March 29, 1862 (4 pages)

Aevada Democrat. a eS SSP TS Sw” WSS Vhomas Boyce is our Agent for San Francis+o. He is authorized to receive ents, and collect and receipt for the same. A. Badlam, JY, is our Ageht for Sacramento, (o receive advertisements and collect for the same. SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 2, 1862. COUNTY PRINTING. The Transcript attempts to convict us of “flagrant misstatements” in the matter of the county, printing, by publishing what purports-to.bea proposition for doing the work, signed by I. J. Rolfe & Co., and dated in August 1861. When we stated that the bid was not made by the Democrat office we had reference to the one made the year before, and which to our certain ‘knowledge was signed by I. J. Rolfe and ‘A. P. Church. It was then that the ar‘rangement was made, and we knew noth‘ing of it until the evening after the contract. was awarded; and from that time to this, we have had no pecaniary interest in the contract, The next year we understood that a similar arrangement had been made, and that the bid was to be put in by I. J. Rolfe; it seems, however that the “& Co.” is attached to the name as appears by the proposal now on file. This was contrary to our understanding, and if the “& Co.’ was originally on the proposal it was a mistake, The record of the Board recites tbat the bid of “I. J. Rolfe’’ is the lowest, and the contract is therefore awarded to “I, H: Rolfe’—the “HH.” in the latter evidently being a mistake which was overlooked at the time. ‘To show how the Transcript is given to falsifying, and what reliance can be placed in its statements, we quote the following from its article of this morning: In the Demaerat of Aug, 6th, the following announcement was made: “The County Printing was awarded yesterday to the Democrat, their bid being the lowest. The following were the bids: Journal, $650; Transcript, $600, Demoerat, $500.” ‘This is published as proof sufficient that “Sapervisor Rolfe had a finger in that pie.” ‘Now it is sufficieut for usto say that no ‘such announcement was made in the Democrat of August 6th, or at any other time. The pretended quotation is manufactured by the Transcript for the occasion, Here is the announcement that was made in the Democrat of the date referred to, and all that was said in reference to the matler: 4 . wee a tte pny ey Rall opened and examined, and the contract awardto I. J. Rolfe, for $500, that being the lowest bid. If the pretended extract from the Democrat would have convicted us of baving a “finger in the pie,” the announcement that we really did make is sufficient to show our understanding of the contract at the time it was made. The Transcript closes ite article by asserting that the publisher of that paper will take all such contracts as the printing referred to at $200, and consider it more profitable than Sheriff's sales. We do not doubt he would take the contract for the sum named; be took it once for $125 less; and in 1855, when there was a Know-Nothing Board, the Democrat offered to do the work for one year for nothing, but the offer was rejected. As to its being more profitable than Sheriff’s sales, that depends upon the amount he pays the Sheriff for publishing them. —— SacraMesto Exgvtion.—The election in Sacramento, held on Thursday last, to decide between the two Charters proposed for that city, resulted in the adoption of what is knowo as.the ‘Citizens’ Charter,” fo preference to, the one proposed by the Senators from that county, and which bad already passed the Senate. The aggregate vote oast was 1,977, of which 1,452 were for the citizens’ oharter, and 525. for,the Senate charter. Pus. Docs.—Senator Latham has again placed us ander ot ligations for a lot of valuable public documents, viz:;The Patent office Reports for 1860, relating to Mechanies aod Agriculture; the Smithsonian Report for 1860; and the Land Office Report, The latter work contains maps of California, Oregoo, Washington Territory, and ‘other States and Territories, as compiled by the surveyors of public lands. We have beea requested to publish a series of articles on the ‘Antiquities of the Muscovy Duck.’ We have agreed to look _ over the articles, and if we think they will +e of interest to our readers, shall commence the publication ia our next. Later from the East. The Transcript published » slip this morning, from the dispatch2s to the Associated Press, giving news from the seat of war fo Virginia to the 25th inst, There has been considerable fighting in the vivinity of Win. chester and Strasburg, by the divisions under Shields and Bankr, and the rebel forces under Jackson. The fighting occurred last Saturday afternoon and Sunday, but it does not appear tbat the resalt was decisive. The following is the latest dispatches on the subjeet: Wincusster, Va., March, 25th.—Genetal Shields has received a dispatch from Gen. Banks dated five miles beyond Strasburg. The enemy were in full retreat, and our forces in hot pursuit. The loss of the enemy must be enormous. They have abandoned their wagons along the road which are filled with deatl bodies. Houses on the route are found crowded with the wounded and dead, baneinge atid towns adjacent to the battle field are all found filled with their wounded. ; Wincuestsr, March 26th.—Last advices from Strasburg say Banks and Shields are there, and Jackson is in sight—another battle is expe to-day. It is curretitly reported tonight, that Banks has overtaken and destroyed two hundred of Jackson’s wagons. There ia nothing else of special interest, It is reported that Secretary Stanton has ordered the arrest of several New York and Boston editors, but on what charge is not stated. The City Council of Washington have presented an earnest remonstrance to Congress against the abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia, Advices from Fortress Monroe indicate that the enemy are strongly posted beyond the Rappahannock. We have no further intelligence from Burnside’s command, and no mention is made of avy army movements in the West. ent Letter from an Old Nevadan, We have been permitted to publish the following extract from a private letter of Mike Lewis, now sojourning in Louisville, Ky., to his brother in this place. It is dated February 20th, and althougu the principal facts narrate dare well known to our readers it will be of interest, as showing the opioions which prevail at the seat of war: No doubt long ere this reaches you, yow will have the news