Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1857-05-09
lCLIPPINGS

| DEATH FROM LAUDANUM.-One day last
week man at Relief Hill whose name we
did not learn, came to his death by taking
an over dose of laudanum He had a felon
on his hand, and it is supposed he took the
medicine to deaden the pain. He was alive
when discovered, and physician was i'm
mediately Sent for, but he died before the
doctor arrived.-.N. Dem.
HONEY LAKE--Mr. Roop, with party of
! ten or twelve men IeIt our town on Satur-
day last for Honey Lake 1t is the inten-
ton OF Mr. r to erect a mill in the valley,
! and With "A view, of that object full set of
mill irons. the necessary tools, with compe-
tent mechanics, have been taken along. 1t
is the intention of the whole party to make
Honey Lake their future home. They go by
the Noble route -Beaton.
CALIFORNIA LIFE.--It is said that there
Is female living in Napa county, who has
been divorced once re married, and is now
attempting to rid herself of the shaekles of
her second husband--who is the mother of
two daughters, one thirteen aud the other
eleven years of age, both of whom she has
married and separated them from their hus-
bands, and is now busily engaged superin-
tending diye-ce suits on their behalf We
eau her east woman" even in California
VERY Coon -Messrs Perrin and two
partners washed up the dirt Of three days
digging. last Saturday, says the Jackson
Sentinel, which yielded $50 Five beauti-
full specimens were found, weighing each,
from 81 to $40 so. This claim is situated
about three hundred yards from town, on
the south fork of Jackson Greek, and prom
ses to pay well the whole season through,
Sheriff Holt, of Klamath, had scarcely
been acquitted of the charge of aiding a
prisoner. to escape, when a true bill was
found against him by the grand jury of
Klamath, for embczzling the county funds
He is said to be a defaulter to the amount
of 49, 600
THE DRED ScoTT CAsE.-Under the op-
GRAFTON of the decision of the Supreme Court
Of the United States, in the case Of bred
Scftt, the, colored persons employed as mes
sengers in the San Francisco Custom House
have been removed The revenue laws re-
quire citizens alone to be employed
THE TRIAL OF HAYs.-The trial of Hays,
who was convicted on Friday. oath, at Ne
vada, of ''involuntary manslaughter, ex-
cited great interest and was attended by
l.rge mum Der, of ladies. He is said 70 have
qorne a good character, and the Nevada
JOurnal strenously urges the granting of d
pardon Petitions were in circulation to
thct effect.
To BE HUNG.-Ou Friday next, May Sth,
the execution Of Francisco, an Indian, who
was convicted in March last at San Jose, of
the murder of Francis Ulrich, will take
place id the Jail yard in that city.
SENTENCE OF BLAIR COMMITTED -Chas.
F. Blair some time since convicted of kill
ling Chinaman in Shasta county, has had
his sentence COMMITTED from death to i'm
prisonment for life
CRAZY MAN AT LARGE Last week. one
day, crazy n,an. who had escaped from the
State Asylum. DIT Stockton, made his appear
an6e at Benlcia In the morning he was
sent back to the Asylum.
BITTEN ny a RATTLE SN AkE.-The snake
charming business, like business in general,
ssems,to have its difficulties and annoyan-
ces Mr. McManus, who has been giving
exhibitions at Mariposa, was bitten few
days since by wild rattlesnake which had
just been taken. He is dangerously i'll from
the effects Of the poison
FIRE ALARM.-On Friday morning May
LIST, fire discovered at about two o.
clock in the house Of Chinaman at Jack
son. The flames were promptly extin-
guished.