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Year: 1868

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


elf any person shall willfully make, or give,
under oath or affirmation, false list of his 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 or 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 or persons who shall furnish the
information which reveals the property so conceal
ed, transferred, removed misrepresened, 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 to the following section
of the Act Of 1866, relating to Shasta county:


The Assessor of said county is authorized and
it is hereby made his duty to 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 own 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 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 much an
noyance, as well as facilitate my work


A. p. LADD,


Assessor of Shasta County.
Shasta, March 2, 1867. m7
Year: 1868

A YOUNG fellow in Michigan dreamed that
he went to Fremont, Ohio, and married a
pretty girl whom he had never seen before.
and acting on his mothers advice, he packed
his trunk and started for Ohio. He searched
two days in Fremont without seeing the face
he had seen in his dream, and tten be saw it
In the Post Office, told his story, popped the
question, received an affirmative answer at
once, was married next day, and took his
bride back to Michigan.
Year: 1868

and iett ncr wlvuvuU es W oru-v,u -uue, third day she wrote me loving note, asking why l had called, and desiring to know if l were ill. Sine begged me, if able, to come to her that evening. I Ireceivcd the note, and sent verbal answer by the mes senger tfat would come. I felt as If I Was very generous in granting tue inter view.

 T was very much astonished the same afternoon to see Lau a in Wall Street. When first saw her she was coming out of Broad Street. I instantly recollected that Ais office was in Broad, andI was at once satisfied that she had come direct from there. 1 Was crazed with anger at the thought; but managed to suppress ali emo- tion by the time she had come up my steps and stood in my ofice-hece, even there where 1 have seen yo"s Laura stauding, and spoke to me across the bars.

 ''She had been to see nim-she confess it; but studiously avoided telling me for what. My manner did not perhaps en- courage her to tell me more, but she made no alluslon to her reasons for calling other than that 1t was on important business She had come to my office to tell me that she would have to postpone our engage ment for that evening; she would not be at home; she was compelled again to at tend on her sick friend, and begged would come the evening following. At that mo- ment, stage was passing; she hailed it. and, bidding me goodbye she sprang ill, and was gone.

 '1t was not ten-not five minutes later that saw him come from Broad Street and spring into the next stage which fol- lowed in the same direction. Furious with Jealousy l called carriage, and directino the driver to catch the stage in which Lau7 "a was, sank back in the cushions and gave myself up to my reflections, The stage was soon found. I saw that Laura was still In 1t, and directing the driver to fol- 10" at safe distance, kept close watch upon her, unobserved At length she left the stage, and left the coach I dogged her through three or four blocks, and at length saw her enter the residence of that man! She entered hastily and authorita- lively, she passed the servant without a word, and saw her, ere he had closed the door, ascending the staircase to the sleep ing apartments above. saw her in the room above, saw her lay aside her bon net, and then saw her arrange the blinds of the windows to exclude the light and observation.

 s'And at length I saw him come and en- ter. I saw him, too, in the room above,

 ''Neither of them left the house that night. They were the servants who ire. quently came out, and then returned to the house. I know that neither left the house that night, for watched till morn
Year: 1868

The "Repealers" of Nova Scotia have passed set of resolutions in the House of Assembly, against the Provincial Union the vote being 36 to 2. These figures car ry a look of decision with them. The whole controversy, in fact, turns upon fig ures, the Repealers showing by arithmetic that the Province loses oyer half million of dollars year by its partnership in tbe grand business of the Domionion; that sum being the excess of the revenue, which the union manages, over the expenses of it's government of Nova Scotia. There is also a stamp act to make the Blue-noses angry; and they are showing plainly enough that they prefer their own "barn" to the great ''house" at Ottawa. They are as active as bees in their "agitation" for repeal; but it is probable the throwing of a little dust among them-say half a million of dollars-would make them as quiet as Virgips pacifed bees in the Georgia.
Year: 1868

