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= ACCOUNTED FoR.-The legends concern
ing the color of the skin of Adam and Eve
and the causes Of the different varieties of
shade and complexion now observable among
men, are AS numerous as the varieties them
selves. The following, which takes it for
granted that all the Inhabitants of the earth
before the Flood were black, and attributes
these varieties to the sons of Noah, is new to
us, and may perhaps amuse some of our
readers "a
The black Marabouts say that Noah was
entirely black. His three sons were also
quite as black as their father. One day,
when Noah knew that his life would soon
end, Re showed his sons pit, partly filled
with water, which he said had the property
OF completely Transforming any one that
leaped into it. For moment they all hest
tated; but Japbet suddenly rose and plung-
ed into it, and almost as suddenly reappear-
ed from the magical water, under the form of
handsome young Caucasian. Shem see
ing this, eagerly followed his example; but,
to his establishment, the water had disap-
peared, and only few ripe lemons were at
the ',ottom. With the juice of these he rub
bed MS skin, and issued from the pit not
tisck, but Of su Indians copper-color. Ham
then took courage, and with one bound
reached the bottom Of the pit on his hands
and feet. Frantic at the disapnearance-of
the water, he even pu. his lips to the ground
TO suck up the few remaining drops Of the
lemon Juice. Thence it happens that the
soles Of the feet, the palms Of the hands and
the lips Of the negro race are of the same
coppery color as the skin Of the descendants
Of Shem.
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THE INDEPENDENT.
POETR Y
'..~ From the Naionok Era.
Go10g mp and Coming Down

From the Na.iomok Era.
Gofsg mp and Coming Down,
This il simple song, lis tue,
And songs lHse these are never nice;
And yet we'll try and scatter through
little piece Of COOL advice!
Then lstcn pompous friends and learn,
Never to boast of much renown;
For fortunes wheel is on the turn,
And some 60 up, and some come down.
We know vast amount of stock,
A vast amount Of pride insures;
But fate has picked So many locks,
We wouldn't like to warrant yours.
Remember then and never spurn,
The one whose hand is hard and brown,
For he is likely to 60 up,
And you are likely to come down.
Anothcr thing you will agree,
THE truth may as well be coniessed,)
That Goldfish Aristocracyn
! $3.50 %csly thing at least.
Ano sSlscugh tho fishes large and strong,
Nay Mek the little ones to drown,
Yee - I'll, both great and small.
Ass SuinE up and coming down.
Or yves are full of chance and change,
And chance you know, is lever sure;
And twere doctine knew and strange,
That places high are most secure.
And though the tickle god may smile,
And yield the scepter and the crown,
lis only for little while,
Then B goes up and A comes down.
. This world for you and me my friend,
Hath something moro than pounds AMI pence
Then let me humbly recommend
!. A little use of common sense.
Then: Jay all pride Of place aside,
u And have care of whom you frown;
For fear you'll see him going up,
!. When you are coming down.
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-, IS that Of keeping bad company. Impure
IDS stain the tablets of vrtuous mind,
c,sore we hear Of them the less nice
8 Ense of the refined. Too
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A CHRONICLE OF THE
Ijyf, Ags"ltore, Fieid Sports, Literat,sre,
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-10-26
Our Position.


