Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1852-07-01
THE NEWS BY THE PRoMETHEUs.

4 IdE NEW . b1 MT 4 InOME nEOS.
By the arrival of the steamer Prone
stheus ct New York from San Juan, we
have California papers to the 18th Of
May, three days later than the advices
10y the Illinois. The intelligence is un-
Important.
A serious accident happened to Judge
Hoffman at San Francisco on the 18Th
+ of Nav. He was thrown from his horse
and received injuries which will proba-
bly, incapaciiate him from attending to
his official duties for some time. The
report is that his wrist was fractured, and
s that he was otherwise hurt.
The steamer Monumental City, lost
fourteen of her passengers on her pas
SAGE from Panama to San Francisco.
A Sacramento paper says:-Several
miners arrived in Sacramento on Mon
day, from the Mormon station. They
brought little gold and are not enthu-
siastic about the trans -montane placers
Provisions were a perfect drug in the
valley, -four selling at four cents pei
pound and reported worth only two cents
at Salt Lake. A considerable emigra-
ton from the Mormon city was expec
bed during the month.
On Thursday last. a wagon filled with
goods, among which were some is can
listers of powder, while rolling along in
the vicinity Of the American Branch,
was suddenly stopped by being regular
5ly blown up. The hind part ofthe wag-
on was blown all to pieces; the goods
too, consisting principally of wearing
apparel, were almost entirely destroyed
The teamster, although blown some l2
feet from his seat, sustained no serious
Injury. The goods belonged to a ira
der in Shasta Valley.
DIFFICULTIES BETWEEN THE BRITIsH
AND MEXICAN AUTHORITIES AT SAN JOSE,
LOWER CAIIFoRNIA.-By the American
brig Robert Bruce. Captain Cheever,
(which arrived on Monday from San
Jose, L. C., which place she left on the
] 9th Of April, we learn that on the 9Th
. Of that month, II. B. NJ. Consul arrived
at Nazatlan, 20 investigate a seizure
made by Senor Bassan, Captain of the
port of San Jose, on the person and
property of Mr.. Richie, British sub
iect, and goods of an American citizen
! left in store with Mr.. R., at Cape St. Lu
cas-. Lower California. Mr.. r. imme-
.diately after being arrested wrote TO the
British and American Consuls at Mazat-
an for protection for himself and the
property ofthe American; but up to the
time of sailing no measures had been
taken to stop the sale further than the
private exertions Of Mr. K. Captain A
entered a protest against the sale of Mr..
RS property. The sale OF the other
goods was to take pace on the 22nd
April, consisting of about 1000 pounds
sof loaf sugar, wine, spirits. vinegar.
chocolate, prints, calicoes soap, tobac-
{ co, silk handkerchiefs, amounting to
about from $500 TO $4,000. No other
news Of importance, with the exception
ola communication having reached San
Jose from ST. Quentin, giving an ac-
count of a disturbance between General
castro and his adherents and the gov
Ienment authorities at said place.
There was a likelihood of troops being
sent to the frontier from La Paz to San
Jose.
Correspondence Of the New York Tribune.
SAN JUAN DEL NoRrE, May 81.
On the evening Of the 24th inst, the
room Of p. Lafargue. Frenchman.|
from California en- route for the States.
at the American Hotel, was broken intoI
during supper and the trunk of Mr.. L.
broken open and robbed of S27 $50 inI
gold DIST. coin and ieweIry. The loss
was discovered few minutes after thel
Iperpetration of the robbery, and alarm
given, and suspicion Immediately rested
upon some of class Of sporting gentry
with which our town is infested, many
of whom were arrested, and two of them,
named John Phillips, alias Bill Clifford,
and James Powers, held for trial. The.
Californians in town, numbering about
two hundred and fifty, were strongly dis
posed to give them a taste of primitive
California law, which the authorities
here of course would not permit.
A man named james Thompson was
also arrested. and all were condemned
to be hung this morning. The sentence
was carried into effect on Thomson.
but Phillips and Powers were reprievedE
by the City Council on the gaIlows, af-
ter every preparation had been made for
their execution. and their punishment
commuted to fifty lashes, and to be
branded on the palm Of the hand with
the letter T, and banished from the town
under penalty of death ifthey remrn.-
Thompson had been under sentence Of
death in the States; had been in State
Prison, and had been whipped and
branded. Phillips is notorious on the
for his numerous robberies,
and has confessed TO recent highway
robbery at Panama.
Another member of the same ships
Company with N. Lafargue was attacked
by highwaymen, Americans and Span
ards, in the road between San Juan del
Sur and Virgin Bay, and robbed of his
hree years earnings, about eight thou
sand dollars. Robberies have been
very frequent on this route. but we trust
we have now got hold Of ;he leaders Of