, who has been for several
years seriously afflicted with the Phthsic, Gen
eral Pulmonary Weakness, Bleeding of the Lungs,
etc, / have been induced to ask you TO send me
some of the medicine. My neighbor, referred to
above, lately had violent attack of Bleeding at
the Lungs, and distress in breathing. He tried
bottle of the Uiid hery,, which has produced a
most salutary and favorable effect. At his in
stance, and several others laboring under like
complaints have been induced to make this re-
quest. BY attending to the above Immediately,
you will oblige the afflicted, and also
Yours, HENRY DUNHAM.
None genuine unless signed |. BUTTS on the
wrapper
Seth w Fowe & Co., 1873 Washington street,
Boston, proprietors. Sold by their agents every
where.
Sold by Henry johnson & Co., Wholesale Drug
gists, LAG Washington street, San Francisco, sole
Agents for the Pacific coast.
Agent in Weaverville,
r. A. F4GG, CITY DRUG STORE.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-05-08
LIP. FISHER'S
A DvERT1sING AGENCY, San Francis

A DvERTISING AGENCY, San Francis
"A co-No. 171t Washington street, up stairs
nearly opposite Mgguire's Opera House
l.. p. FISHER is the authorized Agent of the
TRINITY Journal, Weaverville Sacramento Un-
ion Marysvifle Herald San Joaquin Repubi-
can, Stockton Pacific Methodist, Stockton; So
nora Herald Nevada Journal Grass Valley
Telegraph Red Bluff Beacon; Columbia Ga
zette ; Tuolumne Courier Mountain Democrat
Placerville Empire County Argus. Placerville} !
Caaveras Chronicle, Mokelumne Hill Shasta
Courier Mariposa Gazette Yreka Weekly I'm
ion Iowa Hill News Weekly Ledger, jackson /
San Jose Telegraph Sonorna County Journal !;
Folsom Dispatch California Mining Journal |;
Los Angeles Star Santa Barbara Gazette San
Diego Herald Alameda County Gazette Pla-
Ger Courier, Yankee Jim's Napa County Ge.
porter; Sierra Democrat, Downieville ! Hum.
boldt Times Union Oregonian, Portland, o. T.;
Oregon Weekly Times, Portland O. T. Oregon
Statesman. Salem, o. T. .; Jacksonville Herald,
Jacksonville. o. r.; Pioneer and Democrat,
Olympia, W. T.. Washington Republican, Stella
COON. W. T.. Polynesian. Honolulu, S. l.; Paci-
fc Commercial Advertiser Honolulu, S. |. Mex
ican Extraordinary, City of Mexico Hongkong
1, gistor.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-05-08

STIRRED UP THE MECHANICs.-Scnator Ham
mond, of South Carolina, made speech in which
he spoke sneeringly Of Northern mechanics That
reused both Douglas and Broderick Douglas
used to make co1ins and Broderck learned how
to cut stone from his father, who lived in the
District of Columbia So the labordespsing
Hammond was regularly coffned by the Little
Giant, while Broderick walled him up. The lat
ter said
If were inclined to forget my connection with
mechanics, or to deny that ! sprung from them,
this chamber would not be the place in which
could do either. While ] hold a seat here, |
have but to look at the beautiful capitals adorn-
ing the pilasters that support this roof, to be
reminded OF my fathers talent and to see his
handiwork.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-05-08

No SMUGGLING OF JuDGEs.-The Sacramento
Mercury, Administration Democrat forbids the
State Central Committee to nominate q Justice
Of the Supreme Court, and adds:
But if we must bave a nomination, we want a
convention to do it in the old fashioned way and
we won't stand anything else. The old road is
the best and we are opposed to this system of
scheming and planning, SO prevalent in Califor-
mia, for the purpose of serving particular indi-
viduals We have no favorite for the position
and only desire that good man may be elected,
but we want to see fair play and are determined
that no man or set Of men, no matter if they do
hold high positions shall dictate or rule the par
ty if we can help it.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-05-08

