March 18, 1857 (4 pages)

gee mo aR NEVADA DEMOCRAT. John Sale is our traveling Agent for Nevada county. He is authorized to receive money for supseriptions and receipt for the same. ain a E. P. Tarney is our agent for Patterson and vicinfty, He is authorized to receive subscriptions, advertisements, &e., and collect and receipt for the same. RR AEE EY Oe oe Hoogs & Co. are our authorized agents for San Francisco, to receive advertisements, and collect for the same. BOPP Yer oo A. Badlam, Jr., is our authorized agent in Sacramento City. NEVADA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18,°1857. . proposi ro Jait.—Charles Nevils who was arrested last week in Sacramento, charged with committing. the murderous assault upon Mr. Rich at Alpha, has been examined on the charge and committed ‘to jail, He was taken to Alpha on Thursday and examined before a magistrate in that place. In addition to the suspicious circumstances which we gave last week, it is said that blood was found upon a pair of boots in his house, and the boots fitted the tracks supposed to have been made by the would-be murderer. The evidence against him so far is entirely circumstantial, but it is to be hoped before the trial is had, that some other circumstances will come to light to indicate more clearly who committed the deed. After Nevils was examined and ordered to be ‘committed, he was taken from the officers by a crowd anda rope put round his neck in order to frighten him into a confession. He begged a short time for prayer, which was granted him. He commenced by asking forgiveness for what he had done, and closed by calling God to witness that he was innocent of the crime for which he stood charged. They then delivered him to the officers, and he was brought down and put in jail. Nevils is a native of Belgium, and not a Frenchman as we stated last week. He speaks French, however, as well or better than his native language, and has heretofore been regarded as a Frenchman, Minixc.—From every portion of the county we have encouraging accounts from the miners, We have heard of no remarkably “rich strikes’’ within the past few days, but what is far better, the miners are generally doing a good business. Water is abundant throughout the county, and the present bids fair to be the most prosperous mining season we have had for several years. The amount of gold dust brought into town and sold during the past week, has been unusually large, and business of every kind is beginning to look up. Likey To Recover.—We are pleased to learn that Mr, Rich, who was so terribly wounded near two weeks ago at Alpha, is likely to recover from hisinjuries. Should he get well, the case must be set down as one of the most remarkable on record. Several of the wounds were supposed to be mortal, and for over a week after he received them, the physicians were of the opinion that he could not recover, He will be badly disfigured, having received two or three deep cuts in the face, one of which completely severed his nose, He {s perfectly rational, but has no recollection as to how he got hurt, The probability is that some one came up from behind him, and knocked him senseless by a blow on the head. Trearen.—Mr. Frisbie informs us that the Nevada Theater will be opened next Monday evening by the talented company now playing in Marysville. Mr. McDonough, the distin. guished tragedian, Mr. Phelps, Mrs. Woodward, and several other favorite artists, compose the company. The attractions which will be presented, we doubt not will draw good houses, Tux Brivexs.—We notice that Mr. Buck, the contractor, has got a portion of the timber for the Deer creek bridges on the ground, and we understand the work is rapidly progressing. — The bridges will be completed in two or three weeks, Maxicious Miscuier,--Some person who could have had but little to do, amused himself on ’ Sunday night by cutting one of the ropes that held the foot bridge, at the foot of Main street. Such mischief deserves the severest punishment. Minino Accrpent.—Mr. Thos. Roach was seriously injured, above Cherokee, on Thursday last, by the caving of a bank. His collar-hone was broken, and he was badly bruised about the chest, He is now under the skilful treatment of Dr, Randall, and is fast recovering. Removar.—Mesers. Gregory & Sparks have removed their store to John’s brick building, Main street. They have constantly on hand a large supply of grocerics, provisions, mining tools and miners’ supplies generally. Jumpsp Overnoarp.—A man named Peter Whalau, jumped overboard from the steamer Bragdon, on Wednesday last, while on the trip Stockton toSan Francisco, and was drownRerurnep.—The Sacramento Bee says that a number of those who set off on the Sonora expidition with Crabb, have returned. Jvrza Dean Hayne.—This talented actress is now playing at Maguire’s Opera House, San ’Franeleeo, Bauy.—A ball comes offat the Orleans Hotel, Orleans Flat, on Friday evening, the 27th inst. For Tenvanterec.—The schooner Mary Taylor cleared at the Custom House, San Francisco, on Friday, for Tehuantepec, with twenty passengers and a small quantity of merchandise. Geo. Welch and J. E. Hamlin have our thanks for Sacramento and San Francisco papers, furnished during the past week. Newsrarer SoLp.—The materials, good will, etc., of the True Californian were sold at Auction on Monday, Rise in Frour.—Flour is now selling in San Francisco at fifteen dollars a barrel, which is double the price it sold for afew weeks ago. The rise has not been caused by any anticipated scarcity of the article, as there is known to be more than enough in the State to supply the demand until after the next harvest. Speculators, it is said, have been buying it to such an. any obstructions, The steamer will hereafter . the 12th District Court, has decided that David run to that place as a regular packet. extent as to contro] the market. . Brent’s Report—A Stamp Tax. Reduction of Expenses. _ Conviction of the ex-State Treasurer. » The commitige of Ways and Means, of the As-. A bill was passed by the Assemby on Thurs-. The trial of Dr. Bates before the Senate was sembly, to whom bad been referred @ bill impo. day last; fixing the pay of members of the Leg-. gnexpectedly brought toa conclusion on Thurssing certain stamp daties, and a bill to provide islature at $450 for a session. The policy of. day last, by the refusal of the defendant to plead for issuing licenses to passenger brokers, subpaying members of the Legislature a fixed sal-. io the articles of impeactment. By the law mitted a report on the 9th inst., through Mr. . ary, instead of paying them by the day is avery regulating trials of impeachment cases, a refuBrent, of Los Angeles. Since the organization . good one. and will have @ tendency in future to . gq} to plead is declared equivalent to.a plea of of the State government, there has been an av-. shorten the sessions. The salary is to be paid . puilty, and on the refusal of the defendant’s erage excess of expenditures over the revenue . in cash, and if the work of @ sessiou can be accounsel to put in a plea, the Senate declared of nearly half a million of dollars per annum, . complished in forty-five days, which can geher-. him convicted of the charges, and the President and the civil debt of the “State will amount to. ally be done, the members would still receive . pronounced the sentence. As he had already three and a half millions on the first of next Ju-. ten dollars a day, the same they get now. If 4/ resigned the office of Treasurer the only judgly. After carrying into effect every reasonable . session should be prolonged to ninety days, they . ment which could be pronounced was that he tion to reduce the expenses of the gov-. would get five dollars aday, which is about . pe forever disqualified from holding any office ernment. by cutting off every expense not abso-. equal to the wages of mechanics, and will be . of trust, power, or profit, under the State. The lutely necessary, it is estimated that an annual . sufficient to pay the expenses of the members. reason assigned by bis counsel for not answerdeficit will exist of three hundred thousand dol. while in session. By the passage of this bill an. ing the articles of impeachment, was that he lars. At this rate, unless some new financial . annual saying of about $100,0000 will be effect-. had been indicted on the same charges, and did policy is inaugurated, the State will be sunk in . ed in the Legislative expenses. — ' not wish to be twice putin jeopardy for the hopeless bankruptcy in the course of @ few years. Mr. Patrick has also introdaced a bill into the . same offence. In order to make up this annual deficit, and . Assembly reducing materially the salaries of. Jt must now be evident to every one who has bring the revenue up to the expenditures, new State officers. By the bill the Goveroor is to. watched thé course of this trial that Dr. Bates taxes must be levied, and the question is, what . receive a salary of $5,000 per annum; the Sec-. is guilty of the charges brought against him by property can best afford to bear this additional . retary of State, Controller and Treasurer $2,-. the Assembly. Had there been a possible burden, with the least injury to the productive . 500 each, and the Judges of the Supreme Court . chance to. have escaped conviction, he never interests of the State. Farming lands are al . $5,000 per annum. By the passage of these two . would have suffered judgment to be pronounced ready heavily taxed, so is the real and personal . bills, enough will be saved to pay the interest . against him without making an effort to avert property in the cities, The taxing of mining . on one half of the State debt. Thesalariés pro-. it, Great exertions were made, and all the claims is impracticable; besides, mjners as a. posed are a great reduction from what has been . technicalities known to the law resorted to, ir class are the least prosperous of any in the State, . paid heretofore, and it is feared the bills will! order to get the case dismissed; but when the and they could not well bear any additional . not pass the Senate, Senate decided that he must be tried on the burdens. ; charges, he refuses to plead, and in effect acUnder these circumstances, the attention of. Ox® Moyrn’s Exrenses.