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Year: 1859

IA California, County Of Nevada In Probate Court.
In the Matter of the Estate of HENRY MANNIGAN,
deceased On reading and filing the application of Aaron
Davis Administrator of said deceased praying for the sale
of the real estate of said deceased for the purpose Of
ing the outstanding debts against said estate. is by
the Court ordered that MONDAY the 22d day Of August
A. D. 1885, at 10 O'Clock A. NJ of said day be set apart
for hearing said application and that said notice be given
to all persons interested in said estate to be and appear
the Probate Court in the Court House in the city Of
Nevada that day thereafter counsel can
be heard and then and there show they have
why said application should not be granted prayed for,
and that notice of the be given by publication
week for four successive weeks previous to said hearing
in the Nevada Democrat newspaper published in said
city and county.


DAVID BEIDEN Probate Judge.


Attest RUFUS SHOEMAKER, Clerk.


49, 4w By j. S. LAMBERT Deputy.
Year: 1859

THE SLAVE TRADE LAw.-The Mississippian
says that the agitation in favor of the repeal of
the slave trade law. is confined to no political
party nor class of citizens, but is fast becoming
the popular sentiment of the Southern people
"The sooner" it adds. "our Northern fellow
citizens are convinced of the fact and make up
their minds to accede to our just demands, the
better for the peace and prosperity Of our pO-
litical union.
Year: 1859


mourn no more my vanished years;


Beneath a tender rain,
An April rain Of smiles and tears,


My heart is young again.
The west winds blow, and singing low,
hear the glad streams run;
The windows Of my soul throw


Wide open to the sun.
No longer forward nor behind


look in hope or fear;
But, grateful, take the good And,


The best of now and here.
plough no more desert land,


To harvest weed and tare;
The mamma dropping from Gods hand
Rebukes my painful care.
break my pilgrim staff, lay


Aside the toiling oar;
The angel sought so far away


welcome at my door.
The airs Of spring may never play


Among the ripening corn,
Nor freshness of the flowers Of Nay


Blow through the Autumn norm
Yet shall the blue eyed gentian look


Through fringed lids to heaven,
And the pale aster in the brook


Shall see its image given;-
The woods shall wear their robes of praise,
The south winds softly sigh,
And sweet, calm days in golden haze
Melt down the amber sky.
Not less shall manly deed and word


Rebuke an age Of wrong;
The craven flowers that wreathe the sword
Make not the blade less strong
But shifting hands shall learn to heal
To build as to destroy;
Nor less my heart for others feel


That the more enjoy.
All as God wills, who wisely heeds


To give or to withhold,
And knoweth more of all my needs


Than all my prayers have told
Enough that blessings undeserved


Have marked my erriDg track
That, wheresoe'er my feet have swerved,
His Christening turned me back
That more and more a Providence


OF love is understood,
Making the springs of time and sense
Sweet with eternal good
That death seems but covered way
Which opens into light
Wherein no blinded child can stray


Beyond the Fathers sight
That care and trial seem at last,


Through memory's sunset air,
Like mountain-ranges overpast,


In purple distancs fair
That all the jarring notes of life


Seem blending in psalm,
And all the angels of its strife


Slow rounding into calm.
And SO the shadows fall apart,


And so the west winds play
And all the windows of my heart


open to the day
Year: 1859

Our great example, the life of our bless.
ed Lord himself, what was it but one con-
tinual exercise of labor? His mind did
ever stand bent in careful attention, study
ing to do good. His body was ever
moving in wearisome travel to the same
Divine intent


If we yet soar fuiher in our meditation
to the superior regions, we shall there find
the blessed inhabitants of heaven, the court
iers and ministers Of God, very busy and
aud active; they do vigilantly wait on Gods
throne, in readiness to receive and to dis
patch His commands they are ever on the
wing, and fly about like lightning to do his
pleasure. They are attentive to our needs,
and ever ready to protect, to assist, to re-
lieve us. Especially, they are diligent
guardians and succorers of good men offic-
ious spirits sent forth to minister for the
heirs OF salvation SO even the seat of per-
feet rest is no place of idleness.


Yea. God himself, although immovably
and infinitely happy, is yet immensely care
fnl, and everlastingly busy; He rested
once from that great work of creation but
yet ''my father Saith our Lord) worketh
still;" and He never will rest from his
works of providence and of grace. His
eyes continue watchful over the world. and
His hands stretched out in upholding it.
He hath singular regard to every creture,
supplying the needs of each, and satisfying
the desire of all.