of the recent great victories wnder our glorious flag, the stars and stri s—the taking of Roanoke Island and about 3,000 prisoners; the battle of Mill Spring, near Somerset, Ky.; the battle and taking of Fort Henry, Tenn.; with 600 prisoners, including one General and a number of other officers; and last of all, the eatest battle ever fought on this continent, at Fort Donelson, Tenn., in which there were over 70,000 men engaged. The slaughter was immense. and will not be known fer some time; it is supposed by many to be over 6,000 killed and wounded. The men on both sides fought desrately for two days, but Secesh and her followers had to succumb to our glorious flag to the tune of nearly 14,000 prisoners, three Generals and many officers of lower grade, about 25,000 stand of arms, several batteries of cannons, and an immense quantity of ammunition, provisions, army supplies, horses, wagons, etc., etc., in fact enough to make up for more than treble of our past reverses and losses, Generals Floyd and Pillow were in the fort and managed to escape with 5,000 men and officers, on the eve of the battle, on steamboats. It is a great pity by were not among the killed or prisoners. At any rate, we have done wonders the past month, and a few more sch strokes as that at Fort Donelson will completely demolish the rebel army. They are now beginning to open their eyes, and are coming to their proper senses, as is evident by the loyalty shown in the counties of Kentucky and Tennessee that our troops have lately cleared of rebels. Judging from the effect produced by the late Federal successes, I am strongly inclined to believe in a speedy termination of this disastrous war— within three months, probably. The South will either propose for peace, or the rebels will lay down their arms and submit to Uncle Sam again, as they ought todo* A course is now being pursued which will have a tendency to bring about this result; and that is the proclamation by the Seeretary of War, Stanton, granting an amnesty to all disloyalists who will return home and lay down their arms, and take the oath not to take up arms again against the United States. All prisoners of war, (except leading officers,) will also be released on parole, by subscribing to the same oath. Ratss or Apvertisinc.—The Transcript, in its issue of yesterday, asserts that a Sheriff’s sale, for whieh it charged $30, and which was complained of as being too high, would cost by the published rates in the Democrat $396, and in the Journal $286. We do not know what advertisement is alluded to, but we know that the Transcript has published no Sheriff’s sale that would have cost anything like that sum, according to our rates, Ao ordinary sale witl make three squares, They are required to be published once a week for three weeks, Consequently the cost of publishing a sale of the usual length would come to $12, according to our charges, The leogest sale we bave noticed iu the Transcript, would cost, aceording to the customary. charges, about $18; and if there were any postpone ments, it would be wo.th $3 wore for each wees it was put off. Tee town of lowa Hill, Placer county: was almost eotirely destroyed by fire cn Wednesday morning last. SHERIFF'S SALES. In the District Court tf Nevada County, on the 20th inst., I obtaihed several decrees in foteclosute, containing the \isual orders for the sale of the mortgaged prentises. Each detree directed the Sheriff ts advertise the property in the Nevada Journal. As soon as they were signed, I requested the County Clerk to prepare the orders of sale for the Sheriff and plate them in his hands without delay. I then handed the Sheriff a written ofder to advertise in the Nevada Journal and proceed to sell as soon as possible. On Friday morning one of the ordets was prepared and delivered to the Sheriff by the Clerk, Upon examination, however, it was as certained that the direction as to the place of publication had been designedly omitted by the Clerk, as will be shown in another connection. On Saturday I received a notice that on the Monday following the Sheriff would move the Court to modify the decrees by striking thereftom the dytection to publish in the Nevada Jouttial. When the time arrived, 1 objected to a hearing of the motion for the reasons, First: That the Sheriff was coram non judice, and not entitled to be heard; and, Secondly: That the notice of the motion was not such an one as the law required. My objections were disposed of somewhat cavalierly. His Honor remarked that when the decrees were signed he did not know that they contained an order requiring the Shegiff to advertise them in the Nevada Journal; and that if he had known this fact, he would not have signedthem. He announced that ina case of this kind, I was not entitled to the statutory notice of five days; that he did not desire to hear any argument, and that he had made up his mind upon the merits of the question. Upon my insisting that it was within the range of possibility that a citation of authorities would imduce him to change his opinion, he graciously consented to ive ine a hearing on Tuesday or Wednesday. understood his Honor furthermore to state that these were the first decrees that had appeared in our District Court designating the paper in which the Sheriff should make publication. Ifthe Judge will take the trouble to examine the archives of the Clerk’s office, he will discover that he has delivered am opinion ex cathedra in reference to a point of practice upon whieh bis information is ge ry jejune. The premises considered, I infer that fa libility is perfectly compatible with bigh judicial station, and that an fortunate elevation to the Bench does not neeessarily purchase an impunity for the violation of the ordinary rules of rhetorie, orthography and syntax. Several weeks ago one of the decisions of our District Judge appeared in the columns of the Democrat. What may have been the object of the publication I can not certainly determine; but I believe it was designed to reflect disparagingly upon the legal firm of which Tama member. Thus believing, I trust the erudite Judge will pardon me {f, without any asperit of feeling, and with mo desire to dispute with him the palm of scholarship, I remind him of the fact that in the decision aforesaid, as published, there are more than twenty errors of a class that would condemn the composition of a sechool-boy. About half-past eleven on Monday I inquired of the Under-Sheriff whether