April 4, 1861 (4 pages)

pannel ehinpinncnemmnmetitmontns PET he oe ANA sigan. ce sana ener <x peerage nant ica at Aevada Democrat. cisco. He is au receive advertisements and collect and receipt for ame . A. Badlam, Jr., is our for Sacramento to receive advertisements and collect for the same. ‘THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 4, 1861. CONGRESSIONAL APPORTIONMENT.—The Assembly Committee on apportionment were instracted to report a bill for dividing the’ State into Congressional digtricts. The State ought by all means, to be districted for Congressmen, but we can see vo necesThe Assembly Special Committee, appointed to report a bill for apportioning the State into Senatorial and Assembly districts bave agreed upon the ratio and plan of apportionment. According to their plao, both Hoases will consist of the highest number of members authorized by the Constitation—forty Senators and eighty Assemblymen. Under the present apportionment there are thirty-four Senators and eighty Assemblymen. The ratio of representation is one Senator to about 9,500 inhabitants, and one Assemblymen to 4,750. The Union of Tuesday, publishes an abstract of the bill LEGISLATIVE APPORTIONMENT. A Senator Evecrep.—The two Houses of the Legislature met in Jount Convention on Thesday, to elect a U.S. Senator. Acommanication was received and read from Mr McDougall, resigning whatever right, or claim of right, he might have under the proceedings of the Convention of Marcb 20th, when he was declared elected. A desperate effort was made by McDougall’s opponents to stave off a ballot, but without success, After a struggle of four bours, the result of the first ballot was announced as follows: Whole number of VOLES. sesccecececoocecclOh Necessary to a ChOiC€.+++e-seeeecseseeese Later »y Pony.—The Pony express arrived at Carson City night before hnet, with dates from St. Louis to March 2b. The only item of interest by this arrival, is that Major Anderson has been ordered to evacuate Fort Sumter on the 23d. The impression seems to be very general at the East, that the evacuation of Fort Sumter will be followed by the withdrawal of the troops from Forts Piekens, TayJor and Jefferson; but nothing bas transpired to indicate that the Administration has any such intention. The difficulty of furnishing them with supplies, is the reason assigned for withdrawing 7 . Major Anderson’s command from Fort Hagadorn & Bowley’s Colw’n, prceveemaresmeminnyy NORE. ato. tennant Se a a ee aa AMERICAN -Gg DRY GOODS STORE, HAGADORN & BOWLEY, . eer eeeeee eeereeereeeereeeaeee 8 A sity for the work being done by the pres. agreed upon by the Committee, from which Mem T ic icevlasbecctisssiciaaicess 39 . Sumter; but po such reason can be given HAVE REMOVED ent Legislature. The term of the first Con. it appears that the districts are to be made Weller vssssscessececscsscececeeenessecs : for surrendering the other forte. So far as ASSETIV cece recesses errereereseeeseeeee gress under the new apportionment will not commence until the 4th of March 1863, and unless there is some change in the law of this State, our Representatives will not be elected antil the fall of 1863. In the next Congrese—the 37th—California will have up as follows : San Francisco and San Mateo, six Senators; Assemblymen—twelve to San Francisco, six to San Mateo; Santa Clara, one Senator, three Assemblymen ; Alameda, one Senator, two Assemblymen; Tuolumne, two Senators, three Assemblymen; San Joaquin, one Senator, two Assemblymen ; El Dorado, two Senators, four Gen ] BONUS. cc ccccccecccecesevsersecsos 1 The following is the vote in detail: For McDougall—Burbank, Chase, Clark, DeLong, Edgerton, Harvey, Heacock, Irwin, Phelps, Rhodes, Ryan, Shafter, Sharp, Thomas, Vanee, Avery, Banks, Blair Briggs, Burnell, Campbell, Cherry, Coleman, Coltrin, Conness, Fort Pickens is concerned, it is of no use to the Government, and may as we}l be abandoned. But Forts Taylor and Jefferson will become particularly useful io case of the permancnt separation of the Gulf States, and as they can easily be reinforced, and To No. 39 Broad Street, Nevada, (Next Door to the National Exchange.) only two Representatives, and we presume . Assemblymen ; Sacramento, two Senators, five . Councilman, Covarrubias, Crocker, Dennis-. }.14 without difficulty, it is not likely they ‘ . 3 mags inlatore are a)! ies a of Fa The Assemblymen ; Sonoma, one Senator, three As. ton, Dougherty, Durst, Eastman, Fargo, Filanill be gi J ee ware, ee eee. ee 8 semblymen ; Nevada and Placer, three Senators . ders, Ford, Foster, Green, Hagans, Harriman, . will be given up. : duty of districting the State will conse. —Nevada four, and Placer three Assemblymen; . Henderson, Hill, Hunter, Lippincott, Morgan, GOODS EVER BROUGHT TO NEWADA . quently devolve upon the next Legislature. There is another reason why the State should not be districted this year. Should the secession of the Gulf States become a fixed fact, it is more than probable that a new apportionment act will be passed at the next session of Congress,in order to keep up the regular number of 233 Representatives, In that case, the twenty-five Representativesto which the Golf States are entitled would be divided among the other States in proportion to their populatien, and California would be entitled to four members. Cuaroe or Persery.