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The daily Butte record., 1858-06-08

PERSONAL - Mrs. f. II. Day tho Editress
and proprietress Of the Hesperian. honored
US with visit yesterday. She is visiting va
rious towns on business connected with her
paper. We heartily regret that her duties
compelled her to make 0rovillc so brief a
visit. but brief as 1t was We trus, it may re.
suit in tho advancement of the lIesperian
and we have reason for SO trusting, she
having made our entorprisiug newsmen
Garnham & Lockwood her agents. Mrs.
Day goes hence TO Nevada. and thence to
Grass Valley. Auburn and Sacramento.
She 10 very deserving lady, has the entire
publishing and editorial management of the
Hesperiaa on her hands and richly deserves
che encouragement Of the Press and the pat.
ronsgc Of the reading public.
The daily Butte record., 1858-06-08

RUNAWAY Mr.. Robert O'Neal, his wife
and little child, narrowly escaped severe IL
jurics yesterday from a runaway They
were all riding in n buggy. and shortly af.
ter leaving Mr. ONears house, one Of the
shaft. bolts came out, causing the shaft to
fall against the horses heels The animal
became terrified Immediately, and started
in run up Montgomery street and soon be-
came unmanagable, and before he could be
stopped, ran with his load as far rs the cor.
ncr Of Montgomery and Myers streets, where
the buggy was upset and all the occupants
were THROWN out. Neither was seriously
hurt, the only injuries sustained being
slight bruises about the faces of Mrs ONeal
and the little girl, and n confusion on one o.
Mr. O'Nears legs The buggy was pretty
considerably smashed up and so was the
horse. IL really seems miracle that some
fatal injuries were not caused by this sad
mishap. The fact that Mr.. O'Ncai has dry.
Ell the 0royilie and Marysville stage for four
raars without mn accident occurring. makes
it appear little strange that one horse. IN
his hands. could have caused so much
trouble. But, accidents will happen, In the
best regulated families" We are rcioictd
that this one caused no more harm
The daily Butte record., 1858-06-08

BurrE Cousry AHEAD. - For week
or 20 past our readers have read accounts
Of the richness of the 40 and 90 Quartz
Ledge. at Yankee Hill, and of the IN.
nous Soulsby Ledge in Tuolumne coun.
ty. but II Is with pleasure we record, that
neither of the above named lodes can com.
pare with the so.caled Gold Lodge situated
at the former place This ledge Is princi.
pally In tho hands OF O NJ. Evans aud G.,
7. Grisse, and though slightly prospected,
promises to yield almost fabulous riches to
the fortunate owners thereof A ton Of
quartz prospected for them yielded $3.50,
and the deeper they GO. the greater tho
yield. They have been offered as high as
four thousand dollars per share but have
steadfastly refused all such offers.
, 1858-04-30

D~Ths Secretary of War has examined
the finding of the Court Martial in the
Sumner and Harney case. The Court &C.
quilted Colonel Sumner, holding that no
challenge was sent. The Secretary dssents
from the finding of the Court, on the
ground that the note sent was clearly, in
his opinion, a challenge.
p6rIn the case of Miss Beneway, who
died very mysteriously in an alleged house
of i'll fame in Grand Street, New York, has
been undergowing rigid examination be-
fore Coroner Taylor, at Poughkeepsie.
Drs. Hills and Cooper made thorough
post mortem examination upon the body of
the deceased, which proved that an abOr-
ton had been produced, and was the cause
Of her death. The inquest closed on Tues
day, the jury finding verdict against Mil
ton W. Gray, the alleged abortionist, and
against John Olmstead, the alleged seducer,
as accessory before the fact. Olmstead
fed on Thursday night, and has thus far
evaded the pursuit Of the officers.
, 1858-04-30

