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PURHFA YOUR HLU0B.
BRANDRETa's PILLS WARRANTED TO CURE FEVER AND
AGUE
The effect Of pu7elng with BEANDRErs PILLS restore
the health matter from what Gauge may suffering They
take on; oil impurities from the system and ty have the sane
Of expeon as poisonous vspor decsyed vsge
tables, indeed any poisonous exhaaors bea0d
IA fsc the blood Is po!sssed impure ip=re
blood results IN di.easc.
BRANDRETH'2 PILLS,
though Innocent bread yet they capable f purifying the
blood and curing disease 3d. they all kld OF feves
shna ca;@rhs cosyensss and painful every Kind
Pce Is per box Sold b. all respectable ned
c!nes. u1hl9-dEwim
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III W D
By JOSEPH sTRAUSE, No. % Main street
Just bought the dollar large stock Of
ch Lawns 10 and ~ Fine Jaco1sts and Organdes
~ &c: ve0sges cts 10 cts and higher Bere all col
os at % cts &c SEQ handsome Berel Stella Shawls with
Chenille Enroidery at worth IS co. Back Snd Cooed SILK
Parasols upEa d. fast cooTed Calico, ct 81
cent cheap lO Ladies six Thread Gloves and Gaunt-
lets at 1871 and IS cent AID long SIX Mis- 8H and 90
cents worth money Hosres Linen Handkerchief
Irish Lnea Bosom; B-owu and Black Shifting an shsene
PILLOW Case Muslin a1d oelng French Need eWorxed CELLARS
M 70 Cambria Swiss Bands, the finest work in
the cy Catsimers Linen Goods OR s-d Eys'
aek ana Colored Silks and great aly Goods
Gus to mention vii found prices that aoDh every body
that calls a. No q Maia street. the RIGHT place.
aplI JlbEPH SlRAUSE
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OF NAVAL OFFICERS.

RESIGNATION OF NAVAL OFFICERS
NosFoLK, April ls-Al the Virginia naval officers at
this station have sent their designations to Washing
ton
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THE
MAGNOLIA BALM.

PERFECT AND COMPLETE REMEDY FOR
PIuPLES, BLoTCTHs,
KRECKLE.S, EXHIBITIONS,
SgRBIUi ca TAM
This Elegant Prpsr lion renders The Ssn so Rad fresh
parting u Marble Purity II most cool and refreshng APP
piled 20 he face eer % the san and Will give
RELIEF to the Stag OF Insects Nothing poisonous enters Into It's
conpolon The contents OF bottle might he taken without
harm rs application ecery nigA for ttesk oR cure ti6
1D5TSt cOss ~ Piuples
Sold Veryghere-Price riry Gents q Bottle
W. E. HAGhN CO., Propreiors, Troy, NJ Y.
TIgHEg fHE.Ptrg, Agents, fes-dkw2r,
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HOMES FOR THE INDUSTRIOUS,
III
GARDEN sTATE OR THE WEST.
TIE
ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY
HAVE FOR sALH
100000 Acres
Of Rich Farming Lands in Tracks of Fortg Acrss and
Uprard on Long Credits and LOS Prices.
ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY

FsVHE attention Ofhe enierpng and Industrious portion Of the
4 community directed the following statements snd liberal
Inducements offered them by the
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SHOCKOG VIII
yETATEH or TEyE

