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The Shasta courier., 1863-10-24

Ir has become quite fashionable in Paris
for ladies to bel will no. say fat. but in ex-
cellent condition. | suspect that it is owing
to the Empress, who is showing that tenden-
cv to fullness which accompanies years. As
all of Alexanderis courtiers had wry neck
because he was little out Of the perpendicu
lar, and all of XIV's courtiers pretended to
be afflicted with fstula, after he was operated
On for this disease, so ali of our fine ladies'
are trying to equal the Empress il empon
paint. Their ambition is perhaps quickened
by the extraordinary success which three or
four ladies in good condition obtained here
in society last winter. They were unques-
tionably the bellies Of the winter. and gen.
tlemen were never tired of expressing their
admiration for their full shoulders and fuller
bosoms. ! dare say we men, too. must soon
begin to pick up flesh. The Emperor is daily
becoming larger; his cheeks now seem full
to bursting; and as for Prince Napoleon, he
is great deal broader than he is long.
The Shasta courier., 1863-10-24

ROBBERY on TRINITY MoUNTAIN-On Mon
day evening last, about seven o'clock, while
a man named Nichols was descending Trinity
Mountain, on his way to Yreka, two "road
agents" who have been picketing the roads
to the north of us, met him and relieved him
of nine hundred dollars, just before the Yreka
stage overlook him, and made good their es
cape. This rs the heaviest robbery on the
road yet heard Of We would caution tray.
elers to be on their guard, and not carry mo-
ney about their persons while travelling
through the mountains.
The Shasta courier., 1863-10-24
AsSassinated.

On Tuesday, the 18th inst, an alteration
took place at Red Bluff between Captain A.
S. Wells, an old and highly esteemed citizen
of Shasta county, and Vincent E. Geiger, of
Nome Lackee Reservation notoriety, which
resulted in the death OF Capt. Wells, on the
10th. The evidence produced at the Coro-
ners's inquest shows that between 10 and
l0g o'clock, P. NJ, of the 18th, number of
persons were sitting in front of the Magnolia
Saloon, Red Bluff, when Geiger remarked
that Gen. Bragg had got Gen. Rosecrans the
deceased remarked that Bragg was Odd
old bloat." Geiger then rose from his chair
and approached where deceased was sitting,
telling him that if he repeated that remark
he (G.) would slap his face. The remark
being repeated Geiger slapped Capt. Wells
in the face. Capt Wells then arose and the
parties clinched, but before they could be
separated, Geiger drew knife and stabbed
Wells in the right breast, just below the nip
Pile, which penetrated the lung and caused
his death on the 10th. Col. Long. who sep.
arated the parties, saw knife in Geiger's
hand. Geiger then sat down for few min
utes in the same chair he had been occupy.
ing, without any effort being made to arrest
him, when he left and has not SINCE been
heard from.
Capt. Wells was good and peaceable cit
izen. He was member of Shasta Lodge
No. 81, /. o. 0. F., who have offered re
ward of $3.50 for the arrest of the murderer
His remains were taken in charge by the
members of the Order in Red Bluff, and on
Saturday were buried in the Red Bluff cem-
etery. The deceased leaves wife and two
children, as we'll as hosts of friends, to mourn
his untimely end He was native of the
State of Maine, and aged about 45 years.
The lack Of energy on the part of officers
and citizens in arresting the perpetrators Of
these foul crimes is altogether too common,
and unless a healthier public opinion is cul-
tivated in this State, to ensure the arrest and
punishment of these murderers, no person
will be safe from assassination by the worth
less and reckless desparadoes who infest the
State. Let every citizen, who believes in
maintaining the laws for the protection oflife
and property, arouse himself and endeavor
to bring this assassin to condign punishment,
as an atonement for the outrage perpetrated
on the whole community.
The Shasta courier., 1863-10-24

