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Butte record., 1857-01-24
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EDITOR BUTTE REcoRD-Sir; Herewith |
send you an account of an accident that oc-
CURED near this place, by publishing it, it
may be the means of preventing others of a
similar nature. Respectfully, &C., J.B.
ACCIDENT FROM BLASTING AT L1T-r1.E
BUrrE.-On Thursday afternoon the 18th
inst, Mr.. John McTeak met with a severe
INJURY from blast in a tunnel. He lighted
the fuse in the usual way; waited a short
time and seeing no symptoms of it burning,
he went to the spot and commenced blowing
1t, (the fuse had been burning all the while
though irregularly,) when the shot went of,
and as may be fancied, injuring him in the
face badly. messenger was dispatched for
Dr. Beatson, who after ride of twenty-five
miles IN the middle of the night while the
storm ragged fearfully, was promptly on the
spot He considers him likely to recover,
though probably with the loss of his right
eye.
Those who are in the habit of blasting
cannot be to careful and ought in every in
stance, when they suppose the fuse is not
burning, to allow certain time to elapse be-
fore approaching the s, OF.
Butte record., 1857-01-24
From the California Express.
Additional Atlantic News.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 18th. 9-P. NJ.
Cen Whitfield was admitted delegate to
Congress after hard struggle.
Southern Commercial Convention passed
resolutions in favor of the Pacific Railroad
and Tehuantepec mail route
A great and enthusiastic meeting of Walk
er's sympathisers was held in the Taberna-
Gle in New York City on the evening of Dec.
~ ten. Ward B. Burnett presided Speech
es were made by the President, Mr. Oak
Smith, Gen. Duff Green, Gen Wheat and
zen. Green, of Texas. A series of resolu-
tions pledging aid to Walker, and calling
upon Government to send Government ves-
sells to San Juan, were adopted Thirteen
hundred dollars were subscribed. The st
Nicholas Hotel would send by the steamer Of
the 9th, 100 barrels of bread, and the Me-
tropolitan Hotel 500 barrels Of bacon to
Walkers men.
Secretary Marcy is keeping sharp look
out for flhbustering
The President of the United States has is.
sued an order Of arrest for C K. Garrison,
Charles Morgan and William Walker, to an
swer the Accessory Transitory Company on
plea Of trespass
The jury in the trial of Lewis Baker, for
the murder of Bill Poole, disae reed six for
acquittal and six for conviction of man
slaughter in the first degree
One of the boats belonging to tie wrecked
steamer Lyonnaise, has been picked up at
sea with provisions and money in it.
STOCKTON, Jan. 18th, $50 P. VI.
An expressman has just arrived from Fort
Iejon- He kbrings intelligence of serious
shock of an earthquake. which occurred at
that place on the morning of the 9th inst
The shock lasted from three to five seconds,
and shook down adobe walls and chimneys.
One woman Ia Mexican) was killed.
Butte record., 1857-01-24

APHENoMENoN OF THE EARTHQUAKF.-
The San joaquin Republican of Saturday,
January llth, says;
We are informed by gentleman who was
on a hunting excursion on Friday morning
last, that he witnessed singular phenome-
non, which he describes about rs follows ::
He was standing on the bank of one of the
little lakes witch are found in the tules,
watching for ducks All at once he heard
a rustling in the water, resembling the noise
that would be made by animals wading
through shoal. His attention being called
to the popularity of the noise, he stood
watching for few moments, when n large
swell came rolling and dashing violently
against the shores, and in places running
out into the plain to the distance of several
hundred yards. The bank where our inform
ant stood, was covered by the swell to the
depth Of two or three feet The swell seem
ed to roll northward, as though the centri-
fugal motion of the earth had momentarily
ceased. In short time the waters settled
back and again became placid This phe-
nomenon occurred in the morning, about the
time the earthquake was felt in this city.
Butte record., 1857-01-24
PACIFIC EXPRESS COMPANY
CAPITAL, 100000

