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Oroville daily Butte record. [volume] (Oroville, Butte County, Calif.) 1856-1858, 1857-02-23

TEHAMA CoUNTY.--The State Journal
announces that C. W Stiles, ESQ, has pro.
cured material for printing Office, and will
shortly establish a paper at the county scat
of Tehama. We congratulate Mr. Styles,
and trust the enterprise may be successful.
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gsS- We clip the following from the San
Francisco Chronicle, Ncpubliean) of the
10Th inst
REPUBLICAN NOMINATION.
Oroville daily Butte record. [volume] (Oroville, Butte County, Calif.) 1856-1858, 1857-02-23
Dancing School.
MADAME PIoUE KEsPECTFuL-

q MADAME PIQUE RESPECTFUL ~
N ly invites the Ladies and Gentlemen of ~
p Oroyiue. to Join her DANCING SCHOOL{ p
sszat Musical Hall. Bird street She teachess-@tsA
all the most fashionable Dances class for Indies
and children ON Tuesdays and Fridays at y. d.
Terms, 500 per month. Gentlemen's class on Tues.
day and Friday evenings from to ~.
TERMS-SlO per month, in advance. LADIES
FREE in the evening classes. Private lessons during
the day. dzy-my
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REPRESENTATIVES, HALL,
Sacramento city, Feb. II, 1851. J

Hon. Chas. Westmoreland, Chairman State
Prison Committee of the Senate:
SIR:--I learn objections are being made
in your body to the appropriation necessary
to carry out the provisions Of the estate
Prison Contract" entered into between the
state and myself, relative to the feeding,
clothing and guarding the State Prison con
viCts.
feel it my duty to say that failure to
make the appropriation will be looked on by
me as II determination on the part of the
state to repudate the contract, and will
force me to give notice at once to the Execu-
tive to receive the convcts at the earliest
hour possible, as in that event there will be
no means provided for by law for their safety
or support.
Furthermore, if the law is unconstitution-
nj which authorizes the state to pay for the
support of state cOnvicts, then am holding
them contrary to law, and writ of 'habeas
corpus would release any or all of them.
1t is conceded on al hands that the state
had the constitutional right to lease the
prison, prison grounds, vessels and personal
property, and as | was required to release
claims against the state for property pur-
chased of myself and associates to n large
amount, in order tn obtain this lease, shall
hold the property in accordance with the
terms of the lease until its expiration.
However, if there is desire on the part
of the state to rescind the contract, will be
happy to meet any committee of the Legis-
lature, or any other authorized agent or
agents, in order to make such an arrange
ment as will conduce to the interest of the
state and not entirely destructive to my
own. am, very respectfully,
J. NJ. EsrELLE, Lessee State Prison
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The State Prison.

1t is thought that the contract between
Gen. Estelle and the state is unconstitu
tional, and the Senate on the 18th, while
considering the general appropriation bill,
struck out the item of $4,000 per month
1t will, doubtless be considered here
after. Mr.. Westmoreland, chairman Of the
state prison committee, received the follow
ing communication from Gen Estelle, lessee
of the prison:
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Merchants Exchange and billiard SaloOn.

