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The weekly Butte record., 1862-04-19

Snow SHOE AccIDESrs.-The following sin.
gular accidents are related in the La Porte
Messenger Of April l2fh;
The late SHOWS have proved disastrous to
some Of the snow shoeing fraternity. man
whose name could not learn but who is gene
rally known as Dad" had his leg broken at
Poorman's Creek on Monday. while racing
A messenger was Dispatched for Dr. Massey
TO set the limb. The messenger arrived at
GibSonville jast in time to see u party going
with sledse to take the doctor home, who
had Just broken his leg by "A similar accident
which is greatly deplored by al who know
the doctor. He was riding down the hill back
Of town and running at a irightlGl speed when
ia going ever steep pitch. he raised his right
foot and the shoe dropped If. leaving him bul
one which could not be managed very long
lhe rider VAS thrown on the right foot, which
ran down in the solid snow, swapping The
thigh bone in two as the body went forward
with great force.
The weekly Butte record., 1862-04-19

last week. Of several hundred dollars and the
the burglary has been traced to a Chinaman.
who was foolish enough to make a grand
splnrge on his i'll gotten gains. by purchasing
$3.50 wife and other eviravaCant Injuries
He was arrested on circumstanial evidence
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Notice.


YNHE BOARD OF EXAMINERS FOR BUTTE
County viii meet at the School House ia Orc
vllie on saturday, the 3rd day OF May le62,
Tor the purpa~e of examining Teachers In accord
with the School law and to grant certids ates
to thpse persons entitled to the same.
:. B. OSB0CRN.
n5-2 Suu't Com. Schools Butte Co.
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WHAT IT DID THE Monitor knocked a
hole in the Merrimac, and it also bursied the
Lime Point speculation 5. F. journal.
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CoRISTH. MIssIssIPPI-It will be recollect-
ed that the rebel army, after the battle a.
Pitisburg Landing, fed in the direction Of
Corinth. Mississippi. The editor of the Silver
Age, at Carson City. appears to be acquainted
with the locality, and SAYS of it,
Corinth Is sifuated on The line Of the Mem
phis and Charleston railroad about one hun
dred and ffir miles from Memphis and about
two hundred and twenty miles west from Ste
phenson. the junction Of the Memphis and
Charleston railroad with the Nashville and
Charleston railroad. Cor;nih is town Of from
three to FIVE hundred Inhabitants. in fact moth
ing more than dining station on the railroad
is natural strength and strategic importance
NAV be thus enumerated II is the center Of
fiat country that affords no commanding high
grounds; IS located OH The head Of a swamp
shaped like horse shoe iha, forms 40 impene
trable barrier on three sides-norh. south and
west. Six miles west from C0rin'h. the rail
road Is bnif on piles through a lake or pond,
the water varying from few inches 10 several
fert in depth For thirty miles outside Of his
pond the ground Is low. swampy. and heavily
tlmbered. imprac'irable except on the line Of
railroad which will be torn up the moment
Memphis falls into the hands Of the FederaS-
To the east of Corinih the country is level. the
sil rich. and Is he finest cotton district 10 the
State. TO day Cnrinth is in connection by
railroad with New Orleans. Mobile, Charleston.
Nashville and vast number Of intermediate
towns, and large scope of productive country
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THE REBEL CoNGREss on THE WAR.-Mr.
Clark, of Missouri, submitted the following
joint resolution in the rebel Senate, on the
9th February:
ReSolCed. By the Congress of the Confede
rate States of America, That the honor OF the
government imperatively demands that the
existing war be prosecuted until the enemy
shall have been expelled from every foot of soil
within each ard every one OF the Confederate
States. and no proposition of peace shall be
considered which contemplates, however re-
mnrely, the REIMBURSEMENT by this government
of any portion OF any of the States of this
Confpderacy
The resolution was advocated by Clark. and
opposed by Orr. Wigfail and Brown, after
which it was adopted mem d,sS
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ORDER OF PROCESSION
Oroville Lodge No. So;
Bidwell Lodge No. A..
Visiting Lodges;
Visiting Encampments;
ORC Encampment No. %;
Orator. Poet, Chaplain and President of the Day
d. d. G. Patriarch, an d. D. G. Master,
in carriages;
Chief Marshal and Assistants on horseback.
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PROGRAMME.

