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The Nevada journal., 1859-01-14
Public ADMlxrsrRAroR.-A report

PCBLiC ADMtNISTRATOR.-A report
is afloat that the Public Administrators
of the county. F. H. Nicholson. has ab-
seconded and proven dcfanlter to the
amount of some two thousand dollars.
The money taken was mostly if not all
derived from the estate of S. N. Palmer,
who died at North San Juan.
The facts are these: "a few days ago
the Probate Court ordered the Admin
istrator to pay over. On the 1st day of
January, Nicholson drew what money
he had on deposit with Birdseye & Go /,
for the purpose he said, of complying
with the order of the Probate Judge
On the day the paying over was to have
been done, Nicholson left a note at the
Court House, stating he could not COM
ply with the order at 10 o'clock, the
hour appointed, but would be ready at
2 o'clock. The same iday he went to
Grass Valley, and was taken in buggy
to Iowa Hill, from whicE point We learn
he has not been heard of.
The penal bonds of the Administra-
tor are supposed to be ample to rcim-
bursc tie estate of Palmer. though they
do not meet the requirements of the
statutes by several thousand dollars.
Several times have the securities of
Nicholson been called in question. The
Board of Supervisors demanded of him
additional bonds about a year since.
| The bonds were to be forthcoming with
in certain time. Failing to comply
the Board declared the office vacant.
The Probate Judge interfcred and the
Board, doubtful OF their powers in the
premises, did not pursue the matter fur
ther. Two grand juries afterwards ex-
amined the bonds of the Administrator
and pronounced them insufficient in the
eye ofthe law. The grand juries rec
commended additional bonds. We be-
lieve little attention was given to these
recommendations.
| Here we have another lesson on the
evil of electing irresponsible men to of
! fee. Mr.. Nicholson never should have
been elected to position of trust. By
good luck he has had several small for
tunes fall into his hands, all of which he
wasted in vice. When he became a
candidate before the people two years
ago we asked the pertinent question
through these columns, if mau shonld
be trusted with dead mems money who
could mt or wouldn't take care of his own
The question was propoundsd solely
from a sense of duty we owed the pub
lie, for personally we have been on good
terms with the candidate.
! A question seems to have arisen as to
the validity of his bonds. When the
Board of Supervisors declared the office
vacant his bondsmen, some contend
were released. If so, Palmer's estate
is robbed hopclessly unless the people
oc the county are made responsible for
their unfaithful agent.
The Nevada journal., 1859-01-14

ILLUMINATE HlM.--One DR.. Il. Bev-
erly Cole, whose shingle might once on
time have been seen on Commercial
street, in this city, now resident of San
Francisco, made report some time
since to the State Medical Society
which foully ISLANDERS the mothers, wives,
sisters and daughters of California.
This DIR. Cole says he believes he is
correct in stating that two out of three
of the married or unmarried ladies who
have reached the age of Is years are
tie victims of infamous dissipation
and disease. This yilainous attack
upon the virtue of the sex has gone upon
the record of the Medical Society by
the voluntary act Of the slanderer him
self. 1t ought to be expungcd from that
record and the report Indignantly thrust
back by the Medical Society upon the
villifcr, and he be driven from the pro-
fcssion and from decent society. lie is
no longer fit to consort with men. Let
him take his infamous report undc: his
arm and HE him to the Five Points in
New York, localize his document and
read it to the half putrid wretchcs of his
own stamp that infest the dens of that
God forsaken locality. But first let the
mark of the beast be branded upon him.
The Nevada journal., 1859-01-14


