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Litchfield enquirer., 1855-03-22

Ctr ON THE LAirY.-We remember heaf. ing a good story, told some years ago,which we have never seen in print. lift had been it will bear repetition.
 An Irishmai,, who professed the most inc plict faith in the Romish creed, went carly one morning to the houseof the priest to confess. He passed into the kitchen to in. quire for the padre, but perceived there was no one in the house. There was fine hafn lying on the table which had just been sent home from the butchers, and he lost no time in slipping it under his great cloak which he was fortunate enough in having on at the time. In moment after the servant enter ed saying. that if he wished to confess, the father was ready to hear him in the next room.
 "Here. your holiness" said Pat, "here's fine legof bacon which stole, and have brought it as present to your riversnce. Will ye take itl"
 Take it !" said the confessor. "by no means. Garry it back instantly to the man you stole it from" A
 "Faith an I did sir an hs said hs wouldn't take it by no means. ''
 "very well, then, Patrick, keep it your. self" A
 "An'I'li be absOlved. your riyersncs '" shouted Pat.
 "Yss; is'syour property fl shs.:ewnsr
 "Han., ye divils r exclaimed Pat ss he lugged of the booty; "Good nornins-long life to ye-God bless your rivsrence."
Litchfield enquirer., 1855-03-22
A cottage by the Thames.

cottage by the Thames.
 lnkermann has been fought, and the news hasg gone through England. In that cot tage, Minnie Gray sits sobbing and wailing for what she knows possible, and yet hopes impossible. Weep on, Minnie ;-the houl issat hand, when the blessed relief of tears may be denied thee.
 " Willie, go to the town, and-and-Go Wilier
 Willie goes; he runs all the way. He brings back the newspaper, filled with "LA- TEST FROM THE CnImEA." a No letter, Willie !' % "None.''
 She seizes the paper, ard grcpcs, tear blinded through the long columns. But shs finds nothing. only that so many were kill led and so many were wounded. and tn, names of a few great officers that were slain The throbbing blood almost bursts from he veins, and her eyes grow dry. as she reads a printed letter from one of the Fifth Ora goons. Bnt i, says nothing of Cecil, only that the Fifth Dragoons had been in ;glori cus peril.
 -"Oh! my God. how can bear this ago ny of suspense !'' ss
 thsG htIu " SoVSAG iBCb Ouk SHC CUutt hear nothing but the esoul-stunning thunder ofbat.le, see nothing through her tears, bu tte charge If the Fifth Dragons!
 Go to the town, Willie, and come moi back till you have brought some word from him !''
 The hoy went soFrowfully. Minnie Gray watched the clock, and the road to the towr all day and all night, and all next day till the sun went down.
 Willie was coming! The sight. of him made her dizzy and faint. How didhe walk Were there lidings in his steps? Yes! lilt or death! He came hurriedly, while ht seemed to reel under thew eight of his hear. It must be death! Now. God of mercy thy helping hand! She siaggers out to mee him, and gasps :m -
 ..Any word, Willie"
 .sNo srord, butt
 She holds her breath, and stares wildly at him, as he draws forth the lockes. Hs places it quickly in her clutching hand, ant turns his face away. She uncIasps 1t shnd deringly. and the lock of hair springs out and curis around her finger! A sinothered quivering cry, stifed, choking wall o agony that crushed tine life cut, and Min nie Cry f:-li into hefbsoshsr Mis'is's arrns
Litchfield enquirer., 1855-03-22