PROGRAMME.
II. B. LATHR) Up, Sr President of the Day.
A. II. CONNELLY, .......... Chief Marshal.
W MIDDLETON, J
II Hunt. ..... -. Aids
Jas WARDwELL,l
Brothers are solicited to assemble at the Hall of
said Lodges at 10 o'clock \ NJ, on the day of cele-
bration, ciothe themselves in appropriate regalia
form Procession under the direction of the Chief
Marshal, and proceed to the Congregational Church
on Oak street, where service will open as follows
Music;
Prayer by the Chaplain;
Ode, by the Choir;
Anniversary Poem, by II. B. Garnham, Esq.
Ode 10y the Choir:
Grafton, by L. c. Granger, Esq;
Benedcton, by Chaplain.
After which the Procession will again form and
march to the Armory Hall, where collation. will
be spread, alter which the Brothers will disperse
without form.
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On receipt Of The news OF the Federal victo-
ries at Roanoke. Fort Henry and Fort Donel-
son, the Legislature Of Ohio adjourned to
participate in a celebration and general rcjaic-
ing. Gov. Todd presided over the meeting,
aud made the following patri tic remarks:
" ii there is a man 10 all the country that
does not rejOice over the news OF today. frown
on him brand him as traitor. Is he in your
churches turn HIM out Is be in your As
sembly put him out. Is he in your family !?
shut the door in his face. Cheers We
want it understood as the voice of this meeting
that the Government is to hang all guilty
traitors; and that if England continues to
threaten, We will next pay our respects TO her"
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Survey RFJECTED.-1he survey in the case
Of the United States IS. Juan Wilson. has
been rejected in the United States District
Court.
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Line OF March.

From the Hall down Myers street to Montgomery
down VI utEomery to Second Avenue. up Second
Avenue to Bird. up Bird to Pine. up Pine to Robin
son, up Robinson to OAK, up Oak to the Congrega
toual Church: after services, from Church down
Oak to Bird Up Bird to Lincoln, up lincoln to r 10
inSoa up Robinson to Huntoon. down HGntoon tc
Bird, down Bird to Arm1ry Hall.
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DEAD MAN FoUND.-The La Porte Messen-
ger says that the body of young Chandler, who
left that place during snow storm few
weeks since, was recently found little dis
tance from Camphell's diggings. He had
been lost and wandered about going nearly in
sight of his destination, falling over preclpices
until wearied out. he sat leaning against a
tree where his body was found as one asleep.
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County DEBr.-rhe debt Of Sacramento
county, at this time amounts 10 S544, ,96l 30.
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The Assembly has passed bill appropria
ting S. 600 to the Home OF the lnebriates.
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The Assembly has by an act. appropriated
$4,000 to different Orphan Asylums in this
State.
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The Public are Invited to attend.
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ANTON ROMAN.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-12-04
The War In Virginia.

