Daily national Democrat., 1860-07-03

of late. in getting themselves slaughtered.
Rumors have reached us,-we give them as
such, for we have seen no one who can
tell us anything definite. that a slaughter Of
Diggers took place, on Sunday last, at the
Prairie House, this side of Oroville. The re-
port is, that two parties of Indians, number
ing in all about forty. met at the Prairie
House, and pretty soon began fighting. They
used bows and arrows, and guns, and two or
three were killed. During the contest, a
namher Of them rushed into the house, in
search of fugitive, and terribly frightened
the family. A gentleman from Mnrysvlle
happened to be there with two horse We.
hicle at the ii he, and the terrified family
leaped into the carriage and drove from the
scene of danger. Driving to the race track
near Oroville. where number of men were
assembled, about thirty Whites mounted on
horses, and armed with revovers, immedi-
ntely proceeded to the Prairie House, and.
finding the Diggers still there, commenced
firing upon them. The Dggers fled in all
directions. Two or three were killed and
three or four mortally wounded The result
was that peace was restored, and the family
resident at the Prairie House went back.
We give the above account as we heard it
FROM gentleman who merely related to us
what he heard himself, withou. vouching for
its accuracy.
We shall probably know something more
definite, in a short Iime
! GENERAL LAMoIlCtERE.-The Opinion Ma
tional publishes the text of the oath taken
| by General de Lamoriciere in the preeence
of the Holy Father:
| Leon de Lamor' iere, Commander in
Chief of the Pont6cal troops, promise and
swear to lie faithful to Saint Peter the Apos-
tie, to the sacred College of the Most Serene
aud Most Reverned Cardinals of the Holy
Roman Church, to the supreme Pontitf reg
nlnt and to his successors canonically elected
and | will faithfully perform the office of
Commander in Chief OF the Pontihcal troops
contded to me. So help me God and His
Holy Gospels.
1t appears, says another paper, that the
General is much troubled by demands for
Commissions. All the seceders to Rome,
whether from Ireland, Naples, the Fanbourg
st. German or Spain. wish to lie made
marshals or generals, or, at the least. colon
els, at once. Lamoriciere intends to make a
patrician guard, to cons st exclusively Of
gentlemen n"-the privates, drummers, pio.
heers and all are to be gentlemen, and this
ingenious contrivance will be the only means
of disposing of his pretentious partisans.
TURNPlKE.W learn, says the Hydraulic
Press, that on Wednesday last an arrange
meut was effected between the Truckee and
the Henness Pass Companies, Ly which SO |
much of the line of the Truckce road as ex
tends from Jacksons Ranch, in Sierra coun-
ty, to Truckee City, was consolidated. The
road is to be the joint property of both COM
panies, each to bear half the expense of COLI
struction, and to receive half :he proceeds
arising from the tolls upon the same.
The work of completing the road is to be
pushed forward vigorously, under the super
vision Of two persons, one To be selected by
each of the said companies Mr.. T. g. smith
was selected by the Board Of Directors of the
Truckee Company, to act in their behalf
We are not informed Of the name of the per
son selected by the Henuess Pass Company
The respective supervisors are to meet at
Jacksons Ranch on Tuesday July Sd TO Let
out contracts under the new infringement.
AT ODonalds Flat. Sierra county, on the
23d ult., John Cunningham was severely in
jurei 10y the falling OF large boulder The
Citizen says that it struck him on the left leg
bursting open the knee joint, and nearly sev
ering the limb from the body. The ends Of
the thigh bone and bones of the leg were
prot uding through the wound At last ac
counts there was some hope that the limb
would he saved
SHOOTING AT VIRGINIA.-A man was badly
shot, in Virginia City, few days ago, we
understand, by one Of the Winters, (brothers)
living in that place The man, report says, had
jumped claim belonging to Winters, and
Winters attacked him on the streets of Vir
ginia City with revolver. He followed him
up, shooting him in the arm. and head and
various parts of his body. The man effected
his escape, and was having his wounds dress
ed in Drug store, when Winters tried TO get
in and finish him there, but was prevented.
1t was very doubtful whether the wounded
man would recover.
A DRY HARVEST WANTED.-The following
advertisement from the Oroville papers will
be understood. 1t is said there never was IL
Ball at Berry Greek but that it rained:
BY the request OF the Farmers of Butte.
who desire dry harvest, the Berry Creek
Ball is postponed until some future day wien
rain will be more desirable.
r. JOHNSON"
OK the 9th of June, says an eastern paper,
a duel, growing out of the Charleston Con
vention, was fought near Savannah, Georgia.
between L. A. Nelans and w. r. Holmes
The weapons were fowling pieces loaded
with buckshot. On the first fire Nelans re-
ceived four of the shot in different parts of
his body inficting flesh wounds, but so dis
abling him that the fight was suspended Mr.
Nelans was member Of the minority of the
late delegation.
MoRRIssEY.-TheT Troy Budget, of June
states that Morrissey is going into training at
the Abbey, with view to fight Heenan in
August. He has left New York, and express.
es his determination to vanqrish the Cham.
Pion OF the World, Notwithstanding the dis
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