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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1857-05-12
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The following viii be the better appreciated
BY conceaIihg the authors name +:
{" And, as the longer You keep tho canary
bird in a dqrkened cage, the sweeter Il. will
sing, SO the more serene TIE discipline Of the
good mans experience, the sweeteF the songs
Of bisispiritua life. The gold that ID refined
in hottest furnace comes out the brightest.
and the character moulded by intensest heat
will exhibit the most wondrous excefencies.-
Gods children are like stars, ttst shine
brightest in the darkest night; like tcrches
THAT are the better for bearing; like grapes,
that come not to the proof tdt l6ey come to
the press like trees, that drive down their
roots farther and grasp the earth tighter, by
reason OF The storm; like vines, that grow
the better for bleeding; like gold that looks
the brighter for securing: like glow worms,
that shine best in the dark ike juniper, that
smells sweetest in the FIRE; like The .pornander.
which becomes more fragrant from ,chaffhp;
like the palm trees, which proves the bstfer
for pressing; like the camomiIe, which spreads
the more as you tread upon It.
There is flower, when trannpled on
Doth still more richly bloom ETi' 4 rg-
And even to its bitterest foe --.
Gives forth its sweet perfume.
= The rose that's crushed and shattered -l
E- Doth on the breeze bestow . ,-.. .
A tairer scent that further goes
En- for the cruel blow" ~ " seq -.. NJ
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1857-05-12
a Female Religions DueI

The Correspondence Havas has the follow
ing account OF a female religious duel:
~ The Protestants are observed by serio-
comic topic. It is feminine duel which has
just taken place, aPropos TO The unsoIyed
question Between the disciples of Luther and
Calvin. Two young women, teachers oflIserpe.
anade fansticaL by their reading, aud the iuCIi.
yidual Interpretation which it suggested, could
not agree upon point of doctrine, and finally
agrsed to resort to force to settle the question.
The place Of meeting was the most obscure
part of the neighborhood wood. the houTT fxed
was two o'clock-seconds had procured the
steel weapons, for the duel was to be fought
with swords. After several lively tbrusts. one
of the fair combatants received severe wound
IN the knee. and fell upon the grass fafnting.
Ehe combat cease1, but our two casuis.s ia
Pet,icoats have already rallied a good number
OF adherenis. It's a new element of discord
With the Bernese. 1t has almost ecIipsed the
NeGSchatei question: = a!7a . et 2 u
00- Ex-senator Foot, who has been for some tiuae
associated with the know-notfii6gs in Cali.or, 81
has withdrawn fton that organisation and retpruef
to the dsmOcratie party Say the San Fraueise,
papers 3e h2gs 1i.tug "a 7ot u-al zo'rass -
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1857-05-12
!. The Scientific American rirs. !. -,

-. The Scientific AmefieaS gives a very ve,I-
simple mode of examining the sateIIites Of The
planet Jupiter, the means Used being 80 COM
mon as lobe within tie reach Of all. Il says.
Every person can view them, by reflection.
using common LOOKING glass for the purpose.
On clear night take 4 looking glass, and
either at the window or out Of doors---.so
place it as to receive the impression of The
IS reflect in the glass, all its satellites viii
also be observed, provided none Of them SfS
eciiPsed. 1t is rather remarkable, however,
that although these satellites can tins be seen,
while they cannot be seen by the naked eve,
that neither Venus nor the moon can be seen
% distinctly by reflection as they eau be s.
observing them with the naked eyee lai7 "a
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1857-05-12

FALsE"-Know-uothing journals are circulating
statement that Col. Yancey and DR.. Brown, Demo-
cratic candidates for the H. of D.. in Rockingham
county, are in favor distribution. 1t is not true
ahey are both decidedly against it. An extract
from an old address ofM Y. is paraded as proof of
MS sentIments-but more recent communication
In the Harrisburg papers shows that an ilvestiga,
uon OF the subject has thoroughly changed his
views, and made him decided enemy of Dis
tribution. 1t is common trick of our ouponents
to be circulating reports, without foundation, that
this and that Democrat are Distributionists.t
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1857-05-12

~ We are informed by the Clerk OF The Circuit
Court Jno. S. Byrne, Esq, (says the warrenton
Wmg,) that two free negroes have made appIica-
tlon during the present term of the Court to be sold
into slavery rather than leave the State. This is
nut which we recommend Mr.. Greely to crack. If
slavery is such an iatperabIe bnrthen we think it
very strange that free men should voluntarv seek
for themselves masters, when by going out of the
State they can enjoy the "largsst liberty, as the
9hoi'ionists call it. This in itself is a strong
Tefutaon of the many calumnies lately heaped upon
Virginia by the hnatical abolition presses of the
North.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1857-05-12

