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Year: 1861

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE FIF-
u teenth Judicial District of the State of Califor
mia, in and for the County of Butte


Amanda SimOnds vs. John Simonds.


Action brought in the District Court of the Fif
teenth Judicial District, and the Complaint filed
in the County of Butte in the office of the Clerk of
said District Court.


The People of the State of California send greet
ing to John Simonds.


You are hereby required to appear in an action
brought against you by the above named Plaintiff
in the District Court of the Fifteenth Judicial Dis
trct of the State of California in and for the Coun
ty of Butte, and to answer the complaint filed
therein, "a copy of which accompanies this Sum-
mons) within ten days, Exclusive of the day of
vice) after the service on you of this Summons-if
served within this county; Or if served out of this
county but in this Judicial District within twenty
days; Or if served out of said District then with
in forty days-Or judgment by default will be
taken against you.


The said action is brought to obtain Decree of
Divorce from the bonds of matrimony existing be-
tween you and said plaintiff and to obtain the care
custody, education and control of her children
James and Julia, and judgment for her costs of this
suit, and general relief, and if you fail to appear
and answer the said complaint above required,
the plaintiff will apply to said Court for the relief
in her complaint demanded.


f- Given under my hand and Seal of the
! SEAL. District Court of the Fifteenth Judicial
t~-' District, this oath day of May, in the


year of our Lord one thousand eight


hundred and sixty-one.


H. NJ. PHIPPS, Clerk.
my25-4t By MILES CHAPLIN. Deputy.
Year: 1861

The LAST RESULT OF AMBITIoN.-To be
happy at home is the ultimate result of all
ambition-the end to which every enterprise
and labor tends-and of which desire prompts
the prosecution. 1t is indeed at home that
every man must be known by those who would
make just estimate either of bis virtue or
felicity; for smiles and embroidery are alike
occasional and the mind is often dressed for
show and painted honor and fictitious benevo-
lepce
Year: 1861

WHY THE CANNON VENT IS CLOSED AFTER
DIsCHARGE.-There are always left in can
non, after discharge, pieces of the cartridge
bag on fire, and if the sponge is passed down
the bore without closing the vent, draft Of
air is created which fans the fame but if the
vent be closed, the smoke is compressed around
the burning cloths and the fire is smothered.-
Sometimes, when firing in the dark, a man
cannot find the vent until the sponge is put in;
then the fame will stream from the vent, as il
the gun was quite full of fre.-Scientifc Amer.
1cdn.
Year: 1861

How TO MAKE a COOP CUP OF TEAM
Soyer recommends that, before pouring in any
water, the tea pot, with the tea in it, shall be
placed in the oven till hot, or heated by means
OF spirit lamp, or in front of the fire, (not toe
close, of course,) and the pot then filed with
boiling water. The result he says will be- in
about minute, delicious cup of tea, which
is much superior to that drawn in the ordinary
way.
Year: 1861

The AUSTRALIAN BEAN.-One of the most
beautiful of creeping plants is the Astralian
bean. 1t grows with great luxuriance, has a
dense mating of leaves which remain green all
the year round, and over these is covering of
beautiful purple flowers which bloom nearly
the whole year. In luxuriance of its foliage
its evergreen character, and the number and
beauty of its flowers, we think it superior to
any cultivated creeper we have ever SEEM
Alta.
Year: 1861

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE FIF-
teenth Judicial District, of the State of Califor-
mia, in and for the county of Butte.


Mary Smith VS.. George Smith-Action brought
in the District Court of the Fifteenth Judicial Dis
trict, and the Complaint filed in the County of
Butte, in the Office of the Clerk of said District
Court.


