, 1869-03-25

three children. On the voyage Mr. Peet
formed the acquaintance OF q hu1om High
land lasale from ecot1and- who was coming
hero to seek home and brother. Not pos
seseiuE AKmodean qua1ifcatIore, cannot
tell you what transpired bstween the lass
and Str. Peet, but I intend to tell you What
has happet ed tiRce their arrival The par
ties Ill stopped at the tame hotel. where
they renamed for a few days, when Ar. Ptet
iuior ned his wife that he intended to look
around for house II which TO move. He
kissed bis wife and children when he vent
out and has not jet returned. The Scotch
1Assie alto lcft the sa1ne day, and Pcet sud
her were both eeen on the Sacramento boat
The d. the wife md children were deserted.
sfr. Pest not only deteFted bis wife, but he
carried 1Way with him MI the money. leay-
Ing her In strange city with three young
children TO csrc for. and without dollar.
i Is thoua ht that The runaways have gone to
White Pine.
xLEcTIoS BETS.
4 great many Democrats Who had bet
heavfly upon the result Of the election, re-
pu1iated their ob1tsations and Instituted
kulls TO recover the money wagered. Judge
McKunc, Of Sacramento District Court, his
recently rendered 3 novel decision, which set
tles the question. 50 far as the au:honty Of
that court goes, In regard to the tlghs of tn-
dividuals to back down on election bets.
The party holding the stakes was sued for
the amount OF money deposited With him By
the 1o<es Of the bet. The Judge decided that
prior to the election, any person had right
10 reclaim the amount he may hare put up
On the result, hut ttat Alter the election was
decided by . vote Of the people. the money
was forever lost to the person bettilg on the
unsuccessful candidate.
pEATH -FRoA SEaLkcT.
An ntfair has recently trnnspirrd In one
Of our first f1mtles, which has created quite
. feneatiou and not = ll:tle comment. The
family Is composed Of father and mother,
two grown daughters, and three younger
children. A nurse had been employed Ia
look after the children, and By her attention
to them ahe had won their young hea1ss. A
ew weeks ago she became very sick, aud the
am1lJ determined to send her to tho hospi.
sa1, but the younger chlldran obtected 10 se-
rionsly that It WAS finally decided that she
should remain In her room. a physician Was
summoned to attend her, and although he
made eally vtsits the poor girl continued tc
| grow worse, because she WAS not properly
| cared for. her medicines were not admins
tered with regularity. and proper food VA:
| above occupy the same room, aud fen
nights ago the door Of their bedroom opened
and, BY The sound Of light footsteps, thel
were Satisfied Of the entrance Of some onl
into tho ehsmber. The curtains Ut the heat
Of the bed were has ily undravu, and I
female neure, resembling that Of the nurse
appeared, and throwing Up her arms with
grcan, immediately vanished. The youuf
ladies were exceedingly alarmed, hut onl
sought to shnt ont from their sight repetl
tlon Of the vision, by covering thelt head
with the bed-clothes, and 60 they laid unti
morning; when, upou rising they. wer
shocked to behold, lying cold and dea
at the foot 0! their bed, the unfortunat
nurse, who, without doubt, finding herse
worse In tho night, h.d made her way TO th
chamber, and unable to ask for tho N edscin
and assistance she requised, had expired
TIN CRELLT.