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The daily Butte record., 1858-05-15
An liz wrNp.-Ths gale Of yesterday wa.

An ILx wIND.-Ths gale Of yesterday was
an III wiad, for II turned good to none. II
blew McMalson's horses into o fright and
they caused the smashing Of his water cart,
~ 10 chronicled elsewhere. II made avn.
ings to belly ont. and firted curtains and
full hung clothes line into the dusty air
Hats deserted their owners and sought
strange pools Of water, and smsothed brush.
cd tiles made "mud slls" Of themselves. A
ruds blast tore of trellis that was erected
at the end Of Burt & Rhodes balcony, and
bruised and mutilated n tender honeysuokle
aad another climbing shrub that grew upon
II. Boreas made nuisance of himself yes
terday aud filled every body's eyes with dust.
He isn't wanted in these parts. lie belongs
In San Francisco and ought to stay there.
The daily Butte record., 1858-05-15

BrcAMy.-A man named Pagan was ar.
rested at the Peoria House, in Yuba county
on Tuesday aud on Wednesday after an ex.
animation. was discharged. The accusation
was brought by woman whom Pagan was
married to some years since She had a
child byIhim and when they parted. he took
IL with him. Actuated by q desire to get
the child into her possession she brought
this charge Of bigamy, and upon an arrange
msnt being made that suited her. she with
drew the charge.
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Adm sssstratren saeasnres.

If the Lecomdtonitcs of California
do not already consider shemselyes
used up, wiped out, defanct and id,
we should like to bring to their atten-
ton single paragraph in the last
speech of Senator Douglas, upon the
Lecompton Constitution, in which the
ground is properly and justly taken that
this was the last question which could,
by any rightfnl process, be made an ad-
ministration measure. The Constitu-
ton Of the United States places the
matter wholly within the province of
Congress, requiring Of the President,
only his signature to the act Of admis-
sion. The Constitution itself was sent
to Congress, and not to the President,
by the Lecompton Convention. When
the President, therefore, made it an
administration measure, he did an act
not required Of him by the Constitu-
ton and the laws, FOR the moment a
constitution is accepted, it executes
itself, and when sanctioned by the peo-
pie, without the aid of the army and
navy under the command Of the CHIEF
Executive of the nation. Why did not
the President pursue the same policy
with Lecompton that he did with the
Constitution for Minnesota His duty
required no more in the one case thar
in the other-to be simply left for the
action Of Congress. But the Presiden
having made the acceptance of lie
compton test of party fealty, not tha
his duty required it of him, but be
cause he chose to do so, he adopted I
proscriptive policy to make it success
fnl. In its original shape it never
reached vote in either House, but wa
defeated afrer the Senate had recog
nized the right of the people of Kansa
to amend it at any time, thus demon
+ strating that Congress was not disposed
to recognize the fraud -begotten instru
) ment in any shape. Is it reasonabl
to require that men should violate thei
Judgments, their consciences, and thei
self-respect, to support an uncalled 70
measure which denies the citizens o
an embryo State the right to sadop
their own constitution : j.
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BerTER HEsicss--The Morning Call thinks
that whereas Mr.. Chief Engineer whitney is
very unpopular With majority Of the San
kraasIsco Fire Department he had better
sssiga. From I'll appearances. We should
think that the wiseat and best course for
him . patsus Tea out Of seventeen fore.
mea hAvs hsli meeting aud passed resola.
sl0us ~hsa are ~ effect that.
ssTAs fsremen VI companies bsiongiag TO
the Fsfe Dspsrtment d. not sad scai net rec
oxnixs +. y r. Naitnsy as Cniaf Engiaeer
sud siii not obey. or cause to be abeyed any
oFlef enanatsng from aim as Chinf Eaxia.
ssr. until ssns competent legal tribunal lie
terTni0as who Is the proper person TO act
Chisf Easinssr.'
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IMPORTANT FROM SALT LAKE.-The un-
ion of Thursday contains the following inter
esting account of Salt Lake matters furnish.
ed by Thompson, the Carson Valley express
man. The statement below is derived from
a party of forty. three men who have just ar
rived a plaeerville from tho Mormon City,
They were teamsters under Col. Johnson,
and have boon kept all Winter at Salt Lake
as prisoners:
They endeavorod to get away at different
times, but their departure was strenuously
resisted, until at length the affairs of the
Mormons we're getting complicated and they
finally gave consent. Thompson represents
these men as being now in II most wretched
condi dition-dirty, ragged and limpiug, and
that tn ey and in need Of assistance. They
all unite in the statement that all the settle.
ments and dwellings were being evacuated
above BOX Elder, and the crops left standing
To departure OF Brigham's harem was an
interesting one. The train which conveyed
his family consisted of thirty wagons. each
one containing wife with her respective off.
spring. and other inoidentals Itwast thought
that Brigham would make his present resi-
dence at Parowan. T. u. Etwards, one of
the above party, informed Thompson that
during the Winter, one thrd Of the Mormons
would have left Salt Lake. and also seven.
tenths of the women, had they been able to
get away; but the privilege was denied them,
although the elders and priests, with Brig
hdm at the head, had publicly announced
that all who desired to leave cauld do so.-
Dnring one week there were fifteen hundred
applic ations made TO Brigham for passes,
These men represent also thatsomc thirt cen
men, whom the Mormons call Geutles. we're
killed during the Winter At Salt Lake by the
Norm ons. aud they also say .whatcan scarce
| ly be credited, that tho flesh of their bodies
was taken to bait the volt traps One Of the
bodies was seen by q portion Of the party.
| floating in Jordan river IL is possible that
in some respects. the statements Of these
parties are somewhat highly colored, tor the
reason that their stay at Salt Lake was not
made very pleasant one Thompson 70
marks that, on passing some Of the compa.
ny be etween Genoa aud Placervi,le, he accost.
ed them as follows; ..Yuu are the men then
from Salt Lake" "yes." replied they,
from h-lt" So far as he conversed with
them. their accounts agreed. ani they all
uoited in the declaration that Salt Lake
City was about 20 be occupied by Coloael
Johnson's force.
The daily Butte record., 1858-05-15

