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The Nevada Democrat., 1858-11-10
Indian Outrage ON the Southern Route.

The following account Of an Indian massacre
near the borders of our State, is taken from the
Santa Fe Gazette, of October 18th.
This evening, after we had gone to press, an
express arrived in this city with very late and
important news from the emgrant route to
California. Lieut.. wilkins has allowed us to
peruse the letter containing it, and we stop the
press to publish its contents, which we do in
brief, and without room or time for comment.
The letter is dated the 22d of September,
eighty miles west of the San Francisco Noun
tains.
The cmigrant company, by the principal per-
sons OF which the letter is signed. had arrived
in safety at the crossing Of the Rio Colorado,
near the Mohave villages. Shortly afterwards,
they were attacked by 800 Mohave Indians,
while most of the white men were engaged in
constructing RATS to cross and in berdig their
stock, when bloody fight ensued. In this en-
gagement the emigrants lost three men, two
women and four children, killed. and sixteen
wounded. The Indians took all the stock eX.
cept nineteen head of cattle and eleven horses
The emigrants then retreated on the return
route in the night, taking with them but two
wagons, wherein to haul small supply of pro-
visions, and bedding for the women and chill
dren. The whole party, at the date of the let
ter, consisted Of l23 men, 33 women, old and
young, and AZ children. from the two weeks old
Ouoc up. oOOH aIIer inc retreat, starvation al
ready staring them in the face, they fortunate
ly met another emigrant party, who generously
shared with them their provisions and comforts.
This party, out of five hundred head of stock,
had but one hundred forty five left, and they
were in the most miserable condition.
The egners of the letter we alluded to are the
following twenty persons, who implore assist
ance, not for themselves, but for their wives
and children, whose sufferings are described as
thxa ,0cf int 10 Nuif
E. o. and S. O. Smith. Joseph Ferman, John
Hamilton, ]. Mccoy, J. Hobbau, j. Miller. Mrs.
Mary Brown. +. NJ Jones. Peter Allison. l.. j.
Rose, ]. II. Jordan. J. B. Cave, r. Renkins. A.
Bailey, S. Daley, NJ. H"dgepath, ii. Hedgepath III
Elizabeth Richards, DR.. Ralsie.
In response to this appeal, Major L. Backus,
in command at Albuquerque, has sent forward
under escort, an ample supply Of provisions to
last them into the settlements.
This party were part of larger company
from Van Buren county, Iowa. for California
In New Mexico the party divided, one part COM
ing the Beale aud the other the Bulterfcld
route. Those by the latter route have been in
San Bernardino some weeks
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-11-10
NEVADA, WEDNESDAY, NOV. 10, 1858.

"RowDYIsM IN THE Henry ]. Nc
Kinley, former resident of Nevada, has got
himself into difficulty. at La Porte, Sierra
county. In number Of communications to
the Marysvile Democrat, over the signature of
"Henry Jacob" he took occasion to make
some sweeping charges about the immoralities
of the mining communities 10 general, and Of
the one in which he lived in particular. When
bis communications were received at La Porte,
according to bis own account, a conspiracy was
formed to mob him, but receiving timely notice
Of what was going on, he prudently took him.
self out of the town. Mckinley is the same
person who undertook to give Shaksperian
readings in this place, and afterwards set up
for poet, but not being very successful in
these occupations he migrated TO LN Porte.
We had lost the run of him, until he turned up
recently as a newspaper correspondents. His
charges of drunkenness and rowdyism in the
mines have no existence except in his imagIna-
tion.
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-11-10
Letter from omarn.

