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The Shasta courier., 1866-10-20
Novel Invention to Search the DEPTHS of
the Ocean.

The invention which has attracted the
special attention of the scientific men is the
Obseryatoire Bazin, which enables the nav
igator to examine the depths of the ocean,
to question the very bosom of the waters.
and gather its produce or collect the waits
and strays of shipwreeked vessels to ascer.
tain the position and value of the cargo, or
to identify the corpses remaining on board;
with the most infallible precision. The
means employed by NJ. Baain is simply q
system Of electric light, of such tremendous
power of projection that it becomes possible
to read and write at depth of eighty me-
ters below the surface of the water. The
courage required to make the experiments
which alone could insure success, entities
NJ. Bazin to the highest praise. During
the progress of the invention the electric
wire communicating with the bell suddenly
broke while the inventor was at the bot
tom of the sea- The invention possessing
no respiring tube corresponding with the
external atmosphere, as in the system of
the diving bell.
The Observatoire Bazin is confined in a
kind of casing, hermetically closed, which,
before being let down, is filled with the
quantity of air estimated as necessary for
respiration during an hour and half of
each individual. Fortunately the inventor
had given orders to be informed when the
Superintendent of the port of Lorient,
where the experiment took place, should
arrive on board the vessel whence the OBJ.
sorvatoire had been launched The officer
arrived just within seven minutes of time,
when the total exhaustion of air contained
in the casing would have struck with fright
full agony and death the bold inventor of
the apparatus. No answer being returned
to the summons from above, an accident was
Immediately suspected. Another observa-
toire was Immediately lowered, and Bazin
discovered writing, by his electric light,
few hurried lines indicative of his last
wishes with regard to the disposition of his
property. He was rescued from his peril
Gus position just in time. In a few min
utes more all succor would have been too
late. When drawn up to the surface his
first thought was of rewarding the pupil by
whose presence of mind he had been saved
from this terrible death but the young
man refusing all pecuniary recompense,
begged for the lines written under the trying
circumstances as the only compensation he
coveted. They were gladly bestowed, as
one may imagine, and are preserved among
the greatest treasures possessed by the pu-
pill, now become one of the first engineers of
the dav
The Shasta courier., 1866-10-20

EUGEN1E.-The Empress Eugene has
placed the chateau of Longchene at the
disr osal of the authorities fLyons, as con-
valescent hospital for cholera patients. A
Paris correspondent writes: : At Nancy as
at Amiens. the Empress was found to be at an
earlv hour by the bedside of the hospital
ratients in the orphan asylum and IN the
house of correction for juvenile offenders
She crossed on foot populous quarter of the
city, followed by crowd who aloud called
her saint. and several of the poorest OF
the people in their excitement. actually
tore her muslin dress. The shreds were
picked up and eagerly struggled for. The
Empress smilingly permitted this destruction
Of her dress. At the Juvenile Reformatory
the little prisoners sobbed as they listened
to her words of encouragement, and 1T is said
the impression made by her touching kind
ness IS most beneficial. At the hospital the
physicians in attendance, perceivlng her
evident fatigue, took her by short cut,
thus avoiding several wards. When the
Empress arrived at the door she felt convin.
ced she had not seen the whole hospital,
and questioning the first physician, made
him take her back through the wards she
had not visited"
The Shasta courier., 1866-10-20

PEPPER CURE FOR DELIRIUM TREMENs.
In case of delirum tremens, treated by
DR.. LYONS, and recorded in a Dublin med
ical journal, sixty grain dose of capsicum,
or red pepper, made into a large pill. was
taken without any difficulty The imme-
diate and sensible effects were a burning
sensation in the mouth and throat. and a
sense of difused warmth through the
stomach and bowels for brief period SUBJ
seuuently. In less than an hour after the
pill was taken, the patient fell into a quiet
sleep, and after two or three hours awoke
perfectly calm, conscious and convalescent.
The results obtained by DR.. Lyons in the
use of this condment are fully borne out by
the experience acquired on far larger scale
of observation, in the West Indies and in
the Melville Hospital, Dublin. In the
records of this hospital not less than from
seventy to eighty cases are reported to have
been successfully treated by the use of this
drug. in single or repeated doses ranging
from twenty grains upwards. No disorder
of tie stomach or other unpleasant symptom
has been at any time noticed. For general
employment, the capsicum offers many ad
vantages over either opium or digitalis,
which are contra-indicated by enfeebled ac-
ton of the heart
The Shasta courier., 1866-10-20

