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The Nevada journal., 1857-01-23

RANDOLPH FLAT.-The Posey com.
pany, at the head of Randolph Flat,
found piece of gold in their claims on
Monday last weighing Is ounces. Well
done, Pesey.
The Nevada journal., 1857-01-23
They should be in favor of bonus to
the miner, rather than tar.

They should be in favor of bonus to
the miner, rather than a tar.
We say, therefore, let the law stand,
and let every possible encouragement
be offered to our miners for upon their
energy and perseverance depends. the
whole fabric of our financial prosperity.
If more persons in the community =
both laborers and capitalists = could
only be induced to join their noble band,
the general welfare would be immeasur-
ably promoted. And If any individual
merchant, farmer, mechanic. or profess
sional man, should happen to think that
he is aggrieved by the present law, and
that it gives unjust privileges to miners,
we would advise him, as his simplest
remedy, to become one of the privileged
class himself, and enjoy, to his hearts
content, the glorious immunities of those
who WELD the shovel and the pick.
MAMMOTH RESERVOIRS. During a
short period of the year, there is more
water running in the streams and bitches
than can be used, and the attention of
miners and ditchmen has been turned
lately to the construction of large reser-
voirs. or artificial lakes, in which the
surplus water can be retained for the
dry season. Among the largest ofthese
in Nevada county, is the reservoir of
the "Shady Greek Ditch Co." near
French Corral, which will food two
hundred acres from five to twenty feet
deep, and the reservoir of Mr.. A. II.
Laird, a few miles above Nevada city.
The latter is constructed in the bed of
Deer creek, Immediately below a wide
strip of bottom land. The dam is forty
feet high, and will, it is estimated, flood
over two hundred acres with an aver
age depth of twenty-five feet.
Some few persons are fearful that the
immense mass of water will break the
dam, and sweeping down the creek,
carry off the lower portion of the city,
and all mining operations below it, but
from conversation with those who have
examined it, we feel satisfied that there
is no danger The dam was constructed
by MIR. Moore, of this city, and is said
to be most excellent and substantial
piece of workmanship. If it should
break one of these fine nights, the slum-
berers in the lower part of the city
would, undoubtedly, have rather moist
time. Trusting in the promise of Noah,
and the strength of the dam timbers land
the additional fact that we sleep in the
upper part of the town) we shall con-
tinue to go to bed with our usual feel
ings Of security.
The Nevada journal., 1857-01-23

Full FILES. = To Mr.. Chase, the
lightning man, we are indebted for files
of bay papers, during the past week
May his shadow never grow less.
The Nevada journal., 1857-01-23

THEATRE.-The Nevada theatre will
open again on Monday night next, by a
company among whom we see the names
OF Mrs. Julia Dean Hayae, the star of
the California boards, Mrs. Judah, Mrs
Rand; Charles Pope. Geo. Ryer, Mr..
Rand, and number of others whose
names are favorably known in Califor-
mia.
The Nevada journal., 1857-01-23

70 Phre durt meets d. Rick, Esq,
on the street. says p. to D. r., "Did
Broderick ever own any niggers 7" "No
stree" says Rick, but "he bought a
mighty mean white man the other day."
The Nevada journal., 1857-01-23

TRIBUTE TO MERIT-We are inform
ed that the Masonic fraternity are going
to erect monument at Grass Valley in
honor of the late j. NJ. FousE of that
place. This honor has usually been be-
slowed only on men of extensive public
services, but if it is to be given to any
man in humble life for his private and
public virtues, we know of none more
worthy than he. His loss has been Sc
verely felt in the community of which
he was citizen.
The Nevada journal., 1857-01-23

~ The Bulletin is particularly say.
age on Estell and Selover. If half it
says is true, there is need for a revival
of the Vigilance Committee.
The Nevada journal., 1857-01-23
QUEER MISTAKES. The Nevada

