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The Nevada Democrat., 1858-06-16
Touching Scene In n State PrisOn-A Child
In Search OF Its Father.
From the Sing Sing IN. " Chronicle.

rAOm ehe sing sing w. L. NnIohiCe.
One evening last week, just as the bell of the
slug Sing prison was ringing "all right" and
most of the officers were about taking their
departure from the institution, a little girl
about seven years of age entered the warden's
offee. On being questioned as to her name
and errand, she said that her name was Agnes
W, and that she had ''come all the way
from New York to see her father, whom her
mother had teld her was in prison at Sing Sing
The intelligent and mournful looks of the child
soon enlisted the sympathy of the warden and
other officers, aud it was at once decided to
crafty the wishes of the little heroine.
But difficulty at once arose-there being no
less than four convicts bearing the same name
as her father, bat this difficulty was soon over
come by the little girl herself. She said that
her father was a cooper by trade, and it became
apparent at once that the J--W--employe ed
in the ''sho SIX shop was the looked-for father
He was soon brought from his cell to the office
and the scene which took place between th(
con nviet father and his child will not soon bt
forgotten by those who witnessed it, Aceastom
cd the officers are to affecting scenes between
the convicts and their relatives, this was toe
much for their feelings, and tear stood in the
eye of many of those stOut-hearted men.
The story of little Agnes to her father was
"that her mother was very poor, livedsout at
service, and could not come 10 see him. so she
thought she would come herself that she left
New York that morning without one cent OF
money walked through the city till she came
to the railroad that some boys told her passed
through Sing Sing; that she crept into one oi
the ears and hid herself away, and, when found
by the conductor, he allowed her TO ride all the
way up for nothing, and that some Of the boys
in the village told her the way to the prison.
After spending some time with her father, she
l. J1v tab of fnr bn foht -,
our village accompanied her to New York anC
had her placed in an asylum devoted as hom,
60 the children of the destitute, where she viii
be taken care of, and properly and kindly
treated
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-06-16

TELEGRAPH TO CALWoRSIA.-Scnator Wilson,
Of Massachusetts,, has introduced q bill into the
Senate, to provide for the building of line of
telegraph to California. The construction Of
such line will open the way for a wagon road,
and ultimately railroad, more quickly than
any thing else which can be devised. By ju-
dicous system of stockades along the line the
whole extent of it would be protected, and the
stockades themselves would become points of
settlement along the route, which would ulti-
mately people the country through which a
railroad is to travel and furnish the business
which is necessary to keep it in operation.
From the western border of Missouri to San
Francisco is about 1900 miles, but probably
not more than 1900 miles would require to be
protected against In iians. Twenty men at in
tervals Of twenty miles, would make the whole
number necessary to give protection to the
entire overland route to California, and incl
dentally to the telegraph line, amounting to
only 1900 men. These men could also be en-
ployed in carrying an express mail from one
stockade to another, which would also estab
lsh the swftest overland mail route which
could be devised. Such telegraph line is a
perfectly practicable enterprise, and it will not
cost more to sustain it than the expense Of a
regiment of troops, while it will save the enor-
nous expense Of railroad until the business
wants Of the country require such road to be
built.
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-06-16

THE EXTENT OF THEIR POssEssroys.-A Lon
don paper, not long since stated that the terrific
ry over which the Hudson's Bay Company ex-
ercise control, contains 100000 square miles,
and is longer than Russia in Europe. France
and Austria united, and almost as long as the
United States with 100000 square miles ct for
cultivation, Of as good land as in England and
a large tract on the Pacific, including Vancou-
ver's Island; that Lake Winncpeg, with the Red
river Saskatoheau. has a navigation Of several
thousand miles. second only to the Mississippi
and its tributaries, the country abounding in
wood and minerals, and the rivers and coasts
teeming with uneaught fish.
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-06-16

PURCHASE OF SoNoRA.-The Washington cor
respondent of the Philadelphia Press confirms
the reports of pending negotiation betwee n
the governments of Mexico aud the United
States, for the purchase ofSonora by the latter.
Not only Sonora, bat chihuahua and Lower
California will be offered TO our government at
fair valuation. An accredited agent. with
full power'to act, il en- route from Mexico to
Washington, There would appear to be good
reason for the acquisition on our part of these
States. Since the discovery of gold, silver, and
quicksilver mines Of unusual richness In south
ern New Mexico. now known, with the Aesilla
Valley. under the name of Arizona, population
has increased with considerable rapidity. The
natural outlet for their trade is just across
Sonora to the head of the bay and with Lower
California and chihuahua, the latter lying d.
rectly west of Texas, the United States win
belt the continent from east to west with as
large seaboard upon the Atlantic as upon the
Pacific.
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-06-16
The BombsheIls OF SebastopoI still Explod-
lng-EIght Men Killed.
Correspondence Of the Boston Transcriptl


