April 16, 1858 (4 pages)

Che Nevada Journal. FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 16th, 1858. PACIFIC RAILROAD. The adverse disposition of the reizgning party towards the great interoceanic railway has been evinced on more than one occasion since the project was seriously broached, not indeed by words, for that were not policy, but by acts that are palpably hostile. Under the guise of friettdsLip to the measure the most fatal stab is given. When Mr. Buchanan wanted the vote of this State, he wrote a railroad letter. party wants to make a point, we hear of railroad bills, and very few of the party at such times utter a word of opposition to the measure. When Mr. Gwin plays the role and tries sparingly to call up his railroad bill, the Senators cannot help laughing outright. It was exceedingly funny, this game of imposing on the credulity of the friends of the railway. But the bill of Mr. Gwin has feasibility in it and altogether too much merit If allowed to stand as the only bill before Congress, sometime in the uncertain future it is possible that a square vote might be had on it. This is gency to be dreaded, and scme provision was necessary to avertit. Mr. Phelps, as will be seen by reference to the telegraphic news in another column, bas devised a plan which ought to be canonized in the annals of the party. His project is that the States of Missouri and California! build the great work, each State half! Mr. Phelps has “struck it” and the democracy ought to rejoice. He has made a most wonderful discovery; nothing less than a way to obviate the constitutional scruples ever enter. tained by the dominant party as to the. power of the general government over internal improvements. Mr. Phelps as chairman of the committee having the . Pacific Railroad under consideration, has his old doubts not yet removed, if we are to judge by his proposition. The want of constitutional power on the part of Congress to build the road is to be . obviated by shifting the work off on the powerful States of California and Missouri, and let Uncle Sam pay said States certain trifling “stipendiery emoluments,” as Mr. Micawber would say, to help them along and by way of encouragement. By the project, the States are to get at most not over $15,000 per mile, while . the road will cost at least $60,000 a mile over and above that sum—a nice little outlay for a bankrupt State to make, whose paper is selling at a ruinous discount. So when the a continWhat rational man can countenance the idea for even a moment, of the State of California undertaking to build . the great railway from San Francisco to the 108th degree of west longitude? It . is the most irrational proposition ever . made in American politics. The State . of California is not able to-day, nor will she be in ten years, (the time allowed by Mr. Phelps to complete his railway.) to build a railroad of any length. She is headlong in debt, and much as the interests of the State demand a road across the continent, and much as her citizens are eager for its speedy completion, the State would not and could not undertake the mighty work. Men of intelligence in Congress know this as well as we do. They know it and hatch up some foolish expedient, it would seem, purposely, to prolong as fer as possible discussion on the subject, and postpone to the latest t ry.” period definite action upon a bona fide railroad bill. It is evident Buchanan’s administration is to be frittered away in legislating upon subjects unimportant to us, and when the 4th of March shall arrive announced by demonstrations of joy that a new president is to assume the reins of government from his feeble hands, our interoceanic railway will be where it is now—a few crooked lines upon a map, timber growing in the forest, thousands of tons of iron in the mines of England, and ideal pictures of a locomotive and train butting a buffalo bull off the track in the fastnesses of a country where scheming peliticians intend the whistle of an engine shall not be heard during the continuance of the nineteenth century. Ice !—J. D. Havens, the well known ice man, brought into the city a few days since, the first iee of the season. It is of the finest quality. Sherry cobblers from George Lewis’ Saloon proved this fact to our gratified palates yesterday afternoon. Havens will supply the market during the coming hot weather with his admirablearticle of which he has an abundance. Foot Race.—aA foot race will come off at Haven’s race track, Half Way House, on Saturday afternoon next. Distance, 169 yards. $100 a side. Rare sport is anticipated, ATLaNTic News,—To G. W. Welch, of the Pioneer Booketere. we are indebted for a fine bundle of Atlantic papers by the Jast steamer, in advance of all others, Reviciovs.—The Rev. Mr. Taylor, will held Episcopal service at the Court House, Sunday morning next, (18th iust.) at 11 o'clock, A. M. } Brutal Murder at Allisoi’s Ranch. Prorection aGatnst Fire.—The A most brutal affair terminating in the . recollection of a former calamity, the life of one A. J. Porter, oeeurred at “The Stars.” a drinking saloon hard by the celebrated Allisen Ranch Quartz Lead in Grass Valley township, at 6 o'clock, on Monday evening last. The deceased, it appears, was in liqnor at the time, and chanced to say he could whip any Trishman, or words to that effect. The language exasperated one Dan. Colin, who, . showing some demonstrations of hostility, was begged to pay no attention to) the drunken man as he was not in his . condition, responsible for what he said. . Colin, however, was not to be appeased, . and knocked Porter down and jumped . and stamped upon his prostrate body in the cruelest manner. Interference was made by the friends of Porter, but a crony of Colin, by the name of Senit . kept avery one at bay with a stick, till! Coiin was content with his performance. . Porter was carried to a house in the vicinity with the utmost pain to himself, where he lingered eighteen hours, dying on Tuesday at 12 o’clock, M Coroner Bazley held an inquest on Tuesday evening, when the following verdict was rendered : “We the Jury, summoned by Coroner Bazley, find that Andrew J. Porter came to his death by blows received from Dan. Colin, and that one Senit was accesso(Signed) T. J. Fitten, N. P. Brown, H. D. Cady, R. McCoombs, Mr. Webster, Geo. Lewis, H. W. Johnson. Jurors. Sheriff Boring made an effort to arrest the offender, but the Irish resisted the the deputy sent for the purpose. A telegraphic note to this placé announcing the state of the case was instrumental in calling out a posse which was met on the way to Grass Valley by the prisoner in charge of John O’Brien and John Allison, who succeeded, with the assistance of the citizens of Grass Valley, in securing the prisoner. A Coroner’s warrant wag issued for the arrest of the accessory. The deceased was from Missouri, has a brother-in-law, by the name of Taylor, living at Grizzly Flat in the southern mines. Porter had been in the employ of the Allison Ranch Company for a long time. Epiror or THe JournaL:—I accept the apology made in the last Democrat in regard to my referee report; and . particularly and emphatically deny that am conscious of exhibiting the slightest vanity in accusing any other dog of Leing envious of me. SpriGHTLY Moyains. As Sprightly Moygins imagines he ought to make another exhibition of himself before the public, we are constrained to give him a chance to exhibit. We done him the favor last week, and we done think he ought to have been satisfied. ly coneeded in a most ridiculous manner, and should have rested from his trifling labors. He done himself great injustice in writing a silly report, which might have been good enough for the legal fraternity but was too detracting to his character to give the public. We done him a positive injury in not guarding his reputation by throwing away his production instead of exposing its shallowness to the material out of which constituencies are made. We are did. Grass VaLtey Srace.—It will be seen by an advertisement in another column that the Grass Valley Stage presents a new programme for its Spring arrangement. A new Concord coach is put on the road, ard three trips a day will hereafter be made. Frank Cleveland, the accommodating driver, still continues on the route, and a more ac. complished whip is not to be found anywhere. Guost Yarn.—We learn that the ghost of Brennan, he who destroyed his entire family, himself included, some time since, is playing his pranks in Grass Valley, skeering the miners, &e. ’Tis said the disembodied spirit of Brennan entered the shaft of the Mount Hope Company a week or so since and forbade the workmen from proceeding—a mandate which they obeyed. The firemen and engineer received similar orders, and complied likewise. Those Mount Hope workmen have a splendid . excuse for knocking off and putting spirits out of sight. Nevaba RiFtes— More Prizes.=The Nevada Rifles will march to the Race Track of J. D. Havens, to-morrow week, April 25th, where two prizes will be shot for by the company. One prize, to the best shot, given by “Blaze”—a silver cup, valued at $25. Second prize, to second best shot, given by H. C. Randolph, a silver cup, valued at $16. The prizes are on exhibition at the Knickerbocker Saloon—“Blaze’s.”’ —_——._ 2 Personat.