davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Nevada journal., 1860-05-18
THos. P. HAwLEY, Sec'y.
Tribute of Respect.

At q special meeting of Union Lodge No. A.,
I. o. of G. T., held at Temperance Hall, on
Saturday May 5th, 1860, the Committee ap-
pointed to prepare and report resolutions in re-
lation to the death of Mary Clark, member Of
said Lodge-submitted the following preamble
and resolutions, which were unanimously adop-
ted:
WHEREAS, it hath pleased Divine Providence
to remove from our midst, in the morning of her
life, our esteemed Sister, MARY CLARK, there
fore,
Resolred, That the msmbers of this Lodge do
most sincerely lament the loss of our deceased
sister whose whole life beautiful illustra-
ton of Faith, Hope and Charity"
Resolred, That her example in life worthy
of imitation of all Good Templars, and that we
will ever cherish lively remembrance of her
patience, modesty and moral worth.
Resolred, That we do tender to her bereavsd
relatives, our most profound sympathy and
coincidence, and that in token OF respect to the
memory of our departed sister, our Charter
be draped in black, and each member the
usual badge of mourning for the period OF
thirty days. L.W. WILLIAMS,
A. II. PARKER,
GEO. S. HUPP,
Committee.
The Nevada journal., 1860-05-18

Popularity rs. 1NTELLECT.-The Hydraulic
Press contains the following sensible paragraph:
Mrs. K. W. Farnham, the authoress of seve-
raj Volumes and a roman Of too much intellect
to be popularity appreciated intends to lecture al
the Bay, upon the subject of Woman, her po-
siton and future rank in society" Her lectures
before the Womans Hearth Club, in New York
were commended by some Of the best OF her
SEX
The Press has found the key to the non success
of some of the best men in the United Statcs.-
1t has been noticeable, especially in Californis
that the very worst class of men attain position
and preferment at the hands of the masses-tht
voters-the motive power of our government
the people. For the truth OF this assertion We
have but 10 refer to our Legislatures. Do We
Q nd our best men to the LIE gislature? Certainty
aot; it seem. that the very and dregs o
society picked up and put into offices o
honor and trust. Why is it Because intellect
IS at a discount and rowdyism and b'hoy.m rules
he day, and the man who can drink the most
whisky, treat oftenest, swear hardest and com
mt all sorts of little vices, is the most popular
and highly esteemed A superior mind must
expect to be neglected by his fellow men, if h,
lets them alone But let such mind attempt tc
turn his enemies but should he dare to expose
their hypocrisy and vices, he is sure to be the
butt of their prosecutions No can be
pleased with what he cannot see and understand
We hope for a better state OF things in this
State ere many years have passed over oul
heads.-Cdlarerds Chron.
The Nevada journal., 1860-05-18
Tribute ot otRe.pect.

At a meeting of the members of the Bar of
Nsvada County, on Tuesday May 18th 1860, on
motion of D. Belden, Esq, announcing the
death of Henry Meredith, late a member Of the
Nevada Bar, Hon. Niles Scarls, was chosen
Chairman, and Thos. P. Hawley, Esq, as Sec
rotary of the meeting.
On motion, A. B. Dibble, J. R. Mcconnell and
D. Belden, were appointed committee to draft
resolutions expressive of the feelings of sorrow,
by the members of the Nevada Bar, upon the
death Of Henry Meredith.
J. r. Mcconnell, ESQ.,. on behalf of said COM
mittee. presented the following resolutions, and
moved their adoption
Resolred, That among the many affective dis
pensations with which it has pleased God to
visit from time to time, we are especially cal
led upon to deplore the death of Henry Mere
dith, ESQ.,, late a member of the Nevada Bar,
who lost his life on the 18th of the present
month, while engaged in the defence of the
people of Utah Territory against the savages.
Resotred, That his conduct rs d man, and as
lawyer, when in our midst conciliated in the
highest degree our friendship and esteem, and
that his gallant and heroic death on the field of
battle. are in accordance with the promise of his
past life.
Resolred, That we, his brethren of the Neva-
da Bar, deeply lament the death of Henry
Meredith, and that we will ever cherish CRATE
full recollection of his manifold virtues as man,
citizen, and leading member of the bar
Resolred, That we deeply sympathize with
the relatives of the deceased and tender them
our cordial coincidence, in their sad bereaye-
ment
Resolred, That these resolutions be presented
in open Court. with a request to his Honor, the
presiding Judge, that they be entered upon the
records of the District Court of Nevada county,
and that copies thereof be transmitted to the
relatives of the deceased.
After appropriate remarks relative to the
good character of the deceased, by Messrs Me-
Connell, Beden, Hill and Hawley, the resolu-
tions were unanimously adopted, and on motion
were ordered to be signed by the Chairman and
Secretary, and published in the newspapers of
Nevada county, and also in Union and Standard
of Sacramento. The meeting then adjourned.
NILES SEARLS, Chm.
TuOs p HAwIPY Sec'y
The Nevada journal., 1860-05-18
THE NEVADA JOURNAL.
FRrDAY MORNING, MAY 18Th, 1860.
The Climate tor Grapes

