February 11, 1857 (4 pages)

On Tuesday, the 3d inst., Gen. Estell deliver. ed his long threatened speech in the Assembly, thorised money for supseri ana . (0 “vindicate the truth of history.” ae pir the oa Wi Hes was principally devoted to personal sketehes er neampeirer mea Thomas King, of the Bulletin, and other ah i‘ agen’ Patterson and vicin4 a ‘ mt bey Aajiss-osed ‘ “ naa e 07 oso poral nent members of the late Vigilance Committee, ments, &c., and collect and receipt for the same. and is designed as a rejoinder to the personal 1s & tick dev tah cheb bhgeude for Sau Pron attacks upon Gen. Estell, with which the Butle. echo St coh . tin has been teeming for some months past. The vertisemen lect for the same. pest po ee ; seat speech itself, although scarcely Gt for publicaA. Badlam, Jr., is our authorized agent in Sacra-. tion in the columns of a newspaper, appears to monte City. have been eagerly sought for throughout the ~ NEVAD/ State, and its contents devoured with great avica dity by all classes. The peculiar literary taste, Proposed Amendments to the Judiciary . which the Vigilance organs have done so much System. to foster and cherish, has created a great dem Mr. Sweezy, member of the Legislature fro sniaih ton daelh Gielen Yuba County, has introduced a bill into the Of the § ih by Gen. E ‘ ti e truth of the charges made by Gen. EsAssembly proposing to smend the sixth ar re tell, we have no means of knowing. The conNEVADA DEMOCRAT. John Sales is our traveling Agent for Nevada county. EDNESDAY, FEB. 11, 1857. SS Ca, Associates, jary, from whom the following gentlemen were selected and sworn as grand jurors: R. H. Farquhar, J. V. Grant, Theodore Green, D. MeHenry, A, B, Gregory, 8, T, Oates, J. K. Byrne, . was set forth the subdivision of the county into J. B. Richmond, E. J. Pike, Geo. Gephart, L. . Townships, Judge charged the jury, and the court adjournjury came into court, having found true bills. No, 7; the boundaries of which shall be as herewna rome ante ea aes a . Sessions. Board of Supervisors—February Term. can 34 ; it Clerk’s office. CasWei1, County Judge, Srorrorp and Mo-. ) Monpay, February 2d—Board met—Present, y The following appointments of Road OverMessrs. French, Everett and Scott, Supervisors. . 5.0). were made : ; Monnay, Feb. 9th. 11, the matter of dividing the County of Nevada James Allison, District No. 1. The Sheriff returned the venire for the grand] ito Townships, and designating the boundaWilliam Lovie Disirets No, 2 aull’s. s of the same ; ym. O.James, cer oo Tessas the records of the county were deJ .W. Daw, Distr a oe 3 , stroyed by fire on the 19th day of July ‘2 Meee Disttion Sg 7 1856, and among other records that in whic Rate McCarty, Sassi te. & F, M. Grant, District No. 9. Boyce, District No. 10. W. B. Ogue, District No. 11. Moses F. Hoit, District No, 12. E. O. Anderson, District No. 13. Charles W. Cornell, District No. 14. J. 8. King, District No. 15. Hugh Meighen, District No. 20. Board adjourned. Fripay, Feb. 6th,—Ordered that oe Overseer . i i i i sribed : of Road District No. 18, is authorized to open cence ineinane nec anges . meri TOWNSHIP NO. 1. the route, as applied for by petition of citizens ahr. cement ag Po cr The Township of Nevada shall comprise all . of Humbug city, commencing at a point below son, for passing counterfeit money. One other . ty, territory commencing in the centre of the Bell’s ranch, to avoid the hills and to terminate and deseribing the boundaries of i . the same, that it is therefore ordered that the ee ; ange Ee ey County of Nevada be divided into Townships as ett, H. H. , ; 7 ‘ follows: The Township of Nevada as No. 1; R. H. Farquhar was appointed foreman. The. the Township of Grass Valley as No. 2; the Township of Rough & Readyas ne HY the a ship of Bridgeport as No. 4; the Township 0 O8 Gil foar'o/sioek FE. Buseka as No.5; the Township of Little York Arrernoon Srsston.—Court met. The grand}. wo, 6; and the Township of Washington as . about a mile and a half below Snow Tent, passpublic auction the building known as the Coun of the Constitution, relating to the Judiciary of troversy is altogether of a personal character, indictment found, for assault with deadly weap-. South Yuba river, opposite the mouth of Rush . the Expressman, arrived at Placerville on Say, urday, Dec. 31st, in three days from Carson Va. ley. He left on the return trip on Monday, Fey, : 2d. The American gives the following of his trip: He reports plenty of water in Gold Cann and miners were making from 5 to $8 per Business lively in Wash-ho Valley. The 4 er had been very mild in the valleys for a fog. night—grass had started up, and farmerg had commenced plowing. A grand ball took place in Carson Valley on which "ecoun the 22d ult., on a wedding occasion, fully attended by both Mormons and Gen A‘ good deal of anxiety is felt for the of Elder Orson Hyde and some six or seven others, who left Wash-ho Valley on the 8d of November for Salt Lake. Intelligence hag been received from Salt Lake to the 8th ber, up to which time none of the party had gp. ived. James Sissons, the man with the frozen feet, rescued by Mr. Thompson from a cabin in Valley, about the 27th of December had hig feet the State. name not given, as the party is not under in which the public can have but little interest. . 08, By this bill the judicial power of the State is vested in a Court of Appeals, in Circuit Courts, in Courts of Common Pleas, and in Justice’s Courts, The Legislature has also power to establish courts of limited jurisdiction within incorporated cities, towns or villages. The jurisdiction of Justice’s Courts is the same as at present conferred on Justices of the Peace. County Judge is to be elected in each county, for the term of three years. He is to hold the Court of Common Pleas, and at the same terins, the Oyer and Terminer, for the trial of criminal cases not otherwise provided for. The Courts of Common Pleas have the same jurisdiction as is now conferred on the District Courts, The County Judge also performs the duties of Probate Judge. The Legislature is required to divide the State into nine Judicial Districts, and Circuit Judges are to be elected for each District, who hold their offices for nine years, But the first Legislature convened after the first election of Circuit Judgesshall clsasify them so that one shall go out of office every year, and their first terms are to expire according to such classification. The Circuit Courts have exclusive appellate jurisdiction in all cases of appeats or review from the Courts of Common Pleas, Oyer and Terminer, and the Probate Courts, and are to be held by the Circuit Judges in each county in their respective Districts. The Court of Appeals is to consist of the nine Circuit Judges, any seven of whom shall constitute a quorum. This Court has exclusive appellate jurisdiction in all cases of appeal from Circuit Courts; and every decision must be concurred in by five Judges other than the one who decided the case on the Circuit. The compensation of the Circuit Judges is fixed at five thousand dollars a year, to be paid by the State, and that of the County Judges at three thousand dollars, to be paid by the several counties. The Circuit and County Judges are ineligible to any other office during the term for which they are elected. We are disposed to regard with considerable favor the amendment proposed by Mr. Sweezy’s bill. It is no more complicated, less expensive, and better adapted to the wants of the people than our present Judiciary system, The effect of it would be to impose more business upon the County Judges, and less upon vhe District or Circuit Judges—giving the latter ample time to attend as Judges of the Court of Appeals for three or four terms in each year, The jury trials, and in fact, the great mass of legal business Gebr. would come before the Courts of Common Pleas; and as the County Judges would have but little other business, these Courts could be in session nearly all the time. The expense to the several counties would be about the same as at present, but the State would save annually between A. own weapons, Itis said that Estell has posiFor a long time the Bulletin has been pouring out its billingsgate upon Gen. Estell, accusing him, without the least proof, of all the crimes known to our penal laws. Under such circumstances it is not surprising that Estell should turn upon his assailant, and fight him with his tive proof of the charges he has made, and that he has still further developments to make at an. robbery, plead “not guilty.” Case set for) at extreme source of Green Horn creek, thence early day. We hope, however, that no more developments of this character will be made in our Legislative halls, The account of the Democrat of this matter, is colored with the malignity it always evinces whenit can geta chance by misrepresentation, to decry a public officer that differs from it politically, It isa small souled, envious course, characteristic of the proprientors of that sheet. The above, which we copy from the Journal of last Friday, is the very appropriate windingup of an article endeavoring to excuse the officers, in allowing Gebr to escape. The account which we gave of the escape, was obtained from Bidwell, the jailer, given almost word for word as he gave it to us; and if it was in any way inaccurate, it is reasonable to suppose that it was too favorable for those having charge of the prisoners, asitis natural for men to excuse their own short-comings, Itis probable that Gehr went through the glass door instead of the Sheriff’s office, as stated by us, but the jailer told us he went through the Sheriff’s office, and it is a matter of no consequence, whether he went. through one place or the other; the carelessness of the jailer in allowing him to have tools to dig through a brick wall, and his neglect in seeing that the cells were properly fastened, is all the same. The insinuation that we have misrepresented the acts of the County officers, has not the least foundation, We have on several occasions, exposed the rascalities of some of them, and brought abundant proof to substantiate our statements, If this constitutes a “small-souled envious course,’’ then we confess ourselves obnoxious to the charge. Had the Sheriff been here himself, at the time Gebr escaped, we are confident he would have adopted measures at once for his re-arrest. But asit was, nothing was known of the escape until some hours after it happened, except perhaps, by a very few, and they said nothing about it. The Journal goes considerably out of its way to “puff”? Mr, Wood, the Deputy Sheriff, which is entirely gratuitous, We have good reason to believe that Wood did not, either that night or the next day, offer any reward for the arrest of The jailer offered a reward the next day, of two hundred dollars, on his own responsibility, and if any other reward was offered the fact was not publicly known, Tue Srare Treasurer,—-Ano investigation has been going on in Sacramento, before Judge Munson, of the affairs of the State Treasurer,— fifty and sixty thousand dollars by the adoption of this amendment, Probably the most important feature of the proposed amendment, is the re-organization of the Court of last resort, This Court should be as far removed as possible from political influences, That it cannot be wholy free from influ ences of this character, as at present organized, is evident to every person who has watched its decisions for the past few years. By having the Court composed of nine Judges, as proposed, elected by different constituencies, and at different times, it will be comparitively free from popular excitements, and its decisions will command the respect and confidence of the people. Should the bill for a Constitutional Convention be defeated, we trust that the amendment proposed by Mr. Sweezy, or a similar system, will A suit was commenced by the Attorney General to compel the Treasurer to give additional bonds; several of his bondsmen, it appears, have become insolvent. The testimony so far places the Treasurer in no enviable position, and is by no means calculated to clear up the affairs of his office. The investigation is still going on. Hon. Frank Tiivorv.—This gentleman has resigned his seat as a member of the State Senate, and left on the steamer of the Sth for the Atlantic States. Judge Tillford isan accomplished legislator, and we sincerely regret his resignation at this time, when business of so much importance is before the Legislature. He has the respect and confidence of the entire Democratic party of the State, and his return will be welcomed by a host of warm friends. arrest, Adjourned till ten o’clock Tuesday morning. Tugspay, Feb. 10th. Court met. Minutes of yesterday’s proceedings read and approved. The case of the city of Nevada vs, Hughs, was set for the last day of the term. Wm. Snodgrass, arraigned on indictment for Thursday morning at 9 o’clock. J. W. Clawson, arraigned on indictment for counterfeiting. Given till to-morrow at 9 0’clock to plead to the indictment. Grand jury came into court, having found a bill against John Farish, O. N. Thomas, James Gleason, for assault with intent to murder, On motion of District Attorney the indictment against J. W. Clawson was dismissed, and the case referred back to the grand jury. Court adjourned till 4 o’clock, P. M. Arrernoon Session.—The Grand Jury came into Court, having found about twenty indictments. Among them was one against Henry Hays, for murder, The other parties not being under arrest their names were not given. William Kisler, indicted for keeping a gambling house, was arraigned, and given till ten o’clock Wednesday to plead. Parrish, Owen, and Gleason, were arraigned and given till Wednesday, at two o’clock, to plead. The Grand Jury submitted their final report, which was placed on file, and they were discharged for the term, Court adjourned till Wednesday morning. Cornection.—We stated last week that a grand jury had been summoned to be in attendance on the Court of Sessions the Monday previous, We have since learned that the statement was not correct, We were led into the error from a conversation with Judge Caswell upon the subject of “standing jurors.” Anotugr Earraquake.—On Thursday evening last about seven o’clock, two shocks of an earthquake were felt in San Francisco. They appeared as sudden jars of the carth, and lasted not over five seconds, The people along Montgomery street rushed out of their stores in consternation, as if a terrible judgment was about to be visited upon them. In some of the hotels there was a perceptible getting down stairs; the inmates thought their lives depended on gaining the open street, In some wooden dwellings, the shock was even more severe; it appeared as though a bomb shell had struck the roof, and made the crockery jingle in a manner that was truly alarming to the inmates. On Telegraph and Russian Hills and at Rincon Point they were more sensibly felt than in any other portion of the city. Scaurep.—An unfortunate affair occurred at the office of the State Journal, at Sacramento, on Saturday evening last, by which Mr. Andrew Black, one of the compositors in the office had nearly the entire scalp torn from his head by a large dog, belonging to one of the proprietors of the office. The wound was not considered dangerous. The dog was afterwards shot by a brother of Mr. Black, Tue Iowa Hitt Fiee.—The losses by the fire at Lowa Hill on the 2d inst., are estimated at something over $150,000. The fire is supposed to have been the work of an incendiary. ConstrrutionaL Convention.— Mr, Shaw’s bill to provide for the calling ofa Constitutional Convention, was to have come up for discussion in the Senate yesterday. be adopted and submitted to the people for their ts Ce hE EN ee ee ie action, It will have to be passed upon twice} Toxarer—The theatrical company, after play. Suremenr or TREASURE.—The amount of treasby the people before it can be adopted, and . ing two weeks at the Nevada Theater, closed . ure shipped on the Sonora on Thursday was $1,there is little danger of a worse or more expen. their engagements on Saturday evening, pre. 670,677. this month, sive system being adopted than the one we have . paratory to opening the Forest Theater in Sacat present. ramento, The Theater was crowded on Saturday evening, so that many had to go away Mr. S. I’. Brown, Sergeant-at-Arms for the Assembly, has our “pious regards’’ for LegislaTreasursr’s Rerort.—V » refer our readers . without being able to get inside, For two or . 4¥¢ documents. to the report of the County Treasurer, which will be found on the next page. It will be seen that the total amount of warrants registered since the fire of July 19th, is something over $41,000. On Saturday last, about $12,000 was issued, to pay the contractors for building the Court House, and for other purposes, making the amount of outstanding registered warrants on the general fund over $53,000 There are besides this, between $15,000 and $16,000, worth . Women. a thus far, in their efforts to ferret out the thief, of warrants, the registry of which was burne up, and of which no account is made iv the report. The amount due on the Court House . v yfo bonds is $30,000. This will make the total debt of the county about $100,000. Lance Nuacer.—We were shown yesterday a piece of pure gold, taken from the claims of Mesera. Griffith, Hyde & Co., on Rush Creek, near Stokes’ Ranch, weighing something over two pounds. This, we believe is the largest three evenings previous, the company played to slim houses. Ciorues Line ropBED.—On Monday evening a man went to the house of Mr, Monroe, on the other side of Roger Williams’ Ravine, when there were no men about the premises, and taking a quantity of clothing from a line, made off. e was seen in the act of taking them by two The officers have been unsuccessful Goop “Diaarns.”’—The bank claims of Dave Beth & Co. on Pleasant Flat, yielded 38 oz. of pure oro last week ; four hands working. This is what we term “pretty good.” Wills Foster & Co’s. claims on Beckville Flat paid eight dollars per day to the hand last week, and they are still looking for “good dirt.”’ okies County Funp.—The Sheriff has paid into the County Treasury, since his appointment, over The Pacitic Express and Wells, Fargo & Co., have our thanks for the delivery of exchanges during the past week. Bancor.—From a letter published in the Marysville Express, we learn that this mining town which is situated about twenty miles from Marysville, and near the road leading from that place to Forbestown, isin a flourishing cendition. It is visited by stages, and contains nearly one hundred buildings. The diggings in that region consist, for the most part, of surface claims. Untvucky.—The San Francisco Herald says that Mr. Philip Mayers, a carpenter, who lives on Commercial street, on Friday, met with a painful and serious accident. While on a ladder attempting to enter the second story of a building on Commercial street, between Front and Davis, it gave way, and in his fall he broke his leg just above the ankle. Dr. Ayres was sent for and set the broken bone. Mr. Mayers suffered great pain. We learn that he has been particularly unfortunate in this way, having had various limbs broken no less than four difpiece of pure gold ever found in Nevada town. $18,000, the most of which was collected on the . ferent times. ship, These diggings are among the richest -in the county, On Monday they took out 48} oz. besides the nugget mentioned above, the proceeds of one day’s work for six men. What is most remarkable, however, is the fact, that Mr. al, who was recently released from custody on . Measures were immediately taken to secure her J. R. Griffith, a Jour Printer, is one of the lucky owners, For Nicaracua.—We learn that a company is being raised in this county, with the intention of going to Nicaragua, to assist Walker. property tax for 1856. About one-third of this amount belongs to the general county fund. Jose Y. Limanrour.—This notorious individubail, by order of the U. S. District Court, left San Francisco on the steamer of the Sth inst, for Acapulco, Datty Ber.—The Sacramento American has been suspended, and out of its ashes has risen Tar Deata or Mrs. Witsoxn —We some time since alluded to the capture by the Indians of Mrs Wilson a lady who was on her way from St Louis to Salt Lake City, in Col. Babbitt’s train rescue, aud Capt, Wharton of the United States Army, exerted himself to the utmost. He offered large rewards, sent partiesin search, and even anticipated the wishes of the family, so anxious and energetic was he in this work of humanity. It appears, however, that his labors were in vain, for a letter received states that Mrs, Wilson was killed on the day after her About thirty able bodied fine looking men have . the Daily Bee. It is neatly printed, about the capture, because she could not ride on horse already joined the company, and it is expected that about fifty will be raised. They design leaving, ifthey can get off, about the 20th of size of the Town Talk, and conducted by practical printers, Tuayks.