March 25, 1852 (4 pages)

HEJOURNAL. HORSDAY MORASING, MARCH 25. San Francisco Agency. . CTAVIAN Hoocs, who has berctofore } our Agent in San Francisco, has trans. d his Agency to WiLLIAM JEWELL, JR, D will hereafter be our auzhorized Agent, . ndvertise:ents, subscription, ete. SE Ss S SFPECTS OF THE LATE FRESHET, . As we have now had time to look . und uz,and colicet some of the! s connected with the late freshet,. hore correct opinion may be formed} iis effects. ‘The damage to properis not as great as might have been pected, though doubtless there are ty instances of heavy individual B that never will come to public; pwledge. Thus far, it appears the . st serious consequence resulting m the high waters, is the loss of hnlife. Tn one instance, on the} idle Fork of the American river, out of acompany of 15 men, who e trying to save a flume, were. hwned. This is probably the worst . fortune of the kind. Between 30! 1 40 have been drowned, so far as} gwn. The loss of property at Sac. n was anticipated ; and at the lat-) ’ place, it appears that business has . terially revived since the clearing ay of the storm. The farms along, Sacramento river have suffered . yparatively littlke—perhaps no ioss, . > 4 fore; and without a murmur they apply themselves us dilig.ntly as ever to the work before them. ‘The Minera!) Land Question Considered andthe Wsufructuary Title Advoeated.” Thisis the name ofa pamphlet of 8 pages printed at the office of the San Joaquin Republican. Its title probably explains its object, andas we have not time to consider it at legth, we quote -csex: . the following to show the character of . the work: “The propositions which have been made for the disposition of the mineral landa, may be thus clusified . ist. The sale tothe highest bidder, tor the mere cost of survey. — 2u. The absolute gits in fee simple to the miners and the surrender of the title by the General Government on certain conditions. 3d. The maintenance of the usufructuary title, which at present obtains in the wines. President Fillmore recommended the first proposition, anil Mr. Walsh, Senatwwrfrom Nevada, and others, still maintain thirt this policy would be the best that could be adopted.” We hardly know whether to think the author of this quotation is consummatély ignorant of the subject he writes upon, or whether it was designed for an ubsolate perversion of the the truth.— Nor is there much difference which is the case. He nays the first proposition for disposing of the mineral lands, is or ento and Marysville, is far less) “the sale to the highest bidder. or for . POWer Notaries have. the mere cost of survey.” “President Fillmore recommended the first proposition, and Mr. Walsh, Senator from Nevada, and others,—still maintain that this would be the best that could be adopted.” Nowif tie author of this i Dad 'nounce it untrue; and so it may be, and so we hope it is. But it has become almost proverbial that when Christianity visits a heathen nation, vile prostitution and intemperance immediately follow. Is this true, or is it false? If true, why longer try to . sustain such an institution? If false, . why is not something done to dissi. pate the deception, and vindicate the cause of God from so foul an asper. sion ? i this matter in the most disgusting light imaginable. . Notaries Pussic.—Gen. A. M. . Winn, of Centreville, (Grass Valley) esi been appointed Notary Public for ' Nevada County. This is a matter of jconvenience for the citizens of Grass . Valley, as Justices of the Peace are . prohibited from taking acknowledge. men of Deeds and other instruments iof writing intended for record. ‘The last clause of the 14th section of an “act to regulate fees of office,” passed April 22, 1850, reads thus: “Notwithstanding any authority conferred by any statute heretofore passed, no Justice of the Peace sha'l have power to take or certify an acknowledgement or proof of any deed or other instrum:nt to be recorded”; which Excitement in Marysville---Arrest of a Thief, We learn from the Marysville Express that on Friday last a Sydneyite by the name of Tanner, alias Tom Quigg, was caught stealing » wagon load of goods \from the store house of Low & Brothers. SS) sentence had designed to present this. He was taken before the Recorder, who the aggregate ; though cases of in-. matter in the true light, he had come . admitted him to bail in the sum of two ‘dual loss have occurred, in having . just us near the truth, while he had}tbousand dollars for his appearance at newly plantel seed washed off;. evinced more sagacity, if he had said. 9 o'clock on Saturday morning. Upon ‘. , on the whole, the ground received . “Mr. Walsh, Senator from Nevada.and !an examination of Tanner's premises, enefit from its inundation which . thers recommended the proposition,and ‘many stolen articles were found, which decidedly overbalance this. Less. President Fillmore still maintains it.” . several of the Marysville merchants had k has been lost than was supposed, ; ost ot those having charge of the . 4 : ds, took the precaution, when they . indications of the rise, to remove . fm to high ground, erhaps the greatest individual . es have been sustained by the mi-. s. They had large amounts of au. rous dirt thrown up along the ra-. s and gulches, which they intend. to wash so soon as water could be . 1, and from which they expected to} lise a remuneration for many moths . pard labor. But the water from ! mountains coming in torrents car. fA it away and scattered it promis. ously along the ravines. ‘Tunnels . d shafts which had cost thousands of . lars, have in great numbers been . troyed, or so much damaged as re. lem. ose misfortunes will never be own. If there is a class of men in e world who, as a body, has a greatnes than others, it is that body of en who have congregated in the ountains of California. They are fe have the choice men from every rofession, whose enterprise could not confined to the narrow limits preribed'them in the old states. We ave those who though unfortunate, ever ceased to struggle against adersity—whom reverses in trade, and ose failures which so often mark the ear as a commercial crisis -— have ade their victims; but who, never isheartened, have gathered courage, d laying aside the luxuries to which hey have been accustomed, have ought to retrieve their lost fortunes ong the rugged recesses of the Sirra Nevada. But we have another acs, though more humble, are no Jess orthy. They are those who, as the tashionsible world would express it, sere born to labor——whose poverty in he organized society of the east was reproach. Disdaining this condition ey have . } quipage and assembled here, where the laborer and not the drone gathers the harvest. Such men compose the population of the mountain regirn of California. And from such, we would not expect to hear multiplied comlaints and doleful lamentations over their misfortuncs. The golden soil they have spent long months in gathering, has been swept away by the mountai: torrent; but the precious particles remain in the earth, and they hare the same strength and energy to re-gather them they had beire half the original cost to repair But this is a class of men! sentation in so small a space, could scarcely be expected to come from so shallow a brain. While enlarging on the matter, the author of this book says: “Now, let us se that Congress