The Nevada Democrat., 1857-01-28
WHOLE NO. 173.
VARIETIES.

1OUNG ENGlAAND.-lUe ITluCe Ol Ndles ID
beginning to grow restive. He has been lately
it is discovered travelling incog. among his fu-
ture subjects. He stayed for night or two at
the village of Winsbourne, at the ordinary COM
mercial hotel, drank his half pint of port, and
strutted about the streets with the jaunty air
of a regular "ciUis ROnaanus suna" Englishman.
As sample of his tastes at present, he entered
into negotiation for the purchase of celebra-
ted rat-klling dog. Promising, thatl
A Novel. SpEcUIAT1oN-Th Washington cor
respondent of the Philadelphia Inquirer states
that some adventurous individuals have pur-
chased of the proprietor of Mount Vernon all
the trees and shrubbery left on the estate, at a
cost of twenty thousand dollars, and that the
same parties have erected large building near
the railroad depot in Washington, at cost of
probably $4,000 more. This outlay is to be
reimbursed by the manufacture and sale of
Washington or Mount Vernon canes.
AUSTRALIAN THEATRrcALs.-Via Panama, let
ters have been received in San Francisco from
Australia, by which the Town Talk learns that
Mexican Buchanan had met with success. In
Sidney, Madam Duret had also drawn well.
Mrs. Sinclair had assumed the management of q
theater in Melbourne, but was not doing well.
The Gougcnheim sisters had not drawn well.
Mr. and Mrs Stark were in the interior doing
WELL re.
New BooK-Hon. Howell Cobb, has Just is
sued book from the Georgia Press, for private
circulation, entitled ''Scriptural Examinations
of the Institution ofSlavery, intended to prove
that the development of slavery in the United
States is calculated to secure "civil and relig-
ious liberty" to the race in Africa. 1t is freely
distributed among public men with the authors
compliments.
A MONSTER NUGGET-The Sidney Mercantile
Journal, of October lst. mentions a rumor of
the discovery of monster nugget, valued at
| G20 000 at Louisa creek New South Wales.
This nugget would require to have about four
hundred pounds of pure gold in it, to be worth
that sum-$l00,000! 1t appears from the same
paper that the gold mines in New South Wales
are, on the whole, looking very much up.
RELIGIOUS TURNCoAr.-IIenry Major former
| ly an Episcopal minister of Philadelphia, and
who, few years since, joined the Roman Cath
olcs, has returned to the bosom of the Church
from which he apostatized. Mr.. Major publish
ed book giving his reasons for renouncing
Professionalism, and was soon after appointed ed-
itor of the Catholic Herald. a3ra Taa
SINGULAR CAsE.-Dr. Orren Smith and his
wife, of Montpelier, VT, were riding in the even
ing between Wilamstown and Barre, when
their wagon was upset. throwing the doctor
down precipice, lodging his wife in tree that
stood part way down the hill, aud the wagon in
in the same tree several feet above her Neither
the doctor, wife, or horse was injured! .-..
A DrsAPPoNrMENr-Th Hon. D. NJ. Currn,
who has been on every Democratic electoral
ticket in Tennessee at every Presidential cleo
tion since 1910. and was never chosen until last
year, failed, on account of high water and bad
roads to reach Nashville until the day after the
meeting OF the electoral college, thereby losing
his vote, except through substitute
POPULATION OF CNCTNNArL-It was predicted
a few years since that Cincinnati would become
the metropolis of the West. Since that time
Chicago and st. Louis have cast doubt over
that prognostication. Nevertheless, Cincinnati
is moving ahead with rapid strides The popu-
lation within the corporote limits, is stated to
be 100000 .l
BURNING AN INDAN.-The Sioux burned a
Chippewa Indian to death near Glencoe Min
nesota, on the 23d November, in revenge for the
murder of Dakota woman last year. The
Chippewa met all the horrd torture inflicted
on him with Indifference. He was burned at
slow fire and fingered several hours.
WM. TELL-In Switzerland, discovery has
! been made of document illustrating the his
tory Of William Tell. 1T belongs to the fif-
| tcenth century and contains short chronicle
of the early history of three cantons, and in it
the history of Tell. This chronicle is older than
that Of Melchoir Russ.
IMPORTANT TO INsOLyENTs.-Judge McAllister,
of the United States Circuit Court San Fran
cisco, has decided that person that gets his
release from his debts in one State by virtue of
the insolvent act of the State, is not, by such
operation discharged from debts contracted in
other States,
i In LUCK-A blind oPganst, in Rochester,
who went about the streets Of the city with
puny and pale little daughter, has fallen heir
| 70, TO IN al CIT, toI 10 l., Al,
million of dollars. A prominent legal firm in
Rochester is now engaged in making out the
necessary papers.
ABoLIsHING THE COMMON LAVA resolution
has been introduced into the Legislature of Ar
kansas abolishing the whole of the Common
; Law of that State, leaving only the courts to
litigate the statute laws by which to ascertain
their rights and remedies
SIR JoHN FRANKIIN.-The British United Ser
vice Gazette understands that an expedition
will be prepared forthwith, to proceed in search
of farther traces of Sir John Frankns party,
via BehriDg Straits The command will, it is
said, be conferred upon Capt. Geo. II. Richards
DEATH OF A LONDON PUBIIsHER.-The London
Illustrated Times announces the death of Mr..
Daniel Bogue, the well known London publisher,
and one of the chief prOprietors Of that journal
His death was quite sudden.
FAR FETcHED-The New York Churchman
thinks women's voices in church choirs are apt
to create sensual ideas in the male portions
of congregations. Cover up the bare legs of
that communion tablet dol
The GARRISON SUIT-The suit of W. L. Chrys-
; Ter against c. X. Garrison, for moneys alleged
to have been furnished by the former for elec-
tion purposes, has resulted thus far in the de-
feat of the plaintiff ..... ..
THE BRITISH Spy IN CALIFoRNIA.-The San
Francisco Bulletin, as in duty bound, gives in
formation that large quantity of arms and
ammunition has been placed on board the ORR
zaba, destined for Nicaragua.