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The Nevada Democrat., 1858-11-24

T. ELLARD BEANS & CO.,
Kidd & Knox's B ick---52 Broad Street.
Offer at Greatly Reduced Prices
10O KEGS ASSORTED NAILS;
IUO 200 Boxes OF Candles
25 Bags of Rio and Java CoOfee
so Cases Of Assorted Pie Fruits;
so Kegs S. y. and B. Syrup;
rs Boxes Of Rasins
SO Kegs Of Butter;
so Bags California Beans;
so Boxes Hills and Colgates Soap;
With large and complete assortment Of all kind Of Goods
in our line Of business. Consisting In part Of
Flour, Potatoes, Pork,
Bacon, Hams, Mackerel,
Salt salmon, California Cheese, Cohsh,
Ranch Butter, Crackers pickles.
Celebrated Curious Tea and the finest assormentof Of
Can a1ad Shelf Goods
EVER BROUGHT To NEVADA
WINES S&s LIQUORS,
We would also inform friends and the
public that we have added to our large Stock
complete assortment of Wines and Liquors consisting Of
snnscvnim's Sparkling Angelica,
White California Wine,
Claret, Souterne,
Ginger WIRe, Gum, Raspberry
Peppermint, aud Lemon Syrup,
HOstetters, Boxers,
and StoughtOn BItters,
WOLFE'S AROMATIC SCHNAPPS, &c.
ALE AND PORTER,
New York ne mixed, and Old Dock Brandy Whisky, Gin
Sherry and Port Wine
as- We cali attention to the above Stock. ia
Our Motto is Small Profits & Ready Pay
Goods Delivered Free Of Charge.
II. ELLARD BEANS s. co.
Nevada June LIST, ls5s--35u
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1858-04-28

GRAND DEsIGN.-On Saturday last, all New
York was agog with the ceremonies of break
ing ground, in their new Central Park, for the
eSection of a new reservoir that is to surpass
in capacity any artificial lake in the world.
The reservoir commences at the corner otEigh-
ty-sixth street and Fifth avenue, alongside of
the present receiving reservoir. it will be
100 acres in extent. and will contain .029 $50,
145 standard gallons of water. The contrac-
tors will receive S614, Il for the work,
which they expect to complete in three years.
The design of it is to contain water to supply
the city in case of any accident to the water
works which would prevent the usual flow of
that element to the metropolis. The Mayor, in
his speech at the breaking of the ground for
the new work, said -
ssOn our new lake of the Manahatta, no in
considerable navy might ride, and find sample
room and verge enough on its surface to float
at anchor. Even the noble Niagara, the ad-
mirablc master-work of the genius of the Ia
mented Steers, might ride here on the waters
of this lovely lake and, by its side, the colos-
sal Pennsylvania might be moored, and cover
less than the fortieth part of the lake, while
every other vessel of the American Navy, with
the starry flag of the Republic streaming frouS
the peak, might be moored around"
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1858-04-28
ORIGIN OF SLAVERY.

Mr.. Bancroft, in the first volume of his His
tory of the United States, gives an account OF
the early traffic of the Europeans in slaves.
In the middle ages, the Venitians purchased
white men, Christians and others, and sold
them to the Saracens in Sicily and Spain. In
England the Anglo-saxon nobility sold their
servants slaves to foreigners. The Portu-
guese first imported negro slaves from West
ern Africa, to Europe, in 1442. Spain soon
engaged in the traffic, and negro slaves abound
ed ir some places of that kingdom. After
America was discovered, the Indians Of His
PAMELA were imported into Spain, and made
slaves. The Spaniards visited the coast Of
North America and kidnapped thousands OF
the Indians whom they transported into slave
ry in Europe and the West Indies. Colum-
bus himself kidnapped five hundred native
Americans and sent them into Spain, that
they might be publicly sold at Seville. The
practice of selling North American Indians
into foreign bondage continued for two GEN.
turies. Negro slavery was first introduced
into America by Spanish Shareholders, who
emigrated with their negroes A royal edict
of Spain authorized negro slavery il America
in 1903. King Ferdinand himself sent from
Seville fifty slaves to labor in the mines. In
1911. the direct tariff in slaves between Africa
and Hispaniola was enjoined by royal ordi
nance. Las Casas, who saw the Indians van
ish away before the cruelty of the Spaniards,
suggested that the negroes. who alone could
endure severe tolls, might be further employ
ed. This was in 1913.
Sir John Hawkins was the first EnglishHan
that engaged in the slave trade. In 1852, he
transported a large cargo of Africans to His
PAMELA. In 1857, another expedition was
prepared, and Queen Elizabeth protected and
shared in the traffic. Hawkins, in one OF his
expeditions, set fire to an African city, and
out of 5000 inhabitants, succeeded in seiZing
260. James Smith, of Boston, and Thomas
Keyser, first brought the colonies to partici
pate in slavery. In 1864 they imported car
go of negroes. Throughout Massachusetts,,
the cry of justice was raised against them as
malefactors and murderers; the guilty men
were committed for the offence, and the rep
resentatives of the people ordered the negroes
to be restored to their native country at the
public expense. AT later period, there
were both Indian and negro slaves in Massa-
chusetts. In 1920, Dutch ship entered James
river, and landed twenty negroes for sale.
This was the epoch of the introduction OF
slavery in Virginia. For many years the
Dutch were principally concerned in the slave
trade in the market of Virginia.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1858-04-28
Written for the "Raftsm ans Journal"
MEDITATIONS IN A GRAVE Warn

