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Year: 1871




hR. kDrToR:-My resignation as pas
tor OF the Methodist Church in this
place IS sudden and unexpected mol
less SO to myself, than 20 others inter
ested IN such action. In order therefore
that the circumstances and motives
prompting me to this step may be under
stood BY my friends, will you do me the
favor to insert this card in the COURIER,
by way of explanation:


leave under a conviction of duty to
myself, aud to the church to whose ser.
vice my life is to be devoted. l surrender
the responsibilities and duties of the
pastoral duty to assume those of a stu
dent career at college, as preparatory
to more extensive usefulness in after
years, | 60 to Emory aud Henry Col
lege, Va, where | shall pursue my stud
les for several years. / am endorsed in
this course by Bishops Doggett, Me
Tyeire and Paine of our church. by
discreet friends by the general senti-
ment OF the community, and by my own
more sense of propriety in view OF the
natpzs<ad purposes. of my profession.


have spent pleasant delightful
time with the people of Hickman. They
have. by their kindness, manifested in
various ways, endeared themselves to
memory in her most engaging recollec-
tious. Long may they live on their
hills, and may peace and
plenty, religion aud morality, yield their
blessings upon them as copiously as the
water of the ever flowing river which
laves the base of their grand old bluff.
Allow me sir, to specialize the kindness
Of the COURIER in its hebdomadal calls
at my Office, and to return to those it
represents, my sincere gratitude.


Steps will Immediately be taken to
supply the congregation with ministerial
oversight until the ensuing session Of the
annual Conference to be held at Trenton,
Tenn, November 10.


To all my friends I now say adieu. If
We never meet again in this world, may
We so live as to meet beyond the rolling
liver of death, and forever united in
celestial communion, enjoy the society
nd pursue the activities of the blest in
he home of God S. a. STEEL.
Year: 1871

In the better days of the Republic the
laws of Congress were regarded as being
general in their operation and affected all
alike without regard to latitude, longitude
or previous condition. But recently
taking the Kuklux act and its enforce
ment, it would seem that it is applicable
to but one section, the late slave States;
and the mere circumstance Of a man
being a gentleman and residing in the
South is sufficient to cause his arrest and
punishment. There has been, since the
war, more crimes of every kind known
to the decalogue, committed in the North
ern than in the Southern States, but the
Kuklux law has never been enforced in
that section. There have been bloody
riots in New York, Pennsylvania and
California, but these do not elicit as
much comment from the Radical press as
the whipping of guilty negro in the
South
Year: 1871

How TO LEARN TO FLY.--The other
day another modern Icarus essayed to fy
from the roof Of a one story house but
descended rapidly in beautiful parabols,
and only succeeded in groveliDg amid
the weeds surrounding his starting point.
For the benefit Of those who wish 10
cleave the air like birds rather than walk
the earth as men, we will state the prin-
cipal difficulty they will have TO over
come. At recent meeting Of the Aero
nautical Society Of Great Britain, a Mr..
Proctor stated that the great difficulty in
learning to fy was in balancing 80 as 10
secure an opportunity for practicing, and
he therefore suggested that horizontal
rotating disks be attached on either side
of the body, SO as to afford a material
assistance to the learner. As further
assistance for young and inexperienced
flyers, we suggest gallows erected on
the principle according to which Irving
says the Dutch built some Of theirs in
the early days of New Amsterdam,
where the suspending rope was passed
around the waist, instead of the neck, Of
the victim. With some such arrange
meut, and little lead in their heels to
keep their bodies right end up, amateur
''fiyists" might be able to practice an
hour or two whenever they felt incIined,
without incurring any considerable dan
ger, and the earth would also be saved
considerable of the batteriug which il
now receives in the unwilling descents OF
these ambitious but falling spirits.
Year: 1871

!


