The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-03-05
In terestlng fron Californlss
OUR CALIFORNIAN CORRESPONDENCE


SACRAMENTO Cry, December 80, 1850
Death of Mayor Bigeloc- The Sqsottrs-Etecftow
Of United States Sswator-Nswspapos-
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Since the date of my last, our city has been
called upon TO mourn the death Of her first chief
magistrate, of whose dscease you have no doubt
already received full particulars, through the jour-
uals of San Francisco and Sacramento. His death
may be traced to the wound he received in the
squatter riots, of the l4.h August, and another
victim added TO the list Of those gone before him,
the result of the vile teachings and Isms OF design
ing men. After Mayor Bigelow received his
wounds, he was sent to San Francisco, but returned
10 this place on the Sth of October, considerably
recruited, but the embarrassing state of his affairs
60 harrassed him that he again sank, and was
sent back to San Francisco. He had been there but
a few days when all the wounds which had been
inflicted upon him, opened and bled afresh this
exhausted him, and also other causes, brought on
an attack of cholera, which terminated his earthly
existence on the Goth. He was beloved and re-
GREETED by all who knew him. Since his death
the occurrences of the riots are being talked over
daily, and the prominent and dangerous positions
taken by him al the time are eagerly discussed
one especially, at the time when the squatters
first commenced firing, and before shot had been
fred by the landholders-Mayor Bigelow held up
loney, the esder, shot at the hand, and shattered
the thumb, causing the loss of the arm. Mallory
then presented his pistol a: the Mayor, and was in
the act of firing, when he fell, pisrced by eleven
bullets. A deep and permanent haired is being
engendered against the squatters and the FIRST step
which they take over the line which has been
marked out for them, will end in their destruction.
We had an election on the 18th inst for Mayor,
to fill the vacancy occasloned by the death of Mr.
Bgelow and il was the first election held since the
organization of the two parties. 1t resulted in the
choice of Horace Smith, wing, of kentucky, by
rs majority. On the 2lst inst, we had another
election to fill the vacancy occasioned by the death
of l.. +. Dunlap, which resulted in the election of
Daniel J. Lsle. whig, to the Assembly, by $50
msjority. and which secures to the party an United
States Senator tor six years. in the place Of Joha
C.. Fremont, who has made himself immensely I'M
popular by his mining and other bills. do not
believe there is another public man, with 80 little
Fremont, and the expiration of his term in the
Senate will be hailed with delight by wings and
democrats He has effectually killed himself
The Ievee around our city, to protect it from flu.
ture overflow, was entirely completed yesterday,
and AS stupendous work as the Croton Water
Works, in proportion, presented TO the world, and
II reflects undyng fame on those connected with
il. Its great width affords agnitcent drive and
promenade for eight miles along and around the
banks of the river; its cost is about Sl75. 900
street, the Broadway OF the place, and X street,
which stands in the same position to street as
Greenwich street does to Broadway, are now In
progress Of being panked, at a cost of $l53, 900,
being $50 900 for street, and sat 900 for street.
In rainy weather these streets are almost impas-
sable, and business and travel on them entirely
suspended By the Improvement now going on,
the difficulty will be obviated. 1t does one good
who has interest in the welfare of the city, to
see two such improvements going on at the same
time; il augurs well for the present and future
prosperity of the place.
Several new journals have lately been esab-
ished in this State; the Public Balance, by
Messrs. Eugene, Casserly, IL Co /; the California
State Journal, by Jas b. Devoe; and the Evenirg
INDIA, by Messrs. Winans ~ Livingston. The
first is published at San Francisco, and is neutral;
the second at San Jose, as State paper; and the
latter in this city, as the organ of the whig party.
Another paper will be published here, devoted TO
the wings, as soon Mr.. James w SImonton, of
New York, arrives in this city.
wrote you, some time since. OF the establish
ment in this city OF magnificent hotel on Second
street, called the Orleans, under the popular
management &C Joseph Curtis, of New Orleans;
ii was opened few days since, and could hardly
believe my senses that | was nearly 1900 miles
from New York, and, as some believe, from civiliza
ton. The house Is one of the most spacious and
elegant structures extant, and is fitted up with per-
feet splendor Connected with il is restaurant,
perfectly unique in its appointments; the silver
ware cost $4,000. There is an heating apparatus
built convenient to il which keeps the meats so
warm, that the last who dimes gets as warm din
ner as the frat. The annexed bill of fare, for
Christmas day, will show you conclusively, that
we do not want for the good things of this earth