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The weekly Butte record., 1861-04-20

SUDDEN DEATH NEAR OREGoN CITY.-On
Thursday evening, April lltb, man named
Thomas Carbit, fell dead in the road near
Oregon City. A Coroner's inquest and post
mortem examination held by Saml Glass, ESQ,
of Cherokee, iicited the following facts The
diseased went to Cherokee about six weeks ago,
and had since been mining in the ravines and
gulches with rocker. He was in rather des-
titute circumstances and had been accustomed
to sleeping without any blankets, neal the fire
in Mr.. Derrick's MILL On the day of his death
he walked from Oregon City to Yankee Hill
and back, in company with man named Gal
iighan, and during the walk had complained of
q shortness of breath, and had to sit down sew
eral times to rest. On returning he eat a very
hearty supper at Mr. Gallighans cabin, and
was apparently in good health After supper
they both started to walk over to the store in
Oregon City, but had not proceeded far before
deceased fell aud expired in FIVE or six minutes.
without any apparent consciousness On the
examination, the heart was found to be yerv
much diseased, which was undoubtedly the
the cause Of his DEATH Mr. Carbit was about
thrty-fve years ofage, was native of Albany,
New York, and is supposed, come to this
country In Stevensons Regiment.
The weekly Butte record., 1861-04-20

SUIc1DE.-Nr. 2. L. Miner committed sui
eide at Red Bluff, on Monday last, by shooting
himself with a derringer pistol. A inquest
held over the body elected the following facts :
Mr. Miner has for several months been afflicted
with dyspepsia and nervous headache was at
times rather Respondent, but never gave evil
dence of mental arrangement. In the morning
ne was in his usual good spirits, but complain
ed of headache. He was at his desk transact
ing business and appeared to have no unusual
care upon his mind. No one happened to be
in his Office or about the warehouse at the
time of the commission of the deed, and it is
not known at precisely what time it was done.
When discovered by Mr.. Thompkins about IL
o'clock, his shirt and vest were still on fire
from the effects Of the powder from the pistol,
and Mr.. Miner in a dying condition, though
be spoke several times afterwards and acknowl-
edged that it was his own act
Mr.. Miner was engaged in mercantile pur-
suits at Red Bluff, was the leading merchant
there, and was also interested in the milling
business in connection with Mr.. Jaynes. He
was an Elector on the Bell and Everett ticket
at the late Presidential election was man
universally esteemed, of correct habits, repre-
sented to be wealthy. and has been resident
of this State since l649 He was engaged to
be married TO young lady af San Francisco
some time during the ensuing three months.
The weekly Butte record., 1861-04-20

ATTENTION, DEMOCRATS. j. p. doge,
Committee, has called meeting of the same
at San Francisco, for the 9TH day of May, and
requests general attendance of the members
of the Committee, as business of Importance
will come before it. We hope to see full
Committee, and feel confident that they will
not coerce the Democracy into any tests, ob-
noxious to the innate principles of that party,
as it exists in its purity. Its standard and
watchword being now, as it has been for years
gone by: The Union Of our country as it was
handed down to us by its founders, under a
Constitution that was intended by them to be
perpetual.
The weekly Butte record., 1861-04-20

sSy~ The Express gives the following ac-
count of an affray which occurred on ranch
below Marysville:
Some time since lot of posts belonging to
Mr.. Johnston were attached and sold, Mr..
Tremble becoming the purchaser. The posts
were on the outside of the ranch and there
were two roads by which Tremblc could take
them home-one leading through Johnston's
place. and the other passing around his fence
When Tremble went after the posts, Johnston
requested that be would not haul them through
his place. Tremble took look around the
fence, but when he returned he brought his
rifle with him. 1t appears that this time he
had determined to take his wagon along the
road through Johnston's place, and that he
and johnson accidentally met at the bars
leading into Johnstons field. Johnston passed
through the bars and turning around rested his
arms on them. and remarked to L. that he did
not want him to go through his field. He had
reasons for this, and be did not intend that he
should go through Some words passed, when
Johnston turned to leave, and soon after T..
fired at him with rife, the ball striking on
one side of his back, making flesh wound
and also penetrating one arm above the elbow
and breaking it. Johnston was unarmed.
The weekly Butte record., 1861-04-20
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MoRRIsoN's. Sierra County, |
April 10th, 1861. J
EDITOR Butte RECORD -

