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The Shasta courier., 1869-03-27
SHASTA COURIER.

A FIGHTING PARsoN.-The New York
Evening Express of February 23d, says that
Parson Sharman was hissed on Sunday eve-
ming while preaching at the National Theatre,
because he criticised President johnson for
pardoning Dempsey. the defaulting stationer.
Dempsey, it will be remembered, cowhided
a Patent-offce clerk, because he had. made
statements prejudicial to his (Dempsey's)
case. The Express is responsible for the fol
lowing relation:
On Monday Mr.. Dempsey was waited
upon by gentleman acting as the friend of
Rev. Mr.. Sharman, who conveyed a message
to the following effect If Mr. Dempsey
will bring his cOwhide up to the room of Mr..
Sharman, No. = Franklin square, he will
find Mr.. Sharman at home, and Mr.. Shar-
man will in no event prosecute him for as
sault. Astounded at the strangeness OF
the message, Mr.. Dempsey was some time in
making it out as challenge to combat, if
Dempsey was SO disposed. Making inquiry
to ascertain if his correspondent was wag
or a lunatic, Mr.. Dempsey ascertained that
the Rev. Mr.. Sharman was an ex-captain of
the English army, vigorous in the legs, ditto
in She arms, handy with the small sword and
lively with the trigger. Ascertaining these
proponderating circumstances on the side of
the Church militant, Mr.. Dempsey declined
to engage in combat with Mr.. Sharman, and
at the latest accounts the Church militant
was also the Church triumphant. The moral
of all this is: that fighting is communicative.
The first blow is the first of series, and
private quarrel provokes partisans, leads to
fresh aggressions, and finally passes from the
domain of sinners to involve even the saints.
The Shasta courier., 1869-03-27

A GLASS EATER There is a large New
foundland dog in Folsom, who eats broken
glass with avidity and relish and apparently
thrives upon it.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-06-23
The Harp In Heaven.

Ono Of tho sweetest recol'oG.
tons Of my girIhood, said lady,
is beautiful reply my mother
once made me, when my heart
was swelling with girlish grief.
l bad jnst returned from the
house Of a wealthy ncighbor, who
had kindly given me tho use Of
their piano for IL few hours day.
to crafty my extreme lovo f0t
music: Oar own cottage home
looked so plain in contrast With
tho ono I had just left, and no ri.
ano within its walls, ! laid my
head upon tho table, aud gave
vent to my ovorhowing heart.
felt &;"icvcd, and perhaps q little
angry. that we were unable TO Rf,
ford tho one thing ! dosircd abovo
all othcrs--a piano-and oxpres.
Sod my feelings to my mother.
Mover shall forget her sweet,
gentle tone as she replied, "never
tnind, danYhter, if you cannot
have y piano on earth, you may
have a harp in Hcavcn." Instant.
ly tho whole current Of my fool
ing was changed. Earthly things
dwindlcd into insigniticanco, and
the "Harp in Hcavon," with ite
golden strings, became tho object
Of my desire. l felt reproved for
my rcpinings against tho Provi.
dcncc that had placed mo in nm
humble home, and from that mo-
ment tho enjoyment Of Heaven
seemed f:lr to outweigh all the
pleasures Of earth. That bcauti-
I'nl rop!y has followed mo all my
life, or rather has gono before mo
! like Il bright guiding star, lifting
my thoughts ahovo this transieBt
life, and opening to my spirit'g
vision tho glorious scenes in that
Gland Of life and light" l have q
piano now, but its charm is gone.
Us music no longor gladdons my
hcart as it onco did, for tho ears
that loved host to liston to itb
sweet tonesago now enraptured
with tho ggand harmoniee Of
Heaven. The dear fingers that
so often tonchcd its keys, now
sweep tho golden harp.strings.
Oh, that "Harp in Heaven IL
How my soul longs for one brdath
Of its rich melody. ...,
AS look upon tho dear baby
fingers in tho cradle noar mSIhK
think it matters little, whether,
my child be poor or rich---whetRl
or her path bo strown with thornA"
orflowors if sho may only haHe
q "Harp in Heaven" =" =
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-06-23
T'I|| Y. - Z
NO.'24..
Wonan's Independence OF
Man,
BY MRS WILLIAMS.

