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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-05

oils, 1c.-Linseed, Sperm, Solar, Train,
~ Neatsfoot, Boiled Linseed; Spirits Turnpen-
tine; Ethereal Oil; Putty; Window Glass, &C., for
sale by j. LEADBEATER son,
4th mo 81 Stabler's Old Stand
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-05

- EMOVAL.--KIN / BREIN have
IL removed to the large and comm"dious Brick
Warehouse, No :. Of Ming and MON STREETS,
where they intend keeping general assortment of
GROCERIES. WINES. and LIZ UKh, 10 which
they invite the attention Of dealcr..
They solicit consignment Of sll kinds oi col y
TRY PRODUCE. They also offer their services
10 receive and forward Goods NH D.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-05

TNLAVORING EXTRACTS Extract Lemon,
L Vanilla. Peaches. Rose. Pine Apple. RasP-
berry. Strawberry. Orange &c. &C.. received and
for sale by HENRY COOK o.,
sn12 Satepta Hall.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-05

4 NOPARTNEkSHlP.--W have this day form
- ed c"purtnefshtp under the aaue and style
81 ALBERT ". GRAY 4 co, tor the purpose Of
conducting the COMMISSION and FORWARD
M BUSINESS. III all lis branches. W- have
d.ed that large threr-,lory hrc-pro"r brick
house, uu the northeast corner Ut HOG and alter
streets, opposite Me.,rs. Gray. Miller { Go. We
will keep a stock Of GROCERIES,, PLASTER.
SALT. FISH. Gt'ANn and SEEDS, suitable for
the wants Of the farmers AMI Mill owners. We
will pay particular attention the forwarding of
Goods committed 10 our care
ALBERT " GRAY
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-05

NJHUUITINN BNVI
lOs King ST. 3 door below the Marshall HOu.-
Alexandria Va. tub i1-u
The Nevada journal., 1859-04-08

Valuable Paper.-The Sacramento
Union, of Tuesday, is the most valuable
paper that has come to our hands in
many long day. 1t contains the great
debate entire on slavery in the terrific
ries in the Senate, February 23d. This
debate will be the text book of parties
in the next Presidential canvass and is
especially valuable on that account. 1t
occupies az columns of the Union -
Such enterprise deserves the highest
reward.
The Nevada journal., 1859-04-08
Sllerif'S Sale.

w HEREAS on the Sd day of March 1852 final
Judgment and decree was rendered in tho
District Court of the Fourteenth Judicial District
OF the State OF California in and for tho county of
Nevada in favor of VIM. J. Westerfeid and against
Samuel H. Warheld, for the sum of Five Hundred
and twenty-five 95-l00 dollars, with interest on the
SAID sums at the rate of three per cent per month
from the rendition ofjudgment until paid together
with alleosts of suit And whereas on the said 3Oth
day day of March 1889 it was ordered and decre.d
by the sald.court that the mortgage set forth IN
plainti complaint be foreclosed and the property
therein described to-wt The undivided one-haif
OF hye mining claims, located IN Sweetland's Min
ing District township of Bridgeport, county of Ne
yada, State Of California, said claims being s.ua
ted on Sweetland's creek, and commencing at tho
upper end of o. Evans claims running thence up
SAID creek five hundred feet, less to within
feet OF the mouth of Manzanita Gulch, sad claims
being known and designated as the Beck 4 Co.'S
claims together with all sluices, tools, implements
cabins and appurtenances belonging to or connec-
ted with said claims be levied upon and sold to sat-
isfp SAID Judgment interest and COSTS and the pro.
ceeds thereof applied to the pay ment of said suns
of money aforesaid.
Notice is hereby given that will expose to pub
nc sale, all the above described property, 10 the
highest bidder for cash. in front ofthe Court House
door, in Nevada city, On SATURDAY, the 30th day
Of April A. D. 1859, between the hours of 10 clock
A. NJ and P. NJ.
1852 S.W RoRrNC Shor;e
BY ED. BURRRIL. Deputy
The Nevada journal., 1859-04-08

every ounce ofthe gold he had acquired
by gambling, and then had drunk to
drown thought. While drunk, he was
incit ed by "that man" (pointing to a
fellow prisoner) to rob box which his
tempter knew of. This the person
pointed at stoutly denies, but while
awaiting the execution of the sentence
lthirty-nine lashes) offers to tell where
his share of the money is to be found, if
they will only remit part of his sem
tence. The jury re-assemble, and re
duce the sentence accordingly, as re-
CARDS the first and second criminal.
Next morning, ill rain and wind, the
sheriff leads out his victims they are
tied hand and foot to tree scourged till,
when cast loose, they lie half flaming,
ourled up sick and moaning. Ther are
hardly allowed to stay in town till their
wounds heal, and one dies. The others
creep off. and go, l know not whe:e. l
was not, let me add, present at the exc
cution.
The Nevada journal., 1859-04-08
CITIZHN.

