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BACHELOR WoEs.-What pitiful thing ar old
bachelor is, with his cherries house, and his
rueful phiz, on bitter cold night, when the
fierce winds blow, and the earth is covered with
a foot of snow. When his fire is out, and in
shivering dread he slips meath the sheets of his
lonely bed. How he draws up his toes all en-
cased in yarn hose, and he buries his nose meath
the chilly bed clothes, that his nose and toes
still encased in yarn hose may not be froze-
Then he puffs and he blows, and swears that he
knows no mortal on earth ever suffered such
woes, and with ahsl and with obs and with
limbs nearly froze, to his sanmber in silence the
bachelor goesl In the morn when the cock
crows, and the sun has just rose, from beneath
the bed clothes pop goes the bachelors nose,
and he sees the windows all ffoze, why, back
meath the clothes, pops the poor fellows nose,
for if from the bed he rose, to put on his clothes,
he'd surely be froze.
The Shasta courier., 1858-08-28
COUNTY DIRECTORY
County Officers.

COuuty OImCtfN.
District Judge-William P. Daingerfeld, of
Shasta.
County Judgs--Joel 7. Landrum.
Associate Jushces-J. b. Stewart and Will
liam Knowlton
County Treasurer-James Hayburn.
County Cierk-H. |. Vauhorn.
Sherif-H. Clay Stockton. Under Sheriff
John Dent.
county Assessor-W. H. Angel.
County Surreyor-E. Linn.
Public Observation-Disclosures Swasey.
District Attorney-James D. Mix.
School Commissioner-G. X. Godfrey
County Physician--Dr. James Z. Pelham.
Board of Superrisors-lst District, Samuel
Payne; I'd District, William B. Stoddart; Sd
District, d. C. johnson.
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Times of Holding Courts.

NINTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
SHAsrA-Third Mondays in January, May and
September.
SIsKNoU-First Mondays in March, July and
November.
TRIsrry-Sccond Mondays in April, August
and December.
Shasta County Courts.
sIeld on the lst Mondays of January, May and
September.
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 the Judge may
determine.
BOARD OF SuPERvIsoRs-Meet lst Mondays in
May, August, November and February.
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THE LIQUOR TRAFFIo.-Rev Dr. Francis Way
land says of the liquor traffic II any man
chooses to continue the traffic in alcohol, have
one word to say. Ny brother, when you order
a cargo eff Intoxicating drink, think how much
misery you are importing into the community.
As you store it up, think how many curses you
are heaping together against yourself. As Jon
roll it out OF your warehouse. think how many
families each cask will ruin. Let your thoughts
then revert to your own 6rsside, to your vile
and yonr little ones; look upward to Him who
judges righteously. and ask yourself, my bro,
theF, Is il right2"
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F @ r w A r d l n G
From Red RiuGs.

.xES THE UNDERSIGNED, HAVING
<szzEziAAIEz. purchased the interest of A. d
Carpenter, Esq, in the Forwarding Business, has
made arrangements by which all goods consigned
to his care, at Red Bluffs, will be faithfully at.
tended to. Mn. DUSTIN
Red Bluffs, Dec 5, 1886. d6-tf
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IeHs CALHoUs.-The last rumor is that ths
illustrious John Calhoun, of Kansas, is indig-
aant at his removal from the Office of Surveyor
General, aad ia about to print certain mysteFi-
ors documents received from distinguished gen,
tlemen in favor of the doctrine of popular SOW
ereignty. 1t is stated that be will also show
that, while he is supposed to have been the
prime mover in the desertion of Gov. Walker.
he has simply been used to pull the chestngts
out of the FIRE
The Shasta courier., 1858-08-28

LAW AND ORDER.--A forcible expression and
full of truth was that of Senator Toombs, of
Georgia, in his speech in reference to the Army
bill
Experience and history for centuries have
demonstrated that order maintained by regular
soldiers is despotism, and that peace only thus
maintained is the cemetery of liberty"
The Shasta courier., 1858-08-28

