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The weekly Butte record., 1861-02-02

The PER1Ls OF SCEEScE.-Some years ago
a large whale was caught at the More, and
towed up TO London Bridge, the Lord Mayor
having claimed if. When it had been on
London Bridge some little time, the Govern
ment sent notice to say it belonged to them
Upon which the Lord Mayor sent answer
Well if the whale belongs to You, order
you to remove it Immediately from London
bridge" The whale was, therefore, towed
down the stream TO the Isle Of Dogs below
Greenwich. The late Mr.. Gift, the energetic
and talented assistant of his great master
John Hunter, went down to see it. He found
it on the shore, with its huge mouth propped
open with poles. In his eagerness to examine
the internal parts of the mouth, Mr. Cliff STEP
ped into the mouth, between the jaws, where
the tongue is situated. This tongue is a huge
spongy mass, and being at that time exceed
ingly soft, from exposure to air, gave way like
a bog at the same time he slipped forward
towards the whales gullet, hearty as far as he
could go. Poor Mr. Cliff was really in dan
gerous rredicament he sank lower and lower
into the substance Of the tongue and gullet,
till be Dearly disappeared altogether. He was
short in stature, and in few seconds would
doubtless have lost his life in the horrible oily
mass, had not assistance been quickly afforded
him. 1t was with great difficulty that boat
hook was put in requisition, and the good little
man hauled out of the whales tongue Cuck-
lands Curiosities Of Natural History
Ten YEARS CAPTIVITY WITH THE SNAKE
ISDIANs.-James P Kimball and wife have
arrived at Muscatine, Iowa, from Oregon, Civ
ing remarkable narrative. In 1646 lie left
the house of his father in Syracuse, in company
with his father ia-law and three unmarried
daughters June 18th. the party they joined
were attacked BY a large body of Indians at
Chillacothe Valley, aud all but nine men and
four women were killed. On the evening after
they had surrendered. Mr.. Neil, Kimball's fa-
ther-in-law, was tied to stake and burnt
Kimball himself had to run the gauntlet twice
once for his wife, and once for himself In
the fight the indians lost 500, and the emf
grant party 60. Kimbail's family were adopt
ed into the family of one of the Snake chiefs,
who vigilantly kept them out of the track Of
white travellers, in Faundeer Valley. After
they started to get away, they were fifteen
months en- route to Iowa.
The weekly Butte record., 1861-02-02
For the BUTTE RECORD.
Lines
SUGGESTED upon viewing the Rainbow Colors
reflected around tie Moon.

JGGEsTED upon viewing the Rainbow Col
reflected around the Moon.
BYT. FISK MOODY.
What pencil Of art can portray,
Or paint thy colors bright;
'Tis the artless hand Of Nature
That shades thy crystal light.
Tho yapory clouds around thee twine,
To hide thy maiden blush
Thy beauty, like some sparkling gem,
Thro' thy veil doth gush.
Fleeing mantle around thee thrown
To vie thee in thy race,
And soften that celestial smile
Upon thy maiden Phase.
Anon! and from thy zenith height
Did fade this veil of night,
When, gentle as aurora's dawn,
Heaven again was bright.
Hardly stood the twinkling Pleiades.
With reliefto strengthen,
And gaide tLee in thy larid path
As thy shadow heightened.
Still eeaseless from thy azure vaults
Comes forth that golden hue,
To smile upon the gloom of night,
Soft as the gentle dew.
The weekly Butte record., 1861-02-02

ANOTHER MAMMOTH CAvE.-There is 4 cave
near Hannibal, Illinois, in which a man enter
ing at the Hannibal entrance recently Travelled
seven miles to the southwark, and emerged there
at another town. The thermometer in this
cave stands at from Coz to 62o, and so sur
charged with oxygen in the atmosphere that
one can travel four or five times as far without
fatigue inside this cave as outside Five visi-
tors went into this cave without guide They
had lamps and provisions, but both failing they
wandered about for five days. AT the end OF
that time, company Of fifty men from Hanni-
bal went in search of them, but though they
repeatedly fred guns and rang bells, they were
thirty hours before they found four Of them,
furnishing and in total darkness. The fifth,
who had wandered still farther than his coin-
panions, was not found until fifteen hours later
still, and when he was at the point of death
He afterwards said that the last thing he re-
membered was finding bat and devouring it.
The cave is said to have petrifying powers, the
process Of petrfaction having considerably ad
yanced on portions Of human body kept there
for about four years, on projecting shelf
The weekly Butte record., 1861-02-02
Agents for Record.
l2s.ssEsess Notice.

