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Year: 1865

TxsLBY's EXPRESS along the route 10
North Fork are now furnished their mail matter
and papers the day following the arrival OF the
Shasta stage. Travellers from the lower Trinity
find the North Fork stage line a great conve-
nieuce, and al interested in tri-weekiy comnnnl-
cation with that section should patronize II
Year: 1865

LET HE'LL IIA:E IT'S 0wy.-The Union judges
from the Eastern dispatches that the evidence
against Writ, the Apdersonville Uaynau, is so
revolving as to fill that precious villain with
awful apprehension to the result If there
is q remote corner Of hell which is more intense
ly hot than the rest, Wirtz deserves and will in
all probability be assigned It.
Year: 1865

To MAKE LEAD PENCIL MARKS INDELIPLR
writings are written in pencil. This lie partic-
ularly the case with the letters of our brave
soldiers sent home from the army. Such
ping the letters In skinned milk and then dry
Ing them. Even India rubber will not effect
Year: 1865

NAw loRK August 1.-THE Heralds Rich
mond correspondent says: Major General A. Il.
Terry, commanding the Department Of Virginia,
last night received his promotion frou the War
Department as Major General in the Regular
Army of the United States by Brevet This is
indeed promotion in every way 6i to be made


Major General John Gibbon, OF the late Twen-
teth Corps. will be assigned TO the command OF
Petersburg, under General Terry, in place of
Major General Harisun. Who. under the last
order Of The War Department. IS unassigned,
and therefore returns to bis rank in the regular
army
Year: 1865

THE remains of Brigadier General Wright
and Mrs Wright who lost their lives by the
wreck of the Brother Jonathan, were buried
in the Sacramento City Cemetery, on Sunday,
with appropriate and imposing ceremonies.
This funeral cortege, says the Union, was
over mile long, and the largest ever wit
messed in the city. 1t required about half
an hour to pass given point. On arriving
at the City Cemetery the interment took
place in the State plot. After the remains
of General Wright and those of his wife were
deposited in their last resting place, volleys
were fred over their graves by the battalion
under Colonel Hamilton.
Year: 1865

SINGULAR CoINcIDRNcE-All the Copper
head sheets that have come under our notice
since the election, attribute their defeat to
the mot coming out'' of their followers
Thank God, we have no such sheet to howl
for Shasta, and we here take the liberty OF
stating, in behalf of the Democracy, that IN
this county they showed an industry worthy
of good cause. In this town we could
count something over forty Union absentees
from the polls, but no Democrat was missing
and if the truth were known, it is more than
probable the same rule worked all over the
State. This talk of rebel sheets about the
reticenee of members of their party, fools
nobody but themselves. Out of the larger
cities, these treason mongers can coun; their
adherents on their fingers and when there
is chance to clog Government wheel, or
get an office for une of their number by
means of a vote or a guerrilla raid, every
one answers to his name. They are all
thar
Year: 1865

A PoTATo AS Is PoTATo.-Mr. Ken is a
farmer residing Oh South Cow Creek, twelve
miles from Millville. Through DIR. Guptill,
of the latter place, he sent US as a specimen
of the products Of his farm potato-or
rather family of potatoes Joined together
something after the manner of the Siamese
twins, each member of well proportioned size
for boiling with the jackets on, and weighing
four and a quarter pounds. Mr.. KEN is
certainly ahead in potatoes, but from this
specimen we are going to try and beat him
next year.
Year: 1865

A CHANGE.-For some four years back the
people of Trinity county have got their sup
plies of -four, wheat and feed from Scott
Valley, taking from Shasta and Tehama
farmers what previously had been a good
market for them. This year the tables are
turned, and very Unexpectedly the market
opens for US. This is accounted for because
Of the grain above having got into the hands
of combined body of spectators, who have
put the price up. Our theory is that the
Idaho country has made draft on Scott
Valley, and given them a better market
We hope it is as we surmise, as it will be
better for all concerned.
Year: 1865

JUDICIAL ELEcrIoN.-The returns come in
slow. 1t is safe to say Sanderson' s majority
will be at least seven or eight thousand =
Next week we will probably be able to give
official vote of this county.
Year: 1865

DANcE.-A very pleasant affair in the
dancing line came off at Armory Hall on
Thursday evening last. The writer was a
spectator for short time-even condescended
to walk through one quadrlle with a very
agreeable partner. Liked it; but couldn't
stay. We rather expect the supper was
good. May be able to say positively next
time
Year: 1865

