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The Shasta courier., 1860-08-18

FRANKLIN HOTEL AND CoRRAL.-TbiS is one
most popular establishments in the town. Jno
V. Scott, proprietor, has enlarged, reftted and
otherwise improved the house, and added to the
conveniencies of the corral, so that person:
wishing refreshments for themselves or animal;
would do well to give him n call.
The Shasta courier., 1860-08-18
Political correspondence.
SHASTA, Aug. l6, 1860.

SHASTA, Aug l6, 1860.
Dr. L. De SHIELDS:
SIR:-Standing as your name does conspicu-
ousy first on the list of candidates for Legisla-
tive honors, and Entertaining for you individu-
ally high personal regard, in the present dis
tracted state of politics it behooves u.s. voters and
Democrats of Shasta county, to inquire what
course you intend 10 pursue in the present po-
litical canvass-or, in other words, to be con-
else, who will you support for the Chief
Magistracy at the ensuing Presidential election
Respectfully,
T. DESMOND, john V. SCoTr.
J. n. CHAPPrLL, JENJ. SHuRTLEFr,
D. H. Dunn, E. GARTER.
The Shasta courier., 1860-08-18

A WEAKSEss.-It is a weakness of Nr. Bu-
chanan to appear several years younger than he
really is. For instance he now represents him
self to be rising sixty mine, when the truth is
that he is over seventy-six years of age.
The Shasta courier., 1860-08-18

AccEPTABLE.-Most acceptable was that bag of
green corn and ripe apples sent us by our friend
Grant Taggart from the Tower House" Grant
understands whats what, and who's who, and
Heavent grant his tribe may increase.
The Shasta courier., 1860-08-18

ProTEsT AGAINST The ADMISSION OF CALIFoR-
NIA.-The following Senators signed the protest
against the act admitting California into the
Cuion Mason and Hunter, of Vitginia Butler
and Barnwell, of South Carolina Turney, of
Tennessee Soule, Of Louisiana; JEFF. Davis, of
Mississippi; Atchison, of Missouri, and Morton
and Yulee, Of Florida.-Sac Union.
The Shasta courier., 1860-08-18

LATE PAPERs.-Messrs. Gold x Philipason, OF
the Post Office Book Store, have oar thanks for
large bundle of late pietorials, magazines.
sporting and news papers. They have a full
supply for sale at their counter.
The Shasta courier., 1860-08-18

DEMOCRATS ATTENTION The Shasta Douglas
and Johnson Democratic Club, will hold a re-
gular meeting tonight. A full attendance is
desirable, as important business will be before
the meeting.
The Shasta courier., 1860-08-18

THE TEsT.-It will be seen that the Central
Committee have invited all Union loving men,
who have made up their minds to vote for the
regular nominee, Stephen A. Douglas, for Pres
idcnt, to participate in Democratic primary
elections. 1t is scarcely probable that any one
of either of the two sectional factions will show
himselfat Democratic primary meeting. They
hate regular Democratic meeting as the devil
hates holy water. But should any sectionalist
offer to vote, we trust the judges of election will
promptly apply the lest OF the Central Commit
tee, and thereby exclude them Should either
the Breckenridge or LINCOLN wing of the inter.
ventonists gather strength enough by and By
to hold primary election anywhere in this
county we can assure them no Democrat will
show himself in the meeting.
The Shasta courier., 1860-08-18

The EARL OF WoRcEsTER's STEAM ESGISE.-It
is stated that the grave of the Earl of Worcester,
who was buried in the time of Henry VIII, is 10
be opened for the purpose of asrerLaining wheth-
er it contains the model of Il steam engine in
vented by him and buried with him.
The Shasta courier., 1860-08-18

DIvIDED.-The interrentionists of this town
still continue to hold little club meetings. In
their choice for President they appear to be
badly split up among themselves. About one
half are for Breckenridge, while the rest are for
The Shasta courier., 1860-08-18

PRIMARY EtEorIoN.-The supporters of Doug
las and johnson, the regular Democratic nomi-
nees for President and Vice President. must re-
member that next Saturday Evening is the time
appointed for the election of Delegates 70 the
ensuing Democratic county Convention.
The Shasta courier., 1860-08-18

AceiDEST.-A team belonging to j. & D. CAL
laghan, Of this place, come very near being
killed, on Salt Pork Ridge, on Wednesday last
One horse was killed outright, and one seriously
injured.
The Shasta courier., 1860-08-18

