The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-10-15
CALIFORNIA ITEMS.



EAoE ron IITE-on Monday last SAYS the shasta Re-
publican o. the stages which upon the YrekA road
left the Pt-riFsr station is from Treka 70 the
valley. The coach bad passengers and driven b.
Jared Robbins familiarity known among the drivers
Curly Jerry Afe- leaving the PItIver station the
road passes stretch o. thirty miles through wider
ness N which water Be obtained and without q
white iuhEbIfAut great portion Of this distance l.
through timber chAgpareL Afer proceeding several
miles over this lonely and desolAis road shower Of
rows soddeny poured IN upon Jerry from the thick
bushes which lined each side 81 The road Woundsd in
several PLACES aud with many arrOws sticking in his
clothes and flesh Carly pat the whip TO his horses ard
commenced for Life through an ambascAde the e.
q which be unable 70 determine. The afghied
horseE hit with several bounded the ground
yng with such rAPdty that the vehicle threatened every
moment TO cspszs smash IN pieces sgAnsf the stgmPs
and roc From every bush and hiding place capable o.
concealinr foe Jerry received fight Of a-rovh Al
length a small prairie reached clear and open afo-d
ing 10 lurking place for the terrible ssvAEus-
Fortune favo-S brave and fortune favored Jerry
II the middle Of this prairie the coach which had
many shocks suddenly broke down Jerry. heei-
ing from many wouods hastily Jumped from the ho1 and
ouunencsd unhtchng his borses from the vehicle ThF
action was observed By the Indians behind VINO with
thousand Tes sprAng from their Hmbuscadas and charged
upon hin Bat Jerry in tine BE EPrAng upon one
Of the horses and leA1ing tie obs-s again comm,Doed
raining the gauntlet for lie The PrArie passed and
the again plunged into the dangerous chEpparc
The EnbRscAds E cOHtiuusd and JerrTs clothes became
fairly riddled with ArrUvB his gloves But A.
though covered with blood be confirmed urg. On his
horses encouraged By The thsuEht that every bound
brought him the Hat Greek StHton As be drrE
this posi- the shooting gradually sacened and ger
~ finally arrived # The door dead sirs having
ridden through Rmbusos5s ten miles In length
messenger rs imnsdiaisy despatched % Shasta for
. surgeon Dr. Raymond EFF on Tuesday evening 70 the
relief Of the wounded Alfho1gh fhs driver had
teen wounds none of them grsfs.d learn il
mortal and be IL considered In a fair way
DEg7KUrTIux oT PROPERTY ~ rRr or rur SAcnAMrvTo-
few days since says SacrArnsnto Uuiou re had oo-
cAson notice the coBf.gHon that sweeping over
the dry grass along the banks Of the Sacramento in Tuo
and C0lnsa counties The flames il then STATED ap-
preached nearly the river banks 70 endsnEer the
safety q the Steamboats, 10 passing Since then would
appear from letter received in Sacramento dated Grand
island September that the flames have been s1tsndnC
ther rArRgs and carving destruction IN their oourss AloS
the valley Of the Sacramento When aad where fh.T vi
stop tel have present the means 81
Asosrazing accurately The exeut of the loss sr-Ady Eus-
tanned The gentleman from Grand Inland writes. aTbs
whole country b1rning over We have lost one hur-
dred cords Of wood and suppose there have been from
fifteen hundred 70 two thousand cords Of wood nesry
as may tons Of hay, burned between Knighs Landing
and Grand islRnd7
Tzr IrD1ar wan N wAsHrKC7os TrHErruEE-ErtrAct a
letter from officer Of the United States steamer Mnzsn-
chusstts dated Sestfe AuFust n 1856 ssys We GET
underway io-morrow morning to proceed cruise in
fDcA Straits % keep the northern Indians under suhec
ton Within few weeks past four o. n. prominent
and vNrlks fndnn chief together with some hve hundred
warriors have Surrendered themselves 10 Colonsl Virgin
Of the army. We therefore consider the M having
terminated n tins Territory, and indeed both sides q
the Cascade mountnG Coz Stevens has ordered All the
volunteers 70 be asbanded. All vel on board
Morn We have been favored snys The Stock
ton Argus with letter directed 70 the Pnchc Erprsst
Company, dated Knights Fsry, September IL From II
learn that two esmsters into Carp ths Ferry
yesterday with the intelligence that smother robbery had
taken piars on Wednesday the road few niles FROM
thai place teaster stopped b. two horu-
bsck vhs demanded his money vbeu 81 the rohterr
placed his pistol the ,~swsfes bead Will. the other
a-srched h Afterwards TIER rent 70 the and took
cut one 81 the horses Il the DAY previous Tuesday
70 that which the abcSs robbery took place that Mp
Horsn stopped q sw niles from Csouersn's on the
Sonors rnsa sna robbed q Forty dollars The writer Of
ne letter FROM which reau the above Information
here Hrrns 70 b orFnn7ed band ~ robbers