The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-08-24
From the New York Journal Of Commerce, Aug. 9
Arrival OF the sten mer Cherokee.

The steamer Cherokee, Captain Winde, arrived here
last evening from Chagres and four days from Havana,
bringing 81 640,0S9 in gold dust her freight list, and
enough in the hands OF passengers 10 make up a
total of 81 sos $50. She also brings the California
mails OF the middle OF July.
The steamer Nouhemer. which brought the present
mails 10 Panama, left San Francisco at o'clock, p.
OF The 18TH being "a hours later than the Pacific whose
news was brought here by the Prometbens The fol.
lowing tale Of horrors we hnd in the Alta California oil
the 18th:
TRAGEDY ON THE Costume RrvER.-Gregory's Elk
press by The Wilson G. Hunt. served US with our usual
exchanges at an early hour last evening.
on the Costume IveT on Saturday last, IN which Mr..
Jared Sheldon one of our Oldest citizens and two other
persons, were killed.
The court of sessions on the trial for highway robbery
OF Owen Carnhers. found him guilty. and sentenced him
TO ten years imprisonment
The residents at Pilot Hill, about thirty miles from
Sacramento, have been greatly annoyed by the Indians
Measures being taken TO prevent the repetition OF
their daring outrages BY the citizens oil the district
The tragedy by which Mr.. Sheldon and others met
their death is fully detailed in the Sacramento Union.
The facts are these: Mr. Sheldon. who the Of
large rancho the Costume, about twenty -four miles
from Sacramento bad constructed dam for the purpose
of irgang with the OF that river, his farming
lands Ia the project be was opposed by a party OF
miners who had located their claims above, and whose
interests would suffer by his impeding The river In
bis pan after various attempts 10 effect conciaor
arrangement with bis party, Mr. Sheldon was threatened
with violence But he persisted, and as means OF pro,ec
ton OF his work, he caused to be mounted small piece OF
ordnance, overlooking and commanding the improve
ments Here he held watch and post, until the demon
STATIONS on the part of his opponents bad ceased and the
waters cyan to nil aud how his dam Saturday last
he lett with his com, any the grounds they had occupied,
for the purpose OF visiting other part OF bis farm.
He placed in charge OF the cannon ln Their ABB
sence the miners suddenly upon bis works, took
the guard prisoner and spiked the gun MIR She don,
hearing OF this, FASTENED 10 the spotbavlng first des.
patched one of his party town alter The shorthand
found the dam in possession OF the miners who lined
both sides OF the river and posted among the rocks
We now continue from the Union:
Messrs. Sheldon, johnson, Cody Gelston, Dckerson,
Allen, Baker, Bush, Bonneville LIbbey, Bowrcn, and
Morrison, walked forward into different parts OF the dam,
oil the other party advanced 10 cut away
the centre OF the breast work Mr.. Sheldon told them
cooy that they were tespassing upon bis property, and
that the first man who struck blow towards cutting
away the dam would be killed immedately after this
fired, and struck Johnson in the left breast
near the neck. He walked few steps and remarked
Boys, I'm dead man." and fell. The crowd upon the
banks then were heard 10 say, There we've killed
Johnson give IT TO Sheldon-eve. it 10 Sheldon =
and Immediately large number OF guns were fred Mr.
Sheldon who was facing them as he heard these words
turned his right side 10 them, and receiving large bali
in his right breast which taversed the chest and came
on, under the left pit, fell dead wi,hou, worI or
struggle Mr. Gelson, seeing him dead, retreated few
.,eps upon rocks the centre of the DAM
and worked himself into assure in the rocks, in which
place he was fred at but hot hit Mr. Cody's abdomen
was perforated with apparently large ball. Just above
The ore., of the iIum Mr. Dickerson received buck
shot in the back of his neck, which penetrated IN the