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The weekly Butte record., 1861-10-19
The Sunday Law.

We have upon our Statute book q law that,
among other things, prohibits the keeping
open of bars on Sunday, for the sale of liquors
to the community, indiscrminately, and, of
late, this law has had rather severe handling
by most of the Press of the State. In some of
the cities, wise judges and justices have inter-
preted it not to prohibit the keeping open ofa
bar in hotel because our hotels are nothing
more than taverns, and the law exempts these
by title. We have always supposed that this
law did not intend to prohibit a caterer to the
necessary wants Of his guests from furnishing
them with wines and liquors they might re-
quire but we are, at the same time, satisfied
that the law never intended to allow any tav-
ern or hotel keeper to open public bar on
that day, for the whole community, indiscrimi-
nately for, because man patronizes a bar,
he cannot be considered guest of the hotel
by that or similar acts. We are inclined to
the opinion that the law is beneficial one,
and we are led great way in this opinion by
the acts and opinions Of those who should be
the ones TO complain the most, namely the
liquor dealers themselves; these gentlemen all
obey the law, and have, since it went into
operation, with only one or two exceptions in
our town. Those who have violated the law
have generally been brought into Court very
promptly, by our District Attorney, and have
usually been found guilty. Some have tried
to evade the law by making themselves the
accusers and pleading guilty to their own Pc
culiar accusations and when the law came up
in our County Court, on an appeal, the Coun-
ty Judge, in an elaborate opinion, decided the
whole law unconstitutional. This rather as
tonished us, as the Supreme Court, only
week or two previous, in learned opinion,
held the whole law constitutional but, as
motion for re-hearing is now pending in our
County Court, we will refrain from comment
ing for the present.
In connection with the enforcement of this
law, there appears to be en- effort made by
many parties who should aid in its enforce
ment, to throw obstacles in the way Of the Off
GERS and others seem to think the law will be
satisfied if they violate it and then go into
Justices Court, on their own motion, and
plead guilty This will do no good; as the law
cannot be evaded in that way, it only brings
trouble upon themselves. Our idea is, to obey
the law that our Supreme Tribunal has passed
upon, like good citizens and, if it is onerous or
oppressive, have it repealed by the next Legis-
lature, which will meet soon.
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DITcH IMPRoyENESTs.-We are informed
that the Feather River and Ophir Ditch Com
pauy are making extensive and necessary
improvements along their line Of ditch-at a
point near the dam on Feather river, above
Enterprise, tunnel some five hundred feet in
length is to be cut through the point of hill,
materially shortening the length of the ditch,
and doing away entirely with long stretch of
old and dilapidated hume Similar improve
ments, we understand, will be made wherever
practicable along the whole line Of ditch
These improvements must necessarily cost large
sums of money, but are rendered necessary
from the decayed condition Of many of their
fumes, which have to be either rebuilt or
avoided by means of tunnels or otherwise.
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WIRE BINDING FOR SuEAvEs.-Binding
grain by machinery has been successfully ac-
complished in Iowa:
+" We witnessed, lately, the trial of grain
binder upon the farm of Caleb Jewett. This
binder may be attached to any handraking
reaper. 1t takes one man to direct it. The
grain is neatly and strongly bound in sheaves
as the reaper proceeds. The band is of wire.
The cost of wire sufficient to bind an acre of
average grain is about fifteen cents--not more,
it is estimated, than the value of grain lost in
the bands when sheavcs are bound in the ord-
nary manner"
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AN ACROSTIC.
BY A LADY OF SAN FRANCISCO.

