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(DttuilltDmhi Inttt Jlttodi.
jo»o: k. ciontTTit Editor.
Droviiic, Monday, DcrunJirr 8, IKi«.
Topics of Hie Dav.
The Law prohibiting gaming, si in
generally speaking a dead letter. Un
der the presi rit anti-gaming act the
offender is merely liable to a ciul
process, an<l in most instances the
defendant escapes entirely, either hv
previously assigning his property to
a third person, or pleading utter in
solvency. With no fear of punish
ment before their eyes, the gamblers
hiMfh at the law as it now exists, and
deal their games almost as openly as
in the days of ’4l) and ’SO. During
the last six or eight months, there
have been at least half a dozen places
where all kinds of games have been
carried on, every one of which is in
direct violation of law. The exor
bitant rents paid by the gamblers to
the proprietors of the houses in which
the games are permitted, enable the
owners of she saloons to pay their
fines, if perchance they are paid at
all, and then realize a handsome
profit in the capital invested.
So long as the present inefficient
law exists as the only means where
by to prevent gambling, so long will
it he curried on, for to bring an act
ion against the itinerant gambler is
worse than useless, aad the chances
for gain are too favorable for such
persons as feel disposed to rent their
houses for such a purpose, to he de
terred by the chance of a civil suit.
The probability is that so long as
men and cards exist, so long there
will be more or less gambling, hut
the evil will certainly never he obvi
ated, or scarcely palliated, so long as
gambling is merely a finable offense
an I not designated as a crime amena
ble to a more rigorous law. \\ e be
lieve that in most of the older states
laws are in force making the dealing
of banking games a penitentiary
clime, and it is to be hoped that our
next legislature will pass such a law
as will be an intimidation both to the
gambler and to the proprietors oi
houses wherein gaming is sanctioned.
As productive of serious personal
difficulties, nothing parallels the vice
of gambling, except that ot drunken
ness, and they are both productive ot
each other and usually go together.
A long catalogue of indictments
O n
is to ho tried before the Court ot Ses
sions during its present sitting, and
the chances arc that they will re
sult to the expense of the county, not
lop the want of evidence to convict
the offenders, but for the simple rea
son that in all likelihood very few
>rno fines will be paid, the law hav
ing heretofore been so construed as to
render the violator exempt from im
prisonment for the nonpayment of
the fine; thus, in most instances
throwing the costs of trial upon the
oouhties wherti i such actions are
brought. Tbe present statute is ut
terly inefficient, and ought to be
either repealed in to/o, or so amend
ed as to of some avail in accomplish
ing what it was intended for.
Railroad.— The Sacramento and San
Francisco papers are talking about the pros
pects for a railroad from Oakland to Stock
ton. The San Joaquin Nepubhatt thinks
U will soon be commenced.
s
Counterfkitinu, A man by the name
of Joe Moore was arrested a few days since
in Sacramento having ih his possession dies,
:urd other materials for making bogus coin.
Us was about leaving for the interior when
arrested.J
VngranlN.
There are at least a hundred of these
worthless beings prowling about Orovillc, a
large proportion of whom, arc boys, with
their faces and wits sharpened by dissipa
tion, want, and rascality. From morning
until night and from early night until curly
morning the drinking saloons are infested
with these idlers, ready at ail limes to en
gage in anything but what is useful, and
everything that is knavish, mischievous and
unprofitable. They have learned that to he
“ sharp,” tiiat is, to possess an intimate
knowledge of all that is vicious, disregard,
ing all that partakes of virtue, honor, and
honesty, as an evil, or rather an encum
brance to be avoided and despised by all
whose chief ambition is to bo considered an
fait in what pertains to the popular vices of
the day. To be thus “ men of the world”
in precept anl practice, openly in their pre
cepts and stealthily in their practice, is the
sole aim and means of support of these
wretched men and boys. The men derive
their subsistence by putting their knowledge
into practice when chance throws a victim
in their way, and teach their ready pupils
that the weaknesses of honest, unsuspect
ing men, are their rightful “ stock in trade,”
their lawful plunder, whom, to use one of
their own expressions, “ if they don’t pick
up, somebody else will.” All that fhlls short
ot their standard of shrewdness, they arc
taught to regard with scorn and contempt,
and an “ honest miner ” is a term of ridi
cule and contempt, sneeringly applied by
the vicious teachers and sneeringly re-ech
oed by their vicious pnpils
Roys, scarcely in their ’teens are made
familiar with the brothel and the gaming
table, and regard them ami their occupants
with an air of nonchalance and ca-y inti
macy. These instances of precocity in vice
are by no means rare, they are painfully
common. Keen, shrewd looking lads, with
checks pale and wrinkled with habitual ex
cesses, sleepless nights, and days spent in
indolence or mischievousness, are to be met
with at every corner. Parentless and house
loss, they have been turned loose upon the
world, and allured by the vices that sur
round them, have become the pitiful,wretch
ed creatures that they are.