At social recently, a noted wag
found himself in The course Of the even
ing, in general conversation with a nery-
Gus looking stranger. Pointing out to
him gentleman of an inquiring turn of
mind in another portion of the ROOM he
| said :l"Do you see that man there? He
has mania-a very unpleasant one too,


He is possessed with the idea that he
must bite off strangers ears, and it has
caused dreadful amount of trouble. do
not know whether he will show any Of
the symptoms to night, but preceiving
you are stranger, deem it my duty to


put you on your guard. Don't let him
approach very close to you" The ex-


preston Of horror that spread over the
face of the nervous man clearly proved


that he heard the warning A little Ia
ter the benevolent informant got opror-
tunity to tell the ipquirihg man that
that man (ponting out the warned in
dividuaD was a physical wonder, as a
roaring noise could be distinctly heard
proceeding from his ear by getting with


in eighteen inches Of bis ear. Our curl
GUS friend was struck with such an un-
heard of phenomenon, and very properly
began to work him self close enough for
a personal investigations. The move


ment was seen by the nervous man, and
great drops Of apprehensive sweat oozcd
out from bis brow and trickled down his
cheek. Nearer and nearer approached the
one, aud more terribly Intense grew the
horror of the other The space between
them was slowly but surely lessenibg.
The curious man was within an ace Of
the roaring when the agony Of The "roar-
er"' reached its crisis, and cleoching bis
fst, he landed it between the lockers ol
the unfortunate searcher after physical
wonders, shouting at the top Of his voice:
F''Bite of my ears, win you?" The effect
Eof this on tho astohiShei audience was
very effecting pos '3s''" s'H'' D'H
Year: 1868

Somebody says the first thing that turn
ed his attention to matiimony1was the neat
sandoskilful manner in which pretty girl
-ijiandled brooiu. Yes, he may see, the
stisie when the manner in which that broom
evil be handled will not afford him SO much
satisfaction.
Year: 1868

The RE1ss FORGERY CAsE.-The Reiss
forgery case was set for hearing in the
police court yesterday morning. Mr.. Noise,
counsel for the accused, waived an e1ami-
nation, and asked that the prisoner be
bailed for his appearance to answer for
felony.


The Mayor declined to admit him to bail ;
whereupon Mr.. Noise reminded his Honor
that only few weeks ago young man
charged with murder (James Grant, had
been allowed bail without the motion OF
counsel. He did not wish to be considered
as finding fault with the Mayors conduct
in that case, but insisted that If bail had
been allowed Grant there was no reason in
the world why Reiss should not have the
same privilege. -, -. +


The Mayor replied that Grant had been
bailed because there was only slight sus-
picion of his guilt. Aside from this diff
ference, Reiss could not be allowed bail
because there had been no examination OF
the CASE


After some further dialogue Mr.. Noise
withdrew his assent to the proposal to waive
an examination, and wished to 60 into the
case Immediately, but owing to the fact
that the forged notes were not in court it
was continued until Monday morning.
Year: 1868

The NEW GAS REGULATIoNs.-The ordi-
nance adopted by the City Council at the
last meeting makes several important
changes in the regulations about the city
gas. The most important are: - y. "
r THAT the inspector shall take the register
of all weekly metres once week, and Of all
her-raetres orcea month, and he shall In
spect every metre once month
That the COMMITTEE may employ such person
or persons to assist the inspector as may be me-
cessary, at such price as they may fix, TO be
reported to the Council That
should the tenant omit TO give at least three
days notice of his intention TO remove, or 70
report Immediately to the inspector any defect
in the pipe, metre, etc., he shall be fined not
less than five nor more than ten dollars Andr
that payment for gas shall be made monthly
by all persons except those who Thy the super
intenden y may be required to pay oftenerS
and that the committee or inspector, in any
case wherein he or they deem such precaution
proper to secure the city against loss, shall
require the deposit Of a sum in advance, ior
other security, to insure payment for what
will become due for gas lt
Year: 1868

