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s. s. Vail & Co.

s. s. Vail & Co.,
IRON FOUNDERS AND MACHINISTS.
MANTFACTUREkS Of Steam Engines Grist and
IVl Saw-Mll Machinery, Water Wheels, &c, &c,
corner Of Sixth and Blonde au Streets, keokuk Iowa
May 81, 1854. $d6w
WINS HOUSE.
CORNER OF JOHNSON AND FIRST STREETS,
DY CHARLES q. BJNSELI. The under -
- signed takes pleasure ia announcing that
he has taken this very popular House and -
made q complete renovation throughout the entire
premises lie IL prepared TO receive the pat
ronage of the ptbic, and believes he can meet the
wants of all who desire good House
He hopes by close application to the business
and attention TO the many wants of the traveller,
merit and obtain share of patronage.
5D~ baggage taken TO and from Boats free Of
charge. CHAS. q. BUNNELL.
April 5, 1855. DIFF
\ CoMPLElE assortment of Swiss and Book
( \ Mouslins, Bishop Lawns, Carcenet Cambrics,
Linens Laees White Curtains. DC. for sale cheap Mt
Sept. /, 1900 j. h. MINCHELL & cos.
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j. II. COpEIIN..

j. K. COpELIN.
L>ORW AitDING and Comm sion Merchant whole
4 sale deacr IL groceries aud Produce, No. 6i Lee
wee kcokmk. Iowa.
n B--parueuInr attention paid to the Forward
ing business.
A RI H. ls5i.--dGw
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BARTLETT Il MANCOlRT.


=. b. BALL n. kfEkHAA
BALL kIRkHAM,
LNAMILf 6rovery and Provision Depot Post build
i ings Sd 81, be. seen Main and johnson where
they keep constantly hand large supplyof fami-
~ grcegas and provisions of every variety, and Of
the beet quality, which they intend sell as chen
If not cheaper than any other house in the city and
hope by strict attention 10 business to merit share
# the pnbiic patronage.
\. B.--our wagon is in readiness 20 wait on ali
who may favor with call. Nov. ] j
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BRUCE 4 DANIELs,

nEALER in Groceries. Provisions and produ
- No. 80, Main between Third and Fourth 5
heoknk. Iowa. ddw
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1880. fsKS
Merchants, western Line.
NEAL, ABBOT 4 Co., New York, WILLIAMS.
~ tanner Co., Buffalo, Proprietors Shin daily
from Pier 3 East River, New York
All eargoes fully insured To Buffalo
Ne transhipment between New York and Buffalo.
For freight apply 10
Neal. Abbot Co.
j. B. Brooke, SO Broad ST. N Y
Virgil Hliiyer
Mark packages, IN. W. Line
July ~, ls55.--ddwGm
New Arrangenent.
FINllE Steamer @. W. SPARHAWE
i will run as regular daily packet s3akt
From keokuk in connection with the cars
of the Northern Cross Railroad at Quincy leaving
Quincy at O'Clock and arriving at Keokuk at u
NJ, and leaving keokuk return trip at o'clock.
For freight or passage apply on board.
j. Y. sI0ITS, Agent Mt Keokuk.
June Is, lS55.--d6w
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LANES N. kEIn.
j. W. NORK i


A TT0RNfRs al las and General Land Agents,
IA Montezuina, Poweshiek county, iowa Will
attend 10 all business entrusted tn their IN
PoWeshiek. Iowa Benton Tama, Marshall, and as
D. counties
Collections will receive special attention.
Refer 10 u. Dougia d Co, S,. Louis, John
Phi asialphia Renzinger d Co.. Baltimore; Hon.
G. Il. Curtts Warren, pennsy lyania; Hon. q. X
Barrst, Chorield, rennss ivania Editor pitssbgrg
.'Daiiy Juiom," sc.
Jnne \ sid
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HORACE III. AYREs,

N|I0LEsALE and Retail Druggist, corner of
w Main and Third Streets, keokuk, Iowa.
lEs.- Sisn # The Big Mortar. -rs1
Anil II. 1850. dAw
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LEROY e.. PALMER

