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The Shasta courier., 1866-08-25

The SOURCES OF THE NILE.-Mr. Samuel
White Baker has discovered the sources of
the entire White Nile in Lake Albert NJ
Yanza. In journeying to the southeast from
this he came among the Obbo people, whom
he thus describes
Although the men of Obbo wear a skin
slung across their shoulders and loins, the
women are almost Naked and instead of
wearing the leather apron and tail of the
Latookas, they are contented with a slight
fringe of leather shreds, about four inches
long by two broad, suspended from belt
The unmarried girls are entirely naked, or if
they are sufficiently rich in fnery, they wear
three or four strings of small white beads,
about three inches in length, as covering.
The old ladies are antiquated Ewes, whose
dress consists of a string round the waist, in
which is stuck a branch of green leaves, the
stalks uppermost. have seen few of the
young girls that were prudes indulge in such
garments but they did not appear to be
fashionable, and were adopted .fdute de
mieur One great advantage was possessed
by this custom--it was always clean and
fresh. and the nearest bush (if not thorny)
provided a clean petticoat. When in the
society of these very simple and in demeanor
almost Ewes. could not help rejecting upon
the Mosaical description of our first parents,
..And they sewed fig leaves together"
The Shasta courier., 1866-08-25
The Wonderful Mad Stone.

DR.. W. L. Leyman, of this place, was at
tackled by two dogs one of the dogs bit him
severely on the arm. His family thinking
perhaps the dog that bit him was rabid,
urged him to go to Terre Haute, and apply
the 8. mad stone" in the possession of Mrs.
Taylor, of that place. The doctor had no
fears whatever, and had always regarded
this stone a humbug but finally consented to
go to satisfy his family. On his arrival at
Terre Haute he had the application of the
stone made. The lady informed him that
if he was bitten by rabid animal, the stone
would adhere in thirty minutes? After
three hours of faithful application it failed
to take hold, and Mrs. Taylor announced as
all the circumstances indicated that he was
not bitten by rabid dog. While there,
however, the doctor witnessed an operation
of the mad stone, and CLEANED such facts re-
garding it from reliable citizens of Terre
Haute, as to dissipate the skepticism which
he confesses he had always held regarding
the efficacy of this stone as an antidote for
hydrophobia. He met at Mrs. Taylor's
man from Illinois who had been bitten by
mad calf. and to whom thestone adhered for
thirteen hours, drawing from the wounded
part greenish colored matter, which it fail
ed to extract from the doctors arm. When
the stone became filled with this fluid it was
soaked in warm water for time. when it
would again adhere and absorb with its
original force.
DR.. Leyman, also conversed with gen.
tlemen in Indianapolis who had been bitten
by an unmistakably rabid dog, and used this
stone with success. Mrs. Taylor. who is an
old resident of Terre Haute, and known by
tie citizens of that place as lady of worth
and good standing, states that the stone has
been used in a thousand cases, and has never
failed. She further says it was once applied
to a man who had already gone mad from
the effects of bite, and while the fit was on
him. He was entirely cured.
Of the history of this stone we are not fully
informed. 1t has been in the Taylor families
for eighty years past. The stone is white,
smooth and hard, is about two inches in
length, half or three quarters of an inch in
thickness. 1t is porous, the pores being
star shaped, and running across the stone in
lines of perfect regularity. The operation
with it is performed by scarifying the flesh
near the bite and laying the stone on. 1t
never absorbs matter from the wounded part
unless the bite is that of rabid animal. In
the process of absorption, the matter fire.
quently passes entirely through the stone
We are indebted for these facts to DR..
Leyman, who is well known as good ply
man of unquestioned veracity. The doctor
very truly says that the stories about this
stone seem incredible, but facts are stubborn
things, and he is no longer among the skep-
tics.-AHica Ledger.
The Shasta courier., 1866-08-25

TIE NORTH PoLE.-A couple of scientific
gentlemen, who have recently visited the
island of Spitzbergen, on tour of scientific
inspection, have found that a very consider
able degree of heat is produced there by the
continuous shining of the sun during the
six months day which prevails in that lati-
tude. During this period vegetation very
luxurious and abundant springs up. Anoth-
er singular fact noticed was the immense
quantities of drift wood which appears
everywhere on the coast, and in the bays of
the island. They also express the opinion,
that the North Pole, only 600 miles distant,
could be easily reached by an expedition
which should leave that point in the early
spring. Such an expedition will soon be
fitted out to make the experiment.
The Shasta courier., 1866-08-25

