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NCHOOh TEACHER WANTED--1
~ young man well qualified 10 conducr = -
school, can hear If situation for the pey sI al
pleasant neignborhood, about seven MI, ~ u
Richmond, il immediate application be i.F m
In person or b7 letter through the Riclr91rJ > =.
Office to -
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a virinity Of Richmoad, If 80 t. 100 acres cf
highly improved land with every Improvement
inducivr t. comfort Tlc WneaI eded on this
Farm, is reasonably exported to yield 40 bushels
and Tor otner crops the chance is very fatserng.-
This Farm viii he rented q and the distaucc
from il 70 the city, may BE walked il an nour.
g. q TOLEN 8 COOK. Geunral ha..llts
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o. FOR RENT.-A large Brick Residence
LIZ ON Maddox Hill, near Towards Grove-.n the
best house on thst hill. Possession may be had
Immediately. Rent, SIPS
de % TOLER & COOK, General AGENTS
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c. FOR RENT.-A Brick Resideuce, on
me- Marshall street, between Sd and 4th streets,
now occupied by Mr Bentley. Possession may be
had the first day of anuary. Rent, s225.
de % TOLER 81 COOK, General AGENTS
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INO TOBACCO snANUFAC1TIRTE
s1isation "nnted.-A gentleman VIZ.
engaged several years ago il TIE lnaruf.', " .
Tobacco, AID VINO has td sors9 knoB.s}g g Of ~
business, 'sITes 70 reengase in that business a. -
assistant Overse5r. small salary o5!y ILL "a
expected the hrst year Any coinu1un. c9s.-1 -
dressed TO 'B. A. l." Richmond Pest 0,F,. a.
be promptly attended to- 49, 49,
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Ntahan NJnthTy Magazine, tJr Janl3ry l..}
Confessions OF FIzJood!e, ana tIeu sAa8us 4 l.
ventures Of MAJOR GaragaA. by " Nj Inagk ray,
one CT APQeton's Popular Library I'll tins De-t al.
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The successful Merchant: Sketches %. the IT. Of
Mr. Samuel Bddgatt, late Of Kings wood Il L. " lYr}
Arthur, N-paper Soc cloth 75c
Memoirs OF a Huguanot Family, tran s,sI .1d
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prlsns an o.ig.na j,ulnal OF travels . .ir. ina,
New York, ct:, 10 l7i5 AMI I7I5, BY An Mary,
with an apEeLdix-i 30
A Story ct Lite on the Istaaug, by Joseph W
The Nevada journal., 1852-02-26

FIRE.-Absut o'clock on Tuesday
morning last, the citizens Of our town
were aroused by an alarm Of FIRE, which
We soon ascertained to be in the Gregg.
ry House, on Main street. 1t originated
in the second story, from the carelessness
of drunken man who had taken lodg.
ing there, and who on going to bed left
the candle burning where the fame
came in contact with the bedding, q
part Of which was composed Of cotton,
from which it spread to the lining Of the
room. II was extinguished, however,
without much damage, except to destroy
the lining Of two rooms, and one or two
beds, and relieving the individual who
was the cause Of the accident, Of the
greater portion of his hair.
In connection with this, we would
suggest the propriety Of extending lit.
tie more liberal patronage to our ever
yigilant watchman, Mr.. jenkins, who.
though he has in some instances receiy.
ed less than reasonable compensati ton
for his services, has never failed in the
discharge Of his duties, even to the full
extent Of every reasonable requirement.
In this instance the greater portion of
the town was saved from the devouring
element by his watchfulness. The ma
terials Of which our buildings are COM
posed are so highly combustible, and the
town SO compactly built, that fire once
fairly under way is wholly beyond the
reach of human efforts however jealous
ly applied, to arrest. Hence the i'm
portance Of making it an object to those
whose duty it is to watch over the town
while its inhabitants are wholly lost to
their own security in refreshing sleep.
While he cannot avert the recurrence
Of fires, he may be, as he has been, of
infinite service, by the prompt detection
Of the kindling flames, to every one who
is liable to be rendered destitute of
shelter from the storms of winter, as the
consequence Of those sweeping fires
which have ever been so desola ting to
the towns and cities of California.
The Nevada journal., 1852-02-26
Downieville in Ruins.
Loss Estimated at $760,0OO

