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The weekly Butte record., 1861-11-30

We thank the Butte Record, Marysvillt
Democrat, Express, etc, ETC., for their kindly
personal notices of our " military skill" We
shall be pleased to exhibit our proficiency as
marksman, on the editor of the BUTTE RECORD
whenever he can make it convenient to come
to Placervie and " set himself p."- Placer
vile Republican.
Fearing that your exhibit of profc
ency as marksman," would correspond with
that of Gen. Price, we decline d" making il
convenient to " set ourselves up " as a tar.
get to receive any such fire.
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Social PARTY.-The second of the series oi
parties now being held. at stated intervals, at
the Armory of the Oroville Guards, will take
place on Friday evening of next week. A
general invitation is extended to all, to join in
the pleasures of the dance, and our friends in
the country who may be pleased to grace the
Hall with their presence, will find no attention
neglected that will tend to make their visit a
pleasant one, or their happiness complete. Fill
up the Hall, ladies aud gents, and let pleasure
be your motto.
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Notice..
OrOyille. Butte Co.

Oroville, Butte Co., Nov. 80, 1861.
VNO HON. WARREN T. SEXTON, JUDGE OF
IL the 18th Judicial District, and p H. Harris
ESD, District Attorney: Will take notice that an
pllcatlon VIII be made to John g. Downey, Cover.
nor OF the state of California to remit the punish
ment OF John Dolan, who was indicted by the
Grand Jury OF Butte county, for the crime of mur-
der, at the November term of 1857. tried in the
District Court. found guilty and on the Sd of Janu
ary 1858, sentenced to be hung which punishment
was commuted by the Governor of California to
imprisonment for life.
A. MAURICE Jr
Atty for John Dolan
We hereby accept notice and waived copy of the
above. WARREN I. SEXTON.
Judge 18th Judicial District.
?. H. HARRIS, Dist. Atty
Oroville, Nov. 29th, 1861.
COUNTY OF BUTTE-SS
|, H. NJ. Phipps, Clerk of the District Court in
and for said county of Butte do hereby certify the
the foregoing to be true and correct copy of the
original notice now on file in my Office.
~ In witness whereof, hereunto set nv
J sp., hand and afix the seal of said Court,
| ! this 10Th day of November, 1s6l.
HIM. PHIPPS, Clerk.
BY MILES CHAPrS, Deputy.
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SALMON RIVER MINEs-It appears that a
small place has been found on Salmon River,
nearly up to the best class of placer diggings
in California in l948. A few men have taken
out three or four hundred dollars a day. That
vicinity will doubtless yield large amount o.
gold next year. Immense crowds have focked
there from Oro Fino, and the prospect is that
the immigration of miners from California will
continue to increase, and there will soon be
more people there than there are west OF the
mountains.-[ OREGON Statesman.
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CoNBERLAND GAP.-Referring to the Cum
berland Gap, the Louisville Democrat says:
" Much has been said about this point, and
in future the interest in that quarter is likely
to increase 1t is situated about ten miles
from Cumberland Ford, and has been celebra-
ted, for century, as a great depression in the
mountain ridge, which traverses the continent
from New Hampshire to Northern Alabama
Through this gap, very similar In its appear
ance and characteristics to the South Pass in
the Rocky Mountains, formerly the emigrants
from Virginia and n orth Carolina passed on
their way to the virgin wids of the West For
half century, thousands upon thousands
poured through this natural gateway into the
Mississippi valley, from the Atlantic slopes
Boone, Kenton, and their pioneer onfreres first
entered the land of cane and turkey" over
this pre-Adamite turnpike. 1t really forms to
this hour, the best, and, in fact only practical
BILE road for the transportation of troops and
heavy munitions of war from East Tennessee
inty Kentucky.
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DELINQUENT TAXES = By reference to a
notice published in another column it will be
noticed the delinquent tax payers will avoid a
suit and costs by calling at the County Treas
urers Office and squaring accounts, before the
expiration of twenty days, as the delinquent
tax list is now in the hands Of the District
Attorney, who will use every means to enforce
naYment.
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CosREcTIoN.-In the proceedings of the
Board of Supervisors, published in our last
weeks issue, the allowance made to r. Hewitt
Esq, for services rendered, was given at 1907
it should have read S207
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THANKS Gov. Roop, of the Nevada Terri
torial Legislature, has our Acknowledgements
for copy of An Act to Provide for the For
nation of Corporations within that Territory.