WELLMIxED RAcE.-There is now in Ro-
chester, New York, man aged one hundred and
six years, whose ancestry, together with his own
progeny, will exhibit one of the strangest mix
lures of races we have ever heard Of His name
is Shanadoah O'Brien, and he was born in Bos=
ton, in 1852. His father was an Jrishnan, and
his mother an Indian, of the Oneida tribe
When twelve years old he was sent TO France,
and there educated as physician. He returned
to America and served in the Revolutionary
War; afterward he went back to France, and
there married the daughter of the Emperor Of
Morocco, by whom he had sight children; with
her he lived in the United States for some time,
and she died. He then married an American
woman, descended from the Teutonic line, and
after her death married negress, who was fifty
years younger than himself, and by whom hs
had four children. In his children are united
the blood of the Cets, the Teutons, the African,
and the North American Indian.
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rsp No briehter level crowns the dadesn {

nE No brighter jewel crowns the dadesn of
the Democracy than the name of Stephen A.
Douglas. of Illlaeis. A household word, to call
up brighter memories and joyous recollections-
vivid. picturesque eloqaeEce and gsRtlsmanly
associations. His name will be in future a
dread--a nameless fear to the "base-born crew
of ours in high and low degree" who yelped
around him, after their fashion, during the en-
tire session of the late Congress.-Placer Press
The Shasta courier., 1858-08-28
The TELEGRAPH.-Aga

THE TELEGnAPH.-Again we ask the Telegraph
company what verbose Ounce makes up news
for the interior? The last dispatch told us what
latitude and longitude an inconsiderable ship
was in when a certain wind blew, and what an
English Lord said in Parliament Get man OF
sense and judgment to prepare the dispaten
tell as the important news and then stop we
don't want TO copy and print columns of the New
York Herald. As your news is prepared it is
cumbraace to a mssataia paper Give US the
important news, and we will read the New York
Herazds op,sio,as at pleasure Triuity Journal
The Shasta courier., 1858-08-28

New Uses FOR CoTToN.-A gentleman, named
Lcgare, of South Carolina. has succeeded in
making articles of furniture cut of cotton-made
SO compact, as to be hard wood Out of the
same material he has obtained fire and water
proof substance, suitable for walls OF buildings.
and capable of any amount of building and re-
lief. A house, it is said, may be built from
foundation to roof-tree of compressed cotton,
nearly as hard as stone, and qnite as impenetra-
BILE to the elementsj and it may be built in bali
the time it wsud take to lay the bricks in q
brick honse of the same size, ana at about one-
third the cost
The Shasta courier., 1858-08-28
SHASTA COURIER
Douglas and the Aaml...tr.s.on.
A correspondent Of the Journal of comme,

A correspondent Of the Journal of Commerce
(Democratic) says:
But the President can make no concessions
TO Mr. Douglas, further than to say, as he has
SAID, that he concurs with Mr.. Douglas in the
propriety of party discipline and regular nomi-
nations, in an acquiescence in the decision of
the Kansas people under the English act, and in
the adoption hereafter of the principle of the
Minnesota act"
II the President does thi-, he does all which
Mr. Douglas friends can ask Because, if he in
Ruth savoss adherence to aparty discipline
and regular nominations" he will kick from
place and power those traitorous appointees who
| havebeen forming an alliance with the Repub
licansto compass the defeat of Douglas. That
the "war against Douglas" by the Admnistra-
ton, has ceased, we are satisfied from the fact
Sweat and Mr. Hunt both members of the reg
ular Democratic Convention of April, and which
was for Douglas by about twenty to one-and
S. s. Brooks, editor of the Quincy Herald, one
of Douglas organs-were appointed to Office by
the Administration. Here is what the editor O
the Herald says about it:
Sweat, Hunt and ourself are all straigh
ticket democrats, and all IN fapor Of The re-electo,
of Judge Douglas to the Senate. We shall re-
gard our own appointment as an approval Of III
| President of our general course az a Democra
and an editor. We shall regard it eridenc
that he does not prefer the election of Black Re
publican or Know Nothing to the United State
Senate over Judge Douglas"
The Shasta courier., 1858-08-28

