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The Shasta courier., 1861-09-07

GooD.-Dr. Gwin is selling his property in
this State, lest that good-natured veteran
politician, DR.. Rabe, u S. Marshal for the
Northern District, should have to put paw on
it. California would have been blessed if
the doctor had pursued this course many
years ago. Better late than never. Traf.
ticking politicians are rather inconvenient
ow-a-days, and people are disposed to dis
pense with their services.
The Shasta courier., 1861-09-07

ANOTHER MAMMOTH GRovE.-We learn by
the Columbia Times that another grove Of
mammoth arborr-vita trees has been discov-
ed in Calaveras county. The trees are equal
in not superior in size and grandeur to those
of the Calaveras grove. The indefatigable
Hutchings-a literary cuss-s one of the
discoveries
The Shasta courier., 1861-09-07

CAPT. JUDAH.-It is stated that Capt. H.
Judah, of the army, will be recommended to
Governor Downey for the appointment of
Colonel of one of the new regiments. He
has been in the army ever since he graduated
at West Point, and was in every important
battle in Mexico, except that of Byena Vista.
He has, therefore, the education and expert
ence necessary to qualify him for the com
mand of regiment Union.
The Shasta courier., 1861-09-07

FIRE.-On Thursday night of last week,
from causes unknown. fire broke out in the
farmhouse of Mr.. Meddlesworth, on Oak Run,
and occupied by Mr.. I. B. Jones, consum
ing the entire building, furniture, clothing,
etc. Mr.. Jones' loss is very heavy, and the
least estimate places it at $500.
The Shasta courier., 1861-09-07

IT is reported that Mrs. Gwin, wife of the
ex-senator, is among the women recently
arrested in Washington. by order of the
Government, for holding correspondence with
the rebels
The Shasta courier., 1861-09-07

BLooMERs.-The immigrants just arriving
at Placerville, report a large train behind,
which is said to be the best outfit that ever
crossed the Plains, which is called the
Bloomer train 1t is said there are about
ers, boots, and armed with revolvers and
bowie knives.
The Shasta courier., 1861-09-07
WHERE Is w

WHERE Is WIGrALL.-The Cinneinati Com.
mercial. asks: Where is he? Can any,
body tell? Is he drunk, or gone on bust
or gone to Texas? He hasn't been heard
from since he was delivering that speech on
the fall of Fort Sumter, at every peanut sta
ton on the railroad from Charleston to Rich
mond. We can't do without Wigfall. The
Confederate Victory at Manassas is fiat as
pancake without Wigfall to dance Jig and
drink horn over it,
The Shasta courier., 1861-09-07

ADvERTIsERs.-It is said that dull times
are the very best for advertisers, as they
catch all the stray dimes in circulation, and
are thereby enabled to pay their way, mon
opolize business, and float on the top Of the
water, while others are sinking.
The Shasta courier., 1861-09-07

NERVOUSNESS candidates of the
independent stripe are rather nervous, and
have not a very exalted opinion of the appre-
ciative action of the people of this county in
the late election. Unfortunate, very. The
people are discriminative, and have placed a
lust estimate on the claims of certain aspi-
rants. For the benefit of all concerned, we
would suggest that this portion of our fellow
citizens turn their genius into other chan
nels than obtaining votes from people who
discard their pretensions.
The Shasta courier., 1861-09-07

Sr. LouIs.-This city has been put under
the surveillance of the military. An imper-
ative necessity demanded it, and the civil
power had to be suspended by the military
authorities Several citizens of promi-
nence have been arrested for treason and
placed in the arsenal for safe keeping. Sev.
eral secession sheets have also been suppress
ed, and the authorities appear to be in ear
nest in their efforts to control the mob and
disunion spirit that has manifested itself
there
The Shasta courier., 1861-09-07

