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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-06-22

MO. 627. No. 81
IN THE POPULAR
BROAD-STREET DRY GOODS STORE.
The Shasta courier., 1870-10-22

THE WEAPONS of fact and argument
we've never SO completely in the hands OF
the Republicans. In the matter of finance,
where the Democracy expected to be most
triumphant, they are completely unhorsed-
The splendid achievements of the Grant
administration in reducing the taxes and
pairing down the debt, while they increase
the revenues and strengthen the public
credit, leave their political foes in about the
condition of the French Emperor, going
forth for empire and returning for shelter
and protection All choice theories of the
old party have been at fault; aud in spite
of predictions, and assertions, and tariff,
and free trade, and an irredeemable cur
rency, and the enfranchisement of the ne
groes, and a hundred things besides, the
country has been prosperous, the revenues
have increased, the debt has melted away,
the credit of the country has risen, and the
currency has approximated the gold stan
dard.-Cor Blade
The Shasta courier., 1870-10-22
SH ASIA COURIER.
Scenes at Sedan.

Very painful scenes are still witnessed
upon the Sedan battlefield Tse wife ol
French cred for Gays over
it, seeking for her husband, from whom
she had had no word of any kind for three
weeks. She had also son engaged in the
| fighting last week, but she was Informed
that he was killed by a shell Although
the visitors are numerous, yet their pre-
sence does not fail to give life to the
devasted field. They wander about
maintaining reli ious silence, and com
municating their impressions to one an
other with bated breath They are,
however, eager in collecting souvenirs of
the great struggle, some taking sabre,
others helmet, lance, or haversack
indeed, there was large company from
Brussels, each provided with relic of this
kind, one leading horse which French
officer had presented to him. As to the
peasantry, they dare not touch any of these
spoils, as they are afraid to become objects
of the terrible discipline of the Prussians
Those of them who had been taken with
arms in their hands, when the Prussans
captured villages after desperate resist
anee, were either shot or hung the follow
ing day. At one place no less than 300
were suspended by the neck from trees
Several citizens of Sedan have been more
or less injured during the action, and if
the bombardment had taken place very
few of them would have escaped. AS
soon as the capitulation was decided upon,
the military chests of the different corps
d'armee were divided. Several Generals
and superior officers retired with large
sums, one Colonel having got no less than
10000 francs in gold Just before the
entrance of the Prussians all the notes OF
the branch of the Bank of France were,
by authority, ordered to be burned The
Germans, however, made some good prizes,
as, for instance, on the eve of the surrender
a convoy of 10000 ra'ions, Intended for
the French army, fell into their hands.
Notwithstanding the continual removal of
wounded, there were, two days ago 800
at Sedan without the slightest help Of any
kind.
The Shasta courier., 1870-10-22

1t is insulting to France as it Is ineon
sis ent with the lacts of history, to pretend
that the Government Of Napoleon III. was
not voluntarily accepted by the French
nation. In the latter part of his reign a
minority attempted with partial success.
to restrain his absolute power: but ,500,
600 voters reaffirmed in the Spring of 1910
their preference for the Imperial system to
republic or to a constitutional govern
ment. The strength which the Opposition
had acquired was mainly derived from the
popular apprehensions that ,he foreign
policy of the Emperor had been too pacific
and timid during the progress of Prussia
to supremacy in &c many. Theirs open
y and repeatedly blamed the Government
for not interfering in 1866 on behalf Of
Austria, for the purpose of maintaining
the dualism or division of Germany 1t
is impossible to doubt that, if Jena had
been substituted Tor Woerth, Graveotte;
and Sedan, the Emperor would on e more
have been raised to the SUNNI: of popular
ity If his countrymen think fit to depose
him, or to acquiesce in his deposition by a
paltry Partisan mob, foreigners have no
right to il peach their decision; but it is
not an admirable quality in a nation to
make the pos session of sovereign power
dependent on military luck Mr.. Beales
and MIR 0dger may pro6tably reflect
whether the overthrow of a defeated En-
peror is not the converse operation to the
Environment of a successful soldier. The
actual chief of the Prov sional Government
of France is a Gene'a al who is well known
to disaprove of a republic. lfGen. Trochu
should succeed in turning the current of
fotuue, and in expelhng the Germans from
the soil of France. the future Constitution
will be determined by the will of the ic-
torious army and of its chef-Saturday
Review.
The Shasta courier., 1870-10-22
The October s-Their
Causes anG Effects