ONE LIVING BODY IN A WALL OF DEAD
A war correspondent of an English journal
relates the following:
In the hospitals one sometimes hears the
strangest stories from the wounded. What
would you people at home think of man
who had defensive wall made of his living
body? This account comes from an artillery
soldier in a hospital in the North, who thus
writes to bis family:
Dear Father-The battle of Konirgrath
turned out to be our worst. As the Prussians
advanced to our batteries bullet struck me
in the breast, and | fell down insensible.-
Our batteries afterwards retired somewhat
backwards to slope of the hill, and reopen
ed dreadful fire on the Prussians. who,
seeking protection everywhere, collected all
the dead bodies lying about, and formed a
barrcade of them. They sheltered themselves
behind this and commenced firing on our
men. | was in this barricade without at first
knowing it. Recovering my consciousness
from the bleeding and pain of my wound, |
perceived my horrible situation. | was the
single living body in the wall of the dead
The bullets struck me every minute. At
last, in my fright, | got so much strength as
to be able to speak, and to beg and entreat a
Prussian soldier standing near me to deliver
me from my situation This man was so
astonished at hearing my voice that be drop.
ped his rife on the ground. But in min
ute. with the greatest risk to his own life.
and exposing himself to the projectiles from
our men, as he was forced to make gan in
the wall of dead bodies, he got me out of the
barricade, and saw me transferred from the
battle field to the hospital
The Shasta courier., 1866-10-20
The LAW RELATING TO CHINESE WOMEN

THE LAW RELATING TO CHINESE WOMEN.
The law going into force on the 1st of
October in relation to Chinese women of ill.
fame, declares all such houses a public
nuisance, and all leases invalid and of no
effect. Also, a penalty of three times the
amount for collecting and receiving rent for
such houses. 1t is the duty of the Mayor
and Chief Of Police of every city, and the
Supervisor of every town to cause notice
in writing to be given to all persons who
may be owners, lessees, tenants, or occu-
pants of any such houses of i'll fame, or of
the land whereon the same is situated, and
to all persons who may keep, manage,
control, inhabit, or use such house, per-
emptorily requiring the abatement of such
nuisance within three days after the service
of such notice. and such notice may be posted
upon the outside of the outer door or other con-
spicuous place on such house of i'll fame
Every person keeping such house, or allow
ing such to be used as a house of i'll fame,
three days after said notice, are declared
guilty of misdemeanor, and are liable to
fine of not less than S25 nor more than $500,
or by imprisonment in the County Jail for
a term not more than six months, or by both
fine and Imprisonment.
The Shasta courier., 1866-10-20

A MODEL CHARGE.-A Justice of the Peace
the other,,day delivered the following charge
to jury:
If the jury believe, from the evidence, that
the plaintiff and defendant wcrc partners in
grocery, and that the nlaintif bought out
the defendant, and gave his note for the in.
terest, and the defendant paid for the note by
delivering to the plaintiff a cow. which he
warranted not breachy, and the warranty was
broken by reason of the breachiness of the
COW, aud he drove the COW back and rendered
her to the defendant who refused to receive
her, and the plaintiff took her home again,
and put heavy yoke or poke upon her to
prevent her from jumping the fence, and by
reason of the yoke or poke she broke her neck
and died and if the jury further telieve that
the defendants interest in the grocery was
worth anything, the plaintiff note worthless
and the COW good for nothing, either for beef
or milk, then the jury must find out for them
selves how they will decide the case; for the
court, if she understands herself, and she
thinks she do, is at considerable nonplus
how such case should be exactly decided.
The Shasta courier., 1866-10-20

