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Butte record., 1857-01-24

IT is gratifying fact that, while other
cities aud towns of California, have gener-
ally complained of hard times, and although
the pressure has not been unfelt in 0roville.
the town has progressed with steady and
healthy strides, until Montgomery street
presents a line of business houses nearly if
improvement confined alone to Montgomery
Street. Other sections of the town have
kept. pace with Montgomery street. Our
citizens are again contemplating the incor-
poration of the town, and elsewhere in our
paper will be found call for meeting of
the citizens to take the subject into consid-
Grafton. In the course of the present year
Oroville will double her present size and
Importance.
1t is important that roads should be es-
tablished to other points in the county, and
particularly to the Junction of the North
and Middle Forks of Feather River. The
opening of this road will secure to Oroville
the entire travel to and from Plumas coun-
ty, and would be of immense benefit to our
merchants, Hotel keepers, and business men
trade, would contribute thousands of dol
lars, if necessary, to secure the opening of
this road, and hundreds of residents of
Butte county on the opposite side of the
river, have heretofore signed petitions in
its favor 1t is one of the most important
moves for the county that can be made at
present, and our Supervisors should no long
er yield to the interested influence which
bids them send the travel and trade of Plu-
mas county away from US, and force it to
cross the Bidwell Bridge. Ii is time other
interests were consulted, unless. indeed,
Judge Lewis has q title in fee to the county,
and the authorities of the county are COM
PEELED to contribute to his purse. That is
to be the question. VIII the Supervisors
consult the interests Of the county, or be
controlled by Judge Lewis :
The Board will commence a session on
the first Monday in February, when appli-
cation for license to construct a bridge and
keep ferry at the Junction will come be-
fore them 1t is not sufficient that they
should grant license to the Bidwell Bridge
Company to keep ferry at the Junction.
1t should be given to men who would be int
crested in securing a good road to and from
that point. The Bidwell Company are only
interested in securing license, that they
nay continue the travel in its present track.
The Board may as well grant no license at
all as to give it to them. Their action on
Butte record., 1857-01-24

THE PATERNITY OF ''JoHN PHoENIx'-
The Boston Journal says that the father of
Lieut.. George Derby, alias John Phoenix .
is resident of Boston, and for the past 30
years has been well known to the haJifues
of Slate street as vender of razors. He is
a gentleman Of fine education, and was for
merly practitioner of law in one of our
suburban towns His father and grand
father resided in Salem, and were both men
of opulence. The great-grAndfathe of Lieut.
Derby dispatched the first American ship
that ever doubled the Cape of Good Hope,
and at one time in his life was estimated to
be worth 81 600 900.
Butte record., 1857-01-24

A DISTRESSING OCCURRENCE.-The San
Francisco Herald contains the following ac-
count of the sudden death of little child in
that city on Tuesday last:-A little boy
about twenty months old, belonging to Mr.
Devoe, died last week under circumstances
painful in the extreme. He suddenly became
i'll, and doctor being sent for, pronounced
the child sick with Group. The little felew
rapidly got worse, and died in two hours.
One of the ladies of the house thought she
felt a small lump in his throat. The physi-
ician made an examination after death, but
instead of finding his prognostcAtions about
Group verified, he discovered steel button
lodged in the throat, and that the poor inno-
cent had died from suffocation!
Butte record., 1857-01-24

JAIL DELIVERY Mondays Sacramento
Union contains the following account of the
escape of prisoners from the Jackson Jail. A
despatch dated Jackson, Jan 18th, states:-
Three prisoners escaped from the county
Jail last night by boring into and removing
the boards from the upper floor and making
their way through the court house. The
jailor and one of his deputies were sleeping
in the Jail at the time. The names of the
prisoners are Linsay and Thompson, con-
fined for grand larceny, and Cherokee In
dian, for murder
Butte record., 1857-01-24

SAILING OF THE STEAMERs.-A dispatch
in the State Journal of Wednesday, dated
San Francisco Jan. Goth, says The stea-
mer Golden Gate sailed at four o'clock, with
800 passengers, and 81 ,559,644 in specie
and the Orizaba with $50 passengers.
A stabbing affair took place on the Golden
Gate to-day, between Mr.. Brooks, OF
Stockton, and Mr.. Dodge of Sacramento.
1t appears they had a dispute in Stockton
about the Vigilance Committee--Dodge was
wounded in the cheek.
Butte record., 1857-01-24
Items,

