The Nevada journal., 1852-12-24
PEI Heiis, Fargo J. Co.
News from RClOW.


telligence till o'clock A. M. of the
same day, as given below. From the
Union we learn that on Monday night
about 0 o'clock, report spread that q
man had been shot by woman, and it
learned that q stage driver or the Au-
burn road, named Albert Putnam went
with some friends to house of prostitu-
tion called the Palace, on Cd street, be-
tween and ], kept by Fanny Smith.
Fanny was little intoxicated, and in
sisted on Putnam furnishing bottle Of
wine. On his refusal, she ordered him
to leave the house, and after consu' ting
with his friends he turned to do so. In
the meantime Fanny went to back
part Of the house, and returned with
Colts revolver just as he stepped out
side of the door sill. In this position,
with his back towards her, she fred the
bullet entered his back, Immediately
under the shoulder blade.
The wounded man was carried to the
City Exchange on ID street. He suffer
ed excrutiating agonies, and il is thought
cannot survive the wound.
When she had shot Putnam, Fanny
ran into the street :nqairing for police
officer. She was met by the Marshal,
and escorted to the station house. A
crowd soo1 collected at the Palace, who
were much exasperated, and called for
the hanging of the woman. With this
intention they moved towards the sta
tion house, but the police having notice
of the design, removed the woman by a
boat to the prison brig. Finding the
proposed object Of their vengeance gone
the crowd dispersed .gs4wlins. ( M
Mr.. Fort furnishcs us With the follow.
ing memoranda, under date of Wednes-
day, Dec. 25d.
by our latest advices from Sacra-
mento, up 70 s O'Clock A, nj. yesterday,
1 | learn that the man Albert Putnam,
who was shot on Monday night, is still
living. The surgeons have not yet sue
ceeded in finding the ball. But faint
hopes, if any, are entertained of his re-
covery The people of the city are
greatly excited against that female dev-
il, Fanny Smith, and if the popular feel
ing is carried out, she will most undoubt-
edly be hung. Such woman sbcala
not be tolerated in civilized communi-
ty."
The FLOOD. We condense from the
Union the following account of the effect
Of the storm up to Tuesday last. On
Sunday morning about O clock, n break
was discovered near the upper end of
the new levee above Suffers Fort, and
in the centre of the great slough which
extends along the base of the ridge
Although the levee is at this point sixty
feet through at the base, the current
from The American, assisted by the wind,
succeeded in undermining it and tear
ing it away the angry element defying
all attempts TO arrest it. By 10 o'clock
the gap had opened to the width of 60
feet, and the water ran through it with
fearful velocity. puring the day the
crevassc gradually widened, and at dark
on Sunday an hundred feet had been
swept away. The Sacramento river
was higher on Sunday at IL o'clock, by
l3 inches, than it was in March, when
the old levee broke. On Monday the
water in front Of the city stood within
IA inches of the top of the levee.
The entire country on the west of the
Sacramento as for as the eye can reach,
is one vast lake, the only dry spot in
Washington being the little cemetery
knoll. Cache Creek is mighty river
The east side Of the Sacramento above
the mouth of the American, is under
| water Ior many miles.
The force with which the water en-
tered the crevasse on Monday kept
wearing it away, and fears are enter
tained that the city will receive the
whole surplus of the American river
The wind and rain did considerable
damage independent of the flood, the
wind upsetting the canvas houses, tear
ing coverings to pieces, upsetting wag-
ons and fences, and the rain by settling
and cracking valuable brick buildings
At the latest advices the waters of
both theSacramento and American were
receding, and hope were beginning to
| pravail that tho Ia kap WOULD dra;v oH