The Broadway Tabernacle Society of New
York CITY is about to erect new church on 9Th
avenue and Saith street. The land cost s7s, 600,
and the church which is be of white marble, will
cost about s75, 900 more.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1857-05-12

;...A Chicago paper sta ties that one o ftSs grain
last year their business Sl25Uo 900 Their I
on single bank amounting to S8 COCOON, 2.25s,-
ooo bushels of grain passed through their hands.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1857-05-12

=. --.t GoodEmen are human sunsl They
brighten and warm whenever they paSs.-z-
Fools count them mad till death BrencheS
open foolish eyes. They were- not often. sang
by poets when they die !, but the hearts they
heal and Their own are their rich reward On
earth; and their place is high ~ heaysn5las
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1857-05-12

81 80 Hisstatedi ia a New York paper that
the merchants Of that city are about to pre-
cent se1Seerelary Marcy aserYieeco of pldts
valued at $4,000 zs a5ass eds Zaizyas
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1857-05-12

&Gox's Pateeht Rsdned Sparkling Gclatines,
~ stronger than Isiuglass, at only ono third The
price andfor convenience, siren 9Th, purity beau
ty an cheapness stands unrivaIfcd for ma kim
rieh2r nnOre erySkallin Jelly in few minutes
.th}nl that nude in the usual tedious way from
= Calves feet Just received and for sale by
: ], January Il, BELLER s COOKE.
FEE .TG-rE q rEra r--r--T
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1857-05-12

Married Persons those contemplating marriage,
being aware of physical weakness, any other inn
pednent, should Immediately consult DIR. Johnston
He who places himself under. the of DIR. John
ston ma Y igiousy confde in his honor, gen.
tleman, and Confidently rely upon his skill az
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1857-05-12

VOL, Ttl0.I, KY {. 81. ... !: J
The Nevada journal., 1857-03-13

thrust into the ground, with as little
respect or decency as those of wild
beasts, we cannot see how a majority of
the committee could award the need of
praise to the resident physician. The
matter should be more thoroughly in
vestigated.
p. S.-Since the above was written,
Senator Fiske has laid before the SEN
ate, the affidavit of one Frank Wilmes-
meier, who swears that he has been
keeper of one of the wards of Asylum,
under DR.. Langdon; that, acting under
the orders of DIR. Langdon, he removed
the numbers and names from the graves
at the Asylum, the day before the Leg
islative Committee arrived, and that in
several instances, he Fad buried two or
three bodies in one grave, acting under
the same authority. This gives differ
ent color to the whole affair, but renders
a thorough investigation still more ne
cessary.
The Nevada journal., 1857-03-13

Fatal EXPLOSION. = We learn from
Mr.. Fl. S. Bradley, the particulars of a
singular freak of crazy man, which
will probably prove fatal to himself
A Mr.. Ramsey, an employee upon the
Greenhorn Water Ditch, had been OBJ
served to be somewhat deranged for
several weeks past. On Tuesday last,
the occupants of G. w. Beeney's cabin,
on Greenhorn, about three miles above
Sailors Flat, upon going to their work
in the morning, left Mr. Rarse in the
cabin alone. Tney were soon after
startled by tremendous explosion, and
returning. found that Ramsey had fired
a keg ofpowder, which was in the cabin,
partly full, destroying the cabin and
scattering its contents in every direction.
Strange to say, Ramsey was notinstant-
ly killed, but was so burned and injured
that he will not probably recover. He
is a single man.
The Nevada journal., 1857-03-13
LOCAL ITEMS,

