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7 he ii eifgeSIljp.

~ Ae HeeAeiey t57ioiso III an editorial
last week, says: "Ne affirm without
fear Of contradiction, that every lawyer
Of ability Of this district, aehicA @ the
people could trust, had gone heaft and
hand into the rebellion and disqualified
himself for Che judgeship,a This Is a.
signed as the reason for nominating at
Bah a stranger for The judeesllip OF Our
district. Mr.. Hoi1e, enc of Che editors
of the Union, is 4 lawyer and the Conn
monWealth's Attorney for this county.
His consent 10 I'll the responsible posi-
ton he holds and his presenting Himself
ior reelection 70 the same Office are evi-
dence that he regards himself rs a law
yer of ability: otherwise he is seeking
10 impose upon the people. This weare
unwilling to believe. We must then
accept the above statement as an adnais-
sion that at some period Ciuring the lane
war, he has been sshealt and hand into
the rebellion" This confession, we &C.
knowledge talzesus by surprise, although
it accords with floating rumols which
have reached Us. "Honest confession,' =
however, "is good for the SOUL" and We
advise him, now, that he sees his error
and personal danger is past, TO continue
belaboring the carcass OF the "dea,
beaf0 Of rebellion, till the people siial
be convinced that he has become truly !
loyal nam, and his conscience becomes
appeased But what of Judge Haleh
That ne Is q ''lawyer Of ability" in tn
The New era. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1865-1871, 1865-10-05

The opinion is confidently entertained in
ilg quarter that something, approaching
the late rebles OF the South long before the
meeting Of the next Congress, and that the pub
he need not be surprised at its PRONUNCIATION
any !, day It is expected to be made applicable
g the pe,o,pie OF particular States at different
times Mississipp has been foremost among
the lately rebellion in framing an unobiection,
able constitution. She may also be the first to
reap the reward of this extended clemenoy.@
~ 4. Herald ~ i'N9
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Price OF huficu{ Fafi.i.1i ism.

Six hundred dollars with one Office in
which there is nothing to do, Or al least
in which nothing is done, and six hun
dred dollars With another office, whose
duties, entirely competent men would
be glad to perform for ere half thAmen-
ey.
The New era. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1865-1871, 1865-10-05
jefferson Meeting.

II a meeting of the citizens of Jefferson
county, on the sd of September, 1865,
We snail publish a portion of its pro-
ceedings. Some OF the resolutions relate
to matters purely 1ocol, and with many
Of the facts embraced in The report, our
readers are already familiar. The con-
GUIDING portion OF the report presents a
strong view of the legal aspect Of the
question. and which would seem to show
that some Congressional action is yet
necessary to eonsumHate Remuneration
of the counties of Berkeley and Jefferson
to West Virginia. It Is to be hoped that
such action will be taken at an carly day
as viii remove al further doubt Of the
legal stairs of the two counties. The
point ought not 10 be left IN doubt
twenty -four hours, If 1t We're possible
within that time 10 remove it:
.Our's is nothing more than the ordi-
nary case Of two states proposing e
cflaaqe orre-lI9iltst their b0nQdufies. This
il admitted can be donebut alNaysa and
only With the consent OF Congress.
g BY Art. I, See. 10. of The Constitution
Of the United States, we learn that Ne
State shall without The consent OF Con-
greSs, enter into any agreement or COM
naet with another State No enc, it Is
thought, can doubt, that that precisely
what Is noH proposed to be done IL the
case now Under consideration; and that
the consent Of Congress i, therefore, es
sentially necessary to lis validity; and
that until such consent shall be given we
are still under the jurisdiction of and
subject 10 Che laws Of Virginia. Thatin
such q case the ter tory proposed 10 be
ceded should remain under the control
Of the eeding State until the grant IS fati
fled by Congress. Is required for both the
convenience and safety OF the people
proposing 10 change their political or
State relations. For the Congress having
the power 10 confirm, has, by necessary
implication, The power 70 defeat the pro-
posed cession; and should the State, en-
deavoringtoadd theneWferritory ,atonee
establish IFS government over It by or
ganiziAg lis judiciary, adiudicatlng cases.
collecting taxes, De; and Congress should
refuse the concurrence the territory and
people involved would be rcmitted to the
government of the cid State, and al the
acts and proceedings Of the new State
would have been null and void.
"Fhe views and principles here au=
nouneed have been abundantly sustained
by decisions Of The Supreme Court OF the
United States in cases involving similar
questions IN other States.
"H'hns, Massachusetts and Rhode Island
exchanged, 6X legislative action, some
parts Of their territory and, as in this
ease, fe-adiusted fheif boundary line:
but When fhcir proceedings We're brought
The New era. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1865-1871, 1865-10-05

