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STfiIMR BIJTF. RECORD.
GEO. H. CROSETTE, Editor.
SATURDAY MORNING. JULY 18th. 1857.
DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET.
FOR GOVERNOR,
JOHN B. WELLER,
Or SACRAMENTO.
FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR,
JOSEPH WALKUP,
OP PLACER.
For Judge of the Supreme Court,
TEP II EN J. FIELD,
OP Tl'BA.
For Controller of Stale,
J. W. MANDEVILLE,
For Stale Treasurer,
THOMAS FINDLEY,
For Attorney General,
THOMAS H. WILLIAMS.
For Stale Printer,
JOHN O’MEARA.
For Surveyor General,
HENRY A. HIGLEY.
For District Judge, 15tb Judicial District,
WARREN T. SEXTON.
Subject to the nomination of the Judicial Convection.
For Senators, Uih Bmialorial District,
A. S, Hart,
of Butte,
U. JEt. Cate,
o( Plumas.
Swh)**ci to the decision of the Senatorial Convention.
D MOCK A TIC COUNTY TICKET
For County Judge,
THOMAS WELLS.
For Member of A*sembly,
JAMES HITCHENS,
For Sher.fT,
NATHAN D. PLUM.
For County Clerk,
M. H. DARKACU.
F t County Tr^urer,
H. U. JENNINGS.
For Tax Collector,
JW. W. HOBART.
For Recorder,
JOHN F. KIMMEL.
For Prosecuting Attorney,
P. H. HARRIS,
For A.«sespor,
DAVID WEAVER.
For Public Administrator,
WILLIAM COFFEY.
For Superintendent of Common Schools,
A. C. MORSE.
For Surveyor.
GEORGE D. FRENCH.
For Coroner,
JAMES HARLOW.
For Supervisor, First District,
PHILIP PARREL Y.
For Justices of the Pence. Ophlr Township,
JOHN S. BERRY.
EDWARD DONOHUE.
For Constables,
MATTHEW J, PURCELL,
m. a. McLaughlin.
Fruits —Our markets are thoroughly
stocked with fruits of all kinds, among
which watermelons, peaches, and pears
greatly abound. They come just in the
“nick o’timc, and seem to meet with joyous
welcome from all sides.
Deadly Affray at Peoria On the Ith
of July, says the Sonora Herald, two men,
named Jack Silsbary and Brown got into a
quarrel at Peoria Bar, Tuolumne county,
one drawing a knife, ond the other a pistol
Both were killed in the encounter. A man
named Boyle, a partner of Brown's who
interfe cd in the quarrel, has hacn arrested
as an accesory to the killing of Sillsbury, and
lodged in the county jail
Earthquake. — -The Humboldt Times
tells of a very severe shock of an earthquake
which eccored in that section of the State
on Hie 14th nit. about half past eight in the
r-r g. Most of the clocks in town
n) were stopped, goods were thrown
Ij’ from the shelves in the stores, nod one
; g was perceptibly moved on its foun-
Thc shock lasted only a few seconds
. .s felt throughout the whole neigh
b g country. Coming on the day alter
be fixed for the arrive! of the predic-
many of the inhabitants were
awfilly alarmed, imagining that it was the
signal of me amoral of that distinguished
stranger The shock was more Feasibly
fell in the mountains than in the valleys.
Fatal Accident.— A man named Ayres
■was recently killed at Smith’s mill, «e»r
Rough and Ready,from the effects of a blow
Imm a lever with which he was rolling a
log. His skull was fractured so badly as to
produce inflammation of the brain.
Suicide.— Mr. Finley, a Justice of the
Peace in San Francisco shot himself through
the head on Tuesday lost. He died instantly.
■No cause is assigned for the commission of
i'he deed.
■ft av>metek Burst. — vVe learn by the
’ ,n >entincl that the Gas Company’s
i and gasometer in Jackson, exploded
ss liy last. Fortunately little injury
-tallied by those standing near. Tol
jith. E-q . wa-struck in the face a*d
cut, besides receiving a “heavy
The cistern was well tided with wa
,. :,i the meter partially with gas, at he
he accident. The men had just
. u,tir work, and were ready for op
> -'di Destroyed —The above vil-
Sic n a county, has been destroyed
with the e»oeptions of a few cabins.
• r the work of an iwcendiary.
V o flows -A Resolution in the Re
in State Convention, pledging the
■ cs to aid in establishing a near Re
n paper in Sacramento, was goted
i—Sheriff Dreibelbis of
Si., ■ • a County passed it rough onr town on
SaUltday with on insane man on bis way to
Stocktow. We did mot leva the lunatic's
name.
Fire at Tuika.-A large stable be
longing to, and new by phe Tehama House,
was burned to the ground on Friday eve
ning. The building was an old one and
of comparativelely little .value, the princi
pal loss being its contents. Had the day
Been windy, the Hotel and the re*t of the
town would have been destroyed; as it was,
the buildings in the rear of the Hotel Jtere
much scorched The property destroyed
Belonged to Eugene Howard
The Opposition.
