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March 16, 1861 (4 pages)

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61:'. washed of. The “local ” of the’. Union states that one of the counsel for the de—— STATE "PENITENTIARY. ~ ‘Yfevet a wtate was cursed with an ill-starred institution; it w Cultforair with her pent Fy, The tatary OF the Californid peh-'. ? itentiary, like that which thie Declaration of . applies to. George HIL.,. “ia a. ‘injuries and /usurpations.” * gee the community in a thousand . ways; and, prinetpally, by being # school for . toguery instead of w school of ' ‘reformation, aad in inducing the public to believe that. it Wind thie radealé ‘al caged within ite walls, when, in truth and’ in fact, they were: tunailtig free over the country. It has, ever since it came into existence, usurped: the . _ privilege—or, rather, its leading. managers have usurped’ the . privilege—of robbing the pablic treasury without stint or inérey: A legislative ‘committee, “eieaaneak:® examine and report upon the present condi tion of the. present condition of the penitentiary, liave not been very favorably impressed with the workings—or, more properly aiekns, non-workings—of the institution. ‘The teport of this committee is not ple fore the world, in type, but there is a ty fot saying that it will be remarkably faithful and thorough in its expositions. The great curse of the penitentiary, apparent to the committee, is the lack of adequate employment, for the convicts: —Instend of } being] kept steadily and healthfally engaged in labor, during the day, the convicts are . permitted an unrestrained indulgence in idle id ‘vieign¢# converse among themselves: The sure result of this free sociality must be, the indoctrination of the young prisoners in, the higher and more occult mysteries of crime, and the chalking out of. plans for future villainy. Without wholesome employ-.} ment, the prisoners, (unless solitary confine. ment be adopted, for which there are no facilities in the penitentiaty building,) would not be mutch more dangerous without the ‘walls than within them. It seems strange that, with such excellent penal and reformatory institutions as exis¢ in many of the older states, the internal economy and government of which might be . , easily copied and made applicable in Califor: nia, we are to be pestered and robbed and bedeviled by such a wretched caricatate of a prison as that at San Quentin. If we had a legislature, a3 prompt in acting for the good of the state, as it is in warring over empty political, abstractions, and traveling out of the line of ite own prerogatives, to in. ) fringe upon the rights of co-ordinate depart menta of the state government, there might be some hope that an efficient penitentiary ‘was yet within the possibilities of California. But such matters, as the prevention of crime and the reformation: of criminals, seem‘to be’ «, above and beyond the intelligence and virtue _ of-our legislative bodies ; and, ‘therefore, our ~ people must grin and bear with their present villainous penitentiary as best they may.— Indeed, as the legislature has managed to bankrupt the treasury, it could not, even had it the necessary wisdom, accomplish such a work. As Longfellow says, we must “4earn to labor and to wait.”OuR MONISTER TO Mexico.—On January ‘30th, J. B. Weller, American “Minister to Mexico, had.an official. interview with the President of that Republic, presented his erédentials, and said in substance that he would not interfere with the local affairs. of that Republic, but would nevertheless help sugtain. the preseut Goverment thereof; to which President Jnarez replied that he was satisfied, and would do all in his power to cement the bonds of Union now existing botween the American and Mexican nations. ° Joux C. Bmmcn. —This Representative in Congress has recently written a letter defining more particularly his position on the question. _ He insists that he is not in favor of disunion, and is a ‘true friend to California and its mterests.— He leaves New York with his family, March “Cactus” ‘Bist, for this State, ~~» HusBaxp Ixauitep 1 For.—A lady at ee ree Seles, Ooiey Oe fense, in’ order to y ithe ati ok, . ar ty troduced by the: posssostion, imtnersed tw: of the rewult; “They were exhibited: i ja the next dey, tind were passed around from ‘ane to another, all admitting that they were entitely free from any signs of blood, They mysteriously: disappeared, and he has not seen them since. He has not. been able to resemble them sincé they left. hie hands.