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OItOTILLE, THIHSDIY, MUST 7, ISSC.
91TI0.1AL DEMOCRATIC !foni*ATlO.\S.
FOR PRESIDENT,
J A :>I K » BUCHA NA \,
or PENNSYLVANIA.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT,
i-lOHN C, BRECKINRIDGE,
OK KENTUCKY.
DKMOCRATIC STATE COSVBMiOS
' t a meeting of ihe California Democratic Stale
Central Committee, held in the city of Sacramento,
on the 10th dnjr of July IflMt, It was resolved that a
OemooraNo Stele Conrenllon he called, to meet In
(he city of Sacramento, on TUESDAY, the Oth day of
b.-pvembrr next, for the pnrjiose of nominating two
member* of Cointreau, a Clerk of the Supreme Court,
.* Superintendent of Public Instruction, u Slate Prison
Director, and four Presidential Electors.
The State Central Coinn litre suggest that Patnr
tuy the 23d day of August, he the day selected tiy
iho different counties for the election of Delegates to
nhi Democratic Stale Convention.
The following is the apportionment of represents
on:
Democratic Comity Convention.
The Democratic Elector* of Unite county are here
h, requested to send delegate* to n County Conven
tion, to assemble nl ORO/II.LK, on SATURDAY.
AUGUST 23d, for the purpose of electing eight dele
gates to (ho State Convention, to assemble at Sacra
nentu, on the ninth day of September next; and also
♦orlhe purpose of nominating two Members of Assem
bly and one Asseasor lor Untie county. The different
precincts arc entitled to the following representation,
•he haais being one delegate for each precinct, one
for every 30 voles, and one for each fraction ol
tlftoen vole*. Prrcincl* in which the number of del
"galea are not mentioned, are entititled to a represen
tation in accordance with the above basis.
'lidwell, ft; Rock Island. 3; Mountain House, 2;
french Creek, 2; Junction Mfc S. Kork,2; Pine Knot,
' ; Mosquito Creek, 2; Sky High, 2; Union Itar, 2;
K airfield Bar, 4. Pen vine I; Central House. 2; 11 (incut
City, 2; Wyandotte. 2. Garden Rancho. 2; White Hock
I; ; Lynchburg, 3; High Hock. 2; Oroville, 3; Enterprise
Mountain Spring House I; Scott t Vnnline’s Store I;
Island Bar 1 /; Forbeslown 4 ; Bingham’s Bar, 3; Oro
~-wa 1; Natchez. 3; Evansville, 2; Hamilton, 2, Tur
ner*# Ranch, 2; Neal’s Rancho, 2; Thompson’* Hal 2;
Morris Ravine; 2; «'hico. 4; Jenning’s Rancho, 1;
<tuples’ Rancho, 2t Manhattan. 1; Simmons’ Store. 2;
Moure k Perry’s Store. 2; Nelson’s Rar. 2; Mesilla
Valley, 2; v renchtown. 1; Hutto Mills, 2; Rrolherton’s
:->Uwo, I; Fork* of Butte, 2; Helltown. 2; Kunkle’s
Rancho, I; Hill’s Rancho, 2; Robinson’s Mill, 2;—
Virginia Mills, Berry Creek Mill, Berry Creek Bar,
Martin's Rancho, Robinson’s Hill, Cheiokee Ravine.
Moore town.
According to the basis of representation, (the Dem
ocratic vote of last September.) Oroville Is entitled to
t>ui S delegates. The population having largely in
creased within the past year, the Committee have
masm to beheve that Oroville is entitled to some 14
delegate*. a* the entire vole of the precinct nl the late
election, for Justice of the Peace, was between eight
aad nine hundred. The mutter is respectfully refer
red to the Convention.
Geo. 11. Ckosettk.
Sknkca Kvtkh,
(J. W. Huns,
C. F. Lott,
N- D. Plum
■ Co. Com.
■Twill®, July 29. 1866.
