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Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-05-23
O2OyILLE. SATURDAY, NAY 2sd. 1857.
IInmigrnnt Road ConventIom.

The counties Of Colu-i, Tchan a, Butte and Flu-
mas, are requested to send delegates 60 an lmmi-
grant Road Convention, to be holdrn at Orovilc on
SATuR AY, MAY 23d for the purpose Of adopt
ing measures Tor the construction Of an Immigrant
Road from Honey Lake Valley 10 tho Sacramento
Valley. A numerous attendance from the adjoining
counties Is respectfully requested.
n. b. LATHROP, SEN,
PETER FREER,
ID .. DOWNfR,
NJ. II. FARLEY,
GEO. II. CROSETTE.
0viiIe. May o. lsj7 Committee.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-05-23
AnoLlArr DitHi,.

Happening around at the st. Nicholas lIo-
tel, day or two since, we noticed large
box labelled "A. Fargo, Walkers Palms,"
and upon inquiry ascertained that Mr.. Far
60 was then eR rOUte for that point, for the
purpose Of commencing operations on
ditch, which will traverse portion Of these
plains, and supply the mining region in the
vicinity Of reayine anl Buckeye, with the
great element necessary for the extraction
and separation of gold from the soil. The
mining region is m excellent one, and the
enterprise, when completed, WI prove as
profitable rs any operation Of the kind in
Butte or Plumas counties The main por
ton os the ditch, we believe, will be in Plu-
mas county, but the principal portion of the
diggings to be supplied, will be in Butte
county.
We also learned from Mr.. Fargo. that
the Fr,nehtown Mining Canal had been
completed, and that the water is now being
turned in 1t was thought it would require
some five or six weeks to puddle the ditch
aud put il in good sorvicabe order.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-05-23
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Municipal Licences.

All persons doing business within the corporate
limits of Oroville requiring License for the same
under ordinances passed b. the Board of Trustees,
are hereby notified that the Town Treasurer is now
ready to issue the same. Immediate attention TO
this matter may save costs to those violating the
ordinances.
JAS. McWlLLtAMS,
May 22-6t Tosn Treasurer
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-05-23

Attention is called u the advertisement
Of c. j. Brown in another column Mr..
Brown is agent fer the Sacramento Pottery;
Persons wishing TO make purchases in his
line will do well to call on him, as his stock
j. extensive; they will also find in him
courteous gentleman.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-05-23

HUMBUG NvLLEY.-We received visit
yesterday from Mr. Wood of Humbug Val
ley. lie visits 0roville as one of the dele
gates from PIumas county to the wagon road
Convention which meets to-day.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-05-23

STEAMBoAr MEElING We have been
requested to announce that a meeting of the
citizens of Oroville. will be held mt the
Court House this Saturday Evening, for
the purpose of considering the proposition
of the Navigation Company, and to adopt
measures for clearing and improving the
river between Oroville and Marysville We
trust our citizens will generally respond TO
the call, and adopt measures to secure us
the advantage, Of steam communication.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-05-23
HOTEL,
ScrOGuIa and Diseased Blood.

"DR. GCfSOTTS improved Extract Of Yellow
DOCK and Sarsapara' is "a true s4ecidc The pro-
prieors have in their possession over one hundred
cerh tes OF the most eNtraorin iry cures effected
by IT. We can setely say, Try it, It rryiyes the
droopln. constitution, cradicatcs all huuofs fr3m
the Blood, aud by It's tonic properties re.tores the
hVnHd to ie aud yi2Dr. As a spring and summer
medicite, # has 40 eqid. Its -lngIjary eiiacio1s
action "n the blood. its Strengthening and yIyifung
"etioh ON the ~ stem stands pra.eminauly above an
other Sars sparlIlas. If you would have the rose
brought bact to your check, cleas healthy and
transparent skin, and life and Nicur ubueI through
the ->stnl' take Guysott's Exlrac; ii elbow Dock
and Sarsaparla. II contains more of lhe pure
h"Adnras Sarsapariila than any other preparation
e&tanI' which Is chemically combined with the ex-
Tract, OF yellow Dock and the Extract of wind
cherry thus making the remray more thoroughly
efficient thanany other SarsaParla before The pubs
hc. At the 7lme time it is perfectly free from all
mineral po,oHs, which cannot be said Of other sar.
salanlil compounds.
u BE careful and buy none but QUART BorrLEs.
sold By Druggists generally.
Cotton & Mcucrmot, Agents for Oruville.
lar6 he. General Agents. and importers for
ail valuable Patent Medicines, ~ Washington st.,
-" r'"'o'Sc" myl5-3m2p
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-05-23

&As~ Among the distinguished personoges
IN town yesterday, we noticed Judge Hey
denieldt, Todd Robinson, and Judge Hall,
ali Of whom are ncre on business connected
with the county
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-05-23

IMMIGRANT ROAD CONVENTION This
body will meet to-day IN the Musical HALL, i,
at o'clock, L. Al.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-05-23
NOTICE.

