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WAsHINc cToN.
WASHINGTON, Feb. l9 1873.
Cotfax's Chico ks from Nesbit-A Cues
f,On for JudRe Hale.

WASHINGTON, Feb. l9 1913.
Coifax's Checks from Nesbit-A Ques
tion for Judge Hale.
Celfax seems to have been suffering
from what the French call "the en-
barrassment Of riches" in 1868. He
psthetically told US few nights ago
hsw he received at his breakfast
table . letter from Mr.. Nesbitt, in
which was enclosed a::Sl 900 bill. which
formed part of his deposit on the 23d
of June. 1t go happened that an in
auisitive committee man, examining
Colfsx's bank account, found that on
the 18th of July he deposited a draft
from George F. Nesbitt for $1,000 and
the inference was that this was the re-
mittance received at breakfast. But in
steps Judge Hale, that sharp criminal
LAWYER, and declares that his client
Colfax, not only received one remittance
Of 81 900 from Nesbitt, but that he had
three Others, and he brings forward let
ters to prove this. To be sure, Colfax,
when under oath to tell not only the
truth but the whole truth, might have
spoken of this quartete Of 81 600 remit
tance, but he held his peace like q
Christian statesman until he was forced
to make this statement Perhaps Judge
Hale who ls now receiving a salary as
the legal adviser Of the United States
before the Mixed Commission, can
find time to explain circumstances
with the increase by Congress
in June, 1868, of the appropriation Tor
postage stamps and stamped envelops
from s275,OOO the previous year to
$45O,OO0.. Aud then the public will
like to learn further from Judge Hale
whether the late Mr.. Nesbitt profted
BY the large additional expenditure
The Judge will please inquire and re-
port.
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telegrsphs, and the folks in the country
didn't get news from Washington very
often and had great ideas OF the men
who figured in public affairs here.
There was Q member from North Caro-
lima. old Mr.. BsDgham, who had been
in Congress for great many years, and
knew all the leading men in Congress.
His name figured Q great deal in the
reports and he seemed to be . very
prominent man. So Mr.. Bayliss went
to him TO get some information about
the public men here-Clsy and Webs
ter and all those fellows. recollect
he came up to my fathers house in
Bndgewater and told the story. Bang.
ham told him that if he wanted to
maintain his respect for great men he
ought never to 20 within fiity miles Of
them, for be would be sure TO find out
some mean thing about them, and that
they don't amount to much after all
and Bay Hiss said be found that true, and
truer OF Bangham himselt than Of any
body else. This is pretty much my
opinion about these big fellows here.
Mr.. Ames proceeded to relate some
very fuuuy things about certain men
whose names stand high, but whose
cowardice this winter has made them
the laughing stock Of the couptry.-
Coming down from h,s room Mr. Ames
encountered jolly official who grasPed
his hand and sung out cbeerily as he
passed. 80 you amt expelled yet, Mr..
Ames2 "No," said Mr.. Ames, 81 amt
expelled yet" The gentleman passed
on and Mr.. Ames continued: They
tell me I'm a Godsend to the Admins
tration. They had to 60 through with
this sort OF thing last year. The country
rung with the charges but they are
all gone by now, and nobody ever be-
lieved them. l am the scapegoat now;
but guess shall come out all right"
And Mr.. Ames went off to hunt up ex.
Ser ator Fowler, OF Tennessee, who was
in Congress 10 1862 and was sent to
Mr.. Ames by McComb to get some
stock, but went out in March before any
of the dividends were declared and did
not get anything. He will ge| before
the Poland Committee probably to-
morrow and tell what he knows about
the business.
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THE INNOCsNTs,

