Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1858-11-20


Gougrnhcim, the versatile, popular and pleas
ing actress, libclling the bark GLimp~, in
which vessel she aud her sister returned from
Austraiia to San Francisco. In hcrcoInplnint.
which has been published, She ayers the non
fullilmcnt of contract on the part Uf the cap
tam, and further StatcS-,'utragcouS cruelty
that sugar was refused them To put on lines
whcrcMith make thcm pnlaiallc. The
steward Of the bark has come ont in Il card in
answer to the complaint, and discovers his
lack OF gallantry To the fair sex by insinuating
that sugar was never refused them, nOtwith-
standing the large quantity required in brew
ing mullrd wines, whisky punches, gin >ling>,
etc. which were cOncOctcd in the "privnt
cabin occupied by the fair sisters. som,
rich scenes are expected 10 tran>l'irc when
the trial comes of.
The blighting effects Of visiting the ganh-
ling dcnS whicUinfcst our cities, are hcing full.
" shown 10y the arrest If heretofore respect
ahlc young man named Taylor, for forgery.
Taylor. who is not yet twenty years Of age,
has been in the employment Of several res
pnnsiblc houses in the city, and lately III that
of Brennan Il Bat, hcl,lcr, lumber dealers,
whose names hc appended to several checks
on their banking house for different sums
When he discovered that he was about to hr
arrested hc swallowed large portion at laud
anuIh, but n powerful cnIciic having been adj
mini>tcrcd, its ELECTS w,rc nrulraliZr'l, and
the young Ban taken to the Station HOUSE
lie says lac was prompted to commit the crime
by some gamblers on Commercial street,
whose names lac gave and who were arrested
II is a d, silablc thing that punishment Of the
Srvrrst chal actcr may bc mctcd out 10 these
uilurcrS. Who >",lHcc die young from the paths
Of rcctitudc and honesty.
Now that the Fraser ,liggingI have proved
themselves to hc inadequate to ray grub, and
their richness exploded, vessels are rcturri' =
thence To San Francisco, pretty well laden
with merchandise exported tn Victoria with
bright antiripalionS ol welding quick sales
and large profits Some Of the exporters are
highly diSgn>tcd with the speculation, ~ they
have shipped goods manufactured out Of the
, niicd States To the new FL Dorado AID NJ.
+ on thrir return to an AmeIeun Per, are com.
PEELED To again pay duty upon them. What
with the original cost Of the goods, transpor-
tation charges, duties upon orig inal entry,
cost of shipri"g to Victoria aud back. aud
duties upuh tier turn, should imagine tlIr
greater part ul the Valuc of them To be con
sumcd and but small margin for profit left.
As an indication Of what property is worth III
the Fraser region, ] will give y"n mn anccdot,
related to mt 10y one Of the victims. \ man
had gone there in the early stage ni excite
mrnt and erected house in the town IT -.
costing him over 5000. \ few wee, h. since.
he wished Ia return to California. hut was IN.
able to dispose Of his property i"r any rice.
Finally he went into barber shop aud gave
it for n ton<orial operation, ah'i expressed
himself hot only satisfied With the cXchang,
but well Shar,d.
On Wednesday las: the ship L"r"s r. turn
ing from Victoria with IL ar two hundred Pas
ScIg, rs and about loo tons freight, wa'
wrecked ON the Farra,oncS. Tlic follow il Z
account is given by the Marine Reporters
"nurirg the first part IT Tie ra>stg" had I'll H.
:. +. winds. On the 10Th INST, NJ = j" A. i'll
th ing. with light y. W., struck heavy "r The
South Farialnnrs. About an hour after SIIkn =
the ship filled with water and sunk NJ I" the t"i'
ward and commenced breaking up. hVIH>>rI ger
were landed i" boats. and by r"c> alta he'll t" h'
Shore tiIr:r being heavy surt "n AZ that time
When they were all landed except tw"nlr-tw".
heavy sta washed over the slip, and carried "i"i
board fifteen ui ,lrm; all of lr>" wcic ,i'"Mn"l
the res; were clu.ns To The main rigging. \ IA
naka attempted Ia >w in from ia" shore with r''"'
but could uM surccrd ~ reaching the ship. Tir'>
un elInc then huvra smHll line Whi' II was ta,.ah
hN tlu>, remaining in the rigging. whrn ihtN "'t'
/ all hauled a>hnc through Il heavy SuIt: Gaps. De-
.it hrin. the last l." leave the >lur. E",cn III ih'
Ias>cu.vr> started fer Ec clly Yesterday m'ihiu..
, IN II boat III charge al the second mate. Whlc tl"l
arrived ~ J.. VI. Those remaining wrir l;t'ti.h
Ia the civ hv the l. = STEAMER Active, Capi:n Al
Gen sud Wei" landed ~ jackson sweet What II
>" l.. N. The Arl,c hid on beard II l'a>scngr r.
The Y. SSH will prove total lo>>, and W.
insured, am informed. for the full value.
The numerous friends If t;co Pen Johnston
will he delighted to hear that he has H. en- Ne
quit, Il of the charge upon which he was ar
rested aud tried in Marin county, aud vii
likewise be- di>g,l,trd at the il,ihc,nl. unman
", partizan feeling exhibited hy his cncmr,
If San Francisco in having linn rc.ar,c>,,h
This persecution, for il is and has been un'h
ing else from the comm, nccIucht, VII! "nl,
serve to make the friends If that s,rtl,inr,
the more Jealous and >t"ailn>t in Ih,ir f,,I
insS towards him, aud should cau>r lis enc
mics to feel n Shu,ldcr " rcmor>c creep Ovrl
their pu,illanllnu,lS bodies. The malig,ii,
with which Mr.. Johnston Is rur>nrd by t.,
tnadirS Of Niganc,i>m hut shows the con
trmtihlc mrann, s., the wandering lr"c,iIitis
To a morbid taste, the SnullcS> diSp">ill"n, a.,
iniquity, Of these puriani"al lurli>, and q.
cyat>s the object Of their hatr, d the more il
the rStimati III vi honest men. Mr.. Johnston
gave bali in the sum Of Sln.nuu tor lis AZ
pcarancc, and was released from custody.
\ new and somewhat novel mode ha> ben
introduced into our Police Court I" Give ,ili.
cacv to the onth Of the Sous alrl daughters
of the ilowrry kingdom. 1t is irralitating IL
chirkr',-cork and making the witacsS swear ni'.
an its quivc,nS body, as in some courts per.
sons are 'cQuirrd to make onth upon the hiblc
What effect the chicken has upon the tcStitic,
am not able to inform yen, and hr,ng an
outside barbarian, dare not attempt = probe
| the matter
On Thursday last the first and second off.
GERS of the ship L"rh"o~ agreed to dSaGr' T.
upon some trivial matter, ard the ire Of racl,
having led him into pugnacious feeling, one
stuck the other with something resembling
FrgrcS war.club, when the assaulted party
rctaliatcd by using a knife, severely iniuring
the neck in rather close proximity with the
| iu.ular than nnc who wishes to live cares to
experience. The one stabbed was dangerously
! injured, but is thought not fatally.
/ The steamer ("rteS arrived last Friday from
Fraser bringing down four hundred and fifty
passengers and $22 ,0G7 in treasure, but
whether dug from John Bulls territory or
coined in Uncle Sans mint. is not stated. ]
am under the conviction that the greater part
Of it bears the imprint of Brother Jonathan
The I"rtcs brought from Oregon two hundred
tons Of apples