MINIS native dispositions are most
distinctly perceived whilst they are chill
aren and when they are dying, as the
setting. ''''
The Shasta courier., 1865-01-21

MARRIAGE STATIsrICs-The statistics Gull
ed from the British Registrar Generals re-
port give some curious details as to the ages
at which men are most likely to marry and
women to be married After woman pass
es 20, her prospect of getting a husband
begins to fade. Taking the years 1859,
1860, 1861, we find that 7S' girls were mar
red at 10 years of age, but no males. At
l6, Il youths entered the state of matrimony
and 637 girls. For both sexes, 90 seems the
most favorable age for marriage. In 1861
the numbers of each sex then married were
4S, ,495 men and 5000 women. At - this
proportion was reversed, the numbers being
26, 473 men to 20,613 women and at so the
difference was still more marked, for while
10.62l men married at that age. only ! $40
women found husbands. The males having
once obtained the preponderance maintain it
TO the last. At 20 we fnd l19 men marry
ing and only 2l women 80 men and wo-
men at 70, and 8 men at 50 to , women"
The Shasta courier., 1865-01-21

CONFEDERATE ANTIQUITIES. The Richmond
Examiner is probably edited by an English
man, who affects the JohnsOnian style of or.
biography. The Macon Telegraph and Con-
federate makes fun of him thus: The
Richmond Examiner stirs our ambition. That
print goes back a century in its photography.
and talks of. honour" and favour" and
"publick," and democratck." Now we
have half mind to antedate this hundred
years or more. We are saddenly seized with
a desire to be truly venerable and antique,
and this is the result:
Ye receute newes from Konnecticutte in
dicates that ye Democratique partye have
played helle with We Blacqne Republican, ne
leaders. We honour their spunke. Yc
Southerne publiaue will consydre their gno
minnie with due rejoycinges.
We wonder whether ye rteur of We Tele-
giraffe has hearn tell from We State of Kon-
necticutte moar recentl'e, how that Republi.
cannes played helle with ye ducques Of ye
Gravedgger of the Chiqueahominie?
The Shasta courier., 1865-01-21
SHASTA COURIER.

DEATH FROM CHEWING ToBAcco.-An IN
quest was held yesterday. at Clitheroe, on
the body of boy named Richard Edmond
son, swho, it seems. had died under rather
extraordinary circumstances. Deceased, IL
years of age, about fortnight ago purchas
cd half an ounce Of kind of tobacco know .
as Limerick roll Deceased chewed 1t and
swallowed some of the juice. Directly after
wards he was seized with sort OF stiffness
and tremor in the limbs he fell into iesh
argic sleep. and remained quite unconscious
to all around him. After the lapse OF few
days he had kind of tetanic spasrn, and
there was q rgidity about the stomach when
almost prevented his swallowing; generally
he was much conyulsed; and he diea aitef
a week of illness. 4 post mortem examina-
ton was held by DR.. Scott, which showed
that the body was somewhat emacated.-
Nothing was found in the stomach except a
small quantity Of dark matter. the stomach
was highly congested, and there was extra
vasation of blood in the ventricles OF the
brain In reply to the coroner, III. Scott
said the appearance Of the stomach and BRAN
had led to the conclusion that death bad
resulted from poison, and he believed, after
having heard the evidence, that such poison
was narcotic poison or that which Was con-
tanned in tobacco. All tobacco contained
poison, but the Limerick roll was an exceed
ingiy strong kind of tobacco, and would be
the more poisonous than the tobacco which
was usually sold. The jury found that the
deceased had died " from chewing Limerick
roll, and swallowing the juice theTeot-a
strong narcotic poison. .'-Licerpoot Post.
The Shasta courier., 1865-01-21

A REBEL OFFICER SET DowN.-Tbe Alex
andria State journal tells how-a Confederate
General gets - setting down" from an old
woman: A refugee from the head waters Of
the South Branch river, in Western Virginia
tells a good story of the visit of General
By L. il, to an old woman IN the
mountain regions OF the Old Dominion The
aforesaid General had had brush with
Averili few day before the visits to which
we refer, and came off second best After a
skedaddle of some thirty miles, the brigade
halted, and, as usual, made pretty free with
the provisions and forage of the inhabitants
forage and provisions being very scarce in
that locality General il entered the
house of farmer, where he found no body
at home bat an old crone, who was solacng
herself with..a smoke from a cob pipe. After
seating himself on the door sill. he replenlsh-
ed his meerschaum, and the following con
versation occurred
General.-The Yankees have done the peo-
pie about here great deal of mischief, hav-
emit they?
Old Lady-Wall, ntween them and the cal
very boys, from over the mountain, we hahn I
much left. But if the calvery kept away
from these part, | reckon the Yanks wouldn'
trouble us much.
General-But now that General J-n is
here we will Sry to protect you. Did you
ever see General J-n?
Old lady-No. l never seed him. and
don't want to nuther. Bless your soul ! we
people about here are as afraid of him and
his men as they be Of the Yanks Exit
!
The Shasta courier., 1865-01-21