ANOTHER DREADFUL CAsUALTY-Two CHL
DREy BURNED TO DEATH.-On Saturday night. a
few minutes before nine o'clock, fire was dis
covered in a two story frame building on Jones
street, between Geary and Post The house
occupied by Morris Doyle, blacksmith, and
his family, consisting of wife and four chill
dreu. When the fire broke ont, Mrs. DOYLE was
at market with one of the children two chill
dren were asleep in the second story, the infant
was asleep in The lower front room, and the
father was busted in the kitchen. As soon as
he discovered the FIRE he rushed to the cradle,
took up the sleeping infant and placed it in
safety, and tn, n returned for the other children
but as the flames had made most rapid head
way, he was unable to mount the stairs. An
instant previous to The fathers return, an in
trepid fireman, Mr.. Hugh hcCabe, of Enreka
Hose Company, had penetrated the children 5
room and brought out one of the infants, but it
was helpless. Mr. Mo ris, of Hook and Ladder
No. 9, followed and brought ont the body of the
second child. When the mother returned and
viewed the bodies of her beloved children, her
agony knew no bounds, and cannot be described
The bodies of the infants were taken to the
Coroners Office. where an inquest will be held.
1t is impossible to surmise, just now, how the
Ere originated. The children were great pets
in the neighborhood, named Maurice, aged
about four years, and Andrew Doyle, aged
about nine years.-S. p. Journal.
The Shasta courier., 1863-10-24

THE PIRATEs.-On Friday, the 10th, Har-
pending, Greathouse and Rapery, were each
sentenced by Judge Field to ten years i'm.
prisonment and fine Of ten thousand dol
lars. They will be imprisoned in the San
Francisco county Jail until Government pro-
vides place of confinement A nolle prose.
qui vas entered with regard to sixteen others
of the crew of the Chapman, when they
were discharged after taking the oath of al
legiance and giving bonds for their future
good behavior. The sentence of the princi.
pal pirates meets with public appreciation.
The Shasta courier., 1863-10-24
SOLDIERS, yorEs-The service of the United

SOLDIERS YoTEs-The service of the United
States is grand place for turning Democrats
into Union men, if one can believe the oft-re-
peated statements of the Democratic journals.
Everybody knows these journals claimed and
loudly asseyerated that the volunteer troops
raised in California were three-fonrths, if not
four ifths, of the Democratic persuasion. But
what does the election say The returns from
the soldiers camps show them to be ninety
nine one-hundreds Union. We have already
published the figures from Camp Drum, Camp
Union, Benicia, Salt Lake, ect., and now we
haye the figures from Eastern Virginia, where,
out of three hundred votes, Low had 297-
Downey, 3. From Fort Craig, Texas, by let
ter received to-day by one of our county can
didates, we learn that the whole number o.
votes cast there was 207-of which Low hat
zoe, and another letter, from Franklin, Texas
gives Low 96-Downey, 2. At this rate, there
are no Latter Day Democrats left in the Calfor.
mia troops. They have seen enough of treason
to drive that heresy out of them.-Sacrawentc
Bee.
The Shasta courier., 1863-10-24

BoBrA1L CoATs.-The Petersburg Va. E1-
press tells the following, which is by far the
most silly story we have ever seen in the re-
bel newspapers:
The last batch of Confederate prisoners
who reached here came with the tails of their
coats all torn off: They had been furnished
with good cloth frock coats during their i'm
prisonment at ths North, but before they
were allowed to use them they had to be sub
mitted to the ourtailing process. which not
only injured the good looks of the coats, but
positively injured their value. The object of
the prison officials in performing this opera
ton was evidently to make some capital out
of the severed cloth by making it into mill.
tary caps, hats, etc., or selling it for some
other equally profitable purpose. We are in
favor of strict retaliation, and hope that every
Yankee officer who is heretofore to be sent
North may be allowed to go with bobtailed
coat
The Shasta courier., 1863-10-24

