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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-05-24
From Inc Chicago Tribune. May u.

The New York Legislature has
nassed over the Governors veto the
bill to gerry msnder the Congressional
Districts Of that State, 80 as TO give the
Republican d istricts q far lager repre-
sentation in Congress than the Demo-
cratic. The following table, prepared
NV the Albany Erprss Republican,,
shows thst Ia the Democratic districts
about 20 pee cont. more population is
required ior ,nemher Of Congress than
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-05-24
How the Magical Rise in Mining Stocks
Affected q Broken Bank.

Amongst the most romantic and sin.
gular of the results of the mining ex.
element is that in connection with the
banking house Of John Slime x Co., the
announcement of whose failure startled
the community few months ago. At
the time of the failure it was found that
the liabilities of the concern amounted
to $225, 600, and to meet this large
amount there was naught but the pitt
full sum of about go, 900 in coin and q
lot of mining stock, the value of which
was then so insignificant that some of
the creditors CONTEMPORARY referred
to it as odd wildcat" But truth
crushed to earth will rise again, and 80
will mining stocks-particulArly on oc-
casions like the present. And that poor
despised mining stock has wrought mir
acles in this case. A large portion Of
the stock was Exchequer, which was
then worth about IS per share. Pend.
ing the settlement of the banks affairs,
the stock were kept locked up and be
hold the results: On Monday, Ex-
chequer was sold at 800 per share-just
twenty times the value it possessed
when the failure was announced. The
other stocks of the bank have appreci-
ated in an equally astounding manner,
and in consequence the affairs of the
broken bank have been lifted out Of
the shadowy depths Of poverty and
placed high in the radiant sunlight Of
financial prosperity. Last Saturday the
cash in bank was 1867 ,OC0, and yester.
day further sum Of Sl00, 900 was real.
lied, making the total assets $467 ,0O0
and leaving s242, 900 to the credit Of
the estate after paying all indebted
ness--San Francisco Chronicle, Nay 1.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-05-24

Pxreh gives . hint to Brother Jona-
than in . cartoon representing figure
Of the Tichborne claimant in chains,
and Inscribed upon his expansive
paunch, He who claims what isn't
his'n, when he's caught is sent TO
prison." as posted upon wall, upon
which gazes Jonathan with affrighted
aspect, while John Bull, bill-poster for
the nonce, surveys the scene with q
waggish air Of jollity.
The Shasta courier., 1872-08-10
$2054 SO
Respectfully submitted,
B. SHURTLEFF. Hospital Physician.
Shasta, August 5th, 1872.

PERsoNAL.-Ne were pleased to receive
call, during the past week, from DR.. Ayers
traveller, who was in our town devnting hi
time and attention to the preparations ot the
great medicine man This cal has hecom'
a pleasant annual to US from the able and
reliable business character of the accom- plsiI-
ed gentleman whom this firm send out ~
tran Saet their business. No house is bet er
known or valred by the press for its prnmp.-
ness in settlement than the well established
aud popular j. C. Ayer& Co. Lowell, Mass.
whose -dieines have become b uschuld
tecrssitv, and won the confidence and praise
of all. Our own acquaintance with them
has extended over series of years, and we
have Invariably fourd them. their travellers
-.nd their medicines worthy of the c"mmen
latinn thev everywhere recelve.-Jacks"n
renn1 Tribune
The Shasta courier., 1872-08-10
PROBATE MOTTO +.
I'm THE PROBATE COURT OF THE C0UN-
i ty of Shasta, State of California.