wv RONNksINtE ALUM SYRINGE. VA,
BOTTLED At THE FpPTNGa
The ed the house % PrcFLL TArD T.
CoDTuggs Richmond, vs. GkNEFfL AGENT oF The UNITED
sP TES and the CONF DEgAgE At tfEs o. AAER CA
The repu alton o. this war medicinal sgct esabhh
Virginia. and mlHy % o. The souh aud iApidy
established & 81 Il s rre xirtrsl Waters witch VIII
bear raupora ~ that T. has betn tsIt ron tvo 70 I've
years glass without sp. aE'nt daGsss either 10 It's TASTE s
The many renarLlbe performed By It II Dyapep-o.
CHroaic Ia 'TA Dyss' trV Ciroaic LfCr Dsgss
C,Mgdin. BroRc8 Fs &C., have attracted ne aent OF
Tie N eminent medical every tecton Il the country.
DR. Cartwright Of New Orleans, Says: In Tsh know Of no
water ECTOe America rich Ia medical Gubtarces as that
Of Rocsjrjge Alum tprings."
Dr. Moorap resident phytcan the White Sulphur Itsa
Of little Importance t the public 3oui re fy ap-
dseces etpey 1hey have long sood reprcaeh 10
profession never bat IL these Esters las remedy been
found that the % spscfc for Eer cure
Our pamphlet Il with letters the most tmirtnt phyu.
Glars cergymen eTyt and all classes of cur eoEotkens,
certify he pCraoEa knowledge and e&pe nee OF The virtues
The rneegned have completed sgeh arrangements for
boug transportation rs III corhtntt believe VII enable
them July AID promptly 10 meet the ably growing
demand. ,n, NJ,
not only as ued at the he visitors ko have hrorgsd
biths but BY invalid at ur dsnt homes has naturally ad
the eject bring into tn mare' 20 SONS eNent oher waters
bearing similar names m, eioie pc 40 vh 70 use is
general sgebsin Riehm nd Vii the ac "h IN all cases,
their supI Her 'iroUghe hogse Of PURCELL Lpo Co.. By
whom sO they Willie furnished Yh e proper certificates and
The iLUM POwpEHs or MASS beipg the red1sry salts Of the
water ned by evaporation haze been long
Renee the medical virtues - the water ard
ceent substitute the Ia with safety ~
mall and remote pon where the eAsly
Por fun particulars see pamphlet,
We VIII send the pa%Ph. postpaid On Application by letter.
postofhet, Alum Springs.
PURCELL, LADD CO., General Agents.
nrk ~ a.
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EfSc CuEES Co1rtv, April IN, 1861.
1EEeS EDITORS The TIN


% hfs rpp-cacArs wien he voters q This county, In
80 ~ votes de'e-sts % represent IRE NO counties In ihe
- l.atur, ofhs state The present worhy incurhent Mr.