—Messrs, Chase, Moore and Pierce, have our thanks for Legislative documents, back, and keep up with the train. She most estimable woman, and her melancholy fate has produced a painful sensation in the minds ove earts of those who knew and appreciated er. clean, open and close the shutte ever he shall deem necessary for the i and safety of the Court Souk abe «9 creek, thence southerly up the stream of Rush creek to the point on the dividing ridge between . the South Yuba and Deer creek, where Bouyers ditch crosses the same by tunnel and deep cut ; . thence in a direct line, crossing Deer creek . about midway between Beckville and Pleasant . Flat to the place where the Nevada and Rough . & Ready road crosses Slate creek; thence along . the centre of the ridge dividing the waters of Deer creek and Wolf creek, Deer creek and Green Horn creek to the point on the ridge dividing the waters Deer creek and Steep Hollow in a direct line crossing the stream Deer creek, to a point on the ridge dividing the waters of . Deer creek and the Sonth Yuba at the source of . Brushy canon, thence down the stream of Brushy . canon to its junction with the South Yuba river, . thence down the centre of the South Yuba river to the place of beginning. GRASS VALLEY TOWNSHIP NO, 2 . The Township of Grass Valley shall contain . the territory within the following described . boundary, commencing ata point which is the . corner of Nevada Township, where the Rough . & Ready and Nevada road crosses Slate creek, thence following the centre of said ridge at the source of Penn Valley creek, thence along the centre of the ridge dividing the waters of Wolf Dry creek to Bear river 14 miles below the of the stream of Bear river to the mouth of Green Horn creek, thence up Green Horn creek to the forks of the same where the trail from Buena Vista ranch to Wauloupa crosses said stream, thence up the West fork of said Green Horn creek to the Crystal Spring ranch on the Red Dog and Nevada road, to the head of said branch on the line of Nevada Township, thence following the centre of the dividing ridge beand the waters of Deer creek and Wolf creek, being the south line’of Nevada towmship to the place of beginning. ROUGH & READY TOWNSHIP NO, 3. The Township of Rough & Ready shall contain all that territory lying west of the townships of Nevada and Grass Valley, South of the South and main Yuba rivers, Rast of the County line of Yuba, and North of Bear river. BRIDGEPORT TOWNSHIP NO. 4. The Township of Bridgeport shall contain all the territory within the following described boundaries commencing in the centre of the South Yuba river opposite the mouth of Lumbug canon, thence following down the centre of said stream to its junction with the North Yuba on the boundary line between the County of Nevada and Yuba, thence up the North Yuba on the County line to the mouth of Middle Yuba, thence up the Middle Yuba to the mouth of the place on the South Yuba at the mouth of Humbug canon, EUREKA TOWNSHIP No. 5, The Township of Eureka shall contain all that part ofthe County lying South of the boundary line of Sierra County, East of the boundary line of Bridgeport towuship, thence running up the centre of the South Yuba to the mouth of Brushy canon, thence due North one mile, thence following a line parallel to the South Yuba river one mile distant from the same to Canon creek, thence up Canon creek to a point due South of the source of the South fork of the Middle Yuba, thence due North to said point being the boundary line between Sierra and Nevada counties, LITTLE YORK TOWNSHIP NO, 6, The Township of Little York shall be bounded and described as follows ; On the North by a direct line, commencing at the corner of Nevada Township on the ridge between the waters of Deer creek and Steep Hollow, at the head of Green Horn, thence running southerly to the place where the old emigrant road crosses Bear river, (running between the places known as Remington Hill and Negro Flat,) being the boundary line of Placer County, thence down Bear river to the mouth of Green Horn, thence ley Township to its intersection with the South boundary line of Nevada Township, thence along the said South boundary line of Nevada Township to the place of beginning. WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP No. 7. The Township of Washington shall be composed of the following portion of Nevada County, and bounded as follows: On the north by the south line of the Township of Eureka, and the southern boundary line of the County of Sierra, on the east by the State line, on ‘the south by the northern boundary line of Placer County, and on the west by the eastern bound(4 — of the Townships of Nevada and Little Ork, And it is further ordered that the Townships . of Nevada and Washington, shall constitute Supervisor District No. 1. That the Townships of Grass Valley, Rough & Ready and Little York shall constitute Supervisor District No. 2. And) that the Townships of Bridgeport and Eureka shall constitute Supervisor District No. 3. Tvrspay, Fes. 3d.—Messrs. Cooper & Flancher were authorized to survey a road through the East gap of Sugar Loaf, and the Road . to making the same. An order was made dividing the i Road Districts, 4 — The last installment to the contractors for repairing the Court House and Jail being due, it . is ordered that a sufficient amount of County scrip be sold at auction on Saturday Feb. 7th, . the debt, cate of election as Coroner, was denied. proper blank road tax receipts to be that the same be signed by the Auditor, and . that no other receipts for road taxes shall be given by the Overseer. The Clerk shall issue . to the Overseers as many executed receipts as are needed ; upon receiving said receipts, . the Overseer shall give a receipt for the came. purse under the pillow of the bed on which the creek and Penn Valley creek, Wolf creek and ithe law, anu believe that it willfully meet mouth of said Wolf creek, theuce up the centre . F . ment laws are now too severe upon creditors, tween the waters of Deer creek and Green Horn . said act, is hereby amended so as to read as fol. or personal property. Bloody run, thence in a direct line Southerly to . . is hereby amended so as to read as follows :— following the Hast boundary line of Grass Val. Overseer of District No. 6, was authorized to . attachment has been issued under the provisions . apply one half the tax collected in said District . ©! this act, it shall be the duty of the Clerk of . The application of A. B. Hosmer for a certig. tile their claims within six weeks after the if file t ks after the publication of such notice, It is ordered that the Clerk of the Board cause . ®@"Ped_ from any ing through Humbug city and Palmer’s ranch; . and the Overseer is authorized to apply so much of the road tax for this purpose as he shall deem necessary. Wm. Seward was appointed Justice of the Peace for Washington township, in place of ——Pearce, who failed to qualify. Ordered, that the Road Overseers be allowed five dollars a day, for each day of actual service. Ordered, that the Road Overseers be required to give bonds in the sum of one thousand dolJars each, for the faithful discharge of their du. ties. Board adjourned. Saturpay, Feb, 7th.—The County scrip which was sold at auction, brought about 55 cents on the dollar. Enough was sold to realize $5,000, and the contractors for building the Court house were settled with, and the last instalment due them paid. A few orders were made, of no general interest, and the Board adjourned for the term. Amendments to the Attachment Law. We publish below a bill introduced into the Assembly py Mr. E. M. Davidson, of this county, making some important amendments to the attachment law. We learn that the bill has received the approval of gentlemen learned in the requirements of the people. Our attach'and itis the almost unanimous wish of — business men that the harsh provisions should be repealed, AN ACT To amend An Act entitled “An Act to regulate . proceedings in civil cases in the Courts of Justice in this State,’’ passed April 29th, 1851. The Deople of the State of California, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as foltows: Section one hundred’ and twenty of lows: See. 120. The Plaintiff, at the time of issuing the summons, or at any time afterwards, may have the property of the defendant attach. ed as security for the satisfaction of any judgment that he or any other person or persons . may recover, to be paid to each and all creditors of said defendant, pro rata, provided there shall not be suflicient means to satisfy all demands in full, unless the defendant give security to pay such judgment or judgments as hereinafter provided in the following cases :-—ILst. . In an action upon a contract, express or im. plied, for the divect payment of money, which contract is made or is payable in this State, aud . is not secured by any mortgage or lien upon real 2d. Inan action upona contract, express or implied, against a defendant net residing in this State, See, 2. Section one hundred and twenty-one Sec. 121, The clerk of the court shall issue the writ of attachment upon receiving an affidavit by or on bebalf of the plaintiff, which shall be filed, showing: Ist That the defendant is indebted to the plaintiff, specifying the amount of indebtedness, as near as may be, over aud above all legal set-off and counter claims, upon a contract, express or implied, for the direct payment of money, and that such contract was made, or is payable in this State, and that the payment thereof has not been secured by any mortgage or lien on real or personal property 3 and thatthe defendant has abseonded, or is about to abscond from this State, or that he is . concealed therein to the injury of his ereditors ; . amputated at the instep, about midway between . the ankle and toe joints, and was doing well, . Mr. Thompson states that quite a number of . persons have traveled back and forth from thig section to Carson Valley during the winter, ang . that there has not been a single arrival in or departure from the valley by any other route, from or to California, Exrraorpinaky Eyrerprise.—Under date of Jan, 31st, the San Francisco Sun contains the . following account of the enterprise of Mr. Sullivan, the indefatigable news-man, in transmitting the last Atlantic papers to different portions of the state: The late arrival of the steamer yesterday dig not afford this firm sufficient time to send their packages by the afternoon boat, but being de. termined as ever to forestall their neighbors in the news line, they chartered the magnficent steamer Surprise, and at an expense of one thousand dollars, dispatched their packages to Sac. ramento at eight o’clock last evening. The boat will arrive at Sacramento at about four o’elock this morning, aud several active men sent y with the freight will attend to depositing it on the stages leaving Sacramento at six o’clock, for every portion of the State, thus reaching the various destinations this evening. By this movement, Messrs, Sullivan & Co’s customers will be supplied with Atlantic news one dayin advance of all others whose parcels will go by this after. noon’s boat. Tomicipy.