There is spirit in the passing breeze,
A soul inspiring and ETHEREAL spirit;
'Tis in the shining sun, and in the storm,
And In the thunder-cloud. and in the stars
And in this field of bones that house of God
"A spirit that lifts up the soul of men,
And makes 1t feel and own its magic power
And gird itself for meditative thought.
To muse upon the present past and future
And hold converse with nature and with God
Here by the ashes of my dearest friends,
And by the sepulchres of sainted dead,
And by that temple of most holy God,
Where he in mercy sent his spirit down
To quicken deathiess souls, yet dead in SIM
And give to every one their blessing meet,
sit me down to mediate my end.
A few short rolling years have passed away
Since !, STRIPPING, at my mothers knee,
Was pleased with fancies, tho It's of future years
A few more rolling years will pass away
And here among the dead. and food for worms.
This body. now with youthful vigor warm,
viii mouider and return to kindred dust
Perhaps few years longer the grey stone
Nav whisper to the careless passcr by
The dust of an imm ortal. III ortal man.
Who left a friend behind. reposes here
A few years more, and that grey stone itself
Will also crumble into dust again,
And name. and place of rest be all forgot
And yet when other years shall pass away
And other ages shall succeed those passed,
Ill stand again on earth. and in my lot
Called from the grave and from my sleeping dust
To live immortal in eternal youth.
The ''lsst of earth, = the ying statesman cried
The phrase is eloquent but not correct
The earth wilLbe renewed for mans abode;
And tears, and pain, and want, no more distress
The happy dwellers on this earth of love-
And ages. ages. ages on shall roll.
And no more change shall pass upon me then
For change hath died, and time itself hath died
OT passed perchance unto some other sphere
Where time and change may live little longer
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1858-04-28

DEEP PLowING.-We are oil too apt to fol-
low blindly in the beaten track. The first
plow was a tough, forked stick, whereof one
prong served as beam while the other dug
the earth as a coulter. OF course, the pfew-
ing was merely scratchiDg-Decessarily So
1t weuld have been preposterous TO expect the
plowman of Hcsiod's of VirgiPs time to
turn up and mellow the soil to depth of fif-
teen or sixteen inches. Down to the present
age blowing was inevitably shallow affair.
But iron plows, steel plows, sub soil plows,
have changed all this. 1t is as easy to day to-
mellow the earth to the depth of two feet as
it was century ago to turn over a sward to-
the depth of six inches. And our fierce, try
ing climate, so different from the moist milder
one of Great Britain, ireland, or even of Hol-
land and the Atlantic coast of Germany,
whence our ancestors migrated, absolutely re-
quires of us deeper plowing. Drouth. is,our
perpetual danger. Most crops are twenty to.
sixty per cent. short of what they would have.
been with adequate and seasonable moisture
That moisture exists not only in the skies a.
bove, but in the earth beneath our plants.
Though the skies may capriciously withhold
it. the earth never will, if we provide rich,
mellow sub-soil through which thearoots can,
descend to the moisture. The hotter and dryer
the weather, the better our plants will grow,
If they have rich warm earth beneath them,,
reaching down to and including moisture. We
cannot and need not plow so very deep each
year to assure this, if the sub-soil is under
drained that the superabundant moisture of
the wet.season does not pack it. Und er drain
ing as the foundation, and deep plowing as the
superstructure with ample fertaliZing and gen.
erous tillage, will secure US average crops,
such as this section has rarely ever seen. Our
corn should average from fifty TO seventy bush
els per acre; our oats still higher. Every
field should be ready to grow wheat if requir-
ed. Every grass lot should be good for two
or three tons of hay per acre. Abundant
fruits, including the grape and pear, shonld
gladden. our hill sides, and enrich our farmers
tables. So should our children seek no more,-
in fight to the crowded cities, or TO the wide
West an escape from the ilrpaid drudgery and
intellectual barrenness of their fathers lives,
but find abundance and happiness in and a.
round their childhood's happy homo.-1hs
Working Farmer.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1858-04-28