Five leading States, Pennsylvania, Ohio,
Indiana, Nebraska and Iowa, held elections
on Tuesday for members of Congress,
State Legislatures, and some of them chose
State officers. The result was look d to
with anxiety by both parties as an express
sion of public sentiment betw en- them.
Ihe Democrats were full of hope-on
paper as usual-and figured out from tn Sc
and the November elections a gain OF sixty
members OF Congress. Botn parties
worked well, aud in one or more States
the new organization of the Workingmen
were ieagued with the / emocracy-and
the result is u Republican gain on the
popular vote, while Congress will stand
Just about as it was.
As 90 the October, so 90 the November
elections. The people of Penus, lvania,
Ohio, Indiana, Nebraska and Iowa repre-
sen fairl y the sentiment of the Central
and Western States; hence it is now
certain that the Democrats will fare no
better in the November than they have in
the October elections Their estimated
gain Of sixty members Of Congress will
dwindle down to about six; for, the
Democracy have thrown their whole force
upon members OF Congress, and have, by
reason thereof, made slight gains, perhaps,
while the Republicans have held theirs, or
gained on the general vote.
The dominant party is apt to lose
strength in the alternate elections for
Congressman between Presidential campai-
gns. This is history, and there cause
tor it, but now the dominant party has
held its own better than ever before at
such election, save in wal times; and
there is a cause for that, too The people
have faith in the capacity and honesty OF
the Admins: ration There is the whole
story The intelligent masses are not to
be deceived. They know and appreciate
"a faithful administration of the Govern
ment. The elections to come in November
will be but counterparts of these, and the
next Congress will be as much Republican
as this. That will give the Republicans
the next President, if they make wise
platform and jud.cious nominations
Nothing but great political convuision-
one greater far than can now be foreseen
can prevent this result two years hence.
The people of these great States, after
full aud calm investigation, have spoken.
They but reflect public sentiment 10 the
o.d free States; nor can the Democrats
hope for much succor from the old slave
States, for there the negroes will, in the
main, vote with the party that gave then
their freedom and clothed the heretofore
chattel in the garb of manhood.
We cannot doubt that the reduction of
taxes by the late Congress aided material y
in this result-and the next Congress
tightening the public burden still more,
will eudear the party closer and closer to
the people, SO that in the Presidential
campaign Oh 1872 it will be invincible
The f6andston for ibis result Is lad wide
The Shasta courier., 1870-10-22
ADVERTISERS DIRECTORY,
LIST CORRECTED MONTHLY.

LIST CORRECTED MONTHLY.
D. WE'LL L BROTHER, Dealers in Dry Goods
& Clothing, Main Street
JOSEPH IsAACs. Dealer in Dry Goods &
Clothing Main Street.
C. C. BUSH 4 co, Dealer in Groceries &
Provisions, Main Street.
DANIEL LYNCH, Dealer in Groceries &
Provisions, Main Street.
THOMAS GREENE, Shasta, proprietor Patent
Clothes Washer.
SCAMM0N TIFFIN, Wagon making d
Blacksmithing, ain Street.
SAMUEL ISAACKS, Blacksmithing Main
street.
SAMUEL RICHARDS, ..Blacksmithing and
on-makiug. Main street.
JOHN V. SCOTT, Empire Hotel, Main steet.
H. DUNN, Boarding House.
MRS. II. L. GREENE, Hotel, Main Street
A. COLEMAN, Dealer in Hardware, Fuse, &c,
Main Street.
E. vOLUNTINE. Tinsmith and Dealer in Hard
ware, &C., Main Street.
J. NJ. MANASSE, Books and Stationery, Etc,
Main Street.
VIM. HARTMANN, Bathing & Shaving Saloon,
Main Street, Shasta
L. WELLENDoRFF. Dealer in Drugs, Med
icnes, Etc, Main street.
WIN H. DUNN. Lively Stable and Coral,
Main Street.
0. q C. STAGE CO.. Jno. Craddock, Agent.
Office Empire Hotel.
GRANT TAGGART, Shasta and weaverville
Express Line, Office Empire Hotel Also, Livery
and Feed Stable, Main Street.
JOHN FLEMING, Proprietor of the Brandy
Creek Saw Mill.
CHARLES MCDONALD, Saloon and Reading
Room, opposite the Court House. Main Street.
CoMSToCK MARTIN, Commission Mer-
chants, Red Bluff.
RANTZAU & SHAW, Commission Merchants.
Red Bluff.
SAM JAYNEs, Agent California Steam Naviga-
ton Company, Red Bluff
G. C. sCHRoTER, Saddle & Harness Maker,
Charter Oak, Main Street.
L. GARRECHT CO., Meat Market, Main
Street.
J. E. PELHAM, Physician, Office up stairs in
Wells Fargo d Co., building, Main Street.
JOHN S. F0LLANSBEE Attorney Law,
Shasta.
SAMUEL COOPER, Agent for PhGnix and
Home Insurance Companies, Office Main street,
Shasta
HENRY HABICH, Dealer in Books & Station
cry, Main Street.
E. LEVIN & Co., Matchmaker .& jewelers.,
Main Street.
E. DoBROWsKY, Gunsmith Machnist,
Main Street.
A. D0BROWSKY, Matchmaker and Jeweer
Main Street.
w. A. SCOTT, Bootmaker, Main Street.
A. w. BAKER, Expressman.
G. r. KNOX, Saloon, Greenes Hotel building
The Shasta courier., 1870-10-22

