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The Nevada journal., 1858-12-17

Buzver and Disracll at Prescnt-A
correspondent of the Christian Enquirer
thus describes the two men commonly
named in the same sentences:
"Among the cabinent ministers, Bull
wer and Disraeli, who sat side by side.
land took snuff from the same box in
terested us much. Both won fame first
by their romances. Disraeli is about
the same size and figure of Frank Pierce,
though not SO graceful in his carriage.
He speaks IN a concilatory manner.
Bulwer is small and spare, with pro-
fuse light hair, whiskers, and mustache,
with high forehead, aquiline nose, and
eagle eye. He is now as most of your
readers may be aware, Secretary for
the Colonies. and, like all the Cabinet
ministers. has a salary of five thousand
pounds sterling per annum.
Though now ffty-tive years of age,
he seems to be in the prime of life, and
with scarcely any of the marks of age,
except slight deafness, which leads
him to put his hand to his ear to cuable
him to hear better.
His wide''reputation as linguist, nov
elist, poet, and historian, is alone suffi-
cient to make him a man of mark, to say
nothing of his statemanship. We
thought, while looking at him, how much
wiser had been his Interpretation of life
than was that of Byron, with whom lie
is often compared"
The Nevada journal., 1858-12-17
CITY TAXES |!
CRY MARsHAL's 0FFIcE, NEVADA,
Decembe, 10th, 1858.


RY virtue of an Ordinance enacted by the Board
II of Trustees Of the City of Nevada, on the 3Oth
day OF November 1858, a tax was levied upon all
the assessed and taxable property within the cor
porate limits of the city of Nevada for the fiscal
year ending May 1859, of fifty cents upon each one
hundred dollars of assessed value also, poll tax
of one dollar upon each male nhabitant of said city
twenty years of age and over. BY the same or
dinance it is made the duty of the City Marshal to
forthwith give notice by publication in a newspaper
published in this city, that said taxes are due and
payable, and to collect the same.
|, therefore, hereby give notice in accordance
with the above mentioned ordinance that from and
after Monday next, the 18th inst will be found at
my room, with D. Belden, over Harrington & Pat
tersons) from 10 A. NJ. to to receive said tax
es all property on which taxes shall remain due
and unpaid on the Sd Monday of January A. D. 1859,
will be advertised according to law as delinquent
and be subject to extra charges as per ordinance
made and provided. Property holders and inhabi-
tants notified that the law In regard to the col
lection ofcity taxes will be strictly enforced
f. 0. T0MPKINS, City Marshal
The Nevada journal., 1858-12-17

The TREEs OF CALIFoRNIA.-The
Plea Grandis, or Western Balsam fir er
white tlr is large tree which RANGES
from latitude 35 . to 46 and perbaps
farther north growing high up on the
Sierra Nevada. 1t sometimes atta;ns .
height OF 150 feet, and diameter of +
feet IN the trunk. The bark ON the
trunk of the young trees contains MN.
erous cysts full of resinous fluid, known
as the balsam of fir. '>''O " "
Inc Abies Douglasii. or DouoIas
spruce Is tree of very large Size.
sometimes growing 800 feet high and IN
feet thick in the trunk. It is soraDr
Newoerry, Zone of the grandest Of ths
giants which combine TO form tho forac.o
ol .ne west. Its trunk is very slender
and 1t grows in dense forests. 1t is found
on the Sierra Nevada from latitude IS .
to the Columbia. The wood is strore
ou' coarse and uneven in grain; the Law,
erS OF each years growth being thick,
very sof1 on one side and very hard ON
the other. The leaves are one inch anA
the cones four inches long.
The Juniperus OccidentaIis. or JVaO.x
ern Jumper bears strong resemblance
to the Juniper(virginia) ofthc Eastern
States, Its wood however is of a white
color 1t grows to be about 30 feet high.
It's found on Pitt river and extends
northward into Oregon.
The Taxus Breylfolia or the Western,
1ew is an upright tree from so TO IS feet
hlgh' with thin and light foliage, the
leaves being about All inch long. Its
growth is straighter and more open, the
foiiage thinner and more featherv, and
llghter III color than the yew tree of Eu
rope. The western yew grows on the
Sierra Nevada from Santa Barbara TO-
British Columbia.
The Torreya California; or Californi-
an Nutmeg is rare evergreen tree
found on the coast mountains, north and
south OF San Francisco. 1t grows from
% to 70 feet high and resembles the;
western yew in foliage and general forml
1t is agracetui and handsome tree. The,
fruit resembles a nutmeg in size, andl
shape, and texture, but has turpentin--
ish taste and is not to be used as a con-
diment
The Lobocedrus Decufrens or tho
Californian White Cedar is extensively
distributed on the Sierra Nevada. it
grows about 100 feet high and 7 feet
thick IN the trunk, three feet above the,
ground. The trunk is usually angular.
Many of the trees are affected with dl v
rot which destroys their value as tim
Der -Ata Caltornia.
The Nevada journal., 1858-12-17