For several weeks have we exercised as
great degree Of patience as we fancy Job
ever possessed in the times of his greatest
forbearance, taking the very reasonable con-
clusion for granted. that Job never was, for
any considerable length of time, connected
with daily paper in the capacity of items
men, his "gourd being generally devoted
to other purposes than thinking of subject
matter for copy. Yesterday, we feel at per-
feet liberty to state. was the Sabbath, and
being the Sabbath. ought to have been kept
holy; and yet again being Sunday, should.
as the times go, have been fraught with
strange and wonderful occurrences, or to
say tie least, should have proved period on
which to chronicle at least one " beastly ex
hibition,'' or 90 bloody encounter" or a
* cowardly assault" yet no such thing oc-
Cured, nobody was shot, cut, or g horribly
mutilated,' and indeed the day was most
quiet and uninteresting occasion. The nine
fights that happened in front of our Office,
were each of the most commonplace nature
and indeed were totally uninteresting to the
| conneisseur in such matters and individual
ly were quite unworthy of being mentioned
in detail. No true app-eciator of fighting
item, that is to say, regular br liser, where
one or both of the parties has an eye gouged
out, or a nose or ear bit off, can ever con-
descend to make his pen medium for the
description of a simple knock down, where
but Il blow or two is struck and with no 9TH
er results than a common bunged eye, or
bloody nose, tie matter ending with the i'm
bibing Of few drinks and the dispensing of
the unsatisfed crowd The fact is hardly
worthy of mention, yet just to show the mo-
notony of these g dull piping times Of peace"
we chronicle the fact that but nine of these
very uninteresting occurrences took place in
our presence, although It's said that some
eight or ten others did happen, all of too
much sameness to deserve mention.
And then as to s' drunk" the thirteen
spe,crious creatures, who at various times
posted themselves up against our awning
posts or door frame, or who occasionally va
ried the performance BY sprawling on cur
sidewalk or surging through our door, were
each and all so positively void of anything
like novelty, so much a matter of course as
to make us almost ashamed of ourself for
having given them even passing notice.
When, VIC anxiously ask, will this state of
things cease to be &; When shall the glori
Gus days of drunken, fighting 0royllie, re-
turn pregnant with g horrible occurrences !"
Butte record., 1857-01-24
For the Butte Record
SPANIsHTowN, Jan. %, 1857


MR ED1roR--Sir Noticing no correspon.
dence from this section of the globe since tbc
departure of the 8" udge," and believing
our town is worthy Of notice, have taken;t
upon myself to send you few lines by way
Of a slant, bat as for giving you news.
cannot, as our town is like most mountain
towns, of that dull, monotonous character.
which admits of little comment; yet We have
had for the last few weeks, subjects enough
to give you volumes, if it suited our taste to
tell you of fast whiskey-fghting men, or
Nimshi, yet all these are commonplace oc-
currences, and notwithstanding they are ev-
licences of the life and action of our flourish
ing town. had rather tell you something Of
our dcings in more substantial way.
Our town has been very dull, but for the
last two weeks times have greatly improved
and indeed it now looks but little like the
Spanishtown of a month ago.
The late rains have furnished bountiful
supply of water in the main ravines, and our
miners have met with much better success
than was anticipated. hear Of very few
that are not doing well, yet diggings with
out some failures, is what have never seen.
Mr.. Whites company of three men, took
out the last three days of last week, $50.
The Spanish claim took out six ounces to the
pan yesterday, and all that have claims on
the main ravine. seem to be doing land Of
fee business
understand from Mr.. Rafell, that he has
fully tested his quartz lode near Jourdon
Hill, and that it will yield from $50 to $3.50
per ton With rastras this is big pay, and
from the appearance of the quartz l have
seen in this vicinity, do not doubt but that
this is as rich quartz section as there is in
the State, and do think this will be an i'm
portant and extensive branch Of our mines.
Under the management of Mr.. Dicky, our
big ditch is progressing finely, and in about
three or four weeks we will have an abund.
ance of water on our highest hills.
Through the politeness of the accommoda.
ting agent Of the Pacific Express Co, the be-
neYolent conutcnance of the Record greets
US daily. Yours, in haste, PHELIx.
Butte record., 1857-01-24

