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The Shasta courier., 1861-11-30

PENSACOLA TAKEN.-The telegraph on the
25th inst. informs us that the Federal forces
from Fort Picke4s have captured Pensacola,
and all of its surroundings. such as the Navy
Yard, Forts McRae and Barrancas. Nothing
could have been more pleasing than this in
telligence. Pensacola Bay is the only safe
harbor on the Mexican Gulf. and is no doubt
the strongest point in that quarter of the
country. Ten thousand men in the forts
around that bay, and On Santa Rosa Island,
could hold it against any odds by sea or land.
1t is known that we will soon have an i'm
mense feet in the Gulf, which will always
taSe safe place to 60 for supplies. Port
Royal and Hatteras on the Atlantic coast.
with Pensacola, Tortugas, Cat Island and
Biloxi in the Gulf, make a complete blockade
of the revolted States, and the feet of our
soldiers even now press the sacred soil of
nearly every one of the rebel States. This
is all good news, and heralds the coming of
lasting peace, when our citizens will un-
derstand each other better than they have
done heretofore
The Shasta courier., 1861-11-30
The "Peace Democrats"

The Marysville Express undertakes to i'm
press upon its readessR the belief that the
Democracy of PennsylSahfa and Ohio s'are
IN favor Of supporting thdASministration in
all ats constitutional acts, Aid OF maintain
ing the honor of the Government = but that
they arenot in foyoref war. as remed Y for
disunion, but ADVOCATE the adoption of some
compromise. by which 10 settle the Difficult
ties. 1t also claims that the ..Doaoeracy of
California" occupy the same position and
claim fellowship with them. If such Cali
fornia Democrats as the Marysville Express
processes to be, says the Butte Record, are
IN favor of supporting the Administration
an all its constitutional acts, and of main
tanning the honor of the Government, they
have mighty poor way of showing it
They ravel like madmen, because the Gov
ernment attempted to hold Fort Sumter,
which it had a constitutional right to do
They swclled up with Indignation, because
an army was marched into the borders of
Virginia, for the safety of the capital and
the protection of the Government They
tore their hair and gnashed their teeth with
rage, because the Government caused the ar
rest of some of their brother ''Peace Demo
Gratis, for treason, and confined them at
Fort Lafayette. They hailed with spark
ling countenances and suppressed emotions
OF delight, the success of rebel and the re-
verse of Federal arms. and shadow of
gloom encircled their brews when Port Roy.
al fell. They cursed loud and deep because
the people of Missouri arose in their maies-
ty, invoked and secured the aid of Federal
power to dethrone tho villainous traitor,
Claib jackson and his cohorts They une
quivocally endorsed every act, and circula-
ted as campaign documents. the speeches of
the consummate traitor John c.. Breckn-
ridge, who, from his high place in the Sen
ate of the United States. threw every impe-
diment in tho way of the Government that
ingenuity could devise or villainy invent
and who departed from the national capital
with an oath to support the Constitution of
the United States fresh from his lips, TO
wend his way by stealth and flight to the
very lair of. treason, there to receive his re-
ward in being assigned position at the
head of an army to invade his own State
and desolate the hearth stones of those who
had once proudly and confdingly honored
him. If the open endorsement or silent APP
proval of such acts-such support of the
Administration, and such maintaining the
honor of the Government" constitute Dem
ocracy, then Democracy is treason = black
and damning, and may the tongue of him
who attempts to call us Democrat, blister
with the expression and render the very
name unintelligible.
The Shasta courier., 1861-11-30

