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The Shasta courier., 1860-03-03
A Dwelling Burned.

On Monday morning last, atabout quarter
past FIVE o'clock, James Loag, Esq, discovered
that the southern end of his dwelling house was
on fire, and that the flames had progressed too
far to admit of the hope of saving the dwelling.
The inmates were at once aroused and COM
menced saving clothing, furniture, &c. In a few
moments they were being assisted by large
portion of our townsmen, who succeeded in
saving nearly everything in the first story. Ev-
erything in The second story, except the clothing
of a hired girl, was consumed
Horrible as is the supposition, circumstances
force the conclusion upon the mind that this fire
was the work OF an incendiary. There had been
no fire in either stove in the house since the af-
ternoon of the day previous, and the fire origi-
mated in a portion of the building the farthest
removed from the stoves
Mr.. Loag, we regret to state, had his fore
head, face and hands Slightly burned in his eff
forts to save portion of his property.
The house consumed was generally considered
the most beautiful and valuable residence in
town.
Loss-ranging between four and six thousand
dollars
The Shasta courier., 1860-03-03
Overland News.

The overland mail with ST Louis dates 10 the
9th Feb, arrived on the 9th.
Scott gave notice of Pacific Railroad and
Telegraph bill.
Glossbenner. late Sergeant at Arms, will pro-
badly be appointed U. s. Treasurer
Times correspondent says the following
Presidential programme was arranged yester-
day between the Republican and American
members of the House; For President. Edward
Bates, of Missouri for Vice President, General
Cameron, of Pennsylvania. The platform is to
be distinctly rational and conservative
Wendell has been examined for three hours
npon the printing Investigation. 1t appeared
that seven or eight were interested in the print
ing, Steadman. Banks, Mclean, Walker, Rice
Seaverrs and Bowman. He stated he had paid
out the past three years over 500, 900 for party
support to newspapers and in aid of election
expenses. Pennsylvania principally, but ex-
tending over New York, Maryland, Ohio, &c
Considerable had been paid by official authority
and some of his own free will. lie also stated
that by the action of the Senate in electing
Bowman, who had given the work to Blair &
Rives. he hnd been left penness He testified
that ont of the Post Office blank printing he paid
in 1857 the sum of S6.000 to the Pennsy ylvanian
newspaper of Philadelphia, and to the Evening
argus, OF Phliadelphla, the sum OF $4,000. lie
informed the committee that he went into doubt
ful democratic districts in Pennsylvania and
spent his money freely for the benefit of the
Administration.
1t is proposed by Democratic Senators to re-
sist the organization of new Territories they
want to attach Dacotah to Nebraska. Utah and
Territories south of Kansas to New Mexico
The Maryland Legislature read the resolutions
of South Carolina proposing disuniou con-
vention. The leading men of both parties de-
nounced them as a proposition for national trea-
son. Gov. Hicks letter to the Governor of South
Carolina tells him Maryland cannot see any re-
lief, but injury in The establishment on her hor-
ders OF II foreign asylum for her fugitive slaves.
The Shasta courier., 1860-03-03
A Little Bit too Small.

1t is matter that must surprise any enc that
any man occupying the position of an editor OF
paper, should so far forget the respect due the
position, to deliberately pervert the truth for
the purpose of saying something OF a cotempo-
rary that may by fools be deemed cutting. We
advise the Beacon editor to read the Decalogue
and to study the teachings OF Christ and his
Apostles and he will then be convinced that
deliberate Misrepresentation of contemporary is
beneath the dignity of a gentleman, and will
perhaps be induced hereafter TO speak the truth
of the Courier or omit mention of it wholly.
In his last weeks paper, in alludng to the
fact that his friend, or as he very properly calls
him, his /" brother Hinckley" had become
Black Republican, he alludes to the fact that
said " brother (he might have said further,
with the cooperation of the BeacOn) had for
merly tried to read the Courier out of the party
because it would not damn Douglas, and in
connection herewith says, q the Shasta Courier
wandered off for while in dark and forbidden
paths, and made war upon the Administration.
Now every reader of the Courier knows we
never did make war upon the Administration,
it is unnecessary for US to pronounce the Bea-
cons allegation an untruth-uttered deliberate
ly and knowingly.
The Shasta courier., 1860-03-03
District Court.

Suitors will observe by the annexed law that
the next term of the District Court for this
county will commence on Monday week hence
the 18th inst:
AN ACT amendatory of Act concerning
the Eight, Ninth and Fifteenth Judicial Districts
of this State and the Judicial Districts of this
State and the Judges thereof, approved March
3lse, 1851.
The People Of the STATE Of California, represented
an Senate and assembly, do enact as follolcs:
SECTION Section fourth of said Act is here
by amended so as TO read as follows Section 4
The Judge Of the Ninth Judicial District shall
hold in each OF the counties of said District three
terms of his Court each year, commencing as
follows In the county of Shasta on the second
Mondays of March, June and November in the
county OF Siskiyou on the third Monday of JAN
uary, first Monday of May and third Monday OF
September; in the county of Trinity, second
Mondays of April August and December.
SEC. 2 This Act shall be in force from and
after the date fits passage
Approved February 22d, 1860.
The Shasta courier., 1860-03-03
The Civil Practice Act.

We saw with regret that an amendment to the
s07th Article Of the Civil Practice Act, as pro-
posed By ". Welty of Sacramento had been
defeated in the Assembly, on motion to en-
gros. the bill. That section as it now stands
reads: On the trial of any action in Court
of Record, either party may require the Clerk to
take down the testimony in writing"
The amendment proposed, left it to the Judge
in his discretion. to send it before Commits
sioner, to take the testimony and report the
same to the Court, and lett the question of the
costs, should continuance be the consequence,
to be taxed to the party causing the delay.
We think this amendment emnently proper
As the law now stands, the whole term of
Court may be occupied in taking the testimony
of witnesses, to the great injury OF other liti-
gants Then the costs are ntolerable. Jury
may be empannelled and sworn whose daily
attendance is at per diem expense Of thirty
six dollars, besides the other expenses of trial.
and all these expenses may be imposed upon
the party in the right. through the malice per-
haps, of an irresponsible itigant, for if costs
cannot be made out of the party against whom
judgment is rendered, if defendant, and the
costs are adjudged to the plaintiff, he has to pay
them. This defect in our practice act is more
keenly felt in the mining regions than any where
else, for dozens of witnesses are examined in
almost every mining In some other ac-
tions in the discretion Of the Judge, cases may
be sent before referee to report (such AS cases
in equity but these mining suits are actions of
lap, and this privilege is not given except by
positive enactment. We know that in one case,
tried in our county about year ago, the Court
was occupied about six weeks the Jury fee
was about thousand dollars, and all other
eases were laid over for the term, whereas if the
testimony had been taken before Commissioner
or the Clerk in vacation. the Jury would have
passed upon the case in fifteen minutes after
the reading of the depositons were ended
And at our last term of Court Jury was en-
panelled for about three weeks. trying a case
which could have been disposed of in as many
hours
All exceptions to the relevancy or materiality
Of witnesses could be saved before a Commis-
sioner, so that no right would be lost by it. We
have conversed with the members Of the bar in
this district generally, and also with the pre-
siding Judge, and we have to hear the first OBJ
lection urged to the proposed amendment of Mr.
Welty and we hope that our members will move
for a reconsideration of the vote introduce the
bill again, if it be too late to move reconsider
If members from other portions of the State, do
not wish the amendment to apply to their Judi
eial Districts, let them move to except from the
operation Of the act such districts. But the law
as we said before is desired in the 9th Judicial
District, and we hope it may be passed for US, il
The Shasta courier., 1860-03-03
A Chinese Bill.

On our first page will be found bill, intro
dnced into the Assembly by the Committee on
Mines and Mining Interests, having for its object
the gradual expulsion of the Chinese from the
mines. The bill is substantially the same as
that introduced by our Assemblyman, Hon John
White ltprovides for Il yearly increase of the
violation OF its provisions, and gives the Collec-
tor the power to enforce the payment of the
monthly tax, either in money or labor upon the
public roads. This is provision that we have
advocated for several years If it is not retained
in the bill, it had better not become law at all.
few years ago, when the tax WAS six dollars
per month, the Chinese refused to pay it, and
the revenue from that source fell off. This fact
was then used by the Chinese advocates most
successfully in tvor of reduction oft tax to
81 per month. The reason that Sc tax was not
collected, however, was that the Collector had
no legal power to enforce it. There was no
penalty fixed for refusal to pay the tax. Give
the Collector the power to enforce the collection
OF this tax in money, or its equivelant in labor
upon the public highways, and the revenue from
this source will either be enormously increased
the number of Chinese in the State soon greatly
decreased, or the county roads shortly be found
in admirable condition. Either is a cousum-
nation devoutly to be wished.
The Shasta courier., 1860-03-03
Approved February 25th, 1860.

