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Year: 1865

The real danger in our eastern civiliza-
ton is the growing power Of concentrated
wealth, and its INSCRIPTIONS use by mon
Of high position to sway the rabble in
their great cities, and thus control the
whole public life Of the nation. Society
in the old free States is rapidly con.
solidating in cities and large towns
Nearly one half the population of New
York. and third Of the population of
Pennsylvania, New Jersey. Massachu-
sctts, Connecticut and Rhode IsIand, Is
to-day gathered in score Of cities, which
have become the centres of induseFial,
social. political and religious influence.
But every one of them is conyulsed BY
fearful struggle for its complete control
by corporate and concentrated wealth.
We doubt if there's any portion of the
world where money, powerfully used,
can do SO mitch as in the valley of the
Hudson in Eastern New York, We SEQ
too evident proof Of the determination
of a portion Of the able, rich men of all
these eastern cities to govern the govern
ment by alliance with the ignorance, vice
and poverty Of these vast hives Of popu.
lation. The scenes we have constantly
witnessed alike in the higher commercial.
political. and the lowest popular life Of
the city Of New York during tho last
few years may well alarm every friend Of
his country.


The cultivated, rightminded, honest
men aud women of the East must under.
stand that the country expects them to
resist and overthrow this attempt to rule
the people by moncycd aristrocracy, as
dangerous and unscrupulous as the slave
aristocracy NOW in arms against us. We
narrowly missed.a league between it and
the Shareholders at the beginning of tho
war 1t was only cowed by the terrible
uprising Of those April days. It has
reared its hideous head more than once
during the past four years to welcome a
rebel rule in the great central cities of
the East. We feel its malignant spell
out to the very edges of our Western
civilization; and its selfish and unpatriot.
ic manmuvers are the real cause Of much
Of the bitterness that SO often mars our
companionship. We charge the noble
heated people of the New England and
Middle States to see to it that those
venerable commonwealth do aot silently
fall into the control of this power made
up of the goddess rich aud the graceless
poor, to repeat the drama of the old
worlds corruption and tyranny.-Reo. A.
d. Mayo.
Year: 1865

WASH FOR TREEs.-O One of the best meth.
DDS for preserving the health and promo.
ting the vigor and fruitfulnsss OF fruit
trees is to wash them frequently with
some liquid capable Of destroying the
parasitical plants and Insects which adhere
to the surface of the bark, and sap the vi.
tai energies BY a constant drain of the
circulating current. A liquor formed of
one pound Of whale soap to bucket Of
water is now generally used for this pur.
pose. A ley of wood ashes rather dilute
in also excellent. The liquid should be
applied with coarse rag. which will re-
move the moss, and dislodge the insects
which may have obtained lodgment on
the bark. By giving trees in your orch
ards and gardens two or three good wash
ipgs during the season, care being had to
wet every part of the surface of the trunks,
the insects as well as the moses will be
cffeetualy removed, and the bark left in a
beautiful and healthy condition. Ap, |
June and August are the months in which
washing may be practiced with good
results; where one can afford time, a good
thorough scrubing every month during the
growing season would be still, better. If
the trees are old and thickly encrusted
with moss. it should be scraped off care.
fully before applying the wash. A coarse
piece of coffee or cotton bag may be used
for scrubbing, the coarscr it is the bet
ter it is. Brush brooms, partially worn
may answer well where the surface is
rough and very messy; but on young trees
the bagging is preferable and is used with
much greater ease Boz, in Germantown
Telcgraph.
Year: 1865

CANDIDATE-We are advised that Charles
w. Gordon, of Trinity county-brother of
the Major, of the Journals candidate for
Assistant Secretary OF the Senate at the COM
ing session of the Legislature. We are not
in the habit of lending the columns of the
COURIER for the advancement of any individ-
ual. but in the present case we feel justified
in making an exception, and commencing to
all whom it may concern the candidate in
question. We have known him intimately
for many years, and know him to possess
every requirement for the position he seeks.
We know, too, that he will use only honora-
Bile means to attain it. Mr.. Gordon was
among the first to enlist in his country IS
armies in this State, believing then that his
company would be sent to the front. That
he did not battle there was no fault of his
on the contrary, it is much to his credit that
he manfully bore the disappointment conse-
quent upon learning that his service must be
completed here. Manfully and honorably
he discharged the duties be had assumed to
perform, and was honorably discharged at
the end of three years, returning to his home
in Weaveryille with the respect and esteem
of his officers and associates. IF the State has
Offices to bestow, let those who have been
radical in the service of their country be the
incumbents.
Year: 1865

