The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-09-13
From California

The steamship Illinois arrived New York on Satur-
day evening" with the San Francisco mails 10 The Ih Of
Alsu.t. She left A.pnwaI on The III lssiani. and had
s6s3 937 10 gold dust on freight, aid 40 passengers
Steamship Philadelphia, due at Aspinwall from New
Ofleans, bad not arrived when tie Illinois left The Isl
s:abt wal celebrated by the citizens of New Granada
in honor OF the adopos Of new constitution which
into effect that day, and by which many inpcrt-
changes made in the administration of public af
fairs. Jsltl.rE 3R lsz raett stL
The health OF the sthmus is good and much less rain
fell in the month Of August than is usually experienced
during that portion OF the wei season ~
There have been no late arrivals at Aspin wa with
tie exception oil the schooner Petrol, OF Baltimore which
arrived the let inst although several vessels
overdue. Brig Balance, from New York, had been on,
AFFAIRS IN SAN FRANcIsC) "A letter in the New
YoIK Journal of Commerce, dated San Francisco, Aug
Is, says.
From The interior OF The State many portions OF the
dry digging which have beea worked the paai winter
and spring with good have been abandoned oI
The miners have been depending upon water compa-
MES, which have been established most Of the pay ing
dry dgginss, Tor the purpose OF supplying them with
water, and these companies, many paris OF The
Try where diichlng and funlDs rendered
By it's roushness have depended upon falling streams for
their supply fr .rHJ
The bsh water in the moun,ain Streams until late in
the season. will prevent The working to much purpose oil
liver Claims which, together with The usual
OF this branch 81 mining will make this summers pro-
But this will not be general complaint another sea
son. for the OF those companies before that time
will have extended their races to streams that " fur.
nsh them with abundance OF water the year round
CALAyrRAs AT Vascito The miners are doing ADM.
rably. They have adopted different system This year
from Thai pursued heretofore During the months
they coDfne themselves exclusively 10 digging from the
shafts and tunnels the pay du, and stacking up,
awaiting the winter rams Tor The means OF washing IT
While thus engaged they pick up large quantities
OF gold. One company (Naguife'r) got forty ounces in
one day in this msnner The lsbel Company. on one
OCCASION got thirty ounces and upwards in single pail OF
DIRT and the fret OF August found beautiful lump
oil gold weighing over ten pound,
TRAGEDIss IN CALAvgRAs.-We take the follow ing cat
alogue Of horrors the occurrence OF week, from the
Calavefss Chronicle: lis
Yes erday morning report spread through the town
Thai Charles J. Bufum. esq., agent here OF rodas ex-
press had been shot. crowd instantly rushed 10 his
house. and frighful spectacle presented itself; tie
body lay ihefe 10 pool OF blood. Death had been
caused ty the discharge OF apsto The mazze evidently
having been placed IN the mouth, the face with.
out wound Of any kind. What impeled him TO the
rash act remains secrets nothing was discovered among
his papers 10 explain he had been and conversed
with by numbers OF his friends bali hour previously
Win sorrow record the brutal murder Of Mr. Jee
ni.h Jenries, one OF our odes, settlers. On Sunday
n,ornng he found dead on the floor OF his
house, the Buck Horn Ranch, near III Dorado HIS
throat cut, and there TWO deep gashes in bis
SIX all and one on his back, as " inflicted by pick He
was known 10 have had lew hundred dollars and 10
get possesson OF this the villains pe.peiraied the foul
deed lie came here in 1919, where he resided I'LL 1851
when be visited his family IN Boston On his return he
commenced anu ltely Pu'cUhsen the ABOVE
ranch His wife and family reside in Bosom lie served
in Mexico in company N Massachusetts regiment.
HAselSG or Bull F:eHrEa tCgARLgY--GIpsosvn.LE,
Aug, 10, 1888 Charley, The Sp@n,srd, who
pe'oned Of tho murder OF Joseph Mencer. brought
here yesterday and tried There was conclusive train
OF evidence fully proving h,s guilt tie offered no ev
denoe N his detence but asked TO speak privately win
his counsel and interpreter, which was granted after
which, the jury retired. and were absent about twenty
nDutes, when they returned with a verdict Of guilty..
The sentence left to the vote Of the crowd when
moved and seconded that he should be hung in
hour. during which lime The counsel were engaged in
trying 10 obtain confession from him. On bearing hrs
sentence he d,d seen 10 move IT ALI A committee
vas then appointed To select suitable spot tor the exs
cvuon which was ione and they proceeded with the prs
onef 70 the ga'loss He hung al quarter pas, ak
and y !, ~ hssg one hour t1lfsl- ~ fs'u sall11
iSoiAs rhorsLxs AT iooUr aivrs. "A company ron
sNunS o' about hfie*n Uned States sosltrs from For
ZONES and twenty Of thmy volunteers from Yreks and
vsseMhoTn, we'll .apriied with arms and ammnnisiJ m
Jka on ue 9Th Tor the scesA oil scton, spd abolhs
somsssy' Of sush srsaisf numbers, waaao have lsk n
wptvsf~sNe Nfut