The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1855-07-03
California News.
The news from California is to the 1st inst.
Of which we present a full summary below:

The news from California is to the 1st inst,
Of which we present full summary below
POLITICAL.
The municipal election in San Francisco
took place on the 2Sth ult., and resulted in the
disasterous defeat of the Know Nothings,
against which party all factions made common
cause. The Democratic candidates for Mayor,
Treasurer, Comptroller, Harbor Master and
Surveyor, were chosen by small majorities.
To the Common Council the Know Nothings
and Democrats each elected four members to
each board. The result created much enthu-
siasm among the Democracy, who celebrated
the event by popular demonstrations
The State Central Committee of the Gwin
and Broderick factions of the Democratic par
ty, have united to ignore their quarrels, and
agreed to call Il convention to meet at Sacra-
mento, on the 9th of June, to nominate ex-
ccutive officers for the State election in Sep
TENDER.
LYNCH LAw-ONE MAN HANGED AND ANOTHER
SHOT.
One of the most startling transactions that
has ever come within our knowledge, says the
Californian, as occurring among a civilized
people, has just been enacted in the village OF
Lexington, some twelve miles from this city
The circumstances, as near as we can obtain
them from the conflicting rumors and reports
in circulation are something as follows A
Mr.. Paine, resident of that place, Few days
since revealed to his neighbors the existence of
an organized band, consisting of some forty
members, possessing written articles of agree
ment and signatures of its members, having for
its object regular system of robbery, and as
sassination if necessary to carry out their de-
tod hot o boI boap IN,
duced to join by threats against his life, made
by some seven or eight Of the party, among
whom was his own brother -in-law, certain
Adolphus Moore, who it appears has ever
borne a bad character, and it is said formerly
murdered q man at Ell Paso, on his way to this
city year or two since. He stated that q
plan had been laid to rob Mr.. Bacon, OF
Lexington, who was supposed to have a sum
of money in his house, and if necessary to pre-
vent their discovery, murder him and all his
family then they were to make an attempt
upon some of the merchants in this city. AT
the time Mr.. p made this statement, Moore
and others of the band had started off for the
Tehachapy valley, in the vicinity Of the TETON,
where Moore was removing his wife, and where
it is supposed that the headquarters Of the
gang existed. A party of men Immediately
started out in pursuit, and overlook Moore
with some four others, at grocery near the
entrance of Turner's Pass. On their way
back, Moore, in attempting to escape, was shot
the through thigh and retaken. On their ar
rival at Lexington the citizens formed lynch
court, and after some brief proceedings, the
prisoners were on Saturday last taken out to
be executed. After reaching the place of ex-
ecution, and making every preparation, a vote
was taken whether or not the prisoners should
be delivered over to the civil authorities, when
large majority decided in favor of so doing
and the prisoners were then handed over tc
Justice Cunningham, who placed them in the
charge of Constable Clark. On Sunday night
about IL o'clock, party of men seized anc
bound the guards, and then proceeded to hang
the prisoners to the ceiling Of the building. In
the hurry and confusion, one of them by the
name of William Hand escaped and arrived
in this city on Wednesday afternoon, giving
himself up to the authorities, in whose custody
he now remains. Mason was hung, and one
other, by the name of Moore, shot, and the
fourth man is thought to ave escaped with
Hand. An old man, another of the party APP
pretended, had been set at liberty by the MOB
previously. The above is brief outline oil
the facts as we get them. We have been I'M
able to get authentic accounts OF the proofs
against the party, and consequently completely
in the dark as to their culpability.