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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-10-10
Nevada CITY.

from the Placer Times
This must be a very fast place. Mr.. Davis, OF
room over their store, where they intend to have
the latest adyices from all parts. We lind, also.
numerous jobs for merchants, In every line, coming
and all the other concomitant pursuits Of verita
bic city, are represented upon "poSters" Of every
s1e and style. These are sure signs Of business,
and Of the good sense Of those who are engaged in
lite VARIOUS branches. The population Of Nevada
City is estimated ut about 1000, but there sup
posed to be four times that number within circuit
Of four miles A tri-weekly line Of stages run from
Nicolaus through in one day, distance Of fifty
miles, connecting with the steamer Dana. We be.
leve our domestic people are but little aware OF
the importance which the great mining depots Of
Auburn, Culloma, Georgetown, Placerville, Ne
vada City, and many others are fast assuming.
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Transcript, writing froul the middle fon of the
American river He says;-- -rrHf ..I
know Of one company, consisting Of six men. who
nine, Who have been rewarded with over
SLIGO Tha diggDRs are yet hardly opened enc ugh
to d.monssts shst they will yield, bat the prospect
IL indeed mot hstt0ring to those who have claims
The deposiss are mostly Ia the crevces Of the bed
rock and nave mysslf single pan Of dirt yield
ten ounces OF clean gold
From the same paper We take few further ex-
tracts, showing the state of affairs in the Sacra-
m. MO Placer
j. Medley Johnson Rsq Is OF tho opinion that gold
s at this time being obtained the head waters Of
the Carson river beyond the Sierra In such quantities
rs 10 make mining profitable. The road he travelled
was many miles distant from ths gold region bat he
heard reports mining there and saw uu-
merous parties OF miners with ths tools and
on their way TO the diggings Some Of thess parties
were going TO the Carson river mines for the second
rtt expedition and returned for TO take back
the same place.
MT Steele Who left thi. city for Feather river on
the 9TH Of July returned last weok with two thousand
six hundred dollars Of the shining dust
The Sonora Hvald contributes mite OF miaing
intelligence, 10 swell the records Of golden luck -
Three Freedmen, working hole within the limits
OF this town took eat three pounds and half Of the
In lees than hours from the time they began
to open the hole and say they have enough
oftbs metal in ths dirt to satisfy them that they will
get several pounds more oat oft Aiusrs gene
rally In this region, are doing we'll. especially at
the Mormon 9ulch where handsome daily returns are
From this accumulated mass of testimony, the
inference is easy, that digging was never brisker
nor better than at this time. Men prate of "luck !"
The only luck observable 10 all this Is the success
which Is sure TO follow persevering and assiduous
hard work. That man must be engulary unsuc-
cessful upon whom fortune would not deign to shed
ray of light, when by dint of protracted labor
he Graves her blessings Much, it is true, is in
learn soonest and in the end reap the profits of both
labor and skill.
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News from the Isthmu ms OF Panama.

f0nonAs
frVm tho Psnsns star, sept. A.I
The steamer Geo. Warren arrived here on the
10Th, after very fair passage from New York. The
Gen w. will leave here on the 9th inst for San
The British steamer Peru arrived here on yes
teiday morning from CailaO, with over halt mai
itow Of stivu she brings but few passengers and
no news ot particular interest
The fine steamer Carolina, Capt Whiting, sailed
hence for San Francisco on Monday, Sept. ID,
with about 200 passengers and the United States
mail. The Columbus sailed on Wednesday, Sept
lS with the balance Of those who were here on
their way to California, and our city is now as
clear of strangers il has been at any time during
the present season. About the middle of next
Cherokee and Empire City, at Chagres, will COM
mence arriving in town, and during their stay here,
will again enIiven our city.
We learn that Rev. Mr. c. Greenbenck, of
Westchester, N. Y, was accidentally shot in as
ceDding the Chagres river on the 10Th inst by an
intimate friend and near neighbor, with whom he
was travelling TO California Ii that the gen.
tleman tho was unfortunate kill his friend,
had occasion to use some papers which were in
side pocket with his revolver, 10 removing which,
one Of the barrels accidentally fired, the ball
entering the neck of the dece ased, and killing him
almost instantly
The Echo, Of last week, darkly shadows forth
something portentous hints at separation of
the Isthmus of Panama from the republic of Gro
nada and gives US to understand that such q thing
is not Only easy of accompii shment. but is really
in contemplation by somebody; and II lays out
something of a programme for the conduct Of all
foreigners in the city, in the event of anything
unusual taking place. Now, personally, we have
not the experience that common report accords
our contemporary in revoutonizing countries to
which We do not belong; but nevertheless, with
the lights now before US, we feel called upon to
take part by warning sall Americans to whom
the subject may be preached, and whose assist
aBce may be either directly or indue city soil
cited, TO think well and calmly upon the NATTER
before they lend themselves to the petty intrgues
of designing men, whose only patriotism consists
in the wish TO place themselves in pc wer, and to
wreak, il may be, spiteful vengeance upon their
political opponents, and whose chief motto is, to
rule or ruin. We cannot perceive that much good
10 to result to any consider able portion OF the
tive, and certainly none the foreign population
of this province, by the attempt Of any such move
meut,
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Domestic Miscellany.

