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The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-07-12
HYDRAULIC MINING.
Trouble in California-The In.
sts Involved in the Injunction
Suits.

gard to the suits brought against many
hydraulic mining companies of Cali
by the city Of Marysville, the San
kco Alta says: "Very few of the
MS and "anti-slickens" people have
gated what is at stake on the hydraulic
side of the case. We have made in
and find out the following particulars
are in the counties affected 5000 miles
mes and canals, ranging in length from
eto 100. The cost of construction ag-
SO, 900, 900. In the hydraulic miues,
J ne to the season, there are employed
way from 5 900 to 10000 men. Out
the number. of Cinnamon employed
come up to 500. The capital inyest-
ytraulic mines is over $3.50, 10000. The
Product of these mines ranges in the
lie from $l2,0OO,OOO to $15,OOO,O0O.
puiation Of the mining counties affect
j Pc principles of the suit begun is $780,
" the population directly affected by
Il eut suits is 10000.
cG1 above figures should make those who
II y laslily rushing lawsuits against the
Aof 'slickens' into the rivers, eau
Cool heads and men of reason should
sd to the front. If a compromise could
1ed, all in the end would be better off.
4 lbg hydraulic mining means the de-
lor market for the farmer and ag-
" alist that will max an amount of
Il under cultivation equal in value to
y 'ng interests involved worthless. For
z en, If for no other, should the miner
: ler see if they caDnot come to some
i: 4: Anding and avoid the continuation OF
~ ~ eht litigation, which in its progress
nec olse serious loss to the whole state.
Mhl en- which side comes out victorious -
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-07-12

A decree has been issued at St. Petersburg
ordering that all executions shall hereafter be
carried out privately, and that the condemn
ed be conveyed to the place of execution in
covered wagons.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-07-12

Sentence of death has been passed upon
MidhaI Pasha and the other parties concerned
in the murder of Abdul Azz.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-07-12

The Italian Chamber OF Deputies yesterday
passed the Electoral Reform Dill by vote o'
2O2 to 116.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-07-12

French government Intends to i'll
'he force i'm Algeria. France has
Ompla.ned to the Porte of the un-
attitude of the Governor of Tripoli.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-07-12

The directors of the Hull Dock Company
have offered $500 reward for the apprehen-
sion of the incendiaries who caused the fire
in the Hull docks on the 2Gth ult. They also
offer reward for the discovery of the printer
of the placard inctting the strikers to vio-
lence.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-01-25
oregon Items.

PORTLAND. January 24.-Ths weather
here IL cold and freezing. Reports from
up the Columbia indicate extreme cold
weather. Steamers are unable 10 make
connection between The Dallss and this
city on account Of Ice.
A German named Hobert Weist was
missed from Kalama . few days ago. He
left Kalama last Wednesday evening alter
dark. to 60 to CAROLS Point. soms'dis'
tancs below. His bat and lantern were
found yesterday on the railroad bridge
across the Kalams river. Weist was
slightly intoxicated when last seen, and
there ~is'scarosly q doubt Of bis death BY
drowning.
A letter has just been received from q
gentleman living ct Fittssn.Mils Greek.
Waseo county. which states that even
should the weather moderate at once,
800, 900 will not cover the loss OF stock
In that region. Cattle and sheep are
dying by wholesale, but few rsnchers,
comparatively. being prepared With food
ASTORIA, January 24.-Six more bodies
were washed ashore yesterday near the
wrecked ship Lupats. Their features
were mutilated against the rocks beyond
description. Seventeen bodies have now
been recovered.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-01-25
EASTERN DISPATCHES
Jewish Aid Society.