OMEGA, Nov. 7th, 1858.
ED DEMocRAT.--Nothing of a criminal ma
ture has transpired here for some time, to ena-
bic US to get puff in your columns, and the
peaceable disposition of the citizens indicate
that we might be entirely forgotten by our
neghboring towns should we wait for an event
of this kind. Our little town is now growing
rapidly, and the prospects for increased mining
facilities in this district are fattering.
Mr.. Withern. foreman for Capt. Kidd & Co.,
has been bus:ly and successfully working some
forty men, on fumes and reservoirs, for the
past six weeks or two months The Omega
Ditch. under contract of A. Swarton. is being
pushed ahead at q rapid rate. The late snow
ssorm of course set them back considerably
but'thcy are now pushing the work on with as
tonishng rapidly The ditch will be compile
ted early next year, If not this. The positive
assurance of the early completion Of this work
has broke dawn that sheds light over the path
that leads to Omega's future progress and
wealth.
AS regards her rich mineral deposits, now
undisturbed, Omega is said to be now what
Nevada was in '5I and '52. That this is the
largest gravel range in this part Of the State,
is fact admitted by all who have visited the
place, and the gravel or dirt is not cqualled in
richness by any hill in this section. The great
drawback here tofore has been the short seasons
that we have had water, which has enabled the
miners to wash but very limited amount Of
dirt The scarcity of water caused negli-
gence in cutting down rock or running tunnels
to get proper grade. Before this summer
miners have usually left the hill for the creeks
and rivers leaving their diggings until fall
impossible to make the necessary improvements
to ensure the speedy and successful working
of their claims for the two or three months
that water could be obtained. But the past
summer has been spent in making all modern
improvements in the way of hydraulics, grades,
&c, which will enable the miners to work their
claims to much better advantage in future.
The town has been greatly improved in the
past six months. Tie place now supports three
provision stores (and another will be open in a
few days) Que clothing store; two meat mar
kets; three blacksmith shops; four drinking sa-
looms; one Division of Sons. and Chinese
washman. To add to the general wants of the
place. understand log-house is to be con-
verted into calaboose. which will have ten.
dency to preserve order, and keep down the
effects of bad whiskcy. Yours, &c.
CutDo
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-11-10

STUPENDoUs CONTEMPLATING DETECrED.-One
OF the most stupendous cases of countcrfeiting
has just come to light in New York. Itappcars
that abont year ago foreign lady, calling
herself Madame Sevest, arrived in New York
and engaged job printer, named W. l.. S. Har-
rison No. 50 Duane street, to strike her off 6O0,-
600 copies of certain labelookng document
covered with characters that were perfectly un-
decipherable 10 the disciple of Faust. Suppos-
ing them, as he said, to be labels for some Chi
nese or Eastern nostrum, Harrison took the job
had fac-simile plates engraved aud electrOtyp-
ed, and struck off the required number, which
he delivered with the exception of about one
fourth. which, with the plates. we're left in his
care. The woman then disappeared. and Har-
rison heard no further of her until his office
was pounced upon by the police, aud he arrest
ed for counterfeitng an immense amount of
Turkish Money Such the "labels" that he
had printed proved to be.
1t seems that Madame Sevesti. on getting the
bills printed, had packed them in the false bot
toms Of three large trunks. These she carried
to Liverpool, and from that place took passage
in the steamer for Syra, Turkey. When she
landed at Syra, she was anxious that the reve-
nue. officers should not be very rigid in examn-
ing her luggage, "for fear of injury to her war
drObe." They detected the false bottoms in the
trunks, however, and from them. and Off the
Peisoh VI Mauaine' tOok I,Z0O,OUU plastreS OF
counterfeit money, neatly done up in bundles
Of 900 piastres each. She was arrested and con-
fessed that she belonged TO band of counter
letters, Information was sent to J. H. Smith,
Consul Of the Ottoman Porte in New York, up
on whose affidavit the printer Harrison was ar
rested, and the balance of the "labels" with all
the plates were seized Harrison publishes
card, in WHICH he declares his entire innocence
Of any knowledge of the nature ofthc labels he
was printing. What he says, shows pretty clear
ly that his principal fault was in not under
standing the Turkish characters and language.
He was held to bail in the sum of 81, 900.
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-11-10
Later frnm the Enst.

The overland mail arrived at San Francisco,
last Sunday evening, with dates from st. Louis,
10 Oct l4tb, and from New York to Oct. llth.
The election news received are meagre and in
definite. From the telegrapbic dispatch to the
Union we copy the following items
MUscATINE, Iowa. Oct. 13th.-The whole Re-
publican ticket is elected in this district by $50
majority.
ISDIAHA.-The Republicans have carried this
State. .
OHIo.-Returns show the election to Congress
of five Republicans, three Democrats. and one
Opposition. tt
PENNsYLvANIA-Retu indicate a strong
Opposition majority. including Philadelphia
and Lancaster. To Congress. seven Opposition,
three Democrats and one anti-Lecompton.
Eleven lives were lost by the explosion of
the boilers of the freight steamer Hercules, in
the St. Lawrence river, eighteen miles below
Ogdensburg, on Saturday morning, Oct 9th.
The Hercules was owned in Kingston, @. W.,
and was nearly new.
FROM MExIco.-A courier had arrived at We
ra Cruz at O'Clock in the morning, from the
City Of Mexico stating that Gen. Vldaurri had
been beaten by Gen. Meramon, near San Luis.
The latter was said to have captured 10000
prisoners and several pieces of artillery. At 8
O'Clock another courier arrived. stating that
Vidaurri had defeated Meramon, and that the
latter had blown out bis brains in despair.
News from Tampico, state that Gov. Car
r;on had levied contributions on all foreigners,
to the amount of 100000, and on failing to
raise the sum, he had imprisoned number of
Spanish and American citizeus for thirty-eight
hours, with nothing to eat or drink. They
were released on promise to raise the amount.
A number had fed to the steamer Soleri, and
the Spanish Consul took refuge on board a
Spanish vessel-oi-war off Tampico. His family
took refuge on the Solert.
There are three days later date from Europe,
but nothing Of Importance save the following
ITALY.-Leiters in regard to the late con-
spiracy at Naples say that il assumed very for-
midable proportions, including many high per-
sons in it, aud having extensive foreign ramif-
cations. 1t was discovered by the finding Of
some papers about the person of q man who
had been accidentally drowned.
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-11-10

