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The Shasta courier., 1864-04-16

Hang HIM.-Tom Fitch wants man hung
at Virginia City, and has made the following
complaint against him. The Judge, howev-
er, neglected to take notice of the COMPLAINT ::
Thomas Fitch vs. W. T. Myers In Re-
corder's Court, Virginia City, Storey county.
Thomas Fitch, complainant, complains of w.
F. Myers. and for cause of complaint says
that the said W. f. Myers did on the 30th
March, 1864, in the Office of Myers q Dag
gett, in the city of Virginia, use the follow
Ing language That he defendant) did not
believe that negro was the equal of a white
man, that negroes were inferior to white men,
and were designed by God Almighty to be
the servants OF white men, and defendant
also used other language derogatory of the
character Of our fellow citizens of African
descent. and calculated ID damnify them and
bring into contempt and ridicule. And COM
painant further says that prior to the SLAM
derous and wicked language Of the defendant
afore said, our colored fellow citizens enjoyed
a good reputation, and that by said SANDER
Gus language the colored race aforesaid were
greatly scandalized, ard the Government Of
the United States brought into disrepute, and
the Southern Confederacy encouraged, and
Uncle Abe greatly maligned, and the public
peace iieopardized and all Union men injured
and traitors benefited,
Now, therefore, this complainant prays
that warrant may issue against the defend
ant for misprison of treason, and the defend.
ants body be taken into custody, and that
defendant be punished either by hanging or
By being compelled to pack sand bags at Fort
Churchill. and that he also be compelled to
take the oath of allegiance and be otherwise
dealtwith according to the statues in such
case made and provided.
THOMAS FIrcH. Coplanant."
The Shasta courier., 1864-04-16
0iginal Bully Hill Gold, Silver and
Copper Mining Company.

nITTSBURG pistrict-At meeting of the
L Board of Trustees of the above named eompa-
ny, held March 50th. 1854, 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
w. :. KAPPLE, Secretary.
Copper City, April 6, 1864. ap9
The Shasta courier., 1864-04-16
SHASTA COURIER.
GIVE US THIS Day OrR DAILY BREAD. =

GIVE US THIS DAY OuR DAILY BREAD. :
1t is honorable to get living by honest m
dustry, and it is but right that every one
should have the chanee'of SO doing. 1t Is a
disgrace for any one to eat the bread OF idle
ness if not absolutely forced to do it, in which
case il is humiliating as well as enervatlng in
the extreme To a sensitive being, there Is
nothing which tends more directly to blast
soul and body than a feeling of uncertainty
and dependence. II bows such being into
the very dust, and makes happiness mock
cry and life a burden.
oh the longing and pining for independ
ence-the desire to feel that our destiny is in
our hands, and that We may walk abroad in
perfect freedom, breathing the fresh air ard
enjoying the beauties of nature as one of her
darling children, with none to say, why do
you so % There is eternal desire in the
human breast to feel dependent on God alone
Ito have our destiny unlinked with that Of
any other erring dependent mortal. further
than we choose from our free will. 1t is ter
rible to feel that others have unnatural power
over US, from which it is impossible to- ex-
tricate ourselves-to feel that we are depen-
dent on others for the bread that we eat. for
the very maintenance OF our existence. And
oh how much more terrible is the idea that
others still are dependent on us-are looking
ep to us for the privilege of living. Heaven
have pity on those poor beings who, from
youth, age or sex, are incapable Of engaging
successfully in the great battle of life, and
are left the needy dependents of one who
must
Beg a brother of the earth
To give him lief to toll,
And see his lordly fellow-worm
The poor petition spurn,
Unmindful though weeping wife
The Shasta courier., 1864-04-16
FERRY AND ROAD NOTICE

NJ Office is hereby given that will, at the ex-
~ piration of thirty days after the publication of
this notice, soon thereafter my application
can be heard make application to the Hon. Board
OF Supervisors of Shasta county for license to
tablish and keep public ferry across the Sacra-
mento riN er at the most eligible point above, and
within one half mile of the mouth of Cow Creek,
where said creek empties into said river.
And at the same time l will petition the said
Board or Supervisors to lay out and declare a pub
lie road, commencing on 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
so as to intersect the present Shasta and Red Bluff
road at Lean and Fosters on Cottonwood creek
mr5 WM MAGEE
The Shasta courier., 1864-04-16
TESTIMONIAL.

