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Butte record., 1856-10-04

CLouDLEss PERU.-Lieht. Maury, in
his Geography of the Sea- explains
why there Is no rain in Peru. He
says:
In Peru, South America, rain is un.
known. The coast of Peru is within
the region of perpetual southern trade
winds. Though the Peruvian shores
are on the verge Of the great southern
sea boiler, yet it never rains there,
The reason is plain. The southern
trades wind in the Atlantic ocean first
s,rIkcs the water on the coast of Africa.
Travelling to the north>west, they blow
obIiqucly across the ocean until they
reach the coast of Brazil. By this
time they are heavily laden with va
por, which they continue to bear along
the continent, depositing as they 90,
and supplying with it the sources of
the Rio de la Plata al the southern
tributaries OF the Amazon. Finally
they reach the snow-capped Andes,
aud here is wrung from them the st
particle of moisture that very low
temperature can extract Reaching
the summit of that range, they now
tumble down as cool and dry winds on
the Pacific slopes beyond Meeting
with no evaporaiing substance, and
with no temperature colder than that
to which they were subjected on the
mountain tops, they reach the ocean
before they become charged with fresh
vapor, and before, therefore, they have
any which the Peruvian climate can
extract Tins we see how the tops of
the Andes become the reservoir from
which are supplied the rivers of Chill
and Peru.
Butte record., 1856-10-04
GOLD HILL
For the Daily Butte Record

To the Editor Of the \ orth Californian
By what mode of reasoning do you deny
the miners the right ofprotecting their own
interests Have not the Miners made Oro-
vile what it is by their industry and perse-
verance or, was it the Lawyer? or the gam
bier or the Commission Merchant or the
Rum Seller? As miners, we do not wish to
debar any of the above mentioned classes
from reaping legitimate benefit from our
products; but we do object to the Rumsel-
lers, gamblers, and half-witted Editors, tell
ing we have no right participate in max
ing the laws by which we are to be governed
The Miners understand their rights, and
dare maintain them, notwitl's anding the
kebdomadal maledictions and bottles of
wrath that may emanate from skull filled
with fossil remains instead Of brains, and
are spread BY the stygian ink of falsehood
and misrepresentat on. The Miners are al
ways ready to express their opinions by Pc
tition or otherwise, and submit them to the
Judgment Of an impartial public, with the
immense Weight and Websterian head of
this model Editor in opposition to them.
1t is a model and intelligent Editor, indeed,
who would give portion Of the population
of Oroville the right to petition for incorpo-
ration, and deny to others the right to
demonstrate against it? The law is much
more liberal in its provisions, and requires
that majority of the Inhabitants residing
within the proposed limits Of the incorpora-
ton shall petition in favor Of Incorporation
before it cen be granted. The miners with
in the proposed limits, were opposed to the
measure, and demonstrated against it, as
every one had perfect and undou bted right
to do For doing this, their acts have been
denounced as the acts Of thieves and gam
bers They hurl back the falsehood, with
scorn, and adYise this model Editor to keep
truth on his side when writing about those
whose labor has built up she town, and who
still think they have voice in its govern
ment The miners are the producing class
Of the country, and as American citizens are
not willing to be depeyed Of the rights
guaranteed to them by the laws of their
country And, now. Il this model Editor
will keep truth and principle on his side, he
may, possibly, entite himself to the good
will of our working classes
MANY MINERS,
OF 0phir Township.
Butte record., 1856-10-04