An is apparent from this mornings .
DISPATCHES, the Radical majority in
Congress has determined that the faults
Of the Credit Mobilier brotherhood shall
be smothered over and that, for the sake
Of the party. no punishment shall be
inflicted upon the robbers who have
grown fat upon the plunder Of the peo-
pie. The report Of the POLAND Com
nittee has been 90 framed that no man
who desired to do full justice
could favor its adoption without
amendment, and 90 the whole matter
10 expected to drop. Neither ANrs nor
BRoorsis really in any immediate
danger Of expulsion, and the committee
probably knew that public sentiment
would not justify the expulsion Of
either OF the men selected as scape>gosts,
unless the whole batch OF members over
taken in the svindle be coupled with
these in punishment ss they hsvebeen in
guilt The matter has been very cum
uingly arranged and shows that the i'm.
plicated Congressman are not quite 30
simple and unsophisticated in the mat
matter Of shielding themselves from
punishment as the report would have
Us believe they are with regard to q bu'
siness investment.
We are glad to observe that, even
though unsuccessful, an attempt was
made 10 the House yesterday to author.
IL. the presentation of articles OF inn
peschmeut against Vice President
CoLFA1. In the whole lot of corrup
,ionists he has shown himself the most
craven and dastardly. His attempts to
ertricate himself have only sunk him
deeper ia the mire aud he has made
his case hopeless by his frantic and
contradictory explanations. But oven
the failure of the vote for impeachment.
by it's very mesger and narrow majority
is virtually q vote Of censure. and Vice
President Wilson may we'll be warned
thereby.
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FOKEIGN.
SPAIN.
Affairs In the New Republic.
A(.Dn,D E.h On

Affairs In the New Republic.
MADRID, Feb. 20.
General Sickles the American Min
lister has intimated to the Spanish Gov
ernment that the United States author
ities are not disposed to press embar-
raising question relative to Cuba, desir-
ing to place no obstacles in the way OF
the new Republic.
The governorships of the for;y-eight
provinces ofSpaiu, to be divided equal
iy among the Radicals and Republicans
The secretaries OF the Radical Governor
are to be Republicans and those Of the
Republican, Radicals. o. B..
Governor Fertile is to retain the Gov
enorship of Madrid for the present.
A general meeting OF the members
of the Conservative party will soon be
held.
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ENGLAND.
Dissatisfled with tho Geneva Award.

Dissatisfled with tho Geneva Award.
LONDON, February, 90.
In the House of Commons to-day,
Claiborne Hardy speakiug on the cub
ject of the Geneva Arbitration, took the
ground that the decision Of the tribunal
had been unjust to Great Britain, and
intimated that he would shortly pro
pose to the Government that England
ioin with the American Government in
placing before all the foreign powers,
the true bearins Of the three rules OF
the treaty of Washington.
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Great Western Gun Works,

DIFLEs, DOUBLE AND SINGLE BAR.
n rel Shot Guns, Revolvers, Ammuni.
ton. sporting Goods, Rtns Barrels, Locka
Mounting Gun Materials, Ac. Send for {
Price List. Address ]. II. JOHNSTON 0reai
Western Gun Works, F9 smithfieid street
Pittsburgh, Pa. N. B-Army Carbfnea, -.
nss and Rsvolvsrs bought or trsdsd for.
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TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY.


stock exchange subject. Bassett, the
dishonest committee clerk, was again
on the stand but nothing new was elIc'
tied. Letters were read before the com.
mittee, which hstly contradicts Judge
Shermsn's testimony, and shows con-
elusively that he did receive money in
consideration of his influence over his
brother, Senator Sherman, on legislative
matters.
President Grant, Vice President COL
fax, and Senator Wilson, were in Balti-
more yesterday. for the purpose OF visit
ing the fair being beld in the Masonic
Temple. in aid Of the Orphan Asylum.
The Cincinnati Commercial complains.
editofially, Of the character OF the as
socisted Press dispatches, from Salt
Lake, both Is to quality and uantity.
Osborne, the murderer Of Mrs. Mat
tbews, Was refused q new trial in Chica-
90 Yesterday, and he is to be hanged
the Nth day Of March, the same day
that Driver the wiz murderer, is to
suffer the same penalty.
The Chicago money market coutin-
ues to improve and the prospect for an
active and early spring trade is good.
The celebrated Jumel will case was
concluded in New York, yesterday, by
the jury rendering verdict in favor
Of Chease, and fou nd as instructed by
the Court, on the point in relation to
Madame Jumel's life interest in the
estate.
The committee Of seventy have issued
. call for . mass meeting to be held at
Cooper Institute next Tuesday evening,
for the purpose Of considering the char
ter Of New York city, now before the
legislature.
tits suthoritatively stated that Stokes
counsel, after diligent search, have now
evidence of q startling character. which
will cause new trial TO be granted and
claim there will be no doubt OF bis &C.
quittal.
Dispatches received in London deny
tbe statement telegraphed from Cadiz
that the officers Of the steamer "Mur-
rillo" which run down and sunk the
emigrant ship, "Northaset." bad been
released BY the Spanish authorities.
They are still in custody.
1t is rumored in Madrid that 8 num-
Der of the Spanish conservatives lead
srs are sg,tsting the renewal Of the
csndidature OF the Prince Of Hohen-
zollen to the Spanish throne; and that
the movement had . large following
throughout the country. The rumor
has caused consl 'eral uneaslnese 10
government circles and the situation is
considered critical.
The poet. John G. Whittier. and
twenty-five other prominen: citizens,
have presented . petition to the Legis-
lsture Of Massachusetts,, asking that
body to rescind and annul the resolu.
ton which they passed sometime ago,
eenruing Hon. Charles Sumner. for
his action in offering resolution in the
United States Senate, to erase the
names of the battles won over the Con
federstes in the late war, from the
United States flags.
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CHARLESTON, w. Va, Feb. 20.
PoRr DEPOSIT, Feb. 20.
Railr0an Tariffs.