OroyilIe, geb. 10. 1857
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A man had been in the habit Of steal
inc corn from his neighbor, who was a
Quaker. Every night he would go softly
to the crib and fill his bag with the ears
which the good old Quakcr's toll had
placed there. Every morning the old
gentleman observed a diminution OF his
corn pile. This was very annoying, and
must be stopped-but howl Many a
one would have said, take a gun, con.
ccal Yourself wait till he comes, and fire"
Others would have said, "catch the villain,
and have him sent to JAIL"
But the Quaker was not prepared to
enter in,o any such severe measures. He
wanted 10 punish the offender and at the
same time bring about his reformation if
possible. So he fixed sort of trap close
to the hole through which the man would
thrust his arm in getting the corn.
The wicked neighbor proceeded on his
unholy GRAND at the hour OF midnight
with the bag in hand. Unsnspectingly,
he thrust his hand into the crib to seize
nm ear. when 10, he found himselfunable
to withdraw it. In vain he tugged and
pulled. and sweatcd, and alternately cried
aud cursed. His hand was fast, and every
effort to release it only made it the more
secure. After time the tumult in his
breast measurably subsided. He gave
over his useless struggles, and began to
look arouui him. All was silence and
repose. Good men were sleeping sound
~ In their comfortable beds, while he was
compelled to keep dreary, disgracetul
watch through the remainder ofthat long
and tedious night, his hand in constant
pain from the pressure ofthe clamp which
held il. His tired limbs, compelled to
sustain hi, weary body, would fain have
sunk beneath him, and his heavy eyes
would have closed in slumber, but no
there was no rest, no sleep for rhini. There
he must stand and watch the progress oi
the morning, and at once desire and dread
the return Of morning. Morning came
at last, and the Quaker looked out OF his
window and found he had "caught the
man." =,
Wha, was TO be done! Some would
say, "go out and give him a good cow
hiding just as he stands, and then release
him; that'll cure him." But not 80 SAID
the Quaker. Such course would have
sent the man away embittered and NUT,
tering Of course revenge. The good old
man hurried on his clothes, and started
at once to the relief and punishment o'
his prisoner.
"Good morning friend" Said he as he
came in speaking distance. "How does
thee dor ..y
The poor culprit made no answer, bu'
burst into tears. ..-'t ..-.
20 fire" said the Quaker, as he pro
ceeded to release him. I'm sorry thai
thee has got thy hand fast. Thee put i
in the wrong place or it would not have
been So la.1ir 30 =
The man looked crcst.fallen, and beg
ging forgiveness, hastily turned TO max
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LITTLE WANDERERS IN THE Woops.-

LITTLE WANDERERS IN THE WOODS
An incident occurred in the vicinity Of
Hartford last Saturday and Sunday, which
reminds one of the finding Of the "Babcs
in the Wood" so graphically related in
the well.remembcred nursery tale, with,
however, a very pleasing difference, as the
result will show. The details are given
in the Hartford Courdnt: rr
1.-TWO little girls, five and seven years
of age, children Of Mr.. Ellis, who was for.
mcrly postrider between this city and
Warehouse Point, but who died several
years ago, left home at Warehouse Point,
at an early hour on Saturday afternoon,
and proceeded to the woods in search OF
wintcr-grcens. They wandered in the
woods short time, and it is supposed that
in their endcavors to find their way out,
they became bcwildered and lost their
way. They emerged from the woods in
to the road, and kept on in southerly
direction until they reached the lower
section of East Hartford, known as Hook.
anum. They were seen together at about
0 o'clock in the evening, walking along
in the road, and their singular appearance
attracted the attention Of several Of the
residents of the town. The children APP
peared to act as if they were lost and
knew not where they were going. But
thcy trundled on. no one taking any steps
to inquire Of them who they were or
where they belonged. The next morn
ing, (Sunday) Mr.. Ralph Judson, who re-
sides in Hockanum, on proceeding to his
orchard, close by his house, discovered the
little unfortunates lying under tree, lying
close to each other, and apparently asleep.
He approached them, and upon speaking
to them they started up, and seemed at n
loss to account for their strange situation.
They gave him their names, where they
belonged, and told their story with child
like simplicity. They appeared to be
much exhausted, and in truly pitiable
condition; they were barcfootcd, had on
their little sun.bonnets, and were other.
wise scantily dressed. Mr.. Judson took
the little sufferers into his house aud kind
" cared for their wants. The distance
they have travelled on foot is all Of Is
miles. The little wanderers had probably
kept on their feet as long rs they could.
in search Of their home, until, becoming
entirely exhausted, they had laid down
under the tree where they were found
and fell asleep. Their case excited the
sympathies and compositions Of the citi-
gems of the neighborhood, all Of whom
seemed anxious TO take charge Of them
until they were restored to their parents.
Mr.. Judson placed them in his wagon,
yesterday morning, and started for their
home, where undoubtedly some anxious
relative was bemoaning their loss"
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IMPROVEMENTS IN PORTSMOUTH, n. H..
There are some considerable improve
ments to be made in the quiet and an
cient city Of Portsmouth. Congress at
its last session, appropriated $4,000 for
the erection of building suited Qikc that
in this city, for the purposes of a Custom
House, Post Office and U. $. Court Room,
the Government have purchased the lot
OH the corner Of State and Pleasant Sts.,
now occupied by the Rockingham Bank,
and the old Francis Hotel, which build
inrs are to be removed this month. The
Bank has purchased the north end Of Ex-
change building, next tothe JeffeSonian
Market, which is being rcmodelled for
their banking house. Matters about the
Navy Yard are brisk. About Eve hun.
dred men arc employed therein. 1t is
believed that one Of the steam sloops will
be built at this yard. The beautiful fence
around the commoiious house is almost
completed. Several other improvements
arc in progress. There isno government
Navy Yard so well arranged for business
and so beautiful as this.-State Of Maine.
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B1DDEroRD MAINE, FRIDAY JULY alss7,

