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The Shasta courier., 1864-04-23

GEN. FRANK CHEAIHAM.-Ths officer of
the rebel army kept gambling house in
Stockton in early days. The Washing
ton correspondent of the Cincinnati Commer-
cial tells the following on him:
Many of your Cincinnati readers will re
member queer specimen of the genus homo
who used tG be employed on the river boats,
and known us . Peggie McCue." McCne is
now in the rebel army seeking his rights
During the occupancy of Mission Ridge by
the enemy, an incident occurred to Peggie
that is worthy of record. 1t was related 10
me by deserters who were present. Peggie
was engaged one day as teamsier, and Cen
Frank Cheatham riding along, caught him in
the act of pommeling the mules with billet
Of wood. Riding up in a towering rage,
Cheatham denounced him in the vilest terms,
and ordered him to cease his brutal amuse-
ment. Peggie's lrishriz suddenly. Turning
about and confronting Frank, he remarked !:
General, you are a - coword. You
know yonr shoulder straps protect ydN, or
you never would apply that epithet to me-
"A coward, am |, you miserable devil ~
exclaimed the General, throwing off his coat.
Look here, McCue tn, re is General Cheat
ham and the shoulder straps-here is Frank
Cheatham. Come and take satisfacton.''s
Peggle was not slow to accept the invita-.
ton made for Frank. and in two minutes had
whipped him soundly.
The General smarting under his defeat,
started for his horse. when sudden applica-
tion of Pegge's foot assisted him to mount
Picking up the coat, McCue threw it to the
General, remarking as he did so. pointing his
fist to the rider and then to the coat
81 There is the whipped Frank Cheatham,
of the Cumberland army here is Major
General Cheatham; commander of division.
General, you can repeat the operation as Of
ten as you desire you will always find Peg
gle ready for you
The Shasta courier., 1864-04-23
Original Sky Blue Ledge Mining Com
pany


NOTICE is hereby given by the undersigned,
N by virtue of authority given him as Superin-
intendent of the Original Sky Blue Ledge Mining
Company, located on the east bank of the Sacra-
mento river. near Waugh's Ferry, Shasta county,
Cal, that the assessment of twenty cents per
foot, levied by said company on the sth inst. is
due, and is hereby called for, to be paid to the
undersigned, at his residence in the town of Shasta
in ins ailments, aud at dates as follows, to wit:
lst instalment, on the 10th of April 1864, five
cents per foot.
I'd installment, on the ID of May, 1854, five cents
per foot.
Sd installment. on the 18th of May, 1864, five
cents per foot.
4th installment, the 4th of June, 1864, five
cents per foot
And if the same, any part thereof. shall not he
paid within ten days after the respective dates
above mentioned, he win then proceed to enforce
said payments in the manner and form as prescrib-
ell in such cases by the articles of agreement form
ing said company.
]. VAN SCHAICK,
Supt. Original Sky Blue Ledge Mining Co.
Shasta April Is, 1861. apl6
The Shasta courier., 1864-04-23

. AN INGENIOUS DEvIcE.-The following Gu
grious story is told Of an old lady living in
Buckinghamshire, England: The husband
of this ancient dame died without making
his will, for the want of which very necessa
ry precaution his estate would have passed
away from his widow had she not resorted to
the following expedient: She concealed the
death of her husband. and prevailed upon an
old cebpler. her neighbor, who was in person
somewhat like the decea sed, to 20 to bed at
Fer house, and perssnate him, in which char
acter 1t was agreed tt at he should dictate a
will, leaving the widow the estate in cues.
ton. An attorney was sent for to draw up
the writing. The widow, who on his arrival
appeared in great afhietion at her good man s
danger, began to ask questions of her preten.
ded husband, calculated to elicit the answers
she expected and desired. The cobbler groan-
ed aloud, and looking as much like person
going to give up the ghost as possible. feebly
answered, 81 intend to leave Won half my
estate and l think the poor old shoemaker
who lives opposite is deserving the other half.
for he has always been a good neghbor."
The widow was thunder struck at receiving
reply so different to that which she exnec
ted, sbutsdaring not negative the cobblers
UiU. for fear of losing the whole pronertv
while the old rogue in bed (who was himself
the poor old shoemaker living opposite.
laughed in his sleeve. and divided with her
the fruits of project which the widow had
intended for her sole benefit.
The Shasta courier., 1864-04-23

