January 21, 1862 (4 pages)

Gevada Democrat. Thomas Boyce is our Agent for San Francisco, He is authorized to receive advertisements, and collect and receipt for the same, A. Badlam, Jr., is our Agent for Sacramento, to receive advertisements and collect for the same. “PUESDAY EVENING, JAN. 21, 1862. cae oa Ds The telegraph is still working between Nevada and Smarteville, though the wires are in a bad condition, and the communication is imperfect. We learn from Mr, Pattison, the operator here, that a gentleman left Marysville, on horseback, yesterday morning, and arrived at Smartsville at one o'clock this afternoon. He brought with him a copy of the Marysville Appeal, which contained two columns of interesting Eastern news, and the operator at Smartsville has been endeavoring to telegraph the more important items to Nevada, but with indifferent success. It seems that Gen. Butler, who was heretofore reported as having taken possession of Ship Island, on the coast of Mississipp!, has landed on the main Jand, taken possession of some important points, and is carrying on operations vigorously. The rebels under Jackson (Gov. Claib. Jackson, probably,) had made an attack on Rolla and were repulsed. The gun boat expedition, which has been fitting out for operations on the Mississippi, has been ordered to start from Cairo, This order had created great enthusiasm throughout the North. SACRAMENTO V8. SUTTERVILLE.~—The Tranecript attributes the overflow at Sacramento to the ein of her people in building the city upon a site known to be subject to terrible overflows, when they might have built upoo the high ground at Sutterville, If it waea sin in, building the city on its present site, it cannot be laid to the present inbabitants, for nearly all the original settlers are gone, and other people have taken their places. Tbere ie one fact, however, that may not be generally known: Sutterville was laid out before Sacramento, stores were first establiseed there, and it had the start in every way. In the winter of 1848—49, it was considered a matter of doubt whether the town would be built at Sutterville or at the Fort ; bat from some cause the trade centered at what was then known as the Embarcadaro, and there the city was built. The principal trading firms of that day— Brannan & Co., Hensley, Reading & Co., and Priest, Lee & Co.—bad no particular partiality for the Embarcadaro, and did not go there until they were compelled to in order to retain their trade, The proprietors of Sutterville held out liberal offers to induce merchants to locate there, but their exertions were of no avail; Sacramento grew rapidly, while the trading establishments at the Fort and at Sutterville were discontinued. The gentlemen composing the firms above mentioned were well aware that Sacramento was liable to deep overflows, aud some of them, to our knowledge, had been told by a reliable gentleman that he had seen the water eighteen feet deep on what ie now Front street ; but it was not in their power to retain the trade at the Fort or carry it to Sutterville, 80 they made a virtue of necessity and located where they saw the trade was centering. Sri. Overtowep.—Mr. J. H. Wentworth, who has lately been as far down on Bear river as he could go, without a boat, informs us that all the bottom lands in the valleys are still under water, He went six miles below Johngon’s ranch, and could go no farther for the water. Pursvurr oy KNowLeper Unper Dirricutrits.—The editor of a Stockton paper lately swam to the telegraph office, and obtained the important information that there was no communication with Sacramento or San Francisco, the wires being down. Suicipx.—Intelligence has been received at Sacramento, that E. T. Beaty, formerly Speaker of the Assembly, had committed suicide at bis residence at Mokelumne Hill, by blowing out his brains with a pistol, La Porre.—The Mountain Messenger, of a recent’date, gives some interesting local statistics, It says La Porte, which was destroyed by fire last summer, has been rebuilt and improved, and puts the value of the improvements at $80,386, exclusive of fixtures and furnitare. el Srasagp.—Wm. Davis was dangerously stabbed at Stockton, on the 11th inst, by Wa. D, West, in an affray, A Forward Movement Demanded. According to a late Eastern item, a large party is being built ap at the North who are demanding that more energetic measures be adopted for crushing out the rebellion; and it is said that the Joint Committee of Congress, on the conduct of the war bave visited the President and Cabinet and urged the necessity of a forward movement. Bates, who has heretofore been regarded as the most conservative member of the Cabinet, is said to be very warlike, while Montgomery Blair, one of the original “on to Richmond’’ men, is not very enthusiastic. Ws have buat little confidence ia the projects of political generals, nor do we be: lieve they will be able, after the experience at Bull Rup, to force the military commanders into any rash movemente. But we can well understand why the more conservative men are anxious fora more vigorous prosecution of the war. The rebellion might be crushed by two or three brilliant victories with one-balf the bloodshed and one-tenth the damage to the country that would be occasioned by a protracted guerrilla war. . If the rebellion is to be put down by skir, mishes, the most of the rebels will have to be killed off before they are conquered ; whereas, if their army was defeated and scattered by @ decisive battle, they would not be able to organize another, and the