S.GAcfTY IN A HoRsE.--Some time
ago, a gentleman who had been pay
ing his devoirs rather freely at the
shrine Of Bachus in fishing village in
Scotland, was vending his way home
ward, mounted on his Old but trust
worthy steed, whose movements, and
its rider hauled either to the larboard
or starboard, in order to carry It's bur
den on an even bottom, were an anus
ing scene. Notwithstanding the poor
animals endeavurs to keep its load on
an equilibrium, down he tumbled, and
ther. he lay as fat as founder, fully
divested of all his sheet ropes, haul
yard, and cables. On feeling the dis
mantling and unloading of the cargo,
the sagacious animal looked around
with look of pity and it may be Of
chagrin, as much as to say, 'Ah poor
man, if you would only do as | do
2ake no more than what would satisfy
natures wants, and abide by the re-
freshing draughts of the limpId stream,
you would not require my energies SO
much to keep YOU on your balance. l
must be content for time to share
along with you cold, damp bed on the
road, without food, without litter, un-
unless some one commiserate our state,
and set you again on my back Ac-
cordingly, as if suiting the action to the
word, the natural, kind, and good
hearted annual, turning cautiously
round, and bending its fore-legs, Iay
down besid its master, stretching its
neck and head around his caput, which
was drvested of the upper covering, as
if to protect it from the nocturnal dews,
at the expense, perhaps, of its own
health, and there the poor animal Law
until few farm servants, who were all
the while spectators of the rather in
teresting scene, went forward, more
out of pity for the tender and kind
hearted animal than for its master, and
got hun conveyed home. This is not
the first time this wonderfully saeaci>
Gus animal has shown lis love for its
owner in a nearly similar way. He
would not part with his horse for love
or money.
Butte record., 1856-10-04

CoRNs DR.. Hall, in his Journal of
Health makes the following rema ks
on this subj ct:
never let anything harder than Your
finger nail touch the corn. Pairing it
as certa My makes it take deeyor root,
as eating a weed off the surf ,ee Tn
worst kind Of corns are Comfortable as
follows:
Soak the feet in quite warm water
for haif an hour before going to bed,
then rub ON the corn with your fng-r,
for several minut $, some com.oon
sweet oil Do this every night and eve
ry morning; repeat the rubbing in, of
the oil with the finger, bind on the toe
during the day, two or three thickness
es of buckskin, with hole IN the cen>
Ter to receive the con; in less than 4
week, in ordinary eases, if the com Goes
not fall out, you can pinch il out with
your finger nail and weeks, and some
times months, W Il pass away before
YOU are reminded that YOU had a corn,
when you can repeat the process.
Corus, Ike consumption, are never
cured, but may be indefinitely postpon-
ed. The oil and soaking softens and
lossens thu corns. while the buckskIn
protects it from pressure, which makes
1t easy to be pushed out by the under
growth of the parts.
Butte record., 1856-10-04

Our MouNTAIN VALLEYs.-As year
BY year the mountain country to he
east, embracing the great Sierra Ne
vadl range, becomes more perfectly
known from the ceaseles5 wanderings
of the prospecting miner as he mounts
its SUNNI or plunges into its dark ra-
vines an cafions, almost innumerable
vail s of greater Or less extent thsn a
hundred acres, are discovered IN phc-
es where not so much as a suspicion Of
their existence had been entertaiued.
These valleys are always productive
end cl,thed with most luxurious
growth Of indigenous grasses or clover.
The herding and pasturing of animals
in great numbers in these valleys dur
ing the long drOuth Of the summer
months, has already become an estab>
lIshed policy with the cattle feeders Of
California, and not till the SHOWS Of
winter begin to fall around, do they
leave their cool and salubrions noun
tain retreats, for winters stay in the
lower valley country. In adopting this
plan in the pasturage Of animals, they
re kept up n green and nutric!ous
food at trifIng expense the entire year.
As all these mountain valleys are tra-
versed by never failing streams of the
purcst water, and often enconpassng
lakes Of considerable extent, and al
>uirounded by magn'ice ent f'reSts, ma
ny OF them are being made the per-
manent home Of the settler and his ia
mlly and the uniform good success
that has thus far attend the iutro-
duct'on and cultivation Of fruit trees in
these valleys, and the facilities for cut
ting hay of the finest quality and in
any quantity for supplying the con-
,tantIy Increasing d. mand among tn
foothills and mining districts, rende.s
1T certain lhat at M distant day, their
more perman, Mt occupation will b. re-
allied, laying the foundation far YET
another source Of prosperity to El Do
RADIO county, for RI Dorado covers a
mighty region of this mountain coun-
try.-PiaccrrJf- Amerjean
Butte record., 1856-10-04
Nh. EDITOR ::

