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Butte record., 1856-08-30

A SINGULAR ScExE At " WEDDING
The Gateshead ObSerrer records the
following ngular and aaeeting-aye,
terrible SC ne at Il wedding:
At rec Mt marriage dn TaeTne.
Yorkshire, girl joined the procession
to church, march ng in front, her per-
son indicating that she must shor ly be-
come mother, She muttered male
diclions on the match, aud whon the
knot was tied, she rejoncd the ~happs
couple" and read the l09th Psalm,
containing the words, "Let his days
be few, and let another take his Office.
Let bis children be fatherless, and his
wife widow. Let his children be
continually vag bonds, and beg. Let
them seek their bread, also, out of lheir
desolate places Let the eNtertioner
catch all that he hath, and let lhestran-
ger spoil his labor. Let there be none
to extend mercy unto him; neither let
there be any to favor his faIherle>s
children. let his posterity be cut 'aG,
and in the generation follssing their
name be blItted out" And SO she
went on with the psalm,>t, invoking
curses on her bctrayer and his offspring,
and when she had done, she three
times crossed his path, and then de-
parted with her shame.
Butte record., 1856-08-30

CELESTIAL BODIES SELF-DUMISoUs.
That the light Of the stars proceeds
frum self lum nous bodies, is proved
both by its intensity and by direct ex
peniments in polariz ton; fiat these
bodies are composed of matter like that
Of which our sun is composed, is shown
by dts obey ing the same laws of gravi,
tation, as is especially proved by the
binary stars, which rcvolve about
e3mmon centre i gravity in conform
ing with that law; that many of them
at least, are bodies of immense size, is
ee7inced by the amount of light which,
at such vast distance, they send to
the earth The planet Sirius is assert
ed on the highest authority to emit as
much light as sixty-three suns like
Crrs.
Butte record., 1856-08-30

BURNINGS DURING THE REIGN OF
WITCHCRAFT IN ENGLANp.-Durine
the witchcraft time the English, Says
Chambers Journal, burned about 80,
600 women, generally poor and retired
females who had no man to defend
them. The victims we're bound hand
and foot and thrown into deep water.
If they foated that was evidence of a
guilty magical power, and they were
taken out and burned at the stake,
while the rigldly righteous sang psalms.
If the accused sank and were drowned
that was evidence that they were in
nocent, and it was a pity they were
drowned. Had the same power the
vitality now it had in the days of witch.
craft, wouldn,t there be striuging up
Of Spiritualists
Butte record., 1856-08-30
For the Butte Record

Mr.. EDIToR,- 1T is said, anu think with
considerable truth, that there is point be-
yond which forbearance ceases to be a vir-
tue. To that point, allow me to say, sir, we
have been brought by the unwarrantable,
unfeelng, and barbarous assault, which you
made upon us in your yesterdays sheet,
under the head of & Sympathising 4dmi
rers." This assault, sir, displaying as it
does, an unfeeling disregard of the sorrows
of party-and no small party either-of
disconsolate and heart-stricken 50 blubber-
ers,' as you would stigmatise US, merits, as
it will receive, the condemnation and repro
baton of every man, in whose bosom flows
single tea spoonful of the milk of human
kindness. 1t is inexcusable 1t is premedi
tated. 1t is malicious. Had you, sir, pos
sessed those delicate, those tender sensibili-
ties with which we are endowed, instead of
standing aloof, and enjoying with a malicious
gratihcatioa, the sorrows which agitated our
aching bosoms at that tender, and affecting
leave taking instead of skulking round,
and taking minutes of the scene for the pur-
pose of itemizfng Us, not satisfied with our
having eictimized ourselves instead of
making merry over our cracked--I had al
most said, our broken bearts Instead of
recording with the fidelity of Tailor the
different articles Of our costume say, sir,
had you even possessed The common feelings
of humanity you would yourself have soiled
at least one pair of white kids on that
melancholy occasion, and salted one square
of white linen with the briny tears, which |
fear can never be wrung from your unsym-
pathising, unimpressble, callous, corky
heart
With due respect, sir, l subscribe myself,
in behalf of the blubberers, wrathfully yours,
FALSTAFF.
Butte record., 1856-08-30

SUPERSTITION. People are often
more startled at the bowling of dog
at night than at the sight of funeral
Strange that an Idle superstition should
have more effect upon the mind than
reality The howl of a dog at mid
night is dismal, bnt it has ho more con
neclion with derih or the grave, than
has the moan OF the sea, or the wall of
the tempest wind And yet there is
nothing more common than the express
sion, Il knew there would be death
in the family, for | heard The dog howl
ing in the night
Butte record., 1856-08-30

