| Show A sirocco at santa barbara friday last the IT th june says sas the gaz ette tte will ie be long remembered by the bihari 11 habitants tan t s of santa barbara from the burning blasting heat beat experienced that day and the effects thereof indeed it is said that for the space of thirty years nothing in comparison has as been felt in in this county and we e doubt in any other the sun rose like a ball of dire fire on that day but though quite warm no inconvenience was caused chereb thereby a until n til two pm p m when suddenly a b blast lar rt of heat ed air swept through our streets followed q kly by others and shortly afterwards the atmosphere became so intensely heated that no human b eing being could withstand its force all sought I 1 their h ir dwellings dwelling sand and had to shut doors and windows w aindow s and remain for hours confined to their houses the effects of otsui such h intense and unparalleled heat was demon satiated by the death of 0 calves rabbits and birds the trees were all blasted and the fruit such h as pears and apples literal literally ly roasted on on the trees ere they tell fell to the i ground and the same as it if they had been cast on live coals but st stra ige to say they were only burned on one side that is the direction from whence came the wind all I 1 kinds of 0 metal became so heated that for I 1 hours nothing of the kind could be touched with the naked bands the thermometer rose nearly to fever heat beat in the shade but bt near an open door and during the prevalence of this properly called sirocco the streets sheets were filled with impenetrable clouds of fine dust or pulverized clay speculation peculation has been rife since since to ascertain the cause of such a terrible phenomenon but though we e have heard of many plausible theories thereon w e hai ha e not been fully lull convinced et however that wight might be we see its teryl terrible e effects all around us in in blighted trees ruined gardens blasted fruit and an almost general desan action of or the vegetable kingdom we hope N e will never set see the 11 e again aln since e writing biting the above abode we regret to an ounce that the sirocco was not as we hoped local but that los angeles was visited the same div day by b similar blasts and more intense it if possible than were experienced here ard and that not only the fruit trees are injured bait b it the vineyards are reported as nearly destroyed the general opinion dpn ion that the cause is fir fire j in n the mountains is is now abandoned and the belief is that there has been a volcanic ol canic er eruption U eption in the southern portion coilio n or of this state washington june 22 2 1859 private letters received here from el paso and an d arizonia An zonia to the ath june state luat tb atthe the late attempt to revolutionize chihuahua by jose marie mane Zal caga brother of the late president or of Al mexico exico has been entirely suppressed pressed and surrendered without a I 1 battles battle being pardoned I 1 lion john R s phlp of missouri and mowry of arizona are the guests of judge clait c el paso extensive extensile prepa tiona were vere being made to give mr phelps a grand reception in new mexico the people of arizonia adhere to their determination to take no part in the new mexican election on the ground heretofore stated in their memorial to congress of having n no fair representation or vote no united states court will be held at masilla mamilu during this year arizonia arizona will send her own on n delegate to congress and if lieutenant mowry runs again he will be elected without opposition lion M A otero i ill be re returned t arned to congress as the delegate delegat e from new mexico without serious opposition horace Ji reeley was expected to arrive at el paso in july some I 1 reforms in the present system of advertising ver and the delivery of letters being necessary the post office department will speedily adopt such as may seem practicable ind and efficient and will hold its officers to strict accountability fo for r their own mistakes |
