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The Nevada Democrat., 1858-06-23
Col. Benton's Last Hours.

The NationDl Intellgenoer publishes long let
ter from DR.. John Frederick May, giving an ae-
count Of Col Benton's malady, and of the man
ner in which he met death. We append 20
much Of the letter as is of general interest:
A more careful exam minatiOn confirmed me in
the view we then took of his case. and of its
hopeless nature: and l communicated that opin-
ion to himself and to his friends He received
it with perfect calmness and resignation. ex-
pressing only the wish that he might be allowed
to live long enough to finish his work.
Before he was relieved in the attack just spo-
ken Of he had given up all hopes Of life. He
told ME he was satisfied the hour Of his dissolu
tion WAS near at hand, that it was impossible for
him to recover, and that his only regrets at
parting with the world were in separating from
his children, and in leaving his great work un-
finished that death had no terrors for him, for
he had thought on that subject tee long to feel
any.
/ ascertained that in the intervals of my Wis
its to him at this time he repeatedly went to
work and corrected the proof-sheets, which be
was in the habit Of receiving at short periods
from his publisher, Mr.. Appleton, and recollect
on one occasion when did not suppose he
could stand, he suddenly arose from his bed +,
and, in face of all remonstrance, walked to his
table at some distance Off and corrected and fn-
ished the conclusion of another work on which
he was engaged, and of which he had shortly
before received proofs from New York. His
unconquerable will, enabled him to do it, but
when done, be was SO exhausted l had to take
the pen from his hand to give il the direction
As soon as he recovered from the immediate
danger of this attack, he labored as he had done
for years before, constantly at bis task. Rising
by daylight. aud writing incessantly with the
exception OF the hour he usually devoted to his
afternoon ride on his horse, the effect of which,
though feared from the position Of his disease,
he yet seemed to think was Of beneft to him.
And at this labor he continued from day to
day until within about week before his death
when no longer able to rise from weakness he
wrote in his bed, and when no longer able to
do that, dictated his views to others.
Thus it may be truly said Of him. he literally
"died in harness" " battling steadily from day
to day with the most formidable malady tha
affiicts humanity: his intellect unclouded, anC
his iron will sustaining him in the execution o
his great national work almost to the last mo
ment of his existence.
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-06-23

The OLDEST INHABITANT GoNE.-Mrs Sarah
Benjamin, of Mount Pleasant New York, died
on the 10th of April, at the reported age of Ia
years, months and days. Her exact age is
uncertain, although reported to be known to a
day. There is no record of her birth, and no
memory of man runneth back hundred years,
hence the fact of her being just so many years.
months and days old, is guess work. Judging
from the age of her surviving daughter, Mrs.
Benjamin was something over hundred years
0ld-but how much over that no one can ascer-
tain.
Her maiden name was Sarah Matthews. She
was born in Goshen, Orange county New York.
She was thrice married. Her first husband was
Mr.. William Reed He served in the Revolu-
tionary army in the early part of the struggle,
and died Of wound received in Virginia. Her
second husband was Mr.. Aaron Osbourne OF
Goshen, N. Y. He also was in the army Of the
Revolution, but survived the war. Her last
husband was Mr.. John Benjamin, with whom she
settled in Mount Pleasant in 1921. He died
four years afterward. She had five children
the youngest of whom is seventy years old
She has left four generations of descendants
She accompanied her husband in the army OF
the Revolution and was at the battle of York
town. She was never SICK and until the close
Of her life enjoyed cheerful and lively dispo
! sition.
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-06-23

SINGULAR CASE OF SUSPENDED ANENATIoN.-A
German woman, at Baltimore, who had beer
ill for some time, was supposed to have died
about two O'Clock in the morning of May l4h
Her flesh becoming cold and her limbs rigid shc
was laid out and prepared for the grave. ThosC
who had the care of her then closed the room
and retired to rest. At about O'Clock the wo
mans husband heard some one calling from mis-
wife's room, and on opening the door saw hcl
sitting up in bed. She asked him why her child
which was crying in another room, was not qui-
eted, and upon the inmates Of the house gath
ering around her, she talked to them and drank
some wine, cup OF tea and glass of water.
She had a vague idea of what was going on
while they were laying her ont, but had not the
power to move or speak, and after returning to
consciousness asked her husband what they had
been doing with her after she fell asleep. She
seemed much better than she had been for some
days, but about clock she died.
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-06-23

