April 20, 1859 (4 pages)

f d } } 1 1 i NNER IED SRT EHTS ON 4 ee es at —_— Octavian Hoogs is our t for San Francisco. He tnthorleed to teceive sdvertisementa, and collect and receipt for the same. A. Badlam: is our authorised at Sacramento. 1 eT raeck her tos vase. —$————_— Democratic State Central Committee. A Meeting of the Democratic Anti-Lecompton State Central Committee will be held at the Union Hotel, Sacramento, on THURSDAY, April 2ist. A fall attendance of the members is requested, as important business connected with the coming campaign will be . é B. B. REDDING, Ch’n. Jno, F. Morsm, Sec’y. ————————————————————————— NEVADA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 1859. ee Tux Opp Fet.ows Ce.esration.—Extensive preparations are being made by the Odd Fellows for celebrating the 26th of April—next Tuesday. All the Lodges of the county will meet at Nevada and participate in the festivities. The ceremonies will consist of a processjon by the different Lodges, on oration by A. A. Sargent, Eeq., and other appropriate exerelses, and will sonclude with a ball in the evening. A large temporary building has been erected on a Vacant lot just below the American Exchange, where the ceremonies will be heldthere being no building in town of suffiecient capacity to accommodate the large number which it is expected will be present on the occasion. The day is celebrated by the Order throughout the Union, in accordance with a resolution adopted by the General Grand Lodge of the United States, held at Baltimore, in September, 1858. On the 26th of April, 1819, the first Lodge of the Order was instituted at Baltimore. The members of the Order probably now outnumber that of any other benevolent institution in America, Siaveutse or Inpians.—The Petaluma Journal, of the 15th learns that the Indians are being slaughtered by the wholesale at Round Valley. A gentleman just from there says that within the past three weeks, from three to four huudred Indian—men, women, and children—bave been killed by the whites, The cause of this wholesale killing, is the continued depredations by the Indians upon the stock of the settlers, and a resistance to the Reservation officials in their atsempts to collect the Indians upon the Reservation. In one instance, a soldier belonging to Lieut. Dillon’s command. was mortally wounded by the Indians, It is stated that the women and children are mostly spared by the settlers, and taken to the Reservation ; but the men are more eafely disposed of. Cuampers & Gooprica.—We were yesterday shown a letter from Bisbop Goodrich, dated at Fort Yuma, March 21st, It will be remembered that Chambers & Goodrich started overa year ago, for Texas, to purchase a drove of cattle, They lost a large number of catt'e on the deserts, and they designed stopping for some time near Fort Yuma, to recruit their stock, before starting for California. They had one desert still to cross on which there is a stretch of 85 or 90 miles without water or feed of any kind for their stock. According to Goodrich’s account they must have had a eevere trip. Dry Goops.— We beg to refer our readers to the advertisement of Mr. J. Rosenthal, who bas recently made large additions to his stock of dry goods. Mr. Rosenthal being the oldest dealer in his line in the place, and well-posted on the wants of the community, is enabled to offer peculiar advantages to his customers, Carr, PeypLetTon.—The Grand Jury of the U, 8. District Court, at San Franeisco, have ignored the indictment for murder against Captain Pendleton, of the bark Sarah Parks, and presented four indictments against him for extreme cruelty towards his sailors, Exowances.—Mr. H. Mackie, of Freeman & Co’s. Express, bas our thanks for State exchanges furnished during the past week. Master Stone, the messenger of the Pioneer Express, also has our thanks for the early delivery of Downieville papers of Saturday. AtLantic Papers.—We are indebted to J. E. Hamliv, of Broad Street Book Store, to G. W. Welch, of the Pioneer Book Store, and to Freeman & Co’s. Express, for any quantity of late Eastern papers, received by the Sonora. Asrioum TrusTeks,—T he Legislature, in joint convention, on Wednesday last, elected L. R. Bradley, 8. A. Booker, and John O'Neill, Trustees of the State Insane Asylum. Ropsery.—The safe of Main street Hotel, Stockton, was robbed of $1,750 on Tuesday of last week. The thief left some $4,000 in the safe. The rebber has not yet been arrested, State Treasury.—At the close of business on Saturday last, the amount of cash in the State Treasury was $524,776 34. LEGIsLaturE.—The two Houees of the Legislature rescinded the resolution to adjourn on the 18th, and substituted Tuesday, the 19th. CovLp nor AGREE.—The jury in the case of Seales, tried last week at San Leandro, Alameda county, for the killing of Paul C. Shores, in Santa Clara county, were not able to agree on a verdict and were diecharged. Seales will be tried again this week. FataL Mrxine Acorpent.—On Monday, of last week, a young man named Havlin, while at work in a mining claim at Lancha Plana, Was caved upon and crushed to death. Oxsczens Booxs.—The bill to suppres the publication and sale of obscene books, pictures, &c., has paseed both houses of the Legislature, and has only to receive the signature of the Governor to become a law. Sitver Mine.—The Placer Press enys that the gold from Cox’s lode, near Millertown, yields 70 per cent. silver. The ledge certainly ought not to be called gold-bearing quartz. Texas.—The census of Texas, recently taken, shows a population of 458,620; of whom 61,350 are voters ; 72.069 are females; 168,581 are children; 138,000 are slaves, and 300 are free negroes. The population has more than doubled in the last eight years. The bill for the construction of a seawall, or hulkhead, to protect the barber of Sau Franand . cisco, passed the Senate laet Wednesday, by a vote of eighteen to seventeen, but a motion to reconsider was made the next day, and the bill was defeated by a vote of nineteen to sixteen— Senators Dent and Merritt having changed their votes. The defeat of the bill was celebrated in San Francisco, by the firing of one handred guns on the Plaza. Had the bill eveo passed the Senate, there is not much probability that it would have become a law. The Governor in his annual message stated that no plan for constructing a bulkhead could receive his assent unless it bad first been approved by a board of competent aod disinterested engineers, and there is vo doubt that he would have vetoed the bill, had it passed both houses. We happened to bein San Francisco last week, at the time the bill was defeated. There was then much talk on the subjeet, and we took considerable pains to ascertain the seutiments of the people on this question, As far as our acquaintance extended among business men, there was but one opinion expressed on the subject, and that was ia opposition to the bill before the Legislature. Many are of the opinion that a bulkhead is necessary to protect the harbor, but they are opposed to giving the wharf and deck company the control of the entire city front, which would enable them to levy an onereous tax upon the commerce of the State. Avolding the Issue. Senator Ballou, of Plumas introduced in the Senate, on Friday last, a preamble and resolutious, asserting the Democratic doctrine, that that “the people of a Territory, like those of a State, shall decide for themselves whether slavery sball or shal] not exist withiu their limits,”’ and instructing our Senators to “vote against avy interference by Congress with the legislation of the Territories, respecting their own domestic affairs, whether such legislation discriminate in favor of or against slavery.”’ While the resolutions were being read, Mr. Burch, of Trinity, moved that they be laid on the table, which was carried by the following vote : Ayes.—Messrs. Anderson, Baker, Berry, Bradley, Burch, Burton, Dent. Dickinson, Denver, Garter, Hamm, Holden, Lansing. McDonald. Merritt, O'Farrell, Pacheco, Parks, Quinn and Titus—21,. Noes—Messers. Allen, Ballou. Grant, Griffith. Kirkpatrick, Parker, Phelpe, Wheeler and Williams—9 With the exception of Mr. Kirkpatrick, the Lecompton Senators all voted to table the rev olutions, thus showing that t'ey were afraid to meet the issue. They cannot excuse themselves by saying that the question is one with which the people of California have nothing to do, for each and every one of them have time and again voted to bring up resolutions of a politica! character. Mr. Burton is the only Senator among those voting in the affirmative, who has been in the habit of voting to keep such resolutionsout of the Legislature, and he alone acted consistently in voting to lay them en the table. When Senator Gwin stated on the floor of the U.S, Senate. that the Democracy of California had never given the Kansas-Nebraska billsuch an interpretation as would allow the people of the Territories to decide on their own domestic affairs, he no doubt supposed that he would be sustained by bis friends in this Stute. But the friends of the senior Senator appear to be somewhat backward at present in following hie lead. They may avoid the issue for a time, but they will be compciled before many monthe to ‘face the music,” Fire at Georartown.— A destructive conflagration occurred at Georgetown, El Dorado’ county, last Wednesday morning. The Bank Exchange, the Nevada Hotel, Miller’s Bakery, and the El Dorado store, with nearly all their contents, were consumed before the fiames could be extinguished. The aggregate loss is over $10,000, During the fire a painful accident occurred to Mr. Geo. Audrews. He was sleeping in the upper story of the Nevada Hotel, and not waking until the house was enveloped in flames, he jumped out of the window, and in the fall broke hie collar bone and three ribs. The fire is supposed to have been the work of an incendiary, anda fellow named James Kennedy bus been arrested on suspicion of having set fire to the place. Mexroan AFrairs.