his retreat. "Stay," said his pcsecutor
for he was now becoming such to the of
fender, who could have received blow
with much better grace than the kind
words that were falling from the Quaker
lips. "Stay, friend, thy bag is not filed
Thee needs corn or thee would not have
taken so much pains to get it. Come, lei
US gil it." and the poor fellow was oblig.
cd to stand and hold the bag while the
old man filed it. intcnpersing the cxer-
else with the pleasantest conversation i'm
aginablc; all ofwhich were like daggers
in the heart Of his chagrined and morti-
fed victim. The bag was filed, the string
tied, and the sufferer hoped soon to be
out Of the presence Of his torncntor, but
again his purpose was thwarted.
"Stay,' said the Quaker, rs the man
was about to hurry of, having muttered
once his apologies and thanks. "Stay,
Ruth has breakfast ere this, thee must not
think of going without breakfast; como
Rutll,is calling
This was almost uncomfortable! Ihs
was "heaping Goals with a vengeance! !!
In vain the mortified neighbor begged to
be excused. In vain he plead to be re-
leased from what would be to him a pun
ishment ten times more severe than stripes
and Imprisonment. The Quaker was in.
exorable, and he was obliged to yield.
Breakfast over, "now," said the old
farmer as he helped the victim to shoulder
the bag, "if thee need any moro corn,
come in the daytime and thee shall have
it." a .Ha a..-r 80.
With what shame and remorse did that
guilty man turn from the dwelling Of the
pious Quaker! Every body is ready to
say that he never again troubled the
Qaakcr's corn-crib. I have something
still better than that to tell you. He at
once rclentcd and reformed, and my in
fornant tells me that he afterwards heard
him relate, in an experience meeting, the
substance of the story l have related, and
he attributed his conversion, under Gods
blessing, to the course. the Quaker had
pursued, to arrest him in his downward
course.-Er.
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rg- WELLS, Maine, is one of the mos