We are indebted to Gregorys Ex-
press for an extra from the Office of the
California Express, containing an &c.
count of destructive confag gra ton in
Downieville.
The FIRE broke out st about half past
eleven, on the night Of the Goth inst.
in bake shop on Main st. Itspread with
unparalleled velocity in oil directions,
leaving every part of the town in COM
plete ruins, but the suburbs, in which
weIe fortunately located most of the
warehouses.
The fire having occurred in the i'm.
mediate vicinity of S. w. Langton's sx.
press Office, that gentleman was unable
to save any thing except what was de-
posted in his vault, which, notwith.
standing the great heat surrounding it,
proved perfectly tre-proof
The loss is estimated at S750,000.
On Sunday and Monday, large sup.
ply of provisions and goods were dis.
patched from Marysville to Downieville.
The Nevada journal., 1852-02-26

HuxT's GuLcH--Ws have been fro.
quently induced to notice the success
OF miners on this gulch. 1t is now near
~ four years since it was discovered,
and during that time an income eivable .
amount of wealth has been dug from its
bed and banks. And yet it seems to
yield its golden crop as plsntifuily as at
first. Towards its mouth, at about a
mile from Mokelumne river, party Of
Frenchmen are at work. the same, by
the way, who held the celebrated claim
from which French Hill, in our imme.
diate vicinity, derives its name whose
claim yields, we are credibly informed,
from two to three dollars per sack. -
There are at present about three hun
dred men ut work along this gulch. -.
Calaveras Chronicle.
The Nevada journal., 1852-02-26

The Washington correspondent of the
Baltimore sun, says that some Of the
sweets Of debate--the fervoi and enthu.
siasm that give zest to Congr essional
proceedings-are almost entirely sup.
pressed by the sober second thought Of
the orators, whei they come to correct
their speeches Thus was lost alto.
ge'her the beautiful figure indulged in
by Gen. FO0ts, in reply to MIR. Rhstfs
assertion that he had never seen Gen.
Iack'on's proclamation in regard to nul.
lihcatlon. u would as soon expect to
see the devil" said Gen. Foote, sitting
'.n'a cold, frosty morning, on . stons
fence, reading the bible, rs q regular
Sonth Carolina nullifer reading Gen.
Jacksons proclamation" An immense
roar VI laughter followed this decl clara-
tion.
The Nevada journal., 1852-02-26

Youxo LADIES. "A bachelor friend of
ours, who is looking out anxiously for an
opportunity to change bis state" in.
forms US that he has taken some pains
70 ascertain the number Of young, sim
gle MARI iageable ladies in this city.
and it is thirty. He is now engaged In
calculating the chances for q wife !;
and he thinks if the better portion Of
our population continues to increase In
the present ratio, and he survives the
shocks which he must encounter, in his
attacks upon the hearts of the fair ones,
ne may succeed in the course of q year
or two, without being compelled to en-.
dure the hardships Of o long journey. -
Stockton Journal.
The Nevada journal., 1852-02-26

RoBBERY,--A most daring robbery was
committed on Tuesday last, north of
Sugar Loaf. A cabin, occupied by three
or four men was broken open in bread
day light, and robbed Of gold dust to the
amount Of $4,000 dollars, and about sl00
dollars in coin. And this was done too,
while the occupants, and owners Of the
money, were at work within few rods
of the house. The money was in seve-
raj places, in valses and trunks, all Of
which were cut to pieces and riaed Of
their valuable contents. As yet, no clue
has been had to the perpetrators Of the
crime, and in all probability it will be
we'll for them if they are not detected
Such offences call loudly for some or
from which more prompt and
efieacieus researches can be made for
their detection.
The Nevada journal., 1852-02-26

