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$3.50, OH in 1866, and aga 1st, $96S, :
B72 in 1860. The heavit it freight
business during 1867 was in the
month of November, when the re-
ceipts were $110, 003; the least was in
June-S4S.487. ~
AmcnnSs ..hhs resolutions introduced
at the meeting, looking to the econo-
mical management of the road, were
the following;
That the salary Of the President
shall not exceed $500; that of the
Superintendent $4,000; that of one
supervisor, Gnstead of $3,004,)
81 800; that of the several agents at
Charleston, Columbia and Hamburg,
Tor Augusta each, $1,000; and that
of all assistant agents Tor servants)
and assistant clerks shall be dimi-
nished.
That, in the opinion of this meet
ing, q rigid economy should be OBJ
served in the management of the
road; that, in view Of the impover-
ished condition of the country, and
the prospective diminution of the
business of the road, in comparison
with that of former years of prosper
ity, it is but reasonable and proper
that the salaries of officers, agents
and employees should be greatly re-
duced, and their numbers diminished
to the actual eXigencies of we'll
managed road.
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A New FLYING MACHINE.
English lawyer, who evidently spurns
the things of earth, has forsaken the
gown and bar to invent and perfect
flying machine. He proposes to
convey passengers through the air by
a steam bird or flying steam engine,
fitted with wings tapped by the ac-
tion of steam." A patent has been
taken out for this contrivance, but
the machine is not yet ready.
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FOUND DEAD. A negro man, Ally
Pollard, abont forty-five years old,
was found dead on Wednesday of
lust week, lying on the road side
about four miles above this place, on
the Howard Gap road. J. G. Cald-
we'll, Esq, held jury of inquest, the
verdict of which was, that the de-
ceased came to his death from ex-
posure and intoxication.
Carolina Spartan.
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Supposing Mrs. Lincoln to have
become, indeed, deranged. there is
q striking coincidence between the
Presidential family of the Unite d
States and the late Imperial family
of Mexico. Macmillan was MUIR
dered, and his Empress is lunatic.
Mr.. Lincoln was assassinated, and
his wife is said to have goIe daft
The characters of tho two famili es
are as wide apart as the poles: hut
their fates are alike.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-02-13

One Bates bet that he will 60
through the Southern States with an
American flag and without cent.
Butler beats Bates. He event
through" section of the South with
an American flag, and left the sec
tion without cent.
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MILITARY APPOINTMENTS. The fol-
lowing appointments for Intendent
and Wardens, for the town of New
berry, have been made by General
Candy:
Mtendem. -Chas. w. Montgomery.
JYmdenS. William G. Johnson,
Fred. Werber, Summerfeld Mont
gomery, George Boland.
NeaDbe17y Herald
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COLUMBIA. [ I
Thursday Morning, Feb. IS. 1865.
The British Lion and the American
Eagle.

The British Lion ana ths American
80. Eagle.
The British lien, =t:oso ffTowning
aspect has always furnished pro-
minent picture inthe gallery of bel
igerent Congressional rhetoric, is
'resuming his old place in the debates
'of that body, figuring at present, in
the words Of one of the speakers in
q late debate, as ''the toothless and
clawless British lion." The venerable
brute has been made to pnll so long
in the harness of, oratorical aspirants,
and been goaded aud beaten so un-
mercifully, that it is not at all sur
prising to hear of his dilapidated
condition. 1t seems impossible, even
by stirring him with the longest
kind of pole of invective and
tanathema, to make him roar. Geo.
Francis Train has actually invaded
his own dominions, an, tells him to
his face that he is a gassy creature,
which is naturally mortal offence to
'monopolists of that article, and orders
him to "dry up" Nothing more
completely illustrates the decrepitude
of the lion than that, after such an
insult as that, he does not notice Mr..
Train. The same singular impertur-
liability is manifested towards all his
revilers in this country, his friends
being in the habit of treating our
demonstrations of wrathfulness as
the wayward humors of spoiled
progeny who, after all, really admire
the old king Of beasts, and are secretly
proud of their descent from him.
The Baltimore Sun reminds the Con-
gressional disputers that if the Bri-
tish lion is becoming old and feeble,
he seems to be making up in wisdom
what he loses in strength. The
transatlantic game that he could not
bring down when he was strong of
muscle and fleet of foot, is bagged
now by q cunning that has proved
more irresistible than his prowess.
Or, to drop the favorite figure of the
orators, England, old and infirm as
she is represented, has availed herself
Of our internal dissensions to become
richer than she ever was before. In
commerce, in manufactures, and even
in cotton, the United States have lost
and she has gained. Both nations
have crippled themselves by an enor-
nous debt, and though our own
shoulders being younger, we ought
to be more able to bear it, yet it is to
be observed that we are acting upon
q policy which must increase our
debt and diminish our resources to
meet it, while the rule upon which
England acts is the very reverse. II
we really desire to take the teeth and
claws out of the "British lion," il
would be wiser, instead of hurting
empty epithets at him, to develop
and consolidate our own strength,
reconcile and re-unite our own people,
and thus put ourselves in that posi-
ton which is the most formidable fol
the protection of our citizens and
vindication of their rights whenever
it may become necessary.
Supposing Mrs. Lincoln to have
become, indeed, deranged. there is
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A DAsrARDLY AcT.-We learned,

