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The Nevada Democrat., 1858-07-28

THE WHATcoM TRAu.-Mr. De Lacey, the
engineer Of the Whatoom trail, writes to the
committee at Whatcom, from Summit Pass, Ju-
y g. as follows:
II write to you to report that the trail has
reached the foot of the first pass beyond the
lake, and that il the weather (now very rainy
permits, we will be on the summit Of the pass
today. returned here yesterday, having
been out FOR two or three days examining the
ground and making the trail, and shall start
out again to-day to continue my explorations
as far as the large river. The men are work
ing with will. II the weather permits. at the
rate we are now working, we will be at the
open country in about two or three weeks.
must beg Of you, however, not to encourage
any one to come out until the road is reported
open, as many Of them come TO us here out o
provisions, and we have to feed them"
The Whatcom Northern Light, speaking o
the letter from which the foregoing was ex
tracted, says!
1t is but simply justice to Mr.. De Lacey Il
state that be is in no manner responsible fo
the many absurd and conflicting stories which
have gone abroad concerning the completion
Of the trail.
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-07-28

Suicide IN NAPA CoUETY.--John F. Wolfe
keeper Of a hotel at st. Helena. Napa county
deliberately shot himself with revolver on the
18th o. July. in view of several persons. The
Reporter says;
The ball took effect a little above the right
eye and left of its inner angle DR.. SIillwagon
was Immediately sent for, ard on examination
found that the ball was lodged in the brain at .
depth of three OF four inches, and there is no
hope Of recovery. Wolfe was alive as late az
the 18th Of July. when last heard from, aud still
apparently in perfect possession Of his senses
as he has been ever since he shot himself. He
at first gave as . reason for the act, "that hs
did not wish to live any longer" but since. or
being questioned, shuts bis eyes and refuses :,
snswer.
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-07-28

CREDIT II CAIIFoRNIA--A correspondent of
the Bulletin, in we'll written article upon the
effect Of the Frazer river excitement, says:
A pernicious system of unlimited credit
throughout the country, and especially In the
mines, 60 long severely felt and bitterly COM
planned of, will now react calamitously, though
naturally, upon those who have departed so
far from the established principles of political
economy and common sense. Experience and
observation, as evidenced in all past and re-
cent exetements In this country, prove to de-
monstraton, the irresponsible and transient
character Of our population, and the slender
ties the country has upon them. They are al
ways on the gus virs for something newt mat
tiers not how absurd, so that II presents novelty
and adventure-and are prepared at any mo-
ment to enlist and unite in any scheme--the
more Utopian, the more popular it is seen to be,
and the greater number of recruits 1t obtains.
This fact should in itself be sufficient to have
induced very different system of business than
the loose and immethedical one generally fol
lowed. Linked together In one chain, as the
business community is In all countries, and pc
culiarly 80 in California, where the mercantile
interest is identified, an illegltimate course, il
once adopted, is not only ruinous to the party
who practices but like the virus of the rattle
snake, it penetrates into and peisons every ar
terry and branch Of the system. II is but yes
terday that the wealthy and powerful govern
ments OF Europe were shaken and threatened
by q commercial crisis, which, like grain of
mustard seed. originated among q few land
grabbers aud railroad dabblers in the western
wi'ds of America, and which, spreading like
the plague. threatened for n time to upset the
commercial equilibrium of the world. Any de-
Walton from the beaten path Of business is q
dangerous experiment, and the laws Of CON-
merce, as inviolable as the law Of nature, ex-
acts and receives redress for any violation Of
its organic rules
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-07-28

FREE LABOR IN TEXAS. - The New Orleans
Bee, Of late date, thus speaks o. the rapidly
growing strength OF free labor in Texas: owe
have recently conversed with an intelligent
and observant gentleman, who has spent many
years in Texas, and has travelled all over the
northern and western portions Of that State.
He informs us that throughout those sections
of the country the immigration is nearly en-
tirely derived from foreigners, of whom seven
eighths are Germans. Excellent agriculturists
hardy and patient tillers Of the soil, sober, tenn
perate, industrious, peaceful and obedient to
law, this population, in many respects, cannot
be surpassed but they are, from birth, breed
ing, aud habits Of thought invinciLly hostile
to slave labor. Not one in thousand owns a
negro, and there are whole tiers OF counties in
certain parts of Texas which cast, in the aggre-
gate, many thousands of votes, where one may
travel many day and scarcely see black
skin. or hear the accent of the English tongue.
Our informant states, as the result of personal
inquiry and observation, that if no marked
change should occur, before ten years elapse
Texas will be divided into four States-one
slaveholding and the other three free.
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-07-28

