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Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-11-10

CHILD SHOT BY HER FATHDR We find
the following in the Bulletin of Saturday:
A Mr.. Burns, living near the summit OF
Sonoma mountain, on returning from Peta-
luma last Sunday, took his pistol from his
belt, and was adjusting the hammer upon
the cap, when the former slipped from his
finger, the pistol exploded. His little daugh-
ter was standing nigh, with her hand up to
her head The ball struck her little finger,
and passed into ker cheek, near the left eye,
penetrating three and one eighth inches, to
the base of the skull where it lodged. A
surgeon was sent for, and says the little suf-
ferer is doing very we'll. a singular cir
cumstance is, that the child has not uttered
a groan or cry since the accident. Either
sensibility has been, suspended, or the little
one possesses extraordinary courage.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-11-10

ASSIGNMENT -Tae San Francisco Chron-
icle of Saturday says, The house of Phoebe,
Bayerque & Co, made an assignment of their
effects yesterday. The real estate was as
signed to Eomaine Bayerque, brother OF
one of the firm, and the mortgages, &c, to
l.. c. Opperman. Paris banker. Phoebe,
Bayerque s. Co., have invested heavily, for
their clients in real estate, ditch property,
&c. and it is probably owing to the depreci-
alton in the value of such securities that the
firm has been compelled to adopt the step il
has taken.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-11-10

MURDER AT JAcKsoN.--We find the fol-
lowing in yesterdays State Journal, bear.
ing date Jackson Nov. Sth.
This p. NJ, the dead body of Mr.. Girls
void partner of Mr.. Kilham, who is en-
gagged in bitches and buying gold dust, near
Jackson, was found murdered, and slowed
away under the bed of Chnaman who was
employed by them as a cook. The deed was
supposed to have been committed by the Chi.
naman on the night of the 9th, or sometime
during the morning Of the 9TH inst Mr..
Kilman returned from Sacr amento on the
evening of the 7th, and, missing MIR. Girls
wold, commenced searching for him immedi-
ately. The murderer is supposed to have
had two or three accomplices. No arrest
has been made up~t the present time.
There was stolen from their safe, at the
same time, from $4,000 to So, 900.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-11-10
The Tehauntepec Route.

The Sloo Grant, as it was termed, to the
right of way on the Tehuantepec route, has,
by decree of President Comonfort been anul-
led, and in its place another grant has been
made to the 'Louisiania Tehuantepec Com
pany." The articles of agreement between
this latter company and the Mexican Gov
ernment have met with much disappro-
val by the public journals published in
that country, from the fact that certain ad-
vantages which had been secured by the Sloo
Grant, have been abandoned IN the contract
with the Louisiana Company. This state
of things seems to indicate a lettering OF
the prospects for the completion of the
route, than ever heretofore.
We noted among the articles of agree
ment, that the new management is to con-
tinue for term of sixty years, and that
those engaged upon the construction of the
work are to be under the protection of the
Mexican Government. Those journals that
are loudest in the denunciation of the new
charter, all agree that under its preseut
management the route is much more likely
to be speedily completed, than it would be il
left in the hands of those from whom it has
been taken. According to the terms of the
present contract, the railroad is to be COM
menced from tho head of steamer naviga-
tion on the Coatzacoaleos River, in eighteen
months from date of the articles, and a
carriage road is to be opened and kept in re-
pair until the railroad is finished. Every
facility that can be desired is granted, and
if the Tehuantepec route is not in success
full operation within six monts or year at
furthest, it will be owing to the pecuniary
inability of the company to complete the
wagon road, or their lack of energy in
pushing forward the work. California is in
sad need eff this road and the prospect of
its ultimate and speedy completion is a
cheering one
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-11-10
Outrageous and Funny.

