Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1857-04-25
NUMBER 26.
San Francisco, Letter.
SAN FRANCISCO. April

SAN Francisco, April IL.
ED. RECORD Yesterday was q quiet
day. Up to midnight there were but two
arrets made. and those were for mere tri.
fes. now-s-days--that is, woman whipping.
A German was brought in for assault and
battery on Fanny Jolly. and Michael Cor;
bett for the same offence ON Miss Virginia.
They both gats bail.
The Ladies Festival at Musical Hall, i. !
decided feature. Up to this time it has met
with complete success. This resnlt has been
accomplished both by the meritorious OBJ ject
to which the proceeds are to be applied. and
the ele9dnce Of every thing pertaining to the
Fair, and it is only Just to say the latter
reflects the highest credit on the managers.
The fine articles, the floral kingdom, and the
innumerable productions that illustrate
taste and beauty are abundantly represent.
ed in the Hall
The man who jumped from Telegraph Hill
down precapice 60 feet is nearly well-the
fracture of his skull is healed up, and he
converses quite nationally, though not very
distinctly. He has been called Hockaapi
but told us yesterday that his real name is
Jacob Fricutz, though he has been known
in this country as Charles Wagner He is
a native Of Frankfort on the Main, Ger.
many. The recovery of this man is a tri.
unph for the medical gentlemen and Sis.
ters CT Mercy at the Hospital
James C. Biggs was discharged from his
debts yesterday, in the Twelfth District
Court.
George " Ryder has entered upon the
1rtso of off nj L. >
Front street, corner of Clay:
While a young man named John Hicks
was digging into a bank of earth on Powell
street, near North Beach, on Wednesday af.
ternoon, large quantity of earth gave way
from the top and fell upon him. nearly COW
ering him up. and breaking his left leg near
the ankle He was taken to the Hospital,
the wourd examined. and double fracture
discovered. He is now out of pain and do
ing we'll.
Milo Calkin, Esq. Clerk of the Board of
Supervisors, has q magnificent gold pen.
which he is about to transmit on behalf of
the manufacturer, Mr.. Geo. E. Higgins, of
this city, to King Kamehameha. The pen is
q very large one, made of California gold,
and the ''diamond point" from an iridium
found in this State while the handle is
made of native silver and mahsanita wood.
Mr. Calkin is an old friend of the Kings.
having been fourteen years a resident, and
part Of the time United States Vice Consul,
on one of the Islands. He knew the present
King when a child, and travelled in his COM
pany when he made tour through the Uni.
ted States.
Thomas Brown alias Bramboll, alias
Bramall, yesterday came up to be sentenced
for stealing q dictionary from Mr.. Raene,
on Montgomery street. He was arrested by
the police few days since on a charge Of
running away with some twelve hundred
dollars in scrip belonging to person in Sis.
kiyou county, and was accompanied to this
city by woman who was claimed BY an.
other man as his wife but the officers
could not get proof sufficient to hold him,
though before he had been in the prison ten
hours the above charge was preferred
against him. He is a man somewhat ad-
vanced in life, and appears to be well edu-
Gated.
A large number of the workmen employ.
ed upon the public works at Fort Point,
made a strike yesterday morning, and re-
fused to resume their labors. 1t is said that
the Inferior quality of food which is dealt
out to them caused their present movement.
Margaret Desmond, the woman who threw
q quantity of vitriol in the face of Daniel
yesterday convicted in the Court of Sessions
Of assault with intent to commit bodily
injury.
The fire engine ordered in New York by
Mr.. Chas. E. Buckingham for Knickerbocker
Fire Co. Of this city, arrived yesterday in
the ship Reporter.
The claim of James r. Bolton to the Mis-.
sion Dolores, was confirmed yesterday by
the U. 8. district Court
Ship J. W. A. Lorenzo arrived yesterday,
from Glasgow, in 208 days She put into
Rio Janero for repairs, where she remained
so days. During her stay there her former
Captain, A. Brareu, died. aged 80 years.
The Herald Of this morning has an ex-
cellent article, reviewing the bill granting
to certain parties the right to introduce
water into the city and county of San Fran.
cisco, and thinks it time such Legislation
was crowned down"