Co. ,vng served ben.ial session and extra session
go. s-d As l1n o-e + % The cardinal principles
fs -v O. ch Mr Garrett belongs, and tr p noIe upon
| 10 rst extent he owed his election, he should Wit
a. ma b. rs rlscs Pc Ged either BY % bis own patty
$3.50 ar b, on ola -e Whig And IN 10 ayng the
O. possible represcnic BY an old lire VII" ne writer o. MS
most consultation, even knowing va ther or not nonA
sol be- cepe 'c-i.-,i, has taken The hberts re pee
IN b trir- hs nrrc OF e u-ope o. the tvo counties he
- % o.. AIEXASDLR FjtLT f Ell county; and would -
IA % tie W and C'u1sry CIV generally ci he tFo
-t.. I1 "a FseS hE-l Court i'T tae ilr-
,.,- lrn rari can trtr 81 he- In ne person o.
-. F.t or .ole Cttr sergatve ci lre Nig CT tood
r-I s.nss IN Al p-f.cn Of Co Fust are ouln d, O.
s-s -1t an he sle ss7s'tss nec-i'arv u re e'eliA
s1.,ls crisis tA' tsc counties should have sec -e.re
ss1tl.I.e. An OLD LINE WIG AND WV tHA-lN-
49, VALUABLE 90 CTON PLAN
- TAR Pa SALE 4 oge- Tor sac ny p.aattti
siit se,ls Bayou. two on les sni hair ba o. LAX
wt-t- washington C1u9tv, Nissrni cortailing $50
acre 20 s7d 200 ha7aed arrs 10 high State q esfv' p.
--' '-' .'--- $500. o1 ~hi,h crop u.i be
v-sr. ban, sl ll, Cor s-vr.t .y hA-i 'or'
ss'utna cotton 'a-t ~ h.fe T. We hSi,Ft w
1r f..U .-''E i-Ip-1v viz 90 nNe.. heI'r as
rr r. No.g Hsrtsrs Cries - 81. go have oren e. e'yi '
var tue 20 pp7tr styles The pfte % es'
r win Wells, este Wall- sheds, aud ev-r} thng
,9-. 3D.. .rr go G. fa-'y Improved place
L boz au1 o. ere h-atst IN the soutr. OUT OF eighty
-r V----1 loss from sickness t1 four
ve rh.-e fte't1 cl Oh. ps rev steam an-i1e saw Ml
a. % on necessary aPpHrtcnanc For .rs a1d otherpa-
t-1Ir-f 90 rtss = VI ~ NNh =
.r -4-cvl. Skpsih Lauiug, Mississippi
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ERESH SUPPLY FAMILY GROCERIES.
10 hrkins No. Goshen Butter
Is bbls ckshest Flour
so bbls superhne Extra and Family Flour
Smoked and Picked Salmon
IS \ bbis No. l N O. Roe HerrinEs
% pkg3 No. hackerel
rs bxs English Dairy, Pine Apple and Goshen Cheese
Dat Meal, BY Flour &c, sc.
received and for sale the lowest terms for cash, &c
prompt customers, at MINIS 4 cos Family Grocery,
noiA al and Main eta.
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NEWSPAPERS
INDICATE PUBLIC OPINION.
Usually cautious there is great confidence to be placed In
"A RELIABLE NEWSPAPER.