CHICAGO. January 24.-About hity
Jewish gentlemen met in Grssnsbaum's
Hall yesterday. for the purpose Of aid
ing . colony OF Israslitss which has D.
tablished itself In Palestine. This col.
ony, which IL composed Of sixty fam.
lilies, obtained . grant OF 5000 acres OF
land, between Jerusalem and Jaffa. from
the Turkish government several years
sRo and IL now engaged in filling tho
ground after the fashion OF their 'ances-
tors long centuries ago. The colony Is
mot rich, and societies have been organ.
lied in New Ysrk. Philadelphia and
other cities to assist In its getting q nrm
foothold. The enterprise 10 n In
which every Jew feels . very lively In
terest, % nearly every one OF that re-
msrkabls race expect that n day the
land will again be occupied BY descend
ants Of Its original owners. The meet
ing yesterday was to enable the Israel
ties OF Chicago 10 do somsthing In .
practical way for the encouragement oil
the colony. At the close OF the speeches
Q permanent organisation Was formed BY
the election OF Michael Peabody. Presi-
dent; N. Gresnsbaum. First Vice Presi.
dent; N. Osstsrrichsr, Treasurer; A. b.
Fisher. Secretary. and directors. trus.
tees and collectors. Some. money was
raised on the spot and the meeting adj
iourned.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-01-25

Ban FaASersco. January 2S-sr. H.
Sierra Nevada, e<; Mexican. 81; Albion.
Tsc; Bechtel. Csc: Bullion, I s5, 2; Union
Con-. 81; Arssnta, 40c; Queen Bee. loc;
Alta. I o5; Crown Point. TOO. ESQ; Over
man. Csc. Toe; Savage. I 10; Gould i
Curry. 8 40. 81. . Is; Chollar. I IS; Hale
4 Norcross. 8 40. 8 As; Potosi. o. 2 10;
Con. Virginia. q o5; Utah, 9; Andes. IL;
Occidental. I 10. 1 os; Conoernia, I IS, 2;
Eureka Con-. n; California. IL, IN;
Grand Prize. I As; Benton. Soc; Yellow
Jacket. q 10; Best 4 Belcher. IN; Silver
Hill. l5c; ophir. 81; Justice. q 40; E1-
ehequer, 1 50. / IS; Booker. lie.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-01-25
Miscellaneous.

SAN Francisco. January "a. - One
case Of smallpox was verified ON sstur.
day, two yesterday and n today up to
hali.pas. one o'clock. Tho patients
have all been removed to the pest.house.
The Oceanic, OF the o. & o. line. the
fastest steamer on the China rosie, ar.
rived yesterday in the quick time Of "a
days from Hopskong. and Is days and IS
hours from Yokohama. She has here
tofors on n occasion made the passage
from Hongkong In 20 days, 81 hours,
and from Yokohama In IA days. 6H
hours. She brought Is cabin passsn-
gers, and 9 Europeans and 297 Chinese
In the steersge.
NEVADA CrTY. CAL, January 24.-Lsst
Saturday evening Patrick Clemson. o
rancher. residing near Columbia Hill,
was killed under the following oircum-
stances. He was returning home from
Lake City on horseback. whom the ami.
NAL became scared and ran away. Glen
son was thrown from the saddle. but was
unable TO FREQ one OF his feet from the
stirrup. The horse continued on It's
course at . lively pace. dragging Ito I'M.
seated rider over the road for some dis.
tance. When Clemson became separated
FROM the horse life was extinct.
DUTCH FLAT, January 24.-Rodnsy
Avery was killed ct Liberty Hill today
by the falling Of q derrick. His back
was broken,
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-01-25
The Knights Of Pythiss excursion Il

