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BENEFIT LIFE AND FIRE IN.
SURANCE COMPANY OF LOUISIANA.

INCORPORATED ~ APRIL ls49, AND DECLARED A
DIVIDEND or 25 PER CENT. on ~ MONTHS BUSINESS.
Business Of the Company confined 10 Life
Insurance only.
Permanent Fund by Act OF Incorporation,
100000.
Office No 3S Camp Street, ,bst,oeen Grarier and Com
mon streets, Ntp Orleans.
This permanent fund TO be invested as per char
ter for the benefit of the policy holders, in bonds
and mortgages on unincumbered real estatevalued
at double the amount loaned thereon and in stocks
of the State and of the United States government.
This company, being organized solely for the
protection of the policy holders and their families
against want and poverty, is in its operations a
great national benevolent institution. conducted
upon the moe and solid principles, and az
ording, for a small annual sum, paid during life,
a large and handsome legacy TO widows and chill
drcn after death.
All policy holders, whether for life shorter
terms who continue the insurance till death, par
tcipate in the whole ofthe profits Of the company.
Creditors can insure the lives OF debtors. A
married woman can effect insurance on the life Of
her husband, for the sole benefit and Of herself
and children free from the claims o ( reditors.
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L'OR the purpose Of forming a company with
II one thousand shares, Of = 900 each, for which
certificates will be Issued, paying ten per cent per
annurn IN return therefor, with safe prospect oi
doubling the whole amount invested, (cach and all
special partncrs) free from and La
DESTROYS Of having influential parties through the
entire Union interested for the purpose Of obtain
ing contracts With the Government 90 carry the
United States mail IN steamers and vesscls 20 and
from New York, California, the East Indics, Eu-
rope, &c, proposals. will be received for a limited
number Of certificates Of shares Of 3 900 each.
OLIVER HOLDEN,
General Partner, and ChicfAg gent Of Company,
III Wall street, New York
Banking and Commercial Houses in Europe and
the Americas, on application and investment Of
capital, will BE- appointed agents
Feb I-dU
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When il is not convenient to forward amount OF
order per mail or express, reference to n respect
able New York house will be sufficient. All orders
will meet with prompt attention, if addressed
WILLIAM MURPHY,
263 Madison street, New York.
Orders will be attended to promptly if left at the
stores of Mcssrs She'll Mott, 20 Wall street or of
Messrs. ii. Jeroiman * Co, 1874 William street.
n. b. Business cards, embossed in colors from
same dies at $40 per thousand. Nov 25
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PROFESSOR GRoUx,s

French Class for Conversation 81 Reading,
UiH be opensd on Taesday, the 14h inst., at 7 y. w.
V'HE OBJECT or THIS CLASS is 20 aid in
Il every possible way those persons in Washing.
ton who desire 60 acquire an accurate knowledge
Of French, and 70 learn not only 20 read, but to
speak the language nUently. Most persons in the
United States acquire their knowledge through the
eye alone, and hence the number Of individuals
here Who read toerably we'll bot do not compre-
hend a word Of French when spoken or even when
read, by another. To such persons such Glass
promises very great advantages.
The members will meet at the rooms Of Profess
sor ID. T. GRour, native Of France, who will di-
rect and supcrintcnd the exercises, opposite
Browns Hotel, where tickets may bo had.
REFERENCES:
FRAScts MARKog, esq, G street, between 81
and a. streets.
WIN. ;. DERRICK, esq., corner Of / and 10Th sta
Gen. y. TOwsoN. corner Of y and 18th sts
Maj. w RIcH, II street, between 18th and 18th
streets
JOIN WILSON, esq, 18th IT between f. & p SITS.
Capt. GEo. =. De la RoCHE, Georgetown.
Col PETER FoRcE, 10th street, near ID.
Rev. JAMES RYDER.
Rev. w J. CLAnKE, corner Of 9th and = cts.
Comrn'r ANDsEw HAYWOOD, corner Of 18th and
III ale
OTIs G. WIeHr, Rttenhousc Academy.
THOMAS CARBERuY, esq. OCtS-U
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I TNTERNATIoNAL MAGAZINE. for January

