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The weekly Butte record., 1858-09-25

CRIME in Ell DoRADo.-A Placerville corresnon.
dent of the Sacramento Union itemizes the follow.
ing crimes
AT one o'clock this morning, at Rich Flat, in This
county, one Phillips discovered Jacob Combs in the
act OF infringing upon his domestic sanctuary, and
Immediately shot Jacob with pistol. Doctor
Rank In was called upon to attend the wounded man
and from him we learn that the ball entered the
left breast, and will probably prove fatal. Philips
was arrested and held to answer
Al Bottle Hill, in this county on Saturday eve
hng last, TWO Frenchnen got into a row. and one
OF them received a knife wound, which will likely
prove mortal,
The weekly Butte record., 1858-09-25

AcquITTAL OF STERRITT-Joseph A Sterritt
indicted for grand larceny, was tried yesterday.
and acquitted in the Court of Sessions. The eyi.
dence against him was mainly confessions, made
after his arrest, to police officers. The vaue of
such testimony was impugned by the defense, and
the danger OF conveting upon statements made by
prisoners, while in custody to the police officers.
made evident. Sterritt was charged with stealing
a watch and chain, the property of Oliver Elan,
ders.-S. +. Times, 22nd
Sterrit is the celebrated hero of "forty fobber-
ies.' He has now thirty-nine to answer for.
The weekly Butte record., 1858-09-25

HA- The Butte RECORD comes to us this week
without "a head" We suppose they are having
the Kinks combed out { aiareras Chronicle.
Oh, no; not "kinks," lively-headed Shannon.
We had concluded not to trust the RECORDS head
in the Chronicle Office, until We could forward with
it preventive, vermin Exterminator and a
bottle of Hair Restorative.
The weekly Butte record., 1858-09-25

SENTENCED FOR RArE.-Sherif Ryers of Plurnas
sounty, passed through Oroville on Thursday With
-wo prisoners in charge who were convicted at the
at term of the District Court for Pl;smas county
fthe crime of rape on the person OF Squaw. The
sherin and his prisoners are en- route for San
}uentin.
The weekly Butte record., 1858-09-25

JArAN.-The brig Geo. Krell arrived at San Fran
cisco on Wednesday in thirty days from Hakodadi
Japan. She furnishes the following news
Japan IS to open another port in the bay of Jed
do, near the city. and allow Americans to travel
wherever they are allowed to trade Such is the
purport OF treaty just made by our Consul there.
Japanese Prince, With fourteen attendants, is to
visit Washington ria California
The weekly Butte record., 1858-09-25

PERsoNAL.-General Kibbe came down frou his
northern trip on Saturday last, and remained in
.oroyille until Sunday. Upon his arrival in wea-
verviile he learned that large detachment of U.
S. troops was marching toward the scene of the
Indian difficulties that had called his attention
northward, consequently he deemed it unnecessary
to cab out the "aclishyn under the redoubtable
GeneraFDosh The General has returned to SAT
ramento.
The weekly Butte record., 1858-09-25

The ALLEGHASIAss-This favorite band of mu-
sic makers entertained large audience at our The
stre Oh last Wednesday evening. The singing of
Miss Hifsrt. who by the way is very charming
lady, was fhe bright feature of the evening. Stoe
pel's Pike county piano" is wonderful ilIustra
tion of the musical qualities OF fAndroscoggin sugar
pine The Alleghanians win appear again to-
night at the Theatre. They go hence to Shasta
and other northern towns. great musical Isreat
is in store for them of the "great north"
The weekly Butte record., 1858-09-25

AFRAID OF FRAzER-About thousand of the
Sonora's passengers came hither expecting to go TO
Frazer River, but after learning what the prospects
were in that clammy region, concluded to remain in
California
The weekly Butte record., 1858-09-25
No Rain Yet.