HoRsETowN DouGLAs AND JOHNSON CLuB.-pr.
j. s. Kelso and Judge Landrum addressed this
Club at its last meeting. motion was then
adopted to have regular meetings every Satur-
day evening, with standing invitation for all
IN attend
The Shasta courier., 1860-08-18

HEAT.-Yesterdayia o'clock the thermom-
eter was up to 1922 Fahrenheit. The day before
it stood at 1912
The Shasta courier., 1860-08-18

gSs~ Frederick Delgor has commenced an
attachment suit against II. Kohler & Co., of
Shasta, for S580-Sac. Union.
There is no such firm in Shasta.
The Shasta courier., 1860-08-18

STILL They CoME.-The Yreka Unios has
hOisted the flag Of Douglas and Johnson.
The Shasta courier., 1860-08-18
BIKfIIs,
DIED,

In this place. on the 18th. the infant daugh-
ter of Aug. Stiller.
The Shasta courier., 1860-08-18

The editor of the Herald has doubtless been
led into this gross error by the misstatements
of others
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THE wIZARD,S HAT TRICK.

No doubt many will recollsct having read
in the papers sometime ago of attempts made
by Anderson, the wizard, to perform some
trick before an audience in London, with .
hat borrowed from man present. He
spoilt the hat, and the owner demanded pay
for it. THIS Anderson refused to give, and
was sued by the owner of the hat. The
battered and bruised sonbrero was prOduc-
ed in evidence. Anderson took it up, looked
at it, and set it down before the Magistrate
in as good condition rs il was when il
came from the shop. Ofcourse the owner
Of the hat was compelled to pay the costs,
besides having the laugh against him. This
is the FIRST part or the story--now for the
second. The other day the owner of the
hat chanced to meet Anderson in San Fran
cisco when he called his attention TO their
former dificult.es.s The wizard recollected
tho affair, and remarked: "You lost the
case, didn't you, and had to pay tho costs9"
eyes" was the reply. Anderson turned to
m apple-stand near by, and purchased two
bits worth of apples, one Of which he pre-
sented to the defeated in the hat suit, with
the remark, tsHere that'n do you for your
expenses" The hat man took the apple,
Bit into it, and struck his teeth full on ten
dollar piece, which of course be pocketed,
although surprised at the diabisTie which
placed 1t there. And thus it is, that, after
lapse Of some years, the professor hat
trick in London was fully completed IN Nan
Francisco, and the owner Of the batteA Nd
and transformed beaver fully rcmuneratA
by tasting an apple, for all his trouble ami
expense. tse 1gNg AR ssa
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THE BEAVER.

The flesh OF the beaver is much priced by
the Canadian yoyagers, especially when the
hair having been singed of, it is roasted In
the skin. In some districts it has required
all the influence Of the fur trade 10 restrain
the hunters from sacrificing a considerable
number of beavers every year to secure the
enjoyment Of this luxury; and Indians Of
note have generally had one feast in the sea-
son wherein roasted beaver was the prime
dish. In flavor it resembles pork, but the
lean is dark colored, the fat oily, and it re-
quires a strong stomach to sustain full
meal of it. The tail, which is considered
a great luxury, consists of = gristly kind of
fat, as rich but not SO nauseating as that of
the body. Cartwright speaks of the beaver
as the most delicious eating of any animal
in the known world. 1t is not, however,
for the delicacy of their flesh, but for the
peculiar closeness of their soft and glossy
fur that man has carried on war against
these inoffensive quadrupeds. That this fur
was in great request at an early period is
proved by proclamation issued in the year
1888, by which it was forbidden to make
use of any material for hats except beaver
wool. From this time the attention Of the
North American Indians was directed to-
wards these animals, and vast numbers of
them were annually destroyed. At length,
the exigencies of the fashion we're supplied.
When silk hats came in, the annual slaugh-
ter of thousands of beavers gradually slack
ened, and they are beginning to increase in
their native retreats--a singular instance
this of the fashions of London and Paris
affecting the existence of prolific race Of
animals 10 the new world Cdssel's Ndtu-
raj History. a d.sft aSaaf tHt
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NEWSPAPERS n oLpES TIMES.

