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WANTED-By two respectable white girls, SIT
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- brisk Carpenters wanted at the foot of g st.
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E'OR RENT-The HOUSE No. 212 Bridge street.
i Georgetown, D c. 1t has Is rooms in it,
range. hot and cold watar, bath room, gas and gas
fixtures thrGushout situated between tie resi-
has of the faest pros poets in the town from it.
Rent, to . pri$ate family. SIS per month"; for 9
beard ing for which it is we'll adj pied j 500
per month. Apply to JOSEPH LIBBEY, No: ~
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nEER SKINS WANTED THE subacribers will
- pay the highest cash prices for DE bR * In ms
nov iS IL RAMSBURG lBERT.
MAJ ANTrD-sBooND HAND YURNITURl
w Afro, MIRRORS, CARPETS, BIDS, BED
description b. BUCHLY, 4O6 It'll street,
IL between G. and II. east side.
The Shasta courier., 1865-09-16
New Method of Curing ApopIexy.

We lately called attention to a remarkable
pamphlet bv DR.. john Chapman on the ap.
plication of heat and cold to the spine: The
remarks we then made have been so
thoroughly confirmed in the treatment Of two
cases of ap)plexy. that we think it worth
while to lay before our readers an abstract of
these. condensed from the Medical Times
and Gazette of May 6. The first case was
that of an elderly gentleman. who, on De
cember 4, 1864. WAS seized with paralysis of
the right side. lie shortly afterwards be.
came speechless and at last totally uncon.
scious. Doctor Chapman's treatment con.
sisted of the application of heat to one part
of his spine and cold to another The result
NAV be briefly stated in the form of diary.
December 4th In the evening the patient
exhibited some slight svmptous of returning
answer questions, but only in monosylables.
December Sth Could open and shut his
paralyzed hand December 18th: Sat up.
December 18th: Was able to dress himself
December 28th: Could walk about his
dining room and talk with considerable
facility. From this stage his recovery be-
came rapid. On January 23d and the fol.
lowing day he was able to walk between one
and two miles; and on February 25th was
well in all respects, both mentally and
physically.
The next case was that of an elderly
woman. On the evening of the 18th of last
March, she was struck down with apoplexy.
Her head, shoulders, arms and legs became
quite cold. Her breath was drawn at long
intervals, a clammy sweat covered her face,
and her features began to sink. The ply.
sician who was called in pronounced that she
was dying. and after he left sent woman
to lay her out. In this death-like state she
remained for for,v eight hours. At the end
of that time Dr.. Chapman saw her. His
immediate efforts were directed to produce a
circulation Of the blood vessles. Within
fifteen minutes Of the first application to the
spinal region. an area OF about two and
half inches in diameter in the middle Of the
forehead became quite warm Within
twelve hours the Whole head and face became
warm. and within twentv-four hours the
whole body. From this period her recovery
was gradual but well marked. On March
10th she male signs for some beeftea which
she SAW. and apparently recognized her
daughter. On the 26th she was able to
shake hands and make replies. On the 29th
her faculties were clearer, and she was able
to lau yh at a Joke By April 81 her pro
gress was still more marked her face show.
ed more intelligence; the whole body CON
tinued warm, and by the last report, on
Nav Ist, the improvement still went on in all
espects.-Lond0n Star.
The Shasta courier., 1865-09-16
A SUMMER NIGHT.

