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The Shasta courier., 1859-04-09
Wagon Roads.

On the Goth ult., Mr.. Street introduced a bill
to appropriate $4,000 to construct a Wagon
Road over the Sierra Nevada through Mobiles
Pass The Union says the object of this bill is
doubtless to divide the House on the question of
Wagon Road appropriation, and thus defeat
the appropriation of $4,000 for the Central
Route as made in the bill which passed the
Senate. We do not know what were Mr.. Streets
motives for introducing his bill-not being bless
ed with the power of looking down into mems
hearts. But if one motive was determination
to defeat the appropriation for the Central Route,
or else extort just dealing toward his own con-
stituents, we endorse it most heartily.
The friends of the Central Route exhibit a
gusting. They ask $4,000 to aid them in max
ing Wagon Road over the mountains at point
east of Placervlle. The amount which they ask
is the best possible evidence of the difficulties to
be overcome in making good road over that
route. We ask $4,000 to make better road
through Mobiles Pass, and straightway they OBJ
ject The fact is, the peculiar friends of the
Central Route will never consent to give the
Mobiles Pass an appropriation of $4,000, nor
$4,000. AS the roads are at present, they think
they have little advantage of the Noble Pass
Route. If they consent to give US $4,000 to
improve this route, however, they know that i,
will make it infinitely better road than the
Carson Valley road with the $50, 900 expended
thereon. Hence they will make no such arrange
ment If they can't get the S5O,O0O without
giving the Noble Pass route $l0,000 they will
agree to let well enough alone" It is folly to
listen to the promises of these gentlemen, that
next year, if they get their appropriation this
they will vote an appropriation for the Noble
Route. After $4,000 have been expended on
the Carson route they will very colly inform us
that, as there is one good wagon road over the
mountains, ample to accommodate the schol.
overland emigration, it would be waste of the
States money to make another road. These very
same people will then, like so many Treasury
watch dogs, raise howl of, s' Economy econo-
my !" and laugh the claims of the Noble Pass to
scorn. The more Northern representatives may
be assured that the peculiar friends of the Car
son route will never vote money, after they get
what they desire, to bring any other route in
competition with theirs.
The Shasta courier., 1859-04-09

A MoNsTER.-On our outside we give an ac-
count of the acts of a monster sea-captain, PEN
dleton. The evidence given proved conclusive
ly that he literally starved and whipped a sailor
to death. When he was being removed from
the Court House to the Jail, to which the Com
missioner had committed him to answer to the
crime of murder, he was followed by large and
excited mob, who shouted Hang him ~ "Hang
him y Several brick bats and chunks of dirt
were thrown at him, and just as the officers had
reached the door of the prison, the crowd made
rush, and came very near getting hold of the
prisoner As it was he was gotten inside the
prison doors after having his coat nearly torn
from his back
The Shasta courier., 1859-04-09
MARRIED

In Ireland, in February last, RICHARD J.
WALSH, of Colusi County, to Miss MAMIE DUNE.
May they both live to realize Tom Moore's
glowing picture of wedlock-
q There's a bliss beyond all that the minstrel
has told
When two that are linked in one heavenly
tie;
With brows never changing and hearts never
cold
Love on through all ills and love on till they
die
One hour Of passion SO sacred is worth
Whole ages of transient and wandering bliss,
And 0 ! if there be an elysium on earth,
1t is this lit is this p
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Violating the L avs.

few weeks ago, Gov. Weller exhibited an
ardent desire to have the miners of this county
shot down, murdered for doing that which, at
most the law would punish with fine and i'm
prisonment in the County Jail. That is to say,
for committing what he thought was violation
of law, and which, if it was such violation,
the law pronounced misdeneanor, he desired
Sheriff Stockton to shoot the miners,-and to
enable him to do so in proper style, sent him
them one hundred and thirteen guns" minnie
rifles, with two thousand five hundred ball cart
ridges, enough to kill every voter in the county.
Gov. Weller did this because he was informed
certain miners had taken the execution of the
law into their own hands-or if that does not
fairly put the case, were violating the law.
1t will be remembered that some months since
Gov. Weller did what no man ever did before
he broke into the State Prison. He took pos
session thereof u ct arnis. He did not wait for
the law to place the institution in his hands,
but broke in and took possession thereof in an
illegal manner. In short he violated the law
The case was taken into tie courts, and recently
the Supreme Court rendered Judgment against
him, in favor of J. F. McCauley, for 81 5 900 Ii
is believed that in addition thereto the State
will have to pay James NJ. Estell the sum of
$4,000 per month for all the time the Governor
has had illegal possession of the Prison. Thus
this illegal act of the Governor this violation of
the law, has cost the State $4,000, and may
cost it upwards of 100000 more.
Now. if the miners of this county, supposing
they did violate the law, deserved to be shot
down therefor, as the Governor desired, did he
not equally deserve death for his violation of
the law? His act cost the State ten times as
much as the acts of the miners Therefore if
they deserved shooting, did he not deserve to be
cruciied or burnt at the stake? ait is poor
rule that will not work both ways"
The Shasta courier., 1859-04-09

