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SHASTA COURIER. SATURDAY MORNING. DEC. 29. 183-Y DEMOCRACY —A sentiment not to be appalled, corrupted or compromised. It knorct no baseness, it careers to no danger ; it oppresses no rceakness. Destructive only of despotism, it is Ike sole con servator of liberty, labor and property. It is the sentiment of Freedom, of equal rights, of equal obligations—the law of nature pervading the law of the land. The Advertising Agency of L. P. Fisher lias been removed to the Iron Building oppo site the Pacific Express office, up stairs, San Francisco. Another I.nml Thieving Operation. On the 24th <>(' I’ue present mouth there were two deeds recorded iu the Recorder's office of this county, that will doubtless astonish lb 5 good people up lliis way. From these* deeds it ap pears that, on the 21th day of February, 1813, a claim to a certain tract of land in this county was filed iu the office of the United Slates Board of Laud Commissioners. This grant claims to have been made to one Wm. Beuuitz, by Mich eltorrcna sud Jimeno, as long ago as the 261 h lay of July, ISI4. It is called the Rauch dc Brdsgan, embraces some "five Spanish square leagues, mure or less,” is situated on the east ddeof the Sacramento river—directly opposite the ranch of Major Reading—and includes the valuable ranches of Judge Mc.Murtry, Major Sheldon, Mr. Love and others. It is more par ticularly described as follows; Commencing on the eastern shore of the Sac ramento river, iu said county of Shasta, about one-half Spanish league south of I lie junction of the Arroyede los Eresuos (Clover Creek) with said Sacramento river; thence following the eastern shore of said Sacramento river about two leagues south to the most northern point of an island formed by said Baer«meuto river; th-nee along the northern and north-western line of said island to its most southern point; thence at right angles due east < t.e league and a-half; thence at right angles due north to a point duo east of the point of commencement; thence west to the place of beginning—contain ing Five Spanish Square Leagues, more or less.'' The first of these deeds conveys from G. W. Beckh to Jeremiah Clarke, for and in consider ation of the sum of S.IOO, one undivided fourth part of Rancho dc Brcisgan. The second conveys from Wm. Benuitz to G. W. Beckh one undivi ded half of said ranch, for the sum of one thou sand dollars paid iu hand. It is indeed most astonishing that the exist ence of a grant containing so much valuable land us docs this Ranch de Breisgan. and dating back upwards of nine years, should now for the first time he made known to the public. Ever since 1811) have settlers been permitted to occupy this land—permitted to improve it by tilling, drain ing. fencing, &c., —permitted to erect upon it. at great expense, fine dwelling houses—and du ring all this time never a word, never a whisper was heard of the existence of the grant Bids gan. Even Maj, Reading, the first white resi dent of this county, whose location here dates back, we believe, to the year 1813, never knew of it. We have heard him, lime and again, say that the laud on the opposite side of the river from his claim, was wholly free from every thing like a .Mexican grant. New, however, that these lands have been made valuable by the labor and money of honorable men, the land pi rates have fixed their eyes upon them. Who believes that the grant called the Rancho dc Brcisgan is not spurious ? Who believes it is not the work of a villain, beside whom the highway robber is a brave and valorous gentle man ? These manufacturers of spurious Mexi can grants are the mcauest and most cowardly of all thieves. I Christmas Day. —This was decidedly a lively day in our town —the boys seemed determined to enjoy themselves. And they did it too, if we may judge by the hilarious shouts and bursting peals of laughter which, all the day long, rolled up over the house-tops and into our sanctum. The snow being in excellent condition for snow balling. an exciting bombardment of both sides of the street was kept up pretty much all day ■ong. Occasionally half a dozen hombres, forget ting that discretion is the better part of valor, would venture into the open street for the pur pose of the better belaboring each other, when, in mi instant, from a hundred hands a hundred balls would he hurled at their luckless carcasses. \ plug hut stood no sort of show during the day; and the parties who sported the impromtu sleigh were made to pass through a perfect storm of balls every trip. The majority of the perfor mers in these sports, being slightly mercurialized by sundry egg-uoggs, hot whiskey punches, &c., vc., were of course in a fit mood to enjoy all • his sort of thing hugely. Well, we like to hear men laugh. “ A good