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The Shasta courier., 1859-01-01
From the Courier-Ertra cfthe 27h.l
President S Message.
BY the Southern Mail Route.
SHASTA, December 9th, 1858.

SHASTA december ZItn, 1905.
The following sketch of the chief features of
the second annual message of President Bucl-
anan, is from the Sacramento Union of this
morning. The entire message will not reach
this place before Wednesday evening.
The Message of the President is as long, while
in point of ability it will take rank with those
which preceded it. A larger portion. of the Mes
sage is occupied with the Kansas question than,
in our view, is profitable to the country; but
perhaps not more than might have been ex-
pected from the President under the circum-
stances.
President Buchanan declares that he looks
back upon his course in the Kansas difficulty
with more satisfaction than to any public action
of his long life. He repeats his anxious desire
that the question of slavery, connected with
Kansas, shall be settled, and deprecates its in
PRODUCTION again into Congress. He recon-
mends that she remain Territory until her
population numbers 93, ,420.
general Law, requiring all Territories to
contain population which would entitle them,
under the apportionment rule, to one member Of
Congress, is recommended.
Upon the Pacific Railroad, the message is
favorable, but not as positively as to meet the
public expectation in California. The people
were in hopes that the President would take
high grounds upon the question and make it
the leading feature of his message In this
1 they are disappointed. He refers to his mess
age of last year, in which he recommended it
|
generally, as a military road, necessary to
the protection of the country.
He is a little more specific this year, as he
suggests that the work be undertaken by COM
panies chartered by States, and then let the
! Government of the United States assist with
land or money in consideration of having the
mails carried and troops and munitions of war
transported. But the recommendation is not
| of hearty character.
On the Tariff Question the President is spe-
| cifc and positive. In view of the necessity of
providing revenue for the Government, he ur-
gcs modification of the Tariff law, so as to se-
cure revenue adequate to the wants of the
Government He recommends specific over ad
valorem duties upon such articles as are
weighed and measured.
Recommends an increase of postage of from
, to cents.
i The reason for the course pursued in the
Mormon rebellion asegissn are given at length.
r Mysterious difficulty is anticipated from the
Paraguay difficulty.
i A direct appropriation is asked to assist In
negotiating for the acquisition of Cuba.
recommendation is made that the United
States take the Northern Mexican States under
its protection.
The fllibuster question is ignored On Mic.
aragua affairs he says we ask privileges on the
lsthmus over other nations
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&c Thin SkilAs.o

The London Times, in one of its most pungent
and racy articles, ridicules our Northern friends
for their thin SKINS" and the facility with
which they pass from such enthusiastic glcrifi-
cation of Great Britain, ms was manifested in the
telegraph celebration, to testy and wrathful
mood, at the slightest suspicion of disrespect or
wrong from the other side of the water The
keen and somewhat bitter sarcasm of the Times
may be pardoned, if it only lashes our country
men into pride and self-respect and makes them
less sensitive to the praise censure of foreign
nations. The besetting national sin of America
is vanity-a frequent foibe of youth, but which
it is to be hoped she will cast off as she grows
cider and wiser. Shct has reason for lofty and
generous pride in her past, her present and her
future; and if she valued them as she ought,
the batteries and the frowns of Europe would be
alike matter of indifference to her people. The
time is coming when, instead of being anxious
to stand well in the good graces of other people
she will cultivate that genuine self-respeci
which, in nations as well as individuals, COM
mands, without seeking, the respect of others
| Richmond Dispatch
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RAILRoADs.-The S. +. Times, in an able mr.
ticle upon the proper course to be pursued by
Californians, in developing the resources of this
State, says:
At present, people are astonished at the au-
dacity of spectators to project railroads, and
the limit are afraid to invest in them. But, in
very brief space of time, all heavy products
will be brought to the sea coast by railroads.
At the present, we import manufactures of iron
at vast expense; how long will it be before
the profits now reaped by the New York dealers
will be transferred to California manufacturers?
California may be said to be thrice blessed ;
with better CLIMATE, a more fruitful soil, and a
more liberal and progressive population than
any in the world-deny it who will. She needs
only confidence in her future to become the
Queen of States, literally and metaphorically,
as well as mineralogically the golden State. Let
Californians talk less and dream less about
trade, and more about railroads, corn-felds, saw
mills, artesan wells, iron mills and homesteads,
and they will not only have ten times the trade
they have now, bnt, they will add to that, a
thousand enjoyments Of which their tinidty and
instability is dapriving them.
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BeA- The balance of the State debt over and
above the S3 300, 900 voted upon by the people,
amounts to about 100000, good portion Of
which is for interest on the old Bonds, which
were not calculated and provided for The
Constitution allows the State to create aaiabilty
not to exceed 100000. Concede that So ,seo-
00e submitted to direct vote of the people had
nothing to do with the constitutional limits, and
we have margin of $500, ,OOO-more than suf-
fcient to cover all outstanding liabilities, which
will probably be taken advantage of by the en-
suing Legislature. This is one way to settle the
Indebtedness. Another is TO pass bill submitting
its payment to vote of the people, as before
s. p. Prices Cuyrent
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Township Omcers.

