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The weekly Butte record., 1861-09-07

AGRICULTURAL CANAL.-A company has
been formed in Yolo county, under the name
of the Agricultural Canal Company, the OBJ.
iect of which is to convey water in canal
for farmers use. The canal commences at
Gordon's line and ends at Cacheville-a dis
tance of five miles. The water of this canal
is intended for flooding land, and for expert
mental use in raising rice and various crops.
The capital is $4,000. J. B. Hutton, OF
Cacheville, President s. D. Merry, of Cache
vile, Secretary !; and four Directors, P. G.
Low, Mr.. Hoppin, G. Hart and Mr.. Cooper.
The cost of irrigating is 371s cents per acre
for quarter section, and less for a larger
quantity 1t is evidently the interest of all in
Y olo county to look to this important work.
Many crops can be raised, such as rice, etc,
and lands for certain purposes will be greatly
improved by fiooding-Farmer.
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UNION MEErING.-A very large and cnthu
siastic Union meeting was held on Tuesday
night last, in front of the Gem Saloon Hon.
G. F. LOTT and F. NJ. SMITH, Esq, delivered
speeches aboundipg in sound Union doctrines
and patriotic sentiments. As the election has
past, we forbear any comments, only mention
ing the simple fact, supposing our readers to be
desirous of seeing something else aside from
politics in our columns.
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IMPORTANT.

Wanted Immediately, so men
to serve during the war, under
the call of the President upon
California. Apply at Oroville
Armory. None need come with
out they are Republicans, and
can give the best evidence of the
fact.
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THE HEsPERIAN.-Although always an in
teresting visitor to us, this month is exceedingly
so. contains full measure of good reading
that will interest everybody, and especially the
Union people of our State, Of which, there ap-
pears, by the present signs of the times, very
goodly number. Success to the Aesperian
and no danger Of its ever going under, on &C.
count Of its Union stand. Mrs. Day is our
kind of Union woman.
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ARMS FOR THE GovERNMENT.-The Prov.

ARMS FOR THE GovERNMENT.-The Provi-
dence (R. l. Post says:
The Providence Tool Company have made
the Springfield pattern, for the Government.
They will begin their preparations at some OF
their large workshops in this city. They will
proceed Immediately to construct the requi-
site machines, and will, as soon as possible be-
gin the manufacture of the muskets. They
have able and experienced men to supervise
the work.
COL Colt, of Hartford, has contracted to
make 25,000 muskets also. Two other par
ties, whose names we have not learned, have
contracts to furnish the Government with 5O,-
900. Thus, these four contracts are for 100,-
600 muskets
The weekly Butte record., 1861-09-07

A private letter received from Richmond
shows how thoroughly martial law is there
enforced. a lad who applied to Walker Sec
retary Of War, for pass to leave the State,
was told by him that n person was allowed
to leave Virginia unless at the head of an
army" Officers of the rebel army cannot
leave Richmond without passes. The people
are well informed of Federal movements, even
of the changed vuarters of single regiments.
The weekly Butte record., 1861-09-07

CAVALRY COMPANY. = About forty men,
under Lieut.. Mclaughlin left here about ten
O'Clock last evening for San Francisco They
form part of Capt. Dennisen's Company Of
Cavalry for overland service. The men left
in fine spirits, and will no doubt render good
account of themselves should they find active
service against an enemy. Success go with
them.
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MORE GOVERNMENT VEssELs.-The ship
Fearnot has been sold to the Federal authori-
ties for blockading purposes, and is now in the
dry dock at Charlestown, undergoing the ne
cessary overhauling before receiving her arma-
ment She is fine vessel. 1t is stated that
other Boston ships have been bought by the
Government, among them the Ino.-Boston
Journal
The weekly Butte record., 1861-09-07

MOUNTAIN MEssENGER.-The Mountain
Messenger, published in La Porte, the Office
and material of which was destroyed in the
recent couAagration which visited that place,
has again made its appearance. May it es
cape the devouriug element hereafter, and may
its proprietors receivd pecuniary recon-
pense for their loss by liberal patronage.
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Election Returns.

