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Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-02-26
Miners W. Grant Holders.

We have just read the minority report OF
the committee on mines and mining inter-
ests," to which was referred the bill ITO
provide for the working of the mines and
minerals found in lands lying or being
within the grants heretofore made by the
crown Of Spain, or the supreme government
of Mexico, to private persons, priSr to the
treaty of Gaudaloupe Hidalgo," which diff
fers materially from the opiAions held by a
majority of the committee, in relation to
mines thus located. Although agreeing in
the main with the grounds taken by the
minority Of she committee, Senator Dosh)
we regret that we have not been favored
with a copy of the majority report OF the
committee, inasmuch as large majority OF
our population are deeply interested in the
subject, and we believe ninety oat of
every hundred Of our citizens, are opposed
to surrenaering the mineral lands to the
holders Of grants. many of which they be-
lieve to have been fraudulently obtained -
Hence the action of our Legislature upon
this subject, will be regarded with more
than ordinary interest. This question has
been already brought to public notice by the
agents of Mr.. Fremonts claim, warning
miners to desist from their operations with
in the limits of the Mariposa Grant, and the
people undoubtedly look to the Legislature
for some action tending to debae the riSiat'
of miners and grant holders in this particu'
| lar
The report before us proceeds to show, by
copious extracts from the Spanish and Mex
icaa laws ia force since 1887, that the min
erals were reserved as the property OF the
crown, and subject to the disposal of the
Supreme Government, and were not trans
ferred by said grants, but passed to the u.
S. under the provisions OF the treaty by
which our government acquired this terri
| tory and from thence. by virtue OF the act
of Congress admitting California into the
| Union as sovereign State, to the soVer-
eighty of California, where they now rest
The proof adduced fully shows that the min
erals were reserved by law to the supreme
government Of Mexico and in consequence,
tho confirmation of these Mexican grants by
the United States government, does not
transfer the minerals from its possession and
control If, as maintained by the report
the control of the minerals was vested in
California by the act of Congress admitting
California into the Union as sovereign
State, it is undoubtedly the duty of the
Legislature to declare the rights Of miners
located upon said grants.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-02-26

CONVICTION OF JACK PHILAIPs. This
person has been convicted in Placer county,
of being accessory after the fact, to highway
robbery, in the operations of Tom Bell and
his gang He has beez, keeping the Noun
taineer House, near Auburn, which was a
rendezvous for the gang. He is, undoubted-
ly, the person referred to by Sheridan as
the keeper of the place where counterfeit
money was given out. The testimony against
him, as reported in the Placer Press, is of
the most damning character, and the jury
after an absence of twenty minutes, brought
in n verdict of guilty" The defence Of
fered was but slight. The punishment is
not less than one year in the State Prison,
aud may be extended as long as the Court
may see proper. 1t is matter of congrat-
ulation that these organized bands of rob-
bers and thieves are being broken up thro'-
out the State, and we trust, foreshadows a
better state of affairs Butte county has
provided for the care of some six or seven
notorious characters, during the February
terms Of her courts.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-02-26

SAN Francisco ELECTION BY a tele-
graphic dispatch from San Francisco, under
date of Wednesday, p. NJ, we received the
unexpected and disagreeabl intelligence
that San francisco has gone Vigilante. The
despatch states that Woodwork, the Vigi-
lante candidate, was elected Senator in place
of Hon. Frank Tilford, resigned, by fifteen
hundred majority. rs there were three
candidates at last advices, we incline to the
belief that it should read fifteen hun
dred plurality, instead of majority. If the
report is correct, the vote of the Black Re-
puhlicans and Vigilantes must have been
concentrated on Woodworth, thus securing
his election as the candidate of the African
Giraffe party The result would seem to in
dicate that there is a small Vigilante major
ity in San Francisco just at this time.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-02-26

