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Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-08-19
Oruullls Bully Buttt Retora.
WEDNESDAY, MORNING. AUGUST 10TH.
Additional Eastern Items.

The Pacific, Iowa, Entoyrise, of July says:-A
trader has just arrived here from the Mountains
bringing tue startling and narrowing intelligence
that ao entire detachment of United States troons
Cavalry consisting of one hundred priya.es two
officers and thirty team sters EN- r,ute for Salt Laks
had been attacked by the Cheyenne Indians at Ash
Hollow, and every one of them slaughtered. lie
gives no further particulars is he able to give
Us the names of the officers or men
Since the above written. train of emigrants from
Salt Lake has arrived. They corroborate the dis
tressing intelligence bro ght by the trGder above
referred to. but unable to furnish with any
add itional particulars We shall look with much
anxiety for the details of this horrible massacre
KAszAs.-Our special correspondent in Kanzas,
says tue New York Times, teegraphed the results
of the Democratic Convention held at Lecompton,
for the nomuc,on OF a delegate to Congress. After
much confusion, in the course OF which DR. String
fellow wasinco ontinently dropped. the Convention
nominated Ex-Governor Ransom, of Michigan Res
olution> approbatory OF the pursued by Gov.
eruor Walker were adopted, and the convention ad-
journed.
RETURNED MoRMoNs-A party of nearly one hun
dred Mo, mons just from L tab AMI en- reute for the
southern part OI kauZAs, Whefe tney propose TO
settle. passed Fort Leavenworth the 9Th of July.
They are heartily sick of the tyranical rule of the
Mormon leaders; and fearful if they remained
ef suffering violence during the anticipated conflict
between the United tates Government and the
Brigham Young oligarchy.
TiNID MAR>HAL.-In Vicksburg, on the 3oth OF
June. negro boy about Is years old was shot
fhr, hal .l,;I
provocation, by fellow by the name of Mccoy Kill.
ling him instantly. Mccoy was arrested, had a
hearing before the Mayor, and was remandcd to
prison but refused to be taken there, drawing q
knife on the Marshal, who was 80 much intimidated
that he lermitted him TO e.cape The citizens were
very indignant at this, and caused the Marshal to
resign his Office.
RIOT occurred at Detroit Michigan, on the eve
ming of the 5th July, in which Deputy sheriff, Small
and Austin received tevere injuries iIom the effects
of which the former died on the foil owing morning
Twelve arrests were made
INCREASE OF IMMIGRArIoy Ninety seven thous-
and three hundred and uinety-sx immigrant, ar.
rived in New York from the 1T of January to the
lst of Jnly. nurg the same period last year. the
arrivals were 599l6.
THE New York Times hints that Bishop Uughes
will be drposed. and thinks that McClosky or OCen-
nor will be his successor.
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STOLEN

ENRON the cabin Of the subscriber on Gold Till, on
a the 9TH of August, one GOLD WATCH AND.
CHAIN. u l4oeyer win return the sanIe 10 Edgard
p lee at Chus.'s Claim, sl,ai receive $50 no ques-
tions asks- Description as follows: Improved
straight liue com pensaed BalaGce, No. lss5l, llu-
guepim Nuellemin, Locie sIoml
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-08-19
Metropolitan Bowling
Billiard Saloon,
Myers street. opposite the Keystone Market

T5tTs stt5Es UPINSIIe ING Ne!stOH6 MaT htI
fuNHE SUBSCRIBER HAVING THOROUGHLY
II renovated his CON mmoeliu"s BOWLING Al
LEYS and royided himself with n fine BILLIARD
TABLE. besides having repleeshed his u X with
choice stock Of lines ana i.quo' 8. solics such
share OF public patronage has heretofore haen Of
fered him. LEWIS SCHROEDER
July 81. 1857. iy27
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Dated April Sd, 1857. ;
AMENDMENT NO 9.
Pesolped bu the GeneraI D