TN THE PROBATE COURT OF THE CoUN-
u ty of Shasta, State of California.
l. the matter of the Order to show cause why
Est tie of order of sale of real
Pierson b. Reading estate should not be
deceased made
1t appearing the Court by the petition of John
H. Baird creditor of the Estate of Pierson b.
Reading deceased, praying that the Administrator
of said estate be ordered to sell the real property
of said Estate and that i is ecessary to sell the
whole portion of the said real estate 30 pay
the allowance the family of the said deceased if
any be due and to pay the debts outstanding
against the ceased, and the debts, expenses, and
charges of the Administration.
1t is therefore ordered by this Court that all
persons interested in said Estate appear before the
said Probate Court on Saturday the 9TH day of
September 1872 at 10 o'clock OF the forenoon of
In the town and County of Shasta, State of Cali
foruia, to show cause why an order should not be
granted, directing the Administrator of said Es
tate to sell the whole of said real Estate, so
much thereof as shall be necessary for the pur-
poses aforesaid, and that copy of this order lie
published at least four successive weeks in the
SHASTA COURIER newspaper printed and pub
lished within said County of Shasta and notice
be given to said Administrator
W. E HOPPING, Probate judge.
Dated this the sth day of August 1872.
Office of the County Clerk of the county of
Shasta State # California.
/. VIM. q. Bckrord County Clerk of the Coun-
ty of Shasta, State of California. and ex oficio
Clerk of the Probate Court in and for the said
County. do hereby certify the foreg ing to be a
true and correct copy of an order duly made and
entered upon the minutes of the said Probate Court
of said County.
Witness my hand and the seal of said Probate
Court this eighth day of August 1872.
Seal: WIN. q. BICKFoRD, Clerk Probate
Court.
The Shasta courier., 1872-08-10
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR PAT.
ENT TO MINING CLAIM.

Notice is hereby given, to whom it may concern,
that an application IS about to be made to the
Government Of the United States, for Patent to
tfe following described Placer Gold Mining Claim,
viz; novn as the Woodward Mining claim stu
ated in Spring Creek mining District, in Shasta
County, State of California, being bounded by the
mining claim of Henry Grooch on the West (no
other adjoining claims) and particularly
described as follows, to wit surveyed land,
being the S of S of S W I of N E and of
N of W Of E Quarter of Section II, Town
ship 30 North Range West Mount Diablo Base
and Meridian. in the district of lands subject to
sale at Shasta, California, and containing 20 acres,
said claim being still particularly described
in the diagram posted and filed with said applca-
ton.
All persons holding any adverse claim thereto
hereby required to present the same before the
Register and Receiver of the United States for
Shasta Land District, at Shasta California, with
in sixty days from the first day of publishing and
posting hereof.
Dated June 1872.
OLIVER P. WOODWARD, Applicant.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
SHASTA, CAL, June 81, 1872.
liver P. Woodward having filed his applicati n
in this Office for Patent to Mining Claim, and
the law and instruction in such cases provided,
having been complied with, 1t is hereby ordered
that the annexed Notice of such Application be
published for sixty days, in the SHASTA COURIER,
a Newspaper published nearest the location of said
claim at Shasta, in Shasta County, State of Cali
fornia.
JNO. S. FOLLANsBEB, Register.
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MEANS WHAT HE SAYS.

Though 'conirmatlons strong as proofs Il
Holy Writ and as numerous as the sands
on the sea shore, were produ ed to prove
that Dr. Pierce, the proprietor of d.. Sage
Catarrh Remedy, is 10 earnest and means
what he .says when he offers $500 reward
for any case of Catarrh:: which he cannot cure
vet there would be some skepties and f.
eies who would continue to shout Hum
bug!" "Humbug |" 1T cannot be, be-
cause DR.. Homespun saws Caterrh cannot be
cured" Now, this DR.. Homespun is the
identical, good natured old fellow who hon
estly believes and persists in declaring that
this earth is not round or spherical bu' fat
as "slap jack" and does not turn over,
otherwise the water would all be spilled out
of Deacon Bascom's mill pond. But asfro-
nomica science has positively demonstrated
and proven that Dr. Hnmspun is wrong in
surprising this earth to he fiat and stationary.
and meiical SCIENCE is daily proving the fact
that h. is no less mistaken and behind he
times IL regard 10 the durability of Catarrh.
In short, 1t has been positively proven that
tins world moves. and that medical science
is progressive the opinion of DR.. Homespun
TO the contrary Notwithstanding. That DIR.
Sage's Catarrh Remedy will cure Catarrh,
thousands VIII" nAve used it attest.
Then buv It, aud use IT, in doubt do not stand,
Y uwiii tiud II in drug stores all over the land
The Shasta courier., 1872-08-10
SALE OF
REAL ESTATE.