DoGrowN.-A letter which We received
yesterday from friend at Dogtown informs
US that there is . probability thai tho work
upon the west branch ditch will be shortly
commenced; several gentlemen OF capital
having taken the initiatory steps to q COM
mencement of operations. Little doubt is
entertained that ditch along the line pro-.
posed-on the divide between the vest branch
aud Butte Creek--would pay handsomely. as
the whole adjacent country is known to be
rich in gold. Our correspondent says that
many Of those who have been located at In.
skips are hocking to the Hambug Valley
mines. and remarks with much Significance
tina. II these elnigrants are the energetic
class Of men their appearance indicate, we
shall soon have road over tho hills lying
between here and those mountain vallies.
without the aid Of Butte county bonds. The
California Stage Company are to commence
running daily iine Of coaches between Dog.
town and Iaskips, on Monday aext From
all appearances, the tide Of emigration set
tling eastward. will sooa require further
extension Of this Stage route.
We nase every reason Tor believing tha, q
Continuous line OF stages will be running
daily between oroville and Honey Lake Val.
ley before the summer Is ended.
The daily Butte record., 1858-05-15

Ma. Hart As A MENDENHALL WAGON
ROAD MArnEMATicIAN.-Mr. liart's fig
urcs upon his proposed wagon road debt.
makes the total amount which the county
would have to pay. and to meet which he
imposes an additional property and scalp
tax upon the citizens of the county--and
when that should fail, appropratcs the gen.
eral fund Of the couoty-$i3 500 90. lie
arrives Mt this result by making the average
time which the county would he compelled
TO pay interest four instead Of five years.
lie abors to create the belief that year
would elapse, after the approval of the act
before tho wagon road bonds would issue ;
but when was the gaunt wolf known to
pause after worrying down its prey. before
drawing tho life blood Suppose we take
his time and amount and consider it as an
Investment; The county has to pay $si3,.
500 90. Invested in water bitches, or
loaned out it would commind at least two
per cent. per month for four years. The
interest would amount to Sal ,160. Money
will command two per cent. per month,
for tho next four years, and it is
therefore perfectly Legitimate to add it to
tho amount paid by tho county. This
would make a total amount of SSj 260 90.
Why u not invest the &43 500 90. and appro.
pirate tho interest as road fund, instead
of requiring tho county to appropriate an
amount in four years that would be worth
1856 EGO 90, for roads, one Of which would car.
ry the trade and travel of u vast section Of
country around and away from the property
and persons taxed for its oonstruction' The
amount which the county would have to pay
however, is $45. 900 90 worth, at two per
cent. five years. S54 900 90; making total
amount 900 900 90.
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A Rush of Waters.