WHAT is PROPER TO BE WRITTEN on News
PAPER.-A custom prevails to a very great ex-
tent of writing the name of the person sending,
or some other communication, upon the margin
of a newspaper, intending that it shall he sub
ject to paper postage alone. The 2. 0. Depart
ment reefs, whenever this is done and diseov-
cred, that letter postage shall be charged upon
such paper In order that ignorance may not
be alleged as plea in this case, we copy from
the instructions of May 5, 1858, the following
instructions to POstmasters:
ANY scoyd or communication whether by print
ing, writing, marks or signs, upon newspaper,
pamphlet, magazine, or other printed matter,
or upon the cover or wrdpper thereof ether than
the name and address of the person to whom 1t
is to be sent, subjects the package to letter post
age; and such postage should be, like all other
letter postage, prepaid or the matter should not be
mailed If, however, it reaches the Office of de.
livery unpaid, and the party addressed shall
refuse to pay letter postage thereon, further
proceedings should be waived, there being no
concedlmem or attempt at fraud, and the pack
age placed with the other refused matter in the
office. pen or pencil mark, made for the sole
purpose Of attracting the eye to particular portion
or ARTICLE of printed matter, does not subject
such matter to letter postage"
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-06-23

A FLoURIsHNG CRY IN CENTRAL AMERICA
The New Orleans Picayune has a wandering,
travelling, gessiping and intelligent correspond
ent travelling through the Central American
States, who thus brify notices one of the cities
that he entered on the 26th Of February:
San Jose, after the city Of Guatclama, is
probably the best built city of Central America
and contains about $4,000 inhabitants. 1t ID
situated in the beautiful valley of the same
namo, every foot Of which is cultivated like a
garden. The climate is delicious, and is very
even, the thermometer ranging, between morn
ing and night, most Of the year round, at 65
and IS degrees It scarcely ever rises above
80 in the hottest part of the day. or falls below
so in the coolest. The people Of the city. like
the great majority of the people of Costa Rica
are mostly pure Indian or little Spanish mix
ed To one accustomed to the idleness OF Pan
ANA, their industry appears extraordinary
Every one is busy. In fact an idler is scarcely
to be met Gambling is prohibited by the
laws, and if there are any tippling shops in the
city they are hard to find. The laws are mild
and reasonable, but always enforced The Po-
lice Courts have but little to do, aud the Jalls
are tenantless. So healthy is the climate that
there are very few persons in the hospitals, and
these are mostly wounded or inirm persons
Besides, the people are generally so thrifty that
when sick but few feel obliged to appeal to
public charity.
Among the agriculturists on the coffee and
tobacco estates labor commands about sixty
cents per day, and it is not easy TO be had.I
The cost of living among the lower classes, with
their few wants, temperate habits and frugal
ways is very cheap. The wealthy make no
great display either in their houses, tables or
clothing. Their town-houses are simply but
comfortably furnished, and their farm-houses
in the valleys, where they spend the planting
and harvesting seasons, are almost as roughly
kept as soldiers barracks, And yet some OF
these planters send crops to market worth $780,
000
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-06-23

A MYSTERY MISUNDERSTANDING AFFAIR."
The Chicago papers contain full particulars of
the arrest of Henry Jumpertz, charged with the
murder of woman whose butchered body was
sent to New York by railroad, and there discov-
cred in whiskey barrel. Jumpertz makes a
pretty full statement of the whole affair The
whole matter dscOses a sad picture of the i'm
morality of all concerned. First the unfortu-
nate woman lived unhappily with her husband,
by whom, II is sad she was maltreated. She
sought refuge in another family and while
there, owing to an absence of proper conduct
upon the part of those with whom she lodged,
she was thrown into civil correspondence with
Jumpertz. She then continued to live with the
prisOner-a child being born TO them and at
last, in utter despair having abandoned her
husband, and being as she thought, abandoned
by her lover, she hung herself in the rooms of
the latter The prisoner, alarmed, resorted to
secresy; he cut her body up, packed it in q bar
rsl and sent it off, With that consciousness
which follows criminality, he had been expect
ing to be arrested for long time, and, new
that he has been arrested, makes q confession
voluntarily of what he says has been his agency
in the affair. The whole thing is astounding
In one of the largest commercial buildings in
Chicago in the very heart Of business. is man
living with woman she hangs herself, and for
over week her companion is engaged hacking
her body TO pieces, packing the limbs away in
barrel, and no one is aware OF what is q going
on. Suicide it may have been, but, whether
suicide or murder, 1t was performed with un-
bounded secresy and success in a building ten
anted by perhaps fifty other persons
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-06-23