SHIP FOR THE CAR AND PUMPING EN-
CINE FOR EGYPr.-The New York Journal
of Commerce, 2lst inst, says:
The Russian corvette Mansure, (which ia
receiving her engine at the Noveltry Iron
Works, will be ready for her trial trip by
the lst Of March. Shs has cylinders Sc
inches in diameter, with three feet stroke
Of piston, and q brazen screw, calculated
to make so revolutions per minute. She
will be beautiful vessel
The same firm are building pumping
engine Of large capacity for the VicerOy Of
Egypt, designed for irrigating his gardens
in Cairo.
Work has also been commenced upon
the engines of the Gen. Admiral, the great
Russian war ship, building by Mr.. Webb.
The hull Of the vessel is nearly in frame.
The various iron works of the city are do
ing considerable business at the present
time.
, 1858-04-30

EXPRESS FAvoRs-We are under obliga-
tions to WELLS, FARGO & Co.'s Express,
through their agent, P. M. REED, Of this
place; to "Noisy Carriers and ]. W. SUI
IlvAN, News Agents and Stationers of San
Francisco, for the prompt and early deliV-
cry Of full files of both Atlantic and Cali
fornia papers Also to Purser DAVIS, ol
Steamer Columbia, for memoranda and
other favors Thank you, gentlemen, and
continue doing so.
, 1858-04-30

WHAT Is TO BECOME OF Mexico ?-Tht
London Times says There is not q
statesman who would wish to see Great
Britain hamper herself with an inch o.
Mexican groand Let the United States
when they are finally prepared for it, enjoy
all the advantages and responsibilities ol
ownership, and our merchants at Liverpool
and elsewhere will be quite content with
the trade that springs out Of it. Tho ca
pacity Of the Mexican population for ap
preciating constitutional rule is not SO
remarkable that we should volunteer to
administer it,"
, 1858-04-30

GENERAL STAMPEDE FOR THE FRAZER RIv'
Err GoLD MINEs.-The intelligence of the
extraordinary richness of the Frazer and
Thompson river gold mines has created a
perfect fever of excitement in this city, full
ly equalling that which ragged in the Allan
tic cities in lS4s, lS49 and 1850. We
learn that between FIVE and six hundred ol
our citizens are already booked fora pas
sage on board the steamer Commodore,
which leaves to-day, Among these are
many of the NEST active members of ouI
Fire Department, some of the companies
of which will lose from five to ten men,
San Francisco Herald, April 20.
, 1858-04-30
na-Persons desiring a good, competent

h~Persons desiring good, competent,
and honest agent to transact their business
in WhatcOm and vicinity, are requested to
give Mr.. D. F. NEwsoM, formerly Of this
place, q call. He is young man, desirous
Of turning an honest penny, in which we
hope he may abundantly succeed. We
know him to be oil we have represented
See bis card in another column.
Also, see advertisement Of L. S. FOWLER
e. Co., in advertising columns. Mr. F. is
one Of our oldest citizens, well known
throughout the country for uprighiness and
honest dealing. They probably have the
largest stock of goods in Port Townsend,
and purchasers can suit themselves accord
ingly.
, 1858-04-30
psrEdward Everett has lust been elect.

b1rEdward Everett has just been elect
ed foreign corresponding member of the
Academy of Moral and Political Sciences
in the Institute Of France The actual
foreign associates Of this Academy, which
is the fifth in point of date Of the divisions
of the Institute, having been refounded by
Louis Philippe in 1882, are five in number,
of whom two are Americans, the historians
Prescott and Bancroft, and three English
men, Lerd Brougham, Mr., Henry Hsllam
and Mr.. McCulloch.
, 1858-04-30

BSr0ne item in the wardrobe Of the
Princess Royal Of England, on her mar
riage, should attract the attention Of Amer
ican women. A part Of her 'it out" was
twelve pairs of boots, which are described
as useful and solid;" some Of them, intend'
ed for trough walking" are provided Wlta
treble soles.
, 1858-04-30

