Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1850-03-11
On the 9TH of January, Mr.. Randolph offered


On the 18th of January, Mr.. Randolph offered
the following resolution, which was adopted
''Resolved, That the committee on the Judicial
ry, be instructed to report at an early day, bill
for the suppression of prize fights and bull lights,
on the Sabbath, and all other brutal exhibitions;
and also to take into consideration the propriety
of suppressing bull fights on any other days"
A motion to amend, by striking out bull fghts,'
and also, another, to strike out 'sprize fights"
We're both lost.
There had been bull fight and prize fight
on the Sunday previous, and one was going on at
the time the resolution passed.
A joint resolution giving their United States
Senators and Congressman instructions relative to
the public domain mineral lands, ports of entry,
custom houses, branch mints, and monies that
rightfully belong TO the State OF California was
reported on the 9Th Jan. and laid on the table.
PLACER INTELLIGENCE.
The Alta Californian makes the following ex-
tracts from private letter, written three miles
below Hawkins Bar, Tuoumne river, December
26, 1S49.
GA portion of our party left here, some two
weeks ago, for the Marlposa diggins, where
hear they making from So to $40 per day.
They intend to stay there during the winter, if
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pork, bread, meat and coffee are 81 per h., and
have been scarce.
We have not had rain here for twenty days,
but we have seen snow about three miles below
Hawkins Bar on the Tuolumne river. We are
still living in our tents, but intend soon to build.
Every thing is quiet and peaceabe here now; a
few days ago rencontre occurred between two
Texans, in which one Of them was killed.
| The Placer Times, of Jan. 9Th, says;
"Frora the three Forks Of the American river,
we have no news, Communication being nearly cut
off, from the bad condition Of the roads. Coca
sionally boat comes down from Ynba and Feath-
| er rivers and we learn miners on those streams
do good business, when the weather will allow
them to dig. A gentleman recently from the
| Makeumne informs us that he thinks operators on
that stream are averaging ten dollars day. AS
it seems to be the opinion of those best qualified
to Judge, that the rainy season is mostly over, and
that we shall have an early spring, miners domi-
ciled in our cities will be enabled to get to the
digging much earlier in the spring than was gen
orally anticipated, and as they will probably fine
the water on the streams receding, they may
reasonably expect protraced season for opera
tons"
letter from Stockton. dated January rs
says:
New DIGGlNs.--I must now give you some
account Of new djggngs found in the South.
have just aeensan intelligent planter from Lousi-
ana, (Mr. Miller Of Cuichita, who informs MT
that better diggings than any now worked have
recently been discovered near Maxwel's Greek
this side Of the Mercedes. Many persons have
started for this region from the Iu6Iumne, at ths
risk of Their lives. There are no provisions in The
nechborhood. This will be an attractive region
in the Spring. Sold is found through large
extent oiconntry-in the gulches, on the plains
up the mountain Sides aud to their snmreits
OVERFLOW Al SACRAMENTO
The Alta Californian learns from private let
ter from Sacramento, dated the 9th of January
that violent gale of wind fom the northeast &C
Cured the Sth accom- panied by torrents of rain
causing the Sacramento river TO overflow along J
street, between LIST and Sd. A perfect river wa
running at 8 O'Clock, z. M. on the ninth, unde
the zinc building on J. III Sd street. The City
Hotel had two feet of water running on the dining
room floor, with prospect of rise during thu
night. The old site of the Placer Times Office
was pretty much under water Every body wa
mining hither and ttither and conducting dam
ming operations with great energy.
DEATH IN CALIFORNIA.
Died, at San Francisco, on the morning Of tn
5th January, James 2. Fraser, of Green Valley
Bath county. Va.
| REVIEW OF THE MARKET, JAN. IA
In consequence of the numerous arrivals of car
goes since last quotations and the great intiu!
Of almost every description Of merchandise, tn
markets generally have experienced decline.
Boots and Shoes.-Ligli, pegged and seW'ad
for summer wear, ere in no demand, and quota
tons merely nominal at SIS to S46 per dozen
though several large invoices have been sold 70
the leeward markets. Heavy boots aud brogsn
of every description, in good demand at II to S9i
per dozen for the former and 27 to SAP for the lat
ter, and no decline car be expected until after th'
rainy season.