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New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-05-11

The FABLE OF THE WANDERINa JEw.--The legend
Of 8 jew ever wandering and never dying, even from
the crucfxion of Jesus to this day. has spread over
many European countries. The accounts, however, as
in AL fables, do not agree One version is this ::
When Jesus was led to DEATH oppressed by the weight
of the cross he wished to rest himself little near the
gate before the house Of q shoemaker named Ahasu
eras. This man, however, sprang forth and thrust
him away. Jesus turned towards him, saying: 81
shall rest, but thou shalt move on until Ireturn' And
from that time he has had no rest and is obliged in
cessantly to wander about. Another version is that
given by Matthias Parisienss monk of the thirteenth
century: When Jesus was led from the tribunal of
Pilatns to death, the doorkeeper, named Cartafi,s
pushed him from behind with his feet saying, "Wak
on. Jesus quickly, why dost thou tarry? Jesus
looked at him gravely, and said !. / walk on, but
thou shalt larry till / Gomez And this man, still
alive, wanders from place to place in constant dread
Of the wrath to come third legend adds that this
wandering Jew falls sick every hundred years. but re-
covers and renews his strength hence ii is that even
after SO many centuries, he does not look much older
than septuagenarian Thus for the legends. Not
of the ancient authors make even mention Of such
an account The first who reports some such thing is
monk of the thirteenth century, when, as is known,
the world was filled to disgust with pious fctions.
However, the story has spread far that it has be-
come proverb-;' He runs about like wandering
jew There are not wanting persons who assert to
have even seen the wandering Jew. But when their
evidence is examined by the test of historical cred
bity it is found that some imposer had made use OF
this fable to impose upon simple minded people fol
some purpose Of his own. However, the legend is
not altogether untrue there is wandering Jew who
about Europe, Throughout every country. This
imperishable being isprejudice against The Je,es.
III [Jewish Chronicle.
The wonders of the microscope are beginning to be
favorite theme with the newspapers A certain in
sect under high power of this instrument is thus de
scribed. 1t appears as large as an elephant it has
coat of armor much more complete than ever a war
rior wore and composed of strong polished plates fit
ting over each other each plate of strong quilts pro
jet like those the back Of the porcupne or hedge
hog. There Is the arched neck the bright eyes ant
transparent ears pierces to punctuate the skin.
sucker to draw away the blood six long ointed legs
four Of which are folded on the breast ready at any
moment to be thrown out with immense force for tina
Jump; and at the end of each leg hooked claws tt
enable him to cling tight to whatever he lights upon
He can leap hundred times his own length, which
is the same as if man could jump to height of 7ot
feet, and he can draw a load 200 times his owl
weight, which is the same as if man could carr,
from 10000 to 10000 pounds Do not be alarmed
good reader, it is only flea.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-05-11

It is easier to suppress the first impure desire than
to satisfy all that follow.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-05-11

" Jem, you brute, you've been drinking!" "No
lavnt I've been looking ut another man drinking,
out it was too much for me-
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-05-11

GERMAN or
ITALIAN LANGUAGES;
Or PENMANSHIP
BOOKKEEPING,
MATHEMATICS,
PHONoGRAPHY, ste,
in practical manner as and day lifs
can do possible time there are Special FRO
fessors and apartments for each branch
and most experienced Professors and AS
ssants will be engaged There are NINE AfAKT-
MENTs-a Reception elegantly atted up for visitors, so
Pupils interrupted their lessons and an apart
for Pupils of each Professor and also Practising
Rooms Pupils taking the full Course in any one Of these
branches, can have ten hours practice each day
All branches taught they should be pracccd in bust
and every day life The English, French, Spanish and
German the Commercial languages of the world, and
the social literary scientific languages of the greater part OF
Europe and America daily becoming important to all
Pupils will be exercised daily in Reading Writing and
speaking any language they may wish to learn.
H Board be had with families speaking of these
languages
No institution in the United States offers facilities for
he acquisition Of the living languages and practical education
as this. From 800 to 400 attend annually
These and other modern languages will be correctly translated
Mt this institution.
No pain expense will spared make all the departments
worthy of the confidence Of the public
Twenty thirty young will be qualified Teachers Of
system of Penmanship. They will agents for my
NEW WORK ON PENMANSHIP, and superior STEEL
PENS Young make from 800 $500 MONTH when
qualified teach Bad writing will be objection to app
cants this be Energy and industry
needed There is work enough for hundreds in the United
States and BESIDES Mexico Cuba South America could
employ many
Time required to qualify Teachers from five to eight weeks
Ordinary in Penmanshp from three weeks Book
keeping double and single entry from four eight weeks
single entry alone from three weeks Languages from
three to four months Photography, from four weeks
and country merchants be able to keep their
books correctly and understand ANY books lessons
1t is the ONLY INSTITUTION IN THE UNITED STATES
paaHy IL, fa in, D u
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-10-10
Clandestine Marriage.

