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Sacramento Transcript
Thursday
January 23, 1851
There is no doubt of the election
of Dr. ROBINSON and Mr. CRONISE for Aldermen and Mr. GIBBS for Assistant, at
the election at San Francisco on Monday.
ESCAPE FROM PRISON - John Manuel
POSE, confined upon a charge of stealing $2100 from Joseph GRIFFITHS at
Sacramento City, escaped from the prison at that place, and is supposed to be
in this city.
He
is described as being five feet, nine inches in height, dark complexion, full
face and small eyes. A reward of $500 is offered for his apprehension -
[Casserly’s Balance.
AN
ELOPEMENT - A woman named Mrs. GREEN, left the protection of her husband to
share the fortunes of a man named Edwin CARROLL. They took the steamer for
Sacramento yesterday afternoon. A few moments after the departure of the boat,
the husband made his appearance on the wharf, but finding himself belated,
philosophically concluded to made the best of it, and let time, instead of a
bullet convince them of their baseness.
A LARGE SEAL - A seal, weighing
from 150 to 200 pounds was being exhibited on the Long Wharf, last Saturday. It
was shot on the coast by a hunter, and brought to this city as a curiosity. It
is singular that these inhabitants of the frozen regions should find their way
to this latitude. - Pac. News.
About
ten o’clock last night, two desperadoes disguised as Indians, attacked a
gentleman named WATKINS, near the corner of Powell and Union streets. Their
object was without doubt, robbery, and perhaps murder, but their designs were
frustrated by the coolness and courage of Mr. W., who instantly presented a
Colt’s revolver and fired, wounding one of his assailants severely, whereupon
the other took to his heels. The wounded rascal managed to escape by crawling
beneath an untenanted house near by until Mr. W. departed. Our citizens, such
as leave occasion to traverse north beach or vicinity late at night, would do
well to always be well prepared to give any one who may assail them a warm
reception. - [Casserly’s Balance.
STEAMER MAJOR TOMPKINS BLOWN
UP!!!
One Man Instantly Killed, and
Several Wounded!
We are much indebted to Mr. S.G.
WHITE, Messenger of the prompt Express of Freeman & Co., and Mr. AYERS of
the New England hotel, for the following particulars of a most melancholy
disaster.
The Steamer Major Tompkins, on
her downward trip to San Francisco, last evening, when she was thirty miles below
this city, burst her boiler, wounding and scalding some six or eight persons,
and killing instantly one man belonging to the boat.
The steamer West Point took most
of the passengers to San Francisco, the New World took the remainder to our
city this morning. The disaster occurred about half past four o’clock yesterday
afternoon.
Dr. GOUCH, who was on board of
the Tompkins, and Mr. BRANNAN rendered every assistance in their power. Capt.
J.D. PHILLIPS, mate of the Tompkins, and D.S. KELSEY, Captain of the West
Point, and Captain Hutchings, of the New World, deserve more than a passing
notice - also, J.S. ARNOLD, Mr. GAMBLE, the steward of the N. World, Dr. HALSE
and Mr. &yers, (sic) who rendered valuable assistance.
The following is a list of the
killed and wounded so far as our informants were able to procure them:
Edward Tracy, fireman.
Edward Lamb, badly scalded.
Richard Waters, do do.
Mr. Taylor, clerk. do do.
Mr. Johnson, of the Magnolia,
badly sc’l’d
Dr. C.T. WHITTIER, do do
J.R. Lunt, slightly scalded..
Edw. Giles, do, do
____ Orr, do, do
H.A. WHITING, do, do
S. Cunningham, do, do
Immediately after the disaster, and whilst Dr. Whittier was suffering the most intense pain, and all excitement on board the Tompkins a villain stepped up and took off his gold watch, and was about appropriating. It. He was however seen by a person, and the watch was re-taken.
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Sacramento Transcript
Saturday
January 25, 1851
(Note: this is a partial article
about a steamer explosion)
Some of the machinery had become
disarranged, causing her steam head to be blown off. The following are the
sufferers, as furnished to us:
E.D. TRACY, fireman, dead.
Richard MARTIN, of London, Eng.,
dead.
Richard WATERS;
Simeon CUNNINGHAM, 2d engineer;
Edward LAME, fireman;
Edward LYONS, of Mississippi;
Mr. ORR, of Michigan;
Dr. C.T. WHITTIER, of Sacramento;
Mr. JOHNSON, of the Magnolia,
Sacramento;
H.A.
WHITING, Andrew MOWH, of Miss.
E.D.
WHITTLE, Edward FALLON,
J.R.
LUNT Edward GILES,
Mr. TAYLOR, 2d clerk.
We are happy to state that all those
brought to this city by the New World, are recovering as rapidly as could be
anticipated. We believe that Dr. WHITTIER, Mr. WHITING and Mr. LUNT, were the
only persons brought up the night of the disaster.
Dr. CROUCH, of Marysville, was
active in administering to the wants of the scalded, being on board of the West
Point, which steamer was close at hand when the accident happened.
Every attention was afforded by
the officers of both the New World and West Point.
STOCKTON VALLEY ITEMS
VALUABLE
DISCOVERY - A great sensation has been created in this place, by the discovery
by Mr. BOURS, of this city, of another vein of metalliferous quartz, in the
neighborhood of Sonora, of amazing richness. It is said that all great
discoveries are made by accident; so in this case, Mr. BOURS had dismounted
from his mule to light a cigar, and kicked from the earth a piece of quartz to
ignite his match with, when, to his surprise, he found it studded with gold.
From further explorations, he found that he had stumbled upon the richest mine
in California. The vein is about ten inches in thickness, and Mr. Bours is
convinced that the quartz contains nearly 50 per cent of the precious metal. We
saw twenty pounds of quartz from the vein, and are quite confident that this
estimate is rather below than above the average. Mr. Bours is on his way to San
Francisco to organise a company to work the vein on an extensive scale. [Times.
Little Joe, who murdered a Chilian, in the El Dorado last week, was captured on last Sunday, at Mokelumne Hill, and lodged in jail, in our city last evening. - [Jour.
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The Daily Union
Sacramento,
Tuesday Morning, September 7, 1852
We
publish below a complete list of the arrivals by the various routes during the
last week. The anxiety of friends who are expecting relatives and friends by
the way of the plains increases with the advancing season, and in order to
relieve their minds, we shall give accurate and complete lists of all arrivals
until the close of the season.
The following persons have
arrived at Placerville. This list is from the News:
W.G. Romans, A. Newsome, H.
Pykes, S. Jackson, J. Hey, C. Howk, D. Eby, C.W. Newman, A.C. Plummer, G.W.
Gregory, C.H. Schwenker, L. Pimper, J. Wolford, John Wolford, D. Peeple, J.
Vanorinan, A. Manche, L.H. Weatherby, F.D.C. Shaw, J.J. Jennings, C.
Crittenden, J.H. Sheleton, W.J. Hill, E.F. Springer, W.H. Springer, J.P.
