The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1850-09-09

THE OVERLAND 1MM1GRAr1oN.


the Immigrants then coming over the plains. A let
ter signed by number of the citizens, urging the
Mayor to call this meeting, SAYS:
Information has reached us, ofextraordinary suf-
ierlhg among the overland immigrants Several
who arrived a few days since at Sacramento CITY,
state that they Is 20 dead bodies on the road
these came to their deaths from starvation. Pro-
Visions gave entirely out, and the only subsistence
now LEFT to the immense train still on the way, are
mules and horses.
The following is an extract from letter in the
Sacramento Transcript
''The number now on the plains is variousy es-
timaed from 80, 600 100 900 souls destined 10 this
Eldorado, the one one half of whom will not reach
here without suffering and quarter without sub
slstIng on their animals, or enduring starvation i
have seen hundreds, than $50 miles on the 9TH
er side of the Sink of Marys river that were out of
provisions, or had but few pounds to sustain mis-
cradle and wretched existence, with animals that
could never reach the Desert by reason of the
city of forage.
saw with two small boys, l20 miles be-
yond the Sink, who had left his wagon and lost all
his animals but one, and all the provision he had
was three or four pounds of rice another with his
wife aud children, overlook seventy-6ve miles be-
yond the Sink, with four horses that were Just able
to move with the empty wagon, the wife walking
ahead in the burning sand and searching sum- to re-
leve the poor laden animals, that destined never
to see the Sink. | saw, on the road side, where
slices had been taken out of dead horses and mules,
to appease the gnawing appettes of immigrants
The Sacramento Times says:
''Mr. 7. A. Springer, late publisher of the Gal n
Advertiser, arrived on Wednesday last. He left his
party at Placervile, having reached there in eighty
five days from st. Joseph, whence they started on
the 29th April.
A.. a. ] .c.l.
Immigrants without the means of carrying the sup
ply of water requisite in crossing the desert After
leaving the Humboldt, painful scene of devastation
and misery was witnessed men who could not speak
from thirst, and offering (when fortunate enough TO
have it) five dollars for drink of water animals
dead and dying by the path; provisions, wagons, land
every article of the travellers necessity comfort
cast away.
Mr.. Springer's party found between five and six
hundred persons at the Sink of Mary's river, on the
18th of this month. At the Carson Valley they first
met provisions, train Of twenty pack mules from
house in this city, which they advised to push to
the desert.
COLLISIONS AND MURDERS AMONG THE
MINERS.
The Pacific News says:
GA great object of public interest has been the
great number of murders and assassination, which
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most of which have been traced to the foreigners of
Spanish descent, and but opinion is expressed,
viz: that they shall and must quit the country, or
abide perhaps extreme consequences. Meetings have
been held to that effect, and some of the first citizens
of the country are appointed to the undertaking
carried into efect''
Il The San Francisco Herald Of August |, says
'sThe numerous murders that have taken place il
the Southern mines, have exasperated the citizens
Tuolumne county to such degree, that assembled
in mass meeting, they have issued peremptory or
ders to all foreigners to leave the country forthwith
Fifteen days the limit allowed by this mandate 70
their preparations to depart A committee of citi
zens have been appointed to determine what foreign
# ers shall be permitted to remain, and all the Amer
leans in the country have been called upon to LEM
their aid and carry the order into effect Bands G
'r foreigners are already leaving.
i STATE OF SOCIETY.
. A correspondent of the California Courier, write
= as follows:
t'SonorG, TuOlumne Co., july 22d, 1850. Gen
tIemen: By the the annexed notices you will per
OIL ceive that up and at them. We had a giori
Mt GUS time of it here last Sunday-fu two thousan
m persons present, and great indeed was the excite
rnent. Nothing but accounts Of murders and rob
berries reached ears. Our state of society is #;
below the brute. The midnight assassin hands ar
ID at work. The lives and property of our citizens ar
Mt daily and hourly sacrificed by bands of land pirate
j. and the scruff of the earth-Mexcans, Chilans AN
n British convicts, swhs have left their country fc
l. their countrys good are in our midst; but W
must scour every hill and valley, guIch and gull,
!, and give them their just punishment.
Not less than twenty murders have occurred with
in the last twenty-five days, and robberies are nun
'' erous But these wretches have now to leave Me
and women seem 10 be alike hardened in crime an
inquiry. A ce tain madame now in town, burie
il her husband, and in IA hours afterwards she MAJ
ried another. One of our fair, lovely damsels ba
a quarrel with her husband-he took the stage f
Stockton and the same day she married another man
g She changed her name from Mrs. Is 10 Nj.
in We
he Such are our married ladies in the mining regio
ID Of Tuolumne county. sob, socety,''I pity YOU
change from virtue to vice. This evening. MI
Mcllroy shot Mr.. Geo. Marshall-the bali entere
his left breast He is now hardly breathing. Nc
Al Troy was brought before his Honor, j. G. Marvin
" and was discharged. The people are leaving her
fast; this place is much deeper in guilt than Sodor
y and Gomorrah. This state of things cannot last lon,
y, We have no society, no harmony-ga gambling az
drunkenness are the order of the days NothiH Is
safe or secure amongst must now Gloss for
a the excitement around me is great"
lie The following statements appear in the Stockton
ST Journal of july oath: