January 26, 1859 (4 pages)

= speeraeiet atte. DEMOGRAT. NEVADA Constitution, = The judiciary system of this State is very city. He will deliver the oS oe , generally regarded as cumbersome, unnecessathorised to recei bseri advertisements, &ec. und eolieet cal pig. for the — s rily expensive, and unsuited to the wants of Octavian Hoogs is our Agent for San Francisco. . the people. The system is established by the He is authorised to receive advertisements, and collectand . Constitution, and cannot be materially imreceipt for the same. fast ; Badi se g te, proved without a change in that instrument. to roel sete ag ohieet forthe same. At nearly every session of the Legislature, one or more bills have been introduced, proposing achange of the judiciary, but those which were really improvements have been defeated through the exertions of interested parties, or from the opposition of those who were in favor of calling a Constitutional Convention. The question of calling a Convention was submitted to the people at the general election in 1857, and failed to receive a majority of the votes cast in the State, and if the question was again submitted, the measure would undoubtedly meet a like fate. Under these circumstances, a joint committee has been appointed by the two branches of the Legislature, to inquire into the expediency of a change, and of reporting a bill for that purpose. An improvement ,in our judiciary cannot be made without legislating out of office either the District or the County Judprising, that a few aspirants for District Judge ges, and as their opposition to the measure will should be able to carry a measure of this kind have to be encountered, it will doubtless be through the Legislature, when it is not asked . 104161 to allow one or the other of these officers for by the people, and only tends to increase) +, 1514 their positions until their terms expire the expense of the State Government. The by law. Legislatare must be anxious to disburse as fast) “yr, Cone Chairman of the Assembly Judias possidie the $800,000 now in the State Treasciary Committee, has introduced a bill, propoury. Mr, Caldwell voted against the bill; the sing to amend the 6th article of the Constituother members from this county voted for it. . tion relating to the judiciary. By this bill, the judicial power is vested in a SupremeCourt, District Courts, and Courts of Common Pleas. The Supreme Court to consist of four Justices, to have appellate jurisdiction as at present, and the concurrence of three Justices is neeessary to render a decision. The State is to be divided into aconvenient number of Judicial Districts, in each of which a District Judge, ana Judge of the Court of Common Pleas is to be elected. The District Court to have original jurisdiction in all cases in equity, and in common law proceedings; also, to have appellate jurisdiction in all cases arising in the Courts of Common Pleas. The Court of Common Pleas to have original jurisdiction in actions of forcible entry and detainer; of proceedings in insolvency; such eriminal cases as the Legislature may prescribe, and to have appellate jurisdiction in cases arising in Justices and Recorder’s Courts. The Judges are also to hold in the several counties of their Districts, Courts of Probate. The bill provides that the Judges of all the Courts shall be elected at special elections, We cannot perceive that the proposed amend, ment possesses any advantages over the system as at present established. It is mercly acbange without any improvement, and if adopted by the Legislature, would, for that reason, be re. jected by the people. The Courts of Common Pleas, in a measure, take the place of the County Courts, and the expense of the present system would not be materially reduced. The most simple plan which has been sugJustice ror Poor Persons.—Mr. Lull, of San . gested, is to vest the judicial power in District Francisco, bas introduced a billinto the Assem-. Courts and a Supreme Court; the District bly, which is designed to extend the benefit of Courts to have original jurisdiction in all cases the law to the poor. The bill makes it the du. now conferred upon the District and County ty of the Court, if satisfied that the person apCourts, and Courts of Sessions, and appellate plying is not worth over $200, to assign him . jurisdiction in all cases arising in Justices and counsel, who are required to do their duty in Recorder’s Courts, It would then be necessary the case without any fee, and if the suit is deci. to have a Probate Judge for each county, and ded against him, he shall not be liable for any . we apprehend no difficulty would be expericosts in the suit. enced in getting suitable men to accept the position for the fees now paid into that Court, TueatER.—Mrs. Wood closed a successful en-. 4 judiciary system, of which the above is gagement at the Nevada Theater, on Saturday! gn outline, would cost the people of the evening. The pieces played were not calcula: . State from $100,000 to $120,000 lees than the ted, of themselves, to draw large houses, but} present system, and at the same time would be the spirited and attractive representations of. petter adapted to their wants. Mrs. Wood, bad the effect to fill the Theater every evening. The company played at North San Juan on Sunday evening; and on Monday evening they played to a full house at Grass Valley, at which place we learn they design remaining duriog the week. “NEVADA, WEDNESDAY, JAN. 26, 1859. Tur District Drvinep.—The bill for the division of the 14th and 5th Judicial Districts, passed the Assembly last Saturday. by almost @ unanimous vote, and will undoubtedly receive the signature of the Governor. While the bill was under discussion in the Assembly, a letter was read from Judge Creanor, of the 5th District, in which he stated that the business of that District could easily be transacted by one Judge, and that there was not the slightest necessity of a division. The 5th District contained about double the population of the 14th, and if a division of the 5th was unnecessary, how much less was the necessity for dividing the 14th District. It is certainly surCasx or Dr. Duxcompe.—The Assembly, by a vote of 50 to 26, have ousted Dr. Duncombe from his seat in that body, to which he was elected by the people of Sacramento county. He was ousted for the reason that he was elected as an anti-Lecompton Democrat; and the fact that he had many years ago taken an oath of allegiance to a foreign government was made the excuse. There are now thousands of men in this State who have taken oaths of allegiance to foreign governments, many of them holding office, who have always exercised the rights of citizenship, and we venture there is not a Court in the United States, that would not now hold Dr. Duncombe to be a citizen. It is useless to state, that none but the more bigoted Lecomptonites voted for the expulsion. Onxcox.—Late advices from Oregon, state that the Legislature were discussing a bill for the protection of slave property in the Territory. Three reports from the members of the Judiciary Commiitee were before the House; one from the Buchanan Democracy, taking the ground that the Territorial Legislature had a right under the Constitution of the United States to pass laws for the protection of slave property; another from the Douglas wing, recommending the “Jet alone policy;’’ and a third, from the Republicans, denying the power of Congress or the Territorial Legislature to interfere with the subject of slavery in a Territory, either to protect or prohibit it. Another plan, possessing some advantages over the above, is to leave the County Courts and Courts of Sessions as at present constituted; but enlarging their jurisdiction so as to include all cases now arising in the District Courts; the State to be divided into about nine Tux District Court, has been engaged most Distriots, and a Circuit Judge to be elected iu of the week in trying two guits against Mceach, to have appellate jurisdiction in all cases Keeby & Co., for damages to mining claims. arising in the County Courts and Courts of The jury, in both cases found a verdict for the Sessions; the Circuit Judges to constitute the defendants, The case of Kelsey vs. Abbott, Justices of the Supreme Court. It would not which was supposed to involve the legality of be necessary that the Circuit Courts should tax titles, was decided for the plaintiff on othmeet oftener than once in six months, avd two er grounds. Another case, that of Lachman . three weeks time, at each term, would be vs, Clark, now pending before the Court, will amply sufficient in our largest mining counties, probably settle the question as to whether profor the Circuit Judge to dispose of all the cases perty can be sold for taxes. appealed from the inferior Courts, The CiraE Oe OED ae cuit Judges, by being often together on the U. 8. Baxery.—W. Dreifues, who has recent. Supreme Bench, would have opportunities of ly returned from a visit to the Eastern States,. exchanging opinions, and establishing a unihas again taken the U. S. Bakery, and settled . form system of practice which could not fail to down at his old business. He is too well known . be advantageous to all parties engaged in litiin this community to require any recommenda-. gation. Few cases would be appealed to the tion, and we merely deem it necessary to refer . Supreme Court, and as the bulk of litigation to his advertisement, which will be found in . would be settled in the counties where it ori. another column. ginated. the cost to litigants would be much less than at present. It is not necessary to Cattvornta CuLrorist.—We have received . speak of the advantage of having a larger numthe January number of this valuable publica-. ber of Justices on the Supreme Bench, as that tion, which, like those that have preceded it, ( must be obvious to every one. Such a judicicontains much useful information to the agri-. ary system, while it would in every respect culturist, fruit-grower, and others, meet the wants of the people. would cost from age igtinnt $50,000 to $60,000 less than is now expended Tux Saootine Arram at OmeGa.