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The weekly Butte record., 1861-10-26

A CARGO Of apples have been shipped to
China from San Francisco. 1t is said they
bring one dollar per pound there.
The weekly Butte record., 1861-10-26
Masonic Action on the Death Of Edward
Parker.

At special convocation of Franklin R. A.
Chapter, No. 20, upon the death of companion
Edward Parker, the following preamble and
resolutions were unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, Our worthy companion, Edward
Parker, Secretary of this R. A. Chapter, has
been summoned to appear before the Tribunal
who sit in the Eternal Temple Of Light, and in
obedience to that call, has passed through the
great veil which separates time from eternity !;
And, whereas, he so lived and acted among us
as to win for himself that good name which is
himself to the Craft, by his fidelity to his trust,
his uniform and exemplary department, in his
Masonic and secular duties, and by his firm
attachment to the tenets Of our Order that ii
is the one hope of the Mystic Circle, that he
may be found in possession Of the true signet,
which shall ensure him welcome into that
Temple not made with hands eternal in the
heavens y Therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That, in the death of our worthy
companion, Edward Parker, this Chapter has
lost one of its most efficient and devoted Off
GERS and members the Fraternity at large, a
most worthy exampler, and society, a benelac-
tor and friend.
Resolved, That now, after lifes ftful fever,
he sleeps well" we offer to the widow and or
phans he left among US, our most heartfelt
sympathies, and offer to her and them, that
consolation guaranteed by tie All-wise Being
who has promised to be the widows God, and
Father to the fatherless.
Resolued, That these resolutions be spread
upon the records of he Chapter; a copy
thereof sent to the family of our deceased COM
panion, aud that the same be published.
AT meeting of Table Mountain Lodge, of
which Mr.. Parker was member, the following
preamble and resolutions were adopted
WHEREAS, 1t has pleased the Great Archi-
tect Of the Universe, to call our much beloved
Bro. Edward Parker, j. W. Of this Lodge,
from his labors upon earth to everlasting re-
freshment on high And, whereas, our brother
has passed away to that bourne whence no
traveller ever returns, through the dark valley
of the Shadow Of Death and that during his
sojourn among us here on earth he was an ex-
emplary and upright Mason, adhering to the
tenets Of our ancient Order in the path of life,
and when the chaice was presented to him at
the last, and the last sand Of his glass passed
down, he yielded as becomes the worthy Mason,
with a firm reliance upon Divine Providence,
and entered the happy realms of the great fu-
ture Therefore,
Resolred, That, in the death of brother Ed
ward Parker this Lodge has lost an active,
upright, and exemplary member; Masonry.
one of her most tenacious devotees and com
munity one of its most upright and law abb
ding citizens.
Resolued, That we join with the family of
our deceased brother ir this, their hour of
trouble, our heartfelt sympathy, and offer to
them that coincidence which an Allwise Provi-
dence has promised to the widow and father
less.
Resoluea, That the jewels of this Lodge and
the J. w. Station be clothed in mourning, and
the members of the Lodge wear the usual
badge of mourning for thirty days.
The weekly Butte record., 1861-10-26

JoHS SAUNDERS, who was shot on the
steamer Bragdon, while on her way to Stock
ton' on the 25d Of July, by James Hughes,
the barkeeper died in that city on Monday
last, from the effects Of The wound.
The weekly Butte record., 1861-10-26
SPECIAL NOTICES.
COUNTY YTREASURER,S OE,Ercp
Oroville, October 18th, 1861.
Warrants drawn

Warrants drawn on
'ne general County Fund registered up to the stl,
Oh November, 1859, inclusive; also, warrants draw,
on 'ne ihdlgent Sick Fund registered up to
the olst oi August, inclusive, will be paid on pre
sentaton at this Office and will cease to bear inter
estirom TINS date; not presented within sixty dars
the money set apart for their redemption will he
appropriated TO pay warrants next in order of rer
istry. w PpowN
County Treasurer
The weekly Butte record., 1861-10-26

Quick TRIP. = The steamer Chrysopolis
made the trip from Bencia to San Francisco,
Tuesday evening, in one hour and nineteen
minutes. This is said to be the quickest trip
on record.
The weekly Butte record., 1861-10-26

REBgI GUS CArTURED.-Late Eastern ad-
wees gives an account of the defeat of de-
taenment of rebels and the capture of a 50,
pounaeF' near Harper's Ferry, on the 10th
inst A force of l geo men crossed the Poto-
mae at Bolivar, and attacked 1000 rebels,
driving them from their position aud capturing
the gun.
The weekly Butte record., 1861-10-26