There is no greater slavo Their
q woman who is dependent ohI q
man. Women are naturally shrinE.
ing nnd dependent, and soonerthau
look to seIf, they put their trust
in any broken reed they can find
in the shape ofa man. Much OF
this is, doubtless, owing to the
way g girlsNrc brought up. Instead
OF being taught selfroliance, In.
dependence OF thought and action,
they arc tutorcd into tho belief.
that they arc nothing more than
an appcndago to man that they
must look to somo man to support
them in tho future. .
What is the consequence; VOW
sec women willing TO soil them.
selves to any man who will sup
port them. They may actually
loathc him, but they will marry
him, and even promise to love him
for the poor privilege Of being sup
ported. They bear patiently with
all his whims and his thousand
''ISaSrccabIc ways, because he is
supporting them. Why, what
pervcrsion Of mutrimony this is;
what can be Il more pi,iablo object
than the woman who has married
simply Tor Il support. Wretched
slave Tor What a miserable mesa
of pottagc has she sold her BIRTH
right OF independence.
l would urge tho sex, If they
wish to bo happy, to make them.
selves independent Of tho men.
10 no scl::reliant: selfacting, solf.
sustaining. Let them understand
that single woman who is sup,
parting herself by her own in
dustry, who has too much re-
"ercncc for her womanhood to
marry for support, Is fur moro
worthy Of admiration and respect
than tho woman who, too timid
or two lazy to work for her living.
IA dragging on 10 somo man tn
support her. What if she doos
call him husband, she is not any
more excusablo.
,., Men are very woll in somo ro.
spects, md, IL YOU love ono marry
him. But want tho sex to bolieve
That men arc not Indispensable
and that their is no happier or
more independent creature than d
woman who has made herself
perfectly independent Of all men,
who wears no mans shucklos, and
who stands alono in her unassisted
strcngth.-Darlingto iSouthernor.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-06-23

General Slocum, in his lecture
on "Military Lessons OF the War;"
tells tho following story in rcfc-
renee to tho battle Of Bull Run
"rhc influence Of our otlicers
over their men, and the state of
our discipline, is hest illustrated
by an incident which occurred on
the field in the heat Of the battle.
An officer, who has since become
vcry prominent and weII-known
throughout the country, was then
in command Of q brigade on tho
right Of our line. While riding
ovcr the field he discovered a
soldier concealed in II hole in tho
ground which was ofjust sufficient
dimensions to afford him shelter.
The General rode up to him, in
quircd as to his regiment, and
ordered him to join it at once.
The man, looking him full in the
face, placed his thumb upon his nose
and replied, "No you don't old
follow you want this holo your
self"
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-06-23
IT CLIMBS.--Ncnr the tnb

IT CLIMBS. --Ncnr the table
at which | writo when at
homo, is q window. Inside tho
window is II hanging basket, from
which grows IL house ivy. 1t
steadily climbs mp the wires,
and it is great pleasure to mo to
500 it getting higher each day. II
is q friend, that littlc climbing
Ivy. II reminds mo that [ ought
to climb up toward hcavon overy
day. Sometimes [ feel rcprovcd
by the little winding vine. 1t is
worry weak. So am |. But it does
not try to sustain itself by its own
strength. Sometimes l do, and
fall. 1t leans on the support pro.
vidcd for it. + sometimes forget
tho sweet promises Of God that
arc provided for mo. 1t loves tho
light, and turns it's mottled leaves
lovingly toward tho light. Do I,
also walk in the light?
Queen lsahella's chief cook gets 800 a
0av for umorknt nronnv "
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-06-23

a SAD, TRUE SruuY.-An Incl.
lci.t otthc sad side qfliic occurred in
obstruction, with tho smull:hoS
hospital y week or two ago. y
young lady Of German parcntayc
was taken there to remain under
treatment for the smallpox, Just
at the time she was to have been
married to an cstimahIo Young
man connected with ono Of oar
most houriShin!s business houses.
Day after day he came to tho Gin
cinnati Hospital, on tho Twelfth
street, to hear from his allianccd
bride. Tho time for the wedding
passed by, and tho nows came to
him that she worse and must die.
With tho characteristic devotion
Of q woman, she sent him word
not to visit her or to be present
at her funeral. She also made
tho request that sho should be
buried in her bridal dress. So
about the middle Of last week, in
tho white vostnents with which
she was to have been arraycd at
tho marriage altar, she became
the bride ordcath, In tho hearing
Of strange though toahcr voices
she had passed away. The hands
Of strangers clad her IN the bridal
garments and laid her in the
coffin. Tho eyes Of strangers
dropped tears as they closed the
coflin-lid over her, and thought of
what she was and what she hoped
to be, and Of tho ono heart left sad
by her departure. Friends, but
not old ones, saw her deposited in
tho earth, and marked the spot,
that those who knew her well
might find her resting place.
{ Cincinnati Gazette.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-06-23