A Boat Blown UP.-On last Sunday morning
the Contra Costa ferry boat plying between San
Francisco and Oakland, was blown up, and H.
l.. Ostrando, George Mcdowell, Michael T.
Smith, D. II. Cady, and Albert Winship were
whom were four Mexican women. Father GAL
lagher was on board but escaped without inju-
~. Several very valuable horses were so Sc
verely scalded that their owners shot them in
order to put them out of their misery. The
Commodore" stallion, was worth So 3,O0O.-
Others were worth as much as $500 each.
The Shasta courier., 1859-04-09

SAN JOSE TRAGEDY.-Two men, S. J. Crosby
and Richard Shores, commenced shooting at
each other, in San Jose, on the 28th ult Crosby
was killed. A ball from Crosbys pistol passed
through the side of the Court House and killed
Mr. Ferguson, miner, who had just come
down from the mountains for the purpose of ac-
companying San Jose friend to their former
home in the East.
The Shasta courier., 1859-04-09

Coon DIGGNGs.-The Mad Mule Diggings
have been paying very handsomely within the
past few weeks. Mr.. NJ. L. Town took out of
his claim, at the head of Mad Mule, the sum of
$3.50 in ten days. Besides this, one day he took
cut piece weighing eight ounces. The claim
of Messrs. Heuck Walters gave S29S last week
one peice weighing S9s Messrs. Ferguson
Perkins claim yielded them S17O for the
same number of days work.
Mr.. Griffith, while prospecting took out, in
one day, four ounces.
The miners on Mad Ok are yet sluicing of,
but will soon commence cleaning up.
The Shasta courier., 1859-04-09

ORGASIzED.-0n the I'd inst, the Soda Spring
Turnpike Road Company, organized by electing
John S. P. Bass, President, G. X. Watson, Sec
retary, and James Cameron, Treasurer. The
capital stock was fixed at S3O, 900, to be divided
into shares of 500 each Ross McCloud, E.
Stone and j. Cameron were appointed commits
sioners to view said road. J. S. P. Bass, E.
Anderson and H. s. Stewart were authorized to
open books for subscription.
The Shasta courier., 1859-04-09

STATE CENTRAL CoMNITTEE.-On the 2lst of
the present month the Democratic State Central
Committee. appointed by the State Convention
presided over by Humphrey GrifIiths, will meet
at Sacramento. They invite Democrats in every
county, who desire to effect more perfect or
gan;zation of that wing of the party, to be pre-
sent at such meeting of the Committee
The Shasta courier., 1859-04-09

HoLLUB & IsAAcs' PIONEER Dry GooDs SroRE.
This we believe is the pioneer dry goods store
of Shasta In 1852: when we came to this place
to establish the Courier, we found it here, and
here 1t has remained ever since-always keeping
on hand an extensive assortment of goods and
doing a large business. At present they have on
hand an unusually large variety of goods, from
the coarsest and cheapest to the finest qualities,
which they are enabled to sell at remarkably
low prices. We refer citizens and mountain
traders to the advertisements of this firm, to be
found in another column
The Shasta courier., 1859-04-09

500 LuMP.-0ne day last week China
man working on Flat Creek, five or six miles
nom town, on the Sacramento trail, took out
lump of gold worth 500. OF course the Chi
ness never work good diggings Oh, no. They
are content with such diggings as white miners
nave abandoned. OF course they are-in large
sized tin cup.
The Shasta courier., 1859-04-09

