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NOTHING TO WEAR THE executors of a
lady named Desmond, who died at Bronp-
ton, England, in last May, sold the extraor-
dinary number of 1900 silk dresses, 700
velvet NANTES, 200 bonnets, and upwards of
POO pairs of shoes, with innunerable ker-
chiefs and searfs of all the colors of the
irainbow- which had been purchased by the
deceased lady within the last ten years Of
her life
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b~A veterinary surgeon of Dundalk,
Ireland, of considerable experience, states
that sand is not only an excellent substitute
for straw as bedding for horses, but that it
is, in many ways, superior to it, as the sand
does not heat, but saves the hoofs of horses.
He says that sand is exclusively used for
bedding in his stable.-Scientific American.
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES is hereby given, that the adj
vertisement above, signed John Mcnamara, setting
forth claim to certain piece Of land, has no found.
alton in fact. The land belongs to mel am now and
have been heretofore in possession Of it and Will con-
tnue to hold it, and forbid any person making any
trade having any dealings with him in relation
thereto. EDWARD ALLioON.
Allison's Ranch, Oct 18th, 1850.
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B@IT is estimated that the reception of
the Prince of Wales will cost the Provincial
Government of the Canadas no less sum
than one million of dollars, independent of
the vast amounts expended by the different
towns,
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Legal Advertisements.
Constable's Sale. :,

Constables Sale. :.
State of California, county Of Nevada, s..
To,cnship Of Bridgeport.
pY virtue of an order of sale to me delivered, is.
) sued from the court of r. H. Farquhar, Esq, an
acling Justice of the peace and for the county sfore
said bearing date Oct 1st, d. 1S60 ia favor of the
shawmut Mill Co., ard against Clark Rugg, for the
sum of s5s and IL cents debt, nterert damages and
TO the hest bidder for cash. the following described
property to-wit One building lot and blacksmith shop
thereon in French Corral township and county afore
said opposite the dwelling house of Geo w. Parshley.
and very near the small rayne leading down the hill
from the garden of wn Giister said lot being known
as Clark Riggs lot On Saturday, the 10th day of Mo-
vember a. d. 1885, between the hours OF 10 O'Clock a.
m. ana O'Clock D. M on the premises of said proper
ty at French Corral, county and State aforesaid.
Taken as the property Of Clark Rugg, to satisfy the
above demands ahG accruing costs
North San Juan, Oct. 10th, a. d. 1862
oc2O 4w W. s. EDWARDS, Constable.
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WM. FAULKNER d. SON,

132 Stnsome street, San Francisco, Cal.
A GENTS FOR JAMES CONNER & SONS U. S.
n TYPE FOUNDRY, and dealers in all kinds OF
Printing materials.
Printers will find it to their advantage to call on us
before purchasing. apr23 6m
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A NEW INVENTION.
Sewing Machines,

FE9HE undersigned takes this method of informing
Il the Miners and Merchants throughout the mining
districts that they have heated themselves in SAN
FRANCISCO. at l39 Frcnt street, under Tubbs Co..
and are Ilrelarali b, M I, IL "a ctlrr.a
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Busin ess Cards.

Busines Cards.
LEVI AYRES,
Justice of the Peace, at Columbia Hill,
: For the Northern part of Bloomfield Township,
Wilprompty to any business he may be favored
with. June 9th, 1860. JUNG If
R. H. FARQUHAR,
Justice OF the Peace,
Bridgeport Township. Office in the old Masonic Hall
Main street, San Juan. 1tf
O. P. STIDGER,
Attorney at Law, Notary Public.
And Conveyancer. Office on the north side of Main
street. one door west of " Hatields store,
oppositethe Pioneer, NORTH SAN JUAN.
Nov. IS, 1857.
c.. WILSON HILL,
A Storney at Law,
WIatend promptly toall businessconfided to his
in Nevada and adjoining counties.
office = In Abbotts Building, NEVADA. tf16
C. e. De LONG,
Attorney at Law,
0,no~ic 81 N;cSoi0s UoteI wn si0;rs inn I6
PAINTINGS.
Carriage, Sign and House Painting,
PAPER HANGING, &c.
Done in the best manner, by
L. W. CURTIS.
Shop on Main st opposite Helfrichs Soda Factory.
JOHN A. SEELY,
Agent for
The New Edria Quicksilver.
Tie Best and Furest Article te the SGtei
Post Office Building. North San Juan, Nevada county.
Il. I. JORDAN,
News Agent and Expire m N
Runs Daily Express from
North San Juan TO Sebastopo, Sweetland, Birehvlle
and French Corral California and Atlantic papers for
sole.
SMITHS EXPRESS,
Runs Daily from North San ,Juan to Shady Creek,
Cherokee. Little Grass Valley and Columbia Hill
RSy4Cafurna and Atlantic Newspapers for SALE Let
ters and Packages carried, commissions attended to
and collections made. Agent for the Hydraulic Press
D. Es. PAINTER.
(LATE o'MEARs PAINTER,)
Dealer ia
TYPE, PRESSES, PRINTING MATERIAL,
Paper, Cards, and Pgiatey's Stock generally,
132 Clay street, near Sansome,
SAN FRANCISCO.
jan q 1y
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FOR SALE.