A BIG sTRIKE-A new and itch lead
has recently been run into the hill, a
mile and a half below the Round Tent,
on the Sacramento road, twenty -four
miles below here. 1t is the main lead of
what has hitherto been known as the
"Albion Diggirgs." Four Cinnamon
working in the ravile known as Long
Hollow, above the road, which had
hitherto been but little prospected, for
tunately stumbled on the main lead,
where it dipped into the hill, and in a
few days took out some three or four
thousand dollars, including one piece,
mixed with quartz, valued at over $780,;
after which their good luck became gen
orally known, when in the rush of"voung
America" to get sight, the poor Johns
lost their foot-hold, and were literally
showed out of the crowd"
A rich belt of mining land unques-
tionably lies in that vicinity, and offers
great inducements to ditching enterpris-
es. Messrs. Craig & Edwards are now
engaged npushing through ditch from
Dry Greek, which will supply several
companies for five or six months in the
year; but ground on which it is de-
signed to operate, from its extent and
richness, requires more than this, and
feeder at least, from some permanently
running stream must soon be introduced.
The hill at the base of which this new
discovery was made, rises some two hun
dred feet above the surrounding country.
and is separated from grounds of equal al
titude. by vale more than mile wide,
which offers some obstacle to its being
"washed down" but the indomitable
perseverance CT ditch companies, we
doubt not will soon find means and money
to overcome this difficulty.
The Nevada journal., 1857-03-13

JEALoUsY.-The Orovillians, and the
Marysvillians, are having villain pus
quarrel over the devoted head Of av-
igation. The steamer Gazclle has
made pioneer trip to Oroville, an q it
seems that the good people of Maj fys-
vile are rather afraid that their city is
about to become mere point I'd be
looked at by passengers on board the
steam boats, as they snort on up to-
wards the eternal SHOWS. Now, we
think. that this same navigation is
bound, for some time yet, to be hydra
headed. and that, at different periods in
the year, different points will be abb le to
claim this highest honor. But if they
will just suspend their difficulties f9 a
year or two, until we mountain fblks
can send down few more hills, we will
put an end to this fruitful source of
quarrefs.
The Nevada journal., 1857-03-13

LUCKY EsCAPE.-An accident, which
might easily have been fatal, occurred
to one of our citizens on Wednesday
last. AS 0. NJ. TOMLINsoN was stanC-
ing upon the bank of his cut, near
this city, observing the work in the dig
gings below him, the bank upon which
he stood caved away. He was carried
to the bottom of the cut, distance of
sixty feet, together with the falling mass,
and was partially buried in the earth
and stones. The bystanders Immediate
ly rushed to the spot, and relieving him
from the mass about him, found that
fortunately he was not seriously injured.
A moment after his rescue, large mass
of pipe clay, sufficient to have crushed a
dozen men, fell upon the very spot from
which he had just been taken. A few
seconds delay would have caused the
loss of an estimable citizen.
The Nevada journal., 1857-03-13

FIRE.-Itis is not to be wondered at
that the slightest alarm of fire should set
our entire community in commotion.-
On Wednesday evening last, the cry of
fire was heard, emanating from the
Yankee Blade Hotel, on Commercial
street. above Pine. 1t required but a
very few minutes to fill the streets with
able hands, ready to lay hold of any
thing, by way of combating this terrible
enemy of California towns. They had
not fairly reached there, however, until
the welcome news reached our ears, that
all was safe. 1t was discovered by
those Immediately at hand, and extin-
guished before it had attained sufficient
headway to be formidable.
The Nevada journal., 1857-03-13
Newspapers which

| LAW OF LIBEL. - Newspapers which
live upon personal defamation, have
been exhibiting deep hatred towards the
q +. Chronicle, because the latter jour
nal has spoken favorably of a more
rigid law against libel. Senator Cosby
has introduced bill which proposes to
more strictly guard private reputation
| from the attacks of scurrilous editors,
who endeavor to make money by pan
dering to the vitiated taste of those who
love scandal, and who, having no char
acters themselves to lose, delight in the
public vllifying of others. The Chron-
iicle has rather favored the bill, and for
this it is violently assailed, and the as
sailants get off a lot of cheap rhetoric
about the glorious freedom ofthe press"
and all that sort of verbal extravaganza.
Now we suppose that neither Senator
Cosby, nor the Chronic7e, have any Sc
rious intention of destroying that great
"bulwark of liberty" free press. They
simply mean, we suppose, that our pres
ent law offered too great an opportunity
for vile editors to crafty their low in
stincts by sending abroad over the land
their base defamations, which are often
aimed at the best men land sometimes,
we are sorry to say it, the best conscn)
in the community. Some of the San
Francisco papers have violated the COM
monest decencies of life. Their filthy,
and oftentimes false publications about
private character, have done much to
injure our reputation abroad. The pub
lie retailing of private weaknesses has a
pernicious tendency even when true.
and should be frowned upon, except
when the publication is necessary for
the public interests, or the protection of
private rights. We have not thoroughly
examined Mr.. Crosby's bill, but the le-
marks of the Chronicle we are inclined
to endorse.
The Nevada journal., 1857-03-13
REPUBLICAN MEETING.-The repu

