The Nevada Democrat., 1857-11-11
WHOLE NO. 214.
NEWS ITEMS.

Thre is strong probability that an important
portion of the California mails for the 20th of
August, destined for the Atlantic States are
safe. A gentleman Of this city, who mailed
letter here for the East on the 18th of Aug.
day before the closing of the mail, received
yesterday, per steamer John L. STEPHENS, an
acknowledgment Of the reception of draft
which was enclosed in the letter referred to.
The mail bag in which this letter was deposited
must have been detained at some point on the
route. or 1t would have been on board the lost
Central America. The fact is important, as fur
nishing reasonable grounds to suppose that other
mail bags made up for the same steamer, were
also detained and that thus many letters CEN
tanning valuable matter were saved from the
wreck.-[Union.
Poor OLD MAN.-A poor old man 6fty three
| years of age, was brought before Judge Coon at
San Francisco, on Friday last, on a charge of
stealing lot Of carpenters tools, and bowing
bis grey head in penItence, he confessed the theft
and asked the cemency of the Court. He stated
that be was cOxswain in the first Sir John Frank
lin expedition to the Polar seas; that he served
in the navy during the war Of 1872; and further,
that his father was soldier in the struggle for
Independence, in l776. He crossed the plains
this year, to join his two sons in California and
not being able to find them, was driven to steal.
to save himself from starving, being physically
unable TO work. Who can say that that poor
old grey-headed man really committed crimef
TRIBUTE TO CALIFORNIA WIDows.-The Post
master Of San Francisco published a list OF the
registered letters lost on the Central America.
The fetal number is 430, and of these l42 were
addressed to married women, 1t is probable,
says the Alta, that nearly all these contained re-
mittances from husbands to their wives in the
Eastern States, ard it may be presumed that
most of them contained not less than $lOO; and
assuming that every mail carries lao remttan-
ces by letter, from husbands In California to
their wives in the Eastern States, we may con-
clude that the State pays no small tribute to
California widows
CONCLUSION OF THE HONEY LAKE WAR.--Fur-
ther accounts from Honey Lake Valley bring
the gratifying intelligence that the Indian dis
turbances in that quarter have been brought to
close, and that amcable relations are being
restored between the settlers and the Indians.
The fight which was going on at the date OF our
last advices resulted in the defeat of the Indians,
aud they were then induced to make terms OF
peace. The distribution of the blankets and
other articles taken up by Mr.. Lassen will most
probably secure the peace Of the Valley, at least
| for the present,
NICARAGUA STEAMSHIP LINE The Atlantic
papers received by the John L. Stephens con-
tain various rumors and statements relative to
the anticipated reestablishment of the Nicaragua
steamship line; but u card published on Tuesday
by G. X. Garrison Co., of San francisco, is
somewhat more definite. Upon the strength of
advices from New York, received by the Steph-
ems, they announce that the new line Of steam-
ships cia Nicaragua, will speedily commence ops
eratiOns, and that on the arrival Of the mail of
the goth of October the sailing day will be made
known
New TEINoRAPH LrNE.-The submarine cable
between San Francisco and Oakland, of the Al
ia Telegraph Line, having proved failure, the
company are about to replace the link by run
ming wire around the bay, from San Francisco
via Santa Clara, San Jose, Alviso, San Leandro,
&C., to Oakland. From that place the connec-
ton is perfect to the extreme north of tho State,
by way of Martinez Benicia, Sacramento, and
so on. On the new section Of the line, the poles
have all been erected. and beteewn San Jose and
Oakland the wires stretched. In two or three
weeks the arrangements will be completed.
THE CASE OF BUSTER IN SoNoMA COUNTY,,
! NJ. Ellis, ESQ.,, Of Santa Rosa informs the Alta
that the case of the State vs. William A. Buster,
defaultiug County Treasurer, and his securities,
was decided on the 2sth ult in favor Of the de-
PENDANTS. on the ground that one OF the bonds
men had been released, and that his release re-
leased all. Col Baker, Oh behalf OF the State,
gave notice of an appeal to the Supreme Court.
IPEMlUM.-mHESIc. malh OiuhoBih ~ WI
Bankers Of MarysviIle, pay premium of ST.
26O to the city for the privilege Of paying the
interest ON the city debt. The interest amounts
to about $4,000 year, and the bankers have
the use OF this money from the time it is col
lected until the coupons on the bonds become
due.
MISS OLIVE OATMAN.-We learn from the San
Jose Tribune that this young lady, whose ro-
mautc aud tragic narrative of her long captivi-
ty among the Mohave Indians excited SO much
interest and sympathy few months since, is at
present residing in Santa Clara, under the care
and tuition of Mr.. Rogers, of the Female Acade'
my.
WuITE-A coored lady went into store the
other day, aud requested the clerk to show her
some fesh-colored silk gloves, when the young
man complied by exhibiting pair as black as
Vulcan in the smoke or war. The lady was
highly indignant, aud quickly vamosed, saying
she felt as white as any body [Marysyille Ing,