Supreme Court Records Tho assembly
passed an act on Tuesday, giving to the
Supreme Court Reporter access to the
decisions of the Court The Union SAYS
as the Court has the power to construe
laws according to its own pleasure, and
having already intimated its power to
control its own decisions against all en-
croachments from any source, the Re-
porter will have hard time obtaining
the records, Notwithstanding the act of
the Legislature.
The Nevada journal., 1859-04-08
Sllcrif'S Sale.

w HEREAS, on the 9th day of April A. ID. 1859,
final judgment and decree wa rendered in
the District court of the Fourteenth Judicial Dis
trct of the State of California in and for the conn
ty OF Nevada, and in favor of John b. Hunter aud
against II. Rees, David Griffith. Evan Williams and
llam Roberts for the sum of One Thous and and
Eighty three 33-l00 Dollars. with interest on the
said sum at the rate of ten per cent per annum
from the rendition of Judgment until aid together
with all costs of suit. And whereas on the 9th Jov
the said court that the mortgage set forth in plain
tlffs complaint be toreclosed, and the property
therein described to-wit That certain lot and r,r-
Gel OF mining ground, situated at Relief Hill in the
township of Eureka. (now BloomGeld.) county Of
Nevada, State of California, lying between ':ho
claims heretofore known as the McCurdy 4 Cos
claims, and the claims known as the King claims,
The claims hereby conveyed consists of $50 feet
front, and extends back To- the centre of the Ridg,
and are known as Hunters claims No. !, together
with all and singular the rights, purchases, prvi-
lescs and appurtenances thereunto belonging or IN
anywise appertaining be levied upon and .old TO
satisfy said Judgment, interest and costs, md tho
proceeds thereof applied to the payment Of .nid
sums of money aforesaid
Notice is hereby given that will expose to quo
lie SALE all the above described property. to tho
highest bidder for cash. in front of the Court House
door, in Nevada city. on SATURDAY, 30tL day Of
April 1859, between the hours of 10 o'clock and
Pm.
Given under my hand this 7th day of March
1859.
s.w. BORING, Sheriff.
Per Ed. Burrel Deputy
The Nevada journal., 1859-04-08

~ The Placerville Register says
ever since the establishment of the
Standard the Weavervilie Journal has
been lauding the new champion to the
skies. In its issue of Thursday last,
the Standard gives Mcdonald fright
full cat-bauling, on account of a contri-
button which that gentleman has recent
ly furnished to the Hesperian magazine
Take care, Mr.. Standa,d- you get
the Trinity man, the three Hesperides,
and another lady after you, they'll give
you gowdy.
The Nevada journal., 1859-04-08

A MAGNIFICENT METEoR.-On Mon
day morning last, at about s o'clock, a
most magnificent meteor was observed
in the north and passing rapidly to the
west, leaving long trail of light behind.
The disc was half the size of the moon
at full, and of remarkable brilliancy.
1t was visible several seconds, and pass
ed out of sight in the western horizon.
Since writing the above, we have met
the following description of the same
aerolite in the s. f. Bulletin, of Mon
day:
cat about ten minutes past 8 o'clock
this morning, several persons standing
near Stockton street, North Beach, saw
a brilliant arolite, with silvery train,
or "tail," coursing the northern sky. Its
apparent diameter was nearly half that
of the moon, with points or shadows on
the surface, like scum or dross from a
molten substance. gliding off the head
to the tail or luminous streak behind
The sun was shining very brightly at
the time, and not a cloud to be SEEM
No report or explosion was heard fol-
lowing the disappearance. as is some
times the case with these phenomena" p"
The Nevada journal., 1859-04-08

Sacing Court Expenses and Lamyer's
Fees.-Two miners got into a general
fight on Tuesday, near the saw mill of
}. n. Turner, about some mining ground
both claimed. 1t was finally agreed to
eud the jaw and fight it out pugnis ct CAL
ci6as. Accordingly divesting them
selves of shooting irons, at it they went.
They fought about ten minutes "'Nufr'
settled the muss.
The Nevada journal., 1859-04-08
Dissolution.