The People of the State of California send
greeting to George Smith: You are hereby required
to appear in an action brought against you by the
above named Plaintiff in the District Court of the
State of California in and for the County of Butte
and to answer the Complaint filed therein Ga copy
of which accompanies this Summons) within ten
days, Exclusive of the day of seryce,) after the
service on you of this Summons-if served within
this county; or if served out of this county, but in
Judicial District, within twenty days. or if served
out of said District, then within forty days or
judgment by default will be taken against you
The said action is brought to obtain decree of this
Court dissoving the bonds of matrmoDy existing
between plaintiff and defendant, for alleged deser
ton of plaintiff by defendant and for such other
relief as may be equitable and if you fail to appear
and answer the said complaint above required
the plaintiff will apply to the Court for the relief
prayed for in her complaint.


t", Given under my hand and Seal of the
SEAL District Court of the Fifteenth Judicial
'-r~' District, this lst day of April in the


year Of our Lord one thousand eight hun


dred and sixtyone.


IL. NJ. PHIPPS, Clerk.


By C. G. LINCOLN, Deputy Clerk.
GRANGER MAURICE, Att'ys for pltf. ap6-3m
Year: 1861

Or such mighty Importance every man is to
himself, and ready to think he is to others,
without once making this easy and obvious re-
Election, that bis affairs can have no more
weight with other men than theirs have with
him-and how little that is, he is sensible
enough.-Smih.
Year: 1861

The enduring odor of musk is astonishing
When Justinian, in sos, rebuilt what is now
the mosque of ST. Sophia, the mortar was
charged with musk, and to this very day the
atmosphere is filled with the odor.
Year: 1861

Benjamin F. Taylor of the Chicago
Journal Debates thus eloquently and
feelingly upon the death of child:


1t went in the morning. bright and
radiant morning; many went yesterday,
more to-day, and there are dews to be
shed for the departures of o-morrow.-
And can it be wondered that pleasant
summer mornings should beguile them
into going2 Is it marvel that they do
not wait for the burden, and: the noon,
but follow the lark, and hear her song
over the rim. of the rainbow? That
those words SO beautiful, they should
make so true, "and JOY cometh in the
morning." 4


Going in the morning. glorious
morning-when the sky is all beauty,
and the world is all bliss; ere the dews
have gone to heaven, or the stars have
gone to God; when the. birds are singing,
and the cool winds are blowing, and the
flowers are out that will be shut at noon,
and the clouds that are never rent in
rain, and the shadows inlaid with Grim
son lie away to the west.


We have sometimes seen a little coffin,
like casket for jewels, all alone by it
self in huge hearse, melancholy with
plumes, and loomy as frewn, and we
have thou ght not so, should we accom-
pany those little way who 90 in the
morning. We have. wondered why they
did not take the little coffin into the
carriage with them, and lay it gently
upon their laps the sleeper there lulled
to slumber without BOSOM or cradle.
We have wondered what there was for
tears in such a going-in the early
morning from home to home-like fair
white doves with. downy wings emerg-
ing from neither night and Auttering
for entrance at the windows of Heaven.
Never has there been a hand wanting to
take the wanderer in, and shut out the
darkness and the storm.


Upon those little faces it never seemed
to US that death could place his great
seal, there is no thought of the charnel
house in those young listeners to the
invitation whose acceptance we are
bound not to forbid, there should be
morning songs, and not sighs; fresh
flowers, and not badges of mourning;
no tears nor clouds, but bright dews and
bright dawnings together.


Fold up the white robe; lay aside the
forgotten toy smooth the little un-
pressed pillow, and gently smile as you
think ef the white garment, of the harp
of gold, and of the fair brow with it's
diadem of light; smile as you think that
no years can make that memory old
An eternal, euileless child, waiting
about the threshold of Paradise for the
coming friend from home


Here the glad lips would culver with
anguish; the bright ourles growing
grizzled and gray; the young heart weary
and old; but there, changeless as the
stars, and young as The last new morn
ing.


The poet tells of II green bough rent
by the tempest from the tree, and swept
rudely along on the breast of au angry
river, and mother bird, with cries of
grief, futtering beside it, for her nest
and nestlngs were there. All. better
to be wrafted away from the earth, than
thus that they should drift around the
world in storm.
Year: 1861

steyved Beef.


Housewives who are in a habit of
using only steaks and roasts, make a
great mistake. a capital dish may be
made out of the ''chuck, as the butch
ers call it, or the neck, when we'll pre-
pared.