he had sent the papers to the printing office. He told me he had not, for the reason that they were stil) in the possession of the Clerk. I then went to that office and asked why the papers had not been delivered to the Sheriff. He gave me two reasons; Frst, that he had been so busy he could not prepare them; and, Secondly, that in one of the decrees a date had been omitted,and he thought it unnecessary to go any further with that one until the omission was supplied. Ithen sat down and waited until the Seputy Clerk had the papers prepared, when I took them to the Under-Sheriff, and asked him what length of time he would require to get them ready for the compositor. The answer was, “a very little while.” I inquired whether he could prepare them by two o'clock, and he told me he could. Thereupon, I requested one of the proprietors of the Nevada Journal to call upon the Sheriff at the hour above named, an procure the papers in order that they might be published in that day’s issue of the Journal. Accordingly, Mr. Vanderhoef went up, but came down without the papers. Again I repaired to the Sheriff's office. In the meantime the Sheriff had gone in, and was engaged in conversation with his man Friday when I entered. I inquired why the papers had not been prepared, and was told . the Sheriff they were so busy in the office that they could not attend to them. I then asked whether he could have them ready by six in the evening, or ten o'clock at night, and was informed that the papers would be ready just as soon as they were copied, and he did not know when that would be. I believed at the time that the alleged pressure of business in the office was a miserable pretense and a contemptible subterfuge, and on Tuesday morning I became confirmed in that opinion, for upon calling once more at the Sheriff’s office to ascertain the status of the papers, I was informed by the Shenff that he did not know when he should advertise, but that it would probably be at some time within the period prescribed for the return of the executions, to wit: sixty days, On Wednesday morning the District Judge modified the decrees by striking out the direction to publish in the Nevada Journal. The papers yet remain in the hands of the Sheriff, and for aught I know, may do so for six weeks to come. The Transcript of this morning says that Hill & Hupp interlined the direction as to the publication in so small a hand that the Clerk failed to notice it. Mr. Farquhar certainly never authorized this statement, for it is unqualifieldly false. On Friday last when Mr. Hill asked the Clerk why he had omitted the clause concerning the publication in the order he, had prepared, his answer was, not that he had failed to notice it, hut that he considered it a very nove} mn sm proceeding, and therefore it was not rted. The, author.of the leader in torday’s issue of the paper , last referzed to, intimates.that the iB NI dln AO : disinclination of the firm of Hill & Hupp to script gtows out of theit oppied of the editor. patronize the Tran sition to the Union Bo fatas I atn concetned, N.P.Browti, Bsq. between Whom and myself for the last seven years, kind personal relations have exi tum of patronage from h knows that the réason ass one. Itis a fact highly su who have withdrawn their support from the Motiiing Transcript, did so at just about the time the author of this morning's article betatne its editor. Gero. 8S. Hurr. Nevapa, March 27, 1862. is and he also omy not the true LETTER FROM SAN FRANCISC o. Mr Epitor: I prophesied in my last that St. Patrick’s Day would not pass over witbout many a head felt the power of a “shillaley;” but verily Iam no prophet, as the morning papers recorded the fact that but one man was arrested, and he was only “slightly mebriated.” No doubt there was more in the same fix than him, but they kept out of the way of the police. Our city is being again visited with murders, . robberies, etc. I have seen in the papers nearly every day, a notice reading something like this: “The body of a man was fished up out of the bay yesterday, and now lies at the dead-house for identification. How he was drowned is a mystery.” Yet this “mystery” is never solved. The coroner holds his inquest, and the jury, generally, bring in a verdict of “accidental drowning.” No money or valuables are hardly ever found on their persons, and I am inclined to believe in nine cases owt of tem they are the yictims of foul play. Saturday last a maw was found near Telegraph Hill, stabbed in two o« three places, and nearly dead. The police, after a hard seareb, succeeded in arresting the would-be mourderer, who turned out to be a no-. torious rowdy named George Bates. On the same day a Chinaman was killed by one of his countrymen, in a house of bad repute on Pacific street. The murdezer was arrested. When will this bloody work cease? Nearly every steamer from the Atlantic States . during the last few months, has brought more women than men to our shores, and the intelligence offices are crowded with them seeking for . employment. They can be hired for almost anything, so eager are they for situations. There are also a great many men out of employment, and the enlisting offices find no difficulty whatever im getting reeruits for the volunteer and regular army. Some of your bachelors ought to pay our city a visit, and brimg back one of these girls as a better-half, as I believe a great many of them would like to be led to the bridal*altar by some of your good looking miners. Come on boys. First come, first served. No doubt you have heard by this time that Frank Pixley has commenced a suit against the Herald and Misror for slander, etc. He says he has been damaged only to the extent of a hundred thousand dollars—that’s all. It’s too bad that Frank’s mule died so soon. If it was alive the Herald woutd have “slandered’ it, and it would have come in for another hundred thousand dollars. I guess Frank will get what he.sues for—in 2 great big horn. / There is to be a grand parade of the fire department on the fifth of May, and your correspondent would like to see the Nevada fire department represented on the occasion. I am an old fire-boy, having run with ‘10 engine” since I was “knee-high to a grasshopper,” and know full well that if ore of your companies paid us a visit they would be heartily welcomed by our “knights of the red shirt.” It isa grand sight to see the whole department on parade, and one I would go many miles to see. Our department consists of 15 hand engines, 2 steam engines, 5 four-wheeled hose carriages, 15 tenders or “jumpers,” and 2 trucks, besides “relief” engines and tenders. Judging from the prepad. rations being made the coming parade will be a . larger one than the last. More anon. NEVADAITE. San Francisco, March 25, 1862. R SALE.