Daily national Democrat., 1858-12-28
Summary of Interior News.
SHASTA CoUNTL-The Shasta Courier, of
contains the following news:


SHASTA CoUNTL-The Shasta Courier, of
Saturday, contains the following news:
Injured By a GrizzlH-We are informed
that a man by the name of Repley, was re-
Gently severely injured by grizzly bear near
Smiths ranch.
lVildcats.-Haycraft d Lafferty. of Me
Murtry's Ferry, have recently killed quite a
number of wildcats, which were attracted to
their ranch by the savorness of pigs flesh.
Got M.-The teams which we mentioned
last week were showed up at Fort Crook
have succeeded in getting into the Sacra-
mento Valley. Mr.. Huntoon lost several OF
his oxen
One Inch of lSnow.-On Thursday morning
we were favored with fall of snow one inch
in depth. There is precious little of it on the
hill sides now however.
RoJJerH-Jacob Ellsaser, of this place, had
a gold watch taken from beneath his pillow
while asleep, few nights since, and upwards
of hundred dollars from the pocket of his
pantaloons We are informed that there are
a number of the lght-fngered gentry float
ing around in this community.
PLACER CoUNTY.-The following items are
from the Placer Press:
MiSchief-Some Industrious persons liter
ally barricaded the turnpike between Gold
Hill and Ophir, on the night Of the 10th inst
Such industry should be turned to a better
account For about mile the road was oc-
casionally obstructed with small trees, old
logs, rocks and brush. Such puerile acts are
significant of meanness, not smartness They
cannot even be digni6ed into decent deviltry.
If the act was maliciously committed, the
authors ought to be indicted if performed as
smart" act, they should be repremanded
for their ignorance. If it is any satisfaction
to the authors to know we had the pleasure
of rolling off those rocks, pulling the trees
around by their tails, and making general
removal, they are welcome to the gratitica-
ton the information affords.
Gone Dopn.-The Hon. W. c. Stratton was
in town on Tuesday, but left for Sacramento
on the following day. He is as full of Le-
compton thunder as ever, and feels the re-
sponsibiity Of his cargo.
The Hon. j. H. Baker was also in town on
Thursday, and left yesterday for the Capital.
He is looking as well rs usual, which is say
ing more than is usual with us is in more
than go working order; and as pleasant
and good natured as the next man.
The Hon. james Anderson also left us yes
terday, preparatory of resuming his seat in
the Senate.
The Lord be with them alias we do not
desire to be.
The hunters (not politicaD on Saturday and
day were quite successful, bagging about
30 hare, and Il poor, isolated coyote. The
hounds, with instructive judgment, had torn
the latter animal into strings before half the
party hove in view of the pack. The party
separated highly pleased with the sport.
TEmAMA CoUNrY.-The Tehama Gazette, of
Saturday, relates the subjoined news:
1t will be recollected that we gave an ac-
count some three or four weeks since, of
quarrelsome individual who had his arm slit
about five inches by bowie knife; we now
record the fact that he has received another
mark on his frontispiece that neither water
or time will wash away or eradicate. On
Monday, he got into quarrel with another
person and struck him twice in the forehead
with his fist, whereupon the other seized
large glass tumbler and threw it, hitting him
directly across the bridge of the nose, part of
it cutting the lip asunder and severing an ar
terry. lie proceeded to the drug store of DIR.
Belts to have it dressed, and it was more
than three hours afterwards before DR.. Hand
and Mr.. Scott succeeded in stopping the flow
ing of blood. 1t was finally stopped, how
ever, and the person will soon be around
again. when it is to be hoped he will try and
be a little more peaceable than heretofore.
We regret to learn that the youngest child
of j. f. Dye, a smart little fellow of about
four years old, while playing recently with q
Digger boy belonging to the family, acciden.
tally fell into tub of almost scalding hot
water The little fellow although seriously
burned by the liquid is getting better, and it
is thought that long time will not elapse
ere he will be able to be about again. DR..
Belts, the physician, says he is one of the
most patient subjects under the circumstan
ces he has ever had to deal with.
SIERRA CouNTY.-The Sierra Citizen ha;
the following:
Excelsior near Monte Cristo-A tunnelist
writes that the Excelsior people are barrica
ded by snow drifts, and that the winds are
mastering their forces for siege Of five OF
six months.
THE Acq1tittal-Fetter and Green, the ST
ezra county defaulters, have been washed o
the charges preferred against them in til,
Court of Sessions
NEVADA CoUNTY.-The annexed intelli-
gence is from the San Juan Press;
San Juan HH-There are several compa-
nies washing this week, but they will no
clean up before next Wednesday.
The BloOmer Company washed four day
and realized the sum of 1884.
Mining at this season is an exceedingly I'M
comfortable occupation. The suns rays nev
er reach the interior of those claims whicl
lie on the north side of the hill, and there il
the midst of shade and spray, the mine
stands from morning till night directing tn
force pipes from which leap streams of water
watching the frowning bank, ever alert t,
Jump back at the indications of II cave. True
he may be clad in India Rubber from hea,
to feet, but the biting cold chills him to tn
marrow, and he often pays the penalty of hi
unavoidable exposure in rheumatism or pneu
monia.
Villa Rica HH-.This is another new gol,
field on Humbug Canon, and lies South o
Manzanita Hill, directly on the same lead
"Hydraulic" kindly furnishes us the follow
ing particulars This hill is occupied b,
three companies Abercrombie Il Co have
a large body of ground which is divided int,
six interests. They have made from fifteei
to twenty dollars day to the share.
"The claims of Holland & Co. adjoin tn
above, and contain some good pay dirt Blu
they have been worked to II very great dis
advantage, from the fact that they have beci
in litigation for the last year, and consequent
ly have been much neglected. Uudoubtedl,
they would pay well if judiciously worked
As it is, it is my opinion that the lawyer
will in tha and crof tl,a lorpnat d;v;lanJ