—On our . in Kee ping up this department of the State govfiret page, will be found a letter from our cor-. oenment. As the population aud ity of respondent at Omega, giving the particulars of. the state increased, the system could be extendthe ‘late wireteee affair at that place. The let-. oq by dividing the State into two or more Suter was intended for our last issue, but did not preme Court Districts, and if thought advisacome to band in t:me. ble, a Court of Appeals could eventually be established. Whatever change the Legislature may propose in the State judiciary, it must be an improvement upon the present system, otherwise Returvep,—F. H, Nicholson, Public Admin-. the amendment will be rejected by the people. istrator of this county, returned to Nevada on. Under any circumstances, nearly all the JudMonday evening, and says he intends to square . ges now holding office will oppose the change, up his accounts. for, however mueh may be said about the inadJe ie EAN EF gio equacy of their salaries, few of them will be Peratoma.—From the Petaluma Journal, of . willing to give up their offices. Their influence tha 2ist, we learn that petitions were in cireu-. wil. be considerable, and unless the people can lation, praying the Legislature to repeal the. perceive that the change is an improvement charter of that city. they will be indifferent upon the subject, and Thanks—To Master Stone, of the Pioneer . the exertions of a few interested parties may Express, for the prompt delivery of Downieville . be sufficient to turn the scale. papers. annem ee ae rete orn certnetnnernnteeneres Legistative Documents.—Messrs. E, F. BurCuAmpers’ Iuprovement.—A company in . ton, of the Senate, and John Caldwell, of the Placer county, having hauled a quantity of . Assembly, have our thanks for the annual retheir rock toa mill in Grass Valley, working . port of the State Superintendent of Public Inwith the Chambers’ improvement, found the . struction, to which is attached the reports of _ Pay increased fourfold. the several County Superintendents, 2 Favors.—The Pioneer Express, and Wells, Fargo & Co., have our thanks for newspaper favors during the past week. Be ae fae hee The State Judiciary—Amendments to the The Kansas Discussion Re-opened in the The following preamble and resolutions were offered in the Senate on Thursday last. by Mr. . Gormick and bis wife, bad brought to this State . Senator A Kiwnaprixe Case.—Some little excitement Legidature—Prospects of a Long Session. . was created at San Francisco, on Thursday, by . Postmaster of Chicago, who w a kidnapping affair. It seems that a Dr. McBripery axp Corrvuption.—Isaac Cooke, the as appointed solely on account of his bitter hostility towards Douglas, and ata time, too, when Holden, and adopted by @ vote of 23 ayes, to 9. toe slaves, who have resided with them for . charges of peculation were pending against nays: Wueneas, the Ninth Session of the Legislature of the State of California resolutions instructing our Senators in Congress to support the policy of the National Administration in regard to the admission of Kansas under the Lecompton Constitution ; and whereas, the honorable David C. Broderick—a United bagxed errr — a State—not onl, lenegaried sai structions, burectly cha: "hat the members of the said Ninth Session of the Legislature had misr ted the wishes of their constituents ; and whereas, the people of this State, atthe last election, triumphantly sustained the action of the members of said Ninth Comten, yy ‘ slature ; therefore, for the purpose of giving e sal Cc. Broderick a fall wsdaretanding of the position he oceupies to his constitnency, be it Resolved, by the Senate, the Legislature of a State constitute the immediate conatituency of a United States Senator. That a constituency bas a right, at all times, and it is their duty when deemed neceeery, to instruct their Representatives upon all matters o' nergard licy pertaining to the duties of such Kepresentatives ; a that to such Representatives, when so instructed, there is left no other honorable alternative save obedience or resignasome time in the interior. The Doctor and his wife were about to leave for the East on the . Senators have been bribed by the Administra. 4 Sonora, and gave the slaves their choice, to re turn to Maryland, or remain here. Two of them concluded to remain, and the other, a boy named Mathews, signified his desire to return with his master. The Doctor had sent his baggage to the steamer, and a carriage was drawn honorable David . up in front of his lodgings to convey himself . ® and wife to the steamer. Mathews was assistthe Assembly concurring, That . ing in the preparations for leaving, and as he . F stepped on the sidewalk, he was surrounded by about a dozen negroes, who seized and spirited him away. The Doctor econcladed to remain at San Francisco until the sailing of another steamer, in order to recover the boy, and prohim, has stated that four of the Illinois State tion to vote against Douglas, and thus defeat an election, There is probably no truth in the statement, but it does seem that the Administration is lost to all shame, to allow one of its agents to circulate such areport. We have never bad the least doubt that the most despicble means would be continued for the purpose of defeating Douglas, but never supposed the ederal authorities would publicly announce that they had resorted to bribery to accomplish this purpose. The St. Louis correspondent of the Bulletin, in referring to this matter says : Of the members returned at the last election and holding over, Douglas is understood to have a majority of about eight in joint ballot. SE The Electoral College. . The following figures show the: vote of the next Electoral College, in case Oregon and Kansas are admitted: VOTE. . SLAVE STATES, ‘FREE STATES. Maine...2.. 8. Delaware., is New Hampshire.. 5. Maryland. . . Vermont, .6 2050600000 5. Virginia. . 7 15 assachusetts... 13. North Carolina.27 "77" 4 Rhode Island... 4\South Carohna..-” “@ Connecticut. se 6\Georgia. .,. MS New York. . . 86. Florida 2.000022. 3 New Jersey -7/Alabama. . Ae 9 Pennsylyan ++ 27. Mississippi. 4 Ohi0 .006 os + 23)Louisania. ~ 6 Indiana .. seeces.s 18/Texas .j. NUndls 4 ood deicd eh AS 11. Tennessee . cal Bs Michigan. ..+cccccsse 6. Kentucky. Se 2 Wisconsin .... 5. Arkansas. 0.0.0.0. 00. 4 JOC. . 000 000s GeOy coms se 4)Missouri..see00. a 9 Minnesota. . ie Kansas . 3] Total 15 States.. 120 California . +. 4] Add 19 free States. . ” “7x6 Oregon ..scce0e pean gi! ——. Whole College ., Total 19 free States. .186. Necessary 5 pans 24 Tuem’s Our SentimeNts.—The Butte Recond’ alluding to R. Beverly Cole, says: j “A person who writes his middle ‘wame tiv NeRcsoteed, That Senator Broderick has neither yielded . cured a warrant for his arrest. He was arrest-. The renewed hostility of the Administration . full !acks a balance wheel, and is certain to distions of the Ninth Session of the i instruc obedience to the instru yet seclgned the 8 Legislature of this State, nor has he, as yet, i seat he holds contrary to the pee ag a beams yee Resolved, That the language used in the speech of sa Senator, on the 22d of March, 1858, in the United States Senate, towards the Chief Executive of this Confederacy, was not enly undignified and disrespectful, but alike insulting to the nation and humiliating to the people of this State. Resolved, That his Excellency, the Governor of this State, be requested to forward a copy of the above resolutions te the Hon, D. C. Broderick. The above preamble virtually asserts a number of falsehoods. It is not true that Senator Broderick disregarded the instructions of the last Legislature, for the reason that the instructions did not reach Washington until nearly a month after he had recorded his vote against the Lecompton Constitution, The vote was taken in the U. S. Senate on the 23d of last March; the instructions were adopted by the California Legislature on the 17th of March, and could not have reached Washington until about the 20th of April. It is not possible for a Senator to disregard instructions which he has not received. The assertion that the people sustained the action of the Legislature, in the passage of the . Lecompton resolutions, is made without the least regard to truth. The resolutions approved of the original Kansas policy of the Administration; the Lecompton State Convention never adopted any resolutiions approving of that policy ; they merely endorsed the English dill, which was entirely a different matter. The vote at the late State election, so far as it was brought out, may be held as an endorsement of the English bill, but it cannot be regarded as an endorsement of the President’s Kansas policy. The resolutions themselves amount to nothing, and it is difficult to conceive the object of introducing them, unless it was intended to renew the Kansas discussion, and thus prolong the session. The right of the constituent to instruct, and whether or not it is the duty of the representative to obey tbe instruction against bis own judgment, are questions upon which every political party in this country have taken both sides, as circumstances made it convenient. Gen, Cass, some years ago, refused to obey the instructions of the Legislature of Michigan, and the Democratic party applauded . him for his independence. During the late session of Congress, six Senators—Jones of Iowa, Allen, of Rhode Island, Wright and Thompson, of New Jersey, and Fitch and Bright, of Lndi. ana—had Leen instructed by their respective . State Legisletures to vote against the admission of Kansas under the Lecompton Constitution; they refused to obey the instructions, for which they were denounced by the anti-Lecompton party, and applauded by the Lecomptonites, Broderick undoubtedly would have disregarded the instructions of the last Legislature had he received them in time, and he would . have had several illustrious examples before him to justify his vote. The resolution in regard to disrespectful language towards the President, is what might be expected to come from the flunkeys that pressed around Broderick, and swelled his train, when it was supposed that office and emolument was in his gift, but who now fiud that honor and profit, for the time being, flow from another source. It will be noticed that the resolutions neither “instruct”? nor request Broderick to resign. They merely inform him it is his duty to resign, and that heshas not done so. Unfortunately for the State Senate, aod for the host of Senaunknown, non-resident, or from any other cause ed the next day in the street, and stated that he had passed the night at a house in the sand hills, and had been let out at bis own request. He was taken to the county jail, where he had an interview with Dr. McCormick. He express. ed himself as willing to go with his master if he remained in this State, but was not willing to be taken to aslave State. He was taken before the District Court and discharged from custody. Staveurerine InpiANs.