Springer, wife and child, Mrs. S.O. Springer and child, E. Horine, J. Jones, D.
Nicely, C. Stremming, R.K. Lansden, J.C. Hall, J.M. Coley, J.W. Jones, A.G.
Burleson, A. Hull, J. Cain, T.M. Ticks, H.B. Wilson, W.A. Haston, L.D. Allen,
W. Hammond, R. Lunceford, J.A. Shepperd, J.F. Long, L. Ang, T. Land, L. Gates,
W. Bond, Jr., W. Bond, J. Hammond, H. Whitson, J.G. Dougherty, P. Parcels, M.
Echtery, P. Sniter, P.R. Wellot, J. Sharper, C.A.C. Bidwell, P. Fitzpatrick,
H.B. Doolittle, W. Westfield, J. Holt, J.A. Powell, J.W. Johnson, C. Metcalf,
J.P. Bower, W.H. Hand, W. Henderson, L.D. Jones, H. Harrington, D.H.
Williamson, M. Adams and lady, N. Lane and lady, S.M. Hoover, A.J. Pimberman,
H. Gilbert, Jr., J. Kannatte, H. Aicks, B. Treloar, S. Fulser, G.W. Morris, W.
Griffeth, E. Mack. Edwards and brother, W.L. McCranor, W.J. Gilson, R. Powel,
L. Wahl, W. Waterford, G.A. Elmer, J. Anderson, W. Marwood, J. Heely, W.
Eccleston, J.B. Munson, W.W. Book, J. Lampton, W. Retter, G. Everlort, F.A.
Brainard, T. Clancy, G.S. Kendrick, D. Boyle, S.W. Bensline, H.H. Hall, E.
Gilbert, D.L. German, J.J. Randelin, H.A. Sweet, J. Gardener, R.G.C. Houston,
C.M. Mathins, H.C. Hall, I Cox and lady, J.S.C. Cosley, S. Barton, L. Ballard,
O. Conde, J.A. Elston, J.A. Pearch, W. Inshee, R. Palding, F. McElroy, M.F.
Furguson, O. Brown, S. Burket, W.W. Womeldorf, R. Ewingo, J. Criswell, R.
Turner, C. Smidt, R.J. Womeldorff, J.M. Wiant, A. Prince, W.S. Alexander, W.
Garrison, A. Garrrison, W.A. Smith, J. Lea, W.F. Miller, M.C. Miller, A. Fisher,
P. Weir, H.O. Nearing, E.M. Eddy, O.T. Snider, A. Flanegan, S. Hamilton, G.P.
Randall, G. Lucas, J.T. Walker, T. Edmonds, W. Parks, H. Sawyer, J.P. Bower,
S.W. Reed, A.J. Pimberman, R. Parker, D.P. Edwards and brother, B. Moore, J.
Wilkinson, M. Kelly, J.H. Hallett C.E. Phillips, A.C.S. Jamwer, W. Smith, J.P.
Anderson, Sr., J.P Anderson, Jr., H. Bengson, W.G. Booth, J.F. Perkins, G.
Hugill, J.A. Maglin, C.W. Durgin, H. Wickwise, R. Smith, H.M. Hamilson, F.H.
Hilburn, D.J. Halns, T. Cary, G.A. Hallkins, J.W. Smith, C. Cawetes, P. Wood,
D.C. Phillips, M. Sprague, J. Marton, A. Dunnigan, C. Dale, D.W. Madden, H.
Chase, E. Fairbrother, A.C. Collins, J.M. Stuart, S.C. Donaldson, J.P Witesell,
R. Uhlrich, S.P. Russell, J.H. Mapfield, F.P. Hall, S. Drew, Dr. W.M. O.
Johnson, M. Coleman, A. Swan, L. Bishop, A. Ward, C. Mitcheltree, D.A.
Endicott, E.S. Reed, B.S. Craft, F.M. Hilburn, J.M. Short, J.W. Drake, A.W.
Morton, A.C. Plummer, C.E. Linch, J. Dacke, J. Rice, P.J. Lay, J. Thompson, E.
Angle, C.P. Kley, J. Blackburn, R.S. Adams, J.N. Hodge, J. Blackinton, J.
Cunningham, S. Warnley, S. Laird, L. Milkland, J. Morgan, B.F. Rogers, S.
Cooper, W.E. Rottenhouse, D. Bamay and lady, J.B. Wilson, W.W. McCoy, J.
Wilcox, B.A. Johnston, J.P. Bower, L.E. Brooche, G.A. Cress, R. King, H.G.
Haskell, H.J. Ormsby, N.L. Robinson, N.J. Hammond, J. Vanborn, J. Wallace, B
Griggsby, L. Leport, V.S. Holiderbuck, E.W. Kenton, J.B .Nash, C. Nash, J.
Nash, W.W. Boak, S.E. Wriston, S. Brookford, J. Ross, R.G. McKee, M. Phelps, L.
Swartout, D.C. Mettison, E.S. Veach, R .Rogers, W. Green, F. Charles, A.
Stephenson, A. Bell, J. Stewaot, S. Hodley, B.H. Winship, F.B. Winship, F.M.
Hilberson, J. Carpenter, M.G. Stearns, L. McMackin, C. Warner, D. Dills, J.E.
Drake, D.H. Williams, E. Dale, J.E. Jhaw, E.C. McIntire, A.L. Weston, J.W.
Vorhees, S. Barton, W.S. Bennett ,O. Wilson, J.J. McCall, H.M. Hamilton, A.
Pierce, W. Miller, H. Cranmer, Z. Pierce, T.J. Bennett, E.P. Stuart, J. Strang,
W. King, E. Boree, A. Garnett, E. Quigly, C. Holley, J. Correns, J.S. Jennings,
J.M. Sparks, J.D Wilcox, T. Gardiner, J.L. Steele. P. D_cson, J.H. Parmer,
J.E.S. Veach, J.W. Brush, J. Molter, Dr. E. Buckwell, M. Burke, G.M. Cotton,
K.E. Norton, J.B. Hixson, C. Howk, W.H. Waterbury, C.P. Baker, B. Brown, J.N.
Lemen, H.H. Ferguson, B. Morton, J. Foxell, A.J. Balmey, W. Blakeley, R.J.
Wicks, L.T. Earthan, J.H. Dills, A.E. Wells, V.L. Acorn, J.H. Fletcher, E.
Sergeant, J.J. McCall, J. Tryon, J. Holmes, R.B. Hall, Rev. A. Acord, G.
Wilson, J.A. Gwinn, J.P. Anderson, J.H. Hardy, F.B. badilla, F. Dittema, W.C.
Greenleaf, J.L. Cox, W. Grace ,B.F. Connelly, W. Allendaffer, W. Burnes, J.L.
Sackett, L. Teitts, J.J. Hopkins, S.S. Becker, T.M. Slaughter, F.M. Schell,
T.B. Van Winkle and brother, W.V. Barch, A.T. Gillespie, J.J. McCall, W.M.
