Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-08-28

Our San Francisco papers are TO the
18th Of July. inclusive. one day later than
those brought BY the Promeihean. The
Intelligence Is generally unimportanf.
A letter in the Journal of Commerce,
dated at San Francisco on the 18th ul,imo
says: "Our worthy Mayor. Brennan. and
the recorder. r. H. Waller, are both very
active and diiigent in cndeavoring TO bring
about a reconciliation of things, so far as
TO haze the.Committee ofVigilance' act
simply as Police, and bring the criminals
before the Recorder for speedy trial, he
1.-The Recordcr) having the entire conf
dencc Of the community. as an honest,
upright Judge, whose whole aim is to deal
justly and to do rightly The indications
now are that the Committee viii yield up
their power. or disband, within the next
fortnight"
Tie Sacramento Union" publishes
full account OF the ARRAY at the Costumes
river, of which brief men,ionha heretofore
been made.
NJ. Sheldon, who is the owner ola large
rancho on the Costumes, about twenty
four miles from the Sacramento, had con-
siracted dam for the purpose Of ir'iga
ting with the water Of that river his farming
lands. In the project he was opposed by
a party of miners, who had located their
claim above, and whose interests would
suffer by his impeding the river; in carry
ing out which. after various attempts to
effect conciliatory arrangement with this
party, Mr.. Sheldon was threatened with
violence. But he persisted, and. as a
means ef protection to his work. he caused
to be mounted a small piece of ordnance,
overlooking and communicable improve
meats.
Here he held watch and pos, until the
demonstrations on the part Of his oppo-
nents had ceased. and the waters began to
fl and flow over his dam. Saturday last
he left with his company the grounds they
had occupied. for the purpose Of visiting
some other part Of his farm. He placed
one man in charge the cannon. In their
absence, the miners came suddenly upon
his works, took the guard prisoner. and
spiked the gun. Mr.. Sheldon, on hearing
ofthis, hastened to The spot-havng first
dispatched one Of his party to town after
tie shorthand found the dam ia posses
sion ofthe miners who lined both sides Of
the river, and were posted among the
rocks We now continue from The Union;
Messrs. Sheldon, johnson. Cody, Gels
ton, Dicterson. Allen, Baker, Bush, Bone
VILE, Dibbey, Bowren, and Morrison walk
cd forward iuo-ditierent parts ofthe dam,
as sotne axemrn Of The other party advanc-
ed to cut away the centre of the breast
woik. Mr. Sheldon told them coolly that
they were trespAssing upon his property,
and that the first tnan :" no struck blow
towaad cu;ti a9ay the dam would be
Killed. Immediately after this some one
| fred and strncl; Johnson in the left breast
near the neck II walked few steps and
remarked, Bows I'm dead man" and
I'LL The crowd upon the banks then were
/ heard to saY, There we've killed john
son, now give it toSheldon, give it to Shell
don" aud Immediately large number Of
guns were fred Mr. Sheldon, who was
facing them as he heard these words, turn
ed his right side to them, and, receiving
large bali in his rightbreasi, which travers-
cd the chest, and came out under the left
arm pit, fell dead, without aword or strug
gle.
Mr.. Gcls,on, seeing him dead, reiterated
few steps backward upon some rocks in
the centre Of the dam, aud worked himself
| into assure in the rocks, in which place
he was fired at bat not hit. Mr.. Cody's
abdomen was perforated with an apparent
y large bail just above the crest ofthc ilium.
Mr.. Dickerson received buck shot in the
back Of his neck, which penetrated in the
direction Of the carotid artery. Mr.. Bush
was slightly injured on one Of his ankles,
and it is reported that the axe-tnan, who
stood near to Sheldon, was slightly woun-
dcd in the breast Some of Sheidon's par
ty were taken prisoners, but ultimately re-
leased. In Sheldon's party there were
three guns but according to the accounts
given US, none of them were fred. The
numherof miners armed was variously es-
tirnated at from 40 to 100.
On Sunday morning the miners appear.
ell upon the dam, about twenty five, armed.
and commenced cutting away the timber Of
the sluice-way but, upon discovering per-
sors approaching on horseback, they left
the dam. and have not yet resumed the
work OF demolition Mr.. Cody was taken
to a tent short distance from the scene
Of riot, and died on Sunday about twelve
0 clock.
The mining party charge Mr.. Sheldon
with having first fired. The following is
list Of the killed aud woundcd:
KWed-Jared Sheldon, formerly OF I'm
dcrhil, Vermont; James NJ Johnson, for
merly Of Lancaster, Iowa; Edward Cody,
formerly Of Fox River. Illinois.
TVoxnded-Calvin Dickerson, from Ber-
ancounty, Michigan; Emanuel Bush, Des-
tpoines county, Ohio.