: hereby given, thai viii make application to
n the boad OF Supervisors in ana for Butte
'ouhly al Their next regular session ia August. for
License TO run Ferry across The Sacramento ryer
al point known as Jennings Landing, in Chico
township.
May 10, la51. H.U,J JENNINGS.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-05-23
~ilA -
Not SO.

Two or three Sacramento papers state
that the navigation of Feather river from
Marysyille to Oroville has been abandoned
''ln consequence Of the low stage of water"
This is not correct The reason assgne Il
by the Navigation Company for the discon-
tinuancc, was the fact that the trade did
not pay In proof of this fact, the steamer
Sam Sonle will come up to Orovlle on Mon
day. Our county authorities with an entire
devotion to private interests, have refused
to license ferries and establish roads which
would permit the Plumas trade to come to
Orovile, and the goods for that vast section
nre packed on mucs. from thirty miles be-
low and around Orovilc To open roads
and bring business to Oroyille and enable
steamers to run here, would interfere with
the receipts of Judge Lewis toll bridge,
AMI therefore the Supervisors will not cs-
tablieh any such ferries or roads
The JACKSON CRY MuRDER.-We have
already stated that an atiray occurred on
the 9th inst at jackson City, Plumas coun-
ty, in which miner named Rice was killed
by VIM. Harper. The OH .Nounfainetr
has the following in relation to the murder
"Harpcr placed his hand on Ricc's ,houl-
der and observed, "We once had difficulty
but think rs much Of you as any nan, but
do not fear Rice, or any one else " Rice, in
playful manner, replied that he was not
afraid OF Rice either, and noticing Tint
Harper had his hand under his coat, asked
him Immediately what he had in it. Har
per replied his howie-knte; Rice made
vulgar reply. and at the same time tripped
Harper; they both tell on the NooT together:
Rice endeavored to get up, and was struck
by Harper in the face with the knife cut
ting from the rjeht eye Qn semi-circc)
down The check, passing under the mouth,
seyering the under lip Rice made lesper-
ate struggles to release himself, but was m.
successful. Harper stabbed him four times
in the breast; and he died in a few minutes
Harper was Immediately arrested by officer
G. ". Logan, and brought to Quincy, and
lodged in Jail. THIS whole transaction was
so sudden and unexpected that 10 one had
time or thought 10 interfere B.th parties
are represented as having been quiet, peace
able men,"
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-05-23

MUNICIPAL PuLL TAX The attention Of
our citizens is directed to Ordinance No. 10,
prescribing the manner of enforcing the
collection OF the Municipal poll tax. Ii will
be seen that the Marshal IS ''empowered to
seize and expose to sale at public action,
any personal property of any person liable
to, and who refuses 70 paw snid tax.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-05-23

AFFEAY AT NEAL RANCH \ report pre-
vauod IN town last night, to the effect that
a h-ht had taken place at Meals Ranch YES
terday, in which two men were killed and
several wounded We could trace the rumor
70 no reliable source, hat presume it origi-
mated from the fact that parties have been
engaged ia cutting hay On Mr. Meals ranch,
aud had driven of some OF his men MIR Neal
has lately lost eighteen head of steck, which
were shot hy parties unknown
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-05-23

MARPsylLLE DfIEaArEs.-Wm A. Gam
be. + .q., arrived IN town last evening, -
one of Yuba representatives in the lmmi-
grant Road Convention Mr.. King, we un-
derstand will come up this morning. These
geutlem4n. after an examination of the DIFF.
ferent routes leading INTO California, pro-
nounce the one by Honey Lake the shortest,
cheapest, and in every way the best route,
and attend the Convention today for the
purpose of aiding in the adoption of meas
ures for the contraction of a road to that
point.
on the Sam SOule yesterday, We noticed
Capt. Purd. Lindley.
Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1857-02-14