SENATOR Ross OF KANsAs.-The Kansas
State Journal speaks thus handsomely of the
newly appointed Senator from Kansas, Major
Z. g. Ross
He is practical printer, having served
at the case and worked his way up from
priater's devil to the position of editor of a
of United States Senator Though an
editor of another paper in the same city with
us, there has always been the closest person
al relations existing between us. As gen.
tleman of standing and fair abilities, one
who will no doubt vote conscientiously and
give his influence for the right, we can cor
daily indorse him. As newspaper writer
he has acknowledged reputation in the
State. and is such a decided improvement
over his most formidable rival, that we but
speak the universal sentiment of our people
in saying that the appointment, though it
may not please all, does not give that offense
which the appointment, if given to his rival,
would have been sure to receive. The par
tisans of General Lane, somewhat naturally,
feel incensed at the appointment. They
claim that, as General Lane made Governor
Crawford all that he is, Lane man, and
one of Lanes friends, should have been ap-
pointed. They claim it as an insult to the
memory of Gen. Lane and to his family
They refer to the fact that Major Ross last
Winter headed the call for public meeting
that met here, at the home of Gen. Lane,
and publicly condemned him that the Ma
jor, as chairman of the Committee, wrote the
resolutions which declared that we feel
deeply humiliated' at the course of General
Lane. By many it is thought that this pub
lie censure, at his own home, set in motion
the causes and influences that produced the
untimely death of our illustrious Senator
Upon these personal issues the present editor
of this paper never took sides, and conse-
quently is not now called upon to express
an opinion"
The Shasta courier., 1866-08-25

GEN. GRANT NOT CANDIDATE.-It may be
stated positively, (says the Washington cor
RESPONDENT of the New York Herald, that
General Grant will accept nomination for
the Presidency for the next term from no
party or faction whatever. His nomination
would be equivalent to an election, and his
election would necessarily lead to his retire
mept from public life at the end of his term
of Office. He considers himselfyet too young
to withdraw into retirement; and, while he
unquestionabIy has aspirations for Presiden-
tiaI honors with which to crown his illustri
GUS career, he feels confident that he can
enjoy such honors eight or twelve or more
wears hence as readily as now. These ideas
have recently been expressed by him to his
most intimate personal friends, and are un-
oaestionably the ideas that will control him,
notwithstanding the powerful influences now
being used to win his consent to accept a
nomination.
The Shasta courier., 1866-08-25
COURIER.
Tale of an Old Sexton.
A MIDNIGHT APPARITION.

0 treacherous night!
Thou lendst thy ready veil to every treason
And teeming mischief thrives beneath thy shade
rAaron Hill.
The Shasta courier., 1866-08-25

HORSE CLEANING BY MAcHINERY.-One of
the latest novelties is the cleaning of horses
by machinery. This system is adopted by
large establishments in England, and steam
power is used. The apparatus consists of
horizontal pole, at one end of which is con-
ical brush that is made to rotate over long
shaft which runs overhead. giving motion to
any number of cleaners. This revolving
brush may be passed all over horse, ex-
cepting his head, cleaning him more
thoroughly than by hand and in far less
time. This manner of cleaning is said to be
very agreeable to horse, improving the skin
and circulation of the blood, and MAINTAIN
ing its health
The Shasta courier., 1866-08-25

concocting. No wonder she f.iuted; no
wonder even the doctor trembled.
| threw off the quilt and told the doctor
who was. -,
.:See what you have done !" said he,
pointing to the PROSTATE lady.
II heard some voices here, and came for
some alcohol"
"Need you have come in that garb?"
al had quite forgotten that had the quilt
on"
"You have killed her, / believe" said he,
bending over the PROSTATE form OF Mrs. Cole
brook.
We raised her up and placed her upon the
lounge She was not dead, and presently
her eyes opened.
"Wherei is ?" gasped she, shaking con-
vulsively.
(" Be calm"
I" He will haunt me all my days"
"Itwas only Mr.. Mortal"
Her eyes opened upon me, and then rolled
up in her head. Heaven grant that l may
never see such a hideous expression again.
She was in fit.
The house was alarmed, and DR.. Rowne
used every exertion to restore her, but all in
vain.
She will die" he said, savagely; "you
(Which will did you destroy, doctor ?"
asked.
He staggered into the corner of the room,
unable to reply. He would never accuse me
again, and yet promised not to expose him;
but it was in Difference to the invalid sister of
the deceased that l allowed mvself to be
silent in the presence of infamy
Before daylight there was another corpse
tba c. |,
after that Mrs. Colebrook had been killed by
the shock of her husbands death.
l buried them both two days after, and l
had the pleasure of seeing the Colebrook
fortune pass into the hands of the poor and
deserving sister.
| have never seen nor heard from Dr.
Rowne from that day to this. 1t is said he
went to the East Indies. If he did, the devil
is with him there. and always will be.
The Shasta courier., 1866-08-25

