The Georgetown news., 1855-08-09
Later from southern California.


We have dates from Southern California
to the 18th ultimo. We make room for
the following summary:
Notwithstanding the visitations of rust
and grasshoppers, and drouth and earth
quakeS, and divers other drawbacks upon
our prosperity as a people, we can congrat-
ulate ourselves upon the fact, that if we have
suffered, Others have suffered more; and that
by comparison. we are yet head and should
ers above our brethren, who, in addition to
all the ills above enumerated, have had their
places cast among broken bankers and
Swartwouting conveyancers.
Times are hard in the lower Counties
There is no denying the fact, and many
poor wight, who has perhaps placed too
light consideration to the mere mechanic
al job of affixing his fist to paper, has gone
under to rise from the wreck Of his patri-
mony as clean as a thanksgiving goose
These are slight matters, however, and with
the disappearance OF the little red flag from
above the motley collection found at what
is termed saeriff's sale, the circumstance
is forgotten.
1t is usual in times of great struggling
for people to indulge in complaining, but
such is not the case here; on the contrary,
there appears to be a feeling of relief that
an opportunity is afforded to indulge in our
national prediction for electiOneering. AS
the important season approaches excite
ment increases, and candidates are spring
ing up on every hand evincing determin-
alton to do or die. What with our city,
county, district and State elections, we
shall have our hands fulI-[Southern Cali
fornian.
SHocKING.-Advicesfr from the TETON bring
US the melancholy news of horrible en-
counter by Mr.. Kreene, with grizzly, in
which Mr. Keene was literally torn to pieces.
Keene, who has recently been residing at
the Fort, was hunting. in company with a
Mr. Taylor, few miles this side of the Fort,
when they shot at and wounded a large
grizzly. In attempting to drive the bear
from thicket, Mr.. Keene was unfortunate
y seized by the monster who tore the flesh
entirely from his face, totally destroying one
Of his eyes, his nose, cheeks, and otherwise
mutilating him in the most shocking man.
ner. Strange to Say, at last accounts the
unfortunate man was alive, but no possible
chance Of his recovery existed. Mr.. Keene
formerly resided in this city, but of late has
been at the Fort Ibid
A fine specimen of the California condor
was killed short time ago, which measured
eight feet across the wings and breast, and
weighed over twenty pounds. "On dissect
ing the animal it was found to have an i'm
mense development Of the internal viscera.
The stomach contained fish, meat, and
muscles with the shell on, the shells in ID
half digested state. 1t held by measure
ment half a gallon of water. 1t has two giz-
yards, the upper one small as a chickens, but
the lower and larger one -four times the size
of the first. The large gizzard has a very
singular appendage Of bunch Of long stiff
bristleS on the inside, mingled with excres-
ences of a hard. warty nature. The inside
of this gizzard is lined very roughly after
the fashion Of coarse sand paper. Heart,
liver, lungs and gall bladder, same size as
those of young pig. The large gizzasd
was filled with the hair of animals which the
bird had eaten. and was about the capacity
of four fluid ounces. The whole of these
yiscera had an abominable smell of musk.
liz lllObC vi NllC dillIId1y lnOuSu, Is vi d
bright arterial red and of very fine grain"
SAN DIEGO AND GILA RAILROAD CON-
PANY.-We learn that this company are
taking steps to complete the survey of the
unfinished portion of the line between the
harbor of San Diego and the head of San
Deigo river. With this link completed, a
continuous and practicable route from this
point to the waters of the Mississippi will
have been surveyed and definitely located.
San Deigo Herald.
EARTHQUAKE AT SANTA BARRARA.-Two
distinct shocks of an earthquake were felt
in this city at about P NJ. yesterday. The
vibration of the earth was from east to west
and for some moments there was caused yerv
considerable excitement amongst our citi-
zens. Many left their houses, apprehensive
of recurrence of the danger. The violence
OF the shock was sufficient to move the walls
OF the houses throw down small articles
and for the time being caused very gener-
al CONSERVATION. 1t is but a short time
since similar occurrence took place in Los
Angeles, in which some considerable dam
age was done to property, and we may ex-
pect repetition of these shocks in this sec
ton of the country during the summer
Should one of these earthquakes occur in
San Francisco, numbers of the brick build
ings there would undoubtedly be DESTROYED.
a peculiarity which attended the shock felt
here was distinct rumbling noise, resem-
bling dull thunder, which lasted for some
minutes previous to any visable motion be-
ing felt Santa Barbara Gazette.
FIRE AND Loss OF LIFE-SACRAMENTo