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Oroville daily Butte record., 1856-11-21
SHERIrr'S SALE.

10y virtue OF IA Decretal Order issued ont Of the
ID District Court. sixth Judicial District, in and
tor Sacramento county and State "f California tested
the l4h day of November, A. d. lcdf to me dAsseied
aud delivered. commanding me to make the sum OF
twenty i've Thousand aud sixty six aud eighty three
ONE hundredtn dollars and interest ON fifteen :hou-
sand dollars the rate of three PER cent per month
from the llth day Of November lSoo' and ten per
cent per annum on ten thousand and sixty three and
eighty three one hudredh dollars from the l4th day
Of November A. ID. 1856, and the sum OF ifly-seren
dollars costs of suit, the accraBg costs o: said
Order, wherein Francis w. Fratt aud John McNni'y
are plaintiffs and James l.. Burtis and John Foster
defendants out of eight hundred and thirty five head
of Cattle Therefore in pursuance of said order shall
sell the said eight hundred and thirty head OF cattle
public sale. ON the 26th day OF November 1880 al
the Ranch known as Poiter's Ranch, near the Ranch
OF John Bidwel In Chico township, Butte county, to
the highes, bidder for cash. r. FkEkN,
sheriff Butte Loanty.
Butte cosnty, Nov. 10, 1856. tn2S
Oroville daily Butte record., 1856-11-21
NOTICE
$50 90 REWARD

ATOTICE-My wife, Luciene Ellen. having lefi
II nv house, and refusing TO live with me, all
persons are hereby cautioned not to trust or barbor
her on my account, as wAi not be responsible Eov
any debts of her contracting.
nI7-4w WILLIAM MONTGOMERY.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-11-27

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ssssewtns ehia iss sssdy hsads,
Aud dtsamsa ef Tie sasss,ng dsos,
And wives shoss Husbands rstwsasd at sieAt.
hsseea tAs ums In the tsdine lAeAs,
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niushlas hsldss at their toilets say,
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nsss wsi,ed ths hass 10 vsd
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foliiae the thsli NJ Time
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-11-27
A Race for Life.


on Monnay ias' one o. ,he ,,ags wn'.n iuu
upon tue ,'ka roau' e'' Tue III r'veI ''"rro', rs
On ts way from 'eka 70 "e '@,ey. 'ne
coacn nao DO passensers' snu was u'Nen ~
Jared hooo'ns, ia'hi''ariy SHOWN amcoe ue
asivfs a IW's Jerry A''er ea'.ns me
~, rl.er s,A'lon, Tue roan pass over ss.ls.e.
o' m.y n'"'s 'nrougn = ~h1rns - ~ wl'." VIZ"
nJ .,SS "a,s, Gu" " , ooA , au' S,I IL .,. r
'oaao''' as a g'eA' posuon VI 'ns usIAo sI
'n'olsu usn' OF easpa,e.. A'slr I P.o Ps,s,i
ns ~'eIL 'nnes o'e' Jus so"ey iI,. anu naaa
roan, suo~e' y, 49, ~ u,s,' ss '"uy s.s pai paie.
~ upon Jerry 'r"n, 'M "'ex oaS," y ~"e'
noen eaeo s''n o' we ro"" "'" s',al;a !" ~.
srN P'aces' ana s'tn nis'y .''o. nus y" "
nis cIotses ana h'sn, oufly Pas 'De MP "a
his hofsS and eonmehctn rAee W .H enr''kn
40 arnoaseaoe' tne ea,en' ., .n,cn "s va an. W..
ao.e 70 oe'ermlne. ne anf,gn'eu no'ss. n,'
slih several ARROWS. oounaen over us s,ou'.
lying N1n sucn rapd'ty tnI' 'ne Ven,es 'nie.'.
enso eVeiy moaen' 70 esfsne o' snnrn ]" P'eoe,
as.nss us s.a"lS aou go s In s.s'y
eosn sno neng P'scs espspse " couo',''''s
'p, .s1Il ,eeo',N nsnt " s1'oN -.
Fns'n smAh Ps,nT .ss lesc", c'.II
an III, sHu ~ '..s P. Wv
"','or y
QD1 t0rIunc RNUINu JtYfy. IN tnt miUuk OF
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-11-27

