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The Shasta courier., 1865-12-16

Nor THE TICKET IA friend who came
up on the cars from Sacramento the other
day, vouches for the truth of the following :
The conductor was passing around collecting
his checks, and approached lady who was
engaged in earnest conversation with a
friend. g Ticket, Madam" said the Con
ductor. Without pausing in her speech, or
even turning towards the Conductor, the
lady thrust her goved hand into her pocket
and pulled forth something about the shape
and size of a ticket. and handed it to him.
. Look here, Madam said the Conductor
attracting the lady's attention, and holding
up between his finger and thumb an ivory,
fine tooth comb, which had evidently seen
much service, this is not the ticket ,''-
The lady, blushng scarlet, made another
dive into her pocker, and this time produced
the veritable pasteboard passengers thrust
their handkerchiefs into their mouths to pre-
vent distressing the poor lady's feelings
still further by a cachinnatory explosion,
and our friend, the narrator, not being able
either to borrow n handkerchief or control
his feelings. sloped incontinently for the bag
gage car, where he laughed until the two
remaining buttons came off his waistcoat.
MEM.-Never carry your railroad ticket and
your fine tooth comb in the same pocket.
The Shasta courier., 1865-12-16

HERE IS THE ARrIcLE.-We have been
requested to republish the Test Oath appli
cants for Congressional seats from late rebel
States must take pri to admission in Con-
gress as members. 1t was requ red, BY Act
of Congress, passed IN July, 1853:
aoIempy swear that have never volun-
tarilv burne arms against the United States
since have been citizen thereof that have
voluntarily given no all, c,untenance, coun
sci or encouragement TO persons engaged in
armed hos ility thereto that | have neither
nor accepted, nor attempted to exer-
else the functions of any Office whatever
under any authority or pretended author
jtv in hostility ta the United States; that /
have not yielded a voluntary support to any
pretended government. authority. power. or
constitution within the United States hostile
o, inimical thereto; and | do further swear
that to the best of my-knowledga and ability
l will support the constitution Of the Uaited
Safes.
The Shasta courier., 1865-12-16
RAISING OF THE U. S. FRrcArr coscRrs.

RAISING OF THE U. S. FRIGATE CONGRESS-
The wreck of the frigate Congress, which
was sunk in Hampton Roads during the
encounter with the rebel ram Merrimac,
about four years ago, having been raised,
now lies at the Norfolk (va.) Navy Yard
She sullin about thirty feet of water. and
the men who havS been employed in the
raising worked with 20 or 80 feet of water
over their heads. The wreck was laden win
large tanks full Of water, cables. anchors
hundreds of barrels of provisions, large
quantities of powder. shot and she'll in her
forward magazine. and in addition her decks
were occupied by many bushels of OYSTERS
The action of tie tide had filed her almost nm
to the top with sand
The divers commenced their onerat;on.
upon her by carrying of the rugged and torn
umbers at the point where she was blown in
two, and having made them square, built a
complete bulkhead. closing up entirely the
end OF the ship. and making it tight-work.
ing all this while under water. The water
was then takon from her by steam pumps,
and the great ship rose to the surface. The
contents of her hold are now being removed,
and already over 100 tons of chain cable
have been taken from the wreck. The con.
tractors for raising the vessel will make .
profitable job Of it.
The Shasta courier., 1865-12-16

The S. F. Bulletin and Alta have again
succeeded in electing Democratic State
Senator from that city. by running people, s
party candidate against the regular Union
Nominee.-Folsom Telegraph.
The above is perhaps true, and if SO. GEN.
surable; but it sounds bad, coming as it does
from, paper chief among the bolters in Sac.
ramento county last fall. and its editor a
successful candidate Of the bolter faction for
seat in the Assembly. For satan to rebuke
sin is generally considered in bad taste, and
somewhat like B. F. Washington questioning
the ratrictigm Of Iincolr.
The Shasta courier., 1865-12-16

ENGLISH CHARITY.-Meetings are being
held in England. so it is said, to collect mon
ey for the aid of destitute freedmen in the
United States. Do the English fail to recog-
nize that charity should begin at home, and
that there is more suffering and destitute
whites in England than there are blacks in
America? Americans are perfectly compe
tent and willing to provide for their own
siffering poor, and will be pleased to see
En- land take care Of her own paupers and
not waste her sympathy on those of this
Country? England has peculiar penchant
for poking her mediling proboscis into our
domestic s:fairs.-5 p cdg
The Shasta courier., 1865-12-16
A MATRIMONIAL MUDDLE.-Levi Lincoln

