The Nevada Democrat., 1858-12-22
WHOLE NO. 272.
NEWS ITEMS.


The San Andreas Independent says, that Mr.
Fine, of Yaqua Camp, while cut hunting game
in the woods near that place on Wednesday last,
stumbled on trunk which was cut from the
boot Of the Sonora aud Mokelumne Hill stage
last September. The trunk belonged to We
man at Mokeumne Hill, and was supposed TO
contain $1,000 in rings, bracelets aud other
jewelry. All these valuables were gone, but
the wardrobe and other articles were left en-
tire, without any appearance Of having been
disturbed. e,,rH- -fs vtfts t.av
The Red Bluff Beacon of the 9Th inst. says
two gentlemen recently nom Gold Bluff, say
! that the company enga ged in mining operations
In that place are making fortunes. The coast
has also been found rich in gold at the town OF
Trinidad, where they are making good wages
with newly-invented patent spiral riiie-box-
A poor fellow named Nelson II. Rodgers, but
better known as "Jack of Clubs," was frozen
to death, about two weeks ago, near Fiddletown,
! Amador county. He was under the influence
Of liquor when he started to walk to Drytown.
He was upwards of thirty years Of age, and
came to this State from New York.
A workman employed to clean out well at
San Francisco, last Saturday week, found o
human skeleton, supposed to be that of fe-
male about nineteen years of age The well
had not been used for some years. The remains
|
investigation. .nf
The celebrated "Jim Barton" and "Princess,n
the fastest trotting horses in the State, are
matched to trot two mile heats, best two In
three, TO wagons, over the Pioneer Course, for
stake $1,000, on the Esd inst, and to repeat
the same week therefrom.
The two men recently arrested and confined
in the Sonora Jail, on suspicion of having been
concerned in the murder OF Mcdonald, at Co
lumbia, have been transferred to the custody
of the Sheriff of Calaveras county, to be tried
there on a charge of horse stealing.
Mr.. Edward Pollock, who has been connected
editorally with several newspapers of this
State, died at San Francisco. on Monday even
| ing, Dec. llth, after short illness. He was
about thirty-ilvo years of age, and leaves wife
and three children.
We are informed, says the Placervlle Demo-
crat that the first washing of the gravel from
the tunnels at Smiths Flat, save little moro
than one-third of the gold. Consequently the
miners there make more from washing tailings
than any other kind of earth.
A citizen OF Stockton named Isaacs was stab
bed by u highwayman on Thursday evening,
near the door Of his own residence. The rob-
Der presented pistol aud demanded money as
condition of lfe lsaaes shouted murder, and
Tue lellOW was OH.
A race was announced to come off at San
Juan Capistrano, Los Angeles county, on the
10th inst, between two Spanish horses, one
owned by Don Pic Pco, and the other by Den
Juan Abilia, for $6,000-distance, 1000 yards.
The Hibernian Benevolent Society propose
to erect O monument over the remains of Con-
stable Leary, who was murdered in Columbia,
| some three weeks since, by robbers. They
| will fret prnvidn for hia xtifa and family
We learn from the Baptist Circular that Rev.
E. J. Willis who was the first County Judge of
Sacramento, and who was defeated in 1862,
for reelection, is now pastor of the Leigh
Street Baptist Church, in Richmond, Va.
The Shasta Republican says that the late de-
csion of the Supreme Court. in the case of Raun
~ PLANT VS.. the Supervisors of El Dorado county
will have the effect of nullifying about $100,000
Of Shasta county Indebtedness
A pack train which arrived at Genoa, Carson
Valley, Dec. 9th, reports that there are at the
Walker river diggings about one hundred and
sixty men, who arc averaging 81 to $5 per day
to the man.
During the months Of October and November,
thirty.ni patients we're admitted TO the Insane
Asylum. On the 30th ult. there were 273 pa
tients under treatment in the institution.
A lump of gold weighing eighty-one ounces
worth about So, 400. was found recently by Jno.
SHIELD, in stream known as Little Fraser,
tributary Of Gold lake.
Alfred Eames, indicted for grand larceny,
was convicted and sentenced to the State prison
for one year, recently. at the sitting of the
Court Of Sessions in Santa Cruz county.
The San Francisco fire department is 10 q
state OF total insubordnation, relative to chief
engineer, and serious consequences are antici-
pated at the first fire in that city.
The Mariposa Star says the shock of an earth
quake was plainly felt in that town and vicini-
ty, on Monday, Dec. 9th, about two o'clock, in
the afternoon.
Howe and Jones are about to erect flume on
Sidney Gulch in Trinity county. about 1000
feet long and feet wide, at cost Of $4,000.
A lodge of colored Masons has been organiz-
ed in Sacramento. 1t is designated as tho
"Philomathan Lodge"
The Los Angeles Star thinks that the vintage
this season Of that county will amount to about
100000 gallons. .t
The Stockton folks are making an effort to
get an opposition steamer on the route between
that city and San Francisco.
The sum Of 81 500 has been subscribed in
Tehama for the purpose of erecting school
house.
A lady attempted to oowhide young man
at Placeryille, last Wednesday, for alleged slam
der
The coinage at the Branch Mint for the week
ending Dec. llth amounted to 100000.
The following letter was sent by man to
his son at college: "My dear son: / write to
send you two pair of my old breeehes, that you
may have a new coat made out of them. Also,
some new socks which your mother has just
knit by cutting down some of mine. Your