September 26, 1860 (4 pages)

NEVADA DEMOCRAT,. », Gilg ite wilt deliver the a ele $a authorized to receive subscriptions, advertisements, &e. and collect and receipt forthe same. =. He is authorised to receive advertisements, and collect and receipt for the same. A. Badlam, Jr., is our t for Sacramento, to receive ka oa and cite same. National Democratic Nominations. FOR PRESIDENT, that Christ once attended a wedding, and they STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS, . who suppose there was no music and dancing OF ILLINOIS. at that wedding have but little idea of Jewish customs. Bat pleasures and amusements should be restricted within proper bounds. They should be used to recuperate the mind and body when fatigued by the more serious occupations of life, and not asthe end and aim of our being. To FOR VICE PRESIDENT, HERSCHEL V. JOHNSON, OF GEORGIA. FOR STATE ELECTORS, PE SEGA nA, Sante Porharg? . spend an hour or two in a Social dance,and in proHOWARD aa te ee: per company, would be a healthful recreation » PRI , i from more exhausting toils, and enable us to return to our usual avocations withrenewed vigor; while dancing until three or four o’clock in the morning was pot only injurious physically, but carrying. amusements beyond reasonable limites: Thus far, we-believe Mr. Brierly’s opinions coincided with those of all well-informed persons, whether church members or not, who are in the habit of attending places of amasement. But in speaking of dancing, he advanced some very strange ideas in regard to what he called “modern fashiouable dances’’—such as waltzes, polkas, mazourkas, etc. He thougbt these dances had # tendency to excite impure thoughts ; that no respectable lady could engage in them and leave the ball-room as pure as when she entered, and that if the Jadies.were cognizant of the remarks made by the gentlemen standing atound while they were going through the mazy Democratic County Ticket. For Senator, WILLIAM WATT, Por Assemblymen, J.C. PALMER N. C. MILLER M.P.O'CONNOR, J, 6. EASTMAN, ' H. B. HOSMER. For Supervisor— 2d District, 3 9 JOHN P. LITTLE. “NEVADA, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 26, 1860. The present nomber completes the seventh Volume of the Nevapa Democrat, and this will be our last issue as a weekly paper. In entering upon the eighth volume, we have determined to publish’a tri-weekly, tho first number of which Will be issued on Tnesday evening of next.week, and thereafter it will be published regularly every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday'evening. The size of the ‘paper’ will be somewhat reduced, but each number will contain rather more. than half the readiog matter we have ordinarily given in the’ weekly, while'the subscription price will be but slightly inorensed. _, The Damoonst was. established in September, 1853, and withthe exception of a few weeks’ nsion, caused by the destruction of the offite hy the fire of 1856, has beon issued regularly once a week up to the present time.— Daring the most of these seven yeare, the paper hasbeen under the same proprictary and editorial management and though the profits may not have been as great as we could have desired, we bave nothing to complain of on the score of patronage. By careful business matagement, we have succeeded in making something. more than printers’ wagee, which is all we eould expectin the:publication of a country paper. What the paper bas been heretofore it will Lead tobe fn, future, as long ge it remains underour control. Upon all matters of public interest we shall never be backward in expressing Our Opinions, and #hall continue to advori our Own political sentiments without atopping to calculate the profit or loss. Weshave made such artangemente-as will enable as hereafter to dovote more time to tle editorial department, and sball spare neither labor nor expense to make the paper of local interest. sealding tears. His ideas upon this subject were all wrong. The faney dances are more exciting and afford more vigorous exercise, but they have no more tendency to excite impure thoughts than the staid cotillon or contra-dance, He might have advanced one step further and adopted the theory of the Turks, that the sight of @ wotnan’s face ‘tended to excite evil passions, atid for'that reason she must keep constantly vailed, From what Mr. Brierly said, we judge be had formed his idea of fancy dances from some burlesqne description, which he took for sober earnest, Such oa sight asa gentleman with one arm round a lady’s neck, the other round her waist, and hia whiskered face resting on ber flushed cheek, and the two whirling around like a cat after her tail, was never witin any respectable ballroom, A little better knowledge of human nature would teach the reverend gentleman, that, to.a pure mind, there is nothing impure in the modern fashionable dances ; and on the other band, the passions of the deoraved may be excited by the mere sight of a face, in commencing his discourse, Mr. Brierly said he did not expect that any one person would agree. with him in. everything he should sey. In this reepeet we think be was right, for his femarks on fancy dances were strangely at varience with the general tenor of bis discourse, and could have suited only the most straightlaced puritans—those who believe that all amusements are wrong. The Barbecue. The Demoeratic Central Committee of this county held » meeting last Saturday, and as will be seen by the proeeedings, published in another column, preliminary steps were takeo fot'n grand political demonstration aod barbe600, to come off On the 26th and 27th of October, The arrangements are not yet fully completed, bat we believe the intention is to have # torchlight procession at Grass Valley on the evening of the 26th, a barbeeue at Carter’s, near the Glenbrook Race Track, and a torchlight procession’ at Nevada on the evening of the 27th, /"A committee, consisting of Messrs, McConnell, Hawley and Byrne, have been appointed to javite speakers, and the intention is to have all the’best orators of the State present on the occasion. Speeches will be made at the Race Track, and also at Grags Valley and Nevada, and a good time generally may be anticipated. Tax Burkuwap Agaiw.—The Journal “is informed” thatthe “fact” is beyond ‘dispute,’’ “that when, at the late Douglas County Convention, the. subjectof the Bulkhead came up before the ,Committee on Resolutions, it was deliberately devided that their policy should be to ignore the whole matter.’ There is nut one word of truth in this statement, as the editor of the Journal might have learned in half the time it took hit to hunt up the report, or mauufacture the “fact.” During the afternoon, session of the late Douglas Gouuty"Convention a badlyworded resolution was offered by a delegate, which was laid on the table, and a Committee on Resolutions appointed. But the Committee never held a mecting,' as the Convention was continuously in session from tie time they were appointed until the final adjournment, The Bulkhead was not spoken of in the Convention, and we presume not halfa dozen dele gates thought of the measure while the Convention was in session, §So far as the Democratic nominees for the Legislature of this county are concerned, we are authorized to state that not one of them will yote for the Parsons’ Bulkbead bill, or for any bill giviog the franchise to any private company or corporation. Pourtica. Sreakina.—John Nugent and O, M. Brosuan, of San Francisco, have made appointments for speaking at the principal places in Yuba, Butte, Nevada and Sierra counties. They will address the people at Grass Valley ow Friday evening next, at Nevada on Saturday eventing, and at Cherokee on Monday evening Oct. Ist, They will be accompanied by J. R, MoGonnell through Nevada and Sierra counties, and by Messrs. Dibble and Palmer at some of the places in this county. Mr. Nugent is one of the most talented and vigorous writers in the State, is well known in this county by repytation, and we trust the people will turn out Gee die, He has determined to stump the te for Douglas and Johnson, and will probably return to this county before the close of the campaign. Tue Stare Farr,—A gentleman who was in attendance at the State Fair last week, at Sacramento, informs us that it was adull affair, partioularly to residents of the mountains. There was a large quantity of fine stock, agricultaral productions, machinery, .eto., on exbibition. The beat piece of machinery, of Oalifornia invention, which oar informant saw, and which seemed to excite considerable attention, was Matteson’s improved derrick, whieh we ave already noticed. The Fair will close on pumber of this magezine, Rs is, embeled : and contains a variety of. interOwe Mewrma.—The National Democratic Clab of Nevada, will meet on the 29th inst. at 7-olelosk P.M, on the corner of Broad and Pine atrecte. Tae Stare Carrrot.