Hanloy, J.R. Moulton, W.H. Benedict, R.H. McIlroy, G.R. Berford, S. Worduson,
P. Flaerty, J. Smith, J.W. Vorhees, H. Sweet, C.W. Saunders, W.S. Alexander,
D.C. Snider, Col. Johnson, J. Kearney, J. Porter, G. Worick, S. Burket.
The following persons have
arrived at Yreka, Siskkiyou county, and at Shasta, by Noble’s Route:
Illinios - Capt. Isaac Mead,
Alford Mead, G.H. Blankenship, Frank Gibbs, J.J. Westbrook and four Germans.
Wisconsin - F.R. Striker, J.
Bonndy, Charles Stiles, Ira Ferris, Chas Rice, Francis Kugeht, Oscar Judd, C.
Barrett, T. Box, Anson Turner, J.G. Moss, Chas. B. Moss, L.M. Brown, Ford
Myers.
Michigan - Albert Matthewson, G.
Chapman
Missouri - P.H. Poindexter, E.C.
Sh_arer,
J.Q. Adams, Iowa - Jno. Henry
Parker, Ohio
Wisconsin - Nathan Parish and
wife, Daniel Parish and wife, Caleb Parish and wife ,H.F. Wood, D. Dunn, P.K.
Kearny, Mr. Madison, Edmund Purdy, Mr. Parley, Mr. _oble, John Kelly, George McComber
and wife and child, Mrs. Dr. Morse, Jason Hitchcock, Parley Foster, H.
Mattison.
Indiana - C.E. Edwards, Wm.
Edwards, H. Stockton, John Judson, A. Joy and wife and 3 children, H. Crable,
Wm. Crable, Mr. Crawford, D. Tripp, Mr. Merritt, Mr. McIntyre, wife and child,
Mr. Tinkham and wife.
Illinois - I.P. Miller, J.K Hoyt,
W. Strong, James Eden.
Ohio - Daniel Snyder, J. Warren,
J.D. Randall, Wm. T. Beatty, Edward Chaney, J. Clark, M. Simpkins, Wm. A.
Dudley, J. I Brown, T. McGuire, J. McGinnes, J. Love, J. Patterson., G. Miles,
J. Sandlin, J. McNulty, J. Paskell, J. Parvin, Geo. Rice.
New York - J. Hibbard, Joseph
Hibbard, P. Combs, S. Combs.
Missouri
- A. Price and wife, D. Branch, M. Branch.
DEATH FROM DRINKING COLD WATER - H.C. Carter of Boston, (Mass.,) died suddenly on Sunday morning, near Auburn, while on his way to the American River. The cause of his death is supposed to be from the effects of drinking cold water to excess, while overheated. The deceased had recently arrived in this State on the ship North America.
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Sacramento
Daily Union
NEVADA
MATTERS - We cull the following items of intelligence from the Democrat, of Jan
5th:
A man named SHAW, while coming into town
last Saturday evening, from American Hill, fell into the cut of the Plymouth
Rock Company, which is some sixty feet deep, but was rescued without his being
much injured.
Thomas RYAN was dangerously injured, last
Saturday, at Cement Hill, by the explosion of a blast. He was engaged with
another man in drilling out an old blast, when it went off, throwing the rocks
in every direction, a number of which struck the unfortunate man. His face was
fearfully disfigured, and his left arm broken near the shoulder. It is not yet
known whether or not his eyes are injured. The other man was injured in the
face, but not seriously.
A boy named William COLLINS was robbed by
three men, at Grass Valley, on Tuesday evening of last week. Two of the robbers
held pistols to the boy’s head, while the other ransacked his pockets,
obtaining seventy-five cents. On the same evening, and by three men, a man was
robbed near “Mudtown,” of two half dimes and a dime. He raised an alarm, when
the robbers placed a knife close enough to leave a scratch near one of his
eyes.
THE GLIMPSE CASE - The case was resumed in
the United Stated District Court at San Francisco, June 3d. The evidence
offered was similar to that already published in our columns, showing that
Captain DAYTON was rather a rough officer in his deportment towards his female
passengers. It would seem by the following extract that the Captain’s wife did
not behave in a very lady-like manner:
The Governor of Nukahiva was aboard the ship,
accompanied by several native seamen, when Dayton’s wife abstracted a bottle of
port wine from the ladies’ hamper, in their cabin, while they were on shore,
which was not replaced, but the bottle was filled up with water; Dayton was
present at this time.
ACCIDENT IN SANTA CLARA - On Wednesday,
December 29th, Edward BUTLER, while driving the Almaden road, near
San Jose, was thrown to the ground by the horses running away, and was so
severely injured that he died in a few days afterwards.
HUMBOLDT COUNTY - The Northern Californian,
of Dec. 22d, chronicles the following intelligence:
Constable HOGOBOON, Saturday evening,
arrested a man calling himself T. KELLY, upon a charge of stealing a Navy
revolver from the shop of C. SHOMAKER, but a short time previous. The Court
found him guilty as charged, and sentenced him to pay a fine of $50.
We are informed that, Tuesday night,
December 16th, a house in the vicinity of Eagle Prairie, belonging
to John REED, was burned.
On Thursday or Friday last, two of the
volunteers, HYSLOP and OLVANY, were looking for horses, about four miles from
the camp, near Mad river, when they saw six Indians and about the same number
of squaws. As they were without their rifles, and mounted, they adopted Light
Dragoon tactics and charged upon the Indians, wounding some - one mortally -
and took two squaws prisoners.
The same day, three men from camp at Angel’s
came upon a party of ten Indians and had a bout with them - killed one Indian
and wounded several; two so badly that they may almost be called “good
Indians.”
MARYSVILLE - The California Stage Company,
we learn from the Express, has suspended communication between this city and Marysville
for the Winter. A new boat, adapted to Winter navigation, is to be placed upon
the river route.
GENERAL AGENT OF THE TEHUANTEPEC LINE. John
C. CARPENTER, an old Californian, has been appointed by the Louisiana
Tehuantepec Company, General Agent of the line for the Pacific coast, to reside
at San Francisco.
WOMAN DEALING IN KNUCKLES - Mary
BURNETT, who had armed herself with brass knuckles, in San Francisco, and badly
cut a woman named Ellen SPICER, in the head, was recently held to bail in the
sum of $100.
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Daily Bee, Sacramento
Monday Evening, February 13, 1860
RECOVERING
- The Shasta Courier says that the numerous friends of Hon. R.T. SPRAGUE will
be pleased to learn that he is now in a condition that justifies his physicians
in the hope of a speedy recovery.
Those
who voted against BAKER and will promise to stand by the Charleston nominee
will be permitted to vote at the Democratic primary election in Shasta
county.
The
Supervisors of Shasta county have fixed the rates of taxation for 1860, at $2
upon each $100 of value.
SALT LAKE NEWS - The Salt Lake
mail arrived at Genoa Saturday night, with dates from Great Salt Lake to
February 1st.