Arrajed against the Democracy, and hud
dled together for safety, are, the Repub
licans, the Know Nothings and the Inde
pendents, alias “Nonsuches;” The two for
mer will blaze away with their blunderbusses
and “yagers” and although seemingly an
tagonistical to one another stop their mutual
quarrels and encompassing the fortress of
Democracy round about, try by blowing
their harmless horns to topple down her
wall* as were the ramparts of ancient Jer
icho, by a similar process. The battle be
tween the Democracy and the allied forces
of Republicanism and the Know Nothing
doctrine, is as far as circumstances will ad
mit, a fair, square fight, but the onslaughts
of the “Independents” are as unfair as they
are ludicrous.
It is amusing to watch the hen-like an
xiety wi'h which the (Independent?) Sac
ramento Union sits upon her political eggs,
and how troubled she is lest they should
bring forth anything but natural enemies
to the democracy. “Sam” “the resurrected”
has crawled into the Union's nest and nestled
close to her embryo brood; and as his spon
sor the old dame takes occasion to lecture
the poor deril, guert ns he is, and to tell
him what be must do when he gets warm
enough to stand alone. Hero is one of her
maternal suggestions,
“Unless the Americans do unite on him
(Stanley,) his chances for being elected Gov
ernor of California are just about as good
as they are that he will be elected Emperor
of France.**
Now that is said to scare “Sam” into the
coalition. The “old gal” thinks she has
got him somewhat under her control, and
takes advantage of her position towards
him, to work upon hia feelings of gratitude
and fears of being turned out of the nest.
We advise “Sam” to listen to his nurse’s
warning voice and “jine in” as he is told, if
for nothing else than to have somebody to
fight with—even if that “somebody” isn’t as
white as some folks. You really ought in
gratitude to your disinterested foster mother
to go up like a “good feller” and fight for
Stanley—the praying Edward. You know
you ought, “Sara,” so, why don’t you do it?
Yes, vote for Edward, Sammy, that's a good
boy, and mother perhaps will “get to be”
State Printer, or have a big “finger in the
pie” and th*»n won’t you and the wooly
horse have such a good time together, you
astraddle of him, and he running away
with you just for fun
We intimated however, at the commence
ment of this article that “Sam” was already
fighting a little So he is, but more on his
own book than anything else, he don’t ven
ture far yet, and has hardly got his hand
in. He skirmishes around the edges a little
and then retreats into the nest again, and
trill wait until the 28th of this month before
he makes up his plan of attack. We ex
pect the Union's advice will persuade “Sam”
to join his forces with the mule caters, just
to moke Stanley’s chances a little better for
the Gubernatorial chair than they are for
the throne of France,
Anything to win says the “wooly horse;”
anything to be on the winning side says
“Sam,” and anything to beat the democracy
says the Union and its independent fellows.
We reckon “Sam” will unite if he don’t feel
too strong after he girdles on his armour.
New Steamer For Oroville —We learn
from the Morning Call that a contract
has been concluded between Capt. Mills of
Sacramento and James C. Cozzens of San
Francisco, for the construction of the hull
i.f a new light draft steamer, to be run be
tween Sacramento and Oroville during the
low stage of water in the Feather River.
The machinery of the steamer Oroville will
be transferred to the new boat Her di
mensions will be 125 feet keel; 23 feet beam
and 2i feet hold, and she will draw about
ten inches water.
Success to the enterprise. It having been
so fully demonstrated that Feather River is
navigable and capable of being continued
so and improved, is an earnest that the pro
ject will succeed, if prosecuted with due
perseverance.
Affrays in Trinity County.— On the
morning of the 4th, says the Trinity Jour
nal published at Wcaverville, two men got
into a quarrel in front of the Magnolia Sa
loon, in which one named Martin stabbed
the other named Pat Kelly four times in
the back. The wounded man was imme
diately taken to Dr. Gordon, who dressed
hia wounds which were at first supposed to
he fatal, but we understand he is now in a
fair way to recover. The cause of the fra
cas was—whiskey. Martin fled and has
not yet been arrested, but the prompt and
energetic action of Sheriff May will prob
ably prevent him from going far until he is
escorted according to law.
Senator for Sacramento County.—
One of the wery best nominations that has
been made in any county in the State, is
that of W. I. Ferguson, Esq., for Senator
of Sacramento county. He is a strong ad
vocate of the rights of the Settlers, was the
originator of the celebrated Settlers* bill,
and fought manfully for its passage. His
eminent talents and bis sound Democracy
are additional qualifications, which will add
greatly to his strength and popularity be
fore tbe people, and his election is prdbably
beyond a dowbt
Siskiyou Items.
We clip the following items from the
Yrcka Union-.
