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The Shasta courier., 1871-07-22
Notice TO whom it may Concern.
U. S. LAND OFFICE, SHASTA, CAL,

U. S. LAND OFFICE, SHASTA CAL
June 2gth, ISL.
In the matter of the Application of c. C. J
Bush, County Judge of Shasta county, State
of California, for Patent for the town site
Of the towq of Shasta, California, in trust for
the inhabitants Of said tovgh. - -
Whereas, on the day Of July, A. D. 1870. an
affidavit made d. Kemble, John X. Kemble, vii
liatn 3. Walker, Christian C. Langsdon, Zimri F..
Bullock, Reuben 4. Booth, Kirk Spalding and
James X. Jenkins was fTed IN the u s. Land Of
fce at Marysville, California, alleging that
Township 32 North, Range 8, West Mount Diablo
Base and Meridian, (inclad!gg the oSn site of
Shasta, Cal.,) TO be mineral IN charac er and more
valuable for mining than agricultural purposes.
And Whereas. on the 2Sth day of October A. d.
1867, at said Office in Marysville, California Hon.
C. c. Bush, Cou-ty Judge of Shasta coupty Cali
fornia, in behalf the inhabitants of the Said town
OF Shasta, filed Declaratory Statement! No. 1895,
claimir 6 the S of the N E / tie S of the W
the W ! of the n W t, and tie Z I of Section
No, 25, and the of the E of Section sc, of
SAID Township fhe Town site
ofShasta, California and afterwards to Wit, on the
Sth day Of June. A. b. lS79, paid for and entered
said lands in trust for the nhab,,ants of said tow
of Shasta, which said entry by reason of said min
era affidavit has been suspended aud the Regis
ter and Receiver of this office, under date Of J1ne
9th, 1871 directed by the Hon Willis Drummond
Commissioner of the General Land Office, to cause
and investigation to be had to determine whether
the lands embraced in said town site are more
valuable for iaiRg than for agricultural purposes.
Now Therefore, Notice is hereby given to all whom
it may concern. that we have appointed the day of
Aug. A. p: lslt at 10 clock. A. NJ at this office.
before The Register IRA Receiver. for the hearing
of testimony as to 'tha 'mineral or agricultural
character the land einhFaee5 in said town site
at which time and place all paasitS interested in
said lands. and who have personal knowledge of
the character thereof, will be heard and thereafter
the evidence taken will he smitted to the De-
partment at Washington for final action thereon.
JOHN F0LLANSBEE, Register.
CHARtES McE0NALD. Receiver.
The Shasta courier., 1871-07-22
4 CARD,
Notice.

"HEREAS my wife. Emma Ann Phillips baa
W left my bed and board without Just cause
or pfoyoe esti"n notice il hereby given that will
not be responsible for any debts of her contracting.
4 ISAAC W. PHILLIPS.
Oak Run, July l4tb, 1871. It.
The New York herald., 1871-10-28
The PACIFIC COAST.

Accident ON the Central Pacific Railroad
shocking Details oil thc Los Angeles Butch-
ery-Eightcen Chinsmen Observation-Disclosures
the Object OF ibe Mob.
SAN FRANcIaco Oct 81 1871
train OF the Central road which left here for
the East yesterday morning ran OF an embankment
nfteen feet high near the crossing OF the San Joa-
auin River, at noon. Four cars were demolished,
one passenger fatally and u number seriously In
mred. Their names are not given Senator Nor
ton or Indiana, and party, were III special car on
the rear OF the train and escaped unharmed.
TIE latest details OF the Los Angeles horror give
a worse version OF the riot than the rrst. The mob
opoears to have been actuated soiely from AMI.
mostly OF race and desire for plunder The wit
pesses before tue Coroner's Jury are, apparently
luctsnl TO give testimony, fearing that they viii
nplcate two Irishmen who poasted Of assisting IN
officer Bnderaln has been arrested and turned over
10 the authorities by the Chinese themselves and is
now In jail. only four OF the rioters have been
arrested. From fourteen 10 twenty thousand
dollars and all the valuaoes belonging TO the
Chinese were carried on by the mob and even
those arrested were robbed on their way to Jai'.
Tue bodies. Of eighteen victims OF The riot nave
been found. Tne dangerously wounded persons
number SIX or eight Fearing further violence the
survivors are leaving the city. Judge Sepulveda
Esss,sc the affair N rst;ss,, :,
William 4. Barron, OF the Anglo.Mexican Bank.
ing OF Barron Bros. and one OF the claimants
10 the New Almaden quicksilver mine died on Weu.
nesday evening, aged forty nine.
The New York herald., 1871-10-28
THE SOUTH CAROLINA TROUBLES.