—The contract for the erection of the basement of the new Capitol at Sacramento has been awarded to Michael Fennel, of Saa Francisco, who is to furnish the material aad do the work for $80,000. He bas given bonds for the faithful performance of the contract in the sum of $75,000, and the work is to be completed by the first of October, 1861, The contractor is to be paid, on the first of every month, seventy-five por cent. of the value of the work done and materials furnished, as certified to by the architect, if accepted by the commissioners, and the balance to be retained as security, in addittion to the bond, If at any time the Commissioners shall be of the opinion that the contractor bas failed to presecute the work with proper dilligenoe, or that he cannot complete it in the time specified, they are authorized to take possession of the work and complete it at the contractor’s expense. The people of Sacramento have purchased and paid for the ground on which the structure is to stand, and the work will doubtless be fairly under way. before the next Legislature coni ccennsenneneenneneetemememmennenenemnnd Tae Pactrig Tereorars.—The New York Herald Yearos that there fs now & fait prospect of having a continuous line of telegraph completed from the’ Atlantic to the Pacifio within the time prescribed by the terms of the bill passed at the last session of Congress. The work is to be carried through by the Western Union Telegraph Company, which proposes to build and equip the line withii twenty months. Octavian Hoogs is our Agent for San Francisco. . preacher, and the novelty of s pulpit discourse upon such a subject, attracted a large audience. The reverend gentleman took bis text from 8 passage in Kolesinstes, the purport of whieh is to advise young people to rejoice while they are young, but to remember tbat they would be brought to judgment, .The discouree, in general was characterized by good sense and liberality. He held that a certain amount of amusement was not only right and proper morally, but physically necessary a« a relaxation from severe labor or study. It had been said that Christ never smiled, but thishe thought was without sufficient authority, as we lave but scant records of the personal history of tbe Savior. It is recorded in Scripture, however, waltz, they would seek their chambers and weep . Douglas among the friends of the deceased Scnbest policy to be adopted do’ scrpinplith/the same end, ie represented as an irreconcilable hostility, and it has even been asserted that Donglas would not have spoken to Broderick had the latter lived and returned to Wasbington. Latbam has been given as aathority for this latter assertion, and a viler elander against both the living and the dead was never uttered. When the death of Broderick was announced in the Senate, Douglas was not able to speak, and his enemies assert that bis sickness was merely @ pretense in order to avoid giving his public testimony to the virtues and noble qualities of the late Senator. The following letter, written by Mr. Douglas to the committee appointed to superintend the funeral ceremonies in New York, in honor of the deceased Senator, should forever silence this slander < GENTLEMEN—I have received with. feelings of sipetingc respect and sympathy, your invitation to e present and deliver an oration on the occasion of the funeral ceremonies in New York in honor of the late Senator Broderick. I never had the pleasure of a personal acquaintance with Mr. Broderick until he came to Washington as Senator from California. No man, under circumstances so unpropitious, ever established in that body a prouder and more enviable reputation in so short a period. His vigorous intellect, the frankness and sincerity of his character, his resolute purpose and resistless _energy, his fidelity to prindiple, to duty and-to fricnde, commanded the respect and excited the admiration of his associates, Tis sudden death will cast a glodm over the Senate, as it startled and shocked the whole country. It is peculiarly appropriate that his old friends in your city among whom he had spent the greater portion of his life, and who loved him most, because they knew him best, should manifest their admiration for his virtues, and their sorrow for his untimely death, in a manner aged hy the subject and the event. It becomes my painfu duty, however, to inform you that the serious illness of her who is dearest to me, precludes any assurance that it will be possible for me to be with you on, that interesting and solemn occasion, Regretting the necessity which compels me to decline your invitation, I am, very truly, your obedient servant. 8. A. Dove as. Tur Censvs.—It will be seen by the following, which we find in alate San Francisco paper, that the estimate we gave last week of the population of the State was very near correct: Tur Censvs—Marshal Solomon informs us that the population of this State does not exceed 400,000. and that of this city is not over 60,000. This will rather surprise many who have been caloulating on a large increase, still we think the cengus has been correctly taken as the proportionate falling off from former estimates is about the same in each county. Although some may be surprised at this, we do not see why they should be, During the last two years there has been little immigration by way of the varied while the emigration the samme source has een considerable. ashoe has drawn from our population more than we have gained by sea travel, 80 that on the whole it seems as if there had been a decrease of our population, for the last two years, and we think such is the case. Under the next apportionment California will be entitled to not more thin thice representatives Im the lower House of Congress, while we have been calculating upon at least five. The census returns of this State will not eurprise any one who bas given the subject any attention. The papershave generally supposed that the censusof this year would show a population of 500,000 or 600,000; bit we bave all along contended that these estimates were much too high, and stated six or eight months ago that California would not be entitled to more than three Representatives in Congress ander the next appottionment. A Reason. vor Surrortina Brecxinaiwen.— Among the reasous given by Senator Green, of Missouri, for supportiog Breckiaridge, was the following: “fo supported John C. Breckinridge because he bad never traveled up and down the river on the decks of ‘a steamboat, advocating his own election to the Presideucy ; be bad never descended into beer’ saloons and drank larger in order to gain popularity with the vulgar rabble,’? lt is very true that Breckinridge never nesociated with the people, for his sympathies are not with the toiling masses. His associations have been with the wealthy and refined classes; his arristocratic nerves were shocked by contact with the “vulgar rabble.”’ Cartune or tue Finipusren,—A dispatch from New Orleans indicates, though it does not clearly state, that the filibusters under Walker, who lately captured Tyuxillo, have in turn been captured by the British man-of-war Years, 'The vessel arrived before the town and summoued Walker to surrender, an order which be obeyed, with eighty mea, It appears that an engagement occurred previous to the surrender, ia which Walker was badly wounded and one of his colonels killed) What disposition the British will make of the prisoners remains to be seen, Dovarias at Norrotx.—The Union, of Monday, publishes in full the. speech delivered by Judge Douglas at Norfolk, Va., August 25th. We have not yet had time, to read the speech, but those who have, inform us it isthe best speech that has been delivered during the present canvass, Itis clear and comprehensive, and embraces everything that need be said upon the political issues of the day. Nor Kituep.—A dispatch from San Francisco states that Wineberger, who was reported killed by tho driver, Wash, Jacobs, on the overland route, near Tejon, is yet alive. He was expected in San Francisco by the overland mail due yesterday, and bis own story will doubtless soon be given to the public. Prentiog, of the Louisville Journal, referring to John Tyler's threat of disunion, in case Lincola is elected President, says: “What right has John Tyler to think that there is any buman creature whom the American people couldn’t endure as President, when he remembers that for nearly four years they endured Aim,’”? Cot. Forses, who made himself notorious in connection with the Harper’s Ferry raid, bas turaed up ia Sicily, where he enjoys the unlimited confidence of Garibaldi. Suripe 1x Bostox.—Joseph E, Thayer, a well erent ont heen Hi i Grase Vataey Natronan.—Mr. 0; P.Smith has retired from the Grass Walley National, and ia succeeded by A.B. Dibble in the editorial management. That paper, we are pleased to learn, will-bereafter vigorously support the Democratic county nominees. uf ator, A trifling difference of opinion, as to the and a torchbecue at the Glenbrook Race Course, anc’ a. torch: light procession at Nevada, * oe ree evening, Mr. Dibble moved that a Finance Committee of three’be appointed from the» County at large, to raise the necessary funds to carry outthe object. Carried. , Messrs. Con. Riley, H,.B. Thompson, and I. H. Mitchell, were appointed the Finance Committee. On motion of Mr. Byrne, it was ordered that a sub-Committee, to consist of one from each township, be appointed to assist the Finance Committee. The following gentlemen were appointed: Nevada, T.T. Davenport; Grass Valley, J. K. Byrne ; Rough & Ready, Jno, Webber ;,Bi . pe Everett ; Bloomfield, A. J. Enders ; Eureka, = ary; Washington, J.M. Ormsbee; Little York, John Hussey. On motion, it was: ordered that a committee of twelve be appointed to make all necessary arrangements. The following gentlemen were appointed said committee : Loe rt Watt, Michael Colbert, Chas. W. Smith, WO Howard, Ge Williams, A.B. Dibble, of Grass Valley, and J. 1. Caldwell, Chas, Kent, J. H. Helm, 8. W. Boring, Daniel Collins andJ. B. Jeffery, of Nevada. On motion, Messrs. J. R. McConnell, Thomas P. Hawley and J. K. Byrne, were appointed a committee of Invitation, to invite speakers from all parts of the State to address the meetings. On motion, the Demutracy of the several precincts of the county were recommended to orgartize Clubs in their respective precincts. Mr. T. T. Davenport was appointed Treasurer o the Central! Committee: ' f On motion, the Committee adjourned, tormeet w the call.of the President. J. 1. CALDWELL, Ch’n, A: J. Exprns, Seéc’y. pro. tem. oa Mysreniovus.