The knights Of Pythiss excursion 10
San Francisco On the 7th Of February
promises to be quite an affair. The
Comstock will All three cars. and Carson,
Reno and Bodis one each. The Ban
Francisco Knights are making elaborate
preparations for the reception Of their
Nevada brethren.
Information OF the Whereabouts Of
one John @. Mckee. who went to Col
orado In 1866, and was last heard from
on October 9Th, 1877. Is desired. he
was then ct Elko. Nevada. He has In
hsrited property and 10 wanted BY l..
v. Mckee, Frankfort, Marshall county,
Kansas.
]. j. sh.phssrd. long and favorsbly
known on the oomstook, has received
an appointment In the Naval Depart.
ment Of the Custom House ct Ban Fran.
cisco, and left today for the scene Of biz
new labors. Shepherd 10 . good mar
and will DO found useful wherever en-
ployed.
The barometer has been going down
for two days. and the air 10 today cold
and chilling. We have had false indi.
cations OF, storms 20 many times thi!
winter that people begin to think oil
signs fail. They must fail once more Of
o storm IL brewing.
8. @. Pratt. Hanover. Illinois. desires
to know II Mrs. Joseph Eolss IL stll on
the Comstock.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-01-25
sasro Tunnsi.

On tho 22d instant tho south header
Of the sutro tunnel was $50 feet north
Of the Jacket shaft. The jacket had
made at that date 100 feet; distance to
run. s2l feet. This will be made in less
than si1ty days. a. the Jacket makes
eight fee, per day. Doubtless the sutro
tunnel will soon be able to do even bet
ter than that, n through the swelling
ground lately encountered TX feet per
day have been run. Saturday the south
header was $40 feet In Con. Imperial
ground. Shifts were employed In re-
timbsring the ground near the G. N. B.
connection and in tagging the
sides OF the north drift near the
Gould 4 Garry connection and In re-
pairs to the south branch. The dow Of
water from the tunnel was 3,373.200
gallons per day.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-01-25
Huge Mining Scheme.

Boston, New York and Chicago CAPT.
talists have subscribed $1,000 900 fol
the inauguration and equipment OF one
OF the most extensive mining operations
ever undertaken In California. The
scheme contemplatss the working out oil
thirteen miles OF the bed OF the Feather
river, commencing at Big Bend. ten
miles from Oroville. The process
adopted will DO q tunnel constructed oil
sufficient capacity to drain the river bed,
90 that II can be worked In the manner
familiar to the early miners. The tun.
mel will be l1,600 feet In length. and
will be Q little larger than an ordinary
railroad tunnel. It will have Q fall oil
Afty.two feet nine inches to tho mile.
with a capacity Of dischsrgins $500
miners inches Of water per second. The
greatest height Of the tunnel will be 1900
feet above the surface. A dam will be
constructed ct Hamilton bar. where the
water IL TO be taken out.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-01-25
SINGULAR ACCIDENT.
y.,, or r,ny rect and Cats 81
Flssh I've Feet In Issgtns

VIM. Henry Abbott. punpmsn a. o
Union shaft, met with . severe and sin-
eulsr accident at the Union shaft at .
O'Clock this morning.
He was at the 2200 station, and had
stepped across the pump compartment
Of the shaft. when the blackboard"
small platform cage running in one
corner Of the shaft. came down and
struck him on the shoulder. knocking
him down the shaft. he was found on
. platform atty feet below by his part
ner . few minutes later.
He received during this fall In adj.
ton to ordinary bruises. most severe
and singular injuries. All the akin and
fssh covering his bowels were cut across
from aide TO aide except the internal
obliqus muscle. the cash being sixteen
inches in length and in the form OF .
crescent with points up. In addition to
this, from . point TO the right OF the
center another cash running down and
back and eight inches In length was also
made. The torn desh sagged dewn nve
or six inches. 50,
just how he received those terrible
tears Of his flssh Il 10 impossible just
now 10 tell, for hs has been prohibited
from talking, although he seems anxious
to tell what he knows Of the accident.
II 10 supposed. however, that In his de-
scent no must have struck what the
pumpmeu called the lam bslegs" OF the
bob below where be re- struck. These
..lambsiees" are OF iron and have sharp
corners and abound In bolt-hssds and
nuts, and some Of these must have
caught the falling man somewhere over
the bowels and inflicted these ghastly
wounds.
Mr.. Abbott is an unmarried man, aged
tvsuty.tour years. and 10 nephew Of the
Abbott Who was killed at the shaft last
summer by . falling timber. He was
taken to tbs Gault House. near the
Fourth Ward School house. Virginia.
where Dr.. Harris dressed his wounds.
II was found necessary to take thirty
stitches In the flesh to hold the skin and
muscles to their places. Yet his wounds
are not necessarily fatal. aud bis chances
for recovery are good II Inflammation
can BE- kept from extending too far.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-01-25
gagged .h. v..ehn... BE. opsn .h.

