The New York Herald Newspaper, December 30, 1851, Page 6

‘TWO WEEKS LATER FROM CALIFORNIA. VERY INTERESTING NEWS. HALF A MILLION OF GOLD. aeernnrnrrrnrrrnens ADDITIONAL GOLD DISCOVERIES, FEARS OF AN INDIAN WAR. Wreek of the Bevenue Cutter Lawrence, &e. &e. &e. aad By the arrival of the steamship Prometheus yesterday, we have received twe weoks later and very important news from California. She brings 285 passengers. On freight she has $63,000in gold dust, and the amount in the hands of the passengers is estimated at $500,000. The Prometheus arrived at San Juan on the morning of the 16th Dec., 8 days and 16 hours from New York. The steamship Independence left San Francisco on the evoning of the Ist Dec. Left at San Juan iron brig Josephine, of New Orleans ; brig Apalachicola, of New Orleans; bark » Peri, of Damariscotta ; schr. Rachel P. Brown; French bark Georgius, of Rouen; brig Brinkerhoff, of Boston ; bark Martha Clark, of Guilford. The bark Quinnebaug, from New York, with a cargo of coal for the canal company, in entering the harbor on the 13th inst., grounded on the shoal off Point Arenas. After threwing over a considora- ble quantity of cokl, the steamship Brother Jona- than succeededin getting her off, and towing her into the harbor. ‘The Brother Jonathan was receiving coal from bark Quinnebaug, and was to proceed to Chagres next day. Just bofore the Prometheus sailed, a large Amer- joan fore and aft echooner arrived; did not asoer- tain hor name. The Prometheus sailed in com- pany with steamship Faloon, for Havana Tho following is a list of the passengers by the Prometheus: — B Rio and servant, J E Pinto, © D Androws, J Piatchet, G Brown, M Cheeseborough, J H Rosenbram, W B Taylor, J A Litchonstein EH Jones, J Pogoe T J Pouttorer. wKME » J Gallagi Goi PB Le F} cs ER F Bite FP J Oni RM i ii © z J 7 ® © Hi A Schockiya, A N Jobaron, A GC more. T J Sandiord, Zz W Nye, FY AK Emniok R Me! S Reddingtoa, ‘W Guin. 20 in the steerage, ‘The nows from the mines, and especially from the county of Mariposa, is highly encouraging. These recent discoveries are likely to make the southern mines the centre of immense population, activity, and trade. Tne difficulty with the Yumas Indians, in the vicinity of Los Angeles, is likely to involve the in- habitants in that portion of the State In serious troubles. The news from the interior of the State induces us to believe that miners and traders aro doing well. Our California Correspondence. San Francisco, Dec. 1, 1851. WNon Arrival of the Mails—Bustle Incident to Steamer Day in San Francisco—Steam Communication with the Sandwich Islawis—Loss of the Revenue Cutter Lawrence—Theatrical News—Increase of the Express Business — Thanksgiving in California —WNational Railroad to California—Later from Oregon—Voluntary Surrender of Captain Water man—California Politics. ‘Tho non-arrival of the mails which were on board the steamer Falcon, at our last advices eighteen days out, from Havana, has caused ao little con- fusion in business circles. The pressure in the money market of the Atlantic side renders the punctual arrival of correspondence far more im- portant than would otherwise be tho case. San Francisco, New York, and boston are so inti mately connected in trade, that disaster to one affects the other just in proportion to the severity of the shock. When your heavy houses fail, our’s read the news with anxiety, and govern their ope. rations accordingly; and hence the necessity and importance et prompt and regular semi-monthly communications between these two commercial ex- tromes of our wide extended domain. “ Steamer day” is upon us again, and allis bustle and activity. The merchant is gatheriog up his treasure for remittances, in order to keep your At- lantic dealers from hopeless ruin, while the bankers aro making drafts for quite as large amounts as by any previous steamer. The Independence, of the Nicaragua line, is off at four o'clock this after- n00n, carrying » goodly number of passengers. Tho Republic, of the mail line, left at ten o'clock this morning, with th y mails, and will be succeeded the Golden Gate, on the fourth, with the through mails, touching only at Acapulco. The latter steamer, it is con! a ae make the trip down in twelve days, having alresdy made the passage up in the shortest time of any steamer ‘on our coast. She arrived here on the mi of the 19th, having made the trip from Panama in the unprecedented short space of thirteen days and six hours—over three days less time than any other vesecl. On her way round the Horn, she made the following time :— Hours From New York to Rio de Janeiro. u © Rio de Janeiro to Valparaiso. 