—One James Cosgrove was arrested at North San Juan last week, as we learn from the Press, ona charge of perjury. It appeared from the evidence of Capt. Henderson, the Deputy Assessor, that the defendant, on the 18th of March gave io a list of bis property under oath, and valued it at $4,000. A number of witnesses testified that at the time of bisting his property, the defendant bad money on hand, and evidenees of indebtedness due and owing to him, amounting to over $14,000. The defendant was discharged by Justice Farqubar on a technical point, viz : that it required two witnesses to the fact that he signed the oath. In addition to the evidenve of Capt. Henderson, the record was produced with the signature of the defendant, and it does not appear that the signature was denied ; but the Justice decided that the record was not evidence. We think the decision of Justice Farquhar was incorreet. The reeord itself should have been taken as conelusive evidence, unless the signature was denied ; and if denied, it devolved on the defendant to show that the signature was a forgery. Tux Transcript finds fault with some citizen of this place, for refusing to contribute ' towards the relief of Uriah Rogers, who lost both arms last summer, while fring a cannon in Sierra county. Mr. Rogers was certainly a worthy object of charity, and we are informed that near three hundsed dollara was colleeted for his-benefit in this place ; but considering the numerous calls upon our citizens for charitable purposes at home, we ean blame no one for refusing to contribute to the relief of persone at a distance. Wedo not think there is a man in the town, engaged in any legitimate business, who can be called niggardly, though some may have their own ideas as to how they bestow their charities. Tus Sreamer Nevapa.—A dispatch from. San Francisco says that Capt. Kidd’s new steamer the Nevada, will commence makiog regular trips on the 15th inst. She will leave San Franeisco at five o’clock r. m., and Sacramento at seven a. M. A Novst Ipga.—An enterprising manager has procured the “Arab Giant’’ aod removed him to the Mammoth Cave, where the stupendous megatherium is to be petri fied and stood up as an aboriginal collossus, Gra Damacep.—Several thousand sacks Yuba and Sutter, two Senators—Yuba two, and Sutter one ae ; Calaveras, two Senators, three Assemblymen; Butte, Colusa and Tehama, two Senators—Butte two, Colusa one, and Tehama one Assemblyman ; San Diegoand San Bernardino, on Senator and Assemblyman each ; Los eles, one senator, two Assemblymen; Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo and Buena Vista, one Senator ; Santa Barbara, one Assemblyman, and one Assemblyman to the other two counties; Tulare and Fresno, one Senator, one Assemblyman each ; Mariposa and Merced, one Senator; Monterey and Santa Cruz, one Senator, one Assemblyman each; Contra Costa and Marin, one Senator, one Assemblyman each ; Solano and Yolo, one Senator, one Assemblyman each; Napa and Mendocino, one Senator, one Assemblyman each ; Sierra and Plumas, two Senaters—Sierra two, and Plumas one Assemblyman; Shasta and Trinity, one Senator, one Assemblyman each ; Siskiyou, one Senator, one Assemblyman; Hum ldt, Klamath and Del Norte, one Senator, and one Assemblyman each. There is evidently a mistake in regard to San Mateo, That county has only 3,231 in. habitants, and is oot entitled to more than one Assemblyman; thatis probably the number intended, as the foregoing list gives eighty-five members in all—five more than the Constitutional number. The new apportionment will considerably change the relative representation of the mining and agricultural counties—the former losing andthe latter gaining. El Dorado loses two Senators and four Assemblymen, while San Francisco gains the same number of each. Nevada and Placer each lose an Assemblyman, and the two counties lose a Senator. Whether the two counties elect three Senators jointly, or one Senator each and one jointly, we do not know, The latter would be preferable, Everybody who has thought at all on the subject, has an opinion as to how the State should be apportioned ; and our opinion is that sixty Assemblymen and twenty Senators would be enough for a State having no larger population than California, This would give Nevada three Assemblymen and one Senator, which would be a sufficient representation for this county. Of course, other counties would be cut down in proportion, Tus Case or Junge Harvy.—Judge Hardy, indicted for the murder of Newell, at San Francisco, and arrested at Sacramento, is not likely to be discharged, His counsel got out a writ of habeas corpus, before Judge Robinson, who declined to hear the motion admitting him to bail. On Monday, Judge McKinstrey examined the case, and remanded Haréy into the custody of the officer, and asa last resort a habeas corpus was sued out before Judge McKune, which was argued on Tuesday and was to have been decided yesterday. Latrr.