Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1857-05-16
CLIPPINGS

CLIPPINGS
Watermelons have been for sale in Sacra-
mento.
er Sea Witch, on Friday
The Superior Court of the city of San
Francisco has been abolished.
OPPOSITION TO THE''LAzY CLUB.'-AThere
| is party of miners at Kanaka Creek, who
are known by the name of the Never
Sweat Company"
SACRAMENTO MANUFAcTUREs-J. L.
Atkins has commenced the manufacture in
Sacramento, of revolving hay rakes also of
wooden grain forks.
RICH CLAM.-Wm. Kenyan & Co, in
Lostown district. joining Gibsonvlle. took
out last week, in one pan Of dirt, 1899 =
They received over $1,000 for their weeks
work
On Thursday, May 9TH, Captain Gard
ner's company of U. Dragons arrived at
Fort Reading, after ten days march from
Beuicia, route fer Pitt river.
The resignat ion of Mr. Latham, Ms Col.
lector of the Port OF San Francisco, takes
place upon the Goth of June, the end of tie
fiscal year, and not upon the first as has
been stated
THE --LATEST REMEDY FOR CoMETs.-Se-
lect high md commanding position, and
when the comet passes by, tie a tin kettle,
or fasten split stick to its tail The var
mint will stampede, and will never come
back to modest or make mankind afraid.
Single mandatory has been estab-
lished in Santa Cruz. The machinery is
propelled by water power and it s capable
OF turning out from fifty to sixty thousand
shingles per day. The shingles are of
superior quality, and command ready sale
at good prices.
New USE FOR AsrHKLfUM. We under
stand that this material which has hereto
fore been used for sidewalks and roofing,
has been employed recently for flooring and
lining cellars. 1t is said that in the most
damp localities the water may be entirely
excluded if the work is properly executed.
Hughson, the absconding Treasury Clerk,
is now in the Sandwich Islands. He talks
freely on the matter Of the defalcations,
and says there we're others as deeply con-
cerned as he was, and that he intends to
return and assist in putting the saddle upon
the right horse. 20 ., e.:
1T is proposed soon to establish large
wine mandatory in San Francisco. The
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from the East, bringing with HIM the proper
machipeIy for the purpose. and as he is al
ready largely interested in thr vineyards at
Los Angeles ond San Jose, there can be but
little doubt of the success of the under
taking
A party of Sacramentans, comprising IL
men, five women, and several children, con-
template starting eastward in a few days on
the overland journey. They have selected
the old Carson route, as preferable to all
others. and expect to make the trip in about
20 days, at cost of about 500 to each
adult of the party. They will start with
mule teams, aud anticipate an easy and
pleasant journey.
H. l. Van Horn has been appointed Coun-
ty Clerk of Shasta, vice W. S. jenkins, re-
signed.
The San Andreas Independent says that
a Spaniard wearing cloak. and riding
a horse, ly>soed young lady between lone
Valley and Jackson, a few days ago, nearly
killing her Tha rascal was caught and is
now in the Jackson Jail
The Shasta Republican, in alludirg to
the closing scenes of the late Legislature,
has only only room to say, that they were
were exceedingly stupid and disgraceful."
The POPULATION OF OREGON. - The
white population Of Oregon Territory, is
stated by the Oregon papers, to be from 49,
900 to As 900.
DIrcH CAPITAL The recent fall of snow
in the mountains will add considerably to
the supply of water in the bitches, as we'll
as temporarily furnish the ravine diggers
with suffieieucy of water.
TURN VERFrn The members of the
Stockton Turn Verein commenced the fes-
tivties of their first annual celebration on
the 10th, inst.
ANOTHER SUGAR CARGO FOR San FRAN
CISCO LOST BY the China news, we learn
that the three masted schooner Spray, Capt.
Paul, bound from Siam to San Francisco,
with a cargo of sugar, ran ashore on the
coast OF Cambodia The crew were COM
PEELED to throw the cargo overheard to save
the vessel. She was then got off and re-
turned to Siam for repairs
Know NoTHINGIsM According to the
last Atlattic papers, the American party is
being recognized it'll much active spirit
in majority of the Southern an south
western States In California it is as dead
as door nail; the trumpets of twenty
Gabrels could not rouse it from its dream
less sleep.
CHEAP.-Strawb berries are selling in PA
cerville for one dollar per quart.
SAD CASE OF DRowNING --On Wednes-
day last, May 9th, the little son of Mr..
Marsh, of Suisun City Tolano county, about
| three years of age was drowned.