THE REAL Masonic GRIP.-Maior James
Garrison, of LIE Roy, New York, though a
small man, had most powerful grip of
hand. 1t was like a smiths vice whenever
he chose to exert his strength. 1t was one
night in the height of the anti Masonic ex
element of 1S36-7-S, that silly " anti, -
by the name of Smith, came in LIE Roy and
sought out the Major, saying that he had
heard that he, the Major, could give the
real Master Mason's grip, and that he had
come over eighty miles on foot to obtain it,
The meeting took place in the bar room of
the village tavern, where, as usual, many
persons were congregated, who knowing the
strength of the Majors grip, were on the
lookout for fun. Having according to the
custom of those days, first taken a drink, the
Major extended his right hand and slightly
grasped that of Smith.
sc Are you ready ?" asked the Major.
" All ready" replied Smith.
The Major, steadily looking Smith in the
eye. began to tighten his grip. Smith grew
uneasy, and began to vince.
Tighter and tighter grew the Majors grip,
and Smith began to beg to be let off.
Why this is only the Entered Appren-
tice grip said the Major, 81 will now give
you the Fellow Craft" and the Major gave
HIS Hduc VICE several more turns, which
caused much groaning and many ludicrous
contortions on the part of Smith. who lusti.
ly begged to be let off-and he was satisfied,
and did not wat any more grips. The
Major, however, was inexorable, ana held
on to Smith, all the time shaking his hand,
and every shake causing groan
Now" said the Major, having come a
long way to get the real Master Mason's
grip, it would be wrong in me to let you
go home without it.
$ There it is" said the Major, "the real
Master Mason's grip, and one that you will
not soon forget" and at the same time exert
ing to the utmost his great muscular powers,
causing the bones of Smiths hand to creak,
and the blood to start from under his finger
nails-Smith in the meantime hallooing with
pain. go home." said the Major" and
tell all your ami Masonic friends that if any
of them want the Master Mason's grip to
come to me, for I fatter myself that can
give it as well as any other man,"
The Major gave one more turn to the vice,
and then released his victim. The next day
Smith, with his hand done up in poultice,
started for home, entirely satisfied with the
Masonic information he had so painfully OBJ
tained-a wiser if not better man.
The Shasta courier., 1866-10-20
Questions for French Lawyers.

The most curious and interesting POI it of
law has recently furnished matter for trial,
perhaps without parallel in the Judicial
annals of the country. The Procureur I'm
perial, whose office it is to bring forward proof
of guilt, was here employed to exonerate the
prisoner from crime, while her own advocate
was eager in maintaining the proof of her
guilt A lady, moving in good position of
society, had long been living in O state of
legal separation from her husband but
finding that way of life to be greatly want
ing both in comfort and convenience, she
resolved to improve the separation which
the law had pronounced entire by making it
eternal. Accordingly, remembering her
husbands taste for fruit out of season, she
sent him in early spring, as from an unknown
b md, little basket containing all kinds of
rare and delicate hot house fruits among
others seven superb straw berries, which, as
she had expected, the receiver devoured with
the greatest glee. Strange to say, the hus-
band, on reception of the anonymous pres
ent, never thought it could be sent by his
wife, but the moment he felt cold and shiver-
ing and sick with dreadful pains and cramps,
after eating the straw berries, he felt sure
that she was the donor. and no other The
residue of the strawberries being analyzed,
was found to contain oil of creton tiglium.-
Accordingly the lady was arrested. The
basket was proved to have been dispatched
by her. She was duly tried, and, of course,
acquitted of the charge of an attempt to
murder. But the husband, not content with
the decision, drags her once more before the
tribunal, determined to have her condemned
for something, and charges her with the ad-
mnistering of noxious drugs calculated to
cause disease and danger Now comes the
admirable spectacle of one of those legal
tournaments where wrong becomes right and
right becomes wrong. The lady having
already been tried for murder and acquitted,
her advocate must now prove that she ad-
ministered poison in sufficient quantity to
cause death or she will certainly be con.
demned for the serious offence above men.
toned. The Procureur- Imperial, usually
called upon to prove guilt, is now urgent in
his protestations of the lady's innocence,
for if guilty, she viii be lost to con-
demnation. Debates run high. A maxi
mum is fixed and it is declared that the ad-
ministering of one gramme of oil of creton
tiglium may constitute murder. Each straw
berry eaten by the husband is supposed to
have contained about twenty centigrammes
of the noxious drug; there were seven in
number, so that the whole quantity must
have amounted to one gTamme and forty
centigrammes over. So the intent to MUIR
der being fully proved, the lady was acquit.
ted, and goes on her way rejoicing.
The Shasta courier., 1866-10-20

