The Shasta courier., 1871-03-04

Don't forget Hickey's ball on the 18th.
The way he is fattening chickens and tur-
keys, and making raids on grocery stores,
means something.
Armory Hall, second story, has been
selected for the land Office, and carpenters
are now at work fitting up the rooms and
making a great racket generally.
Captain Charles Anderson, resident
Swedish consul, hoisted the flags of all ma
tions, on Monday, in honor of the declara-
ton of peace in Europe.
The officers of the Shasta Land office
announce that they are prepared to tran
sact business for that portion of the Dis
trict which was formerly included in the
Humboldt District.
Where is Professor Simms? The chap
looking over our shoulder says he wants
the Professor to give him new chart as
he has developed two additional and very
prominent "bumps" since the rink opened.
At L. WellendorfPs Drug Store may be
seen a growing Sicilian lemon plant on.
which hangs lemon about the size of
turkeys egg. This plant is three years
o'd and was grown in the open air in Mr..
Wellendorff's yard. Nothing like living
in tropical cline, my boy.
The Emperor of Germany announces
that terms of peace have been agreed upon.
France cedes Alsace and Lorraine to Ger
many and agrees to pay large sum 10
indemnify the victors for the expenses
of the war Napoleon is now "carpet
bagger," and Germany is united and vir-
tual dictator of Western Europe.
The attention of School Trustees is call
ed to the opinion of the Supt. of Siskiyou,
in which opinion it is understood that the
State Superintendent concurs We shall
do all we can to have the small districts of
this county exempted from keeping an
eight months school, if it can be done le-
ultimately. They are not able to stand
the tax, together with the school book
swindle.
The regular quarterly meeting of the
Board of Examination took. place at the
school house, Shasta, on Wednesday,
Four applicants were present. For second
grade certificate, applicants were required
to answer 20 per cent, and for third grade
60 per cent of the whole number of ques
tions submitted. No certificate was award
ed
Indian Tom, Flat Creek Bill and two
other desperate Diggers have got together
in the mountains some twenty miles above
here, and are threatening to waylay and
shoot certain white men whenever an op-
portunity to do so occurs A few days ago
these desperadoes wantonly shot and killed
three horses on Motion Greek, belonging to
Emanuel Marshal These savage rascals
should be hunted down and shot like wolves
1t is known that Indian Tom has COM
mitted two murders, and his companions
are said to be equally as reckless as him
self.
Scbroter's skating rink has been Gall the
go" during the week, and the interest in
roller-skate locomotion still continues un-
abated. A crowd of gents and number
of ladies patronize the rink, and the latter
glide around the large hall as gracefully as
swans floating on the smooth surface of a
peaceful lake. The gents also make a
pleasing and graceful appearance when ska
ting, and we have no sympathy whatever
with the envious auditor who remarked that
"these fellows look like Shanghae roosters
trying to balance themselves on fence
during a high wind"
III. H. H. is catching it on all sides, and
from the style in which Democrats are
going for him. il is doubtful wbetbor bo