Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1855-05-12
ssG0ing Down ?;

''Golng DOWN."
Fer the first time since our connec-
ton with the Record, we last week took
a respite from business and trip to the
Bay. The assembling of the Grand
Lodge of F. & A. NJ. of the State Of
California, was the occasion of several
Editors doing the same thing while
a desire to wi illness the closing scenes OF
the Legislature, and to be present when
that long looked for event should trans
pire, induced others of the editorial fra
ternity TO wend their way to the Capitol
and from thence to the metropolis of the
Pacific. While in Marysvllle we had
the pleasure of making the acquaintance
of Col. Rust, of the Express Sacra-
mento, we met with Mcssrs. White and
Redding of the State Journal, and Mr.
John K. Lovejoy, of the Mountain Hes
senger. AS fellow passengers on the up
ward trip we had those clever Editors
Mcdonald, of the Sierra Citizen, and
Mitchell, of the Placer HERALD As We
were busy during our stay in San Fran
cisco, we did not call upon the editoria
fraternity of the Bay. Their loss, from
this neglect, we doubt not, was small
and ours, we presume was more thar
balanced by attention to our own bust
ness. Besides our editorial brethren a
the Bay, amount to nothing in compar
son with those whose acquaint nee W,
did make. That is our opinion, notwith
standing all the moral and polItica
thunder manufactured at the Bay
Taking seat with Uncle Obcd, on
of the Stage Company's popular driver
between Bidwell and Marysville, W
found ourself at the U. S. Hotel, in Ma
rysville, in time for dinner Mr. Hum
phrey, long the popular landlord of TIL
Hotel, closed his doors on the LIST, ant
will erect magnificent brick block OF
the site of his former popular hotel. The
choice spirits, who were wont to assem-
bic at the States, viii congregate there
no more, forever, probably. However
we commend them to Murray, of TIA,
Western, as being most likely to ill thu
void made by the disappearance of tn,
"States.''
We were fortunate to get aboard o
the little Steamer Enterprise, running
between Mary sviIle and Sacramento
where we found our old Ohio and Missis
sippi steamboat friend, Purd. LGNDLEY
in the capacity of Clerk Under hi.
charge, of course we had pleasant triE
to Sacramento, and did not fail Il
take the same popular boat on oul
return. From Sacramento to n Fran
cisco, the combination company's steam
er Antelope, took goodly number o
passengers This wel-known boat anC
her popular officers, need no commend
alton from us. Not seeing a familia
face on the boat, we purchased the "Lif,
of Bill Poole" and approprlating t.
ourself lounge in her magnihc ntl,
appointed cabin, put on u counienanc
sufficiently stern to keep all familiarIi,
at distance, and listened to the tramp
ing to and fro of passengers, and to tn
never-ending question-"Going down ?
"Ah (! Governor, going down p "Ma
jor, going down :" &c, aluminium
Supper over, we pulled the Life o
Bill POOLE from our carpet bag, rea'
it by its title, tied Mexican doll r t.
the Know Nothing document, and ha,
the pleasure of seeing it sink in th
Bay.
VIC W LldCTdt1tutO On III
Citizens Steam Navigation Company
magnificent steamer Queen City, Cap.
Barclay. This steamer and her popula
officers are general favorites with tn
travelling public, and we commend til
citizens line to those having occasion t
visit San Francisco. The Citizens O
Marysville mty well be proud of thei
efforts, for they have accomplished mucl
good, not ouly for themselves, but 70
the entire northern portion of the STATE
May their boats and their gentlemanl,
officers, increase in popu arity. and mum
bers. until the name of combination
shall be known only in the history o
steamboating in California
TEMPERANcE.-It was our good for
tune while below, to meet those untirin.
apostles of Temperance, Miss Pellet ant