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The Shasta courier., 1859-11-19
Interesting from Guaymas.

On the 10th of last month the L. S. Soop-of-
war 81. Marys arrived at Guaymas. Her Cap
tain, Porter, brought her broadside to bear up
on the town. He then sent Lieutenant to the
Prefect, in charge of dispatches demanding the
immediate restoration of Capt. Stone and his
surveying party in Son ora with full permission
to proceed in the performance of the contract
refusal to accede to the demand being accom-
panied with notification that the town would
be bombarded the next morning by the 81.
lfarys Without receiving definite answer, he
returned on board the 81. Narys. Capt Way,
who brought this news to San Francisco, went
on board his vessel, and sailed the same evening
for San Francisco, leaving the frowning batteries
of the ST. Marys bearing on the Mexican town,
with son of old Commodore Porter in charge,
ready to carry his determination into effect on
the following morning, in the event Of the Mexi-
cans refusing to comply with his demand.
The commander of Fort Buchanan had also
received orders to proceed to Sonora at once
with a company of Dragons and demand of
Pesquiera the restoration of Capt. Stone and
his party.
So we may be quite sure that, unless Pes
quiera acceded at once to the demand of Capt.
Porter, the city of Guaymas has been lombard
ed, and perhaps knocked into heep of ruins.
The Shasta courier., 1859-11-19
County Taxes.

On Tuesday last Tax Collector Skillman paid
into the county Treasurer the sum of S2o,sso
OF this sum the States portion is S6,264-leav-
ing to the county the very respectable sum of
Sl4,6l6. This sum deducted from the county
debt, ms estimated by the Treasurer in his re-
port made to the Board of Supervisors, and pub
lished in the Courier last week, to wit: $780,
OO7 80, will place the county debt at the very
reduced figures of S24,3sl 30. However, the
bills likely to be allowed by the Board, during
the continuance of its present term, will proba-
bly, again swell these figures to sum rising
$4,000.
The indications are that, with due economy,
the county will speedily be in condition to
think of purchasing suitable comfy buildings
for the use of her officials and prisoners 1t is
even now matter of ilguiry, whether it would
not be economy on art to purchase these
buildings, rather tha.ancontinue to rent. We
heard it remarked by gentlemen who have
thought over the matter, that, at the present
time, the county is paying yearly for rent much
larger sum than the interest upon sufficient
amount to purchase such buildings. If this be
So then it is clearly to the interest of taxpayers
of the county that such purchase should be
made.
We make these remarks merely to set people
to thinking over the matter. There are several
buildings in town-the Charter Oak and Excel
sior Hall, for instance-that might cheaply be
altered so as to answer the purpose Either
could be purchased and fitted up for one fourth
the sum that it would cost the county tc
erect a suitable building. We doubt, however
if it is not economy yet awhile to rent At pres
ent the county is paying a rent of $500 pei
year for county offices. The sum of eighteer
hundred dollars is two per cent a month pei
year on $500. Will $500 purchase and Fl
up either of the buildings named If it will
then there can be no disputing the fact that the
county would act wisely to purchase. II, how
ever, it would require much larger sum thar
$500 to make such purchase and improve
ments, then the county would make nothing by
so doing. At present, until we can see our way
out of debt more clearly, the whole thing turni
upon this question, " viii it pay?"
The Shasta courier., 1859-11-19
Our Compromise Candidate.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
S. B. WESTCOTT, Forem,

Last week we suggested the probability of a
defeat of all the prominent aspirants for the
Charleston nomination-and expressed the opin-
ion that in such event Gen. Denver would
prove an admirable compromise candidate, for
the reasons that he was a favorite of the Ad-
ministration, had the warm personal friendship
of Douglas, and was favorably known through
out the Union as the man who was possessed of
sufficient ability to settle the Kansas difficulties,
after many great men had failed. Our facetous
neighbor at the Head of Navigation accuses us
of lack of seriousness in thus talking, and thinks
we are attempting to burlesque Gen. Denver
The Beacon is mistaken. All we then said we
believe. Our friend measures our corn by his
own half-bushel Because he made his Senate
rial favorite appear ridiculous in recent cor
respondence, he thinks wo are attempting the
same thing at the expense ofa Democrat whom
we esteem.
To our remark that Gen. Denver was eminent
ly national man-knowing "no north, no
south, no east, no west"-the Beacon objects
Gen. Denver having once taught school in
" Pike" the editor believes him "well posted on
the geography of the country" Gen. Denver,
like Gen. Jackson, Van Buren,, John Quincy
Adams, Gen. Cass, Senator Seward, and many
other of the eminent men of America, may have
taught school. That the Beacon's Senatorial
favorite never did, however, is quite certain, if
we may be permitted to judge by his very reck-
less and promiscuous use of the term ESQ y
The Shasta courier., 1859-11-19

