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Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-12-19
Playing for Even.

Whenever horse-racer or a poker player
gets :" steamboated," it is nothing more than
fair that he should in his turn play even /"
with his captors. Steve Ford has brought
about this result, without all the desired eff
fects. Suffice it to say, he has "jayhawked''
John Ingram and the Zumwalt party, and
accomplished that end as follows:
race was made between Tim Murphy's
horse L" Red Buck on the Ford side-and
" Clevspin," a mare belonging to the Zum-
walt Ingram feud, OR the other hand This
race was to come off over the Sewell's Ranch
course, for distance of $50 yards, for $500
a side, and was set for last Saturday-the
18th. The day was unpropitious, hence the
race was, by mutual consent, postponed ;
the money was not duly "up and up SO
the principals had agreed to bet the horses,
a stakeholder being agreed upon who should
take both nags in charge as soon as the race
was over.
This race was to be--apparently--on the
square, and not having taken place on Sat-
urday, was named for the following Monday.
Monday came, and the nags were trotted
out. A start was made, false one-so the
Zumwalt party thought, q" Red Buck was
whipped down-so it seemed-and ."Clevis-
pin" was held aad 4" whoaed,' but all to no
purpose, both came through, Red Buck some
twelve feet ahead. This was as good thing
as John Ingram wanted, so, in the midst Of
darkness and rain, off he posted to Orovile
for stake to bet on Clevispin, got the kale
seed, and hurried back. On Tuesday, an
other trial was had, and both nags got the
word and vent through the polls--all right
Buck was again whipped down, and the mare
crowded under a tight bit, bat, all suddenly
" went up" on the Zumwalt side, for Buck
showed that whipping was lust ducks for
him." and with her very best attempts the
mare could do nothing better than make .
swat race" of it" all bottom and no
heels land was beaten just twenty seven
feet
Great was the hubbub, loud were the
curses, but--fairly--Steve had "snailed
EN- and they knew it, but winning is
one thing and getting the stakes is another
Steve had played false start on his ancient
enemies. and had really steamboated -
them in turn for the "pizen scrape" of q
fortnight previous, bat they sort o'got him
at last, for that n: gat at the hour
''When church yards yawn,'
Clevispin was rode away to parts unknown,
and Steve was left, winner Of the race, but
"out and injured" on the stakes. How
ever, he tells us he is g even" on the NOR
phine race, and "just one steamboat ahead"
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-12-19

PLAYING BALL.-Several men and boys
were engaged in playing a game Of "town
ball I" on the plaza yesterday. Wordsworth
said :" The child is father of the man." and
the fact that q dozen school boys started the
game, and induced their elders to4partici-
pate with them in the fun, makes Is think
that W. was correct in the main, Some of
the boys seem indeed go great deal for
Their than the men in search Of, the ball. By
the way, this leads us to say that the citi-
zens of this borough need not travel far to
find ball on Christmas eve, fer the Turner's
intend giving grand dance upon that oc-
casion.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-12-19

A LITTLE BEAR.-A colored cantatrice
who keeps little drinking saloon in build
ipg near the Butte Record Office, and who
also keeps a-singing at Bally's Keno Saloon,
likewise keeps little bear--say two months
old--of the "brown" persuasion. She keeps
him tied to post in front of her house, as
an attraction to passers-by. and whereas,
heretofore, the little beast has been subject
cd to annoyances from sharp sticks and the
like, and hence become ill-natured, his mu-
the post to which he is tethered, the fol-
lowing::
"gennelmen will pleas not tees the litla
bare, for teesin makes him eros and he bites
the chilldurn."
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-12-19

COURT OF SESSIONS.
HON. J. L. II. LEWIS, Presiding.