—The sanctum of the editor has been times during the two days last past with the countenance of Mareus D. Boruck, Esq., editor of the Fireman's Journal. Mr. Boruck is one of “thtm fellers” that do not go about saving the Union, but cities instead, substituting for the midnight glare of burning towns the couruseations of intellect. We wish he would devote a week or two to organizing a fire department in this exposed mountain burs. He done the thing up it is general. illuminated several . warning of Downieville and the more recent one of Forest city, the history of the State tells usof the inevitable fate of unprotected California cities. Fire must sooner or Jater consume them all. The mighty element has laid them all in ashes, and is liable every moment to ,dothesameagain. This city has suffered in common with the rest, and more than she ought to have done considering the advantages held out for her protection. Very few places have the same facilities, and, we are sorry to say, fewer _ still have availed themselves less of the means in their power. Less than two . years since more than a million dollars in property were lost to our citizens for the want of water that a slight tax would . have supplied. With commendable en. ergy, nothing daunted by the severe visitation, they have gone to work and ereeted another city fully equal to the old. But the idea of providing against anoth. er fiery visitation has not yet been seriThe immense propously entertained. . erty which we see on every hand, is on the edge of a volcano, and no one knows when the fiery irruption will take place. . It may come to-morrow—it is liable to happen to-day. of prudence and good judgment to take some measures to avert a threatened disaster. It would seem the part The hard earnings of years Poverty is not a pleasure to be courted, or an evil not to be shunned at all times when possible. are worth an effort to preserve. It is possible and feasible to protect the city against almost any contingeney in the natural order of things. Asmallamount of money, compared with the value of things risked, will put us out of harm’s reach. But ona former occasion we said all that was necessary on the subject we would most desire to tonch on again— the supplying of the city with water by pipes and hydrants. It is evident that is the best method of guarding most suecessfully against devastating fires. It is plain too the cost of such works is trifling compared with the material geod they would accomplish in the hour of trial. However, we see no disposition evirced except on the part of a few to undertake a work of the kind so much needed for the security of property, and we suppose some other expedient must be resorted to for the accomplishment of a politic purpose We have a military company of able bodied, well dressed men, organized for patriotic purposes. vasion they doubtless would heroicaliy peril life in defense of the country, or to add lustre to Americanarms. The prosed on to exhibit their prowess is exceedingly small—barely the color appears. Probably the youngest of them may live to a green old age without seeing a tented field or smelling the villainous saltpetre of a hostile foe. And yet fora . contingency very dim and remote, a staunch body of citizen soldiers are exercised in feats of arms weekly in our streets. Purses are iiberally opened, and a remarkably fine interest is taken in the military affair, This is showing a commendable publie spirit, and not to be discouraged. But as patriotism. like charity, should begin at home, and the truly brave should be found where dangers do most thicken, it weuld appear quite as well to have a little public spirjit expended in defending ourselves against an enemy lurking like the hid. den Greeks at Troy, within our own wooden walls—an enemy that we know is to come for a certainty, whose invasion cannot be counted remote, but too fearfully near. Why should we make provision for an event that may never oceur, and in which we are but partially interested, and leave our immediate interests uncared for? Why stop the spigot and heedlessly allow a wholesale escape at the bung? In short, if we can have 2 military company, why can we not have a company of firemen? It seems certain that a system of pipes is not likely to be adopted for the protection of the city against fires, and the next best thing . should be substituted. A fire engine, if onthe ground early and well supplied with water, can save the city. Then let us have it. Hold out some encouragement to a company of firemen andstrong arms and stout hearts will soon volunteer their services. Let a subscription paper be well received for this purpose, let reservoirs be constructed at eligible points, and we may postpone the day of doom, perliaps indefinitely. Speech of Hon. George A. Young.— The printed speech of George A. Young of this county, on taxing mining claims, has arrived. Several legislators in the world’s history have been vain enough to print worse speeches than that. We . hope no one will put us in a quandary . by demanding the names of the afore. said. Temperance Lectrere —Rev. Mr. . Dryden delivered an able temperance , address before the Sons of Temperance _and others, on Monday evening last, at _the M E. Church. The second lecture will be delivered by A. A. Sargent, Esq., on next Monday evening. The public generally are invited. Tn case of war or in. pect of a war in which they will be ecall. ComForT For THE ADMIS —-It is truly refreshing in these days of . Douglas apostacy to chronicle as_positive an exhibition of soundness as the following: The recent Grand Jury of . this county appointed a committee of three to examine and report the condition of the county hospital. Deeply impressed with the responsibility of their position, with solemn countenances and stately step, the trio commenced their investigations. ‘They found the reoms clean and the patients evidently well eared for. Still it was plain there was something wrong. In the elegant language of a western orator, the committee “smelt a rat! they saw it in the storm !! they were fully resolved to nip itin the bud!!!" At last, true to their prognostications of evil, a fearful discovery came to light. An old darkey seventy years of age, crippled below the hips and unable to move without two canes, was occupying an out of the way room of the hospital. Our committee stood aghast. Visions of administration wrath and legislative reprobation flitted before them. Kansas, Lecompton, nullification and disunion! Here was the prolific source of all. The old nigger was sunning himself on a rock out of doors, or he would instantly have been decapitated. It was a momentous crisis. Something must be done. But the committee were equal to the emergency. With great presence of mind they seized the old nigger’s bed and carried it out of doors. This gallant feat accomplished, they rested from their labors, and with that calm satisfaction which springs from the self consciousness of noble deeds they returned to the jury room, We are informed that Rifles design presenting to the Nevada each individual of the committee, a medal of the third class, as a testimonial of their appreciation of the valiant conduct of the committee upon the trying occasion. It lamentable to add that Dr. Wickes, the County Physician, could uot appreciate the glorious acts of the 1S comiittee in leaving the old nigger to die under the fence, but had the com mon-place humanity to return him and his bed to the hospital. * It is proper to state, the hospital building is private property, as well as the bed so unceremoniously turned out of doors, with which the committee had nothisg whatever to do. The case of the negro lies between Dr. Wickes and If the darky is not properly an inmate of the hospital, the Board will guard the interests of the county in not allowing Dr. Wickes pay the Board of Supervisors. for keeping him. They ask no interference from a committee of the Grand Jury. TarcGet Suootinc.—We give elsewhere a short account from our extra of Tuesday, of the target shooting on Saturday last. ‘The judges selected on the oecasion were the following gentlemen: Messrs. J. T. Crenshaw, T. H. Caswell, A. A. Sargent, T. B. McFarland, Geo. S. Hupp, and N. P. Brown. The following account of the shots may be interesting to sports: J. B. Van Hagan, 6, 83,6 .. 203 J. 0 Brien, Sf, 16), 7h. <2 2 Se 8 J. Spuryear, 0, 64, 135. 19: CW. Hill; 0:.0,.0. 5. es conte s oo OO C. Van Hagan, 27, 0, 0... 02% He ieudry, Olog. bis. 5. oa Dek H.W. Johnson, 17], 44,7..-29 W.F. Anderson, 17, 6, 5}.. 28% W. W. Mason, 8, 8}, 16$... 323 DS: asly,.” 0, 11g, 99 2. 2. Sieace OMe George Lewis, 83, 251, 14.. 47, George Downey, 20, 0, 74.-.-. 27) D. Belden, 13%, 123; 0. ..254 ‘Es seared, Ok. On peraeees % . oS; Mem aanen,.0, 117, G4." :. 18 A. G. McCook, 12, 154, 143 .. 42} J. K. Carnes, 19%, 5, 224.. 465 R. Moore, 13§, 153, 33. .etic ad S. Lewis, 0, 2%, 15}. 25. .5.5.-.18} W.D Daley, 0, 0, 55. news s Ope W. P. Harrington, 0, 93, 0.. 09 J. A. Lancaster, 0, 128, 8$.. 213 Niles Searls, 0, 0, 195..-. 195 I. J. Rolfe, 10§, 123,6... 29} T. W. Sigourney, 103, 16, 123. 45) A. Manson, 0, 27, 20: <5. .220-<-166 aki O20) 20. sales cas ds 1c OS W. Smith, 454, 34, 224-...102 5. Masher, 19},.33%, 87. .-. 2. 903 J. Roberts, 0, 0, 19}... wise; TO J. M. Levy, 0, 183, 0.. Sewede.: 208 J. S. Lambert, 35, 333, 283. . 96. D. Wilmarth, 0, 198,17} .. 362 H. B. Thompsun, 14}, 14, 15.. 43; R. Shoemaker, 18}, 41, 145 .. 36; Phil. Moore, 123, 6}, 11... 293 J. B. Moore, 13, 14}, 22 ... 495 J.C. Malbon, 6], 214, 113.. 40 Fravup ano Arrest.—H. R. Thayer was arrested at Timbuctoo by George Lenhart, on Wednesday, charged with fraud in obtaining money to the amount of four or five hundred dollars under false pretences, from a man at San Juan. Thayer is in jail. Big Day's Work.— Thirteen hundred and odd dollars were taken from the Nebraska shaft on Wednesday, the fruit of one day’s labor. They say this is but a patchin. Ee The Atheneum of Madam Cora Anna Weeks, a literary journal lately commenced at San Francisco, has made its appearance among our exchanges. The editress comes back at those papers which accused her of plagiarism, with considerable vim. She modestly speaks of herselfas a weak woman. The tone of her reply savors of considerable strength, and two or three deadly weap ons in her editorial drawer. ipsa sari lilentletscseenst slit cst ceed aidape eontaennesoreedieansribosiesaniiaiorcaa oir . the sound of footsteps iu the hall. Tuieves A Rounp.