—A bill appropriakaowledges himself guilty. The only advantage the committee has been directed to the inquiry . ting about $100,000, to pay the civil expenses . 550 was expected to result from an investias to whether there is any species of property . Of the State for one month from the firstof Feb-. — tion of the charges, was the probability of that wholly escapes taxation, The personal . ¥ary, has passed both houses, and will undoubt . fain out what had become of the missing property in San Francisco is assessed at a little . edly receive the signatare of the Governor. . 5194 000. The refusal of Dr. Bates to plead to over four millions of dollars; but it is estimated . The bill requires the Treasurer to transfer the . 1), charges has prevented the Senate from infrom reliable data that nearly thirty millions is . interest and other special funds which may be . , .ticating the matter, and the public will now employed in that city alone in loans, twenty pald into the tressury, into: the geners! fund, have to wait for further light until he is tried millions of which is owned in the Atlantic States . #nd pay them out only in accordance with the) . . the indietments before the criminal court of and Europe, and the interest, amounting to provisions of the bill. The bill was opposed in Sasedinwiite: nearly five millions per annum, is sent out of . the Assembly principally on the ground that) i oco pest informed upon the subject, are of the country without contributing in the least to . the State was acting in bad faith in diverting) 1. opinion that Dr. Bates has not profited, pethe support of the government. The amount the special fuss frow the olgpets for whitey they cuniarily, by the defalcations, He has allowed of goods and provisions sent to this State by . Were collected. The Controller is probibited. jiyors to draw money from the Treasury conforeign shippers, and sold for cash, is estimated . from drawing warrante unless there is money in trary to law, who will reap the advantages, at thirty millions of dollars. ‘The money which . the tresury to meet them. while he is likely to suffer the penalty. The is collected for these goods is sent abroad in the State has lost near $250,000 through the crimiform of forcign bills of exchange, and entirely nal stupidity of the late Treasurer, and the pros escapes taxation. By levying a stamp tax upon pect is not very flattering of any considerable foreign bills of exchange, and upon notes and portion of the amount ever being recovered.— mortgages, much of the foreign capital, which One advantage, however, will be gained by the now escapes taxation in this State, will be investigations which have been instituted; State reached, and made to bear its proportion toTreasurers in future will be more cautious, and wards the support of the State government, think twice before they allow sharpers to lead The Pacific Mail Steamship Company also them from the plain path of duty. have an immense amount of productive property in this State, and by a decision of the U, 8, an ty Supreme Court, the State has no right to tax it. 4 Dog Case.—A very interesting lawsuit The company collects near two millious of dol. wag tried in Sacramento last week, A man was lars annually from passengers leaving the State. . syeq for the board of a dog for twenty-four In order to reach the property of this company . weeks, at five dollarsa week. The case was in some way it is proposed to tax passenger . tried before Justice Jenks, and elicited a great tickets, We do uot know what plan is contem. dea) of sport. The Justice gave a learned opinplated to derive a revenue from the sale of pas-. ion in the case which was published in full in senger tickets, and cannot speak as to its prac. the State Journal, and occupies 4 column and a ticability; but the property of the steamship . naif in that paper. After considering all the company has heretofore entirely escaped taxa-. o.jgonce on the subject, and making proper altion, and some plan should be devised to make . jowance for estimates on a new subject, the it bear its just proportion of the burden of govprice of his board was fixed ernment, Bille , It is the opinion of the committee that over sixty millions of dollars entirely escapes taxa-. Tux Strate Priox.—An appropriation of tion, and of this amount forty millions is annu. 35900 was made by the Legislature last week ally exported from the State. The only way . for the temporary relief of ‘the State Prison to reach this property is through stamp duties . convicts, The prisoners aré said to be ina imposed upon instruments of writing, A taxof. starving condition, and unless their condition this kind, it is contended, will draw @ revenue . is ameliorated a general outbreak is anticipated. from property best able to bear it, and will) The appropriation, it is calculated, will furnish searcely be felt by the mass of the people. In. them with the necessaries of life for three or order that the tax may affect capital, and as} four weeks. much as possible exempt the laboring classes, it Accipent.—Mr. O. M. Tomlinson was severely injured on Wednesday by the caving of a bank at his diggings on Manzanita Hill. While standing on the bank the ground suddenly caved, and carried him to the bottom of the cut, a dis tance of sixty or seventy fect. He had the presence of mind to jump back, as soon as the cave started, and thus kept on top of the falling earth. One of his legs was badly bruised, but otherwise he was not much burt. Warker’s Riven.—Mr. G, 8. Lauman has given the Placerville American an account of some discoveries made by himself and others, in the region of Walker’s river, which lies about one hundred and fifty miles south of Carson Valley. The discoveries were made last April. When the party arrived at the river they found the Indians numerous, who iuformed them that four white men had been there the year previous and found gold, but that they bad been murdered by the Indians. Numerous boiling springs were found about six miles east of the river. From one of these springs white polished pebbles, about the size of quail shot, were continually thrown. At the head of the cast fork of Walker’s river they found a handsome valley, fifteen miles in length and cight in width, without timber, but well watered and admirably adapted to ‘agriculture and grazing purposes. Wherever the party prospected for gold they averaged from five to seven cents to the pan, The dirt is easily worked, and the gold appeared to be distributed all through the soil, Mr. Lanman believes the day is not distant when there ee — will be extensive mining operations carried on is not deemed advisable to impose a stamp tax. Misino at Forest Crry,—We learn from the . in that region. Even now, a party sufficiently on notes and due-bills under fifty dollars. Democrat that the mining companies in the . large to protect themselves from the Indians— Two bills, providing for the imposition of neighborhood of Forest City are doing a fine . say from twenty to thirty—he thinks, would stamp duties, are now before the Legislature— poe bed ra ig bh eat eoset meet with good success. 4 ound two chunks of gold, weighing separately, WLU! SEE st BS Mor £ committee of Ways and Means. From a cur-. !8"set lump was slightly impregnated with , oan pete halted A a 4 uartz, the smaller one was pure. Several oth. Horse thieves on the Mokelumne river in the visory examination of the two, We are inclined to . ’ P Gtuthvief Woeal’s Beers. Ther wees eo cloecly give the preference, as a whole, to the Assem. ¢T Tich strikes are chronicled. y J 7 J . pursued that they had to leave their horses, dibly bill. The tax is mnch less, but as it is only ; _¥ , . . vent themes! f their clothi stale an experiment, it is sufficient. Should the sysLeoisiative Lirerature.—Frequent com. vest themselves of their clothing and pistols and a » “well ht . plaints have been made about the orthographiswim the river. At last accounts they had not pose ane nape re ee ae cal mistakes of engross¢d and enrolled bills. been taken, and some thirty persons were in eta ey ei kbc The bits proviae that parent hy the .Aneetnbhy,. andi: the Seeih a: tala . Bernall of howe : th } Pree te et ott the act shall take offect in May. ‘This to the clerks, The State Journal says this has we think ; been as much the fault of the members themis too early for the people of the State generally . ives as tho clerks, As an illustration it is to become acquainted with the provisions of the mentioned that a member of the Assembly who law. The act should not go.into effect under felt himself aggrieved on account of on orfour or five months after its passage. thographical errors offered a resolution of inIo regard to the policy of resorting to this quiry into the matter, and in the resolution itsystem of taxation, there is, Of course, a great! soir cloven lines in length, -not less than nine diversity of opinion. Maryland is the only State errors were found. in the Union which has,ever imposed a stamp tax. This was done ata time when her finan-} Cyaan Suor—On Weduesday last, at. ed. She brings 4,600 tons of freight, and it is cial affairs were in a desperate condition, but . Dutch Ravine, Placer county, George World . said she will carry 5,000 tons, ; the system worked so well that it has since been . being on the watch, caught a Chinaman in the crmmenvcteeithprhmnneainn continued in preference to raising revenue in. act of robbing a sluice box, and shot him in the . [roratton Waxten—Of Sylvester Clynch, the ordinary way. We think it advisable to try . neck and leg, though he did not kill him, The . W20 came to this country about six years since, the experiment in this State, and if, after testing . thief was captured and is now in jail charged . ¥95 born at Dublin, from which place he has it thoroughly, it is found impracticable the law . with grand larceny. been absent about ten years. Any communicacan be repealed. Passes OSE ae CEE tion concerning him, addressed to E. Dalton, at The following is the tariff of charges recom-. Tue Fast May.