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The Shasta courier., 1858-03-13

For THE EAsT-The mail steamer Goydsu A,e
carried away 46S passengers, and the Orizaba
6la, on the 5th, together l,osl passengers. The
treasure carried by the Golden Age was 81 .eo6.
37e.
The Shasta courier., 1858-03-13

H@. We learn from the Yreka Cnion that
sFrench courtezan was murdered in that place
on the night of the 4th. No clue to the perpe-
traitors of the crime had been obtained at last
ecounts. Her name was yictorine Massey.
The Shasta courier., 1858-03-13
OUR LARGE STOCK

Will be constantly replenished with fresh goods
Our facilities for doing so are ample. Those
who wish to purchase goods cheap for cash will
find it to their advantage to give us a CALL
at CALLAGHANS' BLOCK
Main street, Shasta.
February 90, 1857. feb27tf
The Shasta courier., 1858-03-13

CoRRsoTros.- In noticing the disposition
made of the case of Dickinson vs. Van Horn.
we erred in stating that Judge Miller granted
the defendant the privilege of amending his an
that was granted.
The Shasta courier., 1858-03-13

Gov. WELLER.-Upon our first page will be
found an account of Gov. Weller's mode of ta-
king possession of the State Prison. We felt
like throwing up our hat and giving three cheers
when reading it. The conduct of the old Gov
ernor in this affair was decidedly Jacksonian-
He " took the responsibility The people will
approve the act, and applaud the actor.
The Shasta courier., 1858-03-13

SSAGGED. We learned by telegraph on
Thursday that the steamer Gem had been snag-
ged on the rapids below Tehama. Yreka
house is supposed to have sustained heavy
loss. Besides this the damage will net exceed
two hundred dollars
The Shasta courier., 1858-03-13

CHEAP PRovrsIoss--The attention of the ira
der and consumer is directed to- the advertise.
ment of A. j. Stevenson L Co. 1t will be seen
that he offers large stock goods at very low
The Shasta courier., 1858-03-13

MEssRs. SEELIG & NEwBAUER-We refer the
trader and all lovers of good cigars and tobacco
to the advertisement of the firm of Messrs. See
lig Newbauer They have an immense stock
of goods on hand, and, as will be perceived by
their advertisement, they are prepared to dis
pose of them at remarkably low prices.
The Shasta courier., 1858-03-13

Goops.-Our merchants have received very
large amount of goods during the past eight OF
ten days. We presume that, at no time the past
twelve months, have our wholesale houses been
supplied with such extensive stocks as at pres
ent. We call the attention Of Northern traders
to this statement, and refer them to our adver-
Using columns for further information.
The Shasta courier., 1858-03-13

n@.We are indebted TO Messrs. O'Meara A
Painter for copy of the s'Oficial Report of the
California State Agricultural Society's Four,b
Annual Fair" 1t is most beautifully printed
The Shasta courier., 1858-03-13

A THOUSAND DOLLAR LuMP.-We were shown
on Thursday, by Mr.. Tull, magnificent lump
of gold bearing quartz, which was taken from
the claim Of a Mr.. Frank. on French Gulch-
The lump was about the size of mans two
fists, and weighed 6s1 ounces. 1t is estimated
to be worth somewhere from $500 to 81 900.
The Shasta courier., 1858-03-13

