Southern shield., 1852-03-13
The California Fever,

At this moment there are hundreds of western people on their way to California, and many more are preparing to go at the earliest practical moment. Some have made great sacrifices property to raise the necessary means, and there are others anx- ious to make such sacrifices to obtain mon- ey 10 go. II there was any difference of opinion among those who write from Cali fornia and those who return; if there was any doubt, indeed, on the subject, we should not think ot interposing Q word of caution. There is not, however. All concur in the declaration that those who can live here at all comfortably, should ren,air, and the tes- timony is universal, that those who are well off here in property, should never for mo- ment think of leaving. "Wages in Calfor- nia," said California friend the other day, "wil be low, or nearly o,as in Michigan; then will be the time to make money with capital" Capital, our friend thought, would have the advantage; for there would be Suf- ferng and misery, and it could makeits own terms. Thousands and thousands are going there, and they are going to a country where the industrial interests are disorgan- lzed, to a country where, whatever may be its wealth, there is no system, no arrange ment, and such place is dangerous ground upon which 10 crowd men. There is pop pulation without production, and that is the nearest point 10 starvation and suffering. It is the next neighbor, and those who go 10 California should regard themselves as having bought ticket in lottery, with the pledge of themselves, and that there are one hundred blanks 10 one prize.-DetroH Free Press.
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 A STRANGE AND TRAGIC SToRY.-The New Orleans Bulletin of the l2th uIt., says: Some months since, man named Ron- son, partner of one Duree in the hat bus mess, at l56 Exchange Alley, suddenly dis appeared on the occasion of a visit made by the partners 10 Milneburg, at Lake Pont- chartrian, the wife of Ronson accompany ing them. Duree and Mrs. Ronson return ed, and inquiry being made for the missing man, they gave out that he had absconded and taken with him the funds of the part nership. Not many days after Mrs. Ron- son became Mrs. Duree, and they have lived ' together since in matrimonial bonds Re- gently their happiness has not been uncheck- cred. QuarrelS have taken place, and the lady having been struck by him, has, in her anger made declarations which lead to the belief that her deceased husband was foully l dealt with. Other circumstances go to con- firm the suspicion. Some three months since skeleton was discovered in the swamp near the railroad, and about mile from the Lake, the skull being fractured, and hatchet and swordcane discovered near the remains.- An inquest was held, but no identification of the body was had, and it was inferred. Since Mrs. Duree's inuendoes. an examina- ton of the spot where the skeleton was found has been made, and resulted in hat being found there, which has been recog- nised as one worn by the deceased, togeth- CT with lock of hair corresponding in color to that of Ronson'S. The result is, that Mrs. Duree is under arrest on suspicion of being principal or accessory to the sup posed homicide, and the police expected to capture her husband last night.