—The furniture and fast horse . the City Mem office, Sacramento, will reach his mended by the committee of Ways and Means: . “Preacher,” lately in possession of J. Ferris . friends. On any foreign bill of exchange, draft or or. Waldron, the defaulting clerk of Wells, Fargo der, whether bes) arp or otherwise, or letter . & Co,, were recently sold at auction. The horse If above $2b cod not exceeding $60 g . brought $475, and the furniture from $1,600 to 50 = do do —-:100 20 . $1,800. 100 d a 1 we np oan 150 do om Ls ro Orricers or Tue Insane Assytum.—On Fri200 = do do 300 60 . day last, the two Houses of the Legislature met 300 do do = 400 80 . in joint convention for the purpose of electing Hong : be officers of the Insane Assylum at Stockton. The at two dollars a week, and judgment rendered for that amount. — Tue Great Rerusiic.—The renowned clipper ship, Great Republic, arrived at the Bay on the 9th inst., having made the passage from New York in 91 days, In point of speed this is the third voyage made—the Flying Cloud haying made the passage in 88 days and the Sword Fish in 90 days. The Great Republic was built some three years since, at Boston, by Donald, McKay, and is the largest clipper ever launchHeavy Srock.—The largest, and most complete assortment of groceries and provisions we have ever seen in Nevada, can now be seen at the store of Messrs. Wall & Bro. on Broad St. Miners, by calling upon Jesse, will have no dficulty in obtaining a full supply of their “regular grub.”’ New O.oruine Srore.We' call attention to SPSSSSSITITIITF 750 = do do 1,000 2 00 . following gentlemen were elected: the advertisement of Messrs, Alston, New J , man nme = ns yen bh Resident Physician, Dr. W. D. Aylett, of . & Co., wno are now opening a clothing and po jo 3 ped 8 00 Sacramento. gent's farnishing store, on Pine street, in the 3000 do do 4,000 g oo. Assistant Physician, Dr. Kendall, of Sonora. . room lately oecupied by Gregory & Sparks. 4,000 do do §,000 10 00} Trustees, Messrs. P. E. Conner, W. H. Lyon, 0 © 7,000 14 00) Thomas Marshall, Andrew Lester, and H.T. Ixvicrep.—Thos. 8. King, of the Budlotin, was pe Po am 2 2 pie } bs Huggins. indicted by the grand jury of San Francisco, on sansa do 30 . the 10th inst., for an assault upon F. A. C io 000 z bs Shred 87 00 Startiine Inrormation.—The Butte Record of . with a deadly weapon. i me 30,000. do do 50,000 90 00. the 12th, says that Sheriff Freer, who had startra Do 50,000 — do do 100,000 175 00/ ed below with the State prisoners, had received . . Exrecrcep.—The Panama mail steamer, with 200 00 . reliable information Promissory ‘notes, inland bills of exchan * that there was @ diabolical 8°, . plot among the thieves of Oroville to burn'the ., collateral inheritan icies of icha anhalt the ee boa a place sometime last week, in order that they Licenses and certificates of lawyers $10 00. might plunder the town. Subscriptions were Passengers’ tickets, on vessels leaving the immediately started for the purpose of organState, (Ist class) izing a citizen police force, to guard th Do (2d class) g po orce, to gu @ town 2 00 . during the night, and if possible, prevent the ‘Do (steerage) : _—_ consummation of their fiendish purposes. OroviLLE.—The steamer Sam Soule made the two weeks later dates from New York, is now fully due, and may be hourly expected. Rewovep.—The Land Office, formerly located at Benicia, has been removed to San Francisco, Hon. S. H. Cuase has our thanks for legislative documents. A Lapy Iw Luck.—The Sqnora Democrat, of trip to Oroville on Friday last, without meeting. San Francisco Suxnirr.—Judge Norton, of . Saturday, says that a piece of gold, valued at three hundred dollars, was picked up in the northern part of Sonora one day last week by a Scannell is Sheriff, de facto, of San Francisco, lady. at the Bay, we bave received intelligence from Hongkong to January 17th—forty-five days la. ter than previous advices. It appears that immediately after the capture and destruction of ‘LATER NEWS FROM CHINA, By the arrival of the clipper ship Hurricane, the Barrier Forts by the Americans, CommoWhampoa, aud addressed a letter to Yeh, the Governor of Canton, in which he said : “Here I presume it will end, and so long as he (the Imperial Commissioner) does not commit any act of violence against our flag or citiizens, we shall rest on our arms,’’ His Excellency Yeh, in a despatch of the 5th of January, writes Commodore Armstrong : “From this, I see your Excellency has a clear knowledge of affairs. There is no matter of strife between our two nations. Henceforth let the fashion of flag which American ships emloy be clearly defined, and inform me what it is beforehand. This will be the verification of the friendly relations between our countries.”’ It would seem from this, so far as the Americans are concerned, that the difficulty is settled. Destrvcrion or Tux Forts.—The following account of the destruction of the fortsin the neighborhood of Canton, is from the Hongkong Gazette : The only event of importance since the despatch on the 25th of December, via Calcutta, of the record of the ten preceding days, has been the capture and demolition of the French Folly Fort, with’a loss on our side of one marine private, who was shot through the body by an iron arrow. The destruction of the fort was most complete; and the rapidity with which it was performed must have had an astonishing effect on the Chinese mind. In each of seventeen mines a hundred pounds of powder was buried, and at the hour of high noon the whole was exploded, leaving hardly one stone upon another. Our gallant brothers in arms, the Americans, bave been less successful in their operations on the Barrier Forts—the indiscreet use ofa crow-bar ou a charged mine sending three to eternity at once, and wounding half a dozen others who were standing by. Nevertheless, they too, have well performed their work of destructiou—if it can be thought well to destroy the forts (the two southernmost especially) that might have been easily held, and would have proved useful. the 14th of December, the Chinese set fire to the foreign factories at Canton. were ail burned with ope or two exceptions, and these were pillaged, We find the following on the subject in a letter to the Gazette, dated December 15th : ral Seymour, looking out of his bed-room window, suw some Chinese with flambeanx and fireballs, setting fire to the remains of the Chinese honses, in Thirteen Factory street, in rear of Messrs. Dent & Co’s. A light south wind was blowing at the time, and the flame soon crawled to windward into New China street—the want of water, tide being low, rendered it quite impossible to put a stop to them. By daylight, of Hog Lane. Another correspondent, writing on the 19th December says : Notwithstanding the heat from the still glowing debris, and the dauger from falling walls, the Chinese loafers are as busy as bees yrubbing for whatever is worth removal. Messrs. Walovly premises intact from fire, are under a course of systematic destruction—iron works in the lower parts of the houses burnt, being also a great abject of attraction—the hammer and shop. The sentries appear much tantalized at being dirceted not to shoot any oue of the planderers, sone occasionally coming within 30 or 40 yards of them-—so bold are they, ATTEMPT OF THE CHINESE TO RETAKE THE Forts. An attempt was made on the 4th of January of the captured forts. The English flect was lying off the factory ruins at Canton, when the Admiral was informed that a large number of Fort, started for the fort, leaving directions for the encounter to follow as soon as possible. their squadron, some sixty vessels that had come down the Fashion creek, in a line between Marives Island and Barrow’s Island, about midway between the Macao Passage (Teatotum) Fort and the stations of the Hornet and Comus off the Barrier. But just as the Encounter was under weigh, some twenty or thirty vessels were seen coming into Starling Reach, and instead of proceeding directly, it was deemed best to send a few shot into them. ‘The Encounter then attempted to get down the Macao Passage, but unfortunately, grounded somewhere off Lird’s Nest Fort, and was unable to get to the assistance of the others engaged. The accident being observed from the Cormandel Sir Michael Seymour did not deem it prudent todo more with the Cormandel than stand on the defensive crew into the fort. The Chinese, of course, construed the movement to irresolution, and came on bravely to within four hundred yards of the fort, when, from the minnies of the marines and small arm men, ‘till then under cover, they received repeated volleys, which must have committed frighful execution. It was about four, or @ little after—that the Chinese, finding they had again met more than” their match. and knowing that as the tide made they could not show fight a mlunte, gave signs of an intention to return, Six men were wounded in the boats, and one boy of the first class severely burnt on board the Cormandel, whilst in the act of screwing*in a rocket staff, which had accidently ignited either from friction of screwing. or the back fire of a previous discharge. It is supposed that not less than seven thousand Chinese, in altogether some hundred and fifty boats, were engaged in thisthe most plucky action on their part that has ever been witnessed by the English Naval Officers. MASSACRE ON BoARD THE Streamer THistTLE.