davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Shasta courier., 1865-03-04
NUMBER |.
Rev. MIR. Nasby Leaves His Flock.
On 2THE WING. Nov the 10 '6.

ON -IHE WING, Nov. the 10. '64.
! The dy is kast. All is ore Ell Freedom
shreckt wen kosskusco fell, she must hey
sqwalt las Toosday mite. ez she beheld the
inannyma't corps of the Dimecratic party,
which fell, crushing litul Max. and the homes
Nv sum hundreds uv thousands NV good Dim
ecrats who spected to be persuaded bv their
friends in2 accepting the various officis under
the Government,
am a lost and ruined man. NV people
are NV Dimeeratic stripe They hev faith in
me-they Bleeve wa. tell e.n Iuli on,
Mick Lellun wuz certain ov the clecshun. and
that he'd ded wood on the disposal nv the
oihsls IN that seckshun. Itimmeiitlv henome
ezy matter to borrow mummy. 1t wuz de
llghtiui-wood wood that it Good hev been
perpetooal Bro. Savii lent me $50 with
the request that | wood speke a good word
Ter him Ter terrin mishun. | assoonied :,
vlrchus look and replide that meter sold NV
lnhooens, but aliez had an admirashen fer
his MASSIVE Intelleck and many virtews.-
pro. Outtle lent me mummy, wantin this, and
Bro. Sludge, wantin that; in breef. every
lndlvpule Nv EN- who he'd forehed an inch
high, spected suntl1in.
The returns cum in. Obib:
Linkunl "Goodl 'Rayr' shouts | with
CRATE presenceu nv mind
Why good?" anxiously asks the expect.
ants.
Becoz. to carry Ohio, the abolishunists
must hey brot votes from Moo York, which
will give us that State shoor."
| Moo York: Linkun
: Good Lord ~ ansers !. promptly g the
Moo York abolishunists hev voted in Ohigho
and hev gone back in time vote agin. But
waite for Pencilvan7."
Pencilvany: Linkunl
My frens, there wuz frawd. Massv-
chewsits sojers, at least 10000, must hey
votid there. Injeapy will do, howevir'
| 1nieany: Linkun.
"Nut less than 40, 900 MASSACHUSETTS, SOL
jers hev yotid there. Illynoise is safe, thoe."
Illynoise: Linkun
40, 900 MaSsychew-"
Give me mi munny ~ roared Savii. and
the saim remark with variashuns wuz maid
by Cutie, Sludge, and the baluntz Nv en-.
Jently, my frens," said |, backing out Nv
the door; 8 we hev been defetid, but the
CRATE prlnsipple that white man is better
! than a niggur, for which tha hev so long fot
still livs. Let US sink all miner konsidera-
| shuns and" .r..
The miner kinsiderashuns referred wuz,
however, uppermost in their minds, fer tha
awl went fer me. yellin like Cuscaroarious
inlins. s. Give me mi mummy {" whareupon
retreeted the meetin howse, lockin miself
In. Tha sirroundid it, SWARM tha d starv me
| out.
When an innosent boy l red harroin tale
Nv a Rooshun muther who wus persewed by
frantick wolvz. and who sawed her oan lvfe
by dropin her children 2 en- by 1. MY
priyit barril NV whisky wuz in mi stuuy-I
wuz saved J | histid it out Nv winder. and
kamly awaytid the rezultz Tha fockt
arOuO0 If. tba tnl trrpc l,o l.
and in wun short our tha wuz stretched helm.
liss on the plane, ded drunk Their an tharo
| refined my charge, and borroein such nun
ny and cloze as tina he'd abowt en- to maik un
arrears Nv salary and sich, bid adoo ? e,n
forevir. | shell go to Moo Gersy.
PETROLEUM Y. NAsBr.
Paster Nv sed Church in Chicnmn
The Shasta courier., 1865-03-04
SHASTA COURIER.
Constitutional Amendment.

