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The Nevada Democrat., 1858-11-17
The Atlantic Telegraph.

The Directors Of the Atlantic Teleg aph Co.,
have published card, from which it appears
that they have nearly if not quite abandoned
the hope of the successful working of the pres
ent cable. They say;
"That serious fault exists in the cable at
some point between 200 and 500 miles from
Valentia, cannot be doubted; but as Mr.. White
house had established no means of concerted
action between the Valentia and Newfoundland
stations in case of difficulty it is not altogether
possible to say whether the entire embarrass-
ment arises from the fault referred to.
"They have, therefore, sent out with full in
structions one of the statf, and they are encour-
aged to hope that some communication may
possibly yet be established through the cable
for time, even in its present state, aud that
as soon as the weather and other circumstances
are such as to encourage the making an attempt
with some chance of success to raise and repair
the injured part, it is not beyond probability
that the existing cable might be rendered per-
manently useful.
at was hoped that by this time the underta-
king would have been in process of earning a
dividend, by which its rank and position might
be consolidated.
"This legitimate result has been postponed
by adverse circumstances; but the Directors, in
spite of this piece of evil fortune, cannot re-
ihNthoGl oNuClWlsC tuuu WIN uh uOuOiaoiS iSNi-
ing of pride and satisfaction, that the primary
and ruling motive which actuated them and
their brother shareholders in entering upon the
first epoch of this great work was not altogeth-
er of sordd or mercenary character, aud that
one at least of the great objects Of the subscrl-
bers has been fully successful.
1.-The means they supplied have proved that
it is perfectly practicable ID communicate with
America.
''By careful adaptation of appliances avail
able, il would even seem comparatively easy
TO do so.
The very first business message transmitted
Chat relating to the collision of the Europa,)
was one which was not only, in pecuniary
point, of great commercial consequence, but
the news of safety which it conveyed to many
anxious hearts must have caused the advent of
the Atlantic wire to be hailed with fervent bles-
sing.
"Other messages of almost equal import have
passed to the other side. aud the result has been
the establishment of one of those undying facts
in the worlds history which, though chronlced
with wonder at the present hour, will be the
ordinary and expected event of future genera
tons"
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-11-17
NEVADA CALIFORNIA WEDNESDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER Il 1855
The Boomerang and waddle.

| The boomerang is puzzle. and even mathe-
matcians cannot comprehend the law of its
action. II is piece of curved hard wood in
the form nearly of parabola: !. is from thirty
to forty inches long, aboGt three inches broad,
pointed at both en1s, tie concave part quar-
Ter OF an iEon tnick, aud the convex edge
qultS sharp. The mode of using il is as sin
gular as is the weapon. Ask black to
throw it so that it may fall at his feet, and
away goes the boomerang for forty yards be-
fore him, skimming along the surface at three
or four feet from the ground, when it will sud-
denly rise into the air for forty or fifty feet,
describing a curve, and finally drop at the feet
of the thrower. During its course il revolves
with great rapidity, as on pivot, with whz-
zing sound. That so barbarous people should
have invented weapon of this description,
which civilization never contemplated, nor can
explain is wonder, setting the laws of pro-
lection at defiance. In the hands, of Euro
pean, even, 1t is as dangerous to the thrower
as to the object aimed at, for it may return
and strike himself; whilst in the hands OF a ma
tive, il is most formidable weapon, which
strikes without giving the least idea where the
blow comes from; his assailant may be behind
thioket which separates the two, and thus the
weapon is literally like the Irishmans gun
one which will! shoot around corner. The
weapon no doubt, originated in kangaroo hunt
ing it being necessary that the animal should
not see his assalant. He is, nevertheless, struck
down with unerrng certainty, even though
copse intervene the boomerang comes round
the corner and breaks his legs
The waddie is also formidable, from its size
and weight This, like Manton's pistols, is the
weapon of honor-for the black fellow of New
South Wales, like his brother savage Of the
guards or Of the line, has his own peculiar no
ton of demanding satisfaction. The combat
ants being placed, the party challenged holds
down his head so as to present the top portion
of it to his challenger, when down comes the
waddie, with blow that woald crush the skull
of an OK, but has very little effect upon that of
the person struck, from the extraordinary thick
ness of his Uranium The challenger now holds
down his head in return, and receives the same
compliment, and so on alternately, till one has
his head really broken, or has enough, when
honor is pronounced by the bystanders to be
satisfied. English gentlemen, whose seconds
take care that they fight with leadless pistols,
might adopt the method of the Australian sa-
wage With manifest advantage. There is, at
any rate, fun in il for the lookers-On, and some
trfe of danger; but it is much to be doubted
whether mock English honor would endanger
its skull by the application of the honest waddc
of the savage, which would speedily solve the
question as to whether the combatants of civil
lzaton had or had not any brains.-tGold Co
lonies Of Australia
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-11-17

