December 31, 1860 (4 pages)

% ee a ee : eternal theme. NEVADA. MONDAY, DEO; 31st, 1860. WATTERS. AT TME EAST, The pony 1 reached Pla Placerville on the morning of Friday, whence its news was tele_ graphed to the associated press. Fort Churchill. ‘The. pony’s St. Louis wre tothe 14th inet. Secession: is great staple of the pony’ 8 news, an broadcast, over the ample 4 ages of the double-sheeted Sacramen day. L/ In Congress, in He. Cabinet,’ and-in the newspapers, no ether topie now commands attention but the wearisome one of secession: . South Carolina and her sister cotton states have succeededin making themselves famous, for a season, whatever else they may succeed in. The Washington. letter wnters have now a rich harvest, into which they are thrusting their sieklés most vigorously. In all the letters; telegrams, and: selections of Atlantic journals, with which the Union is so opulently garnished, secession is the one There is, however, one eneoutaging feature in all this miss of tecession rubbish, and that is that a majority of the leading politi¢ians,of both the south and north, have measurably ceased their hyfalut__.ing oratory and gone to werk, seriously and cordially, to throw oil on the troubled waters. The northerners admit that their “section is not blameless in thie premises, and the southerners appear willing to listen to reason. There is a committeepf thirty-three, in the House of Representatives, appointed exptessly to save the Union, and ita action is awaited with much interest and some little impatience. The Senate, by this time, has appointed a similar committee. The probability is that a convention of all ‘the states will be called, and some amendments made to. the constitution, by and through which northern and southern fanatics will have less scope and verge for endangering the general. péace and welfare. Our Senator Latham haa announced bim. . self, in the most emphatic terms, a Union man, and has said that there are not five hun ~ dred men in California who wish the dissolu. tion of the Confederacy or indulge in. the dream of a Pacific Republic. Like a patriotic . Californian, he is laboring fer the Pacific Railroad and for improvements in. the overland mail. Mr. Cobb has resigned the Seaesecyehls of the Tredsury and gone home to South Carcolina, to take a leading position among the seceders. The Republicans, Douglasitee, . and Bell-men say-that, before retiring, he managed to bankrupt the treasury and throw the financial aifgire of the ‘government into confusion. Sam Houston, Governor of Texas, seems to have his hands full in keeping the seceders of that state in check. A very able letter from him has been recently published: in a New Orleans paper, and very generally republished, by the papers friendly to the pres\, ervationof the Union, throughout the ceunwe try. He argues that the mere electio& of Mr. Lineoln, which, «lthough a sectional affair, was, nevertheless, constitutional, affords no just ground for the secession of any slaveholding state, He argues that such a just ground can only be afforded by a deliberate and determined violation of the constitution by the Lincoln administration; a contingency of which he seems to haveino fears. The north-western States, it is said, will not consent to the secession of any state bordering-on the Mississippi river. They will not allow the mouth of that great thoroughfard to be in the possession of jany foreign power or powers. At this rate . Louisiana, Mississippi and Arkansas will have a war on their hands—and a bloody one—should they undertake to cut loose from the reat of the ff the the Union-dovers, at Washington, will act with moderation and bend all their efforts, government, that. .will not recognize the Sah to rl sb wl id ‘business to stay out. \ pred ass taint Jiddge Currey hes commons. 1 ed fencing his lange tract of land on Putah Creek. RRR OR aeree'this winter; t Pete t Tt seems bd wires are down between Placerville: and vis spread, i Heng 5] hei eaay well} il r*, d ea Se tongue @ helpful ornament. Several Welsh ladies and gentlemen, of North San Juan, of rare musical ability, have been giving concerts, in that town and Camptonville; with great success. They intend . opening our. Nevada theater on Saturday) evening next, ‘The stiijoined letier, from an esteemed friend at North San Juan, thus nee of the Cambrign Songsters:Nort San Juan, Dee. 29, 860. Editor. Transcript : : Your city will soon be visited by the Gain brian Songsters, of this place. They are. a gompatiy of Welsh citizens, male and female, whose vocal performances are equal, if not: superior, to the celebrated “Pennsylvanians,” or any other company that ever visited our mountain regions. ro Amang ‘the performers or ‘-canfatrices” ‘as Bausman terms them, are (Mrs. and Miss Jones, two