New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-04

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rensred Kewen stating that be would make rae a1oi
Gov in whiting il it would 20 more acceptable Inc
Colonel in the meantime, had sent q chauen5s' ara
be expressed bis determination to have se'ed 10
the usual manner Friends were s,;orcingiy, CHOSEN,
a, II WAS concluded to cross the Bay and aIJu-t tue
difficulty by recourse TO tre-Tns
Ye.teroay mornI the parties left 10 the y iklaod
ferry boat, at 7 o'clock 10 the morning Seyorai per-
sons Ia the city bsving been inf ,rned of Whist was
going on crossed in the ferry-b 20 arnvlSg
at Oakland the parties proceede ashor dis iace GUY
side OF the CITY limits. The friends Of Mr.. Ne en
were Me.,rs Wake Briany enf K Ibert Wood. Cob
Wood)iefs friends were Capt. Sksrfett and MAYOR
Mcdonald The arms chosen for the occasion were
Mississippi yagers. The gTouad sas being marksn
off whtn Depaty Sheriff Srons, who n,d got wlla Oh
the affair ma1e his appearance aud ordered thon %
de,st The parties then 90, into their carriages aud
left. with the determination to cross into another
county After continuing the JorrneJ Tor soma uns,
until they about ten miles irom aSiaau tai ~
the county Of Av srado they dsmodned ana sscealel
hill rear by, followed by crow1, WI; oy t1s
time bad increased TO about 80 persons. % tue
ridge of The hill they halted; the ground wa nHae1
oil forty paces the principals took their places ana
on the word "fre being given, both wheeled aoi
fred tie bah from Mr. Kewens rifle passing com
pleely loup the heart ofC0l Woodet aud out az as
back killing bin Instantly 1t is raid thai the unfjr
tuna,e man did Dot live ten seconds after receiving
the wound This dis .sirOus affair took place abDut
o'clock The body Of the Colonel was brought over
10 the city in the ferry boa' lat evening, aad takea
TO the Teh4ms House The scene wnen the wife d the
partner of her joys and sorrows, whose saver thread
Of life had been abruptly cut, and "h), but afss
short hours before had gone forth IN the strength aod
prime of manhood, is said by those who were present
last evening 10 have been affecting 10 the extre ne
liz il said that Col Wocdlief mace his will On aes-
day evening leaving all be possesse to his WIDOW
He said TO have been engaged IL eight dles prior to
tbs fatal one. Tie funerd will take place to day,
from the Tebama House, ~ o clock.
ExECUTIOE.-An execution OF tSo criminals took
place at Coloma the Sd u attended oy Additional
borrors, from the circumstance OF ooo knots shpP.e3
when the drop fell, requiring rea1us nent Of the
ropes and the p prolonged agony 0f The sufferers Inc
victims were Logan and Lipssy, the former lnveted
Of the murder Of Ed ward Fennel, AZ Coon Hollov,
over n wear since and the latter for The murder OF
George oreIs.op, at Cold Sprioes, in July last The
execn ion took place at O'Clock, p NJ 10 presence
of FIVE thousand spectators. correspondent of re
Sacramento U,1oa says
| "Logsn ascended the scaffold with irm step. He
addressed the ostembla9e at some length declaring
frat be bad shot Feone in self defense that the Wit
ness Who testified that be made the first demo 1tra-
lion swore falsely that Fennel was advancing on
him with cooked pr OIL and That he had either ~
be killed himself or kill Fcnnel, way. lie
called God, before whom he was shortly to appear,
10 witness the truth VI the assertion lie said he hfd
sinDed against he laws of God in rot running away
from fenDel but not against tue laws Of hs country
IL not because he was murderer, but oecluse
be would not run away from plsto, that he had
come TO this end On the scaffold he spoke IN firm
voice. lie was AZ years old. Lipsey qusled very
+
He had nothing to say. lie has however, lett
written confession. lie was young man ia the prime
Of life. Logsns last words were, Lord Jesls, re
ceiye Dy spirit lip.eys were Make the time
as short as you can | am faiuiing. Sheriff Buel,
MesErs W.l,on Stout aud other deputies, behaved
throughout with great frmnoss and decision
Alta California Nov. O.
In The Miners Adroca'e apears a more detailed ac
count Of the execution and report of the speech Of
Logan Fl ON the scaffJld. The idrOcate says
Immediately after striking the ground benesth
the scaiold, Logan pulled the cap from his eyes to
see if Lipsey had come down with him, then to
his feet end, with little assistance, This feet having
been united Teascended the scaffJld. Lpsey had TO
be carried up though be had not been seriously in
jured by the fall. No disturbance was created by the
fall except that nearly the entire crowd seated on the
hill side, inyolunaily to their feet. The ropes
were speedily relGjusted After the cap had been
drawn over his eyes and just before the rope was to
be cut, Logan asked the time of the day, and de-
mabdod TO SEE a watch The cap was raised and
watch presented. lie remarked All, yOH have
twenty minutes yet-if it was two ocl5ck would
demand my liberty under the law, and turned
away with muttered laugh, that we could not have
expected to witness coming from dying man. LIP
sey required support 10 stand up After being placed
on the drop the cond ime he ED 10 suppressed
tore a, ke a. T. to "'''' O' '''''~ w. "' ''
AERIyAL OF OyERL AND SERIOUS DIR
FICULTIFs WITH THr ISpIaSs-FTAL ENCoUNTERs,
ETC The rear guard Of the grand overland army of
the present season are near the western terminus of
their long and arduous journey Within the last fey
number OF Immigrant trans nave arrived nom
whom we have derived information of great interest
10 the public.
Mr. otis Sul, an an old resident Of his city left
the Missouri River the 24tb OF May, with a party
from Iowa and Missouri, and having, alec, number
Of head Of fine hoTsCs in the train. They along
with no difficulty until their arrival at the Loup
Forks, eighty FIVE miles this side Of the Missouri,
where the Indians commenced hostile demonstrations
by driving of ten of their horses.
On the ensuing day, which was the ID Of June, the
party, nine in plumber, sailed ont in pursuit. They
up with the Indians, whom they found TO be well
armed with English muskeis and better equipped for
service than they themselves. On the first attack
were killed but shortly after tbs emigrants
Joined by ten volunteers from another train,
when pursuit renewed as far as Beaver creek,
and this time with better success, as they succeeded
in capturing the chief Of the red men, whose name
was Omehaw. The prisoner informed his captors
that there white lesgued with the sayagos.
Tie Indians numbered between sixty aud seventy.
The encounter occurred on the south side of the
Platte.
On the preceding day, Cooper, party from Clay
ton county, Mo, had more serious contest by,
on the opposite side of the stream. A man named
French Woods killed and horribly ltil,ted his
tongde being cut out and other inhuman scts perpe
trateQ on HIN.
This latter party had some four thousand sheep in
their train one thousand of which were brdtay
killed by the Indians, who, informant states ap-
peared hot so much 10 need provisions as 10 desire TO
destroy property They also scattered and ruined
quantities of flour, bacon &c. Through the aid of q
fine shepherd dog the remainder of the sheep were
collected in a low spot surrounded by hills where
they assiduously watched by the faithful animal
The body of Mr.. Wcodsiwss recovered and decently
buried.
The cattle of Mr.. Sullivan were shot at his wagon.
which embarrassed his progress that il cost him
three hundred dollars to get TO salt Lake, his wife be-
ing compelled TO part With Of her wardrobe 10
make up the sum.
Mr.. ONeil was seen entrenched with his cattle in
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