IT TTOL.
The War in Hungary, by General Klapka, late
Governor 81 Comorn; vols LsndOn.
Man and HE Mgrations, by X. G.. Latham.
Lady, Voyage Round the World. by Ida
Plciilcr.
Adrian, or the Clouds Of the Mind, by G.. y. n.
James and NJ. r. Field; I vol.
Nicaragua; People, Scenery, Monuments, &c,
by y. G. squicr; 2 vols, with maps and ilustra-
tons. FRANCR TAYLOR
Dec 81
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DuILIP rAnToN KEY will attend TO any
L busincss he may be entrusted with before either
ofthe Courts Of this District; and willalso attend
20 the prosecution Of elaine before Congress and
the Department.. Office on street
July 1T
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HEAVY ARTtLLERY-sie Garrison Sea
IL coast, and Mountain Prepared by board
Of officers for the Army Of the United states. The
Instructions Illustrated by many patcs.
Copies for rnlc iu Washington city by
TAYLOR 4 MAURY,
Scpt6 Booksellers, near 9Th st
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ID N. UooE 80 CO., Wholcsaleand retail deal
Il ere in CarpctIng, Floor Oil Cloths, Mattings,
Rugs, Curtain Materials, Shooting, Blankets, and
house furnishing goods generally.
Pcnnsylvaniaaycnue, ,bctween7 and Sthstreets, I,
Washington, ID. &.
Aug 20-u lUnion.l
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DcUofed 10 African Coioni ation and Civihr ratio
10 Literature and General Intelligence.
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The Nevada journal., 1852-02-19
.S,4spG,cso. From the Sacramento

Suspicion From the Sacramento
papers we learn that Vim. r. Nc
Cracken, City Treasurer, is missing
from his post and cannot be found
The Western American Of the l 9th
has the following in relation to the
matter.
Who has Ro6Jed the Sacramento
City 7reasury?-A gentleman, lately
from Acapulco, a former and well
known resident Of Sacramento, informs
US that he saw at the former place the
late treasurer Of Sacramento City, Mr..
Nc Cracken. Our informant says he
was struck with the strange and unac-
countable behavior of Mr.. McCracken,
who was, whilst in Sacramento, a most
intimate friend-that he evidently
avoided him, and was leaving Acapul>
co for the city Of Mexico, as he said,
without letting our informant know of
such int, ton, when he accidently
saw him as he was mounting for the
journey. On being questioned about
his movements and asked why he left
Sacramento, Mr.. G. stated that he
had been gambling lately, got much in
debt, and left for this reason at the
same time requesting silence as to his
going to the Mexican capital; but to
say he would be up on the Oregon,
which vessel arrived yesterday, but
without Mr.. Nee. We also were
told last evening that one of Mr..
McCs securities, who is now in this
city, has learned there is Leticit of
sixty one thousand dollars in the Treas
urer's account.
If this be true, and Mr.. McC. be
guilty Of embezzlement, we venture to
predict it will be discovered he has
taken of but a small portion of this
amount, even if all of it should be mis-
sing. The cash IS still IN Sacramento
Gty.
The Nevada journal., 1852-02-19

T.ansier Of the niaerai Lands to he TAFT
Hitherto we have no. noticed the
tempt On the part Of a few dema-
gogues and spectators to create the
impression that the people Of Califor-
mia wished the National Government
to transfer to our State Government
the entire control Of the mineral lands,
because we regarded the scheme as
too ridiculon, 70 claim that amount of
merit. From the amount Of official
corruption and favortism we have al
ready witnessed in this State, we are
fully justified in expressing the belief
that within Ave years from the time Of
such transfer, the entire mining region
would fall into the hands of few, al
most withaut cost to them, TO the cx-
clusion Of those less acquainted with
the schemes and collisions of official
men and their favorites. We venture
to say there is not an intelligent man
in California, unless he expects to be
one Of these favored ones, who wishes
such a transfer There is q set Of men
who are ever Scheroinr tn rot them
selves in possession Of immense for
tunes to the exclusion of all others;
and it seems as though the rest of the
world has disgorged itself of these,
and cast them all upon US But we
apprehend no danger Of the accom-
plishment Of this scheme, as Congress
would never sanction the request if
made by our Legislature.
The Nevada journal., 1852-02-19

