San Mateo County Gazette Redwood City, San Mateo County, California Saturday Morning, July 28, 1860, Vol. 2 No. 17 DIED At Woodside, San Mateo county, July 21st, Edward K. NORRIS, a native of Maine, aged 26 years. On Saturday last, the people of Woodside and neighborhood were called upon to mourn the loss of Edward K. Norris. A young man of irreproachable character and most exemplary habits. He was the soul of honor, being more jealous of his wide-spread reputation for integrity and probity than is a miser of his gold. He was of a genial disposition, kind-hearted and a most pleasant companion. His circle of acquaintance was very large, yet none knew him but to love and respect. He had lived several years in California, yet the temptations that beset young men in early days made no impression upon his already formed character. Poor Ed. what a pity that you, of all others, should have been selected, and by that dreaded and loathsome disease. Stricken down in the very prime of youth, with a bright future before you and an untarnished past to look back upon with honest pride and satisfaction. Your memory will ever be reserved and cherished. A CARD. EDITOR GAZETTE - Sir - We desire through the medium of your column to express our grateful thanks to our neighbors and the citizens through whose exertions our houses and grain were preserved from destruction on Tuesday, 24th inst. Their generous assistance will ever be held in remembrance by us. Respectfully, FINGER & BYER Redwood City, July 25th, 1860 THE PLAGUE. - We were led into error last week, regarding the small-pox cases in the Redwoods, having been informed, as were also others, by what we considered the best authority, that the disease would amount to nothing, and that no alarm need be felt on account of it. Since it has proved fatal, in one instance, we see we have been deceived, and now warn the people to take the usual preventive measures. It is to be regretted that on account of some rivalry or misunderstanding among the doctors, or whatever may have been the cause, that timely notice has not been given, so that the most stringent means could have been adopted to prevent the spread of this horrible disease, and the necessary sanitary regulations be enforced. As it now is, no one can tell where it will stop. Our being misinformed last week may have already led to serious consequences, by causing neglect of the usual preventive, and the responsibility must rest upon those who assumed to know and who communicated the information. FROM THE EAST The difficulty in regard to the transportation of the California mails has been temporarily arranged with Commodore Vanderbilt. Vanderbilt aggress to carry them till the 4th of March for postage, and the President is to recommend, in his annual message, such additional compensation as may be reasonable. Gwin had a grand blow up with the President and the Postmaster-General. Holt refused to carry out his promise relative to overland ocean mails. Gwin appealed to the President to know if he sustained Holt. It is said that Dr. Gwin left and told the President that he deserved to have no friends. He would never darken the doors of the White House while he filled it. It is not known whether the difficulty is yet reconciled. Efforts are being made to get the Postmaster General to send semi-monthly service over the Central route; also, to appropriate $100,000 for the Pony Express. The result is not yet known. Orders have been issued by the War Departments to furnish all aid in their power to the Pony Express between Missouri and Camp Floyd, to insure speed and certainty. Gwin leaves on the steamer of the 13th for San Francisco. Latham and others go on the overland coach of the 12th. SHERIFF'S SALE By virtue of an execution issued out of the District Court of the 12th Judicial District in and for the County of San Mateo, State of California in the suit of J. Alexander YOELL against John GREER, and to me duly directed and delivered duly attested under the Seal of said Court on the 21st day of June A.D. 1860, by which I am commanded to make the sum of three hundred and nine dollars and fifty cents ($309.50) with interest and all accruing costs, I have levied on all the right, title and interest of the above named defendant John Greet in and to - All that piece or parcel of land situate lying and being in the County of San Mateo State of California, known as the Rancho Canada de Raimundo, being the same tract of land granted by the Mexican Government to one Juan Coppinger and finally patented by the Government of the United State of America to Maria Louisa Greer and Manuella Coppinger: Together will all and singular the tenements hereditaments and appurtenances thereunto belong or in any wise appertaining. Notice is hereby given that on Wednesday the 18th day of July A.D. 1860, at 2 o'clock P.M., in front of the Court House doors of San Mateo County at Redwood City, I will sell all the right, title and interest of the above named defendant John Greer in and to the above described tract of land, with the tenements, hereditaments and appurtenances thereunto belonging at Public Auction, for cash in hand, to the highest and best bidder to satisfy said execution and all costs. Redwood City, June 27th, 1860 Silas Hovious Sheriff of San Mateo County By John Ames, Under Sheriff The above sale is hereby postponed until Friday, July 20th, 1860, at 2 o'clock, P.M. July 18th, 1860 SILAS HOVIOUS Sheriff San Mateo County By John Ames, Under Sheriff The above sale is further postponed until Saturday, August 25th, 1860, at 2 o'clock, P.M., by order of plaintiff's attorney. July 20th, 1860 SILAS HOVIOUS Sheriff San Mateo County By John AMES, Under Sheriff SAN FRANCISCO AND SAN JOSE RAILROAD. - The subscribers to the stock of this road have met and perfected the articles of organization. The following gentlemen were elected as temporary directors: Gen. J.A. McDouglass, Timothy Dame, C.L. Weller, Henry Newhall of San Francisco; Hon. T.G. Phelps of San Mateo, and Geo. H. Bodfish of San Jose. To see other old newspapers, visit http://www.newspaperabstracts.com