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The weekly Butte record., 1862-01-04
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The Secession organ at Marysville says that
it is not the style Of Old England to take into
consideration the condition of her people when
she wants to fight any body, and mentions sew
eral instances where she has sailed in," re-
gardless Of consequences to her suffering people,
and among the other instances. alludes to her
late war with Russia, in which, it is now noto-
rious, she met with more mishaps made more
mistakes and blunders, by far, than would COW
er all the bad management OF our rebellion
campaign. 1t has become matter Of history
that the French took Sebastopol, and not the
English. The English were repulsed at the
Redan, which was allotted to them TO take,
while the French took the Malakoff and held
it; and when the British returned to the
Redan it was deserted by the Russians and, of
course, was entered without striking a blow.
And. again, we learn that about 500 of the
flower of the English cavalry were cut to pie>
ces by blundering generalship, SO nat Old
England came out of the Crimean war with
little glory, and bis Lionship's tail was down.
We all know how she Jared IN her mercan
war, alluded to by the Express: Our little
Wasps and Hornets nearly knocked her Navy
out of the water every time they got fair
show at it; and like fate has followed her.
whenever she has left her proper domain and
neglected her suffering people. Then. we sug-
= hot cIa baI hot oh 50 kor 4. ;
1t may show good pluck aud stubborn courage
but it certainly manilests very bad judgment
and an unfortunate style"
Again, the organ says, " England will not
urge war against the United States, if she
has any serious doubts about her ability to
pay us an old debt" Well, if she has no bet
ter luck in trying to wipe that old debt out,
than she had in contracting it, she had better
stop where she is, change her STYLE keep
cool, try to comfort and alleviate her suffering
people and mind her own business and, an
other view of her paying old debts, is, that she
never did, morally or physically, pay any she
ever contracted, aud brags about holding her
people together by the cohesive power of her
Indebtedness. May be the Express will say,
this all reads quite prettily:" but won't pre-
vent her from pitching in to US, while she has
so good a chance TO find us with our hands
pretty full at home. Such an event woald
tickle the Seceshers, and that is what we told
them last week, and, no doubt, that attracted
the organ to our article
We still think, and would advise. that Old
England ought to try and feed the Irish people
and keep them from starvation, TO pay her
honest debts, to observe a strict neutrality in
American affairs, TO hesitate before she seeks
further pretext to lay violent hands on peo-
pie who do an act warranted by the very law
she has fought to establish for over quarter
Of century, and if she will not do these things,
it is our deliberate opinion that she will come
out of the contest. as she did in the Crimean
war, boasting about Woterloo. That is her
Dragging stand point, and, we predict, will be
for time TO come.
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LErTERs.-76l 293 letters have been sent
from San Francisco during the past year, and
by statistics in the Alta, it is also shown that
72l 600 were received of which 16i 200 were
per overland mails, by which conveyance 224,-
652 were sent hence-the remaining transpor-
tation was by steamers. This includes all the
coast and steamer mails of this State, Oregon
and Washington. The change by which Sac
ramento is made the distributing Office, has
greatly reduced the business here and seeming
ly reduced the collection of postage at this
office.
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THE New YEAR.-New Years Day was
one of the brightest and most genial of our
Winter months Every body wore bright faces
and greeted each other with a cordial Happy
New Yearr' Business was in a manner sus
pended after the middle of the day, and the
community went forth to enjoy the bright SUM-
shine, so much in contrast with our long and
gloomy spell of weather for month past
Every body smiled, and smiled again-pro-
duced by the general enjoyment of all around
the boys and girls, by their toys and trinkets
and the men and women, by their more staid
and substantial mode of enjoying the day, un-
til the day waxed faint, and all meowed down
in social satisfaction. As the day of the New
Year burst forth so bright and beautiful, so
may our beloved country come forth from the
clouds of contention that now enshtoud her
peace and prosperity.
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A Ten CENT MARRrAGE.-John Messner, OF
Jersey City. alter having undergone four
months Imprisonment for trifiing with the af-
fections and taking advantage of Miss Bridget
McGrath to her disgrace atoned for the wrong
done Bridget by becoming her lawful protector
a few days since. The ceremony took place in
the County Jail, in the presence of Judge Og-
den, Judge Morris, District Attorney j. w.
