The Nevada Democrat., 1858-12-01
NU 1N
WHOLE NO. 26s.
NEWS rrEMs.

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( playing in The door yard, and falling TO coine
into the house when the others came for their
dinner, search was made, and her body, quite
| lfeless. was found in the ditch. She had been
in the water but very few minutes, but all
attempts to resuscitate her were unsuccessful.
Her age was in the neighborhood of eighteen
months.
La-LalSes the chief Of the Klamaths, says
the Yreka Union, has received intelligence by
an Indian of his tribe, named Charley, of the
massacre of three white men, on the head wa
ters Of Pit river, on Sunday, October 3lst.
Charley says that the Indians have in posses
sion the stock and property of the murdered
men, consisting of one wagon, six head of
cattle, six horses, two mules, several riding
saddles, $50 25 in silver. and between $1,000
aud $4,000 in gold coin, besides a lot Of cloth
ing aud camp equpage,
A party of shooting Cinnamon were praotis-
ing at target, recently, in Mariposa county,
when one of their number, who was standing
few yards from the tree, acting as jndge of
the match. got in the way of stray ball. and
succeeded in stopping it with his shoulder He
roarcd all kind of Chinese murder, and was
supposed to be mortally wounded. physi-
clan was sent for. however, who extracted the
ball, and reports the patient not badly hurt.
Three scoundrcls recently committed a mur-
derous assault upon brewer at Mokclumne
Hill, who had been gnilty of the henious of.
fense of commencing as u competitor in the
brewery business. The poor fellows head was
beaten almost to a jelly. The scoundrels were
arrested and fined in the severa, amounts of
$75, $50 aud $780,
On Saturday night, Nov. 18th. few miles
from Santa Rosa. whilst two gentlemen were
out hunting. they discovered what they sup.
posed TO be bear a short distance from them.
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turned out to hc brother OF his companiau.
A severe wound was inflicted in his arm, which
had TO be ampulated.
The gamblers recently arrested at San Fran
cisco, while awaiting their trial. ende avOred
TO send the principal witness against them ont
of the State. by the steamer Golden Gate. They
were to pay his passage and give him $500.
but The police arrested him, and thus prevented
the completion Of the bargain.
A Mr.. Brannan and his wife. Of San Fran
cisco. were few days since unwell and sept
to drug store for some EPSON salts. Tho
druggist sent them four ounces OF arsenic
which they swallowed between them. The
excessive quantity acted as nn antidote tn the
deadly poison, and neither of The parties died.
Scarlatina. or puirld sore throat, is preva-
lent in the upper portion Of Napa Valley. Mr..
Barry, who resides near ST. Helena. has lost
three children within two weeks and many
children are dangerously i'll with the sore throat
In the sale neighborhood.
JOHN Jones, OF Montczuma, Soano county.
who was shot by James Vehorn some months
since, in a quarrel about quarter section OF
land. died of his wounds Nov l7ih. Vehorn
is now in the State Prison. serving out term
Of two years for the shooting.
The Treasurer of San Francisco has made
Al.
the 4b, funds 10 pay the January interest on
The city debt Last year It will be remembered
the city failed TO forward the money in time
TO meet the interest.
A mining pump has recently been invented
at Knights Ferry, which the inventor claims
will make a certain quantity of water raise
itself twenty eight feet higher than the place
from which it is taken. Application has been
made for a patent.
man named Leonard Van Gordon was
killed Nov 22d. at Poverty Bar, while at work
in his claim by the caviUg of the bank upon
him. Deceased was q native Of Pennsy lvania.
aged about thirty years, and leaves q wife and
several children.
The Walker River miners have petitoned
Col. Heny to establish nn Indian Agency in
that neghborhond. II the request is complied
with. p. T. Herbert Of Washington waiter no
toriety, has been suggested as the Sub-Agent.
The Public Administrator of San Francisco
has paid over to the Treasurer Of that county
the sum of S4.534 40. being the property Of
deceased persons which has escheated to the
State.
The Shasta Republican claims that Hon.
CEas. r. Street shonld be elected Speaker of
the Assembly, for the reason that he is a rep
resentative from the great north.
A large quantity Of lumber from Puget
Sound. was landed at Sacramento to other day,
designed for the railroad bridge at Folsom.
The lumber is said 10 be Of an excellent quality.
William Winters was sentenced recently by
the San Francisco Court Of Sessions, to one
years imprisonment in the State Prison, for
breaking out of the station house.
A Mrs. Cannon was found dead in her bed
recently. at San Francisco. The coroner's jury
returned a verdict that her death was caused
by the excessive use of ardent spirits.
One thousand dollars in money and fifteen
tons Of -four was raised by subscription. one
day last week. for the benefit of The Protestant
Orphan Asylum at San Francisco.
A correspondent of the Tuolumne Conrier,
Of October 20ih. writing from DOnnell's Flat,
says that at noon the mercury stood at one
hundred and two degrees in the shade
A quartz vein has lately been discovered in
Mariposa county near Hornitas, some speci-
mems Of which. weighing five pounds, yielded
from $500 to $500.
The taxable property in the county of Stan
isaus, for the year 1858, is as follows Real
estate. Sl97.Sl3; personal property, 1852, ls7.
Total, $750O00.
A quicksilver mine, which promises to be-
come valuable, has been discovered lately in
Merced county 1t is called the New Idria
mine
Mr. J. D. Lillard. late puplsher and editor
of the Napa City Herald. has retired from that
paper. His successor is not announced.
The San Francisco Herald says that the pop
ulation of that city canuot be less than seventy
five or eighty thousaud