The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-09-17
Attack by Brigands.
a ieI.er to the San Francisco Bulletin, dated
Marysvle. August IL saws.

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Marysviiie. August u says:
Yesterday afternoon, about Il o,c,..,w -.
Camptonviile stage was proceeding IN W.r,,s.;,,s
ANA when near Dry Creek, It was stonned hv a., a.
mounted hghwaymen. They were after tha - -. -
sure which amounted to Sl00.0O0. Near the no;o.
OF attack, the road forked. and Mr. Riason,
gold dust dealer, of Camptonvills WAS on on. rn.S
and the stage on the other. Mr. Rideont w..
stopped by the robbers, who all presented their
arms and commanded him to disnoupt Ha he's;
tated, when some of them threatened to shoot him
On the threat being made, he dismounted. and
went towards the stage, on the other road. scross
the ravine- The robbers called him back and de.
manded his money. Being satisfied that he had
none, his treasure being on the stage, they took
his horse, and allowed him to cross over to the
stage.
The robbers then commanded the driver of the
stage, John Gear, to stop, and threatened to kill
the first man who should oppose them in their de-
signs. Mr.. Dobson, Messenger for Langtons Ex.
press, Immediately drew on the robbers, and com.
menced firing. His first fire took effect on the
spokesman of the robbers, and unhorsed him
Mr.. Rdeout had by this time got to the stage
An indscriminate fgAt now commenced between
the robbers and passengers. AS many as forty
shots were fred On both the two sides. The rob-
bers, finding themselves so stoutly opposed, re-
treated, leaving the passengers masters of the
field
The driver, Mr. John Gear, was shot through
the right Grm above the elbow. Mrs. Tighlinan,
wife of q barber in Marysville, was shot in the
head the bali entering over the right eye and
penetrating the brain. Mr.. John Campbell, an
other passenger, received glance shot over the
eye Another passenger was shot in both legs
The stage is riddled with bullet holes
When the stage was stopped, and the firing had
commenced, one white man and four Cinnamon
passengers, LETT and ran back on the road, which
had been passed over They have not been seen
since. When the stage was about starting, and
after the first party had retired, Mexican, who
was mounted on horseback commenced firing
from the opposite direction Mr.. Dobson return
ed his fire, and lnhorsed the assailant. ct this
time, two other men were concealed in the thick
ct, who were not mounted They were all men,
bers of the same gang. 1t is supposed that only
two of the party were disguised. All were Anne
ricans save the one Mexican first spoken of.
Execution
Beverly L. Wells, formerly of Richmond, Va :,
was hanged at Benicia, Friday, the esh ul t., In
terms of his sentence He had been confined at
the Martinez jail, which did not afford the necessa
ry room and conveniences for the execution
Wells was accordingly taken in boat, early in the
morning, across the Straits of CarquueZ to Benz
cia An escort of twenty men detailed from the
Solsno Engine Co. performed duty, at the
quest of the sheriff. The place of execution was
a secluded spot among the hills in the neigkbor-
hood of Benicia. About 10 o'clock in the fore
noon the procession set out On the scafola w ellis
spoke to the crowd assuring them that he was
the victim of q malicious murder, one of the wit
nesses having sworn falsely. He said he forgave
all and committed his soul to God. The con-
demned was attended the scaffold by Rev
Messrs. Woodbridge and Mcdonald After the
usual prayers, the drop fell, and so did Wells. He
seemed to die with scarcely struggle. About
four hundred persons were present at the execu-
tion.
Oregon.
Advces from Oregon are to August Cd. On the
9th of July 142 volunteers met the Indians and
killed 80 or 40 of them, losing two of their own
number.
Stephen Brown, member of Company C., Ore
gon Rangers, was shot on the Goth of July by the
guard at the military post, Tyh Valley he not an
swerng the challenge after being three times gi-
ven. He died the following day.
The news from the Colyille mines was rather
favorable, one man having come in from the
Dalles with 81, 500 in dust; two others, who had
been there during the winter, made 81, 700. A
party of fifteen about leaving that point for
these mines under Vie Trevitt.
w. III. PieIson, the expressman, left the Dales
on the lst July, rode to st. Mary's, distance of
600 miles, and returned on the 9th, travelling
most of the time at night. He encountered ter
rible hail storm on the Toncha the stones avera-
ging inch in diameter. 1t lasted about five
minutes, cutting one man badly on the head,
throwing several from their horses, and causing q
general stampede. Snow fell on the Bitter Root
Mountains to the depth of three inches on the 18th
of July.
New Granada.
Intelligence from New Granada has been receiv-
ed. The news from Panama is to the 4th, and AS
pinwall to the % inst. Property valued at $780,
600 has been lost by fire in the Playa Priette Pan.
anna Senior Lorenzo Teran, of Panama, had
been killed in duel. The Legislature had met,
but found much difficulty in organizing. The sup
porers of Senior Diaz assert that they will resist
the Inauguration of Senior Cavo, who has major
ity of votes in the Senate in the Speakers chair,
by force. In Aspinwall, General Mosquero had,
the first day, majority of votes for the office
of President. The cook of the Boston brig Pal
estine had attempted to poison the entire crew,
and then fed from the vessel. Mr.. Corwin, u s..
Commissioned, had preferred a series of charges
against the Isthmus authorities as connected with
the late riots
Nicaragua.
Advices at Panama, by British steamer from
San Juan on 2lst of August, represent Walkers 8
position in Nicaragua very bad, and say that
people laughed at his naval blockade decree Costa
Rica had promised to aid Guatemala with fresh
force. Walker had been recruited with ten ar
tillerymen from New York. Provisions and money
were both scarce at Granada. Walker tried . Sc
nior officer, of the name of Tulaya, Nicaraguan,
for treason and shot him; he belonged to the Rvas
party.
THE SAN FRANCISCO VIGILANCE COMMITTEE.
1t is not altogether certain that the committee. in