n
Where fragile nerves, health spirits, body, mind
Enieeble and depress-m -man-womcnkind:
Beware. lifes fragile tenor-stretched too far
Brings permanent ihealth the system thus at war
Engages painfully with life, the blood, the nerves,
Relax and weaken-'ts ere that one observes
Such poor, week invads, such tottering frames
Creeping with mental and with bodily pains:
Oh, if they knew how WEBBER'S CORDIAL heals
Refreshes, strengthens and new life reveals
Dropping no more, health spirits, mind relieve,
vigorated-youthtul- guineous bloom,
Are seen upon their cheeks: health thus restored.
Lingers no more-but lives and reigns-adored
The afflicted may rely on its powers to renovate
the enfeebled system, strengthen the emaciated and
STOPPING frame, cure every nervous affection, res
tore to full vgor the digestive powers regulate the
the secretions, calm both bodily and mental phys
que, and thus give strength and vigor to the most
broken down constitutions. 1t has cured hundreds
Of cases of dyspepsia loss of appetite langor ner
vonsness, weakness from change of climate, sick
ness taking too much medicine, intemperance and
debauchery. 1t is warranted to be purely yegeta.
Bile. do assure you that my
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DIR. HosTETTER's STOMACH BITTERs
The operation of this palatable remedy upon N.
stomach, liver and excretory organs is sinpular,,
soothing and conservative. 1t regulates reerr;,
and purifes them. Dyspepsia in all its forms viola
to its control and nvgorating properties. and if /.
and duties of maternity, as the safest and best ton
they can probably use. In all the crisis Of fem,lo
life it will be found eminently useful, and elder,
persons will derive much more benefit from il tbsr
from ordinary stimulants.-Sold by all Druggist.
and dealers everywhere. s2llm
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Ex MARSHAL McDUFFIE.-J. Y. McDuffie,
formerly United States Marshal, and after
wards Indian Superintendent in California,
held the position of Major in Georgia regl.
ment in the late battle at Bull Ran, and los
an arm. The killed and wounded in the Geor
gia regiment was about four hundred. This
information is derived from letter written to
friend of McDufie in this State. This ex-
United States Marshal was warm political
friend of Ex-Governor Weller, who was inhu>
entail in getting him the appointment.-Sac-
rau1e1t0 Union
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ToNsoRIAL.-If you want your HAIR CrriBs
manner that becomes you-your head SHAMroorb
with an article that thoroughly removes the dana
ruff, and stimulates the capillary organs Of the hair
or a DELIGHTFUL SHAVE with the accompaniment,
of the purest Hair Oil, Cologne Pomades. Ha-
TONES and Cosmetics; if you want a clean com.
Portable Bath, Warm Bath, q Cold Bath, Shove,
Bath, Salt Bath, a Sulphur Bath, or Perfumel
Bath, call at "FERGUSoN'S Hair Cutting Head
quarters" Montgomery street next doortocorner
Myers street. d25f
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In presenting its reasons why Kentucky
should keep clear of Secession and the South.
ern Confederacy, the Louisville Journal, in the
course of its argument, SAID:
"The Southern Confederation is also sorely
pressed by war-so much so that it is drafting
every tenth man to take to its armies. In
Virginia the military age has been lately de-
clared to be between sixteen and sixty years,
and in some Of her counties the whole OF the
male population has been called to the service.
Every military commander makes what requi-
sitions he pleases upon the people for wagons,
horses, mules, provisions provender, etc., and
unless they be forthcoming and delivered on
his receipt, he helps himself by seizng them.
The Southern Confederacy has no adequate
resources of revenue, and is running up an
enormous national debt. 1t has offered to
make loan of only $l5,000000, and it has
been advertising that loan for six months and
cannot sell it. 1t has passed law providing
for the issue of treasury notes to the amount
of $l00,000,000, and, to pay the interest upon
them, has assessed tax of fifty cents on each
hundred dollars of every mans property above
the sum of five hundred dollars. This tax is
near four times as great as the direct tax as>
sessed by the Congress of the United States
at its last session. 1t has passed law requir-
ing every person, within forty days, to swear
to support it, under the penalty of being de-
clared an alien enemy and expelled from the
country. jeff Davis is military despot, and
there is not a more oppressive or cruel despot-
ism on earth than this Southern Confederacy"
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CHANGE YouR SrAMPs.-By reference TO a
notice in another column, it will be seen that
Mr.. Kimme Postmaster, is prepared to ex-
change the new style of Government stamps
for the old ones, and that the old ones viii not
be received after six days time.
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OF course the whole Republican ticket is
elected by large majorities. Between the
other parties, it will be seen, that, with the
of Governor, the Union Democratic
ticket leads the white-ragites" from two to
six thousand votes, which places Secession
third in the race.
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REPORTED MURDER IN SoLANo.-On We'd
nesday morning last, a man named Wilson,
farming in Berryesea Valley, las the report
reaches u.s. was found dead in his house, evi-
IDENTIFY murdered the night previous. He had
drawn $4,000 from San Francisco but
short time before, and was generally reputed
to be quite wealthy and as three men, whom
he had employed on his ranch, are now missing
suspicion rests upon them as the murderers.-
No further description of the men has reached
US than that one was an Irishman, one a Ger
man and the other Mexican.-So Solano Herald.
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AUCTION SALE.-The dwelling house and
lot, situated on the North side of Bird street,
Immediately below the Ditch, will be sold at
public auction, by Mr.. J. W. Anderson, to-day
at IL o'clock
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ATLANTIC CoRREsPoNDENcE.-Fro some
cause which we cannot explain, our Atlantic
correspondence has failed to come to hand for
the last four weeks. Whether it has never
been written and sent, or been confscated," 4"
of course we know not.
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MOVEMENTS OF PAssENGERs.-The number
Of passengers that arrived at San Francisco
by sea for the nine months ending September
Both, is %, ll4 and the number that departed
in the same period is 1894, showing gain in
our population of l4,720. The net gain in
population seaward during the corresponding
period of 1860, was Ia, ,442 in 1859, 1852 in
1858, 1881 in 1857, 6,523
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
COUNTY TREAsURER's OFFICE