— Two separate attacks had been made by the Chinese on the postal steamer Thistle, running between Hongkong and Canton. The first attack was made on the 22d of December, and resulted in two persons being killed outright, and four wornded, one mortally. The second attack was made a few days after, and resulted in the murder of the captain, officers and crew— in all, eleven persons. The Friend of China of Jan. 2d says : It seems that the Thistle had just got under way on-her voyage to Canton, when the captain left the upper deck, witha Manila-man Sucunny at the wheel, and proceeded towards the engine room hatchway, where he was in the act of stooping forward looking down when an assassin stabbed him from behind. The first engineer, Mr. Abraham, an American, was on the other side of the hatchway at the time, and was similarly assailed; two Manila-men Sucunnies were working below and shared the same fate: one man got into one of the coal bunkers, and being unable to get out when the vessel was set on fire, was burned to death; a Portuguese gentleman, his Servant, anda sick artilleryman, pi ag lying down forward, were also’ mur. ting into the cabin and fired several shots at the wretches as they attempted to get hold of him, . boa DestTrRUcTION OF THE ForeiGN Facrorins.—On . The factories . About half past 11 o’clock last night, Admi. the fire was at its height, approaching the ruins . drey & Co's and Ezrah and Judah's houses, the . chisel going on as sonorously as ina machinist’s . by the Chinese to retake from the English some . war junks were approaching the Macao Passage . The steamer Cormandel immediately . By the time the Cormandel got down to the Fort, the Chinese had arranged that portion ot . and accordingly dropped back with the tide. . still firing from the bow gun, and sent the boats . The mate, Petersen, succeeded in get. . ly eleven persons were disposed last was driven overboard and drowned, . il atthe wheel waskilled from an Th Chinese boys escaped by jumping overe work of the steamer wag then burned at@ the brass work taken away. Burnine or THE Wesrern susurbs or Canton. —On the l2th of January the English burned dore Armstrong returned with his fleet to . @ village near Canton, where a sailor and marine had been murdered, The Gazette} of the 16th says: i sini r On Monday morning, at li armed bodjes left the sips for the Purpose , rs to the western suburbs of Canton, a’ which if before carried out, mighthave tended to show the Chinese we are now. determined to give them their deserts, and have checked that course of obstinacy they appear bent on pursning. Tbe Encounter’s people landed at the Shameen Fort, the Barracouta’s at Hougua’s Pack houses, the Niger’s and the Folly’s took the Hongs between the remains of the. old fire and Factory Creek, while the shore party walked into Carpenter Square, and streets in the vicinity. The whole thing was so unexpec' that the Chinese found the place in a blaze fore they could realize it: In the fight three of our men were knocked down, and the braves rushed on them and cut off two of their heads, The fire rose rapidly and extended back fully a quarter of a mile, and was then scattered occasionally shot and shell from the ship. Nor did the city escape, an extensive blaze about the Yamuna having been observed. More ovrraGes anout WHampoa.—Considerable excitement had been occasioned among the foreign residents of Whampoa by the forcible abduction of a Mr. Cowper by some Chinese, Nothing in relation to his fate had been ascertained before the departure of the mail. The inhabitants of Whampoa were informed by Admiral Seymour, after he was acquainted with the facts, that unless the seized. person was returned immediately, the place should be burned about their ears, In addition to this outrage, it is also believed that the British lorcha Alma has been captnred, and the foreign portion of her crew barberously murdered—Julius Hannibal, the master and owner, having his legs and arms cut off, and so left to bleed: to death. From Nortu Cursa.—Accounts from Shanghae to the 3d of January have been received, In that city no evidences of ill feeling on the . part of the native population are recorded. Ac. counts of the disturbances at Canton had reached Pekin, and it is said that an imperial commissioner was on bis way south to settle the difficulties to the satisfaction of the foreigners, Larest rrom Ionexonc.—A_ letter ‘from Hongkong, of January 14th says : Thé position of this place is, however, by no means satisfactory. ‘The kuown treachery and enmity of the Chinese Government, who it is . sapposed have many emmissaries here, give . foundation to the general fear of an outbreak . among our native population, and to the still . more probable contingency of an attempt, on . their part, to set fire to foreigu dwellings. Na. tive servants in the employment of foreigners . have been suminarily ordered to return to their homes, and itis probable that a general desertion will take place. . Disrressinc.—-A miner came down from Fol;som on Wednesday, says the Sacramento [tem, . with a sack of gold dust weighing about 175 j pounds, It was about as muchas he could . *tote,’’ 1 Dasuerreotypes! Daguerreotypes ! {Those . wanting pictures in fhe: highest “style of the art, should . call at the Gallery of Mire. J. F. Reponrn, No. 10 . Com. . . . mereial street. Glass Pictures or Ambrotyes also “wade for those who desire them, 19-tf . . I UST. the road from Nevada to “Oriana Fist, x . L4 POCKET MEMORANDUM BOOK . containing accounts . und two notes payable to Marks & Co. A liberal reward . will be paid to any party returning the same to MARK & . CO., Orleans Flat, or WELS, FARGO, & CO Nevada. Nevada March, 16th 1857—24-44# ISSOLU TION THE. CO ARTN bis HIP HERKIOfore existing between the undersigned.as Wagon and Carriage makers is this day dissolved by mutual consent. Nevada, Mareh 9th 1857, I. b. PARMER, J. W. MCKENNEY. The business will be continued at the old stand, Ne. 10 Washington st., near Theater, by 11. B. VALMER, . 24-47 ISSOLUTION.=The Co-Partnership heretotore existing between Withington & Lently is this day dissulyed by tnutual consent. We intend to settle all bills. both payable and receivable, immediately—either, can sigu in liquidation, GOB. WHTHING'LON, Neva March 14th 1857.—24-3t A. G. BENT LY. The business will be carried on hereafter by ech ai sabes? G. E. WITHINGTON, . TO WHOMIT MAY CONCERN?! Ty B. R. CARMAN, TAKES THIS METHOD OF _ notifying those who have been recipients of bis pro1 ssional services, that unless some arrangement is made to settle their accounts, he will! -publish ‘every delinquent whom he has reason to bélieve able to pay their bills, particularly those who have been treated tor private dis 4 Nevada March 17th 1857.—24-1f. vets cm A. J. ALSTON, J. BL NEWMAN, KR, M'MURRAY. ALSTON N EWMAN & 00., . OBST WTS « Gents Furnishing Goods ave located on Pine Street, (Between Broad and Commercial st, ) ND ARE NOW OPENING A LARGE, WELL SELECTED, fL Complete and entire New Stock of Clothing and Gents Furnishing Goods, not surpassed BY ANY IN THE MOUNTAINS. To which they call the attention of the Citizens of Nevada, and Surrounding Country. Our Stock contiate of every article in that line, fom VERY FINE to COARSE. Particular attention has been paid inthe selection of ye Raa prc = to this market. Atliow us to say, that we possess all the el i er of pty bi mane egy and ayiiewalic baniaoes iabits, and being posted on the wants i will be enabled from time to time tar <i ieamamaend Render Entire Satisfaction !! Suffice it to say—that neither time, attention or expense will be spared to render our house 2 + bo do gh use SECOND TO NONE IN TRE Point of Quality, Price, &e. &e. Our Prices shall be as LOW asthe LOWEST, and Uniform, By strict attention to business, and. uncea to accommodate ALL—we hope to 0 angshare of public patronage. ALSTON, NEWMAN & CO., Pine st. bet, Broa Y Nevada March 18th 1857.—24-tf coco L.C. DODGE & CO. NO. 68 MERCHANT ST., BELOW MONTGOMERY, H4ve CONSTANTLY ON HAND AND are in daily recept of Fresh’ Calif BUTTER, CHEESE and EGGS. Also, Oregon BACON and LARD: which they offer for sale, in quantfties to suit the cit country traders upon the most reasonable ‘orien yep FRESH CALIFORNIA BUTTER. LBS. FRESH CALIFORNIA RANCH BUTTER 2 000 of fine quality, in 5, 10.and.25.1b. tins, suita: ble for the country trade and the min fF Also—500 Ibs extra qualit i ble for the city trade, quality Table Butter, in balls, suitaAlso—Alarge quantity of Cooki i ly on hand and te anaun enter atyaeel L, C, DODGE & CO, plese eee ee ca oes 68 Merchant street. — FRESH CALIFORNIA CHEESE. ONSTANTLY ON HAND, from the choicest. dairies in C California, For sale, in quantities tosuit all classes of dealers, at prices corres with the times. pate ° Lt DODGE & CO., — m 68 Merchant street. NSTABLE’S SALE.—STATE OF €ALI v ’ FORNIA, County of Nevada—~ss, virtue of an Execution, issued out-of Justiec Caldwell’s Court, of E i is ‘ureka Township, Come — to me directed, in favor of B. E. S. EL P. McLEAN, I have seized,-and shall expose 3 sale at Public Auction, at 12 o’clock M. on the Ist day tha Pr A; D. 1857, at the Orleans Hotel, on Orleans Flat, the ollowing described Property; to wit » All the right, tite and interest of the above named defendant. in and to a certain House and Lot situate on the Northeast side of ain street on Wolsey’s Flat, and being the house former: ocou by Doctor Olds, subject to redemption accordMg to @ Statute for such cases made and ted the Oth day of March A. D. 183t. / 23-3 A, F. WAGNER, Constable, : F ; 4 . 3 antes