With our present limited and dangerous
means of expe iitious travel and transit to
and from the East. we of California are now
in worse predicament than We were six or
seven years ago. Then, the Pacific Mail
Steamships were comparatively new aud safe,
and were by no means secure from competi-
tors, and their owners therefore less AFRO.
CANT and unmindful of the comforts and con-
veniences of the community; and then too,
the voyage across the great Plains was at.
tended With fewer dangers from hostile In
dams than now. In these particulars there
seems to have been a retrogradation. Matters
have gradually grown worse, until we are
now almost isolated from the other States of
the Union. These facts have become self
evident; they have forced themselves upon
US, and in this strait we are all at once
embarrassed with the momentous question,
what is to be dones We are in such immedi-
ate and constant need of safe and reliable
route and conveyances, that admitting the
wagon road, or even railway across the
Plains to be certain of ultimate COM
pletion, the case demands q temporary
arrangement for the time being We
must be in constant communication with
the East, and should be better provided
than we are by the monopoly that now rules
over us SO tyrannically and provides for our
emergencies so lily.
Until our own people, those identified with
the well-being Of the State, make themselves
directly interested in helping the matter,
things will grow worse instead of better
The measures which have been conceived
Of for the bettering of our internal arrange
ments for travel, and all improvements of a
public character win be kept back until our
means Of entrance and exit to and from the
State are wholly or partially in our own
hands. How this desiratum is to be brought
about, remains for those for whom we speak,
to determine, The question is an all impcrt-
ant one, and one which the mercantile COM
munity must, in self-protection, speedily
decide. 1t strikes us that the California
steamship project, which was mooted awhile
since, g aid be revived. 1t certainly seems
to be the only plan calculated to extricate us
from our present deplorable position.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-10-26

PARsoN BRowNLow This eccentric gen.
ius in a letter to the New York Tribune
says:
1T is my purpose to spend the coming win
ter in the principal cities of the South, lec-
turing upon the subject of Slavery, the NOR
ality of the North-contrasting the condi-
tion of free persons of color in the Free
States with that of the Slaves in the South.
In the Spring l purpose visiting the New
England States, and repeating the same lec-
lures. In other worde, L propose to go
among you as Southern Missionary, to en-
tighten your benighted Free Soil population
upon the subject of slavery. l look upon
the cities and towns of the New England
States, and of the Northwestern States as
opening a wider and more inviting field at
this time, for faithful missionary labors,
than Hindostan, Siam, Ceylon or Western
Africa
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-10-26

THP TURTLE TRADE'-The Alta Califor-
MIA has discovered that great traffic may
be had in Lower California turtles. In the
vicinity of Cedros Island, the turtle of oil
sizes abounds, and persons with vessel are
engaged in catching the creatures, which
are taken to San Diego and fed on grass un-
til they are qualified to be made into green
turtle SOUP when they are shipped to San
Francisco and barbarously slaughtered and
devoured by the vorscious natives.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-10-26

MYSTERIOUS AND SUSPICIOUS. Last Sum
day. says the Mariposa Democrat, Mr.. Stull
discovered on the point of land in the rear
of his mill on Cotton creek, saddle, bride
and mochila, also rope, which had been
cut, as it appears, where it had been tied
round some animals neck. There were
blood stains on the mochila and rope. Near
the spot were the ashes of fire, and the re-
mains of burnt clothing, razors, combs, scis-
sors, etc which would lead to the belief
that pedlar's pack had been opened and
burned there. slate was found which had
written on it what appeared to be contract.
In the remains of shirt sleeve, was q small
quantity of qnartz amalgum The tracks of
two animals, horse and mule, were traced
leading from the spot into the road to Phil
lips Flat, where they were no longer dis
cernable from other tracks in the road. Mr..
Stull has the articles above mentioned, in
his possession at his mill. Cannot some one
throw little light on these suspicious cir
cumstances!
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-10-26

A Remarkable Accident.

On Friday night, DR.. Vrooman was called
in great haste to visit man named Solomon
Bliler who had just been blown up with gun
powder at Yankee Hill, near Spanishtown.
1t seems that Mr.. Bliler was writing at q
table, and by the light of a candle
stuck into porter bottle for support As
the candle burnt down it fell into the bottle,
and as it fell, ignited quantity Of powder
which had been placed in it O long while be-
fore by one of the careless people about the
premises. OF course an explosion followed,
and Mr.. Bliler was severely hurt, his face
and arms being badly cut by the pieces of
glass, and his right eye very much injured.
The cabin IN which the accident happened
was set on fire, but soon extinguished. DR..
Vrooman expresses the fear that Mr.. Biler
will lose his right eye, otherwise the victim
of this very singular accident is not danger
ously injured. The exploded bottle had
been used as candlestick for several weeks,
charged with the powder all the time.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-10-26

