The weekly union record., 1864-02-06
AGENTS:


The RAILROAD CELEBRATIoS.-As will be
seen BY reference to notice elsewhere in this
paper, it has been determined that the cslebra-
tion of the opening Of the Northern California
Railroad shall take place OF Monday, The 18th
inst. This viii afford ample time to make al
necessary preparations, and should the weather
at the time prove favorable, Ne anticipate one
of the most recherche and thoroughly enjoyable
occasions which has ever transPired in our
midst Let all hold themselves in readiness TO
participate.
BOARD or SUFERvIsoRs.-The Board met On
Monday Feb. lst, l864-present, Supervisors
Smith Lewis, Hastings and Green. The Bond
Of F. W. Day, Tax Collector, was approved.
fetal disbursements made by D. Burroughs for
November term from fund specially placed in
his hands to pay certain Indebtedness Of Hos
.pital, S335 30 1t was ordered tha. an order
be drawn on the County Road Fand. payable
to the commissioners Of the Striugtown road
John Curley, 3. 2. Craudel and c. r Moore
for the sum Of $1,000. The fual report Of
the commissioners Of the Dogt0wn and Cold
Spring House road was accepted aud ordered
Sled. Commissioners discharged and bondsmen
released. The report of the commissioners
appointed to view out aud locate road com
u.encing at point one mile north Of Dry creek
ct the intersection of the telegraph line and
township line, thence south to the Sutter county
line, known as the Woodbridge road, which was
accepted, and the Board made the following
awards of damages as assessed by said CON
missioners: 2. Boulware, 10 cents II. Eek
hart, $3.50; John Dunn. S62 80 -. p. Bow
den, 10 cents. Road District No. > Nyan-
-dotte township, was established by order Of the
Board, aud D. Steele appointed Road Overseer.
VIM. Edmuuds was duly appointed County
Surveyor of Butte county, to fill the vacancy
occasioned by the Surveyor elect having re
fused to qualify, to hold his cfice until the next
general election. The whole amount OF claims
allowed by the Board up to Friday is Sl53Z -.
ANoIENr.-We have received from our OLD
friend Spencer, of the Mountain Cottage, o
copy of the GAINESVILLE Ohio Gazette" It
was printed in -, aud bears marks of "hard
times as though much difficulty was expert
enced in the trip the plains across" the sane
year. We clip the following in regard to the
emigration to California from the west: The
St. Louis papers notice the arrival 1T that
place of large numbers of emigrants for Cali
fornia. The steamers Bay State and North
River had arrived with full complement of
passengers, and the officers reported great
numbers at the points below, that were shortly
to embark The St. Louis New Era, SAYS:
Parties of adycnturers for the gold mines of
California multiply in this city by every arri
val from the Ohio. The overland route via
Santa Fe will doubtless be the road guerally
taken, most of the people supposioc it 10 be
more healthy" The old 49-er's viii have
distinct recollection Of these times.
Hos. F. NJ. sNirH-A correspondent Of
the Quincy Union. in speaking of the debate IL
the Senate on Thompson Camabell's patriotic
resolutions endorsing the Administration, pays
the following meried compliment to our Sena- +
tor of the long term ''Your Senator. "Su.ith.
of Butte" defended the original resolutions i'm
one of the best speeches of the session. Sm.lh
is one Of the best debaters in the Senate, and
his logic was unanswerable; but it was ne 20. /
and the Senate amended The spirit exAib .
ited by the Senate in splitting hairs" upon
the question of sustaining the Government
no material difference existed iu I
the views of the two houses-was unworthy ct
that body, aud We are sure MIR. Smith con-
stituents heartily thank him Tor the patriotic
stand taken by him on that occasion
THK Clerk of the weather Is on b.ader-
or otherwise neglecting business probably
busily engaged in arranging a"Speciic Con
tract" by which miners will be more plenti. .
fully supplied with their legal teudcrs"-eold. .
The vexed question should be settled to restore
peace to anxious and Interested minds
farmer needs rain, the miner needs rain. The
weather-it's beautifal-perpetual aashiue:
its spring sitting IN the lap oi winter
tbs MarysviiIe dailies are pro9heeyine as
to the future operations OF the "O.i War
Chief" IN newspaperdom. We cannot say
but he is at home enjoying himself hugely,
waiting the railroad celebration. Judging from
the frequent administrations made with the
i" pick and par we shoald rather tbiuk the
-oh Chief intended prospecting higherIia
the mountains
THE ladies of Colusa. the other evening. got
up party assumed the management. selected
their partners, and footed the bills. In Marys
viRe the ladies did better-thev escorted their
partners home after the balI.-S1u JvqH Press
Wonder if the ladies will assert their Leap
Year" privileges at our coming Railroad fes-
tisities? \ frst-rate opportuuity-think Of it.
fair Orovlliaps,