The weekly Butte record., 1861-01-05
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GRIMES AVID CASUALTIES.

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killed by the caving of a bank at FAN creek
seven miles above Washington, In Nevadd
county, few days since.
Some weeks ago, says The Napa Reporter
A. \. Hamm. the getter up aud ostensiblC
manager of the Collegiate Institute in this place
suddenly got up and got" leaving the public
minus from three to FIVE Thousand dollars lie
exhibited the utmQst impartialiiy in his opera.
tions, treating servant girls. cooks butchers
merchants and printers all alike Just before
leaving he got possession of some 81, 500 bv
means Of collections and a transfer of his inter
est in the college property, and vanished from
the sight of this community. Mr. b. W. Latta,
of the firm Of Latta & Blain, was among the
sufferers, and determined to give chase to the
fugitive. Having obtained some clue, he sue
ceeded in tracing him to Santa Cruz. He
found Hamm already engaged in negotiating
for getting up another q Collegiate Institute, >
and on applying for the necessary papers to
arrest him, found it difficult to persuade. the
Magistrate that Hamm was the maH he was
after.
The worthy Justice had spent the day with
Mr.. II. in examining and comparing the vari
Gus building sites for the proposed institution
Mr. L. proceeded however, and arrested this
Spectator On public credulity, Just on the eve
of a fresh speculation, and placing him ou
board OF a stage-with handouts ready to put
on in case Of any attempt to escape-started
for Napa pia San jose Mr. Latta on arri-
wing in the latter place, directed the driver to
'"drive round to the county Jail" At this
point Hdmm weakened" and agreed to shell
out, on condition that he should be taken to
hotel instead Of the prison. He then reluctant
ly disgorged 1886 the amount of Latta's
claim, besides $40 additional for expenses in
CURED, aud was suffered TO depart.
The Fort Wayne Qnd) Times says that a
most terrible and fatal accident, with conse-
.quences still more terrible, occurred in Adams
county the other day. The story is at once
the briefest and most awful we have read of in
many year. A woman about to churn but
ter, threw some boiling water in the churn into
which one of the children had unnoticed by
The mother, placed an infant, and it was in
stantly scaded to DEATH In her frenzy the
mother seized a chair and inflicted death
blow upon the little girl. After realizing what
she had done she threw herself into the well
and was drowned.
A man named VIM. Marshal, who lived at
Montezuma Hill, Nevada county, was found
lying dead on Webbcr's South Yuba bridge
last Sunday. He had been stabbed in the
breast, says the Transcript. John Long, the
tell keeper, who was arrested, and lodged in
Jail the same day, is charged with the murder
Reuben Ryder, of Sawyer's Bar Klamath
county, got entangled with the machinery of
saw mill there, and coming in contact with the
saw, one Of his arms was severed from his body
which caused his beah by hermorrhage
DR.. McNaughton, half crazy dentist of
Nevada, is said to have perished from intoxi-
cation and cold in shed at North San Juan.
lately.
A man named Smith, who resides about
mile from Omega, where he owned saw mill,
lost his life by freezing and exposure last Mon
day night 1t appears that Smith and two
others started for Omega, from the mill, about
eleven O'Clock on Monday morning. The snow
was so deep and the travelling so bad, that the
other two men turned back, bat Smith kept
on towards Omega. The next morning he
was found lying in the South Yuba Ditch.
with his feet in the water and his hands frozen
He was still alive, bat so stfened with the
cold that his eyes were set, and he was unable
10 speak or move He was taken to town.
whcte every attention was paid him, aud every
possible effort made to save his ife but with
out avail. He partially revived so that he was
able to answer yes and no." but he died
at six o'clock on Wednesday. 1t IS supposed
that Smith got into the ditch for the pur-
pose OF following it to Omega, and he was in
the immediate vicinity Of the town when he
gave out.-Neeoda Democrat.
The body Of man, name unknown, was
found in straw stack, in Scott Valley one
morning last week No clue to his name was
found, other than the initials " B. w" which
were marked on some articles found with the
body. The verdict of the Coroners Jury was
that be came to his death from exposure to
the weather. or from some natural cause IN
known TO the jury.
The cabin of VIM. Croft, at Coyoteville ra-
vine, was entered and robbed of seven hundred
dollars, on Wednesday last, while the owner
was absent
On Saturday night. the 22d, the Marysville
coach, on the down trip, upset, but no injury
was done to the passengers
A. p Meady, one Of the propietors of the
Hill & Meady quartz ledge, at Webbef Ravine
had two of his toes almost cut off the other
day, by being caught in an arastra.
Some prowling rogue attempted robbery on
the prcnises of DR.. Hubbard, last Sunday
night but was foiled in the following manner :;
The Doctors bedroom adjoins another apart
ment opening upon porch The door of his
bedroom being open, he can look from his
couch through both apartments to the porch.
On the night in question it was open, and
awaking at late hour, he saw Il man standing
in the centre Of the next room. A small, but
brave and vigiIant dog-a cross between a raj
tarrier and bull-dog-made the same discov-
cry, and began an omnous growing. The
Doctor, thinking the man might be patient
come to to see him, though in manner some
what Strange, silenced the dog whereupon
the burglarious visitant backed steaithily to
the porch, and put the outer door between him
self and the dog. Seeirgi this, the Doctor
sprang from his bed ard rushed after the fel
low sans calotte the dog going with him. He
failed to overtake the rogue, although be pur
sued him to the cold and muddy street. The
dog was more successful. Flying after the
heavy heeled scamp, he attacked him a poste-
rlor3, and fercely worried him in the rear for a
distance of two blocks, to the great satisfac
tion of the Doctor, who returned shiveriBg and
laughing to his couch. Nothing like good
dog for midnight villains.-Dem.
AT about three o'clock yesterday morning.
a thief entered the residence of Lee McGowan,
Esq, on D street. near the Court House and