An editorial in the last ".A0rth Cahfor-
man. charges the miners of this vicinity
with an impertinent interference with the
late attempt to incorporate the town of Oro-
vile. We are very emphatically command
ed to ''mind our own business y in reply to
which we say, that it is just what we intend
to do
Now the miners regard Charley as very
clover fellow, and do not suppose that he
would, Intentionally, do them injustice
He is not however exempt from all the frail-
ties which the rest of mankind are heir to.
He knows that snug little job of printing
will follow the act Of incorporation, aud per-
haps he might secure it.
When he tells US about the non-interfer-
ence of the citizens Of this town in making
laws for the regulation Of the mines, it is
evident that he is ignorant Of the facts
Why, sir, | can give him the names of dozens
OF those same citizens, who neTer worked
claim, but who, during the past year, have
held for months. five ten or twenty claims
EACH and who would not dispose of them to
working man. except at an exorbitant
price. How were they enabled to do so =
Why, sir, the laws permitted it. and the
records of ophir district, show that those
laws were suggested by, referred to commit
tctS VI, anu Hh'tlly pdSseu Dy lneSe same
kid glove miners.
OF the source OF authorship of that stupid
Circular, neither know nor care anything;
but when he intimates that it was not in
tended to include Gold Hill, and Live Oak
Flat. acithin the limits of the proposed town,
he speaks unadvisedly. The petition was
presented to miners for their signatures, by
an old, respectable and influential citizen
and property holder, accompanied with the
assertion that it acds intended to include
both those localities.
cor n lITTT
Butte record., 1856-10-04

An Eccentric NoBLEMAN--The
following singular advertisement has
been inserted in the Gazette de Co
logne,' by the old Baron Won Halbere,
residing at the Castle of Hermanns-
dorf, near Landshut: 1.-TWO female
readers whom | have lately had left my
service to 90 to town to purchase their
love affairs, not having any opportnni-
ty Of such matters in nv old castle. [
therefore, wish to find n we'll educated
young lady, ver>cd in the English and
French languages Her sole occupa-
ton will be to read aloud, which will
contribute to improve her knowledge
IF those languages The salary is 400
forms year, and 100 forins more if
she also speaks Italian. Besides this
she will enjoy good table, and strong
Mocha coffee three times a day, but
without sugar, as that addition spoil>
the coffee. Married ladies or old maids
are not eligible Whether Jewess or
Christian is perfectly indifferent to me
| have also to state that my servants
eat at the same table with myself, as
all men have the same rsghts'
Butte record., 1856-10-04

BCRIALs N CHARcoAL.-It is a fact
we'll established BY experiment, that
dead animal matter, covered with char.
coal, will undergo putrefl elton and
complete decomposition without the
least offensive SIN Il. For this reason
it has been recommended by DR.. Rich
ardson Journal Of Hfalth,) to inclase
the corpse in this substance, previous
to burIals in large towns. The sugges-
ton might be useful, where it becomes
from any cause, necessary to keep the
bodies of fiieads for some days befor+
burying them, as, by this means, all
unpleasant eff VII be prevented
A layer Of powdered charcoal four inch.
es in thickness, will be sufficient.
Butte record., 1856-10-04