The Governor OF Massachusetts, h - appointed Tn.
sstb day q November, as . day Of general thanks.
givinf In that State.
There we're 10 d.ssp n soron surtns the v.ek end.
rf the OH inst.
Uncovered IN Rusk county reto. The ore vii yield
60 per cent pure metal
an anti r-ut trial IN sullivsu county % test
the title ~ 1o5 OOc s-re. ~ s,f has Sen decided
sg-u ut re sal E.a,,rs
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respect to sales prices The reason Is that tbs
upurusl length Of the rainy hes prevented the
sides the position Of buyers not 70 osv hiahsr
prices some sses have been escted in suitable sum.
mer stufs, st remunersting prices. In priuts the
sses have been limited, and ct shade less thar iazt
quotations except for suitable patterns Cloth h not
in season, and therefore dull. Alpacoas are mora
abundant and have lowered shade. Linens are stiil
unralea bic in tho face Of higher prices In Epxsnd
We have had fair demand bsizss at our quo stioI
In the price current The sAce of German manufsc-
tured articles have also been limited We have had
several arrivals silk goods and good prices were sx
to sell winter articles and summer articles have
yet srrivsd Cotton German shswis are dat. aud the
market Is overlooked with Gsrasn glass ware. In
French goods. silks grapes and others considerable
bu pess has been done account Of ths approach Of
the national festival the 18th Of September Coored
ribbons, No 70 and No A. are scarce, aad - to sek
have been paid Satin ribbens No 16 8, are in de-
msnd and scarce. Liquors-we have had little
more inquiry and prices looking up the stock Of
cogpsc in the custom house amounts TO 900 cases
the stock Of vinagre and rasins Is small and u to
$l4 quintA for the latter have been paid soap In
boxes S1x and for lead In bars 50 has been obtained
Co6ee-Dolsrs 10 quintsl. and none In the market.
Sugar-6uail stocks, and prices shade higher per
our price current LiQuors-Engiish little has bees
dcne saltpetrel5 rs aud liz lie disposition to bay
Cosls-we have had several arrivals bat prices keep
up and rsles have been Effected ct SIS Plour-Aa
advance has taken place In wheat of rls per fsnsgs
but IT k expected that the price will lower
the roads In better condition. There is scarcely
tractors carrying their principle, sell ct
medium fixed price in California, from Sll to SiA
Frsishts are firm at present quotations. though
We have large number OF vessels in the bay, but
no oossting freight is to be obtained ct psyias
rates To California to load in Taoahuxno, SO has
been paid; to London, Go l2s. 81 to Liverpool, &c.
10d for English vessels; foreign flags, g Cd less
The importation Of gold dust during the month
month. 617so Sailed. rs $40 men Of war excepted.
London, 4ok. Silver 7; hard dollars OK per cent,
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Circuit Courf.