gee mo aR NEVADA DEMOCRAT. John Sale is our traveling Agent for Nevada county. He is authorized to receive money for supseriptions and receipt for the same. ain a E. P. Tarney is our agent for Patterson and vicinfty, He is authorized to receive subscriptions, advertisements, &e., and collect and receipt for the same. RR AEE EY Oe oe Hoogs & Co. are our authorized agents for San Francisco, to receive advertisements, and collect for the same. BOPP Yer oo A. Badlam, Jr., is our authorized agent in Sacramento City. NEVADA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18,°1857. . proposi ro Jait.—Charles Nevils who was arrested last week in Sacramento, charged with committing. the murderous assault upon Mr. Rich at Alpha, has been examined on the charge and committed ‘to jail, He was taken to Alpha on Thursday and examined before a magistrate in that place. In addition to the suspicious circumstances which we gave last week, it is said that blood was found upon a pair of boots in his house, and the boots fitted the tracks supposed to have been made by the would-be murderer. The evidence against him so far is entirely circumstantial, but it is to be hoped before the trial is had, that some other circumstances will come to light to indicate more clearly who committed the deed. After Nevils was examined and ordered to be ‘committed, he was taken from the officers by a crowd anda rope put round his neck in order to frighten him into a confession. He begged a short time for prayer, which was granted him. He commenced by asking forgiveness for what he had done, and closed by calling God to witness that he was innocent of the crime for which he stood charged. They then delivered him to the officers, and he was brought down and put in jail. Nevils is a native of Belgium, and not a Frenchman as we stated last week. He speaks French, however, as well or better than his native language, and has heretofore been regarded as a Frenchman, Minixc.—From every portion of the county we have encouraging accounts from the miners, We have heard of no remarkably “rich strikes’’ within the past few days, but what is far better, the miners are generally doing a good business. Water is abundant throughout the county, and the present bids fair to be the most prosperous mining season we have had for several years. The amount of gold dust brought into town and sold during the past week, has been unusually large, and business of every kind is beginning to look up. Likey To Recover.—We are pleased to learn that Mr, Rich, who was so terribly wounded near two weeks ago at Alpha, is likely to recover from hisinjuries. Should he get well, the case must be set down as one of the most remarkable on record. Several of the wounds were supposed to be mortal, and for over a week after he received them, the physicians were of the opinion that he could not recover, He will be badly disfigured, having received two or three deep cuts in the face, one of which completely severed his nose, He {s perfectly rational, but has no recollection as to how he got hurt, The probability is that some one came up from behind him, and knocked him senseless by a blow on the head. Trearen.—Mr. Frisbie informs us that the Nevada Theater will be opened next Monday evening by the talented company now playing in Marysville. Mr. McDonough, the distin. guished tragedian, Mr. Phelps, Mrs. Woodward, and several other favorite artists, compose the company. The attractions which will be presented, we doubt not will draw good houses, Tux Brivexs.—We notice that Mr. Buck, the contractor, has got a portion of the timber for the Deer creek bridges on the ground, and we understand the work is rapidly progressing. — The bridges will be completed in two or three weeks, Maxicious Miscuier,--Some person who could have had but little to do, amused himself on ’ Sunday night by cutting one of the ropes that held the foot bridge, at the foot of Main street. Such mischief deserves the severest punishment. Minino Accrpent.—Mr. Thos. Roach was seriously injured, above Cherokee, on Thursday last, by the caving of a bank. His collar-hone was broken, and he was badly bruised about the chest, He is now under the skilful treatment of Dr, Randall, and is fast recovering. Removar.—Mesers. Gregory & Sparks have removed their store to John’s brick building, Main street. They have constantly on hand a large supply of grocerics, provisions, mining tools and miners’ supplies generally. Jumpsp Overnoarp.—A man named Peter Whalau, jumped overboard from the steamer Bragdon, on Wednesday last, while on the trip Stockton toSan Francisco, and was drownRerurnep.—The Sacramento Bee says that a number of those who set off on the Sonora expidition with Crabb, have returned. Jvrza Dean Hayne.—This talented actress is now playing at Maguire’s Opera House, San ’Franeleeo, Bauy.—A ball comes offat the Orleans Hotel, Orleans Flat, on Friday evening, the 27th inst. For Tenvanterec.—The schooner Mary Taylor cleared at the Custom House, San Francisco, on Friday, for Tehuantepec, with twenty passengers and a small quantity of merchandise. Geo. Welch and J. E. Hamlin have our thanks for Sacramento and San Francisco papers, furnished during the past week. Newsrarer SoLp.—The materials, good will, etc., of the True Californian were sold at Auction on Monday, Rise in Frour.—Flour is now selling in San Francisco at fifteen dollars a barrel, which is double the price it sold for afew weeks ago. The rise has not been caused by any anticipated scarcity of the article, as there is known to be more than enough in the State to supply the demand until after the next harvest. Speculators, it is said, have been buying it to such an. any obstructions, The steamer will hereafter . the 12th District Court, has decided that David run to that place as a regular packet. extent as to contro] the market. . Brent’s Report—A Stamp Tax. Reduction of Expenses. _ Conviction of the ex-State Treasurer. » The commitige of Ways and Means, of the As-. A bill was passed by the Assemby on Thurs-. The trial of Dr. Bates before the Senate was sembly, to whom bad been referred @ bill impo. day last; fixing the pay of members of the Leg-. gnexpectedly brought toa conclusion on Thurssing certain stamp daties, and a bill to provide islature at $450 for a session. The policy of. day last, by the refusal of the defendant to plead for issuing licenses to passenger brokers, subpaying members of the Legislature a fixed sal-. io the articles of impeactment. By the law mitted a report on the 9th inst., through Mr. . ary, instead of paying them by the day is avery regulating trials of impeachment cases, a refuBrent, of Los Angeles. Since the organization . good one. and will have @ tendency in future to . gq} to plead is declared equivalent to.a plea of of the State government, there has been an av-. shorten the sessions. The salary is to be paid . puilty, and on the refusal of the defendant’s erage excess of expenditures over the revenue . in cash, and if the work of @ sessiou can be accounsel to put in a plea, the Senate declared of nearly half a million of dollars per annum, . complished in forty-five days, which can geher-. him convicted of the charges, and the President and the civil debt of the “State will amount to. ally be done, the members would still receive . pronounced the sentence. As he had already three and a half millions on the first of next Ju-. ten dollars a day, the same they get now. If 4/ resigned the office of Treasurer the only judgly. After carrying into effect every reasonable . session should be prolonged to ninety days, they . ment which could be pronounced was that he tion to reduce the expenses of the gov-. would get five dollars aday, which is about . pe forever disqualified from holding any office ernment. by cutting off every expense not abso-. equal to the wages of mechanics, and will be . of trust, power, or profit, under the State. The lutely necessary, it is estimated that an annual . sufficient to pay the expenses of the members. reason assigned by bis counsel for not answerdeficit will exist of three hundred thousand dol. while in session. By the passage of this bill an. ing the articles of impeachment, was that he lars. At this rate, unless some new financial . annual saying of about $100,0000 will be effect-. had been indicted on the same charges, and did policy is inaugurated, the State will be sunk in . ed in the Legislative expenses. — ' not wish to be twice putin jeopardy for the hopeless bankruptcy in the course of @ few years. Mr. Patrick has also introdaced a bill into the . same offence. In order to make up this annual deficit, and . Assembly reducing materially the salaries of. Jt must now be evident to every one who has bring the revenue up to the expenditures, new State officers. By the bill the Goveroor is to. watched thé course of this trial that Dr. Bates taxes must be levied, and the question is, what . receive a salary of $5,000 per annum; the Sec-. is guilty of the charges brought against him by property can best afford to bear this additional . retary of State, Controller and Treasurer $2,-. the Assembly. Had there been a possible burden, with the least injury to the productive . 500 each, and the Judges of the Supreme Court . chance to. have escaped conviction, he never interests of the State. Farming lands are al . $5,000 per annum. By the passage of these two . would have suffered judgment to be pronounced ready heavily taxed, so is the real and personal . bills, enough will be saved to pay the interest . against him without making an effort to avert property in the cities, The taxing of mining . on one half of the State debt. Thesalariés pro-. it, Great exertions were made, and all the claims is impracticable; besides, mjners as a. posed are a great reduction from what has been . technicalities known to the law resorted to, ir class are the least prosperous of any in the State, . paid heretofore, and it is feared the bills will! order to get the case dismissed; but when the and they could not well bear any additional . not pass the Senate, Senate decided that he must be tried on the burdens. ; charges, he refuses to plead, and in effect acUnder these circumstances, the attention of. Ox® Moyrn’s Exrenses.