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To Capitalists and Owners of
Real Estate who contemplate
making Permanent Improve
ments.
PHCENIX WORKS.
KITTREDGE & FRASER.

DROPRIETORS OF THE PHOENIX IRON
/ Works, San Francisco, desire to call your
particular attention to the fact that they are ex-
tensivey and successfully engaged in manufac-
turing FIRE-PROOF DOORS and SHUTTERS.
BANK VAULTS, PRISON CELLS, &C., &c,
at Greatly Reduced Prices.
Our practical knowledge of the business has
been rendered complete by ten years experience
IN San Francisco.
Our best reference is our Work, which can be
seen in nearly every city and town in this State
and Oregon. Particular attention paid to or
ders from the country.
A large assortment of second hand Doors and
Shutters constantly on hand, and for sale at very
low rates.
l72 Battery street, near Pacific, San Francisco.
apl6:6m
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PLANTING VINEYARDs.-Grow your cuttings.
not where they are to stand, but on low. moist
piece Of ground the first season, and transplant
to the dry site early in the winter; prune the
roots within three to six inches of the old stalk,
and cut the top down to within one or two buds
Of the old wood, even entirely off, so that the
vine is entirely covered in planting, which will
produce vigorous root from the surface, not SO
liable to sucker as from the shoulder or bulb,
formed when the top shoot started from the cut
ting, which is full of eyes. Make your cuttings
short If you want to produce long lived healthy
vines GuIf,risf
The Shasta courier., 1859-05-28
gen. jackson at a Methodist Conference.

The Western Christian Advocate records the
following interesting anecdote of Jackson. The
scene OF it was in the Tennessee Annual Con-
ference, held in Nashville, and to which he had
been invited by vote of the members. that
they might have the pleasure of an introduction
to him.
The committee was appointed, and the Cen
eral hxed the time for o'clock on Monday
morning. The Conference room being too small
10 contain the hundreds who wished to witness
the introduction, one of the churches was sinh.
shsuted, and, an hour before time, filled to over
flowing. Front seats were reserved for the
members of the Conference, which was called to
order by the Bishop, seated in large chair in
the altar, just before the pulpit After PRAYERS.
the committee retired, and a minute after en-
tered, conducting the man whom all delighted
to honor. They led him to the Bishop's chair,
which was made vacant for him; the Bishop
meanwhile, occupying another place within the
altar The Secretary was directed to call the
names of the members of the Conference, which
he did in alphabetical order, each coming for
ward and receiving personal introduction to
the ex-President, and Immediately RETIRING to
give place to the next.
The ceremony had nearly been completed.
when the Secretary read the name of Rev
t, and an elderly gentleman, with a
weather-beaten face, clad in suit of Jeans, rose
and came forward. Few seemed to know him.
lie had always been on a circuit on the from
tier; and though always to Conference, he new
! er troubled it with long speeches, but kept his
seat and said but little-that little, however,
was always to the purpose. Mr. T. came
forward and was introduced to General jackson.
He turned his face to the General, who said
at seems to me that we have met before" The
preacher. apparently embarrassed, said q was
with you through the Greek campaign-one Of
your body guard at the battle of Horse-S Shoe
sad fought under your command at New Or
leans" The General rose slowly from his seat,
and throwing his long,. withered, bony arms
around the preachers neck, exclaimed "We'll
soon meet where there's no war; where the
smoke of battle never rolls up its sulphurous
incenser' Never before or since have seen so
many tears shed as flowed from the eyes of that
vast assemblage Every eye was moist with
weeping. Eleven years have passed away since
that day. The old hero has been more than
ten years in his silent and narrow home The
voice that cheered the dropping fight, and thun-
dered in the rear of routed armies, is silent for
ever The old preacher toe, has fought his last
BATTLE laid his armor by, and gone home to his
eternal rest.
The Shasta courier., 1859-05-28

BLOOD WILL TELL.-The Placerville Observer
says that a number of Pi-ute Indians have been
in Placerville recently. They are fine looking
fellows, infinitely superior to the Diggers-and
they know it. One of the Pi-utes stole Dig
gers hat The Digger told merchant, who
stepped to the door and sure enough there stood
Mr.. Pi-ute with the appropriated som5rero under
his arm. "Dd you take that hat from this In
dian p enquired the merchant "Yesp was the
laconic reply. Well, what did you take it for?
It is not yours, and you have no right to rob
tins Indian" continued the gentleman The
Pi-ute brought the discussion to close by in
dignantly exclaiming, Hangtown Injin nothing
but id Root Digger, anyhow r'
The Shasta courier., 1859-05-28