—We notice by the Marysville papers, received since the above was in type, Ret Judge Hardy has been admitted to a MaRYsviLLe Fivances.—The Mayor of Marysville in his late Message, saye the total indebtedness of that city is $165,289 75, the estimated expenses for the current year $57,635, and the estimated income the same amount exactly. Bhe total receipts for 1860 into the Treasury amounted to $71,321 92—all of which was disbursed Diep or Arernsxy.—Miss-Ellen Hargan Piercy, Porter, Powell, Smith of Tulare, Smith of Placer, Spence, Tilden, Tilton, Tittle, Walter, White, Willey, Wright. ha For Nugent—Crittenden, Denver Dickinson, Eagan, Gallagher, Logan, Merritt, Pico, Thornton, Warmcastle, Watson, Watt, Williamson, Bradley, Childs, Curtis, Gillette, Gregory, Hanson, Harris, Harrison, Haun, Holman, Horrell, Johnson, Kungle, Kurtz, Lalor, Laspeyre, Mauder, Miller, Munday, O’Brien, Patrick, Scott, Showalter, Sorrel, Wood of Plumas and Wood of Yolo. For Weller—Franklin, Parks, Amyx and Gordon. Yor Eugene Casserly—Haynes, Leet and Watkins. Yor General Shields—Buell. There can be no doubt now that McDougall was fairly elected, and we presume he will receive his commission withoot further opposition, Meese or tue Strate Coumirrer.—A dispateh to the Union, from San Francisco, eays that the Democratic State Central Committee met in that city on Tuesday last, organized and adjourned until evening. Thirty-five members were present—the full number—and as there has been no public announcement of the meeting, we presume the members were personally notified. The dispatch says that any proposition for harmonizing must come from the Breckioridge side. It was thought that a plan would be agreed upon to be submitted to the Douglas wing, though a considerable number of the Breckinridge wing are opposed to conciliation. —A dispatch to the Marysville Democrat dated at San Francisco, and received since the above was in type, says: The State Central Committee (Brec\:) to-day adopted an address. The test for voters at their next primary election will be ‘‘are you opposed to coercion? are you in favor of amendments to the Constitution in accordance with the doctrine laid down by the Peace convention.” The Committee called: convention to nominate a State ticket on the 11th of June. From this, we presume that a majority of the Breckioridge Committe were opposed to compromise. Tue public debtof the Waited States amounts now to $96,000,000. This does not include the $25,000,000 loan autherized near the close of the late session of Congress; but a considerable portion of that loan isintended to redeem ontstand. ing treasury notes, which we presume are included ia the debt as above stated. Weattu oy Boston.—The population of Boston, by the census of 1860, is 177,902, and the assessed valuation of the property $311,978,663 ; this gives an average of $1,754 to each inhabitant, being about $8,000 to a family. ABsCONDED.—The Red Bluff Independent says a rumor has been in circulation in that pee that Assessor 8. B. Shaw, of that county, as left for parts unknown. How far the rumor is correct, the Independent kaoweth not, but three or four of the citizens have been called upon to assist in making up the defieiency. Stitt Try Come.—Suits have been commenced in the Fourth District Court, San Francisco, to recover moneys paid as stamp taxes by Levi Strauss for $2,208 57; by Louis Sachs and others, for $830 79; by Abraham Scholle and others, for $934 36; by Moses Heller and others, for $1,074 70. FLoop tn ALAMEDA County.—The amount of rain in Alameda county has been so great, that all the arroyos ‘are overflowing, and . Nevada, April 2, 1861. Fort Taytor.—We find in an Eastero exchanze the following description of Fort Taylor: Key West, upon which it is situated, is one of the most. westerly of the Pine Islands, in the chain known asthe Florida Keys, 60 miles southwest of Cape Sable, about the same distance from the Tortugas, about 100 N. N. E. from Havana. It is about six miles long and about two broad, and at no point more than 12 or 15 feet above the level of the sea. Key West City, the settlement on the Island, has a population of about 3,000. The harbor is a very fine one, accessible through several channels drawing twenty-two feet of water. It is the key to the best entrance of the Gulf of Mexico, and therefore, strongly fortified. It is builton an artificial island, the same as Fort Sumter at Charleston, within the main entrance to the harbor. It cost $1,130,000—more than either Fort Sumter or Fort Pickens. The barracks are large and commodious buildings, forming three sides of a quadrangle, the openmg facing the sea. There is a well arran marine hospital, a custom house, a court house, and other public buildings. The officer in command of Fort Taylor is Captain Brannan, of the first artillery. He is a native of the District of Columbia, and has been in the army about twenty years. Tue Sovursern Mart.