—A bill appropriakaowledges himself guilty. The only advantage the committee has been directed to the inquiry . ting about $100,000, to pay the civil expenses . 550 was expected to result from an investias to whether there is any species of property . Of the State for one month from the firstof Feb-. — tion of the charges, was the probability of that wholly escapes taxation, The personal . ¥ary, has passed both houses, and will undoubt . fain out what had become of the missing property in San Francisco is assessed at a little . edly receive the signatare of the Governor. . 5194 000. The refusal of Dr. Bates to plead to over four millions of dollars; but it is estimated . The bill requires the Treasurer to transfer the . 1), charges has prevented the Senate from infrom reliable data that nearly thirty millions is . interest and other special funds which may be . , .ticating the matter, and the public will now employed in that city alone in loans, twenty pald into the tressury, into: the geners! fund, have to wait for further light until he is tried millions of which is owned in the Atlantic States . #nd pay them out only in accordance with the) . . the indietments before the criminal court of and Europe, and the interest, amounting to provisions of the bill. The bill was opposed in Sasedinwiite: nearly five millions per annum, is sent out of . the Assembly principally on the ground that) i oco pest informed upon the subject, are of the country without contributing in the least to . the State was acting in bad faith in diverting) 1. opinion that Dr. Bates has not profited, pethe support of the government. The amount the special fuss frow the olgpets for whitey they cuniarily, by the defalcations, He has allowed of goods and provisions sent to this State by . Were collected. The Controller is probibited. jiyors to draw money from the Treasury conforeign shippers, and sold for cash, is estimated . from drawing warrante unless there is money in trary to law, who will reap the advantages, at thirty millions of dollars. ‘The money which . the tresury to meet them. while he is likely to suffer the penalty. The is collected for these goods is sent abroad in the State has lost near $250,000 through the crimiform of forcign bills of exchange, and entirely nal stupidity of the late Treasurer, and the pros escapes taxation. By levying a stamp tax upon pect is not very flattering of any considerable foreign bills of exchange, and upon notes and portion of the amount ever being recovered.— mortgages, much of the foreign capital, which One advantage, however, will be gained by the now escapes taxation in this State, will be investigations which have been instituted; State reached, and made to bear its proportion toTreasurers in future will be more cautious, and wards the support of the State government, think twice before they allow sharpers to lead The Pacific Mail Steamship Company also them from the plain path of duty. have an immense amount of productive property in this State, and by a decision of the U, 8, an ty Supreme Court, the State has no right to tax it. 4 Dog Case.—A very interesting lawsuit The company collects near two millious of dol. wag tried in Sacramento last week, A man was lars annually from passengers leaving the State. . syeq for the board of a dog for twenty-four In order to reach the property of this company . weeks, at five dollarsa week. The case was in some way it is proposed to tax passenger . tried before Justice Jenks, and elicited a great tickets, We do uot know what plan is contem. dea) of sport. The Justice gave a learned opinplated to derive a revenue from the sale of pas-. ion in the case which was published in full in senger tickets, and cannot speak as to its prac. the State Journal, and occupies 4 column and a ticability; but the property of the steamship . naif in that paper. After considering all the company has heretofore entirely escaped taxa-. o.jgonce on the subject, and making proper altion, and some plan should be devised to make . jowance for estimates on a new subject, the it bear its just proportion of the burden of govprice of his board was fixed ernment, Bille , It is the opinion of the committee that over sixty millions of dollars entirely escapes taxa-. Tux Strate Priox.—An appropriation of tion, and of this amount forty millions is annu. 35900 was made by the Legislature last week ally exported from the State. The only way . for the temporary relief of ‘the State Prison to reach this property is through stamp duties . convicts, The prisoners aré said to be ina imposed upon instruments of writing, A taxof. starving condition, and unless their condition this kind, it is contended, will draw @ revenue . is ameliorated a general outbreak is anticipated. from property best able to bear it, and will) The appropriation, it is calculated, will furnish searcely be felt by the mass of the people. In. them with the necessaries of life for three or order that the tax may affect capital, and as} four weeks. much as possible exempt the laboring classes, it Accipent.—Mr. O. M. Tomlinson was severely injured on Wednesday by the caving of a bank at his diggings on Manzanita Hill. While standing on the bank the ground suddenly caved, and carried him to the bottom of the cut, a dis tance of sixty or seventy fect. He had the presence of mind to jump back, as soon as the cave started, and thus kept on top of the falling earth. One of his legs was badly bruised, but otherwise he was not much burt. Warker’s Riven.—Mr. G, 8. Lauman has given the Placerville American an account of some discoveries made by himself and others, in the region of Walker’s river, which lies about one hundred and fifty miles south of Carson Valley. The discoveries were made last April. When the party arrived at the river they found the Indians numerous, who iuformed them that four white men had been there the year previous and found gold, but that they bad been murdered by the Indians. Numerous boiling springs were found about six miles east of the river. From one of these springs white polished pebbles, about the size of quail shot, were continually thrown. At the head of the cast fork of Walker’s river they found a handsome valley, fifteen miles in length and cight in width, without timber, but well watered and admirably adapted to ‘agriculture and grazing purposes. Wherever the party prospected for gold they averaged from five to seven cents to the pan, The dirt is easily worked, and the gold appeared to be distributed all through the soil, Mr. Lanman believes the day is not distant when there ee — will be extensive mining operations carried on is not deemed advisable to impose a stamp tax. Misino at Forest Crry,—We learn from the . in that region. Even now, a party sufficiently on notes and due-bills under fifty dollars. Democrat that the mining companies in the . large to protect themselves from the Indians— Two bills, providing for the imposition of neighborhood of Forest City are doing a fine . say from twenty to thirty—he thinks, would stamp duties, are now before the Legislature— poe bed ra ig bh eat eoset meet with good success. 4 ound two chunks of gold, weighing separately, WLU! SEE st BS Mor £ committee of Ways and Means. From a cur-. !8"set lump was slightly impregnated with , oan pete halted A a 4 uartz, the smaller one was pure. Several oth. Horse thieves on the Mokelumne river in the visory examination of the two, We are inclined to . ’ P Gtuthvief Woeal’s Beers. Ther wees eo cloecly give the preference, as a whole, to the Assem. ¢T Tich strikes are chronicled. y J 7 J . pursued that they had to leave their horses, dibly bill. The tax is mnch less, but as it is only ; _¥ , . . vent themes! f their clothi stale an experiment, it is sufficient. Should the sysLeoisiative Lirerature.—Frequent com. vest themselves of their clothing and pistols and a » “well ht . plaints have been made about the orthographiswim the river. At last accounts they had not pose ane nape re ee ae cal mistakes of engross¢d and enrolled bills. been taken, and some thirty persons were in eta ey ei kbc The bits proviae that parent hy the .Aneetnbhy,. andi: the Seeih a: tala . Bernall of howe : th } Pree te et ott the act shall take offect in May. ‘This to the clerks, The State Journal says this has we think ; been as much the fault of the members themis too early for the people of the State generally . ives as tho clerks, As an illustration it is to become acquainted with the provisions of the mentioned that a member of the Assembly who law. The act should not go.into effect under felt himself aggrieved on account of on orfour or five months after its passage. thographical errors offered a resolution of inIo regard to the policy of resorting to this quiry into the matter, and in the resolution itsystem of taxation, there is, Of course, a great! soir cloven lines in length, -not less than nine diversity of opinion. Maryland is the only State errors were found. in the Union which has,ever imposed a stamp tax. This was done ata time when her finan-} Cyaan Suor—On Weduesday last, at. ed. She brings 4,600 tons of freight, and it is cial affairs were in a desperate condition, but . Dutch Ravine, Placer county, George World . said she will carry 5,000 tons, ; the system worked so well that it has since been . being on the watch, caught a Chinaman in the crmmenvcteeithprhmnneainn continued in preference to raising revenue in. act of robbing a sluice box, and shot him in the . [roratton Waxten—Of Sylvester Clynch, the ordinary way. We think it advisable to try . neck and leg, though he did not kill him, The . W20 came to this country about six years since, the experiment in this State, and if, after testing . thief was captured and is now in jail charged . ¥95 born at Dublin, from which place he has it thoroughly, it is found impracticable the law . with grand larceny. been absent about ten years. Any communicacan be repealed. Passes OSE ae CEE tion concerning him, addressed to E. Dalton, at The following is the tariff of charges recom-. Tue Fast May.