VTUFIIIV, OCIUItT IZII, INJT.
Warrants drawn On
the General County Fund registered up to the q,
oi November, 1859, inclusive; also, warrants draw.
On the INDECENT Sick Fund registered nm
'ne olst oil August, inclusive, will be paid on pr.
seniatoh at this office, and will cease to bear into
estrom 'nis date; if not presented within sixty dav.
the money set apart for their redemption will bo
appropriated to pay warrants next in order of -
istry. WR RRowN
County Treasurer
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UNIF0RM.-We understand that the Oro-
vile Guards are taking measures to procure,
at an early day, neat and substantial uni
FORM This Company now ranks among the
permanent institutions of our town may it
never be obliged to make retrograde move
ment, or any Of its members show the white
feather
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SANDS SARsAPARILLA.--No remedial agent WAS
ever introduced that has proved uniformly sue
cessful as this for purifying the blood and for the
cure OF scrofula, rheumatism, stubborn ulcers salt
rheum. fever sores, erysipelas, pimples boils mer
curial diseases, cutaneous eruptions liver CON.
plant, bronchitis, consumption, female complaints
loss of appetite, general debility. 1t will speedily
remove the worst symptoms of these distre.sine
complaints, and in brief period complete radical
cure,
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Special Order.

The Military "cus' who unceremoniously appro-
Tactics, from the Office of Cha's F. Lott Esq, and
belonging to this Office will return it without fur
ther orders.
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CHALLENGE.-By reference 10 a card in
another column it viii be seen that an offer is
made TO run the celebrated horse, F" Solomon, "
against Mr.. Campbell's horse Sampson,
over the Marysyille Park course, within three
months time. Should the race be made, the
result will be looked for with a great deal of
interest, as both are good horses.
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0PPosTIoY.-The steamer " Defiance y will
it is expected, run between Marysyille and
Sacramento the coming Winter. carrying
freight and passengers. Low prices will un-
doubtedly rule.
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GOLD RECEIPTS AT THE BAY.-The gold,
coined and uncoined, received at San Francis
co from the interior of this State for the nine
months ending September Both of the present
year, amounts to S32, ,345, ,240. The sum thus
received in corresponding period in 1860
was $50, ,293,453 ; and that received in a like
period of 1859 was S35,925,142. And this
great production is in addition to all our agri-
cultural, manufacturing ard live stock pro,
ducts
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An Independent military company, sound on
the Union question, has been organized at
Yreka, under the name of the Siskiyou Light
Guard, Capt. Geo. ". Chase
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oR0vILLE, SATURDAY, OCT. 18th.

ar There are only f,eo sides 10 the question:
Erery man must be for the United States on
against it, There can be neutrais IN th's acar'
ONLY PATRIoTs-oR rRAITons.-S. Il. Dorgfas.
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Official Vote of the State.

The official vote of the State was opened
and counted at Sacramento, Thursday, October
18th, by johnson Price, Secretary of State
The vote of the State is as follows:
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Strong LANGUAGE.-Geo. D. Prentice, of
the Louisville Journal, in noticing a speech
made by Congressman Burnett, of Kentucky,
gives him the benefit of the following dressing ::
Let him go to that Confederacy, which he
extos as the most humane and free upon the
earth, and which the unanimous voice of the
world brands as the most tyranneal in the
history of despotism. There he may console
himself with the reflection that no one can
retort by calling him dog, for he is
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FOR SALE.