EFFECT OF ADVERTISING. The n.
Y. Herald, of the 7th has the following ::
But the most interesting problem is
this: For some months past, notwith-
standing that business aud travel have
been sadly depressed, the traffic of the
Pennsylvania Railroad has been steadi-
ly increasing over all others. Its stock
and bonds have sympathlzed in this
prosperity-gradually raising in price,
until the former sells at Al, while the
first bonds are at par and the second at
93 Now. much of this great prosperity
is due to a very simple expedient-ad-
eertising. The Company have been
advertising largely in New England,
and pei consequence, the receipts have
increased Sc per cent at the New York
office since the advertising system was
begun. The solid results of this expen-
diture are now realized at time when
they are most needed thus proving
conclusively that when business is dull
is the best time to advertise largely
What a lesson these facts ought to teach
every man who is getting living in any
way by dealing with the general pub
lie.
The Nevada journal., 1858-12-17
Notice of Insolvency.

In the District Court of the Fourteenth Judicial District
of state of California. In the matter of the Pc
tton of J. II. RICKETT, an Insovcnt Debtor
DURSIANT TO AN ORDER of the Hon Niles
L Searls, Judge of the said District Court notice is
hereby given all the creitrs of the said Insoven
Rickett to be and appear efore the Hon Niles Searl-
aforesaid, in open Court. at the Court Room of said
Court in the city and County of Neraa the 18th day
of December, a. ID. 1858 AZ 10 O'Clock, A. NJ of that
day. then and there "a show cause, if they can
why the prayer of said should be granted
and assignment of his Estate be made, and he be
discharged from his debts and liabilities in pursuance OF
fhe Statute in such made and provided and in the
mean time all proceedings against said nsolvent be
stayed.
Witness my hand and the Seal of said Court this 18th
dav of October. A. d 1858
(Seall RUFUS SHOEMAKER, Clerk
By J S Lambert Deput v
A. A. SARGENT, Atty for Plaintiff. .ct5l
The Nevada journal., 1858-12-17
V The Southern Vineyard speaks as
follows of spurious liquors

All distilled spirits are d:sagreeable
to the natural taste. The sense is so
plastic that it soon moulds itself to habit,
and that which at first was obnoxious
becomes palatable. This is eminently
true of all spirituous drinks. If people
must drink spirits, let them accustom
their tastes to those which are the least
injurious. The brandy of this country
when you can get as good and pure an
article as that manufa ctured by X. f.
u B. is most assuredly the best spirits
that can be used. 1t only requires to
be substituted for those vile mixtures
called French brandies for short time,
when it will become far more agreeable
to the taste and less injurious to the
system.
The Nevada journal., 1858-12-17
WHERE FINE SHAwLs CONE FRoM.-

WHERE FINE SHAwLs CONE From
In Bockhara, the camel is watched
while the fine hair on the under part of
the body is growing. This fine hair is
cut off so carefully that not fibre is lost;
it is put by until there is enough to spin
into yarn, unequalled for softness; and
then it is dyed all manner of colors, and
woven into strips eight inches wide, OF
shawl patterns, such as-with all our
pains and cost, with all our schools of
design and art-we are not yet able to
rival. They are then taken fifteen hun
dred miles to the borders of Russia to. be
sold,
The Nevada journal., 1858-12-17
s U M M o N S.

