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Year: 1859

CoRRECTIoN.-Wc are informed by
one of the parties that the school difficulty
mentioned by us in Yesterdays paper was
not of 30 serious a character as stated
Some tall threatening was done, but no
brute force was called into requisition.
Year: 1859

Ice MovING.--Yest esterday afternoon
the ice. which had gorged SO heavily the
night before, commenced moving down
stream. The river at the bridge raised
higher than We have seen it for some
time past. The mouth Of the old cave at
Fort Armstrong was pretty nearly OBJ
scured from sight.
Year: 1859

w Y Yesterday morning was the
coolest we have witnessed this year. At
sunrise, thermometer at l6 below zero on
the bluff and about l3 > in the lower part Of
the city. The river was completely filled
with gorged ice, which had come to q
stand etill. Several individuals had their
ears and noses slightly pinched by Jack
Epocf
Year: 1859

FROZEN TO DEATH.--Mr. johnson
an old gentleman who lived At East Daven-
port, and formerly drove hack between
this city and East Davenport, was frozen to
death on Friday night. He has recently
been engaged in drawing coal from Rock
Island and selling in this city, The unfor-
tunate man was in the country, and had ar
rived near to the place where he was to
stop for the night when he became insens-
bic. He was found Saturday morning com
pletely frozen through. The unfortunate
old man left no family. This should be .
sad warning to all who have occasion to
travel this cold weather
Year: 1859

ALMOST AN ACCIDENT. - When
backing down the passage train at the de
pot last evening, the rear car struck against
the lie Claire House Omnibus and cane
very near smashing it into fragments and
using up three persons seated inside. Had
the train backed foot further our article
would have the same number Of inches lon
ger, and perhaps more painful to read. The
bus was not materially iniured-not 80
much as the car. The driver was dread
fully frightened-and had perfect right
to be.
Year: 1859

SPLENDID CHANCE.-We publish
an advertisement in our paper this morn
ing of two as good farms as this section Of
country affords-and that is good for any
BODY. Read the advertisement and 60 to
the Office of Esds, Galloway & Sanders and
learn the particulars. They will sell very
low and give bargain not often found d-
They have other valuable property for
sale, and stand ready to assist ell who wish
to dispose of their landed property.
Year: 1859

OPERA TOMORROW NIGHT. The
Grand operate performance Of the Daven-
port Manner Choir will take place to-mor-
row evening, at the German Theatre and
will be the treat of the season. A long
time has been spent in preparing for this
occasion, and the scenery Of the Theatre has
been entirely refitted for the OCCASION
Those who wish 70 have delightful enter
tainment will be doubly repaid for the
trouble in attending. Performers in grand
and appropriate costume. and every ap-
pointment Of the first order. Secure your
seats Is early IS passible.
Year: 1859

In Iowa they have such huge long nos
ed hogs in portions of that State, that the
settlers employ them to plow the fields.
They bury corn cob at one side of the
field, and place a hog at the other side
The porker Immediately digs his snout in
to the rich soil and turns furrow equal to
that of the best plow right up to the cob.
Some settlers say that if a stump should be
in the way of the furrow, the hog splits it
open with his snout.
Year: 1859

"ITH THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE


w New Yeari wish TO return my hearty thanks
for the liberal support and deneouragementffiat has
been extended 70 me in my business for the past
two years. This oficeEa opened here about two
years ago, not with the expectation of realizing
fortune, but with the hope Of contributing some
thing towards the settlement and improvement Of
this beautiful valley, by of direct personal
effort. and by furnishing information to those at
the Esst who were seeking homes and occupation
at the Vest have endeavored to keep steadily
in view the Future of this toscn and country, and
by means of considerable labor and expense, re-
gardless of present profit, my business is now es-
tablished upon firm and reliable basis: and
can offer to all who entrust their business TO nv
care an intimate knowledge of the country, its in
habitants and their circumstances, derived from
extensive travel. and constant int recourse with
settlers, upon and since their arrival. claim to
be thoroughly conyersant with the wants and ca
pablities of this country. and shall never advise
correspondents Or emigraRts aught they cannot
realize. Ny facilities for the transaction of busi
ness unequalIed by any Office in the EeoshO
Valley. I shall attend all the
Year: 1859

With this number we commence the Eighth
Volume of the SHASTA COURIER.


