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Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1859-08-23

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phrase Of 6arcasm or inyectiye which be
designed. Many anecdotes are related Of
the Effect produced by the voice and in-'
eer--as when. after : violent denhncia-
ton 81 bis character and career from 4
Young member of the House, he rose quiz
city. and stretching out his arm, said in
cold Indifferent tones, !. Mi. Speaker, wLo,
II ksaf gentleman :, It was impossible
not to Be interested ia his speeches, for
they are exauisi.ly choice Id their phra-
seology and no sentence passed bis lips
which had not ifst been famed aud polr
ished carefully, 10 to speak, ii his mind.
Often his gestures were dramatic and en-
pressiye--as when he rendered up bis pub
iictrust, after the Old Convention Of which
L have spoken, !. It is time for me 70 re-
tire and stand before another and higher
tribunal he said solemnly. I where i
verdict Of acquittal via he Of infinitely
more importance than any from an
Eearthly tribunal. Here is The trust which
Eyou placed in nv hands twenty EIGHT
| years AGO then STOPPING forward and
extending his arms as though be rolled a
great weight towards his hearers. 4 take
lit back |! take ii back 4, be said, and,
mounting his horse without further words,
rode of. Throughout his entire life.
from the day in March. 1893, when he
mounted the rostrlm fronawhich Patrick
Henry bad just descended. TO his sorrow
full death ID May, 1883. bis peculiafiIies
Lof speaking, acting. dressing and living,
attracted universal attention.
The siDgulariies Of thb great orator
grow upon the mind, and are Of mex
haustible attraction. This attraction Is
sad but profound No parsonage hi our
nationahannals has leftupoh the minds oi
men 4 more distinct impression Of his
mental and physical characteristics.- -
Hundreds Of anecdotes remain Of him,
but they are often so doubtful that I have
refrained from repeating them in sketch
which aims At rigid historical accuracy
land laithfulness The omission may dis.
lappoint some Of those who read these
Hines, expecting amusement and food fol
laughter but others will perhaps feel
Satisfaction at the absence Of such matter,
i Those floating bon nlots, epigrams and
fsafcasms, i'll authenticated for the mos
part, and often very bitter. would prove
of very little interest to The thonghlfn
reader. Much more aversefis the writes
lOf these lines 10 any employment Of hi
subject for the purpose Of amusement =
He disdains to lay bare the shudderinl
NERVES Of this famous and unhappy mai
to the mirth and ridicnle ofthe thought
less crowd, There was little to amuse ii
the jests Of John Randolph, They wer,
the utterances Of man whose mind DIX
body were both lcruelly affected, ant
should Gil us with sadness rather thar
Emirth. No laughter accompanied then
when they were uttered, uHlessit were
the triumphant applause OF those VII,
hated the object Of their saEcasm. Th'
sharp and penetrating barb upon thei
brilliant tips struck deep and festered
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1859-08-23

II YOU call this skinniug,, y said Tom
10 the barber, tits not So Bad I but il
you call il shaving: IshouId prefer using
the other side Of tie razor. 7
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1859-08-23

For the Kahawha Valley Star.
KING DOLLAR.

