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The weekly Butte record., 1861-07-06

SHORT NoT1CE-The Rev. Mr.. Babbidge,
OF Pepprel, Mass, has been chaplain of the
9th Massachusetts, Regiment for some years,
and went off with them at one hours previous
notice. He is very popular man, and, It's
said, can handle musket as well as any in the
ranks Just as one of the companies were
about to leave his town, a man applied to have
the foreman of his factory excused from going,
as he hardly knew how to spare him. The
Rev Mr.. Babbidge, overhearing the conversa-
ton, stepped up and said, +" I, too, am foreman
OF religious (the Unitarian Church there)
society; | am also foreman of nice family
and farm but | am going with my Regiment y
The man said no more about his foreman, but
allowed him to go. Such is the spirit Of old
Massachusetts, Eastern En-.
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THE SECEDERs' PRoGRAMME.-Tb County
Convention of the Brecks is called for the 9TH
inst, and you will find in our advertising col
umns call of the Peoples or Union party for
the 18th. This arrangement will give the Sc
cedcrs an opportunity to approve of and ac-
quiesce in, the nominations Of the socalled
Union party. The Breckenridge men about
this county, to a great extent, claim to be
Union men, but in no manner repudate, or
show aay hostility to the platform of the Sece-
ders Convention lately held in Sacramento
OF course, then, they only adopt the name of
being Union men, to serve some sinister pur-
pose, and, it is more than probable, that since
they signally failed to effect fusion with the
Douglas Democracy, they will unite with any
party or faction, to procure the defeat Of the
Douglasites, and if they can but dictate to the
Peoples or Union party, what men shall be
nominated by them, they will, no doubt fuse
with them without the open official offer, and
the time of meeting of the Conventions looks
like the first step in this direction. We here
predict this programme, and are fully satisfied
it will be carried out, unless the Seceders fail
in getting the right men nominated in the
Union or Peoples Convention. Some of the
very same parties, and undoubtedly the same
spirit, are assisting in this movement, that de-
feated Mighels and Morrison for the Assembly
two years ago, and elected Republicans in
their places, with a clear Democratic majority
in the county. Their motto is that of the
arch Seceder, Calhoun" to rule or ruin. .
Let the people be not deceived by such men,
actuated only by such a detestable principle
and the party ambition of the control of offices
IN our county.
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III. B. KREWSON.

THE GRAFTON ON THE FoURTu.-Let every pa
triot and seceder read Baldwin's oraton delivered
here on the 4th Of July. 1t is master effort worthy
of the occasion. and rejecting great honor on the
young orator. The best cvicence of its effect upon
the vast concourse who listened to it, was the re
peated applause of the entire audience, and the
solemn amens of the hoary headed sres who were
present the ccosion. The Grafton is one Of
great merit, and the young orator can hereafter
look upon it as another pleasing step in his honora
bic career.
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CONDITION OF DUREr.-C Charles Duret, who
was wounded on Thursday night in interceding
in the fight at Second and ] streets, although
tolerably comfortable, is not considered as out
of danger. The knife wound in the side is
found to be deeper than was at first supposed
AS he discharges some blood by expectoration
it is evident that he is to some extent injured
internally.
POLICE CoURr-In the Police Court yes
terday, Justice Foote presiding, the only new
cases were those of the four parties arrested on
account of the fight of Tuesday night. F
Galloway was charged with an assault to kill
George Lloyd E. Lloyd with an assault with
a deadly weapon on Charles Duret; George
Lloyd with mayhem, in biting off the left side
of the nose of Joseph McGee; and Joseph
McGee, with an assault with deadly weapon
The cases were all continued until Monday
next. The bond of each was fixed at $4,000
except that of E. Lloyd, which had previously
been fixed at $1,000 Sacramento Union.
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RIGHTLY notwithstanding
the strong and ultra secession platform adopt
ed by the late Breckenridge State Convention
at Sacramento, and upon which that body, at
its re-assembling on the 23d inst, intend NOM
mating a full State ticket, it has been unblush-
ingly claimed that the Convention was in favor
Of the Union. Holmes, the editor of the Mari
posa Gazette, who, during the late Presidential
campaign advocated and worked for the sue
cess of the Breckenridge ticket, alluding to the
proceedings of the Convention in question
says Of the majority of the members of that
body: " HI is full of such Union men,
We concur.
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New BooKs-H. H. Bancroft & Co., San
Francisco, received by the last steamer, the
following new books: The Partisan Leader
Il mo-, price, Sl.50 Poe's Works, vols l.
no. s'.oO; Rebellion Record, 9vo., S0.75
Woods and Waters, IL mo-, sI.75; Shadow
Il mo-, sl5O; Abelhard and Heloise, II mo.
sl.5O; Aliens Hardie's Tactics, Is mo-. so IS
Map OF the Seat of War, $685. Appleton ::
Photographs, each Sl.25; Halleck's Military
Art, New Edition, 1925 Lord Brougbam
Constitution, $3.50; Hand Book Geography
S4.00
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The Celebration.

