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The Nevada Democrat., 1862-01-09

"THE ALAMEDA. Between San Jose aud
Santa Clara, there is grove three miles
long. and consisting of three rows of will
lows planted about eight or ten feet apart,
in 1894. There used to be another row, but
it has been cut away. The main wagon
road ruDs in the center, with foot walk on
either side, following the embankment OF
bitches meant to convey water from one
town TO the other. This beautiful grove
was planned by the old Jesuit Fathers, who
founded the Mission, aud was planted by
their Indian catechumens. AS they had to
go back and forth between the Missions OF
Santa Clara and San Jose-tbe latter was
then the Mission farm-the sun smote hea-
lily on the heads of the venerable padres,
aud SO, like Jonah, when be watched over
against Ninevah, they resolved to "make
them booth" We don't know whether
the Santa Clara people value this SPLENDID
avenue, as much as they should, but it IL
one long arbor of incompatible beauty.
As one walks at night-fall among the rusty
old trees, he can almost believe that the
q lay coated old friars are fling along be-
fore him, ,uttering the "oft repeated prayer"
aud still lingering affectionately under the
sacred nmbrage of the Alameda. ."-Pla-
cerville News.
The Nevada Democrat., 1862-01-09
STABLE.
EMPIRE MEAT MARKET.
NO. 5 COMMERCIAL ST.
.-...-. - wxw.w,rN wnnUr[ NTTTVyU

A NIERICAN BEEF, PORK, MUTTON,
N Vegetables, &C. Also, Corned NN<FENwzA
Beefand Pork, always on hand. fresh ~ ~
and in the best possible condition. <eSN
The undersigned having purchased 1-1-.-
the interest of his former partner in the EMF PlhE
MARKET, win continue the business as heretofore
on bis own account He solicits for the establish
ment a continuance of the very liberal patronage
heretofore received. Retail dealers furnished with
the best quality Of Beef, &c. on very reasonable
terms. CHARLES kENl'
Nevada, Dec. 8, 1861. Proprietor
The Nevada Democrat., 1862-01-09

Gen. Stevens brigade landed January
1st within six miles of Charleston, S. c., and
took possession of the batteries after
sharp resistance. Stevens holds possession
Of the main land and awaits reinforce.
ments.
QUINcr, Jan. 7tb.-Steamship Vanderbilt,
from Port Royal, Jan. 3D., arrived at New
York yesterday, and brought three thous.
and six hundred and ninety-seveu bales of
cotton.
An expedition, second 10 none yet sent
out in number, character aud purpose un.
der command of Gen. Lane, Is soon to start
from Fort Lesvenworth.
Gen. Mcclellan appeared out of doors to-
day for the first time in several weeks in bis
carriage; he has nearly recovered his
health.
In the Senate, Jan. 9th, Nesmith present
ed the credentials of Stark of Oregon. Fes.
enden of Maine moved that the administra-
ton of the oath be suspended for the pres
ent, and the credentials and other papers be
referred to the Judiciary Committee. The
credentials of Stark, aud papers showing
his disloyalty, we're laid on the table.
In the House message was received from
the President in reference to the Trent af.
fair-it was referred to the Committe on
Foreign Affairs
HALIFAX, Jan. 6th.--The Bohemia, from
Liverpool, Dec. 26th, has arrived.
Owing to adVices from America being
unfavorably construed, In London funds
were dropping 10 consequence. English pa
pers were still discussing the Trent affair,
in hopeful view that the rebel commits
siOners will be given up, and war be thus
avoided.
France was about to send reinforcements
to the squadron Of Mexico, also to the
squadron off the northeastern coast Of
America.
Madrid correspondence Gays Spain is TO
send 1000 men to Mexico.
The Nevada Democrat., 1862-01-09

SALE OF THE STOCKTON RANcH.-The San
Jose Mercury says: We have just learned
that the Stockton Ranch has been sold to
New York company for $l5000O. The
ranch contains fifteen hundred acres, which
viii make it cost $l00 per acre. Rating
money at California interest, and the pur-
chasers keep it few years, it will have to
Increase rapidly in valuation to be spec
ulation,
The Nevada Democrat., 1862-01-09