WELLS, FARGO & Co.-SHAsrA.--A friend in
forms us that what we said in jest about the de-
lay of the Express from Sacramento gave offence
to gentlemen in Wells Fargo & Co.'s Office in
Shasta-which we are sorry for, because they
have ever been kind and obiging toward the
JoURNAL-to both publisher and editor No Of
fence was meant, nor did we mean TO slur the
enterprise of agents or messengers, which is too
well known to admit of doubt or question The
delay at that time was occasioned by a stage ac-
cident.
We receive now, daily, through Wells, Fargo
& Co. and Blake & Co.'s Expresses, Sacramento,
Marysyille and other papers, for which we are
very grateful.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-05-08

'PmcH IN.'-The greatest of all nuisances, to
respectable editor, are those small-minded gen
try who believe that the mission of a journal is
not to disseminate news, aid buyers and sellers
by advertisements, but to be perpetualy pitch
ing in to this or that subject, more generally
into this or that individual. Such characters are
generally very loud and talkatve specimens of
the genus irritdble prone to hint that they could
carry on journal, with all its difficult details,
much better than anybody else in the country;
that they would stir up things and that their
firm belief is, that all a paper needs is pepper
to make it excellent. We can imagine as we
write, that we even now hear the familiar accents:
9 Now l just want you to write article and
give so and so fits'-for men of this description
are gifted with degree of assurance which
spects duty dignity, and suffers the possessor
to believe that his miserable fancies will actually
receive consideration. And yet we can say with
truth that we never met with one of these advo-
Gates for indiscrmnate pepper and abuse, who
would not writhe with agony at the iaincst allu-
sion to himself in type which fell short of fattery,
or who was not in fact coward Valley Woman.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-05-08

In RESPECT TO THE CAT.--Ye cate delighteth
in ye roofs of menne's abode and thereon being
perched doth send forth by turn, sweet musick,
plaintivey wailing, after ye manner of deep
griefs, and then suddenly doth this creature
sound loudly ye stirring notes of love. Being
smtten by men, she doth fee. But as ye dogge
is brave when opposed to its own kind, cate
fghtetb valiantly with cate, striving with a
create hearte and an Incorporate courage in
victore she poureth out feelings of triumphe in
tremulous straynes of gladness but when ye
masterie cleaveth to her adversarie, she hieth
with much discretion and with great speediness
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-05-08

HOUSE OF Hen FEATHERS. AT Pekin, in Chi
ma, there is phalanstery called the House of
Hen Feathers, where the poor are lodged for one
fifth of fartbing per night. 1t is simply vast
hall tbickly strewn with feathers. Men, women
and children all lie together in the beauty of
communism an immense coveret is then let
down over the party, with holes through which
the sleepers put their heads, so as not to be suf
focated. At daylight the phalansterian canopy
is hoisted up, after signal from the tam-tam, to
invite hole holders to draw back their heads or
swing
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-05-08

"A GRUmLrN. The Union Democrat still
keeps a-grumblng about our having put it on
the wrong side of the Kansas fence-a mistake
chargable to the Yreka Union. We set the DEM
ocrat right back over the fence as calmly as
though it bad been a basket of ancient eggs, and
yet it will keep a-grumblin''
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-05-08

LITERATURE REvIvED.-Mrs. Weekes' mission
has certainly been beneficial, after ALL and the
press should not be too hard on the fair departed:
She stirred up our friends of the Golden Era and
Wide Vest prodigiously there is a vast improve
ment in both and every candid, uuprejudced
person, capable Of judging, will acknowledge
their excellence. The Sunday Globe, too, has had
several fine contributions. We have noticed
disposition in one or two country papers to dis
parage the Era and Vide West, possibly from
personal pique or wish TO keep them out of the
critics territory. For our own part we had ra-
ther help to extend their circulation they inter
fere not with us. They are good papers, and
journals of light literature are equal to any from
the East.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-05-08