GROWTH OF SAN FRANcIsco.-The aston:
ishing rapidity Of the march of improve
ment in this city is the wonder of every CAL
ifornian who has returned after temporary
absence from the place. Not only along the
immediate front of the harbor in the erection
of costly warehouses and magnificent stores,
is this improvement visible. but throughout
all the suburbs the evidences of advance
equally crowd upon the eye. An old resi-
dent prophecied, the other day, that in five
years from the present time, the centre of
the city will be situated two miles distant
from Portsmouth Square, so rapidly Is real
estate being bought up by persons of COM
parativcly small means, for building purpo-
ses. A correspondent, whose letter was pub.
lished in late number, says that outside
of johnson and Larkin streets alone, there
are not less than 20, 900 owners" and that
as soon as the streets are opened thousands
of new houses will Immediately be erected on
the hills and valleys within a moderate dis
tance of the railroad. The taxation this
year on property west of Johnson and Lar
kin streets. will, ii is estimated, amount to
the enormous sum of $3.50, 0,00o.-S. F. Her.
aid
The Shasta courier., 1861-11-30

COLONEL GEARY.-This gentleman, who
led in the late brilliant engagement at Boil
var. Virginia, was at the head of the Sec
end Pennsylvania Regiment in the Mexican
War. He was for a number of years citi-
zen of California, residing in San Francisco,
where he was once Postmaster. and after
wards Mayor. He also acted subsequently
as Governor of Kansas Territory, and set
tied in Pennsylvania after his recall from that
difficult position. His regiment, the Goth
Pennsylvania Volunteers, IS the most num-
erous on service, being $500 strong. main
" large men, miners and lumbermen. They
are armed with Enfield rifles and saber bay
opets.-Ssocktoa Independent.
The Shasta courier., 1861-11-30

AN ECCENTRIC But PERHAPS SENSIBLE
WILI.-Fhe will of the late Earl Of Penn
broke contained the following bequests !.
Item-I give all my deer to the Earl Of
Salisbury. who know will preserve then,
because he denied the king buck out OF his
own parks. Item-I give nothing to Lord
Saw which legacy / give him because
know he will bcstow it on the poor. Item.
To Tom May give five shillings l intend
ed hina more, but whoever has seen his his
tory of the Parliament thinks i've shlllIDgs
too much. Iteml give Lieutenant Gener-
al Cromwell one word of mine. because hlth-
erto he never kept his own. ltem-l give
up the ghost.
The Shasta courier., 1861-11-30
The Law of Newspapers.

l. Subscribers who do not give express notice to
the contrary are considered as wishing to continue
their subscription.
2. II Subscribers wish their papers discontinued,
publishers may continue to send them until all
charges paid.
B. Ii subscribers neglect or refuse to take their
papers from the Office place to which they are
sent they are held responsible until they settle their
s,ill and give notice to discontinue them
a. If subscribers move to other places without
informing the publisher, and the paper Is sent to
the former direction, they are held responsible
Notice should always be given of REMOVAL
s. The courts have decided thai refqs7Ag TO take
a paper or periodical from the office, or removing
and leaving uncalled for is prima facia evidence
of intentional fraud.
Postma asters would oblige, bya strict fulfill
ment of the regulations requiring them to notify
publishers once in three months. of papers not ta-
ken from their Office by subscribers.
,zss- Under the Law of Congress papers are not
charged postage in the comfy in which they are
published.
The Shasta courier., 1861-11-30

GwIN.-The most barbarous act that ABE
Lineoln's Government has ever perpetrated
yet, was the sending of Gwin to Fort Lafay-
cite. He will completely "bust' every in
mate of that institution, at draw poker, in
less than four weeks time. A person has
informed us that Dr. Gwin could draw Pen
sacola, Port Royal and Hatteras to an
Aliens revolver.
The Shasta courier., 1861-11-30

GEN. SrEvENs.-This officer, who last year
acquired considerable notoriety from the fact
that he was Chairman of the Breckinridge
National Committee, and as such flooded the
Pacific coast with documents intended for
electioneering purposes, was in the command
of brigade of United States troops at the
capture of Port Royal. He is said TO be 2
good officer. Once before he visited that To-
cality as delegate from Oregon holding Joe
Lanes proxy to the Charleston Convention.
He bolted under Yancey's lead, and worked
very hard to elect General John G. Breckin-
ridge, now of the c. S. A., President of the
Pnited States, but his efforts only succeeded
in electing Lincoln, for which Mr.. Lincoln
should be duly grateful.
The Shasta courier., 1861-11-30
SHASTA COURIER.