WIT and Humor are different; the former is often made the vehicle of Haliaer-ahs latter never een be.
The Nevada journal., 1855-03-09

with paper in his hand--concluded from the
manner with which the citizens lodged him,
hat he was either collecting subscriptions for
some charitable object, or was in the full en-
joyment of all the contagious diseases in the
calendar, and that the paper certified to the
same-concluded to run, and did so forthwith
man with paper right at my heels, all the dogs
and the rest of Nevada after the man---two
constables who were fully satisfied that l was
desperate character just ahead of me--dis-
tanced all hands, but in crossing the street
stuck in the mud--man with paper, hauled me
out riumphant>--people stood by exultant--
your humble servant despondent--m tried to
catch his breath, didn't know enough to run it
into the mud while the crowd fixed my crime
at various degrees Of enormity from the rob-
berry and murder of an entire emgrant train,
to the forcible seizure and entry of a pair of
boots. Man read his paper, which command
ed me to appear as q juror and so forth
crowd dispersed as though it had been the
riot act; the two constables, whose courage
had revived made grand onslaught and cor
rallied two more jurors in the mud; marched
in triumph to the court house, and myself and
Don Key, Spanish Grandee, and defendant
of one of the first families of CASTLE, were de.
clared ineligible. Rejoiced greatly thereat
and Don Key and myself took little brandy
straight in commemoration of the happy event;
congrat ulated Don Key and myself on our
fortunate escape, and took whiskey punch
light, to our better acquaintance took gin
cocktail at parting with Don Key, and then
went by a very circuitous route, to my lodg-
ing felt that the excitement of the day had
affected my head and took a little weak sling:
didn't help me much saw great many first
families, and an indefinite number of Don
Keys; havnt recollected much since; when l
do will write. Yours truly,
GEN. EZEKIEL PEABODY.
The Nevada journal., 1855-03-09
Bg- We give the following for the benef
of the medical profession
Case of MaI-formatiOn.

On the 2lst of February, at the request of
DR.. Wyatt of Cherokee, l attended in con-
sutation with him, an infant female child
We found a tumour (hydrocele spinalis) on
the lower cerocial yertibra about two and one
half inches in diameter at its base it was soft
and transparent and filled with a sanious fluid
1t was evidently formed of the membral of
the spinal marrow. There was paralysis of
the lower extremities +; the knees were retro.
verted; the patella being posterior, and the
legs fexed forward with club feet II. Hunt.
The following is an extract from DR..
Wyatt's letter, giving an account of the post
mortem appearances
CHEROKEE, Feb. %, 1855.
DIR. H. HUNT:-"Ihe little patient you Wis
tied with me on yesterday, died last night and
l regret that had no opportunity of sending
you until this evening, the result of post
mortem examination | was permitted to make
this afternoon. The examination proved it to
be case of hydrorachitis (hydrocele spinal
On making a section Of the tumour the cord
with its nerves was found spread to consid-
cradle extent over the posterior walls of the
sack, portion also passing through the Gel.
lumlar body of the sack
The sack contained a sanious or saronuru-
lent fluid, which had not only filled the sack
but made It's way in considerable quantity for
distance of six or eight inches up the spinal
tube"
Respectfully yours,
r. G.. WYATT II. ID.
The Nevada journal., 1855-03-09

RO~ The New York papers give fear
full pictures of the paupcrism and suffer
ing prevailing in that city, most of which
has resulted from the immense immiora-
ton OF the last year. Those poor beings
who came there in hopes of bettcring their
condition, have not only spent the little
money they brought with them, but are
now starving for the want of bread; and
the evil is not confined to them-crowd-
ing upon the country, and in such abso-
Lutte wretchedness, when little labor was to
be procured, they have reduced wages till
the native born are hurrying to the same
condition with the stranger. The Tri-
bune tells Of various soup houses, where
from one to two thousand are daily sup
piled, At some, the larger proportion
are Germans; and at one, 90 per cent
We're Irish but around them all the press
ure was so great that policemen were
constantly employed, and even then, men,
women and children would fight their way
over each other, to be first served. What
condition of things for a free country,
where there are millions and millions Of
acres of virgin soil, which the poor can
have for eultivating it. How lone will
this last and, if long, what is the end
The Nevada journal., 1855-03-09