—FRESH WHITE CORN MEAL ; Raker’s (extra) Flour, 100 bags; China Sugar, (A No. 1) extra; Coffee Sugar, in . half barrels; Nes York Coffee Swgar; Green Java, Old Gov. Java & Rio Coffee; Codfish, (Har Mi & To Chock) ; Bacon, Hams & Shoulders, from eorn-fed bogs; Fresh Lard; Beans—white and bayox; Case and Shelf Goods of every variety ; Tubs, Buckets and Wooden-ware; Nails, Axes and Shovels; Mining and Garden Tools, of exery description; And the best Teas to be had im California. mar All or parts of the above articles will be seld cheap—for cash. Goods delivered by J. M. HIXSON & BRO., Mareh 29, 1362. No. 75 Broac st., Nevada, ANTED.—TO PURCHASE A NO. 1 MILCH COW. Apply to J. M. HEXSON, March 29, 1862. No. 75 Broad st., Nevada. Now is the Time to Trim Your Trees! PRUNING SHEARS, PRUNING SAWS & PRUNING KNIVES, FOR SALE BY W. H. CRAWFORD & CO., 4a Opposite the Express Office, Main st., Nevada-@g ITY BREWERY.—THE UNDERSIGNED would respectfully inform the levers of good LAGER BEER, that he manufactures an article that cannot fail to please the taste. Beer furnished regu-: larly to Bar-rooms, Saloons, Families, and to dealers, generally, at reduced rates. A. BLASAUF, March 27, 1862. Spring st., Nevada. [ern LEvanoale you have i oe hed eee pre office is a ~ ‘4 store, me! wa, 1002. rciahatreets, Nevada. he is widely mistaken. . th isted, knows why I withdrew my modi. ANOTHER CARD. The Transeript, of this mornin column and a half of its scwatwable” snenet® e discussion of the question of the Sherif’, . advertising, ete. I have no desire to deprive th. . editor of any advantage he may gain : “ Y Rain from the. . use of sach Tanguage as is contained in those. . articles, nor bis re of any benefit they ma derive froma perusal of the same. As the suggestive, that those . article in the Transcript contains nothing byr abusive language, and a general denial charges, I with only add, in reply, that, a charge I have made in this connection, I ay prepared to prove. Not only did the ‘Sherif make the disclosure that I have charged, buy he does not deny itnow. When he called u “Rolfe” for the purpose of “making” him tor rect the ‘false and malicious insinuation,” he admitted that sucha contract did exist. and . that he considered it a legitimate transaction I have also other evidence ef this bargain which . I will produce whenever the Sheriff or the . Transcript desire 7. 2 distinetly told Mr Knowlton that the ont retraction the Demo. crat could make would’ Be a statement of the whole facts, and’ altow the public to judge as to the justice of the charge of “bribery and cOrsepan . In regard to the county printing, the Sheri made the charge, and the Teoneatin one . it. I merely assumed my share of the odium . if any is to be attached to the transaction, ” . 1, 3 ee Nevada March 20th, 1862. en uy he did a ee rea ane pata 2 Jaurnal one or more of the installments on the hundred dollars, during the year 1861.—[Transcript. . He will not, On two, and perhaps three oceasiuns, he drew the amount due for the . quarterly printing, and after deducting g emall amount for some paper purchased of . the Democrat offite, gave the remainder to the parties it b longed to, If the Tran. cript man wi'l hook over the crier books jhe will find that T. H. Rolfe has drawn . money from the cownty on various and’snndry occasions, and if necessary he can give a full explanation as to why be drew it and what was done witb it. Sma. Pox.—This loathsome disease is prevailing to a greater or léss extent in almost ev. . ery town in this State, from Yreka to-San Die; . go. In the city of Sam Francisco, we hear tha there are any number of cases varying from two hundred to two ttiousand. The papers generally Resitate to mention its existence, for fear of creating unnecessary alarm. There are at the present time about thirty cases of this disease in this city; but with the exception of one or two cases of recent development, it has been confined exclusively to the Mexican population. There has been no occasion for alarm; and yet on Monday last, the Mayor ordered the city . schools to be closed for the space of two weeks. —[San Jose Mercury. Pacific Mail Steamship Company's, I STEAMSHIP Golcien Age, COMGIRITNT si vs 0c sonncececancctsoccrseckes DAUE Will leave Folsom street Wharf, TUESDAY APRIL 1, 1862. At 9 O’CLock, A. M., PUNCTUALLY. FOR PANAMA. ee Gan WILL BE CONVEYED FROM PANAMA to Aspinwall by the Panama Railroad Company, and from Aspinwall to New York by the Atlautic and Paeific Steamship Company. FORBES & BABCOCK, Agents. Corner Sacramento and Leidadorf sts, Te eee eee ee eee Pek ory MARSHAL.—U. 8. GREGORY, is announced as a,cendidate for Crry MaRsHAL at the ensuing election, Monday, May 5th. [te. FOR CITY MARSHAL.w-W. Hi. DAVINSOS is announced as a candidate for the office of (ry MarSHAL, at the coming election—Monday, May Sth, 1362. [mar4:te FOR CITY MARSTMAL.—GFO. §. PIERCE is announced as a candidate for Crry MaRsual at the ensuing election—May 5th, 1862. s {mar6:te. ACON! BACON !—TEN THOUSAND POUNDS of superior Calitornia Bucon—for sale by . mard J. M. HIXSON & BRO. ND STILL THEY COME tie. M. . HIXSON & BRO. are still adding to their already heavy stock of Groceries and Provisions, and will sell for cash LOWER THAN CAN BE BOUGHT IN ANY HOUSE IN THE MOUNTAINS! March 18, 1862. . WILLIAM R. COE, RETAIL au DEALER In Fine Boots, Shoes & Rubber Boots Cor. of Main & Commercial sts., Nevada. eile aD LARGE ASSSORTMENT OF BENKERT’S AND other celebrated Manufacturers’ make A BROGANS, BOYS’ BOOTS & SHOES, Ladies’ and Misses’ Shoes & Gaiters, And in short, everything necessary to furnish & first-class Boot & She Store complete. Boot & Shoe Findings Always o" Hand, WHICH WILL BE SOLD AT LOW RATES! B@ All kinds of Repairing done on short notic?, a neat and substantial manner. mar27, és To the People of Nevada Caunty IT AM AGAIN READY TO FORWARD Goods to any seetion.ot the Counties of NEVADA, PLACFR, EL DORADO, Amador, Sterra, & Nevada Territory: aa Marx—O. H. P. W. & CO. “@% Sacramento City. Feb, 18, 1862.3m. 0. H. P. WHITE & 00. Plime te ssn ls eradication (Medionmentas) and in Hanon oe eae r sale by Feb, 27. E.F. SPENCE, 47 Broad stree's

