Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1852-08-20
Later from California.
ARRIVAL OF THE ILLINOIS, WITH
$4,000 900 IN GOLD.

The Steamer Illinois, with dates 70 the 18th
July, from San Francisco, arrived at New \ ORR,
Saturday morning She sailed from AspinwaII
August 9th, bringing the mails and passengers
of the n orthener from San Francisco, and 81
OO0,O 00 IN gold.
The news by this arrival is urimportant.-
Crime tn throughout California was on the IN
crease. A number of fights and murders had
taken plac in Shasta, Trinity, Calaveras aud
FL Dorado counties, the authors of winch, how
ever, were promptly punished by the citizens.
The reports FROM the mines are not very IA
vorable. but large yields were anticipated as
soon os the rains commenced.
The first overland emigration Of the season
reached San Francisco on the ID Of July. A
party of twenty young men from OHIO made
the trip IN seventy-two days. 1he emigration
during the season, it was expected, would be
large.
The general health Of California was good.
The crops were producing an astonishing yield.
A court-nartial was about to assemble at
San Diego, for the trial ofthe murdcrcrs OF Col
Craig. ,
The National Anniversary was celebrated
throughout California, with all due pomp and
circumstance.
The Nevada journal, under the control of
Mr.. Sargent, has holstcd the Wing flag.
Collisions with Indians still continue. A
party of white men, under Major Harvey, had
attacked a party of Pasquals who were work
INC for Major Savage, and killed %. Another
party of whites, under Lieutenant Moore, at
tackled a band of Indians on the Mercede Rlv-
er. killed six, and took twelve prisoners. The
Indian party was charged with having murder
ed two miners. Lieut.. Moore was still encamp-
ed on the Mercede, and had sent to BeneCla for
endorsements
The Sacramento Union says that a meeting
was held at the Court House on last Saturday,
to consider the ~proprIcty of organizing "A cotn-
panv to construct Il Railroad from Sacramento
to Marysvllle. Gov. John Bigler was called to
the chair, and ]. Neelcy Johnson appointed
Secretary. The meeting was addressed by
Gov. Bigler, Tod Robinson and Samuel Whit
inC. The cost of the work is estimated at
$4,000 per mile. 1t was announced by two
gentlemen that they were authorized to sub
scribe at once for one half the stock necessary
TO construct the road. Several Thousand dol
lars were subscribed, and a committee appoint
ed to solicit subscr iptlons, consisting Of Col. },
c Zabrlskie, Hon. H.. f. Robinson, Judge
Robinson. J. j. Fowler. and DIR. StOddard.
The steamship $. $. Lewis had arrived al
san Francisco, having left San Juan del Sud CT
the 10th June. The San / ranclsco Wing
says:-
"The accounts by the passengers from Sal
Juan, are Of the most l"art-rcndlng nature
Many Of them have been G3 days in making
the passage from New York to San Francisco
and were detained at San Juan three weeks
awaiting the 5. $. Lewis. This occurred, I'M.
fortunately, at the opening Of the rainy season
aud IL multitude of human beings were left
without shelter or comforts Of any kind. Thc
result was a ~frighttuI list Of dcath5. such as j
has seldom beto,c been our lot to notice. O.
the passengers by the Northern Light, from
New York, tIlrty-tour have died on the way
twenty at San Juan, and fourteen on the pas
sage thence to tins port