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ANOTHER SUIT.-We are informed that the
papers were fled in the Clerks Office yesterday
commencing another suit against the Board OF
Supervisors and the Railroad Company, re-
garding the recent Issuance of bonds to the
amount of $4,000 Mr.. J. j. Clymer is
plaintiff in the case.
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The OATH OF ALLEGIANCE.-In A private
letter to the Oregon Statesman gentleman
gives his views on this subject, as follows:
| hope the necessary steps will be taken
to require every man who expects patent to
land, or who may have any demand against
the Government, to swear allegiance to the
United States. True men would do it cheer
fully and those who would hesitate ought to
be put on the same footing as traitors and
alien enemies which they profess to be. There
is no prOpriety in giving men the benefit OF
government, when they will not swear to sup
port it in return, and are plotting its over
throw and cheering at every reverse it meets.
Requiring the oath Of allegiance of all who
propose to receive anything from the United
States or to cast a vote which may influence
its government in any degree, is not and can
not be construed into an act of partyism or
oppression. The man who will not do so, is
not fit for a citizen.
1t has been suggested that Congress ought
to pass uniform law for Congressional cleo
tious. If they do so, why not make an unequi-
vocal profession of fidelity an indispensable
qualification Of every elector. Here we are, a
State in the Union, but with a disunion rep
resentative in each branch of Congress, and
the only living issue at our next election is to
be whether we shall remain, or plunge into
revolution. A Union party is our hope for
present safety, but any party may be beaten
sometime, if not this year, the next, and we
must as soon as possible, have better security
against revolution than any party can afford
against a busy minority of untiring activity
and unbounded hate"
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ToNsoRIAL.-If you want your Ham Ct.7 in d
manner that becomes you-your head SuAypoorp
with an article that thoroughly removes the dand-
ruff, and stimulates the capillary organso of the hair
or a DELIGHTFUL SHAVE with the accompaniment,
of the purest Hair Oil, Cologne, Pomades, Hair
Tonics and Cosmetics; if you want clean, com.
Portable Bath, Warm Bath a Cold Bath Shower
Bath, a Salt Bath, a Sulphur Bath, or Perfumed
Bath, call at "FERGUSONS Hair Cutting Head.
quarters" Montgomery street next doortocorner
Myers street. d25tf
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APPLICATION FOR PARDox.-By reference
TO notice published elsewhere in to-day's pa
per. 1t viii be seen that an application will be
made to the Governor for the pardon of lob,
Dolan. convicted of the murder of William
Sharky. near Evansville. in this county. in the
Fall of 1857. and whose sentence of death was
COMMITTED to imprisonment for life, by Gov.
Weller
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oRovILLE, SATURDAY, NOV. 3Oth.

s5- There are only fro sides 10 the question:
EUery man must be for the United States OF
against it. There can be no neutrals an this tcar,
ONLY PArRIors-oE TRAIToRs.-S. d Douglas
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WINES AND LIQUoRs. -Messrs. Deamer &
Wallis, as will be seen by advertisement, are
prepared to furnish the public with choice ar.
tices Of wines and liquors, Of all descriptions
They would also be pleased to write received
payment" and sign their names to certain
bills.
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The Grand Jury of Amador, at the Novem
Der term found true bills in the following cases:
| grand larceny, perjury, and false impri
sonment. They also made l3 presentments,
thus violations of license law, assault
with deadly weapon, misdemeanor
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THANKsGIvIYG.-Bu little attention was
paid by the denizens of our quiet little bnrgh,
to the day Thursday last set apart for prayer
and Thanksgiving, except that numerous tur-
keys were carved, and bottles of champagne
disposed of according to ancient usage
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IMPORTANT TELEGRAPHIC DIscoyERY.-The
London American makes public the discovery
of "a telegraphic cable, and q mode OF working
it, that renders distance, and the media through
which such cable is laid, and auxllery instead
of an obstruction, obtaining likewise supplies
of power from hitherto unsuspected source.
