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The Nevada journal. [volume] (Nevada City, Calif.) 1851-18??, 1857-09-18
SheriRs Sale

DY virtue of an order and decree Sale to me direc
ID ted and Issued out of the Hon District Court 18th
Judicial District three judgments rendered in said
Court the third day Of August 1857 in favor of Cald
well Mills Co for the Of eight hundred and fifty
seven dollars and ttytwO cents aud on the 18TH day of
August r5I on judgment rendered in favor of Birds
eye Palmer for eighiyscycn dollars and seven cents
also Judgment rendered said 9Th day of August in
favor of j. n Turner for the SUN ftyine dollars and
sevenyseven cents and agains; George Lewis together
with interest on the said several the of
per cent per anuum from the rendition Of judgments
until paid together with of suit taxed forty dollars
and cents for the sale ofhe following described
property o-wt That two story Frame House Building
and premises situated in the town Of Nevada, County of
Nevada aud State of California, the easterly side of
Cayote street in said city bounded aa described fol
lows to-ivt Commencing at point on Cayote street in
said city, thence runningeast 90 feet along the line
the lots ground owned by 4. Sanford and D. Critten
den thence along the line of Cayote forty
feet thence east eighty feet thence south thirty feet 10
place beginning said House and premises being known
as the American Exchange together with all and sin
guIar tenernens hereditaments appurtenances
hereunto belonging or in anywse appertaining. Motto
is hereby given that on SATURDAY, the twelfth dav
of September 1857, between the hours of 10 O'Clock
NJ and o'clock. p. NJ in front Of the Court House door
in the city Of Nevada wiz sell public auction to the
highest bidder for cash in hand the above described
property 10 satisfy and pay the aforesaid judgments
Given under my hand Office, in the city of Nevada
tiis 2lst day of August 1851.
AL : W BORING Sheriff of Nevada Co
The Nevada journal. [volume] (Nevada City, Calif.) 1851-18??, 1857-09-18

H The difference between repub
lie and monarchy is thus pointed out
by somebody; "Pile all the people into
a pyramid, with the President for an a.
pex, and you have the symbol of re-
public. You can shake the President,
but you cant move the united force of
the people. 1nvert that pyramid, with
a King for its base, and you have the
symbol of monarchy. Trip up the
King, and the whole structure falls into
confusion"
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State of California,
COUNTY OF NEVADA. SIS.

COUNTY OF NEVADA. IS.
DISTRICT Court of the fourteenth Judicial District
~ THE PEOPLE Of the State of California, to
GEORGE +. LEMON Greeting:
Iou are hereby Summoned 10 appear and answer the
complaint of Alfred Johns, filed against yeu Arire
Casamayou and VIM. Butterield, within ten days from
the service ofthis Writ if served you in this county
ont of this county, and within fsrty days if served on
you in this state and of this District in an action
commenced the fifteenth day of August 1857 in said
for the recovery of five hundred dollars together
with interest thereon at the rate Of three 80 per
per month from the LIST day Of December D. 1855 till
paid and for decree of foreclosure and sale Of the
morteaged premises described in the plaintiffs com
plant file in the office of the Clerk of the Dis
triet Court aforesaid
And you hereby Notified that Won fail to answer
said complaint herein directed plaintiff will take
Judgment against you therefor by default together with
Pill costs of suit and also demand Of the such
relief as is prayed for in his said complaint
In testimony whereof l. RUFUS SHOEMAKER Clerk
n \of the District Court aforesaid, do hcreunto
-. . set my hand and impress the seal of said court
this Sd day of September, A. o. 1857
RUFUS SHOEMAKER Clerk
BY WIN. SMITH, deputy
Upon reading and filing the affidavit of the above
George T. Lemon by publication a week for
three months in the Nevada Journal newspaper pub
lshed in the county of Nevada and that a copy of the
summons and mpaint be deposited in the post office
directed to the said defendant George T. Lemon at
Acapulco Mexico. NILES SEARLS
District Judge
Attest, RUFUS SHOEMAKER Clerk
b. Wd. SMITH, deputy.
Stewart & Sargent, Att'ys for plaintiff.
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ANCIENT OAK.-There is a striking
natural phenomenon, celebrated oak,
which is still hourishing near Korthings-
hansen castle in Westphalia, Germany.
1t stands in the forest district of Birken-
schlag, about ten minutes walk from
the castle, and is, according to connois-
seurs, more than a thousand years old.
The oak stands above seventy feet high,
and its trunk near the ground measures
thirty-nine and half feet round, and
it exceeds both in height and in girth
the largest oaks in France and Sweden.
Some years ago this oak was a favorite
retreat of the foxes: but since they
have been driven away, and the inner
surface been preserved by charring,
there is a space in the interior in which
"a persons can stand upright. The
space is kept locked, and an oaken
staircase leading to two stages with bal
listers form resting places in the branch
es of the oak. Although there is a
good deal of dead wood, still it yearly
becomes green along with the other, and
then forms a magnificent leafy canopy
The old tree still possesses SO much VI
tally that the hinges of the door in the
trunk have become embedded three
inches in the new bark There are ma
ny of these monster trees in the world.
At St. AIMS Hill, near Chertsey, Eng
land, there is lime tree of very large
dimensions, whose trunk will hold sew
eral persons, and amidst whose branches
staircase and resting place, similar to
the one we have just described, are
erected, where the lovers of beautiful
scenery resort to obtain one of the finest
views near London. Some of the trees
of California are of gigantic size, and
are capable of holding as many persons
as the German oak, each on horseback
We should like to see the staircase that
would reach their tops.
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Hotel de Paris.

