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RowDrEs IN orpIcr.-0n the trial Of Burns for the
murder Of Burd, IN Philadelphia, few days ago, the
fact came out in evidence that several prominent mem
bers of the desperate known as tho Kiers
the Msrshas Police In she district Of Moya-
ensng and others holding equally posts
The developments in respect to that body IL is said
Of the most startling character almost beyond belief
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Wins Hotel at Yazoo city Mississippi destroyed by
FIRE on the morning OF the goth Instant together with a the
furniture stock &c. and the clothing Of the family and
guests There were two in the lower part Of the build
ing which were also destroyed and only small portion Of
the goods IN them we're snved Property worth $4,000 be-
bging to Judge @ D. Gibbs was Destroyed There WIS but
little nsutance on the hotel or It's cohtents n
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The Wing State Convention Of LOUISIANA met
at Baton Rouge on Monday and nominated LoUIs
BoRDELoN as the Wing candidate for Governor Of
that State tEthe next election.
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The reported death Of the Hon. WILLIAM r
KING, Vice President elect, is without any other
foundation than an idle rumor which was current in
the streets of this city a. week ago, but could be
traced to no definite source. Within the last two
or three days travellers have carried it South, and
it has been thence transmitted by teegraphists to
from Mr. KING represented him to be in improved
health, even better than usual, which we trust he
may long enjoy
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LoNG TRAIE.-There were conveyed to New Haven,
by the New York and New Haven Railroad, Wednes-
day last 1.-THE day preceding Thanksgiving day, twenty
six hundred and twenty nine passengers. The 81 Pm.
Express train consisted Of eighteen cars and contained
eight hundred and seventy passengers.
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NEW York CRY TAxEs--The taxes Of the city OF New
York will be increased year million five hundred
thousand dollars The rate of taxes is 90 70 800
Of valuation, but year IL will be 20 on the 800
The city debt Of New York; is $l4, 5Ts, 90S
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The EXPLOSION OF THE BuoKEYE BELLE-By this dis
aster it is ascerained that thirty lives lost and
three or four more of the wounded it is supposed win
die Vim. G. Entler, John " Sellers, and Mr.. Evans Of
Hampshire county, Virginia. in addition to Ezra Bussard
of Frederick county, Maryland, among the dead.
The coroners inquest has rendered verdict that the
explosion was caused BY the improper management Of
the second engineer, Joseph Daniels, of Harmar"
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. MALTA NOVEMBER o. lpo--ff
The aboyeis copy of letter from Consul at Tr-
poll to Consul ut Malta giving account of ter
rble hurricane in the Mediterranean the 10TH 10th,
and 2lt of October The hurricane is represented by all
the oldest Inhabitants in these parts being the everest
that has occurred within their recolectns. There
is telling the amount of damage done The United
States sIoop-ofwar st. Louis, d. N. ISGRAHAM, Com
mander bound from Tunis to Trpoii encountered the
gale when off the coast of Trpo and believed to be one
of the few vessels that survived it. Quite large num-
Der of vessels lost off Sicily, and many lives lost
Every arrival here brings fresh accounts of disasters in
different parts Of the Mediterranean. Several vessels
lost in this harbor and twenty thirty lives
also lost Walls that have stood for hundreds Of years
blown down, and the water of the rushed into
the harbor with tremendous force and caused vessels to
be forced from side Of the harbor to the other the
gale had lasted ten twelve hours longer the United
States soop St. Louis would have doubt gone ashore
send copy of letter from our Consul at Trpo to
Mr. WINTHROP, Consul at this place His description
Of the hurricane is not bad enough it Of the most
terrible sights ever Witnessed and hope never to wit
the like again You win doubt see many accounts
in the papers about the gale The United States fpgae
he speaks Of was the st. Louis. We we're sx or eight
miles off We may have looked like frgate at that DIS
These dangerous cruising grounds especially
in winter
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FRrsnsr AZ At6tsfA.---On Friday last the river At
Aurux 6so rode ib Feet damaging nearly 1000 baies
Of cott3h 81 Yhs xAAf add nSAtH9 6f 200 bales The
water wes on, stAnd On Saturday.
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The late trip Of the u s. steamer BMrro Was made
from liverpool W New York in the short space 81 ten
days andAan hsarss notwithstanding asevere gale in
the channel and rough weather gcnersy througct the
passage. 4. a ~
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Hon. WIN. A. GRAHAM, Of North Carolina, has con-
scented to deliver lecture before the New York Hstor
cal Society.
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DISASTROUS HURRICANE.