A dispatch to the Union says:
John KAY was elected as
Territorial Marshal, and S.M. BLAIR, Attorney General; Jesse M. SOUTH, Attorney
for the First Judicial District, and W.H. BRONFIELD, for the Second Judicial
District; J.S. CHILDS, Probate Judge of Carson county, and W.C. CAMPBELL,
Notary Public.
On the 19th ult, a
bloody tragedy took place at Salt Lake at the house of a butcher, in which Bill
HICKMAN was confined from the effects of wounds received in a street affray on
Christmas. An assault was made upon him by Joe RHODES, an army follower. In the
scuffle RHODES was stabbed eight times near the heart, and died immediately.
Another man was shot in the road by ROCKWELL, whom he had stopped and
threatened.
One John KING was buried under a
snow slide in Centerville Canon.
Three shocks of an earthquake were felt in Fillmore county; also in Toole county. The vibration in Fillmore county was from south-east to north west.
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Daily Bee, Sacramento
Monday
Evening January 14, 1861
ARRIVALS AT THE ST. GEORGE,
January 13
W.B. May, San Francisco
Mrs. J. Thatcher, do
V.E. Howard, do
J.C. Stebbins, do
J. Clough, do
Ed. F. Hall, Jr., do
J.R. Travers, do
W. Walden, Stanislaus
Wm. S. Brown, Auburn
A. Taliaferro, San Rapheal
W.H. Harnden, S.N. Co
Mrs. Casey, Marysville
Wm. C. Wallace, Napa
L.D. Latimer, Santa Rosa
J.B. Wallard, Virginia City
B.F. Leet, Lincoln
G.T. Snowden, Sacramento
J. Van Parks & wf, Oroville
D.C. Norcross, San Jose
W.H. Saawteller, do
W.H. Barron, Ione City
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Sacramento Daily Union
Friday, July 11, 1862
FALL OF SUSPENSION BRIDGE AT
NEVADA - TWO MEN KILLED AND ONE SERIOUSLY WOUNDED - TWELVE OXEN KILLED
About
seven o’clock this morning the suspension bridge lately erected in this city
across Deer creek fell with a tremendous crash, killing one man instantly,
injuring another so badly that he lived but a few minutes, and a third man very
seriously but not dangerously injured. Two ox teams, (four yoke each,) loaded
heavily with hay, were on the bridge at the time. The teams were coming from
the south side. At the moment the accident occurred, the forward team was near
the center of the bridge, while the wagon of the hindmost team was just leaving
the platform. The name of the individual instantly killed is Samuel McCALL, who
was driving the head team. ADAMS had his skull smashed, from which his brains
protruded; several of his ribs were also broken. He was taken into the house of
STOUT, but died in a few minutes. D.J. PERKEY, an old citizen, was crossing the
bridge just ahead of the first team, and on hearing the crash turned around to
learn the cause, at which time the bridge gave way in the center, pitching
downward, causing him severe, though not dangerous injuries. Twelve oxen were
killed, or so badly smashed up that they had to be killed. The fall is supposed
to have been caused by a defect in the cast iron yoke into which the rods were
fastened - the break occurring about half way between where the anchor was
fastened and the top of the tower at the south end and west side of the bridge.
The teamsters killed are from Bear river. The bridge was erected by A.S.
HALLADIE & Co., of San Francisco, and was completed a few weeks since at a
cost to the contractors of over $12,000. The height of the bridge above the
bottom of the creek is a little over fifty feet.
ANDY JOHNSON - A correspondent,
who visited Andy Johnson, says he takes his meals in the public dining room of
his hotel at Nashville, with not even a waiter to serve him specially. Though a
Brigadier General, he wears no mark of his military honors, and seems to avoid
display. His bedroom is a plain affair, half filled by a bed, and he often sits
there till midnight, reading and inditing dispatches by the light of tallow
candles. As a consequence, he looks pale and careworn. He declares his belief
that it the military questions were settled, the people of Tennessee would vote
themselves back into the Union by a majority of fifty thousand.
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Sacramento Daily Union
Monday
July 28, 1862
HEARD
FROM - Recent intelligence from New York states that Charles ABBOTT, pilot of the
ship Prima Donna, about whose safety there were doubts in San Francisco, was
alive and well and on board of the Prima Donna.
FOR SALT LAKE - Rev. S.B. BELL was at Carson City lately, en route for Salt Lake.
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Sacramento Daily Union
Thursday August 7, 1862
AUGUSTA GOD AND SILVER MINING
COMPANY - Notice is hereby given that, by order of the Board of Directors, a
sufficient number of shares standing in the names of the following persons on
the books of the company, will be sold at auction on MONDAY, the EIGHTH of
SEPTEMBER next, at ten o’clock, A.M., at the office of the Secretary, on J
street near Fourth, to satisfy assessments heretofore levied and expenses of
advertising and sale, unless charges are sooner paid:
G. Guyther, 42 shares - January
assessment, $10, March, $12.60, June $42.00
Mrs. M.D’Artois, 8 shares -March,
$2.60; June, $8.00
T.S. Benoist, 10 shares, do,
$10.00
Mrs. F. Formann, 5 shares, do,
$5.00
J.B. Dayton, 1 share, do, $1.00
J.S. Gillan, 3 shares, do, $8.00
J. Hull, 1 share, do, $2.00
H.C. Kibbe, 2 shares, do, $2.00
W.C. Kibbe, 2 shares, do, $2.00
W.W. Price, 36 shares, do, $36.00
R.H. Tibbits, 1 share, do, $1.00
A.E. Town, 1 share, do, $1.00
Submitted
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Daily Bee - Sacramento
Thursday Evening May 14, 1863
CLUBBING A SECESSIONIST - A telegram from Jackson, Amador county, to the
San Francisco Call, and dated on the 12th, says:
“Yesterday, two men went to the Mountain Springs House, between this
place and Ione City. One of them commenced hurrahing for Jeff DAVIS, when Mr.
FARMER, proprietor of the house, picked up a club and went after him. The man,
drawing a knife, made several attempts to cut FARMER. Both the men have been
arrested.
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Sacramento Daily Union
Monday
May 25, 1863
SHASTA
- Efforts are making to organize a military company in this place, and
seventy-two names have already been procured. The election of officers is to take
place May 28th. E. GARTER superintends the organization.
SANITARY
- The San Francisco Sanitary Committee received on Thursday, May 21st,
from various sources, $1,087, of which amount $876 was from Dutch Flat.
FIRE
IN SIERRA - The town of Wet Ravine, Sierra county, was almost destroyed by fire
last week. Loss, $75,000.
EXECUTION IN BUTTE - The Oroville
Union of May 23d has the annexed account of an execution in that place:
Adie
ECKRON, convicted of the murder of Jergen JANSSEN, his mining partner, at
Morris Ravine, some eighteen months ago, was hung yesterday in this town at
twelve o’clock. The execution took place in a small inclosure adjoining the
Court House. The prisoner appeared devout and to fully realize his awful
position, but at no time was there the slightest emotion or tremor perceptible.
