The Nevada Democrat., 1857-03-11
WHOLE NO. 179.
VARIETIES.

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pany has been gotten up, and the exclusive
machinery with which it is clogged and another
company is being organized with the intention
of going direct to the shores of the United
States. instead of passing through English colo
nial possessions. This will place England and
America on an equal footing in political point
/ of view, and 1t is hoped that both the govern
ment and the people Of the United States will
give the new company the best support s
The OUTLAWS IN THE SoUTH.--It is believed
that the bandit Pancho Daniels, the supposed
murderer of Sheriff Barton, of Los Angeles, for
whose arrest with others, the Governor has
offered reward, has been recently lurking
about Santa Clara county. in company with
some twenty-five or thirty others of the same
stripe. 1t is also thought their presence in that
section of the State was to release Anastacio
Garcia, who was confined in the Monterey Jail,
and lynched, it is said, to prevent his release.
THE DALIAs-CIARENDoN TREATY.-1The Cen
trail American treaty has been discussed by the
Senate and rejected. The reference back to
the Committee upon Foreign affairs amounts to
that The President is left without the power
of ratification. Negotiations must be re-opened;
and as we enter upon them with augmented
claims, and reputation of rights which the
British government has all along insisted upon,
the prospect of accommodation is more remote
/ than ever $3.50 W. s4Dai saH
New FIELD FOR MIssIoNARIRs.-A scandalous
paragraph is going the rounds of the Eastern
papers, to the effect that in Jefferson City, the
capital of Missouri, the late Inauguration of
Gov. Polk was delayed several hours, in conse-
quence of there being no Bibles to be had in
the town; and if stray copy had not been
found in the pententiary, the Inauguration
might have been actually postponed until copy
could be procured from st. Louis t-rf
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS IN New York.
The n. Y. Observer estimates the amount
contributed by the various Protestant denomi-
nations of that city for the past year, for reli-
gious purposes at 81, 100000 This does not
include the sums given to the poor, orphan asy-
lums hospitals and private charities, which
would swell the amount to over $2,000,000.
The ST. MARY's-The U. S. sloop-of-war st.
Mary's was lying at San Juan del Sur, with all
we'll on board; the officers frequently coming
to the steamer and making themselves comfort
able and at home The ship was going shortly
to the westward in search of guano island,
reported to lie close down to the line, but some
distance off the South American coast
DEFINIrE.-A Especial dispatch" to New
York paper, from Washington, reads as follows:
Mr.. Buchanan may be here about the 18th of
January, or he may postpone the time of COM
ing for fortnight longer Both contingencies
i
either event may happen according to the de-
velopment OF circumstances" r.rl.r qlrf
RATHER CooL.-A large body of men have
cut q passage through the ice in Boston harbor
to let the British steamer out. The thermome-
ter there stands fifteen degrees below zero; in
Canada, thirty below; and in Vermont, fifty
below. A steamer was cut out of Boston harbor
once before, in 1845. .Ie.. .-#r.o-r
Could NOT STAND T.-Dr. Livingstone, the
great African traveller, brought native from
the interior to the coast. This man, when he
got to the Maurtus, was so excited with the
steamers and various wonders of civilization.
that he went mad jumped into the sea, and
was drowned
WIFE OF ALL THE PREsIDENTs.-One of the
female lunatcs in the New York Asylum, the
Syracuse Courier says, has the delusion that she
has been the wife of each successive President
She is now Mrs Pierce, and her nuptials with
Mr. Buchanan are anticipated by her about the
time of his inauguration. #.s- a.e
/ VIGILANCE COMMITTEE the United States
Senate, on the I'd of February, resolution
offered by Mr.. Weller, was adopted, requesting
the Secretary of War to communicate copies of
all correspondence not heretofore furnished
relative to the proceedings of the San Francisco
Vigilance Committee.
Curious NATURAL FoUNTAIN--In Henderson,
Kentucky, whilst boring an artesion well,
subterranean river was struck, from which
sprung jet of water, which is forced up
through the bore and thrown height Of fifty
feet ABOVE the surface of the ground.
PERMANENT TENANTS Two Fremont men,
responsible parties, hired room in the Brook
: lyn Museum Building New York, to be occu-
} pied as head quarters till Fremont was elected
President The landlord holds them to their
bargain.
PoITENEss ALWAYS PAYs-The passengers
, over Boston railroad have recently taken up
a contribution for the baggage master, for his
politeness in "handling their baskets and bum
! dies"
i DEBT ON MARIPosA COUNTY-From state
ment published by the Supervisors of Marposa
county we learn that the outstanding debt of
that county, February 10th, was $4,000.
CoBBLE SToNE.-Quite trade in the cobble
stone line, has sprung up between Sacramento
and San Francisco, this article being required
for street improvements at the Bay city. e
HEAVY SwINDLEs.-S Swindles to the amount
of S250,000 have been discovered in regard to
, building contracts for the State House, Peniten-
: tiary, and Insane Asylum, of Ohio.
KENNovAN BEATEN.-Over Trainor, compile
ted at San Francisco, on Wednesday morning,
a walk of Ito consecutive hours. This beats
I Kennovan's best time hours.
+ DIFFERENCE OF OPNIoN-The Board of Su-
pervisors of Shasta report the debt of the coun-
. ty at S38,267 IS. The Republican says it is at
! least So, 900. Etrfs
: FASHIONABLE PARTIEs.-In New York it has
S become the fashion at fashionable parties to
: station two policemen at the entrance of the
It supper room to preserve order. ... ..E
= NEWSPAPER RECEIPTs.-The N. Y. Herald sets
down its receipts for the last year at S53l, ,945
= "a sum larger than the ordinary receipts OF
! most of the States
e DEATH OF Mrs. WIRr.-The Washington pa