Three or four days ago the heavens looked omi-
nous TO the river miners, but the clouds passed
away without noticing US with single drop. We
are having lovely spring-like days now, and most
delightful nights, and cloudless sky gives prom
ise of still further acceptable season of drouth,
but, just as likely as not, when the moon changes"
the weather will change too. In almost every sea-
son since fiuming began on Feather river the equ
noxial gale has blown up storm of rain which has
listed Just long enough to frighten some of the
miners out OF the river and then the sky has clear
ed up again and there has been no more rain for five
or six weeks We should not be snrprisedlf it hap
pened so again this fall. In the year 1854 whea
Rock Island was first fiumed, we remember that
a storm which arose early in November so alarmed
the owners of that flume that they decided it best
to remove it, and did so, and it afterwards prov
ed acted hastily for after the storm had cleared up
there was no more rain until to yard the first OF
February. So many good chances have been lost
by taking too hasty leave of the river bed that
the policy is to keep at work until the last momen
and make the saving of the fume a consequence OF
working out the claim and not of the rising of the
waters rise of three four feet in Feather river
would prove most disastrous calamity at this time
Six long fumes on the main river would thereby be
swept away, and at least thousand men be left
with little money and no employment A prayer
for rain is never uttered by the river miner.
The weekly Butte record., 1858-09-25

MURDER IN THE SECOND DEGREE.-Henry Plum
er who killed Yedder at Nevada has been convicted
of msrder in the second degree in the District court
for Yuba County and sentenced to ten years in the
State Prison. He has been granted ten days stay
of proceedings.
The weekly Butte record., 1858-09-25

Conference.-The Morning Call designates a
class of insulting loafers of San Francisco as gut
ter perchers." Seem as how the chain gang Ct
that city is detailed to clean the iremens hose it
wouldn't be bad idea to make injn subbers of the
offenders.
The weekly Butte record., 1858-09-25

OVERLAND MAIL.-0n Monday night the over
land mail from Salt Lake arrived at Placervile-
The only news brought is the unimportaut fact
that Doctor Forney is going with lot of troops to
treat the Shoshones.
The weekly Butte record., 1858-09-25

SUSPENSION Nor ENouGH-A brutal fellow in
San francisco who has been allowed to act as Po-
liceman, has recently been tried for whipping a
As punishment he has been suspended from his
Office for twenty days. 1t would be doing the State
some service to suspend him from tie neck for
twenty minutes. The man who lays his hand
upon a woman etc
The weekly Butte record., 1858-09-25

CHINESE ExULTANT-The Chinese population of
San Francisco burned and exploded great quantities
of fire crackers, and other bustibles, on Monday in
demonstration Of their joy at the news of peace
between their mother country and the allied now
The weekly Butte record., 1858-09-25

The CAPE CLAIM.-Early in the week, rather
discouraging reports were brought down from the
tape, but by "Wednesday, we began to he of rich
strikes, and since then the cry has been stil they
c'me'-with big sacks full of the precious metal :
great heaps of which can be seen at Emery's Bank
as proof of the truth of the statements Cane stock
holders faces are being abbreviated
The weekly Butte record., 1858-09-25
was uninsured.

SNuBBED HM-Mayor Tiemann of New York
sent congratulatory to the Lord Mayor of Lon
don, on the strength of the completion of the At
lantic Telegraph, but his Lordship don't seem to
nave talked back. If any eoolness is entertained
oy his Lordship toward New York OF its Mayor, it
ought to be known at once, aud repafation deman-
ded The Lord Mayor will doubtless be instructed
to answer Mayor Tiemann when the matter is pro-
perly brought before Parliament We look for the
arrival of the next steamer with much anxiety.
The weekly Butte record., 1858-09-25

CHINA WAR ENDHD.-The war between England
and France and China has at last come to close
Treaties satisfactory to the allied powers have been
signed by the Emperor and the Shanghaes will once
more roost in peace.
The weekly Butte record., 1858-09-25

MARBLE-A very fine quality of white marble is
taken from the quarry of Aitken & Co., at Indian
oigsings. FL Dorado county. The Union speaks of
quantity of this marble that was shipped to San
Francisco, few days >iace, where it is to be used
IN the construction OF monument twenty feet in
yht.
The weekly Butte record., 1858-09-25

