Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-04-19
CAIIFORNIA NEWS.

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winds quickly dispersed the clouds. The rain
above alluded to Was felt in several localities IN
1 the interior. Agricultural and mining intererts
are the direct sufferers by this visitation, but tue
| entire State is indirectly affected by 1t.
The trial of a. A. Cohenhas been brought to
close, and the jury has brought IN verdict S,I
tdecidiug that Cohen, as receiver of Adams q Co.,
| received assets to the amount of $3.50, O46.lS,
| being $l2l, 900 more than he accounted for. A
NEW referee (Air. Duer) has been appointed to
| hear the remaining issues and the bail has been
reduced from $500, 900 to $3.50 900;
A large clipper fleet has entered our haroor
during the past fortnight, bringing an immense
stock Of goods to an over stocked market. Among
these is the clipper ship Antelope, Capt Cole, in
/ 81 days from New York, and the barque Green
/ field, Capt. Follensbee, in Ill days from Liver
pool-the former the quickest passage in twelve
months, and the latter the quickest trip on record
between California and England.
I Among the speculative plans OF the day Is
one to span San Francisco Bay with bridge
connecting this CITY with Contra Costa. a bill
granting a charter for this purpose is now before
| the Legislature. Its strongly opposed IN this
| vicinity, and the whole scheme Is regarded us
| impracticablc. The distance across the bay IS
/ not less than eight miles, and the water IRON
90 to GO feet deep.
1 The bark Julia Ann has been wrecked on a
barren island in the South Pacific, and several
| lives were lost. A lady, one of the surviving
passengers, publishes in the Alta California
detailed account of the disaster.
With the opening of the port of Manzanillo to
American steamers has commenced a valuable
fruit trade between that place and San francisco
| By every steamer touching there en- route Tor
California from San Juan del Sud, considerable
quantities of oranges, bananas and other tropl-
cal fruits are imported.
The Legislature is still in session. Numer-
Gus bills have been passed, the most interesting
of which will be found in another column.
a medical convention, composed of the lead
ing physicians of the State has been held at
| Sacramento. sssss 5s.--sie - -
Judge Jonathan jenkins, formerly o. S. Con-
sui at Yucatan, having been appointed U. >.
Consul at Apia in the Navigators Islands, sailed
for that place March It'll, in the schooner -Jea-
nettc
Tho steamer Golden Age arrived on the 18th
inst from Panama, with 4SO passengers, and
news from New YOrkup to Feb. 20.
THE ROGUE RIVER INDIANS.
The Herald Of the 18th has late accounts from
Rogue River, received through DR. Hilton. At
the time the Dr. left they had succeeded in re-
deeming Mrs. GciSeli, daughter, and infant about
4 five weeks old: her husband and three sons hav-
ing been killed in the attack of the 22d Fcbru-
airy.
On-thc Cd inst, five white men and one nc
gro left the Fort for the purpose of securing
some potatoes that we're not destroyed by the
fire at the mouth Of the river, and although well
armed were cut off, and every man killed, since
which time no persons have vcnturcd to leave
the Fort; forty men being kept on guard day
and night zThe whole number of persons in the
4 Fort being % men, % wOnnded,) 7women aud
II children. Only about 60 guns arc in the
Fort, and the supplies are reduced to abOut six
days rations The Indians have made three
I attacks but were rcpulscd each time, losing
some few of their number, but they have not, as
yet, made aitsgencral :chargc;sand fors lack Of
numbers no sally has been made from the Fort
As accommodation iSskcpt up between the
parties they learned from Mrs. GCiscl, (who was
la prisoner with the Indians for nine days,) all
further particulars respecting their vi CIV sand
Intentions. She states that the Indians are very
Esanguine thae they will entirely overcome the
whites and secure Immediate possession OF the
Fort, as tits supplied by small running stream,
which the Indians threatened to cut oft, but
(which. rs vet, had not been done. A communi-
cationu is kept open, with the beach, distance
of some IA yards, from which place they secure
their firc-wood The Doctor left the Fort rs
messenger to Port Oxford, by mean of the whale
boat sent from that place Mrs. Gciscl and her
infantwere received in exchange for two squaws
who were prisoners in the hands Of the whites.
Her daughter was purchased at something of n
cost At the time of capturing Mrs. Gcisel, on
the night of the 22d inst, her hands were tied
behind her and she was compelled to witness the
murder OTHER husband and children, rs well as
the most savage mutiliation of their bodies after
death, when she was conducted TO like horrible
scenes upon the persons of many of her friends
and ncigbors. 30
INDIAN WAR IN WASHINGTON TERRITORY.
Captain Paul X. Hubs, jr., in a letter address
cd to his father dated at Port Townsend, 9th
February, states that he was with company OF
4 volunteers, the Northern Rangers, stationed ut
the blockade of the Sno-ho-mish river at the
time of the attack on Seattle, whence they dis
timely heard the guns of the Decatur. Hc re-
marks:-
'sThe Indians madc'a desperate attack at Scat
tie aud hadit not been of or the SlOop Decatur the
town would have been taken. The number OF
Indians engaged in the attack was 5S6. Whites
in Seattle, some 300inhabitantS, old and young.
was on the Sno-ho-niSh at the time of the bat
tie, with 80 men. This was the most daring at,
tack that have ever known the redskins to
make. They fought cigat hours, at a. distance
of about 200 yards They were armed with re,
{ fcs and revolvers, common to NIL the indians
near the water, and arc as true shots rs any
men living. Killed. whites, "a Indians.
"Wearc organizing new company, of which
we give the command to my friend Capt. Var
Bokclih, brother to your friend the Alderman Of
San Francisco, and shall take the field imnedi.
atcly with sixty privatcs, for six month service
Paul K, ir., says the race, aboriginal, in the
north is nearer the white race than any he has
before seen, both in stature and intellect. lie
controlled, the past year a la Jim Savage, three
tribes on Vancouver Island, whose services were
declined by the American authorities from pru,
dental motives. They took whales frequently
with their sixty paddle canoes, and the widest
bear succumbs to their rifles and rcYolvcrs.-
(. San Fran6isco Globe, 1914.
s4l 7.z oAEGoS.
:. The Indian war continues in the Northern
Territories Gen. Wool, with nearly all his
available force, has left here for the seat Of war
At the latest adviccs, decisive and great bat,
tic was expected between the volunteers, several
hundred strong and tho Indians, numbering up.
wards of three hundred
Our latest advices from Oregon arc to the Isl
Of March, and from Washington Territory. To
Feb, 9th. The whole country was in arms, &C,
Icnrtiinu to nnNs.naInnr accounts