The weekly Butte record., 1862-11-15
San Francisco Correspondents.
SAN Francisco. Nov. IL. 50.

SAN FRANcIsco, Nov. II. 50.
Dear Rsoord:-Lsst week I did not lot down
10 yOu our city gossip, as l was engaged in
balancing the scales Of Justice between nv fel-
low citizens in the 18th District Court. A
case of great interest was decided, where par
ties squatted on land which had been fenced IS
required under the decision Of Hart vs.. Bar
nett the jury found that where land is fen
ced it is evidence of possession, This will
ehectually quiet sqaattiug in this county.
The great topics of interest lately have been
the elections in the East, and the uprising Of
the Democracy. Many reasons are assigned
for their success. The most general supposi
ton is, that the people have repudiated IN
most emphatic language the manner in which
the war has been conducted, and that the peo-
pie also believe that the war should be con
dueted vigorously, with two. and only two.
great objects in view. viz the suppression Of
rebellion and the restoration of the Union and
that any other side issues are not TO be taken
into account. Viewing all the circumstances,
I think no candid minded person can come to
any other conclusion with the light of recent
events before him.
The next sensation is McClelans removal
from command. The reasons so far given are
futile and contradictory one that be did not
relieve Harper's Ferry. We had previously
been tod that Harper's Ferry was in General
Wool's department Gen. Wool is censured
for appointing Gen. Miles 10 command there,
yet the report states that Mcclellan failed TO
relieve it. The Commission to investigate the
surrender of Harper's Ferry was presided over
by Gen. Hunter, who had been recalled from
the South as failure, and has now been ap-
pointed to high command
Another item-Fitz John Porter is ordered
to report for trial on charges preferred by
Gen. Pope
1 trust that the recent elections have not
thrown the President into the embrace of the
radicals, bat fear that it is So
Our merchants are predcating their action
on the removal of Mcclellan by anticipating
a rise in gold to 81 or 35 per cent premium.
The press, here are rather non-committal on
the removal, but rather think the cause politi-
cal and not military The Call says:
80 Gen. Mcclellan has again been removed
from command, and his enemies have again
triumphed. 1t remains to be seen whether or
no the usual consequences will follow. Hither-
to every check given Mcclellan has resulted in
disaster and disgrace to the Federal arms As
yet we are left in doubt as to the effects of this
removal on the army, or the causes for it. We
have seen the originals of several letters. all of
which unite in saying that Mcclellan is the
favorite of the soldiers. How will they take
his removal? Certain ii is that all oar tr
umphs have been gained when Mcclellan was
in full command"
The proposition to appropriate $4,000 by
the Board of Supervisors, to equip 100 cavalry
to fill Massachusetts, quota, has been defeated
by decisive vote of II to l. 1t is doubtful
if the company go, after all.
4 man named Z. Cara Mcclure, under in
fuence of the green-eyed monster, discharged
loaded pistol at his wife, yesterday in groce-
ry store on the corner of Ecker and Stevenson
streets. The parties had been living apart for
some time previously. The husband thought
he had killed her and delivered himself up, but
was rejoiced, to day, to find out his mistake.
RIcHILIEU.
WHAT CONSTITUTES 4 TRMToR A few
nights since the abolitionists in and about
Washington got up serenade for the Pres
dent, as mark of their approval of the uncon-
stitutional negro proclamation. The President
made a short speech from the steps of the
white house, in which he perpetrated several
jokes and related some of his characteristic
anecdotes" He was followed by the notori-
Gus abolition lecturer and agitator, Cassius NJ.
Clay, who among other things. said that any
man, North, South, East or West, who did