Daily national Democrat., 1859-06-07

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tend County Convention to he held in that
city on the Sth inst The Register says there
was no contest for delegates, which is a fa-
yorable omen for the party; all appeared to
to he harmonious, and every popular soycr-
eighty Democrat appeared to be satisfied that
fair expression Of the masses should be had
hence no exertion was made to bring to
the polls the gn voters.
Struck Gr.-We learn from n gentleman
who resides at Reservoir Hill, says the Noun
tain Democrat, that Messrs. Coats q 0yiatt
have struck exceedingly rich surface dggings,
on Coon Gulch, near the Forest Mills. Last
week, with only to hands at work, they took
out about twenty ounces of gold, worth
about $3.50
FoREIGN Miners LIcENsE-We learn from
the Placer Press, that during the past two
years, ending June ID, ex-Sheriff King col
lected from foreign miners in that county,
SSO,o0S co. OF this amount. S49,SO6 was
collected by Deputies Hamblin and McCor-
mick in upper Placer, and the balance by
Deputy w. W. Stewart, in lower Placer
BADGER BAIrNe.-We have head, says the
Standard, several stories concerning the won
derful exploits of badger owned by some
one at the Lake House 1t is said to have
fought over twenty battles, against the best
dogs in the county, and conquered in every
one ofthem. On Saturday it was taken down
the country to Hicks Ranch, to fight dog,
on bet of $50.
SEVERAL of the principal fruit growers and
farmers of Sonoma Valley, have avowed their
determination to have steam communication
between that place and San Francisco
New STEAMEE.-The Petaluma journal
learns that the new side wheel steamer in
tended for the Petaluma ana San Francisco
trade, the keel of which was laid in Februa-
Iy last, at Steamboat Point San Francisco, is
nearly completed, and will probably com
mence her trips about the middle Of the pres
ent month.
SUIclpE-On Monday Of last week, Allen
S. Mechling. who was from Butler county,
Pennsylvania, and aged 2S yea,s, committed
suicide at Yorkvile, Placer county by shoot
ing himself with pistol
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Or the 4th inst, an anti Lecompton Coun-
ty Convention was held at Weaveryille and
the following named persons elected dele
gates to the State Convention: J. Chadbourne,
J. Crowningshiclds, John Roberts aud Benz
Coonrod.
TIE true Democracy Of Trinity County,
will hold Convention on the 23d of July,
lor the purpose Of nominating county OIL
GERS.
lN San Francisco, on Saturday, young
German named Carl Hauser attempted to
commit suicide hy shooting himself in the
breast with a pistol
TIE O~erlnnd Mail which arrived in San
Francisco on Saturday was detained fifty
three hours by freshet in the Pecos River
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The Mint, last week, coined SS34,00o.
The San Francisco grand jury have made
their report, in which they state that they
have found sixtyniue bills of Indictment,
ignored five and dismissed four complaints.
AN insane man named james Smith. who
lives in the vicinity of Sacramento was
taken to the station house in that city on
Saturday.
W. NJ, ALLEN, of IIorsetown. is candidate
for sheriff Of Shasta county, and w. G. West,
of Shasta, for clerk.
RECENTLY, the miners of Floods Flat
Shasta county, passed law to prevent the
Chinese from holding claims Ia that district
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ON Sunday, the Jewish synagogue in Sac
ramenth was consecmted The ceremonies
were Of peculiar and impressive character.
In the Lecompton primary election in Ne
vada, H. Meredith has the chances for Con
gresc, and John r. Mcconnell for Supreme
Judge.
BoDY FoUND.-The Sacramento Union OF
yesterday, says:
We are advised that the body Of Charles
Kerber. who disappeared on Sund,y, May
29th, while looking for stock, was discover
ed, yesterday, in the Sacramento river, about
twelve miles above this city, and within three
miles of his house The falling of the river
left the body on dry land
WooD BARGE SUNK.-The Sacramento
Union says:
We learn that the hands on a wood barge
belonging to j. A. Areego, of this city, ar
rived here on Saturday, announcing that the
barge sank on Thursday last, with one hun
dred and twenty-five cords Of wood, which
had 1oated away, and was consequently to
tai loss. Arcego left about p. NJ. on Satur.
day with the steamer Gazelle, having in tow
three barges, with the view of raising the
sunken barge