The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-07-01

The I'll Dorado News OF the 10th May contains letter
from ifsn creek walen says "a company VINO ss oa
weighing thirteen pounds The company have
found many pieces weighing from SIX 10 ten We
give the following condensation OF news from the same
The mines OF Woods rayine. Nevada. two miles west
OF Nevada which were first worked IN ls4s. are still
New diggings have been discovered the branch
OF Feather river paying two 10 six ounces per day 10 the
man.
A mine OF quicksilver has recently been discovered
about mile from Winters bar, in Calaveras county.
which Is believed by It's owners to be superior 10 extent
and IN the quality of its to the famous mines oil New
Almaden. They about procuring extensive ma
chinery Tor the purpose OF working il.
season on bs Fnl are onspns Sye
On James's Bar, Suffers Creek, Whites Bar, Shorts
Bar. and about Clinton and Munns Galch, miners
The Sonora Herald of the aad May says, large lump
OF the precious metal weighing 81 or dwt, and gs-
was Dug on. on Wednesday last by party OF miners.
Office, the main street of Sonora II OF Irregular
shape, about the size of the palm Of mans hand, and
offered and refused for it, The lucky ones are Messs.
Robert Mccall Co.. party OF four, who have been Tor
some time past making excellent wages oil their claim
short time since they took out a 20 OK. piece.
From the San Francisco Herald, May 81.
ATTEMPT OF STATE PRISONERS TO BREAK yAIL.--An
attempt to break out OF prison was made BY the State
prisoners confined the county Jail on the night OF the
9Th May, but their plans frustrated the tools inter-
ceped and The conspators outside arrested. The fol-
lowing the particulars Mrs Hall. well known in
the police annals, came the prison Saturday night
to see her husband who is in confinement under sentence
OF ten years for robbery She enreatcd earnestly aud
in such apparent DISTRESS to be allowed the privilege OF
speaking 10 her husband, who was, she said, with
in her eyes, cruelty separated from her, that
the keepers reened and admitted her She stayed as
long as she was allowed, and left with many thanks
for the favor extended TO her. and said she would come
again. In the mean lime various trifing circumstances
aroused suspicion that another attempt was on foot
to free the convics; SO that when Mrs Hall returned
on sdaV she 4
this time instead OF going directly TO the CELL she was
taken into the keepers room IN 'front.' and plainly in-
lberae the prisoners and it therefore necessary 10
search her in great agitation she protested her lnno-
csnee and waa,d e eays ne prison Shs declared she
by and great deal OF the same kind but all
TO purpose. Finding the keepers determined in their
purpose, she at last drew key and file from her bosom
and handed the lessee The key is excellent
piece of workmanship male Of solid iron, and flashed in
skiliul manner 70 The ,ninuiest particular isafac
ahe OF that carried by the ailer and was found 10 open
five Of the cells, and BY little filing SIKH
The prisoners then brought out, and their quar-
tiers mnuiely examined. On close inspection, some OF
the bricks in the thick partition between Nos 10, H. and
IL, found 10 be loose BY dnt OF extreme care and
labor the mortar had been picked out from around them
not to chip the edges and they could then be easily
taken and replaced pleasure, without being 90
served By this means the inmates OF the three cells
could communicate with each other at will without lear
oil detection In this manner they concocted their plan
of escape. Had Mrs Hall succeeded in conveying the
key her husband he would have had no difficulty in
gallery that runs front The five cells this key opened
contained foy-nine Of the greatest scoundIels in the
Countryside masler- spirits in vany OF half dozen
counties Such force OF despefadoes as this could
easily have overpoweed and murdered their three guards
and thus obtained eg!ess from the prison Had they
succeeded, it ia believed it was their intention make
for Angel island and berate all the State prisoners con-
lined there.
Mrs. Hail. after the surrender of The key, stated in
reply inquiries, that il bad been given 10 her
BY young Engbshman. named Joe Francis, well.
known associate OF Hall. and former inmate OF the
prison lie was 81 once sought Ior and "a arrested bsG1s
key had been given TO him by man in the street but
inquiries made and found il had been
| ulaciured by Dn,chman named Bauer, IN Washington
street Dupont Baner arrested and stated that
he had been applied to by English Joe TO make the key
and received model by which TO mould IT, tie did not
quaned with joe who had stated him that he lived
across bay He had made another key for the
person some six weeks ago. but was afterwards told It
had been lost and hence his making second one-that
produced by the keeper-after the same pattern. HIS
story appears probable and il is believed he is innocent
of any completely in the affair.
| Ii seems The model OF the key was made six weeks
ago by Yankee JIM OF the nine who effected their
escape some days SINCE and who is said to be most in
impression OF the wards of the lock by oil bar OF
soap from which he constructed out OF wood the model
| after which Bauer copied
| Besides Hall, there number oil the most noted
scoundrels included among the consplrators. Adams,
under seoence for twenty years; Dougherty for ten
years-the same who came 50 near being hung by the
people at Coloma Jimmy from Town, for years.
twice escaped and once in the hands OF the vigilance
committee Watkins for ten years, caught in the act OF
breaking open Colonel Slevensons iron chest Boland,
for years WEIGH alias Jenkins, for ten years Ed
wards for years, and Faber for two years. all for
grand larceny They were brought out of their cells
Yesterday one by one, when il found Watkins had
cut his irons off in anticipation oil a The leaders
were separately INTERCEPTED after which they received
castigation, which most OF them bore without
0nching Hall, under the infection, was heard TO NUT
ter she would have blood Tor IT," Adams declared they
were Furnishing innocent man. and got ten for
the lie jenkins alone ruccumbed. and howled pteously
for mercy. Mrs Hall and English Joe will be al once
indicted by the grand jury, and sentenced TO the
cells they opening. The prisoners, seems,
have become desperate, in anticipation OF being removed
penten,ary is erected there, and they in
generated in IFS cells escape will be hopeless and hence
their activity Just now.
Alta California, May a.
DREADFUL MORTALITY BOARD THE BRITISH SHIP
STA CHARLES NAPIER-The British ship Sir Charles Ma
pier, Captain Webster, arrived yesterday morning, ninety
days from Panama, with IS cabin passengers and 1856
sleerage. When week from Panama the Measles
dyseney and fever began TO show themselves, and
with less vruence for about three weeks
A succession of Gains, common the equator, no
doubt caused this great mortality, the heat the time
was most excessive Although the passage 30 days
from port port, there not 30 OF them which
there wind enough to keep her sails full All appear
OF disease left the vessel weeks previous TO
her arrival in port
From the San Francisco Herald, May a.
SHOCKING occURRsscE.-A DISPUTE
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