SPEAKER ELEcTED.-At last a Speaker of
the House of Representatives has Leen elected
and that body pnt in working order Ex-Gov.
Pennington, of New Jersey, who has been act
ing with the Republicans, is the successful man.
The Democrats really carried their point Sher-
man was forced to withdraw, and the Repubi-
cans were compelled to place in nomination n
man who had not endorsed the Helper book
Gov. Pennington was formerly an dime Whig
He was elected to Congress by the combined
votes of the Republicans, Anii-Lecomptonites
and Know Nothings of his district Last fall
Mr.. Right. the Democratic candidate for Cover.
nor of New Jersey, carried Mr. Pennngton's dis
trict by four or FIVE hundred majority, so that a
present the House of Representatives is presided
over by a Republican whose district is Demo.
cratic.
Forney, of the Philadelphia Press, has beer
elected Clerk, and Hoffmtn, of Maryland, Ser.
geant-atArms. Forney's success is undoubtedly
the result of a combination with the Republi
cans.
The Shasta courier., 1860-03-03

Rsn. The editor of the Shasta Courier is evil
IDENTITY sore because the Shasta County Conven-
ton saw fit to express its preference for Daniel
s. Dickinson for the Presidency. The editor
devotes his leader to the subject, but no one can
read the article without being my>ti6ed by il
ard left more in the dark than he was before be
read it.-Bedcon.
II the editor of the Beacon can not understand
that article, it is not our fault. We can alone
give ideas and state facts. If God Almighty
has not been pleased, in the plenitude of his in
finite wisdom, to endow the editor of the Beacon
with sufficient mind to understand such idea:
and facts, we are not TO blame.
The Shasta courier., 1860-03-03
Another Gouge ut the County Treasury,

In the Legislative proceedings of last week we
noticed that an act had passed the Senate en-
titled an act for the relief of J. C. Hinckley L
Co., the object of which was stated to be, to
permit the Board ofSupervsors of Shasta Coun-
ty, to audit and allow said Hinckley & Co., a
certain account for publishing the delinquent
tax list of said county. If we remember rightly.
the accounts of Jacob c. Hinckley & Co., were
the subject of suit in the District Court, where
they obtained judgment against the county, and
were paid the face of those judgments in cash
out of the County Treasury, by order of the
Board of Supervisors, and the county OF Shasta
holds their receipts in full for the amount then
due them. They were paid the fun amount a,
declared By la,v to be their due, and so well salts
fed were they of the fact, that they did not ap-
peal from said judgments, but on the contrary
received the money, and Judge Hinckley ex-
pressed himself satisfied with the judgment OF
the Court, and actually published the decision
and judgment of the Court in the cases, in the
Shasta Republican, then owned and edited BY
said company. The amount which they were
allowed by Judge Daingerfeld, was one half
Tor about one half,) what they sued for, bun the
Court ruled that the act fixed the rate, and es-
pecialy Appropriated cash for its payment, so
that they in fact received all they claimed in
their complaint against the County The county
script being at a discount of fifty per cent at
that time. We suppose our Senator was not
aware of the above facts or he would not have
passed the bill through the Senate in such ex-
treme haste
S"ce writing the foregoing we perceive the
bill alluded to has become law Here it is:
AN ACT Empowering the Board of Supervisors
OF Shasta County to Allow the Account of J
&. Hinckley Il Co., for Publishing certain De-
lnquent Tax Lists
The people Of the State of California. represented
IN Senate and assembly, do enact as tollo1cs:
SECTION l. The Board of ofSupervisors of Shasta
county are hereby authorized and empowered,
in their discretion, to allow the account of j. c.
Hinckley Co. for bala nee due them for the
publication of the delinquent tax lists for lid
county, for the fiscal year of 1857, 1858 and
1859 provided such allowance shall not exceed
the sum OF one thousand and six dollars
SEC. ?. This Act shall be in force from and
after its passage.
Approved February 25th. 1850
The Shasta courier., 1860-03-03
Summons.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
In the Justices Court of the Shasta
Township, in and for the County Of

STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
In the Justices Court of the Shasta
Township, in and for the County of
Shasta.
The People Of the State Of California to HUGH
NchANUS, Greeting:
Y on are hereby summoned to appear before
l. me, at my Office in the township of Shasta,
in the county of Shasta, the 9th day of
February, A. D. 1860 at l o'clock. P NJ, to
answer unto the complaint OF Robt. Stevenson
and F. H. Rosenbaum, who sue TO recover the
sum OF One Hundred and Fifty Dollars and Ten
Gents, on an implied contract for the direct pay
ment of money, being for goods, wares and
me 'chandze sold and delivered to you by them,
per account now on file in my Office, when
Judgment will be taken against you for the said
amount, together with costs and damages, If you
fail 10 appear and answer
To the Sheriff or any Constable Of said county
Greeting:
Make legal service and due return hereof.
Given under my hand this 24th day of Feb
ruary, A. D. 1860. JAMES KEEN,
Justice of the Peace of said township.
On reading and filing the affidavit of R. Ste
venson. it is ordered that the service of the
above summons be made by publication in the
Shasta Coartsr newspaper for three successive
weeks from this date and the time fo-
ing be extended to the 18th MAJ
o'clock i. ". j.
/. Shasta 27th Feb, leH-
The Shasta courier., 1860-03-03
U.s. Before the Tuolumne Democratic CouI

HeA- Before the Tuolumne Democratic Coun.
ty Convention, Capt. Patrick and Mr.. Francisco
editor of the Union Democrat, were candidates
for del gates to the Charleston Convention, and
each run a ticket that would be for him as
unit in the State Convention. Mr. Francisco
declared that he would not vote for Douglas un
der any circumstances. Capt. Patrick declared
that he would vote for him twenty times before
he would vote for Republican once. AS the
Convention was composed of Democrats, OF
course Capt Patrick carried the delegation. 1t
is a matter ofastoni5hment that any man would
wish to go to a National Convention with the
determination in his heart not to abide its ac-
ton and support its nominee, provided that
action and that nominee did not accord with his
wishes.
The Shasta courier., 1860-03-03

szF Horrible massacres have been perpetra-
ted by the whites about Humboldt Bay upon
the Eel river and Bear river Indians hy which
eighty. including squsws and children. were
murdered 1t was generally supposed that the
massacre was preconcerted and simultaneous
throughout the county. The citizens of Eureka
and around the bay were bitter in their feelings
towards those engaged in this slaughter, and
were anxious to bring them to punishment
Sac. Union.
The Shasta courier., 1860-03-03

HR- The San Francisco Tfpes. the organ of
the California Republicans, has an article I'M
derrating the greatness of Washington as a
General The article also declares that there
was very little real fighting during the seven
years of our revolutionary war; The hanging
of old Brown has so embi,tered this editor that
he cannot do justice to our fathers Of the Revo-
luton, simply because they were led BY Viz
cinian
The Shasta courier., 1860-03-03

BSn, Read the communication over the sig
nature f''Adninistration." We agree with our
correspondent in the main. We think, however
he attributes sentiments to Mr.. Douglas which
he never uttered.
The Shasta courier., 1860-03-03

Dissolution OF HoRsETows FIRn.-Messrs
Freeborn & Corbus, probably the Oldest busi.
ness firm of Horsetown, have dissolved. The
Messrs. Corbus Bros. continue the business. See
advertisement.
The Shasta courier., 1860-03-03
SHASTA COURIER.
Democratic State Convention.