Too SMARr FOR TIARA Co'csed
man, few days since, cut up capen 9
displease his master, who thought =
ought to be corrected for it, and sent h~
therefore with a ticket to the workhos'e,
with instructions to have him pushed
The negro took the note, but recolIeetas
his offence, and doubling whether 49,
thing might not be meant by the Letter :"
exactly to his advantage, looked oa =
some one to make the bearer Of It iof -
He succeeded at length. He met e''e!
for whom he had especial kindness, ~
who was going in that direction and pl0.
Tossing to be in zoo great a hurr! y &
there himself he put it off upon him. ".
the promise Of some reciProcaiion 'of =
trouble. The facile friend took The nov
TO the workhouse, stood innocently ua'll
was read, and walked as innocenilJ =,
cording to the direction Of the otf'cel, ana
in the end, in spite Of his Protes'ali01''
was the subject Of very sufficient o.'0'
bling. Charleston Standard, Jan. 24ls'
Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1857-02-14

or There is . vast amount Of innate
rascality in human nature. Innocence
and virtue are a. distinctly different Is
night and day. We were greatly aston.
ished and amused last night BY the follow
ing occurrence: 4 slouching locking man,
evidently from the country, was.just about
stepping up to the ticket box 1t Vannu-
CHS Museum. when he was stopped BY 4
man. who asked him if he was going to
make such ! fool Of himself g 10 pay fifty
cents to see the curiosites Of that place.
Well, yes," responded the hoosier.
Pshaw!" said the interrogator ]; /" give
me your fifty cents, and will put you on
: barrel out here where you can see il al
for nothing
The hoosier, with leer Of smartness,
did Is the other suggested, and his chari.
table frienA with the fifty cents Aforesaid,
quietly sIoped while the countryman was
iIlicitly going il on his tip-toes and the
o. Picayune. So.
Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1857-02-14

a REAL NABos IN PAR1s,-An y
Indian from Singapore has heen East.
ing the Palisians BY the .,ory.book s'o %.
caprice with :, which he spends hi, ~, VT. OF
sures: Boundlessly wealthy, he -. .c,. ', "a
a verified and common.place.ifed a sls, IKE
He was first heard Of, from havina I suA
IN the way Of well-known tb the 'a;'ea
manager, who happened to be in ws., !.
a large sum Of money to redeem hi; s' ~" VI
perry from embarrassment. The Al,dR aS.
gave it to him like a pinch Of snuff .sl;A
tor no security except free eutr.. . ~.
admission behind the scenes. 'ad
Shortly after, this son of AG.B,h, 49,,
fancy for charming house tina, i. , s.''
at the loot Of a garden in the CHAM -"
Elysees. He stopped hi. carri,o. I,
rang at the bell. The proprietor bs,. quo
ed to be at home. The nabob r m.a.
him the Eastern saluta,ion, and en,e,.d
Walking around and surveying ev.ryth;.s
he at last opened the conversation
dence." 'e'''
"Yes-it is very WE'LL" answered l.,
resident, surprised, but still som.vh.,
fattered.
at seems convenient, though sm,ln
Convenient, certainly-bu,, small a;d
you say?"
mo matter such as it is, / Tx. i.
and will buy it,"
But, Monsieur! it is not for sale w
THAT makes no differencc-hov m,L
is it worth 7" =-t-
"What is that to you, Monsieur, SIM.
l wish to keep it,"
"Pardon me-what is the pricep
swell, then-five hundred tboua.s
francs" 80
"Good! l will give you seven hundred
thousand
The owner was staggered, and still
hesitated.
"But, Monsieur, I reside here-.h
then, my wife"
"Here is string Of diamonds for yovr
wife, and FIVE thousand more francs for h.,
pin.money. Will that content your
But-but -
"But what? Take a million francs.
then, and give me the keysY'
That same evening, the nabob sen, HI.
horses home to the stables Of his new
house in the Champ-Elysee Trans.
lated with left forefinger upon increduIous
nostril !)-Home Journal.
Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1857-02-14
A Word OF Caution.