The ORIzABA.-The steamship Oriza5a
is undergoing repairs in every part Her
boilers, decks, bottom aud top sides, are
being put in 6rst-rate condition, and gangs
of men are actively employed in getting
her ready for sea. As the Nicaragua line
is not running, we have come to the CON
clusion, that the Oriza6a is destined for
the northern route, probably the Frazer
and Thompson river gold mines, toward
which large emigration is about setting
forth San Francisco Herald, Aprl IS.
, 1858-04-30

no In reference to the war debt, we
have private advices from Washington
that Gen. Lane and Gov. Stevens have
made speeches to the committee in session
upon the subject that the COMMITTEES were
favorably disposed to report fer its pay
ent.-OregOn Times, April "a.
, 1858-04-30
na-The War Department some time agc

D9-The War Department some time ago
disapproved Of the conduct of General
Twiggs in ordering Court of Inquiry, and
directed him TO promulgate this censure ol
disapproval in his next division orders
He did SO, but accompanied it with com.
menis, saying he would give both the bane
and antidote together. A court martial,
composed Of Generals Wool, Jesup, Har.
ney and other high officers, has been order
ed to meet at Newpor! Barracks, Kentucky,
on the 2Sth of April, to try General Twiggs
ou a charge involved in this matter
, 1858-04-30

hS- 1t is stated, on the authority oi
Belgian paper, that the funded properly
of the house of Rothschilds, in Paris u
forty millions sterling, or two hundreo
millions Of dollars.
, 1858-04-30

The Two ATTRACTIONS IN WASHINGTON
1t may appear little singular, yet 1t |"
said to be true, that the two greatest
attractions to lady visitors at Washington
are President Buchanan, who has no wife,
and Mr.. Mormon Bernhisel who has
dozen.
, 1858-04-30

Then. also, Mr. Colville claims on behalf
Of the Hudson Bay Company. The Hud-
son Bay Company is trading company,
and by the very tenet Of its charter is pro
hibited from agricultural pursuits To OBJ
vate that difficulty, the Puget Sound Ag-
ricultural Company was organized Yet
this claim is not on behalf of the Puget
Sound Company, an agricultural and stock
raising association, but of the Hudson Bay
Company.
The fact of the whole matter is, Gov.
Douglas, anxious to gain some little noto-
rieiy with bis government, claims a part Of
the soil Of this territory as belonging to the
British government-lands under cover Of
night, flock Of sheep on San Juan Island,
which so far from being worthless island,
as he represents, contains several thousand
acres Of fertile land, and which he himself
had intended, in case the claim was made
good, to purchase for his own individual
use.
The quiet occupancy is frustrated by the
authorities of the county collecting the
claim for taxes; ho then lays claim for
damages. What those damages are we
have all seen-what Mr.. Douglas alledges
them to be, the written documents exhibit.
We had always believed that in dealing
with Englishmen, we had to deal with a
frank out-spoken people. If our opinion
is correct, then Gov. Douglas does not, in
this affair, exhibit the characteristic fair
play of an Englishman lie says that the
amount claimed is less damage than would
be granted in a court Of law. He seems
to labor under the impression that boldness
of assertion will supply paucity Of facts
So far from it, if that bill of particulars
was sworn to in any court, either in the
United States or England, it would render
the individual SO swearing, subject to the
penalties for perjury, and all Others connec-
ted Herewith, accompliceS in the endeavor
TO obtain money under false pretencOs. Il
, 1858-04-30