SUPPOSED ExPLosION.-Fears are enter
tanned that the steamboat Seventy-Six, q
small craft employed in the San Joaquin
river trade, exploded one day last week, a.
a party of fishermen report that they saw
her wheel and portion of her hull floating
down stream. Her crew, consisting of two
men and boy, has probably perished.
The Nevada Democrat., 1862-01-09
Hotels and Restaurants.
s T. l. us HOTE ,

- - ~ - y II " L - -
Commercial St, Nevada.
TNHE UNDERSIGNED WOULD RESPECTFULLY
Il inform the citizens of Nevada and vicinity that
he has leased the above well.known establishment
situated on Commercial street. Nevada and will give
his undivided attention to the comfort of his guests
The Building is a Fire Proof Brick,
two stories high, the Rooms commodious and we'll
ventilated, and for convenience not surpassed by any
Hotel in the mountains.
AS- THE TABLE -EA
Will always he supplied with every luxury to be OBJ.
tanned in the market.
Travellers and others visiting Nevada, will find at
the ST. LOUIS, all the convenences and comforts of
A FIRST HOTEL.
List OF Prices
D Pes "eeh. eh.-.'''''''''.'' ......$6OO
DoaIu anu longing 90
sing hiodSsss 90
Longing, per hlghl. 90
By constant attention to the wants of his guests
the proprietor hopes to merit a liberal patronage
Nevada, July 25, 1861. J. VANDERIIETH.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-04-23
Letter from n wheeling Boy In South
Carolina.
BEAurORT, s. c., April 10, 1862.

BEAuPORT, s. c., April 10, 1862.
Editors Intelligenccr
Yesterday our comrades (the sth Michi-
gan) so long in this brigade received
marching orders while on afternoon drill,
and within the hour departed for parts
unknown. They went oil on IL steam
transport.
All to-day we have heard the brisk can
nonading off Pulaski. That it is such, at
least, tue officers affirm.
Now-jnst after dinuer-we have orders
to put one change Of understanding, our
sheets of water proof cloth, blankets and
overconts in our knapSacks, and two days
rations in the haversacks. The reveille
is to sound at 49 o'clock a. NJ tomorrow.
All this portends move somewhere, but
whittier n soldier is going he little knows
and cares less. If itbe that we are TO BIZ
vouac for week or so, we are ready. This
is probably the case, for we leave the
tents behind. The, State of Pennsylvania
did handsome thing for her boys in
sending that present of oil-cloth sheeting.
They are tremendously large, much more
so than an ordinary blanket, and have
hole in the center to put the knowledge
box through. and are worn thus in the er1in.
Eyelets are placed in the sides SO that Two
can be tied together. Two sticks may
tied to them, forming an inclined roof
The head-hole closed, when the cloth is
stretched single fashion, leaves no leak.
Two blankets may then be, put under, on
the wet ground, and four men have dry
floor and shelter. Just think what
blessing such thing would have been to
the poor fellows on Roanoke that rainy
night before the fight. These oil-cloths
are much lighter than the ludia-rnbber
sheets OF the same size, and much more
pleasing to the vertebral column on long
march. Many thanks to Andy Curtin.
Perhaps our move is to strengthen the
10th New York regiment, who are on picket
on the side of the island next the Main.-
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-04-23

