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Year: 1866

MINERS CoNvENTIoN.-Wha Steps are
being taken to insure good representation
at this Convention, on the 18th of January,
at Sacramento? Shasta county is more inter-
ested in this matter than in anything else we
can think of yet we do not hear of anything
being done. Let immediate action be taken.
Year: 1866

WATKINS ExPREss-Caleb informs US
that for the coming two months he will run a


buggy only on his line-Shasta to Red Bluff
via Millville-and hence he will only be able
to accommodate one or two passengers. As
the spring flowers open out, so will Kentuck.
Year: 1866

STRUCK Ir.-Conger, at Lower Springs, is
getting out and hauling to the Union mill
thirty tuns of rock from his lode near by
Those who have seen the rock pronounce it
" big thing" We will give the returns as
soon as possible, and then shall probably
have word to say about the location, &c.
Year: 1866

WANrED.-We want specimens-fair ones
from the various quartz lodes in this dis
trict that are either being worked or pros
pected. viii eur friends do us the favor to
send them along? Small ones will do. If
sent, let a description of the lode accompany
them If brought by person familiar with
the lode, and who will do us the favor to talk
little, we will ourselves note down the
! description.
Year: 1866

"ExcHANGE or out goes your eye" is a
threat to do great bodily harm which we find
written upon the wrapper Of the last Shasta
Courier which came to our band. We have
probed our folder and paster upon this cues
ton, and he swears with both hands uplifted
that he sends the Appeal-to the Courier, reg
ularly. Better mind your own eye, neigh
Dor. : Carson Appeal.


So far as the Appeal is concerned, all is
explained; but still we are out and injured.
We prize the Appeal highly, and would much
like to receive it regularly, and now have
only to say that if the cuss who cribs it will
furnish us his address,we will subscribe for
the Appeal for HIM for year, and also send
him the COURIER, hoping thereby to so influ
encc him as to make him a good citizen. We
get the Appeal On an average about once a
week The same is the case with the Gold
Hill News, another of our highly appreciated
exchanges, and we will cheerfully make the
same terms with the rascal who nips it.


WINE.-That's just what Wiser Terry,
of the Buckeye Ranch, have got. They raise
the grapes and manufacture it. They know
how to do it, and consequently succeed to a
charm. They have now on hand about three
thousand gallons. We called at their place
the day the old year died, and by request we
sampled various brands of the juice. Where
all was so good we find it difficult to dscrim
mate, still we confess n weakness for that
Johannesburg" We think it must have
been that whicl. gave the day and its recol
lections brighter hue, and turned our mind
to the better enjoyment of New Years Eve.
Year: 1866

two years ago, so the story runs, Robert
fell in love with young lady, whose IA
ther was at the time out of Office and out
Of money. To be in this condition at
Washington is next to being convicted
of forging a Government bond, or mur-
der in the first degree, and the idea OF
marrying the lady in that condition was
not 10 be thought Of So the amlable
Robert set about mending the matter,
and made desperate effort to secure the
proposed father-in-aw a seat IN the
lower House of Congress de failed IN
this, however, and was mt dead halt
when luckily member Of the Cabinet
died. Here was vacancy, and the
lover, speeding on the wings OF passion,
amorous," flew TO the President and
stated the whole case TO him with great
frankness.


~ like your way Of doing things Bob,
said Mr. Lincoln, 'and, il possible. ! will
work the thing for you" To cut long
tale short, he did "work it'-the broken
down politician became a member OF the
Cabinet; the young dFidncee was sud
denly converted into "a leader OF fashion,
and all went sweetly as marriage bell
toward the wedding day But the adage
never fails to hold its own, and IN this as
in every other case, the course OF lrne
love did not run smooth. The hand OF
the assassin interposed The young gen
tleman found himself bereit OF father, OF
fortune and of peace at one fell swoop'
On the other hand, the Cabinet member
created by his interposition, had expe-
rienced change of fortune, for, having
shuffled his cards skillfully, he was Just
returned a Senator in Congress. The
lady wavered; the nuptials were post
poned; and finally, as visions of gay
career and better match began to Hit
across her beautiful blue eyes, she re-
solved that she was not so much in love
as she had been, and so broke of the en-
gagement altogether tell yon the tale
as it was told to me- 1t is just now the
gossip of the hour; and as have no
doubt it will appear in print--such secrets
being too valuable and too notorious for
a poor devil of letter-writer to keep
give you the benefit of it, 1t is an apt
illustration of the way of the world and
the iickleness of womankind.
Year: 1866