LATER FROM SALT LAKE,-By the arrival OF
the steamer Senator from the southern coast
we have intelligence from Salt Lake to May 3D.
The main body of the Mormons continued to
move from the city to Provo. Some 800 inhab-
itants of Salt Lake met in convention and in
formed Brigham Young in writing that they
would not follow him, but would remain where
they are under the protection of Gov, Cum
mings, and some three hundred other men and
women have asked Gov. Cummings to send them
back to the Atlantic side. The main body Of
the Mormons are at Provo, where Gov. Cum
Minis visited them and asked them If they were
willing he should be their Governor, but they
answered in the negative. preferring as they said
to stick by Brigham Young, because he had
stuck by them.
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-06-23

ASTOUNDING LEGISLATIVE CoRRurrIoN.- Ac-
cordng to report of an investigating COM
mittce of the Wisconsin Legislature, synop-
sis of which is published in the Madison (Wis)
Journal nearly the whole Wisconsin Legisla-
ture OF 1856 was bought up by the Lacrosse
and Milwaukee Railroad Company, In order to
obtain the passage of a land grant Such a
display of wholesale bribery is without paral-
lei in this country, and we hope ever will be.
From the report of the committee it appears
that eight Senators received $4,000 each, and
one $4,000 Fifty-one Assemblymen received
$4,000 each in stocks and bonds, eight received
$4,000 each, and one $2OOoO Sum total
paid to the Legislature, S52OOOO! The Go
vernon was paid $40, 900. Lieut.. Governor $l0,-
900, Comptroller $4,000, private Secretary of
of the Governor $4,000, zone Smith" $4,000,
sundry officers of the Legislature $4,000 alto
gether. A newspaper editor $4,000, and a
number of other parties not connected with the
State government $246,OO0. The sum total of
these extraordinary brides is upwards OF SS72,-
900! In the Assembly only four members vo-
ted for the bill who were not paid and in the
Senate only six. There were but thirteen vOtes
against it in both houses
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-06-23

THE TORNADO AT THE WEsT.-The Chicago
Tribune has some particulars of the tornado
which swept over Illinois, May 18th. The fol-
lowing is the account of the storm at Peoria;
"The hurricane struck the city about FIVE
o'clock in the evening In the twinkling of an
eve, fifteen or twenty houses were unroofed,
every church spire in the city blown down, three
canal boats loaded with lumber sunk, aud the
steamer 0lin. with twenty-one passengers on
board, made complete wreck, her cabin being
entirely blown away. And what seems really
miraculous. is the fact that but one life was lost
in all this furious disorganization of matter and
utter demolition of structures. II is said that
little child was lost from off the wrecked
steamer
The lumber in the yards was blown all over
the city, the gas lamps were all blown down,
aAd the signs were sent flying in every direction
windows and gable ends were smashed in, whole
trains of cars were blown off the track, and the
beautiful College building upon the bluff utter
ly demolished. Our informant was obliged to
take refuge in the Court House square, to avoid
! the general destruction which threatened the
city, and to escape the flying signs, boards box
es and other missiles with which the air was
filled"
The Chicago Journal of the 14th, contains
some further particulars, which are as follows /:
The gale was accompanied by hail and rain
At Galesburg, the engine house of the Chicago'
Burlington and Quincy Railroad and also two
churches, just completed, were blown down, and
a number of dwelling houses were unrooted.
Three cars were blown off the track and turned
upside down. The amount of the damages is
estimated at $4,000. At Oquawka two steam
mills were ruined and ten houses unroofcd, and
damage altogether to the amount of SO, 900 to
Sl5 000 sn nffcrpd At Galya n two story dwell
ing house was ruined, and a large church re-
moved from its foundations about foot, be-
sides other minor casualties. At Mendoza the
the railroad engine house took fire and was con-
sumed, together with a locomotive. No loss OF
life is reported at either place.
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-06-23

DISTRIBUTING THE DOCUMENTS. During the
first five months of the present session, the mem
bers of the U. S. Senate distributed $4,000
copies of speeches delivered in that body. OF
these. $4,000 were circulated in the free States,
and I30, 900 in the slave States The Lecomp-
ton Senators sent abroad 10000 copies, and
the anti-Lecompton $50, 000. Gwn sent $500,
and Brodcrick 1880; Douglas sent 1885, 900 /;
Bright l00.750; Seward GS,000; Trumbull o.
900; Chandler 10000; Stuart $4,000 Pugh 25.-
900; and none Of the others sent above IL, 900.
These papers cost about So per hundred, so that
Douglas must have paid $4,000 for his share.
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-06-23