A TT0kNEi and Counsellor al Law. Fl. De-
~ moines, Polk eean;y, Iowa. Especial attention
PAID to collections. All business entrusted TO hi
ear promptly attended to.
Naa. n lS5s--~wly@
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iAR1E and cargfulfr selected assersnen, 81
\ tse lategi ~, II tae LAS "a Cars axr,sgssly
10, Ae e.ty siadE. i. ii. @nu14sES e Co
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DK. y. llAINES.

nFFICE a. has Residence. on Blondeau Stree
None deor sst Of Second, keokuk, Iowa.
April 70, ls5..--d
Butte record., 1855-12-08
Sparring Exhibition.

Two individuals of rather dilapidated
appearance, appeared in town on Mon>
day last, and advertised to give spar
ring exhibition. We have not learned
whether they we're successful; but pre-
sumo they realized sufficient to pay for d
paper of tacks. which they obtained on q
credit before the exhibition took place
When a boy, we once commenced an
attendance of a pugillsIic school, but a
Sheriff from neighboring State hap
pened in the first evening, and arrested
the teacher on a charge of highway rob-
berry. Our ambition to rival Tom Hyer
and Yankee Sullivan was dampened. \
qualification to teach the manly art oi
self>defrncc may not always result so dis
astrously but the person we have men
toned was the best boxing master We
ever saw.
Butte record., 1855-12-08
The State Elections.

New York as far as heard from, for
Secretary of State stood Headley 49,
$50; King 9,9l5; Hatch Is, ,452, and
Ward 34,Oll. In the Senate, when the
steamer left the complexion was X n, 9,
Dem 7 and Fusion IA. House. e.--Dem.
% Fusion II and X n 2.
New Jersey has gone Democratic by a
decided majority five out of six senator
being elected by that party, and the
House being largely Democratic, secure,
their electing two U. S. Senators.
Massachusetts, has elected Gov Gar
diner by about 5000, and the whole K
n. ticket.
In Wisconsin, as far as heard fiom
the democratic candidate for governor
was leading his opponent about 1000
votes.
In Louisiana the X. n. party have
carried New Orleans, and probably the
whole state.
In Charleston S. c. the anti-know
knohin cs sndidate for Mayor is elected
by 1000 maj
In Maryland four K. Ms are elected
to Congress, and one whig.
Mississippi so far as heard from has
given democratic gains, and it is hoped
they have succeeded in electing State
officers.
Butte record., 1855-12-08
Case of Insanity.

A German who keeps a boarding
house down near the River, has for some
time past, exhibited symptoms of iEsan-
ity. On Tuesday last, Drs. Grlfiths and
Phpps, made an examination Of his
case, and pronounced him insane. The
cause assigned is the "GreenEyed
Monster" 1t was decided not to re-
move him at present, as it was believed
that doing so, would have tend ncy to
confirm his suspicious and render the
poor devil completely insane. His fam
lily have but recently arrived in the
State
Butte record., 1855-12-08
Election of Officers.

Butte Lodge, No. SO, L. & A NJ.
elected the following gentleman as off
GERS of the Lodge for the ensuing year
on Saturday Evening last: 7. Wells
W NJ; j. W. Gilkyson, s. W; A. L
Chamberlain, J W; \. f. GrilIiths, s.;
G.. W. II IS, T.; r. T Van Norden, S
D.; A. j, SpauIding, J D., and -
Allspaugh, Tyler. The installation vii
take place on the 27th inst.
Butte record., 1855-12-08
Fire at Hamilton.