FRIDAY Dec. 18th.
Court met pursuant to adjournment.
People VS.. Knight, Nolan and Doran. De.
murrer to indictment overruled. Plead not
guilty.
People VS.. Procupio Crispino Demurrer
verruled-plead not guilty. The following
persons were .empannelled as jury to try
this cause: J Z. Emerson, p. Coleman,
J. Thoroughman, NJ. Aldredge, Geo. Elliot,
Joseph Andrews, W. Armstrong, Albert
Bingham, LV. Cushman, Sylvester CONNER,
Charles Clark, Edward Lane. Trial was
had and the jury returned sealed verdict
to be opened to-day at y o'clock.
People Us. S. W. Monroe.-Indicted for as,
eault to commit robbery. Pleads not guilty.
Trial set for Monday II o'clock.
People Us. VIM Brown.--Indicted for hav-
ing in possession burglarious tools Ar
,agned Pleads not guilty.
People u.s. Chas. Smith - Indicted for
grand larceny. Arraigned and pleads not
guilty.
People us. VIM. Campton.--Indicted for
obstructing an officer. Arraigned and pleads
not guilty
People rs. Chas. Jones Indicted for as
sault to commit robbery. The following
persons were chosen as jurors Lewis More,
j. F. Kessing, Geo. Elliott. ]. E. Anderson,
G. C. Seymour, Sylvester CONNER, NJ. Aid
rige, L V. Cushman. j. P. Coleman. Joseph
Andrews, Albert Bingham, J .'Thorough
Tried and acquitted. Remanded to custody
of Sheriff to wait the order of District Court
upon indictment for murder.
Adjourned until to-day at 10 O'Clock.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-12-19

BODY FoUND.--Coroner Harlow was called
upon yesterday to hold an inquest upon the
body of a man, found in the grove about a
half mile from the ferry terminus on the
side of the river opposite town. Upon inves.
tigation, the body was found 10 be that of
an Englishman named William Watts, o
miner, aged about so years. The suppose
ton is, that he was prospecting" and get
ting lost, lay down and died from exposure
and fatigue. The deceased has wife at
Nevada.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-12-19
oROynLE, SATURDAY, DEC. 18Th, 1857.

NEW ADv ERTIsEMESTs The three bank
ing houses have agreed upon terms Of per-
eeDtsge on drafts.
J. S. Albro has the largest assortment of
hardware, mining tools, garden seeds, &c,
this side of Marysville. See his several adj
refreshments.
Thos. Wells, Esq, desires to settle up the
unfinished business of the late firm of Wells
& Zabrske.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-12-19

The following is Col. Alexander's reply to
Brigham Young
HEApau ARTERs 10Th REG. OF lNFANrRY)
CAMP WINFIELD, ON HAMS FoRS,
October ,, 1857.
BRIGHAM YOUNG, ESQ, governor CT UTAH
TERRITORY
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-12-19

HIGH OLD LIVER. Some fishermen caught
a shark in Monterey Bay last week, A post
norton examination of his bowels discovered
porpoise therein, besides his own liver,
which contained forty gallons of oil. That
shark must have been very fond of oleagi-
nous ailments, and was doubtless unpleasant
~ bilious at times.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-12-19

ATLANTIC PAPERs.--DeWitt g. Co. were
first to place Atlantic papers in our hands
yesterday. We subsequently received, thro
Charley French of the Alta Express, @ full
file of the " Y. Times, from the "Noisy
Carrier" San Francisco. We are much
obliged to these kind gentlemen
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-12-19

A SUDDEN DEATH Last evening at about
dusk, most horrible accident occurred just
90 tside the city, James McGinn, known as
Little Jimmie. the Drayman, was found in
the road near Kirwin's house, between the
city and the steamboat landing, lying man
gled under one of his horses, which had fallen
upou him. He had, a few minutes before he
was found, left the steamboat landing with
express matter for Randall & Co , in an ex-
press wagon, drawn by two horses. Near
Kirwin's house. above alluded to, he run
suddenly into q rut in the road and was
thrown from his seat, one of the horses fall
ing at the same time upon him aud breaking
In his chest, directly over his heart. The
fallen horse kicked violently, and got his
feet entangled in the harness SO that he
could not rise. The other stood still. When
found, McGinn was just breathing his last
The Warren Engine Company, of which he
was member, took charge of his remains
de leaves wife TO mourn his loss, and
\ little child three or four months old-Cal.
~reSs.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-12-19

GONE TO THE WARS AGA1N--We see
among the names Of Walkers officers. that
of Capt. A. Brady. That is, doubtless, An
drew Brady, Esq, formerly one of the pro-
prietors of the Marysville Express, He was
in Nicaragua with Walker for some time
previous to the abdication.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-12-19

WHERE SO UTH CARolINIANs Go To.~-We
find the following paragraph in the NJ. z.
Tribune:
"a terrible collision took place last Sun
day night between two steamships on The
lower Mississippi Twenty FIVE passengers
were drowned, one of whom was Gen. Ham
ilton, formerly of South Carolina, now of
Texas"
If the above is true, future generation
will have a chance to run Stanly for Gov
ernor Of the Lone Star State.
Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1857-10-29
Another New Territory.