—A wholesale slaughter of Indians oceurred at Round Valley, Mendocino county, on the first of January. The Indians were accused of killing hogs belonging to the settlers, and the latter gathered a force, made an onslaught upon a rancheria, and killed about forty of the red-skins, It is estimated that no less than 170 Indians bave been killed at Round Valley, since the first of last December. On Jan. 5th, Maj Johnston, with some thirty men arrived there to protect the Indians, On his arrival all the Indians fled, but on being made acquainted with his object, returned on the 7th. When Maj. Johnston understood the actual condition of things, he returned at once to Eden Vailey for his troops as he expected a . still greater slaughter of Indians on the 8th inst. Under all the circumstances that have surrounded the California Indians for the past ten years, well might the Governor, in his message remark thus: “T fear that it will be found very difficult, if . not impossible to adopt any plan which will prolong the existance of the Indian tribes in California, for any considerable period. They are fast fading away, particularly those located in the vicinity of our towns and settlements. The vices of the white men, which they readily adopt, will soon remove them from amongst us, The trees from which they obtain their food destroyed, the fish driven from the streams where they were once fonnd in abundance, starvation . will carry off thousands, while many will fall victims to the barbarity of our own race. That which we complain of in savages, we too often practice ourselves, When a citizen is killed by an Indian, no matter what the provocation may . have been, pursuit is at once made, and the first of hig tribe who may be caught—be he high or low—is lawlessly butchered. Instead of bunting up the guilty, the innocent and harmless are thus oftentimes sacrificed.” Lime Pornt at A Discount.—Mr. Merritt bas introduced a bill into the Senate, which, if it should become a law, will enable the general government to purchase Lime Point at a heavy discount on the original price, and effectually put a stop to such operations as was attempted by the owners of that site, The bill provides . that in all cases where aites are required by the United States, for light-houses, fortifications, and other purposes, and where the owners are incapable of making a perfect title, or when an . agreement cannot be made as to price, application may be made before the Judge of any District Court, by an authorized agent of the government, notice of which shal! be published for three months; and if at the end of that time persons do not file objections to the proposed purchase, the Judge shall cause a jury to be empanneled, who shall assess the value of the land and damages; upon the payment of whieh, a good and valid title shall vest in the United States, against all persons whatsoever. Later From THE East.—The overland mail. by the southern route, arrived at San Franciscoon Sunday evening, with dates from St. Louis to Dec. 30th. We gather the following torial aspirants, Broderick bas the game in,his own hands, and is beyond the reach of the present, and several succeeding Legislatures. He can resign or not as suits himself, and as his ideas of ‘‘duty’’ may differ somewhat from the majority of the Senate, it is barely possible he will conclude not to gratify u few of his malignant enemies, The following is the vote by which the resolutions were adupted by the Senate: Ayes—Messrs, Anderson, Baker, Berry, Bradley, Burch, Dent, Dickinson, Denver, Garter items from the St, Louis correspondence of the Union. It is reported that the Susan has landed the filibusters on the soil of Nicaragua, and returned to Pensacola. Meetings were being held at various places in the South, for the purpose of sending aid to the filibusters, Reports are current that large numbers of Americans have gone to Cuba, for the purpose of revolutionizing the government, They are confident of success if the E-ropean governGriffith, Hamm, Holden, Ketcham, Kirkpatrick, Lancing, McDonald, Merrit, O'Farrell, Parks, Price, Quinn, Redman and Titus—23. Noes—Mesers. Allen, Ballou, Burton, Grant, Hart, Parker, Phelps, Wheeler aud Williams—9. Mr, Griffith voted in the affirmative for the purpose of moving a reconsideration, and Messrs. Gregory, Pacheco, and Thom refused to vote, On Saturday, the ques tion again came up on the motion of Mr. Griffith to reconsidder the vote, and that gentleman effectually demonstrated the silliness of passing such resolations: The question was then made the special order for yesterday, and as the debate has opened a wide field for the Senators to display their talents, the discussion will probably be continued for ed that his application for a commutation of some days, Excess or Passencers.—Eightecen of the second cabin passengers on the steamer Sonora, during the late trip of that steamer from Panama to San Francisco, preferred a claim in the U.S. District Court, to recover from the steamer damages amounting in all to $12,000. The steamer was libelled, just previous to the time fixed for sailing, but the agents gave tonds, and she proceeded on her way. It is charged that the vessel carried some 500 passengers above the namber limited by law; that the ship was not properly ventilated, &e. Sairyeny oF Treasusg,—The mail steamer Sonora, which sailed for Panama on Thu rsday the 20th, took $1,669,685 in treasure, Privtine Orrce ror Sate.—The office of the Mariposa Democrat, published at Hornitas, is offered for sale, on-very reasonable terms. ments do not interfere with their plans, , eet Douglas arrived at New York Dea. 8th. Disgraceful d>predations are still being carried on in southern Kansas. Montgomery is reported to have recently invaded Missouri, for the purpose of murdering and robbing the inhabitants, Execution.—Michael Murray, a native of Kinsale Parish, county Cork, Ireland, was executed at Downieville on Friday last, for the murder of Daniel Sweeney, at Poker Flat, in December, 1857. Murray was 33 years old, and has resided in this State since 1854. He made no confession, but when it was ascertaintowards him, as manifested a few weeks ago by his removal from the Chairmanship of the Committee on Territories, makes his friends apprehensive that Administration bribes will be brought into play to secure bis defeat. So small is the majority in his favor, that buying over a few members will determine the result against him, and political morality is so lax now-a-days, that a result of the kind is by vo means impossible. Nothing will deter the Administration party leaders at Washington from making the attempt, except a continuance of popular and State demonstrations, in which case, finding his the strongest side, they will continue to discover that it is entirely consonant with Democratic principles to forgive the traitorous Senator, and even to join forces with him. Botp Rospery.—On Wednesday last, about noon, a bold robbery was committed at Auburn. The thief entered the jewelry store of Mr. M. Andrews, while the owner was absent, and carried off three gold watches, valued at about $600. The front door was opened by a false key, at a tiine when people were constant. ly passing along the street, and only one man . noticed the thief. This man was standing within a few feet of the door, when the thief made his exit, but there being nothing unusual in 9 man coming out, no notice was taken of the . person, There were fourteen other valuable gold watches, in the window and show case, . besides gold bullion, heavy rings, etc., which the thief might have secured und carried away in his pockets. Reported Figur witht Inpians.—A slip from the office of the Les Angeles Star, of Jan. 19th, says: The San Bernardino stage bas just arrived, bringing the startling intelligence that the command of fifty dragoons, under Lieutenant Chapman, and the escort of Col. Hoffinan, was . attacked at the Colorado, by the Indiaus, and compelled to fall back, leaving several Lodians dead. The Mohaves had united with the Pyutes and other tribes, and declared that no military post should be established in the ,country, but that . the whites should have permission to pass through. The report was brought into San Bernardino . by Griffith Williams, who had accompanied the command, Itis said that Col. Hotiman had retired to he Mojave river, The Indians mustered about cight hundred . warriors, E.oreMeNnt.—The hymenial mania, according to the Record, ia raging at Oroville: The elopement of a school-girl, named Richardson, with a miner named Graham, on Monday evening last, created considerable talk and excitement during the following day, and all sorts of rumors were afloat. Justice Lineoln, . who spliced the impatient pair, was anathmetized in round terms, was to be fined and broken of his office. The bride was fair size, and claimed her age to be eighteer. The search for the eonaway couple on Tuesday resulted ia iinding them snugly boused on Bird street, getting along finc!y with their domestic affairs, Rumor bas it that the bride’s father challenged Grabam; but that is a mistake, or the bridegroom was too happy to accept, as nothing regarding the duel has yet transpired, Better let . it end the way the novels do—‘bless you, my children, bless you!” . Lost Cuip.