A DAsTARDLY ACT.-We learned,
last evening, says the Charlotte Bul-
Letin, of yesterday, of most fiendish
act, having in its object diabolical
murder, perpetrated on the track of
the Charlotte and South Carolina
Railroad, about one and IL half miles
from our city, on Sunday night or
Monday morning last. Some one
had driven huge log deep into the
ground and up against one of the
cross-ties holding the rails on the
road, and just at the commencement
of deep cut, leaving about two feet
sticking up, so rs an engine and
train of cars passing would strike it,
and would thereby be thrown from
the track. The train which left our
city Monday morning came in con-
tact with this prefecture, but its
speed was 80 great that thelog broke,
and thus, perhaps, saved terrible
sacrifice of life.
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STILL LOOKING FTER SUBJECTS. -
The boundless and indomitable phi
lanthropy of the Northern people
will never rest with righting the
world. The extension of the terrific
ry of the United States opens new
fields to them greatly to their salts
faction. They have sent petitions to
Congress, "praying the appointment
Of commissioners to go to Alaska to
examine into the condition of the
Indians" One would think that,
recent events having multiplied i'm
mensely the objects of charity and
commiseration ut their doors, the
poor fish-eating Indians Of ALASKA
would, for time Mt least, be neglect
ed, from the utter inability of the
philanthropists to attend to them.
But no! the cases here are too con-
venient and too near! The familiar
cries of distress-the gaunt forms of
famine that traverse neighboring
walks-are too common, too mo-
notonous, to excite the generous SYM
pathy Of a genuine philanthropist.
Appeals must present themselves in
all the imposing consequence of walls
from another hemisphere, or from
the other side of this; and charity
must be attended with the world
wide 'notoriety the necessary steps
for their relief will give. These
people are too elevated for neighbor-
hood charities-they place their light
on a high hill, that it may be seen
afar off. The Richmond Dispatch
calls the attention Of these philan-
thropists to the anecdote related of
John Randolph, concerning matter
Of the same character. The dignified
and sarcastic Virginian once visited
the house of lady friend, ali enthu.
siastic sympathizer with the Greeks.
Seeing her household engaged in
making clothing for the Greeks, and
having observed some little Africans
in the yard well-nigh naked, he said
to her: MADAM, the Greeks are at
your door!" She treated the remark
with scorn, just rs one of our modern
philanthropists would treat one of
similar purport made to him now.
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sale of furniture advertised for this
morning. Hold on to your green
backs, all ye who are in need of furni-
ture, as the sale will probably come
of IL g few days, nnd the articles ore
very desirable.
The EDrroR-LooK ON THIS PFC
TURE AND THEN ON THAT.-A dissatis-
fled mortal indited the following:
I wish was an editor.
really do, indeed;
It seems to me that editors
Get everything they need.
They get the biggest and the best
OF everything that grows,
And get in free to circuses
And other kinds Of shows;
And when mammoth cheese is cut,
They always get slice,
For saying Mrs. Smith knows how
TO make it very nice;
The largest pumpkin. longest beet,
And other garden stuff,
Is blown into the snnctum by
An editorial puff;
The biggest bng will speak to them,
No matter how they dress
A shabby coat is nothing, if
Yon own IL printing press;
At ladies' fairs they're almost hugged
BY pretty girls, you know.
That they may cra:k up everything
The ladies have to show
And thus they get blowout free,
At every party feed;
The reason is, because they write
And other people read.
Upon the pernsal of which, DIR.
Ticknor, of the Metropolitan Record,
penned the following:
upstairs, into an-orifce,
About as big as we'll;
Where truth must fly if ever she lie
Where the editor doth dwell!
UP to his knees in litter
Up to his eyes in ink
Twas of lion, an old, old lion,
The editor made me think
Or of an ancient spider,
Grizzled and gaunt and grim,
Watching the wires for what the flies
Might furnish of food for him;
With devil hard at his elbow,
And dun at his other arm;
I thought it strange that he didn't
exchange
AT once to little farm;
And find at least what his Office
missed
The delicate perfume
Which sometimes goes with an open
rose,
Or violet in bloom.
Where the winds of heaven might
visit him
Instead of q wicked bore;
And his forehead gather furrow less
AS his field gained furrow more
So tumbled his papers, I split his
quill.
I tore his proof into bits,
lit my weed with his leader! In
I worried him into fits!
And | heard him say, as 1 went my
way
And left him mad with cares,
eve lost day. anA hope end pray
He'll break his neck down stairs!"
And said, "If this be the editor and
Such he the editors fate,
Then put me down for corn-field
hand,
With 'one stispender' strait"
A small amount Of the latter, with
n liberal sprinkle of the former, we
suppose, would satisfy any reasonable
mortal, and verify the adage:
"All work and no play
Makes Jack dull boy;
But all play and no work
Makes him q mere toy"
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Bocal :Ete1aa@.