spinal column of the rebellion would be dislocated if not entirely severed. There are now. according to official reports, some 640,000 volunteers in the field, all well armed, and the most of them welldrilled, Perbaps fifty or sixty thousand of these are employed with the various naval expeditions, and the remainder are apparently employed in keeping the rebel forces from marching northward, With such a force, the Government can surely risk one battle, for even if defeated, there would be enough troops left to hold the rebels io check on the north, whilg the naval operations along the Southern coast could be continued, There are no indications, however, that McClellan has any intention of attacking . the rebel stronghold at Manassae, and the winter is now so far advanced that we do not anticipate any formidable land operations being undertaken before spring. But humanity demands that the Government should at least make an effort to strike down the rebellion at a single blow if possible, and if it should fail in this, then the people would become more reconciled to the horrors and devastations that must ensue from a protracted conflict. Sacrvetre.—It seems that the British Government has lately issued an order prohibiting the export of saltpetre; and as the article is mostly obtained in British India, fears are expressed by eastern journals that the Government will not be able to procure a sufficient quantity to carry on the war. It is said that immense quantities of nitrate of soda, from which saltpetre is manufactured, may be obtaiued in Chile and Pera, and it can be procured in this country from the limestone caves of Kentucky and other localities, where considerable quantities were manufactured during the war of the Revolution, But according to the New York Post, the Government is not likely to suffer yet awhile for the lack of this necessary war material, as it has now on hand, and bas had ever since the war of 1812, a quantity sufficient for all emergencies that could arise ina war of thirty years’ duration, Whatever purchases have recently been made were for the purpose of adding to the present store in proportion as it was diminished. Tae Srorw art tHe Sovru.—The heavy rains of week before last extended to the extreme southern mines, and damaged property along the Merced river to an amount never dreamed of by the oldest residents of that section. Commencing at the Benton Mills, the high water damaged their works to a considerable extent, though . the dam stood the pressure, Wyatt’s bridge . deck room, $233 25; second cabin, $180 75; was carried away—then everything at Split . “24 steerage, $128 25. To go to New York Rock Ferry—then everything below, including Chapin’s dam and will, a structure which probably cost in the neighborhood of $100,000. Below that, at Merced Falls, Murray & Nelson’s bridges went by the . board, together with two fine flour mille belonging to the same gentlemen. The Mariposa Gazette, from which we learn the above, says that $300,000 would not cover the losses sustained j : counties, d in Mariposa and Merced scien estclahaiiedieatibisieshi Tue mortality among the children in San Francisco, mostly from diseases of the throat and lungs, is very great this winter. REMARKABLE INUNDATIONS. article, to give even a list of all the destructive inundations tbat have ocearred in Europe and other countries, witbin the historic period. The following, which we collate from @ historical Cyclopedia, are among the most remarkable : In A. D. 738, Glasgow was inundated by an overflow of the Clyde, and more than 400 families were drowned. In 1108, Flanders was inundated by the sea and the town of Ostend totally immersed. ‘The present city was built above a league from the channel where the old one lies submerged. — In 1446, there was an awful inundation in Holland, occasioned by the failure of the dikes. The sea broke in at Dort and formed the Zuyder Zee. In the territory of Dordrecht, 72 villages were destroyed, and 10,000 persons were overwhelmed and perished; and more than 100,000 perished in Dullart, Friesland, and Zealand. In the two last named provinces upwards of 300 villages were submerged, and the tops of their towers and steeples were for ages after to be seen rising out of the water. In 1483, the Severn overflowed for ten days, and carried away men, women, and children in their beds, and covered the tops of many mountains; the waters settled upon the lands, and were called “the great waters” for a hundred years after—[Hollinshed. There was another general inundation in Holland in 1530, oe the breaking of the dikes. More than 400,000 persons are said to . have perished. In 1717, 1300 inhabitants were drowned by . an overflow of the Elbe, and incredible damage was done at Hamburg. In September, 1787, 2000 persons lost their lives in Navarre, by the torrents from the mountains. By an overflow of the Danube, in 1811, the city of Pesth, in Hungary, was partially destroyed, and 24 villages and their inhabitants swept away. By an overflow of the Danube, in September 1813, a Turkish corps of 2,000 men, encam on a small island near Widdin, were surprised and met instant death. In Silesia, the same year, 6,000 inhabitants perished, 4,000 are supposed to have perished in Poland, and the ruin of the French army under Macdonald was accellerated by the floods. In March, 1816, in Germany, 119 villages were laid under water, and great loss of life and property sustained. On the 9th of April, 1429, the waters of the Vistula broke through the dikes at Dantzic, sweeping off 4,000 houses