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WHO HAVE BEEN THE VICTIMS OF
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curedin a short tine. have found they were de-
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system, to break out in an aggravated form, and
PERHAPS AFTER NARRL4GE
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URINARY ORGANS,
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h.1..x 4 a.
observation.
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The Shasta courier., 1863-05-23

II H. s. & CO. have just issued a new List
81 for 1868, of the Principal Newspapers and
Magazines, with the prices per annum, postage
paid supplied from their establishment, of which
the following comprise the principal ones, viz
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IA excites the ABSORBENTS into healthy action,
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Asing fror, Excesses, Habits o. Dissipation, Ear
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Universal Lassitude of the Muscular System.
Hot Hands, Flushing of the Body,
Dryness of the Skin, Eruptions on the Face,
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These symptoms, if allowed to go on, which this
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IMP0TENCY, FATUITY. PILEPTIC FITS,
IN ONE OF WHICH THE PATIENT MAY
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Who can say that they are not frequently followed
by those "pIREFUL DISEASES"
Il "INsANITY AND CONSUMPTION"
ltany arg awase Of the cause of their suffering,
BUT NONE WILL CONFESS.
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r. And Melancholy Deaths by Consumption.
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THE CONSTITUTION ONCE AFFECTED
WITH ORGANIC WEAKNESS,
requires the aid of medicine to strengthen and
Invigorate the System,
Which HELMBoLD's EXTRACT BUCHU inraria-
6iy does.
TRIAL WILL CONVINCE THE MOST sKEPTIcAL.
-FEMALES-FEMALES,
OLD OR YOUNG, SINGLE, MARRIED, OR
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MALES the Extract Buchu is unequaled by auy
iother remedy, as in Chlorsis Retention, Irregu
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uterus, Leucorrhoea Whites, Sterility, and for
'sl complaints incident 10 the sex, whether arising
from indiscreiiou, Habits of ofDisspaion, or in the
DECLINE OR CHANGE OF LIFE.
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The Shasta courier., 1863-05-23

Ray~ Our full List for s63 will be sent free of
expense on application By Letter. ~Ga
ES5- full assortment of STATIONERY,
BLANK BOOKS, LAW BOOKS, STANDARD,
MISCELLANEOUS and SCHOOL BOOKS, con-
stantfy on hand, and supplied at the lowest
market prices to those who favor us with their
orders. mr7:3m
The Shasta courier., 1863-05-23

J. S. MANSFIELD, Sec. m2
, 1863-08-08

at the honee was severely wounded. The In
dians used guns, and bows and arrows, and
all The persons we're shot inside the house.
The citizens assembled in large force, and en-.
gagged in pursuit, but at last accounts they
had not found the Indians. Large Ares in the
Big Wood arc visible tom Glencoe, and 1t Is
feared they are houses or haystacks burning,
a Copperhead city Justice immo1talized
himself to-day By imposing petty fine on a
Deputy Provost Marshal, for arresting no.
man who resisted an enrolling Office The
accused had charge Of thestate Pen1tentiary,
and is one Of the most respectable citizens in
the State. He will probably 60 to jill, end
be taken out On habcds corpus. The affair
, 1863-08-08
The WAR IN VIRGINIA,

[spccia1 Dispatch to the Chicago TribuneI
PHnADE1puIA, Aug. z, 1863.
There is nothing new from the army of the
Potomac. a fight is imminent. The move.
ments Of Gen. Meade, for prudential rcasous,
are kept private. He is very cautious.
Lee Is south Of the Rapfdan, and though a
fights Imminent, yet he may reach Richmond
without giving battle. The army Of the Po-
tomac Is In excellent condition.
The news from Charleston is up to the 5th
inst. Rclnforcements had reached Gen. Gil
more. The siege goes brayely on: :.
The people cf Philadelphia are without leo,
the United States Government having taken
ii all for soldiers in .he Hospitals, to which the
patriotic say amen. =, :::~~
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago 1ttbunc.1
/. WAsH1saroN, Ang. :, 1863.
The impending battle about which the New
York and Philadelphia sensatiouists have
been exciting themselves, continues to i'm
pend, but seems further oil than ever.
In sEirmlah at Kel1y's Ford, on Tuesday,
two opriyates Of the 6th Illinois cavalry were
killed. Names unknown.
: WASHINGTON, Aug. G.-Eight suffers
wagons, returning from Inc front, mere CUP
tnred to-day by Moseby and his gang, this
side Of Falrfax Court House.
Last night the enemy brought several pieces
Of artillery down to the river bank ut RAppa-
hammock and fired upon our troops from 16at
efdA.
Considerable confusion was occas1oned at
first, but the appearance Of our batteries upon
the blutr restored order, and speedily drove
tf the 1ebcls. The casualties Tere insignItl-
cant.
Adsices from the front report everything
qliet along the lines.
, 1863-08-08

