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San Andreas independent., 1857-10-24
COnsfabie's Sale.

pY VIRTUE OF FOUR EXECUTIONS, to
D me directed, issued out Of the Justices
Court of David Shepherd, Esq, late Justice
OF the Peace in Township No. 8, Calaveras
County, California, one of said executions was
issued upon Judgment rendered by said Court
on the 2sth day of August. A. ID. 1857, in ia
vor of Rosenfeld Lang and against George
and Anna Fisher, for the sum S4775 debt and
S20.50 costs and accruing costs Also one
of said executions WAS issued upon a Judgment
rendered by said Court on the 2Sih of August
\. d. 1857, in fver Of Lewis Weber. and
aeanst Gcof.e aHA .,uns. i l.ef. l,,r e .um
u S:-.25 tc0t, ana - costs, with accruiic
costs, A!so, one Of SAID executions was is
sued upon Judgment rendered bv said Court.
OH the 18th day OF August, 1857. in favor of
Charles Dedcrick and against the said George
ana Anna Fisher. for the sum of S23.6l debt,
aud $500 costs, with accruing costs. Also,
one execution was issued upon II judgment
rendered by said Court on the 2Sth day of
August, 1887, in favor of Joseph Harris, and
against George and Anna Fisher, for the sum
of S26.50 debt, and Sl650 costs, with accru-
ing costs have levied upon and will expose
to public sale at Murphy's, Calaveras county.
on the 7th day of November 4. d., 1857. at
the hour of eleven o'clock, A. NJ, all the right.
title and interest and claim of the said defend
ants, George and Anna Fisher, or either of
them, in and to the following described prop
erty, to wit A certain piece or parcel of
Mining Ground, situated at the head of Muir
phys Flat, Township No. 8. Calaveras county,
and known as the Dutch or Shultz L Co.'S
claim. r. A. JEFFRIES. Constable
Dated October 18th, \. ID. 1857 oct l7-6
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loss. These fears were all allayed by the va
rlous Insurance Offices publishing that all the
insurance policies would be promptly hon.
ored. About 81 ,000,O 900 of the treasure was
insured. We have intelligence of the loss of
the barqucs Julia Rey and John w. Blodgct,
and the schooners Emily Ward, Aid Ell Ka-
der, and also of several vessels being ashore
on the coast of North Carolina.
The election for the Governor of Maine took
place on the l4th of September Partial re-
turns indicate the success of Morril, the Re-
publican candidate, by a diminished majority
as compared with the election last year.
Items.
KANsAs.-Latest advices from Kansas re-
port the Constitutional Convention to be or
ganized by the election of Gen. Calhoun, as
Chairman. All quiet in the Territory
From EURoPE.-The British Parliament was
prorogued on the 9th of August.
The speech of the Queen dwells particular
ly on the condition of affairs in India.
The American horse, Lecomptc, ran for the
Warwick cup, and was badly beaten.
San Andreas independent., 1857-10-24

TAXING MINING CLAIMs.-The mountain pa
pers are stoutly opposing the proposition to
tax mining claims. They have taken alarm
from passage in Mr.. Weller's speech at Los
equalled; now commerce and agriculture have
to maintain the State Government, but some
measures must be initiated whereby the large
rich and pcpulous mining counties shall be
made to bear their just proportion of the pub
lie burdens" If the Governor would not
bring the mountains, including the small hills
down about his ears, he had better not probe
them on this sorest of all subjects.
San Andreas independent., 1857-10-24
SHERIFF,S SALE

