The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-08-21
CALIFORNIA INT TELLIGENCE.
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CALIFORNIA
Arrival Ofths PrOmetheus
More GOid-lIOre Executions Indian
Murders.-N Ne'os from tie Macs, &c &c.
The Steamer Prometheus arrived at
New York, on the 18th iusl.. with San
Francisco daIes to lhh 18Th. ult. She
brought $50 passengers and 100000 in
gold.
None EXECUTIONS Tie only event
of interest at San Francisco had been the
conviction and execution by the vigilance
committee of desperate character nam
ed james Stuart. He was hung at TWO
o'clock on the lIh, at The lower END OF
l Market street wharf, in the presence oil
5000 people. He was charged by The
vigilance committee with robbery mur
der, &c. His confession occupied more
than two columns ofsmsH type in the San
Francisco papers. He left England for
New South Wales when sixteen years
old, under sentence Transportation for
life for forgery. but was subsequently,
: pordoneJ, and after remaining several
wears in Australia, and On the Pacific coast
Iof South America, came to California and
engaged in mining. His first offense
gainst the law in this country was steal
ling over 81 900 in the vicinity of Marys-
Vile, for which he narrowly escaped
hanging by the populace. The detail Of
his subsequent career is the most extra
ordinary record of crime mat we have
ever read. He proceeded from one act
0l burglary theft aud murder, To auo her,
through a series ofyears, III various parts
of the country. until the perpetration OI
the deed for which he forfeited his life
He named large number of his confed
crates, many of whom have been arrest
ed.
The San Francisco Herald. speaking
ofhis confession, says he duplicates many
: others. 1t adds:-
, "It will be seen that the ramifcalion
of this association of hieves, burglars, as
=, sassins and incendiarics. extended lIro'
out the entire State-that judges anc
public prosecutors in some portions o
The country were in league with the or
ganization that subordiuation of PERU
ry was one Of the commonest expedient:
to achieve the impunity of the criminal
= and to battle the working oflhe law-tha
I the burning of this city was several times
decided upon in revenge-and that lilt
was not deemed at a straw's value wheI
money was to be gained by murder. O'
p the whole, we doubt if in the history /"
the United States there has ever been q
more mons'rous criminal organization
! laid bare than that which has now beer
? brought to light by the unlriug efforts d"
h the vigilance committee. That crime vii
meet with condign punishment-lhe.
. gave ample evidence by yesterdays prn
ceCdings."
II A Spanish woman was hung at Down
!. melville, in Sacramento valley. for muI
dering man named Cannon, on the II
inst
Ricardo Lopez was executed at Sa
: Jose on Friday, for the murder of an U
1 niled States dragoon.
r A man named Hill was hung, haviuj
y been arrested at SoLora. upon the charg
J. of horse stealing and robbery. ...
!. lrDlAN OUrRAGEs "A party of pionec
o emigranis. who had been landed at Poir
Il OxIord, above Trinidad. consisting Of ,e
men, under command Of Capt. Kirkpa'
" rick, were massocrcd by the Indians
T. The Indians in the entire vicinity I
) Ropue'sRiver &the Klamath region hav
). exhibited the utmost hostility againts til
Il whites, and being armed with guns all
pistols, as well as bows and arrows, ar
a most formidable adversary. Severe
4 parties of whites were in arms and in pun
suit Of those who had committed depre
tlalions, at The last accounts.
= MlscELLANeoUs- Mining intelligenc
" is very favorable from nearly all the mlr
ing districts, and reports Of new and ric
discoveries are published.
The effects of the last ie are disaI
. pealing, and the burnt district is rapid
y being built up. Many substantial brio
u buildings are in course of erection thro
J. out the city.
J. Agricultural affairs are promising.
u Politics are attracting, and three paI
J. ties, wings, democrats and indePend enI
u are IN the field.
" Col. Blackman was shot through tn
l. head and killed while on horseback o.
+ his way to the North Branch.
Several attempts have been made Il
=, fire the city of Sonora.
The Mormons are making an effort l.
establish direct communication from Sal
Lake To the Pacific.
In addition to the above, we have re
ports of quite large number OF robbie
rics. What effect the recent execution
will have is not yet made manifest. Th
t. intelligence is truly mixture of goo
aud bad, the latter preponderating.
. WANToN MURDER,-The Louisvill
V Journal says that horrible murder wa
committed in Mercer county, Ky" FEY
days ago. A barbecue was given, a
which two men, named Sulterheld an
' Jones attended After the barbecue,
game known by tho name OF "chuck a