QUEER MISTAKES. - The Nevada
Encampment of the ancient and honor
able order of E. G. V. are accustomed
to hold their meetings at the hall oc-
cupied by the district court. This
circumstance was lately the cause of
pair of rather singular accidents.
One evening last week, at regular
and appointed assemblagc of the knights
a written resolution was adopted as
follows:
No knight except the N. G.. H., the
Z. F., and the c. v, shall leave his seat
while the candidates arc in the presence
of the Locus Lucis, under penalty of a
fine of two dollars" Through careless
ness, the paper on which the resolution
was written was left upon the desk after
the adjournment of the meeting. The
next morning, the county clerk ap-
preaching his desk discovered the docu
ment, and very innocently supposing it
to be paper which Judge Searls, ac
cording to his custom, had left for entry,
forthwith entered it upon the minutes.
where it now stands, as an order of the
district coart.
Query.-Can it be expunged from the
record otherwise than by appeal to the
supreme court
On another occasion, tedi' us jury
trial was occupying the attention of the
court until late hour of the evening
Suddenly, in the midst of prosy argu-
ment of counsel, three loud, distinct
raps were heard at the outer portal
Two jurymen woke up, under the delu-
sion that ''the case was submitted" and
the sheriff, aroused from his slumbers,
sleepily staggered to the door. The
magic password was breathed into his
ear, and before he could interpose, a
gallant knight strobe into the centre of
the room, and favored the judge upon
the bench with the impressive honors of
the grand salute. As the judge is
worthy member Of the f. C. ", the
mistake was readily understood, and the
Jealous brother, being duly enlightened,
retired in much confusion.
The Nevada journal., 1857-01-23
The s. F. Herald and the late Trade.

We clip the following extract from Q
lengthy and remarkably able f" leader
in the S. F. Herald of Monday, on tho
subject of the late " fearful compact :
between Broderick and Gwin. The
Herald is the leading democratic journal
in the State. Its office is to defend the
democratic party, as long as it can be
defended with any degree of self-respect
Its manly denunciations, therefore, OF
the late proceedings at the capital, MAJ
be looked upon as ominous, and should
be taken as the strongest proof of thd
utter shamefulness of the transaction.
The Herald takes some little consola-
ton in the fact that the "democratid
masses of the State are not a party I'd
the affair" But how is it with the dem
ocratic members of the Legislature 3
Is it to be presumed that Mey-poor,
innocent doves - were ignorant of tho
"base uses P" to which they were put
If SO, then although the masses may not
be responsible, certainly the asses are.
On the other hand, if they " understood
themselves" are they not fully impli1
Gated in the guilt Oh! ye big and yd
little rulers of California democracy, il
there are any deeper depths in political
degradation than where you now wall
low, they have never yet been sounded
"Our readers have seen with what
doubt and hesitancy we have received
the story of this fearful compact-how,
recognizing our duty as a democratic
journalist, we deprecated, as long as
might be, credence in thing so mon
strous how, hoping and craving that
something would occur to soften the ter
rible aspect of this sad business, we re-
fused at first to credit the existence of
such damning coalition ;-how, having
the pride of the democracy at heart, we
tried, as long as possible, to turn aside
the avalanche of public opinion that
threatened to whelm the parties to this
pact in a fathomless abyss of reproach
and obloquy. We are now reduced, at
last, to the distressing and humiliating
avowal that we are without defence or
apology for this transaction. We have
nought to say except to declare most
emphatically that the democratic masses
of the state are not party TO the affair.
For ourselves, come what may, we alb
solutely, unhesitatingly, unequivocally,
with our whole hearts, with all our soul
and mind and energy, depreeate, disa-
vow and denounce it. We wish to be
understood as scorning and reprobatine
it now and forever more"
The Nevada journal., 1857-01-23

- Senator Cosby is opposed to in
creasing the corporate capacity of tho
ladies but thinks they ought to stay at
home and fulfill the scriptural injunction.
How "eribbed, cabin'd and caafsed"
he would have tho poor creatures
The Nevada journal., 1857-01-23

AN INVENTION IN PoLITIcs. = The
Hon G.. S. Kicks, assemblyman from
Humboldt county, was elected last
year as an American This year he
acts with the Democracy, and We learn
from the Humboldt Times that he was
a candidate with the understanding that
he would vote for U. S. Senators with
the party that should poll tie most cotcs
in the county.
From personal acquaintance with
Mr.. Kicks we knew him to be a clever
fellow, and a shrewd politician. but this
mastery stroke of policy exhibits some
thing more than mere tact, or talcnt-it
shows genius. He has made grand
discovery in the realm of politics, and
opened new field to politicians. The
author of the inductive system of phi
losophy-the discovcrer of the laws of
vitation-Columb Fulton-- Morse
all these are names with which that
of G. S. Kicks should hereafter be as
sociated. The aspirant to office need
no longer bother himself about which
party is going to succeed. He can now
be the candidate of all parties, and the
success of either will be his success
Van Buren, has the reputation of being
non-committal Buchanan is said to be
foxy, but a movement like this was
never dreamed of by either of IL en-, in
their most polite days.
The people of Humboldt county ap-
pear to have resolved that they would
have an advocate of their local interests
in the Legislature, who should be a
member of the dominant party. We p
done Humboldt and we'll done c. s.
Ricks +!
The Nevada journal., 1857-01-23

