The Nevada Democrat., 1859-01-05
WHOLE NO. 274..
NEWS ITEMS.

Herald, quartz lode has been discovered an0
opaned by Aky Il johnson, on the west side of
the North Fork Of the Tuolumne, about nine
miles from Sonera, which prospects exceedingly
rich. One Of the proprietOrs called AZ our ofics
on Thursday morning, with eatpct sack full
of specimens, every one Of which was richly
studded with gold. One piece Of rock, about
as large as mans fist, and weighing three
pounds, shows gold all over its surface, and 10
supposed to contain metal to the value Of any
dollars. This new claim is known as the Mouns
Eaton claim. ao, gss III. ora
We mentioned last week that man and HE
wife had been found murdered on the 23d ef
December, at the Lone Willow Station Of the
Overland Mail Company. itappears that the
body Of the man was found some city yards
from the station house, and that of the woman
inside of the building. Both were horribly
mutilated. Tho Lone Willow Station is the
second one on the other side Of Paeheco's Pass,
and Is about one hundred and twenty miles
from San Francisco. The horses OF the Over
land Company were also stolen. The thieves
and murderers were not known.
A few weeks since, Postmaster Weller gave
notice that letters for st. Louis, Memphis, and
in fact for Philadelphia, going overland. would
be subject to only three cents postage, the dis-
tance being less than three thousand miles.
Instructions have since been sent him, from
Postmaster General Brown, stating that the
the rates of postage for any OF the above places,
overland, will be ten cents, the distance having
been found to exceed 5000 miles. Persons
writing East, will therefore govern themselves
accordingly. -.
The Petaluma Journal lately mentioned that
the work on the new coal mines at Cloverdale,
Sonoma county, had been suspended, the par
! ties concerned in the undertaking having been
enjoiued by rival claimants. This story Was
repeated by other journals. 1t appears now,
| from letter written by G, G. Patterson, the
owner of the mine to the Journal that this
statement was incorrect. There has been no
INJUNCTION, and the works ore still going vigor-
ously and successfully.
Late intelligence from British Columbia GEN.
cusively demonstrates the true character Of
that country to be one Of intense rgor and
incemency during the winter months Frazer
river is completely frozen up above Fort Lang
ley, while the mountains In the interior are
deeply covered with snow, the passes stopped
up, and all communication shut off. AZ re-
suit, 1t is certain that the miners will be COM
PEELED to undergo many privations and hard
ships au9I'n
man at Lancha Plana, recently approached
mining shaft, aud not hearing any one ct
work, kicked small stone into the hole care
lessly to hear it fall. He was starteled by q
groan from the bottom, and hastily procuring
assistance, went down aud found the stone had
struck man who was at work there, cutting
his head badly. His companions had left tho
windlass few minutes before. a.n
| A man named Frayland has been convcted
by the Court of Sessions Of San Louis Obispo
county on two indictments for highway robbery,
aud was sentenced, on the FIRST conviction, to
the State Prison for the term Of nine years, and
on the second, for eight. He will be tried on
charge of murder at the next term Of the Dis
trict Court OF Monterey county.
Another serious aceiden! from the use Of iron
in tamping, occurred In Calaveras county re-
Gently. The Chronicle says the blast went or
while Mr.. Holmes was In the act Of tamping IL
with crowbar The bar passed through bis
hand, taking of two Of his fingers, and badly
cutting the hand and arm. and injuring one Of
his eyes. 1t is thought his eye will recover.
The body of man dressed in blue jacket
gray pants, with black stripes, was found dead
on the the 25th ut., on the Michigan Bar road.
near Placerville. His pockets were rided and
two bullet holes through his heart. The CorO-
ner 8 inquest did not reveal his name, and it
may be unknown forever.
A beaver was caught in the Mormon slough,
near Stockton, on Thursday. 1t Is stated that
prior to the settlement Of the San Joaquin val
were regurlarly employed In that region in OBJ
tanning beaver skins for the Hudson Bay Com
pany.
A colored man, named Isaiah Isaacs, died .
! few days since in Weaverville, who was on board
the Somers when the mu,neers were executed.
| He is also said to have Travelled as servant to
Jerome Bonapart through Greece, Italy, and o
large portion Of the Old World. His age was
| 6fty-eight.
Some Of the poor savages. who are now being
hunted by Messec's men on the Humboldt trail,
are begging Of the ranchmen for permission to
| fish, they not daring to tish, hunt or make FIRE
without permission. 1t was designed TO make
them prisoners.
Tho capital stock Of the Los Angeles Water
Works Company is $4,000, and is divided into
twenty shares Of $500 each, fifteen Of which
have already been taken. The water is to be
brought into the city from springs that rise on
lands in the vicinity. A
| The Assessors reports of the several counties
of California for 1858, show that there are now
in this State 1877 1874 horses 20,7l6 mules and
asses SO7, 1856 cattle /; 4l0029 sheep; 1885
goats, and 100000 hogs.
A fire occurred in Marysville on the night Of
December 9th, which nearly destroyed an un-
occupied frame house on High Street, belong
ing to TOmpkins.
The cost OF the California Indian Reserva-
tions for the past year, was $l,173,0o0.
POsT OFFICE ORDERs.-It Ia reported by tho
Washington papers, that the Postmaster Gen.
eral is about to submit to Congress q plan
whereby money in small amounts can be sent
through the Pest-Ofice. The plan is, for any
person wishing to send money to a distance, he
may go to the nearest Postmaster and pay him
the amount he wishes to send, and receive an
order on the Postmaster at the place he wishes
TO pay the same. This is the plan now in prae-
tice in England, and it works well. 1t is GER
tainly an excellent arrangement, and we SEQ
no reason why 1t should not work well over
our country.
A GHOST SToRY.-Early on Wednesday NOR
ming last, says the Shasta Republican, Mrs.
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