A TRIANGULAR SHfP.-Mr Henry Demp-
ster has been exhibiting his yacht. the Prob
lem. the hull of which is triangular. the stem
post being made to rake at the same angle as
the stem. so that both meet and terminate in
a triangular point under the water. Among
other experiments tried by the inventor was
one tested at Newcastle by driving two stakes
into the gror nd at low water mark, to which
strong iron bar was lashed horizontally.
When the tide lose sufficiently high to show
that there was one foot and half less than
the Problem required to sail clear of this oh
strnction. and. consequently. the vessel would
strike 1t with her angular keel she was sail
ea stem at the bar, a stiff breeze blowing at
the same time. when she went over it by rise
ana fall, similar TO horse jumping a gate
The Shasta courier., 1864-04-23

OH COPPER NosE.-A story is lust getting
into circulation concerning Superintendent
in a section fast growing famous for the rich
ness ofits mixed copper, gold and silver ores.
He is especially heavy on the various mani
festations of copper. and professes to be able
to distinguish the slightest trace of that met
al in piece of rock at sight. One day the
boys had been engaged in scufle, and one
of them got slight tap on the vermillion
colored coneh shell, which he faeetiousiy
styles nose. just enough to start the claret.
Some of the sanguinary fluid fell upon piece
of quartz. and as the Superintendent came up
to camp, the sufferer held up the bit of rock
with the red side exposed, calling out to him.
= See here. old Boss. do you know what this
is?'' " Yes. sir, said the Superintendent.
with emphasis: that's red oxide of copper
the richest kind. Bet yer lite it's big
lead thai came FROM The reply elected
roars of laughter from the spectators. The
man who furnished the ''red oxide of cop
per" has gone by the designation of ''Old
Copper Nose ever since. and it is still an
open question between him and the Superin-
tendent as to which got the best of the joke
The Shasta courier., 1864-04-23

CHINESE LANGUAGE.-The Chinese language
is composed of far less words than any other,
and presents some of the most remarkable
phenomena in phliology 1t is not an old
language, in a state of decay, but an infant
language, stinted or arrested in the first stage
of developement. 1t was probably written in
an earlier period than any other. 1t is the
Lilliput of languages, the early invention of
writing having acted upon it as the Chinese
female. This remarkable language, as spo-
ken, has no more than four hundred and ff
ty words, which by slight variation in tones.
are increased to twenty-five hundred and
three. Yet the Chinese converse with each
other freely and upon all subjects. and, in
writing, they use no less than thirty thous-
and six hundred characters; that is to saw
each spoken word has. say from twenty to two
hundred methods representation. ace riding
to the various meanings which has, precise
ly as the English words, rite right. write.
wright, are written differently, while as a
spoken word, they are all one. 7sse
The Shasta courier., 1864-04-23
Administrator Sale
OF Real Estate.

NOTICE is hereby given that, in pursuance of
~ the order of the Probate Court of the county
Of Shasta, and State of California made on the
2Sth day of March. A.. 1864, in the matter OF the
estate of Henry Stevens. deceased the undersigned
administrator of said estate will sell, at private
SALE in one parcel, and subject 70 the conhrmanen
Of said Probate Court. on
Monday, the Sd day of May, A. ID. ls64.
at clock NJ, of said day, rs soon thereafter
the same be made. sll the right, title, inter-
est and estate of the said deceased at the time of
his death. and all the right title and interest the
said estate has acquired in said estate other than or
In addition to that of said intestae the time OF
his DEATH in and t. that hot piece parcel of land
situate, lying and being in the county of Shasta
and State of California, and described as follows
One hundred and sixty acres ofland, and improves
ments thereon. situate on Ash Creek, in said eoun-
ty being the south half of the northeast quarter,
the northwest quarter of the southeast quarter.
and the northeast quarter of the south quar-
ter of section twenty-five, township No. thirty
north of range No. three west Mount Diablo base
and meridian.
D. H. DUNN, Administrator.
Shasta, March 30th. 1854 apa
The Shasta courier., 1864-04-23
Pit River Mining Company,

DITTSBURG DISTRICT, Shasta county, Cal.
Assessment No. 3.-Notice is hereby given.
that at a Trustees meeting of the above named
company. held March 2s. 1854, and by the author
ity of a Stockholders meeting, assessment of
Seventy Cents was levied for the month of April.
1864, upon each and every share of the capital
stock of the company, payable forthwith to the
Secretary, in U. s. gold and silver coin.
Principal Office, Red Bluff. March %. 1864.
app NJ. III. MYRICK, Secretary.
The Shasta courier., 1864-04-23
TESTIMONIAL.