Dg The great oyster bed recently found in
Long Island Sound had at last accounts already
yielded upwards of 25O,OoO bushels of oysters
Il is thought that the bed will not be exhausted
for FIVE years. AT present several hundred sail
of vessels are engaged in dredging. So far this
oyster he'd has proved to the oyster men as val
liable as our most profitable placer diggings.-
The average earnings of the operators thus far
has been not less than $50 per day
The Shasta courier., 1859-11-19

THE AMERICAN MINISTER AT PEKIN-The ridic-
ulous story of the Paris Pays, that Mr.. Ward,
American Minister, and suit, were taken to
Pekin in large box, that only enabled them
to look out upward, that while in Pekin they
were confined to large house surrounded by
high walls, &c, &C., turns out, as we thought it
would, to be French canard." By recent
arrival dicect from China we have advices to
the effect that Mr.. Ward and suit were taken to
Pekn in several carts with every show of re-
spect in.which city they remained fifteen days.
Mr.. Ward subsequently sailed for Japan.
The Shasta courier., 1859-11-19

A BIG PUMPKIN.-For several weeks several
huge pumpkins, raised by Mr. Wheelock, of Piety
Hill, have been on exhibition at DR.. Shurtleffs s
Drug Store. One of them weighed III pounds.
the other 50 pounds. They were grown from
seed from the Patent office.
The Shasta courier., 1859-11-19
Halls SarsapariIla, Yellow Dock,
and IOdide of PotRss---

Is prepared from the finest Red Jamaica
Sarsaparilla and English Iodide of Potass.-
Admirable as restorative and purifier of the
Blood. 1t cleanses the system of all morbid and
impure matter, removes pimples, bos and erup+
tions from the Skin, cures Rheumatism and
Pains of all kinds. All who can afford should
use it, as it tends to give strength and prolong
life
Sold by Druggists generally at S. per Bottle.
R. HALL CO., Proprietors,
Wholesale Druggists,
se24;3m l43 & las Clay ST., San Francisco
The Shasta courier., 1859-11-19

FINE BILLIARD PLAYING.-During the week
Mr.. Lynch, of San Francisco, supposed to be the
first billiard player in the State, has been aston
ishing the billiard deyotees of this town with his
wonderful performances with the cue and balls.
He appears to " know it all by heart" Our two
best players tackled him, but he discounted
them and then came off victor.
The Shasta courier., 1859-11-19

The HARPER's FERRY INsURREcTIoy.-On our
first page will be found full account of this
mad affair. The Abolitionists engaged in it
have met with most proper punishment
We cannot but consider this terrible affair as a
natural consequence of Senator Stewards i" ire
Pressible conflict" doctrine. 1t appears to US
that Republicans everywhere must read it in the
same way. They must see, if their party gets
possession of the Federal Government that hun
dreds of g nssawettamie Bresvnop are issly to
spring up all over the North. Even now the \.
Y. Tribune refuses to pass unqualified censure
upon the act of those mad insurrectionists-
stating that they doubtless were performing what
they conscientiously believed duty Hundreds
of Abolitionists believe it duty to free the
slaves, even though the blood of all the Southern
whites be spilled in the effort. All they want to
put these opinions into process of execution is
power. Give them control of the Federal army,
and the tirrepressible conflict" will begin
The Shasta courier., 1859-11-19
The Chinese.

