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The Nevada Democrat., 1860-09-26

CHIEF JUSTICE TANEY AND JUDGE NELSON
FOR DouoLAs.-The Cooperstown On. " Journal
says: "The Hon Samuel Nelson of this village,
one Of the Justices Of the Supreme Court of the
United States, has always been known as a
decided national Democrat, although not an ac-
tive participant in political matters. He regard
ed Mr.. Douglas as the undoubted choice Of the
great mass Of northern Democrats for the Presi-
dency, and favors mis- election as the regularly
nominated Democratic candidate" The Washing
ton States of August 18th, says: Judge Nelson
was one of the Justices that concurred in the bred
Scott decision and like the Chief Justice, fancy is
for Douglas. Judge Nelson was talked Of for Pres
ident of the Baltimore Convention"
The above is confirmation Of the statement
heretofore published, that Judge fancy supports
Douglas. .rf 1st
The Nevada Democrat., 1860-09-26

The STATE REFORM SoHooL.-Several months
ago, says the Marysville Democrat, J. G. Pelton,
having been appointed Superintendent Of the State
Reform School, to be established near Marysville,
went East to examine the Reform School systems
of the principal Atlantic cites. A Boston paper Of
August Goth, refers to his visit, and says:
Mr. Petons visit to the East, is for the purpose
of studying our reformatory institutions. We are
pleased to learn that his tour has proved extremely
satisfactory to himself and that he has acquired in
formation Of great value in connection with his of
fee. The youth Of Mr.. Pelton was one of extreme
adversely. Having been left orphan in childhood,
his experience has been Of character which has
eminently qualified him to deal with unfortunate
and friendless boys. We understand that most Of
the booksellers OF Boston, at the solicitation Of Mr.
Peton, have contributed nberaly toward library
for the California Reform School. N MH
The Nevada Democrat., 1860-09-26

The BULKuEAD AGAIN.--The journal Ills in
formed" that the "fac" is beyond 'dsputc,"
"that when, at the late Douglas County Con-
vention, the subject of the Bulkhead came up
before the Committee on Resolutions, it was
deliberately decided that their policy should be
to ignore the whole natter" There is not one
word of truth in this statement, as the editor of
the Journal might have learned in half the time
II took him to hunt up the report, or manufac-
ture the "fact." During the afternoon session
of the late Douglas County Convention badly
worded resolution was offered by a delegate,
which was laid on the table, aud Committee
on Resolutions appointed. But the Committee
never held meeting, as the Convention was
continuously in session from tho time they
were appointed until the final adjournment.
The Bulkhead was not spoken Of in the Conven-
ton, aud we presume not half dozen dele
gates thought of the measure while the Conven-
ton was in session. So far as the Democratic
nominees for the Legislature of this county are
concerned we are authorized to state that not
one of them will vote for the Parsons Bulk
head bill, or for any bill giving the franchise
to any private company or corporation.
The Nevada Democrat., 1860-09-26

WAsHoE IrxMs.-We are indebted 70 The Pion-
Ger Express for the Territorial Enterprise 81 satur-
day last, ii which we find the following items:
The new discoveries lately near Mono Lake, pro-
mise to be rich We have been told b. ass4ters, in
whose word we have confidence, thakthe rock as
saws quite as rich in silver any they have tested
outside the main lead at Virginia City.
Osmer DaFst has nearly completed new fire.
proof building at Gold Hill, intended for a store
house The font Of it is built Of beautiful rose
tinted cement obtained in American Flat. This
cement hardens when. exposed to- the atmospheric,
being easily dressed when first taken from the
ground For, beauty and durability it cannot be
surpassed in any country.
The Gould & Curry Company are now shipping
more rock TO San Francisco than any other eoInpa-
nv IN Washoe. The rock averages $500 ton, and
the lead Is twenty-five feet wide, but is now only
worked to the width Of sixteen eetthe ore obtain
ed within that distance being Of better quality than
found in the binding Of four feet on each side II
is the opinion Of competent judges that there Is
enough in this one mine to employ five hundred
men five hundred years. A
Messrs Harris and Cooper's mill Of eight stamps
is busy night and day at Gold Hill, crushing rock
for various parties. The mill works admirably.
The foundation for the new mill Of the Washoe
Gold and Silver Mining Co., has been commenced
there. This mill will be monster institution, con-
tanning 81 stamps. sraf.s ~ ssssrss tssf sfrf7
Certain parties at Virginia City, after series Of
experiments, now think they have discovered sim
pie and cheap mode of working the silver ore. The
process separates and reduces the silver to metal
lie state, without the aid of water 1t is considered
great invention, eand the parties owning il will
soon present the result Of their abors to the public.
Times are lively in Genoa just at the present
time, owing to the meeting Of the County and Dis
triet Courts there We informed that there are
over one hundred civil cases on the calendar at
present, with the hope Of glorious increase raa
The Nevada Democrat., 1860-09-26