—The Monumental Hotel was entered yesterday morning, from the rear, in the second story, by thieves, several of the rooms ransacked, and about $28 taken from different individuals stopping at the house. At about a quarter past four, Mr. Grush, the proprietor, was awakened by As the morning was cloudy, he deemed it time for the help to be astir, and called on them to get up. He went to the door, and found all still, Hearing the door unlock and open below, he supposed that one of the teamsters who stopped at the house wasabout early, as was often the case. The Proprietor thought nothing further of the noise. till informed of a robbery by Mr. Hadley, one of the sufferers by the Forest City fire, whose room was, probably, first entered, and $6 50 taken, together with a plug of tobacco and a valise-key. The door of the adjoining room had a key left in it in the morning; it was bolted on the inside, and could not be opened. Judge Spoffard’s room door was next tried, but being bolted on the inside the thieves did not sueceed in opening it. The Judge was awake at the time, and saw a strong ray of light fora moment. He hallooed to them to Mr. Church ill, of Snow Point, was next visited, and $14 token from his pantaloons pocket, at the foot of the bed. Over five hundred go away, and they went. dollars and a gold watch, under the pillow, were overlooked. Mr. Churchill had arrived the evening previous, rather unwell, and was induced by Mr. Grush to leave his door unfastened, that he might reeeive attention during the night, The room of Mr. Morehouse was next visited, and $7 50 taken from his vest pocket—also, a bit’s worth He not aware of losing anything till some time after breakfast. The desk and drawers of . the hotel were ransacked, anda lot of wax tapers, used by the burglars, left behind. Mr. Grush found all the doors through which the seamps passed unlocked and open in the morning. We learn that the house of Mr. Cross, on Boulder street, was tried the same if necessary. of tobacco. was night, without success. A quantity of . the same kind of tapers used at the Monumental was found near the scene of operations. AN ACT Amendatory of ard supplementary to “an act to incorporate the City of Nevada,” approved April nineteenth, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-six. The People of the State of California, represented in Senate and Assembly, do . enact as follors : SucTion 1. Section eight of an act to incorporate the city of Nevada, approved April nineteenth, one thousand eight hundred fifty-six, is hereby amended so as to read as follows: 8. The Board of Trustees shall have power to} make such By-Laws or Ordinances, not . inconsistent with the Constitution and . laws of the United States, and of this . State, as they may deem necessary, to prevent and remove nuisances; to prohibit disorderly conduet ; to provide for licensing public shows, lawful games, and bars where spirituous liquors are sold ; construct pumps, aqueducts, reservoirs, or other works necessary for duly supplying the city with water; to provide such means as they may deem necessary to protect the city from injuries by fire ; to lay out, alter, keep open and repair the streets and alleys of the city; to levy and ccllect, annually, a tax on all property in the city, not exceeding one-half of one per centum on the assessment valuation thereof; to levy and collect a poll tax of not exceeding one dollar per annum, on every male inhabitant of twenty-one years of age and upwards; to levy and cotleet the road tax established by general law, on every able bodied male inhabitant between the ages of twenty-one and fifty years, said tax to be faithfully applied to road and street purposes within the incorporate limits of the city; to enforce and collect a tax on dogs, not exceeding six dollars per annum, on every dog found runing at large within the ineorporate limits of the city ; to provide for the empounding of swine and cattle, and to pass such other By-Laws and Ordinances for the regulation, police and public good of said city as they may deem proper. Sec. 2. Section twenty-one is hereby amended so as to read as follows: Sec. 21. The Board of Trustees of the city of Nevada shall not eontract any liabilities either by borrowing money, loaning the credi. of the city, or contracting debts which singly or in the aggiegate shall exceed the sum of one thousand dollars. Sec. 3. Sections nineteen and twenty of said act are hereby repealed, Sec. 4. The Board of Trustees shall procure svitabie blank receipts for each kind of tax and license, which they shall issue to the Marshal in certain numbers, taking his receipt therefor, and holding him responsible for the same, and no other form of receipts shall be given in receipts for taxes or licences; said receipts shall be signed by the Clerk of the Board of Trustees. Approved April 20th, 1858. In Error.—The Sacramento Mercury says the secret circular wag sent to all the Whig editors in the State. The Sacramento Union denies that the document was sent to that paper, and intimates it was rather opposed to the democracy atthe time. The circular was not sent to the Journal, and we imagine this paper was utterly opposed to the democracy then and ever since. Sec. THEATER.—Madame Duret and the Graves Troupe will perform at Frisbie’s Theater on Monday evening next. We have had a long interval without theatrical exhibitions. The public onght to be prepared to give the company about to visit us a good support. From the Sacramento Union. Archy Discharged. San Francisco, April 14, 1858. Arcuy Discuarcep —The opinion in the Archy case was delivered tllis afternoon by the Commissioner. At the close of his decision he makes use of the following language : “As there are no satisfactory proofs to demonstrate the escape of Archy from Mississippi, anc the evidence is clear that he was brought into the State voluutarily by his owner, and as thé testimony clearly ascertains that after'coming into the State the claimant hired out Archy and went into busiress on his own account, thus disaffirming the fact that claimant was merely passing in transitu through the State with his captive runaway, an order for the discharge of Archy from the custody of the U. S. Marshal must be made” Archy was accordingly discharged. RRR TEES ah ee eS a ai os aaa MARRIED. At Cashville, Yolo county, on the 6th inst., by Rev. M. Evans, J. H. BoarDMAN, Esq., Postmaster at Grass Valley, to Miss CECELIA Z. PURDY, of Sacramento Cuy., A supply of the staff of life and overjoyful accompaniedthe above. The printers drank, standing, the fol lowing toast : “* Two souls with not a single thought.” DIED. Tn Little York, on Sunday, April 11th, from the effects of injuries received on Fri last, by the falling of a bank of a mining claim. NELSON Hicks, formerly of Webster, Monroe county, N. Y. The remains of deceased were followed to the grave by a large concourse of fnends, who deeply feel tue loss they have sustained Mr. Hicks, for the last four years has been one of the most respectable citizens of Little York ; and the social circle has sustained aloss that will be deeply felt by all. In consigning his remains to their last home, the whole community most sensibly feel “Death loves a shining mark.” Roebester, N. Y., papers please copy. EES . r iniormation Wanied. HE subscriber is anxions of obtai ing information eoncerning the whereabouts of his brother JA MEMAGHAN, who left San Andreas, Calaveras county, some two months since, for some point in the Northern mines—probably about Oroville. If this should meet his eye, he is desired to » rite anote to \.evada, addressed to a brother who is looking for him. aprl6-31* PETER MAGHAN. MITCHELLS Equestrian Cheatre . ! _ completed all arrangements for the traveling season will open in NEVAD., on Wednesday & Thursday, April 21 & 22. FOR TWO DAYS ONLY! This enterprise is a new feature in this State, and is intended to supply the deficiency of want of space in Theatres, &e, asthe Canvass Pavillion is a complete Theatre, with soenery, machinery, &c. and is capable of seating 1000 persons, The sterling american Drama of PUTNAM, THE IRON SON OF 76. As originally produced at the Broadway Theatre, New . York, will be presented for the first time in this city. Also, the Romantic Drnma of Nick of the Woods! OR, THE JIBBENAINOSAY, Compiled from a Romance of Kentucky’s Dark and Blocdy Ground. The whole will be paesented ina superior manner. For cast of characters, see smal] bills: Admission—Dress Cirle $1 50. quette 31. ParJ. ALEXANDER, Agt. Langton’s Pionecr Express, Office next below Wells, Fargo & Co. Main Street, Nevada. SENDS AN EXPRESS DaILy TO— Alleghanytown, Alpha, Bella Ranch, Bope’s Ranch, Birchviile, Camptonville, Chip's Flat, Cherokee, Cor Bar, Dewnierille, Eureka North, Emory's Crossiug Foster's Bar. Freeman's Crossing, Long Bar, Minnesota, Sorest City, French Corral, Humbug, Monte Cristo, Moore's Fiat, Goodyear's Bar, Marysville, Morrison's Diggings, Montezuma, Orleans Flat, Oak Grove, Poker Flat, Park's Bar, San Juan, Smith's Flat, Sweetlands, Sebastapol, Smartsville, Timbuctoo, Woolsey's Flat, and every place north of Nevada. We connect in Nevada with WELLS. FARGO & COMPANY, To all parts of ‘ alifornia, Oregon and the Atlautie StatesCoin and Dust forwarded and InsuredCollections made. Commission for the purchase of all and any kind of goods, in Nevada, Sacramento or San Francisco, promhtly attended to. Jno. Patiison, Agt. April 16th, 1858. Constable's Sale. ¥ virtue of an Execution. issned ont of Justice john } Anderson's * ourt, of Nevala Township, ‘onnty of Nevada, to me directed in faver of E. C. Prettyman and against FE. RBudd, I have seized and shall expose for sale at’ Public Anction t 10o0'clock. A M, on FRIDAY the 39th day ot April, 1858, on the premises in the township of Rongh and Ready, the following describ ed property, to-wit: Two quarter sections of land. sitn ated «bout two miles sonth of the Zinv House, on the Sac ramento road. inthe tewnship of Rough and Ready—al 80 the Frame Building on said land. Dated Rough and Ready the 3ist day of March A. D OB. 18. J H. LONG, Constable, of Rough and Roady Tow ship HE GOLDEN. PRIZE. THE GOLDEN PRIZE THE GOLDEN PRIZE THE GOLDEN PRIZE THEGOLDEN PRIZE THE GOLDEN PRIZE THE GOLDEN PRIZE THE GOLDEN PRIZE THE GOLDEN PRIZE THE GOLDEN PRIZE THE GOLDEN PRIZE Illustrated! Illustrated! Tllnstrated! 