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The Shasta courier., 1864-12-10
MAKING Mucu OF COOP THING. :

MAKING Much OF A COOP Thing. 1t is
usually considered noteworthy circumstance
for man or woman to have been married
three times; but of old this number would
have been thought very little of. st. Jerome
mentions a widow that married her twenty
second husbG who in his time had been
married to twenty two wives-surely an ex-
perienced couple. A woman, Elizabeth Mast,
who died at Florence, l768, had been married
to seven husbands, all of whom she outliyed.
When on her death bed she recalled the
good and bad points of each of her husbands,
and having impartiaIly weighed them in the
balance, she singled out her fifth husband as
the favorite, and desired her reslains might
be inferred near his. The death Of soldier
is recorded in 1884 who had five wives and
his widow, aged 80, wept over the grave of
her 4th husband. There is an account of a
gentleman who married four wives, and liv-
ed to be lis years old. When he died he
left % children alive and we'll, some of the
said children being from three to fourscore.
A gentleman died at Bordeaux who had beon
married six times. In July, 17eS couple
were living in Essex who had been married
81 years, the husband being 107 and the wife
103 years. At the Church ..of st. Clement
Danes, I772, a woman of IS was married to
her sixth husband.
The Shasta courier., 1864-12-10
NUMBER Al.

xHE Union As 1T wAs.-At the great Fan.
euii Hall meeting in Boston. October, 18th,
Col. Z. Stocket Matthews, of Maryland, was
one of the speakers. In the course Of his
speech he referred to the cry of "the Union
as it was,; and said:
Uentlemen, this world is never the same at
set OF sun that it was at his rising. and any
man who snpposes that the whirlwind of civil
revolution, CT strife, of carnage. of slaughter.
ofsacrifce, of such heroism as has been shown
ON the part uf the North, in shedding the hest
blood OF the flower of the land, of such munif.
icence as has been displayed BY tha peopls
Of the North in pouring out tEoir vast treas.
nres to sustain the government say, if any
man can suppose that such whirlwind al
this. with all the heroic circumstances and
unnumbered sacrifices that have attended it.
can pass over this land and leave 1t as it was
before the storm came, he is either fool.
hopeiessly incapable of being taught, or he
Is such an utter rebel to God and man that
to talk with him is sheer waste of time.
Loud applause.) accept this war.
know what it means Don't you know what
it means2 Voices Yes,") If any Of YOU
do not, will tell you what it means. It is
q furnace fire and you are being purified: if
IS trying ordeal and you are being tried it
is great school for the education of this
people, and they are being educated. 1t is
Gods own predetermined way of making the
American continent Republic Of freemen.
without slave. Loud applause and cries
o." Grand v' "Grand r1
The Shasta courier., 1864-12-10

LEGAL DAMAGES AND COMPOUND INTEREST
IN AFRIcA.-Some of the natives of Africa.
although they may have little pretensions to
q knowledge of mathematics in general. seem
to have a very clear and comprehensive idea
of the principles of compound interest on
debts resulting from legal damages.
This appears from the custom of certain
tribe, according to which, if a native should
steal fowl from another. the owner, if he
had witnesses of the fact, would suffer the
matter to rest for two or three wears. He
would then institute an action for damages
which are measured by this curious standard
1t is IN the first place calculated how many
eggs the fowlwould probably have laid in The
course of one or two years, how many ofthess
would have been hatched, how many of thes.
chickens would themselves have become par
ents, for the period of time between the com
mission of the ro1bery and the conviction o
the offender. For this imaginary wrong
damages have been given to the fullest extent
and the husband and wife and whole famil,
sold to requite the owner of the fowl for hi
loss.
The Shasta courier., 1864-12-10

SKILL OF SHARPsHooTERs.-It is not unfre-
quently that sharpshooters in each army are
engaged in firing at each other, and succeed
ultimately in killing by putting a ball
through the hole made just large enough for
the muzzle of the rife while the opposite mar.
ty is lookicg through to watch the effect of
his own shot. Some little time since, we
had an account from Tennessee of case in
which an expert rebel and Union sharpshoot
er watched each other for three days, at a
long distance, and on the third day, while
the Union man looked through ball passed
into the hole and directly through his eye
and brain, of course killing him instantly
The correspondent of the New York Com
mcrcial, before Petersburg. relates another
case which occurred on Monday. A soldier
got sight of rebel sharpshooter and fred
through one of the rife holes on the breast
works, merely large enough to put the muzzle
of his musket through and sight his object.
Having fired, he withdrew to observe what
effect he had made, when. from distance Of
about three hundred yards ball passed
through the rifle hole, entering his head and
killing him instantly.
The Shasta courier., 1864-12-10

