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Year: 1869

FFaneIGcO Sold.


We received last night about a half
column telegram from San Francisco
detailing the particulars of magnifi-
cent gloritication there and in Sac
ramento over the driving of the last
spike in the Pacific Railway. At San
Francisco the day was ushered in with
'thunders of fort and of fleet;" thirty
locomotives were set in a row with
steam up; and at ten O'Clock dispatches
being received from the junction an
nouncing that the golden spike had
been driven with the silver hammer
into the tie of polished laurel, and that
the last link had been forged in the iron
tie that bound the Two oceans, (Which
dispatch the imaginative reporter says
"sent a thrill of joy through the city'D
those thirty locomotives opened their
awful throats, all tho other steam whis.
ties in the city did likewise, and sim
ultanaously they set up fearful
screaming the like whereof never was
heard on the Pacific coast before. At
the same time the bells were rung, guns
were fired, the Chinese beat their tom
toms, and all the devilish enginery in
the city capable of making noise was
taxed to its utmost.


All this and much more being de-
tailed in a graphic style peculiar TO a
people that gives Its towns such names
as "You Bet," the account concludes
with paragraph stating that much re-
gret was expressed that the roads we're
not Joined and that the ceremony had
been postponed till Monday, and that
the failure to connect was occasioned
by the non. arrival of Mr.. Durant, the
President of the road, whose failure to
arrive was occasioned by the detention
of train, which was stopped by some
unpaid and hungry employees of the
road who refused to let it proceed until
they were paid. The deferred ceremo-
ny is expected to take place to-day.
Year: 1869

Improving the Government Credit


The important announcement was
made in New York Saturday, by the
Secretary ofthe Treasury, that he would
at once proceed to enforce the Sinking
Fund Law OF 1862, and would buy
million OF Five Twentios per week.
This announcement, combined with
other influences perhaps, produced a
remarkable rise in all classes OF the
public funds, Ten Forties as we'll as
Five Twenties-the rise being from one
to two per cent. There was at the same
time q decline in gold.
Year: 1869

REDEMPTION Or BONOSs


It is stated that Secretary Boutwell,
has sent instructions to the Assistant
Treasurer hero to buy one million
government bonds weekly until fur
ther orders.


THE STORY OF THE ARAGo EXPLODED.


A Washington dispatch says that
the State Department to-day re-
ceived report from Government oth-
Ger in New York, in reference to the
story of the departure OF the steamer
Arago laden with arms and munitions
of war, and carrying thousand uni
formed men, destined for the 1nsurgent
army in Cuba. Secretary Fish was
we'll informed in regard to the steamer
In question, as he had previously been
satisfied by the Peruvian Minister that
he had purchased or chartered the Ara
90 10 convey stores to his Govern
ment. She sailed from New York
with regular papers and With
no attempt at concealment. Inc
report that she had on board regiment
OF men and large amount or arms
Minister Garcia and the Secretary OF
State. The Arago did not have SOL
dier on board, neither did she carry
any arms. A small amount OF powder
and some ammunition and certain
commercial stores composed hef cargo
and she carried only her regular crew.
She sailed under the auspices OF the
Peruvian government, and cannot
therefore, without violating the good
faith he used except in the manner
specified in her papers.


A sH1PLoAD FOR CUBA.


1t appears, however. that on
Tuesday there sailed from New York
the steamer Perit, chartered by
Cuban, and containing war ma ma
terial and carrying about 3OO
men. Her clearance paper showed that
peaceful port, and that the prohibition
relating to arms, &C., had been erased
as had frequently been done before
with the knowledge of the Spanish
Consul at New York.


ANOTHER PREPARING.


1t is stated that the steamship Quaker
City is being remodeled. Her saloon
deck which has been taken off Is coal
ing rapidly, and will soon sail for an
unknown destination. She is believed
to be IN the interests of the Cubans.
Year: 1869

Those who indorse the stupid assertion
that ''Catarrh will get well OF ITSELF, or Is
durable by snufhng or inhaling the nos
truus in common use, Will DO We'll 70 re-
member that the local disease depends al
ways upon JeTne1ltdttUe condition Of The 0t0Od.


