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The Nevada journal., 1858-01-01

A WARNING To YOUNG MEN.-The'
fate OF the gifted Haskell, of Tennes-
see, should be warning to all young
men. He passed through Louisville a
short time since iu charge of his friends,
on his way to the lunatic asylum at Lex
ington. While on the Frankfort cars
he rose, in the most eloquent and pathet-
ic TENS he appealed to the gallant Ken
tucaians, he was among. to protect him
from the relentless enemies he imagined
were pursuing him. He became so ex-
cited and violent that his friends were
forced to confine him. The career of
this gifted but unfortunate son of genius
should be known for the lessons which
it teaches From his earliest boyhood,
says the Nashville Banner, he has
shown himself possessed of the highest
order of talent. While at college he
distinguished himself as a poet and an
orator. His graduating speech is spo-
ken of by those who heard it as worthy
of the immortal Prentiss in his palmiest
days. He served lis country in the
battle field and in the halls of Congress.
1t was his residence at Washington that
confirmed upon him those unfortunate
habits which finally blasted his intellect.
He at one time broke the fiery SER
pent from his hands and dashed it to the
earth. To make his own reformation
complete. and aid in lifting up others
who had fallen like himself, he went
through the State lecturing on tempe
rance. The tour was an eminently
successful and brilliant one, his lectures
being fully equal to those of Cough,
whose eloquence has electrified thou
sands in this country and England. But
his old habits gained the mastery of
him again, and his subsequent life has
been but fearful struggle between his
appetites and his ambition-a struggle
in which, it must be confessed, his appe-
tites have generally triumphed. So
great, indeed, was his craving for artif-
cial stimulants that even while deliver
ing his temperance lectures he made use
of drugs, sufficient in quantity and po-
tency to burn out the vitals of an ordi-
nary man. There was no subject what
ever, ancient or modern, grave or gay,
upon which he did not converse with
fuence and eloquence. He passed,
with the most careless case, from ihe
profoundest disquisition upon the doc
trincs of the Bible, the religign of Con-
fucius, or the Baconian philosophy, to
the lightest literature of the day.
The Nevada journal., 1858-01-01

LIBRARY AssocIATIoN.-Atl last we
are in a fair way of having Library.
At an adjourned meeting of the Associ-
alton whose incipiency we chronicled in
out last, held on Monday evening last
at the Court House, permanent organ
ization was effected and contributions to
the number of about 12O volumes re-
ceived. The foundations of library
are thus laid, Rev. Mr.. Warren present
ing the corner stone in nice little do
nation of sixty volumes of valuable
works. The terms of entrance into the
Association are five dollars admission
fee and the monthly payment of one
dollar.
A good library is one of the necessi-
ties of community. 1t attaches peo-
pie to spot and makes them 10th to
leave, giving character of permanence
to a population, which is the surest guar
antee of prosperity. Our citizens who
are Interested in the present social and
intellectual welfare of the community,
and future well being of society are in
vited and enjoined to add their names
and influence to the Association. Many
can do more than few, the burthen
will be lighter, and the benefits larger.
1t is the determination of those already
interested to make the Library Associa
ton a permanent institution of the place,
useful, and honorable because useful.
The organization already embraces
near fifty names representing will,
means, and influence sufficient to insure
success. A room will be procured in
good time and the books arranged there
in subject tc the use of the members.
A meeting of the Association on
Wednesday evening resulted in the ad-
dition of large number of names to
the already respectable list. A good
deal of interest is manifested in the
movement. Tonight another meeting
is appointed at the Court House which
doubtless will be largely attended.
The Nevada journal., 1858-01-01
CASE OF HENRY PLunER.-Tbis