Rev. R. HOBART attended him in his last moments. He did not appear to suffer
much, and was probably dead within six minutes after he was swung off, although
the body was allowed to hang some ten or twelve minutes. He protested his
innocence to the last; hoped that he would be the last innocent man to suffer,
and that the real criminal would soon be discovered. ECKRON, we should judge,
was about forty years of age and a native of North Germany. He was convicted
almost exclusively on circumstantial evidence. Sheriff MIDDLETON performed his
disagreeable duties with promptness and propriety. Jacob GREER, who was
sentenced to be hung at the same time, has been respited by the Governor for
seven days.
THE ALLMAN AND McKENZIE SHOOTING
AFFAIR.
The examination of John ALLMAN, charged with an assault with a deadly weapon, for shooting at and wounding Charles McKENZIE with a pistol, at Broadway wharf, on the night of the 11th instant, was concluded in the Police Court yesterday afternoon. The testimony of McKenzie, who was unable to appear in Court, was taken at his rooms, and was to the effect that Allman fired first, although he admitted having shot at him on two previous occasions. The testimony of other witnesses in reference to the shooting bout between the two parties on the night in question contradicted that of McKenzie’s in several particulars, and went to show that Allman acted in self defense. The Police Judge took the case under advisement, and will probably render a decision in a day or two. - San Francisco Journal, May 22d.
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Daily Union (Sacramento)
Wednesday
May 27, 1863
PASSENGERS FOR CALIFORNIA
The correspondent of the Union at
New York has forwarded the following list of passengers who left that city May
2d in the North Star for Aspinwall. They will arrive in the next steamer from
Panama, which is soon expected:
Mrs. COOK, Mary J. CAMPBELL and ch’d, Mary McCANN, Sarah J. LLOYD, Mary LLOYD, T.W. MEDFORD, W.B. BUSKELL, wife & child, T.M. DE CRANO, Miss A. McGARRY, T.J. McGARRY, H. HEALY, wife & 8 children, G.G. HAYES, S.S. KENNEDY, L. KING, Charlotte LOCKWOOD & 4 ch, C.A. BARTON, J.H. SNIFE, wife & son, Mr. HUSSEY, B.W. PECK, W.H. KING, O. FULLER, A.F. COLMAR, A.J. DUNN, Mrs. PERKINS, Mrs. J.S. MILLER, Mary SMITHSON, L.K. ROSENFELD, R. EVANS, wife and sister, W.J. EMERSON and wife, C. JACOBS, J. CAVANO and brother, Susan BOLEY, Wm. HELLER, W.D. DILLON, Nancy CUNNINGHAM & 2 ch, Mary CUNNINGHAM, F. JUNCKER, wife & child, A.D. ALLEMAND, J. SWETHENBANK and wife, J. CLARKSON, A. SLERGER, wife and 8 ch, A. MARLINE, Mary LINAP, Mrs. A. MATHERS and child, A.W. MITCHELL, Elizabeth CROWLEY, Elizabeth MANSFIELD, L. DAMEOVICH and son, Catherine LIVINGTON, A.H. WACKMAN, A. TWEED, J.M. SIXBY, mo’r, w & 8 ch, J. LICKARD, wife & child, H. HANFELOT, A. MEYER, J. GREEN, M. BROWN, M. McGOVERN and wife, T. O’GRADY, W.E. BOSLICON, G.A. DANGAN, A. WILSON and wife, S.M. GUYTER, Mrs. M.A. DIAMOND, Mrs. A.B. DIAMOMD, Henry DIAMOND, O. HALL, W. HALL, Ann M. GRUGEN, S.E. EVANS, B. MELENDER, Mrs. HALL, Ross McMAHON, Mrs. H.E. HAZELTINE and ch., Mary THORPE, Clara THORPE, Catherine HASTY, Maria GOODRICH, Maria BURNS, Charlotte LEGGETT, Mancy L. SARGENT, J. McELVOY, J. LITTLEFIELD, E.H. HUDSON, T. MISGITT and 3 children, Mr. SARGENT, Mrs. K. LITTLEFIELD and ch, Caroline BUNDY and child, William MACE, E. JORDAN, Mary CRONAN, Mary McCABE, Mrs. M.L. DUNGAN, Mrs. D.E. HOFF & daught’r, C. STURTEVANT, J.K. SULLIVAN and wife, P. BLAIR and wife, Salice ECKHERT, J. ARROWSMITH, J. PEASLEY and daughter, Mary SMITH, G.C. PRINGLE, W.G. PRINGLE,W.B. POTTER, G. WILLIAMS, wife & child, W.H. SUTHERLAND, wife & 8 ch, D. RAGANTI, C. CALLOUS, T. KENERY, R.N. WILLIAMS, J.W. McMURRAY ,wife & 5 ch, Ruth RANKIN and son, Janet MOTTTY and child, H.A. CUNNINGHAM & wife, Mrs. CROWELL, J.W. FRANCES, D.S. PAYNE, Mary A. HARRIS, Sarah A. HARKNESS & child, W. DWYER, Mrs. D.S. HUTCHINSON, L.C. SPOOR, A. ROOD, J. BLOOD, B. BANGLE and wife, W.G. PITTSFORD, W. FRINTLAY, G.M. NICHOLS, H. RECTOR, J.W. PENCE, Mrs. W. KIRKLAND and 3 ch, W.L. BARNEY, wife & 2 ch, R. GORDON, Kate CORLEY, J.S. SEELY, wife and child, Mary SEELY, H.M. McCORMICK, L.F. McCORMICK., Jane WILSON, J. ELLIS and wife, Joseph GREELY, S. WEATHERLOW, A. BROOKS, H.L. SPENCER, D. REED, O. HANNUN, Nancy TONKIN and 3 ch, S.J. TONKIN, J.K. DORMAN, Miss C.A. DORMAN, Mrs. MARN and 2 children, A. CHICK, G. JORDAN, H. JORDAN, J. SCHOFIELD, wife and ch, J. JOHNSON, wife and daugh, Mary SULLIVAN and child, Jane HASTINGS, Mrs. McGOLDING and child, Ann McCAULY, F.J. DRUMMOND, W.H. PUTNAM, Margaret SHIELDS, S. GOWDEN, Ely THOMPSON, Mrs. C. PARKER, S. ORMANBY, J. CHRISHAR, A.B. FAGGANT, Ellen GALLAGHER and ch, T. HARKINS, J. SIMPSON, wife and 3 chn, Sarah J. MAGOON, Olivia LANE, S. SAWYER, H.F. BISSETT, Ira WADLEIGH, T.D. VAN ETTEN, Nettie CAMPBELL, John A. FRAZER, H. MYERANGTON, w, and 3 ch, Mrs. H.F. RICH and child, H.S. STOW, Mrs. STAGG,
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Tuesday
June 2, 1863
FATAL
AFFRAY - An altercation took place at Eagle Creek, in Shasta county, May 24th,
in which Peter LOPEZ shot and fatally wounded Matthew POINTON. The shot took
effect in the abdomen and passed through the bladder, producing death on the
following day. Lopez was arrested and had an examination before Justice HART,
at Horsetown, on the 25th, when he was committed to the county jail,
to await the action of the next Grand Jury.