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. H. 1881
Editors Picayune.-The bark Release
is now discharging the cargo imported by
order of the Government, for distribution
among the sugar planters. 1t appears to
be in remarkably good state of preser-
walton. That which the writer saw is
very sound the eyes are uncommoniy
good. But large proportion Of the canes
have had worms in them-probably the
borer.
Mr.. Glover, the gentleman appointed
by the Government To superinsend the Sc
lection and importation Of this cane, in
formed the writer the cane was carefully
examined before being packed, and no APP
pearancc of the worm was then visible.
The egg, therefore, which produced the
worm was deposited before the cane was
cut, the worm was Matched. attained its
full size, and left the cane while in the box.
There does not appear to be any worms
in the cane now, but the worm may prob
ably be found in the earth, in the box in
which the cane is packed, in the pupa
state, ready to become a fly or bug. and
reproduce itself at the proper season.
II is Of the greatest Importance these
insects should be destroyed-heir propa-
CATION might be fuinous. would, there
fore, strongly urge every planter who re.
ceives box Of this cane, carefully to de-
stroy with fire all the earth and trash that
may remain in the box after taking out
the cane, and also to cut off and burn ev.
cry piece Of cane that appears 10 have
been infected blythe worm.
Ibeg leave, through the medium Of your
columns, to call the attention of the press
that portion Of our State to
which this cane may be sent, to the i'm
portance Of the subject.
A SUGAR PLANTER.
Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1857-02-14

The CANE CUTTINGS. We went
aboard the U. S. bark Release, on yester-
day morning, in order to ascertain how
far the cane brought by this vessel had
been injured BY insects. We gather the
following facts from Lieut.. Simms, the
commander Of the Release, and Of Mr..
Glover: Tho borer had certainly injured
some Of the cane brought from Demarara,
which, il will he recollected, has lain in
the ships hold for nearly three months !;
but the probability is that only about a
tenth part is injured. That brought from
Caracas seems to be wholly uninjurcd.
Tho Release commenced discharging her
cargo on yesterday, and the distribution
will be made in few days. It may be
well TO add that large quantity Of loose
cane is lying alongside Of the Releases
cargo, on the levec, which has been
brought, wo heard, from Tabasco, and
which Is greatly infested BY the borer. It
Is Of the Bourbon variety, and planters
should be very careful how to use Il.
fPicayune Of Thsrsday.
Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1857-02-14

A WORSE DEED THAN THE BANK ROB.
Baton Rouge Sugar Planter,
on the fatal last day Of January. thus
speaks OF an almost indescribable outrage
committed on his premises:
OuTRveDous.-Last night whis the storm was At its
height, some hend In human form entered once and
stole onT water ueket. =Eg s-I f.
Oh, il that thief will not bring back that
bucket we will send the Sugar Planter y
down our own by packet to use three days
in a week, if he can spare it to us the re-
naming four. We do not need ours on
Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.
IConcorda Intslligencer.
Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1857-02-14

o. Tho New York Times tells . g.
story Of a noted contractor in Brooki! 1.
He obtained 4 contract from the city 70 -
up certain sunken lots on Third Avon
in the Eighth Ward. The contfaet y.
taken in the fall Of the year, and tho ~ !,
were covered with water to the deP1 n
several feet; the first cold snap cansoc :
this water to turn into ice, then MI. "
tractor covered il over with dirt, ano -.
fore the trick was discovered, received :.
pay under the contract. The follow =.
spring, he took another contract lfo" ~
city for re6lling the same sunken io'.' .Ie
this time be was compelled 10 act Q" =
could afford it,
Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1857-02-14

A WIFE WORTH HAv1Sc.-The follow.
ing extract of a letter, from San Francisco,
affords one Of the most interesting cases
Of feminine endurance, ability and courage
on record:
"1'he ship Neptune's Car arrived Nor.
Is. Fifty days ago, Capt. Patten was al.
tackled with the brain fever, and for The
last twenty-five days he has been blind
Previous to his illness, he had put the first
mate off duty, on account Of his incompe.
tency. Afierward, the second mate look
charge Of the ship, but as he did not un.
derstand navigation, the Captains wie
worked up the reckoning every day, ,nd
brought the ship safely into port. Tho
first mate wrote Mrs. Patten letter, n.
minding her Of the dangers Of the coaa
and the great responsibility she had y.
sumed, and offered to take charge Of tho
ship, but she stood by the judgment Of her
husband, and declined the offer. During
all this time she acted as nurse to Tho
Captain; studied medicine, to learn hon
to treat his case shaved his head, and BY
her constant care and watchfulness kept
him alive. She said that for fifty nlgls
she had not undressed herself Few
women could have done so MUCK ~
done it so well. She was nj once nan.
gator, nurse, physician and protector q
the property entrusted to her husband
Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1857-02-14