MINT IN CALIroRNrA.-Tbe Secretary
of the Treasury earnestly recommends
the establishment of a Branch Mint IN
California. His Report says:
"The State Of California is now rro.
ducing gold dust, certainly equal in
amount to seventy FIVE millions of dol
lars, and probably equal to one hundred
millions of dollars year The ipfor-
nation in possession Of this department
warrants the opinion that this product
will not be diminished in amount for
many years to come.
The distance from San Francisco bv
way Of the Isthmus of Panama and New
York, to the Mint at Philadel phia, ia
about 6. $50 miles. The precious metals
there found, have therefore, to be trans
ported that distance and back al great
risk and expense before the owners can
receive an equivalent in the legal coin
of the United States. Such burden
some tax upon the interests of California
should be removed by tho establishment
of u Branch Mint at the most eligible
point in that State.
The Nevada journal., 1852-02-19

The Nonber du Loirct contains the
following account Of the seclusion in
which the prisoners at Ham are kept;
One Of our friends has given us some
curious details relative to the prisoners
at Ham He had few days since an
interview with General Lamoriciere,
and was the first person who had visited
the General since his arrest.
N de Lamoriciere knew nothing of
the events which had taken place since
the morning of Dee, ID and was no.
aware of the presence of several other
Generals and Representatives in the
fort of Ham, where each of them thought
himself alone. General de Lamoriciere
told our informant that, with the excep-
lion of the loss Of liberty he had no com
plant to make of the manner in which
he had been treated
The Nevada journal., 1852-02-19

For Panama Those who wish
to return to the Atlantic States with
ont paying the heavy charges of the
steamers, viii doubtless find comfor
table berth on board the clipper
" Trade Wind" advertised in another
column
Levy and Woolf, on Clay st. San
Francisco, offer great inducements to
merchants and traders going below to
lay in goods See advertisement.
To FARMERS - We call tho attention.
OF farmers IN our vicinity to the adver-
tlsement of Bryant & Co., corner of San
some and Clay sts., San Francisco in
another column. Every farmer has
need OF such articles as they offer, and
we would like to see such preparations
Tor permanent occupation of our state
as they Indicate.
VIM T. Coleman s. Co. Of San Fran.
cisco offers great inducemnts to traders
See advertisements.
CALIFORNIA HoTEL,--From personal
observation we are prepared to recon-.
mend this house, which is one of ROUGH
and Ready's greatest ornaments The
furniture is neat and tasty, the table
well supplied, with the best, and the
landlord accommodating
See Loutzenheizer's card of Book store
ana Stationery Grass Valley. LISA
neat concern and the books well select
cd
The Nevada journal., 1852-02-19
We copy the following items from

We copy the following items from
the jackson Sentinel of Thursday last
New Diggings have recently been
discovered east of the Butte. and about
three miles from jackson. which are
creating some excitement The average
depth is about twelve feet, and Dor
tion of the dirt yields from two to three
dollars per pan.
HUNTS GULcH This old and well
known gulch is being thoroughly work
ed this winter, and we doubt not it
maintains its old reputation. Over a
half million Of dollars have been taken
out of it since first discovered, and pro-
bably as mich remains. With one or
two exceptions this has been the richest
gulch IN our county, if not in the State
North FoRK. The miners near The
Gate" who are washing the dirt thrown
up by them the past summer, are doin
extremely we'll. We are informed that
their dirt, on an average, pays from one
to three ounces day, per man
QUARTZ Veins We learn from u cor
respondent that several very rich veins
have recently been discovered in the
vicinity Of the Volcano. The aiscoverers
are so sanguine Of success that they are
about procuring very extensive mach-
merry. Some of the rock averages from
forty to fifty cents per pound.
THIEVES ABOUT Last Saturday night,
the Hotel de France in this village, was
roboed OF IL trunk containing about $l00
In specimens, and Il quaint y Of clothing,
belonging to Duplex * Godfrey, the
proplIetors. No less than three tents
were also robbed the past week, within
Il short distance Of jackson. A number
of suspicious looking hombres have been
noticed prowling round our village for
some time, without any ostenSible bust.
ness, and it is possible that the old oak
tree opposite the Astor Iiouse, may soon
bear fruit
The Nevada journal., 1852-02-19
FROW OREGON.
Disastrous Shipwreck and loss Of Life---i2
Lives lOst---Oniy 10 Saved.