THE STATE CArIroL.-The contract for the
erection of the basement of the new Capitol at
Sacramento has been awarded TO Michael Fen
nel, of San Francisco, who is to furnish the
material aud do the work for $4,000. He has
given bonds for the faithful performance of
the contract in the sum of $4,000, and the
work is 10 be completed by the first of October,
1861. The contractor is to be paid, on the first
of every month, seventy-fve per cent. of the
value Of the work done and materials furnished,
as certified to by the architect, if accepted by
the commissioners, and the balance to be re-
tanned SIS security, in addition to the bond. II
at any time the Commissioners shall be OF the
opinion that the contractor has failed to prose-
cute the work with proper diligence, or that
he cannot complete it in the time specified, they
are authorized to take possession of the work
aud complete it at the contractors expense.
The people of Sacramento have purchased and
paid for the ground on which the structure is
to stand, and the work will doubtless be fairly
under way before the next Legislature con-
venes. ~, e ,.,, s. f,a,sk ..i...,
The Nevada Democrat., 1860-09-26
DOUGLAS AND BRODrRTCTx.


The Repnblicsn journals and apeakers-par-
ticularly hose who were in the habit Of revillne
Broderick while living ARE constantly resort
Ing TO the most unblushing falsehoods and SLAM
ders, in order to create a prejudice against
Douglas among the friends of the deceased SEN
ator. A trining difference of opinion, as to the
best policy to be adopted TO accomplish the
same end, Is represented as an irreconcilable
hostility, and it has even been asserted that
Douglas would not have spoken to B7oderick
had the latter lived and returned to Washing
ton. Latham has been given as authority for
this latter assertion, and viler SANDER against
both the living and the dead was never uttered.
When the death OF Broderick was announced 10
the Senate, Douglas was not able to speak, aud
bis enemies assert that bis sickness was merely
pretense in order to avoid giving his public
testimony to the virtues and noble qualities
of the late Senator The following letter, writ
ten by Mr.. Douglas to the committee appointed
10 superintend the funeral ceremonies 10 New
York, in honor of the deceased Senator, should
forever silence this SANDER:
CENT EMEN-I have received with feelings Of
profound respect and sympathy, your invitation to
be present and deliver grafton the occasion OF
the funeral ceremonies in New York in honor Of
the late Senator Broderick. never had the pleas
ure of personal acquaintance with Mr.. Broderick
until he came to Washington as Senator from Cali
forna. No man, under circumstance SO unpropi-
tious, ever established in that body prouder and
more enviable reputation in SO short period. His
vigorous intellect the frankness and sincerity of his
character, his resolute purpose and resistess
gy, his fidelity to principle, 70 duty and 20 friends,
commanded the respect and excited the admiration
of his associates. His sudden death will cast
gloom over the Senate, as II startled and shocked
the whole country ispeculiarly appropriate that
his old friends in your city among whom he had
spent the greater portion Of his life and who loved
him most, because they knew him best, should man
iest their admiration for his virtues, and their
row for his untimely death, in manner becoming
the subject and the event. 1t becomes my painful
duty, however, to inform you that the serious illness
OF her who is dearest to me, precludes any assur-
ance that it will be possible for me to be with you
on that interesting and solemn. occasion. Regret
ting the necessity which compels to decline your
am, very truly, your obedient servant
s. A. DOUGLAS.
The Nevada Democrat., 1860-09-26

CAPTURE OF THE FH.DUsTER.-A dispatch
from New Orleans indicates. though 1t does not
clearly state, that the llibusters under Walker,
who lately captured Truxillo, have in turn been
captured by the British man of-war Years. The
vessel arrived before the town and summoned
Walker TO surrender, an order which be obeyed,
with eighty men. 1t appears that an engage
ment occurred previous to the surrender, 10
which Walker was badly wounded and one Of
his colonies killed What disposition the Bril-
fish will make Of the prisoners remains to be
seen. ~
The Nevada Democrat., 1860-09-26
CHERIFF's sALE.-By virtue OF an Ex-