—A dispatch from Wasbington city, dated March 22d. says that the State Department had received that morning dispatches from W. 8. Churchill, the U.S. special agent, direct from Vera Cruz. He states that the Juarez Government is gaining strength and ability every day; and that it will be able to bold out against Miramon, even though he should take Vera Cruz, which he is not likely todo. He suggests the propriety of recognizing the Juarez Government. Our Government will not at present take Mr. Churchill’s advice, Vox Porvuiti.—We have received the first number of a paper of the above name, published weekly at San Francisco, and edited by Mortimer J. Smith. In his salutatory. the editor says: In politics. the Vox Popnli will be independent of all — aud creeds, while at the same time it will be one of the principal features of its columns to speak of politicians, office-holders, candidates and aspirants for office under both State and Federal Governments, and of political affairs generally, involving the past, present, and future, to the extreme extent of the Editor's knowledge. It will defend the political, civil. and social rights of the People against all encroachments, come from what quarter they may. Tat Bieceest Neccer Yet.—Billy Wilson, the driver of the Dogtown Stage, brings us information thaton Thursday last, a lump of pure gold weighing fi/ty four senda, wae taken from the celebrated Willard claim, at Dogtown, This is the biggest nugget of the season. Besides this buge lump, fifty ounces in dust were the result of the same day’s labor. The Dogtown diggings are famous for big specimens.— Butte Record, That’s aright weighty specimen, sure; but, if Billy has given it in at fifty-four pounds, it shan’t be reduced a penny-weight. Commopore Stewart.—The joint resolution conferring upon Commodore Charlee Stewart, the brevet rank of Senior Flag Officer. was paseed by the House having previously passed the Senate. The rank isa sort ef equivalent to that of Admiral, and it will terminate at the death of Commodore Stewart. It corresponds . Gengent Scott’s brevet rank of Lieutenant7eneral, . « EA TN NT Ty ee TE . To the Public. In the laet number of the Nevada Journal, appears a long communication signed J. Stratton, Teacher, in which he makes several false statements as to my course ia regard to the employment of teachers for the public school. He says that after he bad stated the only terms upon which he would take ebarge of the school, that I expressed my approbation and agreed to vote for him, This is nottruc. I never told Mr. Stratton that I would vote for him, I did tell him that the difference of $25. month more than we bad been in the habit of paying, would, with me, be no objection to employing him. So far as general qualifications were concerned, I was satisfied that Mr. Stratton and Mr. Jennings were competent to teach the school, and the principal object of the examination was to ascertain their method of teaching. But when Mr. Stratton stated his terms to the Trustees, his demands were deemed so unreasonable that they could not give their consent to employ him, The use of the bitle was by no means the principle objection to Mr. Stratton. He was determined to bave charge of both schools, ifhe took the engagement, and the Trustees did not ehoose to put himin there with authority to dictate to another teacher. We wished the schools to be kept separate. In another part of the communication, Mr. Stratton says: “] will state that both before and after the examination, if such we might call so palpable a farce, Mr, Rolfe expressed his willingness to engage meat my price. On the Saturday following, he frankly told me, in the presence of others, that his only reason for voting against me was the Bible question. He said unhesitatingly that both he and Mr. Anderson would have voted for me, if I would give up the Bible.” This is a wilful perversion of the truth. A few days after the ‘‘examination,’’ I met Mr. Stratton onthe street and he asked me the reason why he was not employed. I told bim there were several, and mentioned two or three. He then said Dr. Overton had told him he was rejected because he insisted on using the bible. I remarked that that was only one of the objections. I never eaid that either Mr. Anderson or myself would have voted for him had he given up the bible. If the public schools are to be given up entirely to the whims and caprices of the teachers, then the office and duties of District Trustees might as well be abolished. In my opinion it is the duty of the School Superintendents —and not that of the teachers—to prescribe what books shall be used in the public schools. These schools are supported by the public money, from taxes levied upon all classes, and they should be conducted in such a manner as to give all religious denominations, sects and creeds an equal benefit. member of the Board of School Trustees, I shall not consent to have the management of the public echools dragged in the mire of religious intolerance, or be made the vehicle for propagating the peculiar tenets of any one religious If the people of Nevada are not satistied eect. with my course as Schoo) Trustee, I should advise them to meet on the first Saturday in April, 1860, and elect some man in my place, who will carry out their wishes, Heretofore, the people have failed to attend at the times and places appointed, to elect Trustees, and the position bas twice beew urged upon me against my wishes by the School Superintendent, For myself, I have no objection to the introduction of the bible in the public shools, provided all religions sectscan agree as to what version shall be used ; but while I have a public daty to perform, I shall endeavor to discharge it in such a manner as not to outrage the religious sentiments, or even prejudices, of any class of citizens, I. J. Rowre, Nevada, April 19th 1859, Figur wits tue Monaves.—The Los Angeles Vineyard, of the 12th inst., publishes a letter from Mr. A.S. Bishop, dated Pah Utah Creek, March 24th, giving au account ofa fight between the men under his command and a party Mohave Indians, There were about 400 Indians in the party, of whom several were killed, The letter was addressed to Gen. Clarke, and concludes as follows: I have forty men, and asI believe we have whipped them on this side of the river, I think I could do the same thing on the other, were it possible to cross the river with all my men. But as I should be under the necessity of dividing my company, as well as having the river which is one-fourth of a mile ia width, to obstruct my movements, I think it would be dangerous to attempt it without assistance. I am satisfied that fifty men would be ample, knowing as I do, that I could whip them had I not the river to cross. If, therefore, you can with propriety, and in accordance with your duties, or without transcending your official power, you will send to my assistauce a detachment of men, — Tue Saut Lake Mau. Rovute.—The Valley Tau of the 29th March says: The California We bave had but one Eastern mail for four weeks. The storms we are informed continue to rage mail came in a long ways inside of time. in the mountains, Since writing the above, two Eastern mails They have been detained for more than nine days at the arrived here on Sunday afternoon. South Platte, which is breaking up and flooding out, also several days at Rocky Ridge and the South Pass, by snow storms. Snow Sprouts.—A singular performance of the wind is noticed on the hill-sides near Monte Cristo; air currents strike a snow drift, and piercing it catch the dry flakes, bringing them forth and rising in the sbape of water spouts at sea. Frequently, a number of the spirals form and unite at a hight of from thirty to fifty feet when they separate and fall like water spray. This phenomenon, while it resembles the water spout as perfectly as could be, is more astonishing, and it certainly belongs to the most remarkable order of natural wonders.—Sierra GOLD BEARING QuaRTzZ IN Missouri.—The St. Louis Democrat says, that an experieuced California miner, living near Sandy Hook, a village on the Missouri river, in Bouiteau couuty, in an excursion along the hills in the rear of the village, was struck by the resemblance these hills bore to those of California bearing the quartz most abundantly, He stepped aside and picked upa piece, which was brought to St. Louis and found to bear gold after a severe test. He says there is abundance in these hills. The Democrat half believes the story. Tue Horn Ropsers rn Sonoma County.—The arties arrested for robbing the residence of ruey Hoen, at Santa Rosa, at present in the Sonoma county jail, have been indicted by the Grand Jury, and their trial fixed for 25th of this month, Coat.—A rich deposit of coal is said to have been discovered near Crescent City, Oregon, and a company bas been orgauized to work it. , Sraupep.—J. C, Baker was stabbed on Friday in Sacramento by aman named White. His wonnd is not considered dangerous. As long as Tama The Bible in Public Schools. Nevada, April 18th, 1859. W. F. Anperson Esq.—Sir:-—I have carefully read and re-read your defense of your action in probibiting the use of the Bible ‘n our public school. You say you wish to be understood. But in al! candor EF do not understand you, end as one interested in this matter I seck for more light. Ist. You say the law of this state to regulate common schools provides that no bok, tracts or papers of a sectarian or denominational character shall be used in the schools established under the act. Now do you mean to assert that the Bible is a sectarian book in the light of that law and by it prohibited from all the public schools of this State? Is that the intent and practical application of the law? I do not understand you. Will you venture a legal opinion on that point ? Again, you say ‘as a protestant I reject the Catholic Bible, as a Catholic I reject the protestant Bible, and asa JewI reject the New Testament altogetber.”” Of which of these denominations am I to understand that you are a member? lt is said you are a Catholic and that that alone accounts for all this trouble about the Bible in our school. Your confession of faith does not enlighten me on this point, for if you say anything, you say you are both a protestant, anda Catholic, and also a Jew. Don’t understand you. Again, you say, “asa lover of peace and good will to men I object to any book that will lead to strife and angry discussion.’’ Does the reading of the teachings of Jesus Christ the Peage Maker of the world in our public schools throw the children into strife and angry discussion? When and where did it oecur? Have you any better maxims of peace and good will to meu for onr children to read than are contained in the New Testament? Speak. I don’t understand you. Again, you say, “as a lover of justice I protest against the public money, contributed by tax-payers of all creeds and denominations being used to promote the peculiar views of different sects.”” When and where has it beeo done? Who wants it done now ? done in the school of which you are agent ? Don’t understand you. Again, you say, “as the lover of the innocence of childhood and of the kindly sentiments that should be engrafted upon their minds, I protest against the system.’’ Protest in the name of the innocence of childhood against the reading of the teacbings of Christin their hearing! Did you discover that the reading of the Bible in your school was polluting the inuocence of the dear children, and engrafting corrupting and debasing sentiments on their minds? Pray, sir, by what means do you propose to preserve the innocence of our children ia our school? Don’t understand you. Again, you say, ‘‘suppose the spectacle of one-third armed with the Protestant version, another with tbe Catholic version, and the other with the Bible of the Jewish dispensation. These distinctions thus introduced cannot but do evil.’’ Suppose 1 should slip into your bed chamber som: dark night and steal your wateh, Then I would be a thief wouldn't 1? But suppose again there was not the least likelihood that I would ever do any such thing. Then as agent of your watch suppose you arrest me ou sup position. Did you ever bear in all your life of a school where such things as you suppose ever occurred? warn you that they were going to send their children in thirds as you supposed, armed with those dreadful versions to do those evils? Or did you in the full exercise of a little brief authority conclude to kick the Bible out on supposition ? Don’t understand you. Again, you say as Agent in this matter of the people of Nevada. What matter? Whether we would have the Bible in our School, or not? Worse in the dark than ever. Didn’s know the people of Nevada bad an agent in this matter, Who appointed you as an agent for the people of Nevada, to decide whether they should dave the Bible in the sehvol or rot. How many of of them insirncted yu to put it out, and who are they ? I did understand that we hada County Superintendent and three distinct Commissioners, to attend to the general interests of the public school. Did understand that you were some time ago, appointed one of said Commissioners. But where are these, thy fellow officers? Did they constitute you Lord Chancellor, Sir Oracle, and retire in mute modesty that you might sway your ecptre as agent for the whole people of Nevada? Again I say, who made thee a judge and ruler over us? Don’t understand you. Iam not much of a lawyer, but I do know, that according to the law of this Btate there should have been an election ter tehoo] Commissioners in this city, on the first Saturday of April, and that it was the duty of the incumbent officers to have given notice of such election weeks before. Why did you not comply with the law? Did you take it for granted that the people of Nevada were so well pleased with you as agent that it was not worth while to call an election? Once more—you say the introduction of the Bible ‘into the public schools in New York, years ago led to a deplorable religious excitement in that State, and that by a popular vote the just sense of the people excluded it,’ Where on earth did you find your authority for that statement? You must either be in total ignorance of the facts or supposed you were writing for the eye of a community of ignoramuses, who would gulp down anything. Had ~ said that some years ago Arch Bishop ughes, with his jesuitical satellites attempted to thrust the Bible out of the public schools in New York city, where it had always been used that this attempt, partially successful, caused great excitement and just indignation that the Bible was by an overwhelming vote of the people restored tothe schools and is now used there, then I could have understood you, and you would have shown to this community that you were nut ignorant of some of the prominent facts in the recent history of public schools Do you deny the facts as I state them, or will you produce your authority for what you state? _ Again, and lastly, you eay you do not believe the Bible in any form is used in any public school of this State—a plan concured in by all liberal minded men, To my certain knowiedge, it is used in some of the schools in San Francisco, in Marysville, Grass Valley, Michigan Bluffs, andin how many othersI don’t know, but hope soon to hear that Nevada is added to the list. Thus you see, Mr. Agent, that in many things Ido not understand you. In one thing I wieh you to understand me. As one of the people of Nevada, with three children to educate, I have no further use for you as agent in providing a school for them. Yours Respectfully, Davin. Has it been . Did the parents of this city . Arrtval of the Sonora. Fhe mail steamer Sonora arrived at San Francisco last Sunday morning, with news from the East, by way of Tehuantepec, to March 27th. Among the passengers are Hons. W. M. Gwin, D. C. Broderiek, J. C. McKibbin, Isaac Stevens, and Delazon Smith. It is stated that Postmaster General Holt bas made out a statement, showing that the deficlency in that Department will amount to near $6,000,000 at the close of the present fiscal, year, on the 30th of June next. The New York papers of March 21st, state that nothing definite was known as to the calling of an extra session of Congress, The New Orleans papers, which have been received to the 27th, have no infermation on the subject. A dispatch from Washington states that the receipts into the Federal Treasury, for the week ending March 26th, amounted to $1,808,000, The Navy Department has given orders for the fitting out of a sloop of war as expeditiously as possible. Its sipposed destination is the Pacific, for the purpose of looking after Walker. Jobo C. Ten Eyck, Republican, bas been elected to the U.S. Senate by the Legislature of New Jersey, in place of Wm. Wright, Lecompton Democrat. Mr. Vroom, the Democratic candidate, received 34 votes, There are now ouly two vacancies to be filled in the Senate-—one from Oregon and one from Minnesota. Loss of Three Thousand Lives, Near Tagapvrog, on the Sea of Azoff, a catastrophe occurred, about the beginning of February last, which involved a loss of life unparalleled except by memorable earthquakes or volcanic eruptions, It appears that some three thousand inhabitants of Taganrog, relying upon the promise of fair weather, made by the genial atmosphere and the cloudless sky, proceeded to the Azoff Sea to indulge in the sport of fishing upon the ice—a favorite sport in that region. The atsnosphere continuing serene, the party were lulled intoa feeling of security, aud ventured further than usual upon the ive, in the hope of obtaining a good haul. Suddenly a breeze sprung up from the east. which, growing boisterous by degrees, whirled the loose snow aud fine particles of ice in all directions, and before long succeeded in detaching the ice from the shore. The ice-field then broke into pieces, which, with their terrified and helpless human freight, drifted towards the open sea, No assistance could be rendered the unhappy beings by their relatives aod . friends ou shore, aud within two hours not . tiga of life was visible ou the surface of the }sea, Ou the following day, a cake of ice dri'‘ted in shore upon which were five of the unfor} tunates—tbree of them dead, and the other two numb and insensible, The two latter—a girl and an old man—were restored by means of the usual appliauces, the girl, however, survived but a few hours; the man recovered, but lost the use of his tongue—a consequence, probably, of the fright caused by the scene he had passed through, He prepared a written narrative of the occurrences of that fearful night of the Azoff. By this catastrophe at least three thousand persous fouud a watery grave.x—M, FY. Post. Terrip_y Rior nkak BaLrimore.—The Baltimore Patriot of the 18th Marcu says that the day before, beiug St, Pautrick’s Day, the bands employed on the uew water works, three miles frum the city, suspended their jabors to engage in the festive scenes that are geverally observed by the sous of Erin ou that day, Atan early hour they commenced imbibing the ardent very freely, aud so contiuued throughout the entire day, uutil their braius became maddened with the alcobolic draughts, aud several exhibited a strong desire to eugage in a general . fight, which was promptly checked by the more ; discreet portion of their uumber. Toward 3 o'clock, however, a party of Corkonians came down fromthe uopper works aud began to threaten their oppouents, the Fardowners, when gauged about five buudred persons. Pistols, ly used; aud duriug the melee one man was shot through the kidneys, another through the head aud several others received balls in various parts of their bodies, The wounds of many will very probably prove fatal. Au aged man who had taken a very active partin the fight. had the entire scalp kuocked from his head, while others received severe cuts and bruises. The battle continued till vear night, and began to increase, when iuformation was brought to the city asking for assistance to quell the riot. Officers were dispatcbed to the grouud, and several arrests closed hostilities, It is estimated that atleast one bundred persons were . wounded, some of whom, it is said, must die, as their injuries are of a fatal character. Horriwie Accipent.