CASE OF HENRY PLUMER.-This
ease was brought to close and submit
tee to the jury on Saturday evening last.
A verdict was rendered on the following
morning of murder in the second de-
gree" A great deal of interest was
manifested by the public in the case
from first to last, and considerable ex-
citement shown by parties on the rendi-
ton of the verdict. The friends of
Plumer insist that the verdict is not war
ranted by the evidence, that it is too Sc
we're &c, while others complain of the
leniency of the jury and affirm the ver-
dict should have been murder.
The sentence was reserved till
Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock, at
which time the prisoner was brought
into Court, and through his counsel
made an application for new trial on
the ground that three of the trial jurors
had expressed and declared positive
opinions on the guilt of the accused
prior to the trial. In consequence of
the wish of the District Attorney to
have time to prepare counter statements
to those produced by opposing counsel,
sentence was deferred by the Court till
Saturday morning at % o'clock.
During the progress of the argument
of the prosecution, Henry Meredith, ESQ.
assistant to the District Attorney, took
occasion to vent his impotent wrath upon
the Journal for having published the ev-
idence in the case in our last weeks pa
per. We intend to be merciful to the
gentleman after the severe castigation
he received from the counsel in opposi-
ton, and shall only say in relation to the
publication of the evidence, that had
Dir, Meredith confined himself in his
opening argument within respectable
and bearable limits as toi time, without
spreading homeopathic reasoning thin
over vast space, the whole affair might
have been disposed of before the Jour-
nal made its appearance with the evil
dence. The editor of this paper was
not aware until 5 o'clock on Friday
morning, that the reporter of the evi-
dence was engaged as counsel in the
case, nor did the report of the trial OBJ
tain publication in the Journal by our
agency. We learn, however, that the
evidence as published though not full.
is substantially correct.
We regret exceedingly that the en-
bryo Congressman has got his back up,
as in looking forward into the grand
arcana of the future, in our eve, we saw
Patent Office Report or two coming to
hand ON which was Inscribed his honor
ed patronymic. Our share of the spoils
has gone forever!
The Nevada journal., 1858-01-01

NEW ALMADEN MINE.-Capt. 81. W.
Halleck, Superintendent of the New
Almaden Mine, reports that the average
annual production of Quicksilver at the
Mine of New Almaden is 1,0S7 900 lbs.
The ore reduced within the last year
has yielded a little over IS per cent.
metal. The annual cost of the working
is about S2S4,OOO. The nett value of
the quicksilver is about 81 cents per lb.
The number of workmen employed is
variable; at present the whole number
of employees is about two hundred.
The quicksilver is put up in wrought-iron
Aasks-75 lbs. each-and large por-
ton of it transported to the interior of
Mexico, Peru and Chill for market.
The Nevada journal., 1858-01-01

Lectures at Grass VaHey.--A course
of Lectures will be delivered before the
Young Mems Literary Association at
Grass Valley, by A A. Sargent, d. Bel
den, Esqs Rev. Mr.. Kellogg, DIR. Tomp-
kins, Judge Walsh and others. The
course will commence January 18th, to
be followed up, one lecture week.
Sargent opens the course, and is follow
ed by Belden. Subjects the same as at
this place.
The Nevada journal., 1858-01-01

The Loss OF THE CENTRAL AMERI-
CA committee appointed in New
York to investigate the causes of the
loss of the Central America, report that
the ship was not found and equipped as
she should have been; that her crew
was too small; that she was without a
carpenter or suitable carpenters tools /;
and, what seemed to the committee Sc
rious defect, and which, is feared is
common with many passenger steamers,
there was want of proper organiza-
ton in regard to the relative authority
and duties of the officers and crew of the
vessel; each department being inde-
pendent of the others instead of being
subordinate to the captain.
The Nevada journal., 1858-01-01

Placer Digg'ngs Us. Quarte.-An in
teresting case is being tried in the Dis
trict Court now in session, involving the
right of those locating and working plac-
er mining claims to hold quartz leads
crossing the diggings.
The facts to be evolved in the case
are, as We learn, about these A Dutch
company owned some claims on Woods
Ravine and had worked a considerable
part of them out. Upon the part work
ed Messrs Lowell & Co. discovered a
quartz lead and in a few days took out
some $4,000 therefrom. The Dutch
company claim they were still in poss-
ession of the ground on which the lead
was found. The other party aver, that
while at work on the quartz no objec-
tions were offered by the placer miners,
&c. The owners of the placer claims
sued for damages laid at the amount of
gold taken from the quartz. A nice
principle of law is to be decided in the
case. and the decision of the court is
looked for with considerable interest.
Verdict was rendered on Thursday
evening in favor of Plaintiffs and DANA
ges assessed at barely enough to cover
costs of suit. The case will probably
be carried to the Supreme Court.
The Nevada journal., 1858-01-01

The Governor of Washington Terri
tory has written long communication
to the Pioneer and Democrat, in which
he expresses strong conviction that a
Pacific Railroad must have its termina-
ton on Puget Sound, the back country
being most favorable, in his opinion, for
the building of the road. He says the
great arm of the sea, Puget Sound, is
destined to be the great naval depo, on
the Pacific. Governor McMullen gives
fair arguments in favor of his opinion.
The Nevada journal., 1858-01-01

~ The Placerville Argus publishes
two letters from Salt Lake which we
find copied into several of our exchan-
ges, among therest the Sacramento Un-
ion. The latest date attached to either
of the letters is the 9Th of November
Bells party which arrived at San Ber-
nardino some time since, left Salt Lake
CITY on the Sth of November, three days
after the last letter was written that is
now paraded as containing the latest
news. The letters, if genuine, are
therefore of no consequence.
The Nevada journal., 1858-01-01
Sherih's Sale.