ny.>l.c The following Blanks can always
LbIitlnASs-be be obtained at this office, at San
Francisco prices. Executions, Warrants Summons
Constable's and Sheriff Sales. Aidavits Garnishees
subpoenas Deeds. mortgages. Reieases Leases Under
takings attachments. Examinations, commitments.
acknowledgements, jury summons's yenire, writs.
appeal bends, Recognizance. &c, &c.
plants of all kinds printed to order
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Il. I. JORDAN,
News Agent Il Expire n
kuns Daily Express from
North San Juan to Sebastopo Sweetland, Birehville
and French Corral. California and atlantic papers for
sole.
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Carriage, Sign and House Painting,
PAPER HANGING &c.
Done in the best manner, by
L. W. CURTIS.
Shop on Main ST, opposite Hefrichs Soda Factory.
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SMITHS EXPRESS,
Runs Daily from North San Juan to Shady Creek,
Cherokee. Little Grass Valley and Columbia Hill
R5Califurnia and Atlantic Newspapers for sale. Let
ters and Packages carried commits sions attended to
and collections made. Agent for the Hydraulic Press
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ny Since the {

Bay Since the Gavitt organ has gone
up" the Dictator has no mouth piece. How
he will manage to promulgate his DEGREES,
ukases, pronunciamentos, and F." "instruc-
tions," and illuminate his anathemas, we
can't imagine, unless be starts a paper on
his own hook. He owns the Douglas DEM
ocracy here; why not own an organ. He'd
better do that, aud get Whittlesey to edit it.
But we suppose that won't be done, for
these two candidates must have been very
certain of defeat or they wouldn't have let
the Enquirer flicker and fzzle out. There
fore, it is not likely that now they will
spend money in such desperate games. No
man, much less one that is posted, is going
to bet on a game whom his opponent holds
all the winning cards.
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Prof. FIetcher.

This gentleman delivered very interest
ing address to o not very large but aPpre-'
ciative audience last night on the subject OF
Education. His remarks were listened to
with the utmost attention, by those present,
and frequently elected applause. We re-
greet that so few of the friends of education
in our city were out. While the mere an
nouncement that there is to be a political
speech never fails to fill Mozart Hall, it
does not arene well for our interest in edu-
cational matters that so few thought proper
to go to hear an address on that subject.
Perhaps our citizens think no improve
ment can be made in their already justly
celebrated system of public schools, and
failed TO attend for that reason. There
were religious meetings in the city which
took away good many that would other
wise not have failed to be present
Mr.. Fletcher promised that next year. af-
ter be had entered upon the duties of the
Office which be would be elected to Gil next
month, he would visit Us again and speak
60 our people on his favorite theme. Ar.
Fletcher is a scholar as we'll as a practical
man, and never fails to interest those who
! favor him with their attention.
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TConr,tfn;c1fed.
VIII the People o Evansville Re-
gard their Interests