New YoRK city is required to raise Sl1,-
$50, ,922 by tax this year-two millions for
the State. and two and half millions for the
county, and the balance for the city. The
total valuation is FIVE hundred and eighty one
millions, and the rate of taxation will be l .95
per cent.
The Shasta courier., 1861-09-07

COMPLIMENTARY TO SIGEL.-''Old Dave At
chison," the whisky BARREL" as Brownlow
calls him, who participated in the engage
ment at Carthage, and witnessed Sigel's
maneuvres, says he is the best commander
in America, without any exception, which is
saying good deal, coming from the source
The Shasta courier., 1861-09-07

CHANGED HANDs.-The Empire Hotel has
changed hands-Hill Beachy retiring, and
Messrs. Rhodehamel & Craddick assuming
the proprietorship. These gentlemen are
eminently qualified for the duties they have
undertaken. and we commend the establish
ment to the attention of the travelling public.
The Shasta courier., 1861-09-07

SUIcIDE.-Mr. Morena, a wealthy citizen
of San Francisco, committed suicide on the
Sd inst. He was formerly resident of Bue-
The Shasta courier., 1861-09-07

To THE RESCUE Loyal men of Shasta,
rally, and fill up the company of volunteers
now forming under the auspices of Captain
Fitzpatrick. Remember that your country
calls for your services, and the present is no
time for the patriot to lag in his duty. We
hope in our next issue to have to chronicle
the completion Of this company.
The Shasta courier., 1861-09-07

THE remains of Thomas Flemming, who
mysteriously disappeared from Frot Crook
last winter, were found few days ago,
about twenty miles above Fort Crook, on
Bear Greek. 1t is supposed he was killed by
Indians
The Shasta courier., 1861-09-07

IT is stated that two sons of John Mitchell
fought in Beauregard's army at Bull Run,
while Thomas Francis Mcagher and Colonel
Corcoran, and hosts of potriotic Irishmen
fought like lions on the other side.
The Shasta courier., 1861-09-07

From TRINIrY.-We learn by telegraph
from Trinity county that John P. Jones,
Union Democratic candidate for Sheriff, is
elected by over two hundred majority.
The Shasta courier., 1861-09-07

MOUNT Ararat, in Armenia, when seen
from afar and in a certain position, has on
its summit striking resemblance to ship.
The whole country around is full of tradi-
tions respecting Noah and the Ark.
The Shasta courier., 1861-09-07
A Acrrnrxr-Nrs Walter r. Ayma

AccIDESr.-Mrs. Walter B. Aymar is suf
fering from severe injuries recently received
in the discharge of her professional dutiee.-
While riding the s. Shepherd and Shepherd
essr act in DR.. Bassett's circus, in company
with her husband. her horse supdenly stop
ped and she was thrown Of, the fall breaking
her collar bone.
The Shasta courier., 1861-09-07

STRArxAS Co., news dealers of San
Francisco, have laid us under obligations for
large bundle of Eastern and European pic
toriais and newspapers, received by the last
steamer
The Shasta courier., 1861-09-07

TOWNSHIP ELECTION. S. Kapple and
James Keen were elected by large majorities
as Justices of the Peace for the ensuing year.
A better selection could not have been made
Pat. Gilheoley and Pat. Desmond were elect
ed Constables. All on the regular ticket
To offset this, we have lost our Roadmaster
We regret this very much, as his was the on
ly name on the county ticket not elected
We are at present unable to say who is the
successful aspirant.
The Shasta courier., 1861-09-07

IL the hills at the upper end of Tulare
Valley, are now found teeth of the mackarel
family, and ten or twelve different species Of
sharks.
The Shasta courier., 1861-09-07
The Election.

The vote for Governor, as far as heard
from, indicates the election of Mr.. Stanford.
We publish below all the telegraphic returns
received up to going to press,
The Shasta courier., 1861-09-07

The Silver City Times says there are now
running to and from that place, two daily
stages to Carson City, two to Nevada City, and
five to Virginia. They are all doing a good
business
The Shasta courier., 1861-09-07
MARRIAGES..