An article in the Nevada Democrat pre-
faced as above. reads as follows: "One of
those domestic episodes which will occasion
ally occur in the best regulated communi-
ties, happened at Orleans Flat, last Sunday.
A young man had become smitten with the
charms of young Miss, and the attachment
being mutual, the hand of the girl was asked
in marriage. The girls parents objected,
for the reason that they considered their
daughter too young to assume the cares and
duties of married life. and the match was
consequently broken up, or at least supposed
to be. On Sunday last the young lady,
dressed in short clothes and pantelets, start
ed for Sunday school. On her way to the
school house, she stepped into q store, where
her lover, with palpitating heart, and a JUS
tice OF the Peace were in waiting, and in
less than twlnkling Snap judgment was
taken On the old folks, and the twain were
made one The young wife, we understand,
is not quite thirteen years old.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-10-10

SUDDEN DEATH We learn by the Fol-
som Despatch that man named VIM. Bell
was found dead near his cabin, below Yam
kee Store in Secret Ravine, Placer county,
on the morning of Sept. 23d. He was found
lying in the dust in the road, with his face
downwards He was troubled with disease
of the heart, and it is supposed that an at
tack ended his brief career. Deceased was
from Baltimore, and was about thirty five
years of age.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-10-10
John Kirk and the shasta Courier.

The editor Of the Shasta Courier has taken
it into his head that the Oroville and Marys-
vile people have sent runners to Honey
Lake Valley to direct tha emigrants away
from the Mobiles Pass Route, and arguing
from this, comes to the conclusion that John
Kirk isn't so bad after all--or rather that
he is q much injured and sadly abused indi-
vidual. This is singular deduction from
very vague, indefinite and uncertain premi
ses, for the determination that because the
Orovillians and Marysvil'ians have done
what they could to benefit their favorite
routes to the injury of the Noble route. ac-
quits Kirk of all the charges brought against
him, is as preposterous as the assertion that
the people of Oroville have ever done as they
are accused.
The Courier states further that the Noble
route is better one than that between here
and Honey Lake. and in another line says
that not two dozen wagons have come over
their road this season. 1t strikes US as be-
ing little remarkable that a road of such
superiority should be so little travelled, es-
pecially when taking the fact into consider
alton that large share of the emigration
is composed ofpeople who have either crossed
the plains before, or come under the guild
ance of these who have pretty thorough
knowledge of the different roads Other
than these are the unfortunate victims of
Kinks duplicity, and could have been persua-
bed into taking almost any route, even that
of Mobiles Pass.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-10-10
More Thieves Ahou..

Under this caption the Siskyou Chronicle
says, Last Friday night three saddles were
stolen at Hawkinsville, and on Monday night
horse and a matched pair of valuable
mules belonging to Dennis & Collins, were
taken from the yard of Mr. Combs. The
thieves with the animals we're met about
four o'clock Tuesday morning by Mr. Joseph
Bradley. who gave the alarm.-Six men with
an officer from this place Immediately start.
ed in pursuit, and we hope will succeed in
overhauling the rascals.
Since the above was in type, deputy Sher-
iff Green has returned with the animals and
one of the thieves.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-10-10
California Great Trunk Railway.