Messrs. THo's CALLow and D. NJ. BIsHoP, having
purchased interests in the RECORD Newspaper and
Job Printing establishment will hereafter be asso-
ciated in conducting the business Of the same. No
change will be made in the Editorial control of the
Paner.
The weekly Butte record., 1861-02-02
Webster on Secession.

The following burst of oratory uttered by
Daniel Webster, in the great strife of 1850,
catches new grandeur from the exigency that
is now upon US:
Mr. PREsIDESr.-I should much prefer to
have heard from every member on this floor
declarations of opinion that this Union could
never be dissolved, than tie declaration of
opinion by anybody, that, in any case, under
the pressure Of any circumstances, such dis
solution was possible. hear with distress and
anguish the word @ secession especially when
it falls from the lips Of those who are patriotic
, and known to the country and known all over
the world for their political services. Seces-
sion Peaceable secession Sir, your eyes
and mine are never destined to see that mira
Gle. The dismemberment of this vast country
without convulsion The breaking up of the
fountains of the great deep without rulfling tie
surface
Who is so foolish-I beg everybodys par
don-as to expect to see any such thing? Sir,
be who sees these States, now revolving in
harmony round common centre, and expects
to see them quit their places and fly off with
out convulsion may look the next hour to see
the heavenly bodies rush from their spheres
and jostle against each other in the realms Of
space, without causing the wreck of the uni
verse. There can be no such thing as peace
able secession. Peaceable secession is an utter
| impossibility. Is the great Constitution under
which we live covering this whole county
is it to be thawed and melted away by seces-
sion, as the SHOWS on the mountain melt under
the influence Of vernal sun disappear almost
unobseryed and run off? No, sir No, sir
| will rot state what might produce the dis
ruption Of the Union; but, sir, see as plainly
as | see the sun ia heaven what that disruption
itself must produce l see that it must produce
war, and such war as l will not describe in
its two-fold character.
Peaceable secession. Peaceable secession
The concurrent agreement of all the members
of this great Republic to separated A volun-
tary separation, with alimony On the one side
and on the other. Why, what would be the
result? Where is the line to be drawn p
What States are to secede? What is to re-
main American What AM | to be? An
American no longer? Am to become a sec
tional man, local man, a separatst, with no
country in common with the gentlemen who sit
around Inc here, or who Gil the other House of
Congress Heaven forbid Where is the
flag of the Republic to remain? Where is the
eagle still to tower? Or is lie to cover and
shrink and fall to the ground? Why, sir, our
ancestors, our fathers and our grandfathers,
those Of them that are yet living amongst us
with prolonged life, would rebuke and reproach
us, and our children and our grand children
would cry out shame upon as, if we of this
generation should dshonor these ensgns of the
power of the Government and the harmony of
that Union which is every day felt among US
with so much joy and gratitude.
The weekly Butte record., 1861-02-02
--EeS~<<%Rss,

The STATES BEFORE UNIoN.-Judge Story
gives graphic picture of what the States
were before the adoption of the present Union,
and what they would likely be again, if it
should be dissolved
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1861-09-18

CAvALRY.-Wilks' Spirit publishes two arti-
cles by Captain Shakespeare, OF England, who has
had large experience in India. In introducing
them Col. Wilkes writes as follows:
"What We want, in this crisis, is what Capt.
Shakespeare says every nation mast speedily look
after-light cavalry that can either scOur the
country at rapid rate for miles around, or sweep
down in battle as the eagle swoops upon its prey.
To have this, he says. you need little sinewy
men, upon thoroughbred horses. 1t is not,
however, clear that even light cavalry can do
anything against good, sturdy infantry, armed
with the Minnie rifle.
"Sir Colin Campbell disdained to form the
Highlanders into square to resist the charge OF
the Russ horse. but waited for them without
moving m. The thin, red line just tipped
with steel vomted its fire and thunder the first
time without much effect but the men had time
20 load again before the hOrsemen were upon
them, and, at the next charge. down went horse
and man "a if met in mid career by the lightning
stroke. For this you must have men that are
not to be scared by the sight of horsemen gal
loping down upon them"
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1861-09-18

4 Raj SroRY.-A naval officer says: 81 have
always felt some regard for a ra: since my cruise
in the Constellation. We were fitting Cor sea q,
Norfolk, and taking in water and provisions; q
plank Was resting on the sill Of one of the ports
which commune Ated with the wharf On 8
bright moonlight evening We discovered two rats
on the plank coming into the ship. The fore
most was leading the other by straw, one emu
Of which each held in his mouth. We managed
to capture them both, and found, to our surprise,
that the one led by the other was stone blind
His faithful friend was trying to get him on board
where be would have comfortable quarters du
ring three years cruise. We felt no DISPOSE
ton to kill either, aud landed them on the wharf
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1861-09-18

