The Nevada Democrat., 1857-10-21
WHOLE NO. 211.
NEWS ITEMS,

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His little son, while playing in the room, asc-
dentally fired off the gun, which was sitting in
the corner, from the wadding Of which the cell
ing caught fire. which Mrs. Minor extinguished,
as she thought, and went into the garden when
on looking back, she observed the house to be
snveloped in flames, which communicated to
the barn and destroyed both, 1t was with the
greatest difficulty that Mr., Minor saved his
horses He had just taken in his winters stock
of provisions, all Of which was burnt. together
with fifteen tons Of hay. Loss, about $4,000.
CoIuMBrA GuIcH FLUME,-The Trustees Of
the Columbia Gulch Flume Co., of Tuolumpe
county, have declared dividend Of three per
cent on the capital stock, for the month Of Sep
tember. The affairs Of the company, Gays the
Courier, are now in excellent condition, and
the prospect is that henceforth dividends will
be declared every month. A large portion OF
the old fume has been taken up and q larger
one put in its place. Sections are being re-
newed every week, and, before many months,
an entire new fiume will take the place Of the
old one. All this is being paid for as it is laid
down, and the stockholders are realizing hand
/ sons dividends besides.
Suffers FoRT VAMosNG.- Suffers Fort, re-
marks the State Sentinel, is fast disappearing
from view; no vestige remains, save one corner
of the enclosure, in which small adobe house
stands. In l849 this was the great mart OF
trade, where thousands of dollars changed hands.
Since that time the old Fort has become mat
( ter of vast concern to the land claimants. who
look upon It as one of the most significant
marks to plead in the Courts, as clearly defining
the intention of Suffers claim-the land on
which the city Is located 1t will soon be as
difficult to discover tho site OF the old Fort az
it is now to discover the real line of the Suffers
grant.
THE VINTAGE.-Of the grape crop and the
manufacture of wine the present season, the
Los Angeles Star remarks: "The crop of grapes
this season is full average, both in quality and
quantity. The increased demand for the wine
of this place, as we'll as the heavy expense at
tending the picking and transportation Of the
grapes to market, is compelling eur grape
growers to direct their attention more to wine,
although so far. we believe. our grapes have
commanded a remunerative price in the mar.
ket. The expense per pound of putting grapes
in San Francisco is double the cost of the grapes
in the vineyard"
SACRAMENTO COUNTY AND CRY INDEBTEDNESS.
BY the report of the County Treasurer, says
the Union, it appears that the Indebtedness OF
Sacramento county is not far from S6OO,OOO.
The city debt is few thousands over 81 100000
In the aggregate, the debt of county and city,
is two millions one hundred thousand dollars.
This sum is more than half as large as the debt
of the State. 1t is heavy liability for city
and county in which all the taxable property
amounts to only $ll, 1889 Estimating the
votes in the county at $500, each mans pOr-
ton Of the debt would be a fraction over 1928
HORRIBLE SELF-MuTnATIoN.-On Monday Oc-
tober 9th, near jackson, Amador county, a Rus
| sian named Christian Preiss, while laboring
under insanity, mutilated himself in horrible
manner. He first cut off his right thumb after
hacking at it several times with axe, and
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after three or four blows severed his hand from
his arm. The Sentinel says the arm was subse-
quently amputated above the elbow, and al
though very weak from loss of blood, he will
probably recover.
The OVERLAND MAn.--Five mails have now
arrived at San Diego by the overland rOute
from San Antonio, Texas, making their transit
in the following time LIST, or pioneer mail, SO
days; I'd mail, 38 days; Sd mail, 80 days; 4th
mail, 80 days; and 9th mail, 26 days and IL
hours. The company now have line Of coaches
on the route and advertise to ticket passengers
through from San Francisco to New Orleans.
THE VIGILANCE CoMMITTEE.--The Globe says
that the Executive Committee Of Vigilance met
on Monday night Sept. 18th, and rescinded the
order Of expatriation pronounced against Ma
loney, Duane, Mulligan, Aldrich, Cunningham
and others. After deciding upon an address
to the people, and the passage of sundry reso-
lutions, the Committee formally disbanded.
PASSING AwAY.-A man named Lagan, one
of Stevenson's Regiment of New York Vol.
unteers, was buried at Springfield, Tuolumns
county, Gu Thursday, Sept. 9Th. large pro-
cession Of citizens followed his remains to their
last resting place. A salute was fired over the
grave.
QUARTZ MINING IN TUoLUMNE.-Ths branch
of mining industry, says the Sonora Herald, is at
present receiving more attention from our indus
trial population than at any former period, and
developments are now going on around us
which will open new fields for the industry OF
the county.
SONORA MATTERs.-The authorities OF Sonora
are in great dread of another invasion from the
Glibusters Gov. Pesquera has issued proc
lamation, in which all manner of evil threats
are made in case any should have the hardihOod
to attempt renewal of Walkers schemes.
Snow IN THE MoUNTANs-The Mountain Mes
senger says that the peaks in the region Of
Rabbit Creek were covered with snow after tho
late storm. The snow and rain together have
made water abundant for mining purposes In
that neighborhood.
SHARP CRAZY MAN.--The Marysville Express
tells of q man. who. whenever his brain gets
little the start of him, goes to Stockton and
requests to be taken care of, before things get
too much mixed. He has been there several
times.
ESCAPE Three persons escaped from the
county Jail of San Francisco, on Sunday morn
ing, the IIth inst. One OF them has since re-
turned Of his own accord, as he says, on account
of the reproofs administered by his conscience.
INDIANS on THE PLANs.-The chief Of the
Maricopas recently sent word to the commander
of Fort Yuma that if he didn't keep the Yumas
quiet. he and his warriors "would come down
and clean them all out"
SUIcIDE.-Mr James B. Leman, the acter,
drowned himself in San Francisco, on the llth
inst, by jumping off from wharf into the Bay.
His BODY was recovered in a few minutes, but