Select piece of meat as large as the
demand of your table may require, wash
it we'll to remove all the blood or soil
from the outside, have your dinner pot
perfectly clean, salt and pepper the meat
we'll, lay it in the bottom and cover it
with water; boil it from two to three
hours, or till it is Thoroughly tender; add
half an onion, a sprinkle Of sage, thyme
or summer savory.


If the meat is fat, let the water all
stew out a half hour before it is put on
the table, and when your meat is Drowned
we'll on the lower side in the gravy, turn
it over and brown the other side When
ready, take it up, add a little -four
thickening to the gravy, or if you have
dredge box shake the -four into the
hot gravy and brown it, then add boil
ing water, and you will have dish
equal, and to my mind, superior to the
common roast beefup on boarding house
tables.


Care must he used to turn it; and
equally necessary is good judgment in
having it thoroughly we'll cooked.
Year: 1861

The oracles of Secession in their desperate
attempts to inveige the loyal voters of Cali
fornia, into supporting their Mike and water,
Anti coercion, Secession, Pacific Republic
platform, have made the astounding discovery
that England is about to " let slip the dogs of
war against the United States Government !;
and, notwithstanding the interests she might
in that event, be called upon to look after on
the other side of the Continent, she is about
to concentrate her immense army and navy in
and around San Francisco, and enact therein
more horrors than the rebels lay at the doors of
the United States army. The leaders of this
" blessed peace party, who, but few short
weeks ago, were beslobering the people with
logically drawn arguments in favor of a Pacific
Republic, are now, in the tremulous tones of
fear, imploring the masses to rescue them from
the horrid fate pictured in their bosoms, on
hearing one faint screech from a bush on the
distant shores of Great Britain. This may
frighten some timid old women, or a traitor,
who sees rope dangling from the limb of
every tree; but no such screech-ow, ghost
story will gull the people of the Pacific Coast
into supporting the nefarious neutrality
US alone, peace measures, proposed and adyo-
Gated by those whose every act betrays lurk-
ing hostility to the Government, and a sympa-
thy with its covert and open enemies and
who are crying peace and compromise,
well knowing that an acceptance of either, by
the General Government, under the present
circumstances, unless it be an unconditional
peace, or on terms of its own dictation, would
be an act Of cowardly imbecility, that would
fix humiliatng, burning disgrace upon the
people of the United States for all time to
come.
Year: 1861

PARsoN BRowNLow AGAIN.-Parson Brown
low is as wrathful and defiant as ever, towards
the Secessionists The following is one among
many of his good things


Wehave been studying the character of God
for the last thirty years past, and that, too, in
the sacred biography of his own writings and
we confess that we have not come up with any
point in his character, or nature which warrants
the belief that he will identify himself with the
Southern Confederacy, in this conflict The
war has been brought about without any ade-
quate cause.
Year: 1861

A TIMELY MovE-Colonel johnson, who
was in command of the Government forces on
this Coast, and was superseded by Genera
Sumner, on account of his supposed Secession
tendencies. is now in the rebel service at Har
per's Ferry. He was good Union man in the
eyes of a certain clcSs of men in this State
who were very indignant at his removal.
Year: 1861

THEArmcAL.-Those desirous Of passing a
pleasant evening, viii not fail to visit the
Theatre this evening and listen to the talented
Mrs. JULIA DEAN HAYNE, who will appear in
the play of the Stranger" supported by a
good stock company.
Year: 1861

THE CALIFORNIA MoUNTAINEER.-TheJ June
number of this justly popular periodical is now
before the public. 1t contains large amount
of reading matter, and is one of the most spir-
tied Monthlys on the Pacific coast.
Year: 1861

DEATH OF COLONEL ELLSWORTH. = The
brave, patriotic and efficient officer, Colonel
Ellsworth, commander of the lst regiment OF
New Y York Zouaves, has fell in defence Of his
country and his blood is upon the hands Of
rebel chiefs. He was shot in the back by a
concealed foe, while carrying the Confederate
flag down a fight Of stairs after he had hauled
it down from the flagstaff of the Marshall
House in Alexandria.