The greatest blunder of Grants ad


ministration was committed In New Or.
leans last Thursday, when he thrust his
bayonets between the Dunn aud War.
mouth factions, drove the latter from the
custom house and set a precedent which
has already filled the country with alarm
None are louder in denouncing this ia
grant act of usurpGtion than the leading
organs of the Republican party. The
New York Tribune gravely remarks that
whatever may be the real merits of the
quarrel, the conduct of the Casey wing
in bringing a political convention into
so unsuitable place as the custom house,
for the sake of getting a plausible plea
for engaging United States troops to
protect it, is not to be justified on any
possible pretext," while the New York
Sun thus vents its Indignation at the
outrage:


For the first time in the history of the
nation Federal bayonets have been used
to control the action of a political con
vention. Under the lead of the Presi
dents brother-iu laws brother, United
States troops yesterday took possession
of the hall in which the Louisiana Re-
publican State Convention was being
held, aud forced outthe delegates oppos
ed to the denomination of General Grant.
The Office holders and those looking for
Office remained, aud will undoubtedly
carry out the wishes of Graut and his
relations. The men who have made the
Republican party of Louisiana were
virtually driven out of the Convention.
Year: 1871

THE Mormons of Salt Lake are ma
king extensive preparations to receive
President Grant The New York Sa'
says an elder who is looking for an ap-
pointment proposes to present him with
a wife.
Year: 1871

JUST now the Democratic leaders in
several of the Southern States are CO
operating in a movement to draw off the
negro vote from the Republican party
The Savannah Republican is convinced
that with proper effort and enlighten
ment as to their true interests, fully one
half, if not two thirds, the colored vote
of the South will be csst, for the Demo
cratic candidates."
Year: 1871

AT Lawrence, Kansas, a few Sundays
ago, while minister was holding forth
in church, crowd got up cock fight
in the yard. The people who had con-
gregated in the church went out to put a
stop to the fight, but waited till the fight
was over before objecting The minister
looked out of the window at the crowd,
and said, "We are all miserable sinners
which licked p
Year: 1871

MT Euibor


Sir Pleas insert this Proclamation in
your paper l am public speaker and
have devoted muteh of my time two this
question dureiug the war | suffered
mutch abuse becaus l would not fghe
becaus | would not Come doun south
aud kill you poor fellows or get killed
myself am Spiretulit or Inspirational
Speaker and speak under controol |
never see an orthidox minister but what
l could use up Especealy if he believed
in war if these sentiments suit your peo-
pie would like two come doun and talk
two them on this and other subjects |
would like two come doun and spend the
tall and winter with your people aside
from governments affairs | would like
two talk two them on the great truths Of
spiretualism n NJ Pierce


Pleas correct Spelling in the Procla-
nation word or between Truth or j us
tice should be Truth and Justice
Year: 1871

Nathanial M. Pierce proclaims him
self candidate for the Presidency on
the Spiritual platform. He sends the
following elegant epistle, accompanied by
printed copy of his proclamation, to the
Enquirer. We give the letter verbatim,
but the proclamation is too lengthy for
our columns.
Year: 1871

issues, the character Of the candidates aud the
current of public opinion.


No one can say what may happen between
the present time and the fall of 1872 to change
or give new life to political issues but If there
should be no great change and nothing to stir
the public mind very much the result of the
Presidential contest will depend upon strictly
party issues and the relative strength of
parties. We do not expect to see any enthu-
siasm. Neither the candidates nor the political
issues laid down in party platforms are likely
to arouse popular fervor. The candidates,
then, will have to depend more upon local in
fuence, organized political machinery and
calculations as to where the contest may
hinge, than upon general popularity. 1t is
probable that we may have a similar contest
to that of 1856, when the election was very
close and when, through the personal popu-
larity or influence of Mr.. Buchanan in his own
State of Pennsylvania, together with the skilful
management of the campaign, the issue was
decided by few hundred votes only. If the
democrats can hold the State of New York
they might, as was said before, succeed with
out Pennsylvania; but in view Of recent events
there may be some doubt of this State. They
ought under any circumstances to look to
Pennsylvania as the Keystone State, just as
it was in 1856. They should concentrate most
of their energies and means there, and begin
early to do that. The last Congressional
elections in Pennsylvania indicated that
revolution was taking place, and that the pros
pect for the democrats was good. Approach
ing local elections will show more clearly
what may be expected in the future. We
reflect only the political situation from our
standpoint at present. The next few months
or next year may present different aspect of
the Presidential question.
Year: 1871