He WOULD Nor BE OLp.-Walpole said : l
do not wish to dress up withered person, nor
drag it about to public places but to sit in one S
room, clothed warmly, expecting visits from
folks / don't wish to see, and tended and hattered
by relations impatient for ones death Let The
gout do its worst
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-05-08

HIGH OLD SAILING-A miner walked across
fnme, on Trinity river 90 feet high, to let the
water on The iume filed too quick for him, and
he couldn't get back. AS last resort, be laid
down in the water and 1oated through, log fash
ion, a distance Of three hundred feet, and at an
elevation which makes one dizzy to look at.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-05-08

ADVERTISING ~ THE ATLANTIC STATES
l.. p. f. has now completed his arrangements
for the forwarding of advertisements Ia all the
principal largest circulating journals and News
papers published in the Atlantic States
A fine opportunity is here offered to those who
wish to advertise in any part of the Union, of
doing so at the lowest rates, and in a prompt and
satisfactory manner. 33td
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-05-08

THE COVENANT and Odd Fellows Magazine,
has revived we have the May number, contain
ing several fine articles. 1t is published by A.
c. Edmunds, at Sacramento. Odd Fellows, ev-
erywhere, should support the 'Covenant-they
need publication of the sort, and the publisher
is a worthy man and devoted member Of the Or
der.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-05-08
Poll Taxes q.

A TTENTION IS ALSO DIRECTED TO THE
"A Revenue Act -" Each male inhabitant of
this State over twenty-one years of age, and un-
from poll-tax, shall pay polltax for the use of
the State and County, of Three Dollars, proUided
the same be paid between the first day of
March and the first Monday in
August but il said poll tax is not paid pri-
or to the first Monday in August, it shall be Four
Dollars. HENRY HART,
March !, 1858.-8tf County Assessor.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-05-08
COUNTY ASSES SMENTS
FOR 1 8 5 8.

THE ATTENTION of OWNERS and AGENTS
l. of Real Estate and Personal Property in the
County of Trinity, is hereby directed to the pro-
visions of the Public Revenue Act of the State
of California, requiring them to furnish state
ments of the same to the County Assessor, des-
cribing the Real Estate, the buildings and i'm
provements thereon, together with the full cash
value of all personal property, including goods
and chattles Of every description, all money loan
ed, deposited or on hand, notes, bonds mortga-
ges, gold dust, solvent debts, &c, whether owned
or held in trust for others.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-05-08

LORD KENYoN's housekeeping was not liberal,
nor his temper good, and Jekyll summed up both
facts by saying, 1t is Lent all the year round in
his kitchen, and Passion week in his parlor
THE gold found on the Salmon river side of the
divide is not so valuable, by dollar ounce as
that of the Trinity side. Does anybody know the
reason?
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-05-08

The People of the State Of California,
To ROBERT STEADMAN, send Greeting /:
VOU are hereby required to appear in an action
i brought against you by the above named
Plaintiff in the District Court of the Ninth Ju-
dicial District, in and for the County Of Trinity,
and to answer the complaint filed therein, within
ten days, exclusive of the day of service) after
the service on you Of this Summons, if served
within this County if served out of this County,
but within this Judicial District, within twenty
days or if served out of said District, then with
in forty days--or judgment by default will be
taken against you The said action is brought to
secure the payment of the sum of seven hundred
700) dollars, with interest thereon at the rate of
q per cent. per month from Aug oath, 1857, till
paid, which will more fully appear by reference
to Plaintiffs complaint now on file in my office ;
and if you fail to appear and answer the said
complaint as above required, the Plaintiff will
take judgment against You as in said complaint
demanded. Published by order of the County
Judge of Trinity.
Given under my hand and Seal Of the
the District Court of the Ninth Judicial
T.. 81 District this first day of April, in the
year Of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred aud fifty-eight
JNO. A. WATSON,
11tf Clerk of Ninth District Court.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-05-08

The IRISH LANGUAGE.-At late meeting Of
the Irish Society," in Liverpool, it was stated
that of the present population of Ireland, $780,
900 used the Irish language exclusively, and ], ;
1900 used both the English aud Irish.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-05-08