Scudder, Sheriff Francis. c. II. Wine6eld,
some relatives of the bride, and others. At
first Mr.. Messner objected to the union, unless
his intended father-ln-law handed over $500,
which he claimed had been promised as a mar
riage dover. On sly suggestion made by one
of the gentlemen present, John waived his
claim, aud Squire Watson performed the mar
riage ceremony. and at the conclusion demand
ed bis fee of 50. The bridegroom said he bad
not cent, and appealed to his happy wife,
but she was centless too. The relatives, after
considerable searching, succeeded in scraping
up ten cents, which was banded over to the
Squire, who received it with wry face, and
the following remark is said TO have been ut
tered: "Well, I'll be id if this isn't COM
mencing life pretty cheap" The wedding
party .hen broke up n Y. Tribune.
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ToSsoRIAL.-If you want your HAIR CUrin n
manner that becomes you-your head SHAMPooEn.
with article that thoroughly removes the dand
ruff, and stimulates the capillary organs of the hair
or a DELIGHTFUL SHAVE with the Accomplishments
of the purest Hair Oil, Cologne, Pomades, Hair
TONES and Cosmetics; if yOu want clean, CON-
Portable Bath Warm Bath a Cold Bath, a Shower
Bath, Salt Bath, a Sulphur Bath, or aPerfnmed
Bath, call at "FERGUSON'S Hair Cutting Head
quarters" Montgomery street next doortocorner
Myers street. d25tf
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SPECIAL NOTICES,
COUNTY TREAsuRER,s OFFICE

10'FI1e' "1IItHIy J ISti ISbz
warrants drawn on the General County Fund
registered between the 1st and 9TH of Februarv
1860, including Nos. $685. $50, and $40, of the 7tb.
also, warrants drawn or the INDECENT Sick Fund
between the lst and 3lst of March lseo
will be paid on presentation at this Office. and
will cease to bear interest from this date; if NOT
presented within sixty days the money set apart
for their redemption, will be appropriated to pay
warrants next in order of registry.
W. R. BROWN,
County Treasurer.
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THE WAY THEY FEEL.-Several well known
seceshers were conversing Christmas Eve, upon
the prospect of war with England, when one OF
them got himself off in the following style, he
being at the time somewhat under the infu
ence of sundry egg noggs =" Gentlemen, (hic)
it was always supposed (hic) that | was born
in Maryland, and was (hic) in favor of Secesh :
but ] tell you, (hc) gentlemen, (hic) if the
id Red Goats (hic) come here to kick up
a muss' why, you can (hic) bet your bottom
dollar, (hic) that was born in Maine-[S.
f. Journal
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TRANSFERS volunteer, in his former let
tiers, dilated on teamsters, but finishes rich with
the following The army teamster is OF Sc
perate nationality from all the world His
costume is a pair of brown trowsers, red
flannel shirt, military cap picked up from the
debris oi some encampment, and a canteen.-
He generally halls from Pennsylvania. He
drives with the inevitable single line, sits on
the near wheel horse or mule, and observes to
the members of his team at short intervals
through the day that if they don't hup and hey
and go long, he will send them 10 hell endways.
He never knows where be Is going to, and |
have very grave doubts whether he has a clear
idea where he came from. He lives in bis
wagon, and bis horses live beside it. He is at
home wherever night overtakes him; unhitch-
es his horses. ties two of them to the feed box
at the rear end and two at the fore end, eats
his supper, has good comfortable swear at
everything and everybody, and goes to bed.
He gets drunk singly, by squads by platoons,
and by companies. | wanted twelve wagons
the other day to haul ammunition. and failed
because the whole available train of thirty was
having its tri-weeky drunk"
Our MULArro VICE president. = The
Memphis Avalanche has an article on the
" mulat,o" Vice President of the North. 1t
remarks
We have only been able to account for the
remarkable lukewarmness of Hannibal Hamlin
in regard to this A boltion war, by attrbuting
it to the general distrust of Abolition sincerity
entertained by his race. With u decided infu-
sion of A frican blood in his veins fact never
yet successfully coniroverted, we may suppose
that he shares the sentiments and feelings of
his African kim Neither is it improbable that
an instructive sense of the incongruity and i'm
propriety of an individual Of negro extraction
ruling over white people induces his reticence
and modesty. Every well bred negro or mu-
latto would shrink from such an anomalous
position as unbecoming and Hannibal may
be supposed to be well bred, having received
an education superior to that usually bestowed
on free mulattoes.
ROUTE AND DISTANCE TO THE NEz PERcEs
MINEs-From San Francisco to the DaIIes
via. Portland distance thence to Walla Walla
by water one hundred and eighiy-fvc miles ;
thence by Lewiston by land ninety miles from
! Lewiston to Orc Fino, one hundred aud ten
miles from Lewiston to Elk city, eighty FIVE
miles from Lewiston to Salmon diggings, one
hundred and forty miles from Lewiston to
either of the mining localities the journey is by
land. The Cariboo country is situated six
hundred miles north from the Ncz Perces
mines. 1t is said that road is opened from
the Dalles TO the latter mines but only passi
BILE as yet for footmen and pack animals.
