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pocCLAs1sN DYING OCT IN THE souTn.
Since Douglass tour in ths Siu:h he has lost
many votfs IL that rec.:cn. This ia the uuaEi.
mnus opinion of candid men. In Virginia,
a month ago, Bell could have carried the State.
Now Breckenridge is sure Of succsss. Douglss
never did more foolish thing thaa stump i:
for the Presidency. Speech making is destroy.
ing Stephen A. Douglas. In ryl land Douglas
will not get more than five thousand yo.es.
According to the mos! ca:rtut estimates Bell
will probably ctrry tie State, but it will Re vtry
tight between him and BreckinEidge.
1AScET's MOVEMENTS.
Iencey spoke At Frederick to-dnT, and will
speak in Washington 10 morfow. He pro:1eds
Immediately to Virginia, and will stump that
State from end to ED. lie has extraordinary
power over aa audience, carrying them irre='s-
tib'v with hin. In the present state Of feeling
in Virginia he w.l s.eep all before him. This
sho~s ,he folly Of The peop:e IN tae Free State:
throwing Awav votes en- Es!l. ~ Mr.. Yarc=y
truly said, The only eontest i. between Liz.
cola aud Drerkirriuge, aud people should
chnnAe accnrdfnrty
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RxconpEn's CoERr.-The Recorders Cour
commenced its October session yesterday morn
ing. The day Was occupied in eupauaoi:g the
juriea. The Court adj jau;ns over today.
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1
In answer to loud calls, Gen. Nye now eamo
forward amid applause, aod spoke as follows
Ftuow C;tistns:-1 hare been in Chicago 80
much. and on 50 many different and varied co.
casions, that can hardly allow Jsrlfto be con.
ssdered i stranger in ycus midst [''Good ;""xe
know you ,ilu book" come to you now .htw.
ever, wiser, if not a butter man: Laughter
have, for the first time, thor ,ughlJ .raversed
tue Crest West-the Eorsh eat and the South
west and never before was so firmly con
vnced Of the far sightednesr, the elearheaded
the Ordi ,anee Of 1857 was adopted. Th+y saw
with prophetic vision tbss here upon thett
great plains the seat Of empire muHt take il,
stand; II ey SAW that the hFosd PR iries, cult
vated snd enriched by the hand Of iutel!ieen
FREQ labor, would prove bulwalk at ali time
ayainss tue political corzuptiouB and u hitatioul
that might arise in the metropolitan towns
They judged wisely.
Not oniy, my fellow. citizens, have Nc bee,
upon the sunset side of the AMaissippi. bu. ~
have been upon the sunset side Of the Missouri
We have stood with cur own feet, and har
saa We have talked to and converted VII.
their people by thousands. We hare seen to
graves by the waT-side Of the earliest
, first victims Of this new born theory Of Squat
r ter Sovereignty. [Ap7lause] l oaTe see
with my own eyes tLe t:ars steal down th
/ mHUlT E1Htkr AAe$ NufCIEA kAuuEu ~ HA3S .
before their vision passed in panoramic vie'
The troubles and Disturbances, The cruel.ies an
eporuities through which they had passed An
Issw 1t the samo time the utfitnchinR and NJ
dying fisuness that enabled them through a
dangers aud disasters. to preserve that fa,r te
ri.ofy free AppiAuse.]
The Chief Magistrate Of this nation declare
that Kausas WIS Is much OF slave Ssate I
South Carolina; bat l tell you it is a FREQ
Stats AZ Illinois, and that is saying good dea
T.pplause 4 Up there they do not like tn
I doctr1ns Of Sqaatter Sovereignty. Laughter
, | They eznnot understand it. They have IN 10
, PRESTON that it ue2ns to plaat slavery whc'
ii. .oll bad bean dedicated to freedom ar
they wont 60 it. They ssJ ter will hs'
: aght Of that doctrine; and hsI'sTs I'll
are right.
4 yo1cE-rt Won't 60 down. =,
: Gen. NYE-No, It u down. (Lsughter:
: fellow-citizens, No hAye passed through Hi
souri and through Illinois; and It seemed
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BASE DAIt.-The match played on Saturday
between tho oseeola and Niagara Ball Clubs
resulted in favor Of the former. Only five io-
nings were played o. aecouat Of night coming
on. The seore WAS: O1eeola, 43; Nisgsra, II.
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E3 ne nave out1ng t1e pfesent eeaaon tro-
quently invited the attention of country m.r-
chants 10 the advantages to be derived from
purchasing in this market in preference to
selecting thsir goods in N eastern one, br 10
doing avoiaing heavy expenses, frequent de-
lays and enabling them to replenish their stocks
frequently and as tho necessities Of their busi-
ness nay demand. One of the most extensive
houses in our city, and in their linn IN the
Northwest, is that of Mes.rs- Weber, Williams
4 Yale, 25 Lake street, who erjoy highly
favorabk and well-nerised reputation as buai-
ness men and whose facilities ard enterprise a.e
surpassed bJ none. In g!aucing in upon then,
we found that they have Is complete stack Of
everything pertaining to first class Wholesale
Hat, Cap and Far house escan be found West Of
New York, and this year they are ursna1ly well
stocked Judging from the activity presented
on all aides Of their establishment, we can
safely ssy that their manifold advantages arc
fully appreciated By thair customers. Amongst
other articles we notios IN inroics OF eighty
bales Of Buff1o Robes, just received, and which
they claim to bo unusaally fine and vel
saIaetad
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Losr-A liberal reward is offered for the r..
covery Of liver colored deg. about sir months
old, Of medium s:zs, answering to tho name Of
Fritx. 4 sum moro than his value will be Paid
for his return to this Office.
The hydraulic press., 1860-03-24
Summons.