—At Lancha Plana, about half past seven o’clock on Thursday morning of this week, a most appalling accident occured toa miver named Ned Doonelly. He, with two others, were working in a drifting cleim, in which they bad sunk a shaft about eightytwo feet deep, from which they run tunnels to take out the pay dirt The claim is in a hill . composed of light sand. Donnelly entered one of the tunnels, that bad been worked out, io order to remove the timbering. He bad been begged not to do so; but beedless of all remonstrance, be was determined to save the timber. No soover had he knoched out one of the posts, than the “lagging’’ (lining) dropped down from overbead, and the sand rushed in cutting off all retreat. His comrades for some minutes heard him distinctly entreating them to get him out, but the sand kept pouring in steadily but faster than it could be removed. At one time they actually reached one of his hands, but he was then dead, The sand poured in afresh, and coutinued eo to do till the hole bad reached the top of the ground. At noon the body had not been recovered. It is awful to think of the sufferings of the man as he was suffocating. When will miners be more careful?—Amador Leger, April, 16th. From tHe Soura.—The San Diego Herald, of 4 late date, has the following intelligence : Colonel] Hooker has arrived in San Diego from Fort Yuma. From him we learn that Governor Pesiquera, ef Sonora, Mexico, bad an engagemeut with the Sinaloa forces, in which he completely routed the enemy, taking more prisoners than he had men in his army. The battle was fought about thirty miles back of Mazatlan. Pesquiera entered the city of Mazatlan in triumph, and seized all the Mexican vessels that eutered the Gulf ports, and converted them into men-of war. He was carrying things with a high hand, with all the vigor and energy of a Bonaparte. Suceess has turned his bead with all the red blood ofa fiery revolutionist. There was no telling where be would stop in his wild and infuriated career. The Los Angeles Vineyard, has the following: On Wednesday. 13th Aoril, General Clarke received information that Colonel Hoffman crossed to the east bank of the Colorado river, between the 4th and 6th April, at a point near Fort Gaston. He was advancing slowly, but without any unexpected difficulties, and would probably reaoh the Mohave country by the 15th or 16th April. TeRRITORIAL TREASURY OF Wasntnatox.—The: report of D. L. Phillips, the Treasurer of Washington Territory, shows the receipts into the Treasury for 1858 to have been $2.176, and po Spemenesis $1,262, leaving a balance of a general riot took place, in which were en. guus, axes, picks. clubs and shovels were free. ! . the Ladies of the fact. ; not to be surpassed by any one. At the residence of the bride’ near Nevada, on Wednesda pega ae a 08 Wednesday last, by Rev. J. I Wome 7 Nites, Esq., to Muss ELoanera CaLow att ali Accompanying the above annoucement pliments of bridegroom, and sundry retthedat anes oka most delicious flavor. The former was quietly Peis in a pigeon-hole, and the “Judge” being absent, our ms set about making himself comfortable—in which Pe ceeded most gloriously ; and we sincerely trust tees oe, bride and groom may be as successful and happy in » journey through life, bee. a lyn, idence » . law, Jamon McFarlan, Hg on sens erie brot Yev. Mr, Poisall, N. W. Dawiry, Esq., of California, to Miss Eceaxor Rerp, of Brooklyn, N. y. We tender our thanks to friend Dawley, for pay made sensible that neither absence nor new ietenan could induce him to forget hia Nevada friends, acc emplished the ‘important business’? that called Are East, we may ere long expect his return to hig Nevada home. A CARD, — Interested parties having circulated was running for City Marshal for the rd the 1 ties, and that if elected would not discharge the sei the position myself, I take this method to “ F disabuse the public of any false impression that may have been creat ed. Ifelected, I shall attend personally te the Stina the office. Nevada, April 19th 1859. J. L, WILLIAMSON, THEATRICAL, A Carp.—The undersigned having at a heavy expense engaged the professional services of one of the Very best Theatrical Companies in the State, proposes to open the Metropolitan Theater, in this city on Wednesday, the 2th inst. The Company consists of the following Ladies ana Gentlemen: That unsurpassed Tragedian, Jays R. Axpsgrson, that splendid artiste Miss Fanny Moranr, sup. ported by an excellent Stock Compaiy, of thirteen—in which are the well known names of Miss Woodward, Ming Shepard, Mrs. W. H. Hamilton, Mr, A. R. Phelps, J. 4, Warwick, Messrs. Mayo, Bray, Clifton, W. H, Hamilten and others, The Company has been selected expressly to play Mr, Anderson’s best pieces, which will be produced on this oc. casion, such as: Hamlet, Othello, Mac Beth, Lady of Lyons, The Robbers, Coriolanus, King Lear, Richard the Third, King of the Commons, &c. As this Dramatic Troupe is the largest, most expensive, and probably the best that has ever visited the interior of the State, the Proprietor hopes the play goers and citizens of Nevada County, will testify their appreciation of good acting, by a cordialand generous patronage. The Box Office will be open on Tuesday, the 26th, that Strangers and others attending the Odd Fellows celebration may have an opportunity to engage seat«, Respectfully, GEO. 8. PIERCE, Nevada, April 19th 1859,—20-2w {7 YNKOOPS ICELAND PECTORAL. For Sale by E. F. SPENCE, 29 Druggist & Apothecary Main St., Nevada, OW MAN’S LINIMENT—For Sale by E. F. SPENCE, Druggist & Apothecary, Main street, Nevada, FOR SALE. WO BOILERS, THIRTY-SIX INCHES IN diameter, and in good order; Also Smoke-Stack, Stand-Pipe, and Fire-Front. Apply to N. SOGGS. At American Hill Quartz Mill, Nevada, April 19th 1859.—29-1m ISSOLUTION,.—Notice is hereby given that the Co partnership heretofore existing between the undersigned, under the name and style of GREGORY & WICKES, is this day dissolved by mutual] consent. All parties having accounts with the firm are requested to come forward and settie forthwith. A. B. GREGORY, L. C. WICKES. Nevada, April 20th 1859, P. 8.—Mr. L. C. Wickes having withdrawn from the firm, the undersigned will continue the business at the old stand, A. B. GREGORY. FRESH ARRIVALS!!! GREAT EXCITEMENT AT THE DRY GOODS STORE, a) ee S. LUBECK & CO. No. 54 Broad Street, Nevada, Ba Formerly oecupied by Messrs. Stiefel & Cobn.-@@ Sloving junk vohgtnes from the ins with the LARGEST AND BEST STOCK OF FASH ONABLE SPRING & SUMMER GOODS! Ever brought to this city, we take thia method to inform In prices and style we are resolved Our Stock consists in part of Large quantities of Dress Silks of all Qualities and Colors. Organdics, Lawns, Bareges, Chalicys, Linen Lawns, Marscilles, Printed Lawns, And a Large variety of BALL & SUMMER DRESSES, A0O pieces fino French Prints of newest patterns ; Fine Silk Mantillas ; Scarfs; Embroeideries ; Cvllars &e. Large variety of Silk Fringes ; Latest style Spring Bonnets ; Hair Dresses and Feathers. All kinds of Ladies,’ Misses and Children’s Shoes, Congress Gaiters and Kidd Slippers. The Largest Stock of Carpets, Matting, Druggets, Oil Cloth, &e., ever brought to this market. PERFUMERIES, OF ALL KINDS. Large stock of Domestics, bleached and unbleached ; in short a complete stock of Dry and Staple Goods necessary to a successful prosecution of the business, but too numerous to specify. All of which will be sold at the Lowest Prices, wholesale and retail. Thankful for the past patronage, we have been kindly honored with by the Ladies of this place and vicinity, we would pa ke ask acontinuance of the same, pledging ourselves to sell our aplendid stock, as formerly, Cheaper than the Cheapest, and better than the best. BR. Ladies will please call and examine our stock before purchasing elsewhere, and be assured they will find us acting according to our old mottoes : “Quick Sales and Small Profits.” And ‘One Price for all Buyers.” &@Orders from the Country punctually attended to.-G@ 8. LUBECK & CO., Nevada, April 15th 1859. J. C. BIRDSEYR, Cc. N, YELTOS, BIRDSEYE & CO., BANKERS. No. 30 MAIN STREET, NEVADA. PURCHASE GOLD DUST AND BULLION, AT THE HIGHEST MARKET RATES. Advances made on GOLD DUST for Assay or Coinage at the U. S. Mint. CHECKS AT PAR, On San Francisco, Sacramento and Marysville. Our SIGHT EXCHANGE on METROPOLITAN BANK, New York, For sale in sums to suit. Purchase State and County Securities at the Highest Rates. Bay Deposites received, Collections made, and transact a general Banking business. Nevada, April Sth 1859.—23.-tf CHARLES W. MULFORD, A. H, HA@ADORN. C. W. MULFORD, & CO. BAN EBRERS!: At his Old Stand, Main St., Nevada. GOLD DUST BOUGHT at the highest market rates. SIGHT CHECKS on Sacramento and San Francisco AT PAR, DUST forwarded to the U. S. Branch Mint for Ass®y or Coinage, and advances made on the same if required. Nevada Dec. 1st 1857.—9-tf NSOLVENT NOTICE.—In District Court of the 14th Judicial District of the State of California. Im the matter of the petition of EMANUEL SCHARFF, an insolvent debtor. ‘ Pursuant to an order of the Hon Niles Searls, Ja rhe the said District Court, notice is hereby given ag . creditors of the said insolyent Emanuel Schartt, te an appear before the Hon. Niles Searls aforesa cher tea Court, at the Court room of said Court, in the City : County of Nevada, on the sixth of June, A. D, 1859, at 10 o’clock, A. M., of that day, then and there to shew cause, if any they can, why the Foe oe of said et should not be granted, and an # igoment of his estate made, and he be discharged from his debts and liabilities in pursuance of the Statute in such case and provided ; and in the mean time all proceedings against vent be stayed. ee "Witness te band and the seal of said Court, LS, this 19th day of ant. A, D. 1859. ——~ ROFUS SHOEMAKER, Clerk, By J. S, Lampert, Deputy. Dunn & Caliwell, Attorners for petitioner. bw

