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Year: 1870

A strange story is current among
the colored people, and is exciting
some of them too much for their
own happiness. 1t is as follows:


Some time ago not long, howev-
er, a child died, and its body was
duly coffined and taken to the bu
rying ground. There it was depos-
tied alongside of the newly open
ed grave. After the "service at the
grave" negro man took hold of
the coffin to hand it down into the
grave, but to his astonishment he
could not move it. He called to
his assistance another stout fellow,
and the two tried but failed to
bHdgs the coffin. Two more came
to VII help, and they had no
more power over it than they
would over mountain of granite.
The coffin clung tight to the
ground as if glued. This astonish-
ing turn of affairs calico for an ex
PLANTATION, and it was termined
to open the coffin and see what
was inside of it. 1t was done, and
behold the child was found to be
alive. Further examination devel-
oped the fact that there was print
ed upon the bottom Of its feet
these words: ''There has been no
preacher in Heaven for eleven hun
drel years." The negroes say that
the Lord mid not intend to let the
child be buried alive, and SO took
this method of preventing it. 1t is
our opinion that some designing
scamp has been playing upon the
credulity of these people for sinis.
ter purposes,-Lexington (Ky.)
Statesman, Nov. 26th.
Year: 1870




FRIAR's POINT, Miss, Jan. 7, 10.


GENERAL: [ have the homer to
acknowledge the receipt of your
communication inclosing me a COM
mission as Provisional Governor Of
Mississippi. My failure to have
acknowledged the previous letter,
in which you informed me Of your
intention to send me the commits
sion, has arisen from the fact of
my absence from home.


Your soldiery obediance to or
ders has placed you before the peo-
pie of Mississippi i'll position
which has exposed you to their an
ger. The justice which they have
done you in a paroxiSm of passion
they will, | am convinced, right be-
fore long at the bidding of their
sober, second thought. While the
impatience with which you seek to
withdraw from position so thank,
less, is very natural, l take leave
to assure it by suggesting that in
the rapidly improving temper of
the public mind, you may expect
before long reversal in its cruelty
unjust judgment of you at the COM
mand of its reason.


l Iregret that do not feel at lib
erty to accept the commission
which you do me the honor Of
placing in my hands. Coming
from the Military authority, and
subject for its support to the militia
power, the fitness of things appear
to me to forbid my acceptance of it
while hold in immediate pros
pect the position Of c5y5l Governor
by that sanction most acceptible
to my instincts as an American
citizen-that of popular choice.
Inasmuch as l have trampled upon
many prejudices of my education
to arrive at conclusions of sound
policy in promoting the interests
Of my fellow-citizens of the State
in the question of reconstruction,
l may, perhaps, be indulged in the
frank confession that, under the fel-
lowship Of error and chastisement,
by which l am bound to the South
ern people, am constrained by
an irresistible force of my heart to
draw back from lot or part in their
government by any other right
than that of their own consent.


My people, grant you, are very
passionate. But they are, never
theless, thoroughly right-hearted.
The honesty which underlies their
hasty judgments will do you justice
in the end. Bear, therefore, lit
tie longer with their passionate
unfairness in the e7enness of tenn
per and the good conscience that
have distinguished your admins
tration of their affairs. While re-
gretting sincerely that they do
you, and their own better nature,
l must decline, as | do
here with sincere thanks, the honor
you would do me, as a duty to the
analogies of my public life and
sympathies of my heart.


Believe me, General, to be, with
sincere respect and sympathy.


j. L. ALCORN,


To Brevet Major General Ames,
Commanding Fourth Military Dis.
Year: 1870

to day from any Indian Tribe in
Alaska. Parents will sell their
children for three or four blankets.
or few dollars, and have no com
junction ofconciehce for the use
they may be putt in future. When
one tribe goes to war with another
all the prisoners taken by either
tribe are called, treated, and used
as slaves. When a chief or any of
the family dies, it is the custom to
kill one or more Of these slaves, so
that the chief or his deceased rel
ative may have a servant in the
otherworld TO wait on him. As soon
as chief dies, the slave is compel :
ed to was the body of the corpse,
and is then taken out and thrown
fiat on his back and held there,
when a stick of wood is placed
across his throat and two Indians
sit down on each enl Of it, and in
this way strangle him to death.
His body is then placed inside a
large pile Of wood and burned to
ashes.-New York Sun.
Year: 1870