BAKER Co.-This company, of French
Guleh, have been prospecting for a lode nearly
year, led on and encouraged by rich veins
of fabulous richness in gold. Last Friday
week they struck it, and now have a well
defined lode one and half feet in width
The rock is very rich. The nearest estimate
of its average is S54 per tun, and this is OBJ
tanned without counting the many rich
streaks running through it, of nearly pure
gold. The lode was struck by running a
tunnel about sixty feet, and about one hun
dred feet below the groupings on the noun
tain, thus giving splendid opportunity for
working. No doubt the company will erect
q mill in the spring. Slowly but surely the
wealth of Shasta county is being developed.


MEssRs. Kelly & Peck have gone below to
purchase mills. Mr.. Kelly will erect two
this fall-one at Lower Springs and one on
the Jollie lode. Mr.. Peck contemplates put,
ting one up at Lower Springs. Conger's mill
will be up in a short time and will be put to
work at Lower Springs. The good people of
Shasta will soon be able to hear from their
sleeping apartments, when all things else are
still, the music of the stamp in freeing the
gold from its rocky prison.
Year: 1865

II. H. HARTLEY.-Thi gentleman, who is
the Democratic candidate for Supreme Judge
of California, is an Englshman, says the
Stockton Independent, and therefore it is he
will be opposed by the Is, 900 Fenians said
to be enrolled in this State. If that is the
case, and if the Union men do their duty
against a man who has been a constant sym
pathizer with the rebellion, Mr.. Hartley s
vote is likely to be very slim.-Appeal.


True but as Hartley's vote will be slim
in any event. we don't approve the policy Of
arousing the prejudices of classes against
him. We do not endorse the cry of his hav-
ing been born in England, even. We are
willing to accept him as Democrat, and as
such to oppose him. Any effort to add to the
odium of such a position before the people Of
this State, is lost. As well might an added
egg be made palatable by the adding to it Of
little sugar, as to make Democrat more
odious to loyal people by calling him Eng
lishman or anything else.
Year: 1865

Coon FOR BEEcHER.-Henry Ward Beech
er was married on Saturday His Brooklyn
congregation had timely information of this
circumstance, and knowing he would preach
next morning at his church, and desirous at
the same time of seeing the bride they as
sembled in such crowds that the church was
full before the bell was done tolling. As
was expected the bride made her appearance
and the folks INDUCED themselves in their
usual observations till Beecher mounted the
pulpit. Then every eye was directed to him,
and every ear ready to catch the words of
the text. which to their astonshment were
the following: We toiled all the night and
have taken nothingl" The discourse turned
out as usual, very interesting, and all went
home highly delighted. except poor Mrs.
Beecher, who blushed down to her finger
ends every step of the way.-La Crosse
Democrat
Year: 1865