The essence of modern democracy of the
Buchanan school seems to be that all labor is
base and slavish, and that the free white far
mers and mechanics of the North and West
are really in the same degraded position as the
black chattels of the South. Gov. Hammond
regards all laborers as mere ssmud-sills'' for
rich aristocrats to tread upon; and The Wash
ingfon Union says that ssthose who talk about
the sfree labor of the North, and parade it as
contradistinguished from slave labor, are the
merest quacks in political economy. OF
course, it is but natural that with such senti-
ments as these the Administration should wish
to force the Lecompton Constitution upon the
people of Kansas.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1858-04-28

ANOTHER FAmURE.-The President has not
succeeded in carrying a single measure thro'
Congress. He has been defeated ON the Army
bin, defeated on the Deficiency bill, defeated
on the Lecompton bill, and now he has been
defeated on the Pacific Railroad bill. A great
deal of influence, ingenuity and address have
been expended upon it during the last four
months, but it was put aside till December
next, although Mr.. Gwin, who had the meas
ure in charge, announced that such {. vote
would be considered by him as conclusive a.
gainst the construction of any road to Califor
mia. OF the forty-seven Senators present,
twenty five voted for the postponement, ,includ-
ing eighteen Lecomptonites and twenty-five %
in the negative, one half of whom were anti
Lecompton men. Thus it will be seen that
this favorite measure was killed by Demo-
cratic opposition, and the President again SUBJ
jected to another of the many humilations
to which he has been exposed since the meatr
ing of Congress. The administration, as sucn,
is now as powerless there as before the coun-
try, and the developments of every day only
serve to render its weakness more visible and
painful. There never was such a fall before,
in SO short a time. When Tyler abandoned
the Whig party, and renounced the principles
by which he accidentally reached the White
House he must have foreseen the consequences
of that detection upon Whig Congress, and
therefore was prepared sfor the Reputation
which followed SO justly and swiftly. Mr.. Bu-
chanan claims to have maintained his Demo :
cratic integrity and consistency, and yet the
Democratic majorities which greeted his inau-
gural address, as the advent of an auspicious
Presidential term, and as insuring future sue
cess, are now melted away into minorities, a.
vowing nothing more than bare federation for
those in power.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1858-04-28

D,ns,r TAKE THE PApERs.-In Cincinnati,
a few days since, man who resides within
twelve miles of that city walked into the Citi-
zens' Bank for the purpose of obtaining sum
of money which he had deposited there several
years ago. Imagine his feelings on learning
that the bank had failed six months ago! He
had not even heard of the extraordinary finan-
cial panic which recently swept over the couD-
try With such levelling influence.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1858-04-28

The New Salem justice who fined man $6i
for kissing another mans wife, last week, ia
the same who imposed fDe of So, not long
since, for malicious mischief IN tying basket
to n heifer's tall So the tariff Of both these
amusements is fixed for the New Salem peo-
.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1858-04-28

A CURIOUS DIFFERENCE.-A May syille cor
respondent indicates acurious epoiht of differ
ence'' between the administration of James
Buchanan and that of Pharaoh, at q memora-
BILE period the latter had corn in the national
crib, the former has only Cobb.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1858-04-28

ssIt is impossble," said Lecomptonite to
an nanti-Lecomptonte ssto say where your par
ty ends, and the opposition begins.''
swell SIR replied the other, .sif you were
riding a jackass. it would be impossible to
say where the man ended and the donkey be-
gan"
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1858-04-28

Did you not tell me sir, you could hold the
plow ?'' said the master.
s'Arrah! be aisy now, said Pat show the
deuce can hould it, and two horses drawing
it away from me I? but give it to me into the
barn, and be jabers I'Il hould it with any
boy. -
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1858-04-28