A MATRIMONIAL MUDDLE.-Levi Lincoln.
of New York, married a wife and lived with
with her six years, when, as he says. he
discovered that she had another husband. one
Read, whom she married two or three wears
before she became Mrs. Lincoln. Lincoln
then left her, and cohabted with widow.
whom. after about a year, he made his wife.
In the meantime he had applied for divorce
from his other spouse, and it was granted al.
though she alledee in her defense that her
first consort. Reade. had a wife at the time
he married her, and that Lincoln had known
all aboutt from the first. She now applies 10
the Superior Court in New York, to have the
decree of divorce set aside and the appica-
ton is still pending. 1t is rather an odd
mixture of spouses. Read bad two wives
and one of his wives had two husbands. and
one Of her husbands had two wives. The
only party concerned who is not fully sup
piled is the widow that Lincoln last married,
who, it may turn out, has no husband at all.
The Shasta courier., 1865-12-16
THE ARMY BLUE.

Oiu coat, we We seen quite stlrrlnS tneSJ
You've been to me friend most true,
And oft in sunny southern climes
You've kept my body from the dew
When night came on and stars shone bright,
Be sure, old friend 1 hugged you tight.
On the lone picket, you and I
Have often stood the dark night through
The cold wind passed me needless by,
AS stood well wrapped up in you.
And wished the ho lrs were far moro brief
Between me and the next =" relief"
For bullets whistled Ger our heads,
And, now and then, they hit us too;
The Johnnies" didn't like us "Feds"-
Indeed, they hated army blue;
And though 'gainst rain I'll pit your woof.
Old friend, you're not quite Minnie proof.
Strapped tight upon my knapsack
Have carried you for tresome miles,
Half tempted oft to throw you by
When skies above wore cheery smiles,
And wearied with gun and pack,
l marched along the dusty track.
But bright days cannot always last,
So still clung to you, old Blue
And after, in the piercing blast,
Some "bOys' looked enviously at you,
And heard the rain fall pit-a-pat
We have lain beneath the open sky
Within Southern prison -pen
And there I've heard the bitter cry,
OF slowly dying, famished men
Poor starving wretches, but still true
God bless them to the army blue
So long kept you that at last
A foolish fondncss grew for you,
really had not heart to cast
My coat of army blue;
And said, III take you home to be
Hereafter cherished tenderly.
You laugh. am sure, at my old coat
Ragged and useless, hanging there
know It's hardly worth groat,
And quite unfit for man to wear;
Yet dearer far It's to my eyes
Than any garment meath the skies.
Upon the breast you see a stain,
Bright blood it was that gave the hue
1t poured that day like summer rain,
And drenched my coat of army blue;
For in these arms, that fearful day,
Our Colonel's life ebbed fast away.
He talked of home the night before,
OF faces dear he soon should see
Our time was out in one week more,
And every heart beat merrily,
Thinking how soon again they'd stand
On their dear, rugged Northern land.
I think l said these arms-ah, well
Some time ago l had pair |
But then fragment of shell
Has given me now one sleeve to spare;
See where it cut its fell way through
My poor old coat Of army blue!
A relic of the fearful past,
memory of toll and pain,
OF Freedoms fight well done at last
The noble army of the slain
What thoughts come o 'er me as I view
My well-worn coat of army blue!
Almost as useless now as you
battered, crippled. sickly wight,
Whose ;ears Of life are very few
still keep up heart as light
AS when l donned you. bright and new,
And showed with pride my army blue.
And while life beats within this breast
Old friend, you'll hang not far from me;
And when a last go to rest
Perhaps some one will kindly see
That he who fought this wild war through
Be buried with his army blue.
The Shasta courier., 1865-12-16
THE - 80
SHASTA COURIER.
PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY MORNING.
BY JOHN j. CONMY.