c,.rg OF cALrroR<IA County and Township of
- Nevada: Justices purt be lore "hN ANDERSON,
I.,,ec Of the Peace The People Of the State of Cali
fornia to HgSRY EIcHgLBERGER, G. oHiPMAN and
Z WAkRFIEID;
You are hereby summoned TO appear before the uh-
Justice of the Peace At his office IN said own
.bin on WEDNESDAY, nRCFMBRR 18TH 1858. at Sock
A " to answer the complaint of NJ hAMILioS a.
O. RI demand of YOU th sum of s67 63 for Goods and
Merchsndis- sold and delivered a per compact on ME
On failure 80 to appear and answer Judgment VIII be
rendered against for the SAID sum OF so % ana costs
Of suit ,,-,
Given under my hand this 18th day Of November ISIS
JOHN ANDERSON, j, P.
The Nevada journal., 1858-12-17
Summons.

sta.s Of Califormi-County and Township of Ncvada-
In Justices Court, before Jno. Anderson, ]. P
Jeople ofthe State of California to J. l.. PETERS: :
NyOU ara hereby summoned to appear before the un-
dersigncd Justice 9f the Peace at ms othce IN sai
Tovrxhtp on SATURDAY FEB. IL, 1889. 9 o'clock
4 NJ TO answer the complaint of j. \. Turner who
iearl of you the of SIG 90 debt and interest at
the rate Of per per from the Odd of April
1858 a. per account file On aIlnrc to appear and
Mt will rendered against You for the
said sum OF Sl26 90 and costs Of suit.
Given under my hand, this 9TH day OF Nov l5bo
JNO ANDERSON, Justice Peace.
leJS-td
The Nevada journal., 1858-12-17
WHOLE NUMBER 416.

A Washington correspondent of the
Richmond Enquirer, in detailing "some
of the plundering practices in and about
Congress" says:
The most monstrous abuse of the
mileage system, and at which Mr.. Hous-
ton, of Alabama, dealt a very effective
blow, is in the office of the Sergeant-at-
Arms. That officer was charged with
the duty of summoning the clouds of
witnesses that attended the last session.;
and, although he never went out of his
office to make service, it is said that he
cleared more than $4,000 by the little
job The way it was managed was
this: The Sergeant-at-Arms is allowed
twenty cents mile coming to and fro,
for summoning witnesses. He would
readily obtain person to go the round,
and summon large number ofwitnesses
in one trip, and yet he would charge
mileage for a number of trips equal to
the number of witnesses. About fifteen
witnesses were summnned from the
neighborhood of Fort Smelling; and so
the Sergeant-at-Arms charged mileage
for fifteen trips, and he was allowed it.
In the Watrous case, about twenty
witnesses were summoned, at one time,
from the distant state of Texas, and the
Sergeant at Arms greatly felicitated
himself on the prospect of monstrous
fee by charging for about twenty trips
to Texas. Mr.. Houston, however op-
posed this, compelled the Sergeant-at-
Arms to succumb, and saved the Gov
ernment nearly $4,000 by his unfinch-
ing economy in this instance.
might pursue the general subject
of corrupt and pilfering practices in
and about Congress, by giving an ac-
count of tho crowds Of sinecures kept on
the premises-messengers who get ST.
200 and l,500 per annum, and porters,
who are paid $1,000 year for doing
nothing, all of whom are, of course, too
proud to do menial offices, but are poll
ticians, or by informing your readers of
the fabulous cost If gorgeous furniture,
mirrors, Brussels carpets, and book
cases, costing $500 each, (you can see
one in the claims room) which
adorn the committee and private drink
ing rooms or by detailing the thousand
and one petty plumbers by which Uncle
Sam is made to bleed at every pore by
swarm of subalterns, hangers-on, su-
pernumeraries. and what not.
The Nevada journal., 1858-12-17