Execution —Dacforth Harrison, alias
Sailor Jim, found guilty of the murder of
John Burke, at the May term of the res
trict court held in this city, suffers the ex
treme penalty of the law, on Wednesday
next, the 15th inst
Drowned. —Four Frenchmen were t*c
cidentally drowned on the Klamath riser,
a few miles below the mouth of Humbug
last week. The disaster was occasioned by
th* upsetting of a canoe We were unable
to learo their names or whether their bodies
were regorered.
Murder jar San Bernardino Coun
ty —On Saturday the 20th nit., says the
Los Angeles S/ftr, an afiray occurred at
San Bernardino, between two men named
Hoponald and Perkins, which resulted in
the immediate death of the latter. We have
received seeeral reports of the affair, all
representing the attack tp hare been made
by Perkins, and that daring the suffie the
former drew his knife and inflicted
wounds on his adrersary, who instantly ex
pired. The affair wss to .undergo p. legal
examination
The State Convention.
We have before us a copy of yesterday s
Sacramento Union , containing a full report
of Tuesday’s proceedings in the Democratic
State Convention. The report is too long
and our space too limited to admit of even a
synopsis of the proceedings in general.
After a considerable degree of excite
ment and several speeches, the Convention
was organized by the appointment of A. C.
Bradford, of San Joaquin, to the Chair, and
other officers as follows;
Vice Presidents. —S. A Merritt, Mari
posa ; N. E. Whitesides, Vuba; Phil. Moore,
Nevada; W, M. Lent, Santa Clara; J. C.
Couts, San Diego; F. J. Hoover, El Dorado ;
J. C. James, Sierra; F. D. Kohler. San
Francisco; B F. Varney, Siskiyou; J. A
Putney, Calaveras; D W. Connelly, San
Mateo ; Uriah Edwards, Sonoma.
Secretaries— T. N. Gazneau, Tuolumne:
E. R. Campbell, Sierra ; D. B. Hudspeth,
R. R. Williams, Humboldt.
Bergeaivts> at-Arms— T. Cody, B. Hari
gan and Peter Nougues.
Resolved, That the following be the order
of business:
First—The nomination of the following
officers in the order named, as follows :
1 Governor.
2. Lieutenant Governor.
3 Judge of the Supreme Court.
4. Attorney General.
6 State Controller.
6. State Treasurer.
7. State Printer.
8. Surveyor General.
Second—The election of a State Central
Committee.
After the withdrawal of Mr. Nugent, and
a speech from Phil. Herbert, the Convention
voted for the Gubernatorial nominee with
the following result;
Whole number of votes 3 1 2 of which num
ber Weller received 251, McCorkleGl.
Oa motion of Judge Mcßae, Mr. Weller
was declared the unanimous nominee of the
Convention, after which an adjournment
was had until yesterday at 10 o'clock, A. M
The Dominations for the other offices were
made yesterday as follows :
Lieut. Governor, Joseph Walkup, Placer.
Controller, J W. Mandeville, Tuolumne.
J udge of Supreme Court, Stephen J. Field,
Yuba.
State Treasurer, Thomas Findley. Nevada
Attorney General, Thomas H. Williams,
El Dorado.
Surveyor General, Henry A. Higley, of
Alameda.
State Printer, John O’Meara, of San
Francisco.
Distressing Accident —One of the most
heart-rending accidents ever called to our
notice, says the Sierra Democrat , occurred
on Thursday evening last. The circum
stances as near as we can learn are as fol
low? ! Mr Bayley, who owns a ranch on the
North Fork, near town, was returning to
his bouse with his gun on his shoulder. His
little son, about eighteen months old; was
seated in a box used for a swing, when lie
called to his father “ to swing George.”
His father pushed the swing, and in doing so
the rope caught on the hammer of the piece
and the whole contents lodged in the body of
his child. The load went through the box
of the swing and drove the splinters into the
thigh and groin of the of the boy. Medical
aid was of no avail, the child not living
many minutes.
The feelings of the afflicted father and
mother can better be conceived than de
scribed. They are truly to be pitied.
Discovery of Gold in San Diego Coun
ty —The Los Angeles Star says, it has seen
a specimen of gold from a locality in San
Diego county, situated between Temecula
and Warner’s Ranch. The Star adds: The
place has the appearance of a gold country,
and tlr*s specimen was picked up almost by
accident. It is tc be presumed that labor
would be remunerated if directed to gold
washing. Water, however, is not abundant
in the locality.
Killed by a Grizzly.—We are informed
says the Shasta Republican, that on Friday
last Mr. Sylvester Lnngdon was killed by a
grizzly bear about two and a half miles east
from the ranch of Mr. Ogburn on the road
to Honey Lake Valley, about forty miles
from this place Mr. Langdon must have
been killed, from the appearance of the
body, at least twenty-four hours before he
was discovered by his neighbors. He had
gone out in search of a cow and from the
appearance of the tracks of himself and
the bear, it would seem that he came near
upon the bear and fired his gun and had then
run some fifty yards, where he stopped to
re load. It seemed that he had then cau
tiously approached the place where the bear
had laid down—no doubt supposing that he
had wounded it mortally Fatal mistake !