highly intelligent and accomplished-ladies, whose vocal powers exceed, in my opinion, that sweet and charming cantatrice,, Miss Goodenow, and the celebrated Biseacianta. These Songsters are amateurs, to be sure—not taught in Italian schovls, nor under ‘Itdlian masters—but, ‘without that, they are worthy to take their place among all classes, ‘and will stand criticism. They will give a ‘coneert in your theater on the evening of the 5th of January. I speak this of the Cambrian Bongptary because I know they are deserving of th® public patronagé, ‘and because the motive they have in view, namely, the' raising of sufficient means to enable Miss Jones to return to the Ailantic-states, is worthy of commendation, I hope you will, through: the columns of your popular paper, aid in procuring: them a good hotise. The snow is melting ‘away sapidly. Min: . ing is generally suspended. The Yuba canal, or part of it, broke away; and until it is repaired, the miners, who received their supply of water from that company, will be comwee to remain idle. \: . ‘Times are exceedingly dull, and money very scarce. Z saw your old friend, and I beliéve, rela. tive, O. P. Stidger, ob the streets-to-day,. without his crutches. He walked with a eane and appeared to get along admirably, though he still sane very much, _ ARTEMAS. ° ie ene Horrors oF Cninese “ Justice.”— Justice is depicted blind, but in China, the bandage that darkens the eyes should cover the ears also. The horrors.of a Chinese prison are so great that prisoners, deeming death an escape, go with apparent contentment to the place ‘ef exegution.\ In Shanghae they are crammed like wild beasts in a cage, rolling about in the midst of filth and disease, beg. ging for food. In the depths of Winter prisoners are chained to each other jin strings, one of them not unfrequently hanging dead to his comrades !~ Once a party of pirates were seized and landed near the foreign houses ; there had been a deficiency in chains, so the poor wretches were joined together with a large nail clenched through the Hand ofeach! At Foochow, says a writer, I met a prisoner whom they were carr ing into the city in a cage barely large enough to contain his body, cramped up in a sitting posture, two of the bars at the top had. been cut to allow his head to pass through, and every jostle or stop in the movement of his bearers causing his face or neck to be dashed against . the broken bars, It is in the recollection of Canton residents, when four men were placed in the cangue whith a guard around them, and publicly gtarved to death in the open streets. The tortures for confession are teo revolting to enumerate, and many of the punishments worse—dismembering, flogging in all its varieties; kneeling on hot chains, ete,. ete., furm but a mild portion; the most -frequent is bambooing on the inside of the thighs and exposure in the cangue. .The people sometimes ape the cruelties of their rulers, I remember an instance of the creditors of a man hanging hint up by his great toe to'exact . payment ; and J once cut down a poor wretch. . I discovered with his hands tied behind his back, and hung up by his thumbs. He had in this atare for six hours, could hardly ‘get his arms back to their usual position, and his hands were , the fingers as thick a wrists; he had only = of going steal ! Z ira How uerkas eal the Aeostuly at. Histo storm. Great datthge-hias 1 ‘several of the stations. . Severs large hew barns have been crushed by the great weight of snow completely demolishing them.” ‘All the fine out-buildings at Crippin’ 8 Station snow: on the trees that, hundreds are, in placés, completely trimmed of Chel Winbe com: i ing down with a erash, and carrying the mountain telegraph to. the ground in many places—a thing unavoidable. Parties:are out . repairing, ahd it ig expected that :by noon tumorrew it will.be at work. Snow at the a2 unotion House,-sixteen miles east of. this city, is nearly six feet deep. Pack trains are ss and departing, however. *Pupic Lanps.—Mr. Thompson, Secretary of the Interior, says, in his last report, that during the fiscal year ending on June 30, 1860, 16,385,361 acres of public land have been offered for sale, :12,060,053. acres of which have been disposed of thus ; 3,907,+619 acres for cash, 3,379,040 by. location of bounty land warrants, 3,037,770 apprayed to States, under the swamp land law, and 2,665 5, 623 given toStates wsder railroad grants.— There are still in existence; he stys, 74,468 bounty land warrants, demanding 8,196,580 acres of the public domain. rs LONGEVITY OF AMERICANS.—De Bow’s census, show that tle people of the United States.ate the healthiest of the globe. The deaths are 320,000 per year, or one and a half per cent. of the population. In England the ratio is nearly two per cent. Virginia ‘and North Carolinw are the healthiest. of the States, and have 633 inhabitants over 100 years. SHOOTING AFFAIR.