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The Nevada Democrat., 1861-08-13

ASCENT OF SHAsTA.-On Wednesday, July
2Ist party of nine pei sons, nearly all residents
of Yreka, left Strawberry Valley for the pur-
pose of ascending Shasta Butte. On the route
four gave out, five only reaching the summit,
which they did Just at sunrise on Thursday
morning. Rev j. w. Ross, n. G. Mayhew,
Joseph West, Nelson Handy and Charles Abel
were the persons who reached the summit.
They remained on the top nearly four hours,
and say that they could distinctly see large
conicai shaped butte to the northward, which
they think was Mount Hood. The distance IN
a straight lire, from Shasta Butte to Monnt
Hood, cannot be over 800 miles, and as Shasta
Butte can be seen with the naked eye from the
streets of Stockton, distance of over 300 Omlles
ii is not improbable that the peak seen by the
party from the summit of Shasta Butte was
Mount Hood. Mr. Ross took with him an an
aroid barometer for the parpose Of ascertainlng
the altitude of the Butte, but unfortunately II
gave out when they had reached point 1,OOO
feet above the level of the sea. On the Butte,
at sunrise, the mercury stood at 28 degrees,
while the wind blew gale around the summit.
The scene presented to the behoder from the
apex of "Old Shasta is described as beingmag-
nifsent Theparty returned to Yreka on Sat
urday last, well pleased with their trip 1reka
Journal,
The Nevada Democrat., 1861-08-13

OREGON WHEAT CROP.-The Oregon Far
mer says there will be great deficiency in the
wheat crop this year. This has grown out of
two facts. There was a general belief in some
quarters last fall, that the raising of wheat would
not pay and no great effort was made to SOW
fall wheat; the winter and spring has proved un-
favorable for wheat sowing, and much land in
tended for wheat, has not been sowR. The same
general facts may be stated in regard to other
crops. The result is, we believe that the crops
of the country the present season will not
amount tn more than half as much as last year.
The Nevada Democrat., 1861-08-13

QUICK WURK.-A N"w York correspond
ent says, that as soon as the news of the
The retreat from Bull's Run was known, the
telegraph operators following the Federal
army, Immediately transmitted the intelIi'
gence to all sections of the loyal States,
and before the rear of the retreating army
had reached Alexandria, 10000 fresh troops
were flying over the rails from New York.
Pennsylvania aud Ohio, On their way to
Washington.
The Nevada Democrat., 1861-08-13

SOMETHING OF GIN. BEAUREoARD.-The
Tribune furnishes the following bit of the
personal history of Jelf. Davis right hand
fighting man:
A curious fact has been related to us in re-
gard to Gen. Beauregard of the insurgent army.
The name of that gentleman with the fighting
chin, as Mr.. Russell Of the Times describes
him, is not Beauregard but Toutant-Pierre
Gustave Toutant. His father was French
man. and he was the eldest of the family. The
family had an estate called Beauregard, and
the elder Toutant was in the habit of signing
himself Toutant de eauregard-Toutant of
Beauregard When he made the application to
the member of Congress from the district in
which he resided in Louisiana for Cadetship
at West Point for his son, he signed himself in
this way-Toutant de Beauregard-and the as
sumed title was taken for the surname. The
appointment for the lad therefore was made
out for Pierre 6. L. Beauregard, and the name
was retained from a little vanity, perhaps III its
more sonorous quality. Beauregard, however,
is still known with his relations in Louisiana
as Pierre Toutant.
The Nevada Democrat., 1861-08-13

THAT experienced military man, and uni
versal genius, General Dictator Horace
Greeley, in an editorial defending bis course
towards the Administration. promises not
to indulge in any more military advice oT
criticism. The advance upon Manassas
terminating in disaster TO the American
army, was instigated by the hot heads ol
the Greeley school.
The Nevada Democrat., 1861-08-13
The meeting Last saturday Night.