Congress. BY over two-thirds vote, passed
an amendment to the Constitution of the
United States, declaring that slavery, or in
voluntary servitude, shall no longer exist in
this Government The great truth that g all
men are born free and equal is now con-
sistent with the Constitution and laws of the
United States The Declaration of Indepen-
dence no longer blisters the tongue of the
reader by its broadncss of assertion-and
shortcomings in facts to sustain the declara-
ton of freedom to all. Happy day! Grand
step in progress Americans may now say
theirs is the best Government and the freest
known to history or to man. Now the op-
pressed have but to place themselves under
the Stars and Stripes, Sppression ceases, the
shackles fall, and freedom, in its fullest
sense, waits upon him, let his color be what
it may. Freedom now knows no distinction
Caste no longer rules. Talent. character,
worth, now takes precedence Of the accident
of birth, and who can doubt the transcenden-
cy of the nation where alone such benef-
cent institutionsexist?
Nevada was the first State west of the
mountains to endorse the am endment above
alluded to, and this honor she owes to the
accident of her Legislature being in session
when the news was telegraphed to her Gov
ernor. Most nobly did she respond, too, by
adopting the amendment with only two dis
senting votes. Considering The times, it is wor-
thy of note that there were but two members
in that body who were willing to damn them
selves to eternal infamy by opposing the
measure.
That Oregon and California will adopt the
great measure of freedom, when an oppor-
tuntv offers under their laws, there is no
doubt. The telegraph informs US tha! all the
Eastern States that have had an opportunity
has sactioned this measure of Congress, ex.
cept that stupendous garden patch known as
the sovereign State of Delaware. That State
has the right to show her Importance in the
ratio of her insignifcance Whiffits claim
the privilege among big dogs that Delaw are
has asserted among States, and the result in
both cases will be simply snarling and
noise
The Shasta courier., 1865-03-04
Macken@ie7s
PATENT AUTO PROPELLING
GATHERING HORSES
A Patent Horse to carry his master,
Needs no spur to make him go faster;
Runs along cheerily as soon as you astride him
Ready to go wherever you guide him.

YvHESE horses Pun rapidly any good road.
Il sidewalk or fark grounds. with graceful,
eantering motion, propelled mainly by the weight
of the rider, alternating from the saddle to the
petals, in the act of rising to the motion of the
horse. aud wsh about the same amount of exercise
to the rider as in riding live horse. They may
be started stopped short. controlled in going
down hill by the rider. They up a moderate
ascent the road is hard and firm. They di-
rected' by the Bride As the motions Identical
it is good mode Of training for equestrianism.-
They are unequaled means for agreeable and
healthfu door exercise, all the year round, for
adults wsll for girls and boys of two years old
and upward- Girls ride by using the side-saddle
horn-those under ten years old usually ride
astride. The size for boys is strong enough to
carry man of3oo pounds weight. On the side
walk or level ground, a light carriage with child
IN 1t can be attached and drawn. Any person hav-
ing but one leg can ride perfectly well. st
For prices, inqnire at the Office of this paper,
send stamp for circular and price list.
STEPHEN W. SMITH,
1T 49s Broadway, New York.
The Shasta courier., 1865-03-04

ADMIRAL FITzKoY, says the Transcript, is
one ofthe wonders of Great Britain. He sits
in his Office near London, and every mornin g
receives detailed telegraphic reports from
all prominent points, regarding all the mete-
geological phenomena of the day, and com
bning them he is enabled to predict with
great accuracy the weather for the next
day, and next few days This he does and
telegraphs his. predictions back for the
guidance of mariners. Two days before a
gale the admiral predicted its appearance
form the north the storm flag was hoisted
and every precaution taken. Sometimes he is
of course mistaken, but as general thing he
is surprisingly correct But that he can do
this is certainly one of the great triumphs OF
modern meteorological science.
The Shasta courier., 1865-03-04
THE UNION PRISONER.