EDITOR BUTTE RECORD =
get your paper regularly. 1t always
contains something interesting, made up, as it
is, at my first location in California. | reside
high up in the mountain range. Snow, at this
time, is from six TO ten feet deep at Eureka,
Craig's Flat, Morison's, Port Wine, Rabbit
Creek, ST. Louis, Pine Grove, and Rowland
Flat; at Gibsonvie and Whiskey Diggings
it is much deeper. But the " Summer is
coming and cold Winters ava" and on every
miners countenance you can see something in
dicative of no long yarns to spn." We will
soon have busy community; night and day
the pick and shovel and the rolling of the car
will continue, with the hydraulic appliances,
until the glorious Fourth of July. But, how
is it, Mr. Editor am told we are not to have
any more Fourths of July? | wonder If the
Breckinridgers will knock the fourth out OF the
calendar in California, as the Convention has
solemnly done in South Carolina? am glad
to see your Representative, DIR. Tilden, has
been honored as Resident Physician of the In
sane Asylum. This is an honor to the Doctor,
as well as to the talent of the county of Butte,
which she has always sustained as among the
first in ability in the State. | have been try
ing to keep track of my old Kentucky friend,
Gen. p. Fl. Harris. | had thought, from the
issue in your county, that the General was
elected as Douglas Democrat. If so, how is
it his name is recorded, by the Union, against
Gen. McDougall? But then, Gen. Harris was
elected as Douglas Democrat, and the Gene
raj is an honorable man and then the Union
puts the General down as voting against your
Douglas Representative, Tilden. for Resident
Physician but then the General was elected
as Douglas Democrat, and the General is an
honorable man and then l noticed that the
General almost seemed to be in state of fra
formation with Hon. lack Montgomery, on
the Union Resolutions But then, General
Harris was elected as Douglas Democrat, and
the General is an honorable man. So, when
the Hon. John Dougherty, in his remarks upon
the Generals course as a Douglas Democrat,
intimating that he did not come up to the true
standard, was truly astonished, as supposed
that Gen. Harris was elected as Douglas
Democrat, and the General is an honorable
man, and will make it all right, no doubt.
Our present mining prospects are good for
flush Of water and prosperous seasons
work, although it is about month later than
last year. If any thing should occur here, Of
interest to your region of growing railroads
and early grass, you will be duly notified
thereof. SWAPPING TERRAPIN
The weekly Butte record., 1861-04-20

GRAND DEDICAToRY CELEBRATION. = The
Dedicatory Celebration of the New Odd Eel
lows Hall, at Marysvie, will take place on
the 26th instant, and will, undoubtedly, be a
grand affair. An imposing delegation from
Orovie will be present, and representatives of
the order from different parts of the State, are
expected A Poem will be read by Mr. Noah
Brooks, and an Grafton delivered by the dis
tinguished orator, Newton Booth, of Sacra-
mento
The weekly Butte record., 1861-04-20

plentiful supply of pure blood is an essential
to animal life, as light heat and genial showers are
to the vegetable kingdom. When the proper circu-
lation of the vital fluid is impeded sickness is the
inevitable consequence, the secretions become un-
healthy, the liver becomes clogged with impure
bile which forced into the system vtiates and in
flames the blood, engendering scrofula; cutaueous
eruptions, liver complaint, fever sores, dyspepsie
consumption, &C., to purify the blood and speedily
cure the above named diseases, nothing is so ella.
cacious as SANDS SARSAPARILLA.
The weekly Butte record., 1861-04-20
Court of Sessions.
APRIL TERM, 1861.