II is told. us--we know not with how
cinity, on taking survey OF his vineyard,
q few mornings since, after warm sun had
revealed the mischief of frosty night,
Immediately pu. up q board on the street
fence with "For Sale ON it, and has worn
q wrinkled front ever since. Doubtless the
recent frosts have had a discouraging infu-
ence on the cultivation of the vine in these
upper regions. The extreme heat OF last
summer and the multitude of borers checked
the enterprise of men engaged in planting
orchards to a great extent. This year pur-
ehases of trees were made with diffidence
and caution. Those who would like to see
their homes surrounded with trees were
slow to try an uncertainty. The late se-
we're frostS having killed the new wood on
all grape vines, the effect is discouraging to
those who are not familiar with grape cul-
turer and not few are willing to believe
that our mountains are not favorable to the
growth of the vine. 1t may be some con-
ISOLATION for them to know that the most
favored grape growing regions of Europe
have in all ages bean subject to like dis
couragements. The vine district of Italy,
southeast of the Apprentices, from which
came the celebrated Falernian wines, was
not always blessed with favorable seasons.
Columella recommends the planting of as
many as FIVE varieties of the grape, in order
to secure a crop from the most hardy in
unfayorable seasons. Perhaps there is no
better region for the growth of the grape
in Europe than that in southeastern Italy
For soil it is counted superior, and with the
exception of the Grecian Islands, where the
surrounding sea gives more equable eli
mate, if that were possible, there is no more
genial spot for the vine in the world.
We occupy an elevated position, topo-
graphically speaking. Our soil is a noun
tain soil. We are at times visited with
frosts that leave our vineyards presenting a
sorry appearance. But mountain soils have
been known to produce the choicest wines
from time iInmemorinl. Wines for body and
durability are not made from grapes grown
on alluvions. Our climate may not be so
perfect as to insure crop every year. 1t
ia rare country which can boast of such a
climate. And really, when we come to look
st the matter philosophically, we must con-
clude that the loss of crop occasionally
IS no great detriment after all. The diff
eulties in raising the grape will help to in
crease the value of the product and the
profits of wine making WILL therefore, not
Re materially lessened, should an untayor-
able season occur now and then.
We hope We have given some reasons why
We should not despair Of our country as &
wine producing one !; and if we have done
sught to blunt the edge of disappointment
oar object is attained.
The Nevada journal., 1860-05-18

POPULAR SovERErGyrY TEsTED.-The time
has arrived when the Douglas-Pugh doct-
rlne of popular sovereignty is being tested.
The exponent of that doctrine, the Sacra-
mento Union, sometime last year assumed
the position that society alone was sover-
eign; that the people of Territory were
really an Independent community, outside
the pale of the American Constitution, and
# sopereign, of course, were subject to none
of its benefits or restrictions. Nor the IN
ion says, it is the duty of the general gov
ernment to defend Western Utah against
the Indians. How so? If society is sover-
eign and independent, what right has the
general government to interfere in the af-
fairs of the society on our eastern border
How is our government obligated to protect
a sovereign and Independent community
These are questions the people will ask, and
which the Union will not answer. Mum S
the word.
The Nevada journal., 1860-05-18

SAVING THE SourH.--We thought the South
was saved, when Buchanan was elected We
are certain the Democrats told us it would be,
but it seems it needs Saving again. At all
events the Democrats have again raised the cry
that ono of their number must be elected Presi-
dent, and thus save the South, the Constitution
and the Union. Thus it will always be, so long
as the people are humbugged into the support OF
that party. Every time Democrat is elected,
the South will need saving We are for chang
ing the national diet. The nation will be more
healthy by it. We are for putting different
class of men at the head of affairs, believing if ii
is done the South, the Constitution and the
Union will not need to be saved so often.-Riel-
mond Whig.
The Nevada journal., 1860-05-18
Heennn & Savers.