It was to he hoped, that when the law
prohibiting gambling was passed, this state
of society would have been partially obvia
ted, and so perhaps it is in some of the largS
er and older cities, bat driven from those
places by the progress of improvement iu
morals and the consequent difficulty to ob
tain a living without work, these vagrants
Hock in crowds to localities where they are
unknown and where thera are better
opportunities for living iu indolence and
practicing their rascalities
The existence of these serious evils is to a
certain degree owing to their toleration uml
consequent encouragement by ourselves us a
community Such should nut be the case
idleness and vice merit a rabuke.nnd should
receive it, both from our citizens and the
authorities. We have a law whereby these
vagrants may be punished, and it ought to
be enforced in every instance where it is ap
plicable. Ry sucli measures wo could at
least rid ourselves of these pests, oml per
haps in some instances by proper manage
ment, reclaim the younger ones from their
indolence and viciousnes.
Personal —Col. Bust, the able editor of
the California Kxpress, and Mr. Bloor, his
associate, made us a flying visit on Satur
day. They express themselves as highly
pleased with our town, and surprised at its
wonderful size and busy appearance. We
wish they would come oftener and stay
longer.
Steamboat Doings. —Some gentlemen
connected with the California Steam Navi
gation Co. came up from below on Saturday,
bringing with them a boat in which to ex
plore the river, take soundings, &c. We
are informed that the snag-boat has ascend
ccudcd the river to a point above Charley's
Ranch.
Official Vote of the State. —The vote
of the State was officially counted on Mon
day, and certificates of election issued to
Au e ustin Olivera, George Frcauor, P. Della
Torre and A C. Bradford, the Democratic
electors. The official rote of nine counties
had not been received at the Secretary of
State's office.
Failure. —We learn tram the Marysville
Herald that the firm of S.W. Langton & Co.
have suspended payment. It is thought
they will be able to meet all their liabilities,
This is one of the oldest express companies
in the State.
Cold Weather.— There seems to have
been some very cold weather in some parts
of the Slate. Last week the Cosumnes riv
er was frozen over at Daylor’s Ranch.
Another Miners* Strike. — A corres
pondent of the Sacramento Union says that
the miners and ditch stockholders Sn the vi.
cinity of San Juan North, as far up as Cacr
okee, tlicnce down the divide, including Sau
Juan itself, Sebastopol, Swcctlands and 1
French Corral arc at loggerheads as to the
price of water the coming winter. The mi
ners arc now paying forty cents per inch for
the water, and wish to have the prices ic
duced to twenty-live cents, though they
might give thirty. The miners were to hold
a public meeting on the subject at San Juan
on last Wednesday evening.
The Sluice Box. —The Humboldt 7'imes
has seen a recent number of tho above named
paper. It says:
“ We have recicved, from Orleans liar, the
fourth number of the "Sluice Box.” IN e
notice that the publication oHice has been
removed from " under a tree back of the
livery stable” to the "hall of the E (J.
V.’s.’* There is not the usual quantity of
good locals in this number that we have been
accustomed to find in it. Turn on a fresh
supply of water, dig deeper and throw in
more dirt, and give us moro of the true
metal again.