COPPER
IN SHASTA - Lately one M.A. CHARSON discovered a rich copper claim on the east
fork of Clear creek, about eighteen miles from Shasta. An assay was made which
showed the rock to be rich.
LEG
AMPUTATED - A young man named Lorenzo ACKLEY, at Lowery’s ranch, on Butte
creek, near Chico, had his leg so badly injured by the accidental discharge of
a shotgun last week as to render amputation necessary.
BOUND
EAST - Dr. W.P. TILDEN, Resident Physician of the State Insane Asylum, has
taken his departure for the Atlantic States by the Overland route. He will
visit many of the Eastern Asylums for the insane.
UNION
MEETING IN SAN JOAQUIN - On Saturday evening, May 30th, there was an
enthusiastic meeting at Woodbridge, on the Mokelumne. It was addressed by G.W.
TYLER and H.B. UNDERHILL.
FINE
CHERRIES - We acknowledge the receipt of some excellent cherries of large size
and the Ox Heart variety, from the garden of Mrs. E.L. NICHOLS, Horseshoe Bar,
Placer county.
COMMUTED
- Governor STANFORD has commuted the sentence of Jacob GREER, in Butte county,
from the death penalty to imprisonment in the State Prison for
Life.
INDIAN DEPREDATIONS IN TRINITY - John
McCAMMON, residing on Trinity river, gives, under date of May 26th,
to the Trinity Journal, the following account of Indian depredations by which
he suffered:
On
Thursday evening, May 14th, between seven and eight o’clock, I was
attacked by some forty Indians. I was standing on the front “stoop”, when two
rifle balls passed close to my head. Immediately after came a shower of balls,
completely riddling the side of the house. I got my arms as soon as possible,
gave my shot gun to John MYERS, who was in company with me, and consulted with
him about holding the house until dark, which we concluded to do, but we soon
changed our minds, as the Indians were advancing. I saw at once that we must
run, which we did. We started down the river to give the alarm. I took an old
Indian trail and got lost, and could not return until day-break. I then
returned and found my house burned to the ground. During the night I kept close
to the river, endeavoring to get to my ferry boat to cross and give the alarm.
I came up to Big Flat the following day, where I got twelve men, and three from
North Fork. We returned the next day to my place and found everything burned,
outhouses and all. My impression is that no flour or rice was burned.
Everything was packed off. I am quite certain they have a pack train. After
spending an hour on Cedar Flat we went on to BRAINARD’s and found his house
burned. From thence we went to WINSLETT’s and found his place burned. We then
concluded to go on some three miles further, to TINSLEY’s, but we had not gone
far before we fell in with his pack train. His house was safe, but the family,
in company with Winslett and others, had gone to New River, and from thence to
Big Flat. We accompanied Tinsley’s train to Manzanita Flat. Lower Trinity is
now deserted entirely. Had we a few more men and arms, I have no doubt we could
have got back a good portion of the goods and a number of redskins in the
bargain.
APPOINTMENT
- Governor Stanford has appointed Miles N. MITCHELL, Commissioner of Deeds for
Virginia City, Nevada Territory.
A MURDEROUS ASSAULT - The
Stockton Independent of June 1st has the following:
At
about half-past nine o’clock on Friday evening last, two men, one of whom was
masked, knocked at the door of the store of Dr. LOCKE at Lockeford, on the
Mokelumne, and demanded admission, as they stated, for the purpose of
purchasing a pair of boots. The father of Dr. Locke, who is accustomed to sleep
in the store, answered the call, and as he opened the door he was struck upon
the head with a pistol which knocked him senseless. He recovered, however,
almost instantly, and upon gaining his footing the companion of the assassin
who had struck him the blow with the pistol, as if determined to finish the
work of death in which the other had failed, drew a knife and stabbed Locke
three time, once in the breast and twice in the back, also cutting his hand
severely in the struggle which ensued for the possession of the weapon. Locke
is a man well advanced in years, and at the time of the assault upon him was alone
in the store. The robbers suspecting they were in danger of arousing the
neighbors, fled before their contemplated work of murder and robbery had been
consummated, one of them leaving his hat behind. Who they were, there is no
means of knowing. Locke is in a critical condition, and being aged and somewhat
infirm his wounds have an effect upon him which it is feared may prove
fatal.
SEVERELY INJURED - William BORROUGHS, of Deadwood, Siskiyou county, met with a very severe, and perhaps fatal accident, lately, by being thrown our of a carriage.
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Tuesday
Evening September 11, 1866
THE
FIRST PIECE OF SILK - Yesterday’s Bulletin says NEUMANN & MYERS have
produced at their silk manufactory in San Francisco a specimen of black silk
reps, or dress silk, thirty-six inches wide; a very heavy and well wrought
fabric, which they intend to exhibit at the State Fair in this city. They have
not yet received all their machinery, and have only got enough up to make these
samples. They are not yet in trim to receive visitors. But as soon as they get
in working order they will notify the public, and will then be glad to show visitors
every attention.
GOOD DIVER - Sidney E. MORSE, of
New York, has just patented a curious philosophical instrument which is called
a bathometer. You throw it overboard, with its appendages, in the ocean, where
water is miles deep. It goes down like a shot, and as soon as it touches the
bottom it turns and comes back to the surface. You pick it up and the true
depth of the water where it struck the bottom is seen on the scale of the
bathometer, just as you see the degrees of heat on the scale of a thermometer.
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CAUGHT AND TAKEN BACK - Yesterday afternoon a telegram from Chief
of Police CROWLEY of San Francisco directed the arrest of Charles J. McFADDEN,
H. HARRISON and Amos WILLIAMS, three boys who had left their homes without the
consent of their parents or guardians. The boys were found and taken in charge
by policeman CHAMBERLIN. It was their intention to take passage on the Central
Pacific Railroad for the mountains, but as the Chrysopolis was late in getting
here the train had left before the boat arrived. The steamer started on her
return trip at five o’clock last evening, and on her went policeman HARVEY and
the three boys.
FROM NEVADA - Officer DAVENPORT, of Nevada
county, arrived here yesterday afternoon with two persons - a crazy Chinaman
destined for Stockton, there to remain till he recover his senses, and another
Chinaman convicted of murder in the second degree, and sentenced to twenty-five
years’ confinement in the State Prison. Mr. Davenport left this morning for
Stockton, leaving one Chinaman there, and proceeding with the other to the
classic regions of Marin county.
RABEL’S TANNERY - At two o’clock to-morrow
afternoon, on the premises, J. DAVIS will sell by auction the property known as
Rabel’s tannery, comprising the block bounded by A.B., Twenty-seventh and
Twenty-eighth streets, also the large two-story frame house, together with all
the barns and outbuildings.
MAYHEM - In the Police Court, yesterday
afternoon, M. McINERNY was examined on the charge of mayhem in having bitten
off a portion of one of John WATTS’ little fingers. Judge FOOTE took the matter
under advisement till to-morrow morning.