HAMILTON, Ohio. April 4, 1858.
MEssRs. A. L. ScovILL Il Co..
GrNTs-I take great pleasure in stating that
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 hestancy in recommending it to
the public as being all it is recommended to be.
Yours, respectfully, DAVID FOWLER.
The Shasta courier., 1864-04-16
Pit River Mining Company,

DITTSBURG DISTRICT, Shasta county, Cal.
Assessment No. 3.-Notice is hereby given.
that at Trustees meeting of the above named
company, held March IS, 1854, and By the author
ity of Stockholders meeting, an assessment of
Seventy Gents 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 L. 5. gold and silver coin.
Principal Office, Red Bluff. March 80, 1864.
ap2 N. II. MYRICK. Secretary.
The Shasta courier., 1864-04-16
South Bully Hill Gold, Silver and
Copper Mining Company.

4 SSESSMENT NoTICE.-Stcekholder of the
N South Bully Hill Gold Silver and Copper
Mining Company are hereby notified that an assess
ment of fifty cents share has this day been levied
payable to the Secretary in Shasta, within forty
days from late. in gold coin.
By order of the Trustees,
c. c. BUSH. Secretary.
: March 2Sth. 1861. app
The Shasta courier., 1864-04-16
Kessler Mining Company,

DITTsBURG DISTRICT. Shasta county. Cal.
I Assessment No. 3.-Notce is hereby given
that at meeting of the Trustees Of the above named
company held March -. 1864. 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 Z. s. gold and silver
coin.
Principal Office, Red Bluff. March 29 1864.
app II. II. MYRlCK, Secretary.
The Shasta courier., 1864-04-16

ELoPEMENr.-A man by the name of
CLANCY, of Rising Sun. has eloped with his
brother-in-law's wife-that is, after having
lived with one sister, be proposes the exper-
iment of living with the other. The unfor-
tunate husband, in describing his Affections
to friend in town, became extremely pa
thetic when he came tothe ear drops. Why
says he, " them ear-drops cost me 81 80
1 have squandered at least $3.50 on that are
woman. ."-Des N0ines Salesman
The Shasta courier., 1864-04-16
The Circassian Hair Restorative
THIS RESTORATIVE

is purely scientific preparation. discovered by
long research aud study, and can be depended
as being all that it is represented is perfectly
harmless, and will not stain the finest eambrie.
If the use of this preparation is persevered in.
according to the directions (which will be found in
full on each bottle). there will be no necessity of
any one having gray hairs, no matter to what age
the person may live
The Shasta courier., 1864-04-16
Daniel Webster G.. S & G.. Mining
Company.

A ssEssMENT No. 2.-Notiee is hereby given
IA that at a regular meeting of the Trustees Of
the Daniel Webster eoid, Silver and Copper Min
ing Company. of Pittsburg Mining District, held at
the Office of the company in Shasta on the sth day
of March, A. d. 1864. an assessment of ten cents
upon each share of the capital stock of said compa
ny was levied, and made payable Immediately, at
the office of the Secretary, in United States gold
silver coin.
By order of the Board of Trustees,
H. A. CURTISS, Secretary.
Shasta, March Q, 1864 mr12
The Shasta courier., 1864-04-16

CALIFORNIA raisius, SAYS the Scientific
American, are the greatest novelty. They
are equai 70 the hest imported. and don /
cost as much Very few have appeared in
the Atlantic states, but in the course of
time they wall drive the foreign fruit from
The Shasta courier., 1864-04-16
DISSOLUTION NOTICE.

NOTICE is hereby given that the partnership
~ heretofore existing between Robert Stevenson
and..F- II. Rosenbaum, is this day dissolved by
mutual consent. The business of the house viii be
carried on by ROBERT STEVENSON, who will
satisfy all creditors of the firm, and receive all debts
of the same. ROBERT STEVENSON.
f. H. R0SENBAUM.
Shasta, January 2lst, 1864 f13
The Shasta courier., 1864-04-16

AMERICAN CoLoRs.-Wisconsin is filing
her quota with Indians. All coiors are ac-
ceptable now, our tri-eolor being white.
black and red, while our money is green. and
our uniform is blue. with more or less of vel
low trimmings and ornaments. The rebels,
as if to show that they have become toe fee
bic to fight mach more to mach purpose, and
are cid in sin at least, figure mostly in grew
The Shasta courier., 1864-04-16
REDUCTION IN PRICES
TO SUBSCRIBERS.

