The Nevada journal., 1852-09-17

a banking and general business house,
at Portland DR.. Steinoerger is to have
the general charge and direction of the
the business.
The man O'Kelly convicted for the
murder Of Mahoney, in Benton county,
who was sentenced to be hung on the
9th Of August, has been respited by
the Governor. A new trial is to be
granted.
The Orcgonians complain of exces-
sively hot weather--the thermometer
ranging from so 10 90 degrees.
RELIEF TRAIN.-The following letter
explains itself, and indicate, the horde
of robbers who were sent out to prey
upon the emigrants under the specious
name Of "relief." Even the inadequate
means of relief furnished bv the Legis-
laturo have been turned to means Of
torture to the poor emigrant. IL prop
erly applied the amount contemplated
would have been mischevious, by re-
strained much larger effort from indivi-
duals. But the way in which the limit
ed trust even has been fulfilled, is most
exocrable.
The Marysville Herald. from which
wc take the extract, states that q the
communication is accompanied by re-
sponsible name. and the facts detailed
may be relied on as only too truen
Col. TAYLOR In your paper of
Thursday last, find communication
giving an account of an indignation
meeting held at Indian Bar, Aug. 9th,
at which the conduct of Messrs Bodley
& Co, of the State relief train, sent out
by that notorious parsonage, Hon. John
Bigler. Governor, received his just de-
serts. for using the property of the State.
intended for the relief of the emigratio
for his own private puposes
Being myself one of the emgrants
who arrived in this country this year
via. the Truckee route, and believing it
a duty due the people Of the State of
California, who 70 generously donated
their money for the relief of tho suffer-
ing emigration, that the conduct of their
agents should be known, propose to
give you briefly statement of matters
and things that saw myself.
About tho 5th of August last, myself
and company crossed the Desert, be-
tween the Sink of the Humboldt river
and Truckee river. About eight miles
distant from Truckes river, we found n
water station, kept by Bodley's son, and
was tod that we could have wafer for
ten cents per pint, or one dollar per
bucket, for drinking purposes only.
My cattle being in furnishing condi-
tion, | offered him three dollars for three
buckets full of water, which he refused,
and in consequence Of this refusal, |
was forced to sell two Of my cows at
sic, which would have brought me two
hundred dollars could have brought
them through. These cows l sold to
one of Bodley's men.
At this station, kept by son Of Bod
ley's provision was distributed at the
following rates, to the suffering emigra-
ton
Bacon, 40 cents per pound -four, 26 ;
fresh beef, So dried apples and peach
es, IS tobacco, 81 per quarter pound
sugar, so cents per pound coffee, 50c
whiskey, 50 per gallon; pies, 81 meals,
81 each.
The above articles constituted the
entire stock in trade except the water,
of which I have already spoken.
Men who were without water, and in
. starving condition, were refused even
. drink of water could not be had with
out pay. People were told that horse
or an OK would be taken in exchange
for provision; and many q sufferer was
compelled to part with his team to raise
means to procure the necessaries of life.
| saw, myself, ten or dozen wagons
left on the desert, in consequence OF the
horses and cattle failing for want Of wa
ter; and when applied to for assistance,
Bodley and company would answer,
will buy your oxen at $40 each. and
haul you through ints the bargain"
Bodley and company have runners
out all over the desert, buying up stock
at a mere pittance, and keep men and
animals constantly engaged in hauling
water and hay to such stock as they
could purchase and whom the same
were recruited. they were driven into
their depot and branded. saw myself
large number Of cattle thus purchased d
and driven in, branded with the letter V.
No notices were posted up at any
point on the Desert, notifying the emf
grafton that government relief train
was in the ncig ghborhood nor until we