August 22, 1861 (4 pages)

Office, No. 3 Comintercial. street. THURSDAY MORNING, AUG: aka. THESE TERRIBLE POLITICIANS. There are three parties in this, our innocent and well-meaning State of California, that are tearing each other to pieces about something or other of great congequence, ‘ though we have not the wit to guess what it} \s. These three parties have their newspaper organs, and the especial business of *. these organs appears to be the rather unpleasant one of keeping the State in hot water. There are three parties and three Orgahs—at least there are three newspapers in the State that assume to be ofgans—and these three parties and their three organs, if they have any purpose, beyond that of traducing oue another, it is to assist Jeff ‘Davis and his compeers in widening the ’ breach in the American Union. The Marysville Express, the organ of what is known as the Breckinridge Demoeracy, is the most plain-spokén and aboveboard of the trio. It makes no bones of denouncing the Federal Administration, and the war which that Administration is waging in defense of the Union, being evidently a friend of the Cotton Confederacy, and anxious to see that Confederacy independent. It occasionally indulges in a little quiet fun, by protesting that it loves the Union; but all its serious editorials, and it abounds in them, are unmistakably on the side of the Secessionists. Whatever its two. antagonists may eay of it, the Express has less of subterfuge and double-dealing in it than eitheir of them. The San Francisco Times, which essays— Heaven save the mark !—to be the organ of the California Republicans, makes a wonderful noise about its devotion to the Union, its advocacy of Uncle Abe’s administration and -Uncle Abe’s war, and kicks up quite a patriotic dust generally, while, all the time, it is insidiously aiming to frustrate the purposes of Uncle Abe and cripple the war movement, by base attacks on the gallant old General who commands the federal army. There can not be a more effectual means of . demoralizing an army than by destroying its confidence in its commander. What volunteér of spirit would seek the ranks under a dotard andimbecile, suchas is Gen. Scott, as portrayed by the Times ? ~ Brother Ridge, of the San Faancisco Herald, one of the best fellows in the world, with a heart as big as a meeting house and a brain-as-full of poetry asan egg is of meat, is @nintense Union-lover, and shows it by denouncing all the efforts of the federal government te preserve the Union as base and cortupt. The Herald is the organ of the Union. or Douglas Democracy, and its main object, aside from making Mr, Conness_ Govervor, . seems to be to create. a general distrust of the government and render the war odious. — Like ‘its Republican neighbor, the Times, it id trying to sit on two very different sorts of atools at one and the same time, a feat that but few can execute with success. The people ‘of Califoraia, it is possible, though not very probable, may feel themaglyes compelled to applaud the vagaries of their political organs and dance to their discordant music. If so, well and.good! Itis a pity, though. that partisan newspapers find itmecessary ‘to abjure consistency and commonsense, when they happen te become orgene. . SuBMARINE TELEGRAPH.—Up to the present time 11,363 miles. of submarine telegtaph cable have been laid, but only about 3,000 are actually working. The lines not working include the Atlantic, 2,200 miles; the Red Sea and Indian, 3,499 miles, the Sardinia, Malta and Corfu, 700 miles, and ‘the Bingapore and Batavia 550 miles. The joint eoinmittee appointed by thé Board of Trade tv inquire into the beet method of covering submarine telegraph cables show that. the failures in every case are assignable to defnitive causes that might have been guerded against. They show the great superiority of India-rubber over gutta-percha for the iieulation of submarine wires, and express the opinion that a vessel should be built specally designed for the laying of submarine cables _ or in Canada propose to establish a Masonic Asylum, at the coat of $20,000, for the relief of indigent Masons, their wivés and families. So soon as the various lodges subscribe half _OveRnLAND TELEGRAPH.—This important enterprise is rapidly progressing toward & suc ompletion. The outetmost . station, of the California end of the line, is, at present, Dry Creek, one hundred and sixty-eight™ from Fort Churchill and three hundred and forty-seven from Sacramento. The line, on the eastern end, is now extended to Willow Springs, some fifty miles west of Fort Kearney. The distance between Willow Springs and Dry Creek, through which telegraphic intelligence has to be carried by the Pony, is eleven hundred and fifty-nine miles. It will not be long ere this stretch of road will havé the wires extended over it, as the work is being industriously pushed, both ways, frum Salt Lake City. There being 324 degrees of longitude between St. Louis and Sacramento, the difference in time between the two cities is 2 hours and 10 minutes. So that if a tele gram can be sent through the entire distance by one impulse, it will, if sent from St. Louis at 11 o’clock. A. M., reach Sacramento at 50 minutes past 8 of the same ;morning ; thus setting the wheels of time back to some purpese. A very marked reverse of. this will follow a reversal of the direction of the telegram. A message, sent from Sacramento to St. Louis at 12 M., will reachésthe latter City at 10° minutes pasf 2, p.m Under such an arrangement, it is difficult to say which city will have the advantage. KENTUCKY FOR THE UNION.