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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-06-07

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-06-07

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-06-07

or oE OF rHg CozEsIoSERs OF ATgs AND ASSESSMENTS
NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS OF BANhS:--
~ Noe hereby given under the provisions Of .baptef el
being An Act authorizing the aNstion
md he surplus fuuda Of sapg' ba9 tne
siaslor, OF Banks end Banking Asaoaln- ~ ~. ~
onuy OF New YORK been arssed Tor he yeaf o Oh e
value 0f their shares Of stock tneI'in d, .., Am
the 3O.E day June, 1865 ;os the correction Of e',9;
j. W BROWN,
The Shasta courier., 1866-04-21
THE KNIGHTS LAST TILT.

An old Knight sat in his castle hall,
At the close of winters day;
Bent was his form, once erect and tall,
And his hair was silvery gray.
His lofty brow furrowed Ger
By the. storm and struggles past;
His yisage wan-full and bold of yore--
Showed the life tide ebbing fast
A relic was he of times gone before
Of Chivalry the last.
His servants, true and tried of old,
Knew his end was drawing near;
Of his deeds the grayest in whispers told,
Done in many vanished year.
Of his friends in youth not one remained
To smooth his moistened brow;
After all the battles he had gained,
By time he is vanquished now.
With a sudden start the Knight uprose
From the chair in which he dreamed
And, as if confronting hundred foes,
His dark eyes fercely cleaned.
" What. no ! my vassals p he cried in a tone
That made the old hall ring;
" For this childish slumber l will atone
My casque and my helmet bring;
And bring my steed, my gallant roam,
Who fears no living thing.
Bring me my banner, and spurs and plume,
All the emblems of warrior hood:
Though | cannot pierce the gathering gloom,
| will die as a warrior should.
Prince Death is coming-I hear afar
His steed on the mountain brim;
The hills and valleys a-darkening are
With the frown on his visage grim.
But, quick my lance shine yet my star,
| will have tilt with him ~
The dying Knight to the saddle bounds,
And through the courtyard flies,
With rattling hoof the bridge resounds,
Ger the moat the echo dies.
And the watchers waited not long in vain
In the court-yard's gloomy lair,
For rearing and plunging wild amain,
With scream on the frosty air,
A foaning steed with broken rein
Dashed up and halted there.
The foemen met in the valleys gloom
Prince Death and the Warrior old
Waved in the breeze a knightly plume,
Flashed lance in the twilight cold.
Prince Death as it swept in circles round,
Pierced his foe ere lanccs crossed
Stretched stark and dead on the frozen ground,
By the winds his plume uptossed,
Without blow a bleeding wound,
The Knights last tilt was lost.
The Shasta courier., 1866-04-21
A Cure for the Collie.