The following is FROM the Nashville
BanAeTs Washington correspondence;


You remember Robert Lincoln, son Of
the late President He was generally
liked here as an amiable and intelligent
Young gentleman, not quite equal TO has
father in sbility, but Of superior culture.
A story IS lust now current, in which his
name Is so freely banded, and so univer-
sally, that seeing that all the parties are
Of public notoriety, there may be no
Improperly in abiding to IL Nearly
Year: 1866

The Chicago Times says of long John
Wentworth:


"Wentworth is a Republican weather
cock. bv watching him one can always
tell which way the wind sets he Is the
hest indicator in the country Of majorl-
ties in his own district Wherever he
stands. there is the majority-the win
ming side. That he has gotten over the
fence shows not that the republican sheep
of Chicago will follow him, but that they
are already on the same side. He never
is the first sheep over, Nor the last but
he always goes with the mass of the
sheep
Year: 1866

The Ice WITCH.-Last night there was
large and fashionable audien CO at the National
Theater to witness the representation of the
splendid spectacular drama, 1.-The Ice Witch


or the Knight of the Frozen Hand" The
scenery, tableau, and transformations are
superior to anything of the kind we have so
far seen in Washington, and nightly elicit
round after round of enthusiastic applause


The tableau at the close of the first act, is
alone worth the price of admission; and the
same may be said of other scenes in the piece


Bishop is as mirth-provoking as usual in
Snoro; Mrs. Williams is sprightly as Minna,
and sings exquIsitely; the Fowler Sisters
dance with their usual grace and spirit; Bangs
is dignified az the Sea King; and the company
generally acquit themselves creditabiy. No
play goer should fail to see Hthe Ice Witch" :"
Year: 1866

South.


The use of machinery in the performance
of labor at the South has been very much
underrated. for two reasons. First. from
the nature Of agricultural pursuits in which
most of our people have been engaged,
which necessarily require more immediate
exercise of manual labor than other pursuits;
and second, from the character of the labor
employed, which being that of slaves, was
unskilled and abundant enough for the pur-
poses to which it was applied. A man
whose wealth consisted in land and negroes
was satisfied with that profit which arose
from the increase of his slaves, and the ris-
ing value accruing to his lands by this very
increase of slaves, whose time was entirely
devoted to agriculture.


But how stands the case now? When
laborers must be pursuaded and hired,
when the land is lying idle for want of sufi-
cient hands to cultivate it, every machine
that promises to diminish the amount of
labor required must certainly be advantage
Gus. If with a cultivator, one hand can do
the work Of two-if, with loom, one wo-
man can cIothe the entire family-how
much better is this than to feed and pay
wages for the greater number required uu-
der the old system? Every machine used
intead of human hands is a double saving
it saves wages and provision both. Take
for instance the new invention Of Menden-
hall. Whereas by the old loom all the wo-
men in the country would be required las
We learned in Confederate times, to clothe
the people, with this loom one man may
clothe hundred or FIVE hundred. But
perhaps the planter replies that he does not
now have to clothe his negroes, and conse-
/ quently does not care how much they must
/ pay for their clothing. Let US suppose Il Is
/ planter to become, to a limited extent, the
manufacturer Of his own raw material. He
buys a spinning jimmy. which by one pro-
cess separates the staple from the seed
| (Which is now done by girniDg,) and also
converts it into yarn; he thus saves his five
cents per pound on his cotton, TO be paid
If exported or else taken out of his cotton
if sold to the Northern manufacturer; he
saves the profit of the manufacturer plus
the tariff of twenty OF thirty per cent, added
as bonus to eusbls.h him TO compete with
Year: 1866

IMPORTANT TO You've LADIES'
All girls who would be happy WIVES,
and believed and respected mothers,
should be real, be earnest in every
thing; let your principles be true.
tolerate no shame. and the super
structure you build thereupon should
be animated with your spirit, when
it shall have laid dswn this life and
taken up renewed existence in an
other world. In marriage, who would
not rather take to his heart reason
ing, thinking spirit, tolerating no
self-intiuence but that Of uprightRess,
have reliant faith, loving sympathy
and active usefulness as the only
warfare of crosses. perplexities and
endurance, rather than \ fiippant,
idle ignorant girl. who, sooner than
help her mother tighten her burthen
of care and anxiety, is just the make
weight to pull her to the earth and
keep her there, for the neither silent
ly thinks who will marry her.
Year: 1866