Loss 90 tAvs.--lt he's been sscsvtainsd d
O-~ego that ths xopsIIr which 'ossdsssd %
Lake Ontario. dssiss shs is,s gale. wss shs =.
W. Brooks. bslsosins TO ths Nosthssn TssaS
postAiioa Compssy. Every s0al % bosrd vas
lost. The ves.el vas Insured fDs $4,000.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-11-27

Few people ever think II the sapshss "a asa
of Presidential contest Yet il 10 rally
sonsthiug enormous. The vast machinery ue-
cessary 10 carry on such canvass -, the NUN
Der ot organizations which Il requires
amount of printing, Of writing, q postage,
end u labor of every kind which Is brough,
lnto ssrvies 10 hr beyoad any estimate usually
formed. let " state n few iacw which may
aid Ia iorming IN opinion.
There Arc about 800 ccanticS. and not ar
from $500 towns, In ths II Stases composing
tha Union. Every town ha one political club
Of saeh parsy--and many towns have many
morc. There werc undoubtedly durirg the
Inst canvass ovcf $4,000 orrunised clubs hr.
longing 70 each of the poitical parties within
ths United 5tAies; The nambef of frmont
Clubs may have been 5000 less, since the Re
peblican organization did not extend into the
SiAse States A
Each ofthSsr clabs wore In active operation
Tor nj least thrce months. EAeh of them ~.
quired roomA printing. postage, mort or less
travelling of their oiiiccrs and co,nmit,ecs-.-
snd thsse, With othrr Incidental expenses could
not have amounted on the average, To icss than
el00 mcash---tr $500 for tho eAavs~. The
labon performed by their secretaries, prcsi.
dents and commlttees would certainly amount
10 the atsady services Of a. icass thrcv men each
worth not lsa than slH0 rach fer she whole
thsee months. Not lees Than 1000 parsons
have bcen actively engaged Cor nearly the whole
Of the canvas, In making speeches and public
addrcuses-- travelling ffom place 20 place, and
always st on expense which must b. met by
somebody dy--and entitled. of course, 10 have
tneis own services estimated ut q fair price
probably $500 for each including their cxpens-
o. would not BE- = low estimate
Then on slsction day there are opened In the
Uaited StatAs not lees than 10000 polls--ai
which each party stations not less than 6rs men.
besides ~ inspectors, policemen and other H.
gal officers, Who average. pevhaps, dvs more.
making Ten In oil. whois sarvices am worth nj
lesst two dolla,s each. ss
Let ~ sum up thu aggregate Of oil these
ituns
isssts..sl sspss.ss Of aeeoe s'sss s' ssco
s.s,:s: Il 81, ;l.s..sd "a ~. ..sl, Il; ,i.
a.. messas. = slse 70. ,ssssh ......s i7,eee.sso
osssss. shsi'sasss.. ~, - The peih.".so teeesos
re.sl,......,.",,.. ........, sas 100000
Here 10 total of more than twsnigfw mil.
tsom of dollars expended In the canvass --all Of
Il tho voluntsry odssing Of the people. 10 NJ.
cure the choice Of such President a. they de-
sire 10 scc elected. The aggregate s much
more likely 70 ereeed this estimate than 10 fall
below it--as II does net include the money raa
cl by exaciiona from u6ioe holders, or contrib.
utcd 10 large sums by candidates, TO be used 10;
purposes kss legitimate. but more costly than
thoe We have enumerated. Mach Of II eocs
Into ths hands of working rncn--printers, labor
ere. and others who fairly earn II. But i'm
mensc amounts 90 10 OIL the pockets oi politl
cal gamblers and swindleas, who Ioot upon
Presidential election ~ the harvest ol their
psok~slon. 1im~.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-11-27

CLAnrr.-Tbe bossr o, VIZ. PEHxiss
pear Binghamp,on- Ne~ Y0k. ras destrcyed
by krc Oa the nigh, Of the 9th inst His vite'
,siher Aod -~,ersl etisiren rsrissel in tn
G2rT~S
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-11-27

A Hog exhibited 1t .hs Chillieo,he (0hio)
Fair, last week, weighed ! ,l33 pounds. and
neasarsd niss isst 10 lsagth. and about the
ssms b gisth. He was two yesss and three
nOuths Cd.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-11-27

Tia telegraph brings the ssws o isArfsI
eoaaagrs,ioa In syrAeuss, New York. consaIs-
ias property worth 81 10000.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-11-27