On the 18th of March, 1852, with many doubts
and fears as to the success of our venture, we
set afloat our little bark upon the sometimes
calm but oftener boisterous sea aofNewspaperdom, of
determined TO keep afoat as long as plank
was left or rope or sail remained. As luck
would have it, little vessel, so admirably was
she ballasted by the aid of citizens of Shasta,
walked the waters like a thing of life.p From
that day to this her freightage has paid her own
ers to keep her a6oat. True she has not es-
capped without occasionally running upon the
rocks and once she went down so far as to
leave only her spars above the surface. Soon,
however, by the aid of friends, she put
aioat again, every plank and timber double
bolted, and all her rigging d" taut"


Seren years of age we: Seven years is a
long time in the life of California newspaper
How many in the State have reached this ven-
erable period of newspaper life? Not half
dozen. Seven newspaper years equal to forty
nine calendar years No wonder our hair is
becoming grey. Nevertheless, we experience
no indications of approaching decrepitude, but
feel as buoyant and full of vigorous life as ever
After another seven years shall have rolled their
ample rounds, we hope our little craft will be
found as sound in every timber as now Wheth-
er the same helmsman will direct her course or
not, is only known to Him whose perspicacous
eye can look down the dim distance of the fu-
ture and see the approach of coming events"
Year: 1859

OREeos ADMrTTED.-News has been received,
by the arrival of the last Southern Overland
mail, of the admission of Oregon into the Union
as State. This will doubtless prove pleasant
news to our neighbors We predict, however,
that, in few years, such of the tax payers of Or
sgon as do not make living by the trade Of
politics, will change their opinion on this ques-
tion. They will then say it was not good news.
Year: 1859

Nor So.-Ws are informed that several per-
sons are talking Indignantly about certain Ian
guage in an article published in last weeks
Courier. They say that we there state that the
miners would not be arrested by gamblers and
thieves composing the Sheriffs posse. Now
these men know we said nothing Of the kind
We did not then, and do not now know who
composed the Sheriffs posse. The word thief
does not occur anywhere in the article. We
simply stated, what we had been told by miners,
that they told the Sheriff that he could arrest all
of them but that they objected to being arrested
by certain gamblers whom he had appointed
special deputies. This is not our language-it
is the language of other parties that we quote.
The idea that we sought to convey the impress
sion that the Sheriffs posse was composed of
gamblers is ridiculous. The man who says so
has either not read our article carefully, or with
malicious and mendacious intent misrepre-
sents it.
Year: 1859

New SPRING GooDs.-Read the advertisement
of Ii. Getleson Bros. They have on hand an
immense stock of new spring goods, and traders
and customers will find it to their advantage to
give them call. We presume we may safely
say that their present stock of dry goods is the
largest ever opened in Shasta.
Year: 1859

A BACKWARD SPRISG.-So far in the first
Spring month we have not had weather calcula-
ted to rapidly advance the growth of vegetation
Yesterday was raw, windy and rather cold day
just such weather as is common in the month
Of March in the Middle States. A few days of
warm sunshine would be of great service to
gardens and orchards.
Year: 1859

A VOLUNTEER CoMPANY-We understand an


effort, likely to prove successful, is being made
to organize rife company in this place. We
trust it will succeed. The arms now in town
belonging to the State, at least portion of them,
would doubtless be furnished the company by
the Governor, on lawful application being
made. The organization of such a company
would be followed by many pleasing effects. To
the members the exercises would afford source
OF healthful and pleasing recreation, and to the
whole community, especially the fair portion,
an attractive feature of our public celebrations
or gala days The organization of the company
need cost each member very little money Sup
pose the uniform were to consist of black caps,
black pants, blue, grey, or green shirts, and
boots. This would be cheap and at the same
time exceedingly tasteful, and especially nppro-
pirate for a mining town,
Year: 1859

