Columbia weekly news., 1859-05-26

al q alsO lEtcfcsteu III 'nc enterprise 10,
say, an equal amount to Davis. Which
they to- invested as speculation for
we think that no one will ATTEMPT to
argue that Donnell and Parsons aided
the work, from any other motive than TO
profit thereby. 1t could not be from
any other, as at the commencement of
the undertaking, they could not be in
duced to contribute single dollar TO-
wards its construction as they did not
think that it would pay - These parties
having possession of the Ditch, and
pocketing all the revenue derived from
It. object to surrender it to Mr.. Davis,
Although that gentlemens claims are prior
to theirs, and the laws of the State say
they shall. In place of obeyihg tie law
they by the aid Of certain loud takers,
hired for the purpose get up a "dem-
onstration }" to in,in,idate these coiicerh>
cd, from carrying the law into execution
And went so far as to threaten to hang
Davis for demanding his rights And
to destroy not only their own Ditch, but
that of another Company, and thus ruin
every interest in the county.
Now with such cases before them, is
it to be wondered at, that capitalists
prefer to invest their money at a less
tfofit securely TO send it out Of the
Stale, rather than invest here where
iu the event Of their discovering that
parties are trying TO defraud them, they
dare not, even with the "costly" arm Of
the law to aid them, make an attempt
to get back their own money, without
running the risk of being treated with
violence, or having their property des-
troyed.
We call the attention of the Stock
holders and creditors of the New Com
pauy, and the public generally, 10 a
card from Mr.. Davis. in which he re-
itiosos the only Objectionable feature
frotn The proposition published In our
extra on Friday last. and which ttiay BE-
found on our first page. We think if
there is any desire to arrange matters
pcaceab!y and honestly" and for the
benefit Of all parties concerned, no rea-
sonable objection can be made to the
terms proposed by Mr. Davis They
are more liberal, than the parties could
expect or ask for, and shows Mr.. Davis
to be quite differ ent person to what he
has been so nal gnantly represented,
We caution tie 20 or "bohest'' men a.
gainst being deceived by fine words, and
promises, made as "cohvenieneu, no
thing MORE" But let them look to theft
own interests. and compel the officers of
the Company to consult the interests Of
other creditofs Of the COMPANY besides
Donnell and Parsons. And nbt risk
The loss of everything to the ether
creditors and stockholders; merely to
put money into the pockets Of that frih
DEPARTURE FOR THE ATLANTIC
STATES Quite a number of our old.
est and most respected fellow citizens,
are leaving by tie next steamer, for
their Old Homes," In the Atlantic
States. Among the rest, Drs. Camp
bell and McChesney with their families,
Mr. Houlton and family, Messr Bart
lett. Farley, and others. We think
that majority of them, like all other
"Old Californians," will return to the
gcniel climate Of the Eureka :" State.
1t must be admitted that there are
many things in California "habits and
customs" which we wish were not, and
and which in a few brief years will
cease to be, but with all these draw.
backs, the lines of Byron when leaving
It's country:
"with all thy faults love thee STILL"
describes the feelings of every one lea
wing California, who has resided within
her borders SO many years as our friends
now departing We heartily wish them
a pleasant journey ACROSS the pathless
deep, and kind reception, by the " old
friends at home"
MlNING ACcIDENT.-Mr.O Orfin Goss
had his leg broken in two places, on
Tuesday evening last, while at work on
his claim at Three Pine Gulch. The
unfortunate man was attending the hy-