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Year: 1860

A LADY FRIGHTENED INTO INsAN1rY.- There is now in female lunatic asylum at Hammersmith Q lady of exquisite beauty, who was driven mad by being suddenly

 startled by her maid. The lady's name is H., and she resided with her husband, Mir. H., wealthy shareholder, at splen- did mansion in Cavendish square. One even- ing, about six weeks ago, she strolled in the dusk into her husbands library to procure a book. Tho lady's maid saw her enter the apartment, and, in mere frolic, concealed herself behind the curtains belonging to the window, until her mistress had placed he, hand upon the work she came in search of when she suddenly sprang upon her with Q loud shout. The lady was so astounded by the shock, that she was struck almost sense less. Delirium ensued, confirmed madnes. followed, which has ever since continued without abatement, to degree dangerou! to all who come near he. Her propensitie' are fierce and vicious; she tries to bite at al

 who approach her, and it is more than prob able she will never recover her reason.-- London Paper.
Year: 1860

--County, Iowa.


s 90. The Clerk of the Board of Su-
pervisors is required to attend all sales Of
real property for taxes made by the Trea-
surer, and make record thereoiin book
to be kept by him for that purpose, there
in describing by several parcels Of real
property on which the taxes and costs
were paid by the purchaser, AS they are
described in the list or advertisement on
file in his office, stating, in sepcrate columns
the amount, as obtained from the treasu-
rer's tax list of each kind of tax, interest
and costs for each tract or lot was sold, to
whom sold, and date Of sale. The Trea-
surer shall also keep a book Of sales ir
which, at the time of sale, he shall make
the same records which the Clerk is re-
quired to make by the provisions of this
section. He shall also note in the tax list,
opposite the description of property sold,
the fact and date of such sale.


s 63. When all the parcels of real
property advertised for sale shall have
been offered for sale as provided for in this
act and portion thereof shall remain un-
sold for the want of bidders. it shall be the
duty of the treasurer to adjourn to some
day not exceeding two months from the
time of adjournment due notice of which
day shall be given at the time Of adjourn
ment, and also by keeping notice thereof
posted in a conspicuous place in the trea
surer's Office. On the day fixed for the re-
opening of the sale, the same proceedings
shall be had as provided for by this act in
relation to the sales commencing on the
first Monday Of October And further
adjournments shall be made from time to
time, as provided in this section, and the
sales shall thus be continued until the
next regular annual sale, or until all the
taxes shall have been paid.


5 "a. If any treasurer or clerk shall
fail to attend any sale of lands as required
by this act, either in person or by a com
petent deputy, he shall be liable to fin.
OF not less than fifty nor more than thre,
hundred dollars, to be recovered in an ac
ton in the District Court by the Board o
Supervisors; the judgment shall be asains
the treasurer aud his bondsmen. and III,
proceeds 60 to the school fund And j
such officer, or deputy shall sell or assis
in selling any real property, knowing thu
same TO be subject to taxation or that tn,
taxes for which the same is sold have bee,
paid,or shall, knowingly and wilfully sell %
assist in selling any real property for pay
ment OF taxes to defraud the owner Q
such real property or shall knowingly ant
vilfully execute deed for property s.
sold, he shall be liable to a fine of not les
than one thousand nor more than thre
thousand dollars, or to imprisonment nc
exceeding one year, or to both fine and in
prisonment, and to pay the injured part
all damages sustained by any such wrong
ful*act and all such sales shall be void


s Is. Il any county treasurer or cler
Year: 1860

and that copies of each number of said pa.
per in which said notice aud list was pub
lished were delivered by carriers, or trans
mittcd by mail, to each of the subscribers
to said paper, according to the accustomed
mode of business in this Office
Year: 1860

and published in the county of --,
and State of Iowa do hereby certify that
the foregoing notice and list were publish
ed in said newspaper once in each week
for three successive weeks, the last of
which publications was made prior to the
n
Year: 1860

HOLDING CORRESPONDENTS AMENABLE.-Mr.
T. X. Price, wealthy merchant Of Richmond
va who was referred to a few days ago In a tel
egraph dispatch to New York paper as one of a
series Of merchants who discharged clerks from
his establishment, applied to Judge Lyons, Of the
husuhgs Court on Monday, to ascertain by what
form Of procedure correspondents Of northern pa.
Pers could be made amenable to prosecution for
ibcl The Judge informed him that he should
seek redress for such offsnse in the Supreme Court
more misc chlevous, gratuitous, unfounded state
ment than that which led to this injury was never
made The merchants whose names were men
TONED In that dispatch have been justly very much
excited
Year: 1860