| was travelling in Indiana, and had put
up for the night at a double log cabin or
the banks of the Wabash, ate heartily Of
cueumbers at supper, and an hour after was
suffering all manner of tortures from the
colic-cramps-whew. Great beads of cold
sweat stood on my forehead. and | was
doubling up and Strengthening out like a
jumping jack. | spoke to the woman of the
house-a middle aged, fair haired, woman,
who had raised at least nine towhead gals
and boys-about fixing me some pepper tea
or something of that nature, telling her
had terrible spell of the collie Said she:
'l'll go and fetch mother cause stran.
ger, | Go reckon she's the awfullest best
hand for curing collie in the whole Wabash
bottom.n
She went into another part of the house,
and ten minutes after. one of the ugliest,
sallowest, littlest old women | ever saw in
any part of the civilized world, came hob
bling in. Her gait was hardly decent
hobble it was more like that of a rheumatic
ostrich. Her nose and chin almost met over
the shrunken cavity doing duty as mouth,
and as she shufied toward me- she mumbled
as if chewing the cud. On the end of her
nose was great wart, with four or five
Si"J piioliCS iiOih IL, slhN ehSi z
were sundry other beauty spots of the same
nature about her skinny neck and wrinkled
chin. Her eyes were red, bleared, and
watery, from having spent her whole life
about the smoky fire place of western
cabin. This fearfully and wonderfully ugly
woman, stepping close in front of me and
STOPPING forward, till her nose was so close
to my face that the hair on her nasal wart
almost brushed my cheek, said
8 Stranger, Betsy Jane tells me she reck-
ons you've got the colics powerful. Now,
I've been SO myself nigh ON to a hundred
times, | reckon. in the cowcumber season !;
and Betsey Jane. she's bin that way !;
Richard, he's bin that way, and the biggest
end of the rest of the family
Producing a musket ball-an ounce bullet
of lead-she assured me that | would be all
right in five minutes after swallowing it ;
that lead was death on colics.o Being
terribly racked, and hardly knowing what |
did, | seized the bullet and. with simple
gulp, down it went. No sooner was it down,
than | repented of having swallowed it.
remembered to have heard that lead was
poisonous. Starting up, | cried out:
You old wretch, you have killed me J
Lead is a deadly poison. | can feel it cold
in my stomach ow. 1t will kill me p'
Hal ha ha he help. laughed the
old crone; +" he he. hep in a shrill, crack
ed voice kill yer don't poster yerself
with the ideal Why, stranger, that bullets
bin in the family, nigh onto tacenty gears
Richard, he has swallowed it; the biggest
end of the children, they've swallowed it !:
and I've swallowed it myself nigh on to
forty times"
. You ~ | cried, starting from my seat :
. You're swallowed this same bullet?u
g Sartin that same bullet every cowcum
Der season for nigh twenty years.
You old devil ~ | cried. as | rushed
from the house.
A few minutes after, there might have
been seen very sick. looking young man
leaning across rail-fence in that vicinity.
The Shasta courier., 1866-04-21

HOUSE OF LORDS SToRMED BY MOB OF
WoMEN.-Lady Montagu give tie following
very amusing description of an actual storm
ing of the House of Lords, in 1873, by mob
of women:
At the last warm debate in the House OF
Lords, it was unanimously resolved that
there should be no crowd of unnecessary
auditors; consequently the fair sex were ex
cluded, and the gallery destined to the use
Of the House of Commons. Notwithstand-
ing which determination, tribe of DANES
resolved to show on this occasion that Meth
er men nor laws could resist them. These
heroines were Lady Huntington, the Du-
chess of Queensbury. the Duchess OF An
caster. Lady Westmoreland. Lady Gotham,
La ly Charlotte Edwin, Lady Archibald
Hamilton and daughter, Mrs. Scott. Mrs.
Pendarvis, and Lady Frances Saunderson.
l am thus particular in their names, since L
look upon them to be Il e boldest assertors,
and most resigned sufferers for liberty, l
ever read of. They presented themselves
at the door at 9 O'Clock in the morning.
where Sir Will am Saunderson respectfully
informed them that the Chancellor had
made an order against their admittance.-
The Dutchess of Queenshury, as head of
the squadron, pished at the ill breeding of
A mere LAWYER. and desired him to let them
up the stairs privately. After some modest
refusals. he swore by G. he would not let
them in. Her Grace, with a noble warmth,
answered by G. they would come in, in
spite of the Chancellor and the whole House.
This being reported, the peers resolved to
.tarve them out; an order was made that
the doors should not be opened till they had
raised the siege. These Amazons now show
ed themselves qualified for the duty even of
foot soldiers they stood there till 5 ln the
termission. every now and then playing
volies of thumps, kicks and raps against
the door, with so much violence that the
speakers in the House were scarce heard
When the Lords were not to be conquered
by this. the two Duchesses. (very well APP
prised of the use of stratagems in war com
manded dead silence of half an hour; and
the Chancellor, who thought this certain
proof of their absence, the Commons also
being very impatient to enter), gave orders
for the opening of the door, upon which they
all rushed in, pushing aside their competi
ors. and placing themselves in the front
rows of the gallery. They stayed there till
after IL, when the House rose, and during
the debate gave applause, and showed marks
of dislike. not only by smiles and winks,
(which have always been allowed in these
cases) but by noisy laughs and apparent
contempt; which is supposed the true rea
son why poor Lord Hervey spoke so misera-
BLY,
The Shasta courier., 1866-04-21

