Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1852-09-10
From California.

sengers from San Francisco is % days and 6
hours.
Five hundred emigrants arrived at Ell Do
rado, during the week previous to the 10th
ult. They report the raTages of cholera and
smallpox among the emigrants on the Plains.
Samuel W. Salter, of Philadelphia died at
San Francisco on the llth ult.
The Zion. Edward McGaughev, late a mem
ber of Congress from Indiana, died recently
on board the Winfield Scott.
A duel was fought on the 18th ult., at San
Francisco, between William H. Jones and
John S. Nugent, in which the former was
wounded.
The suspicious movements of the Yuma
and other Indians are causing great annoy
ance IN the South, and active movements are
being made by the Government troops in
that vicinity.
THE DUEL.-We were informed bv our
teiegraphic despatch from New Orleans, that
Hon. Edward Gilbert, late Member Of Con-
gress, from California, and senior editor of
the Alta California, had been killed in a
duel. The particulars are thus stated in the
Sacramento Union:
This morning Il hostile meeting took place
at Oak Grove, between Hon Edward Gilbert,
senior editor of the Alta California and
Gen. j. w. Denver, State Senator from Trim
ity county. The immediate cause of this la
mentabc affair a card published bv Cen
Denver, rejecting upon the personal charac-
Ter Of Mr.. Gilbert. OF the merits of the
controversy, this is not the time nor place to
speak. MIR. Gilbert challenged the adverse
party. The weapons selected were Wesson's
rifles, and distance forty PAGES.
After the first Interchange of shots. neither
Of which took effect, the weapons We're re-
loaded and the word given, when Mr.. Gilbert
fell almost instantly, having received the shot
If Gen. Denver III the left side, just above
the hip. The ball pierced the abdomen and
passed entirely through his body, coming out
on the right side almost directly opposite the
point where it entered. Mr. c. survived but
tour or five minutes after the occurrence, and
without word or scarcely groan, his spirit
yasscd from earth. His body was immedi-
ttely conveyed to the Oak Groye-Ilouse,
where the sad duty Of preparing it for its
last resting place was performed.
Alr. Gilbert was formerly resident Of Al
hany, NewYork, emigrated to this State in
1916, was member of the Constitutional
Convention, and afterwards elected to the
lower house Of Congress. He has been for
the last four years the senior editor Of the
AiH California, and was about 33 years Of
age AT the time Of his deceasc.
4 FATAL TRAGEDY Swedish bark
Sarmiento, with two hundred and forty pas
songcrs from Panama for San Francisco, had
put into the Sandwich Islands short Of pro
visions. The PoIynesian gives the following
account OF eoi the incidents and suherings
on the passage:
The passengers suffered the greatest hard
ships-were put on allowance Of bread and
water five days from Tobago
On the Zlst of May most fearful tragedy
was enacted on board. A young man by the
name Of Woolfork about 10 years Of age,
from Kentucky, shot German, named John
s,u, through the heart. The origin of this
bloody business was a dispute about Il TIM
cop, Of which Woolfork had two and the
German none. in the hasty alteration the
handle was wrenched of, when Wooliork
drew his revolver and shot johnson dead.
4 scene Of the greatest excitement cnsued.
The murderer was 5eizad--ll4 voted that he
should be hung, 33 against it. and the re
mainder neutral. A Judge was appointed
a jury Of twelve empanneiied the prisoner
found guilty Of murder, and sentenced to be
hung within one hour.
During the interval between the sentence
and execution, the dead body Of the murdered
German was brought on deck the prepara-
tlon made, and after allowing the condemned
man quarter Of an hour over his time, he
vas run up To the yard-arm, where life soon
became extinct lie was then cut adrift, fell
upon his face into the sea, and continued to
float until left out of sight by the vessel.
San Diego and Los Angeles adyiees to the
3lst Of July had been received at San Fran
cisco. The Court-martial for the trial of
John Conden and William Hayes, the de-
sertcrs who murdered Col. Craig on the
oreat desert, assembled at San Diego on the
Z9th of July, but had not finished its investi-
cation at the latest account. Two Mexcans
rad been tried at Los Angeles for the muir
der of two Americans, found guilty, upon
their own confession, and executed. The
names Of the murdered are not given.
Intelligence from Oregon has been received
giving a report of battle between the In
dians and whites, in which forty of the lat
ter were killed
DEArHs.-At San Francisco-Samuel W.
Patton, Of Philadelphia, aged 80 years
James Hooker, Of Honesdale, Pa. At sea,
on board the brig Rostrand, from San Juan
del Sud-Michael Norton, of McVeytown,
Pa. Geo. W. Purlong, 81, Philadelphia
On board ship Prince de Joinville, from Rio,
Thomas Benis, of Philadelphia Among the
deaths in California, hefollowing are alsomen- |
tioned-Garrett De Graw, New-Jersey, % |
wears Mrs. Brissler Pa, on board the Race
Hound A. LanE, TO-. A. Ii. Pickett Pa, !
do. Matt Stevens, Pa, do. There were
thirteen deaths on board the Race Hound, /
10 bv yellow fever At Industry Bar, Il. IL. |
Rullcn, late of Philadelphia. At San Fran
cisco, on the 18th July, VIM. McFarlan, Pa, |
"a years of age. At Honolulu, 18th June,
James Hooker, of Honesdale, Wayne county, !
Pa, on his way to Sydney. AT Sonora, l4th
Of July, John Anderson, of Allegheny City, !
Pa In Stockton City, on the 18th July, |
Capt Geo. W Anthony, native Of Phila-
delphia.
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