The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-02-26

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FUNERAL OF THE ExPREssMEN.
The remains Of the late T. " Mount, James Mcbride
and George Wellington, inferred at Sacramento
the 30th ult with Masonic honors-tbe order of Odd
Fellows in that city joining IN the ceremonies of the oc.
cason. The procession was headed by Heymans brass
band, and consisted OF the Masons Odd Fellows citizens
back and foot, Sc immediately in the re II
Of the hearse which contained the remains OF Mr. Mount
magnificent horse suitably caparisoned for the occa.
son, was LED oy ooor,a groom, The horses In the
mourning and as the cortege moved up street TO tho
mournful dirge OF the bano it presented solemn spec
tace. The deceased we're killed by the explosion Of the
steamer Pearl.
Criminal Record.
The trial OF Lizzie Sullivan, who stabbed policeman
Henry w. Kerrison, whom she charged with seducing
and deserving her had commenced in San Francisco It
was thought the girl would get clear the ground
insanity.
VIM Bay who was tried in the District Court for the
murder Of James Cavauagh, and acquitted, found
the 2sth ult with lis throat cut His dying decara
ton was, that he had been killed by Wooy Kearney.
On the 3lst ut the staples forced of the door of
the Oakland Jail, BY party supposed to be Redwoods
thieves, George Seldom and Bob Parker. They imme.
diatey proceeded the bridge leading Clinton where
the mob hung George Seldom upon q tree Bob Parker
vas set at liberty. These men had been arrested on
Monday night by officers Kellogg and Stoder for stealing
a horse from Alderman Kelsey.
On the 18th ult three captured near Liver
with stealing cattle Mr. Neal took them to the neigh.
boring house the San Joau Tin
called jury of twenty -four Americana, who tried
yicted hung them that evening. Two of them we're
Chileana, and one Californian.
correspondent of the California Express, writing
frcm Besville states that two men. named Craig and
Moran, had difficulty with regard to fight between
two other men, when the former struck the latter in the
face twice; when Moran drew knife and stabbed Craig
TO the heart, killing him instantly. Moran made his
escape, but finally arrested by the officers of the
law, from whom he was violently wrested. jury Of
the people was thea empaneled and he was tried aud
convicted Of in the first degree Not salts
fed with the verdict the mob took the prso
ner and hung him to = tree Moran a young man,
born in the city Of New York.
man named Frederick Oldham, rather bad charac-
ter, sbot in San Francisco, by w. r. Backus Old
man was instantly killed.
On the 28th ult., man, supposed to be a Mexican,
rode into the town Of San Antonio, drew revolver and
portco woundinR three men, ono of whom died during
the night He then put spurs to his horse and rode
away. He is supposed to be the that shot
Judge Morrison q few nights previously.
policeman named Fairman was shot In San Fran
cisco on the 10th ult, by man named Landrum, who
was in seme way implicated in the murder of Bay the
previous evening.
Petitions were circulating all over the State for tie
pardon of John Tabor who is under Of death
for the murder Of Mr. Mansfield late editor of the San
joaquin Republican.
media, on the 26th ut The principals Frenchmen
one named Albert, trader in San Antonio the other
round no damage was DONE at the second Mr. Albert re-
ceved his adversarys ball through the arm, lodging in
bis side II ID thought the wound would not prove fatal
The following statistics show the humble. Of arrests in
San Francisco during the month of January:-Murder
8; highway robbery 2; grand larceny, o; petty lar.
cspy, 81 forgeres, q assault with intent to commit
rape 2; obtaining money under false pretenccs bur
glary, 4; assault with deadly weapons I; perjury 4;
threats against life a escaped convcts q State prison
ers, false Imprisonment, p assault and battery, Al;
drunk and disordery, IS drunk, S. disordery TO- mis-,
demt amor s. insane odgers destitute persons sock
making total OF 434 arrests OF these 255 were dis
179 disposed Of by the Recorder
The total number Of arrests during the previous month
month Of PAL Although the figures exhibit remarka-
BILE in the number arrests since the close OF
has diminished during the period OF the numerous
burglarrs recently committed in various parts tho
city in majority Of instances the perpetrators have
escaped arrest Upon comparing the reports specified.
it is found that the oenc enumerated in the
report generally under the head Of petty
oe noes offences Of trivial character while the re-
port for January evidences considerable increase OF
criminal offences Of higher order.
Arrival from Carson Valley.
ANNExATIoN--LOss or MULES IN THE sNOw-FORrU.
NATE ESCAPE OF THE OWNERS.
Two brothers, named Raymond accompanied by Mr..
goth Of January They left the Valley on the 24.h and
walled over in three days and half, portion Of the
route shocs Mr. Mott resides in Carson Valley,
and is the bearer Of memorials to Legislature and
Congress- signed nearly all the Inhabitants Of the VAL
ley asking that m. date action be taken place the
the limits OF the state
MIA He viii present himself before the legislature
early this week. and then leave directly for Wasbir gton
city to lay the oral of the people of Carson Valley
before Congress he will, however reach Washington
ut so late period the session to render 1t mpro
babc that anything can BIO done before the meeting Of
the succeeding Congress.
The N.ssrs Ray mond left Paccrvile on the Hrst day
Ct this month"; by johnson CutOn, with pack train
Of sixteen mules, loaded with goods for Csrion Valley
and they bring the first accounts Of their perious jour
ney and almost miraculous escapes.
few hours after starting II began to rain, and know
ing it must be showing the summit, they pushed
as rapidly as possible, and some time in the night
reached the Slippery Ford about fifty miles from Placer
yille the South Fork OF the American. There they
found three meD who started to Caon the day BEFORE
destitute OF prov sions and the Inch deep aud
rapidly falling. At this point the road commences
ascending what is called the summit.
As they ascended the mountain the increased in
depth 10 two three feet, and when night overlook
them they had after tosome and suffering day, made
but six miles, aud the snow around them four feet deep
Shortly before they crossed, one Of their mules
missed but they could not 90 back FOR IT, The prospects
Tor the night we're gloomy in the extreme. Their
matches had been dsmpened by the rain the day pre-
vous, that they found it impossible TO make fire. they
had nothing TO eat and wire compelled to camp the
snow as best they might They passed dreary and bit
ter night, but daylight found them all alive and the
snow not increased SO much as TO prevent their
advancing.
This day they succeeded in passing the summit and
getting to Lake Valley, wh.re the snow was then but
three feet deep and where stack Of bay found,
which had been left there by Mr. Smith, To this they
tied their mules and after another night OF suffering
and endurance the started for the Mormon stat
distant seventeen miles for aid leaving the mules Mt
the hay stack The station reached the same day.
but assistance for the poor animals could not be con-
veyed 10 them NJ til tho third day. when only three
found alive twelve OF them having frozen 20 death dur
ing the storm.
Upon their late passage m rson Valley the Messrs
Ray mond found the lost mule frozen in the snow, with
its pack more pcrilous Journey is rarely under
taken. When they entered the region OF snow with,
such storm raging the chances ten 20 against
their ever surviving the undertaking. The DANGER was
ipcrea by the wanton burning OF every station house
on the route, by couple Of young who vent
the road about six weeks since.
The snow, when the party came over, was lying on
the summit from five to six fest deep level, and
whero driited much deeper
Rlisce laneous.
BARK CAIDERA CAPTURED BY PmATEs-By the George
4. Webster from Hong Kong we have received Dforms
ton OF the capture Of the bark Cader from Hoog Kong
TO San Francisco by pfatica unks at OF the laDds
in the Chinese where she had put in 10 rcht after