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Among the intelligence brought by the
last packet is an item, which may and
probably will prove of considerable advan-
tage to the West Indies generally, in an
especially degree to our own island, and
to which we therefore beg to direct the
attention of our readers.
1t is generally known, that in most of
of the European countries a drawback is
paid to the exporter of refined sugars, in
tended as q reimbursement 10 the %refiner
of ,he duties paid on the importation of
the raw material. England was the only
one of the larger countries, which has in
practice adhered to this in itself Just and
wise principle. In France, Holland, Bel
ginm, and the German ZOllyerein on the
other hand what was originally meant as
an Naturalization for an actual outlay
degenerated by degrees to a large pre-
MUM paid TO the ~refiners. 1t is evident,
hat when all or the greater number of
the countries, which export refined sugars
in large quantities, followed the same sys-
tenn of premiums, Il system in direct OPP
position TO the principle Of free trade,
each Of the competitors in the abuse
must finally lose the exclusive advantage
he had in view, and that other countries,
as England, which would not join in it,
must be excluded from neutral markets,
it being impossible for the English refin-
ers to compete there with others who I'M
der the name of drawback had received
from their Governments a premium, which
enabled them, without any loss, TO UNDER
sell the English.
It is but reasonable to suppose that
these premiums which were paid on all
refined sugars Unfortunately, cane or
beet-root, must give a great advantage 10
the latter and that the system thus was
not only prejudicious to the English re-
finer, but at the same time had most in
furious effect on the producers of cane
sugar, the only article the English refiner
has and can have 10 work upon. The
beetroot-sugar, it is true, is taxed with an
excise-duty, but this is so much less than
the importantly on the cane-sugar, that
the difference between the Two is sufici-
ent to produce the effect in question on
the English refiner and the producer of
cane-sugar. When however the produc-
ton and consumption Of sugar acquired
the dimensions it has TO-
reached, the loss to the Governments, at
whose expence the exporters i. 9. the
, 1867-03-15
Meteorological Remarks.

Rain during February, II lines = 7 l 10 inch.
60 lines of which fell during the night of the
14th accompanied with one of the most awful
thunder storms I ever experienced at this po-
sition.
This is a most extraordinary fall of rain 1
have ever recorded at this period of the year.
[ am unable to give any barometrical or
thermometrical observations during this month
having been confined to bed nearly the whole
of it, where | am still.
Elias Retreat, 18th March 1867.
AND. LANG.
, 1867-03-15

came a very serious matter to the former,
and thus gave rise to measures, intended
to check the system.
1t appears, that it was Mr.. Fould who
on his entering office some six or seven
years ago found the loss to the French
finances from this cause SO great as TO
make a change in the system desirable as
a probable eXpedient for relieving the
French finances. Had he however abol-
iShed The premium for France alone, he
would undoubtedly have got rid of "a
heavy expenditure on the finances, but he
would at the same time have driven the
French refiners, in the same way as was
already the case with the English from
the neutral markets, 10 the increased
gain of the Dutch, Belgian and German
r~etiners. He therefore made steps tow
ards an understanding between France,
England, Belgium and Holland and the
result was a convention, in conformity
with which experiments were carried on
for twelve months at Cologne, as a place
beyond the territory of any of the con-
tractInG powers, to ascertain with accura-
cy on d large scale, how much sugar
could be extracted from samples Of all
kinds of raw material. The experiments
have proved the correctness of the scale,
on which the import duty (and conse-
quently the amount of the drawback)
had been charged in England, according
to the intensive quantity of sugar con-
tanned in a given weight of the raw mate
rial, and an agreement has now been con-
cIuded between the four Powers, by
which the other three adopt tile princi-
pie hitherto followed out by England.
According TO this agreement, if we I'M
derstand it right, each country retains lis
full liberty to fix the rate of duties AS it
sees fit, bat the drawback must be regu-
lated so as accurately to correspond with
the import duty on that quantity of
sacharine matter required to produce the
quantity of refined sugar, on which the
drawback is granted.
II will easily be seen, that the result
Of the change will be, that the producer
of beetroot sugar will lose; LIST, by the
extinction of his privilege of obtaining a
drawback equal to the import duty, when
in reality he has paid no import duty but
only an excise duty considerably less than
the import duty 2, by the cessation of
the right Of his Government to grant
bounties on expectation exceeding the
amount even of the import duty. What
the manufacturer of beetroot-sugar loses,
becomes naturally a gain to the producer
of cane-sugar, and we trust soon to see
verified by experience the anticlpations of
the Chancellor of the Excheqper in his
speech 10 the House Of Commons On the
18th uitO. when he saws:
'In the first place, the trade of our su-
gar-refners will be completely restored.
They will be able to5meet in neutral mar
kets on fair terms with their natural ri
walls, and they will not meet wiihaany
vexaiious rivalry in our own markets In
the next place, from the adoption
throughout the Continent of our c%lassif-
cation, q new impulse will be given to
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NEW