f d } } 1 1 i NNER IED SRT EHTS ON 4 ee es at —_— Octavian Hoogs is our t for San Francisco. He tnthorleed to teceive sdvertisementa, and collect and receipt for the same. A. Badlam: is our authorised at Sacramento. 1 eT raeck her tos vase. —$————_— Democratic State Central Committee. A Meeting of the Democratic Anti-Lecompton State Central Committee will be held at the Union Hotel, Sacramento, on THURSDAY, April 2ist. A fall attendance of the members is requested, as important business connected with the coming campaign will be . é B. B. REDDING, Ch’n. Jno, F. Morsm, Sec’y. ————————————————————————— NEVADA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 1859. ee Tux Opp Fet.ows Ce.esration.—Extensive preparations are being made by the Odd Fellows for celebrating the 26th of April—next Tuesday. All the Lodges of the county will meet at Nevada and participate in the festivities. The ceremonies will consist of a processjon by the different Lodges, on oration by A. A. Sargent, Eeq., and other appropriate exerelses, and will sonclude with a ball in the evening. A large temporary building has been erected on a Vacant lot just below the American Exchange, where the ceremonies will be heldthere being no building in town of suffiecient capacity to accommodate the large number which it is expected will be present on the occasion. The day is celebrated by the Order throughout the Union, in accordance with a resolution adopted by the General Grand Lodge of the United States, held at Baltimore, in September, 1858. On the 26th of April, 1819, the first Lodge of the Order was instituted at Baltimore. The members of the Order probably now outnumber that of any other benevolent institution in America, Siaveutse or Inpians.—The Petaluma Journal, of the 15th learns that the Indians are being slaughtered by the wholesale at Round Valley. A gentleman just from there says that within the past three weeks, from three to four huudred Indian—men, women, and children—bave been killed by the whites, The cause of this wholesale killing, is the continued depredations by the Indians upon the stock of the settlers, and a resistance to the Reservation officials in their atsempts to collect the Indians upon the Reservation. In one instance, a soldier belonging to Lieut. Dillon’s command. was mortally wounded by the Indians, It is stated that the women and children are mostly spared by the settlers, and taken to the Reservation ; but the men are more eafely disposed of. Cuampers & Gooprica.—We were yesterday shown a letter from Bisbop Goodrich, dated at Fort Yuma, March 21st, It will be remembered that Chambers & Goodrich started overa year ago, for Texas, to purchase a drove of cattle, They lost a large number of catt'e on the deserts, and they designed stopping for some time near Fort Yuma, to recruit their stock, before starting for California. They had one desert still to cross on which there is a stretch of 85 or 90 miles without water or feed of any kind for their stock. According to Goodrich’s account they must have had a eevere trip. Dry Goops.— We beg to refer our readers to the advertisement of Mr. J. Rosenthal, who bas recently made large additions to his stock of dry goods. Mr. Rosenthal being the oldest dealer in his line in the place, and well-posted on the wants of the community, is enabled to offer peculiar advantages to his customers, Carr, PeypLetTon.—The Grand Jury of the U, 8. District Court, at San Franeisco, have ignored the indictment for murder against Captain Pendleton, of the bark Sarah Parks, and presented four indictments against him for extreme cruelty towards his sailors, Exowances.—Mr. H. Mackie, of Freeman & Co’s. Express, bas our thanks for State exchanges furnished during the past week. Master Stone, the messenger of the Pioneer Express, also has our thanks for the early delivery of Downieville papers of Saturday. AtLantic Papers.—We are indebted to J. E. Hamliv, of Broad Street Book Store, to G. W. Welch, of the Pioneer Book Store, and to Freeman & Co’s. Express, for any quantity of late Eastern papers, received by the Sonora. Asrioum TrusTeks,—T he Legislature, in joint convention, on Wednesday last, elected L. R. Bradley, 8. A. Booker, and John O'Neill, Trustees of the State Insane Asylum. Ropsery.—The safe of Main street Hotel, Stockton, was robbed of $1,750 on Tuesday of last week. The thief left some $4,000 in the safe. The rebber has not yet been arrested, State Treasury.—At the close of business on Saturday last, the amount of cash in the State Treasury was $524,776 34. LEGIsLaturE.—The two Houees of the Legislature rescinded the resolution to adjourn on the 18th, and substituted Tuesday, the 19th. CovLp nor AGREE.—The jury in the case of Seales, tried last week at San Leandro, Alameda county, for the killing of Paul C. Shores, in Santa Clara county, were not able to agree on a verdict and were diecharged. Seales will be tried again this week. FataL Mrxine Acorpent.—On Monday, of last week, a young man named Havlin, while at work in a mining claim at Lancha Plana, Was caved upon and crushed to death. Oxsczens Booxs.—The bill to suppres the publication and sale of obscene books, pictures, &c., has paseed both houses of the Legislature, and has only to receive the signature of the Governor to become a law. Sitver Mine.—The Placer Press enys that the gold from Cox’s lode, near Millertown, yields 70 per cent. silver. The ledge certainly ought not to be called gold-bearing quartz. Texas.—The census of Texas, recently taken, shows a population of 458,620; of whom 61,350 are voters ; 72.069 are females; 168,581 are children; 138,000 are slaves, and 300 are free negroes. The population has more than doubled in the last eight years. The bill for the construction of a seawall, or hulkhead, to protect the barber of Sau Franand . cisco, passed the Senate laet Wednesday, by a vote of eighteen to seventeen, but a motion to reconsider was made the next day, and the bill was defeated by a vote of nineteen to sixteen— Senators Dent and Merritt having changed their votes. The defeat of the bill was celebrated in San Francisco, by the firing of one handred guns on the Plaza. Had the bill eveo passed the Senate, there is not much probability that it would have become a law. The Governor in his annual message stated that no plan for constructing a bulkhead could receive his assent unless it bad first been approved by a board of competent aod disinterested engineers, and there is vo doubt that he would have vetoed the bill, had it passed both houses. We happened to bein San Francisco last week, at the time the bill was defeated. There was then much talk on the subjeet, and we took considerable pains to ascertain the seutiments of the people on this question, As far as our acquaintance extended among business men, there was but one opinion expressed on the subject, and that was ia opposition to the bill before the Legislature. Many are of the opinion that a bulkhead is necessary to protect the harbor, but they are opposed to giving the wharf and deck company the control of the entire city front, which would enable them to levy an onereous tax upon the commerce of the State. Avolding the Issue. Senator Ballou, of Plumas introduced in the Senate, on Friday last, a preamble and resolutious, asserting the Democratic doctrine, that that “the people of a Territory, like those of a State, shall decide for themselves whether slavery sball or shal] not exist withiu their limits,”’ and instructing our Senators to “vote against avy interference by Congress with the legislation of the Territories, respecting their own domestic affairs, whether such legislation discriminate in favor of or against slavery.”’ While the resolutions were being read, Mr. Burch, of Trinity, moved that they be laid on the table, which was carried by the following vote : Ayes.—Messrs. Anderson, Baker, Berry, Bradley, Burch, Burton, Dent. Dickinson, Denver, Garter, Hamm, Holden, Lansing. McDonald. Merritt, O'Farrell, Pacheco, Parks, Quinn and Titus—21,. Noes—Messers. Allen, Ballou. Grant, Griffith. Kirkpatrick, Parker, Phelpe, Wheeler and Williams—9 With the exception of Mr. Kirkpatrick, the Lecompton Senators all voted to table the rev olutions, thus showing that t'ey were afraid to meet the issue. They cannot excuse themselves by saying that the question is one with which the people of California have nothing to do, for each and every one of them have time and again voted to bring up resolutions of a politica! character. Mr. Burton is the only Senator among those voting in the affirmative, who has been in the habit of voting to keep such resolutionsout of the Legislature, and he alone acted consistently in voting to lay them en the table. When Senator Gwin stated on the floor of the U.S, Senate. that the Democracy of California had never given the Kansas-Nebraska billsuch an interpretation as would allow the people of the Territories to decide on their own domestic affairs, he no doubt supposed that he would be sustained by bis friends in this Stute. But the friends of the senior Senator appear to be somewhat backward at present in following hie lead. They may avoid the issue for a time, but they will be compciled before many monthe to ‘face the music,” Fire at Georartown.— A destructive conflagration occurred at Georgetown, El Dorado’ county, last Wednesday morning. The Bank Exchange, the Nevada Hotel, Miller’s Bakery, and the El Dorado store, with nearly all their contents, were consumed before the fiames could be extinguished. The aggregate loss is over $10,000, During the fire a painful accident occurred to Mr. Geo. Audrews. He was sleeping in the upper story of the Nevada Hotel, and not waking until the house was enveloped in flames, he jumped out of the window, and in the fall broke hie collar bone and three ribs. The fire is supposed to have been the work of an incendiary, anda fellow named James Kennedy bus been arrested on suspicion of having set fire to the place. Mexroan AFrairs.