The pritish exploring ship Resolu,s. TO be
presented by our government " the government
81 Great Britain. ID expected 10 depart on
Thursday of the present week This vessel, Il
will be rsnembesei. wss dispatched by the
British Government u the Arctic seas. 10
charge of bir Edward Hclcher, 10 assist 10 the
search for SIr John Franklin. Tho vessel wAs
ABANDONED In the Ice. and sabucqucpt foand BY
"a Americas whaler IRON New London, Conn.
Everything on board u her--iha nautical To-
strutnents, . valuable library, rare compend
Of charts, the bedding. aud store ol liquors,
were ibund precisely a. len. A large number
visits<i the ship ~ 40 object OF much and curL
ous iutsrsst. - she lay Al New London, I'LL
last winter. II will be recoIleeted. Congress
passed 40 act directing her purchase with .
Wow 10 being rrhttci and presented 10 the Brit
ish 0overnmsns ,rhe suIn paid fr her wss
$4,000, and ~ additional sum II $1,000 was
appropriated for needed alterations and repaini.
TLe latter have been completed. aud the yeasel
looks extremely well. and ls probably iu nearly
% good eosdttlon - she ever was Tbs pr.
srntAtioa Of tho vesseI. ~ ibtcpded, 10 tho Brit
Lsh Government, h 4 noble aud disipterrsied
&c. Oh The par. ID our Goyerumeni. and an ex-
hlbltiou Of national courtesy, under the circ1u,-
stances. rsasctIss Che hisbss, and most lssting
credit oi
Csptsin HArtstein, who " saecessfnlly com.
msndsd tbs Ksne expedition. hes charge Of the
presrntment Of the nzolute. A more appro
pirate selsction could not have been made
Tbs oniosrs ordered TO convey the Resoiu,c to
Eosisnd. will, On their arrival lhse, report
themselves for duty 10 the Mediterranean squad
ron.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-11-27

that the most effective way Of doing good for
the cause Of Christ and his Church 10 the Ter
ritory, Was to commence in this il natural
centre. Accordingly, after Waiting the lion.
Mr.. Sibley, at Mendots. and securing his coop
GRAFTON. which was generously given. We deter
mined. in humble reliance upon the divine aid
to secure lot for an English IAthsrAn Church.
as near as possible 10 the centr Of the city
We were, however, several years too late 10
obtain such sight Us u gin. although two lots
were offered us by owners Of land, on condition
however, that the proposed church should be
erected on them. As there was therefore no
alternate lett but 10 raise the necessary sum BY
subscription among the citizens. We spent pev.
ersl weary days in this selfdeaying work. and
although many, who II was thought would have
favored the enterprise we're. unfortunately Tor
Us, absent from the city twelve gentlemen
generously subscribed 500 each towards the
lotsland another. with truly liberal spirit,
presented US with deed Tor three acres OF land
on beautiful lake, mile from the city limits,
with the permission to sell them for the church,
or use them hereafter ~ site ior IN orphan.
house. Had not our time been % limited,
this sum might have been easily raised to two
thousand dollars, but our engagements q home
required speedy return, and after making sr.
rAngements 10 have the list continued. we de-
voted the remainder Of the time " the selection
Of suitable site for the church. Two locar
tons were especially preferred on account Of
their central and commanding position. both
being near the State house. and one immediate
ly facing it, but the owners Of both were In
other parts VI the Territory, aud VIZ were
obliged to defer the actual purchase Of one or
the other, until their return. Ia this connec-
tiou, we cannot omit returning our grateful
acknowledgements TO the Hon. II. II. Sibley,
Ex-Governor Ramsey, and Messry. Oaks. Bcr.
key, MKenty, Rohrer and lowering, who 10
many ways manifested their interest and warm
ly co-opcrated in this undertaking.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-11-27

A witty drusgist. on cold night Iast win.
ier, wsa voks Up BY u terrible rspping at bis
door. Going down he iound poor fellow who
wanted TO purchsG . dose Of saIts. The shop
wss sstered. the do~e prepared. and . half dime
pat In tho drawer.
How much did you make In that opera.
tioa 7" asked biz viii ~ he got into bed
"Foor cents" wss the rvpIy.
- shaps II Il" returned the irritatsd dame,
" fer nsu 10 distsrb your rest jass foff dose
Of salts"
Recollsc,. my love-" ssid the druggist.
|" that one dose OF ssits will disturb the man .
r~t move thsa Il has mine. snd reflect. that
thsss little inecpvssisnes always work veil In
tina"
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-11-27