FORK SWALLOWED By A Cow.-Mr J
Francis johnson, Of this county while slaug hter
Ing COW fer beef, few days since, found stick
Ing through her upper stomach, and firmly fixed
In the gristy part Of the brisket, a large horn
handle dining fork 1t had evidently been swal-
lowed some months before, and what is remark
able, she is reported to have been very fat and
thrifty, up to the time she was killed The pre-
sumption is that, in the effort Of the stomach to
discharge the fork, the tines We're forced throug b
us substance and into the flesh where 1t was
f0und.-MddiSCn ga Visitor
Year: 1860

The PACK TRAiN.-The mules belonging
to Sale & Cleveland's pack train returned
to this place last evening. They had PROF
ceedcd to valley near the Summit where
the snow was SO dry and loose that it was
impossible to pack into trail for mules.
The distance across being about five miles ii
was concluded to return the animals, the
passengers taking their blankets, started on
a-ioot. They will have no trouble in get
ting through. A few days warm sun or a
little rain wi II render the snow sufficiently
plastic for the opening OF the trail, when
the train will again be started out. A large
number Of passengers are ready to start,
prefering TO wait few days rather than
take the circuit OF the Placerville road.
Year: 1860

THE ATLANTIC, for March has been placed
upon our table by Spencer. II is filled with
with its usual variety of valuable original
MISCELLANY. There is no Magazine in the
Union which comprises among its corps of
contributors, more real native talent than
the Atlantic Monthly. The work may be
had regularly at Spencers.
Year: 1860

NEW DRsss.-The Nevada Journal came
to us, last week just as we were making
up" in bran new dress. Its appearance
is greatly improved by the change of type,
and the proverbial modesty of its editor is
verified In the fact that he makes no men
ton Of his new attire.
Year: 1860

rg- The people Of Bucks county. Pa were
all agos recently, some gold having been
found there. But the enthusiasm vanished
on the assay showing that only ten cents
worth of gold could be got from ton Of
ore.
Year: 1860

DRAFTS BY PoNY ExrREss "A business man
yesterday informed us so says the g. F. Alta,
that his house had now adopted the plan of
sending all their drafts by Pony cypress in
stead of by steam, as usual and that they
found that the saving of interest on the money
by the draft being paid ten or fifteen days
sooner, much more than paid the difference
on the postage. 1t is thus manifest that the
Pony Express is not merely fancy institu-
ton for social correspondence, but valuable
money saving addition to the facilities ofour
mercantile community.
Year: 1860

IL the Fourth District Court John Boyer
has commenced a suit against the city and
county of San Francisco and the Commission
ers of the Funded Debt, to quiet the title to
South Beach Block
Year: 1860

1t was one cold November day, that poor
tailor, with his wife and children around him
sat busiy at work in his shop, beside a stove
which contained but handful of Goals. The
man looked pale and haggard, and the wife
very feeble. The children sat idly about the
room, often crying with cold and hunger, but
their parents had nothing with which to com.
fort them


Presently stranger entered the shop, look
ing as il he were in great haste. He wanted
to have seam which he had accidentally rip
ped in his coat, sewed up, and when the tail
or had finished the Job, the gentleman seeing
how poor they seemed to be, took out his
purse and gave him dollar


Their thankfulness for even this slight
relief may be imagined, and blessing God for
help in time of need, the tailor went uut at
once and expended the money in provisions
for comfortable meal and little coal t0rkeep
them warm while eating it. 9si


After the table was cleared away, the moth
er took broom and began to sweep up the
room, when she noticed small package lying
upon the floor. She picked it up, and open
ing il saw to her amazement that it containtd
bank.notes to the amount of several hundred
dollars She instantly remembered the gen
tleman who had come in that morning TO have
his coat repaired, and felt convinced that the
money belonged to him,


She turned to the children, and told them
to go and play in another room for while,
then she went Hp to her husband, and placed
the roll of bills in his hand He shared her
conviction that the money was the property OF
his morning customer--but for a moment he
hesitated TO consent to her suggestion to
make an effort to restore it to the owner. Sa.
tan whispered temptingly in his ear:
He is rich--he will never miss it, YOU are
poor-it will put you and your children above
want for ycars-keep it. q


But he listened to this evil suggestion only
moment-then resolutely resisting the
temptation, he rose and put away the money
till it should be called for .l.


