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Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1869-12-25

READ the bAbblngs of brute;
the senselesS jargon Ofa fool; the
lOathesOme utterances Of O political
prostitnte; the foul and rotten
mOuthings of q liar as they appear
in the following article from the
Philadelphia Bulletin:
It is stated that John Z. Breckin-
ridge called at the White House,
yesterday, to pay his respects to
President Grant. Fortunately 1t
was not q visitors days, and the fel-
low found the door closed In his
face. Barefaced lmpudepCe ex-
hausted itself In this performance
Of the perlured Vice. President. II
there were any differences in the
shades Of moral turpitude that
blackened the names Of the leaders
Of the rebellion, that OF John Z.
Breckinridge is darker than those
Of Davis, Lee and al the rebel con-
e!AYe beside. A special oath was
resting upon his conscience,
and & special act Of aisgraceful
perjury was needed before he
could lend his aid to destroy the
Union. But the oath was nothing
to him, aud the crime Of special per-
Jury was an easy one to him.
Higher in Office than any other who
participated in the wickednesS of
the rebellion, his fall was deeper,
and his disgrace darker and more
enduring. But the treachery OF
Andrew johnson bears its legiti-
mate fruits, and the honOrs paid by
that poor apostate to the crime OF
treason, have been graciously ac-
cepted even by Breckenridge, and
the unrepentant traitor and rebel
walks cOolly up to the White
House to pay his respects to homes
Ulysses S. Grant, as if he were a
gentleman and had q right to be re.
ceived as such.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1869-12-25

Bill Perry, one of Ames' ap-
pointecs, in Rankin county, who
had a negro wife there, ran away
the other day. lie bought q lot of
goods fropra merchant there, gave
him an order ON the President Of
the Board Of Registration for the
amount the Government owed him
for service as . Registrar, then
went to jackson, and sold his claim
to another man, and left for parts
unknown.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1869-12-25

The follOwiung useful and sug-
gestive calculation iS worthy Of
close attention:
Nh. EDITOR :-There are proba-
bly, many persons who have not
taken the trouble or have not had
the curiosity to calculate the rapid
increase of interest on money loan
ed. l loan $1,000 ut 10 per cent per
annum at the end of the
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1869-12-25

A sHREwD business transaction
was recently resorted to in Wash
ington City. On the day the Pre-
sidents message was submitted to
Congress, shrewd "tcire work
err carried a wire from one tele.
graph line to another on the roof
of the House of Representatives,
and thus cut off communication
with New York and Europe. BY
this bold and strictly Washingto-
nian dodge, the authors Of it Sc
cured the exclusive monopoly Of
the information contained IN the
message which they sent over
their own lines, and no doubt
largely pro6ted by 1t in stock ex-
change.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1869-12-25

The members Of the City Police
we observe, are being uniformed
again. The suit selected is one ex-
hibiIing good taste In the selection.
The uniforms have not all reached
here yet, but are coming on daily,
and we therefore anticipate that it
will not be great while before the
entire force will be clothed in the
uniform ordered.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1869-12-25

Thus we see that 81, 900 loaned at
10 per cent. interest (Which is con.
sidereda q very moderate Interest," }
by collecting annually and lOaning
again, will for Is years amount to
SlOSII-this interest itself being
annually over $1,000 per year-and
lOaning $1,000 year for 25 years,
amounts to the enormous sum of
$lO9,O09. PRUDENCE.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1869-12-25

In response TO the assertion that
nothing can be we'll done IN a hurry
except catching feas, contemporary
wants to know how it Is about
stopping o runaway horse; putting
out a fire ;crying stop thief; throw.
ing q rope; opening an umbrella /;
taking oar foot of from another
mans corns; swallowing adose Of
medicine; getting out Of the way
of a mad dog or bull; saving q
drowning man; or writing para
graphs for a daily paper? How
indeed5
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1869-12-25

A trade in young girls has late.
ly been discovered in Galicia sim
liar. to that long existing IN Han.
gary. Organized bands Of men
have been engaged n the trade,
their business being to wander
around the country, and after eel
ting possession Of . VICTIM npae
~ her end then send hef ST g
Turkey or Egypt.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1869-12-25

A popular negro preacher in
Kentucky is losing his audien ces
from the superstition which at
taches to him as an unlucky man.
Once no was blown up by the ex-
plosion of q can Of powder ;
again, his church was struck by
lightning during services; and q
few days ago the floor fell in and
killed several of the audience.
Something wrong, sure" they
say.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1869-12-25