—A dispatch from Wasbington city, dated March 22d. says that the State Department had received that morning dispatches from W. 8. Churchill, the U.S. special agent, direct from Vera Cruz. He states that the Juarez Government is gaining strength and ability every day; and that it will be able to bold out against Miramon, even though he should take Vera Cruz, which he is not likely todo. He suggests the propriety of recognizing the Juarez Government. Our Government will not at present take Mr. Churchill’s advice, Vox Porvuiti.—We have received the first number of a paper of the above name, published weekly at San Francisco, and edited by Mortimer J. Smith. In his salutatory. the editor says: In politics. the Vox Popnli will be independent of all — aud creeds, while at the same time it will be one of the principal features of its columns to speak of politicians, office-holders, candidates and aspirants for office under both State and Federal Governments, and of political affairs generally, involving the past, present, and future, to the extreme extent of the Editor's knowledge. It will defend the political, civil. and social rights of the People against all encroachments, come from what quarter they may. Tat Bieceest Neccer Yet.—Billy Wilson, the driver of the Dogtown Stage, brings us information thaton Thursday last, a lump of pure gold weighing fi/ty four senda, wae taken from the celebrated Willard claim, at Dogtown, This is the biggest nugget of the season. Besides this buge lump, fifty ounces in dust were the result of the same day’s labor. The Dogtown diggings are famous for big specimens.— Butte Record, That’s aright weighty specimen, sure; but, if Billy has given it in at fifty-four pounds, it shan’t be reduced a penny-weight. Commopore Stewart.—The joint resolution conferring upon Commodore Charlee Stewart, the brevet rank of Senior Flag Officer. was paseed by the House having previously passed the Senate. The rank isa sort ef equivalent to that of Admiral, and it will terminate at the death of Commodore Stewart. It corresponds . Gengent Scott’s brevet rank of Lieutenant7eneral, . « EA TN NT Ty ee TE . To the Public. In the laet number of the Nevada Journal, appears a long communication signed J. Stratton, Teacher, in which he makes several false statements as to my course ia regard to the employment of teachers for the public school. He says that after he bad stated the only terms upon which he would take ebarge of the school, that I expressed my approbation and agreed to vote for him, This is nottruc. I never told Mr. Stratton that I would vote for him, I did tell him that the difference of $25. month more than we bad been in the habit of paying, would, with me, be no objection to employing him. So far as general qualifications were concerned, I was satisfied that Mr. Stratton and Mr. Jennings were competent to teach the school, and the principal object of the examination was to ascertain their method of teaching. But when Mr. Stratton stated his terms to the Trustees, his demands were deemed so unreasonable that they could not give their consent to employ him, The use of the bitle was by no means the principle objection to Mr. Stratton. He was determined to bave charge of both schools, ifhe took the engagement, and the Trustees did not ehoose to put himin there with authority to dictate to another teacher. We wished the schools to be kept separate. In another part of the communication, Mr. Stratton says: “] will state that both before and after the examination, if such we might call so palpable a farce, Mr, Rolfe expressed his willingness to engage meat my price. On the Saturday following, he frankly told me, in the presence of others, that his only reason for voting against me was the Bible question. He said unhesitatingly that both he and Mr. Anderson would have voted for me, if I would give up the Bible.” This is a wilful perversion of the truth. A few days after the ‘‘examination,’’ I met Mr. Stratton onthe street and he asked me the reason why he was not employed. I told bim there were several, and mentioned two or three. He then said Dr. Overton had told him he was rejected because he insisted on using the bible. I remarked that that was only one of the objections. I never eaid that either Mr. Anderson or myself would have voted for him had he given up the bible. If the public schools are to be given up entirely to the whims and caprices of the teachers, then the office and duties of District Trustees might as well be abolished. In my opinion it is the duty of the School Superintendents —and not that of the teachers—to prescribe what books shall be used in the public schools. These schools are supported by the public money, from taxes levied upon all classes, and they should be conducted in such a manner as to give all religious denominations, sects and creeds an equal benefit. member of the Board of School Trustees, I shall not consent to have the management of the public echools dragged in the mire of religious intolerance, or be made the vehicle for propagating the peculiar tenets of any one religious If the people of Nevada are not satistied eect. with my course as Schoo) Trustee, I should advise them to meet on the first Saturday in April, 1860, and elect some man in my place, who will carry out their wishes, Heretofore, the people have failed to attend at the times and places appointed, to elect Trustees, and the position bas twice beew urged upon me against my wishes by the School Superintendent, For myself, I have no objection to the introduction of the bible in the public shools, provided all religions sectscan agree as to what version shall be used ; but while I have a public daty to perform, I shall endeavor to discharge it in such a manner as not to outrage the religious sentiments, or even prejudices, of any class of citizens, I. J. Rowre, Nevada, April 19th 1859, Figur wits tue Monaves.—The Los Angeles Vineyard, of the 12th inst., publishes a letter from Mr. A.S. Bishop, dated Pah Utah Creek, March 24th, giving au account ofa fight between the men under his command and a party Mohave Indians, There were about 400 Indians in the party, of whom several were killed, The letter was addressed to Gen. Clarke, and concludes as follows: I have forty men, and asI believe we have whipped them on this side of the river, I think I could do the same thing on the other, were it possible to cross the river with all my men. But as I should be under the necessity of dividing my company, as well as having the river which is one-fourth of a mile ia width, to obstruct my movements, I think it would be dangerous to attempt it without assistance. I am satisfied that fifty men would be ample, knowing as I do, that I could whip them had I not the river to cross. If, therefore, you can with propriety, and in accordance with your duties, or without transcending your official power, you will send to my assistauce a detachment of men, — Tue Saut Lake Mau. Rovute.—The Valley Tau of the 29th March says: The California We bave had but one Eastern mail for four weeks. The storms we are informed continue to rage mail came in a long ways inside of time. in the mountains, Since writing the above, two Eastern mails They have been detained for more than nine days at the arrived here on Sunday afternoon. South Platte, which is breaking up and flooding out, also several days at Rocky Ridge and the South Pass, by snow storms. Snow Sprouts.—A singular performance of the wind is noticed on the hill-sides near Monte Cristo; air currents strike a snow drift, and piercing it catch the dry flakes, bringing them forth and rising in the sbape of water spouts at sea. Frequently, a number of the spirals form and unite at a hight of from thirty to fifty feet when they separate and fall like water spray. This phenomenon, while it resembles the water spout as perfectly as could be, is more astonishing, and it certainly belongs to the most remarkable order of natural wonders.—Sierra GOLD BEARING QuaRTzZ IN Missouri.—The St. Louis Democrat says, that an experieuced California miner, living near Sandy Hook, a village on the Missouri river, in Bouiteau couuty, in an excursion along the hills in the rear of the village, was struck by the resemblance these hills bore to those of California bearing the quartz most abundantly, He stepped aside and picked upa piece, which was brought to St. Louis and found to bear gold after a severe test. He says there is abundance in these hills. The Democrat half believes the story. Tue Horn Ropsers rn Sonoma County.—The arties arrested for robbing the residence of ruey Hoen, at Santa Rosa, at present in the Sonoma county jail, have been indicted by the Grand Jury, and their trial fixed for 25th of this month, Coat.—A rich deposit of coal is said to have been discovered near Crescent City, Oregon, and a company bas been orgauized to work it. , Sraupep.—J. C, Baker was stabbed on Friday in Sacramento by aman named White. His wonnd is not considered dangerous. As long as Tama The Bible in Public Schools. Nevada, April 18th, 1859. W. F. Anperson Esq.—Sir:-—I have carefully read and re-read your defense of your action in probibiting the use of the Bible ‘n our public school. You say you wish to be understood. But in al! candor EF do not understand you, end as one interested in this matter I seck for more light. Ist. You say the law of this state to regulate common schools provides that no bok, tracts or papers of a sectarian or denominational character shall be used in the schools established under the act. Now do you mean to assert that the Bible is a sectarian book in the light of that law and by it prohibited from all the public schools of this State? Is that the intent and practical application of the law? I do not understand you. Will you venture a legal opinion on that point ? Again, you say ‘as a protestant I reject the Catholic Bible, as a Catholic I reject the protestant Bible, and asa JewI reject the New Testament altogetber.”” Of which of these denominations am I to understand that you are a member? lt is said you are a Catholic and that that alone accounts for all this trouble about the Bible in our school. Your confession of faith does not enlighten me on this point, for if you say anything, you say you are both a protestant, anda Catholic, and also a Jew. Don’t understand you. Again, you say, “asa lover of peace and good will to men I object to any book that will lead to strife and angry discussion.’’ Does the reading of the teachings of Jesus Christ the Peage Maker of the world in our public schools throw the children into strife and angry discussion? When and where did it oecur? Have you any better maxims of peace and good will to meu for onr children to read than are contained in the New Testament? Speak. I don’t understand you. Again, you say, “as a lover of justice I protest against the public money, contributed by tax-payers of all creeds and denominations being used to promote the peculiar views of different sects.”” When and where has it beeo done? Who wants it done now ? done in the school of which you are agent ?

