Oroville daily Butte record. [volume] (Oroville, Butte County, Calif.) 1856-1858, 1857-05-30
,rosts. extraorSsnar ysnnw storms and every

cepuou or mat naturally looked Tor NJ thiS
season. From all qarters accounts are Civ.
en- Of the devastating effects to crops OF every
description.
The new bridge at Niagara Falls has
proved in the highest degree satisfactory.
The trial of Mrs Cunningham indicted rs
principal in the Murder OF DR.. Burlell, was
commenced May 4th before Judge Davies
The entire day and evening up to o'clock
was consumed in Obtaining jury. There
was Il large number of spectat Is present,
aud much interest was evinced in the pro-
ceedings Mrs c was present, dressed in
deep mourning and was accompnied by her
two daughters Eckel was also in Court,
aud sat beside his counsel during the entire
day.
The "rat disease" which occurred Mt the
National Hotel last March. from which So
many persons have died. i likely to create
some excitement as there Is strong evidence
Of nm attempt to poison Pres lent Buchanan
Late adviccs state that the Free State
men have abandoned their recent position,
and will take part in the coming election
The California stocks sold for - and 90.
Heavy rains fell at Albany y Y, on the
81, and 4th OF May, which caused a cUnsid.
cradle rise in the Hudson river. he water
was four feet at the docks and still rising.
The chief point IT interest just now III n
Y. city IS the present auarchIal position Of
that city, owing to the refusal Of Mayor
Wood to submit to the new municipal laws
passed by the last session. For this refusal
the Mayor is supported by severalo the mu-
uicipal judges and all of the police force
The schooner Merchant, and bark Helen
were secured in y llarhor, by MIR. Ryn-
ders, on charge Of being about to proceed on
a shaving voyage
The |. 5. steam frigate Niagara, sailed on
Saturday week for Englnnd to assist in lay
ing the new Ocean Telegraph Gable
The Navy department has sent out orders
to our East India fleet to send II force to the
Island of Formosa, to inquire into the affair
of the Ilighfyer
Many arrests have been made in Paris Of
parties charged with conspiring against the
life Of the Emperor.
Queen Victoria has given birth to another
Princess.
Russia is concentrating large force on
the Amour River.
The Russians continue to gain success
over the Prussans III the Caucasscs.
The Government at the West have ordered
rcintorcments to our fleets on both sides of
the I,thmus in consequence of the new issues
There was heavy fire shet in the Schuyi-
kill ON the 4th of May. a canal boat was
swept over the dam at FairmoInt, drown NJ
three boatmen.
The Steam propeller Fanny Garner, ex-
plodcd her boiler on the 10Th, on the Del
eware aud Raritnn Canal, killing the Capt
and four of her crew and severely I'M urIng
several others
J + Morse L. S. consAl to New Grenada
having been unable to come to any salts.
factory arrangement with that Govern
ment in relation to the Panama massacre,
returned home on the Empire City.
The Indians in the North west have re-
Gently committed the most altrOcious and in-
human barbarities on the settlers III that
region, who were comparatively unprotec-
ted
A great Rail Road Jubilee came off at
Memphis Tenn, on the LIST and II of May,
on the opening OF the Mmphis and Charles
ton Rail Road. 1t is es tlmated that rro Tess
than 10 900 persons participated in the GER
emonies.
The Governorship of Utah has been Of
ferred to III McArmOr, and it is believed
that he will accept the appointment; IA let
tar is now on the way to him, requesting his
presence in Washington. The design the
Administration is TO pursue peaceable pol
icy towards Utah, or rather that the laws
RAY be executed, and the rights of the in
habtants of the Territory protected,
\ contract has been made with he Pacific
Rail Road Co., Tor the conveyance of Mail
across the Isthmus Of Panama ut 100000
per annum. This is a reduction OF the for
mer rates.
The inhabitants Of Ulster county n. Y.
experienced most extraordinary storm on
Monday and Tuesday, April 18Th. Snow
fell to the depth of two feet and all the
T, ads on the Western border of the county
are traversed with seghs The cold is in
tense.
The freshet in Albany is four feet higher
than the dock,
Adviccs from Europe is to the Odd of April.
The Ministerial programme for the new
Parliament had not yet been promulgated.
The House of Commons is classed by the
London Star as follows:
Palmerston 26j; Derby OBJ; Reformers
Ill: Liberal Conservatives 80.
ElgIn Denuis had been officially an
nounced as the Minstorial nominee TOR
speaker
From spain.
indications seem to warrant the conclu-
sion that the Mexican difficulties is ia a tair
way towards Il pacific arrangement New
lnpedlnents In the way Of the NeufchAtel
treaty had arisen, but the assembling of the
conference at Paris excited hopes that AN
amlcable adj ,Istmeut would yet be arrived
at.
France.