Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-07-08
THE CALIFORNIA NEWS.
The papers have but little to say about the re-
cent great fire at San Francisco.

The papers have but little to say about the re-
cent great fire at San Francisco.
The San Francisco Post has the following:
The excitement manifested in this market, con-
sequent on the great fire, and the advance thereby
momentarily obtained in almost every article OF
trade, has entirely disappeared, and goods are SELL
ing very slowly at even lower rates then
before the occurrence of that calamity. We doubt
if at any former period of our mecantile history,
has there been such perfect apathy manifested
in every channel of trade. The mines appear to be
crowded with goods, and no one evinces any dis
position to speculate at even the present extreme
low figures.
New buildings were going up, in every direc-
ton. There was some scarcity of workmen. The
new Custom House, at the corner of Washington
and Kearney streets, was to be opened, for bust
ness, on the 3lst.
The Stockton papers give very encouraging ac-
counts of the rebuilding of Stockton, where it was
burnt down recently. The Journal says:
So far has the recuperative spirit of our citizens
already drove the work, that to stranger it would
be impossible to tell the extent of the confagra.
ton, save it was marked here and there on the
outskirts with its heaps FLASHES. Stockton has
risen Phoenix like from its ruins, and it has been
accomplished by a perseverance and energy
which is indomitable and worthy of q better fate
in the future.
CAPITAL EXECUTIONS IN CALIFOR MA
MORE LYNCHING.
George Baker, alias mickey" was hanged on the
Both at Stockton, at 3 o'clock P M. for the murder
OF Mr.. Corney last winter.
McCauley, the murderer, was hanged in his cell in
prison, al San Francisco on the 2Sth
Governor McDougal had concluded to commute his
sentence to imprisonment, and arrived at Benca on
Thursday just in time to issue the communication, SO
that it could reach Napa Friday morning before the
execution should lake place.
A few of the citizens at Napa, who happened to be
in Benica on Thursday evening, when they heard
tnat the Communication had actually been issued took
horses and proceeded to Napa.
During the evening or Friday morning before day
break McCauley's cell was entered, and spike was
driven into beam. and the prisoner was deliberately
executed. The next morning, when the cell was en-
tered the body was found still hanging.
A QUADRuPLE EXECUTION The four horse thieves
who were concerned with Brown in stealing several
horses in this city last week, arrested in 18th street,
Yesterday morning. and will in al probability, be hung
men who had lost stock in Nevada Coloma and other
towns, came here in search of the villains who had been
exposed by Brown when the rope round his neck,
on condition that his life should be spared They were
pursued and first ovehauled Iaylors ranch, where
they bad stopped to breakfast. Here the preparations
tor arrest created alarm, and they fled to their horses
which grazing by, but not before Mr.. Taylor
had put shot in the hands of Houston. Several
horses were run down in chasing then well the
animals they on which stolen from the men
10 pursuit. The thieves, however succeeded in steal
ing fresh horses, and got into this city time du-
ring Saturday night, and were arrested next morn
ing the public house where they breakfasted. Here
they were bound hand and foot and placed on load
OF lumber, bound for Ell Dorado county, where it is n
tended to give them trial by jury, and if found guilty
to hang them forthwith. From Brown s disclosures, it
appears they have large ranches where they herd
their stolen stock. There is to suppose these
parties have been concerned in several other rob-
berries in this city, Their names are Henry Senkins a
Sydney cove, Frank Houston, Joseph Sloan, and =
Cleveland.