—The Sacramento Bee, on the authority of the St. Louis Express, of August 6th, gives the intelligence that the vote of Kentucky, at the election of August 4th, went strong in favor of the Union party. The Union majority in Louisville is estimated at 6,000, and in Jefferson county at 1,000. Harney, of the Lovisville Democrat, is elected to the Legislature by over 900 majority over ex-Senator Merriwether. In Fayette county, Buckner (Union,) is elected over Jas. B. Clay by 500 to 600 majority. In Franklin county, Richard C. Anderson (a nephew of Colonel Anderson, of Fort Sumter celebrity,) is elected by 300 to 400 majority. R.W. Jacobs (Union,) is elected in Oldham county. These returns show Union majorities considerably larger than those obtained at the special Congressional election. This news, from the land of the Corncrackers, makes John R. McConnell a good a Union man as_ either Conness or Stanford; provided, always, that the yarn, spun-upon him by the Marysville Democrat, is true, viz: that he is pledged to go as Kentucky goes. Whether this phase of J his politics will benefit or injure him, is more than we know. OreGon ITEMS.—We learn, from a telegram in the Marysville papers of yesterday, that the Indians have committed several murders for the purpose of robbery, at the foot of the mountains, 25 miles south of the Dalles. Two of the bodies found are pretty clearty identified as those of Sarvis Briggs and his son, formerly resident-of Albany. Ou the 6th ef August an Irish sailor, nam. ed George Sullivan, who had been mining near the mouth of Rogue River, for four or five years, violated the person ofa girl 14 years of age, named Elizabeth Graham, murdered her, and concealed the body in a thicket. He was summarily hanged by the the citizen, without trial, except by the findiug of the Coroner’s jury. Joseph Bailey, killed by the Indians at Goose Lake, was a member of the Oregon Legislature. ; ae Wm. Crawley was sentenced to the penitentiary for life, for the murder of Hughey, at Eugene City. ASCENT OF MounT SHasTa.—A party, consisting of Moses Brooks of the Marysville Appeal, Mark Leunard, and William S. Moses, of Yreka, and Mark Stanwood, of Marysville, started on th: 19th inst., to make the ascent of Mount Shasta. ‘They had instruments to ascertain the altitude. We anticipate an interesting account of the ascent from the graceful pen of Mr. Brooks. IMMENSITY OF Space.—Humboldt's “Cosmos” saya: “It is calculated by Sir John Herschel that the light is nearly two millions of years in coming to the earth from the remote nebulm reached by hie forty foot reflector, and therefore, he says those distant worlds must have been in existence nearly two million yeare ago, ia order to send out the rays by which we now perceive them. It also fullows that their light would continues to reach us for two million years to come, were they to be now stricken from the Heavens !"" Heavy . horses and 9 coaches. # ‘Inptan Troveies Courter of August 17th has the following : Wehave learned from Lockhart of Pitt river, the details of themurder of two men named Bailey and Irwin, and the dangerously wounding of two 8, by the Goose Lake and Pitt River Indians, at the pointon the old Laseen trail, seventy-miles north of Fort Crook. It appears that these Indians had learned that a company of white men }were abont to enter their. country. with a view of prospecting for gold and silver ore, and they armed themselves for the purpose of preventing the execution of the design. In-stead, however, of falling in with this company, they eame in contact-jwith the Oregonians, of which Bailey and Irwin were members, on their way from Willamette Valley to Washoe, by the old trail east of the Sherras. The com numberedseventy-eight; inclading a female, and nearly 1,000 head of cattle, some valuable horses and wagons, with the other appliances necessary for the journey. The attack was unexpected, and. made by 2Q0 warriors, and the remainder of the company had great difficulty in making” their escape. Animated with the common feelings of humanity, the first object was to provide for.the safety ofthe female and that secured, they made theiresoape the best way they could , taking.their wounded companions, who have been’ left at Fort Crook, where they are receiving by all the careand attention that science and humanity can confer. On receipt of the: intelligence the-com-. manding officer of Fort Crook at once dispatched twenty-five regulars and twenty volunteers to the scene of the catastrophe with the view of securing the ptoperty and punishing the vile authors of the massacre. We hope they will fall in with them, and that success will attend the expedition. _ We have received through the Yreka Journal a more detailed account of the affair.