When newspapers were 6rst established
they were quite destitute OF adv eftisements,
and nothing was more common than for pa.
pers to be printed with blank page. The
frst newspapers printed IN America had on
" three pages Of reading matter, as there
was not foreign or domestic news enough 20
fll out all the columns. In England, after
a while, new method was adopted to fill
up the space not required for the current
news, by publishing selections from the Ho-
" Scriptures, and many an old, newspspsr
10 now extant with whole page copied from
the Bible Chapters from the New Tests-
mept we're placed at the head of the colamn,
and the space below was filled out with a
psalm of the required length. At the time
this to us novel proceeding was resorted to,
to gu out the paper, the Bible was not so
common or so cheap as at present, and
doubtless much good resulted from the prac-
tice. q But what would some of the subscri-
bers to s'our paper" say, were it to come to
them with seven or eight columns selected
from the Scriptures? Doubtless in some
quarters, even in our day, extracts from the
Bible would be "new indeed."
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From those portions made public Of the
report of the Supreme Grand Council ofthe
order, which has recently been in session at
Washington, published in the Cincinnati
Enquirer, we learn that it's members
now number in the Union 164, ,487, an in
crease of more than one hundred thousand
during the past year. In that time the char
table donations of the various lodges, in
money, feed, clothing, etc., have amounted
to $500 900, leaving balance in the several
treasures of $l72, 900. The value of prop
erty belonging to the Order, such as charts,
regaia, scrolls, etc., is returned, but will
not be- made public. Four hundred and
thirty nine lodges have been established
during the yoar.
A proposition to donate $1,000 to the
Washington Monument Fund was submitted,
and referred to the Finance COMMITTEES, Of
which Hon. Charles w. Boteler, oS Wash
ington, is Chairman, with discretionary pow
ers to make the appropriation or not. Il is
understood that the proposition will Do IA
yorabiy considered. 1. n
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Is THE WORLD A wrsrAxE.

One of the saddest mistakes which tho
good people have made, 10 in sspposing the
world to be mistake. 10 those people,
and their number is not small-the earth 10
but . theatreof pain and sickness, sorrow
and death. Joy Elusive, pleasure : cheat,a
laughter . mockery, and happiness thing
impossible, and not even TO be looked for
this side Of the grave. The performances Of
all duty is the stalking up'' of what they call
So cross.o They are actually afraid 70 BE-
happy, under IN shadowing impression thss
they have no night to be happy in this Hfe.
They believe there is something intrinsical-
y bad in the world they inhabit, and all Sbs
JOY that proceeds from it, They have an
idea that the moral evil which afiiicts the hu-
man race has struck in. To them life 10 q
trial-scvere, unrelenting perpetual. All
that seems good and graceful and glorious
in the world, 10 q hollow cham, for the de.
csption Of the uuwary, and the ruin Of shs
unwise. sii.' s.sssa "a b tFs5 "a
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Last evening, lady, residing io Spring
street, presented her husbnnd with two
daughters, and was left by the attending
physician In comfortable condition. n
the course of three hours thereafter, ring
was heard at the door bell, and under the
impression that the doctor had returned to
see his patient, the servant hastened to an.
swer the summons. No one was to be seen
in the neighborhood, but upon the stoop
was found basket, which contained two
newly born male children, apparently twins.
The lady, when informed Of the circumstance
seemed well pleased, and at once adopted
the little waifs--placing them 10 bed beside
her own. The young travellers we're fast
asleep, and were comfortably wrapped in
costly embroidered fannels.-New York
Tribune. ~ '4s6 - y 34epef q
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A SINGULAR AFFAIR..

Some time near 1885, Levi Jennings left
the community Of Shakers in Union village,
Warren county. Ohio, and came to this
county and settled near Elmwood. His wife
remained behind with the Shakers, and Jen.
nings took another wife. He lived here
with his second wife till somewere about
.ls47, when be sold out bis farm, paying the
6rst or bona fde wife 81, 600 to perfect the
title to the purchaser and sending his So
cond wife back to her friends in Vermillioa
county, returned again to the shakers at
Union village. He remained with them,
however. only two years, when he came
back to Illinois, resumed his connection with
wife M. 2, and settled at East Cambridge,
in Henry county, where be went largely into
sheep raising. Jennings frequently visited
this citylon business, and during one Of his
excursions here, was thrown from his wae.
on and so severely injured that his life was
despaired Of. Willie lying at the the house
Of one OF our citisens, be made his will.
which was witnessed By james Armstrong
and Smith Fryes Mr.. Jennings recovered
however, and lived nntil last November,
when he died at bis residence in East Cam
bridges The will stiil- remained with Mr..
Armstrong. The widow, or rather the wo.
man who was living with Jennings Ut the
time Of bis death, came to Peoria IN search
OF the will, and endesvored to get it in her
possession Instesd Of delivering il 10 her.
Msssrs. Armstrong sand Ffysss s6oft time
ago, went TO theeounty scat Of Henry ceun.
ty,. and had it opened and proved. II wss
found that the deceased had left bis proper.
~, amounting TO some seventy OF eiatty
Thousand dolisrsS absat equally divided BE-.
tween bis TIVE wives and thsis 10 ss.,t The
homestead in East Cambridge, containing
some six hundred acres Of land was secur-
ed to the second wife. Wm..HJ. Pholps,
Esq, of Elmwood, vas named executor oi
the viii. On Monday last, smembsr Of lhs
fraternity 81 fShAkers at Union village, Ohio,
whers tie arst wife il stilt remaining, was
in this,city LOOKING after her interests. The
matter psesepts ,soms rashef singular chr
cumstapces, but ne do. mot learn, that there
is any ciashin4 between the two member.
Of Jennings family. Both sets Of heirs viii
psobablyaaqaiescS:in 10 bis idisposition of LID
effects. - Pnoria TfunscriDf. rs 9.ss.s 81 I.
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DENTISTRY. i .
oAes ssd Asss6sses, NJ. I, Psinsr's 1isek
seaa 4ors 4 SseesA Sssrv. .

