New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-01-26
LETTER FROM SACRAMENTO.


iLst arrived. All circumstances confirmed.
LETTER FROM SACRAMENTO.
Correspondence Of the san Fran ,eo Chrcniile % ,o-,
FpI1ops rHRoyIcGE. Tie recent decision Of The
Supreme Court has highly delighted the good citizens
Of sacrar,eD'o, aDo they no" preclcte origbt ind
brilliant future for thir city, as CAPITAL Of the sta.e,
and second city in it-m.ce 70 IN spite OF many un-
toward ohcumiGDots-thc citizens Of Sacramento
ave entitled great praise Tor their energy and perse
yeIsice.
Amid the general congratulations sc can yet see a
Slight shsce Of feeling, IKE passing cloud upon
Aerestr MANY Of the members are ascend ei and
a. a n-tmbl Consequence there are many s2Pic tnts
for cfice The most prominent candidates are as FOL
lows: mn.
FcI sTe.tsr cf,he HoueMe''T' T.ll.ieF' Stove Wells
Ter secretary Of the senaeMesu. Bradford asd Corn
Tor h.t.rt seeretav-M Stuart, Ford ard Tueier
Iof Csfs II The House MeA pin AID MAJOR Anderson
I.r A,.i.isrt Clerk. n. scotc aud s.yofsl other.
For the various other C-rkrbifs the offices o. Ser
eesrt ~ AIMS Door Keepers Poriers, &c, there are
uiebAby ts,uty applicants Tor each several otnce
The ohsLc,s Of toe everal can iidat.s for the u
Seuaiorsbip ls tie prevailing topic. Mayor Hammond
M.iof Roman sn0 Gen E-tol are spoken ct ~ can
diGst.s but perhaps the various runOs atoat have
but liile tuuLdaiion. Who viii be elected no MA
can foresee; but siill think that Dr. G"in should
keep al eye 20 thst standing Offer Of sest IN tue
Cabinet for his ohsnces for reelection are, to say the
least extremely oOHbuol.
The CAPITOL il Tspoly approaching completion. IL
does not yet sssUuc the imposing appearance a. re
pr,ttnied in The Pictorial On'0n, as t1e upper por-
ton of the bulldog not yet til shed The building,
however is reecy for the use Of the legislature.
TIE inGut uraiiOn ct ibe Capitol by Grand Cit
zens' B,n took place last evening, Friday Up
wstu Of 600 people were pres nj incladi1g about
400 ladies' Gen Wool and his STAFF attended IN fall
Uniform. The rooms Of course, were very much
crowded but the whole affair reelected great credit
uuon the PEOPLE of Sacrament for while expense
ltnft yudu
utmost prOirlety and decorum.
Mas U.sGFp BY JuDcE LYYcH At Iowa Hill
The AuJu,r Uttg, in an extra, gives the follow
/ jrg accouLt Of the execution by the people OF one
Wu.m johnson better known az " Long Johnson,
who stabbed person of the neme Of Montgomery at
/ Iowa HUI the morning OF the 22d inst:
We ave not Informed m the cause OF the quarrel,
ard oply that il occurred the morning after the
Fireman $ Ball. thst Johrsc knocked Montgomery
down that the latter subsequently procured pistol,
which upon the two egain meeting, he fired at the
former The pistol hung fire, and johnson ,volied
the shot by dodging, and Immediately Ora ving a
| Knife be tiabbta ana cur Montgomery in terrible
! mali in several places.
| tally voubdIpg Of Montgomery, johnson He'd, but
was pursued overtaken aud placed IN the hinds OF
Deputy Sheriff Sinclair IN whose custody he remaine1
III Ill about 10 clock in the evening AT this time
large crowd of ptope had ssssm bled and all was
mace for Jury, whereupon thirty two men we're az
lec,ed by vote aud out OF this mum Ter persons
were chosen 10 try the prisoner Inc Jury thus en-
npnneleo retired 20 the Queen City Hall where they
remained until about sunrise yesterday morolog,
when they brought up verdict OF Guilty. Upon
rel dition Of the verdict, the crowd proce9deI 10
choose officers the occasion, and about noon the
nrisoper WAS taken a short distance from town, 10
/ r,rvetieut tree-having been Informed OF the late
that awaited iim--whereupon rope was produced,
and also a couple Of keRs, one psced on the top Of
the other tor tte prisoner u stand upon ana stef
N. rome was adjusted TO his neck opportunity was
olive, for whatever smarks he hight desire 10 make
Our informant va too far distant TO distinctly hear
all that was said but states that nj thstme johnson
called for writing matria's, but h,s hands oeing con-
fred A gentleman present boted for bim the rem 1rks
which be made for the purpose. The PRISONER then
sisted that some person present owed him go, winch
be ibed paid TO some one to whom he pris1Lerl was
irdeb,e6 He aso wished rig 10 be taken from bus
fre.r Al sent to his mother sister bu, his hand
vss feuId 10 be go much swollen from being bound,
as TO render il impossible 10 remove IT, Several re-
marks we're nsde by John.on TO different persons
ur,s.bt about this tune, which cur informant Was IN
able to bear. TIE prisoner then requested that the
rope Guild be ofery fixed, aud that be be permit
ted 10 climb 20 the limb OF the tree and Jump on.
This BEN & denied him, be sked permission TO s'ye
the word hinself, which was granted, whereupon he
was placed upon the kegs and the rope being tight.
Il ed, he di,tiDctly counted one, tao, three, and
iuutto thus partially becoming his own eIecutioDer
During the whole Of the pioceeenss be appeared
per'eotly cool and entirely indifferent To b.. fate.
there we've sboutteo thousand people present. bat no
rowdyism or drunkenness was manifested during the
| entire cay. 80.
Tbiz Johr son once before, 10 1851, We think, came
near uettii the sane fate q, COloma but by reason
! of his sntreaes released upon condition that lie
! should leave the place Immediately which be did
According latest iIior aiation, Aontg omery
was stu olive, bus no hopes entertained vi ms
recovery the kLIe with which he pas stabbed aiVinS
| p.netraieo The luugs. We understand thst be wss
! clerk Of ibe last Legislature Of this state.
THE WATER FAsiSE.-Ibe dry weather continues,
Al the aurerous earth of California refuses to give
| I'D ,s treasure The miner Is idle, and, - neces-
sary cons quelce bu-iness Of all kiuds Is stAsnsaI
! those WHO maze money when times we'e good are
spepoir their substance; while the poor are hTing
f., m bsnd 10 molibhsrd labor in the mines leid.
! ing nothing more than a living, ell for the want oil
I water IL would be useless to disguise the exis"ps
state of issis. The water famine IN California Is "a
oisssi'ous ss would b. failure OF the crops II Al
agricultural eouD N. The present want Of water y
well calculated TO suggest 70 the mind lev MODES ol
niDg Il a; will ,ither lessen the quantity oi ~s;os
required, or furnish increased Artificial supply.
But fos The canals thu traverse portions Of the aa
erous a-sir.cts mining il such westher ss this ~,aQ
be totally suspended. But there Is large pa5t oi
tie country reached BY canals and there are tn,ny
pieces 10 which it would difficult 10 conduct WAFER
BY oiicblg. WOULD hot sr,etisn wells be Prseuea'
be We bellows II is popular theory iha' a'es.W
aier can Ia raissd 20 the surface a. any oot-ni
tor, OF ysIey by ,irg deep enough. i-sune VII