June 16, 1858 (4 pages)

RADAR 5 RS Mh Doe tieaaeea reece eatotatioit A — HE NEVADA DEMOCRAT VOL. V, NO. 37. NEVADA, CALIFORNIA, WEDNE NEVADA DEMOCRAT, PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY MORNING, BY I. J. ROLFE & CO. T. H. ROLFE, I. J. ROLFE, A. P. CHURCH. OFFICE—BROAD STREET, NEVADA, TERMS: For one year, in advance, $5 00 Six months, 3 00 Three months, 2 00 Single Copies, 25 ets 3. C. BIRDSEYE, J.C. BIRDSEYE & CO., BANKERS. No. 30 MAIN STREET, NEVADA. PURCHASE GOLD DUST AND BULLION, AT THE HIGHEST MARKET RATES. Advances made on Gold Dust for Assay, or Coinage at the U.S. Mint. Sell CHECKS on San Francisco, Sacramento, and Marysville. aw Deposites received, Collections made, and transact a general Banking business. Vevada, March 9th 1858.—-23-tf CHARLES W. MULFORD, BANREF! At his Old Stand, Main St., Nevada. GOLD DUST BOUGHT at the highest market rates. SIGHT CHECKS on Sacramento and San Franciseo AT PAR. DUST forwarded to the U, S. Branch Mint for Assay or Coinage, and advances made on the same if required. Nevada Dec. lat 1857.—9-tf MORRIS ROSENHEIM, WATCHMAKER AND JEWELER, AND DEALER IN Watches, Jewelry, Diamonds, Ke. CHAS. W. YOUNG, MANUFACTURER OF CALIFORNIA JEWELRY, WATCHMAEKER, —aND— DEALER IN FINE WAICHES, JEWELRY, DIAMOND WORK, dc. Junetion of Main apd Commercial Streets, Nevada. GEORGE H. LORING, MANUFACTURING JEWELER, No. 23 Commercial Strect. N. B—All work pertaining to the Jewelry business neatly performed. Nevada, Jan. 8th 1858.—16-tf “THOMAS MARSH, SIGN AND ORNAMENTAL PAINTER, ON COMMERCIAL STREET. 20-tf F. MANSELL, Sign and Ornamental Painter, All work promptly attended to, and in the best style of the art. Commercial strect, above Pine, Nevada. 46 tf MENRKRY MEREDITH, THOMAS 1. Ca LAT. MEREDITH & HAWLEY, Attorneys & Counsellors at Law, @rrnce—In hidd & Knox's Brick Building, Corner of Pine and Broad Streets, Nevada. Nevada, Jan. 10, 1858.—-14-3m STANTON BUCKNER, Cc, WILSON MILL, BUCKNER & HILL, ] AVING associated themsfves together in the practice Gded to their care in Nevada aud adjoining counties, Orrick—In Kelsey's Brick Building. Cormmeencial siveet, Nevada. July 2, 1856.—43-tf 4, R. M'CONNELL, Pe A McCONNELUL & NILES, ATTORNEVS & COUSELLORS AT LAW, Will practice in all the Goerts of the Ldth Judicial Dis tret, and in the Supreme Court. Orrice—Kidd’s Brick Building, up stairs JAMES CHURCHMAN, ATTORNEY & COUNSELLOR AT LAW, Will hereafter confine himsclt solely to the practice of his profession—and will be found always at his office, except when absent oy professional business. Orrick —Corner of Broad and lineStreets, Nevada. 40-tf 46 uF NT, DAVID BELDEN BELDEN & YANT, ATTORNEYS AT LAW. Particular attefftion given to proeuring U. 8. Land Wartanta for persons by Military service entitled to the same. @rmnca.—No. 4 Second story of Alban‘s Brick Building . @erner Broad and line Streets, Nevada. 6-tf. WM. F. ANDERSON,” ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW. Ornck—In Alban’s Brick Building, corner of Broad awd Pine streets, Nevada. ” MENRY L. JOACHIMSSEN, CONVEYANCER, COPYIST, AND Notary Public. Orrick—On Main Street, one door below C. W. Mulford’s Banking Mouse, Nevada 24-tf WM. J. KNOX, C, T. OVERTON. KNOX & OVERTON, FRYSICIANS & SURGCEOSS, Orrice—Nerth side of Braad Street, 2d deor above Pime. Sevada Jan. 12th 1858.—14-tf ’ VO. 24 COMMERCIAL STREET, NEVAD&. — DEALERS is— Barware, Stoves, Tin-Ware, Crockery, &c. &c. a@ All kinds of Tin Ware made to order. -“@@ Sept. 1856.—49-3m D. & B. LACHMAN. G. E. WITHINGTON, DEALER IN French and American Paper Hangings, INDOW SHADES, Brass cornice, Gold uldings Paints, &c. Painting of all kinds, and pape serg#g, executed in the best style, at shost notice. 49-tf No. 7 Bropd Street. Nevada. COUNTY SURVEYOR’S OFFICE. (COURT HOUSE, NEVADA.) LL. GAMBLE, G. F. Derrxes, oR Surveyor, } Deputy. are hereby cautioned pgninss employing other Surveyors than such as may depatized hen 4 . (Eixtract from Laws of California.) Agar. 24, Sec, 3 “No survey or re-survey hereafter made y any person except the County Surveyor or his deputy shall be considered legal evidence in any Court within this Atate. JOHN L. GAMBLE, "Patt County Surveyor. EMPIRE MARKET!! Junction of Main & Commercial Sts. (Opposite the American Exchange.) Amorican Beef, PORK, VEGETABLES, dc. LWAYS on hand Fresh and in the best possible condition. The subseriber, feeling himself under the test shieations to his numerous customers for past ‘vors, is defermined to merit, not only a continuance of present, but an increase of patronage. Noone shall be dissatisfied, if the means of satisfaction is within his reach. : Cornel Beef and Pork, Sausage, &c., always‘ oo xe Come and sce for Yourselves. <@@ JACOBS & KENT, Proprictros. Nevada, March 12th, 1858. & LOT FOR Pale AND Lor a AT Sah and West Broad Street—the House is 22 44 feet, two stoties high; with a good Cellar. For parJ. M. ; Nevate Bh? 28th 1858.—34-tf oT BLANKS, CONSTANTLY ON HAND, JUSTICE’s # and for sale at this Offce. of the Law, will attend promptly to all business con. TRAVELING. CALIFORNIA STAGE COMPANY. 4 te STAGES of this Company will leave their Office, at the ‘National Exchange,’’ Nevada, as fellows: FOR SACRAMENTO. Leaves Nevada at 1 o'clock, A. M., and arriving at Sacmento in time for the 2 o’clock boats for San Francisco. Also, at 4 o’clock, A. M., running via Auburn, as an Accommodation Line to Sacramento, FOR MARYSVILLE. Leaves the above named Office every morning at seven o’clock, A. M., passing through Grass Valley, Rough & Ready, Empire Ranch, and Long Bar, and arriving in Marysville at 3 o’clock P. M. FOR FOREST CITY, DOWNIEVILLE, PATTERSON, WOLSEY’S, MOORR’S, AND ORLEANS FLATS, Leaves every morning at 6 1-2 o'clock A. M. JAMES HAWORTH. Pres’t. ©. S. Co. W. S. McRozerts, Agent, Nevada. (tf NEVADA & WASHINGTON STAGE LINE. N AND AFTER JANUARY 1, 1856, the above Line will run as follows: Leaving the office, at the National Exchange, Nevada, at 8 o’elock, A. M, ing by Mountain Spring House, Morgan’s, Cold Spring, White Cloud, Gold Hill and Alpha, arriving at Washington by one o’clock in the afternoon. It is the nearest and best Route to Washington, Omega, Scotchman’s Creek, Poor Man’s Creek, and Eureka. Returning,—The Stages will leave the South Yuba Hotel, . ed as the officers are to affecting scenes between morning, was in the least deterred frém his pur. ; tume, Washington, every morning at nine o'clock, and arrive at Nevada by one o'clock P. M., connecting with the California Stage Co's Coaches for Auburn, Sacramento, Marysville and Shasta. Office—South Yuba Hotel, Washington. A. 8. OLIN, Proprietor. W. 8. McRonerts, Agent, Nevada, (34-tf EMPIRE LIVERY STABLE, Broad Street, Nevada, J. H. HELM, Proprietor. THE UNDERSIGNED WOULD INFORM HIS friends and the public generally, that he has become Proprictor of the EMPIRE LIVERY STABLE, and as he designs keeving constautly on hand A Stock of Fast Horses, Would respectfully solicit the patronage of the Public. @@ Horses kept by the Day or Week on the most reasonable terms, 20-tf J. HARVEY HELM. LIVERY & SALE STABLE. SPRING STREET, NEVADA. J. A. LANCASTER, FORMERLY OF THE Oriental Stables, would infsem his friends and the public generally, that he has added extensively to his already Large and Elegant establishment of Horses, Buggies, Saddles, Harness, & &c.—andis now prepared to furnishas fine turnouts as can be fonnd in the State. Well trained flect and easy Saddle Horses, well equipped for Ladies or Gentlemen will be ready at all times. A long experienee in the business and an earnest desire to netain the confidence of his frends, beads him to beNieve he will be able to give general satisfaetion., Particular attention paid to Horses on Livery Carriages always in readiness with careful drivers for the use of Balls, Parties, &c. &c. The quality of my stock will permit me to say that those secking pleasure, er engaged on business would do well to give me a call J. A. LANCASTER, Nevada, Aug. 20 1858. —4H4 GEORGE THATCHER & CO’S. CELEBRATED CALIFORNIA WINES! NHE undersigned having been appointed sole Agent, in Nevada, for the Sale of the above Celebrated Wines . use the above exellent and healthful beverage, that they by calling on M. I. FUNSTON. Nevada April 27th, 1858.—30-tf STORAGE FORWARDING AND COMMISSION WAREHOUSE, . FIRE-PROOF BRICK SBSOUILDING, ——~Lately oeeupied by Marrington, Hazletine & Co,,——Lower Plaza, Marysville. Goods Received, Stored, and Forwarded to all parts of the Mines. 32-tf Ww. T. ELLIS. NEW GOODS, . At No. 26 COMMERCIAL STREET, the Largest and Best sclected Stock of Groceries and Provisions, at the lowest possible rates, E42 SEQ 42°) SS Se EB e The attention of Country Dealers is called to my extensive assortment of GOODS. They will find it to their ad vantage toGIVE ME A CALL, before going below after their suppaies. BAILEY GATZERT. Nevada May 18th 1858, —33-tf. DENTISTRY. DR. A. CHAPMAN Dentist, when applied, will stop the tooth-ache in five mintes, and effectually destroy the nerve, leaving it in a fit condition te ee filled without causing pain, where it would otherwise haye to be extracted All Dental operations performed ja @ neat aed substantial manner, and satisfaction guaranteed in all cases, Orrice—In Kidd & Knox Brick Building, corner Pine agé Broad streets, Nevada, where he intends to remain per manently. October 14th Williarad Saloon! Conser or Broan ann Pine Sra., Formmriy CU. S. Hore. HARRINGTON & PATTERSON, OULD MOST RESPECTFULLY ANNOUNCE TO THEIR friends and the pulitic, that they have taken the New Urick Buill@ing, conmer-cof Toad and Pine Streets, on the site of the old U.S. Hotel, and fitted it up asa SALOON, in a style unsurpassed for elegance and comfort, 1856—2-1f . .and are prepared for all who may favor them with a call. The Billiard Tables will be found equal to any in the State, and those who delightin this pleasant game, will find this Saloon well adapted to enjoy it. The Bar will at all times be supplied with the best LIQUORS AND SEGARS would respeetfully cal! the attention of those wishing to . Fun For THE Miners.