The manner of his death, a stab in the back,
by an assassin's hand, is a fitting illustration of
every act committed by the Secessionists since
they first dared to assert their doctrine. In
not one instance have they ventured to boldly
face, even their own people, and submit their
diabolieal schemes to the will of the majority;
but have concocted them behind closed doors,
and carefully concealed them from the light of
day. until the people were unsuspectingly fitted
to receive them. But why enumerate the
numberless glaring, damnable wrongs commit
ted within the space of few brief months
their name is legion, and history will unerring-
" record them Colonel Ellsworth was the
founder of the Zouave service in the United
States, was native of New England, and 81
years of age His remains were taken to
Washington. and lay in State in the East
Room of the White House The murderer,
jackson, the proprietor of the Marshal House,
was killed on the spot by FraRcis D. Brownell,
of Troy, New York. After the issuance of the
Butte RECORD extra, early Thursday morning,
all the flags in town were lowered to halfmast
and remained so throughout the day.
Year: 1861

CORRAL Hollow Coal MINEs.-W ilhoit,
Whiting and Pache have just returned from a
visit to the Corral Hollow Coal Mines, about
thirty miles from this cily. The Company
have about two hundred and fifty tons Of coal
in their store house at the mine, and are work
ing twelve hands The vein is about ten feet
in thickness, and nearly perpendicular. The
gentlemen above named have made contract
to haul coal from the mine to the new embara-
cadero of the Company, on the slough between
Chamberlain's and Wilson's, and will furnish
five ten mule teams for that purpose. 1t is
calculated that each team will haul from eight
to nine tons at load In anticipation of this,
the number of hands in the NINE will be in
creased to double the present number working
day and night. In this connection, we per-
ceive that a bill has passed the Legislature,
giving J. S. Kohn, j. OBrien aud Others
the right to construct railroad from the
above mines to the San Joaquin river-the
road to be completed within two years from
the date of the commencement of the work.
Stockton Republican,
Year: 1861

BALL At HuMBUG VALLEY Messrs. Woor
& LONG are making preparations to give a
ball at their Hotel in Humbug Valley, on the
4th of July The invigorating atmosphere
and pure water of that mountain retreat
should be an incentive to our burghers, tc
leave the valley, and partake of the pleasures
in store for them.
Year: 1861

Nor IN THE CIVILIZED WoRLD.-The Sc
cession "blessed peace-makers," of Yuba county
in Convention assembled, have proclaimed to
the whole world and the rest of mankind, .
that our country is without the pale of the
civilized world. Hear them =


We will not deny the truth of history; and
therefore, before God, the ciudt-ed trorld ana
our country, we charge the Republican party


Now, we seriously object to our countr,
standing out in the cold among the out
side barbarans, and shall advise it to seeede
and set up little civilized world of its own
Let US alone"
Year: 1861

POLKA BAR RACE.-The work OF repairing the
damage done by the late food, is going on brisk
Iy temporary dam was finished last Tuesday
which will enable the wOrkmen to replace the
portion OF the old dam which was carried away
This will require at least two weeks, when live.
~ t'mes VIII commence on Polka Bar. new
and more substantial bulkhead has been put in
at the head of the raee-one which nothing short
Vi second deIuge can demOlsh.
Year: 1861

THE New BRIDGE.-Mr. Wm. S. Lowden has
completed that portion of his bridge which was
carried away some six weeks ago, and we hereby
announce to outsiders that The Weavervie and
Shasta Wagon Road is in travelling order The
new portion of the bridge is the finest. most dura
BILE piece Of work we have seen in the country
new pier, twenty feet high, aud twice the size
Of the old one was first put in. The planks are
laid on four strtngers, instead Of three, as before
Every timber in the new bridge is of the largest
aud most durable kind which cOuld be obtained
lis estimated capacity is fifty tons. Another i'm
provement is that the new bridge 10 nearly three
feet higher than the old one, while the road on
the north side is being graded down some two feet
lower than it formerly was. AS soon as the nee
rSSary timber can be got ready a new bridge will
take the place Of that portion Of the old one now
remaining.
Year: 1861