An argument much used by those who APP
prove the presence of Chinese Coolies and Chi
nese serfdom in our mines, is that our Govern
ment has entered into treaty with the Chinese
Empire, by which the citizens of the one and
the subjects of the other are guaranteed the
right, under protection of the respective govern
ments to reside and do business in both coun-
umphantly, as they think, point to the fact that
American merchants are now penetrating to the
interior of China with their wares and mer-
chandize, under protection of the government of
the Emperor. Now it so happens that this "fact'
is not true-so much the worse for the fact as
Tallyrand would say. On the contrary, while
these lowest and most degraded serfs from the
Flowery Kingdom are permitted to go anywhere
on our soil, and follow any lawful pursuit, the
first American merchant in the land cannot visit
but certain prescribed portions of China. 1t is
the veriest nonsense for men to talk about
Americans being admitted to the same privileges
in China that the Chinese are il. America.
But if our Courts will persist in pronouncing
the judgment that California is not in reality
sovereign State, nor possessed of any sovereign
ty by virtue of which she can protect herself
from plague or nuisance, then the only resource
left us is to petition Congress to pass law pro-
hbitir &the residence of Chinese in the Pacific
States. They will never go into the States east
of the Rocky Mountains in sufficient numbers to
create any inconvenience. Surely, if the Chi
nese government can specify what portions of
her territory our people may or may not visit,
our Government may, without being charged
with unfairness, in like manner confine the Chi
nese to certain localities on American soil
Unless something is done to stop their immigra-
ton hither, they will in few years Danish the
white laborer from our fields, mines and work.
shops
The Shasta courier., 1859-11-19

reference to the advertisement of the California
Steam Navigation Company, it will be observed
that the steamer Slran leaves Red Bluff every
Tuesday, and the Sam Souls every Saturday, on
the arrival of the stages from Shasta. The
Company's boats are in excellent condition, af-
fording the travelling public the very best of ac'
commodations So soon as the river rises suffi
ciently, the Company will put on another boat,
so as to make three trips to and from Sacra-
mento per week-of which due notice will be
given.
The Shasta courier., 1859-11-19

In a work just published by Mr.. Rusk, it is
stated that, on the lst of April, 1859, the Eng
lish Navy comprised 22l sailing vessels, and
$50 steamers-total, ISL. AT the same period
the French navy comprised $50 sailing vessels,
and 265 steamers-total, 445. The number
owned by the United States at the same time
appears very insignificant, being but 48 sailing
vessels, and u steamers-total, 75 We believe
the tonnage of our merchant marine, however,
is larger tnan that of any other nation of the
world. In,case Of war hundreds of these vessels,
including our magnificent steamers, would
at once be converted into vessels of war-thus,
in point of number placing US on an equality
with any of the maratime powers Of the earth.
Our navy, like our army, is exceedingly small in
time of peace, with a capacity of sudden and
standing army, numbering perhaps less than
1900 men in time of peace, can, if necessity
requires, be swelled to half million in few
weeks So with our navy Now numbering but
IS vessels, if war were to break out between
our government and England or France, it could
in few months be increased ten fold. Thus
while the figures of Mr.. Rusa would leave US
behind not only England and France, but Rus
sis., Des'na'sh, Spain, Naples, AaSria and Swed-
en- in maratime strength, our marine army of
defence and ogence is second to no one of them
for every one of her hundreds of magnificent
merchant steamers and sailing vessels is in real
ity floating fortress, with batteries masked
just as every one of her citizens, now pursuing
the peaceful avocations of fe is, at the sound of
the war tocsin, ready for instant conversion into
fearless marine, ready to storm the wooden walls
of an enemy, or daring soldier, ready to carry
fortress at the point of the bayonette. This
may sound little after the "spread eagle style"
but it is true nevertheless
The Shasta courier., 1859-11-19

DRowyED.-One Monday last two men-names
unknown-ssarted from Haycraft & Lafferty's
Ferry, down the Sacramento on a small raft of
lumber. At the first rifle" below the ferry,
men drowned. He was one of this years immi-
grafton. So we are informed by Under Sheriff
AnpeN
The Shasta courier., 1859-11-19
MARRIED

At Downs Ranch, on the 8th inst, by James
B. Downs, Esq, Mr.. MATTHIAS BRANDT to Mrs
HARRIET LEMANs, both of Sierra township.
On the 18th inst, in this place, by the Hon.
Joel T. Landrum, Mr.. J. b. SIMMONS to Miss
MARTHA CHIsM.
The Shasta courier., 1859-11-19

H@- Mr.. Sheuermann, of the Shasta Tannery.
advertses large lot of excellent leather at very
low rates. Read his advertisement.
The Shasta courier., 1859-11-19

pa- Very rich gold mines have been dis
covered by the Boundary Commissioner on the
Si-mA-ka-meen river, in Oregon.
The Shasta courier., 1859-11-19

