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The Shasta courier., 1859-01-08

ELEPHANTS CoMIYG.-The N. Y. Herald reports
on their way to California, On the ship Wanderer,
the elephants Victoria and Albert, who dance.
stand on their heads, perform on the tight rope,
ascend inclined planes, mount pedestals, and ac-
complish, with really graceful ease other re-
markable feats. We may expect them in Shasta
sometime during the next summer Elephants
in Shasta Think of that.
The Shasta courier., 1859-01-08

BD- While on a short visit to the Nome
Lackee Reservation, few days since, we saw
what appeared to us most excellent article OF
Salt. 1t was procured from spring on the
grounds, which is said to possess twenty-five per
cent. of saline matter. Whether this is SO or not
we are unable to say, but Mr.. Titus informed US
that the Indians had collected many hundreds
of pounds within short time by simple eyapo-
ration; and, that for picking or preserving pur-
poses, it was greatly superior to the common
rock salt; possessing much more strength and
obviating the use of saltpetre. The crystals
presented a most beautiful appearance and were
semi-transparent.--Teh Tehdmd Gazette.
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PROFESSIONAL.
TOWER HOUSE.
At the Junction OF the Treka and Wen
verviIIe Roads, IL Miles from Shasta

+s.SSasS THE UNDERSIGNED WOULD AN
siis nounce to the public, and particularly
aLsshs1 to persons travelling to and from Yreka,
and Weaverville, that, having leased this long
established stand, formerly known as the q Free
Bridge House" he is prepared to entertain Gus
toners in style not surpassed by any hotel in
Northern California.
Having completed his conniodious building
and furnished it in the best possible manner, he
is enable to promise the very Best accommoda-
tons.
The Table, as heretofore, will always be sup
piled with the best viands the market furnishes
while from the large garden attached to the
premises, all the vegetables grown in this part Of
the State will be furnished in the greatest album
dance.
He has also secure CORR1L connected
with his establishment, always supplied with an
abundance of Barley and Hay.
LEVI II. TOWER.
Tower House. March l, 1854 mhll-tf
The Shasta courier., 1859-01-08

Mn. STEPHEN MAssETT.-0n Thanksgiving
night, at Boston, the gentleman gave his cele-
brated u Song and Chit-chat, or Travel in many
Lands to two thousand persons All the Boston
papers speak highly ofhim-
The Shasta courier., 1859-01-08

Ey~ Hon. Henry, Bedinger, late T. s. Minis
ter to Denmark, died suddenly at his residence
near Norgantown, Virginia He had returned
from Europe but few weeks.
The Shasta courier., 1859-01-08

RATHER EAnLY-Several peach trees in this
vicinity have been in bloom within the past two
weeks. Snow storms and peach blossoms at the
same time What country.
The Shasta courier., 1859-01-08

BIG PRIzE.-The Bulletin says that the ticket
which drew the highest prize, SloO, 900, in the
Havana lottery of Nov. 27th, is held in San
Francisco by Theodore lie Roy, commission mer-
chant who owns the half, or $4,000. A clerk
in his store and servant girl in his house own
jointly quarter, and Mr.. Levin owns the
naming quarter.
The Shasta courier., 1859-01-08

A SINGULAR VoTE.-At the late elections in
Massachusetts, the town of South Danvers voted
as follows for Governor:
Banks, Republican. 444.
Beach, Democrat. 444
Lawrence, American. IA.
That town was very impartial in its favors,
and was determined that no party should have
cause to complain Of it.
The Shasta courier., 1859-01-08

PoPuLAR.-Our old friend Gen. Allen is very
popular with the ladies. Mrs. Day, of the Hes
parian, invites him to pay her visit
The Shasta courier., 1859-01-08

sG-Alex. Landauer, baker, of fNeyada, and a
German, recently killed himself for love of a
girl who refused to "concur" The hight of
nonsense
The Shasta courier., 1859-01-08

BeA. There is much speculation on the mis-
sion to, or object of Major Ben. McCulough's
journey to Sonora at this particular time 1t is
said he had not been thinking of going there
forty-eight hours before his departure and that
the impulse seemed to have been given by somo
one else.-PhI. Press.
The Shasta courier., 1859-01-08

n- Senator Gwin's family has returned to
Washington, after making visit to the most
notable places in Europe
The Shasta courier., 1859-01-08

