Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-04-22
ARRIVAL OF THE PRoMETHEUs

Later from Ca'tor7sd-1mo Millions o. tom Dus' arr
red--Ly,tt Larc- Destruction Of The City Of Nerada
New YORK. Apa,r lS.-The steamer Promethcus arrived
this evening from Chngrcs with 260 passengers
Business California better and it We believed thai
the lowest had been reached.
DulSGs or THE Misunderstanding Legislature nave
passed bill for system of Common Schools, which meets
with genera appreciation.
f. has also prohibited the sale of lottery tickets and has
appropriated 100000 and upwards 10 pay persons engaged
in military operations against the Indians IL has also pass.
cxempling the city and county from assessing ana
collecting This last act was however, vetoed D! me
Governor.
The Legislature has passed law authorizing inc state
Treasurer negotiate loan of lOOO0OO but he has YET
been unable 10 obtain H. :,
large meeting had been held al Stockton against !e y
reign Miners Tax Act.
Considerable excitement had been created by orders rom
Judge Parsons of the IVth District Court citing certain
editors appear before him, and answer Tor contempt IN
OF certain structures upon his charge TO the Grand
Jury One Of the editors was hned souu ana on ms eis
pay sentenced close confinement until the tine be
paid The citizens held mass meeting al which hey De-
nounced conduct Of Judge Parsons and wanted 10 take
the prisoner from s cell by force. The accused was taken
before the Supreme Court writ OF habeas corpus ara
/ alter hearing was discharged ,
The Northern mines on Trinity, Scott Kanath and other
r.cr. and creek still much attention Many new
rich pacer reported having been discovered IN Va-
The CITY or NEVADA IN RUINS-AwrUL Coz
rlAGRAr1oS-On Wednesday morning, March l2th hre
broke out in Nevada city which originated in the bowling
ucy of Gates Smith, and said 10 have been inc WORK
of an ncendary From this place the fire extended IN all
directions with rapidy continued TO rage until the ar'
est part the city laid in nshes Upwards OF TWO
dr. houses were either burned or torn down. 10 stay s
Their avaoes. One Is fnlsslng ana II 10 e"eu -
has persisted in his own house. ;,,o
families lost their all II Is lmpossioe al p.'
ascertain with any degree OF accuracy me loss sus'o'
but il cannot be less than one million and quarter
nis does moi include the gold dust which was in the pos
sason0f individuals, and when II was Posoe e"'e ~
RAPIDLY did the flames spread n,,
The loss OF gold dust is estimated al near one huo'e'
thousand dollars. . ,ho Ga,
n axe measures 10 ascertain the perpetrators oi is lo
bile ncendaris Should they be discovered me people VI"
execute summary justice upon them w,Inout ae'ay ,be
The Indian Commissioners were at larlposa as aso e
STATE Volunteers No treaty had yet been formed with the
Indians.
LYNCHING ON THE CONSUMNEs-'Two Mes
ur.aGurAr Exc,TEMEST--We have just received the
siarun Intelligence horse thieves were arrested
as ninhl about eleven O'clock they were crossing The
Consumes river, taken back, aud hung alter &c" minutes
notice. .. a..
The people along the Consumes river, who occupy the
different rancos and large bands of horses and mules
have suffered much within the last few months iha the!
h, brrpe perfcctly desperate and will with Gle
necy whatever thieves who are clearly convicted Milh
the past hundred thousand dollars World OF socS
ms been stolen Mr. John Rhodes has lost S2OOOO WORTH
Mr. William baylor 600 worth, and 20 on In the same
proportion.
be follows:
On Friday night about 10 O'Clock tcamser came up 10
the rancho OF Messrs Gage Almond and informed them
that 'somc below attempting 10 cross The river
with stock, and were having he'll OF 4 time"
Messrs Gage Il Almond, and others, started IN pursuit.
and arrested Two and recovered the horses
The examination was made the corral and the evidence
was perfectly satisfactory that the horses had just been sto
lcn They were perfectly dry and smooth and exhibited
conclusive evidence that they had not been driven any dis
| lance.
The prisoners were then arraigned, and motion mad: "
give them uial By jury -tu the proposition =" rs ("'"
down By the inccnsci crowd motion was then malc
tina, tcy b. hung once which was carried d ace7i
ton.
Ihcv were called on make confession, being to- IL:
they ,.. but hall hour prepare for the solemn ca,
that awaited them They gave their names as James %e
of Maine and Charles Simmons, Of Observation-Disclosures:
names however may have been assumed The prisoners
wce then told that their time had nearly elapsed they seem
ed be much excited and begged For Gods sake let us 1--we
little longer" Five minutes more We're given them, dn.
ring which the prisoners called on The other say.
ing IN OF :uce, 'et us tell them all about IL, 10
which the other replied, mo no, hush.
When The half hour had elapsed they were told that their
time had come Lau,s brought nooses made and The
guilty wctches hung up This took place 1T II o'clock last
night friday and their bodies still suspended this
morning when our informant left although persons were
gagged in digging Two graves