'I'HE Co-Partnership hcreiafore existing between
between Geo. O. Kilbourne and VIM Kent in
the name and style of Geo. o. Kilbourle Co,
is this day dissolved by mutual consent. All do.
mands against the aforesaid firm will be liquidatcI
by Wm. Kent, and all debts due thereto will bs
received and receipted for by him.
G. O. KMrornxE,
HM. KENT.
VIM. Kent will continue to carry on the business
of selling Drugs. Medicines, &C.. at the old stand
An experienced and competent pcrsen will have
charge of the dispensing department. ard ply
sicians aud the public may rely upon having pre-
scriptions accurately and carefully compounded.
NeYnda. Anril ISi0-2w
The Nevada journal., 1859-04-08
The Bible i'm Schools.


Ed. Journal There is a report cur
rent on the street that our Trustees have
prohibited and banished the Bible from
the public school of the city. When the
report first began to be circulated. l, in
common with others believed it an as
persion upon the characters of the indi-
viduals having the hiring of teachers in
charge, or probably an April-fool hoax.
and l accordingly paid little attention
to it. But. sir, it is fact The truth
has been forced upon me at last. The
Bible is 6amished from the school.
The circumstances attending this af-
fair, it is proper to make public. wish
to cast no odium upon the gentlemen
who have done this thing. They are
men who can, perhaps give reason for
the faith that is in them. and l, for one,
would be glad to learn in what particu-
lar the teachings of Christ are unfit for
children to read. Can purer morals be
found anywhere than inculcated in the
life and precepts of the Savior If so
we trust our Trustees will be able to pro-
duce the book and name of the author !;
or failing in which, demonstrate the i'm
propriety of children reading the Gospels
and the pernicious effects arising from
such reading. Great and good men have
recognized the salutary effects upon
themselves of reading the Scriptures in
their youths. Perhaps our Trustees
have better light than that derived frow
such experience. In this age of pyog-
ress it would not be surprising. But let
it not be concealed under bushe.
The facts are, that Mr.. Stratton was
importuned by one of the Trustees to
make an application for the public
school. He was told that there was no
difficulty in obtaining it if he would maxi e
an effort, as others of the committee were
favorable to him. Accordingly he made
a written application, which was passed
on and the impression left on his mind
that the school was his to a certainty.
But on being asked ifhe would use the
Bible i'll school. he replied that he would
use the Gospels. or portions of the New
Testament, and he would not have the
school if deprived of that privilege
He was told the committee would de-
termine upon the matter and decide in a
few days. The committee applied to
Mr.. Jennings to take the school, and
receiving from him promise to Danish
the Testament from the school room, he
was elected to the post.
1t is proper to state that Mr.. J. II.
Helm, one of the Trustees, was not pres
ent and took no part in the transaction.
The gentlemen participating are repor-
ted to be VIM. +. Anderson, DR.. Over
ton and l. j. Rolfe, and from them the
public expect defense of their course.
1t is novel one for this place and, in
the minds of many needs defense. No
injustice can result to them by putting in
print what is talked OF extensively in
private families and on the street. On
the contrary an opportunity is thus fair
ly offered to allay some little feeling in
the matter, and quiet discomfort which
has arisen.
CIrIyvN
The Nevada journal., 1859-04-08
Politics i'm Town Elections.

In so small town as this we regard
the interference of political parties to
control the election for local officers, as
unwise to say the least. OF what ac-
count is it that good and substantial
citizen entertains this or that view of
the doctrine Unpopular sovereignty Is
he any the less fit to discharge the du-
ties of trustee or marshal because he is
an adherent of Douglas, or the friend
of Hunter, or political admirer of Sew
ard In little community like this,
for the purpose ofpreserving good neigh
borhood, if nothing more, it would seem
more rational to have all good, tax-pay-
ing citizens come together in concord
and select their agents for discharging
public duties for the coming year with
out distinction of party.
We learn that the Douglas men, so
called, have decided to run city ticket
of their own and have established a
test Of qualification at the primary meet
ing. They DO it as Democrats. Now
it is a well understood fact that the
Democrats of that stripe have not a ma
jority of all the honest votes of the city.
There are great many Republicans,
Americans and old line Wings who vo-
ted the Douglas ticket last fall, but who
do not and will not recognize themselves
as Democrats in city election. They
are free thinkers and free actors, and
will not couBtenance nonsense in local
and unimportant election. 1t is bad
move. this establishment of tests and
prescription of neighbors for no yalua-
ble political or social consideration. A
mans man if his qualifications for a
petty office are overlooked by the fugle-
men of party, and as such will receive
the support of men.
BEErs.-We observed at the Variety
| Market, q day or two since, beet which
/ yve;shpd - 1 '-o.71ls
The Nevada journal., 1859-04-08