—The Alta, of Monday last, says: Mr. R. E. Doyle, one of the mail contraetors of the line from New Orleans to Los Angeles aud San Diego, received a dispateb by the last Pony, ordering the commencement on the first of this munth, of the mail service between Los Angeles and San Diego and New Orleans, via El Paso—the mail to be sent twice a month on horseback, the same as it had been carried before the Butterfield stages were put on, This service is re ordered in consequence of tbe transfer of the Overland mail to the Central route. Secession IN Texas.—A correspondent of the Missouri Democrat, writiog from Red River Valley, on the 31st of Jan., says: Yesterday, in conversation with a gentleman from the town of McKinney, Texas, I learned that the recent crazy action of that State has already created quite a ic in many portions of the State. Thousands of families are anxious to sell off their property and emigrate to California. THERE are 150,896 school children in New — epi 70,300 of whom attend the Sunday schools. A LITERARY FEAST. SIX LECTURES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE Methodist Episcopal Church, in Nevada, Will be delivered as fullows: . } WEDNESDAY EVENING, Aprill0th, Rey. T. Starr . Kina, Subject—‘‘ Washington.” THURSDAY EVENING, April. 18th, Gen, James . Sureips, Subject—‘'Jackson.”’ THURSDAY EVENING, April 25th, Rev. Wiauuiam McCiay, Subject—*‘American Aristocraey .”’ . THURSDAY EVENING, May 2d, Rev. E. Tuomas, . Subject—‘‘Character.’’ . THURSDAY EVENING, May 9th, Rev. Mr. Brices, . Subject THURSDAY EVENING, May 16th, Rev. D. Drat, Subject‘ Herves,”’ . gap The Lectures will be given in the Methodist . Church. ‘Tickets, forthe entire Course, $5 each ; . single leeture, $1. A SOCIAL PARTY WILL BR GIVEN AT THE } KENTUCKY FLAT HALL, . OUR NEW SPRING IMPORTATIONS Are Now Ready fer Inspection [ We invite attention to the fobowing NEW BROCHE CHINA SILKS, The Feature of the Season. Also, an extensive as sortment of a DRESS SILKS, 6 Ranging from §7,50 per vress upwards, A large variety of Dress Goods, of all the New Fabrics. LAWNS AND ORGANDIES; BRILLIANTS, ETC., NEW; FRENCH PRINTS, BEAUTIFUL CHINA PATTERNS. SILK MANTILLAS, BASQUES AND DUSTERS, SHAWLS, PARASOLS, BONNETS, EMBR@IDERIES, &e. MAGNIFICENT LACE GOODS, IN SITS AND COLLARS. REAL CHANTILLA VERBS. HO@SIERY AND GLOVES, A complete asortment. A Splendid assortment of j= Furnishing Geeds. “62 CARPETS OF EVERY MAKE> New Designs in Velvet and Brussela, aAP THE LOWEST PRICES.-go. Lace Curtains and Curtam Damask. ee MRS. RYAN, Has taken Kooms at Hagadorn & Bowley’a, where On Thursday Evening April 11th '61,) «he will carry on the MELINERY AND DRESS MAK. FUR THE BENEFIT Of the School in that District. . TICKETS abn dekh tend Addl suias oa: FIVE DOLLARS. MANAGERS. . . C. Beckman, A. R. Jenkins, Nevada ; Joseph bickj enback, Grass Vailey. . H.Schardin, Newtown; J. Sehellitto, Rough & ING BUSINESS in all its Branches. Nevada April 4th 1861.—¢f NEVADA IRON AND BRASS FOUNDRY, — oo d C ] died suddenly of apoplexy, at Maiyaville, . much damage has been done. The town . Ready Fg oes Sreroes* 3 Rivard Palmer, Jovee/ 0 " ; » rate ing . Bar; W. Payne, Pleasant Valley; Wash. Ti . on Monday. She was engaged at a sewing forte ar od eer the water running . Pleasant Fiat ; Mardin Goule, brensh Carenl: Deon! machine, and pleasantly talking with some . sli Waban, Rotamny Flak. ; $$ . Maveb 23d 1861.—td ladies, when she fell over upon her face and . QUICKSILVER.—Since the resumption of . died in a few moments, Shebad eaten a. work at the New Almaden mines mee quantii ties of the cinnabar have been r and the . hearty dinner a half boar before ber death, . product—quicksilver of the finest quality—foraud appeared to be in good health. <Sossittneiteatnieenienieiniaiatiliin A pispatcH by the last Pony says the : SICKNESS. IN Sroc N— President has refused to recognize the . time, according to. the Rageblionn _ Ragevs outbern. Commissioners in toto. amount of sickness prevails among childsen. 4 . AND MACHINE SHOP. of grain, lying on the wharf at San Francisco, were damaged by the late rain. SPRING STREET, NEWADA, Steam Engines ond ' Boilers built to order, , “ Shute Castings and Machin; “ ery of every description. Quartz Machinery constru eted, fitted up or repairEK. F. SPENCE, 47 Broad street. ed, “All kinds of Building Castings ; Saw, Grist, Malt . . and Bark Mills ; Horse Power and: Car Wheels. Alb EDAND WHITE CLOVER, TEMO-. orders filled promptly, and at as LOW RATES as any THY and. California ALFALFA—For sale by establishment in Sacramento or San Francisco, freight . kK. F. SPEN€R, added, WM. HEUGHDruggist & Apothecary, 47 Broag st. Nevada, ' Nevada, Fel: T2th 1960,—tf Better ONLONS~For Sale by E. F. SPENCE, Dr 47, Broad Street, Nevada, rnamitimnbnitinivitiimepimeebiampecmmirenee arr to-all parts of the State, as well as ex. pA ts: OLLS & BRUSHES—For Sale by Tue Sacramento river, at the city, is about nineteen feet six inches above low water mark, Mono.—The bill organizing the county of Mono bas passed both branches of the Legislature.