GEN. HousToN.-Strange as it may appear,
there are many men who believe, or pretend to
believe, that old Sam Houston exhibited cow
ardice at the battle ofSan Jacnto This is what
Maj. Ben Mccullough says of his bearing on
that day:
At the battle of San Jacinto, was in com
mand of one piece Of artillery. The fire from it
opened upon the enemy about two hundred
yards distant. We advanced &. r each dis
charge, keeping in advance of infantry, un-
til we were within less than one hundred yards
Of their breastwork, at which time had aimed
the gun, but was delayed in firing for moment
by General Houston, who passed across, some
thirty yards in front Of the gun, and was atthat
time nearly that distance in advance of every
man in that part of the field. After this, | saw
him advancing upon the enemy, at ,eass: ore
third ofthe distance between the two armies, in
front of Colonel Eurlesons regiment, when it
was not more than seventy or eighty yards from
the enemy's breastworks. About this time the
enemy gave way, and the rout became general.
The Shasta courier., 1859-05-28

CANPHoR As ASEDATIvE.-Raspail, the French
Socialist has pointed out, says the Medical
Journal, one ofthe powers of camphor, which in
a psychological point of view, is most impor-
tant-that of putting a stop to that fearful in
somnolence which accompanies the incubation
and first development ,ofinsapity. When opium.
hyoscyamus, coniumr stramonipm, and g, all. the
drowsy syrups ofthe East,1 fail to produce any
effect, grain OF camphorI. formed. into "a pill,
and followed by an ounce and "a half,oftlre .ir1-
fusion of hops, mixed with FIVE drops et.sulphu-
ric ether, is his usual remedy fer procuring
sleep
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Coon REPLY.-A native deacon, named
Hagop, has now the charge of the Protestant
Armenian church at Trebizond, in Asia Minor.
TO show his shrewd quickness in reply, the fol
lowing anecdote is repeated Some years since,
the deacon was employed by an English mer-
camille house in Sansun, and was required TO
work on the Sabbath. This he steadily refused
to do His employer used all his ingenuity to
convince him that it was right to do so then
What" said he one day, if an ass fell into
PIT on the Sabbath day, does not even the Sa-
vlour say that it is right to pull him out 2"-
" Certainl y" replied Hagop; " but if an ass has
habit of going every Sabbath and falling into
the same pit then his owner ought either to fill
up the pit or sell the ass y
The Shasta courier., 1859-05-28

JoHS VAN BUREN's LAsT.-A short time since.
John Van Buren, and other dignitaries were hav-
ing good time over their wine and walnuts at
a famous boarding-house in this city, when the
hndlady-a plump, rosy widow-came into the
room. Madam, what are your politics ?p in
quired one of the party. " | am straight-out
Silver-Gray Whig," she replied. "Look at her
closely, gentlemen" remarked the Prince, for
! assure you the male species of that animal is
entirely extinct ~ Y Tribune
The Shasta courier., 1859-05-28

Bay Rev. DR.. Adams, in his Three Months
in the South" says: a" Every slave has an in
alienable claim in law upon his master for sup
port for the whole of his life. He cannot be
thrust into the almshouse-he cannot become a
vagrant-he cannot beg fora living-he cannot
be wholly neglected when he is old and de-
crepit. ! saw a white headed negro at the door
of his cabin on a gentleman's estate, who had
done no work for ten years. He enjoys all the
privileges of the plantation, garden and orchard
lis clothed and fed as carefully as though he
was useful. At place called Harris Neck,
Georgia, there is a servant who has been con-
fined to his bed with rheumatism thirty years
and no invalid has more reason to be grateful
for attention and kindness
The Shasta courier., 1859-05-28

BSay A story is told of Berkeley Craven and
Lord Alvanlsy, when an accident happened to
their carriage. Tho former, getting out to thrash
the iootman, saw he was an old man, and said,
: iour age alone protects you !" while Alvan-
ley, VINO mad advanced towards the postiilion
with the same intention, seeing he was an atb-
letic young fellow, turned from him. saving in
his waggish way, q Your youth protects you'n
The Shasta courier., 1859-05-28

Rsl5' Judge Norton, of the Twelfth District
Court, recently charged the jury, in the case
having reference to the administration of an es-
tate, that a marriage was civil contract, and
did not require ceremony to make it valid. II
the parties agreed to live as man and wife, it
was valid marriage for all the purposes of the
case could be proved by the same kind of evil
dence as in other cases and that certificate
was not necessary. The jury retired, and after
an absence of a few minutes returned a verdict
that Phebe was the widow of John Cummisky.
The case, as will be seen, is sort of affirmation
af the finding in the great Deck case, which was
tried in the same place few years ago. The
two cases teach an important lesson to men liv-
ing in disreputable relations with common wo-
men. Their estates, if they happily have any
thing of that kind, are in great jeopardy, and
might be entirely diverted from worthy and
desirable direction-Dem Standard
The Shasta courier., 1859-05-28
ea TO RENT