re- L. p. FISHER--Is the only Agent
of the SHASTA COURIER in San Francisco. with pow
ers to receive subscriptions and advertisements, and
receipt for the same.
OFFICE-l7lA Washington street, opposite Ma
guire's Opera House.
The Shasta courier., 1861-11-30

Quail SHoorING.-The writer hereof is
going in the country. quail shooting in few
days. Persons in want Of game can send In
their orders to this Office.
The Shasta courier., 1861-11-30

HARD-As showing how hard it Is Tor .
Shasta editor to get q local item, we are
driven to record that it has been raining like
the very what's his name this week, at this
place, when we very well know that the
reader either knows it already, or don t care
it rains or moi.
The Shasta courier., 1861-11-30

WEALTH OF Washoe.-Referring 10 tns
product of gold and silver in Nevada tef
tory. the San Francisco Mercantile uaI...o ~
and Shipping List judges that from n,a ane
present weld ard the forwardness anu nnas ~
nnitude of preparations now in progress III, sne
receipts from that quarter alone Tu 80
reach 81 ,000, 900 per month ven uoAei
Waehoa
The Shasta courier., 1861-11-30

CoxxA-rosx.-A clergyman once wrote as
follows: IA woman recently died while |
was preaching the gospel in state of beast
" intoxication.
The Shasta courier., 1861-11-30
shasta County Courts.

Held On the first Mondays of March, July and
November
At said terms the business pertaining to the
Court of Sessions shall be first 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-Mects lst Mondays IN
Nav August November and February.
The Shasta courier., 1861-11-30
Times of Holding Courts

NINTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT.
SHAsTA-Second Mondays of March, June and
November.
SIsKIYou-Third Monday of january, first Mon
day Of May and third Monday of September.
Ta;Sirr-Second Mondays ip April, August and
December
The Shasta courier., 1861-11-30

Shasta Touaship.-Justces-C c. Bush and
Geo s Kittrid-e Constables-J. NJ. Short and
L. Gilhooley.
French Gulch Touaskip.-Justices- Dickinson
and Wm. Hopping. Constable-Wm. Davis.
AYear Creek Torsship.-Justices-G. IL. Brooks
and George Corson. Constables-Chas. Mcdonald
and A. Engle.
Lockhaa To1aship.-Justices-L l.. \. Hastings
and c. II. Stevens.
Sierra Toenshp.-Justiccs-S F. Fraak and G.
W, Adams. Colstables-Isaac Shonse and X.
Donaldson.
PIT Rirer r7onnship-justice-Joel Sunny.
Sugar Loof To,cnship.-Justice-W. ii. Brock
say Constable-D. Cornus.
The Shasta courier., 1861-11-30
COUNTY DIRECTORY

District Jadye-William P. Dangerfeid, of
Shasta.
: Coanty Jsdye-Joel I. Landrum.
Associate Jastices IN. S. Kali IL, Joel Sunny.
Cosaty Treasarer-Felix Tracy.
ieeordsr-J. r. Durck.
eIek-.John Anderson.
.Sie,if-John $. Follansbec.
Under SheriJ-m. III. Angel.
Tar CoNcctor-A. Skiilman.
Deputy Tar Collaboration. d. Anderson.
issessor-Caleb Watkins.
fatGr 1d@inistrotor-Dennis Dunn.
osrreyor-A 6. Quait.
District Anorncy-W. l.. Knox.
,Sup. PaJiic Iastructioa-G. X. Godfrey.
board Of .Saperrisors.-lst District, Samuel
Cooper I'd District J. W. Romer Sd District, A.
]. Rcid.
The Shasta courier., 1861-11-30
SHASTA COURIER.
PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY MORNING,
BY sKILLMAN & CONMY.
A. sKILLMAN, JOHN J. COMFY,
Editors and Proprietors.