T@A BEING NOW ORGANIZED ON
x-zs-...l--.S permanent and substantial basis, and
having completed arrangements by which the most
perfect security Is afforded TO shippers the PACIFIC
EXPRESS COMPANY are prepared to offer fa-
clitles to those doing business through them, which
cannot be surpassed in California.
Dur Expresses run regularly. in charge of respon-
sble Messengers to every important inland point in
the State well all paris of Oregon and Wash
ington Territories, Crcscent City, Humboldt Bay,
los Angeles. and the southern Coast.
We also run regular Expresses to and from the
ATLANTIC STATES. by every Steamer on the Pan
and Nicaragua routes. as MISC to San Juan, Pana
ma Cailao and Valparaiso.
We do q strictly legitimate Express and Forward
ing business, and trust the manner in which have
run our Expresses since original organization,
will be sufficient guarantee to our frierds and the
public at large. of the in which business
will be hereafter conducted,
We pay particular attention to the transportation
of TREASURE 10 the Atl9ntic States. also Gold
Dust and from the U. :. Branch Mint. and the
rious Assay Offices. for the faithful performance o
which, we offer as will ne seen. the most ample Sc
curity The public will bear in mind that ali treas
ure forwarded by US. is a SPECIAL DEPOSIT.
Orders for the purchase OF merchandise will be
carefully attended to and faithfully executed
Expresses will leave the office at OrovIlle EVER
DAY for all parts OF the State. Collections OF al
kinds promptly attended to.
ID. DRIGHAM. JR President
N. W. HANNON Agent, OrovilEe
January 1857.
Butte record., 1857-01-24
WALKERS DEsERTERs.-A correspond
end Of thn Mn NorI, ILL os=-a

WALKER's DEsERrERs.-A correspond
end Of the New York Herald says:
The Central Americans are fighting much
more desperately than they did at first ;
there are great many deserters among
them, who do us more injury than all the
natives put together. Those deserters have
drilled and disciplined the Central Ameri-
cans, and lead them on in battle. furiously
cursing the flibusters they fight like mad
men, for they know that they will be execu
ted if taken. There was one man, whom for
convenience we will call H, as | forget his
real name; he came from the State Prison
in California, to Walker, and asked him for
position in his army as a private, with the
promise of advancement as he merited it
Walker told him as he had come from the
State Prison, that he (Walker) Gould never
make more than private ont of him. H.
disappeared, and is now one of the chief Off
GERS among the enemy and does the Ameri-
cans more injury than five hundred of the
natives could, for he has drilled and disci-
plined them, and stimulated them to great
efforts in battle. He has even learned them
to charge; they did charge right upon our
bayouets at Massaya, with both their infant
ry aud cavalry.
The man above referred to is sal to be
Col. Harper. formerly member of the Sem
ate Of California, who was sentence to the
State Prison for robbing a lady of bag OF
gold dust, in Butte county.
Butte record., 1857-01-24
Extension Forever!

Owing TO the immense business done by the under-
signed they have found it necessary to open another
BRANCH in Orovile. and have located it nearly op-
posite the Orleans Hotel, and directly opposite the
Miners Bakery, on Montgomery street, where they
opening and offer for sale. as fine steck Of
Clothing, Boots and Shoes, Hats Caps, and as good
Il stock of Under Clothing as can be found in their
well known establishment To the Miners and resi-
dents of Thompson Flat. Morris Ravine, Oregon
Gulch and City, and everybody, with their friends,
we woud simpi, say drop in and see US at the
Branch, examine stock, you have both the right
quantity and quality to select from. cothe your
selves comfortably, go your way rejoicing, and II
oar goods don't give you satisfaction names are
not ID. TOY K OI1ERSON,
Montgomery street. opposite 81. Nicholas, and
Branch, opposite NJ liners Bakery. d5
Butte record., 1857-01-24