—Jobn R. Evans, of the firm of Wilson & Evans, Sacramento, miles.from Sacramento, on the Brighton road. Evans and Keefer’s dogs got to fighting when Evans fired a gun to frighten them. Keefer, supposing ‘his dog had been-shot at, fired at “vans’ Which had taken refuge under the buggy, and one of the shot struck Evans the back. Little hopes are entertained of Evans’ recovery. _ ATTEMPTED Surcie, —On Monday last. in San Francisco, F. F. Torrey attempted to. commit suicide by cutting bis throat in two places, and his right arm, He will recover, . but he says it will make no differénce, as he is determided to kill himself the first opportuhity he has. He is an Irishman by birth, and was educated for the ministry i in the University of Melbourne. LASSOING SAILoRS.—A letter from Mazatlan says: “The whalers are beginning to arrive at the various whaling grounds on the western coast, and the crews, as usual, deserting. Among others, ship Phillip III, lost sixteen men; twelve of them were recover. ered by the use of Mexiean hunters, with their lassus, at a cost of $29 per head. FLoop.—The late warm rains have floodsel all the ereeks and ‘rivers in this portion of the State. The Trinity attjued within one foot of the: sxme height as in the memorable winter of °52-3. Whilst this “big wet” has gladdened many a heart in the dry diggings, it has done -immensé damage in the river. As far as ‘we can leari—making a rough estimate—$75,000 will not cover the destruction of property, in the shape of dams, bridges, flumes, lumber, and wheels ~—MWeaverville Journal. : 4 > INDIAN Teovi iLus.—The Heraid says that while) A. A. Hadley and ‘three other men wi ro eng ged in getting out gak wagou timber, near the Sonoma erussing of Eel river, they were surrounded by Indians, their arms stolen, and Hadley severely wounded. Two balla passed through his right thigh, one through his left ‘knee, and one ball grazing kis vight breast below the nipple. The editors ca us. Bu Fr, neisco Eve. ning Mirror have been arr sted en a charge of libel preterred by. J. 8, M.xwell. says a dispstch tothe Union, It" ross cut df the Mendocino . exposition mudaby that piper of fue* Pacific Life Guard and Int J rence + flize “ry ir. 5 ee ‘ Por U. 8. Marsniac. —Judge J. C. Hinekley, formerly of Shasta, hoe « petition in cir in that county, asking that he may receive the appointment of U.S. Marshal for the . Northern District of heated Ewr The New York police fores sonsiats tired Fifth avenue footmen cod-liveries. r of 1,886 men, in rank and file. * ! n done at . , were demolished. Sach was the weight of mortatity statistics; compiled. from the. last., was shot ii the back by one Keefer, a few . in. ener Ladies and Gentlemen. mereiat STAMPEDE oF INDIANS—A ber’ ‘of Maa and Eel river Ind the Klamath servation, at id rétnrned to their r hunting qroung. me PRESENTATION RAFFLE! or AS LIBBER yi a PRE KU DAGUERREAN ARTIST No, 88 Broad Street, Nevada, ip oer ———s 350 VALUABLE PRIZES!!! VALUED AT 8000 DOLLARS, To be distributed 26 CASH! TWENTY W ATCHES! ! 8 300° and the most rich and “ ELEGANT ARTICLES OF JEWELRY. EVERY ARTICLE WILL BE Good for $1,00in Likenesses, At any time before or after the Distribu7 tion of the valuable Prizes. ¥ Tickets POePE See aed om One Doliar. Every steeds who will have a likeness taken will receive ONE TICKET for every dollar invested in PICTURES, which will entitle them to a chance in-the Prizes. d31-tf Attention, Everybody! : A Great Reduction im the: raced OF LIKENESSES!! oe i CONSIDERATION OF THE HARD times and_also for the oppo portunity of rend all the Tickets in my Raffle before the ist of Kehruary, I am determined-to+ “way prices for Leaee % per cent. fromthe ist of January, I will continue to take as a picture as can be taken in any part of care in all kinds of weather, and will cha 1 ticket in my Raffle for every devine P lavoaten ta without tickets. Life-size Photographs, framed and Painted, only $16.,. With Sixteen Tickets, and og Toe other picture reduced in the same ratio. I have discovered anew proces of taking Pictures, which enables me to finish them in the BEST and i SOM DU. RABLE STYLE of the art. NOW IS THE TIME TO HAVE PICTURES! With chances to win splendsd Prizes. No one will ever miss the time or the money invested. Call in-and see my etures. i-tf A. LI EB RT. 88 Broad street. . SELECT scHOooL, —FOR— Head ef Broad Strget, Nevada. W. &. F. DEAL, A. B.2.ccccsecss Principal. JANKTTA A, DEAL nee Gebe basvdne ses Assistant. Bigg ae SCHOOL will commence on MONDAY January 7th. 1861. Young Gentlemen will be thoroughly prepared to enter College, TERMS: Primary Studies, per month. .... English Branches and Mathematics. sie = one Wr latin cen cc coke Hee UR oat es bins ceréwieaee veces 100 Greek..5 nde 86s C4ck Kaparinwesecs theeevect 100 PROD 0 0s hin need Ci dias cman edectenoy seesees, 200 GOED oii via cies ein cechs wi ocah beer anal: ++ 200 ity Night School, Monday, Thursda ihe Saturday Evenings, at? 0° seloake . _ TERMS: Five weeks. vo weelks i ES soot 0 large uum. " oe left ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1861. . . pictures) the same price as I have done “re j ny € ourchase Tickets can id 80 Gallery, on Broad street. <3, Ae LIEBER Those who.wish to by calling on mf a Nevada, Dee Seat j “Wm. C. Groves, Undertaker. Hevixe® FINISHED A NEW HEARSE I ath no! pared to do undertaking on on the shortest trate. ORDERS PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO. Shop, foot of Broad strect, opposite’ Ed. whihington’s aha: d24i-3m . YOUNG AMERICA SALOON, No. 55 Pine Street, Nevada.’ DAN. MALOY AND HBARVY MILLS, PROPRIETORS, ‘ E design keeping this Saloon wel supplied with the FINEST WINES, LIQUORS and CIGARS to -be found i rket. 2 Come and see for yoursely: es! + tT J. C. BIRDSEYE. : C. N. FEL TOR. BIRDSEYVE & CO., ; Number 30,-Main Street. Nevada, Purchase Gold Dust and Bullion at the Highest Rates. Ady vances made ge GOLD DUST ‘for Assay or Coinage at the U. 8S. Mint. mento and Marysville. rOur Sight Exchange on Metropolitan Bank, New York, for salein sums to suit. Purchase State and County Securities at the highest rates. Deposites reeeived, Collections made'and transact a general Banking business. Nevada, Sept. 6, 1860.—tf HOLIDAY PRESENTS! GEORGE W. WELCH Is NOW RECEIVING a A MAGNIFICENT LOT OF GIVTS!! FOR: HOLIDAY PRESENTS. GPLENDID. GIFT BOOKS & ANNUALS : Albums, Writing Card.’ Cases, ete doe able presents for the Liitle Fine assortment of Diaries ae 1861. "Subscriptions received for the Na of Irving’s Works, Parten’s Life of Jackson. COMMERCIAL STEERS: a LET NEVADA “FLOURISH, My@rantte Hose Manufactory. Desks, California Cured Bacon Hams, SHOULDERS AND LARD. HE subscriber begs te call tion of TRADERS AND FA MILIES to's toa superior article of Bacon, Hams, Shoulders and Lard, In Cans, etc., manufactured by him from din ‘. CORN PED HOGS, at bie establishment, on the Toll Road between Grass Valley and N mile from the latter place, Having on han 1.000 CAR"°ULLY SELECTED Boas, He is enabled to offer to the Trade; andtants of Grass Valley, Nevada and ram country, a véry choice article of. the above ac warranted ‘sweet, andon terms we tention, AVIS. Kr A. MCALLISTER, Agent, Nevada. di9-tf C. W. MULFORD. ; A.» Hy HAGADORN Cc. W. MULFORD & CoO. _ BANKERS. . At their Old Stand, Main Street, Nevada. f OLD 57S ~ Bought at the E. G° a or. Rates. —e son: ny pravetel'te-ike Gs. 8: ‘drench: Mint to Faron Al ae a) snd advances made on the ame County Scrip bou ht atthe hi market rates. Nevada Sept. 10th. 1860. ans ad Agent of A. Seiberlich, of Philadelphia, . Beot aud Shoe Manufacturer, Warehouse 75 onal 77 California Street, southeast corner of Ba went street, San Francisco. Constantly on zs a large assorted stock. of Gentlemen’s, Ladies’, Misses and Children’s wéar superior quality, _ 8 Boot Pros i Also, . FRANK A. LEONARD, FP v0k Binder. 7p NF ATRING AND BOOK BINDING mg? hd a neat and substantial manner. licted. Office, epposite enue Ropers, on street, next to Nevada, Seyt. 6, "S@,— ag JOHN L. GAMBLE, COUNTY SURVEYOR. _ JEROME H. © i City Bill Poster. + Xr All Orders left at the Dar¥ TRaNscirT CHARLES W. YOUNG, JMPORTER AND DEALER IN. . Watches, Diamonds, Jewelry, Cutlery, Silver Ware and Fancy Goods. , Kelsey's Bleck, Commercial Street : ? : : 3 Near Pine. Watches carefully Repaired and Jewelry eto order. All articles uaranteed, Nevada. Nc». 27th, 1860. . GEO. W. KIDD, . Banker. ket Rates, aid liberal adv oS a uc’ 8 a Check San ace atthe Sour Hanae eee or oie, se oii saanciamericae Beaies = os QRS more highest Market . Levason’s Preparati ducthdielaaly 12th, 1861. 2 th, Tn the Grow'te B vid ng, Broad Street, Nevada. Geer. ‘TS ‘T'Purchased at Checks at Par, on.San Sceudanm Sacrae . HE beg deg ha aving pree . Prom Wetecn intettapte Parent ; MACHINES, are p: te h Miner and ar Se sonia « ond . : sew ms, for 2 a‘y: n ~! turing Hose, we weune and. yenttwine ie that. can be red in the m lo ET k Mr. TERRY being a practical Saif-maker, and having been long en seas ha Nevada, weaze of giving to our patrons. ' TERRY & invine.” a21No. 81 Bread street, _— ie their ate oy for Assay or for Coinage stikeur's 8 Pi Panes & Sm sartonarehie: © day, ou the to be. delive past f ing lis been . ume) “not he woulc mean: goes f need . had it easicl satisf to coi ak go could it’s q who. tions, Deal and ous, those matty cony teres _neart . other “Mi ‘affair gave those nary he disay and « Ti exce and . hibit line, he hi anne side got cros appt toll4 wen