The trains over the Columbia and
Augusta Railroad now run regularly
twice week-Tuesday and Friday
tc aad from Lexington Court House.
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OF first quality guanos. prepared and
imported by Mr.. John B. Sardy, of
New York. The attention OF planters
is invited to their advertisement in
to-day's paper.
GUYoT's GEOGRAPHICAL SERIES
INTERMEDIATE GEoGRAPHY.-We have
received from the publishers, Messrs.
Charles Scribner & Co., 654 Broad
way, New York, copy of the above
truly valuable work. 1t is hand
somely illustrated, and contains
large number of neatly colored maps.
This series of biographies have been
generally introduced at the North,
and are universally commended.
Superintendents of schools ore in
vited to examine their merits. Speak
ing of the author, the Superintendent
of Instruction in Kansas says:
For years, Prof. Guyot has been
known as the worlds greatest geogra-
pher. This subject has been his
favorite pursuit-a life study and in
his Investigations, has taxed his
strong intellect to the utmost. We
have the results in n series Of books,
referred to above, finely illustrated,
and published in Scribner's very best
style. These are accompanied by
four series of maps, styled the large
series, intermediate series, primary
series, and the classical. The great
idea is that physical geography is the
philosophical basis for the study of
political geography, and should be
first studied. These maps convey to
the eye, at glance, important in
formation that formerly required
long study, and the impression is far
more agreeable and durable. Great
care has been bestowed upon the
mechanical execution of the maps,
and in accuracy, artistic skill and
workmanship, they will be found. un-
eqnalled by anything ever before
published.
DEBT. Debt is a perfect bore, isn't
it? how it haunts man from pillar
to post; lurking in his breakfast cup,
poisoning his dinner, embittering
his tea! how it stalks from him like
living, moving, skeleton, seeming to
announce his presence by recounting
the amount of liabilities. How it
poisons his domestic joys, by intro
ducing its Internal balance into the
calculation of madam respecting the
price of new carpet, or new dress!
At bed aud board, by night or day,
in joy or grief, in health or sickness,
at home or abroad-debt--grim,
gaunt. and shadowy-falls as an in
cumbrance.
MAIL ARRANGEMENTS. The post
Office open during the week from 81
a. m. to p. m. On Sundays, from
IL to 21S p. m.
The Charleston and Western mails
are open for delivery at p. NJ, and
close at 9 a. m.
Northern-Open for delivery at
10M q. M, closes at ] p. IN.
Greenville-Open for delivery at 8
p. M, closes at p. m.
------~~ ~~N-~>o-oO~->~c---
NEW ADvEETIsEMENTs.-A il call =
cd to the following advertisements, pub
lished this morning for the first time:
Extra Meeting Richland Lodge.
Columbia and Augusta Railroad.
John B. Sardy-Guano.
MILITARY APPOINTMENTS. fol-
lowing appointments for Intendent
and Wardens. for the town of New
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Ts.-Attention IL call
cd to the following advertisements, pub
lished this morning for the first time:
Extra Meeting Richland Lodge.
Columbia and Augusta Railroad
John B. Sardy-Guano.
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Demoresfs Monthly for March is an
extra fine number for the ladies'
fashion plates, embroidery patterns,
illustrated stories, etc. W. Jennings
Demorest, New York, is the pub
Usher.
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PosTPoNED.-Mr. Bythewood re-
quests us to say that, owing to cir
cumstances beyond his control, he
has been compelled to postpone the
sale of furniture advertised for this
morning. Hold on to your green
backs, all ye who are in need of furni-
ture, as the sale will probably come
of IL Few days, nnd the articles ore
very desirable.
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The robbers are again at work.
Several houses were entered last
week. On Tuesday night, the store
Of Mr.. w. T. Walter Was forcibly
entered through the back window;
nothing has been missed, however,
as yet, but pair of boots.
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Messrs. Graeser, McJunkin & Sem
enter'the field supplied with variety
OF first quality guanos. prepared and
imported by MIR. John B. Sardy, of
New Gorh. The attention OF planters
is invited to their advertisement in
to-day's paper.
The Shasta courier., 1868-01-04
Summons.
Revenue Stamp duly canceled.