Ia A courtly negro once sent reply to an
invitation, in which he regretted that circum-
stances repugnant to the acquiesce, would pre-
vent the acceptance to the invite
The Shasta courier., 1858-08-28

HGr The longest straight stretch OF road IN
the South, is on the Wilmington, Charlotte and
Rutherford Railroad, where for seventy-hye
miles the line is perfectly straight
The Shasta courier., 1858-08-28

An OPINION REpEArEp.-On the 5th of June
last, just after the reception of the news of the
passage of the "English Bill" we remarked as
follows, and now repeat the same, believing the
position therein assumed safe one for Demo-
Gratis to take
+" The great redecming feature of the bill is
that it submits the Lecompton Constitution to
vote of the people. True it is not submitted
directly, yet npon the propositions submitted,
every citizen may vote for or against that in
strument. If the propositions submitted are
accepted, Kansas is admitted; if rejected, the
constitution is rejected also. The fate of the
constitution is controlled by this particular vote
therefore the assertion of Senators Hunter and
Greene that that instrument is not submitted to
a vote of the people, we regard as a most tlimsy
sophism. This being the case, the people ol
Kansas should be satisfied, because they have
now in their own hands the power to regulate
their domestic institutions in their own way
And while we think the Crittenden II decidedly
the better of the two, and cannot censure any
one for adhering to that to the end. yet as the
7 Conference bill is now the law, we think al
Democrats should be satisfied should acquiesce
and benccforth ignore the sickcning, distract
ing and disgusting question"
The Shasta courier., 1858-08-28

bk5- The Puritans have been and gone and
named ship the Lola Montez- If the ship i:
anything like the fair lecturer, it will take g
ripper of clipper to whip her.
The Shasta courier., 1858-08-28

B0 The man who courted an Investigation
says it isn't half as good an affectionate girl
We presume net.
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Township Officers,

SHASTA TowNsHIP.--Justices of the Peace-H.
a. Curtss, L. X. Shed. Constables-Robert O.
Dewitt, Thomas J. Flynn.
CLEAR CREEK TOWNSHIP -Justices-William
knowlton, James NJ. Eby.
Stewart.
SIERRA TowNsHIr-Justices- D. Baker.
PIrT RIVER Observation-Disclosures NJ. Hunt
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gymnasium, where the pupils will be instructed
In the art of bringing the fluid to their aid in
physical and intellectual labor. The theory is
that every person possesses a fluid which is the
connection 6etaceen matter and mind, but that many
are ignorant ofits use and existence. In the
second class the pupils will learn to direct the
fluid at all times by the will. The third class
is called the class of results which will put the
living in communication with the dead.
While Mr. Hume is instructing the males in
the art and mystery of fluids, Madame Hume
will manage a female department of the same
establishment. 1t is intimated that company
of wealthy Russians and Parisans has been
formed to realize this scheme, and that negotia-
tions are now going on for magnificent hotel
and spacious grounds"
Rev. THEo. PARKER ON MISS CUsHMAN's LADY
MAcBETH-A thousand years ago your and my
Saxon forefathers, living in mean novels, for
| sport had mimic battles wherein with quarter
slaves, or spears, or swords, men laid at each
other in savage joy, and were often hurt and
sometimes slain. Looking at that bowling will
derneSs of amusement, who could have foreseen
the time in another land peopled by other
Saxons-in Boston-two thousand Christian
men and women should come together in a
theatre, paying large prices, to see great scene
| of ambitious human life, done into magnificent
lanau uage by and old English poet, chefest OF
| his tribe, and that grand poetry enacted into a
grand drama by New England Saxon woman,
who trans6gured his thoughts to life, teaching
| how the justice of God came and torments the
murderer, and he who incites the murderer
walking in such ghastly sleep? Who, thou
sand years ago, in the rough sports of our Saxon
fathers, could have imagined Boston audience
thrilled with aesthetic and religious delight a,
seeing Macbeth fifty enacted by fighting mer
and fighting women ?--Boston Saturday Eepenins
| Gazette.
Well said, most reverend Sir. But we car
put the case still stronger. Who, sundry thou
sands of years ago, when Mamselle Eve was CO.
quoting in Paradise with Monsieur Adam, will
nothing to hide her nakedness but a small quill
of fig leaves pinned around her loins, perhap
with the thorn of crab-apple tree-who W,
repeat, would at that time, after looking at he
style of dress, have supposed that her daughter
away out here in California, up in the then non
existent and now pretty extensively known tow
of Shasta, would cavort around in the Flor
McFlimsey" style of dress-which is hogshead
shaped, forty-eight feet in circumference an
twelve in diameter-occupying as much spac
, as the tree from which that destructive appl
was plucked?
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Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-09-16
Defines Hi, Position Ay ain.