WHAT THE LEvIATHAE Is GOOD FoR.-In case
the attempt to employ the LeviAthan in COM
merce should result disastrously, it ia suggested
that she would make good monument Stand
ing on end the monster vessel would rise to
more than three times the height Of Bunker
Hill Monument, higher than the projected Wash
ington Monument, higher than any monument
in the world, higher than the pyramids. II no.
body dies and nothing occurs worthy to be
commemorated by such a monument. then che
might be used for the first section Of tubular
bridge over the Mississippi.
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-07-28
Reautlful Eulogy upon washington.

The Hon. Rufus Choate delivered lecture
on the 1lth ult., before the Mercantile Library
Association of Boston. The subject of his dis
course was Hamilton, jefferson and Burr"
We extract the following patriotic, eloquent
and beautiful enlogy
"The name of Washington, great by every IL
tie, resplendent by every glory-great, glori-
Gus and peculiar in this, that he was never the
founder, never the follower of party. From
the hour when on the banks of the Monengahe-
la, he became General, to the day he died so
grandly and courageously in the plain chamber
of Mount Vernon, in that strife with Indians,
with France, with England, in the heated peri
cd that followed during the forming aud adopt
ing of the Federal Constitution and through
two terms of the Presidency, he was not lirst
only in war, and first in peace, but first in the
hearts OF all his countrymen. II there was an
execution to this, the fault was in their hearts,
not in him. not in America. Happy in oil
things. happier more than all others in his op-
portunity of dying he lived and acted, and fell
to sleep before our love Departed. History, bi'
ography. eulogy, the address OF Senates, the re
sponse of the President, the resolutions of Con
gress, portraits and statues, and traditions give
him to our memory only as our Father. 1t was
only to do such great. such national things.
that we can all remember, all understand, all
appreciate, all love and honor to the last. So
vast was his weight of character. so exquisite
his Judgment, so just he seemed to all of as, and
so patriotic. so majestic, so historical, so epic
was his walk and life. While he was yet among
us. so grand and high, it was his to enact part
which led us to Independence, and taught us
and lifted US up all alike to spread abroad the
glorious flag and walk to the music of the
Union. 1t was his to initiate the Constitution
beneath which we walk, and by which we swear
to-day. and to introduce into the family Of
States that love which knows no France, no
Russia. no England. no North. no South but
America only.
81 do not say that among the millions o
Europe there were not some who were glad
when he died. do not say that among some
bad, ambitious mans correspondence, or il
some old and forgotten remains Of revolutiona
ry France, or in some diseased State rights
heresy. there may not be found some ambiguous
some ill-omened joy. But there followed hin
to his grave the mourning and grevious lamen
tation, as for the father Of our country and ia
ther Of us all. Thenceforth we walked on ashes
thinly covering the FIRE. Thenceforth our grea
names were our party names"
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-07-28

GOLD DISCOVERIES ON SKAoIT RIvER.-Mr. ia
cob Kimmel. formerly OF San Francisco, re-
turned from McDonalds Island. opposite the
mouth of Skagit river. to-day, July 18th, and
informs us that the prospecting party which
went out a short time ago from the Upper
Sound, had returned to the Bar the day previ-
GUS, after having explored the country for
three weeks. They found gold wherever they
prospected.
The river was too high to enable them to
test its richness. They bad gone twenty -nve
miles above the forks Of Skaglt river, aud say
il is only one days travel from there to Thomp-
son river Skagit river. they say, can be navi-
gated by steamboat, by cutting away the drift
wood, which, at present, in many places CON-
pletely obstruots its channel.-Whatcom North
ern Light.
Skagit river Is in Washington Territory, and
empties into Puget Sound about forty miles
south Of Whatcom.
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-07-28