THE TEHAUNTEPEc RouTE.-It is stated that
this route will be opened very shortly. In August
last a vessel left New Orleans for the Isthmus of
Tehauntepec, and during the same month other
vessels left Pensacola with cargoes Of bridge lum
Der for the same destination, Perhaps then. we
may soon have relief from the mail steasrship mo
nopoly.
The weekly Butte record., 1858-09-25

Hon. D. g. BRopEkIeK.-It is reported that this
gentleman, who ever since his return hither in Ju-
ly, has been suffering from the effects of the Pana
ma fever has determined to return to the east via
the San Antonio, aud Santa Fe route. thus avoid
ing the i'll consequences which have hitherto atten
ded his sea voyages.
The weekly Butte record., 1858-09-25

Pow-Wow.-Several tribes of Indians have been
holding pow-wow lately at Colu~bia. Tuolumne
county. The proceedings Of the meeting are said
to resemble in character thosd of the Lecompton
State Convention, the difference being in favor of
the Diggers.
The weekly Butte record., 1858-09-25

CALIFORNIA CrLruEIsr.-we are indebted to
ae Publisher for the fourth number of this valua-
Die periodical. The present number is filed with
well written matter relating to agriculture and is
work that should have many subscribers among
our farmers and stock raisers.
The weekly Butte record., 1858-09-25

PAINTINGS BuRSED.-The scriFtnral paintings
that have been on exhibition in san Francisco for
some time past, were destroyed by fire on Monday
eveniaF last. TIL e fire was caused by the falling of
a camphene lamp. The loss to the owner is very
considerable
The weekly Butte record., 1858-09-25

ArrsofrIArE--Since the completion OF the At
lantic telegraph the following which is found in the
book of Psalms. 1874, is quoted as prophetic refe-
renee to the laying Of the wire:
Their line is gene out through all the earth,
tnd their words to the end of the world.
The weekly Butte record., 1858-09-25

TAXES IN YuBA.-1he totd amount of tax On
property in the city of Marysville is sSl 1853 92 On
the County at large incsuding Marysyille, slll,-
$50 o9 Assessments that are yet to lie levied will
swell the amount-so it is estimated to sll9,
$4,000.
The weekly Butte record., 1858-09-25

thousand school children, attendants at the Public
Schools in San Francisco visited the Fair on Sat
urday OF last week. just think of ttco thousand
school children in q nine year old town!
The weekly Butte record., 1858-09-25

THE CODE OF HoNoR.-Since the fatal luel be
tween Ferguson and Johnson, the press has been
teeming with commentaries upon the honorable
code. Among the various writings we have noticed
none seem to set forth the evils of the duelo more
vividly than those of correspondent in the S, F.
Times who signs himself Pacilico. - He closes
thus:
g Code If Honor. Dracanan code of blood and
murder, that has swept it, untold victims, reeking
with their own blood. to an untmely grave and
left its unhappy votares 10 wander in Misery
through this weary world. branded with the mark
of Cam, and stung by the accusation OF remorse-
full conscience. Such a code, the lovers of the wei
fare of society, as well as the conductors of the
Press should lend all their talents and influence to
Danish from the world fo ever
The weekly Butte record., 1858-09-25

SHAMELEss.-A San Francisco paper heads an
article with our relations with China' Ii the ed
itor's kinslolks are thick with the Shanghaes, he
ought to be ashamed of himself for putting it in
the papers,"
The weekly Butte record., 1858-09-25

ENGLISH PACIFIC RAILRoAD.-The Washington
correspondendent of the Philadelphia Press says
it is the intention of the English Government to
proceed at once with the survey of IA route for
Pacific Railroad. The construction of the work
will be prosecuted with energy.
The weekly Butte record., 1858-09-25

MAIL wAsTED.--The Hydraulic Press says that
daily mail is needed between Marysviile and San
Juan, Nevada county. That is not the only mail
route wanted. There are many aud urgent reasons
TOR the establishment of direct mail communica-
Non between OroyiIle and Forbestown.
The weekly Butte record., 1858-09-25

