The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1855-02-24
Additional California News.

Additional California News.
POPULATION OF CALIFORNIA.
The census returns are anything but satisfactory to
the San Francisco Herald; for while the arrivals by
during the year number only 47,720, the depart
ures have amounted to 24,477--showing net gain
Of only 1928 to the population during the year
Multitudes Of Mexicans were leaving; the account
with Australia and the Sandwich Islands was nearly
balanced: while there had been an increase of IL
565 Chinese.
A very gratifying feature Of the returns is, that
while for every three men who have come into the
State two have departed, five women aid children
have arrived for every one who has left The arri-
walls via the Plains are estimated at some rs 0O0 and
the total increase from all sources is reckoned at
about 90 900.
MoBBlNG AT Los Angeles.
The most intense excitement prevailed at Los An
geIos on the departure of the mail Two men, named
Brown and Avitre, under sentence Of death for
murder, when stay of proceedings was ordered by
the Court in the Of the former. A large meet
ing called, and unanimous determine.
ton evinced to hang Brown, in defiance of the au-
thorities. the Mayor himself leading the mob. We
give bulletin Of the proceedings from ten o'clock
A..
The Sheriff party having spiked the different
pieces Of ordnance in the city during the previous
night, smiths engaged in drilling them out. The
Sheriff is determined to do his duty in carrying out
the law, at all hazards, having yesterday made his
will and prepared himself for every emergency
Some fifteen twenty men are prepared to stand by
him to the death.
IL o'clock.-The execution is to take place in the
Jail yard, the hills overlooking, which are covered
with people.
IL o'clock.--A committee Of our most respectable
citizens have just visited the Sheriff to get him to
give up Brown the people, in view Of the fightfu
crisis.
The citizens are arming, and cartridges provided
for pieces of artillery, TO be used in demolish-
ing the Jail building. Barton, the Sheriff, has been
consulted by the committee, but still refuses His
friends using every effort in their power to pre-
vent bloodshed.
o'clock.-Two thousand men have gathered from
all portions of the county, we'll armed and determin
ed. One hundred dollars has been paid this MORN
ing the propietors of the shooting gallery by Cali
lotnaue poduiuS TeSUNstS. "dSses vi Pcop'C otO
congregating.
IL o'clock.-All business ceased; immense num-
hers of people constantly arriving. There cannot
be less than i've thousand in and about the CITY,
Crowds thronsing the bill tops and about the Jail
yard.
The multitude, in overwhelming masses, are ap
preaching the jail. Excitement increasing fearful
y.
3o'clock.-Alvitre hung by the Sheriff; but the
rope broke. lie was, however, again put up, and
swung off.
Whcreopon Mayor Foster and Capt. Hunter took
the vote of the masses Browns case, whether he
should To- forthwith executed, and universal shout
Of -" aye!" was given.
LArEsr.-At 4 O'Clock, Mayor Foster resigned
and asked the mob il they would wait and let Brown
be hung by the authorities, or they wanted to hang
him Immediately; the answer was hanging.
The mob then made rush to the outer gate Of the
Jail and succeeded in cfecting entrance, after
which they commenced breaking open the doors with
axes, the Sheriff in the meantime having left.
At the las. accounts, they were still breaking open
the cells in search Of the prisoner Brown and should
they succeed in finding him he will certainly be hung
No resistance was made by the Sheriff and bis posse