DY virtue of a Decree OF Foreclosure and an order
Judicial District, dated Dec 31st 1855 founded on
judgment rendered in said Court the 2Sth day OF
December, 1851 i'll favor of G. LIFFORD and against
LEMU Ell FOSS for the of S266 principal debt and
interest, together with interest said Sl263
at the rate of cent per month from the rendition
ofjudgment till paid together with all costs Of suit,
am ordered to sell the property set forth in
plaintiffs complaint and described therein as follows
towit The undivided onefourth part of the
Mill known as the nevada Company's Saw Mil with ali
its consisting of 1850 land stu
ted the road leading from Nevada to Brooklyn the
county of Nevada, to satisfy said Judgment.
Notice is hereby given that Thurdsy the 2ist dav
January. A. d. ls5S, between the hours of 10 clock
NJ and O'Clock p. NJ in of the court house door
in the city of Nevada, will expose for sale all Of thu
above described property the highest bidder for cash
to satisfy the Judgment aforesaid
Given under my hand this 31st day of December 1857
s. w. BORING,
..g a. . --r- Sheriff of NC
The Nevada journal., 1858-01-01


THE COUNTY DEBT.-We have read
attentively very long article in the
Democrat by Senator Chase, on the
county debt and the proper mode OF
Iiquidating it. There is a multitude OF
statistical facts embraced in the commu-
nication which are valuable Mr.. Chase
exhibits commendable zeal in examin-
ing into the finances of the county.
His suggestions are worthy the attention
of every taxpayer. The county is far
gone in debt and it behooves every good
citizen to seek some mode of extricat-
ing it from embarrassments that thicken
and threaten. Prompt action should
Immediately be taken to check the in
crease of the county Indebtedness as it
is sufficiently large already. Whether
the people representing the wealth of
the county will decide in favor of the
funding measure proposed by Mr.. Chase,
or whether they will make any decision
at all in the matter we are unable to
say, but the urgent need of action of
some kind is obvious.
We shall offer no opposition to any
rational mode of getting the county out
of debt. Were not the burthens upon
the few who pay taxes already too on
erous we would prefer still further taxa
tion to the enactment of a funding law
postponing the payment of the debt to
more remote period, and causing the
county to pay the sum twice told in in
terest, before the principal is extinguish-
ed. AS it is, the tax payers revolt at
the idea of extra taxes, and nothing
short of the taxation of mining claims,
OF heavy poll tax thoroughly collect
ed can save the county from being sad
died with debt for many years to
come.
The Nevada journal., 1858-01-01
MARRIAGES,

In this city the I'd ult. by Hon. Niles searls M p
II. Ryder and Mrs Julia n. James, all of this city
In thiscity, on Christmas day, Mr.. H. c. Mills and
Eugenia Verbrugghe, all of this city. =
In this city, Dec 30th, by Hon. Mics Searls Frauh
Larkin and Miss Kate Mallct.
At Rough e. Ready, the 30th ult. by Rev Mr.
Dryden, Mr. f. II. POmeroy and Miss Helen J. Davis
At-the same time and place Mr.. A J. Slack and Emm,
F. Davis
At San Francisco, on the 10th ult by Rev. Mr. Levi
Mr. L. NJ. Cohn of Nevada, and Miss Amalie Bohm, Of
San Francisco
The Nevada journal., 1858-01-01

CANDIDATEs.-We learn there is a
swarm of office seekers about the Capt.
tai as usual. The names of few score
desirous of serving their country for the
pay are given through the Sacramento
press. Among the candidates we no
tice the name of Gen. Cazneau of Tuol-
umne, who has no objection to being
made Secretary of the Senate. The
General was one of the Secretaries last
winter and a number one man h., is for
the place. We hope sincerely his as
pirations will be realized, as we are sat-
isfed of his pre-eminent qualifications.
The Clerks desk in the Senate was
most efficiently filled last winter by
Messrs Evans, Ward and Cazneau-
The State was never better served in
like capacity. We hope the Democra-
cy will pay particular attention to the
General.
The Nevada journal., 1858-01-01

- The S, F. Bulletin pronounces
in favor of taxing mining claims. Our
friend Spriggins, on learning the fact
called his cronies into bit shop, and
saying there was but one hope left, over
glass ofMinnie, gave: "the Sacramento
Unaon-long may she wave--r !' The
last sy liable was caused by tremor of
the lip while tear stood in his eye
Spriggins is a sapper and miner.
The Nevada journal., 1858-01-01