BLEEDING FROM THE NosE.-A subscriber
to the Scietiic American writes that re.
Gently, while passing down Broadway, in
New York, blood commenced running from
his nose. He adds: I" l stepped aside and
applied my handkerchief, intending to re.
pair to the nearest hotel, when gentleman
accosted me, saying, just put piece of
paper in your mouth, chew it rapidly and 1t
will stop your nose bleeding Thanking
him rather doubtfully, l did as he suggested,
and the flow of blood ceased almost imme.
diately. have seen the remedy tried since
quite frequently, and always with success"
Doubtless any substance would answer the
same as paper. Physicians state that placing
small roll of paper or muslin above the
front teeth, under the upper lip, and press
ing hard on the same, will arrest bleeding at
the nose.
The Shasta courier., 1866-10-20
An ILLUsTRArIoN-H. Rives Pollard. III

An ILLUsTRATIoN.-H. Rives Pollard. the
editor of the Richmond Examieer. who re.
gretted that the rebels should not succeed for
the sake of the ''moral distinctiveness. we'll
known superiority in civilization, political
scholarship and high standard of individual
character of the people of the South over
those of the North" has been indicted for
whipping woman at Richmond. He started
for Washington after being put under bonds
for $1,000, and this amount has been forfeit.
ed
The Shasta courier., 1866-10-20

A TOUCHING WAR INcIDENT-W. II. Rus
sell. in letter to the London Times, de-
scribing the dreadful battle of Sadowa, says:
On one part of the field a Prussian Gene
raj with his staff was burying his son, who
had fallen in the attack on the Austrian
right. Close by, the wife of private sol
der. who had found her husbands body on
the field, had it buried by some soldiers, had
hung some oak branches on the little wooden
Grass at the head. and was sitting on the
freshly turned earth sobbing her eyes out,
with his shattered helmet in her lap. She
had followed his regiment in order to be near
him from the beginning of the campaign,
through all the long marches the army had
made.
The Shasta courier., 1866-10-20

The Grass Valley National says: Thomas
McCue owns cow, good COW, who for:
merly had habit of giving two gallons Of
the lacteal fluid, but lately, daily; for the
last few days, however, she has only given Q
quart day McCue was somewhat aston
ished at this sudden falling of, and was
impressed with sneaking idea that some.
body was " git'n in" on his cow, so ne ks',
a watch, and yesterday, to his astop'.o soment r.
caught two infant porcines, one on each side
just hogging the milk. E'eS'
The Shasta courier., 1866-10-20
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The Shasta courier., 1866-10-20
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

NSTATE OF t. n. HOPPING. Deceased.
E-Notiae is hereby given by the undersigned
of the above named estate, to the
creditors Of and all persons having claims against
said deceased to exhibit the same, with the neees-
sarv vouchers, within ten months from the hrSt
publication of this notice, to the undersigned AZ
the Sheriff-s Office in the Court House Block town
and county of Shasta.
WM. E. HOPPING. Adminlstrator-
Shasta Santeuber % 1866 81
The Shasta courier., 1866-10-20
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