AFTER DEATH-A sporting witness eav-
ing the box blurted out:
my lord, / never cared for anything but
woman and horsefesh ~
"Oh, you never cared for anything but
woman and horsetlesh p replied Justice
Maule. "Then | advise you to go home and
make out your will, or If you have made 1t,
mt codici to it and direct your executors,
as soon as YOU are dead, to have your skin
made into a side-saddle and whatever hap.
mems. YOU will have the satisfaction of reflect
ing that after death, some part of you will be
constantly in contact with what in life were
the dearest objects of your affections"
The Shasta courier., 1866-08-25
ASSESSORS NOTICE.
HVHE undersigned gives notice to the Property
II Holders of Shasta county. that he will, on the
FIRST MONDAY OF MARCH,


FIRST MONDAY OF MARCH,
enter upon the performance of his official duties for
the current year. He would call particular atten-
ton to the following section of the Revenue Law:
''If any person shall wilfuly make, give, un-
der oath affirmation false list of his, her,
their taxable property, false list of taxable
property nnder his, her. their control, such per-
shall be deemed guilty of perjury, and upon
conviction thereof shall he punished therefor, is
by law provided fer the punishment of perjury !;
and any property wilfully concealed. removed.
transferred, misrepresented, by the
any agent thereof, to evade taxation, shall upon
discovery be. assessed at ten times the amount of
for that year. which would otherwise have been
assessed upon it; and fifty per cent of the amount
paid to the person persons who shall furnish the
information which reveals the property conceal
ed, transferred removed misrepresented, and the
remaining fifty per cent after deducting the usual
per centage for collection, shall be paid into the
| Treasury, for the benefit of the Common School
Fund of the State
If Tax Payers were to have list of their proper
ty prepared, -eady to be sworn to, as the law d.
rects, by the time of my reaching them they would
thereby save themselves some annoyance, perhaps,
as well as facilitate my work.
| A. P. LADD,
Assessor of Shasta county.
| Shasta. Peb. "a, 1866. f24
The Shasta courier., 1866-08-25
500 Reward

500 Reward
~ For an Incurable Case -&N
Special attention is respectfully
directed to our exclusive manufacture
of the celebrated Golden Balsam, pre-
paration never known to fail in the of
Syphilis in all its stages, and used in the French
hospitals for the last ten years with the greatest
success. For obvious reasons we cannot publish
the testimonials of the thousands who have been
cured by it, but in the innumerable cases in which
it hss been administered, we have yet to learn
instance of its failure. GOLDEN BALSAM, No.
/. for first and second stages such as sores the
legs or body. sore eyes etc. Golden Balsam, No.
2. for Tertiary, Mercurial or Syphilitic Rheuma-
tism, pains in the bones, etc. Sent by express to
any Part of the Pacific Coast. Price, Fifty Dollars
per dozen, or Five Dollars per bottle.
C. F. RICHARDS & CO.,
Wholesale and Retail Druggists and Chemists,
corner Clay and Sansome Sts., Fan Francisco,
sole agents, to whom all orders must be ad-
dressed. Also. agents for the celebrated
Spanish Antidote, preparation warranted
to cure Gonorrhea, elect, Irritation,
Gravel, aud all Urinary Derangements
Neither of the above genuine with
1s- out our signature across the -
face of the label. AL
The Shasta courier., 1866-08-25
NOTICE To CREDITORS.

II STATE OF NELSON. wOLCOTT, Deceased.
E-Noti is hereby given by the undersigned,
administrator of the above named estate to the
creditors Of all persons having claims against
said deceased to exhibit the same with the neces-
sary vouchers. within ten months from the first
publication of this notice, to the undersigned at
his place of business. in the town of Shasta.
DANIEL LYNCH, Administrator.
Shasta, July l9, 1866. jl21
The Shasta courier., 1866-08-25

A GENTLEMAN well known in New York
was always complaining to his father. in-law
of his wife's temper. At last, papa-in- law,
Incoming very weried of these endless
grumblings, and being bit of wag, re-
plied: :. Well, my dear fellow, if | hear Of
her tormenting you any more, l shall dis
inherit her," The husband never again
complained.
The Shasta courier., 1866-08-25

~ l.. p. FISHER-Is the only Agent
of TIE SHASTA COURIER in San francisco, with pow
ers to receive subscriptions and advertisements ana
receipt fer the same.
OFFICE-17l1 Washington street, opposite Ma
guire's Opera House.
The national Republican., 1866-11-23
Wallis Opera House.