Extract OF q letter from Mr. GAINES, American
Consul at Tnpoi, to Mr. WINTHROP, American
Consul at Malta, together with an extract of let
ter from an Officer Of the United States soopofwar
=. Louis, dated at Malta, November g.:
80. ~., THrPoLr, OCTOBER 81 1852
have only time to send you few lines by this oppor
tuny, to inform you Of the terrible disaster which has
recently occurred to the shipping of this port On Tues
day night, the 10TH it on to blow heavy gale Of
wind which continued to increase in violence throughout
that night and the following day and reached its climax
about midnight Wednesday the Goth There were in
the harbor at the time twenty-five vessels besides Eve
xebecks of this number sixteen of the all of
the xebecks dragged their anchors ashore went
pieces They viii all be total wrecks it is thought;
most of them have already broken up Besides the
sells lost in the port have heard Of others that
wrecked on the coast not far from here. The NAL
tese brig Giannina went ashore at Taourno Point the
and passengers all saved another Maltese vessel
10 speronara went ashore Sleaton, and Is total
wreck. Turkish brig, on its way to this place from
Tuns, wrecked to the west of Tripoli about two
days journey fromh She had large number Of pas
sengers che1y Mussulmen and rich cargo, much Of it
in money OF the passengers about fifty are reported as
lost and the Arabs plaged every particle Of the cargo,
not sparng the baracaDs which covered the bodies
of the dead The Governor General has sent large force
to capture the ringeaders in this disgracefu affair and
force the tribe to which the robbers belong restore
the property stolen to pay down its value. sam glad
say that Governor General has acted with much
energy in the trying circumstances by which he be-
set having given every assistance to the foreign Consuls
in attempting the cagoes Of the vessels belonging
their respective nations besides doing all that he could
to prevent plage and to aid the of Turkish
sells to their property Some eight nine
lost IN the h9bor In addition to the damage which the
shipping much injury has been done in the
country by the mountain torrents and great number Of
date and olive trees have been blown down the gardens
around this city have given you all the main partcu
lars Of the hurricane and you will be able to gather the
details from persons going over to Malta by the war
schooner which is to sail tomorrow
On Saturday the 23d. american frigat.tAL- III s.
sloopowar ST. Louis reported in the ong, but the
weather being still very bad She would not venture in hnt
put out to Have you heard any thing of her She
long way off, but it is confidently asserted that it
an American frigate. a".-t4sS+, q, 4 ..e
The French Consul, Gen. M. ROCHE, has arrived,
and the French flag rehoisted this morning under
salute from the SO that friendly relations are re-
stored between the French Consulate and the local Gov
eminent. No news about Tunis We are long time
hearing something definite
Ever yours, most truly, lIaf
NJ T. GAINES.
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THE CUBAN AFFAIR.

1t has been announced <hat the steamer Cherokee had
sailed Saturday from New York for Havana but with
out the mail the Of the line persisted against
the suggestion of the Administration, in sending out Mr.
SnTII purser She had no passengers board for
Havana.
The following is the correspondence between Mr.. Post
master BRADY Of New York, and Mr. ROBERTS, in rela
ton to the Havana mails and also the letter addressed
by the American Consul and Acting Consul to Lieut..
DAvEHpoRT: 2
PosT OFFICE, NEW York, Nov. 26, 1852.
SIR: am this morning in receipt Of letter from the
Postmaster General, extract from which annex viz:
You will not hereafter dispatch the Havana mails either
by the Crescent City any other vessel with Mr. Purser
Smith on board, or by which the mails be safely
landed at that port n
Will you, therefore, be kind enough to advise me,
early possible whether Mr. Smith will go out the
Cherokee the 9th instant in order that may act in
accordance with the instructions contained in the POST
master Generals letter?
Very respectfully your obedient servant,
w. v. BRADY, p. M.
Per G. W. JENKINS Sec.
To M Q. RoBERTs, Esq.
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collision recently took place the Cincinnati Cleve
land and Columbus Railroad by which two persons
mortaly injured and ten or twelve others less
hurt The papers state that the accident occasoned
BY the conductors Of both trains claiming the right the
road and neither being willing to give way to the other
GRntT Darn on Ssow.-The steamer Northerner ar
rived at Buffalo on Saturday, from Saul st. Marie
bringing the Of the vessels that belong the Lake
Superior vessels They report that the snow about On
tonagon from Eve to feet deep AT the Saul Ste
Marie it was a foot deep.
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END OF AN INDIAN WAR IN CALIFORNIA
{" Alta California" of the LIST November has the
following:
By information just received from Fort Yuma, at the
mouth Of the Gila it appears that Major HKNrzELMAS
has succeeded in making peace with the Yumas who
have agreed to return their former fields the post
and live in friendship with the Americans
Major HEiNrzELMAN reports the Colorado, by actual
trial. for eighty miles above the Ga superior to the
Ohio below Louisville for navigation and gives the opinion
that it will be found good to the Great Canon two
hundred and fifty miles above Fort Yuma.
Mr.. TRunBCLL, who has undertaken to put small
the lower part Of the iyer at Fort Yuma
the 18th instant and confidently expected to bring up
his from the mouth Of the river before the end Of
the month. Mr. Trumbull is executing contract for
carrying supplies to the post by the way Of the Gulf Of
California and the Colorado river, and there is every
prospect of success.
Major HEIsrzRLaAS also reports the lands the
river valtours excellent and suggests that good
municaon with the Salt Lake country may be found by
following in that direction.
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In the House Of Commons on the 18th the fol-
lowing discussion took place in regard the Fishery
Question
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orrIcE u. s. MAIL SrEaasuIr COMPANY,

