The Nevada Democrat., 1859-03-23
California News Items.


A child, some seven or eight years old, was
taken TO Marysvlle the fore part of last week,
for surgical treatment, its neck having been
partially dislocated by sudden wrench in play
ing "hide and SEEK Several physicians ex-
amined the dislocation and found it very
critical case. The danger was that in forcing
the joint back into its place the spinal marrow
would be severed, thus causing instant death.
| The effort was made, however, and successfully.
The head flew into its proper position, aud the
child laughed with JOY at the sudden relief af-
forded. Tba spinal column received no injury.
A case like this-that is one where the dsloca-
tion was nearly completes rare indeed, unat-
tended by death in the effort at replacement
A fatal casualty occurred at Michigan City,
Placer county, March llth. Capt. G. II Hal
sey and Geo. Merritt were opening cut in their
claims, and were supplied with water from o
small resavoir and ditch above. The water
accumulated faster than they supposed, the
reservoir gave way, the unfortunate men were
swept from their feet, and carried some three
quarters of a mile below. before their lifeless
bodies dould be recovered. When found their
bodies presented horrid mass of mangled flesh
and bones Capt. Halsey was native of New
| Bedford Mass and leaves family. MERIT
was a single man, aud formerly from New
York.
A shocking tragedy was perpetrated in a
house of ill.fame, at San Francisco, on Tues
day, the 18th inst. The house had remained
closed oil day, until suspicion was reused and
an entrance forced, when the dead body OF q
woman was found. and near her man with bic
throat cut so that the windpipe severed but he
was still living. The woman had evidently
been strangled, and had been dead for over
twenty-four hours, and the indications are that
the man first strangled her aud then cut his own
throat. The woman was of i'll repute, named
Louisa Forrman, and the murderer WAS her
paramour named Vattner.
Joseph Shelley, an old offender and convict
who escaped from the Marysville Jail some two
years ago, was arrested in Colusi county. a
few days since, on charge Of murder. The
Jail in that county being unsafe, the Sheriff
took him to Marysville for safe keeping, when
the officers there recognized him as an old
guest of that county. Shelley was an old part
nFr Of Jim Webster, and was arrested two years
ago, at Marysvile, for counterfeiting. He is
well known to the detective police of the State
as one of the worst men in the country.
An atrocious murder was committer at Genoa,
Carson Valley, on Tuesday, the Sth inst John
Herring, young man about twenty years of
aye, shot Mr.. L. II. Knott, killing him instant
"
legally organized court to try him, the case
was handed over to the people. A court was
organized aud jury empanneled on the 9th,
but the investigation had not closed up to the
18th.
In the Los Angeles Star, Of the 18th instant,
| 1t is stated, under the head Of News from
Sonora" that the notorious Jack Powers IL
stopping around at Hermosillo. He repre-
sents himself as having had 80 leave California
| for interfering TO protect some unofiendinR
Sonorians from the code Of Judge Lynch, aud
! is, of course, great favorite with the lower
classes.
The Wisconsin Tunnel, near Smiths Flat,
I'll Dorado county, has been opened entirely
through the hill. The tunnel is nearly 200
feet in length, and was dug fer the purpose of
dreaming a gold bed which promises to be ex-
ceedingy rich. Four hundred feet of the bed,
or placer has been thoroughly prospeeted,
and the dirt yields from one bit to So to the
pan.
The Placervlle Observer thus illustrates the
danger of putting: "Some days since we made
mention OF the fact that certain mining claims
on Red Hill. in this vicinity, were yielding un.
usually good wages. Mr. Patterson informs
us that, on Friday night last the sluice boxes
in the aforesaid claims were robbed OF FIVE or
six hundred dollars worth Of gold dust"
Two distinguished individuals - or rather,
individuals with distinguished Dames-gOt into
a fst-fght, recently, at Marysvlle, and were
taken to the station house. One of them gave
his name as VIM. NJ. Gwin. and the other, with
out COLLISION with his adversary, swore his
name was Broderick. They we're fined $40
each.
An insane man is in custody at Shasta who
imagines he is Almighty God To what unac-
countable notions will not the immortal mind
become subject? Strangely, indeed, and fear
fully are we made. The poor fellow was stick
ing up posters around town. announcing the
destruction OF the world. The Almighty had
turned bill poster
The Mariposa Gazette says that Indian wo-
men have been married to white men, In nu-
merous instances, in Mariposs county. They
are said to make excellent wives; neat aud tidy
and industrious; and soon learn to discharge
domestic duties. properly and creditably.
The Chinese of Shasta county have paid for
mining licenses, during the year ending Feb
ruary 20, 1859, the sum Of ,215. The half
of this, after deducting the pro rata collecting
expenses, went toward paying of the debt of
that county.
William Willett resident Of Sacramento
since 1859, and q much respected citizen, died
10 that city. on Wednesday last. He was
native of Edgar county, Illinois, and aged
about forty-hve years.
The steamer Santa Cruz sailed for Guymas
on the 18th inst. She was heavily laden with
freight, ard carried quite a crowd Of passen-
gers Ex-Lieut Governor Purdy was one OF
them.
Edward II. Nolan, convicted in San Francis
co of attempting TO vote second time, at the
last election, was sentenced last week to pay
fine of $500, or be imprisoned sixty days.
Calvin B. Mcdonald, editor Of the Trinity
Journal will deliver lecture in April next.
at Shasta, on the -" Landmarks Of Existence"
1t will, no doubt, be interesting.
Alta FIRE in San Francisco, on Sunday, March
18th. a Mr.. aud Mrs. Turner we're severely,
though not dangerously, burned.