Don’t understand you. Again, you say, “as the lover of the innocence of childhood and of the kindly sentiments that should be engrafted upon their minds, I protest against the system.’’ Protest in the name of the innocence of childhood against the reading of the teacbings of Christin their hearing! Did you discover that the reading of the Bible in your school was polluting the inuocence of the dear children, and engrafting corrupting and debasing sentiments on their minds? Pray, sir, by what means do you propose to preserve the innocence of our children ia our school? Don’t understand you. Again, you say, ‘‘suppose the spectacle of one-third armed with the Protestant version, another with tbe Catholic version, and the other with the Bible of the Jewish dispensation. These distinctions thus introduced cannot but do evil.’’ Suppose 1 should slip into your bed chamber som: dark night and steal your wateh, Then I would be a thief wouldn't 1? But suppose again there was not the least likelihood that I would ever do any such thing. Then as agent of your watch suppose you arrest me ou sup position. Did you ever bear in all your life of a school where such things as you suppose ever occurred? warn you that they were going to send their children in thirds as you supposed, armed with those dreadful versions to do those evils? Or did you in the full exercise of a little brief authority conclude to kick the Bible out on supposition ? Don’t understand you. Again, you say as Agent in this matter of the people of Nevada. What matter? Whether we would have the Bible in our School, or not? Worse in the dark than ever. Didn’s know the people of Nevada bad an agent in this matter, Who appointed you as an agent for the people of Nevada, to decide whether they should dave the Bible in the sehvol or rot. How many of of them insirncted yu to put it out, and who are they ? I did understand that we hada County Superintendent and three distinct Commissioners, to attend to the general interests of the public school. Did understand that you were some time ago, appointed one of said Commissioners. But where are these, thy fellow officers? Did they constitute you Lord Chancellor, Sir Oracle, and retire in mute modesty that you might sway your ecptre as agent for the whole people of Nevada? Again I say, who made thee a judge and ruler over us? Don’t understand you. Iam not much of a lawyer, but I do know, that according to the law of this Btate there should have been an election ter tehoo] Commissioners in this city, on the first Saturday of April, and that it was the duty of the incumbent officers to have given notice of such election weeks before. Why did you not comply with the law? Did you take it for granted that the people of Nevada were so well pleased with you as agent that it was not worth while to call an election? Once more—you say the introduction of the Bible ‘into the public schools in New York, years ago led to a deplorable religious excitement in that State, and that by a popular vote the just sense of the people excluded it,’ Where on earth did you find your authority for that statement? You must either be in total ignorance of the facts or supposed you were writing for the eye of a community of ignoramuses, who would gulp down anything. Had ~ said that some years ago Arch Bishop ughes, with his jesuitical satellites attempted to thrust the Bible out of the public schools in New York city, where it had always been used that this attempt, partially successful, caused great excitement and just indignation that the Bible was by an overwhelming vote of the people restored tothe schools and is now used there, then I could have understood you, and you would have shown to this community that you were nut ignorant of some of the prominent facts in the recent history of public schools Do you deny the facts as I state them, or will you produce your authority for what you state? _ Again, and lastly, you eay you do not believe the Bible in any form is used in any public school of this State—a plan concured in by all liberal minded men, To my certain knowiedge, it is used in some of the schools in San Francisco, in Marysville, Grass Valley, Michigan Bluffs, andin how many othersI don’t know, but hope soon to hear that Nevada is added to the list. Thus you see, Mr. Agent, that in many things Ido not understand you. In one thing I wieh you to understand me. As one of the people of Nevada, with three children to educate, I have no further use for you as agent in providing a school for them. Yours Respectfully, Davin. Has it been . Did the parents of this city . Arrtval of the Sonora. Fhe mail steamer Sonora arrived at San Francisco last Sunday morning, with news from the East, by way of Tehuantepec, to March 27th. Among the passengers are Hons. W. M. Gwin, D. C. Broderiek, J. C. McKibbin, Isaac Stevens, and Delazon Smith. It is stated that Postmaster General Holt bas made out a statement, showing that the deficlency in that Department will amount to near $6,000,000 at the close of the present fiscal, year, on the 30th of June next. The New York papers of March 21st, state that nothing definite was known as to the calling of an extra session of Congress, The New Orleans papers, which have been received to the 27th, have no infermation on the subject. A dispatch from Washington states that the receipts into the Federal Treasury, for the week ending March 26th, amounted to $1,808,000, The Navy Department has given orders for the fitting out of a sloop of war as expeditiously as possible. Its sipposed destination is the Pacific, for the purpose of looking after Walker. Jobo C. Ten Eyck, Republican, bas been elected to the U.S. Senate by the Legislature of New Jersey, in place of Wm. Wright, Lecompton Democrat. Mr. Vroom, the Democratic candidate, received 34 votes, There are now ouly two vacancies to be filled in the Senate-—one from Oregon and one from Minnesota. Loss of Three Thousand Lives, Near Tagapvrog, on the Sea of Azoff, a catastrophe occurred, about the beginning of February last, which involved a loss of life unparalleled except by memorable earthquakes or volcanic eruptions, It appears that some three thousand inhabitants of Taganrog, relying upon the promise of fair weather, made by the genial atmosphere and the cloudless sky, proceeded to the Azoff Sea to indulge in the sport of fishing upon the ice—a favorite sport in that region. The atsnosphere continuing serene, the party were lulled intoa feeling of security, aud ventured further than usual upon the ive, in the hope of obtaining a good haul. Suddenly a breeze sprung up from the east. which, growing boisterous by degrees, whirled the loose snow aud fine particles of ice in all directions, and before long succeeded in detaching the ice from the shore. The ice-field then broke into pieces, which, with their terrified and helpless human freight, drifted towards the open sea, No assistance could be rendered the unhappy beings by their relatives aod . friends ou shore, aud within two hours not . tiga of life was visible ou the surface of the }sea, Ou the following day, a cake of ice dri'‘ted in shore upon which were five of the unfor} tunates—tbree of them dead, and the other two numb and insensible, The two latter—a girl and an old man—were restored by means of the usual appliauces, the girl, however, survived but a few hours; the man recovered, but lost the use of his tongue—a consequence, probably, of the fright caused by the scene he had passed through, He prepared a written narrative of the occurrences of that fearful night of the Azoff. By this catastrophe at least three thousand persous fouud a watery grave.x—M, FY. Post. Terrip_y Rior nkak BaLrimore.—The Baltimore Patriot of the 18th Marcu says that the day before, beiug St, Pautrick’s Day, the bands employed on the uew water works, three miles frum the city, suspended their jabors to engage in the festive scenes that are geverally observed by the sous of Erin ou that day, Atan early hour they commenced imbibing the ardent very freely, aud so contiuued throughout the entire day, uutil their braius became maddened with the alcobolic draughts, aud several exhibited a strong desire to eugage in a general . fight, which was promptly checked by the more ; discreet portion of their uumber. Toward 3 o'clock, however, a party of Corkonians came down fromthe uopper works aud began to threaten their oppouents, the Fardowners, when gauged about five buudred persons. Pistols, ly used; aud duriug the melee one man was shot through the kidneys, another through the head aud several others received balls in various parts of their bodies, The wounds of many will very probably prove fatal. Au aged man who had taken a very active partin the fight. had the entire scalp kuocked from his head, while others received severe cuts and bruises. The battle continued till vear night, and began to increase, when iuformation was brought to the city asking for assistance to quell the riot. Officers were dispatcbed to the grouud, and several arrests closed hostilities, It is estimated that atleast one bundred persons were . wounded, some of whom, it is said, must die, as their injuries are of a fatal character. Horriwie Accipent.