FORBIDDEN FRU1r.- A striking instance
of the power OF curiosity and the procivity
of human nature to indulge in forbidden
pleasures, recently occurred in London
The Times had vehemently denounced a
certain opera as ''an exhibition of harlotry
on the stage and called upon the people Of
England. in the name of everything vrtu-
ous, fathers of families, mrthers and daugh
ters included, to mark their sense Of what
was right by keeping away from the perfor-
nance The people OF England answered
this appeal by crowdng Her Majesty's thea
tire on the occasion of the performance OF
the opera, to sufocatior. and not even stan
ding room could be found III pit or gallery
Masses of people, principally ladies, it is
said, poured into the theatre in a manner
not witnessed since the triumphs Of Jenny
Lind. Not alone had the house never been
fuller than on this occasion, but the audi
ence had never been more respectable
Butte record., 1856-10-04

CUEoUS EFFECTS OF BtGHTN1Nd -
DURING thunder storm in the town of
B rne, a short time since, says the
Albany Knickerbocker, the electric
fluid strnck an apple tree. against which
Il soucg man by the name of Lawrence
vas leaning. 1t split the troe from
top to bott'm, making gap suficir MT
" large to let Mr. L. slip in about a
foot, imm diafely after Which il sprung
to, and held HIM as tight as if he had
been in astecl trap. Before he could be
exiricated, a resort to axes and crow
bars became necessary. This is prob
ably one of the tightcst places that Mr..
l.. ever got into.
Butte record., 1856-10-04
MANY MINERS,
OF Ophir Township.

REMovAL.-The Archives Of Butte CO..,
was removed bag and baggage, from Bid
well to Orov!le, the future capitol of Butte:
Several mourners that we're sorely afflicted,
followed the cavacade to the top of the Hill
to take the last fond, lingering glimpse Of
the departed. The attaChees guarded the
treasure watchfuliy, as it rolled from the
place that shall know that and them no more
forever Officers and Archives velcome
Butte record., 1856-10-04
HoRRoRs CT THE JAIL OF vienna.

HORRORs CT THE JAIL OF vienna.
But let us listen for a moment to
the voice of a more recent victim of
the Austrian Court, the voting and
patriotic Count Conf lonieri, whose
crime 1t was to be an Italian and to
love his country In few of the most
awful lines ever penned, thus he wrote
the story of his life:
Il am an old man now, vet by fifteen
years my soul is younger than my ho
dyl Fifteen years | existed, (for I did
not live, il was not lite, in the self,
same dungeon, ten feet square, Dur>
ing SIX years | had a companion; nine
years | was alone, | never could right
Is distinguish the face of him who shar-
ed my captivity in the eternal twilight
Of our cell. The first year we talked
necessarily together; we related our
past lives, our joys forever gone, over
and over again. The next year we
communicated our deas to each other
on all subjects The third year we
had IA id as to communicate, we were
beginning to lose the power of ref c.
uon. The fourth, at intervals of ii
month or so, We would ol.en our lips to
each other, if it were indeed possibl'
that the world went on as g4y and
busting as when W. formed portion
of mankind. The fifth year we were
silent The sixth he was taken away
| never knew where, to execution or to
liberty; but | was glad when he was
gone, even solitude was better than
the dim vision of that pale vacant face.
After that was alone. Oaly one
event broke in upon my nine years va
cancy. One day Git must have been
a year or two after my companion left
IN the dungeon door was opened, and
Il voico, l knew rot whence, uttered
these words: "By order of his Imperl-
Il Majesty, [ intimate to you, that
your wife died year ago" Then The
door was shut, heard no more. They
had but fung this great agony in upon
me, and left me alone with it again"
Butte record., 1856-10-04

JOHN JoSEs' CoURr.-Johu Adams was
lounging around on sunday night, and as
his fingers i'chei to get into some mans
pocket, he sidled up TO 4 man who, like him
self, was smuggling bis .odging on the benoh-
es in front Of the Rirk Exchange, aud alb
straeled the sum Of s6 from his pocket -
lie vas then inclined 10 dress up, 50 he went
into a store and bought one par Of pants
and stole one pair, in order, he said, to keep
even with the Creoles Of Jerusalem
For the first offence, J 5hn was sent to Jail
for forty days or pay $50 For the second
offence he was adjudged to pay S25, or keep
on boarding for twenty days longer. He
concluded to board cut the iuIl amount II,
is an Englishman By birth aud a thief By
profession.
Butte record., 1856-10-04

