The Nevada Democrat., 1857-07-15
WHOLE NO. 1877.
NEWS ITEMS.

that man by the name OF Miller, ~ the Martin
Camptonviiie read, was seriously, not fatally
injured, yesterday morning. The circumstances
as they were related to u.s. were % follows: Mr..
Miller was milking a COW, when two heifers
standing near him engaged In q Gghk Oas
turned and ran, and the other Pnrsaed, with
head down and horns poised In he's fHEys her
his head, and Of course, knocking him ever
In his fall, bis shoulder was badly broken and
be was otherwise seriously, and 1t was feared,
fatally injured.
WAGON ROAD TO CALToRNIA.--The st. Louis
Rspubicdn, 2sth Of May, states that the expedi-
ton to survey and establish q wagon road
across the plains, by way Of the SoAth Pass, to
California, and the outfit will be dispatched to
the Upper Missouri without delay. The party
numbers one hundred laboring men, who will
be accompanied by thirty-eight wagons, three
carts and one travelling forge. The expedition
is under the command of Mr., N. Magraw, and
will leave Independence so soon after its arri-
val there as the condition Of the grasa will
justify. Mr.. M is confident of being able to
make bis way through to California, and be on
his return before the end Of the year.
ACCIDENT NEAR OAKLAND.-A melancholy ae-
cident occurred on the morning of the 4th be-
| tween Oakland and San Antonio. A buggy
containing q young lady and gentleman was
going down the hill from Oakland to the bridge,
when the horse became unmanageable and ran
off, throwing the lady, Miss Julia Gray, Of San
Pablo, out and severely injuring her. She was
carried into the dollhouse on the bridge and
found to be seriously injured in the head, upon
the left side of which she had fallen. She was
delirious for some time after the accident.
GIVING WAY.-The Placer Herald says that
the citizens of Michigan Bluffs are satisfied that
their town cannot stand on its pegs much Ion
ger. They do not mean in q business point Of
view, for the place is unusually brisk this
season, and promises fair to continue so-but
from the heavy mining operations carried on
underneath the town.. The earth has cracked
and settled in number of places, and some Of
the houses already have to be propped up to
keep them in trim.
FOURTH OF July ACCIDENT.-We learn from
the Placerville Democrat that the cannon used
for firing salutes exploded while In the act Of
being loaded, by Mr.. Christ. Hanson whose
left arm was blown off below the elbow, and
his right SO badly injured that amputstion may
be necessary. The left hand was picked mp
some two hundred yards distant from the ex-
plosion, with the thumb blown off Another
person, (his partner) assisting In the manage
ment Of the gun, was severely injured. ~
STOLEN ANIMALS FoUND.-Some gentlemen
have been here for some days looking for stolen
stock, supposed to have been run to this vicini-
ty. Within the last two or three days they
have recovered nine head of mules, stolen and
sold by the Mexican Castillo and his negro
partner From the information gathered In
their nvestig cations, they think the same thieves
have sold at least twenty-eight head of mules
J and horses stolen from Yuba county.
THE Cause.-The North Californian, in an
article on hard times, says that many who
have come to this country have through the
absence of all moral restraint, and from the
effect of temptations and misfortunes. lost all
energy, industry and sobriety. What then, Ii
, the spectacle presented to our view7 n country
overrun with bordes Of spectators, lawyers
doctors. groggcries, loafers, and politicians,
prolific in every thing but honest toll.
} THE CRoPs in Sacramento county are almost
J a complete failure, yielding scarcely one-half
the amount of last season. In many instances,
entire fields ofwheat, barley and oats have been
turned into pasturage, not yielding sntiiclent
to pay the expense Of harvesting. The hay
crop Is also exceedingly short. The dronth Of
the present season has been extreme, and the
ground baked and parched beyond any prece-
dent.
INFIEx OF CHINEsE.--The San Francisco
Herald says that 1l5i Chinese passengers ar
rived In San Francisco on Saturday last, and
709 on the Sunday preceding, making total
of 1860 in one week. II they continue, says
the Herald, to pour In upon us at This rate.
before many years have elapsed the Chinese
population Of the State will exceed that Of the
! whites. .... el 81. auaI ... t5.a.
BULL FIoHr.-Another of these barbarous
exhibitions, says the San Jose Tribune, came
: off at the New Almaden mines. on Sunday the
, 5th The morals of the greascrs In that locali-
| fxxa ~ nF kha AAftt ata
dard now, and certainly stand iri no need Of
the peculiar kind Of cultivation Afforded by such
: shows. ... ,........
!, INDIAN FIshERtEs. The Indians on the Lower
3 Trinity are now engaged in taking salmon,
which they do by the wholesale. They supply
: the neighborhood with fish and are drying
Q large quantities for winter use. One man will
B catch from 200 to 800 pounds per day with .
small dip-nst
THE Know NoTHIxds.--The Sacramento
; County Council have Issued an address to the
: American party in California. The President
Of the State Council has also called State
Convention to meet in Sacramento on the 2sth
inst The party, 1t will thus be seen, is prepar-
ing for struggle.
= A SUNDAY MovE.-We perceive by card in
o the Placeryille American, that the principal
/ groceTs and provision dealers, and few mer-
= chants engaged in other branches of trade in
!, Placerville, Diamond Springs, Ell Dorado. and
i other towns in I'll Dorado county, have mutually
It agreed to suspend business on the Sabbath.
!, CRY OF SIX DEsTRoYED.-On Sunday, June
28th, the above Village in Sierra County, with
;. the exception of few cabins, was destroyed by
u fire, the work Of an incendiary. The principal
sufferers are, Messrs. Hickcox, Reis u Co.,
E Streeter, Fuller X Stanford. -r
e DEATH OF RAcER.---"Lady Mac" fine
o PAGER well known to the sporting men, died in
IT San Francisco, on Sunday. She fell while be-
II ing driven down hill in buggy, on the road
to the Ocean House, and broke her neck.
INsANE.-Samuel G. Richie, of Craig's Flat
y Sierra County, has been declared insane He