—One of the routes to the Northern goid fields, that by way of the Dalles of the Columbia, is through the country of the Spokan ludians, where Col Steptoe was . defeated. If this route should be much traveled the mivers will soon ‘‘clean out’’ the troublesome Indians. The Portland Standard says there are already on the way from the Dalles, . en reute for the mines by way of the Iudiau Touching Scene in a State Prison—A Child in Search of its Father. From the Sing Sing (N. ¥.) Chronicle. One evening lust week, just as the bell of the Siug Sing prison was ringing ‘all right,” and most of the officers were about taking their . departure from the iustitution, a little girl about seven years of age entered the warden’s office. On being questioned asto her name and errand, she said that her name was Agues. country, more than two hundred well armed W—, and that she had ‘‘come all the way miners, About a hundred more will start forthfrom New York to see her father, whom her with, for they are by no means disheartened by mother had teld ber was iu prison at Sing Sing.” . the report of this battle. On the other hand, The intelligent and mournful looks of the child . they seem eager to breast these Indian difficulsoon enlisted the sympathy of the warden and . ties; and in the event that the troops have met other officers, and it was at once decided te . with a repulse, we may rest assured that these gratify the wishes of the little heroine. miners will become an important auxiliery to But a difficulty at ence arose—there being no . the troops in routing the whole foree of the Inless than four convicts bearing the same name . dians from the upper eountry, and making the as her futher, but this difficulty was soon over. entire ronte from the Dalles to Thompson’s rivcome by the little girl herself. She said that. er free from Indian depredations, and that too . her father was a cooper by trade, and it became . in a very short time, apparent at once that the J—-W——employed . from California bring up afew hundred more in the “‘shoak shop’? was the leoked-for father. He was soon brought from his cell to the office, forgotten by those who witnessed it. Aceystom-. Weatup on the Mountain Buck en Monday the conviets and their relatives, this was too . pose to proceed, by the report of this battle, much for their feelings, and a tear stood ia the . With the mines north of these Indians, and huneye of many of those steut-hearted men. . dreds of eager miners south desirous of advanThe story of little Agnes to her father was cing to them, the poor, deluded Indians will find . “that her mother was very poor, livedsout at . difficulties in their menacing attacks whieh they service, and could not come to see him, so she . little expect. thought she would come herself; that she left. Again, the Indians have not been disposed to New York that morning without one cent of . Molest miners in traveling through their coun. . money—walked through the city till she came . try, while they are unwilling that U, 8, troops to the railroad that some boys told her passed . Should make expeditions among them, through Sing Sing; that she crept into one of . —_——_——— the ears and hid herself away, and, when feund Onrgcon.—We dind the followiug intelligence . Ly the conductor, he allowed her to ride all the . jn the Oregon papers received by the steamer Way up for nething, and that some of the boys! Pacific : in the village told ber the way to the prison,”’ . After spending some time with her father, she . On the 15th day of May, one of Humanson, was kindly taken care of for the night by ene . Thompson & Co 8 batteaux was swamped some of our citizens, and the next morning a lady of . *IX or eight miles above the Deshutes, and two our village accompanied her to New York. and . ™eo drowued—Jehn Jones and Frank Rivers. . had ber placed in an asylum devoted asa home Jones could have swam ashore, but he went back SDAY MORNING, JUNE 16, 1858. "DEFEAT OF COL. STEPTOE. The Oregonian of the 29th ult. publishes a let ter written by an officer engaged in the battle, to a friend at Vancouver, which gives a detailed account of the affair : On the 7th inst, Col. Steptoe, with C. E. and H. companies ist Dragoons, and twenty-five men of 9th infantry, with twe mountain howitzers, left Fort Walla Walla for Colville. The focers of the command were Col, Steptoe, Capt. Winder and Taylor, Lieuts. Wheeler, Fleming, Gaston and Gregg. After marching eight days we reached the Pelouse river, and were about passing inte the Spokan couvtry when we were informed by Ine dians that the Spokans would resist our entrance, The Spokans have always been regarded as friendly to the whites, and when we left Walla Walla no one thought of having an encounter either with them or any other LndiShould the next steamers . ans on the march. On Sunday morning, the 16th, on leaving of these California miners, they will find itonly . camp, we were told that the Spokaos bad asfun to push their way on through the Indian . sembled and were ray and the scene which took place between the . country in defiance ofall Indian attacks. We . lieving this; our mare convict father and his child will not soon be; learn that nota man of the fifty miners who . to fight us. Not bewas eentinued, until about 11 @’elock we found ourselves in the . presence of, six hundred warriors in war cosThe command was halted for the purpose of having a talk, in which the Spekans announced that they had heard we bad gone out for the purpose of wiping them out, and that if. that was the case they were ready to tight us, and that we should not cross the Spokan river. The Indians were all mounted, principally armed with rifles, and were extended aloug our flank at the distance of one hundred yards, After some talk, the Colonel told us that we would have to fight, and we imme. diately put ourselves into position to move to better ground, determined that the Spokans should fire the first gun, mile, we reached a sheet of water, where it was decided to encamp and bold another talk with the Indians, Nothing resulted from this except the most insulting demonstrations on their part, We dared not dismount, and were kept in the saddle three hours, until the setting of the sun dispersed the Iudians. to the ehildren of the destitute, where she will . be taken eare of, and properly and kindly . treated drowned. On the 26th May, the body of Jones was picked up by the steamer Hassaloe, opposite Dog river, and conveyed to the Cascades for interment. Jones was about twenty-four or . twenty-five years of age, and bailed from Phil. adelphia. Jones was an assumed name; his real . naine was unknown, . Several dead bodies of unknown parties have . been of Inte found in the Willamette and Co-). . lumbia rivers. A mule pack train of about seventy mules passed through Portland on the 3lst of May, en route forthe Northera mines, by way of the . The Bombshells of Sebastopol still Exploding—Kight Men Killed, (Correspondence of the Boston Transcript.} Sepastoroi, March 1, The bombshells strewn about the city during the seige are still doing the work of death. No less than eight deaths, I think, have been caused by explosions of these missiles since my arrival, hardly a year since. Only a few days ago, two scamen belonging to the English . steamer Beyrout came } ge Dalles. The train came from Marysville, Cali: yrout came oa shore wear our ship. fornia, Those in charge of the train are expeyard, and fora few minutes were eonversing with Mr. Gowen, They then started fora walk to the Redan, quite near our residence, and on reaching the breastwork, one of them picked up an unexploded detonating shell, intending to keep it asa relic, but finding it rather heavy threw it dewn, when it instantly exploded and . killed him, almost severing the head from the rienced packers, their animals are in fine order . and their packing gear of the first quality. They propesc, as we learn, to pack suplies regularly from the Dalles to the mines. Neo be ter . route for the sustenance of paek animals, exists . than on this route, and the enterprise in one . prouising x good income. . to assist his friend, who was sick, and both were . . On Monday morning we left camp to return . to the Pelouse, marching in the following or. der: H company iu advance, O in the center, with the packs, and Bin rear, At 8 o’clock . the Indians appeared in great numbers about . the rear of the column, and just as the advanee . Was @rossing a small stream they began firing. . In twenty minutes the fire became continuous, . Seeing that we must fight, and that the action must beeome general, I was ordered to move forward and occupy a hill that the Indians . were making for, and from which they would have a close fire upon the head of the column, After a close race I gained the hill in advance, . ou seeing whieh the Indians moved around and took possession of ene commanaing that which Loccupied Leaving a few men to defend the . first hill, and deploying my men, I eharged the second and drove them off. At this time the action was general; the three companies, numbering in all about 110 men, were warmly engaged with five hundred Indi. ans. The companies were separated from each other nearly a thousand yards, and fought enAfter marching a} WHOLE NO. 245. NEWS ITEMS. Horrmiy Manciep sy a Grizziy.— An Indian bunter calied Loxey, belonging te the Nome Cult Reservation, while out hunting one day last week, shot an immense grizzly bear, but having merely wounded the monster, it seized him and literally crusbed bim to peices. The boy’s skull was torn and gnawed. bis arms both breken, and strips of flesh ripped off bis hips up to his neck. . A more horrible matilg: tien of a human bejng by a wild beast was never known, say those whe afterwards saw him. He was brought to headquarters by two Indians who were put with him, where be sean expired. Loxey bas been tae in hanting nearly ever since the establishment of the Reservation.—[Valley Yeoman. Cuter or THE CutnamEN.