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN, THAT IN
~ pursuance of an order of the Probate
Court OF the County of Shasta, State of Cali
tornia made on the 8th day of June A. ID.
1872, in the matter of The Estate of Joshua
Dixon deceased the undersigned the Admins
traitor of said Estate will sell at public Auction
tn the highest bidder for cash, in one parcel
and subject to confirmation by said Prob 'te
tourt, on SATURDAY the 9th day of July A. D.
1872, at two o'clsck P, NJ in front OF Eiler II
Brothers store in Burgettvile, County "t Sha>-
t. aliforna, all right, title lnterrst d
Eft te of the said Joshua Dixon at the time
Of his death, and all The right, title and
interest that said Estate has by operation of
law or otherwise, acquired other than, in
addition to that of the said Joshua Dixon at
the time OF his death, in and to all that GER
tain lot, pirce parcel Of land stuatr, lying
and being in the County Of Shasta" State OF
California aud described as follows to wit ::
Lot of the n w ! the 5 E ! Of the w / the
: W of the E and the W ! OF the 5 E
of Section Six Township 81 North, Rage 8
East Noun Diablo Sc AMI MerldI u, con-
taIniug 157 5a-l0O acres with the Dwelling
house. b,trh- f-nting thereon, ana Hbo~h
as the 'DIx0n -aac .'e Also one Il tel bulld-
ing in Burgelty l., 9h4sti, county. CaiIforuia,
known az he DiAEa t5-tI PROPERTY Also one
udiH Hu ''i 81 ~ - 90 ~ -''9eN SpuhtS
Calif,rnit known as the Dixou barn and
corral.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE:
Cash in Gold coin oi the United 5 ate,, ten
per cent. of TIE purchase money 10 tie paid to
the minis traur on the day II sale, balance
on confirm tion of sale by said Probate Court.
Deed at expense of purchaser.
ANDREW J. CURTISS, Administrator
of the E-tale of Joshua Dixon deceased.
Dated June 28th, 1872.
Jno. 5. Follansbee, Attorney for Admins
The Shasta courier., 1872-08-10

Indian Jack, native of California, was
admitted with Consumption April 10th, 1872,
and died Nav Sth, aged % years.
e. Crocker has built Hospital as per
contract at an expense of 1912. Bills have
been contracted for the benefit of the Hospital
The Shasta courier., 1872-08-10
DISTRICT ATTORNEYS NO
IlCE

