The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-05-10

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have been hung In Calaveras county II Is proposed 10
use trunk to make carved statue Of Judge Lynch
INDIAN TxouBlEs.-The Shasta Courier of April says
that party miners went out about three weeks ago.
and shot down fifteen Indians who had stolen stock
During the last five months sixty McC1oud Indians
and forty Pitt River Indians have been killed by the
On this last occasion the white surrounded
the ranchero and killed the whole party except squaw
and child captured and buck who escaped with bull
let hole through him
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE-The family residence of Mr. 8. W.
LEVEL six miles above Auburn, had been burned down
The inmates aroused from their beds by the flames
and barely escaped with their lives The furniture was
DESTROYED and the total loss is estimated at SO 000
The origin Of the fire not known.
DESTRUCTION OF THE MooUrs.-Some months ago we gave
minute account Of interesting people, called the Mo-
qus, residing in handsomely constructed villages built
upon the tops Of several fat mountains the centre
Of the unexpored region between the Colorado and ella
fearful pestlence has swept the whole nation of the
face Of the earth. When Lieut.. whippie reached the
Colorado Chauito at point about one hundred and fifty
miles Of the old Pueblo OF Zuni his guides informed
him they unacquainted with the country beyond,
and advised him to seek guides from among the Mo9us
of the Zuni guides cheeruy departed for the Moqui
country while the command with Louis Leroux Tor q
guide continued for thirty miles, where 1t was ex.
pected the new guides would meet them. The Zunans
returned to camp alone bringing the sad intelligence
that the whole Moqu nation had been swept oil by the
small pox There are several villages built upon
high table rocks In one village they found but one
woman and child alive. 90 great was the mortality
from the mesd and In putrd heaps about the bases
So great the stencil that the guides nearly perhed
they could get away-SaB Francisco Herald April TO-
INDIAN AFFAIRS IN THE NoRn.-The Sacramento Union
furnishes the following statement of Indian affairs in
the north, condensed from the Yreka Mountain Herald
of the 25th March
The Indians on the Klamath river having twice or
thrice sent messengers to Scott Valley since the fight in
January last for the purpose of eecing an amcable
settlement of the whole matter, tacit armstice had
been established between the parties In view Of the
above state Of things Lieut. Bonnycastle, u A. from
Steele of Scott Valley thinking it expedient to go
have "talk' with them, left Yreka with small es-
cort and few of the Scott Valley tribe of Indians, on
the 2lst OF March, and proceeded to the Cave They
rived the bank Of the creek, Immediately below the
Cave about dusk the following evening, but pre-
until the morning OF the 23d when they succeeded in
getting tree The Indians were met and long
talk had in which they expressed strong desire to
be at peace and wished to be allowed to to Fort Jones
manent location for them. We understand that several
of their number sick, portion Of them very low
which prevented Lieut. Bonnycastle from bringing them
in with him at this time. 1t is said they will be removed
to Fort Jones shortly One Indian, from Scott Valley
who started with them, but went up the south side
Of the river they think it than probable is drown
ed he did not get TO the Indians have they since
seen anything of him. e 4
SHOCKING SUICIDE, CAUSED observation-disclosures
Whaling held inquest yesterday morning upon the
body of named William Gray, native of New York.
who died at his boarding house. Taylor street. under
the following circumstances-About IL O'Clock the in
mates of the house surprised to hear the report Of
gun in of the rooms and up stairs to what
the matter. On entering the room which deceased
occupied they found him weltering in his blood the
floor 1t appeared he had put the muzzle of gun in his
mouth and pulled the trigger with his large toe
petey blowing the upper part of his skull to atoms and
scattering his brains all the The deceased had
been out Of work for time past and in i'll health
and, having money friends in this place, 1T Is
thought this the Of his putting end to his
existence. Verdict in accordance with the facts-death
from suicide The deceased young m IN, only nine
teen years Of age and leaves mother and father in New
York-lSdn Francisco Herald, ApriI7.