The following touching lines, descriptive of al
incident in the pen of the Union prisoners at An
Jacksonville, Georgia, are attributed to G. II. Hol
lister. Esq, of tchield, Connecticut. The wa
has yet elected nothing of sadder interest
No blanket round his wasted limbs,
As under the rainy sky he slept;
While pointing his envenomed shafts
Around him Death the archer, crept,
He dreamed of hunger, and held out
His hand to clutch little bread
That white angel with torch.
Among the living and the dead,
Seemed bearing, smiling as he went;
The vision walked him, and he sp.sd
The postboy, followed by a crowd
Of famished prisoners, who cried
For letters-letters from their friends
Crawling upon his hapds and knees,
lie hears his own name called. and 10
letter from his wife he seesi
Gasping for breath, he shrieked aloud,
And lost in Natures blind eclipse,
Faltering amid the suppliant crowd,
Caught it and pressed it to his lips.
guard who followed, red and wroth,
And hourishins a rusty brand,
Reviles him with taunting oath,
And snatches the letter from his hand
First ray the postage, whining wretch"'
Despair has made the prisoner brave,
" linen give me back my money, SIR /!
| am a captive--not a slave!
You took my money and my cothes
Take my life, too-but let me know r.
How Mary and the children are, -..-
And [ viii bless you ere | 60"
The very moonlight through his hands,
As he stood supplieating, shone,
And his sharp features shaped themselves
Into prayer, and such tone
Ofanguish there was in his cry
For wife and children, that the guard
Thinking upon his own-passed by
And left him swooning on the sward.
Beyond the g dead line fell his head
The eager sentry knew his mark,
And with crash the bullet sped
Into his brain, and all was dark.
But when they turned his livid check
Up towards the light, the pale lips smiled,
Kissing picture fair and meek
That held in either hand child
The Shasta courier., 1865-03-04
An Epoch in Military History--A New
Hero.

An Epoch i'll Military History--A New
Hero.
The New York Tribune says the carrying
of such work as Fort Fisher by storm is an
epoch in military history
AS the Monitor Merrimac fight was to
naval warfare, as the preaching of Pclaski
by light guns at eighteen hundred yards was
to casemated forts on land, so may the storm
ing Of Fort Fisher be to the newly vaunted
earthwork defenses The ever osciliating su-
perority of attack and defense, which for
three years has been supposed to be with the
latter, rests to-day with the former. Hero
ism is better than dirt. The masonry of Vau-
ban defed the weak artillery of the first half
of the century, and when that system fell
the earthworks of Todtleben again restored
the odds to defensive warfare but the genius
and the resolute will of one commander, aid
ed by the unequaled valor ofhis troops, have
neutralized and overpowered the best engi-
neering science of the day. and at this mo-
ment no fortifcation is secure against assault.
Alfred H. Terry, Brevet Major General
United States Volunteers, is the hero of this
new success. Educated a lawyer, never
within fifty miles of West Point, child of
the people, and soldier in this war from
the beginning for conscience sake-he it is
who has won in single day national fame
and professional military renown not infe
rior to the proudest. General Terry was one
Of the few men who before the war saw the
necessity of preparation for it, who helped to
put his State (Connecticut) in preparation for
it, and who devoted his own energies to its
approaching demands. He was among the
first in the field, has served steadily and with
ever increasing distinction distinction since.
and now at a bound reaches the highest place
among the soldiers of the Republic"
The Shasta courier., 1865-03-04

CHIEF JUSTICE CHASE is the author OF the
celebrated phrase, g Congress has no more DC,
power to make a slave than king Inc
sentence is contained in one of the resolution
adopted by the National Liberty Free son
Convention, held at Buffalo in 1856. Mr..
Chase wrote most of the resolutions OF that
Convention.
The Shasta courier., 1865-03-04
SHERMAN's UNION DOCTRINES letter

SHERMAN's UNION DocTRINEs.-In letter
to citizen of Georgia, Gen. Sherman says
g As to the Union of the States under our
Government, we have the high authority of
Gen. Washington, who bade us ejealous and
careful of it and the still more emphatic
words of Gen. Jackson, The Federal Union,
It must and shall be preserved Certainly
Oeorglans cannot question the authority of
such men, and should not suspect our motives,
Wno WI, are simply fulfilling their commands.
wherever necessary, force has been used to
carry out that end; and you may rest assur-
go &c that the Union will be preserved, cost what
It may And if you are sensible men you
VIII CONFORM to this order of things, or else
ln,sra.e 10 some other country. There is no
o!ne, alternative open to the people Of Geor-
The Shasta courier., 1865-03-04

