The Nevada Democrat., 1858-11-03
WHOLE NO. 265.
NEWS ITEMS.

are killing their doctors or medicine men.
/ They declare them to be witches; that they
can't cure the sick, and that there will be no
more rain or grass seed till they are killed of.
Seven or eight physicians have in consequence
/ suffered martyFdom One of their doctors came
running into the camp Of Mr.. Ridgway, on the
Fresno and asked protection. He was pur-
sued by some sixteen Indians, who demanded
him of Mr.. Ridgway, and gave the above rea-
sons why they ought to have him. Their mo-
dest request was refused, but few days after,
the doctor ventured out and they got him.
TWELFTH DISTRICT JuDosHIp.-S. ii. Brodie,
claiming to have been lawfully elected Judge
of the Twelfth Judicial District, San Francisco,
made application to the Fourth District Court
/ for maldamus to compel Gov. Weller to issue
to Brode commission as Judge Judge Hager
denied the application upon the ground that
| the term of Judge Norton, as Judge of the
Twelfth District Court, does not expire until
1861. The decision made pro forma, and
the case Will go at once to the Supreme Court,
MURDER AT SHAw's FLAT-Two men, named
Thomas Brooks and Edward II. Sargent being
engaged in a small game of poker, in lager
! beer saloon, at Shaw's Flat hast week. got into
dispute about cheating, when Brooks took up
piece of stove-wood aud struck Sargent on
the head with II, knocking him insensbe, in
which state he fingered until the next day,
when he died. On examination 1t was found
that the skull was broken in dreadful manner.
Brooks made his escape.
Loss OF A FLUME.-The magnificent f1ume at
Jenny Lind, Calaveras county, was blown down
on the night of Oct. 2lst, and entirely destroy
ed. The hume conducted water from one emf
nence TO another, was some two thousand feet in
| length, and at some places two hundred and
thirty feet in height. The loss is not less than
$50 900. This accident will be severely felt in
that neighbOrhood, as large number Of miners
were depending upon it for employment dur
ing the coming winter.
OLD PUBLIcATioNs.-Thc Stockton Republican
notices two very old volumes, such as are sell
dom found In Yankee land. They are copies
of Chambers Cyclopedla, of l74l, and another
volume of l743. Mr.. Kierski purchased them
of an ancient Englishman at Victoria. The
volumes are about fourteen inches by twelve,
and four inches thick They are filled with
the valuable matter Of that age, and well illus
trated
A SAVAGE IDEA.-The Jackson Sentinel states
that the Indian who was tried and convicted
of the murder OF Chinaman, recently at that
place, asked the interpreter why II was that
the white people interfered with him in the
matter; that the Chinaman was of no account
whatever and he thought he was doing the
country 'some serviceo in ridding IL OF one
nuisance.
OK THE WAR PATn.-The Los Angeles Star
says II is reported in that section that Walker
is again on the war path that body of 5000
men, well armed, are congregated on the con-
fincs of Sonora. and that Walker has joined
them. Their object is said to be to avenge the
murder of Crabb and his followers; to be sue
cceded by the occupation of the State.
OYSTERS Recently, near Los Angeles, a
lucky individual was prospecting around the
water front Of New Town, laying off in imagi-
nation water lots, and gathering In lots of
money, when his attention was directed to a
long stretch Of beach, laid bare at low tide,
which, on examination, proved to he an oyster
bed
CRIME IN TUoLUMNE.-T The grand Jury Of
Tuolumne county, recently in session, found
forty three bills Of indictment, as follow mur-
der, 2; assault with intent to murder. 4; man
slaughter. /; grand larceny, 3; gambling, 27;
criminal use OF deadly weapons 3; petit lar
ceny, l; nuisance i; assault and battery, l.
THE Big TREE RoUTE.-An cmgrant train of
three wagons, aud two large drovcs of cattle,
arrived at Volcano on Monday week. They
: came by the Big Tree Road and state that they
had safe, speedy, and pleasant trip aeross
the plains, ana all (three families) arrived in
good health and spirits.
SUDDEN DEATI.-Mrs Metealfe, the wife of
Peter Metcalfe. fell dead in San Francisco, on
the morning of Oct. 23d, while preparing break
fast. The hapless lady merely exelaimed: "Oh
God " when she fell On the foor corpse. 1t
is believed that her death was occasioned by
disease of the heart.
WoN'T PAY.-Tho Solano County Herald says
that larger amount of taxes has been collec-
ted in that county this year than up to tho
same date in any former one, and were it nOt
that few large land owners refuse to pay
their taxes, the delinquent list Of this year
would be very small.
MURDER AT OAKLAND.-On Sunday night, Oct.
oath. a Mexican named Pancho Sanchez keeper
Of low Spanish dance house at Oakland, was
stabbed and killed by his cook, named Cutter
rez, for the reason that Pancho refused to give
him some brandy. The murderer escaped
EXPORTING GRAPEs.-Two hundred boxes of
grapes, from the vineyard of Mr.. Wolfskill, near
Los Angeles were shipped for New York, Oct.
1lth. They were put up with great care, and
it is thought they will reach their destination
in good condition
A GAMBLER COSvICrEn.-M Robinson, con-
victed recently before the Court Of Sessions of
Tuolumne county, Of violation Of the gaming
act, has been sentenced to one years impris-
onment in the State Prison.
The WHEAT CoUNrY.-The wheat fields OF
Napa county, for the year 1858, yielded the
enormous amount of 100000 bushels-double
the quantity produced by any other county in
the State.
IMMIGRATION Los Angeles Star men
tons the arrival of an immigrant train at that
place by the southern route. They report that
a large immigration is on the way, from the
southwestern States.
! THE FRASER MNEs.-The total amount OF
Fraser river gold dust, shipped from Victoria
by Wells, Fargo & Co., from Aug. 4th to Oct.
! 18th, inclusive, is S92, 377.
The BECKETT ESTATE consisting Of large
amount of real estate in San Francisco, was
sold at auction last week. The property brought
good prices. t.ssoa
ILLEGAL VoTNG.-A young man named Smith,
has recently been committed for trial in Tuol-