Early on the morning Of the Fourth our
streets were filed with people from the sur
rounding country, drawn hither for the purpose
of joining in the exercises of the day. Accord
ing to programme, the celebration was ushered
in at sunrise by firing salute Of 13 guns
About eleven O'Clock the procession commen-
ed forming on Bird street, aud, after about
hall an hour spent in getting everything prop
erly arranged moved up Bird street to Myers,
thence down Myers to Montgomery and thence
down Montgomery to the pavilion. The
Forbestown brass band led the column, follow
ed by the cannon drawn by twelve boys
Then came citizens on foot, followed by about
fifty forty-niners, each wearing a tri colored
scarf. Next came a long string Of citizens on
horseback and then line of carriages Fol
lowing all these was the President, Orator of
the Day, the Poet, the Reader of the Declara-
ton of Independence, in a carriage surmounted
by a flagstaff bearing the Stars and Stripes,
drawn by six beautiful horses decorated with
-Au4SiiNHu hdS>. i hc DiOCtssiUh diIiNtu at
the ground under the superintendent of the
Marshal and his Aids, in proper order, and,
Immediately thereafter, a National salute of
thirly-four guns was fred aud the exercises
were commenced and conducted throughout in
accordance with the programme heretofore
Published, under the direction of G. F. Lott,
Esq, the President of the day.
On account Of the extreme heat, the pro-
cession was not as full as was anticipated
that it would be, yet it made very res
pectable appearance. 1t is estimated that
there swere 5000 people at the pavilion
The exercises, barbecue and ball, as far as we
can learn, passed off to the entire satisfaction
OF all. A want of space prevents our giving a
more extended notice of the proceedings The
Grafton will be found in to-day's paper
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W. R. BROWN.
County Treasurer.

ToNsoRIAL.-If you want your HAIR Cur in
manner that becomes you-your head SHAMPooED
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, Hal,
Tonies and Cosmetics; if you want a clean com.
Portable Bath, Warm Bath, Cold Bath, a Shower
Bath, Salt Bath, Sulphur Bath, OR Perfumed
Bath, call at at''FERGUSON'S Hair Cutting Head.
quarters Montgomery street next doortocorner
Myers street. d25tf
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SUICIDE. = A young man named Joseph
Lamb, resident of Lower Tue River, com
mitted suicide on Sunday morning last, by
shooting himself through the head with re-
volver. He died within twenty minutes
Pecuniary embarrassments are said to be the
cause Of the rash act Deceased was native
of Missouri and was about 27 years Of age
TlSalia Sun.
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lcE.-Thanks to Messrs. Fitch & Hunt, for
'hat ht'ie iceberg which Ben" generously
brought into the Office the other day, while we
were endeavoring to stop the cry of "copv,"
when the thermometer was standing at one
hundred degrees in the shade and-somebodv
tell US how much in the sun. If there is anv
lack of ice to cool the pallets of Oroviliaus
it will not be the fault of q Ben. and Hank. .
but because old father Winter didn't freeze
enough to supply the demand.
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APoLoGETIc-We regret the necessity compel
ling us to leave the Poem delivered by Mr. Garn-
ham, and much other interesting local and news
matter unpublished, on account of the space taken
up in onr columns by the Grafton delivered by Mr.
Baldwin. The rich food for a patriots soul con
tanned in the oration, WILL we trust, compensate
for the meagre appearance of other matter.
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OVERLAND MAIL.-The first Overland Mail
over the Central route, under the new arrange
ment, left Sacramento on Monday last It
left Placervie at l: 40 P. NJ, with 1776 pounds
OF mail matter on board-accompani by the
Mayor, and other citizens, with cannon and a
band Of music.
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ARRIyED.-Gov. Nye has finally arrived at
San Francisco, on his way to take charge of
the affairs of Nevada Territory He is now
waiting for bis baggage to arrive from New
York, where it was accidently left. Years
ago a small carpet sack was all the baggage
necessary for an adventurer to bring, and the
loss of that even was no impediment to his
progress.
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insolvency Notice.