There is considerable excitement In
Missouri. Illinois. Wisconsin, Iowa
and Minnesota on the subject of rail-
road tariffs on cereals. Conventions
have been held by producers, and the
farmers are forming lodges TO make
the question political one. There are
one thousand of these associations In
Iowa and Minnesota.
The New York Evening Post says Ihe
governors of four of these states-llii'
no;s Missouri, Wisconsin and Mime.
sola-have recently called legislative
attention to the possible right OF the
state to offer some remedy. >,
One Of the ways by which this rail-
road oppression is perpetrated Is oy
means OF last freight companies. Inc
officers of o road or Of several roads
combined in q sort OF Credit Mobilier
the stockholders of whicn are the con-
spireing officials, who thus derive large
profits from merely putting there nance
10 oils of lsding; their cars take prece.
depce of those used on the general traf
fc The competition for fast tr.nspor'
tation lessons the general carriage q
the legal tariff. andeDables this Crsdl
Mobilier, composed OF the officers o
the road, to put money in their pocket .
the cost of the general stockholder
whose complaint a. to the suailness 0
his:proft 500 his capital invested 70 I'm NOR :.
freq uentlyth il than this sgrlcul'afs
enemy imagines; for ootn an.e az
swindled by the fast freight comPeny'
The solution of the problem -
whole, apart from abuses, is the prs
sing question East as well as West; 1ol
aside from the intrest Of the city OF ss' s
York in the grain production OF tn
West, the coal trade 10 indebted 70 to-
same cause for its principal eomplics
ton. The knot must be cut tor It CAT
not b united; but how 70 cut 1t 70
sahjset Of grave considerations.
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King Victor Emmanuel, who was
at hrst opposed to the abdication Of his
On. and refused bis return to Italy, has
.relsntsa, and 10 ready to Welcome him.
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RIVER NEWS.

CINCINNATI, Feb. 20.-River rising
with AZ feet in the channel; cloudy,
warm, indications Of rain. Arrived;
Andes, Wheeling Potomac, Memphis
Messenger OF St. Louis. No departure.
Business fare.
CHARLESTON, W. Va, Feb. 20.
River falling last with fifteen feet six
inches in the channel. Weather cloudy
and mild.
PoRr DEPOSIT, Feb. 20.
There is no change in the river or
ice gorge this morning. The rain
storm OF yesterday has had very little
visible effect ON the situation. Wealth.
er clear.
PITTSBURGH, Feb. 20.
River falling slowly, with ten feet six
inches in the channel. Weather clear.
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Assignees' Notice OF Appoint.
ment. '..

TN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
i United States for the District OF West
Virginia In Bankruptcy.
In tn, mattero John I. Gordon and WI.
liam A. Wright, partners as Gordon
Wright, bankrups.
To whom f may concern: The under.
signed, Joseph Apologize. Of Wellsburg: In
the county OF Brooke and State OF West
Virg mia, hereby gives notice Of the ap-
pointment OF himselk. with columbus
as a, signees OF the estates, partnership and
individual, OF John r. Gordon and Will
liam A. Wright partners az Gordon q
Wright, OF Wellsburg, in the county NJ
truoke in said district and who were. To-
wit, on the Sth day OF October, A. ID: 1871,
ad u"g bankrupfs, upon fhe petition OF
OF their creditors by the said court.
Dated at Wellsburg, the 7th day OF Feb
rua y, A. d. 1873.
f-ignedl JOSEPH APPLICABLE,
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0aA Justice.