Down IN FRosr An old acquaintance
writes that there is among his acquaintances
one. ut least. who enjoys a high reputation,
for he stands over se.en feet in his stockings.
Although talented member of the bar, he
is a good natured, modest citizen. Some
years ago, when the Broadway theatre was
the theatre of the town be saw fit to witness
the performance from prominent seat in the
parquette. When the curtain and the actors
advanced to their positions, cry of "down
in 'front.' became general throughout the au-
dience. Their attention was directed toward
the tall b, who feeling himself the OBJ.
ject Of remark, thought he was required to
settle a little. Looking as though he would
like to settle through the floor, be proceeded
to raise himself to standing position in such
a manner, however, as to convey an impress
sion that there was no end to him. At last
he did get straie htened out to his full length
when slowly glancing aronnd at the astouish.
ed audiences he very deliberately remarked,
= Gentlmen, to satisfy you that | was sitting
down, will now stand up"
A burst oflaughter and applause succeed
ed the audience and actors became conyuis-
ed; the curtain descended rapidly the man.
ager with beaming face came forward.
amidst the widest applause, and conducted.
the gentleman to private box.
The Shasta courier., 1864-12-10
VIZ once heard a story anent the oualil

We once heard story anent the qualifca-
tions which induced q certain Lord Leuten-
ant of Ireland to promote a curete to be Dean
of St. Patrick's His Excellencv was visit
ing country district in the Emerald Isle,
partaking of the hospitality of the landed
gentry in his rounds. One gentleman who
had been promised the honor of a visit from
the Viceroy, was sorely perplexed as to the
means of properly receiving the great guest.
His house was ample, his menage perfect,
his guests unexceptionable, with only one
wback-noae ofthem could stand as many
bottles of wine as his Excellencv. What was
to be done? 1t was necessary to find some
one who could drink bottle for bottle with the
representative of the sovereign. A happy
idea occurred to the host. There was a poor
curate in neighboring parish who could
compete with his Excellency in bibbing. He
was implored to come, and come he did.
When all the other diners, including the
host, had SINK under the table, as was our
forefathers' custom in the afternoon, bis So
Der Excellency became conscious that there
was only one guest curate, too-who kept
him In countenance. Fellow feeling rose in
his breast for his companion. He inquired
into the csrate's condition, heard of his por-
erty, and took note of his ability. Some
time after, the Deanery Of st. Patrick, fell
vacant, and the Lord Lieutenant promoted
the poor curate to the distinguished position
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overjoyed negroes held me up, and pointed
out the boa, who was still writhing in his
death agonies shuddered as looked upon
the effects of his tremendous, dying strength.
For yards around where he lay, grass and
bushes and saplings. and in fact everything
except the more fully grown trees. were cut
clean of. as though they had been trimmed
by an immense scythe. This monster, when
measured, was fifty -one feet two inches and
q half in extreme length, while round the
thickest portion of his body, the girth was
nearly three feet, thus proving, believe, to
be the largest serpent that was ever authen
tically heard of.
The Shasta courier., 1864-12-10

AN INTREPID HUsBAND.-The wife of a
European employed on the railway near Jem-
peer. in stepping out of her door late in the
evening. quite recently, was bitten by co
bra little above the right heel. Her hus-
band, who fortunately happend to be home,
Immediately sucked the wound uEtil the
blood flowed copiously. after which be bound
tight bandage some inches above the bite.
which numbed the leg. He then applied a
live coal to the part, and burnt it efecually,
and scarcely concluded the operation, when.
happily, the down train made its appearance,
and he seized the opportunity to bring his
wife to Kurrachee, where she is now un-
der the care of DR.. Mahafy, the staff sur
geon, under whose treatment the patient il
getting well rapidly. Her life, however.
has no doubt been saved by the energetic
manner in which her husband dealt with tho
bite in the first instance.
The Shasta courier., 1864-12-10

The county Of Adams, Pa. whose people
sold water to our soldiers and would not lend
them shovels to dig graves for the dead after
the battle Of Gettysburg, has gone for the
Democrats BY an increased majority. This Is
IN accordance with the fitness of things.
The Shasta courier., 1864-12-10

The La Crosse Democrat is responsible for
the following good story: At one Of the ho-
tells in our city, the Landlord said to a board.
IT." See here, Mr.. B, the chamber
maid found hair pin in your bed this morn
ing, and it will not answer" "Welr, re.
piled the boarder, g found a hair in the
butter this mo rning, but it did not prove you
had a wonsan in it.''
The Shasta courier., 1864-12-10
SHASTA COURIER.

