Sunday dispatch. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1845-1854, 1852-04-18


each of which were of fatal nature. On the |
DIST November Gosselin was tried before the |
Supreme Court of Algiers; the trla lasted two |
DAYS, aud resulted in his conviction. lie was
sentenced to death. On the 10th OF March the |
almoner of the prison informed the convict
that his appeal to the court above, as well as
his appeal for mercy, had been refused; that
therefore no hope in this world was left to him.
He received the terrible news with resi- gna1on,
but seemed yet to doubt the truth OF It, Inc
apathy which he had exhibited during the trial
did not leave him but when the eKecuuonefs
came into his cell he seemed excessively aelta-
ted The scaffold was erected in the midst OF
the square Babel Qued, and was surrounded
by an imposing military force. The convict
ascended II with firm step, surrendered hlmseH
to the hands of the executioners, and a moment
after the laws had been vindicated
The HUNGARIANs RE-ARREsTED. -
Jehn Purkes and Gabriel Salge, the two Hun
earians, whose arrest and dischage, after a
hearing before MaYor Gilpin, Of Philadelphia,
on suspicion Of having been guilty of the mur-
der Of Adam Joseph Sebold, near Trenton, was
mentioned few days since had the misfortune
10 be again arrested on Wednesday evening
| last Among the persons present at the exam
ination before the Mayor was John w. Hof-
/ man, runner of the Napoleon Hotel, at the
corner of Shippen and George streets, who was
| sent for to see if he could recognize the priso
ners as having been at the tavern where he was
employed, as guests during the time the de-
ceased put up there. The prisoners were not
| identified by him. and believing them to be iu-
| nocent, after their discharge he guided them to
| the Napoleon Hotel, where they engaged board.
| After having been there some time, while one
| of the prisoners was engaged in oyerhauling his
baggage, card fell out of an old slouched hat,
| and Hoffman Immediately recognized it as one
he had given the murdered man on his leav
| ing the Napoleon Hotel, on Friday, the 26th ult.
| 1t was one of the business cards of the hotel,
| but Hoffman had written his own name upon it
in ink, and by this he identified it. He imme-
| dately charged the men with being the mur-
| derers of Sebold, and after securing them, call
ed in the police, and they were taken to the
station house, and committed by Alderman Al
len for further hearing.
THIRTY INDIANS KILLED.-Mr. Taylor,
of Taylor and Co.'s Express, says the Sacra-
mento Union, recently arrived in this city, in the
Capt. Sutter, which boat left Colusi yesterday
morning. We are indebted to him for the fol-
lowing news On Friday last, party Of Cot
tonwood Indians went to McKinney's ranch, a
few miles above Readings, and stole few
blankets, and committed many other petty
thefts On Saturday, son of Mr.. Mckinney
went in pursuit, but never returned. His body
was found with the head decapitated party
of men was instantly organized at Cottonwood
and Clarendon ranch, who, on Saturday, gave
chase to the Indians, surrounded them, and
killed thirty, without losing any of their own
| number. They were ordered to go out again,
and kill every Indian belonging to the Rancho
ria, where Mckinney lost his life. On Sunday
they returned with the scalps Of two Indians.
They were again sent out, but had not returned
when Mr.. Taylor left Shasta.
EXECUTION OF INDIANS Onion Valley
California, it appears, was recently the scens
of the execution of five Indians, who were
guilty of the murder of one American, and the
wounding of another. No names are given
, but the sufferers are from Nelson's Greek. A
| correspondent of the California Erpress says
, "The friends of the unfortunate travellers wen
down Immediately on hearing of the occur
renee to investigate it. party OF nearly
! hundred men soon collected, and having arrest
ed several, after an impartial trial by jury o
$ twelve men, convicted five ofthem They were
Immediately sentenced to be hung, and shor
: time before the hour OF execution, three 0
them confessed their guilt In their confession
they exculpated the other two, but implicated
4 | several others, who have not yet been found
. Diligent search is still being made for them"
0 AFFAIR OF HoNoR.-A ludicrous speci
d men of one of these boodless affairs came OF
J | at Stockton, California, between member 0
t | the New York Volunteers and an lndividua
t from Pike county, Missouri The parties lef
S town about eight O'clock, armed with rifles TO
q the scene of action, followed by some thre
> hundred Of our citizens. After going through
e the usual preliminaries, the nervous Pike coun
= ty gent concluded, as he said that he ''wouldn'
e fight" And thus amid the groans and hlsse
Q of those assembled, the affair terminated TIL
J. latter it is said, halls from Jackson, Missouri.
g ATTEMPTED AssAssINATIoN.-A Frank
i fort, Pa, on the 10th inst, as Mr.. Samne
a Page was going down Church street, and whe
d near the railroad, he was attacked by thre
Il men, Seeing there was no chance for him ex
It cept in flight he started to run, when one c
9 the party made plunge at him with knife
II which ssruck him on the side, in the region q
s the heart A dagueTeotype which was in hi
Q side pocket, checked the force of the knife
d which otherwise would in all probability hav
r, been fatal.
GUILTY OF ADULTERY.-Joan Con
nell, charged with adultery in marrying DanH
Foley and VIM. H. O'Rilev, was tried betor
l. the Criminal Court of Washington city, O
a Wednesday last, and found guilty, with re'
y ommendation to mercy A motion was the
4, made and argued to quash' the indictmer
a against O'Riley, also charged with adultery, o
y the ground that he was not married previous
d his alliance with Joannah COnnell.
d SHOOTING AFFA1R-Mr. Roy Bean, say
e the San Diego California Herald, was held t
E. bail for shooting a man, whose name we di
At not learn. Vhe wound is in the leg, and /
1t was shot while on his horse, and in the act
g escaping from Bean, who had, moment pr.
ID vious, snapped the pistol at his head. Privat
n difficulty was the cause. Mr.. Watkiss, VIII
a was wounded similarly and underwent an an
d puation of the leg a short time since, is slowl
1t recovring.
d SUIcIDE.-Mr. Joseph Fish, printer
e of Sacramento, committed suicide in that cit
r. on Sunday evening, at the Phoenix Hotel, b
e taking laudanum He had been somewhat de
ranged for few days.