UThe editor ofthe Nevada National
lets out the fact that he is a member of
the order of |. O. D. T. and itaIicizes the
announcement, on account If its impor-
tance, possibly. He says inithe same
connection that we have an advertise
ment Of the celebration on the 26th,
while HE would charge nothing for ma
king the thing public. If the editor is
in distress why don't he give the hail
ing sign!
The Nevada journal., 1859-04-08

"THE Roll Is CALLED."-Our Le-
compton friends appear to have no bow
els of compassion, no temporizing policy
in them. The action of their State
Committee at Sacramento if recognized
and followed up throughout the State
will have tendency to make the divis-
ion in the ranks of the democracy a
permanent one. The test there estab-
lished will drive every Douglas demo-
crat to his knees or out of the party
We imagine we sec some of our valient
acquaintances, leaders in the popular
sovereignty army of last fall, on their
marrow bones, suing for place in the
party 1t is either humble surrender
or strenuous opposition. The roll is
called, and the soldiers must take sides
forever:
Who will be traitor, knave?
Who will fill a towards grave?
Who so base as be slave2
Let him git up and git
The Nevada journal., 1859-04-08

THE EARLIEsT.-ToG Geo. w. Welch
we are under obligations for the earliest
papers by the Golden Age.
Freeman & Co., favored us with the
Southern Citizen, Irish News and ether
publications from Stratman, McGinn &
Co., San Francisco.
We are also indebted to j. E. Ham
lin for completion of Atlantic files.
The Nevada journal., 1859-04-08
SUPPLEMENTAL GIFT ENTERTAIN

SUPPLEMENTAL GIFT ENTERTAIN
MENT.-We understand that the tickets
to q. w. Young's Gift Entertainment
are all sold, and there is a demand for
more. To accommodate the wants of
the public, Mr.. Young has been induced
to offer separate supplemental list of
Sc first rate prizes, among which are
eight watches, chains, pins, &c. The
distribution comes eff on the same oc-
casion as the other already advertised.
For list of the prizes, &C., see adver-
tisement.
The Nevada journal., 1859-04-08

In the District Court Fourteenth Judicial District
j. III. Gillenwator vs.. G. A. Duval.
A LII PERSONS holding claiming Liens on
the premises of Defendant situated on Main
street, in Grass Valley. are hereby notified to bo
and appear IN the above court on MONDAY, AprH
18th. 1859, at ~ A. NJ, and exhibit then and her,
the proof of said Liens.
J. II. GILLENWATER.
BY c. W. Hill, Deft's Atty (npStdD
The Nevada journal., 1859-04-08
Notice of Dissolution.

THE C0Partnership heretofore existing be-
L tween the undersigned as +. B. Comstock
Il Co., have dissolved by mutual consent. All per
sons having demands against US vii please present t
them to G. Jacobs for payment
fss- All persons indebted to said firm arc re-
quested TO make payment or before the l.t day
of May, 1859, their accounts will be left with
the proper officer for collection.
Z. B. COMSTOCk,
G. JACOBS.
Rough 4 Ready, April 6, lSj0-iw
The Nevada journal., 1859-04-08

~ The good people of Cincinnati
have in contemplation the erection of a
church for outcasts. No other thar
courtezans are to be allowed to attend.
Five hundred dollars have been sub
scribed and a clergyman has signifed
his willingness to become the spiritual
instructor in the edifce. It's G hris-
tian idea.
The Nevada journal., 1859-04-08

~ A correspondent of the San Jose
Tribnne says "Nowhere is there to be
found lovlier or more sociable maidens
than in Santa Clara Valley"
Send your correspondent up this way
Mr.. Tribune, and we'll soon convince
him that he is laboring undcr a de-
lusion.
The Nevada journal., 1859-04-08