The public house of Mr.. Taylor, at
Hamilton, was destroyed by fire on Tues
day morning last. Two persons per-
ished in the fanes-a child of Nr Tay-
lor's and a man by the name of Hitch
ems, from O.egon Gulch. Mr. Taylor
had removed the child from its bed to an
adjoining room, and returned for another
when the fist child was forgotten and
pefished in the flames Mr.. Hitchon:
had escaped from tho building, but re
turned for his clothing, and met his un
timely fate. The catastrophe is indeed
sad one.
Butte record., 1855-12-08
san FRANCIsCo. Dec. 4, lS55.
DEAR CROsErTE

DEAR CROsErTE:
Week after week [ have soliloquiz d
thus: 1t is confounded singullr-and
why the deuce is it-that [ cannot re-
ceive the "Butte Record :" d ilv have
[ stationed mvse f in f, ont Of the opening
at the mail delivery, leitered from "A to
H." and proponnded to the male in at
tendance e-"Any lett rs or papers for
this branch of the Burrows':" Occa-
sonally letter, but nary paper is the
universal response. With inward grunts
at this unaccountable neglect-becansc
do not pay in advancc--I turn upon
my heel, and by rapid strides soon make
the counter of the Express Office "
Here by the frequent presence of my
phiz my mission is understood by the
polite clerk, who at once remarks in
that peculiarly "PaciGc" strain which
all the attendants, thereabouts, cultivate
-''No papers, Sir" BY this time [ am
at Clever heat" and my style borders
on the B0yce-terous. | rush violently
forth and soon stand in juXtaPosition
with your agent--who is every inch
agent. BY him [ am told that there is
evidently screw loose of immense di-
mensions, either in the mail department,
the Express arrangement, Or in the indi-
vidual Editor himself, as it is so long
since he received any of your papers
that he has lost all "Rccofd" of last
dates. A remedy must be provided--I
must receive my favorite, or how can |
answer the many questions and queries
continually propoundcd to me by those
who are evidently interested in the
growth and prosperity of cold Butte. "
Besides my ears are frequently saluted
with reports and rumors, whi"h [ could
wish for the former good reputation Of
Butte to controyert; but lacking the nee
essary Records [ must pass them by.
There IS one other place [ should
have made application before entering
complaint Cros sing the Plaza the other
day, L beheld large sign showed up
over the second story window of brick
building, containing the following in let
ters of Mighcls largest size block
Hall of Records" Now it is possible
by applying there l might receive all of
the back numbers Egad, I'll try it
Yours, Tin the riches of grace, and a
ID of a hurry NED.
Butte record., 1855-12-08
Court of Sessions.

This body met on Monday last, and
after issuing venire's for Grand and tri-
al Juries, adjourned to Thursday at two
o'clock, p NJ. Court met on Thursday
aud empanneled Grand Jury, who i'm
mediately entered upon their labors-
The charge of Judge Lewis is an able
and interesting document, which we
shall lay before our readers next week.
Butte record., 1855-12-08
$1,000 Reward.

By reference to another column it will
be seen that Gov. Bigler has offered a
reward of one thousand dollars for the
apprehension and conviction of Hoag gland
who recently murdered man by the
name of Hunt, in this county. The
murder was committed in Mountain
Spring tow nship Hoagland was Pres
ident of Kye Eye Wigwam during the
last canvass, and the Prosecuting At
torney, j. J. Kliene, was elected by the
same extra judicial oath-bOund party.
Facts are facts. Courts may preach
of their determination to bring offenders
to justice, and Grand Juries may sit
until the crack of doom, without effect,
so long as the administration of justice is
confded to a contemplate, mercenary,
extra-iudicial-oath-b bound mutual assist
ance party. If VIC speak with feeling
upon this subiect, it is because public
justice has been outraged, if not through
wilful guilt, through the gross
ignorancr of a Know Nothing officer OF
justice Two Presidents Of X. n. Wig
wams-one a murderer, the other Pros
ecuting Attorney-the latter orders the
former released upon $500 worthless
bail--and strange to relate, X. n. muir
derer escapes! Result--Govcrnor Of
fers a reward Stop th9 murderer =
stop the X. N!
Butte record., 1855-12-08
SHERIFF'S SALE.