and their inhabitants. In February, 1830, incredible damage was . done by an overflow of the Danube. At Vienna, the dwellings of 50,000 inhabitants were laid under water, and many lives lost. In the latter part of October and first of November, 1840, an awful inundation occurred in France. The Saone poured its waters into the Rhone, broke through its banks, and covere 60,000 acres of thickly populated territory. Lyons was inundated; in Avignon 100 houses were swept away; 218 houses were carried away at La Guillotiere; and upwards of 300 at Vaise, Marseilles, and Nismes. The Saone had not attained such a height for 238 years. We can find no definite records of the many disasterour inundations that have occurred at different periods in Italy. The river Po, which rises in the Alps and runs through northern Itly, sometimes rises to an unprecedented height, submerging the valley to a depth of tweaty and twenty-five feet, sweeping off cities and villages, and their inhabitants by the thousand. Many years ago every house in the town of Tivoli,on the Tiber, was swept away, except the old pagan temple of Vesta, which was built upon a rock foundation and of such solid materials that it withstood the torrents, The inundations of the Ohio and Missis. sippi rivers have at different times caused great destruction of property, but as those . streams rise gradually, the destruction of life has not been so great as that caused by the overflow of some of the rivers io Europe. Tue Lost Mat.—In relation to the loss of the Nevada mail, mentioned in our last, the Marysville Appeal says: The mail and ne matter and seven passengers, from North San Juan and Nevada, while crossing from Low’s Ranch to Marysville was _— in the Yuba by the boat striking on a san bar. Wells, Fargo & Co’s express box, being of wood, was floated off by the current, as were a portion of the mails, but Langton’s express box, being of iron, sank and was recovered with its contents, gold to the amount of $10,000, and letters, intact, tho’ the letters were pretty well soaked. No one was drowned, though the crowd were wetted to their skins, and had a moist termination to their long and tedious journey. Rates OF OCEAN PassaGe.—The prices of . passage on the steamers of the Pacific Steam . ship ompany, through to New York are as follows; First cabin, deck room, $258 50—main around Cape Horn in a clipper ship, first cabin costs about $150, more or less, according to the accommodations, style of living, etc. A cabin passage to China costs from = 5 to $125; to Australia about the same, and the Sandwich Islands from $40 to $60. A cabin psasage to England costs about $150. CHARLES DickEens.—This gentleman hav. ing been named by certain English journals as . a suitable person to represent the electors of . Finsbury in the House of Commons, declines . that honor in a characteristic letter. Nez Perce Inpians,—A recent census of the Nez Perce tribes of Indians, make their . number about 2,800—of which over 2,200 are entirely friendly to the whites. ‘Eagle of the Day” has control of the remainder. It would be impossible, in a newspaper . & seem aaa JIFORNIA BroapetoTtu—We had the raped f seeing the first roll of broadeat satisfaction of s t r f cloth manufactured in California. It is from the Mission Woolen Factory, being a very handsome dark blue, with a fine finish; the color most excellent; the cloth one and a half yards wide; it is the first roll of a large quantity made for our army. and a most honorable testimonial of the rapid progress and skill of the proprietors of the Mission Woolen Mill; Our State is truly and largely indebted to Mr. McClennan, by whose great perseverence and energy this large and prosperous Woolen Factory has beeen 80 successfully established.— [Cal. Farmer. Amapor RerunpED.—Some time since Dr. Stone, of El Dorado, had his trial in Amador county for the killing of Assemblyman Bell, a change of venue ae been obtained from Sacramento county. The Ledger says that on Sacramento county refusing to pay $700 of the amoun} of expenses incurred, Dr. Stone sent a draft to Amador for the same. A CrviLizep CELESTIAL.—We saw a Chinese merchant in a fashionable saloon on New Year’s day, says the S. F. Herald, who was offering to treat everybody he met, and presenting enuine Havannas with the greatest prodigality. Ie said it was twenty-eight days before the Chinese New Year’s, but it was a “welly good day,” and he thought it onght to be improved. Very Ricu.—Rock has recently been taken from the Olney claim, at Gold ill, Nevada Territory, which was literally covered with fine have contracted several gold. ‘The company tons of their rock at $200 per ton. — ae A Busy Cornonzr.—The coroner of San Francisco has held sixty-two inquests during the past quarter, and complains of being pretty well fatigued with his duties. ae GRAND MUSICAL SOIREE. FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUFFERERS BY TH FLOOD IN SACRAMENTO CITY. On Wednesday Evening, Jan. 22d. AT THE METROPOLITAN THEATER. N WHICH OCCASION ALL THE MUO SICAL TALENT OF NEVADA have volunteered their services. The Theater also being furnished free of charge, the entire proceeds will go to the sufferers. PROGRAMME : Overture.,.ccscsecesecrecsceecenersess La Norma, Chorus ,.