The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-06-09
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INDICTMENT AGAINST p. DILLON, THE FRENCH Consul
The Grand Jury yesterday empsnnelled in the United
ment against the Consul Of France ratrck Dillon for
violation of the neutrality laws in enlistng men 20
serve N the army Of Mexico The 6t Is similar - sBe
Vale Mexican Consul with the exception that only
two persons the names OF whom are given, form the
par alleged 70 have been enlisted This is interest
ing addenda to the Challenge affair." promising full and
complete atonement for the recent and remarkable
sant witness peculiartes OF Monsieur Dillon, together
with Developments which it is expected will occasion
considerable embarrassment to certain parties who have
not yet figured in the matter and who this time
particularly partial to obscurity The necessary papers
for the arrest of Mons Dillon were issued yesterday
ming San Francisco Times and Transcript, Nay TO-
Two MORE MURpERs.-The Mariposa Chronicle publish
es an account Of the horrible and cold booded
murders record
A man named Crooks. formerly resident of Marposa
and person named Richard Thomas, had been on q
drunken spree for number Of days. during which time
they had little difficulty Several days after Crooks
went to the cabin of Thomas after dark and killed him
with an axe, cutting his head almost through. He
turned at to Oak Flat near which place the
occurred and informed the people of what he had DONE
He arrested and when Mr.. Niles left ION Tuesday
Iast large crowd had assembled and about to give
him the benefit of Lynch law. On Monday, the day pre-
yious to the above Mexican was killed at Garote 1.-TWO
Mexican had slight difficulty with Mexican woman
living there and assaulted her with sword inaicting
wound her son, who absent at the time,
turned after and Immediately in search of
the who had committed the outrage and informed
him that he the son. intended to chastse him. upon
which the other threw large glass at the boy and then
stopped to get pick helve lying near when the boy
drew his revolver and shot him in the groin, the ball
passing through him, causing instant death. The boy
was arrested, examined, and discharged.
Four MORE LIVES LOST AT rHK WRECK or THE GOLDEN
FIEEcE-We gave an account yesterday Of the drowning
Of two at the wreck the Golien Fleece on Satur
day Information was received last night by the Coro.
ner, that four more men drowned yesterday-the
boat in which they putting out for the wreck hav
ing been swamped in the surf One of the bodies was
recovered and brought to the fort We were una
learn the names-San Francisco Herald, Maya
From Los Angeles.
Col Norris engaged in the United States survey of the
lower part of the State, reached Los Angeles early
May from the Desert having completed his contract for
surveying the government lands. II. brings highly
favorable report from the TETON. The Star says
His first connection line strikes the ocean at Point
Bernardino and extends west 210 miles. The second
connection line thirty miles farther north passes
through the TETON At this point the Coloae rest
ed from his labors having here ntersected the
from the ortb.
Colonel Norris reports the country beyond the noun
ains the east Of Lake Elizabeth as the best Kind of
grazing land Bunch grass in the greatest abundance
prevails, growing to the height OF and half feet
Water is TO be had in abundance also and timber in
many placesthe cottonwood is the prevailing tim Der
He estimates that there ten townships Of govern
ment land in that vicinity of the best and most desra
through Turner'S Pass about forty miles south Of this
city The pa may be travelled at all seasons, aud the
read is becoming better every day from the consta Mt
On the Mohave the party lost ten horses stolen BY the
Indians but recovered nine of them next day The In
dams after hard pursuit. all escaped,
At the TETON, after month Of very warm and dry
weather, rain accompanied with thunder lightning
hail and snow, on the mountains, and cold had
put very improving face upon all things. The crops
look well, and promise great abundance. There are
some twelve hundred Indians at the reservation The
Colonel reports every thing well and prosperous, and
gives much praise to Lieut. Beale and his employees for
their energy and perseverance In their labors.
Col Norris goes TO San Francisco to report himself and
to obtain st further contract for the purpose Of
veying the region beyond.
The election Of city officers took place in Los Angeles
on the LIST Of May, and after animated contest and
neutrality-suspicious. C. Foster Council--Manuel
Requena, Francis Meus W. I. b. Sanford Antonio f.
Coronel Iesis Granger, Collins Wsdhams, s. Lazard
City Attorney--lsaac Hartman. Treasurer-Samuel Ar
buckle, Assessor-Mstthew Keller. Marshal-George
W. Cole.
Tie Star says the election in San Pedro resulted in
another whig victory Mayor Banning elected by q
majority OF one having received two votes.
Nay Day was celebrated In happy style by the school
children Of Los Angeles
The Star gives full particulars Of the rencontre in
gambling saloon of Los Angeles resulting in the killing
Of a gambler named Dana by Smith and Lester and the
severe woundDg OF three Calornians who looking
on-an account Of which have heretofore published
There some fifty persons in the when the
frirg commenced. Smith arrested and committed
TO await the actin Of the Grand Jury.
On the night Of May sth, the frost in the Monte a
settlement los Angeles, TO At the
Lev corn Gown to the ground.
correspondent cf the HJT, who hal just msi, the
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