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The weekly union record. [volume] (Oroville, Calif.) 1864-1866, 1865-11-25

aged about p years, Of middle stature. smooth
laced (hi. hair cut Off ana sharp shin'd. He had
on when he went away dark coiorei cost with
cut sleeves, striped homespan jacket. and pair Of
leather breeehes and trouzers, with two white
selFts Supposed 70 be in company with one James
Curry. an apprentice 70 Mrs Paris OF Philadelphia
Brass founder He about ls years OF age tail and
slender, With ash-colorei clothes whoever secures
the said servant, 50 that his said master may have
MN again, shall have five pounds reward and
reasonable charges paid BY ne. wv. SMITH"
kUNAwAY.-RuDaway from joseph England. of
Nottingham. N Chester county in PENNSYLVANIA.
upon the lrsi OF this instant (Juns) servant ms n
named Alexander Mcconnell, an Irishman indiffer-
eat tan lnsty, well-set man very swarthy thick
hpS his hair cut of, and having on an old Pisbarn 4
Wig, good felt hat, and a striped linsy Jacket a
PAIR OF leather breecheS or Ozenberg troazers and
hight grey stockings, aud a pair of new shoes too
snort for him TO wear. Whoever shall take up the
ABOVE sand servant, Or secure him, OF send him 70
he Norkhoase in Philadelphia and give notice to
his master or Andrew Bradford shall have i've
pounds reward paid by NE. JosgPR ENGLAND.
And nov, Mr.. Editor. having given you a few
items Of ny dottings down, with no pretensions 10
John Paul, or Emory Wing, and having stretched
this epistle out to an unusual length. must sub
scribe myself, most respectfully yours. etc. 5.
The weekly union record. [volume] (Oroville, Calif.) 1864-1866, 1865-11-25

A NAPA correspondent of the Sac Urion
gives al account Of an old Pioneer by the
name of John Finn, who came to this country
thirty years ago. He says, you can see him
most any time wandering about the streets in
a most filthy condition. 1t is said be was very
wealthy at one time, bat through dissipation
he has become reduced to poverty. and his
intellect is considerably affected. He gave a
a fandango rat Sonora several years ago. which
lasted for more than week, and which cost
him over $4,000 He does not admire the adj
vance OF civilization and modern improvements.
He says he longs for the good old days when he
could drive cattle TO San Francisco and there
kill and skin them and sell the hides for what
they wanted to eat and wear To poor old
Finn it will not make much difference in a
little while longer how the times change in
California or any other land, for from his pres
ent appearance be will soon be numbered
among the pioneers who have gone before him
to that undiscovered country whence none
return.
The weekly union record. [volume] (Oroville, Calif.) 1864-1866, 1865-11-25

A DESPERATE SrAND.-A schooner Cap
tain, who arrived at San Francisco from Men.
docino county, on the 18th, gives the sequel
of the killing of Adams by Hardgraves, q
butcher, in Mendocino county, last week.
Sheriff Lewis Worden and Deputy pursued
Hardgraves into the woods and brought him
to bay. He swore that he would never be
taken alive, and they shot him down. AL.
though mortally wounded he managed to rise
and discharge his revolver several times, kill
ing both Sheriff and Deputy.
The weekly union record. [volume] (Oroville, Calif.) 1864-1866, 1865-11-25

"HIRAN."-The Milwaukee News says a
prominent and reliable citizen of Wisconsin
was told by General Sherman that General
Ulysses" and that that name was acquired
By Grant through the blunder of the member
of Congress who handed in the name Of young
Grant to the Secretary of War. for admission
TO the military academy. Failing to have it
corrected, the young hero thanked the difficulty
by assuming the ZANE, and in maturer years
earned the right to bear il forever
The weekly union record. [volume] (Oroville, Calif.) 1864-1866, 1865-11-25
GREAT BARGAIN !
FARM AND VINEYARD FOR SALE
OR RENT.