Drinking in love from her loving eyes,
Holding her close in my arms,
Boy like fearful of losing my prize.
Yet proud of my Pearl and her charms
Sad when thought that our parting near,
And prayed to be spared such pang-
While soft and clear in my raptured ear,
A spirit of happiness sang:
Close to thy darling may all Times hours
Strew thy way with the fairest of flowers
Close to thy darlng-the wide world over,
Happy the loved one and the lover p
Her hri sht blue eyes, her classic face,
Touched with every heavenly grace,
Looking all love as it bent to mine,
Waiting some glance, some answering sign
Her beautiful head, with its sunny hair
Gathered in golden glory aa
All these praised, and worshipped her s,ere,
While the spirit inurmurred his stor. =:
Close to thy darling-may all Times hours
Strew thy path with the flirest fowers
Close to thy darng-the wide world over,
Happy the loved one and the lover -
And l thought as her soft young cheek touched
mine,
And her curls fell over my shoulder,
How sad it Would be that Daisy aild
Should ever grow colder or older.
And sighed, Alas, Old Father Time,
Thou cruel spoiIer and slayer,
Spare our hearts thy toach"-an the musica
rhyme
Of the spirit echoed the prayer:
"Close to thy darling--may all Times hours
Strew thy way with the fairest flowers;
Close to thy darling--the wide world over,
Happy the loved one and the loverl'
And 1 quite forgot, with her in my arms,
All else around above me;
I only gazed my darIing's charms,
Aud thought how much she loved me.
I held all hopes lost all fears,
q love you''-,he words kept ringing
In my raptured ears lived all years,
And the spirit kept sweetly singing:
'Close to thy darling-may all Times hours
Strew thy way with the faires flowers;
Close to thy darling-the wide world over,
Happy the loved one and the lover!'
We talked and planned for our future life
Now, lovers, then we'd be nearer far,
Husband true and perfect WIFE
In Gods good time 'twoud come, we said.
We loved each other and Him; the way
Was clear, and love our footsteps led,
And heard the spirits tiny lay:
"Close to thy daring-may all Times hours
Strew thy way with the farest flowers;
Close to thy darng-the wide world over,
Happy the loved one and the lover -
"'Tis so many months she sweetly sad
Counting on fingers snowy and white
And. counting her cheeks blushed rosly red,
And l kissed her on each that happy night:
And rose to go /; her beautiful face
Looked sad, as if touched with tender psng
So kissed her again for her womanly grace,
And bade her good night, while the spirit sang
Close to thy darling-may all Times hours,
Strew thy way with the fairest flowers
Close to thy darlinr-the wide world over,
Happy the loved one and the lover y
The Shasta courier., 1865-09-16

A Cow THAT DRANK EIGHTEEN GALLONS OF
WnlsKY-The Troy New York; Times
qiyes this most remarkable case of beastly
intoxicatioH:
1t seems that on the upper part of Green
Island an Illicit whisky still existed until
yes erdav. when Marshal Kipp, Collector
Woodward and Inspector Fales made raid
ON the premises, aud locked up both the
owner and the door A month ago the dis
tillery was in full blast. 1t was n - Still"
night, and the man running the macbine
who had made eighteen gallons OF whisky
put it out in the open air 70 cool. Along
came'a cow. She was thirsty and the bever-
age looked inviting. She swallowed every
drop-eighteen gallons of unrectifed whisky,
warranted to kill at forty rods. That COW
has been drunk ever since. She staggered
home. and is now in the fourth week of a
GRAND old bender. The COW eats nothing !;
falls down whenever they try to raise her
nm. and has become as lean as crow. in
stead of a COW. Whether the COW will get
sober or end in fit of delirium tremens, is
n question that we shall look anxiously to
see the solution Of 1t is really remark
able case. and we should hardly believe it. if
our informant was not connected with the
telegraph, and. of course, perfectly reliable
The Shasta courier., 1865-09-16

CURIOUS PREprcrIoSs.-Tn 1853 a pam.
phlet was published in Germany, purporting
to be series of prophecies made by MAIDEN.
oisele Lenormand in whose predictions the
first Napoleon placed great reliance. They
were, lst. That in 1853 war would break
out between France and England on the one
part, and Russia I'd. That wien peace was
restored, war would follow between India
and England Sd. That great migration
would then take place from Germany to the
United States; 4th. That a civil war would
rage for four years in the United States. 10
be succeeded by an era of remarkable
prosperity; 5th. That about the time of its
closa. fearful sickness, commencing in Rus
sia, would extend across the Baltic. desolats
Germany. cause immense mortality in Eng.
land. and thence simultaneously spread to
the East and to the West So far all has
come true, and the unfulflled seems hasten.
inp.
The Shasta courier., 1865-09-16