Medical writer's are wont to speak or "a
tarrh as a simple local Inflammation, and
be! h It's importance and rational treatment
are either wholly ignored, or receive but a
pasStnH notice from the general practitioner;
and thus Catarrh as surely predisposes to
Consumption as does the day precede the
night and is in fact the prelude to that
disease in eight cases out of ten.


The disease is everywhere prevalenti peo-
pie resort to such means as always 1nil, then
give heed to the popular fallacy that II 1s IN
curabIe and settle into q sort or mental
apathy, encouraged by the belle1 that the
family physician knows all that is known
on the subject and thus matt ers stand, while
the disease progresses until hope Is dead, and
lie becomes a mockery, when comes the
stereotyped and hackneyed advice OF "a
visit TO the country" ga change OF climate.
"a sea voyage" "a return OF health in the
to is that which lies beyond the confines OF
the fostering grave, and the spring IS that
season which blooms eternal when LIES ht-
ful fever Is over.


Let those who donbt this portrayal of Ca
tarrh question the poor consumptlVe, whose
sun OF life Is going down at noon, or Watcn
its prOgress upon those who neglect It's time
" and judIciOuS treatment. A !tltle Whlle
and we miss their coming; youth and health
have faded from lips and cheek: the light
from the eye has gone out, the hands are
foldedly pe6ceably over tho still heart-they
are gone.
Year: 1869

centralized. if not by the passages Of laws,
then by the adoption. through partizan
influence, Of an amendment directly in
conflict with the original design of the
Constitution. This proves how necessary
it is that the people should require the
administration of the three great depart
ments of the Government strictly within
the limitations Of the Constitution. Their
boundaries have been accurately defined,
and neither should be allowed to trespass
upon the other. nor, above all, to encroach
upon the several rights of the people and
the States. The troubles of the past four
years will prove to the nation blessings If
they produce SO desirable result 7Gf1


Upon those who became young men a.
mid the sound of cannon and din ofarms,
and quietly returned to the farms. the fac
tories, and the schools Of the land, will
principally devolve the solemn duty OF
perpetuating the Union of the States, in
defiance of which hundreds of thousands
Of their comrades expired. and hundreds
of millions of national obligations were
incurred. A manly people will not neg
lect the training necessary to resist ag-
gression, but they should be jealous test
the civil be made subordinate to the mill
tary element We need to encourage. in
every legitimate way. a study of the Con-
stitution for which the war was waged, a
knowledge of and reverence for whose
wise checks by those so soon to occupy the
places filled by their seniors will be the
only hope Of preserving the Republic. -.
The young men of the nation, yet under
the control of party, must resist the ten
dency to centralization-an outgrowth Of
the great rebellion-and be familiar with
the fact that the country consists Of united
States, and that when the States surrend,,
cred certain great rights for the sake Of a.
more perfect union, they retained rights,
as valuable and important as those which
they relinquished for the common veal. L


This sound old doctrine, far different;
from the teachings that led to the attempt
to secede. and kindred theory that States
were taken out of the Union by the rash
acts of conspirators that happened to dwell
within their borders, must be received and
advocated with the enthusiasm Of early
manhood, or the people will be: ruled by.
corrupt combinations of the commercial
centres, who, plethoric from wealth. annu-
ally migrate to the capital of the nation to
purchase special legislation: Until the
representatives Of the people in Congress;
more fully exhibit the diverse views, and
interest of the whole nation and laws;
cease to be made without full discussion
at the behest Of some party leader, there
will never be proper respect shown by
law-making power either to the judicial
or executive branch Of the Government.
The generation just beginning to use the
ballot box, it is believed, only need that
their attention should be called to those
considerations to indicate, by their yetesi,
that they wish their representatives to OBJ
serve all the restraints which the people.
Year: 1869

unlimited sway, endeavored, by costly


and deliberate trial, to impeach one who


defended the Constitution and the Union


not only throughout the war Of the rebel:
lion, but during his whole term of office


as Chief Magistrate; but at the same time
could find no warrant or means at their
command to bring to trial even tbeqchief
of the rebellion. Indeed, the remarkable


failures in his case were so often repeated
that for propriety's sake, if for no other


reason, it became at last necessary to ex-
tend to him an unconditional pardon.


