The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-03-15
ARRIVAL OF THE ALABAMA.
IA DAYS LATER FROM oALIFoRNII

dition to what We have already publish
ed. We have no further particulars Of
the food, and in regard to the "diggings"
we have nothing new.
LEGIsLATuRE.-T'his body is regular
ly in daily session and proceeding rapid
ly with business. We note the following
items of interest -
On the 4th of January. Mr.. Randolph
offered the following resolution, which
was adopted:
"Resnlved that the committee on the Ju-
dietary, he instructed to report at an ear
ly day, bill for the suppression ot prize
fights and bull fights, on the Sabbath,
ana all other brutal exhibitions; and also
to lake Into consideration the proprlety
of suppressing bull fights on any other
days"
A mulion to amend, by striking out
.bull 6phls," and also, another, To strike
out prize fights" were both lost.
There had been bull fight aud prize
fght on the Sunday previous, and one was
going on at the time the resolution pass
ed.
On the 5th uf January an act was
passed, and received ,he approval Of the
Governor, "authorising loan to pay
immediate demands upon The treasury,
until permanent fund eau be raised for
the purpose" The sum 10 be raised is
not To exceed two hundred thousand
dollars, and for time mol less than six
nor more than twelve years.
MARKgTs.-W notice that there has
been a general decline in prices. The
Alta CaAj0ram says;-
1--WE would remark that there is an
evidence of The mark els becoming more
healthy for the future. Tho supplies
will be more in keeping with the de-
mand From lack uf proper knowl'
edge of the state Of the markets here,
many iIl.advised shipments have taken
place, and hence the ruinous results in a
number Of instances; but We predict for
the future more natural state Of things,
and we look forward to healthy trade
for the coming season."
DIsTURBANCg AT THE MINES. Fight
betwcen tie americans and Chlians..-.
Americaas M4rdercd.-1'he Ala Cali
fmn'a gives the particulars of the fight
at the mines, briefly noticed in our tele.
graphic report. We give the main feat
ures:
ut appears that number Of Ameri'
cans had at the commencement of the
rainy season, selected certain place
near the Calaveras River, where they
erected log cabins and made prepara
tons to winter. This was place il
which "dry blowing" for gold was car
ried on last summer. by Chiians aud 9th
er foreigners. Soon after the Ameri
cans settled, number of Chilians ar
rived, and went to work in The neigh
borhood; aud shortly after a public meet
ing was held by the Americans, and q
Judge aud Military Captain was elected
Notice was then given To all who were
; not American cilizeus to leave within III
teen days A body Of Chilions still re
NAMED at their old pace, about eigh
miles from the Iowa Log Cabins" 0h'
American Camp and abused and drove
off three or four Americans. who at
tempted to dig in the neighbOrhood. Al
; the expiration of the time specified foI
the ChiIians to leave, they were brought
before the judge, (CoIIor,) aud fined one
ounce each, aud notified to leave by the
25th inst.
AT this time but few Of :hem remain
ed, and those were apparently making
preparations to move. On tho night .
; the 27lh inst, at about O'Clock "a descen
was made upon the "lowu Log Cabins,
by about eighty armed Chilians, witt
went from cabin To cabin, seizlng the IN
mates, most Of whom were IN bed, an'
! binding them with ropes, using the mos
abusive language, and threatening L
shoot them il they resisted or made ih
least noise. 1t should be remarked, tha
none of the Chilians spoke in English
nor did they show any authority fortakinI
Americans. Having bound the inmate
of the Iowa Log Cabins, and tied som
Of them 10 trees, they left them unde
guard aud proceeded to some other cab
ins and tents IN the reighborh0Od, Ii
one of those cabins there was light
aud some five or six persons playin
cards, This cabin they charged upon
broke open the dnor, aud attacked tn
inmates with pistols and knives, KILN
two Americans, one of their own party
and woundiug four others.
The two men who were killed wer
aged, one of them leaving wife and 10
children in tho States, aud the other
E wife and five children, | have been uI
e able to ascertain their names in full, Th
-. Chilians then bound with ropes all Anne
ricans in this camp. even those who wer
wounded, and buried them oH--som
= without blankets or even coats--and joir
q ing The Others, whom they had previousl
taken, marched the whule, sixteen i
u number, distance of eight miles on III
$ road towards Stanislau, To the tent of q
8 Alcade name SculIion, who they sale
II would accompany them to Stockton. Thi
S Acalde refused to see them. or to hav
), any thing to do with them; and after
r, delay of an hour. they marched buck
T. their camp, distance of fifteen mile
Al In passing aud American tent, theythre'
g tened to shoot the first man who uttere