Usually cautiOus there Is great confidence to be placed In
"A RELIABLE NEWSPAPER.
NEW ORLEANS TRUE DELTA.
There 20 be or gay Hair now ,hat
the celebrated HEsTzkETs ISrABIx HAR RroArr can be
had" vs. ~
CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER.
"when people protect their Hair from the teIae mark, o,
age when they nxuste In glossy black locks a. an advanced
period OF their lives when white and gray can be turned 70
beautiful black auburn when Hair made to grow upon
bald heads when all this be DONE auy harm 10
tell what win do IT, HEN5TbEyTs HAIR RESTORATIVE win
90 This kair Restorative , beyond peadyerture
ming Of The Kind ever invented The facts possession Ia
regard to this wonderful preparation uaquaEedy
Recommending It,"
ST. L0I ~ REPUBLICAN.
"Msny o. our as' c II &C speaking In glowing
terms OF shs a.tele."
CAssAO CITY GAZETTE.
This inconPsr-by excellent for the Restoration Of
GRAY Hae 70 IL original color q preserve Eair falling
aud TO cure badness sac IT Hpnphre7 10 this
CITY, The evidence that this RtE;o.lye humhuy 3 ccncu
ve Testimonials % that effect may be found in every pA-
per In The county"
FRoX 1Hx
soU'CgS WE5TEEsN BAPTIST.
leave dyes alone, end only reliable Restorative Ike
q srGstT eot's !Himitsb!e"
Sold everyWLore-PIce zoe and 81 per bottle
W. T. HhGAN CO., Propetors, Troy, 2.
FsHsR sHEPPARD, agent. fe5-iig3m
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once On thCc.0s door TOBACCO
Exchange Richmond, cirfnia iss2-oCm
ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT.
cEALRD PROPOSALS viii be iscerscd atthIs ofn;e mp
> t. II O'Clock W. the 10Th OF May ne for furnishing the
Tor i ecg co1 Fln,La,E wU3KFTs Iot3 Percussion
5000 Res' EFlgMUsEET4-ca ibre, English or American,
1000 Pcs, REVOLVER PISTOLS. Navy or Array s.a.
IODo CAVALRY CABBlEEs. Breech.Loadnz, Army siss
l0lo LF,t CAVALRY s.BE -.
y Founder H0wlIztBs,
% Pouader H1wIf-EsS
10 Founder CCE CARRIAGES, with ca's'ons.
l2 P..ndsr GcE-cAR IAGEs, with Css.,na.
Up, Inder lIoHIlIIR CARRIAGES. with Cassons.
8 24Pounder H0wIi2sE CARRIAg Is, with Cassons.
4BATTEtY WAGONS
4 TRAVELLING FORGss
% Sets Of ARTILLERY HARNESS, q horses 10 a et)
80 HAvERsACKa, for Artillery
500 6Pound si0T--per pound
2iOO 70 Pouad sHOT-per pound
5000 IL P,und RsHELIS ready tobe charged
goo 2ivould ho#uGER SHELLS ready be charged and
BULLET IiJ91' ahdTH rfSSSE f,r conIoal Balls.
PERCUSSION CAP MACHINE
500 TyNrs. (sibleys)
LOO SPADES
1000 AXES.
1000 PICk-AXEs.
1900 HATCHETs.
1890 CAMP KETTLss
1900 MESS PANS,
10000 CASrEENS.
aCO1 kSAPSACkS.
5000 HAvERSt CRs. Gnfsntry)
sOo0 CARTRIDGE BOXES
5000 BAYONET sCABBARDR
20 S PRks 81 STE Sfp 70, f0 O,0,lT .
tons o, LEAD, ready fer Bullet Machine
These srtes tie mserals make and
cordng samples patterns and draTings 70 be seen at the Ar
mory 10 this city.
The shortes time possible will be required within which the s
whole part be delivered the Armory where
they will benpected BY officer Of the Department or an agent
thereof
The Department reserves the right to rejec. all bd'
CHARLES DMMoCK,
Colonel OF Ordnance
NorE-For the Muske Pistols, caroine ssbre' rI! Ma
chine Cap Machine proposals must be handed in BY y ofk
NJ. on the 25h Of APP II next apIE-dlA
49, SPECIAL NOTICE.
$50 OGo WORTH OF ELEGANT Dry G00Ds At AND BELOW
COST FOR CASH ONLY TO CLOSE BUSINESS
In consequence Of the general financial derangeent through
the have determined to cell Of our superior and
DRY GOODS,
great sacrifice TO close business as soon as poss!ble
day article ct prime cost from paper OF
needles up 70 the richest silks brought TO this country
Table Danask,
Linen shceilngs,
Pillow Cal. Liaeta
Towels Huckaback, &c, &c.
elegant Dress silks, and all the latest
styies OF Frcuch English fabrics Tor ladies and chdens
dresses, for Spring. Winter and GUNNER.
Enbf oileTies, Hosiery,
Gloves and Handkerchief
9hAWls Cloaks and hanles
shrtings, sheetlngs, Fannels and Blankets Of
" Irish Linens and Diapers,
Bonbasilus and Black Alpacas.
large stock Of goods for servants summer and winter clothing
Purchasers are Invited 10 call AID see for themselves
A. X PARKER CO.,
10 llS Main street, Easle Square.
NR-A peesons Indebted win please csl and settle their
accounts delay longer indulgence 5i net be given
mh5 A. \. T. a 90.
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LANDS OF ILLINOIS.

