The weekly Butte record., 1861-01-26
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

Ilng ana Alexander MchenZle were committed
on the charge of the robbery.
One Scnnett r. Toby was lately killed on a
mining claim near Gold Springs, in Tuoumne
county, by the caving of bank
A Canadian Frenchman had his leg broken
at Scottsyie, Amador county, by the caving
of bank,
J. G. Lawton, of Butte City, was robbed on
Thursday night, January 18th, of gold watch,
ring and thirty dollars in cash, by a couple of
highwaymen.
Recently, while the Sheriff and Constable
of Mendocino township were attempting to
discharge their official duties and dispossess
some squatters of land claimed by John n
Bailhache, Of Healdsburg, Boggs was fired
upon by the wife of one of the parties who
were being dispossessed with shot gun. No
damage was done, and Bahache was placed
in possession of the premises.
A correspondent Of the Auburn Signal writes:
At Moorsville on the night of the 9th inst, a
miner named Hugh Mullholland, while drink
ing at the bar OF Andrew Grants, in said place.
laid his head upon the counter and ceased to
breathe 'Tis pity that the sale of "strych-
nii.e whiskey' cannot be abolished. Minnie
rifle, killing at a thousand yards, is bad enough
but its worse when it kills right at the coun-
ter
The Calaveras Chronicle, of January 10TH
relates the following incident While G.
Atzel was on a prospecting tour last week in
the neighborhood Of Garland's Ranch, on Old
WpM2i' Gulch, he observed tunnel and
approaching it, heard noise as of miners
working within, and proceeded to pay them a
visit. When he had ventured through the
densc darkness one hundred and fifty feet, all
at once his feet gave way and he was precipi-
tated to the bottom Of a shaft thirty-fye feet
deep, breaking two Of his ribs and otherwise
injuring him. On recovering his senses he
found he had q companion large California
skunk had met with like misfortune, appa-
rently some ten days before. His skunnship
had become desperate, through hunger, thirst
and confinement and attacked him with all the
fcrociiy Of tiger, bit him severely on the face
and hands, he being too feeble to protect him
self. In this condition he remained some thir-
ty hours when luckily two miners passed that
way, heard his faint cries, and rescued him
from his perilOus situation, made doubly so
from the fact that this tunnel is situated in
very lonely, obscure place, no one scarcely
ever passing, except Garland in the Spring
time, viewing his fence. Atzel says he thought
his case hopeless one at first, but after pray
ing two hours he took courage, and commenc
ed hallooing and fighting the skunk, which he
kept up to the moment OF his rescue.
The Amador Ledger says that an old resi-
dent Of Vocanoe - name unknown = lately
committed su icde by cutting his throat and
Capt. Jack, an Indian, came to his death by
putting too much water in his whisky.
A boy about ten years DID, grandson of Mr.
Shellhorn, had the thumb of his right hand
cut off, by a circular saw at the United States
brewery, at Moada, on Saturday afternoon
last
On Sunday the goth, Chas. Patrick was
shot and killed by man named WaSson at
Churntown in Shasta county. Wasson has de-
ivered himsefto the Sheriff and seems to have
doue the killing in self defence.
A man working in mill on the Mokeumne
river, last week, was caught on the shoulder by
Il small upright shaft, and il an instant his
clothes were torn from lis body, even to tear
ing the soles off his boots. Strange to say, he
was not in the least injured.
One Robert Pierson. Scotchman, fell recent
ly from his seat in Stockton, and expired al
most Immediately. He was intoxicated at
the time.
On Sundhy, Jan Goth, a tribe of Indians
near Sonora burned the bodies of six of their
number, who died from the effects of whisky
poisoned with strychnine.
One of the convicts wounded at the State
Prison escapade last week, died on Friday
night. One other is in very critical condi-
ton.
a free negro from Johnson county Arkan-
sas, committed suicide at West Point, Caave-
ras county, on Thursday, the 10Th inst, by
shooting himself with shot gun,
The unfortunate young German, Kramer,
who killed a fellow countryman at Specht's
brewery on Broadway, some weeks ago, has
become so violent that the Jail keepers are
compelled to chain him to the floor to save
him from self injury.
A gentleman who has been travelling recent
ly up country, tells of a circumstance which
happened at one Of the stands on the road
short time ago. A couple of Digger Indians
called at the bar for drink. They were hand
ed the whisky and punged down their money.
Pretty shortly after they called again, and
again paugled, Ditto, until they had taken
exactly four drinks each. In about four hours
they were found under tree as dead as "billy
be derned," and swelled up like couple Of
bladders, ready to bust. Z" N good, no good"
said a Digger to our informant, "he drunk four
glasses he dead. Pizen p
Some days since, says the Alta, man nam
ed Schwanda was killed on the Market Street
Railroad through his own carelessness. Mr..
Phoebe, in the name of the Company, last
week sent bis widow $500
Anthony Dougherty, a miner, engaged at
work on the Plug Ugly" says the Indepen-
dent while chopping wood on the 18th inst,
missed his blow, and nearly cut off his foot
All the arteries were severed so that he was
for a time in danger of bleeding to DEATH
A COWARD AS WELL AS A TRAIToR.-Mr.
Miles, who left bis seat in Congress few days
ago, to take his seat in the South Carolina
Secession Convention. said in that Convention,
on Wednesday last, that in a conversation, and
subsequently IN a written communication, Mr..
Buchanan was told by the South Carolina
members, " If you send a solitary soldier to
these parts, the instant the intelligence reaches
our people-and we will take care that it does
reach US before he reaches the fortS-the forts
will be taken, because it is necessary TO our
safety and preservation And it was to this
nsolent menace that the miserable old imbe-
cie who occupies the post of Chief Magistrate
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