The weekly union record., 1864-05-14
AGENTS.:
Ar The WRoSo PLacE-Tbere is singu

rysviile Express, at the bead of column
under the caption, " Vests Feather Rieer
Ferry, and signed M B. West represent
ing to the "travelliug public" that it crosses
cat the foot Of Huntoon street" Oroville. At
this described point there used to be Ferry.
and on the west bank there is a road leading
to that place, and should the travelling puo-
lie follow the directions of this advertisement,
they will fnd themselves put to very great
Inconvenience, in fact, TO an almost inextr ica-
bic difficulty as there is not room after de.
seeniing the bill to turn any vehicle We make
this mention in order that the public, on the
west side Of Feather river may not be misled.
Hale & Co.'S Ferry is situated about one mile
south OF Oroylle, and Lathrop's, so well
known to every one, at the head of M0ntgom-
cry street, north Of OrovIle, and the one at
tempted to be described IS about ore half mile
below Huntoon st.
A DEsPERADo.-The Marysville Express Of
May llth says: 4 few days since we noticed
the arrest Of thief named Joseph Coffin, who
escaped from the Mendocino county jail The
arrest was made at Oroville by officer Lea
man, of this city, and the prisoner brought
down and lodged in the station house. The
Grass Valley National copies our article and
adds: " That same Joseph Coffin piled his
vocation of thief for several years in Plumas,
Butte. Sierra, and Yuba counties; and 50 Gun
ming was he that Curly Smith like. uotwith-
standing he was generally regarded as nip
per, aud detectives we're watching bis every
movement, for years he baffied all attempts to
have him convicted OF larceny or highway rob
berry. There may be meaner thieves in Cali
fornia than Joe Cofio, but it has never been
our misfortune TO meet one of them"
The PAcrIc MoxrHLY-It Is a source Of
just pride and graiifca'ion to Californiaos that
the literary and newspapers and periodicals Of
the State take rank among the best Of the
country, and it is an undoubied fact that no
State in the Union with The same population
so well sustains its home publications. The
Pacific Monthly for May is on our table, and,
like every number for some time past, is an
| improvement or the one Immediately preceding.
Besides the continued tales, miscellaneous mat
ter and Editors Table, it contains California
Piciures-Aronnd San Francisco. No. II, and
"The Mammoth Trees in Calaveras County, by
the accomplished editress, Lis!e Lester.
The. BIrER BIr.-A correspondent from
Nimshew tells US that on Sunday two weeks
ago, notorious chicken thief, well known in
Dogtown aud vicinity-having devoured all
the chickens in and around that pace-deter
ternined to make raid upon OR quiet little
town of Nimshew. He aud boon compan-
ion entered our town on horseback with a ca
pacious pair of saddle bags, which they hid
among the bushes After having imhibed
freely at a saloon aud store, they set out on
their very respectable mission, and had secured
five fat hens, when the sixth unfortunately
alarmed the oil lady of the house, who came
Immediately to the "hen house" The very
respectable gentlemen leaped over the picket
fence with their booty, ana concealed them at
the foot of tree. and again visited the store.
The young meu Of Nimshew, knowing their
characters. kept close watch and Immediately
captured the saddle bags and chickens. The
chickens were divided among the boys. aud
the old lady from whom they were stolen. re-
tains the saddle bags to all damages are paid.
ToBAcco.-M. H. Buche-, Of Hamilton tp
Butte county, has on hand large q auti'y Of
tobacco, which was raised on the West bank
of Feather river. 1t is of the finest qual'y
He has manuiacteyed and put up some fifteen
hundred pounds 10 papers weighing from one
to ten pounds, and is now ready for market,
for smoking. Ii is pronounced ~ the best
judges to be a Superior quality. Mr &. ex-
presses great satisfaction in his success raising
tobacco in Feather river valley, and is at pre-
sent making extensive preparations for lis
culture the coming year.
DEMAND FOR LABoR.-In Siskiyou and Kla.
na,h counties day laborers are ia great de-
mand, at 50 so per day Tha'Yrka Journal
complains that the quar'z mi IS in that region
are moving lazj)y for The want Of hands Far
mers in Scots Valley are Offering 81 per day.
and losing their crops for want of hauds In
Butte there Is also great scarcity of hands.
mountain claim owners iuquiring for laborers
daily; but still the rush to Boise river goes on
where wages are but S. per day Nothing
short Of an immense fortune OF misfortune Will
suit people now days.
$1,000 IN REDEMPTION FuND. - II. 3
Hunt. County Treasurer, advertises in to days
paper 10 receive sealed proposal fer the surren-
der of county warrants issued prior to the first
day OF May 1854. This is the first call under
the new law in relation to the Board of 81
pervisors Of Butte county No bids or sealed
proposals for more than par value will be az
copied Read the advertisement in another
column.
STRAwsSRRY PARry.-A cOtillon party viii
be given in the school hogSe, in Morris Raviuc,
on Thursday Mas I9ih. the proceeds TO be ap
piled for the benefit Of the school il tat p,aco.
Arrangements have been made with Frauk
Peter ESQ flr - lR-~a Srnnlv 0f strau berries