RsS@ The Capitol at Washington has already
cost five millions of dollars. 1t is thought that
it will require three millions more to complete
it-or eight millions in ALL
The Shasta courier., 1859-04-09

APPROPRIATE TO THE DAY.-0n the first of
April, the Democratic Standard reported that
Gov. Weller had sent message to the Legisla-
ture announcing his approval of a bill "to pre-
vent Settlers meeting at large in the County of
Sacramento 1t should have read " to prevent
stations running at large in the County of Sac
ramento
The Shasta courier., 1859-04-09

FoUSD DEAD.-On the I'd inst, on Churn Creek.
near Sand Flats, Justice Durick held an inquest
upon the body of a man supposed to be Charles
Colbert Flanagan, and found that death was
produced by rupture of the heart. flanagan
was generally called Doc He has acquain-
tances in Marysville.
The Shasta courier., 1859-04-09
SATURDAY MORNING, APRIL ., 1859.

RST L. p FISHERS the only Agent OF the
SHASTA COURIER in San Francisco, with power
to receive subscriptions and advertisements
therefor, and receipt for the same
OFFICE-l7lI Washington street, opposite
Magure's Opera House.
The Shasta courier., 1859-04-09

BSs. The bill submitting to the people the
question of calling Convention to frame Con-
stitution, passed the Senate on the 3Oth ult
The Shasta courier., 1859-04-09

FREEMAN l. Co.'s ExPREss.-We have the
privilege of announcing that Messrs. Freeman &
Co. have extended their Express business to this
place and on up to Yreka- At present we be-
lieve the business of this house ramifes to every
quarter of the State. Their Office is located at
the lower end of town, in the fire proof brick
building of Gilbert, Wescott & Bartlett.
The Shasta courier., 1859-04-09

Ds5- We are under obligations to Jerry Sulli-
van, OF the San Francisco News Depot, for a
large bundle of Eastern papers brought by the
last steamer
The Shasta courier., 1859-04-09

HARD WoRKEn--Judge Daingerfeld after a
term OF over months duration in Siskivou
returned to his home in this place on Saturday
Last To-day, after a weeks rest, he goes 70
Wearerville for the purpose of holding the
april term Of his Court for Trinity County.
The Shasta courier., 1859-04-09

THANKs.-We are under obligations to Con-
gresham Scott for large number of speeches
delivered by various Congressman.
The Shasta courier., 1859-04-09

CooL.-The s. F. Call publishes the marriage
of Loo All Kun to 10y All You, by the Rev. Mr..
Shuck, and then adds Pekin Gazette please
! conyu
The Shasta courier., 1859-04-09

A NOBLE DEED.-Charley Fairfax is indeed a
noble mana nobler breathes not the air of this
or any other country. After being stabbed, as
he thought, to death, by Mr.. Lee with his pistol
almost against the latter's breast, he said, You
have stabbed me, sir; you have stabbed me
twice; probably am mortally wounded; l hold
your life in my hand; | spare it, for the sake of
your wife and children" Thus saying, he deliber-
ately uncocked the pistol handed ito friend, and
was carried away, he supposed, to die. A right
brave, magnanimous and chivalrous act was
that, Charley Fairfax. 1t is an honor to be the
friend, the countryman of such a man. Charley
Fairfax, you can have our vote on all occasions,
for anything you run for.
The Shasta courier., 1859-04-09
FERRY NOTICE.

NOTICE is hereby given to all whom it may
l concern, that the undersigned will apply to
the Board of Supervisors of Shasta county, at
their May term, for renewal of license to keen
Toll Ferry across Cottonwood, on the road
leading from Shasta TO Red Bluffs, known as
VIM. Leans Ferry. The said license to continue
for period of one year. WM. LEAN.
March 81, 1859. ap2:4t
The Shasta courier., 1859-04-09

BSg@ The total Chinese immigration to this
State from 1s49 to 1857, inclusive, was 75,30l.
The number now here is probably about 10000.
The Shasta courier., 1859-04-09

BlLLs.-We are greatly obliged to Assembly
man Street for budget of legislative bills.
The Shasta courier., 1859-04-09

WELLS FARGO l. Co. have our thanks for Sac
ramsnto and San Francisco papers.
The Shasta courier., 1859-04-09

R6y@ Smith O'Brien the most distinguished
living Irishman, is travelling through the United
States
The Shasta courier., 1859-04-09

erary lecture in Excelsior Hall on tomorrow
Sunday evening at q o'clock. Subject-Im-
portance of intellectual culture, especially the
culture of the female mind. The presence of
ladies is especially desired.
The Shasta courier., 1859-04-09

CLEAR CREEK RoAD.-A route for the proposed
Whlskytown, has been surveyed by County Sur
veyor Linn, and the distance ascertained to be
l2a miles.
The Shasta courier., 1859-04-09
FERRY NOTICE.