"Nor QUITE so BAD.''-The Bellefonte Dem
ocrat tells good story of Sam Bike, who had
been down the river this Spring, with a raft.
Returning home, he stopped at a tavern, where
quite a crowd was discussing the Kansas ques-
tion. Sam had not slept the previous night,
and was about squaring himself out for a
comfortable snooze, when one of the loudest,
turning TO him, said, s'Here sits Lecompton
man, I'll bet the liquor for the room.''-
ssDone :" says his opponent, who was anti-Le-
compton. "Now then, friend," said No. 1,
.sin order to decide this bet, will you be so
kind as to tell us whether you are a Lecomp-
ton man ?'' ssWhat makes you think so 20
Sam asked. ssBecause, sir, you look like /;
1 can always tell them by their looks, replied
No. l. Sam answered, ssDoI? Well gentle
men, was on a raft from Snow Shoe to Mari
eta; have been drunk for taoo weeks; but
had no idea that / looked as hard as that."-
The Lecomptoner paid the liquor, and sloped.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1858-04-28

A BRACE OF OpINIoNs.-We present below q
brace of Southern opinions OF VIM. ii. Sew
ard, the distinguished New L ork Senator.
The first is fiom the Clark county, Virginia,
-7drerfiser, and the other from the Washington
correspondent of the New Orleans Della
The Virginia estimate of the man runs thus:
ssThe country should look with more ankle
ty and interest to the course of VIM. III. Sew
ard than to that of any man living He is a
man of mighty influence. In an important
sense he is the representative man of his age.
His influence over the northern mind and
control over the northern mode of thought is
almost unbounded. He is regarded here as
an honest man in that highest sense. He is
living for ages to come-not for the present
moment. He has disposition to find, and
ground himself on the right, as he knows that
only will endure forever.
''The expression is very common among Re-
publican members here, that the Republican
party is destined to become the great nation
al party of the country; that the south will
all come into it, when it learns that they do
not mediate any interference with the insti-
tuition as it exists in the States; and the south
will relinquish their claim and desire to ex-
tend beyond their present limits"
The following is the view of the New Or
leans writer:
81 have passion for Seward. He comes up
to my idea of Rolin in the Wandering Jew
the most dclectable devil that was ever drawn
by human pen-so cool, so clear headed, so
indomitable, so relentless in the pursuit of bis
fieDdish purposes. Seward traverses the seem
ingly tortuous, but really straight line of his
ambition, with the unerring certainty OF foot
steps that characterize rope-dancer; never
missing step, and keeping his eagle eye
steadily fixed on the goal before him. The
balance-pole by which he preserves his equi-
poise is that cool, big head that bulbs out a.
bove his narrow shoulders. If he becomes
our next President, and disunion does not i'm
mediately follow his election, will wager that
he will so beautifully honey-fuggle both South
and North, that the people will pronounce him
one of the best Presidents We have ever had.
But l begin to think there is little danger of
his obtaining the nomination. He is too great
a man, that is, if he is man and not devil!''
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1858-04-28

Costly "PIcTURs'' Government paid
for lithographing and printing in colors a SIN
gle OK, for the Patent Office Report, SlO,5
for similar service for one bull, $40 $50 for
COW, 81 500; and for horse, $5,5I9. Iotaii
for the four pictures, SS4,22S. That's tho,
way the money goes. 5
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1858-04-28

The hard times which have of late prevailed
have filed the ranks Of the English army.
Since October last, 36 600 men have Joined
the military force of Great Britain, and enlist
ments are progressing At an average OF ,UV
per month.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1858-04-28

ANOTHER OUTRAGE COMMITTED AGAINST THE
SourH.-An attempt is being made to intro
duce Northern shad into the rivers of Alabama.
This is supposed to be part OF Eli Thayer's
Southern colonization scheme.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1858-04-28

An Irishman, writing from Ohio, says it is
the most elegant place in the world. "The
first three weeks, /" he says, "you are boarded
gratis, and after that you are charged nothing
at all. Come along and bring the children
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1858-04-28

Buchanan, an old Federalist, has two, old
line Wings (Toombs In Senate, and Stephens
in the House) as his leaders in Congress, while
Wise, Douglas, Reeder, Forney, and the other
Democratic leaders who elected him are now
his opponents.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1858-04-28

