The weekly Butte record. [volume] (Oroville [Calif.]) 1866-1887, 1867-03-30
Congressional Summary.

Our dates from Washington extend to the eth
of March, and will he found interesting.
1t is said that the emigration to Colorado this
Spring will be unprecedented. One section of the
Pacific Railroad. 800 miles long has been put under
subcontraot, to be completed in 100 days. The
LIST of May will witness continuous railroad from
the Colorado mines to the Atlantic sea coast.
The New York papers ridicule Coles Congress
siona commencement. and SAYS that new Senator'S
always anxious to distinguish themselves.
The Government of Colombia advertises for sale
the lands along the line Of the Panama Railroad,
in accordance with a recent order Bids will be
received to the lSt of July.
Tammany Hall has been purchased by Charles
4. Dana, F. 4. Conkling. Churchill. Morgan. Rob
erts, Blodget aud Evarts, who have formed joint
stock company and viii commence, about the lst
of May the publication of new Radical paper.
The Tammany Society have purchased the site of
the Medical College Fourteenth street. for eigh-
ty thousand dollars.
The New York papers say that the advance in
bread stufs was caused by tie demand in the South
The latest reports say that the Southern markets
are elatted. and prices tending downward
A letter from Fort Rice, Dakotah Territory, says
that the Sioux Indians attacked aud captured Fort
Bniord on the Yellowstone River. and massacred
all the men, women and children of the garrison.
The destitution Green River. Tennessee is
very great The people are suffering for the neccs
saries Of life. Some places are entirely deserted
Shawneetown is submerged. The wharfboat is
crowded with the unfortunate refugees.
In the Senate, on the 2lst instant a letter from
Il. II.
feet that the National Banks Of New Orleans were
Issuing scrip as currency.
The Maryland Legislature has appropriated one
hundred thousand dollars for the relief of the de
titutc people OF the Sonth.
resolution has been introduced in the Senate
of the Louisiana Legislature recommending that
all citizens white and black. DC declared entitled
to registry. The committee having the subject in
charge. have recommended the abandonment of
the Impeachment Of Gov ernor Wells.
A correspondent of New York paper writing
from Bnenos AyreS under date of January 18th
says: Fort Cuiupaita has been again hombarded
but there being no combined attack. ii resulted in
a failure, except that magazine was blown up
wounding fsrty-eigh, men and destroying much
ammunition and other property. At CorrienieS.
Boston built steamer. used for floating hospital
was burned BY which Is persons persisted.
Very little wool Is being sent to this country on
accoun, Of the high tariff.
1t is said ihat the President is actively striving
TO prevent the reelection Of Gov Hswley in Con-
necticut. Senator Dixon Is consulting with him
daily. The Democrats have given the names CT
the Radical post masters in that State, asking re-
r,oyal The President Is in constant ,oy,r,u,;.s =
ton with English, the Democratic candidate for
Governor. The canvass Just completed by the Re
puhlicsn Stale Committee indicates substantial
gains in most ef the towns and but an unimport-
ant decrease in any part of the State. Hawley's
nsjority, j: is estimated, will be ,O0e The peo-
pie Of ether States are deeply interested in the
Connecticut election. Patterson. of New Haulp-
shire, Nye, of Nevada, Logan of Illinois, ara Van
Wyck, OF West Virginia, will soon canvass the
State.
TIE steamer Ocean Queen anchored OF qGaran-
'in', AZ New York On the 3l>, owing 10 the storm