— The party were from Rogue River, Oregon, and the name of one of the murdered men Evans, instead of Irwin, as our informant stated. The soldiers fondu the bodies ef both the murdered men, who were lying close to each other, and had been pierced with many atrows. We also learn that it is the intention of the settlers on Pitt River to commence a war of indiscriminate extermination ainst those savages brutes. We learn from Nunnally, of Trinity county, that Messrs. Phillips and Durkee, well known citizens of that county, were recently fired at by the Indians on the North Fork Trinity river. There gentlemen were_ in poursuit of stock at the time, and say it is the first instance of the kind that has occurred. We learn the expedition which left Hay Fork of Trinity, last week, in pursuit of the Indians who killed Wheelright, of that place, were successful in coming up with the enemy, and succeeded in killing five ef them. One of the attacking-party, named Powers, was seriously wounded bya rifle ball striking him a little above the knee, and passing out on the outside of the hip. te Gov. Downey arrived in San Francisco last evening, having received notice at the Capital of the alarming illness of his brother in-law, Major Walter H. Harvey, Commissioner of Immigration. Major Harvey, who .has resided in this State since 1849, died this morning. Gov. Downey was not able to remain to attend the funeral, which will take place at St. Mary’s Cathedral at two o’clock P. M., to-morrow, having received a telegraph from Warm Springs thot his own brother lies at the point of death.— Bulletin Aug. 17th. We learn that Patrick Downey, the Governor’s brother, died Monday. Last DeracuMen?.—Yesterday at 12 M., the last detachment of the Butterfield Overland Muil stock arrived at this p!xce from Visalia. They left Visalia a week ago, where they had been recruiting from the fatigues of their long journey. They left Sherman, Grayson county, Texas, on the Red River, on the 13th of April. C E. Wyman, who accompanied the train through from that point, informs us that they had a fine trip, and lost but ten head of horses: Indians did not trouble them seriously. The train brought from Visalia yesterday consisted of 16 men, 1 woman, 2 children, 64 head of c They leave Stockton to-day for Placerville via Folsom.—Stockton Independent, August 19th. oe Ee" Major Hunegertord. who vommanded a company in the Mexican war, was to leare on this morning’s stage. on his wa y to Waabington, to off'r big services to the Government. The Mejor is a proficient in the use of arms, is in love with his profession, and we confidently expect t hear from him. He will al ow no dishonor to the old flig where it is within his protection —Sierra Democrat, August 17th. A Tuirp ConGagssuan —The Repubiiean State Central Committee have followed the example of the Union Democrats, and nominated a third candidate for Congress, in the person of Frederick F. Low, Eagq., of Marysville. Mr. Low is of the firm of Low & Brothers, the well known bankers, 16 wealthy, and possesaes an eminently practieal intelleet. 9 i — EF The Arwetrong shot nes htely heen severely tested in Englind in contrast with round shot. It was fired agonst a solid wall of iron ten inches thick, dove-tailed together, and supported by solid timber. The shut —63 poundere—had no effect, but the 125 pound and the 110 pound Armstrong shot, made a breach through the plate, and at the third shot, prostrated it, at 600 yards, Don’T PaY.—It is said that the receipts at Newport, Saratoga, Cape May and Nahant is not sufficient to pay the servants’ wages, Arrivals at National Exchange Broad Street, Nevada. GEO. R. LANCASTER, PROPRIETOR. sk e a AUGUST 20th, 1861. H Chapman, Sac City C Fegen, do § Orsgood, do ¥ Sylvester. B_River Lawrence, do W Patterson,’ tt TC Lampe, city M Molhew, F City B Loeklin do Capt. Bobbins, N T P McEllory, Mf ve J Collins, G Hill J MeNallory, Red Dog WL Flagler, G Hill I Tones, — da W Hupp, do I Gilgalen, D’ville J Claik, do P Joyce, “do J Frost, Sardine Valley A Shalienberger, ___V W Cleveland, O F Jones bar T Potter, Nt wee , H Remillard, Humbug E Remillard, do J HC Baker, P McCain. G V HS8 Bradle‘, M Flat G Ebner, Marysville At Red Dog, on Tuesday, 20th inst., by Rev. W. Grove Deal, Mr.S T. GREENWELL to Miss ANN DAY, of Grass Valley. Well, Greenwell is not green, in taking A. Day unto himself; and we sincerely hope that each anniversary of liis Wedding Day may be a day fruitfal of happiness. ‘‘ Who knoweth whata Day may bring forth ?” FOR JUSTICE,--We are authorized to announce D. H. WILLIAMS as a candidate for Justice of the Peace, for Nevada Township, at the ensuing general Election. au22-td CENTRAL COMMITTEE.— Notice. is hereby given that there will be a meeting ofthe Demeeratic County Committee, on SATURDAY, AUGUST 24th, at 2 o’clock, P. Me, at the office of C. W. Hill, in Nevada. C. W. HILL, Chm’n.— Jno. S-Lambert, Sco’y: au20-tf For Constable.We have been authorized to announce the name of STEPHEN VANARD as a candidate for the Office of-Constable of Nevada township. m20-td FOR JUSTICE.