The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1850-12-12
NO. 2O6.

al many will never be fouud-and,
are dyiDg = me passengers was kept, the fate of
as no il5 , ever remain a mystery, to be solved
some WI ,hot great day when the sea shall give
only '" I'D The explosion was owing to the
up ne when the boat left the wharf, there was
Io. ii,tie water in the boiler, the result Of gross
Fely ,erce on the part Of the engineer, who it is
;i y,,s drunk A strict Investigation Of the af-
fair IS now being had
~ i doing its desolating work The first
u' noticed were those which were brought here
=. Tho steamer Panama, some weeks since from
"ti,b time cases have occurred daily, reaching to
Ind six per day, most of which have proved
S,I There is no panic here, and we feel pretty
III assured from the character Of the climate Of
Sn Francisco that cholera will never become
-orv preyalent here. Our air is too pure TO per-
al II. and most Of the cases which have occurred
have been among those who were suffering from
want and privation.
In Sacramento city the disease has spread to
rre1t extent, reaching, some days, as high as
sbirtv cases, twenty-five of which have proved
c,t,l The greatest CONSERVATION is said to exist
there and ia the northern mining region.
IA vet ! have heard of no cases occurring in
the mines but there is very little doubt that it
vii, reach there, and if so, will, fear, spread
da4t
CURED at Stockton and San Jose.
The inhabitants of the mining region around
weberyille and Culloma have been under arms
far fortnight past, anticipating an attack from
Tho Indians who are gathering to the number Of
rvelve or fifteen hundred, and have entrenched
themselves In n mountain pass on the Costume
river The Indians, it seems. have considered
Themselves aggrieved by the white men destroy
ING their FISH dams, and driving their game from
the prairies thus depriving them of the means of
subsistence They now claim all the land from
Caloma 10 within three miles Of Suffers Fort,
and have threatened to burn down all the towns
upon it, A party of whites have started within
the past few days to attack them, and a war Of
determination has ere this doubtless, been COM
menced. The Government of the United States
have been culpably neglectful in their treatment
of the Indians in California. We have an Indian
agent here, but his hands are tied, and he cannot
live and travel in this country Of high prices upon
the salary which the Government pays him. No
proyision has been made for giving food to these
Indians, whose means of subsistence have been
taken away by the whites. They are as harmless
a race of beings as there is in the world, and
should be provided for by the Government Unless
this is done soon, a general massacre will take
place
Much speculation is now in progress in regard
10 the election for United States Senator, to fill
the place of Col. Fremont. Candidates are as
plenty as blackberries and are marshalling their
forces for the field. Among them are Cob John
w Geary, Mayor of San Francisco; Thos. J..
Henley, formerly member of Congress from In
diana; Col ID Stevenson Capt H. w Halleck !;
md few Others, not 50 we'll known. Col Free
mont, however, has in California host of strong
friends, and the active course which he has al
4 =. Al. L
more than ever before TO the people Of California,
and powerful voice will 60 up to our next State
Legislature demanding his reelection.
The Panama leaves tomorrow, crowded with
passengers. Yours, BUFFUM
p S. A fire occurred this morning about four
o'clock, destroying the City Hospital and two
other hOuses-loss about $50 coo. b.