One of our newly elected county officials
went on to the bluff a day or two ago to COL
lect poll tax of the miners. On arriving at
one of the shafts he made his business
known to the imam at the wheel" who told
him that as the boys were at work down in
the shaft he had better be lowered down.
This proposition was accepted, and the COL
lector was let down into the bowels of the
earth, and on arriving at the bottom was
met by one of the drifters who very kindly
offered to escort him into, where as he init
mated, his partners were at work. The un-
suspecting official followed his guide, who
with light in his hand groped his way far
into the hill, from drift to drift, past fright
full caves, and dripping walls which looked
ready to fall with their unsupported mass of
stones and dirt. On they went, until into
the very darkest labyrinths of the fearful
spot, when all at once, accidentally of course
out went the light, and he that was cloth
ed in broadcloth and the majesty of the law,
and he of the pick and the muddy breechcs,
were both reduced to one common level by
that great levcler of US all, impenetrable
darkness. Imperceptible as the tax collector
was, his guide managed to leave him; and
he was alone--all alone in that black and
horrible cavern. He strove to emerge from
his awful prison house, but the moro he
crawled about, the more completely was he
lost, and in terror, he called aloud for
help, but with fendish yells and defiant ex
ecrations of taxes and tax-collectors, those
whom he had thought to find below, stood
above, and hurled great stones down the
mouth Of the shaft, as if bent on his destruc-
.ion. But pity seized his tormentors at last
and torn and bruised and muddy as his
body and garments were, they brought
him to the light of day once more, dirtier
and wetter man.
Joke as this was, it was an outrageous
affair at best, and "the boys" should be
taught to play such pranks upon others than
the faithful officers of the law when in dis
charge of their duties. "Fun is fun, but
poking sticks, etc.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-11-10

LYNcHING CHINAMEN.-The Cinnamon
in the vicinity of Campo SecO, says the CAL
ayeras Chronicle, have been committing
depredatiOns upon the sluices almost every
week for the last six weeks, but were finally
caught on Saturday last, by some miners on
French Hill, who had suffered by them ON
former occasion, and were watching for
them. Having secured the two thieves. they
brought them upon the bank, stripped them,
and administered fifty lashes on the bare
back of each, and then cut their tails off.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-11-10

SUICIDE OF MURDERER-Joh Graham
who murdered J. b. Young, trader at Pc
kin, mining camp on Big Canon, about six
miles from Fl Dorado, on the 54h ultimo,
committed suicide by hanging himself in his
cell, at the old county jail in Coloma. On
Tuesday night, Nov. Sd. The Plaeerville
Argus says that since his arrest and indict-
ment he had been laboring under depres-
sion of spirits.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-11-10

A DESPERATE AT PErALUMA.-The Sono-
ma Journal records stabbing affair, which
occurred at Petaluma on Sunday last. &
sport known as Alexander Marshall, went
up to persoa named Jacob Leapien, com.
menced pulling him around, and ended by
drawing a bowie-knife and inficting two
wounds upon the person of Lepien, either Of
which would have proved fatal, had not the
knife, each time, fortunately struck rib
and glanced Marshall effected his escape
but one & d. Murray was subsequently ar
after the fact.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-11-10

AWFUL BITTEa-The California Express
of yesterday alludes to the beating of an
old man of some seventy years by stout
young fellow in San Francisco and gives
vent to Indignation as follows: We should
ike to see such wretch rs he put into a
mortar and pounded with pestlo of a tons
weight into powder, and after that, each
perceptible particle of his eontemptible dust
vtalized into Immortality, with an iafnite e
susceptibility to pain, and then roasted in
hslrs hottest precinct for million Of ages
We would almost be willing to be the Devil,
himself, just to have charge Of that scamp.
Wouldn't we scorch him? We think we
would
Blood, mud and thunder, and the ground
tore up!
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-11-10
STATE DEBT VorE.-In commenting upon

STATE DEBT VoTE.-In commenting upon
the State debt, the New York Times says:
This action of the people of California will
tend more to renew and secure to them the
confidence of the business world, than any
thing else which has transpired for years,
because it shows that although corruption
and prohigacy may have prevailed, and, to
great extent, ruled there, the mass of the
people are honest, and anxious to preserve
their credit abroad. Inleed the indiea tions
of reform in public affairs, and of greater
economy generally among the people. are
apparent on every hand, persistence in such
efforts cannot fail to place California again
in prosperous condition from which reck-
less politicians an spectators have rescued
her. The merit of tho recent vote will ap-
near greater when it is remembered that
California has just passed through four
years revulsion. in which business was con-
tinuously prostrated, and property values
have been steadily depreciating.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-11-10