FROM New GRANApA.-A correspondent
Of the New York Herald, at Carthagena,
writes that an important movement is on
foot which is likely to affect the interests of
the shareholders Of the Panama Railway
1t will be remembered that in the charter
granted to the company, the New Granadan
government reserved to itself the right Of
appropriating the road at the expiration of
twenty years, on the payment of an indem-
nifty of five millions Of dollars 1t appears
that it is seriously contemplating the put
ting in force this stipulation and has opened
negotiations with English capitalists for the
sale of the reserved right. The road cost
nearly nine millions, and is one of the best
paying investments Of the kind In operation.
The New Granadiln government calculate
on appropriating the proceeds of the sale to
the payment of its foreign debt, which is
mostly in the hands of English bondholders.
Butte record., 1857-01-24

this matter will show whether they are act
ing for the good of the community at large
and then the community will know where
to place them. We believe the Board is dis
posed to be governed only by the interests
of the county, and trust they will have the
energy to throw eff interested and undue
influence.
Measures have been adopted by the Sac
ramento Valley Railroad Company, for the
extension of their road early in the coming g
spring, and surveys for the road will extend
here before the month of March has passed.
Orovile is now large and thriving place,
and the opening of this road will add to its
growth end Importance. Is it for our inter-
csts to concentrate business and travel here,
or drive it from us by a continuance of the
present arrangement:
Butte record., 1857-01-24

ANOTHER ExPEnITIoN.-We learn, upon
what we consider reliable authority, that
there is no doubt an expedition is being ft
ted out in this State to aid in reyolutionizing
the State of Sonora. Already a large num-
bcr of adventurers have been enlisted in the
service, and it is expected that in short
time the new liberators Will leave for the
point Of rendezvous 1t is further believed
that not less than three thousand men will
be engaged in the enterprise, and that they
proceed at the invitation Of many of the
most prominent and wealthy citizens Of So
nora II rumor is correct in naming the
leaders of the movement, we are inclined to
think that the expedition has been entrusted
to the guidance of competent and enterpri-
sing heads Whether the flibusters are
completely revolutionary in their ideas, or
whether they only intend to depose the
reigning authorities, we have not been in-
formed State Journal
Butte record., 1857-01-24

4 NOVEL SPECULATION. The Washing
ton correspondent of the Philadelphia In
quirsr. states that some adventurous indi-
viduals have purchased of the proprietor Of
Mount Vernon, all the trees and shrubbery
left on the estate at cost of $40, 900, aud
that the same parties haVe erected large
building naar the railroad depot in Wash
ington, at cost Of probably $4,000 more.
This large outlay is to be reimbursed BY the
manufacture and sale of Washington or
Mount Vernon canes.
Butte record., 1857-01-24

DEATH OF Col. EuTTER.-The Panama
the death of Col. Sutter, as taken from the
Boletin Cficial. 1t is reported that he was
killed in one of tbs recent battles between
Walker and the Costa Ricans but no intel
hgenee of his death reached here on the
last Nicaragua steamer. Col, Sutter was
son of Gen. John A, Sutter, and young
man of great promise, and his death will be
hear BY the Sierra Nevada now due, tina: be
is not dead.
Butte record., 1857-01-24

McDERMoTr-Thi invaluable item made
himself target for "hen fruit firewood,
porterhouse steaks, newspaper squibs and
other productions, on Tuesday night at the
Union Theatre, San Francisco, Offering for
the dsapprobation of the public, readings
from Shakespeare. His audience made most
boisterous applause, and seeming disposed to
keep up until past the time wnen theatres
should close for the night, the gas lights
were shut off, as the fun went out with the
lights, the patrons retired
Butte record., 1857-01-24

The CHINESE LEARNING ENGLIsH.-The
Chinese in San Francisco are manifesting
desire tc acquire knowledge of the English
language. On Tuesday evening last, a mo.
ton was made in the Board of Education to
receive Asiatic, and particularly Chinese
youth, into the common schools, but was re-
Jected. The reason assigned is, that they
would be maltreated by rude boys. Tho
project of having a separate school for them
has been broached.
Butte record., 1857-01-24

MILITARY RoUTINE.--Major Lee, chief of
the commissary department on this coast, is
now on trial before a court martial in San
Francisco, says the Union, for having sent
certain army stores to Oregon, without hav-
ing first sent them up to Benicia, the bead
quarters of the Pacific division, thinking to
save the Government the needless expense of
such transhipment as sending them to BENZ
cia would cause. Thus for trying to do a
favor to an g ungrateful republic" he has
been held to answer by the War Department,
before a court martial.
Butte record., 1857-01-24