CRIME IN New ORLEANs-A single issue Of q
New Orleans paper contains accounts Of man
murdered by fellow prisoner in lock up; the
murder of an old man from Ireland; four men
sentenced for murder at one session OF CITY
court; one sentenced for maliciously biting of
his wife's nose; one for cruelty whipping boy;
three men committed for firing shots at an Off
Ger. and for other fagrBnt offences; one for
brick batting his sister-in- law. and two or three
others for malicious assaults
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-07-28

MARCH OF CvILTzATToN.-Durinet the session
of Congress Just closed, no less than five per-
sonal alterations have taken place between
members, viz Grow and Keitt, Clay and Cul-
lom, Hughes and Harris, Davis and Benjamin.
and Gwin and Wilson. 1t is pleasant to be
able to state that nobody was hurt. though IL
is rare to see so much smoke without fire. Ex-
plantations have proved more eficacious than
bullets
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-07-28

A DESTRUCTIVE WAR ENGINE.--We mentioned
sometime since that two of our ingenius citi-
zens Messrs. Wright and Gould. had completed
the model of a rotery cannon which could be
6red at the rate OF sixty rounds per minute.
Since that announcement, the inventors have
been engaged in constructing working model
OF the gun, which is now finished aud was test
ed yesterday afternoon in vacant building in
Washington street. The piece is a beautiful
little brass gun of the usual shape, mounted on
wheels, and SO constructed that rotary cyln-
der constitutes the breech, which contains four
charges, replenished by means Of hopper, and
fired as rapidly as man can work an ordinary
lever backward and forward. The piece is dis
charged by electricity. and from this results an
important and valuable discovery, which was
developed after the completion Of the piece.
BY means OF the battery and wires connecting
with the cylinder by which Ignition is caused,
the cylinder becomes perfecrly electricized,
which keeps it a. cool as if continually bathed
with ice. Some two hund ed rounds were fred
yesterday in rapid succession at the rate Of
about thirty rounds per minute, at the cnd Of
which time. without using the swab once, the
breech was much colder than when the firing
commenced. The rapidity Of the firing was
much retarded by the bad quality Of the cart
ridge in use. but such as ii was ii was sufficient
to demonstrate the complete success of the in
vention. We understand that as soon as all the
arrangements aae completed the inventors will
proceed to Washington and lay their plans be-
fore the Government-BufdIo Express.
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-07-28

ALARG RAILROAD CeNTRACT-Robert Harris,
of Ricbn ond, Va, has received from the Bra
lillian Government the contract for the second
section of theDon Pedro. the second railroad
OF Brazil The amount of the contract may be
estimated at four millions Of dollars. There are
about 2l2 miles of the road yet TO be let. which,
If the contractors carry on the second section
satisfactorily, 1t is expected will be placed in
the same hands. This will amount TO some
81, 900, 900.
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-07-28

DEATH OF CAPT. CALHOUN.-Captan Patrick
Calhoun. a gallant officer of the United States
army, died at Pendleton. S. C., few weeks
since. He had been in the service q number
of years. He was a son of the late Hon. John
G. Calhoun.
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-07-28

WV. B. AsToR, now in Paris, has purchased
Powers statue called california" for the sum
of ST 500, and the Hon. Hamilton Fish has pur-
chased third duplicate OF the saTe artists
"Fisher Boy" for the sum Of $1,000.
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-07-28

NATIVE PRNCEss.-Tbe New Orleans True
Delta says that matrimonial negotiations are
now in progress which wall result in the union
of Princess Elizabeth Bowlegs, with young
New Yorker. The old man has got 100000
In cash and plenty of negroes, and is, besides,
q "big man heap" in the Seminole nation.
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-07-28

COLD IN KAxsAs-The gold fever is raging
in Kansas In the immediate vidinity of Law
renee forty-ive persons have become it's vic
tins. Upwards of three hundred have gone
from that Territory, and from Arkansas, to the
western part of the Territory, where gold has
been discovered.
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-07-28

PROTECTION OF AMERICAN CITIZENS 1t is sta
ted that the steamer Saranac has been ordered
to leave Panama and cruise up the coast as high
as Guaymas aud inquire into the injuries 10.
Hicted upon Americans upon that coast.
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-07-28