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The articles to be distributed are comprised in the following list : 2 Packages of Gold, containing -5 do do do 10 do do do Crate 10 patent Lever Hunting Cased Watches aprill6 $500 00 each 200 60 each 100 00 each 160 00 each 20Gold Watches ------------:75 00 each MR cs sk ee we erent eee. 60 00 exch 100 ne ie A ae ae ah ee 50 00 each 30( Ladies Gold Watches ---------35 00 each 200 ilver Huting Cased Watches 30 00 each 500 ilver Watehes $10 to 25 00 each 1000 Gold Guard Vest and Fob Chains 10to 30 00 each Gold Lockets, Bracelets, Srooches. Ear Drops, Breast Pins, Cuff Pins, Sleeve Buttons, Rings. Shirt Studs, Watch Keys, Goll and Silver Thimbles, anla variety of other articles, worth Irom fifty cents to $15 each. Immediately on receipt of the subser ption money, the subscriber's name will be entered on our subscription book opposite a number, and the gift correspondihg with that number will be forwarded, within one week, to the subscriber, by mail or express. post paid. (apr All communicajions shoald be addressed to BECKET & Co., 48 and 49 Moffat Building, 335 Broadway, New York. *,*Specimen copies sent free. Agents wanted, Specimen dopies of the “Golden Prize” way be seen atthis off-e BRICK BUILDING, Under the National Hotel, Broad st HE subscriber bas opened the largest and finest Sa loon in Nevada by the above name and 1n the abor ¢ place. Two splen lid BILLIARD TABLES Adorn the premises and conduce to the pleasure of thoso who delight in the noblest of games. THE BAR is supplied with the choicest LIQUORS Te be had in the State, and sold at only ---OM2 STF A GLAS3.--SONG, OYSTERS! KEPT ON HAND AT ALL TIMES. The Roomis large, commodions, cool and delightful for the hot summer weather about to commence. Thom. Holmes, MANAGER. Nevada, April 16th. Bank Exchange Saloon. MAIN STREET. GEORGE LEWIS PLATTERS himself from his long experience in suiting the tastes of the public. that he can supply the creature comforts to citizens, e qual if not superior to the best The Exchange has been enlarged and refitted throvghout in elegant style. Always kept constantly on hand the best of Wines, Ale, Porter, Cider, CIGARS, &c., &., &e., The Rank Exchange is located two doors above the Nevada Jourial Establishment, Ts a prime place of resort. avd has the reputation, which the proprietor is bound to maintatn, of furnishing the best Liquors in thn mountains N vada, April 16th, 1858. New Fruit Store. WILLIA ACHAR, j JT OULD resne etfnlly inform tne citizens of Nevada and th country generally that he hag opened & NEW FRUIT STORE, Two doors below A Block & Co. on Commereial street, where will be kept always on hand, whenever to be obtained, the finest qualities of Apples, Oranges, Limes, Pine Apples, Bananas. &e in short every variety of fruit, fresh or dried. to be had on the enast Nuts of every variety « tantly on hand intention to make a complete fiuit cern. Nevada, April 16th, 1858. Dissolution. be partnershin her tofore existing between Caldwell & Co. inthe Lumber business ix dissolved by Mr. ve It is the uit store of the new com WM ACHAR, mutual consent concern. John Werrell retiring frem the WALLACE CALDWELL. JOHN WORRELL. Nevada April 16th. I8=8—}m Insolvent Notice. =" COURT of the Cohnty of Nevada. State of California In the matter of the Petition of JAMES M. GREGG. an Insolvent debtor Pursnant to an order of the Hon. Thomas H Caswell Judge of the said County Court. notice is hereby given to ‘li the creditors of the said Insolvent. James M° Gregg te be and appear before the Hon Thomas H Caswell aforesaid. in open Conrt, at the Court Room of said Conrt, in the city and County of Nevada, on the seventeenth day of Mav A, D., 1858. ‘at 0 o'clock, A. M.of that day. then and there to show canse, if any they can, why. the prayer of said Insolvent should not be granted, and an assis nment of his Estate be made, and he be discharged from his debts and . abilities, in pursnance of the Statute in such case madeani provided ; and im the meantime all proceedings against said Insolvent be staved Witness my hand and tha seal of said Court, this 15th day of April 4. D , 1858 RUFUS SHOEMAKER, Clerk. By Wm. Smith, Deputy. John Anderson, Atty tor Petitioners. aplé NOTICE OF PARDON.-—To the Honorable 4 the Judge of the Court of Sessions, in and for Nevada county in the State of California Take notic: that FRANK MATHEWS, under sentence af Twelve months imprisonment in the Peniten tia'y imposed by your Honorable Court, judgment rendered and made on the 2 nd day of May, AD 1857, on conviction of an assault with intent to kill, will apply in due time to the Governor of the State of California, to release him from, and pardon him of the offence for which he stands committed FRANCIS J. DUNN, Attorney for said Mathews April $th, 1868. We acknowledge each of us having received a tru copy of the within notice. TH. CASWELL, County Judge. E. W. POFFORD. Associate Justice W. F. ANDERSON, District Attorney State of California, County of Mevada, ss—I, Rufus Shoemaker County Clerk in and for said county do here by certify that the foregoing is a true, full and” complete copy of an original notice end application for pardon as the same remains on file in my office. In testimony whereof Ih ve herennto set my hand and affixed my official seal this 10th ay of April, AD 1858 RUFUS SHOEMAKER, Clerk. apl6 Wm. Smith, Deputy. Spring Arrangement. The Peoples’ Accommodation Stage Lime. =_—=. ee = BETWEEN ee Nevada and Grass Valle y. On and after April 16th, 1858. the above Line of Concord Coaches will commence running as follows : Leaves Smith's Exchange, Grass Valley,at8 and 11 A.M. and4P. M. Returning leaves National Exchange at 9 A. M. and 2 and5 PM > The proprietor feels grateful forthe liberal patronage here:ofere extended to this Line f Stages, and by unceasing efforts to accommodate all, at low rates, confide ntly expects a continuance ofthe same. assengers leaving their Names and directions at the e Offices. will be called for H. D CADY, Proprietor. New Orleans Fruit Store! No. 33 Commercial Street. és old stand of ALEXANDER MANDICH still holds out its att. action of the finest and largest assortment of ORANGES, APPPLES, PRUNES, PINE APPLES, LIMES, NUTS, &c. to be found im this city. The supply is never exhausted at the New Orleans Fruit Sore. Patrons can always rely on obtaining what they eall for, None but geod frnit purchased, and no other sold. The subisember tenders his thanks to a liberal com iaunity thathas hitherto bestowed a large patronage up on hin. Hoping to merit acontinuance of he same, he will endeavo. to please at all times to gain that end Any article in the fruit line while in season may be safely called for ALEX MANDICH. Nevada, April 16th, 1858 For Citv Marshal. W. H. WEBB annousces himself as an Independent caudidate for the office of City Marshal. Electior Mor y May 31 GEORGE W. YANT DAVID BELDEN BELDEN & YANT, ATTORNEYS AT LAW. Particular attention given to procuring U. 8. Land War rants for persons by Military service entitled to the same. Office—In Alban’s Brick Building. Corner of Broad and Pine streets. Nevara. api6 Henry L. Joachimssen, ‘ CONVEYANCER, COPYIST AND Notary Public. Office on Main street, one door helow C. W. Mulford's Banking Honse. apl6 Pacific Mail Steamship Company's Line FO: PANAMA. Connecting via Panama Railroad, With the steamers of the U. S. Mail Steamahrp Compan; at Aspinwall. FOR NEW YORK AND NEW"ORLEANS Departure from Vallejo Street Whar —— = The Magnificent steamship Golden Age. Will leave Vallejo street wharf for Panama, wit) S. Mails, Passengers, and Treasure, TUESDAY, April 20th, at 9 o’clock. Passengers by the P. M. ~. Co’s Line are landed on their arrivals at Panama upon the wharfat the railroad ermipus, by the ‘ ompany’s steam ferry boat, and pro ceedimumediately by Railroad across the Isthmus. Tone TO —— ae : SA To Aspinwall, where the steamers of the U.S. Maii S S Co. are always im readiness to convey them to New York or New Orleans. 3 q Passengers for New Orleans proceed by direct steam er from Aspinwall. Through tickets are furnished, including the transit of the Isthmus. Passengers are notified that all tickets for the steam ers of the U.S. Mail S.S Co, must be presented to their agent at Aspinwall for registry and exchange, as they will not otherwise be available For Freight or passage »pply to ; FORBES & BABCOCK, Agents Cor, Sacramento and Leidesdorff Street steamers is secured an Franciecs Achoice of berth on the Atlantic br the carly purchase of tickets in ¢ i