It appears from the following item that
they arc having some experiments in sj ii il
ualisin. It says:
* This matter is attracting a good deal of
attention at this time in our village. Sev
eral circles have beta formed and long and
strong communications been received by ta
Lie ti) pings, rappings, &e. NVe don't know
what to think of it, and mean to investigate
it further liaising the d—l has heretofore
been the extent of our power, but wo intend
to have a talk with Solomon, and some of
the other old chaps that flourished long ago.’
A Lyceum.—We are pleased to learn that
several of our citizens are ranking a mova
ment toward forming an association of this
kind A meeting will be called in a day or
two, of which wc shall give due notice. It
is to be hoped the enterprise will succeed.
Young America. —Wo received ycstcr.
day a copy of a new weekly bearing the
above title It is published in Sau Francisco
by 1) F. Verdcnal &c Co. It is a neat little
sheet and is about the size of the Daily Re
cord.
Serious Accident. — A miner was seri
ously imjured on Saturday by the caving of
a bank in a claim near Harriott's mill. NVe !
have not learned the man's name,
The Capitol.—The ground on which the
new Capitol is to bo built, was broken on
Thursday last.
New Town. — Wc are informed that a
new tawn is springing up near Spanishtowu,
at a place known as Yankee Hill. A con
siderable number of lots have already been
claimed and staked elf, and several houses
are in process of erection. Rich diggings
have been discovered at this locality.
Quartz mining—There arc four quartz
mills in successful operation at Oregon
Gulch. The average yield of tho various
ledges is about sixty dollars per ton.
State Land Commission. —Major Win.
Neely Johnson has been appointed agent of
the State Land Commission, a position his
well known experience in the real estate
business qualities him to fill with credit to
himself and the State. — Town Talk.
Fire.—The town of Eureka,Sierra coun
ty, was partially destroyed by tire on Friday
last. The loss has not been estimated.
Boats for Florida. — A fleet of thirty
metallic boats are being built at Francis’
establishment at Qreenpoint, designed to
aid the United States troops in their opera
tions against the Indians in Florida, this
winter, particularly in penetrating the ev
erglades They are twenty-two feet in
length, and three feet six inches in breadth,
with lockers at each end for ammunition
and provisions. Fifteen of them are already
finished, and present a fine appearance.
T-t3~ The following paragraph is " going
the rounds” of the newspapers. It is de
cidedly " interesting, if true : ”
Mr. Delane, managing editor of the Lon
don Times, it is said, comes to this country
to pick out an American editor to place
among the corps of able writers attached to
the columns of " The Thunderer ” —to se
lect a person sufiiciently well informed to
take charge of American affairs in ihat fa
mous journal, and write on that subject,
with the proper amount of knowledge in re
gard to our country, its habits, its popula
tion, its institutions, its statesmen, its poli
cy, politics and politicians He is to have
six thousand a year, a comfortable berth.fa
position of honor and an opportunity to do
bis native land a service.
Cost of a Presidential Election — The
New York Times has made an estimate of
the actual expenses of the late election, and
makes them in the aggregate, twenty five
millions, five hundred thousand dollars I
Enough to pay the salaries of Presidents of
the United Stales, for more than a thousand
years! Whew!
Extensive DrrrfiEs.— Kl Dorado
county containsfire hundred und nine*
iy mi lbs of ditches, besides four hun
dred and fifty branch ditches. Their
entire cost was $1,4‘20,000.
Snow.— Fron all accounts from va
rious parts of the mountains, a gre..t
quantity of snow has fallen. At Duw
nievillc, last week it was five feet in
depth.
The New York Journal of Com
ma re pnbli-hes a li-t of forty-tight
>ttamships now running petwecu the
( nited States and Liverpool.
Milliards. —A Filliard table is of
fered for sale at the Metropolitan Howl
ing Saloon.
Nebraska. —The ceu-ns of Nebras
ka Ins just been taken, and it shows a
population of 10,710, and *I,OO • vot
ers. The population has increased over
two and one-fourth fold in a single your,
and the munbi rofvotns i- nearly three
tinted greater than in IS.V>.