pannel ehinpinncnemmnmetitmontns PET he oe ANA sigan. ce sana ener <x peerage nant ica at Aevada Democrat. cisco. He is au receive advertisements and collect and receipt for ame . A. Badlam, Jr., is our for Sacramento to receive advertisements and collect for the same. ‘THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 4, 1861. CONGRESSIONAL APPORTIONMENT.—The Assembly Committee on apportionment were instracted to report a bill for dividing the’ State into Congressional digtricts. The State ought by all means, to be districted for Congressmen, but we can see vo necesThe Assembly Special Committee, appointed to report a bill for apportioning the State into Senatorial and Assembly districts bave agreed upon the ratio and plan of apportionment. According to their plao, both Hoases will consist of the highest number of members authorized by the Constitation—forty Senators and eighty Assemblymen. Under the present apportionment there are thirty-four Senators and eighty Assemblymen. The ratio of representation is one Senator to about 9,500 inhabitants, and one Assemblymen to 4,750. The Union of Tuesday, publishes an abstract of the bill LEGISLATIVE APPORTIONMENT. A Senator Evecrep.—The two Houses of the Legislature met in Jount Convention on Thesday, to elect a U.S. Senator. Acommanication was received and read from Mr McDougall, resigning whatever right, or claim of right, he might have under the proceedings of the Convention of Marcb 20th, when he was declared elected. A desperate effort was made by McDougall’s opponents to stave off a ballot, but without success, After a struggle of four bours, the result of the first ballot was announced as follows: Whole number of VOLES. sesccecececoocecclOh Necessary to a ChOiC€.+++e-seeeecseseeese Later »y Pony.—The Pony express arrived at Carson City night before hnet, with dates from St. Louis to March 2b. The only item of interest by this arrival, is that Major Anderson has been ordered to evacuate Fort Sumter on the 23d. The impression seems to be very general at the East, that the evacuation of Fort Sumter will be followed by the withdrawal of the troops from Forts Piekens, TayJor and Jefferson; but nothing bas transpired to indicate that the Administration has any such intention. The difficulty of furnishing them with supplies, is the reason assigned for withdrawing 7 . Major Anderson’s command from Fort Hagadorn & Bowley’s Colw’n, prceveemaresmeminnyy NORE. ato. tennant Se a a ee aa AMERICAN -Gg DRY GOODS STORE, HAGADORN & BOWLEY, . eer eeeeee eeereeereeeereeeaeee 8 A sity for the work being done by the pres. agreed upon by the Committee, from which Mem T ic icevlasbecctisssiciaaicess 39 . Sumter; but po such reason can be given HAVE REMOVED ent Legislature. The term of the first Con. it appears that the districts are to be made Weller vssssscessececscsscececeeenessecs : for surrendering the other forte. So far as ASSETIV cece recesses errereereseeeseeeee gress under the new apportionment will not commence until the 4th of March 1863, and unless there is some change in the law of this State, our Representatives will not be elected antil the fall of 1863. In the next Congrese—the 37th—California will have up as follows : San Francisco and San Mateo, six Senators; Assemblymen—twelve to San Francisco, six to San Mateo; Santa Clara, one Senator, three Assemblymen ; Alameda, one Senator, two Assemblymen; Tuolumne, two Senators, three Assemblymen; San Joaquin, one Senator, two Assemblymen ; El Dorado, two Senators, four Gen ] BONUS. cc ccccccecccecesevsersecsos 1 The following is the vote in detail: For McDougall—Burbank, Chase, Clark, DeLong, Edgerton, Harvey, Heacock, Irwin, Phelps, Rhodes, Ryan, Shafter, Sharp, Thomas, Vanee, Avery, Banks, Blair Briggs, Burnell, Campbell, Cherry, Coleman, Coltrin, Conness, Fort Pickens is concerned, it is of no use to the Government, and may as we}l be abandoned. But Forts Taylor and Jefferson will become particularly useful io case of the permancnt separation of the Gulf States, and as they can easily be reinforced, and To No. 39 Broad Street, Nevada, (Next Door to the National Exchange.) only two Representatives, and we presume . Assemblymen ; Sacramento, two Senators, five . Councilman, Covarrubias, Crocker, Dennis-. }.14 without difficulty, it is not likely they ‘ . 3 mags inlatore are a)! ies a of Fa The Assemblymen ; Sonoma, one Senator, three As. ton, Dougherty, Durst, Eastman, Fargo, Filanill be gi J ee ware, ee eee. ee 8 semblymen ; Nevada and Placer, three Senators . ders, Ford, Foster, Green, Hagans, Harriman, . will be given up. : duty of districting the State will conse. —Nevada four, and Placer three Assemblymen; . Henderson, Hill, Hunter, Lippincott, Morgan, GOODS EVER BROUGHT TO NEWADA . quently devolve upon the next Legislature. There is another reason why the State should not be districted this year. Should the secession of the Gulf States become a fixed fact, it is more than probable that a new apportionment act will be passed at the next session of Congress,in order to keep up the regular number of 233 Representatives, In that case, the twenty-five Representativesto which the Golf States are entitled would be divided among the other States in proportion to their populatien, and California would be entitled to four members. Cuaroe or Persery.