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The weekly Shasta courier., 1873-03-22
U. S. LAND OFFICE,

U. S. LAND OFFICE,
SHASTA. CAL, February 22nd, 1873
In the matter Of the Pre- Exemption claim of John
Marshall to the of the Fractional S w and
the of the S E of Sec. 6 Township 29 r 6
West Mount Diablo Base and Meridian
Whereas John Marshall, of Roaring River, Coun-
ty ofShasta, State ofCaliforna has made applca-
ton to this office to enter agricultural land the
tract of land above described under the pre- emp
ton laws Of the United States, And Whereas on
the 10th day of February A. d. 1859, George
Hagehake filed in the Marysville Land Office his
affidavit alleging the said land to be mineral in
character and more valuable for mineral than ag-
rculural purposes, N;w Therefore notice is hereby
given to all whom it may concern that the under
signed have appointed the 9th day of March,
A. d. 1873 at 2 O'clock p. NJ. nt the U. S. Land
Office in the town and county of Shasta, State of
California the time and place for the hearing OF
testimony before the Register and Receiver of said Of
fee to determine the facts to the mineral or non
mineral character of said land, at which time and
place all parties in interest with the witnesses may
he heard. an their testimony reduced to writing ;
after which the proceedings will be submitted to the
Commissioner of the General Land Office for re.
view prior to final award. And in case of a fail
ure to appear and show the land to be more
valuable for mining than for agricultural purposes,
the said applicant will be allowed to enter the
land embraced in his application upon satisfactory
proof that said land is more valuable for agricul-
tura than for mineral purposes, and that the said
applicant has fully complied with tie require
ments Of the Presumption laws.
JOHN S. F0LLANSBEE, Register
CHARLES MCDONALD, Receiver
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An editor is man who lives on what
other people owe him until he starves tc
death. A subscriber is one who takes a
paper and says he is well pleased with it.
and "he ought to subscribe After be
has subscribed about seven years, the edi
tor writes to him and asks h,m to let him
have 81. 80 (two dollars and fifty cents) and
then the subscriber writes back to the edto,
and tells him not to send his old paper airy
more, for there is nothing in it, and then
the poor editor goes and s'arvcs to death
more e-Shenandoah Eeiad
The weekly Shasta courier., 1873-03-22

The Senate has confirmed the follow.
ing appointments for the Pacific Coast
John Sedgwick as Collector of In,ernal
Revenue Of the First District Of California
Fl. G. Rollins as Register of the Land
Office San Francisco Otis Perrin as Receiv.
er of Public Money at Stockton; S. H
Wright as Receiver of Public Money at
Carson City, New. !; j. q. Fullerton as Re.
ceiver of Public Money at Roscburg, Ore
gon, and f. b. Richings as Postmaster at
Salem, Oregon.
The weekly Shasta courier., 1873-03-22

The Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows Of
this State meets in annual session on the
fifth day of May next, and will consist Of
348 representatives. There are now at work
two hundred and ten lodges under the jur-
isdiction CT the Grand Lodge of California,
viz in California, POS; in British Col.
umbia, 8 !; in the Sandwich Islands, l land
in Arizona, l. The membership in the ag-
gregate as reported to December 3lst BY
20l lodges is 1920; number of Past
Grands, 2,517.
The weekly Shasta courier., 1873-03-22

EFFEcrUAL SURPRIsE.-A wife of near
" ten years, having given her servant hol-
iday was attending to culinary matters her
self, and hearing her husband coming in
the kitchen, thought she would surprise
him as soon as he entered the door by throw,
ing her hands over his eyes and imprintinS
kiss on mis- brow, as in days Of the hon
cymoou The husband returned the salute
with interest and asked, as be dsengaged
his hands: Mary darling where is your
mistress The vile discharged Mary dar-
iirg" the next day, and has adopted new
plan of''surprising" her husband,-Lancas-
ter penn Express.
The weekly Shasta courier., 1873-03-22
ASSESSORS NOTICE.

