Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1850-03-18
ARRIVAL OF the STEAMER GEORGIA
com DIST IN ABUNDANCE.

GOLD JUST LIN. ALI
The Georgia brings all the San Francisco mails
from Dec. 81 to Feb. IA; being two weeks later
than the Alabama's advices. She brings about
$50 passengers, besides so left at Havana for
the Falcon, and about 500, 900 in gold dust.
Passengers brought in addition to the above
amounts, some $3.50, 900 in dust, not on the
manifest. TIE steamer California which sailed
on the 10Th OF January, brought some $4,000
which is on board the above vessels.
Among The deaths a: San Francisco. we re-
greet to see that Of DR.. MoNair, Of Arch street,
near Tenth, in Philadelphia; who is said 10 have
broken his neck by a fall from a ladder, on the
22d january.
SUICIDE AND SrAKvAT1oN.-A man named
George Davis committed suicide at Browns He
tel, in San Francisco, by swallowing a quantity
of laudanum. A letter, directed ssTo the finder
of my corpse.n was lying on a table IN the
| room. Its contents are as follows
81 have committed this awful act rather than
die a lingering death by starvation. Please get
this given to Captain Webster, on board the
English schooner Peru, now lying at Clarke's
Point and he will, | trust, convey to my father,
Mr.. George Davis, wool-stapler, Bermondsey,
London, the tidipgs of his sons fate. l have
striveE hard-God knous how hard-to get an
honest living and can't, SO have only to dle:
&C. D. & Co.
Inc LeglSldluT0 Is HuCu UCCuPlCQ+ via tho
mineral lands. 1t has been proposed TO exclude
the foreigners from working them, but no action
had been had. The right of the United States
government over the lands has also been a sub
ject of discussion. A bill mas passed, calling on
Congress to reduce the rates OF postage; and
make the mails regular.
Several attempts have been made to fire bull
dines in San Francisco.
EARTuoUAKE.-Ihe residents of San Francis
co city were startled on Wednesday, Jan. l6,
by several shocks of earthquake.
FROM SACRAMENTO.
From the Daily Alta Californian, Jan. 24.]
The propeller McKim came down in gallant
style on Tuesday, from the region of the flood,
bringing us adviees from the Placer to the 18th
inst, and from Sacramento city three days later
intelligence.
The disastrous overflow Of the Sacramento is
still the cause OF much anxiety and suffering,
but we are g~ratified TO be able to state that pros
poets are most cheering for the speedy abate-
ment Of the waters. The Placer Times has re-
sumed it's regular issue, and comes to us the
olive branch of assured deliverance from the
perils of the flood. Under date of Friday even
ing, Jan. 10, it says:
We have nothing of moment to add to the
foregoing. The water is now below many pla-
ces on the Erabarcadero, and is nearly of Sec,
Oll I'LL Sill % 10 S1I SothAS ~ Np
and we think next week will find US in the "ful
tide of successful operation" again. The city
council has been in session every day or two
during the food, and have done much toward
relieving the destitute, and we trust that thai
body will soon have funds to complete a hospl'
tai suitable for every emergency. The tremen'
dous mountain torrents, which have been rush
ing Into the rivers above, must have had he Ell
feet of forming new bars, which will probably
prove as rich as any yet discovered.
There has been a few fakes OF gold found III
our streets within a few days past, and we saw
a gentleman Yesterday who had washed Out
quite a stpile'' on the bank of the Sacramento;
no, over a quarter of a mile from our office.
Large numbers have been washing gold within
the limits of our city during the week, without
any great degree of success, however, this point
being too remote from the mountain.
FROM THE PLACERs.
We learn from a private source that the waters
are retiring at an average fall OF about a inches
in "a hours. Or the rivers bank. at Sacrament
to. a strip O fland of about 20 feet breadth, ex-
tending the entire distance of the city, is entire
" abandoned by the flood. Also, i'll numerous
sections of the country adjacent, a view OF terra
frma gladdens the hearts o ftte inhabitants. We
are credibly informed that gold-washing is still
continued in the deluged streets OF Sacramento
A gentleman gathered $40 in a short time by
the nan process, at the foot of J street, on Friday
at % CHS Or ID. Pork 81 10 60. Potatoes readi-
~ command 81 SO pr Id. No other vegetables
to be obtained. On the Middle and North Forks
Of The American, miners camps are abundantly
supplied with v%enlson.
Ar the Georgetown dioginas, a settlement OF
900 souls, the Placer is said to be nearly ex-
hausted.