4 STOCK RANCH, situated about twenty
II two miles from Shasta, with a living stream
of water running through it. There is on the
above place good houses, cellar, and splendid
barn, and is suitable for carrying on the busi-
ness of a Dairy. The above premises will be
rented Oh reasonable terms.
For further particulars inquire at this Office
The Shasta courier., 1859-05-28

FREScH WoNEN.-One sees comparatively few
beautiful women in Paris. | know of no large
city out of Egypt which has so little to boast of
in this respect. One may walk for hours on the
Boulevards or the Roue dc Bivoli, and not meet
a dozen really lovely faces. Among the poorer
classes the women are generally hopelessly plain
or positively ugly. In the higher ranks there
are, of course many fine looking ladies, bpt few
positively beautiful. They have neither the rich
blooming complexion of the English, nor the
sottneSs and delicacy of features of the Italian
women. There is a frightfIl prevalence of snub
noses and pig eyes, and villainous low foreheads.
Every other woman you see is chubby or thick
WASTED, or round-shouldered, or bg-ankled. IF
she happens to be tall, ten chances to one she is
sqnint-eycd and has horrid stoop. And then
nothing is more common than to meet women
with beards-huge, black and bristling Moth
ing has more forcibly struck me than this latter
peculiarity- It is not scores, but hundreds of
women,yon meet daily with upper lips black as
the ace Of spades. There is this to be said on
he-ethe- hand-the French women of the bet
ter orders dress with exquisite TASTE By this
means defects of form are gradually overcome,
and even defects of face are softened down 10
something half charming. Add to this perfec-
don OF toilette a certain pertness and sauciness
OF carriage vivacity of sparkling, yet the most
delicate, and that indefnable ndivette which is
the crowning grace of women-and you have.
suspect, the grand secret of the popularity of the
French salon.-Er.
The Shasta courier., 1859-05-28
Lo N DON
CLUB HOUSE GIN.
TO THE PUBLIC,

VNH s CELEBRATED GIN-pretending to
i nothing but what it is, viz pure and un-
adulterated article, and assuming no artificial
merits of what it is not, as some of its rival mi-
tators do-after five years of public approval
and very extensive sales in California, has been
pronounced by the public to lie superior not on
y as beverage Of general use, to any other ar
ticle competing against it, bnt is
UnrivalIed in its Medical Efficiency
in most cases of complaint. To persons travel
ing in these days of rapid transit from East to
West, North to South, whoarc constantly chang
ing their water well rs their climate; who are
drinking, indeed, dozen kinds of water in ev-
cry twenty-four hours, and each draft contain
ing some property acting il chemical antagonism
to the preceding one, thereby causing an unnat-
ural degree of excitement to the stomach-it is
positively and absolutely necessary to use a
counteracting agent. From the fact that the
ssLontson Club House Ginn
is prepared expressly to meet such oxigencies,
and to act as we know it will act ASIAN anti-
dote, we confidently prescribe it as the very best
article in the country. The name of " Aromatic
Scheidam Schnapps" has never been attached
in any way to this article In first presenting
tho .,.-es -
"London Club House Gino
to the public, my aim was to give them a pure
and unauthorized article of Gin, and to call it
by its right name. The success attending its
introduction and extensive sale in California is
a sufficient guarantee of the high appreciation
of the article by consumers.
Various parties have from time to time put up
and shipped TO California an article which they
call Club House Gin" My Gin, which has
gained such reputation in California, is brand
ed on the cases,
sold London Club House Gin--Wm.H.D -
The bottles also have white label with a fac
slmlile OF my signature. caution all parties to
beware OF limitations. WIN. II. DAILY,
f5:tfis Sole Importer. New York
The Shasta courier., 1859-05-28

belT 4 New Orleans dispatch says that Can't
fords company of Texan Rangers, numbering
forty-seven, had been surrounded in the north
OF the State by 500 Indians, and desperate
battle ensued, in which Ford and four men emf
their way through the Indians Great excite
ment prevails on the frontier, and large compa-
dams. "a 'He III
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Special Notices.