TIME UNDERSIGNED HEREBY GIVES
Il Notice t. the Property holders of Shasta
county. that have entered upon the performance
of my official duties for the current year and all
peFsoLs, companies associations in the County of
Shasta are requested to be prepared to give me or
one otmy Deputies the s atement required by Sec
on 1929 of the Political Code They are also
particularly requested % OBTAIN and be PRE-
PARED to give CORRECT DESCRIP-
TION of their LANDS, see Section 1854 Polit-
ical Code. | would call particular attention 10
the following provisions of the Revenue Law and
the Rules and regulations made in persuance
thereof by the State Board of Equalization:
Sec. 1927. All property must be assessed at its
full cash value
And Rule says the "Codc does not permit
any deduction from the "full cash value" on ac.
count of any Indebtedness of the owner, or on
any account whatever.
Rule s. If there be any difficulty in ascertain
ing the full cash value" of any property real or
personal, resort must be had to the ule of inter
probation prescribed by the Code, which is .the
amount at which the property would be appraised
if taken in payment of just debt due from a SOL
vent debtor"
Sec. 429. Every person who uulawfully re-
fuses, upon demand to give any County Assessor
list of his property subject to taxation or to
swear to such list, or who gives a false name or
fraudulently refuses to give his true name to any
Assessor, when demanded by such Assessor in the
discharge of his official duties is guilty Of mis-
denean"r.
Sec. 3,633. Ifany person, after demand T. ade
by the Assess r, neglects refuses to give under
oath the statement herein provided for or to COM
ply with the other requirements of this title, the
Assessor must note the refusal on the assessment
book, opposite his name, and must make an es-
innate OF the value of the property of such per-
son and the value so fixed by the Assessor must
not be reduced by the Board of Supervisors
Sec. 3,64S. Any pr perty willfuly concealed
removed or transferred, misrepreseuted by the
owner or agent thereof, to evade taxation upon
discovery must be assessed at net exceeding ten
times its value. and the assessment so made must
not be reduced by the Board Of Supervisors
D. C. OSBURNE, Assessor.
March 2lst 1873.
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The New Albany Ledger says: "There
is a man in Terre Raute who pays MS wife
regular salary of So week to keep her
mouth shut. Every time she speaks to
him. except when absolutely necessary, he
docks her one cent word He was out a
lite late one Saturday night, and she took
out months wages for his short, CON-
mings, and he finally had to agree not to
count, it, in order to sleep.
The weekly Shasta courier., 1873-03-22

THE IDLER-fhe idle man is an an
noyance--a nuisance He is of no benefit
to anybody. He is an intruder in the busy
throughfare of everyday life. he stands
IN our path, and we push him contemp-
tuously aside. He Is of no advantage to
anybody. He aunoys busy men. He makes
them unhappy. He is naughtin society.
he may have an income to support him in
idieness, or he may "sponge" on his good
natured friends But in either case. he is
despised.
The weekly Shasta courier., 1873-03-22
IMPROVE YOUR POULTRY!
It Costs no More to keep Good Fowls
Than Poor Ones.
Oakland Poultry Yards,
Cor. 10th L Castro Sts., Oakland, Cal.

SEASON OF 1873.
Eggs for hatching from the largest and Best
Bred Fowls in the World, carefully packed in Pat
ent Boxes and guaranteed to carry safely any
distance.
The varieties comprise Dark and Light Brahmas,
Buff, Black. White and Partridge Cochins, White
Leghorns, Houdans, Silver and Golden Spahged
Hamburgs, Gold and Silver Spangled Polish,
Black Spanish. Crevec@urs, Rouen and Ayles-
bury Ducks, Bronze Turkeys, and Sebright and
Game Bantams.
Send stamp fer Illustrated Circular to Geo. B.
Bayley. importer and breeder of Choice Poultry,
P. o. Box $50. San Francisco; also, agent for the
Poultry World q monthly illustrated journal, de-
voted entirely to Poultry tells how to keep Fowls
for Profit a complete repository of information
on the subject. Subscription only sl.25 year
Agents wanted in every town in the State. Ad-
dress P. o. Box $50, S. F.
Please state in what paper you saw this
advertisement.
n.4o 3n
The weekly Shasta courier., 1873-03-22