—We learn, says the Sonora Herald, that a difficulty took place last Saturday, ata ; cabin a short distance from Jerry Robinson's house, between two men named Edward Waggeman and Frank Marshal, aud that both drew pistols and used them, the result being that Marshal was killed. It is said that the cause of the difficulty was an attempt on the part of deceased to invade the martial rights of Waggeman, who isa married man, The latter gave himself up to the authorities, and a subsequent examination befo.e Justice Preston, of Jamestown, re. sulted in his discharge, sufficient evidence being adduced to justily the homicide, More Titkvinc.—Some villain entered the Trench quartz mill one night the past week and stole a quantity of amalguin—we have not learn} ed bow much, Soine time during the past week or two a cabin on Neal street belonging to Mr. Hutchins, was broken open and robbed of sundry valuables, "among which was a quantity of bedding. a valuable rifle, aad some other articles.—G, V. Telegraph. Cuvrcnes.—There are not less than thir ty two churches in the city of San Francisco. Daguerreotypes! Daguerreotypes $ t =Thore wanting pictures in the highest style of the art, should call at the Gallery of Mrs. J, F. Reponpa, No, 10 ComGlass Pictures or Ambrotyes also made 19-tf mercial street, for those who desire them, The Willow Mintng Company. An adjourned meeting of this Company, was held in the Democrat Building on Broad street Nevada, on Friday tio Gth inst., the meeting was called to order by the resident, . ‘The report of the Committee who were appointed at the . last meeting to draft by-laws for the government of the . company, consisting of KR. F. MeConn and Z P, Davis, was received and on motion the report was accepted, and the Laws adopted, On inotion Mr. Z. P. Davis was elected president of the or 2d, that the defendant has removed, or is . Company in place of H. Plumer resigned. about to remove his property or any portion . thereof out of this State, with intent to defraud . his creditors; or 3d, that he fraudulently con. tracted the debt or incurred the obligation in . regard to which the suit is instituted ; or 4th, that the defendant has fraudulently conveyed, disposed of, or concealed his property or ‘any part thereof or is about to fraudulently convey, . dispose of, or conceal the same or any part . thereof, with intent to defraud his creditors ; or oth, that the defendant is indebted to plaintiff, (specifying the amount of such indebtedness as . hear as may be over and above all legal set-offs, . or counter claims,) and that the defendant is a. non-resident of this State; all persons claiming . under attachment as provided in this act, shall . file the affidavit contained in this section, and . shall serve or cause to be served a reasonable . notice of such claim upon the person or persons . sucing out such writ, ' Section one hundred and twenty-two . is hereby amended so as to read as follows :— Section 122, Before issuing the Clerk sball re. quire a written undertaking on the part of the . plaintiff, with good and sufficient sureties, to the effect that if the defendant recover judgment, the plaintiff will pay all costs that may be awarded to the defendant, and all damages which he may sustain by reason of the attachment, not exceeding the sum specified in the un dertaking, Also, all persons claiming under the attachment as provided in this act, shall en. ter into like bond, with the same penalties as the . person suecing out the writ. . See. 4. Whenever, and as soon as a writ of . dec. 3, the Courtin which the action is brought, to . cause to be published in some newspaper published in the county in which the suit is com. menced—or if no newspaper be published there. in—then in a newspaper having the largest cir. culation in said county—a notice stating that . an attachment has been issued against the pro. to realize the sum of five thousand dollars in . PeTy of the defendant or defendants i } : ars in . POT" ant or defendants, naming cash, and that the same be applied to liquidate . him or them and requiring the n or the remaining creditors of said defendant or defendants, ceaumene e, or that they will be share in the proceeds of the . . — . eleeceneteentypemnsememnasemenies . > > » , , A Rospery iv Spanisutown.—The Office of the Pa itie Expre 8s, at Spanishtown, was robbed of . . 3200, a few nights sinee, , The money was in a. and the Clerk shall charge the same to the off. . °XPTCSS agent was sleeping. He was slightly . cer receiving them. Upon settlement with the Board, the amount of receipts returned by the . aig ime, ne Road Overseers shall be deducted from the . amount charged to them by the Clerk, and the . some Mexicans, Overseers shall account for the b rate of four dollars each, bacon omg oe adjourned. /EDNESDAY, Feb, 4th.—The license of Al Hyatt, for renewal of license to collect tolls me Pet Hill Toll Road was renewed for one year from June 6th, 1857, upon his $5,000, to pay into the County per cent o upon the road to remain as heretofore, able the Sheriff to procure a person to keep . The Sheriff was directed to advertise and / cut in the hand in attempting to seize one of the Mada Wig of the San Fran +ouse have lately been remove ing a bond of . a Union says: sorted Reka reasury ten . Lath as appointed ex-Gove the gross receipts. “The rate of tol! . H0, Clarkson and Alexander Bell, Tomougsl, a . in the Custom House, . was & . on ifty dollars per month was appropriated to . rs, and do what. principal witness ir admitted to bait on thousand dollars, Fr i sell . Rammet are his notes lee ee . At the same place, and about the same The old man was badly ent in . attempting to defend his propert ‘he r only secured about $20, aL el Custom Hovse APPOINTMENTS.—We learn that cisco Custom It is reported that Mr. Bell, Inspectors s re t ADMITTED TO Batt.—Emite Letanneur, the n the Limantour case, was Friday in the sum of five On inotion, Mr, C, FP. Robiuson was elected Treasurer in place of RK. F. MeCoun resigned, Mr. A. K. Prescott tendered his resignation as Secretary of the Company, on vote being taken, bis resignation was not accepted. On motion of Mr. Davis the Company proceeded to elect a foreman. Mr. B. L. Conyers was electedesyoted that the Foreman receive tive dollars per day—it was voted that an assessment of five dollars be levied on each share holder payable to the Preasurer Saturday February 14th, Voted that the proceedings of this meeting, together with the laws of the company be published in the Nevada Democrat and Journal, Adjourned. — 7%. P. DAVIS, Pres't. A. Ik. I'hescorr, Sec’y, i Art, Ist. The name of this Company shall t the Willow Mining Company. iat, Sulesand Art. 2d. The officers of the company shall consist of three, to wit: President, Seeretary and Treasurer, to be elected at the meetings of the company. ; Ar, 3d. The officers to hold their office as long as the Inajority consent, Art, 4th. It shall be the duty of the President to preside at all meetings of the company, and keep order and calla meeting of the Company whenever two or more members of said company shall give him written notice; and issue all orders for the payment of money, on the Treasurer with his signature to the same. : Art. 5th. It shall be the duty of the Secretary to keepa regular rotnute ofall the proceedings of the company at its meetings, and do all other necessary writing, and report the same to the meetings of the company from time to time, when requested so to do, Art. 6th. It shall be the duty of the Treasurer to receive all moneys paid into the President, and hold the same in custody until ordered paid out by the Company, by an oror am ag Sipe signed by the Secretary. Art. 7th. The place of holding the ipany shall be in evade, on ara nT Se ART. 8th. Each share of the Company shall be entitled to one vote in meetings of the Company. work 9th. The majority of the members of the Company Shall constitute a quorum to do busine the company in all cases, ae Akt. 10th. The assessments are to be paid every week and if the assessments are not paid at the expiration of two ro te so assessed, is forfeited to the Company ART. 1. The asse ’ 1 Seas eee assessments are to be laid as the paAt. 12th. All the members of this Com: these articles and are firmly bound by payen dl “a _ At. 18th. No officer will be allowed a salary in the Company, unless by special agreement of the Company. Z, P. DAVIS, President. A. K. Prescorr, Secretary. OTICE is hereby given to the creditors of the de. ceased, John Maher, and all persons having claims against the deceased are hereby required to exhibit them with the necessary vouchers within ten monthe after the date of this notice, to the undersigned, at his place of resi. dence, at Orleans Flat, or be forever barred. Dated this 29th day of January, A. D., 1857. JAMES CREEGAN Adm’r, of the Estate of John Maher, deceased, printed eer attached under the provisions of this . _ January 11, 1857.—4t. eh cnr ray CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF } da, township of Eureka,—ss before B. 8. Olds Juries of oly Ce ge FPN, Ee The people of the State of California, to J. B. MAYAN Ks. You are hereby summoned to appear before the undersigned Justice of theJPeace, at his office in said Township, on Thursday the 19th day of February A. D. 1857, at 9 o'clock A. M., to answer to the complaint of OPPENHEIM & MENDELS¢ IN, in the sum of thirty one dollars and fifty cents as per bill now on file in my office, eat ; } appear and answer, Judgem vi inat cabin of an old man was entered by . You for the said sum of thirt apie Slip yy ky damages and costs of suit. On failure so to y one dollars and fifty cents, Given under my hand, this 3dday of February A. D. 57. B. 8. OLDS, Justice of the Peace. Ordered, that service of the above summons be made by t publication for two weeks in the Nevads 19-2w 9 3 B.S. OLDS, J. P. E . Wolsey’s Flat, Feb. 8d, A. D. 1857, ne LP Raat aol . Ug ea ONSTABLE’S SALE.—BY VIRTUE OF AN EXecution, issued out of Justice Caldwell’s Court, of Eureka Township, County of Nevada, to me directed, in favor of JOSEPH LEVY, and plone B. MAYBANK, I have — and shall expose for sale at public auction, at 12 o’clock M., on the 6th day of March A. D. 1857, at Wooleys Flat the following described ne itle and interest of the above cad ieeianes tat ss bed certain Farm, (or ranch) situdte in said Eureka townshii and County of Nevada, and known as the Maybank Ranch, together with all and singular the appurtenances thereunto belonging, subject to redempti rdin, e ute in such cases made and es on A ggg Ssduaaan rovided, Dated the 9th day of Rebreary, A. D., 1 gl Feb , 1857. Bw W. C. PICKEL, Special Constable, . 3 wibo is a . Feb Fe

