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The Nevada journal., 1859-10-14

A MYSTERY OF THE PAsT.-An
immense catacomb can be seen at
Rockwell in the interior Of England,
near the direct route from Liverpool
to Londea. 1t is an immense vault
built Of masonry, under a church
which dates back apparently for its
first erection to about the year 1l50,
and contains the skeletons of 10000
men. probably warriors of great size,
piled up in regular order, SO that skulls
and large bones only appear on the
outside of the piles. The skulls show
marks of spear and Ratchet but no
gunshot wounds, apd their owners
probably fell IN mortal conflict ante
rior to the Invention of gunpowder.
The vault was discovered by acci-
dent 160 years ago, and has no con-
nection with the church as far as
known; in fact the mystery is that
there is no historical evidence nor
traditionary legend which throws the
least light upon the obscurity of its
erection, No anatomist, ethologist,
antiquarian, nor savan Of any stripe
has been able to decide the people
even, to whom these bones once be-
lopged. Were they native Saxons,
or'Roman, Danes, Normans, or what!
Nobody has more than guessed. A
plausible theory is that they belonged
to Danish invaders, slain by the Sax
ens about the year 1000; still there
is but a probability.
The Nevada journal., 1859-10-14
sfsuad1 County 0titial pless.

FALSE ALARM.-An alarm of fire
was given yesterday morning at about
half past three o'clock. The flames
were found to proceed from burning
tar-barrel. stationed on the corner OF
Main and Washington streets. This
is the third alarm of this character
within the past few months, and the
evil results of such foolish. criminal
and reckless procedure, may yet be
seriously felt by our people. Already
it is being sadly manifestin the almost
entire indifference paid to the dread
alarm of fire. Not fifty persons mus.
tered Yesterday morning. Nearly all
were undoubtedly aroused, but hav.
ing on previous occasions been sold
probably concluded to wait and see il
the town was really on fire We hold
this silly and reckless act will not
soon be repeated. If yes. and there
as no law applicable to his case. we
are in favor. provided the culprlt Is
detected. Of presenting him with a
.. slushing down of tar and covering
the same with liberal supply of
feathers. that his aequaintances may
know that they are looking upon
either a rogue or a goose.
Since the above was put in type,
our Chief Engineer, G. w. Walker,
has called upon us, and authorized us
to offer a reward of $50 for the appre.
hension and conviction of the party
or parties concerned in getting up the
alarm.-Mdrys4iHe Express.
The Nevada journal., 1859-10-14

The LATE HOME OF JOHN G. CAL
HouN.-A correspondent Of the I'm
ionville Is. C.) Times thus describes
Fort Hill, the late home of the great
Calhoun: -
1t stands upon an cminence about
one mile from Seneca river, and is
par: of the tract of land upon which
stood Fort Rutiedge, used by the
whites against the Indians, previous
to the treaty of Hopewell, which l
think was made in 1889. The in
mates of the Fort, in trying to escape
in '96 in Abbeville District, were all
massacred, except one man named
Salvador, a wealthy Jew. Being on
thc same tract of land with Fort Rut-
Hedge, the present site of Fort Hill
was in the original titles to the land
called Fort Place" and hence Fort
Hill was suggested and adopted as
the name of the place, And now,
Mr.. Editor, let me pause to ask. what
son of South Carolina can feel indif-
fereRt in contemplating Fort Hill.
with its mixed memories of pain and
pleasure In visiting the place many
things call to mind vividly. the time
when South Carolina, under his lead,
was preparing to yindicate her rights
and leave the consequences to God.
There was examined cane present.
ed to Mr.. Calhoun by distinguished
Virginian, with the inscription on its
Golden head, Modification is the
Eebtful remedy;" and there we saw
many other evidences of the high ap-
preGiatiou in which he was held. both
by citizens of the United States and
Foreigners,
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The YrBA G,P.-Referring to this

The YrBA G,P.-Referring to this
pass, the Marysville Democrat says !:
You start from Marysville, via the
Yuba Turnpike Road. to Garden VAL
ley, four miles this side of Campton-
vile +; thence you proceed via the ST.
ezra Turnpike to Downieville; thence
you proceed a distance Of twenty-three
miles only to the Yuba Gap. Sierra
Valley lies on the other side. The
contemplated new road from Downie-
vile will run from Downieville thro'
this gap to the Sierra Valley, twenty
eight miles thence to an intersection
of the Beckwith Trail leading to-
wards Washoe Valley, fifteen miles !;
thence to the Truckee river, twenty
two miles ; thence to Carson city, in
the Washoe Diggings. twelve Or fif-
teen miles. From Carson city the
emigrant road to the intersection of
the great Salt Lake is broad and
open.
The Nevada journal., 1859-10-14