+A correspondent, writing from . Anderson's Valley, states that on Tuesday, 4th inst., the little son of Mr. Ralson, who was . about four years of age, strayed away from . home. His course was traced by his tracks for . some distance, and, as fresh tracks of bears were at the same time discovered, fearful apprehensions were entertained of his fate. The whole valley turned out in search of the missing child, and on the second day after bis disappearance, about sunset. he was found about a mile from his father’s house. He seemed to bave been in the creek, and was so chilled by exposure, that he died on the following day.— Napa Reporter. Not Quatirizn.—Tbe Herald, of this city. argues that the Naval Contractor at Mare Island, as well as some of the **boss carpenters,” are not qualified for the posts they fill, because . they have not always been uncompromising Democrats. When a man’s mechanical skill is to be judged of by his political tenets, or his ability to construct a steamboat estimated by the complexion of the ticket be supported at the last election, we think it time for men of sense to withdraw from business and all other connection with public affairs, and give the world up to the rule of fools and demagogues’ zealots.—S, F. Call. Suootine AFFAIR AT San Francisco.—A telegraph to the Union, dated at San Francisco, Jan, 23d, says: “A shooting affray took place . at three o’clock this morning ata ball in the Walton House, in which an ex-police officer named Gilman, being intoxicated and jealous of a woman at the ball who had formerly been his wife, shot indiscriminately into a crowd, and wounded B. F. Whitmore, keeper of the Sansome House, and S. L. Russell. Their wounds are serious but not fatal.’ sentence would not be granted, he stated that he committed the murder while smarting with pain, from a wound inflicted by Sweeney. Five Days IN THE SNow.—We learn from Mr. Clark, merchant at Inskips, that a man named Ned McNulty, started on Sunday week to go from Inskips to Bull creek, a distance of five miles, but becoming bewildered wandered amid the snows of the west branch of Feather river for five days and nights. During this period he was witbout food or shelter, save the clothing he wore. The falling snow had obliterated his tracks, so that he was unable to retrace his steps, At the end of the fifth day, he had approached within a mile of Inskips, and becoming exhausted bad lain down under a tree, and concluded to exhaust his remaining strength in ballooing for assistance. Fortunately bis cries were heard at a mining camp, and the inmates immediately repaired to his rescue. We doubt whether there is another instance on record where human endurance has survived such a period in the snows of the Sierra Neva“ Our authority is unquestionable.— Butte » Pacific Mail grace humanity in some shape. That’s our notion of signatures.” A brother editor tells us that when he was in prison for libelling a justice of the peace, he was requested by the jailor to give the prison q puff. = SS aa CARD. The undersigned tender their sincere thanks to the citizens of Nevada, whose timely and unexpected agsistance was tendered them in their late misfortune, H. & 8. ARNOLD, Nevada, Jan. 25th, 1855.—1t MARRIED. — On Monday evening, Jan. 24th, at the Congregational Church, in this city, by Rev. M, Smeathman, Mri Anxt. H. Hanson to Miss Canoxing Mean, all of this place. The church was crowded to its utmost capacity, and after the ceremony a large number of friendg assembled at the residence of the bride’s father to congratulate the bride and groom. After partaking of refreshments, the company repaired to Temperance Hall, where a dance was kept up until midnight, when the happy couple teok their departure in the Sacramento stage, on a bridal tour, We extend to our friend Hanson and his charming bride, our best wishes, and may their union, so auspiciously begun, be long and happy. . DIED. At Washington, Nevada county. Jan, 23d, of consumption, Mr. A. 3. Brown, aged thirty years, formerly from Indiana. FOR SALE. EING DESIROUS OF ONCE MORE SEEing and fingering a little of the ‘ROOT OF ALL EVIL’* I will sell some very desirable Eatables at the very lowest rates. J. M. HIXSON, 17-tf : No. 77 Broad Street, Nevada, U. 8S. BAKERY, yPrine Street, First door below Kidd & Knox’s Brick. FPNHE undersigned would respectfully inform the citizens of Nevada and vicinity, that he has again taken the above well known Bakery, and will hereafter carry on the business. Heis now prepared to furnish his . old customers, and all who may favor him with their patronage, with all articles in his line at the aa MOST REASONABLE RATES. “é4& BOSTON BROWN, & GRAHAM BREAD Of a very superior quality, always on hand, also, Frult, Lemon, Pound and Sponge Cakes, Wedding Parties, Families and Restaurants supplied with every variety of Bread aid sastry usually found in New York Bakeries, at wholesale prices. A good assortment of PIE FRUITS, JAMS, JELLIES, FIGS. PRUNES, ‘PAMARINDS, STRAWBERRIES, &c. Ra FRESH EGGS and CHEESE constantly on hand.-@a WENDELIN DREIFUs>. Nevada, Jan. 25th, 1859.—17-tf South side of Broad street, 2d Door Below Pind St. VHE UNDERSIGNED Having Purchased this well known and popular establishment, take this method of thanking their many friends and patrons for the hberal support heretofore received, and respectfully solicit a continuance of the sai e, THEO, LAMPE & BRO, — J. M. HAMILTON & CO, General Dealers in Hardware, Iron, Steel, Glass, Paints Oils, Anvils, Glass, Paints, Linsceed, Lard, Sperm and Volar Oils, Leather and Rubber Belting, Powder, Fuse, cordage, Tackle Blocks, Duck, Rubber Hose, Hydraulic ‘ Pipes, Quicksilver, Lead Pipe, Plows, Straw Cutters, ete., ete., At their old Stand, 27 Main street. J. M. HAMILTON, H, L. COYF, Steamship Company’s Line, FOR PANAMA Connecting vie PANAMA RATLROAD, With the Steamers of the U. S. Mail Steamship Cow pany, at Aspinall, FOR NEW YORK & NEW ORLEANS LIRECT. Departure from Fulsom Street Whart THE MAGNIFICENT STEAMSHIP GOLDEN AGE, Will leave Fulsom street Wharf for Panama, wth U. 8, Mails, Passengers, and Treasure. Saturday, Feb. 5th, at 9 o’clock a. m., Punctually. B@ Passengers by the P. M.S. Co’s Line are landed on their arrivals at Panama upon the wharf at the railroad terminus, by the Company’s steam ferry boat, and pro+ ceed immediately by Railroad Acrossthe Isthmus. To Aspinwall, where the steamers of the U.S. Mail S. 5, Co, are always in readiness tg convey them to New York or New Orleans. Passengers for New Orleans proceed by direct steamer from Aspinwall. Through tickets are furnished, including the transit of the Isthmus, Passengers are notified that all tickets for the steamers of the U, 8, Mail S. 8. Co. must be presented to their agent at Aspinwall for registry and exchange, as they will net otherwise be available. A B@Treasure for shipment will be received on board the steamer until 12 o'clock midnight, Feb. 4th. No merchandise or freight will be received on board after 3 P. M,on the 4th, anda written order must be procured at the Company’s office for its shipment. For Freight or passage apply to FORBES & BABCOCK, Agents, Cor. Sacramento and Leidesdorff sts. A choice of berths on the Atlantic steamers is secured by the early purchase of tickets in San Francisco. ONSTABLE’S SALE.@STATE OF CALIFORNIA —County and Township of Nevada.—By virtue of a Decree to me delivered, issued from the Court of FE. W SMITH, Esq., an acting Justice of the Peace in and for tho County aforesaid, bearing date January 24th, a. p. 1859, to satisfy a judgir ent rendered by said Court on the 24th day of January 1859, in favor of D. & B. LACHMAM and against H. J. GILLET and CHARLES RIGONDET, for the sum of $297 5-100, debt, interest, damages, and costs of suit: I have taken in execution, and will sell to the highest Founp Deap.—The Marysville Democrat, of Jan, 20th. says: “Williams, a ranchman, found aman yesterday morning, laying deadina field near the County Hospital. No marks of violence were on bis person, and the probability is that he died in a fit. It seems that the name of the unfortunate man was John Hughes, commonly known as ‘‘Jack,” who came to this country from Toledo, Ohio, in 1853. He formerly kept bar in different drinking saloons, until recently, when his principal occupation was drinking. He was attacked with delirium tremens, went out aod laid down ina field, where he soon died.”’ Arremrr To Escare.—Tipperary Bill, confined in San Franciseo, in the County Jail, on the charge of murdering Richard H. Doak, recently attempted to escape, by filing through the heavy ebain with which he was confined, Lucky CatnamEN.—The Hongkong Press tells about thé arrival at that place from Australia ot 270 Chinese, having among them 40,000 ozs. of gold dust. ° bidder for cash, the following described property, to wit . All and singular those certain Mining Claims and Premises situated, lying, and being on Bourbon Hill, (so called) in the township of Nevada, county of Nevada, and State of California, and knewn as the Washington Company's’ Claims, with all and singular, the Mining Tools, and Sluice Boxes, to said claims belonging. I will sell the same at the Court House door in Nevada city, on Wednesday, the 16th day of February, a. n, 1859, between the hours of o'clock, A. M, and 5 a’clock, P, M. of said day. Taken as the property of H-: J. Gillet ant Charles Rtgondet, to satisfy the abaye demands and accruing costs. January, 25th, a. p. 1859. J. B. GRAY, Constable. DMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE.—State of California, County of Nevada—ss, In the matter of the Estate of Chas N. Sloat, deceased. On reading and filing the petition of T. J. Manchester, Admimstrator herein, praying for partition and distribution, and haying examined the final account therewith filed—It is therefore ordered that the hearing of said application be appointed for Monday, the 7th day of February, at 100 clock, A. M., at the Court room of said Probate Court, in the City and County of Nevada, and that due notice be given by publication in the Nevsda Democrat, a Newspaper published in said county, for a period of two weeks previous to said hearing, and that all persons intere sted in said Estate ap: pear and show cause, if ary They have, why said petition seould not be granted. s By Order of the Pradate Court, THOS. Bee ELL, bate Judge, Attest RUFUS SHOEMAKER, or ‘ by ‘ S, Lamparr, Deputy, Nevada, Jan. 25th 1859) lj-27