-+sceereeree Joy, Joy, Freedom To-Day. Hamberger Polka. POR nc ca-000 4 600500000 sebeeecees Duett,.cccscccccccccccecccece .e+-Larboard Watch. WUD cc p.occe 600000 0seeseesons The Veteran Waltz. SONG. ccccsesces civeaeuce eens Flag of Our Union. Quartette.ccereeeee Defend the Stars and Stripes. PART SECOND. Overture.sssccccccccccccccces Barbier of Seville. Quartette.. PATTI e TT tL «Ship of State. Duett.ccccccccccssscccccesesccveses Fancy Polka. Quadrille ..seeeee eer re rae rer TT tke Quartette..csccccseccssecece Hail Smiling Morn. Mazourka.osceccseseesees os Chivalry Mafourka. Duett .ccescccers When Night Comes O’er the Plain. CHOPUB. 0 ccccccccccecesecsvecess cece Massaniello. The Nevada Brass Band will assist in the above programme. Doors open at 70’clock. Peiformance to commence at 744, precisely. Admission (to all parts of the house) One Dollar, Jan. 21, 1862. FOR SALE. SUPERIOR LOT OF FRESH CAL~ IFORNIA BACON, from Corn-fed Hogs. Also, a large supply of AMES & BILLING’S Hams, from 16 to 18 cents per pound, Fresh Lard just received and for sale, at J. M. HIXSON’S, Jan. 16, 1862. No. 75 Broad st. BROAD STREET MEAT MARKET. JAMES COLLEY, Proprietor. ALL KINDS OF MEATS CONSTANTly on hand at the above well known Market, and for sale in quantities to suit purchasers. _ WR Meats delivered in any part of the city at any Ime. Prices, according to the Quality of Meats Purchased. JAMES COLLEY. jan3-tt JUST RECEIVED. ALMANACS & DIARIES, For 1862. A Large Supply--For Sale by A. P, CHURCH & CO., Noy. 30, 1861. Broad st. Book Store, J. B. Newman, Nevada. P. L. Weaver, San Francisco. WEAVER & NEWMAN, (Successors to Wall & Newman.) No. 59 Broad Street, Nevada, Wholesale & Retail Dealers in GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS, ARDWARE, LIQUORS, QUICKSILVER, SHELF GOODS, Barley, Wheat, Ground Feed, &e. &e. aa Always on hand the largest stock to be found this side of Sacramento, Possessing facilities unsurpassed, we can offer great inducements, aprl6-tf WEAVER & NEWMAN, P. M. STEAMSHIP COMPANY'S ot ae UNCLE SAM, Will leave Folsom street Wharf, On Tuesday,..Jan. Qlst, 1862, FOR PANAMA, Passengers will be conveyed fi . pinwall by the a ce PANAMA RAILROAD COMPANY, ‘And from Aspinwall to N. Y. by the Atlantic and Pacific Steamship Co. FORBES & BABCOCK Cor. Sacramento and Leidesdorif ong Ry soe ee Oe ee ee ee ee Ne Ne Sen TSE ASR . CITY TAXES. Ciry Marsnar’s Orrice, Nevada, January 16, 1869, } OTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN THAT by virtue of an Ordinance enacted by the T tees of the City of Nevada. January 7th, 1862, a sa was levied upon all assessed and taxable pronase within the city limits, of seventy cents upon . ; one hundred dollars of assessed value, Said Pres are now due and payable, and from and after thi date, I will be found at my office in Flagg's belek building, over Harrington’s Saloon, from 10 o'eloes A. M. to 4 o’clock P. M., of each day for the purpas of receiving tne same. Property holders are furty, of notified that the ordinance in regard to the coltection of taxes will be strictly enforced. All property which taxes shall remain due and unpaid on the Third Monday of February. a. D. 1862, will be adye tised according to law as delinquent, and be albless to extra charges as per Ordinance made and provi. ded. U. 8. GREGORY Marshal and Ex-officio Tax Collector Jan. 16, 1862. id LATEST FROM SACRAMENTO! (ONLY TWENTY DAYS OUT.) A LOT OF CAMPHENE, JUST RECEIVED BY Jan 7, 1862. E. F. SPENCR, ng lish, French & German Be ALMANACS. -@Q CALL AND GET ONE--GRATIS. BRIDGE BUILDING, — e Ao. Bridge Builder, Millwright, AND DESIGNER, & HOSE ABOUT TO ERECT BRIDges, Quartz Mills and like structures, will do well to give me a call and examine my designs. Having made arrangements with one of the most reliable Patent Attorneys in Washington City I also will attend to the Making of Drawings, Specifications, AND PROCURING PATENT RIGHTS. MAIN ST., NEVADA, Orrice—On Main street, Opposite Mayer & Coe’s Boot & Shoe Store—up stairs. Nevada City, Jan, 14, 1862. SELECT SCHOOL —FOR— YOUNG LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. Head of Broad street, Nevada, W.E. F. DEAL, A. B., Principal. This School will re-open on MONDAY, Jan. 6th, 1862, TERMS: Primary Branches, per month..+++: $4 00 English Branches and Mathematics, per m’th 5 00 Latin, per month 1 00 Groth, “§ —— dsovcesscvecesecers 1 00 German, *S = ceccsverrccvccescctccecs 2 00 French, § = srcccccsccccvccccrece oe 2 00 No Extra Charge for Book Keeping. Young Gentlemen will be thoroughly prepared to enter any of the College Classes. For further particulars inquire at the School House. Nevada, Jan. Ist, 1862. THE UNION SALOON. NO. 46 PINE STREET, NEVADA CITY. OHN GRIMES WOULD INFORM HIS many friends, and the public at large, that he keeps his Saloon supplied with The Finest Liquors, Cigars, &c. Persons wishing to indulge in a “‘light summer drink” or take something ‘‘straight’’ can be accoulmodated by calling at the UNION, Nevada, Dec. 5, 1861. MODERN DENTISTRY. — Great Improvements. FSR, VULCANITE <a THE BEST, MOST COMFORTABLE AND CHEAPEST MODE OF PLATE! FOR ARTIFICIAL TEETH. CALL ON DR. LEVASON, Examine Specimens, at his Office, UP STAIRS OVER BLOCK’S, Anp Opposirg Cugap Joun’s, Nevapa CITY. ALWAYS TO BE FOUND AT HOME! Nevada, Dec. 14, 1861. UNDERTAKING. WM. C. GROVES, Undertaker. Nos, 10 and 12, Broad Street, Nevada. AVING JUST FINISHED A NEW HEARSF, I am now prepared to do Undertaking on the shortest notice. ag Orders left at the CARPENTER SHOP, foot of Broad street, opposite Withington’s, will be prompt ly attended to. oct2-ti DISSOLUTION NOTICE. HE ©O-PARTNERSHIP HERETOfore existing between C, W. Mulford and A. H. Mngndere, as Bankers, is this day dissolved by ™% tual eonsent, C. W. MULPORD will continue the business at his old stand on Main street. Jan. 1, 1862. C. W. MULFORD), . A, H. HAGADORS. fr ny a