HAMILTON, Ohio, April 4, 1883.
MEssRs. A. L. ScovILL & Co. -
GENrs-I take great pleasure in stating thit
owing to the of your CIRCASSIAN HAIR
RESTORATIVE, my hair has been restored to its
original color. Before using it had become quite
gray. / have no hesitancy in recommending it to
the public being all it is recommended to be.
Yours, respectfully, DAVID FOWLER.
The Shasta courier., 1864-04-23
DISSOLUTION NOTICE,

~ oilCE Is hereby given that the partnership
IN heretofore existing between Robert Stevenson
andsf H. Rosenbaum. is this day dissolved by
mutual consent The business of the house will be
carried on oy RUBERT STEW ENSON. who will
sasiy all creditors OF the firm, and receive all debts
OF the same ROBERT STEVENSON
F. II. R0SENBAUM
shasta, January 2lst, 1864. n3
The Shasta courier., 1864-04-23
IMPORTANT CAUTION.

Be sure and purchase the Circassian Hair Re-
which words will be found blown in
each bottle.
The CIRCASSIAN HAIR RESTORATIVE is
put up in large bottles. Price, 81 90.
For sale by all Druggists and Hair Dressers
A. L. SCOVILL 4 CO., PrcprietoIs,
Cincinnati. Ohio.
REDINGTON & CO., San Francisco,
Are the General Agents for California
And the Pacific coast.
The Shasta courier., 1864-04-23
Kessler Mining Company,

DITTSBURG DISTRICT, Shasta county. Cal.
Assessment No. 3.-Notice is hereby given
that at meeting of the Trustees the above named
company held March II. 1854, an assessment of
Twenty five Cents was levied upon each and every
share of the capital stock of the company payable
forthwith to the Secretary, in T. S. gold and silver
coin. H
Principal Office, Red Bluff. March 80. 1861
ap2 NJ. Ii. MYRICK, Secretary.
The Shasta courier., 1864-04-23
AP,r EoRopxAp \ srA rerlcs.-1ne British

sAFsw EuRoPKAN STA AFefIcs.4lne British
govern rssens has just publisheds -.sBiue
Book, with the titie . Statistical Tables Re-
lating 10 Foreign Countries" from which
some interesting figures may lie CLEANED. II
appears that Belgium has the densest popu
ation, 393 persons to the square mile En-
glandT-without Wales-has 81; Wurtem
berg, 3I2; Holland, $50; Russia has but 10
persons to the square mile, and stands at the,
bottomgof the list. If we follow the list up
we find that Norway has II persons to the
square mile sweden, p; Greece. 80; Spain,
80: Poland, 81; Moldavia, 100; Portugal.
l04; Denmark. 10; Switzerland, l6l;
Prussia, l65 France 176, and Brunswick,
1884, l5sTf .an sMaakN
In Prussia, the marriages in year are l
in every LOG of the population, snd the births
in "a. In Russia. the. marriages are in
III. and the births Lin 25, In Austria. the
marriages are in III, and the births | in
"a In France, the marriages are / in l22.
and the births only in 3S. In England the
proportion of marriages are in l23, and of
births in 2s-greatly different from France.
In Norway the proportion of marriages are
in 24 in Hanover, in l2S in Holland and
Denmark, l29 in Sweden. in 100; and
in Greece only l in Ia.
The Poles appear 10 be the most prolific
people in Europe, the births there being to
every % of the population. Their enimies.
the Russians, add yearly l in every 25 to
their population. In Wurtemberg the births
are as l in 26; in 30 in Spain and Bavaria;
in 80 in Belgium. Holland and Norway;
in 80 in Sweden; in 80 in Hanover, the
Hanse Towns and Denmark 4 l in "a in
Greece
In regard to the costliness of government,
Great Britain takes the lead. Englishmen
pay the rate of thirteen dollars and twenty
five cents per head fpr being governed the
Swiss pay but one dollar and seventy cents
per head for the same convenience. The
French pay little more than ten dollars per
head, and our worthy ancestors the Iiollan.
ders, pay without grumbling, twelve dollars
and quarter. rstr.a
Ifthe national debt of Great Britain were
equally divided among the population, every
man, woman and child would owe one hun
dred and forty dollars. Switzerland has no
public debt The French owe about sixty
five dollars, and the Russians abBht twenty.
two dollars per head
The Shasta courier., 1864-04-23
0iginal Bully Hill Gold, Silver and
Copper Mining Company.

nITTSBURG District.-At "a meeting of the
Board of Trustees of the above named compa-
ny. held March Both, 1864, an assessment of One
Dollar was levied on each and every share of the
capital stock of said company, payable immediate
ly to the Secretary, in coin.
By order of the Board of Trustees.
t-aA W =. KAPPLE, Secretary.
Copper City, April 6, 1864. ap9
The Shasta courier., 1864-04-23
Mining Notice,
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.

