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NEVADA DEMOCRAT.
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will deliver the Dmocrat to sulwcriben:, end U authorized
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and receipt for the same.
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mento City.
NEVADA, WEDNESDAY, DEC.~24, 1856.
A Lawyer, who seem* to be In pursuit of
knowledge under difficulties, through the col
umns of the Journal , is handed over to uf, to be
instructed as to the meaning of the phrase, “pa
ternal dower.” We advise “a lawyer,” when
out of Court, “to throw Bouvier to the dogs,”
and the next time he goes iuto the Journal Of
fice, to consult the “Devil” or Noah Webster,
whichever he may happen to have the greatest
regard for. Should he appeal to the latter, (and
we confess our preference for his authority.)
and remain unenlightened, although it may
sound rather disrespectful towards a member of
that usually astute confraternity, we shall be
forced to conclude that there is less fault in the
offending phrase, than in the capacity of “a law
yer” to understand it. In the last contingency
we suggest to a lawyer, in view of the demand
there will be for lodgings at the opening of the
legislature, that be should propel himself to the
State Capitol, and post on his upper story, “un
furnished rooms to let.” Perhaps the editor of
the Journal, who is both editor and legislator,
may flod suitable accommodations inside. Al
though mall, they will doubtless prove large
enough, and quite snug.
Rich Diooixos.— We were shown a fine bar
of gold yesterday at the Banking House of Wil
liamson & Duwley, the value of which, was over
$5,700, the whole beiug the product of last
week’s work in the Nevada shaft, located on
Shelby Hill. The fortunate owners in this shaft
the richness of which has been chronicled from
time to time during the past year, arc Messrs.
John Grove. A. D. Allen, C. H. Seymour, and
three others, making six interests in all. The
assay was mode by our friend Schotte, whose
skill and accuracy in refining and computing
the value of the precious metals, are invariably
verified by the returns of the United States
mint.
Royal Arch Masons.—At a regular meeting
of the Nevada It. A. Chapter, No. 6, held on
Monday evening, Dec. 22(1, the following officers
were elected for the ensuing Musouic year:—
T. H. Caswell, M. E. H. P.; Clias. Marsh, E. K.;
Niles Searls, E. S.; J. II. Helm, C. n.; Tbos.
Hawley, P. S.; Sol. Kohlmnn, R. A. C.; T. H.
Rolfe, M. of 3d V. : A. B. Swan, M. of 2d V.;
Wm. McCormick, M. of 1st V; 1 Williamson,
Treasurer; S. W. Boring, Se’cyjJ.W. Hastings,
Guard. The officers will be installed on Satur
day next at 2 o’clock P. M., at the Masonic Hall.
Masonic Election,-—At a stated meeting of
Quitman Lodge, No. 88, F. & A. M., Iield at their
Lodge rooms at Orleans Flat.o n Saturday even
ing, the 20th inst., the following officers were
elected for the ensuing Masonic year: A liana,
W. M.; R. B. Moyes.S. W.; Thos. Triplet, J. IV.;
John Caldwell, Treasurer; 8. B. Hickman, Se’cy;
J. D. Reed, S. D.; J. B. Cazean, J. D.; John
Moyes, II. Grunman, Stewards; J. P. Brenton,
Marshal; W. H. Hopkins, Tyler.
Taxable Property or Nevada.— The City As
sessor has completed his work of assessing the
property In the city subject to taxation. The
total amount of taxable property in the city ac
cording to the Assessor’s books, is $1,033,370.
Shipment op Stecie.- The mail Steamer So
nora, which sailed for Panama on the 2011a inst.,
took out $1,787,013 in specie.
Execution. —Nathan Cottle was hung on Fri
day last, at Jackson, Amador county, for the
murder of R. S. Cole, in Volcano, last January.
He mode a speech of about au hour and a quar
ter, in which he exhibited no perceptible sign of
repentence, and seemed to think he had done
perfectly right in killing Cole. He was particu
larly bitter against the crowd that had come
to witness his execution.
——
Information Wanted— Of Benjamin Atwill,
blacksmith, aged about 32 years, formerly of
Salem, Mass. When last heard from, about
three years since, he was in Shasta county, lie
has a brother living at Salem, Mass., and an
aged mother residing at Portsmouth, N. H., who
are anxious to learn whether he ia living or
dead. Any information in regard to him, di
rected to the Gazttte office, Columbia, will be
thankfully received.
San Francisco Scrip. —The scrip of the city
of San Francisco is worth but twenty cents on
the dollar. It is said that the city is absolved
by recent decisions from paying about $1,500,-
000 of its debt. The Herald proposes that the
Legislature be petitioned to allow the city to
confirm the sale of city slips, which has beeu
pronounced invalid on account of iuformality.
Empire County Arolu— This paper, printed
at Coloma, the publication of which has for some
time beeu suspended, made its appearance again
on Saturday last. It is under tho conduct of
H. F. Smith, and is to be a Democratic paper.
Hon. John M. Clayton, a distinguished U. S.
Senator from Delaware, died Nov. 9th.
New Store. —Mr. R. Fiuinger has recently
opened a store on Broad street, at P, Hendrick
son’s old stand. He keeps on hand a splendid
assortment of liquors, and persous in want of
any thing in his line will lose nothing by giving
him a call.