THE LOST KRoSAuT-A Chicago paper pub
fishes a calculation" concerning Thurston' the
aronauts fall. His elevation was thought TO
be three miles when be was last seen, aud, as
suming this to be the distance be fell, it would
only require thirty one and half seconds for
him to reach the earth. mean velocity OF 495
feet per second. Assuming bis weight to be
100 pounds, he would strike the earth with
momentum equal to 100000 pounds or a little
more than 80 tons. power sufficient to scatter
bis body, bone and muscle, into atoms so mi
mute as scarcely to be perceptible, II not to bu
! ~ him deep into the earth.
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-11-17

MIND IN CALTORNIA.-We believe that there
is more mind in California, in proportion to her
population. than in any other State Of the Un-
ion. 1t is hidden in out-of-tbe-way corners
modestly bidng its time. or awaiting the chance
which will develop and bringit forth to the
light Of day. to demonstrate its usefulness and
win that distinction which belongs to merit
Each State of the Union, and every nation Of
t1e eartI, has furnished its quota of talent to
our young State. These men Of mind are
among US, many Of them delving at manual la
Dor for their daily bread, and we meet them
every day, though we fail to recognize the dl-
vine spark which is in them. Time and occa-
sion, however, will call them forth from their
present 'Obscurity, and then we shall wonder
why their capacities remained dormant so long,
aud why we were so blind as not 10 have dls
covered the rare gems from the trash with which
they mingled. California is now in transition
state. The small fry and scum Of humanity
are uppermost, as they have been from the be,
ginning; but a new time is coming, when all
must find their proper level, and better men
will be demanded to take the lead in public af
fairs. Then mind and worth will shine and be
exalted.-Soaora Herald
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-11-17

Tur CorFRorH FAMIY.-John r. Coffroth,
brother 10 Jas. w. of California, was the Dem
ocratic candidate for Congress at the late cleo
tion In the 18th district, Indiana, and was de-
feated by John U. Petit, the Republican nomi-
nee. John Wood, uncle to j. w. Cofroth, was
the Republican candidate for Congress at the
late election in the 5th district, Pa, and was
elected by 1900 majority over Owen Jones,
the Democratic nominee.
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-11-17

THE STEAMER GREAT EASTERN OR LEvnTHAN
European accounts state that this mammoth
vessel has been sold for e25O, 600, about one
third the first cost of building her, to joint
stock company, who intend to fit her up. ana
place her on the route between Liverpool and
Portland The capital of the company is placed
at half million pounds sterling, in shares OF
ten shilings each so that the multitude may
become part owners of her.
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-11-17

