Daily national Democrat., 1860-06-01

FATAL MINING AccIDENT.-On Saturday last
at Liberty Hill, in Little York township
Nevada county, two miners named Edward
Dodge and A. Nuttng we're washed out Of
tunnel. and the former killed and the latter
seriously injured The shaft connecting with
the tunnel had become choked and filled with
water and the two men went into the tunnel
to clear it, Their intention, says the Demo
crat. was to open a small hole into the 81 aft
and let the water off gradually but they had
rocks and gravel gave way, and the whole
body of water came out with rush The
men were forced through the tunnel, which
is about three hundred feet in length and
carried some FIVE hundred feet further down
a canon. Dodge was buried in the sand, his
head down and his feet only were visible;
Nutting was lodged against a sluice, his body
partly buried, with his head out. Dodge was
terribly mangled and bruised, his skull frac-
tured and deep cuts made on other parts Of
his body. lie died in about an hour. Nut
ting was bruised all over the body, and his
right arm was fractured in several places.
DEPARTURE FoR CENTRAL AMERICA On
Wednesday, the brig Perseyere left San
Francisco for Tgre Island and La Union in
the Bay of Fanseea, having on board about
twenty five passengers, some bound to San
salvador and Honduras, and others for Mica
ragua. Most of these, says the Alta, are
| Americans seeking homes there Among
them are a number of the celebrated "IIar-
mouial brotherhood new recruits-(two or
three ladies' who go to join the dolectable
Free Lovers of Messrs Llewelen and Ty-
ler Mr. George II. Boley, formerly a mer-
chant of San Juan del Sud, Nicaragua, is
another of the passengers. He is the pro-
prietor of number of valuable gold mines
in Matagapa, Nicaragua, and having visited
California for the purpose of examining the
method of working our mines, returns to
Central America to renew the developing of
his gold pIaccrs We have before us adds
the Alta, a number of specimens of gold
from the Leonesa and Concorda mines, show
ing evidences of being very rich.
CARsoS TALLEY.-The Territorial Enter
prise of May 2Sth, says;
Mr. A. Robinson has Just arrived at Carson
City from Long Valley Ieinformed us that,
fearing a difficulty at this place, he collected
his cattle and commenced moving last week
On Sunday the Goth inst, after he left, the
Indians (Pah Utahs) came just at day light
and burned his house lie saw, while com
ing here, three well armed Pah Utahs at An.
telope Springs Young Winnemucka had
sent word TO the chief of a band Of Fab
Utahs at Walkers river, that he must join
them or else he will be expatriated.
Mr. Warren Wasson, in connection with
others, intend to scout the country between
Pyramid and Honey Lake Valleys. The |
members of this company are w. Wassen, |
Tom Condor, j. TIiplit. J. A. Sergeant, F. |
Lipscomb, j. A. Bamly and G.. Cody, the |
brother of the Cody supposed to be killed by
the Indians in Long Valley. This party eX
pect reinforcement of ten or twelve men
from Honey LIKE Valley They intend to
start in a few d. 'ys. From our knowledge of
the men, we know they will render good ser
vice in the war.
In compliance with the wishes of a num-
Der of those interested, Judge Cradlebaugh
will hold a special term of the District Court
It Carson City, commencing on Monday
next.
1t is reported that some members Of the
Sacramento company deserted Capt Hays on
Thursday night, taking with them their
horses and accou;erments. No names are