% ee a ee : eternal theme. NEVADA. MONDAY, DEO; 31st, 1860. WATTERS. AT TME EAST, The pony 1 reached Pla Placerville on the morning of Friday, whence its news was tele_ graphed to the associated press. Fort Churchill. ‘The. pony’s St. Louis wre tothe 14th inet. Secession: is great staple of the pony’ 8 news, an broadcast, over the ample 4 ages of the double-sheeted Sacramen day. L/ In Congress, in He. Cabinet,’ and-in the newspapers, no ether topie now commands attention but the wearisome one of secession: . South Carolina and her sister cotton states have succeededin making themselves famous, for a season, whatever else they may succeed in. The Washington. letter wnters have now a rich harvest, into which they are thrusting their sieklés most vigorously. In all the letters; telegrams, and: selections of Atlantic journals, with which the Union is so opulently garnished, secession is the one There is, however, one eneoutaging feature in all this miss of tecession rubbish, and that is that a majority of the leading politi¢ians,of both the south and north, have measurably ceased their hyfalut__.ing oratory and gone to werk, seriously and cordially, to throw oil on the troubled waters. The northerners admit that their “section is not blameless in thie premises, and the southerners appear willing to listen to reason. There is a committeepf thirty-three, in the House of Representatives, appointed exptessly to save the Union, and ita action is awaited with much interest and some little impatience. The Senate, by this time, has appointed a similar committee. The probability is that a convention of all ‘the states will be called, and some amendments made to. the constitution, by and through which northern and southern fanatics will have less scope and verge for endangering the general. péace and welfare. Our Senator Latham haa announced bim. . self, in the most emphatic terms, a Union man, and has said that there are not five hun ~ dred men in California who wish the dissolu. tion of the Confederacy or indulge in. the dream of a Pacific Republic. Like a patriotic . Californian, he is laboring fer the Pacific Railroad and for improvements in. the overland mail. Mr. Cobb has resigned the Seaesecyehls of the Tredsury and gone home to South Carcolina, to take a leading position among the seceders. The Republicans, Douglasitee, . and Bell-men say-that, before retiring, he managed to bankrupt the treasury and throw the financial aifgire of the ‘government into confusion. Sam Houston, Governor of Texas, seems to have his hands full in keeping the seceders of that state in check. A very able letter from him has been recently published: in a New Orleans paper, and very generally republished, by the papers friendly to the pres\, ervationof the Union, throughout the ceunwe try. He argues that the mere electio& of Mr. Lineoln, which, «lthough a sectional affair, was, nevertheless, constitutional, affords no just ground for the secession of any slaveholding state, He argues that such a just ground can only be afforded by a deliberate and determined violation of the constitution by the Lincoln administration; a contingency of which he seems to haveino fears. The north-western States, it is said, will not consent to the secession of any state bordering-on the Mississippi river. They will not allow the mouth of that great thoroughfard to be in the possession of jany foreign power or powers. At this rate . Louisiana, Mississippi and Arkansas will have a war on their hands—and a bloody one—should they undertake to cut loose from the reat of the ff the the Union-dovers, at Washington, will act with moderation and bend all their efforts, government, that. .will not recognize the Sah to rl sb wl id ‘business to stay out. \ pred ass taint Jiddge Currey hes commons. 1 ed fencing his lange tract of land on Putah Creek. RRR OR aeree'this winter; t Pete t Tt seems bd wires are down between Placerville: and vis spread, i Heng 5] hei eaay well} il r*, d ea Se tongue @ helpful ornament. Several Welsh ladies and gentlemen, of North San Juan, of rare musical ability, have been giving concerts, in that town and Camptonville; with great success. They intend . opening our. Nevada theater on Saturday) evening next, ‘The stiijoined letier, from an esteemed friend at North San Juan, thus nee of the Cambrign Songsters:Nort San Juan, Dee. 29, 860. Editor. Transcript : : Your city will soon be visited by the Gain brian Songsters, of this place. They are. a gompatiy of Welsh citizens, male and female, whose vocal performances are equal, if not: superior, to the celebrated “Pennsylvanians,” or any other company that ever visited our mountain regions. ro Amang ‘the performers or ‘-canfatrices” ‘as Bausman terms them, are (Mrs. and Miss Jones, two highly intelligent