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Show -ii . , r 'v -t. - ' ' , , ' ... ) . ; The, Veitcm mail .arrived in this city on Thiirsdayi bringing San Francisco, Sacramento, nud Carson Valley date till thcisth. . ; " - Diamonds 'in , Bi?itr;Wo understand that John 8.-Bassctt; of Cherokee' B a-vino; a-vino; fohed, n few. days since; in his mining min-ing cMm. at. that place, what has been pronounced a diamond by Toung, n jeweler, jew-eler, of this town, fit was found by faitrt whilcjiutddliog' clay Ifo'f- washing. We, understand also, that S. Glass some time sines found two stones of tho. sa mo dos-eriptlon, dos-eriptlon, .which he scnt-ftoNcw York,, aiid which.wero nlsd prononuced diamonds--"ifHJ3wweraf,April Otb., . Tlie Silctr Aae,6f the I3th has the fol lowing,, under ihe heading , , 'uMnsq, cutits,'-' t-."Vti understand that hbtUk business is being done la this fine In and nOont Virginia City, at this ttmef Prom reports, re-ports, itwbuldroppear that;tlre- Ja 'An organized company, who make a business' of w'atcliiug' the development' of nH the best ledge? in the couutrvy and at the moment mo-ment they begirt ,to nt'taiii'n real market value, - jioOnCc updn". them, and with or without jpretcxt( ,-maintain possession by brute force, in defiance of hr hnd cqnlfy.; The. disorganized condition of affairs' at this time" atfords'-this class of raen.u: fiiio pportuiiiiy to drive a-.tlirivihg. business, an opportunity which tliey have iinir6red ly taking violent possession Of portions of the most vatnablo ground in the Terri tory, to the great detriment of the legal owners, and to the destruction of the best interests of the State. Every jumpiug enterprise is neither more nor Irs than a wanilng to capitalists against making m-vestme'nts m-vestme'nts in Ifevoda, and, In our humble opinion, unless some decisive step is taken by the judiciary Within tha next thirty days, wo may consider tlie "year. 1861 a lost to ns that wo will make no advance in civilization, no development of our resources, re-sources, no increase in our wealth. We may consider ourselves fortnuato if wo do uot retrograde, In view ofi the exfguueiea pf the case, and tha vast ! interests depending on n prompt enforcement enforce-ment Of law, we suggest that the citizens, so many Of them as nre law and order men, unite in u petition to tho Judge of the Second Judicial District late Utah, now Nevada urging him to. perform the functions of his office as. heretofore, add pledging themselves to sustain Him in so doing by every means iu their power." GOVERNOR. NYE, OP NEVADA, It seems that President Lincoln has appointed, and. the Senate confirmed, Jamea W. Nye, of New York, as Governor Gover-nor of the new Territory of Nevada. General Nye will proven Jolly Governor, and' we congiatulato the good peopfe of the Washoe region on their fatoT The General was an old Barnburner; who cuuie early into the republican camp, where, .ever since, be has been immensely popular, lie has done a Vast deal of stumping, and when ho rise for a speech, his hearers ulways expect to go tutoa broad grin forthwith. 11 a can talk longer, tell more good stories, equeczo more juice ; out or a dry subject, and keep au aud.ence longer ou be roar, thaq auy man agoing in the Empire State. When the control of the police of New York Was wrested out of the bauds of Fernando Wood when, lu other words the old "Municipal police" of New York were discharged and the "Metropolitan polICo" organized General Nyo was appointed ap-pointed ouo of the CommUs'oners, though not without very serious objections ou tbe part of a great many sober-sided repabll-cans repabll-cans who had not a projier appreciation of merry eloquebce. Inside tbe commission the General was soon head of it, with a political power in his hsuds compared with which that or the stripped Mayor was not worth naming. nam-ing. Tbe newspapers made a good deal or noise about a house and lot that the police were said to be purchasing to present pre-sent to their chief some of the men whose rduntary tonlributious weot to make up th'b pnrchse WOTy,compli1ning privately that the.taX wai too heaTy!, for thenjv .IriMay, 1869 th. General r tired from hls positlori, and a great dinner din-ner was given, memorable; in the anna! of biff complimentary dinners; Soma 'year oftfo (to the, General found great il!f!l, culty to hitching lit horse; frith the, ant mat that Gov. Morgan drove, and when the Republican Convention niet, the' fact that no resolutions of 'compliment to tho i good Governor were passed or even' re-pOTted re-pOTted by thei committee on resolutions, wad.poptilarly attributed ! to 'Nye,,who was on the committee,. When Mr.cW ard, wa,mklng. his tone fa tho West dijr-ing.tlio dijr-ing.tlio late Presidential campaign, Gem Nye was along, and the parly was surely none the less merry on his. account 1IU experience a Police Commissioner among tlie rogne of 2f er York will bo. Invaluable Invalu-able in his new field, 11 . - ,Tb General Iiud a brother, Cant; Nye, who wa,weirknown iii - thf Staw'tmtil lately," as a Dcmocrntle' politi:Iari fttii iFatii DttW')i, AprlHSthV'f -- |