We are this week called upon 10
record one of the most fendish acts
of incendiarism that has come under
our observation for some consider
able time. On last Monday evening
the fine new residence belonging to
Capt. a. j. Watterson, who is Depu-
ty Sheriff for Mason county, was set
fire to by some heartless villain and
totally consumed. The building
which was an excellent and extensive
one had but a short time since been
completed, and Mr.. Watterson was
just on the eve Of occupying it as
his future residence. The incendi-
ary had set fire to the house in four
of its rooms, thus showing fixed
determination to make his work of
destruction perfect and complete.
When the fire was discovered, it had
made such progress that all efforts
to stay the con1agration were totally
unavailing. The scoundrel who com
mitted this act of vallandalism is still
at large, and no clue to his identity
and whereabouts has yet been ef-
fected


Mr.. watterson has long been dep
uty Sheriff of Mason county, and IS
known all over the county as one oil
our best and most influential citizens.
Whatever may have been the motive
of the incendiary we believe that his
vilIainy is reprobated by all lovers
of peace and public order. Some
considerable feeling has been engen-
dered by the occurrence and hopes
are entertained that the guilty party
will soon be brought to Justice
Pt. Plsosanr Register.
Year: 1866

And so you work your way ont Of
the settlement, splash through the
little brooks. up hill and down dale,
and in half an hour pass the border
and are in the Indian country. Zig
gag -ging to the bottom Of deep ra-
vines, squirming your way out of
them on the other side, on you go.
The regisE is billowy, as if there
were a stiff breeze going. The road
opens now and then upon little
valley, or an exquisit bowl just big
enough TO hold a little village
W atercourses are abundant; elumps
of bushes and greups Of trees give
pleasant look to the picture, and
everywhere the landscape is densely
freekled with yellow flowers.
Year: 1866

When viii signs and wonders ceasel Not
till the destroying angel shall clip short
the thread Of time and the heavens be roll
ed together as a scroll. Not q day passes
but we see good and bad signs, as the fol-
lowing viii show:


1t is good sign to see a man doing an
act of charity to his fellows.


1t is a bad sign to hear him boasting of it.
It is good sign to see an honest man
wearing his old clothes.


1t is a bad sign to sec them filling the
holes in his windows.


Tt is a good sign to see n man wiping the
perspiration from his face.


1t is bad sign to see him wiping his
chops as he comes out Of the cellar.


1t is a good sign to see a woman dress
with taste and neatness.


1t is a bad sign to see her husband sued
for her finery.


1t is a good sign for a man to advertise.
It is bad sign to see the sheriff adver-
tise for him.


It is a good sign "a benefit 10 the eye
sight in fact to see man pay for his pa
per in advance.


1t is good sign to see a. man sending
his children to school.


It is a bad sign to see them educated at
evening schools on the public streets.
Year: 1866

20 you nave stayed away Tor TINS.


i stayed away because | thought you
would not want me but I wanted to see
you again, so came tonight to bid you
good bye" Anna did not reply and after
a moments silence he continued. L will
not detain You longer, I hear the merry
voices Of your friends, young Condor will
want you now, so goodbye" He held
out his hand but Anna did not take it,
she only frightened the clasp of her hand
on his arm, and said


Willis, you are mistaken in the rela-
ton existing between Hartley and myself
not an hour ago Mamie told me she had
promised to be his wife. For an instant
he gazed at her, then said slowly


Forgive me Anna, I have wronged
you, [ thought you had been trihing with
me all summer Oh Anna, if the poor
lawyer but dared to ask you to give him
the same promise Mamie has given to
Condor"


And why not was Anna 5 low whis-
per, while bright smile broke over her
face.