MAHoGANY.-Sir Walter Raleigh
is said to have beeu the first person to
use this wood. and he employed it to
repair his ships at Trinidad. The
captain Of a West Indiaman after
wards brought some Of it over as a
present to his brother, who tried to
use it in building, but the workmen
grumbling that it was too hard. he
had some made into candle-box,
which was so much admired for the
beauty of its markings and color, that
one or two articles of fancy furniture
were made of it for families of dis
tinction, and thus it became fashions
able at fist more was imported, and
i; has of later years been very com
mon.
The Nevada journal., 1859-10-14
Killed in Duels.-The San Fran

Killed in Daels.-The San Fran
cisco Telegram gives the following
list of victims of the "eode;"
Edward Gilbert, by Denver, in 1859
DIR, Crane, by Mr.. To-Day. in 1858;
Major Woodleaf, by Achilles Kewen.
1853; DIR. Dickson, by P, w. Thomas
in 1854; Mr.Tevis. by G. E. Lippin-
colt in 1855; W. I. Ferguson. by G..
P. johnson, in 1858; d. @. Broder.
ick. by d. S. Terry, in 1859; and
DR.. p. Goodwin, by W, ], Gate
wood, in 1859.
The Nevada journal., 1859-10-14
MIRAaE.-On Saturday afternoon

MIRAGE.-On Saturday afternoon
. mirage was witnessed ia the Bay
from San Francisco. Just before
spndown the houses in OAKLAND.
which. under ordinary circumstances.
are scarcely diseerpabls. appeared
maguifed into quadruple their natu-
ral dimensions, and rose like balloons
above the water. About midway be-
tween San francisco and the opposite
side of the Bay, says the Times,
number of islands seemed to arise
upon the surface, which after looming
up for some time. gradually sunk
away and disappeared, as did also the
air castles of the Alameda side. A
mirage isa rare spectacle in these lat
studies.
The Nevada journal., 1859-10-14
ELEVEN DAueHrERs. A CORE.

ELEVEN DAUGHTERS. A corres-
pondent of the Portland Advertiser
writing from Rumford says, that Mr..
Calvin Howe of that town has eleven
daughters. all livirg under his roof a.
this day. He says "here you will find
Frances. .Lucretia. Julia, Emma, Mary,
Nancy, Althea, Catharine, Susan and
Rosilla. eleven daughters, all living
and born of one mother who still
cares for and protects them. WHO
is the greatest woman in Francel"
ask Madame de Stael of Napoleon the
First. after his return from the con
quest of Italy. "She who has borne
the most children" promptly ans
wered the young. ambitious General. I"
The Nevada journal., 1859-10-14

A SON of Marshal Mcdonald, one
of those great captains who filled Eu-
rope with their renown during the
career OF the first Napoleon. is now
residing in Indiana. He is represen-
ted as q gentleman of wealth and
standing. His son. and of course the
grand son of the Marshal, now resides
in st. Louis. He is young member
OF the bar, of fine personal appear
ance' and stated to be promising in
his profession.
The Nevada journal., 1859-10-14

FLlRrArIoA OF MARRIED WOMEN
The following. clipped. from the Elm.
wood Observer, contains some good
hints:
The innocent Irritation of married
women is one of the denominations Of
modern society. Even a. desire for
promiscuous admiration is wrong in a
wife. The love of one and his appro-
val, should be all that she should de-
sine Let her be ever so beautiful, it
is a disgusting and appalling sight to
see her decorating that beauty for the
public gazette see her seeking the
attention of sensless fops around her.
and rejoicing in the admiration Of
other eyes than those of her husband.
Her beauty should be for him alone.
not for the gaze of the fools that fut.
ter round her. There is always
among the sedate and the wise a
sensation of disgust, when a married
lady attempts to ensnare or entrap
young men by profuse display of
her charms, or an unlicensed outlay
of her smiles. Such charms and
such smiles are loathsume to the in
different beholder-the trail of the
serpent is over them.
The Nevada journal., 1859-10-14
A Southern Na5ob.-Col. J. A. S.