VINO has notreadthe ludicrous and
laughable articles Of Sut Loven-
good F? The author, Captain George
W. Harris, is seriously III at Knox.
vile, Tennessee. Before the war
he was postmaster there.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1869-12-25

The Arst item includes the "Mis.
sionary Bishop" In Liberia, and 1t
should be remarked that two of
the other nine are physically diss-
bled, 80 that the episcopal labor Of
the Church Is being performed by
seyen effective bishopG
The total number Of itinerant
ministers, this year, including the
bishops, 10 $3.50, an increase Of $40.
During the year 055 preachers were
received into the several annual
conferences ON trial, 81 died, 0S
located. OF the present number
7,4A are In the effective work, 48l
SupeFnumerary, aud 925 superanun.
ated These figures show an iH-
crease Of 294 effective men, 8 de-
creAss Of 10 supernumeraries, and
an increase Of 65 in the superanun-
ated list. 1t
The total membership, lay and
ministerial, Ia l,8l8.ll7; q net in-
crease of A,6l3. The number OF
deaths the last year was 1885, Of
which number 81 were travelling
ministers. There are now SO annual
conferences, IL of which, besides
the old conferences, including
Maryland and Virginia, are IN what
was slave territory, and on ground
now occupied by the MCthodist
Episcopal Church, South. In these
conferences there are 169, 1853 mem
bOrS, including probatiOners, v hitf
shows an increase, during the ymke
Of 2G623. This will bo accepted BY
the Church as very creditable ex
hlbit, when all the circumstances
are considered.
The FIVE German Conference
show a steady growth, the total In
crease being 22S4. The smalles
increase is in the Eastern German
Conference, aud the largest in th
Northwest, which we suppose !
accounted for to some extent b.
the course of German emigration
The Conference in Germany an
Switzerland shows an increase Q
623, with q total membership q
6956.
The Conference in our immediat
vicinity present some very suG
gestlVe figures. The Kentucky Con
ference has an increase Of 2, 2,15S
the Ohio Conferences increase
2,26S; the Indiana Conference
lose, 1885; and those Of IllinOi
show q loss Of 90. Farther Wel
there is 3 steady gain. The tw
Missouri Conferences adVanc
4,349, and Kansas and Nebrasks
2,622.
AZ shown In the table abovC
there are In the connection 1904
churches, which is an increase Q
356 for the year, nearly one q day
There are only 3,96S pArsonagel
which, however, is an increase Q
l57 over the number formerly re
ported. In ell the 4ethodll
churches In Cincinnati, sxCludin
the German, there Is but on
parsonage. The total value q
churches and parsOnages 10 $54
sI6,2 ,29T, being sn increase for Cd
gear Of $0,I447e8.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1869-12-25

Col. Thomas Taylor, well known
in this vicinity, charged with the
murder of Capt. W. H. Cleveland,
last spring, was put upon his trial,
in Mobile, last Tuesday morning.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1869-12-25

A white woman in Louisiana
has been initiated as priestess Of
the Voudoo order. The ceremo-
ny consisted Of an incantation, IN
which the novltiate danced, clad
ina single white garment, within q
charmed circle of beef bones and
skeletons, toads' feet, and spiders,
with camphor and kerosene 81
sprlnkled about.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1869-12-25

An Irishman gave birth TO the
following bulls "Jabers, Tommy, if
l live till die, and dunno if Twill
or no, l want to see ould Ireland
again before | lave America"
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1869-12-25
STATISTICS Of EBE n. =
CaURCH.

The general minutes are not yet
ready for circulation, but are In
such q state Of iorwardness that
the New York Christian Advocate
has gathered from them the most
important items. We take pleasure
in acknowledging our Indebtedness
to our Eastern contemporary for
the figures In this article. The fol-
lowing table will be found particu-
larlV intaraating.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1869-12-25

A young girl was seized the other
day on the streets Of Terre Hautc,
Ind, by man, who cut of and es.
capped with & large portion Of her
hair,
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1869-12-25

Elihu Burritt represents his Blu.
reau for the Encouragement Of
Emigration to the United States as
O great success.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1869-12-25

The Irish girls OF San Francisco
have.given Train a 500 emerald.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1869-12-25

DAILY ADVERTISING RATES.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1869-12-25