There is large class of people in
Utah Territory, who repudiate the abom-
nations of Mormonism, and are deter
mined not to submit to the rule of Salt
Lake City, and the high handed tyranny
Of Brigham Young. These people re-
side principally in the region known as
Carson Valley, and consist of respectable
and good citizens from the Atlantic
States. These Gentiles, as they are call
ed, to distinguish them from the polyga-
nous Latter Day Saints, held conven-
ton on the 9th of August, to consider
the propriety of petitioning Congress for
separate Territorial organization. A
memorial was unanimously agreed upon,
asking Congress to organize them into a
Territory. with the following boundaries
Beginning on the north west on line
of AZ degrees north latitude, and longi-
tude 1870 degrees thence following the
Oregon and Utah boundary line on di
rect east course to longitude ll6; thence
in southeast course to about north lat
itude 38 and longitude ia; thence far
Their in the same direction to north lati-
tude "a and longitude 1l2; thence al
most due course to the boundary line
between the State of Sonora in the Re-
public of Mexico and the territory OF
New Mexico thence along that line to
the eastern boundary Of California, and
thence along the latter line to the place OF
beginning.
7 The Carson Valley people estimate the
white inhabitants of the Territory, with
their proposed boundaries, at 1000, OIL
whom 1000 are in the valley of the Vir-
gin. James M. Grade was chosenat the
meeting a delegate to go to Congress and
urge Congress to grant the petition
.CXi. Journal. -,
Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1857-10-29
A CLEAN OF SUNSHINE.

Looking over our New York exchanges,
we perceive, among the shipping lists,
some fifteen vessels loading with grain
for Liverpool, the aggregate of whose
cargoes is 383, 900 bushels. Breadstuffs
seem to be coming forward from the
West in large quantities. No less than
237 900 bushels of wheat, SO, 600 of corn,
and 1000 of barley have arrived in one
day at Oswego during the preceding
week from the Lakes. Equally large
quantities are daily arriving at Buffalo.
The shipments of breadstuffs from New
York to Europe, which were, on one day
alone, valued at 1914 consisting of
$32, 900 worth of cotton, $50, 900 of SUI
gar, and $4,000 of crude turpentine.
A similar shipment was made on the
same day valued at about $50, 900. AT
New Orleans and Mobile large shipments
of cotton are being made to Europe,
while from Baltimore, Richmond and
Charleston, shipments of breadstuffs are
likewise made to some extent. all of which
proceeds, under present circumstances,
must return in specie.
The low price of wheat, corn, DC,
must soon create large foreign demand,
which will give speedy relief to large
class of the community.-Ex. d H.
Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1857-10-29
Store blown IN.

Gfr The store of Mr.. II. AMERMAN,
in this place, was almost entirely demol-
ished on Friday evening 10Th inst, BY
the explosion of canister of gunpow-
der, by some means vet undetermined
The store had just been closed for the
night, the clerk, rs he asserts, being in
the act of closing the front door at the
time the explosion took place. The build
ing. which was of frame, was completely
riddled, the plaster entirely thrown down,
and the front, back, and one of the side
walls almost entirely Frustrated. The
adjoining Stove store and Tin shop of
Mr.. ALEXANDER also suffered considera-
BILE damage. A carriage and pair of horses
belonging to Messrs. MouLroN q BRowN
were standing in front of the build
ing at the time. and one Of the horses
was so severely wounded that he has since
died. The clerk, and two men who were
seated in the carriage, escaped injury
The explosive force must have been great,
although it is stated that but small
amount Of powder was in the building at
49, ana1 m. le-. q. STOCK
ed by Mr.. ALExANDER, and his loss will
probably reach from $500 to $1,000
Both are fully insured.
Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1857-10-29
INDEPENDENCE ITEMS.
IxDEPENpENcE, Oct. 10,