Publication Office in the Charter Oak Hall, up
stairs, where all Orders for Advertising and job
Work should be left.
The Shasta courier., 1861-11-02

How TO GET ALoNG.-We have some sug-
gestions to offer, which will enable our read
ers to get through life in the most easy man
ner. If a bee has the audacity to sheathe it's
sting in your curticle, justice demands that
you should instantly upset the hive wherein
the offender has his headquarters. and exter-
inmate every bee therein. If dog bites
you in the calf of the leg, stern justice de-
mands that you should bite the dog in the
calf of the leg. On the same principle if an
irate donkey rudely elevates his posterior ex-
tremities against your sacred person, the true
way is to kick back. If horse falls upon
you, the sublime principle of ler tahonis
requires that you should fall upon the horse.
If Joggs calls you liar, the treatment is
to call him liar, and thief into the bar
gain. Ifyou are a farmer, and a neighbor' S
cow happens to get into your young corn,
your instant mode of satisfaction is to turn
all your cows, hogs, etc., into his own. By
following out these sublime ideas of justic and
selfrespect, your daily life will be full of
sweet peace, and you will eventually become
as docile and as playful as a kitten.
The Shasta courier., 1861-11-02

RATES OF OCEAN PAssAGE-The prices OF
passage on the steamers of the P. M. S. S.
Co., through to New York, are as follows
First cabin, deck room, 1888 so; main deck
room, S233 25; second cabin, $3.50 IS !; and
steerage, Sl2S 25. To go to New York
around Cape Horn in clipper ship, first
cabin costs about $50, more or less, accord
ing to accommodations, style of living &c.
A cabin to China costs from seventy-tiv to
one hundred and twenty-five dollars; to
Australia, about the same; and to the Sand
witch Islands from forty to sixty dollars. A
cabin passage to England costs about $50.
-Scientifc Press,
The Shasta courier., 1861-11-02

A GENTLEMAN in Lansing, Michigan, who
has kept as accurate account as possible, es-
Inmates that, of Muty-three battles and more
important skirmishes since the war began,
the Union men have been victorious in tren-
ty-t,co, the rebels in .fre, while in the remain
ing sir, neither party can claim a victory.
The number of prisoners taken by the Union
lists is about 5000; and by the rebels not
quite half as many. Of the killed, it is i'm
possible to obtain anything like accurate
knowledge of the losses of the rebels. The
Union loss is something over one thousand
and the rebel loss is believed to be more than
twice that number
The Shasta courier., 1861-11-02

How TO Know TRAIToR.-An Eastern
paper gives the following receipts for know
ing traitor:
The man who continually pirates about
coercion" and subjugation" is a traitor.
The man who says he is ''Union man, y
but cries ''peace," even to the surrender ol
the Government to JEFF. Davis, is traitor.
The man who shows painful sense of the
horrors of war when the rebels are shot down
and chuckles inwardly when the defenders
of the Union are killed, is traitor.
A man who shows q morbid sensitiveness
to the peril of the Constitution, but lively
interest in "Southern States Rights" is
most surely traitor.
The Shasta courier., 1861-11-02
The swel,s soliloquy ON the War.

don't appwove this hawid waw;
Those dweadful bannahs hawt my eyes
And guns and dwums are such baw,
Why don't the pawties compwamise?
OF cawce the twoilet has its chawms;
But why must all the vulgah crowd
Pawsist in spawting snifawms
In outlaws go extwemely loud?
And then the ladies-pwecious deahs.-
mawk the change on envy bwow;
Bal Jove ! / weally have my feahs
They wathah like the hawid WOW!
To heah the chawming cweatures talk,
Like patwons Of the bloody wing,
Of waw and all its dawty wawk,-
1t doesn't seem a pwappah thingi
/ called at Mrs. Gweene's last night,
To see her niece, Miss Navy Hertz,
And found her making (ewushing sightl
The weddest kind of flannel shirts!
OF cawce wose and sought the daw,
With fewy flashing fwom my eyes.
/ can't appwove this hawid waw;
Why don't the pawties compwamise?
The Shasta courier., 1861-11-02