We learn from the Sacramento Union of
Thursday, that corporation has been
formed under the name and style of 1.-THE
California Great Trunk of the Atlantic and
Pacific Railroad Company" This Company
has been organized under our State Rail-
road act, for the purpose of constructing a
railroad. beginning at San Francisco, and
running through the counties of San Mateo,
Santa Clara, Alameda, San joaquin, Sacra-
mento, Placer, Yuba, and portion of Butte
to point near Oroville. The Company
consists Of fourteen members, who repre-
sent three thousand and forty-fve shares.
upon which ten per cent has already been
paid The articles of Association fix the
capital stock at $6,500,000, divided into
$4,000 shares at 800 each. The corpora
ton is designed to exist fifty years.
On the 2nd instant the company organ
lied by the election of the following gentle
man as directors. G.. w. Guthrie, J W.
Vaudeville, Thomas Hayes, W. s. OConnor,
j. d. Fry, John B. Weller, and j. r. Cory.
ell. Messrs. Guthrie, Vaudeville. Hayes.
O'COnner and Coryell are empowered to open
subscription books.
The names of the Directors, and their
we'll known standing, energy and means, are
sufficient guaranty that the enterprise will
be soon commenced in earnest. 1t is graft
flying to see men of capital embarking in
such substantial undertakings, the result of
which connot fail to prove grand remuner-
alton for the labor and money invested, and
rebound greatly to the welfare, convenience
and pecuniary profit of the State at large.
The grandeur of the scale upon which the
project is founded is a proof positive that
those who have undertaken it duly appreci-
ate the immense resources of the country
which 1t is designed to run through, and its
capability to support the road. To say no.
thing of the amonnt of freight which would
DE carried over the road, and that would of
course be enormous, the passenger travel
would pay all the current expenses, if we
may be allowed to judge by the tremendous
loads that are continually being passed over
the roads by stage. This railroad, whether
accomplished by the company that have
taken it in hand, or left for others to build,
is as certain to be constructed, as is the star
of empire to take its way in the direction of
"Manifest destiny"
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-10-10
Supposed Death of en- old Settler.

We clip the following from the Red Bluffs
Beacon: "In going from Tehama to Numcult
Reservation in company with the Indian
Agent, Mr.. s. P. Storms. and others, Billy
Coil, or Old Billy the blacksmith as he was
familliarly called, wandered away from
camp into the mountains. The party went
in search of him and found his hat and some
other portions of his clothing, but were una
BILE to get any traces of him, other than to
find where he had gone over some very dan
gerOus and steep precipices. Billy was we'll
known here, having resided in this place the
greater part of the time, ever since the town
was laid out. He was very much in the habit
of drinking too freely, and it is supposed
was at the time he was missing, laboring
under ON attack of delirium tremens."
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-10-10
Economy should be the order
of the Day.

The Subscriber begs leave to inform the property
owners of Oroville, that he has come prepared with
the necessary apparatus to build neat, substantial
FIRE PROOF STORES of CONCRETE OR BITON,
at saving of Is per cent. below the cost of brick
buildings. Having a thorough knowledge of the
component parts Of this material and the manner OF
using it, he can defy competition. Those desrous Of
building would do well to give him call. Plans ana
Specifications drawn with dispatch. Any applica-
tiOns left at the banking house of hedges 4 Hannon,
will meet witn prompt attention.
ielUtf j p kIRWAN
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-10-10

BURNED TO DEATH.-On Monday last,
says the San Francisco Herald, at the fire
which destroyed the town of Helena, ct insist
ing Of five or six houses in Napa county,
several men were badly burned. Among
them was Mr.. Brown, who was in Wolfes
Hotel at the time the building caught, and
before he could escape, the flames had COM
pletely enveloped it, burning outwardly and
inwardly. He fingered in great pain until
Friday, when he died. A man named Jas.
Allen has been examined and committed to
Jail. on a charge of setting fire to McCords
Store, which burned the Town
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-10-10

LIGHT DRAUGHT BoAT.--The new indie
pendent stern wheel steamer Maria, says the
.Age, was loading at the Levee, with Marys-
vile freight, yesterday, for her second trip.
She is one 1917 feet long and will carry 125
tons of freight. She is the lightest draft
boat in California, drawing light, only IL
inches of water. The Maria and Ranger
are to run in connection with each other on
alternate days.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-10-10
A Method In his Madness.

The California Express is responsible for
the following "We learned, when we were
down at Stockton, that Mr.. P, of
Yuba county, had. not great while before,
come to the Insane Asylum and delivered
himself up as fit subject for the institution.
He has done the same thing once or twice
before. Whenever he finds that his brain is
getting the advantage of him, he straight
way bundles up and puts off for Stockton,
where he remains until he gets "right 4"
again. P is the only sensible crazy
man we ever heard of. A funny sight, truly
to see hale and hearty man, for such is
Mr.. P, walk up to the front door of
the Asylum, and accost the Resident Physi-
clan with; &" Well, Doctor, here l am, as
crazy as March hare, and want you to
put me in limbo! thought was all straight
but l find my wits are out again wool-gath-
eringp'.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-10-10

HORSE THIEF SHor.--A horse thief named
Scheiffer, having escaped from the Jail at
Deer Greek, in Oregon, was pursued by the
Sheriff and others to the house of Mr..
Rowe, in Lane county. Mr.. R recognized
him, aud taking his rifle, aimed at him. tell
ing Mrs. r to tie him, and threatening to
fire if he resisted Scheiffer declared he
wouldn't be taken alive, and struck Mrs. r.
whereupon her husband shot and killed him
on the spot. Mr.. Rowe's course meets with
the approval of the entire people, whose
property has been in constant jeopardy from
thieves and vagabonds.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-10-10
County Treasurer's Office.