ANOTHER BOTTLE SToKY-An Ala
bama exchange says that sealed bottle
was picked up, short time since in Grants
Pass, on the coast of that State, which
when opened proved to contain manOran-
dun dated off the coast of Alaska, June
%, 1870, on board of the ship James, and
in the Russian language, announcing that
the ship had foundered and broken il
pieces This hottie must have dritted
through the North and South Pacific oceans
doubled the Horn and, in its voyage through
the Atlantic, fallen in the great equatoria
current, and been swept by it into the Car
ribean Sea, where the Gulf stream caught
it and carried it round the curcuit Of the
gulf, landing it, after its voyage oftwo and
half years, in the pass where it was found.
The weekly Shasta courier., 1873-03-22

a REMEDY.-The Quartmaster's Depart
ment OF the army has sent instructions to
the military department of San Francisco
to use the following remedy in case the
horses are attackted with the epizootic =
Chlorate Of Potash-A solution of one
tablespoonful In a pail of water One
fourth OF this quantity to be given twice a
day TO each horse.
The weekly Shasta courier., 1873-03-22

SrRAY.-E. G. Litrell, of Burney Val
ley, hereby gives notice that be has stray
steer in his possession which is supposed to
belong to Doris. 1t is branded d on the
left hip. Owner prove property, pay charges
and remove the animal.
The weekly Shasta courier., 1873-03-22

1t is not little singular that Senator
Schurz has preserved such ominous silence
upon the most important topics of public
policy during the present Winter session
of Congress. Heretofore he always had
an opinion on every subject that happened
to come up.-Omaha Bee.
The weekly Shasta courier., 1873-03-22

At medical examination a short time
back question was put to the student as
to the meaning of the word hypothesis. "
One candidate replied that it was "a ma
chine for raising water" another gave the
answer that it was something that happens
to man after death.
The weekly Shasta courier., 1873-03-22

An absurd thing recently happened at
Troy, 10 New York State. The wife of a
prominent citizen, supposing her last hour
had come. called her lord to her bedside
and unburdened her mind by saying that
she had been false to her marriage vow,
her paramour being near neighbor, whose
name she gave. She did not die at all,
and now DISAPPOINTMENT citizen is making
things quite ivel, for the near neighbor.
The weekly Shasta courier., 1873-03-22

The following conversation is reported to
have occurred between British tourist and
a steamboat pilot "That is Black Noun
tain 2" Yes, sir; highest mountain above
Lake George" Any story or legend con-
nected with that mountain ?" "Lots of 'em.
Two lovers went up to that mountain once
and never came back again" Indeed
why what became of them ?" "Went down
ON the other side y
The weekly Shasta courier., 1873-03-22

An urchin having found a cartridge tie
other day, rubbed it on the stove to see If
it was good for anything. As his mother
knits icft-handed nttens for him now, it
is generally supposed that the cartridge was
a GOOD one.
The weekly Shasta courier., 1873-03-22

1t seems to be thu understanding that
Jones, Senator elected from Nevada, will
engineer Governor Booths Senatorial light
in this State. He has the coin and knows
how to spend Millions Of dollars without
corrupting anybody. He will make the
campaign very ..lively.-Oakland News.
The weekly Shasta courier., 1873-03-22

An old lady lately visited travelling
circus. She was deligted in every respect
but one. In speaking of the proprietor
she said-"He has everything in his show
that is on the bills but the hippodrome-
| wonder where he keeps his hipodrome
Is it dead d?
The weekly Shasta courier., 1873-03-22
WILLIAM MAGEE,
U. s. Deputy SURVEYOR.

Also, having been appointed MINERAL SUR
VEIOR for Shasta County, by j. R. Hardenbergh
q. 5. Surveyor General for California is now pre-
pared to execute all Government Surveys, and
Surveys of Mineral Lands, for parties who wish to
apply for Patents. 0a;ce at Shasta.
Arril sth, 1871,
The weekly Shasta courier., 1873-03-22

Fifteen beautiful maidens of Terre Haute,
Indiana, proposes to jerk the forked light
ming for living, or, in other words learn
telegraphy.
The weekly Shasta courier., 1873-03-22
Dissolution Notice.