Never in the annals Of irrigation did q
water cart spin through dusty streets With
the velocity that McMalson's sprinkler
whizzed apast our Office yesterday morning
Il sped by us with a rush and roaf like NJ.
agara; with the impetuosity of the mad
oceans surge; with the fury of maelstrom.
This ls no hyperbole. Ills fact. MeMalson,
as 10 his wont, had gone with his irrigator
to the supply pipe on Montgomery street !;
his purpose being. there aud then TO take in
an aqueous cargo. But alas what upcer-
tainty attends the calculations Of mortal wa
termen IN an III fated moment, Mack sat
him down beside his cart to mediate upon
matters f1uvial and terr estial and to smoke
the calumet Of peace. Scarce had he seated
himself, aud ere the fragrant perfumes oi
his pipe had fairly scented the floating
in the ears Of the nervous steeis, and al
needless Of their masters word Of command
away they ran, rafting the irrigator ovel
the stones as it never was ratified before -
They tore around the nearest corner rush
ed by the Plaza; scattered dogs and water
and terror in their wake as they few alop:
Bird street; and finally stopped themselve
and wrecked the sprinkler by too suddeI
turn around the corner of Myers street
People gathered round to witness the disas
ter, and Mack behind the crowd, "followe.
, fact and followed faster" The damag
done, might have been less aud might hav
been more. 1t is strange that it was n
the iron work was beut, and the "safet
, valve" was all stove up. The wreck MOI
[ stands at Kings blacksmith shop undergon
repairs.
The daily Butte record., 1858-05-15

THANxs, During the week past, We have
been obligated by the kind attentions Of
George Lyman. Of Wells & Fargo's Express,
by the kindnesses OF Mr. Leland. Of the
Alta, the attentivencss Of Mr.. Shaw, tho
newsman, and by Mr.. Hopkins. the Caliior-
MIA Stage Company's Agent. We heartily
thank all these geatlemen
The daily Butte record., 1858-05-15

WINE AND wArrR.--A Chinaman named
All Sing was sent to Jail for ten days ycs-
terday BY Judge Berry. for stealing bottle
Of hook vino from Parker & OConnor. and
purloioing water bucket from q stable on
Montgomery street.
The daily Butte record., 1858-05-15
DEmocRArrc STATE CONVENTION

At meeting Of the Democratic State Central
Committee held In Sacramento, on the 10th day OF
MAY. 1861 the following resolutions were adopted :
REsoLvKD' That the next Democratic State Con-
veption be held In the City Of Sacramento, on We'd
sesiay, the 4th day of August next, and that the
basis Of be as faliows viz One dele
nate 1t large otn each county and onsdelefate fer
every two hundred Dsmocrate votes cast at the last
general election for any Democratic candidate on
the state ticket nominated by the Democratic party
sxclusiveiy, and delegate for every fraction oi
one hundred more votes cast for such Democratic
candidate.
RESOLVED, BY the Central Committee, that II u
recommended that the Democracy In the different
counties meet the Doth day of Jaiy, for the pur
pose Of eieeting delegates TO the State Convention
The Democracy OF the State Of California are here
By notified. that State Convention will be held IN
the City Of Sacramento, on Wednesday the 4th day
Of Augast, 1858, and that the apporionBsnt OF rep
rc@entstion therein, as settled upon by the STATE
The daily Butte record., 1858-05-15

ExrRAoRDrNARv FgAr.--0n Sunday last.
enc Henry Derrick accomplished the severe
task Of running seven times around the Un-
lon lace Course. San Francisco. attached to
sulky Weighing 7a pounds. This wonder.
fal feat was performed In 81 minutes aud %
seconds. The race was run for wager Of
6200
The daily Butte record., 1858-05-15

ODD FELLows--The Grand Lodge Of Odd
Fellows now holding session In Sacramento,
are expected to adjourn to-day. BY COM
mon consent II has been agreed that the
next annual meeting shall be held in San
Francisco.
The daily Butte record., 1858-05-15
NEW ADVERTISER ENTS.
STfERIFF'S SALE.