II WILL SELL. UPON MODERATE TERMS
Il the undivided one-half of three hundred and
twenty acres of No. l Land, improved and under
cultivation, situated about nine miles from Ham-
ton in Butte county, on Dry Creek, and heretofore
known as the " More & Denckla Ranch or Will
Rent the same to good tenant.
JESSE BEENE.
Oroville, Oct. 10, 1SGl-tf
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MURDERED AND RoBBED-A. Ellgutter
Jewish merchant, of San Louis Obispo, was
murdered and robbed lately.
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SENATOR NEsMrH.-This gentleman is now
in San Francisco with his family. He will
soon proceed to Washington, to be present at
the opening of Congress.
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COMMISSIONERS TO THE WORLDS FAIR-G.
D. Wells, Professor Blake, and A. H. Myers,
have been elected commissioners to the Worlds 5
Fair
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county Matters--Debt and Taxes.

On the fifth day of August last, the entire
debt of Butte county was one hundred and IF
teen thousand eight hundred and eighty dol
lars, apportioned TO the several funds, as
The weekly Butte record., 1861-10-19

TIE Placer Herald says that Col Judah's
regiment will shortly be full. At present there
are nearly seven hundred enrolled.
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y Creature
Whom 'twere base aattery to call dog

He may also pride himself in the conscious
ness that although he may not wear dogs
collar be has brass enough in his impudent
forehead to furnish brace of collars for all the
dogs in creation. This Kentucky Thersites
is admirably qualified for the office of Black
guard Extraordinary and Scullon Plenipoten-
tiary to the Court Of JEFF. Davis, for his brain
is as feeble as his lungs are forcible, and his
mouth is as dirty as den of skunks.
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Halls Sarsapnrilla Yellow Dock ana
Iodide Pofass is prepared from the finest r,l
Jamaica Sarsaparla and English Iodide of Po,a..
admirable a restorative and purifier Of the
blood, it cleances the system of all morbid and m
pure matter-removes pimples, boils, and eruptons
from the slin-cures rheumatism and pains Of ai'
kinds. All who can afford should use it, as it tend.
to give them strength and prolong life, Sold ly
druggists generally, at 100 per bottle.
r. HALL & Co, Proprietor.
Wholesale Druggists, l43 and l35 Clay street
a2l-6m San Francisco
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To Unfortunate Fcmales-Alas cried !,
poor Maid, your skin, tho yellow coarse, and dark
sin, and pimpled, freokled, sunburnf, tanned
spotess can be, ! Understandable such defects are
cured, clone, when washed with Jones' Chemical
Soap. Your teeth, your breath, you'll not dispute
when washed with Lafont's Soap Teeth Root, white
as the driven snow are made, though yellow, TAR
tared dark decayed; and fragrant, pure and sweet
your breath though purid, foul as rotten death;
and that red hair, though now es coarse as any
name or tail of horse, silky and dark 'twculd m pe
made to live, by Jones Coral Hair Restorative; an
dandruf scurf would be removed-the hair stopp
falling and improved The articles above spoken
of are all we represent them, and are sold at rea
sonable prices (25 cents) by every respectaole
druggist in California. 49,,
cisco ol9y
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The Treasurer's report of the above date
shows these figures, and the drafts upon these
several funds since said date, and the monthly
payments on the same have not varied these
figures much, up to the present time.
The present assessment Of the property of
our county, after equalization, shows valua-
ton of 1881 ,633 The levied taxes upon the
same is, in round numbers, ninety thousand
dollars the rate of taxation being S2,35 on
the one hundred dollars.
The entire Indebtedness of the county, as
shown above, is exclusive of any interest,
which, under the law, is ten per cent. per an
mum, upon all the registered scrip, which in
cludes all the issue on the several funds, and
very little Of it, perhaps only the Contingent
fund, runs for over two years over the date of
registry.
We had always supposed the Contingent
fund was created for cash fund but it ap-
pears that it, like all the rest, has run behind
nearly five hundred dollars. So, the creation
of the Contingent fund does not accomplish its
desired object-that of saving interest and be
ing able to purchase small necessaries,-sta-
tionery, ETC., at cash value.
The new Salary law, which makes all the
County Offices, except that of Sheriff, salared
Offices, was designed to reduce county expendi-
lures, but as such laws have been tried in other
counties and have invariably proved unsuccess>
full, we cannot hope much for ourselves under
the same rule. Sacramento county, under the
Salary law-with all the benefits of consolida-
tion-has proved failure, and so of Others
So that our financial condition does not i'm
prove by time, as we have been led to hope
heretofore and with the new burdens to be
borne the coming fiscal year, which no patriot
will refuse or complain of, our taxes will be
Onerous to our producing people. 1t is to be
hoped that, upon the incoming of new officers
and the changes to take place, that vigilant
eye shall be kept upon the Treasury, and
reduction of expenses of our county, so that
the patriotic tax upon the people shall not
help to weigh them down, as heavy burthen.
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MARRIED..