= speeraeiet atte. DEMOGRAT. NEVADA Constitution, = The judiciary system of this State is very city. He will deliver the oS oe , generally regarded as cumbersome, unnecessathorised to recei bseri advertisements, &ec. und eolieet cal pig. for the — s rily expensive, and unsuited to the wants of Octavian Hoogs is our Agent for San Francisco. . the people. The system is established by the He is authorised to receive advertisements, and collectand . Constitution, and cannot be materially imreceipt for the same. fast ; Badi se g te, proved without a change in that instrument. to roel sete ag ohieet forthe same. At nearly every session of the Legislature, one or more bills have been introduced, proposing achange of the judiciary, but those which were really improvements have been defeated through the exertions of interested parties, or from the opposition of those who were in favor of calling a Constitutional Convention. The question of calling a Convention was submitted to the people at the general election in 1857, and failed to receive a majority of the votes cast in the State, and if the question was again submitted, the measure would undoubtedly meet a like fate. Under these circumstances, a joint committee has been appointed by the two branches of the Legislature, to inquire into the expediency of a change, and of reporting a bill for that purpose. An improvement ,in our judiciary cannot be made without legislating out of office either the District or the County Judprising, that a few aspirants for District Judge ges, and as their opposition to the measure will should be able to carry a measure of this kind have to be encountered, it will doubtless be through the Legislature, when it is not asked . 104161 to allow one or the other of these officers for by the people, and only tends to increase) +, 1514 their positions until their terms expire the expense of the State Government. The by law. Legislatare must be anxious to disburse as fast) “yr, Cone Chairman of the Assembly Judias possidie the $800,000 now in the State Treasciary Committee, has introduced a bill, propoury. Mr, Caldwell voted against the bill; the sing to amend the 6th article of the Constituother members from this county voted for it. . tion relating to the judiciary. By this bill, the judicial power is vested in a SupremeCourt, District Courts, and Courts of Common Pleas. The Supreme Court to consist of four Justices, to have appellate jurisdiction as at present, and the concurrence of three Justices is neeessary to render a decision. The State is to be divided into aconvenient number of Judicial Districts, in each of which a District Judge, ana Judge of the Court of Common Pleas is to be elected. The District Court to have original jurisdiction in all cases in equity, and in common law proceedings; also, to have appellate jurisdiction in all cases arising in the Courts of Common Pleas. The Court of Common Pleas to have original jurisdiction in actions of forcible entry and detainer; of proceedings in insolvency; such eriminal cases as the Legislature may prescribe, and to have appellate jurisdiction in cases arising in Justices and Recorder’s Courts. The Judges are also to hold in the several counties of their Districts, Courts of Probate. The bill provides that the Judges of all the Courts shall be elected at special elections, We cannot perceive that the proposed amend, ment possesses any advantages over the system as at present established. It is mercly acbange without any improvement, and if adopted by the Legislature, would, for that reason, be re. jected by the people. The Courts of Common Pleas, in a measure, take the place of the County Courts, and the expense of the present system would not be materially reduced. The most simple plan which has been sugJustice ror Poor Persons.—Mr. Lull, of San . gested, is to vest the judicial power in District Francisco, bas introduced a billinto the Assem-. Courts and a Supreme Court; the District bly, which is designed to extend the benefit of Courts to have original jurisdiction in all cases the law to the poor. The bill makes it the du. now conferred upon the District and County ty of the Court, if satisfied that the person apCourts, and Courts of Sessions, and appellate plying is not worth over $200, to assign him . jurisdiction in all cases arising in Justices and counsel, who are required to do their duty in Recorder’s Courts, It would then be necessary the case without any fee, and if the suit is deci. to have a Probate Judge for each county, and ded against him, he shall not be liable for any . we apprehend no difficulty would be expericosts in the suit. enced in getting suitable men to accept the position for the fees now paid into that Court, TueatER.—Mrs. Wood closed a successful en-. 4 judiciary system, of which the above is gagement at the Nevada Theater, on Saturday! gn outline, would cost the people of the evening. The pieces played were not calcula: . State from $100,000 to $120,000 lees than the ted, of themselves, to draw large houses, but} present system, and at the same time would be the spirited and attractive representations of. petter adapted to their wants. Mrs. Wood, bad the effect to fill the Theater every evening. The company played at North San Juan on Sunday evening; and on Monday evening they played to a full house at Grass Valley, at which place we learn they design remaining duriog the week. “NEVADA, WEDNESDAY, JAN. 26, 1859. Tur District Drvinep.—The bill for the division of the 14th and 5th Judicial Districts, passed the Assembly last Saturday. by almost @ unanimous vote, and will undoubtedly receive the signature of the Governor. While the bill was under discussion in the Assembly, a letter was read from Judge Creanor, of the 5th District, in which he stated that the business of that District could easily be transacted by one Judge, and that there was not the slightest necessity of a division. The 5th District contained about double the population of the 14th, and if a division of the 5th was unnecessary, how much less was the necessity for dividing the 14th District. It is certainly surCasx or Dr. Duxcompe.—The Assembly, by a vote of 50 to 26, have ousted Dr. Duncombe from his seat in that body, to which he was elected by the people of Sacramento county. He was ousted for the reason that he was elected as an anti-Lecompton Democrat; and the fact that he had many years ago taken an oath of allegiance to a foreign government was made the excuse. There are now thousands of men in this State who have taken oaths of allegiance to foreign governments, many of them holding office, who have always exercised the rights of citizenship, and we venture there is not a Court in the United States, that would not now hold Dr. Duncombe to be a citizen. It is useless to state, that none but the more bigoted Lecomptonites voted for the expulsion. Onxcox.—Late advices from Oregon, state that the Legislature were discussing a bill for the protection of slave property in the Territory. Three reports from the members of the Judiciary Commiitee were before the House; one from the Buchanan Democracy, taking the ground that the Territorial Legislature had a right under the Constitution of the United States to pass laws for the protection of slave property; another from the Douglas wing, recommending the “Jet alone policy;’’ and a third, from the Republicans, denying the power of Congress or the Territorial Legislature to interfere with the subject of slavery in a Territory, either to protect or prohibit it. Another plan, possessing some advantages over the above, is to leave the County Courts and Courts of Sessions as at present constituted; but enlarging their jurisdiction so as to include all cases now arising in the District Courts; the State to be divided into about nine Tux District Court, has been engaged most Distriots, and a Circuit Judge to be elected iu of the week in trying two guits against Mceach, to have appellate jurisdiction in all cases Keeby & Co., for damages to mining claims. arising in the County Courts and Courts of The jury, in both cases found a verdict for the Sessions; the Circuit Judges to constitute the defendants, The case of Kelsey vs. Abbott, Justices of the Supreme Court. It would not which was supposed to involve the legality of be necessary that the Circuit Courts should tax titles, was decided for the plaintiff on othmeet oftener than once in six months, avd two er grounds. Another case, that of Lachman . three weeks time, at each term, would be vs, Clark, now pending before the Court, will amply sufficient in our largest mining counties, probably settle the question as to whether profor the Circuit Judge to dispose of all the cases perty can be sold for taxes. appealed from the inferior Courts, The CiraE Oe OED ae cuit Judges, by being often together on the U. 8. Baxery.—W. Dreifues, who has recent. Supreme Bench, would have opportunities of ly returned from a visit to the Eastern States,. exchanging opinions, and establishing a unihas again taken the U. S. Bakery, and settled . form system of practice which could not fail to down at his old business. He is too well known . be advantageous to all parties engaged in litiin this community to require any recommenda-. gation. Few cases would be appealed to the tion, and we merely deem it necessary to refer . Supreme Court, and as the bulk of litigation to his advertisement, which will be found in . would be settled in the counties where it ori. another column. ginated. the cost to litigants would be much less than at present. It is not necessary to Cattvornta CuLrorist.—We have received . speak of the advantage of having a larger numthe January number of this valuable publica-. ber of Justices on the Supreme Bench, as that tion, which, like those that have preceded it, ( must be obvious to every one. Such a judicicontains much useful information to the agri-. ary system, while it would in every respect culturist, fruit-grower, and others, meet the wants of the people. would cost from age igtinnt $50,000 to $60,000 less than is now expended Tux Saootine Arram at OmeGa.