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Year: 1862

Yesterday Monday forenoon, as the Rock
land stage, with eighteen passengers, drawn
by six horses, was crossing the bridge over the
Sheepscot river at Wiscasset, and when near
the edge of the channel, a span of the bridge
gave away-about thirty feet in length-and
and the vehicle with all its living freight was
precipitated, among falling timbers, to the wa
ter below, a perpendicular descent of not less
than fifteen feet. The bolt connecting the
body of the coach with the forward axle-tree,
drew out, leaving the horses and forward
wheels on the standing portion of the bridge,
and the driver-Mr. Weeks-by holding on to
the reins, was drawn from the box and thus
escaped an unpleasant plunge. The coach
body, with nine persons in the inside, and
an equal number upon the outside, with a
large lot of heavy baggage, brought up in the
water, upon its side. Fortunately it was dead
low water, and the carriage, striking upon the
edge of the channel, was not entirely submerg-
ed, but those upon the outside found them
selves rather promscuously scattered, and
some of them went to the bottom where the
water was eight or ten feet deep. If the bolt
had not drawn, the horses must of necessity
have been drawn down upon the coach body,
and in that event it would have been almost a
miracle if any one had been saved; as it was
all were rescued, several more or less injured,
but all but three able to keep on to Bath
where they took the cars. Mr.. Addison Day
and Mr.. Robert Ferris, both of Rockland, were
severely, though it is hoped not fatally injured,
and Mr.. Bassett was also so much injured
that he was obliged to lay over at Wiscasset.
Fortunately there were no ladies in the coach,
the lady passengers all being in another car
riage short distance in the rear. The bridge
was built but few year since, but the timbers
it seems had become so rotten, that when it
gave way it was done without premonitory
warning.
Year: 1862

that no better mode could be adopted for the
suffering and sick of our own State.


Any friends of any person sick can make
application in person, and procure whatever
the Commission have at their disposal for sick
friends, and if they wish may see to the distri-
ton of articles. In haste, l..
Year: 1862

sB- Every one who was familiar with the
appearance of the News and. Day Book, two
notorious papers in New York,whose welcome
death came of their reasonable sentiments
will remember the coarse, dark, forbidding ap-
pearance of the paper on which they were
printed, while the World was a very model Of
neatness and good taste. OF late, since the
World has fallen from grace, and become a
carping, fault-fiuding opponent of the vigorous
measures proposed by the government, we no.
tice that the paper on which IL is printed, has
commenced to assume the peculiar tints and
appearance of the papers referred to. Is it
possible that an unriendly, disloyal spirit has
power to change the texture and color of life
less cotton rags? Or has the Worlds strong
dual procliyity for cotton and negro slavery,
had a tendency to soil the fair face Of the sheet
on which it is printed?
Year: 1862

sB-Weha received communication from
Mrs. Goddard, at Harper's Ferry, endorsed,
'loyally but Indignantly yours" which we in
tend to give tomorrow. We expect to find
in it singing criticisms, but we made up our
mind some time since, that it is woman's
privilege to complain, so long as she is not
allowed to vote, and so we shall give it with
all its stings.
Year: 1862

The trial proved the fuses to be very unccr-
tain, and Consequently unfit for use. The
Board came to the conclusion that it would be
improper to send any more Of such shot Into
ination as to their quality and condition has
has been made
Year: 1862

speeches are made IN oar favor, and yet you
tell me there is no symphsty for rs in
your State" This fact tells whole vol
ume for the character Of that convention.
The rebels know who their friends are,
and we trust loyal Democrats will remem-
Der who these traitors are.


The most important news, however,
brought by DR.. r. is in reference to the dis
banding OF the rebel forces. In another
place will be seen an account of the dis
banding Of an Alabama regiment at PEN
sacola. the men refusing to re-enlist in
spite of all could be said or done TO induce
it. DIR. +. says this is but specimen Of
what will occur on large scale very soon.
A large part of the rebel army is enlisted
for one year only. and the time will expire
in February and March with most of them.
The men in most cases will not re-enlist
The rebels are in much perplexity about it
The papers say nothing about, it. but Dr.
+. heard plans proposed and discussed in
conversation hundred times, to remedy
the terrible calamity Of being left with nc
army at this critical state Of the war.
From all he heard he is confident that the
rebels fear that their army will be dissolv.
ed in good part. and that they see no escape
from the difficulty. While in the rebe
army at Huntersville, prisoner, he heard
the men say. hundreds of times, that j
they were once ont of service they would
never go back. and he thinks that it will
be impossible to retain any considerable
portion of the discharged men. The Ala
bama regiment. he takes it, will be imita
ted by most of the others. If so the rebel
are to meet the hardest part of the fgh
pretty soon,
Year: 1862