sion, in the constitution, as il stands;
but II would be an endless underta-
king to mention them all, and COM
ment upon them separately. The ex-
istence of the we'll known facts, that
every county in the state is staggering
under load of debt, and that our
state now bears, like Atlas, world
upon her shoulders, in the shape of a
debt Of two and quarter millions of
dollars, is confirmation strong as
proof Of holy writ" that the constitu-
tion has weighed like an incubus upon
her progress and prosperity. 1t may
be said. in contravention Of this, that
never did country advance SO rapid
ly in commercial and political impor-
txnce as California has done-that she
has sprung into u full.grown existence,
IA Minerva leaped armed and equip
ed from the brain Of Jupiter. This
statement can be no argument in IA
vor Of the Constitution, and it may be
fully met by the answer, that the am
pie resources and unparalleled vitality
Of California alone, enabled her, in
some measure, TO overcome and drag
along the clog of an unwise Govern
ment-had she been free from this
incumbrance, which was foisted upon
her, for the selfish and ambitious pur-
poses of few personages, who lacked
advancement; and had she been un-
trainmeled by, the shackles that were
fastened around her young and vigor-
GUS limbs, ere now she would have
outstripped the nations OF the earth in
the race of Empire. Like wounded
bird Of the sun, she now nestles in her
eyric, and turns her mournful eyes
upon the arrow ranking in her breast,
which was guided by a feather from
her own wing. The Constitution has
been weighed in the balance and found
wanting-its doom is written in the
handwriting Of the people. We are
taught by high authority, that every
tree mat Drlngeth not forth good fruit,
shall be cut down and cast into the
fire. The people are ready to WELD
the axe.
We therefore advise the calling of
a convention to revise the constitution
without delay. For that purpose, the |
report back the bills and
joint resolutions referred to them, and
earnestly recommend the passage of
the bill, as amended by the commit
tee, entitled AN Act recommending
Convention of the people of the state
Of California."
AaosroS HARAszrHY, Chairman. |
Lilburn W. Boggs,
T. J. Ingersoll,
e. P. Stevenson,
Henry A. crabb,
Geo. .. Nc Mullin,
J. 7. Thompson,
N. B. Smith,
Z. D. Pearce.
The Nevada journal., 1852-02-26

NEW EMcRxSr RoAp.--The project
OF new road from Carson Valley, is at
tracing considerable attention from the
people Of Calaveras county. 1t is esti-
mated that few thousand dollars will
perform the work, the most Of which has
siready been subscribed, and petition
mas been forwarded to the Legislature
ior q small appropriation to make up
re deficiency This route it is said
w'll save seventy ave miles in distance
10 the southern, and forty Eve to the
The Nevada journal., 1852-02-26

DiED-ln this city, of erysipslas, os
the 2lst inst, William Donley, aged
about rs years. He was attacked on.
the 9th instant with measles, and ON
the 18th, with erysipelss, just a. be wac
becoming convalescent from the former
disease. The deceased had but rec Ont.
ly arrived in this country, and was q.
citizen Of Hendrysburg, Belmont oouu-
ty, Ohio. Cincinnati papers please eopy
At Grass Valley, on the 2lst instant,
Mr.. Edwin b. Mattsson. formerly OF
Washington, aged about s5 years
The Nevada journal., 1852-02-26

The NEW ORLEANS SERExApERs who
have tor some time past been perform.
ing to crowded houses in San Francisco
are now in Sacramento, whore they pro.
pose giving series Of concerts.
The Nevada journal., 1852-02-26

A project is on foot to turn the Mo-
kelumne river. during the next summer,
for distance Of seven miles, from James
Bar to Q point about three miles above
Sandy Bar. About forty companies
have already located claims, and will
commence operations as soon as the VA
ter falls,
The Nevada journal., 1852-02-26
Oar City Charter.-By referenc,

Or City Charter.-By reference
to another column, our readers will
find the act repeating the City Char
ter of Nevada, which was forwarded
to us by Mr.. Ellis. 1t will be seen
that no provision is made for the pay
ment Of the City Officers, up to any
particular time. They must therefore
depend upon the decision of the COM
appointed to settle the busi.
ness of the Corporation, and if he al
lows an unreasonable bill, an appeal
may be had to the county court.
The Nevada journal., 1852-02-26
REPORTS ON THE CoksrirurIoxAL Coz

REPORTS ON THE CONSTITUTIONAL Con-.
publish today the report
Of the majority Of the committee on the
Constitutional Convention. In our next
we will give the minority report. These
are important documents, and deserve
a careful reading from every man who
looks to the good of the State.
The Nevada journal., 1852-02-26
BILL for the BENEFIT Of MARRIED WOMEN

