A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > California > San Mateo http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=595 Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=31028 Submitted by: Chris Havnar Article Title: San Mateo County Gazette Article Date: July 13 1861 Article Description: General Transcription Article Text: San Mateo County Gazette Redwood City, San Mateo County, California Saturday Morning, July 13, 1861, Vol. 3 No. 15 MARRIED At Searsville, July 7th, by Chester Parshall, J.P., W.F. STANBAUGH, to Miss T.J. KISTNER, all of Searsville, San Mateo County. FOR SALE. – The undersigned is about to engage in other business, and will sell the Printing Material, business, etc., of the San Mateo County Gazette Newspaper and Job Printing establishment. Term, one-half cash, the balance in six months. For particulars, apply to the undersigned, at Redwood City, or to Frank Eastman, Esq., Washington street, opposite the postoffice, San Francisco. The Gazette is now in its third year, and is one of the most prosperous country newspapers in California Apply to Wm. Godfrey Editor and Proprietor, San Mateo County Gazette Redwood City OMMISSION – In consequence of the press of other matter in our last issue, we omitted to chronicle several occurrences of the week. A terrible accident occurred at Woodside. The little daughter of Mr. J.O. Shaw, about eighteen months old, was burned to death. It appears she had made her way up stairs in the family dwelling, and while playing with friction matches, set fire to her clothes. Her mother, who was engaged in some domestic duties outside the door, hearing a noise as of something falling, looked in, when the horrible sight met her eye of the child with all of its clothing except a small portion around the waist, burned completely off, leaving the body blacked and almost roasted. It seems the child had in her struggles reached the head of the stairs, and had then fallen to the bottom, causing the noise which attracted Mrs. Shaw’s attention. The little suffer lived but a few hours. The loss is a severe blow to the bereaved parents, who are much respected. The prettiest liberty-pole in this county was raised last week at San Mateo by that enterprising gentleman, Mr. H. Husing and his friends. A splendid flag-staff was also raised by Mr. A.T. Castor, at Belmont. Patriotism and its concomitant demonstrations are the order to the day. PLACED IN POSSESSION. – Wm. Rabe, Esq. U.S. Marshal, on Wednesday last, accompanied by Col. Curtis, his deputy, visited this place on his way to execute a writ from the U.S. District Court, placing S.M. Mezes, Esq. and others in possession of lands included within the boundaries of the Pulgas rancho, but which have been claimed as belonging to the rancho Canada de Reymundo. The title to these lands has been some time in dispute before the U.S. Courts, in the case known as S.M. Mezes et al., vs. John Greer et al. The decree was rendered a few weeks since in favor of plaintiffs. There were altogether about twenty-five parties holding under Mr. Greer, upon whom the writ was to have been served. All of them so far as we have heard received leases from Mr. Mezes, and obeyed the writ quietly. COURT OF SESSIONS. – This Court adjourned on the 3d, until Monday 15th. Up to the 3d the following business was transacted. People vs. Osmond Glover – Nol. Pros. Entered. People vs M.A. Caravahal arraigned. Three absent Grand Jurors were fined $25 each. ANOTHER MURDER. – We learn that a Mexican was shot by one of his countrymen, on Saturday last, in the Canada Raymundo, near the Randal farm, and died on Tuesday. The murderer escaped. The people in the vicinity seem to take the matter very quietly, some of them remarking to the Sheriff – when he went there on hearing of the affair – that it was of no consequence, as the neighborhood was well ride of two more Mexicans. This indifference to crime may be dearly repented of when some valuable life is take in consequence of it. THE LATE EARTHQUAKE IN ALAMEDA. – The Alameda Gazette remarks that the shocks of the recent earthquake were quite severe and disastrous in Amador Valley, Alameda county. The furniture of J.W. Dougherty was considerably damaged; the roof of his kitchen (a tile one) was thrown off, chimney thrown down, and several persons thrown violently to the ground, while others were made temporarily blind by the shock. The waters in the creeks in that vicinity were thrown from their beds upon the plain, and near Mr. Dougherty’s house a large chasm was formed in the earth. The chimneys of the dwelling house of Joel Harlan, near by, were destroyed, and Mr. Harlan was thrown heavily against a wall, the side of his head and face being considerably bruised thereby. The prisoners confined in the jail at San Leandro were badly frightened. Romero says he was walking to and fro in his cell at the time, and was thrown down by the violence of the shock. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT MARYSVILLE. – A fire broke out on the 3d of July, at Marysville in Charles Cora’s stable on the east side of C street, opposite the U.S. Hotel, and before it could be arrested, destroyed property to the value of $25,000 or $30,000. Besides the stable, and a dozen of horses in it, there were also consumed the store and stable of C.G. Bockins, John Turcolt’s mechanic’s restaurant, A.B. Spear’s blacksmith’s shop, and some Chinese wash-houses. TREED BY A GRIZZLY. – As two men Collins and Boyle, were on their way from Omega, Nevada county recently, to the lakes at the head of Kidd & Whartonby’s South Yuba Ditch, a grizzly, which was lying across the road, rose and ran after them. They deserted their mules and took refuge in a tree. The bear followed to the foot of the tree, and watched them closely for an hour and a half. He then deserted them, and they came down and made tracks very fast for home. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com