N STATE OF DOMINICK CARROLL, De-
IA ceased--Notiee is hereby given by the under
signed, administrator Of the above named estate ~
the creditors Of. and all persons having claims
against said deceased, to exhibit the same, with
the necessary vouchers, within ten months from
the first publication of this notice. to the under
signed at his place of business. in the town OF
Shasta.
DANIEL LYNCH, Administrator.
Shasta, Sept. |, 1855. 81
The Shasta courier., 1866-10-20

Is1EupEnAScE IN SAN FRANcIsco.-The
Call asserts that of the total population of the
city, at least 1000 live by the liquor busi,
ness: that there is liquor shop for each "a
adult white inhabitants of the city that over
10000 of the inhabitants live by occupations
which produce nothing-which add nothing
to the wealth of the country.
The Shasta courier., 1866-10-20

Two young women, named Florence and
Mary Henly. were abused by one Thomas
Calvin, in Pittsburg, recently, and they
turned on him and gave him thrashlng,
knocking him down on his own door step
He made complaint against them, and they
were held to answer.
The Shasta courier., 1866-10-20

Gov. FMRcHTLD. of Wisconsin, was one of
the bravest heroes of the war against the
rebellion. a gentleman who was introduced
to him, the other day, observed as he took his
left hand. that he had lost his right arm
- Yes" said the Governor, in reply. Il
attended convention at Gettysburg in 1863.
and met Southern delegate who was yerv
anxious to walk arm in arm with me. and
when we separated found that the embrace
had been rather costly"
The Shasta courier., 1866-10-20
BILL HEADS.

WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED VERY SU-
w perior article of Bill Paper. Persons wishing
Bill Heads would do well to give us a call. We
print cheap. for Cash.
The Shasta courier., 1866-10-20
SETTLE UP /!

A LII PERSONS INDEBTED TO THE UN
n dersigned requested to settle their accounts
on or before the goth inst, and save costs All
accounts unsettled after that date will be placed in
the hands of an Attorney for collection. "A word
TO the wise,' &C.
LOUIS LAVENTHAL.
Shasta, Oct. II, 1855, o15
The Shasta courier., 1866-10-20

HARD ON THE CoNvIcrs-The Chicago
Journal recommends the adoption of the
rebel uniform for State Prison convicts,
The Shasta courier., 1866-10-20

M l.. p. FISHER--Is the only Agent
of tie SHASTA COURIER in San Francisco, with pow
receive subscriptions and advertisements, and
receipt for the same.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-11-26


The Decline In Prices In New York.
The New York lI5,lteD Dee,t.,ffe,,t Il In ,,S,!
ticin0 the decline in stocks. vhioh oe-
CURED last week. and Ithe canses which
were said to have prOduced If, saws !.
There are not. in realifY. anV nrohShil-
tiles of a change in the financial conCIi-
tion oS the country. and we have NO
doubt that Congress will act promntIv
in giving the Country 10 unciersfs nd
that nothing is to be feared from ifs
action. Ithas, in fact, declared already.
with sufficient plainness. what Il means
to do in limiting the power of the Gov
ernment to f6nr- millions Of dollars a
month in destrovfih lefgat a.. IA q
for specie payments, thew are still too
remote to be Thought of, There are in
Circulation $3.50, 600. 600 Olepal-tender- and
$500. .OOO. 900 of national bank notes and
the Treasury will have at its disposai
on the 4th OF March next. about SiOO, :
600. 600 in gold, provided that none Of
its Accommodations should be sold in the
nleantitnA. = This amonilt of an fFaht.vi
NAV !be Clecreased iteriiuiiilforis: s5 StIIat
at the utmost there will be one.sixth Of
the paper currency in gold, with which
to commence specie payments, which
Is half the imonnt Cleemef necesssar I
by the Bank of England as a
specie paying basis. But when it Is
seen what the disastrous results
must be to the country of so sudden a
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-11-26
RATE o. sUBscRIPTIoNs.
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And through the gloom
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encompass me. o, Father, take my hand,
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While yet Tourney through the ySeary land
Keep me nom wandering. Father, take my
Quickly and straight
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