IMPORTANT MINING SuIT.-On SATURDAY. last
the Grosch Consolidated Gold and Silver
Mining Company commenced suit in the Twelfth
District Court agains. the Gould Curry
Mining Company and the ophir Company. The
defendants, as the plaintiffs allege, have been
for several years past in the use and occupancy
of certain mining grounds in Storey county,
Nevada Territory, known as the Comstock
Lode; that they have taken therefrom silver
and other precious metals, aggregating in value
still continue TO work said mines. They further
allege that in 1851 the claim was discovered.
located and owned by two brothers, Hosea B.,
and 6. Allen Groscb, who took ores containing
silver, etc. therefrom that Hosea B. Grosch
died; that the surviving partner and brother,
the said E. Allen Grosch, entered into an agree
ment with Henry T. P. Comstock to take charge
OF said mine for him, during his absence; that
be was to protect the same from intruders or
tresspassers, and to use his endeavors to de-
veop the mine; in consideration of his ser
vices he was to have an undivided one fourth
in the proceeds and products of said mine The
said Comstoek for long time managed the
MiuSr ouU tVuh lTOu IL CouSluer1ple sums OF
money, of which he never rendered any ac-
count That in 1860 the defendants claim to
have become the successors of the said Com
stock. They claim that the said Comstock is
indebted to them in the sum of forty thousand
dollars, and the said mining companies in the
sum of FIVE hundred thousand dollars each.
That the companies not having any property
with which to pay the amount due to the
plaintiffs, except what is still taken from the
mines, the products of which belong to the
plaintiffs, they therefore pray that an account
may be taken Of all the products of the said
mines while the same has been in the possess
sion of the defendants, and that they may be
decreed to pay to the plaintiffs three fourths
thereof, with interest, from the time it was re-
ceived. That the trustees and stockholders of
the defendants be restrained and epjoined from
making any dividends or in any manner dis
tribuiing any portion of the receipts or income
from the mines until the amount found due the
plaintiffs shall be fully paid; and that Re-
ceiyer be appointed to take charge of the prop
erty and effects of the 0phir Mining Company
and lastly, that the plaintiffs may have such
'ther relief as shall be agreeable TO equity,
with costs of suit.
The Shasta courier., 1863-10-24
G. R, KNOX, Sec.

ELECTION FIGHT,-The only place we have
heard of any fights on election day was at
Churntown precinct, at which place they
had three, one of which was the seyerest
rough and tumble we have ever heard of.
The parties engaged in this affair we're D. c.
Johnson, Copperhead, weight about $50
pounds, and Mr.. Black, Union. weight about
135 pounds. Quite an animated political
discussion had been going on, when johnson
stated to Black that he had rather talk to a
nigger than to men who advocated such SEN
timents as he did. Black replied that he
had rather talk to loyal niger than to a
Northern secessionist like him. No sooner
said than Copperhead hauled off and struck
at Unions chin, but the blow was warded
and took effect on top of Unions forehead.
Union then closed in, seizing Cop. under
both arms, around the body, and fell to the
floor with Cop. on top, held in close embrace.
Cops friends sung out to their champion to
look out for his fingers, as he was attempts
ing to gouge Unions eyes, when on the in.
slant Union seized the front and middle fin
gers of Cops right hand between his teeth
and held them with the grip of vice. lacer-
ating them terribly. Cop. had large knife
in his belt and some Union men told one Of
Cops friends to disarm him of the knife
they would have a fair fight, and the knife
was removed. Union then arose with his
antagonist, and in regaining their feet Union
turned Cop. right hand over his left shoul
der, while Union was ON Cops back but
the flesh of the fingers giving way, Union
commenced nipping Cops back and riding
him around the room, and Cop. got hold of a
hatchet and striking oyer his shoulder with
the head of the weapon, hit Union glancing 8
blow on the side of the head, which stunned
him some, but still holding on to his death
like grip until a second blow from the hatchet
on the sine of the neck was given. when the
parties were separated by the spectators.
Cop. was covered with blood and badly dam
aged, while Union was only stunned by the
two blows of the hatchet and was soon re-
covered without any serious wounds. Those
who saw the affair say it was the severest
struggle for the weight of the parties con-
cerned they ever witnessed.
The Shasta courier., 1863-10-24
1. o. o. +.