State the Valley OF the Mississippi offers gea; an Induce
nent to the settler Of no There portion
the world where all of the conditions OF climate and soil sdra
bly, combine to produce great staples ooRS WHEAT
ast he Prsirios 81 Ilinols
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THE ALABAMA IESURAXCE COMPANY,
MONTGOMERY, ALA.
sSOOOtV
S1Pil ilG IN 10000
DIRECTORS
RBH, wulIANs n . rr,px
o. kIFFs. rr,opz pr-r-4rsos
& L ARLINGTON, N yfttf,Ns
PUBLICATIONS. received al our Office OF C5mr--cq street.
- Montgcrery, Ala ". L. BlBB Pres'L
The subscriber sill take FTPE MARINE ard SLAVE RisXS at
y rs Vhte Tor r preset my Factory sth and
Oana Streets ,hmeud, Va Application addressed me- by
letter or Otherwise. vii receive PrOmp. attention.
JAl4-ly 3. Il. p. MAYO, Agent
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RAILROAD SYSTEM OF ILLINOIS.

Over siOO0OOOOO orreS Ap have beea expended the
railroad sy:,. inO Inssmuch as part of the income os
OF hese works with valuable public fund in lands go
diminish M State expenses the LIGHT
arenlly every day decrease.
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-04-19

which, rs they Will perceive will enable them by proper energy
and Industry provide comfortable homes for them
selves families WITH comparatively speaking, very little capt
tai
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T,1yr.INEF s0LIDIFIED CREAM OF WILD FLOwEss-F Fer
II slTay ro1 can De satisfactory. For the ah-tcn
Of 1fn peye.t1g eupt31s, &C. is superior 70 any other
soap lotion cosmetic. Fer sale by
". PErESSON 4 co, Druggists,
I'D Etrett
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THE STATE DEPT.
PRESENT POPULATION.

TIE Sto d.! o lO59S H. and sOiGiia he last TREE
-ls reduced s2959 5 So and may reasonably
expect pdt ia I'm gears !. tO!H 6ecoat extinct.
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YALTARIEl . r'I,tN pElN-
BARGAINS.

= Il y a y . = q \ N y
1--WE THOUSAND YARDS OF
BLAJ TIFCL BABEdES,
BAREGE ANGLAT@
FCULARDs, CJAIL'Es.
F-E>CH JAC0NETs.
Springs Importation bcuy GIT AZ psc prices 20 be soil
ia. .ad see am before t-sy a.s ell .7'd
s95 sANL " PRICE co.
JVoOTa BRUSHES o: every style -af g,al,iy, nay be
4 .stN D0NE& cos,
rt9- Druggsts-
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EASTERN AND SOUTHERN MARKETS.

These lands are contiguous railroad 7CO miles In length
which connects roads and navgabe lakes rivers
thus aordns an unbroken Communication with the Eastern
Southern markets.
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WE, TIE UEDERSrGNED. OBLIGATE
w ourselves not to pay rsEEST debt TO i
cf any furnhes MN NJ NEY, the cali Of
Abi aha Lincoln to Coercc SubJugate the Southern
States. CLAEKSON, ANDERSON a CO.
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PERPETUAL INSURANCE.

PERPETUAL INSURANCE.
THE INSURANCE COMPANY
s T ATE OF VIR GINA.
OFFTCE-usin street, I'm American Hotel.
FtNds Company t1kys IN addition the ordinary Fire and Ma
rae RISKS p SPEfUAL Insurance buildings Under this
policy aynt secures he property FOR EVER against loss
BY are This Company receives MONEY On deposit pays
thereon AMI guarantees the payment Of Negotiable Notes and
Bulls Of Exchange
o. y. BREKz, Secy
BOILING W. HAXALL, Prest
DIRECTORS
Wm. II. Macsa-la1d, Presf Farmers Rank
Wm- e. CrenshsW, arm Of CrenshaE 4 90.
Wellington Godtln, erm Of Gcddia 4 Apperson.
t. W. NcGaucc, trn Of Dunlop, MoDcure
g. A. BsrksiSie, firm Of Warwick 4 BE-ksdale.
Jas. II. Grant, Tobacco Manufacturer
L D. orenshaE trm OF uSxar, Crenshaz Co.
John L Bacon, trr o. Bacon 4 Baskerville.
r B. HaIsli, arm Of HaxAn, Crenshaw Ca
John CuFrie, j.. ship Owner.
Va y. warwick arm OF Warwick A BarksiSlA
Jas Alfred jones, Attorney a. Law
Q. Q Elett Builder.
y g. 8gfn, AgricuituriSt and Manufacturer
W. W Crump, Attorney Law.
Jas Dunlop, Arm ~ Dunlop, Moncure & Co. no9O
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20 oicIoeS PUiLfAn ] CO., Aacts,
Goa gtlloEs Hal.
privately uyll
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TIE Agricultural Products Of Illinois greater than those Of
any ether sss Te products ser, out during the past year
ceedd The wheat Of 1850 approaches O
bushels while the yields not less than 100000
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BY pULLILsl { co. hso,A

