The Nevada Democrat., 1859-07-20
California News Items.

A threshing machine which was IN operation near
Stockton, was destroyed by fre few days ago, and
with it stack containing about two hundred bushels
of unthreshed wheat. The machine was being fed
from the stack and when bundle Of unthreshed
wheat was thrown upon it something seemed to ex-
plOde and set the bundle on fire. The revolution OF
the wheel Immediately threw the blazing heap all
over the machine, from which the fire communicated
to the stack. The mules were released from the
machine with difficulty and were slightly scorched
Fire was strictly forbidden upon the field, and it is
supposed that some one must have previously acci-
dentally dropped box of matches among the wheat,
which ignited upon coming IN contact with the ma
chine. The loss is about 81 600.
The Marysville Express Is informed that there is
den of horse thieves near that city, on the oppo-
site side Of the Yuba river, which is becoming q
great nuisance TO the country. They consist OF
greasers, who prowl around, and whenever an OPP
portunity offers run horses to their rendezvous,
where they are kept until 1t is thought prudent to
venture out with them, when they are taken to some
distant point The impression prevails, that there
is gang Of them extending from Shasta TO Stock
ton, all acting in concert :he officers are in pos
session Of information in regard to them, and will
doubtless take such steps will bring the scoun-
drels to justice, or run them out of the country.
The San Jose Tribune relates the following: "a
buggy containing gentleman and two ladies, who
were returning from picnic party on the Fourth,
near the school house beyond Lexington on the old
Santa Cruz trail, was thrown off steep and rocky
though not very lofty precpice through the restive-
ness Of fractions horse. One of the young ladies,
Miss Welsh, Of Santa Clara, was very severely
and dangerously injured, having limb disocated,
and receiving many severe bruises. The other young
lady, Miss Laird, of Santa Clara, escaped with some
slight bruises; and Frank Cruel, who driving,
was unhurt The horse had leg broken, and the
buggy was reduced to wreck" H n.r
A German, known by the name Of Dutch Peter,
Ill =. A.
miles beyond Lexington disappeared from his cabin
in mysterious manner about the 18th Of June, and
although diligent search has been made for him by
the neighbors, he has not been found or heard of
since. He last seen, about that date, near
home, going towards Santa Cruz. There have been
some suspicious entertained that he was murdered,
but the general and from all the circumstances most
probable, supposon is, that he has wandered Oft in
a state Of insanity, caused by pecuniary losses.
Hook Farm, well known as the residence of Capt.
Sutter, has been fitted up by Alphonse Sutter as a
pleasure resort. Where once the hospitalites OF
the old pioneer dealt out with such generosity
as to impoverish him, the and heir seeks to re-
trieve the fortunes of the house by mnisterlng TO
the wants and pleasures of the public for cOnsid-
Grafton. The father belonged to the old school OF
gentlemen who disdained to convert hospitality into
COIN the son belongs to the present age, and is inn
bued with its utilitarian spirit.
The Sonora Democrat says: "a lady on Shaw's
Flat, feeling aggrieved by certain transactions of a
descendant of Abraham, provided herself with a
cowhidc on Thursday last, and announced that as
her husband non-combattant, she would at
tend to the matter of her grievances in propra per-
soma and forthwith seeking the offending gent gave
him thrashing with the cowhide, which would have
done credit TO the stoutest masculine arm"
A man known by the name Of French John, was
accidentally killed, in the neighborhood of Bodhsh's
mill, near Gilroy, Santa Clara county, about three
weeks since He was employed in hauling saw logs
to the mill down steep hill, when heavy log was
thrown from its track by some obstruction, and
rolled over upon the man, crushing him against q
tree, in a horrible manner. Many OF his ribs were
broken. lie survived two days.
The quartz miners of Sierra county recently held
n meeting at Downieville, and adopted a series OF
bylaws, one of which provides that no one but an
American citizen, or foreigner who has and ex-
hibits his =, .-x -eoeipt, shall be allow
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