WsaxrAn BsHsvo1sxcs.---T'be knglisL
wakyss dissemination coatributed lsst year.
eSO0, 600 tor the csuse Of torrgn missions !;
bons missions 600 900; chapel debts and new
chspeis $500, 900; theological training oi
ssudsuts oll 900 edueatioh Of minister
shildrsa eis.0e0; day schools fos tho poor
o22 900 sabbath schools go. 900 tsaet 70
cieiy $4,000 besides contributions ior mirror
objects
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-11-27

The bettiag On Ksstacky has been very
bssvy. We know of many Instances Of bets Of
extraordinary magnitade having been made on
Tn result II The kts slsctica. iAsd. seero~s,
essh--svsythisg that b property 10 Kssiscky
hes hcsa staksd theoughcat tbs State. Hen.
drsds Of men sss doubtlcas sntirvIy ruincd. sDd
taoasaDds sorsly imporrished. -c'ao"ssi'
Csmmsvssai
The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1856-02-16
I, Absence eS ,Mlna.

] heard = clergyman, says Sydney Smith,
who went Jogging along the road till be came
to turnpike. SWhat is to pay II, i Paw Paw.
sir for whst?" asked the turnpike man
Why, for my horse, to-be-sure." !" q Y our horse,
SIR J what horseY Here is no horse, sir, q No
horses God bless me-" said he suddenly, look
ing. down between his legs, e I thought / was
on horseback" Lord Dudley was one of the
most absent men think ever met in society.
One day he met me in the street and invited
me to meet myself e Dine with me today !;
dine with me, and I will get Sydney Smith to
meet you" l admitted the temptation he held
out to me, but said was engaged to meet him
elsewhere. Another time, on meeting me, he
put his arm through mine. mutterins !" /
don't mind walking with him little way; ri
walk with him as far as the end Of the street. !"
As we proceeded together, W passed =
/" That is the villain +" exclaimed be, awho
helped me yesterday to asparagus, and gave
me no toast" He very nearly oyerset nv
gravity once in the pulpit. He was sitting
Immediately |! under me, apparently very atten1, :
tive, when suddenly he took up bis stick, as if
he had been in the House Of Commons and
tapping on the ground with it, cried out in a
low but very audible whisper: "Hear, hear,
hearI" @ ~ 4
The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1856-02-16

During the recent heavy snow storm in the
city Of New 7 York the rail cars could not run.
A man living on the line of the Eighth Avenue
road, and who was a constant rider, having
missed the cars for several days, when they re-
sumed their trips, availed himself of them The
night was q stormy one, and when the conduc-
tor came round collecting his fare, this man,
referring to the recent suspension Of the cars,
playfully added that passengers ought not to
be charged on SO stormy night. Taking him
in earnest, the conductor showed him out Of the
car. The man received injuries which have
since resulted in his death. The conductor has
been arrested, and should be hanged. a5
The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1856-02-16
Singular Phenomenon.

The Alexandria (va.) Gazette gives an &C.
count Of recent shower Of bugs near Fairfax
Court House. The Gazette says: m
The snow, for several miles, was robbed Of
its whiteness, and made to resemble vast field
Of colored velvet. What is still more surpris-
ing, the intense coldness Of the weather cannot
kill them. They apparently seem to be stifened
BY the raw atmosphere; but if placed near the
fire, will relax and exhibit signs of life. They
are very black, and are but little larger than q
grain of coarse powder. Who can enlighten us
on the bug question"2
The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1856-02-16

lhe following strange story appears in a
a'e English paper:
"a most extraordinary instance Of fox pre-
speryation p lately occurred at Comlogan castle.
aeynam returned there after running wide
nng, but finding the earth closed, took line for
Tue dining room window. A. visitor who was
watching the hunt from the turret, and was
puzzled to hear one or two of the hounds bay
Up to the window, while the whole of the field
were digging furiously at drain outside the
garden. descended into the room, and found
!aa mrs Phillips knitting before the fire. On
Illmg her how oddly the fox had been lost,
@e quietly rose, and opening the door Of a
cupboard, showed him the animal lying curled
sp on one of the shelves 1t seems that he had
aashed through the glass and sued for compass
aen, Mrs. Phillips rang for her maid, and
lsnle the latter kept guard against the hounds
The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1856-02-16
FOR SALE.I !

