, 1869-01-15

EDGE Oregon aata and green mtaers from the
who annually dock -hcxu 70 loae
kheir money, CONTRACT disease, and tsko les.
r M ses esa h.s ea,sS ps5ee 5s a'ttaas Il tas
count1y Ia oonttHle work down to within tho
pa1t week I; " bite Ptne, The Labor kxchtnke, +
and possibly tho tekr at the sn1all-poI, hsTc
kspt aHsT The crowd this year. and TIC pl.
usual harvest Tho consequence IL that they |
arc ready for ANY desperate operation. and |
sttcet robber1es, ETC., esc., aro Of unusual ftc-
siD6sC Dn tCiissst1nas Ere, aud through tha whole
,one nsaio CONT saa
Eghts, knnckbowus, robhcIies and ul1tder- |
ou9 assaults we're constantly occurring. Une
po1ic6 on1cer states that he was compelled to
draw bis revolver, either in self defeuce Or to
quail dItotd:r, involving danger 10 the lives
Of Others, no leaa than uine times during the
night At4 O'Clock Ia the morning tezrl-r
bic row occurred in the Infamous dauce cel
lar known aa the " Bulls Rup," kept, BE-.
leye, BY = nameeake Of "tht wickedat mkn
In New York" Abont one hundred prossl-
tutes, thieTes md cut-thrpats were in tho ccl-
lar At the time, and the fight, originating,
ersl. ETey. N teile and weapon, feom beer
mug 10 a Butchers knife and brass knucklcs
was called TITO requlstt}on, md the npsoar
and confusion was fndese1ibable. THIS aEht
snrtad TO the Sidewalk ontslde, and tbs cries
CT murder and police brought two
squads OF officers to quell tie outbreak 4
aclavonian who gave the aii4t OF George
Chnbb!e, armed With long American cary
ing h4e, With blsde about Il inches n
length. which had been ground doHn u9ill IL
testmaled a key -tole saw III Ehapc, ana was
- shsrp a. razor, laid about him right I aud
f-N LAT for% III
fatally, before the police captured him. 0ae
OF them, Eruest Hundhauser, young Ger
nan, died next morning. and tRo otae1s a:e
now lying in 4 critical condition. The den,
when the police srriSed, saye the 4Ea, pre-
scnted an appearance fearful to oe99d =
| equallcd it. The floor on which iAllen NO.
men and dcpreved and desperate men had
! few mi, ute. before bccu dauctnE, was aplash-
| ed With blood in sl1 directions several men,
te1rbly wounded, rere swast'nE ;a surgical a.
\ cItement. Chubbie--u such Is his name--was
J arrested snd hurled to the cafaboose, aud
! Or. Murphy uaa sent tor to reader surgical
| aid,''
| About the game time man was arrested.
| iew bloc3s OF from Ibis place, for knocking
down and attemptiu9 to rob , man, In IL.
loon nearer to Bull Ran man had his
mouth doubled In size By 4 blow from q
tumbler 10 the hands Of woman, aud three
or fur other parties Netr arrested for yari.
Gus oTencee, such as mayhem, assault to
murder. etc. etc. That u the way they Gel.
citrate the nunIyersag Of the birth Of ths
Savior Q ( the world on tue Barbary Coast
At this rate We shall never he ahlc to hold
up our heads With honest pride, and polnt te
Chicago with drrts!on, es slow place.
cALlroRy1A VINE AND nHASDr.
Almost The hi lre grape crop ofcaliforn1s
| this seMon has gone Into wine and brandy
hardly ton bel c made into rhislns. Tn.
quantity Of vino will be very great, and tht
qu1Ety excellent. The brandy product vii
also be heavy. In the upper end u Napa Val
ley, At Callstoga, Samuel Brxnnan's pres
crushed seven hundred tons OF grapes, al
grown In the immediate vicinity. and tho en-
! tic NAH Will bc converted Into brandy
This, remember. is In county rating afth O.