REPUBLICAN MEETING.-The repub-
licans of Sacramento held a meeting ON
Saturday evening last to consult about
their course in the approaching municf
pal election in this city. The meeting
was called to order, c} airman selected,
and a committee on resolutions appoint
ed all on the motion of some Crockers.
A resolution was offered to appoint
another committee to select candidates
for the several city officers This was
ably opposed by Mr.. d. O'Conner, who
rather favored peoples ticket, and
thought that separate organization of
the Fremonters was unnecessary in a
purely municipal election. The Crock
ers, however, went i'll for it, and, of
course, it passed.
We suppose this movement is inten-
ded as basis for the formation of Sc
lect society, after the manner of the AIT
of San Francisco. These associations
have one advantage, much sought after
by the aristocratic It that of extreme
exclusiveness.
The Nevada journal., 1857-03-13

TRIAL OF Bates This great state
trial has at length commenced, with all
the "pride and pomp and circumstance, :"
we suppose, which can be arrayed for
the occasion. The managers, no doubt,
spend their leisure hours in reading the
splendid description of the trial of War
rem Hastings, written by the unequaled
pen of Macauley; and endeavor to look
and act, and speak, like Burke and
Sheridan. We are willing to believe
that the "high court" properly appre-
ciating its great dignity, look grand and
solemn; the counsel for the defendant
we know to be learned and eloquent
and we suppose that all the proprieties
of the occasion are duly observed, and
fully met.
But what will all this amount to ? II
may afford a fine opportunity for youth
full aspirants to the honors of eloquence
and legal lore to display their attain
ments; but what return is there to be
for the time and money wasted in this
grand exhibition We think that all
who have read the opening argument OF
Col. Baker. must be convinced that our
Legislators had better attend to other
matters which are pressing, and hand
Mr.. Bates over to our ordinary courts Of
Justice.
The Nevada journal., 1857-03-13

Mr.. BRENT's REPORT. - The report
of Mr. Brent, Chairman of the commit
tee on Ways and Means, on the Stamp
Act and the License Tax, is an exceed
ingly able and interesting document
1t shows that its author has made him
self thoroughly acqr ainted with the f.
nancial condition of the State-which
we are afraid, cannot be said of many of
his associates in the Assembly. We do
not quite agree with his conclusion that
the Stamp Act should be passed; but
we must confess that lie bases it upon
facts and reasoning rather difficult to
answer.
Mr.. Brent is one of the most efficient
if not tie most efiicient-of the men,
bers of the Assembly and to him. more
than any other member of that body,
do we look for solution of our present
difficulties. AS a politician, of course.
Mr. Brent is too mnch of democrat for
our liking, but as an honest man, cour-
teous gentleman, and a most able and
efficient legislator, he has few superiors
in the State.
The Nevada journal., 1857-03-13
SERIOUS ArFRAy.-A man named A

SERIOUS AFFRAY.-A man named A
B. Nudge was killed by L. W. Chase
near North San Juan, on Wednesday
4th inst. 1t seems that Nudge, during
the absence of Chase for several weeks
had been living with his wife. The
parties met in front of Chase's house
and after some words clenched, but were
separated by the bystanders. Chase
walked away, but on Nudge following
him and attacking him the second time
Chase drew knife and stabbed him
several times. Nudge died the next
morning. The coroner's jury found that
Nudge came to his death by wounds
inflicted by Chase in self defense.
The Nevada journal., 1857-03-13
The ALPHA TRAGEDy.-As Mr.. Isaac


Rich, clothing dealer at Alpha, was
sitting at supper iii the back part of his
store, on Thursday evening of last week
some person approached him from be.
hind, and struck him repeatedly upon
the head with a bowie knife. Some
persons who were near the house, hear
ing a noise within, broke open the door,
and found Rich lying upon the floor,
horribly mangled and welteling in
blood. His head was a mass of wounds
and gore, the skull broken in several
places, and his hands and arms mangled,
evidently i'll the vain attempt to protect
his head. He was removed to his bed,
and strange to say, is still living, al
though there are no hopes of his ulti-
mate recovery.
Money was undoubtedly the motive
of this horrible deed. The interruption
OF the citizens from without, probably
scared the assassin from his victim and
his plumber, as several hundred dollars
were found in the store, untouched.
On Sunday last, man named Nevils
WIS arrested in Sacramento by Marshal
Plummer and Bruce Garvey, on susp:-
cion OF the crime. Nevils kept saloon
in Alpha, opposite the store of Rich
The same night of the assassination he
locked his saloon, and left town sudden
ly, without informing any one of his III
tentions. On examination of his pre-
misses, pair of boots were found, sprin-
kled with blood. The officers traced
him to Sacramento, and arrested him
while eating in a restaurant Consider
able money was found in his possession.
He was brought to Nevada on Wednes-
day, and the same day was taken to
Alpha for examination. On his remo-
val from the Jail at this place, large
crowd gathered to look upon a being
who could be guilty of so horrible
crime.
Nevils is Belgian, from the town of
Namur 1t has been generally stated
and believed that he is a Frenchman.
The fact that he talks the French Ian
guage, has given rise to this erroneous
impression.
The Nevada journal., 1857-03-13