—We have been authorized to announce the name of k. W. SMITH as a candidate for re-election to the Office of Justice of the Peace, of Nevada Township. aul8-tf_ DR. N. M’NAUCHTON, URGEON AND MECHANICAL DENTIST, would give notice to his many friends in the mining towns of California that he will soon visit them again. The Dr. is well-known and every one should seme him, as he can perfurm the most skilful operations that is to be done in Dentistry. For the past two years he has been in Grass Valley, Nevada and adjoining towns, and his work has given general satisfaction, and no one has complained, Teeth will be filled with California Gold or Silver Foil, Cement, ete ‘Teeth inserted on pivot when the root or fang is not too much de—— ‘He will wait on Ladies at their homes, when it is desired. : or Charges about the same as in the Eastern Stuies. au20-2m* RACING! RACING !! GRAND Se ya pECUE And Wrestling Match, ‘Fe? COME OFF AT FRANK CARTER’S, 4 HalfWay ‘House, Grass Valley road,) Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sa:urday, Aug. 28, 29, 30 and 31. FIRST DAY—Race. for a purse of $'00 ; mile heats, free ‘or all. Entrance, $10. Three or more to make the race. SECOND DAY—A Trotting Puree ef 3:00, will be given. free for all horses, in harness, mile heats, three best in five. Entrance, $10. Three or more to make the race. The Wrestline Match will begin the first and continue unt,l «ll the P: izes are disposed of. The following is the list of Priz:s: First Priz-—A Champion’s Belt, worth $250 ; with a.$/00 in cash. Second Priz.—°'00. Third Prize—375. Fourth Priz—*59 Pifth Prisc— $25. Sixth Priz:—$ 0. Seventh Prize—¢5. Kr A oe iy wid rb» will be given cach day ween ‘2 M. 7 2c*-lock, P.M A good band of Music will he in attendance. JAS. B JEFFERY, F?ANK CARTER, THOS. POTTER August 70, 1861 td GEM SALOON, R. JENKINS, PROPRIETOR, Basement of MeLaughlin’s New Brick, Mill street, Grass Valley. . aS te OPENED A SALOON aT Grisa Valley € would inform ‘the citizens of Nevada thet they will fin? the best Liquors, Wines Cig rs. ete. ¢ nstantly.on han?, and request them to call when visiting the Valley. August 13, 18 1-tf : Propri-tors A. BROAD STREET Will keep econstan‘ly on E PAINTS, Ete., Ete. Which will be sold pounded at all hours. “ Dr. C. M. Bates, Attencing Physician ? doorabove the } ~ Price of fixtures according to kind r a . 5,00 ito the. Saturday thi of Aggust. Tie have on hamda large quantity of S€rViee and a complete assortment of fixtures which Dipe are prepared to put up for all desirous of — ing Ges. All such perrons sre requested to 41; at the office and subscribe te the rules 4)! “tl! lations, by signing the ater. ind regu. The following is‘the tariff’ of charges -_ Price of Gas per 1000 cubie feet, $10,00, Price for introducing Gas from the street main to pipe of consumers including setting metr, in all cases where the entire fitting is done by the Company, $10,00. ; = When otherwise, metre,. $25 00. Price of pipe from metre, 30 cts. per foot. required, — N. B. No bills for pipe oF fixt i sented for collection entit Gas is turned oe * Per order of ‘Trustees, . J; 8. KANEEN, ai2 Superintendent ‘‘Nevada Gas Works,” introduction and setting To be given at the Lake City Hotel, Lake City, by Mr. & Mrs, Bremond, ON THURSDAY, AUG. 29th, COMMITTITE OF ARRANGEMENTS : Lake City.: .Jdaines Cregan Bloomficid ; oy tel Wm Columbia Hiil. ~ Cherokee : E. Fi North San Juan. scseccscccccccccces J. B, Henry Little Grass Valley.,..essesevies $: Montezuma ‘ ni Fren‘h Corral. Mr, ire Woolsey’s Flat .. Tre citi B. Hiékman MoO’ d Fishes cs vccsscie ce cesaeeseccens M. Bayle Orleans Flat exes > Mr. Denton Grass Valley... seeeeseees B. L. ne wn qeaees H. B. Thompson, A. Casamayou -»Mr. Vilmain FLOOR MANAGERS. hes seeeeewrenservenenen William Henry socccvetacesace FIVE. DOLLARS. Lake City, August 13, 1861-td* : Gibb’s Paint, Oil and Glass Stor, New Brick Building, No. 63 Mill Street, Grass Valley. ROLLS OF WALL PAPER, of the latest New York patterns. A yerge assortment of PICTURES, PICTURE FRAMES, GILT and ROSEWOOD MOULD. . INGS, WINDOW SnADES, Etc., e Constantly on hand and’ for Sale Cheaper than the Cheapest. PICTURE FRAM&S made to order on th shortest notice. aul3-tf BLAZE’S SALOON, COR. OF PINE AND COMMERCIALST If You Want a Good Drink, GO TO BLAZLE’S! Nevada. Sept. 6-tf Comet Muminating Oil. E ARE CONSTANTLY BECEIV. ing Invoices of this celebrated brand of KEROSENE OIL, Which is guaranteed entirely pure and unmixed with Gunauler, Petroleum, or Asphaltum Oils. It is nen-explosive, and SUPERIOR TO DOWNER’S @r any Other Oil Ever Made, er brands of COAL OL, which we are SELLING AT LOW RATES. STANFORD BROTHERS, sul6-Im California street, Near Frout FREEMAN & SIMPSON’S OLD MAGNOLIA WHISKY. ')\aE CONSUMPTION and constantly increasing demand for the OLD MAGNOLIA “WHISKY Renders us confident that it must rupercede al! uther forms of restorative Liquors, com ’ anit dees, every element of Purity,Petatability and Healthtulness.< W ich ye eharacterize a beve' , sates we Bann age . eountrv. We desire dealers am Fest notice that u every barrel and package 0 Genuine art hae, our names are \ Pecdalt in fall oOuUR NEW CARD ent the auccess of impor itions, Imitation and Counterfeits, who haved, continued the use of our former vee ifort the Magnolia "lower, and have outetit Poe an v. Sarpy onthe weboy n 7 with With a view to bl ‘ ach’ to the hi reputation which they hare i INFERIOR ARTICLES 2. Frout 8. C, SHAW, 606 SAN Sole A for Freeman & Magnolia Whisky. Distillery, on vee street. FRANCIS! aul7-32 esl PIANO FOR SALE. Wholesale and Retail DRUC STORE. band a large and extensive stock of DRUGS, MEDICINES, OILS, AT THE LOWEST CAsH PRICES &~ Phyei-t-ns’ Prescriptions ¢:refully comMethodist Church. mr We have also on hand the DOWNER’S and oth and also, tuat to each barrel and package is affixe’ FREEMAN & SIMPSON, w ¢ e ee ee en ee se ee ee i ce ee tn ee lo ee ie tet 6 ee