ASSAULT AND Battery. j. Morris
appeared before the Magistrates court yes
terday and made affidavit that Joseph Ker-
sey did unlawfully assault and beat him on
the 29th Of November; whereupon the
Sergeant was directed tolsummon kersey to
appear at the next term Of the court TO
show cause Why he should not be punished.
Year: 1868

CONTRIBUTING TOBACCO STAMPs.-We
learn that elsewhere tobacco-tax stamps have
been offered for sale at a price less than the
tax. This is prima .facie evidence of fraud,
and we presume that in the course of events
we shall have them in use in illicit manu-
factories here. It is spprehended that the
counterfaiting of these stamps will mate
rally interfere with the legitimate manu-
facturers in this city.
Year: 1868

TIE OLD UNION HOTEL, which has been
vscant for many months, has been rented to
tobacco manufacturer Of this city, who is
fitting it up for that purpose and getting
ready for the coming season.
Year: 1868

"LET US HAVE PEAoE."-A leading
New York Journal that has supported
General Grant for the presidency, refers
on Wednesday to this motto Of his, and
says "We look now to see these words
converted into acts-to see the olive branch
substituted for the sword in the Southern
States, negro supremacy quietly superse-
ded, and such measures adopted as will
create harmony out Of discord in that ge-
nial and fruitful portion of our country
comprised in the States now suffering from
a mistaken and vindictive policy. We
look also, and hopefully, to this, that after
the 4th of March next there will be check
put upon the monstrous corTuptions which
prevail in all the departments of the gov
ernment, that economy shall succeed ex-
travagance in the disbursements of tire
public funds, that the public debt shall be
reduced as rapidly as possible, and that
the taxes which press upon the people
shall be made more easy to bear"
Year: 1868

THE Two-THIRDs RuLE.-Henceforth
we raise our voice against this political in
iquity. Its operations have been evil,
and only evil, from the time it was first
adopted by the National Convention of the
Democratic party down to the assembling
of the last convention, which met in New
York on the 4th of July. 1t has served
only to engender confusion and strife in
our organizations, and to kill off all the pop
ular favorites who have successfully arisen
in the party, from the time of its adoption
until now. To it, more than to all other
causes combined, may be attributed our
present defeat, and it will continue its
baleful influence in the party as long as it
is recognized as a rule of our National
Conventions. DOWN WITH THE
TWO-THIRDS RULE, then, say we
and let every Democratic journal in the
land, desirous of seeing the party enamel
pated from the sway of demagogues and
political tricksters, take up the cry. We
will rccur to the subject again,
Year: 1868

The great quadrenaial contest for the
Presidency is ended, and Gen Grant is
the victor. The soldier candidate has
beaten the statesman; the representative
of a centralized despotism has defeated the
representative of civil liberty the man of
lifelong experience in civil affairs, with
broad and comprehensive views of states
manship, is set aside for one who is but a
child in intellect, in all that relates to
grave and weighty matters of State. Be
1T so. As in duty bound, we bow to the
mandate of the people. But we have long
since learned to scout the adage, Voc pop
ali, Uoc Dei," as the very quintessence of
demagoguery. We shall not, howev-
or, despair of the Republic, because we
are steadfast believer in that divinity
which shapes our destinies, rough hew
them how we will" Dark and lowering
as are the clouds which gather upon our
political horizon-cheerless and unprom-
Using as is the prospect before the country,
we are not unmindful of the fact that it is
possible for the All-wise Dispenser of hu-
man events to evolve good from evil
Four years ago, the prospect was equally
dark and forbidding. Andrew johnson,
who had gone down to Tennessee, as Saul
went to Damascus, breathing out threat
enings and slaughter, was suddenly eleva-
ted to power, and good men trembed with
apprehension lest this fierce fre-brand
should spread wider the flames of vindic-
tive persecution and death But, strange
ly enough, his eyes were opened, and he
has stood firm ever since, like rock in
mid-ocean, breaking the force of the waves
of radical aggression. May not General
Grant do the same? True, we have but
little cause to expect such result. We
have supposed that General Grant would
deem it his duty to do no more than to ex-
ecute the behests of vindictive radical
revolutionary Congress. But, now that
he has reached the goal of his ambition,
he may not be the plastic servant of that
body which his former conduct has led us
to believe. The National Int,Uigence,
says:


