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The Shasta courier., 1866-03-03

RETEENcHMENr.-Since our Assemblvman.
Hon. ). X. Luttrell has started in on the
reduction OF fees in Office, would it not be
well TO strike higher and give State offices an
overhauling also ? Some of them are making
good thing. The expenditures of the Leg
lslature could also be reduced to mole
economical basis. The public printing might
be reduced both IN price and quantity, and
the pubic institutions of the State could
probably be carried on at reduced expenses.
The more economy the less taxes, and us
soverei@ns will be highly blessed Herewith.
= Kreka Journal.
The above is a short paragraph. but If
embodies our sentiments exactly. There is
in i. much that directly interests every citi.
zen of the State, not only in pecuniarv
sense, but in moral one. The fatness of
our Offices have not only had the effect of
making taxation and debt hardship to our
people. but to debauch the incumbents of
those Offices. 1t has had the effect Of making
politicians of thousands who otherwise would
have been good citizens, producers and wor-
thy members Of society, adding to the wealth
Of the State instead of scheming to deplete it.
Prosperity and good government wait upon
economy and honesty, while the reverse is
the case when extravaganza rules. That it
is pleasant to hold good paying Office, that
enables the incumbent to entertain his
friends with good dinners and choice wines,
is undoubtedly true; but if any advocate OF
the system of high salaries can point out to
US the good that inures to the individual or
his guests thereby, we will be grateful for it;
and further, if any such will show wherein
the duties Of such Office are better discharged
when the incumbent is so fed and so feeds his
friends, we shall be doubly grateful.
No. Let the fees and salaries Of officials,
State and county-be so graded that
the income shall be simply remuneratiye,
and our word for it political conventions will
be attended only by those who have the in
terest of the whole people at heart. Then
there will ben need of legislation to protect
primary meetings, nor viii there be any
stuffng of ballot boxes. Take away the
gilded prize of Office, and only. good men will
take them Remove the temptation to ras-
cally practices, and rascality will cease. Re-
duce all salaries to such a standard that good
men can barely afford to take them. and bar
room politicians will disappear as the dew
before the sun.
The Shasta courier., 1866-03-03

COUNTY SAFE.-On Monday last the
treasurer elect applied to the Board of Su-
pervisors to purchase county safe. Appli-
cation denied As evidence of the manner
in which the application was looked upon by
one Of the Board, he was heard to say on
the outside that " if the safe was bought in
spite of his opposition he should advocate
that it be placed in the middle of the street
as measure of safety, thus making it
necessary for burglars to operate openly
If they would have a safe to be robbed, he
evidently thought it would be too much to
ask that it should be placed in convenient
place for that purpose.
The Shasta courier., 1866-03-03

FATAL AccIDENT.-It becomes our painful
duty to record the DEATH by accident. of p.
D. Hughes, brother in-law to Mr.. NJ. S.
Wadsworth, of Cottonwood, which took place
last Sabbath. 1t appears that the young
man was driving team through gate in
the fence about quarter of mile from the
house, and had got down to open the gate,
keeping hold of .he lines. A young horse,
which was on the off side, made start after
passing through the gate, and it is supposed
that he held on to the reins and pulled them
close on the fence where he was famed to
death between the wagon and the fence
The horses kept on. but were stopped by Mr..
James Copeland about half a mile from
where they started. Mr.. Copeland drove
the team back, and gave the alarm at the
house of Mr.. Wadsworth, when the friends
repaired to the spot and found the young man
quite dead. The only marks about his per
son were some slight bruises on the side of
his face.-Red Bluf Independent.
The Shasta courier., 1866-03-03

New DIsCovERY-At Red Gulch, in the
south western part of the county, distance
from town about twenty-five miles, Mr..
PiersonI has discovered lode of copper
bearing Iock, which, for ineness and rich.
ness surpasses anything of the kind yet dis
covered hereabouts, and we doubt if Cop
peropolis can make as good showing. 1t
mas been kept dark for some time, but now
it is an open question, we believe, and any
who prefer copper to gold can pitch in.
The Shasta courier., 1866-03-03

The Hartford Times says a petition is in
circulation asking the Legislature of Connec-
ticut to enact a law providing that all civil
officers in the State shall take an oath not to
use intoxicating liquors as beverage while
they remain in Office.
The Shasta courier., 1866-03-03