- L. p. FIsHER-Is the only Agent
Of the SHASTA COURIER in San Francisco, with pow
ers to receive subscriptions and advertisements and
receipt for the same.
oFFICE-l7I3 Washington street. opposits. .Aa-
guire's Opera House.
The Shasta courier., 1864-12-10

SIXTEEN WIVES" You say" said the
judge, the person who married you to the
first wife authorized you to take sixteen I
What do you mean by thatf well" said
Hans, g he told me dat / should have four
peter, four vorser, four richer, and four
boorer-and in our country four dimes four
make sixteen.n
The Shasta courier., 1864-12-10

A rH1cK skulled school boy had the SEN
tence. " Hope on hope ever p written for hlm
to copy by his teacher. Imagine the surprise
of the latter when on examining the young
ster's chirographical evolutions he found II
rendered thus Hop on hop over" some
bonnino epsued s1s's
The Shasta courier., 1864-12-10

A BIG GUN.-The 1000 FOUNDER, 90
inch gun. east at Pittsburg, has been placed
in Fort Hamilton. New York. Trucks for
the transportation and cradles and ways for
removing it had to be especially provided for
it. This is the largest gun now in use per-.
haps in any part of the world.
The Shasta courier., 1864-12-10

NcCLELLAN's MAJoRrrIEs: m77Rel!AlSSArSF 4 lse! g
majority for Mcclellan Is 40 nen a'S1
o 600. and New Jersey 500.
The Shasta courier., 1864-12-10

A IMPORTERS pew has been established at
. fashionable church in London.
The Shasta courier., 1864-12-10
BILL HEADS.

"E HAVE JUST RECEIVED A VERY su.
w psrior article Of Bill Paper Persons wishing
III Heads would do vsll 10 give Ne . call We
Yrint cheap, for Cash,
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TRAVELLERS DIRECTORY.
BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD.

&&W
On and after Sunday, April 10th, 1884, Daily Trains
and Washington and the West, as follows:
FOE PHILADELPHIA, NEW YORK, AND
BOSTON.
Leave Washington at I'D m, II .lb N, $40 n.
except Sunday.
O. sunday e 20 yo g for pH1LADEIpH1A'a and
Passen gers for Philade phia viii take notice that
the 80 train is the latest trasn daily fos Paid
ds1ghia .,. ., - p,,aoa.,,,;n.
and 10 for NeD York PASSENGERS eIo.Hstpsss'
FOR BALTIkORB
500 , m, 40 m, $40 m, apd SO m, except
On Sundays at 80 m, and and SO p m.
FOR ALL PARTS OF THE WEST.
Leave Washington at $50 q m, and and $40 p m
daily, except Sunday.
On Sunday, at s and $40 p m, only.
FOB WASHINGTON AND THE SOUTH.
$50, AS and $50 m, daily, except sunday:
On Sunday. at 3.1 and 10 q m and 3S0 m, Only
FOR ANNAPOLIS.
Leave Washington 1T $50 m, and 5 and $50 N,
daily, except Sunday.
No train for Annapolis on Sunday.
m 90 through to New YORK. without chan 60 Of cars.
Sleeping Car on 7 80 p N train. Berths in sleep
ing ear can be secured until p m, daily, at the
Ticket ONCE; after that hour they must be secured
The he rst and fourth trains from Washington stop
at all way points.
~ GEO tx K1 &|csst s Assnt At Wash
vi. ?. SMITH, Master of Transports,i2n.
L. NJ COLE, General Ticket Agent. Ap
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PROPOSALS.
DRoPosALs FOR ROOFING FELT AND PITCH.
C1xf Cxcrtsr masters OMes, Depot Of Wdsataxtos.l
WASHINGTON, D. O.. Nav %. 1884 (

