The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-11-29

bodies were found near the town of Linda
on I'd October. The throats were cut and they hat
tten thrown over the bank. App aSauccs indicated
that the deed had been committed while they
were epcamped, and il is likely money was the
OBJECT OF the murderers, as nothing valuable was
found on their persons From the clothing, u is
supposed that one only was an American. The
faces were disfgured, that no chance for recog-
| milton remained Times.
On Slh Oct, a sail boat was capszed in the
narhor. by which accident two men were drowned.
| The boat contained four individuals, Mr. Richard
Plinket, his two brothers, and another gentleman.
They were towing another boat, which was drawn
under, causing their own boat TO capsze. Lieut.
VIM Is. Richmond immt diseIy put off with boat
from the revenue cutter, AID succeeded in escuiag
Mr. Richard Piiuket and person whose name we
did not ascertain. Mr. PIinkeL's two brothers
were drowp.d.
The Marsspiae Hraid, in noticing an inquest
held on The bodies OF three men,, who were found
about three miles from Marysville, on the 81 Of
| October, states that the skulls Of all the three
were broken in, evidently with clubs, or some
| other heavy instrument From the appearance of
the bodies, II is supposed the murders must have
| taken place about two months since. The only
| papers found the deceased were two letters,
| one from James lrbell, dated Taladago, Alabama,
Jan is, 1850, to introduce Mr.. John II. Terry, and
| three brothers of the names Of John, David and
Doctor Taylor: this letter is directed to Mr. George
Carlton. Col Montgomery, and Alexr Carlton.
| The other letter is DARED Taladseo county, Ala.
~, N. L.
directed to Chas Mender, Sacramento city
The Transcript is informed by gentle man in
| this city, that the names of the three men who
were murdered are Charles and William Millen
der, and O'Donnel from Mobile, Ala. 1t is stated
that O'Donnell has three or four thousand dollars
| Deposited in Sacramento
The Alta California states, that on the 9Th Octo
| Der, Chnaman and his companion, somewhere
beyond Stockton, were attacked by robbers, while
on their way down from the Calveras mines The
anIOu W md he hnd ar Ter
by ball The murderers then struck him over
the head with a musket, and left him for dead
having robbed him and his companion of every
thing
An instance of Lynch law took place on the 9th
October, at Georgetown. Ii seems that man, by
the name of Divine, had taken to gambling, and a.
he was in the habit of losing his money, his wife
last last al as he had got broke" he demanded the
money which she had hid. She refused to deliver
it if he intended to use it in gambling, whereupen
Devine threatened to kill her. As he seized his
gun, she blew out the candle AID fled into the next
room; he. however, discharged il at her. The
contents passed through the door and killed her.
An enraeed crowd, several hundred stroag, assem-
off to a tree. Here they made him kneel on the
horses back, put the rope around his neck, and
drove the horse of, leaving him hanging from the
branch OF the tree.
| of Messrs. Ward " Co., was sleeping with tin
box under his head, containing two or three thou
sand dollars in gold dust, some villain cut hole
through the covering of the store, and got
| hold Of the box with both hands, when the sleeper
awoke, and caught the rebber by the arms, but he
succeeded in getting loose and making his escape.
young gentleman who has room on Clay
street. left his room, yesterday, fora few moments
to get bucket of water from the back yard. On
his return, having been absent some fifteen minutes,
he found his trunk robbed of 81 600 in American
gold Alta California, Oct 1.
We are informed says the Alta, that few days
Elm x,otto choVu Rem Mayah hall
shot four mtn, end escaping TO Carson's Creek,
committed several outrages there. One of the
men shot was named James Lee, and another
Thompson, a monte'dea'er. The names of the
other two our informant did not learn Thompson
is not expected to survive, but the others may re-
cover.
CURIOUS GEOLOGICAL PHENOMENA
"The Mound Rock" is the heading of a short
article IN the illustrated California Netcs, which
describes singular natural elevation, or table
rock, covering an area of some acres, which is to
be found at Mr.. SCOTS ranch, on the Mercedes
river We might incline to the opinion Of the
writer in the Neios, that this is artificial, were il
not perfectly evident from the dip of the strata
which compose this singular mound. that II is not
| the work Of onry, but of the upheaval OF come
| pentup forces in the earlier geological periods in
| the planet This opinion is stll further confirmed
by the fact that these exist on the plain between
say covering space of ten or fifteen miles square
numterless more Of these singular mounds,
which we are satisfied, also, are not artificial.
Of the main road leading from Stockton 10 the Ma
iiposs, and we should never have met them had
not curiosity taken us across that portion OF the
painted prairie In April last To effect a cui-
of, also, in part object. We steered by
compass from the upper (Texan) ferry OF the Mer-
cedes, 10 Jackson's ranch (Horr's ferry on the
Tuolmhne. About midway on this journey, we
were overaken by nigh, and having the fear of
grizzly before our eyes, we climbed one of the
mounds, and with blanket, there slept IN the
moons pale cold light. The mounds exist, as we
hoe rhnrN4
all of them having, in % that at SCOTS,
perpendicular walls of stone, which one might
well mistake for the cycopean masonry of an ear
ler age. Indeed, IN some cases, perfect arches
seem to EXIT, and form the entrances TO caves OF
some magnitude. Sull, we are firmly inclined TO
the belief that they ale merely iusus nature. Like
all The surface Of the plain 10 the borders OF the
San Joaquin and Sacramento valley, they are CO.
vered with drift, and afford indisputable evidence,
we think of having been elevated since that period
in geology commonly known as the . drift period
Besides, they are composed Of solid stone, having
seams, and resembling gneis, or micaclous schist.
The banks ofthe Dry Creek, between the stan
islaus and Tuolumne, and ALEC between the later
end the Mercs des, in several places, perfectly H.
lustfafe the structure Of the walls composing these
mounds. The str ans, too, which are 10 be found
meanderiDg through the region occupied by the
mounds, particularly Greek" are all shut in by
precipitous walls, like those OF the mounds In
some cases, too, they have worn for themselves
beds in the solid stone, Of extraordinary depth, as
occurs in limestone districts.
There are several other remarkable mounds
between Sacramento City aud Nicolaus, which
certainly appear to be artificial. They are diier
entity situated from those above referred To, being
near the centre, and not at the side Of the valley
They appear be composed of calcsreous material,
and are also marked nv the "dnft." We have
seen in the plsteaux Of Lower California and Mex
leo, similar natural mounds.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT SAVANNAH. GA--About
half-past eight o'clock, last night fire broke out
in a smsl n wooden building on Bay lane, East
Broad street, owned by Mrs Mather. The block
bounded by Bryan, East Broad and st. Julian