The weekly Butte record., 1866-12-22

TIE SACRAMENTO USIox.-T his invaluable and
popular durna having failed to reach It's subscrib
ess in this vicinity during the past few days owing
to considerable elevation of the Hog Back {of
Marysville) we cheerfully comply with the intimat
ed wish Of its enterprising publishers and give
synopsis of what the missing numbers contain. viz:
No eastern dispatches. the lyn being done west Of
Julesberg; very able and statesmanlke editorials,
telling Congress exactly what they ought TO do the
day after caucOs has determined TO do il; Allan
tic dates to November 18th bringing the record Of
crimes and casualties, of rapes and murders crim-
cons. arsous, in the north. and the horrible paricu
lars of coaxing freedmen to pick cotton in the
South by rebel congressman; no San Fl ancisco
dispatches owing to Storms, Gate Indian Agent-)
Approaching matters having more immediate ref
erence TO hone interests, enumerate the follow
ing: Strengthening the foundation Of the Capitol
building The c. P. z. R. Co. having procured
some long timbers from Oregon, for bridge for
Lake Bgier assessor Of this District, it neces
sary te send them mp their road by their great
length required that each timber should rest upon
two cars. Thus loaded, the train started and got
along swimingly over sloughs and foothills until
nearing Cape Horn when the huge iron horse
got stuck. There was nothing for it but to leave
cars. They were uncoupled, when they immedi-
atey. but very slowly at first, started back for Sac
ramento. The ten thousand Cinnamon employed
by the Company, set about stopping them by plac-
ing sticks of wood in front of the wheels; but the
wheels rolled them. striking the track beyond,
and gathering momentum at every bound, until it
was lost to Celestial gaze in its downward career.
1t was next heard Of at "Rabel's Tannery," with
which it colided with terrific shock. that stopped
the Roadway of the car suddenly as to shoot the
timbers with which it laden under the stone
foundations of the Capitol Building, adjoining the
'annery and closed up the cracks in the foundation
walls; but this whole subject has been SO thor
oughly investigated that it is quite unnecessary to
publish anything more in reference to the Capitol
question; communications on that subject are,
declined. Our City has been visited by the sever.
est rain storm known in the history the State;
the Sacramento and American rivers overflow
lug, and the surrounding country is vast sheet of
water; but so admirable our ievees and protec-
tons against overflow, that our ladies would now
be playing the parlor game of Croquet in our
streets. but that the new grade is yet somewhat
dusty; it was feared at time, that the levy in
the vicinity of Rabes Tannery, where current from
the American river sets strongly against it, would
give way. but few hours work of the Changing
rendered 1t firm as adamaut. 1t also contains an
elegant dissertation entitled-"H appy and content
are Swimley's Boarders; and a very able article of
nearly solid column addressed To the Afflicted"
by DR.. Doherty. Also the following by State tel
egraph: 'Siskiyou, Dec. 20, '66.-Snow forty feet
deep, and still storming.' Cisco Dec. &C. Go
Indications Of heavy frost, weather clear and
beautiful"