Editors.-The N. II. Telegraph is of
the opinion that an editor who cannot
right in tn e midst of one of the finest
trains of thought that he is putting on
paper, minute the dimensions of a
huge pumpkin, or write an advertise
ment of a dog lost, or enter the name of
new subscriber, or take pay for an old
one,-receive cowhiding for some
thing he has not said, and after all to
resume the "thread of his discourse
and carry out the idea in its original
force and beauty, is next to no editor at
all,
The Nevada journal., 1858-01-01

JAMES MADISON CRANE.-This rep
resentativeo of Uncle Billy Rogers & Co.,
we see by the Atlantic papers, has ar
rived at Washington. Thousands in
California will be glad to learn he is
safe on the other side of the continent.
For their comfort VIC make this item.
The Nevada journal., 1858-01-01
NOTICE.

State Of California, County of Nevada, s. In
- the matter of the Estate of J. EsPESscHrrD de-.
ce sed Noteeis hereby given that Will purportine
to be the last will and of p Espenscheid de
ceased has into the possession of the Probate Court
of the county CT Nevada and State of California and aso
petition for letters testamenary upon the Of
said deceased and that SAID court has appointed Sat
urday the oh day of January 4. D. 1858 10 O'Clock
NJ of that date the time of proving said will and
the hearing Of said Petition. And all persons intercs
ted hereby required to be and appear before said
court at that time to show if any they why
said petition should not be nted and said will not be
admitted to probate.
BY order of the Probat Court
Attest, RUFUS SHOEMAKER Clerk
By WIN. SMITH deputv.-
A. A. Sargent Attorney for Petitioners Jle-w
The Nevada journal., 1858-01-01
G9e Webaaa = ,ys)omual
FRIDAY MORNING, JAN. 1st, 1858.
The New Year,

Another year is added to the incom-
putable cycles of time gone irrevocably
to the pasta year full of hopes, resolu-
tons, promises, imaginings, like all be-
fore it. Yet it was one to most of us of
plans unexecuted, promises violated,
prophecies unfulflled, hopes blasted, of
strivings to satiate. The cravings of the
heart, all proven abortive. Such has
been the character of its predecessors,
every one. Man enters upon the new
year with good and high resolves, to
end it to his sorrow if not his shame,
again to "resolve and re-resolve and yet
remain the same"
The year one thousand eight hundred
and ffty-seven of the Christian era is
gone forever-pushed into the realms of
forgetfulness by thronging centuries
that advance from the expectant but un-
known to-come. Like all before, it has
left its chronicles of mutations physical,
social and political to be studied long
hence, when the dust of remote antiuui-
ty shall have settled upon them. His
tory VIII recount few events of note in
the biography of the departed, leaving
the rest to sink into oblivion where un-
written libraries of the little events in
the worlds history, and some not so lit
tie, are deposited. 1t is probable that
the year, just departed has left as clean
arecord as any of its kind, better GER
tainly than many; a few butcheries in
Central America, few massacres in In
dia, few thousand of the surplus popu-
lation of China slain, and we have emu
merated about all that war has done
during the last three hundred aud sixty
five days and some odd hours ard min
utes. Our own country has happily
been blessed with peace. With the ex-
ception Of rumors of war and some tuy-
moil in Kansas, and difficulty with the
Mormons there has been nothing to dis
turb the equanimity of the American
mind in belligerent way. In after
time the financial crisis through which
the country has just passed will be re-
garded as the most important event in
the history of 1857.
California has added to her record
during the year several events rebound
ing to her fame. She has honorably re-
redeemed her credit by the assumption
of a debt Illegally contracted, and has
contributed millions of her wealth to re-
lieve the embarrassments of her eastern
sisters.
This city and county have progress
cd in wealth, and coming still nearer
home, we are happy in announcing to
our patrons that the Journal has moth
ing to complain of but locofocoism and
other evils.
In conclusion we would say we en-
tertain buoyant hopes of the future some
of which will no doubt be realized, but
would hazard one prediction, that scores
of our acquaintances will retire with a
huge brick in their several hats this
very night.
The Nevada journal., 1858-01-01
The New Cheap Store !