NA- An election was held in Pennsylvania,
Nov, 2sth. for a member to fill the vacancy oc-
casioned by the resignation of J. Clancy Jones.
Keen, the Opposition candidate, was elected.
The Shasta courier., 1859-01-08

OBEYED.-Brigham Young obeyed the sum
mons of the Z. S. District Court, and appeared
as witness on the 7ih of December
The Shasta courier., 1859-01-08

A New PoCTRIYE-Gov. Curry. of OREGON in
his last annual message, takes the ground that
the present system of territorial governments.
under the supervision of Congress, cannot be
sustained by any strict construction Of the con-
sttution. Congress has no constitutional an
thorlty 10 establish governments anywhere upon
the public domain, or TO create and ordain any
species of constitutional or organic law for the
government of any civil community anywhere
within the boundaries of the United States. The
constitution expressly gives the power to en-
large the territorial limits of the United States
by the admission of new States, and by that
means only
The Shasta courier., 1859-01-08

This is very good world to live in,
To lend, or to spend, or to give in;
But to beg or to borrow, or get back ones own,
1t is the very worst world that ever was known.
The Shasta courier., 1859-01-08

HeA, Two Rabbis in New York, Asch and
Levi on complaint of Rabbi Hossen, the leading
Rabbi of the Jews in that city, were arresting
for selling lottery tickets. They were each held
to bail in the sum of $1,000 to answer the charge
in the Court of General Sessions
The Shasta courier., 1859-01-08
Times of Holding Courts.

Times of Holding Courts.
NINTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT.
SaAsTA-Third Mondays in January, May and
September.
StsKIyoU-First Mondays in March, July and
November.
TRIsIrY-Second Mondays in April, August
and December.
Shasta County Courts.
Held on the lst Mondays of January, May and
September.
At said terms, the busircss 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-Mee lst Mondays in
May, August, November and February.
The Shasta courier., 1859-01-08

BEa. At the destruction of the famous prison,
the Bastile, Lafayette secured the key, which he
sent to Washington, at Mount Vernon, where it
still may be seen, hanging in the mansion, as
left by the Father of his Country.
The Shasta courier., 1859-01-08

CosT OF TIE MUTISY-The friend Of India
estimates the cost of the Indian mutiny, to the
British Government, at the SUM of e35, 900, ,OOo,
or 5 90, ,000,0 900.
The Shasta courier., 1859-01-08

GE. A cargo of slaves from Africa was re-
Gently landed in the State of Georgia.
The Shasta courier., 1859-01-08

BOARDING OF THE % WASHINGTON 1T will be
remembered that we received intelligence few
weeks ago of the boarding of the steamer Wash
ington, by the officers of the British vessel Va
lorous, in the port of Greytown, after that yes
sci had been examined by officers of the Amer-
can frlgate Savannah. The AHa states that as
soon as Commodore Mcintosh, of the Roanoke.
arrived at Grcytown, he " demanded an opologv
from the British Minister, Sir Gore Ouseley, who
was on board the Valorous at the time the search
was made, and who of course, must have direct
ed 1t, which was promptly given, accompanied
with the statement that the British officers were
only acting under the orders of their govern
ment, but that if such course of proceeding
was Objectionable to Com Mcintosh, they would
desist till they received further orders"
The Shasta courier., 1859-01-08
E M PI r E III O T E L.

% THE UNDERSIGNED TAKE PLEAS
hniii ure in announcing to the citizens of
-Al1.A French Galch, and the Northern travel
ing public, that they have remodeled and refit-
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
nj u lie Pa ssenger 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 a share of the public pat
ronage. S. F. SOUTHERN,
S. T. BLACK.
French Gulch Oct 3, 1856. o4-tf
The Shasta courier., 1859-01-08

la The Washington correspondent of the
Philadelphia Press says
know already tro Republican Senators who
intend to denounce, Gu the floor of the Senate.
the Rochester speech of Governor Seward, and
take it for granted they not all of that party
who will do so.
The Shasta courier., 1859-01-08

CUsToMs.-lt costs about one-third of the du-
ties collected upon imports to pay the revenue
officers for collecting. This will appear pretty
evident by the following, which shows the cost
of the San Francisco Custom Hoasc;
Collectors Office
II officers, clerks, etc, aggregate sally, $40 099
Appraisers Office
l6 officers, clerks, ........... ...:........ 80 600
Naval Office
officers, clerks, etc, IA 600
Surveyors Office
officers and assistants. ts,................. 8 0T5
Warehouse Department
20 officers and clerks, s,.............;.... % SOS
Gauger's Office
officers and assistants, ts,.....-........... $50
Inspectors Office
&c officers, 36 204
lO3 at 81 ,73s yearly ,743
This but pays salaries-other expenses will
swell the amount to about double.-iSacrdment
Bee.
The Shasta courier., 1859-01-08

EVENING FAsHoS-Emily. Shall you dress
much to night?
Lillian No, as little as possible-I am going
TO a ball.
The Shasta courier., 1859-01-08
SHASTA COURIER.