— The experiment was pre-eminently successfal, but it cost him just $40, He regrets that.a little of the bleed didnot adhere to the coin between the letters. . Oke or Dana's Pananerck pig was iishered “into this breathing ‘world, searce half ‘made ‘up,” (see Richard, one hundred and eleven, } at Whiskey Diggings, during the past week, the like of which is riot frequent ly sent forth into grunting circles. ‘The pig has-eight legs, four eyes, and four ears, forming a kind of puzzler for experts in malformations. Piggy lived about twenty minutes, . and his oWner, a speculative sort of Teuton, put the young porker in spirits, intending to exhibit him. The mother of the young hog gave vitality to five other juveniles at the same time, all of which ‘‘are doing as weil as could be expected.” ty Thirty Sioux Indians have petitioned the Senate of Minnesota for admission to. the tights of citizenship, on the ground that each hae but one wifé, lives in a house, wears: mw taloons, is willing to work, abstains rum, and attends stated preaching. Tue OLDEST Mason.—The honor of being the oldest Free Mason in America was awarded to the late Major Middleton, of central New York. Another one, still older, resides near Skeneaties; his name is Hugh Pike ; he is 90 years old, and was initiated in-’ to the Masonic fraternity 69 years ago, or in’ Washington’s Presidency of the Union and Grand-Mastership of the Order. “Mr. Pike ‘is in reduced circumstances. @ TRE Mnane at FoLsom.—The Folsom Telegraph ssys that many shafts have been sunk immediately in tewn, some of which pay well One of them is paying fifty cents to the pan —the richest dirt ever struck in that vicinity Jerr. Davis’ CaBINET.—The following is given as Jeff Davis’ Cabinet : Robert Toombs; Secretary of State; Pope Walker, Secretary of War; Mr. Memminger, Secretary of theTreasury : Henry.P. Aylett, Post Master General; J.P, Benjamin, Attorney General. It is rumored that Mallory, of Florida, will be Seoretary of the Navy. ty" Letters received in Washington state’ ‘. that the Hon. John Forsyth, late United States Minister to Mexico, will be sent to that country by the “Congress of the Southern Confederacy,” for the purpose of establishing international relations between Mexico and the seceding Government. Hypocrisy.—Ho who is passionate and hasty is generally honest. Jt is your cool; dissembling hypocrites of whom you should beware. There is no deception in a bull-dog. It ie only the cur that sneaks up and bites you when your back is turned. UNCALLED-FoR IRONY.—The “Southern Confederacy, has sent to France for rifled eannon. Aneastern paper says that there ean be no necessity for. that when they have and arsenals. [> Ino small village of Illinois. may be geen daily taking his morning walk a jolly old Frenchman, who prides himself upon having built the first house on the spot where now. stands Chicago. {F There were twentyccight more fe. males than males born in Providence last year. The surplus will be shipped to Cahfornia end'n machet, the United States. idéntify cithet of them, ot any'two cous that . : rifled so many cannon from the U. 8. forte . fied ate . clinshinias te the post office bill transae volar Butterfield ‘mail to the gentral ules in the House were }, ee ee ths tee eon et ny neue ¢ of 33, an amend-atoty Fugitive Slave Law; -which: requires ‘the State Courts to. return fugitives to, the Marshal, who shilt déliver them to the U. 8. Courts in the States from which they escaped, Where they shall have a jury trial. This amendment law was passed by a vote of 92 to, 82. DipTHERIA.—The papers in Somerset, Maine, give accounts of . the ravages ot this fearful disease. In one small neighborhood in Chesterville, ten persons; have fallen its victims within a brief period. In:one family the father died while his child was being conveyed to its burial,1n another, three ehildren lay dead in the-house at one time, and four more. prostrated with the disease.— Scores of families in that and adjoining towns are mourving the loss of one or more: loved ones, who have been smitten suddenly down with this fatal disease. The skill of the physician is baffled in staying its. progress and stiving its victims. Five were tying dead on one day in three families. One entire family has, been earried away, and all the children, seven in number, in another. A Picture oF Disunion-From Gen. Jackson's Farewell. Address.