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The Nevada journal., 1860-12-07
REMOVAL OF THE REMAINS OF CoLuupus

REMOVAL OF THE REMAINS OF COLUMBUS.
The mortal remains of Christopher Co.
lumbus, the discoverer Of America, are
about to be removed from their present
resting place to a new cemc:ry soon to be
opened in the city of Havana The fol-
lowing from the n. 0. Picayune of . recent
date, will be read with interest in this con-
nection
Columbus died Ascension Day, the goth
of May, 1906, in about the 10th year of
his age. His obsequies were celebrated with
pomp at Valladolld, and his body deposit
ed in the convent at San Francisco. Thence
nine years after, in the year 1913, it was
removed to the Carthusian monastery of
Seville, where likewise was dep osited the
the body of his son Diego. Twenty three
years after, in the year 1906, the bodies of
both the Admiral and his son were removed
with appropriate pomp and ceremonies, to
the New World he had discovered, and in
tered in the principal city of San Domingo,
Hispaniola. There they remained undis-
turbed for period of 259 years,
In the year 1875, however. at the close
of the war between France and Sptsh. all
the Spanish possessions in the Island of
llispaniola, were ccded to France, where
upon a request was preferred to the French
Governor to have the remains of Columbus
removed to Cuba. The request was grant
edf and on the Goth of December, 1895, the
vault III the Cathedral of st. Domingo was
for the first time iu nearly three hundred
years opened within, says the record of
the event, were found the fragments of a
leaden coffin, 4 number of bones, and q
quantity of mould, evidently the remains
Of II human body. These were carefully
collected and put into a case of glded lead
about half an ell III length and breadth,
and third in hight, secured by an iron
lock, the key of which was delivered to the
Archbishop. The case was enclosed in a
coffin and covered with black velvet, orna-
mented with lace and fringe of gold.
After appropriate funeral ceremonies, !he
body was taken on board the ship San Lo-
renzo and carried to Havana, where it ar
rived on the 18th of January, 1896. 1t was
received in the most solemn manner with
all the honors given to a sovereign. On
arriving at the mole the remains were met
by the Governor of the Island. accompa-
MED by his general and military staff The
coffin was then conveyed between files of
soldiery, which lined the streets to the
obclisk, in the Place d Armes, where it was
then received in hearsc prepared for the
purpose. Here the remains were formally
delivered to the Governor and Captain Gen
eral of the Island, the key given up to him,
the coffin onened and examined, and the
safe transportation Of its contents authen-
ticated. The cermony concluded, the SOL
emn rites of the dead were performed by
the Archbishop, and the remains of the
great discoyerer were again deposited, in
the wall on the right side of the grand al
tar of the Cathedral of Havana, where they
have since remained the object of reyer-
ence to all visitors to the Island.
The Nevada journal., 1860-12-07
Shall We Plant.

The season for planting trees and shrub
berry has again arrived, aud may we not in
quire what is our duty? Shall we plan
and beautify cur homes, or not?
Few, we aplrehend, are wanting in tast
for cultivated grounds, aud fewer would fai
TO adorn their homes, aud the landscap
with trees if it could be done without cos
or trouble to themselves. The cost of set
ting any considerable amount of grounC
with trees and shrubhery is great we know
Perhaps the money expended in such labori
will never be returned directly to our pock
cts. But there is a qualification in ;mprov
lug the spot that we call home, which ha,
been felt and acknowledged by the mos
renowned in all ages. Our Washington
our Webster and our Clay, were glad tC
snatch day of enjoyment among the um.
brageous shades of their rural homesteads
aad counted such moments as the most fc-
licitous of their lives. Nor did they cease
In the midst of their duties to their country
to long for the time when, freed from The
vexations of public life. they could retire to
dwell in peace amid the pursuits of agri-
culture
Many of us reason in this wise: We do
not know that we will remain long in this
vicinity. If we plant fruit trees we may
never enjoy their fruits
Man is selfish being, but not necessarily
wholly so. We have social faculties which
should be called into exercise. Methusaleh
is said to have contemplated building a
house when six hundred years old, but f.
nally gave up the idea because he came to
the conclusion that he would not live more
than three or four hundred years longer
and 1t was scarcely worth the trouble
There are great many such Methusalehs
in the world. Because somebody else may
be benefited by our labors we are disposed
to do but little for ourselves. We do not
covet the name of being real public bene-
factors, and all men are such who leave
indestructible wealth to, and for the enjoy
ment of posterity. 1t has been said that he
who makes two blades of grass to grow
where but one grew before, is entitled to
the credit of being public benefactor.-
We can do more than this. If VIC cannot
plant an orchard, we can at least cultivate
few trees around our dwellings which
shall afford grateful shade, pleasant pros
pect, and, perhaps, in time a store of val
liable fruit. The cost is little, and the care
pleasant and profitable to the mind; besides
the thought of doing even a little for the
next generation is not at all unpleasant to
those who are not incol rigably selfish.
The Nevada journal., 1860-12-07