The major part of the account heretofore
published of the great fight of Heenan and
Sayers for the championship of England is
confirmed by the last Pony. Full accounts
both by English and American authorities
are given in the number of the Sacramento
Union for Wednesday. The reports vary
considerably, as might have been expected
considering the national feelings engender-
ed. The American side is given by Geo.
Wilkes in his Spirit Of the Times, and re-
ports that q, shameful interference was
made by the British crowd on and after
the thirty round. cry of 'Po-
lice was raised in order to distract Hee-
nan who was a stranger and liable to be
disconnected. Several policemen were
present, Wilkes says, and manifested no
disposition to interfere The cry was rails
ed to give Sayers the advantage when in a
failing condition. Wilkes reports forty
two distinct rounds. Bells Life in London
gives but thirty-seven, when it says the po-
lice were discovered and an excitement en-
sued which caused the combattants to be
hid from the reporters view. Wilkes says
there was dishonorable treatment by the
British throughout the last five rounds,
while Bells Life charges Heenan with un-
professional actions. Both accounts leave
no other impression than that Heenan is
the superior man of the two. Heenan be-
came maddened with the treatment he re-
ceived and gave the friends of Sayers who
interfered to save their champion from his
blows a few knocks from his mawleys
| for their pains. On the last round
reported by Wilkes, Sayers not coming to
time when called and refusing to throw up
the sponge in token of defeat, Heenan
walked up to him while sitting on the knee
of his second and gave him farewell
knock when a free fight ensued, and the
great and much talked of combat for the
champion belt ended. 1t seems evident
from the accounts of the fight that it will
not be renewed.
The Nevada journal., 1860-05-18

The New York Tribune give, the following
interesting statement of the official conduct OF
the ten Governors of New York city:
Five Governors at time in the penitentiary
have drank themselves drunk, and then, quar-
reling over their cups. they have called each
other common thieves, and wound upby getting
into fight, pelting each other with glasses and
the remains of their dinner, smashing the furni-
ture, and then hanging their hats upen the lamps
they have rolled under the table to sleep of
their debauch. 1t is by no means an uncommon
occurrence for the Governors and their guests to
be helped down to tho river and lifted into the
boats by the prisoners, being too grossly intox-
icated to help themselves. AT such times oul
pauper and penal institutions are wont to in.
dulge in language and behavior lewd and dis
gustingly obscene. Well may convicts remark
as they frequently have done to the wardens
upoa witnessing such scenes" Mr., =, it's pretty
hard that should be sent up here for six
months for getting drunk on my o,cn money, and
be put under the keeping of those rho get drunk
upon other peopte's.'"
The Nevada journal., 1860-05-18
How We Annles Swim.


account of the massacre of some of her
citizens nearPyramid Lake-greatly aston
ished. But still mere astonished were they
to obtain the following military news from
the Union. 1t is remarkable how that pa
per succeeds in eniightening the public in
this quarter, and in fact, everywhere, in re-
gard to Nevada and what transpires in it.
Speaking of the war news, the Union of
Monday says:
Immediately after the receipt of the news,
johnson Price, Secretary of State, assumed the
responsibility (Governor Downey being absent
at San Quentin). to order the Nevada Rifles to
march for Carson Valley soon they could
be got ready. The Rifles telegraphed back that
they were ready but required percussion caps.
The caps were sent to Nevada by special mes
senger. The Company undoubtedly are now on
their way"
Now, the truth is, the Nevada Rifles, as a
company can hardly be said to exist. A
company of volunteers, not instgated by
any Secretary of State, or other officer at
Sacramento, came together of their own
accord and made arrangements to proceed
to Carson Valley. They telegraphed to
Sacramento for percussion caps on learning
there were but few in this city. They tele-
graphed, too, that they would stand the ex-
pense of the caps and getting them here
They paid the price asked for the caps in
Sacramento and for putting them in this
city-S60. The Nevada company took the
initiative without orders. The Nevada peo-
pie launched out their cash and assumed re-
sponsibilities without suggestion from any
outsider. johnson Price, Secretary of
State, assumed the responsibility to order
the Nevada Rifles to march to Carson VAL
leyr' johnson Price, nor the Governor
himself, has authority in the premises, and
if so, why order the Nevada Rifles ? Why
not send your valiant troops and arms over
the only route ria. PlacerUHle? The Union
has forgotten itself Ithas unwittingly ad-
mitted Nevada to be nearer Virginia City
than Placerville, else why the order to the
Nevada Rifles, notwithstanding the defci-
ency of caps, and none to the Placerville
and Coloma companies ? The other COM
panies were ordered to hold themselves in
readiness we are told, to march our COM
pany to start forthwith.
The Nevada company were put upon the
road in twelve hours after the first dis
patch arrived giving information of the
massacre of their friends in Western Utah.
Could percussion caps have been obtained
in this city the march would have been COM
menced in six hours.
| We notice a disposition on the part of the
| Sacramento Union to assume a great deal for
the forwardness and liberality of that city.
Some of their citizens we know are liberal
and enterprizing. But can the capital Of
! the State show a firm among its citizens
which has "come down. with the dollars
like one of our own? Birdseye & Felt3r
we undertake to say, have taken a thousand
dollar interest in the Carson Valley War
and our citizens generally are interested, in
money advanced to lager extent than any
other town in the State. While SO much
assumption is abroad we may as well claim
the honor which properly belongs to oul
city-that's all.
The Nevada journal., 1860-05-18
RELIGIOUS NOTICES.