MERCHANTS VERSUS MINERs-We have
been much surprised, says the Shasta Re
pubiican to fnd in many eastern journals
comparison instituted ass to the honesty of
San francisco merchants and the mining
population What is still more surprising;
these comparisons are to the disadvantage of
the, mining population, and more surprising
still a widely circulated and influential jour
sentiment. We will give to our readers only
one example,:
Weclip the following paragraphs from the
Sacramento Union of the 10th inst. The
first paragraph belongs to the Union, and
pretaces the second from the Courier and
Enqu rer:
The Courier and Enquirer, with great
good sense and better knowledge of the peo-
pie, of California than most of the eastern
editors, distinctly says
California is an honest State. and it will
do what every honest man would do who,
for valuable consideration, had given a
note which had proved to be defective in
some legal essential-it will pay according
to the original intention and, subsisting
moral obligation of the agreement. 1t has
the ability; no one doubts that for no State
is richer in natural resources. The debt is
but n trifle over three millions of dollars,
and the annual interest upon this has been
met with little difficulty Whatever be the
character of the floating population at the
mines, there can be no doubt of the honest
disposition of the merchants of San Fran.
cisco and the substantial interests of the
State, upon whom the taxation falls They
are not swindlers, nor will they take the
position of swindlers before the country
The order of things, il would seem, had
been changed. In former times, virtue
loved to dwell in rural districts and sparsely
populated neighborhoods, whilst vice grew
rank in cities. Now, according to the Sac
ramento UniOn and New York Courier and
Enquirer, honesty has made San francisco
its favorite abode on the Pacific coast, while
the /" floating population at the mines are
swindlers."
How false are these things. The corrupt
ion that has so early disgraced our State
has been altogether nourishedlat San Fran
cisco and Sacramento. Half the liabilities
of the dishonest merch nis Of San Francisco
who have sworn themselves through the in
insolvent courts during the past year, would
pay the entire State debt.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-02-26

LYcEUM DEBATE.-In consequence of the
court room being occupied with the trial of
Miller, the debate is postponed till Friday
evening next Subject:
Resolved, That the United States should
possess Central America and Cuba, at all
hazards.'
ROsenbaunA, Af-Parker, Neg.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-02-26
County Trcasurer's ohce,

Notice ishereby given. that all persons holding Butte
County Warrants, payable from The Geperni tuhd,
registered bew the Ia day ol May 1885, ana OLD
day of August 1886, except Warrants numbered lo2.
ls3 1sl, ls5, 100 ana La, that the same viii be PAID
ON presentation al this office. And notice is further
given that after this date said Warrants will cease to-
bear interest. NM. LAillhoht,
Teaslircr Butte County.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-02-26

RANDALL & McDFRMoTT,-This popular
firm have recently made additions to their
large stock OF drugs and Medicines, and now
present one of the finest stores north of Sac
ramento. Their advertisement will appear
to. morrow.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-02-26
SPECIAL NOTICES.
Important News!

You can buy Groceries Provisions, Liquors, Hard
ware, Crockery, Glassware, &C, Sc cheaper al d.
KESSING'S Oroville Store, than ANY other establish
menl this slde of Sacrszsento. Only call and be con-
vnced of the fact. Wholesale an@ retail
N.B.-Goeds delivered FREE OF CHARGE. i2o'
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-02-26
Special Notice.

The friends Mr. FRANK BARKER, who leil San
aFrnc,sco awhiIe since for OrOvIlle, an1 who has
atterly been heard of living at nnsonVIlle being
desirous of his return, take this method of manifest
ing their wishes. lf this notice should meet his eye
he will please aidness his brother Henry lsrker, san
Francisco or ". =. Green, 0roNille. lw
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-02-26

MILLER CoNvICTED.-In the case of Mil
ler, indicted for murder, the jury yesterday
morning returned verdict Of "guil-
ty Of murder in the second degree" Dis
trict Attorney Kleine, has kindly furnished
Us with the evidence in the case, which will
appear to- morrow
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-02-26

AUpIToR's REPoRI.-The Report of the
County Auditor which we publish to-day,
shows the financial condition of the County
to be most fiourishing, and the indebtendess
on the first of January, to be a mere trite.
The report of the County Treasurer will be
published tomorrow.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-02-26

ARRIVAL LExTRAoRDINARY.-A Vigilante
friend has handed US the following commu-
Rication.
Gu- DR. Beverly Cole, ex-Surgeon Gen
eral of the vigilant forces, paid our town a
flying visit. What's upa Quien sabe.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-02-26
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
| M P Q r T A NJ T !
FIRE PROOF
CONCRETE ROCK HOUSES -

TENHE SUBSCRIBERS. at considerable expense
IL and trouble, have possessed thsselves OF all the
necessary information and thorough knowledge of
the ingredients for the erection of the new ana an.
provcd CONCRETE ROCK HOUSES. As soon as
The weather becomes settled they will he prepared
contract for the building of these houses To act
as directors tor those who wish to build themselves
The of this s le Of house IL al least one third
les than that of brick, and will not much exceed
that Of good frame house, while they are perfectly
fire proOl and are susceptible of being Huished at
snaI extra cost. in "a manuer, which. for briancy
and adec,. successfully yies with the marble pa,acrs
of New YORK. The season OF fires being at hand it
is important that citizens should take measures 20
protect their property against the destroying ele-
mrnt, and there is way to do it efIectunJ and
rheaply as To rear these beautiful and everlasting fire
proof concrete houses. For par iculars enquire Of
j. II. WATSON or
W. HAYDN.
February IS, 1857. fy25
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-02-26

