Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-07-29

A suit is now pending IN one oil our CourtSs
brought by company of Cinnamon, against one of
their leaders, for the recovery of large sum of
money deposited by them in the hands oftbe de-
PENDANT for safe keeping-he holding the Office of
treasurer ETC., TO the company.
There are no less than seven thousand names
appended to the instrument, plaintiffs, all writ
ten in Chinese Characters. and then translated in
10 the English. II is quite a formidable docu-
ment, the expenses attending which must be truly
emo nous. There are four companies of Chinese
in California, where all flock onlanding from the
ships, each going to their own company province
as from East, West, North, or South. The conlPa-
MES are formed for :her mutual comfort and pros
lection. They also have Courts of Judicature OF
then own, for the punishment OF criminals, guilty
of petty theftS, &C. " hich crimes are constantly
occurring among themselves, and which are not
know n to outside 'barbarans.' Hence has arisen
the suit referred to. An effort is being made 10
break up the organization, which IS conducted
much after the manner of the inqulSlton. Inc
officers ofthese companies have charge OF their
poor. The sick and destitute also resort to them,
and where all their business is transacted. AT
present, whole streets of our city are given pto
Chinese merchants traders, gambling houses &C.
In fact we have perfect China town in our own
California. And strong current is now setting in
favorable to this people, mainly owing TO the Ell
forts ofRev. VIM. Spear.
AWFUL TRAGEDY-DoUBLE MURDER AND SUI
cIDE-An extra from the Sacramento Californian,
dated June 81, gives the following account OF an
awful tragedy in that city, the parties IN Whlch
were originally from Baltimore.
On Tuesday morning, about 8 O'Clock, persons
residing Immediately in the rear of the Marion
House, were aroused by cries OF murder and deep
groanS. Mi. Avaiine, who lived IN the back por-
ton OF the houSein which the deed was committed,
first heard cry OF terror and started up IN bed;
listened moment and heard groan; got up, went
TO the door, and saw man standing at the corner
of the house; as he went out the man passed close
to q carpenters shed near by. Mr. a. went into
the room, front of the one occupied by him, nnd
there saw young and beautiful woman OH the
floor, in her white night clothes, floating almost IN
her own blood. Her throat was severed with
razor, and her head almost divided III twain, from
the blow of sharp axe-ihe weapon lay across
her bare arms, and the razor was on the tiooF.-
The bed and wall, floor, chairs and everything,
were despatched with blood. In loom next TO
her was found man with his head nearly split
open. This proved to be Henry StTlble and RlS
wife Agnes Stride. In the yard, and about gu
feet f ON the house, was found lying under a car
penter's bench, on pile of shavings another
man. Joseph NJ. Strible abrother of the other par
ties, with his throat cut
For some little time there has been an unklnd
feeling existing between the brothers, and on the
night in question Joseph went 10 his brothers.
house for The purpose of numbering him. He went
into the room where Henry and his wife were
asleep and in so doing awoke Mrs. Stride. lie
did not intend to kill her, but awaking he'll She
screamed and aroused her husband, when Joseph
Struck ler WIN lIl6 axe anu luSIL aGAoSASN tt'S
brother. After, as he supposed, he had killed
HENRY he returned to Mrs. S. and made sure OF his
work by cutting her throat. He then went out
and laid down on q pile OF ShavlngS, and, as ne
supposed, cut his own throat so as 10 cause ms
DEATH but in this he mistaken, as he now lives
at the time OF writing this, and there is Glance OF
his recovery. Henry was alive at IL o'clock on
Tuesday, but no hopes are entertained oil MS
recovery.
While Joseph supposed he was dying, he called
ND urOta. her
FIRST and him after; went 10 kill him; he has not
used me well; | was crazy then, but am not low'
physician attempted to examine him, when ne
puShed him away, and in reply to the question, DO
you want to die? he bowed his head. DE could
not speak, but was sensible OF all that was done.
He answered great many questions by bowling
Henry states to us that he had always been on
good terms with Joseph, and never suspected that
he intended to harm him, and thu: he escaped from
his room while the brother was killing the WILT
Henry is tinsmith, and carried on an extensive
business on Third street. he had been in Cali
| fornia some two years, and came from Baltimore;
he is about thirty years of age. Agnes Slrble was
about % years old, and very good looking. She
came to California last fall in company with JOS
NJ Stride. Joseph is about %, tall and heavy
built, and worked on and off with his brother.-
He was removed to the Hospital after his wounds
were dressed.
| There can be no cause assigned for this deed eX-
cept brutal feeling of envy and malice, OCCASION
ed by the success of Henry in business. and an at
tempt OF his to persuade his brother to act different
ly than he adrecently been in the habit OF DONG
| PoLITlcAL AFFAIRs.--The Democratic State
| Convention met at Benecla on the 2lSt OF June,
and aftera stormy session of three days, re-nomi
mated John Bigler for Governor. Samuel Putdy
was re-nominated for the Office of Leutenant-Gov-
ernor; S. A. McMeanS, Of Ell Dorado, Tor State
Treasurer; Alex. Wells, of San francisco, was
nominated for Judge of the Supreme Cou1t; Sam.
Bell, of Mariposa, for Comptroller; P. X. HubbS,
of TuoIumne, for Superintendent of Public In
sruction, and S. II. Marlet,e, Of CalaveraS, for
Surveyor General.
The vote for Governor was as follows: John
Bigler, 1874; Richar, Roman, 20; r. P. Haun, Al
majority for Bigler %.
The Wing State Convention was to be held at
Sacramento, on the 9th of July. The Alta Cali
fOrnia states that Captain William Waldo has the
best pro poets of being the Whig nominee for Cow
ernor. Gen. David F. Douglass and F. A. Crobb,
of San Joaquin, are also understood TO beln the
| field for the same nomination..
A charter convention las been in session in San
Francisco. It has adopted the forn OF an ordi-
nance to re-incorporate the city, and voted that 1t
he submitted TO the Common Council. 1t names
$4,000 as the Mayors salary, and $1,000 as his
| clerks.
New Discovery OF GoLD-We learn from a
gentleman who arrived from the toll-.ate sight
miles south of Santa Clara, that arrange of placers
have been discovered lately in the Santa Cruz
mountains, twenty one miles f:om San Jose, which
from present appearances, are likely to prove val
liable. They are located on small creek that dis
charges its waters into the Guadalupe river
PAacer Times.
A SHOWER OF CoBwEDs.-Yesterday morning,
says the Sacramento Union of the 18th, the air in
the neighborhood of that city seemed to be full
of species of cobweb which covered trees, houses
fences, and hats, much to the surprise of the look
ers-on. They seemed to comefrom the southeast,
and were floating through the air at various dis
tances from near the ground to as high as one
could see. When caught and rolled up, The rolls
reSembIed fine cotton.
ATTEMPT TO FIRE THE CRY OF SAcRAMgNTo.-
The Union states that plan was laid on the night
of the Oath, during the prevalence of strong
south wind, to fire the city. coil of tarrcd rope
was attached to the Mineral Point House, between
9Th and 18th streets, and one endlighted. The re-
Election of the blaze was happily discovered by
the bar keeper, and the danger averted in time
The police are in viglant search fol, suspicious