The choppers are attached to an
ordinary set of cart wheels, and so
arranged as to thin out twelve feet
or rows at every turn of the wheels.
Two rows can be chopped at time,
and it is estimated that an ordinary
horse hitched to the revolving ma
chine can chop out twenty acres
daily. The animal walks in the
water furrow, and the machine car
ries rows on right and left. The
contrivance is very ingenious, and
if perfected will prove a great la
Dor saver.
Year: 1870

TO MAKE HENS LAY IN WINTER.--
Give them good supply of chopp-
ed meet-the refuse from the house
or the butchers shop--provide
warm, airy quarters, with plenty
range in fine weather, and you will
have an abundant supply of eggs.
Gravel and lime should also be fur
ished them, along with liberal al
lowance of grain and a plenty of
water.
Year: 1870

A Portland shoemaker, who had
long been in love with a pretty
widow, but had never dared to
mention it to her, met her on the
street the other dav, and blurted out
81 beg your pardon Mrs., but
| want to marry you! | have loved
you a long time. | am here he
gave his name &C., and you can
take a week to inquire about me
and you can see me whenever you
wish" With this he left her to
consider; she did consider; and a
speedy marriage was the result.
Year: 1870

The LONG BRIDGE BILL PASSED BY Born
HorsRs.-The Senate this morning passed the
bill which passed the House yesterday, giving
the use Of the Long Bridge to the Potomac
Railroad Company, and granting that company
permission to extend its track along Maryland
avenue and over that bridge to connect with
Virginia roads.
Year: 1870

THE SENATE to-day rescinded their request
to the House to return the bill providing for the
appointment of an additional Justice of the Su-
preme Court of this District and abolishing the
Orphans Court. So the bill now goes to the
President for his signature, having been passed
by both houses.
Year: 1870

THK CURRENCY BILL.-The Senate Finance
Committee will report the currency bill which
recently passed the House to the Senate on
Monday. Several amendments have been sug-
gested, but it has not yet been determined
whether to report the bill as it came from the
House or with the proposed amendments.
Year: 1870

INDUN hETVIN1I IEHVNI
To the EdttOr Of The Tribune.


SIR: In your last Fridays issue you say of
the resolutions OF the Labor Reform League at Boston,
that you are sorry TO find woringmen wasting their
time In talking that not harmless which
Is certainly mild structure as can with justice be ap
Piled TO their deliberations. Now propose 10 show that
the real laboring men Of Hew-Engand had about as
much TO do with that and various other platforms"
purporting to be the expression Of their opinions in re-
gasd 10 the various Of Government finance &C.
as they had with the late Abyssnsn war The said La
bOr Reform League having tGansplanted slip from the
parent tree 10 tho soil OF NewHampsAe. its character
Year: 1870




TRENTON, Feb 3-In the Senate to-day the
Newark Police b which provides for the establishment
OF Board Of Police Commissioners, came up on its sec
ond reading. A number Of amendments were proposed
and rejected. The section empowering the Commission
ers to appoint and police justices was stricken
out and the bill ordered to third reading The JOINT
resolution on the rejection OF the XVIII Amendment
came up its second reading and was made the order
of the day for Monday next.


In House motion made to reconsider the vote
whereby Bedminster Township. Somerset County. was
exempted from subscription to the Peapack and Passaic
Valley Railroad. The motion lost after consdera
BILE debate.
Year: 1870

SOLD QeICKLY.-Amasa Foster says he never
sold dozen sewing machines SO speedily as he
did those We mentioned last week. The reason
was, he advertised them in the FREE TRADER,
and they are a good kind. The Singer is a
splendid machine and recommends itself where
ever known He ordered twelve more, which
were en- route yesterday, and will doubtless be
on hand this morning.
Year: 1870

SoDA.-Strawn & Powell still continue to fol.
drug store of this city. They have just put up
a splendid soda fountain. It's external finish is
most elegant, and the internal arrangement per.
feet. Ice is ground into snow, and exquisitely
favored glasses of delicious soda come from its
icy throat, the bare remembrance Of which alone
makes US delightfully."- cool at this moment. GO
see and try
Year: 1870

No, THEY CAN'T.-No one can describe the
horror young lady feels when dressed up for
company and wearing a homely, badly fitting
shoe or gaiter. Go to Griffith & Sons Premium
Store and get fitted in an elegant and pretty
boot or gaiter, or nice slipper.
Year: 1870