VINEYARD RESIDENCES i Doctnr.
w bite, one of our Industrious and scien-
tho vintagers has his gardens near the.
river. The grounds lave been greatly
modified since they have been owned by
the Doctor They embrace GO acres,
upon which there are 10000 vines in
bearing. Of orange trees about -. An
pie trees,o0 in fruit. Young walnut.
trees there arc 100, and 60 lemon trees;
and a number Of citron and lime trees.
lie has 4 or 500 peach trees, and 60 an
rlcot trees, all bearing, of the most Sc,
lect varieties. OF pears, there are 4C;
OF so trees. and 100 young olive trees,
some which are nearly in fruit. He has
20 or so fig trees of eleven choice varie-
ties. The shrubbery of the grounds is.
abundant. A part of the field has
pomegranate hedge which is quite beau
tlful, especially when in flowers.
1he residence of the Doctor is a fine,
two story brick house which stands in.
the midst of his vineyard, about 500 feet
from the road. In front of the door.
there is a beautiful fountain THROWING.
forth perpetual jet of water. On eth
er side the fountain is bordered with
shrubbery and flowers. His wine Gel
lar is SO feet square and is lofty and we'll
ventilated In it he has his vintage OF
1888, which is, 5000 gallons of Whit,
wine' LOCO gallons angelica and 1000
gallons of brandy,
The residence and grounds of the
Doctor command the admiration of Wis
ltors. His vineyard will be augmented
tins year by the addition of sc, 500 vines,
which have been in a nursery two years.
hen completed the situation of Doc
tor White will be an ornament to Los;
Angeles,-SOuthern ViReYard.
The Nevada journal., 1858-12-17

In FAVOR OF GENERAL EXEMPT on
Several of the interior papers have ta-
ken hold of the suggestion made by the
Call, that the Homestead Exemption
Laws should be made to include single
as well as married men, and are out
strongly in its favor. The justice and
equity of the measure must be apparent
to all who will take the trouble to give
the subject the least consideration. If it
is right and proper that the man of fam
lily, in addition to being allowed to fur
nish his wife with stock in trade to the
amount of $4,000. should be permitted
to retain from his creditors $500 worth
of property for homestead, it is no
more than just to allow the single men
to retain a portion of that amount
And, further, we are in favor of extend
ing the provisions of the Exemption
Laws so as to allow the amount reserv-
ed for homestead to be exempt from
execution, no matterin what share the
property may be. AS the law is at pres.
ent, the property must consist of house
and land-and can be worth $4,000
Why should not the merchant, the me-
chanic, etc, who may have his all invest
cd in trade, be allowed to retain from
his creditors a certain portion ofhis prop
erty as well as the man who h as invested
in real estate. The law as it now exists
is not equal in its operations; it disc: i'm
mates, and wrongfully, too, between
different classes and interests. 1t should
be so amended as to place all on an
equal footing.-CaH.
The Nevada journal., 1858-12-17
DISSOLUTION,

The co-partncrship heretofore existing between
J. u. Newman and A. L. Aston, under the name
aud style of J. B. Newman L 60. is this 23d day of
November dissolved by mutu al consent l..
Aston alone is authorized to receipt for any mon
les due the ldtc and hquilatc the indebted
ness of the same. J. b. NEWMAN.
A. L. ALSTON.
E BONNER, WITNESS 3w
The Nevada journal., 1858-12-17
November Il
DISSOLUTION.

The co-partnership heretofore existing between
the undersigned is this day dissolved by mutual
consent All persons indebted to the firm are re
ou.,ted to make immsliate payment, or they will
snd THAR accounts ia the hands of officer for col
lection C. WILSON HILL.
Nov Isth-3w STANTON BUCkNER.
The Nevada journal., 1858-12-17

