The Nevada Democrat., 1859-02-16
WHOLE NO. ESQ.
NEWS ITEMS.

i We learn from the Petaluma Journal, thae
Domes, who killed one Hollins. at HeAidzburg,
aud who was subsequently discharged, is again
under arrest. Shortly after bis acdufifai,
Domes left the county, as was supposed for the
i East, but in reality for Alameda county, where
he soon after married Mrs. Hollins, the widow
i Of the deceased, whe had followed him TO that
county. After Domes left Sonoma county. the
Grand Jury found bill Of Indictment against
him for the killing Of Hollins. Information
reaching Sheriff Green Of the whereabouts OK
Domes, he proceeded to Aameda county and
made the arrest. He is now in the custody Of
the Sheriff, awaiting bis trial. s.s-a
An accident. says the Placer Herald, result
ing In the serious injury Of two men, occurred
at the Dardanel.es Tunnel, near Todd's Valley,
on Wednesday night last. The men, Messfs.
Barnes aud Benedict, were engaged In blasting.
and having set Gre 10 the safety-fuse retiredto
q safe point; but the explosion not taking place
as soon as anticipated they supposed the match
had gone out, and returned, reaching it just As
the blast went of The pieces of rock entirely
destroyed the ball Of one Of Barnes eyes, and
II is thought the sight of the other Is gone. The
left hand of Benedict was taken Of and his face
severely burned sA s@
Three miners, named James Mcclure and
Patrick and Francis Mccarthy, were killed near
French Guleh, Shasta county. on Sunday, Jan.
3Oth, by bank caving upon them. A man
named Dodge, who was working with them OF
the time, was severely injured, but is yet living
About a hundred tons Of dirt caved upon them,
but the water following In large volume. the
men were quickly washed out. Mcclure and
Patrick Mccarthy were alive when taken out,
but died soon after Francis Mccarthy was
killed instantly. ~
Maurice Duret q veteran soldier who had
fought under the Great Napoleon, and who
| H.. H.. 80 he rH
Honor placed there by the great captain, was
last week sentenced to thirty days imprisonment
at San Francisco, for drunkenness. When the
sentence was translated TO him, be opened his
vest, tore the cross from his neck, aud thrust it
III his p,cket The act was quite dramatic and
very Frenchy. hut the feelings OF the old sol
dier were doubtless greatly agitated by the
degradation OF the sentence.
The San Andrcas Independent says an or
was killed at that place last week, andiin taking
out the heart aud lungs, S. piece, q So SO
and a rupee dropped out The miraculous pre-
sumption 49, that in 6t Of rage and great
hunger, occasoned by the dearth Of grass, the
savage bovine turned cannibal and devoured
some unfortunate miner, body and breeches.
However much tho statement may sound like
Fiction, the reader may rely upon its truth.
A correspondent of the Martinez Gazette,
writing from Benlcs, Gays: The troops at the
Barracks have been practicng for the past few
days with the Minnie musket The targets
were placed OF various distances ranging from
three hundred TO three hundred aud fifty yards.
The shooting was remarkably good This mus
ket practice Is merely preparatory 10 their
leaving for the southern boundary"
About three O'Clock. on Sunday morning, The
9th inst, slight shock of an earthquake Was
felt at San Francieco The vibration was only
perceptible by the jarrng Of tumbers on mar
| BILE stands, but was experienced by several
persons, at the same hour, In different parts OF
the city.
DR.. Il. A Tbeller died suddenly at Hornitas.
Mariposa county, about the first of last week
DIR. Theller has been connected with the press,
both In California and the East, for many years,
and was an able writer He was about fifty
years of age, and leaves family at San Fran.
cisco.
A little daughter Of Mr.. Van Holland, OF
Novato, Marin county, aged about seven years,
came to her DEATH on Wednesday. Feb. 2i, In
| consequence of the accidental firing Of her
clothes, by which she was so badly burnt that
she survived the accident but few hours.
The San Francisco Chief of Police says In
bis report, that the property stolen, and money
lost, IN that city. during the year 1853, amour.
ted to $94, IS; of which $76,067 36 has
been recovered. II appears, therefore, that It
IL easier to steal than to hide
A miner named Quincy was found on Trinity
mountain, between the Mountain House and
Lowden's ranch, Jan. lst, frozen TO DEATH A
bottle. partly filled with liquor was found by
his side. Deceased was q native Of Ireland,
The experiments made by the Gas Company
of Columbia, Tuolumne county, 10 making gas
from wood have proven the superiority of coal
and insuperiority Of all other agents. Coal gas
is to be introduced to light the town.
1t is stated in the Eastern papers that John
Nogent will decline the Office Of Superintendent
Of Indian Affairs In California, II II is offered
to him, on the ground that its emoluments are
not now sufficient.
II is stated that the colored boy, William
Mathews, over whom such fuss was made ct
San Francisco, q few weeks ago, has accom-
panied his master, DR.. Mccormick, home on
the last steamer.
| An immense quantity OF grain has been sown
this year at the Nome Lackee Reservation. Ii
is thought that 10000 bushels Of grain will be
raised Oh this farm should the season be favor
able.
| A man by the name Of A. j. Butler was re-
Gently found dead at his residence, in Rogue
river valley, with every appearance of having
committed suicide by shooting himself through
the head.
| Dennis Woods, formerly from New Orleans,
was accidentally killed. while at work in q
mining claim, near Cottage Grove, klamath
river. on the 10Th ult.
| The San Joaquin Republican speaks Of the
dissertation of the Catholic cemetery of that
town by the removal of the fences, tombstones.
ETC.. done by order Of the Catholic priest.
! Several prominent and wealthy citizens Of
San Frahcisco left on the steamer Uncle Sam,
for Guaymas, with the intention of establishing
business houses at that place.
A public spirited citizen Of Downieville has
started a project, whereby supply Of water
! abont 81. 900.
! The schooner Lord Raglan. which arrived at
the Raw last week from Cuavmaa hrotfpht