What more plainly than this illustrates


the extremity Of. party management and
inconsistency on the, one hand and Of fac
tion, vindictiveness, and intolerance on
the other? Patriotism will hardly be en-
couraged when, in such record it sees
that its instant reward may, be the most
virulent party abuse and obloquy. if not
attempted disgrace. Instead Of seeking
to ''make treason odious," it would in
truth seem to have been their purpose
rather to make the defence of the Consti-
tuition and the Union crime, and to pun
ish fidelity to an oath of Office, if counter
to party dictation, by all the means at
their command. -


Happily for the peace of the country,
the war has determined against the as
sumed power of the States to withdraw at
pleasure from the Union. The institution
of slavery also found its destruction in q
rebellion commenced in its interest. It
should be borne in mind, however, that
the war neither impaired nor destroyed
the Constitution, but. on the contrary,
preserved its existence. and made appar-
ent its real power and enduring strength.


All the rights granted to the States. or
reserved to the people thereof. remain


therefore intact. Among these rights is


that Of the people of each State to declare
the qualifications of their own State cleo
tors. It is now assumed that Congress
can control this vital right, which can
never be taken away from the States with
out impairing the fundamental principles
of the Government ITSELF It is necessary
to the existence of the States, as we'll as
to the protection of the liberties Of the
people; for the right to select the elector
in whom the political power of State |
shall be lodged involves the right Of the
State to govern itself When de1fiYe1 OF
lis n.ascq,kii kiixes tie lsll.liz
power worth retaining; alI will Be- rome, shd7
81 80, ..sn - lsA ~ -
Year: 1869

Enter upon the performance of his official duties
for the current year. He would call particular at
tention to the following section of the Revenue
Law:


"If any person shall willfuly make, or give,
under oath affirmation, false list of his or her
or their taxable property, false list of taxable
property under his, her, their control, such per-
son shall be deemed gnilty of perjury, and upon
conviction thereof, shall be punished therefor as
is by law provided for the punishment of perjury
and any property willfully concealed, removed,
transferred, misrepresented by the owner or any
agent thereof, to evade taxation, shall upon dis
covery be assessed at ten times the amount of tax
for that year, which would otherwise have been
assessed upon 1t and fifty per cent of the amount
OF such additional tax, when solicited shall be paid
to the person persons who shall furnish the
Indignation which reveals the property SO conceal
ed transferred, removed or misrepresented and the
remaining fifty per cent, after deductlng the usual
per centage for collection, shall be paid into the
Treasury, for the benefit of the Common School
Fund of the State


Attention is also directed - the following section
of the Act of 1866, relating to Shasta county:


The Assessor of said county is authorized aud
it is hereby made his duty collect all the poll or
per capita tax except the road poll tax. and the
taxes upon all movable personal property and upon
the entry of any assessment of movable personal
property, to any person. firm. corporation associa-
ton, or company. who does not real estate
sufficient in the opinion of the Assessor to insure
the payment of such tax within the county, to de-
mand the payment of the taxes upon the same ;
and if such person. firm, corporation, association.
or company shall refuse or neglect to pay such
taxes, the Assessor shall, by virtue of the power
herein vested in him, proceed to collect such taxes
in the same manner prescribed by law for the Col
lector."


If Tax Payers were to have list of their pro-
perty prepared, ready to be sworn to, as the law
directs, by the time of my reaching them, they
would thereby perhaps save themselves mach an
noyance, as well as facilitate my work.


A. P. LADD,


Assessor of Shasta County.
Shasta, April 8, 1869. sde
Year: 1869

The editor of the World says he knows
of frauds which were committed at the last
August election in more than one polling
place in Boise County. Suppose he does,
what does that prove but the necessity for
Registry Law We made no allusion to the
last August election, nor had we that event
in our mind when we wrote, but the way it
seems to touch the raw and cause the World
to dare - the WAVE and talk about false
hood and slsndcr, we may have touched upon
more recent occurrences than we were aware
of. As to the charge being "pointedly
aimed at Democrats" we make the charge
against all who violate the law as an argu-
ment in favor Of registration and summon
the editor Of the World as good witness.


