The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1851-04-24
Ten Days Later from California.
New YoRK. An-;, f,

with go passengers, and ten DAYS 1.,'
news from San Francisco, arrived her. s.
9 O'Clock, this evening. Her advices f,oN
San Francisco, are 10 the 5ih of MAJ
The steamer New Orleans from e."
Francisco, arrived al Panama, on ,bo
inst, with 2l2 passengers, and se0o ~"
in gold dust. The Northerner arrived W
The same day, with 80 passengers W
SS0O.O00 in gold: and the Antelona 1u
the Sd, with l60 passengers, and 5000 OOo
in gold dust.
Business al California was better -.
ii was believed tha! the lowest had bs..
reac he'd.
The Legislature have passed a bill +.
a system of Common Schools, wb;oS
meets with general appreciation.
II has also prohibited the sale of lo,,s,n
tickets, and has appropriated 5000 Ooa
and upwards, TO pay persons engaged u
military operations against the Indians
Ii has also passed law auihorisine n.
Stale Treasurer TO negotiate a loan NJ
81 900, 200, but he has as yet been un,N.
10 obtain it.
A large meeting had beed held a, Stock
ton against the Foreign Miners Tax A.,
Considerable excitement had been crs,
ted by orders from Judge Parsons, of d,
lV,h District Court, citing certain editor.
TO appear before him. and answer for con,
tempt. in consequence of certain stricture,
upon his charge 10 the Grand Jury. On.
OF the editors was fined $500, and on HI,
refusing 10 pay, was sentenced TO close
confinement unlil the fine be paid. tbs
citizens held mass meeting, at which
they denounced the conduct OF judo.
Parsons, and wanted TO take the prisoner
from his cell by force. The accused va,
taken before the Superior Court. on ,
writ Of habeas corpus, and after hearing
was discharged.
The Northern mines on Trinity, Scot
klamath, and other rivers and creeks, still
attract much attention. Many new rch
placers are reported as having been dis.
covered IN various parts OF the country
On "Wednesday morning, the l2th Of
March, fire broke out in Nevada CITY,
which originated IN the bowling alley Of
Gates d Smith, ard is supposed to hsyo
been The work of an incendiary. From
this place The FIRE extended in ali directions
with fearful rapldty, and continued 10
rage until The fairesi part of the city was
laId I'D ashes. Upwards of two HUNDRED
houses were either burned or torn down.
10 stay lis further ravages. One man 10
missing, and 1t is feared that he has per.
Ished III his own house.
BY lhIs calamity over 1000 persons, ia.
cludIng many families lost their all. Il
is lmpusslOle,,at present, 10 ascertain, with
any degree of accuracy, The loss sustained
but il cannot be less Ihan one million ant
d quarter.
Tins does not include the gold dus.
which was In The possession of iudIvidu'
ais, and which ii was impossible 10 ssEtI
So rapidly did the flames spread.
The loss ot gold dust is estimated al
near one hundred thousand dollars.
meeting was held ON Thursday, iis
certain The perpetrators OF inls horrbs
iuc, llarIsm. ShoId they be discoVere.
Tie people will execute summary justice
upon Them.
The Indian commissioners were az Ma
riposa, as also The StaIe Volunteers. No
treaty had ye, been formed with the Ind
ans.
Lynching was still in foice. TS0
\ ankees, James BAKER, of Maine, ant
Charles Summons, OF Massachusetts, wen
found guilty vi horse stealing, and mms'
dIately hung.
The UnIted States Assayers Office w''
in full blast al San Francisco. In sbUu'
three hours lIme, the office received a6OV'
oI0U,OUO IN gold dust.