LEGAL LoGIc.-The old jest Of the
lawyers on special Pleading is well
known. An action being brought for
damage done TO a pot, which WIS sound
when lent and cracked when returned,
was met by the plcas-l, that the pot
was cracked when it was borrowed, 2,
that the pot was sound when it was re-
turned, 3, that the pot was never bor-
rowed at all. The action Of the Court
of Common Pleas of Suith VS. Wood
fine, for breach of promise of marriage,
was met on the pat Of the def ndant
by three very similar pl as : /, that
no prom s. was cv. made =; ,, that a
reasonable time had not been allowed
him for its performance 3, hit he
had broken II By the leave and license
of the young lady herself. 1t would
puzzle the most ingenious casu.st to
reconcile these three pleas; and as
they illustrate the common usage, they
certainly suggest the eXpediency Of
some modification of this branch Of ie-
gal practice, so as to avoid the plead
lug Of palpable contradictions.
Butte record., 1856-10-04

DIREcT PRAYINc.--A Maine CORES
pondent of the Greeu Mount ain Herald
gives the following as the form of pray
er, by class of people called New
Lights and who believe both in direct
praying: Lord, have merry on Sister
Kelly, who gets up. cuffs the cat, kicks
the dog, scolds her husband all the
morning, and then goes to meeting,
and then gets up and talks right on the
ton of it =
Butte record., 1856-10-04
R@y~ \ late number of the "Dublir

RGs- \ late number of the Dublin
Nation" has the following:
buchanan and Shields both hail
from the North, but buchanan i. AM
erican born. They are intimate fl nds
1t W Buchanan, indeed, who, to the
astonishmrnt Of West Point, picked out
Shields, then Judge upon the IIieois
bench, and gazottcd him to coumaod
a brigade in the Mexican war. b
chanan was then Secretary OF Sta e
in f ct, Premier to Polk. 1t is mere
English ieuUrunce or arrogance to
speak Of Buchanan as a political ad-
ventu.er and new man. There nev-
er was an American Statesman more
above tn" impu'ation lie is one Of
the wcalthiest m in The Union. He
has been a prominent aud consistent
Democratic leader Tor forty years. He
has had character in the Senate ouv
second IL their day to Wchster's, Gal
houn's, and Clay ) His admlnistra-
ton, which added California to the
States, was one Of the most Brilliant.
and will become one Of the most mem.
orablc in American history For his
Presidency, we dare hope that a grand,
er glory i reservt i. w hope he may
and believe he will, get every Irish
vote in the Unioa. Personally, there
is the strongest attachment to him
among the Irish. He has mace his
candidature Anti-Know Nothing in the
broadest and strongest terms. Person
ally, he is well knewn to be Of the
most liberal and tolerant principles.
Butte record., 1856-10-04

en- A Jailcr had received strict or
ders not to keep any prisoners in soli-
tarv confinement Once when he had
but two in charge, one escaped, and h.
was obliged, in consequence, 10 kiei the
other eat Of doors, TO comply with the
regulations.
Butte record., 1856-10-04

s@-In chancery suit, one Of the
counsel, describing the boundaries of
his clients land. said, in showing the
plan of it, We lie OF. this side The
opposite counsel then said, and we lie
on that sid The chancellor with a
good-humorcd grin, observed, IF you
lie on both sides, whom viii you have
me believe. ,
Butte record., 1856-10-04

lss- We have devoted large portion of
our paper to the news by the Steamer, and
to correspondents We shall endeavor to
give our usual variety herafter. Tie draft
upon our advertising columns is rather
heavy just at present
Butte record., 1856-10-04

la BRUYERE saws when a person of
feeling and refnem mt reads book
and 1t excites in him elevated thoughts
he may be sure the work is good, ana
he needs no other mode of proving it.
Butte record., 1856-10-04