A PERSIAN SOLDIER "A Persian
soldier on horseback, prepared for war
or journey. is to the eye, at ali events
a formidable parsonage. He is armed
from top to toe, long gun at his back,
a pistol at his waist, anothor behind,
sword at his lift, tremendous dagger
called kamml at his right, while at
mis- belt dangles an infnity OF horns for
various sorts of ammunition, powder
for loading, powder for printing, balls,
&c. Add to this a swarthy visage
half hid in a long black beard, tall
cap of lambskin, immense trowsers,
boots, red or black, to the knee, a shag-
gy yaponcha on his shoulder, short
chlbonk under the flap Of his saddle,
and the the Persian horseman is cons
plete.
Butte record., 1856-08-30

Poor 1IvING-A good methodist
minister at the west who lived on
very small salary, was greatly troubled
to get his quarterly instrument. He
cllled on his steward number of
times, but had each time been put off
with some excuse His wants at
length becoming urgent, he went to
his stewart and told him ttat he must
have his money, as his family were sui-
fering for the necessaries of life.
Money. " replied the stewart.
l. You preach for money. | thought
you preached for the good of souls !"
"Souls - replied the minister 81
can't eat soals !; and if l could, it would
take thousand such as yours to make
a decent meal"
Butte record., 1856-08-30

REARED FIsH.-The
StraSburg Railway recently brought to
Paris for exhibition in the Champs Ely
sees, about 5000 fish from the Artifci-
al Piscicultura Establishment at Hun
ingen They consist of Salmon from
the Danube, trout from the lakes of
Switzerland, and grayling from the
Lake Constance. These last named
have been hatched this Spring, the Sal
mon and trout are fourteen months old,
and are A to 81 inches long. There
are two Salmon three years old, one of
which is nearly nineteen inches long
by thirteen inches in circumference.
These fish are conveyed in cylindrical
reservoirs made Of TIN, the water being
renewed frequently.
Butte record., 1856-08-30

A GEM The following brief note was
sent by telegraph, by the Hon. Daniel Dick
inson of New York, in reply to an invitation
to attend a meeting for the purpose of rati
flying the Cincinnati nominations. 1t is cer-
t&inly a gem in its way, and embodies, as
one of our eotemporaries remarks, more
than many a two-hour speech delivered on
the same subject.
BINGHANPToN, On. Y June 10. 1856.
Invitation too late for me to attend or
write | commend the Cincinnati noInina-
ton to the country as one fit to be made.
The Democracy and the whole Conservative
element of the country will rejoice at the
selection of Mr.. Buchanan, because he is
Statesman, and not a political spokesman !;
because he has capacity, learning and expe
rience becoming the station; because his
name will guarantee respect and justice
from abroad, and insure domestic repose ;
because he has wisdom aad integrity to
maintain inviolate the rights of sovereign
States, and preserve the constitutional u
nion Mr. Breckenridge is a type Of his
glorious State-generous and poyerful-in
early maturity imbued with the spirit of
the times and replete with promise. The
success of this ticket is what the country
needs-what it is destined to enjoy-and
what will restore it to its true position at
home and abroad--over land and sea.
DANIEL s. DICKINSON.
Butte record., 1856-08-30
amusement

How CANE you se.--When man
comes home and tries to bolt the door
with sweet potato, pokes the fire with
the spout Of a coffee pot, attempts to
wind up the clock with his boot jack,
tries to cut kinaling for his morning
fire with paper knif,, takes a cold
potato in his hand to light him to bed
and prefers sleeping in his hat and
boots, you may reasonably infer that
he has been making the acquaintance
Of some very friendly people
Butte record., 1856-08-30

The SrARs.-These stars say some
thinS very significant to all of US, and
each man has the whole hemisphere
of them, If he will look up, to counsel
and befriend him. In the evening they
appear to us to chasten our personal
thoughts, to put down what is exorbi-
tant in earth bred fancies, and to en-
courage those endeavors and aspira
tions which meet with 10 full response
from any single planet, certainly not
from The one we are on; but which
derive their meaning and their end
from the vastness and harmony of the
whole of God-direeted nature and life
Butte record., 1856-08-30