STATE OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF
Shasta No Township, in Justice Court, before
G. R. Knox, Justice of the Peace, in and for the
Shasta County aforesaid.
The People of the State of California. to p.
Middlesworth Greeting:
You are hereby Summoned to appear before the
undersigned Justice of the Peace In and for
Township No. ]. and County of Shasta in town of
Shasta on Monday the oath day of February
1868, at 2 o'clock P. VI. to answer unto the COM
plaint of William Cayton who sues to recover from
you the sum of Sl46 Is with interest thereon at
two and half per cent per month from January
4th 1859 to the present time which he alleges you
owe him upon q certain promissory note made and
delivered by you Nov. 10th 1858 TO D. C. John
SON and by him assigned to William Cayton, the
plaintiff as fully set forth in . complaint file in
my office. And if you fail TO appear and answer,
the plaintiff then and there will take judgement
against You for the aforesaid amount, together
with costs and damages.
Given under my hand, in Shasta, Shasta county
this 22nd day of November 1867.
G.R KNOX, J.P.
To the Sheriff or any Constable of Shasta, Shas-
ia County State Of California to whom these pres
ents may come-greeting: You are hereby COM
manded to make due service and return of the
above summons.
G. R. KNOX, J. P.
true copy--attest:
W. E. HOPPING, Sheriff,
By ]. T. BURROWS, Under Sheriff. I3s.3m.
The Shasta courier., 1868-01-04

GONE DowN CELLAR.-During the winter
of 1868, the Mississippi River was frozen
over at St. Louis, and remained so for sew
eral days. Parties crossed the ice repeated
ly, and the citizens of Missouri and Illinois
met in friendly converse on the CLASSY sur
face, while below them flowed the great
river. The occasion was tempting; and
several persons wishing to turn an honest
penny, erected tents and booths on the ice,
and sold liquors therein, which, by reason
of being always on ice, were cool enough to
suit the most fastidious. One of these men,
who had pitched his tent further from the
shore than any of his companions. had been
warned that the ice might break up at any
moment but he refused to go, although the
others had left. So matters went on for
day or two when one morning, while the
proprietor was in his tent waiting for GUS
toner, the ice, which, owing to the constant
motion Of the occupant, had become quite
weak, suddenly gave way precipitating him
into the river, the rapid current of which
soon carried him out of sight. Almost i'm
mediately after, thirsty individual came
up and put his head inside the tent and ask
ell for the proprietor to which darkey
who had witnessed the occurrence, replied
that the boss had just gone down cellar
And so he had.
The Shasta courier., 1868-01-04