1t will be impossible for US to give any thing
like the official vote of our county in this issue
of our paper; enough is known to say that
Stanford and the Republican ticket has carried
the county. We give below the official vote
of Oroville on the county ticket and for
Governor:
The weekly Butte record., 1861-09-07

FIRE.-The dwelling house Of Roderequez, q
Mexican, situated on Montgomery street,
nearly opposite the residence Mr.. c. f. Lott,
was consumed by fire an Wednesday morning
last.
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ATTENTION TAx-PAYERs.-Tax-peyers will
see by reference to notice in another column,
that the State and county taxes are now due,
and that the Tax Collector will enforce the
payment thereof
The weekly Butte record., 1861-09-07

LETTERS TO THE REBELL1ous STATEs.-The
Government has prohibited the carrying by
express companies or any other way, all letters
TO and from the seeded States
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OROvILLE, SATURDAY, SEPT. 7th

H5 There are only ttco sides to the question.
Erery man must be for the United States OF
against it. There can be no neutrdis in fhis 'cdT,
ONLY PATRIoTs-oR TRAIToRs.-S. II. douglas.
The weekly Butte record., 1861-09-07

WAsHoE ITEMs.-A man named Hartley
was shot dead at the door of his own house, in
Washoe Valley, by some person unknown, on
Saturday night. Governor Nye's Private
Secretary has been found, nearly starved to
death. Emigrants are passing i'll thick and
fast. From 25,000 to 10000 are estimated to
be on the way, mostly from Indiana, Illinois
ard Iowa.
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VOLUNTEERS FOR HUMBOLDT. = Governor
Downey has authorized the enrolment of a
company of mounted rifemen, to be mustered
into the service of the State of California for
the term of three months, to guard the lives
and property of the people of Humboldt coun-
ty from Indian nepradations
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WELL PUT.-Whlle one of the chaplaips of
the army, recently, was repeating this line of
the Lords prayer " Give US this day our daily
bread soldier added with loud voice
-" fresh"
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
COUNTY TREASURER'S OFFICE ,

Oroville, September 7th, 1861.
Warrants drawn on
the General County Fund registered up to tho
24th of October 1852 inclusive will be paid on pre
sentaton at this Office and will cease to bear inter.
estfrom this date if not presented within sixty dav
the money set apart for their redemption will be
appropriated to pay warrants next in order of req.
istry. W.R. BROWN
County Treasurer
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AUBURN RAHRoAD.-The contract for the
graduation, culverts. etc, on the first division
of the Sacramento Placer and Nevada Rail
road, from Folsom toward Auburn, has been
let to Mr.. Jackson r. Myers, an experienced
railroad contractor, on very favorable terms to
the Company. Mr.. NJ. has already organized
a working force, and broke ground on Tuesday
last, at tie head of Big Gulch, about mile
and a half distant from Folsom.-Plater Her
aid.
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HoRsEs.-Almost every boat down from
Sacramento brings more or less emigrant
horses just from the plains. There has not
been for years such number of fine horses
and mules brought over from the States, and
prices are somewhat affected by the unusual
supply.-S. F. Journal.
The weekly Butte record., 1861-09-07

New DIGGINGs.-We see it stated that
some rich specimens Of silver ore have lately
been discovered on the head waters of the
north fork OF the Mokeumne river. 1t is said
to much resemble the Washoe ore.
The weekly Butte record., 1861-09-07

a RELIC oF THE PAsr.-An ancient skillet
was washed out of hydraulic claim, not long
ago, on Brushy Canon, several miles from
Forest Hill, which certainly is quite an old
being discovered two years ago. and the other
half but recently. 1t was ordinarily made out
of lava, is almost as hard as iron, but now
quite porous; it is circular, has a spout, the
bowl is an inch deep and has three feet under
meath, two and half inches long, with a
neatly finished oval-shaped bottom. 1t was
discovered by John Pearson, who has left it at
SCOTS store, intending we believe, to send it to
the State Fair, as specimen of crockeryware
used in the mines several thousand years ago.
Forest Hill Courier.
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RELIGIOUS.