EpY VIRTUE OF A DecretaI Order
- issued out of the District Court OF the fif-
teenth Judicial District, In and for the Comfy Of
Butie, AMI state OF California nganst JAMES A.
WHITE and THOMAS W NUrTEk. and in favor
Of JAMES ) SPAN,i for the sum Of three thousand
one hundred and ninety 3.1D0 00) dollars. princi
pal and Interest o debt, with Interest thereon ut the
rate of three per cent per month from the rendition
of III Smon until paid, and all costs of slt taxed in
The sum OF twenty six and senty five one huniredths
dollars 1926 7j log her with uli accruing costs
snid writ, to me directed and dclive ed commanding
me to cell the mort gaged premises hereinafter de-
scribed, Ia satisfy sad demand ] will, on Monday
the 7th day OF June, A. ID. 1858, at the hour
oi O'Clock. p. NJ, of sad day, in pursuance oi the
requirements OF said order, sell nj public sale to the
highost bidder for cash, tho properly descrb ID In
sd order of sale folJws, to wit: All that certain
piece or parcel OF land lying aud being situate In
the Town Of Orove, Butte County, and thus do.
scribed Beginning eighteen ipchs from the north
casi corner of what Is known Keatng's brick
store, now occupied by lleadlcy Il Co., on Mont
gomery street thence at right angles north with the
line of said street, rannlng On the enst side of said
store one hundred aud fourteen feet thence at right
angles westerly twenty feet. thence in direct line
to a poinl on the south side Of Montgomery street
twenty. three feet from the place of beginning and
TWO feet and six inches from the norhe corner uf
said store; thence to the place of beginning being
lot of ground sold by II. Brewster 10 the above
named ]. d keating. Also, one saloon aGd bowling
alley situate ia Granite, Butte County. Also one
dwelling house now occupied by J. u. kentrng sit
unto in the said Town Of Granite. The last two
pieces Of property originally belonged to James NJ,
Nash, and by him sold to defendants
Tho above sale to take place Mt the Court House
door, in the Town Of OroyiIle, County and State
aforesaid.
". u. PLUM, Sheriff Butte County.
Dated May 18th, a. u. 1858.
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Channel Rock.

NOTICE to the Stockholders Of said Company Is
~ hsreby given thai an assessment af hun.
drct dnsiars to the share has been levied by the
lioaFd of Trustees and Is payable 10 Geo A. Emery.
Treasurer, al his banking house In Uruvs, the
LIST day of June isaS
TaoS. WELL :, sse'y c. r. NJ. Co.
May 9Th, ls5s-mla -lol
The daily Butte record., 1858-05-15
Clerk Of the Supreme Gourts

One of the acts of the laI tsesla-
ture, consequent, VIC supposeEof their
abandonment of principle babe pas
sage of tho Lecompton resolutions,
was the postponomcnt until 1869, of
the election of Clerk of The Supreme
Court. 1t may well be doubtod whcth.
or they possessed the. Colstitutional
power to do so. We are opposed to
legislating mon into office, or of taking
the election from the people and plac-
ing the power to appoint in tho hands
of the Governor. No sooner had the
legislature denied the right of the peo-
pie Of Kansas to form their own con-
stitution, than they went Systematically
ut work apparently to stiae the voice of
the people of California for as long u
period as possible. There were many
candidates for Congress within that
body, and yet their action would seem
to evince desire on their part for
time to regain little of their lost pop
ularity, if they ever had any. We
have no war to make upon the present
incumbent. We care nothing Cor his
views upon Lecompton. 1t is the
principle and policy of lcgislat ing men
into office that We are opposing. The
Democratic State Convention should
nominate candidate for Clerk Of tho
Supreme Court, to hold the Office for
one year, and We hopo they will do so.
The daily Butte record., 1858-05-15

No MoaE --The San Francisco CAroaie!e
II reported to have gone the way Of oil the
earth "Barrin" Its Black Republican pro.
ciivitiss. the Chronicle was an excellent pa.
per. and We regret its demise.
The daily Butte record., 1858-05-15
Mining About Insixips.

+ Major Young has gone uptO Inskips, much
10 the regret Of his many friends In Oroville,
and writes US q letter dated at that settle
ment. 1t seems he has been to the ceebra.
ted 40 and '56 Quar- tz lead, and is filed with
its wonders. He says that reliable man
told him that $4,000 had teen obtained from
two hundred and fifty pounds of rock taken
from this extraordinary lead. The Major
says that on Big Butte, above the forks,
rich hill diggings have been found Atthe
"Yellow Jacket claim" one mile and q half
from Lovelocks. they are making from So
to $40 per day to the hand. About mile
above Lovelock's, fair wages are made on
the banks of little stream running into
Butte Creek. and Pretty good diggings are
being worked on the West Branch below !;
and about half mile above, one claim pays
from an ounce to an ounce and a half Per
day to the man. The Major says he is going
to Humbdg, and will write TO US from there.
| We hope he will.
The daily Butte record., 1858-05-15