In Weaveryille, the I'd in.t by Hon. F. J.
Curtis. ID. E. GoRDoS, of the Trinity Journal, to
Miss LAURA E. WEBB, late of Boston, Mass.
The Shasta courier., 1861-09-07
The Election.

We NAV be beaten in the State, but our
county ticket is all safe and elected. The
Senator and Assemblyfnan are safe by large
maiorities. DR.. Shurtlef-s vote in this coun-
ty is perfectly overwhelming, and he will
get a plurality in Trinity. This is as it
should be- A great victory is subject of
graduation at all mes, but particularly so
at the present. Mr. Woodman is elected to
the Assembly by from FIVE to six hundred
majority, and will fully represent us in the
legislative halls of the State.
The election of our Senator and Assembly.
man has never been doubted. They opposi-
ton they have received in the canvass only
tended to nerve and stimulate them to great
er exertions. Known to possess the strongest
Union proclivities, and Democrats of the
purest type. they will fully and fairly repre-
sent the people who have selected them for
this duty.
The county officers on the Union Demo-
cratic ticket are all elected. This result was
anticipated The majorities, as far as heard
from, will be found in another colum.
Our county is the most reliable in the
State, and justly are we proud of the result.
The maiorities for State and county officers
will range from five TO six hundred.
The Shasta courier., 1861-09-07

LEcrURE.-Prof. G. X. Godfrey will deliv-
c- a lecture in the Union Church tomorrow
evening. Sept. Sth. al "A O'Clock, Subject
-America, the land Of Washington.
The Shasta courier., 1861-09-07

DIN MS.
In Shasta, on the 3lst ult., the wife of ]. Craw-
hall, of a daughter
The Shasta courier., 1861-09-07
Vote of shasta County for Governor.

The following is the vote for Governor in
the various precincts, US far as heard from
The Shasta courier., 1861-09-07

BIRTHS.
The Shasta courier., 1861-09-07
The Vote for senator.

The vote for Senator, as far as heard from,
10 f,lIo~s.
The Shasta courier., 1861-09-07
PHELAN'S
BILLIARD SALOON,

The subscriber begs to inform the public that the
above mentioned Billiard Saloon is also intended to
serve a show and salcsroom for
The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1861-05-29
J, A, RICE
j First Glass Q Hotel 2.
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IL health in few weeks by worry simplerem-
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severe lung affection, and that dreaded disease,
Consumption--is anxious TO make known to his
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To oil who desire it, he will send copy Of the
prcsciptionusea( ffee Of chafgel, with the direc-
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they viii linda sure cure for Consumption, Asth-
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the affieted and spread Information which be
oonceives 70 be ingalspbls, and he hopes every
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nothing, and may prove blessing. Parties
wishing the pres ,ription viii please address
"'F Rev. EDWARD A. WILSON, willamsburg
| noe 1y] Kings County, New York..
The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1861-05-29
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The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1861-05-29
Dental Notice.

DR. e. r. f. CARPENTER takes pleasure
IL in informing the citizens Of Grand Haven,
and vicinity that he has returned to Grand Rap
Ids and permanently re-opened his Dental Office,
at the old place, corner Of al t7as
Pearl and Canal Street, entrance on
'rs ase.i''" Canal Street. 'a.r>
DR.. @. would intimate that he would be happy
TO see all who require superior Dental work.
No inducements offered for second-class, low
preoi operations. Persons living ut q distance
are requested to make engagementsQn advanced
~ letter or otherwise. DIR. @, would beg leave
" TSier to the following gentlemen:
~; TERRY, na GAIEN EASTMAN,
.t.H g.. a.. - lnpofkIEs, IL. p. FERRY..
...1 orono Eoplds, Nov H. 1860. [no5 If
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1861-03-07
THURSDAY TOWAND