AFFAIRS IN SAN Francisco The cores.
pondence from the Bay City to the Sacra.
mento Union of Tuesday, contains the fol.
lowing items:
Henry Brown, an omni bus driver, for run.
ming his omnibus into another, was fined 95C
in the Police Court
Thomas B. Hope, a man who had run as
candidate for the Office of constable at the
last election, was arrested this morning fol-
forging false licenses for selling liquors.
The meeting of citizens to concert meas.
ures for amendments to the attachment and
lnsolvent laws. which was to have taker
place this evening, has been postponed.
Daniel Baltimore, young colored man
died suddenly on MondUy night at Pirra':
restaurant. Supposed cause-palpitation Of
the heart.
Measures are being taken to form TEN.
perance society similar to the old Washing.
tonian Society of Baltimore
J. Hawes Davis who committed ,uicide on
Thursday morning by taking poison, wa.
buried on Sunday His funeral was largely
attended by the different societies of which
he was a member.
Butte record., 1857-01-24
Comm unicated.

Mn EDIToR In common with many 9TH
,-s you appear to entertain an opini IN that
,la duties of our Supervisors extend to the
;-,mediate supervision Of the condition Of
our highways. Such is not the case. 1t is,
alone the duty of the g Road 0yerseer 3" to
keep the roads in repair. If he neglects to
rerform his duties, complaint may bo made,
bv any citizen, to the Board Of Supervisors
II such neglect is made to appear. it then
becomes the duty of the Board to remove
him and appoint an efficient person in his
place. b.
We suppose this to be reply to an article
which appeared in yesterdays Record, call
inr the attention of the Supervisors to the
ferry road, and to set ourselves right before
the Board, We will state by way of explana-
ton, that we intended no complaint of neg
lect on the part of anobody, but merely
wished to draw the attention of those whom
it might concern, to the condition of the road
in question.-ED.
Butte record., 1857-01-24

THE Best JOKE OF THE SEAsoN.-A short
time before the steamer arrived which
brought us the result of the Presidential
election, two distinguished politcans-legal
gentlemen, of our town, were in earnest
conversation relative to the result of the
election The Fillmore adherent becoming
quite excited, exclaimed, g will bet my Ii
brary against a copy of Fanny Hill, that
Millard Fillmore is electedp' The support
er of old Buck, a notorious wag by the way.
very coolly responded that that was the
first eren bet he had heard of during the
campaign" Fillmore man g wilted,' and
called up the large crowd standing about the
room, and treated all hands.-.Amad0r Sen
tiaei
Butte record., 1857-01-24

FoLLIEs OF THE BRrrIsH AR1sTocRAcY
The Day Book gravely informs its readers
that
"The British Aristocraey have labored
for half century, and expended six hun
dred millions of money! to demoralize and
destroy the existing condition OF American
society
This is what may be called decidedly rich.
ltrequired very vigorous and prolific i'm
agination to produce such an idea as that.
We had never supposed that the British ar
istocracy was altogether immaculate, nor
that, as body, it was a compound of the
highest wisdom, but we never suspected it
of being so utterly daft as to desire to de-
mOralize American society, much less that ii
was foolish enough to expend such a fright
ful sum of money in so ridiculous an under
aking
Butte record., 1857-01-24

Coon FOR SOMETHING. AFTER All
Having an abiding faith in the in the axiom
that nothing was created in vain. we have
long sought for some apology for the exist
ence of those wretched little creatures known
as poodle dogs. and at last we have found
out their uses. A lady who kept one of the
curly abominations recently lost her pet; and
called rpon policemen to find it. Tho next
day the officer came with the dog, which was
very wet and dirty. The lady was ovcrjoyed,
and asked forty silly questions, among
others, Where did you find the dear baby
" Why, marm," applied the officer, "a big
nigger up in Sullivan street. had HIM tied
70 70 pole and was washing windows with
him ~. Y. Tribune.
Butte record., 1857-01-24
Attention Miners s. Families