gagged the watchmas. blew open the
Sais and escaped with $40, 000.
HrLLspALE, N. O.. January 2.-0n
Saturday night last the wife Of James
Cummings lcolored). living near Grams.
ton, gave birth to four babies. All are
doing well.
AuousrA. Ga, January "a. Snow
fell today for eight hous-ths heaviest
fall ever known here.
WILMINGTON, N. O.. January 24.-At
6 o'clock this evening the snow 10 still
falling rapidly. The streets are new
thickiy covered, and unless the weather
moderatss there will DO good slsighiug
tomorrow. The whole city is excited
over the rare spectacle. and . large mum.
Der Of ladies are In the streets engaged
In snowballing.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-01-25
Horrible Railroad Accident.

NEW YoRx. January ga horrify-
ing accident on the Erie Railroad 90
CURED about midnight on Saturday,
near Oswego. In this State. The train
from Buffalo to this city when out about
an hour. and travelling at the rate OF
thirty-fve miles an hour, was suddenly
whirled from the track BY the breaking
Of the center OF the drivipg.wheel aIles
Of the locomotive. The cars next to the
locomotive were whirled some distance
from the track and whirlsd over and
over along the adjoining fields. The
postal car stopped under an elm tree,
and was smashed all to pieces. The OIL
lamps and are 500 set It on fire, and
car, contents and tree were ablaze almost
before the passengers 10 the other cars
could sxtrisate themselves. There were
four men in the mail car, and they were
probably killed by the terrible shock
and then burned to o crisp.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-01-25
Miicellaneous.

DUBLIN, January 24.-Ths Emergency
Committee Of the Grand Orange Lodge
OF Ireland has forwarded . number Of
men BY train tonight from Dublin to
Bailins. County Mayo. to relieve Miss
Gardiner. who Is being Boycottsd. The
authorities will provide an escort Of
military at Bsllias to protect the men to
their destination.
LONDON. January 24.-Vsst injury to
property and innumerable casualties On
sea and land are reported. The gale
excepted. all this misery Is due to twelve
inches OF snow In London and the coun.
try, both places showing uttor incapsoity
TO deal with this slight obstruction. But
for the suffering among the poor the
whole business would DO ludiorous.
Such O storm flls hundreds Of columns
In tho newspapers, while 10 America II
might only furnish Q paragraph.
A private telegram from Chill says:
Lima surrendered Internationally after
Ohorillos, Barraca and Mirof1ores had
been taken and destroyed with great
slaughter.
81. PETERSBURG, January 24.-Ths
msiu outline Of the arrangements DO.
tween Russia and China are: Russia
shall restore all Of Kuldja, rsserving .
small territory in the northeast OF Ill.
and China will pay q substantial amount
over aud above Ave million roubles slip.
Mated by the treaty OF Livadia, for the
expenses Of Russia's military prepare.
tiens.
MADaID. January 24.-Ths foods and
gales have ravagsd the entire peninsula
for ten days, and have been the ssvsrsst
on record. foundations have destroyed
ons.hsli the crop OF oranges and lem.
ons, and the loss 10 estimated at over
$40, OOO, 900 to the agricultural interests.
There Is Q foot OF snow here.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-01-25
Piper. 0pss. House.