1t is possible that General Grant may,
>on taking the Presidential chair, remem-
Der that he is the President of whole
people; the solemn oath which he will be
called on to take on that day may be tc
him real and deep responsibility the
names and characters of Washington, o.
Madison, Monroe, and the other great pa.
triots who have filled this high office, may
crowd thick upon his memory, and he may
feel an honorable ambition to quit thai
chair with the love, the respect, and tn,
veneration of all his countrymen. Sucl
thoughts may come with the position, anc
if they shall guide his conduct they ma,
bear nobler harvest than the bitter fruit
of an hour of passionate, frenzied, politi
cal struggle. We should be among th
first to hail such spirit, and shall onl,
be too happy to admit, along with tn
American people, in such an event, tina
what now seems to us a great public ca
lamity has been transmitted into blessing
If liberty, the Constitution, the Just right
of the white race, and peace be restored
we shall be only too profoundly rejoice
to take note whether the hands by whic
this has been accomplished are of our ow
or an adverse party.
Year: 1868

PoLITIcAL TREAcHERY-Th National
InteNfgeneer promises such an expose of
the betrayal of trust in the management of
the late campaign, "As will enable the
party Represented at the New York Con-
vention to profit by the experience SO
dearly bought" We hope the Lnte1igen-
Ger will also thoroughly ventilate the orr
gin aud objects Of the recent attempt to
withdraw Seymour and Blair from the
ticket, and to substitute other names in
their places. The rank and file of the
Democracy win be glad to know all about
it. Let us know where the treachery is,
and who is responsible for this last most
extraordinary movement. Give us light.
Year: 1868

A PREDICTION CoNoERNING GEN. GRANT.
In aspeech made last week at Crestline,
Ohio, MIR. Vallandigham said


Now, my republican friends, | have
not said anything against General Grant
in this campaign. have not done it for
"a purpose. If he is fit to be president,
long before his term expires l viii be found
supporting him, honestly and cordial
ly, against the leaders of the party which
expects to elect him in November. Loud
cheers. And you will have no right to
cry out g traitor against him; you will
have no right to talk about his Tylerizing,
or his Fillmoreizing, or his Johnsonizing
you. You nominated him in Chicago !;
you put PLATFORM something called a
platform into his hand you asked him
for an acceptance of it, and he accepted,
and 1 dare say he would have accepted the
democratic nomination too. Laughter. ]
But he took care in his letter of acceptance
to say that he would proclaim no policy.
He did not consider it advisable to do so
in advance of the election-to say what he
would do when he was elected Now, /
pray you to remember that told you on
this 26th of October, that Gen. Grant will
reject the mad, fanatical, revolutionary
radical leaders of the organization which
put him forward, if he proves true to the
Constitution and the Union of our fathers


Loud cheers. If he will restore to this
government its harmony, and give back to
the people their rights, North and South,
l will be found among Lis cordial support
ers. because ] will be found in opposition
to the radical party"
Year: 1868

The NEXT House OF REPRESENTATIVES,
That it is eminently desirable that there
should be two-thirds radical majority in
the next House of Representatives there
can be no doubt. 1t is as important for
General Grant that this should be so as it
would have been for Governor Seymour
had he been elected, The New York
World has figured up the result In all the
States for Congress which have so far held
elections, and as it is known that gains of
members by the democrats have been made
in severnl States, including one member
in Maryland, it undertakes to show that
the republicans are shorn of their two
thirds power It's reeapitulation and COM
parison of the House in the present and
next Congress is as follows:
Year: 1868

