Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-08-15
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CALIFORNIA Gle.
A,tRlVAL OF THE PNOMErHEuS.

Ngw YuRK ArG Is The Prumetheus has arrived with
San Juan dates the Alb aud San Francisco dates OF july
l5h She hi 80 36U passengers ami SUI UO In gold
freight, and SU0 UO IN the hands vi passengers The Puc
liz left San Frn,scu the 18Th aud arrived II San Jsan
Inc 2Jn. The travelled fifteen miles by l,nd
and then p:ocetdcd in Steamer Nicaragua Lake
dawn the San Juan river ticr passengers expressed great
satisfaction with The new route.
The ony interest San Francisco had been the
consicii"n ami By vigilance committee of
desperate character named james Stuart He was hung al
o'clock The llth al hc lDwer end OF Market
wnari. in the presence ol 5000 people.
Al SacraicntO MarysyIr. Stockton, and other pieces
the citizens have been comp He'd 10 act in their behalf,
the Laws being inadequate, ana their execution Inefficient.
The o! Stuart had created great excitement and the
conduct Of committee had severely reprehcnded by
and cry authorities. The people generally sustain
the Ut The committee.
The vicinity Rugucs River and the klamath region
wer. infested by hostile Indians who we'll armed and
commit numerous murders They also troub some in
Sacramento Valley and refuse the Commissioners
who are testi:utcot money
The MprmDns making effort establish direct
municaGiuu from Salt Like 10 the Pacific.
1ns intelligence Is very favorable Money is abundant
The elects III. la, fire disappearing, and
district Is rapidly being bu up. Many substantial brick
buildings course of erection throughout The city.
Agricultural ai!iirs are promising.
Politics attracting attention. and three parties, wings,
democrats en-! independents are in the field.
Markets. -c"er4!iy ogeFstoekei and unchanged.
INTENSE EX.;I rEMENr
Sar-i HHg Dy tie ptgLlace Committee larSrt Stree.
Iinrf.-HS C9njession - Immense ILtltifude PRESENT.
800 .. :he ItyH,lce Cummiuse duty al The Execution
ADJnl clock Yesterday morning, the tarrlrg of the bell
OF the Monumental! Engine Conpanys houe the PLAZA
attracted the attention ot our citizens known. it was
he signal u. the Nglilncc COMMITTEE. People soon be.
gan thrng dJ~n in The direction OF Committee room
and il reported that James Stuart to be hong.
The bell ollrd for ab"ut hall hour number Of
tired from brig in the harbp and ooscrv-
e that many OF The vessels had their flags Displayed and
Was ali crwards learned thai the Committee had requested
TINS. By 10 O'Clock, or 5000 people had gathered and ap.
pelred To be quietly waiting with the expectation seeing
sJmebody hung
in fhe
and il evident that sutnelh ~ in progress inside
Everything conducted however, with much secrcsy
TIN. was known 10 but very few, if any, outside
ln9 was really going on and many after an hour two
away with The -appDstOn that nothing would occur. Al
about hnipict one some one came out of the Committee
and read portion Of the confession Stuart had
made ana il was stated that he would be hung hour
The crowd sanctioned the proposition almost unanimously
Tn" spread an! large crowd gathered about
ha past twu uciIck the committee down sairs and
iutnied three abreast There nearly thousand NJ
te principally composed OF oldest best known aud
most rDn"nt citizens, merchants bankers mechanics
and business mon Of every description. Previous this
Clergyman mad been seat lo who remained with some
time.
The procession moved up Battery street preceded and fol-
lowed ny the crowd, with Stuart handc ned and pinonco
their There nrisc no nucrv Nh annn
excitement and there snnethng awu.y solemn in
the measured tread al the procession The pIankcd stree.
When tie procession reached Market street. and il was per-
ceived that they were about turning down. was m de
10 secure good places, and time the prisoner ar
nsIle'sy h's bale and barrel had occupants. The
de, aud rigging Of the vessels ns a,uod The wharf
COVERED, and the wharf itself one perfect sea of
mct' shll"ws .! plain nprighrs and cross bean had
BEE" erected, oI"cS with rope H. with the mousse ready
mate. On III" va! down Stuart u2Deard pere,ly cool and
Collected ana not III all excited When he reached the GAL
laws ne ie '"as placed around his neck: with The eycr
f!oi o si=h pcnrsS there change in his appear
.nc" II" trembling, agitation.
H. hn'eifet! L. icr ~ though he satisfied with his
-niehcs AMI dd not desire u live longer. The rsmh
tween stu ri aud B'lrdr striking ami il
~ al strange 't"nc should have taken for the other
" lrnrn>" crowd remained brcathss and Stuart when
lAsr lr giuws said IL die rrcUncilrd i. !
n-i Tie rope pulicd and IN moment hr dang
aG in the air. As he ne 81 ised his eyes and clasp
ii mis- hands together. He mad previously requested
ia lace might be coverr. He scarcely gave struggle
ini ah-h The knnE The back O his neck apqrar
q. 10 u: Ia bur itlc plin. slight contraction of the low
.r limbs and strained heavng of The chest for moment
Were all the symptoms Of approaching death.
Alter Banging about five minutes his hu blew off and cx
posed 10 view the gnsty .etturcs OF the pbhe When he
lr! huag about 20 minutes he down by Coroner
a scr, placed in boat, and taken The first district
police station house.
There n-npt ma ic a by the authorities
mi many persons IN The city nothing of the ni r t
II conducted with lhr gre .tes order and
i'nct Heaven grant that II may have saIiia effect
Stuart arrested ~ the Vigilance Commute. about
retk siaca H.; !,u:.d removing some stolen trunks
ni ed before The Committee for thu murder uf Mo.
nj upon variety n other charges. II is said thai he has
made disclosures that tend cninatc a number of
this city whose chani crs have previously stood
and that he has given tie Committee clues h4, will .na
NC 'rn 10 break the organized bands OF villains in this
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