MURDER.--A man named Patrick DOYLE was
stabbed in the abdomen, at San Francisco, last
Friday morning, by some person unknown,
from the effects of which he died in few hours.
A man named Kelley. who had been on spree
with Doyle the night preceding the murder was
arrested on suspicion. The two were together
when the stabbing took place, and Kelly's sto-
ry being unsatisfactory, he was placed in Gus
tody to await an examination. There appears
to have been no cause for the stabbing, except
that Doyle and his companions were intoxica-
ted. Doyle was an Irishman and had just re-.
turned from Fraser river. The coroner's in
quest was postponed until to-day.
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-11-10
rh. Central Mall Rontc.

From the following whca we copy from the
Alta, it will be seen that the mail stages by the
Central route have made as good time as has
been made on the rainbow route. The sched-
ule time from Placerville to ST. Joseph is thirty
four days, and as separate companies have the
contract for carrying the mail to Salt Lake it
is often detained there for several days. But
it seems that the mali has actually been carried
through from California to Missouri in about
twenty-five days, although no extraordinary
efforts we're made, and the public we're only
apprised of the fact through the answer Of
correspondents. Allowing twenty-five days
from Placerville to St. Joseph, and twenty-four
days would be required to convey the mail
from San Francisco to st. Louis, which is about
equal to the shortest time made on the south
ern route. II must be remembered, too, that
the latter mail has generally been day or two
behind the schedule time of twenty-five days.
The Alta says:
There are probably few, il any, of our read
ers aware of the fact that the mail carriers
on the northern overland route, have already
made as good time going Eastward as the But
teriield contractors, although, owing to the in
complete nature of their arrangements, they
have as yet made no pretension whatever to
superior speed. 1t is time, however. that there
has been some rapid travelling over the north
ern line, and in evidence Of II we may refer to
Capt. B. B. Williams who received letter by
the Sonora from Boston, in reply 20 one he had
written in this city on the I'd Of September last.
and dispatched overland via Salt Lake. The
Boston letter was dated Sept. 30th, and ac-
knowledged the receipt Of the one from Capt
Williams, Via Salt Lake, in 274 days. We have
no information of the time to st. Joseph's, No.,
the eastern terminus, but making the least pos
sble allowance for the transit thence TO Boston,
say four days, and one day from San Francisco
to Placervlle, the western terminus, We have
twenty-five days and half through time. This
seems a lmOst too good to be true, considering
the lack of stations and stock on the route. yet
the proof cannot well be overcome. Such be-
ing the case, what time may we expect when
the preparations for regular travel are finished
and fulfilment Of the through contract finally
commenced? Tehuantepec will be the only
rival.
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-11-10

BATTLE WITH THE INDIANS ON MAD RIVER
We received u letter from Capt. Messed, of the
Indian lighters, on Saturday evening, bringing
the intelligence that an engagement had taken
place. On the arrival of the company at Par
dee's ranch, they found the buildings burned,
and that most of the stock had Leen driven off.
Ascertaining the route which the Indians had Ia.
ken, as soon as a preparation GOULD be made.
Messec started with a small party, in pursuit.
aud came upon their camp about eight miles
above, on Mad river. The Indians were fired
upon-eght killed, several wounded aud five
tax en- prisoners-two of whom bad since died
from their wounds One man belonging to the
company was wounded by rife shot. His
name is John Harpst, from Canadian Bar Trim.
ity river. The ball entered below the collar
bone. and came out near the spine. The wound
is not believed fatal. l.-TF Unity Journal.
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-11-10