The very next day the stranger again en-
tered the little shop as the tailor and his fam
lily we're seated at their scanty meal The
tailor went forward TO meet him, aud asked al
once il he had come in search Of something he
had lost The gentlemans countenance
frightened, he replied that he had and named
the amount of money contained in the roll
and the banks from which the bills were issued
The tailor went Immediately to the place where
he had put away the package, and brought il
forth to its proper owner The gentleman
glanced over the notes, and seeing that they
were all correct, took out two fifty dollar bills
and placed them in the tailor's hand saying as
he did so: sas....s-s.ssss.... .-....a-sa.ss..ss
Honesty is always sure of a reward. You
will find that it is always the best policy -
| ChiiireRs Guest
Year: 1860

Gentlemen Of the Jury You are sworn
in all cases to decide according to the eyi-
dence; at the same time il you have any
doubts you are boundto give the prisoner the
benefit OF it. Suppose you had to pronounce
the guilt or innocence OF gentleman accused
of felony Yon will naturally doubt whether
any gentleman would commit such offences
accordingly, however strong may be the testi.
mony against him, you will, perhaps requt
him. The evidence of your own senses is at
least, as credtable as that of the witnesses /;
Il, therefore, your eyesight convince you that
the prisoner is a welldressed person you have
right to presume his respectablity and it
is for you TO say whether a respectable person
would be likely to be guilty of the crime inn
puted 20 him. In like manner when you see
shabby looking fellow in the dock, charged,
for example, with sheep stealing, the decision
rests with you, FIRST whether or not that indi-
vidual is rngmutlin, and secondly, how far
it is probable that "A man Of that description
would steal sheep. of course, as has been
before said you will always be guided by the
evidence but, then, whether the evidence is
trust worthy or not, is matter for your
private consideration


You may believe il if you choose, or you
may disbelieye IT, and whether gentlemen Of
the jury, you believe il or disheleye IL win
depend Oh the constitution Of your minds II
your minds are so constituted that you wish to
find the prisoner guilty perhaps you will be
lieve IT, ifthey happen to be so constituted
that you desire to lind him not guilty why
then very likely, you will not disbelieye it,
You are to free your minds from all passion
and prejudice If you can, aud, .n that case, your
judgment win be unbiased IL you can rot, you
will return accordingly Itis not, strictly
speaking, for you TO consider what will he the
effect Of your verdict, but il such considera.
ton should occur to you, aud you eau not hep
attending To il, that a verdict viii be inHuenc
cd by II 10 certain extent You are probably
aware that when you retire, you win be locked
up until you oontriye TO agree. You may ar
rive at unaRinity by fair discussion Or BY
some of you starving out the others or BY toss
Year: 1860

ing up and your conclusion, by which ever Of
these processes arrived at WILDE more or less
in accordance with you oaths. Your verdict
may be right 10 is 20 be hoped itwill it maybe
wrong it Is to be hoped il viii not AZ all
events, gen lemcn Of the jury, you will come
to some conclusion orlothcE unless Il so hap
pens that you should separate without coming
to any
Year: 1860

y "A
D-Know all men by these presents that ], MA
RIA BLACKBOARD, Of Grass Valley Township County
Of Nevada State Of California, the wife of John
Backford, of the State and County aforesaid, do
hereby declare and make known my intention to
carry on bu sness and trade in my own name, and
on my own account Sole Trader, in pursuance OF
an act of the Legislature of the State of California
entitled an ct to authorize married women to trans
act business in their own name as sole traders pass
led April 18th 1852. And further declala that the
nature of said business will be Ranching, Sheep
raising and keeping boarding house; and all other
objects pertaining to the above business. ! fur
ther declare that my said business and trade
will be carried on and transacted in said town
ship and county; and from the date of these pres
ents will be individually responsible in my own
name for all debts contracted by me in my said bus
mess and trade; and further declare that the
amount Of capital invested in said trade and business
does not exceed five thousand dollars.


(-4-) In testimony weereof have hereunto set


Seal my hand and seal this Sth day Of Deem
W. Der, \. D. 1860. her


MARIA X BLACKFORD.