Office, No. 3 Comintercial. street. THURSDAY MORNING, AUG: aka. THESE TERRIBLE POLITICIANS. There are three parties in this, our innocent and well-meaning State of California, that are tearing each other to pieces about something or other of great congequence, ‘ though we have not the wit to guess what it} \s. These three parties have their newspaper organs, and the especial business of *. these organs appears to be the rather unpleasant one of keeping the State in hot water. There are three parties and three Orgahs—at least there are three newspapers in the State that assume to be ofgans—and these three parties and their three organs, if they have any purpose, beyond that of traducing oue another, it is to assist Jeff ‘Davis and his compeers in widening the ’ breach in the American Union. The Marysville Express, the organ of what is known as the Breckinridge Demoeracy, is the most plain-spokén and aboveboard of the trio. It makes no bones of denouncing the Federal Administration, and the war which that Administration is waging in defense of the Union, being evidently a friend of the Cotton Confederacy, and anxious to see that Confederacy independent. It occasionally indulges in a little quiet fun, by protesting that it loves the Union; but all its serious editorials, and it abounds in them, are unmistakably on the side of the Secessionists. Whatever its two. antagonists may eay of it, the Express has less of subterfuge and double-dealing in it than eitheir of them. The San Francisco Times, which essays— Heaven save the mark !—to be the organ of the California Republicans, makes a wonderful noise about its devotion to the Union, its advocacy of Uncle Abe’s administration and -Uncle Abe’s war, and kicks up quite a patriotic dust generally, while, all the time, it is insidiously aiming to frustrate the purposes of Uncle Abe and cripple the war movement, by base attacks on the gallant old General who commands the federal army. There can not be a more effectual means of . demoralizing an army than by destroying its confidence in its commander. What volunteér of spirit would seek the ranks under a dotard andimbecile, suchas is Gen. Scott, as portrayed by the Times ? ~ Brother Ridge, of the San Faancisco Herald, one of the best fellows in the world, with a heart as big as a meeting house and a brain-as-full of poetry asan egg is of meat, is @nintense Union-lover, and shows it by denouncing all the efforts of the federal government te preserve the Union as base and cortupt. The Herald is the organ of the Union. or Douglas Democracy, and its main object, aside from making Mr, Conness_ Govervor, . seems to be to create. a general distrust of the government and render the war odious. — Like ‘its Republican neighbor, the Times, it id trying to sit on two very different sorts of atools at one and the same time, a feat that but few can execute with success. The people ‘of Califoraia, it is possible, though not very probable, may feel themaglyes compelled to applaud the vagaries of their political organs and dance to their discordant music. If so, well and.good! Itis a pity, though. that partisan newspapers find itmecessary ‘to abjure consistency and commonsense, when they happen te become orgene. . SuBMARINE TELEGRAPH.—Up to the present time 11,363 miles. of submarine telegtaph cable have been laid, but only about 3,000 are actually working. The lines not working include the Atlantic, 2,200 miles; the Red Sea and Indian, 3,499 miles, the Sardinia, Malta and Corfu, 700 miles, and ‘the Bingapore and Batavia 550 miles.. The joint eoinmittee appointed by thé Board of Trade tv inquire into the beet method of covering submarine telegraph cables show that. the failures in every case are assignable to defnitive causes that might have been guerded against. They show the great superiority of India-rubber over gutta-percha for the iieulation of submarine wires, and express the opinion that a vessel should be built specally designed for the laying of submarine cables _ or in Canada propose to establish a Masonic Asylum, at the coat of $20,000, for the relief of indigent Masons, their wivés and families. So soon as the various lodges subscribe half _OveRnLAND TELEGRAPH.—This important enterprise is rapidly progressing toward & suc ompletion. The outetmost . station, of the California end of the line, is, at present, Dry Creek, one hundred and sixty-eight™ from Fort Churchill and three hundred and forty-seven from Sacramento. The line, on the eastern end, is now extended to Willow Springs, some fifty miles west of Fort Kearney. The distance between Willow Springs and Dry Creek, through which telegraphic intelligence has to be carried by the Pony, is eleven hundred and fifty-nine miles. It will not be long ere this stretch of road will havé the wires extended over it, as the work is being industriously pushed, both ways, frum Salt Lake City. There being 324 degrees of longitude between St. Louis and Sacramento, the difference in time between the two cities is 2 hours and 10 minutes. So that if a tele gram can be sent through the entire distance by one impulse, it will, if sent from St. Louis at 11 o’clock. A. M., reach Sacramento at 50 minutes past 8 of the same ;morning ; thus setting the wheels of time back to some purpese. A very marked reverse of. this will follow a reversal of the direction of the telegram. A message, sent from Sacramento to St. Louis at 12 M., will reachésthe latter City at 10° minutes pasf 2, p.m Under such an arrangement, it is difficult to say which city will have the advantage. KENTUCKY FOR THE UNION.