—In his farewell address to his countrymen , upon retiring from the Presidency, the patriot, stateeman and hero of the Hermitage said : “ What have you to gain by disunion and dissention? Delude not yourselves. with the hope that the breach once made, would be afterwards easily repaired. If the Union is once severed, the separation will grow wider and wider, and the controversies which are now debated and settled in. the halls of legislation, will be tried in the field of battle and settled by the sword. Neither should_you deceive yourselves with the hope that ‘the first ~ of separation would be the perma, Local in interests would still ae and unchastened ambition. And if t ‘eieal. leetion of common ys sree the of these United ha side against the common foe—the memory ry, of victories won by their united valor—the prosperity and ~p they have enjoyed moler the prese: Sesetioalan 5 ; if all these recollections an ary eran oe poy ga are not s enough to us r as one oat ways Sa tie will hold united the new divisions of empire when. those. bonds. have been broken and this Union dissolved? The first line of separation would not last long: néw. fragments arte be torn off—new . : feet would and this great and glorices Republic vg dh soon be broken into titude of petty States, armed for mutual ogueedtattapied with taxes to pa, armies and leaders—seeking aid against other from foreign powers—inaulted and . ;° trampled upon by the nations of Gl, hevrnced with _ conflicts, and hambled { and debased in » they would be willing. toaubraibto the dearieice adventurer, and to surrender for the sake of peace.” A DaRK EXPERIMENT.—<A man traveling, entered a tavern, and seeing. nd\one present but the landlord.and a negro, seated self and entered iuto conversation with the negro. Shortly he asked Samboif he was dry ; Sambo said he was. Stranger told him to go to the barand take rome at hisexpense. The negro did so, and shortly left. Landlord said to stranger : ‘* Are you acquainted with that nigger 1” “No, never saw him before ; but why do you ask?” “T supposed so from your conversation with him, and asking him oy oo er “ Oh,” suid the “I was experimenting. The fact is, I was d too, and I thought if your bs twee not Kill. him in ff. teen minutes I would venture to take adrink myself.” The landlord’s curiosity was satis‘ ae 6 Tue “Great Repustic” a Garar InSTITUTION.—The mammoth clipper Great ciseo, with a cargo of 85,000 sacks of wheat for Liverpool. These sacks are worth $2 each, so that the ship will carry a cargo . worth $170,000, the largest ef wheat ever put in one bottom. She has been chartered vant strane eee _ GRE Ite computed that $00 copies of Dis . in the vicinity of Mokelumne City, San. : ‘ ] fs Land are sold evory day by musi dear quin county, the putrid sore throat ix prevailing to an alarming extent. Several children have died of the disease im that parti“pena tas Republic ia about to load up, at San Fran. , Wrong Ae yh pony engraving. ; March 16, 1861-tf m3style. a Sirol Gtrom the heretofore lev set of. North San known asthe 1861, betw o’clock, P. M. 186}. 1861, toswit +: AN the . . the above named def
Ban Sede Bilt Beidzep Sheriff’s Sale. Virtne of ak Execution to me directed and delivered, issued out of the Hon. District IE gers of Nerv infavor of JAM . . D. STRENB and Carb WEISS for og sum of . Seventeen Hundred-and a, -four -and-82-100+ Hahah ot Marchy 18H, at the, rae! tice tiasielt ees . THE OLD EMPIRE MARKET, e following described ‘attach ¥ . * ‘arth is ofin and tos certain . right, title and interest of the within fendants of in and to a certain and Letsituate on the north side : North San Juan, east of and adjoini smith’s og ws west of and adjo property o Pp Note is pesebe sale, all thea pro hest bidder for cash, in front of the House door, Nevada, on TUESDAY, April ot, Le, between'the hours of 9 o’¢lock, A. i e rnia, bounded vada county, State of Califo: ad out ‘claims, sae er isnot bn Bush. ven that I will sxpeet to. describedclaims situate on Township, Neon the w Of the Hill, and on the west az, the Brittania Co, and Dutch Co.’s claimsa.Ae. ined derame House Main street, Goldthe othe Given under my hand