TIME PARTNERSHIP HERETOFORE EN-
Z isting between Geo Myres and John H. Hill,
in the milling and lumber business, under the name
and style of Myres Hill. has been this day dis
solved by mutual consent. The business will be
continued by Geo. Myres.
GEO. MYRES.
JOHN II. HILL.
The weekly Shasta courier., 1873-03-22

A Danbury man wears ten-cent silver
piece on his shirt bosom and calls it a
dime and pin, which it certainly is.
The weekly Shasta courier., 1873-03-22
TIN s H O P.

ME UNDERSIGNED. HAVING LOCATED
Il at the town of Millve, Shasta county, and
opened shop for the manufacture and sale of all
kinds OF Tinware and such other articles as are
usually to be found in such establishments respect
fully requests the support and liberal patronage of
the people of the surrounding country, and begs
leave to assure all, that his prices will be most
reasonable
Repairing done on short notice.
Stoves and Stove Pipe supplied on demand
Old Pewter, Brass, Copper and Greenbacks
taken in trade. Highest price paid for Wool
BENJAMIN SNOW
Millville, June 1, 1871.
The weekly Shasta courier., 1873-03-22
BOR n.
I)I ED.

In Shasta. March 18th. to the wife OF G. C
Schroter, Daughter.
The weekly Shasta courier., 1873-03-22

At Bear Creek. March 18th, Mrs. Sarah Adaline
Taylor, wife of L. B. Taylor
The weekly Shasta courier., 1873-03-22
EYESs EYES.
q
DR.. E. n. PARDEE,
OCCULIST AND AURISTi

4 FTER u protracted blindness of more than five
~ years, DR.. Pardee has made himself thoroug ghly
and scientifically acquainted with all diseases Of
the Eye, and is now practising with success not
surpassed in the United States.
All operations performed, such as strabismus, oil
cross eye Cateract by linear extraction Depression
or Absorption, Pterygium, or feshy membrane
growing the eye, Reduction of Staphy Iona, oil
bulging out of the eye, Artificial Pupil Fistuls
Lachrymalis, closing of the tear passage, and al
deformites of the Lids, etc. etc.
Artificial eyes inserted without the least pain
and possessing all the movements and brliancy Of
the real eye. large assortment constantly on
hand for sale at reasonable prices. The Doctor,
Eye bath for the treatment and cure Of all nervou,
disorders is used all over this coast
Thankful to those physicians who have sent hin
cases for operations. and hopes that his universa
success will warrant a continuance of their conf
dence. His celebrity as operator is co-extensiv,
With his success; as patients presenting them.
selves for treatment and operations from New Ycrb
and Boston almost month";.
Many patients can be see.l at the Doctors office
daily, in different stages of recovery.
Office: 737 CLAY STREET, oppes the Plaza
San Francisco. uy15
TAKE NOTICES!
IA liar is not to be believed altho' be speaks the
truth"
Reports are in circulation through the upper
country that have retired from business-that
have gone to the Atlantic States-that am in Eu-
rope-that am dead, &c.
To those interested will say that these reports
have been gotten in circulation for the fnrtherance
Of other parties who trying 10 obtain illegti-
mately eye practice. The reports have been start
ed by an itinerant Meuntebank and without the
least truth. as at my Office daily and attending
TO about sixty daily patients.
E. H. PARDEE,
Oculist,
jsl72-Iy) 1877 Clay Street, Esa Francisco.
The weekly Shasta courier., 1873-03-22
Dissolution of Co-partnership

Dissolution of CO-partnership.
iTNHE Co-PARTNERSHIP, HERETOFORE
Il existing between l.. Mullen and W. Kirby
under the firm name of Kirby d Mullen, was de-
solved by mutual consent on the l7th of February,
1873.
L. MULLEN.
Redding, Feb. Goth, 1873.
The business heretofore carried on in Redding
by Kirby Mullen will be continued by Mullen L
Robinson, who will pay all outstanding indebted
nese against the ,old firm.
1. MULLEN.
F. C. ROBINSON.
Feb. 2sth, 1873.
The weekly Shasta courier., 1873-03-22
TumOr of 12 Years Growth
Cured by Railways RcsOlyene.