SUPREME COURT REPoRTs-For four wears past
the Sacramento Union, at great expense, has
published the opinions of the Supreme Court
the morning following their delivery. This SER
vice proved most valuable to the entire bar of
the State, and especially to such men as Judges
Field and Baldwin, each of whom enjoyed a
large practice before the Supreme Court. A few
days ago, however, the Union people were in
formed that they could no longer obtain copies
of these opinions in time for publication the
morning succeeding their delivery-that that
privilege would hereafter be enjoyed only by the
new paper, the Democratic Standard We con-
fess that we could scarcely credit the declaration
that our Supreme Court had descended so far as
to do an act of this kind. 1t would surely have
been beneath the dignity of Supreme Judges to
use their official position to fight newspaper.
We are glad, therefore, to perceive that the
Clerk of the Supreme Court assumes all the re-
sponsibility. He says that he is entitled to fees
for copies of the papers belonging to his office,
and that any paper can have copies thereof by
paying such fees. This Of course acquits the
Judges of blame.
Year: 1859

To Be REGRETTED.-It is indeed to be much
regretted that them one hundred and thirteen
guns" did not arrive before the trial of the Rock
Creek " rioters" came off, Then it could have
been claimed by the prosecutors and prosecutors
of said rioters," that their peacable conduct
during the trial was the result of the presence
of said guns. 1nasmuch, however, as the guns
did not arrive until after that affair had been
concluded, that subject of boast has been kept
out of their mouths. We pity them for the loss
of such very good thing. However, some of
them are now trying to get even, ON this head,
by asserting that but for the fact that the Sheriff
sent for them " one hundred and thirteen guns y
terrible outrages would have been committed.
Year: 1859

From present appearances we are led to be-
heve that our merchants are just entering upon
what will prove most unusually flourishing
and remunerative spring trade. All the indica-
tions point to this conclusion. An immense
amount of rain has fallen in the mining sections
in this quarter of the State, while the mountains
are more deeply covered with snow than for
several years previous. Hence we are justified
in predicting that an abundant supply of water
Will be IN possession of the miners of the various
localities for several months longer than during
either of the past two or three years.


We perceive that our merchants-it would be
surprising if they did not-are acting upon these
unerring indications of prosperous trading
season, by repairing and enlarging their store
rooms, and filling their stores with immense
supplies ofgoods. During the past ten days we
have noticed quite an unusual number of huge
wagons unloading their huge cargoes. These,
again. are daily being taken up and carried into
the mountains by large pack trains.


There is evidently a good time coming. In
deed its shadow is already here. Ye that have
goods, wares, ETC., to sell, tell of it. Our COL
umns are gaping for the pleasant " narratives"


STEALING Fruit TREEs.-Some scamp has re-
Gently stolen several fruit trees, of very choice
kinds, from the garden of Robt Stevenson, Esq,
ofthis place. They were recently planted, and
could therefore be easily drawn, by strong
hand, from the grouud. This is certainly a most
pitful species of thieving Is not the fellow
afraid that the first fruit of the trees will choke
him? He is certainly an unwise thief, for if he
lives till he becomes an old man, and still re-
tains possession of those trees, he will daily hear
the winds whistle through their branches the
word thief" To man with even the poorest
sort ofa conscience this will surely be terrible
punishment Cut those trees down, Mr. Thief.
Don't raise living monument to speak in every
breeze of your infamy.


THE SHASTA LIBRARY AssocIArIoS.-We are
pleased to be informed that we were in error
last week in regard to the vote taken in this
Association upon the question of Withdrawing
from the Union. Only few members were
PRESENT. was not regular meeting-no reg
ular discussion took place-and but an informal
sense of those present was taken, which result
ed, however, as we stated. As we said last
week, we do not believe that a single member
it called to vote seriously upon the question
would cast ballot in the affirmative.
Year: 1859

MEssRs. EDIroRs.-I am eredibly informed
that an agent from Gov. Weller arrived in
this place on Wednesday evening, FOR the pur-
pose Of taking back to Sacramento the lib Min
ME Rifles, receatly sent here to assist the Sher-
if in quelling an insurrection of the miners that
never existed, and arresting men who constantly
refused to resist an officer of the law. At all
events, he stated in the stage on his way up that
he was on that business, and that Gov. Weller
was under the (very correct) impression that he
had acted too hastily in forwarding the guns.
The following morning he, in company with
Col. E. ]. Lewis, who brought up the arms as
far as Red Bluffs, started for Sacramento with
out said guns.