HORSE TulEr.-A chapwho as he elegant
" expressed it, wanted to go to Los Ange-
les to help clean out the id Black Repub
licans," stole horse belonging to Fitch
Rice, Oh Outside Greek, and decamped. The
owner followed and overlook him in the vi
cinity of Kern river but on the way back
the prisoner managed to escape. The horse
was recovered. As these gentry are getting
plenty in these parts, we recommend the
captors of the next one to administer about
fifty lashes with RATA, instead of handing
him over to the authorities. Horse stealing
for the purpose of g going South is venal
offense in the opinion of some of our officers
- Tiso1i1 SIM
The Shasta courier., 1861-11-02

"IHAvE received a lot of Southern papers,
and have had delightful time in reading
them," exclaimed a Seccssionist to friend
the other day. :" have just received lot Of
Southern papers," responded the friend
which have read with anything but delight y
',Why. what papers are they?" Protested
paners -
The Shasta courier., 1861-11-02

Bull RUN BATTLE FIELD OWNED By New
YoRkER.-Geo. Leary, of Staten Island. son
OF the famous halter of that name. is the
owner of the extensive tract of land upon
which the late battle of Bull Run was fought.
and if the Government should fail to assert
its power over Virginia, Leary would lose
his immense estate there.
The Shasta courier., 1861-11-02

MOUNTAIN MARBLE.-Quantities ofmarble.
says the Express, from quarries near Colum,,
6la are being shipped to San Francisco. The
Stockton Independent says in texture and
quality the marble from Tuolumne cannot be
surpassed by the: best imported article, and
but few years will be required to receive for
It the preference over all other quarries in the
The Shasta courier., 1861-11-02

AWFUL CHARcEs.-In an advertisement by
the Eastern Counties Railroad Company Of
some uncalled for goods, the letter ''li' had
dropped from the worl lawful, and it read.
" People to whom these packages are directed
are requested to come forward and pay the
awful charges ON the same,'
The Shasta courier., 1861-11-02

A LOUISIANA AMAzoN.-The Memphis Av.
alanche says that one of the Louisiana com
panies in the battle Of Manassas lost its cap
tain. The company then unanimously elect
ed the wife of the deceased to fill his place
and the lady, in uniform, passed through
Memphis on the llth inst. on her way to
assume command of her company.
The Shasta courier., 1861-11-02
mark.-Tisalia Sun.

A MODEL SWORD PRESENTATION fol-
lowing is from the New Albany IN. "
Ledger:
Mr. George Devol presented Captain Bah
bitt, this morning, with beautiful sword
In presenting it Mr.. Devol said:
'IIere, old fellow, take this and use it,"
To which Capt Babbitt replied:
Odd if don't, George"
The Shasta courier., 1861-11-02

LOYAL SOUTHERN OFFICERS OF THE NAVY
There are now in the United States Navy
y captains, IA commanders, and 81 lieuten.
ants from the seeded States. They are loyal
to the core. Eleven captains. so Commanders.
and 81 heutenants have gone over to the trai.
tors since the rebellion began.
The Shasta courier., 1861-11-02

SOLDIERS FOR FoRr CRook-We learn that
Company c, Second Cavalry, has been or.
dered to Fort Crook, and was Intending to
start for that post on Saturday last. The
ofteers of this company are Captain. A. D.
Fails; First Lieut.. IL. B. Mellar: Second
Lieut., Ii. w. Williams.
The Shasta courier., 1861-11-02

The price ofland in London may be reckoned
at considerably more than fl00, 600 per acre.
Thus, the Excise Office was sold at the rate
fss, 900 an acre the India House at the rate
of FLA GOO per acre; some land, as approaches
to New Westminster bridge, at fl70,O 900 per
acre, giving an average of El27 900 per acre.
The Shasta courier., 1861-11-02
County Treasurer's Notice.