Resolped by the General assembly Of the State
of Ohio, Three-ffths of the members elected
to each House concurring therein,5 that it be,
and hereby is, proposed to the electors of this
State to vote on the second Tuesday of 0cto-
Der next, upon the approval or rejection of the
following amendment, as a substitute for, the
fifth and sixth sections of the fourth article of
the Constitution viz: SEC. 5. District Courts
shall be held in each county at least once in
each year, by one or more District Judges elect
ed by the electors of separate Districts to be
prescribed by law. who shall hold their Office
for five years; and during their continuance in
Office, shall reside in the District for which they
are elected. The. provisions of the fourteenth
section of this article shall apply to District
Judges. The General Assembly may by law
authorize the Judges of the District Court, and
of the Courts of Common Pleas, to fix the times
of holding their respective Courts. Until Dis
trict Judges shall have been elected and quail
fled, District Courts shall be held by the
Judges of the Supreme Court and of the Courts
of Common Pleas, as now authorized. Sec. 6.
The District Court shall have such jurisdiction
as may be provided by law, and the Judges
thereof shall have and exercise such power
and jurisdiction at chambers, and may be re-
quired to sit as Judges of the Courts of Com
mon Pleas as shall be directed by law. s Z
-s--~-t NH. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker of the House of Representatives..
- THOMAS. II. FORD, 2
y - - AK President Of the Senate.
Dated April Sd, 1857. :,
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Regulations.

I. Persons wishing to compete must become
members Of the Society, by paying one dollar
annually to the Treasurer, which must be done
telofss their articles are entered on the books
sfsthe Society.
,2ss Altarticles, except farming utensils, offer
sdsfor preminms must be owned by the persons
cderipg them, and be exhibited by the manu-
factarer, OF by members of their families
ctsildrea over 81 years of age are not entitled
tssoonpsse without becoming members them
a. No psrson will be allowed to serve on
auv eommittee before which he has an article
orsarticles for exhibition.
,Ae.SWhen there is no competition, no pre-
rniuua will bs swarded unless the article pre-
senrsd be esdeemed deserving and meritorious
S.r Premiums may be awarded on any arti-
elssnot enumerated in the Premium List.
S6.ssNo animal can obtain a premium unless
d. Il ow ned in Monroe County; and no article
can receive any unless it is the growth or man
ufaetnre of the County, with the exceptions
speciaeds in the list.
He'd The various awarding committees are
rsaussted to be present in due time, and to re-
port themselves on their arrival to the Score
"a Jndres on animals VIII have regard to the
svmmetry. early maturity, and size; and will
make .proper Allowances for age, feeding, and
the general character and condition OF the ami
mais. They are especially requested not to
giysseuceuragemanti to over-fed animals, the
ebjsct,b being to have superior animals for breed
Ing Judges are requested to examine the
proeeny, when, possible, of all animals exhibited
aahroe1ars, and makedue allowances for excel
ienoies. and imperfsctions in these, in giving
their awards to the sire or dam. No person,
except an officer or member of the Board, will
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to each House eoncurring therein, that it be,
and hereby is proposed to the electors of this
State to vote, on the second Tuesday of Octo-
Der next, upon the approval or rejection of the
following amendment as an additional section
to article eleven of the Constitution. Every
county which now is, or may hereafter be enti-
tied to more than one Senator, or Representa-
tive for the residue of the present decennial
period, or for all, or any portion OF any subse-
quent decennial period, shall be divided into as
many Senatorial and Representative districts
as there may be Senators or Representatives
elective in any year of the present, or any sub
sequent decennial period, which districts shall
be of contiguous territory, and each district
shall contain as nearly ratio for Senator or
Representative as is attainable, without violat-
ing the rule herein given as to contiguity of
territory and without dividing any township,
election precinct, or ward. If any Represen-
tative, or Senatorial district composed of two
or more counties shall by reason of any excess
of population over ratio, be entitled to adj
ditional. Representatives or Senators for any
portion of the present or any subsequent de-
cennial period, the district shall be divided into
two districts, for each portion of such decen-
nial period, which shall be contiguous territory,
and each shall contain as near ratio as is at
tainable without dividing counties.
If bu reason Of the annexation of one Sena-
torial district to another, there shall be any
excess of population over a Senatorial ratio,
which shall be entitled to additional Senatorial
Representation for any portion of any decen-
NAL period, each district, as now constituted,
shall elect one Senator. ia.'
Counties shall be divided into districts by
the County Commissioners or such other board
of officers elective and resident in the proper
county as may be provided by law. AT least
four months prior to the general election in
1858, the counties entitled to more than one
member of either house shall be divided into
districts for the residue of the present decen-
nial period, and at least four months prior to
the general election in the first year of each
subsequent decennial period, the counties enti-
tied to more than one member for all, or any
portion of such decennial period, in either or
both houses, shall be divided into districts for
the whole of the decennal period. A descrip-
ton of the district of each county shall be
published as mag be directed by the County
Commissioners or as may be prescribed by law.
sl- N. H. VAN WORRIES, sa. 4
: Speaker Of the House Of Representatives. =.
tTF T. 81 THOMAS H. FORD,
President of the Senate.
I Dated April Sd, 1857. Htt 's.eas -
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AMENDMENT NO. 8:

RESOLVED By the General Assembly of the STATE
of Ohio, Three -fifths of the members elected to
each branch, concurring therein, that it be and
hereby is proposed to the electors of the State,
to vote on the second Tuesday of October next,
to approve or reject the following amendment
as asubstitute for the second and third sections
of the twelfth article of the e-Censtitution..--
All property, personal and real, shallbe sub
ject to taxation by uniform rule, at the true
value thereof in money, but such deductions
from credits may be allowed as the General
Assembly may deem expedient; Provided, that
burying grounds, public school houses, and
all other public property, and all institutions
of purely public charity and all houses used
exclusively for public; worship, shall be ex-
empt from taxation; and if the totalralue' of
the personal property of any person. Shall not
exceed fifty dollars, the same may ibeasexempt
from taxation. All property semployed in
banking shall always bear burden of taxa
tion equal to that imposed on the property of
individuals. s---. ess - asst
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Speaker of the House Of Representatives. :,
m THOMAS H. FORD,
President Of the Senate.
Dated Aprils Sd. 1857 s|k es-a19 IL
: Z. 2 a v q q y =. q u 81 ttl9 z 3
AMENDMENT.-NO. a


sResotsedby the General .Assenrbl the, State
of Ohio, Three -ffths of the members elected
to each House concurring therein, That it be
and hereby is proposed to the electors of the
State, on the second Tuesday of October next,
to approve or reject the following amendment
as a asubstitute for the first and second sections
of the thirteenth article of the Constitution.
Viz; Corporations. of every description shall
be created, and corporate powers granted only
by general laws which shall define the powers,
privileges and immunities, and prescribe the
duties and liabilities of each class or descrip-
tions of corporations, but the General Assem-
bly, may enact special laws for the relief of
corporations in peculiar cases, and may make
special provisions in regard to corporations III
cases where from their peculiar location OF, III
terests such special provisions are required,
and may. from time to time alter or repeal ali
such laws, as are authorized by this section.
N. 81. VAN WORRIES, e
a- Speaker of the House cf Represeatatiues.
go :, -ta.., 49,, THOMAS II. FORD,
4a.fss ~ - ..fss Presideat Of The Senate.
:, Dated April Sd, 1857. ~. 7 go.
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The above articles must be manufaf .nred in
the County, and, within the year. z Ie COM
mittee are requested to make a lengthy report,
describing the articles upon which they award
premiums, and noticing the number of COM
petitors for the different premiums.
Awarding Committee--Joseph Rodgers, Hen
ry Mengle and James Armstrong (of Malaga.)
FRUIT, VEGE-
T RI ES 6,c tsAE.sA
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of Premiums.
ON FIELD CROPS.