Depressing Effects Of hlMriial Law-Tbe North.
ern Counties Gccoming Depep pulai Whole
snIe ests-Excitelnent Among All Clas
Fears of a Guerilla Warfare.
NEwBERRY, 8. c., Oct. 81 1871.
Affairs in Laurens county are the same as In New
berry--there has never been Ku Klux raid IN the
county. AT the election last year there was riot
between the whites and negro militia, IN which
several were killed, but since then there have been
no troubles whatever. negro eohool house was
recently burned and both races charge each other
with the incendiarlsm. Cases OF negro criminals
having been whipped are also reported, but no
POLITICAL outrage.
The whites feel no confidence in the State OH
cias, because OF the partisan spirit they exhibit.
For some months past, however Laurens has been
perfectly quiet Radicals themselves admit that
there never been single case OF resistance TO
the enforcement OF either Stale or Federal laws.
The proclamation OF martial law created much
surprise and the people are exceedingly indignant
United States cavalry continues TO scour the upper
counties, arresting numerous persons Thus far they
have not met with any resistance. Some oi
Klux, but deny that they hasi any politi-
Cal object. The majority Of prisoners assert
come forward and declared that they belong to the
Ku Klux, which Is Delieved TO be for political erect
at the North. II is asserted tnat eX-Lieutenant %
arrested He Is an old man, one ol tnc most intu.
entail citizens OF South Carolina.
Making all allowance for exaggeratlon, there Is
no DOUBT that the military arc displaying great
severSy. Almost all the arrests are made III the
night and 1t Is believed that Two thirds oi The pris
Oners are victims Of perjury.
Thus far Spartanpurg Union and York counties
have been the principal country o! operation, but
learn that black fists for the other counties are
made out and that arrests Will begin In lew days.
The excitement continues uuabated, but nothing
like hostility has been yet exhibited.
Evidences OF the purely political character o! the
martial law accumulates on all siucS. The people
sneak with great bitterness OF 1t as deliberate ut
tempt TO place them wholly Ia the power VI negroes
ana disreputabe wne men.
The exodus into Georgia and North Carolina con-
tinucs, and unless stop is put To the mil.
tary operations this portion OF the state viii
lose all its valuable citizens Already there has
been an almost complete suspension OF business,
While terror, anxiety and excitement prevail In
| the entire district.
Apprehensions are expressed lest the young men
| who have been driven from their homes, or whose
relalv have been arrested become desperate ana
begin u guerilla warfare. The older citizens, IT
must be SAID, are exeriiDg themselves to prevent
| this and are counseng quiet submission 10 what
ever the military may do: still IL Il true tnat every
! thing IS In chaotic condition and may end IN
lloQQshel.
The New York herald., 1871-10-28
speech by MIR. Booth.


Mr.. BooTu, after the reports had been rcad, said
mat when the committee entered upon this investi-
ration they said that IL would be impartial and
would exonerate where they could and condemn
where they must. They had pursued this invcstga-
zion and kept this promise III view. They now, In
aischarging It, had with very great regret to saS
they had TO condemn and not 10 exoEerate To put
it very moderately aud at low hgure, there was
no doubt that $2o.0oo,Oo0 had been taken.
They had been surprised also 10 find great
laxity In the law, and the facility Win
which laws had been made TO assist IN the bringing
about OF these frauds They could not say tnat in
lhe signing OF these accounts the Comptroller and
the NJ ayor mad conformed to the law, but wDen they
came down TO the parties who made these bills and
OF whose fraudulent character there could be no
doubt it was indeed matter OF very great regret.
This Kind OF desire for extortion runs through the
community. When 1t was desirable TO appoint some
citizens to value the real estate OF the city b
presented Tor weeks, or at the most a
months work, equang in amount that which
was paid to the officers OF the largest banks for four
on 1--WE years. services In one department OF the
city where the income was 100000, somo $4,000,
$4,000 and $4,000 were paid TO the head OF the de-
He mentioned those things just 10 show how need
fu the labors OF This committee were.
Mr, PnELPs moved the following resolution, which
was adopted
That the ecrelary Of The Committee OF Taypaying Ch.
sens In con junction the Clerk Of this Joint Committee,
iu n1s seveH orr asssV he
Ss.on % andep he direction Of the OF he
as sn and thai s sent 10 m Honor he
wkh request tha, he take forthwith the most ecac,oas
prosecuting bringing TO justice these guilty
parties
The committee then adjourned sine die, severa, OF
relief by saying that they would be older and wiser
men II they joined committee like that again.
The New York herald., 1871-10-28
THE COAL REeIONS.
PorrsviLLE, Oct. 27,