THANKsaIvINo.-Gov. Weller has Issued q
proclamation, appointing Thursday, the 25th
inst. as day Of thanksgiving and prayer. The
same day will be observed throughout most of
the other States of the Union. The Governor
says: "And / do earnestly invoke the good
people of this State, abstaining from all secular
pursuits, to assemble in their respective places
of worship, and with sincere and contrite
hearts to offer up thanks to the Supreme Ruler
Of the Universe for the manifold blessings con.
ferred upon us during the past year, and hum
bly, and fervently supplcate Him that he will
continue us a free, prosperous and united peo-
ple."
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-11-10

SEQUEL TO THE MARYsvLLE RoBBERY.-On
our first page will be found an account of a
daring robbery committed at Marysville, last
Wednesday night. From the Marysvile pa
pers of Friday we learn that about one O'Clock
on Thursday morning, Mexican known as
"Hispaniole," who was part owner of the robb-
ed bank, was seated at the Universal Restau-
rant, with an American named Harris and a
Mexican Damed Alexander, whom be accused
of the robbery. Harris went out to get wea-
pom, when Hispaniole took out his revolver and
shot Alexander in the breast, inHcting q dan
gerous wound, the ball entering near the right
nipple and passing out at the back. Hispaniole
then gave himself up and is now prisoner.
Harris was arrested about 10 o'clock the same
morning, and on examination was held in S.
900 bail to answer to the charge of robbery.
Alexander was not able to make his appear
auce in Court, and it is feared his wound will
prove fatal.
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-11-10

SACRAMENTO ELEUTIoS.-The election in Sac
ramento, on Saturday, to ill the vacancy in
the Senate, caused by the death of W. l. Fergu-
son, resulted in the choice of johnson Price,
the Lecompton candidate, by majority of
about 300 over R. D, Ferguson. 1t seems that
little interest was taken in the election, as ap-
pears from the fact that the vote of the county
was about thousand less than at the late gen.
eral election. Price, the Senator elect, was
formerly Wing, then X. N. BY nominating
him the Lecomptonlte were enabled to unite
the entire anti-Democratic vote.
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-11-10

TRANSFERRING BLooD.-The delicate and in
teresting operation of transferring blood from
one person to another, has again been success
fully performed by DR.. Wheatcroft. an English
surgeon, in the case of female patient. When
apparently expiring from the loss of blood.
about two pounds were transferred from the
veins Of her husband into her veins, with the
most favorable result. In few minutes after
the currents of blood began to flow. and the
ebbing of life was checked. the circulation be-
ing re-established. and the deliverance from
apparently certain approaching dissolution Sc
cured.
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-11-10

COMPUTATION OF SENrEScEs.-The three Jus
tces of the Supreme Court, in answer to ques-
tion propounded by Gov. Weller, have given
their opinion in writing, that the Governor can
consttutionally commute sentence. 1t has
been held by some, that according to the word
ing Of the Constitution, the Governor could ex-
ercse the pardoning power only, and could not
If a man was sentenced to be hanged, let him
off with term of Imprisonment. The Supreme
Judges, however, hold that the Governor has
tho power not only to commute sentence, but
also to annex conditions to q pardon.
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-11-10

Tue Washington correspondent of the Ph;la-
delphia Press says 1T seems Prof. Alexander
has accomplished nothing in his mission to Eng
land. An appropriation OF $4,000 was made
by Congress, with view Of securing, on the
part of England, coincidence of currency
with US upon a decimal system. The object
was tn secure decimal currency the world
over, and to try the first experiment with Eng
land. Professor Alexander went out as the
agent of the Tresury Department, under the
act Of Congress, but the money has been cx-
pended, and nothing practical has been done.
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-11-10

MINERS AND RANCHMEN.-Consider difi
Guilty has occurred recently near Columbia, be-
tween the miners and ranchmen, growing out
of disputes as to the right of the former to cut
wood on the ranches. A meeting was held by
the miners, on Monday the first instant, who
adopted resolutions, expressive of their scnti.
ments, and resolved themselves into society
for the purpose of protecting their rights.
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-11-10

A TOUCH JoKE.-A law of Ohio requires COM
missioners to count quarterly every dollar in
the Hamilton county treasury. The work was
performed recently, when the commissioners
had $205, 900 in cash to manipulate, including
$4,000 in gold dollars, and $4,000 pennies Of
the new coinage. As each coin was handled
separately. the work was not slight.
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-11-10

