The Nevada journal., 1858-05-21

active, though under the lead of post
master Fowler, and when the election
came off the vote was larger by sixty
than over given before in the society.
Members were seen present from all
parts of the country-some from distant
States, who had not voted for many
years. The result was complete over
throw of ex-Mayor Wood and his
friends-the Fowler ticket having 240
out of 375 votes.
MIsCELLANEoUs.--Col. Benton died
on the morning of April 10th. He Ia
bored assiduously upon his abridgment
of the debates of Congress, and it is be-
lieved had finished OF nearly finished up
to and including the year 1850, embra-
cling the great compromise period, the
close of which most fttingly ends this
important national work. His death
although for long time expected, ere
ated a profound sensation throughout
the country and especially in Missouri,
for which State he has done and suffer
ed so much. His funeral service was
simple and imposing; there was no pag-
cant Of any sort. The President, Cabi-
net, Judges, members of diplomatic
corps, Senate and House, and other
public officers attended. He had long
interview with the President on the
night previous to his death.
Two personal encounters have epli-
vened the dullness of Washington life.
The principal one was an assault upon
Secretary Thompson by a clerk named
Peter Besancon, who struck the Secre-
tary blow upon the back Of the neck,
but finally got the worst of it. The
clerk cam off with dislocated shoul-
der.
Harry Clay's birthday was celebrated
with considerable spirit at New York,
Philadelphia, Louisville, Memphis, and
other cities.
Mrs. Swisshelm, the we'll known fe-
male editor and advocate Of woman s
rights who recently established herself
at St. Cloud, Minnesota, has enjoyed
the honors ofproscnption by having her
printing office destroyed in consequence
of her plain speaking against the evils
Of the times.
The Legislature Of NeT York came
within two votes of enacting the much
needed Registry Law, but in conse-
quence of the lateness of the session,
the BIZ was abandoned without further
effort The Legislature is just on the
close Of the session, having voted to ad
journ on the goth of April, and the bills
are going through without regard to
anything except somebody's vote on the
I inext bill. The attempt to repeal the
Metropolitan Police Act has failed
The bill for the loan to finish the Canals
has been defeated, but may still pass in
some other shape.
Mayor Tieman, of New York, has
been distinguishing himself for two
years past in the pursuit Of bogus lot
teries and gift swindlirgs-among others
the concern in the name of Charles
Morton, has been broken up. The cx-
tent Of fthese swindlingsis is almost incred
ible. Between three and four hundred
letters have been stopped at the ?. 0.
d; rected to his name; most of them con-
tanning money have been re-directed to
the writer's.
The bill of Senator Douglas, creating
an additional Judicial District in New
Mexico, makes the submission of the
Constitution to the people heretofore
requisite for admission in all Territories
in the United States, except Utah, and
disposes hereafter with special Ena-
bling Act
Circumstances have transpired which
implicate the incumbents of the New
Y ork Custom House in another fraud on
the Government, in the sale of land at
New Bedford, Mass, and the Committee
has asked for additional power to inves-
tigate the case.
The Grafton Rank, in Massachusetts,
was robbed, on April 18th, of 12,000-
$1,000 Of which was i'll 500 bills. The
robbery was committed in the daytime
during the temporary absence of the
cashier.
The Secretary of the Treasury has
invited proposals, to May 10th, for the
issue of any portion or the whole of 50,
100000, in Treasury notes, in exchange
for gold:
MExICo.-Letters of late dates from
Vera Cruz state that with the sixteen