Aevada Democrat. a eS SSP TS Sw” WSS Vhomas Boyce is our Agent for San Francis+o. He is authorized to receive ents, and collect and receipt for the same. A. Badlam, JY, is our Ageht for Sacramento, (o receive advertisements and collect for the same. SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 2, 1862. COUNTY PRINTING. The Transcript attempts to convict us of “flagrant misstatements” in the matter of the county, printing, by publishing what purports-to.bea proposition for doing the work, signed by I. J. Rolfe & Co., and dated in August 1861. When we stated that the bid was not made by the Democrat office we had reference to the one made the year before, and which to our certain ‘knowledge was signed by I. J. Rolfe and ‘A. P. Church. It was then that the ar‘rangement was made, and we knew noth‘ing of it until the evening after the contract. was awarded; and from that time to this, we have had no pecaniary interest in the contract, The next year we understood that a similar arrangement had been made, and that the bid was to be put in by I. J. Rolfe; it seems, however that the “& Co.” is attached to the name as appears by the proposal now on file. This was contrary to our understanding, and if the “& Co.’ was originally on the proposal it was a mistake, The record of the Board recites tbat the bid of “I. J. Rolfe’’ is the lowest, and the contract is therefore awarded to “I, H: Rolfe’—the “HH.” in the latter evidently being a mistake which was overlooked at the time. ‘To show how the Transcript is given to falsifying, and what reliance can be placed in its statements, we quote the following from its article of this morning: In the Demaerat of Aug, 6th, the following announcement was made: “The County Printing was awarded yesterday to the Democrat, their bid being the lowest. The following were the bids: Journal, $650; Transcript, $600, Demoerat, $500.” ‘This is published as proof sufficient that “Sapervisor Rolfe had a finger in that pie.” ‘Now it is sufficieut for usto say that no ‘such announcement was made in the Democrat of August 6th, or at any other time. The pretended quotation is manufactured by the Transcript for the occasion, Here is the announcement that was made in the Democrat of the date referred to, and all that was said in reference to the matler: 4 . wee a tte pny ey Rall opened and examined, and the contract awardto I. J. Rolfe, for $500, that being the lowest bid. If the pretended extract from the Democrat would have convicted us of baving a “finger in the pie,” the announcement that we really did make is sufficient to show our understanding of the contract at the time it was made. The Transcript closes ite article by asserting that the publisher of that paper will take all such contracts as the printing referred to at $200, and consider it more profitable than Sheriff's sales. We do not doubt he would take the contract for the sum named; be took it once for $125 less; and in 1855, when there was a Know-Nothing Board, the Democrat offered to do the work for one year for nothing, but the offer was rejected. As to its being more profitable than Sheriff’s sales, that depends upon the amount he pays the Sheriff for publishing them. —— SacraMesto Exgvtion.—The election in Sacramento, held on Thursday last, to decide between the two Charters proposed for that city, resulted in the adoption of what is knowo as.the ‘Citizens’ Charter,” fo preference to, the one proposed by the Senators from that county, and which bad already passed the Senate. The aggregate vote oast was 1,977, of which 1,452 were for the citizens’ oharter, and 525. for,the Senate charter. Pus. Docs.—Senator Latham has again placed us ander ot ligations for a lot of valuable public documents, viz:;The Patent office Reports for 1860, relating to Mechanies aod Agriculture; the Smithsonian Report for 1860; and the Land Office Report, The latter work contains maps of California, Oregoo, Washington Territory, and ‘other States and Territories, as compiled by the surveyors of public lands. We have beea requested to publish a series of articles on the ‘Antiquities of the Muscovy Duck.’ We have agreed to look _ over the articles, and if we think they will +e of interest to our readers, shall commence the publication ia our next. Later from the East. The Transcript published » slip this morning, from the dispatch2s to the Associated Press, giving news from the seat of war fo Virginia to the 25th inst, There has been considerable fighting in the vivinity of Win. chester and Strasburg, by the divisions under Shields and Bankr, and the rebel forces under Jackson. The fighting occurred last Saturday afternoon and Sunday, but it does not appear tbat the resalt was decisive. The following is the latest dispatches on the subjeet: Wincusster, Va., March, 25th.—Genetal Shields has received a dispatch from Gen. Banks dated five miles beyond Strasburg. The enemy were in full retreat, and our forces in hot pursuit. The loss of the enemy must be enormous. They have abandoned their wagons along the road which are filled with deatl bodies. Houses on the route are found crowded with the wounded and dead, baneinge atid towns adjacent to the battle field are all found filled with their wounded. ; Wincuestsr, March 26th.—Last advices from Strasburg say Banks and Shields are there, and Jackson is in sight—another battle is expe to-day. It is curretitly reported tonight, that Banks has overtaken and destroyed two hundred of Jackson’s wagons. There ia nothing else of special interest, It is reported that Secretary Stanton has ordered the arrest of several New York and Boston editors, but on what charge is not stated. The City Council of Washington have presented an earnest remonstrance to Congress against the abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia, Advices from Fortress Monroe indicate that the enemy are strongly posted beyond the Rappahannock. We have no further intelligence from Burnside’s command, and no mention is made of avy army movements in the West. ent Letter from an Old Nevadan, We have been permitted to publish the following extract from a private letter of Mike Lewis, now sojourning in Louisville, Ky., to his brother in this place. It is dated February 20th, and althougu the principal facts narrate dare well known to our readers it will be of interest, as showing the opioions which prevail at the seat of war: No doubt long ere this reaches you, yow will have the news of the recent