70 YOUNG MEMS LIBRARY AsOCIA-
ton. This Association Will meet on Thursday
evening of each week, at 8 o'clock, for the
transaction of general business. Rooms-in
Tomlinson's Building, over Wells, Fargo Co.
open to members at all hours.
T. N. BRICELAND, President
The Shasta courier., 1859-05-28

LUNAR AhBEAUx.-Said an astronomer to bright
eyed girl, while talking of rainbows "Did you
oversee lunar bow, miss ?n ~ have seen
oeaux by moonlight, if that's what you mean"
was the sly reoinder.
The Shasta courier., 1859-05-28

WHAT DOES IT MEAN p" Littell's Living Age"
tor April le, 1885, says " We hear a whisper
OF discovery of a motive power as much supe-
rlor to stegm as steam was to wind and horses"
The Shasta courier., 1859-05-28
FnoM EuRorH.-By the Overland Mail VIC have

rHoN II I'0FE.-Dy tLe OVerIlHu MaII VIC nave
European dates to the1sth April;
The latest complexion of Continental affairs is
warlike. The Paris letters regard peace rs
hopeless. The movements of the French troops
assume threatening preparations, and they in
every branch continue without abatement The
Paris PasFie nevertheless asserts that France is
not armed. Austria's propositions for the Con-
gress is not acceptable to France, but not being
prepared to take the field Immediately, Napoleon
seeks delay. The Paris Bourse has been de-
pressed, but closed rather irmer
The Congress negotiations are progressing
slowly; Austria positively refuses to take part
without a previous and strenuous disarmino
The Shasta courier., 1859-05-28

I-ls1 The country of Arizona, in the vicinity
OF the Patagonian mine, is said to be literaliy
lull OF Apaches. They are friendly toward the
@h',es, but do not conceal their hatred against
The Shasta courier., 1859-05-28

~ Mr.. Pullup, coming home late, pretty
II inIl' IL hnds the walk slippery, and exclaims !:
very sangl lar; wh-wheneyer water freezes.
II aiius ir-freezes with the sl-slippery side up
damd singular
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OAK BOTTOM HOUSE.
On the road leading from shasta to
French GuIch, Weaver and freka.

Es;n;;l THE UNDERSIGNED having leased this
.l..A we'll known stand from VIM. G. Havens,
would respectfully inform his friends and the
travelling public that he will spare no pains or
expense to make his guests comfortable. To-
pether with the house is a large and commodous
Ball Room, also large Barn and Corral, which
Win always be filed with
Hay and Barley ut lowest Market price.
N. B.-Teamsters will find it to their advan-
tape to give it a call WM. L. CROPPER.
Oak Bottom, April l6, 1859. ap23:lm
The Shasta courier., 1859-05-28

THE SEx.-Out of 6l5 convicts at the State
Prison, only two are women, and only ohe Of
these is white woman, Mrs. Mclaughlin, SEN
fenced for an attempt to shoot her husband. Is
not such an exhibit unprecedented save in Cali
fornia And is it not an incident that speaks VOL
umes in behalf of the sex, which has been so
much traduced among us.-S. f. CaU
The Shasta courier., 1859-05-28

every Saturday Evening. VIM. B. Stoddardt,
N. G.; VIM. Watson, Secretary.
The Shasta courier., 1859-05-28

CLEAR CREEK LODGE, NO. 60, meet
every Thursday Evening in Spencers Hall, at
Horsetown. Joseph Clough, N. g.; Thomas
Rec Secretary.
The Shasta courier., 1859-05-28

sMwma SHASTA CHAPTER OF n. A. MA
ZHG sons, No. 9-The regular semi-monthly
SdwaS Meetings held at Masonic Hall every "a
nd 4th Tuesday
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NF WILLIAM NJ. ALLEN, r. W. G. W.
and d. D. G. M-Residence, Horsetown.
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c A u ION
TO PURCHASERS OF
EUREKA WHISKEY.

HAS COME TO THE KNOWLEDGE OF
4 The undersigned, that various. parties are
putting up whiskey, in imitation packages, made
IN San Francisco, and branding it "EUREKA
WHiSkEY,' and selling the same at much less
than the Agents price for the genuine article
We have also ascertained that empty packages
with our names on them arc frequently reflled
with common article, and sold for the genuine.
There are houses who sell the genuine
T. U r E X A w FL S K Y,
and whose-representations can be relied on. OF
such 1t is safe to purchase
The fact of SO many parties trying to initiate
this article is the surest guarantee that it is the
best Whisky offered for sale on the Pacific coast.
The genuine
"EUREKA WIfISKEY"
Is imported in Barrels and Half Barrels, and
ages are branded on one head, EUREKA
WHISKEY-l5i9 WIN. NEWELL& & co, with a
opyright label attached, and on the other head,
81. T. D."
To any one who has purchased the Genuine
Eureka Whiskey this caution is unnecessary, as
they cannot be deceived by limitations.
VIM. Newell & Co.,
Sole Agents, 100 Battery street.
San Francisco, March Is, 1859. m5:3m
The Shasta courier., 1859-05-28

a WESTERN STAR LODGE, No.
~ 2, of +. & A. NJ, meets every Saturday
AA evening. Stated meetings on the sat,
- \ urday Evening next preceding the Fun
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II. -. -. -.