Attest, r. W. SMITH,


State of California, County and Township OF Neva-
da. On this Sth day of December, A. D. 1860 before
me, F. W. SMITH, Justice of the Peace in and for said
county, personally appeared Maria Baekforl, whose
name is subscribed to the foregoing declaration
party thereto, personally known to me to be the
same person described in and who executed the
foregoing declaration and the said Maria Blsckord
wife of John Blaekford having been BIZ me first made
acquainted with the contents Of said declaration ae
knowledged to me on examination apart from and
without the hearing other husband that she execu-
ted the same freely and voluntarily without fear or
compulsOn or under influence of her said husband
and that she does not wish to retract the execution
of the same


Given under my hand this Sth day of December,
1860 E. w. SMITH. 7


dc+w'" Nevada Township.
Year: 1860

MORE PRo-sLAvERY IN MIssIssIPPI.-The
citizens of West Point, Miss, held meeting
recently, to take action in the matter of a
lot of Abolition documents found in lot of
trunks sold and shipped by a Mobile mer-
chant to another of that place. Resolutions
were adopted against the Mobile merchant
as unworthy of confidence. and a committee
was appointed to correspond with Mayor
says that the house that sold the trunk has
been made the victim of scheme of North
arn AhOlitionists
Year: 1860

A GIRL DIES OF GRIEF FOR HER BROTHER.
In Chicago, a few days since, a young Irish
on the way to a fire. He was buried on
Friday, and on the same occasion the obse-
quies were shared by his sister, an orphan,
whom the shock of his sudden death proved
too much to be sustained. She sank beneath
it, and brother and sister now lie side by
side
Year: 1860

In this section ofcountry there was hardly
ever known a season when there was such
a failure of the fruit crop as of the present


In the carly summer there was fair supply
of Strawberries, and with that single excep-
tion, all the crops have failed. The protracted
drouth destroyed the blackberries before
they could mature, and the tree-fruits are so
scarce as to be almost entirely unattainable


Peaches are sold at five to six dollars pei
bushel for those of a very ordinary quality,
are scarce, and held at such prices that few
will venture to purchase even for ordinary
family use ...
Year: 1860

APPEARANCE OF INDIA DURING THE WAR.
An English historian, in describing the
aspects of India during the time when the
British Legions were passing on their path
of conquest, states the following surprising
facts: r.. =


A feature worthy of notice during these
troublous times, was that the peasant and
agriculturist continued their ordinary labor
as though nothing in the world was aAoat of
greater moment than the seed they were
sowing or the crop they were reaping. A
battle might be fought in one field, and in
another was the plowman with his plow and
oxen. Occasionally We saw evidences OF
distrust in our route-a well-rope and a
bucket and yoke clean and moist by the
well, but no oxen, no attendant; plow just
in the loan, with the oxen hard by, but no
DloWman
Year: 1860

Enclose the address for what wiShto
purchase the Lottery E which you wish inestd and
whether you Wish Whoes, Halves Quarters or Bghth
receipt Of which, send what ordered first mall together
with the scheme.


Immediately after drawing, Printed Drawing certified to
by the Commissioner will be sent with Explanation


Purchasers will please write their signatures plain and
give the of their Post Office, County and State


All Alleommunicstions strictly confidential.


All prizes 81 600 and UNDER raid Immediately after the
drawing. Other prizes the usual time Of 40 days
Year: 1860

'Geutlemeu of the jury said Western law
yer, sI don't mean to insinuate that this gen.
tlemen is a coyetous person, but I'll bet five tc
one that if you should bait steel trap with :
new three cent piece, place it within three nche:
of his mouth. you would catch his SOUL would
not-tae Court and gentlemen of the jury
would not trust hin in room with nlillstone
and the angel Gabriel TO guard it,
Year: 1860

BSy~The gentlemen who came down here
from Hartford, KY, in order to raise funds
toward the Rough River Improvement, have
met with reasonable success. Enough has
been subscribed to justify them in commenc
ing the work, and by next season no doubt
steamers can run up to Hartford in all stages
OF water. We believe that all the money
invested there by our business men will
yield them good per cent. Our city will
be called on again as the work progresses,
for subscriptions,
Year: 1860

gsS- The Enquirer of yesterday contains
an article, apparently editorial, but evident
ly contributed by some volunteer champion
OF Democracy, which comments on Judge
DeBruler's speech with great causti CITY.
The writer has evidently been educating
himself with great care for the South
ern market, and writes under the iuspi-
ration of the per centage to be made out OF
the planters. His style is gingerly and oily.
his arguments specious, and his policy
Machiavelian. He seems eminently calcu-
lated to make black appear white, and the
worse the better reason He would be
valuable coadjutor 20 associate with Charles
OConor in the task of proving slavery to
be one of the good gifts of God"


