New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-04-21

would yield the enormous sum OF SI'-UO'yy';
This -inds its way o. market IN one direction eu.
another bat It's value IS enhanced by the IacI 1uA'
California itself affords good market, large guam,
titles being used in separating tine particles Oh
gold from the sand and dirt. aud wnlcn cannot DC
plocured in The ordinary process OK washing
LvnchIng on the Cosumnes-Two Wen Hans'
Great Excitement.
We have USE received the startling inteIi-
eence that two horse thieves were arrested last
night about II o'clock, as they were crossing the
Cosumnes river, taken back and hung alter lie "
minutes notice.
The people along the Costumes river, who oc'
cupv the different ranches, and nave large oaads
OF horses and mules, have suffered 50 much WITHIN
the last few months that they have become per
fectly desperate and will treat with no clemency
Ubsteyer thieves who are clearly convicted
Within the past season one hundred thousand
dollars worth of stock has been stolen. AL. John
Rhodes has lost S2O, 900 worth NJ. W n Dayior
$4,000 worth and so on in the same proportion.
The circumstances connected With this SAD al
fair seems TO be as follows:
On Friday night about 10 o'clock, teemsser
came up to the rancho of Messrs Gsse X Alnond,
and informed them that some men were below
attempting 60 cross the river with stock and were
having a hell Of time" TheEe gentlemen seem
ed A. once 10 be impressed with the idea that the
men were horse thieves, and they started Tor the
SPOT. On arriving there they discovered Two men
whom they hailed" What horses are those you
have 7" They replied that they were horses OF
their own, and that they brought them from Dry
Creek. Are they all yours % said M cage
Tbsv renlied YES alt but one " When did
Won leave Dry Creek ?" said Mr.. Il. They re.
piled that they had left there late this afternoon
FRIDAY that they were taking the horses over to
the American Fork.
Nessrs GAGE & Almond, In company with two
or three others saw at once THAI the horses ne
been stolen from their own -sncho aud belonged
To themselves They said TO the thieves, Cd
d-n YOU YOU have stolen these horses, aud they
at once arrested them. The men and horscs were
then taken back to the rancho OF Gage Almond
opposite Rhoades where strict inquiry was IN
sttuted. An examination was made of the brands
on all the stock. and the brands were Identical
with those used by that firm, ana each aud every
animal fully recognised, not only by Gsge A.
mond, but by others IN attendance
The examination WAS made a. the corral, and
the evidence WAS perfectly satisfactory that the
horses had lust been stolen. They were perfectly
dry and smooth, aud exhibited conclusive evi-
dence that they had not been driven any DIS
tance.
The prisoners were then arrsiyned and mo
ton made 10 give them a trial by Jury, but tue
proposition was booted down oy 1ne lncensed
crowd. 4 motion was then made that they be
hung at once, which was carried by ace amatioa.
They were called on to make confession,
beng told that they mad but half al hour to pre-
pare for the solemn change that awaited them
They gave their names as James Baxter Oh
Maine, AID Charles Simmons, OF Massachusetts
The names, however, may have been assumed.
The prisoners were then told that their time had
nearly elapsed They seemed TO be much ex
cited, and begged. For God $ sake let us live
little longer" Five minutes more were given
them, during which time one o. the prisoners
called on the other saying, in lo~ tone OF voice,
Let US tell them all about It to which the other
replied, "No, no, hush.
When the half hour had elapsed they were told
that their time had come. Larlats were brought,
nooses made, and the guilty wretches hung up
This took place at - clock last night FRIDAY
and their bodies were still suspended this morn
ing, when our informant left, although persons
were engaged in digging two graves
Another Indian Attack.
Mr. Duriyage, one Of the Editors Of the AHa
California; writing from the camp Of the Expe'
dition sent against the Indians says
Upon our arrival here we were apprsed Of an
attack made upon a party OF travellers last Right
within about Elk miles, The attacked party con.
sisted Of SIR 81. 81. Montgomery, James Fslsey,
John n. Warner. and Geo. Ward partners, who
had come only the previous day from Greaser
GUIch diggings, six miles from Burns. They
were Joined by three Frenchmen yesterday, and
all were bound TO Fine Gold Gulch Dggings
which are situated fifty miles from this place,
near the head waters OF the ChowchlIa. They
encsmped near g dry creek, but fife or twenty
yards from the banks, The bend Of tle creek
making sort Of elbow. They plcketed out their
animals, chained their oxen, and after getting
supper the majority Of them turned IL Tor the
night. Near or about midnight while one OF the
party, Mr.. George Ward, was in the act Ok put
ting on his Jacket having arisen for that purpose,
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bank, the ball from which passed through his
body, entering near the right nip joint and passing
out near the spinal column. This was the signal
for general attack several guns were fired, and
flight Of arrows from the creek. Very naturally
the party were panic stricken and the night being
excessively dark, the resistance OF those who re-
tanned their self possession was feeble.
Mr. Ward received second shot, informed bis
companions that he was mortaily wounded and
sunk upon his bed. Two of the Frenchmen fled,
they scarcely knew where, and remained until
morning. After firing about one hundred arrows
and dozen or more guns, the Indians commenced
throwing stones and yelling, Ia order to stampede
the mules, which they succeeded In doing, and
Immediately took possession Of some Of them,
urging them of in broken English. One Of the
FrenchmeD Charles can, behaved very breVely,
and discharged his rife several times. He was
unable TO move, being very badly shot the others
soon as they could escape fed and to the
haDLRLlOn on the LlItle MdTlposa Where tney ar
rived about the break of day, their feet badly
lscerated from running over the stony ground, and
suffering from the wounds they had received in
the atfray. Mr. Fulrey was shot in the thighs, an
arrow passing through the right thigh ia the fieshy
part and penetrating the lett about half an inch
Sir. Montgomery was shot by an arrow in the
head, lot badly, however. The Frenchmsn, lean,
was very badly wounded.
Commerce OF the Sandwich Islands.
This rapid growth in the commerce Of the
Sandwich Islands will be seen by reference 10