CaKf Qxertrmast.r's 0Hes, Dspa Of Wasainxsos.l
WASHINGTON. D. O., May Is, 1854. {
Sealed Proposals will be received at this off ce
delivering in the CITY Of Washin ston D. G., the
One and eight os ton sls Of a1 Ropne Felt
Eight hundred 1901 barrels of Pitch, for Roofing
The particular ind or description of the above
% Ss % IN o. and
tieies they propose to deliver.
&C. q ts y Fl ss sbry s
days from the date Of the contract, one fourth
in sixty t6a) days therefrom, and the balance in
n RsR ss1r sa's Of fhPs itah on Ro,sn
contain not less than three huni.red fsnj ponnds.
ana b dfnysred IN good sond barrels said barrels
The e articles onered by the successful bidders
49, .yected to rigid inspection before being
a'.spted, by an inspector appointed by the Gov
PROPOSALS..
The price must be written out in words on the
bid mnst also the full name and pest OH &c ad-
Proposa ais rom rome, dsloyal parties will not be con-
Proposals must be addressed to Brigadisr Gen;
sh9uld be plainly marked Proposals for Roofing
s.' anu .'''n. GUARANTEE.
The bidder win be required to accompany his
With pa ;en nee two n
with good and spfi cient sureties, in equal to
proposed, in conformity with the, terms Of tbs
advertisement; and in case the said bidder sho0d
fail TO enter into the contract, they to make good
the difference between the offer of said bidder and
the next lowest responsible bidder, or the person
to whom the contract may be awarded.
The responsibility of the guarantors must be
shown by the ocis certificate of the clerk of the
nearest District Court, or of the United States
District ATTORNEY.
Bonds in 8 sum equal to the amount of the con-
guaraDtOrs viii be required of the successful bid
der or bidders upon signing the contract
FORM OF GUARANTEE
We, the undersigned residents of -, in the
county of -, and State of -. hereby. Jointly
and severaly. covenant with the United States, and
guarantee in case the foregoing bid of -- be
accepted that he or they will ut once execute the
contract for the with good and sufficient sure
ties. in equal to the amount of the contract,
to furnish the articles proposed in conformity to the
terms of the advertisement, dated May 25, 1864,
der which the bid made; and in the said
-- shall fail to enter into contract as afore-
SAID, We guarantee to make good the difference be.
tween the offer of the said --s and the next
lowest responsible bidder, or the person TO whom
the contract may be awarded.
Given ander our hands and seals
ithis - day Of, Isl.
Seal.i
To this guarantee must be appended the official
certificate above mentioned
The right to reject any all bids that may be
deemed too high is reserved by the Depot Quar-
tprmaster as we'll as the right to select from each
bid 40 ch articles a. the price therein named as is
D. H. FUCKER.
Brig Gen. and Chief Quartermaster,
my 25td Depot Washing ton.
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THE EVENING STAR.

STARrIIse DKvELoPEAENTs-A SOCIETY
FoR The ABpUoTIos OF VIRTUoUs You've FR-
HALps-An Albanian Prssident.-DuTIng the
pa.tfev months several reepec table young girls
OF our city. as well as others in the western
part OF the State, have mysteriously dfsap-
psp rcd from their homes, and no trace could
possibly be ascertained of their whereabouts,
made for them. Recently, however, some
startling Developments have come to light
through tie arrest of Young girl named Jen-
ME THOMPSON, at Utica, who was alfred in
NAL hablimeDts, and went under the assumed
name of James Thompon. Upon searching
her, come enormously rascally documents were
found, making startling revelations. There
was a manuscript copy Of what purported to
be he constitution and by laws OF the 60 Knights.
of the Secret Circle In this document theob-
Jscts of the Circle are said TO be to kdnap and
ser d 10 New York city houses Of prostitution
young and yirtuous girls. 1t is stc.,a that
after being kidn apped drp~ oauinistsred to
them, their action -..oe- tie infnence will de-
terni-~ ., .nuet iss LII liz 1;~tnops II
not, they are TO be released, we may say tnat
there is no drug that will determine any such
question The manuscript is signed by twenty.
four persons, mem beTs OF Ine secret Ctrcie. a.
Cary, OF Albany, is president, and cary and
one Patrick Farrell are directors. Other names
amorg the twenty four are those of Theodore
and Hiram Andrews and their wives. Appen-
ded is q list of nine young girls whose abduc-
tiop is considered feasible and advisable. One
May 1Uth, and Miss Barnett, both of Oneida
county. Also the names of three men tGerrit
Smith, @ ID Miller, and--Stewart), who have
been marked for vengeance. This is one of the
most damnable organizations ever conceived by
wicked mfnds.-AIbGny Knickerbocker
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DROP OsALs FOR FLOUR.

