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=31030 Submitted by: Chris Havnar Article Title: San Mateo County Gazette Article Date: July 21 1861 Article Description: General Transcription Article Text: San Mateo County Gazette Redwood City, San Mateo County, California Saturday Morning, July 27, 1861, Vol. 3 No. 17 MARRIED In San Francisco, July 6th, by Rev. T. Starr KING, Mr. Samuel BEAN, of Redwood City, to Miss Celia W. HANKERSON, of Readfield, Maine. DIED Near Searsville, in this County, on Saturday, the 20th, from the effects of an accident, Mr. Jefferson HIGGINS, formerly from near Augusta, Maine. Aged about 31 years. In Redwood City, Thursday, July 25th, Mrs. Julia wife of Mr. Daniel FORD, aged 32 years. SINGULAR DREAM, AND REMARKABLE VERIFICATION OF IT. – On Saturday morning last, Jefferson HIGGINS, whose death is announced in another column, on getting up told his companions that he dreamed they had attempted to remove certain logs, describing them, and that in the attempt, he had been crushed and killed. These logs were two which the men had lying near together, and one above the other, on the side of the mountain, in the Redwoods, and they had all the arrangements made for their removal, on this fatal morning. Nothing daunted by the singular dream they went at it, but examined the position of the logs, and concluded that neither of them could roll so as to do any injury. About nine o’clock, having the “dogs” securely fastened to the upper log, and the team hitched on, HIGGINS mounted the lower log, and his companion started the cattle. The moment the log started, both commenced to roll, when poor HIGGINS attempted to spring from the lower one, over the upper ! one, but his own footing being so uncertain, he fell between them, and was instantly so crushed that he died about two o’clock the same day. This is a causality which has cast a gloom over all the loggers in our Redwoods, and is one of the most remarkable verifications of a dream, which ever came under our observation. Mr. HIGGINS was a man about thirty-one years of age, formerly from near Augusta, Maine – a sober industrious and careful man, one who has been more free from accidents than almost any other teamster in the woods. He was very highly respected by all who knew him, and his loss is deeply felt by the entire community. RIOT. – On Sunday last the quiet of our little town was disturbed by the breaking out of a regular whisky insurrection. Great noise and confusion, much loud swearing, an unlimited amount of torn linen, several swelled heads, bunged eyes, and bleeding noses, and four new boarders at the Cross-bar Hotel was the immediate result. The next morning Justice Turner issued his warrant against seven persons, charged with riot, Only the four in jail could then be found. They were brought up, tried and convicted, and on Tuesday Morning, His Honor pronounced judgment on them as follows: James McGOVERN $75, or thirty days in jail; John CARROL, $75, or thirty days; J.P. HOWLEY $50 or twenty days; John ALLEN $25 or ten days in jail. The fines were all promptly paid, and then the parties gravely inquired if they could not renew the fight, and employ the District Attorney to defend them. On being told that that could not be done, they swore they would leave this ------- town, as fas! t as possible –and they did it. SILAS H. BOWMAN This is the name of our candidate for Sheriff. He is an old resident of the county, having lived on the banks of the Purissima since before our county organization. He is an honest industrious and competent man – capable of filling with credit any position in the county – just such a man as the people would naturally seek for office – but one whom political wire pullers would avoid, because they could not use him, when they had elected him. Mr. BOWMAN did not seek this position, although he had been urged to it by a few personal friends for months past; and even at the time of his nomination it was very doubtful whether he would accept. But we can now confidently say that he accepts the nomination, since so respectable a body as the People’s Committee have by giving it, virtually proclaimed that it is for the best interest of the county he should do so. The names of three other gentlemen were presented before the Committee for this position, either one of whom we could have cheerfully supported, and would have gladly assisted to elect. But they could not all be nominated, and it seems that after a full consultation among the Committee, unbiased by outside influence (for we know that none was brought to bear in his favor,) the mantle has fallen on Mr. BOWMAN, and we think all things considered, wisely so. It only remains now, for the unbought electors of the county to ratify that nomination at the ballot box, by an overwhelming majority. APPEALED. – John ROBINSON, who killed Gregoire AUBOMET, near Greenwood, El Dorado county, on the 4th of March, and was therefore found guilty of murder in the first degree, at the May term of the District Court, and sentenced to be hanged at noon on the last Friday in August, has appealed to the Supreme Court. HUNG HIMSELF. – John ELLIOTT who was sentenced to the Penitentiary for life, by the last Court of Josephine county, Oregon, hung himself in the county jail. FRUIT – We call the attention of our readers to the card of Graves, Williams & Buckley in another column. To our certain knowledge, by sending to them, by stage, fresh fruit can be obtained at about half the prices we pay here for that of doubtful age. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. – We would call the attention to our readers to the advertisement of the Grover and Baker Sewing Machine Company, which appears in another column. Persons desirous of purchasing would do well to give them a call and examine their stock. Also the advertisement of Dr. D. Percy & Co., 514 Dupont Street, between California and Pine, San Francisco. BERNARD PEYTON Attorney At Law Canada de Raymundo San Mateo County (Belmont Post Office) W.C.R. SMITH Wholesale Grocer First Street Redwood City Respectfully gives notice to the people of Redwood City and of San Mateo county, that he has on hand and is constantly receiving, the choicest stock of Groceries and Provisions, at Wholesale, at the very lowest market rates ! ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com