-Mr. John Campbell, of Stockton, discovered floating in the tules near that city, on Saturday week, a tightly-corked bottle, in which was a piece of paper with the following words written in a bold and elegant hand: July 25th, 1849. The finder of this will learn the fate of the once happy J. Parsons. The fact that the mysterious intelligence has remained unrevealed for upwards of eleven years, and the peculfar circumstances which surrounded many of the early comers to California, afford matter upon which to base a variety of speculation as to what might have been the ‘fate of the once happy J. Parsons.” The original paper is in the possession o¢ the editor of the Stockton Democrat, and may serve as a medium of identification. Fiout with Escarep Conyicts.—We learn from the Jacksonville (Oregon) Sentinel, that a desperate fight took place between the Sheriff and other officers of Douglas county and four escaped conviets, at Cononvillo, on the night of Sept. 8th. Seyeral shots were exchanged, and one of the convicts was fatally wounded and afterwards died; two were arrested, and the other made his escape. The conviets had escaped from the Oregon Penitentiary, and were making their way-south, pilfering from farmhouses and hotels as they went along. Anoturr MAMMotH Forest.—Mr. Farley, who recently returned from a prospecting tour in eastern Tulare, informs the Alta that he had discovered a forest of trecs which for size totally eclipse the famous Calaveras, and Mariposa groups, One of them was measured, by splicing tape lines, and found to be one hundred and twenty-three feet in circumference, or twenty-seven feet larger than the largest of the Calaveras group, and twenty-four fect larger than the largest of the Mariposa group. Fatatty Inscurgp.—-William Wilson and B. Abbott were seriously injured, the former it is thought fatally, by the explosion of a blast, at Cherokee Flat, in Butte county, last week. Wilson’s fave was horribly eut and mangled, one of his eyes being blown out of his head andthe sight of the other entirely destroyed, Abbott was not so. badly hurt, and will recoyer, Fire 1N THE Foot Hi11s.—An extensive fire has been raging in the foot hills, some twelve miles cast of Red Bluffs, for the past few days. It commenced near Jelly’s ranch, running in a south-easterly direction, burning the gras¢, brush and timber, for a distance of twelve miles in length, and between two and three miles in width. Barn Bunnep.—The barn of Mr. R. H, King, who resides about three-quarters of a mile from Petaluma, was burned on the morning of the 18th inst,, with its contents, consisting of hay, grain, farming tools, and over 100 hens. Aman named Geo. Edgar was arrested and held to bail in the sum of 3000, chatyed with setting the barn on fire. CurckeD.—The Sierra Democrat says; ‘The Los Angeles Star, as we are informed, had Douglas and Johnson in type forthe head of the’paper; when a letter from Uncle Gwin arrived just in. time to check the issue. If this. information is incorrect, we will be happy to go into an investigation of the fact.” Leacug in SonoMA.—Horse stealing has become so frequent in Sonoma county, thatthe citizens are about to re-organize their league for the mutual protection of their property. A meeting for that purpose will be held on the 6th of October, at Petaluma. Errrcts OF A CAMP: MBETING.—A Methodist camp meeting was recently held.in the swampy regions of Tulare county. The Delta is of opinion that more people contracted chills and fever than obtained forgiveness of sins. Pixr’s PEAK Recron.—It is estimated, from nearly a complete census, that this gold region contains sixty thousand inhabitants. The most of these mines are located in Kansas Territory. DEATH OF AN Eprtor.—Wm. T. Whitacte, late editor of the Port Townsend Register, died recently at that place. He was buried by the Masonic fraternity, with every demonstration of respect. StRAWs.—A . Presidential yote was taken last Saturday, among the passengers on the cars from Folsom to Sacramento; with the. following: result : Douglas, 44; Lincoln, 25 ; Bell, 9; Breckinadge, 8. MARIPOSA NEWs.—We have receited the first number of this paper, Which was issued on the 18th inst. It is edited by Alex: Deering, and vigorous] supports Douglas and Johnson. : me ad Fast Rupine.—Mr, J. .W. Ingram, a week or two since, rode the trip in saddle, from Santa Rosa to Ukiah City and back, a distance of one hundred and fifty miles, in seventeen hours. is to be blasted by means of a galvanic ‘battery/in Seeirtance wile err upproprtartanr of Comptes, nade ACAuen Express is between Los Angeles and Fort _ to be established * . The foundation forthe new. mill of ths men ‘ears. or Herel cad Pe eerie . yer plabt and day 4 od BO cs adrably. for various ef-v ie iy. Gold and Sil ining Co,, has been commenced there. This mill will be a monster institution, eonties al a series 0 explthente now ME pe herabEste 8 simple and cheap»mode-of working the silver ore. The $ separates and reduces the silver to a métalic aie without the'aid’ oa water. It is . — present, eet oo labors to “oe public. imes are lively in Genoa, just atthe present time, owing to the meeting of the County and Distriet.Courts there, .We are informed that there re over one hundred civil cases on the calendar at present, with the hope of glorious inerease ! A PassenceR Murperep BY A “DRuNKEN Driver A dispatch from Visalia, dated Sept. 21st; says: #0 The overland stage arrived here last night, and from’ a passenger natned Winebergeér, a jeweler on Montgomery street, San Francisco, we Tearn that a brutal murder was. committed by the road. agent, Wash Jacobs, who shot a passenger named Bigsby, at the first station,east of Fort ma. The .coad agent was intoxicated, and from his dit Mr gsby¥ got frightened and wantedto jump out, Whereupon Jacobs stopped the horses, got down from the box, drew his pistol, pulled Bigsby out of the stage and» deliberately shot , him twice, then threw him into the bushes and left him for dead. The eprerey aan resides in California, and has a family in Mi issoari, Where he had been ona Visit. A pedlar happened to pass by at this time, when Jacebs took.a double-barreled shotgun and knoecked him down, cutting his head badly, and left hin lying on the road, Tr Strate Revrorm Scxoor.—Several months ago, says the Marysville Democrat, J. C. Pelton, having been appointed Superintendent of the State Reform School, to be established near Marysville, went East to examine the Reform School systems of the principal Atlantic cites. A Boston paper of August 20th, refers to his visit, and says: Mr. Pelton’s visit to the East, is for the purpose of studying our reformatory institutions, e are pleased to learn,that his tour has proved extremely satisfactory to himself, and that he has Serie information of great value in connection with’ his office. The youth of Mr. Pelton was one of extreme adversity. ' Having been left an orphan in childhood, his experience has been ofa character ‘which has eminently qualified. him,to deal. with: unfortunate and friendless boys. We understand that most of the booksellers oF Boston, at the solicitation of Mr. Pelton, have contributed hat toward a library for the California Reform School. Curr Justicr TANEY AND JupGE NELson FOR DouGLas.-~The Cooperstown (N, Y.) Journal says: “The Hon Samuel Nelson ofthis village, one of the Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, has always been known as a decided national. Democrat, although not an active participant in political matters. He rded. Mr. Douglas the ted choice of the at mass of northern rats for the Presiency, and now favors nis election as the regularly candidate,” The W nominated Democratic ton States of August 18th, says: ‘Judge Nelson was one of the Justices that concurred in the Dred Scott decision, and like the Chief Justice, Taney, is = wip —— yo was talked of for Present of the Baltimore Conve , The above isa ; ation of the statement heretofore published, that Judge Taney supports Douglas. AccipENT AT Mane ISLAND,—A dispatch from Vallejo, dated Sept, 27th says: To-day, at 12 M., whilst the United States Dock was taking up H. M. 8. Termagant, the shoring of one of the sections is supposed to have slipped out and let the weight of the ship upon the second seetion, which gave way and caused the shipto keel over om her side, catrying evérything with her. One entire side.of the dock is lying in a wreck ; the other is.still out of the. . water, Aad of . the workmen jumped into the ‘Bay, and it is rumored that some were hurt, but not seriously. The crashing was treniendaous and was heard very plainly on the Vallejo side. The wreck will likely have to be cuit away before the ship be released. Five sections of the dock, on the Vallejo side, are still aboye the water. Later From Oxncon.