| At a late meeting of the stockholders of
| the Wabash and Erie Canal, it was ordered
that the balance of the unpaid stock be col
! lected forthwith, and that persons be ap-
! pointed to collect new stock to the amount
of not less thanS3, 900. In accordance with
these instructions, the Managers are now
"going ahead and intend to slight no
one, but all are invited to come forward and
aid in pushing forward this great work.
| We hope that no one, who may now be
called upon to pay up old subscriptions, will
endeavor to excuse themselves and delay the
progress of the work, but let all pay
promptly and eheerfully, so that confident
spirit may still continue to urge on our en-
terprising Managers. Cash is needed and
cash must be obtained before the Canal can
be rendered properly navigable.
VIII our citizens listen to the call, or will
they suffer it to pass unheeded To those
who offer the specious plea that there are no
signs of progress, and therefore will not
"fork-up," let me say that the Prince of
Wales would pay large reward to such if
they would communicate to him the secret
whereby he could subdue "Uncle Sam"
Without the use Of POagder. 1t may be posi-
Die that any great work can be sue
cessfully carried through without the aid of
the needful but we must confess our ina
bility to advise as to the proper method to
be pursued. Any information on this
point will doubtless be gratefully received
by the Board of Managers.
But the business men of Evansville, now
especially, are directly interested, and with
them rests the fate Of tbsgreat work The
greater the number of avenues of trade
which center here, in that proportion will
our resources for wealth increase. Dam
up the thousand rivulets, and where is the
mighty stream which so proudly bore the
wealth of nations upon the bosom of its
waters Follow back and you find those
rivulets, combined, still flowing along, but
their course is changed Let US look to it
that our interests do not suffer. Let not
the trade which belongs to US go elsew here.
You who remain quiet and wait for progress,
beware!
"Now is the accepted time, now is the day
of salvation" Look to your own and the
welfare of our thriving city. Shall this
great undertaking, to which you are called
TO lend a helping hand, ago down or up
Let your deeds be sufficient reply.
Since writing the above, we learn by Mr..
SMYTH, the efficient superintendent; that
fifty men or more have been engaged, the
past week, on the canal, from Port Gibson
to Newberry. And we will further state,
that many of these men have labored gra-
tutiously for the purpose of advancing the
work.
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p9-It is our painful duty to record the

I BJIt is our painful duty to record the
death of Capt W. C. GREER. of this city
who departed this life, after a severe illness
of several weeks duration, about O'Clock
on Sunday evening, at the City Hotel. His
remains were conveyed by the 1. o. of Odd
Fellows, of this city, of whose organization
the deceased was member, te the Railroad
Depot yesterday morning, to be taken 10
Mt. Carmel, ILL.,, for burial.
Capt. Greer was a man of remarkable
characteristics. Early left to a dependence
upon his own resources, he was one of that
class who having by self-reliance and per-
severing effort acquired an honorable posi-
ton in life, are denominated self-made me n
Combining with rare business abilities all
the quiet self-respect and retiring modesty
of the perfect gentleman, he was one to
be trusted and honored as man of business,
and respected and beloved as friend.
A native of Mt. Carmel, he eewas for a pc
riod of more than twenty years identified,
in the different capacities of pilot, COM
mander and steamboat owner, with the
Wabash river trade. He began life as a
river man, whilst mere youth, in the ca
pacity Of cabin-boy on the Lady Morgan, a
Wabash river. Through strict at ention to
duty he acquired the confidence of bis en-
ployers, and was gradually promoted, until
he came TO be regarded as a reliable and
trustworthy officer Advanced to the dig
nifty of Captain, he rapidly gained the res
pect and esteem of those with whom he was
connected in business, filling the position OF
commander with singular ability aud sue
cess. He was at one time captain and own
er of the Illinois Belle, and afterwards built
and commanded the John H. StocAweH, a
famous boat in her time.
Within a short time only, he, in con-
nection with Mr.. VIM. Brown, Capt. Scott
and others of this city, built the AutocraG
the largest steamer ever built in Evansville.
Having disposed of his interest in the Aus
tocrat he became owner and commander of
the Fanny Bullitf, which position he held at
the time of his death.
In him has the boating interest lost
most efficient member and one of its bright
est ornaments. Cut down in the prime of
life, with a prospect crowded with the
brightest hopes for the future, he leaves a
multitude of sorrowing friends to mourn
his departure. Let us trust that he has as
cended to a purer sphere of existence, be-
yond the reach of the trials of this life
against which he struggled so manfully and
which he so triumphantly overcame.
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E&g@ Mr. Louis Bollman, in one Of his
admirable letters, printed in the Indianapo-
lis Journal, on State affairs, shows in the
following how the Governor and Auditor
Of State made money out of the Swamp
Lands in violation of the act of the Legs-
lature and fairness to the people whom they
represented
Certificates Of Purchase OF swamp
Lands.
The law allows the Auditor of State to
receive so cents for each certificate ty him
issued. 1t allows the same to the Secretary
of State for issuing and recording deed to
the purchaser OF Swamp Lands. Now to
increase those fees, these officers would not
issue a certificate, nor execute a deed for
over 40 acres of land, no matter how much
the buyer might have purchased. If he
bought a whole section he could not have
one certificate and deed, but they made him
take s certificates and l6 deeds thus MAX
ing the State pay them SIG instead OF 81,
and making the purchaser pay SIG for hav-
ing his deeds recorded in the County Re-
corder office instead of 81. Does the law
demand this oppressive and expensive
course. Let US see.
In order to sell the Swamp Lands to the
best advantage, the Statute, r. S. 1852, p.
472, required them to be sold in quantities
not exceeding 40 acres The act provides
that the County Treasurer shall, " on pay
ment by the purchaser of any tract or
tracts, give him duplicate receipt speci-
flying the receipt of money, &C., the num-
Der of acres in the tract or tracts" Sec ! 4
of the same Statute requires the Auditor of
State, as soon as he shall receive the re-
turns of the sales 20 prepare a decd of
conveyance by way of warrantee deed, in
the names of the purchasers for the land
purchased, to be signed by the Governor
and attested by the Secretary.
These are all the laws l have seen in ref
erence to the execution OF the certificates
and deeds, and it will at once be seen that
although the sale was to be made in a 40 acre
tract, yet the certificate and deed were to
embrace " the tract or tracts " SO sold to any
person.
The Auditor, therefore, violated the law
in refusing to issne a certificate or deed for
over 40 acres. Yet Wright and Willard
permitted this violation, not forgetting,
presume, in so doing, the l6c. for each pat
ent they signed, allowed them by unconsti-
tntional legislation.
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DIED,