AKGINAL Bully Hill Gold, Silver and Copper
~ Mining Company, Pittsburg Dstrict--Tbe
First Annual Meeting of the above named Compa-
n.y. Tor the purpose of electng officers to for
one year will be held at the Office of the said Conn
pany, in Copper City, on
Monday, May I'd, 1864.
at o'clock. P. NJ Proxies should be properly
stamped and filed with the Secretary. in accordance
with the By Laws of the Company.
By order of the Board of Trustees.
apld W. 5. kAPPLE, Secretary.
The Shasta courier., 1864-04-23
FERRY ANO ROAD NOTICE

NJ Office is hereby given that will. at the ex-
IN piration of thirty days after the publication of
this notice. thereafter as my application
can be heard, make application to the Hon. Board
of Supervisors of Shasta county for license to es
tablsh and keep public ferry across the Sacra-
mento river at the most eligible point above, and
within one half mile of the mouth of Cow Creek,
where said creek emp;es into said river.
And at the same time I will petition the said
Board or Supervisors to lay out and declare pub
lie road, commencing the Shasta and Copper
City road. in Bear Valley thence running south to
Cow Creek Valley. and down on the west side of
said creek, by way of Fort Reading, crossing the
Sacramento river and continuing on in direct line
as to intersect the present Shasta and Red Bluff
road at Leans and Foster 3, on Cottonwood creek
mr5 WIN. MAGEE
The Shasta courier., 1864-04-23
THIS RESTORATIVE

is purely scientific preparation, discovered by
long research and study, and can be depended on
as being all that it is represented; is perfectly
harmless and will not stain the finest cambric.
If the use of this preparation is persevered in,
according to the directions (which will be found in
full each bottle). there will be necessity of
any one having gray hairs, no matter to what age
the person may live.
The Shasta courier., 1864-04-23

SEEKING CosFoRr.-The Virginia gnlls,;n
says well known hotel keener of ,i;s ~.
has gone to California in order ,o Wy
OF those valuable, beautiful and ;ntarast;,s.
works OF nature-a Combination of -
machine, mirror and eomforter-
which no mans home is completely furnish
The Shasta courier., 1864-04-23

GEN. Butlcr SAYS he has f und that ,a
many of his ehaplains are less fond az eor' 60
fortins his dying officers and soldiers than os
waiting to eondole their widows. '- VI
The Shasta courier., 1864-04-23
REDUCTION IN PRICES =
TO SUBSCRIBERS.

A TTENTIoN is called to the following list Of
N American and Foreign Periodicals, for which
l receive Subscriptions. Permanent arrangements
having been made by the United States Getern-
for the carrying of the mails from the Atlantic
States by steamer three times month, am ena-
oled to receive subscriptions at q much lower rate
than formerly. The same care and attention will
be paid to the waring of all packages for which
this establishment has gained such enviable rep
utafiou throuy yhout the Pacific Coast
The Shasta courier., 1864-04-23
BRIDGE NOTICE.
SAN FRAN NCISCO

HVHE undersigned hereby give notice, tna1 .ney
Shasta county. thirty DAYS from the date hereof on
as soon thereafter as said Board shall meet ana oe
able TO consider said petition, for lcense 70 con
struct and keep toll bridge across PIT Rive nsa.
Copper City in said county of Shasta at poins III
about one mile. or one and naif miiss 49, 49, Nv
fsr,v nou Kent. or formerly kept and owned oy
caorge Silverthorn. in said county of shasta
Dated this 25th day of February, A; @ y, les+5
So JOSEPH KESSLE b.
The Shasta courier., 1864-04-23
Notice
TO SCHOOL TRUSTEES & TEACHERS.

TIME attention of School Trustees and Teachers
is directed to the following section of the
School Law
SEC. "a. No Teacher shall be entitled 20 re-
ceive any portion of the Public School moneys as
compensation for services rendered unless such
Teacher shall have been legally employed by the
Board of School Trustees, unless such Teacher
shall have had certificate from the State Board of
Examination or from the County Board of Exam-
nation, in full force and effect, unless such
Teacher shall have made full and correct report,
in the form and manner prescribed by law, to the
County Superintendent and to the Board of School
Trustees.
No warrant will be drawn In favor ef any Teach
unless the provisions of the foregoing section is
strictly complied with.
JOHN J. COMFY,
County Supt Public Schools.
Shasta, April |, 1854.
The Shasta courier., 1864-04-23
SUMMONS.