Che Nevada Journal. FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 16th, 1858. PACIFIC RAILROAD. The adverse disposition of the reizgning party towards the great interoceanic railway has been evinced on more than one occasion since the project was seriously broached, not indeed by words, for that were not policy, but by acts that are palpably hostile. Under the guise of friettdsLip to the measure the most fatal stab is given. When Mr. Buchanan wanted the vote of this State, he wrote a railroad letter. party wants to make a point, we hear of railroad bills, and very few of the party at such times utter a word of opposition to the measure. When Mr. Gwin plays the role and tries sparingly to call up his railroad bill, the Senators cannot help laughing outright. It was exceedingly funny, this game of imposing on the credulity of the friends of the railway. But the bill of Mr. Gwin has feasibility in it and altogether too much merit If allowed to stand as the only bill before Congress, sometime in the uncertain future it is possible that a square vote might be had on it. This is gency to be dreaded, and scme provision was necessary to avertit. Mr. Phelps, as will be seen by reference to the telegraphic news in another column, bas devised a plan which ought to be canonized in the annals of the party. His project is that the States of Missouri and California! build the great work, each State half! Mr. Phelps has “struck it” and the democracy ought to rejoice. He has made a most wonderful discovery; nothing less than a way to obviate the constitutional scruples ever enter. tained by the dominant party as to the. power of the general government over internal improvements. Mr. Phelps as chairman of the committee having the . Pacific Railroad under consideration, has his old doubts not yet removed, if we are to judge by his proposition. The want of constitutional power on the part of Congress to build the road is to be . obviated by shifting the work off on the powerful States of California and Missouri, and let Uncle Sam pay said States certain trifling “stipendiery emoluments,” as Mr. Micawber would say, to help them along and by way of encouragement. By the project, the States are to get at most not over $15,000 per mile, while . the road will cost at least $60,000 a mile over and above that sum—a nice little outlay for a bankrupt State to make, whose paper is selling at a ruinous discount. So when the a continWhat rational man can countenance the idea for even a moment, of the State of California undertaking to build . the great railway from San Francisco to the 108th degree of west longitude? It . is the most irrational proposition ever . made in American politics. The State . of California is not able to-day, nor will she be in ten years, (the time allowed by Mr. Phelps to complete his railway.) to build a railroad of any length. She is headlong in debt, and much as the interests of the State demand a road across the continent, and much as her citizens are eager for its speedy completion, the State would not and could not undertake the mighty work. Men of intelligence in Congress know this as well as we do. They know it and hatch up some foolish expedient, it would seem, purposely, to prolong as fer as possible discussion on the subject, and postpone to the latest t ry.” period definite action upon a bona fide railroad bill. It is evident Buchanan’s administration is to be frittered away in legislating upon subjects unimportant to us, and when the 4th of March shall arrive announced by demonstrations of joy that a new president is to assume the reins of government from his feeble hands, our interoceanic railway will be where it is now—a few crooked lines upon a map, timber growing in the forest, thousands of tons of iron in the mines of England, and ideal pictures of a locomotive and train butting a buffalo bull off the track in the fastnesses of a country where scheming peliticians intend the whistle of an engine shall not be heard during the continuance of the nineteenth century. Ice !—J. D. Havens, the well known ice man, brought into the city a few days since, the first iee of the season. It is of the finest quality. Sherry cobblers from George Lewis’ Saloon proved this fact to our gratified palates yesterday afternoon. Havens will supply the market during the coming hot weather with his admirablearticle of which he has an abundance. Foot Race.—aA foot race will come off at Haven’s race track, Half Way House, on Saturday afternoon next. Distance, 169 yards. $100 a side. Rare sport is anticipated, ATLaNTic News,—To G. W. Welch, of the Pioneer Booketere. we are indebted for a fine bundle of Atlantic papers by the Jast steamer, in advance of all others, Reviciovs.—The Rev. Mr. Taylor, will held Episcopal service at the Court House, Sunday morning next, (18th iust.) at 11 o'clock, A. M. } Brutal Murder at Allisoi’s Ranch. Prorection aGatnst Fire.—The A most brutal affair terminating in the . recollection of a former calamity, the life of one A. J. Porter, oeeurred at “The Stars.” a drinking saloon hard by the celebrated Allisen Ranch Quartz Lead in Grass Valley township, at 6 o'clock, on Monday evening last. The deceased, it appears, was in liqnor at the time, and chanced to say he could whip any Trishman, or words to that effect. The language exasperated one Dan. Colin, who, . showing some demonstrations of hostility, was begged to pay no attention to) the drunken man as he was not in his . condition, responsible for what he said. . Colin, however, was not to be appeased, . and knocked Porter down and jumped . and stamped upon his prostrate body in the cruelest manner. Interference was made by the friends of Porter, but a crony of Colin, by the name of Senit . kept avery one at bay with a stick, till! Coiin was content with his performance. . Porter was carried to a house in the vicinity with the utmost pain to himself, where he lingered eighteen hours, dying on Tuesday at 12 o’clock, M Coroner Bazley held an inquest on Tuesday evening, when the following verdict was rendered : “We the Jury, summoned by Coroner Bazley, find that Andrew J. Porter came to his death by blows received from Dan. Colin, and that one Senit was accesso(Signed) T. J. Fitten, N. P. Brown, H. D. Cady, R. McCoombs, Mr. Webster, Geo. Lewis, H. W. Johnson. Jurors. Sheriff Boring made an effort to arrest the offender, but the Irish resisted the the deputy sent for the purpose. A telegraphic note to this placé announcing the state of the case was instrumental in calling out a posse which was met on the way to Grass Valley by the prisoner in charge of John O’Brien and John Allison, who succeeded, with the assistance of the citizens of Grass Valley, in securing the prisoner. A Coroner’s warrant wag issued for the arrest of the accessory. The deceased was from Missouri, has a brother-in-law, by the name of Taylor, living at Grizzly Flat in the southern mines. Porter had been in the employ of the Allison Ranch Company for a long time. Epiror or THe JournaL:—I accept the apology made in the last Democrat in regard to my referee report; and . particularly and emphatically deny that am conscious of exhibiting the slightest vanity in accusing any other dog of Leing envious of me. SpriGHTLY Moyains. As Sprightly Moygins imagines he ought to make another exhibition of himself before the public, we are constrained to give him a chance to exhibit. We done him the favor last week, and we done think he ought to have been satisfied. ly coneeded in a most ridiculous manner, and should have rested from his trifling labors. He done himself great injustice in writing a silly report, which might have been good enough for the legal fraternity but was too detracting to his character to give the public. We done him a positive injury in not guarding his reputation by throwing away his production instead of exposing its shallowness to the material out of which constituencies are made. We are did. Grass VaLtey Srace.—It will be seen by an advertisement in another column that the Grass Valley Stage presents a new programme for its Spring arrangement. A new Concord coach is put on the road, ard three trips a day will hereafter be made. Frank Cleveland, the accommodating driver, still continues on the route, and a more ac. complished whip is not to be found anywhere. Guost Yarn.—We learn that the ghost of Brennan, he who destroyed his entire family, himself included, some time since, is playing his pranks in Grass Valley, skeering the miners, &e. ’Tis said the disembodied spirit of Brennan entered the shaft of the Mount Hope Company a week or so since and forbade the workmen from proceeding—a mandate which they obeyed. The firemen and engineer received similar orders, and complied likewise. Those Mount Hope workmen have a splendid . excuse for knocking off and putting spirits out of sight. Nevaba RiFtes— More Prizes.=The Nevada Rifles will march to the Race Track of J. D. Havens, to-morrow week, April 25th, where two prizes will be shot for by the company. One prize, to the best shot, given by “Blaze”—a silver cup, valued at $25. Second prize, to second best shot, given by H. C. Randolph, a silver cup, valued at $16. The prizes are on exhibition at the Knickerbocker Saloon—“Blaze’s.”’ —_——._ 2 Personat.