CI. kim .. - OuI HclS SuDol Ade
discovered that the Irish celebrate with
joy and gladness the day of St. Patrick's s
death They drink whisky, twirl the
shillaly, fiddle. limp and scrape it,
and have glorious time generally in
commemoration of the death of their
Saint. And the commonly received i'm
preston among the Irish is, says our
erudltc nelghbor that they rejoice on
the 18th Of March because ST Patrick
is supposed to have died on that day
Well, we are glad the question is settled
at last and so much to the credit of our
Irish friends
The Irish poet who went into ecsta-
sizes on St. Patrick's day, and found vent
in the following verse with many others
too numerous to quote, appears to have
been ignorant of the commonly received
impression" Never mind he will be
guilty of no more such bulls, since the
Nevada Democrat has undertaken to
straighten the crooked paths of Irish
mythology:
Rejoicing over St. Patrick's day, our
poet through the columns of the San
Joaquin Republican, takes too much po-
etical license or falls into an error with
regard to his national anniversary
'And in the breath we will joy to the morning
That gave to his country so honord birth
Altho twas Be Cora ominous warning,
To toads and the sarpints that poster the earth.
MORE CALIFORNIA Books. From H
II. Bancroft & Co., publishers, we have
received two works from the pen Of DR.
Scott, viz: esther, the Hebrew Per-
sian Queen" and "Samson, the Hebrew
Hercules" The latter we have hither.
to reviewed. The former is new book
from the press, and is attracting some
attention from the reading portion Of
our population. Like most of the writ.
ings of DIR. Scott, illustrative Of Bible
history, this volume combines about all
that can be found in the records of sa.
cred and profane authors which can help
to make the subject in hand interesting
The Reverend Doctor causes Esther t.
"point moral and adorn a tale" profi
table for the young ladies of the land
to study.
These volumes may be had at the
counter of J r. Hamlin, of the Broad
Street Bookstore, at S1,50 each about
$50 pages. Good books for any body
to read. The worldly may get theil
moneys worth in the historical facts
introduced the religious in the fine
moral conveyed.
The Nevada journal., 1859-04-08

Mr. PARTON, the biographer of Aaron
Burr, is preparing for the press life of
Andrew Jackson. We see it stated that
his researches in Nashville for materials
have been very successful. In two or
three days he discovered such a mass
of fmatter that the mere copying involved
an expenditure of SI5O.
The Nevada journal., 1859-04-08

- The Shasta Courier says Charles
Camden, of the Tower House." near
that place has gone with his family to
the Atlantic States and Europe. We
knew him in this State, when, if the
cabin passage to Europe had been four
bits, he couldn't have gone in the
steerage half way. Glad of his luck.
He's clever fellow.
The Nevada journal., 1859-04-08

The Sacramento Standard thinks tho
subject of Territorial governments is a
good deal of an abstraction. In other
words the matter of the Nebras
ka bill is founded on the baseless fabric
of vision. We concur in the opinion.
Nobody has yet been able to make the
question plain and Ineligible.
The Nevada journal., 1859-04-08

sg The Democrat once more has the
unblushing effrcntery to CRATE the pub
lie ear with its senseless jargon about
the Griffin case. Will no one give its
editor + cent to hold ? The silly coot
attempts to prove his lies by an allusion
TO trilinS verbal error which occurred
in the Journal but was corrected in eff
feet in the same sentence i'll which it oc-
cured.
Last week the Democrat reported us
with saying we "did not care whether
we had told the truth in the Griffin mat
ter or not" We hurled the shameless
falsehood back in the teeth Of the mis-
crea1t. He now attempts to palliate
his crime by crawling out of very
small orifce as is his custom when in a
tight place, The error of ours alluded
to above, on which the Democrat rests
the whole matter in controversy, was in
using the term granddaughter" for "mur-
der in the second degree" in speaking
Of the crime of Griffin. The term used
was that designating the crime of Grlf-
fin had it occurred in some of the other
states. The latter was The proper one
for this state. That ii was slip of the
pen OH our part, and done with no de-
sign to 'create an impression" that the
offense was 'trifling oDe," is proven in
the same sentence, where we informed
the public that the guilty man had
been sentenced to the State Prison for
fifteen gears.
The Democrat calls this a "studied
attempt" to "create false impression"
In alluding to this charge of the Demo-
crat some time since. we said we did not
"care' about the error as every intelli-
gent man who read it could not be de-
ceived in the least thereby, for the term
of the sentence-rIFTEEN YEARs-was
a sufficient correction Of itself. Not a
reasonable man in the whole world could
have tortured the lapsus penne in the
connection it occurred into remote at
tempt on our part to create an impress
sion favorable in the least to Griffin OF
his keepers. Yet the Democrat has been
driven to such a pitch of desperation as
to make use of our declaration that we
"did'nt care" about the error of a word,
and to torture it into a general indiffer-
ence, the Democrat said had been an
nourced by us, whether we told the
truth in the Griffin case or not"
We take this opportunity to thus show
up the miserable subterfuges of most
pusillanimous sheet and quit the tire
some subject forever, to the great relief
of the public as well as ourselves. The
game is now played out. The Demo-
crat has saved the biackest and smallest
card in the pack to play last and is vel
come to all it can take with it.
The Nevada journal., 1859-04-08

APRIcoTs.-The Union says the ap-
ricot crop is entirely ruined by the late
frosts. The peach crop is not so badly
damaged.
The Nevada journal., 1859-04-08

IT is said that between four and five
thousand persons design leaving Utah
Territory this spring for California and
other states.