AN OUTRAGE UPON THE LIBERTY OF
THE PREss.-A jury in Cincinnati has
assessed $500 damages against the Ga
zette newspaper of that city for having
copied from one of the station houses rec
ords the fact that Mr.. Timberlark had
been arrested. We regard this as one Of
the most intolerant and grievous instances
Of the enforcement Of the libel law Of which
we have read. If there be any appeal
from the unjust decision, we trust that the
proprietors Of the Gazette will seek a
higher tribunal, for their own sake, and
that Of the press throughout the country.
That paper says: @ ..s<
We wish the public to understand that
the offense for which we are required to
pay $500 was the publication Of n trans
cript Of the record at the station
house, which was printed without note or
comment. The result Of this case, in it.
self. is Of some importance but the prin.
ciplc laid down is one that interests the
press and the community generally. If
TO publish the fact that man has been
charged with crime aud arrested renders
a newspaper liable for damages, an indi-
vidual is also liable for communicating
such information to another. There is,
therefore, no newspaper, and there are but
few individuals. who are not liable TO be
prosecuted for libel every day in the week.
But the main question connected with
this case is, whether preliminary proceed
ings before magistrates are public or
private. If public, then the press has a
right to publish the same If private, they
are not authorized by the constitution.
Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1857-02-14

fF We leash that the Hon. G. Eustis,
representative from the first congressional
district, has reported 10 the house bill
appropriating e6o, 900 to complete the re-
moyal Of the Red River raft and that bills
will be reported in few days appropriate
ing 45, 900 for the removal Of the falls ut
Alexandra; $1,000 for the improvement
Of the Atchahlaya bay; and $3l 500 for
bayou Lafourche.
Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1857-02-14

A D1rrERENcE.-The following atroci.
~ was committed by an old bachelor, who
is an editor in Wisconsin: Why is the
bride groom more expensive than the bride,
Because the bride is always given away,
while the bridegroom is usually sold!
Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1857-02-14

The CORRESPONDENTS WITH zen.
Scorr.-The correspondence between
Gen. Scott and Secretary Davis, Of the
War Department, is spicy.
Davis, under date Of July Is, 1855,
charges Scott with the exhibition of pee
wish temper.
Scott, under date Of July 80, says that
enough has been done 10 warrant more
than suspicion that Davis considered it
his special mission, by repeated aggres.
sions on SCOTS rights, to goad him into
some perilous attitude of official position.
If he is to be crushed, he prefers it to be
done at the hands of military peers.
Davis, in an unofficial note Of August
2, says: " Your accusation which char
ges me with usurpation for most unworthy
ends, and imputcs motives Inconsistent
with official integrity, is considered baseIy
malevolent, and pronounced utterly false. -
Scott, August s, says he shall trea. Da-
vis' communications as equally official.
" There are beauties in them which ought
not to be lost and it shall not be my fault
if | do not render your part in this cores
pondence memorable as an example to be
Stunned by your predecessors"
Davis, September I, says SCOTS threat
is the merest bravado in one who affords
the most memorable examples on record
in this department Of vain ccntrovensi.
alist and false accuser exposed. .
Scott next grants leave Of absence to
II ustnh1nolr ,,rnlnr Stun nj
approved BY the department, and refuses
TO comply with an order Of the department
to revoke the leave Of absence. ,.s
The President endorsed the reason for
this as unsatisfactory" Davis RECON-
mended the removal of the head quarters
Of The army to Washington.
Then follows Lengthy TRADE Of abu-
sive epithets from Scott. 1874. e.
Davis. December 20, rakes up some OF
SCOTS money dealings, and charges him
with meanness in taking what the law did
not allow him while in Mexico.
Scott replies, January 81. charging Da.
Wis with continued recklessness of char
acter.
Davis, February %, says he has no in
tention to force Scott into a duel. No dis
ability of age or plea Of conscientious scru-
pies can be admitted to shield slanderer
from rebuke. =-... ..-.
Scott again retorted. "a --
Davis, March 20, replied at length and
Scott again retortcd in compassionate
terms. . .-.- -
The last letter is from Davis-May q,
in which he says he has ceased to re.
gard SCOTS abuse, and is gratified to be
relieved from further exposing his malig.
nifty and depravi,y. rs.s .ss.