MErEoR1c.-A meteor of unusual brilliancy
made its appearance at about IL O'Clock on
Sunday evening, Oct. Goth, and was witnessed
by several persons in this city, by whom we
are informed that it resembled the vari>colored
Jets that shoot from rocket upon its explo-
sion in the air, falling slowly from an elevation
of sixty degrees to the bottom.-St Stockton IN
DEPENDENT
The weekly Butte record., 1861-10-26

SEVERE SroRM.-A storm of wind and rain,
of unusual severity, visited the East, the latter
part Of September, destroying property, demol
ishins bridges, iajuring railroad tracks and
ilapeding travel communication.
The weekly Butte record., 1861-10-26

New STAGE LINE.-Three stages of the
" Yrella and Red Bluff Telegraph and Express
Line" have, says the Red Bluff Independent,
arrived at this place making the extraordIna>
ry time of an average of q hours from Yreka
to Red Bluff. This line OF stages for the pre-
sent will run tri-weekly, leaving this place on
Mondays, Wednesdays, aud Fridays, at 2
o'clock A. NJ.
The weekly Butte record., 1861-10-26

The letters from America to a French pa.
per, Which have been attributed to Prince
Napoleon, were written by an Aid de Camp to
the Prince. So says the Paris correspondent
Of the Echo da PaoiGdne Of san Francisco.
The weekly Butte record., 1861-10-26

CHANGE OF PRorRIEroRsuIP.-The Livery
Stable, known as the Ohio Stable" has
changed hands, and is now owned by A. H.
Connelly, Esq. The former owner, Mr.. John
Dowd, long and lavorably known in this coun-
ty, will carry with him the well wishes of the
community, wherever he may go, and into
whatever business he may hereafter engage.
The weekly Butte record., 1861-10-26
DIED

At his residence in Orovile, Sunday, Oct 10th,
EDWARD PAKEB, in the 53d, year OF age.
His funeral was attended by the Masonic Fra
ternity and large concourse of citizens.
The weekly Butte record., 1861-10-26

SALT FOR WAsHoE-Several thousand sacks
of salt were landed in Sacramento few days
since, destined for the Washoe mines, to be
used in the amalgamation of gold and silver in
Quartz
The weekly Butte record., 1861-10-26

A MAGNIFICENT PRzE.-We understand
that Mr.. 4. G. Simpson, of the Oroville Bool,
Store, has offered large Worcester's Diction-
ary as prize to the scholars of the Public
school This, certainly, is we'll worthy work
ing for, ana, no doubt, our young friends so
consider it. We learn from the teacher, Mr.
McChesuy, that the race is quite even SO far,
and, unless a number fail in energy and perse-
verance, before the close Of the term, it will
be very difficult to decide which one is entitled
to the prize May the best one win.
The weekly Butte record., 1861-10-26

CONTESTED ELEcTIoS.-Mr. F. A. Mathews
the Breckinridge candidate for Supervisor of
this District, has instituted proceedings to con
test the election Of Mr.. Smith, who gained the
election BY three votes. We are unadyised of
the ground of contest.
The weekly Butte record., 1861-10-26

CHANGE or POSTMASTER. = On Thursday
last, the PostO1ice passed into the hands of
the newly appointed Postmaster, Mr. j. G.
Downer, who received his commission the day
before, by mail, and through the hands of Mr.
Kimmel, late Postmaster. The reports which
gained circulation that Mr.. Kimmel had
4supprcssed" the appointment and commission
of his successor, are without the shadow of
foundation, and never were believed or even
noticed, by his acquaintance. We believe
that Mr.. Dowucr will make good Postmas-
ter, and give general satisfaction to the public,
Ifrotundity Of person is necessary qualifca-
ton, he will far surpass his predecessor, whose
claims upon that score are extensive and
weighty.
The weekly Butte record., 1861-10-26
FOR SALE.