—The Sacramento Bee, on the authority of the St. Louis Express, of August 6th, gives the intelligence that the vote of Kentucky, at the election of August 4th, went strong in favor of the Union party. The Union majority in Louisville is estimated at 6,000, and in Jefferson county at 1,000. Harney, of the Lovisville Democrat, is elected to the Legislature by over 900 majority over ex-Senator Merriwether. In Fayette county, Buckner (Union,) is elected over Jas. B. Clay by 500 to 600 majority. In Franklin county, Richard C. Anderson (a nephew of Colonel Anderson, of Fort Sumter celebrity,) is elected by 300 to 400 majority. R.W. Jacobs (Union,) is elected in Oldham county. These returns show Union majorities considerably larger than those obtained at the special Congressional election. This news, from the land of the Corncrackers, makes John R. McConnell a good a Union man as_ either Conness or Stanford; provided, always, that the yarn, spun-upon him by the Marysville Democrat, is true, viz: that he is pledged to go as Kentucky goes. Whether this phase of J his politics will benefit or injure him, is more than we know. OreGon ITEMS.—We learn, from a telegram in the Marysville papers of yesterday, that the Indians have committed several murders for the purpose of robbery, at the foot of the mountains, 25 miles south of the Dalles. Two of the bodies found are pretty clearty identified as those of Sarvis Briggs and his son, formerly resident-of Albany. Ou the 6th ef August an Irish sailor, nam. ed George Sullivan, who had been mining near the mouth of Rogue River, for four or five years, violated the person ofa girl 14 years of age, named Elizabeth Graham, murdered her, and concealed the body in a thicket. He was summarily hanged by the the citizen, without trial, except by the findiug of the Coroner’s jury. Joseph Bailey, killed by the Indians at Goose Lake, was a member of the Oregon Legislature. ; ae Wm. Crawley was sentenced to the penitentiary for life, for the murder of Hughey, at Eugene City. ASCENT OF MounT SHasTa.—A party, consisting of Moses Brooks of the Marysville Appeal, Mark Leunard, and William S. Moses, of Yreka, and Mark Stanwood, of Marysville, started on th: 19th inst., to make the ascent of Mount Shasta. ‘They had instruments to ascertain the altitude. We anticipate an interesting account of the ascent from the graceful pen of Mr. Brooks. IMMENSITY OF Space.—Humboldt's “Cosmos” saya: “It is calculated by Sir John Herschel that the light is nearly two millions of years in coming to the earth from the remote nebulm reached by hie forty foot reflector, and therefore, he says those distant worlds must have been in existence nearly two million yeare ago, ia order to send out the rays by which we now perceive them. It also fullows that their light would continues to reach us for two million years to come, were they to be now stricken from the Heavens !"" Heavy . horses and 9 coaches. # ‘Inptan Troveies Courter of August 17th has the following : Wehave learned from Lockhart of Pitt river, the details of themurder of two men named Bailey and Irwin, and the dangerously wounding of two 8, by the Goose Lake and Pitt River Indians, at the pointon the old Laseen trail, seventy-miles north of Fort Crook. It appears that these Indians had learned that a company of white men }were abont to enter their. country. with a view of prospecting for gold and silver ore, and they armed themselves for the purpose of preventing the execution of the design. In-stead, however, of falling in with this company, they eame in contact-jwith the Oregonians, of which Bailey and Irwin were members, on their way from Willamette Valley to Washoe, by the old trail east of the Sherras. The com numberedseventy-eight; inclading a female, and nearly 1,000 head of cattle, some valuable horses and wagons, with the other appliances necessary for the journey. The attack was unexpected, and. made by 2Q0 warriors, and the remainder of the company had great difficulty in making” their escape. Animated with the common feelings of humanity, the first object was to provide for.the safety ofthe female and that secured, they made theiresoape the best way they could , taking.their wounded companions, who have been’ left at Fort Crook, where they are receiving by all the careand attention that science and humanity can confer. On receipt of the: intelligence the-com-. manding officer of Fort Crook at once dispatched twenty-five regulars and twenty volunteers to the scene of the catastrophe with the view of securing the ptoperty and punishing the vile authors of the massacre. We hope they will fall in with them, and that success will attend the expedition. _ We have received through the Yreka Journal a more detailed account of the affair.