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Year: 1859

The PRIZE FIGHT AuDIENcE-In n case in
Buffalo in which the owners of the tugs
that conveyed lIeenan and Morrissey and
their friends to the fighting ground were de-
PENDANTS, in suit charging them with carry
ing passengers contrary to law, the defence
set up plea that the parties were not COM
posed Of that class of passengers which the
law designed to protect. and for whose safety
the enactment was passed; in other words,
that they came more appropriately under
the head Of live stock.-AHdntic paper.
Year: 1859

OF THE COLoRED CITIZENS OF THE EASTERN STATES
Fellow Citizens We issue this call to invite
you to attend Convention to be held in the city
of Boston, commencing at 10 o'clock, on Monday
the lst day Of August, 1859.


The primary object we have in view is to take
into consideration the Moral Social, and Political
elevation of those with whom We are identified
by complexion and condition, in the New England
and other States.


In all except five of the Eastern States the col
ored citizens are deprived of the privilege of vot-
ing on equal terms with the whites.


Free suffrage is the basis of free government
the safeguard of free people, the strength of the
strong, the defence of the weak powerful aux
iliaryito respectabity, wealth. and usefulness and
just in proportion as men are deprived of this
they are shorn of their strength and are subject
to poverty, disgrace, and abuse.


We are convinced, fellow-citizens, that not only
our political, but our depressed condition in all
other respects, in the Free States, is owing in a
great degree to the fact that we are politically
weak not possessing the unrestricted use of the
elective franchise. The national body polite sees
in us nothing to fear, and 40 fayors to court.


We therefore urge upon cOlored men, in all sec
tions of New England, to evince their self-respect
and love of freedom, desire to promote their
moral, social, and political elevation, by assem-
bling at the above time-a day consecrated by
the signal and successful example of Great Bri-
tain emancipating 100000 men, women and chill
dren in. her West Indian colonies, and hence emf
nenty suggestive to US tostriye in securing equa-
ty to the hafree colored citizens of the Northern
States, and hasten the day of full emancipation to
the nation yet groaning in the Southern prison
house of our country.
Year: 1859

this nation with the mother country, it has too of
ten been the policy of white historians to ig-
more or conceal Mr.. Nells industry in compiling
this volume is equaled only by his modest esti-
mate of the value of his labors. He deserves the
thanks of every friend of impartial liberty and his
book should find place in every Anti-Slavery
household 1t is well calculated to put our spuri-
Gus Christianity and our sham Democracy alike
to the blush of shame for the cruel prejudice
against the colored people, to which they so in
sanely cling, and for denying to them the rights
and privileges of manhood, aud booming them to
social prescription and virtual outlawrv, in land
for whose deliverance from oppression their faith
ers freely shed their blood.-dnti- Slarerv Stand
ard


The title of the native colored people of this
country to be considered as men and brethren"
of the whites, has been often contested by unaen-
erous men, who are willing to consider the negro
as "person," but reject his claims to citizen
ship. In this volume, the heroism which was dis
played by some of the colored men whose blood
mingled with that of their white compatriots in
the Revolution, is commemorated, together with
the testimonials which those who lived in the
times when the services of black men were neither
rejected nor unrecognized paid to the colored de-
tenders of our country and homes 1t is timely
work, we'll written and full of historic facts of
value to every reader.-Rochsster Democrat
Year: 1859

HARD TO BEAT.-William Jason, col
ored man, who stands six feet and some
three inches in his boots, and makes gas
for our gas company, astonished our brag
mowers at the beginning of harvest, by
talking of what he could do with fair
shake in big wheat. No one was disposed
to believe he could do half he said, al
though it was conceded that William had
too good character to tell falsehood, even
by way of Dragging. To prove he could
do all ne said, however, he made a con-
tract to cut Mr.. John Jumps field of
wheat, twelve acres, at seventy five cents
per acre also lot of six acres for Joseph
Graham, Esq, at the same price. These
eighteen acres he cut in little over three
days and half, and worked moderately !;
and so rapidly does he swath it that two
binders find it hard work to keep up with
him. He is a perfect aoheat machine, and
is ready to contract with any one to cut
siG acres q day, at one dollar per acre,
and no charge for the days work if he
does not do it between the rising of the
sun and the going down Of the same. If
any doubt his ability to do it, let them try
him. This is about the usual quantity cut
by three Graders hereabouts Although
first rate at making gas, William is still
better in harvest field. He cuts clean
as well as fast-Star, EGSton, Md.
Year: 1859

To KEEF WoRNs OUT OF DRIED FRUTT.--It is said
that email quantity of sasssfres baIk mixed with
dried fruit will keep it free from for gears
The remedy is easily eb,ained in many localities
and is we'll worth experiment. ss it will not in
jure the fruit in any manner, If it does not prevent
the nuisance
Year: 1859

