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Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1857-02-14

Monday 9th.-Ordered by the Court that
venire issue for twenty -four Grand j jurors,
to appear on Wednesday, at 10 A NJ
Several cases of misdemeanors we're dis.
missed.
People vs.. Hagerman. Misdemeanor.-
Fined costs of prosecution.
Court adjourned until Wednesday. TO- AM.
Wednesday 1lth.-Court met pursuant to
adjournment. Sheriff returned yenIres for
Grand and Trial Jurors The Grand Jury
is composed of the following named gentle
men: d G. Martin. Foreman j. D, Ches-
ter, G. W. Campbell, VIM Pole, R. Turner,
John D. Heating, ]. II. Sharp, ], A. Steele,
Thomas Coleman, Charles Simmons, Vim.
Smith, G. Lamp, A. c. Warnfer, Z. R..
Dodge, VIM. Leonard, Ford Baker, ]. D
Pollard, ] S. Staniels, Daniel Jewett, Rob-
ert Gunnison.
People VS.. Jose Marie Billegas Grand
Larceny. Found guilty and will be SEN
fenced on Saturday.
People vs.. VIM. Sheridan. Grand LARGE
ny. Plead guilty and will be sentenced on
Saturday.
Thursday l2th.-People vs. Mrs. Durham
Indicted for keeping nuisance. Jury dis
agreed and n0iie prosequi entered.
People vs.. ]. A. Case. Misdemeanor.--
Plead guilty and was fined five dollars anc
costs.
Friday 13th.-In the case of the People
vs.. DR.. j. O'Brien. Assault with intent to
kill. Bill ignored by Grand Jury.
People VS.. VIM Potter. Indicted for keep
ing nuisance. Found guilty and sentence
reserved until Monday.
People vs. Paul Grandell Malicious mis-
chief Appealed from Justice Elliot's Court.
Decision reversed, and case remanded to
Court below for new trial.
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1857-02-14

BURNING AN INDIAN--Tee San Andreas
independent says tribe of Indians living
near Boston Bar, burned on the oath ult.,
one of their tribe, a female, who had died
the evening previous The ceremony of ere
nation commenced by placing the body and
the trinkets of the deceased on the wood
then the tribe encircled the funeral pile,
bowling lamentations and dancing break
downs; the young braves pointed east west,
north and south as they made the circle
Continuing this several hours, they put fire
to the pile of wood, and sat down in the
gloomy silence to contemplate the scene
After the fire had all gone ont, they threw
the ashes into the running stream. Some Of
the tribes bury the ashes after cremation
with all the remnants belonging to the de.
ceased person.
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1857-02-14

WALKERS PosITIoN.-A correspondent of
the Bulletin, writing from San Juan, under
date of Jan. 25, says:
Col. Waters is down at San Juan this
morning, and,cives me favorable account of
Walkers forces. By the Colonels account,
Walker has about 800 effective men, well
provisioned, well armed and well clothed,
and all in excellent spirits They have not
particle of doubt rs to their ability to
maintain themselves against any force that
may be brought against them. 1.-The more
they bring, the more we shall KILL is the
common, expression of all l have seen. They
express great regret that the 500 men at
Greytown are not able to join them. If, say
they, we had them to garrison Rivas, we
would, with our 500 men, clear the country
in three weeks of every enemy we have in it.
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1857-02-14

PROBABLE DEATH OF AN Escaped PRIs.
oNER.-Some months since, two prisoners,
Dick Woods and Jim Webster, escaped from
the Nevada Jail. Webster was retaken, but
it is now believed Woods ran back to his
old home and fell into shaft near the cor
ner of Commercial and Pine streets
in that place. Webster told Mr.. Plu-
mer, after his second arrest, that the
further he went from Nevada in search of
Woods the less likely he would be to find
him. Mr. Palmer afterward examined the
shaft into which he is supposed to have fall
en-, but large quantity of rubbish had beeu
thrown into it, probably by Woods accom-
plices, in order to hide the body.
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1857-02-14
ORovILLE, 18th Feb, 1857

