The semi-weekly mountain Democrat., 1860-09-22
MsMWtaiK AamOrrat.
CITY JOTTIN 3.

ArfxnPt I'd sRkAk jAiL.-Eight Of the ptis-
ooers confined in the Jail at COlOma made ON
tnshccpssEul attempL on Wednesday hight, To
quit their comfortable quarters and good feed,
and roam through the wilderness" By the
AssistAhUe Of outside sympathisetS. they pro-
cured . cfUwbar. with which they worked their
wsy thfUugh six walls. and had commenced on
The seventh, and last, when the jailOr stepped
IN and put stop Ia their farther proceedings.
Willis bone OF them were at work removing
the stones aud breaking the walls, others were
Uissieibk 0Rd clsHking their chains, to deadcn
the noise Of their operations, and alIay suspi-
ciOn. The dogs In the jaiI yard kept up con-
tinual barking. which induced the jaiIor to in
vestigste the cause Of the unusual disturbance
He was just in time to arrest a general out
break. The jAil, which cost the county large
sum Of money. is wholly insecure. Il was
built without Judgment, sBd ought to be de-
clared . nuisance. The prisoners had managed
TO diveat themselves Of their hobbIes, and had
they succeeded In escaping from the Jail, would
have made their way sut Of the State without
uimeuity. Not anticipating an interruption,
and oO0Gdent Of eacapiDg, they lefI the follow.
ing PreeiOus SOvWHiT, which we publish with
'out alteration:
COLONA JAIL, Sept. 18Th, 1850.
To AL UnOA II MAI cOScEAx: : (sentleas<n:
An Of as havtag the good fOTtnWe Of Ieaving your
jail, we Dow take the opportunity Of thanking you
Ssg y6ug great kta4neSs you haSa bestowed upon
us. 0seals@sn, dsemin6 IL Reeesssry for all Of US
was paFeF than the air In the COIoma Jail, there
fore shea yoa receive this shall be in the noun
tains, breathing the fTesh air that 10, gentlemen
h ts % diSeAVantage to any Of yon. Further
nsrs, ws OPe the RaceFville police officers will
feel aggTsve abOut ne. especially c. T. And
should that gentleman ever pass over path We will
show bin ga@e that he will not profit by il, for
he 10 . false swearing SeOuDdrel, and great many
nose of it besides us OpinE this will meet your
ktUd aRpTObatOns and believe US, gentIenen. there
is DOshihg wrong about Ne at present, will eon-
vlHds' With ny best ~.sA:. % to all
SEo'r. GET WAY.
A SLI0sT MIsTAEE.-At the fire on Wednes.
day, the machines Of Nos One and Two stood
heer eecA other st the cistern on the Plaza. At
almost the first stroke of her brakes, No. TwO's
h0as burslsd and deIuged al in their vicinity
with water. This would have discouraged
m"st Fire@en aud put an end 10 the play Of
their mnchines.-nOt e0 with the boys here.
however. The butt of M. One . hoae, not vet
attached IN the machine, lay between the two
engines; seeing which and, We presume, think
ing IL vas another set cf hOse belonging to his
company. yOuDg member seized il and screwed
il on to No. Two. The Assistant Furcman of
No. Two followed up the hose for the purpose
Of taAisg the pipe, which he found IN top Of
the house In the hands Of two Of Ones fellows:
"whst ere you doing with our pipe" e1.
claimed Two. To the devil with you :" ex.
claimed One. "it's oura." We did not hear
eli The conversation that Eoll"wcd. but PresnIne
that the matter was explained to the sa,i,fac.
tiou 6f bob companies, although such misiAkes
ore exceedingly awkward. and in some com.
munities. where there is "ill blood" between
che different etfmpAnies. might have lead 10
very unpleasant consequences, We think the
Young 'un" that SERVED ON the hose ought
N treat. aud that oil should look upon the &C.
Currsoee - good jOke,-Doihinx more it GER
IAiRly Wss, even Though il had been done pur-
Poseiy tn annoy No. One. which certainly Was
not the case.
WsOcAS Rgvrse.-we notice that the friends
SfC""ddeOee Engine Company are circulating
q subscription paper. with = vicw to raising
Snoasv ~ saabIe the Company u erect . fire
PronS bo1se. We are Ktsd that the movement
has been iHaugusated. aud hope the pFoverbial
ReneTOoity II our eiii1ens will mot be appealed
TO in vaia in behalf Of this gallant and efficient
Compsay. It's members have shown q laudabIc
determiuatiOa and capabiliiy 10 help themselves
heretofore, and each one has already paid
large sum SOr the purchase of sPparutus, and
the building and furnishing of the house which
Was destroyed By the 6re u Saturday night, To
asy nothing Ofthe aiacriiy they have ever shown
10 the preservation OG the city from fire. with.
out Oder reward than the proud consciousness
Oftheie uset1ineas u Othe ea'mmunity. Will not
every property owner and business man in this
city give the gallant fellows laid and comfort"
10 their boar of Weccssity: We think 40. and
dOHbt not that tie requisite amount will be
prvmPuy subscribed.
h"tel keeper fro@ Tie " "a,OaataiDs" Presentcd
bill N one Of our Livery firms. amounting to
sOms twO hundred dollars, for meals, lodging,
&e." The decker IN "hosses" wnS somewhat
AssoaisAed at The "gFaSd total" aud thOught
wiss h0ssAa 6ssn "piling II c0 10 his charges.
Bat he wss not to be OutdOAe. Tie IaSdI0rd
was In tAe hsbi' of Pa'rOniEing his stable when
he cszne to the city IN see the fashions aud
rePssaiah his IAFder. and be determined 10 show
him thai be was not 70 Be- beaten By that sus-
piciOas "&e." so be made Out long bill for
horse refreshments, consisting Of divers items
ofhay. barley and dittO"-PTiuciPaly ditto"
AID PraScnted II as . Set.OG Mine host
gTi@aeed little. bat settled without word Of
c"mplsint, and ailer receipt had been given by
eacAs WagG.shly exelaimod-" Come, old Ditto,
let's 90 aod take . drioky' with great pleas
ere, And-OO-SOsth." b" replied. Ditto.
OIAD o. IT.-A gentleman who has repeat
edIy Travelled over the road between this place
and ViFgisiA City, Of late, informs M that the
whole route iS 6lled with teams and pack trains,
goiaG 10 and reforming from the silver diggings.
He states that money is plenty. trade brisk, oil
k'nAs a labae In demand. and everything in
the aose aOsFishiug condition the other side
7Ot The @oostasss." The merchants are laying
to 81 immense stock of provisions, mining
tOols and elOtAiag, GOr the winter season, anti
cipating lively time.
Wa have few copies Of the great speech
delivered by Hon. DaWieI 8. Dickinson. nt the
Cooper Institute, 10 New York, on the 18th Of
..Iulv which re will take nleasnra Il, asnA;.-.o