The Commissioner of Internal Revenue
has decided that Were person keeps a
horse. the use of which is necessary to the
prosecution of his business. the expense of
keeping the horse, including feed. &C., may
he deducted from his income When the
horse is used partly for pleasure, so much of
the expense for keeping him as is clearly
referable to productive labor may be deduct
Year: 1865

EXTRAORDINARY FEAT.-A remarkable ex


plot was performed recently on board the
ship Mindanao. homeward bound from Iqui-
que to Liverpool 1t appears that when the
ship was to the south and eastward of Cape
Horn she sprung a leak and made to the ex-
tent of six inches of water in an hour. The
vessel was placed in imminent danger, and
it was only by constant pumping the leak
could be kept down. After the pumping
had continued about six weeks. the vessel
being then about two degrees north of the
equator, it was considered desirable to
ascertain, if possible, the position of the
leak. With this object Mr. VIM. Hewitt,
the chief officer, volunteered to 90 over
board and examine the vessel. Having
dived into the sea he looked all along the
hull of the ship, and ultimately found out
that water-bolt on the starboard side of the
upper rudder band had worked out, and this
caused the leak. On reaching the surface of
the water, the diver directed the carpenter
to make stout wooden plug, and having
obtained it he again descended. Having in
serted the plug into the bolt hole, whence
the leak originated, he succeeded in striking
it with his hand to fix it temporarily, and
was obliged to come up Immediately for re-
spiration. A third time he descended, tax
ing with him a hammer, with which be
struck the plug fixing it as firmly as circum
stances would permit. That his efforts were
successful was proved by the fact that the
leakage of the ship ceased, and she made no
more than the usual quantity of water, three
quarters of an inch, during the remainder Of
voyage. The plug still remains in the ship.
The depth that he reached in diving under
the vessel was about six or seven feet, the
difficulty of the operation being increased by
the rising and falling of the ship consequent
on the swell which prevailed at the time.
Year: 1865

CAMERON is swindler, Butler thief, Jim
Lane and John Brown murderers and trait
ors. but they are loyal, and when Democrats
speak of them as they deserve, they utter
expressions of disloyaltyn in the estimation
of the Courier


The above are the closing lines of para
graph in the Mountain Democrat of Saturday
last commenting upon line and half
clipped from the COURIER, reading thus =
Expressions of disloyalty are frequent in
the mouths of Democrats" Whether such
language is disloyal in the estimation of the
COURIER or not, we are willing to give the
Democratic sentiment the benefit of our cir.
culation, and let our readers judge. In
return. we ask the Democrat if it is loyal to
extend aid and comfort to the enemies of our
country in time of war? If JEFF. Davis Is
not much injured, chivalrous gentleman
If the assassination of President Lincoln by
| Davis friends, in time of war, was not an
act over which Democrats should be permit
ted to publicly rejoice with impunity? If the
| imprisonment of such is not unconstitutional
and anti Democratic? Do not Democrats
utter disloyal sentiments when, in time of
war, they loudly cheer for the leader of our
country's enemies as well as for the assas
sins who took the life of our country's Chief
Magistrate? If it is loyal for Democrats to
do such things, then we were wrong in
saying Expressions of disloyalty are fire.
ouent in the mouths of Democrats
Year: 1865

It is m astonishing fact that nOtwith.
standing the disgusting statements sworn
witnesses before the Wire trial are obliged
to make, ladies will continue to attend the
Court and listen to the horrid and vulgar de.
tails. In the name of decency, and in be.
half Of the more modest, We enter respect
full and solemn protest.
Year: 1865

past-must not think Of home, of kin
dred, Of wife or babe-his work is be-
fore him, and thought is chained to his
copy.


You know him BY his works, who
read the papers and are quick at typo
graphical errors-Nhose eye may rest
on the mute evidences of ceaseless toll;
correspondents, editors and authors.
who scorn the simple medium of your
fame, think not that the printer is al
together a machine-think not he is
Indifferent to the gem of which he Is
but the setter-a subtle ray may pen
citrate the reccsses Of his brain, Of the
flowers he gathers some may leave
their fragrance upon his toll Worn fin
gers. But when you seek a friend,
companion, adviser-when you would
elevate one who for sympathy may
represent either or both-when you
want judges, legislators, governors and
presidents-o, ye people, advertise
"W anted-a printer"
Year: 1865

WANrED-A PRINTER. Wanted
"a printer says a cotemporary.
Wanted, a mechanical curiosity, with
a brain and fngers-a thing that will
set so many type day-a machine
that will think and act, but still a ma
chine-a being who undertakes the
most systematic and monotonous druid
gerry, yet one the ingenuity of man has
never supplanted menchanically-that's
a printer.