/ ~AS~ 'Ns WV DDs VI MAAhAED uVut .
We have received copy Of the bill
presented by MIR. Ellis ofNevada for the
benefit of Married Women who may be
desirous Of carrying on any business in
dependent Of their husbands. 1t is de-.
signed particularly for the benefit Of
persons living in cities, to enable wo-
men to engage in commercial or other
trade, in order to render the capital in.
vested in her business independent of
the contracts and liabilities Of her hus.
band. The law makes it necessary for
her to make declaration before no.
tary public, of her intention, and in case
the capital originally invested ex-
ceeds $4,000, she must make oath that
no moneys exceeding that amount are
taken from the husbands estate. This
capital and the profits accruing there
from, remain forever independent Of
thrt employed by the husband in any
occupation he may be engaged in. She
may buy and convey property at will
sue and be sued. But, while she is ex-
empt from any liability on account of her
husband . transsc tions, she is liable for
the support and education of her FAM
lily, and in case of the husbands bank.
ruptcy, she alone will be held response.
bic for such expenditures.
While this law, like oil others of pub.
lie Importance will be liable to abuse,
and in some instances may be made the
instrument of fraud between parties, in
business transactions there is no good
reason why law embodying such pro.
visions should not be enforced. In con.
templating matters of Importance to the
world, 1t is not expected to have laws
at once perfect in their operation, work.
ing injustice to no one; but that which
embraces prsponderancs of good over
its evil consequences should be adopted,
and as its results dsvelope its imperfec-
tions, and point out the improvements
necessary for the more succ cessful attain.
ment Of the object FIRST aimed at, the
evils may be gradually and successfully
removed. But besides those wishing to
engage in commercial and mercantile
pursuits, there is another class of per.
sons who may be benefited by the ope-
ration Of this law. We are sorry to say
there are some instances in which the
husband and father Of family, after
having accumulated, by the united of.
forts Of himself and wife, competence
for the support Of his family, fall into
intemperats and proAigats habits, from
which It 10 impossible for him to retrace
his steps, and the consequence Of which
is certain ruin to all the earthly pros
poets Of the family When such state
Of things is found TO exist and before
the property, which, by the nature of
things, belongs mutually to the husband
and wife, has become entirely wreck,
il should be her duty to have portion
Of that property set aside for her own
benefit, and invested in some remuner.
alive business, from which an income
may be derived for the support and ed
ucation Of her children, and her own
In this way, how many
estates might be saved from total wreck,
and how many families might be saved
from ruin.
The Nevada journal., 1852-02-26

Mr.. Massstt, formerly associate editor
Of the Marysville Herald, is giving con-
certs in vocal music, at the Adelphi, in
San Francisco.
The Nevada journal., 1852-02-26

DEFALcATioN. We learn from tho
Chronicle, that the treasurer Of Gala.
veras county has run away, leaving the
county minus over $4,000. His sureties
have all either left, or are men of no
property, so that the county and State
will have to bear the loss.
The Nevada journal., 1852-02-26

PERsosAL.-E. F. w. Ellis, of the
Assembly, is now in Nevada, on visit
during the few days that body has ad.
journsd for the accommodation of the
state Conventions. He returns again
in few days to the discharge of his
duties,
The Nevada journal., 1852-02-26

DR.. Robinson has taken the manage
Of the American Thcater in Sacrament
to The Transcripts will probably get the
nting--judging from the puff which
appeared in Mondays issue Of that
paper.
The Nevada journal., 1852-02-26

AcKNowLEDGEMEEr.-We are under
obligations to Messrs. Turner, Lyons,
Canney and Ellis Of the Assembly, for
public documents.
The Nevada journal., 1852-02-26
THURSDAY MORNING. FEB. 20.
San FrancI.co Agency.