LlsLE LEsrER.-Tbe Downieville Messen.
ger makes an expose of the operations of this
lady in that locality. and says several of the
people thereabouts have parted with their
three dollars and five dollars, on the idea
that thev we're to receive magazine called
the Pacific Monthly. but no such work has
made it's appearance. The Messenger adds
:. We respectfully u,gast that it would be
for the best interests of our up country CON
tempo, aries to be lie e just as much of what
she tell, them as thy see fit. We have sue
cessivelv Lelieved in Mormonism. Fourier
ism. NJ lerism, Spiri'ualism, with an abiding
b lie. KidI's treasure, and some confd nee
in the Wasnoe county, and not one of them
bllked US so bad as this now you see-it and
n1w you don't pecuniary performance Of
Lisle Lester"
The Shasta courier., 1865-09-16
THE
SHASTA COURIER.
fUSAishED Efshr sAfohoAt hohaiH
BY JOHN j. CONMY.

Publication Office in Tomlinson's Building, front
room, up stairs, three doors above Wells, Fargo
Co.'s Express Office.
The Shasta courier., 1865-09-16

AyEcporE OF BARNUM On board the
river steamers in the States thew feed YOU
for a moderate outlay (seventy-fye cents a
meal very sumptnouslv. but the portions
supplied are usually OF microscopic dimen-
sions. Barnum had taken pa-see bv one of
these state Noah's arks, say from Albany to
New York He called at tea for beef
steak. Tire negro brought him the usual
little. shrivelei mite of broiled flesh. certain
lv not sufficient for more than mouthful.
Barnum poised the morsel on his fork.
scanned i critically, as though it was sam
ple of steak submitted to his insp ac;ion, and
then returned it to the wairer. saving, 9 Yes.
that's what | mean. Bring me some Of
tbotp
The Shasta courier., 1865-09-16
IT Cuezr TO BE KSowN.-If the following
statement is true it ought to be generally

known. We give it as we find it:
Poison of any conceivable description and
degree of potency, which has been purpose.
ly or unintentionally swallowed, may be
rendered almost instantly harmless by SIM
ply swallowing two gills of oil. An lndivid-
hal with powerful constitution should take
nearly twice that quantity. This oil VIII
positively neutraize every form of vegetable,
animal or mineral poison, With which pnys'-
clans and chemists are scquainted.
The Shasta courier., 1865-09-16

AL,pY was passing along street, when
she met youn, man carry ne more punch
than the law allows. and who on staggering
bv stepped on her dress. turning TO the lady
he remarked:
.uaops take up too much room"
To which she replied: Not 50 much us
whisky, sir" aud passed o.
The Shasta courier., 1865-09-16
SHASTA COURIER.

My- l.. p. FIsHER--Is the only Agent
of the SHASTA COURIER in San Francisco, with p
ers to receive subscriptions and advertisements, ana
receipt for the same.
OFFICE-17la Washington street, opposite Ma
suires Opera House.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1865-09-06
Senatorial, COnferces

The Senatorial Conference of this dis
trict held its fourth Session at Newcastle
on last Tuesday yesterday week the
10Th ult. And after remaining in Ses-
sion till 10 O'clock P. M. put Rev R.
Audley Brown of Lawrance County in
nomination. Rev Brown was Chaplain ofthe
Roundhead (f00th) Regiments said to
be gentleman of both talent and piety.
He is known friend TO both our Nation.
al and State Administrations. We have
placed his name in the proper place,
in our ticket, where it will remain until
he shall in common with the whole Re-
publican ticket be triumphaatly. elected.
His presence in the senate will be fresh
guarantee that our district stands in no
equivocal position to the patriotic admin
istration of Gov. Cartin. The only re-
gret connected with this question now is
that all the aspirants could not be sue
cessful--they were all in our opinion
worthy of success.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1865-09-06

We may have goodly number of candi-
dates. Should outside influence be allow
ed to come into the decision of the mat
ter great dissatisfaction would doubtless be
the result. In view Of this fact it be-
comes, both our Executive Committee
and the people, to take action upon it;
The first by seeing to it that proper safe
guards are placed around cur primary
elections; and the second by the election
Of honest, straightforward delegates to
our county convention, who will be inde-
pendent and just enough to throw out
the vote of any district which like the
Borough might see fit to disregard the
letter and spirit of the call for some sell
fish purpose.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1865-09-06
Second Annual Report Of Rev. A. h,
Waters,
County superintendent of COM
mon Schools.