B 7 N A d A NJ E G H A Z V E L &.
-, The above named well known House, situated
iaj Broad street, Of Bridge, No %, offers
Es#& good accommodations to boarders and the travel
Es4<n ing public. The whole Establishments entirely
throughout, and the large and airy, frn
ished with excel Beds and furniture to match and
the table su Dpied in style unsurpassed, regards
quality and qua Itty.
Laies and ia miles offered a pleasant and COM
Portable home at this establishment.
The undersigned having been Literally patronized by
the pubic the above House for three years past can
safely appeal to her old customers to sustain her eharae
ter as a landlady and the popularity of her House.
septl2-tf MADAME CHAUVEL.
The Nevada journal. [volume] (Nevada City, Calif.) 1851-18??, 1857-09-18

In INDIAN LEGEND.-The following
Indian legend relative to the spirit
home of Washington is from Morgan's
League of the Iroquois. 1t is curious,
as showing the estimation in which the
father of his country was held by this
singular people, and their idea of future
felicity
"Among the modern beliefs engrafted
upon the ancient faith of the Iroquois,
there is one which is worthy of particu-
lar notice. 1t relates to Washington.
According to their present belief, no
white man ever reached the Indian
heaven. Not being created by the
Great Spirit, no provision was made for
him in their schemes of theology. He
was excluded both from heaven and the
place of punishment. But an excep-
ton was made in favor of Washington
Because of his justice and benevolence
to the Indian, he stood pre-eminent "a
bove all other white men. When, in
the year 1888, the Indians were aban-
doned by their British allies, and left
to make their own terms with the Amer
lean government, the Iroquois were
more exposed to severe measures than
the other tribes in their alliance. At
this critical moment, Washington inter
fered in their behalf, as the protector of
Indian rights, and the advocate of a
policy then of the most enlightened JUS
tice and humanity. After his death, he
was mourned by the Iroquois as ben
efactor of their race, and his memory
was cherished with reverence and affec-
ton. A belief was spread among them
that the Great Spirit had received, in a
celestial residence upon the plains of
heaven, the only white man whose
deeds had entitled him to the heavenly
favor. Just at the entrance of heaven,
is a wall enclosure, the ample grounds
of which are laid with avenues and sha-
ded walks. Within is spacious man
sion, constructed in the shape of fort
Every object that could please cult
waited taste renders it happy dwelling
place for the immortal Arlington
The faithful Indian, as he enters heav-
en-, passes the enclosure. He sees the
illustrious inmate as he walks to and
fro in quiet meditation. But no word
passes his lips. Dressed in his uniform,
and in a perfect state of felicity, he is
destined to remain through eternity in
the solitary enjoyment of the celestial
residence prepared for him by the Great
Spirit"
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lie.
70 The ntelligencer has cores
pondent at Jerusalem, v nose letters are
deeply interesting. We detach the fol-
lowing extract from one of them:
There is no Croton river near Jerusa-
lem, from which water can be obtained
In the time of siege, three soldiers,
with their picks, in ease New York was
besieged, could divert the stream to the
reservoir, and leave 100000 people
without water. Against this same ca
tastrophe Jerusalem had to contend.
Hence the pools of Gihon, Bethesda,
and others of immense extent were ex-
cavated, and still are found within the
walls of Jerusalem.
About six or eight miles beyond Beth
lehem we saw the far-famed Pools of
Solomon. OF these he is believed to
speak in Ecclesiastes ii, 6: 81 made the
pools of water to water Herewith the
wood that bringeth forth trees" The
three pools cover together about seven
acres, and are respectively %, 80, and
30 feet in depth. Such immense tanks
or reservoirs are constructed Of stones of
very great size, and are of great age.
Tradition invariably assigns them to
Solomon, and we are inclined to that
belief
We much regret that the records are
lost that might shed light on the other
gigantic piles of hewn rocks and stones
which ambition reared so frequently in
ancient days. There would be not on
ly the Bridge of Signs, but the Coliseum
Of tears, the baths of blood, the temples
Of groans, etc. cts. Who can tell what
Rome did with those millions of slaves
whom Pompey vanquished in the Ser
Vile War, during which such multitudes
cruelty persisted!
The three reservoirs are situated on
