The Nevada Democrat., 1858-12-22
Arrival of the Steamer Sonora.

The mail steamer Sonora arrived last we'd
nesday, bringing New York papers TO Nov.
goth, and with dates from New Orleans, via
Tehuantepec, to the 9th.
CALIFORNIA INDIANs.-The Chief of the Indian
Bureau has resolved to recommend that the
present reservation" system be abolished, so
far as it applies to California. This should
have been done in regard to all territory long
since. The Indian should be allotted his Sec
tion or quarter section of land and then taught
TO cultivate it. Should he prefer the chase,
then let him live by the chase if he can. Ex-
perience would soon teach him the melancholy
fact that the buffalo is fast disappearing, and
that necessity would drive him to the plow for
the means of sustaining life. The time has ar
rived for this change. The reservation policy
will sooa be cut off by the spread of the white
race, and it would be statesmanlike to induce
the Indians to adopt a policy as matter of
choice which will soon be forced upon them by
stern necessity.
PACIFIC RAHRoAp.-It is understood, says
dispatch dated Nov. 18th, that the President
will in his message recommend Congress to
provide for the construction of a railroad
through the Territories, to connect California
with the Atlantic States, leaving it to the States
on either side to make the connection entirely
across the continent. The practicability ofthe
Ell PasO route having been demonstrated by
the successful operations Of the Overland Mail
Company. Texas has already provided for a
road to El Paso, and will do more IL necessary.
Such views. and others considered as pertinent,
will doubtless be submitted in the Presidents
message. The President has no preference of
route beyond what facts demonstrated as the
one most practicable.
CONTESTED SEATS IN THE Next CoNGREss.-
The seats in the next House of Representatives
which, as it so far appears, will be contested,
are that of Daniel f. Sickles. Democrat, of the
Third New York District, by A. j. williamson
American that of Thos b. Florence, Democrat,
of the First Pennsylv ania District, by John w.
Ryan, Republican; that of L. B. French, Re
publican of the Third Maine District, by A. w.
Johnson, Democrat; and that Of j. r. Barrett,
Democrat. of the First Missouri District, by
Francis p. Blair, Jr., Republican. 1t is also
probable that the seat of John b. Haskin, of
the Ninth New York District, will be contested
by Governor Kemble.
A remarkable exhibition recently took place
at Hopk!nsville (Tenn.) Fair. Ten brothers,
named Brown, all mounted on fine gray horses
rode into the amphitbeatre and displayed their
horsemanshiP, all being good riders. The cid
est was aged forty, the youngest twenty. They
had not all been together for fifteen years
Their mother was present, and they reigned up
in front of the glorious matron and saluted
her, while she shed tears of JOY and pride.
ACCIDENT TO SENATOR BRoDERICK.-Scnator
Broderick, of California, arrived in st. Louis,
Nov. II. He left Salt Lake, Oct. 2l, and en-
countered great deal of snow and severely
cold weather on the mountains. BY the upset
ting Of the stage, some distance west of Kansas
City, Mr.. Broderick had a rib broken and was
otherwise severely bruised. He also had foot
frozen while passing through the mountains.
ILLINOIS ELEcrIoN-The Republican plural
ity on the State ticket in Illinois, is about
$500 votes. The administration ticket receiv-
ed less than 1000 votes; the small vote is ac-
counted for by the friends Of the administration
on the ground that the majority of their party
voted the Republican ticket. The administra-
tisn ticket was put before the people to catch a
few green ones.
PREsIDENTIAI.-The union Of the Richmond
South with the Washington States is now said by
some of the letter writer's to be a movement in
favor of Hunter, aud not Douglas as the next
Presidential candidate of the Democracy. 1t
is possible, however, that nothing more than
laudable desire to save or make money, on the
part Of the proprietors is the real cause Of the
change.
U. S. REvENUE.-A Washington dispatch says
that Mr. Secretary Cobb estimates the receipts
year at $50,000,000, and the expenditures at
s65, 900 600, leaving deficiency of Sl5,OoO,-
OOO.l
New HAMPsHIRE POLITIcs.--The Democrats
of the First District in New Hampshire have
nominated Hon. Daniel Marcy Of Portsmouth.
as their candidate for Congress; and the Demo
Gratis of the Second District have nominated |
Col John IL. George Of Concord.
THE KANSAS GoLp MNEs.-The Kansas pa
pers declare that there is no deception about
the Kansas gold mines, and that gold is abun-
dant The Kansas Herald "stakes its veracity' |
in saying that from $5 to $25 per day has been |
taken from the mines The Weekly Press
learns, in a roundabout but authentic way,
that Mr.. Robinson has returned from Cherry |
Creek with $4,000 to $1,000 in gold, which he
had obtained at the mines with the help Of two
others, in about three months.
Hon. William X. Sebastian, has been re-elect-
ed to the U. S. Senate by the Legislature of Ar
kansas, for the term of six years from the 4th
of March 1859,
ALABAMA-An animated contest is now 60
ing on in Alabama relative to the succession OF |
Gov. Fitzpatrick in the United States Senate
The Governor is the present incumbent; but
there is strong party which favors the preten-
sions Of the Hon. VIM. l.. Yancey, who is well
kuOWu dS a ledullB OOuhutIu dhfONotC Vi thS |
revival of the African slave trade, and as one |
of the originators Of the Southern League"
OuTBID HM.-Gerrit Smith owns up that
Seward outbid him for the abolition vote. lie
writes Il am not sure but Governor Seward's
speech did more than all other things to dam
age my prospects. It passed for an abolition
speech, especially because it espoused our old
abolition doctrine that in the end all the States
must be blessed with freedom or cursed with
slavery.
BETTER WAIT LITTLE LoSGER.-The Charles
ton News says the South has but one thing 70
do. and that is to prepare at once for a South
ern Confederacy, and decisively proceed to
form it. At the assembling of Congress In
few weeks, let the Southern members convene
in open meeting, plant their feet, and announce
the determination.