—A dispatch from ¥reka, dated Sept. 24th, which we find in the Marysville Appeal of yesterday, says: The Oneggo Douglas State Convention have nominated for Electors Wm. H. Farrar.of Mul h county, Ben. Haydon of Polk, aud Wm. Ho of Jackson. A letter reeeived from Salem to-night says that the staying members of the tive Assembly had resolved to go into joint convention to elect two U.S, Senators, and that Col. Baker was not to be one of them. As the Senate is without a quorum, it is probable, that should they elect the Senators, they will not obtain seats. in the U, 8. Senate, Boitep To DeatHe=A horrible accident occurred lately at reeport, Pa., by .which a.man lost his life in the following shocking manner. He was C salt, when, by some he was precipitated headforemost in the cistern of boiling saltwater. He succeeded in crawling out, but there being no oné near to assist him, he unfortunately fell back into the scalding brine, Notwithstanding this second terrible mishap, he fit out without asistance and walked to his home. He was actually boiled alive, and, after suffering unknown tortures, at last a mer ease in death, twenty-four hours after the accident. Destruction BY Ran in CHuLE.—Chile has suffered greatly from excessively severe and long . continued rains. On the lstof August, the Catholic Pantheon, at. Valparaiso, was». undermined and destroyéd by rains, burying a number Of persons beneath the ruins, Eight are known to have been destroyed, and it was thought that.more had suffered a like fate, besides many who are seriously injured. Great land slides had occurred, ravines had become rushing torrents, communication was interrupted, fields de great damage done to things generally. Poor BreckinrinGE !—A correspondent of the New York Times says the news from Kentucky has paralyzed : I d tional Committee in beg City, and disbursements will be less liberal. ‘The. inistration is shocked at Mr. Breckinridge losing his own county. Bets are now offere that no three States can be named for Breckinridge. In ADVANCE OF ALL CoTEMPORARIES —The lucid manner.in which the secession editors have shown that Breckinridge and Lane will be elected, has induced Bonner, of the N. Y. Ledger, to engage them to write the history of the “next war!” nner always did distance all opposition. A VALvaBLE Manvscript.—The original manuscript of “Gray’s Elegy in a) Country Church yard,” was recently sold at auction in. London, for one hundred poun: estroyed, houses thrown down, and . the operations of the . Breckinridge Na. , on Saturda: a a y, Sept. 22d, the wife of Mr. John . “Ate la te of Bareks town, greater verictyins fow-days, of which 4 will Nag Bly Sell Ron PACIFIC MAILSTEAMSHIP Co's LINE et To Pana we emat te 6% CONNECTING From NEW , Having Spare Steamers at San Franciseo y gthMonemiel nadatetr wilewso. Sram L ecole Ww DEPARTURE FROM ¥YOLSOM STREET WHARF. iaW ga B. i WWE cessive suese+sso4 Aemrgate ae Will leave Folsom street Wharf, with Passengers and Pie: _ Treasure, on me ype a MONDAY.). 1.4. 0.0::.0).,.Oets Ist, 1860. FOR PANAMA, whe ‘ At9orclockk A. M. Punetaally. "Whe confiéct ‘vit thé Paiiama Rallrbad’ at Aapiiwall. With Steamshiy ed 6n wow +-oRk” Through tickets can be, obtained. The Pa R. RCo., and Atlantic and Pacifi¢ = 8. Co. pL ge orised Agents for the sale ot tick et " Se EG Treasure for shipment wilftbel reeeixed on board the ape ip , until twelve o’clogs (midnight) om Saturday; No mefchandise freight will be receiyed on board after 3 o'clock P.M, Sept. 29th, and a written ordermust be’ procured at the Company’s Office for its shipment. For Freight or Passage apply to . FORBES & BA3COCK, Agents, Cor. Sacram@ht aiid Reidesdorf’ sts, 4 Francisco. \HERIFW’S SALE ay he ig ty toed Exe. -cution issued outof, off. C, Richardson, a ustice of the P. sn ani for te p of Grass Val-' ley, County of Nevada and State of, Crit, on a Judgment rendered in said Court.on the 1th of September A. D.1860, in favor of DORSEY & ROWLAND, pnaeapint: GEO. W. HOUL OE. for the & * ie Hundred and Twenty-Nine Dollars and Thi 14a oa fae, damages and oosts of suit, together, with all gceruing costs; : Tbare levied npon the following described property to wil ; All the right title and interest of the above named defendant, Geo. W. Moulder, of in’ and to all that certain bot enw or arcel of land lying and beinguii' thé township-of Grasse alley, ie County; California, valine nate an the ‘1 Raweb,” situated in the said Grass Valley Township, about two miles ah eka the Vink. of ley, on Wolf Creek, and vounded a#-folluws, to, wit: cin on the Ridge North of Wolf. Creek at an oak tree 24 i in diameter, and ruonining thence N, 66° W.40 ane across a ravine 32 chains to a stake ring from an tree 14 in diameter N. ? 2 a ak aK W: 40 chains crossing Wolf Creek at motth of tunel running into Union Hill in 16 chains to 9 stake bearing from an oak tree on the north side of the road 30 inches in di.er N. 67° EB. 40 links, thence ®, 66° E, 40 chains*te a stake bearing from an onk tree 30 inches in diameter N. 12° E. 24 links; thence "N 24" B40 Ghdins across Woif Creek in 32.chains to place .of beginning, containing 160 aeres, more or leas, with all the appurtenances thereunto belonging or in anywise ae Notice is hereby given that . will expose at public sale all he above desert ty, to the highest bidder for cash, in front of the Court House doorin the City of Nevada, on TUKSDAY, September 234-1860, between the hours of 9 o’clock a. M. and 4 o'clock P.M. Given under my band this 25th 4 of Sept. a. p. 1860. JBI VAN HAGAN, Sheriff, N.C. By James B. Van Hacan, Deouty. HERIFF’S SALE. Virtaeof an Execution issued out of the Court of §, €, Richardson, a Juaticé of the l'eace, in and for thé Township of Grass Valley. County of Nevada and ttate of California, on a a 52-td Judgment reedered in said Court on the 24th day of Mayy A. D. 1860, in favor of E. FREIDMAN and against Gk Ww. ER for the sum of forty-nine dollars and thirty: fiveeenta, debt. damages and conte of suit, together with all nn jem berg 1 peat mpén the following deacri perty, towit; ne right title and interest. Fae olbes named defendant, Geo. W. Moulder, of in and to all that certain lot, piece or parcel: of land, lying and beiug in. the Township of Grass Valley, Nevada Count: Calf , Known and designated as the *‘Gill Ranch,’ situated in enid. Grass Valley Township, ubout two m Easterly frou the Village of Grass Valicy, on Wolf Creek, and bounded as follows, to wit: Commencing on the Ridge north of Wolf Creek nat an oak tree, twenty-four inches in diametér, runding thence N. 66° W. 40 chains acros#@ tavine 32 chains to a stake bearing from an oak tree L4 inches .in diameter, N, 36° E, 28 links, thence #. 24° W. 40 chains oe t . Wolt. Creek at mouth of tunnel running into Union Hill in 16 chains te a stako bearing from an oak tree on ‘the north side of road 30 inches in diameter N. 57° EF. 40 links, thence 8. 66° E. 40 chains to a stake bearing from an oak tree 30 inches in diameter N. 12° EB, 24 links, thence N. 24° B, 40. chains. across, Wolf Creek in 82 chains to placo of beginning, covtaining 160 acres, more or less, with all the appurtenances thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining. Noticwis hereby given that I will expose at. public sale ~ all the above described property, to the highest bidder for cash, in front of the Court House door in Nevada city, on TUESDAY the 28d dayof October, s+ D, 1860, between the hours of 9 o’clock 4. M. and 4 o'clock Pr. . Given under my hand this 25th day of Sept. a. p. 1860. J. B. VAN HAGAN, iN. C. By James B Van H.Gan, Deputy. NOTICE TO TAX-PAYERS. OTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN TO ALL Tax-Payers of Nevada County, that the Assessment Roll is now in my hands for Collection. Thosé wishing to save costs will do wellto call at my office, in the Court House, at Nevada, and settle their Taxes on or before the Phatrd Monday in October, 1860, as the law requires that five per cent shall be added on the amount ol Taxes due, from and after that date. J.B. VAN HAGAN, . Sheriff and ex-Officio Tax Colleetor, Nevada county, Nevada, Sept. 17th 1860.—51-4w FOUND. N BROAD STREET,IN NEVADA CITY, on the 13th inst., a SILVER W/ TCH—the owner ean have the same by destibing property and paying for this advertisement, A. BLOCK & CO. NEVADA HOSE CO. NO. 1. HE REGULAR MONTHLY MEETINGS of this Company, are‘held on the Second TUESDAY . of cach month, at their room on Main street. M. H. FUNSTON, Sec'y. . A. BLOCK, S. FURTH, E. BLOCK, Jz H A. BLOCK & CO%S., . --CLOTHING-STORE. CORNER PINE & COMMERCIAL S75. ‘Newada. —_—_E ; . and oweph Napcon Moe once ot murder _ Sent vr For Lingt.—Henty Florence, for pubEON. ro ee \ Francisco Court of Sessions to answer. a a a ai DMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE.—Notice ts . hereby to all s having demands against the esta DAVID SALTSGAVER deceased, to present the sa me,.with the necessary vouchers, at the office of T, H, Caswell, corner of Pine and Commercial sts., Nevada, within ten months from the publication of this notice, or the same will be forever barred. . H. B. THOMPSON, Pub. Adm’r. Nevada Sept. 12th 1960.—50-4w

