The Nevada Democrat., 1859-03-09
WHOLE NO. 2S3.
NEWS ITEMS.

nome nut q lew minutes, Wnen senrcn was
made. and the body found in reservoir near
his parents residence. A few minutes after
the child was missed, favorite dog belonging
to the family, came into the house, wet all over,
1 telling in his own way the melancholy accident,
and giving proof that he had used his best ex-
ertions to save his young master-unfortunate
! ly, without avail.
The body of man was found recently near
San JOSE upon which the Coroner had held an
inquest seven weeks before, and 1t seems he
had permitted It to remain where found, un-
buried. Justice johnson, with four or Eve
other gentlemen after carefully examining tho
remains, without, however, obtaining any clue
TO their Identity or the cause Of death, buried
them as decently as circumstances would per-
nit ss a M g.Wa.at r8s
F. O. Hoard, one Of his bondsmen, offers
reward OF 800 for the arrest aud delivery to
the Sheriff of Amador county, Of Fred. Phelps.
who is charged with the crime of forgery. Said
Phelps is about thirty years old, about five feet
ten inches high, thin yisage. light hair; wore q
goatee and moustaohe when he left, had on
broad-brim, brown hat, Talma coat, aud light
colored pants.
The Napa Reporter notices some bunch rails
! ins OF very choice variety, from the nurseries
of S. Thompson of Suscol. They were made
from Muscat or Malaga grapes, of the crop OF
1858, by the simple process Of drying IN The shade.
They are In large and handsome lunches, aud
in point OF appearance and flavor, are equal 10
the best which we ordinarily see of the import
ed article.
Fowzer, who killed Durie, the policeman,
has given bail in $4,000 to answer the charge.
Three persons, entire strangers to the prisoner,
executed the necessary bond, and citizen of
San Francisco desired 1t raised TO $4,000, in
order that II might bo shown how easily it could
be obtained Durie had seduced the daughter
4 of Fowzer, which was tho cause of the homl-
eide.
The San Francisco Herald says that among
the advertisements In the press of that city,
may be found the following announcements
"An airy bedroom for gentleman twenty-five
feet long by fourteen feet wide" IA house
for family in good repair" "A delik khtful
genteman's residence" Pure farmers milk
daily" e.. ....--.
DIR. Underhil who Is now confined in Jail
at Yreka, on the charge Of the murder OF Rose,
has lately published card in the Yreka Union,
In which he asks q suspension of public opinion
until he can have public investigation. He
closes his letter with the following sentence
"Let the truth prevail, aud justice be vindi-
Gated, fall where II may"
They have singular way of dispensing JUS.
tico to Indians in Fresno county. An Indian
sentenced for any delinquency TO be imprisoned
for certain time, Is sold for that time, TO labor
to the highest bidder. The system, naively re-
marks Mariposa paper, works admirably,
though we do not know Of its being practiced
in any other county.
Mrs. Jane Elder attempted to commit suicide
last week, at San Francisco by taking strych.
nine, but was discovered In time 10 save her
life. Che came to this State few weeks ago,
ia search Of her husband, whom she asccrtained
was living with another woman in the interior,
She was without friends and entirely destitute.
An agricultural society has been formed by
the farmers Of Santa Barbara county. On the
18th ult., constitution and bye-laws wePo
adopted, and the officers we're chosen for the
ensuing year. Any resident of the county can
become member Of the society by the payment
of one dollar
There are eighty fraudulent grants to land
In this State, which II is confidently asserted,
can be proved to have been forged, and sworn
thus far through the courts by perjury. They
lay in twenty-seven counties, and cover tho
homes Of between four aud five thousand set
tiers
The Los Angeles Star learns that q consider
able business, in the way OF smuggling, has
been carried on Of late on the Colorado Gen.
Covarrublas, Collector OF the port of San Diego,
has sent down officers TO put a stop TO this in,
fringement of the revenue law.
An elaborately chased silver buckle was
picked up recently, 10 Los Angeles county, by
Mr.. Virgen, resident surveyor. lie took Il
to sversmith, who stated that, from the con,
ditiOn in which IL was found, il must have lain
in the earth thirty or forty years,
Mrs. Lucy r. BIaisdcll committed suicide By
taking strychnine at Georgana Slough, Sacra.
mentO county, on Friday Feb. 25th, She was
married on the 3lst of December last, was only
nineteen years OF age, and report has II that
she did not live happily with her husband.
Within the past month there have been fifteen
suits commenced In the District Court at Sac
ramento, against Page, Bacon IL Co., by parties
holding their certificates Of deposit. for tho
purpose OF saving their rights under the statute
Of limitation.
The bankers Of San Francisco are about taxi
ing decisive measures to drive out of circulation
rupees, Central American dollars and five franc
pieces by refusing TO receive them for moro
than their real value. We ar glad of it.
The official vote, at the late special election
in Sacramento county, for Assemblyman, was
as follows: Duncombe, (dem.,) l,4G6; Bacon,
(adm.,) 1,296; Lord, (rep,) 324. Duncombe's
majority over Bacon, ITO.
A fight with three Cahuilas Indians aud four
San Luisenans took place at Los Angeles on
the 10Th ult The parties fought with knives,
and cut one another severely-two of them
being horribly mangled.
At the recent ARRAY near Reynolds Ferry,
on the Stanislaus river, in which one Braycock
was killed while attempting to rob some Chinese,
several of the latter were badly cut,
There is q movement on foot in San Fran
cisco, to establish kind Of SmithGeld there,
where the siaughtering Of animals shall be car
ried on.
Three men while out on the bay last week,
in a small boat, were capsized. They clung
to the boat for two hours, when assistance
reached them.
Mr.. L. N. Maxey, Of Alamo, Contra Costa
county, recently lost horse aud two cows, by
poison, administered by some of bis neighbors.