EDITOR OF BUTTE REcoRD-Sir l see by
your paper of this morning, that the fire al
my house is represented to have been caused
by carelessness.
Now the trtth is, it was by accident, and
the fire was extinguished from the inside
before the crowd collected in the rear of my
house.
In Justice to me it should be corrected
Yours, LOUIS SCHROEDER.
We accept the amendment, and stand cor
rected.-[ED.1
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1857-02-14

MORE Rich DISCOVERIES The Mariposa
Gazette says. rich lode of quartz was
struck last week by Lovely Rogers and
others, upon Gent,y's Gulch, ten miles east
of Coulterville. From all accounts it would
appear to be richer than any we ever heard
Of Fifty feet of the vein has been prospect
ed, and every part and piece of the quartz
shows gold. Mr.. Rodgers brought to Mari
posa small quantity Of rock, one piece of
which weighed thirty-fve ounces, and upon
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1857-02-14
A New Party.

Efforts are now being made by portion
of the opposition press to form new party.
Every move made by the dominant party,
is tortured into an excuse for an article
showing the necessity ofhaving new party.
And when the Editors in the opposition
ranks tire Of the theme. it is taken up by out
side patriotic scribblers and argued at
length, and they appear determined to COM
pei the miserable anatomists of the opposi
ton press to form living party out of the
fragments left in the Democratic dissectinp
room on the 4th of November last Mr..
Expediency would re-organize the Demo
cratic party. Mr. Love-offce and Mr.. Hate.
good, would u mite all the opposing isms into
one party, and admit enough from the dem
ocratic ranks to render it certain of success.
Mr.. Mistrust and Mr. Timerous are in favor
of secret organization, and Mr. Bluster
and Mr.. Open-faced Demagogue, desire that
the organization should be public.
The thirst of thes gentlemen for official
glory is intense, their animal spirits in fine
play, and as it is free country, they must
be INDUCED in their humors, and be permit
ted, If they choose, to exert their mighty
imaginations in bringing a new party into
existence, in propping it up with garbled
and distorted extracts from the early histo-
ry of the Republic-of clothing it with logic
and Diyinity-stuffinp IL with absurd pbvs
les. and more absurd metaphysics-in fact
with everything, except that in which it
shall pre- eminently excel--rascality
What a melancholy picture will these dis
interested patriots present whilst cropping
amongst the wasted corpses of the parties
with which they have formerly associated,
in endeayoring to create a new party.
They now value their late Know Nothing
organization only as showing with how little
evidence party may be believed, or with
how little merit a party may become popu-
lar.
They must do something to satisfy their
ambition, and they can no longer remain in
the magnificent structure reared by the old
Wing party, nor in the secret den, now rem
dered uninhabitable by the offensive effiuvia
of defunct Ki-Yi ism, and hence the clamor
for new organization. Well, let them in
dulge in their party phantasms, if they
choose to let their imaginations run away
with their judgments and permit what is I'M
real to overpower them As experiments
are multiplied, principles are better under.
stood, and the faster mushroom parties arise
the frmer will the principles of the National
Democratic Party be linked to the hearts OF
the people.
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1857-02-14

PoLITIcs IN BUTTE.-The Record seems
to have declared open war against certain
politicians in Butte county, and is, from
time to time, pouring. in hot shot with a
right good will. 1t is none of our business
but if it was, we should say to the Record
60 in and win, little one; you have right
and justice on your side, so never let up I'M
til the purse proud aristocrats who are seek
ing your ruin, shall humbly sue for your
forgiveness Wheu they do, it is magnani-
nous to forgive. but admonish them-gent-
ly-against such antics in future Cal
Express.
We thank you, Calonel, for your kind
words of encouragement, and in accordance
with your advice and our good Intentions
shall continue to goin-and win-if possible
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1857-02-14

FRIGHTFUL CATAsTRoPHE.-0n Saturday
Evening last, at about eight o'clock. say
the Sacramento Item, as Mr., Andrew Black
of the tate Journal Office, was engaged in
playing with, or rather teasing, the large
dog Jack" of that establishment, the dog
became irritated and as Mr. Block was
STOPPING down, seized him fercely by the
back of the head, and stripped the scalT
loose from nearly one-t third OF the Uranium
Physicians were at once callbd and the
scalp replaced and sewed up. We regret
to chronicle so unpleasant a disaster to SC
sstimable gentleman.
We learn that the wounded man is doing
well, but the dog has since died-haying
been shot.
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1857-02-14

