The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-01-07

American, south to the Mokeiunns. We stated that
the militia OF Ei Dorado county, under command Of
Sheriff Rodgers bad turned out and In pursuit OF
the Indisns We expressed II ~ opinion that the
operations Of the militia would be attended With great
expense to the State, but with few, auy, important
rssults The last weeks have ssrsiny proved our
position correct. The course which Tia INDIANS pur
sue to murder the whites whenever they be met
In email parties or alone and to drive on stock whom
ever any can be found upgusrded They nfest In
mall bands that whole section ofcounty between the
two streams named above, and, accustomed to the
mountaIns fy before Sheriff Rodgers force The con.
sequs s that the operations OF the militia have
been confined to toiisome and fruitless pursuits.
Meanwhile, the force has been diminished from 200 to
100 men by Governor Burnett who has also rausmt-
conmissons As soma doubt Mad been by one
OF our cotemporares ~ to the Importance attached
the dfhcultiss In sertsin quarters Major Kelly
sent to the scene OF hostes, to report the
condition Of things. His dispatches confirm our view
OF the whole matter, and will be found In another
lumn. We refer our readers to article the nrst
page entitled " Condition OF affairs in the Indian
Country ~ giving correct IDEA Of the general
rity to life and property in the frontier region Of ri
Dorado and Calsveras counties and the which
the miners stand Of the indians that section Of the
piacerts II to considerable extent deserted We
heard of some dfhouties further north In the Yuba
country; but ne reliable news has resohed to
any serious apprehension for the general security Of
the mining interests in Yubs, Butte and Shasta coun-
ties
The rainy season has now, we suppose set in-the
first rain falling the night Of the 10th lust Between
the 10th and 10th Of Sept favored with several
showers These however, cannot be set down as the
commencement OF the wet season, for, subsequent to
the goth OF Sept the rains held of up to the Goth Of
this month We may now however, look for rain at
any time 1t will not be long before the roads
this point and the mines will, to considerable ex-
tent, be impossible Tho anticipated approach of
brisk. What has also Increased the briskness some
what, 10 the fact, that unusual demand has been
produced In the mines on account OF the merchants
there mos having received from Sacramento their
usual supplies during the prevalence OF cholera here.
Reports spread Through the pacees at that time that
II was certain death to come here and the
quence that fren October 9th to Novembe 10TH
scarcely . team was to be in our streets One
after one the saloons have all re opened-our side
walks are now busy with life-huge piles Of merchaa-
disc are daily landed upon our levee, and street is
The rivers above Sacramento are gradually on the
rise, and steam navigation will os resumed to
Msrysvile The Governor Dana has, in fact, made
The miners getting into their winter quarters all
over the Pacers and many OF them already throw
win furnish them water to wash out the sod It IL
probable that the most of them will spend the winter
in the mountains, rather than in the cities, they
did last winter. Coyota digging Is about abandoned
until the next dry since the rains fill the holes
and render them dangerous to work in.
The democrats and wings drawing party
lines throughout Sacramento county The probloili-
ty is that parties will form In the Legislature
and that the move hich has already been
in San Francisco and is now CONNIE ncing in Sacra-
men,o will be followed up in stockton MsrysvilIe,
Nevada, and in general throughout the State. The
wings OF our county have nominated Daniel Liss to
fill the vacancy In the Assembly caused by the death
Of L. Dunlap The democrats make their nomins-
whis paper is to be established here and another at
San Jose.
Since last steamer paper, three vacan ncies have
occurred in our Common Council, which, as will be
by the returns In another column, have been
filled by Messrs Berry. 8. Kneeland and J. Wat
son. Yesterday the melancholy intel reached
us OF the death OF Hon Hardin Bseow Mayor OF Sac
rsmento. The remains were immediately brought to
this city We refer readers TO another column for
account Of his death OF the public demonstration
on the occasion, and short biographical sketch.
The trials Of the rioters taken the 4h Of August
cd wi mn haxA hSAn nafn al
to the nrst Monday in April next
The levee around our city Is nearly completed
There seems but little probability OF an extra session
Of the Legislature being called, of the califor
nian press have suggested
The Census OF Sacramento.
Inhabtsnt. (Which have taken) near eoO9; OF these
there are 400 females
1913 stores, 80 clothing stores,
65 blacksmith shops cabinet shops,
steam mills lemon yrup manusas
breverss' livery VERY stables,
90 physicians, 10 lawyers.
six churches viz 1st Presbyterisn; Grace Church
Church South; let Baptist Church; n. Il Church
cslor.d and Roman Catholic Church
There over one hundred establishments Of pro-
ductivs industry. To show what our mills doing
l rive, es example -
Merritt Co.'S steam mill, annual products, hour
refined, 5000 sacks at 81 30 $4,000; corn meal
ground, 13 600 bushels, Ss7.250; annual proceeds
so2 $50. There two other mills, Of which only
rehpes; the other rednes and giinds corn also.
IL IL my impression, that about 1900 more would
have been taken, lad not the cholera visited Al
most every other house south OF street U took this
part OF the city after the cholera broke out
Gated within few days after IL commenced It's
ges. think safely cay that Sacramento city
has floating population of about 1000, giving her
(Which think she justly deservts) about $500 Popu
lstion.
At Mississippi Bar about 800 Negro Bar 800 Mormon
Island $40; and scattering throu ghout the comfy
snd on the csumnss, about 1850, which will make
- j. n. JOHNSON, Asst Marshal