The secesh may give us a blow when they
are chased out of Savannah by our pres
ent attack. If they do the 18th are com
rades we can rely on. This celebrated
regiment, sometimes called the "Highlaud-
ers," displayed great gallantry at Bull Run,
aud are perhaps the finest infantry regi-
ment in our cOuntry's service. mentioned
once before what an OmniWm gGtherum their
arms were, picked up at Bull Run, Hilton
Head, &c. The most of them are now
armed with Enfield rifles captured from n
secesh boat of this coast. They are the
cleanest, contrariest, most independent set
of Scots one would wish to see, and Withal
the healthiest soldiers ever heard of Only
three have died from disease since they
were sworn in. They can play cricket, as
we have cause to know. Their first eleven
played ours last Saturday on our parade,
and after the first innings we were eyeu.-
On the second innings they beat us 29 runs
after "a noble struggle. The match was
conducted under the auspices of the Gen
eral, who is great on manly sports. This
is one of the means by which the govern
ment hopes to keep the troops in the South
healthtul this summer. don't think there
is much to be feared for the 18th. They
are too rOllickfng and cheerful. Their
tavorite poetical quotation is gay.
We do not care for shot or she'll;
We laugh at death and dangers,
We'd storm the very gates Of hrll
With the I9th HiSIlanders.
An order mas lately arrived from Wash
ingtOn City, nbridging our drill during the
heated term to two and II halt hours per
day, and recommending athlete exercise
1t would keep ones arms developed fight
ing the mosquitoes in this region. A COM
rade says they carry y brick under each
wing.
Payday has como and gone again, and
Company a sends home between 81 800
aud $4,000, ont of the January and Febru-
ary wages.
A most important and long needed step
has at last been taken by the Department,
in issuing shoulder-straps. The heavy
cartridge box has too long been supported
by the waist. belt, it weighing often ten
pounds. Several cases of rupture from
this cause have come under my knowledge
Several men have been discharged in our
own regiment for this cause. The cuipa-
ble neglect is at last corrected by the
weight being swung to the shoulder.
Our boys are very much obliged to
friends in their own county for pnlatable
favors. To the lady who so kindly re-
membered him, this correspondent would
tender his grateful Acknowledgements.
l am sorry again to send the sad intelli-
gence of the death of one of Co. a. On
Friday night, April 4th, died jacob Hart
stein. His complaint was bilious collie
This is the first death among those who
volunteered from the borough of Washing
ton, Pa. lis one more case testifying the
devotion of the Germans to their adopted
country.
The boys are as well as could be ex-
pected. We are amid the hustle of move
SO am compelled to stop this hurried
writing. C.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-04-23
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LHSS. NAKE A SouARE.

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made.
AlIHdvertisenents from transient persons OF stnng
srs to be paid for iII ddrdHcS.
business Cards not exceeding i've lines 80 year,
50 for six months. hut for shorter period nothing
will he counted less than square.
The privilege of Annual Advertising Is limited to
the AdVertisers' Immediate business; aud ALI
advertisements for the benefit of other prsOns AZ
well ss ali legal Slvertisanents and tisements
OTauctiOn sales and real estate, sent In by them mus
be paid for at the usual rates.
acknowledgements not accompanied wit h writte.l
directions. will be inserted until forbid Nnd charged
accordingly.
Notices Tor Political Meetings to be charged In all
cases at full rates.
Marriages, NoticesOf Funerals, and announcements
Of sermons, so cents each. uOuVll-'59
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-04-23
The Excitement In Enerana.


The London correspondent of the Phil
adelphia Press writes:
"Within living memory, no event has
so completely excited wonder and inter
est in the mind of England as the encoun
ter between the two American mailed yes
sells, the Merrimac aud the Monitor.
have been told, by people who remember
both, that not even the battle of Trafal-
gar, which cost the life of Nelson, or the
news of Bonaparte's return from Elba, or
the victory ut Waterloo, which was scarce
ly expected, caused more excitement than
the news that in American waters had
been solved the question of the utter supe-
riOrity of iron-clad to wooden war ships,
however strong the latter"
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-04-23
A PREDICTION.

Now mark my prediction, whenever An
drew Johnson issues his proclamation for
an election, the rebel hordes will have been
driven out, we will carry the State iuto the
Union by majority of $4,000. Cheers
know what am saying. North Carroll.
nu will do the same thing. North Alaba-
ma is Union. Louisiana never did go opt,
they dragged her out by falsehood and
fraud.
He added that the Union sentiment in
East Tennessee had never given way under
these rebel prosecutions, and as an evidence
he stated that at an election seven weeks
ago in Knoxville, with 5000 rebel bayonets
in the town, the Uaionists carried ticket
representing Lincoln, the war, and the Chi
cngo platform. When Andy johnson is
sues his proclamation for an election in
Tennessee the State will come back to the
Union by fifty thousand majority. North
Carolina will also come back, so will north
ern Alabama and Louisiana. for they were
dragged out Of the Union by fourteen cot
ton State Senators, who violated at night
the oaths sworn in day time. lie had full
confidence that the government could sup
press the rebellion and restore the Union,
and then with few months for rest and a
few baskets of champagne for refreshment,
we could whip England and France Tire
mendous applause. l--.r
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-04-23
Extracts from ParsOm BrOwnlOW's
Speech at PhIIRdeIphIa.
HE WANTS TO HANG sECEsM.