And shall we alone be idle, while all
things are so busy? Shall we keep our
hands in our bosom, or stretch ourselves on
our beds of laziness, while all the world
about us is hard at work pursuing the de-
signs of its creation? Shall we be wanting
to ourselves, while so many things labor
for our benefit Shall not such cloud
OF examples stir us TO some industry? Not
70 comply with so universal practice, to
cross all the world, to disagree with every
creture, is it not very monstrous and ex.
trayagant ?-Barroac.
Year: 1859

but any one may watch a male bird while
singing, and will find he will change his
tune in a few minutes more.


The bird that first mentioned came to
the same vicinity five springs in succession,
singing the same seven songs, always sing.
ing within a circle of about twenty rods.
On the fifth spring he came month later
than usual; anothe: sparrow had taken po-
session OF his hunting-grounds, so he estab-
llshed himself little one side. l noticed
that he sang less frequently than Of old,
and in few days his song was hushed for
ever. No doubt old age claimed him as a
victim. In other cases have known a
singer to return to the same place two,
three, and four years, but frequently not
more than one. think there is not a moro
interesting or remarkable fact in natural
history than the one have related, and it
Is fact you may confidently believe.
Year: 1859

The "AUTocRAT's' THEORY OF THn
FIRST WoMAN.-When the elements that
went to the making of the first man, father
of mankind, had been withdrawn from the
world OF unconcious matter, balance of cre-
alton was disturbed. The materials that
go to making of one woman were set free
by the abstraction from inanimate nature
of one man's-worth of masculine constitu-
ents. These combined to make our first
mother, by logical necessity involved in
the previous creation of our common faith
er. All this, mythically, illustratively, and
by no means doetrinally or polemically.
The man implies the woman, you will un-
derstand The excellent gentleman whom
| had the pie ensure of setting right in trif-
ling matter a few weeks ago believes in the
frequent occurrence of miracles at the pres
ent day. So do /. l believe, if you could
find an uninhabited coral-reef island, in the
middle of the Pacific Ocean, with plenty Of
coca palms and bread-fruit on it, and put
handsome young follow, like our Maryland
er ashore upon it, if you touched there
year afterwards, you would find him walk
ing under the palm trees arm in arm with
pretty woman. Where would she come
from? Oh, that's the miraclel
Year: 1859

A PRETTY CoNcEIr.-We saw yerter-
day, in the parlor of friend, a very pretty
conceit. 1t is, Of course, the fancy of a
lady, and consists of the burr of pine tree
placed in wine glass half full of water,
and from bet,ceen the different layers of the
burr are shooting forth green blades, bright
beautiful, refreshing. For little thing we
have seen nothing that SO pleased US with
its beauty and novelty. And the secret is
this the burr was found dried and opened
the different circles were sprinkled with
grass seed, and it was placed in wine
glass, with water in as above. In few
days the moisture and nourishment gave
the burr life and health, the different cir
cles closde and buried within the grass seed,
and few days more gave to the seed also
life. sprout and growth, and now a pyra-
mid of living green, beautifully relieved by
the sombre hue of the burr, is the esult-
as pretty and novel parlor ornament as
we have for long while seen. We do
not know whether the idea was original
with the lady, but we do know that its sue
cess is beautiful.-7roy Times.
Year: 1859

BUsINEss.-To men addicted TO delights.
business is an interruption; TO such as are
cold to delights, business is an entertain
ment. For which reason it was said TO one
who commended dull man for his ap-
nIication, mo thanks to HIM; if he had ne
business he would have nothing to do
Steele.
Year: 1859

JusF TUE TmG.-AIl seasons are good for ad.
vertis'ng, but the spring is usually the very
best, Dull times are as good as any other for
the advertisers, for what little is going on they
get and while others are grumbl,ne, they pay
their way and with their newspaper for a life
preserver, swim on the top of the water while
others are sinking all around. Advertising is
the very sunshine of business, and those who
neglect to profit by it, will, after life Of dull
ness and adyersity, discover the important Sc
cret, that a man makes very little out of this
world unless he lets people know he is in it,
Year: 1859