QUERIEs.-Suppose Mr.. Buchanan had taken
the same position on the Lecompton Constitu-
tion question as that assumed by Douglas-sup-
pose that he had said that the Lecompton Con-
stitution must be voted upon by the people of
Kansas, an entirety, before it can be received,
how many Democrats in the Legislature or out
of it would have raised their voices in opposi-
ton? Would single member have voted for
resolutions instructing our Senators and re-
questing our Representatives to vote for the ad-
mission of Kansas with the Lecompton Consti-
tuition, if the President had opposed such ad-
mission? Would Collector Washington have
written letter in favor of this course of policy
if the President had opposed it?
Bas"TIe TDavid c. Broderick1 is a Senator
of the United States and is already classed with
the rabid Republicans Shasta Republican.
He is it is true, aclassed with the rabid Re-
publicans," but by whom? By those who always
prefer the use of falsehood to truth when refer
ring to Mr.. Brcderick-by men who will deib-
erateiy misrepresent to injure an opponent. We
thfhk it in exceeding bad taste in the Republican
to even mention the fact that certain unscru-
pulous men thus class Mr.. B., while in an adj
joining column ii classes him with such men as
Douglas, Stuart, and mark itl the two great
leaders of the Southern wing of the Know Noth-
ing party-Crittenden, Of Kentucky, and Gen.
Sam Houston, of Texas
The Shasta courier., 1858-03-13

REDucTIoS.-We are pleased to learn tina,
the California Steam Navigation Co. have re-
duced the price offrieght from San Frarcsco
to Red Bluff to $40 per ton.
The Shasta courier., 1858-03-13

PREAcHING.-The Rev. ]. w. Harrow. of the
NJ E. Church, will preach in the Methodist
Church in this place on Tuesday Evening next,
the 18th inst
The Shasta courier., 1858-03-13

EeG The Senate has repealed the act enabling
married women to become sole traders.
The Shasta courier., 1858-03-13

DELINQUENT TAX LIsT.-The delinquent tax
list of Sacramento county was about FIVE times
larger than that of Shasta county. For pub-
fishing it the Board of Supervisors of Sacra-
mento county allowed $40 in cash-a sum, We
would suppose, considerably less than the print.
er was entitled to under the law, as, according
to the revenue act, he may have rightfully de-
manded and received twenty-five cents q on
each and every lot, piece or tract of land, sep
arately assessed, and also on the assessment of
personal property of each delinquent tax payer"
That he was paid in cash was, we presume, the
result of the fact that the fund created by the
collection of twenty-five cents on each lot, piece
or tract of land, &c, &C., thus advertised,
amounted to more than the sum of $40, the
amount of the publishers bill.
The Shasta courier., 1858-03-13
ALL OUR GOODS

Are purchased with great care, and for Cash.
The freight from San Francisco to Shasta is now
only cents per pound, which will enable us
who can purchase for cash below, to Il goods
in this market at much lower figures than were
ever offered before.
The Shasta courier., 1858-03-13
PROVISIONS & GROCERIES.

d OBBINS EXTRA California new Beans;
IL BACON, in casks red, white and Ba-
and cases. yos.
Oregon Extra Bacon in Dried apples and dried
cases. peaches, Chill peach
Sugar cured Hams Bill es, assorted pie fruits.
lings', Griggs, and in Green corn, green peas.
brine. Oysters, sardines, and
Extra clear Pork Lard full assortment Of
in tins. goods in tins.
Goshen Butter; Cali Carolina, and China No
fornia Butter in and Rice
10 ib tins. Rock, Gro. Rock, and
Crushed sugar,powder- Table Salt, in 5 and
ed sugar, NO. sugar, lob bags.
China No. l sugar. Pickles and Cranberries
Rio and Old Govern in kegs
mentJasa Coffee, Boz COdfs sb Mackerel
wees Fresh Ground Extra Goldena and sugar
Coffee house syrup
fine assortment of Flour, Grain, Potatoes
Green and Black &c, &c, in quantities
Teas. to suit.
The Shasta courier., 1858-03-13

10- We had very slight sprinkle of rain oa
yesterday. -
The Shasta courier., 1858-03-13
The difference :.
S7.333 GO