SSATE OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY of BUTTE
~ I'm the District Court of the Fifteenth Judi
eial District.
F. NJ. Harris VS.. His Creditors.
In pursuance of an order made by the Hon. War
ren L. Sexton, Judge of the 18th Judicial District
Court IN and for said County, at chambers. on the
18th day OF June A. D. 1861, Notice is hereby given
to the creditors of said insolvent debtor NJ Har-
ris, to be and appear before the Hon. W T. Sexton.
Judge aforesaid, In open Court at the Court House
in the town of Oroyile, county and State aforesaid
on the 10th day Of August A. D. 1861, at the hour
of ten O'Clock A. NJ. of that day. then and there to
show cause if any they can, why the PRAYER of said
insolvent should not be granted, and an assignment
of his estate made, and he discharged from his debts
and liabilities in pursuance of the statute in such
cases made and provided. 1t is further ordered
that in the meantime, all proceedings against said
insolvent be stayed
49,, In testimony whereof hereunto set nv
} SEAL. hand and affix the official seal of the
'-~' said Courtthis 28th day of Jun A. D. 1861
H. NJ. PHIPPS, Clerk.
BY NILE CHAPIs, Deputy. jYGit
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AccIDENT.-On Tuesday last, man named
William Walker, while engaged at threshing
machine, at Gleason's ranch, on Thomas creek,
attempted to relieve the cylinder, which had
become clogged, and had his hand torn from
the palm to his finger points. He was brought
to DR.. Aliens drug store the next day, and
on Sunday last three of his fingers had to be
amputated. He is now doing well.--Red
Bluff I71dependent.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
COUNTY TREAsURER's OFFICE

Oio'hie, 1uiy ISL, 1901.
Warrants drawn on the General County Fnna
registered between 18th of August and the stb n,
September, 1859, inclusive; will be paid on presen,
alton at this office, and will to bear nteyes
from this date; if not presented within sixty DAYS
the money set apart for their redemption viii ba
appropriated to pay warrants next in order of reg
istry.
W.R. BROWN.
County Treasurer.
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Halls SarsapariIIa Yellow Dock and
Iodide Potass is prepared from the finest red
Jamaica Sarsaparilla and English Iodide of Potass
admirable as a restorative and purifier of the
blood, it cleances the system of all morbid and in
pure matter-removes pimples, boils, and eruptons
from the skin-cures rheumatism and pains of all
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, 143 and 1875 Clay street,
a2l-6m San Francisco
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GINGER PoP-Messrs. Deamer & Wallis
VIII please accept the thanks of the whole
RECORD establishment, from editor to Deuit,
for suudry bottles of Ginger Pop, kindly fur
nished fresh from their mandatory. Try it,
We Oroville burghers. its better than lightning
whiskpv
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an experienced Nurse

BE- Mrs. Winsloyv an experienced Nurse
and Female Physician, has a soothing Syrup for
children teething, which greatly facilitates the pro
cess of teething, by softening the gums, reducing
all inflammation will allay all pain, and is sure to
regulate the bowels. Depend upon it, mothers il
will give rest to yourselves and relief and health to
your infants. Perfectly safe in all cases. See ad.
vertisement in another column.
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Our forces, and other eve witnesses of the