A MORAL TRuTn.-People can't get along and
do business, and have any sort OF u meddling
conscience, who allow their wives and children
to 20 barefooted, when it is known that Griffith
h Son have tiptop shoes for only cpe dollar
Year: 1870

in all of worms II is perfectly harmless In nature
1t pure syrup that children will readily II is never
failing in its effect and will relieve your ones of worms
at once, and without the aid of any other medicine
Year: 1870

If you want good, fashionable hat, don't go
to some grocery store where they have sorts of
hats ten years old and long ago out of style, but
go and get a good one, a La mode, at Prescott's
Year: 1870

EDWARD WLDERs CHILL TONIC cures Chis and Fever
Fever and Ague, Dumb Ague, and every type variety
Malaral Fever Affection The blood becoming thin and
porous produces these diseases This medicine con iron
10 icken and bring up the blood and hence eradicate the
disease entirely from the system.
Year: 1870

Two men from Tonics, one from Marseilles,
one from Seneca, and two from Utica, were in
OF Riale Bros buying groceries in large quant-
ties, and each one declared they could buy goods
very much cheaper than at any other place they
had tried. The boys say they can make more to
turn their money over often than to sell the
goods at bigger profits and trust them out. We
advise our friends that have the money to buy
their groceries for harvest to 60 to Riale Bros.
to buy them cheap Ii you want to get trusted
don't 60 there, as they don't believe in it.


At the City Drug Store can be found the best
soaps and perfunery made in this country and
abroad, the leading manufacturers of Europe be-
ing we'll represented in our stock of articles for
the toilet. We keep up full supply of all that
pertains to the drug trade by frequent additions.
To the many attractions of our store has been
added that OF soda fountain, which furnishes
an unfailing supply of that truly delicious bev-
erage. unsurpassed in sparkling freshness and
delicacy by any in the city. Our endeavor is to
please in quality and in price.


BECK e LORRIAUX.
Year: 1870

The following striking comparison,
made by Secretary Boutwell,, between
the Revolutionary debt and the presen
/ one, will be read with interest, if not
surprise:


At the close Of the revolutionary war
the interest bearing debt Of the country
was about SO, ,ooo 900. The population
/ Of the country was less than three mil
I lions, but, accepting that number As the
nearest approximation to truth, the
debt averaged SO to each person. The
present interest. bearing debt Of the
United states can he put at about So
100 900, 900, and it is not unreasonable to
ertima,e the present population at A.
100000. The debt, therefore, average.
500 for each person. It is safe to assume.
also, that the property of the country,
in proportion to its population, estima-
ted at its gold value, is more than three
even. II we assume the value or prop
erty in 1870 to have been equal to three
hundred dollars for esfs inhabitant, il
would be proper to estimate the sggre-
gate property Of the country at the pres
ent moment to be at least one thousand
dollars for each inhabitant, or an agyre-
gate Of nine hundred millions of dollars
at the former period against forty-two
thousand millions at the present time.
But whether these estimates Of the az
gregate property at the two different:
periods be correct or not, it cannot he
we'll denied that the present average is
more than three times the average of
1890. The result il that at the former
period the debt was eight and three
tenths per cent, while at the present
time it is only five percent of the prop.
erty of the country. This estimate is ut
best but an approximation to the truth;
yet relatively, it is an under estimate
rather than air over estimate of the
present resources. l cannot doubt that
it was as difficult for Mr. Jefferson's ad.
rninistration and tor the people of the
country to reduce the the debt during
his term at the rate Of three aud a half
millions per annum, rs it is for US to
reduce the debt at tire rate Of one hun
dred millions per annum. From 1901
to 1909 the country was subjected TO al!
the taxation which those in power
dared impose, for the reduction ui the
debt was q leading feature OF Mr.. Jstlag.
sons policy
Year: 1870