SEBASrePoL March /.
The bombshells strewn about the city during
the seige are still doing the work Of death
No less than eight deaths, / think, have been
caused 10y explosions of these missiles since my
arrival, hardly year since. Only few days
ago, two scamen belonging to the English
steamer Bcyrout came on shore near our ship
yard, and for q Few minutes were eOnversing
with Mr. Gowen. They then started for a walk
TO the Redan, quite near our residence and on
reaching the brtastwOrk. one of them picked
up an unexploded detonating she'll intending
TO keep it as a Ielic, but finding il rather heavy
threw it down, when it instantly exploded and
killed him. almost severing the head from the
body, and completely cutting of his right leg
The remains were brought to our yard whence
they were buried. His companion escaped
with slight scratch upon the lip. On the fol-
loving day two Russians were killed in a SINH
lar manner. while picking out the stopper of a
shell. Tie lock by which the conclusion ig-
nited the powder of the she'll is curious af-
fair-heing a small equateral cross. with a
capsule al each point and four little hammers
held by a human hair. A sudden Jar breaks
the hair causing the hammer to strike the cap
which eXplOdes. After the shells are charged
the locks are enclosed in a copper tube and in
serted within the hole Of the she'll upon which
a plug is placed. The shells. thus prepared.
are placed in box Of the fize of al ordinary
chronometer bog, which. for safety, must be
handled "this side up with ears.''
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-06-16

MORE Reform IN RUssTA.-The st. Petersburg
Gazette, of March 9Th, contains proposition
for the Introduction Of the new style into the
Russian Almanac When the Julian calendar
was changed by Pope Gregory, ten days were
added; the English however, did not adopt the
Gregoran style until 1852, when it was found
necessary to add eleyeo eys TO the current
date The Russians having retained the Julian
calendar, now find themselves twelve days out
Of time. Instead of rectfying this error by
dropping at once the requisite number of days
it s proposed to effect gradual reform by
emitting the additional days in the next thir-
teen leap years, which. by the year 1912. would
make the Russian calendar correspond with the
GregOrisn.
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-06-16

TUE POTATO.--Potatoes were first brought &c
Europe in 1883. After ffty-nine years the po
tato rot broke out, and after eighty years there
was no seed fit for planting to be obtained. IL
1896 the Spaniards brought good seed from Pc
ru. which gave healthy tpbers for forty Five
years In 1873 the ret SO far destroyed tn,
potatoes that no good seed was obtained II
1889 the English brought new seed to Europe
but it was not until 1892 3 that seed generally
spread throughout the continent, and was il
general use. Fifty years later the rot agaiI
appeared, and again decreased in 1856. From
this it appears that potatoes are liable TO suffe
this disease every fifty years.
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-06-16

PETER CARTwRIGHT.-The venerable Peter
Cartwright the pioneer preacher of the West
was a member Of the late Democratic State
Convention of Illinois. The Springfield cores
pOndent of the Missouri Republican thus writes
of him:
"This Peter Cartwright is none other than
the celebrated cid pioneer preacher, whose
name is ~ familiar all over the country as
household words;' the same man whose auto
biography has been sold all over the country
by thousands. We saw the old gentleman this
afternoon in the County Convention He
looks hale and hearty, and as if he would live
a hundred years longer. We believe he is now
eighty years old. lie will be greeted by han
dredS Of old friends when the State Convention
meets, for he is well acquainted all over the
State. A good story was told about the old
gentleman during his attendance on the Metho-
dist Conference which met in one Of the East
ern cities few years since; he put up at one
of the large hotels, and at night was shown to
his room, which happened 10 be quite high up
in the building. and accessible by long wind
ing staircase After reaching his room he hal
lOed in a loud voice, sufficient TO arouse the
inmates Of the hotel, after this manner Land
lord, | say. landlord, bring me hatchet."
Upon the landlord making his appearance and
inquirng what he waited with the hatchet.-
Bring Inc hatehat," said the old preacher;
"I want 10 blaze the way so that may be able
to find my way down when | want to-"
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-06-16