affair, declare that the rebels were in too great
hurry about taking to their heels to wait for
any such perilous ceremony as putting on
their clothes Hundreds of gallant chivalry,
It is positively averred, started off at full gal
lop, attired in but single garment. In fact,
"the BOYS" persist in giving the affair but two
names the one, The Phillippi Races, and
the other, ''The Shirt Tail Retreat" Farmers
living half dozen miles or more south OF
Phiippi, have since come in with the state
ments that the brave cavaliers came up to their
doors begging for pairs of breeches to cover
their nakedness, whilst one man insists that
their commander, Col Porterfeld, came to his
house in precisely the same condition with so
many of the rest of them.
Without hazarding an opinion on so deli
cate subject, may remark that one thing is
certan--however the brave Colonel may nave
been arrayed, he didn't take time to put on
bis uniform, since that, with the epauets, cock
AIDED hat, and the whole toggery complete was
captured at his headquarters
When the rebels got down to Beverly, they
were not at all ashamed about running. They
solemnly assured the good people there that
they had been attacked at Phillippi by 10000
Northern Aboltionists with 20 pieces of ar
tillery that they had cut their way through
at least 10000 of the enemy to make good their
escape, and that even then 10000 more were
marching around by way of Clarksburg to cut
off their retreat!
Let it be understood, these were not West
ern Virginians who thus proved themselves the
perfection of poltroons. They came from
Eastern Virginia, were made up of the rich
privates" of whom we have been hearing so
much, and were commanded by one of those
"brave army officers" who had proved his de-
votion to his State oy becoming traitor to
his country Col. Porterfeld was from the
neighborhood of Harper's Ferry, and was for
years subordinate under Capt. Benham of
the engineer corps. 1t is stated that he has
since been removed from the command, and
this fact is thought to be in some way con-
nected with the rumor about Ben Mccullough
being ordered to Western Virginia
It seems that Ohio has not been alone in
suffering from the scoundrelism of contractors.
A lot of shoes, beoning to the rebel forces,
we're captured at P.hillippi Our troops
thought they had made capital haul, and at
once appropriated the much needed article
Scarcely pair lasted more than single day
The soles were made of wood, glued to the up
pers and covered with stained paper Let US
hear no more of ankee wooden nutmegs when
the Old Dominion sends out her troops " to
battle for their liberties" with paper-soled
shoes
Col Kelley continues to improve slowly
The inhamatory stage has passed, and though
the wound is a dangerous one, there are no
fears now about his recovery. The Colonel
says he hopes to be able to pay his respects to
his secession friends on the field once more
Symmes, the rebel who shot him, is still con-
fined here.
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c. A. WAsHBuRN.-This well known Re-
publican editor has been appointed commits
sioner to Paraguay. In other words he has
been exiled to South America.
The weekly Butte record., 1861-07-06

The PoNY ExPEEss.-The Pony Express
will leave Sacramento hereafter, on Sunday
and Thursday morning of each week Letters
weighing less than half an ounce, and postage
paid, will be carried through for one dollar
One dollar and twenty-five cents is the price
from this place
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Peoples Co. Convention

The Peoples Party of Butte County will hold a
County Convention at the Court House in Oroville,
on FRIDAY, the 18th day of July 1861, for the pur
pose of nominating candidates for the State Senate
Assembly, and County Officers For number of
delegates to which each precinct in the county is
entitled, reference is made to posters circulated
over the county. full representation from each
precinct is earnestly requested. No one will be
admitted delegate who has been a member of any
Convention in this county this year; nor who is
not resident of the precinct he represents; nor
will anyone be allowed seat in the Convention as
proxy for delegate other than residents of the
precinct sought to be represented The members
of our party in each precinct requested to meet
prior to July 12th lSGl and elect delegates to said
Convention.
JOSIAH HUTCHINGS, Little Kmshew;
O. F. BUDD,
JOHN BASSET, Cherokee Flat;
B. p. HUTCHINSON, ''
HOWARD BURT, Oroville;
II. NJ. PHIPPS,
SAMUEL HUDSON, Chico.
Committee.
Oroville, July 4th, 1861.
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ATTENTIONS. SIR KNIGHTS.