RIDGE AND Ross.--The Beacon lately published
poem written in the Cherokee Nation, by John
K Ridge, now editor of the Marysville Demo
crdt. 1t was prepared during the feud of Ross
and Ridge, celebrated in Southwestern story
A colored man occasionally works for us, who
is familiar With the scene, of murder and reri-
button connected with that war of exterr1ina-
ton. He says that being slave, he was one
night ordered to keep the cattle for the Ross
party, but about midnight John R. Ridge and
Charley Mcintosh came upon them, raised the
war-whoop, and cleaned out the camp, Hand
some, the narrator, having departed with the
utmost CELEBRITY. He believes our accomplished
Marysville cotemporary next in ferocity to the
{" Big Bear of Arkansas" Only think of the re-
fined editor of the Marysville Democrat, author
of that most lofty poem addressed to Mount
Shasta, raising the Wdr- dr-achoop!-Tinity Journal
We do not think it is thing to be surprised
at, if brother Ridge did, at one time of his life,
raise the war-whoop upon the trail of his enc
mics. We presume his father and his grand
father, and his great-grand- father did the same
thing, and some of them have been recognized
as great men by some of our own great men,
In debate in the U. S. Senate, on the Sd of
March, 1854, Gen. Sam. Houston, in speaking OF
the tribe Of which John R. Ridge is the Chief de
Jure, but of which Ross by an act of usurpation
is the Chief de yfacto, said
These. Indians are not inferior, intellectually,
4 to White men. John Ridge was not inferior in
point of genius to- John Randolph His father
in point of native intellect, was not inferior to
| any man.
| And if Sam. Houston knew John r. Ridge
editor of the Demdcrat, he would say that he is
worthy son of noble SIRE
Therefore, brother Ridge, we bid you keep on
sounding the war-whoop on the track of your
enemies, and on the track cf tee enemies Of
Democracy
The Shasta courier., 1859-01-08
IORIGtYar
Evening Prayer

'Tis the hour of Evening Prayer! Holy hour
and holier religion, which, when the tolls of
the day are over, when the laborer has thrown
down his instrument, and wearied man and
wearied beast are resting from their labors
comes to us with blessed influences, and re-
minds us that, through the day, "Our Father
has watched over US with His never closed
eyes, and that His broad hand of protection has
been held over us from the rising of the sun
even to the going down of the same.
Although we have strayed far from the paths
of virtue and truth, and our hearts have wan
dered off from the holy law of our Father, yet
the mild influences of the hour come crowding
upon the heart, like the strains of far-off music
swoetly falling the ear, admonishing us that
it is the holy time of Evening Prayer, and we
unconsciously utter hasty "God be with u.s.
How quietly the still hour of twilight steals
on the suns last golden rays, which lingcr upon
the eastern mountains as If parting were sweet
sorrow Holy thought and holier time. Who
that ever holds sweet communion with nature
or with natures God, does not welcome the in
fiuences and associations of that hour ?-when
the great orb of day is sinking to rest behind
the western horizon-when his splendors res
down upon the distant mountain tops, tingine
them with his farewell glories-when the beau.
ties of the heavens seem blended in the sky ant
mrrored in the landscape, the lake and valley
There is language in the scene which thu
heart can read and understand.
The last rosy tint has faded from the evening
clouds. deep shadow settles over the valley
One by one nights unwearied watchers shine
| out in their far off depths. The bird folds its
weary wings within its little nest. The murmul
of the bee and Insect is still. The busy hum Of
man is hushed. For brief space the restless
world reposes. Nature, all sinless, is beautiful
1t is the hour of Evening Prayer and Medita-
ton.
All is so still, so soft in earth and air,
The Shasta courier., 1859-01-08

