The Nevada journal., 1851-11-08

pointment of Mr.. Curtis has sine
been contradicted, and MIR. Fessender
of Maine, is spoken of as the NOR
probable candidate.
ABOLITION IN Nrgimia.-The Vigi
lance Committee of Grayson County
Virginia, on the 18th instant, ARRESTED
John Cornutt, friend of Bacon's
the Ohio abolitionist. They requires
him to renounce his abolition senti
ments, which he refused to do. They
then stripped him, tied him to tree
and after receiving a dozen lashes h,
agreed to renounce abolitionism, sci
his land and negroes, and leave the
state. Great excitement prevailed
and the committee were in pursuit o.
others.
The late chairman Of the Committee
on Claims in the U. S. House of Re.
representatives., Hon. John A. Rockwell
has in the course Of preparation q
compilation and translation of Spanish
and Mexican law, of real estate and
concerning mines, in force in Cali
fornia when ceded to the United States.
The work will contain translation Of
the titles in recent Spanish codes, the
DEGREES of the Cortes of Spain, and
the Mexican statute and DEGREES on
the subjects embraced in the work.
The first volume, in relation to the
law OF mining and mines, will be
issued in about two months.
Riot IN Penmsylrania.--Mr. Ger
serch, of Baltimore, having had three
slaves escape from him in Maryland
to Pennsylvania, pursued them into
that state. In attempting to arrest
them he was killed, and one of his
sons so severely wounded as to leave
but little hope of his recovery. This
tragedy has produced fearful sensa-
ton. The most of the ringleaders,
the majority of whom were negroes,
who were engaged in this murderous
work have been arrested. A part has
been sent to Philadelphia for trial,
and the rest have been confined to
prison in the city of Lancaster. The
President has sent messenger to see
that the ringleaders are severely dealt
with.
The Rappers 1ested.--Wc learn
from the Cincinnati GaSette, that
Joint Committee of gentlemen and
ladies, among the latter Mrs. Judge
Mclean and Mrs. S. p. Chase, was
appointed to investigate the mystery
of the rappings, as exhibited through
two members of the Fox family. The
committee, after being present at two
or three sittings, and watching the
whole operations as closely as possible,
state " that they never heard sound
when all the feet of the mediums were
in sight, with their soles on the surface
of the floor"
The Peoples Bank, at Patterson,
N. j., has failed.
The great fire in the forests of
Maine still continues. Immense da-
mage has been done.
Henry Clay has written most fer
vent and admirable letter to Henry
Grinnell, of N. York, in behalf of
Father Mathew, in which he recon-
mends that some pecuniary reward be
presented him for his disinterested
labors in the cause Of temperance.
A car containing fifteen persons on
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad,
rolled down a precipice near Cumber-
land, on the goth September, killing
three laborers, and dreadfully wound
ing six others.
From CUBA.-Advices from Ha,
vana to the 7th ult., received at Sa-
state that one hundred and
sixty prisoners have sailed for Spain,
in a government transport and that
only the four already mentioned were
liberated.
Capt. Kellev's statements have been
published in New Orleans. He says
that Gen. Lopez ordered Col. Crit
tenden to join him, which the latter
to do; and that a guide led
Lopez's company to the Spanish
troops.
LATER FROM THE RIO GRANDE. |
Neac Orleans, Thursday, Sept. 25. |
The steamship Mexico arrived at
This port to-day, with late advices
from Texas.
A revolution had commenced on the
Rio Grande, and the insurgents, after
the Government funds, had
marched to join CarababeL, who was
concentrating his forces near Mon
terey.