The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-24

yesterday morning Mr.. Hossefross the Chief Engineer
received intelligence Of the fact, when warrant was is
appear this morning. at II clock in the Record
ers Court The mind fairly sckeps prospect Of the
had the powder ignited The whole Fire Department
who we're ignorant Of the fact with hundreds of speca
tors would undoubtedly have been swept into eternity at
one blow Immense masses of burning material would
have been broadcast large po Of the
city, and doubtless gniting many other places which, in
department. would again have laid our fair city in ashes
All the surrounding buildings with their inhabitants
would have been destroyed, and the shipping at the
wharyes burned up. 1t would have struck an almost
aa 6ow to the commercial prosperity of San Francisco
the na s occurred one hour when the city was
the scene no earthly power could have prevented the
disasters have pictured The fact Of dspositing such
quantity OF gunpowde in such place cannot be too
strongly condemned. The lives of hundreds of citizens
and the value of millions of property might have been
| tornian April 30
FIRE In SAN JosE-On the 10th nst the Court house,
the State house, in San JOSE discovered to
trely destroyed The loss is about s. 000 The
undoubtedly the work of an incendiary. When it
first discovered box Of Goals was under the floor
and the supposed object prisoners
who are now in the jail which adoins the Court house
Of the ed j. were areproot The county records wsre
all saved.
SEA STEAMERS CONNECTED WITH SAN FRAScHco, LOST IN
following list of steamers lost in the Paciac:-
Commodore Pyebe MAY Sd, 1851 on Humboldt Bar.
Lnioa-July 5th, 1851, at San Quentin.
ChesapedkeRudder lost at sea- put into Port Oxford
for repairs proceeded to Humboldt Oct. TO- 1851 con-
Sea GMl-January 2eth, 1852 on Humboldt Bar.
Gen WdrTen-January 31st 1852 Clatsop spit.
North Ameca-Febru.ry 9th, 1852, forty miles south
Pio,aee1wAugust 17th, 1852 st. simeons Bay
city Of Piasbury-Burned Oct Oath, 1852 Bay of valpa-
Independence February 10TH 1858, Margarta Island.
1tneSse-March 9th, 1858 entrance San Bay
s. LeVs-April 9th, 1858, three miles north OF Bolt,
mas Bay.
SHOOTING AFFRAY AT BENEcIA-A man by the name of
Mcdonald shot on the 10th ut the State House.
it was woman. 1t appears that man by the Of
Brown who is represented to be of bad character had
been living with Mex Mexican woman whom he had reason
Glanced to meet at the SoanO House, when Brown
menced abusing Mcdonald, beating him severely with
stick Mcdonald refused to fight him at the time saying
he must do at great disadvantage, Brown had his
friend about him. After that, Brown went and bought
a Gov hide and commenced searching for Mcdonald who
by this time had learned that Brown looking or him.
and procured pistol They met in front OF the capitol
his pistol and told him not to advance At this he
cned using his hide saying he bad pistol; but
went round the corner Of small building and drew
Colts revolver and returning, fred three shots at Nc
Donald of which took effect in his neck and lodged
there yet 1t is said that it must prove mortal McDo
nad fred once, but without effect.
CRIME SAN JosE-A MEXICAN BANDIT SHor.-Austin
whose examination before Justice Vermeule for the
der of Ware and whose discharge ehronicled last
bill against him and his principal, witness, a man by
the name of Sales, who understand jointly in
diced for the murder. Austin was arrested at Santa
Cruz and Sales at this place and both securely
roDed On the 2lst of April informed that two
Jose, brought letter to Sheriff johnson, from some
Americans living there, stating that the murderers
Of Welsh had been discovered, that they were then
in San Jose and that the bearers of the letter could
point the muIderers out Acc ordingy, that evening"
the sheriff with several others whom he had summoned
kh
the house where the Mexican bandits The
Sheriff seized and Mr. Wilson the other and led them
cessfu effort to threw off their captors ana started to
The Shers pistol missing fire, the man he had in
% M NV Wo1 aa mounting his horse quickly
fusDg to surrender Mr.. Wilson drew his revolver and
shot him dead He was large man, Of powerful frame
and on the examination of his body other wounds
found and nearly healed which it is said he got in
the conflict with Welsh.
FROM THE Co1oRADo.-The government train which ar
rived here lately from the river reports that very large
immigration still focking in by way of the Gia from
Sonora. They mostly destitute Of food clothing
cuted they have been by their natural enemies the
Apaches, they seek protection We learn that
the Yumas have been stealing some sheep that the
way to the upper country.-San Diego Herald Apr16.
FROM LOWER CAIIroRNIA.-From a private source we
are informed that the Dsurgen party collecting all
the Indians together that they and arming them to
the best of their power What their intentions may be
1t impossible to conjecture but if informant il
rect they must have come object in view whether it is
aggressive defensive remains to be proven If the
former they win find very warm time of t especially if
they cross the rontier.-Sdn Diego Herald april 16.
Presentment of the Grand Jury In tho cases OF
the Independence and s. 8. Lewis.
The following presentmest OF the Grand Jury was
entered on the minutes of the Court
We, the undersigned Grand Jurors of the District
Court Of the United States for the Northern District Of
California hereby report-That the recent sad, heart
rendng caames OF the steamers and river boats show
a culpable negligence and reckless disregard Of human
life the part of the and agents having control
employed
passengers The steamer Independence, lately lost
rously unseaworthy 50 much SO as to render it impos
BILE for her to any disar from Shore without risk
OF foupderng and we attribute her loss to her being
obliged to keep o which exposed her to all the
pers OF the mreecty surveyed coast of Southern Cali
iornia.. Her boats we're inadequate in number, and
miseroby provided with oars and other appurtenances
requisite to render them of service.
The agents Of this line well of the total
uness of this boat for The carriage Of passengers but
continued her the route under the plea of not being
able to replace her with another steamer We therefore
public should hold responsible rather than the captain
and officers in order to check future caamtes and had
the present Grand Jury power to have brought a bill
against the owners and agents of the Vanderbilt line
for the wholesale destruction Of life attending the loss of
the Independence account of her miserable outfit an
eaworthiness we'll for other acts of unuable
negligence and careessness in the transportation of pas
sengers, they certainly would have done so
The severest penalties and utmost rgor of the law
should be enforced in order prevent recurrence of
the startling casualties Of the past few weeks and have
.alutaIy effect to stop the fearful waste o human
which have characterized this line from its commence
ment.
The melancholy disasters of the Jenny Lind and r. K
Page, river steamers, show that some more efhcen
than the present system of inspection should be
adopted to protect the lives of those obliged to
avail themselves Of this mode Of conveyance.
l.. w. Church, Foreman, C. l.. Ross,
n. Lombard Ingols, James Harold
A. j. Morrell, Henry A. Wyman,
T. p. Everett, D. W. Smith,
John Lobdell, j. p. Squires,
j. Ward Eaton, De Witt c. Hamlne,
James r. Lewis, VIM H. Rodgers.
DEATH OF LEWIS & CIARK's MEN IN OREGoN.-The
Oregon Statesman gives the following notice of the de-
cease Of old residents in that Territory
ON the 2sth Of September 1852 at his house on his
claim in Marion county, Oregon Territory Fracois Re-
vet at the age OF 90 years He born in the parish
of Saint Sulpuc Lower Canada. He of the
white men who came to this Territory with IAXia &