Publication Office in Tominson's Building, iron.
room up stairs, three doors above " els ~ y
Co.'s Express Office.
The Shasta courier., 1865-12-16
The STAFF OF JEsUs-The following prett

The STAFF OF JEsUs.-The following pretty
little aiegory is told Of Saint Patrick:
When the saint was returning from Rome
to France on his way to Ireland, be stopped
at Il ielgipus house in an isle in the Gulf of
Genoa, and was entertained for night bv
the inmates, whose self-imposel duty was
the care of wrecked sailors. He revealed
his name and mission, and observed that
about half the community were Young and
fresh looking, and the rest very aged and
infirm. One Of the younger brothers sur
prsed him not little by mentioning that
the very old members were their Children
" 1t l., said he, above a century since |
and my companions agreed to live here in
community, labor with our hands, and spend
certain time of the day in reciting holy
Offices. We were all widowers, and children
remained to some of us. These are they
(pointing to the aged men). One night, it
was our good fortune to entertain a stranger
pilgrim of Il sweet and majestic countenance
and when he was about to quit US in the
morning he spoke these words, handing to
our superior the staff which he had in his
hands:-In requiial for your loving hospit-
a ~ | leave you this staff. During its stay
with you, years shall have no effect on your
strength or appearance. Retain it till my
servant Patrick rests here on his way to Erin
for the conversion of its people and give it
into his hands when he quits you. We all
listened With ave. and when the last words
were spoken the majestic farm was no longer
there. Our children entered the community
as they grew up, but the blessing not naging
been addressed to them. years have had their
natural effect When you depart, bearing
the sacred staff with you, we expect our
release from f1eshly bonds This or some
other staff attended the saint in his many
weary journeys through the length and
breadth of Erin; and when he died it was
preserved in his cathedral at Armagh At a
Later date it was transferred to Chrstchurch
Cathedral in Dublin. Erin
The Shasta courier., 1865-12-16
SH Asst A COURIER.

IsS- l.. p. FISHER--Is the only AGENT
of the SHASTA COURIER in San Francisco. with now
erS TO receive subscriptions and advertisements and
receipt for the same
oFFlCE-l5la Washington street, opposite Ma
yuire's Opera House
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-06-26

THE LIVING fSStEsOf THE TIMES.
10 a recent letter Ex. Governor MAGorrIS, OF
Kentucky. offers the following advice to the
people Of his State.
THE people ought 10 be deeply interested in
acting upon the iirihg Issues, and OF saving wha,
there is left of the Constitution--the Govern
msnt Of Our fathers. tried to save IL all, Just
80 IL came TO Us from their hands, and was ex
pounded by the courts. but. as this cant be
done. let US preserve AL tat is left Of it, outside
Of the Niger. and we shall thus have if we
succeed. the best Government on EARTH
The Philadelphia Age in commenting upon
these suggestions remarks that they are sound and
sensible. Let the past bury the dead The lie
.ns Issues are the ones which call upon patriotic
men Tor action at this time There are uncon.
stitutional military tribunals TO be broken up.
and those who act under them punished by the
civil law; the great writ of habsas corpus Is to
be restored; the tax laws are to be modified and
amended; the currency is to be adjusted: the
tariff question is to be decided; the reconstruc-
ton plan to be put in operation. and the States
once more bound together by the ties OF concord
and equal and exact Justice to all These are
living issues. and they are comprehensive enough
to gil the mind of the patriot and tax his ener
sies to the utmost. without searching for other
issues among the debris of the past
As a political power the negro should be dis
missed from the minds of the people He is still
to be cared for in the broad and catholic spirit of
Christian benevolence. But the action OF wise.
patriotic men. in political sense, and looking to
the welfare Of the country at this crisis. should
and will be outside of the negro" and directed
to saving the Constitution, and supporting that
man or party which will administer the Govern
ment IN strict accordance with its teachings.
The issues of the times are for white men tn
meet, they point to white mems interests, and
are closely Identified with the great problem of
selfgovernment, not only in this country but in
nations Of the old world what VIC can do in
the way Of destruction; nov let Us accept.
wise men, the issues that events have
forced upon Us. aud exhibit an ability TO
re-creste. TO reconstruct on a scale con-
mensurate with our ability to tear down.
That party will succeed best in Republic.
which comes the neares, to the wants of the
masses, and the masses at this time are ella NOR
ing for wise. patriotic action upon living issues
They wish the States reunited under the Const
tuition. in order that the country may prosper
They do not wish the old aud decsying carcass
OF negro agitation to be dragged into the politi
cal arena to disgust and distrae, the people
Leave the freedman alone to work out his future
and lee the white men save the Constitution and
the Union--the Government OF our fathers 1t
may be battered and defacsd, but the duty of
patriots to save it is the same. and must be per
formed to the exclusion of mere personal or par
tisan aggrandiIement
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-06-26