The EMPIRE HoTEL.-In the /" Empire" Shasta
can bost one of the finest interior hotels in the
State. AT present the house is admirably kept
by its proprietor, Mr.. ]. H. Robinson, assisted by
several brothers. 1t is very rarely that man
can be found who can 'keep hotel," properly
and when found he is acknowledged to be
genius 1t is still more rarely that a whole
family OF this character is discovered. But such
seems to be the case with the Robinson family
The proprietor of the Empire has leased
Loag's Stables, and attached them to his as
tablishment.
He has also furnished his beds with patent
spring mattresses.
BET The November term of the County Court
The Shasta courier., 1859-11-19

R6F The Shasta county Delinquent Tax List
for the present year will appear in nert weeks
Courier
The Shasta courier., 1859-11-19

THE HEsPERIAN.-Th admirable California
Magazine-admirabe in matter and execution
for tie month ofNovember, has been received.
Ladies, subscribe for the Heperia. Young
man, are you signing like furnace in your al
most hopeless efforts to engross an unusual
share of the day-thoughts of any fair ladye Z?
Send TO Mrs. Day the name of your adored,
with the price of subscription 3,oO) and our
word for it, you will be affectonately remem-
bered not only in her day-thoughts, but in her
nightly orisons. Try it.
The Shasta courier., 1859-11-19

By| There are said to be not less tha o 900
Welchmen in this State.
RSS Mr.. Tyson offers for sale a half interest
in the Yreka Union-a well paying concern.
The Shasta courier., 1859-11-19

FOREIGN MINERS TAx.--Collector Skillman
paid into the County Treasury, this week, the
sum of $1,000, collected for Foreign Miners
licenses.
The Shasta courier., 1859-11-19

aaF The Board of Supervisors will resume
business on next Monday.
The Shasta courier., 1859-11-19

The Best Purifier of the BIood---
Halls Sarsaparilla, Yellow Dock and Iodde Of
otaSs' scp2i-3m
The Shasta courier., 1859-11-19
BIRTHS,

At Quartz Hill, Shasta Co., on the 9th inst,
the wife of VIM. Harrison, of daughter.
In Shasta, on the 18th inst, the wife of F.
Tracy, of a son.
On Rock Creek, oni the 18th, Mrs, Michael
Welsh, of daughter.
The Shasta courier., 1859-11-19

FRESH BUTrER.-Why do not some of our
merchants bring up from below good article
of fresh butter? 1t is singular that they will
persist in keeping on hand nothing but an arti-
Gle strong enough to kill rats, when an abun-
dance of fresh, delicious California made butter
can be procured by the hundreds of firkins Ell
ther in Sacramento or San Francisco. The
very choicest article of fresh California butter
retails in abundance at the Bay for IS cents per
pound-an inferior article selling for from 80 to
so cents per pound. Here an inferior article of
the strongest sort, brought all the way around
the Horn, is retaied for so and 624 cents per
pound. This state of things is absolutely dis
to the Shasta merchants. For one we
find it impossible to make satisfactory meal
without good butter. We can easier dispense
with meat. Hence we do trust that some one of
our merchants will make the experiment of
keeping on hand good article of fresh butter
We think he will find it to "pay."
The Shasta courier., 1859-11-19
Petition.
$50 Reward.

T OST-on Wednesday night last somewhere
IL between the Empire Hotel and Chas. Boells s
Bakery, a valuable
Diamond Ring and Pair of Gold sleeve
ButtOns--tOgether valued at $50.
The above reward will be paid to the finder
on delivering them at this Office.
Nov. 10, 1859. nl9:2t
The Shasta courier., 1859-11-19

SHASTA BREwERY.-Messrs. Spatz & Hem,
proprietors of this oldest established Shasta
brewery, advertise their readiness to sell their
Lager Beer either ty the keg or bottle. The
Shasta Brewery is justly famed for manufacture
ing most excellent quality of this most health
full and delightful BEVERAGE
The Shasta courier., 1859-11-19

ssaS The November term of the County Court
will commence on Monday the 2sth inst.
The Shasta courier., 1859-11-19

The NORTHERN JoURNAL.-This is the title of
new independent paper recently started at
lreka Il is edited b Nr. Bassett and exhibits
fine ability
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1859-01-22
'
The Douglas and SIideii Controversy.