4 Gsod sasEy Well Teld--MsVs
new. J. HEats szzish chased =
LoeOmoafVe.
The Shasta courier., 1869-09-11

SENsTRL GIRLS.-The Nevada Gazette
boasts of having two girls at work setting
type, who recently graduated at the high
school in that place, and although they
had never before entering the Office seen a
type case, they have set up FIVE ''sticks" of
matter the first day, an achievement that
indicates remarkable aptness, and doubt we
If any boy in the State has ever done as
we'll under like circumstances.
Many of the most ambitious and intelli-
gent girls in the older States are pushing
into spheres of employment heretofore ex-
cluslvely occup pied by the other sex and
type setting is one that is every way suited
to the physical and mental range of wo-
mans ability. Almost the sole employ
ment that our intelligent and tolerably
qualified girls who are obliged to find
means of earning their own bread, regard
as respectable, is that of teaching, and that
employment for this reason, must soon be-
come over crowded and poorly paid. We
ere glad therefore, at least two educated
girls in the State have engaged in voca-
tlon which will afford exercise for their
intelligence as well as their deft fingers, and
will place them beyond the necessity of
taking any sort Of chance that may offer of
doing some mans cooking and Washing
if he prove able to furnish the material
or what may be quite as unsatisfactory,
living useleSsly ana idly upon the money
earned by others.-roatra Costa Gazette.
The Shasta courier., 1869-09-11
NUMBER 26
Salt Is Necessity.

The following is from one of DR. Letbs-
oys Canton Lectures before the Society of
Arts, London: "The constant presence
OF common salt in the secretions, and the
necessity for it in due proportion in the
blood, Indicate the Importance of supply
in the food. We perceive this in the in
stinct of animals, and in our owo craving
for it. Animals, in fact, will travel long
distances, and brave the greatest dangers.
to obtain it. Men will barter gold for it
indeed, among the Gallas, and on the
coast of Sierra Leone, brothers will sell
their sisters, husbands their wives, and
parents their children, for salt. In the
district of Accra, on the Gold Coast of
Africa a handful of salt is the most val
liable thing upon earth after gold and will
purchase a slave or two Mungo Park
tells us that with the Mandingoes and
Bambaras the use of salt is such a luxury
that to say OF a man she favors his food
with salt is to imply that he is rich; and
children will suck piece of rock-salt as if
it were sugar.
The experiments of Boussingault have
shown tha animals depraved of salt, other
than that contained naturally in the food,
soon get heavy and dull in their tempera-
ment, and have a rough and staIing coat.
Reulln states that animals which do not
Ind salt In their food or drink, become less
prolific, and the breed rapidly diminishes
In number. This is confirmed by DR.. Lee
Saline, who says, in his prize essay on SALT
that 1t increases the fertility of the male
and the fecundity of the female, and it
doubles the power of nourishing the fetus.
During the period of sucking, also, salt
given to the mother rem lers the milk more
abundent and more nutritious. 1t like
wise accelelates growth, and gives finer
condition to the skim and the flesh of
animals fed with it is better favored and
more easily digested, than that of animals
which do not partake of it. In the ex-
perlence of the French Academicians, flesh
deprived of its saline constituents by being
washed with water, lost its nutritive power,
and animals fed on it soon die of starvation.
Even after few days, with such diet.
the instincts of the animals told them it
was worthless as food Indeed, for all pur-
poses OF nutrition, it was, as Leibig says
no better than the eating of stones, and
the utmost torments of hunger were hard
ly sufficient to induce them to continue
the diet. There was plenty of nitrogen
Gus matter in the food, but there was no
medium for its solution and absorption,
and hence it was useless"
The Shasta courier., 1869-09-11

The Jsws.-The St. Louis Home Journal,
in speaking of this class of people, says:
The Jews are an exception to the general
law which seems to govern history Of the
people. Like individuals, nations are born.
become developed, reach a maturity Of grand.
eur and strength. decay, die and disappear,
leaving only their tombs, crumblng monu-
ments and mutllated records behind TO tell
succeeding generations that they had lived
at all. The Jew is an exception. He does
not decay. and he refuses to die He has
endured enough suffering TO have DESTROYED
every atom Of life in half dozon other
nations-and yet he survives still. He has
gone through the furnace of persecution,
. heated seven times hotter" in nearly every
century Of historic time, and he remains
unhumbled, unsnbdued. uobrnken.
The Shasta courier., 1869-09-11