6sa@ We are pleased to learn on good au-
'hority that II. Davis Esq, has made arrange
ments by which he continues in few days his
exchange and banking business, in connection
with Drexel, Sathcr & Church, and Hastings
& Co., who withstood the levulsion of Fcbru-
AIRY, His friends ard customers having full
confidence in his integrity and enterprise. that
have so often been manifested in the LONG
course of his business in Nevada. and in the
intrinsic soundncss of his aifairs, have PROMPT
ly come forward, and enabled him to effect mr..
rangcmcnts by which to resume under favora-
be auspices. Mr. Davis has the general res
pect of the community, and there arc very few
who will not be pleased at his recommence.
ment. There are few men who have exhibi-
ted more public spirit in everything relating
tc the affairs of the town, or more generosity
in aiding worthy objects.
The Nevada journal., 1855-03-09

1t is reported that the Mormons are not
only docile, but are much pleased with
their new Governor, whom they soon hope
to convert to their religious faith. Sever
al of the officers under Gov. Stcptoe have
declared their approval of the Mormon
custom relative to matrimony 1t is to be
hoped they have left no family ties behind
them, or they may find it "hard road to
travel over Jordon."
The Nevada journal., 1855-03-09
nsap The Herald of Freedom, publ

Hesa" IIIe HeTut0 q HTeeu0H, PuDIlsH-
ed in Kansas Territory, says that there
are now eighty houses in Lawrence city,
and the population is from 600 to 1000.
There is plenty of employment, and wages
are from 81, ,25 to S. day The emil
grafton to Kansas in the spring, will be
very great, and in cultivating the fields,
building cities, and providing boats and
steamers for the rivers, there will be
enough for all to do.
The Nevada journal., 1855-03-09

gsy> An immense mass meeting was
held in Cincinnati Jan. Goth, to rebuke
the city council for offering a formal re-
ception to John Mitchell, the Irish agita-
tor, who wanted a well-stockcd plantation
in Alabama. The meeting was decided
in its tone, and several members Of the
council came forward and apologizcd for
voting in favor of the proposition. Sam
is in Ohio, and probably caused this COM
motion.
The Nevada journal., 1855-03-09
Agents.
Statistics Of the Insane.

Dy tne annual report Of the Officers of
the Insane Asylum of the State of Cali
fcrnia we ere in the possession of mu ch
curious informstion. The whole number
Of insane persons in the asylum is 3l5,
OF this number 213 males and 4 females
are married 80 males and IS females are
unmarried, and 2l males and II females
are widowed. Cclibacy tends to augment
the number of lunatics "The lives,
habits and pursuits of the married are more
regular, their social condition and employ
ments more fixed, and they are less sub
iect to excitcments and violent emotions. :"
There are 90 patients between the ages
Of 10 and 20; 154 between 20 and 80 :;
rs between 80 and 40; 80 between 40
and so; II between 80 and 60; be-
tween 90 and 10; : between 70 and so.
The average age is only 80 There were
in 1854 in the asylum lawyer, 2 preach
ers, 3 editors, 2 printers, merchants, -
traders, ! i clerks, 1O2 miners, II car
pcrters, 10 biacksmiths, farmers, 8
gamblers, &c Nevada county docs not
fnrnish a patient, while its ncighbor of
Iu3a sends Il, and its other ncighbor,
Placer, ;. 5; cramcnto represented by
80. and San Francisco by 81. FL Dorado
with the same population as San Francisco
county has but p. Out Of 800 patients
there arc lS5 Americans. There are 81
natives Of New Y ork, "a of Massachusetts,
20 of Missouri, IA of Ohio, 7 Of Tennessee,
Of Kentucky, of Illinois, 5 of Indiana,
Ct Maine, / Of California, &c. There
arc "a patients of Irish nativity, % of
french, l6 Of English, II Of German, 10
d Mexicans, and but one of, Chinese
There are Africans The number of
Geaths during the year was 81. There
have been no suicides in the institution -
Under the head of 'Emoral causcso 27
cases ale put down as mental excitement,
q domestic afflictiOn; 2S pecuniary dis
appointment 2politlcal disappointment, (D
sp;fituallsm 4, religion 3, fanaticism 8,
Mornonism / &c. Physical causes rank
at iaiempcrance 40, masturbation 2S,
hereditary 10, &c.
The report treats of insanity in this
Stale IS alarmingly on the increase, and
aseribes It IN part to the struggle which is
continually maintained and absolutely
necessary to acquire wealth, power or
distinction. The brain is in perpetual
excitement in every branch of business,
T:thcut rest or relaxation Intemperance
IS another great promoter of insanity, as
Il glance at the above exhibit will show,
and ruins more than pecuniary losses.
1t increases the determination of blood to
he Grain, produces morbid changes in the
structure OF the brain. Says the report,
"Odr manner of living is not conformable
to sound dletetic principles. We all live
too fast; consume too many stimulents,
eat too heartily, dine too late, and drink
too much wine. Our climate reouires
and health demands, less quantity If
food, END drinks Of different and mildar
nature"
The Nevada journal., 1855-03-09