GrAxrs.-The bed of Og was II feet long
and I feet broad. The height of Goliah was IL
feet-his coat weighing $50 pounds and his
spear head 10 pounds. Orestes, the son OF
Agamemnon, leader of the Grecian eXped'tlon
against Troy. was III feethgb. The giant
GaIbara, brought from Africa to Rome, in the
first century, was 10 feet bigb. Maximus. a a
native Of Spain. the Roman Emperor, was .
feet high. Maximus. originally from Tbrace'
another Roman Emperor, was 81 feet high. MS ms
wife's bracelets served for finger rings Hls
strength was such that be could draw loaded
wagon, break horses jaw with bis fist, crush
the hardest stones with his fingers, and ceave
trees with his hands. His voracity was equall
to his strength. eating 40 pounds Of flesh and
drinking Is bottles of wine daily: Byrne ana
O'Brien, irish giants, were eight feet high. a
Tennesseean giant lately died y feet high
weighing more than one thousand pounds Inc III,
Kentucky giant was feet ] inches high: Inc
Canadian giant feet.
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-11-17

The S. F, Daily Times appeared before its
readers last week in an enlarged iorm, pre-
seuting an improved appearance,
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-11-17

TIE CHANGES OF TWENTY YEARs.-In notic-
ing that gentleman by the name OF Hutchngs
had been nominated in Ohio to succeed Joshua
II. G. Giddings in the U. S. House of Representa-.
tives, where he has occupied a seat for the last
twenty years, the Albany Journal thus morali-
zes
Every chair in the Hall Of Representatives
must be fraught with memories Of the past to
the Senior Member" lie has seen genera
tions of bhortlived politicians rise, fall, aud be
come forgotten. lie has seen faithful public
servants removed to other trusts, aud many to
anot other world Round the entire circle of the
Hall his eye fails to find single member who
sat there when he entered it, aud who sat there
with h IN since. Adams has gone 10 his reward.
Ogden Hoffman, Charles G.. Atherton, Leverett
Saltonstall, Edward Curtis Barnwell Rhett,
Dixon Ii. Lewis, and many Others are also gone
the way of all the earth. Hunter and Bell are
transferred to the Senate, Wise to the Guberna-
toral chair. Brown is dispensing The patron
age of the Post Office Department Clifford
wears the silken judicial robe OF the Supreme
Court. Stanly has gone to that terpd iacognitid.
California. Truman Smith. Cooper, Weller and
Williams, after exchanging representative for
senatorial donors. are departed from the capt.
itOl. Corwin after brilliant career as Gov
ernor, Senator and Secretary, is proposing to
return again to the field of his early distinction.
of foreign Courts. Briggs and Lincoln are ex-
Governors, Granger and Cave Johnson, are
Postmasters General. Strong and Marvin are
now on the New York Judicial bench
Like changes have altered the aspect of the
Senate Chamber. Clay, Webster, Benton and
Calhoun. then in the zenith Of fame, now live
in history. Buchanan now occupies the White
House Pierce has lately left it. VIM. r. King
became Vice President, and died abroad The
grave has closed over Silas Wright, and "hon-
est John" Davis. Walker has his ups and downs
with every turn of the wheel of fortune, and is
now ex Governor ofa place that he then had
never heard Of The only chair that retains its
old occupant is that filled by joan j. Crtten-
den. the veteran of the Senate as Giddngs is
in the House.
Empires have risen and fallen Kingdoms
turned into republics and republics into king
doms; Elk new States have entered the Union,
and three new territories have Leen brought
under our flag Presidents have gone up like
rockets and come down like sticks; eompromi-
ses have been made and broken; war has follow
ed peace, and peace again succeeded war; trade
has expanded and collapsed; parties have risen,
hourisbed and decayed; platforms have been
built and torn down again-since he took his
seat in the Hall of Representatives, but during
all these changes, Joshua Il. Giddings has prov
ed alike faithful to friend and fearless to foe.
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-11-17
MASONIC DIRECTORY.