The MORMON Waffle New York
Times details conversation with a gentle
man direct from Salt Lake City, Dec. 10
having, indeed, made the entire journey
through, overland, from the Pacific coast
He represents the Mormons as everywhere
on the whole route, well organized and
ready to give our troops warm reception
At Salt Lake City, the suffering of ouI
troops was a subject of much congratnla
ton The Times informant adds:
The people believe in the entire destruc
tion Of the troops now at the foot of the
mountains and as many more as may join
them in the spring; not by the superior hu
man force which may be brought to oppose
their entrance into the valleys; but by the
exercise Of "the Almighty's power" The
Mormons see no possibility of the troops
ever getting in, though the valleys should
be besieged on every side. The narrow de-
files must be passed. in which bodies of men
can be awfully haraSsed by guerrilla par
ties, aud for that business they seem ready
and well.skilled.
They have strongly fortified Echo Canon
AS the troops are now in that direction
but every other entrance will be made 0
place Of defence before the summer. Eve
ry able-bodied man will be under arms as
soon as they have put in the spring crops
and they say that in the time Of harvest
if the men cannot return-the women and
the rising generation, together with "tht
fathers in Israel" will lend their aid. Many
of the women are not over delicate i1
frame. Many Of them, natives of Europe
have been accustomed to the work of the
field and factory; so that, under the actual
supervision of Brigham, there is little
doubt that much Of the harvest, if not all
will be secured.
An open fight is not counted upon, but
every other means of Gripping the army
will be resorted to, if once it becomes q
matter of life and death.
The party found very heavy snow in the
mountains.
, 1858-04-30

b9-By despatch received here on Sat-
urday, we learn that the steamer Silver
Moon, plying on the Upper Red river, had
been totally destroyed by Gre.
, 1858-04-30
BITTEN BY BEAR.-We are informed

BITTEN BY BEAR-We are informed
that Mr.. DAVID CHAMBERS, whils/engaged
in company with Mr.. H. Cock, in hunting
cattle on the "Tyrrell Prajfie," in this
county, suddenly came npO9 a large black
bear, which the parties endeayored to take
by means of lariats. Both being mounted,
and believing themselves safe in attempting
the task, lariat was thrown over the ami
NAL by which he was caught in the middle.
Mr.. CHAMBERS then alighted from his horse,
designing to dispatch him with club
Whilst thus engaged, the bear suddenly
reared on his hind legs, and by some means
caught the hand Of Mr.. G. in his teeth, and
So severely crushed it that amputation is
supposed TO be necessary. The occurrence
happened yesterday morning. Mr.. G. was
formerly member of the Territorial Leg
stature.
, 1858-04-30
E.a q oL1nEsDOn. K. G. &. a. Ss.. Ss.. Ia &. .

EaIl q CLAEESDoz, K. G., &c-, &C., &c.
We publish the above bill Of particular
that It may be seen by all acquainted with
the facts. what an egregiOus swindle hal
been attempted We doubt whether il
the history Of the many efforts to dsfraud
the United States Treasury, there has been
slingle instance characterised by such cool
assurance as the present effort Of Governor
Douglas Of VancouVer's Island. He
claims the sum Of E9, 900 Iss., nearly $l5,.
900. as damages on account Of tho seizure
By Mr.. Barnes, sheriff Of WhateOm county.
Of certain sheep to pay the taxes due from
the persons and upon the property on San
Jnan or BsllVieu Island.
A simple statement Of the facts Is all
that e necessary to show the fraud attsmp.
ted and tho falsehOOds perpstratsd in the
bill rendered BY the Hudson Bay Company
through their agents.
The first Legisla ture of Washington
Territory, in the organization Of Whatcom
county, included San Juan Island within it
boundaries, The question was not raised
asio the legality Of It's being within o1I
Territory. Every honest, sensible, disin-
terested man. even on the English side
acknowledged that. In the adjustment Ol
the Oregon dispute, the parallel Of 49'
vas adopted as the compromise. The line
was detected on striking the Gulf Of Geor
gia, 50 as not to separate the Jurisdiction
efNaneonver's Island. The parallel o.
the ls' Of north latitude, carried out al
the boundary, would have iuclu ded within
our limits the principal settlement on Van
couyer's Island-the most valuable portion
Of that Island. The only Just interpreta
ton. therefore, that can be given to tn
trealy-its clear intent and meaning
that all land south Of 49o, with the exceE
ton Of Vaneouver's Island, belongs 10 tn
United States. The question is not on tn
rehtivs merits Of either one channel or th
other; the nearest channel to Vancouver
Island. whether il is best las it happens I
be- or worst. is the line Of separation
Especially as BY all international law, L
lands not specially designated and set apaI
are appertenant to the adjacent continen
and not to another Island.
The present English Commissioner,
high toned, honorable gentleman, especia
y appointed to examine and adjudicate Il
dispute in the matter Of the Island, and D
likely to surrender an iota Of bis countrl
rights, at once, after an examination of Il
subject, will, we doubt not, concede o.
claim to San Juan is just one-therefor
the sheriff was simply performing bis du
in collecting, according to law, the tax
bis county, and in consequences. the HudsC
Bay Company have no claim for damage
on the contrary, is still indebted to Whn
com county . considerable sum for AREA
Of taxes.
II they are within our domain they mu
abide BY the law Of the land in commc
with every citizen Of the United States.
cannot be termed unjust since it was not
special tax levied upon them-it falls all
, 1858-04-30