A Southern NabOb.-Col. j. A. 5.
Ackin. of Mississippi. is about erect.
ing a private residence at his planta-
tion, opposite Red River Landing.
which is designed to cost all furnish
ed, S275,0O0. The following is the
plan of this immense edifce. The
style is castellated gothic, with a
frontage on the river of 164 feet; on
the two sides, wings of 1O4 feet. and
a centre compartment of 220 feet
deep, surm ounted by a lofty and beau
tifully proportioned tower.
The Nevada journal., 1859-10-14

Big APPLE.-Several of our exs
change papers have of late been
boasting of receiving large apples
A near neighbor congratulates his
readers upon the fact that their local.
ity has produced an apple that weighs
25 ozs. Now we have one, handed
us by J. H Siddons. but grown by
Thomas b. Patton of Vallejo town
ship. which we wish to enter. Its
circumference is 16 inches,and weight
80 ounces. We might possibly feel
inclined to boast were it not for the
fact that we had the honor. two years
siEce, of exhibiting at the State Fair
an apple also grown in this county,
that weighed a trifle over 33 ounces.
Petaluma Journal.
The Nevada journal., 1859-10-14
OLD NEwspApERs.-Many people

like newspapers, but few people pre-
serve them; yet the most interesting
reading imaginable is file of old
newspapers 1t brings up the very
age with all its hustle and everyday
affairs, and marks its genius and its
spirit more than the most labored de-
seription of the historian. Who can
take up a paper half a century back
without the thought that almost every
name there printed is now cut upon q
tombstone at tho head Of an epitaphl
The Nevada journal., 1859-10-14

Profits Of the Grape Csztsre.-
Wine-growing must be the chief
branch of agriculture in California.
In our article Of yesterday, we stat
ed that the old vines in Haraszthy's
vineyard produce 80 pounds each on
an average, or so 900 pounds on an
acre. They sell at about s ceats a
pound, and at that price yield $4,000
per acre-tbatis is, fsold raw-but if
made into wine will give still larger
profits. Of course, grapes will fall
in price as they become more abund-
ant: but the possibility of making
them all into wine, and the command
which that article has over the mar
ket of the world, seem to furnish
abundant security that the price of
grapes can never fall below two cents
a pound, at that price they will still
pay from $500 to $1,000 per acre.
Mr.. Harry Hammond the son of ex-
Governor Hammond. of South Caro-
lima, has lately visited the wine dis
lIlCto VI IduSOs anu SAStAAAhS>> VIZ
business of wine-growing. and he pub
lished the knowledge thus acquired
in pamphlet. From this essay, we
learn that there are $4,000 acres
cultivated in vines in France that
the vineyards are distributed among
100000 population; that the vine-
yards therefore, average two acres
and half in size; that the average
yield of wine per acre is ESQ gallons.
and that the average profit from good
vineyards is about $3.50 yearly: The
best vineyard land in France is
worthl $4,000 per acre Notwith-
standing the very high value of the
land, and the small amount of the
wine produced, and the uncertainty
of the crop. the vineyard owners still
expect to make $3.50 per acre. Cal
ifornia has nothing to fear from COM
petition with France in the wine hus-
iness.-Alta
The Nevada journal., 1859-10-14
cox. FRANCIS & co.

Forwarding, Warehousing and Conn
mission Merchants,
CORNER Battery and Broadway streets, San
l Frapcisco-will attend to paying freights on
receipt of fproperlv indors ID Bills Of Lading: -,
Goods shipped in our from Eastern cities viii
he attended to on arrival and forwarded with dis
patch 10 any part of the country.
CASH ADVANCES made on Merchandise In our
Warehouses; or consigned.
Would respectfully refer to the Merchants and
Bankers Of San Francisco generally. aui2 3m
The Nevada journal., 1859-10-14
On. WEAVER,
JEROME e u. G0oK,
City liu Pesferi

as ocated large Bulletin Boards tAreuRAauA
'As ci'y' ne is prepared to post hillson he
All orders left At he JouRSAI efnes vii BE- ,r.p,
s'i sHenase ". Sept 3a.-sm.
The Nevada journal., 1859-10-14
DIAMONDS. :
Gold Watches, Jewelry and Silver
Ware
Yoa SALE BY
JARRETT & SHERWOOD,