SCHOOL HoUsEs-One new house was
erected in Washington township. This
is large, substantial, well seated and fur
nished with ample black board surface
Contracts were given out for the building
of several others, but for various causes
their erection was postpoaed. There are
still several houses unfit for use which
will, doubtless. soon be removed to give
place for new ones. have urged the
of building commodious hou-
ses. The expense is but little more, whilst
the comfort, convenience and health of
both teachers and pupils are largely pro-
noted am constrained again to say,
that there is not sufficient attention given
to inciosing and ornamenting the ground.
Some houses stand Immediately on the
road side without any inclosure, and, as a
consequence, during the summer, the doors
and windows are broken in and present a
most unsightly appearance, besides sub
jecting the district to considerable ex-
pense for repairs. This would be pre-
vented, in most cases, il they were inclos-
ed with strong pailing fence, and provi-
ded with good gate and lock.
FURNITuRE.-More attention has been
paid to furniture. Formerly, almost any
thing in the shape of seat or desk was
considered sufficient. Now, however, all
the new houses are provided with good
desks and seats, and in many of the old
ones, new furniture has been placed. In
some of these they are not properly gra-
ded to suit the large and small scholars.
This is an important matter Desks and
seats should be made to suit the scholars.
1t is absolutely painful to see small chill
drea perched upon high benches with
desks touching their 4ahins, without any
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1865-09-06

The TRIAL OF WIRz.-Tho evil
dencc renders the case of the accused
utterly hopeless. There can be no
motive for introducing more, except
to expose the cruelties of the rebels
and connect the leaders Herewith,
which last we presume vii be done.
Capt. Elias Smith, War CORES
bondent of the Tribune, while with
Gen. Schofield,s advance upon Ra-
leigh, N. G.. captured near Goldsbor-
ough y singular apparatus for the pre-
ventation of runaway negroes. 1t
has movable iron band that fastens
with u paddock around the waist, and
another band of the same metal that
goes about the neck, While an iron
bar runs through both, and curves
above the wearers head at an clcva-
tion of some three feet with % COW
|. BY this means the ne
gro cannot move without being heard,
and is little likely to attempt escape.
The anti-fugitive franc weighs about
nine pounds, and would, of course,
rctard the motions of the wearer who
cannot reach the bell above his head.
1t is curious affair, and the writer,
frequently as he has been in tho,
South before and since the war, and
familiar as he is with plantation )ifo,
has never before seen ANYTHING like
it. AS relic of a past era of
bondage and barbarity it is inter
esting, and we learn that Mr.. Henry i.
Stewart who showed it to us designs pre-
senting it to Barnum for his new collec-
tion.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1865-09-06
Party Organization.

In this country it has been the habit Of
parties, especially at an early day, to con-
duct the business connected with their
party machinery very loosely. Two dele
gates would be Invited to come in from
each district in the county, asd meet in
convention to nominate a county ticket,
and attend to all other business which
should come before them. Many of the
townships, however, would not respond to
the call, unless, perhaps, there was an un-
usual excitement, or an unusual interest
in reference to some particular candidate,
or question. In our own county, Buffalo,
Middlesex and Cranberry, would sometimes
send into convention six intelligext dele
gates, representing perhaps an actual vote
of two hundred. While some straglieg
citizens from Clearfeld or Donegal would
happen to be in town on business, and
some interested parties would get hold of
them, make out their credentials, and
send them into convention to kill the votes
of those large townships that had gone
through all the formality of electiag del
egates and instrncting them as to their
dutyl This was the imperfect state of
our party organization when we first be-
acme particularly acquainted with it
1t was these repeated. Instances of ir-
regularity that made our party quite will
ling to change the old for the new system
of nominating. 1t is not with pleasure,
however, that We are compelled to admit
the fact that our present system is not only
subject to objection. but has in fact been
much abused. We .kno,o of an instance
where the oppressed will of the people was
set aside, in county convention, by a
;scriyener changing figures. and VIC could,
if necessary, give the namel
Another abuse, and one moro common,
is allowing persons, not members of the
party, to vote at our primary elections.
In olden time it was not unusual to allow
a candidate to bring his neigh5ess to the
polls. While this variation from good
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1865-09-06
Military Organization.