THE APPROACHING MARRIAGE OF THE PEIN-
CESS ALICIA London letter writer says ::
Our young Princess Alice is at last going
to wed the choice has fallen on Prince
Louis, of Hessc Darmstadt. The Prince of
Orange was snubbed. He was much taken
with the pretty Princess, but the character
of the young gent was strictly inquired into,
although Prince, and it was found he was
little fast. He got very fair reputation
at Paris, but he was not contented with
Paris, but mpst cut off to Bordeaux, to have
a look at the ballet girls frst-hand, having
heard that this places furnishes the legs
that caper from the frowsy purlieus OF Pal
ad, first to Paris, then to London, Madrid
and st. Petersburg, some on foot, some on
horseback, but most of all in their earria-
gcs, driven by hlood-horses Of tho Prince
of whatever land they may choose TO honor
by sight of their ankles They have the
did5ie au corps in general and in their feet
and ankles in particular, which fact, no
doubt, causes them to accept the profession
of ddHseuse, as the most honorable one that
can offer itself to female ambition. The
Prince made himself quite at home with the
young Bordelaises, and committed pas,
which no donseuse ever does, of course-a
tdur pds-for he was considered too wild to
wed into the English court, though exceed
ingly well-bred, well-read, and very jolly.
The Nevada journal., 1860-12-07

OLIVES IN SHASTA CoUNrY.-Maj. P. B.
Reading has presented MS with branch
laden with fruit from an olive tree raised
on his Buenayentura ranch. The olives
are most beautiful fruit, being Of deep
violet color, and appear to have reached
the most perfect maturity. Bpenovcntura
is in latitude 400 30f and is probably arth-
est north that this valuable fruit, unpro-
tected from the severity of winter has
ever been raised on the American continent.
The olive tree, when fully grown, is gener-
ally from fifteen to twenty feet in height,
though it sometimes attains a much great
er size in Greece and Levant. 1t is ever
green, and continues to flourish for a cen
tury.
The olive grows in all the countries bor-
dering on the Mediterranean, and has been
cultivated for centuries in Spain, the south
of France. and Italy.
The celebrated American horticulturist,
A. J. Downing, was of the opinion that the
olive could be successfully cultivated in
some of the Southern States, if the plant
ers would give it their attention; and it is
a well known fact that Southern California
is as well adapted to the cultivation of this
fruit as is southern Europe. 1t is not i'm
probable that the time will yet come when
the United States, instead of annually pay
ing millions of dollars to Europe for the
single article of olive oil, will not only make
this article plentiful enough for domestic
cons lmytion, but in such quantities as will
make it one of the permanent exports of
the country.-CoUier.
The Nevada journal., 1860-12-07

HAPPY SITUATION OF CALIFoRNIA'-During
the panic of 1857 the credit and business of CAL
ifornia were unmoved We had no banks aud
paper money to be affected, but were the specie
shippers who upheld not only our own credit
but aided materially to restore that ofthc east
This will be our happy situation again should
the unreasonable secession excitement create an
ether financial panic The S. Herald, com,
menting this subject, remarks
In striking contrast with the disturbed con-
dition ef financial and business affairs at the
Eat. at this time, advi-ed. by intelligence
overland, is the position of California in refer
enec to money matters. We have no banks of
ISSUE of which to dread the suspension, have
little Indebtedness abroad, anu abundant resour-
ccs at home, whether in hard coin or i'll agri,ul-
tural products, to meet and cancel all liabili-
tics. We can be but remotely affected by any
revulsion in trade, or business of any kind, that
may result from the political convulsions now
threatening the Atlantic seaboard and though
as patriots we must regret deeply the events to
which we allude, we are happily, from position.
and self-sustainng ability, less subject to the
consequences of such assations, than are the
people Of any other section of the Union.
The Nevada journal., 1860-12-07