1880 ON FIELD CROPS. &
Bss4 csopef wheat not less than 5 acres. !. ]. SIS
nest .srpp OF corn notslsss than S acres. 49,. 8
2dbe6t slsisssdo 81, ..SsasSse ..rrss1 -... ]
Dsst crop .of oats not less than S acres. 49,
2ibssts = SO, ,doss sszls = Il. -. l
BssE eropof potatoes notlsssthan acre 80. 3
- best4sss SsdasF i. as sss-5s .....sl
Issgsst .azd beat product in sugar or =, >
rmolassesof3 acre Chinese Sugar Cane,
ase be Eeported to committee previous
$50 Decenber.ls. 81. -. ........ 8
3dshostse 1 ~ lido sss.s as s....e 3
<sApPlicants for premiums on Crops, must
hsses 4hsir ground and produce accurately
msasnred by one or more disinterested persons,
who1e atateuents must be verified by affidavit,
sndr nnst furnish explicit written statements OF
nj, Tie kind of sois I'd, the kind and quantity
ef manure, and manner of application; 3D., the
nannsr and time Of preparing the ground, aud
planting or sowing 9Th. the quantity eff seed
pssd, 5th, mode of culture and time of har-
vssfing; 9Th, the amount Of time of both man
ed heaat employed in applying manure, pre-,
Yesing sths ground, planting or sewing--cnlti-
vattng and gathering the crop;s 7th, and nett
suoant Of the crop, the whole of which must
bsameasured or weighed by the usual stand
s1zss 6th, IL practicable they must produce a
ssn4Ie ef the crop to the committee, and have
x exhibited at the Fair. fte ~
The premiums will be awarded with refer
snc6 te prohtableness, as we'll as amount of
crop hence quality as well as quantity wilibe
eonaid5aed. Il
The e>ject which the Society wish constantly
70 koGp In view In awarding premiums on crops.
SSzl6t merely that il may be known that large
crops are raised in the county; but that the
method Of cultivating snch crops may be made
publio that the farmers of the county gener-
ally, uay avail themselves of any knowledge
thSk may be useful to them. =
Competitors for premiums on Corn, and Clo-
yer and Timothy seeds, may report to the COM
1f>tee q any time previous to the first Mon
day 81 December, 1857 =
Awarding Committee1Joel Yost, David Lup-
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ry Brown and Peter Dillon.
FLOWING MATCH AND FARMING
UTENSILS.
TO the team which shall plow ! of an acre
in the best and most worman-like man

The Society wish to encourage the introduc-
ton and use of the best farm implements in
the country, hence the above named imple-
ments need not be manufactured in the coun-
ty, but they must be owned in the county. If
manufactured in the county, the premiums on
agricultural implements will be doubled.
Awarding Committee-Benjamin r. briggs,
John Kerr ana Ezra Lennon.
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SHEEP.

BEST ouck.. .--..-... ...,....r........ .S3
2d best. :. !. !. :.
Dcoe cWt. q
- pcHt
Best pen of ormore ewes. ......... 3
I'd best do. .........l
Best pen of or more lambs. .............. 3
ID best do ....... l
Finest woolcd buck 3
Finest wooded ewe.. 2
Awarding Committee e-Thomas Griffith, Hen
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ORDER OF EXHIBITION.
First day, Thursday September Q 4th. I

All articles Tor eXhlbltlOn, except horses and
the competitors in the blowing match. must be
entered on the Secretary books before O'Clock
A. M, of the first day, and it is earnestly re,
nuested. that when practicable. entries be made
on the day proceeding the, first day Of the
Fair. = ssts -
All ANIMALS except horses, must be on the
Fair ground ready for the inspection of the
|Committees at 2 O'Clock, p NJ. of this day
The Floral Hall will be opened at 8 O'clock
Up. M..of this day. - i.ssfe i&s
Each committee are requested to report
themselves to the Secretary by II O'Clock, NJ
of this day. - = i.
Second dov. September 25tk.
All articles for exbib;t;on ~, this aov. M, :,
be entered by O'Clock, A. M, and # is REQUEST.
ed that when practicable. ali entries he made
on the day ,precsdine.--, e0 = ee.s'e
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JOINT Resolution Relative to Proposed
Constitution Amendments. q

~ ra =
ResoIued by The General Assembly of the State
of Ohio, That the Secretary of State be and
he is hereby instructed to cause the Proposed
Amendments to the Constitution, passed at
the present session, to be published in the
newspaper having the contract for the pub
fishing of the Laws for the State, without de-
lay, and forthwith forward three copies of the
same, together with a copy of this Resolu-
tion,) under his certificate that said copies are
correct, to the Auditor of each county; and the
Auditors respectively, shall Immediately pro-
ceed to contract for the publication of the said
Proposed Amendments in two weekly (English)
and one weekly (German) newspaper, if pub
lished in the county, till the second Tuesday
of October, 1857; and the publication shall be
paid for out of the county treasury. 81
N. H. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.
THOMAS II. FORD,
->tt5s President of the Senate
: Dated April 4th, 1S57----
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5AUD1roR's OrrIcs WooDsrIELD,
Monroe Co., o., April Is, 1887.
l hereby certify that the foregoing proposed
Constitution amendments have been compared
with the amendments published by authority
and found to be correct.
JOHN S. HOLIDAY, Aud. M. C. O.
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O. s7E4 SECRETARY OF STATES OFFICE !
a7a COLUMBUS, April 4, 1857.
I hereby certify that the foregoing proposed
Constitution amendments are correctly copied
from the original rolls on file in this office.
JAMES H. BAKER,
@ Secretary Of State.
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AMENDMENT No. :.