[nETURNING thanks for received
I'M patronage, the undersigned soil
cts arrangement of accounts due,
and avails himself of this opportuni-
ty to call attention to his stock of
goods on hand.
Basin, 18th March 1867.
J. BALZER.
, 1867-03-15
Eutheran Church, Chrlstianstcd.

On Sunday the-l7th instant, there will
be divine service held for both Lutheran
Congregations, with Communion for the
English Lutheran Congregation in this
Church.
, 1867-03-15

TABLE OF THE FALL OF RAIN
during the week from 9th TO 18th March.
Christiansted. Frederiksted. Kings HiII.
, 1867-03-15

Shipping Intelligence.
CLEARED AT C~HRIsTIANsTED
March 11,-American schooner TIME g. Alice,
j.. Hobbs, Turks Island, Ballast.
+" l2,-Ditto barque Antelope, B. F. White,
Frederiksted, Molasses and Sugar.
The Shasta courier., 1867-11-09

SHERIDAN MAKES SPEECH.-General
Sheridan was publicly received recently by
the city of Paterson, New Jersey, on which
occasion he made the longest speech yet
credited to him, and one that shows his
political sentiments
GENTLEMEN-I have a very few words to
say to you this evening. find that you
have taken me by surprise, | came to the
city this morning the guest of Mr.. Grant,
and did not expect to meet you here. But |
must confess that am to some extent graft
fed at the pleasure of meeting you and
meeting the citizens of Paterson, and
especially meeting among the citizens of
Paterson, very many of tn m, old comrades,
and very many who. if they were not my
comrades, served in the armies with me.
know that you are all inspired with the
same feelings and recollection that | am.
think | said a few days ago that | never did
by any act of mine heretofore make rebellion
honorable nor do | intend in any act of
mine hereafter to make it honorable
(Cheers) And | wish to say further that in
no act of mine have thrown ashes on the
graves of those whom we lost nor do
intend to throw ashes on their graves. And
| hope that you will all join me in this SEN
timent (Cries of d" We do.") We, as old
companions, have many ties, and we must be
careful to preserve our own records, and to
preserve the memories of those who sacrificed
their lives for the safety of the country
| (Cheers.)
The Shasta courier., 1867-11-09