TREASURE SHIPMENTs.-For the month of
February, the shipments of gold dust from
Wells, Fargo & Co. IS Offices Shasta, amounts
to S98, $50 33. We take it that like re-
port from any place thousand miles away
would create sensation. Shasta does that
sort of thing every month and it is accepted
as a matter of course.
The Shasta courier., 1866-03-03

The New York Tribune says: The present
Chief Justice of the United States is honored
by the active, implacable hatred of every one
who hates Universal Freedom. There is not
an ex negro trader in the land who does not
regard him with personal vindictiveness, as
one who has unwarrantably intermeddled
with and spoiled the gainful traffic in human
beings. There is not a blackleg in the South
who does not instinctively gnash his teeth at
the mention of the name of Solomon P.
Cnosa
The Shasta courier., 1866-03-03

REcoNsrRUcrIoN.-The manly, patriotic
and statesmanlike position taken by Hon.
has clothed him with honors it will be hard
to deprive him of. While the President and
Seward have given evidence Of inconsistency
Conness has kept firmly up to the standard of
this State, which he honors by his consistent
course
The Shasta courier., 1866-03-03

AT late Freedman's meeting at San
Francisco, Governor Low presided, and ex-
pressed himself against the Presidents poll
cy, for the reason, if no other, that all the
Copperheads in the land were upholding it.
The Shasta courier., 1866-03-03

SoIREE.-We have been requested to an
nounce that the Lyon Light Infantry Compa-
ny will give soiree on the night of Thursday
next, at Armory Hall. An agreeable affair
is expected. Tickets ono dollar.
The Shasta courier., 1866-03-03

D. O. MCCARTHY, editor of the Flag, is
still in Jail at Sacramento for contempt OF
the Senate. His case was before the Su-
preme Court on Saturday last, on a writ of
habeas corpus. The Court decided that the
prisoner was lawfully restrained of his lib
t., and remanded him to the custody of the
Sheriff
The Shasta courier., 1866-03-03

NUGGET.-Mr. Edwards arrived in town
from Dog Creek Sin the fore part of the week,
and as an indication of what Dog Greek
mines can do, showed a nugget weighing
sixteen ounces-worth S272. That will do,
though it is below the average of chispas
being frequently taken out in those placers.
The Shasta courier., 1866-03-03

VALUABLE PROPERTY For SALE.-Thomas
Greene, in to-day's paper, advertises the
American Hotel for sale. To any one wish
ing to engage in the hotel business. this
presents rare opportunity.
The Shasta courier., 1866-03-03
FOR SALE.
AMERICAN HOTEL.
NOTICE

hereby given. that application will be made
i to The Governor of California for the pardon OF
Jose M. Franko. as early as practicable after the
service and iblcation of this notice. as required
by law. Said Jose NJ. Franko was convicted OF the
crime of murder, in the District Court Ninth Ju-
dicia District county of Shasta, State oil oalllui
MIA, and sentenced to death by said-Court on 'ne
24th of November, A. d. 1862. and upon appii'A
,;n 70 tho fIovernor said sentence was, on the -
day of December A. d. 1862, commuted to mpris
onment for life in the Penitentiary OF TINS e.
The application will be urged on the grounu ui-,
the said j. Sc NJ Franko is afflicted with puniy"
consumption, from which there IS iltue or no opes
of his recovery. nr~nr1I
mrs j. y. rA-'
The Shasta courier., 1866-03-03

COMING HoxE.-Co. /, 7th C. ", and
Go. E, 4ih c. ", for some time past at
Fort Whipple. Arizona, commenced their
line of march to San Francisco on the Sth
ult. They will be mustered out when they
arrive
The Shasta courier., 1866-03-03

MAIL ROUTE NEEDED.-The whole south.
west of this county, and the northwest of
Tehama, are destitute of mail facilities.-
Piety Hill, Janesville, Roaring River, Wat
son Gulch and Eagle Greek poll about three
hundred votes, yet have no mail. A weekly
mail carried on horseback would supply this
need, and besides accommodating the places
named, would be of great conveLience to
large population ON the Tehama side of Cot
tonwood- adjacent to Roaring River. In this
connection we suggest that those most inter
ested petition the Postmaster General to
establish the route. and receive bids for a
weekly mail from Red Bluff to Shasta, thro'
those places. Such a petition, sent to this
office, will be promptly forwarded to our
Representative in Congress, who will un-
doubtedly give it the req quisite attention to
procure the desired end. Let it be attended
to at once, as little delay now might throw
action upon it over until another session of
Congress
The Shasta courier., 1866-03-03