—The furniture and fast horse . the City Mem office, Sacramento, will reach his mended by the committee of Ways and Means: . “Preacher,” lately in possession of J. Ferris . friends. On any foreign bill of exchange, draft or or. Waldron, the defaulting clerk of Wells, Fargo der, whether bes) arp or otherwise, or letter . & Co,, were recently sold at auction. The horse If above $2b cod not exceeding $60 g . brought $475, and the furniture from $1,600 to 50 = do do —-:100 20 . $1,800. 100 d a 1 we np oan 150 do om Ls ro Orricers or Tue Insane Assytum.—On Fri200 = do do 300 60 . day last, the two Houses of the Legislature met 300 do do = 400 80 . in joint convention for the purpose of electing Hong : be officers of the Insane Assylum at Stockton. The at two dollars a week, and judgment rendered for that amount. — Tue Great Rerusiic.—The renowned clipper ship, Great Republic, arrived at the Bay on the 9th inst., having made the passage from New York in 91 days, In point of speed this is the third voyage made—the Flying Cloud haying made the passage in 88 days and the Sword Fish in 90 days. The Great Republic was built some three years since, at Boston, by Donald, McKay, and is the largest clipper ever launchHeavy Srock.—The largest, and most complete assortment of groceries and provisions we have ever seen in Nevada, can now be seen at the store of Messrs. Wall & Bro. on Broad St. Miners, by calling upon Jesse, will have no dficulty in obtaining a full supply of their “regular grub.”’ New O.oruine Srore.We' call attention to SPSSSSSITITIITF 750 = do do 1,000 2 00 . following gentlemen were elected: the advertisement of Messrs, Alston, New J , man nme = ns yen bh Resident Physician, Dr. W. D. Aylett, of . & Co., wno are now opening a clothing and po jo 3 ped 8 00 Sacramento. gent's farnishing store, on Pine street, in the 3000 do do 4,000 g oo. Assistant Physician, Dr. Kendall, of Sonora. . room lately oecupied by Gregory & Sparks. 4,000 do do §,000 10 00} Trustees, Messrs. P. E. Conner, W. H. Lyon, 0 © 7,000 14 00) Thomas Marshall, Andrew Lester, and H.T. Ixvicrep.—Thos. 8. King, of the Budlotin, was pe Po am 2 2 pie } bs Huggins. indicted by the grand jury of San Francisco, on sansa do 30 . the 10th inst., for an assault upon F. A. C io 000 z bs Shred 87 00 Startiine Inrormation.—The Butte Record of . with a deadly weapon. i me 30,000. do do 50,000 90 00. the 12th, says that Sheriff Freer, who had startra Do 50,000 — do do 100,000 175 00/ ed below with the State prisoners, had received . . Exrecrcep.—The Panama mail steamer, with 200 00 . reliable information Promissory ‘notes, inland bills of exchan * that there was @ diabolical 8°, . plot among the thieves of Oroville to burn'the ., collateral inheritan icies of icha anhalt the ee boa a place sometime last week, in order that they Licenses and certificates of lawyers $10 00. might plunder the town. Subscriptions were Passengers’ tickets, on vessels leaving the immediately started for the purpose of organState, (Ist class) izing a citizen police force, to guard th Do (2d class) g po orce, to gu @ town 2 00 . during the night, and if possible, prevent the ‘Do (steerage) : _—_ consummation of their fiendish purposes. OroviLLE.—The steamer Sam Soule made the two weeks later dates from New York, is now fully due, and may be hourly expected. Rewovep.—The Land Office, formerly located at Benicia, has been removed to San Francisco, Hon. S. H. Cuase has our thanks for legislative documents. A Lapy Iw Luck.—The Sqnora Democrat, of trip to Oroville on Friday last, without meeting. San Francisco Suxnirr.—Judge Norton, of . Saturday, says that a piece of gold, valued at three hundred dollars, was picked up in the northern part of Sonora one day last week by a Scannell is Sheriff, de facto, of San Francisco, lady. at the Bay, we bave received intelligence from Hongkong to January 17th—forty-five days la. ter than previous advices. It appears that immediately after the capture and destruction of ‘LATER NEWS FROM CHINA, By the arrival of the clipper ship Hurricane, the Barrier Forts by the Americans, CommoWhampoa, aud addressed a letter to Yeh,

the Governor of Canton, in which he said : “Here I presume it will end, and so long as he (the Imperial Commissioner) does not commit any act of violence against our flag or citiizens, we shall rest on our arms,’’ His Excellency Yeh, in a despatch of the 5th of January, writes Commodore Armstrong : “From this, I see your Excellency has a clear knowledge of affairs. There is no matter of strife between our two nations. Henceforth let the fashion of flag which American ships emloy be clearly defined, and inform me what it is beforehand. This will be the verification of the friendly relations between our countries.”’ It would seem from this, so far as the Americans are concerned, that the difficulty is settled. Destrvcrion or Tux Forts.—The following account of the destruction of the fortsin the neighborhood of Canton, is from the Hongkong Gazette : The only event of importance since the despatch on the 25th of December, via Calcutta, of the record of the ten preceding days, has been the capture and demolition of the French Folly Fort, with’a loss on our side of one marine private, who was shot through the body by an iron arrow. The destruction of the fort was most complete; and the rapidity with which it was performed must have had an astonishing effect on the Chinese mind. In each of seventeen mines a hundred pounds of powder was buried, and at the hour of high noon the whole was exploded, leaving hardly one stone upon another. Our gallant brothers in arms, the Americans, bave been less successful in their operations on the Barrier Forts—the indiscreet use ofa crow-bar ou a charged mine sending three to eternity at once, and wounding half a dozen others who were standing by. Nevertheless, they too, have well performed their work of destructiou—if it can be thought well to destroy the forts (the two southernmost especially) that might have been easily held, and would have proved useful. the 14th of December, the Chinese set fire to the foreign factories at Canton. were ail burned with ope or two exceptions, and these were pillaged, We find the following on the subject in a letter to the Gazette, dated December 15th : ral Seymour, looking out of his bed-room window, suw some Chinese with flambeanx and fireballs, setting fire to the remains of the Chinese honses, in Thirteen Factory street, in rear of Messrs. Dent & Co’s. A light south wind was blowing at the time, and the flame soon crawled to windward into New China street—the want of water, tide being low, rendered it quite impossible to put a stop to them. By daylight, of Hog Lane. Another correspondent, writing on the 19th December says : Notwithstanding the heat from the still glowing debris, and the dauger from falling walls, the Chinese loafers are as busy as bees yrubbing for whatever is worth removal. Messrs. Walovly premises intact from fire, are under a course of systematic destruction—iron works in the lower parts of the houses burnt, being also a great abject of attraction—the hammer and shop. The sentries appear much tantalized at being dirceted not to shoot any oue of the planderers, sone occasionally coming within 30 or 40 yards of them-—so bold are they, ATTEMPT OF THE CHINESE TO RETAKE THE Forts. An attempt was made on the 4th of January of the captured forts. The English flect was lying off the factory ruins at Canton, when the Admiral was informed that a large number of Fort, started for the fort, leaving directions for the encounter to follow as soon as possible. their squadron, some sixty vessels that had come down the Fashion creek, in a line between Marives Island and Barrow’s Island, about midway between the Macao Passage (Teatotum) Fort and the stations of the Hornet and Comus off the Barrier. But just as the Encounter was under weigh, some twenty or thirty vessels were seen coming into Starling Reach, and instead of proceeding directly, it was deemed best to send a few shot into them. ‘The Encounter then attempted to get down the Macao Passage, but unfortunately, grounded somewhere off Lird’s Nest Fort, and was unable to get to the assistance of the others engaged. The accident being observed from the Cormandel Sir Michael Seymour did not deem it prudent todo more with the Cormandel than stand on the defensive crew into the fort. The Chinese, of course, construed the movement to irresolution, and came on bravely to within four hundred yards of the fort, when, from the minnies of the marines and small arm men, ‘till then under cover, they received repeated volleys, which must have committed frighful execution. It was about four, or @ little after—that the Chinese, finding they had again met more than” their match. and knowing that as the tide made they could not show fight a mlunte, gave signs of an intention to return, Six men were wounded in the boats, and one boy of the first class severely burnt on board the Cormandel, whilst in the act of screwing*in a rocket staff, which had accidently ignited either from friction of screwing. or the back fire of a previous discharge. It is supposed that not less than seven thousand Chinese, in altogether some hundred and fifty boats, were engaged in thisthe most plucky action on their part that has ever been witnessed by the English Naval Officers. MASSACRE ON BoARD THE Streamer THistTLE.