mono Of the neighbors wore pres.
ont; but somehow tho story got
wind, and so fearful wero tho spi-
rit danes Of N---that they might
bo caught in tho same trap which
tho deacon had sot, that spiritual
ism was driven entirely from tho
yillape.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-06-23
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civilian, thoo knows I ncver
call anybody namos but. William,
if tho Mayor Of tho city wcro to
come to no and say, Joshua, |
want thec TO find me tho biggest
liar in all Philadelphia / would
como to thco, and put my hand on
thy shoulder, and say to theo,
William, the Mayor wants to
SEQ thee.''
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-06-23
POURING OIL ON A GovERNOR,- -

PoUR1Na OH ON A GovERNoR.-
a very interesting ceremony took
place in Atlanta, Ga, last woek.
-. 3. Pond, proprietor of the Ma
lional Hotel, Gen. Terry, Com
mander Of tho Department, and
r. B. BulIoch, Governor Of the
State, were seated in front Of the
hotel ono night, probably convcrs.
ing on affairs Of Stute. Willie
thus engaged, Gaines Chisolm, Il
noted sporting gentleman Of At
lanta, came up, accompanied By
several friends. When within |.
few feet Of tho party, Chisolm
stopped and asked Pond "what
was trumps Pond made some
unknown reply, whereupon CHS.
olm exclaimed, "wclI, it's my play
now" and producing a buckot OF
slops, which he had concealed be,
hind his back, he poured the con,
tents on Ponds head. The sud,
don splash sent liberal supply on
the persons Of Gen. Terry, Gov,
bulloch and O stranger seated
near them. Ono Of ChisoIm's = par
ty fired shot into the ground to
draw Il crowd. In tho meantime,
Chiso'm politely apologizcd to the
stranger for the unintcntional in.
suit, but took no notice Of the
soaked dignitarics who had shared
in tho "buptism BY slops."
Great was the stir in the good
city Of Atlanta. Gen. Terry or.
dered out his soldiers, who pa.
troled the city all night and all
next day. Nobody was arrested
However. the Governor and the
General commanding having prob
ably concluded to change clothes
and "considor the source"
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-06-23

An old lady was asked what she
thought Of one Of her ncighbors Of
tho name Of Jones, and with q
knowing wink replied, "Why, I
don't like to say anything about
my noighbors; but as to MI. Jones,
sometimes think, and th.m again
/ don't know !; after all, 7 rather
guess he'll turn out to be q good
deal such q sort Of o man rs tako
him TO be."
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-06-23

Josh Billings says DO charitable--one.
cent pieces were made on purpose.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-06-23

Queen lsahella's chief cook gets 500 a
day for "morknt money"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-01-01
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Capt. Charles T. Goodrich, died at the resi-
dence of his mother in fredericksburg on the
10Th ult. Mr.. G. was graduate of the Uni
yersity of Virginia, and had already acquired
quite good practice at the bar, both In town
aud in the counties adjacent, in which he prac-
ticed. He was an officer in the 55th Virginia
Regiment, and participated in number Of the
hard fought battles Of the war.
Two white men entered the house of Dr.
Reid, who lives in the lower part of Madison
county, Saturday night, q week ago, and with
drawn pistols at the Dr.'s head, proceeded to
rob him of gold watch, $50 in money, &C.,
&C. A third man acted as sentinel outside.
The residence of Mr.. Thomas S. BocOck, in
Appomattox county, was burnt on the night
of the 25th instant. The house was entirely
destroyed with the greater part of the furniture.
Mr.. Bocock'S loss is estimated at upwards OF
$4,000.
There have been 3, 800 bankruptcy eases in
Virginia, to date,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-01-01
NEWS OF7HE DAY.
"7o s6o,v tie vsuy age and body oftRs Times. y

