The Nevada Democrat., 1856-12-31
WHOLE NO. 1863.
VARIETIES.

WONDERFUL LoxGEvITY.-A lady has recently
died at Actopan, Mexico. at the wonderful age
of 139 years. We may well say that the oldest
inhobitant of Mexico or any other country is
dead One hundr, and thirty-nine years! what
history is included in this timel and how trivial
must have appeared to her the revolutions and
strifes in her country. She had seen in her
time twenty-eight changes in the delegates of
Spanish power and has, since the ind pendence
of her country. seen the fifty changes which
/ took place in the admins tration of the govern
mpnt. Altogether Mexico has had over seventy
five changes in the Chief Magistrate of the coun-
/ try in this woman's life time.
! MURDER AND SU,C'DF.-The San Joaquin Re-
| publican gives an account of a terrible tragedy
which took place at Columbia on the 18th inst.
A gambler by the name of John Cardinell, had
been living with q beautiful Cast Han woman,
who was the wife Of Spaniard whose residence
was at Mokelumne Hill. On the day of the
murder. the Spaniard went to Columbian quest
of his wife, and upon her refusing to return with
him. he drew pistol and shot her in the breast
and then shot himself through the heart The
man died instantly, but the woman was living
at last accounts, though mortally wounded:
GAMBr.ixo.-The Sacramento Tines says that
gambling now prevailsin that city to almost as
great an extent as when it was legal zed. 1t
is not carried on openly, ror is its parapherIala
exhibited to the gaze of the multitude, but those
who have any desire to try their luck at game
of faro, monte. or almost any other game of
hazard can readily be Accommodated, So notori-
ous are these places that nearly every ct zen,
and certainly all the city authorities, know of
their whereabouts. Yet, no effort has been
made of late to enforce the law for their sup
preston.
MINING ExrEDITToN.-It is said that party
is about to leave San Francisco, who will 20 in
a sailing vessel to the head of the Gulf of Cali
fornia, and from there to the vicinity Of the
Arizona copper mine, in the Gadsden purchase,
where they will rende zvous, with the intent on
of making a descent upon Sonora. The ostensible
purpose of the party will be TO 20 to Ar zona,
to settle, but they will go well armtd and
equipped and about five hundred Of them will
soon leave.
IDENTIFIED-The man who was Killed by a
circular saw flying from its gearing, at San
Francisco some time since, proves to have been
Erastus Shore. of Gales creek. Oregon. He was
on his way to Alton Illinois, from which place
he cmgrated in 1852. The ceased. when he
left Oregon, had four hundr dollars. which
is missing. The Coroner calls upon any person
with whom it may have been deposited, to pro-
duce it.
Hon. Isaac E. MORSE. eX-member of Congress
from Louisiana. has been appointed Envoy EX-
taordinary to New Granada, commissions to
growing out Of the Panama rot AID. it is also
said to cndeavcr to make arrangements by
4 VIII ch the United States may eXerc sc some sort
Of jurisdiction over the ISthmus route. at least,
so far as the protection of her own citizens are
concerned.
Found HM.-The Sonoma Widow Emma, who
saiu she had So 900 per year, and advertised for
" sealed proposals" has found some handsome
young fcler," Just suited to her mind" She
married him, and has got him. According to
her account she had many offers, some OF whom
were too modest to give thcsr real names, and
others, she imagines, were more anxious for the
loaves than the fish.
PROFESSOR MORSE KNIGHTED-The King of
Denmark has conferred the order Of Daneborg
on Professor Morse. for his invention Of the
magnetic telegraph. The inventive genius and
scientific knowt dgc which have placed in pos
session Of the world this the greatest and most
useful invention the mind of mau has ever ori-
gnatCd, receives homage in every part OF the
globe.
DEATH OF GoETHEs SEcRETARY.-Vienna pa
mrs announce the d ath of Doctor Frit dr. ch
Krauter, at the age Of s.Xty-six He was the
private secretary ard int mate friend OF Goethe.
Mr. Lewes,,i in his life Of the great poet sp AXIS
of him as 'his last secretary, Kraul who never
speaks Of him Goethe but with dolatry."
DESTRUCTIVE ToRNADo.-The village of Little
ton situat about fifteen m les from the Illinois
river in Scuylpr county. was vistd by most
, destructive tornado. or whirlw nd, on the 23d
ult, by VIII h'ch nearly every house in the place
was entirely destroyed AID several p-rsons in
jurcd, it is fcart d. fatally.
t ADVENTURES OF A BoTTLE.-A bottle thrown
overheard from the ship Ad roidack, on the
banks of Newfoundland, in Septtmbcr 1855,
containing letter from lady on board to
friend in Ireland. was p ok up in the river
shannon in Aucust. 1856, and the letter for
ward 10 its address.
ATTEMPT AT SUIcmE.-Jcrome Grey attempted
to commit sue de in Stockton OH Tuesday even
, ing, Dec. 23d by taking arsenic The poison
was speed ly remov' from his stomach, and he
: was recovering. Ill success and sprltualism
I had made him insane.
,.A NosE BrT OFF.-At San Andrcas. last week.
Thomas Kenney and john Karwin had fight,
in the course of VIII ch Kenney bit off the eud of
Karwin's nose. Kenncy has been held to ans
wer a charge of mayhem at the next term OF
the Court of Sessions.
SrABBrNG AFFAIR IN SAN FRANCISCO On Mon
dav night Dec. 2;d negro was stabb at San
Jose Point, North Bcvch by man named VIM.
Hampson. and is not expected to live. Hamp-
son was taken into custody.
RoBBEnY.-The store of Mr.. Lyons, at Sonora,
was entertd on Sunday night, Dec. 2lst. by
means of false keys. and the robbers succeeded
in getting five hundred dollars in money, be-
sides several articles of jewelry.
THE ANCIENT PERUvIANs.-dn the interior Of
Peru. there has recently been seovered beau
tiful tunnel under river, the work Of the old
Inca Indians, and lasting proof of their civil
liZatiOn.
BArIooNING-A paper balloon fell in one of
the streets of San Francisco. the other day and
was consumed. 1t was supposed to have come
from Oakland.
SUGAR CROP-The new sugar crop of LOui-
sapa. so far as the yield of cane is concerned
l. Ion ,,nr,, moor The slioar itself is be an-