The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-07-26
TWO WEEKS LATER PROM
GALE OR MIA I!


at New York on Thursday evening, She
brings Pss passengers and gold dust, 10 their
hands, to the amount o. 100000.
The Isthmus was generally free from sick
ness. Two Of the miscreants who we're con
cerned IN the murders on the ChAgres River
were shot in the Cathedral Plaza on the SOth
ult Their names ara Francisco Medrano,
aud jose Maria lladillo.
The news Is not of startling interest Bus
iness continues dull, and the market h rep
resented as gloiied with every yariety-Of
goods, which are still selling a. extremely
| low prices, Previous 20 the sailing Of the
| California from San Francisco, ON the lith
ult, buildings had been erected upon the
greater portion Of the "burnt district" aud
business was slowly but steadily reyiying
| A sydney convict, who gave his name rs
John Jenkins, was detected In San Francis
90 az tl4s- aight OF 10Th luna, attempting
| % steal a small safe from a house on Long
/ Wharf He was pursued 90 the hay, when
/ finding he must be taken. he threw his booty
overheard lie whs arrested At once, and
taken 20 a house on the corner Of Bush and
| Shnsome streets, where be was tried by n
committee constituted by Che mob, convicted
and sentenced 10 be hung; which sentence
was carried into execution within two hours
after the decision was promulgated. The po-
Ice made every effort for bis rescue, but
without HvHii The poor wretch Hcems to
have been 20 hardened by crime that the pre-
parationa for his sudden and violent death
made no impression upon him. Even while
the fatal noose wAs being prepared, he con
tnued 20 smoke a scgar, for which lao had
called, aud throughout seemed less concern
cd NJ his condition than those at whose hands
he suffered the severe penalty Of his crimes.
] The Vigilance Committee who tried the
culprit and aYowod their responsibility for
! the consequences was composed Of about one
hundred individuals, many of whom are n
mong the first citizens Of San Francisco. A.
mong those who figured on the occasion were
/ Colonel Stevenson, Samuel Brannan, Argen-
| a, the Banker, and others whose names are
! familiar 10 readers of the California paperr
! A coronor's inquest was held on tho body Of
jenkins, when the jury rendered the follow
ing verdict
! 1--WE the Jurors Of Jury Of Inquest, en-.
panelled by the Coroner Of the County Of
San Francisco, 90 inquire into the death Of
one John jenkins alias symptom, do find mp
on their oaihs that the said jenkins, alias
symptom, came 90 his death on the morning
Of the 18th June, between the hours Of two
and three o'clock, By violent means, by stran-
guAtion, caused by being suspended by the
I
adobe building on the Plaza, at the hands Of
and in pursuance ola prcconcerted action on
the part OF an association of citizens, styling
Themselves Committee Of Vigilance, OF whom
the following members are implicated by di-
| rect testimony, 10 wits Capt Edgar Wake
man, VIM. II Jones, James &. Ward, Ed
ward A. King,T. X, Baucllc, Bcnj. Reynolds,
1 j. q. Pagan, J. G. Derby, aud Samuel Bran
nan aud the following members by their
i .. III 90
-- NIcro follows a list Of the members Of the
| Vigilance Committee, published yesterday
morning) A unanimous verdict.
r. NJ LEAvENwoRTn, Foreman.
TheVigilAnce Committee ia a card 10 which
all aigi. t,eir f,arfies; rondrInu tho uinYidiops
aelcction offs few namcs" by the Jury, and
declare that the evidence Is against all Of
them ~ distinctly as against those named in
the verdict.
The following summary, which we find in
the Alta OF the l4th Of June, gives concise
account Of every thing worthy Of notice.
Five men were drowned in san Pablo Bay
on the 2Sth May. Their names and former
residences were as follows; DIR. Reuben
Knox, Of ST. Louis; John Allen, OF Burling-
ton, Vi; James f. Graham, OF North Carroll
ma, nephcw of Hon. William Graham, Secre-
/ tnrv Of the Navy n MIR Davis of Maine and
an Indian boy.
The attempts 20 burn the city have been
too numerous 10 rccapitulate, too bold and
malignant 10 allow any other Interpretation
than determined plan TO burn the dity, But
our citizens are vigilAnt, and wo To him who
Is caught in the commission Of the cripsc. =
Large meetings have been held each day
since the execution of Jenkins upon tho Pla-
"a, but they resulted in nothing.
Reports from the placerr and qurtg mines
are generally favorabic But they should at
ways be received with several grains Of al
lowanoe. Rumor lives in the family Of the
gold seekers.
Agricultural prospects are good.
MINING NEWS.
From all accounts We can gather from the
mining regions, the prospects for the present
season aro good Now diggings are being
| daily opened, and explorations are carried on
| in every direction where there is any prom
! Use ola fair yield. The miners arc begin
ming TO learn wisdom from their former expe-
Renee, and when they find place which
pays reasonably well, they stick to it, instead
tof moving of TO every newly discovered pla-
Ger. From all the information we can gather
We iBeliae-ta the opinion that tho yield this
| wear will equal If not exceed that of last year.
! Very extensive arrangements are being
nade hy nan--af-t the t,uart;- companies 10
cstry on operations on large scale by ma
chinery, and there is no doubt but the yield
| from this source alone will be very heavy
Under all circumstances, We think the min
ing and business prospects Of the country at
the present time are very fair, although mon
/ ey is scarce here, and viii continue 30 until
some of the proceeds of this years dggings be
brought in.
The Marysvlle Herald learns from gem
tleman, Mr. Maurice, who has Just returned
from prospecting tour of some two weeks,
through the Northern mines, that at the head
of Poorman's Greek, some new and valuable
discoveries had been made, and that on Nell
sons Greek the Miners were doing tolerably
well, N5;tr and about the Spanish Rancho,
also, SOME beautiful specimens had been TAX
on out, and that the miners were there max
ing one ounce'a day, and that great many
were out prospecting.
At Smiths Bar, ON account Of the water,
they are not doing much, but at Rich Bar