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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-04-20

EOILET SOAPS, &c-Brown Windsor, &c.
tagon, Sand, Jenny Lind, London Honey,
Omnibus. Old Dog Tray, Hunters, and Shaving
Soaps, Lilly White and Powder Pufs, Just re-
eeived by Zap l2] JOHN h. PARRoIT.
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Pocke, and Table Cutlery
Plated Spoons ard Fork ....
Shot Guns and Rifle. Eu..at-
Nails: Carpen'er's Tool, ..
BIacksmiths Tools, &c, a.I o..
be sold at the lowest prices We o.. .-.-
feb "a BARLEY n iiHr..
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-04-20

MORE BUOkS.-LlvIngstons Travels aud
wi Researches in Africa, during residence
OF sixteen years, with sketch OF Discoveries,
illustrated with numerous engravings. 81.
Nothing TO Wear, an Episode OF City Life,
with many illustrations, soc.
Nothing to Say. slight slap at Moderate
Snobbery by Q. X. Phllander Doesrlcks, P. b.
soc.
The Life and Works of Flavius Josophus,
comprising the Antiquities, History, and Wars
of the Jews, embellishcd with elegant engra-
wings, complete in two volumes. just received.
and JOHN II. PARRO1I.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-04-20

ICKORY, OAK, AND PINE WOOD FOR
II SALE-SAMuEL BEACH 4 son are
now engaged in running their own WOOD 10
market, consisting OF the above named kinds,
which they offer Tor sale, lat their Wood Yard,
on St. Asaph street, opposite the JAN, OF at the
Fish Wharf, where landed,) 10 their customers
and others, cheap for cash; and as they intend
to sell for small profits, ask share OF public
n.,ronags SAMUEL BEACH.
15-tf JOHN s. BEACH.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-04-20

CCHOOL BOOKS am now il the receipt
- of another supply of STANDARD SCHOOL
Books, embracing mos of the English, French,
Greek, and attn Works in common use IN the
Schools. Tap g JOHN h. PARROlI.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-04-20

INUN FOR THE MILLION Fun for the
Family !!-Have you seen it!-Nick Max
for May, at FRENCHS. 1t is very funny
Price ~ cents.
Grahams Illustrated Magazine for May. con-
tains beautiful tinted engraving-"May Day.
Five coIorrd Fashion plates; great variety OF
beautiful Patterns Ladies Department, Oius-
trated) etc, 25c.
BaIou's Magazine for May, loc.
Yankee Notions for May fresh supply, lCc.
All the New Books, Papers, and Magazines
on hand ap ~
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-04-20

The above article is most concentrated
Phosphate manure and should be welcomed as
a great desGeratum.
(Signei) CHARLES BICKELL, Pm. d.
The article is ground TO ilne powder, and
put up in strong bags For sale low
mn IL JAMES &. NEVETD.
The Nevada journal., 1858-03-12

CoNsT1TUTioNAL Con NvENTIoN.-The
hope of constitutional convention has
departed. The bill to call a conyen-
tion was emphatieally negatived in the
Senate on Tuesday by vote of ten for,
to twenty-four against, as follows;
Ayes--Anderson, Allen, Baker, Bureb.
Burton, Ferguson of Sierra, johnson of
Saeramento' Merritt and Rogers-1O.
Noes-Berry, Bell, Carpenter, Chase,
Coulter, Dickinson, Ferguson of Sacra-
mento, Goodwin, Grant, Gregory, Grif-
nth, Hamm, Hart, Holden, johnson of
III Dorado, Ketchum, Lewis, Mesick.
Pacheeo, Phelps. Soule, Sullivan, Thorn,
Tahaferro-24.
The Nevada journal., 1858-03-12

The Golden Age and Orizaba sailed
for Panama, yesterday, at l o'clockp M.
There was large crowd of people on
the wharves, at the hour of their depar-
ture, and considerable excitement. The
Golden Age took 46s passengers, and
sl,6O6.379 81 in treasure. The Oriza-
ba took 613 passengers, and S40o. 600
in, treasure, making an aggregate of a
little over two miIIions-Sac. Tuioa. std
INST
The Nevada journal., 1858-03-12
The ARcHY CAst.-some features

The ARCHY CAsE.-Some features
of the Archy slave case need explana
ton from those who are in the interest
of Stovall and advocate the right to re-
move Archy from the Slate. If Archy
was settled by the Supreme Court be-
yond peradventure to be the property
of Stovall, why the cautiousness of
smuggling the negro to Stockton, and
the mystery thrown around his wherear
bouts! Why the long detour by way
of Stockton and Oakland to get to San
Francisco, and why the proposed idea
of putting Archy aboard the Orizaba
outside the Heads by means of a sail
vessell If the negro boy belonged to
Stovall there was no necessity of this
extraordinary caution. The master, if
he believed be had right to the slave,
by the laws of the State would have
gone boldly from Sacramento to San
Francisco and on board the Orizaba like
an honest man relying on his rights and
the justice of our laws and those who
administer them.
The Nevada journal., 1858-03-12

FREMONT CoMlNG.-The Mariposa Ga
Sette is sinformed, on good authority, that
Col. Fremont will return to California
on next steamer, accompanied by his
lady, the, accomplished Jessie, and
several other ladies and gentlemen. A
suite of rooms have been engaged in
Mariposa for the accommodation of the
party. Report also says that he will
come prepared to commence that long
needed and long delayed work, the Wa
ter Ditch.
The Nevada journal., 1858-03-12

THE SLAVE ARCHY.-The negro boy
Archy seems to attrac: as much OF pub
lie attention at present as any otf er per-
son in the State. The decision of Judge
Burnett was supposed to conslgn the
boy ANONYMOUSLY to slavery for the bal
ance of his natural days, unless Gov.
Weller should attempt to stepin to shield
a little negro boy after the manner OF
assistance rendered the little Indian boy
at Monterey. But then it was supposed
he. would be as powerless in one case as
he proved to be in the other. and of
course the sick young man from Mississ-
ippi would take Archy with him. The
general supposition, however, failed to
be--verifed. Archy was snapped up
while on the water and about to be put
aboard the last steamer for Panama and
both Stovall and the boy were thus de-
tanned by virtue of some of the machi-
merry of free institutions which, if prop
erly expounded will decide which is the
better man, the white or the Hack.
According TO the decision of the Su-
preme Court it is contended Archy is en-
titled to his freedom. First, he is free
according to the evidence produced on
the first trial second he is free by the
law third, he is free according to the
argument of the Supreme Court; and
fourth, he is free by the finding of that
Court, because Stovall is not sickly now,
is not so young as he was, and this is the
second case, which the Court promises
shall be decided quite different from the
Grst--i. C. strictlyaccording to the law.
1t may therefore be said with conf
sience that the negro bsy, Archy, has a
dead thing. Judge Freeloa will, how
ever, determine the fate of the negro
very shortly.
The Nevada journal., 1858-03-12

A LESSON IN ARTEsIAN WELLs.-As
California is All "artesian welp' coun-
try, and its citizens troubled through a
plentiful lack" Of water during the sum-
mer months, may not some of our "bor-
ers" take few Valuable hints from the
following description Of John China
mans" mode Of boring. A writer as
sures us chat the Chinese are rcmarka-
bly, skilled in boring artesian wells, and
that from time immemorial. they have
been al fast in the art. Millions OF
artesian wells are scattered through
their empire. The depth is commonly
from 1,5OO to 1,SOO French feet, and five
or six inches in diameter. They arc
usually bored in the solid rock. A be-
ginning is made by sinking vertically
into the bed Of the earth usually met
with at the surface, a wooden pipe,
crowned with a he~n stone, perforated
with hole, which, like the pipe, has the
same diameter as it is intended to give
the well-that Is, five or six inches. In
this tube there is made 10 work stee;
head of three hundred or four hundred
pounds weight this is notched at the
end, and is little concave above and
round beneath. A workman, by leaping
upon the extremity Of lever, the other
extremity of which is attached to a steel
head, lifts it to the height of two feet,
and lets it fall again by its own weight.
Some pals of water are thrown in from
time to time, to assist the trituration of
the substances. The spur or steel head
is suspended by cord, TO which is at
tached triangular piece of wood, and
each time that the lever raises the cord,
a second workman, seated near the
tubet makes the triangle perform half a
revolution, SO that the steel head may
fall in different direction. When the
three inches have been bored, the steel
head is Withdrawn by means of pulley,
with all the Substances with which its
upper eoncavit$ is loaded. By this
mode, the wells are perfectly vertical,
and their inner surface highly polished.
The Nevada journal., 1858-03-12