A PROPHECY BY TALLEYRAND.-To
what extent can men prophesy, and is the
gift confined to the just made perfect?-
Talleyrand is made to speak as follows in
his ''memoirs:"
1--WE must not delude ourselves; the
European equilibrium, of which we laid
the foundation at the Congress of Vienna,
will not be eternal. Some day it will tum
BILE, but it promises us some years of peace.
What threatens to break It up at period
more or less distant are the aspirations
which are becoming universal in the CEN
tire of Germany. The necessities of defence
and of a common danger have prepared
their minds for German unity This idea
will continue to develop, and some day one
of the great Powers who form part of the
confederation will form the desire to real
ize this unity for its own profit. Austria
is to be feared; being composed OF scraps
and morsels and having no unity at home,
she connot dream of exporting it abroad
1t is Prussia, then, that should be watched
She VIII try the venture; and if she sue
ceeds, then all the conditions of the bal
ance of power will be changed, and it will
be necessary to seek for Europe a new basis
and new organization.
Having examined the more or. less diff
cult circumstances amid which this recon-
struction will be affected, NJ Talleyrand
indicates France as being the nation most
interested in combating the unifcation
movem; Mt or in seeking to be compensated
for it. All this reads as if written after the
facts instead of many years before them
English Paper
The Shasta courier., 1870-10-22
Lincoln and Buchanan.

Thefollowing letter. written by x-Pres,d.n.
James Buchanan, few DAYS after the mur.
der OF Lincoln, to Horatio King. is published
IN the last number of the Galaxy:
WAEATLAND, April 9th. 1865.
My DEAR SIR: In common ,v;,h
you, feel the assassination of President Lin.
COLI to be terrible misfortune to our conn
Try. May God in his mercy, ward from u,
<yllsawhieh 1t pertends. and bring good out
OF TINS fearful calamity NV intercourse
with our deceased President; both in his visit
10 me after his arrival in Washington and on
lhe uay OF his first Inauguration, convinced
me that he was man of kind and bepev
oient heart' ana OF plain, sincere, and frank
manners l have never since changed my
opinion OF his character Indeed | felt for
him much personal regard.
Throughout the Years Of the war never
ialtered IN my conviction that it would even.
tuaiiy terminate in the crushing of the rebel.
non, and was ever opposed to the recoepi
ton OF the Confederate Government by anv
act which even looked in that direction .
belevlng always, secession to be palpable
violation of the Constitution, Iconsidered the
acts OF secession to be absolutely void. and
mat the States were therefore still members.
though rebellious members, OF the Onion.
Having prayed night and morning for the
restoration .of the Union, the Constitution.
and our civil liberties, and fondly believing
that President Lincoln was the destined in
strument IN the hands of Divine Providence
TO accomplish these inestimable blessings.
the awful news of bis diabolcal assassination.
at such movement, overwhelmed me with
sorrow.
These are my heartfelt sentiments which
you invite. but they are not for the punIic
eye. When, on the first opportunity after
the first battle of Bull Run. expressed strong
opinions to public meeting in support Of
the war, l was assailed as violently for this
as 1t had uttered treason. III were
now to write for the public, which could
90 with heartfelt emotion. on the subject #
assassination 1t would be treated in a similar
manner. JAMES BUCHANAN
The Shasta courier., 1870-10-22