Convention met on Wednesday. Phil. Moore,
of Nevada, was elected President.
Ou Thursday, the following gentlemen were
elected delegates TO the National Convention;
and instructed to go for Dickinson, viz:
Smith, of San Francisco;
Raynes, of Sonomai
Dudley. of Siskiyou;
Bdwell, Of Butte;
Bradley, OF San Joaquin;
D. S. Gregory, of Monterey
J. A. Drebelbis, OF Shasta
Capt. Patrick, of Tuolumne
The Shasta courier., 1860-03-03

sF The strife between the Texans and the
Nexicans under Cortinas is likely to result in a
war between the two governments. At last
accounts Cortinas was openly encouraged by the
Mexican people. 4 peace will again have to be
conquered" and another large slice OF Mexican
territory taken as indemnity for war expenses.
The Shasta courier., 1860-03-03

RAoIHG.-Some spirited racing will come off
over the race track at the " Huntoon House" on
the 18th. See advertisement. Cush keeps a
capital house, sets capital table, and dispenses
ca pital LIQUORS.
The Shasta courier., 1860-03-03

EASTER BALL.-Lous Schneider and Joseph
Schwing are going to give grand Ball at Char
ter Oak Hall, on Easter Monday evening. 1t
will be jolly affair, sure If any one desires to
pass a night OF real enjoyment, let him attend.
The Shasta courier., 1860-03-03

nN- The sprightliest and wittiest independ-
ent daily paper in the State, is the Marysville
AppsaI, edited by Harry Meighel,. Harry must
be a happy man, for the reason that he is full OF
fun and running over with the ink of mirihful-
The Shasta courier., 1860-03-03

SSow.-It commenced showing in this place
yesterday morning, and the indications as we
write are that the fall viii be qaite large. On
Wednesday and Thursday nights considerable
quantity of rain fell. The indications Of long
rain and snow spell most gratifying.
The Shasta courier., 1860-03-03

To CORRESPONDENTS" Duty" by R. R., has
been received, and will appear next week. 1t is
beautiful production.
Z" Bout Ship" by Shorty, will also appear
next week.
Both of these productions did not arrive I'M
I'll after our utside had gone to press We
are too much crowed TO give them an inside in
sertion this week. We trust our good friends
will hereafter try and have their favors ready
for us by Monday or Tuesday, unless, indeed,
they are very short
The Shasta courier., 1860-03-03

rfH=, Hon. John c. Burch has introduced in
Scot, gave notice of Pacific Telegraph Bill.
The Shasta courier., 1860-03-03

Warriors Since the appeal has footed its
horn in Marysville. vice has hidden its bloated
head-pretty much.-Sqid paper.
We like a modest fellow
The Shasta courier., 1860-03-03

n4- Stevens, one of the Harper's Ferry in
surgents, has been tried at Charlestown, and
found guilty on all the counts.
The Shasta courier., 1860-03-03

sA- In the House of Representatives, Sher-
man will be chairman of the Committee on Ways
and Means, and Corwln of Foreign Affairs.
The Shasta courier., 1860-03-03

HI. Again, for the third or fourth week. our
paper has to take care of itself, owing to the i'll
health Of the editor.
The Shasta courier., 1860-03-03

THE WAY THEY STAYp.-Thus far one State.
California, has declared for Dickinson-one.
Oregon, for Lane-one, Mississippi, for jeff
Davs-one Tennessee. for Andrew Johnson
one Georgia, for Cobb-one, Kentucky, for
Guthrie-hve, Ohio Indiana, Illinois. Wiscon-
sin and Iowa, for Douglas, TO say nothing of
half of Maine, New Hampshire, as well as several
other New England States, as well ns the big
kest chance for the entire vote of New York
Douglas has already sufficient stren;h to say,
if be is not nominated, who shall be. Dickin-
son cannot be nominated if Douglas says nay.
The Shasta courier., 1860-03-03
HuntOOn House,
On the 10th of March,

free for all Horses in this section OF the country
Distance 500 yards Ten Dollars entrance add
ed. Three 10 enter, two to start
Also a match Race TO come off between the
Burton colt and Bowen mare, on March 18th,
for $500 side. Distance 300 yards.
E. S. CUSHING, Proprietor
Cottonwood, Feb. 25th, 1850. mr5;2t 81
The Shasta courier., 1860-03-03

T The Best Remedy for Rheumatism
Halls Sarsapariiia, leiIes DOCK and lodide
Of Potash jsI-5m
The Shasta courier., 1860-03-03
A. T. CORPUS & BRO.

ID EG to inform their friends and the public in
- general, that they will continue the Mer-
camille Business in the old fre-proof building,
Horsetown. Acknowledging past favors ex-
tended 10 the firm of Freeborn & Corbus we
hope, by strict attention to business, to receive
a continuance of the same.
A. 7. CORBUS & BRO.
Horsetown, Feb. IS, 1860. mr3:tf