FIRE.-The terrible cry of fire once
more resounded through the town on
Wednesday morning last emptying the
houses OF their alarmed occupants in e
moment. The fire was found to be in
the house of VIM. Barton on Washington
Street, and to have originated in this
wise The negro cook had thrown a
mattrasss upon an awning in the rear OF
the house to air, and a neighboring
stove pipe Had communicated sparks to
the straw contents. Loss estimated at
one straw mattrass and hole two feet
in diameter through the aforesaid avn
ing
Year: 1859

MIR. j. +. Stone, formerly of Alpha
in this county, now resident of Truckee
Meadows, has just arrived from the
other side OF the mountains and reports
the discovery of a vein of ore of extra
ordinary richness at the head of Six Mile
Canon, about 10 miles from the Trnckee
Meadows between the sink of the Hum
boldt and Carson Valley. The vein is
four feet in thickness and has been al
ready traced distance of six miles. and
Prospected three miles and a half. The
ore is decomposed and easily worked.
An assay Of the ore by J.J. OFT, of this
city, gives result warranting Ss4O to
the ton. worked in an ordinary mill,
leaving Sl30 in the tailings to be collect
ed by other processes. The metal OBJ
tanned is composed of one third silver and
$l2,40 gold per ounce. There is a large
quantity of antimony also collected, be-
sides about $40 in copper to the ton.
The ore is like that from which silver is
sometimes obtained and not like decom-
posed.quartz, though assuming more the
appearance of the latter after being
crushed and washed.


1t is supposed to be the same vein on
which Peter Lassen was at work when
murdered by the Indians. The vein
runs northwardly. and from a high ridge
the compass points along the direction
OF the vein to about the place ofLassen's s
death, which is distant sixteen miles
from the place of this rich discovery.
| The discovery was made by a man
working in Six Mile Canon, who found
as.he worked up his claims tho richer
they became, till he struck upon the vein
when with small and very muddy head
of water he took out in half day some
three hundred dollars, with two hands.
Tie vein is undoubtedly an exceed
ingly rich one and viii create quite an
excitement in that region of country.
Mr.. Stone has kindly furnished us with
quantity of the ore in which the mine
raj is plainly visible.
Year: 1859

: PUFFING AND BLowINa.-The wealth.
er was SO warm last week that the subs
of Brother Roberts just laid back and
puffed and blowed. First the Judge
puAed the Captain and then the Captain
puffed the Judge. We suppose that
was the way of it.


It's pleasant thing to fan the fever
ed brow ofambition, is mt it, boys? The
Captain expects to go out of Office and
the Judge to go in]
Year: 1859

/ The big snake recently took a good
dose of exercise in Sacramento. The
horse employed to haul his snakeship
around took fright after the sarpent was
aboard, and ran through the streets fu-
riously stirring up the load terribly.
Year: 1859

THROWN BY A MULE.-Henry Mere
dith was thrown by mule on Sunday
evening returning from the State con-
vention. The accident occurred short
distance below Auburn. His ankle is
badly though not dangerously injured.


The last fall was nothing to the first.
Year: 1859

u Brother Roberts got vehement


the other day and called us naughty


names because we said the Nevada del.


egates to the Leeompton State Conven-


ton were mere tools (instruments we


own would have been the gentler term


of Henry Meredith. Saving and ex-
cepting his own case and that Of another,


what does he think of the delegation


now After the boss Cossack was in
gloriously unhorsed, why did not the
delegation consent to give their votes to
better man for far more important


position ? Did it show that the dele
gates were anything but the tools, the
servile tools, of Meredith to refuse to


support Mcconnell for the exalted posi-


ton of Supreme Judge when the former


was defeated.


We supposed the duties of delegates


to a State Convention were to cast


around them among the best men in the


State for suitable candidates to fill GER


tain Offices. We supposed the duty of
good citizens and patriots TO be, when a


tavorits is defeated to. regard the well
fare of The country in makiug g a second
choice. Allowing Meredith to be the


best maa and aspiring to the position
most Important to the people-proposi-


tlons we will by no means admit -and
yet there is no excuse for the course
pursued by the delegation in the Le-
compton State Convention from this
county. Because Henry Meredith took
drastic purgative is no reason why his
tunderstrappers should be seized with
the grIpes--net that we know of.


