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The Nevada journal., 1855-04-20

ARREST OF FoRGER.-A young man
of decent and fashionable appearance,
who gave his name as w. w. Everett,
was arrested yesterday by officer Lees.
on the charge of forging an order on
Messrs. Keyes & Co., clothing dealers.
from Messrs. Ferris & Co., the conductors
of their branch establishment at Sacra-
mento. The name assumed in the order
was G. NJ. Sturtcvant, by which title the
accused was employed in the Office of the
County Recorder at Sacramento. A
forged order of Mr.. E. c. Powers upon
Mr.. Newell of the Chronicle, for $50,
was also found on the prisoner. Upon
the accused were found several letters ::
one from sister, of very affectionate
and religious character There were also
two locks of hair one of his mother, and
another of his little brother The letter
spoke of his mother dying, and of her
dying prayers for her absent son. In the
prisoners wallet were several pieces of
poetry" My Mothers Grave-h nT1 INV =
1othSef}s-@S tnef oea-, and "Next Y ears Wish,
to My Mother" He will be examined
to-day. The following is from his note
book
"Feb. Sd, 1s55.-Again without mo-
ney. | must have some or leave the
world in three days"
"Sunday, Feb 4th.-I am promised
employment tomorrow l will never
work on Sunday"
''Monday, Feb. 5th-$5 for FIVE years
labor; rum has destroyed me, but 1 am
lonesome and must drink; and yelhow l
hate the internal liquor''
"Feb. 6th-Oblivious; all is forgotten,
my mother, my sister, my position, my
last five years, all is forgotten"
The young man was at one time at
Columbia College, and was to be educa-
ted as physician. He ran away and
went on whaling voyage, and afterwards
was in the Mexican war He is a person
of some talent. Times and TRANSCRIPT,
lfth.
The Nevada journal., 1855-04-20

DIVISION OF THE Sr.rE.--Mt Douglass bill
70 effect this cbJect came up in the Assembly
Oil Tuesday, and excited much debate most
Of the speakers being in :ayo. of division at
the proper time, but not at preselt, ether,
violently i'll favor ol the immediate passage of
the bill. Tie bid vas refc,rcd TO a commit
tee Of aine, 10 report IN address 10 he peo ,Ic
Tie following are the committee Douglass
Ashley, Rylard, Edwards, Ferrel., 1Tc!ls, Cur
It's, Hunt and 3owe-~neatly nj! for division, so
thai TIE committee arc TO DC the advocatcs OF
al idea, ard not The impartial examiners Of
the subject Mr. Stowe spoke il favor Of the
division. and has laid himself OYER 20 tAc
charge of appointing !. committee ;hat aee
sure 20 DC largely in favor ofhis pct idea, rath,
er than one ta calmly examine il. Tire subject
is already prejndiced and we ali know what
The address viii be.
The Nevada journal., 1855-04-20
seA. When the Maine Law was defeat

sel When the Maine Law was defeat
ed in the Senate of New Jersey, the l..
dles Who crowded the galleries Kissed the
Legislature and one of them rolling up
the bill threw it at the head of one of the
OPPOSITION speakers. After adjournment
a party of them sent for the principal op-
ponent and introduced him to drunken
old woman who happened to be present,
telling him to smell the breath of one OF
his constituents whose claims for rum he
had been pleading. .--..
The Nevada journal., 1855-04-20


The SAN FRANcIsco MINsrRELs per-
formed with geat eclat for several nights,
in this place, the past week. Their music
is superb, and fully equal to the Backus
and Christy troupes, the company being
made up of performers who gave celebrity
to their entertainments. Eph. Horn and
Jerry Bryant are irresistible in fun, and
open a new budget every night. Barker
and Campbell are particularly fine singers,
and in their Duets are pleasing in the
highest degree. The violin solo, by Alb
bott, was a high triumph of art, for he
drew sounds from it of the most beautiful
harmony that person not observing the
instrument played would be very far from
suspecting it to be violin. The over
lures, quicksteps, &c, were also well re-
ceived. The performances each evening
concluded with laughable burlesque, as
the 6 Virginia Cupids," " Rochester
knockings," and 'Ball Room Scene -
Notwithstanding the disagreeable weather
they drew full houses. We learn it is
their intention to revisit Nevada shortly
of which timely notice will be given.
The Nevada journal., 1855-04-20
Charge of the SIX Hundred.

SCENE IN THE HAMMOND slELlr sTATI y rOtss.
Into the station house
RdShed Ii, six hundred.
Fright ming each rat and '.iousc,
Onward they thunlcr.t!.
ioaferS 10 right of them, Old I;s.s 10 lrlt of 'Acpc
I.oafrrs before and beh!,,I tl4erl all b,lulercd
Nearest The stove 10 get,
Each ia = fun" ;Li sar;t>
JU.t!iug together ii..t
~ lt.-t a hundred.
An order thcn c.4-. Z. Scil
'Gyc each loaf .; bread
Bat ia awarding thus. Iougwortl lai numbered.
And from Fast. North and est
Rushed every hungry guest
Nldierei FOR want al r,.st:
And th,.r all !iuugvici.
Ioairr, Tor ioal &, OF h.-r 7,
TI;lcT onward leI
On .p!e, plank; for bed.
ig5f-i The si1 AanIr.j.
Legs and feet kich.,xmact
Not smelling over sweet
etnrS. too. the no-trls l.c-i
'f oh MCis who Nuidcstd
Why sJcA molly crcw
White. tLtck. H,'l brown uni bIAe
tIStc-ner- oil e nj ucv-.
Come tilrtc---iX Luuo,cd.
Forth by he ris,. nf sun
2ushed e'cry mothers sol
For each il the Jail y 60. I4s TIA, t . had .,un &C.
LoaicFs to right of ,hem, i0af.rS 90 let 5f then.
Loaers lc5idc and a.ou4d thr;n wee .umJerd
scattering arouni tc. ny
lcuclH they srCut ana err
Nay CID Nitk He;
3usoIS siN lun Ile' -
The Nevada journal., 1855-04-20
For the journal.

For the journal.
Mr.. EDITOR Not having seen in your
valuable journal, of which am a constant
reader, any notice taken of Liberty Hill
| have taken the liberty to write YOU a
few lines respecting it, which will probably
be of some interest to your many readers
and call the attention of capitalists to this
spot.
Liberty Hill is situated about five miles
northeast of Little York. The ravines
having yielded during the past two years
excellent wages, caused miners to give
their attention to the surrounding hills.
covered as they are with quartz gravel.
Accordingly many companies located
ground and commenced work during the
past fall and winter, and have exceeded
their most sanguine expectations in find
ing good prospects. The Bed Rock Co.
(many of them from Nevada,) have al
ready found prospects of from 25 cents up
to $500 per pan, although they have just
struck the vein of the rock. The several
companies located on Paddy s Point, Posey
Hill, Hydraulic Hill, and Liberty Ravine
(the latter of which pays from $i2 to $40
per day, are all in the highest possible
spirit. Mr.. Fabrey, French gentleman
residing and mining here, went prospect
ing few days since and found prospect
of S $50 to three pans of dirt on Stumr
Hill, and of course located claims imme.
diately. But we want capital and .cater
/ J, 3. s.
The Nevada journal., 1855-04-20
UcfiOss.

an order Of the CoL-t Of the Jth ulic:a Ds.c,
ID will sell to the highest - i.r in trout ia, .ourt
House III Neva ia on SAT- RuAl 'Ay :3t. ia, Follow
lu5 property known II the Air St and uaT'1 Nil
situated On Anne ricau i.l . mile Nevada citN
80 morse powe~ ENGISE.
a. in. Boiler2 Fluc /. Ia. cpcn. .;hgit IL. ip IL
nmtter. Large Hy wheel
60 in. Circular Saw,
10 Quartz Stamp.-lni - beds "oS"the- Htn "ipr7.
washers and other Machinery rIoiEirG e = saw s.itI
Quartz Mill. Also The LUr ANn GUlL Di.it Where the
above machinery now is.
For further Information apply %
hI3.i.I..MS
April 20-tds Commis.inr,r
The Nevada journal., 1855-04-20
49, NJ W n.