A CARD.-It is a well known fact among medl-
cal men, that there has long been wanted good and
reliable preparation of sARsAPARILLA, as nearly
all that manufactured in the East SPIRITS
and some of them MERCURY, although protesting
net to do for all cutaneous Diseases
etc. they are injurious instead of beneficial Now in
the preparation we offer TO the public We are willing
to show the receipt to any one-no matter who-Doc-
TOR OR NO DOCToR-as every man has right to know
what he is taking;
Year: 1859

A lively country girl had bashful
lover whose name was Locke. She got
out Of patience with him at last, and in
her anger declared, that Shakespeare had
not said half as many bad things as he
ought to have said about Shy Locke.
Year: 1859

A lady was taken by surprise in Miss.
the other day. At least we judge SO
from the fact that John B. Surprise was
married to Sallie A. Stock. They will
probably have little Surprises coca
sionally, to keep up the " Stock"
Year: 1859

that object The present year will doubtless
pay Of almost the entire remaining bonds
issued for the building OF the Court House
Ten cents instead Of rs will be Gel tainly snf'
hcient to cancel what may remain after the
present year. so that Is cents levied for that
fund can he stricken from the amount Of tax
alton In 1860 this will reduce the ad udio-
rem property tax TO be about 50 in sl00.


have referred thus fully TO the subject OF
our local affairs. as believe IL TO be a mat
Ter OF deep concern to our citizens to see that
trustworthy men are placed in the Offices TO
he ilied at the approaching election. As q
democrat myself. trust that such may be
the character Of the ticket nominated at the
approaching convention, that II may CON-
mand the support Of every one sincerely in
terested In the public welfare. A.
Year: 1859

SoI.oxoxs TESrrE-This beautiful model,
constructed and NOW being exhibited at San
Francisco, is about to be taken to the East.
When The Grass Valley Delegates get back
from below, being hard Students Of the Scrip
tures. they will doubtless be able TO give a
full and learned account of the Temple.
Year: 1859

On pcrusing the Boston almanac for 1859
kindly lent to US by subscriber, We are
pleased TO learn that several friends whom
we Left in that city ten years ago, urc still
in the land Of the living. A Directory is
much pleasanter reading than Dictionary.
Year: 1859

THE ST. CuARLEs.--We were pleased to see a large
attendance for the benefit of Miss Coombs who played
Mrs. Haller in the The Stranger" of Kotzebue who
is supposed to have been very sick-laboring under
an acute attack Of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES be wrote
into existence this queer addition to the store of dra
matte literature. The beneficiary played well her
part, heavy and lachrymose as it is aud Mr. Pope
not bad as The Stranger himself. Mr.. Hamblin was
cast Baron Steinot but at the close of the second
act announcement was made before the curtain that
he was taken suddenly ILL., and that another person
would go on with his part. " The Love Chase" was
to follow The Stranger" but we are unable to an
whether it overlook him, the success which
Miss Coombs doubtless achieved in Constance be-
cause of our not being present during its performance,
little circumstance apt to exert material influence
upon the disquistions of conscientious critic.


The VARIETIEs.-Mr Henry Placide again hob :
bed pathetically round the stage as the inimtable
old IVhitehead Of the age, working the brakes of
pathos that pumped up liqufed emotion to the eyes
of tenderhearted auditors, of whom there were
many present, the house being good. 1t preceded
by Married Lfe,'' pleasant little comedy, which
we have several times noticed before. After it came


third installment of the heavy quadruple bill, pas
de trois by the intoxicangy graceful and charming
danseuse attachment of the company, and the enter
tainment wound up with rattling afterpece, in
which all hands were intensely funny.


THE AMPHITHEATER.-The Juveniles played the
fairy operatic spectacle, Beauty and the Beast to
large house, and it passed off very smoothly. They
get up these spectacular affairs remarkably well at
the Amphitheater, and they worth anybodys see.
| ing. The most solemn senior will find that he can
reasonably and gracefully condescend to be amused
and entertained by the dongs OF the little folks aided
by such stage management and machine arrange
ments. Miss Louise, Miss Helen, Miss Carrie, and
Master Marsh played with much ability.
Year: 1859




EDIroR DEMOCRAT: :-In some respects the po-
litical prospect in Sisyou county is favorable to
the success Of the ani-Lecompton party. Men,
who for the past five six years have borne an ac-
tive part in the political struggles of this county,
and are well qualified, from experience and oppor-
tunity to judge correctly of indications, during the
early part of the canvass gave it as their opinion
that the ant-Lecompton State ticket would receive
from four to six hundred majority in the county.
Such were the opinions they entertained previous to
the publication of the CassLeClerc letter, setting
forth the extraordinary doctrine of the Administra-
ton in regard to the rights Of naturazed citizens,
and before Brodercks visit to this part Of the State.
The occurrence of these two events has done much
toward increasing the prospects of the success of
the anti-Administration party with us.


