Butte record., 1854-12-16
mrscErraNEous ITEMS.

st. Johns vessels, which had cruised extern
svely over the region where the -4rctic was
lost. have returned, without being able to fall
in with the missing boats. They think the
missing passengers were probably picked up
by some vessel bound to Europe, probably fish
| ing vessels bound to France. They saw box
and an India matrass, which belonged to the
-frctic, but the weather was 100 stormy to get
them on board One ofAthe .4rctic's boats,
that Of Dorian, was carried into Philadelphia,
which on trial was found to hold fifty persons,
with provisions, 80
| Among the passengers lost was Miss Hays,
gifted authoress, and n relative of Miss Cath
arine Hayes, the actress.
| A severe riot occurred at Williamsburg,
growing out Of the election excitement One
man>was killed and number wounded.
/ A man in this city, by the name of Holmes.
who had offered himself as q candidate for AL
derman of the Third ward, killed policeman
named Gurley, by stabbing him.
| You will also see the notice of the loss of the
Bermuda and Havana steamer James
The canal around the Falls of Sault ST..
| Mary, uniting the lower lakes with Lake Su-
perior, IS to be complete tby the 18th inst.es7.
OBrrUAKY.-AIrs Alexander Hamilton, wi
dow of Alexander. Hamilton, : Of Revolutionary
memory, and daughter Of Gen. Philip Schuy-
Her. of Albany, died on the 9th inst, at the
residence of her daughter in Washington. Sho
Her funeral took place or the lth inst, at
Trinity Church She was buried in the burial
ground of that church, at her own request,
and near the remains Of her illustrious hus-
band. S HT lt. wtl
The Hon. David Hoffman, formerly leader
of the bar in Baltimore, died in this city yes
terday.
Capt Elisha Ely, an old citizen and formerly
miller at Rochester, died last week at bis resi-
dence in Michigan. Josiah Chesterfield, at
Dresheld, New Hampshire. Edward D. In
gram, U. s Commissioner. at Philadelphia
Sallie st Clair. Il dqnseHse, at ST. Louis, and
Chas L. Burke, authoE and actor, have died
since my last letter. MIR. Burke had been liz
California as actor. He died in this city
| on the llth, aged about thirty-lour, of con-
sumption. His mother died of the same dis
ease. lie was native ofPhiladelphiaaF .st
A distressing event occurred recently CON
| corning returned Californian by The name Of
Ricketts,, near Osborne, on the Cincinnati and
Dayton Railroad, 1t seems Il fellow returned
\ from California, and represented to Ricketts,
wife that he was dead, and after wards courted
I and married her. lie then persuaded her to
! sell the Ricketts, farm and move to Nebraska
The advertisement preached Ricketts, in Califor-
\ MIA, when he,suddeply returned at night, cut
the fellows throat, then stabbed his wife and
| fled 1t was said that the scducer had inter
cepted The letters Of Ricketts, to his wife at tho
| post Office, and had destroyed tllem. Arrison,
accused OF killing Dr., Allison and wife, BY an
i infernal machine ~ CinciEnati, has been ar
rested in Iowa, ',iIfler'the name of Wihetts,
and brought back for TRIAL
u IA dispatch reeevcdheFe last week from New
/ Orleans, stated that 500, 900 worth of Texas
bonds had been rendered to the Government
at Austin on the 30th ult,s in compliance with
the terms OF the q ant or concession of char
ter embracing a large body of landsto said
Company, and that COY. Bell bad declined to
accept OF the sasd bonds, and demanded a de-
posit oi the hard cash i1flis not being forth
coming. he considered the,contract on the part
of the State void. Per AC0ntra-The Hon
i Robert J Walker, the file leader in the enter
prise, is now in this city, and fatty contra
diets the above an toto He told friend OF
ours, that the contract had beenconsummated
and that he had a receipt in his pocket from
the Treasurer Of Texas for the necessary funds,
in conformity With the terms Of the contract.
The trnth is, the bargain of 10000 acres Of
land per mile for each mile of the Railroad
l constr ucted, bad and foolish one for the
State, and very good Ione for the Company,
3 and we have no doubt that Texas would will
lingy have got rid OF the contract if she could
Our regular newspaper mail dates from
Texas came down to the 29th ult. Gen Hous-
ton had lost caste, and become unpopular on
account OF his anti Nebraska votes and
speeches -'- l5S 8 7@
4 Captain James Spth, of the Julia Moulton,
has been tried in the United States District
Court, before Judge Nelson, for being engaged
in the slave trades, and Was on The 9th lust
found guilty by the Jury. The crime was
made piracy BY tlte law 'ot 1920, and the pun
ishment death.a ss. adj fr .-..s- u o.
Mr. Belmont denies most positively having
had anything to do with the negotiation Of a
D..
I AMERICAN, TRADE WITH JAPAN = The
barque Edward Koppscli, Capt John IT, Ea-
gles:on. cleared at Salem on the Sth inst for
voyage to Japan and ports in the Pacific.
NAvAL.-Comm6dore Il5llns has been or
dered TO rendezvous under Commodore Stewart
at Philadelphia. and Commodore I. G. Bohan
has been appointed to fill the place of Com.
Hoilins at this station Capt Adison Garland
has been ordered to the command of the ma
rine squadron in the Pacific, vice Gillespie re-
signed. fer .,.-s,,..
The LATEST FROM EUROPE.-ARRIyAL OF
THE ATLANTIC Since writing the foregoing
the Collins Steamship Atlantic has arrived
, With dates from Liverpool to the lst inst
~. news proves interesting, though adding
h',t bn ~, "a to the details above. s. a1ls3.
Tta ~ a ;es before 6ebasopol had succeeded
:, - the White Tower and in silen-
- ~ ~ 7tine Fort. The Allied feet
had had suffered e % severe. The Russians had cap
tured French battery anu taken Aord Dun
kallin i,a,
The report that Mr. Soul, had been deniea 81
hisFpassage through France is o"nnn,eu i'ad "a ~
is said that Mr.. Mason, our Minis.> ~ nru -.
dressed note to the Emperor the :, upysu.' ~,
demanding an explanation, and that the I'm
peror had refused to make any reply, a.. !"
thatin consequence Mr. Mason had tllrsateagd
to leave.
The American clipper slip Eightning, yon
will see, has made the quick est-trip on record
between Liverpool and Melbourne She ar
rived at Liverpool in 6s1 days from Melbourne.
The screw steamer Great Britain arrived, out
65 days.
There were again reports Of preparations of
peace by Russia through Prussia, relating to-
the acceptance of the four points, &c. Aus
trias position towards Russia was as warlike
as ever.
Judge Nelson has not yet rendered deci-
siun in tneaase Of Mr.. Collier, late Collector.
of San Francisco.
,CALIFoRNIA Co1roN-Wc noticed yester-
day a fine specimen of cotton raised this year
by4 Major Reading, on his ranch in Shasta