The Rev. Mr. CUMMINGS will preach in the Brick
Church, to morrow, at half past 10 o'clock A. NJ.
and o'clock p. NJ.
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NEW ADVERTISEME ENTS.
NOTICE

rs HEREBY GIVEN TO THE JUSTICES OF
a THE PEACE elect of Butte County, that there
will be Convention of the qualified Justices of the
Peace in and for said County, at the Courtroom.
Oroville, on MONDAY, the 5th day of October,
1861, at one o'clock, P. NJ, for the purpose of elect
ing two Associate Justices of the Court of Sessions
in and for said County, for one year next ensuing.
All County and Township Officers elect can be sup,
piled with printed Official Bonds by calling on the
undersigned.
THOS WELLS,
County Judge Butte Co., Cal.
Orovie, Sept. 9th, 1861. s7-4t
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TOBACCO CRoP.-Considerab attention is
being given to the raising of tobacco, says the
Los Angeles Star, in this county. AT the
prosperous town of Anaheim, Mr.. A. R. Saus-
man has about half an acre, in most healthy
and luxurient condition. He has two kinds
the Havana, and the Connecticut seed leaf
which are to be manufactured into cigars ex-
clusively. He has cut one crop, and from the
rattoons expects another full crup. 1t has
been supposed, that, from the prevalence of
dust the tobacco crop would not be a success
in this section, but the experience of Mr..
Sausman has demonstrated the fact that no
deterioration of the weed will take place
on this account; as when the leaf is dried, the
dust shakes off, the glutinous matter also dry
ing up; The crop gathered is already perfect
ly clean, and generally in first rate condition.
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Halls Sarsaparilla 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 i'm
pure matter-removes pimples, boils, and eruptions
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 l35 Clay street
a2l-6m San Francisco
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ToNsoRIAL.-f you want your HAIR Curin
manner that becomes you-your head SHAMpoovn
with an article that thoroughly removes the dand
ruff, and stimulates the capillary organs of the hal,
or a DELIGHTFUL SHAVE with the accompanimen,,
of the purest Hair Oil, Cologne, Pomades. Hal,
Tonics and Cosmetics; if you want clean Com
Portable Bath, a Warm Bath, Cold Bath, Shove,
Bath Salt Bath, a Sulphur Bath, a Perfumea
Bath call at "FERGUSON'S Hair Cutting Head.
quarters" Montgomery street next doortocorner
Myers street. d2jtf
Na- To relieve suffering has been the object of
the humane and philanthropic in all ages: before
the practice OF medicine became a science the sick
were publicly exposed in the open air, and every
passer by named the remedy be considered mos.
suitable for the complaint. We possess at the pre-
sent day through the agency of the press, a more
reliable mode of conveying information to our suf
fering fellow creatures. Those afflicted with scrof
ula, cutaneous and eruptve diseases will find in the
columns of every newspaper and periodical pub.
lished, certificates and testimonials from those ybo
have been speedily cured of these dreadful CON-
plants, by the purifying and powerfully regenera
tive qualities of Sands Sarsaparilla.
The weekly Butte record., 1861-09-07

SERIOUS AocIDENr.-On Saturday night
last, says the Red Bluff Independent, party
of cur citizens went down to Thurman ranch,
to search for more Mexicans supposed to be
lurking in that vicinity. There seems to be a
determination on the part of all to ferret out
the murderers of Mcintyre, Houston and Brit
ton, and we hope they may succeed in bringing
them all to justice. The perpetrators of SO
foul and cowardly butchery should not go
unpunished. One of the party going in search
was armed with double barrelled shot gun,
and when turning around the corner of a house,
the gun being cooked, it was accidently dis
charged. Eleven buckshot entered the arm of
Mr. Gill, literally tearing it into shreds one
shot entered the arm of man named Crumley.
better known as Arkansaw." Mr.. Gill's
wound is considered dangerous. Mr.. Crumley
is doing well, suffering but a slight injury.
The weekly Butte record., 1861-09-07
BAD STATE OF THINGS IN TExAs.-A letter
to the Bulletin from Los Angeles, contains the

