Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-07-10
Highly Interesting and Exciting
News From California.

San Francisco papers Of the 5tl
lult, have been received at New Or
leans. The True Californian, Of that
date, contains the following summary
of the fortnight's news:
The last steamer that left this por
with mails for the Atlantic was freight
ed with perhaps the most momentous
intelligence that ever had egress
from the Golden Gate. The assas
sination of James King, the uprising
of the people, and the Wrestling from
the custody of the weak and corrupt
authorities the culprits who had stain.
ed our streets with the blood Of
our best citizens-all this our breth.
rem of the East will have been ia.
miliar with before this can reach thei,
leyes.
On Thursday, May 22d. the fnner.
al of Mr.. King took place. 1t was
the largest demonstration of this char
acter that ever was made in this city.
The procession reached for miles, and
| it was composed of the most respec-
table and best people of San Francis
co.
|
ExEcUTIoN.-Scarcely had the head
of the funeral procession left the city
on their way to Lone Mountain Gem
Ietery when it became known that
the guilty cause Of the peoples grief
was about expiating his crime upon
the gallows. An immense rush down
Sacramento street then took place
Some six or eight thousand persons
were crowded in view of the windows
of the Vigilance rooms, from two of
which platforms were builtand a beam
projecting from the roof too plainly
indicated for what purpose these pre-
partitions were being made. At hale
past one, o'clock, JAS. P. Casey and
Charles Cora, appeared, one upon
each of these platforms. Casey, the
murderer of Mr.. King, made short
address to the people, in which be al
luded, with much feeling to the dis
tress that his fate would occasion bis
aged mother living in New York
Up to the close of his speech he
seemed to be pretty firm; at its con-
clusion his fortitude gave way, and be
had to be supported. Cora, who
murdered Gen. Richardson, exhibited
no signs of weakness or fear. He |
stood with his eyes covered by the |
fatal cap until Casey's speech was
when the rope holding the
trap was severed, and both we're
launched into eternity.
Cora's body was taken possession
Of by the coroner, and afterwards de-
ivered to Bell Cora, notorious cy-
Drian, with whom he had been living
or years, and to whom he was legally I
married a few minutes before he was
1ung. She provided him with most |
coffin, and on Saturday, I
oath May, he was quietly buried.
Casey's body, after the inquest.
vas taken by Crescent Engine Com
oany, No. 10, of which he had former /
y been foreman, and laid out in
tate. On Sunday, long funeral,
principally of his compan-
ons and personal friends when alive,
ollowed his remains to the grave,
t was said that the cortege number
d aboutone thousand. |,
A PATENT BALLOT Box.-The Vigi- |,
ance Committee discovered on 18th
lay, a most villainous continuance
o swindle the people out Of their /,
uffrages. This was no less than
'allot box with false bottom and sides, (:
O made that over thousand tickets
ould be thrown into the box, that
lad never been voted. The discove-
y of this machine awakened intense
ceiling among the people. The box :
ad in its false pockets, when discoy-
red, a few tickets, such as had been
sed at a former Primary election:
here is little doubt that it had deci-
ed more than one political contest.
GOVERNORS PRocLAMATIoN.-On
he morning of June 2, all the city, t
apers pubiisheda proclamation from ]
lis Excellency, j. Nicely johnson, {
Governor of the State, declaring the /.
ity and county Of San Francisco in
state of instruction, calling upon 9
be Vigilance Committee to disband, K
nd directing the officers Of the mill '
la to assist in maintaining the sdpre-l !;
aacy ofthe laws. This proclamation
reduced intense excitement, and
cry little business was transacted in !
he CITY. II