Gevada Democrat. Thomas Boyce is our Agent for San Francisco, He is authorized to receive advertisements, and collect and receipt for the same, A. Badlam, Jr., is our Agent for Sacramento, to receive advertisements and collect for the same. “PUESDAY EVENING, JAN. 21, 1862. cae oa Ds The telegraph is still working between Nevada and Smarteville, though the wires are in a bad condition, and the communication is imperfect. We learn from Mr, Pattison, the operator here, that a gentleman left Marysville, on horseback, yesterday morning, and arrived at Smartsville at one o'clock this afternoon. He brought with him a copy of the Marysville Appeal, which contained two columns of interesting Eastern news, and the operator at Smartsville has been endeavoring to telegraph the more important items to Nevada, but with indifferent success. It seems that Gen. Butler, who was heretofore reported as having taken possession of Ship Island, on the coast of Mississipp!, has landed on the main Jand, taken possession of some important points, and is carrying on operations vigorously. The rebels under Jackson (Gov. Claib. Jackson, probably,) had made an attack on Rolla and were repulsed. The gun boat expedition, which has been fitting out for operations on the Mississippi, has been ordered to start from Cairo, This order had created great enthusiasm throughout the North. SACRAMENTO V8. SUTTERVILLE.~—The Tranecript attributes the overflow at Sacramento to the ein of her people in building the city upon a site known to be subject to terrible overflows, when they might have built upoo the high ground at Sutterville, If it waea sin in, building the city on its present site, it cannot be laid to the present inbabitants, for nearly all the original settlers are gone, and other people have taken their places. Tbere ie one fact, however, that may not be generally known: Sutterville was laid out before Sacramento, stores were first establiseed there, and it had the start in every way. In the winter of 1848—49, it was considered a matter of doubt whether the town would be built at Sutterville or at the Fort ; bat from some cause the trade centered at what was then known as the Embarcadaro, and there the city was built. The principal trading firms of that day— Brannan & Co., Hensley, Reading & Co., and Priest, Lee & Co.—bad no particular partiality for the Embarcadaro, and did not go there until they were compelled to in order to retain their trade, The proprietors of Sutterville held out liberal offers to induce merchants to locate there, but their exertions were of no avail; Sacramento grew rapidly, while the trading establishments at the Fort and at Sutterville were discontinued. The gentlemen composing the firms above mentioned were well aware that Sacramento was liable to deep overflows, aud some of them, to our knowledge, had been told by a reliable gentleman that he had seen the water eighteen feet deep on what ie now Front street ; but it was not in their power to retain the trade at the Fort or carry it to Sutterville, 80 they made a virtue of necessity and located where they saw the trade was centering. Sri. Overtowep.—Mr. J. H. Wentworth, who has lately been as far down on Bear river as he could go, without a boat, informs us that all the bottom lands in the valleys are still under water, He went six miles below Johngon’s ranch, and could go no farther for the water. Pursvurr oy KNowLeper Unper Dirricutrits.—The editor of a Stockton paper lately swam to the telegraph office, and obtained the important information that there was no communication with Sacramento or San Francisco, the wires being down. Suicipx.—Intelligence has been received at Sacramento, that E. T. Beaty, formerly Speaker of the Assembly, had committed suicide at bis residence at Mokelumne Hill, by blowing out his brains with a pistol, La Porre.—The Mountain Messenger, of a recent’date, gives some interesting local statistics, It says La Porte, which was destroyed by fire last summer, has been rebuilt and improved, and puts the value of the improvements at $80,386, exclusive of fixtures and furnitare. el Srasagp.—Wm. Davis was dangerously stabbed at Stockton, on the 11th inst, by Wa. D, West, in an affray, A Forward Movement Demanded. According to a late Eastern item, a large party is being built ap at the North who are demanding that more energetic measures be adopted for crushing out the rebellion; and it is said that the Joint Committee of Congress, on the conduct of the war bave visited the President and Cabinet and urged the necessity of a forward movement. Bates, who has heretofore been regarded as the most conservative member of the Cabinet, is said to be very warlike, while Montgomery Blair, one of the original “on to Richmond’’ men, is not very enthusiastic. Ws have buat little confidence ia the projects of political generals, nor do we be: lieve they will be able, after the experience at Bull Rup, to force the military commanders into any rash movemente. But we can well understand why the more conservative men are anxious fora more vigorous prosecution of the war. The rebellion might be crushed by two or three brilliant victories with one-balf the bloodshed and one-tenth the damage to the country that would be occasioned by a protracted guerrilla war. . If the rebellion is to be put down by skir, mishes, the most of the rebels will have to be killed off before they are conquered ; whereas, if their army was defeated and scattered by @ decisive battle, they would not be able to organize another, and the spinal column of the