New York, Nov. 26, 1852.
SIR: have the honor to acknowledge the receipt,
through you of the letter of the Postmaster General d.
recng you not to send forward the mails for Havana
any of this company of which Purser Smith may
be ON board. s tH '
Mr.. Smith had been shipped purser of the Chero-
kee which steamer takes the place of the Crescent City,
at the receipt at the date of the letter Of the Postmaster
General. a. &5.e s 41,
AS the Government the Postmaster General has not
favored with any charge against Mr.. Smith, and
know of none ourselves, we good why he
should be deprived of employment He has uniformly
discharged his duties with fidelity and good conduct and
has not in MANNER gone out of the line Of his duty
since he has been in the service of this company When
informed, from any quarter connected with
our Government, of any misconduct Of Mr. Smith, we
shall not hesitate to dismiss him..
The Cherokee is prepared to take the Havana mails
and shall send our cart for them Mt the usual hour
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
NJ, O. ROBERTS,
Agent U. S. Mail Steamship Company
To Hon. w. " BRADY
PosT OFFICE, NEW YoRK, Nov. q, 1852.
SIR: Yours Of this days date is at hand in relation to
the letter from the Postmaster General upon the subject
Of sending mails for Havana by of your steamers to
which Purser Smith may be attached.
Acting under the instructions of the Postmaster Gene
rail- shall net make up mail for the Cherokee this day.
Respectfully your obedient servant, sta
WM v BRADY Postmaster General.
NJ. O. ROBERTS, Agent, SC. sa isl
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CoSsuLArE OF THE UNITED STATES,

I 49, INUV.
SIR: have to advise you that Judge Conklin, who
called here the business of the steamship Crescent
General the difficulty lately existing in relation to that
ship, which is arranged SO that that vessel may enter
port deliver her passengers and mails receive others in
return, and proceed usual heretofore but that Capt
Porter and VIM Smith, Esq. shall not land here, give
you this information for your Government; and your
most obedient servant a #.t-
Is - JOHN MORELAND, Acting Consul.
To the Commander of the U. s. Mail steamer
Crescent City a& .H
N. B. Judge Sharkey is here and viii take charge of
the Consulate tomorrow morning.
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Republic OF Montevdeo dated the 4th Of October rves
general detail Of the Of events and also points
out some Of the contingencies to which Buenos Ayres will
be exposed under the order of things:
con the 18th September Buenos Ayres underwent
another revolution bat without boodshed No had
Urquza sailed for San Nicolas to be present the Con-
gress than the people Of Buenos Ayres rose against his
substitute, Csoa and installed the President Of their
dissolved Chamber Constitutional Acting Governor
The la met and resumed its proceedings interrupted in
June last by Urquizas arbitrary conduct One Of its first
acts however, false STEP that may be attended with
very serions consequences in future They passed law
advancing by way of qualification, years pay the sol
dey who within given tme should declare for the Com
stituonal Government Hereafter tire military may de-
clare for those who offer them most pay But it must be
confessed that before the law brought forward most
of the military authorities declared for the order Of
things Galeno with about 900 Entrerianos left Buenos
Ayres and proceeding the north by rapid marches
ceeded in crossing to Entire Rios When Urquza
made acquainted with the of affairs in Buenos Ayres
he published procametions addressed the Argennes
in which he styled the his authority and
declared his intention of marching against them and ami
hiating them He however, discovered that it was
easier to say than to do and making virtue of necessy
he sent his friend Col Baez to Buenos Ayres with
thory to acknowledge the Government and TO state
his intention to return to Entire Rios and the gov
eminent OF that province. We have however not heard
that urqze has returned the troops &C. he took from
Bhenos Ayresn April last and from Subsequent informa
ton that has reaehed it would appear that he has either
rpented Of his descent to the position Of simple Governo
adopted the step of sending Baer lure to obtain
what he wanted ito gain time He has since declared
that he is s the Provisional Director Of the Argentine
Condensation and SUCH represents its foreign rela
matte and consular agents q Buen0s
Ayres viii consent to the free navigation Of the Parapa
port"
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We CLEAN from the San Francisco shippinglist
the following interesting particulars They Illus
trate forcibly the already great commerce of that
The Nevada journal., 1852-04-15
Notice to PuiIders.