PROTECTION TO PRIMARY MEETINGS.
Gov. Weller, recommends again law
for the protection of the rights Of the
people at primary political meetings
and conventions We wish he had spec
fled the shape in which such e. law is to
be constructed. The object of the wish
ed-for law is to protect meetings of party
from "fraud and violence" In what
manner this is to be done is left for the
ingenuity of, we hope, wiser heads, than
the Governors.
There appears to be but three ways
of thwarting the wishes Of a party at a
primary meeting-riot, ballot box stuff
ing and improper voting. In regard to
the first. we rarely hear of primary
meeting being broken up or seriously dis
turbed by riot; not oftener than the elec-
tion polls are interfered with by the same
cause, Better protect the election-the
whole people first before party. So
far as ballot box-stuffing is concerned it
rarely happens at a primary election
Partisans are vigilant then and detection
must be at the imminent danger of the
perpetrators. And as for improper vo-
ting we see no way of preventing dem
ocrat from voting at a republican meet
ing if he wants to, and nobody knows
him. We hope there is no intent to
pass law which will swear a man to
vote democratic or republican ticket.
Tell lis, somebody how the proposed
law should be shaped.
FEES IN OFFIcE.-We notice in Non
days proceedings of the Assembly, that
Hon. Jno. Caldwell, of this county, gave
notice of bill to reduce the fees in Office
in the county of Nevada. We trust the
bill will be brought forward at an early
day, judiciously drawn, and pushed to
law with all dispatch. A new fee bill
for this county is imperatively deman-
ded.
The Nevada journal., 1859-01-14

MARRIED.-Ou the Ilth inst by Rev. Mr.. Dfy-
den, Alexander NJ Kilbury of Lowell Hill and
Miss Didamry Taylor, of San Francisco.
The Nevada journal., 1859-01-14
Theatre on Monday Evening.

Mrs. Wood with splendid company
will open the Metropolitan Theatre on
Monday night next, on which occasion
new Comedy written expressly for
Mrs. Wood, entitled "An Actress by
Daylight" will be produced for the first
time in Nevada. Perhaps for histrionic
talent no company ever visited this city
who were superior to the troupe accom-
panying Mrs. Wood. Many of them
are stars. There are none better in the
State in their line than A. r. Phelps,
w. H. Stephens, Walter Leman, Bray,
Taylor, Hamilton and Lewis, while Mrs.
Vining, Miss Fredericks and Miss Lane
are no ordinary attractions. AS for that
Queen of Comedy and Song'-Mrs
NJ. U Wood,-there is no more popular
actress on the stage where she has APP
peare1. She has selected the present
troupe with great care ard discretion
solely to treat the people of Nevada with
perfect delineations of character. Since
the advent of Julia Dean Hayne among
us the public have had no such treat as
is in store for them on the coming Of
Mrs. Wood. Doubtless the reception
will be all that the distinguished actress
could wish.
The Theatre is now supplied with n
quantity of dry fuel and will hercafi er
be warmed thoroughly. Heretofore,
owing to green and wet wood, it has
| been sometimes uncomfortably cold
This difficulty will not be Liable to occur
again we are assured.
Mrs. Wood appears for six nights only.
The Nevada journal., 1859-01-14

Coon SHooTING.-Some visionary
chap at Penn Valley, who had been
lucky enough to raise dozen turkeys
during the past season advertised for
grand shooting match on New Years
day, expecting to make small for
tune out of the operation. Attracted
by the chance for sport, Col, Whitman
took down rifle and proceeded to the
spot. He succeeded in bringing home
eight out of the eleven shot for, and
might have added more to the list but
on laying over the eighth, the visiona-
ry owner saw the small fortune in his
eyes grow smaller by degrees and beau
tifully less, and barred the Colonel
out,
The Nevada journal., 1859-01-14

TRIED AT LAsT.-Judge Barbour, in
dicted four years ago for an assault with
intent to do bodily harm on the person
of 0. P. Stidgcr, has at length been
brought to trial. The jury in the case
returned verdict of assault" on Tues
day. at Marysville. The sentence will
be pronounced tomorrow.
The Nevada journal., 1859-01-14