Bar Lola Montez is CLEARING $500 :
lecture in New York This is stalking !"
the point
, 1858-04-30
HuDsor BAY Horsr, Dsosnber 9, 1855.

HUDsoN Bar HoUsR, December 9, 1855.
ny LoRD: With reference 70 the deputy governors
letters q the llth and 3tth Of July, and Mr. Ham
mond's replies Of July 18th and August ID, ] have
now he honor 70 enclose = copy Of letter Just
covud from Mr.. Douglas, governor Of Vancouver's
Island dated Victoria September 28. 1855, covering
an account Of the damage caused TO the Hudsona Bay
Company BY The unjusthable proceedings Of the Uni
with copy Of the further correspondence the sub
jecl between Mr. Isaac Stevens, governor Of Washing
ton Territory, and Governor Douglas. have 10 beg
that your lofahp win call upon the government Of the
United States 70 reimburse the Hddsons Bay Com
pnuV for The illegal acts Of their officers.
haua 2r
, 1858-04-30

Brown & French; Jas. Tilton; Phillips,
Horton & Co.; W. E. Miles; e. Crosby;
G. X. Willard & Son; Willard & Whit
worth; VIM, Wright; Capt. Hunt; Barnes
& Ayres.
The Columbia brings $50 passengers for
the Sound, nearly all of whom were for
Port Townsend and the gold diggings.
, 1858-04-30
eAx JuAx, July a6, 1855.

Ihsreby certify that this Is the signature Of Charles
John ch1ln, and that he is person worthy Of credit
JAMES DOUGLAS,
Gore1nor Of YanooNre,'s Lsland.
, 1858-04-30
ARRIVAL OF THE COLUMBIA!

The p NJ. S. S. Co.'s Steamer COlumbia
&C. C. DALI, mmander-arrived in the
harbor of Olympia on Tuesday night
(having touched at all the way ports)-
days from San Francisco, with the mails,
freight, and a number of passengers.
The news by her was mostly anticipated
by the arrival of Mr. RURLEDGE, last week,
from San Francisco ria Oregon, which we
published in our last weeks issue.
The San Francisco Herald says that the
excitement in California, occasioned by the
discovery of gold mines, north, was fully
equal to that existing in the Atlantic States
in the years 1889 & so. If so, we may
expect an influx of population unprece-
deuted in this Territory heretofore.
The following is the COlumbia's memo
randa:
The P. NJ S. S. ColHmJia-C c. DALI.
left San Francisco, April goth, 1858. Met
strong N. W. winds. Made all way ports,
and arrived at Olympia, April 9th, at IL
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-11-10

VIRGINIA AFRICAN STATE FAIR-The
Wheeling (Va.) InteIhgencer suggests that
a move be made for holding, as soon as
practicable, in some chivalrous locality (say
Richmond or Lynchburg) the first Virginia
annual African State fair. The grand de-
sign of this fair would be the collection and
exhibition of the finest, latest, largest,
liyeliest, healthie5t, stoutest and stink
INCEST niggcrs that could be got together
A ring might be opened on the grounds, in
which there could be various tests of speed,
strength, and bottom and other capacities of
the 'niggers; and board of examiners,
toexamine specimens and award prizes,
might be constituted. The highest prize
might consist of healthy, productive pair
of g Virginia Africans" blooded stock, that
is, d., ended in direct line from the F. F.
Vs.. Ofcourse, no one would have a right
to compete for the prizes without having his
"niggers regularly entered.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-11-10
New YORK Market.
New YoRK, Nov.