PoTrsviLLE, Oct q, 1871.
the rumor that general suspension OF mining
throughout the coal regions was contemplated a, an
carry DAY, owing 10 heavy decline at the auction
sale OF scranton coas al New York on Wednesday,
Is entirely unfounded. Notwithstanding the ex-
tremely low prices obtained the coal men OF this
region expect 10 continue work and no trouble is
apprehended The Miners Journal suggesls q stop.
page OF few days-not general suspension-to
unload the cars and boats now waiting az shipping
ports, 70 save ne trade nom utter prVsna1ion ioy
Inc valance Qt tnc season.
The New York herald., 1871-10-28
TEXAS ELECTION.

GALVESTON ocL 27, 1871.
The returns from the different countics In the
Third Congressional district give Giddings dem.
oil majority. The count at Austin, by throwing out
Limestone and Freestone counties, winch gave a
democratic majority OF 1880, leaves Clarks trep.
majority 9l7.
special despatch 10 the BuRetin Says Clark
mas received his certificate OF election. Connor IL
said 10 oc the only democrat who viii receive GER
uncate VI election. Degener radica refuses TO ac-
cept a certiicato on the ground that Hancock
tdemOcrat received o malorlLY OF votes.
The New York herald., 1871-10-28
LOST AT SEA,
r,vo C,ouces,er Fishing schooners snproscd
NJ ra ins. win 81 on Bonrd.

Two CToWctsttF TI'nt"s
To De Los, with An on Board.
BOSTON, Mass, Oct. ~, 1871.
THO fishing schooner River queen, OF Gloucester,
% c,ven nm py the owners as lost. sne hal crew
., twelve persons, six OF whom belonged In Giou-
cos,e, as follows George Robinson, MASTER leaves
: ,v,dow ana -four children; Albert 7. Cove, leaves
widow and urce chldren Iohn Everson' Jaloea
,svenson, charles Brcn and Mark shears all sln'
gle. -, - ,o,, ,or the aroty on the schooner
p,,, III Riggs Jr captain Lapan Hhand, oil olWi-
rasler which has neen absent on georges hanNs
Sont four weeks and mas NOT been seen since tno
aae Of the l2tn insL aud whicn was reported very
severe on the Banks.
The New York herald., 1871-10-28
TIE BOSTON BANK DEfALoATIoN.

BOSTON, Oct n, 1877.
A. q. FELTON,, concerned with Martln In the Bdo
ana Leather Bank dclacation, aud +. c. DaoIels,
late cashier OF the Webster Bank were brought into
ihe unc,l States Court this morning and pleaded
guilty. FELTON, viii be sentenced Oh the 3otn of
bctobcr amin Im1Snicls on the 18th oI November
The New York herald., 1871-10-28

Auother Murderer suffers the Last Penalty
Of the Lnw-The story Of His crime and
Canviction--An Interesting Cas- Of Iircum-
stantial Evidence.
wHirEsviLLE Columbus county n. Q.
Alfred Mackay lnegro) was executed here today
for the murder OF john Sancll white ca the jt Of
July last. The history OF
THE CRIME
goes 10 show tnat plunder was the object StanciD,
VINO was widower, with several children, resl'l-
ing at Cerro Gordo, in ,hs county, had been
TO wilmington for the purpose oil purchasing
goods. Having finished ms business on that III
fated day he lett Oh the Wilmington, Columbia ana
Augusta Railroad for home, IN the afternoon,
Arriving at the depot at night he stopped to rest In
the por,Ico Of store near there, and being greatly
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-02-21

