Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-12-27
From Oregon and California Mexico and the
South Pacific.

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New YORK, Dec. 25.-The steamship Ariel,
from Aspinwall Dec 10th, has arrived, with
passengers, mails, and treasure, from San
Francisco. The overland mail has also ar
rived at Fort Kearney, with San Francisco
advices to the 18th. The steamer Uncle Sam
sailed that morning for Panama, with IT'S pas
sengers, and 81, 100000 in treasure, to meet
the urgent appeals from eastern cities. Among
the passengers were large number of asplr'
ing republican politicians, en- route for Wash
ington, where they propose spending the win
ter, expecting the incoming administration TO
select from among their number the principal
federal officers for this coast in the spring.
Some 1000 men are supported by federal pat
ronage in California and thousands of place
hunters have been developed.
Col. Fremont has commenced a suit to re.
cover $1,000 worth of gold dug by miner
from the mines on his land grant, the object
being to test the question whether the title to
tanned in it. The Mariposa mines still yield
at the rate of $4,000 per month.
The republican papers charge that a secret
organization is concerning measures for the
establishment of an Independent republic on
the Pacific coast iRease of the dissolution OF
the Union. The charge does not seem to be
sustained by evidence.
The reports from the scene of the late In
dian massacre OF Oregon emigrants near Fort
Boise in Washington territory, are Of the
most heart-rending character. The wretched
creatures were found by detachment of the
army, almost naked, and eating the dead
bodies of those who had been massacred, and
i'll one case eating the head Of a man that had
been buried for ten days The party number
ed forty four souls, out of which twenty nine
nd INbat, tbo
troops came up to those who were saved, the
poor people, men, women and children bowed
themselves on the sand desert where they
were found and offered up solemn and fer.
vent prayer to God at their most miraculous
escape, and with one feeling the soldiers swore
vengeance against the savages.
But the most horrible sight was yet to be
witnessed. They were without food or
clothing, and had made shelters for them
selves out Of willows and grass, and the in.
tants that had been left after their mothers
had been massacred were eaten most ravenous.
ly, and one lady ate two of her own children
that had died of starvation, and afterwards
dug up her own husband, and the troops found
his head roasting upon the fire when they
reached them. They said it was not until
starvation drove them to it that they could al
low themselves to be thus reduced TO live upon
The women had been ravished by the savages,
and their naked dead bodies bore all the marks
of horrible brutality.
The large American cotton factory, at San
tiago, Mexico had been destroyed by the
Tosada Indians, and number of the work
men were brutally murdered. The official or
gan OF Sinoloa accuses the house of Barron,
Forbes & Co. OF nstgating this atrocity F.; but
the cause of the atrocity was simply the ha.
tired OF the clergy party Tor all foreigners, and
especially Americans
One more attempt has been made to assassi
nate President Castillo, president Of Peru. II
is reported that secret society exists under
the name of Union and Progress" composed
principally of ex members OF the national con
vention, at the head of which is DR.. Galvez
the ex-president of the convention, and from
whence it is supposed all the attempts against
the presidents lie have emanated DR.. u. Is
one of the persons who made his escape from
the presidents house, and who sought refuge
in tile French legation.