New ADVERTISEMENTS -General Harris
is still established at his old Office on Myers
street, and in addition to his official duties
will attend to civil cases as usual.
l.. Van Orden s. Co. have just erected a
large and substantial fire-proof, water proof
and rat proof warehouse, on Montgomery
street, just below the ditch. They will take
grain on storage, and sell ON commission if
desired. We can commend their building as
q strong and thoroughly built structure, and
themselves as an entirely reliable business
firm.
Mr.. 7. T. Wood having purchased the Ma
tional Hotel at Bidwell of its late proprietor,
Mr.. Tarr, will henceforth keep that favorte
and commodious house for the accommoda-
tion of the travelling public. 1t is the best
hotel at Bidwell by all odds.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-11-10

MALFoRMATIoN.-W learn from the Full
som Dispatch, that a female child was born,
a short time since, at Alder Creek, with two
heads, one OF top of the other. The lower
head is perfect in all its parts. The upper
one presents complete s:fSsntis, with all
the upper region of the head well developed,
presenting the different features, but defci-
ent in the lower portion, which is seemingly
hid from view by being imoedded in the top
of the natural head. 1t is still living.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-11-10
Strange Alteration.

Mr.. EpIroR-i was forcbly struck few day ago
at the great increase of comrOrt traveller nnus in
jourueyng through this part of the mines from what
he did two years ago. At hal time there were
STREAMS from lhs bnbblng fountain free" lis true.
but now he not only obtain mis- luxury, bat to
my surprise, drank the best glass OF Bottled Lon
don Porter at }. Troughton's, Wyandole that eve.
saw since leaving the "o'a country Ne loId me he
obtnned it from PARKER Il O'CONNDt'S Whole
sale Liquor store, Bird So, 0rov,tc some TWO
thousand dozen OF this delicious beverage under
stand, have been imported by that enerprsing firm,
Nov. o lin
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-11-10

A SHARPER.-A very diminutive man,
with singularly misshapen set of clothes,
and unusually dirty even for one of his pro-
fession, was visible ON the streets yesterday,
with a regular old. fashioned knife and scis-
sors grinding machine. He was grinding the
knives of restaurant when We saw him
last, and rumor says is foolhardy enough to
warrant them to cut that restaurants beef,
but from the poor mans timid appearance
we are inclined to doubt the gossip. May
that dirty creature never grind the faces of
the poor or sharpen the practice of Oroyille
pettifogers.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-11-10

MxsTERIoUs.--The Mariposa Gazette is
informed by two Mexicans, who recently
came from Tulare, that they saw couple of
their countrymen hanging to tree near
the San Joaquin river. The Gazette con-
tains no explanation of this strange story,
but we presume these Mexicans we've hung
for horse stealing by the people of Tulare,
who have lost many fine horses of late, and
were organized to protect themselves and
punish the guilty.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-11-10

ACQUITTED -Ex Coroner Kent, against
whom proceedings have recently been had
in the twelfth district court, on a charge of
stealing jewelry from a woman named Mary
Johns, was acquitted by the jury before that
body left their seats. The charge was a
most frivolous one, and without the slight
est foundation.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-11-10
county Trensnre,-s nGice.

OROVlLLE, NONPWbtf 81, IsaI. I
Notice shereby given. that all persons holding Butte
County Warrants, payRble from The General Fund,
registered between the Il OF Feb and - of Mayl
inclusive also Court House and Jail Warrants Nos
j4I 545 $40, 5i7, 54s, 80 $50 and 81, also Warrants
on INDECENT Sick Fund registered PRIOR to Sept 23d,
that the same will be paid on presentation nj this
Office aud after this date said Warrants will cease
to bear interest, and if not presented within sixty
days from the date hereof the moneys ror SAID war
rants viii be appropriated to pay ihe OeXt in order Of
registry.
WM LA1TlMORE.
Tcasurer Butte County.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-11-10
Notice to- ATTORNEYS.