The bear, with characteristic rapidity of
motion, attacked him suddenly,and with one
stroke of his paw tore away his face and all
of his upper jaw, laying bare the vessels of
his neck. One of his arms had been crushed
by a bite of the grizzly. He must have
been instantly killed. Mr. L. was much
respected by his acquaintances, and leaves
a wife to mourn his loss.
Consolation. —In an article headed as
above; the Shasta Repulican says:
“For some time past Placer County has
had a most unenviable reputation for crime
and has furnished a terrific number of bloody
items for the Journals of the State. The
Placer Press is greatly consoled to learn
that there are twenty-three murderers in
'he Tuolumne County jail, while in Placer
County, there are only thirteen. Placer
is a very rsspectaWc county after all **
The Placer Press needn’t “put on airs’
about the purity and good morals of its coun
ty when we of Batte have but nine persons in
«.»ur j iil, each of whom has killed his man,
n:t more than two thirds of which number
?rc likely to be hung, iry summing up the
eiu«re n :i*ber. we there are forty-five
murderers iu the three jails above named !
We are making a slow race in the march of
improvement in morals, surely.
Newly Born Democrats— The follow
ing resolution, adopted in the early proced
ings of our County Convention, dampened
the ambitous hopes of several recent con
verts to the Democcratic faith.
Resolved : That this Convention will not
endorse or support, any candidate presented
for nomination, who did not advocate demo
cratic principles aud support the Demo
cratic party at the last general election.
Marysville Theatre is to be open
ed on Wednesday next, loth inst., under the
RAnagement of Mr. Phelps. Mr, and Mrs.
James Stark make their first appearance
there since tbeir return from Australia
Constitutional Convention.
The Democratic County Convention, just
jrevious to its adjournment, took action
upon three resolutions, two of which were
adopted, and the third was declared to have
)een rejected. Supposing that copies ot
hese resolutions would he furnished the
Secretary and appear in the proceedings of
he convention, we made no effort to pro
ure a copy of them, believing that a refer
nce to the proceedings would at any time
how the sentiments of the convention upon
such questions as they had taken action. —
’he resolutions adopted do not appear in the
irocecdings, and we learn from the Secretary
hat he was not furnished with a copy. It
s probable that they were mislaid or lost
n the general desire to close the labors of
he convention. This mast account for
heir non-appearance.
We can only regret this, as the resolu
tions adopted were important ones, and
expressive of the sense of the convention
upon calling a constitutional convention,
md opposing the speculators in Spanish
Grants, grasping operations were op
rosed to actual settlers, and calculated to
retard the permanent prosperity of the
State.
The first resolution, which was adopted
Icclared the convention opposed to calling
convention for an entire revision of the
constitution, and re iterating the generally
acknowledged opinion that the luudamental
aw of the State is among the most perfect of
he Union. That this is the sentiment of a
arge portion of the Democracy of the State,
we have reason to believe, as tire financial
ondition of the State at the present time,
s unable to meet the expense such a step
would incur. There are others amongst the
democracy who take a different view ot the
uhject, and consider that a convention is
he only proper way of relieving the govern
uent of its present embarrassment. The
question will come before the people for
their adoption or rejection at the September
election.
Rais —Thepeople ot one valley, says the.
San Jose Tribune , were somewhat nstonish
ek on Monday evening last, by the falling
of a smart shower of rain, beginning be
tween 9 and 10 o’clock, and lasting about an
tour- At midnight it commenced raining
again and continued till daylight. In the
course ot a ride next day at“ong the farmers
mil gnrdners east of the Cayolc river, we
saw no indications of injuries resulting to
the crops. The fruit trees wore refreshed
and benefitted thereby, but the orange prob
ably somewhat injured.
Sacramento River Diggings. —On the
Sacramento route to Shasta there arc said
to be very good diggings—at Portugese
Flat, Slate Creek, and to a greater extent
m Dog Creek where g ol paying claims are
being worked The new passenger line on
this route is a long wished for and gr.at
fying ouvenience to the miners and set
tlers
Democratic Central Committee. —At
the Democratic County Convention held in
this town, during the present week, the
following gentlemen were appointed as a
Democratic Central Committee for Butte
County:
John Bidwell, Peter Freer, Joseph Kim
mel, Thomas S. Denson, and F. M. Smith,
Auburn Railroad. —The citizens of Au
hnrn are making strenuous exertions to
raise funds enough to commence n railroad
from that place to some point on the Sacra
mento Valley Railroad. The Herald is very
urgent in its solicitations to the citizens of
Auburn to take the slock. Push it ahead
neighbor.
The Calaveras Couvnr Convention.
—A correspondent of the San Andreas In
dependent, writing from Angels and des
cribing the action of the Calaveras County
Convention, held at that place, says:
Mr. James Finnegan, one of the delegates
to the State Convention, is most bitterly
opposed to the instruction that have been
given the delegates, to vote for Mr. Weller.
