The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-07-16
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The number of passengers landed at San Fran
cisco during the month of May. l0,64l. The
departures for the Same time did not exceed 800
The Sacramento Times and Transcript, of late
date, says:-We learn from gentleman Of this
city, that several teams with numbers Of Cinnamon,
in passing the mines in Edorado county, have re-
Gently been stopped, and ordered back to this city
with their freight of passengers. Indeed, so ex-
cited have some people become, within the last few
days, that tents, merchandise. rockers, &c have
been burnt. In one IL stance our informant says q
tent and me erchandise to the value of $l OOO were
destroyed in the way named
man named Alexander McAlster was shot
III saloon NJ Sacramento, on the 10th ult,, by u
man named Thomas Moore. McAllister died from
the effect of the wound, and Moore was taken into
custody.
On tho 18th of June, an unknow wn man was
murdered by some Indians. between Bridgeport and
Deer Creek. He was shot and beat to death On
learning Of the occurrence, a company of men went
Q the Indian ranchera in that vicinity, took the
chief and threatened to kill him if he did not pro-
duce the murderers On Tuesday morning he brought
In three oil the indians and soon after the fourth.
The chief said that he knew they were the murder
ers by the arrows shot into the boiy They were
tIled on Tuesday morning, near Bridgeport by a
jury of miners, and three ef them found guilty; the
other was released The convicted Indians were
condemned to be hung at o'clock on Tuesday
which sentence was carried into effect.
Three fugitive slaves, belonging to Mr. Perkins,
were arrested at Ophir on the ltth of June, by
Sheriff Allen, Of Placer county. They were taken
f ON Georgia in lS49, their promising faithfully
tn work stipulated time for their master, on the
expiration Of which time they were to be set at
liberty. They sloped soon after they landed, and
Mr. Perkins returned to Tennessee. He despatched
by last steamer orders for their apprehension They
were soon taken. At the time of their arrest they
had IN their possession a span of mules a agoa,
and about 500 in money.
The MarpSrtHc Eawess says:-The body of Mr..
d Comstock who has been missing for nearly =
month, was found between Deer Greek and Bridge
port Arrows were shot through the BODY and he
had been scalped The body was recognized from
the clothes and ring on one of the fingers.
On the Sd ult. melancholy accident happened
at Carpenters Bar, the nor6h fork of the Ameri-
can river by which David Curray, n sailor from
Scotland, and Thomas Carpenter. from Ireland lost
their lives They were crossing the river in small
boat, which, when rear the shore, upset by the
rapidity of the current, and themselves thrown in
the stream. Mr. Carnos, who near the spot,
Immediately ran to their assistance, and reached
Curray, too late, however, to succeed in saving
him, as he was already in the rough rapids, and
about his person, and the two had more than
thousand dollars in dust with them at the time.
Their bodies have not been recovered.
An election for Supervisors. on the 18th June, in
Sacramento, resulted in a whig victory.
On the 18th of June writ Of mandamus was is
Appleton, requiring the Treasurer, Comptroller.
and other State officers, to the various Of
fees, the archives and effects of the State, to San
Jose, or to show cause at the next term of the
Court, for not obeyipg the mandamus.
j. NJ Coates has be en- appointed Sheriff of Shasta
county.
Several Indians on the Sacramento road, in a
state OF iptoXcation, lately, killed Chinese One
Of them was arrested by Americans banded over to
the Chinese, and by them hung. Tho Cinnamon
laHr
the Indians rum
Snow from the mountains is selling at Shasta 70
hity i've cents per pound.
in Siskiyou county, lately, Messrs James Straw
bridge and Daniel Frame elected Justices of
the Peace, and II. r. Frame Constable, in the
Mount Shasta district
Sheriff Brockman. of Sonoma county. reports the
escape from jail of Gustavc Sarrebouse Vaudeville,
FTenchman, who was under sentence to be hanged
for the murder of Louis Legcndro. His execution
was TO have to have taken place the ilth ult.
Iic escaped on tho morning Of the lst whilst his
guard, who were in tho with him, wero
asleep, and at the time the prisoner had irons both
upon his wrists and ankles.
A correspondent informs the Sacramento Ua,oa
tbat Mexican named Cheverino, was hung by u
mob at Jackson, Caavcras county. He was sun
posed to be one of those who murdered Il couple of
FIenchmen. recently, whilst sleeping in their tents.
An examination of the prisoner was had before Jus
tice Mcdowell, who committed him for trial. The
hiIn at oak tree. oppositche Astor House, on Main
street he prisoner first raised from the
ground with his hands not tied behind lie caught
the rope and thus preserved his life for ten minutes
when he was let down, his hands then tied behind
him, and again swung up. He confessed his guilt.
Among the hundreds of Chinese immigrants, re-
Gently arrived from HongkoDg, are eighteen
females, doubtless induced to come over by tho
glowing accounts OF the country given by tho few
of their country who have preceded them
-l1 Oi mora tboa
the men, rs many OF them were dressed in short
gowns and full trousers Of purple and blue silk
perfect specimen of tue Bloomer costume, except
the conformation Of tho gown, which hung loosely
obout them, uneoufDcd by girdlc. Atoy seemed
Ga he chapcroning them, and. TO be in character,
she bad dofcd the American style OF dress in which
she usually appeared, and como out in the full
Chinese Bloom1r. How they managed to get here
it is impossible to say. Some little manmuyring
must have been necessary, as il has been the uni-
form Chinese policy to prevent their females from
coming 10 this country, and when by chance q few
have strayed here, to send them back again as soon
possible.
A new feature in journalism has made It's appear
once in city. Wo allude to the FIRST number Of
a French and Spanish paper, which was issued June
20 It is entitled "L'Ecltl du Pacifgpc." The
first three p9g ges in French, aud the fourth Is in
Spanish. The gentleman Mt tho head of the Frcnch
editorial department. is NJ Dorbec, while NJ Heu-
riquc IN Reintrco edits the Spanish The French
mo Spanish PORTION Of our population long since
increased to such importance as TO demand the pub
ication Of journal OF this character.
Melancholy Intelligence froDh the Isthmus
OUR cnAGREs coRRTsPoNDESCE.
CHAaEEs, July 2, 1852.
Tic Raragcs ot tie Cho'oa-Dcoths on tic ktlmus.
Since wrote you last, the cholera has broken out
ia Cruces, and some six deaths havo occurred. 1t
hQs made its appearance at Millcr's station, and
some thirty have died in few days They say it is
dysonty, but the symptoms against it. The
patient i attacked with cramps and purging, and
lives about two hours. There is not white man
at work en- the whole line
Navy Bay is visited with the same disease, and
they are dying there also. Some fifteen were buried
IN orc day. An American brigantine lost two men
N one night, and sickness is all over tho bay. The