State of California. III the Jlstices coHrt of
Bridgeport 7o,cnshp, in and for the county
Of Nebado
The People of the State of California, to j. c. Barnes
Greetfng
O-0U are hereby summoned to appear before me-
Il at my office in the township of Bridgeport. in
thecounty Of Nevada on the 26 day of March, d. S60
at 10 O'Clock m to answer unto the complaint of Jo-
seph Thomas. WHO recover the sum of one hun
dred and two dollars and nnety-three cents with in
teres fromNovember Is, 1859 at per per month
for moneys paid for promissory note held
by X. N. Wilson. against you. upon which the said
plaintiff was secnritv. per complaint file, when
judgment will be taken against for the amount
together with costs and damages if You fail to appear
and answer
To the Sheriff or any Constable of sal county, Gree
tng:-.Nlake legal service and due return hereof
Given under my hand, this 10th day of March. A.
D. 1860 r. II. FARQUHAR, Isl
Justice of the Peace of said Township
1t appearing by affidavit TO my satisfaction that the
above named defendant cannot after due Diligence be
found within the State and likewise that cause of
action exists against the said defendant is therefore
ordered that service of summons be made by publish
ing the in the Hydraulic Press for two weeks from
the date hereof.
Given under my hand this 10th dav of March
d. icco. R. IL. FARQUHAR. J. p.
The hydraulic press., 1860-03-24
THE COUNTY.