laugh clears the air, says Lamb. “ The gravest bird is an owl. the gra vest beast is au ass, and the gravest man is a blockhead,” says Horace Smith. Therefore let us keep easy consciences, and clean hands, so that we be enabled to "laugh and grow fat.” Quick Trip. —We are indebted to Mr. Mc- Cloud for a copy oftha Yreka Union of the 22ud, from which we perceive, that be left this place for Yreka eia the Sacramento river trail, at the same time with the expresses, which went the usual route eia Trinity mountain, &c., and that he arrived in Yreka twelve hours ahead of the express, making the trip in forty-eight hours — fifty miles of which be traveled on fool because of his inability to procure a mule. The Union says this settles the matter with this trail as to distance, and we have no doubt that hereafter but little traveling or packing will be done over the old Trinity trail. Heretofore, the principal objection to this trail, was the want of public bouses and Iced. Mr. McCloud assures os that in ten or twelve days this serious objection will be entirely temoved, as arrangements have been made for all the necessary requisites in this re aped. Masonic. —On Thursday evening the follow ing gentlemen were elected officers of the West ern Star Lodge, for the ensuing term, viz.: W G. West, W. M.; Joseph Isaacs, S. W.; Dr. Olen dorf, J. W.; Ebenezer Robbins. Treasurer; H. A. Curtiss, Secretary; M. H. Myrick, S. D.; H. Shuffletou, J. D ; and Brickey, Tyler. In the case of the People vt. Fitzpatrick, for Assault with a deadly weapon, the jury-found a verdict of Not Guilty. The case now before the Court is one growing out of the same affair —the French Gulch difficulty. Mexico. —Our latest advices from the City of Mexico, announce the illness of our Minister, Mr. Gadsden, and also the casbiersbip of Gen. Woll, the hero of Matamoras. Gen. Almonte had been superseded as Minister to the United Stales Ijy Don Fernando Manzino. formerly Con sul Genial to Hamburg. tlrvr Vrnr’i Day. Precisely at the boor of 12 o clock of next Monday night, old Eighteen Hundred and Fifty five—with a brow wrinkled, a form bent, an eye dimmed, and a head whitened, with the thoughts and deeds, the burning suns and the wintry blasts of three hundred and sixty-five days will “ shuffle off this mortal coil,” and hasten ing down through the dark vista of the Past, join the numberless years there entombed for ever. Alas! how fleeting is time ! Ey what an un certain tenure do we hold this life ! How stead ily do the sands continue to run. Who can say that he will catch the expiring breath of another year? It is well fur us to slop occasionally, in the midst of the stirring scenes of a California life, and the tremendous excitements incident to that wild hunt after worldly honors and wealth, which everywhere obtains in our gol den laud, —aud contemplate that inevitable goal to wbicn the great and the humble, the poor and the wealthy, are alike hastening with a fearful speed. New Year’s Day is peculiarly suggestive to the Christian mind. How stands our record fur the year? Is it clear’ How do our ledgers exhibit? Are the “Credits” not greatly over balanced by the “ Per contra ?” Have we ac complished any great good for our race since Eighteen Hundred and Fifty-five commenced unlinking its variegated chain of days? Have we hearkened unto the moan of the widow, to the cry ot the orphan, to the piteous appeal of the afflicted ? or have we hardened our hearts, and closed our ears and eyes to the sign of distress ? If the latter, then may God forgive us, and teach us henceforth to “do unto others as wc would have them do unto us.” And if in our retro spect of the past year, we find, as we doubtless will, that, in numbeiless instances, we have “done those things, which we should not have done, and left undone those thingsthat we should have done,” then let ns determine that, for the future, we trill strive to do our duty to our God, our country, onr neighbor, and ourselves. Senatorial Candidates.— The most promin ent Know Nothing candidates for Senatorial honors, are Gov. Foote, Ned Marshall, Mr. Flint, J. Neely Johnson and Mi. Crabb. it is said that each of these gentlemen is very confident cl winning the golden prize. The Union, however, has its eye upon some other individual, whom it desires to see invested with the Senatorial toga —a modern Cincinnatus, we presume, who is now engaged in sortie really useful employment. It thus throws exceedingly cold water upon the pretensions of the gentlemen named above: What will the Legislature do? Moat earnestly do we hope that it will decapitate every sin<>le head that has been presented for Senatorial 'fa vors. Without exception we desire to see every name that has acknowledged the aspiration, to he completely expunged from the record of