The weekly Butte record., 1863-02-21

their fortunes in the new land Of gold.
These islands are under British dominion,
and, of course, no tax for digging the gold will
be imposed different from that light impost
placed upon the mines Of Australia.
The New Zaalanders are said TO be anthro-
pophagi, or cannibals so that it would be ad-
visable for our well fed miners who contemplate
sojourn among them, TO look well to their
carcasses. or these man-eaters will swallow
them just as easy as Baltimorean would a
live oyster. II yoa go, let your motto be
" Salre Lardum.'
IT will be remembered that the radicals
before election, said that by their confscation
scheme they would reimburse the country for
the expenses of the war. As a commentary
upon their sincerity, we find that Charles
Sumner has introduced bill into the Senate
to gre the negroes homesteads in conquered
territory. How is this donation to the loyal
white men, who pay the taxes? Are we not
degrading task Of emancipation, but to supply
every negro in the heart of the cid States with
what white men cannot obtain-a comfortable
property TO live on? Yet this IS exactly what
Sumner and bis radical friends propose. What
do the people think of it?
A New CITY on THE CoLUNBIA.-The Call
says that an association has been started for
the purpose of establishing city at Bakers
Bay, near Cape Disappointment at the mouth
of the Columbia River, Oregon. The project
ors believe that large commercial city will
grow up on the site, on account of its proximi-
ty TO the ocean and accessibility to vessels. and
its protected harbOr. The steamers have now
to 90 over one hundred miles inland in order
to reach Portland, and this distance it is pro-
posed to annihilate by the establishment of
Pacific City. We presume the Portanders
will look with jealous eye on a move, the
object Of which is to make their city to the
projected port what Sacramento is to San
Francisco.
REcRUuING IN OREGON Recruiting goes
on slow, or rather not at all in these parts-
At the Office in this place, says the Salem
(Oregon) Statesman, none have been obtained,
and are not likely to be. We hear the same
report from the offices south of here. At
jacksonville, it is said a company might be
raised if the Government would pay coin, but
not otherwise. 1t is too late in the season for
volunteering. The " footioose population
have their eyes set minesward 1t is not at
all likely resort to draft will be had in
Oregon.
HOMICIDE AT SALT LAKE-A Salt Lake
dispatch dated the 18th inst, gives the follow
ing account of homicide in that city
" A fatal rencounter took place this morning
S. S. Greenleaf. a former employee on Ben
Holidays stage line east of this city, assaulted
Joseph Holiday in the public streets, striking
him violently and repeatedly with a pistol on
the back part of the head. Holiday, on next
meeting him in the Police Court, shot him in
the heart, killing him instantly. Holiday is
now in custody and suffering much from his
injuries. The difference between them was
small matters of business
His LAST MoMESTs.-Whil Mr. Wilson,
the gentlemanly prlnt-seller, was exhibiting
and eXpatlatng upon the merits of his beauti-
ful picture of the Last Moments of Washing
tom at the Kalamazoo House, few DAYS
since. he happened TO call the attention of
well-known Democrat to the work, and nearly
exhausted his eloquence in trying to persuade
him to become its purchaser, but to no effect.
" | DO not want the picture" said the patriotic
citizen, " for it excites melancholy reflections,
but if you had for sale the Last Moments of
AbTaham Lincoln | would consider it cheap
at any price - Kalamazoo (Micb) Gazette.
LEGISLATIVE SoLoNs.-The lower branch of
the Washington Territory Legislature has
passed bill making the refusal to receive
legal tender notes a penal offense. 1t is tho't
the bill will pass the Council. From this it
would seem that Oregon does not enjoy a
monopoly of long cared legislators. Our So
Ions distinguished themselves BY passing
usury law that can never be enforced, and ROW
our Washington Territory friends 90 a step
further, and make the refusal to receive paper
promises a criminal offence. There is but one
step from the sublime to the ridiculous and
certainly the Solons of Washington have taken
a step that must forever cover them with
ridicule.- Dalles Mountaneer.
JOHN DAY MINEs-Mr Nelson, the express
man, is in from the John Day mines lie left
Canyon City on the 5th inst, and came thro'
in g., days. The weather continued mild,
and up to the time of starting there had been