—The Stockton Republican, noticing the arrival of a net . of Chinese, says fifty were dispatched to Mariposa creek, by the portly Chinese agent, Si Mong, one of our merchant princes, This John isa stout, important looking personage, apparently thirty-five years of age. He is quite wealthy, and dresses in the most approved American fashion, sports a gold watch and chain, and has . dispensed with bis tail appendage, his hair being scientifically cut, and closely as a dandy’s, and has taken unto himself a Mexican lady fore wife, by whom he has one or two children. Prouute Bers.—T. G, Baxter, of Napa, informs the Reporter that he has a hive of bees which sent out aswarm onthe 22d of April, The same hive sent ent a swarm on the Sth of May, and another on the 6th, The same hive on the 9th, sent off two more swarms, making five swarms in all from one hive. The first swarm that went off from the original hive, sent . forth a new swarm May 25th—thus making au increase of six swarms from one, in one month, The original swarm bud made twenty pounds of honey in the top of the hive. Sunpay Law iy Brockvox.—The Stookion pae . pers remark that the Sunday law was aot generally observed in that place; that the drinking saloons were all sept open, and that there were more drunken men on Sunday than had been seen on any day for two months, One cigar store was kept open, the proprietor of which . was arrested on Monday on the complaint of } another oigar merohant, who closed his etore on Sunday. Tuteves Vs, Fing.—The town trustecs of Oras ville have discharged the only two policemen that village could beast of possessing. They did not think the conditien of the corporation revenues would justify in both keeping police and constructing water cisterns; so they abandoned the police, considering that it would be better for the citizens to be robbed rather than be burned out, . Wheat Crop i Anameps.—The wheat erop in Alameda county is almost an entire failure. Even where extra pains have been taken in cultivation, there seems to be no particular difference, The Gazette mentions a piece of four aeres, every furrow of which was subsoiled, and every possible eare taken to ensure auccess, which is net worth harvesting. Tne Sacramento Brinex,—This body, and completely cutting off his right leg. . Peter Cantwriont,.—The venerable Peter . tirely by making short charges. At 11 o’clock wplenaie }can haveit at manufacturers’ prices, with freight added, . I have just received at my Store, on Commercial atrect, . handled “this side up with eare, EVER BROUGHT TO NEVADA, WHICH WILL BE SOI D} calls particular . of time. 8 ™ attention to his Tooth Anodyne, which, . The remains were brought to our yard, whence they were buried. His compauion eseaped With a slight scratch upou the lip, On the following day two Russians were killed in a similar mauner. while picking out the stopper of a shell. Theloek by whieh the concussion ignited the powder of the shell isa curious affair—being a ema!l equilateral cross, witha capsule at eaeh puint., and four little hammers held by ahuman hair. A sudden jar breaks was a@ member of the late Democratic State Convention of Illinois. The Springfield correspoudent of the Missouri Republican thus writes of him: “This Peter Cartwright is none other than the celebrated old pioncer preacher, whose name is as familiar all over the country as the hair, causing the bammer to strike the cap, ‘household words;’ the same man whore auto. whieh explodes. After the shells are charged, . biography has been sold all over the country the locks are enclosed in a copper tube and in-. ¥yY thowsands, We saw the old gentleman this serted withia the hole of the shell, upon which . afternoon in the Coanty Convention, ja plug is placed. The shells, thus prepared, . !voks hale and hearty, and as if he would live are placed ina box of the rize of an ordinary * bundred years longer. We believe he is now chronometer box, which, for safety, must be . tighty years old. He willbe greeted by handreds of old friends when the State Convention i i pata . meets, for he is well acquainted all over the More Rerorm ty Russra.—The St. Petersburg . State. A good story was told about the old Gazette, of Mareh 6th, contains a proposition gentleman during his attendance on the Metunofor the introduction of the new style into the dist Conference, which met in one of the East. Russian Almanac. When the Julian calendar . ¢') Cities afew years since; he put up at one was changed by Pope Gregory, ten days were . Of the large hotels, and at night was shown to added; the English, however, did not adopt the his room, which bappened to be qutte high up Gregorian style until 1752, when it was found . ! the building. and accessible by a long windnecessary to add eleven eys to the current . ing staircase, After reaching bis room he haldate. The Russians having retained the Julian . loed ina Joud voice, sufficient to arouse the calendar, now find themselves twelve days out . ! mates of the botel, after this manner: “IandInstead of rectifying this error by lord, I say, landlord, bring mea hatchet.’ dropping at once the requisite uumber of days, . U Po" the landlord making bis appearance and He . it it proposed to effeet a gradual reform by . omitting the additional days in the next thirteen leap years, which, by the year 1912, would make the Russian calendar correspond with the . Gregorian. Tux Potato.-—Potatoes were first brought do . Europe in 1583. After fifty-nine years the potato rot broke out, and after eighty years there . was no secd fit for planting to be obtained. In 1696 the Spaniards brought goad seed from Peyears. In 1779 the ret se far destroyed the potatoes that no good seed was obtained. In 1789 the English brought new seed to Europe, but it was not until 1792 3 that seed generally spread throughout the continent, and was in general use. Fifty years later the rot again appeared, and again decreased in 1856. From this it appears that potatoes are liable te suffer Which the market of San Francisco can afford, and no expense or pains will be spared on the part of the Proprietors to make this a popular and agreeable place of resort. Nevada, Jan’y. 13, 1857.—15-tf $ “CIGARS! CIGARS!! CIGARS!!! abides Brick Store on Main Street, opposite Wells, Furgo € Co. and Junction of Main & Commercial Streets. H. & HIRSCHMAN we respectfully announce that they have on hand, and are constantly receiving, by express and other conrevances. the largest and best assortment of Fine Movers Diese. Cheiee Brands of Tobacco, 8, Matches, Playing Which will he sold lower than the same quality of artiees ean be bought in any other house ig this : Our old friends and customers are invited to give usa call and satisfy themselves in regard to the quality of our stock. Particular alteniion paid to oaders from the eountry-@@ wal = H. & M. HIRSCHMAN. NOTICE TO MILL OWNERS!! WOULD CALL YOUR PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO A this disease every fifty years. German American Crtizens.—The German people in America compose a class of population which are ever deserving of the kindest re. mark. They set the best example of industry, . economy and contentment. They form the first physical basis of the Republic, and the generations springing froin them are patriotic, indigenious, liberal, enterprising and progressive, The Germans have aiweys doen the enemies of every sort of tyrrany. Their democraeg is . “Government vested solely in the hands of the people,” SLavery In Detaware.—The Peninsular News . publiehed at Milford, Del., comes out in a long editorial article arguing cogently for the abolition of Slavery in that State. In order to} make good its cause. it institutes a comparison . between Newcastle and Sussex counties, one free and the other slave. Inthe former, improved farm land is worth over fifty three dollars per acre, while in the latter similar land is New and Superior article of LUBRICATING OIL, FOR ENGINES, And Machinery of aj] kinds. It will wear without gumming up, and will be a saving of 15 per cent over lard. ‘Abo fot sale 2 large stock of Linseed, Lard, Polgr and . other Oils at less than ever before offered in Nevada FUR CASH. _— GEO, O. KILBOURNE. Nevada March 10th. 1858.—23-38m NEVADA DEMOCRAT JOB PRINTING OFFICE,. ROAD ST! worth but from seven to eight dollars per acre. A Cativorxsta Winow, Mrs. Empy, of Rochester, N. Y., had not heard from her husband for five years. and, giving him up for dead, recently married one Thomas Robie. Soon after) the marriage the original husband turacd up,. and becoming very ingignant when he disco. vered that hie ex-sponse bad come into the pos session of a considerabje fortune, sues her for . bigamy. Mr. Robie is a respectable physician. FING furnished with a new and complete assortment of JOB TYPE, we are prepared to execute ie PRINTING OF EVERY DESCRIPTION, in a manner that cannot fail to give satisfaction to all who may favor us with a call. fifty years of age. now at swords points, and the courts are settling the difficulty. Waris Watts Wacon Rovtre.—In the U.5. in want of Cards Cirealars, Senate, on the 30th of April, Mr. Doolittle, of ads, Bl bon “itin gts. Wiscensin, offered a resolution that a wagon Wall SR. a road be construeted from Fort Benton to the ay ~ “ Pamphlets, navigable waters of the Columbia river, at ; Ches: ee * . Walla Walla. It was referred (o the wilitery ST Cakeeat peice a tOROne AO committer. ru, which gave healthy tubers for forty-five . Husbands No. ] and 2 are . inquiring what he waated with the hatchet.— . “Bring ine a hatehat,” said the ofd preacher; . “IT want to blaze the way so that I may be able . to fiod my way dewn when I want to.” . . TeLecrarn to Cayivorsta.