Now the question is, through whose represen-
tations was be induced to leave the guns here
where we all know they are not wanted From
the fact that COL Lewis asserted publicly "that
the guns were in his charge" &C., &C., it is the
general impression that it is to him that our
county is indebted for longer stay of the guns


hope you will send this article to Col. Lewis,
SO that, if | and others are in error, he may put
himself right. A MINER.


IS. Since sending you the foregoing learn
that an official has stated that the agent alluded
to above was the State Arm ,rer, who was to
have come up with the arms, to put them in
shooting order, make cartridges, &C., but that
he got intoxicated and the boat left without him.
don't believe this tale. He stated in the stage
to a citizen now in town that the Governor had
sent him for the arms. If he came up to fix the
arms, prepare cartridges &C., why did he not
perform that service? why did he leave the
following morning without touching gun? l
believe that he came for the guns, and that Col.
Lewis induced him to go back without them,
and accompanied him 10 make it all right with
the Governor
Year: 1859

it to the Of two classes the rich, lordly, slave


driving Planter and the working nah whether he
be white or black The rh6dern American Dem
ocracy under the control Of the South, tends 20
degrade working men to the lowest condition in
society. The Republican party sprung up spon-
taneousy for the defence Of the interests of work,
ing men; ; and none were moro active n its form


alton and still are energetic in its support than
the most intelligent mon from the ranks Of the De-
mocracy. They were men intelligent enough to
understand the subject, and they rushed With i'm


petuosy and zeal to the roscte Of their rights and
interests. And 80 will the working men Of Della


ware when they see this matter in its true light


They have heretofore been blinded to their true in
;erest by designing politicians, but the time is com
ing when the free men of the South will under
stand and maintain their interests and their rights
Year: 1859

was, that all this must have been brought
about by supernatural means. But the
greatest confusion was felt by the young
men of the city, for they had been made the
bad manners of a beastly ape the object of
their approval and imitation. Henceforth
they ceased to lean their elbows on the
table; they balanced themselves no longer
on their chairs; they were silent till ad-
dressed. and became modest and civil as Of
old; and it became byword with the Grun-
wieselonians, when any one showed signs
of relapsng into such vulgar and ridiculous
practices, to call him 'the old gentleman's
ape.'


The orang-outang, who had played so
long the part of gentleman of fashion, was
handed over 20 the proprietor of the cabinet
OF natural history. This gentleman feeds
him, gives him the run of his yard, and
shows him to every stranger as a great
rarity; and there he is to be seen to she
pTesentday.
Year: 1859

0FWho is her said passer by to a
policeman who was endeavoring TO raise an
intoxicated individual who had rolled into
the gutter. Can't say. sir replied the po
liceman, he can't give On account of him.
SELF of course not said the other, how
can you expect an account from man who
has lost his balance
Year: 1859

CONDENSED CIDER.--The Messrs. Borden of
Winstead. Ct, who have been successful in
soldifying milk, have also accomplished the So
lidifcation of sweet cider. BY the vacuum
process the cider, taken sweet from the press,
is reduced five gallons to one, without boiling,
and beautiful jelley is the result, which will
keep for any length of time without mould,
souring or fermentation of any kind. BY the
addition of water it is Immediately restored to
its former condition, and becomes cider again.
All that is lost by the process is the impurities
that may exist in the primary apple juice, and
the green sickish taste. The restored cider is
much like drink of prepared tamarinds. but
is more delicate and palatable. The condensed
article is beautiful wine colored jelley, and is
excelentl for the table, either with meats or as
a dessert When reduced and bottled with a
proper delay, the article so "extended" will fer
ment and become a superior sparkling cham
pagne cider.
Year: 1859