Hon. THos. WELLS, Presiding. SAMUEL GLASS,
and ]. H. MARBLE, Esqrs., Associates.
MONDAY, April 18th.
Grand Jury empanneled and sworn. Special
venire ordered for "a trial jurors.
TUESDAY, April 10th.
Court met and adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, April l7th
Special venire for trial jurors, heretofore
issued, returned.
Grand Jury reported three true bills of
indictment.
People VS.. Joshua jackson, alias Josiah
Observation-Disclosures arraigned, and takes the
legal term to plead.
Special venire issued for | 5 trial jurors
THURSDAY, April 18th.
People vs.. Huse-Defendant indicted for
the crime of obstructing public highway
arragned pleads tomorrow at ten o'clock.
People vs. Richard Gates-Indictmen same
as above; defendant arraigned says his right
name is John F. Gates plead tomorrow at
ten o'clock.
People VS.. Josiah Jackson Plead not guilty.
Grand Jury reported two true bills of in
dictment.
Special venire for trial jurors, returned.
People VS.. Samuel Delany-On trial.
FRIDAY, April 18th.
People VS.. II. Fredericks-Grand larceny {;
defendant arraigned ; plead not guilty.
People vs.. Fredericks-Plead not guilty.
People VS.. Huse-Plead not guilty.
People VS.. Gates-Demurrer to indictment
filed.
People vs.. Delany-On trial.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
COUNTY TIRE OFFICE,
Oroyille Anril lst 1851.

Warrants Nos. ls6, 100, l9l, 1872, 1876, 1877, l9s,
and 100, drawn on the General County Fund
registered on the I'd and Sd days Of August 1859,
will be paid on presentation at this office
and will cease to bear interest from this date
if not presented within sixty days, the money set
apart for their redemption will be appropriated to
pay warrants next in order of registry.
w. r. BROWN,
County Treasurer.
The weekly Butte record., 1861-04-20

AccIDENT.-Mr John Veasey, whilst sink
ing shaft on the claims of Collins & Co., on
Rock Creek, near Turner's mill, Nevada coun-
ty, was dangerously injured, on Friday after
noon last. As the bucket, full of earth, was
being hosted from the bottom of the shaft,
which was sixty feet deep, the rope broke
when the tub got to within six feet from the
top, striking Mr.. v, who was at the bottom,
on the head and shoulders, and crushing him
to the earth. Little hope is entertained of his
recovery.
The weekly Butte record., 1861-04-20
Bag We clip the following items from tn
Yreka Union

Bag We clip the following items from th e
Yreka Union:
Last Thursday, Mr.. Nelson Chase showed
US splendid specimen of pure gold, weighing
one hundred and nineteen dollars, and five ozs
of dust, taken from the claims of johnson &
Coburn, the result of last Wednesdays work.
Messrs. knott & Livingston made but par
tial cleanup of their fume on the same day,
and had between three and four hundred dol
lars. We expect to hear of good returns to
the miners of Pinery this season, as a reward
for their labor.
Rich QUARTz.-We have received some fine
specimens from the lead of Messrs. Sheffield,
Nash, Lambert & Pettis, on Salmon River
These gentlemen are the discoverers of the
rich quartz deposits in that locality, last sum-
mer. They have procured machinery from
below, at great expense, for the purpose of
working their lead which must be marvellous
ly rich, as they expect to take out 100000
the first month after their mill is complete and
in running order.
The weekly Butte record., 1861-04-20
LETTER from WASHINGTON saws

A LETTER from Washington says: " II is
undertood that Jo. Lane will leave in March
for Oregon, with view of inaugurating the
Pacific Republic His son, John has resign
ed his cadetship at West Point, and left last
week for Montgomery, where he has the prom
ise of a Lieutenancy in the Southern army
He is big, stupid boy, with fine voice for
whisky; and if the Southern army is to be
offcered by his kind, they will only be formi-
dable when they charge on rum MILL
The weekly Butte record., 1861-04-20
DIED.

