The Nevada Democrat., 1858-09-01
WHOLE NO. 256.
NEWS ITEMS.

WEATHER PRoGNOsTICATIoNs.-S Some of the
newspapers are prophecying that the coming
winter season viii be an unusually wet one,
basing their calculations on the fact that seve-
raj showers of rain have ALREADY occurred. To
show the folly Of acalcnlation so based. the
San Joaquin Republican calls attention TO the
fact that in June and September Of 1850, it
rainrd so much that the miners could not work.
but the winter of lS50-51, was the dryest ever
experienced in California since the days Of
"forty-nne."
MAcKEREL AND SNELr FISHERY AT MONTEREY.
The season for this fishery has now opened
in Monterey Bay. For the last week, says the
Santa Cruz Sentinel. mackerel and smelt have
been taken in large quantities near Monterey,
ard q good schooner with nets aud curing ma
terials, could salt down any quantities desired
for the California markets. No place offers
such advantages for the mackerel aud herring
fisheries as the beach of Monterey.
Becoming CIvILIzER.-The S. f. Times SAYS:
r "An Indian boy. living on the ranch of Mr.
Hutchinson. beyond the Mission, known as In
dian Bill, who bears the reputation OF being an
orderly and intelligent boy, became so excited
during a political discussion at Franks bar
room, near the Mission, with milkman named
Page, on Thursday night, that he wound up the
same with the use of knife, in6icting serious
wounds. He Is under arrest"
SUIclDE.-- John Cooper, young man u
years of age. formerly from Michigan was
found dead on Dry creek, near Long Bar on
Monday, Aug. 23d. He was found in sitting
posture against tree, with pistol in bis hand
and bullet hole from the back part OF his
mouth through his head. He had been mining
for week or two. and clue was obtained
as to the cause Of his rash act.
TAXABLE Property IN TEHAMA.--The total
amount of taxable praperty in Trhama county,
returned hv the Assessor. for the year 1858,
Goots up 81 S09.205, which with the supplement
tai assessment now being made. il il thought
will reach the sum of S2.0O0.0O0. Last year
the total property of the county amounted to
$l,7413 33l.
ATTEMPTED PARRrCIDE.-On Wednesday last
William Rains, whilst riding with his father,
Gallant Rains from Petaluma 10 their ranch,
got into an alteration, the old man calling his
son thief The son knock,d d his father down
and stabbed him twice so severely that The
wound is deemed fatal. Both parties we're n-
tOxcatcd.
DoN'T WANT THEM.-W. A. Wallace assigns
as the reason why the Hudson Bay Co. would
not allow mills and other permanent improve
ments to be made on their Fraser possessions,
that the Home Government feared an influx Of
the Mormons and accordingly gave instruc-
tons to the Company TO allow no foothold Of
the kind.
WHALING AT MONTEREY the 18th Of Au-
gust. n large hnmpback whale was captured by
some Portuguese whalers at Monterey. which
! yielded cighty.four barrels, or 2520 gallons, o:
OIL On the 18th of August, the same whaers
had two boats stove by another large hump
back--no lives lost.
CoIT SHow.-An exhibition of two-ycar old
colts to harness or wagon. Is to come Off at the
Pioneer Course San Francisco, on the first of
October next. A premium of $500 In to be
given in three purses to the fastest trOtting
colts, A large show of Black Hawk stock is
expected 10 be on the track.
RICHER THAN FRAsER-Thc owners of the Bu-
chanan quartz claim. TuolunInc county, cleaned
up last week. after grinding three tons and
Twelve hundrd poun s,of quartz in badly con-
struct'd arastra. aud realized ia 10 IL ounces
Of gold worth over $500 at SIC per ounce.
FIVE HUNDRED MILES TO SALT LAKE.-By
newly discovered route. which il is said will
soon be thoroughly explored. the distance from
Placcrvile to Salt Lake City is less than five
hundred miles. 1t is somewhat over eight hun
drcd by the route at present Travelled.
A Blow UP-A O'DonnelPs Flat, on the
sonih fork of the Yuba August 18Th, Joseph
Howard and his partner were putting a charge
of powder into rock when il was ignited by
the friction of the tamping iron, and exploded
severely injuring both the men,
Drowned An old man, who came from
1rrka, 10y the lame Of Meredith was drowned
III the Sacramento river, opposite Red Bluffs,
cn Thursday, Aug. 10Th, while bathing. The
Beacon was unable to ascertain his first name
or the place Of his nativity.
EARTHQUAKE AT PETALUMA.-Two shocks of
an earthquake were felt at Petauma. in the
night of Aug. 18th. The first was slight but
the second, which followed almost Immediately
after, was sufficiently powerful to arouse per-
sons from their sleep.
NrGGErs.-Thirteen nuggets of gold have re-
Gently been taken ont OF the Pioneer claim.
Secret Diggns. Sierra county, the largest Of
which, by actual weight, amounted TO Sl92 Is,
while eleven others ranged all the way from
S. to $40 each.
A Bro VINE.--A grape vine planted at Las
sens Tehema county near a cottonwood tree,
now has large and luscious lunches hanging
pendant a hight IF sixty feet. There are not
less than 5000 lunches on the vine
BARN BURNED.-The harm of T. D. Hill, on
the middle road between Sacramento and Stock
ton. destroyed by fire August 20ih. and
grain and property to the value Of SIS coo con-
sumed
NEGRO TESTIMONY Judge Blake. of the San
Francisc0 Court Of Sessions, has ruled that the
law against the testimony of colored people is
not applicable when they are injured parties.
SHAsTA.-A regular anti Lecompton Demo.
cratic ticket has been nominated in Shasta
county. We notice that Judge Sprague has
taken the stump in favor of the ticket.
PARDON REFUSE D.-Gov. Weller has refused
to pardon John Roberts, convicted of killing his
paI tner at Iowa Hill in 1855, aud sentenced to
the State Prison for life.
SUDDEN DEATH.--A man named Gilbert, for
merly from New Jersey, died suddenly, few
days since, at San Jose. The immediate cause
of his death was not known.
EGYPTIAN WHEATON Capt. Smiths ranch,
in Carson Valley, one hundred and fourteen
bushels Of Egyptian wheat have been raised to
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