In eonsequenee OF Judge McCoun holding Special
Term In Brooklyn, and no other judge being In at
tendance, the Circuit Court not orsssised this
term, sthoush vas expected that either the shows
named Judge or judge from some Of the other die.
tricts would be In attendance and accordingly, ssy
calendar MADE out. 1be disspp Of htment "a muah
r~Grettsd b. the bar and suffers Of the OowA
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ptVCktVH
The inquiries having often been made of me re-
lative TO the distance of difit rent points the
river, send you the following table, made by
careful estimate from different maps and surveys
in my possession, showing the exact locality Of all
the towns and places mentioned. The distances
in some cases may be little more than have put
down, but they are sufficiently near for all pur-
poses G. ID. G..
STEAMBOAT ROUTES IN CALIFORNIA
Niles from MiIes from
esck place. s. Frsneisoo.
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marks about the heavenly home to which all Who
tread 70 the DslIow way, are fash hurrying. L aus
and other metsphOrs seemed 10 puzzle the III e
prefer TO renderinto understand BILE Chinese which
had the effect 10 amuse the vide trousers gentle
men nightly after the speeches were over,
Mayor Geary invited all the "China Boys" TO
take place in the funeral processioa day. which
invitation was most graciously accepted. The
New Testament ard tracts were then distributed,
with word OF advice to the recpieats to make use
OF them Ak hnger-posts to point the way heaven;
and after reply from tae spokesman of the crowd,
which Chinaman who "sprakse Eengeese" in-
terpreted thus; /" We like good de Al to have the
books, and shall no doubt find them very agreeable
and very funny" they quietly separated apparently
with the idea that the outside barb arans are very
great friends of Lin Chow, the Emperor Of China,
and all aud singular, the howery kingdoms and
provinces of that part OF creation
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ssc. ~. When there IL unla uful riotous
eemoiy, with intent to commit felony, or 10 oneI
violence to person property to resist by force
the iaws Of the State and the made to appear
to the Governor, or to Judge Of the Supreme Dis
trict Court to the sheriff Of the county either o.
those officers ay order directed TO the com
msnding offcer OF n division brigade. regiment, bat
TALON. or company, TO order his command or sny
part thereof describing the Kind and number Of
troop.) to appear at time and place therein speci
fed aid the civil authorities In suppressing VIC
lence and enforcing the laws.
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Great Britain has nothing to do with the Mouroe
doctrine, nor any other which a newspaper may
choose to breach. Nor is she likely TO DO fdghtea-
ed from her propriety by the insolent remarks or
empty bravado of a New York newspaper She
has duty to perform to an old ally. and both Nj
csragua and the Herald know, or ought TO koow,
by this time, that Lord Palmerston IS not tho man
likely TO be bullied out of what he believes to DO
the lust rights of Mosquito by any power on earth.
Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1850-04-17
1D WAYNE COUNTY, INDIANA, APRIL II, 1850

shall be more profitable than its applica-
ton 10 agriculture. the mechanic arts.
and the great variety of pursuits which
are fostered and sustained in other civil
iZed communities
1t is probable that the demand for lum-
ber, for several wears to come. will not be
less than twenty millions of feet per an
mum. which. at $40 per thousand, will
be So 900 900.
w hen California comes 10 have pop
ulation of 200 900. which she will have
before the close Of the present year. she
will require near half million of barrels
OF flour from some quarter. and no coun-
try can supply it as good and cheap as
the old States Of the Union. Including
freight and insurance this may be set
down as an item OF about 10000 .ooO.-
The article of clothing, allowing so tc
each person. would be S4,OOU,O 900.
There is no pretension to accuracy IN
these items. and they may be estimated
too high, but il is quite as probable they
are too low.
We have no data on which to found a
calculation of what the value of the trade
between the States east of the Rocky
Mountains and California will be during
the current year | will venture the
opinion, however, that it will not fall short
Of twenty-five millions Of dollars. 1t may
90 far beyond that sum. At present
can perceive no cause which Will retard
or diminish emigration.
If the movement shall continue five
wears, our commerce with that Territory
may reach one hundred millions per an
mum. This is doubtless a startling sum
but il must be borne i'll mind, that we
have to build cities and towns. supply ma
chinery for mining. coal for domestic pur
poses. and steam nav Igatlon, and all The
multfarious articles used in providing the
comforts and luxuries of life, for half ;
million of people. who will have transfer
red themselves to a country which is tt
produce, comparatively, nothing excep
minerals and the precious metals, ane
whose pursuits will enable them to pur
chase, at any cost, whatever may be nee
cssary for their purpose.
/ 1t is difficult to imagine or calculate the
effect which will be produced on all the
Industrial pursuits of the people OF the
old States of the Union, by this withdraw
a. from among them Of half million 0
producers, who, in their new homes an,
new pursuits. will gire existence to
commerce almost equal in value to ou
foreign trade. Let no one, therefore
suppose he is not interested in the wei
fare of California. AS we'll may he be
Iieve his interest would not be influenced
by closing our ports and cutting off inter
course with all the world.
Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1850-04-17
More Of the Webster Case.