The invention is the product of VIM. t. Plg-
gott, of London, an eminent medical electrl-
clan. The popularity of the cable is that
instead of requiring an enormous electric charge
to be forced through the whole length OF line
by powerful batteries, at each successive trans
mission of signal, as at present, in long sea
and land routes, the wire continues statlstically
charged as it is laid, while the least disturbance
of the equilibrium of this passive electric charge
imperative and uninfuenced until called into
action by the operator-answers through all
its length to the slightest transmitted influence,
and so serves every practical purpose. The
enormous tension that electric cables now un-
dergo, arising from the great power of the
electric current required for long distances, and
which is believed to have caused the failure of
all marine cables more than three hundred and
fifty miles long hitherto laid is thus obviated.
The earth currents, which have previously been
great obstacles, are absorbed and utilized. The
cable depends for its supplies either on the
voltaic current created by bringing together
wires of different electric property in construc
ton, or by selfacting generators placed at any
desired distance throughout its length as so
many relays of power absorbing from the
moisture of surrounding media, whether air, or
earth, or sea, enough electricity to become
statically charged and so, at the slightest
impulse, is capableef conveying communication
to any conceivable distance The invention is
in the hands of the British Government. Not
its least merit is the probability that it will
reduce the cost of telegraphic communication
to a fifth of the present rates. Boston Jour.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
COUNTY YTRfAsURER'S OFFICE.
Oroyille, November 9th. 1861.

Warrants drawn on the Gen
eral county Fund registered between the Stb and
i4'n vi November, 1859; also, warrants drawn
Oh 'ne iholsent Sick Fund registered between the
lst OF Sept and 18th of Nov inclusive, will be paid
on presentation at this office, and viii cease TO
bear interest from this date ifnot presented within
sixty days the money set apart for their redemp-
ton, will be appropriated to pay warrants next in
order of registry. W.R. BROWN
County Treasurer
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A GOOD GoAK."-The Whte-ragtes hold
ing up the Crittenden compromise and hitting
the Republicans over the heads for not voting
for it in Congress, when their own representa-
tiyes did not.
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CHRISTMAS BALL.-A. Thatcher, of Wyan-
dott, Is making preparations to give Christ
mas ball. Don't all engage partners and bug
gies at once.
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GEN. Personalities from the East in
dieate that the charges preferred against Gen.
Fremont have been found TO be true, and that
be will probably be court-martialed. He is
now about as deed as though he had received
FIRE from Prices battery.
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To PERSONS WHOSE HEALTH is broken Dowy
Every disease might unquestionably be prevented
if nature were assisted TO rally with that most
wonderful of all invigorators,
DIR. HOSTETTER'S STOMACH BITTERS.
When the flame of life wanes and quiyers from ex-
haustion, administer this famous restorative. Il
will once more become steady and strong. In the
debility which follows violent fever: in darrhoea
dysentery, dyspeptic complaints and cholic; in the
weakness consequent upon natural decay, or result
ng from free living or over exertion. and also i'm
those painful and too much neglected ailments 4,
which ladies are excessively subject the Bter never
fail to give permanent relief. Sold by all Druggists
and dealers everywhere. ops
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AN Ak TO GRIND.-Tbe Marysvie Ex-
press, all of a sudden. processes to have an
" exalted opinion of war Democrats Some
one is wanted to turn a grind stone
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The TEsr.-Senator Stark, of Oregon, re-
Gently appointed to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of Col. Baker, is now on his way to
assume his seat in the Senate of the United
States. If reports are correct, he is true
representative of the Peace Democrats" of
Of the Pacific coast, and carries to his brethren
in the East, their endorsement His course in
the Senate will therefore be regarded as an in
dex to the principles aud purposes of the party,
upon this coast. Their vaunted support of the
Government, their boasted love Of country and
devotion to the Constitution and the Union,
will he tested by his acts and by them must
they stand or fall, as there is no middle ground
to be occupied during the present condition OF
our national affairs. But little difficulty will
be experienced in ascertaining the position Ia
ken by him upon the leading questions of the
day. His support of the Government, in its
efforts to crush rebellion, if at all, must be di-
rect, open and positive, without even a SEM
blance of opposition, or of yielding to the
demands of treason. Any other course will
establish, beyond question, the enmity OF
himself and his party to the Government and
its institutions, and the consequent, at least
tacit, support of the rebellion. Watch well
the record
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WROUGHT IRON BRIDGEs-Fifteen years
ago, experiments were made in Great Britain
to test the effect of vibrating action and long
continued changes of load on wrought iron
bridges and girders. The results to which they
led was the construction of number of bridges
built on the principle that the strength of the
structure was dependent on its form. DR..