mASUNlC U1hEO1Oh4
Nevada Royal Arch Chapter No. o, meets
every Monday evening Masonic Hall Nevada visiting
Copipanions are respectfully invited TO attend.
T. H. CASWELL, N. F. H. P.
J. F. RUDoLPH, secy
Elk. Kane Lodge, No. 72, ~ NJ. holds
its meetings every Wednesday evening at Masonic HAL
Nevada Stated meetings held the first wednesday
o''H''s u '4'" T. II. RoIFE, W. ~
G. C. GREEN, See'y.
Nevada Lodge, No. ID, F & A NJ, holds ITS
meetings on Saturday evening Of each week, at Masonic
Hall Nevada Stated meetings the second saturday oi
each month. l. r. hA"LEi' w. ~
j. F. RUDoLPH, Sec'y-
DtbI,Ie Lodge, No. 100, F. A. NJ holds its meet
iugs eysry Monday evening at Alpha, Neyaea county
stated meetings Monday Of next proceeding fuIi moon
"N''', W. W, WHOM, W, N.
CALVIN HALL Sec'y
RouGh and Ready Lodge, No. 81, r. and A.
n meets at Masonic Hail. Rough Ready, every salul
dav evening Stated meetings Saturday Of or nex prece
ding full moon. T. n FpDriit.iS' w. -
WM. CooMBs, Sec'y.
ouitman Lodge, No. 50, f. & 4. d., meet
rey SATURDAY. evening at Orleans Fiat, Nfysda county
stated meetings third saturday of each month; =,
s'"''1 r. B. MOVES, v. u.
! l. A. sAoEEr, Secretary.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-04-08
Another prv~e.u ,iun Tor a Label on the EN-
psrys - the Fr~ucs


Yesterday afternoon Polish refugee named sta
nilaus 1chor-ewsbi keeping n booksellers hop ~
~ Rupert street. Has market. was brought before
Mr. JardiBe, az the Bow street Police court, upon
warrant. executed by Inspector Whchsr, Of The de-
teciivs force, charging HIM with "haviaF. on the lst
Of March inst, unmwiuly printed and published
certain false. scandaOus. malicious. sediuous and
delanltory libel concerning his Majesty the En-
pvrvr OF the French, with intent to ncite divers per
sons 70 assassinatc his said Majesty"
Mr. Bcdkin conducted the prosecution on the part
Of the crown, and Mr Leyorson, solicitor, attended
for tine defendant.
hearing the signatures of lie Comite de Ia Com
mune RevoluiioDnaife Felix Pyat, Besson, ct A.
Talander being the document recently referred TO
IN The pailiamentary debates.
Mr. Budkin said-These proceedings are taken by
the direction of her .Maicsty's Attorney General
against the prisoner at the bar, who has been appc
hcndcd on the charge u publishing and selling the
pamphlet which hold in my hand IL Is written IN
he French language, and like another which has
been also the subject o late prOsecnton IL teaches
enforces and justiiies the crime Oi assass nation
Tho prisoner although foreigner. resides IN Eng.
land and enjoys the protection OF our English laws;
and 1t is not TO be tolerated that person ~ s9ch
situation should break aud defy th0se laws Win i'm
puDiy. J shall prove that the publication ~ que'-
ior was purchased II the prisoners house. with hive
ar tx Cthcr copics, the same having been advertised
on sale at BIZ place Of business. shat have several
rrssaqes 81 the book translated and when your w)r-
shr has seen What The character OF the production
really u.s. doubt not you viii feel il your day 10
hold the prsofef 90 bail on the present charge.
Jonathan Nhichcr dcposcd that hewUs on insDec.
Tor Of the London detective police On the first Of
the present month he went 20 small bgokshop IN
EupcIt street called the 'Iibrdirie p0iUna,se y
TleTe was boy there and the prisoner came in
anerv ards. witness asked prisoner If he was the
rrorri,t tor of the shop. aud be replied yes Saw
it,tral copies Of The work now produced lying about
on Tie counter a. 4 asked The price ~ them. The
rtIsrtt, said ,he large ones were 3d. and the others
% ca,h Witns~s then purchp eJ three 81 each
size an paid him H. Sd. Cor them. lie requested
memorandum, as they were not for himself, upon
which prisoner wrote as follows On strip Of pa
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-04-08
The Paris Money Market.