TRIPOD MAsTs.-A model of Captain
Coles tripod masts has been shown at
Lloyd's. 1t does away with shrouds and
stays. as the mast is supported by two
smaller ones. The advantages claimed are
as follows: saving of wear and tear of ropes,
improved ventilation of ship, and increased
speed. Quicker voyages may be made, in
consequence of vessel fitted with these
masts being able to sail closer to the wind.
The masts may bs as readily cut away as
wooden ones.
The Shasta courier., 1866-04-21


MORE ABOUT THE BURNING WELL.-We
have already noticed the existence of won
derful burning oil well on the Allegheny
river, fifteen miles below Franklin. A cor
respondent who has just visited it says
The flames rise to a great height, and are
plainly visible at Oil City, Franklin, Mer.
Ger and Georgetown. Large numbers from
all parts of the country have visited it, and
crowds continue to come every night. The
writer of this embraced an opportunity to
visit it few evenings since, arriving there
shortly after dark. The roaring and crack
ling of the flames can be distinctly heard at
the distance of mile. The ground around
the well for nearly five hundred feet in every
direction has been thoroughly baked by the
heat. The trees are budding, and some
have actually put forth leaves. In some
places the grass has grown two inches high.
forcibly reminding one of summer on a
small scale. The flames rise to a height of
sixty feet, sometimes higher, lightning up
the hill, and valleys for miles around. At
times 1t burns hercer than usual. breaking
and roaring and threatening to burst the
earth and engulf all within its reach. and
forming scene beautifully grand and sub
lime. This well, it may bo remarked. has
been singularly fruitful of disaster from the
beginning When putting it down two men
were killed. One was engaged in hauling
up the tools when the pully ON the ton Of
the derrick broke and fell on his head. kill
ing him instantly. The other was killed by
being entangled in the machinery.-Pitts
burg Dispatch.
The Shasta courier., 1866-04-21

ENTERPRIsE.-The Yreka Journal has hit
the nail on the head in recommending the
citizens of Yreka to form company to lay
bed rock flume commencing at Shasta river
tainly better paying enterprise could not
well be devised, and we doubt not it will be
done.
The Shasta courier., 1866-04-21

RIGHr.-The Legislature, at its last ses-
sion, passed. law declaring that United
States Senator should be elected at the session
next preceding the commencement OF the
term to be filed
The Shasta courier., 1866-04-21

THERE is in New York a gentleman of
ample fortune, which he received bv inheri.
tance. His wife recently ordered new
carriage. and was very anxious that the
g family" coat of arms should be emblazoned
upon its panels. This the husband con-
sented to, and taking pen the millionaire
drew something resembling a small mound;
by it was stuck manure fork, and upon
the fork was perched chanticleer, rampant
Why, what is this ?' asked madam in
amazement This" said the man of
money, is our family coat of arms My
grandfather made his money by carting
manure in Brooklyn, and invested it in real
estate in New York Now listen to the ex-
PLANTATION of the arms. This mound and
fork represent my grandfather's occupation
the cock perched upon the top of the fork
represents myself. who have done nothing
but flap my wings and crow on that dung.
hill ever SINCE" The carriage still has plain
papels
The Shasta courier., 1866-04-21

QUERY.-Which is most deserving of the
fostering care of the Government, the negro or
the rebel? 1t strikes us that governments,
as well as individuals, should stand by their
friends. The rebels went to war to DESTROY
the Government. and were beaten. The
negroes befriended the Government in it's
struggle, thus less ming the difficulties of
securing victory. They were and are loyal
Must they now be given up to the tender
merces of their enemies, and the enemies of
the Government, who still claim them as
property stolen from them by the Yankees?
The Shasta courier., 1866-04-21

WIPED OUT.-The United States District
Court for the Southern District of California
has been abolished The death of the late
Judge gave an opportunity, of which Mr..
Conness availed himself, and got bill thro'
the Senate abolshing it. The whole con-
cern was crib for feeding Democrats, ar
ranged by that hoary headed old rascal, Due
de Gwin.
The Shasta courier., 1866-04-21