Ma. EpIToR:-I have said before that
there was apathy on the part of the people
in educational matters, but when penned
that sentence did not fully realize its truth,
Never was it more plainly manifest than at
the Teachers Convention lately held in Shas-
ta l rode the long. dusty twenty miles with
a good degree of patience, and even cheerful
ness, with the expectation of meeting at least
all the teachers in the county, and large
number of the citizens of Shasta. As ole Of
the profession have the right to demand of
the teachers of this county why they did not
answer the call for convention with their
presence. And to the parents and others
can only say, with due respect, you should
have been .here Parents of Shasta are
you willing to trust your children, with their
young and plastic minds, to the care of ig-
norant, passionate, immoral persons? Are
you willing that your children shou be
taught in the style and manner of twenty
years ago? Are you content to keep your
youth in school from the age of five to eight
cen, and them have them step forth into this
busy, scheming, practical world, with as lit
tie practical knowledge of the affairr of life
as~ they would have if raised in prison p
Then you must demand of your teachers IA
manifestation of their knowledge Of teaching.
and their mode of conducting schools. The
best known way of accomplishing this is to
meet in convention, there to compare and
consult with each other in regard to the man.
ner of imrarting knowledge, the government
of schools. kinds of school fnrn tnrc, new
text books and apparatus, and the best mode
of using them, together with many other
things unnecessary to mention. However.
the convention WAS not ii failure. and know
that if the beginning now made be followed
by mi-annual sessions. its influence will
soon be felt throughout the county.


DELos j. VAN SLYKE
Year: 1862

RExExBER Ir.-The citizens of California
will soon be called upon to pay heavy tax,
levied upon them.- in common with their fel-
low citizens elsewhere, by the General Gov
ernment, for the purpose of providing itself
with means to prevent an outrage attempted
10 be inflicted upon it by certain rebellious
people


Our citizens, when they pay over The
amounts for which they are assessed, will
remember that ir is paid because the rebels
wish to establish, on the ruins of the present
government, an oligarchical despotism. the
"chief corner stone of which, y in the words
of the second officer of the rebellion, . is ne
gro slavery"


They will remember the time of paying
this money, and forever afterwards. that it is
paid because the country would not national
ize the system of slavery, and pledge all of
its energies to uphold it on land and sea.


They will remember that this rebellion, as
thev pass their coin oSer into the hands of
the Federal officials, was generated by n
handful Of desperate villains. to redress ONE
fancied wrong on three hundred thousand
save owners, at the expense of thirty three
millions of people.


As they count out the amount of their tax.
they will recall the circumstance that it is
a part of the penalty they have to pay for
nphol ing. in the past time, system of in
iquity and wrong beyond all parallel in the
history of nations.


Remembering these things, they will prob
ably see to it that future generations are not
thus taxed for similar causes.
Year: 1862

No language was ever understood by so
many men as the Chinese 10 living language
can claim such antiquity none is 50 purely
its own and Sd unlike every other. 1t is the
oldest language now spoken; and excepting
the Hebrew, it is. perhaps, the most ancient
written language ever used by nan.
Year: 1862

! ExPLosloN.-A house in the nest Of build


iuSs near the loot of Main ST., occupied by a


family named Liberty, WAS blown up Friday


night aIou; six o'clock, by the explosion of


kc- U! powder in the basement. The house


is Oh tho side of the bank, between Water


ST. and the Lake Antoine Liberty, who


was saving wood in the basement, was blown
up through the floor, and dangerously burn
ed and bruiseI ; his sister with one Of her
children, IN the room above, were thrown
out Of the window rear which they were /;
another Of her children had leg broken,
probably by the fall Of the stove which was
blown up to the ceiling. The windows were
all blown out y! the house, the lower floor
blowo up and the chimney blowa down.
Antoine YVES 50 badly injured that bis rc-
covcry is doubtful His face is a shockiu:
sight, bllckened and disfgured by the pow.
der.