—Senator Wilson, . of Massachusetts, bas introduced a bill into the Senate, to provide for the building of a line of telegraph to California. The construction of . such a line will open the way for a wagon road, . land ultimately a railroad, more quickly than . auy thing else which can be devised. By a judicious system of stockades along the line the . whole extent of it would be protected, and the stockades themselves would become points of settlement along the route, which would ultimately people the country through which a railroad is to travel, and furnish the business . which is necessary to keep it in operation, . From the western border ef Misseuri to San Francisco is about 1800 miles, but probably . not more than 1200 miles would require te be . . protected against Iniians. Bwenty men at intervals of twenty miles, would make the whole . number necessary to give protection to the entire overland route to California, and inci. dentally to the telegraph linc, amounting to only 1200 men, These men could also be employed in carrying an express mail from one . stockade to another, which would also establish the swiftest overland mail route which could be devised. Such a telegraph line ina perfectly practicable enterprise, and it will not cost more te sustain it than the expense of a regiment of troops, while it will save the enor. mous expense of a railroad until the business . . wants of the country require such a road to be . . built. Tuy Extent or Turin Possesstoxs.—A Lon. don paper, not long since stated that the territo. ry over which the Hudson’s Bay Company exercise control, contains 2,500,000 square miles, and is longer than Russia in Europe. France . and Anstria united, and almost as long as the United States with 560,000 sqaare miles fit for cultivation, of as good land asin England, and a large tract on the Pacific, including Vancon. ver’s Island; that Lake Winnepeg, with the Red river Suskatcheau, bas a navigation of several thousand miles, second only to the Mississippi and its tributaries, the country abounding in . wood and minerais, and the rivers and coasts teeming with uneaught fish. . . — ——— — . CLEeantne Ovur.—Old stocks of hardware, gold . scales, dry goods, etc., on hand in San Fran. cisco, are heing sent to the northern mines to . find a market. . Tae wages of mechanics, employed in the) P . planing and saw mille at San Francisco, have . been raised a dollar aday, in consequense of the Frazer river gold excitement. Integrity, however rough, is better than smooth dissimilation. } . a fair valuation, . companies began to move towards the position . L held, the Indians pressing closely upon them, . As & company was approaching, a Jarge bedy . et Indians got between it aud my company, so . that having it between two fires, they could . wipe itout at ounce. Gaston secing this. moved . quickly towards me having the Indians in his . front, and when near enough, and I saw he was . About to charge, I charged with H company.— . The result was, that our companies met, baving . the fudians in a right angle in which angle we . left 12 dead Indians. After getting together . . We kept up the fight for half an hour, and again . started to reach water, moving balf a mile ander a eoustant and raking fire, ander whieh our comrades, Taylor and Gaston fell. We finally reached a hill near the water and occupied the summit, and the Indians having now complete. . ly surrounded it, we dismounted and picketed . our horses close together on the centre of the flat inclined symmit, and posted our men around . . the crest, making them lie flat to the ground, . ay the Indians were #0 close, and so daring as . to attempt to ebarge the hill, but, although out. numbering us eight to one, they could not suc. cecd. Towarda evening our ammunition began to . give out, and the men suffering #0 much from . thirst and fatigue, required all our attention to . . keep them up. ‘To move from one point to an. other, we had to crawl on our hands and knees, . amid the howlings of the Jodians, the groans . of the dying, and the whistling of ballsand arrows. We were kept ia this position until 8r. m., . when, as night set in, it became apparent that ou the morrow we must go under, aud that not one of us would escape. It was plain that, nearly destitute of ammunition, we were complete. ly surrounded by six or eight hundred Indians, and the most of these on points whieh we must pass to get away Therefore it wasdetermined torun the gauntlet so that if possible some might escape. Abandoning everything, we mounted and left the hill at 9 o'clock, and after agride of ninety miles, mostly at a gallop and without rest, we reached Snake River at Red Wolf crossing the next evening, and were met by our friends the Nez Perces. We had two officers, five men, and three friendly Indians killed; ten men wounded—Sergeant Ball of Hcompany missing. The Sergeant had distinguishdd himself very much du. ring the action, and we all hope will yet come Ki . Captain Taylor was shot through the neck, Lient, Gaston through the body; they both fell . fighting gallantly, ‘Phe companies fought bravely, like traemen, We brought onr hortes back in good condition, except abont thirty which were shot during the fight. The Indians made no captures. Before the battle was near over, the Indians pieked up nine of their dead; how many of them were killed is not known, but I counted fifteen. They acknowledge having forty wounded. It will take a thousand men to go into the Spokan country. Percuaseé or Sonora.—The Washington correspondent of the Philadelphia Press confirms the reports of a pending negotiation between the governments of Mexieo aud the United States, for the purchase of Sonora by the latter. Not only fonorg, but Chihuahua and Lower Califortia wil he offered to our government at An accredited agent. with full powerto act, is en route from Mexico to Washington, There would appear to be good reason for the gcquisition on our part of these States. Since the discovery of gold, siJver, and quicksilver mines of unusual rigbness in southern New Mexico, now known, with the Mesilla Valley. under the name of Arizona, population has increased with considerable rapidity. The natural outlet for their trade is just across Sonora to the head of the bay, and with Lower . California and Chihuahua, the latter lying directly west of Texas, the United States will belt the continent from east to west with as large a seaboard upon the Atlantic as upon the Save or Horsesix Stocxron,—Very ppoe saddle horses. with good saddles and bridles, sold in Stockton Jnne 4th, for tho rerpective prices of $23, $26 and $50. : : : p j pu, ; . Structure is nearly completed. The Cartwright, the pioneer preacher of the West, . 1 was re-inforced by the howitzers, and the two draw, which is an exceedingly beautiful piece of work, was completed on Saturday, aud found to work admirably. It was turned by one man in less than aminute, It will never be necessary for the draw to be open longer than from three to five minutes, Fexcina iN tHe Coury Hovar,—The authorities of Downieyille have ordered the eonstrug: tion of a fence around the Court Louse square, They were urged te this by the fact that treight teams occnpy the ground #8 an @ut-door hotel or camping plage. Mules, big wagens, court house people and law business don’t scem to unite affectionately, Wueat Ixserep.—The Valley Yeoman, pnblished at Tehama, states that the wheat crop of the upper Sacramento is badly injured by smut. A greater quantity of land has been cultivated to wheat in that section this year, than ever heretofore, which fact will partially make up for the short yield. The crop at Nome Lackeg is also badly injured, Lanonr av St. Lovrs.Mining operations are conducted with unusual energy aud activity, There isa searcity of help, Not a man idle who wishes to work, and there is a demand for more hands than can be procured, even at ad: vanced wages. Many companies have voluntarily advanced wages from $4 to $5 a day. DrowneD.—Wm. Mitchell, an old resident of Placerville, was drowned in the South Fork ef the American River on Wednesday last, while attempting to cross the river on a log raft. He was earried over adam. Mitchell was former. ly a resident of Illinois, A Metvuat, Distixe.—A man named Robert McNabb, while exploring Slate ereek, recently, . meta grizzly. They conceived for each other . a mutual dislike—so, while Robert, guided by . inst net rather than reason, fled in one direg. tion, Bruin did likewise, and fied in another. Rornery.—A trunk of goods valued at $500, . was stolen reeently from Mrs. Abbott, who re. sides near Oakland, while she was abeent from . her bouse. TheS. F. police found the trunk . in possession of a Mexican, who of courre declares he is innocent, Tue Rvsyu.—The Butte Record says that the Shasta stages pass threugh Oroville, avery day, crowded with passengers, It supposes Frazer river eauses this big rush, and thatin about four months similar crowds will be flocking baek “strapped.” Pioumas County ror Dovucias.—At the primary election held June 5th, in Plumas gounty, . for delegates to the County Convention, the . Douglas men elected all their delegates. Reso. lutions endorsing Douglas were passed at cach . precinet. . Stnxtexckp.— Sophia Bishop has been sentenced tothe penitentiary for one year, for shooting at Charles McLaughlin, at San Fran . ciseo, It is expected that a pardon will he granted on condition that she leaves the State. 8. Harris, who, it is believed, lived on Rue. sian river, was jately murdered in Tulare Val. ley. It is supposed that he had $4,000 in his . possession, A Dutchman, who was traveling with bim, is suspected, Suppen Deatu.—At a house on Dry creek, . between Placerville and Georgetown, on Sun. day June 6th, Thomas Stover fell dead while engaged in painting a house. The cause of his sudden death ig not known. i" Founp Dean.—A miner named Hugh Me. Kenzie was foung dead on Jackson street, San Francgiseo, oa the night of June 8th. He had . $900 in his pocket. Tavnper.—They had a terrifie thunder storm at Monte Cristo, a short time since. One large tree was knocked into splinters by the light ning. Tue Pvuraip Song Trost is prevailing to an alarming extent, among children, in San Francieco and some of the agricultural counties. Susrenpep.—The Sacramento Evening Vist: tor has ceased to exist. Crry Tax.—Oroville bas levied a tax ef one per cent. for municipal purpeser. Tue Supervisors of Sen Franciece have et ' tablished @ public pound. .

