The Nevada Democrat., 1859-01-12
WHOLE NO. 275.
NEWS ITEMS.

this state of existence They accordingly took
each heavy dose of morphine, and shortly af=
terwards became frightened at the supposed
near approach of death. They raised grand
outcry, whereupOn a doctor was sent for, who
pumped them out, leaving them still oenizens
of this earthly sphere, and perhaps wiser and
better women, f-1 F6 s&
On the 30th ut. man by the name Of Ham
na, who had been employed on ranch on the
Mokelumne river, San Joaquin county, eloped
with the wife Of ]. II. Wilmuth. The woman
left home upon pretext of visiting her parents.
but did not return OF night, which fact created
some suspicion. II was afterwards ascertained
that she had not visited her parents, but had
eloped with Hanna, She was but sixteen years
of age, and had been criminaly intimate
with Hanna soon after her marriage. 1
Some weeks since, two unconscionable gans-
blers met Father Slattery. of Marysville, in an
out-of- the-way place and robbed him of $40
of bis own money, and of $40 belonging to the
olphans. On New Years Day, a few of his
| friends In that place presented him with $40
for the orphans; aud also gave him and Father
Dyer, purse, each containing $50. The Ma
rysvillians are generous people. Is
The Shasta Courier says that J. M. Olvanly,
of Capt. Messec's company of Northern Ran
gers, passed through that place on Thursday
last, as messenger from the Captain to Gov,
Weller, to ask the Governor what be intends
doing with some 225 Indians now In possession
of Gen. Kibbe Us prisoners of war. In addition
to those captured, the Rangers have killed some
forty or fifty, AA
The engineer Of The "Calfornia Gulf Railroad
Association" has made his report of survey
for Pacific Railroad in Sonora. From the
Calabayas Rancho, in the Gadsden purchase,
where this Sonora or Gulf road would debouch
EsNsw 11l q.
territory 10 Guaymas, is 800 miles, while from
the same point to San Diego, the distance Is $50
miles
The miners in tho vicinity of Diamond Springs,
FL Dorado county, held meeting on Christmas
day, at which they resolved TO give all China-
men In their district ten days in which to leave
and If not done then, they would drive them out
by force. Those Asatcs who had Purchased
claims might remain until they had worked
them out.
John Herman Gross committed suicide, near
Louisville, El Dorado county, on Monday
week, by shooting himself with pistol. De-
ceased was native Of Bavaria was an Odd
Fellow, and a worthy citizen. He had recent
ly returned from Fraser river. and was suppos-
ed to be insane at the time of committing the
act.
VIM. II. Jones, native OF Virginia, COM
mitted suicide in Plumas county, Dec. 10th, by
tying n stone to his neck and jumping into tho
river. He had been engaged In mining for
some years, with various success, and had lat
terly become somewhat dissipated and despon-
dent He was 2s years of age. NJ. y,
AT meeting of the Marysvile Hebrew Be-
nevOent Society, held on Sunday, January I'd,
the following officers we're elected for the ensu-
| ing year: M. Markuse, President; Il. Katsenstein
| Nion Draaidonf. NJ A
J. Lask. Secretary; S. Schwartz, II. Wagner, NJ,
Taklas aud Ostrowski Directors.
The Governor has commuted the sentence Of
John DolaD, who was convicted of murder at
! Orovlle and sentenced to be hanged on the
9th inst to Imprisonment for life. A careful
review of the whole case has convinced the
Governor that his crime under our statute Is
only murder in the second degree.
Ramon Bernias a Mexican, was examined
before the Recorder Of Marysyile, last week,
| for attempting TO commit rape on little girl
five or six years of age, the daughter of Mrs.
Klink The case was sent to the Cours of Ses-
sions.
The amount of interest due half yearly on
the funded debt of the State, is $136 500; or,
$273,000 per annum. The coupons for the
interest due on the first Of this month have
nearly all been presented and paid.
Among The U. S. soldiers stationed in the VI
cinity of San Francisco, and who we're granted
liberty TO go into town on New Years Day, no
less than seven were arrested for disturbing tho
peace or being drunk.
A fire broke out in Oroville, on Tuesday Of
last week, which destroyed FIVE buildings in the
Chinese quarter Of the town. The fire was for
tunately suppressed before it had extended to
the more valuable portion of the place,
Three insane men, named Belts, Robert Car
roll, and Bates, have recently been cent to the
Insane Asylum from Sonora, Belts ia o raving
maniac in consequence of religious excitement.
The California Stage Co. have suspended
communication between Sacramento and Ma
rysville. new boat, adapted to winter ma
vigation, has been placed on the route.
Herman Brown has commenced suit against
Gov. Weller, in the San Francisco District
Court, to recover the reward offered for the
arrest OF Dowse, the murderer Of Peter Becker.
Wolf Caro- merchant Of Oroville, has been
arrested on a charge of swindng. preferred
against him by the grand jury of San Francisco,
which indicted him for the ohense.
Edward Butler died at San Jose on Monday
week, of injuries received few days previous,
| by falling from his vehicle while the horses
were running away. ;.
Judge W. A. Robertson late resident of
Yreka, and the FIRST Judge of Siskyou county,
died at Augusta, Georgia, Oct, alst, lie left
Yreka in 1857.
The total amount of taxes remaining unpaid,
in Amador county for the past two years. is
s3,322 So, but $500 of which was delinquent
this year.
The fair held in Shasta during Christmas
| tvant fnr ha bauaGf IF fha ia fholic church n
that place, was we'll attended, and the ladies
realized handsomely.
While some miners on septon's Hill, Amadop
county. were engaged in sinking shaft they
struck vein of coal which is from fifteen to
twenty feet thick.
A man named John Denny, aged 40 years,
was drowned on Friday week, in ditch at
Poverty Bar, Amador county.
| An ounce bucket is the amount of gold