accordance with an Act passed by the Legia-
iature, and approved April %, 1898, authorizing
the Board of Supervisors of Shasta county to cre-
ate fund for the redemption of County Warrants
to the lowest bidder hereby give notice that the
money collected for said fund will be paid to the
holders of warrants that will take the lowest amount
OF cash for the warrants and that sealed proposals
directed to the County Treasurer will be received
by up to the last day of the regular meeting of
the Board of Supervisors in November next. No
bid for more than the par value of said warrants,
nor any bid unless accompanied BY the warrants
proposed TO be surrendered viii be received.
JAMES C. HAYBURN,
County Treasurer,
Shasta, Oct. 5th, 1861. octs.a
The Shasta courier., 1861-11-02

A CLERGYMAN eonsoling young widow on
the death of her husband, remarked that she
could not find his equal "I'll bet l will, y
remarked the sobbing fair one.
The Shasta courier., 1861-11-02

is now changed ID lit is telegram''-and
the charge remains quite as strong.
The Shasta courier., 1861-11-02

DID You cah me beast, sir?, No, sir:
| said yoa weresa liar and a scoundrel -
"Ah, l misunderstood you your APOLOGY is
quite sufficient, sir.'' =
The Shasta courier., 1861-11-02

Ar the Presidents dinner to Prince Napo
leon, Gen. Scott entered the reception room
leaning upon the arm of Gen. Mcclellan. 1t
was six feet four leaning upon FIVE feet eight !.
Seventy upon thirty five! History wait
ing upon prophecy-memory upon upon
hopel
The Shasta courier., 1861-11-02

CALIFORNIA WINES IN New YoRK.-A new
brand of California wines, made from the
vineyards of Sansevain Bros, has been
brought to this market and is for sale by C.
A Robert, No. 81 Cedar street. 1t is white
wine of very excellent quality-decidedly
better than the ordinary German wines sold
at anything like the same price, and eminent
ly worthy the attention of the public 1t can
be procured at very reasonable rates, and is
as healthy as it is pleasant. We commend it to
reneral fayor-N Y Times
The Shasta courier., 1861-11-02

IHE Sacramento and San Francisco Courts
adjourned out of respect to the memory of
Col. Baker, on learning of his death.
The Shasta courier., 1861-11-02
SAN FRANCISCO ADVERTISEMENTS.
A NEW PRINCIPLE.
WHITES PATENT LEVER TRUSSES
...AND...
ABDOMINAL SUPPORTERS.
For the retention and radical cure of Hernia
or Rupture, &c.
SAN FRANCISCO ADVERTISEMENTS

HVHESE instruments are radically different in
principle and construction, from all others,
embracing what is valuable in them all with new
principles of vast utility.
The Bow used in these instruments is not a
spring, but soft iron, to be shaped pleasure to fit.
The Pad works over a knuckle, giving at the same
time inward and upward motion whereby not
more than half the usual pressure is required, and
very little on the back. 1t cannot work up out
ofplace the pad-bearing is changed, the pad
itself changed in shape size with very little trou
BILE. These instruments are the smallest, lightest,
most endurabe, (no rust) most eeanly, the cases
be taken off and washed at pleasure, and will do
for relief and radical than any others
offered to the public.
Send for a descriptive pamphlet.
EDWARD HALL & CO.,
Wholesale Druggists,
53s Washington street, San Francisco,
Sole Agents for the Pacific coast. aus 3m
The Shasta courier., 1861-11-02

MEN OF WAR.-At present, in our harbor,
we have the U. S. steam frigate Saranac, the
French frigate Galathea, the British steam
corvette Hecate, the U. S. steam corvette
Wyoming, the steam revenue cutter Shu-
brick; the U. S. surveying steamer Active,
the U. S. Quartermaster's steamer Massa-
chusetts, and the revenue cutter VIM. L.
Marcy. Quite respectable feet-CaH.
The Shasta courier., 1861-11-02

BLOOD RELATIoNs--There must be some
pretty extensive families in this county: at
least there are great many persons on the
official bonds who use tho same signature,
his
The Shasta courier., 1861-11-02

Ar one of the recent balls at Saratoga, a
stray secessioness from the ''sunny South
mingled in the voluptuous waltz, wearing a
secession flag on her breast, with the signif.
can't motto, :" Shall we not protect our cot
ton?' In this case the rebel right was ad