New YORK, Nov. 9-P N.
Flour firm with better demand for Fest
err and local trade, and also moderate
speculative demand for medium grades; sales
of 500 brls, at 26@3 80 for unsound; o5
GA 25sfor super6ne State; 50(14 IS for
extra do 40G4 IS for western; 2o{G5
10 for extra round hoop Ohio; market clos
ing dull, with downward tendency. Cana
dian -four duh sales of 400 brls, at 75G 5
20 for common 10 good extra. Small sales
of Rye flour at 3 25Gg4 10. Wheat better,
and some export demand sales of 500
bush new fair Milwaukee club at &c: 81 900
bush mixed white Canadian, at "a; 700
white Kentucky, at l so. Rye frmer ;
sales of 1000 bush Western at 10. Barley
heavy sales 10000 bush at 72(dT5 com. to
fair State; IS for good Canadian. Corn
better for fine Eastern and moderate specu-
tive demand sales of 10000 bushels at IA
(G76 for mixed Western; 90e for Southern
Illinois yellow. Cats steady at 4604e for
State 5O@55l for Western. Whisky more
active at 221@221. Pork frmer sales
of 1000 barrels at II l3@17 IS for mess !;
10 203l3 50 for prime. Beef unchanged !;
sales of 200 brls at 5ofd9 so for country
mess; soar 90 for country prime; 10 90
all so for repacked mess IL 5o@13 90
fer extra mess. Beef hams more active !;
sales at Is in barrels, chiefly Western !;
10 90 prime mess. Cut meats steady; sales
of 40 casks dry sailed shoulders at 6 25@6
40. Bacon quiet. Lard frmer; sales OF
1900 barrels at lo4@1l, new and old
Dressed hogs firner; 1900 live hogs were
said, deliverable within twenty days, at
prices equal to 81. Sales of corn fed at
OO@l7 %. Butter moderate, business do.
ing at l2@lS for Ohio; l5@2l for State
Cheese 79@82.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-11-10

FIRES AT TINcNNNEs.-Two unfortunate
fires have occurred at Vincennes. On Sat
urday night, Pulsifers large pork packing
establishment, with the product of lOC
slaughtered beeves, and large quantity Of
cooperage, was entirely consumed; loss
$4,000; insurance $4,000.
On Monday night, Bailey and Baker
new planning mill, blind, sash and door fac
tory, was destroyed by fire; no insurance
and the loss falls heavily on the owners, who
were just beginning business.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-11-10

Bas" The Methodist Book Concern at
New Yo.k and Cincinnati is one OF the
greatest establishments of the country, and
its affairs are actively and skilfully con-
Quoted. Every Methodist preacher is an
agent for the sale of Its publications, ard
no other denomination in the land patron
lied so exclusively its own publication,
whether of books ornewspapers. According
to the statement made recently to the New
York East Conference the property of the
Book Concern is worth S7O0,O00; and the
profits last year, after deducting thirty three
and half per cent. for bad debts, were OYER
S3,000-Erd.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-11-10
Philadelpaia Market.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 6-M.
Flour unchanged; sales at so for good
extra, and rs +or extra family; superfnc
is offered at 5 co. without sales. Rye flour
is dull, at l24. Corn meal at 3 IS. Good
wheat is in moderate demand; sales of 5000
bush red, on private terms. Red is quoted
at l8@1 %; white at 2s@l ga New
rye commands 72@75. Corn better; sales
Of $500 bush old yellow at 80; new at
6o@70. Oats unchanged 800 lush prime
Pennsylvania sold at 43. Whisky frmet /;
sales of Pennsylvania, in barrels, at 2l2,
Ohio at 2l3.