great victories wnder our glorious flag, the stars and stri s—the taking of Roanoke Island and about 3,000 prisoners; the battle of Mill Spring, near Somerset, Ky.; the battle and taking of Fort Henry, Tenn.; with 600 prisoners, including one General and a number of other officers; and last of all, the eatest battle ever fought on this continent, at Fort Donelson, Tenn., in which there were over 70,000 men engaged. The slaughter was immense. and will not be known fer some time; it is supposed by many to be over 6,000 killed and wounded. The men on both sides fought desrately for two days, but Secesh and her followers had to succumb to our glorious flag to the tune of nearly 14,000 prisoners, three Generals and many officers of lower grade, about 25,000 stand of arms, several batteries of cannons, and an immense quantity of ammunition, provisions, army supplies, horses, wagons, etc., etc., in fact enough to make up for more than treble of our past reverses and losses, Generals Floyd and Pillow were in the fort and managed to escape with 5,000 men and officers, on the eve of the battle, on steamboats. It is a great pity by were not among the killed or prisoners. At any rate, we have done wonders the past month, and a few more sch strokes as that at Fort Donelson will completely demolish the rebel army. They are now beginning to open their eyes, and are coming to their proper senses, as is evident by the loyalty shown in the counties of Kentucky and Tennessee that our troops have lately cleared of rebels. Judging from the effect produced by the late Federal successes, I am strongly inclined to believe in a speedy termination of this disastrous war— within three months, probably. The South will either propose for peace, or the rebels will lay down their arms and submit to Uncle Sam again, as they ought todo* A course is now being pursued which will have a tendency to bring about this result; and that is the proclamation by the Seeretary of War, Stanton, granting an amnesty to all disloyalists who will return home and lay down their arms, and take the oath not to take up arms again against the United States. All prisoners of war, (except leading officers,) will also be released on parole, by subscribing to the same oath. Ratss or Apvertisinc.—The Transcript, in its issue of yesterday, asserts that a Sheriff’s sale, for whieh it charged $30, and which was complained of as being too high, would cost by the published rates in the Democrat $396, and in the Journal $286. We do not know what advertisement is alluded to, but we know that the Transcript has published no Sheriff’s sale that would have cost anything like that sum, according to our rates, Ao ordinary sale witl make three squares, They are required to be published once a week for three weeks, Consequently the cost of publishing a sale of the usual length would come to $12, according to our charges, The leogest sale we bave noticed iu the Transcript, would cost, aceording to the customary. charges, about $18; and if there were any postpone ments, it would be wo.th $3 wore for each wees it was put off. Tee town of lowa Hill, Placer county: was almost eotirely destroyed by fire cn Wednesday morning last.. SHERIFF'S SALES. In the District Court tf Nevada County, on the 20th inst., I obtaihed several decrees in foteclosute, containing the \isual orders for the sale of the mortgaged prentises. Each detree directed the Sheriff ts advertise the property in the Nevada Journal. As soon as they were signed, I requested the County Clerk to prepare the orders of sale for the Sheriff and plate them in his hands without delay. I then handed the Sheriff a written ofder to advertise in the Nevada Journal and proceed to sell as soon as possible. On Friday morning one of the ordets was prepared and delivered to the Sheriff by the Clerk, Upon examination, however, it was as certained that the direction as to the place of publication had been designedly omitted by the Clerk, as will be shown in another connection. On Saturday I received a notice that on the Monday following the Sheriff would move the Court to modify the decrees by striking thereftom the dytection to publish in the Nevada Jouttial. When the time arrived, 1 objected to a hearing of the motion for the reasons, First: That the Sheriff was coram non judice, and not entitled to be heard; and, Secondly: That the notice of the motion was not such an one as the law required. My objections were disposed of somewhat cavalierly. His Honor remarked that when the decrees were signed he did not know that they contained an order requiring the Shegiff to advertise them in the Nevada Journal; and that if he had known this fact, he would not have signedthem. He announced that ina case of this kind, I was not entitled to the statutory notice of five days; that he did not desire to hear any argument, and that he had made up his mind upon the merits of the question. Upon my insisting that it was within the range of possibility that a citation of authorities would imduce him to change his opinion, he graciously consented to ive ine a hearing on Tuesday or Wednesday. understood his Honor furthermore to state that these were the first decrees that had appeared in our District Court designating the paper in which the Sheriff should make publication. Ifthe Judge will take the trouble to examine the archives of the Clerk’s office, he will discover that he has delivered am opinion ex cathedra in reference to a point of practice upon whieh bis information is ge ry jejune. The premises considered, I infer that fa libility is perfectly compatible with bigh judicial station, and that an fortunate elevation to the Bench does not neeessarily purchase an impunity for the violation of the ordinary rules of rhetorie, orthography and syntax. Several weeks ago one of the decisions of our District Judge appeared in the columns of the Democrat. What may have been the object of the publication I can not certainly determine; but I believe it was designed to reflect disparagingly upon the legal firm of which Tama member. Thus believing, I trust the erudite Judge will pardon me {f, without any asperit of feeling, and with mo desire to dispute with him the palm of scholarship, I remind him of the fact that in the decision aforesaid, as published, there are more than twenty errors of a class that would condemn the composition of a sechool-boy. About half-past eleven on Monday I inquired of the Under-Sheriff whether he had sent