Geo. Welch, of the Pioneer Book Store, Main
street, has our thanks for late Atlantic papers;
also, for Sacramento and San Francisco dailies.
J. E. Hamlin, of Broad Street Book Store,
has placed us under obligations for papers and
magazine* received by the Sonora, and for San
Francisco weeklies.
New Year's 'Party. — Messrs. Buchanan Sc
Lawrence, of Orleans Flat, give a ball at the
Orleans Hotel, in that place, on New Year’s
Eve. A pleasant time may be anticipated by
those nhn design to attend.
Fan ill nc the Comity Debt.
The expediency of applying to the Legislature
for authority to fund tbe debt of Nevada county,
outstanding in the shape of registered scrip, is
being discussed by those who best understand,
and feel the highest interest in our county af
fairs. The utility of the funding system in the
present condition of our finances is fully sus
tained, we believe, by considerations of public
policy as well as the personal interests of the
creditors. However this may,.bey for the pur
pose of testing the sense of the people in regard
to tbe matter, and to afford an opportunity to
all concerned, we invite attention to the sub
ject, and shall be pleased to give place for an
expression of opinion with regard to it.
Thai this plan is no effectual panacea for the
evils of a depicted treasury we willingly admit.
Tbe mere fact of deferring the day of payment,
is in itself, as a rule of action, of questionable
propriety. The “philosopher’s stone” has long
since been discovered to consist of the simple
apothegem, “pay as yon go,” and a rigid ad
herence to this, in spite of all temptations to
run into debt, whether in persons or public
bodies, may justly be regarded as the better
part of wisdom. The causes which in our last
issue, we pointed out as the fruitful source of
the financial embarrassments to our State have
had their influence in producing a large debt
in most of the counties. Iu this, other causes
have assisted to enlarge the indebtedness; among
which may be mentioned tbe failure of some of
our officials to follow the strict accountability
for the public funds required by law, and the
casnalty which destroyed the valuable property
belonging to the county.
The debt having been created, and it being
incumbent on us to provide for its liquidation,
we propose to give the reasons, founded in pub
lic policy, which in our judgment, justify a
resort to the funding system.
Firstly, it will conduce to a more strict econo
my in the administration of the county govern
ment, and greatly reduce its expenditures.
Secondly, it will give a more uuiform and
reliable value to the bonds issued by the county,
affording the holder a safe investment, and con
sequently at all times insuring for them a ready
sale !u the muiket, at a price approximating to
their nominal value.
That a greater economy will result from es
tablishing a cash system scarcely needs argu
ment, for no one will dispute it. It is well
understood that all persons performing service,
or furnishing any thing for the use of the coun
ty, charge for such service or article a sum in
proportion to the cash value of the scrip at the
time. Nor can we find fault with them for so
doing. For sometime past, except for the pay
ment of the salaries of county officers, which
are established by law, the scrip of the county
has actually been issued for not more than 50
to 60 per cent, of its nominal value, and a debt
of $45,000 or $50,000 has been contracted when
the whole liability for which it was made could
no doubt have been discharged with $30,000
of available means. Besides, the tendency with
most men, disbursing a ourrcncy so depreciated
as our county scrip, is to use it in an improvi
dent manner.
Proceeding on a rotten credit system, we have
gone far beyond the contemplation of law, and
it is time to stop and set things to right. From
the language of the 14th and Kith Beetions of
the “act credtlng a Board of Supervisors in the
counties of the State,” passed at the session of
1855, it is obvious that the Legislature intended
to restrict the counties from contracting any in
debtedness whatever, other than such as might
be met with the current revenues of the county,
for each fiscal year. In this county, the Board
of Supervisors for the past two years transcend
ed their powers and duties ns prescribed by the
statute, and habitually made allowances In di
rect conflict witli its provisions. That they
were excusable under tho pressure of a stern
necessity, we have uo disposition to deny, but
on the contrary, are ready to defend every ex
penditure which bos come to our knowledge.
We desire, however, to sec the present Board
placed in a position to carry out this salutary
flnancial plan, and as the only possible means
of enabling them to do so, is to fund tire present
indebtedness; the earlier it is doue the better it
will be.
Such au act was parsed at the last session for
the County of Sierra and will he found in the
laws of 1856. That act recognises the whole
debt outstanding in the scrip of the county up
to the 1st day of June 1856. provides for the
payment of the interest on the fundablo bonds
at the rate of 10 per cent per annum, and also
for a sinking fund to be set apart to pAy off the
bonds, which are not to run beyond the year
1866. An additional tsix of 25 cts. in each $100
is imposed by the act, on the taxable property
of that county, and also a poll tax of $1.00 up
on all persons not exempt.
Iu the County ofNevada auy additional tax
we believe to be unnecessary. The net revenue
of the county for the present year will exceed
$50,000, a sum which will be augmented each
successive year for some time to come, with the
accumulation of taxable property. In future
we shall not be called upon to make large ex
penditures for buildings or other public works,
and with a prudent uso of the revenue, it is
practicable to meet all expenses provided for
by law, and leave a surplus sufficient to pay the
interest of the present debt, and a considerable
sum annually to apply as a sinking fund iu the
redemption of the bonds.