OUR Foor- -HnLs-The editor of the Vir.
gnia Trespass, an old resident of this State.
gives our citizens abiding in the foothills
the following good advice
% If the people living in the foothills of
California would entirely abandon the idea
of building up State exclusively as mining
community, and 70 about the cultivation of
the vine, and fruit trees, and give their at
tention to raising cattle and horses, and
growing wool and working it up, California
would in six years flourish as it has never
vet. The valleys below, where common
farm produce grows so thriftily, are yielding
large crops of grapes. great many
raisins are put up, and the supply is increas-
ing as the demand grows. Large watts of
wine are turned out. The wine is coming
yearly into increased demand in the East
1t is. far inferior to the wine produced from
the foot hill grapes 1t has not the body to
stand exposure, and is insipid, or vinegarish,
IN comparison with the juice of grapes from
the foot hills. Where Sonoma and Los
Angeles wines command a dollar gallon,
the wine from Coloma and other points In
the foothills will command three dollars,
when Judged by a connoisseur. The grapes
are growing up about the dilapldated houses
If the decaying towns, and ought to be
sufficient to repair the residences OF the
growers but the decay goes on. Very few
have the knowledge necessary to the profit
able making and caring for the wine. Very
few have the capital requisite to engage in a
regular systematic business in this line
Those few in the localities who have the
means are charv of investment in such a way,
because of not understanding the business
and money now in hand came not so easy
as in the old times. We expect to see the
gardens of the villagers. within few years,
bought out by capitalists, the houses torn
down, fences thrown out, the spaces between
homesteads planted, and dozens of the
homes of young people now at school in the
villages, converted into one large vineyard,
where grapes will be gathered by the tun,
and the hundreds of tuns-and manufactured
on large scale into fine, substantial wines,
which will appear in the markets of the
world in sufficient quantity aud with such
regularity and certainty as to conquer a
place and reputa ion, and bring the producer
a price corresponding to its superiority for
body and flavor. The people will then begin
to find use for the excellent and numerous
water powers all about the mountains, to
engage in manufacturing the wool from the
millions of fine sheep which would subsis
there. There is nothing in nature to preven
California from being an exporter of many
articles of woolen manufacture, as well a
wheat and hides"
The Shasta courier., 1867-11-09

ONE OF THE MOTHERS OF THE REPUBLIC.
An incident occurred in BROOKLYN, on the
occasion of the reception of General Sheri-
dan, which shows, if anything were needed
to show it, how long this Republic is destined
to endure. As the General was about 10
leave the City Hall, space fo- his egress
was kept open by a double line of policemen,
who pertinaciously withstood the pressure of
the crowd; but their efforts proved unavail
ing against the efforts of middle aged,
genteel appearing woman, who, reaching the
line of policemen. broke through and with
one bound was at the side of the General,
when she said - General, my son was out
with YOU, and must shake hands with you.
The General smiled as he extended his hand
and said /" Did l get your boy back again
without being hurt, Madam? ?'' "Oh yes, y
responded the mother, "and he's ready tC
fight with you again" 81 Ready to fight
again ~ God grant that there may never
be occasion but with such mothers as the
foundation for our Republic to rest upon
who. but madmen, will ever attempt to over
throw it2
The Shasta courier., 1867-11-09
SHASTA COURIER.

CHEERFUL BArHING.-" Mark Twain" II
his letter to the Alta, dated at Odessa, Rus
sia, August 22d, thus describes what he sa"
at that place:
If there is one thing that is really cheerful
in the world, it is cheerfulness. nave
noticed it often. And | have noticed thal
when a man is right down cheerful, he is
seldom unhappy for the time beng 9ucn Is :
the nature Of man. Now have often thougn,
that our style of bathing was rather reserved
than otherwise, and lacked many elemencs Vi
cheerfulness But you cannot say tnat Vi inc
Russian STYLE l watched party oil lleil a'
it this afternoon in the harbor, anu IL is
really NICE The men and women anu Tue
boys and girls, all go in together' alons
about noon, and the men don wear any .iiinS
at all, the boys don't, the little glrlS uoh u
and the young women and the oiu "onlon
usually wear a single wnlte tnln s"i Nie".
with rnfFl 90 around the top of it and short
sleeves. (Which | have forgotten the name OF
II but this wopld be a very good apology
for a bathing dress, if it would only stay
down. But it won't do it 1t will tioat up
around their necks in the most scandalous
wav. and the water is clear, and yet they
don't seem to know enough to kick up the
mud on the bottom | never was so out
ragged in nv life. At least hundred times,
IN the seven hours | stayed there, L would
lust have got up and gone away from there
Gisgusted if | had had any place to go to.
Several times had mind to 60 anyhow.
Why, those Young ladies thought no more of
turning some-saults. when was not looking,
than nothing in the world. Incensed as |
was. | was compelled to look, most of the
time. during this barbarous exhibition, be-
cause it forced them to make show of mod
estv. at least. Yet it wouldn't even have
accomplished that, if they hadn't been SO fond
of show naturally.
Well. you can't conceive of it. 1t was
awful. But sometimes my outraged feelings
were crowded down by my fears for the
safety of those girls. They were so reckless.
One splendid looking young woman went in
with nothing on but shawl, and she kept 1t
wrapped around her so that | was afraid all
the time that she would tangle ber feet IN its
long fringes and drown herself. My soici-
tude became so unbearable at last that |
went and signifed'to her that if she wanted to
take off her shawl | would hold it for her.
But she.only'kicked.up her heels and dived out
of sight. | just took her to be one of your
high fiper, mock modest k nd, and left her
to her fate But she was the handsomest
girl in the party, and it was pity to see her
endangering her life in that way.
| said to Brown: 1t makes my heart
bleed to look upon this unhalOwed scene"
ave better 60 then," he said :" If you
stay here seven more hours you might bleed
& death"
So we weai away, but it was marvelously
cheerful bathing.
The Shasta courier., 1867-11-09