RY VIRTUE OF AN EXECUTION ;ssp.s
- out of the District Court of the Fifth IL
dlclal District, in and for Calaveras count,
and to me directed and delivered. for a ;nd.r
ment rendered in said Court on the siy,h A..
OF June. A. d. 1887. in favor of +. 8 Holden
and against =. GoodwYr. for The sun Of two
hundree ard Ferffs sve Dollars and si,tv-
eight cents with interest and costs have
levied on the following property. heretofore
attached. to-wit:
All that certain lot of land. and build;ne
thereon situate. on the east side Of Main street
in the village of San Andrcas, in said county
next adjoining the Knick kerbocker Hall. and
Zwingc's Restaurant on the south, now occn-
pied by the defendant as PHYSICIANS Office.
And notice is hereby given that on the
26th Day of October. A. d. 1857
between the hours of o'clock, A. NJ. and s
O'Clock, r. H., win sell all the right, title and
interest of said p. Goodwyn in and to the
above described property, at the Court Hosse
door in the town of Mokeumne Ill., at PJB
Lie AUCTION. for Cash in hand, TO the high
est and best bidder, to satisfy said Execution
and all costs.
CHARLES A. cLARKE, Sheriff.
~ G. II. ScuRCErrT. Forl4y ec4 ly ~
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mile or two from us, Immediately oppo-
site, on the Iolo side of the river. Don't
sn 90 Pic-nic-lng now; you will already
nho evidences of such on said mountain,
10 snape OF several empty and broken
oot'ies Close by where in 10 we used
70 DC chasing the wild buck and follow
ing tne roe, as the nearest fresh meat
market from Chill Hill, and when yeni-
son soup WIS not uncommon, and "barr
sseaks ;. were one OF the simple products of
tne iocaiity-and near where white men
levied back mail on Chilenos-and Chi
lenos wouldn't submit to it willingly, but
got licked, and blamed for the row conse-
quent thereon. Yours, BOX
San Andreas independent., 1857-10-24

NEW PApER.-We have received the
hrstnumber of the Daily Ecen,ng Plain
dealer, Published in San Francisco, and
edited by A. M. Heslep. 1t presents a
neat typographical appearance, and con-
tains several ably and we'll written edito-
nal articles. The editor asserts his IN
tention to make the Plaindeoler =
Peoples paper" and in doing so, j" to
oppose official corruption where ever
found" present z decided Opposition
to the professional politician" and keer
a yigilant eye upon the bench and the
bar" He expresses determination t
be the "nncompromising advocate" O
the agriculturalist, the miner and tn,
merchant. We wish it all success; ma,
t stick to its text, and long may it sur
sive.
San Andreas independent., 1857-10-24

INDIAN WAR IN PRosPEcTIvE.-The
Indian difficulties in Carson Valley arc
daily becoming more complicated, and
from present appearances, war is incvi-
table What was the original cause Of
the difficulty, is no easy matter 10 distin-
guish, as the whole affair appears to be
rather complicated from the beginning
Amid the fog III which the affair il Gu
veloped, standing pre-eminent with head
and shoulders above the mist, appears
Uncle Billy Rogers, of "El Dorado war"
notoriety, the head and front of all that
has been and is now being done-frst to
stir up the Indians, and since to arouse
the whites to put them down. Whether
he has been the whole cause of the dis
turbances, does notappear perfectly clear;
but of one thing we are well convinced,
that there are some designing person or
persons who are bent on manufacturing a
war on the other side of the mountains
through purely selfish motives. Many
persons in California possess military titles
that need reburnishing, and nothing will
be so efiectual for that purpose as new
military suit and the command of a CON-
pany even to fight against the poor devils
oflndians. Besides, there are thousand
and one greedy expectants, who are wait
ing for something to turn up, and would
consider it quite "windfall' if war
should break out, whereby they might
obtain position in the commissary de-
partment, or be directly or indirectly con-
nected with the furnishing of supplies to
an army. Uncle Sam is rich, with twen-
ty millions of hard cash in the Treasury !;
and in this State are sharp inanciers and
hungry, broken down politicians, who are
looking forward for something to take
paw tuae Will CduSc IL lCW illlIlU1S OF the
above sum to be distributed in Califor-
MIA. There is prospect now opening,
and no fear need be entertained of their
letting the opportunity escape. Their
cry should be, g ''fricnds, to the rescue ="
In the mean time, what has become of
all the Indian Agents, whose duty it is
to attend to the necessities OF the red
men, provide for their wants, protect them
when oppressed, appease their wrath, and
endeavor to maintain peace between them
and the whites? Are the Agents, too,
interested in getting up an Indian war !?
Strange, If true; yet we have known
stranger things to take place, even outside
of California.
San Andreas independent., 1857-10-24
II -Op pen ne d!
The Niantic Hotel
Cor. Clay Il SanSOmc stS.,


ga This Old Pioneer Hotel has ia
-<-bcen thoroughly renovated, with-4=.A
hard finished walls. and newly furnished and
lighted with Gas, and was opened on Tuesday,
September lSt, for the accommodation of the
public. The table will be furnished with the
best the market affords and every attention
paid to the wants and comfort of guests; and
at the moderate low price of Board and Rooms,
the proprietor hopes to merit a share of public
patronage. For the accommodation of those
coming in late from the boats or places of
amusement, the house will be kept open night
and day. Families will find every comfort
here ofa good home, and gentlemen q large
number OF single rooms at 90 cents per night.
oc le-f-l5 IL III. PARKELI. Prnn'r
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Phe Late Terrible Ship-wreck-...Who is
to Blame