sells the title ; and John Davis purchases one of the sections, locating it, for instance, in the heart of Jamestown, or on Shaw's flat. John Davis, armed with authority, proceeds to take possession, but finds some five hundred men, as the cuse may be, working on the spot. Of course the interests of the five hundred men must be sacrificed for the interest of John Davis! Would such a scheme work. well? [Is there any power cn earth equal to the task of driving those five hundred honest, hard working ]nborers trom the soil ‘The effect cf sucha law would inevitably be, as we have said before, to cheapen labor, by driving it into an unproductive market, and to paralyse the commerce and trade of the country.” ‘ There are but few—and if any, they are bul little superior in point of comprehension and honesty, to the author of the above extract—who would expect ( wish the mineral lands surveyed in sections of five hundred acres, and sold, but the author of this pamphlet has even so much as regarded such a thing possible. ‘Those who advocate the distitles as now held, ccntirmed without the “survey.” of which he talks, would be nothing more than to sanction the boundaries prescribed by the miners’ j}laws. There is but one remarkablo fea. ture in this work. In every paragraph iit bears the impress of a consciousness of error, in which the author wishes to . sustain himself, which he is willing to . dos by stooping to that low vulgarity . which characterises the most ridiculous . “rhe Sandwich Islands As They Are, not As } hey Should Be.” . This is the title of a pamphlet, prin‘ted at the Sunday Dispatch oftice, in . Sa Francisco, of 18 pages, and as {might be expected coming from that ; establishment, of complete workmaniship. Of the authoress we know no. thing, nor have we personal knowl'edge whether she has or has not good reason to pursue the course adopted in this work. It has never been our lot eft that soeiety which can . to witness the operations of the misee no merit but in estates and gaudy . sionarics among heathen nations.-— Their professed object is to enlighten the kénighted inhabitants and teach hem the Eternal Truths of the Chris iun Religion, and as they are usually . se.cted from the reputed orthodox sucieties, of which they arc prominent members in good standing, we are apt to take it for granted their work will . be faithfully and disinterestedly performed--having the fear of God before their eyes. Were this the first intimation we had ever had of the depraved tendencies of missionary operations, we would not hesitate to pro~ . street-brawier and pot-house politician. ‘In fact, a greater amount of misrepre-. missed from time te time. and were identified by them. Early on Saturday Tanner wns seen leaving the city, with the evident intentien of clearing out. Pursuil was ime mediately given, and after an exciting chase, he was caught and brought back tothe Plaza, where hundreds of per~ sons had collected, many of them very much excited, and demanding his immediate execution. A committee of twenty five was then appointed by the ciowd to convey the prisoner to the Vigilance Committee's room. The officers hero attempted to rescue him, but were repulsed by those who had him in charge.’ He was then taken to the committee room, and an investigation commenced. During the investigation, a letter was read to the people, from the Vigilance ‘Committee of San Francisco, giving a description of Tanner, and warning the people against him. The excitement now became intense; many were in favor of hanging him immediately, while others warmly opposed it. The Mayor and several others made speeches, enamount of patient perseverance, to . irrespective of the claims of present oc. deavoring to allay the excitement, but ruggle against accumulated misfor. cupants; nor do we believe any body with litte effect. After a lengthy examination the committee reported from the evidence presented “ that the prisoner is guilty of ‘ . position of the mineral land, want the. grand larceny, which by the laws of m all parts of the world-—represent . the State is punishable on conviction, ery profession and condition in life. idisturbing the present occupants, and . by impiisonment in the State prison for any term not less than one year nor more than ten years, or, by death, in the . discretion of the jury.” . After the report was read to the jerowd, the excitement grew threatenling to an alarming extent—most of the people were in favor of hanging the vil‘lain at once. The prisoner, however, was finally taken by the officers and lodged in the jail to await his trial. Sap Accipent.—A son of Mr. Hyde, about eleven years of age, met with a . severe accident yesterday morning. He was clinging to one of the cars carrying ithe sand removed by the Steam Excavator, to fill up the water lots, when, loosing his grasp, to regain his’ hat which had blown off, he fell across the track, and the wheels of the loaded car passed across his legs, wounding him in a most shocking manner. He was at once removed to the Kassette Hosue, where his mother is staying, and Dr. Hastings called in. His legs were found to be so badly mutilated that amputation became necessary. Chloroform was administered and by this means the poor little fellow was rendered insensible to the terrible operation that was performed upon him. He is yet unconscious that his legs have been taken off. His father is absent from the city, in the jinterior.—S. F. Herald. We learn from the San Francisco papers that the boy referred to above, died on Friday last. Previous to his death a subscription had been started for the purpose of raising a fund to provide for his education and support. Sanpwicu Istanps.—-We are indebted to Gregory a Express for Sles of Honolulu papers to February 25th, brought by the brig Noble from that place. There is no news of interest to the general . reader The book before us displays . Deatn or T. S. Farrcitcp.—Tench S. Fairchild the well known actor, died on Friday morning last, at the Phenix Hotel, in Sacramento city, where he had been confined by sickness for several weeks previous. During his illness he was most assiduously attended by his wife (Miss Carpenter) who watched over him constantly, providing for his wante, and al ieviuting his sufferings by . every means in her power. Having ex. bausted all her available resources durher husband's sickness, the theatrical corps in Sacramento have tendered her a benefit, for the purpose of providing for her present support. Improvement In Morats.—Something strange, and which should not go unchronicled, is the fact that this morning there was nota single person in the dock at the opening of the Recorder's Court. The judge looked in perfect astonishment, and seemed to think that by some neglect the usual number of bruised heads and bunged eyes had inadvertently been left in the lock-up. There was no mistake, however, fur during the twenty four hours only two arrests had been made, and those for trivial offences. This speaks well for the niorality of our citizens, and it may be the dawning of a new era in the history of the city. It is gratifying to think that for the whole space of one day in San Francisco, not a drunken person has been picked up, nor a single theft committed. How long this may continue is uncertain, as to-morrow isa day in which the picture gallery is largely Tepresented by specimens of degenerated mortals, the vietims of bud habits und worse rum. It isa satisfaction at least to know that there is occasionally a page in the criminal ealendsr, unstained by the record of crime or disgraceful dissipation.