CoSGREGArIoSAL-Have regular service, at the
Brick Church, every Sabbath at 10l A. VI. and
7lP.M. Rev. - BARTLETT Pastor.
BAprIsr-Hold regular service, at the Court
House, every Sabbath at 1O1 A. NJ and 81 p.
NJ. Rev. BENZ. BRIEFLY, Pastor.
METHopIsT-Hold regular service every Sabbath
at the Methodist Church; head of Broad street,
at 10Y A. NJ. and y p. II.
Rev. J. A. BRuSER, Pastor.
The Nevada journal., 1860-05-18

CLAssIc.-The following classic speech wa,
made at a meeting in one of the lower wards OF
Troy. With such arguments to back him, there
cannot be shadow of doubt that the smart
man was elected
"Feiler Citizens When cats in the dead hour
of night howl round your houses and butchers
charge the enormous sum of twelve cents a
pound for neck, then, feller citizens, it's timo
to elect smart man for constable.
The Nevada journal., 1860-05-18

DoUBLE-DRUGGED.-As scientific amateur was
brought to a fearful account, the other day, and
probably learned something by it. He dissolved
a quantity of Cream of Tartar in a glass of
water, and complacently swallowed it. The
druggist was tired of this outside practice. He
turned suddenly and asked Amateur, with the
proper display of agitation, if he had swall ,wed
anything from that Cream O. Tartar jar :
'Y-e-e-s-p trcmblingly replied the Amateur
'W-h-h-y-i-T HelPs before you here swal-
low this, quick las Julia says, DO IT nor leave
the task to m-ce!P and Druggy handed him
about fourteen pounds of Ipecac, mixed into a
Cruel with soapy water from the wash DISH
Amateur drank, and drank, and drank-till his
belt was full, The Ipccac did its work, and left
our friend empty stomach, and face as white
a, old Mr.. Hamlet's ghost. Finally, when sat
isfed that there was nothing left in him, he
asked, in gentle, dovc-like accents what was in
that jar. Nothing but Cream o. Tartar, say,
Druggy; but it's mine and don't make any
charge. for that Ipacac.' Our friend was toe
weak to fight; was barely able to withdraw hi.
cu,tom--whieh he did.--Sierra Dem.
The Nevada journal., 1860-05-18

FRoN rBE wAx-The facts concerning the
massacre are not as bad as was at FIRST represent
ed, though bad enough. The number of killed
is not as great as estimated. Major Ormsby
and Henry Meredith are set down as deed be-
yond doubt. A number of those reported
dead in the FIRST dispatches have since come in
alive, among the rest Judge Baldwia's SON.
who escaped with slight confusion. IL tele-
graphs his father that he saw Meredith die, and
that he had q narrow escape himself.
The Nevada journal., 1860-05-18