CENTREvILLE, Dec. 1.-Two German refugees
from Warren to-day reported to Col. Schmil
linfenning, now commanding the division at
this point, that Stonewall jackson is known
to have passed through Sperryville about six
days ago, and that he had orders to join Gen.
Lees army. There is no doubt that jackson
has gone south. He was at GOrdonsville not
long since. A private of the LIST Rhode Island
regiment came in to-day, and reports that he
was in Winchester on the 28th and 29th of
November, and that there were then some
10000 rebel infantry and artillery at that place
and vicinity. They were commanded by Gems
Jones and Stewart of Maryland.
New YORK, Dec. "a letter in the Times
from Stafford Court House states that the LIST,
10th and 10th Massachusetts, I'd New Hamp-
shire, Goth Pennsylvania and 18th New Jer-
sey, were in the LIST brigade of Gen. Sickles'
division, and during the late march from AL
exandria the LIST Massachusetts regiment was
left at Fairfax Station to do guard duty and
bring up stores.
FALMOUTH VA, Dec. 2.-Information
having been received to the effect that the reb-
els were posting their pickets in rather close
proximity to our lines on the right, detach-
ment of five hundred cavalry and eight hun
bred infantry, the whole under command of
Gen. Averill, was sent out yesterday to re-
connoiter and take possession of the ground.
1t was ascertained that the enemy's force was
not large. As our forces advanced he gradu-
ally retired, not offering to dispute our pro-
gress. Last night our forces encamped in the
vicinity of Grove Church.
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NaVal OperatiOns.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.-Acting rear admiral
S. 2. Lee has forwarded to the navy depart
ment the report of commander Foxhall A.
Parker Of the particulars of his recent expe-
dition into the waters of Matthew county, Va,
in conjunction with the land forces under
Brig. Gen. Meglee, On the night of the 22d
ult. he received on board of his steamer, the
Mahaska, 300 infantry under Major Cunning
ham Of the sd Pennsylvania volunteers, and
accompanied by the Gen. Putnam, and small
brig, the May Queen, on which latter vessel
he mounted rifed howitzer, and sailed for
Mob Jack Bay.
On arriving at East River, the land forces
were dsembarked at pine wharf, two miles
from Matthews Court House to land the forces.
Twenty seamen, with twelve pound Dahl
gren, were added, and this expedition secured
the surrounding country, destroying vessels,
&c. The Putnam, with howitzer boat and
detachment of seamen, and the Mahaska, con-
tinued on up the river on a similar expedition.
Before returning the two together destroyed
twelve salt works and between three and four
hundred bushels of salt, burned five schoon-
ers, two sloops, and number of scows and
boats, and captured lighter and twenty-four
large canoes, some of them capable of carry
ing twenty-four men each. The men also de-
stroyed a staunch vessel on the stocks, said
to have been designed for a privateer.
The navy department has information of
the capture of the schooner Annie Dees by
the United States gunboat Seneca on the 18th,
while trying to run the blockade of Charleston
harbor. Her cargo consisted of 1875 barrels
of turpentne and 10 barrels of rosin. Among
those on board of her were four persons be-
leved to be pilots for vessels trying to run
the blockade there.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-12-04

NEwBERN, N. c., Nov. 19-From source
of reliability our military authorities have
been put in possession of the following in
formation -
The rebels, in their late movement toward
Newborn, did mediate an attack on this place,
provided they could do SO before the return OF
Gen. Foster, or any portion OF his forces used
in the Hamilton expedition. On arriving in
the vicinity of Newbern the rebels ascertained
our strength to be too great to risk an attack,
and therefore retired at daylight on the fol-
lowing morning. They had with them four
full regiments of infantry, eight pieces of ar
tillery and the new Sd North Carolina caval-
ry, 800 strong.
There are now from seventy to one hundred
thousand rebel troops in the state of North
Carolina. All their old regiments have been
filled up. The rebels are preparing an at
tack, either on Newbern, or Washington, or
Plymouth. At any rate they are making
preparations for some sort of an aggressive
movement. A reconnaissance was sent out
yesterday morning, by order of General Fos-
ter, under command of Lieutenant Colonel
John Mix
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-12-04
TuIRrY-sEvENTH CONGRESS.
SENATE.