II The Democrat attempts to an
swer our article of last week defining the
difference between Jefferson Davis and
Judge Douglas, on the rights and pow
ers of Territorial Legislature over
slavery, but does not meet us in salts
factory manner Possibly, it may be
our fault. Leaving out our inferences
drawn from the Dred Scott decision
that decision being altogether too fertile
a subject for discussion for our space to-
day-we cannot see that the Democrat
explains in the least the great point we,
in common with many others, want to
arrive at definite conclusions upon
Has the Legislature of Territory the
right to prohibit slavery by positive en-
actments, or not, and what is the real
position of Judge Douglas on this point
is what we are trying to solve. There
seems to be doubt lodged somewt ere
concerning the relations of Judge Doug
las to the great question, which we arc
desirous to see removed. We have al
ways understood that the President in
replying to the Connecticut parsons,
and in his inaugural asserted it as the
plainest of truths which he wondered all
the world did not understand years ago,
they were so glaring and palpable, that
the constitution carries niggers with it
wherever it goes. We have never
known that Judge Douglas, or the De-
mocracy, has taken issue with the Pres
ident on this matter On the contrary,
The inaugural has been confirmed by
the party on all hands as sound Demo-
cratic doctrine. Judge Douglas only
makes an issue with Buchanan on one
point, we undcrstand-that the Lecomp
ton constitution was not an emanation
of the people of Kansas.
Such being our understanding Of the
Democratic doctrine, we want to know
if, after the constitution has carried
slaves into Kansas or amy other Terri
tory, the people or the Legislature can
abrogate the constitution and prohibit
slavery by Territorial law We want a
direct answer to this question. When it
is obtained we hope to have clearer
conception. and perhaps a more favora-
bic opinion of popular sovereignty, than
we have at present,
The Nevada journal., 1859-01-14

MORE BURGLARY AND FILLAINY.--
AT about half past o'clock on Wed
nesday morning the window of the bed
room of Judge Scarls was broken in by
rocks thrown from the ontside by some
body or bodies unknown. The shutters,
glass and portion Of the sash were
driven in, and two rocks about four or
five inches in diameter, fell on the floor.
A small light was burning at the time.
This is the third or fourth time that the
residence of Judge Searis has been Wis
tied by scoundrels within the last few
weeks. On Tuesday morning last the
doors of the house were found OPEN
No other evidence of the entrance Of
robbers during the night were apparent
The doors were thought to have been
carefully boltcd tho evening previous.
The smashing of windows on We'd
nesday morning seems more like the
work of personal enemies than that Of
burglars. 1t however, may have been
done by the latter for some purpose best
known to themselves.
The house of NJ. Davis, keeper of
saloon, at the head of Broad street,
was entered about the same hour on
Wednesday morning through the kitch-
en- windows, and an attemp. made to
break in the door of the room of Mr..
Davis but being braced with a pick
handle the effort did not succeed. Two
men sleeping up stairs were aroused
They came to the top of the stairs but
were threatened by the robbers if they
came down. One Of the men leaped
out of the window. Soon after the
scamps took leave. Nothing of any
value was taken.
The Nevada journal., 1859-01-14

Cold WeatAer-uining. - The un.
paralleled succession of cold, freezing
nights we have experienced these seve-
raj weeks, is having most deleterious
effect upon mining. From every part
of the county VIC hear the same CON-
plants. The water is drying and freez.
ing up, the bitches freeze ard discharge
but little water, and nothing is doing in
mining. Money is consequently scarce
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this consummation. II was supposed that serious
cppostion to If would come from the Northern
Slave States. But the argument IL now beng put
into shape to tell upon them, They must choose
between the revival of the African slave-irade and
becoming themselves lree-Labor people. Withthe
present wa, OF thinking among those who controi
the action Of Virginia, who can doubt, as between
the two, which her choice would be- Let the DEM
ocratie party succeed by hook or by crook, ID ear
Tying the next Presidential election, and We shall see
Immediately afterward the revival Of the African
slaye-trade brought forward as the policy OF that
party. The -iaye-trade was abolished under the
idea that il would carry With il the whole institu
ton of Slavery, and it, revival will BE- pressed on
the opposite ground, tina: only BY reyiving IT can
the institution of Slavery be preserved at least IN
the Northern Slave States
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LYMAN TREMAIN.