RY virtue of an execution issued on the i4tA
~ day Of November A. D. 1865, under the
seal of the county court in and for Yuba coun'
ty, state Of California, tested on the day aiore
said before 5 A. Armstrong, a Justice OF the
Peace Il and for said county and state, to me
directed and delivered, wherein F Q. Chase
and George T. Green are plaintiffs, and l. W
Sheldon and George Benson defendants .
have seized and levied upon all of the right
title and interest of the aforesaid defendants
III anu to the following described property +"
wi';-Ail that certain lot Of land known 81
l'ts known as 8 and 4, block containing one
hundred and thirty two 1927 feet front On
orhir Street, running back one hundred ana
thirty-two [l32l feet, situated in OroyIlie
orhlr township. Butte county and state ators-
-anl' which will sell at public sale on Satur'
dry, December 29th, A. D. 1865, at O'Clock
? NJ, at the Court House door, Bidwell'
the highest bidder for cash
p. FREER, Sheriff Butte County.
Dated this 18th day of December, A D. loo'
tfl-iJ
Butte record., 1855-12-08

standard of Walker. 1t is singular If
the office of Commander-in-Chiel of the
Nicaragua forces, satisfies his ambition
President of the Republic of Central
America, has more satisfactory sound
to ambition like his. There are but
two steps beyond this, and Walkers
ambition is equal to the task; seat
in the United States Senate, and Pres
ident Of the United States in lo64.--
Onien .SaJe2
Butte record., 1855-12-08
Outside.

An accident to the heading of our
paper, rendered an alteration necessary.
The improved appearance of the first
page dispenses with regret for the acci-
dent The new type on the first page
will not escape the observation of the
reader.
Butte record., 1855-12-08
4 New Firm.

The readers attention is referred to
the Advertisement of MeSsrs. Evans,
Brass & Co. These gentlemen have
established wholesale Grocery, liquor,
provision and Hardware store, west side
of Plaza, Marysville. Dealers in this
vicinity should give them a call
Butte record., 1855-12-08

e9- The Alta Of the lst says Charles
Cora was arraigned to plead in the fourth
District Court this morning. In order
to avoid crowd, everything was cons
Quoted very quietly, and there were but
very f.w persons present. Time was
allowed until next Wednesday to plead,
and Mr.. Carpenter, acting District At
torney, gave the assurance that the case
should be brought to speedy trial.
Butte record., 1855-12-08
Express and Literary EaVOrs.

Mr.. Keefer, the gentlemanly and ac-
commodating Agent Of Everts & Co,
has furnished us with full files Of Atlantic
papers, for which he has our thanks.
We are also under obligations TO the
attentive Smith, of the Bidwell Bo k.
Store, for papers of the latest dates.
The Penny Post Company have placed
us under obligations for files of several
New York papers.
Butte record., 1855-12-08

MARYsvILLE AGENCY. - The friends and
patrons of the Record in Marysville are here
by informed that o. AMY x Bro are our only
authorized agents for the transaction Of all
business connected with our newspaper estab-
lishInent il that city. AL orders left with
them, at their Book Store, on First street, will
receive prompt attention
Butte record., 1855-12-08
STATE OF CALIFORNIA, Ninth Judicial
County of Butte. Dist. Court
John F. Thompson
Hans Johnson


Hans Johnson
The peaple of the State Of California, to iIaus
johnson, Greeting:-You are hereby com
manded to appear and answer in said court
the complaint Of said plaintiff on file in my Of
hce against you, within ten days after the ser
vice Of this writ upon you, if served in Butte
county, within twenty days, if served in any
other county of this Ninth Judicial District
and within forty days if served out Of ths
Ninth Judicial District, or default herein VII.
be entered against you. The action is br0usu.
against you to obtain judgment for the sum ''
four hundred seventy five seventy five one
hundreth dollars, due on promissory nci'
drawn by defendant, dated December lin
1854. and payable October 18th 1855. with e-
gal interest from said 18th day of October
1880, until paid; and plaintiff notifies you that
If you fail to answer his complaint as herein
commanded, he will take judgment agalns.
you by defaul, for said sum of four hundred
and seventy-hve seventy five one hundredM
dollars, and interest thereon from the l9'h
day of October A. d. 1866, until paid, and Tor
costs of this suit. Hereof fail not at your peril
BY order of the County Judge.
Witness nay hand and seal of said DIS,
LIS trict Court nj Bidwell, this fourth day o.
December, d 1855
MILES CHAPLIN, District Clerk.
BY A. L. GRFFITHs, Dept.
Dec. 8, 1855. n5-2T
Butte record., 1855-12-08