KISSING THE HAS9soNEsT GIRLS.-A distin-
guished candidate for an Office of high trust in :
certain State, who is "up to thing or two.
and has keen appreciation of live BEATTY
when about to set of on an electioneering toui
recently, said to his wife, who was to accom-
pany him for prudential reasons:
My dear inasmuch as this election is com
piicated. and tho canvass will be close am an
xious to leave nothing undone that would pro
mote my popularity, and SO [ have thought i
would be good plan for me to kiss a number o
the handsomest girls in every place where | ma,
be honored with public reception, Don't you
think it wonli be a good idea?'
Capital y exclaimed the devoted wife, 'and
to make your election Il sure thing, VIII lie you
are kissing the handsomest girls. | will kiss an
equal number of the handsomost yeung men :"
The distinguished candidate. we believe, has
not since referred to this pleasing means oi
popularity.
The Nevada journal., 1860-12-07

SESsIBLE.-At the Republican gathering
in Springfield Lincoln declined making a
speech and thereby pursued a sensible
course. A great many men of parties op
posed to him are extremely anxious to get
pledge, or at least speech out of him.
Mr.. LINCOLN doubtless entertains the idea
that the oath that the people know that he
will be obliged to take on the fourth of
March nextis pledge enough If the con-
duct of his predecessors in spite of that
oath, has lessened faith in mankind to such
an extent as to require additional pledges
from Lincoln his high moral character is
sufficient. Words we do not want. Uncle
Abe has given us an evidence of his good
sense in making no pledges. Trumbull
might with propriety remind the people oi
the safeguards of the Constitution as he
did and nothing more.
The Nevada journal., 1860-12-07

JEFFERSON AND SEcEssIoy.-The annexed
paragraph was lately quoted by John Minor
Bolts, at Lynchburg, Va, from the Rich
mond Enquirer, when edited by Thomas
Richie, and then under the control of the
party headed by Mr. Jeferson-and with
the whole body of the abest men of the
Democracy in the Union as its contributors
and advisers, and when no step was taken
by that paper that was not approved by the
:; Junto.n
No man, no association Of men, no State
or set of States, has right to withdraw
itself from the Union of its own accord
The same power which knit us together can
unknit. The same formality which formed
the links of the Union is necessary to dis
solve it. TIE majority of States which
formed the Union must consent to the with
drawal of any one branch of it. Until that
consent has been Obtained, any attempt to
dissolve the Union or obstruct the efficacy
of its constitutional law, is treason-treason
to all intents and purposes.
The Nevada journal., 1860-12-07

Russian RIVER CoRN.-The Santa Rosa
Democrat says: We have remarkable
growth of corn, grown upon portion of
the Fitch rancho, farmed by Mr.. j. Goucher,
who is an experienced farmer, and says he
has never before seen like growth, 1t
consists of a forked stalk. 1t is the pro-
duction of ono grain, and for about two
feet from the ground, forms one stalk, upon
which two branches have grown, which
bore FIVE ears of corn, three upon one stalk
and two upon the other-the largest of the
ears measuring over twelve inches. The
crops in this neighborhood were remarkably
fine this year, and Russian River is proba-
bly, the finest corn growing country in tae
State.
The Nevada journal., 1860-12-07

The RESIGNATION of Senators Chestnut,
Hammond and Toombs failed to create any
sorrow or alarm in the northern States.
About the only expression we have noticed
was wish that Brown, Slidell and Wigfall
would follow suit As the Irishman said.
" their absence would be great addition
to the Senate"
The Nevada journal., 1860-12-07

SAVE NE FROM MY FRIENDS. Our Call
ifornia Republican friends seem bent on Sc
curing q member of Lincoln's Cabinet from
this coast The Bay papers and some OF
the interior journals appear to have taken
che job of finding out and lauding the good
qualities of Eugene Sullivan, preparatory
TO his application for the post of Secretary
of the Interior. Gentlemen, if you want
Uncle Abe to prosper and grow fat instead
of following the example of Harrison and
Taylor, for the sake of all that is decent,
don't torment him before his time. If Mr..
Sullivan is such an eminent statesman as to
be fit for Cabinet office it will be strange
if his name. does not come up before Mr.
Lincoln without. your. r..intermeddlil lg and in
temperate pressure. If every State in the
Union has its clique whose business it is to
make one man demigod (or demJohn) for
the use of the President elect, he may well
exclaim in the accents of despair, Save
me from my friends"
The Nevada journal., 1860-12-07

THE PALMETTO FLAG.-This precious
piece of bunting, the national emblem oil
South Carolina, is thus described by the
Charleston Mercury;
" The ground entirely blue, with gold.
en- palmetto IN the centre; a golden rattle
snake twining round the stem of the pal
metto, with its rattles sprung, head erect
aud tongue protruded. In the back ground
to the rear of the tree and snake. golden
spread eagle, and single golden star in
the upper right corner, with the word;
Room for More on the opposite"
The Nevada journal., 1860-12-07
THE NEVADA JOURNAL
FRIDAY MORNING. DEC. z, 1850.