On Tuesday, the 3d inst., Gen. Estell deliver. ed his long threatened speech in the Assembly, thorised money for supseri ana . (0 “vindicate the truth of history.” ae pir the oa Wi Hes was principally devoted to personal sketehes er neampeirer mea Thomas King, of the Bulletin, and other ah i‘ agen’ Patterson and vicin4 a ‘ mt bey Aajiss-osed ‘ “ naa e 07 oso poral nent members of the late Vigilance Committee, ments, &c., and collect and receipt for the same. and is designed as a rejoinder to the personal 1s & tick dev tah cheb bhgeude for Sau Pron attacks upon Gen. Estell, with which the Butle. echo St coh . tin has been teeming for some months past. The vertisemen lect for the same. pest po ee ; seat speech itself, although scarcely Gt for publicaA. Badlam, Jr., is our authorized agent in Sacra-. tion in the columns of a newspaper, appears to monte City. have been eagerly sought for throughout the ~ NEVAD/ State, and its contents devoured with great avica dity by all classes. The peculiar literary taste, Proposed Amendments to the Judiciary . which the Vigilance organs have done so much System. to foster and cherish, has created a great dem Mr. Sweezy, member of the Legislature fro sniaih ton daelh Gielen Yuba County, has introduced a bill into the Of the § ih by Gen. E ‘ ti e truth of the charges made by Gen. EsAssembly proposing to smend the sixth ar re tell, we have no means of knowing. The conNEVADA DEMOCRAT. John Sales is our traveling Agent for Nevada county. EDNESDAY, FEB. 11, 1857. SS Ca, Associates, jary, from whom the following gentlemen were selected and sworn as grand jurors: R. H. Farquhar, J. V. Grant, Theodore Green, D. MeHenry, A, B, Gregory, 8, T, Oates, J. K. Byrne, . was set forth the subdivision of the county into J. B. Richmond, E. J. Pike, Geo. Gephart, L. . Townships, Judge charged the jury, and the court adjournjury came into court, having found true bills. No, 7; the boundaries of which shall be as herewna rome ante ea aes a . Sessions. Board of Supervisors—February Term. can 34 ; it Clerk’s office. CasWei1, County Judge, Srorrorp and Mo-. ) Monpay, February 2d—Board met—Present, y The following appointments of Road OverMessrs. French, Everett and Scott, Supervisors. . 5.0). were made : ; Monnay, Feb. 9th. 11, the matter of dividing the County of Nevada James Allison, District No. 1. The Sheriff returned the venire for the grand] ito Townships, and designating the boundaWilliam Lovie Disirets No, 2 aull’s. s of the same ; ym. O.James, cer oo Tessas the records of the county were deJ .W. Daw, Distr a oe 3 , stroyed by fire on the 19th day of July ‘2 Meee Disttion Sg 7 1856, and among other records that in whic Rate McCarty, Sassi te. & F, M. Grant, District No. 9. Boyce, District No. 10. W. B. Ogue, District No. 11. Moses F. Hoit, District No, 12. E. O. Anderson, District No. 13. Charles W. Cornell, District No. 14. J. 8. King, District No. 15. Hugh Meighen, District No. 20. Board adjourned. Fripay, Feb. 6th,—Ordered that oe Overseer . i i i i sribed : of Road District No. 18, is authorized to open cence ineinane nec anges . meri TOWNSHIP NO. 1. the route, as applied for by petition of citizens ahr. cement ag Po cr The Township of Nevada shall comprise all . of Humbug city, commencing at a point below son, for passing counterfeit money. One other . ty, territory commencing in the centre of the Bell’s ranch, to avoid the hills and to terminate and deseribing the boundaries of i . the same, that it is therefore ordered that the ee ; ange Ee ey County of Nevada be divided into Townships as ett, H. H. , ; 7 ‘ follows: The Township of Nevada as No. 1; R. H. Farquhar was appointed foreman. The. the Township of Grass Valley as No. 2; the Township of Rough & Readyas ne HY the a ship of Bridgeport as No. 4; the Township 0 O8 Gil foar'o/sioek FE. Buseka as No.5; the Township of Little York Arrernoon Srsston.—Court met. The grand}.. wo, 6; and the Township of Washington as . about a mile and a half below Snow Tent, passpublic auction the building known as the Coun of the Constitution, relating to the Judiciary of troversy is altogether of a personal character, indictment found, for assault with deadly weap-. South Yuba river, opposite the mouth of Rush . the Expressman, arrived at Placerville on Say, urday, Dec. 31st, in three days from Carson Va. ley. He left on the return trip on Monday, Fey, : 2d. The American gives the following of his trip: He reports plenty of water in Gold Cann and miners were making from 5 to $8 per Business lively in Wash-ho Valley. The 4 er had been very mild in the valleys for a fog. night—grass had started up, and farmerg had commenced plowing. A grand ball took place in Carson Valley on which "ecoun the 22d ult., on a wedding occasion, fully attended by both Mormons and Gen A‘ good deal of anxiety is felt for the of Elder Orson Hyde and some six or seven others, who left Wash-ho Valley on the 8d of November for Salt Lake. Intelligence hag been received from Salt Lake to the 8th ber, up to which time none of the party had gp. ived. James Sissons, the man with the frozen feet, rescued by Mr. Thompson from a cabin in Valley, about the 27th of December had hig feet the State. name not given, as the party is not under in which the public can have but little interest. . 08, By this bill the judicial power of the State is vested in a Court of Appeals, in Circuit Courts, in Courts of Common Pleas, and in Justice’s Courts, The Legislature has also power to establish courts of limited jurisdiction within incorporated cities, towns or villages. The jurisdiction of Justice’s Courts is the same as at present conferred on Justices of the Peace. County Judge is to be elected in each county, for the term of three years. He is to hold the Court of Common Pleas, and at the same terins, the Oyer and Terminer, for the trial of criminal cases not otherwise provided for. The Courts of Common Pleas have the same jurisdiction as is now conferred on the District Courts, The County Judge also performs the duties of Probate Judge. The Legislature is required to divide the State into nine Judicial Districts, and Circuit Judges are to be elected for each District, who hold their offices for nine years, But the first Legislature convened after the first election of Circuit Judgesshall clsasify them so that one shall go out of office every year, and their first terms are to expire according to such classification. The Circuit Courts have exclusive appellate jurisdiction in all cases of appeats or review from the Courts of Common Pleas, Oyer and Terminer, and the Probate Courts, and are to be held by the Circuit Judges in each county in their respective Districts. The Court of Appeals is to consist of the nine Circuit Judges, any seven of whom shall constitute a quorum. This Court has exclusive appellate jurisdiction in all cases of appeal from Circuit Courts; and every decision must be concurred in by five Judges other than the one who decided the case on the Circuit. The compensation of the Circuit Judges is fixed at five thousand dollars a year, to be paid by the State, and that of the County Judges at three thousand dollars, to be paid by the several counties. The Circuit and County Judges are ineligible to any other office during the term for which they are elected. We are disposed to regard with considerable favor the amendment proposed by Mr. Sweezy’s bill. It is no more complicated, less expensive, and better adapted to the wants of the people than our present Judiciary system, The effect of it would be to impose more business upon the County Judges, and less upon vhe District or Circuit Judges—giving the latter ample time to attend as Judges of the Court of Appeals for three or four terms in each year, The jury trials, and in fact, the great mass of legal business Gebr. would come before the Courts of Common Pleas; and as the County Judges would have but little other business, these Courts could be in session nearly all the time. The expense to the several counties would be about the same as at present, but the State would save annually between A. own weapons, Itis said that Estell has posiFor a long time the Bulletin has been pouring out its billingsgate upon Gen. Estell, accusing him, without the least proof, of all the crimes known to our penal laws. Under such circumstances it is not surprising that Estell should turn upon his assailant, and fight him with his tive proof of the charges he has made, and that he has still further developments to make at an. robbery, plead “not guilty.” Case set for) at extreme source of Green Horn creek, thence early day. We hope, however, that no more developments of this character will be made in our Legislative halls, The account of the Democrat of this matter, is colored with the malignity it always evinces whenit can geta chance by misrepresentation, to decry a public officer that differs from it politically, It isa small souled, envious course, characteristic of the proprientors of that sheet. The above, which we copy from the Journal of last Friday, is the very appropriate windingup of an article endeavoring to excuse the officers, in allowing Gebr to escape. The account which we gave of the escape, was obtained from Bidwell, the jailer, given almost word for word as he gave it to us; and if it was in any way inaccurate, it is reasonable to suppose that it was too favorable for those having charge of the prisoners, asitis natural for men to excuse their own short-comings, Itis probable that Gehr went through the glass door instead of the Sheriff’s office, as stated by us, but the jailer told us he went through the Sheriff’s office, and it is a matter of no consequence, whether he went. through one place or the other; the carelessness of the jailer in allowing him to have tools to dig through a brick wall, and his neglect in seeing that the cells were properly fastened, is all the same. The insinuation that we have misrepresented the acts of the County officers, has not the least foundation, We have on several occasions, exposed the rascalities of some of them, and brought abundant proof to substantiate our statements, If this constitutes a “small-souled envious course,’’ then we confess ourselves obnoxious to the charge. Had the Sheriff been here himself, at the time Gebr escaped, we are confident he would have adopted measures at once for his re-arrest. But asit was, nothing was known of the escape until some hours after it happened, except perhaps, by a very few, and they said nothing about it. The Journal goes considerably out of its way to “puff”? Mr, Wood, the Deputy Sheriff, which is entirely gratuitous, We have good reason to believe that Wood did not, either that night or the next day, offer any reward for the arrest of The jailer offered a reward the next day, of two hundred dollars, on his own responsibility, and if any other reward was offered the fact was not publicly known, Tue Srare Treasurer,—-Ano investigation has been going on in Sacramento, before Judge Munson, of the affairs of the State Treasurer,— fifty and sixty thousand dollars by the adoption of this amendment, Probably the most important feature of the proposed amendment, is the re-organization of the Court of last resort, This Court should be as far removed as possible from political influences, That it cannot be wholy free from influ ences of this character, as at present organized, is evident to every person who has watched its decisions for the past few years. By having the Court composed of nine Judges, as proposed, elected by different constituencies, and at different times, it will be comparitively free from popular excitements, and its decisions will command the respect and confidence of the people. Should the bill for a Constitutional Convention be defeated, we trust that the amendment proposed by Mr. Sweezy, or a similar system, will A suit was commenced by the Attorney General to compel the Treasurer to give additional bonds; several of his bondsmen, it appears, have become insolvent. The testimony so far places the Treasurer in no enviable position, and is by no means calculated to clear up the affairs of his office. The investigation is still going on. Hon. Frank Tiivorv.