IT is said that the clergy of Savannah omit
from the usual formula the prayer for the
President of the United States and Gen.
Sherman is reported to have said, when one
of these rebel Epkcopal divines called upon
him to ascertainif he would be allowed to
pray for jeff Davis Pray for JEFF. Davis,
why certainly. You ought to pray for him
every day, for JEFF. Davis and the devil need
praYing for very much.
The Shasta courier., 1865-03-04

:" You have been sorely tried,; said a
sympathiziDg member to old Joe Crowden,
weeping over the coffin of his third wife
- Yes." responded the bereaved one, 81
have alwrys had the dreadfulest luck with
womenn
The Shasta courier., 1865-03-04

CosT OF SoLoMoN's TEMPLE-We copy the
following from the Freemason's Monthly
Magazine for December:
What was the cost of Solomon's Temple?
BUILDER
The Athol Lectures say e169, 500 .S22. 800.
OF this 962. .675. 100000 was for precious
stones. 6,904.S 500 was expended for
gold, silver and brass vessels and sacred
utensils. The wages, diet and clothing of
all grades of workmen, el40, ,OOO, 900: ma
teria for construction, ESQ, 900, 600: King
David's contribution amounted to 99lI .4l6..
207 Solomon's offerings and those of Hiram
of Tyre and the Queen of Sheba, ESQ. .OOO.-
100000; leaving over and above all expenses
Ell oil, ,5S3,7O7 in the Kings treasury for
repairs.
The Shasta courier., 1865-03-04
CURE YOUR COLD,
SAVE YOUR LUNGS.
NEWELL'S PULMONARY SYRUP
~ Has Cured Thousands,
1T WILL CURE YOU!

"a cough is generally the effect of a bad cold
which haseiher been improperly treated entirely
neglected. When it proves obstinate there is al
ways to fear the consequences, this shows
weak state of the lungs, and is often the forercn-
ner of Consumption. II Buchanan's Domestic
Medicine.
The Shasta courier., 1865-03-04
Paster Nv sed Church in Chicar

The KEARsARcE.-Captain Winslow has
adressed a ncte to the press, to correct an
erroneous impression concerning the am
ount of prize money which is due the crew
of the kearsage. He says:
. The law regulating prize money appli-
cable to the case Of the crew of the Kearsarge
is two hundred dollars head for each per-
son on board the Alabama. This will give
the crew little over thirty theusand dollars.
Had the Alabama been brought into port and
not sunk the whole value Of her, by the prize
law, would have belonged to the crew. which
as she cost ffty-eigbt thousand pounds
world be nearly three hundred thousand
dollars. 1t will be seen by this that it is ra-
ther a losing business to Jack to sink ships
at sea- and when he read the recent law
made he will be reading it that he must put
his shot in above the water line and never
below. We learn the amount raised t. be
equally divided among the crew and officers
of the Kearsarge is something less than TWEEN
ty-fve thousand dollars in New York and
about eight thousand dollars in Boston. The
crew had letter read them, when in the
channel, from the Secretary of the Navy,
that it was the intention of the President to
ask Congress to appropriate sum equal to
the value Of the Alabama for distribution as
prize money as twas judged that the service
rendered to the country fully warranted it.
The Shasta courier., 1865-03-04
STOP THAT COUGHING