—Alta. Arrarrn oF Honor.—In oonsequence of difficulties for some time existing between Judge J. Caleb Smith and Hon. D. C. Broderick, the parties repaired yesterday morning to Contra Costa. just across the Bay, where a hostile meeting took place. The weaponsselected were Colt's six-barreled Navy Revolvers—distance ten paces—the first shot to be fired at the word, the rest at pleasure Judge Smith's third shot struck Mr. Broderick’s watch, worn on his right side, and shattering it, inflicted a slight wound, None of Mr. Broderick’s shots took effect. After the six barrels of each had been discharged, a parley took place between the seconds, and the matter ended. Some seventy or eighty persons from the city repaired to the ground and witnessed the affair.—S. F, Herald, 18th. Five Hunprep Persons Destroyep sy A Warer Spout.—Intelligence has been received at Lloyd’s, under date of Malta. Dec. 8, of a most awful occurrence at the island of Sicily, which had been swept by two enormous waterspouts, accompanied by a terrific hurricane. Those who saw the phenomena describe the water-spouts as two immense spherical bodies of water, reach~ ing from the clouds, their cones nearly touching the earth, and, as far as coald be judged, at a quarter of a mile apart, traveling with immense velocity. They passed over the island near Marsala. In their progress, houses were unroofed, trees uprooted, men and women, horses, and cattle, and sheep were raised up, drawn into the vortex, and borne on to destruction; during their pussage rain descended in cataracts, accompanied with hail stones of enormous size and masses of ice. Going over Castellamarre, near Stabia, it destroyed half the town, and washed 200 of the inhabitants into the sea, who all perishe Upwards of 500 persons have been destroyed by this.terrible visitation, an an immense amount of property, the country being laid waste for miles. The shipping in the harbor suffered severely, up frightfully mutilated and swollen. CenTENNIAL Famity GaTHEeRING.—A correspondent of the Albany Evenin Journal gives an interesting account o a Thanksgiving Festival held by the descendants of Capt. Isaac Lawrence, one of the first settlers of the town of Canaan, Connecticut, on the 27th of November last. The festival was held in a house built by Capt. Lawrence just one hundred years ago. There were present at this meeting seventy-five porsons, from different States and from Canada, their ages varying from eleven weeks. to upwards of three score and ten years. Fifty eight of this number were his own posterity; sixteen of them their husbands and wives, and one an adopted member. A paper relating to the name from early times, and to this particular family, was read; ancient family relics were exhibited and addresses made, which, with some appropriate religious exercises, formed the ceremonial of the occasion. The autographs of such of the company as were eld enough to write their names, with their ages and places of residence, were preserved .in a book to be exhibited at the next meeting, which was appointed to be held in the year nineteen hundred and fifty one. Dereat or THe Britis In AFRICA.— News from the Cape of Good Hope to the 2lst of December has been received. Bad as were the previous accounts from the seat of war, those lately received are still worse. Led on by the Hotten~ tots, the enemy continues to make preig incursions on the colonies, stealing their cattle, burning their farm~ steads, and murdering the inhabitants . wherever they can overtake them. As yet, no check whatever hae been given to these marauders by Sir Harry Smith, and more troops must be sent out before any effectual stop can be put to their inroads. OS ee cee eee ee en an Oe ein SRST ee eh cee SS en eae a en ee aly eS: eee d. sons. many vessels being destroyed, and their crews drowned. After the occurrence . many dead human bodies were picked . tempt was made to expel a number of the enemy who were supposed to be lurking about. This was met by a desperate resistence. and a loss on the English side unparalleled during the war. Lieut. Col. Fordyce, Lieutenants Carey and Gordon, of the 74th Highlanders, and Capt. Devenish, of the Levier. fell. The Colonel did not suryive his wounds more than ten minutes. His last words wero “What will become of my poor regiment ?” After this affair, the weather having become very severe, General Somerset withdrew his troops to the camp at Blinkwater. The next movement was to be a combined one of the two divisions under Gen. Somerset and Col. McKenna, across the Kye. against Krelis, the principal chief in Kaffirland. The force was to consist of one thousand cavalry, and two thousand infantry They were to move on the 2d ult. for the Unwani, and their operations, it was expected, would occupy @ month. Another reverse had been sustained by the English troops at the Lagas, on the coast of Africa, in an attempt to chastise the native King for slave deal~ ing. The force consisting of 200 officers und men, were repulsed with considerable loss. Increase oF Brick BurLpincs.—There are at this time but few brick buildings in course of erection throughout the city, owing to circumstances which, it is thought, will be of very short continuance. Those thatare going ap, however, are of the most expensive and substantial character. Upon the lot on which Delmonico s formeily stood, which hax been unimproved ever since tho fire . of May last, i fine three story house is now being built. This fills up the only gap in the row of brick buildings extending along the west side of Montgomory. from Sacramento 'o Washington upper portion of the eity, to that portion lying east of Montgomery street. Messrs. Tobin & Duncan are also building a spacious brick warehouse jast below Leidesdorff stieet, extending back one hundred and twenty feet from Long wharf to Sacramento street, witha front stantial style, and will be made thoroughly fire proof. When finished it in the city. We hear of upwards of forty brick buildings which it is contemplated to erect, as soon as the price of brick isa little lower. At present, owing to the quantity of this article destroyed and swepé oil by the fluods in the interior, the price is very high. The fine weather . show. street, and completes the barrier against . ;, the extension of any fire starting in the . }, Tur Tunr.—-From the Star of the 6th instant, we learn that a race course is to be made at Los Angeles, anda very exeiting race is advertised to come off on the last day of the present month. The distance tobe runis nine miles; the purse is $4,000 cash, and 2,000 cattle, valued at $40,000. Mesars. Pyle and Brady enter ‘ Black Swan,” Senors Pico and Yoiba enter “ Saneho,” a Califurnia horse. Kersry’s Dry Diccincs —We learn from Mr. Albert Zabriskie, who conversed on Saturday witha miner just down from Kelsey's, that since the late rains the miners in the dry diggings, on the dividing ridge, have been very suecessful, and that many are rapidly accumulating fortunes.” The average is stated to be at the lowest calculation an ounce per day to the man. Mr. Z. was shown a number of large and beautiful specimens, among them an immense lump shaped somewhat like the hu ran hand, and on its surface small pieces which appeared as if they had been soldered into the large lump through violent voleanic action. The value of this specimen is estimated at $4000.