The Nevada Democrat., 1859-03-30
California News Items.

The Shasta Republican, of the 18th instant
says: Farmers aud gardeners say that fruit
and vegetables are more than month later
this year than last year. In 1858 peach trees
were clothed in blossoms in the middle of the
month Of February. This year we have moi
yet been Informed of peach bloom. So of the
vegetables. They, of necessity, must be late
| We observe that our gardeners are only now
enabled to place seed in the ground. That there
will be an abundant crop can scarcely be doubt
ed. 1t viii, however, be late"
A San Jose paper says that the wheat fields
in that vicinity are greatly injured by worm
| or larva of some kind. The worm is Of brown
color, aud about an inch long, and destroys
the seed in the ground; making almost q clean
sweep where it operates. All the farmers In
that vicinity ION high ground) are more OF
less injured. One man loses three acres out
Of fifteen another four out of twelve. The
fields will be resown, aud the second planting
will probably succeed. The volunteer CROP
are not molested.
| A primary meeting of the stockholders of the
California Northern Railroad Company was
held at Oroville on the l4th inst. for the pur-
pose of organizing the company. 1t appears
that $2S,000 had been subscribed, and that
a majority of this amount was represented in
the meeting. A committee was appointed TO
draft articles of association, and to give notice
| of another meeting to be held within twenty
days, TO organize fully. The object of the
company is the construction of railroad from
0roville to Marysville.
A certain woud-be disciple Of .Eculapius.
says the Coloma Times, who formerly lived at
Union, Ell Dorado county, and who had the
name-whether true or not-of breaking up q
family there, by inducing an ignorant woman
to leave her husband and little ones, returned
to that place few days since. Shortly after
bis arrival here the boys waited upon him and
very unceremoniousy dipped him in a mud
hole which was found near by, and bestowed
other compliments so thick upon him that he
took the very first opportunity to leave town.
Some time ago, says the Mariposa Gazette
OF the 18th inst, young man, whose name is
unknown left hs camp on Bull Creek, short
distance from Coulterville. Nothing more was
heard Of him, and the supposition was that he
was murdered. On Monday last party of men
discovered bis body, and that of his dog, both
frozen to death, short distance from his house.
The "sweepings" of the San Francisco Mint
were recently offered to the highest bidder.
The bids were opened on Monday week, accor-
ding to advertisement, but all the proposals
being below the imii fixed for the guidance of
the Superintendent they were rejected. The
sweeps will be shipped to New York and there
sold
A German named Lehman stabbed an Irish
man named Robert Liney, at Big Oak Flat
Tuolumne county, week before last, inacting
several severe wounds from the effects of which
he died in few hours. Lehman was arrested
and taken to Sonora, where he waived an ex
animation and was committed to Jail. The
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James Wilcox was arrested at San Francisco
March 2Ist, charged with being an accOmplcC
! in the murder of William Smelling, in Merced
county. Smelling was murdered by man
named Edwards, on the 23d of January, 1858
who was afterwards arrested and hung in Car
son Valley.
1t is rumored that paper has been drawn
up, and sighed by all the Lecompton members
of the Legislature, recommending Mr.. Anlede-
luvan Holden as suitable person to occupy
the post of Governor of Arizona, in case that
Territory is organized by the present Congress.
The Santa Barbara Gazette says 40, 900 sheep
and large number of mules were recently
driven through Santa Barbara, on their way to
the north from New Mexico. About one hun
dred thousand sheep have been driven through
from New Mexico this spring.
Sixty.thrce hives of bees were sold at auc-
tion, in San Francisco, last week. They arriv-
ed in the country on the last steamer, and were
not in very good condition. The prices ranged
from SIG to $75 hive.
The Sheriff of Calaveras threatens TO test the
constitutionality of the new law depriviDg him
of the right to collect foreign miners licenses
and comforting that power on the appointees Of
the Board OF Supervisors.
Samuel J. Bonnifield rencntly horse-whipped
one Joseph West, at Yreka, for circulating
SANDER concerning q woman. Bonniiield com
planned on himself before a magistrate, and
was fined eight dollars.
The Odd Fellows Of Sacrame nto have secured
the services of F. p. Tracy OF San Francisco,
as the Orator of the Day upon the occasion Of
the Anniversary jubilee of the order, on the
26th Of April next
Several persons in Placer county were re-
Gently indicted, tried and convicted for the Of
fence of whipping some Cinnamon for rObbng
sluice boxes. They we're muleted to the extent
of one dollar.
John Lindsay, aged 3s. late Of Rensselaer,
county, N. Y. where he leaves wife and two
children. was killed in the Forest Tunnel, Sier-
ra county, on Wednesdaylast, by the falling Of
The Stockton Republican, Of Macrh 23d, says:
ave learn that ihe Murphy and Stockton stage
was yesterday morning washed away in Gala
veritas Creek. involving the loss of two horses.
The passengers and freight were saved
The negro Moses Tate, indicted for the mur-
der of Albinus Bilman, at San francisco, was
tried last week, and convicted of murder in the
second degree.
An Italian weekly newspaper, to be called
ri Eco Della Patrea," is shortly to make It's
appearance in San Francisco. Federico Blesta
is announced as the editor
A very superior quality Of lime is now being
manufactured at Mount Diablo, where there
are inexhaustible quantities of limestone.
At Burns Creek, Mariposa county, miner,
last week, found nugget-weight about t"en-
ty-sx pounds, and valued at s., ,O0O
Miss Caroline Chapman, and Mr. and MRS.