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The Nevada journal., 1857-03-06
Proposed Canal from the Atlantic to tha
Pncifo Al ,


The London Times calls attention to
| t he following scheme for cutting shin
canal across the Isthmus of Panama
Nr. William McDermott describes him.
self as naval surgeon, late of her Ma
jtsty' ship Espiegle, on the Darien ex.
Hedition. He tells us that three wears
Ago an expedition was sent out by the
governments of England, France and
the United States, to survey the pro-
posed canal across the Isthmus of pa.
rien, from Caledonia Bay on the Allan
tic side to the Gulf of San Miguel on
that of the Pacific. The result, accord
lfg to this gentleman, is, that the thing
nj bay at this point be DONE The whole
length OF the canal would be 35 miles.
The harbors on both coasts are excel
l$ntly adapted for the te,mint of great
ship canal. The Savannah river is
navigahle to the mouth of the Lara
! his is the first stage; there remain six
Of theirs. From the JUNCTION Of the Lara
With the Savannah to the Chuquanaqua
t be distance is II miles The country
presents no engineering difficulties for
canal purposes. The third stage is
from the Chuquanaqua to the confluence
et' the rivers Sucubti and Asnati, dis
thhce Of nine miles; the country is of
the same character as III the last stage.
/ he 4th stage is six miles in length,
from the confluence of the rivers above
named to the little Indian village of
Sucubti There is no difficulty here
In the fifth stage, three miles long, the
land gradually rises from $50 to 42O
feet. In the sixth stage, also three
miles long, the real pitch occurs. The
ground rises into a peak $50 feet high.
Here a tunnel would be required. The
seventh stage takes in distance of but
two miles, from the peak to the Atlantic
seaboard; but here all is plain sailing
and level ground. 1t seems yet ques-
ton if this mountain which encumbers
the sixth stage might not be turned:
and in order to attain this point further
and more accurate surveys are required.
Such is the substance of Mr.. McDer-
motifs communication, which we have
abridged from his letter, and which we
now leave to the consideration of our
readers. We are no engineers, but
when we look at the enormous works
which have been executed at different
points in the civilized countries of the
world, we cannot but think that the
construction of tunnel three miles in
length, is scarcely a work from which
the human race need turn back in dis
may. 1t may well be, however, that
even this difficulty may be avoided;
what seems wanted at present is more
accurate information.
The Nevada journal., 1857-03-06
U. s. DISTRICT COURT.

NortAern District Of Caiit6rnia. @
Hoffman, Jr., Judge john \. Monroe
Clerk; James Y. McDuffie, Marshall
Regular Terms, first Monday in June
and December of each year Special
terms at the option of the Judge.
Southern District Of Califdrnsa.-I. S
X. Ogier, Judge: S. f. Carr, Clerk
Columbus Simms, Marshal; A. 5. Tay-
lor, deputy clerk at Monterey. Regular
terms, first Monday in June at Monte
rey; first Monday in December at Los
Angeles. Special terms at the option Of
the Judge
The Nevada journal., 1857-03-06
RETURN, OH wANDERERl

BY GEoRGIANSA qkRBERT
Oh Wandcrer, return
Iwatch and wait for thee why linger so
The appointed time long since has passed away
fne hope that maketh sick the heart know
Oh why dear brother, is this long delavl
Let me no more thy heightened absence mourn
Return return
Return, oh wanderer, return
My chilihood's earliest mate and first beloved
None mourned forthee like me- when thou yver
gone;
And yet cannot hear thy name unmoved-
To grieve the heart that loved the so is wrong:
Why silent, hoy SO long
| cannot make thee dead-it cannot be
That my brothers face more shall sec !;
That pale young face and those dark, earnest eyes
How my memory do they arise,
And those soft curls of brown and shining hair
That brow like mother's-smooth and fair
That spr,nging step-tlal tall and agile form
And that younghcart-so generous brave and warm
oh these als-iiave passed from earth away.
Can youth ana life, and love soon (ecayi
1t canaot be-yet will watch and wait
For thy return and tho thou comest late,
Stin shall know thee; for where'er go
Youths kindling eyes, its shining trcsscs flow,
Its springfn= step, its accents glad and free
Fresh on thy sisters memory panseth thee
And when hear the stirring eush Of song
Poured from young voices the still air along,
think of thy sweet voice whose every tone
Was the true echo of thy mothers own.
And then see thee, clear a on the night
When for the last, last time upon my sight,
Fell thy dear image; when thy gushing tears
Wruug me with pain that flies not with the years,
As in the twilight of that dim old store
We said good bye" but not forevermoro A. F. s
The Nevada journal., 1857-03-06
L l. LA AT Err ARP.