— Union. A Cock Ficut came off yesterday at the Circus, whieh was leased for that purpose. The entertainment was largely attended by the sporting gentry, and & goed many others peeped in to see the The Jords of the poultry creation. rather favoret the example of the human species, 8 practiced under the Culifornia code dueilo, as all the conflicts resulted in a raost plentiful lack of blood . letting -Lraicript. Tunneis.—The recent extraordinary success that has attended the working of Mr. Smith's tanned on Corral Hill, bas duced great numbers of miners to emark in similar‘operations. [n the tunnel referred to, shares are held at extraoreinary high prices owing to the great richness of the cluim. The gold throughout is in large heavy pieces, one . “slug” of twenty-two and a half ounces, upon each. It is built in the most sub. tunnel . sorted will make one of the handsomest stores . ried on in our hills.—Calaveras Ohronihaving been taken out on Saturday last. Asthe dry weather approaches, ing will bo almost universally retoin the mining operations carTue Orewa, Sapte Harmonists.—~ This company arrived in town yesterday evening, and will perform to-night at the Concert Hall, on Main street, next door to the Empire. Lovers of good music will do well to give them a call. we have had for the last week, combiu:-. They are highly spoken of by the papers ed with the great demand existing, will! below, set the up-river manufacturers to work with redoubled enorgy, and a full suply at more reasonable rates may therefore be shortly expected. As soon as that occurs, building will commence with great activity.—S. F. Herald. Tue Carret Bac Roppery.—The examination of Charles McDonald before the Recorder, fully develops the bold and daring transaction by which the money was obtained from the steamer Sea Bird. McDenald was examined separately, in order that the others arrested upon the same charge might have n> knowledge of the evidence produced against their confederates. The specimens and leather bags found were . clearly identifi: 1 by their owners, Messrs . McAllister and Brannan, and the whole . transaction was brought to light. The. confession of McDonald implicates Baxter, and makes him guilty of the crime of planning the affair and forging the check. ‘The money which was thus obtained was equally divided, at a house . on Kearney street, between three perBungaree Jack, who was the last person arrested, obtained, it is said, beq . tween $300 and $400 ae his share of the plunder. McDonald was sent up to the Court of Sessions, tu await his trial upon the charge of being accessory to the crimes of forgery and robbery. . The Downieville correspondent of the California Express, writes as follows : “Building operations are almost entirely suspended, both mills being under water, and the bridge being carried away it will be some days before lun: . ber can be brought across the river. “To give you some idea of the force of the water, the carriage belonging to one of the mills, on which was over 500 pounds of iron, was carried off on Friday night, and picked up this morning at Cox’s Bar, three miles below, entire, not one piece having been broken. This is almost as severe a blow as the fire, suspending business of all kinds. We have now one log across the North Fork, which is the only means of communication, and the way the hungry miners rushed over and pitched into the batcher’s shop was awful !” Strance Murper Case.—A murder case, attended with some very strange circumstances, is occupying the attention of the people of New York. A German, of the namo of Grunzig, was tried and convicted of the crime of murdering his wife, by administering poison to her in 04,9 He was accordingly sentenced to be exeeuted on a certain day. As, however, the condemned mafi expected a commutation of his sentence, and did not prepare to die, the Gevernor postponed his execution. As the day of execution approached a second time, he gave up all hope of reprieve or commutation, and prepared to die. Meantime, however, a woman who was his kept mistress, comes forward and says that Grunzig is innocent, and that she it was who administered the poison, and that the condemned man partouk of it too. Under these cirfiumstances, the Gover~ nor has granted another respite, and the woman was arrested. AssrmpLy—Free Necroes.—On Monday a petition was presented to the Assembly, by Mr. Canney, praying that free negroes be put upon an equality with white people. The House refused to receive the petition, by n vote of 47 toone; Mr. Hinchman of Santa Barbara, being the only one voting in favor of it. Enocuss ParwiaMent.—The Queen of England was to open Parliament in person on the 3d of February last. The London Times is of the opinion that the Russell Ministry will not be able to austain itself through the present session. J. R. Harpensercu, the present Mayor of Sacramento, was nominated on Monday last. by the Democratic Convention, for re-election. We are under obligations to Wm. H. Lyons of the Assembly, and E. Casserly, State Printer, for public documents. Lucky.—A miner, who had determined upon visiting the Sandwich Islands, concluded that he would work one more day, previous to his departure, The result was, that he took out on that day, a piece of gold weighing 5 1-2 oz., besides about two ounces in small gold. Calaveras Chronicle. Relief for the North America's Passengers — We understand from the agent of Vanderbilt’s Independent Nicaragua Line, that the attempt to charter a steamer at this port, to proceed to Acapulco and re-embark the passengers by the North America for this place, has failed. Parties were in treaty to procure the Columbia for this service, but there is no steamer to: take her place in the mail line hence to Oregon. It is now determined to: fit out the clipper ship Northern Light to go down the coast tothe relief of the shipwrecked passengers and crew. She will be put in complete order and dispatched immediatel y.— Alta. Great excitement prevailed in town yesterday, relative to the extraordinary yield of the Corral Hill tunnels. A large piece of gold, taken out of one of them, set all parties on the qui vive, to get a look at it, its weight boviig been much exaggerated. Bells were rung, ouctioneers proclaimed its beauty, and the anxious countenances of men, women and children, as they ran hither and thither to see this wonderful specimen, were ludicrous in the extreme. An acuaintance of ours who had bought a ourth interest in one of these tunnels on Thursday evening for $800, had hie money refunded, from the proceeds of the dain, before five o'clock last ovening. The great success attending the working of tunnels shows most conclusively that gold digging on Mokelumne Hill is, as yet, in its infancy, and that The Pacific is now over due fiom San . the new process of mining (tunneling) Juan, and may be hourly expected. She . will bring dates from New York to the . After the affair at Waterloof an at. . 20th ult. lately introduced, will tend far more to the development of our immense resources than any mode heretofore sdopted ~—Calaveras Chroniele.

