The Nevada journal., 1853-10-28
Correspondence of the Nevada Journal
Pleasing Developments Arrivals Church
Dedication Schools OLD Block Myste-
rious Tragedy. &c.
GRAsS NATIFY. Oct. 2T. 1Si

GRASS VALLEY, Oct 81, 1853
EDITOR NEVADA Journal The spirit 0
calculation, provision and economy, instead o
that temporising recklessness, that marked th(
history of this country for the first two or three
years of its settlement, which is now everywhere
manifesting itself IL the business and social dis
position Of our people, cannot but attract the
observation and no less excite the interest OF
one accustomed to survey the multifarious
changes that go ON continually, on the face o
society.
Contentment, tranquility and permancney
are elements that YOU feel aud meet in every
direction 1t is almost rare thing to hear OF
any person going home and those who remark
upon such an intention, are as prompt to aver
their determination to return as soon as pos
sible, thus, betraying as the language of the
heart, go, but 20 return to this spirited,
prosperous and happy country, which, notwith-
standing the predictions of birth, childhood,
and the holy allegiance of kindred and friends,
above all Others on earth, | hare elected rs my
home" The arrival of almost every steamer
bears into our midst the parsonage Of some
beautiful and accomplished young lady to give
grace life and elasticity to the social circle, or
a lovely wife to build up and hallow the affairs
of domestic felicity and the sweet word home
around which clusters so many objects that
the heart is jealous to cherish, will soon fall
with the same spell-bounding effeet-with as
sweet cadence upon the ear OF Californian, as
associated with this country, as it does upon the
native of any other land beneath the skies.
The Congregational church in this place
Just now ] am interrupted by man peddling
a specific to destroy rats. On the hand-bil
reads " Brceds Rat Killer. The boxes hold
about two cubic inches of the ointment, which
ls the vehicle Of the venom. and are sold at
l,3O piece: Success atteiai you Ar. ; !;
go on with your Rat-killing" is nay iervent
PRAYER, but like the chis and fever in Pike
county" We have none here. but our neighbors
are FULL the worship in which, is conducted by
the Rev. Mr.. Hale, has been completed and
dedicated to sacred purposes; and regret to
say that the minister, REV. Mr. Benton OF
Sacramento) liz alluding to the agencies that
had been employed in erecting the building
with proper culogistics, fefgot the IsqdieS who
were instrumental in the erection Of the cdliice,
yea. who laid the corner stone in the sight Of
Heaven, and put upon it Inc fantastic finishing
stroke were not oven mentioned, rs having
poised their gentle yet not less potent hands. in
an effort to build a fit temple for the worship
Of Deity.
The Revd gentleman we presume, was not
properly posted
The Church is Of comfortable proportions
and fine finish though the arrangement of the
pews, leaving no aisles along the walls Of the
building, is too choked for these free and ven
tilated times,
An evening and day school has lately been
started III this place by Mr.. Cromwell, 4. NJ
a clever man and good scholar. The evening
school arrangement is a good thing for a vast
number of young men, if they VIII but embrace
the opportunity who come to this country im-
mature in age and incomplete i'll their scholas-
tic requirements which are necessary to carry
young man successfully and reputab!y through
the world Here they have Il chance TO do
what they could not do earlier | sec Ii great
number Of children, of both sexes, and Of various
ages playing about town apparently without
pupilage. Why In the name of God are par
ents SO neglectful OF their duties so lorgelful of
the everlasting welfare of Their children, and
their childrens children, SO lost to their own
happiness, and that Of posterty, as to fold their
hands in view Of the dangers that threaten and
to slumbcr amid ruin, when the means ofrescue
are at hand The Goddess Of this state IN her
proud .Egis profcrs to the citizens Of Grass
Valley, q respectable fraction Of two thousand
dollars, coming to this county, for the benefit
of Common Schools, and yet the parents OF our
children pass it by unheeded.
Why is there not school organized in this
town, as directed by statute, that We may draw
the money that the State holds ready to pay
over for our children7 have no children of
my own, MIR. Editor, but l feel an interest in
these young ones, and have care or them for
their own and my country's sake, and would
wish to sec their parents take becoming in
terest in matters that tend to secure their well
fare, and hope ere long they will do so.
The g Pen Knife Sketches of our fellow
citizen A. Delano, alias g Old Block, ! see by
the Sacramento Union ere shortly to be pub
lished from that office, in pamphlet FORM This
is a gratifying announcement to the public, and
the promised publication is looked fer with
much interest. "Old Block is a prosaic
Burns in depicting human nature, and the un-
disguised workings of the human heart, and we
doubt not but that his sketches viii be wide
ly read.
A circumstance Of grcatsingularity happened
here few nights since, which l believe has
never been brought to light through any public
journal About 10 o'clock, one night last week
Thompson-R. Neal, an old and much respected
citizen of this place, happening to be out of
doors, had bis attention drawn to the Wiscon-
sin House No. 2 opposite, Spanish dance
house of prostitution, by the bOisterous oaths
and demands of a man on the platform outside
for his money. \ man inside remarked that
be had /" better SO away or be would find him
self in the we'll. He persisted, however, with
great tenacity and determination in demanding
his money at this time the report Of some fire
arm was heard-in a moment another, the light
Of which was plainly seen--the man fell to the
ground-hc was Instantly dragged into the
bc cl r2I IN mr.
the window blinds Immediately put down. To
part of this evidence, the wife of Mr. Neal as
we'll as Stephen Lay, an inmate of the heuse,
| likewise testify. The houze was searched, but
nothing found the matter rests in mystery.
Mrs. Dear, wife of Ar. T. Dear. a popular
and enterprising merchant of this place, arrived
here with her husband from San Francisco a
few days since. To make such announcements
affords your correspondent no little gratifica-
tion. PIKE.