"ARoUND TEE RIVER Minnesota is eoun-
try of singular formations. A paper published
at the "City Of Nininger," cautions parents
against the danger Of allowing their children
10 ran "droun4 the river"
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-07-28

FRoM THE NoRTn.-We extract the following
intelligence from the Victoria Gazette, Of " re-
cent date:
A returned miner by the name OF Aaron Pos
formerly Of El Dorado county, reports that
from the Big Canon. half way between Fort
Yale and Thompson river to the Upper Frazer,
the miners are fairly starving. The employees
Of the Company at the stations at the Forts
have no provisions for their own consumption,
and are living on berries and horse hesh. Mr..
Post fears that many will perish unless assist
ace reaches them
We are informed that hereafter tax OF Gf-
teen cents will be impose upon each letter car
ried out Of the colony by express. This will
bring express postage up to rs cents for each
letter to California.
The Surprise is running to Bellingbam Bay.
The reason assigned for her change OF route 10
the falling on in the number Of passengers for
Fort Hope, consequent on the news of the con-
tinued height of Frazer river, and the scarcity
of provisions in the mines.
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-07-28

In ARKANSAS when man desires to say that
he would like q drink, he declares that il be
had glass of whiskey, he would throw bip-
self outside OF it, mighty quick
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-07-28

THE IRIsuMAN.-The impulses Of the Celt are
vehement. He is wild in his mirth, terrible in
his wrath; his spirit flashes and chafes at re-
straint; but bis hercest mood Of mind is suscep-
tible of being calmed by the influence OF beau
ty. kindness, harmony and grace. Hence the
deeds that darken his history, as well as those
that illuminate it. What has been 70 beautI-
fully sung Of the men Of Tipperary, Ia equally
true of all the race
Tall is his fern, his heart Is warm,
His spirit light any fairy
His wrath Is fearful as the storm
That sweeps the hills Of Tippsrary.
Yet meet him in his cabin rude
Or dancing with his dark haired Mary
You'd swear they knew no ether mood
But mirth and love in nppersry."
Ysu see him in his might, muscular and men
tsl clad in frieze coat, OR the hurling green,
or at the fair, enjoying the manly sport of the
hour, whatever it may be, and guided by the
rules and laws which tradition has hallowed.-
Transport him across the sea. teach him to be
smart. aud, above all. TO forget his country let
him learn to swear, aud drink, and spit, TO
eschew all reverence fer age, or rank, Or rell-
gion; invest him with Kossuth hat aud gold
chain. and you have 10 him the actual putrs-
faction OF every noble quality that adorned
aud saved his race.
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-07-28

"SHARr Practice" ON THE "FRAsERIrEs. ~
The Victoria Gazette relates the following -
During the last trip of the Cortez, the Pursel
noticed that the crowd at the dinner table ratb
er increased than diminished, and he deterlnin
ed to find an answer to the enigma. He there
fore ordered that all those occupying seats a
the table should show their tickets. The prac
tieal working of the rHlc was, to discover some
forty or City Of the steerage passengers "abaf
the whoel-house." without proper leave. They
were unceremoniously elected, and strict orders
given to keep them out OF the main saloon. II
was not long after this, that the cabin passen-
gers complained that they were not allowed
time to eat their mealsa before the dishes were
removed from the table by q sign from the
Steward. Complaint was made to the Captain
aud Purser, who. on investigation, ascertained
that the Steward had made an arrangement
with some Of the steerage passengers by which,
in consideration OF the sum Of $40 each, he had
agreed to smugglc them in the cabin, and on
being foiled In that, was in the habit OF passing
them out dishes from off the first table before
any of the cabin passengers were Afforded an
opportunity to help themselves. The trick be-
ing exposed, the Steward was put ashore of
Port Townsend.
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-07-28
COUNTY SURVEYORS OFFICE
NEVADA DEMOCRAT
JOB PRINTING OFFICE,