What was the immediate occasion OF tho
explosion is not known. It has not been
asccr,aincl that any one but Liberty was, or
has been lately, in the basement where the
powder was. How the powder came there is
uot yet ascertaincd. \ keS Of powder was
stolen from the South Wharf, and the re.
mains Of the key found IN the building cor
respond with the missing one. Liberty says
he snelt wet powder burning just before the
explosion. Whether he had been smoking
does not appear. There Is no motive as
signabe to have induced any one to place
the powder there to blow up the house.
Year: 1862

1he Union prisoners just returned from
Richmond speak in bitter terms of the treat
ment our wounded received at Richmond,
and say they were sent to prison quarters
long before their wounds were healed.
Year: 1862

Company the 7th Regiment, died last
week in Rutland, from congestion Of the
lungs. supposed to have been induced by the
smoke Of a fluid lamp which he left burning
with the wick too long, on ronrins to bed.


He was at the Franklin House OF sick leave.
Year: 1862

III


! i must be clear To- siind Of sEsrx man
not clean daft with 7bigotFy and prejudice,
that the rebellion is pretty thoroughly closed
out Grating as it may be to the pride of the
rebels, they must admit that they have been
very seriously cuffed about the ears. No ar
gument against the valor and martial prowess
of the reyolted States can | drawn from this.
TO them, unexpected result, which is to be
attributed to the fact that the leaders and
followers in the rebellion nntually distrusted
each other, while there was a latent love still
burning in the breasts of numerous class
for the Union of old. of which all are very
towards paralizing any energetic or efficient
action. There can be but little doubt that
all of their movements are known in Wash
ton as soon as they are at Richmond, while
our Government manages to conceal its
measures from them.


In estimating the progress they have made
towards the realization of their mad dream of
a separate national independence, the pros
pect to them must seem cheerless enough
They have been whipped in nearly every
contest. Every port of any consequence is
either vigorously blockaded, eternally de-
stroycd, or is in the absolute possession of
the Federal authority. In Europe they have
no friends At home they have no means to
carry on respectable war. The time has
come for them to lay down their arms. They
could make better terms to-day than they
will be able to do tomorrow. When their
grand armies shall have been scattered like
ehaff before Mcclellan and IIalleck, this ma
ton may be more exacting in the terms it
will dictate than it would at present, and if,
after the rout of their Generals. they should
carry out tie standing threat of guerilla war
fare, to be by them waged against Govern
ment with which they were unable to cope on
the field, it will then be too late, the patience
of the nation being by that time exhausted.
for them to expect much favor at the hands
of this Government.
Year: 1862

Congress has seen proper to pass law Tor


emancipatinc all the slaves in the District of


Columbia. The law proposes generally to


set free all the slaves in the-limits of the Dis


trict, paying loyal masters the worth of the
slaves held by them. We do not know how


the States of Kentucky, Maryland and Mis-
souri, regard this movement, but as no COM
plaint has been heard from tksm. and as the
bill received the support, tacit and direct, OF
representatives from these States, the conclu-
siou is plausible that they are satisfied with
this action What some of the other Southern
States. South Carolina, for instance, may
think of it, makes comparatively but little
difference As the slave owners OF that Dis
trict are the only ones practically affected by
it, and they only TO a limited degree. there
remains for consideration but the bare ques-
ton of its policy. How this may be, as be-
fore said, is not very clearly known. but if it
goes any way towards lessening the Union
feeling now predominant in some of the Mid
die States where slavery exists, it is to be re
gretteu tIat congress Ut tIlls TIME His
taken action in respect to this portion of its
jurisdiction The legal right or constitutional
power of Congress to pass such law Is not
to be safely disputed. This District, ten
miles square, is under the sole jurisdiction
and sole control of Congress. 1t has no
Legislature except the Congress, and no
Courts except such as Congress provides
The people resident there are in the same
condition with those in Territory. with the
exception that no Governor is provided for
them by the United States. In view of these
and their consequences, it is
as competent for Congress to adopt measures
for the emancipation of the slaves in that
district. as it is for any State to pass laws to
the same end, or to regulate the interest on