BAD STATE OF THINGS IN TExAs.-A letter
to the Bulletin from Los Angeles, contains the
following:
An intelligent Texan, lately arrived here
from Texas, reports terrible condition of
affairs existing in that unhappy State, and
that targe numbers are leaving for California
who are sick of Secession" He says there
is no security for life or property there, either
against the indians or the Secessionists He
says that if the latter find that man, even of
their own kind, has money, they demand it,
and if he objects, they threaten to shoot him.
All Union men were disarmed at first, and they
are powerless; but he says there are large
numbers of them there, and if they had arms
and assistance from Government they would
bring the Secessionists to terrible retribu-
ton.
He says that there are many on the road
hither, and that they all have the hope that
when they get to California they will find at
least peace and quiet, and he and those who
have arrived are surprised to find so much Sc
cessionism here He says he is not Northern
born man, being native of Louisiana.
A PRoFITABLE CRoP.-There is an apple
orchard on Bensons ranch in this county con-
tanning near FIVE hundred bearing trees six
years old, and all loaded to their utmost capac-
ity with splendid fruit. We observed trees
containing the finest specimens of rambo, red
streak, genetting and glora mundi fruit we
ever saw in any orchard. These apples sell
readily on the farm at eight cents per pound,
or SO % per bushel. A number of the trees
are bearing as much as six to eight bushels
each, and the entire apple product of the or
chard will be worth small competency
When the home market is satisfied, the propri-
etor will take what is left to the mountain
towns and to Washoe, whittier there is a
remunerative market All these trees have
been cultivated this year without any irriga-
tion, in sandy soil, the surface of which is
about ten feet above the water level of the
rivers Stockton Independent.
The weekly Butte record., 1861-09-07

GEN FREMONT INCREASING THE ARTILLERY
SERVICE Fremont seems to have fallen in
with McCelans idea that this is to be war
of artillery and he is preparing vast force of
that arm of the service for the Army of the
West. In addition to the batteries already in
service in this State. 40 full companies are to
be organized The 1st Missouri regiment,
which suffered so terribly and behaved so go-
riously in the late battle, has been called in
from Rolla, to be organized for artillery SER
vice, and two recruiting Offices were opened to
ill up the regiment to the required compliment
-12 squads, with a battery of guns each.-
-Four 32-pounders have been sent out to Roa,
nine or ten heavy guns to the Iron Mountain
several to Jefferson City, and a number of g.
Founders have been put in position on eleva-
tions commanding the most important high
roads that lead into the city.-St. Louis Letter.
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THE ANCESTORS OF GENERAL MCCLELLAN.
William Nesbitt, of New York, a Scotchman,
says in communication to one of the New
York papers
By accounts I have lately received from
Kirkcudbright-my native place. learn that
General Mcclellan is a descendant of very
ancient and illustrious Galloway family-the
McClellans of Kirkcudbright and Bombie,
allied to the ancient :" Knights of Lochinvar. F"
The families were ennobled by Charles /. in
1858, the then representative, Sir Robert Nc.
Clellan, of Bombie, being created peer under
the title of Lord Lirkcudbright. The last
Lord of that name died about thirty years ago,
in rather reduced circumstances, leaving no
issue. The title is now extinct. The ruins of
the old family castle now form the most con-
spcuous object in the ancient burg of Kirk
cudbright, on the banks of the river Dee
Many of the deeds of the McClellans are still
recounted in the legandry lore of the district.
The name of Mcclellan has always been asso-
cirted with all that is noble, patriotic and
daring, and l am proud to think that in the
person of the noble American scion, it is still
so. Sir William Mcclellan, an ancestor OF
the above family, also fell at Flodden.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-08-10
HERALD's DISPATCH.