OROviLLE. July 18Th, 1857.
Notice hereby given. that all persons holding Butte
County Warrants, payable from the General Fund,
registered between the lst day of November 1856,
and the 5th and l2ih OF February 1857 inclusive,
except Nos. l5i4 and 1880 also Court House and
Jail Warrants Nos SAL 542, and 5i3, alsoWarrants Oh
INDECENT Sick Fund Nos li0i, lIU2 1905 i404, 1882,
1894, ll3l that the will be paid presentation
at this Office and after this date said Warrants will
cease TO bear interest.
WIN LATTIMORE,
Teasurer Butte County.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-10-10

SUICIDE IN SHASTA COUNTY The Sacra-
mento Union says--"A correspondent writes
to US from Shasta, that the body of Andrew
Schuler, a brewer in that place, who had
been missing for some two weeks, was found
in the Sacramento river, near the mouth Of
Middle Creek, on Friday. October End. II
is surmised that he committed suicide while
laboring uuder partial insanity. His fun
eral took place at Shasta, on the 4th, ac-
cording to the usages of Odd Fellowship,
and was attended by large concourse of
people"
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-10-10

Eye GoUGED OUT.-Two men named
Brown and Scotch Jimmy got into fight on
Sunday evening last, at Liberty Hill, in
Little York Township. They clinched and
fell upon the ground, and after rolling and
tumbling awhile Brown sung out "enough."
Jimmy was Immediately taken off, and as
they got up Brown left one of his eyes on
the ground, it having been gouged out in
the scuffle. e.-.Neuada Democrat.
In the language of Aunty Smiff--"They
fit. and fit, and gouged and bit, and waller
ed in the mud, till all the ground for three
miles round, was kivered with their bl ood -
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-10-10

FIRE AT MURPHY Son Tuesday night,
September Doth, fire broke out in MUIR
phys Camp, Calaveras county, in cottage
house occupied by immigrants. The San
Andreas Independent says the cottage and
q blacksmith shop adjoining were burned,
and two or three frame buildings were torn
down, by which means the flames were luck
ily arrested Loss trihing.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-10-10
SACRAMENTO sTORE--Extra

Our friends will please take notice. that hereafter
NO CREDIT WILL BE GIVEN for goods at this
store. Justice TO ourselves compel us 10 adopt this
rule, and we request those having accounts With
to pay the same Immediately We have in store
ana shall keep Oh hand u large stock OF GROCER
les, PROVISIONS, MINERS TOOLS, &c, &C.,
all of the best quality, and will be sold CHEAP FOR
CASH. T.. f. LENlS0N y CO
Oroyille, Sept. 1st. 1857. sl-tf
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-10-10

New APPOINTMENTS II. G. Battaile
Esq, of Nevada, was appointed, says the
San Francisco Herald, on Tuesday, impost
book-keeper in the Custom House, in the
place of John L. Watson, Esq removed -
COL Joel Lewis, of Sacramento, has been
appointed by Col Henley to position at
the Mendocino Reservation.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-10-10

BILLIARD FIXTURES We call attention
to the advertisement of Mr.. NJ. E. Hughes,
of San Francisco, offering for sale at whole
sale or retail, all kinds of Billiard Fixtures.
among which are Michael Phelan's extern
sion Cushions, entire Tables. etc Billiard
players and others will do well to patronize
him
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-10-10

VISITING FIREMEN.--The members OF
Manhatten Engine Company of San Francis.
CO are on visit to the Knickerbockers Of
Sacramento. As all the gentlemen connect
ed with both companies never drink any
thing" the whisky shops in Sacramento
won't do any business for day or two-Oh
no!
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-10-10

SALARIES OF stats oFFIcERs--By leg
islative act of 1856, the salaries of State Of
hcers are fixed as follows Governor, So
ooo; Secretary OF State, $500; Controller,
$S,oOo; Treasurer, $4,000; Attorney Gener-
ai' $1,000; Surveyor General, s., 900; Su-
perintendent of public Instruction. S3 500;
Quarter Master. $1,000; each of the Judges
Of the Supreme Court, $4,000.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-10-10
ANOTHER REsERvATIoN.-Ihe Teham.

