The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-10-12
TWO WEEKS LATER FROM CALI
IOmNIA,

Martina native Di i.nnirf- fnthhl lNN'I /
I or biz wife went about sis weeks sWerJ lrll
/ overheard and was drowned.
Tho Cherokee brought luu3b2n iu gold
TIE RIOT AT SACRAMENTO
our san Franrisro papers are a. the alst
OF August, sixteen days later ihhn our l"'N-
ous Hdfirrs,
The SACRAMENTO difficulties have been SGT
/ tlrd. by the dispersion Of thr HquniiePH. ! lr
rTpmt brought Nv rhU iHsi steamer ct tte'i
burning Of tho SarrRent" proves 10 bn nn-
founded.
~ Mayor Bipe'ow q neither dead nor mortal
lis wounded bat WAS supposed to hn out 4l
dnurT whcu tho airamcrleH
Tho TACTIC News ~ AuT intili ~ rriHti"''
a. the Sacramento riot says
Tho arrival ofthr Gold Hunter lat night
so eagerly looked for, brought news Tor more
favorable dian was anticipated From the
Sacramento papcIa Of yesterday We gamer
f. the following synopsis
Everything was quiet, Lieut. Goycrnuf
MrIDnngh frturntd fran hrnicm on the
Gold Hunter, with 90 stand Of arms ana J.
: 500 cartridges,
The civ oniinril have nppointoda commit
tac-,gitlr power t0 procure all arms 0nh ana
muuition necessary for the preservation OF
, the uuirt aud raf,ty Hf the 'City, The noting
o. Niay1r has also been ordered "a offer re-
! ward ofslO0O for the apprehension and con
. yiction of any the principal leaders IN the r.
otaud $500 Tor ANY who we're with arms aid'
ing aud ALciting
4 Dr l.nhusnn has been arrested nrd placed
IA confinement, on the oath of several gentle
man tAat thcy rnw him deliberately aim at the
Mayor. =
p An lrishnan, named CaulGcld accused OF
j n similar at with regard 10 the Mayor q Mr
= Woodland, has also been arrested,
d. The following are the names Of the killed.
Mr Woodland. of tho citzcn parity Of the
u rquatiors, Mal0pcy, Jesse Morgan late OF
e HoImer county, Ohio, and one person un-
known,
+. Wounded Mayor BigcIow, J. IT, Harper
y. NJ Hale, and young daughter Of Mr. lioa-
y crs. The only aquattcr wounded WIS Dr lob
II insou tr
The somattcrs are reported ~ conccaling
themselves, or fleeing from the city
4 letter was found in Dr. Robuton's tent
ni,or his arrest. IN his own hand writing,irou
T. the tone Of which IL IL evident that the hna
Al resort "a force "a maintain possession Of then
i, land was deliberately mrdrtatod by the squat
. tcrs
II Naloncy, the leader Of the squattcrs, wa
h. an lri,lnan TIt has formerly lived in Yer
"A mont He was one of ldlry's company II
NicNico, who deserted from the American al
=" NV aud fought with the McSicons Ancr th'
y Americans took him prisoner, lac was bran
~ dcd on the check with th. letter D,and allow
~ cd tn 90 free
l.. Ha ha. since, either by an additional burr
or some other way entirely ohltcratcd ia
III - but -oar remained ~ death on his face.
The Sacramento Tran-crpt'oi August Oh
SAYS
f-y-trrSia, ~ eraeaT, alter tho funeral OF
Woo,lland the Sheriff x about twenty other
proccrdcd out towards thc fort. When th
ne marty arrived at the fort the Sheriff state
D. a. a ~, st,s Ia
and hrrc-t any squattcr that lac could fine
III" either there or farther on, II IL should Ice
10 Mormon l-land. Some who were of the con
ia Iuug, uut huUwtu- tuv Wgvrt OF inc part
o.. when they started, were entirely unarme,
- aud one lcit and rode back to town. tn
others armed themselves. The Sheriff the
'at drew NJ, the party in ranks OF four, aud
'c" this order they procCGJtcd in a quick gallo
:, out To- the Five Mile House. The Sheriff
however, learned nothing there. The port
therefore proceeded on toward the Pavilion
OF Before they arrived there they were ms
Iii hv man (namc unknown) who Informed III
NJ ffJFiff rif9t n TnITtv ~ fuattpgF irlrytr
J., Fat "Nticn's' tW0or three houses beyond d
~" Pavilion. The sheriff thcrcupon commai
h' dcda halt, and sent two men forward tori
let house. While these men were gone Mr. Nj
ant Kinney drew up his small force into lin
=, and divided them into three companies OF ii
Wv men each. Mr. Robinson hal command a
IN enc party, Gen. Winn of the second, and y
ip- did not learn the nnmc of the gentleman wi
ain had charge Oft the third. Mckinhcy's ordc
80. were That one pirty should approach u
house from the let, Mr. Robinsons divisi,
'uu were 20 approach il from the right, and &c
1gs Winn'sin front Thus the parties procccde
Il sheriff MckiuncN taking charge OF Gcncr
,,, Wiun's division, who were 90 advance up,
the front octAa house. When they reached
ON the sheriff with several others entered Il
al 4 al. a.. Ill Al
ace HORSES. Upon finding men in the next roo
al armed aud really To receive him,h comma
~, dcd them To lay down their arms. The r
9h Spouse was firing from the squatters. The
the were about eight or ten in the house VIII,
re- the party reached there a general mel
;lc then cnsucd, and brisk firing was kept up
both parties fora moment or so. Shots pa,
no cd i'm and ont OF the house In the corfnsi,
Sheriff Mckinney had gotten out OF the hon,
As he was standing near the front door,a t
man fired At the sheriff from the inner roo
standing at the doorway OF IT, He had Ion
gun which was loaded with buck shot. II
al aim way 700 sure, and sheriff Mckinney W
shot. lie raised both hands, and said thr
" times, "I'm dead, I'm dead, I'm dead" VIII
use he was saving this he walked along about /
pom steps and fell The melee was more fer
,nr- than ever, just after the tall man shot t
Sheriff, DIR. Bryarlv who was near, aim
''' his pistol at him and fired The ball proba
.ue' ly took effect, for the man dropped his q
be and fell over. He, however, soon recover
Ion himself Previous To this before many h
- gone into the house, but after the firing h
commenced he fired from the bar room wi
rom dow aud grlzcd the arm ofMr Crowoll. Gro
ell fired back in return, and thinks that {
,er bail must have tax ON effect. In the mel,
- Two squnttcrs. who fired frnm- tho bar, NJ
"" shot dead. Capt Radiord was sevcrc
my wounded in fore arm The bones are brc
-icd en- Two were then brought out prison,
.utv and conveyed forthwith to the Pavilion .
=, =. tor tIity reached the Pavilion, two 9th,
were brought.
We regret TO learn that Capt. Hammer
ans, after he firing commenced, was thrown frr
our his horse. lie was injured in the back pr,
ably not severely. One of the prisoners y
>, then taken in wagon to town under qua
Parties proceeded to town TO inform tho G