CABIN OF Bones - In the Placer
Will Americon, of Saturday, Aug. 10th
we fnd the tllowiug:
Ga Wcfer Greek, forty-fye miles
east Of Salt Lake City, is large cabin
Literally filled with the bones aud car
ca~ses OF animals. But how came they
there All will remember the account
we gnve of drove fcattle on their
way from the States to Salt Lake, last
fall, getting showed in on the noun
tains, that al Tut Two of the animals
and one Of the men perished-two
men escapeing by king each an ami
NAL and making the best of their
chances through the deep and rapidly
falling SHOWS to Salt Lake.
Tie third man, after laboring in the
snow for time, deterMined or reta m
ing to the cabin and wait till relief
could be sent him. The starving cat.
tie rushed into tie cabin to screen
themselves from the cold, AND as they
fen and died, others made their way in
onty to perish in their turn and make
reom for yet others, and this maGe it
what it WILL doubtless long remain the
cabin of bones.
Butte record., 1856-08-30

B~ A beautiful superstition pre-
walls among the Seneca tribe of Indi.
ans. When an Indian maiden dies,
they imprison a young bird until it
tries its first power of song, and then
loading it with kisses and caresses, they
loose its bonds over the grave, in the
belief that it will not fold its wings nor
close its eyes until it has flown to the
spirit land and delivered its precious
burden of affection to the loved and
lost. 1t is not unfrequent to see twen-
ty or thirty birds let loose over one
grave.
Butte record., 1856-08-30

RETURN OF THE GREAT Comet The as
tronomer NJ Babinet, member of the Aca-
deny of Sciences, and NJ. BONNIE, of Mid
dleburg, Holland, have been making some
investigations in respect to the return Of the
great comet which appeared in the year l04,
1922 ,-682, 975, 1854 and 1856. The result
gives the arrival of this rare visitor in Au-
gust 1858, with an uncertainty Of two years,
more or less.
Butte record., 1856-08-30

LITERATURE IN 1744 AND 1S44.-
Charles Knight calculated that in the
year 1744 the people of England did
not expend more than 100000 year
on books, newspapers, AID publications
of every kind but that in 1914 they
expended g2, ,OS5.6OO, being an in
crease of twentyfold, while the popula-
tion had increased to only two and a
half fold.
Butte record., 1856-08-30

GREEK AND CRMEAN ToMBs.-The
ancient Greeks buried their dead in
earthen jars, and many of these are
found in the Crimea. The largest and
most perfect was discovered By some
bee hunters, who traced bee to the
spot, and found the jar filed with ho-
ney.-When empticd, this enormous
jar was found large enough to contain
sis persons in a sitting posture.
Butte record., 1856-08-30

LoCKIAw-TETANUs.-A corrcsrna-
dent writes to a cotemporary 1 have
noticed, lately, several deaths by lock
jaw, and for the information of all [
will give certain remedy When any
one runs nail or any sharp iron in
any part of his body, take common
smoke pipe, fill it with tobacco, light it
well, then take a cloth or silk h msdker-
chief, place it over the bowl of the
pipe and blow the smoke through the
stem into the wound, two or three pipes
full will be sufficient to set the wound
discharging. | have tried it myself,
and five others, and found it gave i'm
mediate relief. If the wound has been
some time standing. it will open again
II the tobacco is good Try it, any one
who may chance to get such wound.
Butte record., 1856-08-30
Shooting ARRAY at Naxee Lacke,.

The Marysyille Express contains the fol-
lowing particulars of shooting affray.
which occurred at this Reservation on the
18th inst. 1t appears that about the Goth of
July, a man named Cade brought to and
left at the Reservation an Indian squaw.
who it appears had been living with man
named Clark. near Stoney creek. She de-
sired to remain on the Reserve, as she said
she had been badly treated end beaten while
there. She was told to remain and that she
would be protected
On Sundsy, the l1th, information was re.
ceived by Mr.. Stevenson, that Clark was in
the neighborhood, with the avowed intention
OF carrying off this same squaw About
midnight, an Indian came up and told
stevenson that two white men were in the
Kancheria hunting squaws, &C. Stevenson
went down and found Clarks horse near a
tree, passing few yards, he met Clark and
SAID, " Mr.. Clark, l am looking for you, and
want you to go to the office with me-" Clark
answered that be would and could explain
why he was there, and just as they got to
where Clari1s horse was, Clark started ON
one side with a spring, and sezine his pistol,
"a Navy six shooter) which was hung to his
saddle, and said, 6 Stevenson, you must give
me my squaw, or shall kill you where yon
stand :; fired, the ball passing through St Q
venson's thigh Stevenson, who was wrap
ped IN a blanket, Immediately cleared his
arms, and before Clark could fire a second
time, closed Witt him, and wrenchine the
pistol from him, knocked him senseless. By
TINS time several of the employees were on
the ground Clark was carried to the house
and ironed, and will be tried on two charges,
Kidnapping and Assault with intent to com.
init murder.
W. Martin. Commissarv Reserrn
Butte record., 1856-08-30