Resolved BY the General Assembly of the Slate
Of Ohio, Three-ffths of the members elected
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BED CLOTHES AND NEEDLE
WORK. Z.

awarding Commlttee-Wllllam STEEL Mrs.
Tirza Williamson and Mrs. Johnston L. Jones.
PRESERVES, JELLIES, &c. s
Awarding Committee-James w. Armstrong,
(of Beallsville,) Mrs. Edwin Hornbrook and Mrs.
Nathaniel Vanhorn. ~
- .UNENUMERATED ARTICLES.
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E] Price ST per Bottle, or Six for $5, De-
8ez livered to any Address, .&@
Accompanied by reliable and responsible Ger
tificates from Professors of Medical Colleges,
Clergymen and others.
Prepared and sold by H. T. HELMB0LD,
Practical and Analytical Chemist
No. 50 South Tenth ST., below Chestnut, AS
sembly Buildings, Phila.
Ey To be had of "A. D. BRIGGS, Woods
field, and Of all Druggists and Dealers through
out the United States, Canadas and British
Provinces.
: ,esy BEWARE OF coUNTERFEITs s-Ask
for HELMBoLD'S- Take no other.-CURES
GUARANTEED. a,,f 80 ss
March II, 1S57,--ly.s a.. s3-sss.s
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A statement to be furnished in writing, con-
tanning, lst, the sgeand breed of the cow, and
tine Of calyipg, I'd The quantity of milk in
weight and the butter made therefrom, during
. period Of ten days, (the butter made on the
trial to be exhibited with the COW at the fair-)
I'd, the quanfity and kind Of feed given the
COW, daring and preceding the experiment.
The ststsment 70 be verified by. the competi-
Tor, and another person conversant with the
facfss certifying thereto, over their signatures.
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C5nsumpsres do not despair tin you hsxs #
CHERRY PEcroRAI- at il made by one6faha u s -
chemists in the woSd, and its cures al larpnnd o6k
the high merits Of its yirtues - RAlodelokiS
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Tho New Orleans licayuur publishes let
ter from Iampioo, dated January 18Th, which
says:
The state Of affairs in this district is daily
becoming more alarming, rs to the security Of
lite aud property Under date Of the 9th in
slant our Consul. Franklin Chase, Esq. received
a letter from Eologio Gautico Valdomar. the
present Governor. III which that functunnry al
lndcd to the acts of the former Governor whom
he stated 10 DO on the road from the city of Ito
Ia, with an armed force. for the occupation 81
this garrison, aud that he had offered tho deuded
troops who followed him six hours pago il
they achieve triumph ever Iempioo.
~ portion OF faraa's troops are now within
seven ar eight miles from this garrison, and we
atc without the protection of n yosstl of war.
understand that the revenue cutter Of your port
has been asked for by our Gonsai aud trust
that your worthy Collector will have 1t IN his
power to furnish us with that aid
''On the 9TH inst. battle was fought by tho
troops ol tins garrison against an armed force en-
cnmped in the Pueblo Nc.o told town. which
continued about seventeen hours, III which many
lives were LOST, aud almost trerg house piiidged
"lhe war now wnged between tho revoluiiona.
" PARTIES seems 10 he n wnr oi dissolution, and
the property of foreigners appears to DO the first
object 10 stimulate them to action.
such are our present prospects and If we arc
not speedily nided with the protection of an arm
ed force from the United States, we may look
forward Ia n still moro gloomy one.
The Fampco Boictin, OF the 18th, gives the
loss of the Government troops in the engagement
OF the OH, already alluded 10 above, eight
killcdand thirty one wodnded Col Pedro Iii.
roJosa commanded the Government forces. Tho
insurgents which were commanded 10y Capt. Mo
rena, had 10 abandon the field. leaving. besides
their killed and wounded, sixty prisoners, two
small field pieces. two hundred nskets mud 9th
er property III tho hands ofthe Government troops
This Is theGoyernmcnt account of the action,
and seems 10 be little exaggerated.