—At Lancha Plana, about half past seven o’clock on Thursday morning of this week, a most appalling accident occured toa miver named Ned Doonelly. He, with two others, were working in a drifting cleim, in which they bad sunk a shaft about eightytwo feet deep, from which they run tunnels to take out the pay dirt The claim is in a hill . composed of light sand. Donnelly entered one of the tunnels, that bad been worked out, io order to remove the timbering. He bad been begged not to do so; but beedless of all remonstrance, be was determined to save the timber. No soover had he knoched out one of the posts, than the “lagging’’ (lining) dropped down from overbead, and the sand rushed in cutting off all retreat. His comrades for some minutes heard him distinctly entreating them to get him out, but the sand kept pouring in steadily but faster than it could be removed. At one time they actually reached one of his hands, but he was then dead, The sand poured in afresh, and coutinued eo to do till the hole bad reached the top of the ground. At noon the body had not been recovered. It is awful to think of the sufferings of the man as he was suffocating. When will miners be more careful?—Amador Leger, April, 16th. From tHe Soura.—The San Diego Herald, of 4 late date, has the following intelligence : Colonel] Hooker has arrived in San Diego from Fort Yuma. From him we learn that Governor Pesiquera, ef Sonora, Mexico, bad an engagemeut with the Sinaloa forces, in which he completely routed the enemy, taking more prisoners than he had men in his army. The battle was fought about thirty miles back of Mazatlan. Pesquiera entered the city of Mazatlan in triumph, and seized all the Mexican vessels that eutered the Gulf ports, and converted them into men-of war. He was carrying things with a high hand, with all the vigor and energy of a Bonaparte. Suceess has turned his bead with all the red blood ofa fiery revolutionist. There was no telling where be would stop in his wild and infuriated career. The Los Angeles Vineyard, has the following: On Wednesday. 13th Aoril, General Clarke received information that Colonel Hoffman crossed to the east bank of the Colorado river, between the 4th and 6th April, at a point near Fort Gaston. He was advancing slowly, but without any unexpected difficulties, and would probably reaoh the Mohave country by the 15th or 16th April. TeRRITORIAL TREASURY OF Wasntnatox.—The: report of D. L. Phillips, the Treasurer of Washington Territory, shows the receipts into the Treasury for 1858 to have been $2.176, and po Spemenesis $1,262, leaving a balance of a general riot took place, in which were en. guus, axes, picks. clubs and shovels were free. ! . the Ladies of the fact. ; not to be surpassed by any one. At the residence of the bride’ near Nevada, on Wednesda pega ae a 08 Wednesday last, by Rev. J. I Wome 7 Nites, Esq., to Muss ELoanera CaLow att ali Accompanying the above annoucement pliments of bridegroom, and sundry retthedat anes oka most delicious flavor. The former was quietly Peis in a pigeon-hole, and the “Judge” being absent, our ms set about making himself comfortable—in which Pe ceeded most gloriously ; and we sincerely trust tees oe, bride and groom may be as successful and happy in » journey through life, bee. a lyn, idence » . law, Jamon McFarlan, Hg on sens erie brot Yev. Mr, Poisall, N. W. Dawiry, Esq., of California, to Miss Eceaxor Rerp, of Brooklyn, N. y. We tender our thanks to friend Dawley, for pay made sensible that neither absence nor new ietenan could induce him to forget hia Nevada friends, acc emplished the ‘important business’? that called Are East, we may ere long expect his return to hig Nevada home. A CARD, — Interested parties having circulated was running for City Marshal for the rd the 1 ties, and that if elected would not discharge the sei the position myself, I take this method to “ F disabuse the public of any false impression that may have been creat ed. Ifelected, I shall attend personally te the Stina the office. Nevada, April 19th 1859. J. L, WILLIAMSON, THEATRICAL, A Carp.—The undersigned having at a heavy expense engaged the professional services of one of the Very best Theatrical Companies in the State, proposes to open the Metropolitan Theater, in this city on Wednesday, the 2th inst. The Company consists of the following Ladies ana Gentlemen: That unsurpassed Tragedian, Jays R. Axpsgrson, that splendid artiste Miss Fanny Moranr, sup. ported by an excellent Stock Compaiy, of thirteen—in which are the well known names of Miss Woodward, Ming Shepard, Mrs. W. H. Hamilton, Mr, A. R. Phelps, J. 4, Warwick, Messrs. Mayo, Bray, Clifton, W. H, Hamilten and others, The Company has been selected expressly to play Mr, Anderson’s best pieces, which will be produced on this oc. casion, such as: Hamlet, Othello, Mac Beth, Lady of Lyons, The Robbers, Coriolanus, King Lear, Richard the Third, King of the Commons, &c. As this Dramatic Troupe is the largest, most expensive, and probably the best that has ever visited the interior of the State, the Proprietor hopes the play goers and citizens of Nevada County, will testify their appreciation of good acting, by a cordialand generous patronage. The Box Office will be open on Tuesday, the 26th, that Strangers and others attending the Odd Fellows celebration may have an opportunity to engage seat«, Respectfully, GEO. 8. PIERCE, Nevada, April 19th 1859,—20-2w {7 YNKOOPS ICELAND PECTORAL. For Sale by E. F. SPENCE, 29 Druggist & Apothecary Main St., Nevada, OW MAN’S LINIMENT—For Sale by E. F. SPENCE, Druggist & Apothecary, Main street, Nevada, FOR SALE. WO BOILERS, THIRTY-SIX INCHES IN diameter, and in good order; Also Smoke-Stack, Stand-Pipe, and Fire-Front. Apply to N. SOGGS. At American Hill Quartz Mill, Nevada, April 19th 1859.—29-1m ISSOLUTION,.—Notice is hereby given that the Co partnership heretofore existing between the undersigned, under the name and style of GREGORY & WICKES, is this day dissolved by mutual] consent. All parties having accounts with the firm are requested to come forward and settie forthwith. A. B. GREGORY, L. C. WICKES. Nevada, April 20th 1859, P. 8.—Mr. L. C. Wickes having withdrawn from the firm, the undersigned will continue the business at the old stand, A. B. GREGORY. FRESH ARRIVALS!!! GREAT EXCITEMENT AT THE DRY GOODS STORE, a) ee S. LUBECK & CO. No. 54 Broad Street, Nevada, Ba Formerly oecupied by Messrs. Stiefel & Cobn.-@@ Sloving junk vohgtnes from the ins with the LARGEST AND BEST STOCK OF FASH ONABLE SPRING & SUMMER GOODS! Ever brought to this city, we take thia method to inform In prices and style we are resolved Our Stock consists in part of Large quantities of Dress Silks of all Qualities and Colors. Organdics, Lawns, Bareges, Chalicys, Linen Lawns, Marscilles, Printed Lawns, And a Large variety of BALL & SUMMER DRESSES, A0O pieces fino French Prints of newest patterns ; Fine Silk Mantillas ; Scarfs; Embroeideries ; Cvllars &e. Large variety of Silk Fringes ; Latest style Spring Bonnets ; Hair Dresses and Feathers. All kinds of Ladies,’ Misses and Children’s Shoes, Congress Gaiters and Kidd Slippers. The Largest Stock of Carpets, Matting, Druggets, Oil Cloth, &e., ever brought to this market. PERFUMERIES, OF ALL KINDS. Large stock of Domestics, bleached and unbleached ; in short a complete stock of Dry and Staple Goods necessary to a successful prosecution of the business, but too numerous to specify. All of which will be sold at the Lowest Prices, wholesale and retail. Thankful for the past patronage, we have been kindly honored with by the Ladies of this place and vicinity, we would pa ke ask acontinuance of the same, pledging ourselves to sell our aplendid stock, as formerly, Cheaper than the Cheapest, and better than the best. BR.. Ladies will please call and examine our stock before purchasing elsewhere, and be assured they will find us acting according to our old mottoes : “Quick Sales and Small Profits.” And ‘One Price for all Buyers.” &@Orders from the Country punctually attended to.-G@ 8. LUBECK & CO., Nevada, April 15th 1859. J. C. BIRDSEYR, Cc. N, YELTOS, BIRDSEYE & CO., BANKERS. No. 30 MAIN STREET, NEVADA. PURCHASE GOLD DUST AND BULLION, AT THE HIGHEST MARKET RATES. Advances made on GOLD DUST for Assay or Coinage at the U. S. Mint. CHECKS AT PAR, On San Francisco, Sacramento and Marysville. Our SIGHT EXCHANGE on METROPOLITAN BANK, New York, For sale in sums to suit. Purchase State and County Securities at the Highest Rates. Bay Deposites received, Collections made, and transact a general Banking business. Nevada, April Sth 1859.—23.-tf CHARLES W. MULFORD, A. H, HA@ADORN. C. W. MULFORD, & CO. BAN EBRERS!: At his Old Stand, Main St., Nevada. GOLD DUST BOUGHT at the highest market rates. SIGHT CHECKS on Sacramento and San Francisco AT PAR, DUST forwarded to the U. S. Branch Mint for Ass®y or Coinage, and advances made on the same if required. Nevada Dec. 1st 1857.—9-tf NSOLVENT NOTICE.—In District Court of the 14th Judicial District of the State of California. Im the matter of the petition of EMANUEL SCHARFF, an insolvent debtor. ‘ Pursuant to an order of the Hon Niles Searls, Ja rhe the said District Court, notice is hereby given ag . creditors of the said insolyent Emanuel Schartt, te an appear before the Hon. Niles Searls aforesa cher tea Court, at the Court room of said Court, in the City : County of Nevada, on the sixth of June, A. D, 1859, at 10 o’clock, A. M., of that day, then and there to shew cause, if any they can, why the Foe oe of said et should not be granted, and an # igoment of his estate made, and he be discharged from his debts and liabilities in pursuance of the Statute in such case and provided ; and in the mean time all proceedings against vent be stayed. ee "Witness te band and the seal of said Court, LS, this 19th day of ant. A, D. 1859. ——~ ROFUS SHOEMAKER, Clerk, By J. S, Lampert, Deputy. Dunn & Caliwell, Attorners for petitioner. bw