23 © Valparaiso to Panama. ri “ Panama to Sen Franci: 6 From New York te San Francisoo....64 2 The Golden Gate has thus shown herself the fastest vessel of tho entire fleet of magnificent a ersonthe Pacific, and will maintain that superiority for along time tocome. Already she is a favorite, made so by herepeed, and the elegance of her accommodations, and on her first return trip will carry @ full load of passengers Steam communication with the Sandwich Is- lands is no longor @ matter of specalation, buta reality. On Saturday, the 5h inst., the pioneer steamer of the new route, the l'remont, sent out by the Pacific Mail Steamship Company, w il for Honolulu, ard present appearances indicate a oodly number of passengers an fair amount of reight. A company has been organized, under the title of the “North Pacific Steam Navigation Com- any,” of which his Majesty King Kamahameha is resident, and Hon. C. 1. Brenham, Mayor of San Francisco, President. Hon. T. Batier King beads the list of directors. The company have a | y they ),000, and in —_ pectus secured the exclusive privile ands of the North Pacific ‘/cean for with the privilege of introducing all suppl ea tor the cempany into any port free of duty direetors confidently look for an immediate roturn of the investment, with @ most prosperous commer- The Fremont will be foi- T, a8 soon as the necessary rfocted, the two making a line of communication. ‘Thus is “ecting tink in the line of steam entire loss of the the most useful She was wrecked Gate, in endea- night of the 25th undonbtedly, prove a amanded by Captain (t- og the breakers, ordered th . the cable parted, and the vessel die rocks, and finally beat upen the shore. ‘The and ere got of safely, and since t ofthe stores have been re- we pved, but the noble vessel herself will go to pieges or docay where she lays. In the last California Herat. the public amus ertiete of the theatres and concert rooms, and num berin attendance at an 0 gate (or h week of i paid durin ato ‘This timate i bated upon the wu eve amusem ‘illed cach oventog for the six in the Wook, wi ich I find an interost- ing giving a lirt of estimat: f a ! R i & ve EEE He 33 $ e283 American theatre, lo. Lb, French theatre, one night. . 3,500 + $45,133 San Fran- 000 weekly for amusements alone, and that, too, with oy two corner of the street. New York are deom- will be thought of San Fran differ ma- ‘ole oard, while wo are taxed precisely six times that amount 2. The theatres of Pacific, especially the Jen: theatre of this city, will not euffer in coltpant son with the most ma; it stractures on the Atlantic side. One unacquainted with the onergy and determination of our Reo » can hardly real'za that heroes of the sock and nightly strut with- in the walls of a four story marble b crested inthe most substantial manner, gorgeously finished, and decorated in a ee unsurpass- ed by any, and equalled by fow like structures in the world. Four tiers of boxes, with cushion:d feats, private boxes and parquet, are nightly filled with auditors of both sexes, and embracing almost every nation, from exioau greaser and his fair senorita, to the high-toned American aad English residents. The ori tor and builder of the Jeny Lind is Mr. Thomas Maguire, pro- prietor of the far-famed Parker House, and the preeent magnificent structure has risen upon the site ofthe od one, after the wild simoom of fire which has swept over our city, had four times laid itin ashes. The present acting manager of tho theatre is Mr. M. S. Chanfrau, well known a3 ** Mose” ia New York, and wader his managewant, and with the energy and sagaeity of the proprietor and those connested with him, the Jenay Liad is now in the full tide of success, unexampled by any like establishment. Mr. J.B. Booth, Jr., a son of the elder Booth, the great tragedian, is doing the leading business at this theatre, and has won a wide-extended reputation. Mrs. Woodward, late of Now York and Boston, is the loading lady as- trees, supported by a very good company. Mr Dayton, however, contemplates visiting New York individually for the purpose of engaging more ta- lent for the Jenny Lind, when your dramatio friend: may have an opportunity to visit our golden State Peseenenelty So much for theatricals on the Pa- cifie The importance and magnitude of. the trada bo- tween the Atlantic and Pacific, cannot better bo shown than by the largely increased business of our Express Companies, four of which now send special messengers by each steamer. The old pionser house, Adams & Co, of course yet command the great proportien of shipments, and, indeed, mcst worthily #0, a3 the managemont of the immense business has been such as to win the entire confidencs of the public. This house organized in November, 1319, and made their firet shipment of gold dust on the semi-monthly steamer of that date, amoanting to 19,634. ‘Lhe corresponding steamer of the suc- ceeding year, 1850, took forward $275,000; that of 1351, 000; and the Golden Gate will carry on the 4th probably not less than three quarters of a million dollars. Ata net profit of even one per cent, after paying insurance, tation, office expenses, and clerk hire, your readers will readily te the cemi-monthly ineome of this flourish- inghouse. A year or two of such a business would serve my purpose in California. “ That sgiving Day” was generally observed throughout the State on the 27th ult., in ascord- ance with the recommendation of the Governor. Our banking houses and places of business general- ly were closed, and the churches filled with listen- ers to the sermons upon the occasion. Though