on ~ plan d 8. Z. Merri., . KING cel.en !,
The Shasta courier., 1859-08-27

We make the following extract from the speech
delivered by Horace Greeley at San Francisco on
the17th inst
What we want, then, to avert this, is self
supporting, independent means of communica-
ton. With the Pacific Railroad the communi-
cation between the two sides of the continent
would be immeasurably increased. 4 great tide
of emigration would flow into your State, who
are now only held back by the difficulties which
present themselves. have lately passed, on my
way hither, 900 men, women and children.
and 100000 cattle, on their weary way to Cali
fornia With the Pacific Railroad, this vast as
semblage, who now struggling painfully on
ward, might have been here by the first of May.
active healthy, strong. and ready to take hold OF
any kind of labor. They might have reached
here in Is days; now it will require four months
for them to meet you. Never shall forget those
trains ofpeople pushing their weary way along
those foo;-sore, sun-burned, sad-eyed travel
ers. have seen women making onward to-
wards the West through chapparel and grass
wood over the barren wastes and alkaline clayS
over those treeless and waterless deserts and
my heart bled for them when thought how
great was the distance which yet separated them
from the land of their asprations-the land Of
their future home. hope the thought of that
dusty and weary multitude, who are coming
here to increase your strength and help build up
your State-I hope this viii be men,ento to
you and as they come pouring down the wes-
tern slope of the Sierra Nevada, you will rise and
act-excite the resolution of the torpid, and
cause a general and undying resolve that the
Pacific Railroad shall be built, and be built
soon.
This army however, is but the advance guard
of those who wish to come, were there any di-
rect and comfortable way of crossing the conti-
nent The Caucasian race is impelled westward
! by some mysterious impulse. Every face is turn
ed westward. All are asking, Is there room fol
me in the gold mines or in the fertile lands Of
Oregon and Washington Territory? Your val
| lies along the Pacific coast have fixed the gaze
of the Atlantic States and Europe. l met no
long ago, one evening, in New York. an English
| man sixty or seventy years of age. He had beer
obliged to quit England for some political diff
Guilty, but afterwards returned Just before h
went he told me, 81 mean, if possible 10 pas
the rest of my days in California believe
to be the healthiest and peasantest place on tn
face of the globe" | have never met with re
turned Californian, in the Atlantic States, VIII
did not want to get back here. l stopped, O.
my way here, at the last printing Office on tn
other side of the DESERT and found there an ed
itor, who told me, when he heard that was &c
ing to California, that was going to the mo:
beautiful and best country for poor men in th
world. ''Why," said l to him I" if it is such
fine place, did you not stay there ?" Why
said he, " because | was an internal fooli" an
my friends, there are many more such. Give
the Pacific Railroad, and those who have gor
, home with their fortunes from your gold mint
will return.
The Shasta courier., 1859-08-27
COURIER.
A Two-Edged sword.


Cuts BoTH WAis.-The Anti-teeempton CAL
ifornia State Platform denounces the Admins
tration for its extravaganza" The Anti-Le-
compton party of California profess to be Doug
las men par excellence. They claim Douglas as
their great leader. Well, Douglas voted for all
the extravagances of the Admnistration-for
coy appropriation demanded by the Admins
70 carry on the government Hence
ll.xe men, in denouncng the extravaganza oi
the Administration, denounce the extravaganza
of their great leader, who voted for all these
Administration extravagances. This logic is
irresistible.
Again: Mr. Broderick and the Anti-Lecomp-
ton men generally denounce the "Thirty Million
Cuba Bill as " corruption fund.-" Well, Doug
las, their great leader, voted for the Thirty
Million Cuba Bill" Ergo, according to the
same irresistible logic, Douglas voted for thi:
" corruption fund"
Hence, if the Administration has proved itsel
" extravagant' and " corrupt" as the Anti-Le-
compton Platform charges, then Mr.. Douglas
their professed leader, is equally corrupt, fol
he voted for the very measures to which the
Anti-Lecomptonites point as evidence of such
extravaganza and corruption.
The Shasta courier., 1859-08-27

A SMART MAN.-Sibley, one of the Republi-
can candidates for Congress is very smart man,
provided you don't care what you say, and
choose to talk as man who thinks there is no
future burning for the liar. When introduced
to Mr.. Burch, one of our candidates for Con-
gress, Sibley thrust his thumbs in the arm holes
of his vest, threw his head back, cleared his
throat, and in pompous style said that he was
most happy to have made the acquaintance of
Mr.. B., and that he intended to start out on a
speechifying tour in few days, and would be
most happy at his various appointments to
meet any of his "competitioners." Sib meant
competitors.
The Shasta courier., 1859-08-27

The SIZE OF LEG.-In Worcester, in a law
suit, plump female witness was asked by the
counsel at what time the cars passed her house
on certain day. She replied that she began
knitting at three o'clock, and had knit twice
round the leg of stocking before the train
passed OF course the counsel next asked her
how long it would take to knit twice round
Some one remarked that the time would depend
on the size of the stocking. The lady readily
replied that the stocking was for herself, and the
Court could exercise its own judgment and guess
as to the size and time required. The answer
brought down the bench, bar, jury and citizens
generally, who were present.
The Shasta courier., 1859-08-27