FATAL AVALANCHE We learn from the
Old Mountaineer, that about week since
four men were killed at the Rough and
Ready qurtz ledge, on Jamison Creek, Plu-
mas County. At light, snow slide occur
red of such tremendous weight and magni-
tude as to completely crush cabin and its
four occupants, who were not discovered un-
til some days after, whom they were dug
out and buried. No names are given of
but one, which is Webb.
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1857-02-14

STAGE FOR DoGTowN.-Major Graham
informs us that the California State Co, will
start stage from their Office at the St
Nicholas Hotel every day at II O'clock for
the above diggings which are reported to be
exceedingly rich, and situated about four.
teen miles north Of Pence's Ranch.
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1857-02-14

THE BULL AND BEAR FIGHT.-A numer-
Gus assemblage congregated in Jones Bull
Pen on Saturday, to witness the contest be-
tween Bruin and the bull. The fight was
commenced with much spirit by the bovine
beast, much to the terror and inconvenience
of poor Bruin, and the delight of the refined
and discriminating spectators. The unfor-
tunate beast of the forest was made the re-
cipient of plenty of stiff horns, the which,
however, he seemed in no mood to consider
in the light of cornucopie, but growled and
snapped necessarily as they were presented,
but finally weakened under their influence.
A separation between the brutal contestants
soon ensued and the entertainment conclu-
ded with sundry abortive attempts on the
part of certain youthful aspirants, to climb
an oleaginous pole, at the top of which was
placed tempter in the shape of purse
containing fifty dollars. Universal satisfac-
ton was evinced by the patrons, who with
one accord, voted the performance no
sc steamboat" Tire la bdgatelle
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1857-02-14

We are indebted to the Marysville In
quirer for the following report Of legislative
proceedings:
In the Senate, on Monday, the Judiciary
Committee reported against the passage of
an act concerning the testimony of children
and other than white persons. 1t was made
the special order for tomorrow.
An act concerning delinquent taxes in the
several counties of this State, providing for
the payment of the same in State and Coun-
" scrip, was passed.
A petition, numerously signed by citizens
in San Francisco, was presented, praying
the passage of law for the better observ-
ance of the Sabbath.
In the Assembly several new bills were
presented, among them an act to amend an
act to regulate proceedings in criminal
cases, and act amendatory of an act relating
to mortgages.
Mr.. Hall gave notice that he will to-day
move resolutions Of impeachment against
G. ". Whitman, Controller of State,
The Printing Committee reported that the
cost of State printing from February I'd to
the present time, amounts to S697.
The select committee appointed to investi-
gate the matter of transmission of money by
State bonds, presented a lengthy report,
charging the Treasurer with mis- iemeanor in
office, and 500 copies of the same were or
dered printed.
Mr.. Brent offered resolution, which was
adopted, that Henry Bates, Treasurer of
State, be authorized to make any respectful
written or oral argument on the matters Of
fact or questions of law now in evidence or
pending before the Assembly, relating to
certain charges against him, which charges
have bean reported on by select committee
Of the House.
The Governor Informed the Assembly that
he had approved the following bills:
An act to fix the compensation of the Dis
trict Attorney of the county of Contra Costa.
An act to fix the compensation of the
County Judge Of Napa County, the County
Judge of YolO county, and District Attorney
of the county of Humboldt, and the County
Judge and District Attorney of Solano
county.
An act supplementary % act entitled an
act to incorporate the city of Sonora
An act to amend and supplemental to an
act to secure the liens of mechanics. Passed.
LEGIsLATIvE.-In the Senate on Saturday
Mr.. Shaw presented communication from
Senator Tilford, rendering his resignation
as Senator from San Francisco, to take eff
feet from the 9th.
The passage of law abolishing the office
of States Prison Directors, was favorably
reported on.
A resolution to adjourn sine die was made
the special order for the Dist by vote of
Is to g.
The name of the new northern county
was changed from Buchanan to Del Norte.
In the Assembly a bill was introduced to
authorize the Supervisors of Yuba County to
subscribe 5000 coo in the stock of the Ma
rysville and Benica Railroad company.
Notice was given of bill to create the
county of Kern.
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1857-02-14