At regular meeting of Shasta Lodge, No. 81, l.
0. 0. F., held on Monday Oct. 10th, the following
report of Special Committee was unanimously
adopted:
To THE n. c., V, g., OFFICERS AND BROTHERS OF
SHASTA LODGE, No. 81, l. o. O..
The committee appointed at special meeting
held Oct 16th 1868, to draft resolutions expressive
of the sense of this Lodge at the loss sustained in
the untimely death of our late brother, A. S. Wells,
respectfully submit the following their report
WHEREAS Our well beloved brother, A. S. Wells,
has been suddenly removed from among us by the
inscrutible decree of the Divine Ruler therefore,
as tribute of respect for our late brother, and re-
gard for his character, it is
Resolved, That in his death our Lodge has lost
one of its most worthy and esteemed members, and
society a most useful, upright and respected cti-
zen.
Resolved, That the members of this Lodge deeply
and sincerely sympathize with the family of our
deceased brother in this the day of their aflicton
and sorrow, trusting that He who tempers the
wind to the shorn lamb may be support to the
widow, and watch over the fatherless children.
Resolved, That in respect to the memory of the
deceased, our Hall be appropriately draped, and
that the members of the Lodge wear the usual
badge of mourning 80 days.
Resolved, That the Secretary of the Lodge be
directed to furnish the bereaved family of de-
parted brother a copy of these Resolutions.
]. s: FoLLANsBEE, -
F. TRACY, Committee.
G. W. HOFFMAN,
By order of the Lodge,
FRANK RUCH, N, G.
G. R, KNOX, Sec.
The Shasta courier., 1863-10-24
TAKE NOTICE.
MORE OF JUDGE DAIsGEnrIElp's TAcrres

MORE OF JUDGE DAINGERFIELD's Tactics.
The person whose name heads this aS1iols
has seen fit to publish card in the Yreka
Union of the 2lst inst, and also to post his
card in this county on election day, pro-
nouncing an article published in this
paper on the 18th inst, headed Judge
Daingerfeld's Tactics" to be ga lie; and
its author base and malignant liar" He
says: ~ have never written any letter re-
tracing any published sentiments" &C.
Now we merer charged Judge Daingerfeld
with " retracting any published sentiments ~
on the contrary we did not suppose he would
retract any sentiments, either published or
spoken by him prior to the Judicial election,
as he was seeking votes from both the Union
and Copperhead parties, and wanted one set
of principles for Union men and another set
for his secesh friends.
What we did say was that 81 letter is in
the hands of reliable gentleman of Trim
ity county, written by Judge Daingerfeld, in
which be seeks to erplaia his statement made
in his communication to the Yreka Journal
of the 26thof September last" &c. We then
gave certain extracts from that letter, which
was in quotation marks in the article, and
Mr.. Daingerfeld has not denied the writing
of the letter or the statements therein made,
but seeks to shuttle out of the position taken
by him in the late canvass for District Judge,
and charges us with lying shout Il matter we
never said he was guilty of and which he
manufactured himself for the purpose of de-
nying, so as to mislead the people. We dis
claim all intention of misrepresenting the
position of Judge Daingerfeld, and have not
done so, as our charge is specific and made
upon the best of evidence, and has not been
denied. He has built man of straw and
knocked him down.
The Shasta courier., 1863-10-24

u
LYcxUM ELooUENcE.-Bill Smith, a char
acter in more ways than one, and specially
noted for his flights of eloquence, spoke as
follows upon the question: Whickis mani s
greatest safeguard-the dog, or the gun ?'
He espoused the cause of the dog and af-
ter pronouncing an affecting eulogy spon that
noble animal, he demolished his adrersaries
and brought down the house By the following
passage:
President, that you, sir, was trav ling, and
soppose, sir, that night was to ovdtake you
and you should have to camp in me dark
howlin' wilderness And, in the Nack mid
night, when you laid fast asleep in the arms
Of Metamorpheous, bar, painter, or other
venomous inseck was to spring upon you,
what good would your gun do you then -
But, Mr.. President, your dog would have
said by his forewarnin' lamentations g Take
keer look out he's comm ="
The Shasta courier., 1863-10-24

