The Nevada Democrat., 1858-05-19

:. Tuesday, l1,49 A do
Wednesday .......,.. n,299 81 10 do iss
Thursday ..s........ 7,267 O3 de-
friday. ..s...aa.'.... 4.4I W, ooala
Saturday. ......s..... 6,OS6 ~ DO
NJ, ~ a4s 40 ooo-- .ss.is3
i 49,. Total :. 4ZiS2OIl ial9 aas1
These ~, 800 ounces are worth about $685.
600. The amount of the deposits during ths
first week Of May, 1851, was 20,367 ounces
The amount Of the coinage during last week
was S46O, 600, all in double eagles. = lKsrury.
REGISTRY Acrs.-The act to create State
Registry office, and require County recorders,
clergymen, parents. undertakcrs, and others,
to forward full notice of marriages, births,
deaths, &C., that ceme under their notice, or in
which they are Interested, has become law.
The clergyman or Justice must send to the State
Registry Office, Sacramento, the names of par
ties married by him, the parents must send the
name of their new born child, aud also of its pa
rents, aud the date of its BIRTH and the under
taker or physician the name, age, and place Of
birth of the party whom they attended in their
last sickness, or whom they buried, with the
date of the DEATH. g
MATCH AGAINST TME.-The great match made
by Jack Powers with ]. NJ. Daniels, on bet Of
50 500 side, that he would ride $50 miles In
eight consecutive hours on California horses,
came Off on the Pioneer course on Saturday
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apparent ease, in six hours, forty-lhree minutes,
and thirty-one seconds. Powers then immel
datsy rode an extra mile in 2:2S. lie weighs
1852 pounds, and rode saddle of 40 pounds
weight. In tho race he used twenty-five horses,
riding each from one to four niles. The first
go miles were done lnItwo hours. thirty minutes
He dismounted seventy two times during the
race ese. .tI #4
|, VANDALIsM.-Mr. Hammel, the Oroville City
Undertaken, with desire to bcautfy the Gem
etery, says the Butte Record, set out number
OF rose-bushes and other nower-bcaring plants
about some Of the graves some weeks since, and
on Sunday morning, when he went down there
to see how they were thriving found them all
cut down and mutilated. What could prompt
even the most depraved to commit such an act.
in such place, is past all comprehension. The
wretch who would perpeirate such q wanton
deed, ought to be tied to post and whipped in
public,
INCREASE OF PeruLArIoS.- In regard to pop
ulatlon Gays the Prices Current, our statistics are
somewhat more encouraging than alta ceres
ponding period OF last year, though the rate OF
gain by sea is not very great, and, If not in
creased during the balance of the year. would
not give Hs very large annual total. Our
natural increase, however, Is large, in view Of
our limited adult female population, but, until
the census OF 1860, we must depend upon con-
pert of San Francisco, for the first four months
Of the year 1854, were 8299; the departures,
5l95-gain, 1864. .sa sH
PKTRIFIED CoRPsE Found AT CoI.D SPRING.
On 10th April, says the True Republican, the peo-
pie of Cold Spring, El Dorodo county, were en-
gagged in removing the remains of their friends
from the old cemetery there, and interring them
in the newly selected ground, when they came
TO the corpse of woman that was partly petri-
fed. That portion from the hip down to the
knees was in state Of preservation and perfect
in form; all other parts OF the body being de-
cayed. The body had been in the grave for
seven years. When the corpse was removed the
grave was full Of water.
The LATEST Mantle --latest man in the
State says the Visitor arrived in this city, yes
terday and made application at the press room
of the Statesman, for situation. The propri-
etor of that department, enquired what position
he wished to procure, when, looking around the
room he observed the heavy weights used to
preserve the paper in its proper shape he re-
marked that be thought he would like to "hire
out as paper weight" and wished TO know
''how many hours day he would be required
to keep his seat" and If he could lay down to
it, He was told to call again.
PRESENT TO Gov. WELLER-Some gentlemen
in San Francisco have made arrangements to
present Gov. Weller testimonial Of their ap-
probation of his administration. The selection
is O silver service, elsborately wrought and ora
tasteful pattern. The pieces are as follows:
Tive frut vases and pitchers, solid silver
salver, soup tureen, coffee pot, tea pot, water
pot, sugar bowl, cream jug aud soup ladle.
| They were made in New York, under directions
from Tucker and cost $l.700. Their value In
! this State is about 50, 400.
AcupgNT.-A serious accident occurred at the
! O. l. vi. Tlu;I Tknr Ma
11th. Mr.. T. II. Crowell, one OF the carpenters
employed on the structure was struck with
beam and fell some fourteen or fifteen feet on to
| the staging. One Of his legs was broken and
ether injuries were sustained. He was brought
to this city aud placed under medical care.
NEw DIscoyERY.-A Frenchman has discoverd
q certain way to ascertain whether the death OF
q person has occurred. He claims that. after
apparent death, there is a murmuring sound IN
the body from FIVE to fifteen hours. While this
lasts, existence has not totally ceased. This may
prevent premature burial.
THREE MEN DRowSED.-Last week while four
men were crossing Trinity river in boat, 1t
was eapsized and three Of them we're drewhed.
The fourth one clung to the boat, and after
floating twelve miles down the stream, reached
shore The names of those lost are Thomas
Tenkler, James Slate and McCOrkle.
SUDDEN DEArH-A MFR. Beagle was recently
found dead in bis cabin on Quartz Guleh. near
Coultervills. Appearance denoted that death
was occasioned frem natural causes. Mr.. Bea-
gle was from Ohio aud judged to be about sixty
years cid.
PRICES RRDUcED.-Steps have been taken by
members of the Pioneer Association of Sacra-
mento. to reduce the initiation fee to five dol
lars, and the quarterly dues to one dollar.
Err CAMPBELL, ESQ.,, has been appointed oy
the Governor, State Register of marriases, OTIn
divorces aud deaths, which is a new once, cry
ated by the last Legislature. The once Is 70 Ds
kept at the Capitol.
HeRsR THIEVES CAUGHr,-Thres Calaveras
, barss thieves. named Jewett, Cy. JACOBS, ana
noiSs sno - -. ,,t,,rad in Montere couuty