the side Of mountain, so that as fast
as the upper one fills, the water over
flowing runs into the second, and on its
becoming full, it flows into the third.
They are at present in miserable repair,
none having more than fourteen feet of
water. The cement with which the i'm
mense stones were laid has become
quite as hard as the marble itself of
which they seem to be built.
The conduit, or aqueduct, leads the
water about fifteen miles to Jerusalem,
always following tGs sinuosities of the
mountain. The ancients did not under
stand how water followed syphon of
any shape to a point as high as the
source. Hence the immense aqueducts
at Carthage, Rome, and other places
were carried along on lofty stone arches
for miles and miles
Here was one cause of the awful suf-
fering in Jerusalem in the time of her
sieges. This aqueduct was broken up,
and they were compelled to trust to
their pools within the gates, and the rain
that might fall from heaven. But the
unclaimed madmen, under the dreadful
curse of sin, poisoned these cisterns,
pools and wells. When the presence
and restraining grace of heaven are
withdrawn, woe woe unto that devo-
ted people If any one desires proof
of the doctrine of total depravity, let
him ponder the records of the siege of
Jerusalem, under Titus, the Roman
General, and under the Turks, when
held by the Crusaders.
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He candidly told them the whole story,
declaring that he would certainly have
killed the king had not Mr.. Deane dis
suaded him from it, and convinced him
that it was unlawful to lift his hand a.
gainst the Lords anointed. That he
was ready to die, and no matter how
soon. He denied having any accom-
plice, and said he rejoiced for having
obtained revenge for the cruelties with
which he had been treated by the Brit
ish army. He was tried, condemned
and hanged. A very unfair and false
account of his examination was publish
ed at the time, and no notice taken of
Mr.. Deane's having saved the kings
life.
The Nevada journal. [volume] (Nevada City, Calif.) 1851-18??, 1857-09-18

FORECAST PRoGRESs.-Ins spring,
everything is looking forward to some
consummation or end, of which spring is
but means. | have started to become
lofty oak, says the little germ of the
acorn, as it lifts its tiny head among for
est trees. l am to aid in making the
meadows green for the OK, says the little
blade Of grass. | shall help to make the
harvest wave in the valley,says the little
germ of the wheat or the maze / will
hang a beautiful nest on yonder bough
says the bird, as she picks single bro
ken twig from the earth. Laying up
stores for winter" say the toiling ant
and busy bee. We crown the tree with
blossoms of spring, that we may nuke
man bless God for the dependent fruits
of autumn, say the buds ofthe peach and
the pear.
Thus the whole beauty of spring is
subordinate to alaw of progress, and but
a means to an end. Beautiful and fra
grant and melodious as spring is, it is on
ly the vestibule and introduction to a
higher good. Each plant and flower,
is rising to an end and the end is the
highest perfection its nature will admit
The busy activity to which this vernal
season wakes up the animal world, has
an end and that end is the highest
good of which it is capable. An acorn,
capable of growing to an oak, never, by
Incidence or perverted instinct, turns
aside to become thistle or bramble.
The little rosebud is true to its nature,
and taxes the sunbeam and the dew, to
become a blushing, fragrant rose, and
not a marigold or a poppy. The bird
that can swing a nest like a hammock
from the limb of tree, never trusts it
to earth. Rising to the loftiest height
our nature will allow, is the universal
voice of Gods vegetable and brute ere
alton. Onward, onward to the highest
good we can reach, is the melody of
Spring.
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EV Senator Sumner has been max
ing an extensive tour in the South Of
France, travelling great deal OIL horse
back among the Pyrenees, which he
found exceedingly beneficial. He has
visited Lamartine, Guizot, De Tocque-
vile, Montalambert, Berger, and other
men of note. He is now in London to
attend the debate of Parliament, and
will return to France in August.
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% It is stated that, at a recent
meeting of scientifcs in Washington
City, a learned professor read an elabo-
rate paper to prove that the growing of
ROSTERS at certain hours of the night is
owing to waves of electricity that pass
over or around the earth at those peri
DDS.
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A Good Ranch for Sale.