THE OPERATIONS IN CHARLESTON HARBoR.-A
total weight of 1872 pounds of metal can be
hurled at given moment upon the rebel works
in Charleston. A single ll-inch gun fired six
ty times, or once every ten minutes for ten
hours win throw ten thousand eight hundred
pounds of metal. a 15-inch gun fired with the
same rapidty will require twenty eight thou
sand FIVE hundred and sixty pounds Any one
OF the monitor class will require thirty mine
thousand three hundred and sixty pounds, near
ly twenty tons, of shot Each monitor will
also use about two tons of powder per day.
The entire fleet, working at the same rate, will
hur at the rebel Notifications four hundred
and fifty thousand pounds of iron in ten hours,
at an expense of fifty thousand pounds of pow
der, or two hundred and twenty-five tons of
shot and twenty five tons of powder.
The Shasta courier., 1863-10-24
Trinity County Items.
fFron the ,Journal.1

The BEsr THINs.--Again we have been visited
by desola;ing fre-a more serious one than
ever. Scores of families have been turned from
their comfortable homes, and not less than
S3oo,ooo worth ofrroperty sacrificed. As with
the lasa one, the fSe originated in ops of the
China rookeries on Main street. There Is
firm and settled decision on the part of many
TO oppose the sttlemsnt of these pests of society
within the town limits again. and we are glad
to hear that many Of the leading Chinese mer-
chants prefer to select location outside of
town where they may locate and do business
pndsturbed.
The Shasta courier., 1863-10-24

1 A LADY in Lawrence saved her husband
from the guerrillas by novel method. She
saw them coming, and tearing up an end of
a carpet, induced him to get under. and kept
throwing it on him till it was all taken up.
She then dragged it into the back yard and
against the fence, he worked himself along
under it. Theu she threw u beadstead,
chairs, etc., upon the top. He remained
there awhile, but finally erawled out into the
corn field. and escaped. They burned the
house, but were willing to save the wi
dcw's' furniture.
The Shasta courier., 1863-10-24

RE-BunpHe.-Already several of the spf-
fsrers by the late Ere are preparing to rebuild
Comstock Martins Office and stable, Loots
Lords blacksmith shop and Blanchard's build
ing, adjoining the Bank Exchange, are under
way. Fred. Walter is repairing the damage
done to bis Brewery, and the awning roofs torn
down along Main street are being replaced.
We predict thar in one year there will not be a
dozen vacant lots on the " burnt district"
which before the FIRE contained eighty-seven
The Shasta courier., 1863-10-24

ROBBERY AT CENTERvILLE-On the night
of Friday, the 10th inst, the house of Mr..
Michael Reardon, of Centerville, was enter
ed, and trunk containing $3.50 in money,
some jewelry and clothing. carried off. On
the following morning the trunk was found
in the brush near the house. riaed of its con-
tents. No discoveries have yet been made as
to who perpetrated this bold deed.
The Shasta courier., 1863-10-24
THE Virginia City Enterprise is respons;

BE. for the following;
Stock Brokers PRAYER.-Our father Nam
mon who art in the Comstock, bully is thy
name; let thy dividends come, and stocks
90 up. in California as in Washoe Give us
this day our daily commissions: forgive US
our swindles. as we hope to get even on those
who have swindled US. :" Lead'' US not into
temptation of promising wildcat; deliver US
from lawsuits: for thine is the main Comstock
the black sui phurets and the wire silver, from
wall rock TO wall-roek, you bet.
The Shasta courier., 1863-10-24