Our naturalized citizens, of whom there is good
ly number, almost unanimously declare against the
Administration, that so burlesque their expec-
tations and defraud them of rights purchased the
expense of home and "native land, and will mani
fest their feelings by their votes upon the State tick
ct; while Broderick surprised his enemies with un-
controvertible evidence of his ability to make a
speech, and convinced all classes of the fact that
the junior Representative of California, in the o. S.
Senate, was a MAN-and not the thing pictured to
their minds by his slanderers. Everywhere he went
he was greeted with the greatest enthusiasm, and
the crowds gathered from all parts to listen to his
speeches, and on dispensing each bore to his COM
rades in every gulch and ravine, their own convic
tions of his honesty and capacity, well the in
tegrty of the principles for which he battling.
He has certainly rendered efficient service to his
party, leaving his track influence that others
who have followed, failed to destroy


If experienced politicians found data upon which
to establish their estimate of the vote previous to
the occurrence of the mentioned events, believe
am safe in saying that their estimated majori-
ty will be increased several hundred.


There is no doubt but that the action of the anti
Lecompton County Convention, injured the State
ticket to some extent. That Convention placed
Yreka upon the shoulders of the party in the seec
ton of nominees for four five of the best offices
on the list thus fostering dissatisfaction among the
voters in other parts of the county, where the doc
trine of equality in the distribution of Offices, is
looked upon and recognized part of their polt-
ical creed. This has created quite feeling in the
party which may detract a considerable number Of
votes from the State ticket, which otherwise would
have been cast for it.


Could the contest have been narrowed down
strictly to one Of principle, the anti-Lecompton ma
iority of this county would have been very heavy
but unfortunately, the strife will be more between
men, and governed by local influences, so that a
full and fair expression upon the principles at issue
will not be obtained. Z. Z. u.
Year: 1859

TAKING THNGs.-The Grass Valley National
has charged that Kent was once tried for taking
an OK that belonged to some one else. The
charge has been shown TO be false. While on
the subject of taking things, will the editor of
the Grass Valley paper inform the public
whether he has any recollection Of some body
taking keg of ink that did not belong to the
individual that took 1t; also, who paid the
freight, and what become Of the labeli Was
il burnt in the National Office! When team.
ster loses a freight bill, and makes an inquiry
to ascertain the owner of the goods. is it the
"custom'' in the mountains for the 6rst man of
whom the inquiry is made to claim the prop
erty?
Year: 1859

ERUPTION OF MOUNT HooD.-Oregon papers.
lately received, chronicle an eruption of Mount
Hood. Dense clouds of smoke and steam were
constantly rising over and far above its sum-
nit, and occasionally a Fash of fire could be
distinctly seen at Portland. A large mass on
the northwest side had disappeared, and the
immense quantity Of snow which covered the
south side had also disappeared, and the entire
face of the mountain had changed. Mount
Hood is situated little south of the Columbia
river; it is the most imposing, and we believe
the highest, peak of the Cascade Range of
mountains. 1t is evidently of volcanic origin,
but many centuries have doubtless elapsed
since it was in state of activity.
Year: 1859

THE SLAVE TRADE AND DIsUNIoN.-It is re-
ported in Washington that the Mississippi State
Convention have instructed their delegates to the
Charleston Convention to withdraw from that body
unless they succeed in engraing upon the platform
the repeal of all laws against the slave trade, and
the enactment by Congress of laws for the protec-
ton of slave property in the United States Terrific


ries. The South Carolina delegation will follow
them. The next movement in the programme is to
call Convention, if it is not already called of dis
affected Southern States, to meet the 10th of No
vember, to declare the dissolution of the Unon and
to induce many States will cooperate to with


draw from it.
Year: 1859

NAT. BROWN AND THE JoURNAL.-In our last
issue we gave Mr.. Nat. Brown a complimentary
notice on bis retiring as one Of the prOprietors
OF the Journal, and at the same time took occa-
sion to agurs little upon . ridiculous boast
Of that paper in regard to the business of its
Office. The Journal construss our allusion to
its own statement into an attack upon Mr..
Brown That is one way to divert attention
from the real subject at issue.
Year: 1859