AUSTRALIAN '' WASH DIRT.''-It ia now
distinctly ascertained that in many parts of
Australia, . leads" las they are termed bv
the miners) of wash dirt" consisting Of
submerged river beds. exist hundreds of feet
below the present surface of the earth. and
many companies are now engaged in profit
ably working these extraordinary deposits.
Than the lowest deep. thereis vet. in the
opinion of the miners. lower deep of aurifer.
ous " cutters y and they manifest now little
resrect for the teaching of biologists. who.
until corrected by later experience. we're in
error IN asserting that, as a rule. gold would
never be found in large quantities far from
the surface '''''
The Shasta courier., 1865-01-21

SCENE AT AN EXECUTION rebel sol.
diers We're recently shot at Osceola (Ky.), in
reta iiation io- the murder ofUnion men. One
Of hem. named Morgan, coolly walked to his
coffin, cursing al! the time. and heavily drop
ped himself astraddle of it looking boldly and
defant'y at the soldiers before him. He
seemed to defy God and man. At the report
Of the guns Morgan fell back on his coffin and
lay as if he had been killed, without a mur-
mur aud none suspected. uutil the Lieuten-
ant in charge approached him and examined
his body closely. and finding that he escaped
being shot he drew Il pistol and shot him in
the breast, the ball passing up his ribs and
lodging in the back of his neck When the
ball struck Morgan his whole person sprang
three feet above the coffin, upon which he
was lying upon his back. Thus ended the
life of bold, desperate person, who seemed
to be unacquantei with fear.
The Shasta courier., 1865-01-21
The Law of uewspapers,


1. Subscribers who do not give express notice tc
the contrary, considered wishing to continue
their subscription.
2. If subscribers wish their papers discontinued
publishers may continue to send them until al
charges paid.
3. If subscribers neglect refuse to take theil
papers from the Office or place to which they are
sent, they held responsible until they settle then
bill and give notice to discontinue them.
4. If subscribers move to other places without
informing the publisher and the paper is sent tt
the former direction, they held responsible.-
Notice should always be given of removal.
5. The courts have decided that refusing to take
paper or periodical from the office, or removing
and leaving it uncalled for, is prima faca evidence
of Intentional fraud.
ES- Postmasters would oblige, bya strict fulfill
ment of the regulations requiring them to notify
publishers once in three months, of papers not Ia
ken from their office by subscribers.
~ Under the law of Congress papers are moi
pharged postage in the county in which they are
ublished.
The Shasta courier., 1865-01-21

FRAGRANT IN ITS BEAUTY.-The past two
weeks an unusual fragrance has saluted the
nostrls Of those who promenade our beauti-
ful plaza. We have often thought the square
incomplete without ctrongly scented
attraction within the iron-clad enelosure.-
With its beautiful shade trees, tastefullv
arranged walks, magnificent grass plots and
gorgeous flower beds. which present such
charms-in the dis.ance-we felt that what
ever else might be wanting to perfect this
lost slice from Paradise, the enterprise of our
citizens would supply it. We shall grunble
scented, full grown ''purp" has taken up
his final resting place, where his remains
will await undisturbed the inevitable work of
time, and gentle winds will watt away his
dust to the good place assigned to dorgs after
their departure from this land of poison
PdjGro Times.
The Shasta courier., 1865-01-21
COMMISSION AND PURCHASING
Agent,
SAN FRAN NCISC0

ARDERS FOR THE PURCHASE OF MEK-
D chandize and articles of every description are
solicited by the undersigned.
residence in this city of over ten years, and an
experience in the business of nearly the same length
of time arc considered sufficient to warrant the
confidence ef persons in the country who OCCASION
ally require to make purchases here, through the
agency of reliable party; who may be looking
for permanent Agency in San Francisco. 10
either the advertiser offers his services, assuring all
who intrust orders to him that no 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
VIM. t. Coleman & Co., San Francisco.
j. Ii. Coghill & Co,
C. Langley, Druggist,
Flint, Peabody & Co.,
Ira p Rankin. s
Ross. Dempster & Co.,
J. Anthony & Co., Union Office, Sacra
mento City.
And to the proprietors of the Shasta
COURIER.
NB.-Orders for Machinery Pianoforte.. Melo-
deons, Sewing Machines, Watches, Jewelry. &c.
will be attended to by competent judges,
L. p. FISHER,
Commission and Purchasing Aren't
629 Washington street. up stairs
Opposite Maguire's Opera House, San Francisco.
The Shasta courier., 1865-01-21