One of our exchanges gives an anecdote of
Webster which we have not before met WITH
Writing to an editor of newspaper, which had
referred to his private affairs, and especially to
his not paying his debts, he said substantially :
at is true that have not always paid my debts
punotually, and that owe money. One cause
of this is, that | have not pressed those who
owe me for payment. As an instance of this,
l enclose your fathers note, made to me thirty
years ago, for money lent him to educate his
boys"
Year: 1859

"If the object Of che Senator is to provide that
slaves may be introduced into territory contrary to
the er Ioei and, being introduced nothing shall be
done by the Legislature to impair the rights Of
owners to hold slaves thus brOaght contrary to the
local laws, certainly cannot rote for Il. In doing
so / shall repeat again the expression Of opinion
which announced at an early period in this ses-
sion
Year: 1859

Il offer the following amendment To strike out
in the sixth line Of the tenth section the words in
respect to African slavery, and insert the words,
with those rights of property growing out Of the in
situton of African slavery it exists in any Of the
States of the Union. The object Of the amendment
is prevent the territorial legislature from egis
latng against the rights of property growing out Of
the institution of slavery. 1t will leave to
the territorial legislatures those rights and powers
which are essentially necessary, not only to the pre-
seryaton Of property, but to the peace of the terri
tory. 1t will leave the right to make such police
regulations are necessary to prevent disorder and
which will be absolutely necessary with such pro-
pery as that to sceure its beneficial use to its own
er. With this brief explanation l submit the
amendment"
Year: 1859

Bs9- The London Times says that Prussia is certainly arming. She is pre- pairing an arsenal of four hundred rife steel guns loading at the breach, Her army consists of one hundred and fifty thousand men in active service and the war reserve consists of one hundred and fifty thousand men. She has, besides, a rifle corps of ten thousand men, whose time of service is from twelve to fifteen years.
Year: 1859

AN IRlsHMAN's LErTER-The following is q true copy of letter received in Boston, from across the water:

 LITERARY, IRELAND, March 27, 1856. MY DEAR NEPHEW :-I have not heard any thine of ye sens the last time wrote ye have moved from the place where how live, or I should have written to you before. did not know where let ter might find you first; but now take my pen in hand to drop you few lines, to inform you of the death of your own living uncle, Fitzpatrick He died very suddenly after long illness of six months Poor man, he suffered great deal. He lay long time in convulsons perfectly quiet and speechless and all the time talking ncoherently and enquirng for water. I'm very much at loss to tell ye what his death was occasioned at but the doctor thinks it was occasoned by his last sickness for he was not well ten days during his confinement. His age ye know just well as can tell ye; he was twenty five years old last March lacking fifteen months and if he had lived till this time, he would have been six months dead, list.

 N. B. Take nots, I enclose to ye 6 tin pound note which your father sends to you unbeknown to nc. Your mother often speaks of ye she would like to send ye the brindle cow and would inclose till ye but for the horns.

 would beg of you not to brake the sale of this letter until two three days after ye read it. for which time ye be better prepared for the sorrow full news.

 PATRICK O'BRAFIGAN. To MICHAEL GLANcY No. - Broad street. United States of Ameriky, State of Massachusetts iu Boz ton.
Year: 1859

Any one who doubts thls statement can have the proof by calling on me. Do you want any better evidence of the utility of the medicine than dorsement like that, than where it is best known If taking it. it should nauseate the stomach, con- sider this evidence that it is needed all the more and persevere in its use-it will seon be agreeable and pleasant.

 Price for Pint Bottles g cents.

 Remember I alrant cure in every instance. It may take or bottles but the first will help and then continuing. will certainly cure you. Sold in every town in this State and through the country, and to the Trade by s. A. Spencer, New Haven, ct street. N. Y. Sold in Litchfeld by A. C. Smith & Co. 49-yl