A printer-yet for all his sometimes
dissipated and reckless habits-a hard
worker, at all times and hours, day
and night; sitting up in close and
unwholesome ofice. when gay crowds
are hurrying to the theaters-later still.
when reyelers are zone and the city
sleeps-in the fresh air of the morning
in the bright and gushing sunlight
some printing machine Is at his case,
with his eternal, unvarying click click !,
Click click the polished types fall
into the stick; the mute integers of ex-
preston are marshalled into line, and
march forth as immortal print. Click!
and the latest intelligence becomes old
the thought a prineiple-the idea a
living sentiment. Click click from
grave to gay, item after item-a rob-
berry, a murder, a bit Of scandal, a
graceful and glowing thought in
turn closed by the mute and impres-
sive fingers of the machine, and set
adrift in the sea of thought. He must
not think of the future. not recall the
Year: 1865

base of the Sierra NeyadaS, and Its


water Is so highly impregnated with


alkaline matter as 10 parch and burr


the tongue on tasting it; wash Your


hands in it. and the skin will shriyel


unless Immediately rinsed in fresh


water. The lake has been most inaptlv


termed the dead sea" of the west. Ii


should be called the live seat is a


sea of life, and is always lively from


the most dreadful storms. 1t is true,


the lake contains no fish of any kind,


yet its waters TEEN with animal life.


This alkaline solution abounds with


myriads of aquatic insects and animal


cula. They are first seen as a larva


floating on the surface, then lower in


the water in the form of animalcula,


and finally they sport in the shape of


small grub-worms, swimming about in


the manner of little fishes. The margin


of the lake is strewed with their tiny


carcasses, where they are driven by
storms and piled up in ridges Or mounds
from one foot to three feet in hight.
Their remains emit very unpleasant
odor, over and around which continually
swarm peculiar black fly, either feed
ing off the decomposing mass or depos-
iting its ova. The lake affords fine
feeding ground for innumerable water
fowl, such as gulls, ducks, geese, brant
and swan, which remain in the neigh
borhood until spring, laying their eggs
on the many islands in the lake. 1t is
said that many of these birds have been
shot and found with the webs of their
feet eaten off by the corrosive quality of
the water. The few Indians that now
inhabit the country around the lake col
lect vast supplies Of those aquatic grubs,
and, after drying them in the sun, roll
them between stones until a white kernel
falls out, which they mix with the flour
of wild rye and roots, and devour as
luscious morsels. The lake contains
numerous islands, several of which have
many boiling springs, sending up beau
tiful columns of steam. All Of the
islands present evidences Of intense vel
canic disturbance on every side are to
be seen the craters of those extinct fires,
and lava and other igneous remains
cover the ground with their fantastic
forms. Numerous large streams flow
into the lake, which has no apparent
outlet. Though it is we'll sheltered by
a succession Of lofty mountain ranges
encircling it, perhaps no more boisterous
sheet of water can be found anywhere.
Storms and hurricanes prevail full nine
months of the year; they are not regu-
lar and continuous, but occur in the
most sudden and ftful fashion, without
a moments premonition, which renders
any attempt to navigate its waters TN
pleasant if not hazardous. Near the
southern extremity of the lake are the
remains of three very remarkable vol
canoes. These three cone shaped peaks
rise to the hight of fifteen hundred feet,
presenting craters of great and variable
depth, from which there once belched
forth vast volumes of molten lava.
Their sides, from summit to base, are
even now covered with vast accumula-
tions of debris, and offer most inviting
field to the curious and intelligent tray
elerS.-Reese Riuer Rereile.
Year: 1865