The following is the official of the artil-
lery loss at the battle of Bulbs Run and re-
ferred to in the report of Gen. Mcdowell :
One Company ID artillery, Capt. Arnold, six
rihed field pieces Company A., LIST artillery,
Capt. Ricketts,, six rifed Parrot ten pound
ers; Company E., I'd artillery, Capt. Car
Isle, two rif1ed field pieces and two howitz-
ers Company c., 9TH artillery, Capt Grit
fin, one rlfed piece and four smooth bore !;
Company G., Ist artillery, one thirty
FOUNDER Parrott gun Rhode Island baterty
5 rihed pieces. Total IT rihed and
smooth bores. Additional reports make
the losses in ammunition of quartermasters
and commissaries as follows: 100 boxes of
small arm cartridges; 81 boxes rifed can
non ammunition; 80 boxes old fire arms
ID wagons loaded with provisions and 5000
bushels oats It is estimated that $500
rauskets and 5000 knapsacks and blankets
were lost.
An officer has just arrived from the far
thest outposts of our lines towards the reb-
els, and reports everything quiet. He says
the rebels are still concentrating a pretty
large force at Fairfax, and that they are
throwing up entertainments and fortifca-
lions all along the whole line on the high
est points.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-08-10


Notice is hereby given that by virtue of two exc
cutions issued out Of the Office of the Clerk Of the
Circuit Court Of Vanderburgh county, and State
of Indiana in favor of the City of Evansville VS..
Anthony Hewson, John Hewson, Joseph Setchell,
and Henry Schriber, and TO directed, j ha 70
levied unon, and will, on
THURSDAY, AUGUST 22d, 1861,
between the hours of 10 O'Clock A. and o'clock
p NJ Of said day. at the door of the Court House
i'm the city of Evansville Vanderburgh county, In
diana offer for sale at public auction the rents and
profits for term not exceeding seven years. of the
following described real estate, to-wit: Forty-twO
(42) feet fronting Third Street, in the City OF
Evansville eighty-four (S4), feet from the corner
of Division and Third Streets, and extending back
ninety-eight 1881. feet the width, being part
of Lots Nos l2I and 122 in the old plan of the City
of Granville, bounded follows: Commencin
eighty -four (s4). feet from said corner, thence
along the front line of said Lots Third Street
forty.two AZ, feet; thence at right angles,
ming back NINETY esght 90 81 feet thence at right
angles and parallel with the first line, forty-two
42l, feet, and thence to the place of beginning
And should said rents profits of said real
estate not sell for "a sufficient satisfy said
writ and costs, will, at the same time and place,
offer for sale and sell the fee simple of said real
/ estate for the satisfaction of said writ and costs
! JOHN S. GAVITf, Sheriff Y @.
Baker & Foster, pl'ff's atty.
| August 1sts 1861 ang2-3wW
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-08-10

MURDER IN COLUMBUS, KY.-We learn
from the officers of the Bowen, that on
Tuesday last, most cowardly and internal
assault was made upon three unofending
Germans in Columbus, in which one of
them was beaten to death, and the other
two barely escaped with their lives The
Germans had resided in New Orleans for
some years, being employed in the St. Charles
Hotel as walters. Business in that hitherto
flourishing emporium having become stag
nant on account of the blockade, and travel
quite limited, these men were dismissed and
started North. They appear to have got
along very well until they arrived at Co
lumbus. Being detected by some miscre-
ants, whose. only occupation, doubtless, is
to drink whisky and excite tumults, the cry
of "Black Republican Dutch" was passed,
a mob gathered, and the poor, inoffensive
fellows were beaten as stated above, one of
them dying on the street. His death was
witnessed by gentleman who was a pas
senger on the Bowen, and who was also
formerly resident of New Orleans-a po-
lice of1cer-and was likewise travelling ia
the direction of the North Star.
1t is difficult for civilized beings to real
ize the extent Of the brutality of these Sc
cess:on rebels. Their hearts are callous to
every appeal, and Fejee Islander would be
merciful in comparison with them. There
is a day of fearful retribution in store for
these scoundrels. The Unionists of the
South, when restored to power, will not be
so lenient as the Government, and will nete
out the punishment in due proportion TO the
crimes of these outlaws.