The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-12-26

to Cafornia when they attached on he Humboldt
river BY the Indians Ths savasss were lying In anbus
cade and armed with rises. They Ared upon the
party and Killed ave; the other two escaped
Mr.. George Robinson, sf Kentucky, Who was hia
way to this tsts With drove Of STOCK BY s southsn
route shot by Of his servants ct the Preside
Rio Grands The murderer escaped.
The Indians are very troubssems to the whites in
Shasta. They recently ran Oh with one hundred and
ninety head Of stock including nunbsrof Hns horsss
At Oregon Gulch Trinity county, they entered tsnt
and stole $500 and large quantity Of provsious and
blankets.
An ARRAY recently took place the Plaza Of Los
Angeles, between soms native Cafornians and party
Of SonoriAns Eight ten shots were exchanged,
OF the eombatants killed, and two others
wounded.
The Russian Prisoacrs ON Beard the satka.
APPLICATION FOE TEX DISCHARGE or TIE PRDONlRs.
An application made ct Chambers yesterday, to
certain Russian prisoners board the Ska The point
insisted upon By counsel In making the appiicAt.on
board the sitka, ihe was merchant vessel; but,
however this may BE- the taking q prisoners Of war
s gs. 70
Aculty Whatever the right under strict construction
q the law ii: ,a ssi1S daring STEP and ono
The following is the petition on which the writ was
To To- rHs Hon. EpwARD Noaros, yupox or rHr TWELFTH
DISTRICT COuRr, SFArx or CALUoKSIA.
The petition Of KhitrCa respectfully represents that
Nystrom and Johan Reinhald Blom, because they are
now held in Illegal custody confinement and restraint,
and are therefore unable g petition for themselves
That the said Johan Zakcns Nystrom and Johan Rein
restraint as prisoners o war on board q certain vessel
Of BY
whose first Il unknown TO petitioner and certain
asss IL
Britain and claiming to bold the said vessel prize Of
war, taken on the high seas.
known to petitioner and the said certain other persons
GERS and sesmen Of tie navy 81 Great Bsia a. sore
said brought the said vessel called the tka from
Bay of San snc:co where sSs now nss and that the
said Johan Zaken Nystrom snd Johan Reinhald Blcm
%s q
said place within 3e possessions Of Great Britain into
this Bay Of San rancsco and here transferred to the
held In custody confinement and restraint aforesaid
That the issaiity Of the said custody, confinement
Filst-That the said Johsn zakans Nystrom and Jo-
han Renhold Blom cannot BE- legally bald In custody
csrtsin other persons calling tasnsvss ooers and ga
men Of the navy Of Great Britain as priioncrs q war
board the said vessel called the sftka within the
secondBecause the said vessel called the sitts, and
the said Johan Zakens Nystrom and Johau Reinhold
the possessions Of Great Britain into the Bay San
Francisco the State Of California and because prison
sns e d s sss ss as s.
e ~ h + n 4. and ., E.
within the possessions Of Great Britain into the State Of
wherefore p.ssioser prays that you win ss pleased to
grant hm your most gracious and mercisul writ Of ha
6eos corpus, directed TO the sid Grcne, FIRST name
names unlnown 70 petitioner, calling themselves ssasn
sion :. 81, vessel called the thsn
kens Nystrom and Johan Reinbod Blom, TO do and
ccivs wha. shan there BE- considered conceruing said
persons.
| And petitioner win ever pray etc.
Edssndhanisipi, Esq, sppsareA for ths pststiener.
| The Judge entered the fcllcwing order, m 1-t
Let wit q Aeasa. se7s: issus, garsusnt 70 the
the city hsl city Of San Francisco the 9th mat at
'' : 5GGs. twelfth District SSSc: cs:mt
The writ was placed in the hands Of Deputy Sheriff
Lake for service.
| THE CASE OF THE RUSSIAN PRIsoNERs-A GOVERN
TwKsTH DTsTRIcr CoURr-Bsfore Judge Norton. Nov
2A the sitting Of the court Mr. Randolph said that
he had learned from the newspapers that tho Stka had
sailed after the writ Of habeas corpus had been served
Saturday afternoon. He wished the court to take
judicial notice Of the contempt and he suggested that
attachment should be issued and Che proper return
Of s S ny
sitEa.
The Court said that it did not think tho issuance Of
attachment necsssAry but that II would take judi
cia notice Of the departure Of the ska on the proper
be- submit the matter to the Executive at Washing
ton, for settlement between the two governments
| The court adjourned till Saturday
NEWSPAPER EENARxs.
[From the Alta California;
BY our law report Of shi, morning It Will be seen that
was aIggested that the Judge Of the Twelfth Judicial
nand Of the Stka account Of his failure to obey
the writ Of habcGs corpus Issued from the court The
object Of this must Of course, have been for the pur
pose Of forming basis for some future action in the
matter.
Judge Of tho Twelfth judicial district to order before
him the prisoners OF war Of foreign power There
many nice technical points connected with this whole
the result had the prisoners been brought up and the
subject Of their release argued. II does seem to us,
udcous and In very bad taste and that it had better
not been made, for our credit and good standing
the Russian prisoners on board the sika we're en-.
titled TO their discharge at ALL il upon tech
that we should rot have taken sdvstarc II il but too
plain that there is spirit abroad in this city which
would embroil us, II possible In diculcs with nations
with which are At peace, and upon the most
important and frivolous pfecnces. Tho vexatous
ryings which, through the medium Of the United states
District Court have been inflicted upon Consul Dillon,
seemed to have been caused BY some such desre and
although cannot believe that the PARTIES who have
been prom ncnt in this habsas corpus matter have per
nitted such motives TO influence them directly, still
believe that the existence Of this feeling has been mani
stcd to Certain degree By the action which has beea
taken.
| On Saturday, the 25th, application nude TO
me Judge Of the Twelfth district for writ OF habeas
corpus TO discharge certain Russian prisoners board
the stka The point insisted upon BY counsel in max