D. TOY & OTTERSON again request the especial
aertion of all who wish to lay in their winter Stock
of CLOTHING, BLANKETS, BOOTS and Woolen
Goods, to the magnificent assortment of goods re-
ceived by them during the past ten days. They are
now opening and offer sale
200 fine and hervy Beaver and Petersham Overcoats
Frocks and Sacks;
100 heavy Pilot Cloth Coats, latest styles;
30 superb -sRagan' Coats, superior to any Talmas;
bales. so pr in each, heavy gray Blankets;
bales, 100 pr in each fine heavy blue blankets;
/ bale, 100 pr extra French Super Super " white
Blankets;
80 doz assorted Cashmere and Satt Pants, late
styles, besides magnificent assortment Of furnishing
Goods Montgomery St, Opposite st. Nicholas, late
Huntoon's. nItf
Butte record., 1857-01-24
LEGIsLATIvE-Nothing of much impor-

LEGIsLATIvE.-Nothing of much impor-
tance was transacted by this body on Satur-
day.
An act was introduced in the Assembly,
by Mr. Burns, to separate the office of Tax
Collector IRON that of Sheriff in the county
of Yuba
Mr. Stephenson, from the Committee on
Public Lands, reported in favor of the pas
sage Of bill authorizing the issuance OF
duplicate School Land Warrants to NJ. Wolf
skill Rules suspended and the bill passed
The resolution authorizing the Speaker to
appoint two additional porters was reported
tack and tabled.
Mr. Curtis, fran select committee, re-
ported favorably upon the bill providing for
the sale of the swamp and oveltlowed lands
1t was ordered to be printed
Mr.. Sweezy introduced an act to provide
for funding the Indebtedness of Yuba coun-
ty, which was ordered printed.-Erpress.
Butte record., 1857-01-24

EXECUTION SrAYED.-Sheriff Drebelbis
has received an order from Gov johnson
staying the execution of Francis Blair until
the 9th day of March next The unfortu-
nate man who is in our Jail under sentence
of death, was to have been executed yester-
day. His name is Charles, not Francis
Blair From the dates, &c of the reprieve,
there is no doubt that Charles Blair was in
tended. As the reprieve was received on
Sunday night last, no correction of name
could be made between that day and the day
appointed for execution. The Sheriff very
properly, under the circumstances, suspend
ed the execution of the death sentence. But
few persons came into town to witness the
execution -Repu5lican,
Butte record., 1857-01-24

TEHAUNTEPEC RoUTE-The Cleveland
Plaindealer says, Pelfield. the stage Pro.
prietor at Buffalo, has embarked in the en-
terprise of running stages on the Tehaunte-
pee road, running across Mexico one hun
dred and thirty miles-from Manitition, on
the Atlantic, to the Gulf of Tehauntepec on
the Pacific. 1t will shorten the route be-
tween California and the Atlantic States
several thousand miles.
Butte record., 1857-01-24

A BAD RoAD-We desire to call the at
tention of our Board of Supervisors to the
wretched condition of that part of the ferry
road between Garriott's mill and the ferry.
The recent rains have made the ground SO
soft and laid bare so many of its big rocks,
that it is with great difficulty wagons and
teams can get through it. This is one of the
most travelled of any of the roads leading
to and from 0roville, and should be made
90 navigable " at once.
Butte record., 1857-01-24

DEATH IN THE TUoLUMNE COUNTY JAIL.
Michael Phelan died in the jail at Sonora,
of apoplexy. on Friday January 9th. The
Sonora Herald says there are some strange
circumstances connected with his incarcera-
ton, which it promises to explain.
Butte record., 1857-01-24

CUfrosIry.-Mr. j. S. Berry brought
into our Office last evening fit subject for
antiquarian study, in the shape of an Indian
mortar, being a boulder followed out like a
bowl, about as large as a medium sized wa
termelon, which he states he found embed
ded in stratum of closely compressed gray
el about twelve feet below the surface of the
earth, on yesterday Afternoon, while engaged
in sinking shaft on the ground near the
Butcher Ranch. Trees are growing on the
ground Immediately in the vicinity, and
every indication goes to show that this abo.
riginal relic has occupied the place where it
was discovered, for-centuries, perhaps.
Butte record., 1857-01-24