BOSTON, AprI 3lh, ISJH.
DR.. Edward Bercher, Of Park street Church
being appealed to, has thus explained IN the
Traveller The circumstances which gave rise to
the students story, relative to having seen T. of
Webster standing over the dead body OF DR.
Parkman:
"A gentleman residing in the vicinity Of the
Medical College saw n light in Prof W ebster' s
room on FRIDAY night, 23'i of November l,
being unusual to see light there, he took his
spy glass up and saw a man cutting up a human
body, but supposing it to be al. anatomical dis
section. II being previous TO DR.. Park mans dis
appearance. he took no further notice OF it, DR..
Beecher not feeling at liberty 10 say ANYTHING
that might be of importance IN the case. he in
terrogated the Attorney General on the subject.
ana learning the testimony seen through a
glass would not be admissible, he pressed the
subject no farther
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nos W HL L . s.
GALLERY
..s.~a u,rp vrOvcslscmts,

ii nth the celebrated full size
NV fTnst,ument, No. 9J3, formerly own
80 r.. Ga.kiII. Of Philade phia'
=. :. iadie. s. gentlemen of h'chihoi'' " 49,
a.. ;aform~d by this paper ne re h'ay ~ .o""''
ore ... ~ draw for yourself or another
~" 80, friend jnte nded or your brother.
Thai ~, my word it shall be done 10 such
J pledge ,. you ny ~
. ,.cooni,ed by man, woman or child;
~ 81 nj = on who desire It, come now an" rt'eN'
-, likeness thus perfect as all "''i pefeeiV''
n ,ou call very soon, while ih'hH " "'i,' ''''''
~, IL. xou a likeness for very lew diiilee
= -. ;,s n, kets fine frames or fine cases,
y. ,v may p.ssess your own, or friends races.
~. ;oay, Of friends by Daguerrcotypc ara" y,
Nav be kept and held sacred ""e" "'' "''
r. vo,, now kind ladies' I look, for indeed,
Without your influence no man can sue
No~ gentlemen, do not feel yourselves s'Rh'eu'
-. and examine, YOU too, are invited
TL. xou will call aud examine some faces
or crv.ons distinguished. from various p'aces'
Which keep to exhibit, so'''e -'''' "
large
with great deal Of pleasure wi'hou' "'' '"''
nd now as my rooms are made oP"H 10 a''
n ,ou vy,ut rood pictures ! hop" YOU VIII cii'
:, lie residence Of Elizabeth Boswell, west Nam
S'ee'' oPr TX. BOSWELL, Artist.
~ u Genuine Instructions gwen IN VI" ia'esi
inoroycInents, and every uhihS
,,.n hn.;ne. "a furnished on reasonable tern.s
Ahc o"s'" J. X b.
Ou, citizens would be pleased and dei'e' ,t
viii n yi.i, to the Daguerrean Rooms .. y
Boswell, at Washington Hall lis apparatus ~ :
The most perfect and complete thing "' ny ~.
W, have eyer seen. His i'kenesses are tahe" "
life. mr.. mos, elegant and beautiful; ana ~ !" ~
H. s,;J of Them, what couli not ID, IN truth SAT-
of all that we hav. heretofore sefh' ihcy ar
vo,,h ,r.s.rvinp ''--DanriHe ny. pnp"r
Ros,rtU, the DaguerreotypIst, has httcn up
.pl. ndid room in the Gazette building. ie =
clever fellow and decidedly me "'s' =, :, =,
.v-r in Holly Springs HoUy Springs N f.az
Have Won seen the pictures at boswell "a
rurrrean GaIiery1 Mr.. Boswell IS certainly
the best Daguerrean artist who has VISITED on
city, and those who wish copies OF thr'f ire h
or themselves ought to avail themselves % '''
oo,or,uuitv: al least 90 and see the pictures
Ionnibat No. Ga.effe.
Richmond March 10, l-Jo l"'
Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1850-04-17
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ATTAINING WEALTH ScpnENLI.-- Wen.
in This country often attain wealth sert
suddenly This is effected IN various
ways. none more speedily. perhaps than
in compounding and vending patent nos
,rums. The following instances. which
We COPY from an exchange, arc 10 thc
point:
Erandre,h. with his pills. has rlScn from
a moor man 10 be man OF extensive Tor
,unc. lie has now at Sing Sing three
story factory for grinding his medicines
Aloes are carried into it by the ton. and
wholesale cargocs Of the pills are des-
PATCHED to all parts Of the Mon. and
down every bodv's throat. lie has eN-
pended thirty five thousand dollars III =
single wear for advertisements. Constock
begun with nothing. but by crowding his
patent medicines. he has been able 10
purchase one of the finest houses in n
ION Place and gives magnificent so1recS.
suppers, &c. Moilat. adding bittcrs 10
oils. has run up a handsome fortune OF
$4,000 Sherman. taking the iozrnger
line. has emerged from his lille shop in
Nassau street. into q buyer OF houses and
lots bv the wholesale. need not men
ton Swain of Philadelphia who by iorcin.
his Panacca into peoples stomachS. can
afford TO buv a single head pearl for his
daughter worth $50 .O0O-to prove that we
are a pill-eating and b,ters drinking peo-
pic.
Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1850-04-17