rebellion would be dislocated if not entirely severed. There are now. according to official reports, some 640,000 volunteers in the field, all well armed, and the most of them welldrilled, Perbaps fifty or sixty thousand of these are employed with the various naval expeditions, and the remainder are apparently employed in keeping the rebel forces from marching northward, With such a force, the Government can surely risk one battle, for even if defeated, there would be enough troops left to hold the rebels io check on the north, whilg the naval operations along the Southern coast could be continued, There are no indications, however, that McClellan has any intention of attacking . the rebel stronghold at Manassae, and the winter is now so far advanced that we do not anticipate any formidable land operations being undertaken before spring. But humanity demands that the Government should at least make an effort to strike down the rebellion at a single blow if possible, and if it should fail in this, then the people would become more reconciled to the horrors and devastations that must ensue from a protracted conflict. Sacrvetre.—It seems that the British Government has lately issued an order prohibiting the export of saltpetre; and as the article is mostly obtained in British India, fears are expressed by eastern journals that the Government will not be able to procure a sufficient quantity to carry on the war. It is said that immense quantities of nitrate of soda, from which saltpetre is manufactured, may be obtaiued in Chile and Pera, and it can be procured in this country from the limestone caves of Kentucky and other localities, where considerable quantities were manufactured during the war of the Revolution, But according to the New York Post, the Government is not likely to suffer yet awhile for the lack of this necessary war material, as it has now on hand, and bas had ever since the war of 1812, a quantity sufficient for all emergencies that could arise ina war of thirty years’ duration, Whatever purchases have recently been made were for the purpose of adding to the present store in proportion as it was diminished. Tae Srorw art tHe Sovru.—The heavy rains of week before last extended to the extreme southern mines, and damaged property along the Merced river to an amount never dreamed of by the oldest residents of that section. Commencing at the Benton Mills, the high water damaged their works to a considerable extent, though . the dam stood the pressure, Wyatt’s bridge . deck room, $233 25; second cabin, $180 75; was carried away—then everything at Split . “24 steerage, $128 25. To go to New York Rock Ferry—then everything below, including Chapin’s dam and will, a structure which probably cost in the neighborhood of $100,000. Below that, at Merced Falls, Murray & Nelson’s bridges went by the . board, together with two fine flour mille belonging to the same gentlemen. The Mariposa Gazette, from which we learn the above, says that $300,000 would not cover the losses sustained j : counties, d in Mariposa and Merced scien estclahaiiedieatibisieshi Tue mortality among the children in San Francisco, mostly from diseases of the throat and lungs, is very great this winter. REMARKABLE INUNDATIONS. article, to give even a list of all the destructive inundations tbat have ocearred in Europe and other countries, witbin the historic period. The following, which we collate from @ historical Cyclopedia, are among the most remarkable : In A. D. 738, Glasgow was inundated by an overflow of the Clyde, and more than 400 families were drowned. In 1108, Flanders was inundated by the sea and the town of Ostend totally immersed. ‘The present city was built above a league from the channel where the old one lies submerged. — In 1446, there was an awful inundation in Holland, occasioned by the failure of the dikes. The sea broke in at Dort and formed the Zuyder Zee. In the territory of Dordrecht, 72 villages were destroyed, and 10,000 persons were overwhelmed and perished; and more than 100,000 perished in Dullart, Friesland, and Zealand. In the two last named provinces upwards of 300 villages were submerged, and the tops of their towers and steeples were for ages after to be seen rising out of the water. In 1483, the Severn overflowed for ten days, and carried away men, women, and children in their beds, and covered the tops of many mountains; the waters settled upon the lands, and were called “the great waters” for a hundred years after—[Hollinshed. There was another general inundation in Holland in 1530, oe the breaking of the dikes. More than 400,000 persons are said to . have perished. In 1717, 1300 inhabitants were drowned by . an overflow of the Elbe, and incredible damage was done at Hamburg. In September, 1787, 2000 persons lost their lives in Navarre, by the torrents from the mountains. By an overflow of the Danube, in 1811, the city of Pesth, in Hungary, was partially destroyed, and 24 villages and their inhabitants swept away. By an overflow of the Danube, in September 1813, a Turkish corps of 2,000 men, encam on a small island near Widdin, were surprised and met instant death. In Silesia, the same year, 6,000 inhabitants perished, 4,000 are supposed to have perished in Poland, and the ruin of the French army under Macdonald was accellerated by the floods. In March, 1816, in Germany, 119 villages were laid under water, and great loss of life and property sustained. On the 9th of April, 1429, the waters of the Vistula broke through the dikes at Dantzic, sweeping off 4,000 houses and their inhabitants. In