How TO HAVE LOVING WlFE.-A cores
pondent sendsthe following to the Phrenolog
ical Journal
If you would have a loving wife, be as
gentle in your words after.as before marriage;
treat he- quite as tenderly when a matron as
when q miss don't make her the maid OF all
work and ask her why she looks less tidy and
neat than when you first knew her; don't
buy cheap. tough beef, and scold because 1t
does not como on the table "porter house !"
don't grumble about sGullling babies if you
cannot keep up s. nursery" and remember
that baby may take after its papa" in his
disposition don't smoke and chew tobacco,
and thus shatter your nerves, and spoil your
temper, and make your breath nuisance,
and then complain that your wife declines to
kiss you: go home joyous and cheerful to
your supper, and tell your wife the good
news you have heard, and not silently put on
your hat and go out to the 'club" or
lodge" and let her afterwards learn that
you spent the evening at the opera or at
fancy ball with Mrs. Dash. Love your wife;
be .patient remember you are not perfect,
b t try t. let whisky, tobacco, and vulgar
alone; spend your evenings with your wife,
live decent, Christian life, and your wife
viii be loving and true-if you did not marry
heartless beauty without sense or worth; if
you did, who is TO blame if you suffer tie
consequences?
The Shasta courier., 1868-01-04

A GoAr SroRr.-A good story is told of a
well known resident of Powers street, Brook
lyn, who, having occasion for the services of
a wet nurse in his family, was persuaded to
buy . goat. He purchased one, and being
of a domestic turn, after duly domiciling the
goat in his wood shed, proceeded to extract
the lacteal fluid himself STOPPING at the
proper section of the goat, the animal made a
sudden and quick turn, bringing to bear on hi
base its head, and sending him sprawlfng to
the other side of the shed. Gathering himself
up, he looked at the goat, who. raising him
self erect on his hind feet, also looked at him.
The man stood awhile. and then concluded to
send for the party he had bought the goat of
to come and milk it. Word was sent back
that nobody ever MIXED Billy goats /"
The Shasta courier., 1868-01-04
FRENCH MEDICAL OFFICE.
r. MITIEN pERpATrrr !

hR. JULIEN PERRAULT, Doctor of
~ Medicine Of the Faculty of Paris, Graduate of
the University Queens College, and Physician of
the St. John Baptist Society of San Francisco.
DIR. PERRAULT has pleasure to inform pa
tients, and others seeking confidential medical ad
vice, that he can be consulted daily at his office,
Armory Hall Building, Northeast corner Mont
gomery and Sacramento streets, San Francisco,
Rooms Nos 9, 10, IL, first floor, up stairs entrance
on either Montgomery or Sacramento streets.
DR.. PERRAULTS studies have been almost
exclusively devoted to the of the various forms
of Nervous and Physical Debility, the results of
injurious habits acquired in youth, which usually
terminate in impotence OF sterility, and permanent
ly induce all the concomitants Of old age. Where
secret nfrmity exists involving the happiness of
life and that of others, reason anu morality die
tate the necessity of its removal for it is fact
that premature decline of the vigor of manhood
matrimonial unhappiness, compulsory single life
etc. have their sourcesin causes the germ of which
is planted in early life and the bitter fruit tasted
long afterwards patients laboring under this com
plaint will complain of one of the following
symptoms: Nocturnal Emissions, Pains in the
Back and Head, Weakness of Memory and Sight,
Discharge from the Urethra on going to stool or
making water, the Intellectual Faculties are
Weakened, Loss of Memory ensues, Ideas are
clouded, and there is disnclination to attend to
business, or even to reading, writing the society
OF friends, etc. The patient will probably complain
of Dizziness, Vertigo, and that Sight md Hearing
are weakened and sleep disturbed by dreams, mel
ancholy, signing, palpitations, Paintings, coughs
and slow fever; while some have external rheu-
matte pains and numbness of the body some of
the most common symptoms pimples in the face
and aching in different parts of the body.
Patients suffering from this disease should apply
Immediately to DR.. PERRAULT, either in person
or by letter, he will guarantee a cure of Seminal
Emissions and Impotence in six eight weeks.
Patients suffering from Venereal diseases in any
stage, Gonorrhea, elect, Structures, Bubo Ulcers,
Cutaneous Eruptions, etc., will be treated success
fully; all Syphilitic AID Mercurial Tants entirely
removed from the system.
DIR. PERRAULTS Diplomas are in his office
where patients for themselves that they are
under the of regularly educated practitioner
Patients suffering under Chronic diseases can cal
and examine for themselves. We invite investiga
tion claim not to know everything, to cur'
everybody but we do claim that in all cases taker
under treatment we fulfill our promises. We par
tcularly request those who have tried this bcase'
doctor and that advertised physician till worn GU
and discouraged to call upon us.
Low CHARGES AND QUICK CURES.
Ladies suffering from any complaint incidenta
TO their sex consult the Doctor with the assur
ance of relief