SENATE.
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 2.
A resolution was adopted, calling upon the
secretary of the navy to inform the senate If
the provisions of the act passed last session,
making an appropriation for the purchase OF
land, &C., in Portsmouth harbor, had been ex-
ecuted, if not, why not.
Standing committees of the senate appoint
ed-same as lastsession; Sumner taking Sim
mons place on finance, and Arnold that OF
Thompson on commerce.
Mr.. SALISBURY offered a resolution of in
quiry, calling for information of the secretary
of war relative to the arrest of John Lane and
Mr. Meredith: laid over.
A resolution was adopted that the commit
tee on patents inquire into the expediency of
abolishing the agricultural department.
A resolution was adopted that the commits
sioner of Indian affairs be instructed to in
quire into the expediency of reporting bill
indemnifying citizens of Minnesota who have
suffered by the Sioux Indians.
resolution was adopted requesting the
secretary of war to furnish information in ref
erence to the sale into slavery of freemen
captured by the rebels, and what steps have
been taken to redress the outrage.
A resolution was adopted that the military
committee consider the eXpediency Of pro-
viding for the establishment of hospital and
ambulance corps. Both of the latter were in
troduced by Mr.. SUMNER.
Mr.. HALE gave notice that he should intro
nuce bill repeating the act establishing and
equalizing the grades of officers in the navy.
After an executive session, adjourned.
HOUSE.
resolution was adopted calling on the
commissioner of patents for information of
what amount of the agricultural fund has
been expended since January LIST to the time
when the books were transferred to the COM
missioner Of agriculture.
A resolution was adopted instructing the
military committee to inquire into the expedi-
ency of reporting a bill amending the fifth
section of the act authorizing the employment
of volunteers who have or may be honorably
discharged on account of wounds, such part
of the bounty of 800 provided for in said
section as shall be proportionedto the time of
actual service. Adjourned.
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.-The senate, in ex-
ecutive session, referred to their appropriate
committees a large number of appointments
made by the president during the recess, in
GLIDING that of Mr. Davis for associate justice
of the u. S. supreme court.
Gen. Mcclellan has been summoned here
by telegraph, probably in connection with the
military investigations. The committee on
the conduct of the war intend at once to pro-
coed to an investigation of the complaints
against Gen. Meigs made by Gems Burnside
and Banks, in regard to the failure in furnish
ing necessary means of transportation for their
respective forces. This may include an ex-
animation into the causes which have led Gen.
Meigs to discourage investigation of the frauds
committed in his department.
The commissioner of internal revenue has
made the following decision; Publishers
OF printed books, magazines, pamphlets,
newspapers, reviews, and all other similar
publications are liable to assessment as deal
ers. If the sales of publisher are to those
who buy to sell again, or if this part of his
business is considerable so that he procures
stock and arranges his business with refer
ence to such sales, he should be classed a
wholesale dealer, even though portion of
his sales is to those who buy for their own
use.
The commissioner also decides that the ar
ticles produced by job printers, photographers
and engravers, which are made upon specified
orders and not known as articles of commerce,
are exempt from duties as manufactures
Job printers, engravers and photographers,
whose business is confined to the production
of articles covered by the foregoing rule of
exception, are not liable to assessment as
manufactures.
Radon Skinner of Cincinnati, late in the
second treasury comptroler's department, has
been appointed judge advocate on the staff of
Gen. Rosecrans, and left for the scene of his
duties.
Representatives Covode and Gooch, mem
bers Of the joint committee on the conduct of
the war, having heard unfavorabe accounts
respecting the condition of the convalescents'
camp near Alexandria, visited it to-day for
personal examination. They found that a
large number of soldiers there are totally in
capacitated for active service, and should be
promptly discharged, while they discovered
abuses which they will make an early effort to
remove. They attach no blame whatever to
Col Belknap, the officer in charge, being sat
sfied that he has done the best he could under
the circumstances. There are over 10000
convaescents, recruits, &C., at the camp, of
whom 2000 are from Pennsylvania
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TRIAL OF FITz JOHN PORTER.
The Charges Against Him


WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.-The court martial
trying the case of Gen. Fitz John Porter, met
again to-day, when the charges and specfca-
tons were exhibited against him by Brig.
Gen. Roberts, inspector general of General
Pope's army; and they were read in connec-
ton with the ninth article of war. He is
charged with disobeying several important or
ders of his superior in front of the enemy !;
with failing to put forward his forces into ac-
ton on the enemy's flank or rear with per-
hitting one of the brigades of his rear to
march to Centreville, out of the way Of the
field of battle, and there to remain during the
entire day of the 30th of August; this at or
near Centreville station on the goth and Both
of August last &c.
He is also charged with a violation of the
52d article of war, in refusing to attack the
enemy while within sight of the field and in
full hearing of the artillery of the battle,
there and then shamefully disobeying and re-
treating from the advancing forces of the enc
my, without any attempt to engage them or
aid the troops who were already fighting
greatly superior numbers, and were relying
on the flank attack which he was ordered to
make, to secure a decisive victory, &c.
To these charges Gen. Porter pleaded not
guilty,
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Later from Europe.