Campbell spoke Saturday night to a
miserable little meeting Of his friends
over at Walkers Hall, in Oregon.
He began late and said little; but
having declared for "Popular Sover-
eighty" in his letter to the Journal in
July, md for Congressional Sovereign
ty and no more slave States at the New
Paris Convention in August, he took
occasion thus early in September to
change again and take a position be-
ttoeem the ttco, so he may suit all sides
He then said he woulH vote for a slave
State south of 36 80 if the people want
ed it.; but would not vote for a slave
State north of that line whether the peo-
pie wanted it or lot. So, then. Gree
dom" is to depend on a line of latitude
and popular Sovereignty" is a ques-
ton of Geography! South the people
may govern themselves, but north they
must not, but Congress must govern
them. Those who emigIate from slave
holding States south of SO, 80 are to
have popular sovereignty; but those
who emigrate from the northern States
are not, but are themselves to be the
slaves of Congressional dictation! Neri-
ly the "Pony' is in trouble. So much
for the latest phase of his position con
the GOOSE and so much for running
loose i'm the deestrick."-Dayton Emp.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-09-16
ellis Record"

The Republican and opposition can
didate is unwilling to be put upon s'his
record" Here is a part of it, one of
his very last official acts. We publish it
for the benefit of sour n~aturalized citi-
zens." 1t may be found in proceedings
of Congress last spring, Congressional
Globe of May the II, 1858, p 2061.
The Minnesota Bill being under con
sideration, the yeas and nays being call
ed the bill was passed.
During the call OF the roll"
"MR. CAMPBELL said: In the hope
that the Constitution may soon be
changed, SO as to exclude foreigners
from the right of suffrage, II vote 'ay.
This is the man for whom his friends
are lying loose around the corners, and
soliciting German votes.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-09-16
Our Ticket.

The second Tuesday of October next,
will attest the wisdom of those who
placed before the people the glorious
names now floating at our mast head
There is a spirit abroad among the De-
mocracy, which must lead them to a
glorious victory. Every man feels
satis6ed-nay, rejoices in the. strength
and popularity of the nominees, and
feels like going into the field of battle
with q hurrah! We are satisfied that
every democrat in the State will cheer
do all in his power to insure sue
cess. and we feel assured that there arc
hundreds of honest-thinking, high
minded Republicans, who will support
candidates in preference to those
by their " party. Hur-
rah! hurrah!-thc times are big with
promised good to the Taxpayers of the
STATED Let US be true to the best in
of Ohio, and VICTORY will
perch upon the banners of Democracy /!
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-09-16
Shall mulattoes Vote.