’ll dwell Bridge. —Workmen are now
bus/ erecting the wire suspension Bridge ai
Uidwell. Borne fifteen hands are employed
in itsconstruction. Capt Murray, the con
tractor, passed through town yesterday.
The wire for the cables was manufactured
in fifew York expressly for the purpose by
order of the eon tractor. It will be a mag
nifioeat superstructure, with a span that
places it above the reach of high water. Of
the many magnificent superstructures
which here spanned Feather River, this is
the only one that is destined to be perma
nent, and we trust it will meet the expecta
tions of the Company constructing it.
Robbxb A**s»tkd.— Deputy Sheriff Mc-
Laughlin yesterday received a desfatcb io
the effect that Freeman, one of the three
persons concerned in the robbery of Hobbs
andOibson. near the Miner's Ranch, hud
been arrested ia Stockton. He immediately
convoyed the despatch to Sheriff Freer, who
will, doobtleaa. take the necessary steps to
immediately secure tbe rascal.
p. S— Deputy Sheriff McLaughlin has
rone to Stockton alter Freeman.
3aw. at tmk United Statis.— The ball
at the United States takes place this evening.
We have been permitted to take a peep be
hind the scenes and know that it will be the
grand affair of the season.
I. 0. orO. F—A Lodge of this nncient
and honorable order will be established in
•his place, on Monday evening next. A
general invitation ia extended to all breth
ren in good standing. The ceremonies will
take place at Masonic Hall.
Vl£«l*itc«Uin «nU (!*• VrcM,
It has been very generally understood
that the democratic press alone bare op
posed Vigilance-isu. This is correct, in a
measure; but it is nevcrthless true that a
portion of the Democratic Press of the State,
has favored the hideous monstrosity,
and given it preference over the republican
institutions of our government. It is also
true that the only democratic daily paper in
San Francisco that favored the Vigilance
doctrine, was suffered to die out and has
been sold under the hammer. It was in
bad company, and those who were instru
mental in guiding and controlling Vigi
lance affairs had “nary red” of patronage
to bestow upon it. However honest it may
have been in its Vigilance sentiments, there
were other more congenial spirits who
“waxed fat and kicked,’’ while the demo
cratic Globe was nabbed and sold by the
Sheriff. A lesson, that we drust the demo
cratic press will always heed, and never
neglect principle, the constitution and laws
of the country to run after strange idols.
It was a movement in which the democratic
press were not expected to join, and when
the Globe favored the movement, and even
made appeals to the democratic press of the
Slate in its favor, it was, nevertheless, suf
fered to die. Were the Democratic press of
the State summoned to hold an inquest on
its remains, the verdict would bo ‘ Served
it right.”
The democratic press of California are not
alone in opposition to Vigilance-ism. The
two San Jose papers, one of them K. N., and
the other Republican, oppose the Vigilance
institution. The Shasta Republican, flying
the Fillmore flag, has steadily and persc
vcringly opposed the monster, and its many
stalwart blows have harmlessly
upon Oomniittco-ism’s one-eyed carcase.—
With these few honorable exceptions, the
majority of the democratic press of the
State have constituted the opposition to the
institution n?w holding its bloody orgies in
San Francisco.
A portion of the Ki-Yi ami independent
vigilance press, are endeavoring to make
Vigilance or anti-Vigilance, the issue of the
next election. The press in the employ of
the mob at San Francisco, it would appear,
have no better sense than to insult the in
telligence of the people, flby asking them to
permit the question of Vigilance-ism to
override every other question, and control
their suffrages at the coming election. It
matters not with what party men have
heretofore acted, and no matter where the
beck of Vigilance-ism may lead them, they
arc expected to abandon their former pro
fessions and embrace Vigilance-ism, the
moment the Ki-Yi and woolly-headed press
sec proper to make the issue. Was there
ever a greater insult offered to an intelligent
people, than to suppose that such a question
would induce men to abandon principles
which they had professed all their lives, and
embrace those of their opponents? To
abandon the institutions of their country,
and sustain in their etead, an armed mob ?