LECTURE. John Hyde, jr., late a
Mormon elder, and for three years a
resident of Salt Lake, will deliver a
public lecture ON this, Friday evening,
at the N +. Church.
SUBJEcT-Domestic and Moral con-
dition of Utah Admittance, free.
70 We know Mr.. Hyde to be gen
tleman of education and ability--at one
time a sincere and earnest follower of
the Mormon faith, and now an equally
sincere and earnest opponent, and ex-
poser of its errors Our citizens will
never have the opportunity to hear
facts and arguments on this interesting
subject from more reliable source.
The Nevada journal., 1857-01-23

Carolina, in his last annual message,
strongly urges the re-opening of the
slave trade. A resolution to the same
effect was introduced into the Southern
Commercial Convention. but was voted
down.
The Nevada journal., 1857-01-23

70 An idle person is like an empty
house with sign up-"This house to
let"
The Nevada journal., 1857-01-23

QUARTZ-Interest in this branch of
mining is reviving in this vicinity. A
number of valuable leads have been ta-
ken up under the laws of the county.
We hail this manifestation with pleas
ure. From the features of the country
we see no reason why this business, with
proper management, should not he here
as profitable as anywhere.
The Nevada journal., 1857-01-23

NEW PAPER.-We have seen the
first number of a weekly paper called
" The Gleaner," published in San Fran
cisco. According to the prospectus, sit
is intended to be religious and literary
family paper" 1t is devoted to the
Jewish faith, and will be "a repository
of rare and varied information upon all
matters relating to Jewish and Biblical
Antiquities" Julius Eckman d. D., is
editor and proprietor. The first num-
Der contains several articles of interest
This paper will be considerable addi-
ton to the periodical literature of our
state.
The Nevada journal., 1857-01-23

Found DEAD.-On Friday the 10th
inst. the body of a man named Thomas
Burke was found lying in the Snow
Mountain Ditch five or six miles above
this town. 1t seems the deceased start
ed from his cabin, few miles above
the place where he was found, to walk
to Nevada, in the midst of severe
snow storm. Not returning as soon as
was expected. his partners started in
search of him, and after tracing him
some distance, lost sight of the trail.
The body was accidentally discovered
by person living near the spot. As
there were no marks of violence on his
person, he undoubtedly perished from
cold.
The Nevada journal., 1857-01-23
The STATE TREAsuRER.-The state

The STATE TREAsURER.-The state
treasurer has deposited with the Pacific
Express, the interest on the state bonds,
which is due next July, amounting to
S124,000. Many of the papers below
charge that this money was taken from
the treasury SO long before it was due,
in order that certain parties may have
the use of it. Committees, however,
have been appointed by the legislature
to make thorough investigation of the
condition of the treasury, and it would
be wrong to adopt any conclusion about
the affair, until they have completed
their duties.
The Nevada journal., 1857-01-23

70 Live not on credit and you shall
live on liberty.
The Nevada journal., 1857-01-23

SIGNIFICANT. - The S. +. Herald Of
the goth says:
"Thc police were quite active last
night in arresting drunken and disorder
ly persons. We understand there are a
number of strangers in town from Sac
ramento.
Does this account for no quorum in
the Senate on Tuesday last?
The Nevada journal., 1857-01-23

The THIRTY-SECONDS STAR.-AnOther
star is about to be added to the Ameri-
can galaxy. Minnesota has taken the
initiatory steps for admission into the
union as a sovereign state. 1t is thought
that her population, at present, amounts
to two hundred thousand-and that by
the time the census is taken, she will be
entitled to atleast three representatives.
Her growth in wealth and population
has been peaceful and rapid. There
has been no unhappy civil feuds within
her borders-no blood shed in domestic
strife. With vast agricultural and min
eral wealth, and population drawn
from the best American communities,
and continually increasing from immi-
grafton, she will soon rank among the
most influential states in the union.
The Nevada journal., 1857-01-23