HE Poor MANS PIpE.-We admit
that the money expended for tobacco
might buy good clothes and wholesome
food, but among the sunbeams let into
the cottage, not the least is the light
OF the poor mans pipe. We write now
with especial reference to the treat
ment of women; and we are convinced
that the pipe has very sedalive and
tranqullizing efect.-Much angry and
bitter feeling, we are convinced, is
pufed cut and dissipated with the
fumes of the tobacco. On the whole,
the pipe is not an offence, but a pro-
lection to woman.-Noreh British Re
rielU.
Butte record., 1856-08-30

"JosH, I say, l was going down
street t'other day, and I seed tree
bark"
"Golly, Sam, I seed it hoHou."
''a seed the same one leare."
"Did ii take its truqsk with it -
"No, it left that for board"
Butte record., 1856-08-30

A CuARIrABLR MAN--Rev. Mr..
Stiggins said, 81 am charitable man,
and tAink every one entitled to his
opinion, and never cherish malice
against my foes, net even against Mr..
Mulberry, who has Indirectly called
me SINGER; but still, if the Lord has
thuhderbolt to spare, / think it would
be well bestowed ON dear brother Null
berry's head"
Butte record., 1856-08-30

A drowning boy was recently res
cued in Boston, Mass, by Mr.. lie.
mon, wher,upon bystander remarked,
that the little fellow would have per
ished, had it not been for LemOn-a1d. !.
The fellow was promptly arrested.
Butte record., 1856-08-30

IF you are a very precise man and
wish to be certain what YOU get, never
marry a girl named Ann, for we have
the authority of Llnaley Murray, and
others, that "Ann, is an indefinite ar
tiele - Erchdnrs.
Butte record., 1856-08-30

IF YOU do not wish to have bust
ling fy-ab bout wife, you should not mar
ry one named Jenny, for every cotton
spinner knows that jennies are always
turning.
Butte record., 1856-08-30

TRobert Hall, on one occasion,
being disgusted by the egotism and
eonceit Of preacher, who, with a
mixture of self-complacency and impu-
denee, challenged his admiration of a
sermon, was provoked to say, Eyes,
there was one very fine passage in
your discourse, SIR" 81 am rejoiced
to hear you say so, which was it :"
''Why, Sir, it was the passage from
the pulpit to the restry.
Butte record., 1856-08-30

Nav YoRK.-The amount of real
and personal property taxable in New
York City 'his year is S57l, $3.50, 200.
94, more than thirty millions greater
than in 1S15.
Butte record., 1856-08-30

Cesr OF WAR.-The London 7ises
figures it up that the Eastern war cost
England one hundred and seventy mil
lions Of dollars. Rather an expensive
amusement.
Butte record., 1856-08-30

n CHILDISH THoUGHT.--We learn
liberation from children, for no man
can have his whiskers pulled by
young brat without feeling what an
intolerable nuisance he must have been
as a child himself. Punch.
Butte record., 1856-08-30

AMoNG the novelties of commerce.
we notice at Chicago the charter of a
vessel for Liverpool, with cargo of
wheat, at 80 cts. per bushel freight.
Butte record., 1856-08-30

UNLESS you would have the evil one
for a father-in- law, you should not
marry lady named Elizabeth, for the
devil is the father of Like (lies)
Butte record., 1856-08-30

Ii you have a wife named COrdelsa,
you should never drop any Of your old
acquaintances, for he who has the deDl
never cuts.
Butte record., 1856-08-30

WHY are the ladies of the present
day like the lilies of the scriptures !;
Because they "toil not, neither do th y
spin yet Solomon liz all his glory was
not arrayed like one Of them.''
Butte record., 1856-08-30

A Foo1 in high station is like a man
on the top of q mountain-every body
appears small to him, and he appears
small to everybody else.
Butte record., 1856-08-30

''Do you drink HALE in America ~
asked a eockney. "Hail, Move drink
Thunder and Lightning" said the
Yankee.
Butte record., 1856-08-30