—This gentleman has resigned his seat as a member of the State Senate, and left on the steamer of the Sth for the Atlantic States. Judge Tillford isan accomplished legislator, and we sincerely regret his resignation at this time, when business of so much importance is before the Legislature. He has the respect and confidence of the entire Democratic party of the State, and his return will be welcomed by a host of warm friends. arrest, Adjourned till ten o’clock Tuesday morning. Tugspay, Feb. 10th. Court met. Minutes of yesterday’s proceedings read and approved. The case of the city of Nevada vs, Hughs, was set for the last day of the term. Wm. Snodgrass, arraigned on indictment for Thursday morning at 9 o’clock. J. W. Clawson, arraigned on indictment for counterfeiting. Given till to-morrow at 9 0’clock to plead to the indictment. Grand jury came into court, having found a bill against John Farish, O. N. Thomas, James Gleason, for assault with intent to murder, On motion of District Attorney the indictment against J. W. Clawson was dismissed, and the case referred back to the grand jury. Court adjourned till 4 o’clock, P. M. Arrernoon Session.—The Grand Jury came into Court, having found about twenty indictments. Among them was one against Henry Hays, for murder, The other parties not being under arrest their names were not given. William Kisler, indicted for keeping a gambling house, was arraigned, and given till ten o’clock Wednesday to plead. Parrish, Owen, and Gleason, were arraigned and given till Wednesday, at two o’clock, to plead. The Grand Jury submitted their final report, which was placed on file, and they were discharged for the term, Court adjourned till Wednesday morning. Cornection.—We stated last week that a grand jury had been summoned to be in attendance on the Court of Sessions the Monday previous, We have since learned that the statement was not correct, We were led into the error from a conversation with Judge Caswell upon the subject of “standing jurors.” Anotugr Earraquake.—On Thursday evening last about seven o’clock, two shocks of an earthquake were felt in San Francisco. They appeared as sudden jars of the carth, and lasted not over five seconds, The people along Montgomery street rushed out of their stores in consternation, as if a terrible judgment was about to be visited upon them. In some of the hotels there was a perceptible getting down stairs; the inmates thought their lives depended on gaining the open street, In some wooden dwellings, the shock was even more severe; it appeared as though a bomb shell had struck the roof, and made the crockery jingle in a manner that was truly alarming to the inmates. On Telegraph and Russian Hills and at Rincon Point they were more sensibly felt than in any other portion of the city. Scaurep.—An unfortunate affair occurred at the office of the State Journal, at Sacramento, on Saturday evening last, by which Mr. Andrew Black, one of the compositors in the office had nearly the entire scalp torn from his head by a large dog, belonging to one of the proprietors of the office. The wound was not considered dangerous. The dog was afterwards shot by a brother of Mr. Black, Tue Iowa Hitt Fiee.—The losses by the fire at Lowa Hill on the 2d inst., are estimated at something over $150,000. The fire is supposed to have been the work of an incendiary. ConstrrutionaL Convention.— Mr, Shaw’s bill to provide for the calling ofa Constitutional Convention, was to have come up for discussion in the Senate yesterday. be adopted and submitted to the people for their ts Ce hE EN ee ee ie action, It will have to be passed upon twice} Toxarer—The theatrical company, after play. Suremenr or TREASURE.—The amount of treasby the people before it can be adopted, and . ing two weeks at the Nevada Theater, closed . ure shipped on the Sonora on Thursday was $1,there is little danger of a worse or more expen. their engagements on Saturday evening, pre. 670,677. this month, sive system being adopted than the one we have . paratory to opening the Forest Theater in Sacat present. ramento, The Theater was crowded on Saturday evening, so that many had to go away Mr. S. I’. Brown, Sergeant-at-Arms for the Assembly, has our “pious regards’’ for LegislaTreasursr’s Rerort.—V » refer our readers . without being able to get inside, For two or . 4¥¢ documents. to the report of the County Treasurer, which will be found on the next page. It will be seen that the total amount of warrants registered since the fire of July 19th, is something over $41,000. On Saturday last, about $12,000 was issued, to pay the contractors for building the Court House, and for other purposes, making the amount of outstanding registered warrants on the general fund over $53,000 There are besides this, between $15,000 and $16,000, worth . Women. a thus far, in their efforts to ferret out the thief, of warrants, the registry of which was burne up, and of which no account is made iv the report. The amount due on the Court House . v yfo bonds is $30,000. This will make the total debt of the county about $100,000. Lance Nuacer.—We were shown yesterday a piece of pure gold, taken from the claims of Mesera. Griffith, Hyde & Co., on Rush Creek, near Stokes’ Ranch, weighing something over two pounds. This, we believe is the largest three evenings previous, the company played to slim houses. Ciorues Line ropBED.—On Monday evening a man went to the house of Mr, Monroe, on the other side of Roger Williams’ Ravine, when there were no men about the premises, and taking a quantity of clothing from a line, made off. e was seen in the act of taking them by two The officers have been unsuccessful Goop “Diaarns.”’—The bank claims of Dave Beth & Co. on Pleasant Flat, yielded 38 oz. of pure oro last week ; four hands working. This is what we term “pretty good.” Wills Foster & Co’s. claims on Beckville Flat paid eight dollars per day to the hand last week, and they are still looking for “good dirt.”’ okies County Funp.—The Sheriff has paid into the County Treasury, since his appointment, over The Pacitic Express and Wells, Fargo & Co., have our thanks for the delivery of exchanges during the past week. Bancor.—From a letter published in the Marysville Express, we learn that this mining town which is situated about twenty miles from Marysville, and near the road leading from that place to Forbestown, isin a flourishing cendition. It is visited by stages, and contains nearly one hundred buildings. The diggings in that region consist, for the most part, of surface claims. Untvucky.—The San Francisco Herald says that Mr. Philip Mayers, a carpenter, who lives on Commercial street, on Friday, met with a painful and serious accident. While on a ladder attempting to enter the second story of a building on Commercial street, between Front and Davis, it gave way, and in his fall he broke his leg just above the ankle. Dr. Ayres was sent for and set the broken bone. Mr. Mayers suffered great pain. We learn that he has been particularly unfortunate in this way, having had various limbs broken no less than four difpiece of pure gold ever found in Nevada town. $18,000, the most of which was collected on the . ferent times. ship, These diggings are among the richest -in the county, On Monday they took out 48} oz. besides the nugget mentioned above, the proceeds of one day’s work for six men. What is most remarkable, however, is the fact, that Mr. al, who was recently released from custody on . Measures were immediately taken to secure her J. R. Griffith, a Jour Printer, is one of the lucky owners, For Nicaracua.—We learn that a company is being raised in this county, with the intention of going to Nicaragua, to assist Walker. property tax for 1856. About one-third of this amount belongs to the general county fund. Jose Y. Limanrour.—This notorious individubail, by order of the U. S. District Court, left San Francisco on the steamer of the Sth inst, for Acapulco, Datty Ber.—The Sacramento American has been suspended, and out of its ashes has risen Tar Deata or Mrs. Witsoxn —We some time since alluded to the capture by the Indians of Mrs Wilson a lady who was on her way from St Louis to Salt Lake City, in Col. Babbitt’s train rescue, aud Capt, Wharton of the United States Army, exerted himself to the utmost. He offered large rewards, sent partiesin search, and even anticipated the wishes of the family, so anxious and energetic was he in this work of humanity. It appears, however, that his labors were in vain, for a letter received states that Mrs, Wilson was killed on the day after her About thirty able bodied fine looking men have . the Daily Bee. It is neatly printed, about the capture, because she could not ride on horse already joined the company, and it is expected that about fifty will be raised. They design leaving, ifthey can get off, about the 20th of size of the Town Talk, and conducted by practical printers, Tuayks.—Messrs, Chase, Moore and Pierce, have our thanks for Legislative documents, back, and keep up with the train. She most estimable woman, and her melancholy fate has produced a painful sensation in the minds ove earts of those who knew and appreciated er. clean, open and close the shutte ever he shall deem necessary for the i and safety of the Court Souk abe «9 creek, thence southerly up the stream of Rush creek to the point on the dividing ridge between . the South Yuba and Deer creek, where Bouyers ditch crosses the same by tunnel and deep cut ; . thence in a direct line, crossing Deer creek . about midway between Beckville and Pleasant . Flat to the place where the Nevada and Rough . & Ready road crosses Slate creek; thence along . the centre of the ridge dividing the waters of Deer creek and Wolf creek, Deer creek and Green Horn creek to the point on the ridge dividing the waters Deer creek and Steep Hollow in a direct line crossing the stream Deer creek, to a point on the ridge dividing the waters of . Deer creek and the Sonth Yuba at the source of . Brushy canon, thence down the stream of Brushy . canon to its junction with the South Yuba river, . thence down the centre of the South Yuba river to the place of beginning. GRASS VALLEY TOWNSHIP NO, 2 . The Township of Grass Valley shall contain . the territory within the following described . boundary, commencing ata point which is the . corner of Nevada Township, where the Rough . & Ready and Nevada road crosses Slate creek, thence following the centre of said ridge at the source of Penn Valley creek, thence along the centre of the ridge dividing the waters of Wolf