Ok EEGT oEs.-Iv ie THis NO2sISo, at II o'soct.
y r. sTOkRa. Irc;r
aul7 Frtukl,n, 81 door BET. ' Wall street.
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FERTILITY OF THE SOIL.
10 ACTUAL CULTWAToRs.

Nowhere industrious farmer sach immediate
sus for uPon prAe soils they being composed
CT cn o.m The fertility Of which By any
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The State rapidly fIas up vh pOPuiaon sSsO25 person
having been added ance @ making the present population
| 7l9, 400. ratio CT 1O2 per cent IN ten years
AGRICULTURAL, PRODUCTS
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Nv B ~ likely sl-veg. DAVIg DErpREE Co,
iyi3 OFd Fellow Fai. cor Mayo ar TrankIln So
The Shasta courier., 1861-09-07

MASSACRE OF lSDIANs.-A correspondent
of the S. +. Alta writes as follows from Hum.
boldt county, concerning the horrible massa-
ere Of family of Indians:
There was family of Indians living en-
farm of Mr.. Singley. near Cape Mendocino,
in this county. They liked to live there be-
cause they thought they would have the pro-
lection of their white neighbors, and because
they could occasionally get work to do, and
earn little money. The family consisted of
an old man, young man, three squaws and
two papooses. The old man was crippled
when boy by grizzly bear, which tore of
his scalp and broke one of his legs, so as to
make it useless. The whole party were in.
offensive, their only sin was the possession
| of red skin, and bitterly have they atoned
for it. A party of white men entered their
rancherie in the night, few days since, and
tommahawked all of them. You know what
tommahaking" is-if not, / can explain !:
it is simply splitting the head open with
hatchet. All were killed Immediately save
| the old man, and he received blow on the
side of the neck which laid bare the vertebrae.
Next morning the victims of this assassina.
tion were found, and they presented horrid
sight. Some of the neighbors buried the
dead. The old man, who could still talk a
little, begged them to dig grave near
that of the others. They complied with his
request and when it was finished he crawled
into it, He said he wished to die; he did not
wish to live again and be an Indian; pretty
soon me Indian no more" He requested
them to cover the mouth of the grave with
boards, and leave him. They did so. They
wished to dress his wounds. and they offered
him food, but he stubbornly refused to accept
anything, and when heard from him last he
hal not eaten a mouthful for forty.eight
hours
The Shasta courier., 1861-09-07

GEN. PILLow-Parson Brownlow tells the
following in relation to the celebrated ditch
digger:
Previous to General Pillow being super.
seded by Bishop Polk, he went to New Or
leans and procured a huge chain cable, cost.
ing him S25 900, and brought it to Memphis
to blockade the river, by stretching it over
and resting it upon buoys. The cable, car.
riage and work cost about $4,000 The first
big tide that came, bringing down the usual
amount of trees, logs and drift wood, swept
out his cable and its supporters, as any fat
boat captain would have informed the Con.
federate authorities would cert linly be the
case. This is no idle tale, but a sober reali.
ty, and we shall send the account of this af-
fair on to the Confederate forces, to be tried
on the Potomac, on James river, and in the
Chesapeake Bay.
The Shasta courier., 1861-09-07