BuNDLIsG.-A young fellow and his gar down in
Massachusetts, +" were fined half dollar piece,
awhile ago, for "bundling is sleeping in the
same bed with their clothes on. The luxury was
cheap at half the money.
The weekly Butte record., 1858-09-25

Mas. WooD.-This very excellent actress is now
playing in Sacramento. We wish she could be
prevailed upon to come 20 Oroville. There has not
been good theatrical performance here for six
months at least, and every body wants to see some
good acting once more, and particularly do they
want to see Mrs. Wood. We don't believe she could
do al better weeks business, for one week any
where, than she could here
The weekly Butte record., 1858-09-25

HIGH ART.-That picture which heads some of
the country advertisements of a San Franci GO
empyric, OF awinged factory gal in hoops, bearing
IN her hands an elongated Ia bic cloth, WITH Health
and happiness to all' emblazened on it.
The weekly Butte record., 1858-09-25

SENATOR Fog VAcAScY.-The Sacramentans are
already mooting the subject as to who shall fill the
vacancy caused by the death of Senator Ferguson
Among the names proposed On the Doug
las side-B. c. Whiting, g. W. Colby, r. D. Fergu-
son and General Reddington. On the Lecompton,
side, Frank Denver, Doctor Price, and little Billy
Long.
The weekly Butte record., 1858-09-25

CHANNEL Rock CLAIN.-We hear reports Of very
rich prospects from the above claim. Three hun
dred dollars to the pan is told Of The Channel
Rock ispronounced by good judges TO be the arleh-
est looking claim on the river"
The weekly Butte record., 1858-09-25

INDIAN TALK.-Gen Harney has been having
talk with the Indians on the Western frontier In
response to his speech to the Cheyennes, they told
him that the Pawnees kept them in continual trou-
BILE by their predatory excursions. The General
then had talk with the Pawnees advising them to
quit their thievng tricks. They replied in effect,
that they had to steal to get They all prom
ised better conduct for the future.
The weekly Butte record., 1858-09-25

ending last Thursday, eleven thousand dollars had
been taken from Capt. John Lytle's "Cove Claim
the upper one on the main river. The cost per day
of working this claim is about S25G
The weekly Butte record., 1858-09-25

CuTTtNG.-A Frenchman and man named Car
diff, got into fight at Oakland on Sunday last
and Cardiff S bowels were let out by knife wound
inflicted by his Gaulic adversary. The Frenchman
was sent to iail
The weekly Butte record., 1858-09-25

The NATIONAL DEMocRAr.-Some days we
lines through the generosity Of private individuals
nt never by mail. Can we or can't we have it reg
,larlyg
The weekly Butte record., 1858-09-25

ATTEMPTED HIGHWAY ROBBERY Mountain
Messenger states that as Mr.. ]. T. johnson. of the
Vigilance Mining Company, was coming down
to La Porte from Gibsonville, he was storned bv a
man behind a tree. who presented revolver. A
train of mules coming up at the moment Interrupt
ted the kind intentions of the foot-pad. He was
person of middling stature, and wore mask ex-
tending below the chin.
The weekly Butte record., 1858-09-25

IMPORTANCE OF A VoTE--How frequently men
stay away from the polls with the common remark
my vote W mt change the result At the recent
election in this State quite a number OF candidates
and some of them for The important Offices, were
elected by "elose shave' In Nevada the county
Judge was chosen by majority of one vote: and in
San Francisco, Sacramento and other places one
vote elected Nottatain Democrat.
Yes and one letter made Dan Gelwicks Ie-
comptonite. That illustrates .hs Importance of
zone" Custom Ho,se.
The weekly Butte record., 1858-09-25
KICKAPOO.

