The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1850-03-13

the Union in 1888. General Taylor will do
his duty. and remOiest generations will sound
Iis praise. The Union must he saved. and
will be saved. Let gentlemen carry on their
schemes. The great mass Of the southern
people are right. He would say, in the name
of the good people Of the North Stale this
Union cannot he dissolved. Those whom
God has joined together. no man can put
asunder.
Mr. S. was applauded on the conclusion OF
his speech.
LATER FROM CALlFoRNIA.-The steam
ship Alabama, Capt. Wright from Chagres,
to the 18Th inst. arrived here Yesterday af-
ternoon bringing dates from San Francisco
to the 18th January. and from Panama to
the 9Th inst. We have received the San
Francisco Alta California of the former. and
the Panama Echo and Star TO the latter
date tn o. Picdyune
A deplorahle catastrophe has heiall the
inhabitants of Sacramento City. by tie over
flow of the river of that name. which las caus-
ed I'M immense destruction of property. 1t
appears that IL violent gale of wind from the
northeast occurred on the 8ih uIt., accompa-
MED by torrents Of rain, which increased the
volume of the river TO such an extent that an
inundation took place. and the wind and
rain continuing by the 18th almost the whole
of thecity OF Sacramento wis submerged.
The steamer Senator which was on the
river, received a large quantity ofuninrtunate
people who were washed out of their houses
and rendered destitute.
As near as can be estimated, the rise of
waters is six feet within the city, and the
river has risen twenty to thirty feet
Tie loss Of property is very great, taking
the all of many. Several merchants are
very heavy sufferers, losing in merchandise
and buildings aud loss of business from ten TO
thirty thousand dollars each. Added TO this
is the personal suffering to health. and the
consequent sickness and death that must en-
sue from the dreadful exposure OF the sick
and feeble during The flood.
We make tie following extract from a pri-
vate letter written three miles below Haw-
kin's Bar, TuoIumne river, Dec. 26:
A portion Of our party left here some
two weeks ago for the Mariposa diggings,
where hear they are making from eight TO
ten dollars per day. They intend to stay
there during the wi Ter if provisions are not
too scarce aut hugh. Flour. pork, meal
bread and coffee are one dollar per pound
and have been scarce"
| From the Three Forks of American rive
we hav. no news communication beng near
! Nv cut off from the bad c0ndiiiOn OF the roads
/ Occasionally ii boat comes down from Yuba
and Feather rivers. aud we learn that mi
ners on those streams do good business
when the weather will allow them to dig
A gentleman recently from the Aiukelumne
Informs Us that he thinks opera tors on that
stream are averaging ten dollars per day.
/ A most shocking and drplorable atfIr. as
/ it is termed by the st cktOn correspondent Of
A ~.
mines about fly miles from SIorktOn. II
appears ut the Chilenns working near the
CHlavrras river were notified to leave by the
Amer ans, the latter giving them fifteen
days grace. At the end Of that time those
who remained were arrested and fined an
ounce of gold each. and Il further period Civ
en- them for removal On the 9th of De-
cemher. II party OF eighty armed Ch.liauS
made descent on Il colony Of Americans
stationed at the Iowa log cdbinS. killed TWO
maltrrated great number and finished by
pi'ioning them with ropes, and dragging them
off with great brutality towards StOcktOn.-
After marching and countermarchiug their
prisoners IL considerable dirtanre the Chill
ans became alarmed at the prospect OF a res
cue by the other Americans in The vicinity
whp had begun to stir themselves in behalf
of their COuntrymen. In short, the CHILEAN
party dispersed, and the prisoners were re-
leased; but eleven of the former fell into the
hands of the Indignant Americans. and, &C
rording TO rumor were Ultimately hung
The two Americans who had been murdered
were aged men, one Of them leaving il wife
and ten children in the States the other.
wife and five children. One oflhem WAS call
ed Starr orr finally from New York. but late
ly from Texas.
A letter from Stockton dated December
31St has the following relative to the navir IA
ton of the San Joaquin:
Since travelling 10y land has been inter
ruptrd. ali the boats in Stockton lave been
purchased to run up the San Joaquin. Bouts
which one month ago sold Tor from $50 to
$40 are now worth from $500 to $500.