DANCING ScHooL.--By advertisement it will
be seen that Mr.. B. L. Lamarque designs to
open a school for dancing in this place on
Tuesday evening next. Mr.. Lamarque is a
thorough master of the art, and will instruct
his pupils in all the variations from plain qua
drills to mazurkas for social dancing. Now is
the time to learn this accomplishment Mr..
L. has large school ia Grass Valley, who are
making excellent progress.
The Nevada journal., 1855-03-09
ngThe Washington correspondent Q

n@The Washington correspondent of
the Portsmouth Journal, speaking of At
torney General Gushing, says, he @" is a
hard worker, and a very rapid worker
He takes off his coat and rolls up his
sleeves, regardless of official dignity as
some of the young clerks would think,
and writes and studies his cases, from ear
" morn till eve" Whatever else they
may say of Mr.. Gushing, all agree upon
this one point-his entire devotedness to
the business of his office, and that severe
application that has carried him to where
he is, and which will support a man un-
der any difficulties that may present them
selves, He is a living example of what
industry may accomplish.
The Nevada journal., 1855-03-09

sa- Frederick Douglass delivered one
of his lectures short time since, in Bid
deford, Me-, and the morning afterwards
stepped into the barber's shop of Mr.
Bunker, an Ethiopian ally in his blood,
who absolutely refused to shave him, as it
was against the rules of the establishment
to shave colored gentlemen. Fred left in
very Wrathful mood
The Nevada journal., 1855-03-09