HEJOURNAL. HORSDAY MORASING, MARCH 25. San Francisco Agency. . CTAVIAN Hoocs, who has berctofore } our Agent in San Francisco, has trans. d his Agency to WiLLIAM JEWELL, JR, D will hereafter be our auzhorized Agent, . ndvertise:ents, subscription, ete. SE Ss S SFPECTS OF THE LATE FRESHET, . As we have now had time to look . und uz,and colicet some of the! s connected with the late freshet,. hore correct opinion may be formed} iis effects. ‘The damage to properis not as great as might have been pected, though doubtless there are ty instances of heavy individual B that never will come to public; pwledge. Thus far, it appears the . st serious consequence resulting m the high waters, is the loss of hnlife. Tn one instance, on the} idle Fork of the American river, out of acompany of 15 men, who e trying to save a flume, were. hwned. This is probably the worst . fortune of the kind. Between 30! 1 40 have been drowned, so far as} gwn. The loss of property at Sac. n was anticipated ; and at the lat-) ’ place, it appears that business has . terially revived since the clearing ay of the storm. The farms along, Sacramento river have suffered . yparatively littlke—perhaps no ioss, . > 4 fore; and without a murmur they apply themselves us dilig.ntly as ever to the work before them. ‘The Minera!) Land Question Considered andthe Wsufructuary Title Advoeated.” Thisis the name ofa pamphlet of 8 pages printed at the office of the San Joaquin Republican. Its title probably explains its object, andas we have not time to consider it at legth, we quote -csex: . the following to show the character of . the work: “The propositions which have been made for the disposition of the mineral landa, may be thus clusified . ist. The sale tothe highest bidder, tor the mere cost of survey. — 2u. The absolute gits in fee simple to the miners and the surrender of the title by the General Government on certain conditions. 3d. The maintenance of the usufructuary title, which at present obtains in the wines. President Fillmore recommended the first proposition, anil Mr. Walsh, Senatwwrfrom Nevada, and others, still maintain thirt this policy would be the best that could be adopted.” We hardly know whether to think the author of this quotation is consummatély ignorant of the subject he writes upon, or whether it was designed for an ubsolate perversion of the the truth.— Nor is there much difference which is the case. He nays the first proposition for disposing of the mineral lands, is or ento and Marysville, is far less) “the sale to the highest bidder. or for . POWer Notaries have. the mere cost of survey.” “President Fillmore recommended the first proposition, and Mr. Walsh, Senator from Nevada, and others,—still maintain that this would be the best that could be adopted.” Nowif tie author of this i Dad 'nounce it untrue; and so it may be, and so we hope it is. But it has become almost proverbial that when Christianity visits a heathen nation, vile prostitution and intemperance immediately follow. Is this true, or is it false? If true, why longer try to . sustain such an institution? If false, . why is not something done to dissi. pate the deception, and vindicate the cause of God from so foul an asper. sion ? i this matter in the most disgusting light imaginable. . Notaries Pussic.—Gen. A. M. . Winn, of Centreville, (Grass Valley) esi been appointed Notary Public for ' Nevada County. This is a matter of jconvenience for the citizens of Grass . Valley, as Justices of the Peace are . prohibited from taking acknowledge. men of Deeds and other instruments iof writing intended for record. ‘The last clause of the 14th section of an “act to regulate fees of office,” passed April 22, 1850, reads thus: “Notwithstanding any authority conferred by any statute heretofore passed, no Justice of the Peace sha'l have power to take or certify an acknowledgement or proof of any deed or other instrum:nt to be recorded”; which Excitement in Marysville---Arrest of a Thief, We learn from the Marysville Express that on Friday last a Sydneyite by the name of Tanner, alias Tom Quigg, was caught stealing » wagon load of goods \from the store house of Low & Brothers. SS) sentence had designed to present this. He was taken before the Recorder, who the aggregate ; though cases of in-. matter in the true light, he had come . admitted him to bail in the sum of two ‘dual loss have occurred, in having . just us near the truth, while he had}tbousand dollars for his appearance at newly plantel seed washed off;. evinced more sagacity, if he had said. 9 o'clock on Saturday morning. Upon ‘. , on the whole, the ground received . “Mr. Walsh, Senator from Nevada.and !an examination of Tanner's premises, enefit from its inundation which . thers recommended the proposition,and ‘many stolen articles were found, which decidedly overbalance this. Less. President Fillmore still maintains it.” . several of the Marysville merchants had k has been lost than was supposed, ; ost ot those having charge of the . 4 : ds, took the precaution, when they . indications of the rise, to remove . fm to high ground, erhaps the greatest individual . es have been sustained by the mi-. s. They had large amounts of au. rous dirt thrown up along the ra-. s and gulches, which they intend. to wash so soon as water could be . 1, and from which they expected to} lise a remuneration for many moths . pard labor. But the water from ! mountains coming in torrents car. fA it away and scattered it promis. ously along the ravines. ‘Tunnels . d shafts which had cost thousands of . lars, have in great numbers been . troyed, or so much damaged as re. lem. ose misfortunes will never be own. If there is a class of men in e world who, as a body, has a greatnes than others, it is that body of en who have congregated in the ountains of California. They are fe have the choice men from every rofession, whose enterprise could not confined to the narrow limits preribed'them in the old states. We ave those who though unfortunate, ever ceased to struggle against adersity—whom reverses in trade, and ose failures which so often mark the ear as a commercial crisis -— have ade their victims; but who, never isheartened, have gathered courage, d laying aside the luxuries to which hey have been accustomed, have ought to retrieve their lost fortunes ong the rugged recesses of the Sirra Nevada. But we have another acs, though more humble, are no Jess orthy. They are those who, as the tashionsible world would express it, sere born to labor——whose poverty in he organized society of the east was reproach. Disdaining this condition ey have . } quipage and assembled here, where the laborer and not the drone gathers the harvest. Such men compose the population of the mountain regirn of California. And from such, we would not expect to hear multiplied comlaints and doleful lamentations over their misfortuncs. The golden soil they have spent long months in gathering, has been swept away by the mountai: torrent; but the precious particles remain in the earth, and they hare the same strength and energy to re-gather them they had beire half the original cost to repair But this is a class of men! sentation in so small a space, could scarcely be expected to come from so shallow a brain. While enlarging on the matter, the author of this book says: “Now, let us se that Congress sells the title ; and John Davis purchases one of the sections, locating it, for instance, in the heart of Jamestown, or on Shaw's flat. John Davis, armed with authority, proceeds to take possession, but finds some five hundred men, as the cuse may be, working on the spot. Of course the interests of the five hundred men must be sacrificed for the interest of John Davis! Would such a scheme work. well? [Is there any power cn earth equal to the task of driving those five hundred honest, hard working ]nborers trom the soil ‘The effect cf sucha law would inevitably be, as we have said before, to cheapen labor, by driving it into an unproductive market, and to paralyse the commerce and trade of the country.” ‘ There are but few—and if any, they are bul little superior in point of comprehension and honesty, to the author of the above extract—who would expect ( wish the mineral lands surveyed in sections of five hundred acres, and sold, but the author of this pamphlet has even so much as regarded such a thing possible. ‘Those who advocate the distitles as now held, ccntirmed without the “survey.” of which he talks, would be nothing more than to sanction the boundaries prescribed by the miners’ j}laws. There is but one remarkablo fea. ture in this work. In every paragraph iit bears the impress of a consciousness of error, in which the author wishes to . sustain himself, which he is willing to . dos by stooping to that low vulgarity . which characterises the most ridiculous . “rhe Sandwich Islands As They Are, not As } hey Should Be.” . This is the title of a pamphlet, prin‘ted at the Sunday Dispatch oftice, in . Sa Francisco, of 18 pages, and as {might be expected coming from that ; establishment, of complete workmaniship. Of the authoress we know no. thing, nor have we personal knowl'edge whether she has or has not good reason to pursue the course adopted in this work. It has never been our lot eft that soeiety which can . to witness the operations of the misee no merit but in estates and gaudy . sionarics among heathen nations.-— Their professed object is to enlighten the kénighted inhabitants and teach hem the Eternal Truths of the Chris iun Religion, and as they are usually . se.cted from the reputed orthodox sucieties, of which they arc prominent members in good standing, we are apt to take it for granted their work will . be faithfully and disinterestedly performed--having the fear of God before their eyes. Were this the first intimation we had ever had of the depraved tendencies of missionary operations, we would not hesitate to pro~ . street-brawier and pot-house politician. ‘In fact, a greater amount of misrepre-. missed from time te time. and were identified by them. Early on Saturday Tanner wns seen leaving the city, with the evident intentien of clearing out. Pursuil was ime mediately given, and after an exciting chase, he was caught and brought back tothe Plaza, where hundreds of per~ sons had collected, many of them very much excited, and demanding his immediate execution. A committee of twenty five was then appointed by the ciowd to convey the prisoner to the Vigilance Committee's room. The officers hero attempted to rescue him, but were repulsed by those who had him in charge.’ He was then taken to the committee room, and an investigation commenced. During the investigation, a letter was read to the people, from the Vigilance ‘Committee of San Francisco, giving a description of Tanner, and warning the people against him. The excitement now became intense; many were in favor of hanging him immediately, while others warmly opposed it. The Mayor and several others made speeches, enamount of patient perseverance, to . irrespective of the claims of present oc. deavoring to allay the excitement, but ruggle against accumulated misfor. cupants; nor do we believe any body with litte effect. After a lengthy examination the committee reported from the evidence presented “ that the prisoner is guilty of ‘ . position of the mineral land, want the. grand larceny, which by the laws of m all parts of the world-—represent . the State is punishable on conviction, ery profession and condition in life. idisturbing the present occupants, and . by impiisonment in the State prison for any term not less than one year nor more than ten years, or, by death, in the . discretion of the jury.” . After the report was read to the jerowd, the excitement grew threatenling to an alarming extent—most of the people were in favor of hanging the vil‘lain at once. The prisoner, however, was finally taken by the officers and lodged in the jail to await his trial. Sap Accipent.—A son of Mr. Hyde, about eleven years of age, met with a . severe accident yesterday morning. He was clinging to one of the cars carrying ithe sand removed by the Steam Excavator, to fill up the water lots, when, loosing his grasp, to regain his’ hat which had blown off, he fell across the track, and the wheels of the loaded car passed across his legs, wounding him in a most shocking manner. He was at once removed to the Kassette Hosue, where his mother is staying, and Dr. Hastings called in. His legs were found to be so badly mutilated that amputation became necessary. Chloroform was administered and by this means the poor little fellow was rendered insensible to the terrible operation that was performed upon him. He is yet unconscious that his legs have been taken off. His father is absent from the city, in the jinterior.—S. F. Herald. We learn from the San Francisco papers that the boy referred to above, died on Friday last. Previous to his death a subscription had been started for the purpose of raising a fund to provide for his education and support. Sanpwicu Istanps.—-We are indebted to Gregory a Express for Sles of Honolulu papers to February 25th, brought by the brig Noble from that place. There is no news of interest to the general . reader The book before us displays . Deatn or T. S. Farrcitcp.—Tench S. Fairchild the well known actor, died on Friday morning last, at the Phenix Hotel, in Sacramento city, where he had been confined by sickness for several weeks previous. During his illness he was most assiduously attended by his wife (Miss Carpenter) who watched over him constantly, providing for his wante, and al ieviuting his sufferings by . every means in her power. Having ex. bausted all her available resources durher husband's sickness, the theatrical corps in Sacramento have tendered her a benefit, for the purpose of providing for her present support. Improvement In Morats.—Something strange, and which should not go unchronicled, is the fact that this morning there was nota single person in the dock at the opening of the Recorder's Court. The judge looked in perfect astonishment, and seemed to think that by some neglect the usual number of bruised heads and bunged eyes had inadvertently been left in the lock-up. There was no mistake, however, fur during the twenty four hours only two arrests had been made, and those for trivial offences. This speaks well for the niorality of our citizens, and it may be the dawning of a new era in the history of the city. It is gratifying to think that for the whole space of one day in San Francisco, not a drunken person has been picked up, nor a single theft committed. How long this may continue is uncertain, as to-morrow isa day

