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

Mr.. vsssAess, sIstef Of Mr. Sim s;c, rs ~ ar,
With, WITH ne % lsss;s c2sss no:rs = nsas inewsdgs .
music, an sxcsllsnt Italian soosst, and a. sa'rs,. TAI
voics, which, with more training, WIN make 4,
CsroHss Chapman and Julia Gosld are pasyhAr 4
narysylls Caroline is deing the Pauiinss, sad 1eu'
M. narids. and and xi.. a. x.t: E Cray have been sss>
dramatic representations through the mining towns
Christy' AinstreIs are doing sood business in g.
Tren San Diego Ard LesAnssles.
and Io: Angeles p.DsT o. hs asa '''n Oh
TEE San Dzx0o GIlA RAnRoAD.-Ws congratulate the
q ssn 1o n: a has thu.
road from this point to the Colorado River to meet the
great Atlantic and Pacinc Road, in course Of
turned from Sacrameno Thursday with thu charter
and the organization is now perfected BY the election OF
PvesideMt-J. w. Robinson.
Vice Presidewt-O 8. witherby.
7fedsxre'-Lewis Rose.
Secraayy-Geo p. Tebketts.
.Directors-S. W. Robinson, n. 8. burton, f. W.
Morse, Joseph Rener, John Hayes, NJ. NJ sexton, L.
wi,herby, ". G. Fsrr.n. rel e'' wv N'''' y :
The party Of surveyors that went out some weeks
the way Of the san Diego river have returned and made
Their report which was so favorable ~ to astonsh
every one Who had never been through by this route
II s nearly twenty Ave miles than the now
travelled and offers scarcely an impediment to the
stfus ton Of railroad. Another party left here yestsr
BY the way Of the Sweet water vsiiey which l.
sad to be even more favorable than the up the bed
While others have been talking, the citizens and pro
per holders Of this county hsvc been acting and
can look forward with certainty to the early compile
ton OF railroad connecting the Atlantic and Pacific
Dego.--Sam Diego Herald.
and his party left here on Thursday, with large train,
Tor their field Of operations In running the boundary
the proyisions Of the Gadsdep Te.ty Xnot6sr Dsstv
under the direction Of Major Emory have commenced at
Paso on the other end Of the line and viii work this
Lieut. MeheS 9op paa sshost, ' dsoosst Iss, and
botsnist Phillips, Donoghue, T. Cossens, and G.
Los Ansss. ha. been quiet q Late not murder
thus coofiy speaks Of the state Of affairs
A trining anray took place Saturday night the
plaza the particulars Of which have taken pains
at each other. Three were wounded, but mono
killed II wa. simply case Of shoclins bad shooting
which VIII nearly amount to prohibition. and VIII pro
baby have good effect
have been directing some attention to the suSj.ct Of
railroad from there to San Pedro.
Mlscellaneous.
EXECUTION MUNRoK FOR MuRDTR-pUnfIC Confession
-0n the Gath November the streets of Martinez were
thronged with people from various parts Of the county
b hsa sd
been condemned to bc hung this day. for the murder OF
Iamss N. Gordon. During the imprisonment Of Nunroe
b has manifested entire Indifference to his fate
pying his time In singing playing with bones and
posing obscene songs When She hour arrived for his
execution, he walked with HIm step to the scafold
and his arrival addressed the crowd ct considerable
length stating among other things that he alone was
guilty Of the murder There are two others awaiting
trial for participation In tho crime. Muuroe said
that Gordon the only white man he had ever killed.
although he had shot Spanisrs and Indians merely to
see them jump and die. His death WAS accompanied
with but brief struggle The crowd was orderly the
extreme. Among tho persons present noticed some
City females, thirty Of whom wero Ameficsns Munroe
had said while in prison that Monroe was not his real
name; that he was from Rutland county, Vermont,
~bcre he had relAtiyes Much credit Is due IL &eFR
of fe county, j. r. 2. Smith, for the eccnt manner In
which the cxecution c0nducted.
SfA1isrce oy CRIME IN FAN FRAcTsco.-Ihs San Fran
cisco Etsnirg Ne,s has been furpished from the Mar
sbal Office with the following statement of the arrests
made In this city during the month OF November, 1854