AFIELp ron CoLPoRTEURs "A friend
called on us. the other evening. to look at
our Bible. While we were endeavoring to
call to mind what the article in demand re-
ally Was, our devil. who is the devil at such
things, handed him file of Forney's Steam
err Pres. But our friend wanted to consult
John XIX and 90; not John W. and said he
had been up and down Main street in vain
search for n Bible. We were entirely out.
The last sheets of the work we ever possessed,
helped TO kndlc in the heart of our old Office
an Internal fame that melted down oil our
type aud things. g. Sierra Democrat.
The daily Butte record., 1858-05-15

g- Mr.. John III. LilIard 10 authorized 70
rsesive Subscriptions and csiiect moneys for the
Daily and Tn Weekly Butte Record. Persons living
ii distance can obtain the paper by furnishing him
with their names.
The daily Butte record., 1858-05-15

SPIRIruAL.-There is to be a convention
Of fSpiritaalsts in Sacramento TO. lay.
The daily Butte record., 1858-05-15

phens Is fcliy aue To-day her mails are
swonty sve days ont fr,m New York Her
arrival, an&iGusly looked for, may b. an
neuaced SO auy nomcut Sue ought TO be
at San Francisco to day
The daily Butte record., 1858-05-15

"AvE OPENED and are now ready TO receive
Il Il andfiraish their old customers and friends
with a the luxures aud delicaces to be found In the
make, or peculiar to the season; among which may
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-06-08

One thrg has been settled by the experience Of
the la.t twenty years, and tina! is the moral impOs
sbility Of good Municipal rule under the sway Of
apy political party. Either the citizens who mainly
pay the taxes must come together and resolve to
unite without distinction Of party in the support Of
honest, capable men for responsible places in the
municipality, or they must submit to be ruled BY
REGULATORS and sharpers lesgued with miscreants
ard ruffians. There is just this choice open to
them. True, We might urge that none of the great
cities, Chicago alone excepted have Jet been ruled
by the Republicans as aparty; and that they ought
to be tried before party municipal government is
decsively pronounced failure; but it is wiser to
rest on the abundant experience afforded By the
failures of all other parties. Years ago, We were
satisfied that 10 party which had President to
support or to elect could ever govern great city
wisely, efficiently or economically. We have fo'
the last four or five years supported and opposed
Candidates for Municipal stations regardless Of
their politics, aid mean to do so evermore.
Our City now holds her Municipal separate from
our State al National elections; so do all, OF
LeaIly all, other great cities. Let the divorce Of
Municipal affairs from Politics be made absolute
ard universal, ard We may hope henceforth to
avoid the reign Of Vigilance Committees on the one
hand aid Of BauOt-bOx Suffers on the other.
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Each i, despo.isn-ths former based On force;
the l.tter on fraud. Let US avoid both BY the sea-
sonable banish nent Of Politics from our Municipal

We have Special Committee Of Aldermen now
investigating the Swiu Milk manufacture In our
City. and one Mr.. Shanks, who il called Doctor,
has testified that said Milk is pure and wholesome
article 1t is possible that the Committee may
come 10 like conclusion. If SO, we insist that
every member cOncurriDg in said Report, and
every one voting in the Councils to sustain it, shall
demonstrate the honesty Of his Judgment BY en-
teripg into an engagement to use S@ll Milk, and
none other. in bis own family henceforth. And
further, for the protection and security Of those
citizens who prefer Milk from grass we insist that
every person selling the City made article hence
forth shall have conspicuously painted on either
side of his wagon and of each can the words,
"SwiI Milk from --'s Distillery.' Then
those who prefer Swin Milk can crafty their taste,
ard 90 can the other sort. If the Authorities will
sustain and protect the Citymade article, they
surely cannot object to letting the People know
what they are buying. Make i! crime to sell
Swill Milk without making its origin and character
known. and we who don't Like that sort can gener-
ally avoid it. The true way is to Danish not only
the Milk but the Whisky manufacture also from
the City; but if the Councils will not protect US
from poison they ought at least to protect Us from
fraud
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and one psdde.steamer was carried. Is 70 Ia.
The Navy bill WA tier passed.
The HOUSE passed the bill providing for keeping
and disbursiDg all public documents through the
Secretary Of the Interior In Committee OF the
Whole on the Senate's amendments to the Mlfcel-
lsneous Appropriation bill, discussion sprung up
respecting the Capitol extension. Finally the
amendment appropriatipg $3.50, 900 for the purpose
Was adopted with the proviso that no part OF that
sum should be expended for sculpture or painting
unless upon the recommendation of three artists,
selected BY the President, aud with the appreciation
of the Joint Library Committee. The Committee
concurred in some Of the other amendments made
by the Senate, but rose without having acted on
them all. Dir. Haskin asked that the several re-
ports Of members of the Willett's Point Commit
tee be printed and made the special order for the
10th inst. Objection was made, and the question
Wa pending whs the House adjourned.