rapacious in the it of gain, our peo- ple do not torget their obligations to the Giver of ‘every good and perfect gift.” An arrival, yesterday, from the Sandwich Is us dates‘to Nov. lst, but nm of lands, brings eras, tenant great at, wi = tel bess of the success or failure of the tio: which sailed from here with the view to purchase the crown of King Kamehameha, erect a govern- ment for themselves, and seekiag admission into the Union, and thus add another star to the glo- rious fold of stripes. The Pacific will yet hold the oo of pres pa ge questions, = will jooked to for its pol importance wit! at interest. With a division of our own, a division of 3; with two State instead of territorial organi- and the Sandwich Islands, forming the fic empir number of rep: Congress, will, at least, command some observance of our rights, and urge forward measures for the geveral welfare of the extended line of commerce on the Pacific. The subject of a national railroad from the Atlan- Thomas wier King bas muy published F oad omas Butler reoen’ a letter, giving his views upon the Tabject, and - sting a plan by which the ‘work may be carried t) the indirect aid of the government, in guaranteeing the interest upon the stock, instead o: ie an appropriation directly for that purpose. ‘his would put the work into the hands of private capi- benatn instead of government contractors, and it is argued that it would go forward with more y and with greater regard to economy, though “ Une! Sam” should attempt to be, the expense out of his own ci pacens pocket. the evoning of the 23th ult., alarge —— was held in this city, with the view to urge the subject upon the People, the Mayor presided. A committee of thirteen were appointed to properly Present the matter to the conaideration o! ae and to mature a plan to be cubmitted at a subsequent mee! to be held oye to the lst of Jan The subject will not allowed to sleep, but will be urged forward with all the en which has characterized the energy and enterprise of the Pacific residents in the past An arrival this morning from Oregon, brings us files to the 22d instant, which I forward for your own examination, instead of giving a summary of the news myself. importance beyond the ordinary routine of business operations, ‘arrivals over the plains, &o, and some further Indian difficulties. Capt. Waterman, of the ship Challenge, of Now York, for whose arrest a reward of $300 had been offered, yeaterday surrendered himsel! into the hands of the United States Marshal, to await a trial upon the charges preferred against him. The mate is still in prisen, the Grand Jury having founda true bi ainet him for murder upon the high seas g Whig State Central Committee are mov- tter Oo} State convention to ap- delegates to a national convention. They end the 2lst of February next asthe day forthe ageembling of the convention, and suggest that the§whig members, of the islatare, the members of the county committees, and the State ommittee compose the body. A State elector icket will be put forth at the same time I doubt, however, whether they will expre: e : particular Presidential candidate, e the delegates untrammelled. by instrac- ‘The contest between the two parties will be a warm one, but if the said election forms any basis for an expression of opinion, Walifornia will be de mocratic, and, | think, may safely be counted upen by that party in making up their estimate of the réeul Independenee is off in an hour or two, and 1 must cloe ‘The intelligence is not of much | at which | watery | | iis H ‘ flict z HHL fe li F il | : able excitement im this quiet town. 7 From the Los Angeles (Cal.) Star, Noy. 24. -5 P.M) Whe Litalligenoneaibed at in the last twenty- four hours is of more than ordinary interest, and is oe a corresponding excitement among our citizens. We havo authentic accounts from the post at the Gila, up to last Thursday morning. Lieut. Murray, with fifteen men, sent from San Diego to relieve Lieut. Sweeny, had arrived in safety. He writes that it is impracticable for Lieut. Sweeny to leave the post at cheat that the Yumas, to tho number oF four hundred, had surrounded their 6 ockade, and that for three successive nights the troope had been forced to fire upon the [udians, to hold them ia check. Also, that four Americans who bad crossed the Colorado with a large drove ot sheep, bad been killed by the Yumas. The Indian chief Pablo, ‘Temescal, sent an pe age to Hon. Abel Stearns, informing him of a | union of various Indian tribes with a view to attack | and exterminate the Americans in Los Angeles and San Diego. Pablo advises Mr. Stearns to remove his cattle from the laguna to San Louis Rey, and vaqueroa have been dispatched to make the remo- va! forthwith. The Court of Sessions held a consultation this | mornirg, and have placed the direction of matters in the bands of Col. Magruder. A company of | twenty-five mounted men has been organized, and will leave the city at five o’clock for Apolitan and Agua Caliente, where the Indians aro said to be in a state of rebellion. Tho condition of affairs is | aoe alarming to require active measures of | lefence. Of the men killed at the Colorado ferry, the name of but one is preckingas a Mr. White. It is supposed they had upwards of 6,000 sheep with | them. Ifthe Yumas are not punished for these murders, it will be most disgraceful. Since the murder of Glanton’s party, they have been treated | with the greatest kindness They have not the shadow of ground for complaint. From THE Bounpary Commissioners.