TNHE undersigned offers for sale the following describ.
l. ed Ranch: Lying the south side of Deer Creek
one half mile from Nevada, bounded the north by
Big Deer Creek, the east by the claim of Francis
Francis on the south by VIM Aliens land, and on the
west by Peck's Ravire, being Pecks Old Quartz
MIL 1t contains about 45 has on it good house
and cabin is all well fenced in portion of which vet
has its natural growth of timber 1t contains ex-
ceient garden ground, portion of which has it
crop of vegetables 1t will be sold cheap for cash. or
traded for stock
For further particulars enquire of T L Hughes at
this Office. REBECCA WOOLFORK.
Jrne : 1857
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LION HUNT IN MARIPosA.-The NJ;

LION Hunt IN MARIPosA-The Ma
riposa Gdeettc, of the Goth ult., gives
the following interesting account of
lion hunt in that county: "On Saturday
morning last, full grown California
Lion was killed on Whitelock's Greek,
after pretty severe struggle, in which
several men and two large sized dogs
were engaged. People residing there,
say that the same animal has been seen
on various occasions since 1851, and
that he has made occasional descents
upon swine and other domestic animals,
whenever his appetite required fresh
meat. On the morning in question, a.
bout daylight, he attempted to carry off
a porker, but made so much noise as to
awaken several men who sailed out to
attack him. The dogs at first seized
him, but he got away from them and
took to a tree, where shot from rifle
in the hands of Mr.. Arberry, broke one
of his fore legs and brought him to the
ground. The dogs again seized him,
one by the throat and the other by a
hind leg, and desperate struggle en-
sued. They rolled OFT bank INTO the
bed of dry ravine, fighting the whole
length of a pretty good sized miners
claim, without any decisive advantage
on either side. Several of the party
coming up to the scene of the conflict,
armed with six-shooters, finally put an
end to the fray, though the lion stood
considerable shooting, and died game at
last.
He measured between six and seven
feet from tip to tip, and would probably
weigh not less than hundred pounds.
The skin has been stuffed and can be
seen at Stegman's store, at Whitlock's.
We understand that the citizens there
intend purchasing a couple of elegant
collars, with suitable inscriptions, and
presenting them to Sykes and Nero
the two dogs that assisted SO materially
| in his capture
The Nevada journal. [volume] (Nevada City, Calif.) 1851-18??, 1857-09-18

~ There are in Connecticut 1926
school districts, and 100, 545 children be-
tween the ages of A and Is. The State
has school fund of S2,016, 1896, yield
ing a revenue of S149,4S1, in addition
to which over 100000 are raised for
the schools by taxation.
The Nevada journal. [volume] (Nevada City, Calif.) 1851-18??, 1857-09-18

% The telegraphs now in use in the
United States consume annually about
100000 worth of zinc, $4,000 worth of
nitric acid, and $780, 900 worth of mercu-
ry, besides other sums for sulphuric acid,
& C.
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$50 Reward.