MosT ExcELLENT.-We were presented
yesterday by Messrs. Parker OConnori
with some magnificent old Sherry, and Sirop
lie Tramboise, which was drank by all hands
in the office, except the Senior, who pulled
off his coat, meun'ed Z box, made appropri-
re remarks, and tapered IF with temper.
ance lecture. See their advertisement.
Butte record., 1856-10-04

HG A skunk once chal eyed a lion
to single combat. The lion declined
accepting it. How said the skunk,
fare YOU alraid;' Yes replied the
lion, 'yoa would only gain fame by hav-
ing had the honor to fight with lion,
while every one who meets me for a
month to come, would know that | had
been in company with skunk
Butte record., 1856-10-04

Gas- Our accomplished friend ard popn-
lar Saloon keeper Alexandre, sent ~ last
evening, a large pitcher full Of cool, de.ic-
ious Champagne cocktails We assure our
friend that we appreciate his generosiiy'and
drank his health andiprosperity through the
world
Butte record., 1856-10-04

An ISDUCEMENr--An old topper was
overheard the other day advising a
young man to get married, because
then, my boy, you'll have somebody to
pull of your boots when you 90 home
drunk
Butte record., 1856-10-04

The 'DU DAHs. Tie Black Republican
'Du Dab" party have bills posted for
s'Du Dab" gatherin in 0roville in Thurs
day One or two ''Du Dab" Orators, Will
talk ''Du Dab" doctrine to the .'Du Dahs' of
Oroyille. kip 'sDu Dab Dtyl''
Butte record., 1856-10-04

The Grow WORM The producer OF
this ETHEREAL radiance is most ordina
ry looking brown Insect, destitute OF
wings and with bnt little power to u.s.
its legs the male is winged, and flies
at night, not unfrequ' ntly to lights in
houses L would be delightful to think
of such creatures as fed and nourished
on tender plants and the honey Of flow
ers but the truth must be told, and
they are voracious eaters Of hesh-the
flesh of snails! The subject has been
studied they have been taken in the
act. Il is too horrible 10 think of all
the details Of their history; let Us
draw veil over the Sc ne, and, as with
some examples of human genius, be
content with the ultimate lustre, with
out inquiring into be minuta of it,
origin and soppolt.-1ze Horld cf IN
sectS
Butte record., 1856-10-04

TT In the last Sierra Democrat, we see
under the head of Births three little fel-
lers born in one week in that town Go in
Platt, yours must be a prolific town, way
up thar in the mountains.
Butte record., 1856-10-04

RHUBARB, or pie-plAnt, should not
be peeled before cooking it, and aspar-
agus should be cut into short pieces,
and cooked like peas. So say the
French cooks.
Butte record., 1856-10-04

OPPOSITION saw smart shaver of
a boy, crying State papers last night after
the arrival of the Stages. There is little
call for opposition in this line, when We
have such men as Watson in the business
Butte record., 1856-10-04

Rg- DR.. South says: The tale
bearer and the tal-hearer shonld be
hanged up together, the former by the
tongue, and the latter by the ear
Butte record., 1856-10-04

pe- Doctor, kin You tell me what's
the matter with my child'a nose +: She
be' ps pickin' Of it, 'Yrs. marin, its
prob bly, an irritation of the gastic
mucous membrane communicating a
symp thetie titillation to the epilhelium
Of the boGria. There, now, that ;
just what [ told becky, she lowed it
was worrums =
Butte record., 1856-10-04

EGg Scold ng is the pepper of matri-
mony, and the ladies are the pepper
box 5! So says AN old fogy bachelor.
We would give lis name, but are afraid
that the peace of the neighborhood
might be disturbed by the noise of
broom handle.