NEyADA.-There are one hundred and thirty-six
persons and companies in Nevada county whose
property is assessed at S. 900 and upwards. Butte
so our Tax Collector says, can make bigger show
ing than that.
The weekly Butte record., 1858-09-25

BUsT OF FERGusos.-Mr. Thomas Donnelly, the
Sculptor took plaster cast of the features Of SEN
ator Ferguson, prior to the removal Of the body
from San Francisco Mr. Donnelly. who enjoys an
enviabe reputrtion an artist, intends perpetual
ing the likeness of the lamented dead in marble
Speed the work
The weekly Butte record., 1858-09-25

BURGLARIEs IN MARYsyILLB.-The Express, of
Thursday, contains accounts of several burglaries
that were committed in Marysyille on Tuesday
night. Among the houses entered and plundered
was that of our esteemed friend and coteRiporary
John R. Edge, Esq, of the National Democrat
The rascaly house-breaker stole locket Dauguer-
reotype Of Ridge, pistol and some other things.
The houses of Lloyd Magruder, Esq, and L. w.
Ransom, Esq, were entered, but nothing of value
taken therefrom. All of the above named gentle
men are newspaper men-the pockets and iron
chests of whom, if they truly represent The craft
afford the poorest kind of burgiarious picking.
The weekly Butte record., 1858-09-25

DEAD-Dr. J.P. Macauleys highly respectable
young practitioner in physic, died suddenly in San
Francisco on Monday last, of pleurisy.
The weekly Butte record., 1858-09-25

MURDER OF A NEGRo.-A coored man named
Brown, from Portland. Maine. was murdered re-
Gently near Murphys Camp, in Calaveras county
by persons unknown. His brains were beaten out
with stone and his body thrown into ditch.
The weekly Butte record., 1858-09-25

yIoLEnT AEDIAToR-Two sailors were '.jawinn
the other DAY in San Francisco. and one William
Hamilton in attempting to prevent a collision be-
tween the dsputants showed one Of them so violent
ly that he fell and broke his leg.
The weekly Butte record., 1858-09-25

MuRDEHIs SECOND DEGREE.-The trial of John
hohler IN the District Court of Sacramento county
for the murder of Henry D. Bush, has resulted in
his conviction Of the crime of murder in the second
degree.
The weekly Butte record., 1858-09-25

NEWSPAPER DEATH.-A correspondent of the
Union, writing from Placerville, says that the
-mi-weekly Register has been suspended We re-
Il to hear this; the Register having been one of
our very choicest exchanges. We hope its Editors
will not die out with their paper
The weekly Butte record., 1858-09-25

ALL KINDS OF GROCERIES, Erc.-we beg to di
rect The attention Of our readers to the advertise
ment in another column, of J. NJ. Clark g. Bro, emu
merating some of the many articles of produce and
manufacture with which their fire brick store on
Myers street is stocked. Clark & Bro are among
our most entcrprising merchants, and richly de.
serves liberal share ofpablic patronage
The weekly Butte record., 1858-09-25

SICKNESS ON THE BLEFF.-The work on the deep
aaft has been suspended in consequence Of illness
mong the company that has il in charge. We
earn that good deal of sickness exists among the
duff miners; more than any previous year.
The weekly Butte record., 1858-09-25

DEMOCRACY OF BUTTE.-We learn that the Ma
tional Democracy of the 0roville Precinct met ON
Saturday in large numbers and elected delegates to
attend the county convention, having for its object
the reorganization of the party. Much interest
prevailed and the prospect is that Butte will soon
De redeemed Cal. Express.
The above has reference to the Lecomptonite ter.
giversations that performed by the retail Ii
quor drinkers of 0roville on last Saturday. The
large meeting'l took place in the seven-bynine
trance way of the Theatre and the much interett'
was manifested by the number Of votes polled-one
hundred twenty-seven. The prospect of Butte's
being speedily redeemed reminds us of Dogber-
ry's-"0h viainl thou wilt be condemned into ev-
erasting redemption for this" He'll is full of such
redemption these Lecomptonites will bring about
in old Butte
The weekly Butte record., 1858-09-25

ORATOR OF THE DAY.-Mr. E. D. Wheeler. Sena.
tor elect OF fuba County is to deliver the oration
on the occasion of the Telegraph Celebration in
Marysville on Monday next
The weekly Butte record., 1858-09-25

