Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1853-07-16
Late from California.

Late from California.
By an arrival at New Orleans last Saturday,
the Crescent has late newsfrom California, from
which we take the following items:
Duels.-Hon. Messrs. Gwin and McCorkle,
members of Congress, after exchanging three
shots Intellectually with rifles at thirty PAGES,
were reconciled by the mediation of their Sec
onds.
A fatal result followed the hostile meeting
which took place on the morning of the l1th
DR.. A. B. Crane expired on Sunday afternoon
at 2 o'clock, at the Oriental Hotel. The wound,
which was at first deemed not dangerous, prov.
ed to have penetrated the intestines, and NOR.
LITIGATION ensued. The deceased was from
Alexandria, Red River, Louisiana, and a son of
Judge Crane, of Mississippi. DR.. c. fought with
Mr.. Edward Toby.
Mr.. Hayes and Mr.. John Nugent, accompa-
| MED by their respective seconds, Messrs Bowie
and Green and attended by Doctors Bowie, Mott
and Gray, met in a retired place, On Ridley's
rancho, near the shores of the Bay. After the
| preIiminaries used on such OCCASIONS, had been
| settled, the first shot was exchanged without
injury to either party. The second took effect
in Mr.. Nugent's arm, shattering the bones
| from the shoulder to the elbow, and thence
,raversed the muscles and integuments of the
back. Upon receiving it Mr.. Nugent fell to the
earth.
The paper from which the above is extract
ed says: Mr.. Nugent's injury is not SO serious
as at first apprehended. Although the arm is
very badly fractured, it may not be necessary
to amputate it, unless inflammation or mortitica-
ton should supervene. Mr.. N. is otherwise in
excellent health, and having a good constitu-
ton, there is every reason to expect his recov-
cry.
Grimes and Casuauies.-Murder, lynching
and robbery are the order of the day in Califor-
MIA. Deeds of unheard of barbarity are almost
daily perpetrated.
A man named Mills, from the State of ILL.,
nois, was killed on the 9th uls., near Drytown,
by the caving ola bank.
Jolly Sebastian, a Frenchman, has been sem
fenced to be hung on the 10th of July, near
Mokelumne Hill, for the murder of MatuIin
Lawrence.
[. B. Roake was killed at Sonoma on the
10th, by a ball from a pistol in the hands Of
Benjamin Moore. Moore had not been arrest
ed at last accounts.
A Chinaman, who had stolen $500 at Dry
town, was handed over to his own countrymen,
who, after whipping him, under pretext ofsend.
ing him to San Francisco, took him aside and
shot him through the head.
A man named Collins died in Placerville last
week, apparently in extreme poverty. He had
evidently starved himself and declared he was
penniless. On laying the body out for burial,
twenty-seven ounces of gold dust were found
in his pocket.
Joaquin is still uncaptured, and all attempts
to discover his %hiding-place have proved inef.
%fectuaI. From his not having been seen late-
ly, it is supposed that he has escaped to Lower
California or Mexico. A we'll known member
of his band, named Pedro, has been shot in a
personal quarrel with a Spaniard, in Martinez
village near Columbia.
A member of Capt. Loves company, who
are in search of Joaquin's gang, reports the
death of Major Harvey and Mr.. Young. Their
bodies were found on the trail between the
San Joaquin and the Frezno. 1t is supposed
that the murders were committed by Indians
friendly to the late James Savage, wha it will
be remembered, was shot in an affray by Major
Harvey.