Eay@ Mr. Clafin has been on a very
successful musical tour through the upper
portion of the county, drawing full houses
in every place at which he has performed
At Orleans Flat, Moore's Flat, and Cher
okee, he was particularly well received
Those who have witnessed his performances
speak in the highest terms of his abilities
at entertainment.
The Nevada journal., 1855-04-20
For I'M. JluruyF
OMEGA, April 18th. IS55.


Mr.. EDITOR :-lloping, trusting and
believing that a brief communication from
the metropolis of the mountains, Omega.
would be Of some interest to your numer-
Gus readers, | take upon my humble self
the responsible duty of giving you lew
items, facts, not fancies, which will serve
to illustrate the fact, that hills in and about
Omega are certainly ow!terous.' Full
of the Orc f he scarcity of water for
month back has in a measure impedcd the
progress of the miner, yet, quite a number
of the honest hombres have "struck it big"
This deficiency, for few months to come,
has been uetoed by Slim who doeth all
things we'll" He has seen proper to bless
us with good long shower and has al
ready capped the mountains around US
with from four to eight feet of snow, and
still showing. There was "whceping and
whaling and knocking out teeth' few
weeks ago, but, now all is righted and the
miners heart throbs with joy Lansing &
Co. Perkins & Co. our merchants, feel
easier Butterfeld of the Exchange,
thinks it will make times better; Van, of
the Sportsman, no doubt thinks that this
will give his customers chance to ssfork
over;" Cummings imagines himself in
possession of good deal of cash for beef,
Sc; yes, and Mars Dean, the man that
makes the regular Pamch-cycd Picks, he
of course, calculates on his share of the
spoils, even if he has to subject himself to
steeling Iron not only that, the rip
roaring, Shanghae Expressman, Lammon,
who runs to and from Omega, Alpha and
Nevada, anticipates rush of business in
the letter and package line. He brings
letters, papers, &c. just as cheap for cash
or approved produce as any one else and
generally gets in ahead of the Injuns !
His opponents are Messrs Olin & Thomp-
son and Mr.. Forbes.
Among the number that have taken
from mother earth some beautiful speci-
mems and big pay, are the following
Wheeler & Co. on Sterling Hill, picked
up piece, not long since, weighing four
ounces and three dollars, and one worth
$23 dollars. Madison & Co. ON Iowa.
took out number of coarse pieces, from
$40 to $35; their diggings have paid
from $40 to $l2 to the hand for some time
Noble, jackson & Co. have "cleaned up''
from $50 to $l5O to the hand, per week,
since they commenced, on independence
Hill one lump weighed Sl47. Lansing's
diggings on Cushenburg Hill are paving
finely Dever & Paxton froze to piece
IN their diggings, last week, which weighed
Sol. Creamer & Co On Bourbon Hill, tool,
out 10 ounces at one clean up, and that
the first one after they had got over The
rimrock. E: Woodring & Co.'S claim:
on the same hill, prospect well; one piece
which they found while cutting bed rock,
just over the rim, weighed SI7. Elzea
& Co, on Sour Crout Hill, took out over
hundred dollars to the hand last week.
Mason & Co., on the same hill, are doing
No. | business.
Omega has more than met expecta,,
tions. Every hill that has been opened
pays well. Should the contemplated una
ditch be completed, so that we can have
water through the Summer, Omega Will
have the preference over any other min
inc district in the mountains. AZ the
The Nevada journal., 1855-04-20

DEATH OF Nicholas Although this
event has been announced with all formal
ity in the English parliament, and is gen
orally credited by the English press, we
must doubt it till more full confirmation.
Equal eredence was given to the reported
fall of Sebastopol by the English govern
ment and press, and the sources of infor-
nation were declared unimpeachable
The news seems to us to have travelled
too fast, and to have been designed to
act upon the funds, which it did material
ly affe ct If the news is true there is
still little consequence to be attached to
it as far as it may affect the Eastern war.
The Emperor succeeding has always been
the confdant and counsellor of his father
and more trusted by him in his schemes
than any other man. How far the recent
belligcrent tone of Russia is due to his
counsels Is of course not to be known,
but it is to be presumed he will enforce
the policy Of his father even if he did not
suggest it. Representations differ as to
his character, some ascribing to him mild
ness and placability, others Feasibility
tempered only by an excellent education.
But the tidings of Nicholas death must
soon be confirmed or contradicted, and
the policy of the son manifested in event
of his ascending the throne.
The Nevada journal., 1855-04-20

interfere" In Justification Of these pledges
they seized q moment when the English com
missioner was here, to invade the rights they
had before acknowledged, and iii accordance
with deliberate intentions and at the expense
of deliberate ialsehood, sought to drive of
those who were ready to advance the money
for the stupendous work. or force them into
paying black mail
The right claimed by the monopolista Ge~
scends to them from company known as the
/" Snow Mountain and Hydraulic Water Co, y
which, under the auspices of the Fordyce dy-
nasty began to run ditch IS inches on the
bottom to the head of Deer creek, and saying
they would keep on to the Yuba. The idea
was laughed at by the public, and principal
among the sneerers were some of the present
monopolists. No terms were too bitter or
satirical for these men to use against the Snow
Mountain Co. One of the principal monopo-
lists burlesqued the idea in communication
to this paper, and agitated the old gentleman
Fordycs considerably, but his spirit has de-
scendcd to his successors, and now the monopo-
lists hang all their hopes on what they have
repeatedly denounced and ridiculcd as the
climax of absurdity They then feared from
Fordyce and Rich what they now fear from
the South Yuba Company-a rival ditch. :
informed members Of the South Yuba Com
pany that the word Yuba was added to the
name of the combination to satisfy tie pertiD-
acity Of Rich, and that no steps woul be
taken to interfere with their rights. That he
was mere cypher in the company, with no
controlling interest, and that the company had
had too many lawsuits to provoke another, and
that no interference was designed by them
with the older company. If we do not mis-
take, and we feel sure we do not similar views
were expressed by Charles Marsh.
Now George w. Kidd and "James Whar-
tenby,' and NJ, who we take the liberty to
suppose is Charles Marsh, who at any rate is
one of the monopolists, have much to say of
prospectus" Ilarken. George w. Kidd"
signed the recommendation TO English capital
lists in favor of the South Yuba Company
when the agent was dispatched to England,
declaring the benefits, propriety, profits, and
! necessity of the undertaking, and soliciting
their aid for its completion Charles Marsh
did the same thing emphasizing his signature
with the title Of Surveyor of Nevada county"
Now that their selfish interests intervene they
have many fippant fings to make at "pros-
pectuseS" and English agencies This fact
exhibits despicable mcanness, and furnishes
the best commentary upon their published
+" card"
In taking leave of this subject for the pres
ent we will remark that we have stated moth.
ing in the foregoing but what we can fully
prove by the best men in the community In I
reference to our own character as a journalist. (
it is matter for public opinion, aid the liber- .
al support of our paper is satisfactory test.
As for our personal character for truth or
otherwise, we fear no comparison with George
W. Kidd or james Whartcuby."
The Nevada journal., 1855-04-20

New DIsTRIcT-The Governor has ap-
proved the bill creating new judicial dis
trict of Nevada, Sierra and Plumas coun-
ties, and accompanied his approval with
objections to a portion of it requiring him
to appoint a Judge, and recommending a
supplemental bill repeating that portion
OF the bill comforting the appointing pow
er. Such bill we observe has been in
troduced into the House by Mr. Burke,
said bill also fixing the salaries of the new
Judges. We regret the Governor has ia
ken this view of the powers, because we
are thus without district court until the
next general election, and in the present
state of our judicial business, this is an
inconvenience of the first magnitude
We conceive that the creation of this office
without any judge to act is the occasion Of
rdcdncy in the sense of the constitution,
but cheerfully accord to the Governor
proper motives in the course he feels bound
to pursue. His approval of the bill not
wlthstanding this objection to its provis-
ions in view of the exigencies of the case
entities him to the thanks Of the district.
The Nevada journal., 1855-04-20
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Efa We had not COL, +Lo ,r+;oI, :, Il

sta- We had not seen the article in the
Marysville Express, but only the state
ment in the Tribune, which we quoted,
when we remarked upon its advocacy of
the claims of Judge McCann. We make
this acknowledgment for the purpose of
saying that if we had seen it, as repub-
iished in the Express, our remarks would
have been Of 4 milder character
The Nevada journal., 1855-04-20
What our Ladies saw oC
April 20-tds

DIR, McLane's superior Lives 2 Ills
tsg We the undersigned having rado trial o. Doctor
McLanes Celebrated Liver Pills, dckl1wouge 1t
they the best medicine for Sick eudqche Dyspepsia
and Liver Complaint that We have used. We take
pleasure in recommending them 10 public and
nrc confident, that if those who ;rouble an ii
the above complaints will give them fair trial, they will
not hesitate to acknowledge their benei;P! effects.
MRS Hili.,
FRS STEVENS.
f.S The above valuable remeIy also DIR. Mciene's
Celebrated Vermifgc, be mad & all respectable
Drug Stores in California.
ho- Purchasers will. please be careful 10 ask for AMI
hke none but DR., McLane's Liver Pills. There are other
Pills purporng 10 be Liver Pills now befoe tie public
PARK Wh.TE, Sole Agents
81 Nercnlnt street,
Third door aboTo Montgomery, sai. Francisco,
DIX VIC ALLAN. Agent. Broad street Nevaic
The Nevada journal., 1855-04-20
Sgr The yeI,o,.u,h -

So The Telegraph objects to our-re-
marks concerning Miss Pellet. We must
S''Al' with proper Difference to our cotem-
poFary, think them just If any one will
Sho" US single Division she has caused TO
DC organized in this county we will give her
'redit Tor it. Mr.. Diehl has organized a
great many, and we simply wish the cred
1t bestowed where it belongs
The Nevada journal., 1855-04-20

nag~ We are indebted to Mr.. IT. r.
Stiles for copy of Godey's Ladies Book
for April, wcll-illustrated and full Of mat
ter interesting to the Ladies also for the
London Pictorials and other faYors of like
nature. He receives large supply of
the current literature by each steamer.
The Nevada journal., 1855-04-20

INTERESTING TO THE LADIEs.-Simon
& Bro. are just receiving a large supply
Of fancy dry goods, most of them impor-
ted from New York, which are to be sold
at low prices heretofore unknown in Cali
fornia. Simon says, however, it will be
to the advantage of his customers, to bring
along the cash.
The Nevada journal., 1855-04-20

nea- We learn from Mr.. Samuel Her
rey, Jr., that he has packed great quan-
tity Of snow this season at Omega, and
intends to supply our market the coming
summer.
The Nevada journal., 1855-04-20


ssA- The present war has done more
to undervalue the character of the aristoc-
racy in England than all the events OF
the previous hundred years English
writers are pouring out satire in verse and
prose against the privileged class, only to
be compared with that of the era Just
proceeding the French revolution. One
pungent writer compares the decay of the
aristocracy to dry rot; and others are
bitter in denunciation, or equally telling
in ridicule. The PRONUNCIATION of such
ideas proves the existence, and assist the
growth, in the minds of the people gener-
ally, of a contempt for the pretensions
that have heretofore usurpcd the place OF
merit, and must hasten the downfall OF
this relic of feudal times. Great events
are forshadowed by this bent of public
opinion, and though the organization Of
an English republic will be resisted to the
last by the classes who hold property in
the funds, and will be embarrassed by the
pretensions of the reigning family, yet
it must come at last, and is rapidly APP
preaching. The light esteem for the aris
tocracy now evinced by those rulers and
exponents of public opinion, the writer's
of the day, is one of the clearest tokens
of a change
The Nevada journal., 1855-04-20