The Southern correspondents OF class OF
Northern journals are engaged in a vigorous
conspiracy TO establish distrust in the Northern
mind of the public feeling at the South One
day people represented as cruel to the
liberated negroes Another day the few cleo.
tons that now and then come off are declared TO
so Overwhelmingly for secessionists, the whole
body of the people peIjuring themselves by gulp-
ing down Union oaths and voting in mass for
wool dyed rebels. These are but samples of the
gross Misrepresentation with which every issue
of a class OF journals Is filled
Ii is hardly worth while 10 attempt refuts-
ton Of these cslumnies. They are designed 10
serve political object; and they employed on
that old principle Of party warfare. that "a lie
well stuck 10 is as good as the truth"
One remark, however. ought to be made
There never was time when such fasehoods
were more inappropriate unfounded. The
South, as one man, is renewing its allegiance to
lhe Union. The people are acting in good faith
They have no partisan motive or thought in
what they are doing. They are in solemn ear.
nest, and are in no mood for trifing. There are
no parties in the South. The whole land is in
mourning Sorrow and privation is in every
household. The country is ruined and pros
trated The people have no heart for politics
They are strangers 10 party and TO partisan
thoughts and Vaccinations. They are voting
very little, and when they vote they select hon
es. and good men for their SURFACES, with no
reference to old or new party affiliations
Ii is, therefore. a Islander upon these people TO
impute to them any spirit Of psrtisanship 10 their
present condition and action. Ii is brutal and
heariless Islander. ln ordinary times such temp
tations are matters of course in partisan pro
cedure But none bu, brute or q maniac Gao
now so outrage fact and truth as to ascribe to
mourning. bankrupt. PROSTATE people the srti
ices and animosities of mere pirtissns Rich
mond Republic. June 20.
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-06-26
rhe JEFF. Davis Disguise Fiction.

Our reasons for dscrediting the story of jeff
Davis attempt TO escape in disguise are these:
first, the absence of any evidence Of its truth;
second, it, incongruity with Davis personal
character: third and chiefly, the fact that Col
Pritchard whose name associated with the
story has given it all the credit it ever had with
any one. has been making speeches frequently
since his arrival North. in no one of which has
he, in the most distant manner, alluded to the
disguise. On the contrary. in private. "a we are
informed on the best possible authority he
speaks OF the story, but as distinctly says that be
was not present and did not see the reported
occurrence or any part il " 1t was reported TO
him." and, as he always adds. "sworn to at
Washington"
Besides this disclaimer Of actual knowede
by Colonel Pritchard, we are informed, and be-
lieye that the Captain of the gunbost which
brought him to Fortress Monroe reports
Colonel Pritchard having told him repeat
edly that there was not word Of truth in the
story, but some people thought il necessary to
keep it up. Mr.. Davis was but partly dressed
when the party rushed in. He surrendered
promptly and with dignity, saying that he was
unarmed. When about to be removed Mrs.
Davis threw or rather handed him the water
proof, which be wore till put the gunboat
The story so discreditable TO our soldiers, who
were represented in the same current narrative,
of the affair as having bullied and abused Mr.
Davis is equally false. They took no such ad
vantage OF their power. but on the contrary,
simply made it impossible for him to escape,
and then treated him as brave soldiers would
and should treat fallen foe.
This We believe to be the truth of the matter,
and we certainly do not consider the fact that
Secretary Stanton has sent Mrs Dsviss aquo
seutum to the Chicago Fair proof that Mr.. Davis
attempted to escape in Disguise any more than
We should consider it proof if he had sent Mr.
Davis boots or Mrs. Davis's bonnet to the
Paris Exhibition.-New York World.
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-06-26
Catholic Generals.

The Nashville Gazette publishes the following
partial list of Catholic Generals who have served
during the war
Major Generals W 5. Rosecrans, Quincy A
Gilmore. George g. Meade, T. O. G. Ord. Philir
II Sheridan, John @. Foster. George Stone
man. James Shields. Daniel f. Sickles, David s
Stanley, John Newton. Alfred Pleasanton Rich
ardson. Joseph B. Carr. J. Hunt, Thomas Fran
els Meagher.
Brigadier Generals Michael Corcoran. Thoms:
W. Sweeney, Patrick Edward Conner, NJ. h
Lswler, Thomas Ewing. Jr., Hugh Ewing
Regis de Trobriand. Thomas c. DeviD, Alfred
y Dufis
Acting Brigadisr Generals James E. Malone
Patrick II. o Rourke. NJ. T. Donahue, James A
Mlligsn, Florence IL Cornyn, Stephen Nc
Groar!y. Richard Brynes. Patrick Kelley, Mat
thew Murphy.
To this list may be added the name of the
greatest and most brilliant of all our Generals
WILLIAM TrcrnsEH SHERMAN, who, according
to the Gazette. joined the communion of the
Catholic Church before entering on active ser.
vice in the army.
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-06-26