—One James Cosgrove was arrested at North San Juan last week, as we learn from the Press, ona charge of perjury. It appeared from the evidence of Capt. Henderson, the Deputy Assessor, that the defendant, on the 18th of March gave io a list of bis property under oath, and valued it at $4,000. A number of witnesses testified that at the time of bisting his property, the defendant bad money on hand, and evidenees of indebtedness due and owing to him, amounting to over $14,000. The defendant was discharged by Justice Farqubar on a technical point, viz : that it required two witnesses to the fact that he signed the oath. In addition to the evidenve of Capt. Henderson, the record was produced with the signature of the defendant, and it does not appear that the signature was denied ; but the Justice decided that the record was not evidence. We think the decision of Justice Farquhar was incorreet. The reeord itself should have been taken as conelusive evidence, unless the signature was denied ; and if denied, it devolved on the defendant to show that the signature was a forgery. Tux Transcript finds fault with some citizen of this place, for refusing to contribute ' towards the relief of Uriah Rogers, who lost both arms last summer, while fring a cannon in Sierra county. Mr. Rogers was certainly a worthy object of charity, and we are informed that near three hundsed dollara was colleeted for his-benefit in this place ; but considering the numerous calls upon our citizens for charitable purposes at home, we ean blame no one for refusing to contribute to the relief of persone at a distance. Wedo not think there is a man in the town, engaged in any legitimate business, who can be called niggardly, though some may have their own ideas as to how they bestow their charities. Tus Sreamer Nevapa.—A dispatch from. San Francisco says that Capt. Kidd’s new steamer the Nevada, will commence makiog regular trips on the 15th inst. She will leave San Franeisco at five o’clock r. m., and Sacramento at seven a. M. A Novst Ipga.—An enterprising manager has procured the “Arab Giant’’ aod removed him to the Mammoth Cave, where the stupendous megatherium is to be petri fied and stood up as an aboriginal collossus, Gra Damacep.—Several thousand sacks Yuba and Sutter, two Senators—Yuba two, and Sutter one ae ; Calaveras, two Senators, three Assemblymen; Butte, Colusa and Tehama, two Senators—Butte two, Colusa one, and Tehama one Assemblyman ; San Diegoand San Bernardino, on Senator and Assemblyman each ; Los eles, one senator, two Assemblymen; Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo and Buena Vista, one Senator ; Santa Barbara, one Assemblyman, and one Assemblyman to the other two counties; Tulare and Fresno, one Senator, one Assemblyman each ; Mariposa and Merced, one Senator; Monterey and Santa Cruz, one Senator, one Assemblyman each; Contra Costa and Marin, one Senator, one Assemblyman each ; Solano and Yolo, one Senator, one Assemblyman each; Napa and Mendocino, one Senator, one Assemblyman each ; Sierra and Plumas, two Senaters—Sierra two, and Plumas one Assemblyman; Shasta and Trinity, one Senator, one Assemblyman each ; Siskiyou, one Senator, one Assemblyman; Hum ldt, Klamath and Del Norte, one Senator, and one Assemblyman each. There is evidently a mistake in regard to San Mateo, That county has only 3,231 in. habitants, and is oot entitled to more than one Assemblyman; thatis probably the number intended, as the foregoing list gives eighty-five members in all—five more than the Constitutional number. The new apportionment will considerably change the relative representation of the mining and agricultural counties—the former losing andthe latter gaining. El Dorado loses two Senators and four Assemblymen, while San Francisco gains the same number of each. Nevada and Placer each lose an Assemblyman, and the two counties lose a Senator. Whether the two counties elect three Senators jointly, or one Senator each and one jointly, we do not know, The latter would be preferable, Everybody who has thought at all on the subject, has an opinion as to how the State should be apportioned ; and our opinion is that sixty Assemblymen and twenty Senators would be enough for a State having no larger population than California, This would give Nevada three Assemblymen and one Senator, which would be a sufficient representation for this county. Of course, other counties would be cut down in proportion, Tus Case or Junge Harvy.—Judge Hardy, indicted for the murder of Newell, at San Francisco, and arrested at Sacramento, is not likely to be discharged, His counsel got out a writ of habeas corpus, before Judge Robinson, who declined to hear the motion admitting him to bail. On Monday, Judge McKinstrey examined the case, and remanded Haréy into the custody of the officer, and asa last resort a habeas corpus was sued out before Judge McKune, which was argued on Tuesday and was to have been decided yesterday. Latrr.