Men who are decidedly in favor of Buchan
an are to abandon him, and support Fre
mont or Fillmore, the moment that Ki-Yi
isra turns into the canvass the one-eyed
monster now revelling in human gore at the
city of the Bay! Why do they wait before
making the issue? Why do they not trot
out and enter their one-eyed guyastecutus,
and raiso over their human flesh-loving pet
the Ki-Yi and woolly-beaded flag of bare
skulls and bloody bones, and see the intelli
gent freemen of Colifornia fall down and
worship the hideous monster, as the heathen
worships his wooden god, or as the press in
the employ of the eommittee, worship the
golden calf of Vigilance ? If the scheme is
so sure of success, why do they not trot wit
their flesh-eating Cyclops, and show his
paces? They pretend that they are organ
ized for the punishment of crime, and yet
their organs acknowledge they have viola
ted the laws of the country, by requiring of
the next legislature a general amnesty bill.
They have winked at crime io San Francisco
until it has become familar M them and they
hope to make its beauties captivate the peo
ple, and induce them to sand men to the
next legislature who will legalise murder!
It is possible that they may do so. We have
serious doubts, however, about tbs tuatUr
The Vigilance Committee knew they were
violating the law. and the law should be
permitted to take its course, not as it has
been administered in San Francisco, but
as it has been administered here in Butte,
where offenders can only evade the law by
digging through the bottom of the jail.
Influx of Stbanukrs. —It is estimated
that an average of scvcufy-fi»o persons ar
rive here daily, by stage and other convoy
nuce. Railroad where arc you?
Lewis Colm, «ccu»ed o t using deadly wenp
ons. (bowie-knife,) upon J, N. Samuels.—
Acquitted.)
Fire Pf.ooa.-Tli* workmen are engaged
in tapping the water pipes on the corner of
Montgomery and Myers sts., and are setting
in the fire plugs, which will be a great pro
tection against fire 1 When we are provided
with butts to couple on, and hose to fit, it
will be a very great convenience for other
purposes than extinguishing fire. ire
that word makes the cold chills run over us
when we see the unprotected situation of
our little city. We have had warning suf
ficient to make us watchful, by the almost
daily occurrence of fires, and total destruc
tion of towns in other parts of the State
We trust our citizens will use every possible
precaution to prevent such an awful calan.l
- as it seems inevitable that in the event
of the least start of fire and the combustible
nature of the most of our buildings, that a
total annihilation would be the result. Me
have three trusty watchmen on whom we
rely for protection, and again we say to
them, be vigilant. __
Negro Fight.— Two gentlemen of fust
color got at loggerheads last night at the
Orleans Hotel. One of them was the Old
Virginia Nigger George, who rings the bell,
blacks boots, and waits on gentlemen. The
other is a cook at the Orleans Hotel. George
had imbibed some bad whiskey while en
gaged in a political discussion with some
white friends who entertained Black Repub
lican notions, and he waxed angry and left
them, to use their own language, very un
ceremoniously. George wanted to tight, so
he repaired to the Orleans Hotel to pick a
quarrel with a friend. The cook told George
to “ go way dar, or he would burn him wid
a chunk;” so he tried him first with a little
hot water. George left, and gathered a
rock and laid in wait for him, he knowing
the route he would take to go to his wife's
house. So when the cook came along.
George sailed in and struck him back of the
ear and brought him down, lie is severely,
though not dangerously hurt.
Private Quarrel —A little excitement
was manifested yesterday morning in the
street, in consequence of a misunderstand
ing of a business and domestic nature, ex
isting between two of our citizens. It amount
ed to a cursing match, in which hard names
were used on both sides. Weapons were
drawn, and a cane was used over the back
of one of the party. As legal investigation
is in process, and the parties are of the high
est respectability, we rjfrain from further
comment.
