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Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-11-22
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Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-11-22

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here. and Of the e cat growing importance
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y ysass. TAsg e. 1T 3 M, b sedlsa.y ~
lef seyslpss, wioA fhll inslsuctaons and advice~
The Shasta courier., 1866-12-22

REcoNsTRUcTIoN.--Tha Stevens, of Penn
sylvania, has introduced bill in Congress
for the purpose of enabling the people of
North Carolina to organize State Govern
ment and resume constitutional relations with
the General Government. 1t provides for
calling Convention at Raleigh, in May,
1867, to form a Constitution to be submitted
to Congress for approval, the delegates to
such convention to be elected by impartial
suffrage. Tits reported the bill will pass
both Houses, in which case similar bills
will be passed in relation to each of the
unrepresented States.
The Shasta courier., 1866-12-22
Rebels Still.

Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina,
Georgia, Florida, Alabama and Texas have
rejected the Constitutional Amendments,
through their respective Legislatures. Lou
isiana and Mississippi are still trembling in
the scale, but will probably follow in the
wake of the States above named. This
action has been taken since the result of the
Northern elections has been published
throughout the South. thus indicating fixed
determination on the part of the representa-
tive rebels of those States not to submit to
the lenient and reasonable demands of
the loyal people of the nation. They re-
fuse to acknowledge that they have done
wrong, or that they have forfeited any OF
their rights in the Government by their
attempt to destroy it, but arrogantly demand
the privilege of being represented in the
legislative councils of the nation, and to
make laws for the oppression of the loyalists
of their respective States.
But Congress and the great masses of the
country hold very different opinions of these
matters. and if these defiant rebels do not
speedily retract, and acquiesce in the rea-
sonable and just demands of the Represent
atives of the people whose valor and patriot
ism saved the Government from destruction,
they will certainly be deprived of the power
of ever again rising to official positions in
the Republic they sought to overthrow
Rebels may as we'll understand first as last
that the Northern people are determined that
this Government shall be reconstructed upon
basis that will secure equal rights and
protection to every loyal citizen of the land +;
and furthermore, that traitors will not be
allowed to gain by treachery and intrigue
what they were unable to gain upon the
battle field
The Shasta courier., 1866-12-22

FRICHTENED.-The Liverpool authorities
recently captured some Fenian stores. among
which was found a mysterious combustible
fluid, and its dangerous properties have set
Johnny Bulls nerves to shaking After the
capture a number of magistrates and town
councillors assembled at the police station to
witness experiments with the fluid. A por
ton of it was poured on quantity of loose
cotton and sticks, and in about four minutes
it spontaneously ignited. A bottle contain
ing the fluid was then dashed against wall ;
which Immediately became mass of flames.
A quantity was then poured on some wool
and chips, and the whole placed under water
for several hours, and, on being taken out
and placed on the floor, burst into flames in
three minutes. The spectators were deeply
impressed with the destructive qualities ofthe
fluid, and the entire loyal portion of the
British public seem to feel a sense of uneasi-
ness since the result of the experiments have
been made known.
The Shasta courier., 1866-12-22

TERRIBLE CALAMITY.-Two terrific explo-
sions occurred in a coal mine near Barnsley,
York county, England, on the 18th inst, by
which over four hundred lives were destroy.
ed. The shaft of the mine is 270 yards deep
and the lateral works extend two miles from
the bottom of the shaft About four hundred
men and boys were in the mine at the time of
the explosion, nearly all of whom pershed.
After the first explosion occurred, large
party descended the shaft to rescue the liv-
ing, when a second explosion took place,
killing about fifty more persons. The ex
citement and anxiety among the inhabitants
of the town and surrounding country is
described as being painful in the extreme
Wailing and despair is heard and seen on
every hand, and the calamity seems to have
almost stupefed the remaining miners of the
town.
The Shasta courier., 1866-12-22

DRowNED.-Mr. Cain Mahoney, an old
resident of this county. was drowned in
Grizzly Gulch, on Tuesday last, under the
following circumstances In company with
his partner, Jasper Smith, Mr.. Mahoney was
preparing to sluce off piece of ground on
the bank of the gulch, and while engaged in
this work land slide came from the bank
above and precipitated both men into the
stream, which, owing to the late rains, had
assumed unusual proportions. Smith sue.
ceeded in regaining the bank, but Mahoney
was drowned, and at the present writing his
body has not been recovered, although a
party of men from French Gulch have been
searching for it.
The Shasta courier., 1866-12-22
Why GERMAN WOMEN MAKE Coop WIVES.