Supposing our revenue to remain at what it
is for the present year, say $50,000, and our in
debtedness to be $50,000. If the current ex
penditures of the county can be brought down
to $40,000 the $10,000 surplus will pay the in
terest, amounting to $5,000, and leave $5,000
to redeem that amount of bonds. The interest
the second year would thus be reduced to $4,-
500, leaving $5,500 to apply in redemption of
the bonds, and so on; the interest each year
diminishing with the decrease of the county
debt. By such a system, and with faithful offi
cers to introduce a just economy in every de
partment of the county government, wo believe
that we may be able iu the course of a few
yearB, to accomplish a desirable object, and re
lievo us of the incubus of an onerous public
debt.
Wo call the attention of our readers to the
advertisement of Cody & May. proprietors of
the “Old Shenandoah.” The style and comfort
of this establishment they will be better inform
ed of by accepting their invitation to drop in
and partake of its hospitalities
McDermott u Richard 3.
We had designed, before witnessing the per
sonation of the sanguinary Richard by this man
who has so suddenly filled the State from end
to end with the renown of his extraordinary
performances, to have given a full and free
charcoal sketch of the scene as it should present
itself at the Nevada Theater. With this purpose
we attended on Monday night the first and last
appearance, we trust, which Mr. McDermolt will
be allowed to make on our boards. It is true,
we had formed an estimate of the man, and of
his motives in making so ridiculous an exposure
of himself, which has been entirely dissipated
after once having seeu him on the stage. Had
we the descriptive powers of Burke or Dickens,
with Hogarth’s or Cruikshank’s pencil, to illus
trate the scene on the occasion, we should fail
to convey a faithful picture of the fantastic,
cruel, and ludicrous performance in which the
audience and actor bore an equally impor
tant part Had the immortal Bard of Avon
contemplated the base purpose to which this
wonderful production of his mighty genius
w ould come at last, the divine afflatus must have
fled from his mind, and “nature’s child” had
never “warbled those wood notes” which have
charmed the world for generations past, and
will charm the world for generations yet to
come.
The aspect of Mr. McDermott; his figure and
gait, we were far from being pleased with at
his first entrance, and his exits we confess under
the heavy pressure from the rear were still less
in unison with the princely mein, imparted to
our conception of the character by a recollec
tion of the bearing of the elder 1 Bootb, and Gus
tavus V. Brooke, llis gesture, of which there
was abundance, was of a peculiarly original
stamp; that is in the soliliquy, for that was about
all of the text which was heard, although lie
went through with parts of the three first and
also the fifth act, omitting for certain good and
sufficient reasons the encounter with shallow
Richmond. Mac seemed to have felt a strong
desire in every practicable case to “suit the
action to the word, and the word to the action,”
and in his attempts to accomplish this very
valuable rhetorical point, he introduced a spe
cies of pantomime exceedingly useful amid the
noise and confusion which reigned over the
whole house. For an example—in order to illus
trate that “all the clouds which lowered upon
our house are in the deep bosom of the ocean
buried,” he most admirably enforced the meta
phor by raising his right hand and punching his
first digit, deliberately and perpendicularly to
wards the trombone man in the orchestra. His
emphasis was strikingly impressive from the
force imparled to it by praucing up and down
on bis hind legs and at last bringing down his
right foot with a force which shattered to pieces
all the glass chimneys on the foot-lights The
voice of this mod"rn Roscius, was tine e. to j
nothing which we have ever heard from lungs
of man. It somewhat resembled the cross be
tween the buzz of a gigantic musquito, aud the
note of that beautiful songster of the barnyard
commonly known as the Guinea hen. The tones
of that voice still linger upon our ear, as did
not the voice of the angel upon those of our
first parents in the bowers of Eden.
A singular fancy seemed to pervade the au
dience that this was an appropriate occasion
for a liberal tribute of vegetable matter.—
Whether the house was divided between York
and Lancaster we arc left to conjecture, as vfu
remember that the respective emblems of those
factions wore the white and red rose. Upon
this hypothesis we are enabled to explain the
profusion of esculents, a commodity which rote
in the market on Monday, and although evi
dently intended as a complimentary tribute to
Richard, came very near doing for him what
the bucklers of the Roman Knights did for the
faithless maideu who betrayed her native city.
I Indeed, he might well have exclaimed, had he
played the act in which the passage is found:
“Vegetables to-night have struck more terror
to the soul of Richard, tbau could the substance
of ten thousand dollars paid in by shallow
fellows.”
These vegetables answered another purpose,
which came home to ourselves. They seemed
to be used on the part of the audience as an
auxiliary to the gesture of the great actor. It
occurred to us that the vurions kinds of vegita
ble matter were iutended as instruments of
punctuation. In the early purt of the play,
Richard's speeches were very happily divided,
by stops of various kinds, In which a potatoe
seemed to represent the comma, an onion the
semi-colon, a turnip the colon, a cabbage the
period and the pumpkin as paragraph; while a
string of sausages reminded us of the asterisk
so plentifully found in the pages of Dou Juan.