—A Sono- ranian, just arrived, reports that General Garcia Conde, with eighty troops, the escort of the Boun- dary i , Was at Tuoson on the 20th Oc- | tober, and oe move next day towards the Gila. | This au; Boundary Commissioners to have been at Tucson at the date above mentioned. Private letters received from Liout. C. J. Coutts and others 1% the same partioulers, and farther state that Lieut. Sweeny had had three skirmishes with the Indians. The Indians had sent their equaws into the mountains We also learn from Colonel Cost that Mr. Williams had loft his ranch, | and come into Los Angeles. Wreck of the Revenue Cutter Lawrence. Wo deeply regret to announee the total wreck of the revenue eutter Lawrence, about four miles | south ofthe harbor. The storm overtook the Law- rence on Tuesday ht, about nine o'clock, and | forced her ashore. ry effort was madetosave | the vessel and to save themselves. By a special ia- terposition of Providence, their owp lives were saved, but the cutter is suj to be a total wreek. Col. Ruseeil, Collector of Monterey, and Mr. Star- key, of the firm of Starkey & ers, were the | only passengers, both of whom esoa) unhurt. | Sinoe the abeve was in type, we have learned that | the Lawrence is ashore qn the beach between Point Lobes and Point Pedro, nearly Cy eeny the abl Thewind was blewiogebeary ale from the | at the time. When our informant lef | o'clock P. she was high and dry, and th y were getting ashore her s and provisions | We i ge below a letter frem our friend, Colonel Russell, detailing this unpleasant catastrophe:-- Ban Francisco, Nov. 26, 1851. I have just arrived, and it is only by the merey of that I am permitted to an- pounce it to you, having been wrecked last night on board the United States revenue cutter Lawrence, about = miles below the Golden Gate, at about 9 o'clock, ‘We left Mom My, Dear 8: labor and good we all have found a grave. The vessel finall: ashore, and we were all landed unavoidable casualties to which the most e: need, skilful and vigilant are sometimes subjest. [have not | time to add particulars haste, truly yours. WM RUSSELL. N. B—I suppose the vessel to be a total loss. Ww. i iB. RICH GOLD “GREAT EXCITEMENT AT i ALLEY. We give below an article from the San Joaquin Republican, in relation to 'the discovery of the as- | ready reacbed our city. The e my despatch, as Gregory, the Pioneer | Express director by the new route, is about doing | the same with his bags of letters and papers, ang boxes of gold dust. Yours, kc, RANK Rising of the Indians along the Border, (From the San Francisoo Herald, Dec, 1} By the steamer Obio, which arrived yesterday morning, we bave received important intelligence from the southern country The following letter from our dent furnishes the particulai Los A: cial correspon: Nov, 29, 1851 Leaving the Bay City on the evening of the 7th, per steamer Ohio, we arrived at Ban Pedro on the morning of the Zist, after «pending a day at Monterey, another in | the port of San Luis, and another at Sante Barbara Arrived at Ban Pedro, a drive of four hours ever a level road (about thirty miler) brought us to this far famed city of the’ Angels, the urual quiet of which had just been somewhat interrupted by the receipt of the following letter Dy One of the citizens, from a connestion of his, announcing tbe probability of an attack upon this place by the Indian tribes who inhabit the neighboring moun- — ‘Raxco or ——, Nov, 20, 1851, My Dean Faiery—An Indian wae here yesterday, sent by the General Antonio of Agua Callente, to give me no- tice. telling me that Antonio had sent him to ask me ‘Well what avout?" He replied thst Antonio hed com: ‘Well, what about’ He ntonio \- manded him to advise us that the Indians rise; (| the Indians of the Colorado were yy " ‘with bad Diego; and ae ae ste Ae Ye | Patat rhae ne eaten | Gonos kaw it Mc °certalh, and if you have learned a E bee ren, to give La Td ment have learned that Tree GAIALPR ita Ube Laing ‘Ors, PUTARK 49 mommy were going to to fall | | solved to apportion the land in quartz claims. Th tonishingly rich placer or coyote diggings in Bear Valley. rhe set country is elie w ith excite- ment, and the feeling has even Franciseo, where the old di the matter on all sides. Som tock, eo far from being unknown as gold—bearing, as bas been stated, is common to ali the section of ntry in which this rich discovery hasbeen made. a ga slate, containing gold, and is washed by the Mexicans in the battea, the rock crumbling easily in the hand Gorn tx Marivosa Count been received —Information has his city of import 800+ ies in the sa region. We wi that the greatest excitement exists ong the miners in that section, and many hundreds of persons are