PoNrooN TRAIN-Lieut. Gilmore, of tho
Engineer Corps, has just completed. at West
Point, pontoon train, consisting of an ad.
vance and reserve train, made upon the same
model and by the same workmen, so highly
annroved by foreicn Governments. The
train is composed of forty two wagons, with
spare wheels, axles, spokes, hubs, &C.. two
hundred and ffty-six harnesses, thirty-six
India rubber pontoons, or floats, with all the
timber. planking, cables, anchors, tools, &C.,
sufficient to form bridge of six hundred
feet in length and thirteen and half feet in
with. 1t can be thrown ready for the passage
of troops in thirty-seven minutss. If used
as a raft, brigade of {, 900 men, with equip
age, artillery, &C., can be passed over the
the Hudson, at Sing Sing, or the Mississip-
pi, in ten hours. The bridgeis now at West
Point, awaiting orders from Washington.
The Shasta courier., 1861-09-07

A RELIC OF THE PAsT.-An ancient skillet
was washed out of hydraulic claim, not
long AGO, on Brushv Canon several miles
from Forest Hill. which certainly is quite an
old relic. 1t was found in two pieces, one
half being discovered two years ago, and the
other half but recently. 1t was originally
made out of lava, is almost as hard as iron,
but now quite porous; it is circular, has
spout, the bowl is an inch deep and has
three feet underneath, two and half inches
long, with a neatly finished oval shaped bot
tom. 1t was discovered by John Pierson,
who has left it at Scott's store, intending, we
believe, to send it to the State Fair, as a
specimen of crOckeryware used in the mines
several thousand years ago.-Forest Hill
Couri>r
The Shasta courier., 1861-09-07

HOMICIDE IN MARYsvILLE.-About six o.
clock yesterday morning, as the Marysville
steamer was about leaving the landing near
that city, two omnibus drivers, Pacy and
King, got into a dispute about some matter
pertaining to their rival interests. King was
on his coach, and the other, Pacy, on the
ground. King fred first, when there follow
ed quick succession of shots until each had
discharged all his fire. King then run to-
wards the boat, Pacy following him with a
dirk knife. The former stumbled. when he
was stabbed twice, but he succeeded in get
ting on board, when Pacy, still fo lowing
him up, stabbed him repeatedly on the deck.
King died almost instantly, exclaiming with
his last breath, "Oh, God, have mercy on my
soul !" Pacy then made an attack upon a
partner of King, who ran from him, exclaim-
ing that he was unarmed. Passengers in
terfered, and Pacy was induced to desist He
then left in an express wagon for Marysville,
with the avowed purpose of delivering him
self up to the authorities. 1t is stated that
Pacy was wounded severely in the groin and
received other injuries. We learn that there
had been long contention between the par
ties about the rates of fare to and from the
steamboats,. Union.
The Shasta courier., 1861-09-07

MARITAL REvENGE.-A man named Ries
was found in bed with the wife of citizen of
jamestown, Tuolumne county, on Saturday
night, the oath of August, when the injured
husband suddenly came upon the guilty pair,
and took Ries by the throat, plunging a
knife into his body thirteen times, cutting out
his bowels, and wounding him SO that he died
in two hours The name of the husband is
McGinty. He went out Immediately after
killing Ries, surrendered himself to Justice.
and was taken to the county Jail. The wo-
man, it is supposed, must have escaped in the
affray, as she has not been seen since.
The Shasta courier., 1861-09-07

Coon APPoINTMENT.-The President has
appointed Gen. James Shields, of San Fran
cisco, Brigadier General in the army of the
United States. Gen. Shields has eminently
distinguished himself in the service of his
country, and bears upon his person the
scars received at Ccrro Gordo. He is an Of
ficer of great merits and undouhted gallan-
try, and wherever he may be called to serve
his country, there may brilliant and heroic
deeds be looked for. 1t has been a matter Of
surprise that this experienced officer has not
been called into service at an earlier day, but
better late than never.