and accomplished-ladies, whose vocal powers exceed, in my opinion, that sweet and charming cantatrice,, Miss Goodenow, and the celebrated Biseacianta. These Songsters are amateurs, to be sure—not taught in Italian schovls, nor under ‘Itdlian masters—but, ‘without that, they are worthy to take their place among all classes, ‘and will stand criticism. They will give a ‘coneert in your theater on the evening of the 5th of January. I speak this of the Cambrian Bongptary because I know they are deserving of th® public patronagé, ‘and because the motive they have in view, namely, the' raising of sufficient means to enable Miss Jones to return to the Ailantic-states, is worthy of commendation, I hope you will, through: the columns of your popular paper, aid in procuring: them a good hotise. The snow is melting ‘away sapidly. Min: . ing is generally suspended. The Yuba canal, or part of it, broke away; and until it is repaired, the miners, who received their supply of water from that company, will be comwee to remain idle. \: . ‘Times are exceedingly dull, and money very scarce. Z saw your old friend, and I beliéve, rela. tive, O. P. Stidger, ob the streets-to-day,. without his crutches. He walked with a eane and appeared to get along admirably, though he still sane very much, _ ARTEMAS. ° ie ene Horrors oF Cninese “ Justice.”— Justice is depicted blind, but in China, the bandage that darkens the eyes should cover the ears also. The horrors.of a Chinese prison are so great that prisoners, deeming death an escape, go with apparent contentment to the place ‘ef exegution.\ In Shanghae they are crammed like wild beasts in a cage, rolling about in the midst of filth and disease, beg. ging for food. In the depths of Winter prisoners are chained to each other jin strings, one of them not unfrequently hanging dead to his comrades !~ Once a party of pirates were seized and landed near the foreign houses ; there had been a deficiency in chains, so the poor wretches were joined together with a large nail clenched through the Hand ofeach! At Foochow, says a writer, I met a prisoner whom they were carr ing into the city in a cage barely large enough to contain his body, cramped up in a sitting posture, two of the bars at the top had. been cut to allow his head to pass through, and every jostle or stop in the movement of his bearers causing his face or neck to be dashed against . the broken bars, It is in the recollection of Canton residents, when four men were placed in the cangue whith a guard around them, and publicly gtarved to death in the open streets. The tortures for confession are teo revolting to enumerate, and many of the punishments worse—dismembering, flogging in all its varieties; kneeling on hot chains, ete,. ete., furm but a mild portion; the most -frequent is bambooing on the inside of the thighs and exposure in the cangue. .The people sometimes ape the cruelties of their rulers, I remember an instance of the creditors of a man hanging hint up by his great toe to'exact . payment ; and J once cut down a poor wretch. . I discovered with his hands tied behind his back, and hung up by his thumbs. He had in this atare for six hours, could hardly ‘get his arms back to their usual position, and his hands were , the fingers as thick a wrists; he had only = of going steal ! Z ira How uerkas eal the Aeostuly at. Histo storm. Great datthge-hias 1 ‘several of the stations. . Severs large hew barns have been crushed by the great weight of snow completely demolishing them.” ‘All the fine out-buildings at Crippin’ 8 Station snow: on the trees that, hundreds are, in placés, completely trimmed of Chel Winbe com: i ing down with a erash, and carrying the mountain telegraph to. the ground in many places—a thing unavoidable. Parties:are out . repairing, ahd it ig expected that :by noon tumorrew it will.be at work. Snow at the a2 unotion House,-sixteen miles east of. this city, is nearly six feet deep. Pack trains are ss and departing, however. *Pupic Lanps.—Mr. Thompson, Secretary of the Interior, says, in his last report, that during the fiscal year ending on June 30, 1860, 16,385,361 acres of public land have been offered for sale, :12,060,053. acres of which have been disposed of thus ; 3,907,+619 acres for cash, 3,379,040 by. location of bounty land warrants, 3,037,770 apprayed to States, under the swamp land law, and 2,665 5, 623 given toStates wsder railroad grants.— There are still in existence; he stys, 74,468 bounty land warrants, demanding 8,196,580 acres of the public domain. rs LONGEVITY OF AMERICANS.—De Bow’s census, show that tle people of the United States.ate the healthiest of the globe. The deaths are 320,000 per year, or one and a half per cent. of the population. In England the ratio is nearly two per cent. Virginia ‘and North Carolinw are the healthiest. of the States, and have 633 inhabitants over 100 years. SHOOTING AFFAIR.