— The party were from Rogue River, Oregon, and the name of one of the murdered men Evans, instead of Irwin, as our informant stated. The soldiers fondu the bodies ef both the murdered men, who were lying close to each other, and had been pierced with many atrows. We also learn that it is the intention of the settlers on Pitt River to commence a war of indiscriminate extermination ainst those savages brutes. We learn from Nunnally, of Trinity county, that Messrs. Phillips and Durkee, well known citizens of that county, were recently fired at by the Indians on the North Fork Trinity river. There gentlemen were_ in poursuit of stock at the time, and say it is the first instance of the kind that has occurred. We learn the expedition which left Hay Fork of Trinity, last week, in pursuit of the Indians who killed Wheelright, of that place, were successful in coming up with the enemy, and succeeded in killing five ef them. One of the attacking-party, named Powers, was seriously wounded bya rifle ball striking him a little above the knee, and passing out on the outside of the hip. te Gov. Downey arrived in San Francisco last evening, having received notice at the Capital of the alarming illness of his brother in-law, Major Walter H. Harvey, Commissioner of Immigration. Major Harvey, who .has resided in this State since 1849, died this morning. Gov. Downey was not able to remain to attend the funeral, which will take place at St. Mary’s Cathedral at two o’clock P. M., to-morrow, having received a telegraph from Warm Springs thot his own brother lies at the point of death.— Bulletin Aug. 17th. We learn that Patrick Downey, the Governor’s brother, died Monday. Last DeracuMen?.—Yesterday at 12 M., the last detachment of the Butterfield Overland Muil stock arrived at this p!xce from Visalia. They left Visalia a week ago, where they had been recruiting from the fatigues of their long journey. They left Sherman, Grayson county, Texas, on the Red River, on the 13th of April. C E. Wyman, who accompanied the train through from that point, informs us that they had a fine trip, and lost but ten head of horses: Indians did not trouble them seriously. The train brought from Visalia yesterday consisted of 16 men, 1 woman, 2 children, 64 head of c They leave Stockton to-day for Placerville via Folsom.—Stockton Independent, August 19th. oe Ee" Major Hunegertord. who vommanded a company in the Mexican war, was to leare on this morning’s stage. on his wa y to Waabington, to off'r big services to the Government. The Mejor is a proficient in the use of arms, is in love with his profession, and we confidently expect t hear from him. He will al ow no dishonor to the old flig where it is within his protection —Sierra Democrat, August 17th. A Tuirp ConGagssuan —The Repubiiean State Central Committee have followed the example of the Union Democrats, and nominated a third candidate for Congress, in the person of Frederick F. Low, Eagq., of

Marysville. Mr. Low is of the firm of Low & Brothers, the well known bankers, 16 wealthy, and possesaes an eminently practieal intelleet. 9 i — EF The Arwetrong shot nes htely heen severely tested in Englind in contrast with round shot. It was fired agonst a solid wall of iron ten inches thick, dove-tailed together, and supported by solid timber. The shut —63 poundere—had no effect, but the 125 pound and the 110 pound Armstrong shot, made a breach through the plate, and at the third shot, prostrated it, at 600 yards, Don’T PaY.—It is said that the receipts at Newport, Saratoga, Cape May and Nahant is not sufficient to pay the servants’ wages, Arrivals at National Exchange Broad Street, Nevada. GEO. R. LANCASTER, PROPRIETOR. sk e a AUGUST 20th, 1861. H Chapman, Sac City C Fegen, do § Orsgood, do ¥ Sylvester. B_River Lawrence, do W Patterson,’ tt TC Lampe, city M Molhew, F City B Loeklin do Capt. Bobbins, N T P McEllory, Mf ve J Collins, G Hill J MeNallory, Red Dog WL Flagler, G Hill I Tones, — da W Hupp, do I Gilgalen, D’ville J Claik, do P Joyce, “do J Frost, Sardine Valley A Shalienberger, ___V W Cleveland, O F Jones bar T Potter, Nt wee , H Remillard, Humbug E Remillard, do J HC Baker, P McCain. G V HS8 Bradle‘, M Flat G Ebner, Marysville At Red Dog, on Tuesday, 20th inst., by Rev. W. Grove Deal, Mr.S T. GREENWELL to Miss ANN DAY, of Grass Valley. Well, Greenwell is not green, in taking A. Day unto himself; and we sincerely hope that each anniversary of liis Wedding Day may be a day fruitfal of happiness. ‘‘ Who knoweth whata Day may bring forth ?” FOR JUSTICE,--We are authorized to announce D. H. WILLIAMS as a candidate for Justice of the Peace, for Nevada Township, at the ensuing general Election. au22-td CENTRAL COMMITTEE.— Notice. is hereby given that there will be a meeting ofthe Demeeratic County Committee, on SATURDAY, AUGUST 24th, at 2 o’clock, P. Me, at the office of C. W. Hill, in Nevada. C. W. HILL, Chm’n.— Jno. S-Lambert, Sco’y: au20-tf For Constable.We have been authorized to announce the name of STEPHEN VANARD as a candidate for the Office of-Constable of Nevada township. m20-td FOR JUSTICE.