A TTENTIoN is called to the following list of
a American and Foreign Periodicals, for which
receive subscriptions. Permanent arrangements
having been made by the United States Govern
ment for the carrying of the mails from the Atlantic
States by steamer three times = month am ena-
oiled to receive subscriptions at much lower rate
than formerly. The same care and attention will
be paid to the forwarding of all packages for wheir
this establishment has gained such enviabe rep
uta,ion throu chout the Pacific Coast
The Shasta courier., 1864-04-16
LOCAL AGENTS WANTED.
Notice
TO SCHOOL TRUSTEES & TEACHERS.

VUNHE attention of School Trustees and Teachers
is directed to the following section of the
School Law
SEC 81. No Teacher shall be entitled 10
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 OF from the County Board Of EXami-
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 eff any Teach
unless the provisions ef the foregoing section
strictly complied with.
JOHN J. COMFY,
County supt. Public Schools,
Shasta, April 1, 1864.
The Shasta courier., 1864-04-16
BILL HEADS.

WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED A VERY SIT.
w perior article of Bill Paper. Persons wishing
bdil heads would do well to give us call i've
print cheap. for Cash
The Shasta courier., 1864-04-16

4 KANSAS woman, named Aililon, was
lately married, and by her marriage the
bride becomes sister to her father and mo-
ther. aunt 20 her brothers and sisters. The
groom, becomes son of younger brother; his
sister in law becomes his mother; and be
comes the brother of four " Million chill
dren. What relation were said parties pre-
vious to their marriage?
The Shasta courier., 1864-04-16
BRADLEY & RULOFSON,
PHOTOGRAPHIC
Successors to yanee,)
Cor. Montgomery and Sacramento streets,
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
A Gard from r. n. Vance.

A Gard from II. n. Vance.
The undersigned having been succeeded in the
Photographic business by Messrs- Bradley L Ru-
lofson, takes pleasure in conznending them to his
friends former patrons, and the public as eminent
ly qualified to conduct irst-class- Photographic
Gallery Mr.. Bradley being the lar gest importer of
Photographic material in the State the public may
rest assured that at all times they viii find choice
collection of every thing and beautiful from the
Eastern and European markets. Mr.. Rulofsou.
who devotes his whole attention to the establish
ment, brings with him over twenty years expert
enee in the art, and certainly has superior in
the requisite qualifications for therein, pos
sessing a. he does high order of artistic attain
ments, and all those gentlemanly qualities which
can never fail to make it pleasant for those who call
on them. just go and see for yourselves.
4. II. VANCE.
Photographs. Ambrotypes, and Visiting Cards
executed in a superior manner.
Small pictures cased and enlarged TO any size,
and neatly finished in India Ink Water Col Is. or
in Oil.
&s~ None but the most accomplished artists
employed in this Gallery, and all work warranted
to give satisfaction. ap9
The Shasta courier., 1864-04-16
Pit River Mining Company,

nlTTSBURG District. Shasta county, CAL
l. Notice is hereby given that the following as
sessments have been levied by the Trustees of the
above named company. upon each and every share
of the stock of the company
Assessment No. LEVIED August 1st, 1868, ten
cents per share for working the mine and ten cents
per share for defraying contingent expenses.
Assessment No. 2-leyied February %, 1864, ten
cents per share for working the mine
The above assessments are now due and PAYABLE
IN T. ). gold and silver coin to the Secretary, at
his Office in Red Bluff.
NJ. H. MYRICk, Secretary.
Red Bluff March 2 1864 mrI2
The Shasta courier., 1864-04-16
COMMISSION AND PURCHASING
Agent,
SAN FRANCIS co.

ORDERS FOR THE PURCHASE OF MEK-
Y chandize and articles of every description
solicited by the undersigned.
A residence in this city of over ten years, and
experience in the business of nearly the same length
of time, are considered sufficient to warrant tbs
confidence of persons in the country who OCCASION
ally require to make purchases here, through the
agency of reliable party or who may be looking
for a permanent Agency in San Francisco. To
either the advertiser offers his services, assuring all
who intrust orders to him that effort shall be
spared to execute their commissions satisfactorily.
All Orders must be accompanied with the Cash or
City Reference.
Those desiring information concerning the under
signed are referred to
Wm. T. Coleman & Co., San Francisco.
j. II. Coghill { Co., g
c. Langley, Druggist,
Flint, Peabody & Co.,
Ira P. Rankin,
Ross. Dempster Co., G
J. Anthony & Co., Union Office, sacra
mento City.
And to the proprietors of the Shasta
COURIER.
N.B-Orders for Machinery, Panofortes, Melo-
deons Sewing Machines, Watches, Jewelry, &c.
will be attended to by competent judges,
L. p. FISHER,
Commission and Purchasing Agent,
s29 Washington street, up stairs,
Opposite Maguire's Opera House, San Francisco
Nff apr
The Shasta courier., 1864-04-16

