Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-05-13
CLIPPINGS

Watermelons have been for sale IN Sacra'
mento.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stark arrived in the schoon-
er Sea Witch, on Friday
The Superior Court Of the city OF San
Francisco has been abolished.
OPPOSITION TO THE LAZY CLUB. There
is party Of miners at kanaka creek, VINO
are known by the name OF the Never
Sweat Company"
SACRAMENTO MANUFAcrUREs.- h.
Atkins has commenced the manufacture In
Sacramento, OF revolving hay rakes also OF
wooden grain forks
RIcH CLAM.-wm. Kenyan Co, in
Logtown district. joining Gibsonville. took
out last week, in one pan OF dirt, -399.-
They received over $1,000 for their weeks
work
On Thursday, May 7th, Captain Gard
ner's company Of L. 5 Dragons arrived Mt
Fort Reading, after a ten days march from
Beuicia, en- route for Pitt river.
The resignat ion of Mr.. Latham, ms Col
lector Of the Port OF San Francisco, takes
place upon the Goth Of June, the end Of tie
fiscal year, and not upon the first as has
been stated
THE LATEST REMEDY FOR COMETS. Sc
lect high and commanding position, and
when the comet passes by, tie "A tin kettle,
or tnsten a split stick to its tail The ''var
mint" will stampede, aud will never come
back to modest or make mankind afraid.
A shingle mandatory has been estab
lshed in Santa Cruz. The machinery IS
propelled by water power, and it is capable
of turning out from fifty to sixty thousand
shingles per day. The shingles arc of IA
superior quality, an d command "a ready sale
at good prices.
New U>E FOR AsPHALTUM.- I've under
stand that this material which has hereto
fore been used Tor sidewalks and roofing,
has been employed recently for flooring and
lining cellars. 1t is said that in the most
damp localities the water may he entirely
excluded if the work is properly executed
Hughson, the absconding Treasury Clerk,
is now in the Sandwich Islands. He talks
freely on the matter Of the defalcations,
and says there were others as deeply con-
ccrned as he was, and that he int9nd> to
return and assist in putting the saddle upon
the right horse
Ir is proposed soon to establish large
wine manuactory in San Francisco. The
protector of the enterprise has just returned
from the East, bringing with HIM the prol or
machipeLy for the purpose, and ms he i nl-
ready largely interested in thr vineyards mt
Los Angeles Ond San Jose, there can be but
little doubt Of the success Of the under
taking.
A party Of Sacramentans, comprising II
men, five women, and several children, con
template starting eastward in few days on
the overland journey. They have selected
the old Carson route, as preferable TO all
others, and expect to make the trip III about
40 days, at "a cost Of about $l0O to each
adult of the party. They will start with
mule teams, and anticipate an easy and
pleasant journey.
II. |. Van Horn has been appointed Coun-
ty Clerk of Shasta, vice W. ). jenkins, re-
signed.
The San Andreas Mdependem says that
a Spaniard wearing II cloak, and riding q
a horse, lyesoed young lady between lone
Valley and Jackson, few days ago, nearly
killing her. Tha rascal was caught and j:
now i'll the Jackson Jail.
The Shasta Republican. in alludirg tC
the closing scenes of the late Legislature
has only only room to say, that they were
were exceedingly stupid and disgracetul."