Last evening Miss Fannie Louise
Buckingham and troupe closed their
engagement at Piper's Opera House
with Green Bushes" a. per announce
ment. The attendance was fair. and in
her dual character Of Miami. the Hun.
tress Of the Mississippi, and Madame st.
ALBERT. Miss Buckingham showed some
thing OF her feminine qualities,
which had all been kept in the back
ground by "Mazepps" and "Dick
Turpin." The repeated applause which
her acting ELECTED during the perform
ancs OF the play. testified to- the .ppre-
citation by the audience Of Miss Buck
inRham's double rendition. In some
respects the support wss good. and 9th.
ers weak. Tonight the company will
play "Mszeppa" in Carson. No one
Who attends the performances will regret
IL, and therein will have the advantage
Of those that do not attend It,.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-01-25
WESTERN DISPATCHES
Arizona Items.

TUCSON. January 24.-Chas. Croker
and party returned from the tsrminus Of
the track Of the Southern Pacific Bail.
road, aud were entertained BY the City
Council during their stay here. Mr..
Crocksr stated that the Southern Pacific
Railroad weuld cross the Bio Grands
river two miles above FL Psss, and be
prepared to complete the road to the
Cult Of Mexico. o distance u 400 miles.
by next October.
A rich strike 10 reported in the tunnel
OF Gold Mountain, on the Calabases. ct
100 feet In depth. . thrse.foot ledge Of
hiRh.grade ore having been cut.
Tho developments 10 Saddle Noun.
tain district are proving the psrmsnspoy
OF large veins Of csrbonatss.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-01-25
Ir,uss Pri.esss d. Purple.

Last evening . Pluto squaw created q
sensation In Virginia by walking up G
street clad in purple. IL not in fine linen.
Nor was that her only adornmsut. She
lad on her back . washboard and over
that . sack beautifully supplied with
provisions picked up doubtless among
those who had patropizs her washboard.
The heroes OF her nation looked ct her
with pride and hunger; for she showed
ability to satisfy all their longinss for
food. She. however. wrapped her pur-
pie bedsprsad more closely about her
dumpy form and let them hunger.
Probably her buck relieved her Of both
purple and food when she reached his
wickiup.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-01-25
The Grant Bill In the Senate.

WASHINGTON. January 25.-Thsfe was
. very sharp debate in the Senate yester-
day ON the bill to restore Grant to the
army. Logan made one Of his ohsrac-
~teristic forcible speeches. which had the
effect to arouse the Democratic side Of
the chamber. and West, Butler and other
ex.Confederates made strong aud bitter
speeches against the bill. The debate
became violently partisan, and 1t Is evi-
dent that party lines will be strictly
drawn when q vote Ia reached.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-01-25
Senator Malone.

New Yoax. January 25.-senstor Ma
hone said on being interviewed recently:
~ am going to Washington to vote just
a. I please. with . clear conscience and
for what I think to DO right, no matter
what the consequences may be. / shall
always have the good OF nay State ct
heart, and shall try to do what I a for
her benefit. intend. however. to be
. listener. and I hope my course will not
surprise the country. II any people arc
watching me. 1t 10 but just to say that
NO Republican has approached me with
' 90 much a. q suggestion as TO
which way I might vote. i wish l could
ssy 80 much for the Democrats"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-01-25
Tho Apaches Again.

DENVER. January 25.-A Rtpubtiedn
Las Vegas IN. NJ special says: On
Saturday aud Sunday the Apaches In the
vicinity Of San Marcial killed fifteen
persons and wounded several. Nine are
reported missing and are probably killed.
J.. NJ. Robinson. mining engineer on
the Atchison, Topeka aud Santa Fe
Railroad. 10 reported missing. Two
others OF his party are killed. Captain
Jack Crawiord's mining camp 10 report.
ed attacked and three men killed. The
The Apaohes headed northwest. A com
psny OF troops and citizens o. San
Marcial are in pursuit. The band num-
bers from forty to sixty.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-01-25
FOREIGN DISPATCHES,
Tho Irish Question in Parliament