flocking into the new diggings. We are informed that the new placer exists in Bear y, and in the neighborhood of Agua Frio e discovery was made, in the first instance by exicane, who succeeded in keeping ‘ cret. There were seven persons in the lajor Daniels related to a friend that 7, these n made the enormous sum of two hundred and seventeen thousand dollars ineight days. Finally, they were discovered at work, and they then re- ¢ miners, however, as they dropped in, upret these ar- rangements, and very properly pronounced them to be placer diggins, and allowed to each man 30 feet square, tH usual extont of placer claims in that country. The formation in which the gold exists, isa soft, greasy talcose , and, generally, recious metal is thickly interspersed in extremely fine par- ticles, and is separated through tho agency of quick- silver. We have seenthe specimens which were brought down yesterda: fa F phim color and other: description of earth is found tensively Moquelumne Hill and the neighboring region, and wherever it has been struck, it has proved to be of astonishing richness. Mr. Birdsall, of this city, bas made as assay of some specimens sent to him from the Mariposa region, in which the gold was almort invisible ; and he informs us that they yielded nearly $5 to the pound weight. The new placer is of great extent, and it*is be- | lieved that it will prove the key to new and still greater disaovories. The placer diggings in Mari- | ree county have never, wo believe, yielded so ountifully as thore inthe Tuolumneand ( alaveras regen, but we imagine the recent developements | e give the ae {nt importance iar. of | miner Surpassing, that of an count the State. bx: . ‘The editors of the Hervid have received two let- tors from parties in the neighborhood, extracts ot from which wo subjoin : Mort Ornin, Nov, 20, 1851. The Mexiogo, Don Begom, whow you may remember, Indiana Bar, which diggings were commended ian ‘seventy or winter, there are abot pes eighty 7 people work, whose a per day. The ol on this bar are now being abandoned, on account of water coming into the holes. On Murderers’ Bar but little work has been done this season, owing to too much water in the river. A contract for fluming here has been given to parties—the work to be completed next summer, when this bar will it is supposed, very rishly. Te Touaien thea clivoeitae ep emcee claims are paying as high as fivedollarsto the pan. About one hundred are staked out on this bar, and the immediate vicinity is presumed to be equally productive of the preolous metal, and roo is yot there for a large additional number. Asa — thing, the gold about these lovalities ia jeep, and considerable stripping order to got atit; but where the river is shallow, and the water does not come too freely upon the miner, the most eager could hardly. desire a better field for his eervices.— Marysville ld. A rich quartz lead, some five milos in extent, has been discovered in Soott’s Valley, near Martin's Ranch, and hundreds of persons from Shasta Butts city and other points are taking up claims upon it. —Times and Transcript New Cayote Diaaines.—We learn, through Hypter & Co.’s express, that new cayote diggings have recently been discovered between the Center- ville and Oak Valley houses, on the road leadin, frem Salmoa Falls to Greenwood Valley. A sha‘ about twenty feet deep bas beon sunk, and it has been drifted three or four feet. The dirt yields from eight to twelve dollars to the bucket. “Hun- dreds of claims were staked out immediately after the disoovery. A correspondent writing from big Oak Fiat, Tus- lumne county, under date of Nov. 12, says :— Tho Oak l'iat Company, which some time ago drained the lower end of the Flat, and have been working during the summer and fall with cradles, have just d putting in a sluice, and have sus- ae Operations until there is water to work. ith ¢1 company censiste of twenty-three mea. They have 20 to 25 feet of top dirt to throw of, and there are — = sho Nearer eer ey struck a quarts ledge ie a an found some besutiful ens. Out of a pound or two of quartz, they obtained $17. Shares in the com , which two months ago were se! for 100, are now (including the ledge) valued at . en are arriving from the rivers, and Big Oak Flat, Big Creek, the the Humb: and Cobbs’ are becoming A miner, at the last place, took out a seven id chunck the other day—seven-eighths of it gold. Those who work are making from $2 to $10 per day. About $4 I suppose to be an aver! 