Yesterday morning, 18th, of liberation Of the
bowels, JESSIE MORLAN, daughter of R. a. aud E.
Moss, aged nineteen months and ten days.
Funeral to-day CIsth) at 10 O'Clock A. NJ, from
the residence Of the family Fourth street.
Friends are invited 10 attend without further no
tice.
IL Boonville, Wsrrick county. the l2th Of
September. Mr.. MATHEW W. WEsrPALL. with an
sbsceHs In the left lung, Aged 50 years.
Mr. Westfall horn in Randolph county, Yir-
gnia, ia the year 1910, where he lived until he
was ~ years of age. Then, with his family he
emigrated this State In the year 1886, where he
has resided since. He has been a Jealous
member of the Methodist Episcopal Church for
the last 25 years. The family of the deceased have
to mourn the loss Of kind father, and an affec-
tionate husband. His death was like the going
down Of the sua-always looking 10 that tar-of
shore, which seemed to him TO be drawing nigh.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-09-18

DAN RICE's GREAT SHow.-The re-appear-
snce in this region of the world-renOwned
Dan Rice bids fair to call out some of the
greatest assemblages ever drawn together in
Evansville. We learn that parties are being
this occasion, and our merchants will un-
doubtedly profit materially by the influx of
country trade. The +" Great Show which
is to be here on the 2Ist and 22d inst, is
like ga whale to a minnow compared
with Dan Rice's g one horse show" which
created such an excitement years ago.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-09-18

IN AT TIE DEATH.-The Troy Arslza gives
an account Of a strange woman who has
made her appearance in that city. 1t says:
"For the last six months an unknown
woman, rather interesting and attractive,
well, but not fashjly dressed, Of modest
and quiet mien, apparently bordering on
thirty years Of age, and with that bloom on
her face which is supposed to mark the
young widow, has been in the habit of at
tending nearly all the funerals in Protestant
families in this city, whether held at private
houses or in churches, and has in each case
accompanied the remains to the place of IN
tcrmcnt.''
There is politician in this city who per-
forms the same benevolent service towards
political parties. lie first helped TO bury
the old Wings, then the Webster wings, next
the Americans, and last night he was ea-
gagged in paying due funeral honors 10 tie
Douglas Bell Everett fusion scheme. his
name is Ketchum.-N y Post.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-09-18