SHASTA TowNsHIp-Justices of the Peace.
r. Durick, and Jmes Keene. Constablcs-Tho-
nas j. Flynn, Joseph NJ Short.
CLEAR CREEK TOWNSHIP -Justices-William
Knowlton, James NJ. Eby- Constables-J w.
Gardner D. Wilder.
FAEEoH 1sUboH Observation-Disclosures Z.
Frank, Chas. 6'Conuell. Constable-William
Davis.
SIERRA TowNsHIP-Justices- D. Baker, D.
G. Stevenson Constables-Stephen Park, Jo-
aeph Meyer.
PITT RIVER TowNsHIP- Justices Thomas
Bass, A. R. McCollum. Constables-Daniel G.
Hunt, Stanley.
SUGAR LOAF Observation-Disclosures Nc
Mann, S. F. Southern. Constables-William
Gytle, David Eeams.
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A CHAsE.-Fremont recently passed through
Quartzburg in buggy, at rattling pace, pur-
sued by Deputy Sheriff The Hornitas Demo.
crat says it had not learned whether the Sheriff
overlook him or not, and remarks that tbs
Colonel is hard to catch when he gets good
start" That's very true but in 1856, abou1
four weeks before the Presidential election day
he had the start of 3" Old Buck' of at least full
length, and yet the old Pennsylvania race-horss
not only caught him, but, plunged into the dool
of the White House sundry "full-lengths'
ahead Of him.
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COUNTY DIRECTORY
County Omcerx.

county OI1CefSs
District Judgc-Willam P. Daingerheld, of
Shasta.
County Judge-Jocl T. Landrum-
Associate Justices-J r. Durick and Thomas
Bass.
County Treasmr-James Hayburn.
COUNTY Clerk-H. J. Narhern-
SAerif-H Clay Stockton Under Sheriff
,Dohn Dent.
younfy 1ssessor-W. Fl. Angel.
County Surreyor-E Linn.
Public ministrator--Benjamin Swasey.
District Ahorney-James d. Mix.
sSrdooI Conswstssioner-G. X. Godfrey.
County Physicidn--Dr. James E. Pelham
Board of Superrisors.-lst District, Jno
Dreibelbis; I'd District William B. Stod-
dart; Sd District, D. G. johnson.
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BULL FIGHr--Arrangements were made for q
grand buu-fght in Los Angeles on the 18th
instant, but one of the bulls got loose and ran
in a fury at crowd of spectators. There was
great danger for them, when Don Felipe Lugo,
who was near the place on horseback, spurred
his horse up Immediately in front of the bull.
which, as the Star says, attacked the horse,
threw him down, and gored him SO badly that
ne died almost Immediately. The horse fell up
on Don Felipe, who was supposed to have been
killed, but on releasing him from his perilous
position, it was found that he was uninjured.
The GOODNESS and courage of this gentleman no
doubt saved many from broken bones, or severe
contusions, if it did not save human Iife Seven
balls were discharged into the body of the in
furiated animal, which soon after died without
doing further mischief.
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E M PIRE HOT E l..

tas THE UNDERSIGNED TAKE PLEAS
Esmi ure in announcing to the citizens of
-kamnAL French Gulch, and the Northern travel
ing public, that they have remodeled and reft-
ted it in a manner so as to make their guests
comfortable. The California Stage Cos
Arrive at, and depart from this House daily Also
M u lie assenger Train S
To and from Yreka, stop at this House.
The undersigned assure the public that no
trouble or expense shall be spared to make this
a first class hotel, and hope by strict attention
to business to merit share of the public pat
ronage. S. F. SOUTHERN,
S. F. BLACK.
French Gulch, Oct 3, 1885, Off
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ATTENTION LADIEs.-A Sewing Machine Com
pany ofNew York is manufacturing a new kind
of sewing machine, so small that lady can
take it with her wherever she goes to spend an
afternoon, and can chat and sew with it at the
same time as easily as with needle, and it
does work, it is said, quite as well as the ma
chimes costing FIVE or six times the sum asked
for this. Price ouly five dollars.
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PEcUS1ARy coMpL1xEsrs etatsa

