Year: 1859

MEAN MEN.-We have often heard persons
make the remark that Mr. So and so, is O
mean man. such persons should be careful
how they make those assertions without they |
can substantiate the fact. But we do know
man, so mean and pecarious although he is |
the owner of about 800 head of cattle) that he
refused a sick wife, who, to our knowledge, |
has been confined to her bed by fever, for
two weeks-we say this man is so mean
that when asked by his wife to procure medi.
cal assistance, refused on the ground that he
had no money to pay physician. He came
to town the other day to get some provisions
and upon leaving home was requested to get
some medicine for her; on his return upon
being asked by the lady who was left in
charge of his wife if he had got any the re-
ply was, 81 forgot it," 1t would take one Of
Bartoletti's magniiers to find the soul of such
a man.


AccIDENr-The steamer Sam Soule, on her
last upward trip, got run foul of by a snag. a
short distance below Bidwelrs Landing and
had her bottom somewhat punctured; there
by causing Aer to spring a leak, and render
ing delay of some three or four hours
necessary to repair damages. Notwithstan.
ding this detention, she made the landing at
this place ahead of time.


We have seldom, if ever, observed the pre-.
valence Of such high winds as those that
sweep over the valley at this particular sea.
son. They are almost of daily occurrence,
and render outdoor occupations extremely
disagreeable Being generally from the
south or southwest, they have full sway over
the prairie, and are sometimes terrific in their
consequences; it is quite enough to hear
them roaring through the trees, bowling
al. g j 4. II
nick generally, without being compelled to
feel their effects


Shasta County.


The following item is from the Shasta
Courier:


WHIPPING CHINAMAN.-A tale is going
the rounds that poor unoffendng Chinaman
was recently ruthlessly assaulted by villain
in the shape of miner, and badly beaten
indeed that his head was severely cut and
one of his arms broken


The facts of the case are as follows: A gen.
tleman of our acquaintance was shoveling
dirt from the side of the road, near Waugh's
Ferry, and while thus engaged, a Chinaman
came opposite him without being perceived
by the worker, when, in throwing out
shovelful of dirt, the shovel struck the Chi
namen on the leg The poor unoffending,
harmless, non-combatent Chinaman at once
picked up stone and struck our friend be-
side the face the mark of which he bears
yet. At the same time this harmless China
man grabbed him by the throat and tore
half of his shirt off his body So soon as
the cruel, inhuman miner recovered from his
astonishment at the sudden assault, he
"waltzed in," when the non cambAtant and
inoffensive Chinaman rctreated, and while
thus retreatng received lick upon the arm
from stone cruelty hurled by the inhuman
miner As he afterwards came back and
/ picked up his hat with the hand attached to
the arm which was struck by the flying pro-
jectile, the probability is that the tale Of the
fracture of said arm is the result of the very
vivid fancy of some of the phianthropists
who are daily going about in our streets
shedding whole pints Of bitter tears over the
'sutferinks" of poor Cinnamon.


Sierra County.


The annexed items are from the Sierra
Democrat:


MINING DRFrcuLTY.-A difficulty occurred
at Allegheny the latter part of last week,
which threaten serious consequences, if not
checked by the strong arm of the law. The
circumstances are as follows: The Knicker-
booker Company having becomeE Involved to
its hands, gave up the diggings to them until
such time as all demands could be liquidated
out of the proceeds of the claims Other
creditors thinking they had not been treated
hOnorably by the arrangement, had attach.
ments issued and ordered the Constable,
Gaines, to levy on a pile of pay dirt, to salts
| fy their demands. In the discharge of his
duty, the officer was resisted by the work
men, who prevented him from enforcing the
law. A posse con,itdtus was summoned, but
without avail. Finding himself powerless,
the constable proceeded to Forest City, on
Friday, and telegraphed to Sheriff Irwin
who Immediately left for the scene to try his
hand at queling the rioters which he sus
c9eded in doing on Saturday, to the sutsfac
tion of all parties, the miners agreeing to
submit to the mandates of the law. No or
rests were made.


During the progress of the difficulty, an
interested MINER named Frank Nesmth, re-
ceived shot wound in the thigh, in the
night, while on his way from the diggings to
his cabin. 1t is not known by whom the act
was committed but circumstances tend to
prove thot it was done by the accidental dis.
charge of a pistol on the person Of Mr.
Nesmith The wound is not dangerous.


Another miner, whose name we did not
learn, charged with firing pistol at the off.
GERS, while in the discharge of their duties,
was examined before Justice Miles and ac-
quilted.


MULE Losr.-Last Monday, during the
prevalence of a snow storm, a man who was
on his way to Forest City, finding it impossi.
ble to proceed further by means of mule nav
igation, for his own safety was forced to
abandon the animal in charge, a fine mule
belonging to Charley Allen, of this place,
which, it is supposed, nothing having been
seen oft since, perished in the storm and was
covered by the snow.


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