— Two separate attacks had been made by the Chinese on the postal steamer Thistle, running between Hongkong and Canton. The first attack was made on the 22d of December, and resulted in two persons being killed outright, and four wornded, one mortally. The second attack was made a few days after, and resulted in the murder of the captain, officers and crew— in all, eleven persons. The Friend of China of Jan. 2d says : It seems that the Thistle had just got under way on-her voyage to Canton, when the captain left the upper deck, witha Manila-man Sucunny at the wheel, and proceeded towards the engine room hatchway, where he was in the act of stooping forward looking down when an assassin stabbed him from behind. The first engineer, Mr. Abraham, an American, was on the other side of the hatchway at the time, and was similarly assailed; two Manila-men Sucunnies were working below and shared the same fate: one man got into one of the coal bunkers, and being unable to get out when the vessel was set on fire, was burned to death; a Portuguese gentleman, his Servant, anda sick artilleryman, pi ag lying down forward, were also’ mur. ting into the cabin and fired several shots at the wretches as they attempted to get hold of him, . boa DestTrRUcTION OF THE ForeiGN Facrorins.—On . The factories . About half past 11 o’clock last night, Admi. the fire was at its height, approaching the ruins . drey & Co's and Ezrah and Judah's houses, the . chisel going on as sonorously as ina machinist’s . by the Chinese to retake from the English some . war junks were approaching the Macao Passage . The steamer Cormandel immediately . By the time the Cormandel got down to the Fort, the Chinese had arranged that portion ot . and accordingly dropped back with the tide. . still firing from the bow gun, and sent the boats . The mate, Petersen, succeeded in get. . ly eleven persons were disposed last was driven overboard and drowned, . il atthe wheel waskilled from an Th Chinese boys escaped by jumping overe work of the steamer wag then burned at@ the brass work taken away. Burnine or THE Wesrern susurbs or Canton. —On the l2th of January the English burned dore Armstrong returned with his fleet to . @ village near Canton, where a sailor and marine had been murdered, The Gazette} of the 16th says: i sini r On Monday morning, at li armed bodjes left the sips for the Purpose , rs to the western suburbs of Canton, a’ which if before carried out, mighthave tended to show the Chinese we are now. determined to give them their deserts, and have checked that course of obstinacy they appear bent on pursning. Tbe Encounter’s people landed at the Shameen Fort, the Barracouta’s at Hougua’s Pack houses, the Niger’s and the Folly’s took the Hongs between the remains of the. old fire and Factory Creek, while the shore party walked into Carpenter Square, and streets in the vicinity. The whole thing was so unexpec' that the Chinese found the place in a blaze fore they could realize it: In the fight three of our men were knocked down, and the braves rushed on them and cut off two of their heads, The fire rose rapidly and extended back fully a quarter of a mile, and was then scattered occasionally shot and shell from the ship. Nor did the city escape, an extensive blaze about the Yamuna having been observed. More ovrraGes anout WHampoa.—Considerable excitement had been occasioned among the foreign residents of Whampoa by the forcible abduction of a Mr. Cowper by some Chinese, Nothing in relation to his fate had been ascertained before the departure of the mail. The inhabitants of Whampoa were informed by Admiral Seymour, after he was acquainted with the facts, that unless the seized. person was returned immediately, the place should be burned about their ears, In addition to this outrage, it is also believed that the British lorcha Alma has been captnred, and the foreign portion of her crew barberously murdered—Julius Hannibal, the master and owner, having his legs and arms cut off, and so left to bleed: to death. From Nortu Cursa.—Accounts from Shanghae to the 3d of January have been received, In that city no evidences of ill feeling on the . part of the native population are recorded. Ac. counts of the disturbances at Canton had reached Pekin, and it is said that an imperial commissioner was on bis way south to settle the difficulties to the satisfaction of the foreigners, Larest rrom Ionexonc.—A_ letter ‘from Hongkong, of January 14th says : Thé position of this place is, however, by no means satisfactory. ‘The kuown treachery and enmity of the Chinese Government, who it is . sapposed have many emmissaries here, give . foundation to the general fear of an outbreak . among our native population, and to the still . more probable contingency of an attempt, on . their part, to set fire to foreigu dwellings. Na. tive servants in the employment of foreigners . have been suminarily ordered to return to their homes, and itis probable that a general desertion will take place. . Disrressinc.—-A miner came down from Fol;som on Wednesday, says the Sacramento [tem, . with a sack of gold dust weighing about 175 j pounds, It was about as muchas he could . *tote,’’ 1 Dasuerreotypes! Daguerreotypes ! {Those . wanting pictures in fhe: highest “style of the art, should . call at the Gallery of Mire. J. F. Reponrn, No. 10 . Com. . . . mereial street. Glass Pictures or Ambrotyes also “wade for those who desire them, 19-tf . . I UST. the road from Nevada to “Oriana Fist, x . L4 POCKET MEMORANDUM BOOK . containing accounts . und two notes payable to Marks & Co. A liberal reward . will be paid to any party returning the same to MARK & . CO., Orleans Flat, or WELS, FARGO, & CO Nevada. Nevada March, 16th 1857—24-44# ISSOLU TION THE. CO ARTN bis HIP HERKIOfore existing between the undersigned.as Wagon and Carriage makers is this day dissolved by mutual consent. Nevada, Mareh 9th 1857, I. b. PARMER, J. W. MCKENNEY. The business will be continued at the old stand, Ne. 10 Washington st., near Theater, by 11. B. VALMER, . 24-47 ISSOLUTION.=The Co-Partnership heretotore existing between Withington & Lently is this day dissulyed by tnutual consent. We intend to settle all bills. both payable and receivable, immediately—either, can sigu in liquidation, GOB. WHTHING'LON, Neva March 14th 1857.—24-3t A. G. BENT LY. The business will be carried on hereafter by ech ai sabes? G. E. WITHINGTON, . TO WHOMIT MAY CONCERN?! Ty B. R. CARMAN, TAKES THIS METHOD OF _ notifying those who have been recipients of bis pro1 ssional services, that unless some arrangement is made to settle their accounts, he will! -publish ‘every delinquent whom he has reason to bélieve able to pay their bills, particularly those who have been treated tor private dis 4 Nevada March 17th 1857.—24-1f. vets cm A. J. ALSTON, J. BL NEWMAN, KR, M'MURRAY. ALSTON N EWMAN & 00., . OBST WTS « Gents Furnishing Goods ave located on Pine Street, (Between Broad and Commercial st, ) ND ARE NOW OPENING A LARGE, WELL SELECTED, fL Complete and entire New Stock of Clothing and Gents Furnishing Goods, not surpassed BY ANY IN THE MOUNTAINS. To which they call the attention of the Citizens of Nevada, and Surrounding Country. Our Stock contiate of every article in that line, fom VERY FINE to COARSE. Particular attention has been paid inthe selection of ye Raa prc = to this market. Atliow us to say, that we possess all the el i er of pty bi mane egy and ayiiewalic baniaoes iabits, and being posted on the wants i will be enabled from time to time tar <i ieamamaend Render Entire Satisfaction !! Suffice it to say—that neither time, attention or expense will be spared to render our house 2 + bo do gh use SECOND TO NONE IN TRE Point of Quality, Price, &e. &e. Our Prices shall be as LOW asthe LOWEST, and Uniform, By strict attention to business, and. uncea to accommodate ALL—we hope to 0 angshare of public patronage. ALSTON, NEWMAN & CO., Pine st. bet, Broa Y Nevada March 18th 1857.—24-tf coco L.C. DODGE & CO. NO. 68 MERCHANT ST., BELOW MONTGOMERY, H4ve CONSTANTLY ON HAND AND are in daily recept of Fresh’ Calif BUTTER, CHEESE and EGGS. Also, Oregon BACON and LARD: which they offer for sale, in quantfties to suit the cit country traders upon the most reasonable ‘orien yep FRESH CALIFORNIA BUTTER. LBS. FRESH CALIFORNIA RANCH BUTTER 2 000 of fine quality, in 5, 10.and.25.1b. tins, suita: ble for the country trade and the min fF Also—500 Ibs extra qualit i ble for the city trade, quality Table Butter, in balls, suitaAlso—Alarge quantity of Cooki i ly on hand and te anaun enter atyaeel L, C, DODGE & CO, plese eee ee ca oes 68 Merchant street. — FRESH CALIFORNIA CHEESE. ONSTANTLY ON HAND, from the choicest. dairies in C California, For sale, in quantities tosuit all classes of dealers, at prices corres with the times. pate ° Lt DODGE & CO., — m 68 Merchant street. NSTABLE’S SALE.—STATE OF €ALI v ’ FORNIA, County of Nevada—~ss, virtue of an Execution, issued out-of Justiec Caldwell’s Court, of E i is ‘ureka Township, Come — to me directed, in favor of B. E. S. EL P. McLEAN, I have seized,-and shall expose 3 sale at Public Auction, at 12 o’clock M. on the Ist day tha Pr A; D. 1857, at the Orleans Hotel, on Orleans Flat, the ollowing described Property; to wit » All the right, tite and interest of the above named defendant. in and to a certain House and Lot situate on the Northeast side of ain street on Wolsey’s Flat, and being the house former: ocou by Doctor Olds, subject to redemption accordMg to @ Statute for such cases made and ted the Oth day of March A. D. 183t. / 23-3 A, F. WAGNER, Constable, : F ; 4 . 3 antes