HUNDREDS have gone from San Francisco to the
Frazer river mines who had barely money to get
there They were furnished money in hopes that
they might never get back
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-05-08
LoNDoN NJ
CLUB HOUSE GIN
TO he Public.

| T1HIS CELEBRATED GIN-PRETENDING
Il to nothing but what it is, viz. a pure and
unadulterated article, and assuming no artificial
merits of what it is not some of its rival imi-
tators do-after eight years of public approval
and very extensive sales, in the cities Of New
York, Philadel phia, Boston, and the Western
cities, has been pronounced by the public, as
well as by the best medical and scientific author
tiles throughout the United States and the Can
adas, to he superior, not only as a beverage of
general use, to any other article competing
against it, but is unequaIled in its medicinal eff
cheney in all classes of complaints To persons
travelling in these days of rapid transit from East
to West, North and South, and more particularly
to those crossing the Isthmus, and who con
stantly changing their water a well as their eli
mate-who are drinking, indeed, dozen kinds
of water in every twenty four hours, and each
draught containing some property acting In
chemical antagonism to the preceding one there
by causing an unnatural degree of excitement in
the stomach--it is positively and Absolutely ne
cessary to use a counteractng agent. From the
fact that this article is prepared expressly 10
meet such exigencies, and to act, as we know it
will act as au antdote, we confidently prescribe
it as the very best article in the country. The
name of Aromatic Scheidam Schnapps has never
been attached in any way to this article.
The London Club House Gin
lie to beware of counterfeits, it being, like all
other genuine articles beyond the base art of
cOunterieiting.
The London Club House Gin
Is an antMote to the horrible adultoraton to
which every thing alcoholic is submitted-the
noxious poisons made up and sold as
AROMATIC SCHIEDAM SCHNAPPS, &c.
The London Club House Gin
Requires no word of advice no caution to the
public Those who once ink it, find the secu-
rity in its virtues against the vicious temptations
of drinking any of its vile limitations, even under
advice : while those who caution the public
against counterfeiters have themselves been eau
toned by the public to beware of any but
THE LONDON CLUB HOUSE GIN.
WILLIAM ii. DAILY,
SOLE IMPoRTER, New YORK.
NOTICE.-The unexampled success of
THE LONDON CLUB HOUSE GIN
has induced host of imitators, who are putting
up an inferior article, under similar titles. Pur-
chasers will please notice the fac simiIe of the sig
nature of the undersigned on the label.
For sale by all the principal liquor houses in
San Francisco. ap24.l43m.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-05-08

DAN DEAN, who was apprehended for embez-
zling the Alta Express money, has always been
considered honest and worthy of trust. II is
melancholy to relate the fall Of so young man
never TO rise again.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-05-08

1--we seen her out walking, in her habit de la
rue, and it amt no use talking, she's punkins
and few. She gldes along in beauty, like a
duck upon lake--Oh I'd be all love and duty,
if only was her drake
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-05-08
the JOURNAL.
wEAvERvLLE, SATURDAY, MAY s, 1858

'CRowBARs OF LANGuAGE.'--The editor of the
Sierra Citizen doesn't understand the word ewhud-
dering he can't find it in his dixonary.' He
has not read an old Scotch poem containing the
line:
Then whudder ava, thou hoarsely roaring blast
He may discover other words, in the course Of
time, that have been quite common in English
literature for a hundred years or SO. He will
find the word 'whudder in story of Sir Mathew
Bramble, written in England more than a centu-
ry ago.
Wouldn't our young friend retain the good
will of more people, and accomplish more, by
being less critical? 1t is mighty hard job to
elevate literature on this coast : Kory Amy
found it an uphill business. There are some ell
egant writers in this State, and in attempting to
mould the tastes of all to his own, the editor of
the Citizen will fail. hypercrtical captious per-
son always gets more kicks than coppers, lives
unlovee and dies unlamented.