He knows enough, by his own admission, to
render registry law an absolute necessity.
Year: 1869

1Hs Audlaacte, Notwithstanding 3
confused mixture of half-iormed
ideas, appears to be rational at times,
and has come to the conclusion that
We were right in our premises with
reference to the power of legislation
TO elevate any one above the social
sphere to which nature assigned him
in the economy of creation and yet
sort of hallucination seems to have
taken possession of the editors brain
that it is necessary to legislate the
negro down and the white up to pre-
vent equality, at the same time ac-
knowledging that the all-wise Great
or fixed the social status of the white
man and the negro in the beginning,
and that it cannot be changed by hu-
man legislation. The startling dis
covery that China woman cannot
be legislated to an equality with an
American lady should entitle the
editor to a vote of thanks from her
he so manfully rescues from the deg
relation his own imagination had
placed her in.


No, Mack, you are mistaken, and
wilfully so, for you have been told
better, when you suppose the editor
of the WAVE or the Republican par
ty desire any legislation on the sub
ject of simple impossibility, the
elevation of an inferior person to a
superior place in society. No Re-
publican fears OF desires social equal
ity y; they merely say, let the ques-
ton take care of itself; let every
man and woman choose his or her
own associates, and If Democrats
wish to associate with and marry ne
groes, for Gods sake let them do so.
Republicans feel able without the in
tervention of law to take care of
themselves, and should there be any
among them who fear contact with
the inferior races and are not able
of their own force of character to
maintain a superior position, let
them 90 down to the inferior where
they belong. 1t is not very modest
in man or woman to claim superior
ity over any class, and at the same
time ask legal protection to maintain
them in that position.
Year: 1869

Whoever has been in the habit OF car
rying of card pictures from Leslie's picture
gallery. and finally took away handsome
sun-pearl of lady, is requested to bring
back the sun pearl, at least, and to desist in
future from such practices. If the latter
picture is not returned within ten days it
NAV be so described as to point disagreeably
10 the person who has it in possession
Year: 1869

We hear new domestic tragedy spoken
Of to be entitled the Stolen Tripe, or the
Mistaken Butcher, in which the beneficiary
is supposed to wrap himself in whole triDe
as a cloak and strut across the stage.
Year: 1869

Notwithstanding Grants antipathy to
ostentatious display, and his request
that the customary Inauguration Ball
be dispensed with for the occasion, the
finest building in the United States, and
the best Treasury building in the world
is TO be devoted for the night TO Tsrpsis
corean delights, while the day is to be
devoted to pageant in honor of the
American Hero. beside which. the A the
nian Panathpea would be insignificant.
With altogether a different object in
view Gen. Grant has assured the success
and increased popular interest in the in
auguration ceremonies by postponing
the publicity of his selections for Cabi


net officers until after the Inauguration.
The legion of anxious expectants. du-
bious aspirants and the bearers of hearts
whose hopes are almost forlorn, will now
screw their courage TO the sticking
point and march on the office seekers
4th OF July, as many of them never
marched before, in the column of Grant.
The mere announcement of the Cabinet
would have been a damper on thousands
who will now strain every nerve 10 give
ocit TO the occasion, and thus by a flank
movement and the longest speech he
has ever made Grant has, probably un-
intentionally, accomplished two purpo-
ses- The determination TO withhold
the names until sent to the Senate for
confirmation, not only assures an imme~
diate Executive session after the expi-
ration of this Congress on the 4th of
March, but indicates the call of the new
Congress. The time intervening be
tveOn this and the new administration
is wholly insufficient TO dispose of the
important questions effecting finances,
reconstruction, internal improvements,
etc, already presented, and an immedi-
ate session of the Forty First Congress
is imperative. Grants significant asser-
ton that he will as vigorously require
honesty and efficiency from his appoin


tees as he would from the appointees of
his predecessor, was statement the
circumstances would not have suggest
ed had il not been a prominent consids
esation with him, one upon which he
had determined, and gave utterance to
for purpose. 10 is assurance and noti-
tication in advance that useless officials
in very department will be rooted out
and kept out, the Whiskey Rings be
broken. and the rivers be turned into
the official stables To cleanse them of
corruption. The country expects this of
Grant, and if faithful honest, econom-
ical administration of the appointive
offices is secured the country will bless
him who has the power to accomplish
this more than Herculean task
Year: 1869

