Daily national Democrat., 1859-01-18
Summary of Interior News.
ELDoRADo CoUNTY.-The Coloma Times
contains the annexed:

! contains the annexed; 90
Chinese Row-The town wa. disturbed
from its usual quiet, on the evening of Sun
day last, by the firing of pistols and the
shouts of the Celestias on Sutter street The
place was enveloped in fog, at the time. .
dense as the one which surrounds the origin
of the affair Constable Clark promptly re-
paired to the scene of the difficulty, but could
not learn anything more than that there had
been fight growing out of gambling quar-.
rel but as no one except Cinnamon witness
ed 1t, there was no possibility of getting at
the truth. We believe these long tailed ras
Gals are never guilty of telling the truth
not even when it would answer their purpose
better than lie. 1t did not appear that any
OF them were killed, and although two or
three were arrested they readily found wit
nesses to swear that they were ever so far
away from Coloma at the time of the "muss "
Miners Meeting to-night.-We perceive
that notice is given calling meeting of the
miners OF Coloma District, for the purpose of
taking into consideration matters of import
ance to the mining interests in this vicinity.
We understand the object of the meeting is
to pass laws for regulating mining affairs gen
orally, in the district This is an excellent
move, and the miners should respond bv n
general attendance, as it is matter in which
every individual is interested. A little Mt
tention to such matters at the proper time
will avert much trouble and vexation here.
after. The meeting takes place this evening,
at the School House, Coloma
Il Pedlar IN a F1.-On Wednesday last.
a jew pedlar visited Union, to dispose of
his wares, consisting of little of everything
act T..
chanced that Constable Curtis, who likes to
see every one doing business "on the square, ="
concluded he would find out whether Mr..
Pedlar had license for vending his mer.
chandise, and not getting satisfactory an
swer, he took him before Justice Stowe, when
the said vender of Northumberland being
able to show his papers for selling goods in
Ell Rorado county-was fined the snug little
sum of fifty dollars, and made to "pungle."
A PugnGcious Porker-A great deal of
fun was afforded the Main street lourgers on
Monday last, by the attempts of some China
men to capture an enormous porker. which
they had purchased. After infinite trouble
and many willy tactics, they succeeded in lay
ing violent hands on him. but his pigship re.
fused to be carried off by his purchasers
evidently entertaining dislike for the Asia
tic race-and struggled most hogtully. At
last they succeeded in getting him down; but
this created a terrible confusion of tongues
Hog squealed his best and Cinnamon shouted
their loudest-as though each was trying to
drown the others voice AT last the Chinese
got rope fast round his leg. and all hands
laid hold and tried to tow him away This
was resisted by Mr. Pig, who appeared to
have pressing business in the opposite direc
ton, until the rope suddenly broke and piled
the whole "caboodle' of Juggling Chnamen
into the mud, in promiscuous heap; where
upon the hog trotted off with very satisfied
air-apparently relishing the joke as much
as did the laughing crowd of "Melican men"
in front of Weller's, who had witnessed the
struggle with intense interest The last we
saw of the hog, all the Chinese had abandon
ed the chase, save two, who were vainly try.
ing to corner him. but the porker seemed
more than match for them Whenever
they came too near, he would evade them by
some Tasterly maneuvre, and then, giving
vent to his satisfaction in low gruut, would
coolly sean their movements from safe dis
tance. But John Chnaman has an overween
ing prediction for pork, and, this being
festive season with him, we have no doubt as
to the final fate of the heroic hog He doubt
less went to dinner-"not where he eats. but
where he is eaten, and where, when the
feast is done, certain convocation of long
tailed Children of the Sun shall wipe their
greasy chops, the while they softly murmur
'welly good"
NEVADA CouNrY,-The San Juan Press con.
tains the suLjoined items:
Tie Mines about Town.-The Golden
Gate Company have completed the tunnel,
and are now running up shaft. When the
workmen struck gravel there was a sudden
rush of earth and water uponthem, and they
barely had time to jump upon n car and ride
out before the food. Prospects of fifty cents
to the pan have been obtained in this claim.
The Ohio Company's hydraulic fume was
finished this week. 1t is very handsome
piece of work, strongly built, nearly 900
feet long and from twenty to thirty feet high
and was constructed by Major Welton.
The Deadman Company cleaned up So ,4s2
last week Lowe & Co. 1851: the Bloom
er boys, from four days run, $40, and other
companies amounts ranging from 5000 to
$4O0
Accident-On Monday night as some men
were employed in raising shaft from Palmer
tunnel at Junction Bluff, one of them, named
Watkins, fell distance of thirty feet and
was much bruised, but we are glad to learn,
received no serious injuries.
DisgrdcefA-The rodyism of some indi
viduals at the concert last Saturday evening.
They acted without the least decency or re-
spect to the vocalists and their audience,
yelping and bowling and stamping in fienG,
ish manner. 1t makes one blush for his man.
hood to think any can be found so low as to
play the clown and bully in the presence of
virtuous women For the credit of the town,
at least, We hope never to witness such be-
havior again.
SANTA CLARA CoUNTY-The Jan Jose Tri.
bune furnises us with the following, for which
we are much oblighed:
Grave-H-It is the custom with our Coun.
ty Surveyor, when leaving his office on busi
ness to record upon the slate suspended upon
the door, the place where he may be found,
or when he expects to return. Being called
out the other day to survey the city cemete-
ry, he registered his whereabouts thus
Gone to the graveyard" Some wag added
to the inscription the following: "He leaves
wife and two small children. Peace to his
ashes"
Stole MuIe-Wiliam Aiken stole q mule
He stole it last week from a mining company
some where in the vicinity of Mokelumne
Hill, and straight way he made mule tracks
toward the SOUTH We do not know to what
point he was ourneying. He arrived at San
Jose on Friday night, and put up his mule
in Mr.. Bodleys livery stable. Mr.. - Da.
Wis is an agent of the mining company afore-
said he discovered that the mule was gone
and he likewise discovered that it was gone
towards San Jose. He followed in the foot