| BRIBERY AND CoRRUPTIoS.-The Democrat
contains a lengthy and somewhat amusing
report of the first case that ever occurred in
Nevada county, in which the integrity of ju-
rors has been called in question. Two men,
named Martin and Green, jurors in case in
the result of which Mrs. Gerhardt was in
terested, were charged with accepting a
bribe from that female, offered to obtain
their influence in her faf6r. On this charge
they were examined, and it appears that
they were guilty to the extent of spending
most of one night in her house, where they
talked about the case drank her wine, and,
according to her testimony, demanded and
obtained from her $l2O, which they said
was for jury fees. On the day following
this, the case was submitted to the jury,
who were all against the Gerhardt interest
but these two men, who held out on n point
of law, as they said, although, after special
instruction from the Judge, they concurred
with the rest in verdict. Judge Searls did
not think the testimony Clearly proved that
Green and Martin had accepted money, but
he-gave them a severe lecture and sentenced
them to Jail for FIVE days for contempt
CoURr OF SESSIONS learn from the
Democrat that this court has been in session
all the week, and transacted considerable
amount of Criminal business. Cyrus Craw-
ford plead guilty to an assault and battery
upon E. q. Tompkins, and was sentenced to
pay a fine of 5000, or'be imprisoned ninety
days. All We was convicted of petit larceny
and sentenced to sixty days in the county
Jail at hard labor. Frank Brooks was found
guilty of an assault on A. nGord, with in
tent to rob, and sentenced to two years at
San Quentin. Ed. Brisco's second trial on
a charge of completely in the robbery of
Weiss, On Bear river, resulted in his convic-
'tioh ahdSsentcnce to the State Prison for FIVE
years.
A. Liebcrt, theclevcr French Photographic
At Nevada, has devised a novel way to raise
the wind. He puts up IT'S prizes-valuab!e
jewelry, worth $3.Ooc-to be ratified for by
ticket holders. Each ticket costs 81, and
entities the owner, whether be wins a prize
or not, to a sun-portrait of his handsome or
ugly phiz, as the case may be. The person
who holds more than one ticket will receive
portrait to the full vaiue of what he does
hold
-Four citizens of Ffench Corral, two Of
Brchville and four of Sweetland started for
Washoc this week. The severe rain and
snow Storm which begah on Thursday may
drive them back for while.
The great silver discovery above Nevada
proves to be worthless, so far as I'VE can
leafn. The latest assays not yielding more
than common pig lead might.
The hydraulic press., 1860-03-24

-APoLoGETIc.-The publishers of this paper,
after leading very vrtuous lives for eighteen
months past, and finding that virtue was its
own and only reward, have been astounded
this week by such rush'of patronage, both
yob printing and advertising, that they fear
they must have been doing something wick
ed, and "Anld Nickie" is rewarding his own.
Fheeditor has certainly played the devil, all
the week, and when last seen was standing
'disconsolately by keg of lager This must
account to our readers for all deficiencies in
sthe present issue.
The hydraulic press., 1860-03-24
nas- By the last mail steamer we semi

D9@ By the last mail steamer we sent
from this Office to the Atlantic States 800
copies of the HYDRAULIC Press. That is a
pretty large shipment for little mountain
paper, and for that reason we hention it I;
but tits extraordinary. Every man in town
ought to subscribe to the local paper and
send it east; especially eve man who would
have his eastern kindred AN friends think
well of California. We endea| constantly
to exhibit in attractive, yet truthful tolors,
the many natural advantages of our State,
bat particularly of the nobleracuntain re-
gion where it is our lot to iIre and labor;
and osr efforts in this direction must fave
some influence. Send the local paper home;
and see if your friends do not derive from it
favorable opinion of yonr new home here,
and desire to join you.
The hydraulic press., 1860-03-24
summons.

STATE Of California. In The Justices court of
bridgeport Ioscnship In and for tie counfy
of Neuada
The People of the State of Calo' MIA to j. c. Barnes
and It. Clair Barnes. Greeting:
AIOU are hereby summoned to appear before me- at
IL my Office in the Township of Bridgeport in the
county of Nevada the 26th day of march, a. Il. 1860
at 10 O'Clock to INTO the complaint of
Joseph Thomas who TO recover the sum of StiT
and IS cents. with interest from February 2Sth 1s60
at per cent per month. for moneys paid for your
on promssC ry note held by r. Little against you upon
which the said plaintiff security as per complaint
on file; when Judgment will be taken against you for
the laid amount together with costs and damages, if
you fail to appear ard answer.
To the sheriff any constable of said county,
Greeting.
Make legal service and due return hereof.
Given under my hand, this 10th day of March, a. d..
1860.
r. IT. FARQUHAR
Justice of the Peace of said Township
IT appearing TO my satisfaction by i6avit that the
above named defendants cannot after due diligence be
found within the State. and likewise that cause of
action existsagains said defendants it is ordered that
service of summons be made by publishing the same in
the two issues of the Hydraulic Press newspaper
from aud after the date hereof
Witness my band, this 18th dav of march. 1850.
nlarlI 2w r. VI. FARoUHaR, j. T.
The hydraulic press., 1860-03-24