We refer to our telegraphic dispatch
Tor an account of one of the most dreod
lui disasters at sea that has taken place
for many years.
1he steamer Central america. with
California passengers and treasure, bound
Tor New York, was overtaken in terrific
storm, and after battling with winds and
waves during four days and nights of
terrible and distressing anxiety to those
on board, she went down, entombing in
watery grave, over four hundred hu-
man beings.
Ut those who were, during the dark
ness OF a stormy night, clinging to the
fragments of the vessel or buffeting the
heavlng waves, as the last only chance
stllf hoping against hope, that some re-
lief would come-ever and again hearing
the last agonizing cries of friend, per-
haps relative, as he sunk to rise no
more the agony must have been dread
ful in the extreme.
Aud who is responsible for all this
misery and loss of life by this calamity i?
No human being could control the winds,
but the p. NJ S. s. Co. is answerable be-
fore high Heaven for all the suffering of
the departed-for all the distress entailed
upon surviving relatives, and for the loss
OF the 400 and odd human beings who
were murdered on account of the ayari-
cious grasping of heartless and domi-
neering monopoly, who are not satisfied
with the bonus which they receive from
the Government for mail service, and the
extortions they practice upon passengers,
but must keep upon the line condemned
old tubs, so long as they will float, and
even re-paint and change their names,
whereby the travelling public may be de-
ceived. Reckless of the safety of those
who intrust their lives to their care, an
old vessel is sent to run the gauntlet of
the equinoctial storms of tropical eli
mate-she is engulphed-and the record
of another disaster at sea is the result
San Andreas independent., 1857-10-24
Notice To Tax PAYERS.

Will please take notice, that
IL five per cent. will be added to the amounts
due for assessed taxes of 1857, on Monday
next, October 10Th. Parties who wish to
avoid this penalty must pay before o'clock
p. NJ: of that day. To avoid any misundcr-
standing, the subscriber gives notice that scrip
cannot be received in payment of taxes.
d. l.. MULFORD, Sheriff,
Mok. Hill, Oct lG, 81. Calaveras county.
San Andreas independent., 1857-10-24

ExODUs.-On Tuesday last the Chi
nese Theatricals broke up camp and de-
parted this place, bound for Chinese Camp
IN Tuolumne county, where they will stop
for little season." and enliven the
people of that place with their caustic
performances, and make night hidcous
with their eternal hum drum, squeaking,
squealing, caterwauling music. We can
truly sympathize with the citizens of
Chinese, for the suffering and annoyance
they will have to undergo during the
next month, but hope they will bear it
with true fortitude, and endure the suf-
fering with christian patience. After
they shall have sufficiently astonished the
" natives" of Tuolumne, it is their inten-
tion to Ooh horror of horrors y return,
and again torment us with u monthly
siege of their captivating performance,
and most fascinating musical accomplish
ments. The very thought of their return
makes our nerves to tingle, our blood to
chill, our brain to rack with pain, our
bones to ache, and our flesh to culver
from the crown of our head to the sole of
our feet. But, while we hold our breath,
brace our nerves, grit our teeth, and our
hair rises on end, still we feeltruly CRATE
full that they have given us short sea-
son of peace and quiet They have gone
long may they remain
San Andreas independent., 1857-10-24