On Tuesday last Deputy Sheriff II. l..
Sunderlin, of Chico, Butte county-ar resident
of our county in flush times-arrived on the
stage, and on Wednesday morning took the
Weaver stage, went out on that stage to the
Trinity river, and there arrested John Sher-
man, teamster, for whom he had warrant,
charging him with being accessory before the
fact to the murder of William Hastings, on
Saturday last, by Jacob Smith, near Chico.
1t seems that Smith and Hastings were
partners in farming that Smith had wife
and large family; that Hastings was a
bachelor that while Smith was roaming over
the country prospecting for rich mines,
Hastings remained on the farm with Smith 5
family and conducted the business; that on
Smiths return from trip to Idaho he called
for settlement, and could not get such a
| one as he wanted that considerable dissat
isfaction was manifested by Smith publicly,
charging that there was criminal intercourse
between Hastings and his (Smith 81 wife,
On Saturday last Smith and Hastings left
the house, by suggestion of Smith that they
would go out and look after something on the
farm. They proceeded to where the land
fell off into timbered low ground. Hastings
preceded Smith, and went first down into the
low ground, leaving Smith on the high land.
At this moment Smith fired with a Colts
six-shooter, the ball passing down through
the brain of Hastings a second shot was
fired. the ball passing down through the
shoulder into the chest. Smith then went
to the house, drew his pistol and told his
wife to get upon her knees. She did as di-
rected Pointing the pistol to her breast, he
bade her confess that criminal intercourse
had existed between herself and Hastings
The command aroused the woman, and she
replied that if she had to die, she would not
die with lie on her lips. One of the chill
dren now stepping between them. begged the
father not to shoot the mother. Smith then
unlocked the pistol, gave his wife blow on
the neck or side of the head which Frustrated
her upon the floor, and Immediately proceed
ed to the trunk of deceased and took there
from $3.50 in cold coin. The firing had been
heard by the neighbors, and at the time
Smith was dealing with his wife, and when
he distracted the money from the trunk some
of them were present.


1t is charged upon Sherman that be was an
adviser and accessory to the murder before
the act, and the evidence, the character of
which we think it best not to make public, is
very strong.


1t is said that there is no foundation for
the charge of crime between Hastings and
Mrs. Smith The neighbors and family say
it was impossible, under the circumstances,
that it could have been so without being
known to them. Much credit is due to Mr..
Sunderlin for the prompt pursuit and arrest
of Sherman. He proceeded on his way to
Oroviie, with his prisoner, on the stage,
yesterday morning.
Year: 1865

Many of our exchanges, both in Nevada
and California, are agitating the question Of
holding Miners Convention at Sacramento
the coming winter We faver it. Mining
is the interest of these States. Agriculture
and other pursuits are, at present. only In
cidental to it. Stop the operations of the
mines, and the country would only be good
to die in; and yet the mining interest has
received less attention from science and cap
ital than any other pursuit. For the deyel-
opment of the mines-for the profitable open
ing and working them-there has been no
combined effort: while for agriculture, stock
raising, fruit, wine, &C., hundreds of thou
sands of dollars have been expended in a
combined effort to advance them. 1t is so,
simply because until recently it was supposed
the mines would pay any ho,0.


The wisdom of the suggestion for con-
vention is apparent, and should be made up
of the most intelligent miners of each dis
tricts; of men who will learn of improve
ments made, and able to impart that infor-
nation to all interested N the districts they
represent.


1t is notable fact that there is hardly a
man in this county who knows how to build
and work an arastra and it is fair to suppose
that an intelligent man representing US at
such convention could acquire information
that would be of vast use to US here Again,
our delegates could be furnished with sam
pies of quartz from many of our lodes. He
could exhibit these specimens to practical
men, and get opinions that would be Of great
benefit to the inexperienced here. Besides
the results above limited at, every district
would come prominently before the monied
men of the State, the merits of all would be
discussed, and capital would be attracted to
those offering the greatest inducements for
profitable investment.


Let us have convention, by all means,
and let it be a large one. Let every delegate
come prepared with specimens of his dis
trict's worth and capacity. Let no one be
sent who is not fully posted as to what he
has got at home He will thus be prepared
to impart as we'll as acquire knowledge.
Year: 1865

MlNING.-The company which located
claims on the lode recently discovered on Dog
Gulch, are engaged in prospecting it. On
Tuesday last they were down eleven feet
The ledge had widened from one foot on the
surface to three at the bottom of the shaft
The rock continues to prospect satisfactorily,
and the company are determined to thorough
.ly prospect it before spending any time or
money in efforts to put up mill. This is
right. The rock for crushing has to be first
taken out; why not then take out at least a
couple of hundred tuns that is known to be
good before getting mill? The rock once
out and snugly piled, and the question of
money to buy mill is settled. 1t is right
there
Year: 1865