" A BROTH OF a Boy. "A late Irish paper
gives an obituary Of one Mr.. Maurice O;Con-
nell. celebrated shot, whose favorite amuse-
ment was to shoot the little ours who rushed
out from the cabins to bark at him, as he
drove along the road. As he was walking
in the streets of Tralee one day with a friend,
they espied luckless tobacconist peaceably
smoking mis- cigar in front of his own shop
door. You can't knock that fellows cigar
out of his mouth" suggested his friend.
Cant % said Mauric: 'you shall see''
This.time, unluekily. his aim was not as true
as usual, for he carried away the tip of the
tobaceonist's nose, and had to pay a fine of
$1,000 for the pleasure of performing the op.
Grafton
The Shasta courier., 1865-01-21

John, inquired dominic of hopeful
pupil. what is mailer?
A man who makes nails, replied hopeful
quite readily.
Very good. Now what is a tailor.
One who makes tails, was the equally quick
reply.
o. you blockhead, said the dominic. biting
his lips; man who makes tails did you
ever?
To be sure. quoth hopeful-if the tailor
didn't put tails to the coats he made, they
would be all jackets
Eh?-ah we'll Ito be sure. | didn't
think of that Beats Watts logic Go tc
the head of the class John-you'll II be Presi-
dent of the United States some day.
The Shasta courier., 1865-01-21
BISHOP WHrArLEY', Bran ToNIc..-A ha, d

BISHOP WHEATLEY BRAIN ToNIC.--A hal d
thinker, lie required compensaling sleep
Man from first to last is fighting a battle
with death through the tissues. These are
wasted by labor, but as long as they can be
fully renewed by food, the man lives and is
we'll. Otherwise be decays and dies. So
with the brain it weakens under continued
protracted lab,r, particularly at night. Sleep
restores it to strength and fresh inclinatIon
and capaciiy for work If sleep fails to do
;his. or if sufficient sleep be not allowed FOR
the repose and invigorating of the brain, its
powers decay. and ever insanity may super
vene through overwork, especially at undue
times. No ono knew this better than Whate
ly. who may be said to have slept as fast
as he could Idle PEOPLE are not to take
'his as Justification Of their sluggardism.
When Whately felt fatigued from over taxing
the brain in daytime, he would close his books,
aud quarter Of an hour after you might have
seen the following instructive spectacle:
The first occasion on which ever saw DR..
Whatley observed correspondent was un-
der curious circumstances. | accompanied
my late friend. nr. Field, TO visit profession
ally some members of the Archbishop
household at Reesdale The ground was COW
efed ny TWO leee OF SNOW, anu Tue therho'he'
ter down almost to zero. Rowing the Arch
bishops character for humanity. | expressed
much surprise to see an old laboring man in
his shirt sleeves telling tree q" after hours
in the demen>e, while a heavy shower of sleet
driftel ntilessly on his wrinkled face. That
laborer," replied Dir. Field, . whom you think
the victim of prelatical despotism is no other
than the Archbishop curing himself of a head
ache When his grace has been reading and
writing more than ordinarily, and finds any
pain or confusion about the cerebral organi-
cation, he puts both to fight by rushing out
with an axe. and slashing away at some pan
derous trunk As soon as he finds himself
in a profuse perspiration he gets into bed
wraps himself in Limerick blankets, falls into
sound slumber and gets up buoyant.
Life of TKately
The Shasta courier., 1865-01-21

nURSUANT to an order ofthe Hon. C. C. Bush,
l. Judge of said County Court, notice is hereby
given to all the creditors of the said Insolvent,
Thomas Hall, to be and appear before the Hon. C.
c. Bush. County Judge of said county. at Cham
bers at the Court House, in the town of Shasta in
said county, on the 18th day of January, 1865. at
10 o'clock VI. ofthat day, then and there to show
cause if any they can, why the prayer of said In
solvent should not be granted, and assignment
of his estate be made, and he be discharged from
his debts and liabilities. in pursuance of the statute
in such case made and provided; and in the mean
time all proceedings against said insolvent be
stayed.
Witness my hand and the Seal Of said
L.. 8. Court this 18th day of December, 1864
CHARLES MCDONALD, Clerk
WV. P. DAINGERFIELD Atty for Petitioner. d17
The Shasta courier., 1865-01-21