Dry creek to Bear river 14 miles below the of the stream of Bear river to the mouth of Green Horn creek, thence up Green Horn creek to the forks of the same where the trail from Buena Vista ranch to Wauloupa crosses said stream, thence up the West fork of said Green Horn creek to the Crystal Spring ranch on the Red Dog and Nevada road, to the head of said branch on the line of Nevada Township, thence following the centre of the dividing ridge beand the waters of Deer creek and Wolf creek, being the south line’of Nevada towmship to the place of beginning. ROUGH & READY TOWNSHIP NO, 3. The Township of Rough & Ready shall contain all that territory lying west of the townships of Nevada and Grass Valley, South of the South and main Yuba rivers, Rast of the County line of Yuba, and North of Bear river. BRIDGEPORT TOWNSHIP NO. 4. The Township of Bridgeport shall contain all the territory within the following described boundaries commencing in the centre of the South Yuba river opposite the mouth of Lumbug canon, thence following down the centre of said stream to its junction with the North Yuba on the boundary line between the County of Nevada and Yuba, thence up the North Yuba on the County line to the mouth of Middle Yuba, thence up the Middle Yuba to the mouth of the place on the South Yuba at the mouth of Humbug canon, EUREKA TOWNSHIP No. 5, The Township of Eureka shall contain all that part ofthe County lying South of the boundary line of Sierra County, East of the boundary line of Bridgeport towuship, thence running up the centre of the South Yuba to the mouth of Brushy canon, thence due North one mile, thence following a line parallel to the South Yuba river one mile distant from the same to Canon creek, thence up Canon creek to a point due South of the source of the South fork of the Middle Yuba, thence due North to said point being the boundary line between Sierra and Nevada counties, LITTLE YORK TOWNSHIP NO, 6, The Township of Little York shall be bounded and described as follows ; On the North by a direct line, commencing at the corner of Nevada Township on the ridge between the waters of Deer creek and Steep Hollow, at the head of Green Horn, thence running southerly to the place where the old emigrant road crosses Bear river, (running between the places known as Remington Hill and Negro Flat,) being the boundary line of Placer County, thence down Bear river to the mouth of Green Horn, thence ley Township to its intersection with the South boundary line of Nevada Township, thence along the said South boundary line of Nevada Township to the place of beginning. WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP No. 7. The Township of Washington shall be composed of the following portion of Nevada County, and bounded as follows: On the north by the south line of the Township of Eureka, and the southern boundary line of the County of Sierra, on the east by the State line, on ‘the south by the northern boundary line of Placer County, and on the west by the eastern bound(4 — of the Townships of Nevada and Little Ork, And it is further ordered that the Townships . of Nevada and Washington, shall constitute Supervisor District No. 1. That the Townships of Grass Valley, Rough & Ready and Little York shall constitute Supervisor District No. 2. And) that the Townships of Bridgeport and Eureka shall constitute Supervisor District No. 3. Tvrspay, Fes. 3d.—Messrs. Cooper & Flancher were authorized to survey a road through the East gap of Sugar Loaf, and the Road . to making the same. An order was made dividing the i Road Districts, 4 — The last installment to the contractors for repairing the Court House and Jail being due, it . is ordered that a sufficient amount of County scrip be sold at auction on Saturday Feb. 7th, . the debt, cate of election as Coroner, was denied. proper blank road tax receipts to be that the same be signed by the Auditor, and . that no other receipts for road taxes shall be given by the Overseer. The Clerk shall issue . to the Overseers as many executed receipts as are needed ; upon receiving said receipts, . the Overseer shall give a receipt for the came. purse under the pillow of the bed on which the creek and Penn Valley creek, Wolf creek and ithe law, anu believe that it willfully meet mouth of said Wolf creek, theuce up the centre . F . ment laws are now too severe upon creditors, tween the waters of Deer creek and Green Horn . said act, is hereby amended so as to read as fol. or personal property. Bloody run, thence in a direct line Southerly to . . is hereby amended so as to read as follows :— following the Hast boundary line of Grass Val. Overseer of District No. 6, was authorized to . attachment has been issued under the provisions . apply one half the tax collected in said District . ©! this act, it shall be the duty of the Clerk of . The application of A. B. Hosmer for a certig. tile their claims within six weeks after the if file t ks after the publication of such notice, It is ordered that the Clerk of the Board cause . ®@"Ped_ from any ing through Humbug city and Palmer’s ranch; . and the Overseer is authorized to apply so much of the road tax for this purpose as he shall deem necessary. Wm. Seward was appointed Justice of the Peace for Washington township, in place of ——Pearce, who failed to qualify. Ordered, that the Road Overseers be allowed five dollars a day, for each day of actual service. Ordered, that the Road Overseers be required to give bonds in the sum of one thousand dolJars each, for the faithful discharge of their du. ties. Board adjourned. Saturpay, Feb, 7th.—The County scrip which was sold at auction, brought about 55 cents on the dollar. Enough was sold to realize $5,000, and the contractors for building the Court house were settled with, and the last instalment due them paid. A few orders were made, of no general interest, and the Board adjourned for the term. Amendments to the Attachment Law. We publish below a bill introduced into the Assembly py Mr. E. M. Davidson, of this county, making some important amendments to the attachment law. We learn that the bill has received the approval of gentlemen learned in the requirements of the people. Our attach'and itis the almost unanimous wish of — business men that the harsh provisions should be repealed, AN ACT To amend An Act entitled “An Act to regulate . proceedings in civil cases in the Courts of Justice in this State,’’ passed April 29th, 1851. The Deople of the State of California, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as foltows: Section one hundred’ and twenty of lows: See. 120. The Plaintiff, at the time of issuing the summons, or at any time afterwards, may have the property of the defendant attach. ed as security for the satisfaction of any judgment that he or any other person or persons . may recover, to be paid to each and all creditors of said defendant, pro rata, provided there shall not be suflicient means to satisfy all demands in full, unless the defendant give security to pay such judgment or judgments as hereinafter provided in the following cases :-—ILst. . In an action upon a contract, express or im. plied, for the divect payment of money, which contract is made or is payable in this State, aud . is not secured by any mortgage or lien upon real 2d. Inan action upona contract, express or implied, against a defendant net residing in this State, See, 2. Section one hundred and twenty-one Sec. 121, The clerk of the court shall issue the writ of attachment upon receiving an affidavit by or on bebalf of the plaintiff, which shall be filed, showing: Ist That the defendant is indebted to the plaintiff, specifying the amount of indebtedness, as near as may be, over aud above all legal set-off and counter claims, upon a contract, express or implied, for the direct payment of money, and that such contract was made, or is payable in this State, and that the payment thereof has not been secured by any mortgage or lien on real or personal property 3 and thatthe defendant has abseonded, or is about to abscond from this State, or that he is . concealed therein to the injury of his ereditors ; . amputated at the instep, about midway between . the ankle and toe joints, and was doing well, . Mr. Thompson states that quite a number of . persons have traveled back and forth from thig section to Carson Valley during the winter, ang . that there has not been a single arrival in or departure from the valley by any other route, from or to California, Exrraorpinaky Eyrerprise.—Under date of Jan, 31st, the San Francisco Sun contains the . following account of the enterprise of Mr. Sullivan, the indefatigable news-man, in transmitting the last Atlantic papers to different portions of the state: The late arrival of the steamer yesterday dig not afford this firm sufficient time to send their packages by the afternoon boat, but being de. termined as ever to forestall their neighbors in the news line, they chartered the magnficent steamer Surprise, and at an expense of one thousand dollars, dispatched their packages to Sac. ramento at eight o’clock last evening. The boat will arrive at Sacramento at about four o’elock this morning, aud several active men sent y with the freight will attend to depositing it on the stages leaving Sacramento at six o’clock, for every portion of the State, thus reaching the various destinations this evening. By this movement, Messrs, Sullivan & Co’s customers will be supplied with Atlantic news one dayin advance of all others whose parcels will go by this after. noon’s boat. Tomicipy.