—The sanctum of the editor has been times during the two days last past with the countenance of Mareus D. Boruck, Esq., editor of the Fireman's Journal. Mr. Boruck is one of “thtm fellers” that do not go about saving the Union, but cities instead, substituting for the midnight glare of burning towns the couruseations of intellect. We wish he would devote a week or two to organizing a fire department in this exposed mountain burs. He done the thing up it is general. illuminated several . warning of Downieville and the more recent one of Forest city, the history of the State tells usof the inevitable fate of unprotected California cities. Fire must sooner or Jater consume them all. The mighty element has laid them all in ashes, and is liable every moment to ,dothesameagain. This city has suffered in common with the rest, and more than she ought to have done considering the advantages held out for her protection. Very few places have the same facilities, and, we are sorry to say, fewer _ still have availed themselves less of the means in their power. Less than two . years since more than a million dollars in property were lost to our citizens for the want of water that a slight tax would . have supplied. With commendable en. ergy, nothing daunted by the severe visitation, they have gone to work and ereeted another city fully equal to the old. But the idea of providing against anoth. er fiery visitation has not yet been seriThe immense propously entertained. . erty which we see on every hand, is on the edge of a volcano, and no one knows when the fiery irruption will take place. . It may come to-morrow—it is liable to happen to-day. of prudence and good judgment to take some measures to avert a threatened disaster. It would seem the part The hard earnings of years Poverty is not a pleasure to be courted, or an evil not to be shunned at all times when possible. are worth an effort to preserve. It is possible and feasible to protect the city against almost any contingeney in the natural order of things. Asmallamount of money, compared with the value of things risked, will put us out of harm’s reach. But ona former occasion we said all that was necessary on the subject we would most desire to tonch on again— the supplying of the city with water by pipes and hydrants. It is evident that is the best method of guarding most suecessfully against devastating fires. It is plain too the cost of such works is trifling compared with the material geod they would accomplish in the hour of trial. However, we see no disposition evirced except on the part of a few to undertake a work of the kind so much needed for the security of property, and we suppose some other expedient must be resorted to for the accomplishment of a politic purpose We have a military company of able bodied, well dressed men, organized for patriotic purposes. vasion they doubtless would heroicaliy peril life in defense of the country, or to add lustre to Americanarms. The prosed on to exhibit their prowess is exceedingly small—barely the color appears. Probably the youngest of them may live to a green old age without seeing a tented field or smelling the villainous saltpetre of a hostile foe. And yet fora . contingency very dim and remote, a staunch body of citizen soldiers are exercised in feats of arms weekly in our streets. Purses are iiberally opened, and a remarkably fine interest is taken in the military affair, This is showing a commendable publie spirit, and not to be discouraged. But as patriotism. like charity, should begin at home, and the truly brave should be found where dangers do most thicken, it weuld appear quite as well to have a little public spirjit expended in defending ourselves against an enemy lurking like the hid. den Greeks at Troy, within our own wooden walls—an enemy that we know is to come for a certainty, whose invasion cannot be counted remote, but too fearfully near. Why should we make provision for an event that may never oceur, and in which we are but partially interested, and leave our immediate interests uncared for? Why stop the spigot and heedlessly allow a wholesale escape at the bung? In short, if we can have 2 military company, why can we not have a company of firemen? It seems certain that a system of pipes is not likely to be adopted for the protection of the city against fires, and the next best thing . should be substituted. A fire engine, if onthe ground early and well supplied with water, can save the city. Then let us have it. Hold out some encouragement to a company of firemen andstrong arms and stout hearts will soon volunteer their services. Let a subscription paper be well received for this purpose, let reservoirs be constructed at eligible points, and we may postpone the day of doom, perliaps indefinitely. Speech of Hon. George A. Young.— The printed speech of George A. Young of this county, on taxing mining claims, has arrived. Several legislators in the world’s history have been vain enough to print worse speeches than that. We . hope no one will put us in a quandary . by demanding the names of the afore. said. Temperance Lectrere —Rev. Mr. . Dryden delivered an able temperance , address before the Sons of Temperance _and others, on Monday evening last, at _the M E. Church. The second lecture will be delivered by A. A. Sargent, Esq., on next Monday evening. The public generally are invited. Tn case of war or in. pect of a war in which they will be ecall. ComForT For THE ADMIS —-It is truly refreshing in these days of . Douglas apostacy to chronicle as_positive an exhibition of soundness as the following: The recent Grand Jury of . this county appointed a committee of three to examine and report the condition of the county hospital. Deeply impressed with the responsibility of their position, with solemn countenances and stately step, the trio commenced their investigations. ‘They found the reoms clean and the patients evidently well eared for. Still it was plain there was something wrong. In the elegant language of a western orator, the committee “smelt a rat! they saw it in the storm !! they were fully resolved to nip itin the bud!!!" At last, true to their prognostications of evil, a fearful discovery came to light. An old darkey seventy years of age, crippled below the hips and unable to move without two canes, was occupying an out of the way room of the hospital. Our committee stood aghast. Visions of administration wrath and legislative reprobation flitted before them. Kansas, Lecompton, nullification and disunion! Here was the prolific source of all. The old nigger was sunning himself on a rock out of doors, or he would instantly have been decapitated. It was a momentous crisis. Something must be done. But the committee were equal to the emergency. With great presence of mind they seized the old nigger’s bed and carried it out of doors. This gallant feat accomplished, they rested from their labors, and with that calm satisfaction which springs from the self consciousness of noble deeds they returned to the jury room, We are informed that Rifles design presenting to the Nevada each individual of the committee, a medal of the third class, as a testimonial of their appreciation of the valiant conduct of the committee upon the trying occasion. It lamentable to add that Dr. Wickes, the County Physician, could uot appreciate the glorious acts of the 1S comiittee in leaving the old nigger to die under the fence, but had the com mon-place humanity to return him and his bed to the hospital. * It is proper to state, the hospital building is private property, as well as the bed so unceremoniously turned out of doors, with which the committee had nothisg whatever to do. The case of the negro lies between Dr. Wickes and If the darky is not properly an inmate of the hospital, the Board will guard the interests of the county in not allowing Dr. Wickes pay the Board of Supervisors. for keeping him. They ask no interference from a committee of the Grand Jury. TarcGet Suootinc.—We give elsewhere a short account from our extra of Tuesday, of the target shooting on Saturday last. ‘The judges selected on the oecasion were the following gentlemen: Messrs. J. T. Crenshaw, T. H. Caswell, A. A. Sargent, T. B. McFarland, Geo. S. Hupp, and N. P. Brown. The following account of the shots may be interesting to sports: J. B. Van Hagan, 6, 83,6 .... 203 J. 0 Brien, Sf, 16), 7h.. <2 2 Se 8 J. Spuryear, 0, 64, 135.. 19: CW. Hill; 0:.0,.0. 5. es conte s oo OO C. Van Hagan, 27, 0, 0..... 02% He ieudry, Olog. bis. 5. oa Dek H.W. Johnson, 17], 44,7...-29 W.F. Anderson, 17, 6, 5}.... 28% W. W. Mason, 8, 8}, 16$..... 323 DS: asly,.” 0, 11g, 99 2. 2.. Sieace OMe George Lewis, 83, 251, 14.... 47, George Downey, 20, 0, 74.-.-.. 27) D. Belden, 13%, 123; 0.. ...254 ‘Es seared, Ok. On peraeees % . oS; Mem aanen,.0, 117, G4." :. 18 A. G. McCook, 12, 154, 143 ... 42} J. K. Carnes, 19%, 5, 224.... 465 R. Moore, 13§, 153, 33. ..etic ad S. Lewis, 0, 2%, 15}. 25. .5.5.-.18} W.D Daley, 0, 0, 55.. news s Ope W. P. Harrington, 0, 93, 0.... 09 J. A. Lancaster, 0, 128, 8$.... 213 Niles Searls, 0, 0, 195....-.. 195 I. J. Rolfe, 10§, 123,6...... 29} T. W. Sigourney, 103, 16, 123.. 45) A. Manson, 0, 27, 20: <5. .220-<-166 aki O20) 20. sales cas ds 1c OS W. Smith, 454, 34, 224-.....102 5. Masher, 19},.33%, 87.. .-. 2.. 903 J. Roberts, 0, 0, 19}..... wise; TO J. M. Levy, 0, 183, 0... Sewede.: 208 J. S. Lambert, 35, 333, 283. .. 96. D. Wilmarth, 0, 198,17} .... 362 H. B. Thompsun, 14}, 14, 15... 43; R. Shoemaker, 18}, 41, 145 ... 36; Phil. Moore, 123, 6}, 11..... 293 J. B. Moore, 13, 14}, 22 ..... 495 J.C. Malbon, 6], 214, 113.... 40 Fravup ano Arrest.—H. R. Thayer was arrested at Timbuctoo by George Lenhart, on Wednesday, charged with fraud in obtaining money to the amount of four or five hundred dollars under false pretences, from a man at San Juan. Thayer is in jail. Big Day's Work.— Thirteen hundred and odd dollars were taken from the Nebraska shaft on Wednesday, the fruit of one day’s labor. They say this is but a patchin. Ee The Atheneum of Madam Cora Anna Weeks, a literary journal lately commenced at San Francisco, has made its appearance among our exchanges. The editress comes back at those papers which accused her of plagiarism, with considerable vim. She modestly speaks of herselfas a weak woman. The tone of her reply savors of considerable strength, and two or three deadly weap ons in her editorial drawer. ipsa sari lilentletscseenst slit cst ceed aidape eontaennesoreedieansribosiesaniiaiorcaa oir . the sound of footsteps iu the hall. Tuieves A Rounp.—The Monumental Hotel was entered yesterday morning, from the rear, in the second story, by thieves, several of the rooms ransacked, and about $28 taken from different individuals stopping at the house. At about a quarter past four, Mr. Grush, the proprietor, was awakened by As the morning was cloudy, he deemed it time for the help to be astir, and called on them to get up. He went to the door, and found all still, Hearing the door unlock and open below, he supposed that one of the teamsters who stopped at the house wasabout early, as was often the case. The Proprietor thought nothing further of the noise. till informed of a robbery by Mr. Hadley, one of the sufferers by the Forest City fire, whose room was, probably, first entered, and $6 50 taken, together with a plug of tobacco and a valise-key. The door of the adjoining room had a key left in it in the morning; it was bolted on the inside, and could not be opened. Judge Spoffard’s room door was next tried, but being bolted on the inside the thieves did not sueceed in