aIxth, al best, among the grape prodacin,
counties Of the State, aud hardly named i
, that connection few years sluce. Tho tota
~ine product Of the State for 1868 Will
laps, 300, ,0o0 gallops. As immense qnant
| tics OF grapes are consumed 1t the tables {
, au classes o! our people durtug ak or elEh
2 months Of the ycar, and many arc preserve
: or canned ior family use during III
! remainder OF the seasoa, II will be SEE
g.: mt hs eo sets & Sps paa u
: iiornla grapes on an average yield vine {
: the rate Of one gallon TO eyefy ten to twolv
! pounds OF fruit. and gallon Of brandy r,
1uires 100 pounds Of fruit. This would gls
&, O,ooo. 600 pounds a. the amount Of grapt
:, used for making vine, and 81. .o0o, ,ooo ponns
!. contumed In MstiIling brandy. Eay 00, ,UoQ Ok
pounds. altogether, in California this Taa
= Allowing Is per cent Of the whole crop Il
table use We should thus have 113 500 q
:. pouncs ct 9rapea "a tho entire crop Of tn
rear. ! think that estimate connderab
y under the mark.
ID l y f1TTnfF r
!. The destruction Of timber along the l!ne
e { the Pacific Railroad, oycr the aierra Neyad
= now go,ng On, Is incredibly great, snd II u
= checked the United States Will lose milllo1
= Of dollars. The land from which /, Is taxi
y beng rendered entirely worthless and nnsat
y bic. The country for 40 miles eAst Of Il
y Sierra, or at least as far ont As the railroad
y. nov nn{ahed. Is supplied with wood for fu
,Me M building timber and lumber from the Ian
~ ~ along tue mountains IN the immediate riciu1
y y It.. The noble pines wh1ch SO astontshed q,
.a delighted the Coltax party when they cross
~ ~ the sieRra are going down by hundreds
.! thousands before the randa1 axe OF the WOO
=. cutter, and In few years all the locations Il
ae mediately accessible from the railroad witt
~ OF classic Lake Taha. aud Donner Lake q
= being stripped ID this manner and will SO
Y be ehorn Of much OF their beauty they c
~ never DO totally dlvcsted Of Il. howcv
- ~ thank God, not nam, for that.
- The AHd Of to-day says: .....
~. I'VE tatu recently hesrd complaints Of the
70 st1ueilon OF timber On I4cds belonF1nR to
~ Untled States Ill through tho Coast Rsn1s q
r ! the etcErh Nevada, and thfnats at prosecution
" the ofeudsrs hare often baea msds. hnt We
tn leTe without any practical results. HItntl
- | few d4fB. AA ws arc trfoffret+ psfsy connect
y with the United htates Lana Department
10, been oyee tho sierra. snd returning he
ar repofts that tho desuuction OF uuoer
ha ths p9hl,c domNn IN tha Eielstsr q
ne railroad has become 90 great shat measu
~ | must be taken to stop 1t Immediately.
the timber Is I'll cut CT. Of cousse the land, br
~ F1utcss ios other puspoacz, will net sell tt'
lss p1tes, ard tte gtryernment - thus deprived
e. iAEge .eucnue, He linda thst private parted, /
3se ! tEc 4aw.xntls alaaH tie Truekee tnd el4c 70
,ot | are cutting down timber on government land
ha hundreds o. mi1loEs OF feet. .sud that other PSF
~ afe tnult cord wood In Like quantities. oDt
CIV tact for wood TO the cxteIt OF lou 600 cords VA
at- Gently let by the Railroad Company, md It Is
Fa0 destood that tho paz1ies are cutting. OF PROF
nd 10 e1t II, Oh Eo1ef1roent l31d. This wood ts
ar EIcu cut slnnG The entltl Eoat- now tampl
,rd tcally 10 salt Lake. tAFues IRE also cutung d
,hc The timber EoE ~ood. AID sceatnG II cut alons
tzkek for sale 10 prtyatc tnd1Vtaaale, snd OF
fos to Virginia t.iiy and other places for tho q
1ad He qusr:x mills. congress eranest to tae Po
Aud | H4ttfpsd all the timber required TOT the AZ
,rse cot strnet1ou IT tho fosd. hat did Eot grzn
tight 10 pabne OF psisAsa parties u eut the tn
~ otwood for tho convenience and sop2lT Of 4
JIG k1luE rhe ronle; And 1t thu rate the VOTE -
un- going On tia government VIII DO the loser bJ
,an- Hons Of dollars IN snp1s tine"
, Of AIfAxux