Thefact is now apparent, the Nevada
delegation belonged to Me redith, and
like the dog in the mangcr. they would
not allow to others what was of no use
to themselves. Their servility is too
lamentably public, after having openly
repudiated Mcconnell and Findley, to
whom they were obligated in a high
degree-toth the former by the necessitous
demands of the entire mining portion of
the State, and to the latter by person.
al pledges if nothing else. Was it pa
triotic, did it become men of candor,
men governed by rational considerations
rather than passion. to wreak revenge
upon good men and upon the best inter-
ests, not only of the mining counties but
of the State, because their favorite b ad
been sighted ? Would it not have
been more patriotic, more manly, more
becoming American citizens consulting
upon the vital interests ofa great State
to let reason rule instead Of passion
We hope Brother Roberts will present
some reasons, "cogent, urgent and con-
for the couise of the Nevada
delegation. AS the case now stands it
is disgraced.
Year: 1859

Reform ina Horn.-Our Lecompton
friends in convention assembled at Sac
ramento, were singularly oblivious to
the constitutional convention question.
They forgot the greatest and best mea-
sure of reform ever proposed in the
State. Why, is plain enough. So long
as the offices are in their bands with
their enormous profits, and so long as the
prospect of succession is bright, the
politicians are not fools enough to jeop-
ardize their bread and butter and drink
by going for a constitutional convention.
The argument is reduced to few words
the people can live possibly under
their present burthens a year or two
longer but the politicians can't. This
logic seems to have been omnipotent in
the Lecompton convention, which spent
its patriotic forces in namby pamby re-
solutions to every one Of which the
party is either treacherous now, or will
be before the moon gets ever with it
tallying changes. Those resolutions,
dubbed in the aggregate a platform,
mean nothing as they stand, and it was
proper that resolution fayoring a con-
stitutional convention was kept out of
the association. The platform would


not have been homogeneous. One part
of it would have been without any
meaning, while the other would have
been fraught with terrible import to the
politicians. Life or death hung possibly
upon the action of the convention. The
question to be considered was, which
should enjoy the life.lease and its immu-
mites. the people or the political leeehes.
As the latter were umplres as well as
parties, it is no wonder that they deci-
ded to- live themselves. They so dsci-
ded and the constitutional convention
question was "alluded to in silence
Year: 1859

PATENT AMALGAMAToR.-E Whea-
ton has politely showed us the apparatus
and process of Mr.. j. S. Briggs, for I'm.
pregnating blocks with quicksilver to be
used in the bottom Of sluices. 1t is simple
and easily described. A tube is formed
with two chambers. into the upper one
of which quicksilver is introduced
Opening valve in the partition between
the chambers the quicksilver descend 3
into the lower one which has for its floor
the block to be impregnated. The valve
is then closed. Pressure is then applied
to the tube which forces the sharp edge
of the bottom end into The wood, and of
course COMPRISING the quicksilver in
the chamber The force applied is SO
great as to drive the quicksilver in mi
mute particles through block four in
ches in thickness. By repeating the
process over the upper surface of the
block the whole wood is thoroughly i'm
pregnated with quicksilver. The Sc
blocks when used in the bottom of sluices
will present till worn out an entire
amalgamating surface. AS the surface of
the block is worn away by attrition, the
more deeply imbedded quicksilver is
being constantly exposed.


1t is claimed that the invention will
save vast afnohnt of fine gold which
by present modes of sluicing is lost 1t
seems reasonable, and we believe this
claim well founded. Several of our
most prominent 'miners have adopted
the mercurialized blocks,
Year: 1859

CTATE OF CALIFORNIA, County Of Neva-
- da-ss District Court Of the 14th Judicial District OF
said State. The People of the State Of California, to
FREDERICK SCH0TTE Greeting -


You are hereby summoned to appear and answer the
complaint Of NJ BERWIN filed against you, within ten
days from the service of this writ If served you in this
county within twenty days If served you in this Dis
trct and out of this county and within forty days If serv
ed you in the State and out of this District in ac
tion commenced the Sth day of November A. D. 1885,
in said Court for the recovery Of five hundred and thirty
three dollars and twenty-five cents (S5332 due said
plaintiff from the said defendant for Goods Wares and
Merchandise sold and delivered by the plaintiff to the de-
iendant his special instance and request between the
23d day of August A. D. 1858 and the 10Th day of October
A. D. 1858, set forth in the original complaint to said
action file in the Clerks Office of the 14th Judicial Dis
trict in and for the County of Nevada certified copy of
which accompanies this Summons. And you hereby
notified that If you fail to said complaint herein
directed Plaintiff win take judgment against you therefor
by default together with all costs of suit and also demand
OF the Court such other relief is prayed for In his said
complaint.


In testimony whereof Rufus Shoemaker, Clerk Of the
(->l District Court aforesaid do hereunto
( seal. set my hand and impress the seal Of
l~-J said Court at Office in the city Of Neva


da this 9th day of Nov. A. D. 1858.


RUFUS SHOEMAKER, Clerk.
Year: 1859

CTATE OF CALIFORNIA, County OF Neva-
- da District Court of the l4th Judicial District Of
said State.