JAPAN.--The government of this country is an
absolute hereditary monarchy, shared by two
sovereigns-one ecclesiastical and the other
military. This double-headed government does
not seem to work we'll in its intercourse with
foreign nations. The military, or temporal mon
arch did, not long since, enter into certain tren-
ties with the American and other nations which
was contrary to the custom of his predecessors,
and in opposition to the national policy. The
spiritual Emperor and many mobiles talked to
him severely for this foolishness, and be died
by dsemboweling himself as appears by ru-
NOR published in the Hongkong Mail of Octo-
Der 2lst. That paper, in its issue Of Oct goth,
says he died of dropsy, with which he had been
affected for some months. At any rate, he died
at Yeddo, on Sept. 10th, at the age of sc, after
a reign of ID years, and without heirs, but to
keep up the line he named a successor.-Sac.
Bee.
The Shasta courier., 1859-01-08
NOTICE..

IL PERSONS DELINQUENT IN PAYING
II their Quarterly Licenses to the County
are requested to call at the Treasurers office
and have them renewed, and save cost.
j. c. HAYBURN,
County Treasurer.
Shasta, Dec. Is, 1857. decl9tf
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INTERESTING IF TRUE.-A Washington CORE.

INTERESTING IF TRUE.-A Washington corres-
pondent of the S. f. Ballctin is reported by the
Sacramento Bee to have asserted the facts stat
ed below, in his letter of Dec. Sd -
"That correspondent asserts that q grand
scheme for the colonization of Sonora, with q
view to its ultimate independence and annexa-
ton, has transpired The Liberals of Mexico are
willing TO concede the right of way for rail-
road to Guaymas, on the Gulf of California,
which port is to be free The road is to run
through Sonora and chihuahua, the very States
which the President in his message proposes to
take forcible military possession of-a fact which
could not have been known to the correspond
ent at the date of his writing, because the mes
sage had not then been made public. George
Law Samuel Colt, aud others, have formed a
company, for the purpose of purchasing lands
along the proposed line of road. Judge Rose, the
recently appointed American Consul at Quay
mas, is the agent of the company, and Maj. Ben.
McCulloch has gone to Arizona with the new
Consul, on, as it is supposed, this very business.
The Shasta courier., 1859-01-08
An Upshiii Business.

Walk up,
Roll up,
ranbie DIP;
Step up,
Jump up,
Climb up,
Run up,
Skate up,
Ride up,
Rush up,
- Swim up,
Fly up,
Crawl up,
Fire up,
Steam ut,
Sail up,
Push up,
Any way SO that you get up and settle up your
subscription and edTettlsing tills
The Shasta courier., 1859-01-08
Daly's Aromatic Valley Whisk,

Is put up IN cases containing one dozen bottle:
each.
For sale by all the principal Liquor Houses
in San Francisco. n2o-3m
The Shasta courier., 1859-01-08

SOMETHING REVOLVING There has nearly
heen revolution in Florence lighted by the
spark of cigar. The people have been most
indignant because trifing additional tax has
been laid on their tobacco. Revolutions spring,
apparently, from small causes. Here, apparent
ly, in Florence it was smouldering at the bot
tom of cigar-case. In Bavaria, it ferments in
beer-vat. Let the exciseman touch Bava-
rian's beer with his finger, and the whole town
of fMunich would pour out with their beer-jugs,
and knock the government the head. For
tunately, in England, we seated on such a
solid rock of safety, that nothing seems to shake
us. We wonder if anything would move us,
happy English, to revolt. We can only inn
imagine two terrible contingencies; the sup
preston of the Pantomimes, or the abolition of
Exeter Hall. Let us hope that the day may be
tar distant before. England sees the accomplish
ment of either calamity !-Paneh.
The Shasta courier., 1859-01-08

All is so still, so soft in earth and air,
You scarce would start to meet spirit there
Secure, that nought of evil could delight
To walk in such scene on such night. q
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-08-26

The report of the Commissioners OF Emil
grafton, just published, shows that the emigra-
ton from Great Britain during the past year
numbered 1892, which is smaller than dur
ing any year since 1855. The Irish emigration
amounted to rather less than three per cent. OF
the whole. The amount RENTED by Irish
settlers in America for assisting emigration
# friends during the past year, was about two
millions three hundred and sixty thousand
dollars During the ten preceding years the
sum RENTED amounted to forty-nine millions
six hundred and eighty thousand dollars.
The emigration to the American continent
in 1855 was less than half that of lS47, and
lcarcely more than one-fourth Of the average OF
lhe eight years between 1647 and 1855 The
number of emigrants who returned to Great
Britain in 1855 was 23,71i, of whom there
were from America lS, S4l.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-08-26