How To BUILD A CIsTERN--r sec
that n subscriber wishes to know the
best way to build "A ci.tern. have had
the care OF building quite number, aud
would say TO him, build two instead Of
one SO large; dig the holes and put on
two good coats of cement or the bank.
and arch with good hard brick. One
of my neighbors has one that I built for
him sixteen years ago, in this way, and
has been in USE ever since. l had ono
built for myself, six years ago; tho
mason put brick all round, the brick
settled, and it leaked, 1 had another
! built two years ago, which was eight
feet across in the clear after finished,
nine feet deep. This was plastered on
the bank aud arclIed with brick, aud
has been full Of water ever since aud
has not leaked a drop that know Of
l could mention more made in this way
but this Is enough. would not have
brick or stone IN the side. Of u cistern il
they were put in for nothing; they IRE
simply thrown away. Mentor, In Co,us-
try Gentleman.
Year: 1870

Assessors NoTICE-The attention of
the public is called to the notice of the As
SCISSOR, who has commenced the assess
ment of the taxable property of the county.
Look over your possessions, gentlemen, and
be prepared to give in a correct list of your
property when the boss comes around.
Year: 1870

Ed. COURIER Il desire to return my
most sincere thanks to Mr.. Samuel Cooper,
local agent of the Pbeniz and Home In-
surance Companies, for the prompt manner
in which he settled my losses, occasloned
by the fire which recently destroyed the
Four Mile House. Having my home and
property suddenly destroyed, it is certainly
a great qualification to me to know and
realize that was fortunate enough to insure
with the Phoenix and Home. Instead OF
starting out into the world without means,
l now find myself in possession OF the
amount for which insured.


THOMAS AsHwoRTH.
Year: 1870

LEG BRoKE.-We are informed that a
Portuguese stock driver, while passing over
some rough ground, at or near, the Amer
lean Ranch, on the 9th inst, fell and broke
one of his legs. He was taken to Red
Bluff to have the broken limb set.
Year: 1870

MAY FEsTIvAL.-See the advertise
ment of this affair in another column. Let
everybody turn out and make the 9th of
May a special holiday. People from all
portions OF the county are invited to be
present.
Year: 1870

FaSHE UNDERSIGNED GIVES NOTICE TO
Il the Property Holders of Shasta County, that
on the


FIRST MONDAY IN APRIL. he will
enter upon the performance of his official duties
for the current year. He would call particular at
tention to the following section of the Revenue
Law:


If any person shall willfully make or give,
under oath affirmation, false list of his her,
or their taxable property, false list of taxable
property under his, her, their CONTROL such per-
shall be deemed gnilty of perjury and upon
conviction thereof, shall be punished therefor,
is by law provided for the punishment of perjury
and any property willfully concealed, removed,
transferred, or misrepresented by the owner any
agent thereof, to evade taxaton shall upon dis
covery, be assessed ten times the amount of tax
for that year, which would otherwise have been
assessed upon it and fifty per cent of the amount
such additional tax, when collected shall be paid
to the person or PERSONS who shall furnish the
per centage for collection, shall be paid into the
Treasury, for the benefit os the Common School
Fund of the State


If Tax Payers to have list Of their pro-
perty prepared, ready TO be sworn to, as the law
directs, by the time of my reaching them. they
would thereby perhaps themselves much an
noyanee, as well as facilitate my work


C. w. TAYLOR


Shasta, April ID, 1870. nj.
Year: 1870

II AM STILL OPERATING AS USUAL ON
Main Street, Shasta. l turn out superior
work on Carriages, Wagons, Iron Railing. Picks
and also warrant to Shoe Horses with common
Shoes SO as to remedy all forging and interfering.


FILE NY WORK, as all good workmen
ought to do. do not claim to be the only one
that can do good work, but l equal the best.


My work Is a sufficient recommendation without
the additional Affirmation of any person. and
only ask an inspection Of the same.


April 2nd.
Year: 1870

A Coon SIoN.-We are happy to con-
gratulate several of our oldest citizens upoh
the arrival Of their families in our midst
within the past few weeks They come
with the Intention of making Shasta their
permanent home. We hail all such acces-
slons to our population as of infinitely more
value than gold.
Year: 1870

EE- a certain amount Of oppotion 10
a great help to d man. Kites rise against
the wind, and not with the wind even .
head wind is hetter than none. No man
ever worked his passage anywhere ina
calm Let no man wax pale, therefore,
because OF opposition; Opposition is
what he wants and must have to b good
for anything. Harlship~is the native
soil OF manhood and sclf-reliance. SA
Year: 1870

Be SENSIBLE DO not be above your
business he who turns up his nose at his
work, quarrels with his bread aud butter


