The Nevada Democrat., 1857-07-01
WHOLE NO. 1876.
NEWS ITEMS.

years ago the Masonic fraternity Of Sonora, Tu-
olumne county, consecrated burial ground for
their use. Since the time of consecration there
have been five interments in it, and all who ore
buried there came TO their death by violence.
The first was Joseph Heslep, who was killed in
his office; the second, Capt. Kittering who was
killed by Worth; the third, Sheriff Of Amador
county, who was killed at Chinese Camp by a
MexicanEwho he was -endeavorng to arrest; the
fourth, man whose name We do not now re-
collect, who was ruthlessly murdered about
two months since, while seated at his supper
table, by a party who fred upon him through
the door of his house; and the fifth, and last,
Captain Lewis Thomas, who was stabbed in
Sonora, two weeks ago last Saturday,
ANTICIPATED INDIAN TRoUBLEs.-By the arrl-
val OF the schooner ID. l.. Clinch we have latter
news from Umpqua. Apprehensions we're enter
tained that there would be another Indian out
break, as John, the principal chief Of the Rogue
River tribe, during the late war in Oregon had
left the Grand Ronde Reserve at the head of
his warriors, with view of returning to their
own country. The new military fort at Ump-
qua which is directly in their route, had been
reduced by sickness and desertion to twenty
five men, and can therefore offer no effectual
resistance either to the return of the Indians,
or to the destruction of the agency and post at
the place. Capt. Stewart is, ON the alert, and if
speedily reinforced will prevent any serious
disaster.
One OF THE OLD SETTLERs.-W were shown
on Saturday, says the Stockton Argus at the
paint establishment of Messrs. Jefferson x Swain
q jaw-bone that must have belonged to one
that was monarch of all he surveyed. The teeth
in the jaw were still sound showing no symp-
toms of decay. One of the teeth measered %
| inches one way across, and 22 inches another.
The jaw-bone was found some 40 feet below the
surface of the earth, in Tuoumne county. AL
though the teeth measured SO much across, yet
their shortness from the jawbone in comparison
to their width had the appearance of belonging
to young animal They belonged to proper
animal to feed on the big trees of Calaveras.
DEATH OF A PRNTER.-NTr Smith, compost
tor in the Herald office San Francisco, died of
apoplexy. on Sunday morning June 2lst, Mr..
Smith had been employed constantly in the
Herald Office for the past five years. He was
buried at Lone Mountain Cemetery, the whole
typographical fraternity, and large number Of
other acquaintances accompanying his remains
to their last abode. Mr.. Smith leaves wife
and five daughters ut Staten Island, n Y, to
mourn his death. His application and prnv-
dent habits have fortunately secured his fami-
ly. in pecuniary point of view, beyond the
contingency of Distress
DRowXED.-The Stockton Argus says! man
by the name of William Martin, fell into the
slough from the west side of Ell Dorado street
piiuScj ~ dOOut IeH oClOck on OutuTuuJ eVeu-
ing, and was drowned Martin was aranohman,
lately employed at Ferguson's on the Calave-
ras, lie came into the city on Saturday, and
became intoxicated laid down near the edge of
the bridge. Some persons observing the dan
ger to which he was exposed, attempted to
remove him to more secure place, when he fell
headlong into the slough. Every effort was
made torSscue him but all to no purpose. When
recovered life was extinct
! FIRE AT RoTHRoCK's RANcH-ALr. Pence in-
forms us. says the Butte Record that the houses
occupied by Mr.. Rothrock Mt his ranch, some
three miles this side of bis (Mr. Pence's) house.
took fire and were entirely CONSUMED. The fire
occurred about o'clock in the afternoon while
Mr.. Rothrock and his hands were at work in
the garden. The manner in which the fire oc-
Cured is mystery, there having been no fire
in either of the houses for the past two weeks.
Everything was consumed including all Mr.
Rothrock's papers etc. The loss is estimated
to be at least $4,000.
FIRE IN YoLo.-A destructive fire swept over
portion of Cottonwood Township Yolo county
ON last Wednesday The principal portion Of
the property destroyed was hay aud fences
A house belonging to Mr.. Shellhouser, along
with lot of hay and ails. was burned and 800
rails belonging to Mr.. Young and about 10
tous of hay, belonging to Mr. Whitcraft, were
also burned, and the fences of several others
WCIC uc5tIOyeu lHc IRE Is supposed 10 nave
been set by boy who was herdng sheep. The
loss is estimated at about $100 000
GREAsERvnLE, CAIAvERAs Cove learn
from the San Andreas Independent, that this
place is so out of the way, and destitute of
newspapers, that the people did not hear any
thing whatever of the 'coming comet" untiA
the time predicted for its arrival had passed.
The people there are not all Greasers either,
though they are rather greasy set. ...-
A LOST MIssIoNARY-The Humbot Times says
that the Rev. Mr.. Brooks has not been heard Of
on his circuit, and therefore the rumor concern
ing his safety is discredited. There can here
after be no doubt of his having lost his life in
the deep SHOWS on the Salon mountains,
MINER KILLED.-On Monday, June l5th' Otto
Defferman was accidentally killed by the caving
in OF bank at Spruce Guloh, near Indepen-
dence Flat, CalaVeras county. this is the third
miner killed in the same claim and in the same
manner
GRIZZLY BEARs.-Mr Armstrong; road sur
veying party, at a point near the summit of the
Sierra Nevada, camewithin one hundred yards
OF party Of four grizzly bears The surveyors
and the bears mutually agreed upon a chi!d's
bargain-to let each other alone.
SUTcTDE.-A man named Bradford A. Davis
committed suicide at his boarding house in San
Francisco, on Monday, June 22d by cutting
his throat with carving knife. He was sup
posed to be insane.
THE NARRATIVE OF McGowAN.-This work it
is announced by the Sacramento papers, will be
out on July 18th.
OCCUPANTS OF ORovnLE JAn.-There are now
eight persons in Jail at Oroville awaiting their
trial upon the charge of murder.
DEATH OF A MILLIONAIRE FROM INSANITY
John F. A. Sanford, an eminent merchant of N,
Y, says the Tribune died on the 10th ult., in the
5lst year Of his age. He commenced life asa
trapper on the Missouri, rose to partnership