The Placer herald., 1861-10-26
Frightful Accident and Lo.. of -.

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About 8 o'clock Saturday mornino 90 =,
California Stage Companys coach g s,o s"e
Downievlle to Marysvile. was ssoa, %o''r
the Goodyear Hill, about mile and a haIf
'ne o'ner SIDE or the Mountain House. in
making very short turn on the narrovo ~
portion OF the road, the ground underneath
the hind wheel gave way, and the whoa,
commenced settling down the embankmsn,'
The driver, Miles Nesmith immed;sta,"
whipped up his team, and for few momou;,
the stage was poised on the brink Of ,hs
preclplce. The ground crumtling rsdidIr
however, the stage and contents. tooo,h9!,''
with the horses, were precipitated down tho.
frlghtful abyss. There were on the outside.
OF the coach two passengers (whites) and
the driver: on the inside six Cinnamon. Ona
OF the passengers tour informant\ founS
himself lodged in some bushes, abont 6f,,
yards down the hill, and unhurt. Tho d,H;
YER lodged consider bly, further down andt
was badly injured. The other outside n u.U
senger, attempting to jump from the co a
became entangled in the rens, fell amona
the horses and rolled with them about ,hrase
hundred yards nearly to the foot of the hin
He was badly bruised and internal INJURIES
which will very likely prove fatal. Two ~
the Cinnamon were killed outright, a third.
was fatally injured, and the Others wer.
more or less bruised and ma gled Tbrea
of the horses were dead when thew reacbeJ
the bottom. The stage was in innumerabla
fragments. MarysviVe Democrat.
THE DowNIEvILLE STAGE ACC1DExr
One of the Cinnamon who was wounded bv
this fearful accident, has since died-ma.
king three of that people who were killed
The rest of the wounded passengers are get.
ting along finely, exbept Boyce, who was
the worst injured, having his shoulder bro.
ken, his head cut and jaw crushed, and who
may die. The accident, according to evil
dence adduced at a Coroner's inquest. was
caused by the horses taking fright at some
creature which sprang across the road, as the
driver said and jumping over to the edge of
the bank at curve where the road was
very narrow. The coach went over the bank
first, and drew the horses after it.
MarysviHe appeal, Oct %.
DEPARTURE OF MILIrARY.-The following
officers of the U. S. Army left for the East
on the Orzaba yesterday:
Brig. Gen. E. V. Simmer, Col. G. S. Mer-
chant, Capt. Judd, Capt J. Stuart, Capt.
Hendrckson, Capt. Botoes, Lieut. j. J. Up-
ham, Lieut.. ellis, Lieut. Wiliston, Lieut..
Sinclair, Lieut. Warner, Lieut.. Hardin, Lieut..
Dandy, Lieut.. Kip, Lieut.. Livingston, DEL.
J. Milhau, DR.. J. G. Herndon.
Captains Boggs and Green, Of the Navy,
also left Three companies of the Third
Artillery and four of the Sixth Infantry,
with 10000 arms were also on the steamer.
STRICT Mooney, writing to-
his paper concerning the Catholic College
at Santa Clara, observes as follows:
The good fathers, mindful of the yearn.
ings of the ho; hlooded youth, have well
appointed gymnasium for exercise, beauii
theater for amusenents, a bathing pond sup
piled by an artesan well for ablution, and
an extensive apotherary shop for the use of
the sick. There are about 1870 pupils at
present in the establishment They are not
suffered to eat, walk, study, pray, exercise.
play, or sleep, witout The presence of two or
more father professors. When all come into
the long sleeping room at night under the in
spection of two professors they lay down TO
rest. each in his own bed, without ulieringa
word to each Other. This may be consider
ell the last degree of Submission and discip.
line to which boys can he brought by rule
and habit in California
THE Foor RAcE.-WARM SPRINGS, Oct.
81 The foot race at Warm Springs be
tween Calr and SeIava, resulted in Carr WIN.
ming by twelve feet. More than 5000
changed bands. Four thousand people pres
ent.
[Se|aya gave Carr two yards in one hun
bred.
TELEGRAPH-The stock for a telegraph
line from Yreka to Portland, Oregon, has
all been taken, and work on this line will be
commenced this Spring. The distance o.
tween the two points is $50 miles and ooS
yards.
MORE CoAL.-A coal mine has been d's-
covered on Stony Creek, in Tebams county
The coal appears to be of an excellent
quality.
EE- The New York correspondent OF 1ne
S. +. Call says that the late Street Comm's'
sioner, Gustavus w. Smith. and his Assistant
Mansfield Lovett. have gone to Mlssoor, ~
take command of portion Of the Confeaer
ate forces. They are West Point graduates
A HARDENED SINNER.-Thomas Emerso"''
sentenced in San Bernardino county ~
grand larceny, got up in bis place anu 'o,!
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