The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-04-14
From Shasta.

From the San Francisco Herald, March 49,
FIGHT WITH THE INDIANs.-We learn from a very
intelligent Mexican, who arrived here last night that
the Indians had been committing more depredations
in the Shasta country. The train Of Mr.. Clark, a
packer, was attacked by the Indians a few days
ago, on the trail betw, Shasta and Shasta Butte
City. Mr.. c. and his party were crossing the
Backbone ridge, when a large party of Indians as
sailed them, and continued harrassing them for
nearly eight hours After much difficulty, the
whites succeeded in reaching the summit of the
mountan but storm coming up, they were COM
PEELED TO unIa, the animals and retreat some miles
The Indians thus succeeded in getting the entire
cargo. In the fight four Indians were killed. A
Mexican in the employ. Of Mr. e. was slightly
wounded in the hip. Mr.. j. c.. johnson informs
the Ell Dorado Mars that he is the discoverer of q
route, which makes the distance only eighty
miles from Placerville to the mound Mt the lower
end Of Carson Valley. He made the trip through
within two days, on foot
SHASTA lNDIANs.--Taylor's express arrived from
Shasta city on Saturday evening. The party dis
patched from Cottonwood in pursuit Of Indians, re-
turned in few days with two captives. Mr.. Taylor
informs us that they were hung on Tuesday last on
Major Readings ranch.
Snow fell in Shasta city on Monday last to the
depth Of six inches The quantity of snsw that has
fallen on tho Shasta mountains within the last few
weeks, laa Leci .iLl.Clsc.
Married.
At San Francisco. on Sunday evening March 14th by
the Rev Mr. Williams, Mr.. A. S. BEATTY Of the Albion
Saloon in this city to Miss EDrTn WILSON Of Sussex
county, New Jersey, arrived on the Tennessee.
Died,
On board steamer Tennessee her passage from
Panama to san Francisco, c. H. PALMER and o. o. FoRcE
Of Newark Wayne county, n. Y
Miscellaneous Items.
AFFAIR OF HoNoR.-A udicrous specimen of one
of those bloodlcss affairs lately off in our VIZ
cnity, between n member of the New York Voun-
teers and an individual from "Pike county" The
parties left town about o'clock. armed with rifles
for the scene of action followed by three hun
bred of citizens After going through the usual
prelimnares, the nervous Pike county gent con-
cuded. as he said that he 'swoudn't fight" And
thus amid the groans and Kisses of those assembled.
the affair terminated The latter, il is said, halls
from Jackson Sacramento Union.
RE-AssEMBLING OF THE VIGILANCE CoNNITTEE.
The Vigilance Committee, having appointed an
Executive Committee to remain as a nucleus for
their re. organization, in dread necessity
should require it. have for some months past sus-
pended active operations The repeated and daring
crimes which have of late been committed in the
city. evdencng the return of the band Of Williams
that once infested us, have reused them from their
inactivity, and called them once more from retire
ment. meeting of all the members Of the General
Committee is called for tomorrow night. TO take
into consideration measures Of great Importance.
Let rampant villany beware aud cease their dcpre-
dations while there is yet time.San Fiaacisco
Herald, March 10.
CELEBRATION OF THE ANMvERsARy or THE
FRENCH REVOLUTION or '4s.-The fourth anniver-
sary Of the last great French revolution il said TO
have been celebrated by the French population Of
Sonora with much spirit The Herald says there
rather split upon the socialist question, which
resulted in there being two celebrations instead Of
one. The socialist party had the dining room Of
the Hotel de France hung round with the names Of
Washington, Fourier, ST. just and Robespierre, side
by side with that Of Jesus Christ.
GAS IN SAN Francisco. David Cowdn and The
odore o. Wakeman propose to furnish the city Of
San Francisco with gas light of superior quality
to that in New York, at the rate OF $l2 per foot III
the city furnishing the lamps and posts.
SUPPOSED TO BIZ LOST AT SEA.-Ths Stockton
Journal OF the I'd March, says:-Great anxiety
has been felt In our community, for some time past,
for the safety Of Mr. Samuel r. jackson, of the firm
ofJackscn Simpson, of this city, who left Astoria,
o. T., for this place, the 9Th Of December last.
Mr.. jackson went to Oregon for a cargo Of lumber,
and left the schooner Harriet. for San Francisco.
brig Venezuela, in a gale Of wind, about one hun
dred miles north Of Columbia river. She was in
distress, but the weather bad that the Vene-
zuela could render assistance. She has not since
been heard of, and the friends OF Nr jackson have
given her up as lost. Mr.. jackson was from Provi-
denee II, L., where he leaves % wife and three chill
dren His intention was to visit home on his return
from Oregon
Markets.
SAN fnANcIoo, Tuesday, March 16-The market IL not
active to-day though there are buyers from above
in the city than for days past Flour Is in better
demand but there have been sales of sufficient impor-
lance TO notice The oats per Columbia held at &c.
Nothing worthy OF s doing In wines liquors Beer
and stout are In good demand at firm rates The lumber
trade Is dull Bricks In good demand at advanced
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