PERSONAL ENcoUNTER.-On Saturday
last, says the Sacramento Bee, a difficulty
occurred in the lobby of the Capitol between
Mr., JONES O'Neil, member from Placer
county, and Mr.. Bell, one Of the editors Of
the Sacramento Union. The cause of the
outbreak was a certain paragraph which
appeared in Saturdays Union rejecting up
on Mr.. O'Neill. The parties were separated
before any damage was done.
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1857-02-14

ANOTHER NICARAGUAN GONE CON-
munication in Saturdays Express, contains
the news of the death of Judge Douglas j
wilkins, whose demise was occasoned by fe-
yer, in Nicaragua sometime during the
month of November last Mr.. Wilkins was
for a considerable time resident of Marys
vile, and leaves a large circle of friends
there and elsewhere to mourn his death.
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1857-02-14

VI The San Francisco Herald states
that there is no money in the treasury of
that city to pay off policemen. This is I'M
fortunate. The small pay they receive,
800 per month, is scarcely sufficient for
their wants under any circumstances, bnt
to receive this amount in the shape of a
warrant, that cannot be cashed is deplora-
bic: At present the policemen are in the
receipt of no money at all, for they cannot
dispose of their warrants at any sacrifice
whatever.
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1857-02-14

DEATH OF AN AcroR Mr.. Charles A.
King, for many years favorably known to
the lovers of the drama, both in this State
and elsewhere, died at Sonora on Thursday
last. We learn from the Sacramento Bee
that the Joint Stock Company of the Nation
al Theatre of that city, have telegraphed to
Sonora for the body, which they intend to
inter in the Sacramento cemetery. The dis
ease which occasioned Mr.. Kings death was
dropsy. His death is universally lamented
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1857-02-14

CAMEO CUTTING.-The San Francisco pa
is carried on in San Francisco. by Mr.. Peter
Mezzara. He has executed several very
fine engravings, some of which are portraits
of ladies residing in San Francisco The
shell in which these canoes are cut is pro-
cured in the West Indies. The outer shell
cut away, leaving the figures by slow and
small degrees, and the labor requires all the
talent of the sculptor, as well as the skill Of
the incest workman
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1857-02-14

"OUT OF THE FRYING PAN INTO THE
1T is said that Tooney, the New. O
correspondent, and Col. Saliva, who recently
deserted Wakes cause, have been hanged
by the Allies. The former was taken pris-
oner by the Costa Ricans at Santa Rosa
some six months since, and well treated
and was, probably liberated on condition Of
not using arms against them them
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1857-02-14

ALMOST FIRE.-We fortunately escaped
confagration yesterday. From careless
adjustment of stove pipe, the Metropoli-
tan Bowling Saloon near our office, on Myers
street, caught fire on the side next to Cheap
Johns store, and but for the timely efforts
of bystanders, a serious fire would have &C.
Cured. We had better get machine"
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1857-02-14

WORKING FOR WALL STREET-Every-
body is working for the denizens of Wall
street, New York; from the merchant in
China, to the manufacturer in New York,
and even the miners in the farthermost ra-
vines of California is digging gold for the
Littles and Huntingtons of Wall street. Not
directly, perhaps, but compelled to do so by
the laws of trade.
The New York papers have given up the
idea of the mines giving out and now begin
to calculate upon the amount that Caiifor-
MIA will probably furnish. The New York
Herald furnishes the following morsel of
comfort for our miners:
We may safely calculate on thirty eight
to thirty nine millions for 1857, with very
little prospect of error"
Think of that, ye honest miners -ou are
expected to furnish only about three mil
lions and a half per month, to satisfy the
demands of Wall street.
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1857-02-14

KILLEp-Bruin, who had the contest with
the bull on Saturday, was slain on Sunday
and his carcass sold in the shambles. We
don't know whether we have eaten any of it
or not, but that beef we ate at Legate's last
evening was most unusually tender, and
I" mine host" we are half inclined to believe
tina: bear meat composed large portion Of
our supper.
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1857-02-14