According to previous notice meet
ing was held in the Court House an Sat-
urday evening, Sept. 2 inst, for the pur-
pose of organizing a military company.
The netting was called to order by elect
ing 1t VIM. Il. Moore Pres. and j. p.
Orr Sec. On motion of VIM. Lowry,
the name of Butler Greys, was adopted
unanimously. On motion the company
proceeded to the election of officers, which
resulted as follows: VIM. Lowry Capt.
w. Il. Moore 1st 1t. Thos. +. Parker
I'd LIT. and ]. 7 Shirley 1st Sergt. On mo-
tion the company adjourned to meet on
Saturday evening the Sth inst.
j. j. ORB. Sect'y.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1865-09-06

not but become fearful instrumet Of
evil. The importance of this subject
therefore cannot be too frequently and ur-
gently presented. Directors and parents
should have a vigilant eye to the matter,
and it should, in an especial manner Claim
the earnest consideration of the Ministers
of the Gospel. Their influence is nos
brought to bear upon this subject to the
extent necessary in eur Common Schools.
Measures should be devised bywhich their
important influence may be secured to
infuse into the Schools higher moral
and christian tone
REMARKs.-I again express my crate
full acknowledgements to the directors,
teachers and parents for their uniform
courtesy, Kindness, and hospitality. The
frightful and devastating scourge Of war
which has so long swept over our land,
has been severely felt in the cause of
education. Many of our best teachers
have been Withdrawn from the work of
teaching, TO engage in the service Of their
country.--the attention Of directors and
parents has been diverted, in great de-
gree, from the subject Of education, to
the all absorbing one Of their Couptrys
Salvation, and enormous demands have
been made upon their resources to sustain
the Government. No interest has suffer-
ed more than that of Education. Hap
PLY, through Divine aid, the terrible
scourge has been removed, and it is hop
ell that new and increased interest will
be infused into our common scools during
the year upon which we have now enter
ed. Directors, parents, and friends of
education we ask your earnest co-opera-
ton. a.
| must not omit to return my sincere
thanks to the Press of the county for the
facilities afforded in presenting to tho cit
izens important educational notices
Their columns have been freely granted
for this purpose. m
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1865-09-06

AN APPEAL IN BEHALF OF JEFF.
DAvIs.-It is reported that forty
thousand females of Mississippi have
petitioned President Jnhnson to par
don Jeff. Davis. The right of petit
tion is a sacred one, but, in view of
everything, this petition is little less
than a deliberate insult to the Presi-
dent. If this is true indication of
the reason and loyalty that exists in
Mississippi, if it truly effects the an
linus of the people of that State, tho
fact is not an encouraging one ;
nevertheless, it is important to know
it. Although the President congrat-
ulated the Mississippi Convention on
abolishing slavery, and repeating
tie ordinance of secession, we sus-
pect he has nevertheless come to tho
conclusion that the State will bear
watching for some time to come. A
community that the first and foremost
ask for the pardoning of jeff. Davis
cannot be regarded as authorizing
expectations.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1865-09-06

OF CoURsE.-A journal that gave
the rebellion all the support it dared,
could not be expected to be other
wise than opposed to protecting Amer
lean industry and capital from the
competition of the half paid and
worse fed labor of the old world
Hence no one will be at all surprised
that the Pittsburgh post, though pat
ronized by a community whose pros
perity to remarkable degree depends
on protective duties, is opposed to
and ridicules the idea, and favors free
trade. We are persuaded, however,
that it speaks for itself only, and this
being SO, it..could say nothing in sup
port of the vital interests of this com
munity.-er.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1865-09-06
AN EXAMPLE FOR PENNSYLVANIA.

AN EXAMPLE FOR PENNSYLVANIA.
The Maine Union State Conven-
ton, in adopting the following reso-
luton, has set Pennsylvania an cx-
ample We may safely follow, in dis
posing of the question of suffrage
Resoleed, That in adjusting to the
grave ques ions growing out Of the
war for the overthrow of the rebell-
ion, it is the duty of Congress to pro-
vide fox the amendment of the Con-
stitution of the United States so that
the National Government, shall be a
matter of United States regulation,
in conformity with the principles of
human rights as indicated by the Dec-'
laration of Independence.