THE EDUCATIONAL CONyEN TION.
"The schoolmaster is abroad" upon IN
excellent erTand, and in the best Of COM
1,any when he sllan make one Of such q
gathering as TINT whose sessions have just
t1rEed in this city. The National Educa-
tional Convention presented an aspect o1
more than ordinary intelligence and com.
Illness, possessing both to marked de.
gree. The numerous speakers will never
find more attentive audiences than these
where patient listening was made q duty
even in the rare occasions where that vir-
trc was its own sole reward. It could but
bcf=ll that at times wordiness stood up for
rlouucnce, and 1nudd;ncss mnslcd shallow
ness for profundity, but these were cxcep-
ticiis, and the teachers will carry home
with them many golden grains OF profit
from the intellectual thrcshing floor OF
their Convention. Viewed simply in
i,stlt, The gathering was interesting and
important but considered as represent
atiyc body, and that these be they into
whose hands it is given to train the boys
and girls Of to-day, their assembly is fltly
termed national, and their assembling has
national Importance.
, 1863-08-08
FROM SPRiNG GFtELn.

k~|sV~N@
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Aug. Z, 1868.
It lis totally fLee, as telegraphed to the Chi
cago Times, that tho Governor Is doing moth
ing to have the State credited with her troops,
or to procure the transfer to the credit Of ILL.,
nois Of troops now serving In Missouri reei.
meuts. On the contrary, he is making every
possible effort to accomplish both these OBJ
jects, OIL which he is in correspondence with
the War Department and the Missouri au.
thorities. Adjt. Gen. Fuller has nearly COM
1deted his arrangements with the Adjutant
General Of Missouri, by which our State will
be credited with al Illinois soldiers enlisted
In Missouri regiments. The balance in favor
Of Illinois will In this way reach from 5000
TO 5000.
Gcy. Yates, who has also been laborfng In
ces6t nt]y to obtain the transfer Of sick and
wounded Illinois soldiers to their own State,
has just received reply to one Of his letters,
frrm Dr.. Josehp B. Brown, Acting Assistant
Surgeon General, U. 3. A., to the effect that
authority has been received from Washing
ton for the transfer Of soldiers In the hospi-
tails in st. Louis to the hospitals nearest their
homes, when in the opinion Of the Assistant
Surgeon Genezal, or Of the proper medical
authority, sach transfer is necessary for their
recovery.
Tic leading Union men Of the State, upon
consultation, hive come to the conclusion to
hold a great Union: mass convention for the
State, in Ibis s>clsy, en- tAc 3a day Of septem-
ber.
, 1863-08-08