But as tho spectacle proceeded, and Richard
warmed with the heavy business, these points
were put in with no sort of discrimination, and
poor Richard; the inspired form of the typo
graphical genius, was knocked completely into
pi. These little delicate attentions on the paid
of his hearers, Richard did not fail to appreci
ate, and after the Urst shower, he made bin ap
pearance before the curtain, and declared that
he had played in all the principal cities of the
Tlain, but this reception on the part of the cit
izens of Nevada, exceeded in warmth anything
which he had ever experienced. Loud cries of
louder, with Various expletives, manifesting a
cordial and enthusiastic regard for Mac, here
greeted him, uutil he was forced to look rather
than speak the grateful emotions of his heart.—
Finally, overcome by the exhibitions of the pop
ular admiration bestowed on him from all sides,
he turned to leave the stage, when he was sa
luted with a fresh ovation of variagnted escu
lents, ‘‘which added wings to his speed.” aad
prevented him from standing at all upon the
older of bis going.
Mac's fortitudo was put to a severe teet
throughout the entire performance, and consid
ering his delicate frame, he has givcp evidence
of a soul far above the mean condition to which
he has been doomed, but from which he is rap
idly rising, as the phoenix from her ashes.
The perfectly respectful indifference with
which Warwick, McGowan, and the rest of the
company wero treated by tho audience must
have been mortifying indeed. It is true, that
when any of them appeared on the stage or be
fore the curtain, all attention was paid to them,
but nary potatoe or cabbago or anything of
the sort could be spared, and if thrown in their
presence, they were directed with such marked
precisibn as to leave no doubt of the object for
which they were intended.
All nonsense aside, McDermott is an infafua
ted poor deejj, whom it becomes a p!ty to cn *
courage in kis mania, and to elpbse in the
manner he hgs been. His agent, who it is said
is using him only for his own gain, was taken
frbm the stage, after the close of the perform
ance, by a number of persons and was forced to
undergo the pleasant exercise of riding on a
rail, if ijt -be- as stated that be is the mopa
telmnk, whiie McDermott Is the tool and victim,
should ho next be treated to a coat of tar
and feathers he wilj get no more than he de
serves. No one could have witnessed the exhi
bition of Monday night without feeling that
throughout, had it not been highly ludicrous, it
would have been in the highest degree cruel.
The Jfeutrnllly Law*.
The recent effort made by Gen. Quitman of
Mississippi, in the Congress of the United States
to repeal the present neutrality act, together
with the career of Gen. Walker in Nicaragua,
has had the effect it seems to arouse the fears
of all the Miss Nancy tribe of politicians, in
the country. They are prompt o« »n days gone
by, to repudiate all sympathy with what they
are pleased to regard as filibusterism; and their
delicate sensibilities are so shocked at the con
templation of the imaginary outrages perpe
trated by mieguided citizens of the United States,
that wo only wonder that as an atonement for'
the wfongS of their own ascestors against the
Narragansetts, the Pequod*. the Mohawks,- the
the Creeks and Scmiuoles, that they
do not abandon the continent of America alto
gether, and return In sackcloth and asbes to the
land whence their misguided fathers set sail for
this western World.
Without in this place indulging in aHy apology
for Walker and hia cause, or attempting to elu
cidate the great social and commercial revolu
tion which he is the instrument of working out
for the advancement of human happiness, and
of the power and glory of the Anglo-American
race, we take some courage from the example
of one who has long since been apothcotlzed by
this samo class as the embodiment of all that is
wise and patriotic.
Mr. Clay it is well known was the wannest
advocate of the South American Republics in
the struggles for independence. In his ardour,
he went to the extent of declaring the right and
duty of our country to Interfere in behalf of the
Spanish colonists, and in regard to the very
laws which (Jen. Quitman proposes now to re
peal, the following extracts from the speeches
of Mr day, at the time, will clearly show the
light in which he held them :
“Mr. Cluy offered some general remarks on
the offensive nature of the bill, which, he said,
instead of an act to enforce neutrality, ought to
be entitled an act for the benefit of his Majesty
the King of Spain.”
Again, ou the 18th of March, it is reported of
Mr. Clny:
In the threshold of this discussion he confessed
he did not like much the origin of that act.
There had be- \ some disclosures —not in an of
ficial form, but in such a shape as to entitle
them to credence—that showed that act to have
bet'll the result of leasing on tiic part of foreign
agents in this country, which he regretted to
have seen. But from whatever source it sprung,
it was un act necessary to preserve the neutral
relations of the country, it ought to be retained;
but this he denied.
In its provisions it went beyond the obliga
tions of the United States to other Powers, and
that part of it was unprecedented in any nation
which compelled citizens of the United States to
give bonds not to commit acts without the ju
risdiction of the Ullired States; which it is the
busin 'ss of foreign natious, and not of this gov
ernment, to guard against.
Again, on the same day, this bill being, still
under consideration, Mr. Clay, alluding to the
Spanish Minister, said:
He (Mr. C.) would not treat with disrespect,
even the Minister of Ferdinand, whose cuuse
this bill was Intended to benefit; he is a faithful
Minister. If, not satisfied with making represen
tations to the foreign department, he also at
tends the proceedings of the Supreme Court to
watcl its decisisns, he affords but so many proofs
of the fidelity for which the representatives of
Spain have always been distinguished. And how
mortifying it is. sir, to hear of the honorary
rewards and titles, and so forth, granted for
these services; for if I am not mistaken, our act
of 1817 produced the bestowal of some honor
on this faithful representative of his Majesty ;
and, if this bill passes which is now before us,
I have no doubt he will receive some new honor
for his further success.