BEvERLY, Mass July IL, 1867
DR. RApwAYI have had Ovarian Tumor in the oyae and
bowels. All the Doctors said there help it," tried
every thing that recommended; but nothing helped
your Resolvent and thought would try it hut had faith
because had suffered for twelve the
of Radway Pills of
Ready Relief and there is
and feel better smarter and happier than have for years
The the left side Of bowels the groin
write this to you for the benefit Of Others. rulh
\ L /. = AnIh
The weekly Shasta courier., 1873-03-22

Print d Directions go with each machine.
Orders taken at E. VOuntines, Shasta.
For County Rights, apply to
GEO. w. HARRINGTON,
gent for Del Norte, Klamath, Humboldt, Trinity
shasta, Siskiy,u and Lasseu counties.
Shasta, Nov. 30th, 1872.
The weekly Shasta courier., 1873-03-22
TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN.

March 18th, 1873
The weekly Shasta courier., 1873-03-22
HEALTH! BEAUTY!

STRONG AND PURE RICH BLooD-INCREASE OF
FLESH AND WEIGHT-CLEAR SKIN AND BEAU
-TIFCL COMPLEXION SECuRED TO ALL.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-07-03
Notable Sale of Blooded Stock,

On Tuesday last there occurred, al
Johnston's Depot, two miles from the
residence-uf Col. Bacon, ..quite-a notable
sale of biooded stoek-some 8 or 9fine
horses owned by Bacon: and Holland.
Mr.. Holland is a Northern gentleman,
and the horses were sold upon dissolu.
ton of copartnership. Prominent among
these horses was the famous stallion
B Lynch burg, whose shoulder, 1T will be
remembered, was seriously injured by a
RAILROAD accident some three years ago.
Since then he has devoted to breeding
purposes. He was knocked down on
Tuesday at $1,000. Safeguard brought
$3.50. Bullet, $3.50. rvanderlee, $500.
Father Ryan, $500. John Payne, $500.
A mare, unnamed, SS425. And two filliss
were sold to Col. Cash at private sale.
The occasion was quite a stirring one
at Johnson's--bringing together large
crowd both from our Dwn section. and
from distant parts. Many gentlemen oi
our State, distinguished in connection
with racing and stock raising, were pres
ent. Among them, Col Cash, Gen. Ha-
good, Mr.. Ellerbe, Mr.. William Aiken,
Col. Moore, Col Fludd, and Col Wood
ward, President of the State Agricultu-
raj Association. Col. BACON had pre-
pared barbecue for his guests, and the
day was one to he noted among the stock
raisers and gentlemen of the turf
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-07-03
COM MMERCIAL
:. hOOOOI1H, u VI =.
GOLD-Buyingat at lis and selling at LII
ArrrCnA Tn

AOOOolH, u UAy -.
GOLD-Buyinga at l l5 and selling at III.
COTTON-We report steady market
to-day at tlS@1Ss for orLiverpool Middling.
The demand has been fair, but confined
exclusively to the higher grades" Sales,
1I3 ;receipts, 59.#
BACON-Clear Sides, l0t@lO!; g. r.
Sides. l0t6 lGl; Sho1E Eers, so a@Sa; Hams
l5@l7; d. S. Sides, 10; D. S. Shoul-
clers, 74@7!; Long Clear Sides, 90; D.
S: Bellies, 10@104. . -. =
CoRN-White-by car load, S6@ss
WHEiAT--Amber, 81 o5@1 rs; red,
81 90; white, 81 s5@l' 90.
FbOUR.-City MiIs-StoyalPs IS Mill =
The Pride of'Augltsta, sfl so; Golden
Sheaf, $40 %; Extra, 50 80; Little Beau
.tv, 81 90. Augusta Mill--Gilt Edge,
81. 90: \ No. l, Sll 50;. Extra, SO so; Tip
Top, SO so; @. X Superlinc, IS %. Gran
ite MIill-Pilot. IS 10; Sunbeam, ~ GO;
Double Extra. SlQ25; Fancy Family,
Sll2 Country and Western Flour
81 J0(d 10 50.
OATS--White ami mixed, 62!@65
LACK Seed. So; Red Rust Proof, $65@6S.
PEAS-lVe quote atS1 30@E50.,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-07-03
Reorganization of t6essabrs Club.