Thus it will be seen that between the first of
Feb, 1857, and the first of Feb, 1858, upwards
of Seven Thousand Dollars worth of scrip more
than was legally allowed appears to have been
issued. Where is this balance? Who has it :?
The Shasta courier., 1858-03-13
Superfne Flour

warranted. This is no fiction we have every
bag of it in Shasta. As the present high rates
will be the means of bringing several small lots
of an inferior quality of flour into this market,
we intend keeping the above large amount OF
excellent flour,
Exclusively for our own Trade
We would also state that the price of Flour at
our house III Shasta, will be materially changed
for the benefit of the consumers on Monday
next. Call and see
The Shasta courier., 1858-03-13
REDUCED PRICES
SEELiG g. kEWBAUER

TAKE PLEASURE IN INFORMING THEIR
Il customers and the public in general, that
they have received by latest arrivals,
Very Large ana Well Assorted Stock
of the below mentioned articles of
DIVERS MERCHANDISE.
which they are enabled to sell cheaper than was
ever offered in this market
For Cash Only!
That this is the case, few of the prices below
stated will soon satisfy the purchaser:
The Shasta courier., 1858-03-13
MARRIED,

On the 7th inst, at the residence of DR.. Benz.
Shurteff, by H. A Curtiss, Esq, Mr.. E. A. KEEL
TON to Miss ]. A. WARD.
The Shasta courier., 1858-03-13

DIED,
In this place, on the morning of the 18th inst.
of Group and inflammation of the Lungs, MARY
daughter of Mrs. Sarah Skillman; aged years
months and II days.
Gently
She is sleeping
She has breathed her last,
Gently
While you are weeping,
She to heaven has past
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1858-07-28
CLEARFIELD, PA. WEDNESDAY JULY %, 1854

ally nutritious, and it is difficult TO escape
such conclusion we are completely at a
loss Tor an adequate explanation of il. Lit.
tie hight is thrown on it By the assump.
u'h, probable enough, that the earth
must contain organic matter, because in n
pound Of such earth could scarcely be con.
tanned sufficient organic matter to supply
the demands Of an adult. Nor will il get
rid OF the difficulty TO say that the earth
only appeased hunger without nourish.
ing the system because, in the first place
lIumho! !dt's testimony is that the Ottos
mac, "5a'g' on clay at periods when other
food l. deficient and in the second place.
although the Ioco' sensation of hunger NAV
be arrcoscd 10y introducing substances in
to the stomach, the more impcrious systl-
0ot sensation Of hunger is not thus to be
appeased, We must, therefore. be con.
tent at present with accepting the fact
winch the scicnce Of future doy NAV
possibly explain.
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PAPIEK MACIIE

,rannsI m's uItio!e on'Slned Its name from the
m,,"toT p"ior winch forms the principal
,ri";eL ,,Li.L az III us composition. The raret
,r T"i1n = cut mo the required size ont
s"uPr' Is made OF the consistency Of tho
nH'oes! WOOD by sleeping in oil ate,
'i'gI' !, Is ieit to dry in an oven. Whcu
a5 ,"J required qj 'Ime has elapsed, it ia reno
,,o. 'o' ",,q @ 'eIt IN 'he open air for few min.
u'IS; u Is; Th'll " coat OF refined black vayn-,
- 'G'T over me surface. Before this yog.
i,,SI nus e'ome dry, pieces Of pearl, cg
~ '"t Sh"pS oi leaves, roses and ctAe,
.o" .',o 'rs, Us me fancy OF The artist may die
J ,a'e, Of me character Of the article may
'ftqu"e, are la'd on the paper, TO wle.
lAey adhere, and which Is acair rlac,a -,
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The Hair of the Presidents.