The Meeting Last Saturday Night.
There was large attendance at the po-
litical meeting held intbis place on Saturday
evening. AS appointments for meetings
had been made by The State Committees for
COuness and Edgerton, aud for Ashley aud
Phelps, to speak on The same evening. it
was arranged, after the speakers arrived in
town, that they should discuss the political
issues from the same stand. The meeting
was called to order by L. G. Waite, of the
Journal, and Judge BeIden stated the ar
rangements. as follows: Ashley to lead off,
to be followed by Conness; the latter TO be
followed by Phelps. and EdgerOn to close
each speaker to occupy the stand for one
hour. We heard only the latter portion of
Ashley's speech, which was devoted almost
exclusively to the bulkhcad. During bis
talk The crowd remained in the vicinity OF
the stand, but bis remarks aud manner Of
speaking were not Of character TO engage
the very close attention Of his hearers.
During the hour allotted to Conness, the
auditors gathered closely around the stand,
aud listened attentivey. He stated his
views clearly and cOncsely, upon national
affairs, but the time allotted 10 him was
mostly devoted to the affairs of this State,
aud n answering some Of Ashley's asser-
tiOus relative to The bulkhead, etc. COnness
is fine speaker, aud his vigorous, uuaffect-
ed style, is calculated to secure the atIen
tive hearing of mixed audience. He ex
hibited an intimate acquaintance with all
matters pertaining to our State government,
and must have convinced every unpreju
diced bearer of bis eminent fitness aud quail
ihcatons for The position OF Chief Magis-
trate of the State.
Mr.. Phelps, who followed Conness, is a
dry, uniuteresling speaker, and bis manner
not at all adapted to stump Oratory. We
should Judge from his manner of speaking
that he was educated for the ministry. Hls
principal effort seemed TO be to convict the
Douglas party of disunionlsm, 10 which be
entirely failed.
As the lime for Edgerton TO commence
approached, the crowd. which Sas pretty
much dispersed by Phelps sing-song bar
rangue. began to gather around The stand,
aud after being repeatedly reminded that
bis time was up, the gentleman from Sau
Mateo took his seat.
Edgerlou mounted the stand amidst the
most enthusiastic cheers, aud bis speech was
one of the most eloquent ever made in this
place. Notwithstanding the lateness of the
hour, (he commenced at eleven and closed
at twelve.) the crowd continued to increase
during the time he occupied the stand.
The speeches Of Messrs. COuness and Ed
gerton have had good effect in this cOuu-
u, and convinced hundreds of conservative,
Union loving citizens Of the necessity of
dscarding both the sectional parties.
The Nevada Democrat., 1861-08-13
KENrUcKY.-Prenlice says. in his Louis

KENTUCKY.-Preniice says. III his Louis
willie Journal. of the 18Th ullimo.
We have received aprivate letter that we wish
we had the power of publishing. sfrom one
of the best men of this State or any State. lie
believes that he understands thetrue programme
of the seeessionists in Kentucky. He says that
in conversation held very lately between him
self and high official of this State, who was a
secessionist, the latter remarked: $50 soon as
we are satisfied that Kentucky has taken posi-
tion with the North; (and myself am satisfied
of it already the Confederate forces will invade
Kentucky. and when they do, we shall know
where men stand. For myself, | will never
fight the South, and l have not yet lost quite all
confidence in the Southern feeling of Kentuck-
ians."
The Nevada Democrat., 1861-08-13
SHOOTING ArFRAY.-On Thursday after.