We hau the pleasure of being present
on Thursday evening of last week, at Gen
WILcox's. and therefore hope to be pardon
ed for the liberty we are now taking
When first entering the room, which wa.
very brilliantly lighted, our eyes were daz
zled by the sudden transition of darkness
to light-where nothing was to be seen but
a moving mass Of gay attire, which. appa-
rently, had the same effect on all present
'.. r ..e ladies Immediately after entering, re-
paired to side room to embellish them
selves, though they soon joined this happy
elysiam. The zephyr-ikc dresses and smil-
ing faces with which each lady was careful
ly adorned, would have melted heart OF
adamant. The latter part of the evening
we were honored with the most divine mu-
sic-it seemed to be poured fourth from
the depths of the soul. to charm those pres
ent, and if SO, it certainly had the desired
effect-the room was filled with melody


But to the gentlemen it is beyond the
power of my poor pen to give the desired
description of their grace and elegance,
therefore it is left to the imagination OF
their own noble sells. 1.-The lion of the
evening"" was presented with two very
handsomely arranged bouquets, which were
given and received with equal grace. Emu
lation was carried on in all parts of the
thrOng-there surely must have been some
bleeding hearts among them all.


l hope that this little effort of mine will
be the means OF calling forth more able
pen than mine on this interesting, if not
important subject. FLORA.
Year: 1859




The late insurfectionarys movement at Harper .
Perry, Is oalv practical illustration of those SEN
timents which abolifionists have been preachiug
for many years past The South has been tolerant
of opinion IN the vain hore that fanafieism would
see it. error, and fanatics become ashamed of tAer
sbsurd tirade against an Institution which cannot
concern them in any way. This demonstration has
put to rest all doult { as to the determination Of
certain class in the free States, tooverLrow the in
stitut;on of slavery or dissolve the Union. That
:. irrepressible conflict" 90 mysteriously hnted at
by Seward. Giddings, and those of that kith, has.
fortunately, for the South. broken out too and
only nds serves warning. We have ever been Of
tn opinion that there is certain portion Of the
North. thinking. sensible men. who will ever be
found ready to devote themselves to the vindica-
tion of the Constitution and the preservation of the
Union. This they have professed as staunch mem
bers of the only national PARTY in the Union. and
from the signs Of the times we may soon expect q
manifestation of these sentiments practical in
its nature, or a base betrayal of the confidence oil
the South. We will also of what stuff our ven
cradle President is made, and sincerely hope that
his conduct win put to shame those political tricks
ters and inscriptions Office seekers, who revel in
abuse of all that pertains to Mr. Buchanan or his
Cabinet ; atall events let the course of the Chief
Magistrate be what it may it is certainly time for
the Democracy to hush the petty storms that have
long been raging within their own ranks and
make mighty united effort to stop the current Of
abolitionism which threatens to involve US in
all the bloody horrors of civil war. 1t is time for
the South 10 Join hands over the lines that party
feelings hafe drawn, and vow to be forever a unit
and not foolishly assist in scaling their own doom
by remaining inactive as to greater events. and
and squabbli ng over puny personal differences Let
US strive to prevent the threatened disruption and
if fanatieism will force upon us a struggle which
We would avoid, let us be found in readiness, each
and every one, to defend our institutions and prop
erty with the same zeal that we would our hearths
and our ancestors graves Conservatism in the
South has been for years attempting to show to the
people Of the North that Slave labor is the grand
reservoir from which their capitalists draw their
wealth The " Cotton King is pointed to. but
fanaticism closes its eyes. and puts up hyrocriti
cal prayer for the poor degraded negro. Comrrom-
ise measures have been resor;ed to, and the South
has narrowly ESCAPED the brand of infamy in her
well meant endeavors to appease the 81 hit of free
negr, ism in the South. Shall she still comprom-
is Shall she still appeal the pursts of the abo
litionists Would it not show more spirit and
manifest stronger determination to defend her
constitutional rights if she would now and forever
Resolve never again recede one inch from Justice,
compromise iota of her full privileges.