. y ID 4 H 4 n II n ~ u = = = = y y 3
BROAD STREET.
nENG furnished with and complete assortment Of
u JOB TYPE, prepared to execute
PRINTING OF EVERY DESCRIPTION,
IN manner that cannot fail give satisfaction to all who
nay favor us with call.
Those in want Of
Cards, Circulars
BIu Heads, Law Blanks,
Posters Handbllls,
hall Tickets, Catalogues,
Bills Of Fare, Programmes
Books, Pamphlets,
Checks, Drafts, De-
rhl do veil to give call Large reductions made fren
ess California" prize.
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H. must be bold man, indeed. wfo
would venture 30 estimate narrowly and
definitely the consequences Of breaking
down tl.usp .ime-obServod dugmas If cN-
clusivcue4s which the Chinese adopted
for their ralc ct action When The r.
sources of commerce. ate fairly apoacd to
a rucc numbering ut least ony-tourth Of
the total human spccics--a people indus
triaus. cumulative, moderately endowed.
ino. with H." representatives Of wealth
IL /. prohpa,e dat even The most san.
guinc ideas already formed as to the
commercial capabilities of China will be
largely exceeded by the result
The vast cNpanSlvcne>s II CHINA IN re-
spcct 90 the production ni articles either
pcculiar To- it aitogctlcr, or in which It
rNccls is Illustrated by the history 81
.S within the last icw years Whilst
lhc cuirmcrec of China tailored under a
monopoly it was thought to bc tota.ly
impossible to increase the quantity Of
silk obtained from that country The
annual export was coo bales; and ia!
100 years IT was thought to bc the nj
most that China could supply for cxpor.
tation No sooner was the monopoly
broken up, than the , 600 bales expand
ed into 10000. The latter quantity sub.
scauentlv increased to ! { 600 bale,
Whilst the silk producing powers Of
Europe remained intact. the Chinese sin
supply, already developed more than
sevcuiold, was though, 10 have reached
its MAXIMUM Matk however, the curi.
III, l.sa a
silk exported from China amounted to
The enormous quantity 81 ai.sW bales,
showing that since the year lslu the
supply had increased iurts-lold Wei
might NJ Cfawiunl at "a recent meeting
Of the Geographical Society, observe
that. ia the history of foreign trash',
There Is no, more gcmagkalle fast than
this
1t has been said by celebrated nate
ralist tia, the physiological and gee
graphical condition et country has
more to do with its character. its liber.
tv. its commerce. than perhaps any other
feature The physiology # Chinaman
is niaiter Et hall 50 obvious rs the
geographical coniignratiou ct China. \
single glance at any map 81 China viii
suffice to make evident uAa ..asua 90 tlie
dense population of that laud No cuun-
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ana sheet Iron Mandatory,

VIE subscriber thankful for the liberal patron
agc he has hitherto received, respectfully IN
'n hi. friends and the public, that he has just
ti,cd a lot of tin anil shcc, iron and Is now
fprcd to do any work in his line a, short no
taa, may be demanded In future, he will
lg.Incss strictly on the cash principle, rs he
uoi Afford ,o work longer on n credit.
\ lc hopes to receive u liberal patronage,
J. IT, VAN HOOK,
e'as- Cotton Brands cut TO ORDER. VA
january IL, Sc. 2a-y
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DENTISTRY.

\ NORGE Il. SLAUGHTER, DENTIST
! Marshall. Texas, will attend to all calls IN
country wilhout extra charge, GO
r. disappointed IN busincss TNFy79h
prices arr, no less than hcn'so LIZ
Those wishing their work a, private houses
towns, will please call on some one else as !
mol do that sort Of practice, only IN extreme
J..
'dIs hn with Rene Fitzpatrick, ol Marshall
meet with prompt attention.
March -, 5s No 3o~u
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4 WILLIAMSON. .Mor'fy'
!! al Lair. Nnf-hnil, Harrison county ! cNn-.
,,c associated together in the practice OF law
y, III attend promptly To any huslnc's Mi'lun
b .ivih .ln,leial District aHl IN the supreme
ID Federal Courts NJ Tyler
MDr.lnll .lmnn ID. lsls.
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1IskNY 4 HAYNES, Aaouty md Conn
VI ,eli8r, at Lair. MARSHALL. Texas, viii give
e,npl attention 10 all business entrusted To th'ir
lrc ~
e-,y- Onicc Ens, of the public square III the
lsIdmg formerly occupied by I, Perry hsq
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