ANY kind of statement for q point,
so President Grant Is tradNced, seems
to be the motto with some journals.
The Express Of this city recently made
the following astounding assertion !:
Washington died (after al incum-
bency of the Presidential office eight
years not worth so much rs one years
salary of the President. Madison and
Monroe died terribly poor. Washing
ton went into the Revolutionary War
comparatively rich, and came out Of
the Government service of fifteen
years comparatively impoverished.
Grant, in 1861, was not worth ten
cents. He will 90 out of his service
Oh the 18th of March, 1873, with q for
tune, 1t Is believed, of millions of dol
lars, and with his family, lineal, COL
lateral and matrimonial, saddled upon
the Government" This Is most OK
traordinary. Washington left an estate
worth half n million! BY his mar
riagc he added $l00,0 600 to his large
fortune. He charged Congress $75, O0
for his services during the Revolution
airy War. He was SC wealthy he could
afford to decline gifts! Washington
left five farms Of 10000 acres Of care
fully improved land. He was one Of
the richest neil In the United States ;
and lie was as fond of stock and horses
rs Grant is, for Irving tells us: SIN
the stables near the mansion house
were the carriage and saddle horses, of
which he was very eholee. On the
four farms there were flfty-four draught
horses, twelve mules, three hundred
and seventeen head of black cattle,
three hundred sheep, and a great num-
Der of swine, which last raj at large
In the woods" Perhaps the Ebpross
had better fire another small shot at
Gran !-Nep York Globe.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-02-21
pIoCaR ITEMS.
from the Record.

~ toA ~ AhSNOku
Jack Kellow, aims Big Jack the
Blacksmith, was cut and MORALLY
wounded last evening about z T. N. by
Robert Kennedy, In John Monahan's
saloon, on Meadow Valley street, from
the effects of which he died at eight
o'clock. The affair grew out Of the
refusal of one party to pay for some
drinks that had been orderen by n OF
the other.
At public meeting tile following
resolution was passed:
Resolued, That we tender the thanks
Of the people of this county to the
Hon. E. Hazard. Hon. j.. s. Pltzer,
Hon. W. w. Bishop, Hon. r. f. Low
cry, and all others who have aided In
the passage of the bill to remove the
county seat, and their efforts will be
always held In the highest esteem by
the people of this county.
We are pleased to note the arrival
Of Mrs. B. +. Sides, wife Of Wells,
Fargo s. CO.. agent at Phoebe. Mrs.
Sides is well known throughout Cali
fornia and Virginia City. We are glad
to note the arrival of all ladies in this
camp.
Cy. Curtis. County Assessor, re-
turned from Hike on wednesday. He
reports the town to have exactly eight
inhabitants by actual count, and a first
class place for q county seat.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-02-21

A PEW days since this thing was seen
done by that driver, Baldy Greene,
while on his seat upon the coach that
was about to leave Phoebe. a passen-
ger sat upon his left, I'm sure he was
Of sense bereft, so near to Badly Greene
to 90 ; "a sane man wouldn't have done
so)-that is, with a private bottle, now
and then to wet his whistle. A bottle
we'll for one might do, but then 1t isn't
enough for two, among the general run
Of men-and Badly Greene is one of
them. Thus tho way that Badly
thought, and at the bottle quickly
caught, that had been brought within
his view by hearing tanzy leaking
through the bottom Of that that's made
to hold the stuff, they say, that keeps
out the cold. Passenger lodged to
avoid the snatch. but for Badly he was
no match-as was proved-for, In q
tricc, old Badly had 1t in his vice ; and
tho he'd only saved a part, that he
placed very near his heart, with the
upper end inverted /; and In his pocket
quick inserted, with scarce q smile,
and no excuse, to keep for his own flu
ture use. This occurrence I relate, be-
cause l would n moral state: Should
You ever ride with him, just consider
he is In; to try to fool him never
think, cause you will find he'll have
his drink. TO sweeten him, avoid all
passion, and take along a double
ration.-E2y Record.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-02-21
Pillow.case Party.

