The daily union., 1856-10-30
DETAILS oE oALIFoRSIA NEWS.

case OF exCoeetOr HAMMOND on iAI on tne ehAfse OF
smbe1uing pablo moneys had disagreed The suit Of
Mesiek Sunderland has been decided in the supreme
court in favor Of the plaintiff giving him title to one
third Of the city Of Sacramento worth three millions Of dol
lars AdVices from Oregon state that the prospects Of
peace with the Indians HAtering There moth
ing important from Washington Territory.
From FraAeise0 Herald.
HoEHIsLI AURDER IN CALAyEaAs ooUErY.-ARAEsr THE
MURDKRER, AND BIS KxEcUrIos BY THE PEOPLE
telegraphie despatch to the Sacramento Amsrican,
dated San Audreas September 26th says eoldblooded
murder was perpetrated at Angels camp on Dr. Arm
strong by = named O. Colebrook, at o'clock, p. M
on Friday Armstrong accused Colebrook OF stealing
cabin and, without saying word, plunged knife into
his heart killing him instantly. Colebrook arrested,
and, while being tried before justice Of the peace The
populaee made frequent threats to hang him. which
for TO San Andreas On the receipt Of
the news Deputy She Schroebe and Belts started with
posse for the Of the murder Upon their arrival
in the courtroom and urged the mob 10 hang
the prisoner Immediately that officers there to pro-
teet him, and more the road" Then followed
that battles description. The officers tried TO close
around the prisoner but repulsed the lights put
and Deputy Sheriff Belts and another taken and disarm-
ed Schroeble put forciby out of the door, and
amidst cries of shoot him. etc. the prisoner dragged
10 tree and hung The officers called on the citizens TO
assist Them and bear witness who the execuone but
response made All the fires and lights were
tihguished and Colebrook hung in total darkness.
Colebrook English sailor, and a brother Of the
Colebrook who shot Chileno Campo Seco last
and baied out then absconded and has been
seen since.
DESPERATE BELL, GREAT HIGHwAYaAs.
1t will be recoected that intelligence received by
the last arrival from California Of the arrest of this depe
| RADIO. 1t now appears that he Is still at large
Sheriff Henson of Placer county having received au-
thentc information Tuesday September 3Oh, that Tom
Bell and at least portion of his gang the road
in the vicinity Of the Franklin House, summoned posse
of reliable in Auburn and started arrest them
BY this time il late in the day and il not until
midnight that they reached the spot indicated At
that hour portion of the sherifs posse up with
Tom Bell, Ned Conway and another called "Texas" near
the Franklin House, recognised them and ordered them
stop. The highwaymen Immediately commenced drawing
their pistols but Deputy Sheriff Moore got the start OF
them, and firing, shot Ned Conway through the body
After the had been shot his horse carried him into
the bushes few steps, when he fell from his back dea
Bell and Texas commenced firing upon the posse and
about twenty shots exchanged Of which struck
Of the sherifs horses. None Of the we-e how
touched by the balls The highwsymen then broke
and rode rapidly the road when they intercepted
by Sheriff Henson himself and Deputy Sheriff Bartlett who
were armed with doube-barreed guns They both lev
eed their guns and drew the robbers when both guns
snapped without going off Recovering they again lev
eled and discharged the other barrels when Tom Bell and
Texas fell from their horses and crept into the bushes The
bushes carefully searched the robbers could not
be found The three horses were secured.
Subsequently of the gang named Farnsworh (broh.
ers) were arrested near Tulare Lake
THE OVERLAND IMMIGRATION.
During the past week, says the Placeryie Ameri-
can "a number of the weary and way-worn immigrants
from the States have arrived amongst We greet them
with hearty welcome and most sincerely do hope
that the fond anticpaons which they cherished in their
rof homes and which nerVed them up the endurance
Of the hardshs and trials be encountered in reaching
the Dorado Of their desires may be fully realized and
that they may be successful in making for themselves both
a name and local habitaton. We know, by the expe
rence Of years that in region Of country the
western coninent-nay, nor in the wide worlds well
directed labor so largely remunerated in California
very short time acquire what they would have toi
years for where they came from"
THE BODY OF CAPTAIN BOWMAN, or THE UNITED
I FoUsp.
We learn from the purser Of the sepor which arrivet
from the Cascades Tuesday that the body Of Captain
Bowman Of the United States army had been found sbou
is miles from the trail between the Daes and the Simco
valley
About the first Of this month the Captain and other
started from camp in the Yakima to the Dales
The Captain had been well for days previous Or
the route be became deranged and escaped from bis party
into the woods Search was made for him but In vain
The party proceeded the Das hoping to find him there
but disappointed Another party went
in search Of him They succeeded in finding his trail and
followed II for several miles be having crossed his
path several times in the distance and they wher
the Appearances indicated that be had remained over night
There they found Of his boo From this place they
could trace him further Another party under the al
recton Of Mr. Gibson Of the Dses were more successful
in their search They found bis body about Is miles from
the main trail leading TO the Simcoe valley The flesh
Perished from hunger He leaves family who are now
Vancouver.
II TIE RAT-cATcHEKA
II While the greater portion Of population are aseeE
John Chinaman like the eAif0aSrs or rag-pckers IA
other distinct class Of persons have ia our mdsD
wide awake and pursuing his calling with zeal worthy
commendaton In any Of the higher walks OF life He
what might be called professional raters and IL as vel
versed Scotch terrier in the approved method o
discovering and Of taking them The vhsrves along the
waterfront Of the city nightly frequsned by them but
in they seek the isolated in the outskr.
Of the city where the rats tten the garbage thrown
from the ghsrbouses set their raps These traps
square boIes about feet long and Of the same
width, and eighteen inches deepthe top and bottom
constructed Of wood and the sides ngeniousy interviewer
with wire like net Each has several openings
the sides with the wire inverted that when rat enter,
1t Is almost impossible for him make his escape by the
way be came in.
Each ChinAmsn with any kind Of good luck very often
succeeds Ia taking from two to three hundred rats 4
night These are sold 10 the parties who employ them
At 30 much per Dozen who derive considerable profit from
the business The skins dried and cured and after
wards tied up in small packages Of fifty each ready for er
portaou. They to Paris and there manufactured
into what called kid gloves and returned 10 US a.
AleIandres best which may be displayed n the
Windows Of our fancy drygood stores
TuE rRoapEss oF CRIME
Crime is fearfuly the increase throughout the State
The papers filed with accounts Of highway robberies
murders shootngs sabbings and Lynch Law ,recuious
NoUyr SHASTA lsCrSuKp NJ LADIES'
/ On Tuesday last, September 10Th, says the Yreka
Union, the famous Shasta Butte mountain waa assembled
BY party Of ladies' where they celebrated the admission
i Of California into the Union. The ladies performed
this feat Mrs D. A. Lowry, Of scotts Valley Mrs I'd
dy, Mira Gage and Mrs. White Of Yreks and Mrs Nc