WILL SELL UPON MODERATE TERMS
u the undivided one-half of three hundred and
twenty acres of No Land improved and under
cultivation situated about nine miles from Hamil-
ton in Butte county, on Dry Creek, and heretofore
known as the More & Denckla Ranch, or will
Rent the same to a good tenant.
JESSE BEENE.
orovile, Oct. u, ls6l.-tf
The weekly Butte record., 1861-10-26

THE PoToNAc-The late news from the
East indicates that the rebel army has aban-
doned its ADVANCED position upon the Potomac,
and fallen back even beyond Manassas, to a
new position upon the west bank of the Rap
pahannock. This movement may be for the
purpose of leading the army under General
Mcclellan into an ambush, but is more likely
the first of a series to extricate themselves
from their delicate position. With genuine
retrograde movement once inaugurated by the
rebels, the leaders of the Southern rebellion
might as well bid farewell to futNe success.
The weekly Butte record., 1861-10-26

FREMONT ~ PURSUIT OF Ph4 Last ac-
counts left Gen. Fremont crossing the Usage
river with his army, close upon the heels of
Gen. Price, who was retreating. Gen. Ere
mont has an army possessed Of the necessary
elements to insure certain success, which will,
if able to force battle, give the rebels sound
thrashing, unless improperly managed. But
with all the advantage in his favor, lack of
sagacity aud an over-plus of mulish obstinacy
may place him in position where he will get
badly whipped. For the sake of our country,
and the gallant men under his command, we
hope he will prove himself better qualified to
engineer an army upon the plains of Missouri,
than be was a band of explorers over the
Sierra Nevada mountains in the depth of
Winter
The weekly Butte record., 1861-10-26

DARING AcHEyEMEYT.-A brilliant and
daring feat was accomplished at Pensacola, on
the night Of September 18th, BY small de-
tachment Of men, in three barges, from the
frigate Colorado. They succeeded, under cov-
er of night, and with mualed oars, in reaching
the Pensacola Navy Yard, where they spiked
one large Columbiad and captured and burned
sloop which had been fitted out for a priva-
teer, with an armament of one pivot and four
broadside guns. After the assailants had ac-
complished their purpose, they retired beyond
reach Of the muskets of the rebels, who con-
coutrated upon the wharf, and treated them
with few doses Of canister, from 12-pound-
er in one Of the barges. The brave little band
lost killed and Is wounded.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-06-08
The PIan end PaaitIon az PsnsnooIa..


A correspondents on board the feet off
Fort Piekens writes 10 the New York 7sri-
bune as folloWE - =,
As an outline of the manner In which hos
tilities will progress here-as they are GER
tainly near at hauf-can not bus be inter-
esting, will draw it for YOU briefly, You
know that Santa RoSa Island is ours Nov.
although Fort Pickens is built on this island,
seeing that II Is thirty miles long, the occu'
patton OF 1t is thing to boast Of As the
best cannon can. not kill at distance OF six
miles, all the Florida army might be en-
camped on land, on the range line of Harvey
Browns ordnance. But now the thing can
not take place unless Eve thousand rebels
succeed in getting ''oh board" the eastern
extremity Of Rosa, If the feet is where Il
ought to be OF all times, this, too, can not
happen; but ii the men-of.war are caught
mapping the Secessionists might, by force of
numbers, get footing on terra frRla on
the same Shore remember, with Fort Pick
ems. ~ ...s
Now, Fort McRae Is nearer the ocean than
Pickens, and is, therefore, calculated on to
reeiprocaten warIno compliments with the
ships. Pickens covers McRae on one side at
a range Of abOut Two miles, and the Navy
yard on another side; for Pickens, although
first cornered, viii soon ne nearly parallel
ogram in effect at a range Of one mile
and half. The SdBiae BrookI,fa and
others, will engage McRae on one side, and
Piekens on the other. Barrancas may as
sail Pickens, but the feet can keep outside its
reach. - a--- y
As eighty formidable guns on the vessels
and the most powerful side Of Piokens would
be tremendous odds against McRae, the little
assistance that Barrancas could give would
be Of no account. Still some hsstily.con-
strtcted pieces at the Navy yard NIGH annoy
Pickens seriously for time, but there is a
remedy for this which can not be seen so
easily as the location. of the hsrbor and
which i is not within my province 70 pame.
The Grst firing, then, must inevitably beat
Pickens from McRae and Barranchsl and vice
Versa at McRae, and probably afterward at
BaTranca9 from the ships; at the ships from
McRae, as that is the only battery now to be
seen that can touch them. f'e''
There is no doubt Of two things on onr
side; first, Rosa Island can easily be made
impregnable if we get some more men !;
secondly, that there are not thres guuners on
shore who need be feared firing at ships. l
hhYe II from ene, of the best authorities here
that our men-of- war can hardly be splintered
by any. tort In the neighborheod Of Pensa-
cola. "A practical artillerist himself, ike
your correspondent, he says that line shoot
ing is tho best that can be dong by McRse or
Batrancas, and that "spots' can not be com.
manded. AS the whole horizon is a line,
and as men oi-var are not anchored in battle,
there is no reason to believe that any of our
craft VIII be Clipped. However, the gun
boats, the splendid chartered coal barges of
the Paraguay heet, are to keep outside of
danger when the Ere begins. They will be
needed for messenger business, which they
do well 10 fine weathsF snaFsmooth seas
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-06-08
eeaerni pnsler ns = soIdlsr.