Reader we have no right to listen lon
ger, so let's come away.
Year: 1866

The Richmond Enquirer, alluding to
the prospective speedy repeal Of the Nir-
ginia Black Code, says It is the part Of
common sense to recognize the potency OF
an existing fact, and so to regulate action
as to produce peace and harmony instead
strife and trouble. Virginia cannot If she
would, and would not ii she could, revive
slavery. N0human legislation can make
a white man out Of q negro bUt ihe En-
quirer believes that a very hp,d citizen
may be made out of freedman, and every
man Of common sense viii recognize that
il is better for Virginia to coufer rights
upon her freedmen than for these rights
to come from the grace of Congress.
Year: 1866

In describing a reception at the White
House, the Star says Al peculiar style Of
wearing the hair last evening among the
ladies was subject of much comment,
aud the remarks were for the most part,
altogether in its favor, as a becoming subs
stitute Tor the waterfall The hair was
allowed to fall its full length, without
faater or bond of any description, and WaH
thought by many 20 be the no8t graceful
gtpls, ever. ohauging enpsesa fashion
Year: 1866

BAD Luck is simply man with his
hands In his breeches pocket and a pipe ia
his mouth, looking ON TO see how it will
come out. Good luck is a man Of pluck to
meet difficulties, his sleeves rolled mp
working to make it come out right.
Year: 1866

FOUR BUSINESS WILL INCREASE


If you Advertise in your County Paper
YOUR BUSINESS WILL INCREASE


If YOU Advertise in your County Paper.
YOUR BUSINESS WILL INCREASE


IF Won Advertise in your County Paper.
YOUR BUSINESS WILL INCREASE


IF YOU Advertise in your County Paper
YOUR BUSINESS WILL INCREASE


II YOU Advertise in your County Papei-
YOUR BUSINESS WILL INCREASE


IF you Advertise in your County Paper
YOUR BUSINESS WILL INCREASE


IF YOU Advertise in your County Paper
YOUR BUSINESS WILL INCREASE


If YOU Advertise in your County Paper
YOUR BUSINESS WILL INCREASE


If you Advertise in your County Paper
YOUR INTEREST Is SUbSERyEu


BY Sustaining Your County Pap
YOUR INTEREST Is SUBSERVED


By Sustaining Your County Pspet
TOUR INTEREST Is SUBSERVED


By Sustaining Your County PaPes
YOUR INTEREST is SUBSERVED


By Sustaining Your County Paper
YOUR INTEREST is SUBSERvED


Dy SusssjKing Your County PNa'
Year: 1866

"And We have taken the tee total pledge
have YEP said somebody to an Irishman.
Indeed have, and am not ashamed of il
either" And did not Paul tell Timothy
to take a little wine for his stomach ! sake
80 he did; but my name is not Timothy,
and there's nothing the matter with my
stomach.
Year: 1866

the Government gives additional authority
and power 10 that Government. especially
that it enlargcs the jurisdiction Of Congress,
and gives that body the right to exclrde
States from representation in the National


councils, without which the nation itself
can have no authority aud no existance,
seems to US at variance alike with the prn-
eiples of the Constitution and with the pub
Year: 1866

NEW YORK, Jan. 20.
A meeting of the Shoemaker Protective
Association took place in this city last even
ing, at which resolutions we're adopted In
favor Of repeating the tax on shoes, as it falls
on comparatively few persons; for out Of
nearly nine thousand workmen in this city, it
is said that only three hundred and twenty
pay the tax.
Year: 1866

Third Representation Of Mary Stunr-The


Most Fashionable House Of the season.


Kistou has not relaxed her hold upon tho sympahies
OF the public Familiarity with her superb command OF
her art only the pleasure with which her efforts
are Witnessed Her audiences learn appreciate her
as they have more opportunity TO study her perfect
representation OF tho parts which she assumes Last
night Mary Stuart produced for tho third mo since
the Queen Of Tragedy made her debut, aud
lar from there beng any relaxation OF interest
or enthusiasm, tho audience perhaps the most
apprecative OF any since the commenced la
point Of fashion and measured by the standard OF tbs
hau TON usually represented in tho theatres, tho
assembly last night probably had the advantage Of any
preceding evening The tribute paid to Ristori IN tho
metropolis Of the country glad TO Observe Is fully
commensurate with her merits, aud furnishes An ample
endorsement OF the reputation which crowned her
career In Europe That she has TO employ foreign
language is no obstacle to the thorough comprehen-
sioH Of the story sho in,erpr,ts, for her language
Is that Of nature, and OF tho heart II is
lanSagc that speaks in every gesture, every ash of
the eye every motion OF the expressive face breathing
genius in all ts changing aspects.