In the fatent Office at Washington,
there are many objects of interest connec-
ted with the government. and those who
administered its affairs in time gone bv.
While examining some of the objects of
curiosity, when i'll Washington in Decem.
Der last. there was nothing that struck us
so torcibly as the samples, or small locks
of hair taken from the heads of different
chief magistrates, from Washington down
to President Pierce, secured in frames CO.
vered with glass. Here is in fact, part
and parcel of what once constituted the
living bodies of those illustrious individu.
ais, whose names are as familiar as house
hold.words, but who now live only in his
tory and the rememberance of the past.
The hair of Washington is nearly pure
white, fine and smooth in its appearance.
That OF John Adams is nearly the same
color, though perhaps little coarser The
air OF Jefferson is OF n different character
being mixture cf white and auburn, or
ANDY brown, and rather coarse. The
mar ot Madison Is coarse, and OF a mixed
"Nte ana dark. The mar @: Monroe is a
nH uHn" darA nublrn smooth and free
tnit dn' admlAturc Whatever. Tn, han
10. Joan Z. Adams Is somewhat peculiar.
en- course, and of veiiDsan gray
"a cN.1r Tho hair of Crr,uai Jackson is
alHuu~, "tor, white, bat coarse bon .t-
character, 90. might ho supposed lg lau..
who Have c\nmlu,d ino portrait ul f.o
old nero. the hair "' GeU. Harrison .sa
unc Write. with 70 sigh, mixture ui black.
'Ae hair Of john Tyler is mixture or
"lmtD and brown. The hair OF james X.
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Nan Killedby a Woman in Defence
her Husband.

On Saturday night the C:tv Ma-rA
was aroused from bed TO 20 to a house s..
Ihe northern extremity Of Leayci worth 3.
Here was horrible sight. Sitting a.,
IN bed was q man by the name of Eral'
ham, his face bruised up, his shirt cove.
ed with blood, and his wife. a youpe. o9p
looking woman, in much distress. und a.,
tending to his bruises. About twenty ie,
from the back door, in the garden lav 4
dead body Of Hugh Wilson. His fea..r
scarcely recognizable, his forehead smasi
ed IN, and the blood and brains oo9;Drp.
protusely, a large and bloody club Ly b.
side, with which the woman, the wife
Branham, said she had done the decd ~,
defence OF her husband The plain sto..
that the two told, that wilson, inroNic.
TED, had forced the lock of the doog l.
Jcrked Branham )ut of bed, and he'd dr..
ged him out into the garden. The w
flew to her husbands assistance. md ;.
dlnt OF well directed blows, made OF W
son the most horrible corpse one coo.
well LOOK upon.
Statement QflrS. Mary Braukam. Myrc
and husband had retired to bed. VII,
some one broke into the house and car.
to the bed before we could get up. H.
man seized my husband and dragged h..
out, striking at and beating him. lie C..
led to me for help; said the man was n.
ing 10 wiring otfhis head. ! could no. o.
hold of any thing except piece of boar,
the same now in court. With this I r...
up to my husband, and found him down.
with strong man resting one knee O.
his breast and striking him very sevc.
blows. As got in strikin1 distance, q
mtn was attempting to wiring Oft the ne.
Of my husband, who seemed 10 be alaio
helpless. ! Immediately struck him wl.
the stick, and did not cease until bis ho,
upon my husbands head and neck was p.
laXel. struck him with nothing bu, =.
sick. My husband had been in bed + .
a week previous. and was almost as he,
less as a child. struck to save nv le
bands life, and believe he would ha
been killed in few minutes had LA..
struck.
Decision Of the Justiccs-We, tho uad
signed Justices, agree unanimouslr. .l
the homicide committed b. Mary prr
ham on Hugh Wilson was iugtifablo 81,
she was discharged from cu,,od,.- Pa.
{ No. Argus:
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CLAY-E EATERS.
From Blac&,oood'8 Magazine.