rT- WELLS, Maine, is one Of the most
lovely places in the Pine Tree State,
73 miles by the Eastern Railroad from
Boston. There is no portion OF. our
famous sea cost from the Glades to the
Atlantic House on Wells Beach, that is
more romantic and beautiful than Wells
Beach. The route is the most attractive,
sfording sea views and landscapes interl'
or to none upon any rail route in New
England. The courtesy Of the conduct
ors, and the general desire to contribute
to the comfort and qualification OF those
passing over the road, cannot fail to i'm
press the most favorable Impressions
Propeller Davis Sea Shore Hotel Direc'
tory will post the traveller up with the
principal places Of entertainmcnt-Bo'
ton Ledger. 4.
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VALUE or TIE SLAVES AND PLASrA-
roSs OF TIL. SoUrH. The New Orleans
Delta estimates the number Of slaves nj
the South at over three and half mil
lions, and their aggregate value, at pres
ent prices, at fully sixteen hundred millions
of dollars. The cotton plantations In the
South il estimates at about eighty thous-
and, and the aggregate value OF their an
nusl product, at the present prices OF cot
ton, is fully one hundred and twenty -ave
millions Of dollars. There are over ffleen
thousand tobacco plantations and their
annual products may be valued at four
teen millions Of dollars. There arc two
thousand six hundred sugar plantations,
the product of which average annually
more than twelve millions. There are
five hundred and fay rice plantations,
which yield an annual revenue Of -four
millions Of dollars. -rr 8' 1a'sT
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A DELIRluM TREMESs DEPARrNESr.-
In the Moyamcnsing Prison they have
such department. The NORTH American
says
"A glance at the mania potu depart
mcnt, with its adjuncts, in the shape OF
the handouts and straight jackets; which
are indispensable to the restraint OF the
self tortured incbriates, gives sad CON-
mentary to the work Of the groggeries.-
This department unfortunately Is never
empty. The adultcration of liquors to
render them cheap is now so general that
the mucous membrane Of the stomach
very soon yields to its effects. The liq-
uors which in the time Of grandfathers oc.
cupied every sideboard, and were drank
moderately and with impunity by all,
appear to have passed out Of existence.
The sad tale told BY this section Of Moy-
aDtnsing Penitentiary, we think, would
cure a tipplcr, if anything could do it."
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ORrHooRAPnIcA IssUrs IN POLITICS.
The political contest in Missouri is pro-
ducing considerable fun. There is an
amusing controversy n TO the ortho-
graphical accomplishments Of the candle
dates. One editor Offers 10 bet quarter
section Of land and a corner lot in .
Aourishing railroad town, that Price, tho
Benton candidate, in spelling match
Price mentioned in one of his letters
q hss-bcllied Yankees" and Clark rests
under the imputatipn Of spelling rascal
with Ak. He and Calib Johnson camo
near fighting duel about II. A Benton
paper asks, "If John b. Clark don't know
how to spell rascal, what other word can
he spell"
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RECIPE FOR pYsESrERY.-As the sea-
son is at hand when all classes arc liable
to be afflicted with dysentery, diarhGa,
&C., We deem it our duty to make public
the following simple and cilicacious rem
cdy, which has been known to us for sew
eral years and which We have repeatedly
used with complete success: 1t is simply
to take tumbler of cold water, thicken
it with wheat -four to about the consist
ence Of cream, and drink It. This is to
be repeated several times in the course OF
the day, or as often as you are thirsty;
and it is not very likely that You will
need it on the second day. We have no,
only used It in our own case, but have
recommended it to our friends in many
instonccs, and we never knew it to fail oI
affecting a speedy cure even in the worst
stages Of dysentery. 1t is a simple rem
edy.
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How TO MOVE rHR WORLD. A loason,
which, II we'll learned, would BE- Of vast ben.
eft to many theoretical reformers Of the prOs.
ent day, Is taught In this incident, which
We take from work on the life and sayings
Of Socrates:
A Grecian youth, who aw the errors and
follies Of the people. and wished to reform
the world, once exclaimed -
"Oh. that were rich, and famous - an
orator, I would move tho world 70 sosu.-
Here are sins TO be plucked up, and truths
TO be planted. Oh, that could do it all.
would reform tho whols ,porid and that
90 soou."
Socrates, hearing tho youth. aid:-
"Young man, thou speakest a. silly wo.
men. This gospel, in plain letters, IL writ.
ten for all. 'Lkr niN THAT would MOVE rHn
WORLD. MOVE FIRST nNsELY' II asks neith.
or wealth nor fame to live out Q noble life.
Mako thy light thy life; thy thought, act.
ion. Others will como round, and follow
In thy stsps. Thou askest riches 10 move
the world. Foolish young man, as thou art
begin now. Reform thy little solf, and thou
hast begun " reform the world. Fear not,
thy work shall never die"
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Psor MoasE AND ''THs CAsLss". The
rendezvous for the two telegraph cable ships
Is to Be at Cork, about the 9th Of July,
where the cables will b Joined In order to
talk through the whole line TO see II there
is any aaw. The cable will then 10 cut,
and the ships will proceed to 80. Mr..
Morse has some apprehension that the ships
will not bs ready 10 20 70 - BY the time
specified, and he ays that, II they arc not
ready during tho drst eight days Of August,
he will not consent to the operation this
year, - hs would be afraid Of the storms on
the coast in the last week Of August. The
ships will run about six miles in an
hour and each vssssl will have 600 miles 70
accomplish, which win require Is days to
arrive ss is haven. II Il perhaps in Gomez
qusuec Of this spprshended delay that tho
ssock Of tho company has fallen.
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An INTERESTING EXPERIMENT. In y.
York city, on the 4h at noon, one hum
dred little India rubber balloons were sent
up by the Common Council contributed
much to the delight Of the youngsters ~
well as Of children Of larger growth
Attached to each Of the balloons was
paper specifying the time and place Of its
ascent, and persons who discover them in
any part Of the country arc requested to
send accounts to the newspaper offices Of
the time and place Of their discovery lie
experiment being expected to develop
some facts relative to the currents oi air
and the conditions by whi,i they arc
governed.
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re- An amusing incident recently oc-
cured in regard to Powers Fisher Boy.
A gentleman who sets a high value on
his copy Of this graceful work, before EN-.
barking for Europe, had II carefully
shrouded in cotton and deposited in q
box. A gang Of Juvenile burglars inva.
dcd his premises, broke open the case,
and thought from its weight, to find plate
within; but, when the white visage Of the
marble sleeper caught their eyes, by tho
dim light of a lantern, thinking they had
disturbed a corpse, they dropped their
thicving tools, and incontinently fed with
out q particle Of spoils!
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A Book Day-Dream.
(By Ilsnr, wara Be.ch.r. in til. independently