Disastrous shipwreck and loss of Life---i2
Lives lost---Oniy 10 Saved.
Through Adams & Co.'s Express we
have received Oregon papers to Feb 7,
from which we learn the particulars of
the most disastrous shipwreck which
has ever occurred on the Pacific coast.
We take the following extracts from the
Oregonian
The steamer "Gen Warren"
CHARLES THOMPSON, master. sailed
from astoria on Thursday 2sth jan
uary, at o'clock, p. NJ, bound to
San Francisco, California She was
carried to sea by Capt. Geo. Flavel,
pilot on Columbia river bar. She
got to sea without difficulty, and dis
charged her pilot After running sea
ward some distance, she carried away
her fore topmast, when the wind haul
ing TO the southeast, and the weather
becoming thick, Capt. Thompson de-
termined to put back to the harbor.
On Saturday, 3lst January, at 3
O'Clock, P. NJ, he signalized the pilot
boat about six miles off the bar and
received on board Capt Flavel. The
vessel was leaking considerably, but
could be kept tree by her engine
pumps. Capt. Thompson urged the
pilot to take the vessel into port i'm
mediately. The pilot demonstrated,
saying that the bar was too heavy to
be crossed in safety" As Capt.
Thompson was extremely fearful, that,
should the wind increase, the vessel
would be driven to the northward, the
pilot was induced, much against his
judgement, to comply. The bar was
crossed at 5 O'Clock, P NJ, in safety,
when the weather suddenly shut in ex-
trcmely foggy and dark. twas found
necessary, before crossing the bar, to
detach the engine pumps, in order to
save steam; the hand pumps being III
active operation.
Much confusion appears to have ex-
listed at this tune, and some orders
were not promptly obeyed 1t was
soon discovered the vessel was sinking
when the Captain ordered the Pilot to
"beach her." which was done as the
only possible means Of safety All
the boats but one small one being car
ried off; that one was manned by 10
men to so in pursuit Of assistance
After some hours, a whale boat was
procured, but when they arrived at
the spot no sign could be found either
ofthe wreck or passengers. She had
gone to pieces, and all was lost. Those
who manned the small boat-perilous
as that undertaking was--were the
only ones saved.
The Nevada journal., 1852-02-19

ALMOST AN ELoPEMENT.- "A man named
st John induced young girl, only four.
teen years Of age, TO forsake her fathers
house in Greenwood Valley, yesterday
morning, and accompany him to parts
unknown" to her parents. They ar,
rived IN Sacramento by the evening
stage but the father Of the young lady.
who And got wlnd of the movement, and
followed his truaRt offspring in hot
haste, was OILY few minutes behind
them
st John was arrested on complaint Of
the injured father, and taken to the
station house but "a there is no law
to punish men for abducting females,
(really there might with propriety be a
sort OF fugitive woman law /" in Cali
tprnla') the officers found it necessary to
disch rge said st John, and now he is
numbered among the missing - beyond
the reach Of every legal restraint, unless
OTIS Common Law" is appealed to
1t Is surmlsed, however, that he has
prepared to take the next steamer for
she Atlantic States as he has wife
sun IlVing' whom 1t Is presumed, he is
very anxious to see,
The father and his reclaimed offspring
start this morning for Greenwood.
Judging from late occurrences it is
highly injndicious for our California
men TO be making too free with the
other sex al the recent precedents in
such matters, lead to such conclusion
unequivoealiy; there have now been
three instances within as many weeks,
IN which intidellty or seduction was at
least contemplated, and the result is,
two men killed one wounded and one
famo'ed Rather discouraging prospect,
that - Transcript
The Nevada journal., 1852-02-19