's work here. The quartz miners are doing but . We have a meeting to-morrow it, to get mag! up . If we could learn how to flux quartz, think that it would be better to melt it, as they do iren ore; for may crush it as fine as flour, and get the out with Cernig > then obtain gold melting it. [ speak on Moffat’s athorit; smelted some of Surad stn pom cn etal that had been leige, Sonora, and obt go I estimated that 40 would get out 8 ibs. of rock and crush it ina day. ** Quartz,” in the Alta, thought that that amount ‘was too little. ‘A myx,” whois working a veia here, says that they cannot more than get it out. He says 200 ibs. is erough for one man to get outina days and be has had as high as twenty hands en- gaged atit. Amyx is down 30 feet in his ledge. fhey have crushed 275 lbs., and obtained 14 oz. They probably have 1,000 Ibs. more as rich. Mr. Horenhousen, of this place, a practical miner of experience, thinks that it will not pay, at present, to work quartz yielding 5 cents to the 4 On Sunday last, a young man was badly bitten by a grizzly bear, at Humbug Creek. The rain has done but little good. There has not been enough to prospect the gulshes. Acompany of thirty men have been in Los Ange- los since Sunday, on their way to the Mohave and | vicinity. We um iy Da thorough exploration of the mountains in neighborhood of the Mohave, and that they will take ions to rt) winter's cam: We amp. this Avotugr Li mr.—Yesterday, ry store THR Fmt # me city, suites stone, one ‘old, from the pos, sixty- eight po eek son bon Journal. Murders, Executions, bing, de THE NUMBER OF MURDERED MEN REDUCED FROM NINE TO THREE. On the receipt Se ee ago wore. reported deat nine men, who, it was said, has met with s vielent death at the hands of The same Samesiy reported the murders t papers which rns out that six of the ni reported to see found murdered near Natehez, are “ men ram.” juchanan, Sheriff of Yuba, who was shot, a since, is prot ced by his physician, Dr. Miles, to be out of ir. Th Committee have been in session for some days past, and it is said have elicited some important testimony with regard to the late murders in that region. A Mr. Gallagher, who was recognized as a man recently murdered, requests his friends to under- Stand that he is not murdered. EXECUTION AT STOCKTOY. An extra from the o fice of the Stockton Jowr forwarded through Reynolds, Tedd & Co." press, furnishes the following account of the tempted escape and final execution of J son and Frederick Salkmyer, for horse few days prior to the sailing of the ste: On Saturday night, between 1] and James Wilson ma desperate attempt to ran? from priton. ‘The two prisoners condemned to die, were kept in the second story of a frame building. On Saturday night, the keeper went into the ad oining Troom, where the other prisoners were kept, Lynching, Mob- . o'clock, for the purpose of replacing a candle which had | burnt out, and in an instant Wilson sprang to the | door, turned the key, and ran down the steps, on | ¢f u the outside of the house. Another keeper, named | blo de la Guerra, Narshal; Alfred W1 | | trict Atterney; aud Samuel Flower, Clerk. — Star, John Canavan, who siopt in the same room, and was awakened by the turning of the key, Instantly sprang up, and finding the prisoner gone, rushed out and jumped from the top of the stairs to the street, where he found the prisoner, who had appa- rently become confused and ran against a wagon. The prisoner called out to his pursuer not to shoot, and the latter, although unarmed, had little diffi- culty in securing him. It appears that the pri- soner had been farnished with a small saw, with which he worked at his chain, (a heavy ox chain, whenever opportunity offered, until he suoceede: in cutting it. The p ers were taken to the gallows from tho ail, onthe 28th, at two o'clock, precisely, and through a dense concourse of citizens, who lined the whole way from the jail to the Mwy" condueted to the spot where they should end their lives. The two menlooked calm and collected. had Uk: i of trip When on the ground, they mounted the platform with nerve, and the crowd without the exhibition of any emotion Ww stood upon th Salkmyer on the le Wilson ma ordiam, in 0 faint a voice that we could not hear, but the pur- port of it was to acknowledge his guilt, and warn “oe be ast fate etas tv nie Sate nlebes Salkmyer made a lon; , giving ry and requesting the public p sti He denied the offence to the last. His voice was very firm, and at times he was much excited, and | raised his tone very Me eee there was no fal- tering. He spoke freely with those who questioned hiro, and at the end returned thanks to those who had done him any kindness, He snid that his con- duct was not dictated by irreverence, but he de- el eaking must be dong in | strong door, that a peta bale clothing, three os they averaged about $5 per day. The | | ness in California. | lassoes, which are thrown with great dexterity, by | | twelve hundred pounds. ic press to do him justice. | 110 nights decidedly cold ; | to detection. | out, were recently abandoned by their riders, near | tinued their journey. No traces of the course they | have taken have as yet been found. | are :‘rongly suspected of being coanected with the | late murderous transactions on Feather river. | officer from Marysville, who gave us the above in- | formation, is endeavoring to overtake the rascals, if | possible.— Union. 3 was d, the selecting three, omi- grants three ater pore in the ciroumstanoes, sary eno ry , and sentenced him to be hung Zi hav been completed, the sentence was at once ied into eff Hensley was from 5 we understand, was from Hillsdale county, Suot.