IcE.-The unusual cold of this win
ter ensures us an abundant supply of
ice for the coming warm season. Good,
solid frozen water will be great i'm
provement on the snow we have hereto
fore been forced to use to cool our
parched tongues during the sultry
months. We are informed that Mr.. Ha-
ven has already laid up over three hun
dred tons of clear solid ice, taken from
the dam at the head of the Snow Noun
tain Ditch. During the late severe cold,
the water of that dam was frozen to the
depth of fifteen inches. This fact is
remarkable in California.
The Nevada journal., 1857-01-23

LEGIsLATIvE.-Nothing of Importance
has been done by the legislature during
the last week. On Saturday the 18th
a resolution to adjourn till Tuesday, to
give members an opportunity to attend
the senatorial banquet at San Francisco
on Monday, was voted down. Very
good and praiseworthy indeed, that our
Legislators should refuse to leave the
business of the state to attend feast.
But unfortunately, our worthy mem
bcrs, like that other son mentioned in
scripture, only said we go not - and
they pemt. So there was no quorum in
either senate or house on Monday
Most of our representatives were ratify-
ing the sale of the senatorship in flow
ing bumpers.
A few bills of no general importance
were introduced on Tuesday.
The Nevada journal., 1857-01-23

u There is no greater moralist than
pleasure.
The Nevada journal., 1857-01-23

V The performances of the Nevada
Minstrels OH Friday and Saturday even
ings were received with roars of laugh
ter. The LA Perche" and the "1nfat-
uated Chinaman" were interesting, and
were received with much eclat The
singing of j. NJ. Langdon. the fancy
dances by Mcguire, and the banjo solos
by Allen, also brought the house down.
THANKs-To Welch, of the Pioneer
Book Store, we are under renewed OBJ
legations for favors, in the delivery of
papers, magazines, &c.
To Hamlin, we extend our hand, for
divers and sundry favors Jimmie is
always in time with full files of papers,
magazines &c, and is in constant re-
ccipt of literature from all quarters.
The Nevada journal., 1857-01-23

We gave our breath to Kossuth and
hungary we give substantial aid to
William Walker.
BY the latest accounts the hero's for
tunes are at very low ebb. Disease
is making fearful ravages in his camp
His enemies are pressing hard upon him.
This is but even handed justice. We
have no desire to bestow upon him eth
er compassion or aid in his misfortunes,
as we had no thought of singing peans
in time Of his success.
The Nevada journal., 1857-01-23

LII may be SAID, however, that many
who are owners of rich mining claims,
never led the rugged life of a miner, but
purchased their interests. The answer
to this is, that the same rules which ap-
ply to the practical miner, apply, in a
measure, to those who are willing to in
vest money in hazardous mining opera
tons the risks of the latter being less
than those of the former, only as capi-
tai is less sacred than labor, and health,
and life.
If, therefore, the miner is willing to
continue his arduous and uncertain oc-
cupation, is it not the interest of every
branch OF business to encourage him by
every possible means = at least, by re-
Geving his mining property of the small
amount necessary to the support of gov
ernmentl Considering the peculiar cir
cumstances under which he labors, the
unusual seventies of his calling - the
entire dependence of all classes on his
exertions = the uncertainty of his prof
its = and the dislike which most people
have to hard work, it seems to us that
persons engaged in other business show
an extremely foolish and suicidal policy,
IN pressing this matter on the legisla-
ture. Instead of throwing this damper
on the development Of the mines, they
should rather be disposed, if practica-
bic, to take some steps to increase it.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1857-12-23
fulr for CHRISTMAS,
MY LOVE BIZ IS A sAILEuR.


Oh ,my love he is Saeur, so gal-li-eut and bold;
he is straight as any flag staff, only nineteen
years old;
For to cruize the wide o-shi-en he's left his own
dear.
Aud my heart it is bust.i-en, because he isn't
here.
His pa-ri-ents they bounded him, all for to be
carpenter, S
But a sea-faring life he did very much prefer;
For his spirit was tremendous and fierce to be-
hold,
For young man bred carpenter, only nineteen
years old.
Oh, my bosom it IS tos-ti-ed, just like the raging
sea,
For fear that his shi-uns don't still pint to
me;
For lovyer he can get in each port, am told,
Especially for young man only nineteen years
old.
And il my dear hus.b blend he never will be,
But lay q cold corpuses in the bottom of the sea
Oh the weeds of a widowcr, so frishtful to be-
hold,
l would wear for my saeur boy only nineteen
years old.
And it's oh for my loveyer gricve and repinci
For fear that this Wing man will never be mine;
All the wealth OF l;,r Il-di-es in siivycr and gold
Id give for my sai.r"' boy, only nineteen years
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1857-12-23
Rannsay'S History OF
SOUTH CAROLINA

