, 1865-09-01
Boise oorresnondAnnA.

showers within that time at varied intervals
have failed to abate much of the hot tempera-
ture even temporarily, and contrary to the
perience of the two preceding summers the
nights are uncomfortably warm as well as the
days dsagreeably hot. One effect has necessa-
rily been to almost wholly dry up the water
courses, and to restrict mining operations at an
unexpectedly early time in the season to very
narrow limits. This following the disastrous
fire in May last, very naturally from the stagna-
tion of all kinds of business produced, makes
many elongated visage. However, Calls
well that ends well, - and it only remains to
hope and struggle for the best, pesseveringly.
! Building has pretty nearly reached the extent
to which it will go the present year in this town.
Among the structures just up since the fire, are
several capacious fire-proof bricks, designed to
withstand any future yistations of the devour-
| ing element, and most of them have every ap-
| pearance of perfect security. Several new fire.
| proof cellars have also been put up in the rear
! of the wooden stores and saloons. Taught by
the recent bitter and costly lesson, nearly all
whose interests demand, and who afford the
the expense, are taking every possible precau-
ton against similar losses here in time to come.
The amount of freight, merchandise, grocer
les and provisions received here within the last
six weeks has been immense, and low prices are
bound to be the consequence in the disposal of
very much of it. The chances are in favor of
losses to a considerable extenttin the trade
somewhere, so far as the business operations of
the next six to eight months are concerned
Freight wagons and pack trains still continue
coming in, though sales here are for the time of
year nothing comparable to those year ago.
Boise river valley is supplying the market
with great abundance of vegetables of various
kinds, of very fine quality, while PlaceFville,
Ceutreville, and Pioneer City, are supplied
equally well from the valley of the Payette. The
market throughout the basin is much better sup
piled and at correspOndingly lower prices this
year than last season, and with better quality
of esculents. This may be one reason for the
continued good state of health, amid all the un-
usual climatic changes of this season.
The District Court commenced term July
9th, Hon. Judge Milton Kelly presiding Judge,
in the absence of Judge Mcbride. The grand
| Jury were in session nearly two weeks, and per-
formed much faithful and arduous labor. Judge
| Mcbride returned from Oregon about the mid
die of the third week of the term, and on the
following Monday formally assumed the duties
Of the presiding Judge. So far, he has given
very general apparent, and it is to be hoped, re-
al satisfaction to the public, combining very fair
legal ability with much of both urbanity of man
ner, and promptitude of decision. These quail
ties with mpartiality of mind cannot fail to make
a good Judge, and such it appears the determin-
alton of the present incumbent, to be. Many
! imnortant cases both civil and criminal have
been disposed of, and the final conclusion of the
present term, promises to see the calendar more
nearly wound up than at any previous time since
the organization of the Court. Whatever the
cause but few convictions have been had in
criminal cases, although nearly all of the most
important have been already tried. A special
grand jury summoned to enquire into the cir
cumstauces of the killing of Sumner Pinkham,
ex-sherif of the county, by Ferdinand Patter-
SON. failed to find an indictment, bat Patterson is
still detained in custody. The funeral cortege
which attended Pinkh am s burial, was the lar
gest ever assembled in the town, and could not
have numbered less than two thousand persons.
The political campaign of 1865 in Boise coun-
ty, was of a far less enthusiastic character than
that of the preceding year. With aless aggre-
gate vote in the county, the democracy have car
red the day by majority considerably greater
than last season, and the repubs are completely
disheartened and demoralized. Indeed, it is ex-
tremely doubtful whether they will again mus
ter courage enough to nominate ticket The
| result has been similar in Alturas, 0wyhee, and
Ada counties, and Southern Idaho may be set
down as good for at least one thousand demo-
cratic majority, and "sound on the negro issue,
for all time to come.
Quartz owners are constantly developing va
rous lodges, sinking shafts trnneling, stripping,
&c. &C Two new mills have gone into opera
ton at Rocky Bar, in Alturas County, with first
rate success to begin with, tbs said. Two more,
making six mills in all there, are in process of
construction, which when completed will fur
nish that immediate vicinity with quartz-crush-
ing power of about one hundred stamps. Capt.
tai to pay necessary preliminary labor and re-
quisite machinery are the great desderata for de-
velOping this most promising industrial inter-
est of Southern Idaho.
Public amusements seem to be pretty well sta
| booed" for the summer. The Potter dramatic
troupe have left for Great Salt Lake City; also
the Irwns. The Robinson-Getzler troupe are
still here, and dividing time between Idaho
City, and the other mining. towns in the basin.
Expectation stood on 'tip-toe, yesterday to wit
ness prize fight, announced to come off be-
tween two pugilstic champions named Patsey
Marley and Patsey Foy near this place, for $500
a side. The admission ranged from $3.50 to
| 81, 90 for spectators, and after bagging some
! $34OO in that way, two rounds only were gone
through and without any injury to either party.
Marley was declared at the second round to have
/ hit foul blow "below the belt" and to have
forfeited the money; and there the farce ended,
! leaving the sold spectators the consolation of
! having been the dupes of a splendid "bilk."-
Julia Morgan appearance upon the stage last
! fall on a donkey, ia Menken as Mazeppa, was
nothing in the line of damsel Q) compared to
it.
During last week very hne concert was CIV
en- to the public by Rev. Father Poulin of the
Catholic church, assisted by several others, and
the music, both vocal and instrumental, was
very creditabe to all engaged in the perform
ance The Catholic church was very generous
ly offered after the fire a temporary hospital
for the INDECENT sick, until a suitable building
could be erected, and was so used for several
weeks. The concert was designed to provide
testimonial in money from sale of tickets for this
generous self-sacrifce on the part of the Rev.
Father. The proceeds realized were between
$500 and $40O.
A large party has been made up for the ex-
ploration and prospecting of a mineral region
in the vicinity of the head waters Of the Maheur
river, where good diggings are reported to have
been recently struck, but the Indians proved too
troublesome for the small company then there
May they succeed to the extent of their sanguiDe
expectations The Chico wagon route is so in
tested with Indians that travel has for the pres
ent almost entirely ceased upon it. It seems
that nothing short of utter determination will
prevent the savages from repeating similar afro
cities and outrages. Mr.. Thos. J. Butler, for
mer editor of the Boise News, barely escaped
with his life in recently coming over the route
from Virginia City, Nevada, to this place though
the company was quite large one. Col Nc
Dermtt, of the Cal. Volunteers, has since been
killed near the same place.
Most of the immigration into Southern Idaho
last spring, was composed of merely adventu-