Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1856-07-22
s,aliforrain News.

We have Just finished reading the news
by the two steamers recently arrived-the
Geo. Law and Daniel Webster. The only
news OF interest relates to the dOings Of the
Vigilance Committee.
sThe committee were still in session, their
forces consists in 4, 900 infantry, 500 caval-
ry, companies artillery, and 35 pieces
ordnance. These troops are constantly
drilled in their several armories in different
quarters of the city, and occasionly appear
in the streets for regimental drill. Gen.
Wool refused to loan to the Governor arms
and ammunition on the ground that he was
moi authorize2 to actin premises except up.
on an ordeH from the President. The
committee haze thrown up breast work Of
sand bags in front Of their buildings and
guarded all the approaches with cannon.
Brass field pieces are mounted on the roofs
of the adjacent buildings, ready for instant
action dav and night.
Several additional criminals were convic-
ted before the Revolutionary tribunal Of
bailot-box stufing, and banished from the
State, and have been sent to sea on board
of foreign bound ships. The following have
been arrested and are awaiting trial. Thos
B. Cunningham, one Of the murderers o.
Col. Weymouth Of New Orleans, Thos
Mallory, highwayman, Bill Lewis, ballot
Ebox stuffer, Robert Lipsey and Philande1
/ Brace, murderers. All the arrests have
been made without bloodshed, and chiefly
without violence The Vigilance Commit
tee police numbers some thousand men
armed with reviewers. An immense mas
meeting was held in San Francisco on th
| 10th by the friends Of The committee ant
speeches were made by Hon Baylie Pay
ton, Hon. W. Duer, and others, fully en-
dorsing the action of the committee. Th
committee have issued an address to the pub
lie and have also published the Constitution
of their organization. Terrence Kelley
one Of the men ordered to leave, has beel
taken into custody. A~t
Gen. Sherman had resigned the commits
sion as Major General Of the State troops q
California, in consequence Of the refusal c
Gen. Wool to furnish them with arms an
: ammunition. b.
Gov. Johnston was highly incensed at th
action of Gen. Wool. The State militia en-
camped near San Francisco, and are sal
to number but few hundred There
little fear Of collision entertained. Th
I Chinese camp was burned on the 9th June
5 loss, 800, O,000.
There is no decrease in the excitement
: San Francisco. Very few responded to I'll
Governors proclamation Of June a. I'll
committee openad books for recruits and n
: ceiyed thousands.e The committee have 81
! thousand stand Of arms and thirty pieces
cannon. Their force is divided into te
: regiments. There are strong breast worl
: III front of the committee rooms, an alarl
7 bell, and several pieces Of cannon adjacen
A few hundred gathered together All
went to Benicia to get arms and amunitlc
=, from the arsenal. Gen. Wool refused
# give them. The Governors forces campe
3 near the city. Six more rogues were bal
e ished by the committee, who continued a
. resting. On tho receipt Of the Governor
: proclamation, nearly all the towns Of the il
r terror held enthusiastic meetings, indorsir
o the committee. Organizations were formt
Z to assist the committee in carrying out
r measures. Crimes and casualties are nj
}. merous. No interest whatever is taken
o politics. The reports from the mines a
: favorable, and so are agricultural prospect
! There are no arrivals from the Atlant
potts.