CHERIFF's sALE.-By virtue OF an Ex-
- ecution issued out OF the Court of S. c. Richardson
Justice OF the leaee in and for the Township Of Grass
Valley. County OF Nevada and state Of California,
Judgment reedered In said Court the Gath Of May
A.. 1850, In favor of +. FREEDMAN aud against Gk0s
w. M0UDER for the Of forynine dollars thirty.
five cents debt damages and costs of suit together with
all accrung costs: have levied upun the following de-
scrbed property to Wit All the right title and interest
Of the above named defendant Geo W. MouIder ofin and
to all that certain ot piece parcel Of land lying
being in the Township of Grass Valley Nevada County
California known and designated as the Gi Ranch''
situated in said Grass Wiley Township about miles
Easterly from the Village Of Grass Valley Wolf Greek
and bounded as follows, 10 wit: Commencing on the
Ridge north OF Wolf Creek nj oak tree twenty
inches in diameter, running thence n. CO. W 40 chains
rayine 90 chains 10 stake bearing from an oak
tree IL inches in diameter. N. Sc E. rs links thence l.
~ W. 20 chains crossing Volt Creek th of tunnel
running into Union Hill in 16 chains TO stake bearing
from oak tree the north side OF road so inches in
diameter 81 20 links thence s. CO E. 40 chains to
stake bearing from oak tree 80 inches In diameter N
l2 r. "a links, thence n 24' T. 40 chains across VOL
Creek In 81 chains to place Of beginning containing is
acres less with all the appnrenances thereunt
belonging or in anywsc appertaning.
Notice is hereby given that will EXPOSE at public sale
all the above described property TO the highest bidder for
cash. in front of the Court House door in Nevada city
TUESDAY the 2Sd day Of October, A. D. 1860 between
the hours Of O'Clock A.. NJ. and o'clock P. ".
Given under my hand this 25th day ofsept A. n 1850
J. b. VAN HAGAN. Sheriff N. c.
rr.aar 0a By JAMES b VAN II GAN, Deputy
The Nevada Democrat., 1860-09-26
ACCIDENT AT MARE IsIAxD.-A dispatch frol

ACCIDENT AT MARE IsLASD.-A dispatch from
Vallejo, dated Sept. 9th says:
To-day, at IL NJ, whilst the United States Dock
was taking up II. NJ s. Termagant, the snoring Of
of the sections is supposed to have slipped out
and let the weight of the ship upon the second
ton, which gave way and caused the ship to keel
over on her side, carrying everything with her.
One entire side Of the dock is lying in a wreck !;
the other is still out Of the water Many of the
workmen jumped into the Bay, and Il is r,moied
that some were hurt, but not seriously.
The crashing was tremendous and was heard
very plainly on the Vallejo side. The wreck will
likely have to be cut away before the ship can be
released Five sections OF the dock, the Vallejo
side, are still above the water.
The Nevada Democrat., 1860-09-26

THE STATE FAR.-A gentleman who was in
attendance at the State Fair last week, at Sac
ramento, informs us that II was dull affair,
particularly to residents of the mountains.
There was large quantity of fine stock, agri-
cultural productions, machinery, ETC., on exhib-
itiOa. The best piece of machinery, of Calfor-
mia invention, which our informant saw, and
which seemed to excite considerable attention,
was Matteson's improved derrick, which we
have already noticed. The Fair will close on
Friday next. ~ "a y.
The Nevada Democrat., 1860-09-26

A REASON FOR SUPPORTING BRECKIYRIDGE.--
Among the reasons given by Senator Green,
OF Missouri. for supporting Breckenridge, was
the following: so ' FL
'TIc supported John C. Breckenridge because
he had never traveled.u and down the river
on the decks Of a Steamboat advocating his
descended into beer saloons and drank larger
in order to gain popularity with the vulgar
rabble.' o-y frw .q III.
1t is very true that Breckenridge never ASSOC
cia!ed with the people, for his sympatbies are
not with the toiling masses. His associations
have been with the wealthy and refined classes;
his arristocrasc nerves were shocked by con.
tact with the "vulgar rabble." 9ua
The Nevada Democrat., 1860-09-26

A PASSENGER MURDERED By A DRUNKEN
DRIvER.-A dispatch from Yisalia, dated Sept.
2lst, says: tHe sf1ffiA .q@t~ fst
The overland stage arrived here last night, and
from passenger named Wineberger, jeweler on
Montgomery street, San Francisco, we learn that a
brutal murder was committed by the road agent,
Wash Jacobs, who shot passenger named Bigsby,
at the first station east of Fort, Yuma. The road
agent was intoxicated, and from his driving Mr..
Bigsby got frightened and wanted to jump out,
whereppon Jacobs etopped, the horses, got down
the stage and deliberately shot him twice, then
threw him into the bushes and left him for dead.
The murdered man resides in California, and has
family in Missouri, where he had been on visit.
A pedlar happened to pass by at this time, when
Jacobs took a double-barreled shotgun and knock
ed him down, cutting his head badly, and left him
lying on the road. ,-ss4
The Nevada Democrat., 1860-09-26

