Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-07-24
TWO WEEKS
Later from California.
HALFA MILLION OF GOLD!

Later from California.
HALFA MILLION Of GOLD!
Lynch ,AaD in SAs Franeisco. A man hung
''-a~ in Portsmouth Spar
Steamship Bro,lisf Jon,,han reached New
Yorkson Thursday light from Chagsss June
9th, xhh 23s passengers aud sbou. $soo. 900
in s6H dust. W \ v
Steamer California, from San Francisco
ADMINISTRATIONS, arrived az ~Pauums on -ssfe
9 Of July, with 200 passengers and 81 400, :
900 m gold. Tue SAD francisco, with l5O
passengers, on the 18th Of June, arrived 81
Of July.
The slhmus was generally free from sick
ness. Two of ahe miscreants CONCERNED in
The murders on the Cha1res river, were shot
I IN The cathedral Plaza Of Panama on Tie 30th
ult. SWIM tah aisr sunr Bfs4,
The most remai K able event or The fortnight
in California, was the execution ofJohn Jen-
kins IN Portsmouth Square, San Francisco.
He was native Of London, had served in
the British penal colonies. and was no,o.
rious criminal. The robheries, incend,arism
and other crimes, perpetraed with Impuniry
owing TO the ineffi.iency of the law, caused
the citizens TO organize a protective force,
and appoint an executive COMMITTEE. On
The night of the 10Th OF June Mr.. Virgin.
shipping office on Central wharf was robbed
oil small iron safe, aud Jenkins, who was
seen with bag, was pursued out on 10 the
water ny boaimen, WINS seen to throw some-
thing overheard, and after hard strua Gle the
bag and safe were fishrd up. Jenkins was
t..ken to the headquarters OF the vigilance
committee, tried IN presence of about so
persons, and sentenced 10 death. Meantime
there was large accumulation of peopIe in
Portsmouth square, who generally approved
the result. The police made several de-
mands for the prisoner, bur were denied, and
dared not attempt his rescue, At 1 o'clock
il was announced Tint lie pusouer xvoulI
have an hour 10 preparc for his death. and
a minister was sent for to pray with hun
AT O'clock he was brought forth smoking
cigar, his arms were pin,oned, and he was
dehsely surrounded by armed men, deter
mined to prevent his rescue. He was re-.
ce,vrd in Portsmouth square with a terrific
shout: an atteu u, 10 Iaro him on rim. Ih,r-
ty pole was resis, ed. and he was ,ak.;,,o The
did Adole Garner hu;,d,na ,yh.rs n ILL
was fixed and the E.lon wns run nm nj snon
hung corpse. Some cit,z.ns had nro,eS,
et against The proceedings. and ,hc nolice
who ATTEMPTED TO get near Jenkins were
roughly kept off. Saws The Alta
LAS he swung to and fro. and turned
round and round a feeling of awe appeared
10 spread ,lrougb the crowd Slowiy ,hsy
dispersed. but when dav brrke here w.r.
s,Il MANY pazino upon ,b.. swollen fs,,,,rss
of The dead man.
Al six o'clock The marshal Mr. Cro.;er
repaired to the SPOT cur down The bodv and
con signed il 10 The deod b,use Thus e,d.
ed the first crer,.,;on ,b;cb hoe e,e, t,Lsr MIC.
in San Fronc;sco .b,r. ,o,e GRIM. TO- H.,
rou,m,,eJ m ,bp ms, ,s.r ,ha,, 10 LIZ,
c,iv If me snme non,,i ,,,n, !, ,ha u.,;nu
| without one single instance of a,.u,,,,e MN.
lshment."
The coroner's inquest implicated the viei-
| lance committee. buI the press seems IN ms
uty the deed. "A terrible ex,,unle vas
| J,smuJ ,,c.s,or, ;, All ~, ,..: 49,,
-, v,II.,;,s ... :, "
,hsv NAV h.. J.,.,,.I IN viii H., ,,.;,ad ,,, !,
proppt PUNISHMENT. "A shirt i aroused
which viii not be suffered 70 suuber until
he city is pureed from one end ofit to lie
Other" M
| The Indians have been troublesome IN the
southern sections Of the state.
Five men were drowned in San Ppublo
Bay on he 28h OF May. Their names wer.
as ioliows: DR.. Reuben Knox. of ST. Louis
John Allen. OF Burlington, W., james F
| Graham, of North Carolina, nephew of the
Hon. WIN. Graham, secretary of the navy
MIR. Davis, OF Maine, and an Indian boy.
As 10 the mines, the San Francisco Herald
OF June Ia says
| Accounts from both north and south rep
resent operations as being quite as success
Iul for the last two weeks as they were for
ihe month preceding. More gold is probably
got out Than ever bef,re at ANY period in the
HISTORY OF California mines. The species OF
mining now pursued are various. The op.
era'ion of washing surface gold in the gulci.
es aud ravInrs, is no, as extensively pursued
as at first, nor is il by any means so profila.
tile. Many new veins are being opened ev-
cry day, and new machinery is being put ia
10 operation all over The sou liern mining
regions. IN TuooInne. Calereras, and Mar.
IpoSa, several veins will undoubtedly prove
N wh@', 10. goa IS Undecided, extends