He is a poor smith who quarreIs with his
own sparks; there's no shame about any
honest calling don't be afraid of soiling
your hands, there's plenty of soap to be
had, All trades are good to traders.
You cannot get honey If you are frghten.
en- at bees, nor plant corn if you are
afraid Of getting mud on your boots.
When you can dig fields with toothpicks,
blow ships along with fans, and grow
plumcakes in Gowerpots, then it will be a
fine time for dandios.
Year: 1870

TIE CASE OF ALLEGED MAL-PRACTrcE on
CAPITOL HILL.--It was announced in these col
umns on Wednesday last that Mrs. Smith died
quite suddenly at the residence of Mr.. ii. y.
Chapman, OH Capitol Hill, and that the Coroner
"after examining the witnesses and the person
OF the deceased, decided not to hold an inquest
there being no evidence Of wilful destruction or
ignorance i'll the treatment of the case"


We are requested by Mr.. Chapman to state
that he is not alone responsible for the calling OF
the Coroner in this case. as it was done at the
urgent instance Of the particular personal
friends Of the deceased, and that the nvestiga-
ton referred to above extended no farther than
the interrogation of the two ladies who attended
the deceased in the capacity OF assistants usual
animation OF the body OF the deceased was made.
Year: 1870

There has been change of programme
at the Academy, where the Gazette Comique
Groupe still continue the attractions that
night after night draw crowds of delighted
auditors The change was hardly neces-
sary, so soon at any rate, for the old pro-
gramme had not yet lost its gloss. But the
enterprising managers anticipate public
requirements before they are in any
way manifested. This, by the way.
is one of the secrets of success. There is
no public information of how long we are
to be entertained with the ever new,
always delightful, performances OF the
Gazette Groupe, but those who have not wit
messed their performances had better go
soon, and if they do they will find the ex-
penditure amply reimbursed BY the general
healthy action Of the system resulting from
the enjoyment of genuine, honest fun.
Year: 1870

The hay spectators and monopolists ex-
pect to have fine time between now and
spring. They threaten to put the price up
to sixty dollars ton. Even the cheapness
of oats will not balk them, they say, of this
purpose. This will produce great distress
among all people who winter stock of any
kind. In cities it will lead to considerable
embarrassment among persons who have to
employ horsefesh in the pursuits by which
they earn their bread. There is scarcely an
evil that has not corresponding benefit.
The high price of hay will induce the killing
off of many cattle, and so, perhaps, we shall
have reduction in the cost of beef
Year: 1870

reference to our advertising columns it will


be seen that a very desirable cottage is Of
fered for rent by Mr.. E. L. Bercier. The
house is situated in one of the most healthy
and desirable locations in the city, being
only one block from market and school, and
convenient to three lines of cars, To a
responsible tenant the terms will be mod
Year: 1870

Pronounced by all GOOD
JUDGES as FAR SUPERIOR
in APPEARANCE, COLOR,
and FIRmNESS of FABRIC.
to any imported.


Our line is now complete,
and at NEW BASIS of PRICES,
consequent upon the decline
in GOLD.


ANY one buying the above
Goods, or ordering sample
pieces, if not fully satisfied
with them, can return same
by express at our expense.
Year: 1870

DAUGHTER OF TIE PLAINS.
The strange scene which had arisen between the scout
and the savage had a singular termination.
As Kit, revolver in hand faced Fleet Foot-bu with
out daring to advance single step, lest the unscrupu
wretch should kill the unfortunate grlhe was sud
denly startled ~ that the girls eyes had opened
widely, brightly and consciously upon him
Before he could move howeyer-before he could even
fully realize that the captive conscious and OBJ
servantshe had passed from under the uplfted hand
and knife Of the half breed, and descend
ing TO the bottom Of the creek!


At the instant wild appeal for help burst from
her:


"Save me! save me!"


The swift CLEANS Of lightning do quicker than
Kit responded to that cry.


At single bound he upon the half breed, whom he
stretched senseless and bleeding with furious blow
upon the head from his revolver.


Thus stricken PROSTATE and helpless the miscreant
wis instantly bound.


"Thank heavenl" then murmured a voice that was
sngulsry musical despite its ntonatoD Of excitement
Kit sprang To the maiden and cut her bonds.
Never fairer, brighter, sweeter picture OF
womanhood than that she presented.


She scarcely sixteen, and was even small for her