NEVADA DEMOCRAT,. », Gilg ite wilt deliver the a ele $a authorized to receive subscriptions, advertisements, &e. and collect and receipt forthe same. =. He is authorised to receive advertisements, and collect and receipt for the same. A. Badlam, Jr., is our t for Sacramento, to receive ka oa and cite same. National Democratic Nominations. FOR PRESIDENT, that Christ once attended a wedding, and they STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS, . who suppose there was no music and dancing OF ILLINOIS. at that wedding have but little idea of Jewish customs. Bat pleasures and amusements should be restricted within proper bounds. They should be used to recuperate the mind and body when fatigued by the more serious occupations of life, and not asthe end and aim of our being. To FOR VICE PRESIDENT, HERSCHEL V. JOHNSON, OF GEORGIA. FOR STATE ELECTORS, PE SEGA nA, Sante Porharg? . spend an hour or two in a Social dance,and in proHOWARD aa te ee: per company, would be a healthful recreation » PRI , i from more exhausting toils, and enable us to return to our usual avocations withrenewed vigor; while dancing until three or four o’clock in the morning was pot only injurious physically, but carrying. amusements beyond reasonable limites: Thus far, we-believe Mr. Brierly’s opinions coincided with those of all well-informed persons, whether church members or not, who are in the habit of attending places of amasement. But in speaking of dancing, he advanced some very strange ideas in regard to what he called “modern fashiouable dances’’—such as waltzes, polkas, mazourkas, etc. He thougbt these dances had # tendency to excite impure thoughts ; that no respectable lady could engage in them and leave the ball-room as pure as when she entered, and that if the Jadies.were cognizant of the remarks made by the gentlemen standing atound while they were going through the mazy Democratic County Ticket. For Senator, WILLIAM WATT, Por Assemblymen, J.C. PALMER N. C. MILLER M.P.O'CONNOR, J, 6. EASTMAN, ' H. B. HOSMER. For Supervisor— 2d District, 3 9 JOHN P. LITTLE. “NEVADA, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 26, 1860. The present nomber completes the seventh Volume of the Nevapa Democrat, and this will be our last issue as a weekly paper. In entering upon the eighth volume, we have determined to publish’a tri-weekly, tho first number of which Will be issued on Tnesday evening of next.week, and thereafter it will be published regularly every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday'evening. The size of the ‘paper’ will be somewhat reduced, but each number will contain rather more. than half the readiog matter we have ordinarily given in the’ weekly, while'the subscription price will be but slightly inorensed. _, The Damoonst was. established in September, 1853, and withthe exception of a few weeks’ nsion, caused by the destruction of the offite hy the fire of 1856, has beon issued regularly once a week up to the present time.— Daring the most of these seven yeare, the paper hasbeen under the same proprictary and editorial management and though the profits may not have been as great as we could have desired, we bave nothing to complain of on the score of patronage. By careful business matagement, we have succeeded in making something. more than printers’ wagee, which is all we eould expectin the:publication of a country paper. What the paper bas been heretofore it will Lead tobe fn, future, as long ge it remains underour control.. Upon all matters of public interest we shall never be backward in expressing Our Opinions, and #hall continue to advori our Own political sentiments without atopping to calculate the profit or loss. Weshave made such artangemente-as will enable as hereafter to dovote more time to tle editorial department, and sball spare neither labor nor expense to make the paper of local interest. sealding tears. His ideas upon this subject were all wrong. The faney dances are more exciting and afford more vigorous exercise, but they have no more tendency to excite impure thoughts than the staid cotillon or contra-dance, He might have advanced one step further and adopted the theory of the Turks, that the sight of @ wotnan’s face ‘tended to excite evil passions, atid for'that reason she must keep constantly vailed, From what Mr. Brierly said, we judge be had formed his idea of fancy dances from some burlesqne description, which he took for sober earnest, Such oa sight asa gentleman with one arm round a lady’s neck, the other round her waist, and hia whiskered face resting on ber flushed cheek, and the two whirling around like a cat after her tail, was never witin any respectable ballroom, A little better knowledge of human nature would teach the reverend gentleman, that, to.a pure mind, there is nothing impure in the modern fashionable dances ; and on the other band, the passions of the deoraved may be excited by the mere sight of a face, in commencing his discourse, Mr. Brierly said he did not expect that any one person would agree. with him in. everything he should sey. In this reepeet we think be was right, for his femarks on fancy dances were strangely at varience with the general tenor of bis discourse, and could have suited only the most straightlaced puritans—those who believe that all amusements are wrong. The Barbecue. The Demoeratic Central Committee of this county held » meeting last Saturday, and as will be seen by the proeeedings, published in another column, preliminary steps were takeo fot'n grand political demonstration aod barbe600, to come off On the 26th and 27th of October, The arrangements are not yet fully completed, bat we believe the intention is to have # torchlight procession at Grass Valley on the evening of the 26th, a barbeeue at Carter’s, near the Glenbrook Race Track, and a torchlight procession’ at Nevada on the evening of the 27th, /"A committee, consisting of Messrs, McConnell, Hawley and Byrne, have been appointed to javite speakers, and the intention is to have all the’best orators of the State present on the occasion. Speeches will be made at the Race Track, and also at Grags Valley and Nevada, and a good time generally may be anticipated. Tax Burkuwap Agaiw.—The Journal “is informed” thatthe “fact” is beyond ‘dispute,’’ “that when, at the late Douglas County Convention, the. subjectof the Bulkhead came up before the ,Committee on Resolutions, it was deliberately devided that their policy should be to ignore the whole matter.’ There is nut one word of truth in this statement, as the editor of the Journal might have learned in half the time it took hit to hunt up the report, or mauufacture the “fact.” During the afternoon, session of the late Douglas Gouuty"Convention a badlyworded resolution was offered by a delegate, which was laid on the table, and a Committee on Resolutions appointed. But the Committee never held a mecting,' as the Convention was continuously in session from tie time they were appointed until the final adjournment, The Bulkhead was not spoken of in the Convention, and we presume not halfa dozen dele gates thought of the measure while the Convention was in session, §So far as the Democratic nominees for the Legislature of this county are concerned, we are authorized to state that not one of them will yote for the Parsons’ Bulkbead bill, or for any bill giviog the franchise to any private company or corporation. Pourtica. Sreakina.—John Nugent and O, M. Brosuan, of San Francisco, have made appointments for speaking at the principal places in Yuba, Butte, Nevada and Sierra counties. They will address the people at Grass Valley ow Friday evening next, at Nevada on Saturday eventing, and at Cherokee on Monday evening Oct. Ist, They will be accompanied by J. R, MoGonnell through Nevada and Sierra counties, and by Messrs. Dibble and Palmer at some of the places in this county. Mr. Nugent is one of the most talented and vigorous writers in the State, is well known in this county by repytation, and we trust the people will turn out Gee die, He has determined to stump the te for Douglas and Johnson, and will probably return to this county before the close of the campaign. Tue Stare Farr,—A gentleman who was in attendance at the State Fair last week, at Sacramento, informs us that it was adull affair, partioularly to residents of the mountains. There was a large quantity of fine stock, agricultaral productions, machinery, .eto., on exbibition. The beat piece of machinery, of Oalifornia invention, which oar informant saw, and which seemed to excite considerable attention, was Matteson’s improved derrick, whieh we ave already noticed. The Fair will close on pumber of this magezine, Rs is, embeled : and contains a variety of. interOwe Mewrma.—The National Democratic Clab of Nevada, will meet on the 29th inst. at 7-olelosk P.M, on the corner of Broad and Pine atrecte. Tae Stare Carrrot.