IxDEPENDENCE, Oct. 10, 81.
Mr.. EDIroR.-Election day vas an
unusually quiet one in this town, md the
vote was light in proportion. Republi-
can majority 90. In the county, not
much more than half vote was polled,
though the. Republican majority is con-
siderably increased over the vote on the
Constitution in August, being Sc then,
and now 231 Woodward lis elected Rep
resentative by handsome majority, hav
ing carried both counties. The majority
in Fayette is about 80.
We have been having pleasant weather
for the past week or so, which has given
quite an impetus to the building opera
tons, and other enterprises, now going
on. The hard times seem to embarrass
our business men but little, as everything
goes on as usual, and mechanics and la
borers find plenty to do. The county is
filled to repletion with produce, prices are
reasonable, and we were never in better
condition to stand the hard winter, not
withstanding the exceeding tightness Of
money. The only sufferers will be those
who owe money and mast raise it, or sub
nit to terrible sacrifice of their proper.
ty. But that class is comparatively few
We are now rejoicing in the luxury o.
a daily mail, through the influence, it is
said, of Senator Jones.
An effort is making, on the part of some
of our citizens, who are interested in the
cause vi euucation, VI unite our Two
school districts under law of the las
session, and build large school
for a graded school. The project is ;
good one, if it can be carried out so al
to satisfy the different localities. To NEE
the present want Of educational facilities
High School, under the direction o
Rev. w. H. Pooh and Miss LOUISA RICE
late of the Fayette Seminary, has beer
established, and will open on the ed day
of November. The school will be of the
first order, and deserves tho encourage
ment Of every citizen of the county. Il
is to be hoped that it may become per
manent institution, and obviate the ne
ccssity which now exists of sending ou
children and money to foreign parts to Sc
cure proper education.
MONCRIFF.
Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1857-10-29

EF Returns from the State come in
but slowly, and contrary to our expeca-
tons we are yet unable to give the off
cial result. Enough is known, however,
to show that the State has gone decided
ly Republican, LOVES majority proba-
bly, reaching 1000. The Legislature is
undoubtedly Republican, which will
probably stop any farther isticuffing be-
tween JONES and WILSON, as to who shall
be United States Senator. Mr.. WooD-
WARDS majority in this Representative
district is 482, Notwithstanding both
counties cast less than wo-thirds of their
full vote. Buchanan Co. shows an un-
wavering adherence to the principles OF
freedom, giving LOWE majority AS large,
in proportion to the vote cast, as she gave
FREMONT. We subjoin the official vote
? for which we are indebted to Judge Ia.
BoR, with comparison with that cast a
the August election, showing largely
increased Republican majority, in pol
but two-thirds as large as was then Civ
en-:
OFFICIAL, VOTE OF BUCHANAN co.
Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1857-10-29

EH- A sad accident occurred on the
New York Central Railroad on the 18th
inst, at Nine Mile Greek, near Syracuse.
The track had become displaced. through
some cause, and the evening train. while
rushing along at full speed, was sud-
denly thrown into the creek. The cars
went crashing through and over each
other, completely demolishing the entire
train, with the exception Of the last
car, which remained upon the track
Some of the cars took fire from the stoves,
and it is astonishing, that out of 60 or
70 passengers but two or three should
be fatally injured. A daughter of Mr..
Brown, late of the Toronto Globe, was
the only person instantly killed. Mr..
G. T. Bronson, of New Britain, Conn,
had his bowels torn open by the splinters
of the seats, and has since died. Peter
Bettingcr and Patrick Nolan, baggage
masters, Syracuse, fatally injured. Mrs.
Lizzie Franklin, Warren, r. l., had her
ribs fractured and spine injured ; can
hardly survive Some fifteen or twenty
others were more or less injured.
Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1857-10-29

tectual quietus upon the designs of the
Slave Power as regards Kansas.
Minnesota is still in doubt, but late re.
turns evidence the election of Ramsay
Republican, for Governor. The Demo
Gratis, however, have probably carried
the Legislature. The st. Paul Times
state that they have been guilty of the
basest frauds, and with previous expert
ence before US, we have but little doubt
that such has been the case.
OHro.-Chase's majority is 1911
Nearly the whole Know Nothing vote Of
the State was cast for the Democracy.
The Republicans have elected their en-
tire State ticket, with the exception OF
Blickensderfer, for board of Public
Works. Both branches of the Lepisla.
ture are Democratic.
PENNSYLVANIA has gone overw helming-
ly Democratic. Packers majority over
Wilmot about $4,000.
Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1857-10-29
PROCLAMATION.