an order of the Court of Sessions Of Ne
- vada County, made on the 5th day of
This month, Thos IL. Cnswcll, ESQ, of Neva-
da city is authorized 10 receive proposals. and
contract, subject to the approval of said court,
ior the erection OF County Jail in Nevada
city. OF the following description, to wit The
building 10 be % feet square, and feet hiph
between floor and ceiling The room 10 b.
divided into hall extending the length of the
building, and two roums or cells II feet sqparc.
The outer walls, partition walls, floor and cell,
ing to he made of logs IL inches square The
LIZ, floor and ceiling to be lined inside with
TWO inch plank, spiked on with five inch iron
spikes not more than three inches spart. The
partition walls to be morticed into the hoor
and ceiling securely The walls and floor to
rest upon solid rock foundation. and the roof
to be covered with shaved eighteen inch shin
g'es. The doors made OF two inch oak nIonL
doubled, well barred and spiked, and secured
by large strong locks. a grating Is inches
square in ach Of the cell doors made of iron
bars one half inch thick. Two twelve lipht
windows, 10 by l6 inch glass, secured on the
inslde by iron gratings.
The whole to bo finished in a strong and
workmanlike manner, within Reasonable time
to be specified in the contract.
Proposals will be received until the Sd doy of
May, 1852.
BY order of the Court.
Attest, THEO. MILLER, Clerk.
April, lSb2-'I-IaWIm
The Nevada journal., 1852-04-15
Cigars and Fruit Store.
NEWBdUER 4 20

Main st. one door below Nevada Hotel. -
ID ESPECTFULLY inform the lovers OF
EN good Cigars, that they have fitted up a
store as above, where will constantly be kept
full supply Of the choicest brands Of Cigars,
Smoking and Chewing Tobacco, wholesale
and retail.
Their connection with the best houses in
Sacramento and san Francisco, in the trade.
enabie them to procure the very best articles
imported. To test the truth OF this d, clara
zion. smokers and chewers are invited TO give
them cnll. The following brands of Cigars
now on sale viz: Rega.ia, Tulepan Vigra:ca,
Alhambra, Londrcs, Jenny Lind, Fracranria.
Montezuma, Lopez, Buena Vista, Principe. etc.
Also, Constantly on hand u supply Of Figs,
Oranges, Raisins, NUS Confectionery, etc.
Coonnected with Newbaur We, themsr &
Co, corner of I'd and sits, Sacramento, and
Mayblum, Grecnhood & CO., corner of Jack
son and Sansome sts San Francisco.
QS-cm
The Nevada journal., 1852-04-15
Contractors Wanted,

IN CHALK b. UE'F MING DISTRICT
rU,HE Trustees of the Franklin Mining Co.
Il will receive proposals for digging ditch
between Steep Hollow and Green Horn until
the 20th day Of April. 1852.
THE DITCH
viii he two feet at bottom, three feet on top,
and two lcet deep. The sections are 40 rods
long commencing at the west end. The whole
ditch will be aoout eight miles long.
Contractors will bid for each section separately
PROPOSALS
Will be addressed through the Post Office, or
Expressed, post paid. TO A. M. Vim, Pres t.
Of F. NJ, Co., Centreville, Cal.
The whole work must be completed in 6O
days from the day of contract.
The Trustees will meet at the Grass Valley
House. in Centreville, on the evening OF the
20th. when the contracts will be closed.
For information call on James ;. Mann, at
the Grass Valley House or Vincent Gallaway
and A. NJ. Winn o.. the line OF the work.
THE S'rO KHOLDERS will meet at the
Grass Valley House, in t,ntreville. at ii o.
clock. A. NJ, the 20th day of this month, and
either in person or by proxy be prepared to act
such part in relation to their stock may then
be det med necessary.
BY order of the Trustees
A. NJ. WlNN, Prcst.
VINCENT GAILAwAY, Sec'y
Ccntrevile. April Sd 1859 -'l-3t
The Nevada journal., 1852-04-15
Notice to Tax PAYERS.