pos sible Senatorial elevation. Expunged ! did we say ? we would have the Legislature bury them so deep and carefully that they could not again be waked by the sounding of their own trum pets. Then, if the Legislature wish to perform a distinguishing act, let them cast about them and, finding a man who is a Californian by a long tried experience, whose family—il married—is here, whose business and money are here, and equitably assessed, and who is recommended by good vulcanized independence and substantial common sense, with a fair district school edu cation, and a man who would treat all Califorui ans, in Washington, civilly, or who would not emcailc if invited to dinner at I o'clock, then we say let them elect such a candidate upon the first ballot. Christmas Thee. —The children hada joyous time indeed with their Christmas Tree, on Mon day night. There were at least a hundred “ lit tle folks ” present, and a greater number of |,appy Ina ls—for of the three-score and ten la dies and gentlemen present, we presume that there was not one whose heart did not throb quicker, and feel younger, at the exhibition of so much childish merriment. The tree itself was a magnificent affair, and was literally loaded with all manner of presents —in value ranging fr-'iu ninety dollars to a bit. We presume con siderably over one thousand dollars were ex pended in procuring the various articles with which the tree was ornamented. Deep Snow. —All this region of country is now covered wiih a mantle of deeper snow than was ever before seen by the oldest inhabitant. When it stopped falling on Thursday morning, it was about sixteen inches in depth. The weather has been so unprecedenlly cold since, that it has melted but little. We understand that it is fifteen inches deep at Bell's House, on Clear Creek, and that the Valley is covered even fifteen miles below Tehama. This is indeed an unprecedented fall of snow for this region. We expect that it will occasion an immense loss of life among the stock, unless the weather mode rates speedily. Christmas Dinner. —From a glance at the bill-of-fare on the St. Charles dinner table on Christmas Day,one would not be impressed with the idea that “ good eaiin ’’ was very scarce in these mountains. Oyster and mock turtle soup —boiled mutton, longue, corned beef, pork ; roast ditto ; beef a la mode, stuffed pig and bar becued hog ; oyster pie and chicken fricasse ; roast turkey, chicken, duck and goose ; veget ables of all kinds; omelets, tarts, peach cob blers, custards, —mince, peach, blueberry, cherry and apple pies—all these things, we think, goto makeup tolerably “good eatin” anywhere. i “ Financial Report.—We direct the reader’s attention to the Report ot the Board of Supervi i sors, setting forth the present condition of the County s finances. We understand that the amount of the County's portion of the taxes yet i to be collected on this year's assessment is about j $6,000. It is thought that Mercantile, Liquor, and Foreign Miner's Licenses will for the next five mouths, yield about $2,000 per month. Midnight Mass. —High Mass was performed in the Catholic Church, ou Monday night, by Father Rinaldi. A large number of persons were present. tyi'lie Coloma Argut* ays that the mines in that vicinity, where the gold was discovered by Marshal), were never more productive than at the present lime. Another Big Kish - —We saw banled into town one day this week, a sturgeon 11 feet in length, and upwards of 400 lbs. in weight; caught near Wright’s Ferry. Canals. —The Sacramento Union says it is es timated that at least ten millions of dollars are employed in canals completed, and in the course of construction in the mining regions of this State. Stock in these canals is generally regard ed as the most profitable investment made in the State. The Memorable Day* of >49. Few penona, excepting those who have been candidates for office, know how important it is to have been here in 1849. The editor of the New York Tribune advises every one, if possi ble, to be born in New York Slate : and we have no doubt to be born there is a good thing, a very good thing, “ bonum ovum but that is not so important in California as to have been here in 1849. Misery loves company ; and those who share together the heat and burden of the day, partners in misfortune or sufferings, generally feel a certain love and affection for each other that never can be realized by men under pros perous circumstances. The 49er feels that he knows things that one who has reached the shores since that lime never can understand — that he has rights which became vested before less fortunate brethren saw the laud, and that ail the rights which the latter hold are subject to his, and that they only hold by sufferance. This period is an era—a great starting point —a