BY T. n. ALDRICH.
A mellow music haunts the night!
The tiukling Of harp-string fills
The air with shapes. and sends troop
OF dreamy echoes through the hills!
The town, the moor, the sandy beach,
Seem wrappad in some sweet mystery I;
walk, as 'rwere, in Fairy land,
And unseen Fairies walk with me.
'Tis only Lula at her harp,
Aud nothing the little maid
Whether She charm me, listening here,
Or yunder beetle in the shade.
The Nevada journal., 1857-03-06
GENTLY DOWN THE STREAM.

Down by the river log hut stands,
Where father an mother once dwclt;
And the old door-lateh that was worn by her hands
And the church where in prayer knelt
Years, years have passd since that happy time,
And the river is rolling along
And the ripping sound on the messy bank
Is singing the same old song
Row, row. row, gently down the stream
All that's pass'd is gone YOU know,
The futures but a dream
There stands the tree we nsed to climb
And the mill with its rolling din,
And the old wharf boat. as it used to float
Where the school boys used to swim.
Years have passed since that happy time,
Aud the river is rolling along;
And the birds, and the breeze the blossoms the tree
Are singing the aame old song
Row, row. row, gently down the stream,
All that's pass'd is gona you know,
The futures but dream.
The Nevada journal., 1857-03-06
DISTRICT JUDGES. - The following
Il \. i
A RIDDLE.

A RIDDLE.
A golden wall as white as milk,
Lined with skin as soft as silk,
Within crystal fountain clear,
A golden apple doth appear.
The Nevada journal., 1857-03-06

SUPREME CouRT-Hugh G. Murray,
Chief Justice. David 5. Terry, Peter
H. Burnett, Associate Justices. Clerk
Charles S. Fairfax.
Regular terms of the Supreme Court
commences on the first Mondays ofJan-
uary, April, July and October.
The Nevada journal., 1857-03-06
UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT.

For tie District Of CalJornia.-M. II.
McAllister, Judge; George p. Johnson,
Clerk. Regular terms, first Monday in
July of each year. Special terms, at
any time after thirty days notice.
The Nevada journal., 1857-03-06

The INauIsITIvE YANKEE.-Thc fol-
lowing 'new edition with improve
ments," of an old anecdote is exceeding
ly rich:
A gentleman riding in an eastern rail
road ear, which was rather scantily sup
piled with passengers, observed in seat
before him a lean slab-sided Yankee
every feature of his face seemed to ask
a question, and little circumstance
soon proved that he possessed more
"inquiring mind" Before him, occu-
pying the entire seat, sat lady dressed
in deep black, and after shifting his po-
sition several times, and maneuvering
to get an opportunity to look into her
face, he at length caught her eye,
=" In affliction %
eyes sir, responded the lady.
Pa-rant = father or mother l'
"No sir"
"Child, perhaps l-boy or girl %
No sir, not u child; | have no chill
dren,"
!" Husband, then, l expect"
Hum ~ cholera "a tradin' man,
may be p
" My husband was sea-faring man-
the captain of vessel he didn't die of
cholera he was drowned"
ooh drowned, eh :" pursued the in.
qqisitor, hesitating for brief instant.
q Save his chiaI
- ac tho yaceal wac covad oad w.,
hr stands effects" said the widow.
/. Was they p asked the Yankee, his
eyes frightening up.
'.Pious man r.
lie was member of the Methodist
Church"
The next question was little delay
ed, but it came:
'.Don't you think you have a great
eaust to he thankful that he was pi
Gus man and saved his chist %
Il do" said the widow abruptly, and
turned her back to look out of the win
dow The indefatigable pump chang.
ed his position, held the widow by his
gittering eye once more, and PROFOUND,
ed one more query, in little lower tone,
with his head slightly inclined forward
over the back of the seat;
"Was you calculating to get married
again."
:" SIR said the widow, Indignantly.
you are impertinent p And she left
her seat and took another on the other
81 de of the car.
g Pears to be little huffy !" said the
in effable bore, turning to our narrator
behind him "she needn't be mad /
don't want to hurt her feelings. What
di4 they make you pay for that umbrel-
la you've got in your hand It's real
pdoty ONE
~ Almost at the very hour when
Senator Cass was enforcing, upon the
fid dor OF the Senate, his doctrine that the
people in their territorial capacity have
the power to exclude slavery, the dele
The Nevada journal., 1857-03-06