WALTON, "reporer for the California
press" and reporter and correspondent
OF the Oregonian, has snte4 ed upon his
seven years tuition with Sloan and Pick
ct. Dryer better look ont or he'll fall
into the penitentiary, madhouse, or hos
pital; the difference between him and
his unfortunate assistant is not as great
as might be.
The members of the constitution con-
vention will recollect Walton's NOUS
tache. The keeper says he did not
mind having his head shaved, but he
hated to part with that moustache.-
Oregon Statesmam
The Nevada journal., 1858-03-12

KANSAS Observation-Disclosures
indorsing the course of Buchanan on the
Kansas question have passed the As
sembly by large vote. The chaps
who voted in the affirmative will be
hereafter laid on the shelf to rust, like
skates in dog days, If public sentiment
in this county is criterion.
The State Journal burst button off
on hearing the result, and expends a
'uperabundance of hoorahing over the
triumph of the policy men. 1t was not
long since that the toady sheet was en-
treating Legislators to attend to their du-
ties and leave these national questions
atonc.
The Nevada journal., 1858-03-12

j. G. BIRDsEYE & Co.-The new
banking house is now in full tide of ope-
ration. Miners will find a sure place
for the disposal of their dust and safe
place of deposit in an excellent fire.
proof vault. "John" Dawley, besides
being sound on the Kansas question,
makes the right sort of a chap to down
with your dust" to and take your regu-
lar change from.
The Nevada journal., 1858-03-12
NoRTHup TAkEN.-A dispatch was

NoRTHuP TAkEN.-A dispatch was
received from Under Sheriff Van Hagen
at Marysville, on Wednesday evening,
giving the information that Northup, the
murderer of Reynolds at North San
Juan, was taken and in his charge, and
would arrive here last evening. We
did not learn where the prisoner was
taken or any further particulars.
Since the above was put in type the
Marysyille stage arrived with the pris-
oner on board who was Immediately
locked up in Jail.
Under Sheriff Van Hagan left in pur-
suit of Northup on Saturday last. hav-
ing obtained some clue to him and the
direction he had taken, from an ac-
quaintance of N. who had seen him
somewhere in the vicinity of Marysville,
The officer followed him to cabin at
the base of the Coast Range, eighteen
miles from Colusa. Taking a cautious
view of the premises he made detour
and came suddenly to the door of the
cabin. The prisoner was packing up for
departure. "How are you, old fel-
low 2" said Van Hagen; to which Nor
thup replied in an undertone and appa-
rently disconnected. aHow are you" A
few moments passed when the officer
asked him if he was ready to 60 to Ne
vada. Northup said he supposed he
would have to go. Northup had mule
saddled at the door, ready, he said, to
return to San Juan.
Van Hagen brought his prisoner to
Marysvile, riding forty-ive miles to do
SO, whence he came to this place yester-
day, arriving at about half-past three
o'clock p. NJ.
Northup appears in good spirits and
as composed as might be expected under
the circumstances.
The Nevada journal., 1858-03-12

The SHOOTING SCRAPE.-The ac-
count of the shooting scrape at Gold Hill
in the Democrat was deemed perfectly
correct at the hour that paper went to
press, as it was the current report. The
origin of the difficulty, however, we are
assured was not as there stated. No
woman was involved IN the affair. The
cause Of the shooting was the exposure
of the real character of Ri1gefy BY
Tyree. and the refusal by the latter to
have any intercourse with the former.
The Nevada journal., 1858-03-12

COMMON SCHOOL ExHIBITIoN-The
children of Mr.. Lockwood's school will
give another of their pleasing exhibi-
tions at rrisbie's Thestre OH Monday
evening next. The proceeds of the ex,
hibition are not to be appropriated to
the private benefit of the teacher, but
to extinguish tbe remaining debt due
against the public school house. After
this is paid the trustees contemplate
opening a free school for the term of
six months, to be taught by competent
teachers male and female.
The Nevada journal., 1858-03-12

HIGH PREssURE.-ln the attempt to
launch the Leviathan, through the sides
of one Of the hydraulic ans of ten inch
es in diameter. the water was forced
through the pores of solid iron, like a
thin dew, until, the whole cylinder rip
ped from top to bottom with a noise like
a dull under ground explosion. The
iron of this cylinder averages six inches
in thickness, and stood a pressure of up
ward of $4,000 pounds to the square
inch before it gave way.
The Nevada journal., 1858-03-12
ONE OF PHARAoH's HosT.
LAND OF DARKNESS, Mar. 6th, '5S.