THE prairie fires have done an immense
amount of damage in Webster and Madison
counties, Iowa.
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SANDS SARsAPARILLA.-Tke popularity acquired
by this truly invaluable medicine is as extended as
is richly merted. If the tens of thousands of
scrofulous ulcers which have been ccatrzed and.
permanently healed by this extraordinary antisep.
tic had each tongue chorus of testimony would
attest to its efficacy, not only in scrofula and all
external manifestations of disease but in dySpep-
sia, bilious complaints, general debility and the
various internal disorders in which it affords speedy
and lasting relief.
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THE PEOPLE VS.. GREER.-This cause was
tried in the District Court last week. The
defendant was indicted for the murder of Dutch
Fred at Dogtown. The case was submitted to
the jury on Saturday evening. They remained
out two days ard nights, and finally were dis
charged without being able to agree upon a
verdict. We have heard that they stood-9
for murder in the second degree, and 3, for
murder in the first degree. The case goes over
for the term
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Ds5~ Read the advertisement of Fitch &
Hunt, Wholesale and Retail Liquor Dealers,
Huntoon street. Their stock of Wines, Ii
quors, etc, is large and of good quality, and,
az is well known, Ben and Hank are among
dhe most energetic, popular and agreeable of
business men. They deserve share of public
patronage.
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Attention !

The grand Military and Civic Ball to be
given by the Oroville Guards, is postponed
until Wednesday, the 22nd day of January
The Company uniforms viii not be ready unti
after the 6th, the time heretofore fixed for the
Ball. The Committee Of Arrangements are
making preparations for the largest and best
appointed party ever given in Oroville. Every
body should attend on the 22nd The post
ponement will afford the ladies ample time to
get ready, for we understand their uniforms
could not be got ready by the 6th.
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Our New JusTIcE.-Geo. j. Berry, ESQ.,
has been appointed by the Board of Supervi
sors to fill the vacancy in Ophir township, ol
Justice of the Peace, occasioned by the rcsig-
nation of Mr.. Hewitt
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I'HE BALL AT WYANDoTTE.-The boys and
girls had a nice time at T'hatcher's on the
first Plenty of people, good music, lively
dancing, the inward man well and bountifuly
supplied, the smiling face of mine host beam
ing on all around, the bright day spent, and
the beautiful evening ushered in with the
young moon and her twinkling watchers, all
combined to make the large company cheerful
and happy, and all gave way to a full round
of social pleasure. BY the way, what sight
of pretty girls We have got in this county :
may be You think we are joking, if you
had been over to Amos Thatcher's, Wednes
night, we would not have to argue the matter
u great while, for the fact was self evident.
SERIOUS FIGHT.-An alteration arose oD
the % inst, an Dogtown, between Capt. Bracy
and Dave. Sullivan, in Stfyker's saloon. in
which the latter received a very severe stab in
the right side from bowie knife The diff
entity originated about the political status of
DR.. Bulfum, the new Postmaster of Dogtown.
Bracy is strongly opposed to the party of
which Buffum claims to be a member, and
Sullivan as strongly sides with it, and defends
BufIum. At latest dates, Sullivan's case is
pronounced doubtful
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A Drove OF TuRKEYs.-Jo S. Morris
drove large flock of turkies from his ranch
into town on Monday last, just in time for the
New Years sacrifice, which was duly observed
by their immolation to the names Of 1861.
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SAD CASE OF PoIsoNING.-Last Saturday
afternoon, says the Marysville Appeal of last
Wednesday, the children of Z. Montgomery
Yuba City, gathered and ate a quantity of
mushrooms, among which it is supposed they
had picked some poisonous fungus, as in a
short time after, they were seized with violent
srasms and pain, and about ha'fpast ten
o'clock on the same evening twin son, about
four years of age, died. Another boy, years
of age, fingered until Sunday morning, when
death ended his suffering. A little girl, twin
sister of the first named boy, who was danger
ousy i'll, is now recovering"
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IMPORTANT ARREST. St. Joseph Jour
nal of December 3d. announces the arrest of
Reuben Middleton, resident of that city, by
the order of Gen. Prentiss 1t appears that
Middleton had just arrived from Prices camp
which he stated had an extent Of thirty miles,
and of wonderful force. He was the bearer of
in that vicinity, also, Prices proclamation for
fifty thousand men to enlist, which, it was be
lieved, he was distributing. The Journal says
that " the prompt arrest in this case shows
that the time for temporiziug with rebels, their
aiders and abettors has passed" The indivi-
dual arrested is the uncle of our Un,on Sheriff.