The party press begins to calculate the
chances of the Presidential election of 1872,
and, of course, the figures of the democratic
arithmeticians differ from those of the repub-
lican. The former, over -sanguine, make out
o clear majority of the electoral votes for the
democratic candidate over the votes both OF
the States that are admitted to be republican
and those that are called doubtful. The latter
claim larger vote from decided republican
States than the democrats can count, with
more than an even chance of carrying the
doubtful States. This, to use familiar colo
quial expression, is certainly reckoning the
chickens before they are hatched. The Presi-
dental election will not take place till year
and four months from this time, and many cir
cumstances may happen during that period
to change the political prospect. The ap-
preaching elections in the fall OF this
year will both indicate and have IN important
bearing upon the result. The action of Con-
gress during the next session may have great
influence In deciding the question one way or
the other. Then the harmony or want OF har-
mony in either or both the great parties



and the character of the Presidential can
didates may turn the scale. Besides, some
accident may occur-some event like that OF
the New York riot-to operate upon public
feeling and opinion. 1t is early, therefore, to
make reliable calculations; but as some of the
newspapers are casting up the electoral vote
from present appearances and the present po-
litical complexion of the different States, we
shall look at the situation aud prospect from
our Independent standpoint.


There are 3l7 electoral votes. A candidate
must get 159 to be elected. II we take the
States that are generally acknowledged to be
democratic and those which were carried by
the democrats at the last election as an indica-
ton Of what the vote of the Electoral College
may be, the result would be about as fol-
lows:- -
Year: 1871

A KENTUCKY DEMOCRATIC CoNGREssMAN,
now stumpius the State, says if the national
government falls into the hands of the demo-
Gratis such an exhibition of rottenness will be
made as will astonish the world. He expects
10 hear of big fire or some other casualty in
the department buildings if cOncealment can
be maintained in no other way. About that
time expect an earthquake in the region Of
our new Court House
Year: 1871

O.r sca Coast Life-Sasins Staiioa.--s,sas6


The letter on the eleventh page of the
HERALD this morning relative to the life
saving service on the Jersey shore will be
read with interest The service, IL will be
seen, Is very inadequate for that dangerous
coast; but the Commission appointed by
the government to inspect and correci
it seem to be doing their duty quits
thoroughly. In this connection the new aud
serious experiments In the construction Of
steam lifeboats now being prosecuted in Eng!
land are suggestive. The application ot
steam TO life-savng and wrecking apparatus
Is most desirable, and, if it can be effected In
conjunction with the new and stringent laws
for the protection of sea-goers (requiring vss-
sells to provide large number of lifeboats), =
large percentage of lives would be saved In
shipwrecks. When the crew Of sinking
vessel takes to the boats many Of the latter
are often swamped from want Of men ia
manage them. With the proposed improve
ment of recent English oxperimenters each
boat can be worked by at most three men.


The construction of the new invention IL
very simple. The only propeller that can DO,
applied is the hydraulic propeller as Its
turbine, being enclosed, all risk OF fouling
pieces of wreck and weed Is thereby avoided
To attempt TO use q lifeboat with screw or
paddle would be at imminent risk Of disaster.
Such being the case, II is proposed that tho
boat shall consist Of three tubes, the two
outer ones being circular, and the centre ones
in which the propeller works, being semi-
circular and placed underneath the PLATFORM
grating which connects the two circular tubes
The whole structure resembles whale boat,
and. can he turned round on its own centre
and sent ahead or astern by the man in charge
by simply turning q handle, without issuing
an order TO any one--an advantage of the
utmost moment under tho critical clrcum-
stances which reader the use Of lifcboatx
necessary.