The Demokrat. a leading German journal of
Western New York, noluinates the Hon. JAS
III. Hammond, of South Carolina. as the De-
mocratic candidate for the next Presidency.
In Indiana, quite number of counties ha We
already chosen delegates to the Democratic
State Convention. Most of them are against
Douglas.
The General Crane. Chapter of Royal Arch
Masons of the United States will meet in Chi.
cago next month.
The Baton Rouge Comet announces the death
o. Judge Cyrus Ratliff, OF the 9TH Judicial
district of Louisiana.
Mr.. S. III. Booth has been acquitted at Mil
waukee ON the charge brought against him by
Miss Cook.
The Gonzalez Inquirer says that eso.oeo
sheep have been brought into Texas from Mex
leo since the LIST of January.
Two firms at Worcester, Mass, have manu-
actured 2.2v0 moving machines within the
psst year, which sold for about S23ss.bU0.
Another new street railway for passengers
has been finished and put in operation in Saint
Louis, with two horse cars.
T. II, Webster has been nominated for Con-
gress by the Americans of the I'd district of
Nd, IN place of j. Is. Ricaud
The Southern Steamship Comnany. of Bos-
ton, have contracted for the building of TWO
steamers.
I. Is. Waloridge, lately deceased In Cincin-
natl, bequeathed SsiJ,oou to the Protestant Or
phan Asylum OF that city.
a panther. measuring eight fee, =, ,onr,h
on Black Rock Mountain, in Jackson counry'
40, was killed on The 2olh inst -
The Qfmocrats of New Jersey have nom,
mated f. X. v. Wright for Governor.
1t Is reported that the Emperor of China
Han-Fnng, Is dead
Rev. L. Darbin Walter, died in Washington,
u. o., on the 24th inst -
0en. VIM Walker has been elected a mann
Der Of the Order of Sons oil Malta.
Mrs. Blitz, wife Of Signor Biltz. died in
Brooklyn on Saturday evening.
good surgeon m1st.haye an eae1s,s eye. a
lion's heart and iady's hand,
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DIED.,

On Thursday night. 18th inst, Mt 10 O'Clock,
MARY ELLEN RYAN. AGED eight years, daug IL
ter OF Ellen and the late Nicholas Ryan.
Her funeral will take place nj St Peter Ca. he
dral, this afternoon, at O'Clock The friends OF
the family are respectfully requested to attend
without further notice.
At Buffalo, New York. on She cath August, at
O'Clock, p. NJ, MARY LENORA, in her iIth
year, the only dau, liter of John T., and Mary f.
Williams. of Caroline county, Va.
Thou art gone, dear Mary, to the land Of the blest
To minge with angels in the land of rest
And left thy fond parents, v no loved thee SO well,
On earth here ia sorrow and sadness to dwell.
On the nght of the 18th inst, in Manchester,
Va, JOSEPH McNAUuHTON, foruIerls ol Phil
adeiphia. His friends can hear the particulars oi
Vir-IBla.
ia Philadelphia papers please copy.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-08-26

A DINNER TO A SOUTHERN MAYOR IN Bos-
roN.--The Mayor OF Richmond, Va, Col Mayo
is on visit TO Boston, and the occasion was
embraced by the city government on Monday
TO give him n complimentary dinner The
Mayor of Boston presided, aud several good
speeches were made. Mayor Mayo responded
most felictously 10 Il complimentary toast
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-08-26

The wesSsy Di,ra'eh issued .o-aay - ss 1,'.
49,, anrn,,.r The contents include The Oaks
of rairhoine," very pretty s'ory--A nv Yin
cinna.i Tragedy - Virginia Letters - ana
large auaatity OF interesting ed,sorsai, news
local and commercial matter.
For sale al the counter-price cents, or
cents when In wrappers ready Tor mailing 10
friends In the country,
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-08-26

MuRpER.-In Russell county, Va, on the
18th inst VIM. Tyler, while in a barn con-
versing with two friends, got in a quarrel with
one of thcm-John Jones-and. throwing him
on the floor, severed his head from his body
with n knife. He then fed, and has not been
captured The deceased leaves q wife and
three children.