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They CONE They CONE The train is
moving, with its dingy freight, towards the
great centre OF political attraction and official
ambitlon-our County Court House. The
halls have been put in order, by calling in the
aid of that whitening and purifying substance
called Auburn lime,' so that the walls qlis-
ten as polished Parian marble. All this was
made necessary to overcome the dark in.
auence " that will occupy the temple on next
Monday. There is one lonely, cadaverous look.
ing hombre left in the house to be surrounded
by the dark . dependency, and
Like the last rose of summer left blooming alone,
he holds to his political stem of glory with a
tenacliy that would seem to justify better
fate than being hemmed in by such dark sur
roundngs. The newly elected County Officers
enter upon their duties on Monday next.
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A MEETING of the citizens OF La Porte, to
take steps towards securing wagon road
from that town to Port line, was held last
week, says the Messenger, and committee
was appointed to raise funds by subscription
for the object named. Twenty-four hundred
dollars was subsequently raised and the pro
ject meets with the enthusiastic endorsement
of the citizens of that section of country.
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FERRIEs.-The ferries are getting into ope
ration across the river again. Lathrop's started
on Thursday, and the others will soon follow
suit. The ierrymen all complain of hard times
to keep their boats from going with the floods
1t required strenuous efforts to keep them.
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HARD on SECEsH.-The La Porte Messen.
ger says: "A hungry locker after interesting
secesh news on taking up paper in one of the
saloons IN town, the other day, got hold of the
victory of Col. jeff c. Davis, and, thinking
that it was the JEFF. Of his love, commenced
blowing about his supposed success of the re-
bels, to the no small amusement of the boys,
who evidently enjoyed the goak : as well as
secesh relished his news. But when our jolly
friend came to see that g" be seeded out
of the crowd, you bet -
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eg- There are onty f,vo sides TO the question:
Every nan must be for the United States or
against it. There can be no neutrals in this 'rar,
ONLY PATEIoTs-oR TRAIToRs.-S. II. Douglas.
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Notice..

OFFICE CAL. NORTHERN R. r. COL
Oroville. Jan. lst, 1862.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
IN Animal Meeting of said Company for the
election of Directors for the ensuing YEAR
and for the transaction of such other business as
may come before it, will he held at the Office of the
Secretary, on Tuesday, the 2lst day of January
next, at o'clock P.
D. HARRIS, Secretary.
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FALLEN.-The severe wind of Thursday,
says the Amador Ledger, blew down the flag.
staff in front of the Court House, breaking it
off close to the ground. 1t fell on the Theatre,
doing some damage to the roof This staff
was erected by the Know Nothings in 1855,
and had become so rotten as to be dangerous.
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A SMALL. boat, containing two men, wo>
man and child, was capsized, last Tuesday
near Sacramento, by the waves made by the
Coy. Dana on her trip from Marysville They
cung to the boat and some willows near the
ahorc. and were rescued by three men.
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Man DRowNED.-Henry Laws, was drown
ed at Sturdevants ranch, Trinity county, while
attempting to cross Trinity River in a small
boat, short time since.
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WM. D. FAIR, who lately committed suicide
at San Francisco, was buried by the Masonic
fraternity. He was member in good stand
ing of California Lodge No. l, F. & A. NJ
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SENSIBLE ADvICE.-The Stockton Indpen>
dent has the following rational advice to anti
quated grumblers who don't take the pa
pers - We learn that most of those who
will suffer by being sued for their taxes this
year, are such as do not take newspaper, but
trust to gossip for their news. If people will
persist in taking position twenty years be-
hind the age, they must expect to suffer for it.
Take paper and keep yourselves posted"
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BAIL on THE 8TH.-The anniversary of the
Battle Of New Orleans, will terminate with a
Calico Party in the evening, at the Oroville
Armory. All hands round, and glide in the
graces Of the mazy dance.
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WHAT 4 WHorrER The Peoples Associ-
ated Press gets off the greatest canard Of the
season, to commence the new year with. 1t
being no less than telcgraphic report of the
surrender of Mason and Sldel by the Govern
ment to English authorities, and the repudia-
ton of the act Of their cap.are by Commander
Wilkes. But the best part of the report is,
that England found among certain dispatches
on the Trent, not captured by Wilkes, tender
ing to England a protectorate over the Southern
Confederacy, hence tie rantankerous below
ing of the irate Bull. Should such ever turn
out to be the fact, what a sad comment on
republican diplomacy. England pretending to
be strictly neutral, assuming a protectorate
over belligerent makes her the open enemy of
the other, and hence more the law and reason
for the Righteousness of the capture. But we
don't believe a word of it. Iiue la hunabug !