There are tens of thousands of loyal men,
good and true. scattered all over the country,
who do not finch in any way in their devo-
ton to the Republic, but who have heard so
much about the Abolition tendencies of
the party that elected Mr.. Lincoln, and who
honestly believe that there is entirely too
much of that influence surrounding him, that
they are keenly sensitive as to any action on
the part of the Administration, or Congress,
which is in any degree. however remote,
confirmatory of this suspicion. Wherefore
we think that any conduct on the part of
Congress, which goes to strengthen this i'm
preston, it were good poli,y to let alone. 1t
is only in this connection that this question
is worth discussing. The events of the last
twelve months have so operated that nothing
is left of the great negro quarrel of greater
dignity than the humble question of policy
referred to.
Year: 1862

In dispatches received since the capture OF
New Orleans, it is stated that Government
intends raising the blockade at that point
There does not seem to be any sufficient rea~
son why it should not be raised from the coast
of North Carolina. and at Savannah, Ga
There can be no doubt but that great suffer
ing has existed among the people of the cot
ton States, oceasioned by the want of articles
of common necessity. Now that the rebel
lion is no longer formidable, the Government,
with that kindness and good feeling which
throughout this sad contest has distinguished
it. will do all that can be done to relieve the
distresses of that misguided people. If they
have any cotton which they desire to sell for
good American gold, against which the worst
rebel has no very stringent prejudices, they
can have an opportunity of doing so. fthey
don't want to sell it, very well nobody
cares.


The greasest anxiety is undoubtedly felt to
learn the extent of the Union feeling in Lou
isiana, which has always been supposed to be
deep seated, and to embrace great number
of the most influential Of the citizens of that
quarter Col. IT. B. Thorpe. gentleman
who knows that State thoroughly, has as
sured the Government that majority of the
people were for the Union. Pierre Soule,
once Senator from that State, and a man
whose influence among the Creoles is second
to no other man, is for the Union uncondi-
-. n-le .l,~N
what Paris is to France. Holding that, we
bold it all. Let everybody rejoice that the
country is saved.
Year: 1862

The CoURIER-A subscriber about leav.
ing for Cariboo, writes us a letter, covering
the amount of his dues to this office, and af-
ter expressing his regret that hereafter he
wiA not be able to read the COURIER, as he
has for the last seven years, gassah to- state
that the secessionists of his vicinity will miss
his copy of the paper very much, and informs
as of amatter we little suspected, and that is
that this class of our fellow citizens were dill
igent and indefatigable readers of the CoU-
RIER, never on any account missing the peru
sal of number oft, if it was possible to be
obtained. This is an auspicious sign, and, by
the blessing of God, wewil continue to make
it of interest to them, only asking in return
that they will inform us of anything they
may see in it that they endorse, so that we
al, -
Year: 1862

MAY DAY.-The youth of this place cele-
brated in appropriate style, the advent of the
rosy month of May, by a picnic, at which
all concerned enjoyed themselves very much
The day was not as bright and pleasant as
was desired. but everything considered, it
was very agreeable time. We learn that
the bah at Jake Forster's passed off satsfac
tprily.
Year: 1862

ExcHANGEs.-The Red Bluff Beacon does
not want any more weekly exchanges from
daily paper Offices and desires the press of
the Northern part of the State to refuse to
exchange with all offices that publish daily
and only send weekly edition by way of
exchange. We concur in the Beacon's sur.
sestion.,
Year: 1862

BuNKER HILr.-Asked one of the owners
of this claim, the other day, how it was
paying this week. He informed us. that
they had been making some Improvements
about the claim, and had not been taking
out much gold" about from ten to twenty
ounces day was ALL
Year: 1862

ALL PERSONS INDEBTED TO THE OF
fee of the Shasta COURIER, either for subscription
advertising or job work, are requested to call at
the Office and settle Immediately and thus SAVE
COSTS.


All those indebted to the late firm of Skilman
Dosh. notified that unless payment is made by
the lst of May, proceedings to compel payment wi
be commenced, as the affairs of the late firm must
be settled
Year: 1862

complimentary supper was given last evening to
Captain Iang, Of tho Seventy ninth New York volun


esrs, who wounded in six places at tho battle Of
Bull rum and who purposes leaving the city during the
present week to join his regiment, now at Port Royal
During the proceedings Captain Smith, the President Of
the meeting, behalf OF tho donors presented Captain
Lang with handsome claymers, and in reply the reci
pent gave very graphic account OF his experience be
FORE and after the battle at which he received his
wounds. Several military gentlemen present the
occasion
Year: 1862

Regiment New York Volunteers.