SHOOTING AFFRAY.-On Thursday after
noon an affray occurred between Messrs. Nor
rette and Martin, at the Chapparel House, aris-
ing out of relations of private character, In
which Martin received two balls, one in the
chest and the other in the arm. The wounds
are not dangerous nor have the balls been ex-
tracted. Mcrrette was justified in the act, as
it was done in self-defense, and on full hear
ing of the case by the District Attorney, was
allowed to go at large. The circumstances OF
the case, as we are informed were very aggra-
waiting, and warranted Morrette in adoptin the
course that he took in the matter.-[ Shasta
Courier 10th.
The Nevada Democrat., 1861-08-13

BOILER ExPLOSION.-A terrific steam boil.
er explosion occurred at Napa City OIL
Wednesday last. Que of the Cues in The
City Mills collapsed, tearing the lower pal
Of the building into fragments, and severely
injuriug two men who were at work some
thirty or forty feet from the boiler. The
engineer, who stood beside the boiler, wa'
uninjured.
The Nevada Democrat., 1861-08-13
TUESDAY EVENING, AUG. 10, 1861.

The LOSSES AT BULLS RUN.-The ST.
Louis correspondent OF the Union gives the
following as about the Federal losses at
the battle of Bulls Run:
kiled,...... $40
Wounded (about 100 slightly ..,............. 900
Wagons loaded with provisions, ,.........,...... 25
Small arms dropped about halt Of which were
picked up the next day, ......l 800 or 1000
Another account says that the number Of
prisoners and missing was about 600, but a
portion of these, we presume, are included
among the wounded. A large number Of
wagons, containing provisions and muui
tions Of all kinds, were abandoned by the
teamsters aud troops who fed in disorder
from the field, but these were mostly picked
mp aud saved by the regiments that did the
lighting, which retrcated in good order. The
Connecticut regiments are said to have ex-
hbited their true Yankee prOclivities by
picking up two millions of dollars worth Of
property which had been abandoned ty the
panic-stricken teamsters aud soldiers that
led the flight
The rebels, according to a dispatch, give
their own loss as 400 killed aud 1900 woun-
ded. Considering the number of troops en-.
gagged in the battle, the loss in killed and
wounded was not large.
The Nevada Democrat., 1861-08-13
FIRE IN PENN vALLRY.-Tbe dwelling an

FIRE IN PENN VALLEY.-The dwelling and
ouihouses belonging to Mr. Wait, on the
Ladd Ranch, in Penn Valley, were de
stroyed 10y fire on Thursday morning last
The fire originated from the kitchen stove
pipe, during the preparation Of breakfast
The contents of the house were entirely
consumed, the family escaping with nothing
but the clothes they had Oh.
The Nevada Democrat., 1861-08-13

ARRIVAL or THE PONY.-The Pony Ex-
press arrived at the outer station, at one
o'clock last night-several hours behind
time, The general dispatch was not pub.
lIshed in the Union Of this morning, and up
TO the time our paper went to press we were
not able TO obtain the news. We shall is
sue an "extra" this evening, If we can get
the dispatch.
The Nevada Democrat., 1861-08-13

CHABoLLA GRANT.-The famous Chabolla
land claim, or part Of the same claim, near
San Jose, which caused so much disturbance
last winter, and came near involving the Gov
ernment in a bloody contest with the settlers in
that vicinity, appears to have been disposed OF
in the United States District Court on We'd
nesday. 1t was rejected because of an error dis
covered in the form in which the petition was
presented to the Land Commission.
The Nevada Democrat., 1861-08-13

GRASS VALLEY NATIoNAL.-We have re-
ceived the Grst number of the tri-weekly
Issue Of this paper, published on Saturday
afternoon. 1t lisa triAe larger than the
Democrat, aud contains about the same
amount of reading matter. II is now called
the "Grass Valley" National, ina.ead Of
Nevada" National, very appropriate
change.
The Nevada Democrat., 1861-08-13