the papers to the printing office. He told me he had not, for the reason that they were stil) in the possession of the Clerk. I then went to that office and asked why the papers had not been delivered to the Sheriff. He gave me two reasons; Frst, that he had been so busy he could not prepare them; and, Secondly, that in one of the decrees a date had been omitted,and he thought it unnecessary to go any further with that one until the omission was supplied. Ithen sat down and waited until the Seputy Clerk had the papers prepared, when I took them to the Under-Sheriff, and asked him what length of time he would require to get them ready for the compositor. The answer was, “a very little while.” I inquired whether he could prepare them by two o'clock, and he told me he could. Thereupon, I requested one of the proprietors of the Nevada Journal to call upon the Sheriff at the hour above named, an procure the papers in order that they might be published in that day’s issue of the Journal. Accordingly, Mr. Vanderhoef went up, but came down without the papers. Again I repaired to the Sheriff's office. In

the meantime the Sheriff had gone in, and was engaged in conversation with his man Friday when I entered. I inquired why the papers had not been prepared, and was told . the Sheriff they were so busy in the office that they could not attend to them. I then asked whether he could have them ready by six in the evening, or ten o'clock at night, and was informed that the papers would be ready just as soon as they were copied, and he did not know when that would be. I believed at the time that the alleged pressure of business in the office was a miserable pretense and a contemptible subterfuge, and on Tuesday morning I became confirmed in that opinion, for upon calling once more at the Sheriff’s office to ascertain the status of the papers, I was informed by the Shenff that he did not know when he should advertise, but that it would probably be at some time within the period prescribed for the return of the executions, to wit: sixty days, On Wednesday morning the District Judge modified the decrees by striking out the direction to publish in the Nevada Journal. The papers yet remain in the hands of the Sheriff, and for aught I know, may do so for six weeks to come. The Transcript of this morning says that Hill & Hupp interlined the direction as to the publication in so small a hand that the Clerk failed to notice it. Mr. Farquhar certainly never authorized this statement, for it is unqualifieldly false. On Friday last when Mr. Hill asked the Clerk why he had omitted the clause concerning the publication in the order he, had prepared, his answer was, not that he had failed to notice it, hut that he considered it a very nove} mn sm proceeding, and therefore it was not rted. The, author.of the leader in torday’s issue of the paper , last referzed to, intimates.that the iB NI dln AO : disinclination of the firm of Hill & Hupp to script gtows out of theit oppied of the editor. patronize the Tran sition to the Union Bo fatas I atn concetned, N.P.Browti, Bsq. between Whom and myself for the last seven years, kind personal relations have exi tum of patronage from h knows that the réason ass one. Itis a fact highly su who have withdrawn their support from the Motiiing Transcript, did so at just about the time the author of this morning's article betatne its editor. Gero. 8S. Hurr. Nevapa, March 27, 1862. is and he also omy not the true LETTER FROM SAN FRANCISC o. Mr Epitor: I prophesied in my last that St. Patrick’s Day would not pass over witbout many a head felt the power of a “shillaley;” but verily Iam no prophet, as the morning papers recorded the fact that but one man was arrested, and he was only “slightly mebriated.” No doubt there was more in the same fix than him, but they kept out of the way of the police. Our city is being again visited with murders, . robberies, etc. I have seen in the papers nearly every day, a notice reading something like this: “The body of a man was fished up out of the bay yesterday, and now lies at the dead-house for identification. How he was drowned is a mystery.” Yet this “mystery” is never solved. The coroner holds his inquest, and the jury, generally, bring in a verdict of “accidental drowning.” No money or valuables are hardly ever found on their persons, and I am inclined to believe in nine cases owt of tem they are the yictims of foul play. Saturday last a maw was found near Telegraph Hill, stabbed in two o« three places, and nearly dead. The police, after a hard seareb, succeeded in arresting the would-be mourderer, who turned out to be a no-. torious rowdy named George Bates. On the same day a Chinaman was killed by one of his countrymen, in a house of bad repute on Pacific street. The murdezer was arrested. When will this bloody work cease? Nearly every steamer from the Atlantic States . during the last few months, has brought more women than men to our shores, and the intelligence offices are crowded with them seeking for . employment. They can be hired for almost anything, so eager are they for situations. There are also a great many men out of employment, and the enlisting offices find no difficulty whatever im getting reeruits for the volunteer and regular army. Some of your bachelors ought to pay our city a visit, and brimg back one of these girls as a better-half, as I believe a great many of them would like to be led to the bridal*altar by some of your good looking miners. Come on boys. First come, first served. No doubt you have heard by this time that Frank Pixley has commenced a suit against the Herald and Misror for slander, etc. He says he has been damaged only to the extent of a hundred thousand dollars—that’s all. It’s too bad that Frank’s mule died so soon. If it was alive the Herald woutd have “slandered’ it, and it would have come in for another hundred thousand dollars. I guess Frank will get what he.sues for—in 2 great big horn. / There is to be a grand parade of the fire department on the fifth of May, and your correspondent would like to see the Nevada fire department represented on the occasion. I am an old fire-boy, having run with ‘10 engine” since I was “knee-high to a grasshopper,” and know full well that if ore of your companies paid us a visit they would be heartily welcomed by our “knights of the red shirt.” It isa grand sight to see the whole department on parade, and one I would go many miles to see. Our department consists of 15 hand engines, 2 steam engines, 5 four-wheeled hose carriages, 15 tenders or “jumpers,” and 2 trucks, besides “relief” engines and tenders. Judging from the prepad. rations being made the coming parade will be a . larger one than the last. More anon. NEVADAITE. San Francisco, March 25, 1862. R SALE.