Humorous "A late number of the
Hearth and Home publishes the following
from the pen of distinguished medical
man:
An intelligent young mother inquired,
some days SINCE how she could best pre-
serve her childs linen clean and sweet
when changed frequently during the day.
directed her never to dry it by the fire,
but in the sun and open air, if the weather
permitted. You thus not only avoid sat
urating the air of your rooms with the
volatile and poisonous gases driven out of
the linen, but the suns rays have powers
of cleansing and disinfecting which artif
cal heat has not, and will purify and pre-
serve linen. She followed my directions,
but as is too often the practice, dried and
aired it in the nursery window. Her fasti-
dious husband demonstrated in vain against
this unseemly exposure. Believing that if
she saw her practice as Others saw it .he
would desist, he so directed their afternoon
walk as to bring the nursery window into
full view from central part of the town.
Stopping abruptly, he pointed to the often
ding linen tapping conspicuously in the
breeze, and asked sarcasticaly: "My
dear, what is displayed from our window
why" she proudly replied, "that is the
flag of our Unionl' Conquered by this
pungent retort, he saluted the flag with a
swing of his hat, and pressing his wife 5
arm closer within hi own, said, as they
walked homeward, "And long may it wave!'
The Shasta courier., 1869-09-11

WAR AND RUMORs OF WAR."-The
developments of the last few days have not
been calculated to insure future harmony in
the ranks of the Democracy 1t is now
charged by the Irish and Northern wing
OF the party that the chivalry wing, num-
bering about one thousand voters, had
been instrumental in the slaughter of Nc
Coppin and is responsible for his defeat
Some of the representatives of the chivalry
admit the fact and claim the credit of the
achievement. On the other hand the
friends of McCoppin are exceedingly sore
and are loud and determined in their
threats TO retaliate. San Francisco Times,
September 4th.
The Shasta courier., 1869-09-11
The Law and Manners of the Road.

All of US have ideas more or less correct
in regard to the Law which regulates our
use Of the highway; and at any rate good
sense aud good nature are usually, very safe
guides. A few words on the subject, how
ever, may not be amiss.
1t is commonly said that every one has
right to half the road. This is practically
true, and comes about in this wise. You
and meet upon the road-our legal rights
are exactly equal, and both have right
to go our several ways without objection,
so, popularity, we say l own half and you
own half. The law steps in to facilitate
matters, and rects each to turn to his
right hand. This is true whatever the
load or the team; for if one can drive such
a team that another can pass him but with
difficulty OF at all, then their rights are no
longer equal This point becomes very
important in Winter, for it Is no joke to
turn your horse and all into the deep snow
while your sneighbor goes smoothly along
in the beaten track. No one has right
to so load his team as not to be able to give
up halt to whoever demands it,
A footman may choose the part which
pleases him, or any portion of his right
hand or left of the way, and the oeam must
yield it to him. This is clearly so in Win
ter, and no man is obliged to step into the
snow for one or two horses. This is the
law and the courts award it.
Now for the M nners of the road which
in some instances, vary from the law there
| OF
The first requirement of the road man.
ners is good nature and an accommodating
spirit. Do to others as you would have
them do to you. Always be willing to
yield more than half the space, then you
will be pretty sure to be equally well treat
ed. They who exact inches will have
inches exacted of them. If your neigh
Dor has a heavy load, consult his conven-
fences as far as possible you may some
times be loaded. 1t has become a practical
rule of courtesy to turn for heavy teams
especially in Winter and when the roads
are heavy But remember it was favor,
not your right, and you have reciprocal
duty to perform, and one which, am sorry
to observe, is not always borne in mind.
One word in relation to teams going the
same way, in which case many seem to
think there is neither law nor manners.-
When team comes up behind you, that
team has right to a reasonably space and
opportunity to pass on, in fact to half the
road for that purpose, and your obstructing
him in his lawful desire is both bad man.
ners and bad law. If your load is heavy,
do the best you can. In most cases the
very least that can be asked is that you
sh u stop. This is particularly SO in the
Winter, when it is heavy tax on team
to force it into trot in a deop snow, or
deep mud, or frozen or deep ru.s-made
necessary by your continuing to move on.
Remember the good old aphorsm, which
can be 50 opportunely applied here
wheel grease is "a great lubricator, but
good manners a vastly greater one.-Er-
ctan7e
The Shasta courier., 1869-09-11