By order made in the Dis ricl Court Of Il III.
teenth Judicial District IA AMI Tor lutte County, by
the lion. G. h. Williams dudgr thereof at Chambers
the 3d day oi Oct ir57 ale 9th OF said Court is
changed Tor Nov. Term 1897, as to read, Each
VIII be disposed ei for the is reached
upon the calendar" NJ. ii. DARRACH,
Oct 30-3t Clerk.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-11-10
/. q. Of o. Il.
OrOyiile Lodge, N1

.>,>1.-411>. OrOviile Lodge, No. 80, Inde.
sa~%a pendent Order Oh odd Fellows, meets
>>l5TFVSt> every MONDAY Evening, in the Hall
over Cotton X McDermott's Drug store Brothers
of the Order are respectfully invited 20 attend.
I'M. CLARK, n. g.. PETER J3NES Treas'r.
G. +. SMITH, " G., 1 II. SHARP, Sec'y
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-11-10

CHILDREN IN SHAsrA--The Shasta Cour =
ier learns from the person appointed to take
the census of the children in Shasta town
ship, that the whole number of children, ua-
der l8 years of age, equals 246, of which
number "a are boys, and l22 girls.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-11-10

BALL AT THE PRAIRIE HoUsE.--To-night
is the time set for the ball at Mr.. Onyetts
Ranch. Every dancer in Oroville should be
there. Preparations have been made to
render it very brilliant affair, and one who
evinces so great y desire to please the pub
lic deserves liberal support.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-11-10

SAFE AND SoUND.-Frank Soule ESQ of
whose safety doubts were entertained, he
having been passenger on the j. b. Brown
at the time of her wreck, arrived iu San
Francisco on Friday, alive and well. We
are glad to knew of his safety.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-11-10

Music AS Is Music That sweetest of
vocalists, Miss joey Deyere, is attracting i'm
mense crowds nightly at the White Hall Sa-
loon, corner of Montgomery and Lincoln
streets. She is exceedingly popular aud
pleases the boys amazingly.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-11-10

G1-A forest Of mammoth trees, says the
Stockton Argus, eighty six in number, was
recently discovered by a hunter while on an
expedition to the South Fork Of the Merced.
They are said 10 exceed in size any hereto
fore discovered.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-11-10
DIR. j. GILBERT.

Member Of the Royal College Of Surgeons, ,London,
formerly Surgeon Accoucher to the Christ Church
Lying-in institution, London, and late House Phy>
stefan to the state Marine Hospital, san Francisco
n. B DIR. g. can receive few patients into his
house, fronting the the Plaza near Musical Hall
Oroville, Aug. 4th
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-11-10

HAY ScALEs.-Messrs. Harvey s. Co. have
erected very convenient and complete set
of hay scales on Montgomery street near
where the ditch crosses.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-11-10
SPECIAL NOTICES.
The Arcade SaiOon!

CHARLEY LEGArE Is now the Commander.in.
chief of the Arcade Saloon, und wishes Oroyilljans
and the world in general TO know thar he has ius,
received fresh supply Of Wines, Liquors ana Lager
Beer and SETS Lunch twice day for the benefit Of
his customers He serves up oyster and clam soup
hash stews Boston crackers and bakers tread in
any quantity aud tree al that. Drinks II cents ae
usual. n9
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-11-10
OROyILLE, MONDAY, NOV. 10TH, 1857.

THANKS. We were again rendered
thankful yesterday by Dewitt & Co., and
Charley French, who piled our table heap
ing full of exchanges.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-11-10

The DISTRICT COURT This Court met
yesterday, and after ordering venire to
issue for trial jurors adjourned to meet this
morning at 10 o'clock.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-11-10

PERsoNAL-C. II. Bryan Esq, of the
Yuba bar and Col. D. Baker are in town
They have important business in the Dis
trict Court.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-11-10

DIR. j. 4. YOUNG, whose advertisement adj
vertisement appears in another column, s The pioneer
advertising fhy sican in Ibis state, has cured more
patients than any oheg. Attention is CALLED to his
advertisements If
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-11-10
DIR. AUBERT.