WHAT WINES ARE MADE oF.-Hiram,
Cox Esq, of CINCINNATI, has made the.
following startling statement: "Durip,--
the summer of 1856, | analyzed a lot Of
liquors for some conscientious gentlemen
OF our own city, who would no: permit
me to take samples to my office, but III.
sisted on bringing my chemicals and ap-
paratus to their store, that they might
see the operation. accordingly repair
ed to their store and analyzed sample;
of sixteen different lots. Among them
were Port wine, Sherry wine and Madei-
IA wine. The distilled liquors were,
some pure, and some vile and perniciou,,
limitations, but the wines had not one,
drop of the juice Of he grape! The basi.,
of the Port wine w..s diluted sulphur,
acid colored with eide. berry juice, wiil,,
alum, sugar and neutral spirits. Tie
base of the Sherry wine was a sort of N
pale malt. sulphuric acid, from the BIZ
ter almond oil, with a percentage of al
coholic spirits from brandy. The bas-.
OF the Madeira was decoction of hop, j.
with sulphuric acid, honey spirits fro,a
Jamaica rum, etc. The same week
after analyzing the above and exhibit.
ing the quality and character of the liq-.
uors to the proprietors, sexton of orc,
OF our churches informed me that he
had purchased gallon ofthe above Po,,
VINE. TO be used in his church on tic
next Sabbath for Sacramental purposes.
ana that for this mixture of sulphur
aeid; alum and eldcrberry juice he pai,l
81 IS gallon
The Nevada journal., 1858-12-17
SIM MINIS
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
County Of Nevada, %

STATE OF CALIFORNIA, c,c
County Of Nevada, 500
District Court of the 18th Judicial District of said State
The People of the State of California, to JOSEPH
CHAMBERS, Greeting
VOU ARE HEREBY summoned to appear and an
L. swer to tie complaint of E6ward Kelsey filed
against withinten days from the service of this writ
ifscrved You this county within twenty davs il
served you in this District and othis county and
within forty days if served you in this State nd out
of this District, in action commenced the 10th day
October A. D. 1853, in said Court for the very of
hNe hundred Dollars with interest thereon the rate of
two per cent month from the 18th day of June ID
1858 until paid and alleged be due the SAID Plaintiff
from the Defendants, upon a certain promssory note
particularly mentioned and forth in the original COM
plant TO said action file in the office of the Clerk of
the District Court foresaid, certified copy of which
accompanies this Summons.
And hereby notified that if Won fail TO answer
said complaint As herein erected Plaintiff will tai
judgment against You therefor by default together with
all costs of suit and also demand oihe Court such other
relief as is pray ed for in his said com plant
In testim whereof. | RUFUS SHOEMAKER
Clerk of the District Court aforesaid do hcreuno sci
hand and impress ne seal of aid Court at Office in
tie City of Nevada this ! sth of October D. 1888
RUFUS SHOEMAKER, Clerk
By VIM Smith, Deputy.
State Of California -founty of Ncyada-ss
1t appearing upon affidavit to my satisfaction that
cause Of action exists in favor of the above named
Plaintiff, edward Kelsey against the above named De-
fendant Joseph Chambers and that said Chambers isa
and proper party above entitled action
And it further poaring that said Defendan: Chambers
has departed from and resides of said State
II is therefore ordered that service be had upon said
defendant. Chambers by publication in the NEVADA
JoURNAL newspaper published in Nevada for the
of three mr.. .nths, a week.
Given under my hand at Chambers this 10th dav o
October, 1858.
Witness NILES sEARLS
District Judge,
Attest RUFUs SHOEMAKER, Clerk, DC.
J. Anderson & Mcfarland, Atty's for Pltf.
The Nevada journal., 1858-12-17

q Freight between San Francisco
and Sacramento has been advanced to
81.
The Nevada journal., 1858-12-17

The cholera has carried off 10000 in-.
dividuals at Mecca.
1t is said that within the last three
years, 15G newspapers have ceased 10,
exist.
The Prince of Wales was seventee.
years old on the 9th of November
The Nevada journal., 1858-12-17

