Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1853-12-06
From The Alta Californian, Nv. IL

desire OF some OF lllc members 10 enl IilOlc
luxurious fare than is TO be had at Benecia.
The Senator proposed TO be elected cannot take
his seat until December, 1870 and it is contrary to
custom TO make the election 50 long before the Sen
ator elect can take his seat. The cause OF the
hiatus Is that one of the aslrants thinks he can be
elected at the coming session, while it may be ex-
ceedingly doubtful if postponed until %. The can
ddates are Gwinn Broierick, Congressman Nc
Douga, and Collector Hammond.
On the 18th, there two steamboat explo-
sions The American Eagle Eagle exploded near
the 'Three Sloughs" killing six persons. The
Stockton exploded near the City Of New York OF
the Pacific, aud killed two persons. Several Others
are yet in imminent danger
A prostitute named Mary Lee murdered by
Ida Brewer, of the same class, in Sacramento, on
the Dist. Cause, jealousy. The murdered woman
was followed to the grave by large procession.
There was disgracefu riot at Martinez, in Gala
veras county, on the night of the 10Th. The Amer-
cans and Spanards got into general fight Three
Spaniards were mortally wounded.
The Frenchmen, accused of theft, were most dis
gracefully maltreated by mob at Columbia, ON the
18th ult. They were afterwards delivered over to
the proper authorities, and the grand jury refused
to find an indictment against them
The potato crop in Santa Cruz has failed The
cause is a worm which enters at the eyes and de-
stroys the inside of the potato
There have been several duels during the fortnight
in the interior, but nothing fatal
The MneS.-The mining news of the fortnight
has been interesting but there are few items Of suf
fcient importance to attract attention abroad. In
our last summary, we noticed the convention held
In the beginning of last month at Sacramento, by
delegates from different water companies of the
State Most ofthese companies commenced opera
tons in the summer of 1852, after two compare
lively dry winters, and when large amounts OF dirt
had been thrown up to be washed. Many of the
canals were undertaken hastily and managed badly,
and the consequence is that they have been unprof
table stock The convention in attempting to obtain
legislation favorable to the canalling system have
awakened some opposition among the unassociat-
ed miners, who have to pay the companies for
the use Of the water, and often look upon them as
oppressive monopoles
New diggings have been discovered at various
points.
A number of miners have returned from Austria
liza, and all agree that it does not equal California
for the richness of its placers and is far inferior in
the enjoyment Of those popular rights which are
dearer to the American than gold The emigration
from here has ceased entirely
1t is said that several parties are organizing in
the interior to visit the mines on the head waters
of the Amazon.
SIN Francisco-The Land Commissioner have
been very active during the fortnight and have de-
C!ueu Lileeu cdSeS lHey nave uoclueu HHetSeu
cases in all, of which ten, containing $4,000 acres
have been confirmed, and nine containing 26l, 900
acres, have been rejected.
The whole State looks forward anxiously to see
the day when all the land titles OF California will be
permanently settled and from that day the perma-
nent prosperity of the State viii date A principal
cause Of the emigration from our State is the nse-
curity of the land titles.
The Sonora Fillbustering Expedition has attract
a1 Ia afFar A Of fl,o
about seventy, started the night of the 10TH on
the bark Caroline One hundred and eighty others
were afterwards taken out to her by two steam
tug boats. Nothing has been heard OF them since
they left On the 2lst the steamer S. B. Wheeler
previously engaged in the river trade, lett the har
Dor to be employed it is said, in the coastng trade
of the Sandwich Islands Another report said that
she was take part in the llibustering expedition
On the 9th the steamer Goliah took l60 passen-
gers, an unusually large number for Los Angeles
and it is reported that these were portion Of the
party. 1t is expected that the expedition will be
complete failure, and the people generally have but
little sympathy with it
On the 22d ult the St Francis Hotel was burned
In 1919 and 80 it the fashionable hotel of the
city; lately it has been used principally as lodging
house. J. J. Coleman, printer by trade, formerly
of Maryland persisted in the flames. He leaves a
wife and two children in Maryland.
4 most diaboIical murder was perpetrated on
Sunday evening at 81 o'clock, on the road between
Oakland and San Antonio. The circumstances,
which we obtain from resident Of Oakland, are as
follows DR.. Marshall the victim, resided with his
wife in small house on the road above mentioned.
\ Mexican dismOunted at the door, and asked for
drink aud light for his cigarette, and while in
the act of receiving these hosptalites he stepped
back, drew a long knife, and stabbed the Doctor,
the blade entering the left side and passing almost
through the body. He sprang to his horse, and
the Doctor, with the assistance of his wife, stag
gered into the house, seized his pistol and fired
several shots at the murderer but without effect
Assistance was at once procured from Oakland, but
before medical aid arrived the unfortunate man ex
PRED Conjecture is at a loss to ascertain the OBJ
ject of this deed. Dr. Marshall was universally es-
teemed, and did not know Of an enemy in the
world. His wife is almost frantic at the bereave-
ment
Oregon-We have news from Portland to the
Doth ult
The papers complain that the Territory produces
little and imports great deal, even of those ar
tcles in which Oregon might produce an album
dance.
The treaty with the Rogue River Indians has
been published After the formation of the treaty,
some of the whites who disked the treaty and de-
sired the determination of the red men fired upon
the Indians
The cost of the Rogue River war was about
$4,000.
Washington TsyTitOry-It is reported that gold
has been found on the Yenoss, and that miners are
making from SO to Sc per day.
Ha1Cdita LSlc1ldS-Prince Kamehameha has re-
signed the Office ofprime minister and John Young
the former incumbent, and person particularly I'M
popular with the annexionsts ard anti-misslonary
party has been reinstated.
SALE OF NORTH CAROLINA GOLD MINEs-We /
earn from the Charlottesville o. c. Democrat that
The Washington the Lawson, and the HOWE gold |
mines, in Union county, in that State, have lately
oeen purchased by an association of New York cap /
talists, who will soon have two engines of 100 |
lorse power each at work. The new company will /
.dopt the title of the "Union Gold Mining Com
amy" The Lawson NINE since its first discovery, .
t is said, has produced about 100000; and the
fowie mine has returned the comfortable sum of
$4,000. The Gold Hill NINE in the same State,
as yielded for the last two weeks according to the
Democrat the sum Of $4,000.
AZ The Detroit Tribune estimates that strip
f country at least thirty miles in length has been