—The contract for the erection of the basement of the new Capitol at Sacramento has been awarded to Michael Fennel, of Saa Francisco, who is to furnish the material aad do the work for $80,000. He bas given bonds for the faithful performance of the contract in the sum of $75,000, and the work is to be completed by the first of October, 1861, The contractor is to be paid, on the first of every month, seventy-five por cent. of the value of the work done and materials furnished, as certified to by the architect, if accepted by the commissioners, and the balance to be retained as security, in addittion to the bond, If at any time the Commissioners shall be of the opinion that the contractor bas failed to presecute the work with proper dilligenoe, or that he cannot complete it in the time specified, they are authorized to take possession of the work and complete it at the contractor’s expense. The people of Sacramento have purchased and paid for the ground on which the structure is to stand, and the work will doubtless be fairly under way. before the next Legislature coni ccennsenneneenneneetemememmennenenemnnd Tae Pactrig Tereorars.—The New York Herald Yearos that there fs now & fait prospect of having a continuous line of telegraph completed from the’ Atlantic to the Pacifio within the time prescribed by the terms of the bill passed at the last session of Congress. The work is to be carried through by the Western Union Telegraph Company, which proposes to build and equip the line withii twenty months. Octavian Hoogs is our Agent for San Francisco. . preacher, and the novelty of s pulpit discourse upon such a subject, attracted a large audience. The reverend gentleman took bis text from 8 passage in Kolesinstes, the purport of whieh is to advise young people to rejoice while they are young, but to remember tbat they would be brought to judgment, .The discouree, in general was characterized by good sense and liberality. He held that a certain amount of amusement was not only right and proper morally, but physically necessary a« a relaxation from severe labor or study. It had been said that Christ never smiled, but thishe thought was without sufficient authority, as we lave but scant records of the personal history of tbe Savior. It is recorded in Scripture, however, waltz, they would seek their chambers and weep . Douglas among the friends of the deceased Scnbest policy to be adopted do’ scrpinplith/the same end, ie represented as an irreconcilable hostility, and it has even been asserted that Donglas would not have spoken to Broderick had the latter lived and returned to Wasbington. Latbam has been given as aathority for this latter assertion, and a viler elander against both the living and the dead was never uttered. When the death of Broderick was announced in the Senate, Douglas was not able to speak, and his enemies assert that bis sickness was merely @ pretense in order to avoid giving his public testimony to the virtues and noble qualities of the late Senator. The following letter, written by Mr. Douglas to the committee appointed to superintend the funeral ceremonies in New York, in honor of the deceased Senator, should forever silence this slander < GENTLEMEN—I have received with. feelings of sipetingc respect and sympathy, your invitation to e present and deliver an oration on the occasion of the funeral ceremonies in New York in honor of the late Senator Broderick. I never had the pleasure of a personal acquaintance with Mr. Broderick until he came to Washington as Senator from California. No man, under circumstances so unpropitious, ever established in that body a prouder and more enviable reputation in so short a period. His vigorous intellect, the frankness and sincerity of his character, his resolute purpose and resistless _energy, his fidelity to prindiple, to duty and-to fricnde, commanded the respect and excited the admiration of his associates, Tis sudden death will cast a glodm over the Senate, as it startled and shocked the whole country. It is peculiarly appropriate that his old friends in your city among whom he had spent the greater portion of his life, and who loved him most, because they knew him best, should manifest their admiration for his virtues, and their sorrow for his untimely death, in a manner aged hy the subject and the event. It becomes my painfu duty, however, to inform you that the serious illness of her who is dearest to me, precludes any assurance that it will be possible for me to be with you on, that interesting and solemn occasion, Regretting the necessity which compels me to decline your invitation, I am, very truly, your obedient servant. 8. A. Dove as. Tur Censvs.—It will be seen by the following, which we find in alate San Francisco paper, that the estimate we gave last week of the population of the State was very near correct: Tur Censvs—Marshal Solomon informs us that the population of this State does not exceed 400,000. and that of this city is not over 60,000. This will rather surprise many who have been caloulating on a large increase, still we think the cengus has been correctly taken as the proportionate falling off from former estimates is about the same in each county. Although some may be surprised at this, we do not see why they should be, During the last two years there has been little immigration by way of the varied while the emigration the samme source has een considerable. ashoe has drawn from our population more than we have gained by sea travel, 80 that on the whole it seems as if there had been a decrease of our population, for the last two years, and we think such is the case. Under the next apportionment California will be entitled to not more thin thice representatives Im the lower House of Congress, while we have been calculating upon at least five. The census returns of this State will not eurprise any one who bas given the subject any attention. The papershave generally supposed that the censusof this year would show a population of 500,000 or 600,000; bit we bave all along contended that these estimates were much too high, and stated six or eight months ago that California would not be entitled to more than three Representatives in Congress ander the next appottionment. A Reason. vor Surrortina Brecxinaiwen.— Among the reasous given by Senator Green, of Missouri, for supportiog Breckiaridge, was the following: “fo supported John C. Breckinridge because he bad never traveled up and down the river on the decks of ‘a steamboat, advocating his own election to the Presideucy ; be bad never descended into beer’ saloons and drank larger in order to gain popularity with the vulgar rabble,’? lt is very true that Breckinridge never nesociated with the people, for his sympathies are not with the toiling masses. His associations have been with the wealthy and refined classes; his arristocratic nerves were shocked by contact with the “vulgar rabble.”’ Cartune or tue Finipusren,—A dispatch from New Orleans indicates, though it does not clearly state, that the filibusters under Walker, who lately captured Tyuxillo, have in turn been captured by the British man-of-war Years, 'The vessel arrived before the town and summoued Walker to surrender, an order which be obeyed, with eighty mea, It appears that an engagement occurred previous to the surrender, ia which Walker was badly wounded and one of his colonels killed) What disposition the British will make of the prisoners remains to be seen, Dovarias at Norrotx.—The Union, of Monday, publishes in full the. speech delivered by Judge Douglas at Norfolk, Va., August 25th. We have not yet had time, to read the speech, but those who have, inform us it isthe best speech that has been delivered during the present canvass, Itis clear and comprehensive, and embraces everything that need be said upon the political issues of the day. Nor Kituep.—A dispatch from San Francisco states that Wineberger, who was reported killed by tho driver, Wash, Jacobs, on the overland route, near Tejon, is yet alive. He was expected in San Francisco by the overland mail due yesterday, and bis own story will doubtless soon be given to the public. Prentiog, of the Louisville Journal, referring to John Tyler's threat of disunion, in case Lincola is elected President, says: “What right has John Tyler to think that there is any buman creature whom the American people couldn’t endure as President, when he remembers that for nearly four years they endured Aim,’”? Cot. Forses, who made himself notorious in connection with the Harper’s Ferry raid, bas turaed up ia Sicily, where he enjoys the unlimited confidence of Garibaldi. Suripe 1x Bostox.—Joseph E, Thayer, a well erent ont heen Hi i Grase Vataey Natronan.—Mr. 0; P.Smith has retired from the Grass Walley National, and ia succeeded by A.B. Dibble in the editorial management. That paper, we are pleased to learn, will-bereafter vigorously support the Democratic county nominees. uf ator, A trifling difference of opinion, as to the and a torchbecue at the Glenbrook Race Course, anc’ a. torch: light procession at Nevada, * oe ree evening, Mr. Dibble moved that a Finance Committee of three’be appointed from the» County at large, to raise the necessary funds to carry outthe object. Carried. , Messrs. Con. Riley, H,.B. Thompson, and I. H. Mitchell, were appointed the Finance Committee. On motion of Mr. Byrne, it was ordered that a sub-Committee, to consist of one from each township, be appointed to assist the Finance Committee. The following gentlemen were appointed: Nevada, T.T. Davenport; Grass Valley, J. K. Byrne ; Rough & Ready, Jno, Webber ;,Bi . pe Everett ; Bloomfield, A. J. Enders ; Eureka, = ary; Washington, J.M. Ormsbee; Little York, John Hussey. On motion, it was: ordered that a committee of twelve be appointed to make all necessary arrangements. The following gentlemen were appointed said committee : Loe rt Watt, Michael Colbert, Chas. W. Smith, WO Howard, Ge Williams, A.B. Dibble, of Grass Valley, and J. 1. Caldwell, Chas, Kent, J. H. Helm, 8. W. Boring, Daniel Collins andJ. B. Jeffery, of Nevada. On motion, Messrs. J. R. McConnell, Thomas P. Hawley and J. K. Byrne, were appointed a committee of Invitation, to invite speakers from all parts of the State to address the meetings. On motion, the Demutracy of the several precincts of the county were recommended to orgartize Clubs in their respective precincts. Mr. T. T. Davenport was appointed Treasurer o the Central! Committee: ' f On motion, the Committee adjourned, tormeet w the call.of the President.