How Is IT THE Marysville Inquirer
and several other of our exchanges make
like complaints. Our paper is certainly
mailed every morning. regularly, and it's
non receipt by our friends is therefore attrib-
utable to either our own Post Office or those
elsewhere. Whose fault is it
Butte record., 1857-01-24

''REMEMBER LoT;s WIFE Handbills
sand hills with the following warning upon
them
Remember Lots wife, If God is no re-
specter Of persons, what must you expect
Look around you!''
The flight from that mob murdered oity
had not commenced at the last accounts, and
the price of salt remains in stGtu quo.
Butte record., 1857-01-24

Four Men KILLED By Snow Slice -
E1-Mayor English, of this city, yesterday
received letter from the Rough and Ready
quartz mill, on Jamison creek, Plumas CO.
owned by himself and jefferson Wilcoxson
containing sad information. On Wednesday
night, Jan 4th, four men, named A. J Web.
ster, VIM. Bradley, David Roark and Pat
rick H. McCreery, were killed by snow
slide. They were living in a house on the
side OF the mountain at the quartz ledge
and were in their bed when the snow came
down and buried them No other particu.
lars are given.-Sac. Union.
Butte record., 1857-01-24

THE HUDsoN BAY Co1IpANY-A tele-
graphic despatch from Washington says, a
bill providing for the extinguishment of the
possesssory rights of the Hudson's Bay and
Puget Sound Companies in the United States
has been matured A quarter of million
dollars will be required to effect this object
Butte record., 1857-01-24

DILLON TEsTIMoNIAL.-Consu Dillon
having declined to receive any material to-
ken from his countrymen, at his request,
one. half of the fund raised was applied to
Frenchmen, and the other half to the Cath
olic Orphan asylum of San Francisco. 1t
amounts to S3S7 S7I.
Butte record., 1857-01-24

GRAND LARcENY.-Jose Maria was ex
amined yesterday before Judge Elliot
charged with stealing r.ule, the property
of A. B. Hart of Hamilton township The
prisoner and mule were taken in Sacramen-
to. On motion of defendants counsel, the
case was adjourned until Monday for want
of evidence on the part of the defense
Butte record., 1857-01-24

THE New ONE-CENr CoIN.-We have be-
fore us one Of the new one cent pieces, issued
from the Philadelphia Mint, but not in cir
culation. 1t is very pretty coin, a little
greater, in circumference, than dime. On
one side is an eagle volant, above which the
words, - United States of American; un-
derneath, the date 1856 - Reverse: a
wreath of sheayes and leaves, centered with
the denomination of the coin, :" One Cent.
Ii Is composed of nickle and copper r--Norn-
ing GIL
Butte record., 1857-01-24

Our TELEGRAPH-T wires of our Tele-
graph line have been stretched almost the
entire line. We heard last evening that
they already reached to the outskirts of the
town; if that is the case, we shall very soon
be able to receive our news direct from the
Bay City.
Butte record., 1857-01-24

A NEW NICARAGUA ExPEDIrIoN.-We un-
derstand, says the n Y Erening Post, that
an expedition is fitting cut for Nicaragua in
this city, and that 500 men are enlisted, or
to be enlisted, in it, They are mostly peo-
pie of Irish birth or descent. The immedi-
ate destination of the expedition is Omoa,
in Honduras, where they will land and then
proceed to join Walker.
Butte record., 1857-01-24

l5- The purity vigilante Bulletin, has
an article headed--'The State Treasurer
taking time and money t'co by the forelockr'
What an awful man the State Treasurer
must be to thus roughly handle our golden
haired medium The Bulletin will doubt
less make it all right when itagain takes the
laws and constitution TWO by the .freiOck!
Butte record., 1857-01-24