BAD ATMosPHERE.-There seems to be
something peculiar in the moral atmosphere
of Idaho. Within the last month or two
there have been half dozen defalcations
among its county or territorial officers There
is scarcely one who has held position Civ
ing him the opportunity of handling money
who has not turned out defauter. or mys-
tesiously disappeared between two obscure
hours. ."-Dramdtic Chronicle.
The Territorial Government is Democratic.
The Shasta courier., 1866-04-21

In 1860 the President, speaking of the
traitors IN East Tennessee, said 1--WE have
met them face to face and toe to toe." Within
month he has met the same men veto to
veto-FId1.
The Shasta courier., 1866-04-21

By law of the last session of the LegIsla.
ture, the corporate existence of the weaver,
Vile and Shasta Wagon Road was extended
to August 9th, 1867.
The Shasta courier., 1866-04-21

DANCE OF DEATH.-Not long since there
was dancing party at the house of Mr..
Scott, near Avena, Lawrence county, Ala.
Ihe weather was quite warm in the early
part OF the evening, but it became exceeding.
ly cold when the party broke up, heated aid
iaugued. The company went home; two of
them died the next morning. and seven have
since died. Others are seriously i'll, and
none of the participants in the affair are well.
The Shasta courier., 1866-04-21

SALT PORK RIpGE.-There is a feeling
among our citizens favorable to prospecting
this ridge. Who will take upon himself the
initiative in the matter? Who will step out
from the crowd and make a starter? That
is all that's wanted now. A company should
be formed so large that assessments would
not be onerous, yet not so large as to make it
unmanageable. To clean out the old tunnel
and continue it through to the centre of the
ridge, would not be an expensive affair. A
company of fifty would do it at an expense
of from ten to twenty dollars EACH This
done, and the prospect favorable, there
would be no difficulty in forming a company
that would buy the Spring Greek ditch and
put its waters on the summit of the ridge.
thus insuring mining population of from
five hundred to one thousand men, with room
for more. The small sum necessary to pros.
pect it could not be better invested. for it
would return to business men here tenfold.
in the additional business it would create
Again we ask, who will take the initiative ?
The Shasta courier., 1866-04-21

s3,oo0 was consumed for postage stamps
and envelopes for the use of the last Legisla.
ture.
The Shasta courier., 1866-04-21

ES- l.. p. FISHER--Is the only Agent
of the SHASTA COURIER in San Francisco, with pow
ers to receive subscriptions and advertisements, and
receipt for the same
OFFICE-l7l1 Washington street, opposite Ma
guire's Opera House.
The Shasta courier., 1866-04-21
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

~ STATE OF JAMES LoAG, deceased.-No-
IL tice is hereby given by the undersigned, ad-
mnistrators of the above named estate, to the cred
itors of and all persons having claims against said
deceased, to exhibit the same, with the necessary
vouchers, within ten months from the first publica-
ton of this notice. to Felix Tracy, at the office of
Wells, Fargo Co.. Shasta
EMILY I. LOAG, Administrative.
FELIX TRACY, Administrator.
Shasta, March 22d, 1856.
The Shasta courier., 1866-04-21

THAsxs-To Hon. John Bidwell for pub.
docs.
The Shasta courier., 1866-04-21
NUMBER 8.

WANT THE OATH MoDIFIED.-The Presi-
dent and Cabinet are now soliciting Congress
to so modify the Test Oath that rebels can
take it and hold appointments in the various
Custom Houses and Post Offices in the
South. The Secretary Of the Treasury de.
clares that his greatest trouble in collecting
revenue in the South is owing to the fact that
suitable men cannot take the oath-al hav-
ing been engaged in the rebellion. Poor
things. They have by rebellion disqualified
themselves for holding Office the nation is
beseeched to remove the disqualification by
special legislation, and men high in Office
have the impudence, the meanness to ask it!
Was ever such dirt eaters known? Now we
venture the assertion that Sherman, with a
small force, would be able to collect all the
revenues, of whatever kind, that should be
levied upon that people, and that, too, more
thoroughly, and at one half the expense to
the Government, than it could be done by
all the white washed rebels seeking the lob.
Experience does not teach that such men
can be trusted with large sums of money,
nor that they make the most profitable en-
ployes lof the Government, however highly
they may have been appreciated by the Con.
federacy.
The Secretary would have the word "vol-
untary" inserted in the oath, so that it would
read that the person taking it had not been
a roluntdry rebel. That's good. Every
mothers son of them would then swallow it
as delicious morsel. for were they not all
g forced' by circumstances over which they
had no control? Didn't their allegiance to
their State force them? Didn't the law of
selfinterest, in the preservation of a good
and safe title to the niger, force them?
The Shasta courier., 1866-04-21
THE
SHASTA COURIER.
ny InHN j. CONMh.

