Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-01-10
NINE DAYS LATER FRoM CALIFORNIA,

NINE DAYS LATER FROM CALIFORNIA.
nav ORGEASs Dec. Gth.-Ihe steamship E. Dorado. from
Panama arrived al this port to-day.
TIC steamship Golden Gate had arrived a.! Panama from
San Francisco with the mail rom that p,ce to the 10Th
December.
TIE steamship George Law had left Aepnwall for New
York, with The mail and spccie.
The John L. Stephens from Panama, arrived AT
San Francisco previous The departure OF the Golden Gate
The San Francisco papars the l0h have been received
The principal items Of Interest relate Walkers f!5uslc
ing expedition. % The :: Of December lie made an excur
aian from San Diego whee he had arrived few daYa pre-
yous. tho capture Of the Governor 10 forage He wal
attacked BY tie McEcGs and defeated with the loss OF j. lc
IA men lie OF his party fed and were pursued
by tho MeSicaos into house Of Eusenada where al The "a
accounts they besegcd b. several hundred Next
cans who had item eff from their boats and prevented
them from reaching The Caroline hch was anchored
Several parties had gore 10 their assistance.
The aichinery and part of Tie mails OF the WInoRslt
Scot: rnlrey lost The ship ha no, yet broken up.
The Pacific ail road surveying expedition busy In
The South, nod an elaborate report Yves expected:
Owing heavy rains The rivers we're high 3i:aing ac
COMMA 'stft very .sVorible
The cue uncla sai:ed the 18Th with 2oQ Ibuster
AL rlaa:y OF snmuHtoD the Authorities making 60 Efforts
10 atop her. O,icIs wc:o preparing 10 follow.
The British ship Jenny rd va, lost in going ou Of The
harbor on lie lltiI.
Some difficulty had occurred 10 The fire department. and
800 hii resigned.
aAakErs The San francisco Herald says that nearl;
every department 81 Trade dull n consequence The con
Iiaued hcar imrrItl,iops and aed demand from The
terror. Flour heavy. Small gales OF Gallego s. Haxall q
Sill = il.
raid crn.ihs lang tnder upon hanging nilar which has
recently s+cn place in reEa. The gives
Gates END the Herald speaks Of il horrible Affair
Il trpncnmln 'h' hid ke! citizen arica'ed and
esd II confinement BY The legal authorities Some pa!
ties from Grecnhorn Creek and tooE him from
prison, gave him lynch Trial and hung him. lie had been
sick for some lc. and Is said, partially aeransed-
The Herald lhus deecrbes the closing scene
The trembling victim led 10 q tree hard by, where
stood gaowe which mad heretofore been used to trce up
butchers ca,!ea fit place, truly, 10 consummae such
tragedy. Then he placed horse and the rope ad
lsted the tree The prisoner seeing that his doom
sealed ASSISTED in adjusting thu fatal coTd his neck
Some one cried tie hs hands and while cciou;
idisu. accomplishing this object, The prisoner In
way lost bis balance and swung from the horse ami
the wild aagc yes OF his e1ecutioners. There being nc
sudden force the Moose caught urder the chni and did 20
slip.
TIE struggling vctlr. with face full Of agony, anc
eyes starting from their sockets gazed wildly around upor
The crowd beneath The cries and yes that rent the al
word have been becoming In hungry wolves or
hyenae hey seize upon hsir prey But all was aot Se
The refused do its duty and several persons
caught hold Of the quvcng body of The dying man. ant
mereuly lent him additional weight 10 atop the current
life; while another person In the tree win commenoao
perseverance, shook lie rope with The same benevolent Cd
jec.