How IT WoRKs.-Says the n. Y. Century
" Other States will be inclined to wait and see
how the Palmetto flag waves, before joining their
fortunes TO it. The act itself has not elected a
single electric spark in Washington, where it was
supposed there would be terrible burst of light
ming and thunder. The whole movement seems
to be rapidly settling into the character of
farce, and begins to be SO regarded by all cool
and rejecting men, Instead of the Ship of State
being wrecked, it sails on without the seeming
consciousness of having lost the smallest spar.
Not rope of the rigging cracks, not a plank is
started, there is no rolling in the trough of the
sea- and the old flag floats at the mast bead.v
Year: 1861

Ithas already been stated hat one o(the
last acts of Col Ellsworth before leaving
the camp for Alexandria. was to address a
letter to his parents. who reside at Me-
gainesville, near Troy, New \ ork. The
following is copy of that letter


Head Quarters lst Zouavcs, Camp Lincoln,l


WASHINGTON, u. c., May 23, 1861. I


My DEAR FATHER AND MoTHER Tho regiment
is ordered to move across the river tonight. We
have no means of knowing what reception we are
TO meet with. ! am inclined to tho opinion that our
entrance to the city Of Alexandria will be holy
tested, us l am Just informed large force have ar
rived there to-day. Should this happen, my dear
parents, it may be my lot TO be injured in some man
ncr. Whatever may happen, cherish the cousoa-
ton that was engaged in the performance Of "a
cred duty and to night, thinking over the probabi-
tiles of tomorrow, and the Of the past
| am perfectly content to accept whatever my for
tune may be- confident that He who noteth even the
fall of sparrow, may have some purpose, even in
the fate OF one like me.


My darling and ever loved parents, good bye
God bless, protect and care for you. ELMER.


What treasure must such "good
bye" and the recollec,ions which cluster
around it, be to those stricken parents
What father or mother would not be con-
soled in their grief by the thought so
beautifully expressed here, that He who
noteth even the fall of sparrow" had
indeed, ''some purpose in the fate" sad
though it be, of such son Should
the purpose Of his fall simply be to fur
ni>h an occasion for impressing upon the
minds and hearts of the comrades who
loved him so well the holy and timely les
son of reliance on Providence for the sue
cess OF their labors, it will be eminently
worthy even of the sacrifice they and the
nation make in giving him up. That let
ter should be read and pondered in every
mess throughout the army, as the dying
legacy of one of the noblest and bravest
of their gallant comrades. When they,
too, thinking over the probabilities o!
morrow and the occurrences of the past, y
can have his "consolation," they will like
him be prepared for sudden and honor
able "fAte"
Year: 1861

GEN. WISE AND HIS Son o. JENNTNGs.--A
Richmond correspondent of the Nashville
Union and american learns from an authentic
source, That Prssidept Davis has under con-
sideration matter which would, in all proba


bility, result In the resignation Of General
Wise and all the officers in his Legion, in which
event Obadiah Jennings Wise, bis son, would
resume bis post as editor OF the Enquirer, and
oppose the Administration with all his power


This would be q most unfortunate circumstance
at this juncture, when a single turn of the
wheel may bring endless disaster to the South. y
Year: 1861

CoLD NIGHTs.-Night before last was the
coolest we have ever known in this place,
during the month of August. There was a
white frost on the ground yesterday morning,
and ice on the sidewalks that had been
sprinkled on Sunday evening. DR.. Sheets,
who lives several miles below Grass Valley,
informs us that there was frost at his place,
and we do not know how much further it
extended towards the valley. The weather
is now delightful in the daytime, neither too
cold nor too hot.-Nevada Democrat of
Tuesday.
Year: 1861

1--WE have been handed an article to repub-
lsh, concerning the agricultural resources of the
South, presenting them in most fattering view.
It was too late for this week, but shall appear
next. Il is cause of graduation to know that
beautiful region is so blessed in its soil, but a
sorrowful thing to find it up in arms against the
General Government