—We notice by the Marysville papers, received since the above was in type, Ret Judge Hardy has been admitted to a MaRYsviLLe Fivances.—The Mayor of Marysville in his late Message, saye the total indebtedness of that city is $165,289 75, the estimated expenses for the current year $57,635, and the estimated income the same amount exactly. Bhe total receipts for 1860 into the Treasury amounted to $71,321 92—all of which was disbursed Diep or Arernsxy.—Miss-Ellen Hargan Piercy, Porter, Powell, Smith of Tulare, Smith of Placer, Spence, Tilden, Tilton, Tittle, Walter, White, Willey, Wright. ha For Nugent—Crittenden, Denver Dickinson, Eagan, Gallagher, Logan, Merritt, Pico, Thornton, Warmcastle, Watson, Watt, Williamson, Bradley, Childs, Curtis, Gillette, Gregory, Hanson, Harris, Harrison, Haun, Holman, Horrell, Johnson, Kungle, Kurtz, Lalor, Laspeyre, Mauder, Miller, Munday, O’Brien, Patrick, Scott,

Showalter, Sorrel, Wood of Plumas and Wood of Yolo. For Weller—Franklin, Parks, Amyx and Gordon. Yor Eugene Casserly—Haynes, Leet and Watkins. Yor General Shields—Buell. There can be no doubt now that McDougall was fairly elected, and we presume he will receive his commission withoot further opposition, Meese or tue Strate Coumirrer.—A dispateh to the Union, from San Francisco, eays that the Democratic State Central Committee met in that city on Tuesday last, organized and adjourned until evening. Thirty-five members were present—the full number—and as there has been no public announcement of the meeting, we presume the members were personally notified. The dispatch says that any proposition for harmonizing must come from the Breckioridge side. It was thought that a plan would be agreed upon to be submitted to the Douglas wing, though a considerable number of the Breckinridge wing are opposed to conciliation. —A dispatch to the Marysville Democrat dated at San Francisco, and received since the above was in type, says: The State Central Committee (Brec\:) to-day adopted an address. The test for voters at their next primary election will be ‘‘are you opposed to coercion? are you in favor of amendments to the Constitution in accordance with the doctrine laid down by the Peace convention.” The Committee called: convention to nominate a State ticket on the 11th of June. From this, we presume that a majority of the Breckioridge Committe were opposed to compromise. Tue public debtof the Waited States amounts now to $96,000,000. This does not include the $25,000,000 loan autherized near the close of the late session of Congress; but a considerable portion of that loan isintended to redeem ontstand. ing treasury notes, which we presume are included ia the debt as above stated. Weattu oy Boston.—The population of Boston, by the census of 1860, is 177,902, and the assessed valuation of the property $311,978,663 ; this gives an average of $1,754 to each inhabitant, being about $8,000 to a family. ABsCONDED.—The Red Bluff Independent says a rumor has been in circulation in that pee that Assessor 8. B. Shaw, of that county, as left for parts unknown. How far the rumor is correct, the Independent kaoweth not, but three or four of the citizens have been called upon to assist in making up the defieiency. Stitt Try Come.—Suits have been commenced in the Fourth District Court, San Francisco, to recover moneys paid as stamp taxes by Levi Strauss for $2,208 57; by Louis Sachs and others, for $830 79; by Abraham Scholle and others, for $934 36; by Moses Heller and others, for $1,074 70. FLoop tn ALAMEDA County.—The amount of rain in Alameda county has been so great, that all the arroyos ‘are overflowing, and . Nevada, April 2, 1861. Fort Taytor.—We find in an Eastero exchanze the following description of Fort Taylor: Key West, upon which it is situated, is one of the most. westerly of the Pine Islands, in the chain known asthe Florida Keys, 60 miles southwest of Cape Sable, about the same distance from the Tortugas, about 100 N. N. E. from Havana. It is about six miles long and about two broad, and at no point more than 12 or 15 feet above the level of the sea. Key West City, the settlement on the Island, has a population of about 3,000. The harbor is a very fine one, accessible through several channels drawing twenty-two feet of water. It is the key to the best entrance of the Gulf of Mexico, and therefore, strongly fortified. It is builton an artificial island, the same as Fort Sumter at Charleston, within the main entrance to the harbor. It cost $1,130,000—more than either Fort Sumter or Fort Pickens. The barracks are large and commodious buildings, forming three sides of a quadrangle, the openmg facing the sea. There is a well arran marine hospital, a custom house, a court house, and other public buildings. The officer in command of Fort Taylor is Captain Brannan, of the first artillery. He is a native of the District of Columbia, and has been in the army about twenty years. Tue Sovursern Mart.