New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-06-27
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4 LATER FROM CALIFORNIA.
ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMER M n Il GRENADA. IN .

4AeIIslR Az Sot' - II W STEAMER GRENADA
The United States Mail Steamship Grenada (srifn.
Commands, from spinwall and San Juan, arrived
at this port early yesterday morning. s.z
The. Grenada brought58 passengers, among WHOM,
was Mr.. ] s., Thrasher. 835;
We learn from the memoranda politely furnished
by the prser Of the Grenada that having let thjs
city on the Tth instant she arrived at San Jtan on
the 18TH at 4. NJ After landing some troops for
General Walker, she sailed for Aspinwall on the same
day, arriving at that port on tile 18th instant. and
forwarded her mails and passengers Immediately,
The steamer Golden &c arrived at Panama o. tbe
18TH inst, with $2 03 in treasure and ss2
passengers sj z5;55; i4
After remaining at Aspin8alI FIVE days, tile Gre.
NADIA left on the 10th instant for this bort Via san
Juan. 555 a5 s5 III
Everything reported to be dull and aniet On lie
lsthmus The Sloop- st. Mary's vas still in
the Bay Of Panama. and no disturbance was antici,
pated as long as she remained A
AtSan Juan, the cholera and; yellow fever said
to be making terrible havoc among the rival forces
There was no news as to tile movements Of eithej
army. r. 8Gs
The steamship Golden ge left San Francisco on th
9Th, and received on board Chas. P Duane, Woolle,
Kearney and VIM. Mnlligan, while off Fort Point
These persons had been ordered to leave the State
by the Vigilance Committee, as will be seen below
Duane leftthe Golden Age at Ascapalco, declaring
that heEwould return to San Francisco The persons
who put the above mentioned men on board the
steamer had several others in charge who were to be
sent some to the Sandwich Islands and some to ia
traa. l554$5 "a .sssg 81
The news from California is most important ii, its
character the excitement still continues in San Fran
CISCO and civil war is imminent Below we give
summary of the fortnights news, which we take from
the True Californian Of the 5th inst :Sg 81
On Thursday, May 22 the funeral Of Mr.. Kinr took
place, IT was the largest demonstration Of this char
acter that ever was made in this The procession
reached Tor miles and was composed of the most re-
speGtaple and best people of San Francisco
HE ExEGuTToN.-Seareely had the head of the fin.
neral procession left the city their to the Lone
Mountain Cemetery, when it became known that the
gullty cause OF the peoples grief about expating
9ls efme upon the gallows An immense rush down
elght Thousand persons were crowded in view of the
windows OF the GLANCE rooms, from two of which
platforms were built and beam projecting from the
10 aly tor what these
James Il Casey and Charles Cora appeared one npon
each OF those platforms Casey, tie murderer of Mr.
hlng, made short address to the people, in which
ne alluded with much feeling to the distress that his
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York Up to the close ofhis Speech lie seemed to le
pretty hrm at its conclusion his fortitude gave way
ana ne :t had to be supported Cora, who murdered
yen. EIchardson, exhibited no signs Of weakness Or
lear he STOOD with his eyes covered by the fatal cap
until easeys speech was concluded, when the rope
holding the trap was severed and both were launch
ed into eternity. sIsgz 8
BURIAL or CoRa,-C Coras body was taken posses
SION OF by the Coroner, and afterwards delivered to
Belle Cora, q notorious Cyprian with whom he had
peeh living Tor years, and to whom he was legally
married q few minutes before he was hung. She pro.
vided him with a most magnificent coffin and on
Saturday the 24th Of May, he was quietly buried.
CAsEY's FuNERAL.-7-C Casey's body, after the in
guest, was taken by Crescent Engine Company No,
~ OF which he had formerly been foreman, and laid
out IN state. On Sunday long funeral, composed
pInclpnlly q ms companions and personal friends
when alive, followed his remains to the grave 1t was
sald that the cortege numbered about thousand.
ESCAPE OF THE ACCESSORIES On the 2lst, the
Grand jury of the county brought in bills of5indict
ment against Casey, Edward cGowan7 and Peter
Wlgatnan, for the murder of Jas. King. Casey the
peoplte, summarily punished. McGowan and Wight
man they would doubtless treat in the same manner
pas tnat they and, although every exertioI
mas peen made to arrest them up to the present. thes
nave elqded pursuit. 1t is hardly possible that they
can get out OF the country without being detected
however and, il caught, they will lIsurey swing.
~ aakEsTs bf.I BY THE On the evening o.
the zhti May, Billy Carr, Martin Gallagher and yam
zee Sullivan, were arrested by they igilant Commit
Tee, ana imprisoned in their rooms on Sacramento
street. Billy Carr and Martin Gallagher are notori
GUS shouldeihtters, baptbox suffers, and election
fighters of this city. The character Of Yankee Suli
van IS known in three hemispheres Their ares
caused considerable feeling among their associates
and sympathzers.
I CHASE AFTER NED MGGowxa. On Wednesday
2sth May, the iVigilant Committee having received
intelligence that Ned MCGOWAN, one Of the murder
ers OF Mr. King had sailed from the harbar in smal
schooner, a steamer was dispatched to overhaul her
Alter q most exciting chase, the schooner was over
4 taken. but AicGowan was not on board ~
4 s5 "A. PATENT BALLOT BoS.-The Vigilance Commit
tee discovered on the 2sth of May, most yiainous
eontriyance to swndle the people out of their sui
irages. This was less than bailotbp2 with false
bottom and sides, so made that over q Thousand
tickets could be thrown into the box that had neVel
been voted. The discovery of this machine awakened
intense feeling among the people. The box had il
Its false pockets when discovered, few tickets sucl
as had been used at q iormer Democratic primary
election There is little doubt that it has deeidet
more than one political contest. s. t5&7
4 SUICIDE OF YANKEE Sp1LIFAN.-0n Saturday
May 81, our people were considerably shockedto hea
that Yankee. Sullivan had committed suicide in tn
room where he was confined by the Vigilance Com
mttee. 1t appears that his toftitude gave way nnde
the terrors OF. solitary confinement. Aud IL knit
having been left in his room when his supper wa
brought him, he arose early in the morning and sey
cred the baChia artery OF the left arm and betI