The bulls have had the hest Of II this week. aad in
truth they have eoor to why there ongot TO
be a What millions millions are now nied up
in the banks Neg York, London, Paris Berlin, Frank
fort, and Vienna, Useess millions, say the bears; mil
lions which dsre Dot eendie tbemfeves either to com
the BouIse. Tna; IS all very true, bu. what is
wanting brir q taese millions ~ the BourseY
Let SON capitalist tired OF keeping his idle,
throw single million overheard, aut s the rest VII
Jump after HE Pobprge's sheep And, besides, what
TO be done wth taese miiobs1 As TO repJrts
(carryirgs over) Their, none. People cone TO
every settlement with Their pockets ful Of
money and go away the sane. Investments IL com
mercial papor--where there anyf Treasury hondsy
The just been lowered The BANK OF EGG and
fhrt aters with discoup: at cent, the Bank Of
FfaLcc at per cent. At Hamburg money n y be had
for I p,r cent The forrsc Of Paris
should ways watch the B,urse CT LONDON Console NJ
~ speak of peace eloquenty than all the j1urnls
rpsgk OF war. Whatever may be our views Of the
fuuIc the pubic FUNDS capital barometer from day
TO cay. There IL always guarantee 70 some extent Tor
tranquility and symptom of tse IL the air with con-
sts ut 81 We therefore think II oi
~ IT, the faith Of toe millions ~ hand. tho los RAJ, OF
Interest the naughty attitude OF ina, regulating fund
called consos, there were 10 ne shortly orlat can
Iafn throughout npapciai Eueoie. great capitalist
ssio 10 yesterday "There IS plenty OF powder, the
thrg s 10 know how 10 set hre 10 it,
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-04-08

Lieut. David NJ Cohen, late in )m -and of the marine
guard Of ihe United States r. gate Merrmack
TIE acfc station has been Detained ssii ship. a,d
IepoFtcu duty at the marine BARRACKS Brooklyn, y Y.
The United States sloop Of. var I.,vant Commander
Smith, from Hor Kong Dec ., Cape Cod Hope FEB. 10,
at h sion the Oh inst TIA frn@iug list OF
hsr ofces &c Dmaodcr, Nm S-nnh Iaeu;sn,nts Geo.
lvooorrSssis John Guthrie Fart e. ylish, Edward +.
g ddep. Henry \. Adams; surgeo1 Jihn II Wright;
Fn.ser, Ca.eb Emery; AS aOt Sarge0a, Albert l. G-
hon; Sicono Jou,ensnt " Marncs, Heuiy rSler Jr.,
b'afsws =, 1bos. Berry; Carpenter. Edward Williams
npsEsr D-nel Brsy'en, Ac;,ag Gun0sr, II ,nry VI.
G"cor tapt Ms erik, Fitch ray or. Jr Pursers clcrk
Iutp r.fhrna
Inc J0iaa Statss survey ing steamer Sibb from New
YJlk iof North Carolina has put into Norfolk for repairs.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-04-08