A magnificent Observation-Disclosures
surprise party came off last evening ut
the residence of MI. E. r. Horton, on
Sylvanie street. Some thirty or forty
ladies and gentlemen appeared at the
door Of the host and hostess about 8
o'clock, all dressed In white from top
to toe, each with a pillow bound on
his or her head, and each bearing a
staff in Que hand and a Chinese Ian
tern In the other. The ladies and gen.
tlcmen had white handkerchief bound
under their chins and over their ears
and heads, which gave them the ap-
pearance of sporting frosted boards.
As they stood in the yard, where lay a
foot Of pure snow, they looked like a
storm Of tombstones, each bearing Its
own epitaph-the light Of other days.
Mr.. Horton peeped through the WIN
dow. saw the party, smelt mice, and,
Selling his violin, opened the front
door and marched them in to the tune
of 'sLay down the shovel and the hoe"
Once In, and fun and merriment were
the order of the day. One could not
be told from another, and many ludi-
crous mistakes were made. King Jol-
lygolong ruled the hour till midnight,
when all retired to their sheets and
pillow-cases for certain.-&. Louis
NO. Herald, February 14h.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-02-21

LIFE.-Life Is like a fountain fed by
a thousand streams that perish If one
be dried. 1t Is 4 silver cord twisted
with a thousand strings, that parts
asunder If one be broken. Thought
less mortals are surrounded by innu-
merable dangers, which make 1t more
strange that they escape so long. than
that almost all perish suddenly at last.
We are encompassed with accidents
every day to crush the decaying ele-
ment which we inhabit. The seeds of
disease are planted In our constitution
BY nature. The earth and atmosphere
whence we draw the breath Of life are
impregnated with death; health is
made to operate Its own destruction.
The food that nourishes contains the
elements of decay. The soul wears
itself. out by Its own action. Death
Turks In ambush along the path. Not
outstanding this truth Is so palpably
plain by the daily examples before our
eyes, how little do we lay 1t to heart.
We see our friends and neighbors die,
but how seldom does 1t occur 10 us
that our knell may give the next WARM
ing to the world.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-02-21

The Massachusetts, State Prison, ut
Charlestown, Massachusetts,, Mt the
close Of 1870 had $50 inmates, OF whom
$50 are employed by 4 manufacturing
company, which pays from So cents to
81 Is 4 day for the labor of each pris-
one. These men We're employed in
making gas and kerosene lamp fix
lures, clock cases, spring beds and
other articles. The raw materials used
in the manufacturing operations Of the
prison were Pig iron, 425 tons re-
fined iron, IS tons; lumber, 1920 600
feet spring wire, 90 tons and leather,
$4,000 pounds. The other prisoner
were engaged in manufacturing shoes
and brushes. The profits arising from
the labor of the prisoners were 1910 0
during 1870, and $l01,O 900 during the
last three years.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-02-21


BREAD AND WINE seems to have been
the fare to which the people of Paris
we're reduced toward the end Of the
siege. The Government, about the
middle Of January, ordered every per-
son to make y return Of the quantity
Of -four he had OH hand, and no person
was allowed to hold more than ten
pounds. A proclamation was next Is
sued offering five dollars reward for
every person who discovered two hum
dred pounds Of wheat, barley or rye,
the mlllers, according to general be-
LIEF, having their cellars full to secure
a monopoly. The Government ration
was 300 grammes, or little ver half Il
pound of bread per day for adults and
i50 grammes for children undet five
years of age. The bread was made oil
80 parts wheat, 80 parts rice, and go
parts oats. The greatest annoyance
was the time taken up In waiting In
the crowds at the butchers every three
days for q few ounces of meat, then
waiting at the woodward for q few
sticks, and again waiting at the bakers
lOE uIcdu' AZ tuC lSo~tdlidiit>i IHS SNa-
toners were obliged to bring their
own supply Of bread, and one letter
writer states that, not being able to
eat his uninyitlng slice Of oaten bread,
1t was thankfully accepted by two re-
spectacle persons dining at his table.
The reason for cutting off the supply
Of bread to the restaurants, was to pre-
vent persons of lean from getting
more than their share by buying n half
pound at the bakers and then obtain
Ing another half-pound at the restau-
rant. As the supply of bread began
to fall short, the Government ordered
half a pint of wine to be distributed
with the half n pound Of bread by the
baker. The health of the people rap
idly gave way under this diet.