The Nevada journal., 1858-11-26


Great excitement has been created in
kentucky and Indiana by the rescue of
the Bell family charged with conducting
IN underground railroad. Although we
gave the main facts last week, we will
briefl y recite them with the additional
news:
Early In October a man named Bell
and his son were arrested and lodged in
the Brandenburg Jail, Meade county Ky.
charged with running off negroes. -
Soon after. their arrstt, Horace Bell, son
of the man incarcerated, broke open the
Jail and released his father ard brother,
who immediatel y put for parts unknown
October cote, party of police went a
cross the river from Louisville, Hen
tucky. 20 New Albany. Indiana, and for
tn Louisville in steam ferry boat, call.
I'd the Adelaide.
At the time of arrest. great majori-
ty Of the people of New Albany were
attending the fair. When the news
was circulated, it created the most in
tense excitement. The bells were rung,
vast crowds were collected, and all pro-
eeeded to the swharf. There a process
was served on Henry Tennyson. pilot
and Dan Taylor, fireman. of the ferry
boat Adelaide. They were arrested as
accessories to the kidnapping of Bell,
and held to bail in $500 each, to appear
before the Mayor of New Albany.
During the night the excitement in
New Albany incresed. One of the
ferrybo"ts was seized and steam raised,
party proposing to go to rescue Bell
Courers on swift horses were dispatched
to arouse Bells neighbors and parties
placed on the roads to intercept the
party carrying Bell to prison
AT last accounts the arsenal at New
Albany had been seized and it had been
announced as the determination Of the
people to go to Louisville and rescue
Bell at any cost. The next mail will
bring us the finale of the matter.
DELiNGUENT LIsT-The delinquent
List of the county Of this year is double
the size Of any of its predecessors. \
part of its unusual length is owing, we
learn to a number of mortgages and 9th
er securities already cancelled having
10y some means been entered on the as
sessment roll against the names of par
ties. Delinquents are rapidly coming
in and paying their taxes to the Sheriff,
who is collecting revenue at great rate.
1t is supposed that but small amount of
property will be exposed for sale for
taxes when the day of sale arrives.
LYCEUM MNsTREIs.-This popular
troupe of Ethiopian delineators appear
I'd at the Metropolitan Theatre last
night TO good house. The perform
ance was highly entertaining if we are
to judge from the applause which nearly
deafened us across the street. The
company will appear again Tonight
with a change of programme. Backus
is one of the crack performers in his line
johnson. the inimitable comic vocalist
is a great addition to the troupe, which
in truth has no sticks in it. Those whu
love negro minstre'sy-and who don't
can enjoy themselves tonight hugely
by Witnessing the performance at the
Metropolitan.
Populatioa Of San Francisco,-Thc
San Francisco Herald says that the pop
ulation of the city cannot be less than
seventy five or eighty thousand.
Murderer coucicfed ut OrocNe,-Kee-
nan, who killed Burr, in August last in
Butte county, has been convicted of
murder in the first degree at Oroville.
Too Good to be Lost-The report fur
nished by the County Clerk, gives the
name of gentleman applying for let
ters of citizenship. who has been a prom
inent leader in the Democratic party of
this place for several years Siskjyou
Cbr0nicic
JoHN MifCHFL.-John Mitchell is 20
remove to Washington at the commen-
cement Of the next Congress, and thence
forward will publish there his Southern
Citizen. an ultra Pro-Slavery organ.
" That is beautiful thought of
Jean Paul's relating to the death of
small children, that the cutoff buds of
earth will find some stem to which Fate
will engratt them; t hose flowers, which
like some others, fold themselves to
sleep in the morning hour, will find a
morning sun to awaken them.
THos. O. LARKIN-1he will of the
late Thos. o Larkin. shows that he was