Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1857-05-30

The Navy department has sent out orders
to our East India fleet to send force to the
Island of Formosa, to inquire into the affair
of the Highfyer.
| Many arrests have been made in Paris of
parties charged with conspiring against the
life Of the Emperor.
Queen Victoria has given birth to another
Princess.
Russia is concentrating a large force on
the Amour River
| The Russians continue to gain success
over the Prussans in the Caucasses
The Government at the West have ordered
reinforements to our fleets on both sides OF
the Isthmus in consequence of the new issues
assumed by our relations with new Grenada.
There was n heavy freshet in the Schuy-
kill on the 4th of May. A canal boat was
swept over the dam at Fairmo1nt, drowning
three boatmen.
The Steam propeller Fanny Garner, ex-
ploded her boiler on the Goth. on the Del
eware and Raritan Canal, killing the Capt.
| and four of her crew aud severely inluring
several others
EMorse Q S. consul to New Grenadr
having been unable to come to any salts
| factory arrangement with that Govern
ment in relation to the Panama massacre,
| returned home on the Empire City.
| The Indians in the North west have re-
Gently committed the most attrocious and in
human barbarities on the settlers in that
! region. who were comparatively unprotec-
ted
great Rail Road Jubilee came off at
Memphis Tenn, on the LIST and Cd of May,
on the opening of the Mmphis and Charles
| pa.l II tod hat No laos
than Is 900 persons participated in the GER
emonies.
The Governorship of Utah has been Of
ferred to H McArmoI, and it is believed
that he will accept the appointment; n let
ter is now the way to him, requesting his
presence in Washington. The design of the
Administration is to prrsue peaceable pol
icy towards Utah, or rather that the laws
may be executed, and the rights of the in
habitants of the Territory protected,
A contract has been made with the Pacific
Rail Road Co., for the conveyance of Mail
across the Isthmus of Panama at 100000
per annum This is reduction of the for
mer rates.
The Inhabitants of Ulster county n. Y.
experienced most extraordinary storm on
Monday and Tuesday, April 29th. Snow
fell to the depth of two feet, and all the
roads on the Western border of the county
are traversed with sleghs. The cold is in
tense
The freshet in Albany is four feet higher
than the dock.
Advices from Europe is to the 22d of April.
The Ministerial programme for the new
Parliament had not yet been promulgated
The House of Commons is classed by the
London Star as follows:
Palmerston 265; Derby 227; Reformers
Ill; Liberal Conservatives So.
Elgin DennisJn had been officially an
nounced as the Ministerial nominee for
speaker
From Spain.
Indications seem to warrant the conc,u-
sion that the Mexican difficulties is in fair
way towards a pacific arrangement New
impediments in the way of the Neufchatel
treaty had arisen, but the assembling of the
conference at Paris excited hopes that an
amicable adjustment would yet be arrived
at.
The French Government has re olved to
adopt The English system of transportation
of criminals. The Grand Duke Constantine
had arrived at Toulon, and was received
with the usual honOrs
state Prison commissioners,
The Board of State Prison Commissioners
consisting of Lieut. Governor Anderson.
Controller Whitman and Treasurer English,
met in Sacramento on the Dist inst. By the
annexed resolutions adopted at the meeting
it would appear that the Commissioners in
tend to do their duty.
"Resolred, That Messrs. Whitman and
English be committee prepare code of
suitable rules and regulations for the gov
eminent of the prison.
Resolred, That is necessary that new
prison for the safe keeping of the prisoners
should be Immediately erected; as also bull
ding to contain dinining room and kitoh
du in the first story, and an hospital and
appointments for the accommodation of the
female convicts in the second story
Res0iued; That Messrs. Whitman and
English be a committee to procure the neces
sary plans and specifications for the erection
of the said buildings.
Resoiued, That it is necessary that the
workshop which may be erected inside the
prison walls, should be constructed ct per.
manent and incombustible character; and
that the committee on plans and specifca-
tons be instructed 30 obtain the necessary
specifications for that purpose.
R,soired. That it is necessary that this
Board should have Warden or overseer,
res ding at the State Prison whose duty ii
shall be to report to this Board, from time
to time, the condition OF the State Prison,
and any violations of the rules and Legula-
lions which may be presented by the Board
Resolved, That Sohn c Gordon be and he
is hereby appointed such ovcrseer on the
part of this Board -