EARTHQUAKE.-The city of San Francisco
met with terrible calamity on Sunday last,
at l O'Clock, p. NJ. The most severe earth
quake ever experienced on this coast shook
up the city and its inhabitants at most
furious and alarming rate. Much property
was destroyed. Many brick buildings were
made untenable on the made land portion of
the city. The damage to property is esti-
mated at $3.50, 900, connected with the asser-
ton, however, that it is impossible to give
anything like correct estimate. We are of
opinion that the destruction of buildings is of
very small loss to the city compared with the
great damage by loss of confidence on the
part of capitalists in the stability of real es-
tate in that region. The Dramatic Chronicle
thus speaks of the visitation:


For years past every earthquake that has
occurred has been the occasion of dispute as
to whether it was the severest that we had
ever experienced or not The rude vista.
ton of yesterday raises no question Of the
sort. Its claim to pre- eminence is unani-
mouslv admitted 1t stands quite by itself
and all previous earthquakes felt in this city
must take back seats. Indeed, when com.
pared with the appalling manifestation oi
yesterday, the preceding slight disturbances
scarcely seem worthy of the name of earth
| quakes at all.
Year: 1865

An Eastern exchange furnishes the sub
Joined disclosure as scrap in the history O
the late rebellion not generally known
Says the paper in question:


g 1t may not be generally known that i'm
mediately after the attack upon and capture
of Fort Donelson by Gen. Grant he wa:
placed under arrest, yet such is the fact
General Grant was never informed of the
charges made against him, for his discharge
was ordered without trial or court ofinouiry
but be did ascertain who ordered his arrest
1t was done by Gen. George B. Mcclellan
Thela subsequently wrote several cordia
letters to the man whose daring and success.
had astonished and alarmed him.
Year: 1865

SPRING CREEK MILL.-This company are
now crushing rock from shaft on their
''road ledge" Running but four stamps,
the process of reducing it is slow. As soon
as they have reduced about thirty tuns they
will clean up, when we shall be able to give
our readers the result of the prospect. The
rock from the bottom of the shaft looks well,
prospects well by the mortar process, and the
lode is a little over three feet wide
Year: 1865

Mas. SURRATT.-The continued harping of
the Democratic rebel press of the country, on
the execution of this she hyena, claiming
that it is such disgrace to hang a woman,
is only contrivance to save their great
leader from similar doom. They would
manufacture public opinion to such stand.
ard as to make the swinging at the end of a
rope of any more Confederate petticoats an
unpopular affair.
Year: 1865

On Wednesday next the people of this
State will determine at the ballot box the
status they must occupy for the next two
years. 1t rests with loyal men to say wheth-
er the record of the State shall be of ques-
tionable nature-mixed-o whether 1t shall
stand out boldly, defantly and unquestioned,
the most glorious of any in the Union. Let
every voter ponder well these words. They
are full of significance and truth. Upon each
and every Union man does it depend whether
the State of California, with loyal antece-
dents. shall retain that enviable position, or
whether. by the inertness of her citizens, she
shall have her fair fame blotted out.


The strife is not so much to win, but to
win by majority SO grand, imposing and
overpowering as to make the opposition feel
the contemptibly insignificant position they
occupy. Let it appear by the vote of that
day just how many friends JEFF. Davis has in
this State. Let it also appear how many
there are who are not in sympathy with that
demon, thus making record for California
that Union men may feel proud of, and will
give her fame and position among her sis
ter States even in advance of her already
proud attainments.


By going to the polls-all, without excep-
tion-the Union strength thus made known
will, in our opinion, SO completely demoralize
the Democracy as to close up at least one
half their treason mills, and compel the
remainder, by force of public opinion alone,
to become conservative chaps" assume
virtues at least, and desst from preaching
the blatant treason that now fills their pa
pers. Decent men will breathe the freer, and
the heart of every lover of his country will
swell with pride as he reads of the wondrous
victory gained. That pride will be none the
less from the knowledge that his vote counted
one in the long line of figures that on that
day, laying all business aside, he discharged
his duty to his country by going to the polls
and making his patriotic record.


In conclusion, we say, go to the polls /;
vote; see to it that none but legal votes are
polled, and, our word for it, you will never
regret the trifing trouble it cost you.
Year: 1865

Wreck OF the Pilot Boat George Stee rs-


Probable Loss OF All ON Board.