Wilson, in his defense of Robert Burns,
denies that he was drunkard, but admits bis
coavivialisy. In replying to charge that on
one occasion Burns called for "fresh supplies
Of EQuor." he admits the probability, and says
:" For there is NOT in nature or in art . sadder
spectacle than An empty bottle standing in the
esaIs OF q circle equ; distant from three
f'iends." Burns coufesses to an occasional mel
Iowneas in his writings. Oae verse is inimita-
ble:-
q The rising moon bean to glover
The Distant Cummock h lis out-osre
To couus her horns, vi a. ms pov'r
set myse.:
But whethe she had thvee or four
could rs tell I"
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1861-09-18


WAsHrxGroS, d. c.. Aug. "a, 1861.
To His ExceIlency, B. Magofn, Governor OIL the
Safe Of Kentucky: a.,
S,R-Your letter of the 18th inst, IN whicn
you Z" urge the removal from the limits oil Men.
lucky OF the military force now organized ana
in camp within said State" ia received.
NAV not possess iul and precisely accurate
knowledge upon this subject, but l believe u 10
true that there is military force In camp within
Kentucky, acting by authority OF the United
States, which force is not very large, and Is not
now being augmented.
also believe that some arms have been fur
nished TO this force by the United States.
also believe this force consists exclusively OF
Kentuckisns, having their camp in the immediate
vicinity Of their own homes, and not assaiing or
menacing any Of the good people OF Kentucky
In all 1 have done in the premises, have &C
ted upon the urgent solicitions OF many Ken
tuckiAns, sndin accordance with what believed,
and still believe, 70 be the wish of majority OF
the Union loving people OF Kentucky.
While have conversed on this subject with
many eminent men of Kentucky, including =
large majority Of her members OF Congress, DO
not remember that any one OF them, or any other
person except your EAceilency and the bearers
OF your Execelleucy's letter, has urged me to
remove the military force IRON Kentucky, or to
disband it. OnG other very worthy cnizen oil
Kentucky did solicit me- to have the augmentirg
of the force suspended for time.
Taking all the means within my reach to form
judgement, l do not believe it is the popular
wish Ut Kentucky that this force shall be reno
we'd beyond her limits; and, with this impression,
must respectfully decline so to remove it.
mos. cordially sympathize with your Excel
lency in the wish to preserve the peace OF my
native State. Kentucky; but it is with regret l
search, and can not tud, in your not very short
letter, any declaration, or intmation that you
entertain any desire tor the preservation OF the
Federal Union. Your Obedient servant,
A. LINCOLN.
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1861-09-18

TIME EAcH OrHER.-rhey have story 10
Chicago about druukea captain who met pri
vsss Of his company in the same condition. The
captain ordered him to halt" and endeavorine
in vain to assume . 6rm position on his feet and
to speak with digni6ed severity exclaimed
Private Smith, I'll give yoa II (hicl four o.
clock TO g;ssOber in" "Cap'n," replied the sol
der, "as your (hic] id sight drunkerniam III
give you Il (hicl Eve O'Clock to gissober in"
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1861-09-18

1Nkf this remarkable and most interesr,ns -.
IL composed OF the concentrated juice. 90 -
powerful and the most soothing Plants and Ros,..sp
chemically combined and iusula ed in We'll sh
bottles. and charged by . powerful hatier, ~
sessipg IN ADDITION 10 ITS sspetioI medical yrtu..
Magnetic and Electric properties. p-ofound, ,~p.,Ni,
and eminently quoting anc secthng Il r.,.w"F
and inflammation NJ once, (~hen b~sly appb,e
ing the strained muscles .nc t,es, givus r., yNa
vitality BY is lie giving 9ushi es, 10 Vsraxs a..
chronic or long standing complaints. snc w.s,ss.s-
aging nervous pain, (Neurs igis rrii st,n spc -.
oestrIct ons ike q charm. lnds red al who h.,. -
speak Of IL truly . wcnSerfnl m. dcin~ ana - 49,.
by far superior Ia any and all otl.r external m,
use II applied in season. 4, is upfsiins rr.a, -
Group, Sore Throat, Inflammation of ;he Iupr. -
Liver, kidneys, and other .rgsns. Rheur s,.,' 80
Irritation, Ague IN the Breast and ct all t,r,,. -
oervous Headache, Neuralgia, sore eyes, ear Act. 80
ache, ague IN the Face, fimrles and Euttan. ~ ~
kinds, Pues, hruisec and Sprninec Limbs Barn. -
parts. Chiblsibs, incident and long siatsrs -
Wounds, &c, &c. IL will also ,esto e tie R.,s =,
sAld Head, and prevent the Hair from falling h ~,
aerc Ointment has been extensively s<c .psp c.,
Draught Horses for Calls Wounds. sprH ms and .u,
and is SURF cure, when Piled hot cur the scr,,1
horses, and Foot All sheep. All III. props,c- -
for the Magnetic Ontmentis fair coufdrp,
hey claim for il, will be found true 10 III. l.,., n
aeighbcrhood where is msnut.c nv r<.,k L.
4 BY the quantity and IL is kept and used hy sln,
nhAoitantas afr the numerous psins and se,
every family In more or less afflicted with We
Try DR.. Trask's Magnetic Cintmsp.
None genuine unless signed " :. Bsell p with Zen 6
Pamphlets containing full directions around each R.
and circulars left with agents Price .hll ne. g.,
and shillirgs Tor large Bottles.
For sale by Newbro X Brother, ami Thayer 4 Co "a,
sing, ami all other Drugg sts in the country
~ All orders should b. addressed TO wM NrIcT ,
90 Exrlv'lle, Madison Co n. Y. y,a
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1861-09-18