News BY IMMIGRANTs.-T Sacra-
mento onion, of the 10th inst, publishes
information from immigrants who lately
arrived In that city, which gives an idea
OF the murder and outrages committed on
immigrants during the present season
Near Goose Greek, they discovered hu-
man foot protruding from the ground,
and on examination, discovered the bodies
Of three murdered men buried but few
inches beneath the surface. At another
place they discovered strewn around,
bones and knots of long glossy hair, evi-
dently torn from the head of some ILL.,
fated woman. The account they give
of the Mormons is calculated to increase
the suspicious already existing against
that people. The Union gives the fol-
lowing:
sPierce, who came by the way of Salt Lake,
and joined the other two families at the Sink
of the Humboldt, reports some five hundred
lndianS encalnped near Salt Lake, who as he
learned from the Mormons, were retained as
allies to operate against the troops sent out
by the Government. He was also assured
that these Indians had been instructed not to
moest the immigration this year. rs prepara-
tions were not sufficiently complete TO enable
the Mormons to make a stand against the Uni
ted States. In the city ITSELF large crowds of
Mormons were nightly practising military drill,
and there was every evidence of energetic pre-
paration for some great event Before his
family left Salt Lake, vague declarations of a
threatening character were made, to the effect
that, next year, the overland immigrants
must look out; aud it was even insinuated
that the last trains this year might be de-
stroyed. From the Mormon train which re-
Gently left Carson Valley, and which these
families met on the way, similar statements
were vaguely communicated, one Mormon
woman even going so far as to congratulate
an old lady in one of these families upon her
safe arrival so near her destination and assu-
ring her that the last trains of this year would
not get through so WELL for they were to be
cut off," We give these statements as we re-
cciyed them from members of these families,
and admitting their correctness, which we
have no reason to doubt, they certainly go tar
to confirm terrible suspicion
San Andreas independent., 1857-10-24
ncA 4 G.srLEsAs from Boston chanced

BA.A GENTLEMAN from Boston chanced to
find himself among little party of ladies,
away down East, last summer, and while in
the endowment of some innocent social play,
he carelessly placed his arm about the slender
waist of rs pretty damsel as Maine can boast
of. when she started and exclaimed, .'Begone,
sir, don't insult mer The gentleman instantly
apologized for the seeming rudeness, and as
sured the half offended fair one that he did
not intend to insult her. "No?" She replied,
archly. "Well, if you didn't-yon may do so
again" she added
San Andreas independent., 1857-10-24

SCHOOL CENSUS.-We would call the
attention of those who are interested in
Public Schools, to the necessity of moving
in the matter, as, by the law of 1855,
it becomes necessary that census of the
children should be taken before the end
of the present month and reported by the
10th day of November, otherwise no por-
ton of the Public School Fund will be
allowed. 1t is also duty which parents
and guardians owe to each other, to give
in the full list of children over four and
under eighteen years of age, as the school
money is proportioncd out in accordance
with the number of children reported by
the Marshals to the County Superinten-
dent "No school district is entitled to
any portion of the Common School mon
eys in which there has not been taught a
common school for three months within
the year ending the last day of October
previous. "Each city and town or town
ship in this State, shall constitute one
school district" until it is otherwise es-
tablished, which can be done by present
ing petition to the Board of Supervi-
sors, who have power to establish school
districts in accordance with the wishes of
the qualified electors in each precinct.
Mr.. VIM. NJ. Denig is marshall for
this township, and for the information of
all, we publish the following from the law
and regulating Common
Schools in this State
SEC. 18. ''The Marshals selected and des-
ignated by the Trustees under the provisions
of this Act, shall, in the month of October,
annually, take a specific census of all the
white children within their respective precincts
between the ages of four and eighteen years.
specifying the names of the children, of the
parents or guardians of such children, and the
town, city and school district within which
they reside, and make full report thereof, in
writing, under oath, to the County Superin-
tendent of Common Schools, and deliver a
true copy thereof to the Trustees in their re-
spective school districts by the tenth day of
November next, thereafter"
San Andreas independent., 1857-10-24
NoTICEt

TIME CO PARTNERSHIP heretofore ex-
l. listing under the name and firm of L. 4 J.
Oppenhcimer, is this day dissolved by mutual
consent. All persons indebted to the firm will
please call and make immediate payment; and
those having claims against them will present
bills and receive pay.
All accounts not settled by the l5th of No
vcmber next, will be placed in the hands of an
officer for collection after that date
LEWIS UPPENuEIMER.
JULIUS OPPENHElMER.
San Andreas October 18th, '57 ocI7-sz
San Andreas independent., 1857-10-24

Muaa1Ns. see it stated that Mr.
Muggins--everybody has heard tell of
uuqgins-was lately arrested in San
Francisco, for drunkenness. We always
thought fate had destined him to some
bad luck, but we hardly expected him to
be oyertakeu BY such fate
San Andreas independent., 1857-10-24

BRUTAL MURDER.-A most atrocious
murder was committed one day last week
in Chinese Camp. A Mexican walked
up street with a bowie knife in each
hand, and passed between two Americans
who were standing in the street talking.
plunging knife into each, inAicting Sc
we're wounds-one of which has since
proved mortal. No cause is assigned for
the murderous deed. The Mexican made
his escape.
San Andreas independent., 1857-10-24
A Scheme for a New County.