Tubular iron lifeboats (without steam) arc
no novelty and ore highly thought Of h~
Year: 1871

FORTY THOUSAND applications for pensions
Of soldiers of the War of 1912 have been filed
with the Commissioner of Pensions. Eyi-
IDENTITY we had an immense army in that war.
and most OF them must have been mere strip
Iiugs
Year: 1871

AN AMERICAN UNION ASSOCIATION has been
formed in Baltimore. II was stated by the
President at the first public meeting that this
was no primary meeting; the movement had
already begun, and would soon extend to the
far West. II was not only In New York that
its influence would be felt. We will soon show
TO the world that Americans can and will rule
America. A city convention is to be hold on
the 9th instant, What neK!s
Year: 1871

NIAGARA FALLS, July Ex-senator
FentOn was serenaded this evening at
the Cataract Hotel. A crowd of two
thousand appeared, and in the course
of his remarks he said: "We are ap-
preaching a period which will decide
the political direction Of the nation
for the next four years, In the mean
while we have important State inter
ests to secure. II we were simply in
different and in need of some fresh
incentive, as that which springs from
alarm and danger, the recent occur
rences in the great city of our State
and country would furnish it.


will not now speak of the blunder
and the reprOOf, but ! am sure we
must all feel the Importance of a close
union and a more determined effort to
the end that civil authority may be
intrusted to those who will strive at
all times to insure full protection to
the Constitution and laws, and ad-
minister public affairs in a spirit of
integrity. Our free, popular govern
ment should render it of little mo-
ment who occupy the official
positions or enjoy the favor Of
Federal patronage, so that they
are capable and honest men, who
fairly and efficiently reflect the good
faith and sound principles Of the par
ty. 1t is to be hoped, however, that
nothing growing out of this or other
matters will impair the zeal OF any
one for the success of the Republican
party and principles, and an earnest
desire to cooperate with each other,
and every member of the party to
attain it.


1 have been credited in some quar-
ters with entertaining special con-
cern as to personality for the next
Presidency, with a desire to give
the nomination this or that particular
course. The suggestion misrepresents
my feeling. However UnimpOrtant
my opinion and expression may be,
have no other wish than that the can
didate should be one who most fully
Republican principles, and
who is best capable Of leading our
forces to victory.


Profoundly impressed as l am with
the importance OF perpetuating the
National Administration and the
general policy advocated and main
tanned by the Republican party, l
shall, for my humble part, cordially
unite in whatever seems best calcu-
lated to insure this end.
Year: 1871

NEW YORK, July 25.-The parents
of Susan Ann MastersOn, whose dis
appearance and supposed abduction
from her home at Williamsburg six
years ago, she being then twelve
years old, and which created great
excitement at the time, received this
morning a letter from Baltimore,
from the girl herself, saying she was
almost heart broken, and begging her
friends to come to her rescue. This
letter was the first intelligence the
parents had received of her fate,
though she previously had written
five letters. Communications are al
ready had with the Baltimore police
for the recovery of the girl.
Year: 1871




again, determined 10 get above This
,imo he took with him an,old filc Of his
paper and presenting it to the guardian
Of the celestial city. requested that il might
be carefully examined, and they could see
wheherha was entitled ton free ticket =
In duo course Of time the conductor came
along and took him in. telling him that he
had bcsna martyr to the cause of human
improvement. and that resolutions had
been passed to admit all members Of the
art prescrvaive who had abused the devil
while below. lie added that as they
we're punished enough by being with the
"devil." all their future punishment is
committed Flo further stated that not
one delinquent newspaper subscriber could
be found in Heaven.
Year: 1871

Az amusing incident happcuca iu an
uptown church in Baltimore, last Sunday


Ii appears that the house was crowded to
an unusual extent that day, aud one of
The dcacons was noticeably happy over the
thought that The collection would be very
large Tie thought worried him very
much, and faint visions Of a heapius plate
cngrosscd lis mind to such an extent that
he heard bu. little Of the sermon, and nov
ed bis pondroas form about in the seat
with nerveous anxiety for the time Of TAX
ing up ths collection to approach Al
,k a :. Al
Year: 1871

SELF-RELIASCE.-The success Of
individuals in life, is greatly owing
to their early learning to depend up
on their own resources. Money, or
the expectation OF it by inheritance.
has ruined more men than the want
of it ever did. Teach young men to
rely upon their own efforts, to be
frugal and industrious, and You have
furnished them with n productive
capital which no man can ever wrest
from them An exchange.


