A Few Days Ago Edward Duffy, Of This City

ceived a letter from his brother, J. A. Duffy, of California, in which was enclosed the following slip clipped from a Sacramento daily journal : The Virginia City Chrorach nf January 3d makes the following sad announoement : Hou. James S. Slingerland died at his residence in Carson City at 2 o'olock this morning. The event was not unexpected to himself, his family or his f riends, as he had ' been seriously ill f or some weeks. Deceased was a native of Aim Arbor, Michigan, and was about 44 years of age. Me carne to California at an early day - in 1849, we believe - and engaged in mining at various points in the central and northern gold regions of that State. In the " early days," when young men went to ruin so readily, "Jim " Slingerland was known as a sober, provideut and industrious young man, who enjoyed the esteem and confldence of all who knew him - good and bad alike. In 1857 (or 1858) he was united in marriage to Miss Mary Cowell, of Young's Hill, Yuba county California, who has borne him a son and daughter - two bright, beautiful children - who, with their widowed mother, now mourn his deeease. In 1859 he was elected to the California Assembly from Nevada county, and as a legislator acquitted himself with honor and served his constituency faithfully. We are not informed as to the precise date at which he carne to this State ; but suffise it that he was one of the early settlers on Truckee Meadows, where he was engaged at his trade of blacksmithing. In 1864, on the formation of our State, Mr. Slingerland was elected to the State Senate, and two years later was nominated by the Bepublican party and elected Lieutenant Grovernor, by virtue of which office he became Warden of the State Pnson. He was a skilied artisan in iron work (as well as a scenic artistof no mean order of meritj, and the principal edifice at the State Prison, as well as ingenious and unique contrivances in the way of gates, doors,1 locks, bolts, etc, for the safe confinement of conyicts, bear evidences ot his mechanical and inventie genius. At the expiration of his term of office he accepted a position in the United States Branch Mint at Carson, and was subsequently appointed Deputy United States Marshal, and as such became ailiiï for the United States Circuit and District Jourts. The mother and one sister of Lieutenant Govenior Slingerland still reside in our city, and hey have the sympathy of his many old riends. A few years ago he visited them, and made during his stay liberal provisión for his aged mother.