FRENCH PHYSICIAN, Graduate Of the Medical
College of France, SURGEON AND ACCOUCHER,
diploma exhibited when requiIed,) Montgomery ST.,
next door to the Orleans Hotel.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-11-10
DIR. L.J. Cznpkay.-In another column of this

paper viii be found the advertisement Of l.. J.
CIAPkAY, NJ. ID. The doctors testimonials are of
such character as to Justify us in commencing him
10 public consideration agenleman aud physician,
and one who in every way qualified for he faithful
performance OF his promises. If
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-11-10
n OF CE =!
OFFICE Wills. FARGO { CO.,

Oruviio, Oct. ed, 1857
Our Office will he open from to o'clock =. NJ. on
Sundays JOS McN lLLlAMS, Agent.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-11-10

FRANKLIN ROYAL ARCH CHAPTER, U. D.
n Stated meetings are held in the Masonic
" ESlI II on the second and fourth ridoys of each
~ Nmonth. II. A. GASTON, NJ. l.. lI.P.
q. L. CoLToN, Secretary.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-02-06
.rHE WILD HUNT AFTER oFF1cE.,

The columns Of our know nothing neighborS
continue to be filed with communications recon-
nending candidates for Office. It is wonderful
the number Of men who have been Gugg estsd as
candidates for Governor, Congress and the Legs
lsture There are almost as many candidates Of
she know-nothing party as there are voters. The
struggle Is for nominations the ho1of Of al cleo.
ron will fall to very few of Same boys next Au-
gust The representative Of Salem witchcrHft
would stand about good chance before intel.i-
gent people as the representatives Of know 9TH
ingism. The thing is not only desd, but rotten.
The wild hunt for Office" which was the origin
Of know nOthingism, is the only thing which has
survived the delUge Of last November. We killed
the body and soul Of the thing them it iS its pool
ghost only that, walking the earth between mid
night and dsybreAk, is crying for otfesl o5iasL
The power of the Stste-ths demoarscy-we
are proud to see are participating in none OF this
eager rush for ofice. The democratic people will
st the proper time, indicate who they want fol
candidates, ard then proceed to elect them. The
ambitious Gspirsnt, should there be such an one,
WAC presumes to set bis cl.ims above the wish
syof the par.y, will be crushed out as be deserves
u be.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-02-06
coRREoFroN.


We bad not referred 70 the rumor publ. he'd IL
the Nashville Patriot, in regard to Ger. HARRrsi
bscauss we supposed no democrat would go TO that
paper for information in regard to probable demo
cratic candidates The extract below, from the
APPEAL, commenting on the rumor of the Patriot,
explains the position of Gen. HARRIs precisely IS
We have always understood it:
GEE. IsHAu 9. HARRIs.-The last Nashville Pa
trSot saws "The Union and American, OF Wednes-
dsv lest, gives place to an ably written communi-
cation proposiug the Hon. Andrew Ewing for the
Democratic nomination for Governor. If it be
true, az sumored, that Gen. g. Harris is disin-
cined TO accept the nomination, we presume there
viii Be 20 serious opposition to the nomination Of
Nj Ewing and our friends may as well make their
arrangements with this probability in view. They
have heretofore found Mr.. Ewing "foemon wor-
thy Of their steel" and 50 skilled In the of the
lanes and bsttle-sxe 90 to be almost inviucible."
Lest the foregoing statement of the Nashville
Patriot may have the tendency to produce the i'm
preston that Gen HARRIS will decline the candi-
dacy for Governor, if offered to him by the Demo
cratic party, we feel authorized in saying that
though be has not sought the position and by nc
sgency of his has be brought his name before the
public 10 this connection, yet be is &C the servics
Of the Democratic party, and will shrink from nc
| post which they may assign him.
The friends Of Gen. Harris are alone responsible
/ for tsving made bis name prominent for the Gov
ernorship-and these are the people-the demo
cratic masses But Gen. Harris will not escheV
their nomination, if they should entrust to him th
standard of the party. In our opinion no mar
ought to receive the nomination who makes hiH'
self prominent for it, and the best reason that Gen
Harris friends can urge in bis favcf is his modes
ty, mingled with his high merit and the strength b
can bring to the cause. The democracy OF Yves
Tennessee are for him unanimously, as fer as VI
have heard
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TIE CoLDEsT DAT.-The severity Of the present
season has not been exceeded since the winter {
1885 and from the record before Us, it would
seem that the temperature on Saturday, the 24lh,
throughout the Northern and Middle States. was
even colder than on any day of that memorable
winter. In the Southern States the Temperature
at that time was lower than it has been this year.
The following table shows the state of the Their
mometers on that day at those points from which
we have received the information by telegraph CT
otherwise -