WHY GERMAN WOMEN MAKE GooD WIVES
The culinary art forms part of the eduea
ton of women in Germany. The well-to do
tradesman, like the mechanic, takes pride IN
seeing his daughters good housekeepers. To
effect this object the girl. on leaving school,
which she does when about IA years OF age.
goes through the ceremony of confirmation.
and then is placed by her parents with
country gentleman, or in large family.
where she remains one or two years, filing
what NAV almost be termed the post of SER
want. and doing the work of one. This is
looked upon as an apprenticeship in domestic
economy. She differs from servant, how
ever, in this she receives no wages; her
parents often pay for the care of her, as well
as her clothing.
This is the first step in her education as
housekeeper. She next passes. on the same
conditions, into the kitchen of rich private
family or into that of hotel of good repute.
Here she has control of the expenditures and
of the servants employed in it, and assists
personally in the cooking but is always ad,
dressed as .fiduiein, or miss, and is treated
by the family with Difference and consider
ation., Many daughters of rich families re-
ceive similar training, with this difference,
however, that they receive it in princely
mansion, or a royal residence. There is
reigning queen in Germany at the present
moment who was trained in this way. Con
sequent'y. the women in Germany are perfect
models of economy.
The Shasta courier., 1866-12-22

Story OF HoRRoR.-The readers OF the
San Francisco Press will remember the
name of Reese jenkins, an inveterate wife
WINNER and general blackguard who used
to figure almost daily before the Police
Court. A few weeks since, Reese jenkins.
Jr., boy of some eight years of age, was
arrested for petty offence, and, through the
Intervention of some humane persons, sent
to the Orphan Asylum. instead of to the In
dustrial School. The boy ran away, and
was rearrested, and to-day we saw his poor,
distressed, haggard looking mother, in the
Calaboose, whittier she had gone to see him.
She held babe in her arms and a gentle.
man, noticing that the infant was blind in
one eye, asked her how the sight was lost
She replied, " His father stuck fork in it
and put it out in fit of drunken rage ~
A sentiment of horror was expressed by the
bystanders, and enc of them said, " He
ought to be burned alive! !" The poor wo
man replied with sigh, " He has gone to
his last account now, but before he died he
blinded the other one also y and added, by
way of explanation, g he caught it up in a
fit of passion one day, and spit tobacco juice
into the tender things eyes, until it went
blind in its agony" Could Satan himself
be guilty of more utter fiendishness than this
Ala.
The Shasta courier., 1866-12-22

GRATIFYING GANNouNcENENT-SHoRT Dress
Es TO BE WORN BY LADIEs.-The edct has
gone forth from the French capital-the seat
Of the empire of fashon-that the ladies
shall wear short dresses The new style has
already reached New York and is being
exhibited there and it is said to delight the
| ladies very much 1t is not understood that
the Bloomer costume is to be adopted by
any means. But the sweeping trails that
drag the sidewalks and all public places
those extremties upon which gentlemen are
constantly treadng and which often cover a
great deal that is filthy and unsightly-
these are to be abandoned. The substitute
| is dress that is short enough to clear the
floor and the pavement, and long enough to
| conceal from view all that is desirable to
conceal. If lady wears clean hose it will
| be known under the new style, and she will
have the credit of tidiness in that particular,
and she will not sop the water and filth of
| the streets with her skirts and transfer it to
| her hose. Those who have ridiculed fitting
hoops and denounced the ladies who sport
them will be pleased with the new style of
dress, for, worn with a proper skirt of mod
crate proportions, it will in no sense be Of
| fensive to decency and good taste. 1t is trle
| that it will afford to those who are so rude as
to look at lady's heels, in preference to her
head, a steady, uniform, uninterrupted view
of Just so much as she intends to exhibit.
and no more There will be no swaying
and bounding and dancing of expanded dry
goods-no startling disclosures that pass over
the vision like metoric fashes-things seen
but a moment and then seen no m re till
the balloon comes in contact with another
of its kind, hits door casing, or is thrown
out of perpindcular ty some cause, Moth
ing more of this kind under the new style
of short dress and contracted skirts. All
will be lovely, graceful, becoming and be.
witching, and what is more, few yards of
silk, muslin, dimity, etc., will be saved for
the benefit Of whom it may concern.-New
York Herald
The Shasta courier., 1866-12-22
The Storm.

