Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-06-25
=, station on Carson river where The frat Indian

liams station on Carson river where the first Indian
murder occurred.
Col Hays party upon party of 800 Indians, at
tackled and defeated them killing Indians Among
the killed is of the principal chiefs Two OF the volun
teers were wounded On the 3lst the regulars and vol
unteers marched for Pyramid Lake and by the I'd nst
they confidently expect to bring on general battle
with the main body Of the savages.
The most intense anxiety is felt for the result for il
our unsuccessful in striking an overwhelming
blow, the most Indian war ever known on the
cost is inevitable
The effect of the disturbances has been to concentrate
all the mining population of the Washoe region, now
numbering seven or eight thousand men, within very
small space in the vicinity of the settlements
The mining accounts all point to the immense richness
and extent of this mineral region.
There is but little California news for this mail, the
Washoe war excitement absorbing every other topic.
Complaints are becoming numerous loud and earnest
against Commodore Vanderbilt, account OF the man
in which he allows his TO be crowded with
passengers leaving New York The suerings of second
cabin and eeage passengers reported as terrible in
the extreme.
The Pony Express with St. Louis adyces of the goth
of May now five days due, has not arrived and
probably has been cut off by the Indians
The Pony Express of the 18th and 25th Of May passed
through Carson Valley their journey Eastward and it
is hoped got safely the Indian infested frontier Of
the Much apprehension is felt for their safety
They each have about one hundred and fifty letters.
The Iowa Hill stage robbed of sll 0OO in charge
of Wells Fargo Cos express on the Goth ult, by six
highwaymen.
The money has not been recovered, but was promptly
paid by the express company
News is received from Oregon to the 2lst ut and oath
from British Columbia.
The intelligence from Oregon is Of little interest.
vituperatve political contest is going between the
regular DemOcras and the Republicans, who are trying
to fuse with the antLecomptOn Democrats The strife
is to secure t. s. Senators in place of General Lane and
Delazon Smith, who are supported by the regular Demo
Gratis.
The crops throughout Washington Territory are re-
ported to be progressing favorably
DESTRUCTIVE HAIL STORMS IN VIRGISIA-We learn
from a private letter. addressed TO gentleman at this
place that the neighborhood of Shalow-ord, in the
Southwestern portion of Bedford county, visited
with tremendous hailstorm, on Wednesday of last
week. which did immense damage to the growing crops
in the vicinity. II about mile in width, taking in
It's course the plantations of Messrs. Mcbride, Musgrove
Hensey Saunders Johnson, Miller, Mitchell, and others
Upon the premises above enumerated the devastation is
represented complementary vesge OF vegetation
being left standing in its desOating The hail
stones said to have been of the size of walnus and
in their descent splitting the shingles upon the roofs Of
houses making general smash OF window-glass beat
ing the fruit from the trees destroying the crops and
covering the forest grounds with broken twgs and shat
tered leaves Even the "odest inhabant" in that To-
cay has seen its like beiore.-BsdfOrd Sentinel
A terrific Hail Storm visited Westmoreland on Tues
day. destroying crops and cutting up trees, and
splitting the shingles and slate the roofs of the houses
The hail stones said to have been large my fish,
driven with awful velocity and vim by the rushing storm
crushing glass trees heads, and all else in its path
alarmed the natives considerably and, worse STILL dam
aged seriously if did not utterly demosh the results
OF years toll. The suffering farmers have our sympa
thes.
Dr. R. H. Stuart's wheat crop, in King George County
was Literally ruined" by the hail on Tuesday We hear
of hail storms also in Prince William and Loudoun.-
FredericksJ,Tg Herald.
The hail storm of Tuesday last passed over that part
of Prince William county between Bacon Race and Dunn
fries doing great damage to the growing crops. The
hail said to have been large partridge
eggs: and the storm lasted about hour and half
Among the principal sufferers are r. B. Merchant whose
loss is estimated at from $500 TO 1000 building
occupied by the servants of w. Ii. A. Merchant
blown over by the wind, which was very high Warren
Dayiss crop of wheat and corn very much damaged
his loss is estimated $500 Richard Stonues loss to
his crop is about $500. L. Kankey had nearly his entire
corn crop destroyed and ooses about 900. The gar
dens in the village of Dumfries completely destroy
ed and all the inhabitants of the village suffered more
or less loss The crops all along the path of the storm
were very much ipjured.-Pst. Express.