The weekly union record., 1864-07-23
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our interests Is touched. il too often happens
I that conclusions basty and partial are srrived
at. which more deliberate study OF the cir
cums,ances would alter or extremely modify.
In the grievance complained of, The second
thought will readily suggest charitable ex-
pIanalion. 1t has been charged that The Rail
road Company siudously neg!ecis The Interests
Of OIoviile, in preference for those Of Marys-
Will, and the charges preferred are upon the
simple Circumstance that by The present arrang =.
meuts Of the Railroad Company, The time Of
arrival and de pariure Of trains is SO adjusted
that the benefit which might accrue 10 the
town by the transitory travel from Shasta and
the northern part Of the State is all thrown in
favor OF MarysvilIe. Now, aside from The very
paleut fact that, since last December. and until
very lately. the travel from that direction has
scarcely averaged five a day IA trile, as regards
local interests too contemplate 10 be worth
murmur) the schedule Of time established by
the stage companies has been such that, to en-
SUR tbtlSCiluu, IL NOu3u u an pi aCttSdO4C ~
deviate from the present running time. For
the cars to leave al / oclock 4. NJ, involving
the detention OF passengers sixteen hours such
an arrar cement, If made, would be unsaiisiac.
tory on The score Of convenience and expedition.
When the Lincoln road is completed TO Bear
river, the arrivals and departures will be so
regulated as to remove the present cause OF
complaint. In the meantime. We must submit
with a guod grace 10 The force of circumstances
and do the directors Of the Railroad Co. the
simple jnstice to acqnt hem of the intentional
preference complained OF
LARGE PANTnER-Mr Lewis, residing about
three miles from Pence's Ranch. on the road TO
Leonards mill one day last week went out TO
where be had left poisoned bait for cayoies,
when he found a panther Of prodigious size
lying dead on the spot, the slrychniue contained
in the bail having proved fatal. He returned
10 the house and procured the assistance of 10.
Benedict und another man to carry he panther
home, after doing which they skinned it. The
animal was very fat, aud weighed two hundred
pounds. the length Of its body being about six
feet. lis tail short and very much like that OF
calf tie skin Of a copper color, and he head
small and catfke. with lorg whi>kers The
carcass was thrown into 4 corral; and, going
ihilher few minutes afterwards, Mr.. Lewis
discovered large tracks i'll the sand aud noticed
that hog was missing from the corral The
tracks were soon found leadirg in the direction
Of the hills, accompanied by broad trail as if
something had been dragged along, and were
easily followed until they reached the chapparal,
when all traces Of it were lost. 1t was evident
that the mate of The dead panther had followed
them when they bore the carcass TO the house,
and carried off the porker in revenge for the
death Of its mate The poisoned panther was
a female, and appeared to be sucking brood.
Mr.. Lewis had frequently miss hogs and
sheep, the disappearance Of which he now
considers satisfactorily accounted for.
MYSTERIOUS DiSAPPEARAxcE-A the
eleventh Of Nay last, tobacco raiser in Fea
lher river valley NJ. II. Bucher hired wag-
on and team from two of his neighbors, to
freight to the mountains quantity OF smoking
tobacco. and up TO he present time nothing
reliable has been heard of his whereabouts.
He started for Sierra county, and expected, as
soon as sold out 10 return for another load be
had in readiness. Strange 10 say, some six
DAYS ago. the team and wagon were returned
in The night TING, By some unknown party and
left on the commons in front of their residences
considerably abused and run down. Mr.. Bucher
was middle aged man of steady habits and
highly respected By all his acquainlances. 1t
is feared by his frie DIS that some unfair means
have been used against hlm.
SrDDFx DEATH - On Tuesday the nine
teenIh instant IL Mr.. A. W Mitchell, Of Mis-
souri, Bend, was thrown from bis horse and
died with internal hemorhage in about two
hours after the accident. Mr.. Mitchell came
to California in 40 from Illinois, and located
At the Bend in 81 Ii is not known that he
has any relatives in this State; they are suppo
sed to reside in Ohio or Illinois He was a
bachelor fifty years old. II this should meet
the eve OF any OF his frie nds, they = av learn
f-riher particulars by ad dressing this flee.
F1REs IL THE MoUNrAINs.-Fires have been
raging in he mountains for some time, proving
very destructive Of the pire trees which have
been recently tapped for pitch, and greatly en-
danserng fumes on mining dilches. The
excessive drousht Of the past winter and spring
has 10 doubt been the cause of lLe>e fires.
PrFY.-Our handsome friend "Cnrley" who
eujays a monopoly OF the tobacco business in
town, sends sample Of smoking tobacco.
which assuming tie authority Of eonno'Se,W.
We Pronounce to be the most fragrant and
choice qraIiy Of the weed Manufactured. We
graeiously acknowledge the thoughtful act in