RADAR 5 RS Mh Doe tieaaeea reece eatotatioit A — HE NEVADA DEMOCRAT VOL. V, NO. 37. NEVADA, CALIFORNIA, WEDNE NEVADA DEMOCRAT, PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY MORNING, BY I. J. ROLFE & CO. T. H. ROLFE, I. J. ROLFE, A. P. CHURCH. OFFICE—BROAD STREET, NEVADA, TERMS: For one year, in advance, $5 00 Six months, 3 00 Three months, 2 00 Single Copies, 25 ets 3. C. BIRDSEYE, J.C. BIRDSEYE & CO., BANKERS. No. 30 MAIN STREET, NEVADA. PURCHASE GOLD DUST AND BULLION, AT THE HIGHEST MARKET RATES. Advances made on Gold Dust for Assay, or Coinage at the U.S. Mint. Sell CHECKS on San Francisco, Sacramento, and Marysville. aw Deposites received, Collections made, and transact a general Banking business. Vevada, March 9th 1858.—-23-tf CHARLES W. MULFORD, BANREF! At his Old Stand, Main St., Nevada. GOLD DUST BOUGHT at the highest market rates. SIGHT CHECKS on Sacramento and San Franciseo AT PAR. DUST forwarded to the U, S. Branch Mint for Assay or Coinage, and advances made on the same if required. Nevada Dec. lat 1857.—9-tf MORRIS ROSENHEIM, WATCHMAKER AND JEWELER, AND DEALER IN Watches, Jewelry, Diamonds, Ke. CHAS. W. YOUNG, MANUFACTURER OF CALIFORNIA JEWELRY, WATCHMAEKER, —aND— DEALER IN FINE WAICHES, JEWELRY, DIAMOND WORK, dc. Junetion of Main apd Commercial Streets, Nevada. GEORGE H. LORING, MANUFACTURING JEWELER, No. 23 Commercial Strect. N. B—All work pertaining to the Jewelry business neatly performed. Nevada, Jan. 8th 1858.—16-tf “THOMAS MARSH, SIGN AND ORNAMENTAL PAINTER, ON COMMERCIAL STREET. 20-tf F. MANSELL, Sign and Ornamental Painter, All work promptly attended to, and in the best style of the art. Commercial strect, above Pine, Nevada. 46 tf MENRKRY MEREDITH, THOMAS 1. Ca LAT. MEREDITH & HAWLEY, Attorneys & Counsellors at Law, @rrnce—In hidd & Knox's Brick Building, Corner of Pine and Broad Streets, Nevada. Nevada, Jan. 10, 1858.—-14-3m STANTON BUCKNER, Cc, WILSON MILL, BUCKNER & HILL, ] AVING associated themsfves together in the practice Gded to their care in Nevada aud adjoining counties, Orrick—In Kelsey's Brick Building. Cormmeencial siveet, Nevada. July 2, 1856.—43-tf 4, R. M'CONNELL, Pe A McCONNELUL & NILES, ATTORNEVS & COUSELLORS AT LAW, Will practice in all the Goerts of the Ldth Judicial Dis tret, and in the Supreme Court. Orrice—Kidd’s Brick Building, up stairs JAMES CHURCHMAN, ATTORNEY & COUNSELLOR AT LAW, Will hereafter confine himsclt solely to the practice of his profession—and will be found always at his office, except when absent oy professional business. Orrick —Corner of Broad and lineStreets, Nevada. 40-tf 46 uF NT, DAVID BELDEN BELDEN & YANT, ATTORNEYS AT LAW. Particular attefftion given to proeuring U. 8. Land Wartanta for persons by Military service entitled to the same. @rmnca.—No. 4 Second story of Alban‘s Brick Building . @erner Broad and line Streets, Nevada. 6-tf. WM. F. ANDERSON,” ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW. Ornck—In Alban’s Brick Building, corner of Broad awd Pine streets, Nevada. ” MENRY L. JOACHIMSSEN, CONVEYANCER, COPYIST, AND Notary Public. Orrick—On Main Street, one door below C. W. Mulford’s Banking Mouse, Nevada 24-tf WM. J. KNOX, C, T. OVERTON. KNOX & OVERTON, FRYSICIANS & SURGCEOSS, Orrice—Nerth side of Braad Street, 2d deor above Pime. Sevada Jan. 12th 1858.—14-tf ’ VO. 24 COMMERCIAL STREET, NEVAD&. — DEALERS is— Barware, Stoves, Tin-Ware, Crockery, &c. &c. a@ All kinds of Tin Ware made to order. -“@@ Sept. 1856.—49-3m D. & B. LACHMAN. G. E. WITHINGTON, DEALER IN French and American Paper Hangings, INDOW SHADES, Brass cornice, Gold uldings Paints, &c. Painting of all kinds, and pape serg#g, executed in the best style, at shost notice. 49-tf No. 7 Bropd Street. Nevada. COUNTY SURVEYOR’S OFFICE. (COURT HOUSE, NEVADA.) LL. GAMBLE, G. F. Derrxes, oR Surveyor, } Deputy. are hereby cautioned pgninss employing other Surveyors than such as may depatized hen 4 . (Eixtract from Laws of California.) Agar. 24, Sec, 3 “No survey or re-survey hereafter made y any person except the County Surveyor or his deputy shall be considered legal evidence in any Court within this Atate. JOHN L. GAMBLE, "Patt County Surveyor. EMPIRE MARKET!! Junction of Main & Commercial Sts. (Opposite the American Exchange.) Amorican Beef, PORK, VEGETABLES, dc. LWAYS on hand Fresh and in the best possible condition. The subseriber, feeling himself under the test shieations to his numerous customers for past ‘vors, is defermined to merit, not only a continuance of present, but an increase of patronage. Noone shall be dissatisfied, if the means of satisfaction is within his reach. : Cornel Beef and Pork, Sausage, &c., always‘ oo xe Come and sce for Yourselves. <@@ JACOBS & KENT, Proprictros. Nevada, March 12th, 1858. & LOT FOR Pale AND Lor a AT Sah and West Broad Street—the House is 22 44 feet, two stoties high; with a good Cellar. For parJ. M. ; Nevate Bh? 28th 1858.—34-tf oT BLANKS, CONSTANTLY ON HAND, JUSTICE’s # and for sale at this Offce. of the Law, will attend promptly to all business con. TRAVELING. CALIFORNIA STAGE COMPANY. 4 te STAGES of this Company will leave their Office, at the ‘National Exchange,’’ Nevada, as fellows: FOR SACRAMENTO. Leaves Nevada at 1 o'clock, A. M., and arriving at Sacmento in time for the 2 o’clock boats for San Francisco. Also, at 4 o’clock, A. M., running via Auburn, as an Accommodation Line to Sacramento, FOR MARYSVILLE. Leaves the above named Office every morning at seven o’clock, A. M., passing through Grass Valley, Rough & Ready, Empire Ranch, and Long Bar, and arriving in Marysville at 3 o’clock P. M. FOR FOREST CITY, DOWNIEVILLE, PATTERSON, WOLSEY’S, MOORR’S, AND ORLEANS FLATS, Leaves every morning at 6 1-2 o'clock A. M. JAMES HAWORTH. Pres’t. ©. S. Co. W. S. McRozerts, Agent, Nevada. (tf NEVADA & WASHINGTON STAGE LINE. N AND AFTER JANUARY 1, 1856, the above Line will run as follows: Leaving the office, at the National Exchange, Nevada, at 8 o’elock, A. M, ing by Mountain Spring House, Morgan’s, Cold Spring, White Cloud, Gold Hill and Alpha, arriving at Washington by one o’clock in the afternoon. It is the nearest and best Route to Washington, Omega, Scotchman’s Creek, Poor Man’s Creek, and Eureka. Returning,—The Stages will leave the South Yuba Hotel, . ed as the officers are to affecting scenes between morning, was in the least deterred frém his pur. ; tume, Washington, every morning at nine o'clock, and arrive at Nevada by one o'clock P. M., connecting with the California Stage Co's Coaches for Auburn, Sacramento, Marysville and Shasta. Office—South Yuba Hotel, Washington. A. 8. OLIN, Proprietor. W. 8. McRonerts, Agent, Nevada, (34-tf EMPIRE LIVERY STABLE, Broad Street, Nevada, J. H. HELM, Proprietor. THE UNDERSIGNED WOULD INFORM HIS friends and the public generally, that he has become Proprictor of the EMPIRE LIVERY STABLE, and as he designs keeving constautly on hand A Stock of Fast Horses, Would respectfully solicit the patronage of the Public. @@ Horses kept by the Day or Week on the most reasonable terms, 20-tf J. HARVEY HELM. LIVERY & SALE STABLE. SPRING STREET, NEVADA. J. A. LANCASTER, FORMERLY OF THE Oriental Stables, would infsem his friends and the public generally, that he has added extensively to his already Large and Elegant establishment of Horses, Buggies, Saddles, Harness, & &c.—andis now prepared to furnishas fine turnouts as can be fonnd in the State. Well trained flect and easy Saddle Horses, well equipped for Ladies or Gentlemen will be ready at all times. A long experienee in the business and an earnest desire to netain the confidence of his frends, beads him to beNieve he will be able to give general satisfaetion., Particular attention paid to Horses on Livery Carriages always in readiness with careful drivers for the use of Balls, Parties, &c. &c. The quality of my stock will permit me to say that those secking pleasure, er engaged on business would do well to give me a call J. A. LANCASTER, Nevada, Aug. 20 1858. —4H4 GEORGE THATCHER & CO’S. CELEBRATED CALIFORNIA WINES! NHE undersigned having been appointed sole Agent, in Nevada, for the Sale of the above Celebrated Wines . use the above exellent and healthful beverage, that they by calling on M. I. FUNSTON. Nevada April 27th, 1858.—30-tf STORAGE FORWARDING AND COMMISSION WAREHOUSE, . FIRE-PROOF BRICK SBSOUILDING, ——~Lately oeeupied by Marrington, Hazletine & Co,,——Lower Plaza, Marysville. Goods Received, Stored, and Forwarded to all parts of the Mines. 32-tf Ww. T. ELLIS. NEW GOODS, . At No. 26 COMMERCIAL STREET, the Largest and Best sclected Stock of Groceries and Provisions, at the lowest possible rates, E42 SEQ 42°) SS Se EB e The attention of Country Dealers is called to my extensive assortment of GOODS. They will find it to their ad vantage toGIVE ME A CALL, before going below after their suppaies. BAILEY GATZERT. Nevada May 18th 1858, —33-tf. DENTISTRY. DR. A. CHAPMAN Dentist, when applied, will stop the tooth-ache in five mintes, and effectually destroy the nerve, leaving it in a fit condition te ee filled without causing pain, where it would otherwise haye to be extracted All Dental operations performed ja @ neat aed substantial manner, and satisfaction guaranteed in all cases, Orrice—In Kidd & Knox Brick Building, corner Pine agé Broad streets, Nevada, where he intends to remain per manently. October 14th Williarad Saloon! Conser or Broan ann Pine Sra., Formmriy CU. S. Hore. HARRINGTON & PATTERSON, OULD MOST RESPECTFULLY ANNOUNCE TO THEIR friends and the pulitic, that they have taken the New Urick Buill@ing, conmer-cof Toad and Pine Streets, on the site of the old U.S. Hotel, and fitted it up asa SALOON, in a style unsurpassed for elegance and comfort, 1856—2-1f . .and are prepared for all who may favor them with a call. The Billiard Tables will be found equal to any in the State, and those who delightin this pleasant game, will find this Saloon well adapted to enjoy it. The Bar will at all times be supplied with the best LIQUORS AND SEGARS would respeetfully cal! the attention of those wishing to . Fun For THE Miners.