The Sonora Herald, of October 18th,
comes out ranpantly mad in relation to
scheme set on foot, and said to have origi-
mated in the city of Columbia, the object
of which is to cut off the northern part
OF Tuolumne and the southern portion of
Calaveras, and out of the fractions manu-
facture new county. 1t is astonishing
to what straits politicians are reduced in
these days. That hungry class are not
half appeased, and the prayer which ever
lastingly rises to their lips is, oh! for
new field where more offices may be Gre
ated, new "crib' where the unprovi-
ded for may live and luxuriate at the
public expense. But what do the citi
zeDs of Murphy's, Douglass Flat, Valle-
cito, Angels and Carson's think of being
cut off, in order to provide "pap" for a
set of cormorant office seekers in and
about Columbia? Does the idea strike
them as at all beneficial, in opening
field for new and increased taxes? We
are of opinion they never heard of the
grand plan Of secession an "annexa-
tlon" which is being concocted for them
on the other side of the river. We think
with the Herald, that the scheme sis
visionary and preposterous. But, "go
in,' Mr. Herald, give them "goss," and
come down on them like ga thousand of
brick If they dare to cross the barrier
which Nature has established on the Stan
islaus, we, too, will "pitch in and come
down like thousand tons of rocks roll
ing from the tops of the lofty peaks that
line either side of the Stanislaus.
San Andreas independent., 1857-10-24
rag The Constitutional Convention {

Ey- The Constitutional Convention of
Oregon, warned by the experience of Cal
ifornia, in permitting an influx of Chi
nese, have inserted the following clause
in their Constitution
isNo Chinaman, not resident of this State
at the time of the adoption of the Constitution,
shall ever hold any real estate or mining claim,
or work any mining claim therein. The Leg
slative Assembly shall provide by law, in the
most etlectual manner, for carrying out this
provision"
San Andreas independent., 1857-10-24
n em advertisements
JAS. MCKEE, JOSEPH ro,n.~
ST. CHARLES STREET MARKET
JAS. MCKEE.
MCKEE s. TORRENS

E5EsA WOULD respectfully in
hNA form their customers and
~rsz=7ess the public, that they keep 10y
on hand supply of the best Beet.
Pork, Veal and Mutton, fresh every day and
respectfully solicit the patronage OF the public.
San Andrcas, Oct 10th, '57. oct lo-l5
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serve call attention to the article Of
"A Miner on the fourth page, treating
on the "chinese question.
San Andreas independent., 1857-10-24

SECRETARY OF SrArE.-Mr Joseph Combs,
o. Shasta, is an applicant for the Office OF
secretary of State. The Courier recommends
h'm as worthy citizen.
San Andreas independent., 1857-10-24

TEsrY.-'Lokulitcms of the Stockton ayeus.
need not go on SO, about the "0ld Man Of the
Mountain" We did'ut mean ter 10 ii.
San Andreas independent., 1857-10-24
General Intelligence.

Great CONSERVATION in Wall street on ac-
count of the loss of Treasure by the Central
America, fears being entertained that after the
crisis that had just passed, the insurance COM
pauies would no, be at'e 70 make geod me
San Andreas independent., 1857-10-24

BATES, Rowe AND PALMER, Cook e.
Co.-Arrangements are being made be-
tween the State authorities and Palmer,
Cook & Co., by which the State is likely
to recover the full amount for which it
has obtained Judgment against Palmer,
Cook & Co., and also on the bond held
against the Pacific Express Co., and the
defalcation of Henry Bates, less SIS, 900
This arrangement is in accordance with
proposition made by j. G. Palmer, to
convey to the State, uncncumbered real
estate sufficient to cover the above amounts.
The property to be appraised at its cash
value by two disintercsted persons, select
ed, one by the Governor, the other by
Palmer. The following are the amounts
due from the three parties
Palmer, Cook L Co., ...................S $4,000
Pacific Express Co., $4,000
Bates deficit, $4,000
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-. ......... .S25O,OOO

Deduct $4,000 claimed by Palmer
and acknowledged by Bates to have been
paid back by Palmer-but of which no
entry was made on the books of the Treas
urer-will leave 235,000, to secure
which Palmer consigns real estate. From
the above, the prospect now is that the
State will lose, comparatively, but a
small amount by the mismanagement and
defalcation Of the late Treasurer.
San Andreas independent., 1857-10-24
ARRIVAL OF THE
STEAMER PANAMA! /!

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