A FELLOW in Amador, for drinking JEFF.
Davis health in public has been arrested and
punished under the act of the last Legisia-
ture.
The Shasta courier., 1864-04-16
IMPORTANT CAUTION.

lMPUH IANl NAUIIUN.
Be sure and purchase the Circassian Hair Re
storative, which words will be found blown in
each bottle.
The GfRCASSLAN 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.
KED1NGTON Is Co.. San Francisco
Are the General Agents for California
And the Pacific coast.
The Shasta courier., 1864-04-16
Williams and Kellinger Mining Co.,

nITTSBURG District Shasta county, CAL
Assessment No. 4: : Notice is hereby given
that at meeting of the Trustees of the above named
company, held at their Office in Red Bluff February
s, 1864, an assessment of twenty-five cents per
share was levied upon each and every share of the
capital stock the company payable to the Secre
tary in U S. gold or silver coin
Principal Office, Red Bluff, March ), 1854
mrl2 NJ. II. MYRICK Secretary.
The Shasta courier., 1864-04-16

Caused by decay in the tooth. 1t will cure seurvy
on the gums. 1t will harden the gums. aud cause
them to adhere to the teeth. 1t will cure gum
bois, heal and remove all soreness of the gums 1t
will sweeten the breath. 1t will be found valuable
for children cutting teeth. having swollen gums.
1t is an Indian preparation. and the receipt for
making it was purchased by the Proprietor from
the Pawnee tribe of Indians in the Platte country.
1T Is PERFECTLY HARMLESS!
Who would suffer with this most distressing af-
Fiction when 25 cent bottle will cure nstanta-
neously?
Sold ny all the principal Druggists, and by
REDINGT0N CO.,
4l6 and AIS Front street, San Francisco.
The Shasta courier., 1864-04-16

Mr.. CoLAMEk, of Vermont told the follow
ing good story of recruiting in lSl2-l3, in a
speech he made the other day in the United
States Senate g We had Lieutenant by the
name OF Rezeau. who was famous recruiting
officer. | say we, because | was then in
the service. lie was sent down to Middle
bury. in Vermont. TO recruit in the Winter
of lSl2-l3. In the Spring the recruits were
brought, in; there were about seventy or eigh
ty of them. When we came to muster them
in according to their enlistment, it was found
on examining the men that he enlisted one as
a Major, two as Chaplains, about twenty men
to each bass drum. and three or four as Lieu
tenants. When we came to take off the eiti-
zen clothes and put the soldiers uniform on
them and place them in the ranks, there was
distress and trouble enough If we had been
compelled to carry out the assurances they
had received, | do not know how we should
ever have done it. | will only add that
Rezeau took care to stipulate that he should
never serve-with his own recruits
The Shasta courier., 1864-04-16
TO PHOTOGRAPHERS,

"ANTED-Good Stereoscopie Negatives of
w every place of interest on the Pacific coast
for which a fair price viii be paid. Specimen
prints, with particulars of locality, and the price
for the Negatives will receive prompt attention by
addressing
LAWRENCE 4 HOUSEWoRTH
Agents London Stereoseopic COMPANY.
ap9 e57 CLAW street San Franc;..o
The Shasta courier., 1864-04-16

DR.. KEMP, an English chemist. in recent
work on his favorite science. remarks 80
it is, that, as we all sprang from putrefac
ton, or from dead matter that had never be
fore been vitalized, so. in like manner. must
all our frames return through the ordeal of
putrefaction TO the dead wo ID The muscle
of the strong man, the bloom of beauty. the
brain of the philosopher, must once more
rot, as, doubtless, they have often rptted be-
fore, and are destined, in the continual pha
sis and circulation of matter. to rot again
The hand that writes this sentence, nay, the
very brain that conceives the thought that the
hand is marking down, was once earth, such
as we all trample on, and soon will be earth
again, and, perhaps, ere even the writer's
name has ceased to be mentioned by those
with whom he holds familiar intercourse,
will be transformed into the cyyress of the
cemetery, or the daisies of the country
church-yard. Nay, also the matter of that
eye which reads this saying. and of the brain
which receives that saying. and is. perhaps,
startled at it, little while ago was allied to
the elements of inorganic matter; and the
time can not be very distant ere some have
to mourn over those terrible words read over
it, of dust to dust and ashes to ashes The
very tear of affection was once water and a
little rock salt; and after little time it will
lie water and rock-salt ono, more.n
The Shasta courier., 1864-04-16