DRo@NED AT SEA.-The British Ship We
loz, which arrived at San Francisco on Sun
day from Liverpool, reports when off Cape
Horn, that man named David Williams,
one of the crew, wss washed overheard and
drowned, and few days after, Hugh Owen
fell from the shrouds and was killed.
Butte record., 1857-01-24

lz5~ On her way across the Isthmus from
California, Lola Montez saved hoy belong
ing to Walkers army, who was sick with
fever, and placed him on her own mule,
while she undertook to walk from Virgin
Bay
Butte record., 1857-01-24

lsS~ Mr.. Weller's bill providing for the
establishment Of an overland mail twice q
week from the Mississippi river to San Fran
cisco, limits the compensation to $500, 900
per annum, calls for semi-weekly service,
and throws the route open to competition
among bidders
Butte record., 1857-01-24
Ma. BRoDrR1cx IN NEvApA.-The Ne

MR. BRoDERIcK IN NEvADA-The Ne
Sada Journal, an American paper, says:
BY outsiders, the election of Broderick ap-
pears to be received with very general salts
faction. If We must have Democratic SEN
ator, he is less Objectionable than any other
to the opponents of the dominant party
His energy, and his ability to accomplish
any object of his desire. is well enough prov
en- by his very election. We believe that he
is sincerely devoted to the interests of Cali
foruia, and that his efforts will be devoted tt
their promotion.
Butte record., 1857-01-24
County Trcasurer's Office,

Notice is hereby given. that all persons holding Butte
County Warrants, payable from the General Fund,
registered between the 7th day of May 1885, and 5ib
day of August 1886, except Warrants numbered 49,.
1888, 1884, 1S5, 100 and 19l that the will be paid
on presentation this office. And notice is further
given that after this date satd Warrants will TO
bear interest WM. LATTlMORE.
Treasurer Butte County,
Butte record., 1857-01-24

The CoLLEcroRsHIP The Town Talk
has it that ex- Governor Bigler could be Mr.
Latham's su ecessor if he would, but that he
has brighter prospects. Furthermore, that
Wm. NJ Lent is likely to be the man.
Butte record., 1857-01-24

s- The Express says that Kennovan.
not satisfied with walking several thousand
consecutive hours on dry land, walked into
the Bay on Tuesday, thereby coming within
an inch of walking to the 'other side Of Jor
don.''
Butte record., 1857-01-24

School DEBr.--The Town Talk says the
debt of the city and county public schools of
San Francisco, less the amount of State ap-
portionment, subject to the draft of the
county Superintendent, is $6,357 SO The
amount of delinquent dues to the school
fund is estimated at $4,000.
Vigilancism is evidently opposed to
schools, as shown by the above
Butte record., 1857-01-24

BETS bosT.-W. II. Gift, Esq, made bets
with Trenor W. Park, of the Bulletin, last
July as follows:
81 ,00o to $500 that Buchanan would car
ry this State
81 900 to $500 that he would carry Penn
sylyania, and 81 900 to $500 that he would
be elected President.
Butte record., 1857-01-24

PETITION FOR PARDoN.-We hear that a
petition for the Communication of the sentence
death in Sacramento, is being circulated
among our inhabitants. The Sacramento
papers seem to urge the justice of his par
don.
Butte record., 1857-01-24

STATUE OF GEN. WARREN.-The Bunker
Hill Association, at Boston, Massachusetts,
intend to erect magnificent statue of this
gallant chieftain on the spot where he fell in
inaugurated June 18th, 1857.
Butte record., 1857-01-24

SHOOTING AFFAIR.-At Red Dog. Nevada
county, on the 10th January. DR.. D. A.
Crane was shot in the breast by VIM. Lang
ston, owing to some previous difficulty. The
wound was not considered dangerous Lang
ston has escaped.
Butte record., 1857-01-24

RACING IN THE SouTH.-A match race
for So 600 side, was to have come off at
suit does not appear. Don Pho Pico was to
have entered the American horse Dick John
soE, and Don Jose Supulveda the California
horse Bayou Pinto.
Butte record., 1857-01-24

RoBBERIEs AT GRASS VALLEY. We'd
nesday, the Post Office at Grass Valley was
robbed of S31 so, while the Postmaster was
at supper. On the same night man was
knocked down nearly in front of the Tele-
graph office, and robbed of 500