TIE D cros CuNsESTs.-l is reported on
excellent authority that DR. James A. John
son. NJ c. from the Third Ca ifornla Dis
trict. has consented to be considered can
didate for Governor on the Dem crate side.
Haight wants it, but he is Yankee and is
not acceptable to some; Watt wants 1t. but
he is Scotchman, and will employ only
Cornish miners; Roach wants it. but he is an
Irishman, and the Chivs. wont support HIM
so they bring out DIR. johnson, who is
none of these. in the hope that be can make
the race.-Bee.
The Shasta courier., 1870-10-22

In NEvADA-The Nevada Republicans
have this plank in their platforms:
"That we are now. ever opposed TO all
forms and phases of human slavery, and in
favor # all measures the purpose OF which is
to lawfully protect the labor Of the citizen.
and that the action Of Congress in refusing
to admit Asiatics to the privilege of naturli-
zatinn receives the thanks and indorsement
of this Convention, and we earnestly urge
upon that body to speedily enact such laws
"a will prevent the further importation OF
Chinese under service contracts"
The Shasta courier., 1870-10-22

THE FLOODS IN VlRGINIA.-Ther recent
floods In the james river, Potomac and
Shenandoah valleys, have exceeded in
power and volume any that have been
experienced there for great many years,
and have been incidentally more destruc.
tive OF life and property. At Harper's
Ferry forty or fifty lives are known to have
been lost, and many large buildings of
brick and stone destroyed, besides other
damage. Richmond was largely inundated
and the number Of lives lost had not been
ascertained. A portion of the city of
Washington was also flooded, and great
damage done to the bridges and other
structures and property along the Potomac.
1t cannot be expected that all the losses of
life and damage of property throughout
the flooded area will be repoI ted, but it is
necessarily immense, and the distress
occasioned in so populous district of
country, by such calamity, is beyound
calculation.
The Shasta courier., 1870-10-22
NUMBER 81,

and strong and cannot be broken down
save by consummate blundering, aud Of
tins there is no fear 1t may then, from
this day forth be set down as a certainty
that the next National Administration will
be Repubhcan-and with it California will
swing into line and be herself again.
Il Sacramento Daily Record.
The Shasta courier., 1870-10-22

The Workingman's Journal the other day
gave His Excellency a savege dig, Why is
this? What is the dfficulfy? Was it not
this same workingman's organ which some
months ago on the occasion OF the Governors
temporary absence from the State publishes
the scurrilous rhyme commencing thus:
Governor Haight has left the State
And we don't know where to find him,
Let him alone and he'll come home
With his toades and staff behind him.
The Shasta courier., 1870-10-22

The roar of artillery at the compartment
Of Strasbourg was heard distinctly a. Strntt-
gart and Constadt more than eighty miles
from the place of action. II could be heani
at much greater distance on the he ghts Of
the hills
The Shasta courier., 1870-10-22

SINCE the termination of the Austrian
war; not a railroad car has ever been con.
structed in Prussia or any Of its dependen-
cies-Saxony, Bavaria or BadeD-in which
the primary object of its construction has
not been military capacity and construction,
rather than passenger or merchandise tat.
G. e-.f
The Shasta courier., 1870-10-22

TRINITY RIVER FLUMED.-The Trini.
ty Journal says that company of Chinese
have put in :. big fume in the canon
below North Fork, that carries the whole
of Trinity river We are informed that it
is pattern of enterprise and mechanical
talent. Three pumps are required and the
diggngs were not drained until last week.
The Chinese say the pay dirt prospects six
bits to the bucket White men who are
posted say there is dirt that will pay one
hundred dollars to the pan. The fume is
twenty feet wide and four hundrc feet
long. The company owning the fume
numbers eighteen but they employ eighty
to one hundred more
The Shasta courier., 1870-10-22
EMPIRE HOTEL +!
EaH MAIN STREET, SHASTA, Mil
JOHN v. SCOTT, Proprietor.

TVVHE PROPRIETOR OF THIS FAVORITE
Hotel takes pleasure in announcing to his
friends and the public generally that he has re-
fitted and re-turnished the establishment through
out, and is now prepared to entertain guests in a
style equal to any other house in Northern Cal
ifornia The PARL0R and ROOMS are large
and commodious, and the BEDS and sleeping ac-
comodations unsurpassed.
THE TABl
will always be supplied with everything the mar
kets of this locality afford, and every possible at
tention will be paid to the wants of guests, and
pains spared to render them comfortable.
At the BAR none but the best brands of Wine,
Liquor and Cigars will be dispensed to customers.
The Oregon Cal. Stages arrive at and leave
this Hotel daily.
CORRAL g. STABLE.
Attached to this es establishment is good COR
RAJ and STABLE where Transfers and others
can always find an abundant supply Of HAY and
BARLEY at reasonable prices.
JOHN V. SCOTT.
Shasta June 10Th, 1869. jel9
The Shasta courier., 1870-10-22