Publication Office in TomnsSon WaIIa Raa Fsr9o noI
room, up stairs, three doors aOO''
Co q Express Office.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1866-10-10
Mother Kills her Four Chil-
dren THE Murderess Com
mits Suicide!

A crime almost too horrible to relate,
was perpetrated at Morenci, Mich, yes.
terday forenoon, about ten O'Clock. A
Mrs. Simms, the wife of o farmer in that
vicinity, murdered her four children by
cutting their threats. In the morning the
woman prepared breakfast for the family
as usual, and nothing was discovered In
her conduct to excite suspicion. After
breakfast Mr.. Simms made preparations
for leaving home for a portion Of the day,
and started of, little thinking ofthe dread
full scene that was shortly to take place al
his home, which would not only enveloE
himself in gloom, but cast a sadness ovel
the entire community, He had been
gone but q short time when Mrs. s. taking
her four children-all little girls wen,
to the barn, entered, and after locking The
do ,r cut the throats Of each chill, anC
then destroyed herself in tue same man
ner.
One child, with Q CHASTITY wound il
the neck and bleeding profusely, succeed
cd in dragging herself to the house ant
informed servant, whoat once startet
after Mr.. ). and overtaking him beforl
he had reached his destination, informed
him Of the dreadful tragedy that had ia
ken place.
Mr.. Simms is the owner of q splendi'
farm, his home was pleasant, and no caus
but that Of insanity can be assigned 70
tho CONDUCT Of his wife. This dreadful
affair created'intense excitement at Nc
renci.-- Toledo Blade. 4
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1866-10-10
Deatn Of Hon VIM given.

Wa oro n.;nedt lbe deatb of
-.Iudga VIM G;var ons of onr ,nost Nom.
insrP ana worthS s;,;ssns Who espiyad
a. M rss;Jsrco ~ Wno.,sr on Last san.
III :. 49,. M a. an ;llnss.
&c I esw hous. Tba ;-@mssiats canse e
dos,bs ,r.s ooaao.i;an oftbo Inn,s ;nducaa
hH aa,b,na yS;,S wh;cbs * M, Sissose he ma
bsan a,i;otaa fos abors two rasrs!
u, h;s Ham Il ! whols community Il
a. .on,r;aa ssy;rc lost ! [c;t;yen rich II
avery o,sal;ts ,hat rsnders ! man valuabIe
~ srtiilsato ,hs estsem and resnecti
~ az comm,nitv q, bis nubIiol virtues
ana endowed q liz smaller circle az ia
more int;msts'fr;ends for His affeotion and
uaysonsf worth Ha "a ! man of nobla
imnulsas ana n ovarv sense ! bicb toned
gept,aman and eyerv Mere liz warm
true ma oeneyons heart. biob sense of
honor. III frank. omen andlcleorful ais.
n%os;t;on olwavs Gained Tho estecm az those
Who wera fortnnate enough to know him.
Tia Deceased q another victim Of the
war. having entered The army il oolonel
IF ,ba I0od Ohio Infantry n 1862. with
a robust constitution and full Of yiaor,
but returned home. after tbree wears ac-
tive service. with ruined health contract.
| ed in the field. and has now laid down his
life for bis country 80.
Ha 6Iled several o;viI Offices amoho
which Legislator of the State and ,Judoe
Of the Court Of Common Pleas Of t6is
! District. and for meritorious conduct in
the,aeld was breyeted Bripadior General,
EAs 4 soldier. he had 4 bish renutstioo,
and as a lawyer. stood bip6 at the bar 4,
an able and bonorad member Of the pro
~fession. On Information Of his sudden
ITn n ~ 81 -
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1866-10-10
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