VOU are hereby notified that l will at
i tend and receive from the property
holders of Nevada county, list of all taxa
bic property under oath, at the following
places and dates, between the hours CT 8 o.
clock A. NJ, and O'Clock p, N In Nevada
city, Broad street precinct, at the sheriff S
office on Broad street, on Monday the 26th of
April; at the bookstore Of Hiram C. Hodge,
on Main street, the 9th; at Cayote Hill the
2sth at North Sugar Loaf 29th at Gold Flat
May the 3d. Grass Valley 5th {; Boston Ra-
vine 9Th; Rough and Rsadv eth; Anthony
House 9th Lower crossing of Deer creek
10th Kentucky Flat l2th Newtown 18th !;
Round Tent 18Th; McCourtney's 10th J.;
Bridgeport 10Th; French Corral 20th; Eure
ka 2lst; Washington 22d Cincinnati Bar
oath; Anderson's crossing, Bear river, 26th !:
Steep Hollow 2sth; Porter's crossing, Bear
river 3lst.
Tax payers by attending to the above no.
tice will save themselves costs.
WIN. WILSON, Assessor
Nevada, April 1852.
The Nevada journal., 1852-04-15

STATE OF CALIFORNIA--Couuty of
- Nevada.
;zTo Aaron Butler, take notice. that writ of
attachment has issued from the Office of r.
W. Roberts, Justice OF the Peace for Rough
and Ready township, in said county, on the
29th day Of March, 1852, against you and in
favor of Perry Early, for the sum Of thirty
nine and l5-l00 dollars, returnablc on the 18th
Of April, 1852, before said Justice, at his office
in tough and Re dy. Unless you appear and
answer at said time and place Judgment will
be rendered against you for plaintiffs de-
mand aforesaid, with damages and costs, and
your property attached be sold under execu-
iion for payment thereof. Given under my
hand, at Office at Rough and Ready, this the
29th day of March, 1852.
gs.2w h. W. ROBERTS. J. P.
The Nevada journal., 1852-04-15
Billiard Tables and Furniture
FOR SHLE

FOR SHIE,
TWO good Billiard Tables, in ample order,
Il now in the Empire Saloon of Nevada. fol
sale cheap also, all the furniture of said Sa-
loon, including large Chandeliers, Mirrors, an
Iron Safe, etc etc, for sale n less than halt
to the Atlantic States.
Any person who intends opening n large
establishment in this country has now chance
of furnishing it in the most splendid style, at
triling expense. ELIJAH BROWN.
Nevada. March 9th. 1852. .--97-6t*
The Nevada journal., 1852-04-15
California Hotel,
Trough and Ready

Rough and Ready,)
THE subscriber having purchased and
i retitted the above house, formerly kept
by ID. w. Auldridge, is now prepared to en-
terrain the travelling public. 1t will be the
constant aim of the proprietor of the Cali
fornia Hotel to render it quiet and com
Portable stopping place for the traveller, and
home for the regular boarder.
The bar and table are furnished with the
best the country affords, and in all the ap-
pointments of the house every attention will
be given to neatness and good order
s6-3m b. CRABTREE.
The Nevada journal., 1852-04-15
For Sale

EOUR shares, consisting of one third in
n terest in the Helve;ia Tunnel and Quartz
Mining Company. The above company con-
sists at present of eleven persons, heir claims
are situated upon Lafayette Hi, in the Town.
ship of Grass Valley, Nevada county. and
about one and half miles below tho town ol
CentreviIle. The above Hill is well known 10
be one of, il not the richest hill yet discovered
in the vicinity of Grass Valley. not excepting
the famous Gold Hill. Parties desiring u
purchase the above, can have Every informa-
ton furnished then by applying 10 the under
signed at Cenirevilie.
GEO. A. MONTGOMERY.
Mach och 90 = e.