Daily national Democrat., 1858-12-07
Summary of Interior News.

| SIERRA CoUNTY-The following news is
from the Sierra Citizen of Saturday
CASH IN ADVANCE The jury in a mining
case, returned verdict in the District Court,
last week, and refused to make the decision
known until their fees were paid. Judge
Sexton said that was right enough and asked
the plaintiffs counsel if they had any change.
| Counsel said that, as to themselves thev were
wholly without means, but the plaintiff him
sell had some change W erewith to pay that
very particular jury. He paid them nearly
one hundred and fifty dollars, and they gave
him receipt in verdict for the other par
ty.
DAILY MAIL.-The Downieville mail ar
rives and departs daily. This new regula-
tion is probably intended to obviate the ef-
feet of a previous violation of contract. The
California Stage Company obtained a con.
tract for carrying the Downieville mail tri-
weekly, in four horse coaches, for the sum of
| $4,000 per annum. Did anybody ever see
one of the Company'S four horse coaches in
Downieville? If in lieu of the tri-weekly,
we are to have daily mail per mule, no COM
plaint will be made
CoLD.-It has been stated Ly some of the
oldest residents that Thursday night, of this
week, was the coolest ever passed bv them
in Downeville. Water running rapidly in
! fumes froze, aud more ice was formed in the
river than was notice1 at any time last win
ter.
The PUBLIC School On Monday of this
week, the winter term of the public school
was commenced, Mr.. Foster and between
forty and fifty children in attendance. The
walls of the school room were recently plns.
tered, and the building was otherwise rem
dered comfortable
TuRKrYs.-Mr. Meier brought in drove
of fifty-eight turkeys this week He started
from Maryssville with seventy, and supplied
the demands on the road up. We hear guns
and shouts, and suppose that the first of
series OF shooting matches is taking place
The following items are from the La Porte
Messenger:
CoLD WEATHER.-For the last few DAYS
we have had cold. freezing weather; in fact
no time last winter did we have as severe
weather as the sample which has been lately
given u.s. The roads and streets are frozen
perfectly hard, and but for the absence of
snow, we might, with safety believe that
winter was upon us.
FRozE UP.-Thursday morning last, our
citizens woke up, after experiencing one of
the coolest nights that we have in the noun.
tains, and found that the water works in
most places in town, were frozen solid. I'm
less our friend Barns should he able to RENE
dy the matter soon, we fear our citizen will
have to take to lager or something stronger.
TEAMS On Thursday last after an inter
mission Of over week, teams commenced
coming into town, aud during the day four
six mule teams and number of smaller ones
came into our place. AT no time during the
winter, so far. has there been any difficulty
in teams coming in, although several teams
tiers were frightened off and left their loads
on the road.
One OF THE BEAUTIES OF TIE LAw'-There
are two men now doing business in La Porte.
who have been at law for more than
year. The plaintiff sued defendant for thirty
dollars, new trial was then had, after this
anoth trial, still another and we believe
the case has not been fully decided vet
On Tuesday last it was tried before Justice
Hough Of Gibsonville. but we have not been
able to get the particulars. Something over
six hundred dollars are now involved in the
suit.
A LARGE LUNA man named John
Shields, from near Jamison Greek, was in
this place on Tuesday last with specimen
of gold weighing 81 ounces The lamp,
Shields says was found by him, about six
weeks ago, in stream known as little Fraser
river, a tributary of Gold Lake, about four
miles from Jamison.
SHASTA CouNrY.-T The suhjoined items are
fron: the Shasta Courier, of Saturday
BE Carefm.-We have heard of quite
large number of rheumatic cases within the
past week We are informed by physician
that they are the result of the very airy
houses peculiar to California Duringa cold
| spell like the one which we are now enjoying.
few hours sitting in draft will frequently
develop this painful disease. Therefore stop
up the chnks.
Brother Kelloqg The Rev. Mr.. Kellogg,
who formerly ministered in holy things to
! the people of this place. and who is much
beloved by them, is here on visit. The
ladies who are now having church built are
especially desirors of having him take charge
of it, We trust he may do so.
One Hundred Gun&-Last evening hun
dred guns were fired by a number of the
Democrats of this place, in honor of the
brilliant victory of the great Douglas.
Horse Races-A horse race for purse of
800, distance 44O yards, free for all saddle
horses, will come off over the coax Bottom
Course" on Christmas day. Also shooting
for chickens High old" sport is expected
| Cold Wedther-Y esterday morning we
found the ice frozen to the thickness Of more
than half an inch in our yard. The weather
of the entire week has been delightfully."- cold,
appctizing and invigorNting.
From Canon city, Trinity CoWRty-EDT-
OR COURIER: Your excellent paper reaches
our town regularly through Fisher d. Cos
| Express, rs do the most of our letters and
reading matter.
have but little local news to communi-
cate The last rain drove the most of our
miners from the stream to the hills and high
bars, where they are making from So to IS
per day.
The winter weather has brought a consid
erable quantity of game to this vicinity On
Yesterday VIM. Lucas killed two large bears
and to-day fine buck. If you lived little
nearer we might send you mess occasional
ty.
We have had n visit from Mr.. Cox, with
his "Annals of Trinity County" If you have
read this work, presume you have come to
the conclusion that the people of this locality
are almost destitute of energy. | assert
however, that in no place in the county has
there been more money expended in supply
ing miners with water, in erecting saw mills
in cutting bedrock tunnels and in making
trails.
We are anxiously awaiting the news of the
Illinois election, as we are nearly all Doug
las men.
TEnAMA CouNTY.-The annexed items are
from the Tehama Gazette, Saturday:
At the Nome Lackee Reservation, 500 acres
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