—FRESH WHITE CORN MEAL ; Raker’s (extra) Flour, 100 bags; China Sugar, (A No. 1) extra; Coffee Sugar, in . half barrels; Nes York Coffee Swgar; Green Java, Old Gov. Java & Rio Coffee; Codfish, (Har Mi & To Chock) ; Bacon, Hams & Shoulders, from eorn-fed bogs; Fresh Lard; Beans—white and bayox; Case and Shelf Goods of every variety ; Tubs, Buckets and Wooden-ware; Nails, Axes and Shovels; Mining and Garden Tools, of exery description; And the best Teas to be had im California. mar All or parts of the above articles will be seld cheap—for cash. Goods delivered by J. M. HIXSON & BRO., Mareh 29, 1362. No. 75 Broac st., Nevada, ANTED.—TO PURCHASE A NO. 1 MILCH COW. Apply to J. M. HEXSON, March 29, 1862. No. 75 Broad st., Nevada. Now is the Time to Trim Your Trees! PRUNING SHEARS, PRUNING SAWS & PRUNING KNIVES, FOR SALE BY W. H. CRAWFORD & CO., 4a Opposite the Express Office, Main st., Nevada-@g ITY BREWERY.—THE UNDERSIGNED would respectfully inform the levers of good LAGER BEER, that he manufactures an article that cannot fail to please the taste. Beer furnished regu-: larly to Bar-rooms, Saloons, Families, and to dealers, generally, at reduced rates. A. BLASAUF, March 27, 1862. Spring st., Nevada. [ern LEvanoale you have i oe hed eee pre office is a ~ ‘4 store, me! wa, 1002. rciahatreets, Nevada. he is widely mistaken. . th isted, knows why I withdrew my modi. ANOTHER CARD. The Transeript, of this mornin column and a half of its scwatwable” snenet® e discussion of the question of the Sherif’, . advertising, ete. I have no desire to deprive th. . editor of any advantage he may gain : “ Y Rain from the. . use of sach Tanguage as is contained in those. . articles, nor bis re of any benefit they ma derive froma perusal of the same. As the suggestive, that those . article in the Transcript contains nothing byr abusive language, and a general denial charges, I with only add, in reply, that, a charge I have made in this connection, I ay prepared to prove. Not only did the ‘Sherif make the disclosure that I have charged, buy he does not deny itnow. When he called u “Rolfe” for the purpose of “making” him tor rect the ‘false and malicious insinuation,” he admitted that sucha contract did exist. and . that he considered it a legitimate transaction I have also other evidence ef this bargain which . I will produce whenever the Sheriff or the . Transcript desire 7. 2 distinetly told Mr Knowlton that the ont retraction the Demo. crat could make would’ Be a statement of the whole facts, and’ altow the public to judge as to the justice of the charge of “bribery and cOrsepan . In regard to the county printing, the Sheri made the charge, and the Teoneatin one . it. I merely assumed my share of the odium . if any is to be attached to the transaction, ” . 1, 3 ee Nevada March 20th, 1862. en uy he did a ee rea ane pata 2 Jaurnal one or more of the installments on the hundred dollars, during the year 1861.—[Transcript. . He will not, On two, and perhaps three oceasiuns, he drew the amount due for the . quarterly printing, and after deducting g emall amount for some paper purchased of . the Democrat offite, gave the remainder to the parties it b longed to, If the Tran. cript man wi'l hook over the crier books jhe will find that T. H. Rolfe has drawn . money from the cownty on various and’snndry occasions, and if necessary he can give a full explanation as to why be drew it and what was done witb it. Sma. Pox.—This loathsome disease is prevailing to a greater or léss extent in almost ev. . ery town in this State, from Yreka to-San Die; . go. In the city of Sam Francisco, we hear tha there are any number of cases varying from two hundred to two ttiousand. The papers generally Resitate to mention its existence, for fear of creating unnecessary alarm. There are at the present time about thirty cases of this disease in this city; but with the exception of one or two cases of recent development, it has been confined exclusively to the Mexican population. There has been no occasion for alarm; and yet on Monday last, the Mayor ordered the city . schools to be closed for the space of two weeks. —[San Jose Mercury. Pacific Mail Steamship Company's, I STEAMSHIP Golcien Age, COMGIRITNT si vs 0c sonncececancctsoccrseckes DAUE Will leave Folsom street Wharf, TUESDAY APRIL 1, 1862. At 9 O’CLock, A. M., PUNCTUALLY. FOR PANAMA. ee Gan WILL BE CONVEYED FROM PANAMA to Aspinwall by the Panama Railroad Company, and from Aspinwall to New York by the Atlautic and Paeific Steamship Company. FORBES & BABCOCK, Agents. Corner Sacramento and Leidadorf sts, Te eee eee ee eee Pek ory MARSHAL.—U. 8. GREGORY, is announced as a,cendidate for Crry MaRsHAL at the ensuing election, Monday, May 5th. [te. FOR CITY MARSHAL.w-W. Hi. DAVINSOS is announced as a candidate for the office of (ry MarSHAL, at the coming election—Monday, May Sth, 1362. [mar4:te FOR CITY MARSTMAL.—GFO. §. PIERCE is announced as a candidate for Crry MaRsual at the ensuing election—May 5th, 1862. s {mar6:te. ACON! BACON !—TEN THOUSAND POUNDS of superior Calitornia Bucon—for sale by . mard J. M. HIXSON & BRO. ND STILL THEY COME tie. M. . HIXSON & BRO. are still adding to their already heavy stock of Groceries and Provisions, and will sell for cash LOWER THAN CAN BE BOUGHT IN ANY HOUSE IN THE MOUNTAINS! March 18, 1862. . WILLIAM R. COE, RETAIL au DEALER In Fine Boots, Shoes & Rubber Boots Cor. of Main & Commercial sts., Nevada. eile aD LARGE ASSSORTMENT OF BENKERT’S AND other celebrated Manufacturers’ make A BROGANS, BOYS’ BOOTS & SHOES, Ladies’ and Misses’ Shoes & Gaiters, And in short, everything necessary to furnish & first-class Boot & She Store complete. Boot & Shoe Findings Always o" Hand, WHICH WILL BE SOLD AT LOW RATES! B@ All kinds of Repairing done on short notic?, a neat and substantial manner. mar27, és To the People of Nevada Caunty IT AM AGAIN READY TO FORWARD Goods to any seetion.ot the Counties of NEVADA, PLACFR, EL DORADO, Amador, Sterra, & Nevada Territory: aa Marx—O. H. P. W. & CO. “@% Sacramento City. Feb, 18, 1862.3m.. 0. H. P. WHITE & 00. Plime te ssn ls eradication (Medionmentas) and in Hanon oe eae r sale by Feb, 27.. E.F. SPENCE, 47 Broad stree's