That is the question. Whether We
shall have a State government of black
men and white, or of mixed, or of white
only. We go the full fgure-and say
that the least tincture of the African
degrades a man below the right of suf-
ferage in Ohio. Some may think we
go too far. But what is the test?-Gen-
eral equality. The man who is recog-
nized as an equal at the polls, should be
and is recognized as an equal for all
purposes. A white man, may be low
and degraded, but a possibility for him
self and children to attain the highest
position in the country, remains as long
as he carries the white skin. That pos
sibility, every feeling and prejudice
and reason of the American people de-
MES to the black man or his decendents
by any mixture and without reference
to merit. God has made a partition
wall between the two races. That par,
tition can't be torn down.
Those who think that mulattos with
only this question to settle. Could they
under any circumstances make social
equals, of such? could they marry such
or could they admit their children to
marry them, or their decendents? A
Imagination we regard with honor but
if black color is to deprive human be-
ings of the right of suffrage in Ameri-
ca, We would say, exclude all or none;
make it all vitiating-or none. We
say to u Republican friends, that we
present them, a breathing and a throb,
bling issue in Ohio, shall negroes votei
Will they answer it?-as a party-as
men generally even-or will they say
like boys and to be smart, that we can
write only of the African. We have
ever said-one question at a time
When the Republicans change theil
platform, we will change the argument
While they talk of%freedom and equality
for negroes we. will talk of the fitness
and propriety of such a course. We
have got abolitionism pretty we'll out Of
the towns; we will hammer away till il
is out of the Rural Districts. And in
the mean time we will argue all other
questions presented.-Ohi6 Patriot.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-09-16
For the Democ rat.

Mr.. ED1roR:-As the Auditor is
1.-THE chief school officer of the county"
would it not be well for educational
men to see as the time approaches for
the selection, that a man of the right
stamp is secured for this position? Is
it not the duty ofthe Auditor to require
FULL reports from township officers, as
to forward those reports to the school
commissioner? And if so, who has
manifested a more actire, Aving zeal in
favor of good schools than the present
Independent candidate, Mr.. Abbott
Who would be likely!to make a more
efficient school officer, as Auditor, than
Mr.. Abbott? Would it not be wise for
the people to think of this matter?-
Would it not be wise to elect Abbott?
SOMERS.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-09-16
Union and victory.

1t is so plainly the duty of every
member of the Democratic party to pur.
sue the course marked out in the follow
ing sensible article from the Waynes-
burg Messenger, that it will be difficult
to find a Democrat willing t advocate
any other policy. 1t is essential not
only to the present success of the Dem
ocratic party, but to its very existence,
to forget the unfortunate differences
which have lately existed. Every SEN
linens of the article following meets
with a hearty endorsement from US:
"THE Duty OF TIE DEMOCRATIC
PARTY.-The Democratic party of the
present day has a great duty to perform
one that must tell upon the future peace
and prosperity of our great country
1t is a high and imperative duty of the
Democratic party to secure and prepct-
uato. its-own union and harmony-be-
cause it is "a lone through this means
that the Union aud the Constitution of
our ommon country can be preserved,
and all their i~nestimable advantages and
blessings transmitted to those who come
dlICI u We III " OCilCNC OuI CIlIOH
which is the wonder and admiration of
the world, could survive a single year
were it not for the influence. the guild
ance and the principle of the National
Democracy. Take these away-remove
entirely their conciliatory and harmon
izing influences, and give loose reign to
the mad spirit of sectional fanaticism for
a single year, and our proud confeder-
acy would be at an end for-ver. Is this
true? Is there a single intelligent Dem
ocrat in the country that does not believe
it? Or at least, is there one that would
not grratly fear to risk the experiment?
What then, under such circumstances
under such fearful weight of response
bility-is the duty of the Democrat
ic party? We answer-N is to mite! 1t
is to harmoni=e! 1t is to forget and to for
give all past differences upon mere ques
tons of judgement and ~expediency, and
to rally to the maintenance of those great
fundamental principles-those ancient
landmarks of the party, which have been
so long and so successfully maintained
and carried into practice by the Nation
al Democracy.