Daily national Democrat., 1861-08-04

about time that property-holders, Insurance
agents, Supervisors and the Fire Department
/ should unite, and take some action whereby
the wants Of this Department may be sup
! piled.
The above from the San Francisco Call,
would apply to our city. Although new hose
/ is needed there are hundreds of feet which
could be repaired at a small expense, and
would, in case Of emergency, be availablo.--
The fact that we are well supplied with water
and an efficient Department saves our people
thousands of dollars annually simply in rates
Of premium for insurance. The rates of in
suIaucc here are the same those charged
at san Francisco, while Nevada, Oroville,
and most places in the State are rated at an
advance Of fifty per cent We must not lose
our reputation for a lack Of facilities which
can be SO easily supplied.
PorAro CEop.-The potatoc crop, says the
Sonoma Journal in many part. Of the Bodcga
country,is being fatally injured by that worse
than Egyptian scourge-the grasshoppers
Many fields will doubtless be entirely de-
stroyed. The spud growers in regions not
affected, anticipated good price from this
cause.
GRAssuorrErs- Myriads of these voracious
insects are now devouring everything that is
green upon The cast side Of the Upper Sacra-
mcnto. They have destroyed orchards, eaten
up gardens, and are now deyouring the cattle
range.
OEoyIAE RALEoD-The Record is in
iocLed that the work of grading on the rail-
road will be comlenccl again as soon as
hands can be procured. The bridging buill-
ing culyorts, etc, will be commenced in few
days, and pushed forward rapidly, to com
pletion 1t is expected that the iron, and
rolling stock for the road viii be shipped
this month, and that the cars will be running
long before the statutatory time shall have
expired.
BEAR KmLED--The Butte Record is in
formed hy a correspondent from Lumpkin
that very large bear was caught and killed
He was an old resdenter, and has been anu
sing himself during the summer with freeing
the boys in the vicinity.
POSTMASTER AT FoHnEsrowN-Mr L. p.
Smith, Republican candidate for the Assem-
bly, in 1860, osreceiycd the appoint Of Post
master at Forbestown.
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TIE INDIAN WAR IN HUMBOLDT CouNrY.-
The murder of George b. Cooper by Indians
near Hydesyille, in Humboldt county, which
we have noticed heretofore has caused much
excitement in that county. One of the muir
derors has been killed, ard the settlers are
forming party to make war on the red men.
At public meeting held at Eureka on the
2lth ult., it was resolved to demand protec-
tion from Coy. Downcy and Gen. sumner
5. J. Whipple was appointed delegate to
make the demand.
THERE are thirteen places Of public wor-
ship in Stockton, though the city has only
about 1000 inhabitants
ENicEArroN TO OnrGoN-Oregon papers
have advices which estimate the emigration
TO that State, now on the way, at 5000 wa
gons, and from l2,o00 to 1900 souls
SINGULAR CoNcIDLNcE 1t is little singu-
lar that the first extra issued by the California
Express for weeks, should have been publish.
ed yesterday, the same containing the account
Of the first important success Of the rebels
and a noticeable feature of that extra is the
fact that the following which appears in the
Unions dispatch, from which the Express
copied, did not appear: "7Ae re5cls' loss at
Naaassas is estimated By than at three Hou-
saad." Ofcourse this item was not intention.
ally suppressed. The Express would not do
any tlng Of that kind.
THE Alta, after giving tabular statement,
upon which it bases its calculations, concern
ing the political complexion of the California
Senate at its next session, says:
OF those to be elected this year, we sup
pose the Republicans will have 10; the
Douglas men, | ; and the Breckenridge, 3
This will give the Republicans, "A; the
Douglasites, 10; and the Breckinr;dgers, 6,
in the next Senate. We have put down san
Joaquin and Tuolumne as likely to elect Re
publican Senators, although they gave pu
rality for Breckinridge last year. Ifthe vote
should be the same in 1861, as in 1860, then
the Breckinmdgers will have two more, and
the Republicans two less, than we expect.
SALES OF CLAIMs.-The ranchers have ia
ken state and other public land in this coun-
ty, nearly to the foothills, says the San Joa-
quin Republican. Where this land is upon
the river, there is very apt to be gold in the
sand which forms the banks The hordes of
Cinnamon which pass through Stockton are
often to be found working such spots as these
Their owners or ovcrseers, however, to Sc
cure the good will Of the ranch owner, buy
their claims him We heard day or two
since of one man who, four or five months
ago, had offered to sell his ranch and
improvements for 81, 600. lie has since sold
claims upon the river banks to Cinnamon to
the amount Of $500. lie has Il patent to
the land.
Tue following account of the noble and
humane conduct Of the rebels did not appear
in the Express Extra, although in the Union
} of yesterday;
The barbarsm practiced by the rebels at
Bulls Run was unparalleled A private OF
the First Connecticut Regiment found a
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