The Nevada Democrat., 1859-01-19
Eastern News Items.

inotop correspondent of the s. r. BuILin says "Sena
tor Bigler has endeavorng to moy the wrath Of
the President against the Little Gantgeny insinuatng
that he did not interfere because he cared copper about
the political of Douglas but because he feared r
reievable disaster to the party should the Illinois Sena
Tor be driven into the ranks Of the 0ppositionan event
NOT not unlikely to follow his ostracism by the admins
tration The President it is said. exhibited some signs
of elenting intimating Mr. Bglcr that reconciliation
between the Administration and Douglas not i'm
nossble thing and that he should really like to see
but before he would take the first step toward
that reconciliation the Illinois Senator must cut loose
from both Col Forney and Mr. Broderck "Biter has
been his warfare upon me" said Buchanan douglas has
never descended gross personalities as Forney and the
California Senator have" To this burst Of feeling, Mr.
Bger replied that if the reconciliation sought depended
upon the contingency which the President had named he
feared it would be accomplished Douglas he con-
tipued was not the man to desert his friends in emer
0ency and even IL he was he would nevertheless cling
to Forney to the hitter end These words seemed to have
touched the President in very tender point for 1t is said
he Rercey responded ''Then let Douglas look to his
friends With me, Il is to the knife" And war to
the knife It been Douglas has already fallen under
the Official Ak and Broderiek has been osracsed by the
party at the command Of the President"
SLAVERY IN NEBRASKA TERRITORIAL bill to
abolish slavery in Nebraska introduced at the session
Of the Territorial Legislature which has just concluded
The report of the minority Of the committee to which 1T
was referred recommends the indefinite posponement OF
bill on ground that such legislation is unnecessary
savery" says the report Oes not exist in this Terri
tory in any practicable FORM and cannot exist without
Affirmative egisat ton recognizing the right of property
slaves regulating the mode Of protecting and con-
trolling them and of enforcing that right The abstract
right under the Constitution which is claimed by is
in fact only an inchoate right which have pract
cable Importance in the absence local police regulation
upon that subiec The authors the report think that
by leaving subject strenuousy alone Nebraska will
grow old in her of glory and the word Slavery Ell
her for positive negative purposes will never disgrace
the fsr pages of her statute-book.
A DOUBLE ELoPEMENr.-Th Cleveland (Ohio)
lai,dealer of recent date records the following: "a
young German the West side eoped with his employ
er's wife and went to Grand Rapids Michigan, where
they were married. The interesting pair took all the
available articles the house with them such spoons
linen etc. The bereaved husband took matters cooly,
about his business and made outward show Of
grief Last week his wife having become sick OF her new
husband left him and returned to her old one fetching
back with her the spoons linen etc Old husband qui-
etly welcomed her back to his bosom, and the woman
congratulated herself the pleasant upshot OF her fool
ishness. But 'phancy her phelinks" when awakening
Sunday morning she asceraned that her husband had
eoped the night with tho hired girl the pair taking
with them the spoons nen ets tothcr pair had done
before them"
MAN WITH HIS HEART ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF
HIS BoDY.-A day or two ago, man died who had been
for months inmate of one of our hospitals and
whose disease had exhibited such peculiar and unknown
symptoms to bae the greatest skill OF the best phys
clans Under the circumstances 1t was deemed adyisa
bic to make post -mortcm examination, when 1t
found that in the dia phram large hole, and that
the intestnes had been forced and had pressed the
heart from its natural position to the right side of
his body where it had performed its functions for several
years the man himself having been prevented from his
daily labor only for the last few months How the pa
tient could have survived such length Of time, with
such a subvered system is marvellous, and is the first
instance the kind understand that has to the
knowledge of the edcal profession Gin Enquirer
"HGGHER LAW" IN SOUTn CARoLINA.-The
Lancaster South Carolina, Ledger contains the following
the action of the Grand Jury in the SLAYER
Echo case: The evidence this case necessessari
" plain that the Grand Jury could do otherwise
than find true bill but after taking day to consider,
they acted in accordance with Grseatng sentiment
which centres about Columbia and which is ripe for any
rash incorporate higherlaw spirit which
has not the merit Of originality for inn
itators Of Massachusetts, The act of 1929 may be
righteous law, it may be unconstitutional but with
neither of these propositions has jury anything to do
they should take the they find it, and in the pecu
liar instances under consideration, doubt executive
clemency would have averted its terrible exactons."
GOLD MINES IN NEBRASKA Accounts have
been received of the discovery of gold mines Cherry
creek in the western part of Nebraska Territory. The
Omaha Republican OF Nov oath says "A party direct
from Cherry creek reached city Monday evening
last having through in twenty one days from their
camping grounds at the mouth of that stream They
port the roads good order all the streams brdged and
camping grounds handy the whole way 1t is
tanned how much of the precious metal they had but
satisfied they were pretty we'll supplied. We were
shown of the gold in its native state and must say
almost felt like starting for the promised land. por
on of the gold brought by this company yesterday
tested by Dr. Clark of city, who pronounccs it equal
If not superior to any gold found in California"
The COMMITTEES ON TERRrToRIEs.-Th follow
ing the vote in the u s. Senate the motion to
Senator Douglas from the Charmanhp of the Commit
tee on Territories
Bright Brown Clay, Davis, Durkee Fitch, Fitzpatrick
Green, Gwin, Hammond. Hunter Iverson, johnson of
Ienn Jones. Kennedy, Mason, Pearce Polk Rice Reid,
Sebastian Shields, Slidell Stuart, Thompson of N J
Ward, Wright-31.
NAYs-Nessrs Bell, Broderick, Cameron, Chandler,
Clark, Colamer Dixon Doote. Fessenden Foot Foster
Hale, Hamin, Harlan, King, Seward Simmons, Trum-
bull, Wade Wilson--20.
ABsENr-Messrs. Crittenden, Douglas, Houston John
SON of Ark, Pugh, Sumner Thompson of Ky, Toombs,
Yulee, Mallory.
OFFICIAL VOTE OF IowA.-The following is
the official vote of Iowa. at the late election for members
of Congress ..-
DISTRICT.
Curtls, hep... ................2 rs 52o
Trimble, Dem. ................2 % 929
Curts' Majority, ............ GOO