The Nevada Democrat., 1859-05-25
California News Items.

George Bottomly, an Englishman, hung him.
self at Two Mile Bar, Tuolumne county, May
18th. About four or five months ago. he had
one of his legs broken, while mining, and has
suffered with il ever SINCE Thinking that his
leg bad not been properly set, and being told
that he would have to lose it or die, he prefer
| ed to die, and procuring rope, locked himself
! in his cabin, and threw one end of the rope
over a beam, and jumped into eternity. The
physicians desired to procure the leg for dis
section, but the friends Of the deceased wohld
not allow it to be cut off, so the question as to
whether it was properly set is still undeter-
mined.
Some months since, the Governor offered
reward for the apprehension of two young men
named Helm, charged with committing murder
in FL Dorado county several years ago. The
elder brother was arrested by the Sheriff Of
Los Angeles aud taken to Placervile, where
be was tried and honorably acquitted, there
not being the slightest proof against him. On
Monday, the l4th, the other brother. Turner
Helm, voluntarily appeared. and demanded
trial, but the District Attorney put an end to
the proceedings by entering nolie prosequL
On Saturday, May l4th, little child some
twenty months old the daughter of Mr.. Levy,
died under such circumstances as to excite the
suspicion that death was caused either by an
overdose of medicine, or that the prescription
was not properly put up. The child was buri-
ed, however, the next day, but the Coroner
| bearing of the circumstances had the body eX-
humed. and post mortem examination reveal
ed the fact that an iron nail (six-penny size)
had got into the chd's stomach.
The defauting Treasurer of Calaveras and
the Sheriff of that county are model officers in
their way. The former is a dafaulter to the
amount Of $25, 900, of which he actually secur-
cd $4,000, but he was in the habit of giving
the Sheriff receipts for money which he never
received, and of debtng IL on his books Just as
! If it had been received aud in this way he
credited the Sheriff with Sl5,ll0 2S, although
he never received dollar of it, SO far as il
can be shown.
On Monday, May 10th, Mr.. Sweeney. who
lives near Gold Hill, FL Dorado county, accom-
panied by his little son, lad aged about three
years, went out to make some repairs upon the
fences near his residence. While the father
was occupied at his work, the boy tumbed
into the Gold Hill ditch aud was drowend.
The current in the water being very rapid at
that point, the child was carried more than
| quarter of a mile down the ditch before it was
found.
The rush to the Brocklis Diggings, in Ell
Dorado county, has ceased. and the miners are
returning TO their old localities, not so much
on account of the diggings being a humbug, as
from the want of water to work them. From
the accounts received from that quarter, we
are led to believe that the diggings will pay
well il a sufiiciency Of water can be obtained
TO work them to advantage.
Tuolumne county is infested with horse
thieves. No less than five horses, says the
Stockton Argus, were stolen on Thursday
night, 18th inst, from camp meeting at the
Fifteen Mile House, on the Sonora road. The
owners of the animals were attending meeting
at the time when the horse thieves made of
with their property.
The appearance of lady on Lower Trinity,
is a rare thing. A correspondent of the Jour
nal says: at is rumored that when the express
arrived at one Of the stations on the Lower
Trinity, with blooming widow in charge,
Justices court then in session was adjourned
for ten minutes, to give the attorneys aud jury
a sight at crinoline."
On Thursday night last the house of Mr.
Courier in San Andreas Valley, near the Sew
enteen Mile House, on the San Jose road was
entirely destroyed by fire. The origin of the
fire is unknown. Occurring as it did ia the
night, the occupants had merely time enough
to escape with their lives. Every thing in the
building was lost.
The citizens of Red Bluff have pettioned
the Governor for troops and munitions to aid
in expeiug the Indians from that section, who
are believed to have been guilty of recent out
RACES. The Governor has telegraphed back
that he will furnish the aid asked for on their
making out such a case as will justify Execu-
tive interference.
A ship is daily expected from Hongkong
with eight hundred Chinese on board, and she
will be followed by numerous others with lots
of Celestals, amounting in the aggregate to
several thousand. There will be trouble event
ually in some of the interior counties, when
these ocusts arrive and begin to overrun the
mines.
! The mountain streams near Clear Lake are
so full of fish that they can be scoOped out with
fisb.net by the dozen. In Cache Greek near
the lake, in some places, they are in such my
rads. and are easily obtained that the idea
has been suggested Of using them as a manure
for the poor lands.
Justice Hudson, of San Francisco. in the
case of the proprietors Of the Bulletin. has de-
cded that Mrs. Sickles' confession is an obscene
publication, and they have therefore been con-
victed under the statute. The case will be ap-
pealed to the Court Of Sessions.
At San Francisco, May 14th, young man who
has been suffering for several years from dis
ease of the thigh, bad the limb amputated at
the bip joint. The operation is regarded as a
very dangerous one but in this case it was
performed successfully.
| Zach. Montgomery, OF Sutter, is prominent
candidate for Congressional nomination at the
hands of the Lecompton Convention. lie and
Bureh are the only named candidates from
the north-for Street of Shasta is not now in
that ring.
! Mr.. Van DuZen, after whom the stream was
named. aud Joseph Everts. were drowned re-
Gently in Van Duzen's Fork Of Eel river,
HUMBOLDT county. They we're attempting to
cross the river 10 a canoe.
The Anti-Lecompton Democratic Central
Committee of III Dorado have fixed the time
| for the meeting Of the County Convention on
the 18th of June. The primary meetings VIII
be held on the llth.
Mr.. Peton, of San Francisco, formerly Su-
perintendent of Common Schools for that coun-
! iy. will be candidate for Superintendent OF