The Hon. EDWARD BATES, Mr.. LIScoIx's At
torney General. in a late letter to the St. Loui.
Republican. thus speaks OF the infamous oaths
with which it IS sought, in the South. to rob free
men OF their right OF suffrage. He says
Should man who believes the oath 10 be
unlawful. nevertheless takes il. IL he can do so
with q clear conscience. rather than be robbed of
his vote BY dishonest trickl |, myself, can
take the oath without any consciousness OF hav-
ing done wrong myself, or any sense OF shame,
except the humiliation OF yielding to an unlawful
aad unjust demand, dishonesty made upon me 4"
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-06-26
General Lees Applicable on for Pardon.

The Northern papers state that General Robert
E. Lee has applied TO the Executive at Washing
ton for the exercise of clemency. We hail this
step az eminently wise, and ju1icious and
patriotic. An example so illustrous and worthy
Of imitation must be attended with the happiest
results. Ii removes many difficulties from the
path of those wso have hesitated and questioned
the propriety OF Irsuing a similar course. If
this noble and i-mous Baysrd of the South
without hesitation. Acknowledges the supremacy
of the Government, seeks to be rehabilitated as
a citizen. and tender, his allegiance. who need
entertain doubt 70 his own duty? General
Lees application We regard a cheerful, volun.
tary aud most timely recognition on the part of
the great Christian warrior of the duty Of each
and every citizen OF the South to contribute his
influence to the work of national pacifcation.
Having for many weeks. BY his personal counsel
aud advice. aided in the work of restoring peace
and tranquility. be now throws the weight and
example of his great name and rreproachsble
character into the scale Richmond Times,
June 90
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-06-26
A BENEFAcTREss.

There Is a woman I'm the public eye whose name had
all along been associated. In mind with the "Yan-
kee, Quack," and "Humbug." But IL "a longer,
and We desire 70 wrest her from all such pious
associations In all other minds. whatever notions
may have of womsnly delcscy and propriety, will
all admit that woman alone Is the Nurse-the good
Nurse-the best Nurse Whefher we shall have Female
Physicians not. Is question which be decided
by time and principle and of taste. PRIDE
prejudice caprice and custom may as well behave them
selves, for nthere really want. there will
supply; IL there be calling" there will be coming
Nature and human society always self-supplyng,
and though Art and Fashion may hinder. they cannot
prevent.
Mrs. winslow does not wish TO treat you gentlemen
Nor does she prescribe regimen for your wives but
piDess TO infants in the cradle there anything
improper In tbati Nurse OF go years. experience
boldly say what Is OF is not good for babe and
ought TO be listened God speed her her humble
and happy mission. She is the successful physi-
clan and most efectua bensacress our little ones ever
enjoyed-her dotipg parents not excepted. Just open
the door for hsr, and Mrs Wnslow will prove Amer
iran Florence Nightingale OF the Nursery OF this ~e
sure, that will teach s.srsy" 70 say "A
Blessing Mrs Wnslow''-for helping her TO survive
and escape the gripping, colicking and tsethine siege
We confirm every word forth IN the prospectus. IL
performs precisely what processes perform every
part OF it-noth.Dg less-Away with your Cordial
"Parogorc, ""Drops, "Laudanum," and every other
Narcotic by which the baSeis drugged into stupidity
and rendered dull and idiotic for life.
We have never seen Mrs. winslow know her only
through the preparation Of her Soothing Syrup
Children Testhing." II we had the power we would
make her. s she L. physical savior TO the infant
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-06-26

~ The Democracy Of Ohio will rect in
Convention on Thursday, the 24th Of August. to
nominate q Safe ticket, The basis Of repre-.
seltation will be as follows
"One delegate for each county. and an rdd.
oonai delegate for every Eve hundred votes given
20 Gen. George Mcclellan for President in
leba. and Tor every fraction Of tao hundred .nd
hfty votes and over. one additional delegate