The Nevada Democrat., 1859-10-05
California News Items.


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A bold attempt was made in Stockton, about two
o'clock in the morning of Sept 25th to rob the jew
elry store of Messrs. Han & Co., by some person
who had concealed himself in the building the even
ing previous. After the two clerks who slept in the
store were soundly asleep and the scoundre deemed
it proper to commence operations, he crawied nom
his hiding place and struck a light to see how to
carry on operations. Upon this one Of the clerks
awoke, but he moved, the would be robber struck
him a severe blow over the head with sung- Shot.
This aroused the other clerk when he commenced
striking both with his dangerous weapon, that hap
PLY broke when the scoundfel beat hasty retreat
out Of the building. Heleft his hat and earpetIsack
which he doubtless intended to FIJI with jewelry, be-
hind. ''..'..'s'.'e oo.75
A correspondent Of the La Porte Messenger, writ
ing from Spanish Flat, Sierra county, says with
in the last few days there has been deposit found
at this place. in gravel bank some thirty feet from
the surface Of the earth Of rather strange nature,
which am confident would prove Of interest II pla-
ced under the observation Of some geologist. Said
deposit consists of logs found in charred state
many of them being twelve inches in diameter, and
are charred through and through. There has been
several vacuums found in the same tunnel, which
plainly show that the deposit causing their forma-
ton has been entirely consumed by fire, naught
remains but few Goals and ashes. And now the
question is; How did the logs get there, and how
were they burned" !"
Dr. Lanzweert, of San Francisco, recently recev.
lnNOce OF from the interior,
and in order to test their power of vitality he ifn-
mersed one of the largest in jar of alcohol 95 per
cent above proof, where it remained buried for
three quarters of hour without any apparent IN
convenience; and, upon the cover of the jar being
| removed, his snakeship quietly crawed out of the
alcohol and was as lively and ferocious as ever,
The Doctor gives it as his belief that after little
experience rattlesnake might be able to stand al.
most as much strychnine whiskey as a.man.
Since California was State nine men have been
killed within its borders, according to the "code
in the following order Mr.. Dibble, by Jim Lundy,
in 1851 Edward Gilbert, by Denver, in 1852; DR.,
Crane, by Mr.. Tobey, in 1858; Major Woodleaf,
by Achilles Kewen in 1853; DIR. Dickson, by p. w.
Thomas, in 1854; Mr.. Tevis, by Mr.. Lippncott, in
1856 W. l, Ferguson, by Geo. Penn Johnson, in
1858; d. c. Broderick, by d. S. Terry, in 1859 DIR.
p. Goodwin, by w. J. Gatewood, in 1882 The
majority Of the survivors have been tried, but not
one of them has been convicted. ,f. ...
The Methodist Conference of California, at their
recent session, passed resolution against dueling,
After regretting that two eminent officials should
engage in the bloody combat, they say five cannot
but declare our deep modification citizens, our
deep pity as christians, and our shame as men at
the guilty deeds of dueling. 1t is often intentional
murder, and when death ensues, il is murder, and
we mourn for the dead and compassionate as Chris
tianity only enables us, the horrible condition Of the
participants"
Henry Bates, one Of the famous regiment Of
thieves who were exhibited on the Plaza at San
Francisco, some years ago, has been sent to the
State Prison. He was convicted in Tuolumne coun-
ty, under the name of Henry X. Chase, for grand
larceny, and sentenced for ten years. lie is, are
informed, the last but one Of that beautiful crew
who have not, from that time till now, gone to the
State Prison. The exception Is "Red- d-Headed
Burns" who is probably out Of the State.
The Shasta Herald is informed by. Mr.. Samuel
Frank, that eighty-seven wagons belonging TO the
immigration have passed his house on their way in.
to Shasta county this season. Each wagon contain
ed on an average five persons. Thirty-hve families
| have passed within few days; and among them ono
family including within its circle ten manageable
daughters. sbaGl
The Red Bluff Beacon Is informed that Levi, who
is confined in the Jail at that place a charge of
setting fire to the fremont House, and thereby burn
ing the town of Tehama, employs his time in catch
ing and tanning mice. He catches them, ties them
by the tall and teaches them TO jump. One old
fellow has practised so much that he can jump two
feet in the air. '.rrs
The Supreme Court have just decided that when
there is application for divorce upon the ground
of extreme cruelty, the party complaining must
have suffered personal violence of such character,
or the case must be attended with such circumstan-
ces to furnish reasonable ground for believing that
continued cohabtation would be attended with bod,
| ly harm.
The Jenny Lind Tunnel Company Of Forest Hill,
Placer county, offers TO let out contract for rum
ming twelve hundred feet of bed rock tunnel. The
whole cost of running the distance proposed will be
from $l2 900 TO 1924 000-the job to be finished in
eighteen months from its commencement. This is
about the largest mining contract ever offered IN this
| State.
Messrs. Kellogg & Humbert, assayers OF San
Francisco have recently cast the largest bar Of gold
ever made in California, and perhaps in the world.
1t is twelve inches long, five and q half wide, and
four thick, and perfectly cast without dressing or
furnishing 1t weighs 2,l22 26-lOO ounces, and Is
valued at $S4258l II.
A fire, supposed to have been caused by an incen-
diary, broke out at Todds Valley, Placer county,
on the night of Sept. 25th, which consumed nearly
the whole town, Only five or six houses, three Of
which were hre-proof, remained standing. The tel
egrsph Office, with the instruments are all burned
A San Francisco paper says that there are . per-
tain set Of Mexicans in that city who make 1t their
revolving business to obtain Mexican half breed
girls from different parts Of the coast by purchase
or otherwise, and when they reach certain age,
sell them to the highest bidder,
On Tuesday of last week. the first officer and three
Of the crew OF the British ship Salvadora, from Aus
tralia were arrested at San Francisco, a charge
| of mutny at sea, brought by the captain. The
charge will probably be Investigated by the British
Consul.
The Hon. James M. Crane, Delegate elect to
Congress Of the proposed Territory Of Nevada died
of apoplexy on Tuesday Of last week, at Gold HILL
in that Territory. He was buried at Carson City.
On Tuesday, Sept. 9th, Mrs. II. S. Sword was
convicted in the San Francisco police court Of as
sault and battery upon her husbands step father,
Stephen Parks and ordered 70 appear for sentence,
The native Californians on a recent Grand Jury
in Santa Barbara attempted to indct Vicente Tor
ras, printer Of the Gazette, for publishing an article
Of malicious and revolutionary tendency"
Martin ]. Wilcox, who was shot by Thomas
| Townsend, at Grand Island Colusa county, on the
22d ut. died on the oath from the effects Of the
wound. Townsend has not yet been arrested.
| The Stockton Argus says that measures have been
taken to collect together the speeches Of Senator
Broderick, and to publish them, together with a
well authenticated sketch of his life.
The assessed value Of real estate in San Mateo
county, for the present year, is $6l8,66O; improve
ments upon real estate, 240 S45; personal property
$3.50, 1896; total 81 400, ,407.