NIcARAGUAYoLUNrEERs.-Th Sacra-
mento Union says, Col, Alphonse SUIT
ter, son of Maj. Gen. John A. Sutter
is actively engaged in raising recruits
for the purpose of uniting with the Walk
er forces in the reduction Of Nicaragua.
Butte record., 1855-12-08

THE NOVEMBER ELECTIoNs.-Eight
States have held their annual elections
during the present month, in the follow
ing order: Louisiana on the 9TH, Mis-
sissippi on the 5th and 9th; New Y ork,
New Jersey, Wisconsin, Massachusetts,,
and Michigan on the 9th; Maryland on
the 9TH.
Butte record., 1855-12-08

To BE HUNG.-Samuel Garret, who
murdered Amiel Bricknell, was sentenc-
ed in the District Court of Sacramento,
on Friday last, to be hung on the 9th
day of January next. The Journal
says he bore the sentence stoically, no
symptom of fear crossing his features
Butte record., 1855-12-08
Railroad to the Pacific.

the Railroad Reoord, Extra, published
at Cincinnati, Ohio, for which the Edi-
tors will please accept our thanks. The
number before US contains vast amount
of valuable information respecting this
important project. The principle artl-
Gle upon this subject, in the number be-
fore US is from the pen Of Mr.. Edgar
Conklng. We have not yet examined
the article in question; but shall cndea-
vor to do soon, and TO lay the facts be-
fore our readers.
The Editors of the Railroad Record,
are E. d. Mansfield, w Writson and J
A. James, and from several editorial ar
ticles, We infer that they are zealnusy at
abor with the faudlblc desire of arous-
ing the dormant energies of the nation
and bringing them to bear upon this i'm
portant and National enterprise.
We eondense from an editorial article
the following facts upon this subject;
''Io build Railroad from the pres Mt
terminat ons of our Atlantic railroads.
involves the construction of 4 road 1000
mites in length, and the expenditure of
from sirty-ei9ht 10 one hnndred and forty
miIIion dollarS, according to the route
sci cite l." According to statistical
facts furnished by Gen. McDougal, late
Member of Congress from California
''Commerc.aly, it would facilitate the
tran spo:tation Of nearly half q asiIlion
tons Of merchandise, having value Of
not less than one hundred millions Of
dollars going westward every year, and
for its eastern freight time alone will
deyelope its magnitude. Considered in
its social bearings, railroad to the Pa
cifc will accommodate the social inter-
course Ofat least twenty millions of peo-
pie, for there hardly exists a family in
our country, that has not some kindred
tie or social interest among the inhabi
tlnts of the golden shores of tho west. "
"We have territory occupying
2,936.166 square miles Of surface, near
/ ly 100000 square miles more than is
occupied by Russuia proper, stretching
/ from ocean to ocean for a space of twen-
ty degrees of latitude We have a con-
tinent line of 2, l63 miles on the Allan
tie, or including bays, Islands and other
irregularities, a total of Il, ,359 miles of
Atlantic coast. While on the Pacific,
I the continent line extends ,343 miles,
and the total of Western Pacific coast is
3 POL miles. Our navigable rivers make
a grand total of 40 ,O65 miles of waters
navigable for steamboats,. We had in
1884 according to the estimates in the
4 United States census, population of
%, 100000 inhabitants. Our national
treasury notwithstanding the commercial
difficulties of the year, and the partial
suspension Of imports, from which its
revenue is mainly derived, was, and is
overAowing. And yet this great country
with its wide spread territory lying in
one grand compact mass not separated
by the dominions of natural foe, with
Its 26,000,0 900 ofpeople, and with wealth
and resources unexampled in the history
of nations, has no reliable means Of
transit for its soldiers or its mails, with
out crossing the territory of others. 1t
has no national highway, no grand thor
oughfare, by which either its servants or
its citizens may pass from its thickly
settled Atlantic 10 its rapidly settling
Pacifc.''
Butte record., 1855-12-08
BIDWELL, SATURDAY, DECEMBER s, 1855,