: And this opinion 10 pretty general
It 10 certain that when the report com q
up it will be severely riddled. 1t will
be insisted that if Oskes Ames- and
Brooks are to be expelled, that either
the others should be csnsured or ex,
PEELED. The fraud Of the report viii not
Be- scquiesced 10, and it is possible that
in the hurly-burly Of discussion, al mo
tiens to expel will fsil. The smart trick Of
Piehiss eat Eve ssapsgsa,s,
Aud whitswashing all the other SINNERS,
will b exposed II Il remarked 70.
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of.
Mr. Al sat right in front where /
could see them. l don't blame them
for feeling easier when they found that
was to be made the scapegoat.
R.-The Committee seemed to agree
with you that they all bought the stock
and knew what they were about.
Mr.. A.-Yes, OF course they did
Does anybody suppose that such men
are such tools that they dido't kuow
what they were dolng1 The Commit
tee were not going to swallow their
stories, but they seemed to think ] was
the criminal, and while they excuse
these men Tor lying they want to expel
ne for telling the truth.
R.--But what about Colfsx7 The
COMMITTEE don't cay anything about
him. Isn't somebody going to move
his impeachment "e.'
Mr. Ames-No, / guess not. There
isn't time, you see 1t would take both
houses what's the use. Colfsx IL g
dead cock in the pit Hes down and
what's the good OF stepping on him.
(aere Mr.. Ames proceeded to make
some moral reflections on the qualities
Of the men who are supposed 10 be the
great men OF the country Ny expert
encs. said be, is something like that Of
NJ. Bayliss, who represented my dis
rict 10 Coogrees torty years ago. 10
ithsse days there we're no railroads or
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NOTICE BANKRUPTCY.

TN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
il United States for the District of West
Virginia. In bankruptcy
in the matter Of David X. Irwin and
Julius Wehrman, partners as d. X. irwin d
90, hsnkIupts-
District OF fWest;viTginis, o.:
p. .rsuant to an order o. said rourt, made
and entered February 6th, 1873, q second
general meeting Of the creditors OF sad
bankrupts will be held at Wheeling, In the
district and state Of West Virginia, on the
5,h dav OF March 1873, at 10 O'Clock. 4. L., at
the ffice OF Geo. B. aldwelI, kxq., one Of
the Regiters IN Bankruptcy for the District
Of W'st irginis, for the purposes Named
in the n section Of the Bankrupt Act of
March ID, 1857.
II. CONANT,
febls-f 10 Assignee.
The weekly Shasta courier., 1873-03-15
TERRIBLE ADVENTURE OLA YOUNG
kENTUCkIAN IN ILLINOIS.

Our young friend, John Harvey, return
ed last Sunday from an extended business
tour through Southern Kentucky and Hill
nois. He relates to US a very laughable
and somewhat singular incident that occur
red to him during the trip. While on the
trip he stopped at a hotel in town in
Southern illinois, and there was a grand
ball at the hotel that night. After partici-
patiDg in the festivities until late hour,
he called for and was assigned room, and,
retiring, was soon lost in the embrace OF
"tired natures balmy restorer, sweet re-
pose" On waking in the morning, he was
immeasurably surprised to discover love-
ly woman quietly sleeping by bis side. As
this was something unusual with him, and
being very bashful young man, he, quiet
ly as possible, gathered up his apparel, and
"silently stole away" to the hall outside
where he arrayed himself in his clothing,
and sought the landlord, and asked an ex-
PLANTATION of the strange affair. After some
investigation, it was discovered to be very
funny and embarrassing mistake on the
part of the lady. She was the wife of 6
young doctor who was boarding at the no
tel. Some time before the party broke up
he told his wife he would retire to his
room, and she could come when she chose
| He did not have time hardly todo so, when
he was unexpectedly called some distance
in the country to see sick patient, and
did not return until the next morning.
In the meantime his wife went to the room
she supposed to be the one assigned to heI
husband and herself. But seeing the room
vacant, and thinking she might be mista-
ken, she went to the next one. Here she
saw man in bed and clothes lying around
and, being fatigued and sleepy, hastily re-
tired, and thus it happened that our young
friend John had bed fellow. To say
that she was embarrassed when mutual ex
plantations were made, would not express it
For awhile the husband of the woman was
incliced to be very huffish about the matter
but the whole thing being grand mistake
everything was satisfactorily arranged
We advise friend John to lock and barri
cade his doors in the future to prevent
such sad accidents occurring to him, but We
don't believe he'll take our advice-Madi
sonville (Ky.) Times.
The weekly Shasta courier., 1873-03-15

