, 1859-10-21
From California.

OUTBREAK AT THE CALIFORNIA STATE
! PRIsoN-THR& MEN KILLED AND ELEVEN
WoUNDED.-0n The 9th ult, 10 or so oi
the prisoners engaged in the brick yard al
San Quentin, seized the schooner BoLiRaS
which lay there dscharging wood, and
overpowering her crew, cut loose her fast.
Jennings, raised sail and attempted to get
her under way. In the meantime, the
guard stationed al the gun which overlooks
the place commelced firing upon tine yes.
sci and compla.elsS riddled her with grape
shot and balls, cutting her rigging and
otherwise rendering her unmanageaLle.
At this junction the steamer Clinton was
discovered crossing from Petaluma, and
at given signal from the prison she round
ed into the creek, thereby effectuay inter
cepting the schooner, had the convcts per-
sisted in their attempt. The BoiinaS was
now boarded by small boats, manned by
the guard, and again warped alongside the
shore, when such Of the prisoners as were
uniniured were marched to the prison and
placed in confinement Two of the con.
victs were killed, and two mortally and
seven slightly wounded Mr. A. d. Moon,
one of the most reliable and courageous Of
the guard at the prison, who was acting as
overSeer in the yard, was carried off by the
escaping desperadoeS, and 10 shield them
selves, they held him up before them The
consequence was that Mr. Moon received u
grape shot in the right arm, and will lose
it.-GOLdsn Era.
A FRENCH EDIToR PEPPERED-Mons.
Derbec aud Nolf, editors Of rival papers in
San Francisco, met by chance" recently
in restaurant Nolf called for a plate Of
soup, into which he emptied box of red
pepper, and then went deliberately and
threw it into the face of Derbec. Derbec
endeavored to run Nolf through with a
sword from his cane, but lie was SO blinded
that he could not see his man.
E@- Judge Terry has been admitted to
bail in the sum of SIC, 900 by Judge Blake
of San Francisco
EARTHoUAKE-The shock Of an earth
quake was felt in San Francisco and vicin-
iTy on the Gath ult. In the city, water
was stopped out of pitchers, swinging lamps
were made to vibrate, and many building
was distinctly felt to jar and quiver II
was also felt along the peninSular, especially
on the coast. Capt. Harlow, of the schr
BLack Prince, reports that while lying at
anchor in Half Moou Bay, a sudden shock
was felt as under the keel of the vessel.
She, was at that time in some three faith
oms depth of water. Those on deck OBJ
served the water begin suddenly to recede
from the shore, as by great wave sliding
down u slope The mass of the water for
the whole circuit of the Bay went rapidly
out, until the keel Of the vessel was brought
violently down upon the rocks, where she
thumped until the returning wave restored
her 10 her original position. 1t was
leaking, aud considerably damaged. The
like phenomenon has never been known on
the Pacific coast.
TERRIBLE MASSACRE ON THE PLAINS
Sixty PERSONS BurcHERED.-A party Of
California emigrants, with tweniy-four
wagons, were surprised by large force Of
Indians north Of Bear river, on the morn
ing of the 9th Of September, and sixty men,
women and children were mercies .ly
slaughtered. The particulars Of the terri
ble butchery have not yet been received
GoLden Era
PREPARING THE WIRES FOR THE OVERLAND
TELGRAPH.-The Overland Telegraph Com
pany have mandatory in Placerville,
California, where the process Of preparing
the wire for the line is actively going on.
Machinery has been erected for the purpose
of testing the strength, jointing and solder
ing the wire; after which it is wound on a
reel in coils of one hundred pounds weight,
and securely bound and taken from the
reel, and is then ready for use. No labor
nor expense is spared by the company to
make a good line Every part of the wire
is examined, aud the least flaw or injured
part is removed The workmen are now
engaged in preparing a stretch of over two
hundred miles, which will consume sixty
thousand pounds of wire, all of which has
been contracted for. The line will follow
the new Simpson ronte, along which there
is an abundance Of timber for poles.