STOLEN from the Quintay Ranch on the Goth of Ju-
~ ly. Black Mare Mule black nose about fourteen
hands high with apreo marks and branded follows:
w IN T. on right neck and J. c. on left neck under
which Is double Il, and double II left shoulder A
reward of SIS will be paid for information leading
the recovery of the mule, and S25 for the thief $50
for both Address
Aug. Il, 1857. WIN. CONN, MarysviIlc.
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u The New Orleans Delta esti-
m ates the number of slaves at the South
at over three millions, and their aggre-
gate value, at present prices, at fully
sixteen hundred millions of dollars.
The Nevada journal. [volume] (Nevada City, Calif.) 1851-18??, 1857-09-18

- The creed, the Lords prayer,
and the commandments, wero translated
in to the Saxon language by Alfred, in
761-the first translation of any portion
of the Bible into English.
The Nevada journal. [volume] (Nevada City, Calif.) 1851-18??, 1857-09-18

u Wisconsin, scarcely yet twenty
years old, contains population of $780,
600. She has already several flourish
ing colleges, and State University at
the capital, with fund which yields an
annual income of $4,000.
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Notice to County Scrip Holders.
County Treasurer's Office

NVuIIVy IItaslrer-s OIfce
Nevada, July 25th, 1857.
I)ARIIES holding County Orders, issued previous to
the 18th day Of July, 1856 requested to present
the same TO the County Treasurer be reregistered
Orders not presented previous the first of septembef
next VIII take their place the new orders issued
T. w. sIGOURNEY,
jy30-6w Treasurer Nevada Co.
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STATE ofCdlJornia, C0uRtyof Nerada, SIS.
TH District Court 18th Judicial District.
l. GEORGE LEWIS,
: Insolvent Notice.

HIS CREDITORS
IN the matter Of the application of George Lewis an
mtovent debtor praying that he may be allowed to
mike an assignment of his estate to his creditors and he
bddscharged from his debts and liabilities in pursuance
ofan act of the Legislature passed May ith d. 1852
entitled act for the relief Of Insolyent Debtors and
projection Of creditors and in pursuance Of order of
the Hon Niles Sears District Judge in and for said
tyNotice is hereby given To the ere tors of said in
solvent to be and appear before said Judge open
inthe city of Nevada Monday the 9Th day of October
Al d. 1851 at 10 o'clock 4 NJ Of that day to show cause
any they have why the prayer Of said nsolvent should
not be granted and assignment Of his estate be made
and he be discharged from his debts and liabilities in
pursuance of the Statute in such made and provi
odd.
And it is further ordered that notice be published in
the Nevada Journal for the period of four weeks
And it is further ordered, that all proceedings against
said nsolvent be stayed till the further hearing herein
BY order of the court.
Witness my hand, with the seal of sal Court hereun
II : \tO affixed, this goth day of August A D. 1857
W. - RUFUS SHOEMAKER,
Clerk of District Court.
ByWM. SMITH, deputy.
F. J. Dunn, Atty for Petitioner
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A gentleman of Boston has lost a
member of his family every 4th of July
for the last four years.
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For Rent,

TWO Brick reproof stores in the National Exchange
L buildings Broad Street.
Also-Two Buildings on Main street. on the west
side fitted up for Bakery and saloon. one on the
east side lately fitted up and well adapted for saloon.
Applyt TO GEO. KEENEY.
Nevada. .Inne 10 ISL
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How AMERICA WAS PEoPLED-The
Rev. DR.. Hawkes., of New York, has re-
Gently been delivering a series of lee
lures, intended to show that this CONT
nent was peopled by successive migra-
tions from the Old World at different
eras and by different races. First from
the shores of the Mediterranean, which
was the earliest seat Of commercial err
terprise, and the people from which
have left their record upon the vast ru-
ms of Yucatan; next from China and
Japan to Mexico, Central and South
America; and next from Northern Asia,
from which the American tribes of In
dams came. These theories are sus-
tanned by remarkable analogies between
the languages prevailing in different
parts of the Eastern Continent with
those to be found on this continent
The Nevada journal. [volume] (Nevada City, Calif.) 1851-18??, 1857-09-18

The British Government has bestow-
ed upon the widow of Hugh Miller an
annuity of te70.
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BRICKS I

TNHE undersigned will continue to have constantly on
i hand for the Nevada market good assortment of
BRICKS for building Houses Foundations Vaults Gel
lars, Chimneys, Wells Sidew alks for setting Boilers,
building Ovens. and all kinds of Brick Masonry.
All who wish to guard against the destructive eemen
-hre and water-ean now secure the means Tor doing
so efectualy by giving n call
III orders left at ROGERS, HAMILT0N& Cos on
Main Street at the Yard onehalf mile of Neva-
da on the Red Dog Road, at the Wood Bne Farm will
be promptly attended to on reasonable terms.
n. b. All kinds of Brick and Stone Work neatly and
well done at the shortest notice
3 F. ADAMS & co.
Nevada June L. 1857.