SO Montgomery street, between Pine and Bush,
rs NOW OPEN WITH NEW AND LARGE stock
l. of FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC DRY GOODS con.
sisting in part of the following:
Silks. shawls, Cloaks and Mantillas;
NJ. de Laines Merinoes and Alpaccas;
French, English and American Cacoe;
Gnghams, Lawns and Bareges; ..-.
Blankets Flannels and Com mforters;
Marseilles Quilts, white and colored;
Irish Linen Shrtings;
Bleached and Brown Shirt4lg Cottons;
5-4 and Ga Pillow Case Cotton;
81, 10 and Ia Sheetngs;
Carpetings, Table Oil Cloths, and Druggetst
Table Cloths, Table Linens and Napkins;
Towels and Towelings of all kinds;
Crash and Star Linens;
Gents Gloves Cravafs, Shirts etc.
Cents Half Hose, Drawers etc.
Ladies' and Misses Hosiery;
Ladies' Gloves, Mitts and Robes:
Embroidered and Plain Linen Handkerchief.
French Embroidered Capes and Collars;
Rich French Embroidered Sets:
Laces Edgings and Insertings;
To scther with large stock of Cassime SatinsA
Kentucky Jeans, and every article usually found in
Dry Goods Store
The undersigned would inform the citizens of CafoY
nia and particularly country dealers, that the abo-
are all Consigned Goods therefore, bargains NAV h.
expected. Fresh Goods will be received by ever,N
steamer from New York, and the Goods sold Al 80
tremely low prices, wholesale retail, for cash.
THOMAS BKADY,
The Nevada journal., 1858-01-01

OLIVE OATMAN.-This young lady
whose sufferings among the Apache and
Mohave Indians from 1851 to 1856, have
created an intense sympathy in the
breasts of all who have read her narra-
tive, is now at Santa Clara attending
school. A number of kind hearted Ia
dies of that place have undertaken to
raise money enough to insure her fair
education. She is in destitute circum-
stances. has already suffered too greatly
in the loss of her relatives and at the
hands of savages, and it is proposed to
extend to her the benefits of an educa-
ton as some consolation for the sacrif-
ces she has endured.
A copy of her book will be sent to
any person who will donate $3.50. Ad-
dress Wilton, Towne & Co. ISL Clay
street. San Francisco.
The Nevada journal., 1858-01-01

NORWEGIAN Snow SKATEs.-This
article is being used quite extensively
by Express men between La Porte and
Gibsonville. Those accustomed to
them, it is said, can travel oversan ordi-
nary country at the rate of from six to
eight miles per hour.
The Nevada journal., 1858-01-01

FAvoRs-W We are indebted to George
Welch, of the Pioneer Bookstore, for the
earliest delivery of Atlantic papers, of
which there was a supply liberal and of
every variety. George keeps all sich
on his counter.
The Nevada journal., 1858-01-01

~ Judge Howell of the Ell Dorado
Judicial District has lately decided ttat
mining claims are not subject to sale un-
der execution. We believe the case in
which the decision was made has been
appealed to the Supreme Court.
The Nevada journal., 1858-01-01

Whale Ftshery.-The Honolulu Ad-
rertiser thinks the whale fishery in the
North Pacific must soon cease to be
profitable on account of the vast number
of whales annually taken. Fearing the
determination of the fish the Russian
Government has sent war vessels to pre-
vent whalers from pursuing their avoca-
ton in the sea of Okhotsk and other
arms of the ocean frequcnted by wha-
lers.
The Nevada journal., 1858-01-01

MINERS in the region of Shelby Flat,
Brush Creek and territory adjacent and
contiguous will find things handy and to
their liking at the store of VIM. Stone,
at Shelbyville. He has every thing
new and in fine order throughout.
The Nevada journal., 1858-01-01

APPoRTlosMENT OF THE School
FUap.-Nevada ranks with counties of
the second class. She is, however, the
eighteenth in the apportionment of the
School Fund. Her share according to
a late semi-annual report of the State
Board of Education is S675 for the half
year.
The Nevada journal., 1858-01-01

BAD RoADs.-The roads between this
city and Grass Valley are in an awful
almost impossible.
The Nevada journal., 1858-01-01

The Boston Journal says Senator
Gwin is busy preparing bills for the Or
ganization of the Territories of Arizona
and Sierra Nevada, which will be pre-
sented on the first day of the session of
Congress. Sierra Nevada" we take
it is the Columbus of James Madison
G rane.
The Nevada journal., 1858-01-01

THEATRE.-Mr and Mrs. f. S. Con-
ner will give an entertainment at the
Theatre on Monday night next. We
would again remind our citizens of the
signal service rendered them by Mr. &
Mrs, Conner when the fire laid their
homes in ashes.
The Nevada journal., 1858-01-01
DEATHS.
Religious.

In this city OH the 27ta and 29th ult James and
George s.. twin children of Hiram and Jane Moore