NOTICE is hereby given to all whom it may
l concern, that we, the undersigned, intend
applying TO the Board Of Supervisors of Shasta
county, at their May term, for renewal of Ii
cense to keep Toll Ferry for period of one
year, across the Sacramento river, at the mouth
OF Bear Creek, and known formerly as the Dain-
gerfeld Ferry. LAFFERTY & HAYCRAFT.
March 81, 1857. ap2:4t
The Shasta courier., 1859-04-09
BIRTHS,

At Dog Creek, on the lst inst, Mrs. S. F.
Southern, of a son.
In Suisun City, March 18th, wife of Hon. C.
W. McMurtry, of a daughter.
The Shasta courier., 1859-04-09

Peace for French Gulch township, resigned his
Office on the oath of March.
The Shasta courier., 1859-04-09
DISSOLUTION.

THE COPARTNERSHIP heretofore existing
l. under the firm of Gocwey, Hough & Co.,
doing business in Shasta and Trinity counties,
is this day dissolved by mutual consent. All
persons having demands against the firm will
present them for payment, and all indebted to
them will make immediate settlement with
either of the undersigned.
J. NJ GOEWEY,
JOHN H. HOUGH,
WM F. HALSEY.
The Shasta courier., 1859-04-09

gs5- Mr.. Kirkpatrick Revenue Bill has pass
ed the Senate, by vote of % ayes and noes.
The Shasta courier., 1859-04-09
Administrators Notice.

NOTICE is hereby given that all persons hold
IN ing claims against the estate of James S
Douglass, deceased, are required to present the
same to the undersigned, at his ranch on Still
water, within ten months from this date, or the
same will be forever barred.
D. C. JOHNSON, Administrator.
Saltwater, April s, 1889 At
The Shasta courier., 1859-04-09
The Test.

The Standard in speaking of the "test"
adopted by the State Central Committee, says
"The dissenters, themselves, say we could not,
consistently with the dignity and integrity of
the party have imposed upon them more mode
rate conditions" Without saying one word
about the character of the test" imposed, we
respectfully ask, where does the Central Com
mittee obtain the authority for nstituting a
test?" Is it the common law +" of the party?
No. Did the last State Convention delegate
this power to them? No. Did the previous
Convention do so? No, for that convention ad-
mitted to seats some fifty men who had the
year before voted against Mr.. Buchanan In
imposing conditions" then, that Committee
usurped power that only belongs to State
Convention.
But did the Central Committee impose such
conditions the Standard AYERS they did No
They simply " recommended the County Cen
tral Committees to impose certain conditions.
But then, who invested the County Central
Committees with that power? The County
Conventions? No. Not, at least, in this County
We throw out these suggestions for the bene-
fit of whom they may concern. The conditions
affect us not. Last year the convention called
to order by Vince Gieger ignored the Lecompton
test, and we were content therefore to support
the candidate presented by that Conventional
that Convention had made Lecemptonism an
issue we would have opposed their candidates.
The Shasta courier., 1859-04-09

Goewey & Hough will continue business at
Kanaka Bar and Indian Creek, Trinity county.
Horsetown, March &c, 1859. ap9:2t
BSs5h Trinity Journal copy
The Shasta courier., 1859-04-09

PACKET FROM 0ULD IRELAND.-By the last
Atlantic steamer we received packet, post
marked Kingstown, Ireland, Feb TO-" contain
ing three very elegant cards. The first that met
our eye, and altogether the prettest, was the one
bearing the words " Mamie Dunno" Who is
"Nannie Dunne?" thought we, slightly aston
ished. We turned over small card and read
"Mr Il. j. Walsh" "Ahs!" we remarked, quot
ing the language of Job. Examining the third,
we beheld these words: "Mrs. r. J. Walsh. u
"Oho ~ we exclaimed, :" so our heretofore in
oorrigible bachelor friend, Walsh, has gone and
d,nne it-has been snapped up by one Of
green Erin's fair daughters, has he? Glad of it.
Serves him right. IF he did mt wish to be " pick
ed up" why did he venture in land where they
grow the finest women on earth?
The Shasta courier., 1859-04-09
BRIDGE NOTICE.