In Forbestown, Butte county. April 1st, MARY
F., daughter of Anne C. and D. W. C. GAsKILL,
aged 2l days.
At the same place, April 18th, ANNE c., wife of
d. W. c. Gaskill, and daughter of Ambrose Cow
perthwaite of Camden, New Jersey. aged 81 years
and ii months.
As pure and sweet her fair brow seemed
Eternal the sky,
And like the brooks low song, her voice
a sound ,chich could not die;
And half we deemed she needed not
The changing of her sphere,
To give to Heaven shining one,
Who walked an angel here.''
The weekly Butte record., 1861-04-20

The following items are from the Virginia
City Enterprise of the 9th inst:
A party of seven prospecters left Honey
Lake Valley on the 18th OF February last
Near Rabbit Hole, on the northern emigrant
route, they found several fine looking lodges Of
quartz, in which copper and lead predomina-
ted with fine evidences Of silver. At Lassen s
Meadows, on the Humboldt, they found a fine
quartz ledge, and afterward found several
others in that vicinity. There is plenty OF
wood and water in that section. Much atten-
ton is beginning to be attracted to it.
Some very fine quartz lodges have recently
been discovered at Willow Springs Station,
situated about half way between Genoa and
Esmeralda on the Esmeralda trail
During the last month $4,000 ounces have
been run into bars at Virginia City, making
about Sl30,OO0,
The weekly Butte record., 1861-04-20

EXTREMELY PRoBABLE.-The New Orleans
Crescent says that it feels entirely confident that
there will be more economy in the Southern
Confederacy, and less plferiDg and pundering
by Government officials than in the old Union.
Taking into consideration that this Southern
Conlederacy was set on foot and originated by
the same men who plundered Uncle Sans trea-
sury. and for years have been rioting in FEEDER
al plunder and official corruption, the statement
is very cool, to say the least of it.
The weekly Butte record., 1861-04-20

The Placervllle Californian perpetrates the
following, which may be original: Why was
the American flag at the storming of Monterey
like the sky in clear night? Because, when
the storm cleared away the stars were still
there.
The weekly Butte record., 1861-04-20
New Apportionment.

The Joint Committe of the Legislature have
reported a Bill to define the Senatorial and
Assembly districts of the State, and of course,
like most bills of the kind, it is not satisfactory
to everybody. But we assume that it is the
duty of the Legislature TO make new appor-
tionment at its present session with the light
now before it, which, most any one will admit,
are far brighter than those held out to the
Legislature of 1853 Ell Dorado county can
now be estimated something near to what is
just and proper she is the whale that makes
being firm in her old instincts, she still wants
to hold on to her inflated estimate, and keep
her representation as she gobbed it up in 1853.
The proposed correction of these evils is better
than the Old discriminating estimates inaugu-
rated eight years ago. Communities, with as
piring talent, dislike to be curtaled in their
love and enjoyment of power; but whales
should allow small fish to swim in the same
sea. Some of our counties have, by over esti-
mate, like that of Ell Dorado, been imposing
upon the good people of the State, by requir-
ing them to pay for a representation based
upon gas. Let this be corrected on the basis
of the last census we are willing to trust it
against the estimates of Representatives. Our
county holds her own, by the report, and will
stand alone as Senatorial and Representative
district, having one Senator and two Repres-
entatives. This, to us, is preferable to all
other arrangements, and we sincerely hope
that no adjournment will be agreed on, unit!
new apportonment. is made and, possibly,
this may prolong the session, until the talking
Representative from Ell Dorado, exhausts
himself, in the effort to hold on to his airy
representation.
The weekly Butte record., 1861-04-20

A PROPOSITION has been made to hang Par
son Brownlow for his opposition to the seces
sionists. The Parson designates the day he
prefers for the hanging, invites the public to
the expibition, and promises to make speech
under the galows.
The weekly Butte record., 1861-04-20

