The weekly union record., 1864-07-16
AGENTS.:


CLUB PROCEEDINGS. = Pursuant 10 notice
the Union citizens Of 0rovilie aud vicinity met
at the court house, On motion. The meeting
v.s organized by calling Hop. q. W. Prin'y
to the Chair, and appointing oias ". w
Coughey. Secretary. The Chair stated in a
few patriotic and well timed remarks, the OBJ
iect of the meeting which was to take the
preliminary steps to organize q central Lincoln
4 johnson club. Ga motion o. Maj. A. O..
Simpson, the chair appointed q committee Of
FIVE. on permanent organization. TO draft con-
stitutiou aud by laws. said committee, Maj
Simpson, Capt Hani. Hon. f NJ Smith. Col.
Howser, and Judge Caughey. On m5tion.the
meeting adjourned with three rousing cheers
for Grant aud his army, Lincoln and johnson,
to meet on Wednesday evening.
The adjourned meeting Of loyal Union men
OF 0rovle met at the court house 90 he
evening Of July the thirteenth. pursuant To
adjournment, Hon. o. W. Printy in be chair.
The secretary beng absent. g. Moore wa-
appointed secretary. PRO TEN. The Committee
appointed at the last meeting to draft cons
tuition and report permaneBt officers loT tie
club. Mai Simpson chairman OF said commit
lee.Feporied as follows: From length We omiil
Report received, and Constitution adopted.
On motion, the Secretary was authorized to
procure q book. in which to transcrlbe the
Constitution and By Laws of the club. The
committee on permanent officers reported the
following named persons: for President, Hon.
G. W. Printy; Vice President, Capt. II. B.
Hunt; Secretary, s. w. w. C0ugbey, and
Treasurer, Robert Richey. The nominees elec
ted By acclama,ion. A request wes made for
ell Union men present. to come forward and
sign the constitution. which was well respon
ded to- On motion OF ;. ROSenbaum, a clm
miltee of three were appointed by the Presi-
dent to procure speakers to address the club
and citizens of OrovilIe. The President ap
pointed, as such committee. Messrs ; Rosen-
baum, L. Van Orden, aud Robert R.chey. On
motion, the club adjourned beet 10 The call
Of the President.
REGISTRATION Of FEES An Act was pas
sed at the last session of the Legislature, and
took effect July first, says the Gazette, the ob
ject of which is TO ascertain the amount of fees
paid to certain officers. 1t provides that all
county officers Justices Of the Peace Court
Commissioners, Constables and Notary PUB
lies shall from aud after the FIRST day of July.
keep fee book, and enter therein an exact
account of all fees or compensation Of wha,ev
er nature received or ehargeable by them or
their deputies, aud in the first week in Janua
ry and July in each year Gle IN the Office OF
the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors sworn
statement, etc, and the clerk is to make an
abstract Of the various statements aud forward
them to the Secretary of State. Every local
officer is in like manner 10 keep fee book,
and within two weeks of close of bis Official
term deposit the book, properly certified, IN
the Office Of the Secretary Of State.------.-...>
DIAMONDS RgruRNkD.-Tha three diamopds
spoken Of few weeks ago in this paper, hdve
been returned to Geo. f. Smith, by the firm
at Boston where they were cut. 1t will be
remembered that these diamonds were found
BY a miner near Cherokee Flat.in this county,
aud one of them purchased by Mr.. Smith be-
fore being forwarded to Boston. One Of the
diamonds is pure white. one little straw CO.
lored, and the other claret or vine color.
The first might be considered L diamond Of the
first water, the others of the secood and third
The cost of cutting was S39, and expressage
S4 Total value of the three diamonds Sl00,
and weight of same one and one half earats.
TINS GAssAwAYs.-Tbe 4Gassaway family"
were arraigued before His Honor, Judge SAT
ford, on Monday Oh he indictment Of the Grard
Jury for the robbery of VIKINGS Express.
They asked and were granted until Friday to
answer. They appeared before the Court,
yesterday, aud put in a demurrer to the indict-
ment on he ground Of its insufliceuey in certain
particulars. The Court took the matter under
advisement until two oclock, when the demurrer
was sustained, and the prisoners recommited
until the next term Of The Grand jury.
CAMP NESTING. - On yesterday camp
meeting was commenced, by the United Breth
ren, and will continue several weeAS. at the
grove, four miles southwest Of J. /. Heushaws'
Rancho, on the road leading from Dogtown to
Marysville, by way Of Rev. Bonl~are's ranch
The Rev. J. II. Mayfed, of Oregon, Bishop
Shuck and Severa Others viii be present \
general invitation is extended Preparations
have been made TO accommodate large num-
Der OF persons.
RvMovA1- CnANGE.-By reference to ano-
,her column it vii be seen that Capt. Ralph
Bird has removed to the rev Union Hotel, on
the corner Of Montgomery and Myers Streets,
where he viii be glad to receive the patronage
Of bis old friends and customers, This new
aud extensive hotel IS under the management
of Bird X Miller, and kept as a first class
house, lastly filed with entirely new furniture.
A liberal share Of public patronage is solici
ted.
Tbs 4rH AT Coxcow.-We are informed
that the Fourth was appropriately celebrated
st this place. \ salute of thirteen guns was
fred at sunrise and three glorions cheers for