The Parson said he did not want an
office. lie wanted TO go bNck to East Ten
nessee with cooked hat and sword and
coil of rope to hang the rebels who had
prosecuted the Union men on every limb
he came across. He particularly wished
to hang God hell-begotten, in
fnitely despicable scouudrel, named David
LeadbeNter, a rebel colonel, who came
originally from Maine, but who had mar
ried seventy-five niggers at Mobile, and
who now jumped higher, fell tlatter and
squRlled louder for the bogus confcderacy
than any man born south of the line.
a daughter called one day to see her
suffering father in prison. Alter an inter
view of fifteen or twenty minutes, she was
told by the officer that she must go. She
then turned around anu staggered out. and
thus addressed me, "Mr. BrOwnlow, write
a dispatch to President Davis and ask him
to pardon my father" took pencil aud
wrote, Hon. Jefferson Davis (the first word
was lie [Applhuse. knew it was Il
lie, but l did it for etfect.) "HOn. jeff
Davis, my father is to be hung at four
o'clock this afternoon. pray you, as he
is my only earthly stay, beg you not to
hang my father"
In response to this, an hour after, a dis
patch was received, and his sentence was
commuted to Imprisonment for some
months. AS his time is out, the dear girl
has her father restored to her arms. Cheers
Two other men, named Hensey aud Fry,
We're confined in the same prison. There
was no proof of the charge against them of
bridge burning, but they were hung ut the
railroad, on an oak limb, by the Colonel
commanding the military post, D. Led
beater.
He was fifteen years OF his life an Of
ficOr in the United States army, and was
born and educated in the State of Maine,
away down in MHine-S most unmitigated
and God-forsaken scoundrel. lie tied the
rope around both of their necks. He gave
orders to the conductors of every train
that passed to go at IL snail's galIoP, that
the passengers might stand on the rear
platform and strike the corpscs as they
passed; uud strike them they did with their
canes.
He, this Ledbeater, is Jealous south
ern man. hope to have the pleasure, if
We catch him, to hang him to the same
oak limb, and to let the widow of Fry tie the
knot around the rebels neck. | hope
may be there while she does it,
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-04-23
S. N. PRATHER.
Wheeling NVhOIesoIe q Retail
SHOE MANUFACTORY.

- THE undersigned may be found at 14o
Main Street, where We are extensively
engaged In manufacturing the latest and best styles
and quality Of Ladies', Misses, Children's, Boys aud
uentlenens SHOES, expressly adapted to the tastes
surrounding country, which offer at wholesale
aud retail at prices which fall please the
most IRstidiOuH.
We invite the trade, and the public, to call and
examining our g4ods. While We gratefully remember
most sanSuine expectations. we hope In the future
to merit continuance and 10 share large increaAe
Of public patronage.
Having largely reinforced our manufacturing de-
partment, with experienced and ACCOMPLISHED ma.
cllanics we prepared to manufacture stvIea AMI
sizes to order for the trade and public
nov22 JAS. W. PILLSBURY 4 CO.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-04-23
sCENEs AT KNoxvILLE.

lie next described the scenes of the pris-
on house in Knoxville. One hundred and
fifty-seVen men were confined there with
him, without hardly food or clothing
sufficient to keep them alive. lie particu-
larized instances of peculiar suffering, and
his description of the dying scenes Of the
prisoners was thrilling, lie related the
banging of an old citizen named Harman,
and his son, neither of whom were re-
sponsible for any offence other than pat
riotism.
They captured others who refused to go
into the service to fight Lincoln, who have
died in the same jail Some were laid on
a log and hoisted on blocks eight on ten in-
ches from the ground, and their backs heat
en- with hickory until their blood ran down.
They asked Judge bly, for redress, and in
answer to their plea, the Judge, who is q
rank secessionIst, said ''these were revolu-
Lionary times" When 7 left there were
Eve prisoners under sentence of death in
the Knoxville Jail. Only seven weeks since
they got up an election in the town of
Knoxville, and at that election, with two or
three thousand of their drunken troups
walking the streets and threatening our
lives, we beat them in every ward two to
one. We carried Lincolnl Wecarried the
war! And we licked them.
a SLENDER THREAD.
Mr.. Brownlow then proceeded to relate
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-04-23

his experiences in Tennessee, after his pa
per had been crushed. He stated that a
cOurt.martial was held over him, and the
verdict Of hanging needed but one vote, aud
that vote was withheld by drunken, un +.
mitigated secessionist, and he WAS tempted
to exclaim:
"GreAt God, on what slender thread
IIang everlasting thinss.'
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-04-23
JOHN sLIDELL.