—The Alta, of Monday last, says: Mr. R. E. Doyle, one of the mail contraetors of the line from New Orleans to Los Angeles aud San Diego, received a dispateb by the last Pony, ordering the commencement on the first of this munth, of the mail service between Los Angeles and San Diego and New Orleans, via El Paso—the mail to be sent twice a month on horseback, the same as it had been carried before the Butterfield stages were put on, This service is re ordered in consequence of tbe transfer of the Overland mail to the Central route. Secession IN Texas.—A correspondent of the Missouri Democrat, writiog from Red River Valley, on the 31st of Jan., says: Yesterday, in conversation with a gentleman from the town of McKinney, Texas, I learned that the recent crazy action of that State has already created quite a ic in many portions of the State. Thousands of families are anxious to sell off their property and emigrate to California. THERE are 150,896 school children in New — epi 70,300 of whom attend the Sunday schools. A LITERARY FEAST. SIX LECTURES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE Methodist Episcopal Church, in Nevada, Will be delivered as fullows: . } WEDNESDAY EVENING, Aprill0th, Rey. T. Starr . Kina, Subject—‘‘ Washington.” THURSDAY EVENING, April. 18th, Gen, James . Sureips, Subject—‘'Jackson.”’ THURSDAY EVENING, April 25th, Rev. Wiauuiam McCiay, Subject—*‘American Aristocraey .”’ . THURSDAY EVENING, May 2d, Rev. E. Tuomas, . Subject—‘‘Character.’’ . THURSDAY EVENING, May 9th, Rev. Mr. Brices, . Subject THURSDAY EVENING, May 16th, Rev. D. Drat, Subject‘ Herves,”’ . gap The Lectures will be given in the Methodist . Church. ‘Tickets, forthe entire Course, $5 each ; . single leeture, $1. A SOCIAL PARTY WILL BR GIVEN AT THE } KENTUCKY FLAT HALL, . OUR NEW SPRING IMPORTATIONS Are Now Ready fer Inspection [ We invite attention to the fobowing NEW BROCHE CHINA SILKS, The Feature of the Season. Also, an extensive as sortment of a DRESS SILKS, 6 Ranging from §7,50 per vress upwards, A large variety of Dress Goods, of all the New Fabrics. LAWNS AND ORGANDIES; BRILLIANTS, ETC., NEW; FRENCH PRINTS, BEAUTIFUL CHINA PATTERNS. SILK MANTILLAS, BASQUES AND DUSTERS, SHAWLS, PARASOLS, BONNETS, EMBR@IDERIES, &e. MAGNIFICENT LACE GOODS, IN SITS AND COLLARS. REAL CHANTILLA VERBS. HO@SIERY AND GLOVES, A complete asortment. A Splendid assortment of j= Furnishing Geeds. “62 CARPETS OF EVERY MAKE> New Designs in Velvet and Brussela, aAP THE LOWEST PRICES.-go. Lace Curtains and Curtam Damask. ee MRS. RYAN, Has taken Kooms at Hagadorn & Bowley’a, where On Thursday Evening April 11th '61,) «he will carry on the MELINERY AND DRESS MAK. FUR THE BENEFIT Of the School in that District. . TICKETS abn dekh tend Addl suias oa: FIVE DOLLARS. MANAGERS. . . C. Beckman, A. R. Jenkins, Nevada ; Joseph bickj enback, Grass Vailey. . H.Schardin, Newtown; J. Sehellitto, Rough & ING BUSINESS in all its Branches. Nevada April 4th 1861.—¢f NEVADA IRON AND BRASS FOUNDRY, — oo d C ] died suddenly of apoplexy, at Maiyaville, . much damage has been done. The town . Ready Fg oes Sreroes* 3 Rivard Palmer, Jovee/ 0 " ; » rate ing . Bar; W. Payne, Pleasant Valley; Wash. Ti . on Monday. She was engaged at a sewing forte ar od eer the water running . Pleasant Fiat ; Mardin Goule, brensh Carenl: Deon! machine, and pleasantly talking with some . sli Waban, Rotamny Flak. ; $$ . Maveb 23d 1861.—td ladies, when she fell over upon her face and . QUICKSILVER.—Since the resumption of . died in a few moments, Shebad eaten a. work at the New Almaden mines mee quantii ties of the cinnabar have been r and the . hearty dinner a half boar before ber death, . product—quicksilver of the finest quality—foraud appeared to be in good health. <Sossittneiteatnieenienieiniaiatiliin A pispatcH by the last Pony says the : SICKNESS. IN Sroc N— President has refused to recognize the . time, according to. the Rageblionn _ Ragevs outbern. Commissioners in toto. amount of sickness prevails among childsen. 4 . AND MACHINE SHOP. of grain, lying on the wharf at San Francisco, were damaged by the late rain. SPRING STREET, NEWADA, Steam Engines ond ' Boilers built to order, , “ Shute Castings and Machin; “ ery of every description. Quartz Machinery constru eted, fitted up or repairEK. F. SPENCE, 47 Broad street. ed, “All kinds of Building Castings ; Saw, Grist, Malt . . and Bark Mills ; Horse Power and: Car Wheels. Alb EDAND WHITE CLOVER, TEMO-. orders filled promptly, and at as LOW RATES as any THY and. California ALFALFA—For sale by establishment in Sacramento or San Francisco, freight . kK. F. SPEN€R, added, WM. HEUGHDruggist & Apothecary, 47 Broag st. Nevada, ' Nevada, Fel: T2th 1960,—tf Better ONLONS~For Sale by E. F. SPENCE, Dr 47, Broad Street, Nevada, rnamitimnbnitinivitiimepimeebiampecmmirenee arr to-all parts of the State, as well as ex. pA ts: OLLS & BRUSHES—For Sale by Tue Sacramento river, at the city, is about nineteen feet six inches above low water mark, Mono.—The bill organizing the county of Mono bas passed both branches of the Legislature.