February, 1830, incredible damage was . done by an overflow of the Danube. At Vienna, the dwellings of 50,000 inhabitants were laid under water, and many lives lost. In the latter part of October and first of November, 1840, an awful inundation occurred in France. The Saone poured its waters into the Rhone, broke through its banks, and covere 60,000 acres of thickly populated territory. Lyons was inundated; in Avignon 100 houses were swept away; 218 houses were carried away at La Guillotiere; and upwards of 300 at Vaise, Marseilles, and Nismes. The Saone had not attained such a height for 238 years. We can find no definite records of the many disasterour inundations that have occurred at different periods in Italy. The river Po, which rises in the Alps and runs through northern Itly, sometimes rises to an unprecedented height, submerging the valley to a depth of tweaty and twenty-five feet, sweeping off cities and villages, and their inhabitants by the thousand. Many years ago every house in the town of Tivoli,on the Tiber, was swept away, except the old pagan temple of Vesta, which was built upon a rock foundation and of such solid materials that it withstood the torrents, The inundations of the Ohio and Missis. sippi rivers have at different times caused great destruction of property, but as those . streams rise gradually, the destruction of life has not been so great as that caused by the overflow of some of the rivers io Europe. Tue Lost Mat.—In relation to the loss of the Nevada mail, mentioned in our last, the Marysville Appeal says:

The mail and ne matter and seven passengers, from North San Juan and Nevada, while crossing from Low’s Ranch to Marysville was _— in the Yuba by the boat striking on a san bar. Wells, Fargo & Co’s express box, being of wood, was floated off by the current, as were a portion of the mails, but Langton’s express box, being of iron, sank and was recovered with its contents, gold to the amount of $10,000, and letters, intact, tho’ the letters were pretty well soaked. No one was drowned, though the crowd were wetted to their skins, and had a moist termination to their long and tedious journey. Rates OF OCEAN PassaGe.—The prices of . passage on the steamers of the Pacific Steam . ship ompany, through to New York are as follows; First cabin, deck room, $258 50—main around Cape Horn in a clipper ship, first cabin costs about $150, more or less, according to the accommodations, style of living, etc. A cabin passage to China costs from = 5 to $125; to Australia about the same, and the Sandwich Islands from $40 to $60. A cabin psasage to England costs about $150. CHARLES DickEens.—This gentleman hav. ing been named by certain English journals as . a suitable person to represent the electors of . Finsbury in the House of Commons, declines . that honor in a characteristic letter. Nez Perce Inpians,—A recent census of the Nez Perce tribes of Indians, make their . number about 2,800—of which over 2,200 are entirely friendly to the whites. ‘Eagle of the Day” has control of the remainder. It would be impossible, in a newspaper . & seem aaa JIFORNIA BroapetoTtu—We had the raped f seeing the first roll of broadeat satisfaction of s t r f cloth manufactured in California. It is from the Mission Woolen Factory, being a very handsome dark blue, with a fine finish; the color most excellent; the cloth one and a half yards wide; it is the first roll of a large quantity made for our army. and a most honorable testimonial of the rapid progress and skill of the proprietors of the Mission Woolen Mill; Our State is truly and largely indebted to Mr. McClennan, by whose great perseverence and energy this large and prosperous Woolen Factory has beeen 80 successfully established.— [Cal. Farmer. Amapor RerunpED.—Some time since Dr. Stone, of El Dorado, had his trial in Amador county for the killing of Assemblyman Bell, a change of venue ae been obtained from Sacramento county. The Ledger says that on Sacramento county refusing to pay $700 of the amoun} of expenses incurred, Dr. Stone sent a draft to Amador for the same. A CrviLizep CELESTIAL.—We saw a Chinese merchant in a fashionable saloon on New Year’s day, says the S. F. Herald, who was offering to treat everybody he met, and presenting enuine Havannas with the greatest prodigality. Ie said it was twenty-eight days before the Chinese New Year’s, but it was a “welly good day,” and he thought it onght to be improved. Very Ricu.—Rock has recently been taken from the Olney claim, at Gold ill, Nevada Territory, which was literally covered with fine have contracted several gold. ‘The company tons of their rock at $200 per ton. — ae A Busy Cornonzr.—The coroner of San Francisco has held sixty-two inquests during the past quarter, and complains of being pretty well fatigued with his duties. ae GRAND MUSICAL SOIREE. FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUFFERERS BY TH FLOOD IN SACRAMENTO CITY. On Wednesday Evening, Jan. 22d. AT THE METROPOLITAN THEATER. N WHICH OCCASION ALL THE MUO SICAL TALENT OF NEVADA have volunteered their services. The Theater also being furnished free of charge, the entire proceeds will go to the sufferers. PROGRAMME : Overture.,.ccscsecesecrecsceecenersess La Norma, Chorus ,..