READING BY SoUND-Wc chanced to be
conyersing with the manager of telegraph
Office in his cOuDtingroom, says writer, when
an individual entered, and proceeded to the
counter where the business was transacted,
which was at the father side of the room some
little distance from where We were standing,
and commenced preparing dispatch for the
clerk, who stood ready to receive it. The
manager, with whom we were conversing, made
several apparently careless taps upon a shelf
behind him with a pencil, which he held in
his hand the clerk at the other end of the
room was also apparently to Us, drumming
listlessly with his penholder as he waited on
his customer All this time, while four of Us
were holding colloquial intercourse, the appar-
emily careless taps of the two telegraphers
were Ineligible communications exchanged
between them.
The following was the dialougue which oc-
Cured
MANAGER" Give your attention for dis
patch" (the usual taps for a 'calF of an OPP
orator from one station TO another implying
the abore).
CLERK-"A right go ahead"
M" Don't send that mans message IN
less be prepays in cash"
c." All right won't credit him dime"
M" After he pays this one, collect sixty
eight cents for message sent 10y him yester-
day, which he was trusted for"
By this time the clerk had a bank note
which the dilatory customer had produced, up
on learning that it was necessary to be pre-
paid, and from which he blandly made change,
deducting the 68 cents.
The communicated sound had, in this in
stance, proved of some little service, and was
utterly unnoticed save by the parties interest
ed.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1861-03-07
Sunset on the Prairies.

A correspondent of the London Times in
describing the Princes visit to the Western
prairies writes as follows -
The Prince was certainly most fortunate
in his visit for the time of year, be had almost
| universal sport he saw a prairie thunder
storm, a prairie fire of immense extent, and
| above all, prairie sunset The latter took
place in all its supernatural glory-a glory
which can never be described or understood
by those who have not seen it-wbile the marty
were shooting quail the night before their de-
parture. AS the sun neared the rich green
horizon, it turned the whole ocean of meadow
into sheet of gold which seemed to blend
with the great armament of reds and pinks-
pale, rosy orange hues, and solemn, angry
looking crimson clouds above, till not only the
sky but all the land around was swathed in
piles of color, as if the sinking sun shone
through the earth like mist and turned it to
rainbow. The immensty of stiffness which ay
in the prairie then-a stiffness as profound and
vast as the green solitude itself, while not
breath stirred over the whole horizon as the
great transmutatOn went slowly On, and the
colors over the land turned from rosy to pink,
to orange, to red and crimsoH-darkening aud
darkening always as the tints ebbed out like a
celestial tide, leaving the fragments of scarlet
clouds over the heavens-the embers of FIRE
which had lit the prairie in flame of glory
There was such quiet, uuspeakable richness
in this grand farewell of the day-such ter
rble redness about the sky at Iast-that one
could almost fancy that supernatural phenom-
enon bad occurred that the sun had gone for
ever, and left a deep and CORY wound across
the darkening sky. Night was relief compared
to this dread lurd fire in the heaven-a fire
the clouds seemed to close in upon, and stife
out with difficulty-a fire which, ike the pain
tiags of the sunset before the Deluge, left al
ways an ominous anger in the heavens, even
when the night was far advanced, and the
prairie clothed in blue mist which rose over
it like the water"
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1861-03-07
The Sage Plains of the West.