Hon. Jos. M. kshley, Of the Fifth Con-
gressional pistrist etohio, who has been re.
Gently On . visit to Fortress Monroe, writes
hs follows to the Toledo Blade concerning
Gen. Butiert w. w. - + 4, g. ,,t,3 -
OF General Butter bis ability as man
Ind efficiency as an offieeF. ] need not speak,
The country know and fally apprecfate his
galueble services at Baltimore and Anuap.
oils. And can assure the reader that what
ever may bave been my notions Us to his
appointments to o Major, Generalship, L am
satisfied, since have seen him and under
stand the plan of his campaign that, 'tthe
right man is in the right place." ALL he
asks, and all 1 ask for him, is to give him a
iair chance and relieve him of the red tape.
ism that unfortunately prevails to an alarm.
ing extent in most of the departments at
You will have nsard by tne vsisrS tL,.
reaches you Of the manner in which he dis
posed of Colonel Mallory, who came into
the fort under flag Of truce to claim three
of his loyal slaves who had fed from his
kind and hospitable roof and taken shelter
in Fortress Monroe among strangers. Who
will say that General Butler, SO far as he
went, was not right2 This Colonel Mallory
had met General Butler in the Charleston
and Baltimore Conventions, and with that
the oligarchy, he came into General Butler's
camp, and, though engaged in open treason
against the Government demands that he
shall enfore the fngitiye-slaye law upon the
soil Of Virginia with the United States SOL
diers, and return him his happy and con-
tented slaves. ls3g l-Re, 81. :, :, ftrggo.
General Butler then said, "You hold that
negro slaves are property. and that Virginia
is no longer o part of the United States r" "y
The Colonel answered, aI do, sir.' T, 81,
General Butler thea said, "You are law
yer. sir, and want to know If you claim
that the flgitiye-slaye act of the, United
States Is binding IN foreign nation, and, if
a foreign nation uses this kind Of property
Of the United States, il that species,of prop.
erty, ought not to be. regarded as contra
band f .,,.a.I1- g-is,-l ! .s,
This was too much for the Colonel, and
he knocked under and withdrew. e.. 5,
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-06-08
An Italian View Of the American War.

Professor Botta, the New York corre-
spondent of the Turin 0pinione, writes 70
that paper upon American affairs as follows,
To understand rightly the American aues--
ton, all party issues which may have been
the occasion of the present crisis should be at
once disreRarded. Those issues are noweu-
tirely obliterated, Democrats and Republic.
ans forming but one great Union Party. The
question, as II now stands before the nation,
Is simply 10 be or not 10 be--the theory Of
Davis &Oompany, purporting that the States
Union, is too absurd for refutation. It sape
the very foundations of confederation, and
renders government an .absurdity.- There is
no national assistance without permanency
and credit; and what claim TO permanenoy
can the seceded States have7 what credit
can they commend, when the very principle
Of Their orEeo zation involves their destruc-
tionf Fo-thnately the United States were
founded BY men who were somewhat wiser
than Davis Toombs, aud the other leaders of
the South the Confederation was estab.
ished on the broad and permanent basis of
the unity of the people, the nation and the
Constitution. .ft-. d.. .-.l d -
But as it appears that the Southern States
do not admit this theory on national orgaui-
cation, and as they act in conformity with
their dissolvinR tendencies, the Federal au-
thority has nothing 70 do but TO try to infuse
into the brains Of the rebels the truth OF that
principle, by means of powder and lead. II
is dire necessity-caused however, entirely
by the action of the Southern States.
1t Is known that Davis & Co., have sent
commissioners to Europe to solicit for the
Southern Confederscy place among nations.
Should they come TO Italy, the Government of
Victor Emmanuel will doubtless say 10 them:
1--WE know but one nation in North America,
the nation founded by Washington Italy
struggled too long for her own nationality TO
encourage the breaking up of the country
which we consider the advance guard Of hui
man liberty. Even the cotton and the free
trade which you offer, can not tempt u.s. A
confederaoy made up Of states which have re-
Ipudiated their public debts, whose citizens,
but now under the authority of their govern
ment, swindled their creditors-a Oonfeder.
acy set up by men who proved traitors to
their own country, offers little inducements
for either commercial rdiplomatic relations.
Gentlemen, we decline to make your ac-
quaintance." N-
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-06-08