OLD ENGLISH MANNERS AND Gus
TOMS. = Let us consider little of the
domestic economy of our forefathers
(remarks Mr.. Tite) and see if the fan
cies in which some writer's have indulg-
ed about the hospitable plenty and com
fort that always reigned in the houses of
the worshipful of the land, are warrant
ed by the facts of the case, The roast
beef of Old England, g the very fame of
whose name has grown into our being"
was positively unheard of the only use
the beeves were of, was undoubtedly to
salt or boil, and bread was great llxu-
ry, not i'll common use, even by the no.
bles; and us to the nut brown ale, what
could it have been before the time of
Henry VII. when hops were first intro
duced into the country! The records
of the Percy family in the time of Hen
ry VII, show the extreme coarseness of
the mode of living; and an extract or
two from the household book of that ia
nous family will give Il better idea of
the manner in which the most famous
noble of the time lived than any thing
else know of The permanent house
hold numbered l66 persons, and the av-
erage of guests was 80; and the whole of
the washing for these PIG persons was
for one year 40s., a sum probably equal
G40 i'll the present day, most of which
was for the chapel linen. From mid
summer to Mich9lmas was the only time
they indulged in fresh meat, and the
instructions say, "my lord has ON his
tabledor breakfast, at seven in the morn
ing.a quart of heer and wine, TWO pieces
Of salt fish, six red heri-ings, four white
ones and on flesh days, half chine of
beef or mutton boiled At dinner, men
ranking as knights, had a table cloth
which was washed once month; and
as they had no napkins, and the fingers
were extensively used in feeding, this
portion at least of their linen. must have
been in a delightful condition. Until
the thirteenth century straw was the
bed of kings; and before that date the
king and his family slept in the same
chamber. The first change was to
throw a coverIid over the sleeper, then
another was used and the person was
addressed, their linen being substituted
for blankets. Beatrice says she would
"as lief sleep in the woolen," which
shows, | think, that such thing was
done even in Shakspeare's time. The
use of nothing but coarse dirty wooden
next the skin, highly salted food, on
which all lived, of course tended to pro-
duce those diseases for which hospitals
were founded in this city, as in most
others.-IHe Bu1ider.
The Nevada journal., 1857-03-06

Mr. S. Mavers late of Grass Valley, and VIM. r. Co4
formerly of the Broad street Boot and Shoe Store have
purchased my entire stock of Boots and Shoes. and |
would oheeruly recommend them to the public ever,
way worthy their support and would respectfully solicit
the patronage of my old friends and customers.
Nevada .July Lift p J. ESPENsHEID.
The Nevada journal., 1857-03-06

New York 'INsANITY."- ."-Shopkeep-
er--"Halloa there; here, you niger,
what are yop agoing to do with those
bootsF "Sah. Use only jist takin um
away" Taking EN- away. you scoun-
drel, don't you know that is stealing r.
"Be keerful, massa, how you accuses
dis niggar of stealin. Use morally in
sane !''
The Nevada journal., 1857-03-06

51A A man out west who owns large
farm says he stacks all the hay he can
out of doors and puts the rest in the
barn.
The Nevada journal., 1857-03-06

- Get your m ney all ready before
getting into an omnibus, and before go
ing into Chancery.
The Nevada journal., 1857-03-06
CORNER OF BROAD AND PINE STREETS
In Rilcys New brick, second floor.

CORNER OF BROAD AND PINE STREETS,
In ldlcy's New brick, second floor
X[rHERE he viii do all kinds of DENTISTRY
w a. low good work can be douc in the State.
v B. am pref AIRED to Artificial Teeth in the
known manner such plain with gums either Gold
I'atina Silver C;utta PercIa plate Also Blockwork
or Aliens continuous Gum And for all that does not
please after months trial will refund the money.
viii fill Teeth with pure Gold full tight aud TO stay and
for all that out will refund the money fill for
nothing. And for all Teeth that plugged by and
do not arrest the decay in the cavity fill will insert
for nothing And always cnablcdt to know
my filings from my registry Toothache arising from
exposed cured {ithout extracting in twominues
and the eifeciually destroyed charge made
And teeth that may have been considered past by
others will successfully and preserve by filling
All extracting to prepare The mouth for plate work done
gratis And by mprovedlnStrumcn VIII take out any
teeth with the facility although they may
have been given up by Others. All diseases arising from
THE TEETH CURED AND EGULARITIES
REIONED-OR No CHARGE Is MADE.
For the orer roiug propositions the best securities will be
given either in cash dePositcs good mems endorse
monis Besides any of references persons who
have my work for years. w c. KELLUM
November - lSJ6.-tf
The Nevada journal., 1857-03-06
4. ROSENTEI1L,
Va &c amt aizOr,

Commercial street. Neva Ia, above John Mctarands
4 Large Assortment of Pilot and Broad iofhs Beavers
n Plain and Fancy Cassimores, Nelvcts Sik always
on hand and made up at short notice and on the
Onabic terms
Particular attention paidto repairing
Nevada, Oct TO- lS56-t
The Nevada journal., 1857-03-06
Fencing 8 Academy
VI. GEIAENEI4.