Whereas. Since the adoption of the
Neu Consolation of loaca, doubts nave
arisen as to the validity of the Official
acts performed by officers of State at any
other than the place mentioned IN SAID
instrument rs the Capital of the State ;
and
Whereas, The 10th section of an Act,
entitled " An Act to relocate the seat OIL
Government" approved 25th January
1866, provides that when buildings are
prepared for the accommodation OF the
General Assembly and the officers OF
State, which in the opinion of the Cover
nor are suitable therefor, he shall issue
his proclamation to that effect, and from
that time the General Assembly shall
meet and the officers of State keep their
Offices at such new seat of government !;
provided that said buildings shall be erec-
ted without expense to the State, &c.
Now, therefore, /, JAMES w. GRIMES,
Governor of said State, do hereby de-
clare and make known, that in my opin-
ion suitable buildings for the accommo-
dation of the General Assembly have
been prepared upon the site selected fol
the Capitol by the commissioners appoin
ted under the act aforesaid and l dt
hereby declare the Capitol of the Stat'
of Iowa to be established under the Con
stitution and laws of the State, at De
Maines. Polk county, and the Universit.
City, Johnson county. r~.s
In testimony whereof l hav
: L. S hereunto set my hand and alike
the Great Seal of the State of Iowa
Done at Iowa City, this 10Th day Q
October, A. D. 1857, of the Independ
ence of the United States the 82d and G
n this State the 12th
) By the Governor,
JAMES w. GRIMES.
ELIJAH SELLS, Secretary of State.
Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1857-10-29
George Washington Parke GUSTS.

The venerable Mr.. Curtis, of Arlington,
died at his residence in Alexandria Coun-
ty, Va, on Sunday last. The whole
country know him, and his patriotism
will long be remembered. Closely allied
to the Washington family fond Of calling
himself the child of Mount Vernon, he
was never SO much in his element as
when he was talking or writing of the
great chief and the men and times of the
revolution. He had been fondled on the
knee of the Father OF his Country, and
received from him the kindness Off pa
rent. He repaid that care and affection
with filial devotion, and to the day of his
death all the recollections of his life CEN
tered around or radiated from the time
when he was one of Washington's family.
He lived to good old age, seventy
years, retaining his mensal faculties to
the last. His funeral will take place to-
morrow at noon, at Arlington. -Baih-
more Sun, Oct. l2M.
Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1857-10-29

@ A most disastrous fire occurred
in Chicago on Monday, 10Th inst, by
which some ninn.~~.. 80 t,rAntp lives. and
property to the amount of $500. 600 were
destroyed. The hre broke out aUuut =
O'Clock on Monday morning, in Nos. lOs
and Ill South Water Street, between
Dearborn and Clark streets, and con-
sumed Nos. 1O7, 100, Ill, 1l3, lis and
TT, besides damaging several other
buildings on Water Street. On Lake
Street, Nos. lO8, 10, liz, ia and 116,
some of the largest and finest establish.
ments in Chicago, were destroyed. No
liz Lake Street was the immense six.
story building, occupied by d. B. Cooke
& Co., Booksellers and Stationers, whose
loss is 100000. Barnum's Toy and
Fancy Goods establishment was in no.
and while numbers were engaged in saw
ing his goods, the heavy walls of No.
liz suddenly toppled over upon them.
burying some twenty five persons be-
meath the ruins, some nineteen or twenty
of whom have been taken out dead
many of them burnt and mangled horri
bly,. Previous to this, the rear wall o
No. 115 Water street had fallen, killing
John B. Dickey, foreman of Liberty Hose
Company. Mr.. John High, jr., of the
firm of High & Magee, E. II. Barnum
Gen. H. S. Bradley, formerly of Utica,
<. II. Clark, hardware merchant, Peter
Kerwin, of the Hawatha Saloon, limo
thy Buckley, Andrew Wolf, tiremen, NJ
Breslin, laborer, John A. Raymond, o
Worcester, Mass, ID. G. Emerson, o
Lawrence, Mass, Marcus Grant, fire
man, B. Murray, Of Milwaukee, Dude,
G. White, clerk, Jean Jungers, laborer
are the names of those given as killed
The Prairie Farmer of the 22d says tina
nineteen bodies in all have been takel
from the ruins, and four or five Others
are supposed to have been burned 4
death in the buildings in which the fir
originated. The amount of insurance
upon the property will not cover NOR
than one-half the loss.
Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1857-10-29

distress. BY it Mrbb expects to save
twenty five milionshe Treasury, and
therefore to withdr.hat amount from
the actual specie citation of the coun-
try, equal to an avale business circu-
lation of hundremillions from the
channels of trade. thus the govern
ment isolates itself m the people, and
by pursuing this oily selfish policy
adds TO, instead of eeavoring to relieve
their distresses. Z losses which il
would entail upon e Treasury, IN the
shape of contractot damages, the wear
and tear and decayf the works, render
the economy of su a course doubtful