To the Filter cf tie States Since thy
recent arrival in New York, have seen, for
the first time. a publication made by the
Hon. John SliGell, denying positively that he
authorized, or in any manner countenanced
the statement published in the Press d 7rt-
| bnHe, Of Chicago Just before the late Illinois
election, TO the effect that the slaves belong
ing to my children, in Mississippi, were cru
ely and !nhumauly treated. In this denial,
Mr.. SlidelI does justice to himself. He goes
further, and says, That the alleged state
mcnt let il come from whatever source it
may, is base fabrication, in whole and in
part, without a shadow of foundation in
TRUTH" In this he does justice to me; for
aS the guardian Of my children, | hold my
self responsible for the manner in which
these slaves are treated. | should not con-
slider myself called upon to notice Mr.. Sill
delIs publication had he paused here, and
not have added the following paragraph:
'Mr. Douglas has, by authorizing and
countenancinS anonymous attacks On me,
through a person officiating as his private
secretary, lost all claim to the explanation
would have otherwise promptly volunteered
to give him"
1t is due to myself to publish an emphatic
denial of the truth of the implica ion in tho
above paragraph. 1t is not true that I have
auiHOF!Zeu or cOuhteHanced anonymous at
tacks upon Mr Siidcll 1t is true, however,
that when the fact was first brought to my
notice, that Dr. Brainard, Federal office
holder, and my enemy, had caused to be
published, during my absence, in the Aboli-
ton organ of Chicago, this base fabrica-
ton with the name of the Hon. John Sill
dell as authority for its truth, denounced
it as such caIumny deserved, and express
ed the opinion to my friends that it should
be copied and circulated for the purpose Of
showing the base means employed to defeat
my election, and also with the view of
drawing forth such disclosures as to expose
to pubic contempt the real author of the
calGmar, which object has been fully ac-
compljshed by the letter of Mr.. Slidell.
Jan. !, 1873. 5. \. DOUGLAS.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1859-01-22

Tie toad is not only one of our appointed
servants, he Is also willing 10 become an il
innate and cOHfJiny friend. Numerous in
stances have been recorded OF t0adS that
have been rendered tame and attached to
those who have treated them kindly. Mr.
Bel. mentions that he possessed one which
would ST on one os hi, hands ana eat the
food offered to il on the other; and DR.. Ian
hester speaks Of having epeatcily seen them
made the Domestic pets 0! the children Of
naturalist. b; onc Of tie most interesting.
ca>-s o! this kind, Is that OF the toad men
toned b. PcnHaEt, i. his Hrt'5h /oy'Jau.
al- though The story Of this worthy has OF
ten been told, il must not be sra.tted from
our G.scOu-ses. The animal FIRST made it,
appearance Cu the steps Le!oTc the hall door
ui scnt..mau'S residence IN DevCasLirc.-
The owner Of the mansion AMI the a'nil-.
s--,ns tie creature, frequently gave it food,
am, b. = an;.c treatment, gradually rendered
il 50 tame, when they came out Of n eye-
n.n- ",lh candle, It 95og,l creep out Of IS
hole AZ. look up, - if cxuectHg 10 be taken
i.to II. house and fed. II was frequently
srat5.iei in this way. being carried into the
par.o-, paced upon the table. and there
treated 70 . supper, in The presence Of the
assembled household The favorite food OF
the pet WAS the common hcsh-magrot. q
supply OF which vas regularly kept for il IT,
the barn. In taking itS food il would follow
the maGEots on the table. and when within
a proper distance. would fix + ewes and re-
main motionless for while. apparently pre-
pairing for the stroke; and then, quicker
than the eye could follow, it darted out its
tongue, and catching the naggot on the
point, the tongue was as rapidly withdrawn.
and the mag-ot swallowed. This sort of
exhibition excited, as q matter Of course.
great curiosity in the nei-hborhooi and Of
ten brought the toad number of visitors.
the Ion. period Of thirty-sjX vears this
pet continued to occupy his hole under the
door steps of his bcnefsctor and friend; bu:
one iata! day another pet, in the shape OF
tame raven, eSplcd the poor toad at the
mouth OF his retreat. and pulling him out,
wounded him 50 badly, that no great while
after he dieA; and thus terminated career,
the record Of which have done more thaa
the most eloquent appeals to the humanity
of mankind, t. redeem the race from the
cruel persecution 10 wlic- they are exposed
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