Com AND BULLION IN THE UNITED STATES.
"A late number of the San Francisco
Mercantile Gazette contains an able article,
giving an estimate Of the coin and bullion
now in the United States. The exact amount,
OF course, cannot be ascertained, but from
the most reliable estimates, il appears there
is now about $5OO,O0O, ,O0O iu gold and sill
yer in the country. This is very large
amount. being about one.thirtieth of the
total value of all the property in the United
States, and sufficient for all currency pur-
poses without the use of bank bills. A
large portion Of it must be boarded among
the people; but if the circulation Of bank
bills as currency was dispensed with, the
gold aud silver would soon take their
place.
The Nevada Democrat., 1861-08-13

The statement that the rebel chiefs bad
come to the determination not to exchange
prisoners, is not deemed reliable. The re
port originated from the statement Of a
prisoner who escaped from Manassas.
The Nevada Democrat., 1861-08-13

WHEAT FOR AUsrRALIA.-The bark Druid
has sailed for Sydney from San Francisco,
loaded with wheat, barley andhour She is the
first of line to be established between the
above ports.
The Nevada Democrat., 1861-08-13

MOUNTAIN MEssENGER.-The proprietors
of this paper, whose office was recently de-
stroyed at La Porte, have purchased new
material, and the paper will soon re.appear
The Nevada Democrat., 1861-08-13

A GUARD, of twenty Eve U. S. infantry,
under u Lieutenant, went down on the mail
steamer, which sailed on Saturday, TO pro-
tect the treasure as far as Asp nwall.
The Nevada Democrat., 1861-08-13

THE Republican State Committee have
drtermiued to nominate adother candidate
for Congress.
The Nevada Democrat., 1861-08-13
GAS! GAS Il GAS Il!

TTNHE NEVADA GAS c. MPANY GIVE NOTICE
i that gas will BE- turned into the street mains"
on Saturday the l7th day of August The Company
have ON hand a large quantity OF service pipe and
complete assortment ot fixtures. which they are pre-
pared to put mp for all desrous of burning gas, and
all such persons requested to call at the hce and
subscribe to the rules aud regulations by signing tn
Register. The following is the tariff of charges:
Price of Gas, per 1900 It $40 90
Price for Introducing Gas from the
street main to pipe of Consumer,
including setting Mctre..........SlO 90
Price Of fixtures according to Kind required
N. BNo bill- for pipe fixtures will be presented
for collection until ga is turned on.
Per order OF Trustees.
j. :. KANEER
Aug Il, ls6l-1m. Sup. Nevada Gas Works.
The Nevada Democrat., 1861-08-13

LADY FRlNKLIA aud neice we're at Stock
ton las Sa aurdAy. They were en- route for
the Big Trees. They return to England ria
Australia, soon.
The Nevada Democrat., 1861-08-13

IT is stated tina, cartridges found on the
battle field at Bulbs Run had marbles in-
stead of balls, and that some Of the shells
were filed with clay.
The Nevada Democrat., 1861-08-13

NEw BooKs.-The following is II. II.
Bancroft a. Co.'S list of new books, TO arrive
by tne next steamer:
Du Chaillu's Equatorial Africa;
Wilson's (Harper's) Fifth Reader;
Days Ride, by Charles Lever
Headley's Lite of Scott, new edition;
Vol 2, Buckles History of Civilization in
England;
Upton on Trade Marks;
Vol. 4, Bosworth's Reports;
Vol. 4, Parker's Criminal Reports;
Van Stantvoord's Equity Practice;
Vol 81, Barbour's S. G. Reports;
Edwards on Referees;
Fry on Contracts
Sargent's Original Dialogues;
Eighth Census of the United States, 1860 with
Map;
Vol. %, Smiths New York Court of Appeals
Reports;
Vol 20, Howard's Practice Reports.
The Nevada Democrat., 1861-08-13

TIE Sacramento Union Brass Band fur
nishes the music for the next State Fair ;
ten pieces for six days aud evenings aud
the tall. at $500.
The Nevada Democrat., 1861-08-13

Col. GIFT, prominent and rabid secession.
ist, was hung in efigy at Sacramento last Sun
day night. The effigy wore upon its breast the
motto-"Treason's Choicest Gift"
The Nevada Democrat., 1861-08-13