-+sceereeree Joy, Joy, Freedom To-Day. Hamberger Polka. POR nc ca-000 4 600500000 sebeeecees Duett,.cccscccccccccccecccece .e+-Larboard Watch. WUD cc p.occe 600000 0seeseesons The Veteran Waltz. SONG.. ccccsesces civeaeuce eens Flag of Our Union. Quartette..ccereeeee Defend the Stars and Stripes. PART SECOND. Overture..sssccccccccccccccces Barbier of Seville. Quartette.... PATTI e TT tL «Ship of State. Duett.ccccccccccssscccccesesccveses Fancy Polka. Quadrille ...seeeee eer re rae rer TT tke Quartette...csccccseccssecece Hail Smiling Morn. Mazourka..osceccseseesees os Chivalry Mafourka. Duett .ccescccers When Night Comes O’er the Plain. CHOPUB.. 0 ccccccccccecesecsvecess cece Massaniello. The Nevada Brass Band will assist in the above programme. Doors open at 70’clock. Peiformance to commence at 744, precisely. Admission (to all parts of the house) One Dollar, Jan. 21, 1862. FOR SALE. SUPERIOR LOT OF FRESH CAL~ IFORNIA BACON, from Corn-fed Hogs. Also, a large supply of AMES & BILLING’S Hams, from 16 to 18 cents per pound, Fresh Lard just received and for sale, at J. M. HIXSON’S, Jan. 16, 1862. No. 75 Broad st. BROAD STREET MEAT MARKET. JAMES COLLEY, Proprietor. ALL KINDS OF MEATS CONSTANTly on hand at the above well known Market, and for sale in quantities to suit purchasers. _ WR Meats delivered in any part of the city at any Ime. Prices, according to the Quality of Meats Purchased. JAMES COLLEY. jan3-tt JUST RECEIVED. ALMANACS & DIARIES, For 1862. A Large Supply--For Sale by A. P, CHURCH & CO., Noy. 30, 1861. Broad st. Book Store, J. B. Newman, Nevada. P. L. Weaver, San Francisco. WEAVER & NEWMAN, (Successors to Wall & Newman.) No. 59 Broad Street, Nevada, Wholesale & Retail Dealers in GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS, ARDWARE, LIQUORS, QUICKSILVER, SHELF GOODS, Barley, Wheat, Ground Feed, &e. &e. aa Always on hand the largest stock to be found this side of Sacramento, Possessing facilities unsurpassed, we can offer great inducements, aprl6-tf WEAVER & NEWMAN, P. M. STEAMSHIP COMPANY'S ot ae UNCLE SAM, Will leave Folsom street Wharf, On Tuesday,....Jan. Qlst, 1862, FOR PANAMA, Passengers will be conveyed fi . pinwall by the a ce PANAMA RAILROAD COMPANY, ‘And from Aspinwall to N. Y. by the Atlantic and Pacific Steamship Co. FORBES & BABCOCK Cor. Sacramento and Leidesdorif ong Ry soe ee Oe ee ee ee ee Ne Ne Sen TSE ASR . CITY TAXES. Ciry Marsnar’s Orrice, Nevada, January 16, 1869, } OTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN THAT by virtue of an Ordinance enacted by the T tees of the City of Nevada. January 7th, 1862, a sa was levied upon all assessed and taxable pronase within the city limits, of seventy cents upon . ; one hundred dollars of assessed value, Said Pres are now due and payable, and from and after thi date, I will be found at my office in Flagg's belek building, over Harrington’s Saloon, from 10 o'eloes A. M. to 4 o’clock P. M., of each day for the purpas of receiving tne same. Property holders are furty, of notified that the ordinance in regard to the coltection of taxes will be strictly enforced. All property which taxes shall remain due and unpaid on the Third Monday of February. a. D. 1862, will be adye tised according to law as delinquent, and be albless to extra charges as per Ordinance made and provi. ded. U. 8. GREGORY Marshal and Ex-officio Tax Collector Jan. 16, 1862. id LATEST FROM SACRAMENTO! (ONLY TWENTY DAYS OUT.) A LOT OF CAMPHENE, JUST RECEIVED BY Jan 7, 1862. E. F. SPENCR, ng lish, French & German Be ALMANACS. -@Q CALL AND GET ONE--GRATIS. BRIDGE BUILDING, — e Ao. Bridge Builder, Millwright, AND DESIGNER, & HOSE ABOUT TO ERECT BRIDges, Quartz Mills and like structures, will do well to give me a call and examine my designs. Having made arrangements with one of the most reliable Patent Attorneys in Washington City I also will attend to the Making of Drawings, Specifications, AND PROCURING PATENT RIGHTS. MAIN ST., NEVADA, Orrice—On Main street, Opposite Mayer & Coe’s Boot & Shoe Store—up stairs. Nevada City, Jan, 14, 1862. SELECT SCHOOL —FOR— YOUNG LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. Head of Broad street, Nevada, W.E. F. DEAL, A. B., Principal. This School will re-open on MONDAY, Jan. 6th, 1862, TERMS: Primary Branches, per month....+++: $4 00 English Branches and Mathematics, per m’th 5 00 Latin, per month 1 00 Groth, “§ —— dsovcesscvecesecers 1 00 German, *S = ceccsverrccvccescctccecs 2 00 French, § = srcccccsccccvccccrece oe 2 00 No Extra Charge for Book Keeping. Young Gentlemen will be thoroughly prepared to enter any of the College Classes. For further particulars inquire at the School House. Nevada, Jan. Ist, 1862. THE UNION SALOON. NO. 46 PINE STREET, NEVADA CITY. OHN GRIMES WOULD INFORM HIS many friends, and the public at large, that he keeps his Saloon supplied with The Finest Liquors, Cigars, &c. Persons wishing to indulge in a “‘light summer drink” or take something ‘‘straight’’ can be accoulmodated by calling at the UNION, Nevada, Dec. 5, 1861. MODERN DENTISTRY. — Great Improvements. FSR, VULCANITE <a THE BEST, MOST COMFORTABLE AND CHEAPEST MODE OF PLATE! FOR ARTIFICIAL TEETH. CALL ON DR. LEVASON, Examine Specimens, at his Office, UP STAIRS OVER BLOCK’S, Anp Opposirg Cugap Joun’s, Nevapa CITY. ALWAYS TO BE FOUND AT HOME! Nevada, Dec. 14, 1861. UNDERTAKING. WM. C. GROVES, Undertaker. Nos, 10 and 12, Broad Street, Nevada. AVING JUST FINISHED A NEW HEARSF, I am now prepared to do Undertaking on the shortest notice. ag Orders left at the CARPENTER SHOP, foot of Broad street, opposite Withington’s, will be prompt ly attended to. oct2-ti DISSOLUTION NOTICE. HE ©O-PARTNERSHIP HERETOfore existing between C, W. Mulford and A. H. Mngndere, as Bankers, is this day dissolved by ™% tual eonsent, C. W. MULPORD will continue the business at his old stand on Main street. Jan. 1, 1862. C. W. MULFORD), . A, H. HAGADORS. fr ny a