We have received - copy Of the san
Joaquin Republican, of the 18th inst,
from which we make the following ex-
tracts
SILVER MINEs-A scientific gentle
man, upon whose word we place The ut.
mooJ reliance, and who has for many
years been engaged in the working Of
silver mines in Mexico, informs US that
IN a recent prospecting tour on the
Stanldlaus, amongst the slerras above
the gold region, he discovered q silver
mine of groat richness, yielding from
surface ore 80 per cent Of silver. The
ore was found exposed on the surface
Alter destroying alI traces Of the mine,
ne left, not intending TO commence ope-
raJions until the laws Of mines and MN
lag are sueh Is to respect his claims
New ANALGAMATlNG Rocrss. I he gen
t.emdn above ref rrcI to hns in success
fui operation process here tofore used
IN Mcxleo Tor extracting gold from
crushed quartz. and not as yet known or
used in California, the full particulars
Of Which, We shall endeayor to obtain
for our readers.
PETTY LARcENv.--Guala oupe Garcir,
a Mexican, was, on Thursday tried be-
fore the Recorder, for stealing pair of
spurs from one DAVID Lawrie. The pli-
soner pleaded guilty,aud was committed.
BOGUS GoLD.--A few DAYS ago we
were shown considerable amount of
bogus gold, which was successfully pass
ed to Il merchant ef this city. Mer-
chants cannot be too careful in the ex-
ANIMATION Of the dust offered to them.
A SGAMp. A fellow named John Love
was brought before the Recorder on the
llth inst, on the charge of obtaining
money under false pretences. 1t ap-
pears from the evidence, that Love went
to the house Of Mr.. Congdon, the Main
street Hotel, and deposited with him
Il bag, which he sal! contained gold
dust, and requested that it should be
| placed in the safe. He then left, but
returned in the course Of a few hours
afterwards and said to the clerk, Let
me have $40, as want to pay for the
repairing Of my wagon-you have my
dust il the safe The $40 were handed
to him, and he again went off. Mr..
Congdon thought that possibly there
was something wrong, and on examining
the bag found that it contained pieces
Of lead, iron and cinder dust. He went
Immediately after him and arrested the
| delinquent. He was committed
The Nevada journal., 1852-02-19

HORRIBLE MURDER IN SoNoMA VAL.
LEY. We learn Though Dr. Hurd. that
q most revolving murder was perpetrat-
ed on the first Sunday Of this month at
Russian river, about thirty miles from
oonoma. The name Of the murdered man
was Louis Legrndre. He was highly es.
teemed in that neighborhood His body
which was recently found, bore the
marks Of a ball wound in the right breast,
sabre wound across the left mple
and iorepart Of the skull broke in as if
with an axe, Four men in the neigh
borhood were arrested upon suspicion ;
among whom was a yaquero, who was a
great tnsOrite of Gustayo SabronSa Deau-
lorble, Zone Of the parties arrested,) and
who this va1uero declared had murder.
ed Legendre, From his statement OF
the facts this DeaIlorble, after the
murder was committed, called upon the
vaquero to assist him in disposlng Of the
body. The murderer tied one end of
a lariat into the cravat Of the murdered
man, and the vaquero fixing the otter
to his saddle, dragged the corpse about
a mile from the place of murder, and
there buried it, This Deaulorble ac-
know.edged that he killed the man, but
said he did in self. defence He was
committee. Unlon.
The Nevada journal., 1852-02-19

txpLoRlNG PARTY. learn that
Capt a. H. Clark and other gem
tlemen Of this place are engaged in
a company, the object OF
which is to seek adventure and gold in
the wild region bordering on the Rio
ella The services of several mountain
men of well known skill and experience
have already been secured 1t is pro-
posed to penetrate into regions wholly
unknown to the boldest trapper; and
the parties say the expedition offers tho
rare opportunity of combining the pur-
suit Of adventure and the study of na-
tnre with the promotion Of health and
the acquisition Of wealth. - Sonora Her.
The Nevada journal., 1852-02-19

New MAIL ARRANGEMENT The Post
master General has approved of an ar,
rangement, by which The transit of the
mail between San Francisco and New
York will be much accelerated. The
through mails for Panama and the At
lantic States are to be dispatched in the
first class steamers Of the Pacific Mail
Company, touching at Acapulco only,
ard lessening the time between San
Francisco and Panama to about four
teen days. The way mails are to be
sent in other steamships Of the company,
leaving few days earlier SO as 10 make
the necessary connections at Panama.
The arrangement goes into operation
Immediately.
The Nevada journal., 1852-02-19

Two MEN HUNG. On Tuesday last.
great e. element prevailed at Murphv's
Two tents had been broken into nc that
camp, from one Of which four hundred
dollars had been taken-and from the
other but twenty five. Sheriff Mar.
shall we learn, arrested the persons
who bad committed the crimes, and they
proved to he an Englishman and an
Irishman, whose names we were unable
to learn. The people were infuria led
beyond control, showing by their excited
actions that nothing but the lives of the
criminals would be allowed to expiate
their guilt. Accordingly, they seized
them from the sheriff, and with shouts
of passionate eYultation, launched the
unfortunate victims into eternity -- Cal
aaeras Chronicle.