Mr. Clay concluded his speech thus:
“Let us put alt these statutes out of onr way
except that of 1794. When was that passed?
At a moment when the enthusiasm of liliertv fan
through the country with electric rapidity;
when the whole country en masse was ready to
lend a hand and aid lh“ French nation in their
struggle. Gen. Washington, revered nange ! the
Father of his Country, could hardly arrest this
inclination. Yet. under such circnmstauces,
the act of 1794 was found abundantly sufficient.
For twenty years that act has been found suffi
cient. But soiue keen-sighted foreign minister
finds out that it is not sufficient, and the act of
1817 is passed. That ad we find condemned by
the universal sentiment of the country, and I
hope it will receive fnrther condemnation by the
vote-of the House this day.”
What higher authority do we need, that the
act of 1817 was unwise in its inception? And
now that it is demonstrated to be a nullity in
fact, and capable of accomplishing nothing, why
should it uoi be repealed, and the policy which
secured the sanction of Washington be restored?
Arrivat, or tiik Sonora.— The Panama mail
steamer Souora, arrived at San Francisco on
Tuesday evening, the 16th inst,, with news from
New York to November 20th. The principal
intelligence by this arrival is the confirmation
of the news received three weeks since, of the
trigmph of the Democracy in the late national
contest. At our previous accounts, the proba
bility was, that Fillmore had carried Louisiana*
and that Fremonthad carried Illinois ; later re
turns, however, establish the fact that both of
these States have gone for Buchanan, giving
him one hundred and seventy-four electoral
votes, twenty-five more than enough to elect
him. The popular vote as far as heard from,
is for Buchanan. 1,293,223 ; Fillmore, 617,672 ;
Frepont, 1,033,840.
The States which have gone for Buchanan,
are—Virginia, Dcleware, New Jersey, Pennsyl
vania. Iudiana, Illinois, North Carolina. South
Carolina, Georgia. Alabama, Mississippi, Flori
da, Texas, Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mis
souri, Louisiana and California, make a total of
174.
For Fremont—Maine, New Hamshire, Massa
chusetts, Rhode Island. Connecticut, Vermont,
New \ ork, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, and
Iowa. Total 114.
For Fillmore—Maryland. 8.
Nineteen States for Buchanan, eleven for
Fremont, and one for Fillmore.
Mty. Eaton, Secretary of War under President
Jackson, died at Washington Nov. 17th.
Common School Meeting*
PurBuaafto an a<\jourucd meetiiigjof Dec. 13th
a meeting of the qualified electors of the first
Scool District, Nevada Township, met at Flur
shutz liall, on Saturday Dec. 20tb.
On motion, J. N. Turner Esq. was called to
the chair, and Geo. O. Kilbouruc chosen Secre
tary of the meeting.
In accordance with a resolution adopted at a
former meeting, appointing a committee to ex
amine all eligible locations for a school house,
the following report was read and submitted:
The undersigned, appointed as a committee
to select a site or location for a school-house,
would respectfully represent that they have
spent some time in examining and ascertaining
the best and cheapest locality, and in their opin
ion the lot owned bv the Rev. Mr, Warren, in
tne rent- of his dwelliug house, combines the
most advantages, and is the most favorable site
for the location of the propos, d school house.
The lot which we have selected, contains an
area of about one acre, and the price for which
it can be obtained, is $000.
Your committee in making this selection,
have been governed by the following reasons:
1st. It is removed from the business thorough
fares, and from the noise and hurtle of the town.
2d. It is not contiguous to any lot whereon
lmiidings might hereafter be, or are erected,
which would endanger it by fire.
3d. It is a high, salubrious and healthy loca
tion, and at tbc same time commodious and ea
sily accefeible from all parts of the city. Water
can be readily obtained from the Nevada Water
company or by digging a well about 30 feet
deep on the western portion of the premises.
Several other locations were before your com
mittee for consideration, but none of them in
their opinion combined the advantages required
for such location. Therefore, they have unani
mously made the selection above described, and
hoping that it may prove acceptable, this report
is respectfully submitted, and your committee
ask to be discharged from further duty iu the
matter.
Wm. J. KNOX. Ch'n of Com.
On motion the report was accepted, and the
school-house located in accordance with the rec
ommendation of the committee, and the meeting
adjourned.
J. N. TURNER, Chairman.
Geo. 0. Killbourne, Sec’y.
Arrival of (lie Orlmbn.
The Nicaragua steamship Orizaba arrived at
the Bay on Friday nisrht last, bringing 510 pas
sengers, of whom 108 were ladies. Among the
passengers, are Ex-Governor Bigler and family.
The Orizaba brings two days later intelligence
from New York, and six days later from New
Orleans.
Washington, Nov. 21.—Official returns from
all the parishes in Louisiana but one, give Buch
anan 2.000 majority.
Buchanan has 11,587 majority in Georgia—
one county yet to hear from.
Forty-seven voting places in Texas show ma
jorities of 6,500 for Buchanan,'and 1,489 for
Fillmore.
St. Loom, Nov. 20tb.—Last night, the block
on the levee, known as the City Buildings, con
sisting of thirteen stores, occupied by some ol
tho baeviest linns in the city, wes entirely de
stroyed by tire. The loss is estimated at *400,
000. The amount insured lms not been ascer
tained. The block sold a year ago for *183.000.