Scene N Co.nr.-We witnessed. yeste rday,
IN the Circuit Court Of the United States, a ye-
ry interesting scene. \ Pawnee Indian was
broug ght into court. To be sworn witness, 10
testify be fore the Grand Jury, in reference to
tao other Indians now confined in Jail Il
charge of murder. The witness conid not speak
word Of English bat could speak the Cav lam
guagr; thcreupon two Cav Indians were intro
duced as interpreters. but unfortunately they
could lot speak English. II was, therefore,
found necessary to swear Il half breed ludiaIl, 10
interpret the oath into Cav language, and by the
two Cav Indians it to be interpreted to the
witness. But the Indian seemed TO be pro
louudly ignorant Of the nature Of an oath that
afte several Intellectual attempts to make them
comprehend the object of the proceeding, it was
abandoned BY the court
Ia the course of the proceeding, the Pawnee
entered into conversation nth the elder of the
two Caws. ana finally extended his hand to him
which accepted. lie the il held out his h nd
TO the Younger Caw-a fine. straight, athie tic
young with bare and brawHy arms ma
chest. The young man Indignantly refusct! the
protfrrtd hand. with gesture of contempt, and
with Ir of offended dignity drew back from
the Pawnee. We have rarely witnessed a mo re
striking scene, or one which placed in bolder e
lief the naughty dignity Of the Indian character
81. Louis Iateuigenctr, grU Ih.
Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1850-04-17

When a rakish youth goes astray. friends
gather around him in order 10 restore him
20 the paths Of virtue. Gcntlencss and
kindness are lavished upon him to win
him back TO innocence and peace. No
one would suspect that ne had ever sim,
ed But when a poor. weak. conhdin.
girl is BETRAYED. she receives the brand OF
society. and is henceforth driven from the
WAYS Of virtue. The betrayer is honor
cd, respected and esteemed: but his ruin
ed. broken hearted victim knows there Is
no peace tor her this side of the grave.
Society has no helping hand for her, no
smile OF peace. no voice OF forgiveness.
These aIe earthly morali,ies. they are un-
known to heaven. There is deep wrong
in them. and fearful are the consequences
Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1850-04-17

We heard a gentleman relate the following
singular circumstance 4 few DAYS since, the truth
OF which he said could be thoroughly establish
ed. horse. which fell owe erboard from ste am
boat in the Ohio river, some twelve miles above
Cincir matt, in the night found in the water
eight days afterwards, with his head on a slab
sill aiice, and being Rescued by some Germans
actually recovered his strength aud was sub
quently sold for Si2o. Our informant enter
tanned no doubt that the horse had been in the
water during the whole eight DAYS.
Naysrille Herald
Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1850-04-17

DR. WEpsTER's ELDEST DaUGurER A Luna
ric.-A dispatch from Boston says, that the eld-
est daughter Of Prof. Webster, was on Wednes-
day confined ravng iunatic. Her fre nds
compelled, to save her from self destruc
ton. to f.is:en her limbs. The New \ Iorh Ex-
press says:
We hope there is some exaggerhtion III this,
though II is Certain the wife aud daughters OF the
condemned must die thousand deaths while he
Will die bat one. God pity those who longest
survive OF tins afflicted idmiy, Tor the earliest
gone VIII have the quickest release from an
guish. Ii men could but the horrible con-
sequences of their crimes both to the ms-lves aud
others before they are cOiImIttcd 1t seems TO US
they would shudder at such wrong DONG. In
i like that of DR.. " Webster's human sym
pathy, while 1t IS most grateful, cannot relieve
the load which weigh upon the heart fride is
hurt, conf ience iosi, love misplaced. and an
aching void Is left which nothing but 90! amt
the grave fill. One such terrible example
rs tins ought to tell tor all time upon the com
muntty as warning from evil indulgence and
unhoIy temptation, ana yet we "oSbt such are
the ptradoxcs Of mems constitutional charac-
ter, If such trial does not rather increase than
diminish crime. A morbid appetite for the hor-
riblc is gratlfird BY records Of crime which IN
stead Of prompting one 10 fiv from evil rather
grows by wn1t ii feeds upon AMI induces an
aciuirsc-nce IN the wrong We conGeInn. How
true II - N regard 10 vice
eve stenIurr, then pity, then embrace
1l- only safety TO sliun the very beginning
and appearance Of evil.