rHNHE UNDERSIGNED HAVING DETERMIN-
II ed 10 leave this section Of the country. Offers
for sale or rent at low figures and on moderate
terms, his Farm and Vineyard located about 3-l2
miles from Oroville, and one mile from Roses
Station. on the line Of the Railroad TO Marysvile.
His farm contains $50 acres of land, 20 acres Of
which is under good board fence. There is
good dwelling house, barn and stable, out houses
and good well Of water on the premises In tbs
Vineyard there is 5000 bearing grape vines, Of
choice selection, good fruit orchard and vegsta-
bic garden. A great portion of the entire farm
can be irrigated from the FOrbestown Water Ditch,
lying Immediately above il. The land is well tim
bered, and the location healthy. All kinds Of
Farm Implements and Carpenters Tools are on
the premises. Applyto
Il. MARCHELLA,
n5-u Montgomery street, OToyille.
The weekly union record. [volume] (Oroville, Calif.) 1864-1866, 1865-11-25

\ WHISKY REBELLION IN 0REGoy.-Tbe
Dalles Mountaineer relates that the people of
Scio, at the forks of the Sautiam, proceeded
to drinking house, located in that place, and
under pressure of threats to destroy the stock
Of liquors in it anyhow induced the proprietor
to accept the value of it. The barrels con
tanning it were then taken into the street, aud
emptied. 4 merchant, being inspired by the
example, destroyed a barrel of whisky being
all be had on hand, and when evenings shades
fell on Scio, there was not enough ardent
spirits in the place TO dampen the throat of a
knarrnW.
The weekly union record. [volume] (Oroville, Calif.) 1864-1866, 1865-11-25

THE editor Of the Farmer says be has been
urging the raising of Flax and Hemp for years,
and now that We are TO have 8 manufaetory Of
Liuseed Oil, an opening demand is q, once rails
ed for Flax Seed in great quantities, and we
hape our Farmers will give immediate attention
TO this matter and raise seed to supply the de.
mand and compel the Importation Of it.
The weekly union record. [volume] (Oroville, Calif.) 1864-1866, 1865-11-25

KIRBY SNIrH.-GeDeral Grant has written
letter to General Smith granting him per-
mission to return home on parole. TO be placed
on The same footing as other Confederate off.
GERS of bis rank. General Smith desires to
return and renew his allegiance 10 the Govern
ment Of the United States, he having left uu.
der the misapprehension that Generals Lee,
Johnston and others, had been arrested for
trial. The General is at present 10 Cuba.
The weekly union record. [volume] (Oroville, Calif.) 1864-1866, 1865-11-25

HIGHwAY RoBBERY-A California team
ster named Grace. who was on his return trip
from Dayton, Nevada was stopped on the
morning Of November llth, while near Yank's
Station, by five foot. pads, who were armed
with double barreled shot guns, aud compelled
10 disgorge all the money he had received for
his freightage over the mountains, which
sum amounted to $3.50.
The weekly union record. [volume] (Oroville, Calif.) 1864-1866, 1865-11-25

PETROLEUM IL CALlFoRXIA.-A tabular
statement has been published OF the various
companies organized for producing coal oil in
this State. The names of sixty-fve organized
associations are given, whose lands are stu
ated, mostly in Humboldt and Colusi counties.
The aggregate capital stock amounts to about
S45, 900 600
The weekly union record. [volume] (Oroville, Calif.) 1864-1866, 1865-11-25

DURING the performance of Mayerbeer' S
Prophecies at Madrid, recently, just as the
prophet was singing, shrek was heard, and
man fell on the stage without anyone being
able TO tell whence be came. Presently the
manager came forward and said that the man
who fell was scene shifier, who had been
stabbed 10 the heart BY comrade In the
confusion the murderer escaped
The weekly union record. [volume] (Oroville, Calif.) 1864-1866, 1865-11-25

