Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1850-09-27
From California.

NEW YORK, Sept. 2g-6, p. NJ.
The steamer Philadelphia arrived here this af-
/ ternoon from Chagres. She brings dates from
San Francisco to the 18th August She has on
board one million dollars worth Of gold, and
brings one hundred passengers.
A terrible riot, resulting in death and much
bloodshed, occurred at Sacramento CITY on the
18th August. Itappears that a party amounting
to about sixty persons, calling themselves Squat
ters-or rather designated as such-proceeded
to the prison ship to release some of their COM
rades. They were Immediately confronted by
the citizens, when a terrible fight ensuei. The
Mayor, Mr.. Bigelow, was badly wounded during
the affray. The City Assessor ard many others
on both sides were killed and wounded The
steamers Mckim and Blanca were despatched
to San Francisco for troops and other assistance.
la the meantime the Squatters had reinforced
and numbered about eight hundred strong
Lieutenant Governor McDougle proclaimed
martial law, and the city thus remained until
the required assistance was obtained and the riot
finally put down, but not without serious injury
to the participants or both sides,
HEAVY FAILURE.-The stoppage Of Barton
Lee, for the heavy sum of 81, i00,00e, in Sac
ramentO City, has produced no little excite
ment both in that city and in our own. Mr..
Lee had been carrying on business on a
most extensive scale lie had assigned over
all his property TO Messrs. Il. f. Gillespie,
i. j. c. Kcwcn, and DIR. Mackenzie These
gentlemen do not express the slightest fear
but that he will be able to meet all his liabil-
tiles. The Sacramento papers state that the
assets of the estate are 81 400. 900. His in
debtedness TO Mcssrs. Cornwall & Priest his
former partners, now absent in the States,
amounts to about 5000, ,000-Si00,0 900 Of
which is covered by mortgage. The special
deposits amount to $4,000 and the deposits
drawing interest to $780, 900. The income
Of the estate is estimated ut from $50, 900 to
$4,000 a month. We understand that there
was a considerable run upon the Sacramento
bankers, yesterday, but they promptly met
all demands.
From the Alta Califerniaa, Aug l5.
ExTRAoRDINARY Successive hear aston
ishng reports from Carson's Crcek-accounts
which exceeds the stories told by the oldest
of the Old miners. bumps ef gold in value
amounting to $4,000, were deposited with
Adams & CO., last evening--the proceeds of
two and half days labor by two men. One
piece weighs eleven pounds, as smooth as
glass and unmixed with foreign matter, and
the smallest lump weighs two and u half
ounces.
In conversation with one Of the Fortunate
possessOrs Of this treasure, he informed me
that the gold was obtained about half a
mile from Carson's Creek, and where, hither-
to, nobody else had thought of searching for
it. The place appears to have been formed
by a mountain slide. The gold is all very
coarse, and that obtained by our informant
has never been washed. The clay ndheres
to it as whom it was first picked out OF the
earth About 70 persons were at work in
these diggins, and onr informant says that
one Of them took out q pounds on Friday
last All in that location are meeting with
rcmarkzb bic success.