FoR SALE -One-third interest in the
Marysville Express is offered for sale. This
presents fine opportunity for good in
vestment, as the Express establishment is
one of the best in the State.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-02-26

against which is credited the amegnt re
ceived into the Treasury as charged against
the Treasurer upon the Auditors ledger.
By reference TO the statement Of
the general fund it will be seen
that the indebtedness of tins fund
on the lst of July 1856. was. - ,054 g
And on the st of Jan. 1e51..... 4.339 81
DiRerence in favor Of six months
ending Jan. list lS57....... SIl5,A
Total revenue collected during the
six months ending Jan. lst.
1897 0I................... ZO,-lo o.
Total revenue collected during the
six months ending July lst
1856. ..24,752 CA
liner ease in favor Of six months
ending Jan. 1st 1857 81 ,46$ Io
Total amount Of expenditures for
the six months ending Jan. lst
HSOI. ..... ...... .Zo,liS ."
Total amount of expenditures for
the six months ending July lst
gSoO. ......... 70, ,0u- 90
Increase of expenditure for six
months ending Jhn. lst 1857 $l,S16 %
The foregoing shows an increased expen-
diture of the six months ending Jan. lst
1854 over the preceding six months. Du-
ring the last six months there has been
considerable amonnt of unusual expenditure
to wit.
Expenditure on Conrt House and
Jail not included in original
contract. act........>.......... 50 $40 az
Arrears of rents Of Offices. ....... ], 500 90
81 ,266 AZ
Deduct above amount s. ,266 A. from ex-
penditures of the last six months, IS, ,l19 70
and there is left for the ordinary current
expenses of the period referred, S20,9l2 SO,
showing diminution of the ordinary cur
rent expenses for the last six months as com-
pared with the preceding six months, of
SO, ,389 so,
All of which is respectfully submitted.
MILES CHAPLIN, Auditor.
BY NJ. III. DARRAcH, Deputy.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-02-26
AUDITORS REPORT. JAN. ,st, 1857.

To the Hon. Board Of Supervisors, in and
for Butte Couuty, Cal:
GENTS In compliance with the order Of
your Board, | herewith submit the Audit
or's Semi Annual Report embracing a state
ment Of the expenditures from and receipts
into the general INDECENT Sick, Road, and
day Of July, a. d. 1856, to January lsa 1857,
to wit:
EXPENDITURES.
Fees of Trial Jurors. ..........Sl,2 ,2"S 20
Grand Jurors. 502 10
&" Witnesses in Grim. actions. l,613 Is
4" Office and salary of District
Attorney. y.................. -,lUs w
Salary and office reDt cf County
Judge. ................ 1859 OIL
Fees of Sheriff in Grim. cases and
County services. es............. 2,St5 SO
in County services. .........> 730 so
Fees of CoHstables in County SER
wees. .>.........>...'... 2,Zlo oV
fees......... ........ 9,43O 35
Fees of Justices in Grim qases.... 583 20
' criminals by appointment. 27O 90
Per diem of Road Oserseers. ..... l,232 rs
Per diem of Supervisors and Su-
pervisor Committees. ........ l,l21 w
Per diem of Clerk Of Board Of Su-
nervisors. ..... 1S7 90
Per diem of Road yiewers....... 1886 90
Per diem of School Marshalls.... w 5O
Per diem of officers of Election. 7l2 40
Per diem of AS se,sor. ........... 100 20
Per diem of Associate Justices
Court of Sessions. 144 so
Per diem of Interpreters... 90 w
Fees of County Surveyor and as
sistants on road surveys. =. 232, so
Fees of Coroners. 115 06
Salary Of Superintendent of Com
mon Schools. 100 90
Per diem of Special Police. Lo w
Medical services--post mortem ex-
aminations, examination OF
insane persons, and attend
ance on sick prisoners. 5000. 2S5 90
Burying dead bodies. ......... t3 w
Arrears of office rent OF County
officers. .................. 1870 90
Stationery for County ofices.... 20S 20
Reimbursement to Miles Chaplin. :. 209 90
Labor and material for Court
House and Jail not included
in original contract. ...... 5,576 AZ
Road appropriations. 1870 33
Fornitura for Court House. 302 80
County Printing. g................ llO 10
Merchandise for use of Court
House and Lail. 21S 81
Miscellaneous items. ............ II rs
S2S. 800 63
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-02-26
Or0yille, Thursday, February 2Gth, 1857.