WHEN you see young lady so very del
icate that she can't make her own bed, or
put a couple of plates upon the table, aud
yet trots all over town daily. with the speed
Of race horse, to jumdle nonsense with the
Softpates and Jenkinses, just chalk it
down she's piece eof goods you can't invest
single penny or pulsation in. A girl
who hasn't the muscle to lift three feathers
and pillow-case, but can tire locomotive
and whole omnibus line out of breath, is
an institution, that, like prussic acid and
garulous old maids, is to be kept clear Of
The Shasta courier., 1869-09-11
SPEAKING of the result, the Bulletin

SPEAKING of the result, the Bulletin
says:
This result is an emphatic verdict
against the fifteenth Amendment. The
prejud ces aroused on that subject by per-
sistent misrepresentation of its purpose snd
effect, have overborne every other consid-
Grafton. Some of the legislative candidates
chosen are inferior 10 character and ability
to the defeated, especially in San Francisco
where the ticket as whole is one of the
weakest ever presented. 1t was anticipat-
ed that California would vote against the
Amendment, and the feeling on that sub
ject has been fatal to many of the Repub-
lican county candidates, who would other
wise have been elected.
The Shasta courier., 1869-09-11

A company in Providence is about to
manufacture ius for swimmers. They are
shaped like frogs feet, and they are male
to fit the hands and feet of the swimmers
1t is claimed that by the aid of these con-
trivances the power Of propulsion will be
greatly increased.
The Shasta courier., 1869-09-11
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.

~ Refer to the extended Advertisement.
The Shasta courier., 1869-09-11

OFFICIAL DIRECTORY,
DISTRICT COURT.
E. GARTER, Judge.
TERxs-Second Monday in March june and
November.
COUNTY COURT.
c. c. BUSH, Judge.
TERss-First Monday in January, May and
September.
PROBATE COURT.
c. C. BUSH, Judge.
TESxs-First Monday in February, April, June,
August, October and December,
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
Henry Jones, Lorin Sctt. and F. D. Lack.
IEEhs-First Monday in February, May August
The Shasta courier., 1869-09-11

OTIS great comfort to be a.one," said
an Irish lover, especially when your sweet
heart is wild ye"
The Shasta courier., 1869-09-11
ADVERTISERS DIRECTORY.

III LII " -uO O'GS
Dry Goods s. Clothing.
D. WE'LL l. BROTHER.
A. GROTEFEND & co.
JOSEPH ISAACS.
Groceries s. Provisions.
A. GRoTEFEND & CO.
C. C. BUSH co.
DANIEL LYNCH.
Blacksmiths s. WagOnmakerS.
SCAMMON TIFFIN.
SAMUEL RICHARDS.
SAMUEL ISAACKS.
Hotels s. Boarding Houses.
DUNN's BOARDING HOUSE.
SCOTS EMPIRE HOTEL.
GREENES HOTEL.
Hardware.
A COLEMAN.
+. VOLUNTINE.
Books g. Stationery.
J. NJ MANAssE.
J. A. D0WNER.
Druggist.
l.. wELLENDORFF
COrrals.
EMPIRE CORRAL.
DUNN'S CORRAL.
Stages s. ExpreSses.
o& C. STAGE CO. Jno. Craddock. gent.
SHASTA AND wEAvERvILLE EXPRESS,
JnO. Craddock. Agent.
WESTERN SHASTA EXPRESS.
SawmiIls.
FLEMING'S BRANDY CREEK MILL.
n
MILL.
Livery Stables.
CHANDLER 4 MoYLAN.
WIN. II. DUNN.
Forwarding.
COMST0CK 4 MARTIN.
RANTZAU & SHAW.
Steamers.
STEAM NAV. co IS STEAMER VICTOR
Saddlery.
G. C. scERoTER.
Meat Market
L. GARRECHT CO.
Physician.
J. E. PELHAM.
Attorney.
CHAs. A. GARTER.
Insurance.
HOME MUTUAL.
PACIFIC.
PHENIX.
1S- Refer to the extended Advertisements.
The Shasta courier., 1869-09-11

L. p. FISHER. 20 & 2l New Mer-
chants Exchange, is our only authorized Agent in
San Francisco. For Eastern Advertising, Mr.
Fisher is represented by s. NJ. Pettengill Co.
of New York and Boston,
The Cairo evening bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1868-1870, 1869-01-16
ENCIIANGIl

1n al thc rrncIpa cos OF the United -tlf.s a1 ur.
yards Of one hundred auI my cities n Europe, for
sale ~ SUMS TO SUIT.