The Nevada Democrat., 1858-12-08
Senate. House. Total
Democrats. s...,.............,..2l 90 Os
Republicans. .............l 10 AZ 5S
Democratic majority on Joint ballot

IT the above correct. Hon. James Shields, whose term
expires in the United States Senate with the present Con
greSs Will stand chance for reelection
THEODORE PARKER.-A Boston correspondent Of the
New York Evening Post writes that the Rev. Theodore
Parker is dangerously ILL., lie says:
The intelligence of the illness of Mr.. Parker will be
ceiyed with throughout the country He has
cupied large space in the public eye for many
years. and maintained it with such vgor. that nobody
seemed TO anticipate that he would yield to thing
For several weeks he has been sick in bed and for much
longer Time has sudcled from lingering and increasing
indspOsition
A WARNING GAY LoTHARIos.-A remarkable case has
just been decided in the Brooklyn N. W City Court
the effect that single damages from
a married man for breach of marriage promise. In the
alluded to, the defendant like many other scoundrels
who fail to gel their deserts had deserted his vile and
played bachelor lover to German girl Failing TO
ry according to promise she sued him. and he had the
cowardy to crawl off by saying that lie had
wife already, his promise empty lie. The jury
thought otherwise, and gave $4,000 damages An appeal
taken but the General Term affirmed the judgment,
Married who desert their wives for attractive
faces will do well to remember this
THE WASHINGTON UNIoN.-Recent news announces that
this paper to be reorganzcd during the coming session
by the retirement OF the present editors and the retora
on of John Appleton, who Is to leave the Department of
State He edited for several years, the Eastern Argus
published in Portland, Me-
PROPOSED NEW JoURNAL.-It is confidently asserted,
that new Douglas paper is to be established at Wash
ngton during the coming of Congress by
junction Of the Richmond South and the Washington
States and that it is to place Douglas at in the field
for the Presidency.
LETTER Gov. wIsE.-Gov. Wise, of Virginia, in a
letter responding to invitation TO visit Illinois and ad
dress the Democracy, says:
Every impulse prompts me to rush to your side Your
position is grand one, and, in respects,
pied In the face OF doubt and dstrust attempted be
thrown upon your Democracy and its gallant leader by
the pretext of pretenders that you giving aid
comfort to the arch enemy of countrys peace and
safety and party integrity you standing alone
isolated by tyrannca prescription, which wond alike
foolishly and wickedly Op off of the vgorou.
limbs of National Democracy-the limb of glorious Iii
nos see you, in spite of this mputaton firmly front
ing the foe and battling manfuly TO maintain
tive nationality against embittered and implacabe
rights operating poprio rgOre
and every way warning against all unjust Federal Ter
ritoria legislation.
LYNCmNG IN KENTUcKY.-In Taylor county Kentucky, q
mob broke into Greenburg jail and hung three i'm
pcated in the killing of Henry Simpson year ago who
were there confined fourth cut his throat in Jail.
BURNED TO DEAm-Michael and Catherine Hastell fa
ther and daughter burned to death at 494 Sixth
street New York the night of Oct IS. The fire broke
out in stable in the and by its rupdity cut off al
means of escape.
first things to be done when city becomes settled fol
the season, and amusements ETC.. come into operation
will be to have grand Douglas demonstration OF course
VIII be irrespective OF parties for unfortunately
have no parties left If such meeting should be gotten
up II would be glorious one for Douglas course since
the unfortunate missep OF destroying the Missouri Com
promise has commanded the applause of every true friend
of the South,
The city Of Tampa, Florida has been almost depopua
u " te TaVages OF the yellow fever and by the flight OF
alarmed citizens The Pennsular says the town wears
the appearance of a church yard.
PIKEs's PEAK GoLD--The Lexington (SIo.) Expositor
says that company of advenuers have returned there
from Pixies Peak and that their unanimous report is that
there is no gold in that region in digging. which man
could make more than fifty cents day The Expositor
thinks from specimen of the seasons labor Of these
men, that their calculation is very liberal one On the
other hand there advces from other quarters of
contradictory character but nobody come back with
large pe" 1t is safe to believe the first statement for
the Iresent