ANOTHER REsERvATIoN.-The Tehama
and Colusi .adUOcate says:
Sour old friend and former resident of
Tehama County, II. L Ford, Sub-Indian
agent at Mendocino, in letter says that he
has been informed by the Superintendent of
Indian affairs, and Dr. Gwin, Senator from
California. that Congress has appropriated
the land from the north of Bear river to the
mouth of the Nayon, three miles back from
the coast, for an Indian reservation And
he has been informed by the Surveyor Gen.
eral, that the reservation will be surveyed
as soon as Congress makes an appropriation
to pay the expenses of the survey"
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-10-10

TELEGRAPH ACROSS THE PLAINs.-The
New York Tribune announces that Mr.. Hen
ry O'Reily, John J. Speed, John Butterfeld
and others are "about to push forward the
great enterprise of connecting our Atlantic
with our Pacific territory by means of the
Magnetic Telegraph"
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-10-10

EARTHEN WATER PIpEs.-The .Age says
that earthen water pipes Of very superior
quality, are being made at the Brannan
Pottery, near Suffers Fort They are vast
ly cheaper than iron pipe, and just as SER
vicable when once put in their places
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-10-10

STAMP TAx.-The revenue which the
State derives from the Stamp act, is materi-
ally increasing. The amount of cash re-
ceipts from the lst to the 9th of September
1854 78-shows an increase Of SLOT 63
over the preceding month. The total re
ceipts from July lst to September 9th, foot
up $25 $40 50.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-10-10
SPECIAL NOTICES.
Rich Guich Steam Mining Co.

An assessmet OF ten per cent on the capital stock
made on the 5lh Of October. Shares Al, IL, Is,
A, As 49, A. IS, 6j. o. G, GS 90, 10 IL, ~, will be
sold at the Court House door nj O'Clock r. NJ, Sat
urday Now 1857, 10 the highest bidder for cash, to
pay back assessments. Per order of Trustees
ID. HARRIS, Sec'y.
0rOville, Oct 6, 1857. U9-Sw
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-10-10

TROOPS FOR THE KLAMATH RESERVATION
The Yreka Union is informed upon reliable
authority, that Lieut.. Crook, late of Fort
Crook, Pitt river, has been ordered to the
klamath reservation with the company un-
der his command, numbering about fifty
men, and that he is probably n,w en- route
for his new destination.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-10-10
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 Phys
scian to the State Marine Hospital, san Francisco.
~ B DIR. G. can receive few patients into his
house, fronting The the Plaza near Musical Hail.
OroyIlle Aug 4th
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-10-10

"BIG PUMPKINS "A pumpkin is on ex-
hibition in Marysville which weighs 126
pounds. Big as it is, its proportions are
Lilliputian compared with the big Squash
that was exhibited at the Mechanics Fair
That gigantic sample of "fruit" weighed
264 pounds, and wasn't ripe at that,
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-10-10
Flunme Contract.

Sealed proposals will be received by the Trustees
of the Channel Rock Mining Company, up to the
l7th Oct. for grading. fuming and draining 100
feet of the bed OF main Feather river, immediately
above the old White Rock Claim, or what is knowx
as the ''Channel Rock Claim" Proposals must be
handed to the undersigned
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-10-10
n OF CE +!

The Stockholders OF the CAPE MINING CON-
PANY are hereby Doided, that dividend of twenty
ouuces of Glenn Gold Dust has been declared, payable
at tee office Of the Company and aiItr the second
day of October, 1851
j NJ. FAULKNER, Treasurer.
Oct. l. .By OrIer of the Trustee.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-10-10

:, The ONLY IrEM.--The only item we saw
yesterday was the City Marshal and special
deputy moving refractory bloat to the sta
tion house, vi ct armis. They finally "made
the rifle"
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-10-10
DIR. AUBERT.

FRENCH PHYSICIAN, Graduate of the Medical
College of France, SURGEON AND ACCOUCHER,
diploma exhibited when requhed0 Montgomery St.,
next door TO the Orleans Hotel.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-10-10

THE CALIFORNIA STAGE Co.--This Com
pany declared dividend in August, and
one in September, and from present appear
ances, will soon be able to declare another.
There at least one hundred and twenty. five
passengers brought to and from Oroville per
day in their coaches, and they keep coming.