BIG.-One thousand dollars an inch is the
present ruling price of the Empire Mill and
Mining Company's ground. The length of
some mems noses in such ground would be a
rich dowry to leave their widows if they died.
or pretty good capital to get married on if
they had no wives. Weknow of several who
got married on much less, and raised quite
large crops of the fruits of matrimony. -
TiTqinia Erening Bulletin.
The Shasta courier., 1863-10-24

D"mG WELI,-Mat. Chadbourue in passing
frou shop to the street on the night of the
fire, tipped on the telegraph wire, which had
We are glad to know that he is in a comfort
able condition.
The Shasta courier., 1863-10-24

WEST TEN4EssEE.-The people of West Ten
nessee ere hegilping to move for reconstruc-
ton of the Union. Large meetings of the most
influential men, not heretofore known as Union
men, have recently been held in Hardeman
county, at which patriotic resolutions were
passed, petitioning Governor Andrew Johnson
to issue writs for an election to be held soon,
for members of the State Legislature, under
the Constitution and Union. These meetings
pledged the citizens to vote for none but Uuion
men.
The Shasta courier., 1863-10-24

MINING INrEREsrs-Several sales have
been made the pas; week in the Kessler Min
ing Company, Pittsburg, ranging from ten
to fifty feet each. Pittsburg stock is going
un fas.. and still richer rock is arriving in
town daily. The original Williams killin-
ger has gone up to 500 per foot. and still
rising. Pitsburg is bound to be the mining
point of the Pacific coast.-Red Bluf hide
pendent
The Shasta courier., 1863-10-24

Too B4D.-Twelve neat little cottage resi-
dences on Center street were destroyed by the
late fire. Nothing remains to show their former
presence but the scorched and blighted shrub
berry. This is one of the most distressing
features of the late calamity.
The Shasta courier., 1863-10-24

GEN. CAss.-The health of Gen. Cass is re-
ported to be very feeble. His eyesght is fall
ing, and so exhausted are his physical powers
that be found it impossible few weeks ago to
visit the city of Indianapolis on the occasion of
a grand mass meeting OF the war Democracy
The Shasta courier., 1863-10-24
LEaAL TENpEas.-The Oregon State,ma,

LEGAL IENUEAs.- IIO NtHEUIl totL-ItsHHUI OF
the 5th inst has the following:
The Supreme Court, this morning, decided
the case of Locke vs.. Fnlton. ct al, from Fen
ton county, which involved the direct question
of the constitutionality of the Legal Tender law
of Congress In the Court below, Stratton,
Justice, decided against its Constitutionality.
In the Supreme Court, Judge Prim coincided
with Judge Stratton; Boise, C. j., Shauuck
and Wilson held the law constitutional. JUdg-
,leut reversed"
The Shasta courier., 1863-10-24

PLATTE RIVER DRY.-The Rocky Mountain
News, of Sept. 26th, says: For the first time
since the western plains were crossed, the
Great Platte, or Nebraska river, is dry The
bed of the river Is a dry and parched deposit
of sand
The Shasta courier., 1863-10-24

IMMENSE HAUL OF SALMoS.-The Mariposa
Free Press states that salmon are this year un-
usually abundant in the Upper San joaquin
At Conver's Ferry, on the 4th instant, 800 were
caught at one haul of the sein. At Is pounds
weight each, this would make 4,5O0 pounds Of
salmon at draught.
The Shasta courier., 1863-10-24

ENRoLLMEST.-Provost Marshal Parks has
appointed the following gentlemen as depu.
sies IL this county: First sub bdistriet-Wm.
W. Tracy, Shasta. Second sub-district-
VIM. X. cOnger, H9rsetOwn. Third sub
distric-Tbos. McTurk. Shasta.