The rain storm which commenced last
week, continued, with few slight inter
missions, up to Thursday night. we
have heard of considerable damage to pro-
perty already, but the absense OF all commu-
nication with the surrounding country pre-
vents US being advised of the extent OF the
losses in the different parts of the county.
On Wednesday morning the Weayerviiie
stage started out from here, but on reaching
Whisky Greek the driver found that the
bridge across that stream had been washed
away during the previous night, when
necessitated his return to town. The destruc-
ton of this bridge will result in great incon-
venience to the public, and is considerable OF
a pecuniary loss to the owner, Mr.. Charles
Camden. Part of the Clear Creek ditch flume
across Whisky Creek, was also carried away.
This fume, at the point where it crosses the
creek, is about eighty feet high, and the vast
volume of water rushing down the narrow
channel, carried away four of the bents
upon which it rested, tbds letting down
that portion of the structure spanning the
stream. The loss of this portion is more to
be regretted from the fact that 1t cannot be
repaired until the waters of the creek run
down quite low, which will probably not be
tie case for some time.
From Horsetown we hear that the bridge
which spanned Clear Creek at that place has
been carried away, thus cutting off commu-
nication with the western part of the county
On Wednesday morning the water was
reported to be up to the stringers on Bell's
bridge, and the creek has probably risen
considerably since. The Sacramento river is
reported to be within two feet of the highest
water mark of last winter. No mails have
been received since Monday, and no stages
have arrived from above or below since
Tuesday. The telegraph wires ar down on
all sides, and no information can be obtained
as to the extent of the storm, but it is thought
to be general throughout the State.
LATER-Since the above was written we
have learned the following: Parties who
attempted to go from Whiskytown to the
Tower House found the Grizzly Gulch bridge
washed away, and that usually insignificant
stream swollen to the dimensions of river
Sixty feet of the Clear Greek ditch fume
across this gulch has been swept away and
lost. The dam at the head of the Davis ditch
at Briggsville, has been carried away, which
entails serious loss upon the owner, and
will result in great inconvenience to miners
dependent upon this ditch for water to work
their claims. A part of Bells bridge is
reported gone, and the remaining portion Sc
cured by means of ropes attached to the
shore. The Sacramento has continued to
rise, and is now as high as at any time last
season.
FRIDAY, M-More rain.
The Shasta courier., 1866-12-22

DoN'T LIKE THE PLAcE.-A few days ago
when the Deficiency Bill was before Con
gress for consideration, Washburne, of Hi
nois, moved to strike out clause appropri
ating SIT 900 for the deficiency for work
done by the Corporation in front of Govern
ment property. Washburne stated that be
was opposed to lending assistance to improve
city that had shown, and still manifested
sympathy for the enemies of Congress and
the Government. The item was then voted
upon and defeated.
The Shasta courier., 1866-12-22

INDICTED AND ARREsTED.-Last week, in
San Francisco, the United States Grand Jury
found tfue bills of indictment against sixteen
Assistant Assessors of Internal Revenue, for
refusing to report to John Bigler instead Of
John NJ. Avery. On Monday night Deputy
Tuesday arrested |. B. Potter, Assistant As
SCISSOR for this county. The arrest was a
mere matter of form, the Marshal accepting
Mr. Potter's word that he would report to the
u. S. District Court at a certain time. He
will leave for San Francisco on Monday next.
The Shasta courier., 1866-12-22
FRIDAY, IL M.-More rain.

AccIDENT.-On Friday morning, 18th inst.
James Reagan, Deputy Tax Collector, met
with serious accident near Janesville. He
was riding along the Crow Creek Canon trail,
when some one discharged gun near by,
which startled the horse so as to cause it to
lose its footing and fall on the rocks below
Reagan appears to have fallen under the
horse, and in this way received several severe
cuts about the head and face. After remain
ing insensble for some time he revived sufi-
GAINESVILLE, about two miles distant. DR..
Shurtleff was sent for and dressed his wounds.
he is now pronounced out of danger, and
recovering as rapidly as can be reasonably
expected
The Shasta courier., 1866-12-22

A HACK DRIVER SoLD.-On a rainy win
ter evening gentleman travelling in a hack
found, on nearing his destination, that he
had no money with him, so thinking be
would try the honesty of the driver, he call
ed out as he ran up the steps, T" Wait a
minute-I have dropped a ten dollar bill in
the coach, and will get a light and search for
it." The words were hardly spoken. when
the Jehu gave the horse furious lash and
drove off at violent rate. The gentleman,
heartily amused at the result. called after
him repeatedly, but never saw hack or driver
again.
The Shasta courier., 1866-12-22