A HEaoIc Acr.-The Troy Times relates
the following act Of heroism on the part Of
fireman on the New York Central Railroad


- On Saturday last Stephen Hefferman,
fireman Of the Central railroad, performed
most heroic act by which he saved the life of
little child who had with companion
strayed upon the track near the first mile
post on Green Island, and been deserted by
her larger comrade when the train came
along. The little girl sat on the rail para
lived with fear as She saw the ponderous en-
ginc bearing down upon her, threatening in
slant destruction. Hefferman saw the child,
and at the risk of his own life climbed over
the engine to the cow-catcher, and as the
locomotive came upon the helpless little
thing, he reached down, snatched her from
the track, and lifted her uniniured upon the
engine The act is worthy of all praise, and
reflects the highest credit upon the coolness,
courage and humanity of the young man who
30 nobly rescued the child from death. .
Year: 1868

A you, woman in New York, ordered to
vacate by her landlord, set fire to her own
furniture after locking herself in the room,
with the intention of porishing in the flames
1t was as much as policeman could do to
force the door and save her life
Year: 1868

TIE CASE OF JoHN II. SURRATT was called
up in the Criminal Court Of the District Of
Columbia on the 18th, but it appearing that
counsel for the defence had understood that
the case was not to be taken up at this term
and had made no preparations, therefore, it
was continued till the next term of Court.
Year: 1868

A great deal was said in the papers and il


Congress about the danger of hasty action a.


injurious to the national character, both al


home and abroad We think all fears on


that head have been put to flight long ago.


feeling of modification that the trial has


been the occasion of 50 much persistent false
statement in the daily telegrams and letters
from Washington, and of 50 much gross vitu-
peration in leading city journals of each
other, and misrepresentation of opponents
views, has taken its place


We have no doubt that a very large maio-
rity Of the considerate men of the republican
party believed and still believe that the i'm
parchment was just and proper measure
yet great many from the first had doubts
whether two thirds Of the Senators would be
found in favor, when the time for the vote
should come. 1t is difficult thing always.
to get two thirds of such body as the [. 5.
Senate to vote together on a contested ques-
tion in which there enter SO many particulars
on which mems prejudices, professional
training, and specialities Of Judgment, all
are brought to bear when they come to de-
eide.


But whether President johnson is OF is not
from Office. we can not doubt that
good will result from his being brought up
for trial. As for the country's all going to
ruin if he Is allowed to keep his seat from the
ack Of a vote to make up two thirds against
lim, as some say, or if he is convicted by !
ull two thirds vote as say others, we do not |
believe it, neither does the country at large |
'clieye it. The remarkable stability of the /
public funds while the impeachment trial |
as been in progress, is proof enough of
hat. Under sundry aspects the trial viii
ieserve notice hereafter.
Year: 1868

THE EXPORT OF AMERICAN PRopucE.-
We made brief mention yesterday of the ex-
traordinary demand for hay in England occa-
stoned by the unprecedented drought of the
present year. The price of hay in Great Brit
ain now ranges from $50 to $50 dollars per ton


There has been no rain there since the Goth
of May and the consequence is that some 1872.
900 tons of hay WITH be needed to keep the
sheep, cattle and horses from starving. The
greater part of this must come from America
and the knowledge of this fact will undoubted-
ly cause greater care in securing the hay crop
of the West than it has hitherto been profit
able to exercise. The wheat crop has also been
measurably lost and there will be a cores,
ponding demand upon the American supply.
Year: 1868

ehSttels, and his ideas Of propriety in the


matter oS wSpping, are probably the out
growth cf his cary education Those who
art in pursuit Of Justice will hardly repair
10 his court TO seek Il hereafter.