The Irish Question In Parliament
LONDON, January 24.-Ths crisis 10
iiksly to occur next week. Forster will
introduce his coercion bills Monday,
and Gladstone will move, Tuesday, that
these bills shall have the precedence OF
other business. Irish members publicly
announce their intention to obstruct
those measures ct every stage, and aftirm
that they have reason to expect the
assistance Of the Radicals. many OF
whom VIGOROUSLY dislike every intsrisr.
enoe with the rights OF minoritiss. But
any. judicious measure will secure the
support OF q great majority Of the House.
Parnsll starts for Dublin tonight and
returns ON Tuesday, when DO will make
q motion In the House Of Commons
against Gladstone's proposal TO give
precedsncs to coercion bills, on the
ground that IL would involve interior
ence with the rights Of private members.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-01-25

The Carson appeal Of yesterday morn
ing says Yesterday afternoon Mrs.
Trssdwsy, sister Of Aaron Tiesavay.
fell and broke her right arm while walk
ing with her daughter In front Of Cns-
ney's house.
E. L. Buckingham has . valuable gold
mine in Mount Cory District. forty
miles north Of Bodis, six miles south Of
Mount Grant and six miles west OF Haw-
thorns. the new railroad town on Walker
lake.
@ street says the great confidence Of
the management Of the nor.h end mines
comes from the revelations Of . vertical
drill-hois in the nsishborhood Of The
Ophir and Mexican Wine.
The Mint il working under the Super
intsndsney Of Harry Greenfield. The
mine ID said to have changed hands and
to Be- the property Of . New York inoor-
poration.
Nishs before last on the Divide some
drunken and reckless drivers ran into
Dr.. Harris buggy and took on the who's
left side OF Il.
II 10 reported that m sxssllsns nre-
clay. for lining smelling furnaces.
Las been discovered In The visiaify o.
WALKER river.
Ben Carriers esss Wa up before he
oapesns Court today.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-01-25
Miscellaneous.

WASHINGTON, January 25.-Ths Pres
ident has nominated Major David G.
Swayns a. Judge Advocate General,
Lieutenant Colonel George L. Febigsr
% Assistant Paymsster General. with .
large number OF other nominations Of
q like character.
The Court Of Claims yesterday gave
iudement TO the heirs Of the late Admiral
Dahlgren. against the United States, for
Ss5. 600, for uss Of his patent and i'm.
proyements In the art Of riding guns.
Cx1cAoo, January 24.-Last nieht bur.
el.rs entered the office Of the Union Iron
and Steal Coppapy's works, bound and
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-01-25
II. Nexs reseher.' Isss,ssss.

The programme for the next meeting
Of the Teachsrs' Institute. to be held ct
the Fourth Ward School.houss on the
second Saturday Of February. IL as fol-
lows: Committee on Music Misses
Julia Nicholson. Kate Copnelly aud
Jennie Brophy. Essays-Miss Hettie
Dettsnreider aud Miss Maggie Long.
The subject for discussion will be:
..How much time should be devoted to
teaching language lessons and object
lsssons2" Professor Baker. Professor
Young, Miss Annie Sullivan. Miss N. A.
Everett, Miss Lizzie Beck and Miss
Hsbicht will participate. Essay-Miss
O'Farrsll.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-01-25
Rappahannock Oyster War.

RICHMOND. January ga feet Of
fifteen vessels from Maryland undertook
to take out oysters in the Rappahsnnock
ON Saturday. The Virsinians opened
on the invaders with Q howitzer, infict.
ing considerable damage. The Mary
landers replied with rides and rsvolvsrs;
but finally hoisted the white nag and
sailed away. An oystsrman. giving on
account OF the fight, said. to use bis
enthusiastic, nautical language: "Ths
whole feet made q straight shirt-tail io'
the mouth Of the river--their speed be,
ing accelerated by shots sent alter them.'