sort of base line from which all our experi ence should date. The weather in the winlerol that ever-metnorable year is the subject of uni versal comment ; and although it may blow and ruin like it did when the windows of Heaven were opened, ami hail small millstones, still a ’49er will say, “Oh. this is right bad weather, but it is nothing compared with that of ’49. Ev erything sinks into unimportance when com pared with that incomparable year of our Lord. We have been particularly struck with this within the last few days, for, although the rains and snows have been falling as though the win dows of Heave were open, still we are told that this is agreeable, charming, delightful weather, in comparison with what we had in days gone by. We have a friend who came here in ’SO, who says he was forced in self-defence, w hilst elec tioneering for the important office of Constable, in a certain township, to commence all his speeches with “ Fellow citizens, since the days of ’49,’’ and that he became so accustomed to relatinsr scenes and incidents of those days, that he even now fancies sometimes that he really was an actor therein. It must be confessed, that not to have come to California in ’49 was abad thing, a devilish bad thing —malum maim. 4liri»|>led Hijjliwn) Robbery. On the evening of itie 20th, a most during at tempt to rob Rhodes &. Whitney's, ami Wells. Fargos & Go’s Express Messengers, was made by a parly of scoundrels, on llie divide between tins place and Whisky Creek. The attempt was made in the immediate vicinity of (lie house for merly kept by “ Uncle Johnny,” about half way down the northern side of the mountain, and not more than two miles from town. The first parties stopped by the robbers were Messrs. Clifford and Hedgecomb, who were mistook for the Express riders. They were care fully searched, but didn’t pay more than a few bits to a very few pans, By the time the rob- j bers had done with them, the Express boys, j Charles Bowen and John I’halan, came up in company with Mr. Gibbs, of the Trinity River Ferry. At this moment one of the robbers fired at one of the first party who was attempting to escape. This caused I’halan to ask what was the matter. In reply' one of the robbers told him to stand or he was a dead man. This they declined doing, but throwing themselves upon the sides of their saddles and putting spurs to their mules, hurried back down the mountain several hundred yards. The robbers essayed to stop their flight by firing five or six times at them. Only one ball, however, took effect, Mr. Gibbs having been hit in the right arm near the shoulder. The Express boys then again commenced as cending the mountain, and upon approaching the scene of the attempted robbery, found that the scoundrels had decamped. The Messengers had with them a large amount of gold dust. How did it ckt Out? —A correspondent of the Alta California .writing from this place, men tions the following incident, which he says hap pened at a meeting of the order of E Clampsus Vitus iu this town a few evenings since: It appears that two ladies, whose husbands are members of the Order, were not satisfied. with the answers given as to the objects, &c. &c., of the institution, so, to make sure of its real objects, and to gratify that little feminine propensity of curiosity, they, by some means, got into the lodge before meeting one evening, and were witnesses to the venerable ceremo nies of initiation. The Order prohibits the ad mission of females, but the members, for self preservation, had to initiate the ladies referred to, and administer the required pledges of se crecy. The event caused quite a furor amongst the brothers. The ladies, it appears, have pe titioned the N. G. 11. to order the members to appear in full regalia at the turnout on the 26th. The N. G. H. has complied, and everything is satisfactory to all concerned. Now we do not intend to deny or confirm this statement. But, as a member of the Order, we do desire to know how this incident, if it ever did occur, was divulged to the world. Who is the traitor in our midst? Who is the Judas? bet the brethren ferret out the villain, and igno tniuiously expel him from the order. They owe it to themselves, and more particularly' to the two ladies named, (if the incident be not a fic tion ; and we express no opinion one way or the other.) to take prompt action in the matter. — Brothers, errcl. fjp The “ Shasta Courier" takes up and reit erates the malicious paragraph which recently appeared in the Marysville Express, in reference to the late lecture of Rev. C. M. Briggs in this place. We have pronounced the paragraph in question an utter misrepresentation of facts; but the paper which first gave utterance to it, refuses to allow the gentleman assailed, or his friends, to be heard in explanation or defence, and lakes no notice of our denial. We hope the ‘•Courier" will have the manliness to pursue a different course, and in indirectly affixing an opprobrium upon a community in no wise amenable 'o such a censure. We hud hoped (tetter things of the ‘‘Express."