NOTICE is hereby given to all whom it may
l Y concern, that the undersigned will make
application to the Board of Supervisors of Shas-
ia county, at their next regular term in MAY, for
a renewal of license for his Toll Bridge across
Clear Creek, on the main road leading from
Shasta to Red Bluff J. j. BELL.
Clear Creek Bridge, April l, 1859 ap2:4t
The Shasta courier., 1859-04-09
VIM. H. Bovee & Co.'S Family Coffee,

leach package bearing their stamp,) put up in
fb papers, 4S lbs in a case also for Hotels and
Restaurants, in ID papers, 100 lb cases The
increased demand for this brand has induced us
to make such arrangements as will enable US to
furnish hereafter a
The Shasta courier., 1859-04-09
Truly Choice Article of Coffee.


not to be surpassed, if equaled, in this market,
and to those who are desirous of enjoying the
luxury of an extra fine cup of COFFEE, they
may rely upon doing so, if they will purchase
our brand of Family Coffee The conditions we
offer are, if does not prove as represented, re-
turn the same by reshipment, and draw upon us
for all expenses incurred. We are anxious to
introduce this brand throughout the
Interior of the State,
and are determined to spare no pains to make it
a truly Family Coffee, satisfied that there are
those who are willing to pay reasonable fair
price for the same.
We shall continue to manufacture the Rio
Coffee under the name of Pioneer Mills, and
customers may rely upon its being of the same
uniform quality as heretofore.
Our brand of Fresh California Ground Spices
$50 favorably KNOWN we shall continue to fur
nish at the lowest market price, in half pound
glass and and 10 lb cans. ap9:3mis
Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1859-02-12

Rontenx.-A daEsng aud partially succeatfal rob.
hwV ~ several houses, IN the town Of Indian Dig
ginea. MA cogmistea on Monday night last. The
Asis e We learn them. ere - follows; The house
TOh6eA n thlrty.Gvs dollars, belonging to Mr.. Ma.
loae. The burglars then proceeded To the house 81
J. g. Locke. where they succeeded In carrying on
sixteen dollars In money, two gold breast pins, anu
some other articles Of less value Their next step
was 20 break into Gilbcrts Hotel, fasten the room
WAaro The peopEietor, Mr.. Head, MAJ sleeping. and
overhaul The drawers and safes Of that establish
msnt but without laying their hands on anything
valuable. While here they were surprised by the
landlndy Mira. Gilbert, who obliged them to beat
procipitate retreat. Immediately afterwards Nc
Curets house, situated in the vicinity, became the
next object Of their attack They broke in the doors
and windows with stones, aud done considerable
injury to the furniture within.
On the same night, on the road leading from In
dian Dggings 10 FlddletOwn, two horses, one
brawu, The other Q camanehe, the property of man
named Gray, were stolen, and doubtless by the same
partea engaged In the r0bbefiea al Indian Dgglngs
We ere told that suspicion has been fixed upon two
individuals,-One thin spsrr-faced man, pale COM
plexiOn and wearing light mOustachC; the other,
heavy set person, with sandy hair and reddish COM
plexion,-bOth gamblers. These frIluws had been
noticed IN the town about week previously, and
their movements had been such to excite the sus
plciou Of the citizens Tho morning after the rub
berry handkerchief, Of peculiar figure, was picked
up In front NJ one of the houses that lad been en-
tered aud recognized as the ono having been seen
the possession Of Of the suspected parties few
DAYS before. This was more particularly remarked
from the fact, that upon that occasion they carried
with them, wherever they went, q smut puckuge
wrapped in handkerchief corresponding with the
one found In the street, and never for mOmeut
permitted It to 20 out Of their possession Officers
Lea and - have been in pursuit OF thu robbers,
but 80 ret have found no traces.