PoLLrIcAL SPEAKING.--John Nugent and @.
NJ. Brosnan, Of San Francisco, have made APP
pointments for speaking at the principal places
in Yuba, Butte, Nevada and Sierra counties
They will address the people at Grass Valley
on Friday evening next, at Nevada on Saturday
evening, and at Cherokee on Monday evening
Oct LIST. They will be accompanied by J. r.
Mcconnell through Nevada and Sierra counties
aud by Messrs. Dibble and Palmer at some Of
the places in this county. Mr.. Nugent is one
of the most talented and vigorous writers in
the State, is well known in this county by rep
utation, and we trust the people will turn out
to hear him. He has determined to stump the
State for Douglas and johnson, and will proba-
bly, return to this county before the close of the
campaign. +. ......
The Nevada Democrat., 1860-09-26
NEVADA, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 20, 1856
q End OF volume seveu--A Chnn&e.

es End OF Volume scveu--A Change.
The present number completes the seventh
volume Of the NEVADA Democrat, and this will
be our last issue as weekly paper. In enter
ing upon the eighth volume, we have determin-
ed to publish tri-weekly, the frat number of
which will be Issued on Tuesday evening of
next week, and thereafter 1t will be published
regularly every Tuesday, Thursday, and Satur-
day evening. The size Of the paper will be
somewhat reduced but each number will con-
tain rather more than half the reading matter
we have ordinarily given in the weekly,
while the subscription price will be but slightly
Increased. go e@...s.9~',T XII IA an,.iaa
= The DEMoCRAT was established In September,
1858, and with the exception Of a few weeks
suspension, caused by the destruction Of the
Office by the fire Of 1856, has been Issued regu-
larly once week up to the present time
During the most of these seven years, the paper
has been under The same proprietary and edito-
rial management and though the profits may not
have been as great as we could have desired,
we have nothing TO complain Of on the score of
patronage. BY careful business management,
we have succeeded 10 making something more
than printers wages, which Is all we could ex-
pect 10 the publication Of country paper.
What The paper has been heretofore II will
continue to be in, future, as long as It remains
under our control. Upon all matters Of public
interest we shall never be backward 10 express
ing our opinions, and shall continue to advo-
cate our, own political sentiments without stop
ping to calculate the profit or loss. We have
made such arrangements-as will enable as here
after to devote more time to the editorial de-
partment, and shall spare neither labor nor
expense to make the paper Of local interest.
The Nevada Democrat., 1860-09-26


THE CENsUs.--It will be seen by the follow
ing, which we find in late San Francisco pa
per, that the estimate We gave last week OF the
population of the State was very near correct :
THE CENsUs.-Marshal Solomon informs us that
the population of this State does not exceed 400 000
and that of this city Is not over 10000. This viii
rather surprise many who have been calculating on
a large increase still we think the census has been
correctly taken the proportionate falling off from
former estimates Is about the same in each county
Although some may be surprised at this, we do not
see why they should be. During the last two years
there has been little immigration by way Of the
plains, while the emigration by the same has
been considerable. Washoe has drawn from our
population more than we have gained by travel,
so that the whole 1t seems IL there had been
decrease Of population, for the last two years,
and we think such is the case. Under the next APP
portonment California will be entitled to not more
thln three representatives In the lower House of
Congress, while we have been calculating upon at
least five.
The census returns Of this State will not eur
prise any one who has given the subject any
attention. The papers have generally supposed
that the census of this year would show pop
ula,ion of 100000 or 600, 900; but we have all
along con!ended that these estimates were much
too high, and stated six or eight months ago
that California would not be entitled to more
than three Representatives in Congress under
the next superintendent
The Nevada Democrat., 1860-09-26

LATER From OREeoN.-A dispatch from Yreka,
dated Sept. oath, which we find in the Marysville
Appeal Of yesterday, says:
The Oregon Douglas State Convention have NOM
mated for Electors VIM. ii. Farrar of Multnomah
county, Ben. Hayden Of Polk, aud VIM. Hoffman
Of Jackson. A letter received from Salem tonight
says that the staying members of the Legislative
Assembly had resolved TO go into joint convention
to elect two U. S. Senators, and that Col. Baker
was not to be one Of them. As the Senate is with
out quorum, it is probable, that should they elect
the Senator's they will not obtain seats in the u. s.
Senate.
The Nevada Democrat., 1860-09-26