DIR. 3. 1. WOODBURY., rs LOCATED IN
Council Bluds, lows where he 10 pre-.
UYY \pared TO perform all operations apper-
~A-AAJ A-AAJ tanning to his profession, in the most
approved and modern manner. Having had eight years
successful practice in Yellow Springs, Ohio, and
Worcester Mass will guarante satifacton In all cases.
h, ]. ". has DR.. Dents liquid for producing local
anesthesia which by applying 10 the tooth and gums
much mtigates and in destoys all pain
during the operation OF extracting teeth. Come ali
who fear that AsgSsrd fead the footAaehs, and who
prefer health, beauty and sweet breath. to misery,
deformity snd nth and have teeth cleansed and
filed ssve those useful organs that you well
do without and that 1t costs much to replace; for
taken in time and properly lled they can be perna-
nently saved. n -
REFEAEHcEs-Dr. Sullivan, DR.. P. J. Mcmahon, Dr..
Grimes and A. v. Larmer, Esq, Counci Blum; W. s.
Grs6 ESQ.,, J. ". Cooljaye, Glenwcod. Iv7nls
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q. N. DODGE.
JOHN T. BALDWIN,


Bankers e Dealers in Exchange,
COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA.
COLLECTIONS MADE AND PROMPTLY RENTED
~ at Current Rates OF Exchange. 81. ,-E.
Bills of Exchange, Gold and Silver, Current and un-
current Money Bought and Sold.
Land Warrants Bought and Sold and Entered on Time.
Interest Paid on Special Deposits
Money Loaned on Real Estate and Personal Security.
Taxes paid for Resident and Non-Resident propre-
tors. .. .-..
Correspondents may rely upon promptness, fidelity
and our personal attention to their interests in the
Of any business which may he entrusted to
us. -. ,.-.. ... ia. -... .... .........
REFERENCES:
American Exchange Bank, New York City.
J. p Thompson,
Bank Of IlIion, Illion, N. Y.
Bank of Cooperstown, Cooperstown, N. Y.
Durkee II Bullock, Bankers, st. Louis, No.
Onondaga County Bank, Syracuse, N Y. .-
Warren Bank, South Danvers Mass. .e. a .aH
A. J. Stevens Il Co, Bankers, Ft. Desmoines.
Henry Farnham, Pres. G. & r. I. R. r. Chicago, Ills.
Jno. r. Henry, Supt. N. & N r. r. Davenport, Iowa
Cook. Sargent 4 Downy, Bankers, Iowa City, Iowa.
western Marine 4 Fire Insurance Company, Omaha
City, N. I.
lie Roy Tuttie, Omaha City. .-s...
James G. Mitchell, Esq, Florence, n. T.
N. Il. Judd, Esq Chicago.
Merchants, Savings, Loan Trust Co, Chicago.
Corse Snowdcn Corse, Alexandria, Va 81
J. b. Bennett, Agt. 4Etna Fire Insurance Company,
Cincinnati Ohio.
James Harlan q. s. s., Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. "5
Hon s. X. Curtis, NJ. c.. Keokuk, Iowa.
Coolbaugh & Brooks, Bankers, Burlington, Iowa.
July 4-nl0-u IBugle copy.
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GT A young lady recently remarked
that she could not understand Nhat her
brother Henry saw in the girls shat be liked
them 40 we'll; aud that for her part, she
would not give the company Of one young
man for that Of twenty grls."
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AHAuNTED PREACHER.