PORTLAND, Dec. 3.-The steamer Hibernia,
| Capt. VIM. Grange, from Liverpool on the
| goth. via Londonderry 21st, arrived here at
| l-2 this morning.
The London Morning Herald charges the
recent steamer from Liverpool with taking
out twenty-four French guillotines, consigned
to a confidential agent of president Lincoln IN
New York.
The British and Foreign Anti-Slavery So
ciety issued an address to call forth the pub
lie sympathy in England with the emanclpa-
ton party in the northern states of America.
The Prince of Wales and the Prince OF
Russia had been received by the pope OF
Rome in a private audience.
The emperor of Austria has armistied all
political offenders condemned by recent courts
martial, as well as such refugees who have
already returned to Hungary. He has also
ordered a cessation Of the judicial pro-
ceedings now pending for political offences.
In the cotton manufacturing districts OF
England there was increasing distress, and
this distress was claiming more and more at
tention of the government and people The
contributions for suffering working men are
unprecedently large.
The French project of mediation Of Amer
lean affairs continues to attract considerable
attention, and is the theme of much comment.
The Paris journals, with the exception of the
Moniteur, reproach the English government
for holding back from the offer of France,
and charges it with discreditable motives. 1t
is reported that much disappointment exists
in France at the course of Russia as the pro-
position for the mediation was sent to st. Pc
tersburg, before it was sent to London, and
the assent of the Russian government was ex-
pected to weigh upon the decision of Eng
land.
The London Morning Post says that the
question in the view of all the three great
powers appears to be simply one of time.
The result of the New York election was the
theme OF very general comment, the prevail
ing impression being that the democratic sue
cesses were a step toward peace, and would
tend to keep the government within constitu-
tional limits. The Times thinks the result
will bring the word compromise" into very
general use in America. The Daily News
thinks the democratic successes signify a dis
position to let the republic wallow again in the
old mire of slavery. The Star thinks the eff
feet may be to protract the war.
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LATEST NEWS.
The News From Fredericksburg.
A Delinquent officer Dismissed.
What Rebel Deserters Say

What Rebel Deserters Say.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE PoToMAC
Wednesday evening, Dec. 3.-At three o'clock
yesterday morning, parts Of two companies,
numbering in all sixty men, belonging to the
sixth Pennsylvania cavalry, under command
of Captain Wilson, who were stationed at
King Georges Court House, were attacked by
about three hundred rebels, who crossed the
RappahannOck in small boats at point some
distance this side of the Court House, thus
getting between this command and the main
body of the cavalry. Forty out of the sixty
escaped, and there is reason to believe that
more of them will yet return. Captain Will
son is among the missing. How many we
had killed and wounded is not known. The
enemy left three dead. Citizens living in
King George county, and who had applied for
guards to protect their property, were known
to be among the attacking party. They
doubtless gave the information which led to
the attack.
The following order was issued to day by
Gen. Burnside; and all others who may be
guilty of such gross neglect of duty, Will be
thus promptly dealt with, without reference to
rank =
tsHEADoUARTERs ARMY OF THE PoToMAC,
CAMP NEAR FALMOUTH Dee 2-Gsneral Or
der No. 190.-Capt. George Johnston, Sd
Pennsylvania cavalry, while in charge of
cavalry of picket on the 2Sth of November,
having by his negligence, continued after re-
peated warnings from his commanding Off
GERS, permitted his party to be surprised by
the enemy, and himself and number of his
officers and men captured, is, subject to the
approval of the president of the United States,
dismissed for disgraceful and unofficerlike
conduct. The commanding general hopes
and believes that lack of discipline in the
regiment and the brigade to which this officer
belongs, did not warrant him in so gross
neglect of duty. By command of
MAJOR GENERAL BURNSIDE"
A flag of truce was sent over the river this
morning, for the purpose of conveying two
daughters of DR.. Sylvester Conway, of Fred
ericksbuag.
Deserters from the rebels continue to arrive
daily. They represent their army as being
very destitute, particularly in clothing. No
salt meat has been issued since they left Ma
ryland. Last week an order was issued by
Gen. Lee, that such soldiers as were without
shoes should make moccasins from the raw
hides; otherwise, to do duty barefooted.