Tight Celestial. —Two Chinamen, had
a very snug little fight, on the bluff, yester
day, all about ‘‘4 bitty, three bit, two bit,
one.” They lought nearly ns well as civil
ized people, and showed themselves suscep
tible of great improvement, particularly in
the refined and manly art of self defence.
They experienced some little difficulty, at
first, in swearing in plain English, but to
wards the last they improved, particularly
the little one who got mauled the worst.
The Bloody Banquet —But few, says
the Shasta Republican, complain about the
executions of the Vigilance Committee. If
The Committee wish to feast on blood, let
them hang one hundred of their fellows at
San Francico. But let them do it at once.
The prayer of the country is that they
speedily finish their blody banquet. God
and justice cannot long witness with pa
tience such an unholy orgie.
The following item is taken from the same
jeurnal.
Passengers by last Steamer —Only
387 passengers arrived by the steamer So
nora. The steamers from Penama seldom
brings less than double that number. The
diminution in the number of emigrants will
not surprise any one . It is one of the le
gitimate results of the organixntion of the
San Francisco Vigilance Committee. Loyal
eitisens of the older states will be loth to
come to a place where the laws are defied
and trampled upon, and where their lives
and liberties will depend upon the caprice
of twenty-nine unknown and irresponsible
men.
Klamath Reservation. —A correspon
dent in one of the northern papers thinks
the selection of this Reservation is not a good
one, and suggests a change of location by
Government. The Indians, it is said, have
to gain a subsistence by fishing, and it is
thought they would get along quite as well
by themselves.
The Presidential Election. An east
ern writer says that some few calculate that
the election will be thrown into the House of
Representatives, and that a union will be
made by the Republicans and Know Noth
ings on Mr. Fillmore, in order to defeat Bu
chanan. Should the election go into the
House, and the parties then stand by their
relective candidates, the Senate will decide
the Vice Presidency in favor of Brecken
enridge, and by virtue of the office he will
take possession of the “White House on the
4th of March next.
The Presidency.— Two Bor not two B 1
Letter from Mr, Weller,
Tost Office, San Frafcisco, >
Aug. 8d 1860. )
To i\e Editors of State Journal;
Gentlemen.— l have observed an arti
cle in your issue of the 30th ultimo, upon
the subject of the interception of a letter
addressed by Gen Howard to B. W. Leigh,
K-q, and the terms of that article call lor
my reply. It is true that the heinous crime
seems to have been committed somewhere,
for it is publicly confessed by those who ap
pear to speak by authority, but you may
be in error when you hasten to the conclu
sion that the crime was committed in this
city, and at my office. However, lam quite
willing, and even anxious that the facts shall
be brought out, whether they implicate this
office or any other.
The very day on which the matter was
first made public, I proceeded to investigate
it, and the only success I have yet met with
is simply in having traced it through two
or three informants up to the Executive
Committee of the Vigilance Committee, who
I am told, were furnished a copy of said in
tercepted letter. Whether that body will
divulge the name of the criminal party, re
mains to be ascertained.
Besides being one of the highest criminal
offences, this matter is also calculated to en
gender su-picion against this office, and cre
ate wide distrust of the whole mail system,
and therefore 1 feel it my duty, to leave
nothing undone which may tend to the de
tection of the criminal in this case The U,
S. Statute provides—
“ That if any person shall take any letter
or packet, not containing any article of val
ue or evidence thereof, out of a I’ost Office,
or shall open any letter or packet, which
shall have been in a Post Office, or in custo
dy of a mail carrier, before it shall have
been delivered to the person to whom it is
directed, with a design to obstruct the cor
respondence, TO PRY INTO ANOTHER'S
BUSINESS OR SECRETS, * * * such of
fender, upon conviction, shall pay, for every
such offence, a sum not exceeding five hun
dred dollars, and be imprisoned not exceed
ing twelvemonths.”