\ FAvoRrTE question of the young men to
young ladies Of Mobile, is, Has your father
been pardoned yeti" finding out from the So
swer whether or not be comes under the $50
600 clause Of the amnesty proclamation, and
thence calculating the probable smount Of The
dsmsel's solid charms.
The weekly union record. [volume] (Oroville, Calif.) 1864-1866, 1865-11-25

hILLED 81 BKEs.-A man in Carlisle. Scot
land, was killed short time since By bees.
He was at work near q hive, when the insects
came out and settled on bis bead, completely
covering it, and in few minutes after the
unfortunate man was found lying 90 bis face
quite dead
The weekly union record. [volume] (Oroville, Calif.) 1864-1866, 1865-11-25

GEN MoNRoE NJ PARSONS of Missouri. late
OF the rebel service, was killed near Camargo.
Mexico, 10 fight between the liberals and i'm
perialists. After the surrender of Kirby Smith
be went to Mexico, with several of his men.
and Joined the forces of Jusrez
The weekly union record. [volume] (Oroville, Calif.) 1864-1866, 1865-11-25

4 FIRE in stubbe field on Sharkey's ranch,
near the Sacramento river and about six miles
from Chico, short time since, burnt over 400
acres of feed, and some 500 feet Of fence.
The weekly union record. [volume] (Oroville, Calif.) 1864-1866, 1865-11-25

RIFLE MATcH.-The first of the three great
rifle matches, for 81 900 side, between DR..
Pardee, of San Francisco, and Warren Loud
at San Bruno station, resulted in favor of Loud
who made one hundred shots measuring
string of 1872 inches. Pardee, with eighty
shots, measured los inches, and then threw up
the match. The distance was $50 yards.
The weekly union record. [volume] (Oroville, Calif.) 1864-1866, 1865-11-25

MONTGOMERY BLAIR having gone over to
the Democracy, made speech st Democratic
mass meeting at the Cooper Institute, New
York, Oct, 18th. He urges that the negroes
be colonized in Mexico tha, We undertake s
war with France as matter Of internal poll
cy. that Macmillan be driven out Of Mexico.
etc. Is that sound for uew convert, Mr..
Express!
The weekly union record. [volume] (Oroville, Calif.) 1864-1866, 1865-11-25

Four persons recently died al Chester. H.,
from the effects of poison, administered by
their attending physician. who received it in o
sealed and unbroken package, precisely as it
came from the wholesale druggist in ST. Louis,
and marked genuine English calomel. Upon
examination it proved to be composed of Gallo
mel and corrosive sublimate the latter resem-
bling calomel TO some extent, in appearance.
The weekly union record. [volume] (Oroville, Calif.) 1864-1866, 1865-11-25

SINCE The war began, "a, 900 pensions have
been issued to invalid soldiers, and $4,000 to
widows, mothers, aud minor children. The
payments to pensioners the past year have
amounted to 100000, aud it is stated, that
when all pensions from the war shall have
been granted, the annual expense will be about
Sl3000000.
The weekly union record. [volume] (Oroville, Calif.) 1864-1866, 1865-11-25
HKsar WARD BkscHEs made q speecb in

Philadelphis, recently, in which be said:
There must not be ooe court for white
men and another court for black men. II YOU
are to classify, it cannot stop here Now it is
color. but By and BY there viii be clsssi6ca-
ton on account of condition, and there will be
laws for the rich man, and laws for the poor
man. | appeal to every man if be can dodge
this principle, or &c, rid of it,"
The weekly union record. [volume] (Oroville, Calif.) 1864-1866, 1865-11-25

THAT'S Ira North Carolinian writing
to the New York Times from Greensboro, re-
marks wittily, a modern Democratic platform
is union of ideas tbs. never could lie psaces.
bly, together, If they were not all thoroughly
dead
The weekly union record. [volume] (Oroville, Calif.) 1864-1866, 1865-11-25

An sppesl for pecuniarv aid in behalf of The
$50 sailors of the whaling feet burned BY the
Shenandoah, is being made ST San Francisco
About $50 were seq, 10 Honolulu, snd so
were left by the Sbenaudoah herself at the
Ascension Islands, and they sre perhaps BY
this time at Honolulu. Nearly so OF them
have arrived at San Francisco.
The weekly union record. [volume] (Oroville, Calif.) 1864-1866, 1865-11-25

The Fitchburg Mass Reveille says: AT
the September term Of the Probate Court, the
will of Luther Carter, late of Berlin, in Wor.
chester county, was presented, and objection
made TO its allowance, on the ground that it
was dictated by spiritual medium" The
objection was admitted BY the Judge, and the
will disalowed."
The weekly union record. [volume] (Oroville, Calif.) 1864-1866, 1865-11-25
!: Governor of California
B. B. REDDISG, Secretary of State.