"HE FOLLOWING LIS OF DELINQUENT
Purchasers Sci opl Lands, grant of 18th
a.,d Both Sections and Lieu Lands in Shasta
County has been received at my Lfhce, from the
Register of the State Land Office.
Location No l69-Date of approval Of Location
June 18th 1861 Name of Purchaser john
Boucher, Shasta County; The of /
of Section l6. Township 81 Range Mount
Diablo Meridian, containing 40 acres Amount
Paid on principal SO; Total amount of Interest
paid IS Is Interest Due January lst, 1872 $751;
15.
Location No. l70-Date of approval ofLocatiou
June 10Th 1861 Name of Purchaser, Daniel Ba-
con. Shasta County The ) W OF E and w
/ of of Section 9, Township ~ Range 3
w Mount Diabo Meridian containing so acres
Amount Paid principal $40 total amount of
Interest paid IS Interest Due January lst 1872,
$5U 30.
Location No. Il71--Date of approval of Location
May lst 1870; No and date of Certificate of Pur-
chaser. No $685., Date June 9th 1870; Name of
Purchaser, Jacob H. Blumenberg Satisfactorily
The S of Section l6 Township z9 Range W
Mount Diablo Meridian containing 800 acres /;
Amount Paid on principal $50 Total amount OF
Interest paid S2l 80 Interest Due JAM lst 1872,
S64 90.
Location No 15e4-Date of approval of Loca-
ton Nav ist 1870; No. of Certificate 1888; Date
of Certificate Dee. list 1870 ; Name OF Purchaser,
Joseph Clement, of Section 36, Township 81
800 acres ; Shasta County, Amount of principal
paid $50: total amount of Interest paid % 50 !;
Interest Due Jan. lst 1872, S6l.
Location No. l505-Date of approval of Loca
ton May LIST 1871; No. of Certificate 1854 Date
of Certificate Dec 1st 1870 Name of Purchaser
Ephram B. Clement, S of Sec ion 80. Iown-
ship 81 N Rang. 2 Mount Diablo Meridian,
containing 800 acres, Shasta County Amoan
paid on Principal $50 total amount OF interest
paid S. 33 Interest Due January LIT 1877 So4
The Holders of said certificates of Purchase, ana
auv and all claimants of said Lands. are hereby
notified that if the said amounts now due, together
with the costs Of this Publication. are not pald
within Il ty days from the date hereof, or SAID
locations abandoned and the Certificates surren-
dered to the Stste, Suit will be commenced IN the
9th Judicial District Court in and Tor ona.ta
County. against said Purchasers and holders Of
said certificates of Purchase TO obtain decree of
Foreclosure of the interest of said Purchasers or
holders of sald certificates of Purchase IN the lano
an / to annul said Certificates If Purchase
CLAY W. TAYLOR, district Attsrnsy
in md for Shasta County.
Dated Shasta, July 18th, 1872.
The Shasta courier., 1872-08-10
For Sale.

TlHE FOLLOWING PROPERTY, SITUATED
j two miles below GAINESVILLE is offered for ale,
to wit: One hundred and sixty acres of land,
with good house and barn, three Is in . gar
den and well fenced six tons Of hay, fifty hogs,
four horses, four cows, one buggy, chickens, Do.
also. q mining claim and water privilege.
JACOB LEjChINSKY.
July 26th, 1872.
The Shasta courier., 1872-08-10
For Sale.

The undersigned offers for sale bis farm, con.ist-
ing If 240 acres of good land. situated the Sac
ramento Piver 13 miles south east of Shasta and
miles from the located line of the California and
Ore on Railroad. 200 acres under fence and
the place is supplied witt dwelling house. barn
and outbuildings. There Ia also excellent orch
ard of about 800 fruit trees the place For terms
of sale apply on the premises to
J.N. LOGAN.
May 10th 1872.
The Shasta courier., 1872-08-10

Cray hairs prevented. dandruf removed,
the seal ceaused and the hair made to grow
thick bv the use of Halls Vegetable SiciIian
Hair Renewer
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-07-31