DRowNED.-A communication in yester-
days Erpress, states that Mr.. s. b. Wier
was drowned at Parks Bar, by falling from
the dam of the Eureka Ditch company.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-02-26
NOTICE.

All persons who have borrowed small sums OF
money from Tss BIssET, us he is RAW going home,-
better pay up, o. their names will be published.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-02-26
REM AR ks.


The renort of the Auditor is made up
from the. scrip register, showing the amount
of liabilities contracted by the County by
the issuance of warrants as set forth in the
foregoing statement as expenditures, and
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-02-26

@-THANKs.-To Watson for Marysville
and San Francisco papers.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-02-26

RECEIPTS INTO TREAsURY--GENERALF FUND
From July 1st 1856, to Jan. lst 1851.
From Poll Tax. ,, 2,O99 81
From Foreign Miners Licenses. S,752 81
From fines in Courts of Criminal
Jurisdiction. ............. 48O IS
From Ferry License. e............. 3l5 90
From State and County License. 0,l06 %
From Assessments property Tax. 5,2O1 IL
From Judges fees, Probate Court 81 rs
From Tehama County on acct. of
indebtness ................. l9O %
$2G,2l5 80
Deduct from expenditures, Road
appropriation wrongly charged
to General Fund. ............ 13O 33
$28, 179 &c,
Add to receipts cash on hand July
1st 1856. ..........."....... 4,3'4 ~
S30,590 IL
Deduct Treasurers per cent on
disbul sements. ......-....... S4o ~
Total credit of General Fund. S29 ,744 "A
Total amount of Expenditures. .2S.1l9 30
Estimated interest on do 80. $50 co
Debt of General Fund July lst
1856, as per Report. 5,054 80
S33 1884 IL
Deduct total receipts into Treas
ury................ .ZJ,O44 "a
Total Indebtedness of General
Fund Jan. 1st 1857. ..S4 ,339 SO
COURT HOUSE AND JAIL FUND.
To warrants issued in favor of X.
s. Maynard, assessor. ........ 25S 90
To warrants issued in favor of
John Parry, Contractor. 5000 90
SS,25S 90
By cash received from assessments 1888 AZ
Indebtedness of Fund Jan. lst 1881 6,924 So
ROAD FUND.
Bv cash received from assessments 400 65
BY cash on hand July lst lo56... % 1S
S426 As
To appropriations on Roads. $50 90
Indebtedness of Road Fund Jan.
lSt 1891. .........' - %
INDECENT SICK BUND.
To warrants issued for medical
attendance and care Of indi-
gent sick. ................. sZ41 90
Received from assessments$533 IS
Cash on hand July /, 1856 III 50,
1851 5O
Indebtedness of INDECENT Sick
Fund JAN 1st 1857 ......... $50 40
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-02-26

Indebtedness of INDECENT Sick
Fund Jan. 1st 1867. .........
Arkansas true Democrat., 1857-07-14
Why Ben. McCulloch Declined

The Washington cores spondent of the N. Y. Daily Times, gives the reasons why Major McCulloc h declined the proffercd appointment of the governorship of Utah. The Major certainly deserved to be excused Here are his reasons for declining:
 "The Major, among other reasons for de- clnlng, suggested that he would inevitably suf- fer in public estimation if he should undertake to fulhl the duties of that position for the req son that the people would expect him to string up Brigham Young at once, and thrash his ad herents soundly-gentle pastmes for indul- gence in which he was we'll satisfied the Mor- mons wonld give him no pretext when they found him backed by troops If peaceful policy was to be pursued-aS he believed it must be necessarly-the Major thought it bet ter that some man of whom the public have a less terocious idea, and consequently less fero clous expectations, should be the instrument of its initiation and development at Salt Lake. The President was unwilling to let him off on this plea, and then the Major fired his reserve. informing the bachelor executive that he couldn't go because he was intending to get married soon-a duty, the discharge of which he had neg gected for forty years or more, until his day of grace had nearly expired. This argument brought MT. BUCHANAN down. He at once acknowledged its invuciblitv, and bowed his acquiescence."
Arkansas true Democrat., 1857-07-14
"Strange Love Affair"