COMMERCE OF THE PLAISs.-The Leaven-
worth Bulletin says that more than 10000 900
pounds of freight have been shipped form Lea
venworth across the PLAINS this year. This is
only small par, of the vast stores sent from
the various points on the Missouri River to
the mines of Montana, South Boise, Colorado
and to Mexico and Salt Lake. The draugbt
animals that started from LeaveDworth
amounted to 10000 head of cattle, and $4,000
mules and horses
The weekly union record. [volume] (Oroville, Calif.) 1864-1866, 1865-11-25

EX-SENATOR Preston KING, of New Y ork.
jumped. SIS it is believed, from ferry. boat, at
New York city, recently, snd was drowned.
No cause is assigned for the act
The weekly union record. [volume] (Oroville, Calif.) 1864-1866, 1865-11-25

A RoBBER hid himself in the store of an
Italian at Vallecito, during the day. Thursday
last, and in the night came out and opened the
doors, attached rope to the safe aud dragged
it a distance away, where be broke it open and
stole $4,000.
The weekly union record. [volume] (Oroville, Calif.) 1864-1866, 1865-11-25

The Carson Appeal suggests tina, il bigamy
Brigham is much subjected 10 wifely lectures
"YouDg's Nigh, Thoughts" woald be an in-
teresting volume.
The weekly union record. [volume] (Oroville, Calif.) 1864-1866, 1865-11-25

And in accordance with law, and an order of
the Board of Trustees made on the seventh day OF
October 1865, so many shares of each parcel Of
said stock as may be necessary, viii be sold at
public auction by 0nley & Co., st SO Montgomery
street, San Francisco, California, on the second
day of December 1855, al the hour of II O'Clock
NJ. Of said day, to pay said delinquent Assessment
thereon, together with costs Of advertising and ex
penses of sale. ROBERT P. LEE, Secy.
Ohoe-.Ss California street, san Francisco
The weekly union record. [volume] (Oroville, Calif.) 1864-1866, 1865-11-25
OrOviiIe Gold Silver and Copper
Mining COMPANY.

Location Of Works: Oroyille, Butte County, Cal.
NOTICE-THERE ARE DELINQUENT, Upon
~ the following described stock, on account OF
assessment levied the :seventh day Of October.
1865. the several amounts set opposite the names
OF the resTectiye shareholder as foIlovEs-
The weekly union record. [volume] (Oroville, Calif.) 1864-1866, 1865-11-25

TAXES in England are profitable to the Gov.
eFument. From the smoking and drinking hab-
its Of the people, England derived more than
one-third of her whole revenue, is cited as
proof that these taxes produce authorizations
and drunkenness instead of reform.
The weekly union record. [volume] (Oroville, Calif.) 1864-1866, 1865-11-25

BosroS has population of 100000 with
its suburbs) and property valuation of nearly
S5ooo00,o00. 1t is probably the richest city,
according to population, in the world
The weekly union record. [volume] (Oroville, Calif.) 1864-1866, 1865-11-25