—We have been authorized to announce the name of k. W. SMITH as a candidate for re-election to the Office of Justice of the Peace, of Nevada Township. aul8-tf_ DR. N. M’NAUCHTON, URGEON AND MECHANICAL DENTIST, would give notice to his many friends in the mining towns of California that he will soon visit them again. The Dr. is well-known and every one should seme him, as he can perfurm the most skilful operations that is to be done in Dentistry. For the past two years he has been in Grass Valley, Nevada and adjoining towns, and his work has given general satisfaction, and no one has complained, Teeth will be filled with California Gold or Silver Foil, Cement, ete ‘Teeth inserted on pivot when the root or fang is not too much de—— ‘He will wait on Ladies at their homes, when it is desired. : or Charges about the same as in the Eastern Stuies. au20-2m* RACING! RACING !! GRAND Se ya pECUE And Wrestling Match, ‘Fe? COME OFF AT FRANK CARTER’S, 4 HalfWay ‘House, Grass Valley road,) Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sa:urday, Aug. 28, 29, 30 and 31. FIRST DAY—Race. for a purse of $'00 ; mile heats, free ‘or all. Entrance, $10. Three or more to make the race. SECOND DAY—A Trotting Puree ef 3:00, will be given. free for all horses, in harness, mile heats, three best in five. Entrance, $10. Three or more to make the race. The Wrestline Match will begin the first and continue unt,l «ll the P: izes are disposed of. The following is the list of Priz:s: First Priz-—A Champion’s Belt, worth $250 ; with a.$/00 in cash. Second Priz.—°'00. Third Prize—375. Fourth Priz—*59 Pifth Prisc— $25. Sixth Priz:—$ 0. Seventh Prize—¢5. Kr A oe iy wid rb» will be given cach day ween ‘2 M. 7 2c*-lock, P.M A good band of Music will he in attendance. JAS. B JEFFERY, F?ANK CARTER, THOS. POTTER August 70, 1861 td GEM SALOON, R. JENKINS, PROPRIETOR, Basement of MeLaughlin’s New Brick, Mill street, Grass Valley. . aS te OPENED A SALOON aT Grisa Valley € would inform ‘the citizens of Nevada thet they will fin? the best Liquors, Wines Cig rs. ete. ¢ nstantly.on han?, and request them to call when visiting the Valley. August 13, 18 1-tf : Propri-tors A. BROAD STREET Will keep econstan‘ly on E PAINTS, Ete., Ete. Which will be sold pounded at all hours. “ Dr. C. M. Bates, Attencing Physician ? doorabove the } ~ Price of fixtures according to kind r a . 5,00 ito the. Saturday thi of Aggust. Tie have on hamda large quantity of S€rViee and a complete assortment of fixtures which Dipe are prepared to put up for all desirous of — ing Ges. All such perrons sre requested to 41; at the office and subscribe te the rules 4)! “tl! lations, by signing the ater. ind regu. The following is‘the tariff’ of charges -_ Price of Gas per 1000 cubie feet, $10,00, Price for introducing Gas from the street main to pipe of consumers including setting metr, in all cases where the entire fitting is done by the Company, $10,00. ; = When otherwise, metre,. $25 00. Price of pipe from metre, 30 cts. per foot. required, — N. B. No bills for pipe oF fixt i sented for collection entit Gas is turned oe * Per order of ‘Trustees, . J; 8. KANEEN, ai2 Superintendent ‘‘Nevada Gas Works,” introduction and setting To be given at the Lake City Hotel, Lake City, by Mr. & Mrs, Bremond, ON THURSDAY, AUG. 29th, COMMITTITE OF ARRANGEMENTS : Lake City.: ..Jdaines Cregan Bloomficid ; oy tel Wm Columbia Hiil.. ~ Cherokee : E. Fi North San Juan. scseccscccccccccces J. B, Henry Little Grass Valley..,...essesevies $: Montezuma ‘ ni Fren‘h Corral. Mr, ire Woolsey’s Flat .... Tre citi B. Hiékman MoO’ d Fishes cs vccsscie ce cesaeeseccens M. Bayle Orleans Flat exes > Mr. Denton Grass Valley..... seeeeseees B. L. ne wn qeaees H. B. Thompson, A. Casamayou -»Mr. Vilmain FLOOR MANAGERS. hes seeeeewrenservenenen William Henry socccvetacesace FIVE. DOLLARS. Lake City, August 13, 1861-td* : Gibb’s Paint, Oil and Glass Stor, New Brick Building, No. 63 Mill Street, Grass Valley. ROLLS OF WALL PAPER, of the latest New York patterns. A yerge assortment of PICTURES, PICTURE FRAMES, GILT and ROSEWOOD MOULD. . INGS, WINDOW SnADES, Etc., e Constantly on hand and’ for Sale Cheaper than the Cheapest. PICTURE FRAM&S made to order on th shortest notice. aul3-tf BLAZE’S SALOON, COR. OF PINE AND COMMERCIALST If You Want a Good Drink, GO TO BLAZLE’S! Nevada. Sept. 6-tf Comet Muminating Oil. E ARE CONSTANTLY BECEIV. ing Invoices of this celebrated brand of KEROSENE OIL, Which is guaranteed entirely pure and unmixed with Gunauler, Petroleum, or Asphaltum Oils. It is nen-explosive, and SUPERIOR TO DOWNER’S @r any Other Oil Ever Made, er brands of COAL OL, which we are SELLING AT LOW RATES. STANFORD BROTHERS, sul6-Im California street, Near Frout FREEMAN & SIMPSON’S OLD MAGNOLIA WHISKY. ')\aE CONSUMPTION and constantly increasing demand for the OLD MAGNOLIA “WHISKY Renders us confident that it must rupercede al! uther forms of restorative Liquors, com ’ anit dees, every element of Purity,Petatability and Healthtulness.< W ich ye eharacterize a beve' , sates we Bann age . eountrv. We desire dealers am Fest notice that u every barrel and package 0 Genuine art hae, our names are \ Pecdalt in fall oOuUR NEW CARD ent the auccess of impor itions, Imitation and Counterfeits, who haved, continued the use of our former vee ifort the Magnolia "lower, and have outetit Poe an v. Sarpy onthe weboy n 7 with With a view to bl ‘ ach’ to the hi reputation which they hare i INFERIOR ARTICLES 2. Frout 8. C, SHAW, 606 SAN Sole A for Freeman & Magnolia Whisky. Distillery, on vee street. FRANCIS! aul7-32 esl PIANO FOR SALE. Wholesale and Retail DRUC STORE. band a large and extensive stock of DRUGS, MEDICINES, OILS, AT THE LOWEST CAsH PRICES &~ Phyei-t-ns’ Prescriptions ¢:refully comMethodist Church. mr We have also on hand the DOWNER’S and oth and also, tuat to each barrel and package is affixe’ FREEMAN & SIMPSON, w ¢ e ee ee en ee se ee ee i ce ee tn ee lo ee ie tet 6 ee