The Nevada Democrat., 1857-07-29
WHOLE NO. 1919.
NEWS IFEsrs.

Lord Raglan arrived in San Francisco on Sa-
turday % days from San Bias and Mazatlan.
San Bias had lately been attacked and ransack-
ed by band Of robbers. some seventy strong.
The inhabitants had been greatly ALARMED.
Mazatlan paper, the Autorcha says that letters
had been received from Sonora, in which il 10
stated that II. A. Crabh before he was executed
at Cavorca, made some statements which seri-
ously compromised certain influential people In
the State and that their arrest had accordingly
been ordered by Pesquera The AHtercha Is
out for Gen. sYanez as Che new President OF the
republic. nsssr 4
| YorNc ScouSDREl. The Santa Cruz Sen
tinel states that on Wednesday, July 18th, .
Californian by, the name of ----- JuaFez, was
held to answer before the Court Of Sessions by
Justice Vcstal, for the crime Of ASSAULT with
intent to commit murder. lie isa yonth Of
eighteen years Of age. The assault Is charged
to have been committed on the person of boy,
son of Antonio Rodriguez, anSsheT CAkfof-
nian-the weapons, lassc and stones. The
affair is said to have been 0f most brutal
character. .r b ietT -4ras.eT
RICu SPECIMEx-Thc Stockton Republican
says that on Monday, July 20th, Thos. Mosely,
of Wells, Fargo Il Co.'s Express exhibited at
that office O very beautiful and valuable speci-
men of gold and quartz, weighing scventy-fvc
ounces, Of which about eighty per cent. was
pure gold. The specimen was received In an
invoice from Stanislaus county. aud had no
| memorandum attached from which the locality
in which IL was found could be aseeStaihed.,
The mass was nearly round, and very smooth.
! STOCKTON AND SAN Francisco RAILRoAD---t
The Stockton Argus mentions that letter has
been received from Mr.. Byrne, (who is connec-o
ted with the projected Stockton and San Fran
cisco railroad,) in London, stating that the
writer would leave that city on the goth June,
for New York, thence to California, prepared
to commence Immediately the building Of that
important undertaking. This is good news II
true. ....-..-.- ....t.. ..s.......s.
SICKNESS AT SAN Francisco. There is said 10
be much sickness at the present time in San
Francisco, among both old and yoang. II 10
attributed to prevailing influenza, oecasioned
by the peculiar condition of the atmosphere for
some time past. The symptoms are, arst, sore
ness Of the limbs, pain in the back or side, sue
ceeded by difficulty Of bseathing, considerable
fever, affection OF the lungs, and stuffed head.
| A SLANDERrNG CoNMUNITY.--The Yreka UnionN
begins paragraph with this question: "Ars
the fair sex of our community aware that Yreka
has become notorious throughout almost the
whole State as being the hot-bed for scandal?''
and adds that it is even SO. The notoriety OF
that town in that respect was certainly unknown
to us before, and we are sorry to hear Of it now.
OFF WITH THEIR TAusf-S0 MUCH FOR CHfSA-
MENl-The Chief of Police, at San FRANCHISE,
now orders all the tails of convicted Chinamsn
10 be cut off The poor fellows suffer, under
the deprivation, all the horrors OF the damned.
They consider the loss of their tails disgrace
almost unbearable, and 1t is the best possible
punishment that can be inflicted on Chinamau.
STABBING AFFRAY.-At American Valley, says
the Mountain Messenger, a row occurred be-
tween two men named Shore and Riley, about o
horse race. Shore addressed to Riley some In
sultng language and called him some hard
Names when he (Shore) drew stilttto and cut
Riley in three or four places. The wounds, al
though deep, are not considered dangerous.
OPENJSG OF THE MNT-An official notice has
been published by Mr. Hampstead, Superinten-
dent Of the San Francisco branch mint, stating
that that institution will be opened on Satur-
day, August first, for the reception Of deposits
Of gold bullion for coinage, and silver pur-
chases. .s.
ATTACKED DY LIoSs.-On Sunday night. July
9th, as we learn from the Trinity Journal, while
the train of Harker y Co. were encamped ON
Canon creek below Pennsylvania bar, the mules
were attacked by five lions, who killed one Of
them, and seriously injured another. rs
Docs IN san FRANCIsco.-T Day papers
complain of the immense number of dogs in the
streets of San Francisco. They say that "foot
passengers" arc frequently bitten by them. A
man is apt to be snapped up by some Internal
cur at every corner he turns.
A Rich CoUNTY.-In speaking of The wealth
of Teama county, the Shasta Republican says:
''The assessment last year, we have been in
| formed, showed an amount Of wealth that would
give to each resident the sum Of seventeen hun
dred dollars"
MExICo.-The stages continue to be robbed
in the vicinity of the city of Mexico, in spite Of
-Il H. .s.io zf us.fl h. -
armed escorts on the roads. The armed escorts
are probably leagued with the robbers, as such
has been frequently the case heretofore.
SENATE-Mesers. A. s. Hart and John Cslter
were nominated by the Democracy Of the l4th
Senatorial district, on Monday July goth, ~
Democratic candidates for the Senate. The
former gentleman is from Butte, and the latter
from PlumaS t..T
ATTEMPTED SUIcIDE.-On Monday, July 9th,
q man named Joseph Miller attempted TO kill
himself at Sequel, Santa Cruz county, by cut
ting his throat. He failed in the attempt, and
was in a fair way to recover.
DISTRICT JuDGE-Warren T. Sexton was noul-
mated on Monday of last week, by the CoAvsa-
tion assembled at Orovile, as the Democratic
candidate for District Judge Of the 18th Judi
cial District.
DARING HIGAwAY RoDBERY.-OA Tuesday
morning, July l4th, q man was stopped on the
highway, near Weaveryills, in Trinity county,
by two men, and robbed of all he possessed
two plugs Of tobacco.
A MYsTERY.-On Friday, July 18th, the dead
body of an infant was found by some miners in
shaft at Gold Hill, near Columbia, Tuolumne
county. AT last accounts the affair was wrapped
in mystery.
SUIcIDE.-A Chinaman named Mankoff, sup
posed to be insane, hung himself in Sacramento
on Sunday night, the 10Th instant. He had
previously made several attempts to drowa
himself,
CONvrCrEn-Lyons and Poor, the murderers
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