Office Dspo. Commissary Of Subsistence.
WASHINGTON. ID. C. May 10, 1864
sEALED Proposals are invited until the 3fth
sistsnse Department with 90, ,n -,
EIGHT THOUSAND ROCK $1,000 BARRELS OF
The proposals will be for what is known at this
Depot Nos and g. and bids viii be enter tanned
for any quantity less than the whole.
Bids st be in duplicate, and for each grade on
separate sheets of paper.
The Flour to be fresh ground, and delivered in
new oak barrels. head lined.
The delivery Of the Flour to commence within
five days from the opening of the bids and in such
quantities, daily, as the Government may direct;
delivered at the Government wareh in George
town, at the wharves or railroad depot in Wash
in gton, D. C..
The delivery Of all Flour awarded to be com.
Bias. "i'nh twenty Jays from 'he opening o' The
Payment will be made in certificates of indebt-
edness, such other funds as the Government
may have for disbursement.
The usual Government inspection will be made
inst before the Flour is received, and will be
accepted which is not fresh ground
An oath OF allegiance must accompany the bid OF
each bidder who has not the oath on file in this
Office, and no bid will be entertained from parties
who have previously failed to comply with their
bids, or from bidders not present to respond.
Government reserves the right to reject any bid
Cor any cause
Bids to be addressed to the undersigned, at No,
223 q street, endorsed Proposals for Flour"
&. q. GREENE,
my le-td Captain and @. 8, V,
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s1olIf and solitar, pl.etices more fstsl 70 hste
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walked to sxstscy the living Tyre. may na With fa
TXkA PAK7ICOLAh NOTICB,
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:, as IN ss
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biiitS. Symptons Of 6on.un ptiou, 30.
asIrxLIT!-Ths fssliai sr.s.. 90 the nina ~. sss
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fads' T'm'di''' 20 MAKKI4sE
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Ts ss ssP p.ds. ana. IN. car. en-
may IssoI,y sSnas IN s 1: s sonS. ssnts%s
oRaAfHH1PP TiAfEFs.+ 70 nAs skntSEsHor
By Dr. Johnston's marvellous treatment. weak
ness Of the dreams is sgsssily cured and fan vtSS,
tstsd and i'm potent. Who ssd lost an so1s, hsva
been Immediately relieved
20 81
yous Irritsbility, Tr.m hlinss and Wsaknssa or n
DE- JOHNSTON.
sas. Gpssd ana srsasss
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some ef the most assonish,as cure: that .srs syss
a ears When asleep great be alarmed
sess "a
Of mind we're cure 1d 5TWssi It'll
'udulgsd in whsD .ione-a habit fre9uently iearnea
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Goth mind and body, should Apply iEifn eofatefy.
eoTpsa, I D1dy darns =. ssoud
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Suo Sa' pers os must Ssfsr. eass.mpi.tins
reject that sound mind and bod, are tas mon
e
NE asH s
shoiy reflections that the happinasa Of another q
0hsa''Gb Hsss HSi 81" Or IAPs uDsNsz.
pleasure ands he has i'm bbed the seed. Of this PAIN
Of shame q dre.d Of discovery d.tsrs him rom sp-
biiity, can Alone bsfrisnd him he falls into the
hands Of ignorant and designing prsterdsrs, Who
Keep him triains month after month, or - long q
the smallest foe gan Be obt.insd and In ds:p,i.
TOM Or tbs terrible disease such Is Affections Of
VIII tsisS,fuI rspiaiss Until death puts ~ end Is
his dreadful suferings By sending him to that IN.
discovered country IN whose bourne no traveller
ORION Y SOUTH .RlDnRIOK Strict,
doors from the corner. Hsil not 70 observe nanss
I mo letters rsosivsa anles. post paid and son.
writing should state age and send portion Of "a
vsrtissmert describing symptoms.
III in D RsseWr o. or TH = P Pr
This many Thousands cured at this institusios
within the last twenty years, and the numeresa
Johnston. xisne' sed bI the rspor srs Of The Sun
and many other papers, notices Of which have ap-
Els stspdins Is ssntieman Of shsrsetsr and 70.
ssponsibilits, Is sumcient guarantee to the AZ
SKIN DISEASES SPEEDILY CURED.
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THE INDEPENDENT TELEGRAPH CoXPANY.-
We take pleasure in giving publicity to the
following letter from the Secretary Of War,
which FULLY exonerates this Company from
any suspicion of the loy atty OF its managers,
and ailudes to the arrangements made by
which the Company is TO have wire from the
Department, and do share of the publlc bust-
ness:
Su-The investigation of this Department
relieves yonr company from ell suspicion Of
being con cerned with the ansnlission or pub
licatlcn of the recent forgery purporting to be
proclamation by the President; and counter
siened by the Secretary of State. The salts
factory arrangements made by your Company
with this Department will, / hope, do much
tcwarGs inspiring the public with jus. con-
hdence In your telegraph line, and the loyalty,
prudence and discretion of its management.
Your obediens serysnt,
EDWIN NJ. STANTON.
Thpndnra Adams E.,n