—One of the routes to the Northern goid fields, that by way of the Dalles of the Columbia, is through the country of the Spokan ludians, where Col Steptoe was . defeated. If this route should be much traveled the mivers will soon ‘‘clean out’’ the troublesome Indians. The Portland Standard says there are already on the way from the Dalles, . en reute for the mines by way of the Iudiau Touching Scene in a State Prison—A Child in Search of its Father. From the Sing Sing (N. ¥.) Chronicle. One evening lust week, just as the bell of the Siug Sing prison was ringing ‘all right,” and most of the officers were about taking their . departure from the iustitution, a little girl about seven years of age entered the warden’s office. On being questioned asto her name and errand, she said that her name was Agues. country, more than two hundred well armed W—, and that she had ‘‘come all the way miners, About a hundred more will start forthfrom New York to see her father, whom her with, for they are by no means disheartened by mother had teld ber was iu prison at Sing Sing.” . the report of this battle. On the other hand, The intelligent and mournful looks of the child . they seem eager to breast these Indian difficulsoon enlisted the sympathy of the warden and . ties; and in the event that the troops have met other officers, and it was at once decided te . with a repulse, we may rest assured that these gratify the wishes of the little heroine. miners will become an important auxiliery to But a difficulty at ence arose—there being no . the troops in routing the whole foree of the Inless than four convicts bearing the same name . dians from the upper eountry, and making the as her futher, but this difficulty was soon over. entire ronte from the Dalles to Thompson’s rivcome by the little girl herself. She said that. er free from Indian depredations, and that too . her father was a cooper by trade, and it became . in a very short time, apparent at once that the J—-W——employed . from California bring up afew hundred more in the “‘shoak shop’? was the leoked-for father. He was soon brought from his cell to the office, forgotten by those who witnessed it. Aceystom-. Weatup on the Mountain Buck en Monday the conviets and their relatives, this was too . pose to proceed, by the report of this battle, much for their feelings, and a tear stood ia the . With the mines north of these Indians, and huneye of many of those steut-hearted men. . dreds of eager miners south desirous of advanThe story of little Agnes to her father was cing to them, the poor, deluded Indians will find . “that her mother was very poor, livedsout at . difficulties in their menacing attacks whieh they service, and could not come to see him, so she . little expect. thought she would come herself; that she left. Again, the Indians have not been disposed to New York that morning without one cent of . Molest miners in traveling through their coun. . money—walked through the city till she came . try, while they are unwilling that U, 8, troops to the railroad that some boys told her passed . Should make expeditions among them, through Sing Sing; that she crept into one of . —_——_——— the ears and hid herself away, and, when feund Onrgcon.—We dind the followiug intelligence . Ly the conductor, he allowed her to ride all the . jn the Oregon papers received by the steamer Way up for nething, and that some of the boys! Pacific : in the village told ber the way to the prison,”’ . After spending some time with her father, she . On the 15th day of May, one of Humanson, was kindly taken care of for the night by ene . Thompson & Co 8 batteaux was swamped some of our citizens, and the next morning a lady of . *IX or eight miles above the Deshutes, and two our village accompanied her to New York. and . ™eo drowued—Jehn Jones and Frank Rivers. . had ber placed in an asylum devoted asa home Jones could have swam ashore, but he went back SDAY MORNING, JUNE 16, 1858. "DEFEAT OF COL. STEPTOE. The Oregonian of the 29th ult. publishes a let ter written by an officer engaged in the battle, to a friend at Vancouver, which gives a detailed account of the affair : On the 7th inst, Col. Steptoe, with C. E. and H. companies ist Dragoons, and twenty-five men of 9th infantry, with twe mountain howitzers, left Fort Walla Walla for Colville. The focers of the command were Col, Steptoe, Capt. Winder and Taylor, Lieuts. Wheeler, Fleming, Gaston and Gregg. After marching eight days we reached the Pelouse river, and were about passing inte the Spokan couvtry when we were informed by Ine dians that the Spokans would resist our entrance, The Spokans have always been regarded as friendly to the whites, and when we left Walla Walla no one thought of having an encounter either with them or any other LndiShould the next steamers . ans on the march. On Sunday morning, the 16th, on leaving of these California miners, they will find itonly . camp, we were told that the Spokaos bad asfun to push their way on through the Indian . sembled and were ray and the scene which took place between the . country in defiance ofall Indian attacks. We . lieving this; our mare convict father and his child will not soon be; learn that nota man of the fifty miners who . to fight us. Not bewas eentinued, until about 11 @’elock we found ourselves in the . presence of, six hundred warriors in war cosThe command was halted for the purpose of having a talk, in which the Spekans announced that they had heard we bad gone out for the purpose of wiping them out, and that if. that was the case they were ready to tight us, and that we should not cross the Spokan river. The Indians were all mounted, principally armed with rifles, and were extended aloug our flank at the distance of one hundred yards, After some talk, the Colonel told us that we would have to fight, and we imme. diately put ourselves into position to move to better ground, determined that the Spokans should fire the first gun, mile, we reached a sheet of water, where it was decided to encamp and bold another talk with the Indians, Nothing resulted from this except the most insulting demonstrations on their part, We dared not dismount, and were kept in the saddle three hours, until the setting of the sun dispersed the Iudians. to the ehildren of the destitute, where she will . be taken eare of, and properly and kindly . treated drowned. On the 26th May, the body of Jones was picked up by the steamer Hassaloe, opposite Dog river, and conveyed to the Cascades for interment. Jones was about twenty-four or . twenty-five years of age, and bailed from Phil. adelphia. Jones was an assumed name; his real . naine was unknown, . Several dead bodies of unknown parties have . been of Inte found in the Willamette and Co-). . lumbia rivers. A mule pack train of about seventy mules passed through Portland on the 3lst of May, en route forthe Northera mines, by way of the . The Bombshells of Sebastopol still Exploding—Kight Men Killed, (Correspondence of the Boston Transcript.} Sepastoroi, March 1, The bombshells strewn about the city during the seige are still doing the work of death. No less than eight deaths, I think, have been caused by explosions of these missiles since my arrival, hardly a year since. Only a few days ago, two scamen belonging to the English . steamer Beyrout came } ge Dalles. The train came from Marysville, Cali: yrout came oa shore wear our ship. fornia, Those in charge of the train are expeyard, and fora few minutes were eonversing with Mr. Gowen, They then started fora walk to the Redan, quite near our residence, and on reaching the breastwork, one of them picked up an unexploded detonating shell, intending to keep it asa relic, but finding it rather heavy threw it dewn, when it instantly exploded and . killed him, almost severing the head from the rienced packers, their animals are in fine order . and their packing gear of the first quality. They propesc, as we learn, to pack suplies regularly from the Dalles to the mines. Neo be ter . route for the sustenance of paek animals, exists . than on this route, and the enterprise in one . prouising x good income. . to assist his friend, who was sick, and both were . . On Monday morning we left camp to return . to the Pelouse, marching in the following or. der: H company iu advance, O in the center, with the packs, and Bin rear, At 8 o’clock . the Indians appeared in great numbers about . the rear of the column, and just as the advanee . Was @rossing a small stream they began firing. . In twenty minutes the fire became continuous, . Seeing that we must fight, and that the action must beeome general, I was ordered to move forward and occupy a hill that the Indians . were making for, and from which they would have a close fire upon the head of the column, After a close race I gained the hill in advance, . ou seeing whieh the Indians moved around and took possession of ene commanaing that which Loccupied Leaving a few men to defend the . first hill, and deploying my men, I eharged the second and drove them off. At this time the action was general; the three companies, numbering in all about 110 men, were warmly engaged with five hundred Indi. ans. The companies were separated from each other nearly a thousand yards, and fought enAfter marching a} WHOLE NO. 245. NEWS ITEMS.

