Weekly Trinity journal., 1857-10-17
News OF iilc Week.

ARRIVAL OF THE OVERLAND MAH.-The nfth
overland mail arrived at San Diego on the 9th
inst, making the trip from San Antonio, Texas,
to that place, in &c days and Y hours, the short
est time on record.
The steamer Senator. bringing the above news,
arrived at San Francisco on the llih, also brings
/ files Of the Los Angeles Star to the 10th, which
contains the particulars of orc Of The most horri-
bic Indian butchcrics ever committed since the
settlement OF California. \ train of l30 cmi-
grants from Arkansas and Missouri, were attack.
cd by band Of Indians at Santa Clara Calon.
about 800 miles South of Salt Lake City and
about so miles from Cedar City, The most south
ern of the Mormon settlements. The company
consisted OF about l30 men, women and children.
only about 45 Of whom were capable of bearing
arms. The encampment was attacked about day
| light in the morning. The cmigrans defended
themselves as well as possible for two days, when
they sent out Gag OF truce, borne by little girl
and gave themselves up TO the mercy OF the saw
ages, who Immediately rushed in and saughtcrc
all Of them with the exception of fifteen infant
children that have since been purchased. with
much difficulty, by the Mormon Interpreters.
/ The cause OF this butchcry is said to have hren
! that the immigrants had an OK die. and that they
! placed poison in the body, aud also poisoned the
water standing in pools, for the purpose of kill
ing the Indians Of the Santa Clara tribe, and that
several OF them died from the effects of the poi
son; but 1t is generally supposed that the In
Il 1io, ,1 b,,t In
the death of Parlcy p. Pratt.
The Sacramento Union is inclined 10 doubt the
report for the following reasons:
! The account of the horrible Indian massacre
which comes by the way OF Los Angeles it is to
be hop, d. for The sake of humanity will prove TO
! have been greatly exaggerated. if not entirely
unl0uudo d. We do not see how Il train Of immi-
grants could he three hundred miles south of Salt
Lake. upon that route. unless they turned of at
/ that city. and took the road for san Hcrnaldino
and Los Angeles 1t is doubtful whether any
such number have taken that route this season.
although it is possible that it may have been
done Possibly train may have come from Ar
kamas. through New Mexico, lut it is not prob
able as The IN grafton, so far as heard from, this
year, has all followed the old beaten track by the
way Of the South Pass.
APPOINTMENT or SUPREME JrDGE.-Judge Bur
nett has been appointed by Gov. johnson to Gil
the vacancy ocensioncd d by the d oth of Judge
Murray. The Lhicn, speaking Of the appoint
ment says:
We congratulate the people of the State upon
The app0intment-hy the Governor Of Judge Bur
nett. to ill the vacancy occasional hy the death
of Chief Justice Murray. 1t is an appointment
that will be approved generally 10y the people,
The only objection urged against Judge Burnett.
that We have heard, was that he is too couscien
tiOus for a Judge. The objection contained It
compliment of a very high as we'll as an rXtraor-
dinary character. What object to a man for Il
high judicial position in California; because he is
too conscientious We are improving There is
hope for us: Tor that man las been placed in q
responsible position by act Of the Executive.
Stephen j. Field is appointed TO Gil the vacan-
cy occasioncd by the appointment of Judge Bur.
nett.
THE WAGON RoAp,-Thc Red Bluffs Beacon of
the 18th inst. contains lengthy article in favor
of the hasty completion Of the Wcavcrvile and
Shasta wagon road. and also urges the building
Of n road from Red Bluffs to this place, ria South
Fork. We are in favor ofhaving both roads but
we think the one already commenced should be
completed first. The South Fork road will b" an
expensive one to build, Judging from the opinion
of gentleman residing in that valley. who csti-
mates the cost Of building from Weaver to the
Sonth Fork at from $4,000 to $4,000. We
give below the opinion OF the Beacon ns to the
reason the Shasta people refused to assist in
building the Weavcrville and Shasta road
The people of Shasta seeing that better road
could be made with triiling expense. from the
Tower House to the valley, by following down
Clear Creek, by the way of iIorsetown and Briggs
vile than the one now travelled by the way of
Shasta, very naturally came 10 the conclusion
that the travel would eventually find its way
through that route. and that Shasta would only
receive q portion OF the benefits to be derived
from the road. and preferring that wagons should
go no higher up than Shasta. rather than have
them go round them. very justly refused to take
any stock in the company. The consequence is
that only one gentleman in Shasta county has
thus far taken stock This deceived the people
of Weaver, who had expected that Shasta would
feel equally Interested with themselves. and is
the cause of so many shares still remaining un-
sold. ltnow devolves upon llorsetown and Red
Bluffs to do what was expected of Shasta, and
they will do it or we are mistaken in them.