Thus through the most impressive scenes. where tho
character OF Mary Stuart saddest episodes her
history are most prominently brought before u.s. the
universal language OF sorrowof pride humbed yet d.





wrung from heart tortured with submission
is no longer strange tongue; for We comprc-
hend In every word and the sublime picture
before us In this wonderful capacity OF Rsor We dis
cover the true secret OF her success In France in Eng
land in Germany, in Russia as to-day in America, she
spoke the language OF Italy but in all countries alike,
the language OF nature interpreted by her, became
universal itself II In truh speaking
through nature, and nature sublimely Interpreted by
art Gned with such capacity, it would be lmpossi-
Bile for Rsto % fail OF that most exalted siir
butte in artistic he power Of absorbing the individuality
OF the actress In the portraturo Of the character she
represents Thus Medea and Mary Stuart, and
lose tho identity Of Rlstori and thus prepared TO
Queen Elizabeth, Judith Lady Macbeth, Ph1dre and
Adrenne Lecouyrcur. they will be presented 10 in
the impersonaton ~ these roles BY this great artistic


Paoo GIacometts historical play Of Eiaabetta, with
all Ia familiar incidents, will be produced Mon
day night. This drama written for Ristor, and
when presented TO English audience created
Intense sensation.
Year: 1866




even those who had most cause to re-
member, with vindictive feelings, Mr..
Lincoln's arbitrary course during his
first term, felt called upon to rebuke the
insane frenzy of the editor of the Times.
Yet, while this diartribe was fresh in the
recollection of Mr.. Lincoln was killed,
and the Times came out with eulogy
of the man it had so recently de-
nounced as scoundrel, criminal and
fool-a eulogy that put to blush the
best efforts of the Abolition press in
their attempts to make the martyr"
the embodiment Of all that was great in
craftsmanship, pure in morals, and in
corruptible in politics


Again:


1t attempted to out Herod the Aboli.
tion press in denunciation of that bold
stroke of genius, General Sherman's
basis of settlement with Gen. Johnston,
which, had it been indorsed by the gov
ernment, would have resulted in an i'm
mediate restoration of the Union.
More recently:


When the subject of the Philadelphia
NationalU Union Convention was hroached
4 VII n
few days afterwards it became the advo-
cate Of that Convention.


We have referred to enough in its past
course to show that as Democratic
leader the editor of the Times is not en-
titled to the confidence of the Democratic
masses; and we have now evidence be
fore US from his own pen that he is not
entitled any longer to their support and
countenance.


Is it any wonder that the Democratic
party in Illinois is swamped under the
waves of Abolition mongrelism when
they have for their leading organ a news.
paper whose editor is political coward
a truism instead of statesnan-a
craven picket upon the outposts of De-
mocracy who abandons his position and
deserts to the enemy.


The political frog of the Times has
taken big leap, this time, and has
landed in the bosom of the mongrel
negro suffrage party and with that party
sits down at the feet of Massachusetts to
receive a new political baptism at her
hands If some friend OF Democracy
would fill the frogs belly with shot, so
that he will be forever incapable of jump
ing back into the Democratic party, that
friend will be entitled to the appellation
of lover of his country.


The editor of the Times can make his
bed where he chooses, and has the right
to choose his bedfellews. He may sell
himself at his own price; but we deny
his right to contract for the sale of the
Democratic party; he may make the at
tempt, but in the language of John A.
Logan, I" by the Eternal he can't deliver
it."


The Democratic party opposes negro
suffrag ebecause, no matter how restricted
by qualifications" it would tend inev-
itably to social equality between the
races, only to lower the standard of our
civilization, and reduce our system of
government to mongrel concern like
Central America.


The Times may do as it pleases, but
when the great Democracy of this coun-
try sees fit to become political thief, it
viii not be so stupid as to let 90 the dia-
mond pin of white supremacy for the
privilege of picking the pocket of the
mongrel party of the brass finger ring of
negro equality
Year: 1866

We are pleased 10 learn that petition is
In circulation for signatures, asking the
General Assembly 10 pass an act authorizing
the county seat to be removed 10 the city OF
Wilmington and new building erected on
proper site for a court house, and the
usual county Offices. Let every man in New
Castle county without distinction of party
sign this petition. We have no doubt if
numerously signed petitions are sent to the
Legislature, the object will be accomplished.