TERRIBLE ACCIDENT - On Monday last at the Chollar Mine, Virginia City, Patrick TRACY was caught and drawn into a small space under or at the winze, where his flesh was literally ground off from his body. Not only was the flesh torn in strips from his hinder parts, but particles of his spine in the lumbar region were torn away and scattered about the spot. Below the spine two or three pounds of flesh appear to have been ground up. He was pressed against and fastened by a bolt that his body could not be drawn entirely through the opening, with the winze making some thirty revolutions in all. Dr. HILLER was called to see the unfortunate man, and did what he could for him under the circumstances. At eleven o’clock this morning we went to the Hospital to see Mr. Tracy, and found him quite comfortable. He did not seem to be suffering a great deal from his pains, and talked with us quite rationally concerning the accident. Dr. Hiller accompanied us, and took the trouble to show us the wounds. None of the limbs are broken, but there is quite a deep and long gash cut on the right arm near the wrist; but this is not a serious wound. The great danger is in the wound in the right hip and the spine. It is, indeed, a terrible wound - extending, as it does, from the top of the hip, near the spine, and literally tearing open all the flesh clear to the pelvic bone. It is a dreadful wound to heal up. [Gold Hill News.
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Friday Evening, April 3, 1868
HORRIBLE
TRAGEDY IN THE SAN FRANCISCO POLICE COURT
At about half past 12 o’clock, yesterday, a terrible
tragedy took place in the Police Court. The case of William H. ABELL, who was
arrested at Hayes’ Valley, a few days since, for an alleged outrage on the
person of a little girl, who had been taken by him from the Industrial School -
as mentioned in the Alta - had been called, and the girl, a pretty child of 11
years of age, was on the stand testifying to the facts. The girl related enough
to show that he had been guilty of gross indecency, but her testimony was of
such a character as to make it quite doubtful whether he could be convicted of
a more serious crime; and at the suggestion of the Court Mr. LOUDERBACK had the
charge changed to “indecent assault.” The warrant charging him with that
offense was filled out and handed to Captain McELROY to be served, and he had
just read it to the prisoner, and turned round to hand it to Mr. Louderback,
when a cry of horror rose from all parts of the room.
Abell, who had been sitting quietly in the
dock listening to the testimony against him was seen to be fumbling at this
neck, and those who were looking at him at first supposed that he was arranging
his long whiskers, but in a moment more it was seen that he had a razor in his
hand. Before those nearest to him could recover from their shock sufficiently for
them to cry out, the unfortunate wretch staggered to his feet, with the blood
spirting in torrents from four horrible gashes in his throat, his eyes upturned
and rolling, and a gurgling noise issuing from his throat.
Judge PROVINES instantly cried out “Seize
him; hold him!” and adjourning Court, came down from the Bench. Captains HANNA
and McELROY, and officers McCORMICK and SPROUL and a citizen, Col. R.J. BETJE,
seized Abell immediately, and in spite of the weakness which must follow such
wounds, it took their united strength to throw him down upon the bench and
wrench the razor from his grasp. They hurried him below, where he broke from
them and another struggle took place before he could be thrown on his back on a
mattress.
A dozen persons started in as many
directions for surgeons, and Drs. HARRIS, MURPHY and HENRY responded
immediately to the summons, but on their arrival found that the miserable man
had accomplished his intention fully. The razor had severed the carotid artery,
jugular vein and windpipes, and he was already beyond human assistance. He
breathed about three-quarters of an hour, and expired without a struggle, at
last.
Wm. H. Abell was a merchant from Portland,
Oregon, aged 45 years, as American by birth, married, but had no children of
his own. He came down here some months since to purchase goods for the store,
and shipped them to Portland, intending to follow in a few days. Meantime,
however, his partner - so he subsequently asserted - had contracted debts at
Portland, for which their store was seized under attachment and the goods sent
from here were sold with the rest.
Abell, after purchasing the goods, took the
little girl from the Industrial School, intending to start with her at once for
Oregon, where he resided, and where his wife remained. The closing of the
Columbia river by ice and the troubles about the attachments at Portland,
however, delayed his departure, and he took the child to a private home in
Hayes’ Valley, stating that she was his daughter, and that he had been boarding
her in a family down town. The family with whom he was stopping supposed them
to be father and daughter, and they were permitted to occupy the same sleeping
apartment without objection being made. This action on his part led to his ruin
and untimely death. A few days since he sent for his wife to come here and join
him, having given up the idea of returning immediately to Portland, and she is
now on the steamer Ajax, which, had it not broken down on the trip, would have
landed her here on Wednesday night.
Immediately on the horrible tragedy becoming
known, an outcry was raised against the police for not having searched Abell on
his arrest more thoroughly, the impression being, of course, that he had the
razor on his person at that time. We are glad to say, however, that no blame in
this matter attaches to the police. Some days since the deceased wrote a letter
to Charles C. CARTER, announcing his determination to commit suicide, and the
latter notified the police, so that they were on the watch; but it appears that
Abell requested a young man from Hayes’ Valley, who came to see him, to bring a
razor, saying that he wanted to shave himself, and the thoughtless friend did
so on Wednesday evening, and handed it to him without informing the police of the
fact. This thoughtless act, though done with the best possible intention,
enabled him to commit the terrible deed, the particulars of which we have
related. Coroner LETTERMAN took the body in charge, and will hold an inquest
upon it. - [Alta
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Friday,
February 12, 1869
MATTERS IN SISKIYOU - The Yreka
Journal has this local intelligence:
Scarlet fever still prevails at
Fort Jones. Several new cases and three deaths within the past week. Every
precaution is being taken to check the spread of this terrible disease. We
would advise parents to keep their dear little ones at home - don’t let them
visit the infected districts.
The late rains have given the
miners some water, with a fair prospect of an abundant supply soon. Already we
begin to observe the yellow effect of the recent rains.
The Rev. Mr. CUMMINGS (Baptist)
is holding a protracted meeting at Oro Fino with great success, as many have
joined the church. CUMMINGS is winning golden laurels in the valley; he is
working a great reformation among the wayward.
We came near having a destructive
fire at Fort Jones last week. The dwelling of A.B. CARLOCK, situated in the
lower part of the town, caught fire from a defective flue. The Fort Jones fire
department were out in full force, it being the first run since purchasing
their fire apparatus. About fifty men were at the fire, but all had forgotten
to bring buckets, hooks, ladders or anything else to aid in putting our the
fire.
The Castro family, living at
Canal Gulch, near Hawkinsville, in which a child died on the 25th
ult., from small pox, are still afflicted, five children and the father of the
children having the disease last Tuesday. The grandfather and grandmother,
mother and one child are still clear of it. The disease is confined to the
infected house, as a constant guard has been kept there for the past two weeks,
ever since the first child was known to have it. The boy who escaped it had
been vaccinated a few years ago, but we understand the other children have not
been vaccinated. The utmost vigilance is maintained to keep it in the house
infected, and a more vigilant blockade is kept up between this place and Hawkinsville
toward stopping all communication. The county authorities have also taken
action toward aiding Hawkinsville and Yreka in their sanitary regulations, and
it is confidently expected that the disease will not be spread further than the
infected house, which is off by itself out of town at least a quarter of a
mile.