Observation-Disclosures Bonapar.e after the
battle Of Waterloo said the smoke of Mont
St. Jean had turned the brain of his illus
trtous brother. We beg pardon for COM
pairing Governors Wise and Letcher in any
respect with the great Napoleon But for
Eaerly such jackanapes were not Governors
OF Virginia, and the query might be started,
if the smoke of old John Brown has not
turned their heads. The difference between
their brain-turning and that of Old Nap. is,
however, considerable, we are glad to say
made the mighty hero irresolute for the
moment-the triumphant victory of Vir-
ginia at Harper's Ferry over dozen negroes
and fanatics, has given the Governors of
chat State the resolution to stand before the
world inarms.
1t was conceded by the people of the Uni
ted States and half of South Carolina that
Wis. made fool of himself in his pompous
performances in the extirpation of Old John
seems to belong to the office, as it appears
TO have descended to John Letcher undi-
minished
Virginia with the aid of her Governor
has taken her position on the disunion
question. She assumes the mighty re-
sponsibility of an armed mediator between
&c 4bo ~;
having utterly annihilated old John Brown,
she feels competent to stand between and
whip if need be, the millions of fighting
men of both the North and the South.
Planted an the soil of the Old Dominion,
fletcher sings out to the southern wind-mills
Come on, ye vile caitiffs. and meet the
puissant arms of the inyincible chiyalry
of Virginia. and to the peaceful focks of
the North Sc Marshall all your forces, and
just come within our reach by the gods,
there shall not I've wool enough left on ye
to swear by" The beat Of such gasconade
has not been seen since the glorious days
of the immortal knight of De Ia Mancha,
who, Notwithstanding the modification of
State pride, can relish a ridiculous farce
played by Virginia Democratic Govern
or, though done at the expense of the
State. Botts.has just said Virginia could
scarcely afford TO clothe her own troops in
case of war. How ridiculous must the
pomposity of the Virginia executive ap-
pear to him
The Nevada journal., 1860-12-07
RocnEsrER.Oct. 1f. ISGN.

ROCHESTER, Oct. is, 1850.
CHAs. HAHP, ESo.-DeGr SIR: You are an
entire stranger to me. and direct me to no one
from whom [ can learn your real character and
responsibility. Thls, if no other difficulty ex-
listed, woull seriously emharrass me in making
a favorable answer to your proposition NOu
shoull at least given me one respectable refer
ence. The fact that you have not dore so, with
other circumstances connected with your letter,
makes it quite doubtful whether l could aceede
10 your proposition. You date from Auburn,
and tell to direct to Auburn, but do not
name the street Pardon me for regarding this
as suspicious circumstance. You may be an
inmatet of the State Prison, or on your way
there-a fact which you would Interfere with
the fultiilment Of your part of the proposed bar
gain even il L could fulfill the the part you as
sign to You want Sl5,000 or 10000.
This Is n common want and you are not to
blame for using all honorable means TO obtain
IT. Bur candor requires ME to state, that if you
were in every respect suitabls person TO be
bought. for the purpose You name, | have not
the amount to buy you l have no objection to
your complexion but there are certain little
faults CT grammar and spelling. as wei as other
little points, in your letter, which compel me to
regard you rs person, by education, manners
and morals, as wholly unfit to associate with
evidently think your white skin of great value.
about you. Yet not even that valuable quality
can commend you sufficiently to induce even So
black negro as myself to accept you as his
son-in law. Respectfully,
FREDERICK DOUGLAS.
The Nevada journal., 1860-12-07
MARRIED..