GERMAN AMERICAN CITIzENs-The GermaL
people in America compose a class of popula
ton which are ever deserving of the kindest re-
mark. They set the best example Of industry
economy and contentment. They form the first
hysiesl basis of the Republic, and the genera
tions springing from them are patriotic, indigo
nious, liberal. enterprising and progressive
The Germans have always heeu the enemies oi
every sort of tyrrany. Their democracy il
Government vested solely in the hands Of the
people"
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-06-16

OREGoN.-We End the following intelligence
in the Oregon papers received by the steamer
Pacific
On the 18th day Of May, one of Humanson,
Thompson Co.'S batteaux was swamped some
six or eight miles above the Deshutes and two
men drowued-John Jones and Frank Rivers.
Jones could have swan ashore. but he went back
TO assist his friend, who was sick, and both were
drowned. Ga the 26;h May, the body Of Jones
was picked up by the steamer Hassaloe, oppo-
site Dog river. and conveyed TO the Cascades
for interment. Jones was about twenty-four or
twenty-five years of age and hailed from Phil
adelp phia. Jones was an assumed name; his real
name was unknown.
Several dead bodies of unknown parties have
been of late found in the Willamette and Co
lumbia rivers
A mule pack train of about seventy mules
passed through Portland on the 3lst Of May, en-
route for the Northern mines, by way Of the
Dalles. The train came from Marysville, Cali
fornia. Those in charge of the train are cxpe-
rienced packers their animals are in fine order
and their packing gear of the first quality.
They propose, as we learn, to pack SUPPLIES reg
ulary from the Dalles to the mines. No be ter
route for the sustenance of pack animals exists
than on this route, and the enterprise in one
promising good income.
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-06-16

EAILA WALLA WAGON RoUTE.-In the o. S.
Senate, on the s0th of April, Mr.. Doolittle, Of
Wisconsin, offered resolution that wagon
road be constructed from Fort Benton to the
navigable waters Of the Columbia river, at
Walla Walls. 1t was referred 10 the military
committee.
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-06-16

SLAVERY IN DEtAwARE.-1he Peninsuar Nsws
published at Milford, Del, comes out in a long
editorial article arguing cogeutly for the abo-
ltion of Slavery in that State. In order to
make good its cause. it institutes comparison
between Newcastle and Sussex counties, one
free and the other slave In the former i'm
proved farm land is worth over fifty three dol
lars per acre, while in the latter similar land is
worth but from seven to eight dollars per acre.
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-06-16

A CALIFORNIA WTDow, Mrs. Empy Of Roch-
ester, N. Y. had not heard from her husband
for Eve years. and giving him up for dead re-
Gently married one Thomas R0bie. Soon after
the marriage the original husband turned up,
and becoming very indignant when he disco
vered that his ex-spousc had come into the pos
session of q considerable fortune, sues her for
bigamy. Mr.. Robe is respectable physician.
fifty years of age Husbands No. and 2 are
now at swords points, and the courts are settling
the difficulty.
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-06-16

SALE OF HoRsEs IN STocKToN.-Yery good
saddle horses. with good saddles and brides,
sold in Stockton Jnne 4th. for tho respective
prices Of 323, $26 and $50,
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-06-16
NEVADA s WASHINGTON STAGE LINE

On AND AFTER JANUARY /, 1885, the above Line win
~ follows:
Leaving the office the National Exchange Nevada at
O'Clock A. NJ passing by Mountain Spring House Morgan
Cold Spring, White Cloud Gold Hill and Alpha, arriving
at Washington by one O'Clock in the afternoon.
1t is the nearest and best Route to Washington, Omega
Scotchman's Creek Poor Mans Creek and Eureka
Returnng-The Stages will leave the South Yuba Hotel
Washington, every morning at nine O'Clock, and arrive al
Nevada by one O'Clock p NJ, connecting with the Cali
orna Stage Co.'S Coaches for Auburn Sacramento harys
vile and Shasta.
ofhce-South Ynha Hotel Washington.
A. s. oIIN, Proprietor.
y. s. McRoBERTs, Agent Nevada [34-h
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-06-16

THE wages Of mechanics, employed in the
planning and saw mills at Gan Francisco, have
been raised dollar day, in consequence OF
the Frazer river gold excitement
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-06-16

CLEANING OUT.-Old stocks of hardware. gold
scales, dry goods, etc., on hand in San Fran
cisco, are being sent TO the northern mines to
find market.
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-06-16
TRAVELLING.
CALIFORNIA STAGE COMPANY.

