The Nevada Democrat., 1859-09-21
WHOLE NO. 81.
California News Items.

The San Andreas Independent says. "The present
summer has been severe on Calayeras county in de-
vastating fires. Three Of our most thriving towns
have been entirely swept away, and another more
than one half destroyed The estimated loss by the
burning Of Vallecito is $4,000; Murphys, 5000;
Campo Seco, $4,000; and the loss BY the late
fire at Poverty Bar, is $4,000; making total OF
$25I 900. This covered overed over one-tenth Of
the taxable property Of the county, and will be al
most as serious public embarrassment as il has
been private grief"
The largest yield Of wheat, Of which we have any
account this season, is from the farm Of MIR. r. 4.
Peckham, in Pearra Valley, Santa Cruz county,
He has harvested 006 bushels from thirty acres
being average yield Of sixty-six and one-third
bushels TO the acre. Mr.. P. says that the same was
not full crop, many portions of it being badly
blghted and yielding not thirty bushels 70 the
acre, while other portions Of it yielded high as
ninety bushels. sa
On Saturday, the 10th inst. man whose name
was not known, hired horse at a livery stable in
Placerville, for the purpose Of riding to Coloma.
About an hour after he started, the horse returned
to the stable without rider The bride reins were
ooped up snugly the pommel Of the saddle, and
the entire rigging was In complete order. The rider
has not been heard from since and il is feared that
he met with foul play on the road
A correspondent writing from Yacayille, Solano
county, says: "On Thursday Sept. Sth, j. S. Pear
SON, son Of Charles Pearson and Miss Jeanette
Foster, daughter Of VIM. Foster, left Vacavile, or
within its vicinity, for quarters unknown with the
intention of uniting in the bonds Of matrimony on
the first occasion, but nothing has been heard Of
them since their departure" .tf
VIM. Z. Cullum, who lately arrived In Carson
Valley from Lindsey's Station, seyenty-ive miles
above the sink of the humboldt, reports that the
stock of the cmgants is dying very fast. He pre-
diets more than the usual amount of suffering, as the
stock Of the travellers is now almost exhausted.
The first lot OF quicksilver from the New Idris
mines arrived at San Juan, Monterey county, on
the 18th. There were eighty TASKS, containing IN
all 200 pounds. Considerable money has been
expended 10 make the road from San Juan to the
mines passable for all kinds Of vehicles
Mrs. Wright one Of the survivors of the late mas
the pains is at Placervillc, still unable 10
sit up, on account Of her wounds. She says that
her husband persisted, up to the moment Of his death
that the murderers spoke good English she, howev-
er is satisfied that the party who dragged her from
the wagon were really Indians.
The people of Los Angeles county, at the late
election, refused to vote the sum of $4,000 asa
Court House loan. That was the second time the
vote Of the people taken that subject, and Il
has been twice repudiated. In the city Of Los An
gees the vote stood For the loan, 80; Against It,
053.
At Forest Hill last week Il was rumored that some
six persons had been murdered on their way TO the
Washoe diggings The Courier says; Whether the
murder was committed by Indians or white men is
not stated. The people are said to be residents Of
Dutch Flat and IinOistown.
The announcement Of Broderick's death at Carson
Valley, on the 18th inst. was received with deep
regret by all parties. The flags the liberty poles
were lowered at half mast and the principal build
ings at Carson City and Genoa were draped IN
mourning
During the past week there has passed through
Genoa Carson Valley, en- route for California, and
principally from Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa and Ar
kansas, 300 men, l24 women, 262 children, 60 wag-
ons, 80 horses, 6S mules, and 7lS head OF cattle
An ARRAY occurred in the town Of Napa on Mon
day, Sept. 12th in which VIM. Axtell, proprietor
Of the Napa Hotel was cut twice in the LEFT side with
a large bowie knife, by Edward McGeary. II IL
thought that Axtel though seriously wounded, viii
recover,
On the night Of September 9Th, fight occurred In
dance house at Forest Hill, Placer county, be.
tween a man called "Big Joe" and John Farrell, In
which the latter received number of severe though
not dangerous stabs.
man named Edward Copp, at Knights Land.
ing, in Cousa county, had his hand cut off In a
threshing machine Friday, the 9th inst. and died
from the effects Of the wound on the Tuesday follow.
ing. Deceased had wife and five children In the
Atlantic States.
little girl the daughter Of a Mr.. Bush, Of Sac
ramento, was knocked down and tramped on by a
horse in one Of the streets Of that city, on Tuesday
evening. Fortunately she escaped without serious
injury.
II. M. Turner, one OF the parties engaged in the
killing OF James Simpson, near Marysyile, on cleo
ton day, was taken before Judge Bliss last week,
on writ Of habeas corpus, and admitted to bail.
Thomas j. Dryer, Geo II. Williams, and w. II.
Fanar have been elected delegates in Portland (Or-
egon) to represent that city in the Railroad Conven-
tion to be held in San francisco.
The largest river steamboat in California is fast
approaching completion, at Steamboat Point, near
San Francisco. 1t is being built for the California
Steam Navigation Company
]. w. Whitton and Charles Marx got into dis
pute, recently, at Napa City, ON politics, when the
latter was knocked down by the former, and dam
gerously injured.
On the 7th inst, at Granite Basin, Plumas county,
a man named Lewis Leth was stabbed in an affray
between two men named Bradbury and MCDANIEL
The prayer at the opening Of the State Fair was
pronounced by the venerable DIR. Hatch, who was a
contemporary and friend Of Thomas Jefferson.
NJ. Mclaughlin has been sent to the San Franz
cisco Court Of Sessions on charge OF illegal voting,