Tho Ono Hundredth regiment New York Volunteers have
completed their organization and number very fu
corps Thoy under orders to leave Buffalo for th
city and may be expected reach hore time this
morning No accommodations have yet been furnished
for them that famous military hotel the Park Bar.
racks
Year: 1862

COL. NJ. CoGGswELL, TAMMANY REGIMENT.


He is native OF Indiana and graduated West Point
in 1874, and was breveted second lieutenant In the
Fourth infantry, July ,1s49, from which he sub.
seqrenty promoted to full second lioutsnantcy in the
Eighth infantry. Previous TO joining his regiment in
New Mexico no acted Assistant Professor OF Natural
and Philosophy at the West Point Academy
and was In Of the recruits Governors Island
for two yesrsa cadets being, until recently assigned
TO duty Of the principal depots for that period
Lieutenant Coggswe good deal Of hard service dur
ing the campaign against the Navajo Indians, In New
Mexico and also filled the responsible post OF quarter


master and commissary at several frontier stations In
1850 he detailed for the general recruiting
vice, and took charge OF the rendezvous in Chat
ham street, In this city, in June Of that year.
The resignation OF Major Larkin Smith, captain of
Company A, Eighth infantry, led 10 the promotion
of lieutenant Coggswe in May last. While duty here
as recruiting c for the army, and mastering officer
OF volunteers the command Of several volunteer regi
ments-the Seventy ninth Hghlanders among others
was offered to Captain Coggswe but tue War Depart


ment in accordance with rule then but not now In


force refused to grant him the requisite permission. On


the organization Of the Tammny regiment he was elected
Year: 1862

TIE PRESIDENT STST.aINED.


BY direct vote Of 78 to 57 the House
yesterday sustained the Presidents FORTH
coming Emancipation Proclamation as a
war measure, demanded by the crisis; Ind
destined to crush out the REBELLION. The
people will sustain this endorsement, and
The President will be strengthened by it.
He did not refer to the Proclamation in his
late Message, because it must by its own
terms come up during the present session
Of Con gress, but that body in advance will
meet him with q full and frank acknowl-
edgment Of the importance and necessity
Of the measure for which the war has
waited Slavery will be struck down as
The bulwaIk Of the rebellion. 1t will be
riddled and destroyed even as houses Of
Fredericksburg were destroyed because
they sheltered rebels. The war can be
ended in no other way, and in this way it
can be brought to q close when SLAYER; is
Extinct. The time draws nigh.
Year: 1862

A measure is before the Senate for the
public censure Of old J. 3. for his Winl.ing
at treason It should he put on record
against him and his name made infamous
On the same page with Benedict Arnold, it
the 1atter's shade does not object to such
contguity. Or rather it may adorn that
fresh page On which viii be written down
The name and crime and failure Of the
traitors of the grcat rebellion. Perhaps the
old Pub. F'unc. will write one Of his letters
to the Senate.
Year: 1862

A PRAYER FOR A PIRATE.-A London cor
respondent Of the Manchester Guardian of
fers a prayer for the success of the rebel
steamer Nashville lately fitted out at South
amplon to prey upon American commerce.
He says:


The Nashville, hear, either has sailed, OF is
on the point of sailing, from Southampton.
May the gallant Pegram have good deliver
ance from the Federal cruiser said to be look
ing out for him outside the channel. That he
carries away the same armament from South
ampton that he brought in, should not like
and tOp-hammer, is nott better calculated to
brave the Atlantic and the enemy than she was
when she burned the Harry Birch.
Year: 1862

MAIL BAGs.-0A account of the high price
for cotton, and the greater durability Of hemp,
the Post Office is substituting mail bags made
of hemp, for those Of cotton, which have been
heretofore wholly used. Parties in New York
city are now furnishing six thousand bags for
the New York Office The manufacture Of
goods from hemp has been brOuuht to high
state of perfection, and the material is particu-
texture.