—Grass Valley Telegraph. We assure our friend of the Telegraph, that we are happy to bear that the report of the lec ture of Mr. Briggs, as given by the Express, was incorrect. Although it is our opinion that, if any minister of the Gospel in the state is capable of making the remark with which the Express charged him. Mr. B. is that man. Excessively Aggravating. —The gentleman who kindly related to us the instance of sbeep raising—given in another column—says that he visited Red Bluffs a lew days since, and that he was astonished to hear the steamboat passengers cussing and swearing like troopers. Upon en quiry be learned that the cause thereof was the fact that the steamboat and an ox-wagon had left Colusi, a few days previous, at the same time, and that the ox-wagon arrived at Red Bluffs one hour ahead. B? - The Legislature assembles on the 7th of January, being the first Monday of that month. FINANCIAL REPORT Made by Hie Board of of tbe County of Shasta, December 29tb, 1855. We find that the amount of warrant* re deemed by the County Tlteasurer since the 3UI of May, 1855, which were outstanding at that date amount to $10,540 67 And that there is still warrants out standing, dated and issued previ ous to the said 31st May. amount ing to the sum of 8,644 50 Making the amount of indebtedness at said date, $19,135 17 Instead of $9,362 05, as reported by tbe Board of Supervisors at said date. The amount of warrants issued since 31st May, up to the 291 h December, 1855, is 23,750 54 $42,935 71 Deduct amount of warrants paid by the Treasurer and taken in pay ment of taxes and licences, 13,053 19 And in Treasury belonging to the General Fund 134 45 ' Total indebtedness to be paid from the General Fund. $29,748 07 There are also Hospital Warrants outstanding, amounting to 2,064 88 Cash in Treasury belonging to Hos pital Fund 106,00 Hospital indebtedness, 1,958 88 There is also in the County Treas ury the following other moneys: Belonging to Building Fund, 1,724 33 To Highway Fund, 533 61 L. H. TOWER, Chairman Board of Supervisors. W. S. .Iknkins. Clerk. Shasta Dec. 29. 1855. California Fecundity. —To us the most dis tinguishing feature of California is not her gen erous yield of gold, nor her matchless climate.— nor yet her truly democratic society, which awards honors to worth and not wealth—to the man and not to his possessions, or the memory of an honorable ancestry. But to our eyes the most astonishing thing is the wonderful prolific ness in the animal, vegetable and mineral king doms. We have the tallest trees in the world, the greatest variety of minerals—the largest crops of cereals, —the biggest pumpkins, beets, and water melons, —the largest peaches and most on a limb—the finest grapes, and most on a vine—the biggest potatoes, and most in a hill— the fattest, plumpest, prettiest, babies, and the most of them. Indeed the extraordinary fecun dity here exhibited, in both animate and inani mate nature, is passing wonderful. We were led to this train of remark by hear ing related the following remarkable fact: A poor woman in the Sacramento v alley, procured thirty-five hens and two roosters about the first of last March. From that stock she has since supported a large family of children by the sale of eggs, besides raising twenty-one hundred chick ens. If any one doubts this statement, the wo man and children will be produced to bear evi dence. Our informant also mentioned the fact, that a gentleman in the Valley started in the sheep raising business, last spring, with one ewe and one ram, aid that now his flock numbers six teen —fourteen of them being the offspring of the ewe and ram aforesaid. The Columbia Lynchers Indicted. —The Grand Jury of Tuolumne have indicted the fol lowing parties for the lawless act of hanging Barclay, at Columbia, two months ago: I’uiNCtPALs. —For murder—William Canfield, Charles Lambert, and Terry. For Accessories—James W. Coffroth, O. P. Rogers, B. C. Norlhup, J. Heckendorn, and Fletcher. Caufield and Fletcher, had not been found by the officers. The principals, Lambert and Terry, were held to bail in the sum of SIO,OOO. Coffroth, Heckendorn, Rogers and Norlhup, indicted as accessories to the murder, gave bail in the sum of SOOOO each. tIP According to a correspondent of the Daily Union. I lie mule portion of the community of Placerville, are not blessed with a superabund ance of personal beauty. Indeed, he declares emphatically that there are •* but few good look ing men in that town.” Neither does he grow very enthusiastic over the beauty of the fairer portion of that community. Unfortunate Pla cerville ! unhappy Placerville! miserable Hang town ! May the Lord have mercy upon it. News ! — The correspondent of the Alta, wri ting from this place, gives the following piece of interesting news, which will doubtless astonish our friends of Vreka : Business in Yreka is very dull. Judge J. Montgomery Peters is there, and as the place is surrounded by hostile Indians, he does not expect to see his home in Crescent City until next Spring. This slate of things speaks badly for the ef ficiency of our brother officer, Brig. Gen. Col ton. A Wolverine's Toast.