—We learn, — a Express, that a man was shot, proba! iy by ee Tadine, Riek from Nevada, on Monday. The point of the ince struck the spine, and broke in two arrow pieces. Medical attendanes was called, and tho linters of the arrow extracted. wound is not dangerous. Buno.ary.—A letter from J. S. Kirkpatrick, Esq, resident ofthe Yuba road, informs us, that on the night of the 21st ult, white absent from home. his house was burglario red, by br Ttis thought that rifles, arevolver, and various other articles, was broken openand searched; that a trunk was also broken open and its contents rumaged, and various other evidences remained that an active search had been made, probably for morey. The rascals took away nothing, so far as has yet been discovered, ex- cept eight pairs of mixed socks, which leads Mr. Kirkpatrick to believe that their search was for money, andthatthe robbers must have been per- sons acquainted with the house, and wore aware of his movements, and that they were either hurried away by the approach of some one, ¢rleft the cloth- ing, arms, etc., for fear their ; ossession would lead Mystezious —Three fine horses, completaly worn Dry Creek, who, however, replenished their stook by seizing upon three others, on which they con- These scamps An Hienuway Rovvery.—The Sacramento Union, of the 22d November, by that a few days since, on the road from Rock Grove House to MeCourt- ney’s, a traveller was addressed in the old-fashion- ed, frank sy that prevailed among a qcteinage ‘our fession in the days of Jack Shep; viz: —** money or your life!’’ accom vA most dis- courteous but significant ward of an instrument disgustingly odorous with the of gunpowder. Of coarse the stranger's purse was forthcoming right speedily, and of course, too, the scoundrels have gone unwhipped of justice. Sreauine Catriz.—Two Indians were examined before Ji Malla:d, this morning, op the charge of stealing two bullocks from Col. Isaac Wi . They acknowledged the foe and stated that a man named bg crntin | atthe Buena tale. “These ere roams to . are to ranch, in San mit Dunn, when they were sentenced them to be y-five lashes each.—Los Mangels four large dwelling “houses have been construsted from aterials thus car- ried away, and that some of mission bi have unrooted by who havo a ated to themselves the materials. Under sup- ition that the missions are the pr of the . States, many individuals are ®@ course which, in the end, may result to their disadvant . for until the commissioners look into the titles, there must be doubt as to what party the owner- ship belongs. Misccllancous, Bursino ov a Printixo Press. —The old pioneer pee of Coltteenta bas been burat. It was sold by or. Gunn, ae with er to Ge - Gore, of the Columbia and for Which s halanes of $370 was left unpaid. ma- terials were, according to contract, Be- Fire ix Tut Mansurs.—The tule, has recently been burning very fiercely. columns of massive flame shooting heavenwards, far below Sutter, exceeded in beauty and magnificence the most bril- liant exhibitions of the pyrotechnist Gruzy Bears.—The catching of grizzlios, as | ired to die lik \. “t na Ror. a Wood then addressed the crowd, Sse rrtsonits then bade adiou to the sherif and tho crowd, and the fatal caps wore drawn over thoir beads. Alter the ropes wore adjqsted, the signal these animals are called, has become a regular busi- ‘They are taken by means of men on horseback; thé savage beasts become com- | letely entangled in ropes, when they are bound jast, loaded in wagons and carried off. Some of the grizzlies taken in this manner, weigh from ten to | The reeent bear and bull fights have created quite a demand for wild ani- | mals, and hunters are anxious net to kill their | largest game, till after a fight comes off, for the enlightenment of the public. — Transcript Units States District Covat.—We are leased to learn that a term of the United States Nstrict Court for the Southern District of Califor- nia, will be held in Los Asgees, in Decomber. The | cere of the court are:-—J. M. Jones, Judge; Pa- | Wheeler, Dis- November § | Bownino in Sacnamento--The keeper of a bowling saloon offers a splendid gold lever watch, valued at $200, to the person who will score the greatest game of ten-pins on his alleys on Christ- mas day. The liste are free to all, and the only ho made is the regular one for the use of the alleys Stock.—There has been so small an eye of stock this season, over the Plains, that the price of all kinds has a tendency to advance. Speculators have of late been purchasing, with a view of real- izing a good profit this wint Good work horses are now worth from $100 to $200 geet mules, from $60 to $100; and oxen, from $75 to $125. Catirornnta Cattie.—There are probably more cattle in California than in any other State in the Union. y are to roam over a thousand hills, with no restraint upon their inclinations, and nothing to do but graze upon tho richest pasturage in the world. je native California cattle are well formed, large sized, and surpassed in beauty and strength by none in America.—Sacramenio Transcript. Snow on THE Movntatns.