YORK AND PoMERoY.-The question
DOW is whether York is perjurer or Pom
eroy briber9 We find this dispatch from
Topeka, the Capital of Kansas:
s-The Pomeroy investigating Committee
reported to the Legislature yesterday
The majority report, signed BY four meu-
bers, says Pomeroy was guilty of bribery
|iu attempting to corrupt members ofthe
nority report, signed by three members,
finds the charges of bribery against Pome-
roy not proven. the minority report was
adopted by the House; the majority report
by the Senate"
Thus it stands The Senate OF which
York is member, says Pomeroy attempted
to bribe York and the House OF which
York is not member, says that there is
not proof that Pomeroy made any such at
tempt, and this leaves York in worse fix
than York left Pomeroy.
The weekly Shasta courier., 1873-03-15

EDUCATIONAL CoNUNDRUMs-As the
Board of Education of San Francisco has
established as test OF professional eficien-
cy the guessing of this kind of conun
drums, the NIarysville Appeal suggests
these two to School Director Meagher in
the interest of education
"Twelve blackblrds sat on fence, and
man shot seven of them. How many re-
manned 7"
We fancy we hear Mr.. Meagher's prompt
reply:
"Why five of course y
Notso, Mr.. Meagher, forthe rest fly away.
elbow many legs, Mr.. Meagher, would a
calf have If you called his tail one leg ?"
Mr. Meagher, of course, promptly re-
plies:
give"
Not SO, Mr.. Meagher; for calling his tail
leg would not make it one.
We suggest that these conundrums be
inserted in the formula employed hy the
San Francisco Board of Education in the
examination of teachers, and volunteer the
information that plenty more of the same
sort can be obtained from the comic papers,
The weekly Shasta courier., 1873-03-15

SPECIAL SCHOOL TAX-Under a recent
decision of the Supreme Court, the Special
School Tax Law under which special taxes
Rad to be imposed on Districts having
$4,000 worth of property, is rendered in
operative All taxation must be equal and
general, and that is the correct principle.
The Special School taxes heretofore levied
aud collected in Shasta and Millville Dis
tricts were burrhens imposed by an uncon-
stltutional law which had to be obeyed un-
ril passed upon by the Supreme Court.
The weekly Shasta courier., 1873-03-15

SHASTA LAND OFFIcE.-John S. Fol
lansbee, Register of the Shasta Land office,
furnishes the following statement OF husi-
ness done in that Office from JAN /, 1872,
to December 20, 1872:
135 Presumption declaratory statements
have been fled, covering II, 799 acres
32 Homestead entries have been made,
covering 1916 acres
Military Bounty Land Warrants have
been located on 800 acres.
Agricultural College Scrip ofother States
(not California; have been laid upon 5, 100.
This includes COMMITTED Homcsteads
to the extent of 633 acres paid for in such
scrip]
27 applications for patents for mining
claims filed, covering l ,009 acres.
Mining claims have been entered, cov-
cring 254 acres.
Applications have been made by the
University of California to locate unsurvey-
ed lands covering 25, 164 acres
Surveyed lands 1927 acres
Lands sold at private entry, none.
Patents for town sites, none.
Applications by State OF California for
lieu lands in this district 1,720.
Officers and employees, John S. Folans-
bee, Register; Charles Mcdonald, Receiv-
err; Aaron Bell, Clerk.
Excess received in cash in cases in which
Agricultural College Scrip has been located
on double ninimum lands, 81 800. Cash
entries including 490 acres of COMMITTED
Homesteads. paid for in cash, 3,743 acres,
amounting to S6,S75 81.
The weekly Shasta courier., 1873-03-15
ST. PATRICK'S BALL.

NJ. B. HICKEY most respectfully informs his
friends and the public that he will give a grand
Ball aud Supper at his hotel in Whiskytown on
ihe evening of st. Patrick's day, March 18th, to
which all are invited.
TICKETS, FIVE DOLLARS.
No extra charge for taking care of teams.
MANAGERS:
Shasta.-Aaron Bell, J. V. Scott, r. Kennedy,
J. Leary, VIM Bickford, J. McGary, P. Hoff.
Redding.-Reub GARNER, E. Cloonin, B. Con-
roy, W. Thompson, T. Ryan.
Horsetown.-E. NJ. Dixon, A. Letter, J. Cogh-
Ian.
Whiskytown.-J. D. Blair, J. R. Williams, D.
Kemblc, r. Warfed, ]. Pryor, W. Walker, Fl.
Green.
Tower House.-A. Cusick, J. Harrison.
Mullen's Raneh.-Joe. Mullen.