AN APT SMILE.-Mr. Nude. the author
of some popular works on =" The Seasons -
was originally a teacher in Dundee. He
happened to be one of tea-party at the
house of the Rev. DR.. NJ. The Doctor
was reputed for the suavity of his manners,
and bis especial politeness towards the fair
sex. Handing dish of honey to one of the
ladies, he said in his wonted manner: do
take little honey, Miss, it's so sweet
so like yourself" Mr. Nude could not re-
strain bis native tendency to humor, so hand
ing the butter dish to the host he exclaimed
DO take little butter, Doctor, tits so soft
80 like Yourself"
The Shasta courier., 1866-12-22

CHRISTMAS AND New YEAR.-Christmas
and the New Year are close at hand, and in
accordance with time honored usage, no
paper will be issued from this Office next
week. The time thus gained we shall devote
to settling up the business of the past year
The close of the year is an appropriate time
to settle up all outstanding accounts with the
printer, abandon all petty personal piques,
jealousies and local chickering's, and take a
fresh start with the New Year, with clear
conscience and good will toward all man.
kind. Thanking all our friends for past
favors, we wish them all merry Christmas
and a happy New Year.
The Shasta courier., 1866-12-22

In MUDDLE.-Some of the religionists
of San Francisco are having decidedly in
teresting scrimmage just now, over a very
small affair." The Union Sunday School con
nected with st. James Church having adver.
tised Christmas festival, at which dancing
would be allowed, Bishop Kip wrote to the
Superintendent ordering him to withdraw
the advertisement and give up the festival.
No notice having been taken of the letter, the
Reverend Magnate published bull denounc-
ing the whole affair, and first class row
among the Christian fraternity is the conse
Quence.
The Shasta courier., 1866-12-22

SELF SusTArNING.-The Secretary of War
has submitted to Congress a report showing
that the receipts of the Freedmens' Bureau
exceed the expenditures. The receipts dur
ing the twenty one months ending with
September were 81, ,600.00 and the expend-
itures amounted to 81 .240. 900. Among the
items of expenditure the report mentions
1864. 900 for labor S143,000 for schools,
$4,000 for clearing lands, and Sol 900 for
rent of buildings. These statistics are heavy
on Copperhead orators. whose favorte theme
support of the lazy niggers."
The Shasta courier., 1866-12-22

A FISH EATING UP AN OYsTEK.- While
the oyster opener was opening oysters at a
restaurant in Richmond. Virginia. recently
an oyster shell was found in which there
was nothing but small fish. The little
fish had been captured by the oyster, and
finally succeeded in devouring its captor.-
The result was that the captor's residence
when opened, was found to have been vaca
ted by the landlord, and that the tenant wa,
in nnssession.
The Shasta courier., 1866-12-22
IMPORTANT REsEARcHEs.-T Planter

IMPORTANT RESEARCHES The Planter S
Banner, published in Louisiana, says =
Our lawyers during this session of the court
are getting up some rather novel ideas in
regard to the former titles to slave property
in that portion of the United States purchased
of France in 1872. 1t is cOntended that
slaves in Louisiana were not property by law
of France at the time of the purchase, and
they were never made such by law of the
State, and therefore slavery has never had a
legal existence in Louisiana since it came
under the government of the United States.
If this conclusion is sound, Louisiana has
been free State since 1912, and was equally
free many years before that date. Quite an
important mistake.
The Shasta courier., 1866-12-22

NEW LEAF TURNED OvER.-Our experience
during the past year has convinced US that
advance payments are best calculated to pro-
mote good feeling and correct understand
ing. We have concluded that after the first
of January, no transient or legal advertise.
ment will be inserted in the COURIER unless
PAID for In advance, or payment guaranteed
by some responsible person. We will adhere
strictly to this rule.
The Shasta courier., 1866-12-22

FEMALE SUFFRAGE.-Cowan, of Pennsyl-
varia, recently offered bill in the Q. S.
Senate, providing for extending the right OF
suffrage to females, as well as negroes. in the
District of Columbia. Anthony of Rhode
Island, Brown of Minnesota. Foster of Con-
necticut, Wade of Ohio, Patterson of New
Hampshire, Nesmith of Oregon, Riddle of
Delaware, and Buckalew and Cowan of
Pennsylvania voted for the bill.