The Nevada Democrat., 1859-08-17
California News Items.


A dreadful casualty occurred at San Francisco,
on Saturday night, August 9th. 1t appears that a
child of Mr.. Boerastein was taken sick, and the
father had gone for physician. A number of mos
quitoes had got inside of the net where the chill
dren were sleeping, and the mother in attempting
TO rid the curtain of these annoyances approached
too near with the candle and set fire to the curtains
Mrs. Boerastein being unable to extinguish the
flames endeavored to carry out her children and fell
down stairs with child in her arms, and was so
severely burned and bruised that her life is despair
ed of and of the children little boy about two
years old, died on the Tuesday following from the
effects of its burns.
Don Pho Pco, formerly Governor of California
wns sworn as a witnes in the U. S. District Court
ut San Francisco, on the Sth inst, in the case Of
the claim of +. l.. Brown to eleven leagues of land
in Yolo county. He testified that his signatures on
the deed and document of approval by the Depart
ment Assembly are forgeries and that there was no
stamped paper in California in December, 1915,
when these papers purport to have been issued,
though both Of them are on stamped papers. Pico
testified further, that he believed the signature of
nj. g. Vallejo, on one of these documents, to be
genuine
Samuel M. Wood has brought suit in San Fran
cisco against Uelde & Calm, to recover the sum Of
$796, amount of a claim against Isaac Hopkey.
The plaintiff AYERS that he induced to credit
Hopkey by the representations of Defendants who
introduced him as safe and solvent person to sell
goods to, and further saying that they would credit
him freely. The plaintiff further states that Hopkey
was wholly insovent and that defendants afterwards
procured him to confess Judgment in their favor,
whereupon they levied execution on his goods in
Sierra county, and absorbed his whole stock.
The Marysville Democrat says that the present
proprietors of the brick distiery near the Cunning
ham Mills on the Feather river, are grinding up
peaches at their establishment for the purpose Of
making peach brandy. No doubt they viii realize
a handsome fortune from the experiment. Peaches
are PLENTIFUL and the demand for good brandy ample
We venture to say that genuine article OF peach
brandy has never yet been seen in this State.
The Marysville Democrat notices some fine Cuba
tobacco growing in garden at that place. The
stocks about seven feet high, and the leaves
finely developed. The plants are grown an ex-
pertinent, and certainly more supurb growth was
never produced any where. Experiments not only
here, but in various other portions of the State,
demonstrate that California can be made fine to-
bacco raising country
Russell Card, who formerly resided at Nevada,
has filed petition in the Twelfth District Court,
San Francisco, for the benefit of the nsolvent law.
He says that he had his leg broken and that in
sequence thereof, and Of other misfortunes, he is
unable to pay his debts. His liabilities s., 300;
his assets amount to nothing. He claims home
stead at Nevada.
The Los Angeles Vineyard learns that disease
has made ltS appearance IN the vineyards OF that
section. The grape is attacked by disease resemb
ling mildew. 1t indiscriminately attacks single
grapes upon a cluster or the entire bunch. 1t is
most prevalent in vineyards that have made the
greatest growth and in those parts where there is
the greatest amount of moisture
Jose Olivas, charged with the murder of John
Sylvester, on the road between Los Angeles and
Fort TETON, has been committed to jail at Los An
geles on the charge. There is a strong chain of
circumstantal evidence against the accused, and
coat which has been identified as having belonged
to the murdered man, was recently found in the
trunk of a sister of Olivas.
The telegraph from Placerville across the Plains
is being pushed forward with commendable energy
The distance already completed is Ia miles beyond
PlacerVille. The recent survey Of Capt. Simpson
shortens she distance to Salt Lake three hum
dred miles, reducing the distance between San Fran
cisco and the Missouri river below /, 800 miles.
man named Cole was murdered on Saturday
night, August 9th, near Wisconsin Hill, in Placer
county, and his cabin robbed. He was stabbed in
about twenty places. He was about fifty years Of
age and kept the toll house on the Wisconsin Hill
and Yankee Jim's turnpike road. The murdcrers
and robbers got about one hundred dollars
Several members Of the family of Capt s. Nichols,
of Diablo Valley, Contra Costa county, were poi
soned on the Sd inst, by eating beets which
corrosive subimate had been poured by mistake for
vinegar. BY drinking large quantities of milk, and
resorting to other remedial agents, the poison did
not prove fatal to any Of those who partook of it.
The Humboldt Times, Of August 9th, says: "Con
siderable rain has fallen during the week, accom-
panied with southerly winds and sultry weather
It may prove beneficial 10 late crops and vegetables
but is not acceptble to most Of the farmers, owing
to the damage which it has done the wheat mostly
now mature, and some Of it being cut"
The Jury in the case of Green c. Palmer, tried in
Stockton recently for the murder Of Benson, could
not agree. They reported to have stood two for
acauittal five for mansaughter, four for murder in
the second degree, and one for murder in the first
degree. They were discharged
The Yreka Union says a number Of Indians from
the Dalles were at that place recently mounted on
fine horses, one white one especially was a splendid
fellow The men have features very different from
the California Diggers, and would be ugly custo-
mers to encounter in the woods
The Lecompton primary election for Delegates to
the County Convention, was held in San Francisco
on Tuesday, the 9th inst. Little interest was taken
in the election, and a small vote polled. The
naturalized citizens generally refused to take part
in the proceedings.
William Harris, a boy of about sixteen years, was
recently arrested in Petalums for horse stealing He
was tried by Judge Lynch, sentenced to severe
whipping, which was duly administered, and then
advised TO travel. He has since been placed in
prison at Petaluma.
On Monday of last week, young. man named
Lawrence, attempted to commit suicide at Bear
the mouth with pistol. The ball lodged in the
back part Of his head. He has chance to revover.
The Los Angeles Vineyard publishes letter
stating that on the 2lst ult the Mojaye Indians
drove off from Major AInisteads command, at for5
Moiave sixteen head Of mules. There was a good
deal of excitement.
The Maripesa Gazette says that within the past
two weeks three quartz miners struck pocket m
a quartz lode not far from that place, from which
they took out in one day quartz and gold tiiat Will
weld nearly, if not quite, 100000.
George Willis, residing near jamestown, luoi-
urnne county. was robbed and nearly murdered on
the night of the lst inst. party entered his cabin
In the night, while he was sleeping, and committeu
the outrages.
Major Weir and his wife and daughter, who re-
side near Stockton were recently very Ill from tne
effects of drinking the milk of COW supposed 10
have been poisoned by design.