Wabhixoton, Nov. 20lb.—Our Thanksgiving
to-day was signalized at 2 o’clock bv the mar
riage of Senator Douglas, of Illinois, to Miss
Ada Cntts, of Washington, after which the mar
ried couple took the cars for their future resi
dence, iu Chieago. The br'ule was accompanied
to the alter by several bridesmaids, but the
Senator, being a widower, went alone. Only a
few of his personal friends, including Gen.
Shields, were present.
Ntrnrngun News.
From a dispatch to the Sacramento Time*, da
ted San Francisco, Dec. iOth, we extract the
following Nicaragua news:
Owing to the destruction of Granada hy order
of Geu. Walker, no number of the NimragucuH
ha* beeu issued We gather the following from
passengers who came up on the Orizaba: On the
21 st ult the Nicaraguan schooner Granada, com
manded by Comodore Vassanx, sailed out of the
hurbof of Sau Juan del Sud, and met the Costa
Itican vessel ‘'llLh of April.” The Granada had
23 men and 2 guns; the Costa Rican brig. 140
men, and 4 English brass pieces—nine pounders
—100 Minnie rifles. At six o’cleck in the even
ing, an engagement commenced between the two
vessels, and lasted, with the utmost fury until 8
o'clock, when a well-directed shot from the Gra
. nada fell into the magazine of the Costa Rican
vessel, and it blew up, tearing tiie brig to pieces,
and killing nearly all on board. Boats were im
mediately lowered from I lie Granada and about
thirty men were, picked up—all the rest perish
ing. The Costa Rican vessel bad about $10,000
in bullion, on board.
Private letters received in this city represent
this atfair as having been most brilliant, and
speak in the highest terms of the courage aud
skill of Coni. Vassanx, who with an inferior force
succeeded in destroying a large vessel, manned
by a force four times as large as his, and with a
loss of but two or three men.
Walker had an engagement at Massava, which
lasted three days; his loss was comparitively
trifling—27 killed and about thirty wounded.
The loss of the Costa Ricans is said to have been
very severe. It had been Walker’s intention
after this engagement to press ou to Leon, but
circumstances ocenrn d which induced him to
abandon it. and full back towards Granada, and
gave Gen. Henniugtou d rectiousto destroy the
latter place. Granada was accordingly blown
up and fired: and for the present, Walker lias
bis bead-quarters at San George.
The Very I.ntest.
On the 6th, Gen. Walker went up to Rivas
with a portion of the new recruits, and his main
army, in all consisting of 450 men, for the pur
pose of attacking the enemy, pastel at that
place, to the number of 600 strong. On the
next night he was attacki d at St. Georg on the
Lake shore, and he repulsed tho enemy with no
loss to his own forces.
Accounts from Nicaragua arc very conflicting.
Another version of affairs is, as we learn from a
passenger, and who we know lobe good authori
ty—that Gen. Hennington was surrounded in a
church nt Rivas, by 3,000 Coste Ricans, and
would likely be sacrificed if not succored.
rraU for tlxo
DROMEDARY LINE!!
The first train' has just arrived with more
NEW BOOKS AND STATIONARY, con
signed to
Or. XV. WELCH,
I Voter in all kinds of BLANK BOOKS and STATIONERY
STANDARD and MISCELLANEOUS BOOKS, MUSIC and
MtSlCAI) INSTRUMENTS, Gold Pens and Cutlery, at the
Pioneer Book Store!!
CriUmdon's Brick , Ao. 34 Main St. Nevada.
GIFT' BOOKS! GIFT BOOKS!!
For the Holidays just received at
WELCH'S HONKER BOOK STORE.
D
|IAIUES for 1857, ran now be hnd at
WELCH'S PIONKEK BOOK STORE.
SELLING OFF AT COST!!
Proprietors of the iTULADELPHIA
A SI ORE, being desirous of closing out their stock in
consequence of one of the partners being about to leave’ for
Europe, offer their entire
, . stock OF DRY GOODS
at Cost Prices I!
Notice.— Parties indebted to, or who mav have <daim«
aSTt'cIV*a, h rf I ’t!i* <Wl ’ hU Stor ®> are to call imrae.
thatdy aud settle. STILE'EL k COHN
__ No. 64 Broad street, Nevada.
A GOOD CHANCE.
lot for sale, at the head of broad
inKi ‘ trwt ' c " nt * l “ ln » fivp room* in excellent repair, large
slables, a good well of water, Lot BO x 200. Also the horec
and, wagon know " “ the NEVADA JOB WAGON, doing a
good business The whole will be sold low, the owner be
ln« desirous of leaving for the Atlantic States. Apply to
II JtHlKN, or St POL KOHI MAN’S Star-.
tigrvnda Tempi* of Honor No<
Mondty evening, at Temperance Hall, at 7 o’clock
Voting Brethren in good standing are ever wclco
A. P. Cbcrcu, W. R. 6-6ui H. B. PALMER, \y T
Rrllgloni Ifotlce.— The REV. E. COOPER of
Protestant Episcopal Chucrh, will hold service i|, p.***
shut* bnilding, (up stairs) Main street, on Sunday *
at 11 o’clock A. M. ' ***•
—
-+
lVo\l/ii
Notice. —The undersigned wofild respeHTtiliy ] llfcn
the public that he has purchased the JQrijgjgJnre on rJ°
mercial street, recently established by B. B Thayey qfsl
Francisco, wliieh contains a (kill stock ofy 'MAg
from the best English and other European manufacturer,
ami are stick as can be depended vpori; also, a coniplet
assortment of the linest Perfumeries, aud Articles oftoikt
together with a full supply of every thing belonging to the
business. The Store is under the management of Doci*
B. R. Carman, who will devote particular attention to
the establishment conducted in such a manner astogaj,,
the confldencc of the public.