III. Fl. BANCROFT & Co.-The enterprising
firm of Fl. H. Bancroft & Co., of San Francis
co, have not suspended business, as was here
tofore represented, but still have an existence,
and keep constantly on hand, the largest and
cifc coast. They have several very important
works now 10 course of publication.
The weekly Butte record., 1861-04-20

A ROUGH RIDE.-A miner at Omega, in
Nevada county, was swept down by mass of
earth and water from the hydraulic works, and
was dug out ofthe mud four hours after, four
hundred feet below the starting place, some
what hurt, but not dangerously.
The weekly Butte record., 1861-04-20
BOARD OF REFERENCE.

Dan De QuIe Mrs. Hosmer, Dorothea Ellie Elfn
Dolly Eastwood, Anne K. Fader, Simeon Snugg.
Comet Quirls, Joe Simple, R. F. Greeley, Richard
Crenshaw. Mrs Rogers, j. De NJ. Hytten, Bret, Ber-
tina Bay. Lecel Zanoni, S. De Witt Hubbell' Pal.
metto, Arden, j. NJ. W. Frank Wendell, x, ]. Key
ser, Orillia, Manzanita, Anne Wortener, and MANY
others, embracing the best writers in California
and constituting brilliant galaxy of the literary
talent of the Pacific coast.
Oroville, April 18th, ls6I-3m
The weekly Butte record., 1861-04-20

Poor QUEEN.-Letters from Paris says the
Empress is haunted The ghost of the Duchess
d'Alba appears to her whenever she is alone in
the dark, and she is wasted to skeleton under
the visitation The Duchess of Alba was once
one of Louis Napoleon loves, and this accounts
for the milk in the cocoanut,
The weekly Butte record., 1861-04-20

ASSAY OFFIcE.-Messrs. TnEALL, & Co., of
Marysvie, offer superior inducements TO deal
ers in gold dust. See advertisement of ano-
ther column.
The weekly Butte record., 1861-04-20
THE following items are from the Marysvile

THE following items are from the Marysville
Express
A DAsTARDLY AcT.-A man known as
Ducks was stabbed last evening by an Irshman
who was at the time under the influence of
liquor. He had been following Ducks around
for some time, and was warned to keep away.
Finally when Ducks back was turned he ran
up behind him and stabbed him in the cheek,
inf1icting pretty severe wound and loosening
several Of his upper jaw teeth Ducks was
taken to DIR. Coney's office where his wound
was dressed. The policeman arrested the
Irshman and placed him in the Station House.
LEG BRoKEN-Mr Morris Sullivan, the pro-
prietor of the Washington Hotel on G Street.
fell from an express wagon on Maiden Lane,
yesterday afternoon. and in falling he struck
the curb stone and broke one of his legs above
the ankle.
CoLoRED Row.-Another fight took place
at the negro church last evening, among the
"culled folks" We learned that Webster
beat Randolph severely and the former was
also hurt, but we were unable to get the par
tcuars The police took charge of the church,
and made several arrests. Webster and Ran
dolph! Shades of the departed, your names
are disgraced
A MAN DRowNED.-An Irishman, named
James McCabe, was accidently drowned in the
slough in the rear of the Hospital, yesterday
morning 1t appears that he had been in
search of some cattle, and attempted to swim
his horse across the slough. He approached
the bank where it was quite steep, and as the
horse raised himself McCabe was thrown off,
The horse got out, but McCabe would proba-
bly, have drowned had not some other persons
been present, who procured plank and reach
ed it to him. He seized it and was pulled
ashore. He appeared vexed at the idea of
having failed to cross with the horse. Pretty
soon his employer came along on horseback,
and he insisted on riding the horse across. He
was demonstrated with, but was determined to
make the effort. He mounted the horse and
rode in, but in nearing the opposite shore the
same accident befell him. The spectators i'm
mediatey rushed for the plank, but McCabe,
being unable to swim, sunk and was drowned
Persons then dragged the slough and found
the body about where it sunk.
The weekly Butte record., 1861-04-20