—On our . in Kee ping up this department of the State govfiret page, will be found a letter from our cor-. oenment. As the population aud ity of respondent at Omega, giving the particulars of. the state increased, the system could be extendthe ‘late wireteee affair at that place. The let-. oq by dividing the State into two or more Suter was intended for our last issue, but did not preme Court Districts, and if thought advisacome to band in t:me. ble, a Court of Appeals could eventually be established. Whatever change the Legislature may propose in the State judiciary, it must be an improvement upon the present system, otherwise Returvep,—F. H, Nicholson, Public Admin-. the amendment will be rejected by the people. istrator of this county, returned to Nevada on. Under any circumstances, nearly all the JudMonday evening, and says he intends to square . ges now holding office will oppose the change, up his accounts. for, however mueh may be said about the inadJe ie EAN EF gio equacy of their salaries, few of them will be Peratoma.—From the Petaluma Journal, of . willing to give up their offices. Their influence tha 2ist, we learn that petitions were in cireu-. wil. be considerable, and unless the people can lation, praying the Legislature to repeal the. perceive that the change is an improvement charter of that city. they will be indifferent upon the subject, and Thanks—To Master Stone, of the Pioneer . the exertions of a few interested parties may Express, for the prompt delivery of Downieville . be sufficient to turn the scale. papers. annem ee ae rete orn certnetnnernnteeneres Legistative Documents.—Messrs. E, F. BurCuAmpers’ Iuprovement.—A company in . ton, of the Senate, and John Caldwell, of the Placer county, having hauled a quantity of . Assembly, have our thanks for the annual retheir rock toa mill in Grass Valley, working . port of the State Superintendent of Public Inwith the Chambers’ improvement, found the . struction, to which is attached the reports of _ Pay increased fourfold. the several County Superintendents, 2 Favors.—The Pioneer Express, and Wells, Fargo & Co., have our thanks for newspaper favors during the past week. Be ae fae hee The State Judiciary—Amendments to the The Kansas Discussion Re-opened in the The following preamble and resolutions were offered in the Senate on Thursday last. by Mr. . Gormick and bis wife, bad brought to this State . Senator A Kiwnaprixe Case.—Some little excitement Legidature—Prospects of a Long Session. . was created at San Francisco, on Thursday, by . Postmaster of Chicago, who w a kidnapping affair. It seems that a Dr. McBripery axp Corrvuption.—Isaac Cooke, the as appointed solely on account of his bitter hostility towards Douglas, and ata time, too, when Holden, and adopted by @ vote of 23 ayes, to 9. toe slaves, who have resided with them for . charges of peculation were pending against nays: Wueneas, the Ninth Session of the Legislature of the State of California resolutions instructing our Senators in Congress to support the policy of the National Administration in regard to the admission of Kansas under the Lecompton Constitution ; and whereas, the honorable David C. Broderick—a United bagxed errr — a State—not onl, lenegaried sai structions, burectly cha: "hat the members of the said Ninth Session of the Legislature had misr ted the wishes of their constituents ; and whereas, the people of this State, atthe last election, triumphantly sustained the action of the members of said Ninth Comten, yy ‘ slature ; therefore, for the purpose of giving e sal Cc. Broderick a fall wsdaretanding of the position he oceupies to his constitnency, be it Resolved, by the Senate, the Legislature of a State constitute the immediate conatituency of a United States Senator. That a constituency bas a right, at all times, and it is their duty when deemed neceeery, to instruct their Representatives upon all matters o' nergard licy pertaining to the duties of such Kepresentatives ; a that to such Representatives, when so instructed, there is left no other honorable alternative save obedience or resignasome time in the interior. The Doctor and his wife were about to leave for the East on the . Senators have been bribed by the Administra. 4 Sonora, and gave the slaves their choice, to re turn to Maryland, or remain here. Two of them concluded to remain, and the other, a boy named Mathews, signified his desire to return with his master. The Doctor had sent his baggage to the steamer, and a carriage was drawn honorable David . up in front of his lodgings to convey himself . ® and wife to the steamer. Mathews was assistthe Assembly concurring, That . ing in the preparations for leaving, and as he . F stepped on the sidewalk, he was surrounded by about a dozen negroes, who seized and spirited him away. The Doctor econcladed to remain at San Francisco until the sailing of another steamer, in order to recover the boy, and prohim, has stated that four of the Illinois State tion to vote against Douglas, and thus defeat an election, There is probably no truth in the statement, but it does seem that the Administration is lost to all shame, to allow one of its agents to circulate such areport. We have never bad the least doubt that the most despicble means would be continued for the purpose of defeating Douglas, but never supposed the ederal authorities would publicly announce that they had resorted to bribery to accomplish this purpose. The St. Louis correspondent of the Bulletin, in referring to this matter says : Of the members returned at the last election and holding over, Douglas is understood to have a majority of about eight in joint ballot. SE The Electoral College. . The following figures show the: vote of the next Electoral College, in case Oregon and Kansas are admitted: VOTE. . SLAVE STATES, ‘FREE STATES. Maine......2.... 8. Delaware., is New Hampshire.... 5. Maryland. . . Vermont, ..6 2050600000 5. Virginia.. .. 7 15 assachusetts..... 13. North Carolina..27 "77" 4 Rhode Island...... 4\South Carohna...-” “@ Connecticut.. se 6\Georgia. .,. MS New York. .. . 86. Florida 2.000022. 3 New Jersey -7/Alabama.. .. Ae 9 Pennsylyan ++ 27. Mississippi.. 4 Ohi0 ..006 os + 23)Louisania. ~ 6 Indiana .... seeces.s 18/Texas .j. NUndls 4 ood deicd eh AS 11. Tennessee . cal Bs Michigan. ...+cccccsse 6. Kentucky.. Se 2 Wisconsin ....... 5. Arkansas. 0.0.0.0.. 00. 4 JOC. . 000 000s GeOy coms se 4)Missouri...see00.. a 9 Minnesota. . ie Kansas .. 3] Total 15 States.... 120 California . +. 4] Add 19 free States. . ” “7x6 Oregon ...scce0e pean gi! ——. Whole College ., Total 19 free States.. .186. Necessary 5 pans 24 Tuem’s Our SentimeNts.—The Butte Recond’ alluding to R. Beverly Cole, says: j “A person who writes his middle ‘wame tiv NeRcsoteed, That Senator Broderick has neither yielded . cured a warrant for his arrest. He was arrest-. The renewed hostility of the Administration . full !acks a balance wheel, and is certain to distions of the Ninth Session of the i instruc obedience to the instru yet seclgned the 8 Legislature of this State, nor has he, as yet, i seat he holds contrary to the pee ag a beams yee Resolved, That the language used in the speech of sa Senator, on the 22d of March, 1858, in the United States Senate, towards the Chief Executive of this Confederacy, was not enly undignified and disrespectful, but alike insulting to the nation and humiliating to the people of this State. Resolved, That his Excellency, the Governor of this State, be requested to forward a copy of the above resolutions te the Hon, D. C. Broderick. The above preamble virtually asserts a number of falsehoods. It is not true that Senator Broderick disregarded the instructions of the last Legislature, for the reason that the instructions did not reach Washington until nearly a month after he had recorded his vote against the Lecompton Constitution, The vote was taken in the U. S. Senate on the 23d of last March; the instructions were adopted by the California Legislature on the 17th of March, and could not have reached Washington until about the 20th of April. It is not possible for a Senator to disregard instructions which he has not received. The assertion that the people sustained the action of the Legislature, in the passage of the . Lecompton resolutions, is made without the least regard to truth. The resolutions approved of the original Kansas policy of the Administration; the Lecompton State Convention never adopted any resolutiions approving of that policy ; they merely endorsed the English dill, which was entirely a different matter. The vote at the late State election, so far as it was brought out, may be held as an endorsement of the English bill, but it cannot be regarded as an endorsement of the President’s Kansas policy. The resolutions themselves amount to nothing, and it is difficult to conceive the object of introducing them, unless it was intended to renew the Kansas discussion, and thus prolong the session. The right of the constituent to instruct, and whether or not it is the duty of the representative to obey tbe instruction against bis own judgment, are questions upon which every political party in this country have taken both sides, as circumstances made it convenient. Gen, Cass, some years ago, refused to obey the instructions of the Legislature of Michigan, and the Democratic party applauded . him for his independence. During the late session of Congress, six Senators—Jones of Iowa, Allen, of Rhode Island, Wright and Thompson, of New Jersey, and Fitch and Bright, of Lndi. ana—had Leen instructed by their respective . State Legisletures to vote against the admission of Kansas under the Lecompton Constitution; they refused to obey the instructions, for which they were denounced by the anti-Lecompton party, and applauded by the Lecomptonites, Broderick undoubtedly would have disregarded the instructions of the last Legislature had he received them in time, and he would . have had several illustrious examples before him to justify his vote. The resolution in regard to disrespectful language towards the President, is what might be expected to come from the flunkeys that pressed around Broderick, and swelled his train, when it was supposed that office and emolument was in his gift, but who now fiud that honor and profit, for the time being, flow from another source. It will be noticed that the resolutions neither “instruct”? nor request Broderick to resign. They merely inform him it is his duty to resign, and that heshas not done so. Unfortunately for the State Senate, aod for the host of Senaunknown, non-resident, or from any other cause ed the next day in the street, and stated that he had passed the night at a house in the sand hills, and had been let out at bis own request. He was taken to the county jail, where he had an interview with Dr. McCormick. He express. ed himself as willing to go with his master if he remained in this State, but was not willing to be taken to aslave State. He was taken before the District Court and discharged from custody. Staveurerine InpiANs.