Fairbairn, the President Of the British Scien-
| tifc Association, lately in session at Manches-
ter, stated that in order to test the theory of
the influence of vibration in causing the rup-
ture, of iron beams and bridges he had con-
strgcted small iron plate beam of 20 feet
span and 16 feet depth, representing the pro-
portions of one of the girders of the Sepoy
bridge, and exposed it to conditions similar to
those of bridge subject to change of load as
produced by the passage of trains and in
proportion to the heaviest rolling load. The
beam was first loaded to one-fourth its break
ing weight, and it sustained a million changes
of load without injury. The load was then
increased to nearly one half its breaking weight,
when the beam gave way at 5,175 changes
Il was thence inferred not to be safe to build
bridges on which the rolling load would have
this proportion to the breaking weight
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Torn oFF.-Briggs, the Forbestown stage
driver, had the top of his coach jerked off the
other day, while descending the Mt. Hone
Hill.
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SANDS SARsAPARLLA.-The popularity acquired
by this truly invaluable medicine is as extended O.
as it is richly merited If the tens of thousands oi
scrofulous ulcers which have been cicatrized and
permanently healed by this extraordinary anli.er.
tic had each tongue, chorus of testimony wouH
attest to its efficacy, not only in scrofua and a.i
external manifestations of disease. but in dy-reu-
sia, bilious complaints. general debility and tle
various internal disorders in which it affords speedy
and lasting relief
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To Unfortunate FemaIes-Alasl cried l.
poor Maid, your skin, tho yellow coarse, and dark
as sin, and pimpled, fre5kIed, sunburnt tanned.
spotless can be, UNDERSTANDABLE such defects Gre
cured, elOpe, when washed with Jones Chemical
Soap. Your teeth, your breath, you'll not di-pate
when washed with Lafont's Soap Teeth Root white
as the driven snow are made though yellow tar
tared dark decayed; and fragrant, pure and sweet
your breath, though purid, foul rotten death,
and that red hair, though now ss coarse a- ans
name or tail of horse, silky and dark 'twnud hs
mad to live, by Jones Coral Hair Restorative. al
dandruff, scurf would be removed-the hair st4pp'd
falling and improved The articles above spoken
of are all we repres ent them, and sold at rea-
sonable prices Us cents) by every respectable
druggist in California.
Agents-Crane & Brigham, Druggists san Fran
cisco. ol4r
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BADLY BURNED "A little son of Mr.. R. L.
Patten was badly burned about the face a
lew days since, while playing with powder and
toy cannon
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FLoArED OFF.-The heavy rain of Tuesday
night last, and consequent rise of Feather
River, caused the wheels and fixtures attached
TO the mining claims of Messrs. Faulkner &
Dyer, opposite town, to start upon prospect
ing tour down stream, thereby closing the mi
ming operations of the company for this year.
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GANE.-VenisoD, wild geese, &C., abounds
IN the market at present.
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Board of Supervisors.
November 21st,
Norember Tern,

November 21st.
On petition of st. John Jackson and others,
the County Surveyor, A. Clymer, and J. G.
Longmore, were appointed viewers, to view
out a road from Johnson's ranch, on Butte
Creek, to Helltown.
On petition of J. c. Vaudeville and others.
the County Surveyor, J. c. Vaudeville and
Eli Strong, were appointed viewers, to view
ont road from Chico to Dogtown.
November Goth.
Eli Goodale, appointed Road Overseer and
Road-tax Collector for Bidwell township.
j. s. Dickey, appointed Road Overseer and
Road-tax Collector for Concow township.
J. H. Armstrong, appointed Road Overseer
and Road-tax Collector for Oregon township.
Order made requiring District Attorney to
give an additional bond, of $4,000, as re-
quired by an Act approved May 18th, 1861.
WEArHER.-The weather. during the past
week, has been cold, wet and disagreeable.
Attention Company!
THE SECOND of the Series of Parties 'll be given
at the rmory Hall of the Oroville Guards, on
FRIDAY, the 9th of December 1861.