BULKHEAD.-For fortnight back we have
been flooded with communications on that
Banquo subject, the San Francisco bulkhead.
An effort has been made by the friends and
enemies of the bill now before the Legisla-
ture, which provides for the construction Of
said work, to engage the Interior press in
discussion upon it; 50 far with but little
effect. The4aet is, this question of bulk
head or no bulkhead is one with which the
people, as we'll as the press, 'of the Interior
have little to do, because they cannot fully
understand it. Certainly, whatever affects
the welfare of San Francisco--a noble city
which is the heart of the State-measurably
concerns all California But how shall coun-
try folks decide intelligently whether a sea-
wall is really needed there, and whether the
present bill is the best one for the purpose
and for the interests of the city? The whole
question is one for San Francisco alone to
settle. If her commercial and mechanical
classes and heavy tax payers agree that
bulkhead of some kind is necessary and de-
mand the passage of bill providing for its
construction, then it is-the duty of'legsla
tors from the interiorfto vote. for such bill,
if an accep able one can be frame1 other
wise, they should oppose the project as a
scheme intended solely to promote private
ends. Even if they are convinced that the
city front needs a sea wall, they have no
right in our opinion, to enact law for the
building of one in violation of the plainly
declared will of the citizens of the place
most interested. And that is all we have to
say on the subject.
The hydraulic press., 1860-03-24

The MINEs.-Our usual mining article is
unavoidably omitted this week We have
room bot for one or two items. The laying
OF the large water pipe of the Eureka Lake
Ditch Company, by Smith & Low, progresses
rapidly. Eleven hundred feet of it is already
on, or in, the ground, jointed, coated with
tar and nearly ready to be boxed and COW
cred with earth. 1t is now being laid through
town. Where it lies on the hill side and
crosses the reservoir, it looks like an i'm
mense black serpent, with head upreared.
We are informed By ore of the shareholders
In the Eureka claims on San Juan Hill, that
twelfth interest in those diggings lately
sold for $4,000. The last clean up of the
company, after nearly twelve DAYS washing
of mostly top dirt. was ST.
The hydraulic press., 1860-03-24

The young ladies of Yreka have turned
biologists, and gone hunting after bachelor
hearts, and other fossils. The Journal says:
We are informed that a class in Geology
has been formed in this city, composed OF
women who are now diligently searching for
specimens of rock, shells, fossils, petriied
bugs-anything that will add to cabinet
of geological curiosities. When we add that
the class is composed exclusively OF unmar-
ried and manageable ladies, why of course
many geological wonders will be found and
placed at their disposal among the balance,
perhaps, few bachelors in an advanced
stage of petrifaction.
The hydraulic press., 1860-03-24
Con stables Sale

Slafe Of Cazyoral1, counIy cf Necada, ss.-
7otcnship Of Bloon,fe'a.
EDY virtue of an execution to me delivered issued
a . from the court of Levi yres Esq, an acting
Justice of the Peace in and for the county aforesaid
bearing date March 9th 1862, in favor Of J. Decker 4
Co. and against W. Guudv and IL Martin. for the sum
of sixtyone dollars eg'ty-two CENTS debt interest
damages and cests of suit
have taken in execution and will sell to the high
est hi9d for cash all of w. Gundy AID IT, Martin
right title and interest in and to Of mining claims
situated in Little Grass Valley. Nevada county Cali
fornia, and known Brunkhersf. Notary & Co.'S
claims, said interest supposed TO be undivided
fourth of said claims
said property W II be sold at Columbia Hill in front
of Levi Ayres' Justice Office Monday the 10th day
ct April lSt0 between the hours of 10 O'clock A. NJ.
and O'Clock P. of said day.
Taken as the property OF W. Gnndv IT. Martin to
satisfy the ab,ve demands and accruing costs.
This 10th March A.. d. 1s60
JOHN McBR0WN. Constable.
The hydraulic press., 1860-03-24