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To Unfortunate Females-Alas cried l.
poor Maid your skin, tho yellow coarse, and dark
as sin, and pimpled, freokled, sunburnt, tanned
spotless can be, Understandable such defects are
cured, elope, when washed with Jones Chemical
Soap. Your teeth, your breath, you'll not dispute
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 as coarse as any
name or tail of horse, silky and dark twould be
made to live, by Jones Coral Hair Restorative; all
dandrutf, scurf would be remoyed-the hair stoppd
falling and improved. The articles above spoken
of are all we represent them, and sold at rea.
sonable prices, (25 cents) by every respectable
druggist in California.
Agents--Crane Brigham Druggists San Fran
cisco. Ol9y
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Or the forty four counties of California the
names of seventeen begin with the letter S.
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GENERAL Scorr.-It will be seen by refer
ence 10 the late telegraphic dispatches, that
the veteran General has returned with impor-
tant dispatches from Louis Napoleon. 1t is
also said that we have very strong friend in
our French cousin, the Prince Napoleon Al
so that France has offered herself as mediator
in our difficulties Can there be any such
thing on the part of the rebels, without wholly
repudiating JEFF. Davis aud his recent lying
message? We see no other course from that
quarter. And on the other hand, the United
States Government cannot yield a particle of
her Constitutional authority in hopeless
effort to compromise with people who will be
led by such men as Davis
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January 9th, 1862.
MANAGERS:

MANAGERS:
Brig. Gen. L. DeShelds, Major John Bidwell,
Adjt. Gen. J. V. Scott, Capt. H. Theall,
Hon. W. 7. Sexton, Hon Thomas Wells,
}. b. Barker, g J. E. n. Lewis,
+" H. J. Morrison, '' C. f. Lott,
Gen. p. H. Harris =" J. NJ. Vance,
Capt A. II. Connolly, Lieut.. H. B. Hunt,
Lieut. D. G. Burngame G.. C Moore
Surgeon VIM. Wilson, Q. NJ. Sargt. j. J. Collins,
H. b. Lathrop, Senr. Peter Freer,
n. d. Plum, Forbestown Russ johnson, Berry Cr'k
sam Whpple, " Z. 5. RuggleS, Mt. House,
A. Thatcher, Wyandett, P. O'Farrell Cent. House,
}. S. Morris, :" Alex. Kirby, q
Walter Elliott, Bidwell j Il. Lambert Bangor,
Z. B. Pike, :" W. NJ. Kirby, Sewell's r.
VIM. lie Fay, Cherokee, VI. Pence, Fences Ranch.
l. McDanlels g IT.. Burnham,
NJ. H; Wells, Yankee Hill J. D. Pollard Dogtown,
}. s. Dckey, +. B. kinsDn,
Wm. Nesbit, Helltown, Col. Mum, Johnston's II.
Ben Harbour, Butte Crkl A. S. Warner Rock Cr'k
E. b. Pond, Chico, Jas Wagstaf Hamilton
Dr.. Egery, L" Capt. Nelson,
JOS Virgins, Nanest's Store.
COMMITTEE OF ARRANGEMENTS.
WV. Hobart, H.B. Hunt,
I. H. Harris, J.Lytle,
J. J. Collins.
COMMITTEE OF INVITATION.
Sam Hedges. NH. Danach
IL. Bay, Geo c. Perkins,
J. Block, a. Stephenson,
COMMITTEE on CARRIAGES.
A. G. Simpson, G. C. Moore,
f. b. Hendee, J. V. Parks,
\. Goldstein,
COMMITTEE OF RECEPTION.
Ord. Sgt H. J. Simmons, Serg't J. Boucher,
Serg't W. 0. Middleton, Corporal S. S. Sample,
"a J.J Smith, 20 J. Buckius,
7. Calow, J.W. Gilkyson.
FLOOR MANAGERS.
Capt. A. H. Connolly, Lieut. H. B. Hunt,
W. W. Hobart, J. B. NJ. Smith,
Sam Davis, Jas. A. Wardwel
TICKETS, SIS each, Gncluding Supper ana Car
rage Hire,) to be had at Simpsons Book Store, or
from any of the Committee of Arrangements.
aB- Orders for Carriages to be left at Simpsons
Book Store.
N-B-Dancing will commence at precisely halt
past o'clock.