II 1t is not properly our province to
notice anonymous correspondence APP
pearing in cotemporary sheets But
having once indulged in order to correc.
a false impression it becomes perhaps
necessary to continue such corrections.
Passing over all the attempts at sharp
ness Of *. Y. T." in the North San
Juan Star, which were certainly un-
called for and as certainly unworthy of
notice. we shall, not for the benefit Of
that correspondent whom we despair of
ever bringing to, comprehend rational
idea, direct those Of our readers who
peruse the Star also to a few plain facts
bearing on the question so worldly ar
gued by "X. Y. L."
We have not taken issue with that
unknown parsonage on the '.itry sys.
tem." Our remarks have only been
made to correct the misrepresentation
of that Notwithstanding more. -.
*. Y. L." cannot comprehend why a.
law would be unconstitutional giving to
the District Judge the right to enquire
into the legality Of the findings of a
grand jury. His neighbors, however,
can; and, when we tell them, what we
doubt not many of them already know,
that under the Constitution the District
Court is granted no appellate power
whatever, and therefore no right to re-
view the action of any other court. it
will be perfectly comprehensive why
the District Court cannot be authorized
to enquire into the validity of indict-
ments found before a grand jury which
is part of the machinery Of another
court. Further information on this point
will be found in the decision of
the Supreme Court in the case of the
People VS.. Freeland.
The Nevada journal., 1858-03-12

Letters Of Approval-We learn from
the Sacramento Bee that a large number
Of letters were forwarded by the last
steamer, addressed to Messrs. BroAeriek
and McKibben assuring them that they
will be sustained by their eensti4uents in
the course they have taken on the Le-
compton Constitution.
The Nevada journal., 1858-03-12

Why don't you limit yourself ! said a
physician to an Incorporate person; set
down stake that you will go SO far and
no farther so do said the topper !;
but set it so far off that l always get
drunk before get to it.
The Nevada journal., 1858-03-12

REvIvAL.-The San Jose Tribune
says a revival of unprecedented magni-
tude has been going on few miles east
Of that place for some time past. Great
numbers have joined the church, and
the whole population seems coming
over, Rev. Mr.. Phillips of the Metho-
dist Church is responsible for the won-
der.
The Nevada journal., 1858-03-12

CHAMFAGNE.-The health of Coroner
Blaze was drank by the printers in
some of his "Elixir" yesterday, with be.
coming honors. The liquid had evi-
IDENTIFY been snatehed from pious dea-
cons before they got ;he French out of
it and their drugs in. Blaze indorses
is beverages and We concaE-
The Nevada journal., 1858-03-12
MINING PRosPEcrs~From q,

MINING PRosPECTs.-From every
part of the county we have cheering
intelligence from tie miners. They are
generally prosperous. Large amounts
of gold are being taken from the soil
and poured into market. Perhaps no
more fruitful season has been expert
cnced by the knights of the pick and
shovel. A continuance of rain in liberal
quantities will be gratefully received
and profted by them, and the whole
community will likewise be benefited
by 80 welcome boon. Give us rain
and we will return mint drops for every
globule.
The Nevada journal., 1858-03-12
For the Nevada Jotfnal.