THE Portland Times says that a mountain of
marble exists about twenty miles from that
place, containing veins of all kinds, from the
common blue to the purest white.
The Nevada Democrat., 1861-08-13

The Hebrew Benevolent Society of Pla
cervlle has just completed q new synagogue
which is to be ded Gated on September LIST
The Nevada Democrat., 1861-08-13

LIFE OF SCOTIA biography of Winfield
Scott, by J. I. Headley, has lately been is
sued from the press.
The Nevada Democrat., 1861-08-13

We are indebted TO Senator McDougall
for copy of the Congressional Globe, of
July 10Th, containing the speeches made in
the Senate and House of Representatives
on the announcement of the death OF Sena-
tor Douglas.
The Nevada Democrat., 1861-08-13
Nerada gemurrat.

OCtavIan HOOgs, is our Agent for San Fran
cisco He is authorized TO receive advertisements
and collect and receipt for the same
A.BadIam, Jr., is our Agent for Sacramento
TO receive advertisements and collect for the same
The Nevada Democrat., 1861-08-13

s'rHE Union Democratic primary election,
in San Francisco, is ordered for Thursdey
next.
The Nevada Democrat., 1861-08-13
UNION DhMOUhAIIC TlCKET.
For Governor.
JOHN CONNESS.

For Governor.
JOHN CONNESS.
For Lieut.. Governor,
RICHARD IRWIN.
For Congress,
HENRY EDGERTON,
JOS. @. McTKLBBIN.
Justice Of the supreme Court,
Ii. G. W HITMAN.
Attorney General,
GEO. w. BOWIE
Clerk of the Supreme Court,
GEO. y. EVANS.
State Treasurer
j. II. LANDRUM.
State Controller,
JAS. r.. huffman.
Surveyor General,
j. j. GARDNER.
State Printer,
JOHN Il. RIDGE.
For District Judge.
JOHN 1. CALDWELL.
For Senator,
j. B. JOHNSON.
For Assemblymen,
JOHN WEBER, A. J. ENDERS.
For Sheriff,
CHARL E s X E N It.
For County Clerk,
II. Ii. LAYTON.
For Treasurer,
HENRY EVERETT.
For District Attorney,
THOMAS II. HAWLEY.
For Collector,
JOHN HUSSEY.
For Recorder
HAUGH IL. THOMPSON.
For Assessor,
FERGUS LEARYs
For Surveyor.
j. l.. GAMBLE.
For Public Administrator,
MICHAEL BURNS.
For Coroner,
w. g. POPE.
Supervisor Sd District,
DIP WALTER.
The Nevada Democrat., 1861-08-13

CASTOR OIL-F'or Sale by
~ f.. f. SPENCE. Broad ST., Nevada.
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compound. containing no mineral poison or ,ta,s.
seoas Drug. as it is prepared solely from Roofs,
turks and Learcs, and has been handed sdown
from one generation TO another by the Cherokee
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thoroughly. The unfortunate of either sex will
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OF Gonorhra, Gicei, Grarel, Structure, Fnor Ak.
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The iEost delicate constitution. eSS-I 1t does not
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Office Court cfComn,on Pleas and Gent Sessions
Moore d. lualie, Attachment.
VS.. THOMPSON e. Fo oir Pl, In
los. W. Davis. lifrs Attorney. "
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w day Of April eighteen hundred and
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without the limits of the state, and has neither
wife nor attorney known within the same, upon
whom a~copy of said declaration might be
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Defendant do appear and plead to the saidsde-
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April, eighteen hundred and sixty-one. other
wise final and absolute judgment will then be
given and awarded against him.
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We cast Bells Of all sizes, for Churches or
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party can return them at our expense We
were awarded Premiums Inst year at the State
Fair held in Columbia, and at the Charleston
Institute Fair for our Bells