The weekly Butte record., 1861-09-14

under their command more than IA 900 troops
while the Mexican army during the war did
not exceed $4,000 men. The Mexicans, Eow>
ever, were always superior to the Americans,
usually being twice or thrice their number
ARREST OF A TRAITOR IN New YoRK-HE
1MPLICATEs DISTINGUISHED New YoRKERs-
Samuel j. Anderson, person well known in
porting circles, was arrested in New York
August 9th. on suspicion of being in cores
pondence with the rebels. Anderson was once
tin be Custom House, and for some time act
ed as Clerk in the House of Representatives
at Washington. 1t is said that most of his
appointments were obtained through the in-
fuence of A. II. Stephens, Vice President of
the rebel Government, and that he has con-
staDtly been in correspondence with him since
the commencement of the Southern Rebellion.
According to bis confession, he has for months
past contributed articles to the New York
Day Book and Journal of Commerce. An in-
tercepted letter from Washington advises him
to go South via Kentucky, as q passport
could not be obtained from the Government
He states that Ben Wood and Isaac Rynders
has communicated with the South as exten-
sively as he has done. ADdersons correspond
ence gives good deal of important political
information, besides duplicating parties well
known in New York.
WAR.-Can a Christian mau Gght?- Chris
fian Aduocate
Some on EN- can. We knew Methodist
dominic, up country. who knocked one of the
sons of Belial about ten feet, " eend over eend."
We concluded that that Christian man"
could fight, under favorable circumstances.
S. F. Journal.
WHAT MARTIAL LAW HAS DoNE.-A short
time ago troops passing along the streets of
st. Louis were fired upon, and shouts for jeff
Davis were heard on every corner. Only
week past, an alarming and extensive league
existed among the secessionists aud the city
was liable, at any moment, TO become the scene
of riot and bloodshed. All this is now gone.
The most guilty of the plotters have been ar
rested, and their secret meetings broken up,
and the remainder obliged to leave for some
more genial cline. The most perfect order
and quiet exists, and Union men are filled with
joy and confidence. A great change has Ia
ken place here, and will soon extend through
out the whole of Missouri.
The Louisville Journal learns from distin-
guished citizen of Danville that, on one day
recently 240 iugitives from east Tennessee,
men driven from their homes, were fed in the
Seminary yard n that town. Some of them
were elderly men and some young, and all had
been compelled to abandon their families. and
were i'll clad, almost barefoot, weary and hun
cry. Their situation was indeed deporabe.
Several hundred more were expected to arrive
dau hp bpla Of hu f,rri
listed in the United States army at Camp
Dick Robinson.
SEEING UNCLE SANS MAILs-The Santa Fe
mail on the last trip down was taken by par.
ty of men under charge of Capt George Fra
zer, by Col. Baylor's orders The private
letters were undisthrbed, and only official let
tiers were opened. The mail property would
be returned to the contractor Hereafter
there would be no detention of the regular
trips of the line.
WHERE THE BALL ENTERED An unlucky
private in one of the New York regiments
was wounded in the battle, and the father ar
rived at the hospital just as the surgeon was
the ball from the back of the shoul-
der. The boy lay with his face downward on
the pallet. Alb, my poor son" said the fa>
ther mournfully, I'm very sorry for you But
il is bad place to be ht-thus in the back"
The sufferer turned over, barred his breast, and
pointing to the opening above the armpit, ex
claimed, 4" Father, here's where the ball went
10 I"
A COMPLIMENT FROM THE PACrFIc.-A very
beautiful flag can be seen at the Office Of the
Adjutant General, today. which has been sent
by some patriotic citizens of California, to be
presented to the first Regiment raised 10 the
United States for three years service. 1t will
be given to the Fourth Regiment, commanded
by Col Levi Woodhouse 1t is a beautiful
thing, and has an appropriate and elegant de-
sign. On silver plate on the flagstaff is
engraved California TO Connecticut. Hart
fora (COn) Times.
The GREATEST HUMBUG OF THE DAY.-That
treason in petticoats is entitled to any more
consideration than treason in breeches. 1t is
hoped the Administration will soon get over
Its extreme delcscy on this poInt and insist
on Right of Search in every case, with its
legal results and responsibilities EanHy
Fur.
EMIGRANTs.-Large parties Of emigrants
are daily arriving in the Valley of the San
Joaquin from the plains, by way of the Big
Tree route. The Stockton Independent learns
that thousands are soen expected tina. way,
In Calaveras and Tuolumne.
BURIAL AT NraHT-Herman Derrick, Ger
man. who lately committed suicide at Wea-
verville. was buried BY moonlight. brass
band adding to the solemnitF Of the exercises,
which the Journal says were Tsr7 impressive