Rio DE LAS PLUMAs The river yesters
day, was in high state of excitement, and
came tearing out of the foothills at railroad
speed. Considerable snow has fallen in the
mountains during the last two days, which
has doubtless prevented the river from going
on a regular bender, and saved the ranches
below ON intimidation
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1857-02-14

J. E MCDoNoUGH.-We have seen 18th.
graphic likeness of this eminent actor which
represents him in the character of Damon.
Those who have seen him represent his act
ing as bearing a very pleasing resemblance
to that of Forrest. We hope soon to see him
on the boards of our theatre.
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1857-02-14

A MoUNTAH RoAD.-The California Elk
press of Saturday contains communication
setting forth the necessities Of road from
that city 10 Sierra County. The plan as
proposed Is 10 form joint stock company
with a Capital of $4,000, of which Marys-
vile is asked to subscribe SIS 600. the poo
PIE Of Sierra proposing to take the balance
OF the stock. The proposition is first made
TO the Marysvillians with the threat if they
dout accept the offer, that the road shall
AVOID them altogether and be run to Sacra-
mehto- The Express very properly consid-
e-s tue above a most important project, and
prees the people of Marysville 10 give it
their earnest consideration
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1857-02-14

The TEHUANTEPEc ROUTE 1t is report
ed that Mr. James Birch, formerly Presi.
dent of the California Stage Company, in.
tends putting line of stages on the above
route, to run from the Atlantic to the Pa.
cifc oceans. We earnestly hope this route
may be opened early in the coming Spring
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1857-02-14

" hold it a religious duty
To love and worship children's beauty;
They've least the faint of earthly clod;
They're freshest from the hand OF God -
CAMPBELL.
Gentle, sparkling. hayward thing,
Bud of Heavens own blossoming
Angels bore thy little soul
From its vast ethereal goal,
Weeping as they gave 10 earth,
Being of such priceless worth:
But fiat from on high
Dooms thy absence from the sky
Till the serried Gibbs eff Tine,
Elaborate soul sublime
Fitted for niche to grace
In IRE EIernal's altar place. Ion.
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1857-02-14

VALUABLE INTENTIONAL Mr.. Henry,
of Alabama has invented a machine for
spinning cotton by the same power by which
it is ginned He claims that it will double
the profits of the cotton planter-adding a
hundred and fifty millions year to the val
ue Of their crop.
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1857-02-14

QUARTZ Miles Chaplin, Esq, has shown
us prospect from Quartz Ledge, situa-
ted in Carleton Ravine, about three mile.
above Stringtown. One an Of decomposed
Quartz produced $3.50. Mr. Chaplin il
going to erect a mill for the purpose of work
ing the Ledge.
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1857-02-14

For SoNoRA.-F. S. Mckinney, with a
party of thirty or forty men from Santa
Clara county, left for San Jose, on Wednes-
day, February Sd, for the purpose of taking
passage on the brig Cyclops, for the Colorado
River, to join the party of Henry A. Crabb
in the Gadsden Purchase.
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1857-02-14

Mn. FLEMING.-We are glal to see that
this clever actor and amiable gentleman is
so great a favorite with the Marysvillians.
The fact that he is such, is good proof of
his merits, and their appreciation of the act
or and the man. We see it announced that
he commences a arrangement in that city
to- NIGHT.
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1857-02-14
DIR. Bates Letter of Resignation.
Treasury Department,
Sacramento. Feb. lltb. 1857.

=
Sacramento, Feb. 11th, 1857.
To the Governor of the State Of California:
submit to you herewith r;y resignation
of the office of Treasurer of State of Califor
mia, to take effect Immediately. A few days
since, promised the District Court to res
pond to the proceedings instituted therein,
for the increase of my official bond, ON the
ground that l could give such bond as might
be needed or demanded by the Court.
Subsequent inquiries and exertions on my
part have convinced me, that in the present
state of public feeling, l cannot, without
greater sacrifices than l am able to endure,
obtain bonds, with sufficient sureties, in the
penalty required
L, therefore, most respectfully tender you
my resignation as aforesaid, and leave the
vindication of my character and course to
the impartial judgment of the future.
Respectfully, your ob't servant,
HENRY Bates, State Treasurer.