RExARKABLE SHOOTING were shown q
target the other day that had been shot at by
some Of our amateur sharp-shooters. The target
vas Q vel; executed likeness Of JEFF Davis, and
was shot at at distance Of go yards. Each
marksman aimed at a particular part Of the un-
fortunate body, and the target was completely
riddIed in the parts aimed at. The following
shots were made by Mr. A. J. Hall, Of this city !:
shots st right eye, Z inch from eente
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1861-09-18

FixoRRs II SorrszIxe ORprR.-A young lady.
in reply to her fathers question, Why she did
not wear rings upon her fingers, said, Because,
papa, they hurt me when any body squeezes my
hand" "What business have you to have your
hand squeezed:" "Certainly none; but still
you know, paps, one would like to keep it in
sQeexing order" The father couldn't see it.
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1861-09-18
forehead, l q
:. right cheek, * inches from center,

The aggregate Of the s,ring of ten shots being
only 8 So inches from the center. We have
heard good deal lately Of sharp shooting, bu,
have seen none reported could equal the above
The shots were accurately measured by person
chosen for the purpose. and the shooting atten.
dsd wish no particularly favorable circumstance
-BrNeh County Republican
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1861-09-18
DRILLING.

s-.s. ANY ask'd, vth pleading syS,
:. nv cn.re,, teach me, ON yosr
p. = ,rds Nv. heard ySar cap .Ase say
sh,ad 90 IKE u dfili y0aP
. What! little one. y'u take n1mA'0'
Nell Amy, I'm quito wing
In sueh csmpAny - yoes
I can't have TOO mseh efnA"S'
as,. na over there, and snz ont Gear,
n n. tbs: .5qusd-s4nd AZ ease
q. oh ChsIi,s, you'n sAAs papA up sss"'
MI shout IKE IN Il, cssr, please
IL s,ssd ct ease Ike this, you see
And thea, I need 5 arcs m-nroo,
The n-xt Q. aaRi you'h have I'd aSs
L. this s:--'S2uac-AnentosF
"Nos, Amy, smsrtly, sf.er m,
You're suIe, dear, II don oofs yonC ~,
Fo.sad-Q leh ACCOMPLISHMENTS wv"
There NV, Fa close oe;ore you.
PYsseot aYms-vsn, IL does iooS ooo'
You doa't believe pInei
We b Id our srms out J 1ss axe tns'
In dfil without the me-
.Now say: Salute your Officer "
"Oh Charles, for shame, how can YOU
thought you vers ., some hoffia tfeA'
Yoa hofrsd, cheating mAa, yoo.
Charles Z" ordered arms ~ without COMMAND
she smo Jtned her rumplsd hAn,
And "a e 4, frosned, and o.asned, AND 'ne"
said softly As you ve'e!
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1861-09-18

~Ihe gunboat Underwriters" for the Po-
touac beet. has been armed with one Of the
largest raed cannon ever constructed Il is m
eighty FOUNDER. weighing six tons.
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1861-09-18

Some genius has conceived the brilliant
'deA 20 pres oil the lawyers into the military
ssrvies-oecause their charges are 20 great tia,
no one can stand them. ~ -
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1861-09-18
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE. - In
Dated Aurelius, Aug. 6. 1861.
NOTICE TOCONTRACTORS-The