French town Dm n Co. —1 >y ref r
ence to their advertisement, in will he
seen that this Company are about in
creasing their Capital stock to $1)0,000.
Relief Meeting.—A Nicaragua relief
meeting was to have been held in San Fran
cisco on Friday evening-
NEW AIIVEK TISE.M EN IS.
FOR SALE!
ONF, HII.I.IAlil) TAHI.K. liiqin-lit tli« Melfo»
pulllmi llowllnu Hiiloon, on Myt rs street. till
STORAGE! STORAGE!
\ HAITI PLACK TO PTOKK (IUOUH rnn bo
found nl llic I'.re-prool llrirk Store, tippi'Mlu
llio Daily Unite Record ofllce, at bov rale*
<IE .). ,M. CI.AUK & DUO.
Bear it in 31 Imi !
FHAIIAT A 1.1. TIIOHK wbowi»li lo |inrcltnn‘ Cro.
W ceric*, l’ro\ 1*1011.4, of Ilinlwarc, will (1 11< i i! lo
lhc*ir lnlcrt**? loculi al the rnv-| root liri k Slop*,
opposite (lie Dally Htlllc Keconl ttlllcv, M \ cr* Mn 1 I.
<lO .1. M 01. AUK & 1>U(».
7.» Tons Kalcd Hay for Sale!
«N LOTS ID HI IT. J M. CLARK 4; ItRO.,
9 Fire proof brick store. opposite tlm Daily Hullo
Record nfflo. (lt»
‘2.>,0»0 Ihy. Barley for Sale.
SAi UK-I*ll OOF HUH’K HTOKK, opposite the Daily
Untie Record «IHco.
(It) ,r. M. CLARK & m;o.
FOR SALE —A. RARE CHANCE!
THK HI TlSCUini'.n la iiiif ib siroun of rc
turning to the Atlantic Stab-*, now olTcisbr
1 j>ab Id* lili.ekHnill. Sliop anti 1.01, wnli tool*
r.ml Hiock ill tr.nlo. '1 ho properly i* *b .ib d
(Mi Main street. Forbeslow n. I or particulars enqube
of llio muier-difnetl on ihc preini* *
I'i ri t-lowii, Deo. 4, JOHN Col I.St >N.
Dll GILinSUT’S
3 y o I xi llv an n r jr ;
Di'slflN OK THIS INSTITUTION i» fur
.0. this treatment of
DISEASES OS’ THE EYE
lint pieMicularly such cvs ;isuudi r 'ss rii• 1 Medi
cal, S trsiciil, uml Hmieniu supiriision ihnn could
In’ (given hi 1.11 establishment ol tl.i' kind, would lor
the ims! (i art lio incurable.
111!. iiIbIU.KT i* a HK'inli.ir of tim Iloynl (to) lego
ol Surgeons. I.oinlon. mid has studied in Him Im-t
hospitals In that oily, and linn resided lour year* in
I lima, wlu re In* Inis Inn I opportunities ol seeing and
treating diseues of tin - Kyi* in their worst f rui*.
(tnnmiita'.ioii* iron between h and 10 every morn
ini,'; at all oil.or linn*!* flu will charged lor a con
saltation. Inf,or* reiiuirinit advice must he accom
panied I y llu- same fee in all emu s, wl least lor llio
llr'i limn.
Dr. (I had an extensive experii -neeln the treatment
af the VKN Kill AI. DISEASE. durimi his residence
in China whore he hass.ien it in its very worst forms
mill lyp.is. Ofkii k —St. Nicholas hotel, Oroville.
Deci tnbef 4, IH.'Mi.
WANTED !
A HUS! NESS MAN, n living In cash VKH Oto f.'OOfi
I U can h-arn of a favorable opportunity to eiiuiiße
in a permanent anil | rofltohle luerthaimi'o hn«im -s,
by addressing al this office. ‘*l UADI,.”
STAGE NOTICE!