— The Evening Journal says the following toast was given by a “ Wol verine,” at the New England Festival in that city ou the Sind : “The Yankees and the Chivalry.” The one—First in war, first in peace, and first in the pockets of their countrymen. The other—First in power, first in place, and first in the politics of their country. ty The Alta California says we have but little idea here in California of the extent of the war in Washington Territory. Nearly all the while inhabitants on the lower part oi Puget Sound have left their places of abode, and volunteered for the war. Col. J. H. Harper. —This man, who was sentenced toavery long term in the Penitentiary for robbing Mrs. Evoy, of this county, a lady some eighty years of age, of several thousand dollars, has been pardoned by the Governor, and went to Nicaragua on the last steamer. Itf' The first of the Vo-Hamity falls, called “ The Cascade of the Rainbow,” is nine hundred and twenty feet in height. The second fall is at least two thousand three hundred feet in height. A magnificent lithographic view of these falls may be seen at Roman’s Book Store. The steamers Sonora and Cortes, on She 30th, took off treasure amounting in the aggre gate to the sum of $2,160,190 80. Josh Silsbee, the celebrated Yankee com edian, died on the 23nd iust., in the city of San Francisco. The war, says some one, now depopula ting and impoverishing Europe, is carried on at a cost to the Allies alone of $1,300,000 a day. One hundred and twenty men were en listed and took passage on the Cories on the 30th inst., for Nicaragua. I,nlc from Oregon. A correspondent of the Alla, writing from Or egon, says: 1 learn from very good nnthorily that the In dians are able to bring 5,000 warriors into the war, and moreover, that they are all more or less supplied with guns, or rifles, and have for the lust three years been quietly gathering »e --gether amuniliun and material for this grand struggle. These Indians are totally diHerent from the lower coast tribes and are really brave and blood thirsty, so you may judge what kind of a force Gen. Wool should have to contend suc cessfully against them. Maj. Kelly’s command had a severe fight, t>o the Walla Walla river, with a large band of In dians. The Indians fought well. The Ameri cans lost twenty-five killed and wounded, and the Indiana thirty-five killed and several wounded. The head chief, I’ee Tee Mox Mux, was killed. He will no longer boast of riding the finest steed in the broad territory of Oregon. On Ihe7lb inst., Lieut. Slaughter and three of his men were shot dead and five or six wounded, on White river, while in the act of kindling their camp fire. The Chinese. —It may be of interest to those who are so desirous of keeping the Chinese in our midst, to know what Bayard Taylor, the great American traveler, thinks of them. The following is an extract from a work just pub lished on China and Japan: Chinese Morality. -This mental idiosyncrasy includes a moral one of a similar character. It is my deliberate opinion that the Chinese are morallv the most debased people on the lace of the earth. Korn s of vice which in other nations are barely named, are in China so common that they excite no comment among the natives They constitute the surface level, and below them are deeps and deeps of depravity, so shock ing and horrible that their character cannot even be hinted. There are some dark shadows in human nature which we naturally shrink from penetrating, and 1 made no attempt to col lect infornialien itf this kind; but there was enough in the things which I could not avoid seeing and hearing—which are brought almost daily to the notice of every foreign resident, to inspire me with a most powerful aversion to the Chinese race. Their touch is pollution, and harsh as the opinion may seem, jus!ice to onr own race demands that they should not he al lowed to setlle on o*tr soil. Science may have lost something, but mankind has gained liy the exclusive policy which has governed China du ring the past cen'urie*. Pacific Express Company. Will please accept our earnest thanks for the promptness will) which they each day snpp'y us with a full file of nil of the latest papers. I.'