The reading public are familiar with the
descriptions of the immense sage plains which
are found on both sides of the Rocky Noun
tans, and which are frequently set down as
irreclaimable deserts.
A gentleman who has spent twelve years Of
his life in these regions. aud who adds TO the
opportunity of observation, the capacity TO
observe to advantage, expresses to Us the opin-
on that these sage plains, generally condemn.
ed as worthless, will prove to be the great wheat
fields Of the continent. His theory is, that a
soil which will bear the sage, will bear other
forms Of vegetables, and be cites the expert
euce Of the MormonS in their occupation Of
the San Bernardino mission in California,
which they have made so famous by its agri-
cultural productions He says that the Nor.
mons at that mission first sowed upon the bot
tom or grass lands. The growth was too
rank. They got plenty of straw, but no
wheat. 1t was then that as an experiment,
but one in which they had no confidence, they
commenced the cultivation of their sage lands,
and with the most surprising success. And it
is these sage lands, and not the bottom lands,
whose productions have given such an agricul-
tural celebrity to this mission.
The sage has a stalk of the average thick
ness of a mass arm, and grows to an average
height of eighteen inches, or two feet. A
sage field has such an aspect as an apple orch
ard would have, with the trees reduced TO the
size of the sage
There is probably no such thing as real
desert existing between the Missouri river and
the Rocky Mountains, and, perhaps, no region
where the difficulty of occupation is auy great
er than it was in what was called the grand
prairie of Illinois, thought twenty years ago
to be incapable Of settlement. Water may
be raised from wells, where there are no run
ming streams, and the want of timber may be
supplied, temporarily by railroads, and per.
manent!y BY growing wood.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1861-03-07
Popular Errors Corrected.

Do not use avocation for vocation; the latter
| signifies occupation, employment business the
| former signifies whateve: withdraWs or diverts
US from that business.
1t was impossible to suspect the veracity of
this story it should be, truth of story vera.
city is applicable TO persons only.
| had rather walk it should be, I would
rather walk and denotes past possession, not
desire.
doubt not but shall be able; it should
be, | doubt not shall be able.
He was too young to have felt bis loss; ii
should be, to feel his loss.
| seldom or ever see him now it should be
| seldom or never, or seldom If ever
Do not say, rather childish, rather satish
as the termination ISL and the word rather
have the same meaning such expressions,
though very common, are Pathological.
| expected to have found him it should be-
expected to find him.
intended to have visited him ; it should be
intended to visit him.
hoped you would have come it should be,
hoped you would come
| rode in a one-horse shay it ought to be
one-horse chaiSe there is no such word as
shay
He can write better than me say than
When two things are compared, we must
say, the elder of the two, not the eldest the
richer of the two not the richest my brother
is taller that /, not the talleSt.
Though who is applied to persons, and which
to inanimate things, yet to distinguish one of
two or more persons, which must be used
Which is the happy man not who which If
these ladies
The observation of the Sabbath is a duty
it should be, the observance of the Sabbath
( observation means remarking or noticing OBJ
servaRce, keeping or obeyiDg
A child Of four years old it should be, a
child four years old, or aged four years
The negligence of this leaves US exposed
it ought TO be, the neglect of this, etc Rcgli-
gence implies habit neglect expresses au act.
No mau had ever less friends it should be,
fower less refers to quantity.
Be that as it will ; it should be, as it may
The above discourse it should be, the pre-
cediRg discourse.
The then ministry it should be, the minis
try OF that time
All oVer the country it should be, over all
the country.
Provisions were plenty say plentiful.
propose to visit them it should be, pur-
pose TO visit them.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1861-03-07

An INGENIOUS REBUKE-A general officer,
who was in early life addicted to profane
oatbs, dated his reformation from remarkable
check he received from Scotch clergyman.
When be was lieuteuant, and settled in New
castle, he got inYo we'd in brawl with some
of the lowest class in the public streets the
altercat on was carried on by both parties with
an abundance of impious language.
"Oh, John John what is this | heard
You only poor collier-boy and swearing like
an laird Oh, John have you no fear of what
will become Of you ? 1t may do very well for
the gallant gentleman (pointing to the lieu
tenant to bang and swear as he pleaSes, Bot
for you-yOu John, it is not for you to take
in vain the name o: Him in whom you live and
have your being
Then, turning to the young lieutanent, he
said
You'll excuse the poor man, sir, for he's
an ignorant body, and kens nae better"
The Young officer shrank away in confusion
unable to make any reply.
Next day be waited on the minister, and
thanked him very sincerely for his well timed
reproof, and was ever after an example OF
purity in language.