At Yankee Hill, Oct. 9Th, by NJ. H Wells, Esq,
D. l.. BRIM to SARAH J. SELK both of Butte Co.
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RAILROAD MATTERs.-On Monday last
regular train of passenger cars commenced
running on the California Central Railroad,
between Folsom and Lincoln The remaining
twenty miles of the road, between the latter
point and Marysyillc, will be pushed forward
to completion at an early day the iron for
laying the track, according to the Union, hay
ing already been procured by the contractor,
C. L. Wilson. The contractors on the road,
from this place to Marysville, are manifestng
determination to have the cars running be-
tween the two places at the earliest possible
moment. The timber for trestle-work, culverts,
and bridges, is nearly all delivered along the
line, and will very soon be ready to receive
the ties and iron.
1t will require but very short time to com
plete the grading from the Wallace Ranch
Hill into town, when the ground becomes
softened by the Fall rains. We deem it safe
to predict that, within a year, this and the
Central road will be completed, when we shall
be in communication with Sacramento, by a
continuous line of railroad
SEEKING HIS AFFINIrIEs.-If reports are
correct John c. Breckenridge, the hypocritical
traitor and chief fugleman of the white rag
party, has taken up his line Of march in search
of his afiuities, in the land of secessia. We
shall probably next hear of him at the head of
secesh squad, as Brigader eneral, quoting
Constitutional law. 1t is said that " Repub-
lies are ungrateful," an imputation which ours
cannot easily escape in his case. The Govern
ment should have furnished him rooms at
Fort Lafayette.
ORDERED EAsT-General Sumner has re-
ceiyed orders to proceed to Washington. He
will leave San Francisco by the steamer of
Monday next, taking with him ten thousand
stand of arms, the Third Artillery, and
portion of the Sixth Infantry. The remainder
of the regular troops viii be sent forward
without unnecessary delay
New BooKs-The truly enterprising firm of
- IL DA-'~Hofi " w., Gan railclScO, are
in receipt of the following list of valuable
books, which we take pleasure in recommend
ing to the reading and professional public of
this section of country. They can be procured
from Mr.. A. G. Simpson, of this place
Edevin of Diera, a Pcem by Alex. Smith.
Recreations of Country Parson.
Life in the South Pacific.
The House on the Moor.
Gipsey Prophesy, by Mrs. Southworth.
DR.. Russell's Civil War in America.
VOL "A Howard's Z. S. Supreme Court
Reports.
Reports.
Upton's Maratime Warfare and Prize Law.
Spots in the Sun.
Faradays Chemistry of a Candle
Hallock's International Law and laws IF
War.
Belknap's Probate Law.
They have also in press. sooa to be issued
the following work, which should be in every
mans possession as book of reference:
Handbook -4imGnac. and Year Book Of Facts,
IS62-Coutenfs:
I. Calculations, by Thomas Tenent,
H. On the Art of War, by w. II. Haeck,
III. Federal Officers on the Pacific.
" State ana County Officers Members of
the Legislature. Attorneys. &c. for California.
Oregon, Washington aud Nevada.
V. Election Returns.
OProsrIoN.-The steamer Defiance y will
It is eypecte1 RIM hetvnan Mor,-,.-;u
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GENERAL DENyER.-It is reported that all
the United States army officers upon this
coast, aud also the volunteer officers have re-
fused to serve under General Denver, and have
sent protest to the Government to that effect.
California has 6ddled for such men as j. w.
Denver to dance about long enough, and have
the right to expect change in the programme.
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ORDERED EAsT.-General Sumner has re-
ceived orders to proceed to Washington. He
will leave San Francisco by the steamer of
Monday next taking with him ten thousand
stand of arms, the Third Artillery, and a
portion of the Sixth Infantry. The remainder
of the regular troops will be sent forward
without unnecessary delay.