Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1850-09-26
NEWS FROM CALIFORNIA.
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NEW YoRK, Sept. 9lst, Pm.
The Pacifc's news givss the follow.
ing particulars Of shs riot al Sacra.
mento City:
Aterribleexcitement pervaded the
city Of Sacramento. The issue Is Be.
tween the squatters and settlers hold.
ing property under the Sutsr titles
Several persons are already killed
and wounded on both sides. The
history Of the affair thus far is brief.
ly this. Large tracts Of ground Gov.
sring the city and vicinity Of Sacra-
mento are held by grants from Capt.
Suier. The settler holds that this
Spanish grant is not valid, and that
the land belongs 10 the Government.
Several moved in and erected build
ings and a suit for forcible entry and
detainer was brought against them
and was decided in favor Of plaintiffs,
and a writ of restitution was issued,
but the officer who attempted to ex-
ecute it was met by body Of armed
squatlers who resisted him. This oc-
Cured Saturday, the 10Th. Prior to
this an appeal to the county Court
bad been made by the attorney for
the squatters, Judge Willis presi-
ding, when the right Of appeal was
desired, which exasperated the party
thus seeking redress, and meetings
were held and resolutions passed TO
resist the law.
Nothing more was done by legal
means from Saturday till Thursday,
when some 6 OF s persons were ar
rested for resisting the officers in their
duty, and in default Of bail two were
incarceratedin in the prison brig,when
body of squatters repaired to the
brig to release their companions,
when they met Sheriff Mckinney
and Major Bigelow, and posse who
drove them from the ground, but no
force was used until they had re-
treated some distance from the riv-
er, when they were overtaken by the
Sheriff and posse; they then turned,
when a conflict ensued and 40 or so.
shots were fired, and Mayor Bige-
low was shot through the arm and
in the face, and wounded, it is
thought, mortalIy. The leader Of
the other party, one Mahloney, was
also shot dead. Assessor Woodland
and an auctioneer was also killed
while supporting the officers. Shots
flew in all directions around the cor
ner Of and 4th streets and the blood
Of the wounded streamed upon the
side walks as they were carried
along.
The greatest excitement pervaded
in the city as the boat showed of, and
from 6 to 900 squatters had assem-
bled, resolved to fire upon any one
who approached them. The city
was declared under Martial law,
and every citizen required TO enroll
his name; and in addition to this,
Lieut.. Gov. McDouglass directed
an order published that all noncom-
batents must keep clear Of the
streets, and cannon supplied with
"a rounds to be placed at the foot Of
| street; and will by Thursday bring
up from Berencia men and imple-
menis of war, with which he is re-
solved TO take the enemy and bring
them to speedy and summary trial.
stlII Later---sncrnB'euto In Ashes.
| Just as the steame. >arolina was
getting under way, a, ut 4 O'Clock
\ P. NJ, dispatch was 'eceived on
board from the Pacifc's news at San
francisco, bearing the intelligence
that Sacramento city had been re-
duced to ashes, and that the squat
ters were receiving reinforcement Of
men from the mines.
At the time the Carolina left, so
: US. soldiers had left Bernicia for
Sacramento, and two volunteer COM
panies at San Francisco had voiun-
teered their services 10 maintain or
der.
The stoppage of Barton Lee at San
Francisco for the heavy sum Of ST.
100000, produced great excitement
both in that city and our own.
The Philadelphia did not bring
the mails.