Daily national Democrat. [volume] (Marysville, Calif.) 1858-1861, 1860-02-21

TIE HOMICIDE AT BUcKEYE-The Shasta
Courier of Saturday, gives the following oo
count of the affray which occurred at Buck
eye, in that county on the 18th, and which
resulted in the death of VIM Throughman.
aged about 81 years son of Sanford Though.
man, Of Churn Creek
It appears that Thoroughman and James
G. Cornelius commenced scuflie IN McMa.
nus Saloon, about IL o'clock on Sunday
night both intoxicated but apparently in
good humor at the time They became an
CRY, however, and it was proposed by by.
ISLANDERS that they should 60 into the street
and have a fair fight. Soon after going into
the street Cornelius was tclled to the ground
by stone said to be thrown by Thorough
man, and Immediately after tho report Of a
gun or pistol was heard, and Cornelius cry
ing out that he was killed After the report
Of fire arms, and while Cornelius was on the
ground, Thoroughman sprang upon him and
fought desperately. Edward Stacy, who
was standing in the crowd. pulled the de.
cease of Cornelius, and it is in evidence be-
fore the Coroners jury that Stacy kicked
him at the time. Immediately after being
taken off Cornelius, it was discovered that
lhoroughmon was dying. lie lived but a
few minutes.
Early on Monday Stacy was arrested by
Under Sheriff Angel, and on Tuesday danes
Slower, c. II. Kyle and James C. Cornelius
We're arrested by Sheriff Follansbee. On
Wednesday an examination was had before
Justice Shed. A great many witnesses were
examined, but nothing developed to fasten
the shooting on any of the accused The be.
lief seems to have been that Cornelius was
the man that was shot, and under this i'm
preston it is thought Stacy acted when he
assaulted the deceased Cornelius was
brought to Shasta on Wednesday, bnt was
so unwell from his wounds that he could not
be present at the examination. Kyle, Sto-
yer, and Cornelius were discharged, but Sta
cy held to bail in one thousand dollars to
await the action of the next Grand Jury.
THE Portland Oregon News of the 18th
inst, says DR.. Randall had arrived at that
place from Walla Wala, with considerable
amount Of Similkameen and Colville gold
some two pounds and half One hundred
and twenty packmules and horses left the
Dalles for Simikaneen Parties are leaving
every day.
AT last aenouuts, Matilda Heron was play
ing successful engagement at the Walnut
Street Theatre, Philadelphia. Her leading
characters were Camille and Lesbia.
PROFITABLE BLAoKBERRY FIELD.-The edit
or of the Norwalk (Ct) Gazette has been Wis
ting the New Rochelle fields, belonging to
George Seymour n Co., and says that "three
acres under cultivation have produced over
four hundred bushels Of blackberries, with a
cultivation that cost IS per acre and the
blackberries when sold in New York realized
above expenses 50 200, or more than 1000
per acre. Besides this, thirty barrels of
blackberry wine, now worth $50 per barrel.
have been made from berries grown on the
same lot, and there are plants enough for the
sale of next spring to make the net yield
from this small lot at least $4,000"
FAST TINES IN MAelposA CoUNTY.-A cor
respondent of the Stockton Argus writing
from Hornitas, says
Mariposa county contains more valuable
quartz leads than any other county in the
State-not more than half Of which have been
prospected, This place is filled with miners
from all parts of the State, and business is
brisk. Each billiard room supports its band
of music; and one, band of Ministries Ron
do monte, poker and billiards are some"
and fast men and women, in numbers are
many. Money is plenty, and whisky is on
the fall, and constantly running down.