The Nevada Democrat., 1858-12-15
WHOLE NO. 271.
NEWS ITEMS.

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belonged TO the gang Of bandits that murdered
Sheriff Barton, of Los Angeles, about two years
ago, was taken from the jail Of that county,
on the Both ult.. and hung BY mob. The court
had ordered change Of venue to Santa Bar
bara county, In consequence Of the impossible
ty of getting an impartial jury In Los Angeles.
aud those who believed Daniel guilty feared
he would escape through the meshes Of the law.
A gentleman writing from Lancha Plapa.
after stating that two men were severely in-
jured near that place. by the premature explo-
sion Of a blast, which they were tamping with
a rod, says that all the accidents that OCCUR in
blasting. is in using iron tamping rods. Copper
| is the only safe metal to use in tamping, and
he is surprised that miners will use iron when
copper can be obtained at such trifllng cost
The number Of souls that arrived in this State
by water during the month Of November last
was 4,0Sl, aud the number that left the Stala
during the same period, was l,2T4; showing an
increase of population in that month, Of 2,757..
OF these, 1876 arrived via Panama, 470 from
Atlantic ports via Cape Horn, and ], sol from
Victoria. or the departures, SIG were for the
Atlantic States, $50 for Victoria, and lS0 for
China.
William Morris, alias "Tipperary Bill" who
was recently pardoned out of the Pententiary
by Governor Weller, is now in custody at San
Francisco, charged with the murder Of Richard
Doak, mate of the bark Success. Doak ives
shot on the night of Nov. 10th, and died on tho
9th. Several persons identified Morris as the
person who fired at Doak, and the Coroner's
jury found verdict accordingly.
The work upon the new German church at Sac
ramento, is progressing rapidly. The building
is of brick, 35 feet front by SO feet deep, and
will consist Of a commodious basement In ed
dition to the principal apartment Of worship.
fc fha nra ne
the congregation for which the od6ce is being
erected
Arrangements have been made by the Hum
boldt and Salt Lake Telegraph Company, to
lay down Immediately, beyond Carson Valley,
q further section OF one hundred miles In ex-
tent. The materials have been procured and
ore on their way over the mountais
The jury in the case of Felipe Hernandez,
tried at San Jose last week for the murder Of
Queruhino Hernandez, committed near Alvise
on the 18th of September could not agree, and
were discharged They stood eight for cehvic-
tion and four for acquittal.
More persons apply for passage by the Fe-'
huantepec route than the agent feels author
lied to receive, for fear that they might not
obtain proper accommodations. Only one hun
dred tickets were sold on the late departure Of
the Golden Gate.
II appears from the reports Of the Assessors
of the various counties Of Oregon, that there
are AZ, ,S62 souls aud 9,9l0 voters in the Terri
tory. The taxable property of the Territory
amounts to $22,724, ,lls, against $lS,463,272,
last year.
Mr.. Van Gordon was killed at Lancha Plana,
recently, by the aving OF bank, while work.
| ing In o mining claim. He leaves wife and
children in Pennsylvania, and had written to
/ thav,, fho do W prav Ions IN oama IN Co1ffornia
| On Monday of last week. load of Chinamen
were overhauled in Placer county by two high
waymen. They knocked the driver senseess,
robbed him Of 500, and then went through't
the Cinnamon, obtaining 5000 more.
George Wallace, one OF the gamblers lately
indicted by the grand jury Of San Francisco,
failing to appear in the Court Of Sessions, his
bail, amounting to $500, cash, was declared
forfeited.
The State Agricultural Society has made the
following awards on vineyards lst premium,
A. Haraszthy, Sonoma county I'd, Sainsvain
Brothers, Los Angeles; Sd, w. Wolfskill, Los
Angeles 4th, John A. Sutter, Suttsr county.
Some miscreant recently set fire to large
hay-rack belonging to DR.. Geller, some fifteen
miles from Marysville, destroying sxty-6ve
tons of hay, fine horse, and about five thou
sand feet of lumber.
Two women, three men, and two children,
Mexicans, we're recently rescued from death BY
the police Of Marysvile. They were speech
less from the effects of carbonic acid gas, evolv-
ed from furnace OF charcoal.
Capt. e. o. G. Ord, of the U. s. army, who
has been in active service in California, Oregon
and Washington Territories ever since l649,
left on the Golden Gate, which sailed on tho
9th inst, for the East.
The U. S. District Attorney has given notice
that he will make q motion, on the first of jan
uary, to fix O day for the trial Of Jose Y. Lii
mantour on the criminal indictments existing
against him.
Tho Chess and Literary associations Of Yreka
and Shasta have entered into game Of chess
to test the supremacy Of the two clubs: Wells,
Fargo d Co. bringing and returning nOve
at each trip
1t is said that several artesian wells at San
Jose have ceased to send forth water since the
late earthquake. which, il is now admitted, was
severef there than at any other point in the
State.
Two ladies were baptized in the Stockton
slough Cd Sunday week. The Argus remarks
that it was cold day aud required ne little
faith in the ladies to go through the ceremony.
A resident of San Francisco offers to give
81 900 to the Protestant Orphan Asylum Of
that city, provided twenty three other residents
of the State will give $1,000 each.
The Post Office Department adVertises for
proposals to carry the mails between San Fran
cisco TO Stockton, overland, via Oakland from
and after the first of January next.
The Mariposa Gazette says that G. X. Garrison
has purchased fourth interest in Fremont's
Mariposa grant.
At Georgetown, I'll Dorado county, during
the late storm, snow fell to the depth Of fifteen
inches
The Golden Gate carried away 314 passen-
gers and 81 ,8S4,765 III in treasure.
The Napa City Herald has passed into tho
editorial charge Of Tbos. ]. Tucker.
The police of Sacramento effected ll9 arrests
during the month of November.