—A wholesale slaughter of Indians oceurred at Round Valley, Mendocino county, on the first of January. The Indians were accused of killing hogs belonging to the settlers, and the latter gathered a force, made an onslaught upon a rancheria, and killed about forty of the red-skins, It is estimated that no less than 170 Indians bave been killed at Round Valley, since the first of last December. On Jan. 5th, Maj Johnston, with some thirty men arrived there to protect the Indians, On his arrival all the Indians fled, but on being made acquainted with his object, returned on the 7th. When Maj. Johnston understood the actual condition of things, he returned at once to Eden Vailey for his troops as he expected a . still greater slaughter of Indians on the 8th inst. Under all the circumstances that have surrounded the California Indians for the past ten years, well might the Governor, in his message remark thus: “T fear that it will be found very difficult, if . not impossible to adopt any plan which will prolong the existance of the Indian tribes in California, for any considerable period. They are fast fading away, particularly those located in the vicinity of our towns and settlements. The vices of the white men, which they readily adopt, will soon remove them from amongst us, The trees from which they obtain their food destroyed, the fish driven from the streams where they were once fonnd in abundance, starvation . will carry off thousands, while many will fall victims to the barbarity of our own race. That which we complain of in savages, we too often practice ourselves, When a citizen is killed by an Indian, no matter what the provocation may . have been, pursuit is at once made, and the first of hig tribe who may be caught—be he high or low—is lawlessly butchered. Instead of bunting up the guilty, the innocent and harmless are thus oftentimes sacrificed.” Lime Pornt at A Discount.—Mr. Merritt bas introduced a bill into the Senate, which, if it should become a law, will enable the general government to purchase Lime Point at a heavy discount on the original price, and effectually put a stop to such operations as was attempted by the owners of that site, The bill provides . that in all cases where aites are required by the

United States, for light-houses, fortifications, and other purposes, and where the owners are incapable of making a perfect title, or when an . agreement cannot be made as to price, application may be made before the Judge of any District Court, by an authorized agent of the government, notice of which shal! be published for three months; and if at the end of that time persons do not file objections to the proposed purchase, the Judge shall cause a jury to be empanneled, who shall assess the value of the land and damages; upon the payment of whieh, a good and valid title shall vest in the United States, against all persons whatsoever. Later From THE East.—The overland mail. by the southern route, arrived at San Franciscoon Sunday evening, with dates from St. Louis to Dec. 30th. We gather the following torial aspirants, Broderick bas the game in,his own hands, and is beyond the reach of the present, and several succeeding Legislatures. He can resign or not as suits himself, and as his ideas of ‘‘duty’’ may differ somewhat from the majority of the Senate, it is barely possible he will conclude not to gratify u few of his malignant enemies, The following is the vote by which the resolutions were adupted by the Senate: Ayes—Messrs, Anderson, Baker, Berry, Bradley, Burch, Dent, Dickinson, Denver, Garter items from the St, Louis correspondence of the Union. It is reported that the Susan has landed the filibusters on the soil of Nicaragua, and returned to Pensacola. Meetings were being held at various places in the South, for the purpose of sending aid to the filibusters, Reports are current that large numbers of Americans have gone to Cuba, for the purpose of revolutionizing the government, They are confident of success if the E-ropean governGriffith, Hamm, Holden, Ketcham, Kirkpatrick, Lancing, McDonald, Merrit, O'Farrell, Parks, Price, Quinn, Redman and Titus—23. Noes—Mesers. Allen, Ballou, Burton, Grant, Hart, Parker, Phelps, Wheeler aud Williams—9. Mr, Griffith voted in the affirmative for the purpose of moving a reconsideration, and Messrs. Gregory, Pacheco, and Thom refused to vote, On Saturday, the ques tion again came up on the motion of Mr. Griffith to reconsidder the vote, and that gentleman effectually demonstrated the silliness of passing such resolations: The question was then made the special order for yesterday, and as the debate has opened a wide field for the Senators to display their talents, the discussion will probably be continued for ed that his application for a commutation of some days, Excess or Passencers.—Eightecen of the second cabin passengers on the steamer Sonora, during the late trip of that steamer from Panama to San Francisco, preferred a claim in the U.S. District Court, to recover from the steamer damages amounting in all to $12,000. The steamer was libelled, just previous to the time fixed for sailing, but the agents gave tonds, and she proceeded on her way. It is charged that the vessel carried some 500 passengers above the namber limited by law; that the ship was not properly ventilated, &e. Sairyeny oF Treasusg,—The mail steamer Sonora, which sailed for Panama on Thu rsday the 20th, took $1,669,685 in treasure, Privtine Orrce ror Sate.—The office of the Mariposa Democrat, published at Hornitas, is offered for sale, on-very reasonable terms. ments do not interfere with their plans, , eet Douglas arrived at New York Dea. 8th. Disgraceful d>predations are still being carried on in southern Kansas. Montgomery is reported to have recently invaded Missouri, for the purpose of murdering and robbing the inhabitants, Execution.—Michael Murray, a native of Kinsale Parish, county Cork, Ireland, was executed at Downieville on Friday last, for the murder of Daniel Sweeney, at Poker Flat, in December, 1857. Murray was 33 years old, and has resided in this State since 1854. He made no confession, but when it was ascertaintowards him, as manifested a few weeks ago by his removal from the Chairmanship of the Committee on Territories, makes his friends apprehensive that Administration bribes will be brought into play to secure bis defeat. So small is the majority in his favor, that buying over a few members will determine the result against him, and political morality is so lax now-a-days, that a result of the kind is by vo means impossible. Nothing will deter the Administration party leaders at Washington from making the attempt, except a continuance of popular and State demonstrations, in which case, finding his the strongest side, they will continue to discover that it is entirely consonant with Democratic principles to forgive the traitorous Senator, and even to join forces with him. Botp Rospery.—On Wednesday last, about noon, a bold robbery was committed at Auburn. The thief entered the jewelry store of Mr. M. Andrews, while the owner was absent, and carried off three gold watches, valued at about $600. The front door was opened by a false key, at a tiine when people were constant. ly passing along the street, and only one man . noticed the thief. This man was standing within a few feet of the door, when the thief made his exit, but there being nothing unusual in 9 man coming out, no notice was taken of the . person, There were fourteen other valuable gold watches, in the window and show case, . besides gold bullion, heavy rings, etc., which the thief might have secured und carried away in his pockets. Reported Figur witht Inpians.—A slip from the office of the Les Angeles Star, of Jan. 19th, says: The San Bernardino stage bas just arrived, bringing the startling intelligence that the command of fifty dragoons, under Lieutenant Chapman, and the escort of Col. Hoffinan, was . attacked at the Colorado, by the Indiaus, and compelled to fall back, leaving several Lodians dead. The Mohaves had united with the Pyutes and other tribes, and declared that no military post should be established in the ,country, but that . the whites should have permission to pass through. The report was brought into San Bernardino . by Griffith Williams, who had accompanied the command, Itis said that Col. Hotiman had retired to he Mojave river, The Indians mustered about cight hundred . warriors, E.oreMeNnt.—The hymenial mania, according to the Record, ia raging at Oroville: The elopement of a school-girl, named Richardson, with a miner named Graham, on Monday evening last, created considerable talk and excitement during the following day, and all sorts of rumors were afloat. Justice Lineoln, . who spliced the impatient pair, was anathmetized in round terms, was to be fined and broken of his office. The bride was fair size, and claimed her age to be eighteer. The search for the eonaway couple on Tuesday resulted ia iinding them snugly boused on Bird street, getting along finc!y with their domestic affairs, Rumor bas it that the bride’s father challenged Grabam; but that is a mistake, or the bridegroom was too happy to accept, as nothing regarding the duel has yet transpired, Better let . it end the way the novels do—‘bless you, my children, bless you!” . Lost Cuip.