l35 Montgomery Street. San Francisco.
A ETfCLES Of Cold Consisting of Ladies
Chatelaine, Fob, Vest, Guard, and Neck Chains.
Sleeve Buttons, Studs, BROOCHES, Bracelets, Ear
Rings, Pencil Cases, Lockets, Buckles Rings, Gard
Slides Charms, Thimbles, Cane Heads, Armlets,
Crosses and every thing new and beautiful in Cor.
nj Work, Canoes. Jet Work and Mosaic.
ARTICLES of Silver Consisting Of Napkin
Rings Knife, Fork and Spoon, in cases; Saltcel
lars, spoons and Forks; Ice Scoops, Fish, Desert.
Butter Fruit, Pie. and Cake Knives, Pitchers and
Goblets, Tea Sets complete, Cake Baskets Castors,
Butter Dishes, Salvers. Liquor Stands, Trays, Cof
fee urns, Card Baskets Sc.
Diamonds set in every style Of ornament now
in fashion
Country orders, sent by express, are attended to
with punctuafty and dispatch, and satisfaction in
all cases guaranteed
Watch Repairing commands our particular and
mr. ,mpt attention augl2 3m
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WASHINGTON, D. G, THURSDAY, JANUARY 20 1859

cannot allow you to see that again until you
can control Yourself. | know that you can do
so, and you must, or you will be very seriously
ill and then may be unnerved, and unman-
ned, and unable to do anything for you or for
these poor people. You will summon up a
little resolution, for my sake and theirs, / know,
if not for Your own. There, that is right.
Tears will relieve you. Now, as soon as | can
see YOU calm and collected enough, we will
look the matter in the face, and settle our
plans. The people are sold. Very well. The
next thing to be done is to buy them back
again. / think had better 90 at once to the
South, myself, look them up, and bring them
back with me-"
Oh, Herman, would you A.? could you?"
Would could mot? Can q police
man track a criminal half the world over in the
name of justice, and for the sake of a reward
and shall not q slave, over hak of one coun-
try, in the name OF mercy and justice, and for
your sake? Never did any of the knights of old
set out on any quests, enioined upon them by
their lady-loves, with higher heart and hope,
than | will do on this, to bring back your peace
of mind. Constance, how often | have envied
them in my secret heart, and thought how
gladly would even die for you! How long is
it since-this happened?"
TO BE CONTINUED.
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power which lay in noble affections, in purity
which transcribed anything in man. We edu-
Gated our boys to get living-to hew it, to dig
It, to steal lt-ior many of our boys were edu-
Gated to politics.
Woman bad not fair chance in the indus
trial avocations of life. In this city, the number
of women, mostly single women, employed in
industrial pursuits, could not be less than eighty
thousand directly employed in manufacturing.
Why, here was enough to make vast army
vast city-of itself. He had often thought
that he had rather daughter of his should be
at service in good family, than that she should
be at work in mandatory. In household
service she was sure at least of home and
not liable to be cheated out of that, and abused
perhaps, after she was ruined. This great army
was dependent upon their days labor for their
livelihood. 1t was asked that these eighty thou
sand women, or as many of them as wished,
should have books to read-good books, good
papers, good rooms of resort. The next thing
should be, that they should have time to read.
We must not neglect this, to export so much Of
our cheap gospel-a gospel that was deficient
at home was very cheap, and he didn't wonder
that they wanted to export as much of it as pos
sible.
Now, women, if they would not be in mental
occupations, must have intelligence, and if they
were born so poor as to receive no education,
they must do the best they could. No provis-
ion had been made for them. Had the church
made any? He could only speak for his
church; they had made none. Brother Chaplin
was not here; he begged pardon, Mr.. Chaplin
he had called him Brother Chaplin once before,
and had bombardment for it in the religious
newspapers. But the churches had done nothing.
Some of the largest employers of working wo-
men had already bugun to make their estab-
lishments kind Of artificial family He thought
it the duty of employers to watch over the
women whom they employed. 1t was practical
BILE, and it was profitable. 1t might not be profit
able quite so soon but the fruits which ripened
the quickest did not last the longest.
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HENRY WARD BEECHER ON THE ED.
UCATION OF WOMAN.