J. 1. CALDWELL, Ch’n, A: J. Exprns, Seéc’y. pro. tem. oa Mysreniovus.-Mr. John Campbell, of Stockton, discovered floating in the tules near that city, on Saturday week, a tightly-corked bottle, in which was a piece of paper with the following words written in a bold and elegant hand: July 25th, 1849. The finder of this will learn the fate of the once happy J. Parsons. The fact that the mysterious intelligence has remained unrevealed for upwards of eleven years, and the peculfar circumstances which surrounded many of the early comers to California, afford matter upon which to base a variety of speculation as to what might have been the ‘fate of the once happy J. Parsons.” The original paper is in the possession o¢ the editor of the Stockton Democrat, and may serve as a medium of identification. Fiout with Escarep Conyicts.—We learn from the Jacksonville (Oregon) Sentinel, that a desperate fight took place between the Sheriff and other officers of Douglas county and four escaped conviets, at Cononvillo, on the night of Sept. 8th. Seyeral shots were exchanged, and one of the convicts was fatally wounded and afterwards died; two were arrested, and the other made his escape. The conviets had escaped from the Oregon Penitentiary, and were making their way-south, pilfering from farmhouses and hotels as they went along. Anoturr MAMMotH Forest.—Mr. Farley, who recently returned from a prospecting tour in eastern Tulare, informs the Alta that he had discovered a forest of trecs which for size totally eclipse the famous Calaveras, and Mariposa groups, One of them was measured, by splicing tape lines, and found to be one hundred and twenty-three feet in circumference, or twenty-seven feet larger than the largest of the Calaveras group, and twenty-four fect larger than the largest of the Mariposa group. Fatatty Inscurgp.—-William Wilson and B. Abbott were seriously injured, the former it is thought fatally, by the explosion of a blast, at Cherokee Flat, in Butte county, last week. Wilson’s fave was horribly eut and mangled, one of his eyes being blown out of his head andthe sight of the other entirely destroyed, Abbott was not so. badly hurt, and will recoyer, Fire 1N THE Foot Hi11s.—An extensive fire has been raging in the foot hills, some twelve miles cast of Red Bluffs, for the past few days. It commenced near Jelly’s ranch, running in a south-easterly direction, burning the gras¢, brush and timber, for a distance of twelve miles in length, and between two and three miles in width. Barn Bunnep.—The barn of Mr. R. H, King, who resides about three-quarters of a mile from Petaluma, was burned on the morning of the 18th inst,, with its contents, consisting of hay, grain, farming tools, and over 100 hens. Aman named Geo. Edgar was arrested and held to bail in the sum of 3000, chatyed with setting the barn on fire. CurckeD.—The Sierra Democrat says; ‘The Los Angeles Star, as we are informed, had Douglas and Johnson in type forthe head of the’paper; when a letter from Uncle Gwin arrived just in. time to check the issue. If this. information is incorrect, we will be happy to go into an investigation of the fact.” Leacug in SonoMA.—Horse stealing has become so frequent in Sonoma county, thatthe citizens are about to re-organize their league for the mutual protection of their property. A meeting for that purpose will be held on the 6th of October, at Petaluma. Errrcts OF A CAMP: MBETING.—A Methodist camp meeting was recently held.in the swampy regions of Tulare county. The Delta is of opinion that more people contracted chills and fever than obtained forgiveness of sins. Pixr’s PEAK Recron.—It is estimated, from nearly a complete census, that this gold region contains sixty thousand inhabitants. The most of these mines are located in Kansas Territory. DEATH OF AN Eprtor.—Wm. T. Whitacte, late editor of the Port Townsend Register, died recently at that place. He was buried by the Masonic fraternity, with every demonstration of respect. StRAWs.—A . Presidential yote was taken last Saturday, among the passengers on the cars from Folsom to Sacramento; with the. following: result : Douglas, 44; Lincoln, 25 ; Bell, 9; Breckinadge, 8. MARIPOSA NEWs.—We have receited the first number of this paper, Which was issued on the 18th inst. It is edited by Alex: Deering, and vigorous] supports Douglas and Johnson. : me ad Fast Rupine.—Mr, J. .W. Ingram, a week or two since, rode the trip in saddle, from Santa Rosa to Ukiah City and back, a distance of one hundred and fifty miles, in seventeen hours. is to be blasted by means of a galvanic ‘battery/in Seeirtance wile err upproprtartanr of Comptes, nade ACAuen Express is between Los Angeles and Fort _ to be established * . The foundation forthe new. mill of ths men ‘ears. or Herel cad Pe eerie . yer plabt and day 4 od BO cs adrably. for various ef-v ie iy. Gold and Sil ining Co,, has been commenced there.. This mill will be a monster institution, eonties al a series 0 explthente now ME pe herabEste 8 simple and cheap»mode-of working the silver ore. The $ separates and reduces the silver to a métalic aie without the'aid’ oa water. It is . — present, eet oo labors to “oe public. imes are lively in Genoa, just atthe present time, owing to the meeting of the County and Distriet.Courts there, .We are informed that there re over one hundred civil cases on the calendar at present, with the hope of glorious inerease ! A PassenceR Murperep BY A “DRuNKEN Driver A dispatch from Visalia, dated Sept. 21st; says: #0 The overland stage arrived here last night, and from’ a passenger natned Winebergeér, a jeweler on Montgomery street, San Francisco, we Tearn that a brutal murder was. committed by the road. agent, Wash Jacobs, who shot a passenger named Bigsby, at the first station,east of Fort ma. The .coad agent was intoxicated, and from his dit Mr gsby¥ got frightened and wantedto jump out, Whereupon Jacobs stopped the horses, got down from the box, drew his pistol, pulled Bigsby out of the stage and» deliberately shot , him twice, then threw him into the bushes and left him for dead. The eprerey aan resides in California, and has a family in Mi issoari, Where he had been ona Visit. A pedlar happened to pass by at this time, when Jacebs took.a double-barreled shotgun and knoecked him down, cutting his head badly, and left hin lying on the road, Tr Strate Revrorm Scxoor.—Several months ago, says the Marysville Democrat, J. C. Pelton, having been appointed Superintendent of the State Reform School, to be established near Marysville, went East to examine the Reform School systems of the principal Atlantic cites. A Boston paper of August 20th, refers to his visit, and says: Mr. Pelton’s visit to the East, is for the purpose of studying our reformatory institutions, e are pleased to learn,that his tour has proved extremely satisfactory to himself, and that he has Serie information of great value in connection with’ his office. The youth of Mr. Pelton was one of extreme adversity. ' Having been left an orphan in childhood, his experience has been ofa character ‘which has eminently qualified. him,to deal. with: unfortunate and friendless boys. We understand that most of the booksellers oF Boston, at the solicitation of Mr. Pelton, have contributed hat toward a library for the California Reform School. Curr Justicr TANEY AND JupGE NELson FOR DouGLas.-~The Cooperstown (N, Y.) Journal says: “The Hon Samuel Nelson ofthis village, one of the Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, has always been known as a decided national. Democrat, although not an active participant in political matters. He rded. Mr. Douglas the ted choice of the at mass of northern rats for the Presiency, and now favors nis election as the regularly candidate,” The W nominated Democratic ton States of August 18th, says: ‘Judge Nelson was one of the Justices that concurred in the Dred Scott decision, and like the Chief Justice, Taney, is = wip —— yo was talked of for Present of the Baltimore Conve , The above isa ; ation of the statement heretofore published, that Judge Taney supports Douglas. AccipENT AT Mane ISLAND,—A dispatch from Vallejo, dated Sept, 27th says: To-day, at 12 M., whilst the United States Dock was taking up H. M. 8. Termagant, the shoring of one of the sections is supposed to have slipped out and let the weight of the ship upon the second seetion, which gave way and caused the shipto keel over om her side, catrying evérything with her. One entire side.of the dock is lying in a wreck ; the other is.still out of the. . water, Aad of . the workmen jumped into the ‘Bay, and it is rumored that some were hurt, but not seriously. The crashing was treniendaous and was heard very plainly on the Vallejo side. The wreck will likely have to be cuit away before the ship be released. Five sections of the dock, on the Vallejo side, are still aboye the water. Later From Oxncon.