Beg a brother of the earth
To give him lief to toll,
And see his Iordly fellow-worm
The poor petition spurn,
Unmindful though weeping wife
And helpless offspring mourne."
The Grand Haven news., 1864-11-16

A SALUTARY THouaHT.-When l was
young man, there lived in our neigh
borhood farmer who was usually report
ed to be very liberal man, uncommonly
upright in his dealings. When he had
any of the produce of his farm to dis
pose Of he made it an invariable rule to
give good measure--rather more than
would be required of him. One Of his
friends observing him frequently doing so,
questioned him as to why he did It; he
told him he gave too much, and said it
would be to his disadvantage. Now, dear
reader, mark the answer Of this excellent
man:
"God has permitted me but one jour
ney through the world, and when am
gone l cannot return to rectify mistakes" /"
Think Of this. There is but one Jour
ney through life.
The Grand Haven news., 1864-11-16

DEATH OF Boy WHILE HAVING
TEETH ExTRAcTED.-A little boy, named
Green, four years of age, died in New
York, on Sunday, under singular circum-
stances. 1t appears he had been suffer
ing with great pain in his teeth, and Sun
day morning his father took him to a
dentist, to have the painful teeth extract
ed. Two were removed without trouble,
but on drawing the third one be was seis-
ed with cramps or commissions, became
black 10 the face, was soon reduced to in
sensibility, and was in short time a
corpse. The coroner made an ex-
ternal examination of the body, and in
his opinion the pain consequent upon the
extraction of the teeth, and the fright
natural to children under like circumstan-
ces, produced congestion Of the brain, and
thus was the cause of death.
The Grand Haven news., 1864-11-16
AUTUMN SNOW.


Through all the amber wood and russet ground.
The autumn rain hath poured plenteous food;
All day the winds have made an ominous sound,
And from the old barnyard there does resound
A garrulous quarrel mid the feathered brood.
The honest oxen gaze in rueful mood,
From out the shed, where each shelter gains,
And garnered meath its golden treasure bends,
That yearly. almoner, old Autumn, sends.
But loi white vision sudden reigns,
And floating snow succeeds the falling rains,
The mighty fakes in multitude descends-
All, feathery snow, what pleasure dost thou
bringi
I see the deshing steedsI hear the sleighbells
ringI
The Grand Haven news., 1864-11-16

A Recommendations, the third
son Of Bishop Burnet, caused bis father
great grief by his excesses. One day
the bishop observing the peculiar gravity
Of his sons countenance, asked, "On
what he was thinking" "On a greater
work than your History Of the Refor-
nation, my oson," was the reply. II
shall be heartily glad to see it." said the
father though almost despair of it."
1t was undertaken, however, and vigor-
ously pursued. The young roue became
a leading lawyer, and finally attained the
rank of Chief Justice of the Common
Pleas. He died in 1853.
The Grand Haven news., 1864-11-16

f. a
WESTERN MICHIGAN AND Fruit Grow
INe.--That portion of Michigon border
ing the Lake is we'll adapted to fruit
growing. The peach orchard 81,
Joseph arc world d-fenowned Uther
points are also producing considerable Of
this fruit, stimulated by the certain do
mand of the cities of the western shore.
Enough has been done to prove that
Michigan in soil and climate is well
adapted to.fruit growing.
Dealers from Milwaukee and Chicago
drain the early strawberries Of st. Joseph
and Grand Rapids for several weeks be-
fore competition from the growers of the
west side. Hundreds of bushels Of
"wild" blackberries have been shipped
this year from Nunica. All the cultiva-
ted fruits succeed well. Very little at
tention has yet been given to fruit grow
ing in any of its branches. Let the pro-
ductive powers Of the valley Of the st.
Joseph, Kalamazoo and Gra0d River be
developed and Michigan will flow with
wine and sweetness.
The fruit crop of the present season
has not been gross one, owing to the
unfavorable winter and spring. Consid-
.erable fruit has, however, been grown fol
export Western Rural.
The Grand Haven news., 1864-11-16

BURNED TO DEArH.--A Mrs. Fitzger-
aid, living near GAINESVILLE, ILL.,, on Friday
afternoon, started to a neighbor, leaving
her three and only children shut up in
the house. While she was gone the
house caught on fire and the children
all consumed with the house. The little
creatures had crawled under the bed
where they were found with head, arms
DC, burnt of. The mother is frantic
with despair.