continent, there is no knowing where il
will stop; and many man, who would
willingly 60 to war to prevent Cuba ol
the Sandwich Islands or Central America
from passing into new hands, unless they
were ours, desire nothing so much as to
have them remain where they are. Who
does not see that when we have possessed
ourselves of Cuba, there will be til same
reason for taking St. Domingo and Porto
Rico that we could not allow England
afterwards to have Trinidad, for that COM
mands the mouth of Oronoco-or Jamaica
for that looks down upon San Juan; that
France and Holland and Denmark and
Sweden must yield their Islands, because
they would be in the way of our passage
to the Amazon, and be thought necessary
to our welfare. And when we have ac-
quired the Isthmus of Darien, why should
we not have a settlement-a naval depot
at least-in Peru; When we have the
Sandwich Islands, why should we not have
Japan, so as to be near the Chinese =
When we have Newfoundland, do not our
fisheries north require US to have Green
land' And, if we 90 to the Amazon, there
is still the rich valley of the La Plata
There is no more suitable place to stop
than VIII ere we are at present; and no
further annexations should be made faster
than we can Americanize the annexed
people.
We find a new feeling at home in rela-
ton to our domestic policy, that prevents
extension Of territory, however much an
administration might desire it. 1t is set
tied and decided that no more slave terri
tory can be had-and it never will be an
American Congress assembled at Wash |
ington again, that will vote one cent to
purchase territory with slavery establish
ed on it, or one cent for war to acquire
such territory. The people will even use
their private fortunes, as we now see them
doing in Kansas, to prevent the increase
of slavery upon the soil We have, and fur
ther than expansion is already provided
for, the youngest person that shall live to
old age, will not see another slave State
admitted to this Union. Then there would
be the stcrnest opposition to an increase
of Catholic population. There is q strong
Protestant feeling, that would not favor
the addition of million Catholics in Cuba, !
or half that number in St. Domingo, or
seven times as many in Mexico The YER
dict is, that we have foreign Catholics
enough. There is national, American
feeling, too, that looks after the purity of
blood and the unity Of race-that admires
the Saxon tongue, and the American char
acter, and does not care to mix with Gre
ole, African and Indian, Kanaker or Fe-
gee nor does it want posterity to be
from an amalgamation of all these. 1t
will not mingle with them in government
or religion, nor associate as equals in So
cial life, and therefore it says stand off
These times are not favorable to territorial |
extension, and the next movement will be |
to reciprocal trade without perfect union.
The Nevada journal., 1855-03-09

AssAuLr.-Martin Sharf. proprietor of gro
Gerry store near the Lagoon. was attacked last
evening by three men, one of whom discharged
his own pistol at him whilst he was engaged
ID ID attending to an order given by the party
Inc ball took effect in his head and it is feared
that the wound will prove FATAL Ere. jour.
The Nevada journal., 1855-03-09

SONORA, March 4th.-Great excitement
has prevailed here this afternoon in re-
gard to the house of Adams & Co in this
place. The depositors, after consultation
decided to make a forcible entry into the
vault containing the treasure, it having
been for several days in charge of the
Sheriff. The mob proceeded to put their
resolution into effect, obtained possession
of the treasure and appointed paying tell
ers who have been paying it out as fast as
the checks were presented. It's said that
there is in this house something like eight
thousand dollars more than enough to pay
all depositors here.
The Nevada journal., 1855-03-09
9slF@ We learn from Mr.. + IT Drdlo,

SSsr We learn from Mr.. +. H. Dudley
tha. tire handsome new bridge at Emory's
Crossing on the Middle Yuba was carried
off Oh Tuesday night. 1t was built at
great expense the past season. The loss
IS about $4,000, The bridge at Con-
cord Bar was swept away the same night,
to the damage of about $4,000. The
Yaba was within ten inches of its height
in the year of foods-1S53. The Forest
City stages have ceased running.
The Nevada journal., 1855-03-09
B9" According to the census report, tn

sy According to the census report, the
area of this country is 2,936,166 square
miles. Nebraska is the largest territory,
335,ss2 square miles, larger than seven
States like New York; and Utsh comes
next, which is more than two thirds as
big The largest State is Texas, which
would make four of the size of Alabama
and one additional like Indiana; the sec
ond is California, bigger than seventeen
like New Hampshire The whole popu-
lation of Europe could find home in the
United States and nobody be crowded.
The Nevada journal., 1855-03-09

Hartford was tolerably healthy city un-
til the liquor law was enacted in Connec-
ticut Since that law went into opera-
ton, spirits to the value of IL, 900 dollars
have been sold there for medicinal pur-
poses, within four months.
The Nevada journal., 1855-03-09

HsD~ Gov. Bigler of Penn, refused to Par
don the convicted dentist, DR.. Beale, before re-
firing from Office, though most urgently press
cd to do so
The Nevada journal., 1855-03-09