H~ o. GDo Eo
.xwz,e.>, SHASTA LODGE, NO. 81,
S4@* Meets every Monday Evening at odd
sSSsssssE Fellows Hail. in Wills and Young $
Building. All visiting brothers are
cordially invited to attend. Geo. r. Knox, ~;
J. E.. Pelham, N c.; George r. Cushing, re
cordinp Secretary
The Shasta courier., 1859-05-28

ANN. SHASTA ENCAMPMENT,N NJ .
|:SI l. 0. o. F.-Regular Meetings on .he Anu
As& and 4th Wednesdays of each month.
The Shasta courier., 1859-05-28
HENRY JOHNSON & CO.,
l NJ 2 OR ERS
WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS.
LAG Washington Street,
SAN FRANCESCA

4 RE NOW RECEIVING their stock for the
n Spring Trade, of
NEW AND FRESH GOODS,
and offer to country buyers the Largest and Best
assortment in their line on the Pacific coast.
Having been engaged in the Drug business in
San Francisco for the past ten years, they fatter
themselves that their arrangements are such,
that they can offer unequalled inducements to
such as may favor them with their custom
Their assortment comprises Everything
in their line of business that may be required by
Druggists, Physicians and Merchants, and also
all goods in their line in use by Grocers, Ba-
kers, Brewers, Confectioners, Dyers, Tanners,
Assayers of Gold, Hatters, Soda Manufacturers,
BARRIERS, Hotel Keepers and Manufacturers.
All the popular Family Patent Medicines re-
ceired direct from the proprietors and guaran-
teed Genuine, and at the lowest trade prices.
mh26:6mis
The Shasta courier., 1859-05-28

t-45T Maj Gen. Twiggs has issued his orders
ior the posting of troops in Texas the coming
summer with a view to campaigning against
the Camanches
tssT Strawberries sell in Marysyille al fifty
cents per pound.
The Shasta courier., 1859-05-28

EeP The Chicago Tribune published some
months since a cock-and-bull story about man
named Casper Morelli, who walked across tho
Niagara river on stills, just above the Falls 1t
was one of those candrds intended to put the
credulity of the reader to the severcst test but
the truth, and the account republished all over
the United States and Canada Some of the
California papers have astonished their readers
by the tale. The paper that started the mum
chausen is now chucklng over lis success In
quilting its editorial brethren
The Shasta courier., 1859-05-28

ny Brigham Young, and his associates in
iniouity, have since the investigations of Judge
CandIebaugh, put on defiant air. The Atlas
correspondent says
Whilst they, despairing under exposed guilt,
and fear of us ct armis to bring them to justice,
have repaired and furnished themselves arms,
having several public buildings stacked with
the same, are leagned together, and upon CIV
en- signal-.he. firing of cannon-we are as
upon the city, and die in defence of their crimes
and under the cry of persecution But we
believe it all gammon. Yet we think these things
should be chronicled, that the world, and es-
pecially our own nation, may form just judg-
ment of this disloyal sect
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THE SAcREpNEss oE LevE.-'Tis cruel to bab-
bic the secrets of a young mans love; to over
hear his incoherent VOWS and wild raptures,
and to note, in cold blood, the secrets--it may
be, the follies-of his passion. Shall we play
eaves-dropper at twilight embrasures, count
sighs and hand-shakes, bottle hot tears lay our
stethescope ON delicate young breasts, and feel
their heart. ;hrobs?. protest, for one, love is
sacred. Wherever see it (as one sometimes
may in this world) shooting suddenly out of
two pair of eyes; or glancing sadly even from
one pair; or looking down from the mother to
the baby in her lap; or from papa at his girls
happiness rs she is whirling round the room
with the captain; or from John Anderson, as
his old wife comes into the room-the bonne
rieilte, the eyer-peerless among women; wher-
ever we see that signal, | say, let us salute it,
1t is not only wrong to kiss and tell, but to
tell about kisses. Everybody who has been ad-
mitted to the mystery-hush about it. Down
with him qui Dee sacrum culgaru arcane. Be-
ware how you dine with him, he will print your
private talk; as sure as you sail with him, he
will throw you Thackerays " FTginians {"