San Francisco AGENcY.-We have ap-
pointed Mr.. THOMAS BoYcE agent for the
RECORD in San Francisco. He can be found
at 81 Merchant street, and at room No 8,
up stairs, Iron Building, northeast corner Of
Montgomery and Washington streets.
Butte record., 1855-12-08

judging from the long catalogue Of
crime which is being daily perpetrated
at OroviIle, we should imagine the NOR.
ais of that community to be in a very
healthy q state, Nothing but scene
of knock down and drag out indeed
one might thank his lucky stars to escape
from the place with a whele skin.
How long will the civilized people OF
Oroville tolerate this state of things =
They must certainly lack share of per-
severance and determination to cleanse
the town of the lawless hordes who now
infest it, which would be out the work Of
a few days provided they resort to the
proper measures.
Butte record., 1855-12-08

MELANCHOLY OccURENcE.-One Of
our most respectable townsmen having
occasion to get up some time during
Sunday night last, observed what he
thought to be a very beautiful animal
near the house He Immediately OBJ
tained his pistol, and his lady to hold
the candle, but instead of shooting the
object of bis admiration he received the
charge himself. However no fears are
entertained as to his recovery, yet We
are sorry to say that in all probability
be will loose his whiskers.
1t is rumored that the anamal above.
mentioned was q skunk.
Butte record., 1855-12-08
Execution of Don POucianO
Corral.

By the news from Nicaragua, it APP
pears that Don Ponciano Corral the Gen
eral who came into Grenada, and sur.
rendered to Walker, and who was made
Minister of War, has been shot He
was shot because it was discovered that
he was engaged in a communication with
Guardiola, with the intention of recon
quering Nicaragua, and bringing it back
under lis former government.
1t appears from the details of this affair
that Gen. Walker pr' ferred the charges
under which Corral was executed
Walker and Corral were the opposing
military chieftans, and it seems as tho
Walker had doubted the faith of Corral
from the first, and had watched his
movements till he discovered the treach-
cry on his part that caused his trial and
execution.
Butte record., 1855-12-08

Rv Books of subscription to the Al
lantic and Pacific Telegraph have been
opened in San Francisco.
Butte record., 1855-12-08

Samuel Garrett will be hung at Sacra-
mento On the ninth day of January, in
1885, for the murder of Amlel BrickeI-
Butte record., 1855-12-08

Col. Alphonsc Sutter, son of Gen.
Jno. A Suffer- is active : engaged IN
raising recruits for the purpose of uni
ting with Walkers forces in the reduc-
ton Of Nicaragua.
Butte record., 1855-12-08

Travellers who would fare well must
cultivate an acquaintance with Mr.. c..
Andle, the gentlemanly clerk of the Or
leans at Sacramento.
Butte record., 1855-12-08

Eph. Horn and the San Francisco
Minstrels are playing at Sonora to good
houses.
Later-They have augmented their
forces in the persons of the celebrated
artists, W. Birch, S. A, Wells, C. Hen
ry, Max Zorer, f. Deaves and L. N
Hoolry, and are now playing at their
Hall in San Francisco.
Butte record., 1855-12-08
GROCERIES
PROCLAMATION.
$1,000 REWARD! !
Executive Department, !
Sacramento, Cal, Dec. l 1855 !

Whereas, it has been represented to me by
the District Attorney of Butte county, state of
California, that in the month of October, lS55
man named James Hunt was murdered u
said county by M II. IIoaglani, alias HOPE
Hoagland," and that said Hoagand has Is
capped and is at present a fugitive from justice
Now, therefore, l. John Bigler, Governor Of
the state Of California, by virtue of the powers
in me vested, do hereby offer reward Of one
thousand dollars for the arrest and conviction
of the said NJ. II. Hoaglaud, alias Hope Hong
land.
Witness my hand and the Great Seal of the
state, at the city Of Sacramento, this, the lst
day of December, A. D. 1855.