The weekly Butte record., 1858-11-06

we md the following account OF the extraordin-
airy tapping Of monte bank in the National
Democrat of Wednesday:
A tremendous excitement prevailed last EVENING
at about half past nine o'clock in the vicinity Of
the Orleans House, on C street. between First and
Second Proceeding to the scene Of cornynotion
We ascertained that most daring robbery had Just
| been committed. dealer Of monte lit seems that
gaT1hlng is going in this CITY y was sitting be
hlnd his table, in the back room Of the Orleans and
the owner of the saloon adjoining sitting beside
him Nobody was betting and nobody else in the
room Suddenly two men entered Ia black masks,
advanced 10 the table. presented couple o Derin-
ger pistols to the faces of the dealer and bis com
panion, aud. Taking off the money and transferring
It TO their pockets. hastily departed from the back
door. The party robbed Isshed ont into the street
and ballowed fer the police. Several policemen
and an immense crowd rushed MP. Search at once
| began for the villains, bat no trace Of them was
found except one cf the mask and piece Of the
other. which seemed to have leen torn in the haste
Of throwing i of. The masks were made with a
front piece Of black Grape for the fare and sort Of
close cloak Of the same material, reaching nearly
down n the knees 50 rs n cover the whole shape
Of the body. and having sleeves through which To
run the arms. The Disguise vas perfect. and Of a
kind t. be removed in an instant. Doubtless these
Williams are accomplished and experienced high
waymen- and are by this time far away In the
talns Their horses were probably in the edge Of
town, ready saddled and brlled, when the deed was
committed. robbery 0 such singular and cool
auGacity is Of rare occurrence.
PRlzE Flour Henry Zimmerman; sometimes
known by the sobriquet Of Vinegar "a title given
him. we believe, on account Of his having once
dealt in that article )xent ogt as we are informed
early sterlay EloEing. across the YUba river 70
have fight with man named Dan Lynch the
sum wageIed beiEg so. Il was not long our infor-
mant tells Us, before Dan Lynch had the advantage
Of Zimmerman, and was abolt n thrust lis thumb
under one Of his eyes and hoist it ont in the ap-
proved style. just 1t this jancture Zimmerman
hollered enough and Lynch lei him up. Such IS
the account We have received OF the coalJat. 1a-
rysrHHe Dea.
AsToxIsHNG.-W learn that a tvig little over a
foot in length brought to this city day or two
since. with fourteen pears hanging thereon, each
weighing more than pound The aggregate
weight Of the bunch is sixteen ponds 1t Is from
French stock, aad Iased in Suisua Ya!lcy.-S. 7.
7eiegrcm.
RAILROAD sLEErEns.-A New York eorrespon.
dent Of the New Haven Noes tells the following
yam
a novel node Of securing lodEings Is prae-ieed
by considerable number Of persons when they
happen 10 he ont late at night aud ia consequence
are locked out Of doors at nome. or more likely,
who have become inebriated, and do not waut to
disclose the fact 10 their rieadi or families Many
night, and ride back and forth overthe Fine. Many
OF the roads from three - iaur miles ia length
and consume two honIs in making = r0uad trip.
he fare Is five cents each way. Thus person can
Tide from twelve at night uutii six in the morning
at an expense OF thirty cents. Thi- is cheaper tau
lodging at a hotel, besides the additional advantage
OF being up early in the morning
ANOTHER Death FROM Cnorox OlL.-sab-
joined is given from the Nevada fi5n7crat another
instance of TIC danger Of tridns with that most
powerful drag, crotou oil. slys the las: number OF
that paper:
simon Wilson, IN aged negro who has resided in
Nevada for several years. died at Hunts HILL last
Saturday night. It is stated that a man named
Oaks induced Simon 70 Gri X a glass Of liquor with
which he had mixed some crst} ill, aad The mix
tgre was the cause ofhis death. Simon was bralght
To this country a3ogt f0ur years ago by hi dlueh-
crossed the liiins. We are not aware that his ex-
act age was kaown. bpt he Is Supposed to have
been over one hundred years Old. About scar
ago. Marysviie paper, ia giving aH account of
him, stated his age 10 be 1913 years. lie wa~ quite
active for person of his age. and lid fair TO live
many years longer but IN miud lie WAS a child.
He was great ,arorite with the boys Of the wa
who were in the haidt OF teasing hm Us they would
a child younger than thense ves, ANA in turn lie
afforded them much amusement. il the report
cernmg the ot his cath be trae. the cficers
should at once take measures % bring the perpe-
TRAITOR Of the crime tojastee.