Another of those terrible confagrations
which of late occur SO frequently broke out
Yesterday at Hunters Point. For some time
it appeared as if the flames would wrap the
whole river front in destruction; but fortu-
nately, owing to the exertions of the fire de-
partmcnt and the promptness of the inhabit-
ants in removing infammable matter out OF
reach Of the flames, the district was saved
from being enveloped in ruin. The fire broke
out on board of canal boat which was en-
gagged taking in cargo of oil. Owing to the
position of the boat the fire was soon commu-
nicated to the shipping, which unfortunately
was lying to the leeward, and to the build
ings on shore. Three vessels and three canal
boats were completely destroyed and the
Standard Oil Refinery reduced to o rui..,..
There was large quantity bf oil on
board the canal boat Z! the time the fire
broke out. In view Of this circum-
stance, and the immense quantity Of
inAammable material stored in the refneries,
it is wonderful that any of the adjacent facto-
ries escaped. Owing to the efforts of the
fire department the adjacent buildings were
saved, with the exception of Goes guano fac
tory, which was destroyed The loss is
estimated at one million dollars, which falls
principally on the Standard Oil Company
On account of the dangerous nature of the
business j has tq be qsrrgedQn almost entirely
at the manufacturers risk. Not more than
one-fifth of the present loss will be covered
by the insurance. Fortunately no lives have
been lost.
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In another paucc of this days paper we pub
lish an interesting letter FROM the HEnALD cor
respondent in Cadiz, who went thither to in
tervew DR.. Houard on his release from his
Spanish jailers. Some time since we printed
q letter detailing previous interview with the
Doctor while he was still in prison, but this
interview was held under the eyes and within
the hearing Of his keepers AS matter of
course, it was brief, reserved and cautious. In
the present instance the released Doctor was at
perfect liberty to speak freely and unreservedly
of the treatment to which he was subjected by
the Spaniards. 1t is, in all its details, o
tale of intense suffering. We find, from the
Doctors own account, that he was dragged
from his home at night, from the bosom of
family whose sole protector he was cast into
prison, subjected to trial of the most unjust
character, branded rs criminal treated as a
felon, manacled weighed down with irons
which ate into his flesh, flung into the hold of
vessel and shipped across the Atlantic with
less attention than civilized beings bestow on
beasts Of burden. His treatment in Spain
was little better He describes his treatment
in the Jail of Cadiz and by the jailer as some
thing which men are accustomed to regard
with horror in these days. For nearly nine
teen long months this unfortunate man, an
American by birth, in sentiment and in feel
ing. suffered these cruelties, solaced by no
more consoling reflection than belief in his
own innocence, which in measure was eoun-
terbalanced by the thought that his nations
flag was unable to shield him from indignities
or mitigate the brutality of his treatment At
length, after suffering these weary months Of
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imprisonment, he is released, not wholly
through the intercasion of the government to
which he owes his allegiance and which should
have seen at least that Justice was done him,
but through the clemency of the Spanish
King. A pardon was graciously accorded,
though he was not fairly and justly charged
with the committal of any crime against Spain
or Spanish or Colonial laws. The record is
not pleasant one for Americans to study.
Dr. Houard tells his own story to the HERALD
correspondent, and as he tells it we give it to
the American public.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-07-31
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.


Captain R. J. st. Aulger, Of the Royal Navy, Is az
the Astor House. rsr ~ .n
Ex-Congressman Thomas II. Garfield, Of Yer
mont, is stopping at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
General John G. Fremont is at the Clarendon
ii.otel
united States Senator Alexander Ramsey, OF
Minnesota, is among the late arrivals at the st.
Nicholas Hotel. VIA 80
Commodore Calhoun, Of the United States Navy,
is registered at the New York HOTEL
United States Senator William Window, Of MIN
nesota, yesterday arrived at the Brevo0rt House.
Judge D. Y. Kilgore, Of Pennsylvania is at the
Grand Central Hotel The Judge is on the "stump''
TOR the Philosopher. ll 6eat,
General Judson fitzpatrick Of New Jersey, is ae
the Astor House. He is about to commence q
stumping tour Of New Jersey In the interest Of
Greeley and Brown. ~
Judge Amasa J. Parker OF Albany, has arrived at
the Brevo0rt House. s.r53a
General J. T. Averil, OF Minnesota, and Judge A.
L. Roach, of indianapolis, are at the St. Nicholas
Hotel tts.t tf
Judge Henry c. Dibble, OF New Orleans, Is staying
at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
Jay Cooke, c. B. Wright and W. G. Moorehead, OF
Philadelphia, are at the Holman House, Their
visit to this city is connected with the business of
the Northern Pacific Railroad. -
There are now at the Gisey House several English
gentlemen who are we'll known in this country from
their connection with railroad matters. Their
are Mr.. Richard Potter, President Of the Grand
Trunk Railway Company OF Canada; Mr.. J. M. Grant,
Secretary OF the same corporation; and Mr.. James
Airport, General Manager of the Midland Railway,
Of England. The last-named gentlems.l is reported
to he the shrcwdest railway me.,ager in the United
Kingdom, much better meriting the title, "Railway
King,n than even the celebrated Hudson. This
party OF capitalists arrived yesterday by the steam
ship Russia they were joined IN this city BY Mr.;
G. J. Bridges, the Managing Director Of the Grand
Trunk Railway Of Canada, who win continue with
them during Their stay % this Continent Theirviss
to the New World combines pleasure and business, 40
1t is their intention during their tour Of Canads
after having inspected the condition Of the Grand
Trunk Railway, to closely observe the necessity for
and the practicability Of building those railroads
that are now being so loudly called for by the lately
awakened sKanucks." The organization OF Cana
dian railway system does not wholly occupy the at
tention of the visitors, for, as the Grand Trunk
Railway OF Canada Is to be in a manner an adjunct
of the Northern Pacific Railway they will apply
themselves to find out the prospects OF that insttu
ton, and 1t Is understood that conference was
. by them with Its officers yesterday in this city.
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The United States Commission
Taking Testimony. i,
GENERAL M'COOK'S STATEMENT.
Cortina's Soldiers in Uniform Driving Branded
Texan Cattle in Mexico.
Culpability Of JuareZ's Gov
eminent.