XVTOCLD respectfully announce TO the public that he
w has opened a FENCING SCHOOL in Boswell x
iIaIson's Hail.
Persons desirous of taking lessons in Fencing either
Contrap1intc Broad sword single stick viii find all
these advantages united at this school.
Regular hours Of instruction from II \. NJ, to T..
NJ, while any hour may be for the convenience of
pupils.
The Art Of Fencing is useful to both Sexes not only
for defence but ior the Developments Of physical serength
for giving pleasant and easy manners, and for reforming
natural defects such shoulders of unequal height
Crooks of the limbs and stopping carriage. 1t also
affords an agreeable amusement for leisure hours,
Nevada. December left
The Nevada journal., 1857-03-06

SoUTHEY on DUELLING.-Lord By
ron, as it is well known, was much gall
ed with some severe structures made by
! Southey on his character and writings,
and announced his intention of demand
ing "the satisfaction due to a gentle
man." For some reason the challenge
was never sent, but, in anticipation of
it, the Laureate prepared the following
reply, which was found among his pa
pers; -
Sir: have the honor Of acknowl-
edging the receipt of your letter, and do
myself the pleasure of replying to it
without delay.
In affairs of this kind the parties
ought to meet upon equal terms. But
to establish equality between you and
me, there are three things which ought
to be done and then fourth also be-
comes necessary before | can meet you
on the field.
"First ~ You must marry and have
four children; prease to be particular
and have them girls.
"Second You must prove that the
greater part Of the provision you made
for them depends on your life, and you
must be under bonds of four thousand
pounds not to be hanged. not to commit
suicide, and not to be killed in duel
which are the conditions upon which |
have effected an insurance on my own
life forthe benefit of my wife and daugh-
ters.
"Third-I must tell three distinct
falsehoods concerning you upon the hus-
tings, or in some other no less public as
sembly; and | shall neither be able to
dc this nor to meet you afterward in the
manner you propose, unless you can per-
form the fourth thing which is:
"You must convert me from the Chris
tan religion.
It'll all this be accomplished, our
dispute must be carried on without the
use Of any more iron than is necessary
for blacking our ink or mehding our
pens; or any more lead than enters in
to the composition of the Edinburgh
Review
81 have the honor to subscribe my
self, sir, yours, with all proper consider
aiioc, ROBERT SoUTHEy."
An EFFECTrAL MODE OF STOPPING
A RAILROAD TRAIN.-It some times
happens, in thick stormy weather, that
the engineer of train cannot clearly
see but very short distance ahead of
his engine, and is liable, therefore TO
overlook hagman that may be sent
back to warn him of danger ahead. 1t
is stated that this was the cause of the
late collision of passenger and freight
train upon the Boston and Worcester
railroad. To meet any such case novel
method of warning the engineer has
been placed in the hands Of a person
upon each train of that road. 1t is the
form of "A small tin box, so fitted as to
be confined to the rail. If the engineer
should not notice the signs of the flag
man and check his train, one of these
boxes, which are filled with an explo-
sive material, is placed upon the rail.
As soon as wheel of the engine strikes
it, it Immediately explodes. and this
gives effectual warning to those upon
the train.
The Nevada journal., 1857-03-06

20 Almost at the very hour when
Senator Cass was enforcing, upon the
flo dor of the Senate, his doctrine that the
people in their territorial capacity have
the power to exclude slavery, the dele
CATION from Virginia, on the floor of the
HPuse, were causing to be authoritative
lyIproelalmed their unanimous repudia-
tidn of the self-same doctrine. So pal
pal BILE was this difference made, that Mr..
Ofr, the democratic leader, in summing
uH the House debate ON the subject, ad-
mltted, without any reserve, that there
is a difference of opinion in the deme-
cra atic party as to the proper censtruc-
It'd n of the Nebraska bill upon the doc
trIne of squatter sovereignty"
The Nevada journal., 1857-03-06

sc &c
They would respectfully invite all those wanting anv
thing in the above line to give them call as they be.
cve for variety quality and cheapness their stock is
surpassed in the mountains
Repairing done the shortest notice in workmanlikC
manner and ON the reasonable terms.
:. MAYEBs W. II. Coz
The Nevada journal., 1857-03-06
FURNITURE |.