State of California - County of Nevada-ss. District
Court o. the Fourteenth Judicial District of said
State. The People of the State of California to
THOS. HESs-GREETIyG
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-02-10
NDERSON ID. DIETER, COMMISSION MER
II CHANT, AND AGENT FOR JEFFRRY'S DOUBLE
ACTING SUCTION AND FORCE PUMP WITH INDIA
RUBBER RAIL VALVES.
NOTICE
Jeferys Double-Acting Suction snd Force Pump
ipith India Rubber Bail Yalues,


tDith India Rubber Bal PdiUeS,
Suitable Cotton Plantations Draining
lions, Dry Docks, Ships Ocean and River Steamers,
Dwellings, etc. ETC., etc.
The subscriber having been appointed Agent for this State
for the sale of Jees Improved Double citing Pump, with
Iuda Rubber Ball Valves Is prepared receive orders
and furnish This valuable invention patented June
5th awarded the FIRST PREMIUM at the New
York Fair, held Emira ia that year In intro
dueng this Pump this community the undersigned feels
confidence that his efforts TO bring into general will be
seconded by all who it's operation and construction
The perfect adaptation solid Balls of India Rubber
Pump Valves will at be apparent to thinking mind
Their mpervousnes and their yielding surface
certainty Of operation and perfection of action which
be attained the any other Valves The simplicity
the facility with which the parts be removed
aud replaced the FORM renders this the most perfect
Captain should possess of these valuable Pumps
apart from their general purposes they in be
transformed into efficient Fire Engine
Size No 2pesesses capacity OF forcing 20 gallons per min
ute Price $50.
Size No possesses capacity of forcing 40 gallons min
ute. Price S35.
Size capacity of forcing rs gallons per min
Price $50
And larger sizes suitable Dry Docks heavy Drainage
up to capacity Of 500 gallons minnie In Of
construction and soon be expected Nos and ad
maby adapted Sugar Houses for forcing the caneuiee
Piled while for edeemng Swapy Lands the No. as indis
pensabe.
The subscriber feels that when these Pumps
seen they will speak for themselves and that
they will go into general
Samples Of sire Ne. can be operation O. O. Bier
Co.'S, No IS Camp Feet Price Coulons Poydras
street a the office Of the undersigned
vited to call and examine same before purchasing.
ANDERSON ID. DIETER, Agent,
MA " 80 Gravier street.
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NO OUR PATRONS AND OLD CUSTOMERS
beg inform the public that have rebuilt
Nos and IS Futon Streets and again
work, VIII prepared at all times to furnish at the
notice. and liberal all kinds Of COP
PER, TIN AND SHEET IRON WORK, BRASS CAST
INtiS, BLACKSMITHING, etc. zach member Of the firm
giving his personal attention TO each department. offer
superior Inducements to parties dealing with
Our facilities for furnishing the following work not
parsed by any house in the South West.
COPPER TIN AND SHEET IRON PIPES;
CHiMNIES, BREECHIEGS;
FIRE BEDS ASH PANS;
STILLS, WORMS
FILTERERS, JUICE BOXES;
CLARIFYING KETTLES;
HEATERS, etc, etc.
rtached establishment have general Furnishing
Store. where all articles requisite for STEAMBOAT PLAN
TATIOE AND HOUSE USE may be found.
Observation-Disclosures Safety Steam Pump s. P. Kase's
fire Pump Cast IRON Brass and Copper Force and Lift Pumps
new article showing highest which may have
carried during its Hearson's Water Gauge.
TINW ARE.
Chahng Dishes Buckets
Dish Baskets, Jelly and Cake Meuids
Coffee and Tea Urns Soup Tureens
Pyramids, and other Ware of all vsrietieB
Together with Cast and Sheet roH Cook Stoves Washing
Ironing and Box Stoves Fancy Cabin and Paror Stoves Sal
aander and Casnon Stoves Deck Stoves Forges Fire
Baskets Bucket Wrenches Steam Whistles and Valves Pow
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Cylinder, Bib Stop and Coupling Cocks Gauge and Force
Pump Cocks Lanterns Lamps ETC. Of all descriptions.
BREWSTER zACHARGE
Nos. IS Front and Sc Fuon streets.
Sole for Schaer's Steam and Vacuum Gauges Hear
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