Scarlet fever seems to be still
prevailing in Scott Valley to a great extent, a number of new cases having been
reported during the past week, and three deaths between Friday and Sunday last.
At last accounts, however, the children taken with it were all in a fair way of
soon recovering.
A tunnel is now being run into
the Accidental Claim, on Humbug, with a view of striking it low down, and
should the prospect prove good, a wagon road will be built from the lead to the
mill, so that the mill can be moved or the quartz hauled in wagons, instead of
packing on mules as at present.
The
late rains and the mild weather have enabled the farmers to prosecute plowing
with great advantage, and they are all busy at it as present.
A HARD CASE - The Grass Valley
Union of February 10th has the following reference to the
misfortunes of a man in Utah, who lately addressed a communication to this
journal, describing an accident by which he received severe injuries:
William W. LEIGH, a former
resident of Grass Valley, who was injured some time since at Echo City (Utah),
by the explosion of a can of powder in a stove, before which he was sitting,
writes to Howard and Hennenger, of the Union Restaurant, in this place, from
Echo City, under date of January 26th, to the following effect:
“I received last night the $50,
for which you have my thanks. Everything is dear here, and my nurse has not had
a dollar for his trouble. During the past few days the process of bone-knitting
[his leg was badly broken] has been going on, and everything is favorable at
present, but it will be nearly two months before my leg will be strong enough
to bear my body without crutches. But what am I to do when I am able to dress
myself and sit up. I have no clothes to put on. The suit I bought, before
leaving California, I had worn up to the time of the accident, and they were
cut off from me as I lay, after the accident. I will be as economical as I can.
Perhaps a few of my friends in Grass Valley would contribute something, if they
knew my circumstances.”
Leigh is a worthy man and in distress. We hope his friends will leave with Howard and Henninger whatever they wish to contribute to his relief. The firm mentioned will add $25 to whatever other funds may be raised.
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Monday
May 17, 1869
PACIFIC COAST PATENTS - Following
is the official list of patents issued to invertors on the Pacific coast for
the week ending May 4th, received by Dewey & Co., of the Mining
and Scientific Press:
Stove Drum - F. STADTER,
Plattsmouth, Nebraska.
Self-Discharging Blanket Ore
Concentrator - John M. BRYAN, Lincoln, California.
Seed Sower - George H. CROCKER,
Marysville, assignor to himself and David L. SMITH, San Francisco.
Divided Axle for Railway Cars -
David BROWN HUNT, San Francisco.
Propeller - Alfred C. LOUD, San
Francisco.
Gang Plow - Maurice MURPHY,
Vacaville, California.
Side-hill Plow - Ives SCOVILLE
and Hiram H. SCOVILLE, Oakland.
Process of Removing Soluble
Matter from Artificial Stone - Edward T. STEEN and William B. MAY, San
Francisco.
Means for Hanging Window-shades -
John I. *AY, San Francisco.
Combination
lock - Ephraim VORBE, San Francisco.
ACCIDENT AT MAGUIRE’S OPERA HOUSE - During the performance at this theater in San Francisco, May 15th, Thomas GOSLING, the property-man, was burning “red fire,” and was so severely burnt that he had to be taken to his residence in a carriage.
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Tuesday,
November 16, 1869
MERCED COUNTY - The following items are from
the San Joaquin Valley Argus of November 13th:
The Howard Brothers, of this place, have a
splendid prospect for a crop the coming harvest on the Lake farm, situated on
the old Dickerson ferry road, about twelve miles from Snelling. They have now
about 400 acres of land sowed to wheat, and the young grain is up and growing
finely. They have two gang-plow teams at work, and calculate upon getting the
whole of their field of 720 acres sowed by the 15th of December.
Mrs. ANDERSON, wife of the landlord of the
Galt House, met with a severe and painful accident on Monday evening last,
which happened as follows: In passing out the back door of the main building of
the Galt House on to the ground floor of the new addition being constructed a
piece of lumber fell from the roof endwise, striking on the instep of one of
her feet, inflicting a most painful wound, though no bones were broken.
TELEGRAPHIC MESSAGES - There are messages at
the Western Union Telegraph office for William COOPER, W.H. SEARS and M.A.
COOK.
SHASTA COUNTY - We find these local items in
the Courier of November 13th:
On Monday a Mexican herder named John
MARTENAS visited the ranch of Charles T.W. HARTMAN, on Little Cow creek, where
he was invited to take supper with Hartman and an old man called “Uncle Billy.”
After the meal was over, the Mexican, who was partially intoxicated, made an
unprovoked assault on Uncle Billy and beat and choked him until he was almost
insensible. Hartman pulled the Mexican off the old man and told him to behave
himself. The Mexican, with an open knife in his right hand, then advanced on
Hartman and caught him by the cravat with his left hand. Believing his life in
danger, Hartman caught up a hatchet and struck the Mexican over the head with
it, killing him almost instantly. Hartman came into town and surrendered
himself to the authorities. After an examination before Justice KNOX, he was
discharged, it appearing that he had acted in self-defense.
A dispute about some mining ground occurred
at Whiskeytown on Thursday, between a man known as “Alabama” and R.M.D.
WILLIAMSON. We are informed that “Alabama” finally struck Williamson a blow
with his fist, whereupon a fight ensued, during which the former was stabbed
several times with a knife held by the latter. The wounds inflicted are
reported to be quite severe.
While out hunting on the divide between town
and Clear creek, on Thursday, William JACKSON shot a gray eagle which measured
seven feet and four inches from tip to tip.
The Clear Creek Ditch sold at Sheriff’s sale
a few days ago for $3,000. The same property, in times past, figured on the
assessment roll of the county at a valuation of $75,000.
MARIPOSA COUNTY - We notice these local
items in the Gazette of November 12th:
The subsequent assessment roll of Mariposa
county is now in the hands of the Tax Collector, and we are able to give the
assessed value of the various species of property and the amount of taxes
thereon for the year 1869; Value of real estate and possessory right, $194,830;
improvements on real estate, $437,480; personal property, $525,563; total
property, $1,157,973. Amount of State tax, $11, 231 65 61-100; amount of county
tax, $23,505 63 39-100; total amount of State and county taxes, $34,737 39; dog
tax, $271; total, $35,008 39.
A Frenchman undertook to kill himself on
Friday last at Indian gulch, in this county, by placing the muzzle of a loaded
pistol in his mouth and discharging it. The ball passed through his head, but
at last accounts he was still living, with a possibility of recovery.
Page & Co.’s new quartz mill, at the
Washington mine, in this county, has been in successful operation for the last
three weeks, and is crushing rock at the rate of about twenty tons per day. It
is one of the most substantial and best arranged mills in this section of
country.
Submitted
by
Betty Loose betty@unisette.com
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