1t is said that the cost of printing Emory's
Report of the Mexican Boundary Survey-a
work which no one has read, and few have
evcn seen--was $277 800!
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-12-20

nCCOQUAN MILLS FOR SAL -Ihe
above we'll known MILLS are offered 10.
sale 1hey are situated in the toxin of Deco
guam, Prince William County, Virginia, at the
head of tide water, on the Occo9uan river, and
have water carriage TO Alexandria, (trom which
they are distant about sixteen miles by land
by means q! ne 0ccoquaR and Potomac rivers.
In the Merchant or FIGURING MILL we run
tnTee pairs OF five and hall and three pairs o.
five feet FRENCH BURRS.
kesA The north wall Of the MILL stands on
- the Occoquan river SO that vessels deliver
grain into the MILL, and FLOUR is lowered
by block and tackle into their holds
@s There is also GRIST MILL, with one
~ pair OF BuRRS, { SAW.MlLL, and PLAS-
TER MILL. The water-wheels are all twenty
feet high, and oyershot. The water power and
privilege; are known 10 be the most valuable
between the Potomac and Rappahannock.
There is excellent opportunity 10 select any
quality of wheat in the Alexandria market, and
the supplies derived from the neighboring couH.
try are considerable.
The situation is as healthy, perhaps as any il
the world
We will sell with the MILLS or separa teiy
- a FRAME DWELLING, used as the Mi
u leT's house, and LARGE STONE Man,
SION with ali the necessary out.buildings
GARDEN, ORCHARD, &c, and beau,iigliy
situated. Possession given on the FIRST OF July,
1889. Apply to JOS. JANNEY & co,
Occoquan Post Office Prince William County,
Virginia, nov l9-wlm
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-12-20

DUBLlC SALE.-By virtue OF deed oil
trust, executed by James w Adams and
Sydnor b Adams, Or the End day OF August,
1875 and of record in the Clerks Office OF Eau.
quier County Court, | shall sell al public auc.
ton, Tor cash. on the premises, on Monday, the
Goth doy Of December, If fair, if not, on the next
far day thereafter, a TRACT OF LAND stu.
ared in the upper part OF Fauquier Count. con
tanning 424 ACKES This land sdjoIns the
lands Of James f.. Marshall Fleet g Rust, and
others; is OF good quality, and well supplied
with wood and water 1t is within three miles
OF Piedmont and Markham Stations, on the
Manassas Gap Railroad, and within the same
distance of Leeds Church. There are OF the
TT, premises a comfortable ID w F. l. l. y q
81. HOUSE ard out.houses, and being cOnve
nIent to market, and in pleasant nelghborhoca,
offers many inducements to puIcha' ers.
The title is believed 10 be UNREASONABLE, but
snail only convey sucn as is vested in me.
JOHN MARSHALL. Trustee,
Alexandria Va
\. B--Aithough the deed directs sale for
cash. it is probable that an arrangement could
be made with some OF the creditors tor time, Oh
a large portion of the purchase money.
FauGuIer Co, Va, oct l3-eots
n The above sale is postponed until further
notice. JOHN MARSHALL, Trustee
dsr IT-ao2l
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-12-20

From WAsuINGroN.--The Star Of Saturday
,nerDOon furnishes the following items of in
isres
An unfortunate collision occurred this
n,roing on Pennsylvania avene, pear Thir-
zenith street, between Mr.. English of Indiana,
,,l Mr.. Montgomery Of Pennsylvania. The
..s,ement We have heard OF the affair is that
he former spoke to the latter in a friendly
manner, when Mr.. Montgomery returned an
,.ul,ing answer. Upon this Mr.. English
.ip K him in the face with his cane and
hacked him off the pavement, and then walk
:! of. As he was walking away, Montgom-
~ threw brick at him, which did not, how
:ysr take effect.
lis stated that the President will send to
The Senate for confirmation, on Tuesday or
Wednesday next, the names of those naval
.scers placed on the retired list by the Naval
Retired Board, who, it is recommended, be
.sst0red 10 active service.
The Members Of Congress friendly to the
tiIl 10 PENSION the soldiers of the war of 1872,
will hold consultation at the Hall OF the
House ci Representatives this evening. at 8
o'clock, to agree upon the proper steps to be
,asep 10 secure its passage.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-12-20

GEORGETOWN CATTLE AND GRAIN MARKET -
A. Droyar,' Rest. on Friday. there were chou;
25O head Of cattle varying from So % 10 s. y
hundred gross; $50 sheep inferior, met sales at
$3.50 10 50 50 each; hogs sold at s. y hua-
drcd nett.
Since our last report, the market for wheat
has been steady and firm for good qualities bat
inferior lots are dull, and rot as much Offering
as in he previous week. Receipts since Nor
dav $4,000 bushels: lair to good old Sl.2o 10
s %: white $40, 1925, ard + Is: none sui
able for family flour in the market. Corn IS IN
good demand ard old is wanted; sales al 75c
Few white in good order, 100 bushels at d5c,
Nal INT