N. B.—Physician’s prescriptions properly couil_
CEO. O. Kll.ftof
OLD SHE.VAIVDOAH BILLIARD 8 A LOOS.
Cody & Mny-j Proprietor#*
Basement Kidd & Knox's Brick BviUIHtg, corner df Broaj
and Pine tired,*.
THIS CAPACIOUS SALOON, amongst Urn lairat in U*
State, and fitted up in the most elegant style, lias bin
purchase*! by the subscribers, and is now open for the ae
comma ta on and comfort of their friends and the Public
geuerally. They pledge themselves at all times to wekiim*
all who may favor them with a call, and by at lent ion to
business, to make this the Saloon of Nevada, and one in
every way worthy the hospitable nameot ‘Old
The liar will at all times be supplied with the best
Liquors. Wines. 4c., which the Market of San l'rancisco
cun afford.
The Hilliard Tabled are new- and of the litgW,
finish and workmanship, and are furnished will* cues aa<i
balls selected with great care.
Give tu a Call*
JESSE CODY,
12-tf GEORGE AUY,
OPE SITING OF A
NEW LIQUOR SHORE!
BYE. FINIKGEB.,,
In the Fire proof Brick Store formerly occupied by P. di/n
dricksun, on Broad Street, nearly opposite tjiuj
Hotel de Paris, Nevada.
rpHE largest Stock of French and American Liquors,
i Wines and Groceries, French Preserves and Fruits,
Swiss, Limburg and California Cheese; Westphalia llama'
Holland Herrings, and Provisions generally, is offered at
WHOLESALE ARD RETAIL,
At San Francisco prices adding only freight to Nevada.
Al-o Busses celebrated Burton Ale,
Young’s do do
Tenant’s do do
Constantly on hand at
12-tf R. FININGER’S, Broad* St.
C“ ON STABLE’S SALE .—-STATE OK CAl.irOliNir
County of Nevada, «» —By virtue of an Execution ta
me delivered issued from the Court of ,L K. Barry Esq.,
an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the Cbunty. Afore
said. bearing date December 15th A D. 1858, to satisfy a
Judgement rendered bv J. K. Borrv on the 13th dav of
Itecenmer A. AL 185ft, in favor of GEORGE; W. SELBY
& CO., and against JOHN FPL’ER, for the sum of
blvd 81-100 Debt, interest, damages and costs of suit. I
have taken in Execution, and will sell to the highest bid
der for cash, a certain House and l/»t situate ,*n Organs
Flat, near the upper Reservoir, on the 13th day of Janua
ry A. D. 1857: between the hours of 3tf o’clock’ A. M. and
3 o’clock P. M.| In front of the Jflfehn* Hotel in Oileam
Flat. Eureka Township, subject to redemption according
to tho Sthtniein such cases made and provided.
Taken as the property of John Ppi/er to satisfy the above
demands and accruing costs. December PJtM, A. 1». 1856.
12-3wr A. F. WAGENKR, Constable.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA, County ofVivu
<la, ss<—-In the District Court of the 14tJi Judicial l)i<-
trict . ISA AC II. COHN vs. HU Creditor*. In the iBn|trr
of the application of the above named Isaac H. Cohn, bn ii.
solvent debtor, to be dischargedfrom his Purauau
to an order of the Hon. Nile \ Pearls. Judge of fhc Cojirt
aforesaid, Notice is hereby given to the in
solvent to beand appear before Maid Judge, w ithin thirty
days from the date of the publication ijfrthis notice at l.i
Chambers in Nevada City, County afore-#id, to *J.iow «.tn-w
if any they have, w hy the nravef of Raid in'<Mvct\[ should
not be granted, and lie he discharged from Id* debts in Da*
manner prescribed by law.
In testimony whereof. 1 have hereunto set mv bsn l pud
impressed the heal of said County, this,.$0ttil day of Pec*!a
ber, A. I). I860.
12-4w J. II. IWPtmrirK, Clerk.
QT ATE' « >F C A LI Ft) H SI A, l o u uJ y.ui'wi'vu-
C <ln, ss—In the District Court of the 14th Judiaw! Pi.-.-
trict. JOHN IIERT/JNOFR vs Hi* In the mat
ter of the application of John Hertzinger tho above named
insolvent debtor to be discharge*! from bis debts. . Por-u
ant to an order of the lion. Nile# rcarles. Judge of the
Court aforesaid. Notice R hereby given to tiie creditors nf
said insolvent to be and appear before said Judge in of>e;i
Court at Nevada city and County aforesaid, within thirty
day* from the date of tbo publication of this notice, to wit;
on the 2f*th day of Janunry 1857 in the forenoons? *nid
dav. to show cause it any they have, vhy tho pwyoref
«aid insolvent should not lie granted vnd he be di.charge 1
from his debts in the manner prescribed by Law.