He said in the Convention that Mr. Norman
had labelled them, all ready for shipping
‘■•Ulass, right side tip with care ” and that
he, for one, woaild not go to the State Con
vention under any such instructions
Movements ok the Americans. —The
President and Secretary of the State C<un
cil, have issued a call for a State Nomina
ting Convention, to be held in Sacramento
on the 28th, rf July for the purpose of
nominating a State ticket.
An Interesting Work. —We have been
presented by the author with a volume of
‘•Travels on the western slope of the Mex
ican Cordilleras” From its appearance,
and the recommendations it has received by
the press throughout the State, it is a highly
interesting book. It is a well printed little
book, and one which is based upon one of
the most magnificent countries on earth.
Marrying the Atlantic and Mississ-
IPP i —The opening of direct railroad com
munication between the Atlantic Ocean at
Charleston, S. C., and the Mississippi River
at Memphis, Tenn , was lh» occasion of a
grand celebration at Charleston, onThurs
day last. There was a grand military and
civic display and a public dinner, at which
prominent gentlemen from the two cities
made speeches- The Charleston .Vctca thus
describes the formal ceremony which took
place of marrying the Atlantic to the Miss
issippi:
‘•The two barrels of Mississippi water
brought for the occasion, and conveyed from
the depot in the procession by Adam’s &
Co’s Express, were then tapped, nn! the en
gine of the “Invincible” Fire Company No
5, of Memphis, was manned, and the waters
of the South and West were mingled in a
bright harmonious stream in the presence
of the happy thousand-, the tumultuous sea
of humanity that ebbed and 9 iwcd around.
The Atlantic and Mississippi were then pro
nounced man and wife, and all the people
responded amend The rail, the fiery
track of the iron horse, with its breath ol
flame and lungs of -‘teel wUlhencefortb and
forever unite the hqpes, the interests and
the destinies of Charleston and Memphis,
the Queen cities of the South and West.”
Know Nothing State Convention.—
The Know Nothings have called a State Con
vention to be held at Sacramento on lues
day, July 20th, for the purpose cf nomina
ting a State ticket to be voted for at the
next election.
' SAc»A»tr«To Nominations —OnMonday
the Democrats of Sacramento nominate.! Dr.
Man love for Sheriff. Horace Smith forCeun
y Judge. atC B f Morrison for district
A’torney.
Know Nothing Revival.
As hopeful quacks sometimes attempt the
resuscitation of drowned men. so does that
female practitioner, the Sacramento Union ,
still pretend to indulge in the fond hope that
the ashes of defunct Know Nothingism may
be gathered together ere the fall campaign,
aud by its aid that of its sister quacks, be
brought again to life and light. They earn*
estly ask, “ how long will a party lie i’ the
ground ere it rot,” and seek about for its
burial place, preparatory to disinterring her
and warming up her remains, ghostly as
they are, to array her “ execrable shape”
against the genius of Democracy, which as
they say, “bestrides this narrow world like
a Colossus.”
Whether the miracle of raising the slum
bering ashes of Sam from the dead will be
performed is yet to be seen. We shouldn’t
wonder if he did wake up and yawn, dead
as he seems, and fright his few remaining
adherents as the ghost of Hamlet's daddy
did him, and beckon them on to some seclu
ded spot, and set them after his assassin the
Democratic party, with as much determina
tion as the Prince ot Denmark got after his
“ Uncle Father.”
We rather like the idea of Sam’s revival;
it would seem sort o' natural to have him to
play with again. He is just impudent and
spunky euough to give the fight a relish;
and then the victory would be so much more
laudable over him aud his compeer the wooly
horse, both arrayed against us, than over
the latter alone. We are decidedly of the
opinion that Sam is turning over in his
coffin, for as the great nruse <the Union)
herself says, in speaking of the elements
which are and will be arraigned against the
Democracy :
“By uniting upon good men, without be
ing too particular about their abstract no
tions, the opposition may give to the people
of this county an excellent set of officers
for the next two years. So with State offi
cers ; if the opposition will unite upon good
competent men, they may furnish the people
of the State with a set of officers of a char
acter never heretofore placed in power in
California.”
“The opposition” means a union of “Sam”
and the “ woolly horse,” we suppose, and
after Sam is dug up he will compose a
part of it.
We agree with the old nurse, that the
policy of “ the opposition” will doubtless be
to select men “without beiug too particular
about their abstract notions that’s what
we expect; if for no other reason than be
cause we reckon on a second edition of such
candidates as were elected to office by the
Know Nothings during the lifetime of that
party. Sam wasn’t “too particular about
their abstract notions;” not he; bis motto
was “place none but Americans on guard,”
and Americans (such as they were) were
placed on guard, and stood around the
treasury until there wasn’t a cent in it.
We said that Sam had doubtless turned
over in his coffin, and we guess he has, for
we sec by the papers that his relatives and
friends arc to hold a love faast in Sacramen
to on the 28th instant, far the purpose of
nominating candidates for State officers.