AN ACT prescribing the punishment for entcine or


aiding seamen TO desert the naval service of The


United States


lie II enacted by the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentat'oes Of the United States Of america in Con-
gress assembled, That any person who shall entice
or procure or attempt endeavor entce or procure
any seaman or other person in the naval service of
the United Staes or who has been recruited for such
service TO desert IhererOm. who shu in anywise
and or assist any snch other person in desert
ing or IN attempting to des from said naval service
or who shall harbOr conceal protect or III any wise
assist any such seaman or other person who may have
deserted thererom, who shall refuse 10 give up and
deliver such person on the demand of any officer
thOrzed to receive him, shall be punished by lmpris
Onment not less than SIX months than three
years. and by fine of not more than thousand dol
ars To be enforce in any court Of the United States
having jurisdiction


Approved, July /, 1864
Year: 1865

ANOTHER MILITARY CANDIDATE on RECON
sTRucrIoN.-tirncral Cox, ofShcrluan Sarmy,
who is now the Mon candidate in Ohio for
Governor, is out in long letter giving his
view Reconstruction. On the question of
negro suffrage. he says that the white aud col
ored people of rhe South cannot live together
as equals, politically, and he therefore tayors
peaceabIe separation ofthe two races, ON South
ern soil, the blacks i'll their separate condition.
to enjoy full political rights. He does not pro-
pose, however, to permit his private opinions
to prevent HIM from going a cordial support to
such measures as Congress and the President
may deem the best for the final adjustment and
settlement Of the difficult questions that have
grown ont OF the war
Year: 1865

a Saratoga lettcr-writer, in speaking often.
Grants visit says; . had the pleasure to
spend some time with him, light my cigar by
his, and listen while he talked with young
officer Of Sheridan army about the war and
result. OF Sheridan he said, Il remember the
exact words; He is a good man, and one of
the ablest men men in this country OfSher-
man he said: There is not better man III
America to lead an army to battle He avow
ed his belief in the Monroe doctrine. and said .
Since the setting up of the monarchy in Mexi-
co was an act which France would not have
thought of but for our domestic troubles, it
was therefore untriendly to us, and our govern
ment should at least give all its moral force in
aid of the natives against the French. ="
Year: 1865

The GENERAL episcopal CONTENTION
In view of the approaching general convention
of the Protestant Episcopal Church at Phila-
delphia in September, Bishop Potter, of New
York, has addressed fraternal letter to the
Southern Bishops. The most important por-
tion of the letter is embraced in the subioined
paragraph Bishop Potter says:


" have cOrrespOnded on the subject with
the Bishops, and think myself authorized to
state that they sympathise with me generally
in the desire to see the fullest representation
of the churches from the South, and to greet
their brethren in the Episcopate with the kind
lest feeling"


If this appeal should be responded to by the
Southern Bishops, in the spirit in which it is
made, the result, politically, as well as in a
religious point of view, will be of the greatest
Importance. Opposition will doubtless be made
by minority of the convention to the represen-
tation of the Southern churches. But there is
no doubt Bishop Potter correctly intcrprets
the feeling Of the vast majority fthe members
of his communion. They desire to set an ex-
ample of peace and fraternal regard. And in
doing so they do their part both as members
of the church and citizens Of the republic
Year: 1865

LUCKY AND UNLUCKY--A young man from
Worchester, private in the 57th regiment. in
the battle of Cold Ilarbor year ago, was hit
by ball in the chin, which badly fracturedthr
bone, and tore out several teeth. Another ball
hit the right shoulder, fractured the shoulder
blade and remains undiscovered. The third
ball passed through his abdomen and brought
him to the ground. His companions dragged
him to hole, where his body and head could
not be seen by the enemy but his legs being
exposed, one ball passed through the calf of
his leg, another cut deep grove through his
shin, another cut through the top of the in
step, and another carried away the next 10 the
great toe. He lay in the hole all day, and was
then taken prisoner and starved for several
months, yet this young man is now in WOr
cester erect and in good health, and not per-
ceptibly lame His name is f. Z. lockwood.
Year: 1865

A British army officer reports in the
London Star the result of professional
visit to the army of the Potomac, in
terms exceedingly ALTERING to the pow
er of the United States. He states that
he considers the Northern States incx.
haustibls in men aud money. The
writer furnishes a pen and ink sketch
of Gen. Grant. He discovered q re-
semblance of Gen. Grant to the Duke
of Wellington, and very striking like
ness Of Gen. Grant to the second son
Of the Duke, In travelling thousand
miles through the United States he saw
very little to indicate the existence of q
great war, and nothing that gave the
least sign of exhaustion of men.
Year: 1865

