Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-04-24
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81. LOUIS April ll.-From the sailing Of th,
steamer Of the 9th to the close of last week heavy
rains made the roads in the interior almost impas
1 sible. frelghts b. teams advanced 200 per cent
I The weather has since cleared aad as every day
VIII improve the reads buyers are making the profits
\ by waiting. Hence there is very little doing in
trade, but goods are not urged as more active bUs
mess can certainly be depended upon
SAN FRANCIsCo, April ia test vote was taken
/ in the Assembly today on the bulkhead and sea
wall bill Of the city Of San Francisco The bulk
headers claim it as great victory The bill viii
/ pass the House with some amendments to give five
per cent OF the profits to the school fund.
A desperate and probably fatal ARRAY occurred az
the capital about IL O'Clock to-day. Mr. Bell mem
Der Of the House from Eid0rado county and DR..
w. II. Stone, a prominent citizen of that county.
were discussing the matter Of dividing the county
and making out Of portion Of it a new county
called Marshall DR.. Stone being in favor Of and Mr.
Bell opposing the measure. During the converse
ton Stone called Bell liar. Bell at once struck
Stone and at the same instant drew pistol and shot
him through the thigh. Bell struck several blows
about the face Of Stone and was stabbed several
times in the breast and abdomen. Stone lies in
critical situation at his house and slight hopes are
entertained of his recovery.
CARSON CRY, April Il.--After a winter of univer-
sal severity throughout Western Utah. we are hav-
ing cold and ardy spring. The spring is at least
a month later than usual, causing great incenven-
fence and general stagnat0n of business especially
has mining, the great interest here suffered from
TINS cause. had the season been favorable not less
Than fifteen thousand people would now be in the
nashOe mines, but as it is there are only about
elgnL thousand. The emigration from California
VIII IRON TINS time on, doubt. be heavy. The
mining prospects are highly encouraging. The
probabilities are that we shall have A population Of
forty thousand the eastern slope before the first
Of January next.
owing 70 the bad condition Of the roads, provi-
sons OF all kinds are exceedingly scarce throughout
this region, and prices have, IN consequence gone
up beyond anything ever known, even IN California
The following are the rates at which staple articles
Of food are selling in Carson CITY at the principal
depot to-day: Flour S6j a hundred; butter and SUI
gar 81 pound; cheese coffee, and candles IS cents
pOunfi rice soap, beans, lard, pepper salt &c 90
cents pound; potatoes. beef hams and bacon IS
to 40 cents pound; and everything else in proper
ton. Hay and barley have sold to-day for $1,000
per tom. Board is Sl-5O per meal 81 per day and
S25 per week Horse keeping So to IS per day
Lumber $50 per thousand. Wood SIS per cord.
Yet such confidence is felt in the mines that men
pay these prices readily, believing that'the pros
pecls will justify the Nor does this confidence
seem misplaced, as new argentiferOus and aurife-
rOus leads reseOnstantly being discovered.
The silver bearing district having now spread |
over at least 500 square miles, Carson City has a
population Of 600 Or 500 which is rapidly on the :
increase.
A nav road has been projected. leading directly /!
west into California, which will be worked in the
spring, cutting off 80 miles from the routes as now
Travelled and rendering it the best channel for the
coming emigration to enter California.
Several other towns have sprung up in the Ycini- /
BY Of the mines and are fast increasing.
The farming districts are also filling up and a I
great deal Of land will be cultivated this season