Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-03-27
The Excitement MT shasta--The City un-
der M Mrttul Law

The Excitcment Mt shasta--The City nm
der Martial Law
5 The SACRAMENTO Statesman is informed that
great excitement still exists In Shasta and yici
nifty, arising out OF the arrest of the persons
engaged in the hanging of Williams, at Red
Bluffs, and some of whom are now in prison
awaiting trial under the indictment for muir
der, found against them by the grand jury.
The Shasta Courier publishes an account Of
the proceedings up to Saturday morning. 18th
inst. 1t was supposed, then, that the party who
had come up from Red Bluffs had returned
home, contented to allow the law to take its
course 1t appears, however, that they ex-
pressed determination to return again some
night and rescue the prisoners /; in consequence
Of which, Sheriff Nunally enrolled all the citi
zens OF Shasta city, under a requistion to pre-
serve the peace Of the State. Nearly every
man in the place was thus brought into duty,
and since that up to the time our informant
left, the prison has been guarded night and day.
The force kept on duty has been not less than
sixteen men. No further arrests than hereto
fore reported have been made, and as several
others are indicted, it is probable we shall hear
offurther arrests shortly.
There is considerable excitement at Red
Bluffs, and we learn that the people there are
determined, if possible, to prevent further ar
rests if attempted.
Miscellaneous Matters.
The San Francisco papers speak of large ar
rivals of merchandise there from the East
The wholesale houses have almost all sus
pended business. The Price Current has no
large sales to report. There are in fact no
wholesale transactions in any article of mer-
chandise, and all attempts to realize would only
result in heavy losses. There is surplus
stock of -four. amounting. it is reported, to
90, 900 barrels above the wants for consumption,
before next harvest. The amount Of wheat on
hand is reported to be 100000 sacks, equal to
$4,000 barrels of -four, besides what is in the in
terror; altogether about $4,000 barrels, while
the estimated consumption up to next Septem-
Der is 10000 barrels.
The people of San Francisco are at a loss
what to do with their money, as many do not
like to replace it in the hands Of bankers, SO
that boarding for time is resorted to.
The long looked for rain has come at last,
and the miner and the agriculturist will gain
thousands where they have lost hundreds by
the bank failures. 1t has rained steadily for
nearly forty hours, and judging from the ac-
counts already received, we are led to believe it
has extended throughout the State. Through
out the mining section an immense quantity Of
dirt has been thrown up, awaiting only for
water to repay the miner for his toll. A gem
tleman estimates that in Eldorado county alone
enough dirt has been heaped up to wash out
$8,O00,0O0.
The news from Kern river is Of an exciting
character. The accounts from the newly dis
covered diggings represent the miners as doing
remarkably well, some say averaging $40 to
$40 per day. The steamers for San Pedro
the nearest point of disembarkatio for the
mines-go down crowded with passengers.
The Indian troubles in the vicinity appear to
be increasing. Someten white men and about
seventy Indians have been killed..
The sale of property for delinquent taxes,
advertised to take place on Saturday, has been
postponed, the condition of money matters
rendering such course a matter of necessity.
An application will be made to the Legislature
authorizing postponement for thirty days.
The ordinance authorizing the funding of the
city debt of San Francisco S 500 900, at
per cent. per annum--has passed the common
council, and is now before the legislature.
A bill has been introduced into the legisla.
ture for prohibitory liquor law, submitting
the matter to thevote of the people at the gem
eral election of 1855.
The Markets.
SAN FRANCISCO MARKET, February 2S.-It is
no exaggeration of language to say that there
has been nothing done to-day in the way Of
selling goods. The heavy rain, which has
fallen without cessation since morning, has
prevented the moving of merchandise, as well
as kept people within doors, unless brought out
by actual necessity and the collection of bills
and preparation of correspondence and remit.
ances for to-morrow's mail have absorbed every
ones energies and attention.
There has been scarcely any demand from
the country for goods and the few sales which
we note below, it will be noticed, we're made
yesterday.
Flour-a sale of 500 barrels, Haxall, was
made yesterday on private terms. Nothing
whatever has been done to-day, aside from some
triAing jobbing sales.
Grain-no sales of any description have been
$50 sacks Barley sold at 2 cents;
$50 do. Eastern Oats, at 2a0ents; $50 do. Calao
do, at 1t cents.
Potatoes-lso sacks sold in two lots, at II
cent.
Powder-20O kegs Hazards blasting sold at
$40.
Woodenware--an invoice ($3, OO0) of willow
and wooden ware sold at l5 per cent. advance.
From South America.
Valparaiso dates of 18th February, and Cal
lao dates of the 18th, bring nothing important
The steamer Mississippi sailed for home on the
9th ultimo, and the frigate st. Lawrence left
for the United States on the 9Th, the Independ-
snce having arrived to relieve her.
The sloop of war Decatur had sailed for the
coast of Eucador. The sloop of war John
Adams arrived on the 10Th of January from
Rio.
Markets were dull in Peru; and there is, in
fact, nothing of Importance from that quarter
either commercially or politically.
The Bogota Congress met on the LIST Of Feb
ruary