Daily national Democrat., 1861-07-16

The Washington correspondent of the Bull
letin says rumors are current of plot to
seize the California treasure. Desperate men
in the interest and employ of the rebels are
to take passage at San Francisco as second
class passengers, and AZ a fitting time will
take possession of the steamer, and run into
some foreign port.
FIRES AT SAN FRANCISCO The Bulletin has
the following account of the fire which oc-
Cured in San Francisco on Friday:
The City Hall bell gave the alarm Of fire
in the 9Th District at 3 p. NJ, which was at
least half an hour after the fire broke out, its
site being hidden behind the hills so that it
was impossible to clearly make it out. When
the engines arrived on the ground. Simmons
street, between Howard and Folsom, the
house Of Edward Edwards, in whose adjacent
barn the fire was first seen, and the frame
house of Mrs Dungennine. were consumed,
and the strong west wind had communicated
the flames to the two-story wooden building
occupied by the Union Laundry. There was
great difficulty 10 obtaining supply of
water. No. took it from the hydrant cor
ner of 4th and Folsom streets, and through
4UU IeeL Vi uOSG gave IL W Nv. ~ NuOj tuio
900 feet Of hose. fed No. 10 who, through
l ,O5o feet, gave it to No ., who, through 800
feet. PLAYED briskly on the burning building.
Nos & and took mud and water from a
creek bv the roadside. After the water was
fairly started, the Department soon hemmed
in the fire. The proprietor of the laundry,
Mr. Nicholson, and his hands, lose all that
was inside that building. Among the cot
tages destroyed beside those named were the
cottages occupied by Mr.. Voluier, another
owned by Mr. McLane another facing on
Harrison street, another, Mr. Culverwells and
Mr. Ross, on Clementina street, was some
what damaged. The total loss is estimated
roughly to reach $4,000.
In running to the fire, Mr.. Buckley of No.
10 stumbled over a raised plank and fell
the hose carriage passing over and bruised
his leg good deal. James McDermott of
Manhattan Hose Co. had his arm badly
bruised The FIRE is charged to accident
children playing with combustbles and
matches in the barn.
The same paper Q3th) says:
There was fire on Washington street al
o'clock this morning, which cleaned out
Hayden q Zander's barber shop-no insur-
ance. The house Grcn) belonged to Abel
Guy & Co. Total loss, 81, 200.
CHINESE FIGnT-The Mountain Messenger
has the following description of fight which
occurred between two Cinnamon at La Porte
on the 9th inst
Whang Bang and Bang Whang, it seems
had dispute about the price of a chicken
An animated discussion ensued which drew a
crowd sufficiently large to eclipse any ordi-
nary dog fight, after which actual engage
meat commenced One dealt the other a
severe blow on the arm with butchers
cleaver, when the instrument fell from his
grasp and he was obliged to run. The
wounded man (more properly brute1 pursued
brandishing huge dirk, his face writhing
with the most intense anger we ever saw de-
picted in anything mortal. He succeeded in
cutting a severe cash in the rear of his an.
tagonist, just as the latter was springing from
the back door of Van Camp & Seeleys
butcher shop. The poor pest was returned
on litter. The wound was not serious.
HoRsEs KILLED.-Cyrus McMath, who runs
two four horse teams on the Marysville road
met with a singular accident at the Barton
House (Yuba co on Tuesday. The two
teams had been watercd and upon starting
up again one of the animals in the hindmost
become startled and frightened the rest, when
they all commenced a stampede. The whee
of the latter wagon caught the forewheel o
the forward one and upset it, considerably ly
injurng Mr.. McMath who was driving The
horses soon became detached and made d
fearful rush through the timber, killing two
of their number by coming in contact with
the large trees The others were not much
| injured. d.-NoUntdia Messenger
MINING IN SIERRA The Sierra Citizen
says concerning mining operations in that
county;
There is more extensive preparation going
on, in this immediate vicinity this season
than for many previous. In Downieville
above and below, the riv ers are being fumed
at every available point. There will un-
doubtedly be comparatively large quantities
of orc takelf out of the rivers, which will be
marketed in Dcwnieyille. Success to the
miner.
CAPTURE OF DmEBELBIs-A San Francisco
dispatch dated the l3th says:
Mr.. Hanson, Indian Superintendent for thu
Northern District of California, after some
what exciting chase of several weeks through
the wilds Of the north, in search of Maio
Driebelbis the ex-Superintendent, finally
overlook him in this city yesterday, and in
duced him to yield his office and come to {
settlement.
CHOICE BLESSINGS. BLESSED is he that i
ugly in form and features, for the girls shan
moiest him. Blessedjs she that would ge
married but can't, for the consultations of thc
gospel are hers. Blessed are the orphan chill
dren, for they have no mothers to spanl
them. Blessed are they that expect nothing
for they shall not be disappointed. BlesseC
are they who have no money, for they are
not in danger Of being robbed Blessed il
he who has a wooden leg, for he shall not bC
troubled with corns. Blessed are they who
are sick. for they need not work.