+ AND FOR SALE. -- The undersirued
oners for ale two valuable and desirable tracts
q LAND, both in this parish-o situated upon the
Aycnafaiaya River, immediately below Cspt. Burton
containing SIS acres, with about Is acres cleared
and fenced, and upon which there Is large aud
commodious framed dwelling, house and Kitchen
The other, dtuated upon Bayou Rouge adjoining
Lands Of Gordy, adjacent to those Of Josiah Scott
and known ~ the "Barker tract I" containing 100
acrs 70 70 % ceres Of which Is cleared and fenced
Terms nnerai. CYRUS THOMPSON.
Washington. Feb. Q, 1856 a ell "
nor sALE--A DEslaABLs REs1pRScR IN
the Town ncf Opelousas. Possession given i'm
mediateiy For further particulars inquire Of G. NJ
VALUABLE UNIMPROvED LANDS
AT PRIVATE SALE. The undersigned Offers
~ private sale, on reasonable and accommodating
terms. the following described Tracts Of Land /: 1,
!. .o76 acres lying east Of the Bayou Bmuf and II
4f miles Of the junction of Bayous Bnuf and
Crocodile, adjoining lands Of DR.. L. Webb
and Moore b Prescott. ~ lsi
y. .Sse acres on the west bank Of Bayou Beuf, ad-
Swayxe below. s ,..ai K, 80 si75
8. 400 acres on the west bank Of Bayou wax,e.
4. Az acres on the east bank Of same, bounded on
the east by the plantation Of the undersigned.
67 72A acres bounded on the west by the plantation
p3 Of the undersigned, on the sonth by @. r.
King, on the east by A. Wartelle, and on the
north by lands Of B. r. CAN'T and Others.
8. 200 acres on the Elm Bayou, near lands Of Mr..
s0 Foreman. 81 ia X 34 i5sgF
The new State road, as surveyed and partly COM
pleted runs through the center Of the lands on and
east pf the Wake, which are not surpassed by any
lands in the Parish for fertility Of soil and timber
having been selected especially by the proprietor,
after first seeing all the uncultvated lands Of the
Parish. :
Apply to Jonathan Harris, Opelousas, TIC. Ander-
son, Washington ,or the undersigned at his residence
on Dry Bayou. JAMES MORGAN. n
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VOLUME 4.
Trials q An 4

Authors often find it dific1it 81 " Doe Of
their wares to prudent publishers, who think
,sore Of commercial than literary merit. Bot
= doubt il many experience trials in the home
circle equal to those Of Miss Bronte, authoress
Il Jane Eyre, who, finding the scanty income
af her fathers curacy quite inadequate to the
pesls Of the family, ventured upon the sea Of
authorship, hoping for q lucrative voyage. she
dared not mention her purpose to her father
~ fesr Of lis ridicule, until the success Of her
6rst work was fully assured, and even then his
IN GOODNESS might have discouraged any one
bit an enthusiast, g & ,'5a
She tried various ways Of increasing their
income, but failed in all Without mentioning
her project to her father, she wrote Jane Eyre,
q work Of which Messrs. Smith and Elder had
.he good sense to perceive the merits, and were
courageous enough to publish it, in spite Of its
peculiarities, which might have alarmed any
but really spirited publisher. About three
months after the appearance Of her novel, and
when it's success was no longer doubtful, Miss
Bronte resolved to screw up her courage, and
inform her father Of the step she had taken.
Mr. Bronte, it appears, did not join his fami-
". even ut meal times. At dinner, Charlotte
announced her intention to her sisters, adding
that she would put it in execution before tea
Accordingly she marched into his study with
COPY Of her work wrapped up in review of
Il. which she had received, and the following
conversation ensued: Gs e,&ias& :.
aPapa, have been writing o book!"
Have you, my dear?" He went on read
ingl
iaBut, papa, want you to look at it."
~ can't be troubled to read manuscript"
9 But it ID printed" rtf
IL hope you have not been involving your
self in any such silly expense" ,
II think ! shall gain some money by it; !;
may read you some reviews of it ?" "A.
She read the reviews, and again asked him
il be would look over, the book; he said she
migat leave it, and be would see--later on that
same evening he sent his daughters an invita-
ton to drink tea with him. When the meal
was nearly concluded, he said: r
Children, Charlotte has been writing a
book, and I think it is better one than ex-
pected." ~ 'il ei '.t'ia es 20
: For some years be never mentioned the sub
ject again.