The Georgetown news., 1855-11-08


New York city is said to be enjoying
remarkable exemption from epidemicS and
diseases of all kinds.
Sanders & Brennan, bankers, San Fran
cisco, failed on the 9th inst.
The shipments Of treasure per mail steam
er Sonora on the 5th inst, amounted to
$2184,199
1t is reported that another reinforcement
for Col Walker left on the 9Th inst. on the
Cortes.
The estimated loss by the destruction by
fire of the Novelty Distillery, San Francis
co, is $25O,O00.
At Monterey, Santa Barbara, Humboldt
Bay, and other points, an extensive busi-
ness Of capturing whales has been carried
on during the summer in small boats from
the shore.
Henry Rohn, compositor in the Office
of the Humboldt Times, was shot down on
the morning of the Goth ult., while at work
setting type, by q rufiian named Grum-
mond.
j. A. Morse, formerly editor of the Bon
Ton Critic, and sentenced to years con-
fnement in the penitentiary, made his es-
cape on the Both ult. A reward of 500
- ofTarod for bio ,o+,,rD
One Of the workmen engaged in digging
a trench for gas pipes in Sacramento, the
other day, exhumed slug. Lucky.
BY the new steamer arrangement, the
Nicaragua steamers will leave on the 9th
and oath OF each month.
Three indictments were found against F.
NJ. Case, on the Both ult. in San Francisco,
for forging checks on Palmer, Cook & Co.,
amounting to Sl7O0.
High winds prevailed in Sacramento and
San Francisco on the I'd inst, carrying
away signs, rending awnings, and stripping
trees in the former city, and doing consid-
cradle damage to the shipping in the harbor
of the latter.
A rich quartz lead has lately been dis
covered in Santa Cruz county.
The expenses of the city Of San Francis
co for the last year amounted to S856,4l6.
At the recent election in the State of
Connecticut, large majority Of votes were
cast in favor Of so amending the constitution
as to require all electors to be able to read
the constitution and statutes.
The Sandwich Islands treaty, recently
between the U. S. and the Ha-
waaian Government, consists il the estab-
lshment Of a reciprocal free trade in all the
products of the TWO countries.
AT Vallecito on the 28th ult., two men
named Blake and Butler, while attempting
to regain some stolen horses from Mexican
horse thieves, were shot and instantly killed.
Col. Henley, Indian Agent, has been
gathering the Indians from Bear River
across to the Yuba, for the purpose of loca-
ting them at Nomee Lackee.
When the last census was taken in Chile
there were 1869 foreigners in the repub-
lie, of whom 1894 were English, 1922 Ger
man, 1850 French, 9l5 Spaniards, $50
Americans.
The total value of property in Sacramen-
to City is S7,6l7,785.
Brooms are now being manufactured in
Sacramento for expectation.
Hon. James Buchanan isabout to lead to
the altar the widow of the late President
James X. Polk.
Information was received by the Sonora
that Henry Meiggs, the great forger and
defaulter, had been arrested by the U. S.
Consul at Valparaiso.
Richard Lindsey, while at work, on the
29th ult., in tunnel near Nevada, was
crushed to the earth by the falling of a
boulder, breaking the spine, and leaving lit
tie hope Of recovery.
The yellow fever, August 9th, was ra-
ging with great virulence at Barbados, the
deaths reaching thirty per day.
There are at preseut fifty persons confined
in the prison brig at Sacramento, six of
whom are charged with murder, and FIVE
with assault to murder.
The clipper ship Challenger, which sailed
for China on the 9th, carried 400 Chinese
passengers and large amount of treasure
The Novelty Distillery at San Francisco
was destroyed by fire on the I'd inst. Three
persons received injuries which resulted in