NEEDED SoAKING.-Not very long ago in
one of the Western States, there was Ger
tain Baptist church, whose members were
not exactly unit on the subject of INNER
sion. At meeting of church officers. on
one occasion, certain person, not remarka-
BILE for purity of life, sent in a request for
admission into their fold. One of the com
mittee-a rather rough man. on hearing the
name of the individual, exclaimed That
man we'll, if that man is to be admitted to
the church, lie ought to soak over night"
The Shasta courier., 1867-11-09

The 4" finest woman in the world" is being
exhibited in booth on the Champs de
Mars. Those who visit her are addressed
by her in the following modest style; " | am
the most beautiful woman in the world. No
empress, no queen, can compare with me-
You are at liberty to touch me, messieurs !;
YOU will find that there is no cotton about
men Very few of the visitors, however,
avail themselves of this permission.
The Shasta courier., 1867-11-09

a LADY passenger between Norfolk and
New York, by sea, who, while her attention
was directed to passing ship, unfortunately
piled the ian too near her person, aud raked
from her bosom amagaiGeent diamond brooch
knocking 1t into the sea. The value of the
pin was $500.
The Shasta courier., 1867-11-09

RIcH COPPER 0RE.-R. johnson and a man
named Williams have located a claim on
what appears to be copper ledge, near
Silver City, on North Cow Greek. The crop
pings yield prospect of 20 per cent. in pure
copper. and the locators are confident that
they will strike permanent ledge
The Shasta courier., 1867-11-09

EFHE Rev. Robert Collyer, in recent lecture
said s. Almost the first thing God did after
making man was to make the other half of
him-woman, The husband and wife ought
to live together like two dewdrops in the cup
cf 9 flower"
The Shasta courier., 1867-11-09
SOLD EVERYWHERE!
HCSTETTER, SMITH & DEAN,
DRUGGISTS,
SAN FRANCISCO. jl27 :3n
SPECIAL NOTICE.

In calling the attention of the reader to the ad-
vertisement of DR.. j. C. Young's Institute, to be
found in another part of this paper, we feel we are
answering the dictates of honest convictions in
pointing out to suffering humanity the honest and
skilful Medical pra"titner 1t is the duty of every
man whose knowledge places it in his power to act
as guide to those who otherwise would unwitting-
ly take a wrong path. There is no need to wear
out life of pain and anguish and in the end fill
dishonoredgrave Hesitate no longer unfortunate
ones, but turn to the Doctor who can restore you.
giving you in place of wasted energies and an i'm
paired constitution, health, vigor and power
The Institute has been in successful operation
for Seventeen Years. and as it was the Pioneer In
stitute of the coast it has been the Pioneer in the
march of progress.
We say again to the afIlieted-read the advertise
ment and follow its advice. s14
The Shasta courier., 1867-11-09
BILL HEADS.

WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED A VERY SU-
w peror article of Bill Paper. Persons wishing
Bill Heads would do we'll to give us call. We
print cheap, for Cash.
The Shasta courier., 1867-11-09

lust ARRIVED AND FOR SALE CHEAP,
oD full assortment of Market, Travelling, and
Fancy Work Baskets, at
J. NJ. MANASSAS,
n1n Book Store. Shasta.
The Shasta courier., 1867-11-09
GRAEFENBERG
UTERINE CATH0L1C0N,

if faithfully used according to directions. will cure
every case of Diabetes, and greatly mitigate the
troublesome effects caused by relaxation Of the
outlet of the bladder. 1t is most successful rem
edy for Gravel and other diseases of the Kidneys
and Bladder and for Female Diseases is unequal
ed. The CATHoLIcoS uniformly cures Prolapsus
Uteri, Whites, all Irregularities Of the Monthly
Turns, Suppression, Incontinenee of Urine, Bloat-
ing and Dropsical Swellings, and all Diseases Of
Pregnancy The specific action Of this medicine is
immediate and certain upon the Uterine and Alb
dominal Muscles and Ligaments restoring them
to healthy state as those Of children and youth,
so that patients who have used the GRAEFENEERc
CoMPASY's UTERINE CATHOLIcoN cannot sufficient
ly express their gratitude for the relief afforded.
REDINGToN CO., Agents,
416 and AIS Front St., San Francisco.
The Shasta courier., 1867-11-09

HOSTETTER'S
CELEBRATED
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PURE AND POWERFUL TONIC,
CORRECTIVE AND Alternative.
Of Wonderful Efficacy in Diseases
STOMACH, LIVER AND BOWELS.
PROTECTIVE PROPERTIES.
Prevents Fever and Ague and Bilious Remittent
Fevers; Fortifes the System against Miasma
and the evil effects of unwholesome
water; invigorates the organs of
digestion and the bowels;
Steadies the Nerves and Tends to Prolong
Life.
REMEDIAL PROPERTIES.
Cures Dyspepsia, Liver Complaint Sick and Ner-
yous Headache, General Debility, Nervousness,
Depression of Spirits, Constipation, Collie,
Intermittent Fevers, Sea Sickness,
Cramps and dSpasms, and all COM
plants of either arising
from Bodily Weakness,
whether inherent in
the system or
PRODUCED BY SPECIAL CAUSES.
As genuine Tonic, H0STETTER'S BITTERS
produce effects which must be experienced or wit
messed before they can be fully appreciated
Persons of feeble habits liable to Nervous At
tacks, Lowness ofSpirits, and Fits of Languor find
prompt and permanent relief from the Bitters. The
testimony on this point is most conclusive and
from both sexes.
In districts infested with Fever and Ague ithas
been found ipfallible preventative and irresist-
ible as remedy. Thousands who resort to it if
under apprehension of an attack, escape the
scourge; and thousands who neglect to avail
themselves of its protective qualities in advance,
are cured by very brief course of this marv.lou.
medicine.
Acting as gentle and painless aperient, as well
upon the liver it also invariably relieves the con-
stipation superinduced by irregular action of the
digestive and seeretive organs.
SOLD EVERYWHERE
The Shasta courier., 1867-11-09
REDING1ON 4 CO.'S
ESSENCE OF JAMAICA GINGER,

HNHIS valuable preparation, containing in n
highly concentrated form all the properties Of
the Jamaica Ginger, has become one of the most
popular domestic remedies for all diseases of tho
stomach and digestive organs.
As tonic it will be found invaluable to al per-
sons recovering from debility, whether produced by
fever or otherwise for whilst it imparts the sys-
tenn all the glow and vigor that can be produced by
wine or brandy, it is entirely free from the reac-
ionary effects that follow the Of spirits Of any
kind.
1t is also an excellent remedy for female. uhs
suffer from difficult menstruaton, giving almost im-
mediate relief to the spasms that So frequently
accompany that period
1t gives immediate relief to Nausea, caused by
riding in a railroad cor, or by sea-siekness, OF
other causes
1t is also valuable as an external application for
Gout, Rheumatism, Neuralgia, etc.
REDiNGTON d CO.,
Sole Agents for the Pacific Coast.
The Shasta courier., 1867-11-09
STOP THAT COUGHING /!
NEWELL'S
PULMONARY SYRUP

is really The VERY BEST remedy ever compohrd.
ed for the cure of Coughs, Colds, Sore Throat
Asthma, Whooping Cough, Bronchitis and Con,
sumption. Thousands of people in California and
Oregon have beeu already benefited by the
prising curative powers of
The Shasta courier., 1867-11-09

Sole Agents for the Pacific Coast.
The Shasta courier., 1867-11-09
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