In the District Court of the Ninth Judicial Dis
trict, State of California.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
COUNTY OF SHASTA.
The People of the State of California to Leon Bour-
den and Romaine -Rcmillend {alias Romaine
Cook) greeting:
NOU are hereby summoned to appear and an
swer IN said Court, unto the complaint of Den
mis- H. Dunn, this day fled alleging that a certain
indenture of mortgage. executed by you, Roman
Remillend (alias Cook, on the 3lst day of Janua-
ry, 1862, in favor of and delivered to you, Leon
Bourden, is fraud upon the rights of the said
plaintiff, Dunn, &C., all of which in full appears
from said complaint, copy of which is herewith
attached and made part of this writ, filed in
Court, within days after the service Of this writ,
if served in said county-within twenty days If
served in any other county in this Judicial District
and within forty days if served in any other county,
or judgment by default win be taken against you
for such costs, damages, &C.. prayed for in this
complaint, and plaintiff will apply to the Court for
a decree anpulling and setting aside SAID convey
ance of mortgage, and such other relief as may be
ef Witness: WM p. DAIvGERRIELD. Judge
L.. S. of the Ninth Judicial District of said
81 State this 18th day of March, A. II.
mrl9 JOHN ANDERSON, Clerk.
The Shasta courier., 1864-04-23
BILL HEADS.

"E HAVE JUST RECEIVED A VERY SIT.
w perior article of Bill Paper Persons wishing
Bill Heads would do well to give US a call. We
print cheap, for Cash,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-04-14

sy Friend Hawiey of the PLATE,
in his last issue, relieves his liver of more
bile. he is down on Union Leagues. Of
course he is. Anything that tends to advance
the cause of the Union, or to uphold the good
old flag in its fearful struggle for supremacy,
finds no response in his heart. He calls its
members silly, trembling, weak minded, one,
idea citizens" ''pliant TOOLS" &c. How do
We like that, We loyal millions of the free
North? Don't be too severe, Lem! there
might be ii reaction, and then, oh then you'd
want to sail in our boat again, and how can
you expect to ever serve even in the capacity
Of ck-hand, with those you have maligned
and misrepresented in one Of your fits OF
stomach collie.
The ''aophcrs," Lem, are 'wide awake" and
sound TO the core. Don't cndeavor to syr.
inGe YOUR filthy, reasonable saliva into their
holes, for verify they know the antidote for
thy poison.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-04-14

SEVERE Loss.-W understand that
some two thousand logs belonging to 7. B.
Scott escaped from Earleys and Clinton's
booms, On SUNDAY night last. Large quaint
ties Of ice came down the river during the
night, taking cut booms and doing other dam.
age. It was during this rush Of ice that Mr..
Scott sustained his loss.
Had the ice in the eddy remained firm, we
should undoubtedly have been submerged
an unpleasant dilemma, especially in ones
night dress.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-04-14

REsTAUEANT.-E Eaton, Of billiard
room notoriety, we are informed, is itting up
the upper story of the Neeves building as an
eating house or restaurant, where the river
men can be refreshed with dish Of picked
tongue, oysters, SC, or confectionery, pies
and cakes, with little Brown Stout to wash
it all down with Eaton knows how TO cater
TO the public wsats, and his new enterprise
ought to, and undoubtedly will, be we'll su=-
tanned
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-04-14

Music FOR TIE MILLIoN.-Jo Wood )
frogs in 10 Woods marsh on 10 Woods Ad-
dition, are thawcd out and nightly discourse
their dulcet strains for The edifcation of We
residents on the sHill." This means spring.
Front seats reserved for ladies. Adntittanca
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-04-14

a CUEIos1TT.-A bed-quilt compos-
ed of over 1000 diamoued-shaped pieces, so
arranged as regards color that they seem to
blend and almost become as one distinct
square, is indeed a curiosity 1t was made by
the mother CT cur townsnan E. D. Hall, and
IN point of beauty We have never seen it sur
passed 1t took the premium at the Winnie,
hnnn Gnr,,t-- L,ni-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-04-14

~ Robbins are around. Their
farloughs have expired, and they are rendez-
vousing in numbers from Dixie. a few days
will find Us with our usual complement of
martins, swallows, and other species Of the
fcathcred tribe
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-04-14

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