GOVERNOR YEH-The following is an extract
from a private letter, dated Canton river, Feb.
26th
"In catching Yeh, we have not caught Tar
tar; he is Of pure Chinese blood, and rose to his
high position by great mental capacity. He
first attracted the notice of the Emperor by an
historical book he wrote. and since that period
his rise became rapid. lie took The highest
Chinese degree when twenty-uine years old,
and may now be called the second wrangler in
the empire.
He is very simple and regular in bis tastes and
habits highly courteous and polite in his man
ners does not drink as general rule never
smokes opium never appears to evince the
slightest concern about his fate ; is Buddhist
prays regularly twice day with his head east
ward sleeps good deal; talks little; appears
much esteemed by his attendants and the high
er class of Chinese; Of course is as obstinate as
a pig, and hates us cordially. His food is
chiefly rice, ducks, pork, salted eggs, and some
other curious Chinese delicaces of course he
won't eat beef His drink is chiefly hot weak
tea He has never tasted cold water in his life
and swears drink of it would kill him. Ihave
twice had long chats with him, through the in
terpreteF OF course"
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-06-23

RAILROAD RAsCALITY IN TExAs.-The Calves
ton News Of May 9th furnishes the following;
We learn from parties, who have ariyr-
ed from Houston, that the greatest excite
ment prevailed there, on account Of certain
disclosures, connected with the issuing Of three
hundred and fifty thousand dollars worth Of
stock in the Central Railroad, with view tc
contrel the election of the President AID Board
Of Directors fer the ensuing year.
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-06-23

FIRE AT CHIoAGo-Loss OF LTFE.-A tele-
graphic dispatch, dated at Chicago, May 18th,
says:
A fire occurred this morning in Wells street,
between Van Buren, and Jackson streets. The
buildings consumed were Of little value, but
there was distressing loss of life Nine per-
sons are known to have pershed, and three
others are missing. The names Of the lost, as
far as ascertained, are es follows: Harrison
Burger, his wife and three children, William
Reiley, Mrs. johnson and her sou.
The origin of the fire is unknown, but it is
supposed TO have been the work Of an incendi-
airy, as the building in which il commenced has
been fired twice within short time past.
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-06-23
TRAVELLING.
CALIFORNIA STAGE COMPANY.

TTNHE STAGES of this Company will leave their Office at
l. the National Exchange" =" Nevada, as fellows;
FOR SACRAMENTO.
Leaves Nevada at O'Clock, A. NJ, and arriving at Sac
meno 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 MARYSvIILE
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
rysville at 3 O'Clock p NJ.
FOR FOREST CITY, DowNIEvILIE, PATTERSON, woISEY's,
AoORE's, AND ORLEANS FI.Ars.
Leaves every morning at IL O'Clock A. NJ.
JAMES HAwORTH,
Pres't. c. s. Co.
W. S. McRomRrs, Agent, Nevada. In
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-06-23

TIE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH-On the first OF
May, the Niagara and Agamemnon, at Ply
mouth, England, had nearly completed taking
on board the telegraph cable. The Niagara had
on board 1910 miles, and would take in all l46S,
being 2l3 miles more than last year. The Aga
memnon had on board 932 miles, and would
take l47o, being 200 more than last year,
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-06-23
NEVADA s WASHINGTON STAGE LINE.

ON AND AFTER JANUARY l, 1856, the above Line will
" follows:
Leaving the Office at the National Exchange Nevada at
O'Clock A. NJ passing by Mountain Spring House Morgan's
Cold Spring. White Cloud, Gold Hin and Alpha, arriving
at Washington by o'clock in the afternoon.
II is the nearest and best Route to Washington Omega
Scotchmans Creek, Poor Mans Creek, and Eureka.
Reuming-The Stages will leave the South Yuba Hotel,
Washington every morning at nine O'Clock and arrive at
Nevada by O'Clock p NJ connecting with the Cali
forna Stage Co.'S Coaches for Auburn Sacramento Marys
willie and Shasta.
OHfce-South Ynha Hotel, Washington
A. S. 0IIN Proprietor.
W. s. MCRoRERTs Agent Nevada. r34-tf
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-06-23
NTIS TRY.
Bi11iard = a1Oon!