Horrmiy Manciep sy a Grizziy.— An Indian bunter calied Loxey, belonging te the Nome Cult Reservation, while out hunting one day last week, shot an immense grizzly bear, but having merely wounded the monster, it seized him and literally crusbed bim to peices. The boy’s skull was torn and gnawed. bis arms both breken, and strips of flesh ripped off bis hips up to his neck. . A more horrible matilg: tien of a human bejng by a wild beast was never known, say those whe afterwards saw him. He was brought to headquarters by two Indians who were put with him, where be sean expired. Loxey bas been tae in hanting nearly ever since the establishment of the Reservation.—[Valley Yeoman. Cuter or THE CutnamEN.—The Stockton Republican, noticing the arrival of a net . of Chinese, says fifty were dispatched to Mariposa creek, by the portly Chinese agent, Si Mong, one of our merchant princes, This John isa stout, important looking personage, apparently thirty-five years of age. He is quite wealthy, and dresses in the most approved American fashion, sports a gold watch and chain, and has . dispensed with bis tail appendage, his hair being scientifically cut, and closely as a dandy’s, and has taken unto himself a Mexican lady fore wife, by whom he has one or two children. Prouute Bers.—T. G, Baxter, of Napa, informs the Reporter that he has a hive of bees which sent out aswarm onthe 22d of April, The same hive sent ent a swarm on the Sth of May, and another on the 6th, The same hive on the 9th, sent off two more swarms, making five swarms in all from one hive. The first swarm that went off from the original hive, sent . forth a new swarm May 25th—thus making au increase of six swarms from one, in one month, The original swarm bud made twenty pounds of honey in the top of the hive. Sunpay Law iy Brockvox.—The Stookion pae . pers remark that the Sunday law was aot generally observed in that place; that the drinking saloons were all sept open, and that there were more drunken men on Sunday than had been seen on any day for two months, One cigar store was kept open, the proprietor of which . was arrested on Monday on the complaint of } another oigar merohant, who closed his etore on Sunday. Tuteves Vs, Fing.—The town trustecs of Oras ville have discharged the only two policemen that village could beast of possessing. They did not think the conditien of the corporation revenues would justify in both keeping police and constructing water cisterns; so they abandoned the police, considering that it would be better for the citizens to be robbed rather than be burned out, . Wheat Crop i Anameps.—The wheat erop in Alameda county is almost an entire failure. Even where extra pains have been taken in cultivation, there seems to be no particular difference, The Gazette mentions a piece of four aeres, every furrow of which was subsoiled, and every possible eare taken to ensure auccess, which is net worth harvesting. Tne Sacramento Brinex,—This body, and completely cutting off his right leg. . Peter Cantwriont,.—The venerable Peter . tirely by making short charges. At 11 o’clock wplenaie }can haveit at manufacturers’ prices, with freight added, . I have just received at my Store, on Commercial atrect, . handled “this side up with eare, EVER BROUGHT TO NEVADA, WHICH WILL BE SOI D} calls particular . of time. 8 ™ attention to his Tooth Anodyne, which, . The remains were brought to our yard, whence they were buried. His compauion eseaped With a slight scratch upou the lip, On the following day two Russians were killed in a similar mauner. while picking out the stopper of a shell. Theloek by whieh the concussion ignited the powder of the shell isa curious affair—being a ema!l equilateral cross, witha capsule at eaeh puint., and four little hammers held by ahuman hair. A sudden jar breaks was a@ member of the late Democratic State Convention of Illinois. The Springfield correspoudent of the Missouri Republican thus writes of him: “This Peter Cartwright is none other than the celebrated old pioncer preacher, whose name is as familiar all over the country as the hair, causing the bammer to strike the cap, ‘household words;’ the same man whore auto. whieh explodes. After the shells are charged, . biography has been sold all over the country the locks are enclosed in a copper tube and in-. ¥yY thowsands, We saw the old gentleman this serted withia the hole of the shell, upon which . afternoon in the Coanty Convention, ja plug is placed. The shells, thus prepared, . !voks hale and hearty, and as if he would live are placed ina box of the rize of an ordinary * bundred years longer. We believe he is now chronometer box, which, for safety, must be . tighty years old. He willbe greeted by handreds of old friends when the State Convention i i pata . meets, for he is well acquainted all over the More Rerorm ty Russra.—The St. Petersburg . State. A good story was told about the old Gazette, of Mareh 6th, contains a proposition gentleman during his attendance on the Metunofor the introduction of the new style into the dist Conference, which met in one of the East. Russian Almanac. When the Julian calendar . ¢') Cities afew years since; he put up at one was changed by Pope Gregory, ten days were . Of the large hotels, and at night was shown to added; the English, however, did not adopt the his room, which bappened to be qutte high up Gregorian style until 1752, when it was found . ! the building. and accessible by a long windnecessary to add eleven eys to the current . ing staircase, After reaching bis room he haldate. The Russians having retained the Julian . loed ina Joud voice, sufficient to arouse the calendar, now find themselves twelve days out . ! mates of the botel, after this manner: “IandInstead of rectifying this error by lord, I say, landlord, bring mea hatchet.’ dropping at once the requisite uumber of days, . U Po" the landlord making bis appearance and He . it it proposed to effeet a gradual reform by . omitting the additional days in the next thirteen leap years, which, by the year 1912, would make the Russian calendar correspond with the . Gregorian. Tux Potato.-—Potatoes were first brought do . Europe in 1583. After fifty-nine years the potato rot broke out, and after eighty years there . was no secd fit for planting to be obtained. In 1696 the Spaniards brought goad seed from Peyears. In 1779 the ret se far destroyed the potatoes that no good seed was obtained. In 1789 the English brought new seed to Europe, but it was not until 1792 3 that seed generally spread throughout the continent, and was in general use. Fifty years later the rot again appeared, and again decreased in 1856. From this it appears that potatoes are liable te suffer Which the market of San Francisco can afford, and no expense or pains will be spared on the part of the Proprietors to make this a popular and agreeable place of resort. Nevada, Jan’y. 13, 1857.—15-tf $ “CIGARS! CIGARS!! CIGARS!!! abides Brick Store on Main Street, opposite Wells, Furgo € Co. and Junction of Main & Commercial Streets. H. & HIRSCHMAN we respectfully announce that they have on hand, and are constantly receiving, by express and other conrevances. the largest and best assortment of Fine Movers Diese. Cheiee Brands of Tobacco, 8, Matches, Playing Which will he sold lower than the same quality of artiees ean be bought in any other house ig this : Our old friends and customers are invited to give usa call and satisfy themselves in regard to the quality of our stock. Particular alteniion paid to oaders from the eountry-@@ wal = H. & M. HIRSCHMAN. NOTICE TO MILL OWNERS!! WOULD CALL YOUR PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO A this disease every fifty years. German American Crtizens.—The German people in America compose a class of population which are ever deserving of the kindest re. mark. They set the best example of industry, . economy and contentment. They form the first physical basis of the Republic, and the generations springing froin them are patriotic, indigenious, liberal, enterprising and progressive, The Germans have aiweys doen the enemies of every sort of tyrrany. Their democraeg is . “Government vested solely in the hands of the people,” SLavery In Detaware.—The Peninsular News . publiehed at Milford, Del., comes out in a long editorial article arguing cogently for the abolition of Slavery in that State. In order to} make good its cause. it institutes a comparison . between Newcastle and Sussex counties, one free and the other slave. Inthe former, improved farm land is worth over fifty three dollars per acre, while in the latter similar land is New and Superior article of LUBRICATING OIL, FOR ENGINES, And Machinery of aj] kinds. It will wear without gumming up, and will be a saving of 15 per cent over lard. ‘Abo fot sale 2 large stock of Linseed, Lard, Polgr and . other Oils at less than ever before offered in Nevada FUR CASH. _— GEO, O. KILBOURNE. Nevada March 10th. 1858.—23-38m NEVADA DEMOCRAT JOB PRINTING OFFICE,. ROAD ST! worth but from seven to eight dollars per acre. A Cativorxsta Winow, Mrs. Empy, of Rochester, N. Y., had not heard from her husband for five years. and, giving him up for dead, recently married one Thomas Robie. Soon after) the marriage the original husband turacd up,. and becoming very ingignant when he disco. vered that hie ex-sponse bad come into the pos session of a considerabje fortune, sues her for . bigamy. Mr. Robie is a respectable physician. FING furnished with a new and complete assortment of JOB TYPE, we are prepared to execute ie PRINTING OF EVERY DESCRIPTION, in a manner that cannot fail to give satisfaction to all who may favor us with a call. fifty years of age. now at swords points, and the courts are settling the difficulty. Waris Watts Wacon Rovtre.—In the U.5. in want of Cards Cirealars, Senate, on the 30th of April, Mr. Doolittle, of ads, Bl bon “itin gts. Wiscensin, offered a resolution that a wagon Wall SR. a road be construeted from Fort Benton to the ay ~ “ Pamphlets, navigable waters of the Columbia river, at ; Ches: ee * . Walla Walla. It was referred (o the wilitery ST Cakeeat peice a tOROne AO committer. ru, which gave healthy tubers for forty-five . Husbands No. ] and 2 are . inquiring what he waated with the hatchet.— . “Bring ine a hatehat,” said the ofd preacher; . “IT want to blaze the way so that I may be able . to fiod my way dewn when I want to.” . . TeLecrarn to Cayivorsta.