The WAsHoE FEvER.-This, the latest grand
epidemic, still RACES high in North San Juan
and vicinity. 1t is kept up by a running
fre of telegraphc dispatches from Carson
City, to persons here who ewu shares in
certain or uncertain silver leads The oper-
-ator at this point has been kept in nearly
constant attendance at his battery for several
days, and the steady click, click, and rap.
rap of bis magical instrument seem like the
echoes OF excited speech hundred miles
'of. OF course we do not know the precise
tenor of the dispatches received, beyond
what we. learn from popular runners based
on violations cf friendly pledges to secrecy.
We hear it reported-and ask no'questious
that partners at Virginia City telegraph
to partners here not to sell any more shares
IN particular lead as it is worth 81 900
1oot Another report informs us that some
body else who is lucky enough to be share
holder at Silverado begs 'sfriend' here to
buy in with him while he can do so cheaply
say for one, two or three hundred dollars
"a foot, or some such trfe Then we hear
that a we'll known citizen who has already
invested largely in silver stock has purchased
another share for a sum variously stated at
from $4,000 to $4,000, and this in an un-
developed lead. No wonder some folks 90
crazy, that the rich risk their money rashly,
the poor sigh because they have none to risk,
and the wise in their own conceit shake
their heads with all the eloquencc that was
an Lord Burleigh's nod.
The hydraulic press., 1860-03-24
DR.. F. G. CLARK,
j. n. MYERS.
Constable 8 Sale.
STATE Of CatYo9Nia, CounfY Of Neeada.

State Of Caf3o'T'as County Of Negada, SIS
Towashtp Of Bl5dgeport.
Bpf virtue of an execution TO delivered issued
ED from the court of S B. Citswc Esq. an acting
'n: ICE Of the Peace in AMI for the couEty aforesaid
bearing da'e feh 1st D. 1860 TO satisfy ju,lgmcnt
rendered by s. d. Ca>wal on tie 1st day Of February
A. D. 1850 IN favor of j. s Bowman and against Caputc
Thompson for the sum of one hundred and eleven dol
lars debt. interest. damages and costs OF suit
have taken in executions, and will sell to the high
est bidder Tor cash lot Of land situated in French
.1"rrai AMI bounded ON the souh side hv Folsom &
thompson ground, under enclosure. on the east bv
Ensigns Ditch on the north by unoccupied land on
the west by land owners not known. aso lot situated
between lot now occupied by said Thompson and
Ravine sale to take place in front of 5 D. Casweil's
office on Monday the 9th day of April A. n 1860 be.
tween the hours OF 10 O'Clock. A. NJ and oclock NJ
Of siid day.
Taken as the property of Canute Thompson to sat.
lSiy the above demand and accruing coss.
This 22d day of March, \. D. lS6o.
GEO. W. PAESHLEY.
MARI n (,3,Sf0
The hydraulic press., 1860-03-24

The San Andreas Independent discourses
well upon the difference between the circum-
stances of literary men in the old "Grub
street times and in these days Of cheap pub
hcations, instances the immense profits of
cotemporary authorship, andthus concludes:
Literature no longer boasts that aristoc-
racy of philoSophic self-denal, which intro
duced Chatterton, Savage and Collins to
real immortality. The bottom of the Pierian
spring is literally sparkling with gold. 1t
has ceased to be the fashion to grow lean in
worshipping the Sacred Nine. Your modern
poet is a high fed, fat and pursy animal; the
peer and not the protege of the rich. He
seeks not that intangible myth the "philos-
ophers stone," but covets the s'yellow boy, y
the charm of whose jingle is universal. His
dreams are net of "Utopian" realms, but of
splendid farmsj fine houses, blooded horses
and gaudy equipages. He appreciates the
press and the manifold creature comforts
which its rapidly multiplied sheets bring
into his pockets. He would be popular with
the women and catch the applause of fools.
The hydraulic press., 1860-03-24