CORNER BROAD PINE STs FORMERLY u s. HOTEL.
HARRINGTON e. PATTERSON,
VLToUID MOST RESPECTFULLY ANNOUNCE TO THEIR
w friends and the public that they have taken the
New Brick Building Of Broad and Pine Streets
the site Of the old L. S. Hotel and fitted 1t 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 10 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 Propetors
10 make this popular and agreeable place Of resort
Nevada Jan'y. 49, lS57.-l5f
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-06-23
LIVERY & SALE STABLE.

SPRING STREET; NETADA.
- J. A. LANCASTER, FORMERLY OF THE
Nr\. Oriental Stables would inform his friends
SN and the public generally that he has added
AAA extensively to his already Large and Ee
CANT establishment of Horses Buggies Saddles Harness
&c &c.-and is prepared To furnish fine turn
outs DC fonnd in the State.
Well trained heet and easy Saddle Horses, well equipped
for Ladies or Gentlemen will be ready at all times
Along experience in the business and earnest desire
to retain the confidence of his friends leads him TO be
lieve he will be able 10 give general satisfaction
Pnrtic uIar attention paid to Horses on Livery
Carriages always in readiness with careful drivers for the
Of Balls, PARTIES &C. &c.
The quality of my stock will permit ME Ia that those
seeking pleasure engaged business would do well to
give n call J. A. LANCASTER.
Nevada Aug. 90. 1S5G.-46-tf'
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-06-23

JUSTICES BLANKS, CONSTANTLY ON HAND
- and for sale al this Ofes.
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-06-23

ESCAPE OF A CoNvIcT.-A man named Jo
Knox, convicted of grand larceny, at Sacr
mento. and sentenced to five years impriso
ment in the State Prison. effected his escape
the night of June 18th. from the steam
Eclipse just as she reached her wharf He WI
in the custody Of deputy of sheriff Manlov
of Sacramento. The officer locked his prison'
in state-room, but the latter, Notwithstanding
be was hand ouffed. succeeded in opening 4
window without noise
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-10-01

NEW, AND INTERESTING AND SENSIBLE
There is perhaps no more perplexing situation
for young man, and modest Withal than that
in which be finds himself when unable to de-
termine whether the young rosy maiden, ~
who begins to appear to him in his dreams, is
already engaged, or occupies neutral ground.
The ladies have resorted to various expedients,
such as wearing ring on particular finger, 81 !,
TO make known to their friends and acquain-
tances the important fact that they are about
to merge their Individuality in that of some
favored one Of the sterner sex; but these ex-
pedients have not fully answered the purpose,
and 1t was necessary to devise some new me-
thod. The world moves; Atlantic cables are laid;
wonderful inventions crowd upon each other
In startling rapidity; the power of the press is
daily augmented, and its uses widely extend !;
progress is written on the hands of ime, and
the following advertisement appears in the ST.
Louis Republican:
"ESGAGED.-Miss Anna Gould to John Can.
dal, City Marshal, both of fLeavenworth, K T -
From this time henceforth and torever-(un-
tl Miss Anna Gould becomes a widow)-all
young gentlemen are requested to withdraw
their particular attentions"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-10-01

LORD THEY NEVER HEARD OF.-Grant
Thorburn-"Laurie Todd appears now and
then in Few Y Ork paper with a "reminiscences
or bit of an old story Here is his last:
In IVA. DR.. Webster was popular preacher
Of the Kirk of Scotland, Edinburgh Business
brought him to London, and one day when pass
ing the House of Lords, his curiosity induced
him to make an effort to step in and see them
None were admitted without an order, except
nobiemen's servants. Webster being ignorant
OF the rule, requested admittance. "What
Lord do you belong to ?" said the door-keeper
To the Lord Jehovah" replied Webster.
" The Lord Jehovah repeated the keeper, g |
have kept here seven years, but have never
heard OF such a Lord ," Jack - said be TO his
fellow keeper on the front steps, here's chan
who says he belongs tn the Lord Jehovah; do
you know such Lord H' Never heard ofhim. -
says Jack. " But" said Webster (willing 10
keep up the illusion) "there is such Lord. =
Pass EN- in, said Jack, 4" 'sposc it's some
poor Scotch Lord"
This occurred at period when there was moi
one in twenty of all the manufacturing and
rural districts in England who could read the
Bible or write his own name Sabbath schools
were introduced in 1888.