—Jobn R. Evans, of the firm of Wilson & Evans, Sacramento, miles.from Sacramento, on the Brighton road. Evans and Keefer’s dogs got to fighting when Evans fired a gun to frighten them. Keefer, supposing ‘his dog had been-shot at, fired at “vans’ Which had taken refuge under the buggy, and one of the shot struck Evans the back. Little hopes are entertained of Evans’ recovery. _ ATTEMPTED Surcie, —On Monday last. in San Francisco, F. F. Torrey attempted to. commit suicide by cutting bis throat in two places, and his right arm, He will recover, . but he says it will make no differénce, as he is determided to kill himself the first opportuhity he has. He is an Irishman by birth, and was educated for the ministry i in the University of Melbourne. LASSOING SAILoRS.—A letter from Mazatlan says: “The whalers are beginning to arrive at the various whaling grounds on the western coast, and the crews, as usual, deserting. Among others, ship Phillip III, lost sixteen men; twelve of them were recover. ered by the use of Mexiean hunters, with their lassus, at a cost of $29 per head. FLoop.—The late warm rains have floodsel all the ereeks and ‘rivers in this portion of the State. The Trinity attjued within one foot of the: sxme height as in the memorable winter of °52-3. Whilst this “big wet” has gladdened many a heart in the dry diggings, it has done -immensé damage in the river. As far as ‘we can leari—making a rough estimate—$75,000 will not cover the destruction of property, in the shape of dams, bridges, flumes, lumber, and wheels ~—MWeaverville Journal. : 4 > INDIAN Teovi iLus.—The Heraid says that while) A. A. Hadley and ‘three other men wi ro eng ged in getting out gak wagou timber, near the Sonoma erussing of Eel river, they were surrounded by Indians, their arms stolen, and Hadley severely wounded. Two balla passed through his right thigh, one through his left ‘knee, and one ball grazing kis vight breast below the nipple. The editors ca us. Bu Fr, neisco Eve. ning Mirror have been arr sted en a charge of libel preterred by. J. 8, M.xwell. says a dispstch tothe Union, It" ross cut df the Mendocino . exposition mudaby that piper of fue* Pacific Life Guard and Int J rence + flize “ry ir. 5 ee ‘ Por U. 8. Marsniac. —Judge J. C. Hinekley, formerly of Shasta, hoe « petition in cir in that county, asking that he may receive the appointment of U.S. Marshal for the . Northern District of heated Ewr The New York police fores sonsiats tired Fifth avenue footmen cod-liveries. r of 1,886 men, in rank and file. * ! n done at . , were demolished. Sach was the weight of mortatity statistics; compiled. from the. last.,

was shot ii the back by one Keefer, a few . in. ener Ladies and Gentlemen. mereiat STAMPEDE oF INDIANS—A ber’ ‘of Maa and Eel river Ind the Klamath servation, at id rétnrned to their r hunting qroung. me PRESENTATION RAFFLE! or AS LIBBER yi a PRE KU DAGUERREAN ARTIST No, 88 Broad Street, Nevada, ip oer ———s 350 VALUABLE PRIZES!!! VALUED AT 8000 DOLLARS, To be distributed 26 CASH! TWENTY W ATCHES! ! 8 300° and the most rich and “ ELEGANT ARTICLES OF JEWELRY. EVERY ARTICLE WILL BE Good for $1,00in Likenesses, At any time before or after the Distribu7 tion of the valuable Prizes. ¥ Tickets POePE See aed om One Doliar. Every steeds who will have a likeness taken will receive ONE TICKET for every dollar invested in PICTURES, which will entitle them to a chance in-the Prizes. d31-tf Attention, Everybody! : A Great Reduction im the: raced OF LIKENESSES!! oe i CONSIDERATION OF THE HARD times and_also for the oppo portunity of rend all the Tickets in my Raffle before the ist of Kehruary, I am determined-to+ “way prices for Leaee % per cent. fromthe ist of January, I will continue to take as a picture as can be taken in any part of care in all kinds of weather, and will cha 1 ticket in my Raffle for every devine P lavoaten ta without tickets. Life-size Photographs, framed and Painted, only $16.,. With Sixteen Tickets, and og Toe other picture reduced in the same ratio. I have discovered anew proces of taking Pictures, which enables me to finish them in the BEST and i SOM DU. RABLE STYLE of the art. NOW IS THE TIME TO HAVE PICTURES! With chances to win splendsd Prizes. No one will ever miss the time or the money invested. Call in-and see my etures. i-tf A. LI EB RT. 88 Broad street. . SELECT scHOooL, —FOR— Head ef Broad Strget, Nevada. W. &. F. DEAL, A. B..2.ccccsecss Principal. JANKTTA A, DEAL nee Gebe basvdne ses Assistant. Bigg ae SCHOOL will commence on MONDAY January 7th. 1861. Young Gentlemen will be thoroughly prepared to enter College, TERMS: Primary Studies, per month. ........ English Branches and Mathematics. sie = one Wr latin cen cc coke Hee UR oat es bins ceréwieaee veces 100 Greek...5 nde 86s C4ck Kaparinwesecs theeevect 100 PROD 0 0s hin need Ci dias cman edectenoy seesees, 200 GOED oii via cies ein cechs wi ocah beer anal: ++ 200 ity Night School, Monday, Thursda ihe Saturday Evenings, at? 0° seloake . _ TERMS: Five weeks.. vo weelks i ES soot 0 large uum. " oe left ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1861. . . pictures) the same price as I have done “re j ny € ourchase Tickets can id 80 Gallery, on Broad street. <3, Ae LIEBER Those who.wish to by calling on mf a Nevada, Dee Seat j “Wm. C. Groves, Undertaker. Hevixe® FINISHED A NEW HEARSE I ath no! pared to do undertaking on on the shortest trate. ORDERS PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO. Shop, foot of Broad strect, opposite’ Ed. whihington’s aha: d24i-3m . YOUNG AMERICA SALOON, No. 55 Pine Street, Nevada.’ DAN. MALOY AND HBARVY MILLS, PROPRIETORS, ‘ E design keeping this Saloon wel supplied with the FINEST WINES, LIQUORS and CIGARS to -be found i rket. 2 Come and see for yoursely: es! + tT J. C. BIRDSEYE. : C. N. FEL TOR. BIRDSEYVE & CO., ; Number 30,-Main Street. Nevada, Purchase Gold Dust and Bullion at the Highest Rates. Ady vances made ge GOLD DUST ‘for Assay or Coinage at the U. 8S. Mint. mento and Marysville. rOur Sight Exchange on Metropolitan Bank, New York, for salein sums to suit. Purchase State and County Securities at the highest rates. Deposites reeeived, Collections made'and transact a general Banking business. Nevada, Sept. 6, 1860.—tf HOLIDAY PRESENTS! GEORGE W. WELCH Is NOW RECEIVING a A MAGNIFICENT LOT OF GIVTS!! FOR: HOLIDAY PRESENTS. GPLENDID. GIFT BOOKS & ANNUALS : Albums, Writing Card.’ Cases, ete doe able presents for the Liitle Fine assortment of Diaries ae 1861. "Subscriptions received for the Na of Irving’s Works, Parten’s Life of Jackson. COMMERCIAL STEERS: a LET NEVADA “FLOURISH, My@rantte Hose Manufactory. Desks, California Cured Bacon Hams, SHOULDERS AND LARD. HE subscriber begs te call tion of TRADERS AND FA MILIES to's toa superior article of Bacon, Hams, Shoulders and Lard, In Cans, etc., manufactured by him from din ‘. CORN PED HOGS, at bie establishment, on the Toll Road between Grass Valley and N mile from the latter place, Having on han 1.000 CAR"°ULLY SELECTED Boas, He is enabled to offer to the Trade; andtants of Grass Valley, Nevada and ram country, a véry choice article of. the above ac warranted ‘sweet, andon terms we tention, AVIS. Kr A. MCALLISTER, Agent, Nevada. di9-tf C. W. MULFORD. ; A.» Hy HAGADORN Cc. W. MULFORD & CoO. _ BANKERS. . At their Old Stand, Main Street, Nevada. f OLD 57S ~ Bought at the E. G° a or. Rates. —e son: ny pravetel'te-ike Gs. 8: ‘drench: Mint to Faron Al ae a) snd advances made on the ame County Scrip bou ht atthe hi market rates. Nevada Sept. 10th. 1860. ans ad Agent of A. Seiberlich, of Philadelphia, . Beot aud Shoe Manufacturer, Warehouse 75 onal 77 California Street, southeast corner of Ba went street, San Francisco. Constantly on zs a large assorted stock. of Gentlemen’s, Ladies’, Misses and Children’s wéar superior quality, _ 8 Boot Pros i Also, . FRANK A. LEONARD, FP v0k Binder. 7p NF ATRING AND BOOK BINDING mg? hd a neat and substantial manner. licted. Office, epposite enue Ropers, on street, next to Nevada, Seyt. 6, "S@,— ag JOHN L. GAMBLE, COUNTY SURVEYOR. _ JEROME H. © i City Bill Poster. + Xr All Orders left at the Dar¥ TRaNscirT CHARLES W. YOUNG, JMPORTER AND DEALER IN.. . Watches, Diamonds, Jewelry, Cutlery, Silver Ware and Fancy Goods. , Kelsey's Bleck, Commercial Street : ? : : 3 Near Pine. Watches carefully Repaired and Jewelry eto order. All articles uaranteed, Nevada. Nc». 27th, 1860. . GEO. W. KIDD, . Banker. ket Rates, aid liberal adv oS a uc’ 8 a Check San ace atthe Sour Hanae eee or oie, se oii saanciamericae Beaies = os QRS more highest Market . Levason’s Preparati ducthdielaaly 12th, 1861. 2 th, Tn the Grow'te B vid ng, Broad Street, Nevada. Geer. ‘TS ‘T'Purchased at Checks at Par, on.San Sceudanm Sacrae . HE beg deg ha aving pree . Prom Wetecn intettapte Parent ; MACHINES, are p: te h Miner and ar Se sonia « ond . : sew ms, for 2 a‘y: n ~! turing Hose, we weune and. yenttwine ie that. can be red in the m lo ET k Mr. TERRY being a practical Saif-maker, and having been long en seas ha Nevada, weaze of giving to our patrons. ' TERRY & invine.” a21No. 81 Bread street, _— ie their ate oy for Assay or for Coinage stikeur's 8 Pi Panes & Sm sartonarehie: © day, ou the to be. delive past f ing lis been . ume) “not he woulc mean: goes f need . had it easicl satisf to coi ak go could it’s q who. tions, Deal and ous, those matty cony teres _neart . other “Mi ‘affair gave those nary he disay and « Ti exce and . hibit line, he hi anne side got cros appt toll4 wen