INDIAN kmLED.-Near the North Fork OF
Cottonwood, week before last. a most cow
ardly and barbarous murder was committed.
1t seems that two white barbsriaus went to
an lndian rancheria 10 that neighborhood,
for the purpose Of getting possession of an
Indian girl about ten years old. The at
tempt at forcible possession was resisted By
the mother Of the child. assisted BY Grip.
pied Indian boy, the only one 10 The ran.
cheria. The resistance of this poor cripple
so exasperatcd the villains that one of them
seized him By the top of the head. while
with his knife be first cut his throat and then
stabbed him to the knife hit. and TO wreak
his vengeance fully, turned the knife in the
wound several times, then Withdrawing it
again stabbed his victim, turning the knife as
before. repeating the act until life was extinct,
While this butchery was going on the girl and
her mother made their escape. In few day:
after the fiends burnt the rancheria. Shasta
Courier.
The weekly union record. [volume] (Oroville, Calif.) 1864-1866, 1865-11-25

A TRAVELLING Evangelist reproved the peo-
pie of umatilla because mo place Of worship
with spire pointing to better home, greeted
the stranger coming into the village The
Advertiser says the inhabitants worship God,
to the best of their knowledge and belief, in a
schoolhouse and they will put "spire" on that
If it will do any good.
The weekly union record. [volume] (Oroville, Calif.) 1864-1866, 1865-11-25
San Francisco Correspondents.
Sax Fx.yrIson- Nor. larh Is

SAS Francisco, Nov. l2th, 1855.
FRIEND WaGsTAFF:-I had thought soma, since
ny sojourn in the thriving little village of Frisco.
OF dotting you down an item or two for your paper
but must confess in the start, that, whenever
attempted 10 put the thocgh- into execution there
came over 1.-THE sweet spirit Of ny dream. l was
gong to say) me a sort of weakness or misgiving
as to whether would be found equal TO the task,
so as 10 make the same acceptable to your numer-
Gus patrons in old Butte. However this evening
Sunday and nothing in particular to DO have
got ny courage twisted up TO concert pitch and
pitched in; and now. having got over these few
brief prelininaries, and touched the brim of ny
beaver to you and yours, I viii make mention first
in regard to the almost WORKOUT theme. the
GREAT EARTHQUAKE OF TIE sTH OF OCTOBER
4 person living in the interior of the State and
naturally timid, would suppose. by reading the
papers, that the terrible scare that the people OF
San Francisco experienced in consequence Of the
earthquake, would make halt the people leave for
some more quiet terra ytirma- But il is not so-in
fact, the people here have come to the conclusion
that it was no great shakes" after all: and the
great earthquake, the next week after it happened
was totally swallowed up, aEnihilated defunet
dead or played out, by the all-absorbng question
/ of money making. Ererybody's mind is fixed on
making money, and the people of Frisco can't
bother their minds long about little simple thing
( like an earthquake. and I'll here venture an opin-
ion, and am willing to make bet on the result,
that if San Francisco has fair rough and tumble
fight with an earthquake, the earthquake will not
be able 70 come 10 time after the first round and
that old Frisco will be upperInost (even if it is
bottom uppermost) at the close OF the fight. Who'll
take the bet
The weekly union record. [volume] (Oroville, Calif.) 1864-1866, 1865-11-25

SMOKE from burning woods in Canada has
been SO dense SIS to prevent navigation on the
st. Lawrence river.
The weekly union record. [volume] (Oroville, Calif.) 1864-1866, 1865-11-25

The Alta says if there is place on this
foo;stoo that requires Illuminating dark nights,
that place is the Capital of California. There
is gas manufactured in that "burgh," but
strangers don't see II -
The weekly union record. [volume] (Oroville, Calif.) 1864-1866, 1865-11-25
STEAMER DAY.

wondered to myself where all the people were
rushing TO as they pushed by in hurry with
sack full Of COIN both hands full of twenties, or
perhaps half dozen shining god bars of bullion,
OF rolls of greenbacks. carelessly asked friend
why there seemed to be such a rush on the Banks
TO day, and he informed ne that it was Steamer
Day. Oh all yes. see now. but You see I
never had been accustomed to having a steamer
start out from our county town, so | was totally
unsophisticated in regard to steamer day and
found ont that, ike vast whirlpool or the great
maelstrom, in imagination. everything in TIE way
of cash comes to a common center on board the
outward bound" in san Francisco, on steamer
day; every man in business is expected to be ready
to settle his little bills on steamer day and If he
don't, the probability is that he will not have a
chance TO make any to settle for the next as it
seems to be reduced to general understanding to
pay all bills on steamer day.
The weekly union record. [volume] (Oroville, Calif.) 1864-1866, 1865-11-25

for railroad from Stockton to Copperopolis
makes the distance shorter by some ten miles
than the line previously surveyed. The new
feet
The weekly union record. [volume] (Oroville, Calif.) 1864-1866, 1865-11-25
MISCELLANEOUS.
Sure Cure
F OR THE AGUE!