"PEcUNIARy COMPLIMENTS y = is stated in
Western Atlantis papers that "A instance of as
founding eorruption, nearly riraaing the whole
ale,1ribery of the Wisconsin Legislature, has
come to light in Iewa. Mr.. S. S. Jones, late
President of the Iowa Central Air Line Railroad
Company, in letter to the directory, resigning
his office, states that the lost to his Company OF
getting the Iowa land grant through Congress,
during the session of 1854, was seven hundred
thousand dollarsi The original pecuniary
compliments" were bestowed in the shape Of
land, OF which the Air Line Company got some
thing near nine hundred thousand acres; but
subsequently the lands were exchanged for the
stock Of the Company to the amount stated
Express.
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IsroRMArIox WASrEn of Iosenh philins vi

INFORMATION WANTED, of Joseph Philips, who
went to California eight years ago last spring
When last heard frena by the undersigned he
was on Trinity river, Trinity county, Cal He
was formerly from the State ofIndiana, and was
a member of the I. O. of Odd Fellows
Any information respecting his Whereabouts
addressed to Arlington, Knox Co., Illinois,
would be gratefully received by bis sister,
ELIZABETH PHILLIPS
Arlington, Knox Co, Ill, Nov. l, 1858.
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One OF the European Potentates.

Many of our readers may not be aware of the
existence of such Prince as Charles ILL., of
Monaco. But there is European Prince bear
ing that title and his kingdom is situated on
rocky promontory, in the Mediterranean, be-
tween Nice and Genoa. Formerly, the princ-
pality of Monaco contained fifty three square
miles, and population numbering less than
1000 soulsi but recent revolutions have deprived
the reigning Prince of portion of his domn-
ions and his rule is now strictly confined to the
town of Monaco, with population of about
twelve hundred persons-Menton, Roquebrunne,
and the surrounding parishes having: in re-
bellious manner established their independence.
Nevertheless Charles H., still possesses all the
privileges of monarch. He can create mobiles,
dispense decorations and honors, and what is
more important, coin money. His predecessor
made so liberal use of this coming attribute
of royalty, that the neighboring states had, in
self-defence, to prohibit the circulation of Mo-
naco money in their territories. The sovereign,
moreover, as the correspondent of London pa
per says, enjoys the power of raising armies and
equipping fleets and nothing could prevent him,
if he felt SO inclined, from declaring war against
| Russia or France. But, happily for the human
race, Charles III. is of pacific disposition, and
I hostile to those ambitious ideas which must be
manured by blood.
He, however, possesses q standing army COM
g posed of volunteers. This force is divided into
two corps-the police and the carabneers. The
n first-named corps comprises four non-commis-
stoned officers and three privates; the second is
x composed of two non-commissioned officers and
three privates. This army is very fat and short
winded. 1t sometimes embarks in small divi-
\ sions on boats in the port, and proceeds-not on
any scheme of invasion-but fishing. There
lis one brigadier, who ought to be made field
marshal, SO keen is the glance with which be
a detects the presence fish off the coast The
X army is very good-humored, and has but one
fault-an excessive love of garlic. The mari
& time power of Monaco is defunct, its last repre-
sentative pilot, selling cabbages in Nice. In
H fact more perfect caricature on royalty can
4 not be imagined.
The Shasta courier., 1859-01-01

GELD By THE SPeoSFUL.-Not longer ago than
last week, a Sierra county miner thought he
would prospect little place near log; so he
took table spoon and went feeling about and
taking up spoonfuls of dirt, which felt heavy
he looked, knew he was in "gold field" and
kept on digging till, in less than two days, he
had spooned out two hundred ounces Of gold,
worth, in dollars, three thousand and six hun
dred.-Dornievlie Democrat 18Th inst.
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Times of Holding Courts.

NINTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT.
SHAsrA-Third Mondays in January, May and
September.
SIsKYou-First Mondays in March, July and
November.
TRrSIry-Second Mondays in April, August
and December.
shasta County Courts.
Held on the lst Mondays ef 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-Meet lst Mondays in
Nay, August, November and February.
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ny@The Cortes has arrived from Victorial
Great suffering from the want of provisions and
the cold weather had been experienced at the
Fraser river mines.
VIM. Longworth-who had 100 ozs. in dust
Briscall, and man unknown, were drowned in
Frazer River.
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RAPID SHAyISG.-A great shaving match
against time was recently performed in Eng
land, near Leeds. A I" Professor Carrodus," at
tended by three latherers, and five shoppers
engaged to shave seventy men in sixty minutes
and succeeded in performing the task four min
utes within the specified time
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Coop on AsrRoxoMY.-At Pine Grove, in this
county, recently, an amateur lecturer on the
above subject was questioning lis class on what
he had just been teaching them He had con-
structed kind of orrery, the lmore easily to
explain the various phenomena, ,land had pinned
ring or circle around the ball representing
Saturn. Pointing to this one he said to one Of
the young ladies present. Miss D., which
star does this one look like ~ 1t looks like me,
when | have my hoops on" replied she The
lecturer gave her up as gible.-Amadoy
Ledqer
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Coop ADvIcE.-The Richmond (Va.) Ezamin-
sr, an ardsnt supporter of the Presidents Le-

Coop ADvIcE.-The Richmond (va.) E1amiu-
sr, an ardent supporter of the Presidents Le-
compton policy, talks thus:
This must be done at the sacrifice of all past
and merely personal fsuds. The party will not
tolerate the Administration waging war with
Senator Douglas, nor Senator Douglas opposing
the general policy of the Administration. A
national spectacle, which would make the Dem-
ocracy send up shout like that with which they
split the air at Jackson's second Inauguration,
would be Old Buck and the Little Giant in close
embrace, the entertainment to be followed by
the execution of the rascally Office holders in IL
linois, who, report says voted for Lincoln can-
didates to defeat Senator Douglas. The desired
harmony can be accomplished by the peculiar
friends of Judge Douglas giving the general adj
ministrative policy of Buchanan that candid sup
port which it merits. 1t is equally the duty Of
the President to refrain from waging a war Of
determination upon the friends of Judge Doug-
las; as to Judge Douglas and the Democracy Of
Illinois we owe the late victory, which has saved
the Northern Democracy from universal defeat
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FRosrY Down SoUrH.-The San Bernardino
correspondent oft the Los Angeles Vineyard, writ
ing on the 9th inst, says:
The hrst part of this week was very stormy, a
great quantity of rain fell in the valley, and
from one to twosfeet of snow or the mountain
at -the-piils it is now clear aud cold; ice has
made for several nights an inch thick 1t has
killed down to the ground tho young orange
and limetrees, which is good evidence that it is
too cold = climate for tropical ffnits.
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SHIPwRECKED JAPANEsE.-The Aha publishes
the subjoined extract from letter written by
Mr.. Joseph Heco, the young japanese educated
in the United States, and now Captains Clerk on
~. S. Surveying schooner, Fenimore Cooper,
bound for Japan:
hosoLULU, Nov. 80, 1858.
Since our arrival here another party of ship
wrecked japanese have arrived at this port
There were five of them picked up by whaler
but these two were transhipped from the whaler
which found them to the Eobomok, which YES
sci brought them here Hearing of their arrival
| went on board the Hobomok to see them, and
spoke to them- They were very much aston
ishcd. | explained to them who l was, and
they put more confidence in me, and spoke very
rapidly. I do not wonder that they were aston
ished, for had on the brass button coat (the
brass buttons of the q. s. Naval service,) and
they took me for high officer, as they told me
a few days afterwards.
About week age went for the second time
to see them, and the gentleman ian Amercan)
at whose house am staying on shore, went with
me. After seeing them, he took them with him
to the shore, and gave them bath and fine
meal. They were much astonished at being
treated with SO much civiIity by the Americans.
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RETURNING EVIL FOR GooD.-A friend has
presented Dan. Gelwicks, of the Mountain Dem
ocrat with Neerchaum and box of Turkish
tobacco, whereupon Dan. says he'll remember
the donor in his prayers. He shouldn't do it.
Ingratitude is the worst of crimes "The pray
ers Of the wicked are an abomination unto the
Lord" Verbum sat.
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CHopprNa Up a SAISrEp WonAs.-A nriral

