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lodged

the artillery

Gage and Almond. op

with those t

also disposed to be troublesome.
lumber on the Bunneo frontier assembled on the 4th
March. at. the entrance of the Goomnttee Pass, but on

sh marching against them they occupied the
sides, from which they were quickly dis-
ks the force was, however,

insufficient to follow up the advantage thus gained, it was
determined to withdraw it, which was accordingly effected
A gaol emeute occurred at Deva Ghazee Khan on the 2nd
of March, in which fifteen prisoners were shot dead by
the guard and one wounded ; several were recaptured,

tary preparations were
juietly goinz on at. Peshawur ; a force had been ordered
readiness to move on the Bunnoo frontier
!'he destination of the force is
ired that the Governor-General

them coercive measures will be immediately taken.
MORE LYNCHING IN CALTFORNIA.,—WC learn from
the Sacramento Transcript that Iwo men were hung on
the Cosurnnes, on Friday night last, for stealing horses.
The circumstances are as follow :—On Friday night. about
ten o'clock, a teamster came up to the rancho of Messrs.
Gage and Almond, and informed them that " some men
were below attempting to cross the river with stock, and
were having a h-ll of a time." Messrs. Gage and Almond,
in company with two or three others, saw at once that the
horses had been stolen from their own rancho, and be-
longed to themselves, and at once arrested them. The

then taken back to the rancho of
to Rhoades', where strict. in-
nination was made of ti.e

d the brands were identical

firm, and each and every animal

corral, and the evidence was perfectly satisfactory that
the horses had just been stolen. They were perfectly dry
and smooth, and exhibited conclusive evidence that they
had not been driven any distanc(

The prisoners were

trial by jury, but the rroposition was hooted down by the
incensed crowd ! A motion was then made that they be
hung at once, which was carried by acclamation ! They
were called on to make a confession, being told that they
had hut half an hour to prepare for the solemn change
that awaited them. They gave their names as James
Baxter, of Maine, and Charles Simmons, of Massachu-
setts ; the names. however, may have been assumed. The
prisoners were then told that their time bad nearly
elapsed. They seemed very much excited, and begged
" for God's sake, let us live a little longer." Five mi-
nutes more were given them, during which time one of
the prisoners called on the other, saying, in a low tone of
voice. " Let us tell them all about it ;" to which the
other replied. " No, no ; hush." When the half hour
had elapsed, they were told their time had come. Lariats
were brought, nooses made, and the guilty wretches hung
up. This took place at twelve o'clock last night (Friday)
and the bodies were still suspended this morning, when
our informant left, although persons were engaged digging
two graves. Baxter and Simmons had some ten or fifteen
horses in their possession when they were taken, all of
which belonged to Gage end Almond, beyond the shadow
of a doubt. One of the reasons which induced the crowd
to be so precipitous in their action was the late escape of
Oreille Hamilton, who had been tried on the day before
for a similar offence, and who, while the jury were out,
effected his escape by ebaaging his bate