A RETURNED CALIFoRNIAN.-Mr Philip
Clark, formerly of Iowa City, returned to
that place day or two since, frem Caifor-
mia, after an absence of eight years. lie
left wife. children, apd valuable farm,
when he went to California lie finds on his
return, that his wife is long since married,
having first secured q divorce and decree
giving her the farm for her support. The
farm has been sold, and is now in other
hands, and his former wife is in some other
part Of the country.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-10-26

The HAUN House, MARYsvILLE.-By
reference to our aivertizing columns, it will
be seen that Hon. II. P. Haun, the gentleman
in honor of whom the house was named, has
taken it in charge himself, and will hence
forth oficiate as its very worthy host The
Judge is too well known to need any COM
mendation from us, and will most undoubt-
edly meet with that success the establish
ment richly deserves. Travellers can be as
sured, that in becoming guests of the Judge,
they are patronizing one of the very best
hotels. and gentlemanly landlords in the
State.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-10-26

BEATS CALIFoRN1A---The following bunch
Of grapes which we find in the Boston Jour-
nal, beat anything we have ever heard of,
even in California. Says that paper: DIR.
Durfee of Fall River, has in his green house
bunch of grapes estimated to weigh fifteen
pounds, measuring four feet and five inces in
length. Such buhch of grapes. we pre-
sumo, never grew in this country before
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-10-26
County Treasurer's Office.

UROvILLE, UclOber 9th, 1857. I
Notice ishereby given that all persons holding Butte
County Warrants, payable from the General Fund,
registered between the LIST day of November 1856,
and the 9Th and l2th OF February ls57 inclusive,
except Nos. l544 and 1880 also Court House and
Jail Warrants Nos. SAL SAG, and 5l3 a!sow arrants ON
INDECENT Sick Fund Nos. 14O, 14O2. 1905, i4O4 1882
1434, l43 l.that the same will be paid on presentation
at this Office, and after this tate said Variants will
cease 10 bear interest.
WIN BATTIMORE,
Treasurer Butte County.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-10-26

CASE OF PLUMMER. We learn from the
Nevada Democrat that an application was
made before the District Court on Friday
by Plummer's attorneys, to have the bail
in his case reduced Judge Searls refused
to make any change in the. amount fixed by
the Justice before whom the case was exam
ined. He was given until to-day to plead
to the indictment
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-10-26

A PRINTER LosT.--Among the list of
those lost by the sinking of the Central
America, we see the name of I II. Blanton,
printer, and knowing that gentleman by
that name, formerly connectAd with the Red
Bluffs Beacon, started on his way toward his
old home some two month me-, we are
forced to believe that ourich hav~ neighbor
and friend now rests benz PaPthe waves
May the winds blow softly DER the spot
where now printer sleeps.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-10-26

Discovery OF sulphur Springs In Butte Co.
DR.. j. Smith, of Chico, is the fortunate
discoverer of several large and valuable sui
phur springs at the head of Mud Greek. AS
we learn from the Doctor, the springs are
distant only about seven miles from Major
Bidwelrs Ranch, and are easily accessible
by fine natural road. A partial analysis
OF these waters discovers them to be strongly
impreguated with those health restoring
qualities SO peculiar to mineral springs, and
without the deleterous substances they too
often contain Iu the immediate neghbor.
hood OF the sulphur springs are others of
pure, sweet water, as cool and lmpid as an
icicle, and surrounding oil is n valley of
some three hundred acres or more, abound.
ing in shade trees and wild clover. 1t is the
Doctors intention to erect larse house on
these grounds early in the coming spring,
and next summer to be in readiness to re
ceive his friends and the public generally.
at Smithland," as the place is to be called.
Success to this enterprise say We, aud speed
the day when old Butte may have " water.
ing place all her own.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-10-26