NNTlLL be RE-PUBLISHED early in 1858,
wv in two largc Volumes octave, $50 pages
each Volume, printed on fine, white paper, bound
in substantial clolh-giIt.
1t seems hardly necessary to add anything TO the
above RAMSAY'S HISTORY OF SOUTH
CAROLINAis is a great arork. lie was an eye
witness. and participated in many of the events
about Which he writes. We, South Carolinians,
are too ignorant Of our history, and the Publisher
has undertaken the work with view to supply a
demand which has been felt for sulne time. The
fact is there is more interest felt in the llisto-
~ Of our State, than WIS before. All accounts
OF our ancestors now beginning to wake up our
minds to lively interest. When we sec them
basing the hardships Of the desert, overcoming
every difficulty from savage foe, and meeting the
stalwart Briton in long, distrac,ing, and bloody
war, we are pleased with every danger they es-
capped, and wish TO trace out the most minute events
Of their history.
Gj' intend Ia get OH, the Work e,r}y in 1858.
Price in suhslan, al Clul, 1926 per Volume; llal'
Calf ,op:: Sold by subscription, payable ON de-
livery
Those who wish to subscribe will send on their
names 10 the Subscriber early.
W. J. DUFFIE,
Bookseller, Newberry, S. c.
doc l6 4t 40
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1857-12-23
A GREENHpRN ON THE LOCOMOTIVE.

Mr.. SnodgraSs, Junior, has been "scooting
around" at the West, and as some OF his expeN
riences are rather amusing, we copy an extract
as follows:
"When we got to the depot went around
to get look at the iron boss. Thunderation
it warn't no more like hoss than meetln'-
house. If was goin' to describe the animule,
I'd say it looked like-well, it looked like
darned if I know what it looked like unless 1t
was regular he devil, snortin' smoke all around,
and pantin,' and heavin' and swellin,' and chaw-
ing up red Goals like they was good. a teller
| stood in house-like, feedin' him all the time
but the more he got the more he wanted, and
the more he snorted. After spell the teller
catched him by the tail, and great Jericho! he
set up yell that split the ground for more'n
mile and half, and the next mint felt my
legs waggin,' and found myself at t'other end
| of the string o. vehickles. WASN'T skered, but
had three chills and stroke of palsy in less
then five mnits, and my face had curious
Observation-Disclosures blush color in it, which
| was perfectly unaccountable. 'Well,' says !.
comment is supper.fuous," and took seat
in the nearest Vaughn, or car as they call it-a
consarned long, stealGboat-lookin' thing, with a
string of pews down each side big enough to
| hold a bout q man and q half. just as | sat
down, the hoss hollered twice and started oil
like streak pitchin' me head first at the stonl,
ach OF big Irish woman, and she gave tire
mendous grunt, and then catched me by the
head, and crammed me under the seat; the car:
was a jumpin' and tearin' along at nigh onto
forty thousand miles an hour, and everybody
was bobbin' up and down like mill saw, and
every wretch on'em had his mouth wide open
and looked like they was laffin', but couldn't
hear nothin', the cars kept such racket.
Bimeby they stopped all at once, and then such
another laft busted out O. them passengers as
never hern before. Laffn' at me, too, that's
what made me mad, and was mad as thunder
too ris up, and shakin' my fist at 'em, says
I, Ladies and gentlemen, look a-here! I'm q
peaceable stranger and away the darn train
went like small pox was in town, jerking me
down in the seat with whack like I'd been
thrown from the moon, and their cuSsed mouths
Topped open, and the fellers went to bobbin up
and down aga,n. put on an air of magnani-
nous contempt like, and took no more notice o
'c,n, and veey naturafly ~ went to boJbin' up and
down myself"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1857-12-23
Negro Slave Appiing

Being an interesting pamphlet of about IS pages,
giving a true and exact account of crime COM
mitted in EdgeGcld District i'll lS49, and which
resulted in the conviction of the said posey OF
murder in the first degree, for which offence he
suffered the extreme penalty Of the law on Friday
Feb. lst, 1850.
Persons desirous of procuring this record of past
days and dark scenes should call at once.
sSy- For sale at this Office. Price, Is cents per
copy. or two copies for 25 cents. Two copies Sent
by mail, to one address, for 25 cents:
April 90 Il 10