We educate our boys. A man must go down
toward poverty in this country as he would fall
through tree. He fell from one branch to
another, and had chance to catch at every one,
and save himself. And what did we educate
woman for? We educated her to be married.
To be sure, she was taught to knit, and she was
taught to sew. Thank Heaven sewing was
about done. The needle was destroyed by a
machine; and though in the transition there
must be much suffering, yet he thought the
banishing of the sword from the earth would not
be SO great gain for humanity as the hanish-
ing of the needle. 1t had caused more suffering
than the sword. Our wiseacres said that woman
must attend to her own sphere. Then let them see
to it that all women are furnished with husbands
they were bound to place her in her sphere. He
held that woman had right to do anything
that it was becoming in a man to do, And most
things that were becoming in men would be
more so in women for where we brought our
rugged force to the work, they brought the
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the Danube in pocket-fask, the rose gardens of
Shiraz in aower-pot, or the signet-ring of Sal
onion ben Daoud to wear in her Chatelaine, she
would believe thee, for did he not promise
me?" If this kind of faith is strong enough
to move mountains, Mahommad would have
done much better if he had commissioned
Ayesha to undertake that miraculous operation
for him, instead of attempting it with his own
skeptical lips.
And Mrs. Fleming kissed Ruth as if to
thank her for the new hope inspired by those
confident words.
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Mr.. Digest, standing little apart, looked on
en- cyftique, phenomenon-hu hunting:
How queenly Mrs. Fleming looks this eve
ming All, Mr.. Congreve, your most obedient
That. dear Convolvulus has so occupied my at
tention this evening, that have been kept away
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-05-05
0nOrtesttr @ailp SPY.

THp FuGGERs OF AUsBURY. These
wealthy bankers were the Rothschilds of
the sixteenth century, and seem to have been
very liberal towards crowned heads. 1t is re-
lated of them that when they entertained the
Emperor Charles ", they warmed his room
with a brasier heated with cinnamon, and
placed in the flames imperial obligations for
large amount, at time when the equity and
gluttenous Emperor would have had difficulty
in paying them by other means, The obliga-
tons were contracted for military expedition
to- Tunis This firm, which was Anthony
Fuggcrs and nephews, moved to Antwerp
about 1916, and then lent to Henry VIII.
9l52, $50 Flemish, which was repaid them,
and they also lent to Edward VI 129, $50 for
ms on security of the city of London. They
used to send, by license of the king of Portu-
gal, factor in each ship that sailed for India,
and owned portion of every cargo of pepper
imported Gnicciardin, in his notice of Ant
werp, styles Fuggers "the prince of mer-
chants, and stated that he died worth 6,000,
900 crowns. In that age complacence to the
rulers was a sort of toll or tribute for protec-
ton from violence and extortion.
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worcester Post omce-summer Arrangement

Mails Close as follows:
Northern Worcester County Vermont and New Hamp-
SHIRE via Worcester Nashua Railroad, at 800 and
are due at 100 D. m.
Fitchburg Lancaster, Leominster, West Boylston Oak
dale, Clinton, Lowell, and Nashua, N H. at 90 M,
and 345 p. M; and due at 9.l5 M. and 100 D. M
9l5 a.
Eastern-(city of Boston, Maine, New Hampshire, and
Vermont $50 and $40 a. H. and H. 10 go and 500
and are due at 500 a. M, $50 and 6.35 p.
Eastern Massachusetts, M, and 500 p M; and
are due at $50 a. m, $50 and $50 p. M
Rhode Island-(EXcept towns the Worcester and
Providence Railroad, $50 m and $50 p and are
due at ~ a. M and $50 p. m.
Way Mail on Providence and Worcester Railroad $3.50 p
IN. and are due at LAO q. m.
Western-(An towns in Massachusetts West of Wor
cester,l $50 a. m, and are due at l2.40p.
Albany, (Western New York and Western States,) 73O
and 400 p and due at II 40 and 1875 p.
Springfield, 1880 n., and 400 p and due $40
a m, u. 40 and l035 p. M.
Hartford, all Connecticut except Windham and New
London counties 1S0 A. and 400 p. and are due
at Il. 40 and 1885 p. m.
Towns line of Norwich and Worcester Railroad, and
New London and Windlam County, Conn., 9.45 IN;
and are due at 9.l5 a.
New York city and Southern States $50 a. m and 400
p. and are due at 3.l0 and 1000 p.
and West Rutland, 80 a. m, and are due at 400
Holden, Rutland North Rutland and 0akhan, $50 D.
m. and are due at SEQ a. m.
Leicester As m, and 430 p. M; and due at 900
Millbury, and West Millbury, g. 80 a. M. and $3.50 D. M
and are due at $40 a. m, and $50 p. m,
Shrewsbury 3l5 p. m and is due at 800 a. m.
Grafton, New England Village, and Cordaville $50
m. and are due at $50 p m.
birmingham, South birmingham, Hopkinton, Ashland
Woodvie, Westboro, Northboro', Southboro' Corda
vile, and Grafton, 1910 p and arc due at 500
Milford, Mendon Holliston, Bolton Berlin. g. 10 o. n
and 500 M; and are due at 500 m. and $50 p.
Office hours from 645 a m. 500 p H. sundays from
1910 TO l2.4Op m. EMORY BANISTER p NJ.