Poor Sam 1 his friends should have let his
ashes rest iu peace. This is his last dis
turbance however, for he will be buried so
deep after September next that nothing short
of Gabriel’s horn will ever wake him.
Interesting Facts. —The following geo
logical description of a highly interesting
portion of California is from the Siskiyou
Chronicle :
“The exploration of the country about
the sources of the Klamath River last sum
mer and fall, has proven that that river and
the Sacramento take their rise in the same
grand plateau This great plain, having
an altitude of between lour and five thou
sand feet extends far nortli into Oregon
Territory, and embraces twelve lakes, some
of which are of great magnitude. These
lakes are divided into two series, having
each its chain of connections; one of them
(affording much the largest portion of water)
pours its united waters into the Klamath
through little Klamath lake; the other
sheds its waters through the snbleranean
channel of lost river into Pitt River and
thence into the Sacramento. The'country
immediately around these Iffkes, and along
the streams which flow into them and con
nect with them, is a vast meadow of grass
and tules. The higher lands are extensive
alkali plains, broken by hifls which have no
connected range, and are covered with a
scattered growth of pine and Spruce.
Danger of wearing a Tate — The Sac
ramento Union, relates a singular escape,
of a Chinaman, from being killed in a ma
chine shop; lie was carrying some parcels
through the sewing establishment of D
Hesse, on J. street between 7th and Bth
streets. The machines four in number, are
propelled by a small steam engine, the
connecting shaft running the whole length
of the building. Carelessly backing too
near his tail was caught in the shaft and
was dragged to the floor. The head be
coming jammed between the floor and the
shaft, and the engine unequal to the resis
tance, the machinary stopped. The cause
was soon asertained, and the machinary
was at once reversed and the Chinaman
was enabled to regain his feet. He (hen
wound up the tail, put it in his hat and
vamoused.
Star of the Pacific. —This is the name
of a paper published in Marysville, devoted
to the doctrine of Universalism. Its editor
and proprietor Mr. A. C Edmunds, called
on us yesterday. He is canvassing the State
soliciting subscribers. It is published month
ly, and is issued from the office of the Marys
ville Herald , The numbers we have seen
ontain well written dissertations on reli
gious subjects, and an admiralty selected
quantity of miscellaneous matter.
Shasta District Convention. —The
Convention for Shasta District will meet at
Red Bluffs on the 23d inst. The following
is a list of the delegates from Shasta Coun
ty : W. B. Stoddard, W. M. Allen, J. D.
Musgrove, J. A. Spencer, S. Francis, J. E.
Pelham, C. S Mitchell, H McNannis, T. J.
Flynn.
Black Repobi-ican Nominations. At
the Convention held in Sacramento recently
by the Republicans, Hon. Edward Stanley,
of San Francisco, was nominated for Gov
ernor, and D. W. Cheesman, of Oroville, for
Lieut. Governor. T. B. Murdoch, of San
Jose, is the nominee for State Printer. The
other offices arc pretty equally divided
among gentlemen in the different portions
of the State. It is doubtless, a mighty
easy thing to obtain nominations at the
hands of the Union Sliders, but it is a heap
easier to beat them with a “straight oat’
Democratic ticket.
The Convention.
Vi e congratulate the Democracy of Butte
upon the termination of the labors of their
County Convention, and upon the sound,
popular and irresistable ticket presented for
the ratification of the people at the polls in
September. The Democracy of Butte, have
a ticket that bo combination of their political
enemies can defeat. No meagre! concern
composed of the discarded of all parties—of
decayed politicians and men intensely sel
fish and thoroughly unprincipled— that may
be presented in opposition to it, can over
throw or injure. The Democracy have pre
sented names of men who are old residents
of the county, permanently interested in its
welfare and prosperity, and against whose
stern and uncompromising adherence to the
principles of the party nothing can be justly
urged. We will not attempt, at the present
time, to speak of the nominees sepa
rately; their names will be recognized at
the head cf our paper, as among the high
minded, honorable and intelligent business
men of the county, every way qualified to
discharge the duties of the respective posi'
tious to which they have been nominated
Although many of the nominations were
closely contested, every nomination was
fairly and honorably made, and every dem
ocrat of the county, and of the Senatorial
and Judicial Districts, may lend them his
hearty support with the consciousness that
he is supporting the free and untramraeled
choice of his party, and that he is contribu
ting to the advancement of Democratic
principles. Under such circumstances, there
can be no reasonable fear but that “the
ticket, the whole ticket, and nothing but the
ticket,” will be elected by an overwhelming
majority.