A voung Cuban named Camilo Cepera, who
hiss been confined fer some political offences,
died in Havana on Monday last, of consump-
ton. His funeral took place yesterday, and
was the larsest ever known in that city. Thou
sands of Cubans followed his remains to the
cemetery, the body being carried to the grave
on the shoulders of the mourners.
A bold and successful highway robbery was
committed in Chicopee, Mass, on Tuesday
The agent of the American Merchants Union
Express, named Shumway, while going from
his Office to the depot with his express bag,
was suddenly set upon by two men, blinded by
red pepper and robbed of the bag containing
to 1920.
The jury in the case w. G. Mauk, on trial
for mail robbery 10 New Orleans, cannot agrees.
Mank was a brgadier general in the Union
army during the war; Gen. Rousseau testified
to his sodierly qualities, and that he command
ed one of the best regiments In the Union
army.
Gen. Grant visited Girard College yesterday
and this afternoon will receive citizens in In
dependence Hail, Philadelphia, having accept
ed an invitation of the City Councils to that
effect.
The tunnel under the Chicago river, known
as the Washington street tunnel, connecting
the south and west divisions of the city by a
solid and permanent roadway, has just been
completed, and will he open to the public to-
day. The contract price was 1928, 500.
The evidence in the Twitohell murder case,
on trial in PHILADELPHIA, was concluded yester-
day, and the argument Of counsel commenced.
The Office of the Markville Ua.l Register
has been destroyed by mob.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-01-01

A NORTHERN MANS OPINION. editor
of the Lancaster (Pa) Intelligencer has re-
Gently made trip through some Of the South
ern States. He was not fayorably impressed
By close inspection OF the Virginia colored
people, for be says:
1.-The blacks in Virginia seem to be more DIS
contented than those OF the other States that
we have been in at least we saw more OF them
idle, and more complaining oil rates OF wages
and want of work This may have been owing
TO the season of the year during which our visit
was made. The rate OF wages ranges from %
to $40 per month in all the Southern States
To this is added ration OF - lbs. OF bacon
and peck OF meal per week, hut to live IN
being also furnished them and very little work
do they do for the money. We presume North
ern farmers, who would go into the heds them
selves and say 10 the blacks come, might get
more work out of them; but they are constltu-
tlonaliy opposed to labor. and require constant
driving. We were greatly astonlshed at the
immense profundity OF their ignorance
They are utterly improyldent and unable to
take care of themselves. The rags in which
thew are clothed would astonish the most ac-
compshed beggar in Italy. They are expect
ing the Government to do great things for
them. and have got an idea into their heads
that from this source they are each to get 40
acres OF land, mule and farming implements,
and provisions enough to last them until they
can make a crop eff of their land. They con-
cgive that the Government owes them this.
If they get that mule, 1t would not live three
months, but would die Of starvation; halt OF
the blacks would BE- even too careless to lead
their animals to water. The planters can trust
very few of them with their stock, and they re-
onire constant watching. 1t seems incredible
that any human being would let his dumb beast
die for want of water, yet we are assured that
it is often done by blacks who attain the owner
ship of horse.
John Randolph, of Roanoke, tried this ex-
periment ct lifting out freedmen With farms, by
bis will he freed his slaves and directed that
they should be settled in colony in Ohio; each
to be provided with house and lot OF ground
and farming implements. They were, more
over to be under the care OF experimenting
white man until they got fairly started in their
new career, II was all done as directed and to-
day, after the lapse Of 20 Or 80 years, mot one OF
those freedmen OWNS the lot that was gwen to
him.
What mocliery it is to give these people,
with their present degree OF education and In
telligence, o voice in the administration OF
our Government Colorcd suffrage South
will not long continue to be a reality. 1t may
exist in name Tor few years. but even then
the vote will be but The echo of that Of the
white man. The freedman always agrees to
what a white man says in all our conversations
with him we were never able to meet anything
but the most ready assent to every proposition
which we advanced, no matter OF how contra
dctory or absurd character"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-01-01