On Saturday last thejsabre Club was
tout in full force, and. three or four more
clever young gentlemen were enrolled as
| members, This Club, which has now
been in existence one year, is certainly
avery pleasant and mosts desirable fea:
tire in OUT secHons ANDY are glad ,ta
announce, its successful perpetaation.
f0h Saturday the annual election took
place, with the following result, Major
w. T., GARY being reelected to the
Presidency by Saselantaion:3 staa!i@S
MO. Glover, 1st Vice-President
A. A. Clisby, I'd Vice-Pres.
James B.sTompkins, srdfvice-Pfes.
w. enn,Secretary
o. F. Cheatham, Treasurer
George Adams, Color Bearer. -.
:. Stephen1T. Hughes, LIST Steward
Frank Belts, End Z"
John. Adkins, ard >. 49,.
? Samuel Mays 18th - a. .. -
VIM. Kinnaird, 9Th {"
o L. Miller 9th ''
Eaecutive Consmittee-Sam. B, Hughes,
James F. Griffin, Ben Rambo, NJ. L.
Bonha1n, Jr.,, ~ OF. eY|>
Color G,tard4Eod Stevens, John But
ler,. James. Adams, Seth Bntler.l ~!
On the 18th inst, 8 Bartecne7Picnic is
to be given, the Club in the Chevis Creek
neighborhood, near the residenceof Vice
President NJ. o. Glover, which every
body interested ~ the Club, especially
the ladies', is RESPECTFULLY invited to at
tend, c.5-y-5s, -. ~
And IN the fall it is to be hoped we
shall have another Tournament 'iahd
Ball. Gi.''i.ss'S - =
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-07-03
s TeSribIe Riot in Dublin. :

New YORK, June 26:-Irish papers
contain particulars of terrible not at g
fire 10 Dublin, on the night Of the 7th o
June About eleven that night fire
broke out in .Kelly's timber yard and
stores On Thomas street, one of the most
densely populated partsof the city. With.
in an hour after the fire commenced from
twenty to thifty thousand persons had as
sembled in the neighborheod, whose OBJ.
iect seemed to be tie plunder Of houses
Soon after the arrival of. the fire engine;
the principal water pipe burst The moi
tore the hose from the hydrant, which
they smashed. Capt. ingram then .had
the street torn up and the steam fire zen.
;eines put in which worked in waste wa:
ter from the main. The fire spread across
alleys and causeways. -.
The police were powerless to- oSmaintain
|ogder The mob tore open thereof of the
house of Mahony, wine merchant, :pillag,
ed his store, and carried cases of cham
pagnesto the roof, where they drank sl
much Some Of them rolled.off.< Policemen
were stoned and some of them completely
disabled. Several priests, who tried to
check the disorder, were beaten by tht
mob and the windows Of their chapel
smashed. Four companies OF infantry
and troops of dragons were called out
and at length restored order. : :, Firemen
and several soldiers were seriously wound
/ ed. The mebythrew bricks and stones
from houses upon the, soldiers and fought
them with bludgeons, Forty Of the riot
ers were arrested, many If them badly
wounded: ..A..t:s $500 ~
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-07-03

@- The american Farmer for July is
promptly at.hand, asusual, its pages full
of useful apd varied matter for the farm
er and gardener, appropriate to the, sea
son and the section OF country in which an
this journal is so popular. Its contents
are substantial, reliable and practical,
.embodying the experiepee of men dis
itinguished in their positions as agricul-
.turists, and no branch of farm work but
receives its full share of attention. Pub
'lished bs sainl. Sands q, Son. Baltimore,
Md, atslJo ayear sor.at 81, jim clubs Of
five}or more.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-07-03
The Rhett-Cooley Duel.

> New ORLEANS, July IA private dis
patch from Bay st. Louis states that q
duel was fought near Montgomery sta
tion, this morning, between ex-Judge
VIM. II. Cooley, and r. B. Rhett, Jr.,
editor-in-chief of the Picayune, in which
Cooley was killed at the second shot.
The difficulty grew out of an article
published in the Picayune, and reply
from Judge Cooley, published in the
Times, of the 9th. Col. Rhott was moi
touched. 1t is understood that Rhet
was the challenged party. -,