Finding the U. 8. Statute making this so
grave and serious a matter, and myself deep
ly feeling the importance of enforcing that
statute. 1 now announce that 1 will pay to
the party or panics who shall secure the
conviction of the criminal in the case of the
intercepted letter herein spoken of, one hun
dred dollars.
Very respectfully
Your obedient servant,
C. L Weller,
Post Master.
Democracy in Siskivou. —The Yrtka
Union gives a glowing account of a Demo
cratic ratification meeting held in that place
on Saturday, July 2'Uh. Wm. Grow pre
sided. and a series of resolutions fully en
dorsing the Cincinnati nominations adopted.
The meeting was addressed by W. A. Rob
ertson, Jas. D. Turner, H. O. Ferris and
Geo. Freaner. Judge Kobcrtso*. one of the
speakers, had been for many years an un
compromising Whig, but stated it to be his
belief that the Whig party was now no more,
and that it was his determination to act in
the coming canrass with the Democracy
Attempted Robbery ok a Stack Coach.
—The Sac. Union says: We understand
from the messenger of Wells, Fargo & Co ,
that an attempt was made yesterday, Aug.
4th, to rob one of the stage coaches, about
half a mile above the Waukesha House, on
the Coloma road. Two men, mounted on
horse back, and armed with guna, rode up
to the driver of the coach, and ordered him
to stop. They then looked into the stage
and seeing more persons, in all probability,
than they expected to find, put spurs to their
horses, and disappeared.
The 8, F. Chronicle comes out with Fre
mont as its standard bearer yesterday .Black
Republicans having purchased Frank Soul’s
interest, wh» retires from its editorship.—
Kingsbury succeeds.
We appreciate luxuries, particularly when
they come from fair hands. Mrs. M. o.
Newell, sent us the best of Heidsick, and
cans of delicious strawberries to match.—
We divided with the ladies at the editor’s
house, but we kept all the Champaign.
Backed Out.— A suit is now pending be
fore one of our courts, to compel one of our
citizens to pay his assessments or the amount
he subscribed towards building Court House
and Jail.
Capt. Charley Pell, the gentlemanly
agent of Rowe & Smith’s Pioneere Circus
called on us yesterday to say, that this mag
nificent company will perform here on the
17th and l*th. Sec advertisement.
Ily Telegraph to the State Journal.
1)1 am ml Spring* Urntruyol by Fire.
Diamond Spkings, Aug s—lo p. u.
This morning about 9 o'clock a fire broke
out in the building known ns the Howard
House, which swept almost the entire
town The whole town from the Howard
House ecstwardly, with the exception of
Wells, & Go's building, tie Eureka Canal
Co.’s building, both of which arc fire-proof,
together wit h two frame buildings, is des
troyed. A portion of the town iu a wester
ly direction, was sawed. The lors will prob
ably amount to about $500,000. The fire is
supposed to hare been the work of an inden
diary.
BANKERS.
McWilliams & tymeson,
B ANKE HS,
NEW BRICK BUILDING—CORNER MONTGOM
KRY AND MYERS STREETS
OVlllliE.
GOLD DUST BOUGHT
At the Highest Rates.
013.001K.5i at IP ax* !
ON MAUYSVII.I.E SACRAMENTO CITY ANU
SAN FRANCISCO
SIGHT DRAFTS
For t*nte, on nil the Principal Atlnniic Clies.
| 'ff DEP< 'SITS received. Special and otherwise,
July 14, 183«. Jyl4-tf
C. B M.KY,
C. L. LOW,
p. r. low.
MACY, LOW & CO.,
BANKEBS,
CORNER OF PLAZA. AND HIGH BTRKKT,
MARYSVILLE
GOLL DUST PURCHASED
AT THE HIGHEST RATES,
OR FORWARDED TO THE MINT FOR COINAGE
Choc Ik h At r*ar,
ON GARRISON, MORGAN, FRET/., 1 RALSTON,
SAN FRANCISCO-
We are prepared lo draw SIGHT EXCHANGE on
Alan, on the other principnl Eastern Cille.