STOP THAT COUGHING
Some Ofyou can't, and we pity you. You have
tried every remedy but the ONE destined, by its
intrinsic merit to supersede all similar prepara-
tiOns. 1t is not surprising you should be reluctant
to try something else after the many experiments
you have made of trashy compounds foisted on the
public certain cure; but
NEWELL'S PTLMONAR SYRUP
Is really the very best remedy ever compounded for
the cure of Coughs, Colds, Sore Throat, Asthma,
Whoopng Cough Bronchitis and Consumption
Thousands of people in California and Oregon have
been already benefited by its surprising curative
powers
WHAT KILLED HIM.
DIR. Hall, in his Journal of Health, speaking of
the death of Washington Irving, asks the above
question, and adds :" He mi ght xell have remain
ed with us for some years to come had it not been
for advice, kindly intended no doubt, but given in
thoughtlessness and reckless ignorance.
lie had Cold
Which by some injudicious prescription had been
converted into Asthma" Let me say to DIR. Hall
that prescription was not
NEWELL'S PULMONARY SYRUP.
Keep it in the house-use it freely-give it to
your children upon the slightest indication of a
cold, and you will think and speak of it all do
who have become acquainted with its merits.
REDINGT0N & CO., Agents,
San Francisco.
And for sale everywhere
The Shasta courier., 1865-03-04

a LETTER from General Sherman, address,
ed to the editor of the United States Service
Magazine, contradicts two statements that
have frequently been made respecting the
battle of Pittsburg Landing. He says first.
that General Grant, and not General Buel,
planned the second days fight, and that It
was determined upon before General Buel
reached the scene of contest; second, that the
late General c. F. Paducahf') Smith. and
not General Grant or General Halleck. Sc
lected the locality where the fight occurred.
The Shasta courier., 1865-03-04

"MAY leave some tracts ?" asked mis-
sionary ofa lady who responde ed to his knock.
Leave some tracks ? certainly you may"
said she, looking at him over her spectacles,
g leave them with the heels towards the
house, if you please"
The Shasta courier., 1865-03-04
NEwELL,s PULMONARY SYRUP,

EW AND FRESH Garden Seeds fby every
~ Steamer,) of most excellent oualit;es 80 ~
had at the new Seed Store. No. 425 Washincton
street. next 70 the corner of Sansome street. at
Ar;lehokes, Asparagus, Beet, Cabbage.
Cardoon, Carrot, Caulihower, Celery, Cress.
Cucumber, Egg Plant, Endive. Kake, Kohl.
rabi, Leek, Lettuce, Melon, Okra, Onion
Parsley, Peas. Pepper, Radish, Rhubarb.
Satisfy, Spinach, Squash, Tomato. Turnip,
Herb seeds, Grass Seeds, Bird Seeds,
And all other kinds.
San Francisco, January, 1865. jn2S
The Shasta courier., 1865-03-04

How TO SERVE BAD DoeToRs 4 cores
pondent of the Territorial Enterprise, writing
from the Humboldt region, gives the follow
ing:
A few days since the body of an old squaw,
partially consumed by fire, was found near
this place. The Pi-Utes were questioned in
regard to the matter, when they acknowl
edged having burnedithe woman. They said
old woman came into their neighborhood and
hung out her sbngle, so to speak, as "very
Pappoose heap all die. So Pi-Ute have all
one talk. All say she no good medicine
woman--heap very bad medicine. So all say
burn bad medicine woman, SO no more pap.
poose heap die" And burn her they did.
The Shasta courier., 1865-03-04
officers of shasta Council, No. 6, F. & A. M.

N Charles L. Danelson, T. I. NJ: J. Isaacs
EsA ID. L. NJ; A. Dobrowsky, IT, II. A. Cur
tiss, Rec; A. Coleman Capt. of c.. Wm
Tozer, c.. G. d. Forbes, Marshal; Thomas
Greene, Steward A. C. Swain, Sentinel.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-09-11
Br 90 klyn

