The Nevada Democrat. [volume] (Nevada, Calif.) 1854-1863, 1857-04-29
WHOLE NO. 1856.
NEWS ITEMS.


stabbed on Friday, April 17ih, by Mexican
named Fernando Vernagos. A Mexican woman
had been stabbed by Vernagos, and warrant
was issued aud placed in the hands of Philips for
his arrest. Phillips proceeded to the residence
of the Mexican and attempted to execute the
writ, and was attacked and stabbed five times.
The affair would have been of more serious
character had not q third party iDterfered and
knocked down the Mexican with stone. Phil
lips is an old resident of Sonora, and the affair
created great excitement against the Mexican
population of that place. =
Fossn. REMAINs.--A party of miners recently
returned TO Monterey from the Mission OF San
Antonio, according to the Santa Cruz Sentinel,
brought in several petrited fossil bones of an
extinct ANIMAL found In barranca some three
miles west of the Mission valley. One OF these
bones has the very marrow of the animal pet
rifed in its hollow, and part Of the flesh turned
to stone-the remainder of the animal, enough
to fill wagon, is in the earth and rock embed
ded. The petrifcd rib of one of these fossil AMI
mails was found in the same vicinity two years
ago, covered with crystals Of quartz, in which
were found specks of gold distinctly visible.
CONVICT SHoT.-Browning and Brown, two of
the men who were convicted of the great rob
berry of Wells, Fargo n Co.'s Express, some time
since, were sentenced on Saturday at Mokelum-
ne Hill, to twenty years each in the State Pris-
on. While the Sheriff was taking them back to
Jail, Browning started to run, but the officer.
Mr.. Smith Vance, fired upon him, striking him
in the heel, and afterwards In the stomach. The
wound is supposed to be fatal. Browning had
sworn he never would be taken to the State
Prison. Brown made no attempt to escape.
AN AWFUL FAE.--At the Oneida quartz lode,
in Amador county, on the 14th inst., a man
named Richard Long. in being drawn out of q
shaft where he was at work, chung to the bucket
instead of getting into it. When within ten
feet of the top, he became exhausted and fell
100 feet through an inch and a half covering
of plank into the water which was nine feet
Deep He was got out and lived eight hours in
full possession of his senses, but did not survive
BOLD ROBBERY IN ALAMEDA CouNTY.--On Fri
day, April 18th, the house of Ygnacio Castro
an old man, living at Union City, Alameda Co.,
was entered and robbed of all the money he
had-twelve dollars. The robbers were two
notorious characters from San Francisco, named
Thos p. Slater and Geo. Elton. While the for
mer was inside the house. woman locked the
door, and he was caught. Elton fed, but was
afterwards taken at Oakland
RoBBERTEs IN YuBA CouNTY-The Marysvihe
Inquirer learns that during the last week, o
couple of heavy roberies were committed in that
county. The first occurred at Long Bar, where
a safe containing $1,000, the property OF Samuel
second took place at Peppers mill, some two
miles from the above place, between Fosters
Bar and Keystone Ranch. A carpet sack con-
tanning $500 was carried off.
ORovrILE NoMINATroNs.-1'h Democrats of
Oroville have nominated the following persons
as candidates for city oficesAthe election to
come off on the 4th of May For Trustees
Thos. Wells, A. d. Leayy, G. w, Garriott Dan.
Otterson, and G. A. Smith, For Marshal Jesse
Becne. For Trcasnrer-Jas. McWilliams. For
Assessor-Wm. O'Shea.
Catholic CHuRoH.-A number Of the residents
of that particular locality in Butte county,
known as Helltown, have concluded to build a
Catholic Church. Having applied to the Rev.
Father for his aid in the premises he promised
to render them all the assistance in his power,
but suggested that they change the baptismal
name of their locality. el j. -71l
A GREESHoRN's LUCK We are informed,
says the Shasta Republican, that a greenhorn,
now at work near Muletown, took out in four
days last week, about $2,500' This was done
with rocker, which the man scarcely knew
how to use. 1t seems however, that what
knowledge of it he did possess, was used to some
purpose. .r,...a ,.7r
THE ARTEsIAN WELL, at Stockton, says the
Republican, has attained depth of $50 feet.
The auger has been passing for the last few
days through stratum of loose blue sand,
which was struck at depth of 773 feet Last
Tuesday, however, a harder substance was met,
which requires drilling. rs
ScOrr's MouNTAIN.-The trail over this noun
tain is being travelled although the snow on
the summit is from two to six feet deep. Seve-
raj pack-trains from Scott's Valley arrived in
Weavervle recently, loaded with flour. The
Weavervlle merchants will receive their sup
plies of -four from Siskiyou county this season.
FoUR MILLION oF THEM--The latest militia
returns received at the war department, foot
up 2, ,7I6,O94 men. The State Of Iowa and a
number Of the territories made no return, and
many of the old States no later than 1915.
Complete returns would show an aggregate Of
not less than four millions Of men. r,r
REcovERED.-The Republican says that the
| body of Miss Dickinson, who with her father
was drowned, in the Merced River, near Shell
! ing's, about six months since was found on FRI
day last in the Merced river. about ten miles
below the point where they lost their lives.
MAN KILLED IN A SHAFT.--On the 18th inst,
Samuel Staples, native of Massachusetts,, was
killed in shaft at Secret Diggings, in Sierra
county, by the falling Of q large quantity of
dirt, which filed the shaft to the deptho Of twelve
feet. ~ En Hd r'tc .a
KERN RIVERA miner who left Kern River
on the llth of April inst, confirms the reports
of the discoveries Of quartz on that and White
River. He says the miners are doing well, and
making from three TO four dollars per day,
GUANO.- Accounts from Havana state that
guano of good quality, and inexhgustible guam
tity, has been discovered on The islands south
of Cuba which are to be Immediately opened to
the commercial world a 9suuua
CRoPs IN BUTTE CoUNTY.-The Butte county
farmers are afraid that the present dry weather
will have bad effect upon their crops partic-
ularly upon those which were planted late
OLD SoLDIER.-There is now living in Murray
county, Georgia, on the waters of HoHey Greek,
a revolutionary vetran who has attained the
age Of one hundred and thirty years His name