Order of the principle cities 10 Illinois in
population is as follows: First, Chicage; SEQ
ond, Quincy; third, Peoria; fourth, Spring.
6sld; ffrh, Bloomington; sixth. JacksooHHs
The Shasta courier., 1870-10-22

Nilsson is of medium height, and her
figure is wonderfully suited ior the stage.
Her chief charm lies in the expression IF
her face, which is sngularly sweet and
open. Her eyes are blue, and in acting
become as expressive as the notes which
fall from her lips. Her hair is haxen and
of great length and thickness. Her pro-
file is almost Greek in its regularity, and
her mouth completes face which has long
been removed for beauty, even among the
many beautiful faces on the operatic stage.
The Shasta courier., 1870-10-22
a enta.

l.. +. FISHER. go & 81 New Mer-
chants Exchange, is our only authorized Agent in
Ssn Francisco.
HUDSON MENET, No. Al Park Row. N. Y.
are authorized to solicit and collect for advertis-
ing in New York and other eastern cities.
The Shasta courier., 1870-10-22
COUNTY COURT.

c. C. BUSH, Judge.
TERMs-First Monday in January, May and
September
The Shasta courier., 1870-10-22

NorIcE.-No attention will be paid to any ad-
vertisement unless accompanied by the cash, or
sent through responsible Advertising Agency.
The Shasta courier., 1870-10-22
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY:

A. NJ. RosBoRouGH. Judge.
TERMs-Second Monday in March June and
November.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-11-24
THE INFLUENCE OF THE EDITOR.

There seems to be great consumption
of brain.power on the daily journalism
of America. 1t has been but a few
months since intelligence of the sudden
death of Henry j. Raymond, of the New
York Times. shocked the reading public
of Christendom 1t has been but few
days since intelligence of the sudden
death of Charles Fl. Ray brought per-
sonal sorrow to ten thousand hearts, and
feelings of profound regret to many of
his countrymen in all portions Of the re-
public. Both of these distinguished
Journalists died on the sunny side of fifty
of over-work of the brain. Mr.. Ra ymond
stood at the head of his profession in the
East; DR.. Ray was contessedly its most
eminent man in the Interior. The brain
of each suddenly gave way, leaving
physical natures which, with animating
soul, might have lived vigorously on for
years.
Nor are these celebrated journalists
the only ones who have suffered similar
fate, or to avoid it have abandoned
journalism tor other and less exacting
pursuits. Mr.. Raymond, it is well known,
prepared about as much matter on one
noted day of his editorial life, as would
make volume of Bancroft's History of
the United States. This condensation of
years work into DAYS is not unfrequent
in editorial life. 1t is not strange there
fore, that we all unexpectedly hear chat
the silver cord is loosened and the
pitcher broken at the fountain, and that
the mourners go about the streets, who,
only yesterday, rejoiced with those who
are to-day gone.
Meantime, what is the subtle though
prodigious' power that causes so many of
our best minds to spend their lives in
productions whose lite Is like that of the
morning dew, that appeareth for little
time and then vanlsheth away? There
are doubtless, many things which make
up this singular power, this fascination,
making newspaper life, to certain active
minds, an irresistible charm The prin-
cipal cause, however, is TO be found, we
think, in the current influence of the
editor.
Consider the power Of that orator,
great and skillful in his art, who should
have an audience of fifty thousand or a
hundred thousand persons every day
throughout the year Consider how
much would be his influence if, BY some
means, these vast audiences could be
doubled, trebled, quadrupled, enlarged
twenty fold, by some process for the con
veyAnce of his main arguments to many
audiences.
Such actually is the influence OF the
editor of great newspaper. A Journal
which has "a circulation Of twenty five
thousand, will be read by at least q
hundred thousand persons. What is the
voice Of man, utterlng even the eloquence
of Demosthenes, to this +? But this is not
all the brilliant, ringing editorials of
such writer as DIR. Ray find their way
into other journals, and before their
power is exhausted their voice has been
heard by vast numbers Of persons.
Orator has never lived, clerical or lay
who, if he could have had sucn auditory
as this, would net have talked himself to
death between spring time and harvest
THE Western Montbty.