opening it. The Judge was awake at the time, and saw a strong ray of light fora moment. He hallooed to them to Mr. Church ill, of Snow Point, was next visited, and $14 token from his pantaloons pocket, at the foot of the bed. Over five hundred go away, and they went. dollars and a gold watch, under the pillow, were overlooked. Mr. Churchill had arrived the evening previous, rather unwell, and was induced by Mr. Grush to leave his door unfastened, that he might reeeive attention during the night, The room of Mr. Morehouse was next visited, and $7 50 taken from his vest pocket—also, a bit’s worth He not aware of losing anything till some time after breakfast. The desk and drawers of . the hotel were ransacked, anda lot of wax tapers, used by the burglars, left behind. Mr. Grush found all the doors through which the seamps passed unlocked and open in the morning. We learn that the house of Mr. Cross, on Boulder street, was tried the same if necessary. of tobacco. was night, without success. A quantity of . the same kind of tapers used at the Monumental was found near the scene of operations. AN ACT Amendatory of ard supplementary to “an act to incorporate the City of Nevada,” approved April nineteenth, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-six. The People of the State of California, represented in Senate and Assembly, do . enact as follors : SucTion 1. Section eight of an act to incorporate the city of Nevada, approved April nineteenth, one thousand eight hundred fifty-six, is hereby amended so as to read as follows: 8. The Board of Trustees shall have power to} make such By-Laws or Ordinances, not . inconsistent with the Constitution and . laws of the United States, and of this . State, as they may deem necessary, to prevent and remove nuisances; to prohibit disorderly conduet ; to provide for licensing public shows, lawful games, and bars where spirituous liquors are sold ; construct pumps, aqueducts, reservoirs, or other works necessary for duly supplying the city with water; to provide such means as they may deem necessary to protect the city from injuries by fire ; to lay out, alter, keep open and repair the streets and alleys of the city; to levy and ccllect, annually, a tax on all property in the city, not exceeding one-half of one per centum on the assessment valuation thereof; to levy and collect a poll tax of not exceeding one dollar per annum, on every male inhabitant of twenty-one years of age and upwards; to levy and cotleet the road tax established by general law, on every able bodied male inhabitant between the ages of twenty-one and fifty years, said tax to be faithfully applied to road and street purposes within the incorporate limits of the city; to enforce and collect a tax on dogs, not exceeding six dollars per annum, on every dog found runing at large within the ineorporate limits of the city ; to provide for the empounding of swine and cattle, and to pass such other By-Laws and Ordinances for the regulation, police and public good of said city as they may deem proper. Sec. 2. Section twenty-one is hereby amended so as to read as follows: Sec. 21. The Board of Trustees of the city of Nevada shall not eontract any liabilities either by borrowing money, loaning the credi. of the city, or contracting debts which singly or in the aggiegate shall exceed the sum of one thousand dollars. Sec. 3. Sections nineteen and twenty of said act are hereby repealed, Sec. 4. The Board of Trustees shall procure svitabie blank receipts for each kind of tax and license, which they shall issue to the Marshal in certain numbers, taking his receipt therefor, and holding him responsible for the same, and no other form of receipts shall be given in receipts for taxes or licences; said receipts shall be signed by the Clerk of the Board of Trustees. Approved April 20th, 1858. In Error.—The Sacramento Mercury says the secret circular wag sent to all the Whig editors in the State. The Sacramento Union denies that the document was sent to that paper, and intimates it was rather opposed to the democracy atthe time. The circular was not sent to the Journal, and we imagine this paper was utterly opposed to the democracy then and ever since. Sec. THEATER.—Madame Duret and the Graves Troupe will perform at Frisbie’s Theater on Monday evening next. We have had a long interval without theatrical exhibitions. The public onght to be prepared to give the company about to visit us a good support. From the Sacramento Union. Archy Discharged. San Francisco, April 14, 1858. Arcuy Discuarcep —The opinion in the Archy case was delivered tllis afternoon by the Commissioner. At the close of his decision he makes use of the following language : “As there are no satisfactory proofs to demonstrate the escape of Archy from Mississippi, anc the evidence is clear that he was brought into the State voluutarily by his owner, and as thé testimony clearly ascertains that after'coming into the State the claimant hired out Archy and went into busiress on his own account, thus disaffirming the fact that claimant was merely passing in transitu through the State with his captive runaway, an order for the discharge of Archy from the custody of the U. S. Marshal must be made” Archy was accordingly discharged. RRR TEES ah ee eS a ai os aaa MARRIED. At Cashville, Yolo county, on the 6th inst., by Rev. M. Evans, J. H. BoarDMAN, Esq., Postmaster at Grass Valley, to Miss CECELIA Z. PURDY, of Sacramento Cuy., A supply of the staff of life and overjoyful accompaniedthe above. The printers drank, standing, the fol lowing toast : “* Two souls with not a single thought.” DIED. Tn Little York, on Sunday, April 11th, from the effects of injuries received on Fri last, by the falling of a bank of a mining claim. NELSON Hicks, formerly of Webster, Monroe county, N. Y. The remains of deceased were followed to the grave by a large concourse of fnends, who deeply feel tue loss they have sustained Mr. Hicks, for the last four years has been one of the most respectable citizens of Little York ; and the social circle has sustained aloss that will be deeply felt by all. In consigning his remains to their last home, the whole community most sensibly feel “Death loves a shining mark.” Roebester, N. Y., papers please copy. EES . r iniormation Wanied. HE subscriber is anxions of obtai ing information eoncerning the whereabouts of his brother JA MEMAGHAN, who left San Andreas, Calaveras county, some two months since, for some point in the Northern mines—probably about Oroville. If this should meet his eye, he is desired to » rite anote to \.evada, addressed to a brother who is looking for him. aprl6-31* PETER MAGHAN. MITCHELLS Equestrian Cheatre . ! _ completed all arrangements for the traveling season will open in NEVAD., on Wednesday & Thursday, April 21 & 22. FOR TWO DAYS ONLY! This enterprise is a new feature in this State, and is intended to supply the deficiency of want of space in Theatres, &e, asthe Canvass Pavillion is a complete Theatre, with soenery, machinery, &c. and is capable of seating 1000 persons, The sterling american Drama of PUTNAM, THE IRON SON OF 76. As originally produced at the Broadway Theatre, New . York, will be presented for the first time in this city. Also, the Romantic Drnma of Nick of the Woods! OR, THE JIBBENAINOSAY, Compiled from a Romance of Kentucky’s Dark and Blocdy Ground. The whole will be paesented ina superior manner. For cast of characters, see smal] bills: Admission—Dress Cirle $1 50. quette 31. ParJ. ALEXANDER, Agt. Langton’s Pionecr Express, Office next below Wells, Fargo & Co. Main Street, Nevada. SENDS AN EXPRESS DaILy TO— Alleghanytown, Alpha, Bella Ranch, Bope’s Ranch, Birchviile, Camptonville, Chip's Flat, Cherokee, Cor Bar, Dewnierille, Eureka North, Emory's Crossiug Foster's Bar. Freeman's Crossing, Long Bar, Minnesota, Sorest City, French Corral, Humbug, Monte Cristo, Moore's Fiat, Goodyear's Bar, Marysville, Morrison's Diggings, Montezuma, Orleans Flat, Oak Grove, Poker Flat, Park's Bar, San Juan, Smith's Flat, Sweetlands, Sebastapol, Smartsville, Timbuctoo, Woolsey's Flat, and every place north of Nevada. We connect in Nevada with WELLS. FARGO & COMPANY, To all parts of ‘ alifornia, Oregon and the Atlautie StatesCoin and Dust forwarded and InsuredCollections made. Commission for the purchase of all and any kind of goods, in Nevada, Sacramento or San Francisco, promhtly attended to. Jno. Patiison, Agt. April 16th, 1858. Constable's Sale. ¥ virtue of an Execution. issned ont of Justice john } Anderson's * ourt, of Nevala Township, ‘onnty of Nevada, to me directed in faver of E. C. Prettyman and against FE. RBudd, I have seized and shall expose for sale at’ Public Anction t 10o0'clock. A M, on FRIDAY the 39th day ot April, 1858, on the premises in the township of Rongh and Ready, the following describ ed property, to-wit: Two quarter sections of land. sitn ated «bout two miles sonth of the Zinv House, on the Sac ramento road. inthe tewnship of Rough and Ready—al 80 the Frame Building on said land. Dated Rough and Ready the 3ist day of March A. D OB. 18. J H. LONG, Constable, of Rough and Roady Tow ship HE GOLDEN. PRIZE. THE GOLDEN PRIZE THE GOLDEN PRIZE THE GOLDEN PRIZE THEGOLDEN PRIZE THE GOLDEN PRIZE THE GOLDEN PRIZE THE GOLDEN PRIZE THE GOLDEN PRIZE THE GOLDEN PRIZE THE GOLDEN PRIZE Illustrated! Illustrated! Tllnstrated! ILLUSTRATED EVERY WEEK ILLUSTRATED EVERY WEEK ILLUSTRATED EVERY WEEK ILLUSTRATED EVERY WEEK ILLUSTRATED EVERY WEEK SPECIMEN COPIES SENT FREE SPECIMEN COPIES SENT FREE SPECIMEN COPIES SENT FREE The Golden Prize ILLUSTRATED! ILLUSTRATED ! One copy for one year .... $299, andl gift. One copy fortwo years... 