The Nevada Democrat., 1858-04-21
NEWS ITEMS.

William MeCarrigle, miner, at Deadwood
Diggings near Poker Flat, en- the 22d ultimo
II appears that the deceased had attempted
to work in an old side tunnel, in which no labor
had been performed for some time past, and
! from doing which his partners bad frequently
attempted to dissuade him, but without avail;
the deceased, evidcntly. not eomfrehending the
danger. He was found by his partner, at III
e'el0ck A. NJ, dead and the jury of inquest
returned verdict in accordance with the above
facts
Fatal AccIpENr.-The Marysyille Express
| is Informed that man named Peabody was
killed in the upper part Of Yuba county, en-
Tuesday the 7th inst, by the caying Of bank.
He was standing on the bank locking at the
miners rs they were at work, when the bank
suddenly gave way under him, and he was pre-
oipitated down precpice of some eighty feet
! in hight, and the mass Of earth with which he
fell, being Immediately followed by another
slide he was buried up with pile Of dirt and
stones, and killed almost Instantly. Mr.. Peabo-
dy was from Massachusetts, where he leayesa Q
family. m
ATTEMPTED SUrCrDH.--A correspondent Of the
Union, writing from lone City, states that on
the afternoon Of April 9TH, man by the name
of Jehn Brown went to the drug store of DR..
Davenport, in that place, aud procured guam
tity of arsenic, which he swallowed after return
| ing to his boarding house. He informed his
friends that he had but shert time TO live, and
gave Instructions about the disposition Of his
business. DR.. Kelley, however, having been
called, administered an emetio, which had the
desired effect, and he is now in fair way to
recover. , - A .-f. s.s M t.s
SrRucK LRAD.--Dr. Sharp and brother have
been occupied for months in running tunnel
into Gold Hill, near Jackson Amador county.
They had reached distance Of 220 feet, and
100 feet from the surfaos when, on Friday the
9th, they struck stream of water of some fifty
inches capacity. 1t came with such force that
1t swept soil, boards and every thing that was
in the tunnel before IT, The tunnel is three feet
and half wide, and stream ten inches deep
flows continually out of it, Should it continue
permanent, it will be worth moro than the most
valuable gold mine.
ASSASSINATION. - A most atrocious murder
was perpetrated at Ashland Mills, in Rogue
river valley on Tuesday morning, April 9th.
Tho victim was DIR. Sisson, of that place.
Some time previous TO this he was shst at, bat
the ball only graZcd one of his hands. But on
the morning above stated, ho received the fatal
shot and was found dead near his residence.
The person or persons who committed the rnur-
der have not been detected, but suspicion rests
on certain parties thereabouts, though not with
sufficient evidence to warrant arrests
Down A SHAFT-A miner fell into shaft
near Oroville, on Friday the 9th instant The
shaft was about forty-nve feet deep, but fortu-
nately there was ten feet of water in it, and
the man was not hurt. After remaining in his
wet and perilous quarters for about two hours,
he succeeded in attracting the attention OF n
passer by, who got rope and pulled him out.
The rope was SO short that he could barely
+ catch it with one hand, with which he clntched
for dear lite and SO sustaining himself was
drawn up
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} The ARIZONA EXPEDITIONS Several OF the
members OF the expedition organizing for the
Gadsdon Purchase, have withdrawn from the
affair, and it is now doubtful whether the COM
pany will get of at ALL 1t is claimed, however,
on the other side, that there are over twenty
members in the association ready TO start, and
with the "grand cash" prepared for the purpose.
How true this may be, a few days will deter
mine. They were to have started three weeks
since.-[ Alta.
SUICIDE OF CHINAMEN--TwO Cinnamon com.
mitted suicide in the Jail at jackson, Amador
county, on Saturday, April 10th. One Of them
had beon arrested day or two before. charged
i with being concerned In rebbing a safe at Dry
! town, and 1t is said that hs was frightened into
the act by some persons telling him that he
would be hung. The other had been tried as one
Of the murderers of Griswold and acquitted, but
had subsequently, been indicted for receiving
stolen money.
CHINESE MlNERs.-One Of the great secrets
Of the success of the Chinese miners, is their
noatness and economy Of labor, aud nice caleu-
lation Of timo; they do oil their work in such
manner that nothing has to be done over
J again; no stone has to be twice removed and
every particle Of earth once lifted is so placed
as 10 be ever afterwards out OF the way. In
this way they secure neatness aud order In fu-
, ture oprations. Miners. generally, might bene.
fit in this respect by their example.
,, Coon THING FOR Bro DRINKERs.--A few days
, ago bill passed the Assembly which provides
that after the first OF June no retail liquor bill
exceeding Eve hundred dollars caH be collected
by law. The bill is Of great importance aud
! we wonder tho like was never enacted before.
The idea of gentleman being compelled by
law to pay whskey bill of five hundred dol.
lars is simply ridiculous.
Fatal MINING AcCIDENT--A man named W.
T. Johnson, formerly from Michigan, was killed
at Jankee Jim's, on the night Of the 9th inst,
by bank caving upon him in hydraulic claim.
He was covered with about two feet Of dirt.
There was man with him much nearer the
r bank, who ran and saved himself, but Johnson
stepped to look back before he got far enough
away, and was caught and covered up.
MYSTERIOUS SHo0rNG.-The Butte Record re.
lates that family by the name Of Parker, liv-
ing In Orovills, had pistol ball fred into their
front window by an unknown hand, OH ThHrE-
day morning last. About year ago, their
front window was fred into by some one an
known, in the same manner.
/ CROPS IN SAN J0sE VALLEY.-Ths farmers Of
this valley have been favored with abundance
of rain,. and the grain crops and grass are -four
ishing vigorously. The destruction Of peaches
Z by late frosts, is not so universal as at first
! reported. rale.r s asa
: FIRE AT JAcKsoN.-The citizens of jackson
, were recently startled at an alarm Of fire
caused by the roof of . slaughter house being
discovered in flames But little damage was
done, as the fire was quickly sxtinguished.
( AccIDENT.-Ths body of a man named Samuel
!, | Funk Was found at q quartz mill in Gantrxla