AN interesting phenomenon has tax
en- place at the Geological Gardens of
Antwerp. The ine boa constructor
there has laid some eggs, the opera
ton took place between two and six
o'clock in the afternoon. The reptile
laid eight eggs of a cream color, of an
oblong shape, a little larger than tur-
keys eggs, and they were all drawn
up by 1t on the sand with a symmetry
that could not have been surpassed by
the human hand. A Numidian s,ork
has also laid several eggs. which she is
Matching This fact is likewise of
very rare occurrence.
BY loose registry kept in the sew
en- provinces of the Punjaub; from
1851 to 1854, it appears that the num-
Der of children carried off by wild
beasts amounts to ,564, classified as
follows : 1,106 by wolves, 334 by
bears, and l24 by leopards and chetahs.
During the same period. 91S wolves,
90 leopards, and IA bears were destroy
ed The Judicial Commissioner ex-
presses his conviction that the above
returns do not represent the actual ex
tent of the evil.
Butte record., 1856-08-30

COLEMAN, the dramatist, was asked
if he knew Theodore Hook "Y es, y
replied the wit, "Hook and Eye are
ol associates.n
Butte record., 1856-08-30

MANY men of high moral principles,
and who would not gamble Tor the
world, still have not refused to take
Bet.
Butte record., 1856-08-30

THEODORE Hook, describing badly
dressed dinner, observed that every
thing was sour but the vinegar.
Butte record., 1856-08-30

UNLESS your wife's name be Rath,
you will be of cruel disposition, for
you will be Ruth less.
Butte record., 1856-08-30

Or duty, Carlyle says: Let him who
gropes painfully in darkness or uncer-
tain light, and prays yehemenIly that
the dawn may ripen into day, lay this
other precept well to heart, which to
me was of valuable service: Do the
duty which lies neares thee, which thou
hnowest to be a duty, thy second duty
will already have become clearer.
Butte record., 1856-08-30

An Irish sailor once visited city
where he said ''they copper-bottCmed
the tops Of the houses with sheet
lead. y
Butte record., 1856-08-30

sr0ne thousand pounds of waters are
used by the United States House of Repre-
sentatives in a single session.
Butte record., 1856-08-30

BARNUM.--Barnum, with sad jocu-
larity, when asked in court what his
occupation was, answered from Shak-
spcare, that it was "gone"
Butte record., 1856-08-30

THE humblest thing in the world Is
clock, as it is always running itself
down, and the most bashful, it is al
ways holding its hands before its face.
Butte record., 1856-08-30

OvE OF THE BEAUTIES OF MoRMoNIs4T
IN UTAH "A woman who had escaped from
the Mormons recently, appeared on trial
in New York, and stated have heard
Brigham Young say he would have his own
children marry each other; he said 1t while
preaching in the Tabernacle"
Butte record., 1856-08-30

MAN is a wonderful creature to sup.
He can sup ply, sup-plant, sup-pute,
sup pic tie, suppose, sup press, sup
port, sup soup, and sup-on
Butte record., 1856-08-30

"JM does your mother ever whip
you :" ''No, but she dors precious
sight worse, though" ''What's that :"
Why, she washes my face every morn
inc -
Butte record., 1856-08-30

asa- 1t is astonishing to see the amount
of gold dust purchased weekly by those gen.
tlemanly Bankers, Mcwlliams & Tymeson.
Their gentlemanly bearing and fair-dealing
renders them justly popular with the mining
inhabitants Of this vicinity.
Butte record., 1856-08-30

The Phenician alphabet, invented
by Cadmus, had originally only fifteen
letters, but the English has twenty-six,
the Spanish twenty-seven, the Arabic
twenty eight, the Persian thirty two,
the Turkish thirty-three, the Russian
forty-one, the Sanscrit fifty, and the
Chinese two hundred and fouI teen.
Butte record., 1856-08-30

IT seems that the municipal arrange
ments around the north pole are very
strict. DR.. Kane says he was kept
from going any further by the north
pale ice.
Butte record., 1856-08-30

IL you marry one named Margaret,
you may confidently expect that she
will end her days GA the gallows, for
] the world knSws that pags are made
for hanging.
Butte record., 1856-08-30

WITHIN the past month about $500
British troops have arrived in Canada
from Europe.
Butte record., 1856-08-30

Mrs. QuIcc, is your husband a
Know Nothing;" 81 guess so; for
he told me this morning, that somebo-
dy had been making a fool of him."