TINE UNDERSIGNED Is IN POSSESSION
L of Remedy which he will guarantee IS
CERTAIN AND SPEEDY CURE
for Fever and Al que. For Five Dollars il will hf
sent TO any address, and IN every case Of failure To-
cure as represented, the money viii he returned.
This vslnabe preparation, which is altogether
vegetable, IS compounded by the undersigned. who
has aScertsined by experience in numerous cases
that one dose Is sufficient 10 effect a complete cure
Of that troublesome mala iy.
81 The money will be promptly returned in all
eases OF failure Address,
LP. MCCARTHY,
No. SIS Montgomery street, San Francisco.
az All letters containing remittances and sent
by mail, shcald be Registered.
A. McDERMOTT.
Druggist, Montgomery street. orovile,
3m-4S authorized Agent.
The weekly union record. [volume] (Oroville, Calif.) 1864-1866, 1865-11-25

SALE.-The Mammoth quartz mills and
ledge in Plumas county, were sold at Sherif~s
sale under decree and order of sale from the
District Court. The highest bid made for the
property was S62 900.
The weekly union record. [volume] (Oroville, Calif.) 1864-1866, 1865-11-25

THE Dalies Mountaiueer says couple Of
some days since with thirty seven pounds of
gold. the result; of their industry during The
past summer.
The weekly union record. [volume] (Oroville, Calif.) 1864-1866, 1865-11-25

As matter Of course was there. After having
whiled away the tedious hours in the mountains.
you may be sure | was somewhat anxious to see
person walk the boards once more with the sack
and buskin. But where, in the name of all that is
good do the people come from to ill the Theaters
and places OF amusement in san Francisco They
seem to be crowded every night. Surely. the Fris-
coites are a great 1heater-gong people, or else
there must be great many strangers in the city
constantly who are, or both together. Only think
of one piece running in San Francisco for thirty or
forty consecutive nights to crowded houses Yet.
such is the fact; the play of A1rah-aa Pogue that
was prohibited in London. has the run there now,
and is still being played nightly with the Theater
filed from pit to dome" each night; while every
other place Of amusement (and their name is legion)
is also filled, and seemingly doing good business.
The weekly union record. [volume] (Oroville, Calif.) 1864-1866, 1865-11-25

GENERAL ScorT.-GeDeral Winfield Scott
was at the Surrogste's Office in New York on
the 24lh Of October, as one Of the witnesses
to prove the will of the late General J. G.
Swift. The veteran was in good health and
spirits
The weekly union record. [volume] (Oroville, Calif.) 1864-1866, 1865-11-25

The storm on the coast south of San Fran
cisco has been very severe during the past
week. The schooner Falmouth was wrecked
near Santa Cruz.
The weekly union record. [volume] (Oroville, Calif.) 1864-1866, 1865-11-25

CHAMP FERGusoS, the notorious guerrilla,
was banged at Nashville. Tennessee, Oct. goth
His last words were, 20 Lord, have mercy on
me, pray thee
The weekly union record. [volume] (Oroville, Calif.) 1864-1866, 1865-11-25

WILL some of out loyal exchanges tell US
how many States are in the Union ?-Colusa
Sun.
The Clerk of the House of Representatives
will tell you when he calls the roll.-Ap peal
The weekly union record. [volume] (Oroville, Calif.) 1864-1866, 1865-11-25

The heavy swell setting in at the Golden
Gate prevents the laying of the submarine ca,
bic at Fort Point