# ■ :V A Stages forj,*
ifll
M
i. i.i
St:.rt from the office of the California Stage < om
pany, (imvilie. EVKKV MDIININD at 7 o'clock.
F. J. BECKER,
G-U3NTSMITH,
WJ
And dealer in d'NP U'Et.ES.
I* I'•'l'D US, I'tiw lifilt. SHOT.
I,HAD. I U'S, I) DI N
T II I M M I Nti.s, Montgomery
itreet, Oroville, Unite I umity.
f'jT' Ne w Work made to order, and repairing exe
cuted in the nea,e»l manner. iii-if
BUY YOUR
~n i* y O ooda and
CLOTHING-!
AT
TM
VfcWlMi'
American Theatre, Mentgt mer j st .Orcville.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
ImirlHctui 4 ana! Minin? Company.
f'HKX IlT>>« N, I>«C. lb 1
Notice is hereby given, thiii n meeting ol the Mork
holders < f llio ••Fn-nchtowu ( 'mi ml M In mu • 'iiinjiany
will he held 111 the Merchants’ I. Marysville, on
the (filllt <,luih(, d;i> ofJuiiuSry, iH.iT. for the purpose
ol increasing the eapiti'.'i sloek if M.iil Company lv»
?ix;v thousand dollars itho,nn(i )
Signed M. KIM.I.m,
11. H. AIU'I^I»N,
u. M. >:t A.V».
\V. d W.\T-"N.
d(Md Trustee.
Extension I'm ever 1
I Iwinittfl the immense burinei-ldohi* hr I he tinders
slutted, they have found it necessary to open ll’ l ' tiler
Hi: \ N‘’ll in Itrovihe, noil have loeidi'd it nearly op
posite llo> t rleiu.s Hotel, and dire ly oppi Mte 100
Miners’Halt or), on Mooittoinery tint I, where they
are now opening nod otter for sale, as the* a steck ol
Clot him;, hoots and Mines, Hal*. Clips, nod lIS L’ood
0 stock of Coder < lathing a* call ho lotllid in their
well known eslahlishmiilit. To the Miners and resi
dents of Thompsons I. it. Morris Ravine, t •remui
Hutch and C.ly, mid everybody, "ilh ll.eir (rlt ads,
we would simply say, drop hi mol see os at tho
Itranch, ixainiiio our -lock, you t avo i th the right
ijirinlity mid <jn.-il.fy to m leet Horn, clot ho your
b. |m s iout, ■ .tidily, go on your way rejoicing. and if
oar goods don't give you set -faction. our names arw
■a l D. TOY k Oi l UUHiN,
Montgomery street, opposite 81. Nieholns, nod
llrmich, ojipofito M tiers* llaki ry. d 5
To lire klixklinldns ol Hie '• Om Tcle
,pr;-|ili Company.”
Notice is hereby given, that the llrsl installment ol
Ja pi r cent, ol the amount ol slock . tihsi nhed, is oow
tine, payiddu t<> the Tn usurer of said Company,
James McVVill.ams, at the Ranking House id Mc-
Williams ,v lymeMin In OroviMe, and at ttie bunking
house of Murk Hrnnnigini fctii, in Marysviije.
Ity order of the I’n-sident and Itotird of Directors.
K. C, HHWINUB, i-eert I ary.
Oroville, Deermbpr I, 18.’i(5. dl-lf
-
NOTICK.
f, Thefc- will lie n meeting of lh« ‘-Orovilk
(’iior'i\' Right Huard” at Ihe i trleans Hotel, on .Mon -
--..'.S?d:i y I’.vi mug. Dec. the’sili. fill, at 7 o'clock,
for tho organization of said Company, electing tuTt
cets ami niui-ci’iumtssioned olllcers, ami lormlng
Bv-I.aws, Jtc., for the sanii-. Ity order of
u27—lt;t M. \ Mi I.AFHH Id.N, Insjiector.
NOTIC I ..