ANOTHER Blow UP.--On Thursday last,
says the Nevada Democrat of the 2lst, a
Frenchman named Austin, while at work on
the fume of the Miners Ditch, above Eure-
ka, was killed by rock thrown from blast.
He was about fifty feet from the place where
men were blasting and considered himself
out of danger. The rock struck him on the
head, fracturing his skull, and causing death
in two or three hours.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-10-26

NEWSPAPER CHANGE.-G. w. Bloor, Esq,
for so long connected with the California Ex-
press, has disposed of his interest in the pa
per to Mr.. A Randall. We are uninformed
of Georges intentions for the future, but in
whatever he may embark his fortunes. we
wish him the'most unbounded prosperity
We likewise extend the right hand of cotem.
poraneous friendship to his successor.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-10-26

An assessmet OF ten per cent on the capital stock
was made on the 9Th Of October shares IL, IL, 43,
Al, As, At, Az As, 6j 66, 67, 6s CO. 20, H. ~, 40 o.
81, So SO, 81, 55, sc, 93 81. %, o. will be sold
at the Court House door at O'Clock p. NJ, sat-
urday, Now 1857, 10 the highest bidder for cash. 10
pay back assessments. Per order of Trustees.
ID. ID. HARRIS, Soc'y.
0rovile, Oct. 6, 1857. o9-3w
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-10-26

NEWSPAPER FOR SALE. - The Amador
Sentinel, a large and prosperous weekly
newspaper, with considerable circulation
and good many advertisements, is offered
for sale by Bruce Husband s. Co., its present
owner. They offer to sell cheap, and we
reckon that pretty good bargain could be
struck with them. The Sentinel is published
in jackson, Amador county
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-10-26
a Card.

Having been Swinded in a low and contemplate
manner out Of the sum of thirty.one dollars by one
A. McCargar, known by many the extensive
steam-mner" on credit" deem IL my duty to those
who have been lucky enough TO have had no dealings
with him, 10 post him-to those who have had il
would o unnecessary. In May last this A. NcCar.
gar owed board bill at tho u. s. Restaurant of the
small sum Of $50. The Oroville Steam Mining Co
were about to be compelled 10 suspend operations ON
account of this hummer McCargars small board bill
He indiDg out that the Restaurant owed me, soon
found me, and talked so pitfuly, that was induced
to settle the small board bill, taking in lieu thereof
his note for the amount, payable in ten days with j.
NJ. Burn as security. When tie ten days expired, he
came with another smooth tongue and begged not 10
trouble his friend, j. NJ. Burt-all he asked was two
OIL three days time, which granted him, the " he
eclnTing that ms sule AS he was living man. uDon
the honor of geptiemda, should have the money
In three days lime. The note has never been paid
His friend, J. NJ Burt, has been busy this season
tnat he has forgotten that there still some men i'm
lhe country who are Liberal enough to allow some
itHe honor 10 those they are dealing with-even il
legali ty has passed by dayor The other Sll
is another small bOd,d bHl. With this leave the
business community 10 have much or as little to
do with either or both they please, for am salts
fed. j. w MCGEE
Keystone Market, Oroville, Oct. 3D.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-10-26

PERsoNAL.-Mr. Findley, the agent for,
and correspondent Of the San Francisco
sSpirit of the Times" called on US last Sat-
urday. He visits US ON business connected
with that paper, and to solicit subscriptions.
the "Spirit" as one of the best papers in the
state
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-10-26

DIR. L.J. Czapkay.-In another column of this
paper will be fosnd the advertisement Of l.. J.
CZAPkAY, NJ. ID. The doctors testimonials are OF
such character Us To justify us in commencing him
to public consideration gentleman and physician,
and one who is in every way qualified for The iathfl
performance of his promises. tf