Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-10-11
THE cHRlsTIANA OUTRAGE.

FROM THE PHILADELPHIA sULLErIs or MONDAY
UNITED STATES CIRcUIr CouRr--JuDsKs GaIrn ANN
KAE.-THs TREASON CAsEs-Thh morning District At
tney JoHs w AsHMEAD moved the Court issue special
vsnre the Marshal summon one hundred and eight
jurors to try the charges against Elijah Lewis and thirty
seven others, who have been committed for treason against
the United Staes growing Of the muderous outrage at
Chrssana The fourth Monday in November has been fixed
as the day for the commencement Of these trials.
Judge GAszR ordered the venfe be ssued sccordnsIy
ana SAID tnat was proper that the District Attorney should
make sccn notion He then directed the Marshal to sum-
ou meh oi the highest responsibility Of character for inte-
eence integrity, and conscsnousness In the community
and 20 inform hsm that their ssndsnce will bs enfocsd b
the Court and thea but would be d
Tor non-atendanes that the summonng Of jurors upon
such occasions was always unpleasant duty but was one
thas The law cast sPon he and they must submit to the
burden. H,
The Judge then inquired of the District Ao,nsv wheh.
'hs law did not require twelve Of the ono hundred and bt
special Jurors asked for to be drawn from Lancaster county
To which the District Attorney reped in The affirmative and
said ne would set 1t forth in the writ the Marshal
Judge GRER drew the attention Of the Marshal To S,r
moning none but men Of the scest integrity and highest in
,elligence. d31esg w9
District Attorney AsHsEAD also moved the Court that
copies OF the bills Of indictment be made and furnished to
each Of the defendants in custody ssrseay to the act Of
Congress- and said that on Thursday next, II o'clock
ne meant TO move for the aragnment of the prisoners
Judge GnIER inquired whether any was for
the prisoners yEf3,qHs,3 lA .fIr
J. M Read replied that he was enssgsd, with Messrs.
III orEyEss and LEWIS, for two Of the prisoners.
he had nohpg say opposition the notion and thought
ney would be ready at the time fixed by the District At
orney.
VIM PIERcE also informed the Court that he was en-
gagged, with D. p BRowS for Williams who had no oh
ecdons to make 70 the District Attorneys arrangements
THE HrAxorYrE.-A fine specimen Of the art
known as the Hilotype, from the name Of the dis
coverer, Mr. l.. L. HILL is on exhibition at Albanv.
The Argus says of it:
"It is view Of Mr. Hills mountain home, with the
Catskls for and waterfall in the
presenting beautfu landscape tinted BY the new process
Nothing can exceed it in fnish, and no effort Of art can
initiate SO well the @ria perspective which is here presented
In entire keeping The dscoverer has not vet brought his
instruments or his manipulation to the degree Of perfection to
which ne apes but be has achieved wonders thus far and
Is encouraged proceed in bis experiments by the almost
certainty Of complete success"
The Cusomhouse at Point Isabel Texas) has been rob-
bed OF goods storage amounting to nearly ten thousand
dollars in value The Of goods now stored at that
place are worth three quarters Of million Of dollars Thew
are said to be in rai wooden buildings without even single
watchman to guard them. an ta af
MoRE LrrcH Law IN CALrroRSIA.-We learn from the
San Francisco Herald that in the afternoon of Sunday the
Gath August the Jail of that place was frcby entered by
division of the Vigilance Committee consisting of thirty
members, who took from thence two prisoners (Samue
Whitaker and Robert Mckenzie who we're carried to the
room OF the Committee Battery street, where they were
hung The entrance into the prison was made while the
Rev. Mr. Williams engaged in religious exercises with
the prisoners who had been brought from their cell. into the
ThpYovr L.
aors including two children Of the cergyman One portion
Of the Depuaton from the Vigilance Committee instantly
pnioned the officers guard and prevented any Interference
on the part while another portion seized and bore off Whit
taker and Mckenzie Several shots fred during the me-
ee but as nobody was hurt that the shots were
merely signals OF the attacking party Outside the Jail the
prisoners thrust into caage and brisky conveyed to
the Committee Room where the Committee was Immediately
summoned BY the tong the be and in an incredibly short
space Of time, ropes reeved through blocks that
hung from beams projecting from the of the room the
TWO ends being taken inside and at the end of
EACH The two criminals then brought forth and launch
edino eternity Never did we read Of more high handed act
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EXECUTIONS AT SAcRAMENro.-Three men who had
been convicted of grand larceny were hung at Sacramento
(Cahornia) on the 22d August. Their assumed names
were John Thompson, James Gibson, and w. B. Robinson
and their real names Murphy, Cor McDemo Hamilton,
had been transported to the English colonies for their crimes
and afterwards found their way California These were
hung by the sheriff, pursuant to law. Robinson however
was hung by the mob. He had been duly convicted with
the others, but necesson having been made to the Gov
ernor IN MS behalf that functona issued mandate post
Ponng his execution for month. This not being agreeable
to the people they appointed committee to execute him after
the proper authorities had inflicted the penalty of the law on
the two other criminals. And in pursuance Of this edct
Robinson was orcby taken from the custody Of his guards
hung in the presence of large and excited crowd Of the
people, It is stated that he native the city Of New
ok and had been soldier of the United States army dur
ing the Mexican He Oregon in the regiment of
Mounted Remen, and having been transferred dagoon
SERVICE be deserted May last from his company Benicia
EXPLOSION OF THE SrEAMER BRILLIASr.--The NewO
leans papers furnish of the particulars this sad dsas
ter, of which days ago had teegsphc report We
copy the following from the " Commercial Bulletin Of the
Both ulGmo @i Jl.r FIJI gri fsi q.i} aH .vsss
:" On Sunday morning between g. and o'clock after
backing out from Dr. Stones plantation, about six miles from
Plaquemine and the first revolution Of her wheels the
second saboard boiler of the Brilliant bused which carried
death and destruction among the many board The boiler
went out forward, when the ues and iron work did their
work aft There were about thiry-fve passengers among
whom were eight or ten ladies' and and deck passen-
gers amounting to nearly hundred souls Tweny-fve
were seen IN the water Immediately succeeding the explosion
three OF whom rescued by the steamer Nachez NO
me Nafehes also carried up to Pquemne fortytwo of the
Sufferers badly wounded fifteen of whom have since died.
and 10 Ro1sa oe r.