Would not the same pra ;ice re
commended for ''yonng men he
equally applicable and beneficial for
young women?
Year: 1871

Those claiming to know aver that
in New York there are over one
thousand buildings likely to fall at
any hour, as did the building on
Thirty-fifty street A committee OF
investigation is to be formed, with
authority TO pull down all dangerous
structures.
Year: 1871

The La Crosse Leader and Sparta
Herald support Gen. G.. G. Washburn
for Governor -EE.


Now is not this little too fast? We
certainly do not object 10 the General to
be the next Governor. but we have not
found out yet why Coy. Fairchild could
not be reelected At all events we shall
exercise our best efforts for nominating a
tcestern naoas There is one thing GER
tain, our present Senator must be re
elected, every thing else is of but second
ary consideration. We can already see
by the tone of Democratic papers, stoop-
ing to the most contemplate lies, that
the proud and noble standing OF our
"Howe" is to be undermined # possible.


We propose to be one OF the color
guard for him, who has ever carried the
Republican flag VIGOROUSLY in the van
at the political battles of our country.
Year: 1871

a marble cutter recently received
from a German an order for a tomb
stone with the following epitaph:
MY wife Susum is dead; if she'd
had life till next Friday she'd had
been dead shust two weeks. As a
tree falls so must she stand. All
things is impossible NIT God"
Year: 1871

NHE UNDERSIGNED GIVES NOTICE TO


the Property Holders of Shasta County, that
in accordance with the requirem, nts of law he has
entered 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:


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


If Tax Payersweret 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 save themselves much an
noyance, as well as faciltateHny work.


C. w. TAYLOR,


Assessor of Shasta County.
Shasta, April I'd, 1871. n4
Year: 1871

RICHMOND, Va, February 1s,


The Joint committee Of finance Of the
two houses OF the General Assembly met
last night, and determined to recommend
the payment Of tho interest Of the first of
January on what Is known as the "old
State debt of the Commonwealth"
amounting to about $4,000 900. The
Legislature of 1867 funded the accrued
interest, and neither the bonds thus created
nor the interest which has accrued since
ON the old, and new bonds as well, are
provided for in this arrangement The
committee arrange for the appointment of
u commissioner to take charge Of the
assets OF the State, out Of which these two
last named items Of Indebtedness shall be
primarily provided for.
Year: 1871




Him htEhG.


A correspondent of the New Paltz Times
writes from Bengal Dutchess county, giving the
following description of the tar and tealhering
case which occurred in that town:--Some three
weeks ago man by the name OF Williams. from
Fishkill visited our locality and eloped with the
wife of Scrip" More. They visited Newburg
and other places, and lived together as man aud
wife On Tuesday last constable by the name
of Cyrus HOughtaliDg went after the runaways
and succeeded in bringing them back. The
wife and her paramour Immediately repaired to
the home she had deserted at Mcintyre Station.
on the Poughkeepsie and Eastern Railroad. On
her arrival she informed her husband that she
had procured a divorce and that she was no
longer his wife, causing him to go up stairs and
retire alone, while she enjoyed the company OF
her seducer.


The neighbOrs, learning these facts, decided
to rid the community of the presence OF WI
liams. 80 on Wednesday evening party OF
men in disguise went to Mores dwelling. Find
ing the culprit there, they, after divesting him
of his wearing apparel, dragged him naked
throngh the snow about twenty yards, and then
clothed his body with coat of tar and feathers.
He was afterwards ordered to leave the place
Immediately The woman attempted her lovers
rescue and she received a portion of tue tar in
her face and hair. After the modern ku-kluxes
had departed the injured husband furnished an
other suit of clothes to the despoier OF his home
Williams also had the impudenee to ask More
IUT money, s.ud u Alo llo latter mss eugaged iu
connting It out the former seized the pocket