—A dispatch from ¥reka, dated Sept. 24th, which we find in the Marysville Appeal of yesterday, says: The Oneggo Douglas State Convention have nominated for Electors Wm. H. Farrar.of Mul h county, Ben. Haydon of Polk, aud Wm. Ho of Jackson. A letter reeeived from Salem to-night says that the staying members of the tive Assembly had resolved to go into joint convention to elect two U.S, Senators, and that Col. Baker was not to be one of them. As the Senate is without a quorum, it is probable, that should they elect the Senators, they will not obtain seats. in the U, 8. Senate, Boitep To DeatHe=A horrible accident occurred lately at reeport, Pa., by .which a.man lost his life in the following shocking manner. He was C salt, when, by some he was precipitated headforemost in the cistern of boiling saltwater. He succeeded in crawling out, but there being no oné near to assist him, he unfortunately fell back into the scalding brine, Notwithstanding this second terrible mishap, he fit out without asistance and walked to his home. He was actually boiled alive, and, after suffering unknown tortures, at last a mer ease in death, twenty-four hours after the accident. Destruction BY Ran in CHuLE.—Chile has suffered greatly from excessively severe and long . continued rains. On the lstof August, the Catholic Pantheon, at. Valparaiso, was». undermined and destroyéd by rains, burying a number Of persons beneath the ruins, Eight are known to have been destroyed, and it was thought that.more had suffered a like fate, besides many who are seriously injured. Great land slides had occurred, ravines had become rushing torrents, communication was interrupted, fields de great damage done to things generally. Poor BreckinrinGE !—A correspondent of the New York Times says the news from Kentucky has paralyzed : I d tional Committee in beg City, and disbursements will be less liberal. ‘The. inistration is shocked at Mr. Breckinridge losing his own county. Bets are now offere that no three States can be named for Breckinridge. In ADVANCE OF ALL CoTEMPORARIES —The lucid manner.in which the secession editors have shown that Breckinridge and Lane will be elected, has induced Bonner, of the N. Y. Ledger, to engage them to write the history of the “next war!” nner always did distance all opposition. A VALvaBLE Manvscript.—The original manuscript of “Gray’s Elegy in a) Country Church yard,” was recently sold at auction in. London, for one hundred poun: estroyed, houses thrown down, and . the operations of the . Breckinridge Na. , on Saturda: a a y, Sept. 22d, the wife of Mr. John . “Ate la te of Bareks town, greater verictyins fow-days, of which 4 will Nag Bly Sell Ron PACIFIC MAILSTEAMSHIP Co's LINE et To Pana we emat te 6% CONNECTING From NEW , Having Spare Steamers at San Franciseo y gthMonemiel nadatetr wilewso. Sram L ecole Ww DEPARTURE FROM ¥YOLSOM STREET WHARF. iaW ga B. i WWE cessive suese+sso4 Aemrgate ae Will leave Folsom street Wharf, with Passengers and Pie: _ Treasure, on me ype a MONDAY..). 1.4. 0.0::.0).,.Oets Ist, 1860. FOR PANAMA, whe ‘ At9orclockk A. M. Punetaally. "Whe confiéct ‘vit thé Paiiama Rallrbad’ at Aapiiwall. With Steamshiy ed 6n wow +-oRk” Through tickets can be, obtained.. The Pa R. RCo., and Atlantic and Pacifi¢ = 8. Co. pL ge orised Agents for the sale ot tick et " Se EG Treasure for shipment wilftbel reeeixed on board the ape ip , until twelve o’clogs (midnight) om Saturday; No mefchandise freight will be receiyed on board after 3 o'clock P.M, Sept. 29th, and a written ordermust be’ procured at the Company’s Office for its shipment. For Freight or Passage apply to . FORBES & BA3COCK, Agents, Cor. Sacram@ht aiid Reidesdorf’ sts, 4 Francisco. \HERIFW’S SALE ay he ig ty toed Exe. -cution issued outof, off. C, Richardson, a ustice of the P. sn ani for te p of Grass Val-' ley, County of Nevada and State of, Crit, on a Judgment rendered in said Court.on the 1th of September A. D.1860, in favor of DORSEY & ROWLAND, pnaeapint: GEO. W. HOUL OE. for the & * ie Hundred and Twenty-Nine Dollars and Thi 14a oa fae, damages and oosts of suit, together, with all gceruing costs; : Tbare levied npon the following described property to wil ; All the right title and interest of the above named defendant, Geo. W. Moulder, of in’ and to all that certain bot enw or arcel of land lying and beinguii' thé township-of Grasse alley, ie County; California, valine nate an the ‘1 Raweb,” situated in the said Grass Valley Township, about two miles ah eka the Vink. of ley, on Wolf Creek, and vounded a#-folluws, to, wit: cin on the Ridge North of Wolf. Creek at an oak tree 24 i in diameter, and ruonining thence N, 66° W.40 ane across a ravine 32 chains to a stake ring from an tree 14 in diameter N. ? 2 a ak aK W: 40 chains crossing Wolf Creek at motth of tunel running into Union Hill in 16 chains to 9 stake bearing from an oak tree on the north side of the road 30 inches in di.er N. 67° EB. 40 links, thence ®, 66° E, 40 chains*te a stake bearing from an onk tree 30 inches in diameter N. 12° E. 24 links; thence "N 24" B40 Ghdins across Woif Creek in 32.chains to place .of beginning, containing 160 aeres, more or leas, with all the appurtenances thereunto belonging or in anywise ae Notice is hereby given that . will expose at public sale all he above desert ty, to the highest bidder for cash, in front of the Court House doorin the City of Nevada, on TUKSDAY, September 234-1860, between the hours of 9 o’clock a. M. and 4 o'clock P.M. Given under my band this 25th 4 of Sept. a. p. 1860. JBI VAN HAGAN, Sheriff, N.C. By James B. Van Hacan, Deouty. HERIFF’S SALE. Virtaeof an Execution issued out of the Court of §, €, Richardson, a Juaticé of the l'eace, in and for thé Township of Grass Valley. County of Nevada and ttate of California, on a a 52-td Judgment reedered in said Court on the 24th day of Mayy A. D. 1860, in favor of E. FREIDMAN and against Gk Ww. ER for the sum of forty-nine dollars and thirty: fiveeenta, debt. damages and conte of suit, together with all nn jem berg 1 peat mpén the following deacri perty, towit; ne right title and interest. Fae olbes named defendant, Geo. W. Moulder, of in and to all that certain lot, piece or parcel: of land, lying and beiug in. the Township of Grass Valley, Nevada Count: Calf , Known and designated as the *‘Gill Ranch,’ situated in enid. Grass Valley Township, ubout two m Easterly frou the Village of Grass Valicy, on Wolf Creek, and bounded as follows, to wit: Commencing on the Ridge north of Wolf Creek nat an oak tree, twenty-four inches in diametér, runding thence N. 66° W. 40 chains acros#@ tavine 32 chains to a stake bearing from an oak tree L4 inches .in diameter, N, 36° E, 28 links, thence #. 24° W. 40 chains oe t . Wolt. Creek at mouth of tunnel running into Union Hill in 16 chains te a stako bearing from an oak tree on ‘the north side of road 30 inches in diameter N. 57° EF. 40 links, thence 8. 66° E. 40 chains to a stake bearing from an oak tree 30 inches in diameter N. 12° EB, 24 links, thence N. 24° B, 40. chains. across, Wolf Creek in 82 chains to placo of beginning, covtaining 160 acres, more or less, with all the appurtenances thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining. Noticwis hereby given that I will expose at. public sale ~ all the above described property, to the highest bidder for cash, in front of the Court House door in Nevada city, on TUESDAY the 28d dayof October, s+ D, 1860, between the hours of 9 o’clock 4. M. and 4 o'clock Pr. . Given under my hand this 25th day of Sept. a. p. 1860. J. B. VAN HAGAN, iN. C. By James B Van H.Gan, Deputy. NOTICE TO TAX-PAYERS. OTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN TO ALL Tax-Payers of Nevada County, that the Assessment Roll is now in my hands for Collection. Thosé wishing to save costs will do wellto call at my office, in the Court House, at Nevada, and settle their Taxes on or before the Phatrd Monday in October, 1860, as the law requires that five per cent shall be added on the amount ol Taxes due, from and after that date. J.B. VAN HAGAN, . Sheriff and ex-Officio Tax Colleetor, Nevada county, Nevada, Sept. 17th 1860.—51-4w FOUND. N BROAD STREET,IN NEVADA CITY, on the 13th inst., a SILVER W/ TCH—the owner ean have the same by destibing property and paying for this advertisement, A. BLOCK & CO. NEVADA HOSE CO. NO. 1. HE REGULAR MONTHLY MEETINGS of this Company, are‘held on the Second TUESDAY . of cach month, at their room on Main street. M. H. FUNSTON, Sec'y. . A. BLOCK, S. FURTH, E. BLOCK, Jz H A. BLOCK & CO%S., . --CLOTHING-STORE. CORNER PINE & COMMERCIAL S75. ‘Newada. —_—_E ; . and oweph Napcon Moe once ot murder _ Sent vr For Lingt.—Henty Florence, for pubEON. ro ee \ Francisco Court of Sessions to answer. a a a ai DMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE.—Notice ts . hereby to all s having demands against the esta DAVID SALTSGAVER deceased, to present the sa me,.with the necessary vouchers, at the office of T, H, Caswell, corner of Pine and Commercial sts., Nevada, within ten months from the publication of this notice, or the same will be forever barred. . H. B. THOMPSON, Pub. Adm’r. Nevada Sept. 12th 1960.—50-4w