The weekly union record., 1865-01-28
LOCAL NEWS.
AGENTS.:
The DIrcH NclsAscE AeAIs-Two weeks

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The DIrcH NCIsAScg AGAIs--Two weeks
ago, we called the attention of our readers to
the Ditch nuisance below town. We under
stand that some of cur citizens went to Mr..
Hewett. the agent of the Company, who prom
ised to remove the nuisance; but, up to this
time. nothing has been done, aud We fear the
promise has been made not with the intent TO
keep the same, but 10 allay excitement until
the warm weather commences, when it will be
too late, for the drying up Of water in warm
weather will produce malaria. 1t is said that
corporations have no souls" What good
thing it is for the Ophir Ditch Company that
it has no soul, or the lives Of at least dozen
innocent children might be heavy burden on
its soul. But does not some OF this fearful re-
sponsibility rest upon the souls Of the agents
and officers of that Company, who for years
turned deaf ear to the Just complaints of our
citizens, We believe that Mr.. Lewis CUT
ningham is gentleman, and, if he knew how
the people of this town are treated by his
agent, be would remedy the evil We will
therefore inform him that, through the neglect
of his agent in not cleaning and repairing the
Ditch below town, and in maintaining gates
at several places, not less than six hundred
acres of ground are covered with stagnated
water Immediately below and within mile of
Oroville. Viii the Company attend to this
matter before it is too late, or will they continue
to turn deaf ear to the demands Of humanity?
RAILROAD Matters San Francisco
Bulletin says there is project on foot 10 ex-
tend the California Northern Railroad, now in
successful operation between Marysvlle and
Oroville, from the latter place to Chico, %
miles northwest of 0roville. This is intended
20 be the Inauguration of the work on the Cal
ifornia and Oregon Railroad, an enterprise
that is likely to receive National assistance,
and that, we are informed has been taken 10
hand by heavy banking firm of San Francis
co. Congressman Cole has introduced a bill
proposing donation of land in aid Of said
road. The Oregon branch of the enterprise
has been undertaken by a separate company
organized in that State
TIE WIDOWS ARE CoNlNG.-A cOrrespon-
dent of the Sacramento Union under date of
December oath, says fifteen Widows are on
their way to California They are from l9 to
80, and declare positively they are coming 10
"change their condition" That number would
not supply the demand of one small mining
precinct in Butte county, but may serve to
brighten up the hopes of old bachelors to the
fact that there is a good time coming. With
calico and cradles to adorn a miners cabin,
the comforts and happiness of the honest miner
would be incaculabe.
HORSES SroLEN.-On Thursday night last
thieves entered the stable of George Thompson
at the old Kent Ranch, and stole two young
work Mares the only valuable property be
longing to this old gentleman, who is over -
years of age. They were his only means Of
support, used for hauling wood to town The
rascals ought to be hung. On the same even
ing, two men entered Chinese camp, little
after dark, on the road leading to Hamilton,
and pockeed some two bundled dollars be-
longing to the Johns.
LAMP WICKS An Exchange says: In the
present high prices of kerosene lamp wicks,
people can make better wick than they can
buy by taking cotton flannel, of which all have
pieces, and folding it up three thicknesseS just
wide enough 10 go into the tube and catching
the edge with coarse stitches. The wick will
burn WELL aud can easily be rolled up and
down A better and cheaper way still is to
procure one of George f. Smiths indestructi,
bic lamp wicks 1t will last life time, aud
cost mere trihe
JUsrcE WITHOUT LAwYERS.-We dropped
into Justice Coughey's court, the other day,
and found Jury of six of our good citizens
trying John Doe for petit larceny without the
intervention Of lawyers on either side. The
court and the jury asked the questions to the
witnesses. Defendant found guilty. The jury
upon being discharged, expressed great salts
faction tbst their valuable time had not been
consumed by loug speeches.
RoBBERY.-During last week, two robbers
entered the house of Mr. Hawkins, near the
Table Mountain, while the occupants were
sleeping and carried out the safe, which con-
taned some two hundred dollars in coin and