®”' Human flesh, says a recent hook on New Zealand, is rather tough, and to he palaleable, requires more cooking than any other meat — but ‘done to a turn,’ is of singular tenderness and sweetness. It is related in this cabalistic volume, that a voyager by the name of Jenkins, endeavored to save the life of a young female slave, who was about to be eaten in New Zeal and. He offered any quantity of pigs for her, but the chief said, “A piece of Maori’s flesh is better than pork,” and he killed and atelier.— The same account mentions a highly civilized New Zealander, who had become partner in an English commercial house. “He had in his younger days been addicted to the use ol human flesh, and being a candid and high minded man, he admits, that although he has now acquired different tastes, the relish with which he partook of cannibal feasts, especially when the fleshy part of a young female was served up, is still a matter of by no means disagreeable recollection to him.”— Golden Era. Who has not felt a strung cannibal-tike desire steal through his heart, as he gazed upon the plump and rosy cheeks, or felt his lips pressed against the warm and ruby protuberances of some, as “Kcru Kob” would say. "bewtiful phe mailf” It is not at all strange that tbe New Zeal? ander should speak of llio “fleshy part of a ypung female.” when “done to a turn,” as being possessed of a “ singular tenderness and sweet ness.” Wells, Enrggo 4k Co.’s Express. Have our thanks for files of papers furnished us during the week. Infernal Machine. —The S. K. Sun of the 17lh says: Madame or Mademoiselle Fanny Perrier made affidavit last evening that somebody had placed an “infernal machine ” on her porch, with the diabolical intention of sending her and her tiouse to where she probably ought to have been ere this, and that somebody was Ed ward McGowan, Esq. The machine was said to be a box containing about two pounds of powder, with a number of bullets thrown loosely on the powder, which were intended to act a la Fieschi. in ihe event of the powder failing to fulfil its errand. The only person in jured was a Frenchman, servant to Mademoi selle Perrier, who, in his curiosity to examine the contents of the “infernal box,” took it up while in the act of exploding, and got his hand badly singed. The balls were thrown heller skelter in every direction, but without force enough to do any damage. Judge McGowan was arrested, and gave bail for bis appearance. Had it been a“ ballot box,” we might have had seme reason for suspecting the Judge's connec tion with the matter; but a silly box of loose powder, and loose balls to frighten a w icked woman, is something entirely out of the reach of his genius, Madame Perrier has since sailed for France, and of course the “ infernal” difficulty is now ended. Gen. Cass.—A person who recently visited this old patriot, writes; “ I spent a forenoon with Gen. Cass. Theold man ‘still lives’ in Ihe autumnal glories of a well spent life; is hale, beany, and worth four mill ioni. His career has, indeed, been successful. He speaks in foreboding language of our na tional prospects, and is strong in the belief that disunion will yet carry its banners over the Ue public.” Off for Nicaragua.— Among the passengers who left for Nicaragua oy the last steamer, we notice the name of David 11. Morgan. If it was Capt. D. 13. Morgan, formerly from Louisiana, we say, may good fortune attend him. for a no bler specimen of man never set foot in Ca'ilor -11 ia.— Marysville Express. If it was the Captain Morgan who, for a long lime commanded theold steamer Express, then we 100 say, may all manner of good luck attend him. BP The following figures show the amount of treasure shipped from the country during the past ll ree years : For the year 1853. • . $18,305,223 For the year 1854, - . . 45,476.612 For the year 1855, - . 44,133,838 Being a total for the three years of 137,915.- 578! Garden Seeds. “-James \V, Downer is pre pared to supply our farmers and gardeners with a great variety of Iresh garden seeds. Read his advertisement. E Twenty Dollars Reward. STRAYED FROM HORSETOWN FIFTH of August last, a strawberry-rhune mare Mule, medium size, a Spanish brand on her left hip, bad a rope on her neck when she left. Tbe undersigned will pay $2O to any person who will pot him in possession of the above animal, or for any information or clue by which the same may be accomplished. S. M. ABRAM. Horsetown, Dec. 18,18c5. dec22-2t OPENING BALL On the Evening of New Year's Day, A T THE DICKINSON HO VSI Ten miles north of Shasta, on the Yreka ac Weaver trail. ERASTUS AND THEODORE DICK inson would inform the lovers of dancing, iSC-£ and the public generally, that they will givean Opening Ball at their new Hotel,on Tues day evening. January Ist, on which < evasion they will be happy to see their friends and ac quaintances. MANAGERS! FLOOR MANAGERS: S. Francis, A. Skillinan, B. Anderson. 