NEVADA IrEMs.-We continne to quote from
the Democrat, that the company which pro-
poses to build a turnpike from Eureka to
Jacksons ranch has been fully organized
under the title of the ''Henness Pass Turn
pike Co.., with these officers:
President, RIB. Moyes; Secretary, f. S.
Hubbell; Treasurer, James Creagan; .Direc-
tors, G. D. Roberts, c. W. Hill, C. Marsh,
w. Churchill, Richard Rafford. We learn
that the work of grading the road will be
commenced on Monday next, and arrange
ments have been made to push it ahead vig-
orously until it is completed. Capt. S. S.
Tenn went up last week with party for the
pupose of breaking open the trail through
the Henness Pass. Intelligence was received
on Tuesday that .he had reached Jackson s
Ranch without difficulty. The famous Live
Oak claims are worked out finally, after
yielding over $500, ,O0O-about $33o,OOO of
which was divided as clear profit among six
owners. 1t is said the top dirt will pay to
hydraulic, and has been purchased for that
purpose.
John V. Watson, much respected cti-
zen, has died of accidental injuries.
The hydraulic press., 1860-03-24

The Nevada Journal looks as clean and
handsome in its new dress-of which it says
nothing-as bride at the altar. We hope
it is doing as we'll as it looks. More of its
contents would be transferred to our col
umns did it not always arrive just as eur
paper is being made up.
The hydraulic press., 1860-03-24

We see by the last issue of the S. F. MI
tional that that paper has been merged in the
Daily Herald, which journal will hereafter
be greatly enlarged. The National was al
ways handsome and talented, but we never
admired IFS bitter partizan spirit, and are
glad the dgnifed and courteous, and not
form. There's nothing lost by politeness.
The hydraulic press., 1860-03-24

If the bills now before the Legislature,
proposing to create the useless office of beef
and pork inspector and to establish fishing
license, are passed, the above honorable
body will deserve to be caHed the s'provi-
sional Legislature. The grand object of
such bills is to make provision for needy poll
iticianS.
The hydraulic press., 1860-03-24

In the last number of the Sierra Citizen
appeared very manly and able editorial on
the subject of Indian difficulties in Western
Utah and Honey Lake Valley, justly depre
eating the mode in which Indian wars are
generally begun and conduc ted on this side
of the continent, and especially deprecating
any conduct on the part of the people of the
eastern slope calculated to precipitate hos
tilities with the aborigines there. The mur-
ders that have been perpetrated in the Pah-
Utah country should not be charged upon
the whole tribe, which is composed of a race
of superior courage, intelligence and hu-
maniv, nor made the grounds for an .indis-
criminate war upon them. The Citizen wisely
urges that such a war as is .rashly conteih-
plated by Gov. Roop and the people of Honey
of it would be highly impolitic, and do in
calculable damage TO the welfare of the new
territory. The Pah- h-Utahs,occupy the noun
tains that lie between California aud the
newly discovered mineral regions toward
which the attention of SO many thousands is
now directed, and if forced by cruelty to
desperate straits, and maddened by seHtf-
ment of revenge, may people the trails for
years to come with the graves of their vic
Tins. Communication with California would
either be entirely cut off or rendered toe
perilous to be undertaken by any but large
and we'll armed parties; and thus the stream
of population, wealth and enterprise that
now seems certain to flow across the noun
tains would be checked and impeded, if not
entirely stopped.
The hydraulic press., 1860-03-24

At Alleghanytown, one day last week,
times, across the street, without anything
flowing more sanguinary than the brine from
a pork barrel which was accidentally shot.
A bystander says 1t was amusing to see one
of the shooters lodging the balls of his an
tagonist behind door frame.