Our house is empty, save only ourselt
and the rats and the mice that nibble in
solitary hunger. There is no voice OF
children in the hall, no tramp on the
stairs, no racket in the chambers, nor
trembling and noise below. The kitchen
clock has stopped. The pump crcaks no
more. and nothing sounds as it did, cx.
ccpt the plash OF the tide under the win
dows, the dull AMI ccasclcss roar Of the
distant city. and the door.bcll. People
amuse themselves with that vet. But the
camp is moved. The whole tribe are in
the country, ankle-wet in dcwy grass ev-
cry morning; chopping, hoeing. planting
fishing. or exploring hooks and strange
new places. But sit here, with no com.
pany hut books and some bright-iaccd
friends uponthc wall; musing upon things
past and things TO come; reading little
falling off into revcrie, waking to look
ont on the cver-changing beauty Of the
Bay, dipping again into some dainty hon
ey-comb of literature, wandering from
author to author to catch the echoes that
iy from book to book, and by silent sug.
gestions or similaritics, connect the wide
Iy-separated men in time and nature close
" together. All minds, in the whole
worlds past history, find their focal-point
in library. This is that pinnacle from
which one may see all the kingdoms OF
the world and the glory Of them.
keep Egypt and the Holy land in the
closet next the window. On this side OF
them OF them is Athens and the empire
Of Rome. Never was such an army mus
tered as a library army. No general cv-
er had such soldiers as | have. Let them
all call their roll, and | will call mine
The privates in my army will make even
the stafi-oticcrs Of Napoleon's grand ar
my seem insignificant. Only think Of 8
platoon Of such good English yeoman as
will answer to my roll-call. i".ohn Mil
tom" Here" a sturdy and noble
soldier, better, though blind, than mos
men with the eyes. Thomas Hobbies!
"Here." All, tough and hearty fellow
with thy sixteen volume limbs. "Francii
Bacon I" "Here.' "Georye Herbert
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VOLUME xIII-NUMBER 80.

driven of. Place a cucumber in barrel
of vinegar, and there is but little effect
produced upon it the FIST hour, nor in
the first twelve hours. Examine IT. and
you will find that the effect produced is
merely upon the rind, for il requires a
longer time to pickle it. A persons be-
ing baptised into this church has an effect
upon him, but not the effect to pickle him
Immediately. II does not establish the
law Of right and Of duty in him during
the first twelve or twenty.four hours; he
must remain in the church like the Gu
cumber in the vinegar, until he becomes
saturated with the right spirit; until he
becomes picked in 'Momoni.m,' in the
laws Of God; We have got to have those
things incorporated in our system
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N.Tommy. nv SON. what are yor

E" Tommy, my son, what are YOU
going to do with that club f"-"Send it
to the editor of course But what are
you going to send It to the editor for"
"'Causc he says il ifanybody will send him
a club he will send them copy Of his
paper" The mother came near fainting,
but retained consciousness to ask :-"l'ut,
Tommy, what do you think he wants
with clubI" awell, I don't know re-
piled the hopeful urchin, sunless it is to
knock down subscribers who won't pay
for their paper
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To-MoRRow. Tomorrow Is like jug.
gler that deccivcs us; a quack that pre-
tends to cure us, and thin ice that will not
bear our own weight. LISA fruit beyond
our grasp; a glittcring bubble that bursts
and vanishes away; a -o'-the.wisp that
leads many into the miro; and rock
that many mariners have struck and suf.
fered shipwrcck. 1t is an illusion to all
who neglect the present hour, and reality
to those only who improve to-day.
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projcctilc is about the size Of the Mimic
ball. Exploding in the animals body, the
latter instantly dies. BY experiments
with this terrible missile il has been de-
monstrated that It is far superior to tho
harpoon used by whalers, and bids fair to
those instruments often 20 dan
gerous to those who use them. A due
allowance should be made for French eI.
aggcration.