The southern and western papers gen.
orally speak favorably of Gov. GARDENERS
message, Massachusetts, In the slave
States there are bat few foreigners, but
public opinion puts them all down as abo-
litionist@ and Red Republicans.
The Nevada journal., 1855-03-09
~ We use annually in woolen fabrics

bg We use annually in woolen fabrics
in the StatesI 2oo,ooo,ooo pounds of
wool; of this only 6o,ooo,ooo are pro-
duccd in the country, and 2l 100000 i'm
ported as wool, and made by our industry
while l19, 100000 are imported ready
manufactured! Thus we import more
than two thirds of the wool we wear, and
three-ffths of the whole is manufactured by
foreign labor, the profits of which come
out of our country but never return to it.
The Nevada journal., 1855-03-09


New DIsTRIcr-We learn from the State
Journal that the House on the 9th decided
that Yuba and Sutter should remain the old
or 10th district, and Nevada and be Sierra the
new or Nth. This is right and just Tie
State Journal says;
A letter, dated Feb 18th, was read from
Judge Barbour, declaring his preference for
the Sierra and Nevada District anG d; %
couneraction, another letter from TIE sam
gentleman, dated Feb. 25th, WAS read by 1,
gentlemen from Nevada, in which til. Jud,s-
declared that he preferred the Yuba and Su',
ter Districts. AS rcjoinder, another leit
dated March lst was read, stating that he haze
selected Nevada ad Sierra. This Letter stat
that all the lawyers, or nearly all, in Sicrfa
and Nevada were aspirants for the Judgeship,
and though he preferred Nevada and >it;:e.
yet if they were going 10 fight across a.<
shoulders, he left it to the delegation 10 sell,
his District. The House decided that ,a'rs
and Sutter should remain the 10th District
the other Districts were discussed and the bill
laid over for the order Of the day.
The Nevada journal., 1855-03-09

Ea5~ Mr. Thomas McAulcy, Of the Iowa
Hotel, at Walloupa, had compound fracture
of the leg on Tuesday by the caving Of bank
or earth. He preferred to run the chances If
recovery to submitting to amputation. lie Is
G. years Of age, and much respected.
The Nevada journal., 1855-03-09
spectfully yours,
r. G. WYATT, N. D.

ExPrRED.-The second session of the
thirty-third Congress closed on Saturday
night last The term of Office of Hon.
VIM. NJ Gwin, U. S. Senator from Cali
fornia, expired with the Congressional
session.
The Nevada journal., 1855-03-09

The European nations consulting for
peace with Russia, appear to have no con-
fdence in the pacific talk of the Emperor.
1t is supposed that he only wishes to gain
time, and that the war must 90 on.
The Nevada journal., 1855-03-09

The following from the Sac. Tribune Is
far from bad. Our readers will recognize
the "characters'' as those who were an
nounced as recently Joining the "SCns.'
The Nevada journal., 1855-03-09

pIED.-In this city March a. Mrs. MARY J. Ludriz
wife OF Godfrey LadSis formerly of Cincinnati, Ohio.
In this bereavement Gn husband has lost a dear a. i
faithful conpnIion and the little Kind and aEse
tonae mother also the church ofw bich she was al OK
nmpiary member has lost of It's hghest ornaIn c'
Her remains followed 10 the grave By large pr
session from the lev Mr.. Warrrn's church
The Nevada journal., 1855-03-09

FArALITY.-Norman Nandoren, aged about
26, formerly from New York, was killed at
French Corral on Tuesday, by the caving of
bank of dirt.
The Nevada journal., 1855-03-09

The Senate of Iowa, has, by vote of
II to II, passed bill removing the seat
of government from Iowa City to Fort des
Moines.
The Nevada journal., 1855-03-09

ALARM OF FIRE.--.On Wedpesday evening,
about s o'clock, an alarm offre was raised by
the firing of stove pipe in the Pine street
Restaurant. We believe this is the fifth time
danger of confagration has been caused by
tie same pipe. 1t should by all means be
made secure, for if that part Of the town gets
well on fire farewell for the present to Nevada.