A PALpABLE FALsEHooD-The S. f. Neps is
informed that Hon. C. L. Scott made the follow
ing speech in X. N. Lodge, in jamestown, in
1885,
"Your cause is good one-your cause is mine
By the American flag (pointing to it) and so
help me God, will never vote for q foreigner
as long as live"
We well remember that in 1855 Mr.. Scott beat
Mr. Coffroth in the Tuolumne Democratic Con-
vention for the nomination for Senator Mr..
Coffroth then joined the Know Nothings, and
accepted the nomination from that organization
for Senator, and ran against Mr.. Scott and beat
him. During all of that campaign Mr.. Scott
fought the Know Nothing organization with bit
terness, speaking against it in every precinct Of
the county. The speech attributed to him he
never made of course. Otherwise the Know
Nothings would not have defeated him and
elected Mr.. Coffroth. 1t is very weak false.
hood
The Shasta courier., 1859-08-27

WHAT WE THINK.-The S. F. Herald, in speak
ing of the recent doings of Louis Napoleon in
Italy, says:
In all this we see nothing but Napoleoh's am
bition not an act for Italian liberty, and we
now inquire, what has he done for Italy? He
has excited against her the bitterest animosity
of her former task-maSter to greater extent
than ever. He has brought destruction upon
mary of her cities, towns and villages. He has
bathed her soil in blood and given her fair fields
up to the flame, her people to the slaughter,
and has achieved nothing in her behalf. He has
overrun the whole country with his victorious
Zouaves and savage, brutal Turcos. He has in
censsd and angered the several States and sown
fearful discord among them, and Italy is to-day
more helpless, more PROSTATE, than before Louis
Napoleon drew his sword in her cause. Sar-
dinia and Lombardy have been put under a
Presidency that is controlled by Austria, and
venetia remains tettered by the House of Haps-
burg
The Shasta courier., 1859-08-27

US1TISG.-The Anti-Lecompton men and Re-
publcans in many portions of the State are CIV
ing undoubted evidence of purpose to unite
against the regular Democracy. At Col. Bakers
Placerve meeting, on the 10th, Judge Hall, a
promaent leader of the Anti-Lecompton party
in Ell Dorado, presided, assisted by another An
ti-Lecompton man as Vice President. Our read
ers aSeourse know that Col. Baker is the regu-
larlyhominated Republican candidate for Con-
gress. If this does not indicate union Of the
Auti-Lecomptonites and Republicans, in Ell
Dorado at least, then there is no truth In the old
saw that straws show which way the wind
blows"
The Shasta courier., 1859-08-27
Township Officers.

SHASTA TowNsHIP.-Jusfices of the Peace
r. Durick, and Jmes Keene Constables-Tho
mas J. Flynn, Joseph NJ Short.
CLEAR CREEK TOWNSHIP -Justices-Willian
Knowlton, James NJ. Eby. Constables-J. W
Gardner, D. Wilder.
FRENCH GULCH TowNsHIP.-Justices-E N
Mcdonald. Constable-William Davis.
SIERRA Observation-Disclosures D. Baker, D
C. Stevenson. onstables-Stephen Park, Jo
sepL Meyer.
PITT RIVER TOWNSHIP Justices Thomas
Bass, A. r. McCollum. Constables-Dauiel G
Hunt, - Stanley.
SUGAR LOAF TowNsHP.-Justices- Nc.
Mann, S. F. Southern. Constables-Willian
Lytle David Rearns.
The Shasta courier., 1859-08-27

STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
County of Shasta.
Notice is hereby given that in addition to the
officers above specified to be voted for in this
county, the following officers will be elected ia
said county at such election, to wit
One Assembyman,
One Tax Collector,
One Sheriff,
One County Clerk,
One Recorder,
One Treasurer
One District Attorney,
One Public Administrator,
One Assessor,
One Coroner,
One Superintendent of Public Schools.
One County Surveyor,
One Supervisor of the Second District, to serve
for three years.
Two Justices of the Peace and two Constables
for each township.
By order Of the Board of Supervisors August
Term, 1853. H. l. VAN HORN.
Clerk Board of Supervisors
Shasta, Aug. %, 1859 au27;2t
The Shasta courier., 1859-08-27
COUNTY DIRECTORY