3P No tickets wiiT he issued, but all ladies* and gentlemen are cordially invited to be pres ent. Good Music will he in attendance. Clear Creek, Dec. 15, 1855. decl's-31 RED BLUFF BALL. ON NEW g & YEAR’S EVE. THE ball going public is infer S&D toed that I will give a PUBLIC-) I BALL, at the I.UNA HOUSE, Beil Bluffs, on New Year’s Eve, the 31 si inst., and will snare no ellbrts to make it an uecasiatti delightful to all who may attend. P. F. TERBUSH. Red Bluffs, Dec. 7. 1855. deBtd ESTBAV. CAME to the Four Mile House, on the r 27th, a Bay Mule, branded on the b ft btp \\ ili a Spanish brand. The owner, by pro ving property and paying expenses, can have the same. GUS. GBUTEFEND. Dec. 29, 1855. d 29 SUPERVISORS’ NOTICE. IT IS ORDERED by the Board of Sopcrvv sots of Shasta county, that each accniinf against the County shall be filed with the Clerk, of the Board at least ten days previous to their next regular meeting on the Ist Monday of Feb ruary next, and that each account shall be certi fied to under oath. Any account not presented as above will not be acted upon. By order of the Board, IVM. S. JENKINS, Clerk B. of S. Shasta, Dee. 28, 1855. d2!Mt FRESH GARDEN SEED! JUST RECEIVED l>y express from James M. Thorburn it Co., a full assortment of garden seed raised this year at their garden on Long Island, which we are now prepared to oiler lo om- customers us heretofore, at wholesale and retail. We have sold this seed for the lost four yearsv and they have given entire satisfaction. We have the following seed in quoptetf lh*-- and one oz. papers : White it Red Onions, Rula Baga Turnip, Long Blood Beets, Large Flat do Cup Parsnip. Mammoth Pumpkins, Lg Island Watermelon, Lettuce, Ice Cream do Early York Cabbage,. Musk Melon, Long scarlet Raddish. Caalelope, Sage and other herh s’dL Flower seeds in tin bxs. I’eas, Corn, and Grass seeds, besides other* too numerous to mentiasi. Fruit trees £u» sale at A. L. Downer’* Nursery. JAMES W. DOWNER. Shasta, Dec. 29, 1855. d29-2m THE EAGLE HOTEL. charge of THE UNDERSIGNED has the pleasure of an nouncing to his friends and the public, that lie has taken this elegant and commodious Hotel. He is determined that ia no particular shall any department of the establishment be sec ond-rate. BEDS. The sleeping arrangements are such as will not fail to satisfy our customers. THE TABLE. No expense or trouble will be spared to pr»s cure the very best food that our market affords. THE BAR, Will always be supplied with the choisest Licjuors, Cigars, &c. STAGES, One of the California Stage Company’s, Shasta and Sacramento line of stages, make daily ar rivals at, and departures from the Eagle Hotel. I solicit a fair share of patronage. Call amii try the “ E igle.” Having secured the services of Mr. Wright and lady, most favorably known while connec ted with the French Gulch Hotel, I feel quite sure of making the “ Eagle’’ one of the moat pleasant slopping places in the county. Mrs. Wright will have charge of the rooms and beds-. S. F. SOUTHERN. Shasta, Dec. 29, 1855. dc29tf DISSOLUTION. THE CO-PARTNERSHIP hererofure exist ing between the undersigned, in conducting the Hotel business, is this day dissolved by mu tual consent. S. F. SOUTHERN, C. T. LEWIS. Dec. Ist. 1855. d29-3t l»OSTI»ONE» : THE PRIZE FIGHT which was to have ta ken place between Shorty and Young .Mc- Henry on the Ist of January, has been post- I oneti until the 22ml of February, 1856. Shasta, Dec. 29, 1855- d29td NOTICE. THE U. S. BRANCH MINT, at San Francis co, will be reopened for receiving Deposits of gold and silver bullion, on Wednesday, llto 2nd day ofjaiiuary, 1856. Hours for receiving gold deposits, from 9 o'- clock A. M. to 12 o’clock M. Hours for receiving silver deposits, from 12 o'clock M. to 1 o’clock P. M. Hours for payment of all deposits, from 9 o’- clock A. M. to 2 o’clock P. M. F. LOTT, Superintendent. San Francisco, December 24. 1855. d29-2w FINE VIRGINIA TOBACCO. EL SACRAMENTO brand —dark, peach flavored. El Sacramento, dry, light colored. Mayflower brand—l 2 plugs to the pound. The above brands of Jones & Hudson’s cel ebrated manufacture, in lots to suit, fur sale by SAM I. H. PRITCHARD, d29-3m Agents for the manufacturers. TO MERCHANTS. THE undersigned respectfully offers his ser vices to the merchants in the interior, as a commission buyer of goods in San Francisco Having been engaged in that business for three years past,with three years previous experience in the interior, he hopes to give satisfaction to, such as may employ him in that capacity. Or ders for any description of merchandize filled and forwarded promptly. SAM’L H. PRITCHARD, Corner of Battery and Sacramento sts,, d29-3m Sau Francisco-