We perceive that Attorney General Iremain Is
engaged in making speeches throughout the State
in behalf of his own election, which he has an un-
doubted right 10 do provided he does not mean TO
claim compensation from the State for these
speeches in the form OF extra services as he did last
Winter for performing his official duties In one or
two capital cases. Ii he should put in such claim
We trust he will be defeated as he then was, BY
the frmness of Gov. Morgan, who came to the
rescue of the Constitution against the persistent at
,acks of the chief law officer of the State. BY the
way, why has Gov. Morgans letter to the Attorney
General never been published VIII Dir. Tremain'
or some one else, favor US with copy or 10
the Attorney General ashamed of it should
Nr Tremaiu find his time too much occu-
pied in the pending canvass 10 attend to this little
request, perhaps our amisble friends of The Atas
+ 1reus would be Kind enough 10 step into the
Attorney Generals office, where they will Of course
find the Governors letter on file, and procure copy
for ns. But should the Governor, in some moment
Of generous good nature, be induced by the per-
sussye eloquence of the Attorney General, to re-
verse his Just decision and allow Mr. Tremain's lit
tie bills for extra legal services desire to protest
in advance against the fact being used BY the At
torne. General, on he stump or elsewhere, Is On
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The Election in MARYLAND yesterday is repre-
sented by the Geographic reports to the Associated
Press as having been characterized BY extraord!-
nary violence and outrage on the part of the DOM
nan, party. The details given do not fully justify
the partisan complexion gwen to these cutrages BY
the telesrapher, whose preiudces are notoriously
strong. II is certain, however, that disgracefu
scenes were snacted-that two or three persons
were MORALLY and several severely wounded,
and that the so-callcd " Reiormers' gave up the
contest before night, alleging that they were al
lowed 10 fair chance OF course, Messrs. II.
WINTER DAVIS and j. MORRISON HARRIS are
turned TO Congress. (House.)
The new Legislature will pretty certainly be ear
RED against the Americans" so called, and We
trust it viii thoroughly investigate these alleged
outrages in Baltimore, expel every member re-
turned BY violence, and enact laws which viii eff
iectually and forever prevent Illegal Voting and
secure every Legal Voter in the full and peaceful
enjoyment. Of his rights. Let the work be thor
oughly done and the remedy as broad as the dis
ease. Ii only for the credit of Republican institu
tons and TO dssbuse the public mind Of perversions
ard cxaggerationS, We insist on the fullcs. nvesti
cation AID the mos, decisive action on the part of
the new Maryland Legislature.
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THE PARTY OF FRAUD.

For more than twenty years past, we have done
wha, We could 10 stop Illegal Voting and render
its recurrence impossible. Generally, when our
political friends have had the power, they have
sympathized with and cooperated in those efforts.
Al that has been done 10 render Illegal Voting not
only dangerous but impracticable, has been done on
this side Never, 10 the Scst of our remembrance,
has Democratic ute been given in the Legisa.
ture of our State in favor of any bill intended TO
prevent doub!e-yo,ing or voting by those not en-
titled TO the Right If Suffrage. The Aibany irgas,
We rejoice 10 see. parades the vote of last Winter
on tie Registry Law, showing that not one Demo
crat in either House supported the measure. So
il has been, so il viii ever be. They
cayl at this or that detail, find iau
with one provision or another. but It Is TO the
object and effect of any measure of Registration
that they are really opposed. If the provisions
a Registry bin are stringent they pronounce the
amesure unconstitutional and threaten to nullfy it;
il more lax, they declare il farce and assert tha
il was not intended to prevent Illegal voting. No
bill ever was or ever can be drawn that obstruct
Illegal voting that they would not oppose to the
utmost. And the reason is very plain the great
majority Of those who could be tempted TO vote
Illegally, will usually vote the Democratic ticket il
they vote at all. The doube-voters and bsllot-box
styacrs arc mainly Of that school. The cunning
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srgumer. to sustain his absurd charges Of kePuD-
hcan extravagance and plunder.