TINE STAGES of this Company win leave their Office
i the National Exchange - Nevada, as fellows
FOR SACRAMENTO.
Leaves Nevada at O'clock A. NJ and arriving at Sac
mento in time for the O'Clock boats for San Francisco
Also at O'Clock, A. NJ, running via Auburn Ac-
commodation Line to Sacramento.
FOR MARYSVILLE.
Leaves the above named Office every morning at seven
O'Clock, A. NJ passing through Grass Valley, Rough
Ready, Empire Ranch and Long Bar and arriving in Ma
rysvile at 3 O'Clock p. NJ.
FoR FOREST CITY, BONNEVILLE PATTERSON, ToLsKY's,
Ao0REs AND ORLEANS FLATS.
Leaves every morning at 1-2 O'Clock A. n.
JAMES HAw0RTH,
Prest c. S. Co.
w s. McRoRERr, AGENT Nevada. TT
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-06-16
EN- IT'S TR Y
billiard Sa1OOn

II 1 1 4 a T. d q "a 1 o O IA:
CORNER BROAD PINE SIS. FORMERLY L. s HOTEz-
HARRINGTON s. PATTERSON,
VXTOUID MOST RESPECTFULLY ANNOUNCE TO THEIR
w friends and the puLac, that they have taken the
New Brick Guiding, Gf Broad and Pine Streets
the Sfte OF the old U. s Hotel and fitted it up SA-
LOON in style unsurpassed for elegance and comfort
and prepared for all who may favor them with call
The Billiard Tables will be found equal to any in
the State and those who delight in this pleasant game
will find this Saloon well adapted to enjoy it.
The Bar will at all times be supplied with the best
LIQUORS AND SEGARS
Which the market Of San Francisco afford and
pense pains will be spared the part of the Popretors
to make this popular and agreeable place Of resort
Nevada, Jan'y 13, 1s57.-15-tf
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-06-16

Integrity. however rough, is better thar
smooth dissiuilation.
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-06-16
LIVERY s. SALE STABLE.

SPRING STREET NEVADA.
- J. A. LANCASTER, FORMERLY OF THE
A1@A Oriental Stables would inform his friends
6 and the public generally that he has added
AAZA extensively to his already Large and Ele.
CANT establishment of Horses, Buggies Saddles Harness.
&c &c.-and is prepared TO furnish fine turn
outs be fonnd in the State.
Well trained feet and easy Saddle Horses well equipped
for ladies Gentlemen will be ready at all times.
long experience in the business and earnest desire
retain the coa6Aence of his f+ends leads him
neye he will be able to give general satisfaction.
Partic ulnr attention paid TO Horses OH Livery
Carriages always in readiness with careful drivers for the
use OF Balls Parties &c. &c.
The quality oe my stock will permit say that those
seeking engaged business would do well to
give call j. A. LANCASTER.
Nevada Auq 90 1s5G.--4f-tf
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-09-30
DEATH IN THE MORNING.

Death is in the sunshine as much as
in the shade. Even these beautiful
fall days date journeys to Heaven.
The Lord of Life suffers little chill
drcn to come unto Him now, whom
he forbade when the world was parched
with its midsummer fever.
These clear, calm, bright mornings
so like old Herbert's, that we wrote of
yesterday-the bridal of the earth and
sky-arc Sabbaths every one, to some
little child that filed, may be, more
than one large heart. "Good nights
to Sleep" we say to one another, as
even the glow Of the CRATE begins to
look pleasant to us, sometimes, after
sunset. There are many little pillows
of earth freshly heaped, to which
hearts make pilgrimage, that say
more cloquently and sadly, "good
nights to sleep"
The mist that hangs like silver cur
tains along the prairie before sunrise,
and is lifted by days golden chords
out Of our sight, has death in the
woof ; it is woven here and there, of
fatal threads and so, children that
have played all summer, weary and
sleep now.
Nor is this true only in the crowded
city. Away where the fields are
broad and green, and the trees are
waving and the birds are singing,
they empty their arms of what was no
burden to bear and in country grave
yards they lay it.-Chicago Jour.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-09-30
A STARTLING THEORY.