. u1leeEb.
The following recapitulation affords useful
information to volunteers and their fami-
lies; r. sIs'.-srA r.f-s.. f7 % gss--'
{ ]. After being mustered into the service
of the United States, volunteers are entitled
to the same pay as regular troops. 49,. -..
2, If disabled by wounds received in
service, or disease contracted in service, they
are entitled to an invalid pension during
life, or so long as the disability continues. :
3. IL any are killed or die in the service of
ne United States, leaving q widow, she is
entitled to what pay. was due her husband,
and pension. tt there is no widow the
child or children of such volunteer is enti-
tied TO the pay, and a pension until they are
sixteen years OF age. .. -, III =. ~
A. If there is no widow or child under
sixteen years Of age, the other heirs of deoe-
dent are entitled to the pay due the volun-
teer at the time of his death--po pension.
At this time neither the volunteers or any
heir is entitled to land warrants, but there
is no doubt an act of Congress will be passed
early in July granting one hundred and sixty
acres to every volunteer who shall have
served fourteen days, or be engaged in bat
tie and be honorably discharged rst to the
widow, second TO the children, third to the
mother, fourth TO the father and if all the
foregoing heirs be dead, fifth the brothers
and sisters of those who may SO serve and
die without receiving warrant, in like
manner as the volunteers who served ia
Mexico, are now rewarded. /. Seafnen and
others who take prizes, and those perform
rewarded with the fruits d thsfP VafSa De
Those patriotic men and women who suffer
from robbery in the slave States, under the
name of confscation, will almost eertaiBly
be rewarded, according to the Scripture rule,
four fold from the property of the rebels-All
State confscations being wholly illegal-and
mere organized piracy viii be punished, and
Congress will undoubtedly pass proper and
effeotual act whereby the United States
Courts will take from the unfaithful and
unjust stewards what property they may
have, and give it to the faithful and true
servants. ,Fia t-5 CO.,
8. In addition to what the volunteers
and heirs are entitled to and may become
entitled to from the United States, the sew
eral States have passed and will pass acts
granting pay from the State treasury. sA''
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-06-08
Extent OF the Secession Forces, In the
! - -SOnths .- . --.+ - r B


A private letter from lady, long a resi-
dent of Memphis, to relative in this city,
states the forces in that place and around it
as follows; Opposite Memphis four thousand,
with q battery; below on the Tennessee side
and on the river bank, three thousand; six
miles above, six Thousand, with heavy bat
terry; back Of the city ION the Ohio and
Memphis road, four thousand; in the city,
Eve thousand, with four guns on the river
bank and at Randolph, sixty miles above
Memphis, six thousand, with eight heavy
guns. These men are from Tennessee chiefly,
but a portion are from South Caroline,
Alabams, Mississippi and Arkansas, and
many of them are mere boys, not exceeding
fifteen and sixteen years of age. In this.
last statement the lady agreeds with we'll
informed writer in Nashville, whose letter
We published recently. If her statement Of
the force is correct, and as il is derived from
the rebels themselves, it is not likely to be
understated, the whole force in Tennessee to
oppose an expedition down the Mississippi is
twenty, eight thousand, and that probably
contains the secession force available in the
West.
The whole movable force of the Oonfed-
crate States, judging from such information
as we have, is divided into three portions,
twenty. eight Thousand in Tennessee, eight
Thousand at Pensacola, and about seventy
thousand in Virginia, making in ali one
hundred and six thousand men, or about
one.third less than the force now equipped
and ready for service 10 the North, and two
thirds less than the force in camp, drilling
and awaiting for arms and equpimeuts 70
take the field. ,ConsdefinR the immense
advantage gained by the Secessiouists at
the start, in preparing for months before they
began the war, this disparity presents no
very hopeful feature to them. = ieAal ~