lie had never liked that Mason and Sill
dell affair, and he diverged here for few
minutes to pitch into Slidell, whom he de-
clared looked like an Ourang-outang. lie
added that if God had intended any one to
mistake Slidell for an honest man he would
have put different face ou him.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1862-03-28

hippopotami, lions, and men. When tried
by muriatic acid, no difference can be de-
tected between the bones of animals and
of men, their age being so great that the
animal matter had disappeared, Science
shows that these bones were deposited du-
ring former geologic period,-a period to
which the duration of six thousand years
becomes but moment Fossil human
bones, mingled with the remains of the
hyena, bear, and other animals, have been
found in the tertiary strata of Europe, and
identical with them in appearance, color,
and fossilization.
The naturalist Lund found in Brazil fos
sill human bones in the solid rock, with
the remains of an ape, and the usual ex-
tinct animals.
Immense blocks of stone, piled above
these fossils by the force of great conyul-
sions. attest their extreme antiquity. Ag-
assiz estimates the age of a human foot
and jaw, found by him in the coast lime
stone of Florida, at one hundred aud thir-
ty-6ve thousand years
ln the blue clay underneath the bluffs of
the Mississippi, human bones have been
found below those Of the extinct magalon-
ynx, and entirely fossilized. In making an
excavation at New Orleans, an Indians
skull was found beneath four cypress for
ests. The time to form each of these cy-
press strata is estimated at fourteen thou
sand years.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1862-03-28
No Use In That Country

A distinguished man lay on his death
bed when great mark Of distinction and
honor was brought to him. Turning
cold glance on the treasure, clutch
ing 1t with an eager grasp, he said with
sigh. "Alas this is mighty fine thing
in this country, but I am going to coun-
try where it will be of no use to me. -
Who can reflect without sad ness on the
closing moments of the gallant General
Mel? His lifelong dream had been TO
obtain the little baton and ribbon of Mar
shall of France. He could not sleep after
seeing it conferred 'on McMahon as reward
of valor in the battle of Magenta Before
the next engagement be told bis friends he
would win the prize he so much coveted. =
The conflict was over, and they sought
him anxiously upon the glory field. They
found him almost crushed beneath bis war
horse, and the practiced eye of the surgeon
told him that life would soon be over
Word was sent to the Emperor, who quickly
come, and taking from lis own breast the
badge Of Marshal of France. he blaced it
above the heart of his faithful follower
The lifelong dream was realized, and with
single throb of exultant joy and graft
tude, he threw his arms about the neck of
his soyereign-the next instant he fell
back into the embrace of a stronger king.
0, how can we struggle and toll and dis
tract our hearts from the one great pur-
pose of life, simply TO geather about us
possessions which, though they may be
very fine things in this country, "will be
of no use to us in the country We are short
ly going to-.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1862-03-28
GherTHss Sale.

BY virtue of an execution issued out of the Circuit
Court for the County of Jefferson and State of Wis
eonsin, in favo of Benjamin B. Morris and to di
and delivered against the goods and chattels
lands and tenements of Lyman E Boomer | have levi
ed upon all the right title and interest which tho said
Lyman f. Boomer had the 18th day of September
A D. 1859 any time thereafter in and to the fol-
lowing described real estate situate in the City of
Watertown County of Jefferson and st ate of Wiscon
sin to vii The South west quarter of Section nine in
Township Eight North of Range fifteen east, also the
North half of the South East quarter of the same
tion and much of the South East fractional quar-
ter section eight and range aforesaid as lies
on the East side of Rock River and north OF a line
commencing at the South East corner of said Section
eight and running North 35 degrees West to Rock
River, also the North East quarter of Section eight
aforesaid which 1 shall expose for sale and sell at
public auction much thereof as is necessary to
make the amount of said Judgment with interest and
to the highest bidder at the Planters Hotel IN
the city of Watertown in said county Monday the
14th day of pri 1869 at the hour of O'Clock in the
afternoon of that day satisfy said Judgment inter
est and costs. HEBER SMITH,
Dated Feb n, 1862. Sheriff Jefferson County.
Gill, Barber & Fribert, Pfs Att'ys 3S:6w