All the arrangements for the theatrical
season at Wallis Opera House have been
completed. The company engaged has had
no equal in this city and but few equals in
any portion Of the country. Messrs. WALL
and BERRY are gentlemen Of ample means,
as well as good taste, and they have de-
termined that our citizens shall have season
during the session Of Congress Of theatrical
entertainments as attractive as arc to be
found on the American stage.
The principal ladies Of the company are
Miss RosE EYrINGE, Mrs. EMILY JORDAN, Miss
BLANCHE GREY, Miss LAYYIER, Miss BusrEED.
Mr.. II. B. PHILLIPs is the acting manager,
and among the actors engaged are Mr..
FRANK LAwLoR, JOHN MORTIMER, STEVENS, O.
Thomas, VARREy, CHAs. HALE, etc. The
season will open on Monday evening, Decem-
Der 3, with splendid drama, never before
presented in this city. Those who enter the
theatre for the first time on this occasion will
find it just such q comfortable and pleasant
place of amusement us will realize their
conceptions Of perfect little theatre. Our
citizens may safely anticipate much enjoy
ment at Walls Opera House during the ap.
preaching winter.
The national Republican., 1866-11-23
NEW STYLE OF DEFENCE.

The defence which Colonel" GREENE, Of
the Boston Post, makes for having imposed
s. B..PuNSEY upon TIE President as q
"War Democrat" in answer to the secesh
record of PHNNEY's which we produced is
characteristic Of the Colonel" and as fol-
lows:
POSSIBLY the Barnstable Patriot (Phin-
ney's paper) may have expressed as high an
estimate Of the talents of jeff Davis as Col.
Forney did when he heard Davis was deadv'
This is consolation TO the Administration
for having turned faithful man out of Office.
This style of administering relief to the Gov
ernment, after having cheated it by aiding a
Copperhead into Office, reminds us Of what
we were told about PHNSEY. When he was
asked by distinguished officer Of the Gov
ernment in the Treasury, not long since, why,
no longer ego than 1865, he abused ANDREW
JOHNSON in his Patriot, by applying to him
bitter and wicked epithets, and threatened
that if Mr.. JOHNSON did not resign he should
be forcibly removed, the patriotic PHrssEr
replied: "Why, that was nothing more than
what GREENE, of the Post did, and almost
every other paper in Massachusetts"
GREENE and PHIYNEY's modes Of getting
out of difficulty are very similar.
The national Republican., 1866-11-23

The GoyERSoRsHIP OF KKsrUoKY-CARp
FROM Hon. HUMPHREY MARsHALL-The Lou
isville (Ky.) Democrat Of the l7th inst, con-
tains the following: ,-sr,.........
10 Editor Of The Democrat: In your issue Of
to-day you publish my name as connected
with the next Gubernatorial race in Ken
lucky, assigning me place among the can
didates for that high Office. take, instantly,
the opportunity to ask you publicly to cor
rect this mistake, and to say through your
columns, unqualifedly, that I neither am
nor will be candidate for the nomination to
that Office or any other. desire only to re-
sumo and pursue the practice Of my profes-
sion, and assure my friends everywhere that
they could not do me O greater disservice
than to connect my name again with politics,
toward the administration Of which / have
not left one single aspiration.
Respectfully, HuxrHREY MARSHALL.
The national Republican., 1866-11-23
AGONY OF A COPPERHEAD.

We like to see copperhead squirm.
PHINNEY, the Barnstable Patriot, who came
here and cheated the Government into the
idea that he was "War Democrat" and
thereby secured the removal of a conserva-
tive Republican, in order to obtain the Office
himself, which he succeeded in doing, wrig.
gled over four columns Of his paper on the
Goth inst, most of which consists in puffs OF
Colonel" GREENE, and doubtful paragraphs
written under pressure of patriotic feeling
among the people, and with the hope Of
wiping out the treason which had already
stained the columns of his patriotic sheet
He writhes like copperhead that had beer
hurt. The contortions he makes are horrid
Somebody ought to hold him while he col
lects himself.
The national Republican., 1866-11-23
Naval and Military.