From B'ac$joood'S Naga2iae.
What will the reader say on hearing
that in many parts OF the world even clay
is respectable and respected food. Ira
vellers, who see strange things are very
positive in their assertions on this head. -
Humbolt. man whose word Justly carries
with it European authority, confirms the
statement OF Gumi.la, that the Ottomacs
OF South America, during the periods of
the floods, subsist entirely on a fat and fe.
ruginous clay of which each man eats a
pound or more. Spix anu Martuis declare
that the Indians ofthe Amazon eat a kind
of loan, even when other food is abun.
dant. Molina says that tho Peruvi-
ans frequently eat a sweet-smelling clay :;
and Ehrenberg has analyzed the edible
clay sold in the markets oG Bolivia, which
he tnds to he a mixture OF tale and mica.
The inhabitants oi Guiana mingle clay
with their bread and the negroes of Ja-
maica are said to eat earth when other
food is deficient.
According to Labillardiere. the inhabi.
tants OF New Caledonia appease their hun
ger with a white friable earth. said by Van
queln to be composed of magnesia, silica.
oxide Of iron, and chalk To conclude
this list We must add Siam Siberia and
Eamtschatka as countries Of clav-caters.
This is rather a staggering accumulation of
assertions which we cannot dismiss alto.
gether, even II we suppose a large allow
ance of scepticism justifable. Granting
the fact that certain kinds Of earth are re.
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Tom OF HIPPoCRATEs.-The Erperance
of Athens states that near the village of
Arnaouli, not far from Pharasalia, a tomb
has just been discovered which has been
ascertained to be that of Hippocrates, the
great ph"sician, an inscription clearly
,"uncial.ng lie fac. In the tomb cold
ring was ionmd representing a sepent, the
Nynbo! "i the medical ant IN antiquity, as
well AZ ,inai. gold chain attached to a
tlln piece OF gold having the appearance
OF baud for the head. There was also
lying with these articles n bronze bust.
sun o-ed 10 be that OF Hippocrates him.
sell Thee objects, rs well as the stone
which bear- the inscription, were deliver.
el up TO liousIu Pacha. Governor of The
sally who at once forwarded them to Con
5tantiDopie
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1858-07-28

FALLS OF NrAGcRA.--A letter writer
the falls Of Niagara. says:
For fifteen years have been an ANN
visiter here, and Niagara has never ha,5
impressed me with so much soblimi'y
attribute 1t to greater quantity of ,vs
at present than upon an former occseio
The Cataract itself does not presen, a
merked change offeature, but the .'Rsa.l
and the whirlpool" are more grand a
impetuous than the "oldest inbab.,r,
can reccolleot. 1t is stated. upon ralisH.
authority. that the surface of Lake Erie
from five to six feet higher now than b.
fore for thirty years. Much land is inn
dated upon the southern shore ofsad la
and the farmers along shore are l7ud
their complaints against the public vo-'
at Black Rock, which they allegc dam
the Niagara River so as to cause iI,a rise
the lake.
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The First Blood Shed for Liberty in the
Revolutionary War.

The first blood she'd in defence of Libcr.
~ and IN opposing English oppression
was in the South. The State of North Ca.
rohna-the "Old North Smtc." and twin
SISTER Of South Caroiua-is entitled 10 tine
honor. 1t was during the gubernatoriaI
administration of the notorious Governor
Tryon, the English governor al the time.
VINO punt one OF the most splendid palaces
IN either y, or 5. America at Newborn. n.
I. with the proceeds OF tues imposed uu.
on Jhe people for the purpose, and 70 re-.
SiSt which taxation portion Of them 70.
belled, Just as did the men OF Ma.sacLu.
setts afterwards 1t took place in tho
year Ia |, and is narrated by Mr. Wheel
er IN his history Of North Carolina On
the 10th OF May, in that year. q battle was
fought between the Americans and the
British forces on the banks of the Ain.
nance river, IN what is now known as the
county OF that name, called the battle OF
!amance. The American forces were cal
led the "Regu!ators, from their efforts in
endeavoring to bring about an equitable
regulation OF taxes ana other oupres.ive
matters. The American forces amounted
10 two thousand, ana were headed he
three men named Husbands, Huntcr and
Butler, while the British forces iuclading
militia, called ouj by Iry0n. amounted 10
upwards OF eleven hundred. bat had the
advantage greatly in arms and discipline.
A. might nave been expected. the Amer;
cans were defeated after an action of two
hours, with \ loss of twenty dead and sey.
crti wounded, while that ., the rnyaI to,.
ces, ~ killed, wounded and missing was
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1858-07-28

