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18 JANUARY 23, 1857 NEVADA JOURNAL
furnish them with money, and arms, and men. We ought to be despised and scorned abroad for this—and
we are.
QUEER MISTAKES.—The Nevada Encampment of the ancient and honorable order of E.C.V. are
accustomed to hold their meetings at the hall occupied by the district court. This circumstance was lately
the cause of a pair of rather singular accidents. One evening last week, at a regular and appointed
assemblage of the knights a written resolution was adopted as follows:
“No knight except the N.G.H., the C.P., and the C.V. shall leave his seat while the candidates are in
the presence of the Locus Lucis, under penalty of a fine of two dollars.” Through carelessness, the paper
on which the resolution was written was left upon the desk after the adjournment of the meeting. The next
morning, the county clerk approaching his desk discovered the document, and very innocently supposing
it to be a paper which Judge Searls, according to his custom, had left for entry, forthwith entered it upon
the minutes, where it now stands, as an order of the district court.
Query.—Can it be expunged from the record otherwise than by appeal to the supreme court?
On another occasion, a tedious jury trial was occupying the attention of the court until a late hour of
the evening. Suddenly, in the midst of a prosy argument of counsel, three loud, distinct raps were heard at
the outer portal. Two jurymen woke up, under the delusion that “the case was submitted,” and the sheriff,
aroused from his slumbers, sleepily staggered to the door. The magic password was breathed into his ear,
and before he could interpose, a gallant knight strode into the centre of the room, and favored the judge
upon the bench with the impressive honors of the grand salute. As the judge is a worthy member of the
E.C.V., the mistake was readily understood, and the zealous brother, being duly enlightened, retired in
much confusion.
THE THIRTY-SECOND STAR.—Another star is about to be added to the American galaxy.
Minnesota has taken the initiatory steps for admission into the union as a sovereign state. It is thought that
her population, at present, amounts to two hundred thousand—and that by the time the census is taken,
she will be entitled to at least three representatives. Her growth in wealth and population has been
peaceful and rapid. There has been no unhappy civil feuds within her borders—no blood shed in domestic
strife. With vast agricultural and mineral wealth, and a population drawn from the best American
communities, and continually increasing from immigration, she will soon rank among the most influential
states in the union.
NEW PAPER.—We have seen the first number of a weekly paper called “The Gleaner,” published
in San Francisco. According to the prospectus, “It is intended to be a religious and literary family paper.”
It is devoted to the Jewish faith, and will be “a repository of rare and varied information upon all matters
relating to Jewish and Biblical Antiquities.” Julius Eckman D.D., is editor and proprietor. The first
number contains several articles of interest. This paper will be a considerable addition to the periodical
literature of our state.
TRIBUTE.—We are informed that the Masonic fraternity are going to erect a monument at Grass
Valley in honor of the late J. M. Fouse of that place. This honor has usually been bestowed only on men
of extensive public services, but if it is to be given to any man in humble life for his private and public
virtues, we know of none more worthy than he.
LECTURE.—John Hyde, jr., late a Mormon elder, and for three years a resident of Salt Lake, will