FAroRs-We are indebted TO MIR. Bcrdwell for a
copy of the Leayenworth Times containing full
election returns. We are likewise indebted to Mr.
Lockwood of the News Depot for newspaporial fa-
vors
The weekly Butte record., 1858-09-25

ATLANTIC CABLE.-The San Francisco papers
publish the programme of arrangements for cele.
bratng the laying of the Atlantic cable in that ctr
A grand gala day has been projected.
The weekly Butte record., 1858-09-25

TuoLUMNE.-The Assessors list of property ii
Tuolumne county shows the amount to exceed 81. I.
600 900.
The weekly Butte record., 1858-09-25

CELEBRATISG.-The Sacramentans and Marysi
Williams preparing to celebrate the cable laying
The weekly Butte record., 1858-09-25
HUxoRBD DaowSING.-The National Democrat Of

yesterday, (Friday) says:
rumor was in circulation in the city yesterday.
to the effect that former prominent resident Of
this city had been drownded in Fraser river. We
will not mention the name as we have 10 conf
dence in the truth of the rnmor The next arrival
from Victoria, which Will lie in day or two, will
relieve the painful ankle occasioned in the minds
OF the gentleman's many friends in this city,
The weekly Butte record., 1858-09-25

THE OUTGOING GoLD.-The steamer Sonora left
san francisco on Tuesday, taking with her sl.757,-
65l in gold. She likewise took three hundred and
fifty passengers.
The weekly Butte record., 1858-09-25

ScrLI bUGGEEY-in Kansas parlance, means
the same, in political sense, "sbenanigan' does
IN California. The term originated in Minnesota,
so they say. We'll it sounds like the meanest sort
word
The weekly Butte record., 1858-09-25

UNCLE SAM.-'rhe Steamer Uncle sam is being
everauled at San Francisco preparatory to taking
her place in the line of Steamers which Garrison
proposes to run.
The weekly Butte record., 1858-09-25

The NEBRASKA CLAIM--This claim has been
drained, and sluices were to have been set yester-
day.
The weekly Butte record., 1858-09-25

DEAp MANS CAsTLE.-Close to Utah Territorv
ana IN northwest direction from Sacramento.
'rere Is curious rock, says the Trinity Journal
winch the discogerers named 'Dead Mans Castleu
II Is several miles from any thoroughfare and
STANDS on the verge of deep precipitous canon
Wh'en Is stfH uninhabited, no gold having been dis
cose ed to tempt an invasion of the solitude. -Four
Fesrs ago party of prospectors passed that way
anu camped over night near the rock in the cavity
Oh which they found some crumbling bones, proba-
by 'he remains of an animal, but which one Of the
me called human. They named it dead Mans
tas''e and Building their camp fire close by. III
Their pipes, and told dismal ghoststores awhile. /,
and then turned in with but little apprehens;on
OF oisiurpaee from the defunct lord Of the castle
iie r'eK Is ABOUT Two hundred feet long rises mar.
teiiailfiy TO the height OF seventy or eighty feet
ae distance looks as though it mignt have beep~
the Wink vi antique giants who had set n tnrrefs
and dug out notches like windows. A stnuted 70.
oar Stands sentinel on top but it is old heat
ca aia dfpoping ana threatens to tumble down. At
tae bottom there Is small grotto some twenty feet
!" olAine,er and extending up probably, nearly To-
l. typ u the rock. waence descends small stream
% water winch has dag out little reservoir at the
nase' lhe voice Of the water is sweet and muscal;
!. AS gees singing its ,nvt jnous song there for =
thousand years.
The weekly Butte record., 1858-09-25

EDITORIAL STREET.-THE San Francisco Editors
and Reporters are making ARA ngements to take a
band along In the cable jolfcationin in that city
Monday.
The weekly Butte record., 1858-09-25

CHALK MIsE-According to the Mountain 5Ies-
senger, lead of red chalk has been discovered in
the vicinity of La Porte. II rs fit for use in it,
natural State.