n@- There will be an exhibition of the
children of the Rough & Ready school on
the 2lst, to raise money to finish the
school house. The object is laudable,
and the exhibition will be interesting.
The Nevada journal., 1855-04-20

saS We are obliged to Mr.. George w.
Dickinson for very nice cake sent from
the Nevada Bakery, which establishment
ne has just taken.
The Nevada journal., 1855-04-20

sea- The ''Muggins Mirror" will make
its appearance tomorrow, full of fun and
humorous illustrations of men and things
so We deem after peep behind the scenes.
The Nevada journal., 1855-04-20

Ia After long and tedious, but very
beneficial storm, the weather has cleared
up in lovely style.
The Nevada journal., 1855-04-20

H@ The Pacific Express Co. have sup
piled us with papers and letters the past
week. Mr.. Joseph Lambert is the agent
for this place, and has his Office nearly
opposite the Metropolis hotel.
The Nevada journal., 1855-04-20

Cork-onian would say, all We want and all
We cry for is "wa,her! wathe2'' It's
an element that would tel! here--one that
would leave this romcntic town without a
rival! Yours, Truly,
CoU:T CCssrwAC0
The Nevada journal., 1855-04-20

sss- The case published among the de-
cisions Of the District Court as "John
Junkin jr., VS.. Hamlet Davis" should
read Hall Davis. Mr.. Hamlet Davis was
not party to the suit.
The Nevada journal., 1855-04-20

@ The fare on the Golden Age, which
sailed on Tuesday last, was Cabin 1925
Second Cabin Sl75; Steerage 125.
The Nevada journal., 1855-04-20

Bsy~We are indebted to J II. Sullivan
of San Francisco, for copy of Harper
for April.
The Nevada journal., 1855-04-20

Mr.. POTTER has favored us with Har-
per for April, which abcuuds in interesting
matter.
The Nevada journal., 1855-04-20

sS- w. Ii. End;cott, Esq, and Dr. John
son OF Sacramento, won the celebrated race
horse Wake-up-Jake, at the rattle an Friday
last
Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-08-29
An Irish Contributor.

As the authorship of the Hard address is at
tributed to Mr.. Dickinson, upon the authority
of its style and topics, we should infer from
similar indications, that the following para
graph has been contributed to the Union by
some ardent young Hibernian, who has re-
Gently been promoted to an American vacancy
Standing upon the rock Of principle, an iden-
titled heart and SOUL with all the great issues upon
| which the Democratic party of the Union main.
tains it's position, no true Democrat can honestly
oppose the administration of President Pierce"
What a magniloquent peroration "Stand-
ing upon the rock of principle" identified with
all the great issues upon which the Democratic
party maintains its position! What an un.
comfortable fix for the potato patriots who have
newly come into station. To fill this order, il
will be necessary to poise oneself upon pin
nacle and preservc-a balance under the con-
hictng influences of free-soilism and slavery,
denial of any such power Of appropriation, the
free gin Of public lands, and their reservation
to make good the national debt, the acquisition
of Cuba and the introduction of Kansas, all
these contradictions represent :" the great is
sues upon which the Democratic party main
tains its position but after the blarney comes
invariably the blunder: no true Democrat
can honestly oppose the administration Of Pres
ident Pierce" says the clerk. Certainly not
unless the writer means to intimate that a
true Democrat may be dishonest, he cannot
ofcourse oppose an administration which stands
upon the rock Of principle"
We much fear that the administration will
be more apt TO spHt upon the rock of prin-
cplc" than to stdRd upon it.