We have been favored by the author, w. Jasper Blackburn, editor of the Louisiana Herald, with copy of his narrative entitled "Peyton and Mary, the Louisiana Planter and the Irish Servant Girl," or as it is more appro- priately called, the Strange oUe o6air." This pamphlet contains a narration f strange and startling facts, but they only go to prove that simple Irish girl has loved a Louisiana planter mot wisely, but too we'll" We confess to somewhat a sentimental turn of mind. but would always rather iorego the pleasure of read ing such love stories as this. In our oninion the affair should never have been noticed in pubic print, and Ii Is great pity that the writer has seen lit to impose it upon the public in pamphlet form. The only hope is that it may die still-born and float off into literary oblivion We have frequently read Mr. Backburr,s pro- ductlons, and freely give him credit for his bnlliancy of style and clinqnant expressions, but would rather not commend his judgment Whoever wishes to read his "Strange Love Affair." can procure it by enclosing one dollar to him at Vernon, La.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1857-07-14
GENERAL LAND OFFICE, ]

SIR: To that portion of your annual report of the 18th October last, in which you reitera.e the sentiments of your predecessors in office, Tn relation to the necessity of the re-survey Of fraudulent surveys in Arkansas. I would ob- serve that the policy of the department in re, ference to re-surveys generally. communicated to you in my letter of the 18th October last IS adhered to by this office, and you are required to carry it out. Should, however, marked case of fraudulent survey be brought to your notice, established by an affidavit of county surveyor or any other person familiar with the method of surveying the public lands and with the marks of perpetuating the lines and cor ners ot such surveys, going to show that either no survey had been originally made, or frnad' at all that no traces of any kind are to 0a found in the field calculated to enable a county surveyor to retrace the survey iu accordance with the field notes of the original survey, ID such case you are authorized to transmit to t0s office copy Of the evidence filed in your office in the case, and if it shall appear to the satisfaction of the department that the land ID question had not been surveyed or that toh oollteratlon of the survey has taken place pn" to the sale of the same, to some individual individuals, then, and not till then, the depalF ment will deem 1t necessary to interpose n the matter. But, if on the contrary, the e'- dence shall show that the land which it Is pro, posed to have re-surveyed at the expense o the government, had been surveyed and tn' field marks have been suffered to be oblittraF ed by the purchaser or purchaser thereof, Tlsu In that event no steps will be taken by theaT- partment in directing a re survey of lands thus situated. Very respectfully, yours,
 THOS. A. HENDRICKS,
 C0lamissiOnsr' HENRY M RECTOR, esq.,,
Arkansas true Democrat., 1857-07-14
Death of Col. L.. B. I,nckie

Col. L. $. Luckie, the gifted and accom-. plished editor of the Jefferson Enterprise, is no more. He met an untmely fate on the 9th inst in Pine Bluff The circumstances of his death may be gleaned from the following ap- propriate and touching obituary which we clip from the paper he so ably edited:
 "The editor of this paper. in personal ren- cortre on the evening of the 9th inst. At ; o,. clock, p. m, fell dead without sigh or strug gle, on the public pavement in front of the slay CTS store-house, fourteen buck shot. coverino about the space of six inches, having pierced his brave and manly heart When these lea. den messenger, performed their unholy mission 6'0ue and magnahlmous spirit passed from earth to heaven. Col. l.. E. Luckie was mo- del of lofty and true spirit. always just, ever faithful to his friends whom he srappled with hooks ot steel to his bosom, without exception honorable and brave as bravery itself he was cut oil Tn the bloom of manhood and fills premature grave; but on that grave myriads of tears will be wept, hundreds of bos ms in the State ot Arkansas will mourn the early loss of one of Its most gifted sons. Genius. talent. mind and letters will mourn. while rank COW. ardice, treachery and meanncss will delght Wherever true nobility and genuine chivalrv has its votaTies, his memory will be sacredly cherished, and assert his rights, let the conse- quence be what they may, it will be no less cherished, for
 :. His nature too noble for the world,
 He would not hattcr Neptune for his trident. Or JoVe for his power to thunder. His heart was his
 mouth;
 What his heart forged. that his tongue would vent And being angry forgot that he heard the name
 of death"
 Peace to his ashes! May the green sod lie lightly on his bosom, which never heaved but generous and brave emotion! May his angel wife and little babes find soace in their heavy and heart t-rendiug bereavement. RF.