Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-08-30
Further from California.

Fuftner rom Canf0rnla.
The following is the summary from the CAL
ifornia papers Of the leading events for the
fortnight Of advice:
Hetherington, native of England, but VINO
came to this State in 1849 from st. Louis. met
DR.. Randall In the bar room Of the st. Nicho-
las Hotel and, renewing an old difficulty which
had its origin in some money transactions be-
tween the parties, commenced an assault upon
him by selzing hold of his beard. Randall
commenced drawing q revolver, and Hether-
ington also drew his Two shots were fred by
Hetherington and three by Randall. The last
shot of Hetheripgton's pistol entered the
left temple Of Randall and penetrated the
brain. Randall Immediately fell and expired
the following Sunday.
Hetherington was seized by the police Of the
Vigilance Committee, conveyed to their rooms
and locked up. On the death of Randall, the
Committee proceeded at once to the trial of
Hetherington for murder. 1t was clearly
proven that Hetherington had been pursuing
Randall for months with threats that he in
tened to shoot him. Hetherington was con-
victed of murder by the Committee. lie had
previously been cleared by the courts Of kill.
ing another man named Baldwin two years
ago.
The committee had also been engaged in the
trial of Phiander Brace for the murder of
CAPTAIN West His guilt was clearly shown,
anu by his own admission, as we'll as behavior
after arrest, he must have been one of the most
abandoned men this ago of the world has yet
produced. Both Of these men were sentenced
to death, which sentence the committee pro-
ceeded to put in execution on the afternoon of
tho goth July. Long before the hour arrived
every approach to the spot was blocked up by
a dense tnrong of curious spectators, composed
of men, women and children. Every house
top was covered, and such was the rush that
the roofs of several buildings gave way under
the pressure of the burden among them.
At the appointed time a large force of Wig.
lance troops, consisting of infantry and cal
vary, numbering at least four thousand men,
surrounded tho gallows with fixed bayonets
and drawn sabres The prisoners were then
conveyed to the scaffold in carriages Hcth-
erington was perfectly firm and compassionate
a nerve'quivered, and although his arms were
pinioned behind his back, he walked up the
steep steps of the scaffold without assistance,
and took his position upon the trap, at the
same time lOosening his cravat and barring his
neck for the halter Brace had to be assisted
up the stops, but when his eyes fell upon the
gaping multitude, the fendish spirit of vio-
lence seemed to take possession of him, and he
passed his few remaining moments repeating
most blasphemous and obscene curses and
jests.
Great indignation was excited throughout
the State by tho failure of Palmer, Cook h
Co, to pay in the July ipstallments Of interest
upon State and city bonds This banking
Gin received the money and has the SUN, OF
ought to have il in their vaults They pub
lished card in which they state that they
did not transmit funds because their partner,
Mr.. Wright, informed thcm that they had
enough in New York to meet that liability
1t is said that the State treasurer sends on
money by the present steamer TO take up these
claims in case they yet remain unpaid
Quit number Of political clubs have been
organized in San Francisco, and the cam
paign doubtless will be carried on in spir-
tied manner.
Three attempts had been made and frus.
trated within one week to FIRE Sacramento city
Highway r0bberies were becoming very fire
quent in the interior. 1t is said some villains
who were driven out of San Francisco by the
Vigilance Committee have taken to tho road
The whole amount of coin turned cut at the
mint during July was 50 3l9, 900
Slight shocks Of an earthquake were felt on
the 31th Of July in San Francisco
At Los Angeles the people Of Spanish origin
and the lower class of native Ca,ifornians
armed themselves in opposition to the authori-
ties and Americans generally. 1tappears that
a Mexican was killed by deputy constable,
when the latter was executing an attachment
upon the property of the former The consta-
BILE was arrested and released on bail This
offended the Spaniards, who to the number of
several hundred, made attempts upon the
town The Americans rallied to the defence,
organized, and, at last accounts, both parties
were under aims
The emigrants who left California By the
last steamer for Nicaragua went for the pur
pose Of becoming peaceable citizens to open
business, &c not to join w alker.