The convention was the largest and most
numerously attended of any that ever as
sembled in the county, there being one hun
dred and thirtyeight delegates in attendance
We have no desire to bestow fulsome praise
upon any deliberative body, but we think it
may be justly claimed that no county in the
State, can boast of a better convention —no
defeated cand'datcs can boast of firmer
friends. We claim for the Democratic
County Convention of Butte, that it pos
sessed in an eminent degree, those attri
butes that render it the star convention of
the State. Kvery member did what he
believed to be his duty to those whom he
represented, openlj', firmly, and with the
hope of success. The will of the majority
was fairly and honorably expressed upon
every issue, and however much regret dis
appointed Democrats may feel, they will re
member that the strength of the party lies
in permitting the majority, fairly expressed,
to rule, and accord to the ticket a support
that will be irresistable.
A Mammoth Tennessee Dinner* —The
dinner table at the late railroad festival in
Memphis, was nearly three quarters of a
mile long, and had on it 8,000 plates and
dishes, ,2,600 pounds beef and mu ton, 76
hams, GO pig?, 175 turkeys, 400 chickens,
180 beef tongues. 10 barrels potatoes, 18
baskets salads to barrels ice water, 600 lbs.
cake, besides raisins, almonds, oranges, &o
Some 16,0u0 or 20,000 persons partook o
the dinner.
Rich Quartz — Fred Mann was parading
a pan of gold yesterday, the result of the
crushing and washing out. of some three
pounds of quartz taken from the “Peruvian”
Quartz Lead, situated in Plumas County
about three miles above the Pea Vine Ranch.
The amount of gold obtained from tiie three
pounds was $1,60; a very rich pros
pect and one which indicates a very valua
ble lead. The owners of the ledge, are
Fred. Mann, Isaac Anderson, Fred. Fi aiks
and a party of Peruvians. The boys see
their pile iu perspective.
The State Journal. —We are pleased
to learn that this old stand-by of Democ
racy is to revived. It is to be published by
flie printers who worked on it while under
the control o! Messrs. Redding & Co., and
is to be edited by Mr. Shipley, the former
local Editor. We shall welcome its return
as that of an old friend and companion in
arms.
Four Men Drowned.—On Friday, July
3d. says the Siskiyou Chronicle , four men.
two brothers namad Kotz, and two others
named Bach and Valicrc, started to cross
the Klamath river in a small boat, just
above a rapid, about six miles below the
mouth of Humbug. When fairly in the
stream, the water being very rough, the
boat was drawn into the rapid, where it
was perfectly unmanageable, and soon
struck a rock and capsized. The men were
thrown into the midst of the foaming rapid
and were all drowned. None of the bodies
had been recovered when our informant left
But one of the four ever rose to the sur
face after being thrown into the current
He was seen clinging for a short time to
log which had lodged in the river, when he
was again washed back among the rocks
and sank to rise no more.
Know Nothinso and Republicanism
—ln the Senate of Massachusetts, says the
New Haven Register , the proposed consti
tutional amendment requiring adopted cit
izens to reside in the State two years after
being naturalized, before being allowed to
vote, was adopted by a vote of 26 to 9
This is Massachusetts Know Nothingism.
In New York the property qualification
for negroes is not only to be abolished, says
the Albany Argue , but the three yours res
idence heretofore required of that c ass.
This is New York Republicanism. la one
State five years is too short a term for a
white man* and in another three years is
too short a term for a negro •
Chinaman Killed by a Blast. Says
the Placer Herald : One Chinama t wae
killed and two others bidly wound- 1 by a
premature explosion while Mastin rock*
one day lust week, on the El Doradc s.de of
the American, opposite Little Hor Shoe
Bar. They were working a bark claim.
This is the first accident of the kin*, we re
member to have heard occurring tc* Chiaa
men: as it is unusual for them to work mi
ning claims where blasting is required.
New Military Company. — A „*ompany
has recently been organized in Sacramento,
called the Pioneer Guards. The company
numbers about forty members all mechanics.
They are commanded by Capt. Job a Talbot.
The Pioneers went yesterday to Folsom on a
target excursion.
jpSrK camp meeting Fill be heid on Mor
mon creek, three miles west of Sontra, com
mencing on the 24th ioKtant. Eterybody is
is jorited to attend.
Sponge si San Francisco.
While bathing in the water of the Bay,
near Meigg's wah&rl, San Francisco, a man
discovered a sponge tree. Thera are says
the Herald-.
“About a dozen pieces of sponge, aver
aging about six inches in diameter each,
growing from a single stem, which very
much resembles a cabbage stalk. The stock
is about a foot and a half high, and perfect
ly straight, with the spongy substance
formed in thick clusters around it. This
fact would seem to set at rest the doubt
which has long prevailed among scientific
men, ns to whether sponge was an animal
lor vegetable production. The root, stem,
and general formation of this specimen,
has every appearance of the latter species,
among which it might well be classed.”