IMPORTANT PosT OFFICE DECIsIoS.-At-
torney General Black has decided that the
Postofice Department has the power to
withhold letters addressed to fictitious per-
sons or firms, when such names have been
assumed as part of system to cheat and
defraud the public The fraudulent intent,
however, must be very clear. 1t is a very
common practice for sharpers to use the
postal service to carry on their operations
more widely, and reach persons otherwise
beyond their scope, and to operate altogeth-
er under fictitious names and case of
this kind at Baltimore in regard to which
cision
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-09-18
From the Ind. Journal.
The State Debt Sinking Fund In

The State Debt Sinking Fund In
terests
The people long for the day when the
State debt shall be paid of. For the pur-
/ pose Of gradually reducing it, State Debt
/ Sinking Fund is provided by the levy of a
/ tax of two cents on the hundred dollars
| valuation. This yields from $55, 900 to
! $65,O0O annually, and the law directs that
! it shall be invested in the purchase of the
bonds of the State; that these bonds should
not be cancelled, but continue to draw in
] terest, which interest shall be invested in
I the purchase of more bonds. The Auditor
/ is required to state in his annual report
the amount of this interest and how the
! same is invested" But the Auditors made
no report at all of the interest. Their
books, too, are silent on the subject Ham
ilton Smith, as s leading member of the
Committee of Ways and Means of the last
session, presumed to inquire into the condi-
! ton Of our State debt, and wanted to know
how many bonds were outstanding; how
many had been redeemed by this sinking
Fund, and how many by the interest on
those redeemed
He could find nothing on the last branch
of his inquiry in the Auditors reports, and,
as the Committees clerk, / could find moth
ing on the Auditors books. Inquiying of
Auditor Dodd about the matter, he said the
account was kept in the thanking Depart
ment," and | should have statement the
next day. That statement showed that
Auditor Dodd had Sl8, 245 30 in his hands;
Auditor Talbot had S7,325, for which
judgment had been obtained on his official
bond and there had been deposited in
the Bank of the Capitol-a broken
bank, and therefore lost-$3, 247 81. Now
this interest Is ma VabIe in New York apd
the law requires that it should be invested
in the purchase of bonds, and the bonds are
in New York. Why was this interest
brought to this State, instead of being at
once invested in our bonds? Why was
there no report of it made? Why was there
no account Of it kept in the Auditors
book
Auditor Dodd, and Gov Willard in hs
New Albany speech, say that Talbot made
this deposit in the Bank of the Capitol, and
therefore its loss is chargeabe to him. But
this deposit was made before Dodd came il.
to Office, and that was early in 1857. Yet
he receipted for the deposits made by Tai
bott, and during the spring and summer
made frequent deposits it himself drew
out from time to time, and when the Bank
fails, in the fall of 1857, lays the loss on
Talbotts shoulders The simple fact is that
he had no right to deposit or keep himself
any of this interest, for the law required its
immediate investment in bonds. He is
therefore liable for the loss.
The people can see INTO all these arrange
ments. Violation of the laws is every
where seen, and Hamilton Smith was bitter
ly denounced, during the last session, by
Mr. Turpie, because he aided in exposing
this violation. L. B.
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SLAVE INoREAsE-The new census will
probably show the number of slaves in the
United States to be over 100000. This
is on the computation that the rate of in
crease will be not less than it was from
1910 to 1850. The addition to the numbers
within that period was TIC, 756, the rate OF
increase nearly 90 per cent moro precisely
$3.50 per cent. At this rate of increase,
which is not likely to be less, computations
have been made of the future numbers OF
the slave population within few years.
The figures are, indeed, startling, frcm their
magnitude. 1t is very certain that within
the first quarter of the next century it will
be at least fifty millions.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-09-18

"OH, YES, On, YES, all Gavitt Dem
ocrats will now walk up to the Sherif's
Office, at the headquarters of the "Court
House Clique" and receive their " instruc
tions how to vote at the coming election.
The triggers are all now pretty well set ;
" Smith is getting his arr angements all
made for his party; and those who haven't
received " instructions should lose no
time in consulting the Grand Tycoon
Office open at all hours, from now till cleo
ton.