How A CLERGYMAN CURED HIS APPETITE
FOR ToBAcco.-I had deep we'll of very cold
water. and whenever the evil appetite crayed
indulgence | resorted immediately to fresh
drawn water. Of this drank what desired
and then continued to hold water in nv month
throwing out and taking in successive mouth ;
fuls. until the craving ceased. By faith.
full adherance to this practice for about a
month l icas cured, and from that time to
this have teen entirely free from any anne.
tise for tobacco.-Aed. and Sur. Reporser.
The Shasta courier., 1865-01-21

MATHEMATIcAL PUzzLE.-The following,
says the Californian, is decidedly the neatest
little mathematical puzzle that ever came to
our notice. 1t occupied the attention of one
of the clubs, the other evening. until late
hour, and some Of the members are said to be
puzzlng over it yet: A man has GO apples :;
he sells 80 for 10 cents. which is half cent a
piece, or tv apples for one cent. He sells
the remaining 80 for 10 cents, which is
third of IL cent apiece, or 8 apples for one
cent. Thus We see that for apples he gets
cents; now how many cents does he get for
go apples Theproblem seems plain enough.
and the rule of three gives the immed ate re-
suit of24. But on the other hand if he gets
ID cents for 80 of his apples, and 10 cents for
the remaining 30, it seems pretty evident that
he gets 25 for the CO. 1t is said to be poor
rule that won't work both wavs, but this one
seems utterly toreluse to. Nevertheless the
solution of the problem is easy; who will re-
concile both its seemingly conflicting ends?
The Shasta courier., 1865-01-21

WHAT SIZED PoTAToEs ARE Best To PLANT
George Nav, an English experimenter,
has made some careful trials of the effect Of
planting seed potatoes of different sizes. He
planted in rows two feet apart, and one foot
in the row. In one experiment, twenty DO.
tatoes weighing two ounces. and the same
number weighing fourand eight ounces each,
were tried. The yield was as follows:
l. The twenty of two ounces each-weigh
ing in the aggregate two and half pounds
yielded twenty one pounds FIVE ounces.
2. The twenty Of four ounces each-weigh-
ing five pound'-yielded twenty nine pounds
and quarter of an nupce.
3. The twenty Of eight ounces each-weigh
ing ten pounds-yielded thirty five pounds
three and a half ounces.
Extending these results to an acre, shows,
after deducting the weight of seed, that there
is a gain of ,06o pounds in using the four
ounce in preierauce to the two ounce sets,
and in using eight ounce sets the gain over
the two ounce was 6,942 pounds. Expert
ments with the above different sorts show
even a larger gain than this. from using large
seed. MIR. Nav is Of the opinion that the
use of larger sets produces larger potatoes,
and believes that not only the quantity but
the quality Of the crop may be improved by
always planting the largest and best and
that the potato producing power Of land may
be increased one third by using large seed
The Shasta courier., 1865-01-21
COUNTY DIRECTORY.
County OMcers.

y
District Judye-E. Garter. of Shasta.
County Jadye-C. C. Bush.
Sherif-Wm. E. Hopping
Deputy Sherif-Joseph T. Burrows.
Tax Collector-J W. Garden.
Deputy-Jamcs Reagan.
County Clerk-Charles Mcdonald.
Deputy-John A. Fowler.
District Attorney-H. A. Curtiss.
County Treasurer-Fclx Tracy.
Recorder-Geo. D. Forbes.
Assessor-A. 2. Ladd.
Supt Public Schools-John J. Conmy.
Pub. Administrator and Coroner-D. ii. Dunn,
Board Of SuperrisorS.-1st District, Henry
Jones; I'd District, James Daley ; Sd District, E
hnl-
The Shasta courier., 1865-01-21
REDlNGTON e. cos
ESSENCE OF JAMAICA GINGER.

THIS valuable preparation, Containing in
highly concentrated form all the properties of
the Jamaica Ginger, has become one of the
most popular domestic remedies, for all diseases
of the stomach aud digestive organs.
The Shasta courier., 1865-01-21
REDUCTION In PRICES
TO SUBSCRIBERS.

A TTENTION is called TO the following hist OF
n 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, L am ena-
oed to receive subscriptions at q much lower rate
than formerly. The same care and attention will
be paid to the forwarding of all packages, for which
this establishment has gained such enviable rep
utation throughout the Paciic Coast
The Shasta courier., 1865-01-21
I NsoLvErT ts1fl

In tho County Court of the county of Shasta, in
the State of California.
In the matter of the petition of Thomas Hall, an
Insolvent Debtor.