OcTAvIAN Hoeos. who has heretofore
been our Agent in San Francisco, has trans.
ferrcd his Agency to WILLIAM JEWELL, JR,
who will hereafter be our au;ho, lied Agent
for advertisements, subscripl etc.
The Nevada journal., 1852-02-26

WH,e STATE CONVENTION. This con.
vention has appointed the following gen.
tlemen delegates to the Whig National
Convention: w. Frank Stewart, J. o.
Goodwin, J. H. Clay Mudd, and R. A.
Heath.
The following were appointed contin-
gent delegates in case Of the failure Of
the regular delegates to attend r. F.
Whittier, for MIR. Heath; A Morgan,
for Mr.. Mudd; j. A. Lysle. for MIR.
Goodwin; and Mr.. Davis for Mr. Stewart.
Judge Hartley, Of Yolo, presented the
following resolution, which, after some
discussion was passed I:
Resolved, That this Convention re-.
commend to the Wing party OF this state
the selection Of delegates to Wing
State Convention, to assemble at Sacra-
mento on the first Monday Of June, 1852,
for the purpose Of selecting Wing
Electoral Ticket candidate fer Clerk
of the Supreme Court, and such other
officers as may be necessary to be cho-
sen Mt the next general election.
The Nevada journal., 1852-02-26

ADAMS & Co. will close for package,
this evening but will draw Bills of Ex.
change for the steamer of March %
up to Saturday evening the osth ina,
The Nevada journal., 1852-02-26

Pickett, Of the Western American
calls the Sandwich Islands, the great
Bro thel Of the Pacific.
The Nevada journal., 1852-02-26

MARRlED-In this city, Feb 22d, by
Rev. ): J. Martin, MIR. Henry Draper, Of
Grass Valley, to Miss Susan |. Sweny,
of Nevada.
The Nevada journal., 1852-02-26

81 have read with interest the report
Of the Superintendent of Public Instruc-
tion in this State. He has made n great
error in stating the number Of SC hools in
this county to be four. Till RECENTLY
there was but one, viz in this pIace !;
another has just been started at Neva..
da there is none at Rough and Ready =
The above extract is from the Grass
Valley correspondence of the Alta Call
ifornia. We give to the author due
credit for his intention to correct the
Superintendents report. But in all
probability his report was mainly foun-
ded on reliable informa tion, and if slight
inaccuracies occur, they should be trea-
ted at least with cour tesy, as he has
evidently been at great trouble and ex-
pense in collecting and arranging these
statistics, for which he has received o
very inadequate compensation. But the
author Of this correspondence is evident
ly destitute of any information on the
subject. What facilities the people of
Rough and Ready have for the sduca-
ton of their children, we have no per.
sonal knowledge, but judging from the
inaccuraey with which this correspon-
dent speaks OF Nevada, we have every
reason to believe they are not destitute.
For nearly two years Nevada has at ne
time, we believe, been two weeks with
out school in session.
The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-10-22

who said he was the man. and that there was good
many like him. | axed him II be was iorrioer. add
ed FORMERS better than material born American czens
he said no--he was naiyve citizen himself. and liked
all good citizens whether naterazed naiyve but he
despised the nayye American faction and when he said
down with the nayves," he meant, down with that on
charitable and factions and he went 10 say, that
il ginera Scott got Tired up that account he jest went
of at halle and nigh, cool of agin quick he
did please. Feelin was geitin ried. left him
also went TO old Tammsny Hall 10 what could
hear There was dozen more fellers taikin polly
ticks 0ne said he piled poor wing printer all the way
from Unadilla who had commenced printn panf con-
tainin all Gineral SCOTS speeches which he made when
he lookn after that place for hospital, and arler
he'd got pages in type the poor felers capital
box gin out and he's 10 the city and bought 20
pounds OF capital rs 10 go on with the work, which took
all his cash and the wings havn refused 10 pony up TO
help him gil home. democrat carried round hat and
raised enu send him of in the next train These lei
lers also went on lakin, and gvin the reasons why
Pierce would git The vicory and the main reason was,
they said that dmmycras had good memories, and that
was good deal than probable that when they
walked up 10 the ballot box TO for President they
would forget all their banburner and bunker and free
se disputes in thinking about Gineral SCOTS polycka
convictions about United States banks, bankrupt laws.
naturalization laws, and the constitution in general
AFTER hearin eele felt so bad that was
obleeged to 60 rite off and buy and read of Greey's
Trbunes to keep up my sperits.
could rite good deal more OF what | seen and heard
in New Yawk, but Pm afeard OF treing you well as
myself IL don't rite agn afoe the great day which de-
cides fate, you must lay il to my bein bzzy in crcu-
latin votes for IT'S impossible to circulate any more OF the
pamf,s.
Your'n ew the eend OF the chapter,
zEKE SPooNER,
Ensign A. X. M. N. H.