To Quartz MINERs.-Persons desirous of
purchasing quartz machinery, very cheap.
will find it to their advantage to call unon
Mr.. Jones. at Lower Springs.
The Shasta courier., 1866-03-03

In San Francisco, last week, an Italian,
named Andrew Errara. was fined five dol
lars and costs, by Judge Rix, for telling Dr.
John B. Rice to g 90 to hell.'
The Shasta courier., 1866-03-03
PHOTOGRAPHIC GALLERY
At his old Headquarters in Shasta, where be is
prepared to take
photoUraDhs. Ambrotypes.
graphs, Ambrotypes:
and Melainotypes,


In the latest and very best style; having just re-
turned from San Francisco with new Instruments
that have all been remodeled, and constructed on
principle differing from, and work with more en-
ergy and truthfulness, than those of any other Es-
tablishment on the Continent and using only Oil
Color Back grounds, which are obtained at great
expense and are acknowledged to be superior to
all others which, together with many years of
practical experience, will enable him to defy com
petition in the production of Family Groups and
other large Photographs. The greatest attention
paid to the taking of
CARTEs DE VESITES,
As well as to the taking of pictures of Children,
for which purpose he has adopted the new Light
ming process
Old Pictures copied, cleaned and framed, or
taken from life from the smallest locket to size,
and painted in Oil or Water C3lors, rctouched in
Crayon or India Ink.
L0CKETS. PINS and RINGS filled with neat
and Dispatch and satisfaction warranted or no
pay.
Instructions given in all branches of the Art.
Having made arrangement with the leading
Stock Dealers he will hereafter be enabled to take
Pictures cheaper and better than ever before
He has ii large collection of specimen Pictures of
all STYLES and sizes, which free and open to the
inspe ton of all. Call and them all are well
come, and none troublesome, and he sure you
secure the shadow the substance fade.
'Ezss- Stock of Photograph Albums for sale cheap.
Shasta, Feb 8, 1856 flo
The Shasta courier., 1866-03-03

PERsoxAL-Captain |. Mcintosh, of the
California Hundred, arrived back here on
Monday last For many years prior to the
war, this place and Whiskytown was his
residence. His welcome was EXPIRE ssed by
every counte rance. Words were unnecessa-
~ to show him that he was welcome that
he was appreciated-tha his old friends and
acquaintances were proud of him-proud of
the California Hundred that went early to
the rront-proud that Shasta's representa-
tive in that Hundred had nobly sustained
himself and the cause. Leaving California
private in the ranks, he worked his way up
by courage, promptness and ability, and.
when mustered out held a captains COM
mission Out of the one hundred that enlist
ed, forty one only were alive to be mustered
out, and twenty two of the forty one held
commissions in the regiment to which they
belonged. Can anything be added to such
record? Surely the proudest Of us should be
content with the deeds and record of the
brave and immortal California Hundred.
The Shasta courier., 1866-03-03

ID UBBER Boots, Sewed Boots, Mems and Boys
"a, Boots and Shoes Ladies' Mems and Chill
drens' Caters and Shoes, of all styles, at
D. WE'LL BROS
The Shasta courier., 1866-03-03
MINING TOOLS, &C.

RON, Steel, Nails, Iron and Steel Sledges
4 Shovels, Axes, Sluice Forks Hoes Picks, Crow
bars, Wheelbarrows, Powder, Caps and Fuse. Rope,
For sale by D. WE'LL & BRO
The Shasta courier., 1866-03-03

EALIFORNIA Wine, in bulk and eases, Bitters,
~ Cider, Ale, Porter, Syrups and Cordials
For sale by D. WE'LL BRO.
The Shasta courier., 1866-03-03
PROVISIONS. &C,
LIQUORS.

TULES ROBINS co.'s sazerac American
- and Champagne Brandy, Old Bourbon, Rye,
Monongahela and Century Whisky,
For sale cheap by D. WE'LL & BRO.
The Shasta courier., 1866-03-03
FIFTEENTH VOLUME.