3 50. and 2 gifts. One copy for three years... 5 00, and 3 gifts. One copy for fixe years 8 00, and5 gifts. AND TO CLUBS Three copies one year. ...85 00, and 3 gifts. Five copies one year .... 8 OO.and 5 gifts. Ten copies one year.. ..15 00, nd10 gifts, Twety-one copies one year 30 00, and 21 gifts. The articles to be distributed are comprised in the following list : 2 Packages of Gold, containing -5 do do do 10 do do do Crate 10 patent Lever Hunting Cased Watches aprill6 $500 00 each 200 60 each 100 00 each 160 00 each 20Gold Watches ------------:75 00 each MR cs sk ee we erent eee. 60 00 exch 100 ne ie A ae ae ah ee 50 00 each 30( Ladies Gold Watches ---------35 00 each 200 ilver Huting Cased Watches 30 00 each 500 ilver Watehes $10 to 25 00 each 1000 Gold Guard Vest and Fob Chains 10to 30 00 each Gold Lockets, Bracelets, Srooches. Ear Drops, Breast Pins, Cuff Pins, Sleeve Buttons, Rings. Shirt Studs, Watch Keys, Goll and Silver Thimbles, anla variety of other articles, worth Irom fifty cents to $15 each. Immediately on receipt of the subser ption money, the subscriber's name will be entered on our subscription book opposite a number, and the gift correspondihg with that number will be forwarded, within one week, to the subscriber, by mail or express. post paid. (apr All communicajions shoald be addressed to BECKET & Co., 48 and 49 Moffat Building, 335 Broadway, New York. *,*Specimen copies sent free. Agents wanted, Specimen dopies of the “Golden Prize” way be seen atthis off-e BRICK BUILDING, Under the National Hotel, Broad st HE subscriber bas opened the largest and finest Sa loon in Nevada by the above name and 1n the abor ¢ place. Two splen lid BILLIARD TABLES Adorn the premises and conduce to the pleasure of thoso who delight in the noblest of games. THE BAR is supplied with the choicest LIQUORS Te be had in the State, and sold at only ---OM2 STF A GLAS3.--SONG, OYSTERS! KEPT ON HAND AT ALL TIMES. The Roomis large, commodions, cool and delightful for the hot summer weather about to commence. Thom. Holmes, MANAGER. Nevada, April 16th. Bank Exchange Saloon. MAIN STREET. GEORGE LEWIS PLATTERS himself from his long experience in suiting the tastes of the public. that he can supply the creature comforts to citizens, e qual if not superior to the best The Exchange has been enlarged and refitted throvghout in elegant style. Always kept constantly on hand the best of Wines, Ale, Porter, Cider, CIGARS, &c., &., &e., The Rank Exchange is located two doors above the Nevada Jourial Establishment, Ts a prime place of resort. avd has the reputation, which the proprietor is bound to maintatn, of furnishing the best Liquors in thn mountains N vada, April 16th, 1858. New Fruit Store. WILLIA ACHAR, j JT OULD resne etfnlly inform tne citizens of Nevada and th country generally that he hag opened & NEW FRUIT STORE, Two doors below A Block & Co. on Commereial street, where will be kept always on hand, whenever to be obtained, the finest qualities of Apples, Oranges, Limes, Pine Apples, Bananas. &e in short every variety of fruit, fresh or dried. to be had on the enast Nuts of every variety « tantly on hand intention to make a complete fiuit cern. Nevada, April 16th, 1858. Dissolution. be partnershin her tofore existing between Caldwell & Co. inthe Lumber business ix dissolved by Mr. ve It is the uit store of the new com WM ACHAR, mutual consent concern. John Werrell retiring frem the WALLACE CALDWELL. JOHN WORRELL. Nevada April 16th. I8=8—}m Insolvent Notice. =" COURT of the Cohnty of Nevada. State of California In the matter of the Petition of JAMES M. GREGG. an Insolvent debtor Pursnant to an order of the Hon. Thomas H Caswell Judge of the said County Court. notice is hereby given to ‘li the creditors of the said Insolvent. James M° Gregg te be and appear before the Hon Thomas H Caswell aforesaid. in open Conrt, at the Court Room of said Conrt, in the city and County of Nevada, on the seventeenth day of Mav A, D., 1858. ‘at 0 o'clock, A. M.of that day. then and there to show canse, if any they can, why. the prayer of said Insolvent should not be granted, and an assis nment of his Estate be made, and he be discharged from his debts and . abilities, in pursnance of the Statute in such case madeani provided ; and im the meantime all proceedings against said Insolvent be staved Witness my hand and tha seal of said Court, this 15th day of April 4. D , 1858 RUFUS SHOEMAKER, Clerk. By Wm. Smith, Deputy. John Anderson, Atty tor Petitioners. aplé NOTICE OF PARDON.-—To the Honorable 4 the Judge of the Court of Sessions, in and for Nevada county in the State of California Take notic: that FRANK MATHEWS, under sentence af Twelve months imprisonment in the Peniten tia'y imposed by your Honorable Court, judgment rendered and made on the 2 nd day of May, AD 1857, on conviction of an assault with intent to kill, will apply in due time to the Governor of the State of California, to release him from, and pardon him of the offence for which he stands committed FRANCIS J. DUNN, Attorney for said Mathews April $th, 1868. We acknowledge each of us having received a tru copy of the within notice. TH. CASWELL, County Judge. E. W. POFFORD. Associate Justice W. F. ANDERSON, District Attorney State of California, County of Mevada, ss—I, Rufus Shoemaker County Clerk in and for said county do here by certify that the foregoing is a true, full and” complete copy of an original notice end application for pardon as the same remains on file in my office. In testimony whereof Ih ve herennto set my hand and affixed my official seal this 10th ay of April, AD 1858 RUFUS SHOEMAKER, Clerk. apl6 Wm. Smith, Deputy. Spring Arrangement. The Peoples’ Accommodation Stage Lime. =_—=. ee = BETWEEN ee Nevada and Grass Valle y. On and after April 16th, 1858. the above Line of Concord Coaches will commence running as follows : Leaves Smith's Exchange, Grass Valley,at8 and 11 A.M. and4P. M. Returning leaves National Exchange at 9 A. M. and 2 and5 PM > The proprietor feels grateful forthe liberal patronage here:ofere extended to this Line f Stages, and by unceasing efforts to accommodate all, at low rates, confide ntly expects a continuance ofthe same. assengers leaving their Names and directions at the e Offices. will be called for H. D CADY, Proprietor. New Orleans Fruit Store! No. 33 Commercial Street. és old stand of ALEXANDER MANDICH still holds out its att. action of the finest and largest assortment of ORANGES, APPPLES, PRUNES, PINE APPLES, LIMES, NUTS, &c. to be found im this city. The supply is never exhausted at the New Orleans Fruit Sore. Patrons can always rely on obtaining what they eall for, None but geod frnit purchased, and no other sold. The subisember tenders his thanks to a liberal com iaunity thathas hitherto bestowed a large patronage up on hin. Hoping to merit acontinuance of he same, he will endeavo. to please at all times to gain that end Any article in the fruit line while in season may be safely called for ALEX MANDICH. Nevada, April 16th, 1858 For Citv Marshal. W. H. WEBB annousces himself as an Independent caudidate for the office of City Marshal. Electior Mor y May 31 GEORGE W. YANT DAVID BELDEN BELDEN & YANT, ATTORNEYS AT LAW. Particular attention given to procuring U. 8. Land War rants for persons by Military service entitled to the same. Office—In Alban’s Brick Building. Corner of Broad and Pine streets. Nevara. api6 Henry L. Joachimssen, ‘ CONVEYANCER, COPYIST AND Notary Public. Office on Main street, one door helow C. W. Mulford's Banking Honse. apl6 Pacific Mail Steamship Company's Line FO: PANAMA. Connecting via Panama Railroad, With the steamers of the U. S. Mail Steamahrp Compan; at Aspinwall. FOR NEW YORK AND NEW"ORLEANS Departure from Vallejo Street Whar —— = The Magnificent steamship Golden Age. Will leave Vallejo street wharf for Panama, wit) S. Mails, Passengers, and Treasure, TUESDAY, April 20th, at 9 o’clock. Passengers by the P. M. ~. Co’s Line are landed on their arrivals at Panama upon the wharfat the railroad ermipus, by the ‘ ompany’s steam ferry boat, and pro ceedimumediately by Railroad across the Isthmus. Tone TO —— ae : SA To Aspinwall, where the steamers of the U.S. Maii S S Co. are always im readiness to convey them to New York or New Orleans. 3 q Passengers for New Orleans proceed by direct steam er from Aspinwall. Through tickets are furnished, including the transit of the Isthmus. Passengers are notified that all tickets for the steam ers of the U.S. Mail S.S Co, must be presented to their agent at Aspinwall for registry and exchange, as they will not otherwise be available For Freight or passage »pply to ; FORBES & BABCOCK, Agents Cor, Sacramento and Leidesdorff Street steamers is secured an Franciecs Achoice of berth on the Atlantic br the carly purchase of tickets in ¢ i