----- Original Message ----- From: "Betty Loose" <betty@unisette.com> To: <NORCAL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2004 6:11 PM Subject: Sac Union June 2, 1863 > Sacramento Daily Union > Tuesday June 2, 1863 > > FATAL AFFRAY - An altercation took place at Eagle Creek, in Shasta county, > May 24th, in which Peter LOPEZ shot and fatally wounded Matthew POINTON. The > shot took effect in the abdomen and passed through the bladder, producing > death on the following day. Lopez was arrested and had an examination before > Justice HART, at Horsetown, on the 25th, when he was committed to the county > jail, to await the action of the next Grand Jury. > > COPPER IN SHASTA - Lately one M.A. CHARSON discovered a rich copper claim on > the east fork of Clear creek, about eighteen miles from Shasta. An assay was > made which showed the rock to be rich. > > LEG AMPUTATED - A young man named Lorenzo ACKLEY, at Lowery's ranch, on > Butte creek, near Chico, had his leg so badly injured by the accidental > discharge of a shotgun last week as to render amputation necessary. > > BOUND EAST - Dr. W.P. TILDEN, Resident Physician of the State Insane Asylum, > has taken his departure for the Atlantic States by the Overland route. He > will visit many of the Eastern Asylums for the insane. > > UNION MEETING IN SAN JOAQUIN - On Saturday evening, May 30th, there was an > enthusiastic meeting at Woodbridge, on the Mokelumne. It was addressed by > G.W. TYLER and H.B. UNDERHILL. > > FINE CHERRIES - We acknowledge the receipt of some excellent cherries of > large size and the Ox Heart variety, from the garden of Mrs. E.L. NICHOLS, > Horseshoe Bar, Placer county. > > COMMUTED - Governor STANFORD has commuted the sentence of Jacob GREER, in > Butte county, from the death penalty to imprisonment in the State Prison for > Life. > > INDIAN DEPREDATIONS IN TRINITY - John McCAMMON, residing on Trinity river, > gives, under date of May 26th, to the Trinity Journal, the following account > of Indian depredations by which he suffered: > On Thursday evening, May 14th, between seven and eight o'clock, I was > attacked by some forty Indians. I was standing on the front "stoop", when > two rifle balls passed close to my head. Immediately after came a shower of > balls, completely riddling the side of the house. I got my arms as soon as > possible, gave my shot gun to John MYERS, who was in company with me, and > consulted with him about holding the house until dark, which we concluded to > do, but we soon changed our minds, as the Indians were advancing. I saw at > once that we must run, which we did. We started down the river to give the > alarm. I took an old Indian trail and got lost, and could not return until > day-break. I then returned and found my house burned to the ground. During > the night I kept close to the river, endeavoring to get to my ferry boat to > cross and give the alarm. I came up to Big Flat the following day, where I > got twelve men, and three from North Fork. We returned the next day to my > place and found everything burned, outhouses and all. My impression is that > no flour or rice was burned. Everything was packed off. I am quite certain > they have a pack train. After spending an hour on Cedar Flat we went on to > BRAINARD's and found his house burned. From thence we went to WINSLETT's and > found his place burned. We then concluded to go on some three miles further, > to TINSLEY's, but we had not gone far before we fell in with his pack train. > His house was safe, but the family, in company with Winslett and others, had > gone to New River, and from thence to Big Flat. We accompanied Tinsley's > train to Manzanita Flat. Lower Trinity is now deserted entirely. Had we a > few more men and arms, I have no doubt we could have got back a good portion > of the goods and a number of redskins in the bargain. > > APPOINTMENT - Governor Stanford has appointed Miles N. MITCHELL, > Commissioner of Deeds for Virginia City, Nevada Territory. > > A MURDEROUS ASSAULT - The Stockton Independent of June 1st has the > following: > At about half-past nine o'clock on Friday evening last, two men, one of > whom was masked, knocked at the door of the store of Dr. LOCKE at Lockeford, > on the Mokelumne, and demanded admission, as they stated, for the purpose of > purchasing a pair of boots. The father of Dr. Locke, who is accustomed to > sleep in the store, answered the call, and as he opened the door he was > struck upon the head with a pistol which knocked him senseless. He > recovered, however, almost instantly, and upon gaining his footing the > companion of the assassin who had struck him the blow with the pistol, as if > determined to finish the work of death in which the other had failed, drew a > knife and stabbed Locke three time, once in the breast and twice in the > back, also cutting his hand severely in the struggle which ensued for the > possession of the weapon. Locke is a man well advanced in years, and at the > time of the assault upon him was alone in the store. The robbers suspecting > they were in danger of arousing the neighbors, fled before their > contemplated work of murder and robbery had been consummated, one of them > leaving his hat behind. Who they were, there is no means of knowing. Locke > is in a critical condition, and being aged and somewhat infirm his wounds > have an effect upon him which it is feared may prove fatal. > > SEVERELY INJURED - William BORROUGHS, of Deadwood, Siskiyou county, met with > a very severe, and perhaps fatal accident, lately, by being thrown our of a > carriage. >