New LocK.-The Los Angeles Star speaks
in praise of lock recently made by Charles
Kaiser, a mechanic of that place. With the
key in hand, and the works exposed, an out
slider could not unlock IT,
The weekly Butte record., 1861-04-20

BACKWARD is COMING Forward. - The
Confederate States find it an easier matter to
talk of raising money than to realize it. No
portion Of the authorized loan of 100000
had been taken at the last advices.
The weekly Butte record., 1861-04-20

OwENs LAKE.-The Owens Lake region is
undergoing thorough prospecting. Gold,
silver, tin, copper, lead, iron, alkal and muri-
ate of soda, are found in that prolific mineral
section
The weekly Butte record., 1861-04-20

RosrAGE.-The Postmaster-General gives
notice that postage from St. Louis to any
point west of the Rocky Mountains will here
after be charged 10 cents.
The weekly Butte record., 1861-04-20

A HUNBua. = The Stockton Republican
confesses that the reported discovery of silver
region in neighboring county is a decided
mistake. There was supposed discovery of
silver ore near Knights Ferry, but no silver
has been produced.
The weekly Butte record., 1861-04-20

The SECRET OF THE GOLDEN CIRcLE-A
letter in New York journal, written by a
Southernor, q Louisianian, exposes the true
secret of the Knights of the Golden Circle, .
which appears TO have been grand armed Or
ganization for the promotion of dsunion. The
members enlisted with the understanding that
they were to go on fibustering expedition
to some point in Central or South America,
and were only gradually initiated into the true
object of the Order. A capital nucleus for a
Southern army!
The weekly Butte record., 1861-04-20

RALRoAD.-The grading of the railroad is
now completed as far as Roses Ranch, about
five miles below here. From that point to
-Oroville, there will be more cutting and filling
to be done, and, consequently as rapid progress
cannot be made as heretofore. 1t will be
about two weeks before they reach the Wal
lace Hill
The weekly Butte record., 1861-04-20

RAcEs-The Spring races over the Marys-
vile Park Course will commence on Monday
next and continue during the week.
The weekly Butte record., 1861-04-20

n2- Thomas McGratb, while working in
Wood & Beatties quartz ledge, at the Sierra
Buttes, was seriously injured by the premature
discharge of blast. His hands are so Grip
pied that he cannot use them. His face was
blown full of powder, and when taken to
Downieyille he was entirely Hind
The weekly Butte record., 1861-04-20

ToNsoRIAL.-If you want your HAIR Cur in
manner that becomes you-your head SHAMPoorp
with an article that thoroughly removes the dand
ruff, and stimulates the capillary organs of the hair
or DELIGHTFUL SHAVE with the accompaniment.
of the purest Hair OIL Cologne, Pomades Hair
TONES and Cosmetics; if you want a clean, CON-
Portable Bath, a Warm Bath, Cold Bath, Shove,
Bath, a Salt Bath, a Sulphur Bath, or Perfumef
Bath, call at t"FERGUS0N'S Hair Cutting Head
quarters Montgomery street next doortocorner
Myers street. d25tf
The weekly Butte record., 1861-04-20

NET ADA.
A. 3. Diddle,
John Caldwell.
SAN FRANCISCO.
D. D. Cotton,
J. P Hoge,
r. G.. Page,
J. Middleton,
l.. Haskell,
H. b. Truett,
John A. Monroe.
SUFFER-.
P. W. Keyser.
PLACER.
R. C. Poland,
II. Groding.
SACR AMENTO.
A. Redington,
Mike Gray,
w. B. Hunt,
L. Lamb,
d. H. Whippley.
SAN MATEo.
J. G.. Denniston.
SAN LOUIS OBISPo.
F. j. McGuire.
SIERRA.
NJ. Walsh.
TUoLUMSE.
/. N. Quin,
A. Schell.
YUBA.
7. B. Reardan,
C. Z. DeLong.