North CAROLINA DIsCRAcED The ST.
preme Court of North Carolina has confirmed
the decision of Judge Manly that members
of the Universalist Church are incompetent
to testify in Courts of Justice, according to
the laws of that State By this decision.
the Uniyersalists of North Carolina are
virtually outlaws, as no member Of that re-
ligous denomination can collect his debts.
swear to an assault, or testify before the
courts in any case, even if his wife or child
should be insulted
Butte record., 1857-01-24

MoRE SLUIcE RoBBING.-The sluice boxes
OF Gen. Harris claim near Crozier's Hill,
were robbed Oh Friday night last, of about
sevntyfve dollars. This style of crevicing
will either have to remove the dirt from their
sluices every night, or else keep watch over
them. With as many loafers about town as
there has been lately, we are not surprised
at the frequency of these robberies, in fact
we wonder they don't happen oftener.
Butte record., 1857-01-24

IT A duel took place on Wednesday
morning last between two Frenehman, near
Jackson, Amador county. Weapons, Colts
revolvcrs. One Of the combatants had a ball
put through his ear on the first round, when
the seconds interferel AMI the difficulty was
amieably arranged. The combatants, sec
ondS and friends, repaired to a restaurant.
and sealed their compact of friendship over
few bottles Of champagne, claret, and cul
Of coffee
Butte record., 1857-01-24

DRAWING DEADLY WEAPONS Julia Mo
Quade, boarder at Mrs Amelia Johnson's
Jenny Lind Hotel,' was brought before
Justice Elliott yesterday, charged with
drawing deadly weapon on the person Of
John Spur, the bar-keeper at the Hotel
aforesaid Julia had Jnry trial and was
found guilty, and placed under two hundred
dollar bonds to appeor to-day and receive
sentence.
Butte record., 1857-01-24

BUR1SG AN INDIAN The Sioux burned
n Ch;newa Indian to death near Glencoe,
Minnesota, on the 23d ult., in revenge for
the murder Of Dakota women last year. The
Chippewa met all the horrid torture inflicted
on him with Indifference. He was burned
at slow fire and fingered several hours.
Butte record., 1857-01-24

ASSAULT AND BATTERY Samuel Protine
was arraigued yesterday before Justice SAT-
ford, charged with assault and battery on
the person of II Ralph, in having belte1 that
individual over the head with a decanter.--
Charge sustained and defendant muIcted in
the sum Of $50
NJ. A. Mclaughlin was arrested an a sim.
liar charge from the same individual. Iu
this case noiie PrOsequi was entered.
Butte record., 1857-01-24

IMpoRrANr TO INsoLyENrs.-Judge Nc
Allister, of the United States Circuit Court,
San Francisco, has decided that person
that gets his release from his debts in one
State by virtue of the insolvent act of the
State. is not, by such operation discharged
from debts contracted in other States
Butte record., 1857-01-24

Do1NGs AT SPANIsHTowN-Af friend who
come down yesterday from this place, in
forms us that fight occurred there on Mon
day night, between man named Cass and
another who is known as Scotty, in which
the latter bit eff his opponents ear and in
ficted other serious injuries. Cause assigned
-whiskey. Our informant also states that
the work on the Spanishtown ditch is being
pushed forward vigorously, and that with
the water supplied by rains, the miners in
that vicinity are generally doing we'll.
Butte record., 1857-01-24

THE BIGGEST NUGGET YET-NEw SoUTH
WALES GOLD MINEs.-The Sidney Mercan-
tile Journal and Shipping Register, of Octo-
Der 1st, mentions rumor of the discovery
of ''another monster nugget" valued at
e20 900, at Louisa Greek. This nugget
would require to have about four hundred
pounds of pure gold in it, to be Yorth that
sum-Sl0O,O 600! 1t appears from the same
paper that the gold mines in New South
Wales are, on the whole, looking very much
I'M.
Butte record., 1857-01-24