The Oroville Commandery of Knight Tempars,
No.5, will ASSEMBLE at Masonic Hall, on the second
and fourth Wednesday of each month. Sir knights
from abroad are invited to attend whenever con.
venient. R.C. GRIDLEY, G. c.
FRANK JOHNSON, Recorder.
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ROMAN EYE BELsAM.-Hundreds of persons Of
scrofulous habit are disfgured by redness or raw.
ness of the eyelids commonly called sore eyes who
by using the Balsam may obtain almost immediate
relief, and after few applications find themselves
perfectly cured.
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Grand Reinforcement OF the Southern
Army.
From the louisville Democrat lime II

q r0I11 tl1O 11OuIsVIIIe I7t11IOUIdr, Ju1Te J'J
Monday night twentythree gallant Ken
tuckians, all drunk, headed by Mr.. r. b.
Pittman, uproriously drunk, went from the
Lebanon junction TO the Cotton States, to aid
in the glorious cause of Kentuckys dependence
on cotton. Inspired by the cause they advo-
Gated, and the spirit they imbibed. they were
in a condition to be shoveled into the cars like
coal in cellar, or dirt in cart, and they
went off with whistle and a scream, as if the
engine was frightened at the awfully warlike
freight it dragged, As the conductor passed
around, each murmured-
" None but the brave deserve the .fare.'
P. S.-They are all for their right
P. P: S.-Io the Secretary at Washington :
Is achisky in skins contraband3
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From Kentucky and the South.


The interdiction of arms and provisions from
the North, and the previous transmission of
both South of this point, have rendered the
Louisville market bare. Bagging and rope
only are now forwarded southwark, and it is
anticipated that these will be entirely inter
dicted within day or two. Trade is utterly
suaguant, and merchants are apathetic, expect
ing an utter prostration of trade with the
South Immediately.
Postal matters as to letters are entirely sus
pended. 1t is supposed newspapers will come
from the South here till July lst, and then be
discontinued.
Leonardo Smith, q prominent German of
Frankfort, KY, publishes an address to his
countrymeD, advising them to beware of all
tricks of the disunionists and stand firmly by
the Union. They have sworn to support and
vote for the C-niel ,sen and measures.
Three citizens of Louisville, detained at
Memphis, undertook to walk here, and were
arrested twice, and one hung. They saw near
the road q man lying helpless and in dying
condition, with his head shaved and his ears
and nose cut off. His crime was being Of
Northern birth.
The Macon (Ga.) Telegraph, says company
of volunteers from Portsmouth, Va, were ar
rested for voting for the Union.
The Louisville Journal this morning accuses
the secessionists of taking an oath to support
the Constitution so as to obtain arms, at the
same time claiming the oath as not binding.
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[From the Charleston Mercury of June Sth.]
The reported retreat of two companies of
Virginia Cavalry before single company of
United States troopers, without even crossing
swords with them, is almost incredible news.
We do not know what to make of it. Is the
thing possible? 1t is said, in extenuaton of
this apparently dastardy conduct, that one
company of the Virginia Cavalry were without
pistols. But what a vain and empty excuse
The sabre, not the pistol, is the weapon for a
charge of cavalry upon cavalry. Still further
it is stated that the other company of Vir.
ginians had pistols. They were two to one
against the United States troops, and backed
besides by company of rihemen. Good God
is this the sort of fighting Southern troops in
tend to make? Why, with their riflemen and
two sabre to one, they ought to have cut up
the Lincolnites to a man, and pursued the last
man into the very encampment of the enemy.
Is the banner of the Old Dominion to be thus
trailed in the dust Are there men found in
Virginia, thus to rob her of every vestige Of
her ancient prestige and more than all, her
honor, her glory in arms
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GRAFTON, Va, June 10.
When the rebels began to run, Col. Lander
(of California dueling, grizzly bear and Potter
Pryor notoriety,) could no longer content him
self at his post on the brow of the hill, with
the artillery The hill is so steep that no man
in his sane moments would think of riding
either down or up it; but Col. Lander plunged
at break-neck gallop, leaped fence at the
foot, thundered through the bridge hard on the
heels of the charging infantry. and dashed
through the streets in advance of the column, to
look after the baggage of the flying rebels
That the man ever came alive out of that per-
formance can only be attributed to the COM
Portable fact tina. some men are born to die on
quiet beds, no matter what crazy feats they
may undertake.