in which the picture gallery is largely Tepresented by specimens of degenerated mortals, the vietims of bud habits und worse rum. It isa satisfaction at least to know that there is occasionally a page in the criminal ealendsr, unstained by the record of crime or disgraceful dissipation.—Alta. Arrarrn oF Honor.—In oonsequence of difficulties for some time existing between Judge J. Caleb Smith and Hon. D. C. Broderick, the parties repaired yesterday morning to Contra Costa. just across the Bay, where a hostile meeting took place. The weaponsselected were Colt's six-barreled Navy Revolvers—distance ten paces—the first shot to be fired at the word, the rest at pleasure Judge Smith's third shot struck Mr. Broderick’s watch, worn on his right side, and shattering it, inflicted a slight wound, None of Mr. Broderick’s shots took effect. After the six barrels of each had been discharged, a parley took place between the seconds, and the matter ended. Some seventy or eighty persons from the city repaired to the ground and witnessed the affair.—S. F, Herald, 18th. Five Hunprep Persons Destroyep sy A Warer Spout.—Intelligence has been received at Lloyd’s, under date of Malta. Dec. 8, of a most awful occurrence at the island of Sicily, which had been swept by two enormous waterspouts, accompanied by a terrific hurricane. Those who saw the phenomena describe the water-spouts as two immense spherical bodies of water, reach~ ing from the clouds, their cones nearly touching the earth, and, as far as coald be judged, at a quarter of a mile apart, traveling with immense velocity. They passed over the island near Marsala. In their progress, houses were unroofed, trees uprooted, men and women, horses, and cattle, and sheep were raised up, drawn into the vortex, and borne on to destruction; during their pussage rain descended in cataracts, accompanied with hail stones of enormous size and masses of ice. Going over Castellamarre, near Stabia, it destroyed half the town, and washed 200 of the inhabitants into the sea, who all perishe Upwards of 500 persons have been destroyed by this.terrible visitation, an an immense amount of property, the country being laid waste for miles. The shipping in the harbor suffered severely, up frightfully mutilated and swollen. CenTENNIAL Famity GaTHEeRING.—A correspondent of the Albany Evenin Journal gives an interesting account o a Thanksgiving Festival held by the descendants of Capt. Isaac Lawrence, one of the first settlers of the town of Canaan, Connecticut, on the 27th of November last. The festival was held in a house built by Capt. Lawrence just one hundred years ago. There were present at this meeting seventy-five porsons, from different States and from Canada, their ages varying from eleven weeks. to upwards of three score and ten years. Fifty eight of this number were his own posterity; sixteen of them their husbands and wives, and one an adopted member. A paper relating to the name from early times, and to this particular family, was read; ancient family relics were exhibited and addresses made, which, with some appropriate religious exercises, formed the ceremonial of the occasion. The autographs of such of the company as were eld enough to write their names, with their ages and places of residence, were preserved .in a book to be exhibited at the next meeting, which was appointed to be held in the year nineteen hundred and fifty one. Dereat or THe Britis In AFRICA.— News from the Cape of Good Hope to the 2lst of December has been received. Bad as were the previous accounts from the seat of war, those lately received are still worse. Led on by the Hotten~ tots, the enemy continues to make preig incursions on the colonies, stealing their cattle, burning their farm~ steads, and murdering the inhabitants . wherever they can overtake them. As yet, no check whatever hae been given to these marauders by Sir Harry Smith, and more troops must be sent out before any effectual stop can be put to their inroads. OS ee cee eee ee en an Oe ein SRST ee eh cee SS en eae a en ee aly eS: eee d. sons. many vessels being destroyed, and their crews drowned. After the occurrence . many dead human bodies were picked . tempt was made to expel a number of the enemy who were supposed to be lurking about. This was met by a desperate resistence. and a loss on the English side unparalleled during the war. Lieut. Col. Fordyce, Lieutenants Carey and Gordon, of the 74th Highlanders, and Capt. Devenish, of the Levier. fell. The Colonel did not suryive his wounds more than ten minutes. His last words wero “What will become of my poor regiment ?” After this affair, the weather having become very severe, General Somerset withdrew his troops to the camp at Blinkwater. The next movement was to be a combined one of the two divisions under Gen. Somerset and Col. McKenna, across the Kye. against Krelis, the principal chief in Kaffirland. The force was to consist of one thousand cavalry, and two thousand infantry They were to move on the 2d ult. for the Unwani, and their operations, it was expected, would occupy @ month. Another reverse had been sustained by the English troops at the Lagas, on the coast of Africa, in an attempt to chastise the native King for slave deal~ ing. The force consisting of 200 officers und men, were repulsed with considerable loss. Increase oF Brick BurLpincs.—There are at this time but few brick buildings in course of erection throughout the city, owing to circumstances which, it is thought, will be of very short continuance. Those thatare going ap, however, are of the most expensive and substantial character. Upon the lot on which Delmonico s formeily stood, which hax been unimproved ever since tho fire . of May last, i fine three story house is now being built. This fills up the only gap in the row of brick buildings extending along the west side of Montgomory. from Sacramento 'o Washington upper portion of the eity, to that portion lying east of Montgomery street. Messrs. Tobin & Duncan are also building a spacious brick warehouse jast below Leidesdorff stieet, extending back one hundred and twenty feet from Long wharf to Sacramento street, witha front stantial style, and will be made thoroughly fire proof. When finished it in the city. We hear of upwards of forty brick buildings which it is contemplated to erect, as soon as the price of brick isa little lower. At present, owing to the quantity of this article destroyed and swepé oil by the fluods in the interior, the price is very high. The fine weather . show. street, and completes the barrier against . ;, the extension of any fire starting in the . }, Tur Tunr.—-From the Star of the 6th instant, we learn that a race course is to be made at Los Angeles, anda very exeiting race is advertised to come off on the last day of the present month. The distance tobe runis nine miles; the purse is $4,000 cash, and 2,000 cattle, valued at $40,000. Mesars. Pyle and Brady enter ‘ Black Swan,” Senors Pico and Yoiba enter “ Saneho,” a Califurnia horse. Kersry’s Dry Diccincs —We learn from Mr. Albert Zabriskie, who conversed on Saturday witha miner just down from Kelsey's, that since the late rains the miners in the dry diggings, on the dividing ridge, have been very suecessful, and that many are rapidly accumulating fortunes.” The average is stated to be at the lowest calculation an ounce per day to the man. Mr. Z. was shown a number of large and beautiful specimens, among them an immense lump shaped somewhat like the hu ran hand, and on its surface small pieces which appeared as if they had been soldered into the large lump through violent voleanic action. The value of this specimen is estimated at $4000.