Marysville, Augutil 4, 1833. aultf
f T
MARYSVILLE
ASSAY OFFICE
HARRIS, MARCH AND At CO.,
K near the corner of Second street.
MARYS VILLE.
ALSO—IO7 J «TREKT, SACRAMENTO.
Will continue to carry on Hie business of
Melting, Refining K. Assaying
GOLD AND O lIE 8
OF EVERY DB-'H'RIPTION.
We guarantee the correct ties* of onr Assays, amt
bind ounelvea to pay any difference* that may arise
with any of the 1/ H. M INTS. Returns made in from
six to twelve hour*,
IN BARS OR COIN
Bpkcimkss ok Qta-rtk. Assayed and VaLCan.
TERMS FOR ASSAYING: the same as in B»t>
Francisco. H. HARRIS,
I). MAID HAND.
C. U FARRINGTON.
JySfHwy
AMUSEMENTS.
ROWE & CO.’S
PIONEER CIRRUS?
JOSEPH A. ROWE JOHN SMITH,
PROPRIETOR*.
THUS elegant establishment—abend of nil other*
that have ever appeared in the Stale, is now on
its second trip through the mlneiuand will perform ii»
O R O VI L L B
SUNDAY AND MONDAY,
AUGUST mil & 18th, 18AO,.
AFTERNOON PERFORM XNt.E ON MONDAY
Alterations have been effected in the general role of
amusements, ronverisdig an entirely NEW Routine
of SCENES and ACTS—embodytag among them:
THE DOURLB PERCH; CRYSTAL PYRA
MIDS; FLYING 11A RON THREE HORS
ES; GLORR PERCH; TYROLEAN
SWAINS; DUPLICATE LADDERS;
With the
Darning Hone, ADONIS.
The above is a part of the New Role to which otir
Kind patrons will be treated. And when we name
the celebrated
WfIZARD BUGLER,
From New York. M'. H. Wili.is. as leader of the
Band, onr Cup will tie brim full
ADMISSION—Darrs Pin lb, #o—Pit, 91.
The Internal arrangements and accommodations
which tins Company have, lor the comfort of families,
an- superior lo all others.
aT'd ERAS. C. PELL, Agent.
Gn AN I) HiLlili!
AT TROUGHYON’s EXCHANGE, WYANDOTTE,
Thursday Evening, August 91, IHSO.
\ GRAND BALL will lie given at TROUGH
Ton’s EXCHANGE, in Wyandotte, on the co
ning of THURSDAY, Al/UUsi 21st, An excellent
Bund of Music has l>eeii eiipjo'.-d for the occasion,
and every exeriion will be nnutn in render ibis one
of the Quest Bulls of the -eason.
Committee of Invitations.
C. G, Lincoln. Orovilte.
L. Hnow, do
J. M. Hattie. Sewell’*,
J. I<k>iw, Wyandotte,
A. ThaTi hkr, do
Da Willson, Bidwell.
0. Thompson, Marysville.
John Gatks, do
J. •■'. T»kk. Garden Ranch,
Mr Tr->h*s, Honcul City,
Mr. Wat,on, Forbestowu.
Ikk Bowen, Grove Hall
Wyandotte, August 5, Dijti.
nugi-id
SOIREE
AT THE UN IT ED STA TB H
Thursday Evening, Aug. 7,1830.
ig:The Proprietors of the U. H beg leave lo ar>-
r ±J- nonnee that n Koiree will be given at the
-•■vi above place on Trn.r-day Evening next, to
which Hie public is respectfully invited to at
lend. An excel lent Band of Mn- c has been engaged,
and no puius will be spared to make the *• Hop”
agreeable ai d pleasant load. Mr. CHiltlt Legate
and Frank Carmed the prince of caterers, will ren
der nil the alteuuou for which they ere celebrated
iM