the Shasta Courier of January 2}d is
responsible for the following: 1--WE
heard a good Joke on resident of Dog
Creek the other day. The party referred
TO is bachelor and lives on the wagon
road. A few days ago an emigrant
wagon from Oregon came along and
camped near our friends place. The
head OF the family soon made himself
acq uainted with the proprietor of the
premises, and asked him why he didn't
get a woman to keep house for him.
The answer was, that he intended to
marry just as soon as a woman willing
to enter into the bonds of matrimony
could be found. The Oregonian re-
marked that he could find him partner
if he would take her. The bachelor
said that was right into his hand, and
the emigrant invited him to his camp.
The Oregopian called up a bouncing
damsel of about twenty years, and in
formed him that the gentleman accom-
panying him was 'on the marry, and
willing to take her for better or for
worse. The damsel, delighted with the
prospect, advanced, and seiZing our
friend by the hand, assured him that she
was glad to meet him, and was ready to
marry him at the drop of a hat, while
the old lady hastened up and congratu~
lated her 'darter' on her good luck. Sur
prised and alarmed at the serious turn
matters had taken, our friend, who is
constitutionally opposed to the instItu-
ton of matrimony, endeavored to ex.
plain, by saying he was only joking and
did not want TO marry. At this the Or
egonian became very indignant, and the
would-be bride requested her father TO
take his rifle and 'drap the varmint in
his tracks At this affectionate sugges-
ton the bachelor lsft tor his fortificas
tions, the last thing he heard being the
voice of the old lady consoling her dis
appointed 'darter' with the remark that
it was best to let the blk go, as he
weren't man enough to do her any
how"
Year: 1869

THE Gazette evidently thinks Ashley's
purity of elections, hill Republican
dodge To control the Democratic vote
and defeat Major Bruce at the next dell
egate election. The Colorado TruR-
script, which makes pretensions of De-
mocracy and divides the animal creation
by the came political rule as the Gazette
takes a different view of it. In the is
sue OF January 2Gth. il says OF the bill.
"The House, however, is to be congratu-
lated on taking n fair view of. and hon
orable action upon the subject. This
system will prevent repetitions of such
management of returns as placed our
Territory in a false position at the last
election. Had this plan been in opera
ton last September, there is no deabt
but the Democratic candidate tor d. ie-
gate would have received the certificate
Of election in accordance with the will
of the people. as recently expressed by
handsome majority of the votes. BY
this bill the influence of the horde of
Federal office holders, who control the
Territory, will be broken, and a fair ex-
preston of the popular will can be OBJ
tanned. This measure cannot fail to
meet the approval of every well>wisher
of the Territory.
Year: 1869

Pits MS SUCCEssOR.-About the time the
Ecumenical Council was being inaugurated IL
was reported in the cable dispatches from Rome
that his Holiness expressed a desire that il ne
should die during the session of the council his
successor should be declared by acclamation I'm
tne presence OF the assembled prelates, by the
not ooftgatory, custom or efecting the Pope by
ballot i'm secret conclave. He has now issued a
be dissolved and the cardinals shall elect sue
cessor to the chair of st. Peter i'm the usual way
The idea that the Pope intended the council of
bishops assembled in Rome 10 have any voice i'm
the election OF his successor is erroneous. None
but the dignitaries composing the College of
Cardinals have any right % vote for the election
OF Pope, but they might have carried out the
Holy Fathers wishes by declaring his successor
openly and by acclamation in the presence of
that mighty assembly OF a thousand prelates
gathered from all quarters Of the earth.
Year: 1869

Hoes WANT SULPHUE.-whether hogs require
sulphur as an essential to their health or
whether 1t is sought by them as a condiment,
may not be known for certainty. But one thing
Is sure, they devour it with greed whenever il Is
to be found 1t is for this purpose, probably,
that they eat large quantities of soft coal which
contains large amount of sulphur. Perhaps
this is the most economical method Of supplying
hogs with sulphur during the winter, when they
require good deal Of carborn. But in the sum-
mer it is better to feed il TO them in substances
which contain less carbon, on account Of their
producing less heat. Mustard is one OF the best
things for this purpose, and on that account
some Of it should be sown in every pasture into
which the hogs are turned. If hogs are kept up,
or are In small yards, il Is well 20 supply them
highways, or to cultivate some OF the better
varieties for them. They win eat its leaves,
flowers, seeds and dstalks.-Praiyie Farmer