Very likely they are of a vegetable, but
we have a very distinct recollection of dis
covering sundry “sponges” in and around
| the Saloons of Montgomery street, that
were most decidedly of the animal nature,
, and ready at all times to ma&c beasts of
themselves by absorbing all the liquids
within their reach, at the expense of “up
country gentlemen” Webster describes a
sponge as a “porous, marine substance,
found adhering to rocks, shells &c., under
water, and on rocks about the shore at low
water. It readily imbibesjliquids etc.” Now
that’s one kind of a sponge. The one we
mean is similar to the other, excepting as
regards the “water” part of it. The Mont
gomery street “sponge” is a pour us sub
stance, and is found adhering to “bars,
oyster stands &c., under the influence of
whiskey, and on benches and curbstones in
the neighborhood of grog shops. It “read
ily imbibes liquids” lik its marine namesake,
but by no amount of squeezing can be com
pelled to “come out” when its turn comes
The kind we allude to, is a most usclcs ar
ticle and very common in San Francisco.
Died —John Hughes, who was slabbed by
John Montgomery, at Penn Valley, three or
four weeks since, died on Wednesday mor
ning. He sent for Montgomery shortly be
fore hie death, forgave him and exonerated
him from all blame in the affair which has
resulted so fatally. Hughes was a good
citizen He leaves a wife and family to de
plore the 10-s of a husband and a father*
—JVevada Journal.
Horrible —A Mrs. Richardson, a res
pectable lady residing at the corner of
Sacramento and Stockton streets, San Fran
cisco, was found early on Sunday morning,
in Sacramento street, with nothing on but
her night dress, having left her home with
the idea that the spirits were attempting to
rob her, and were then present. She has
become insane from the effects of spiritual
ism. Since then she has been taken to the
Station House
Democratic Convention In Slinsta.
The following gentlemen were selected
delegates to the Slate Convention from
Shasta County, at the recent Convention
held there :
John Maloy, James Loag, S II Dosh, J.
J Bell, J. Callahan, C. E. Meridith, J. M.
Van Valsar, L H. Tower, Jos. Combs.
By resolution the delegation was instruct
ed to vote for Mr. Weller for Governor.
After 43 ballots, Mr Lemmon was pro
nounced the candidate for Sheriff. Mr.
Skillman was nominated Clerk, Mr. Street
for Assembly, Mr. Landrum for County
Judge, Mr. Mix for District for District At
torney, Mr. Hay burn for Treasurer, Mr.
Angell lor Assessor. The other nomina
tions were made by acclamation
Death of James Gordon —We learn
from the Sacramento Union —th t Mr.
James Gordon, the man who was shot on
Sunday morning by Willis Corse, in the Saz
erac Saloon on Clay Street, San Francisco,
died on Monday evening at G o'clock. Corse
is in the County jail.
Money Left —The condition of the State
Treasury is furnished to the Sacramento
Bee by Col. Whitman, as follows.
Receipts into the State Treasury f**r the
fiscal year ending 30th June ? 67, £708,516 80
Expenditures for the same period 7 19,889 82
Receipts, over expenditures $78,62693
Democratic.* Nominal lons in Stern C'onnry*
The Democracy of Sierra County, nom
inated th e following ticket on Thursday last:
For Assembly- —J. A. Clarke, It D. Hill.
For Sheriff— P. J White.
For C/crk —Charles C. Thom is.
For Treasurer —Win. Thomas.
For District Attorney —lf. J. Thornton.
For Assessor —Judge Brown.
For Surveyor —lsaac E. James.
For Pub Administrator —T. M. H»m*dalo
For Supt of Pub, Instruction —Z. W.
Keyes,
Nevada Items.
From the Nevada Journal we gather the
following items. An affray occurred at Eu
reka, Nevada county, between a man named
Henry Managin and another named Julius
Ueidel. Managin assaulted Ueidel with a
knife, cutting him severely in the face, at
the same time holding a cocked pistol to his
head Ueidel seized a carving knife and de
fended himsel f with it, and finally stabbed
Managin so severely that be died. Ueidel
was examined and acquitted.
Uich Quartz — A rich quartz lode has
recently been found near Nevada by Capt.
Day. The lode is about a foot thick, and
has been traced a thousand feet in length,
and is exceeding rich. The rock can be quar
ried out at an expense of two dollars per
too.
Slicihe —A Frenchman named Ceiestine
Key committed suicide at Bourbon Hill.
He accomplished the deed by shooting him
self with a shot-gun. He placed the gun
against his breast and fired it off by pushing
the trigger with a stick. He was a poor,
worthless creature, and lired on charity.
Blasting Accident.— Wm. Patterson
was very severely injured on Thursday last
by the accidental discharge of a blast. He
was holding the tamping rod and another
man striking it when the charge went off,
driving the rod through his left arm. His
face and eyes were much injured. The
other man was also badly hurt.
Horse Thieves —The Los Angelos filar
says that horse thieving abounds in that lo
caiity. Several fine animals have been sto
len of late.
Boiler Explosion. —The Placerville
American says that the boiler in the steam
saw mill belonging to U P. Culvee. situated
near the emigrant road, about five miles in
an easterly direction from Placerville, ex
ploded at about 7 o’clock on Monday Mor
ning last doing a great deal of derange to
fixtures and machinery connected with the
mill, but fortunately reselling in jj? lose o/
life.