The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1855-06-06
Later from California.

Inc steam snip george Law arrived ut
New York on Thursday, from Aspinwall,
bringing California news to the lst of May,
and 81 rsa4,oOo in gold.
An interesting fugitive slave case was de-
cided u, San Jose on the 18th of April. The
slave was boy who had been taken TO Cal
ifornia from Tennessee, by his master, in
ls49, before the adoption Of the State con-
slitntion, and has remained there ever since.
The Court, after a hearing, discharged the
slave, and declared him free under the State
laws.
About The middle of April there was n
great excitement on the North Branch of
the Salmon river, in Klamath county, on ac-
count of the determination of the Sheriff 10
arrest II number Of persons who assisted in
the execution of the Lynch law, last fall, Of
William Moran, accused of the murder of
Mr.. Craig. Five men have been arrested
and are now in the Crescent City Jail, and
one Of them was wounded before he could
be captuied
A battle occurred at Weavervilc on the
2lst of April, between too parties Of Chinese.
Seven Cinnamon and Swcde were killed,
and dozen dangerously wounded. Tho
Young. g.Wo, or rebel army, numbered 100
men ; the Twang Tung, or imperialists, Al.
large number Of whites were out to see
the battle. The Yung Wos in a solid body
charged upon one wing of the Kwang-
Tungs; the centre Of the imperialist army
rushed at the flank Of the rebels, but the
American spectators drove them of with q
volley Of stones and revolver shots, and the
Yung-Wos gained glorious victory
The Swcde who was killed had fired four
shots from his revolver at the combatants.
The Methodist Church South, has been
holding Conference at Sacramento. They
number thirty clergymen in the State. They
resolved TO establish paper
At the semi-annual sessions uf the Pres.
bytery Of San Francisco and the Congress-
ional Association of & .lifornia, held during
the last week at Sacramento, there were
twenty four elergymen mentioned as located
in the State, and members proper of those
bodies.
On the Oath April the u. s. Land Com.
mission rejected five claims held by Jose Y.
Limantour under alleged Mexican titles for
more than 1000 square miles Of land in diff
ferent portions of the State. Il is supposed
that under the decision of these cases the
similar claim of Limantour TO about 5000
acres within the limits of tits city will be
rejected.
A Mexican Was hung at Jesus Marie. in
Calaveras county. on tho AID, for stabbing
VIM Joice, an American. The latter was
supposed to be mortally wounded, but was
not dead at the last accounts.
The San Diego Herald reports that gold
diggings have been found at Santa Ysabel,
in San Diego county.
On the 2Sth March, J. A. Phillips stabbed
r J. McJamcs on Indian creek, in Klamath
county. The wounded man died 10 rs min.
utes. The miners collected and elected
Coroner, and he summoned jury and held
an inquest The verdict wns that McJnmes
was killed by'P,llips. Ameeting was then
regularly organized, and the question was
put whether Phillips should be handed over
to the regular authorities or tried BY Lynch
law. The decision was in favor Of the lat.
ter. A jury Of twelve men were empannel-
ed; couple Of persons were assigned as
counsel for the accused. the evidence was
heard; the jury found Phillips guiIty Of the
killing; the meeting resolved that he should
be hung at 10 A. NJ, on March 3ist, and he
was hung at the time.
The Legislature has passed bill to take
the State Prison from the hands Of the les
sees.
An act to levy a capitalization tax Of $50
on every ChinamaD arriving in the State, has
been adopted by the Legislature aud signed
by the Governor