CHoPPING UP A SAISTED WoMAN.-A private
letter communicated to the New York Ereninq
Post gives the particulars of the chopping up of
the body of the late Arch-Ducless of Austria,
who was supposed to be saint. This was done
in Vienna, in the presence of all the dignitares
of the church. Tiss legs, arms, head, &C., &c.
were equally distributed among the principal
cities of Europe; and this in the middle Of the
nineteenth century
The Shasta courier., 1859-01-01

ABoLIrIoNIsM.-Those Republicans who argue
that Seward has not avowed genuine Abolition
sentiments in his Rochester speech, and taken
his position upon the genuine Abolition plat
form, will please read, what Gerrit Smith, the
Abolition candidate for Governor of New York,
says upon the subject:
am not sure but Governor Stewards Ro-
chester speech did more than all other things to
damage my prospects. 1t passed for an Aboli-
ton speech, especially because it espoused our
old Abolition doctrine, that in the end all the
States must be blessed with freedom or cursed
with slavery
The Shasta courier., 1859-01-01

EGy Ladies who are the happy possessors of
small feet and pretty ankles will be delighted to
learn that the Empress of France and some of
her ladies have determined to inaugurate new
style of dresses short enough to display the foot
and ankle.
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NEWSPAPERS AND PERIODICALS IN CALIFORNIA

NEWSPAPERS AND PERIODICALS IN CALIFORNIA.
According to the California State Register, for
1859, there are no less than Einety different
newspapers and periodicals published in this
State, Of which San Francisco alone furnishes no
less than thirty-onc, or over one-third the whole
number published. This is exclusive of the
weekly aud steamer editions of some of the dali
lies Seven of the above are published in for
eign languages-three in French, two in Span
isb, one in German, and one in Chinese
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nI At Longdon, Indiana, a fierce bull run
into a locomotive, and butted it and the entire
train of cars off the track. No lives lost He
was evidently not the sort of bull that the man
butted off the bridge.
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tssS~ General Robert Hanna, the last survv-
ing member of the Indiana Constitutional Con-
vention of 1916, was killed in Indianapolis on
the 10th, by being run over by a locomotive
while walking on a railroad track.
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FRozEa.-The Victoria Gazehs of December
18th, says:
A party of miners recently brought to Fort
Langley the body of Thomas GoodchiId, whom
they found dead dead in canoe on Harrison
Lake. He had left Port Douglas, sick, short
time before he was found, and is therefore sup
posed to have come to his end from exposure
and exhaustion. Money, to the amount of S75
%; was found on his person. lie was an Eng
II; isnman by birth, bat was lately resident of
SHASTA California. He has two brothers now
residing in California.
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CENSUS OF 0REGoS.-The census of Oregon
has just been completed. The returns show a
total population of 1882, and a voting popula-
ton of 99I0
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g~ Chas. S. Low, of Marysville, says the
Democrat, has donated 81 900 to the College
of California" at Oakland
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Rg- In Fayette county, Kentucky, there are
two children, girl and boy, aged II and ls
years respectively, who. blndfolded, can beat
the most experienced players in that section.
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~. A buxom widow, on the shady side OF
40, recently married a q handsome young fellow
of 22,n in Nevada, for which the twain, says the
Journal, were very properly q shivareed.n
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MAsoNRY.-There are in the United States
4,2o2 Masonic Lodges, with membership num-
bering 1883.
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e@ The London Times urges the use Of
Hughes Telegraph.
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NOTICE.

III PERSONS DELINQUENT IN PAYING
"A their Quarterly Licenses to the County
sre requested to call at the TreasureF,s office
and have them renewed; and save cost.
J. c. HAYBURN,
County Treasurer
Shasta, Dec. Is, 1857. decl9tf
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bie EAGLE-A gentleman near NarysTiIe re-
Gently killed a bald eagle that measured 10 feet
inches between the tips of the pinions. lie
must nave been "old Eagle-Bird by Chance
the daddy of all the other eagles in the State.
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This writer seems to entertain the same opin-
ion of the waltz that Washington irving and
Byron 1.-THE old fog;es) did at one time, and his
felicity of description certainly loses nothing by
comparison with the efforts of the distinguished
poet and the eminent novelist.
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LoSDosER's LUycH.-A slice of am, q
honion, six heggs and quart of bale.