Tie regular weekly meeting of the mana
gers was held at the Soldiers Home, on Ran
dolph street, yesterday afternoon, T. B. Bryan
In the chair, and 1arge number present
After the approval Of minutes Of prcviou.
meeting, the Committee on donstions report
ed having received from the employees O.
Burnham and Richardson's Foundry 81; en-
p1oEees Of Mechanical Bakery Sl3; employees
Of Gates Eagle Works $33; from Z. ". Noble
SEQ; from casual visitor S.; from children
10 cents total seo.7o.
A note WIS read from Mr.. Winne,> Agent,
Dearborn street, rendering the use Of fire
and BURGLAR proof safe, to the Soldiers
Home, which offer WIS accepted and thanks
returned.
On motion, ten dollars per week Tas ap-
Irop.iated towards the support Of the Invalid
und helpless soldier reported at lust meet
ing.
The snrcrlntendent's report for July was
presented. showing that So lodgings, and
l,0li meals had been furnished soldiers dur
lpg INC n month. The total expenses for July
On motion, the Auditing Committee are
hereafter required to report on the first Of
every month, the expenses OF the Home for
The previous month.
After considerable discussion rs to the class
OF soldiers entitled to the benefits Of this In-
htitution, the following resolutions were
unanimously adopted:
Eeso2Eed, That an weary, wo1n-out soldiers.
who are not positively sent to the hospitals, who
moy expect 10 be able to travel within a week or
ten days. be admitted to the soldc1s' Home; also.
those who are apparently near death, az We be-
Ifcye home care, and home Innueuce AMI mn -sjnc
would be more likely restore them to their regi.
mcnts aud home than my other means.
Re@{aed, Thatthe first Article Of the Conststu-
ton be construed to inelrde eodicEs, whether they
come aa individuals OF In regiments.
. It was determined that tho soldiers who
arc returning home, whether. singly or by
knngry;; and Miss Blake, Mrs. Lamb, Dagen-
llart, Haincs, and Hosmer were selected as 4
Committee to sec that they are provided with
suitable refreshments, ut tho Illinois Central
Depot, or ut the Home.
On motion, DR.. Bcebe, Homeopathic, and
Dr.. Buck, Allopathic, were accepted as regu-
lar ply sic1ons for the Soldiers Home.
Tne visiting Committee for the ensuing
week embraces Mrs. Burnham, Tinkham and
Bristol.
, 1863-08-08

CMc1SSAr1, Aug. .z.-Including the return.
slse1 IL the Gazetfe's special dispatch from
Frankfort, We now have the full yote for Gov
srnor IN twcnty-two counties, il Kentucky,
Including the city Of Louisville. The majofi
IExRo1os, T., !, 1ag. tj Military matters
have Quieted down into the ca1m TINT usually
pteeedes storm. :. Apparently ?i5 sstili,
while preparation for. 4 vigorous and early
movement was never more active. To thc
Initiated it Is plain that one Of those periodi-
cal attacks Of Tennessee on the brain, to
which our military authorities are subject
Twice q year, Is at hand. We will wa.ch for
the crisis There Is nothing from Tennessee
further than what come through refugees.
The directors Of the Kentucky Central rail-
road we're here yesterday to discuss the ex-
tension Of theroad, # The Government does
notpush It on, East Tennessee will die of old
age before It will be done by Kentucky enter
prise. Morgan Vance has succeeded In m.
earthing and ,arresting ninety -four of Nor.
Gan's men The Boyle rnse to guiu votes,
upon investigation had IN ugly look. An.
dayits afc being taken, and the forgery traced.
, 1863-08-08

IMAfMc Democratic Convention
PORTLAND, ME., Aug. G.-The Democratic
Ssuie Conve1tlon met to day. 900 delegates
S'e'c present. Resolutions we're adopted IN
EEbstsLce as follows.
Isl, An men, irrespective Of party, are invited
IT, untc tor the termination Of the calantties
which now oeprces orr distracted and nuhapPy
lind.
I'd. The Union WAS formed In fraternity and
concession, and cannot exist in tho absence of
tat hrntbefl{ spirit.
tional measure teuoine 70 preserve the pniou. We
cnunot, therefore. support The nrescnt Admlnls.
11atton, wllose cou1s. II destructive ol the uuon
iii. The war ID now beiug conducted, not for the
restoration Of the Uniou. but tor the abolition OF
slavery rnd destruction Of the Republic.
csctgn power is vested in the. people, and r..sts
7!2on no other foundation than their will. The
people arc the only lawful sovereign, and public
tLnctiouaries arc their servants
It'll, Oh the part of the rcbel States, II dtsposi.
lion is shown to return they shoald be welcomed
back with I'll thcir dignity, equality md rights IN
The 7th resolution tcnounccs arbitrary arrests
,>. Ihc stl asserts the freedom Of speech and the
,na3h ThcStL dcnounces the Conscriptlon law az un-
11 1nr.4 hut eoun4cls obedience to 1t, unless the
~oI5.s it, f%s nsslde i to be Unconstitutional.
nt New W Yo1r trroofses the course Of Cor. Seymour
arr WORTHY eaGqnends aq our soldiers and says they
Hon. Blon r. H. natatiou's Ctatltu1c.
didatc Of last veap OF Eastport, the eau
er1or rti Elth hEtsst un4nilnitS in9nn'tea for Gov
the 6onTenttoa en 1ssseg VI a,oz n to member of
6 Tue opinion that mai,,a a, IN which he express
and the Republic can be Eaved dr9lee f1t the hour,
fy the co-oper1ion Of con.am nom ruin only
aEainst the spirit Of fanaticism. r. Eaass s men
h5a opposition to the Emancir,tSes t. oeela-ed
,Tatioa, to tie Confsca.ion Act - - froesa-
o1i.tion Of the civil to the nlli,ary snt,4or ,Sn4or-
Snd saSs opposition to the war policy ~
Aon.anist1ation is not opposition 10 3bc tta rae:
T,tn3mcIt; 10 secure tie restoration i,f ~.
3ouEned. 0Ss "A1 e"e oonsc1ll1oa nd
, 1863-08-08