RETURNED FROM FRAsER--John O'Brien, who
was among the first to leave this section for
Fraser river. returned to Nevada last week.
that the mines of that country are grand hum
bug AT the present time there are probably
not over 5000 Californians in British Columbia,
and large portion Of these will be back to
this State before the first of next month.
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-11-10

EXTRAORDINARY PHENoNENON.-On Wednes-
day evening Nov. Sd says tho Mountain Demo-
crat near Brockliss' some gentlemen were star
tied by the sudden fash Of most extraordna-
ry meteor. The erolite or whatever il was,
contrary to all precedent, appeared to shoot up
from the earth towards the zenith, and so vivid
was the flash Of light, it momentarily blinded
the beholders. 1t left bright train behind it
which lasted for several minutes.
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-11-10

FAvoRs.-We are under obligations 10 Geo.
Welch, of the ALA Express, for furnishing us
with San Francisco and interior exchanges
tic papers received by the Sonora.
To Jno. Pattison, of Langton's Express, we
are indebted for DOwnievtls papers
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-11-10

NEW QUARTZ DIscovERY.-Near Cold Spring
Ranch, on Kanaka Creek. last week, Mr.. Chase
and others discovered ledge of gold bearing
quartz which on prospecting yielded three bits
to the pound; on further examination by par
ties expert in such things it is thought that
much of the rock will pay MS high as $3.50 to
Democrat
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-11-10

GOLD MINING IN MONTEREY CoUNTY.-We are
crediby informed that men are making from q
dollar to dollar and half day at Alisal, near
the old silver mine formerly worked there.
They are carrying the dirt some distance to
water, and expect when the rains come, to
make eight or ten dollars day. This is rich
locality for minerals mines Of lead, of silver.
and of cinebar, having been discovered and
worked there.-Santa Cruz Sentinel.
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-11-10

CLOTHING AT AUcTIoN.-We direct attention
to the large and extensive sale of clothing &C.,
at the store of J. b. Newman Il Co., Broad
street, on Saturday next, Nov. 18th. 1t is per-
haps the largest stock of clothing ever put up
at auction in this market. The extent and va
riety Of the assortment will afford all an oppor
tunity to clothe themselves at q mere nominal
price. "Uncle Ike" auctiOneer.
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-11-10

THE FEDERAL TREAsURr.-The Trcasurer's s
weekly statement shows q balance in the Trca-
sury on the 30th September of $lO,l7l 900.
The receipts were $57S,500--a reduction as
compared with those of the previous week Of
nearly $698,O00. The drafts paid amounted to
upward of 81, All 900, and the drafts issued to
81 PIG 600
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-11-10

CONNECTICUT ELECTToN.-An election for town
officers was held in Come cticut, Oct. 4th. AS
far as heard from the Democrats have carried
thirty owns and gained two, and the Republi-
cans have carried forty-seven towns and gained
fourteen; showing net Republican gain of
twelve towns
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-11-10

LETTER NAILS FOR THE EAsT.-The following
number OF letters left San Francisco Nov. 9th,
for the East:
For ST. Louis, l65 letters; tor Memphis, Al
for Little Rock, IL; and for New York, "A
making 26l per Overland Route. The steamer
Sonora carried away 1929, of which number
73G were registered.
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-11-10
NEVADA DEMOCRAT.

Geo. L. Lammon, is our authorized agent for this
cItv He win deliver the DEMOCRAT to subscribers and Is
authorized to receive subscriptions advertisements &C.
a md collect and receipt for the same.
Octavian HOOgs is Agent for San Francisco.
he authorised to receive advertisements and collect and
receipt for the same. IffNt
Merritt & BatIlam, 1O6 Street, authorised
Agents Sacramento TO receive advertisements and
collect for the
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-11-10

Foor RAcE.-The great foot race 80 long
talked of, between ''Johuny Gildersleeve" and
the Mountain Buck" for $50 a side, will come
offnext Saturday afternoon, at "Uncle Natty's'
Race Track, one-fourth of mile from town,
on the old Washington road.
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-11-10

ExoNERATED.-The Secretary of the Treasury
has exonerated the Collector of San Francisco
from all blame in relation to the case Of the
ship Himalay, which brought sugar to San
Francisco in certain sized packages forbidden
by the revenue laws, and which the Collector
permitted to leave San Francisco for Victoria
without atte mpting to enforce the penalty
against her.
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-11-10

J. WING OLIVER, Esq, has assumed the edi-
torship Of the Yreka Chronicle. Mr.. Oliver has
been connected with the mountain press of this
State for some years, and is we'll known as a
vigorous writer.