Use OF PAIN.--Sir Humphrey Davy,
when boy, with the defiant constancy of
youth, which had as yet suffered nothing.
held the opinion that pain was no evil
he was retuted by a crab who bit his toe
when he was bathing, and made him roar
loud enough to be heard half a mile Off
If he had maintained instead that pain
was good, his doctrine would have been
unimpeachable. Unless the whole con-
stitu,ion of the world were altered, our
very existence depends upon our sensibil.
lty TO suffering. An anecdote, which is
quoted by DR.. Carpenter, III his "P:inci-
pies Of Human Physiology from the
journal of Naturalist" shows the fatal
effects of a temporary suspension of this
law of our nature. A drover went 10 sleep
on winters evening upon the platform
OF a lime'kiln, with one leg resting upon
the stones which bad been piled up to
burn through the night. That which was
gentle warmth when he lay down, become
a consuming fire before he rose up. His
foot was burnl of above the ancle, and
when reused u no morning by the man
who ularn.out,l the lime>kiln, he put
bis stump mccnyious Of his misfortune,
% The gruund the extremity crumbled
into Fragments Whether he had been
Ia.'.H into ,.r1r Gy the carbonic acid
driven u.t uom Jc limestone, or whatev-
az ma! uay, ueau the cause of his insensi-
a.!l'y, ne ieit NJ pain, and through his
Ecr! exemption ilom this lot of humani.
~. expired . fortnight afterwards in Bris.
to' Hospital. Without the warning voice
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1858-07-28

A TERRIBLE DEArH.--James ". Palm,
An Englishman, S0years ofage. while IN
ering wild fowls eggs recently OIL tac r..
alloones rocky inlots on the coast Of O..
fornia, fell from aprecipice 400 feet hi.
striking and bounding from cliff t. eliF
his fearful decent, leaving portions arl
clothing and quivering fesh on th..l j.,
ged points. His body was never seen
forwards.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1858-07-28

A LaDr's PoRTRArT.-"She had certair'.
some qualities to shine in a fashional
circle. She had plenty Of apathy.
tolerablo caprcious-was brilliantly o..
and fertilely illiterate--acquiesed VII
every on", aud diffus>d universal sp,iJo. "
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1858-07-28

BROTHER AND SIsTER.--Tbe Sy1kg Zeih,uo
has the following story: "Somo years aro
a young man was living in New York city
on high scale. His name was William
Frazer He had large business, good con.
nections, and was so much engaged by the
worlds glitter and display that he had no
time to look after his sister, Mt that time n
poor teacher in one of the boarding schools
of New York; and by-and.by he forgot her
entirely. Some days ago an aged man was
arrested near Baltimore and brought back
to Morristown, New Jersey, where he
broke out Of the cell he was confined in,
to await his sentence for counterfeiting,
1t was William Frazer. The once poor
teacher lives now at Paris. in the Palais
Elysee Bourbon, on the Champs Elysee
and is the wife of Lucien Murat. She NAV
dream every night Of kings and crowns,
while her unfortunate brother is awaiting
his sentence to the State prison."
The Rochester Uaion states that n little
child. the years Of age, left at home with
a small brother, told her brother that she
was going to see her sister Charlotte. and
unobserved left the house, Charlotte was
a sister who had died and was buried two
years since in Mt Hope Cemetry. Search
was made only in the city, her remark to
her brother not having excited any atten.
ton. The child was found in Mt. Hone
Cemetry, which is three miles from the
child's home. She had found the grave of
her sister although in a distant'part oftbe
grounds, and orly reached by winding and
intricate walks. When she rot 10 the
grave she lay down on its grass and slept
After her visit was finishod she was ma.
king her way toward the gate when stop.
ping to drink. shew picked up aud to-
ken 10 her home.
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