—We learn, says the Sonora Herald, that a difficulty took place last Saturday, ata ; cabin a short distance from Jerry Robinson's house, between two men named Edward Waggeman and Frank Marshal, aud that both drew pistols and used them, the result being that Marshal was killed. It is said that the cause of the difficulty was an attempt on the part of deceased to invade the martial rights of Waggeman, who isa married man, The latter gave himself up to the authorities, and a subsequent examination befo.e Justice Preston, of Jamestown, re. sulted in his discharge, sufficient evidence being adduced to justily the homicide, More Titkvinc.—Some villain entered the Trench quartz mill one night the past week and stole a quantity of amalguin—we have not learn} ed bow much, Soine time during the past week or two a cabin on Neal street belonging to Mr. Hutchins, was broken open and robbed of sundry valuables, "among which was a quantity of bedding. a valuable rifle, aad some other articles.—G, V. Telegraph. Cuvrcnes.—There are not less than thir ty two churches in the city of San Francisco. Daguerreotypes! Daguerreotypes $ t =Thore wanting pictures in the highest style of the art, should call at the Gallery of Mrs. J, F. Reponpa, No, 10 ComGlass Pictures or Ambrotyes also made 19-tf mercial street, for those who desire them, The Willow Mintng Company. An adjourned meeting of this Company, was held in the Democrat Building on Broad street Nevada, on Friday tio Gth inst., the meeting was called to order by the resident, . ‘The report of the Committee who were appointed at the . last meeting to draft by-laws for the government of the . company, consisting of KR. F. MeConn and Z P, Davis, was received and on motion the report was accepted, and the Laws adopted, On inotion Mr. Z. P. Davis was elected president of the or 2d, that the defendant has removed, or is . Company in place of H. Plumer resigned. about to remove his property or any portion . thereof out of this State, with intent to defraud . his creditors; or 3d, that he fraudulently con. tracted the debt or incurred the obligation in . regard to which the suit is instituted ; or 4th, that the defendant has fraudulently conveyed, disposed of, or concealed his property or ‘any part thereof or is about to fraudulently convey, . dispose of, or conceal the same or any part . thereof, with intent to defraud his creditors ; or oth, that the defendant is indebted to plaintiff, (specifying the amount of such indebtedness as . hear as may be over and above all legal set-offs, . or counter claims,) and that the defendant is a. non-resident of this State; all persons claiming . under attachment as provided in this act, shall . file the affidavit contained in this section, and . shall serve or cause to be served a reasonable . notice of such claim upon the person or persons . sucing out such writ, ' Section one hundred and twenty-two . is hereby amended so as to read as follows :— Section 122, Before issuing the Clerk sball re. quire a written undertaking on the part of the . plaintiff, with good and sufficient sureties, to the effect that if the defendant recover judgment, the plaintiff will pay all costs that may be awarded to the defendant, and all damages which he may sustain by reason of the attachment, not exceeding the sum specified in the un dertaking, Also, all persons claiming under the attachment as provided in this act, shall en. ter into like bond, with the same penalties as the . person suecing out the writ. . See. 4. Whenever, and as soon as a writ of . dec. 3, the Courtin which the action is brought, to . cause to be published in some newspaper published in the county in which the suit is com. menced—or if no newspaper be published there. in—then in a newspaper having the largest cir. culation in said county—a notice stating that . an attachment has been issued against the pro. to realize the sum of five thousand dollars in . PeTy of the defendant or defendants i } : ars in . POT" ant or defendants, naming cash, and that the same be applied to liquidate . him or them and requiring the n or the remaining creditors of said defendant or defendants, ceaumene e, or that they will be share in the proceeds of the . . — . eleeceneteentypemnsememnasemenies . > > » , , A Rospery iv Spanisutown.—The Office of the Pa itie Expre 8s, at Spanishtown, was robbed of . . 3200, a few nights sinee, , The money was in a. and the Clerk shall charge the same to the off. . °XPTCSS agent was sleeping. He was slightly . cer receiving them. Upon settlement with the Board, the amount of receipts returned by the . aig ime, ne Road Overseers shall be deducted from the . amount charged to them by the Clerk, and the . some Mexicans, Overseers shall account for the b rate of four dollars each, bacon omg oe adjourned. /EDNESDAY, Feb, 4th.—The license of Al Hyatt, for renewal of license to collect tolls me Pet Hill Toll Road was renewed for one year from June 6th, 1857, upon his $5,000, to pay into the County per cent o upon the road to remain as heretofore, able the Sheriff to procure a person to keep . The Sheriff was directed to advertise and / cut in the hand in attempting to seize one of the Mada Wig of the San Fran +ouse have lately been remove ing a bond of . a Union says: sorted Reka reasury ten . Lath as appointed ex-Gove the gross receipts. “The rate of tol! . H0, Clarkson and Alexander Bell, Tomougsl, a . in the Custom House, . was & . on ifty dollars per month was appropriated to . rs, and do what. principal witness ir admitted to bait on thousand dollars, Fr i sell . Rammet are his notes lee ee . At the same place, and about the same The old man was badly ent in . attempting to defend his propert ‘he r only secured about $20, aL el Custom Hovse APPOINTMENTS.—We learn that cisco Custom It is reported that Mr. Bell, Inspectors s re t ADMITTED TO Batt.—Emite Letanneur, the n the Limantour case, was Friday in the sum of five On inotion, Mr, C, FP. Robiuson was elected Treasurer in place of RK. F. MeCoun resigned, Mr. A. K. Prescott tendered his resignation as Secretary of the Company, on vote being taken, bis resignation was not accepted. On motion of Mr. Davis the Company proceeded to elect a foreman. Mr. B. L. Conyers was electedesyoted that the Foreman receive tive dollars per day—it was voted that an assessment of five dollars be levied on each share holder payable to the Preasurer Saturday February 14th, Voted that the proceedings of this meeting, together with the laws of the company be published in the Nevada Democrat and Journal, Adjourned. — 7%. P. DAVIS, Pres't. A. Ik. I'hescorr, Sec’y, i Art, Ist. The name of this Company shall t the Willow Mining Company. iat, Sulesand Art. 2d. The officers of the company shall consist of three, to wit: President, Seeretary and Treasurer, to be elected at the meetings of the company. ; Ar, 3d. The officers to hold their office as long as the Inajority consent, Art, 4th. It shall be the duty of the President to preside at all meetings of the company, and keep order and calla meeting of the Company whenever two or more members of said company shall give him written notice; and issue all orders for the payment of money, on the Treasurer with his signature to the same. : Art. 5th. It shall be the duty of the Secretary to keepa regular rotnute ofall the proceedings of the company at its meetings, and do all other necessary writing, and report the same to the meetings of the company from time to time, when requested so to do, Art. 6th. It shall be the duty of the Treasurer to receive all moneys paid into the President, and hold the same in custody until ordered paid out by the Company, by an oror am ag Sipe signed by the Secretary. Art. 7th. The place of holding the ipany shall be in evade, on ara nT Se ART. 8th. Each share of the Company shall be entitled to one vote in meetings of the Company. work 9th. The majority of the members of the Company Shall constitute a quorum to do busine the company in all cases, ae Akt. 10th. The assessments are to be paid every week and if the assessments are not paid at the expiration of two ro te so assessed, is forfeited to the Company ART. 1. The asse ’ 1 Seas eee assessments are to be laid as the paAt. 12th. All the members of this Com: these articles and are firmly bound by payen dl “a _ At. 18th. No officer will be allowed a salary in the Company, unless by special agreement of the Company. Z, P. DAVIS, President. A. K. Prescorr, Secretary. OTICE is hereby given to the creditors of the de. ceased, John Maher, and all persons having claims against the deceased are hereby required to exhibit them with the necessary vouchers within ten monthe after the date of this notice, to the undersigned, at his place of resi. dence, at Orleans Flat, or be forever barred. Dated this 29th day of January, A. D., 1857. JAMES CREEGAN Adm’r, of the Estate of John Maher, deceased, printed eer attached under the provisions of this . _ January 11, 1857.—4t. eh cnr ray CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF } da, township of Eureka,—ss before B. 8. Olds Juries of oly Ce ge FPN, Ee The people of the State of California, to J. B. MAYAN Ks. You are hereby summoned to appear before the undersigned Justice of theJPeace, at his office in said Township, on Thursday the 19th day of February A. D. 1857, at 9 o'clock A. M., to answer to the complaint of OPPENHEIM & MENDELS¢ IN, in the sum of thirty one dollars and fifty cents as per bill now on file in my office, eat ; } appear and answer, Judgem vi inat cabin of an old man was entered by . You for the said sum of thirt apie Slip yy ky damages and costs of suit. On failure so to y one dollars and fifty cents, Given under my hand, this 3dday of February A. D. 57. B. 8. OLDS, Justice of the Peace. Ordered, that service of the above summons be made by t publication for two weeks in the Nevads 19-2w 9 3 B.S. OLDS, J. P. E . Wolsey’s Flat, Feb. 8d, A. D. 1857, ne LP Raat aol . Ug ea ONSTABLE’S SALE.—BY VIRTUE OF AN EXecution, issued out of Justice Caldwell’s Court, of Eureka Township, County of Nevada, to me directed, in favor of JOSEPH LEVY, and plone B. MAYBANK, I have — and shall expose for sale at public auction, at 12 o’clock M., on the 6th day of March A. D. 1857, at Wooleys Flat the following described ne itle and interest of the above cad ieeianes tat ss bed certain Farm, (or ranch) situdte in said Eureka townshii and County of Nevada, and known as the Maybank Ranch, together with all and singular the appurtenances thereunto belonging, subject to redempti rdin, e ute in such cases made and es on A ggg Ssduaaan rovided, Dated the 9th day of Rebreary, A. D., 1 gl Feb , 1857. Bw W. C. PICKEL, Special Constable, . 3 wibo is a . Feb Fe