THE BROOKLYN CITY GovERNMESr.-The
Board Of Aldermen will resume their sessions this
afternoon The Supervisors will commence opera.
tions on "Wednesday next, when a number Of miuor
appointments are to be made, which eHcites coniid-
eTsbls Interest among politicians
FIREs.-EoRsEs AND CATTLE CONSUMED
N TIE FLAMra About Il o'clock on Saturday night
fire broke out in the extensive stables Of Albert
Layton, on the Plank Road, near Howard avenue,
and resulted In the destruction Of tho buildings to-
eether with three horses, nineteen cows two wagons
twosets Of harness, and Ave tons Of hay. The loss
on stock and contents was $1,000 upon which there
wmno insurance. The buildings were Owned bv MIR.
j, Z, Bovoort whose loss will be about 1900. hut
s ne 10 out OF town the name. OF the offices could not
@ wcertained. Mr.. Conrad Bernharnt, In st'cmpt-
ing 10 ve his horse wac severely burned The fire
hsupto'ed TO have been caused nv the aoessnes Of
some partle, smoking about The premises.
A CONFIDENCE OPERATOR named VIM. l..
Mathew, VISA arrested on saturday, charged with
obtaining money under falLe peteuces by desir ne
mason, eNrnenters undertakcr- and other trsdcs-
men 10 do work for him, and then borrowing small
sums OF money from them.
DECEAsG or A WEALTHY PICKPoCKHr.-
vel known plcbpocket recently died In the Ea.t-
tfn District leaving prope y TO the amount Of 800
o. oil Of which he scCumua ard within the past five
OF SIX years In excursions throughout the various
cities Of tie Union,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-09-11
Con,fnued from Ae Ff,st Par.

The pay Of house joinsrs has been reduced %
cents; highest pay In that department now being
fAB. Brictayers now receive S.25, having
boon reduced % cents sswyets have been re-
been reduced % cents. This schedule Of wages 10
now hIed on the report Of the proprietors q pri-
ra,s establishments outside the yard.
AT the annual Convention ~ Wool Msnuf,c,ur-
era held in Philadelphia, last week, some inter.
esnng statistics were presented. There are 80
wool manufacturers in the country, who represent
twenty -one different Btate.. The qusntitv COZ.
stunned by the IB was represented At H7,IsVo
pounds, and from careful analysis oil TIE inOrms-
non received, tits believed that not moro than
throe-fourths ~ the total consumption ~ The yeh
has been reported. During 1sd2, 1868 and 1854
over two hundred million POUNDS OF wool Was
usod In ps manufacture Of cloth for army use.
MRs WIZ tho wife Of the prisoner, 10 now in
Washington, and one day las, week attended the
court where her husband 10 being tried. bhe 10
about 40 IS years Of age, medium Insight, rather
aim, dark hair, blue eyes, Of fair complexion, ap-
Pears 70 USE cosmetics. She was summoned, and
came on H. charge Of Mr.. Emmerson, the bsilif Of
the court, from the Plains OF Durs, near Anderson
Vile, where w RS family resided during the lat
Yer part 81 Wirz's term at Andersony vile, hey
having cume TO that place from Tuscaloosa 81
which place she resided aner leaving vicksbure.
She has but little money, and 10 stOi ping on Y
street. opposite the Ebbiu House. She speaks but
iius about the trial
THs entire appropriations made by the last SEES
sion Of the Thir,y-sighth Congress h.v. nov boen
made out in detail by the Clerk Of the House
These appropriations arc ss follows; Invalid and
other pensions, eli 100000 purchase or con-
struction Of revenue cutters, Sl,WOOOO consular
and diplo attic expenses ti,Sg0,06O; Post once
Department. 814,O9s 800 forlihcstOns, a. 400 600;
Legislative, Execuuve and Judicial, Sl4 sjI,J'l I;
Naval service, t1l1,5,T,52s 20 Military Academy,
s257,6O3 Army, S5JL510,526 10 Indian Depart
menL SO, $50, 9is 81 deficiencies for Invalid and
other pensions. fB,565,O00 deficiencies TO- he
army, sss,g32, 1871 E; ii, hcsrcts for tho naval
service, as, 2yb,4OO; Deficiencies Tor forihcstions
aud armament hsrefor, sl,1O0,OOo deficiencies
for legislative executive, etc S335,i 1881 ms
cellAnsous, 4BA lgl, 713 total, ts22, M6,b23 90.