District Judye-William P. Daingerfeld, or
Shasta.
County Judge-Joel T. Landrum.
Associate Justices-J. r. Durick and Thomas
Bass.
County Treasurer-James Hayburn.
County Clerk-H. |. Vanhorn.
Sherif-H Clay Stockton. Under Sheriff
John Dent
County Assessor-W. H AngeN-
County SurUeyor-E. Iins.
Public dministrator-Beajamin Swasey.
District Ahorney-James D. Mix.
School Commissioner-G. K Godfrey.
County Phy,ician-Dr. James Z. Pelham.
Board of SuperUisors.-lst District, Jno. A
Dreibelbis; I'd District William B. Stod-
dart; Sd District, D. C. Johnson.
The Shasta courier., 1859-08-27
Sent to the Wrong Lady.

The following bit of Partisan gossip, which W,
find in correspondence from the French capi
tai, conveys delicate moral, while suggesting
the recklessness of nobility. 1t may teach
"lesson to husbands" and so we give it,
Once on time-thus the story runs-a Rus
sian prince, young, accomplished and wealthy
repaired to Paris in quest of enjoyment and the
giddy turmos of pleasure. Accompanied by 6
youthful bride, whose elasticity of step, buoyan.
cy of spirits and the melting tenderness of whose
deep blue eyes revealed at once her Finland or
igin, he soon plunged into the vortex of Partisan
life, and became at once the cynosure ofall eyes
But, alas for human nature and the stability o.
mans virtue. If curiosity is, as it always has
been, the tripping-stone to woman's happiness
safety is undoubtedly the arch-ind of man
ambition.
Our Russian prince, after compulsory fidelity
of eighteen months, began to cast about him tc
make up for lost time, and at once took the field
Fortune favored him. 1t was in the Jardin No
bile that he discovered the object of his search
a charming object, Syren, with nothing fshy
however, at the end, but two delicate little
bootees apparently attached to crinoline appen
dages of gigantic proportions.
In a few seconds the boyard and the crinoline
were promenading together, seemingly delighted
with one another. They parted on the best
terms, with the promise of meeting again Who
was this fair incognita? Madame X, the ballet
girl Ia mode of the grand opera.
Wishing to give her token of affection, he
entered store on the. BouleFards, and pur-
chased & magnificent mantilla shawl of very
costly furs, which he caused to be sent immedi-
ately to her; then rubbing his hands in high
glee, and with envious satisfaction, he brIskly
wended his way towards his neglected. spouse
Fortunately or unfortunately, the girl of easy
virtue, mistaking the value of the present, and
believing that the prince had intended to insult
her by sending her what she deemed trife
Indignantly sent back the furs.
1t was six o'clock in the evening. The Rus
sian, stretched out on sofa near his wife, was
indulging in prolonged yawn, when a valet
appears:
"a young man brings q mantlla for Mon
sieur."
"a mantilla" cries out the Princess with
childish glee, ga mantilla for me?"
"Yes," hastily replied the prince, dismissing
the shopkeeper before he could explain his er-
rand. Then, turning to his wife: my dear,
had intended this present as surprise for your
birthday; it loses its piquancy by being prema-
turely sent. Excuse meW
The Princess, in perfect ecstacies. tried on the
famous mantilla, which showed her delicate and
round form to such advantage, that the prince
was in despair for ever having destined it to
another. He swore that his wife should never
wear mantillas unless they were Partisan man.
tllas. They possessed such extraordinary
charm
The Shasta courier., 1859-08-27

Bg If the Austrians had only General
Taylor, what patch he could place upon the
sea. Of War.
The Shasta courier., 1859-08-27
Shasta County Courts.