+A correspondent, writing from . Anderson's Valley, states that on Tuesday, 4th inst., the little son of Mr. Ralson, who was . about four years of age, strayed away from . home. His course was traced by his tracks for . some distance, and, as fresh tracks of bears were at the same time discovered, fearful apprehensions were entertained of his fate. The whole valley turned out in search of the missing child, and on the second day after bis disappearance, about sunset. he was found about a mile from his father’s house. He seemed to bave been in the creek, and was so chilled by exposure, that he died on the following day.— Napa Reporter. Not Quatirizn.—Tbe Herald, of this city. argues that the Naval Contractor at Mare Island, as well as some of the **boss carpenters,” are not qualified for the posts they fill, because . they have not always been uncompromising Democrats. When a man’s mechanical skill is to be judged of by his political tenets, or his ability to construct a steamboat estimated by the complexion of the ticket be supported at the last election, we think it time for men of sense to withdraw from business and all other connection with public affairs, and give the world up to the rule of fools and demagogues’ zealots.—S, F. Call. Suootine AFFAIR AT San Francisco.—A telegraph to the Union, dated at San Francisco, Jan, 23d, says: “A shooting affray took place . at three o’clock this morning ata ball in the Walton House, in which an ex-police officer named Gilman, being intoxicated and jealous of a woman at the ball who had formerly been his wife, shot indiscriminately into a crowd, and wounded B. F. Whitmore, keeper of the Sansome House, and S. L. Russell. Their wounds are serious but not fatal.’ sentence would not be granted, he stated that he committed the murder while smarting with pain, from a wound inflicted by Sweeney. Five Days IN THE SNow.—We learn from Mr. Clark, merchant at Inskips, that a man named Ned McNulty, started on Sunday week to go from Inskips to Bull creek, a distance of five miles, but becoming bewildered wandered amid the snows of the west branch of Feather river for five days and nights. During this period he was witbout food or shelter, save the clothing he wore. The falling snow had obliterated his tracks, so that he was unable to retrace his steps, At the end of the fifth day, he had approached within a mile of Inskips, and becoming exhausted bad lain down under a tree, and concluded to exhaust his remaining strength in ballooing for assistance. Fortunately bis cries were heard at a mining camp, and the inmates immediately repaired to his rescue. We doubt whether there is another instance on record where human endurance has survived such a period in the snows of the Sierra Neva“ Our authority is unquestionable.— Butte » Pacific Mail grace humanity in some shape. That’s our notion of signatures.” A brother editor tells us that when he was in prison for libelling a justice of the peace, he was requested by the jailor to give the prison q puff. = SS aa CARD. The undersigned tender their sincere thanks to the citizens of Nevada, whose timely and unexpected agsistance was tendered them in their late misfortune, H. & 8. ARNOLD, Nevada, Jan. 25th, 1855.—1t MARRIED. — On Monday evening, Jan. 24th, at the Congregational Church, in this city, by Rev. M, Smeathman, Mri Anxt. H. Hanson to Miss Canoxing Mean, all of this place. The church was crowded to its utmost capacity, and after the ceremony a large number of friendg assembled at the residence of the bride’s father to congratulate the bride and groom. After partaking of refreshments, the company repaired to Temperance Hall, where a dance was kept up until midnight, when the happy couple teok their departure in the Sacramento stage, on a bridal tour, We extend to our friend Hanson and his charming bride, our best wishes, and may their union, so auspiciously begun, be long and happy. . DIED. At Washington, Nevada county. Jan, 23d, of consumption, Mr. A. 3. Brown, aged thirty years, formerly from Indiana. FOR SALE. EING DESIROUS OF ONCE MORE SEEing and fingering a little of the ‘ROOT OF ALL EVIL’* I will sell some very desirable Eatables at the very lowest rates. J. M. HIXSON, 17-tf : No. 77 Broad Street, Nevada, U. 8S. BAKERY, yPrine Street, First door below Kidd & Knox’s Brick. FPNHE undersigned would respectfully inform the citizens of Nevada and vicinity, that he has again taken the above well known Bakery, and will hereafter carry on the business. Heis now prepared to furnish his . old customers, and all who may favor him with their patronage, with all articles in his line at the aa MOST REASONABLE RATES. “é4& BOSTON BROWN, & GRAHAM BREAD Of a very superior quality, always on hand, also, Frult, Lemon, Pound and Sponge Cakes, Wedding Parties, Families and Restaurants supplied with every variety of Bread aid sastry usually found in New York Bakeries, at wholesale prices. A good assortment of PIE FRUITS, JAMS, JELLIES, FIGS. PRUNES, ‘PAMARINDS, STRAWBERRIES, &c. Ra FRESH EGGS and CHEESE constantly on hand.-@a WENDELIN DREIFUs>. Nevada, Jan. 25th, 1859.—17-tf South side of Broad street, 2d Door Below Pind St. VHE UNDERSIGNED Having Purchased this well known and popular establishment, take this method of thanking their many friends and patrons for the hberal support heretofore received, and respectfully solicit a continuance of the sai e, THEO, LAMPE & BRO, — J. M. HAMILTON & CO, General Dealers in Hardware, Iron, Steel, Glass, Paints Oils, Anvils, Glass, Paints, Linsceed, Lard, Sperm and Volar Oils, Leather and Rubber Belting, Powder, Fuse, cordage, Tackle Blocks, Duck, Rubber Hose, Hydraulic ‘ Pipes, Quicksilver, Lead Pipe, Plows, Straw Cutters, ete., ete., At their old Stand, 27 Main street. J. M. HAMILTON, H, L. COYF, Steamship Company’s Line, FOR PANAMA Connecting vie PANAMA RATLROAD, With the Steamers of the U. S. Mail Steamship Cow pany, at Aspinall, FOR NEW YORK & NEW ORLEANS LIRECT. Departure from Fulsom Street Whart THE MAGNIFICENT STEAMSHIP GOLDEN AGE, Will leave Fulsom street Wharf for Panama, wth U. 8, Mails, Passengers, and Treasure. Saturday, Feb. 5th, at 9 o’clock a. m., Punctually. B@ Passengers by the P. M.S. Co’s Line are landed on their arrivals at Panama upon the wharf at the railroad terminus, by the Company’s steam ferry boat, and pro+ ceed immediately by Railroad Acrossthe Isthmus. To Aspinwall, where the steamers of the U.S. Mail S. 5, Co, are always in readiness tg convey them to New York or New Orleans. Passengers for New Orleans proceed by direct steamer from Aspinwall. Through tickets are furnished, including the transit of the Isthmus, Passengers are notified that all tickets for the steamers of the U, 8, Mail S. 8. Co. must be presented to their agent at Aspinwall for registry and exchange, as they will net otherwise be available. A B@Treasure for shipment will be received on board the steamer until 12 o'clock midnight, Feb. 4th. No merchandise or freight will be received on board after 3 P. M,on the 4th, anda written order must be procured at the Company’s office for its shipment. For Freight or passage apply to FORBES & BABCOCK, Agents, Cor. Sacramento and Leidesdorff sts. A choice of berths on the Atlantic steamers is secured by the early purchase of tickets in San Francisco. ONSTABLE’S SALE.@STATE OF CALIFORNIA —County and Township of Nevada.—By virtue of a Decree to me delivered, issued from the Court of FE. W SMITH, Esq., an acting Justice of the Peace in and for tho County aforesaid, bearing date January 24th, a. p. 1859, to satisfy a judgir ent rendered by said Court on the 24th day of January 1859, in favor of D. & B. LACHMAM and against H. J. GILLET and CHARLES RIGONDET, for the sum of $297 5-100, debt, interest, damages, and costs of suit: I have taken in execution, and will sell to the highest Founp Deap.—The Marysville Democrat, of Jan, 20th. says: “Williams, a ranchman, found aman yesterday morning, laying deadina field near the County Hospital. No marks of violence were on bis person, and the probability is that he died in a fit. It seems that the name of the unfortunate man was John Hughes, commonly known as ‘‘Jack,” who came to this country from Toledo, Ohio, in 1853. He formerly kept bar in different drinking saloons, until recently, when his principal occupation was drinking. He was attacked with delirium tremens, went out aod laid down ina field, where he soon died.”’ Arremrr To Escare.—Tipperary Bill, confined in San Franciseo, in the County Jail, on the charge of murdering Richard H. Doak, recently attempted to escape, by filing through the heavy ebain with which he was confined, Lucky CatnamEN.—The Hongkong Press tells about thé arrival at that place from Australia ot 270 Chinese, having among them 40,000 ozs. of gold dust. ° bidder for cash, the following described property, to wit . All and singular those certain Mining Claims and Premises situated, lying, and being on Bourbon Hill, (so called) in the township of Nevada, county of Nevada, and State of California, and knewn as the Washington Company's’ Claims, with all and singular, the Mining Tools, and Sluice Boxes, to said claims belonging. I will sell the same at the Court House door in Nevada city, on Wednesday, the 16th day of February, a. n, 1859, between the hours of o'clock, A. M, and 5 a’clock, P, M. of said day. Taken as the property of H-: J. Gillet ant Charles Rtgondet, to satisfy the abaye demands and accruing costs. January, 25th, a. p. 1859. J. B. GRAY, Constable. DMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE.—State of California, County of Nevada—ss, In the matter of the Estate of Chas N. Sloat, deceased. On reading and filing the petition of T. J. Manchester, Admimstrator herein, praying for partition and distribution, and haying examined the final account therewith filed—It is therefore ordered that the hearing of said application be appointed for Monday, the 7th day of February, at 100 clock, A. M., at the Court room of said Probate Court, in the City and County of Nevada, and that due notice be given by publication in the Nevsda Democrat, a Newspaper published in said county, for a period of two weeks previous to said hearing, and that all persons intere sted in said Estate ap: pear and show cause, if ary They have, why said petition seould not be granted. s By Order of the Pradate Court, THOS. Bee ELL, bate Judge, Attest RUFUS SHOEMAKER, or ‘ by ‘ S, Lamparr, Deputy, Nevada, Jan. 25th 1859) lj-27