Several days since we announced that the pilot boaA
George Steers had been missing since the gale OF the 12h
inst and fears entertained that she had been los
in the terrible storm Of that day We have nforma
tion that leaves scarcely doubt that those fears have
been realized to their fullest extent


The last pilot put out from the George Steers
Saturday the llth ns board the gunboat Flag when
on Cape May When last seen that day her sails were
much frozen and heavy gale set in that night II b
probable she became unmanagsable through being osa
mp, and st the mercy OF the wind and wavea


During the gale Of Sunday, the 18th inst, . piios
boat the South Shoals about half from ths
bar buoy the south point Of BaSnega beach shc was
nrst about eight o'clock Sunday evening from
board OF the schooner C l. scul She had sails set
both masts At daylight next morning she was rolling
both mastheads in the water; about nine O'Clock the
manmast fell and short time after the forcmas fell,
after which nothing TO be to mark where she
lay On Tuesday, the 1lth inst, the sea fell back %
that surf boat was able 70 get her There
thing left Of the hull piece Of her deck, her spsrs,
rigging and pieces Of torn sails all that was
e piece OF her burgee found in the rigging with
part OF her name, which was George" All hands
board must have pcrished Some dead bodies were
found about twelve fourteen miles south Of where the
pilot boat lay and there heavy current setting
in that direction the time supposed they the
bodies Of some Of her crew


worthy young named Oscar Becbe took charge
Of her when the last pilot left He assisted by the
cook and three four apprentices al Of whom, without
doubt mot . watery grave.


The George Steers built by the late eminent ship
builder Of that in 1851 and she was reported TO b
the fastest vessel Of the feet OF pilot boats belonging 10
this port She belonged TO tho New Jersey Association
and was valued nj about $4,000.


On Sunday the 18th, during the late heavy gale, the
revenue steamer Kewanec Captain Pease close In 10
The Barnssas Shoals al eleven A. n Al the same time
the pilot boat No George stsers) by 70 the
southwark under . heavy press Of sail, 'cawing orr
shore signal made from the Kewanee for q pilot
but NO notice taken Of IL Al this time Il was blow
Ing violently and heavy running The officers Of
che KswHnes think she either went to the shoals
ran under by the heavy press Of sail she was carrying
Year: 1865

Now that We have 60. possession Of Charleston


we shall no doubt see these rebel argosies, rich


laden ss they arc. steering for home. a. they


suppose. only to be seized b. our cruisers In


deed, Admiral Dahlgrcn has caught the Arst


one already. What an early climax IL would


be to the career of the Franco Danish rams,


which are reported to be on their voyage to


this country. they were to make for the


"friendly" port Of Charleston to take in coal or


do some repairs. We wsuld then have to thank


France for valuable addition TO our navy.


THE DRASr-FlLL UP rHs RANks-Ox TO
RICHAoSD.-The DRAFT commenced yesterday on
Long leland. but was confined to the four
lower districR- There was very little exotic
ment about II The wheel turned round a. II
II had been well oiled for the occasion, and the
names of honored patriots fell out with marked
regularity. Everybody seemed to feel. in view
of the splendid success OF Sherman and the fxli
Of Colambia and Charleston, that something
should be done TO al up our ranks. Yet tho
draft is not popular. But people are now oon-
vinced that there Is but little more fighting to
be done, and that tho soldiers now being
gathered into the army Will only have to
act as grand corps d. rsssrva This opinion
d In fact very nearly correct II viii be
satisiActory to the public 70 be informed
that the draft win only be held in those
districts whore recruiting b very slow. New
York appears to be very aoHvs in this respect
Recruits are coming In hero In large numbers
and il y about ~ muoh - Major General
Blunt and hk surgeons oaa do to pass tho
men along - rapidly ~ they Como. This b .
good sign We have fifteen thousand men to
raise in this ciy, and II the people wish to avoid
the draft altogether they must keep General
Blunt's hands full-fall Of money a. well a. full
Of men. In this way New York will present to
the rest Of mankind tho sublime spectacle Of
great city, among many others, raising moro
money, moro fighting mon and moro flags than
any other section Of the Union; besides being
adorned by more civic virtue and more patriot
ism than oil the rest of them put together.
Hurry up tho recruits, then, and on TO Rich
mond