this 14th day of March J.B VAN BHAGEN, Sheriff’ By J. H. Dickson, Under She riff. A. L. Greely, Attys: delivered is the coun) ing date hundred and ei, terest on the num untii was 6th, ereunto be vineyard sit ereunte belo Notice is here ighest 4 o'clock, P. M. 1861. Bate f: ether wetted ots Sites shed out-of Sherit’s Ps Sale. ecution fi me) and rict Court of the 14th Judicial District, in and for , Of Nevada, State of Califo rely 1st; 1861, in favor of F: and against MONCHAGUE for the sum.of FiveLF t 03-100 dollars, debt, with insum of with 9508 03 from the ist day \of March 1861, at the rate of ten cent per aucosts of suit. paid Ihave levied ge the cob mee on Be described roe. . Saeleed: Feb, 6th jee tow fowes ry “ak tis igh [1 j tle and interest of the above nam t of in and to a certain tract or on Kate Hays Flat, Nev about one-hundred and fifty acrés more or less topeter with ast appurtenances and improv 1 of land situate county, Also, a certain garden eon Kate Hays Flat, on the lower French Corral and North San Juan road, conand half acres, more or lean, tourtenances and improvements ; given that 1 will expose to . public sale, all the gt Niger ono ropert for cash, front of t HEB House door, in Fama on TUESDAY, April 9th, 1861, between the hours of 9o’clock, A. M. and Given under my hand this 15th day of Mireh’ J. B. VAN HAGEN, Sheritt. . li# By Jno. H. Dickson, . ill & tine ‘Atty’s at Under Sherif. surrender thelr liberty . oat Flumes, AaPi ty, a ° Judicial District paty of Sherifi’s" Sale. . sara a fo ates Hill & ttoyes Pee eee Atto Sheriff. HO, FOR SONOR#: for meltld—for 7 lots, ‘blew 50 oz. at ozs. 4 of cent. sear fo: assa r 8 ™m OT eee 3, Ort is now a with his 8 his Niw (j-th) _NO-s KENT & TOMPKINS AVE ASSOCIATED THEMSELVES, TOgether for the purpese of “eee in in the: . market business, and design keeping on The Best American Beef, Pork, Mutton, Dried Beef, Gorned Pork and Beef, Vegetables, etc. Fat Beef Cattle, “Hogd’and Sheep On hand and for sale rag suit, KENT, “Maren st E: O2 TOMPKINS: SELECT SCHOOL Head of Broad'Street, Nevada. venings, at 7 o’clock. TERMS : Biv WeekS. 66 eccccc elec cccsecdevscseocee +o 5 January 28, 3m. UNION LIVERY STABLE ; Balis, 6 ae Stack mealganie ies 00 ang int tees . pleasure or engaged on business would do phe . give me a call. RUDOLPH & HUNT, . Wiiolesale and Retail DRUGGISTS, MAIX STREET, Opposite Mulford &Co’s Bank : A fall supply yet ne patent, _ Movoto, Sent G08 wa E: F. SPENCE, Rtn Per Tae y Oils, i aage Cash o eee W. H. CRAWFORD & CO., (Suecessors to J. M. Hamilton & Co.) Pees an na SS Ai the old stand” oa MAIN STREET, NEVADA. CHAMPAGNE COCKTAILS. : A. R. JENKINS, Of the National Exchange Saloon, has just t ceived, and-will kecp on hand, during the seaso®. iT eer sneer b eer we AGNE COCKTAILS. “Serta 1%, 1801-AE ——— ST SakER * a & wrmoRe, . Wheat, arley and Ground Peed, ion to. business. to re. . and make new ones . —FOR— Young Ladies and Gentlemen. } K. F., DEAL, As Bowes dcnccncees oe JKNRTEA AL ee Assistant. : 1S SCHOOL commenced on MONDAY, 5 eg h. 1861. Young Gentlemen will © Se tecepere ly to enter College. e Piano : as sb eeecevecvcenes $400 . lis Sees tak Mithametiogs. coors, 5.00 7 “Lai “ap Raper re operpeppipieretr ye Teer py ec TH Greek... pad bidade ots ibd Reldc om Gib ag baguide Chi AA E a RO RARE ACE tS . : aiid t. School, Monday, Thursday ani . fs eat solicted. ae e ; % : EOD Hicuwa John Brodie the Little De last, under: tl They wer o'clock in the the bridge, ever, and wh die stumbled him up, whe' them. Gove Brodie offere bursed ; Go specimen pir tS Tow. in weekly, bi who can ste StvicE R Gopher Co robbed on. 1 employs fifte had been-ma The amount: More than o our mining f watchmen t would volunt ery such wat goed ‘fire-arn a robber’s lif im all the mir A Grass" evening a res name. we «ha along Mill st home, was st scoundrel wi alley. The t the intended dér, and the @Atan held on Thu ofiicers were lst Sergea . “ 3d “ 4th “ Ist Corpoi Q4 T) 3d “ 4th “ A committ » rington to pr mory: te Tow . sneaking cur tail between sife distance acteristic. ce The r at, Forest. C' taken to Gra terment in th The pany’s gift er ing, in front . A aR country girl ‘was about tc “ How da cousin of het unfortunate The youn; “T choose you ever see trough of ho his nese, get back and « nose and sta ner. The th too. But st those behind those before uoses just a squealed ate