TRNEFEEsE
$4,000 WORTH OF FUR MITU q r E
Entire stock the Largest and
- B est selected ever brought into the
= Ssze-.szz-FS mountains. all of which viii be sold
sC--ss9 cheap for cash, consisting of
Beadsteads of all sizes
Cane and Wood Seat Chairs;
Cane and Wood Seat Office Chairs;
Dining, Card and Centre Tables,
Extension aud Reading Tables;
Office Desks and Furnitnle,
Barber's Chairs, Wash-stands,
Looking Glasses of all sizes
Cane seat and Back Arm Rockers and
Nurse Chairs
Mattresses, Pillows, Pillow Gases;
Sheets, Comforters, Feathers, &c.
The undersigned would respectfully invite the atteu-
ton Of their old and the public generally
their stock of goods
PINE STREET. next door A. Block & Co.'S
Where by strict ottenon business they hope to merit
a liberal share of public patronage.
ABBOTT & EDWARDS.
Nevada. Augs. Isj6-ff
EQ ! SACKS Buckwh,at FLOu X for sale by
~ T. Ell 4iRD BEA.ySdCS Bread street
The Nevada journal., 1857-03-06
WHOLE NUMBER 355.

ONE AND TWENTY-FIVE 18th youth the
period is looked forward to with as much
impatience as the hour which shall end
our minority. With manhood none is
looked back TO with so much regret
Freedom appears to the young man as
the brightest star in the armament of
his existence, and is never lost sight of
till the goal to which he has been so
long travelling is reached When the
mind and the spirit are young, the sea-
son ot'manhood is reflected with bright
ness from the future, which nothing can
dim but its own cold reality. The busy
world is stretched out before our boy
hood like tie exhibition OF mechanical
automata. We behold the merchant ac-
cumulating wealth - the scholar plant
ing his foot upon the summit of the tenn
pie Of fame-the warrior twining his
brow with the laurel wreath, and we
yearn to struggle with them for the SUI
premacy LIN the distance we see no.
thing but the most prominent part Of the
picture, which is suceess-the anguish
of disappointment and defeat is hidden
from our view. We see not the pale
check Of neglected merit, or the broken
spirit OF unfortunate genius, or the suf-
ferings of worth, But we gaze not bong
for the season of youth passes away like
the moons beam from the still water, or
like Il dew drop from rose III June, or
an hour in the circle Of friendship.
outh departs, AMI we find ourselves in
the midst Of that great theatre upon
which we have so long gazed with inter
est. The paternal bonds, which, in bind
ing having upheld us, are broken, and
we step into the crowd with no guide but
our own conscience, to carry us through
the intricate windings Of the path
Of human life. The merchants
wealth has furrowed his cheek. The ac-
Hliements Of the scholar were pur-
chased at the price of his health. and
the garland of the conqueror is fastened
upon his brow with thorn, the rank
ling of which shall give him no rest on
this side of the grave. Disappointment
damps the ardor of our first setting out,
and misfortune follows closely in our
pati, to finish the work and close our
career.
How often Gamid the cares and trou-
bles Of manhood do we look back to
that sunny spot in our memory, the sea-
son of our youth and how often wish
to recall it escapes from the bosoms of
those who once prayed fervently that it
might pass away
From this feeling we do not believe
that living man was ever exempt. 1t
is twined the very soul-it is incorpora-
ted in our very nature, and will cling to
us even when reason itself has passed
away. And although the period when
parental enthralment is broken, and
whom the law acknowledges the intellect
to be full grown, may, at the time, be
considered one of rejoicing, yet after
life will harg around it the emblcms of
sorrow. while it is hallowed as the last
bright hour of happy youth.
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1857-02-14

I Z no OF nany yeaFsdevoted bis whole attention
10 thIttedtnent oI Private oamulaints in nj
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1857-02-14
KIGHTING A WRONG

The Nothings of North Carolina
are very indignant because the Legislature
Of that State have blotted out the Wing
preamble of 1916, that implied condemna,
tion Of the Mexican War, and threw the
whole blame of that war upon President
James K. Polk. The preamble which ac-
oompanied a resolution appropriating money
for defraying the expenses of the noble
North Carolina volunteers, passed by the
Legislature of 1S46--was a stain upon the
fair character of the State, and virtually I'M
peached the gallant spirits who volunteered
in defence of their country's honor, as go
ing to fight wicked and dishonorable war
1t was due to the State, to the noble volun-
taers, and to the memory of James K. Polk
taat so monstrous an act of partizan preiu-
dice should be wiped from the Journals of
tae Legislature. as it has been done. Eng.