With this number the COURIER begins its
Fifteenth Volume. The auspices under
which it is commenced indicates prosperous
ending. Our course on all matters that may
arise may be Judged by the past history OF
the paper. As heretofore, the advancement
of the best interests of the Nation, the State,
the county and the town, politically and
financially, will be the great object for which
we shall strive, and the utmost power Of the
paper will be given to it. We desire to ex-
press our thanks for the greatly increasing
patronage We are receiving. not so much tor
its pecuniary value, as for the evidence OF
approval it affords.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-11-06
will be damaged by their enforcement,
is branded as traitor and threatened
with death.
Spanish Tyranny.

Journalism in Spain seems to be rap
idly becoming about as perilous a pro-
fession as it was in the United States a
few years ago. On the 23d of Septem-
Der an imperial decree was issued at
Madrid condemning to immediate death
seven of the most influential and prom
inent newspaper editors and publishers
in the kingdom. We believe that all
escaped and succeeded in getting be-
yond the Spanish frontier without ar
rest. The fact of their condemnation,
however, affords the best possible indi-
cation of the conscious weakness Of the
Spanish throne. A popular outbreak
and the establishment of more liberal
government than that which oppresses
Spain, seems to be imminent, and the
severe measures resorted to to check the
spread of popular intelligence and the
consequent desire for popular liberty,
show how formidable therevolution has
already become. government is ever
strengthened by the suppression of
newspapers or the punishment Of edi-
tors for political opinions. Such an ex-
pedicnt is an act of tyranny which, even
i'll Spain, will arouse instead of subdu-
ing or intimidating the people.
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From tine Philadelphia Ase.l
West Virginia.

The returns from the recent election
in West Virginia are not so black as
were at first represented. The report
was that the Radicals had made gain
of over one hundred in Ohio County.
The facts are of different nature. The
present county officers are all Radicals,
as are also the three members OF Legisla-
ture. and the Senator in the First Sena-
torial District. AT the elections the
Democrats elected their entire county
tickct-the three members of Legisla-
ture and the State Senator in the First
District-thus gaining 4 glorious VIC
tory To the Democrats of Ohio County.
The Radical candidates bribed a great
many voters, giving them Hour and
money; hut with all their money and
bribes, they were defeated. A large
amount of the money used by them was
donated by the New England mongrels.
The Democrats are hopeful of having
elected General Obey, their candidate
for Congress in the Third District; in
Lewis county the Democrats have
elected Arnold to the Legislature, which
is a Democratic gain. The Democrats
have undoubtedly made large gains
throughout the entire State; and 1t Is
probably that Berkshire, independent,
who was run on the Democratic ticket,
has beenEelected Supreme Court Judge.
This is doing well in West Virginia,
where nine-tents Of the people are dis
franchised by an odlous registration law
similar in some particulars TO that by
which the radicals obtained power over
Maryland. g,
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Jrlin Dean.

Julia Dean, that used TO be, has ap-
piled to the Salt Lake courts
for n divorce from Hayne, the in
dividual she was fool enough TO marry
several years ago. Hayne is brother
to Paul, the poet, belongs te one of the
first families of South Carolina, and cap
tiyated Julia with bis lineage and es-
cutcheon. She soon found out what a
mistake she had made, to her sorrow.
Before she knew him, she had been
pettedr by her father and the pub
lie, the only drawback to her
happiness being that the old man
would hold on to the money she
made. Hayne, soon after they
were married, proved himself to be
what he is by nature; so actors, who
were in companies with which she
played, all declare. They say that he
treated her horribly-too horrible to adj
NIT of details being made public. She
earned over sixty thousand dollars in
California, yet is poor to-day. She did
not spend the money herself. Finally
she placed herself under the protection
of a man named Cooper, whose wife she
became, though, of course, until she be
divorced from Hayne, the wedding
must be held illegal.
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The Associated Press.

4 dispatch from the headquarters of
tn Associated Press in New York con-
veys the gratifying Intelligence that
Mr.. D. H. CRAIG, the Agent of the Asso-
citation, to whose activeJradicalism the
partisan character of the dispatches has
been mainly due, has been discharged
by unanimous vote and Mr.. JAS. W.
SMoNToN appointed in his stead. We
know nothing of Mr.. SIMoNToN, but al
most any change from CEArG's admins
tration will be for the better. WM. c.
PRIME, Esq, of the JoarHd4of Commerce
is President of the Association, and JOS
2. BEACH, Esq, of the New York san
is Secretary.
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Popular Photographs.
An English writer, in speaking Of