••In testimony whereof 1 have hereunto set my -hand and
improved the seal of said Court, This •. vd dev of 1 /'cvruW
A. D. lSuth 12-4w J. II. L’U.”1 WICK, ClM.
F. & A. M.,
Anniversary of.St. John the Kvar.j;f!Ul.
rilHE members of Rough & Ready Lt-ago! No. K. .V A.
_L II. will celrbrate the anniversary «-f fcf. J6hu the Evan
gelist by a public demonstration at Hough & Ready* on
Monday, t Ik* 29th Inst., instead of Saturday thu/JIth, the
proper anniversary.
The exercises will con*i<t of a public InxUiIUUiou
Officers elect, for the ensuing year. 1 rogation and Oration
1>> a distinguished member of the craft, and dinner, and V'
be followed bv a Ball in the evening, at which, the public
arc invited to attend All members.of the Craft in good
standing are invited to attend as guc?U of the Lodge, dur
ing the exorcises of the day.
A. C. KEAN,
J. K. SMITH,
JOHN MONT00.\r^nV,
GEORGE W. WEAVER.
C. BECKMAN.
_l_L2\r Committee of Arrangement*.
F. SCIIOTTE,
A S3 A Y OFFICK—NO 30 MAIN SWEET, X EQ ADA.
At Williamson & Cawley’s Banking House.
CTOLD T 'Uf : T AND ORES of every description assayed
X promptly and faithfully and returns made in from
six to twenty-four hours—in Bars or Coin.
1 guarantee my Assays and will pay any differences
that may arise in tlio same, with the A«*ar*uy-.ol the
U. P. Mints.
&iT Refers to any of the Gold Dust Buyers of Nevada
and vicinity, 10 tf
R SALK—AI J. VARIETIES OF STRAW HERB V
1 PLANTS, Enquire of C. T. OVERTON
C. W. WHALLEY & CO,,
IMPORTERS AND WH<JLESALE DEALERS IN
Crockery, Glass Ware,
Idu»|w, Muri'Iors. Hrlttnuln Waves,
Tabic Cutlery, Plated Wurc, &c.
ALWAYS on hand tlie best and largest assortment of
any House in Calilornis.
170 and 178 Montgomery Street,
5 3m HAM THAN CISCO.
MIXING* CI.A1M FOR ~*AI.K.— ONE SHAKE IN
tlie Golden Age Tunnel Co. on Cooly’s IliU, adjoining
,Shelby Hill. Inquire of J. C. DUFFY, at the i'Ountlry on
.Spring street, or at this offloe. . " g-tf
Notice is hereby given that the co-part
NERSHIP heretofore existing betwuou Geo. tv. Arm
strong, McIntyre E. Putney ami Henry defcpns, in the
Livery Stable business, is this day dissolved: 1110 business
of tlie late firm will be settled by the undersigned. All
persons indebted to the Arm are cautioned agninst pdflng
the same to Henry Clemens, as he is not authorized to set
tle tlie partnership accounts.
Nevada, December 15th, 185«.
,, „ GEO, W. ARMSTRO; fl.
112w * McIntyre e. putney.
WALLACE MONUMENT ASSOCIATION.
PURSUANT to adjournment, the members of tHO Abovi
Association met in Grass Valley, Nevada county, or
Saturday evening, November 15th, Mr. W. Watt, Prtyigten
pro tem. In the cliair, wlien the following goutlerucn fver'
elected permanent officers of the Association.
President—WII.IJAM WATT, of Grass Valley:
Treasurer— WII.UAM CAMPBELL, of Grass Valiev; "
Secretary—W11J JAM MONTGOMERY, or Nevada.
Citizens of Scottish birth all over the ‘State arc respect
fully invited to co-operate with tlie meqibers of thed AP°
ciation in their endeavors to assist id (meeting ablonii
ment to the memory of the illustrious hero, near tho seen*
of his great victory at Sti ling.
Rubrcnntions received, and all ComnuinibationAatfWided
to by the Treesurer or Secretary. 8- lw
Notice— proposals will be received l^ctu
Sunday liec. 21st, to siuk a Sbatt rsi tlie ground pf.th*
■ yroleao Tunnel Company. Tlie Uhls tq 'be directed to
‘•secretary Tyrolean Tunnel Co.” The co'htmct will 1*
given to the lowest responsible bidder—the Compaq.v re
serving the right to reject aU bids if-exefeivfly
ln . E. SCHARhf. SrfW
At Center Market, Nr rods
_ Omrcia, December 3d. flW.
¥®TICE —THE VIRGINIA DITCH COMPANY CLAIV
-LI the extension of their Ditch to tlie Smith Yuba, bj
the right of survey, and claim the right of Five Thou-auf
Inches of water from said river and its tributaries above,
and all tributaries along the said Ditch to the s*nJ
river; and claim ground and timber of said survey Mifficieu 1
to construct said Ditch into tlie town of Omega. Said *ur
'ey was completed, and location mode, on the fifleeutl
day of November. 185?
' „ ,TA8, cn.KERTV'DN
!n F IT HHIVON A- C.1