To the stockholders in Ihe Freiiehtoivn Cant I Mi
ning Company is herehy given, that an additional
as-essiaenl of tell per cent, on the enpdnl slock is
called in, and juiyahle oil or hi fere Ihe - fit ll of De
sutnher next. ANAN FA RHO, Secretary.
Frenchtown, Novemher 'Jfdh, IH.'dl. ii'JH Hu
S*S
rllMlitll it I Ciuiiif JUC !
JF.-T UKCHIVfD—a large assortment of Fund-
Inre. Also, an invoieit of large Hilt Frame hooking
H lasses, for sale In*'at SC It I ItFK'S
Furniture Ware Kootns, Mnnlg an ry »t., three
doors below Myers st. n.d
-<•-
Hods ! lied , !
I’eolit heds for everybody, at 20 per cent. less lh*t»
Mary svillo prices, for Jo days only, to n ke room for
n entire new stock j.er first steamer to < iroville at
C, SCIMIIKK’f
Furniture Ware Itooms, Moinyon.ery sheet.
oS.OOO lbs. POOI.A in Hales, for sale very low to
the trade, at fh HCUIBFU’S
Forniltiro Ware Booms, Montgomery sb, three
lours below Myers st.
-ly-
Ajlnilioii 31iiiA , i , s -S. I'amiSios!
1). TOV ,V OIThIiSO.N lignin request the osjiecild
atfei-tiun of all w ho m i.-h to lay in ilu ir w inti r Btm k.
01 Cl,. >i ll IMJ, HI.AN KH TB, lloni s anil Woolen
Hoods, to the intiginlleenl usKulinenl i f goods re
ceived liy them during the past tea days. They are
now opening and olli r ror sale
online ml In-rvy Heaver and Petersham Overcoats,
Fr ok s anil Sacks;
100 heavy Pilot Cloth Coats, latest styles ;
30 supi rb '‘liaghiti” Coals, sujierior to ar.y Talmas;
5 bales. 50|>r in each, heavy gray blanket.-;
•2 hales, 100 pr ifi each tine heavy blue hlunkels ;
1 hale, 100 jTextra •* I rench Super Mipi r ” while-
Hialikets;
3o do/,, assorted Cassiinere and Bntt. Pants, lido
styles, besides a ningailirent assort meal of Furnishing.
Hoods. Montgomery st., Opposite Bt. Nicholas, Into
11 null mu’s. n7tf
t ; r DU. A. It Al.ly, olfers his jirofessionul ser
vices to the c llizins of < Irov Site unit vicinity, having
had nnudiund long experience in the treatment of
the i arioiis diseases incident to this clilnate. ho hot es
to give sun-faction
special ulleiilieii given to diseases of a private na-»
lure Hheumiuisni, kc., which lie can cure without tho
use of mercury.
omen, fruul room, No. 17, United States Hotel,
ttj) stairs—Oroville, ocl-lf
0- s-iMa.-iiUJß'a..« wreaTji in-j.t'
NEW ADVKUTLSEMENT.S.
OPENING BALL!
TIIK ?U: \rtUUF OF YOUR COMPANY
is 1.-pecifiiliy solicit**! at an IIFKMMi
y fv 11 he given at WEI.HHV RANCH,
.—J>.eight mill- Iroin Mury-riHe, on Wednesday
evening, l>Kt I..MHKK 2Jth, Isili, hi
JOHN WIH.CII.
FOR. SALE!
raAHK FL’IiSC u 1 It 1- It offers for vile his Bti.ro n
H Hoods or his Him Ills alone.or Ida |,.g nn< j
sc ded on Montgomery *lr.-< t near Hie Orleans Hot
for terms and further information, utility to
»• martin,
on Die premises
STOLEN !
ON WRDNF..BHAY MORMNH, December :
from the subscriber, mote drawn in his far
byC. 1,. White, of Bacrain<-utX), for the sum „f t ,
hundred uml fifty dallars. (St j(i,un) All persons ;
her.-hv caulioued against purchasing or negociati
for said note ns pay mem on the saute has been tu
P'" 1 J. HAVIS.
(Jroville, Dec. 3. lb&6. dilw