One of the great abolitionists and
notorious pulpit politicians, Doctor
Tying, has recently astonished the
Massachusetts people at the COM
mencement of Williams College by
an address the like of which in its
views, reasoning, and deductions, has
never been heard from a Christian
minister. He discussed the Bible
prophecies, and asserted that they
predicted that four universal monarch
les were to rule the world, in the utter
absence of Gods authority-namcly,
the Kingdoms of gold, silver, brass
and iron--the Babylonian, Persian,
Grccian and Roman; and that the
fifth universal kingdom-that of God
was yet to come ; that the world is
now in a state Of chaos, but that the
last kingdom will soon come. Great
Britain's crime in pandering to the
Indian hcathenism and infdelity, and
Americas iniquity in permitting slav-
cry, were instanced by this orthodox
divine as proof that Gods will had
"ncver been dominant in any human
government, but that all governments
were organizations of mans apostacy
from God.' 1t is supposed that these
new and extraordinary views will
"clicit much public attention and dis
cussion.n
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-09-30
ELEGANT EXTRACT.

Generation after generation says
a fine writer, "have felt us as we feel
now, and their lives were as active as
our own. They passed away like a
meteor as when the Creator command
ed light to be. The heavens shall be
as bright over our graves as they are
now around our paths. The worlt
will have the same attractions for our
offspring yet unborn, that it had
once for our children. Yet little
while and all this will have happened.
The throbbing heart will find its way,
and the prayers will be said, and our
friends will all return, and we shall
be left behind in silence and darkness
for the worms. And it may be for a
short tinse we shall be spoken of, but
things Of life will creep in and our
names will soon be forgotten. Days
will continue to move on, and laugh
ter and song will be heard in the room
in WHICH we died. The eyes that
mourn for us will be dried, and glis-
ten again with joy, and even our chill
dren will cease to think of us, and will
not remember to lisp our names. Then
we shall become, in the touching Ian
guage Of the Psalmist, forgotten and
clean gone out Of mind"
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-09-30
" PICKLE MAN."

There is, generally speaking, so
much in mans nature that is incom-
prehensible to a woman, that it is al
ways daring task for her to weigh
his actions, or to attempt the divina-
tion of his feelings. His love is sell
dom her love; his faith is not her
faith his life is not her life-only in
moments of existence which shine out
briefly and brightly in the dark ex-
pansc Of memory, like stars on the
purple firmanent, does it seem that
love and sympathy can raise the cur
tain, and let one soul perceive the
other. For if woman knows not man,
neither can he, except in rarest instan-
ccs, regulate the spring of her faults,
or discover the fountain of her virtues.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-09-30
postrp.
For the 81. Charles City lntelligenoer.
GOOd-Night.

The following lines were sung at the clos,
OF the recent Summer Term of the Beachdal,
Academy, in Connecticut, and are forwarded
to us for publication by one of our contribu
tors, Miss Harriet f. Bradford, who was on,
of the pupils of that school
Kind Friends we bid you all Good Night
And wish you pleasant dreams;
May peaceful slumbers come with night,
And joy with morning beams.
And when the wiles of day are DER,
And night steals slowly on,
Beneath some lattice we will meet,
And sing our simple song.
The moon has sunk behind the hill,
The stars are growing dim;
Kind Friends, we bid you all Good Night,
And sing our parting hymn.
Our youthful voices gayly blend,
Wen make the night air ring
Ha. ha We are a happy band,
Right merrily we II sing
And when i'm death We close our eyes,
With willing hearts and light,
Wen bid this world, as we do you,
kind, calm Good Night.
Good Night Kind Friends, Good Night;
We wish your slumbers light,
And pleasant dreams till morning beams
Good Night Good Night Good Night
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-09-30
CHILDHOOD.

Is not the mind of childhood the
tenderest, holiest thing this side of
Heaven Is it not to be approached
with gentleness, with love yes, with
a heart-worship of the great God
from whom III almost angel innocence
it has proceeded? A creature unde.
fled by the taint of the world-un
vexed by its injustice-unwearied by
its hollow pleasures. A being fresl
from the source of light, with some
thing of its universal lustre in it
If childhood be this, how holy the du
ty to see that, in its onward growth,
it shall be no other Ito stand as a
watcher at the temple, lest any un,
clean thing should enter it.