III. Erpr,ss afects Il great horror OF primary
elections ard nominating conventions IL aPP'''S
10 lis readers 10 break the states. and " suasn
..the machines" But of all . states, ana III
machines" those of The EIprrss Itself are the
most worthy Of being smashed and broken Inc
nominations of the Republican and the Democratic
parties represent real principles and serious pubic
controversies; those of the know-Nothinss repre-
sent nothing but personal snmcsties, Pri'ste
pioue.. and black mail levied N al the csndi-
dates Who are weak enough 10 pay IT, Those VINO
wish to devote themselves TO the smashing and
breaking business. viii therefore b. safe IN using
their vote, 10 finish and bury cut of sight the
efete and corrupt party Of which The ETPrs' Is
the mouthpiece.
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The People of Kansas recently poned 1882
votes on the ratification of their New Constitution
larger number, We believe, than was ever before
po.led in Territory a similar occasion. Ore
gon. now in the Union, and which had Senators and
Representative in the last Congress. has never
polled anything like that number. Yet II Is known
that. owing to the lack Of excitement and ct per-
sonal interest in the question TO De decided, not
more than two-thirds of the legal voters IN Kansas
voted a. this Election. We believe the poll at the
approaching State Election cannot fall much II any
below 90 600 l. not here reason enough to Justify
the instant admission Of the new State ought IL
10 be DELAYED even week after the appearance oil
the Members, with proper credentials, at wash
ingtonl
just one word more:
Sneers at bleeding Kansas Ia phrase, We be-
Eeve, of their own conage) and TRADES against the
course of the Republicans of the Free States with
regard To Kansas affairs, form the staple ol man!
Democratic harangues and leading articles-"ere
The principal stock in trade of that concern PRIOR TO
their Old Brown" windfall. How do these gen.
tlemen relish. how do they account for vote In
Kansas of 10. $50 for to 5,4lI against the New
Constitution, That Constitution was the work eS-
clusyely of Republicans; every Democratic mem-
Der Of the Convention refused to sign IL; and 1t was
bitterly opposed to the last by the Democratic jour
mails, stumpers and voters. Yet the vote is nearly
two to one in favor of its ratification. Considering
tat Kansas lies right behind Democratic Pro-
Slavery Missouri, aud its few pioneer settlements
rams when the Nebraska bill passed, and for some
time thereafter, are not here some undenable facts
badly in need OF Democratic explanation
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interruptions politicians by trade. who mAksa bust
peas Of swelling their partys vote BY fraud. are
mainly Democrats If Five Thousand Illegal
Votes are poIled at any election, there VIII De
Four Tbou.snd more Democratic majority OF that
elec..op than there would have been had the vote
been strictly honest. The managers oil lnal parry
know this. and shape their course accoruilg!'
We sppeal, Therefore, 10 al who like honest
voting and desire to be ruled by legal voters alone
TO vote and work for the Republican tcke' lhl'
Fall. We appeal especially to those citizens VIZ"
Joined the American party with new 10 REFORM
irHy the frauds aud abuses which had often maze
the Right of Suffrage a mockery and snare. We
appeal 10 al such 10 STAND BY TIE PARTY WHICH
ENACTED AND WHICH ALONE WILL UPHOLD The
REGISTRY. If the Democrats triumph In the pend
ing Election they are pledged TO repeal IT. and this
is one Of tie pledges which they viii keep, because
they are certain to profit BY recpenlng the
food.gates Of Illegal Voting. You can Judge
BY the way they have executed The law IN
this CITY. what chance it will have in their hands
The Republicans on the other hand, If triumphant
will improve the law wherever experience shall have
shown that improvement is possible, simplify it, Sc
cure it, Efficient working but they will steadiastly
uphold iis principle and adhere TO its purpose
They know they have majority OF the Legal
Voters, and they don't want any others polled.
Men who love fair play and honest elections we
nplorr you 10 stand by the Registry
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BosTos, "wednesday, Nov. ? $50
The Hon. Jacob Sleeper has declined the liquor
agency rendered him by Gov. Bank, in place Of Geo.
l.. Burnham, resigned.
liz the trot to-day between Flora Temple and Prin-
Gees, the former in three straight heats. Time,
2:<S, 2:3l, aud 2:23,.
Frederick Douglass expected to lecture in the
Fraternity Course last night, but in letter TO the
chairman, stated that be should not appear, not
sdering il eae for him to be in Boston just now HIS
pTe.eEt Whereabouts was not stated.
The Royal Mail steamship Europa sailed this noon
with passengers for Liverpool aud IA for Halifax,
ard $at ,LCo in specie.
Tie Orthodox Church, at Lincoln, Mase., was to-
tally destroyed BY FIRE last night. Loss, 5000.