HURRAH FOR EGYPT THE "back.
ers" of Egypt express surprise at the
announcement of his appearance upon
the turf this season, in the great $4,000
stake to be run for next fall; but if
"Sportsman's" fling is thrown out as a
challenge, his friends may possibly take
the odds. Egypt let do,cn in the grand
sweepstakes, four years ago. When the
great sportsman" Know Nothing, car
ried off all the purses, he has turned out
to grass" and his friends had not even
engaged trainer for him this season,
much less entered him for this race.
However, as his pedigree shows the
"clear strained rasin," (see below for
Sportsman's information,) and his per-
formances have exhibited good speed,
excellent bottom and great endurance.
especially in holding up under tremen-
dous weight, his hackers are not afraid
to take him up again. and all they ask is
"a fair field, and no favors"-a heavy
track will suit them best, as Egypt us a
small horse, light trim and wing. all
."bone and sinew,"-and carries no dead
weight. In former races he was handi-
capped to death. ION the strength Of his
adversaries ".weakness,'., as Teddy
,O'Rourke saysO but Ills last defeat,
when lie lost by neck only, with all
the chances against him in full field.
entities him to- "a CATCH" or at least,
even weights. If there should be any
prospect of making.a good race on him
his hackers might be induced to walk
him out on the course and enter him. for
the trial "scrub" anyhow, at the regu-
lar annual meeting of the Jockey Club,
in July next. Egyptis in high health,
fine mettle and splendid condition, and
could be brought upon the field, by
few weeks training only, in such style
as not to disaproint the confidence of his
hackers and trainers. Pcdigree-sired
by "Old keystone" pastured in the
same meadow where the magnificent
horse Jim Buchanan" while a colt run
at large for many years-gr. s. "Whis
ky Insurection, gr gr. s. "Old Revolu-
tionary soldier, 1T is unnecessary to
go any farther back h,-and his stock on
the other side runs into "Old Dominion"
blood in direct linc-not + +. V. how
ever. One of Egypt's hest qualities is
that he is an ''honest horse"-his friends
always know what to expect from him.
Egypt was early trained to the harness,
,as quill driver made his first effort
in the Buckshot War;" being then only
a yearling, (having escaped from his
pound at first tap of the drum where
his performance is said to have been
creditable. For some years after he
was under the immediate training of
that Hector of the Political Turf, Ste
phen A, on the prairies of the sucker
State of Illenoy," where 1t is said, he
conducted himself in such a manner as
to give great satisfaction to his friends,
especially on the Estate Rights" track
in Egypt-whence its present name. If
brought on the turf this season, he
claims the name of Egypt-colors, the
STARS and Stripes motto, "Squatter
Sovereignty"-and will run through the
track.
ONE OF PHARAoH's HosT.
LAND OF DARKNESS, Mar. 9Th, '5S.
The Nevada journal., 1858-03-12

FuNNy.-The Sonoma Democrat pa
per published by A w. Russell formerly
of this county, pitches in against the
Petaluma Journal and calls its condue-
tors Black Republicans, abolitionists,
&c I! Verify, some people never want
for sch eek"
The Nevada journal., 1858-03-12
Fer the Nevada Journal,

Mr.. EDITOR The San Juan Star,
and some of its correspondents are much
offended at the JournaPs version Of the
recent assassination IN that place. They
whine over it as might be expected from
community sustaining an assassin in
an act worthy in its cowardly atrocity of
an Italian ruffian. You were surprised
at the manner in which Moore's exami-
nation was conducted and the result.
Had you heard the testimony elected
by the coroner's inquest, one witness
testifying most positively to Moore's
guilt, and had you heard the unpublish-
ed testimony given at the examination,
you would have been no longer surpris-
ed, but aston!shed. Why, and by what
means, the testimony given before the
coroner was suppressed at the examina-
ton. or why tie evidence of surgeon
Randall was suppressed from publiea-
ton, and that of other witnesses twisted
and garbled until it cannot be reeognisr
ed, leave for the Star and the initial,
ed to explain. Let them rest content,
that they have, for time, succeeded in
screening the guilty from justice, and
cease vilifying those who view the act
In all its hideous deformity.
The Nevada journal., 1858-03-12

An important discovery in gold min
ing is announced, the effect of which
will be, it is said, very important in
greatly increasing the product of the
gold region in Virginia, Carolina and
Georgia. The process is said to be SIM
pie and efieaeious. Under this process
gold is readily extracted from the black
sand which is found so abundantly in
Virginia, and is similar to the black sand
of California. The yield from the pull
verized ore Of the mines is said to be
from $50 to $50 per ton. What is it 2
The Nevada journal., 1858-03-12

FEcUNDlTY.-Recently, Mrs. NJ. A.
Todd, Of Georgetown, Mass, gave birth
to four children in one day. three Of
whom lived. About a year ago she
gave birth to three at a time, all OF
whom are living. Thus, in one year,
she has acquired a good sized family.
The Nevada journal., 1858-03-12

Norel Idea Of Hearen.-An Indian
was lately hung, III Texas, for the mur-
der of child. When on the scafford,
he said he was goingto Arkansas. and
wishing the other Indians to send his
gun to him after he should get there.