TIE troubles in Kanzas appear to have
late Presidential election. Governor Geary
has proved the proper man for the position
to which lie ives appointed by President
Pierce, and has been decided, active and en-
ergetic in his measures, as appears by his re-
port recently sent into Congress by the Pres
ident. With the exception of some trihing
disturbances in the southern portion of the
Territory, which will soon be quieted by the
Governor, peace has been restored to bleed
ing Kanzas, and the Paixhan gun of the
Republican organization has been spiked
The fanatics of the Union will no longer
meet in kanzas to get up hideous reports
for Republican organs, or for southern tanat-
ieal chivalry There is no longer any need
OF Emigrant Aid Societies with Sharpe's ac-
companiments, or for southern chivairy to
send Buford rifle companies, and Atchison
men into Kanzas Peace reigus in the ter
ritory Instead of columns of the Republi-
can organs in New Y ork and elsewhere, be-
ing filled with outrages in kaDzas, they are
now devoted to the diffusion OF more inter
esting and general information. Hereafter
instead of wars dread alarms" the news
from Kanzas Will be composed of accounts of
the progress of the new territory, the lOca-
tion Of new towns, the erection rf mills
and manufactures, and the rapid progress
of the Territory in all the improvements
that constitutes the permanent reliable
wealth of a State.
The appointment Of new officers for the
Territory, heretofore noticed by US. cannot
but have beneficial tendency. The reno
val of those who have participated in the
old troubles, and the appointment of men
who look but TO the general welfare of the
the inhabitants Of the territory, and fair
and impartial administration of the laws,
Butte record., 1857-01-24

TELEGR APHIc McWilliams showed
US letter yesterday from Col Stockton,
from which we learn that all the machinery
requisite to put our telegraph line in opera
ton will be brought here carly in the COM
ing week. We had previously supposed it
was all here, hence our inquiry yesterday.
Butte record., 1857-01-24

The LEGIsLATURE.--Little has been done
by either branch of this body lately, most Of
the members having absented themselves
from the capital to attend the Senatorial
Levee in San Francisco.
Butte record., 1857-01-24

Topic which appears to have excited
considerable interest among our Atlantic
exchanges, is the proposition to revive the
African Slave Trade. Governor Adams, Of
South Carolina, amongst other subjects rec
commended to the Legislature of that State
includes this. OF course this subject is enc
which can never meet the appreciation, or
receive the sanction of the American gov
ernment. 1t is repugnant to the feelings of
large majority of the Southern States, and
would fail to be legalized if left to the de-
cision of the States now recognizing the in
stituion of slavery.
The subject came up in the lower House
of Congress on Monday, December 10, when
one hundred and fifty. two members of that
body voted that the slave trade is 'sShock-
ing to the moral sentiments of the enlight-
ened portions of mankind, and that revi-
val of it would subject the country to the
.'reproach and execration of all civilized
and christian people throughout the world
Fiftv-two Southern Members dissented from
the Shocking to the moral sentiments"
clause, but were ready all Of them ercepf
sereD-to declare the Slave trade s'Unwise
and inexpedient, and to condemn the policy
of repe ling the laws declaring it to be pi-
raey. This is broad solid landmark, and
fur nishes test of strength between fire.
eating faction at the South and the humane
and conservative sentiment of the whole
country.
The Inaugural address of Governor ALI
son, the newly installed Governor of South
Carolina. does not renew the recommenda-
ton, and ii may therefore be presumed that
Governor Adams was only induced to make
the recomm endation at the close of his term
of Office that he might demonstrate his at
tachment to the institution The politicians
Of South Carolina are noted for their indul-
gence in obsolete distractions and abnormal
idiosyncracies, which are doubtless, as con-
solatory to them, as the measures of others
that would confer blessings upon millions
Their sentiments may create some excite
ment, provoke some discussion, and may be
necessary for their enjoyment and happiness,
but their sentiments do not meet the appro-
val of the citizens of that State
1t is the declaration and publication Of
Butte record., 1857-01-24

The WEEKLY GLEANER-W have re
ceceiyed the first number Of this new week
ly just started in San Francisco 1t is ed
tied and published by Julius Eckman, D. D
and as its motto states is devoted to Reli-
tiles, Literature and general news" 1t is
a neatly printed and very interesting sheet.
Butte record., 1857-01-24

No FLoop.-Immediate appreLens;ons Of
a food in Sacramento had su5siled with the
river which IS fast roseling within its
banks.
Butte record., 1857-01-24

EMPTY JAIL.-The Weayeryille Jail since
the execution of Fehley aud Wise is left
without an occupant.
Butte record., 1857-01-24

sentiments such as this, in which ninety
nine in hundred of the pople of the South
do not concur, that has given rise to a Sec
tional party in the north, which came nigh
overwhelming the country in the recent
Presidential contest. 1t is gratifying to
know that the extreme views do not meet the
appreciation of the South, and that their
deleterious effects in other portions of the
Union have been rendered comparatively
harmless.