Admiral Dahlgren has been assigned to
the command of the South Pacific Squadron,
and leaves for his post Of duty in few days
Appointment Revoked, Nov. l5-Mate
John Sinnott, Of the Vermont. .t
Dismissed, Nov. l5-Acting Ensign Al
oysius j. Kane. .a.. .. D..
Ordered, Nov. 15-First Assistant Engi.
neer Charles E. De Valin, to duty at the
naval rendezvous, New York; Lieutenant
Commander Francis M. Bunce. to duty at
the Boston navy yard. on December Is. .,
Gen. B. s. Alexander, of the United States
Engineer Corps, and for long time past in
command Of the military defences Of Wash.
ington, leaves for San Francisco, California
in short time to superintend the construc.
ton Of the defences Of that city.
The national Republican., 1866-11-23
a NEW ERA OF "sOUTHERN
CHIyALRY.o

II 10 evident that new spirit has been
evoked in the South by the circumstances Of
the times, which must result in substantial
benefits to that section Of our common coun.
try. The system Of slave labor having been
overthrown by the rude shock Of war, thou
sands Of young men who, under the old re-
Rime Of what was called the Southern Chiv-
airy had been taught to despise labor and
laborious business pursuits, now realize the
necessity Of earning q subsistence for them
selves and their mothers and sisters. And
many Of them have, in the spirit Of true chiv-
airy, risen with the emergency, casting away
ingrained prejudices and assuming the proper
responsibilities Of the hour, entered upon
their duties manfully. Incited by an honor
able pride, many have put their hands to the
plough on their paternal acres, determined
that those who have right to look to them
for support shall have it. These young men
are the true chivslry Of the South; their con
duct shames that Of those who abandon theil
native soil to seek adventures in other lands
or those who loaf and swagger about, mask
ing their Incidence under pretended chiv
alrous pride.
There is capital field in the South fol
her young men TO distinguish themselves in
and to prove how peace hath her victories
no less renowned than war" Let them taxi
hold of work resolutely, begin at the founda
ton and build themselves o great edifice o
agricultural and mechanical prosperity
There is great lack of capital in the South
but this gives them immunity from the evil
Of speculation. Capital will follow wher
hard labor has been intelligently applied Il
the soil Of those remarkable agricultural re
gions. They have the best cotton and to
bacco lands in the world, and with these the
can secure riches and pecuniary indepent
ence If they will disccrd their old prejudice
against industry. We observe that tn
Southern presses are exhorting their youn
men to stay at home and develope the rt
sources of their own States, by working dill
gently themselves, and availing themselve
Of such labor as can be procured, until thei
waste places are built up and plenty shal
again smile upon the land. This is good &c
vice, and if the young men of the South fol
low it they will be in condition to sna]
their fingers at the politicians and "the res
Of mankind"
The national Republican., 1866-11-23
PERSONAL,

Mr.. ISAAC ii. BURcH, Of Burch VS.. Burch,
denies that he is married to Miss spsuldins.
HARPER's WEEKLY Curtis lectured in
Worcester, Mass, LAST evening.
GEO. WILKES, Esq, Of the Spirit Of the
Times, arrived in town last night.
Hon. CAVE JOHNSON, ofTennessee, is lying
so i'll that his physicians despair of his recovery.
Miss JENNIE PAGE, an invalid young lady,
sixteen years Of age, committed suicide BY drown.
ing, In Rochester, on Monday evening.
l.. A. GoDEY, Esq, and wife, Of Philadel-
phia, arrived in New York on Wednesday, from
Havrs, on the steamship Vile do Paris.
GEORGE PEABODY has lately given $780,
900 to Mrs. Charles W. Chandler, q niece residing
at GAINESVILLE, Ohio and added to tho gin the pur.
chase money Of . fine house valued at $4,000.
Mr.. HENRY PUrNEY, an elderly gentleman
residing in nunbarton, N. H., was found dead in
his barn last Monday evening, supposed to have
been kicked to death BY his cattle.
ANDREW MoCALLuN, q sugar planter of
Louisiana, who went to Brazil with view TO emi.
grafton. has returned and pronouncss against 1t, a.
unsuitable and less favorable TO the southsrnsrs
than their own country.
phENEr hAJoh pEN' ALfhhD Ii. iEhhf
appointed to the command Of the newly created
Department of the Dakota, announces in general
order his assumption Of command and the follow.
ing officers ms comprising his staff Brevet Lieut..
Col. Edward W. Smith, captain Fifteenth United
States infantry Acting Assistant Adjutant General;
Brsvet Lieut.. Col John @, Chandler. captain and
assistant quartermaster Chief Quartsrmastsr; First
Lieutenant Charles II. Graves, Fourteenth United
States infantry, and John @. Tolford, Thirteenth
United States infantry, Aidndo-ca The head.
quarters Of the department are at Fort Smelling,
Minnesotn