TIE Providence journal tells the fol-
lowing story about a member of Con
gress from the Pacific coast: Oregon
sends fresh backwoodsman to Congress
who had never seen railroad till he
camc on this season. He had heard
much of the tricks of sharpers, and was
determined to keep his eyes aDsn. lie
kept them open SO wide that when the
conductor came and tore off the coupon
of his car ticket, he seized that worthy
officer by the throat and had nearly
made an end of him before he could b
persuaded that no wrong had been done
That man will make a sharp repfesep ptu,
tive at Washington.
Year: 1865

A more perfect refutation of the
charge that negroes will not fight we'll
has rarely been afforded than in the
recent fight at Scottsboro, Ala, where
forty two colored soldiers defended q
blockhouso against nearly one thousand
rebels of Lyons command, and finally
cut their way through greatly superior
jrces of the enemy. The rebels lost
one Colonel and seventeen men killed
and forty or fifty wounded. The Union
casualties were six men wounded.
Year: 1865

A Coop STORY is told of an old lady in
Ritchie county, West Virginia, who own
ed a large tract Of barren land which she
could not sell, and who took the advice of
visitor and poured some petroleum oil
along the streams which meandered
through it. The report spread abroad of
surface indications on the land, and a
whole brigade Of oil hunters came flock
ing down upon the old lady. She sold
her land at fabulous price, the owners
agreeing to give the lady one-eighth of
the oil. The old lady thought she had
pretty good joke on the spectators, but
it turned out that they had better joke
on her. The enterprising fellows set up
their derrick, and put down an auger,
and in short time they struck we'll
which yields one hundred barrels of oil
per day.
Year: 1865

The following truthful remarks in re-
ference to Senator Ludlam, are from the
Trentor Gazette, and will be read with in
terest by the Senator's friends in thi
part of the State:


In the Senate, on Tuesday of last week
Hon. PROVIDENCE LUDLAM, of Cumber
land, offered the following:-


Be it resolved by the Senate blouse of As.
sembly concurring) that the thanks of New
Jersey are justly due and are hereby rendered
to those patriotic citizens OF Philadelphia who
have shown so much substantial kindness of
heart to our soldiers from this State while pass
ing through that city to and from the seat of
war, in feeding the hungry, nursing the sick,
up binding the wounds of the MANNED !; and that
these kind acts, done to our citizens are, and
ever will be held in grateful remembrance by
our State, long after the red hand of war shall
have passed over our land, and peace returned
to their homes and ours. Adopted.


This is a well-timed and most deserving
recogn ition of the kindness which the cit
liens of Philadelphia have shown to New
Jersey soldiers in passing through their
city when going to and returning from the
seat of war At the soldiers eating-house
near the foot of Washington street, thou
sands of fsoldiers from this and other States
have been feed, without being charged
therefor single penny-the expense Of
the institution being provided for by mer
chants and others of that city For this
they deserve our thanks.


By the way, speaking of Senator LUD-
LAM, we cannot refrain from saying that
no man upon the floor of the Senate is
more watchful for the interests of his con-
stituents; of the interests Of the State ;
nor more firm supporter of the great
principles of the Union party, than he
Thoug h not a professional speaker, what
he does say is so full of common sense ;
so directly to the point; so true an index
of his own deep, we'll settled convictions,
that it always tells upon his associates, and
where no political issue is involved, usual
ly carries majority with him. Cumber.
land may we'll be proud Of having so watch
full and SO able representative on the
floor Of the Senate.
Year: 1865

ONE WOMAN EQUAL TO THIRTEEN
MEN.-It was lately stated at an English
Bible association anniversary, that cal
culation had been made respecting the
proportionate value of the service Of gen
tlemen and ladies, as collectors for char
liable and religious purposes, and it was
found than one lady was worth thirteen
gentlemen and half.
Year: 1865

~ A we'll known character in Lon
don, frequently figured on juries When
on jury, as soon as they had retired to
their room to deliberate, he would but
ton up his coat and turn in on bench,
exclaiming gentlemen I'm for bringing
in verdict for the plaintiff, or defend
ant, as he had settled his mind, and all
creation can't move me. Therefore, as
soon as you have agreed with me, wake
me up, and well go In"
Year: 1865

The Pension Bureau desires it to be
known by applicants .or pension that it is
unnecessary for them to go to the expense
of obtaining certificates of the loss of limbs,
as the Bureau has that information already.