NOTICE TO CONIRACTORS.-The
Comms sOner tue Sanil.c and Bay swamp Land
Road WILL the Forest House. Forestvie, at ten
clock A 90 TUESDAY, 2ilh cay of september next
let that portion of said road Stnac county,
Of one mile each, to be nu follow: To be g'utoed
80 feet wide and cleared of all loose timber ush and
stoDe four aide the whsle be turnpikei in such
that the Of the road be so inches higher
than the level Of the gIounh either All
be built OF timber not LEES inches in diam
eer and IL fee. long, and covered with earth foot
depth ana al cuyets To be not less than feet long aud
90 feet wide and TO he covered with inch plank The
number sze, aud length of side Grains the number Of
rods of causewsy be built, the nnmber and Of cu
Is. the length of h idges and the in which
they must be built with all other necessary Information
Gil be gwen the day of letting plat and survey Of
said road may and further information obtained
the of Isaac Green, Foestvlle The lands for
the OF said road be selected any
the swamp Lands in the Peninsula belonging
State Of Michigan The Commits the right
To reject all bids If not consistent with the interest of
the state ISAAC GREEN, Commissioner
Fores-vilie, August Goth, 1sGl. 4w331
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REMOVED AND ENLARGED
r nd CARS
BILLIARD Il REFRESHMENT
$AL0O s.
I'm the New Brick Block Oppo.
site the Capitol.
"AVING LEASED rur C<-rrDr

80 secood Story OF the new and Or aeious brick block
opposite the CAPITOL and having fitted up the in the
oest OF cnes to the public Inducements for
aruusemsst End an opportunity Of feastips the inner
man. No pans viM BE- spared TO make this new esrab
hshmeDt . favorits place Of resort
Chcies Liquors and Cigars. lee Cream, Soda Water &c
10 ,alsays hand, and viii Be served all Who NAV
favor US with call in manner tosuit their All
trends and patrons Of the sse stabehmsat Of n. w.
tdgar, and all others Who may desire invited visit
HE new establishmeut n ", EDGAR
IAnnng, July 2, 1851. 81
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NOTICE TO CONTKACTORS-Ir

l. pus of act entitled - act OF the Leg
Of of Michigan provce for the
age OF Swamp Lands by means Of state Roads and
approved Feb. lin 1859, AMI the smendAtory
IheTeto,' the uncers CommI.s the English
Vile and Croton Road, will proceed let that por.
ton lynn in Newaygo county, distance OF about Is
niles according To the lowest RESPONSE bid
der, al the village OF Cioton III county, the
l.. TN day of September 10 o'cck A. M Hug
oees Uce and that part Of said road lying in Kent Co
al sextonv-, September 18th, at 10 O'clock A Con.
Gill be obstruction Of the hoe,
ans part thereof payable in Swamp Lands of rad
pfov.ced by the acts. II to be and
four rods ~Oe, gruboed two wde grad
ed good and bitches, and form good CRY
road led twenty feet. Bridges be SIX.
vice. cuverts ana cTosswsys will be ued Of
a substantial nature. anu less than fourteen feet
sidth Bidders will be required TO be present on the
OF letting The Commissioner the right
REJECT all bids, if consistent with the the
State. JOSHUA MILLS, Comms ,ioner.
Croton, August 6, 1861. 4s330
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LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS
MORTGAGE SALE.-Default having

MORTGAGE SALE.-Default having
AVA been IN the condit of . certain mortgage
executed oy Ihom.s Moots' merry and AAuta l., his
vile, OF !ngham county Michigan, 10 Ire DAvenI VI
Bah, >ew York dated the twenty fourth day Of Febru
airy "A eighteen hundred and fifty nine and recorded
the Office OF Reg Of Deeds for the county OF
lngham, state OF Nchgan in Lber l. of mortgages,
pages 2lo and 2l7 upon shich said mortgage theSs is
claimed be due the date Of this the VI
sa ha -dIed eighty dollars and eighty three
and uit proceedings at Lac having been instituted
any part thereof notice the efofe he,eb
that wednesday the twenty fifth ~ S~p,em
next, IL ocxs shah SELL at public
TO The highest Oder o tke place at the fIont door
of the CHAM Coun OR Cult Court Eou>e 10 the village
Of Ma >on aimed 10 such mortgage Tor
much the shall be Necessary to satisfy the
amount due on such mortgage, with ten per cent inter-
-s and costs tse her With attorney fee OF nifty
dollars, coveesnteG for therein that the foos
piece or parcel of land situate In. ham county,
Michigan, va: the north fractional half OF the north
sect quarter Of secton tive, 10 township north OF
range two west, eighty four acres, more or les.
IRA DAVENPORT, Mortgages
wv j WATERMAN, Attorney.
Dated Ietroif June 20 h. A y 1851. l3u323