Operations Of French Cruisers.

NJ; MY YoRK, 1 august zGThe The. steamer Geo
lrings Vera Cruz adviccs to July 10Th. She
reports the death Of the American Consul on
the 11tn.
NJ American or English vessels of war were
c., tie coast. Frenc:. vessels wsre selxiug
On the sth, French steamer arrived at
Vera Ciuz with IN English steamer In tow,
which was captured on the Rio G1ande with a
cargo Of arms valued Mt s:00, 900, intended f,'r
the Texas rebels. The schooner cleared at
Liverpool Tor Matamoras Her officers report
live moro loading for MAtamoras.
, 1863-08-08

New YoRK, August THE steamer Geo
Washington, from New Orleans August 1st,
PAS arrived. Ex-AlaYor Stith Of New Orleans
had arrived there, he being released from
Folt Plckens: also, ex Senator Lathe They
Der. N~-4~0
Gen: orme, Of Gen. Herron's command, had
The United States steamer Tennessee, the
New Orleans. A large number OF laynlids.
from the rebel garrison OF yicksburg, had ar.
rived ut New Orleans, as had some flify regis.
tered enemies from st. Louis. Their destina-
ton Was Mobile.
The new Monitor Eeosho was at Vlcks-
bnIg. The Usage was expected.
The Ctocktaw and Pit.sburg were blockad-
ing Rcd River. ."
was on foot at Vtcksburg.
General Grant had sumo dozen skeleton
regiments Of negroes organizing at V1cksburg,
, 1863-08-08
Ql)ifa9o @ril>n1re.
SATURDAY, AUGUST s, 1868.


In site Of what some Of the army COL
respondents persist in forwarding, chiefly
tfcm the force Of habit, We do not look for
any Immediate stlrring event IN the region
ot the Rappahannock, nnr Is it indispen-
slble to the programme, Of this, the fatal
summer 10 the rebellion. Let Meade hold
the confederacy BY the head, and other
ar7nies, and other commanders, will rain
IN telling blows upon the monsters ribs,
backbone. and sides, will crack its limbs,
Shut of its wind, put out its eyes, and
when its gashed and ghastly length is
stretched helpless and dying, Richmond
will be good place Tor the last spark Of
Titality to depart from.
All looks well and promising at Charles
ton. Gen. Gilmore's mills grind slowly,
but tile g1ist is sure.
BY reference to our Madison dispatch,
Of TllurEday evening, it will be seen that
at the Wednesday night session of the
Corpcrhead State Convention, q full ticket
was tut IN the field. headed By Il. L.
Palmer, Of Milwaukee, rs the candidate
tor Governor. This Palmer is noted for
nothing but intense partizansh1p Of the
Corpelhead type, and is q fitting accom-
1'tnimcnt and impcrsoaaion Of the seces-
sitn platform upun which hc stands The
loyal men Of Wisconsin, aided by her SONS
in The field, will bury Mr.. Palmer 50 deep
that 10 resurrection will reach him. The
insult designed for the loyalty Of Wiscou-
Sin in these nominations and the Teso1u-
items that accompany them, deserves Just
Ibis ta.c.
The recent statement in the dispatches,
1h:t Gen. Rosecrans wns On his way to
Washington, grew out Of the confusion Of
his numc with that Of Gen. Rosseau, now
al the Capital, on matters connected with
The War in the Southwest he is urging
large increase Of cur mounted force, which
will doubtless be accomplished
Read our Springfield letter, and sec
whether it is not. time for loyal men to
awaken to full recognition Of the danger
ncditatcd by our home enemies. Happily
Our recent SUCCESSES over the rebels has cast
s chill upon their sympatlizers among us,
but they are still nliyc and watching their
opportunity.
Our dispatches gives the intelligence
that work is to be Immediately commenced
On the ordnance and arsenal buildings at
Columbus, Ohio, indianapolis md Rock
Island, illinois.
JET Dayis, having freshly concluded
his mockery Of lasting and prayer, falls
buck into his old practices Of malignant
Ialsifying OF the Administration at Wash
ington, in which work he has no
equals outside our Northern Cop
perhcad Conventions Really there
Is striking family resemblance
between the style and subject matter OF
this arch-traitor's TRADE against President
Lincoln and this war, and the frothy CT.
pector..ions Of our Northern enemies Of
The Crion- They will fall together, and
lie in one crave
, 1863-08-08
CHICAGO, SATURDAY, AUGUST s, 1863.

