The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-12-12

| seVereLce Nearly Inc whole cf he n'pn bee
ella nsu by Par'ies and work with the 'u
deisrTiran Of exploring every sLa crevse il
depths Capital aud labor ed and the w,r
| is arranged that the individual expense is bu
slight From fifteen to thir persons club thei
ch.ins together ard hire two three to sink
,,at or riivs tunnel into j., as the case my ne
| Many ~ the business men Of Sonora engage
IN mining and appear TO be Wiling to invest Ia, g
y in sucn enterprises Mossrs. Patrick, vsleau, Col
1ips and some twenty.fv others, have formed them
selves into company styled the Telegraph Comoany
| located claim the mountain ear By rne's Ferry
sno hsve commenced operations thereon. several he
psnes have also extensive works ia ,ha
| objection. At sbaws Flat the holes tina. have bee
dug to the bed are yielding largely and many
ponies are busiy engaged in sintipg shafts on thei
cuims. The Sonora Table Mountain Company compose
Of M.ssrs Heslep, Yapey Dufield h Co.. have g thei
shafts wei under .sy, and confidently expect strik
the lead in six weeks Their claim near the rich eain
Of Mann Co. II Is almost surp Using to witness tn
avicity with which men her etofore engaged in otbe
business are keizng upon chances for investing rnbl
Mountain clsims But the numerous places along tn
\ mountain in which the lead BIAS been ruck, and it.
| Known extreme richness, would warrant jus
ments'
THREE MINERS KILLED.
The Trinity Times esrrs of unfortunate casualty
resulting IN me deatn OF GO MINERS which happened
on the afternoon Of the 9Th inst company we're en-
gaged in cutting deep cut in Gsssy Hill, mile from
Ridgevine, when the bank caved in them ouryina
fbtm alive. The Of the unfortnnate essons VIII
Hsven and Sahsns Sces sss s
20 nsne ia native Of Parksburg Indiana Haven
from stnpcDk but last from South Waterford Aoins
bsniel Block has mother residing 1T Cape
ard a sister in Illinois,
Collision at sea-supposed Loss or the Bark
Rover.
Inc Herald OF Monday last contained notice OF Q
collision at sea- Faraone Islands, which occur
led the evening of the saturday previous be wee
The British bark Rover and the American bark Acadia
The latter vessel sustain ed considerable dansge
rigging, nno was ccmpellt to return for repairs. The
Rover kept on her course ard it presumed that she
had csped IL jury. The following circumstances how.
ever, induce the horrible suspicion that the vessel
toundered soon after the accident IN when
beard must have persisted pilot boat which arrv.
yesterday rcm seaward reports wing the bodies
Of thee per Mtxican and two children
lyIg on the beach of Point San Ped o. about twenty
miles to the stuthwUrd ct saD FrspciscD Heads. The
Rover was bound tor san Bias with between fifteen and
twenty IasieIgers, pIinci ally Mexicanr. among when
weie two families named Gonzales and villazrsno. The
hF.t consisted of the parents and three children.
u family OF senior VillaRisno number ed eight
bim'li vie, wi's's m,,her sno five children. Mr..
hld, French gepl man well known In this civ was
alto among the passengers
Tie vessel was COMMANDED by Mr.. Law forme ly q
dentist in this city These are he only that
baye been lie TO ascertain at present Ath ugh there
Is ground for the he that the Rover hsr
voyage in safety there is much for fearing the
worst The greater portion Of her cargo coDsi ed Of
heavy freight such as i'cn machinery aud quicksi
ID OF tanks and IL the If he starting If her head
tin fe,s by the collision MS is supposed DO human effort
could have kept her aoat ard If such the case it Is
possible that u leak not immedia ely diaovesed
The Acadia reports having the lght Of the Rover two
Tours after The lsin. The yer struck the Acadia
On the s'arhoad how, cerryh sway with her jibboom
portion Of The ACadias foI ggng breaking up taa
,s II, thu bow port 10 hs starboard brace block
Bi vessels ulder good head LAY, and the collision
must koye been quite violent TIE night was unusually
da,k, and the extent Of the damages sustained by the
rave relations and friends in this city, and the report
rtatve to the bodies Point Pedro ia correct
we shall nobab soon have definite m III
serce regarding the fate If The Royer.-San Francisco
H,o'd, Ntc, ~.
Miscellaneous.
81 icnE KIT AK,nIphfD NC.AE.--I Lieut.. Archibald
McPGe, mmanding the $. revenue cutter Ewing,
came TO his death SATURDAY evening Nov IL by his
act beard Of lis sel lying in this ha Dor.
Lieut.. McRae had for some time exhibited symp Of
patti, lei srgemen. and there had becnme Affirming
Saturday evening, that The clerk u he Ewing
dlceo to send en- beard the u S. steamer Active,
qu.sng the presence OF the officers of that vessel Two
q TIE officers Of The Active in med,Sely vent board
he Ewing, and had interview with Capt. Mcae in his
cabin and passed Deniy two hours with him 10 social
COZ versa,cD Observing potipg remarkable in his lan-
guaee behavior they oade good Night and start
20 10 return to heiryessel but haf scarcely reached the
deck when They heard the report II piscl Upon
u,phR 10 the cabin they found Capt. McRae yng On
Ito bis head, the raj eneg just below The RICH ten.
e aud producing death in very few mioutes. Coroner
t 40 sn inque's @pGn an5 booy yesterday aeooon
acts deceased was ~ years OF age San Francisco d l
oiit,inio.
PxIEysNE CoHFIAcRATioy SAN FRAycsco-REloRTED
Loss CT LIE FREaES hJrRED--A few minutes before
midnight fire broke out III wcocen tenement north
sice OF Con nercia street. adj lining the large ae bud
rg ccuPiec The Young America fruit store, the
rthvet OF Comue cia and Battery The
fsmes extended either tide with great rapidy, ami
o'n enyel' ped the four buildings between III. crner
The wer oor Of the hdirp i, which The Ar oripna,sd
was eccupHd by Guerin boot and ah store. The
upIer rticn was occupied as Lodging h1use. The
barely time TO escape and 1t Is feared that
pers1e in the flames. II reported that The mother
b mas Il smss
he exelons Of the ST. Francis Hook and la der Com.
pauy iley were among the first at the fire. aud Ia
srumtnal in saving al lives. Mr.. James Farley
en.btr Of CIescent Fire G. npspy No. 10 severely
injured by the failing of sheet iron roofing, which
srtek him across re back A member Of St Francis
Il. Ok atd adder Conpary, named Boshua, alo
irjnIed by the falling ,imbers. member Of Pacific.
No. nsne not aseertainec susta ned sevelo Injury
The barrier ftesene by the brick bUa..u on Battery
STREET. adirig he lcspg A~eIica fruit store, afforded
ge.' asst tsn<s % the hrtnen preventing the spread
Of me flames in tha. direction. Hof's btick build
ing just fla sbed the southwest If Commercial
and BATTERY sree,s took fie but saved by the
of mind If Mr. Curry, Who forced admittanca and
c sed the mon shutters. The front was much defaced
the flames had gained fearful heedwe, bef the aei
val q tie Fire department but In less than twenty
minutes after Re frat alarm from the City III bell the
fire was IN ie,e shjugatioD 10 the powerful sirea
OF water FL NJ eve,y sce Owing to the )aeness Of the
hour ard gen eiol Duson The Of the
the property could not be ascertaited II il p,esumei
that The he was occssioned by sn diary. Whel
the flames eubdued the proprietor Of Hendrick sons
festaurant spread n fine table tor the firemen-San
FrGhtisto Herald, Ncr. 10.
who tIief nvicted at the Septembe term Of
tie Ii the. Ctut, Of the murder OF David Goodwin
HseowD was executed at this place Friday the 9th
inst. He TESTED great Indifference to the last
nep., mounting the scaiIeld he thew his hat
smong the crowd and sa' down with the u,most II.
chaenn II Is s'aed that This la, belonged to Good
and found H. the Possession aiggins when
lie arrested forming pant Of the chain u evidence
against him. Higgins drank the health Of The crowd aud
sia,.o ioeuaTly hat IL this, his dcLa In tragedy h
audience was very large lie down cccasio ally for
ututnt inhe course Of his remarks rising and address
ing he crowd again when something ed his mi "a
Which he wsi cd tc ray As the fatal moment approach
ed lie hnntss nerve which he had heretofore mani
etcc were observed TO be sighy shal en- and his voice.
sones hat trtmulous, betrayed ,Se emotion which
te al .pd avotd 10 conceal TO the last. About moo
The drop I'LL, and his earthly II j.
esfmattd KAT ftm fifteen hnpoI cd TO two thousand
rerfrs preent al the execution H,pios persist
10 the last III deIyp his guilt.-Shaad Repullcdn.
l. DIAN CorAon "A correspondent Of the C,ium hia
7Jr states that the largest gathering OF Indians eve
III TITS part o tie country recently took plase
he head waters of the luoumpe river deler
present nom gr.si many tribes both side oil
ile serIn Nevada well the far north. Ths