THE PAuno TrLEoRAPH.-The New York
Herald learns that there is now fair prospect
of having continuous line of telegraph com
pleted from the Atlantic TO the Pacific within
the time prescribed by the terms of the bill
passed at the last session of Congress. The
work is to be carried through by the Western
Union Telegraph Company, which proposes to
build and equip Che line within twenty months.
The Nevada Democrat., 1860-09-26

DESTRUCTION by RAIN IN CHILE.-Chile has
suffered greatly from excessively severe and long
continued rains. On the LIST of August, the Catho-
lie Pantheon, at Valparaiso, was undermined and
destroyed by rains, burying number Of persons
beneath the ruins Eight are known to have been
destroyed, and it thought that more had suffer
ed like fate, besides many who are seriously in
jured Great land slides had occurred, ravines had
become rushing torrents, communication was inter-
rupted, fields destroyed, houses thrown down, and
great damage done to things generally.
The Nevada Democrat., 1860-09-26

MYsTERIoUs.--Mr. John Campbell, of Stockton,
discovered floating in the tules near that city, on
Saturday week, tightly-corked bottle, in which
was piece of paper with the following words writ
ten in a bold and elegant hand -fftr- .at
EfIrar Ell. .Htsial us h-aGs July 25th, 1849.
The finder Of this viii learn the fate OF the once
happy J. Parsons.
The fact that the mysterious intelligence has re-
manned unreyealed for upwards of eleven years. and
the peculiar circumstances which surrounded many
Of the early corners to California afford matter upon
which to base variety of speculation as to what
might have been the state of the once happy j. Par
sons.p The original paper is in the possession OF
the editor of the Stockton Democrat, and may serve
as a medium OF identification. .f..t ..e.-
The Nevada Democrat., 1860-09-26

FIoHr WITH ESCAPED CoNvIcTs.-We learn
from the Jacksonville (Oregon) Sentinel, that des-
pcrate fight took place between the Sheriff and 9TH
officers Of Douglas county and four escaped con-
yiots, Canonvllo, the night of Sept. 9th. Sey-
eral shots were exchanged, and of the convicts
was fatally wounded and afterwards died; two we're
arrested, and the other made his escape. The con-
victS had escaped from the Oregon Penitentiary and
we're making their way south. pilfcring from farm
houses and hotels as they went along.
The Nevada Democrat., 1860-09-26

FATALLY INJURRp.--Wiam Wilson and b.
Abbott were seriously injured, the former it is
thought fatally, by the explosion of blast, at Cher
okee Flat, in Butte county, last week. Wilson'S
face was horribly cut and mangled one of his eyes
being blown out of his head and the sight of the
other entirely destroyed. Abbott was not SO badly
hurt, and will recover. -..-. -t... ....-.
The Nevada Democrat., 1860-09-26

BOILED TO DEATHs-A horrible accident oc-
Cured lately at Freeport Pa, by which man lost
his life in the following shocking manner. He was
boiling salt when, by some nischance, he was pre-
cipitated headforemost in the cstern of boiling salt
water. He succeeded in crawling out, but there be-
ing no one near to assist him. he unfortunately fell
second terrible mshap he got out without assistance
and walked to his home. He was actually boiled
alive and after suffering unknown tortures at last
found ease in death, twentyfour hours after the
cident.
The Nevada Democrat., 1860-09-26

BARN BuRNEp.--The barn OF Mr.. r. II. King.
who resides about three-quarters Of mile from
Pctatuma, was burned on the morning Of the 18th
inst, with its contents consisting of hay, grain,
farming tools, and over 100 hens. A man named
Geo. Edgar arrested and held to bail in the sum
OF 5000, charged with setting the barn ON fire.
The Nevada Democrat., 1860-09-26

The Democratic Central Committee Of this
county held meeting last Saturday, and as
will be seen BY the proceedings, published in
another column, preliminary steps were taken
for grand political demonstration aud barbe-
cue, to come on on the 26th aud 9th of Octo-
Der. The ARA gements are not yet fully COM
pleted, but we believe the intention is to have
q torchllght procession at Grass Valley on the
evening of the 26th, barbecue at Carter's,
near the Glenbrook Race Track, and torch
light procession at Nevada on the evening of
the 9Th la
A committee, consisting of Messrs. McCon-
nell, Hawley and Byrne, have been appointed
to invite speakers, aud the intention is to have
all the best orators of the State present on the
occasion. Speeches will be made at the Race
Track, aud also at Grass Valley and Nevada.
aud good time generally may be anticipated.