In this city on the 1st inst. by Rev. b. Briefly
Joseph Thompson, Esq, of the NEVADA JoUR
NAL, and Miss Maria V. Herbert, all of this city
A q@Gntam sNf: of the richest cake mysterious
ly found its way into the JOURNAL office on Mon
day morning, which is strongly suspected OF
coming from the house of the hal.py pair. Good
bye, Joe.
In this city on the 2d inst, by Rev B. Brierlv.
Benz. II. Rider, Esq, and Mrs. Anna Hunt, all OF
Nevada.
Funston & Pete sent up the requisite quaint
ty of Heidseicl TO moistcn the alimentary canal
and make the heart glad on the occasion. Luc,,
to the bride and Rider.
The Nevada journal., 1860-12-07
The LEGISLATIVE ELECT -CoMPLErE.-

The LEGISLATIVE ELECT r-CoMPLETE-
The Sacramento Union Publishes a table OF
the Legislature elect, and makes the fol-
lowing classification
There are in the next Senate. 10 Douglas
meu, 5 Republicans and IL Breckenridge
men. In the Assembly. there are 80 Doug
las men, 10 Republicans, % friends OF
Bleekinridge, and Bell and Everett man.
In Joint Convention, the parties will stand
as follows; 81 for Douglas, "a for Lincoln
80 for Breckenridge, and one for Bell and
Everett.
The Nevada journal., 1860-12-07

THE EFFEcr OF THE NEws.-The s T. Bull
lctin says Nothing else can be heard to-day
save the jubilant outpourings of the friends of
the adherents of other candidates. To morrow.
the people will turn to less exciting themes, and
the usual business of life will move on. In the
meantime, least the conflict of the present may
become too irrepressihle. it is well enough to re-
mind every Que that the administration of Quincy
Hall, San Francisco, remains unchanged, and
that the three salesreoms Of that famous estab-
lishment are still united, and with no danger of
secession.
The Nevada journal., 1860-12-07

THE Charleston Mercury gives the history of
that paper for thirty five years-duIing which
time it refers to tho fate Of its editors in this
fashion: '.The first ruined the second barely
earned narrow subsistence; the third injured.
but sold out in time the fourth died ruined
man. and the fifth is ourselves, of whom we
shall say nothing.
The Nevada journal., 1860-12-07

LNcoLy's PosITIoN DEFISED.-At grand
Republican demonstration in Springfield,
Ills, on the evening of the Goth of Nov,
Lincoln was called out, but merely returned
thanks in brief speech. Senator Lyman
Trumball followed, and is supposed to have
defined the policy to be pursued by the
President elect We see nothing remarka-
BILE in the course marked OFT by Trumbull
for Lincoln to follow. He said the Presi-
dent would not be the President of party
but of the whole country. That is certainly
nothing new or unexpected We supposed
he would be true to his oath of Office which
will allow him to be the President only of
the country. Trumbull also said the Pres
ident elect would defend the States in which
he received no vote against any eneroach-
ment on their Constitutional rights as soon
as he would those which gave him the lar
gest majority. OF course--it IS in accord
ance with the creed of his party as well as
with his sworn duty.
We hope and believe Mr.. Lincoln will an
nounce in his inaugural that all the laws
of the land must be obeyed, and every re-
sistance must be put down, if all other
means fail, by force.
The Nevada journal., 1860-12-07

The NEWS from Italy is important. The
Pope's army is disbanded leaving him
body guard of about 5000 men. GrabaI-
dl has resigned the Dictatorship of Italy
and Victor Emmanuel has formally accept
ed this sovereignty of Naples.
The Nevada journal., 1860-12-07

WALEsIASA.-It is rumored that tho Prince
of Wales mas agreed to write description of his
American tour fer tho New York Ledger, on
condition that Mr., Bonner will pay oil the ma
iionai debt of Engianl $1,000, 900 ,00O) within
one year frn,a the first of January next The
terms will probably be accepted.
The Nevada journal., 1860-12-07

RAILROAD MovEMEST.-A letter appears in
the Placervile Democrat, which states that Mr..
Judah, the Engineer. has recently made examin-
atien of the Georgetown, Lake and Henness
Passes. and will leave for Washington on the
next steamer with view of laying the inforra-
ton be has obtained before Congress.
The Nevada journal., 1860-12-07
An Observation-Disclosures.

FRED DOUGLAS REFUSES TO ALLOW HIS DACGU-
TER To BE MADE HAPPY.
AuBURN, Oct. Is. 1860.
Mr. 2. DoUGLAS- Dear Sir: | take the oD-
portunity to address you few lines as follows
have been informed that You had an oneIy
daughter and that you desired her to marry "A
Wright man whcreupon You Civ $4,000 or
20, ,0o0 dollars to any respectable Wright man
that woul marry her and cherish her through
life. If there is any truth in this report, F. 5.
let me know and | will marry your daughter on
those condition, and VIII cndcayor to make my
self agreeable. Yours respectfully.
To F. Douglas. CHARLES HAPP
Direct to CHARLES HAPP, Auburn. n. Y.