An English writer, in speaking Of the
sale of popular photographs, says:
"a popular singer or actor or a sue
cessful prize fighter will sometimes
have q run entering into tens of thou
sands of copies; bnt the demand will
suddenly collapse and their names viii
be heard no more. Public men, whose
names are distinguished in connection
with the pulpit, with literature, science
or art, or in the legislature, are in con-
slant demand, notwithstanding that the
especial rage Of this collection of pOr-
traits has withiuthe last twelve mouths
considerably subsidized. Royal portrait
ure is always popular, and perhaps
nothing can mOrestrikingly illustrate
tho loyalty of Englislrmen than the
constant demand for portraits of MEM
bers of the reigning family. Just abont
the period of the marriage Of the Prince
Of Wales, a photographer in Brussels
had the good fortune TO obtain sittings
from the Queen and several members of
the royal family, including the Prince
Of Wales, and the Princess Alexandra,
and the sale of these portraits exceeded
two millions of copies. One photograph
er alone in this country has, during the
last few years, issued upward Of half q
million yearly Of members Of the royal
family. After the royal family, the pop
ular statesmen are the greatest favor
ties; Lord Palmerston, during his life
and for some little time after his death,
being in greatest demand. If the sale
of mems portraits afford any indication
of the popularity OF their principles, it
is telerably manifest that liberalism
obtains very strongly in this country,
the circulation of the portraits being in
the ratio of ten Of Gladstone to one of
Derby, who is, however, jndged by this
standard, the most popular of the Con-
seryatives. On the other hand, the por-
traits of Louis Napoleon aud Garibsldi
have about an equal popularity, the
rage for the portraits Of the latter be-
ing more spasmodic, and Of the former
more steady. After statesmen, popular
literary men and clergyInen are most in
demand; and after these, men Of science
and artists, and lastly, popular actors
and singers. Bishops seem to circulate
by virtue Of their rank, the Archbishop
of Canterbury having the most extend
ed circulation, while elergymen and
ministers are prized only in virtue of
theipr opularity. Mr. spurgeon was for
time in very large circulation. Mr.
BiDney less extensively, but more con-
SANITY. -
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cling @eeister.
Banner Township.

W4 o@r6 our friends in Richland
t1x1 30 apology for falling until
xoK q; d attention TO their glorious
succ61S \ The late election. Richland
uro11 pif the banler township of
CHA Q61115. Her majority of sixty
four, 1ol by far than any previously
nnS&a n <be Democratic ticket, and
rrsot1i - that of any other town
shfp< 4 kvidence of faithful, earnest
a1d III NJ work. Without making
niT q <ainary demonstration, our
friends o0< 5here labored quietly and
ppFppij tl1Sy all through the canvass,
ana xhon tlbction day came, the man
inef ID Nhlch they brought out and poll
ed th&if enprecedented vote proved
CLEARLY fe5he Democrats of Richland
inaant krSi1ess. All honor to their no
Bile efEorfs Unless they surpass them
selves t6>fwill have no prouder day in
their hie1ory than was the fourth
Thursda3 ~ October last.
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The Radical Rebellion.

The reported arrangement of difficult
ties in Baltimore will hardly give salts
faction to the friends of Governor SWAMI
and the supporters Of the law. The old
Judges Of election, whose infamous char
acter was shown up in the evidence ad-
duced for the prosecution in the trial of
the Police Commissioners, will still
preside at the elections to-day, and it
cannot be expected that they will SO
soon forget their nature as to deal fair
ly between the political parties, and
carefully obey the law. The appoint
ment of one Democratic Judge in each
precinct is a step in the right direction,
and would, perhaps, be satisfactory, if
the scOundrels who have been formerly
appointed were removed and more repu-
utable Republicans put in their place.
The Democrats do not demand in each
case, q majority of the election board,
but they have right to demand that
their exercise of the elective franchise
shall not be dependent upon the respect
for law entertained by convicts and
bawdy- y-house keepers, such as many of
the Radical Judges are. If the troubles
in Baltimore can be settled without
bloodShed and without plunging the
nation into another civil war, and. al
the same time all the legal rights and
privileges Of all classes of citizens be
secured, the people will be profoundly
thankful. But the conservative masses
i'll Baltimore will hardly be disposed to
submit quietly toan arrangement which
places them, as before, at the mercy of
the worst and lowest characters to be
found anywhere in the land.