The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-08-14

street, Sacramento City; house has bowswindov
Ia very pretty house money stolen from
Point; sqIarrel between --a and Whitaker.
was caused because they did not equally divide tho
money; We should certainly have hred the town in
striking Jansen been hung the men who com
mtted the jewelry robbery here were George,
Adams and Teddy Mccormick; have been to-
Angel Island; generally stop at Daniel Wilder's
house; think there are no robbers there; Mrs
Hogsn's house is Q crib for stolen property; sho.
wears my daguerreotype; she knows all about our
motions; Mr. Hogan is innocent.
Summary OF Events.
From the Alta California, July Is
Since the departure Of the mail steamer, on the,
FIRST Of the present month"; the only event Of moment
which has transpired in city has been the trial,
conviction and execution of felon, known as jim
Stuart, by the Vigilance Committee, body of citi-
Of the highest respectability and standing in
society
In Sacramento, Marysville, Stockton, and else
where, the citizens have felt themselves compelled
to act in their own behalf the laws having proved
so utterly inadequate in themselves, and their adj
minstration, by the properly constituted authorities,
Men have been executed for offences of a criminal
nature, in this city and in Stockton. The recent
execution Of Stuart in this city, produced tempo
rary excitement among those who entertained
opinions antagonistic to the action of the Commit
tee; but it appears to be subsiding. His Honor
Mayor BRENNAN has issued procl amation, de-
string all good citizens to withdraw from the Vigi-
lance Committee, or associations Of like character
and Judge Campbell, Of the Court of Sessions on
the 18th inst, charged the Grand Jury for the
county that all those concerned in the execution Of
Stuart had been guilty of murder, were partceps
criminis. The Vigilance Committee still continues
10 exercise its powers, and is using its utmost en-
deavors to rid the community of the villains who
have so long infested it. Their acts sustained
by majority OF the citizens. Organizations Of q
similar character have sprung up in almost all the
prominent places of California, and the courts have
been forced, by the expression of public sentiment,
to pay ssricter attention to the administration Of
aw
The Indians arc still troublesome in Sacramento
valley, and refuse to in at the place specified
by DR.. o. M. Wozencraft, one of the Indian Com
missoners. Col. Mckee, also Of the commission, is
region of the klam ath and Trinity rivers Colonel
Barbour is in the vicinity of Los Angeles, intending
to visit again the Indians in the Tulare Valley, who
have recently exhibited disposition to break their
tally without funds. and utterly unable to prose-
cute their mission to successful issue without adj
ditionsl supplies.
rencontre took place on the LIST instant, between
George F. Lemon, City Assessor, and William h.
Graham, young lawyer. Shots were exchanged,
and Graham was shot in the mouth aud left arm.
Lemon immediately gave himself up; but his adj
versary having told him to draw and defend him
SELF and suited the action to the word the Recorder
discharged him. Graham is out and doing well.
The Fourth ofJuly was not celebrated with any
great pomp, in consequence of the calamity which
has so recently befalen the city. Il was, however,
observed by the firing Of guns, parades Of So
In Sacramento City, most aggravated highway
robbery was committed on the 9th inst, in broad
daylight. Impatient of the laws delay the people,
by their united expression, induced the court and
the lawyers selected to defend the prisoner to 60
the party was before the court on trial
The Mormons are making decided movement
towards establishing direct communication from
recently arrived from Salt Lake through tho Csjon
Pass, about sixty miles from Los Angeles, with
an expressed determination to settle in that sec
ton. They are said to be negotiating for the
purchase Of very fine rancho belonging 70 Senior
Antonio Lopgo.
The intelligence from the mines continues to DO
extremely encouraging and ger eral spirit of con-
tentment seems to prevail among the miners.
The effects Of the late FIRE in this city are yet per-
ceptble, but the energy and enterprise of oti-
zens appear to be undated. The "burned dis
studded with tenemen.s Of all descriptions, and
brick and stone building Of the most substantial
character are in process Of erection in all parts
For the particulars Of events which have PRED
since the LIST inst must refer to other portions
Of this days paper
Crime In California, Lynching, &c.
:, From the San Francisco Picayune July 81
1t is now fourteen II onths since the District
Court went into existence, and during the period
from April 20, 1850, to May q, 1851. the whole
number Of persons committed for trial at that
court amounted to one hundred and eighty. four.
Ii startling fact that Of this number but nine
remain 20 in custody, payiag the penalty of their
offences: Seven have been discharged by the
Grand Jury, six have died, and two have been
pardonsd. Besides these nine, some few others Of
the one hundred and eighty. four are in prison
awaiting trial; but of the whole NUN Der, nine
only are in custody under sentence. Forty havo
been admitted to ball. and doubtless never again
heard Of. Sixty-one have been acquitted and dis
charged by order Of the court and twensy-on have
escaped, and have not been retaken. In order that
our readers may see at q glance the state Of the
criminal calendar, we subjoin q tabular state
ment:-
Whole number committed for trial at the District Court
from April 20 1850, to May g. 1851 ...........1si
VI these admitted to bail
Discharged by the Grand Jury
Acquitted, aud discharged by order Of the eourt.oI
ra'uop.u
nscsPeo anu NOT retakeh'
Of the numbe committed, thirty-se ven have been
tried and most Of them convicted Of Sc
rious offences, as follows
ALSO.
Aug. 2!-Gresoire Cordero, grand larceny, year.
2l-Seth II. Uaskins, is months
le-francis Murray, assault and battery, year.
24-FIancsco kontido, noik proseqIi.
31-Thomas Curry, ~"
Sept. 0-Allan Cooper, grand larceny, l year.
e-Janes Bitcher having stolen goods, 0 months.