— Union. A Cock Ficut came off yesterday at the Circus, whieh was leased for that purpose. The entertainment was largely attended by the sporting gentry, and & goed many others peeped in to see the The Jords of the poultry creation. rather favoret the example of the human species, 8 practiced under the Culifornia code dueilo, as all the conflicts resulted in a raost plentiful lack of blood . letting -Lraicript. Tunneis.—The recent extraordinary success that has attended the working of Mr. Smith's tanned on Corral Hill, bas duced great numbers of miners to emark in similar‘operations. [n the tunnel referred to, shares are held at extraoreinary high prices owing to the great richness of the cluim. The gold throughout is in large heavy pieces, one . “slug” of twenty-two and a half ounces, upon each. It is built in the most sub. tunnel . sorted will make one of the handsomest stores . ried on in our hills.—Calaveras Ohronihaving been taken out on Saturday last. Asthe dry weather approaches, ing will bo almost universally retoin the mining operations carTue Orewa, Sapte Harmonists.—~ This company arrived in town yesterday evening, and will perform to-night at the Concert Hall, on Main street, next door to the Empire. Lovers of good music will do well to give them a call. we have had for the last week, combiu:-. They are highly spoken of by the papers ed with the great demand existing, will! below, set the up-river manufacturers to work with redoubled enorgy, and a full suply at more reasonable rates may therefore be shortly expected. As soon as that occurs, building will commence with great activity.—S. F. Herald. Tue Carret Bac Roppery.—The examination of Charles McDonald before the Recorder, fully develops the bold and daring transaction by which the money was obtained from the steamer Sea Bird. McDenald was examined separately, in order that the others arrested upon the same charge might have n> knowledge of the evidence produced against their confederates. The specimens and leather bags found were . clearly identifi: 1 by their owners, Messrs . McAllister and Brannan, and the whole . transaction was brought to light. The. confession of McDonald implicates Baxter, and makes him guilty of the crime of planning the affair and forging the check. ‘The money which was thus obtained was equally divided, at a house . on Kearney street, between three perBungaree Jack, who was the last person arrested, obtained, it is said, beq . tween $300 and $400 ae his share of the plunder. McDonald was sent up to the Court of Sessions, tu await his trial upon the charge of being accessory to the crimes of forgery and robbery. . The Downieville correspondent of the California Express, writes as follows : “Building operations are almost entirely suspended, both mills being under water, and the bridge being carried away it will be some days before lun: . ber can be brought across the river. “To give you some idea of the force of the water, the carriage belonging to one of the mills, on which was over 500 pounds of iron, was carried off on Friday night, and picked up this morning at Cox’s Bar, three miles below, entire, not one piece having been broken. This is almost as severe a blow as the fire, suspending business of all kinds. We have now one log across the North Fork, which is the only means of communication, and the way the hungry miners rushed over and pitched into the batcher’s shop was awful !” Strance Murper Case.—A murder case, attended with some very strange circumstances, is occupying the attention of the people of New York. A German, of the namo of Grunzig, was tried and convicted of the crime of murdering his wife, by administering poison to her in 04,9 He was accordingly sentenced to be exeeuted on a certain day. As, however, the condemned mafi expected a commutation of his sentence, and did not prepare to die, the Gevernor postponed his execution. As the day of execution approached a second time, he gave up all hope of reprieve or commutation, and prepared to die. Meantime, however, a woman who was his kept mistress, comes forward and says that Grunzig is innocent, and that she it was who administered the poison, and that the condemned man partouk of it too. Under these cirfiumstances, the Gover~ nor has granted another respite, and the woman was arrested. AssrmpLy—Free Necroes.—On Monday a petition was presented to the Assembly, by Mr. Canney, praying that free negroes be put upon an equality with white people. The House refused to receive the petition, by n vote of 47 toone; Mr. Hinchman of Santa Barbara, being the only one voting in favor of it. Enocuss ParwiaMent.—The Queen of England was to open Parliament in person on the 3d of February last. The London Times is of the opinion that the Russell Ministry will not be able to austain itself through the present session. J. R. Harpensercu, the present Mayor of Sacramento, was nominated on Monday last. by the Democratic Convention, for re-election. We are under obligations to Wm. H. Lyons of the Assembly, and E. Casserly, State Printer, for public documents. Lucky.—A miner, who had determined upon visiting the Sandwich Islands, concluded that he would work one more day, previous to his departure, The result was, that he took out on that day, a piece of gold weighing 5 1-2 oz., besides about two ounces in small gold. Calaveras Chronicle. Relief for the North America's Passengers — We understand from the agent of Vanderbilt’s Independent Nicaragua Line, that the attempt to charter a steamer at this port, to proceed to Acapulco and re-embark the passengers by the North America for this place, has failed. Parties were in treaty to procure the Columbia for this service, but there is no steamer to: take her place in the mail line hence to Oregon. It is now determined to: fit out the clipper ship Northern Light to go down the coast tothe relief of the shipwrecked passengers and crew. She will be put in complete order and dispatched immediatel y.— Alta. Great excitement prevailed in town yesterday, relative to the extraordinary yield of the Corral Hill tunnels. A large piece of gold, taken out of one of them, set all parties on the qui vive, to get a look at it, its weight boviig been much exaggerated. Bells were rung, ouctioneers proclaimed its beauty, and the anxious countenances of men, women and children, as they ran hither and thither to see this wonderful specimen, were ludicrous in the extreme. An acuaintance of ours who had bought a ourth interest in one of these tunnels on Thursday evening for $800, had hie money refunded, from the proceeds of the dain, before five o'clock last ovening. The great success attending the working of tunnels shows most conclusively that gold digging on Mokelumne Hill is, as yet, in its infancy, and that The Pacific is now over due fiom San . the new process of mining (tunneling) Juan, and may be hourly expected. She . will bring dates from New York to the . After the affair at Waterloof an at. . 20th ult. lately introduced, will tend far more to the development of our immense resources than any mode heretofore sdopted ~—Calaveras Chroniele.