Europe, and were made the fh,1nda' ion there
Of more castles in IL. air. 5nilt By, the Euro
pean enemies OF TIE United states. 1t Is,
had 10 foundation whatever. In flct 10 such
debates, or proposition, or any debates Or
proposition. oa the subject Of peace OF Of such
amnesty. has been made, Or had lH the C1bl-
ret, nor hare any such differences arisen:
KEw Yonk, August The HrM'ssy Ioses
Washington srecl says that the Gro;.tels q Of
which are morally certain to result IN the
capture Of Mobile. Stirring news Is expected
shortly f:cm that quarter -t.-,. .,.
At tAtlasta, Ga, on the 27th ult., gold vas
quoted ut tu elve dollars.
Officers .sho arrived from The army this
morning br:rg nothing nex. Inc heat con-
times and ths streams are -agylng up.
Articles appearing il, thu journals Of this
city avd elsewhere ,epresant war with Great
Britain as imminent The: assumption that
these articles are authorised: BY the GoEsrn-
melt, or. uads upon any knowledge OF Its
views, is without foundation
, 1863-08-08
FROM ST. LOUIS.



ST.. Lou1s, Aug.7, 1853.
Tue vote In the Sd Congressional District,
SO far as heard from, stands: Lindsay, Radi.
chi, e,524; Scott, Copperhead, a,16s; Bogy,
Conservative, 800. The army rotc, ii Is Be-:
IcTed, will elect Lindsay. =. ~
Capt B. F. Johnston, c. S. L., was yester-
dsy arrested at the Everett Honsc by District
Provost Marshal Allen. Capt. Johnston was
formerly prisoner Of war at Alton, but
escaped when about being transferred with. a
view to his exchange. He says he objected
to being exchanged, and preferred to take
the oath Of allegiance and remain In the free
States. He was committed to the M5rtla
Street Prison.
The War Department has forwarded to
Gen Scho1eld List OF officers commissioned
for the Sd Arkansas colorcd volunteers
Their Colonel is Lieut. John Guylcr, of the
4.h Iowa cavalry.
, 1863-08-08

BA111MonE, Aug. s.-The }og Of truce loat
arrived ut Fortress Monroe last evening.
Richmond papers contain no news Of i'm
1or4ancc. JGf. Davis has issued m urgent
appeal to Confederate officers and soldiers to
return immediately to their various camps
He complains OF . want Of a1acrity on thu
part Of all classes il coming forward In this
mnst dismal hour Of the South.
The Richmond E.raminer growB gloomy
over prospects At Charleston. 1t says ths fall
of that place Will ~ the most mortifyiug and
disaa.r1as cyent Of the v7ar, und fatal blow
to tho cause Of the Co&dedcr1cy.
Richmond papers State that Lee Las massed
his tr%ope, and is ready for another buttlc.
The Examiner enys Lees army is iu excellent
condition and spirits
An engagement is possible, II not probable,
on the line Of the Rapidan. 1t Is believed In
Richmond that Meade has been reinforced
f4om Grants army to the extent Of 5000
I2.in.