Daily national Democrat., 1859-02-02
INTERIOR SUMMARY.
Sierra County.

The Downieville Democrat comes, as usual,
crowded with items. We Gull the following: :
ACCIDENTAL Rattlesnake Canon. North
Yuba, on Monday a bank caved on Richard
johnson and james Lemons, while they were
at work in a drift. jackson was badly
bruised, but no bones broken. Lemons
didn't "go in" and moreover was but slight
ly injured.
CRY OF SIx.-This promises to be a very
rich locality yet. The Blue Tunnel Compa-
ny has dirt enough d:ifted to last several
months and whenever prospected the result
has been fiatt ering. A sample of the blue
cement before us, glistens with the yellow
orc, and this was taken up in the dark from
the pile-not selected for especial richness.
PLAZA DIGGTNGs.-Miners are working
from the North Fork up to the Upper Plaza.
The diggings are pretty deep, and on Tues.
day evening Hugh Mcintosh fell over the
curbing down twenty feet, to the bottom
He was considerably bruised and scratched.
but no bones were broken.
Cohen Hehan, the crazy man, is in iail.
singing Hallelujah, playing opera and other.
wise acting the fool Pard Pierce don't want
to make trip to Stockton till he can make
out load.
At Steamboat Bar, n orth Yuba, on Wednes.
day morning, Vincent Ginochio aud another
man were turning the wheel of derrick,
when, one handle coming out, the crank held
by Ginochio came back with such force as to
knock him down. injuring him severely about
the head and neck. Though serious, his
wounds are not considered dangerous
The La Porte Messenger has the follow.
ing;
NARRow EsoAPEs.-Within week past no
fewer than three escapes from fire have been
made in this place. On Saturday last, the
Union Hotel took fire, and but for immediate
assistance being rendered, the building and
probably the town would have been DESTROYED
in q short time
On Tuesday night, about o'clock, the
roof OF the building owned by Mr. Engle (who
has been absent for few days at Marvsville)
was discovered to be on fire; general rusl
was made for the place, and the application
OF water to the burning portion soon put out
the blaze.
About 10 o'clock, same evening. the Peters
Hotel took fire. and before the flames could
be extinguished a large hole was burned in
the roof Jack Rosseter was the first to give
sistance the town was again saved from a de.
structive cOnfagration.
A BUrTERFLY.-A kind frend-a male,
pom honor-brought US, a few days since, a
beautiful specimen of that winged insect, the
butterfly. 1t was found on the snow, cold
and apparently lifeless, far away from its
kindred; the good soul who discovered it in
its cold quarters brought it into warm room,
and soon the little thing frightened up,
perched itself upon a window sash, and in
the warmth of the sunshine upon the glass
basked and displayedit its bright and varigated
colors. But the sun went down-a very
common oceurrence--its CLEANS stole away
from the window pane, the butterfly gave 4
few feeble fiutters, spread its wings and died
Several questions were suggested by the ap-
pearance Of this little butterfly at this pecu-
liar season of the year how did it get here
What right had it to come up into this snowy
region, when other and more sensible but
terflies were off in more sunny climes?