ANOTHER SLIDE. = A Norwegian,
whose real name is not known, but who
passes by the name of ''the Count" was
instantly killed by slide, on Thursday
of last week, at Frenchman's Bar
Several other men were at work in the
diggings at the same time, but escaped.
The Nevada journal., 1857-03-13

LAIRD's DAM.-We understand that
this dam, which broke short since, rails
ing Deer Creekto height never before
attained since Noah's food, is about to
be rebuilt. 1t will be put up this time
securely.
The Nevada journal., 1857-03-13

DROPPED DEAD.-A young man named
William May, while running along the
road near Rock creek, suddenly fell to
the ground. His companions approach
ed him and found that he was doad. A
post mortem examination proved that he
had broken one of the main arteries
leading to the breast. He was quite a
young man, and native of Ohio.
The Nevada journal., 1857-03-13

IR We would call attention to the
advertisement, in another column, of
new restaurant, on Commercial street.
Mr.. A. Spraker, having had a long ex-
perience in the business, persons may
expect to be well accommodated.
The Nevada journal., 1857-03-13
Supreme Court Reporter.

At the last session of the legislature
an act was passed, authorising the Gov
ernor to appoint a reporter of the de
cisions of the Supreme Court. The act
provides that the decisions of each term
shall be published in pamphlet form.
previous to the next succeeding term Of
the court. 1t also provides that at the
end of each year, all the decisions rem
dered during the year shall be published
sin one good octave volume, substan-
tally bound" &c. The term and year
ly reports, to be published as provided
in the act, are declared to be the only
reports entitled to be received in our
courts of justice, as the reports of the
Supreme Court. The reporter is re-
quired TO deliver to the Secretary OF
State, a sufficient number of copies Of
the term reports, to distribute one to
each District Judge.
\ short time after the passage of the
act, we understood that reporter had
been appointed by the Governor. Since
that time, however, we have heard OF
seen nothing of the forthcoming reports,
either term, or yearly. The reports OF
the last year, used by courts and law
yers, are those got out by the proprie-
tors Of the Sacramento Union. What
has become of the legally constituted
reporter The Union ought to know
something about the matter. How is
If
The Nevada journal., 1857-03-13

FRENCH CoRRAL-We learn from a
gentleman of French Corral, that min
ing operations at that place are now in
full blast. Water is abundant, and from
the large amount slowed away in the
mammoth reservoir of the Shady Creek
Go. the miners will be supplied until a
late period in the summer.
The Nevada journal., 1857-03-13

NEy DIGGINGs.-TEe new diggings
lately opened at Willow Valley, few
miles above Nevada on the Alpha ridge,
promise to be rich and extensive. A
ditch which will be the highest on that
point of the ridge, is being constructed
to the diggings, and will be completed
in few days. Those who are at work
are making from ten to twenty dollars
per day to the hand, and the prospects
are that it will be fourishing mining
locality.
The Nevada journal., 1857-03-13

~ The Strawberry Co. at Campton
vile are taking out an immense amount
of gold. The claims of Joe. A. Dumars
d Co. are paying SIS per day to the
hand. Other companies that have got
into their claims are doing exceedingly
we'll.
The Nevada journal., 1857-03-13

~ We learn that the miners in and
around Alpha are doing unusually well.
There is plenty of water and the miners
are in high glee of their future prospect
Some of the companies are making from
20 to $50 per day to the hand, and 9TH
ers from SS to Sl2.
The Nevada journal., 1857-03-13

BLUE TENT.-The owners of ground
in the diggings discovered near Blue
Tent some months ago, are now begin
ming to get into their claims. The dig
gings are said to be exceedingly rich,
and are supposed to be extensive.