Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-05-18
THIRTY YEARS ago.
THE EXCITEMENT OVER THE NEVADA
INDIAN oUTRAGEs.
WigfalPs Senatorial Jags-Louis NAPOLEON
Refused Credit at a Hotel in
New Orleans.

this State and Nevada on Sunday, the 18th
OF May, 1860. News had just been received
at Virginia City and telegraphed to Sacra'
mento and San Francisco that the volun.
teers, who left Carson and Virginia City to
avenge the massacre of whites by Piutes 9
few days before, had been ambushed BY
two thousand Indians south of Pyramid
Lake, and nearly exterminated. Major
Ormsby was shot and Joseph G. Baldwin
the son of Judge Baldwin, of Sacramento
Richard S. Snowden, also of this city, an6
Henry Meredith, of Nevada, and Others
known here were reported butchered, bu
some were only wounded. But few ESCAPED
the fury of the savages.
Relief meetings were at once called ir
this city, San Francisco, Placerville anc
other places. Governor Downey was absen
from Sacramento at the time, and johnson
Price, Secretary of State, assumed thu
responsibility of ordering the Nevada Rife,
to march for Carson Valley. The Suttey
Rifles and City Guard, of Sacramento, thu
Coloma Grays and the Marysville Company
were also ordered to hold themselves in
readiness. Arms and ammunition were al
once forwarded 10 Carson.
The relief meeting in this city was held
in front of the Orleans Hotel, and James
w. Coffroth presided. Speeches were
made by Cotfroth, N. Greene Curtis, ]. II
Warwick and others, and resolutions were
adopted pledging men and money to re.
lieve the people of Nevada and to avenge
the massacre of the whites. A committee
to receive subscriptions was appointed con.
sisting of j. III. Warwick, D. o. Mills. w
NJ. Harron, John Arnold, Edward Nc.
Carly, L. B. Harris. Leland Stanford. A,
d. Rightmire, A. @. Monson and II. E
Robinson. A large sum was subscribed
on the spot.
The Committee on Finance and Relief
determined to forward at once 200 MIME
rifles and 5000 rounds of ammunition
with an escort of the following citizens: E.
]. Sanders, G. S. Fairfax, l.. S. Grant, n.
Toler Booraem, Daniel Morgan, A. J.
Rhoads, Z. S. Granger, = Bradley, John
Butler, William Cochran, = O'Keefe, Tom
Rooney, James Moore and Robert Toll
The outfit left Sacramento that evening at
s o'clock.
Dispatches were received here that night
stating that l 800 Salt Lake Indians had
Joined the hostiles, and the people of Vir-
ginia City and Carson were fortifying those
towns against attack. Word was also re-
ceived that Dick Snowden could not live,
but that young Baldwin had finally turned
up with slight wound. Seventy of the
whites were hiding in the hills. The next
day Government troops arrived from San
Francisco and were forwarded at once by
way of Placerville. The ranks of the two
Sacramento companies of militia were
fully recruited and the men ready for bust.
ness but they were not needed.
......... The New Orleans papers were tell
ing story about the Emperor Louis Ma
poleon's visit to that city some years before.
He put up at the st. Charles Hotel and not
having any baggage, to speak of, the clerk
informed him on the following morning
that the rule was for guests without bag
gage to pay in advance.
Count Napoleon-"My name is a suffi.
cient guarantee for my bill.'
Clerk-"Your name, Count, is a very
good one, but it won't buy marketing"
Count" Make out my bill''
Clerk-"It shall be done"
The bill was made out in the name OF
the Count L. n. Bonaparte.
Count-"My name is Louis Napoleon
Bonaparte. | wish it so stated in full in
the account"
A second bill was made out and the name
written out.
MY name is Count Louis Napoleon
Bonaparte Prince of Segoria, Kamtschatka
and other dependencies-say so in the
bill" responded the sprig of nobility.
II will not make out third BILL" said
the clerk.
Then I'll be blanked if 1 pay it ~ re-
sponded the future Emperor of France, as
he stalked out the door.
......... Wigfall of Texas was to the United
States Senate in those days what Riddle
berger of Virginia was year or two ago.
One day the fire eating Texan chad Jag
on, as they call it nowadays, and kept the
Senate and galleries in a roar of laughter
for hours. He had,a bottle of whisky on
his desk before him, and liquored up fire.
quently during his harangue. He said he
would be recreant to his duty if ne were
not to say that a Black Republican could
never be inaugurated President of the
United States.n He dared the Republicans
to 'cut their leashes and turn loose their
terriers and rat-killers," and said they
might shoot him if his.party didn't go into
winter quarters in Boston before the Re.
publicans ever got to Texas.
....."..John OMeara, ex-State Printer,
died in New York on the 9TH of April
1860, and in notice of his death the New
York Tribune said : John O'Meara was
for several years employed on this paper
but migrated to California, where he
rapidly acquired position and competence
Defeated for reelection to the Office of
State Printer, and dispirited by the death OF
Broderick he returned TO the home of his
youth 10 die. We do not know that he had
vice, and do not believe he had per,
sonal enemy"
......Billy Birch's Minstrels were then
playing at the Metropolitan Theater. Min.
strel companies in those days did not con
sist of battalion of dummies and two OF
three performers, as nowadays, but of 9
half-dozen or 50 of stars. Birch's com
pany then contained, beside himself, w
Bernard, G. Henry, Frank Medina (th,
man who doomed San Andreas wherever
he VENT, w. H. Smith, G. II. Edmond!
and Pete Sterling.
Work on the stone bridges on tn,
main thoroughfares leading into the towr
of Napa was about to be started thirt,
years ago. These bridges, three in mum
Der, are still in good condition, and though
costly at first have proved a chenp invest
ment in the end. Other counties anC
towns might save money by building ston,
instead of wooden bridges.
.........A meeting to organize new vol
unteer fire company was held on the l6tt
of May. NJ. Ault presided, and the roll
WIS cikucQ NY ~ We DiOWu. w. L. I1lgRllls
T. w. White, G. York, ]. A. Duffy, Johr
Bellmer, Ben WEIGH, s. Renner, J. Lentell
NJ. Coffey, J. Mcdonald, B. Riley and J. A
Carroll.
.........The month of May in that yea
(1S60) appears to have been very much hk,
the present month. 1t was raining on tn,
18th, and cold, raw winds were blowing
Winter was accused by one of the paper
of Lingering in the lap of spring." Their,
was q heavy frost on the 18th along thu
river.
........ On the 10th of May Virginia City
New, was visited by succession of violen
hurricanes, or tornadoes. They were o.
the cyclone order, and were confined Il
narrow limits. Many houses were demol
ished, and the damage to property ran NJ
into the thousands.
..,...The Sixth. street NJ. Z. Church wa
dedicated on May 18th. Rev. J. D. Blair
the pastor, was assisted by DR.. ]. T. Peck
of San Francisco, and j. 8. Phillips, o
Santa Clara The Indebtedness remaining
on the building was S. 800.
Mrs. J. c. Winans, of Sacramento
made her debut at Maguire's Opera House
in San Francisco, on the 18th of May. al
though lady of education and refinement
she was failure before the footlights.
.......One day as Henry Bates was rid
ing up the river road he was stopped b,
two highwaymen, about four miles iron
the city, and robbed of SIPS in money.
........The census takers were about .
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