Held 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 as the Judge may
determine.
BOARD OF SUpERvIsoRs-Me lst Mondays in
May, August, November and February.
The Shasta courier., 1859-08-27

Az AsPIRATIoS-"S Sally, I've got sweet
heart-such a nice young man He's in pro-
fessoni"
"Oh, Jemima don't use such wicked words y
" 1t amt wicked word at all, Sally-it's g
business"
"Business, Jemima, what busiaess?"
Guess, Sally, what it is. ]: begins with
sHo-'"
81 know Jemima-its hofficer.r
"No, it amt though; it's something better
than a horsifer."
Then it's horange merchant-that's it, Jc-
mimal"
Oh you hateful thing-to thing of anything
so vulgar He's hoctioneer"
The Shasta courier., 1859-08-27

FoR BAsHFUL LovERs-Bashful and back
ward lovers can hand the following to their
syeethearts To read
The Shasta courier., 1859-08-27

BES Among the advertisements in late
London paper, we read that Two sisters want
washing"
The Shasta courier., 1859-08-27

BS5- Travellers on the railroads, who use the
sleeping cars, are certainly bsa-ridden SET
The Shasta courier., 1859-08-27
From GreeIey's Railroad Speech.

We make the following extract from the speech
delivered by Horace Greeley at San Francisco on
the 7th inst:
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-03-11

TIE Posr OFFICE BILL.-We were
glad to meet our Representative. Mr..
Wade, on the street, he having returned ,
well conditioned from his winters labor
at Washington. There is no doubt but
that the power Of the Slavery propagan.
disLS Las received greater shock
this session that it ever before did, and
the nnblushing allies of this corrupt Ad'
ministralon have gone home each with a
big flea in his ear, Federal power, ON
nipoleut in the Senate, has been snubbed
by the House, and a limit has been pre-
scribed to Executive usurpation. The
Post Office appropriation failed in this
wise . The House passed the bill in usua
form and sent 30 the Senate. That body
tackled on steamship amendments, and rails
ed rates Of poStage.aud sent it thus amen
ded to the House. The House rejected tn,
amendments on the ground that the rails
ing postage WAS in the nature OF revenue
measure and could not originate, constitu
tionally, in the Senate, and sent the bill
back. To facilitate the matter, the Hous
then passed fresh bill similar to thei
first one and sent it to the Senate, bu
Senator Toombs talked the lie of th
session oui, and so both bills FELL Cleve
Herald Of Tuesday.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-03-11

TREASURY INvE1TtGATING COMMITTEE S
REPoRT.-It was expected that the Re
port of the Treasury investigating Com
mittee would be made to ths Legislature
on Tuesday. 1t is said to be very long,
filling two sheets as large as the Daily
Ohio Statesman. A Columbus dispatch
Of the 7th to the Cincinnati Commercial
gives an inklng of what may be expected,
as follows 1t is understood that sccuri.
ties representing one hundred and thirty
thousand dollars have been recovered
from Bresin. It's also understood, upon
good authority, that the forthcoming re-
port gives such a clue that the State will
be able to recover the entire amount Of
the de(alcation--three quarters of a million
If she will follow the matter up vigor'
ously. Breslin's affidavit is little more
than an appeal for forgiveness. The dis
closures oI Importance were wrung from
other parties.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-03-11
VOLUME X. NO. 10.
Huohanan's Social Friends.

The Baltimore American's letter, dated
Washington, March lst says An effort
is already made to impute to Washington
society the deporable tragedy which has
excited such deep emotion here and else
where. This is entirely unjust. There
is no more refined, pure and cultivated
society in the country than that which is
composed of the stationary population
here. Between it and the official society,
which is necessarily transient, there is
wide distance, the first being accessible
only to those deserving its recognition,
and the ether, of late years especially,
opening its doors wide to tie world, TO
court popularity, and without any real re-
gard to the standing Of the multitude so
admitted. This has become a common
subject Of remark, particularly since the
advent Of the present Administration
And it is very well known that the con.
sequence obtained by the parties in tkis
sad affair was derived mainly from the
open and unconceaIed pardality of the
President. They brought no social ante.
cedents Of any kind here, which NIGH
claim regard, and it a tithe Of what is now
in every mouth be true, the imposition o.
such people on society at all was gross
outrage from first 10 last, involving al
who were concerned in it, officially oI
otherwise. As these facts are likely tC
come out upon the trial, they may not b'
properly referred to in any other than
general way at this time. But they arr
rs notorious now as the character Of lhos
implicated, and such has been the com
mon repaie always.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-03-11
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