—Senator Wilson, . of Massachusetts, bas introduced a bill into the Senate, to provide for the building of a line of telegraph to California. The construction of . such a line will open the way for a wagon road, . land ultimately a railroad, more quickly than . auy thing else which can be devised. By a judicious system of stockades along the line the . whole extent of it would be protected, and the stockades themselves would become points of settlement along the route, which would ultimately people the country through which a railroad is to travel, and furnish the business . which is necessary to keep it in operation, . From the western border ef Misseuri to San Francisco is about 1800 miles, but probably . not more than 1200 miles would require te be . . protected against Iniians. Bwenty men at intervals of twenty miles, would make the whole . number necessary to give protection to the entire overland route to California, and inci. dentally to the telegraph linc, amounting to only 1200 men, These men could also be employed in carrying an express mail from one . stockade to another, which would also establish the swiftest overland mail route which could be devised. Such a telegraph line ina perfectly practicable enterprise, and it will not cost more te sustain it than the expense of a regiment of troops, while it will save the enor. mous expense of a railroad until the business . . wants of the country require such a road to be . . built. Tuy Extent or Turin Possesstoxs.—A Lon. don paper, not long since stated that the territo. ry over which the Hudson’s Bay Company exercise control, contains 2,500,000 square miles, and is longer than Russia in Europe. France . and Anstria united, and almost as long as the United States with 560,000 sqaare miles fit for cultivation, of as good land asin England, and a large tract on the Pacific, including Vancon. ver’s Island; that Lake Winnepeg, with the Red river Suskatcheau, bas a navigation of several thousand miles, second only to the Mississippi and its tributaries, the country abounding in . wood and minerais, and the rivers and coasts teeming with uneaught fish. . . — ——— — . CLEeantne Ovur.—Old stocks of hardware, gold . scales, dry goods, etc., on hand in San Fran. cisco, are heing sent to the northern mines to . find a market. . Tae wages of mechanics, employed in the) P . planing and saw mille at San Francisco, have . been raised a dollar aday, in consequense of the Frazer river gold excitement. Integrity, however rough, is better than smooth dissimilation. } . a fair valuation, . companies began to move towards the position . L held, the Indians pressing closely upon them, . As & company was approaching, a Jarge bedy . et Indians got between it aud my company, so . that having it between two fires, they could . wipe itout at ounce. Gaston secing this. moved . quickly towards me having the Indians in his . front, and when near enough, and I saw he was . About to charge, I charged with H company.— . The result was, that our companies met, baving . the fudians in a right angle in which angle we . left 12 dead Indians. After getting together . . We kept up the fight for half an hour, and again . started to reach water, moving balf a mile ander a eoustant and raking fire, ander whieh our comrades, Taylor and Gaston fell. We finally reached a hill near the water and occupied the summit, and the Indians having now complete. . ly surrounded it, we dismounted and picketed . our horses close together on the centre of the flat inclined symmit, and posted our men around . . the crest, making them lie flat to the ground, . ay the Indians were #0 close, and so daring as . to attempt to ebarge the hill, but, although out. numbering us eight to one, they could not suc. cecd. Towarda evening our ammunition began to . give out, and the men suffering #0 much from . thirst and fatigue, required all our attention to . . keep them up. ‘To move from one point to an. other, we had to crawl on our hands and knees, . amid the howlings of the Jodians, the groans . of the dying, and the whistling of ballsand arrows. We were kept ia this position until 8r. m., . when, as night set in, it became apparent that ou the morrow we must go under, aud that not one of us would escape. It was plain that, nearly destitute of ammunition, we were complete. ly surrounded by six or eight hundred Indians, and the most of these on points whieh we must pass to get away Therefore it wasdetermined torun the gauntlet so that if possible some might escape. Abandoning everything, we mounted and left the hill at 9 o'clock, and after agride of ninety miles, mostly at a gallop and without rest, we reached Snake River at Red Wolf crossing the next evening, and were met by our friends the Nez Perces. We had two officers, five men, and three friendly Indians killed; ten men wounded—Sergeant Ball of Hcompany missing. The Sergeant had distinguishdd himself very much du. ring the action, and we all hope will yet come Ki . Captain Taylor was shot through the neck, Lient, Gaston through the body; they both fell . fighting gallantly, ‘Phe companies fought bravely, like traemen, We brought onr hortes back in good condition, except abont thirty which were shot during the fight. The Indians made no captures. Before the battle was near over, the Indians pieked up nine of their dead; how many of them were killed is not known, but I counted fifteen. They acknowledge having forty wounded. It will take a thousand men to go into the Spokan country. Percuaseé or Sonora.—The Washington correspondent of the Philadelphia Press confirms the reports of a pending negotiation between the governments of Mexieo aud the United States, for the purchase of Sonora by the latter. Not only fonorg, but Chihuahua and Lower Califortia wil he offered to our government at An accredited agent. with full powerto act, is en route from Mexico to Washington, There would appear to be good reason for the gcquisition on our part of these States. Since the discovery of gold, siJver, and quicksilver mines of unusual rigbness in southern New Mexico, now known, with the Mesilla Valley. under the name of Arizona, population has increased with considerable rapidity. The natural outlet for their trade is just across Sonora to the head of the bay, and with Lower . California and Chihuahua, the latter lying directly west of Texas, the United States will belt the continent from east to west with as large a seaboard upon the Atlantic as upon the Save or Horsesix Stocxron,—Very ppoe saddle horses. with good saddles and bridles, sold in Stockton Jnne 4th, for tho rerpective prices of $23, $26 and $50. : : : p j pu, ; . Structure is nearly completed. The Cartwright, the pioneer preacher of the West, . 1 was re-inforced by the howitzers, and the two draw, which is an exceedingly beautiful piece of work, was completed on Saturday, aud found to work admirably. It was turned by one man in less than aminute, It will never be necessary for the draw to be open longer than from three to five minutes, Fexcina iN tHe Coury Hovar,—The authorities of Downieyille have ordered the eonstrug: tion of a fence around the Court Louse square, They were urged te this by the fact that treight teams occnpy the ground #8 an @ut-door hotel or camping plage. Mules, big wagens, court house people and law business don’t scem to unite affectionately, Wueat Ixserep.—The Valley Yeoman, pnblished at Tehama, states that the wheat crop of the upper Sacramento is badly injured by smut. A greater quantity of land has been cultivated to wheat in that section this year, than ever heretofore, which fact will partially make up for the short yield. The crop at Nome Lackeg is also badly injured, Lanonr av St. Lovrs.Mining operations are conducted with unusual energy aud activity, There isa searcity of help, Not a man idle who wishes to work, and there is a demand for more hands than can be procured, even at ad: vanced wages. Many companies have voluntarily advanced wages from $4 to $5 a day. DrowneD.—Wm. Mitchell, an old resident of Placerville, was drowned in the South Fork ef the American River on Wednesday last, while attempting to cross the river on a log raft. He was earried over adam. Mitchell was former. ly a resident of Illinois, A Metvuat, Distixe.—A man named Robert McNabb, while exploring Slate ereek, recently, . meta grizzly. They conceived for each other . a mutual dislike—so, while Robert, guided by . inst net rather than reason, fled in one direg. tion, Bruin did likewise, and fied in another. Rornery.—A trunk of goods valued at $500, . was stolen reeently from Mrs. Abbott, who re. sides near Oakland, while she was abeent from . her bouse. TheS. F. police found the trunk . in possession of a Mexican, who of courre declares he is innocent, Tue Rvsyu.—The Butte Record says that the Shasta stages pass threugh Oroville, avery day, crowded with passengers, It supposes Frazer river eauses this big rush, and thatin about four months similar crowds will be flocking baek “strapped.” Pioumas County ror Dovucias.—At the primary election held June 5th, in Plumas gounty, . for delegates to the County Convention, the . Douglas men elected all their delegates. Reso. lutions endorsing Douglas were passed at cach . precinet. . Stnxtexckp.— Sophia Bishop has been sentenced tothe penitentiary for one year, for shooting at Charles McLaughlin, at San Fran . ciseo, It is expected that a pardon will he granted on condition that she leaves the State. 8. Harris, who, it is believed, lived on Rue. sian river, was jately murdered in Tulare Val. ley. It is supposed that he had $4,000 in his . possession, A Dutchman, who was traveling with bim, is suspected, Suppen Deatu.—At a house on Dry creek, . between Placerville and Georgetown, on Sun. day June 6th, Thomas Stover fell dead while engaged in painting a house. The cause of his sudden death ig not known. i" Founp Dean.—A miner named Hugh Me. Kenzie was foung dead on Jackson street, San Francgiseo, oa the night of June 8th. He had . $900 in his pocket. Tavnper.—They had a terrifie thunder storm at Monte Cristo, a short time since. One large tree was knocked into splinters by the light ning. Tue Pvuraip Song Trost is prevailing to an alarming extent, among children, in San Francieco and some of the agricultural counties. Susrenpep.—The Sacramento Evening Vist: tor has ceased to exist. Crry Tax.—Oroville bas levied a tax ef one per cent. for municipal purpeser. Tue Supervisors of Sen Franciece have et ' tablished @ public pound. .