TICKETS 50 so to be had of the Managers.
BY ORDER OF COMMITTEE.
B.-Due notice will be given of the Third of
the Series.
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The Amador Ledger says the Cavalry Co.
forming in that county is filing up rapidly.
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THE Mason AND sLDrnL ArrAIn.-since

The Mason AND SLIDELL AFFAIR.-Slnce
the capture of Mason and Slidell from Brit
ish steamer, by Commander Wilkes, all the old
rusty law books in the country have been over
hauled, TO find, if possible, the law of nations
and the opinions Of eminent statesmen touch
ing the point, and much has already been said
and written upon the subject. What little
knowledge we claim to possess, of information
al law, is based upon a common sense view of
events as they transpire all, we think, that
is necessary to form an opinion, justifying the
summary arrest. The British Government
maintains a position Of neutrality in the pres
ent contest and has warned its subjects, by
proclamation, against interfering or aiding in
the American struggle, except at their own
peril
The steamer from which Mason and Slldell
were taken, had just brought from England a
cargo of arms for the rebel government, which,
all will admit, were contraband goods, and
transferred them to the rebel steamer Nash
| Nlt, iEOuI WHICH SUE lOUh INT udltOl iuhNtiOh-
aries, for the alleged purpose of conveying
them to Europe. Consequently, from the mo-
ment she sailed from the shores of England,
with her contraband cargo, until her reap
pearance there, with Mason and Slidel she
was engaged in an illegitimate and unlawful
enterprse-one which the British Government
had expressly and emphatically said it would
not sanction, and one in which she must en-
gage if at all, at her own risk. Such being
the case, any liberties taken with her by a war
vessel of the United States-the liberty Of
search, detention or of capture, was perfectly
justiiable. Any naval officer failing or ne
glecting to take such liberties under similar
circumstances, would be direect of duty, and
should be summarily removed from command
If Commander Wilkes committed any error oil
Judgment in the matter, it was in not sezing
the vessel and bringing her into port, as a
prize to the Government.
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The following is true copy, says the Mar
iposa Gazette, OF HE old Motto found
the other day posted by the Post-office door in
this town. 1t was taken on the spot by our
Special Artist:
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Halls SarsapaIiIIa yellow Dock and
Iodide Potass is prepared from the finest i.d
Jamaica Sarsaparilla and English Iodde of pota-s
admirable a restorative and purifier 90 'ar
blood, it cleances the system of all morbid and u-
pure matter-remOves pmples, bgiis, and eupt0r-
from the skin-cures rheumatism and pains Of al
kinds. All who can afford should use it as IT tends
to give them strength and prolong life. Sold by
druggists generally, at 81 90 per bottle.
R.HALL & CO., Proprietor
Wholesale Druggists, l43 and l35 Clay street,
a2l-6m San Francisco
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"NoTIC a"

There will be perposiels Receivd until Satur-
day % inst. to build School house in Destrick
No 3 in Mercede county on Meriposia Creek
Description as follows 80 feet long 20 wide u
HE s winders the plank hat is sot up to be
Dressed on the inside Wether Boarding to be
dressed Shingle roof plain cornish floor All to
be done in Good Workman order this II of
Nov lSel.
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Comnity

A scho9lmaster can probably find employ.
niehl ID mat Desirick, judging from the or
tnoSraphy OF the above perposiels-'
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CIGARS AND ToBAcco.-Smokers and tobac-
co-chewers will find a magnificent article ol
cigars and tobacco at the store in the Theatre
building presided over by our aiabe fellow
townsman, S. r. Rosenthal, Esq, or at the
Young America store, on Montgomery street
where Mr. G. Roseboom will be found. ever
ready to supply the wants of the public, either
at wholesale or retail See their advertise
ment and give them a call.
STATE REFORM ScHooL-An invitation has
been extended US, by the Board of Trustees OF
the State Reform School, through the Super
intendent, Mr.. j. c. PeltoD to be present at
the opening exercises Of the School, which will
take place at the buildings, near Marysvlle
on Monday next, December 2nd. We regret
the complication of causes which will prevent
our attendance as the exercises WILL no doubt
be of an imposing character and well worthy
Of the occasion.
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WEATHER-The weather, during the past
week, has been cold, wet and disagreeable.