BEzy- The Democrat OBJECTS TO the term
pusillanimous mongrel we have applied
to Douglas, and asks, - in the name of de-
cency and honesty, what has Douglas ever
done to merit the application of such Il
term The story is long one, Brother
invoke we shall reply to your interrogatory
satisfactorily at an early day, promising
that you are inquiring in the name of hon.
esty and decency for information respecting
the leader of the Democracy. We shall re-
mind you of the fact that Douglas obtained
his entrance into Congress by log-rolling a
bill through the Illinois Legislature which
dismembered county in order to make the
District in which he was to run, democrat
ic. Pusilanimous is the term for such &C
tions. The magnanimous never resort to
tricks to obtain personal advantages. We
shall remind you of the demagogical efforts
of the dumpy Illinoisan to procure the re-
funding of Gen. Jackson's fine by the gov
ernmcnt-a fine that was returned to him
without delay by the citizens of New Or
leans. The efforts of Douglas in that case
were evidently melted by desire to iden-
tify himself in some way with the glory and
popularity of the old hero. Magnanimous
souls never play The toady. We shall bring
to your recollection the repeal of the Mis-
souri, Compromise line and thereby reviving
the slavery question which the great leader
you reverence was pledged never to disturb
1t was barren victory undertaken for per.
sonal advantages. We shall call to youl
memory the fact that Douglas at first gave
in his adhesion to the English Bill, but wa.
| forced by Broderick to denounce it. w
shall try TO remind you that Douglas repu
dated Broderick, Forney, and all the brave
hearts who stood by him in the hour of tri
al, at the first opportunity, and that wher
the Senator from California fell, Dougla
had not the manliness to pay tribute t.
the memory of his bravest and staunches
friend. Magnan;mous hearts are ever tru
to friendship. We shall endeayor at no dis
tant period to show the hollowness of you
favorite's doctrines, which we sum up nov
in a few words for you to ponder on til
then:
He holds the STAKEHOLDER mas the right t
take his negroes into the Territories, bu
that the people there have the power t
kick them out. What sort of right
that And here lies your great principle O
popular sovereignty which has set half til
American people crazy, and no wonder, 70
any mind that would not go insane in ex
tracing beauties from the right to eat afte
being deprived of food must be an extraor
dinary one As the transcendental excel
lencies of this doctrine are so apparent t
you, the world may be enlightened by you
discussion of the following proposition:
bare being, without life or existence, bette
than not to be, or not. If your elucidatio
be satisfactory we will take back the mon
grel" epithet, but we couldn't the "pusil
Luminous part of it, no how.
The Nevada journal., 1860-05-18

Tuz CHARLESTON CoxvESTIoN-The PONY
Express, of Monday, brings the intelligence
that the National Convention of the harmo-
NOUS Democracy broke up in row at
Charleston without making nominations
The news has saddened the Democracy much
In these parts. They see visions of spoils
receding in the distance.
The whole number of votes in the Con-
vcnt:on are set down at 303, of which the
highest vote of Douglas was 1929. The re-
naming votes were divided between Hunter,
Lane, Dickenson, Guthrie and Davis, the
three latter, however, getting but vote or
two each.
The split in the Convention was caused
BY the adoption of platform not palatable
to some of the ultra Southern States. Al
sbama,- Mississippi, Florida and Texas, num-
bering in all % votes, withdrew from the
Convention. South Carolina, Georgia, Del
aware and Arkansas partially seeded from
the Convention also The remainder of the
delegates after the seceders left proceeded
TO ballot forty-seven times without ehrecting
nomination, and finally adjourned to meet
at Baltimore on the 18th of June. The Sc
ceders voted to assemble at the City OF
Washington on the lth of june.
There is probability of the wings unit
ing again. Self-preservation is likely to
bring them together after the Republican
ticket is made. The rupture at Charleston
has. however, given the party shock from
which it will hardly recover.
The Nevada journal., 1860-05-18

IxpIANs IN SIERRA VALLEY.-A telegraphic
dispatch from Downieville on Tuesday an
nounced the presence of Indians in consid-
cradle numbers in Sierra Valley. As the
valley is about twenty miles from the line
of march of the Nevada company, couriers
were Immediately dispatched after the COM
pany to inform them of the facts and put
them on their guard. An additional COM
pany and more money was raised to rein
force the troop already on the road. A
great deal of parleying was had about the
matter, but eventually small mounted
party was put on the road on Wednesday
morning. A few of the warriors who were
eager for the fray in the outset remained
behind, it is suggested by some, to guard
the specie train which Grass Valley is to
dispatch to the scat of war, and by others
70 form a standing army in this city. The
fact that the bcll-weather volunteer went
hot haste to Benicia on the following morn.
ing gives color to the latter suggestion. II
is thought he goes as bearer of dispatche;
so Gen. Clark, and to procure heavy artil-
lery to fortify the Sugar-Loaf. Mons uer,
rons, as Fayther Richie used to say.
The Nevada journal., 1860-05-18

THE QUICKSILVER MIEKs OF COLUMBIA HILL.
Brother Avery, of the Hydraulic Press, has
visited the reruted quicksilver mines near Co.
lumbia Hill. He found "sight" of ground
staked and claimed. Bagging several specimens
of brick looking earth Brother Avery submitted
them to various tests and came to the conclusion
that we will be obliged to rely on Santa Glars
for our quicksilver for some time longer.