UNNATURAL AND SHAMEFUL-One Of the
greatest obstacles in the way Of the prosperity
Of the city Of Alexandria is to be found in the
disposition of some of her citizens to dccry the
place Men who owe everything they possess
to Alexandria where they were born and have
lived all their lives; some OF them among the
large property owners, are now sitting moping
and with long faces, and bitter complaints,
discouraging, as far as they can, those " no do
possess some spirit of enterprise. Such men
have lost their energy, and possessing some
property in money, fear they Will lose what
they have. They have not enterprise enough
to enter into business, so they seek to comfort
themselves with the idea that Alexandria is
"a doomed city" If Alexandria does not
prosper and move forward, it will be owing
among other things, to just this spirit, lnfuen-
cling those who should bestir themselves and
make the city attractive TO all, whose interests
would naturally bring them here 10 transact
their business The farmer is right TO send his
produce to the best market. The country
merchant is right to 90 where he can ley in his
stock and supplies on the best terms. With
the natural facilities possessed by Alexandria
there is no earthly reason why our markets
NAV not be as attractive to the produce of the
country as Baltimore, and why our wholesale
merchants in every department, may not hold
out equal, if not superior, inducements to the
country merchants to purchase here. Let our
men who have money or property, and are out
of business, cease to lament over the inactivity
and dulness of the place Let them shake off
the spell that binds them, and throw them
selves with energy into the work Of building up
the various interests OF the city. Let them
put their shoulder to the wheel. and chen call
on Hercules. II requires energy to DO business
at any time or anywhere Those who possess
it are doing prosperous business in Alexan-
dria. The fault is with those who find fault,
not with Alexandria Do just part, and AL
exandria will be more active business place.
AN OBSERVER.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-01-01
Foreign News.

London dispatches of yesterday state that
the meeting of the Conference OF the Great
Powers on the Eastern question, which was to
have assembled at Paris tomorrow, has been
postponed, and it is now doubtful if it will
meet at ALL At the same time, it is announc-
ed from Constantinople that the last of the 10
surgeuts in the Island Of Crete have surrender
ed to the Turkish authorities, and that Pro
visional Government has been established. II
this be so, the Immediate emergency of the
Eastern question is again postponed, to come
up in some new form hereafter
The national guard at Seville has been dis
armed and Spain is again pronounced tranquil.
A despatch, received at London iron Mel
bourne states that fifty European families
have been massacred at New Zealand by the
natives.
A terrible explosion occurred yesterday in
the Wigan coal mines, England. twenty-five
dead bodies have already been taken from the
mine.
The Emperor Napoleon, in his speech to-
day, is expected to congratulate the foreign
Ambassadors on the exertions made for the
settlement of the Eastern question, as a new
pledge of the peace of Europe.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-01-01

Real Estate Agents and AucuOneers)
NOMMISSIONER'S SALE By virtue Of a
" decree OF the Circuit Court of the county
of Alexandria rendered at It's May term, 1868,
in the suit of Thomas 4. Waters, surviving,
&c, &c, VS.. Richard McSherry, in chancery,
the undersigned offers for sale, at public auc-
ton, on SATURDAY, the 9th day Of January,
1859. ct II o clock m. in front Of the Mayor
office LOT OF GROUND, with FKAMBres
TEN EMEN L thereon on the west side ofEI
Fairfax street 20 eet inches south OF Princess
street, fronting 20 feet inches on Fairfax st,
by IS feet in depth.
'TEKMS-One-tonth of the purchase-money
to be paid in cash the residue in six, twelve
and eighteen months with interest from day of
sale, the purchaser giving his notes for the de-
ferred payments; the title to be retained until
charged, and the cash payment to be forfeited
in the event of the purchaser falling to comply
GEO. W. BRENT,
dec ltd Comm'r of Sale.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-01-01

Advertising in the Gazette has always been
lower, in proportion, than in the daily papers OF
than in any place in the South, but, in order to
afford the amplest opportunities for its benefits,
we have made further reduction in our rates.
Transient advertisements will be inserted at
former rates, viz 81 for the frat insertion OF
one square. Of eight lines or less, and twenty
five cents for each subsequent Insertion
For Special Offices or City Items 10 Cts per
line for the first insertion, and eight cents per
line for each subsequent insertion will be
charged. o,...
Marriage and Death Notices fifty cts Obitu-
aries will be charged AT advertisement rates. for
notices over four lines.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-01-01

A dispatch from Washington says: The
military authorities in this city have for some
time been dissatisfied with the condition of
things in Arkansas. Governor Clayton is re-
garded as having transcribed his powers, and
some of the troubles now agitating that State
are believed to have arisen from his ipjudi
cious coursp -
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-01-01

Cornelius O'Dowd (Mr. Lever says in the
last No. of Backwood, that your ''professed
philanthropists' are almost invariably i'll ma
tured, sour, morose people, who, unable to
make friends of persons Immediately around
them, endeavor to console themselves by pre-
tending 10 be the friends Of all mankind
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-01-01
TERMS OF ADVERTISING IN THE
ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE.

For our own and the convenience Of regular
advertisers, and to prevent any misunderstand-
ing, we have carefully prepared and scaled the
rates of advertising in the GAZETTE, for the year
1869, and present the following table OF space