a. regards competition for discounts, which has
leen, we convinced, of great service, and
which entite them to the gratitude and confidence
OF the community. Their particular discretion,
however. does not amend the act. Its defects re-
main unchaugt d, although their influence has been
kept in allegiance by able administration. With
regard TO the course which the bank have adopted
in respect of the practice of edscounting there are
u good many different opinions, aud especially among
money dealers, good deal of excitement. For the
lenetit OF those who are unacauanted with the de-
tails Of trade transactions 1t may be well to explain
that the bank have determined th?t hencefOrth they
vi not discount for the brokers' bills Of thrd parties
Which have been already discounted. That Is, II
Messrs Quincy, or any other houses Of like eharac'
ter bring to the Bank of England the bill Of Mcssrs.
A, of HALIFAX, for which they have already given
value, and which will then bear their Endorsement,
the bank will not negotiate it, Ii may be ques-
ton whether this course is theoretically defensbe,
as, in principle, it may be asserted that every COM
mercial bill which represents positive produce or
goods ought to be convertible and as capa-
bic Of transterence from hand to hand as
the produce or goods which it represents The
object, however, Of the determination taken by
the Bank of England is clear enough and we are dis.
posed TO think that whatever may be the theoretical
objection to it, the practical tendency is to good
end. The object is TO compel money dealers who
discount by means Of deposits held on cail, or
short notice, to rely upon their own resources to
atsfy their obligations to their depositors, instead
OF Depending upon the Balk OF England. great
deal Of The pressure upon the Bank OF England which
oCk place the last crisis was no doubt occasoned
vast deal of the general distress, by the rech
css mGanr "a uhich banking and discount houses
had ocrtIrd and dealt wih deposits lrhen money cds
abundant and enterprise actire and oy the little care
which had been taken to maintain reserve against
times OF alarm and consequent demand for i'm
mediate repayment, IN reliance upon being able to
obtain from the Bank I'll England means of satisfy
ing depostors hy the redscount OF the bills received
from commercial customers TO whom the money OF
the depositors had been lent II vas vicious prac
tce in many respects, and capable of much abuse
not only in regard Of the interests of the depostors
Tut in regard of the general trade and enterprise of
the country i remains to be seen whether the dis
continuance al the custom by the Bank of England
will interfere with the conduct of legitimate and
sound commerce. IF it should not, We have no hes
tation in saying that we shall have very much to
effective steps that could have been devised, ont Of
Parliament for diminishing the abuses which have
given such dscrc iitable distinction of late to the
commercial practices of this country.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-04-08

he ETY. and oonaty Of sev York from the 2.ih day Of
March 70 tne "a .ss + AprJ 1858.
zen, - women, 81; boys, l27; girls, ,3sTo,al s!d
ialV So; children, al; males. IS; fenaleo, 2o3;
oo'u-ea persons, q.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1858-08-13

PRESERVING CoRs FODDER. tho
season for laying in stock of fodder
approaches, l will give you my cxpe.
riencc IN saving corn fodder. AS soon
as my ccrn'is all glazed, / cut it up
near the roots with sickle, AMI be-.
fore any rain falls on it, bind it AMI
stock i up, in which situation | let il
stand till the corn is sufficiently cured
for husking, say two or three weeks;
after husking ! make mow of my
stalks, layer Of stalks, say a foot
deep, then sprinkle on salt sufficient
to preserve from mould, then another
layer of stalks. In this way | pre-
serve them almost rs green US when
cut. ! feed them to cattle once or
twice q day, and they will eat them
up as clean az they would good hay.
In this way farmer can save more
fodder than he isawarc Of. His cattle
cat up the stalks clean, and keep sui
ficiently salted through the winter
just try il once.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1858-08-13
Thou Hast Woven the Spell.
Ey cEeRes Z. ME- rs.

Thou ms, woven th- -peII that hs,h bound
nae
Through sll The ssa changes Of yssrs;
And me ~niles that | wore whea | foun'
thee,
Have faded and melted in tears,
Like The poor, wounded iawn from The noun
,ain.
r ~ SEEKS ~ the clerr silver tide.
7 hnvr Ing rrd IN vain ~ the ivun'a1n
% hope ~ith shaft 10 NY side.
Thou harf taught me 'ha' Loves rosy fet'er'
A psng tim he 'horns msy lmparf;
Tnst the cunAgs ~ yvws and os letters
Comes MOI frim the mint of the hesrt,
Like The lone bird Inst in'iers her pinion
Ara wurbirs In bondage her strain,
fhsve struggled 20 ~ Inv dcminion,
Blu, ind thai the st'uggls IL vain.