BROWNSVILLE, Texas, July 80, fsT2-
The United States Commission to Texas assem-
bled at Fort Brown barracks to-day, T. r. Robb.
President; r. H. Savage was Recorder. Your cor
respondent was given every facility by the Com
mission.
General Alexander McCook was the first witness
called. After undergoing rigid examination OF
four hours at the hands OF the Commission r. J.
Mead followed, giving highly important testimony,
touching the condition Of affairs on the frontier.
DEPREDATIoNs BY MExIcANs.
During his command at Ringold barracks no
heard Of deprcdations to an alarming extent Ho
reported to General Clitz who ordered them to
keep the river patroled by cavalry. This In great
measure prevented further depredations. Then he
heard that cattle had crossed between Ringgold
and Laredo. On May IS, 1871, General Reynolds
withdrew all the cavalry, and then the cattle dep
relations increased. Having but small infantry
force it was impossible for him prevent 1t. Gen.
eral Cortina then arrived on the line Of the Rio
Grande as COMMUNICATIVE The depredatlons
multiplied tenfold. }t
CORTTNAs SOLDIERS STEALING CATrLE.
General PalaciOs told me in official interview
that he had seen Cortinas' soldiers, in uniform,
driving cattle on highway in Mexico, bearing
Texas brands. In no instance, to my knowledge.
have the Mexican authorities tried to stop these
deprecations; believe the Mexican government
was fully cognizant OF all the facts OF these depre-
dations. "H
t FEARS OF A PREDATORY WAR.
August, 1871, sent an official communication to
the United States Consul at Matamor0s, informing
him Of these depredatons telling him If they were
not stopped a predatory war would ensue. have
no knowledge OF the number or Of the value Of the
cattle stolen. believe the number to be large and
the value great I have been informed that cattle
bearing Texas brands were sold in Mexico for 81
which were worth $15 in Texas. have, and be-
lieve that all United States officers in the command
have Also done all in our power to stop these iu-
curslons.
EFFECT OF THE COMMISSION
think the coming Of this Commission had .
great moral effect. I know these raids were made
on Texas by citizens Of Mexico. The raids on the
Nueces River were by Kickapoo Indians, who have
become Mexican citizens, cared for and fostered
by the Mexican government
The Commission will continue sessions from day
to day, and much important testimony will be
taken.
ANOTHER INDIAN RAID. ot
1t Is reported here tonight that another Indian
raid occurred near Laredo Texas, on Saturday.
Seventeen persons were killed and many ranches
and stores were pundered and stock driven on by
Nckapoos from Mexico. 1880 Z -~f'''E