The article cannot fail to convince any
unbiased reader that, however great the in
genuity of the writer, he has labored long
aud earnestly to prove-what? That
slavery is much worse in its effects on the
white man than Judge DeBruler charged in
his speech. The Sophistical Editor of the
Enquirer has oyerdone the task he took up
on himself
Year: 1860

BsDA'The uncertainty of the Law =
ms phrase has received confirmation by
the political turnings and twistings of
Judge Law. So we'll does it suit his case.
that one would think it had been gotten up
10 express sense of his tergiversations.-
Hereafter, it will carry additional force in
this region. where the Judges changeable
principles are the subject of general re-
mark
Year: 1860

The New Common Pleas Aot Valid.


Yesterday the Supreme Court decided the
late act of the Legislature, reconstructing
the Common Pleas Court and rediStricting
the State, valid. A we have not seen the
opinion of the Court we do not know the
ground of this decision, but it IS of no con-
sequence so far as the action to De taken by
the people is concerned. The law is valid
and the nomination of Judges and Prosecut-
ors must be made under the new arrange
ment of districts. Marion, Hendricks and
Boone compose this district, and the people
may now go to work to complete their
tickets for the October Observation-Disclosures
us Journal 7th.


Posey, Vanderburgh, Warrick and Glib
son compose this district. Judge JOHN
PITCHER is an independent candidate for the
Judgeship, having been called out by a
large majority of the lawyers of the dis
trict, without respect to party. On the
score of his great ability, long experience,
and eminent fitness for the position, he is
the person we intend 10 work and vote for.
The people cannot 10 better than to elect
him.
Year: 1860

BSS Newspapers on the line of the Mis-
sissippl river give currency to reports res
pechng the presence ofyelIow fever in New
Orleans. The disease, however, is said to
be confined to the Charity Hospital. The
last New Orleans papers received represent
the city as very healthy. We have also
been informed by a gentleman from there
that the city is yet healthy.
Year: 1860

%We see it stated that Mr.. Seward will
At an early day in the session Of Conetess' e.
make . speech in the Senate, giving his
views on tho state Of the country and the
revolutionary movements in these times
inis speech will naturally be anticipcted
with great interest in all parts Of tho nation.
Year: 1860

The Warehouses;


All tho Warehouses are completed and
all are ready for tho storage Of grain; such
Of our farmers as cherish tho hope that
grain will be higher in tho spring, can do
no better than to store their grain on the
low terms which our warehousemen offer.
Year: 1860

INrEREsTINa.-Among the excited
crowd .. the great trot on Friday. none Seem
cd more interested or exhibited more anxiety
than two blind men who we're present, BOh
we're stone blind but they were bound to see the
trot ANYHOW
Year: 1860

loneep Ka,s,ng.-Our excellent
brother of the Hydraulic Press, in.
dulges in most poetical vein on the
subject of sheep raising. in his last
number. His pictures of "woolly In
nocents" skipping over knolls and
rocks under. blue skies. are delicately
and naturally drawn. and awaken
wish for look once more upon the
rural scenes, bright waters, grassy
lawns. flocks and herds of homeland,
blended with longing after mutton.
With him we unite in the wish to see
our hills covered with feecy Aocks,
but unfortunately we are not sound
OH wool. We are with brother Avery
to the last on the mutton question en-
phaticaIly, but we rather opine that
wool grown in these mountains in
their present wild state would have a
large element included with it, not to
lie made into cloth. Burrs and sticks
in wool are quite as bad as sand in
cotton. They help to weigh but add
nothing to the value of the article for
manufacturing purposes. - .-a4.'-


That sheep will. grow, and grew fat,
add TO the picturesque ness Of the
landscape, and all that,in thesemoah'
tairs, is determined fact. A few,
however, the scanty herbage will sup
port only. and these We imagine
when tried will be found to be profit
able only for mutton.