The primitive Republican. (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-1852, 1851-04-17
Late from California.

ITO BE CDNTTSUEDs
q Columbus, Mss, Aprl, 1881.
Late from California.
lLvaca Tar ~ Sacramento Cfty--1noaicr
Great Fire.
The steamer North America, Capt. Bleth
len. arrived this morning direct from Chagres
(which port she left on Sunday morning las
& at 8 o'clock. She brings $50 passenger
'IlOO of which are for New York. She has
on board $500, 600 ingold dust in the hands
of passengers.
j The British mail packet steamer Themes
arrived at Chagres from San Juan, left the
former port OIL the 2Sth ult., with about
100000 in specie.
The steamer Pampero, Com. Hunter, was
in the port of Chagres when the North Anne
Irica left
The San Francisco papers of the 4th ult.,
give the particulars of a lynching affair which
took place at Sacramento City on the.27th
February, ana which had caused the greatest
excitement in the whole community.
A young man, miner, got into II quarrel
with a gambler named Frederick j. Roe, in
well known gambling hell The gambler
grievously and unprovokedly insulted the
miner; the latter struck him in the face.
A fight cnsued; Roe had the worst of it.
His fellow gamblers joined in, and all togeth-
or fell on the miner.
Mr. Charles II. Myers, a blacksmith,
passing by, interfered to save Roe. He
struck no one, but succeeded in drawing off
Roe, who drew Colts revolver, and fired
at Myers, as the latter was running away
The ball hit Myers in the back of the head
and lodged there Myers lingwe6 about
four hours and died at O'clock, Roe, it
appears, had been drinking and frolickihg
the night previous.
lie was Immediately arrested by the city
marshal and placed in jail. An immense
crowd soon assembled, filed with indignation
and determination to infict immediate pun.
ishment. A meeting was organized, chair
man appointed, twenty-five persons were
deputed to aid in guarding the prisoner, and
after several citizens had made Intellectual
attempts to dissuade the people from their
purpose, a committee was appointed to in
vestigate the facts Myers was a sober, in
dustrious man, from Columbia, Ohio, where
he leaves family.
The committee met at the Orleans House
at three O'Clock, p. NJ. A judge and sheriff
were appointed, together with counsel for
the prisoner
After the witnesses for and against Roe
had been examined, the committee unaai-I
mously came to the verdict that IF. j. Roe
shot c. II. Myers"
On the outside the marshal addressed the
crowd, protesting against the course they /
We're pursuing, and insisting that the prisoner I
should not be taken from custody until he
4 II, Aa1v~
four persons answered this appeal fayor3blY;l
tfio4erowd loudly called for vengeance On the
4 committee was appointed to wait on the
iul3, see what they were doing, and to re-
move the lawyers from the room where the
was going on. The lawyers
were removed and additional guards placed
over the prisoner. Finally, in response to b
several addresses, the crowd decided to take
the prisoner by force from the Jail and hang
him. Despite the re1nonstranees of the Off
GERS Of justice, the immense crowd, now I
reused to the utmost fury and excitement
rushed to the jail, drove away the sheriff
and his posse, broke open the cell, seized on +
Roe, and carried him away to the place of
execution.
The doomed man gave his name and his |
age, twenty years. He was born in Eng-l
land, where his mother and sister now re-
side He was entirely prostrated A scat I
folding erected under the trees was occupied I
by the prisoner, the marshal appointed by /
the crowd, and a clergyman.
1t was now after 8 o'clock at night A +
rope was procured and the prisoner provided I
with a glass of water. lie stated that he I
had done the decd in a moment of passion,
and had nothing to say for himself
4 The crowd to witness the solemn scene
not less than 5000, the rope was
thrown. over limb, handkerchief adjusted
over the prisoners head, his hands and feet
tied. After the clergyman's duties were
over, the unhappy man was launched into
eternity, amid profound silence that per-
vaded the great multitude. As he was
drawn up he uttered groan and said, Lord
have mercy on my soul His body was
to his friends
Myers was buried few days afterwards,
with the most impressing ceremonies. The
citizens attended generally, the stores were
shut, and after the funeral a subscription T
was raised for funds for the relief of his fam
lily.
A destructive fire took place at San Fran
cisco on the Sd ult. Two steamers, the San
tn Clara and the Hartford, were nearly en-
tirely burned. The loss is estimated at $751;
000 The Santa Clare belonged to G. w.
J. +. Kennedy and Beverly G. I
and was not insured Fiveof her
crew were missing; the remains of twoswere
discovered on board the next day. Both
steamers were employed in the river naviga-
fion, and were fine boats.
The Indian Commissioners have met with
the chiefsof four of the principal tribes, and
had a Chg talk them. The Commissioners
proposed treaty Of. peace with the tribes, the
latter to descend from the mountains and set
tie on the plains, where the miners would notl
interfere with them. The chiefs received +
the proposal with little favor tinlatiing that,
whilst they were ii the mountains, they did /
not fear the whites. They were told that ifl
the proposition was not accepted war must I
follow The chiefs asked time I'd get d final
answer from their tribes Itwas given them.
The weather at the mines was fine Thal