The People of the State of California toJ W. SIMPSON
Greeting -


You are hereby summoned to appear and answer the
complaint Of GEORGE J. PHILLIPS, filed against you
within ten days from the service of this writ II served
you in this county within twenty days served you in
this district and out of this county and within forty days
served you in the State and out of this district in
action commenced the 6t day of November A. 1858,
in said Court for the recovery of Six hundred and ninety
nine dollars and eight cents due the said plaintiff from
said defendant upon certain promissoy note bearing
date June LIST 1857 with interest thereon at the rate of
two and half per cent per month till paid and for
monies advanced and paid out by the plaintiff aforesaid
at the special instance and request and for the use and
benefit Of said defendant set forth in the original
plant file in the Office of the Clerk of said District Court
a certified copy of which accompanies this And
you hereby not6edt that you fail to answer said
plaint herein directed, plaintiff will take judgment
against you therefor by default together with all costs Of
suit and also demand of the Court such other relief is
prayed for In his said complaint.


In testimony whereof I, Rufus Shoemaker,
(-) Clerk Of the District Court aforesaid do here.


seal. unto set my hand and impress the seal Of said
VI Court, at Office in the City of Nevada, this Sth
day of November A. D. 1858.


RUFUS SHOEMAKER, Clerk
Year: 1859

of any bank, unless the security ofthe State
funds should require different order of
payment. Aud ut some convenient period
prior to the falling due of the Interest on the
foreign debt of the State payable at New
York, the Treasurer shall, without making
any discrimination, draw on the bank notes
in the Treasury an amount of specie suiii-
cient to pay said interest, which shall trans
nit TO New York by express, or otherwise,
as may be deemed most safe hut amy bank
or banks on " hose notes specie is thus de-
manded, may redeem such notes to the ex
tent OF such demand by draft on New York,
payable fifteen days preceding the day OF
payment of said interest and without any
premium of exchange, and giving ample se-i
curly to the Treasurer for the prompt pay
ment thereof @ @s-z ~
Year: 1859

Corn MEAL FOR CooKING-WHITE vs.. YEL-
Iowa writer in the n E. Farmer re-
marks on this subject as follows -


The New England people consider the
yellow corn the only sort that is fit for the
table, and believe that the white kind is only
fit for hogs and cattle. The opposite of this
is the truth. Meal made from the white
corn is the best both for cakes and puddings,
but the yellow corn is more fatteniug when
given to domestic animals, and is preferred
by them to the white. The southern people
are well acquainted with this fact. All their
Indian bread and their hominy are made from
white corn and they smile at our simplicity:
which leads us to prefer the yellow corn. As
the southern use Indian corn in a greater va
riety Of preparations for the table than we
do, and are adopts in this branch of domes-
tic economy, l think they are better author
ity than we at the north in this matter.
NAV add that those individuals Of my ac-
qdaintne' who have experimental upon the
two s,ii~ of Indian corn. have concluded
that g.. oOutherners are right.


rHe superior sweetness and tenderness oi
the white ears Of corn, when they are IN the
milk and boiled for the table, are apparent
to all. But the community rave been very
slow in finding out this fact, and even at the
present day, some people IN " be found. not
apparently deficient in common sense, who
still cultivate the yellow corn for table use as
green vegetable.
Year: 1859

The way things 20 on in Virginia these
days, indicates quite as great degree of in
sanity among the people there as the wild
scheme of John Brown indicates in that re-
markable old man. Gov. Wise and half of
his liege subjects will be fit subjects for a
strait jacket unless there is change soon.
If the death of Brown and his associates eff
fects no other good, it is to be hoped it will
save good many of the F F. VS. from a
mad house.
Year: 1859

An association Of the members of the cler-
gy in England have published an address in
which they pledge themselves to a total alb
stinence from the u-e Of Intoxicating liquors
as a beverage The Rev DR. Close, Dean Of
Carlisle, heads the list, which does not how
ever, contain the names of any of the Epis-
copacy. They stat that they do it from a
consideration of the widely extended influence
of the clergy, among all classes of Society,
and because they are convinced that example
is better than precept, and that they will be
able, by such a course, to give the liquor
traffic check that viii make a great diffe-
renee in the statistics OF drunkenness. They
expressly state that they do not urge it upon
any one as positive duty. nor do they con-
ceiye that there is any direct command in
scripture enjoining it, but consider that they
are only acting in accordance with the prin-
ciples of true Christianity, when for the sake
of their fellow-men, they practice total OBJ
stinence among themselves.
Year: 1859

DAMAGE BY FLooD.-The Plattsburgh Sen
tinel says the large Saw-mill in course of con-
struction in that village by the Messrs. Tefft,
was carried away on Sunday night, taking
the fume of the Woollen Factory of GREGORY
& Son with it, and doing other serious dam
age. The embankment about the bulk
head gave way in consequence of the sudden
rise in the river caused by the recent heavy
rains, and the whole waters of the river now
pass around the dam through the opening.