In the volume of DR.. Sprague on the
Baptist pulpit, Gov. Briggs communicated
very interesting letter on John Leland,
which contains fuller account of his per-
sonal habits and manner of preaching than
we have before seen.
He was little inclined to superstition, says
Gov. Briggs. Indeed, his practical sagacity
and startling common sense kept him from.
any tendency in that direction, but he had
some peculiar experiences of the supsrnatu-
raj, as the following anecdote testifies;
While l was at his house Il inquired Of
him about remarkable noise, which Ihad,
when a boy, heard that he and in his family
had been annoyed by, when they lived il
Virginia. He gave this account Of IL:
His family, at the time, consisted of him
self, wife, and four children. One evening,
all the family being together, their attention
was attracted BY noise, which very much
resembled the faint groans Of a person in
pain. 1t was distinct, and repeated at in
tervsls Of q few seconds. 1t seemed to be
under the sill Of the window, and between
the clap boards and the ceiling. They paid
very little attention TO it, and in short
time il ceased. But, afterwards, it return,
edin the same representatives every night,
and sometimes not 90 frequently, and always
in the same place, and Of the same charac.
ter. 1t continued for some months. He
said it excited their curiosity and annoyed
tlem, bat they were not alarmed BY IT,
During its Continuance they had the Gliding
and casiag removed from the place where It
appeared TO be, but found nothing to ac-
count for it, but the sound continued the
same. gas& st9F ss.sF24E8A tfeh ~ s#aft
He consulted his friends, especially some
Of his ministerial brethren, abonsit. I think
he said it was never heard by any except
himself and HE family but it was heard BY
them when he was absent from home. Mrs.
Leland said that often, when she was alone
with the children and while they were play.
ing about the room, and nothing being said,
il would come, and they would leave their
play and gather about her person. They
had o. place fifty or sixty rods from the
house, BY the eide u q brook, whore che
family did their washing. g Onesday whiIe
she was ut that place, II met her there pre-
cisely as it had done atthe house. aytS =
After the hsoise had been heard at bfiei
,jinservals for, think, SIX OF eight months,
Nhey removed their lodgings 70 quite "A
opposite and distant part Of the house but
il continued as usual, for some time, ~ Id
old locality. One night after they had re.
tired, they observed, BY the sound, that !,
had left the spot from which IL previously
proceeded, and seemed to be advancing, il
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GEORGE DOUGHTY'S
General Collecting Agency,
COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA.


vJ,HE UNDERSIGNED HAVING RECENTLY RE-
l. tired from the mercantile business, begs leave TO
offer his services to Merchants and Business Men OF all
classes General Collecting Agent. He proposes to
give his entire attention this business and his long
residence and extensive acquaintance in the West
he trusts enable him 10 give entire satisfaction TO all
who may employ him. ulrvsgE
Notes Accounts and Claims Of all kinds may be for
warded the undersigned BY mail, otherwise for
Presentation, Liquidation Collection PrsmEt etten-
tion will be given, and the avas Immediately femit-
ted When it may become necessary to place elen in
suit the professional services will be sees and
the legal proceedings urged forward rapidly - possi-
BILE. Doubtful claims will be sett,ed and secured on
the best attainabe, and the title TO Real Estate
when taken either as payment or security carefully in
The undsrsiensd wi also Pay Taxes in ali parts Of
western Iowa and Ne6Faska; and will also SELL Pur-
chase or Invest Money in Real Estate. { u
Letters Of InQuiry will be promptly afforded 70.
SH kMk GEORGE DOUGHTY.
nBrERENcEs: S8Af#&
CouNcIL BLvFrs-Ofacer Pusey, Bankers; Bald
win Dodge, DO; Casady Test, do; II. @. Mutt +
Co., do Fss s7 -5$kt se~ - SFsSkS
ST. Louis, Mo.-Doan, King & Co; Squire = .1eel,
shapleish, Day = Co., 8, G. Davis 1 Co.. npward
Hinchulan.i ~ See sjssssssssa4 9-st -
ST. JosKrH, Mo.-footlss Fszieish, dos. C. Hull,
Prest 81 10. ms Co; R. l. Mcdonald. J. K J. Curd.
Nave, AcCord Co., J. B. Jennings & Co., A. Bestte
Co. (r2n1sl (Bugle please copy.
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las OFFICER. VIII. NJ. PUsEY, Airy
OFFICER s. PUSEY,

REAL ESTATE BROKERS',
And Dealers in Land Warrants and Exchange,
COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA.
WILL ATTEND TO SELECTION AND LO-
w CATION Of lands in western Iowa and Nebraska;
the payment lands Of nonresdents and the
coli lection and remittance Of claims. -- =