—Snow has fallen on several occasions within the past two weeks, on the Sierra. A gentleman from lownieville informs us | that quite a “snow storm” occurred in that vici- nity about a week eince. The weather is cool, and bi if in th norning, f i uckets of water in the mo! ol in thickness. Snow fell onrlier by some wooks last | York, aged 56 years, E § FRE BEE, He E F i : : : H ze ge aot Ht it plies are more than we need, CLoriinc.—Btock too largs, and but little profit cam be ed. Cicans.—This erticle is rather plenty; consusmption is tangs, the ouppty la oil niger thee Bee, quired. Domestic, and of Le a though we should judge the stock not to be excessive. Davos —Late baporis have caused a deal ef hesi- tancy on the part of buyers, believing the prices will be r. Favite anv Puxexeves are dull, except @ few kin such as pressed peaches. ie wi Ganven Sens --The stcok appears to be ample. Hav.—This article sel's at from le. to 10. per lb., ao- Traseeies igure sbesdaal, onl orders from ARDWAR: { the trade ean ony te relied on. — Liqvors.—Common qualities sti!l have « downward tendency, the stocks being excessive ; direct imports continue. "9 ER! stuff, and fine woods for cabinet makers Mrra.s—Are doing better ; sheet copper is ia demaad; brasiers’ copper also, fine steel, and some other articles. Movasses --The market is overstocked ehtirely. Nais—Continue plenty. One.—Rather plentier, but sales are readily made. Provisions--Remsin without any material change, ex- cept Hams, which are lower, but sell readily. Paints —Ratber dull, stock considerable ~ Bucans.--Market overstocked, particularly brown, Brationeny.---No demand, except at retati. Brices.—Overstocked. Te co has rather a downward tei Rather heavy, as the consumption {is smal, oe —Market overstocked, particularly of light wines. Seamen's Waces —Rather firmer. Lavonens obtain from $5 to §6 per day. Canrenti Worver: Raras cr than principal and interest, Stute 7 per osu pes aanue, 59; Clty 10 per cent bonds 2 coupons off, 48; gold dest money, 4 month. clean, $17; oir od ’ tteoked with foods ensrly, ana bots ehiper abd ts. wi Q a ders here teen ited by @ decrease ia Marriages and Deaths pn the Pacific. ao ha I aed aged et of his age. In Stockton, en the 17th Nov., of consumption, Mr. in Stockton, on thevisthy ai 3. cai don papers please copy. In Btoektom, on the 17th Nov., Mr. Randolph Griswold, aged 43 years, from the Btate of New York. | terned by the Beane. °° bi ao the Crescent City Hotel, of "Richard. Cookara, game of Berkshire, lest from Brownsville, In Nevada, 6th Nov., of Arthur M. Bweeney, yd 26 years and 8 monthe at Dele coun, In Nevada, of ; Y rm ot Wie enn Meee SE Nov, 18, David 0. Hutehineon, aged about 37 years, for- In Nevada. Oct. 22, Mary 8. H. Williams, daughter of aged 3 years 2 months Semuel and A, A. F. Williams, = Downey vile Oct. 7, of typhoid fever, John M. a ‘ Ae) ” a wel, of Lancaster county, Pa’ oom Ot, One In Nevada, Nov. 20, Miss Martha 16 rat Ban Mateo Oreck, Rancho de ler P Soule ‘| in W; Gtimmcod, of cancer: ‘ los Puiga, Nov. 24, @. in Lahaina. 0, Mr. i New York, aged about a a Douglass liamilton, of = Hie Hours on Knight's Nov. 13, at the Trelve Ferry road, Mrs. Mary Drummond, from Missow a Francisco, Nov. 26, Mr. John 0, Worthley, age yeors. On board the Unicorn, Oct. Sst. Mr. M. Berry, of Ne- therlands, aged (0 years; buried in uico Same day, Mr, Uharies Philips. of 8t Lawrence county, New Nov. Sd, at tea, Mr. Jesse Babb, of Chester, Maine: Same date, Mr. Ebenezer Pierce, of Michigan county, Illinois. Nov. 1ith. Mr. FE hve pe Chester, Maine. All the above were debilitated -_ on bos. oh n Nevada. Nev. Sih, of lumbar abscess, John Davies county, Jil, aged about 85 years Spat At Kentucky Fiat. Nevada county, Nov. lat, of typhoid pad give Reed aged 22 years and 6 months; from Y nto, Nov. 12th, of peritonitis, Reuben Ya- me county, ome Gs einai o jon of the liver, James Farquharsom, of Scotland, aged 97 years, we até ring. Valley, near San Fransisco. Marcus U; sormect of Walcott, Comm. and late from Kirksey’'s Roads. Bouth Caroling; aged about 44 years. At Mokelumne Iilil, Nov, Lith, Leonard Bagley, aged 19 Yeats; son of John Bagley, of North Searemont, Me. nat Mokelumne Hiil, Nov. 10th, Robert White, of Beot- od. At Labaine, Maul, Oct. 17th, Alfred W. Bush, of New London, Conn., of the firm of Bush & Os, of that plese, nba Nov. 16th, Oapt, W. H. Me) from Li Gove, from Manebegter, it's Nov. 1ath, Peter Roper ore, janc! NH; § # colored man, from New Bedford, Mass, - 4 Noy. ip, sc coagenre fever, W. A. Ferris, of New York, aged about 80 years. Nov. idth, after an iliness of three menthe, Morite heligmann. aged 00 years, a native of Hamburg, Ger- many. ‘On board the Golden Gate, of Panama Fever, Nov,’ 6th, Daniel MeKeenan, of Old Town, Maine, Nov. 1 P. Menahan, of Ireland. Nov. lth, John Oampbell, ont, Rhode Island. Nov. 1 ‘oseph Turner. of = Maine. Nov. 16th. Newel 8. Page, of Dexter, ea. on board the schooner Honolulu. on her voyage ian to San Franciseo, Mrs. Grace aged wife of Wm. Brown, natives of ‘micas ‘land, and was baried at ses in lat, 2341 N., the alt. of oatlornls, steamer North America. oh Thomas Connolly, frame steamer, on the 224 n/t, an infaut of P hiamoen BA rit, an w ine.