New-York daily tribune., 1856-07-15

c~anse oSs S,s.t ssntiment through The stable, ana
81 the whole craft Of them. They pave T ay'e., e.
mined 10 drive them from our midst, ana soey thar
T. They have s, the pessyih pos she sdesGod osss them
co.,. and applique The ladies are siways nsur guy
Ia ,he;, i,dors. ment of any cause woud ins a.
csss and s enough for me 10 know tna' s n,n are
are with the Committee Feno.-chmea" donM not
I'm aee rom you hearty indorss ment of us acloI,
{Uow ~ nothing that could overcome tneu ~, n.nos ~
,hev come from abroad tCheers Inc Nigu';l;i ;.;i
Committee had but little troupe ony the
oe ,bs GREAT work before thtm voua 'up
the Committee to Hercules, the hero OF sn o 20
UercuIes while a child Ia his cradle suapS,h hsve
snakes. The Vigilance Committee IN I'LL ~ d.ssrvsd
s,rancied two mopstrous eIops who richly oese.Seu
,bs;r fate. This was the commencement VI ~.
.o,t Our hero next captured Pecuhar so's =,
bird with claws and beak OF iron anu %
This WAS the moet difficult task ever assigned nun,
hnt he accomplished it. The COMMITTEES Ic,e
os,bt some birds of the same descriptions tney ha'e
the brsss bills and claws; they are known ana
We have the crows and other unciesn oItos. I, bss
of the yul,ures. the notorious Ned hcGowsn, " nas
been difficult to find. He may now De IN 20 INC os'
in on, midst Probably be is in some DARK cehsi a.
the base of Telegraph Hill or other invisible Plsce Gu
he may vet come TO light. Now think you arc so'is
70 .unnort the Committee; if not, you would not pe
here II such is your intention let It be done oy g!ea.
Numbers. Let us show to the Governor tkat, " ne
6obts the Committee be will have TO Walk over more
dead bo6ies than can be disposed o1 your isbe and
Mind hearted and disposed to do right but ne has un
fortunately listened to bad scvice. II ne mao orea
left to himself we should not have h8d this pioC""
,ion. and were he now consult his own feeinSs, nc
ponld withdraw IT, Let us show the Governor then,
II w;sh he were here y what demonstration Is here
made for the Committee: This ,ignt oeioIe e m,e
ia one of the things that ohno han caa
see Why has not Governor done as others oeioIe
him have done Why has he not hrst appheu 70 Tue
President of the United States, and lsid the case s
before that functionary, previous 10 Saus .'m,;ar
armyl Many instances are on record Vi ImIi eul, "a
lind where such course was pursued ana "ouu
IKE 10 have him apply to Frank Pierce ana et mn
send AN army to our relief would then waut nun u
send them over the plains and nave theni ~ 'H r..
wagon road they come over. IL !. c,eaiy ~, ~
70 apply to the Chief Executive in an emergency nA
that which now exists, resort to arms Is oetermu
mon. Now fellow. citizens, will not detaia you "eu
f,her remarks. II is unnecessary 10 tsk 10 YOU io'
zee you unanimous IN your approve VI doma and
snnnort them In the work before them. Let US po
ready to fight for them if necessary!
Atbe Conclusion of the Coonels speech cheer aite,
cheer rent the air. and the able speaAel .h,eJ rei
amid storms of applause which arose loin uoio"'N
and Determined d audience. H., h Oh.
The meeting was subsequently addressed oy ine
Hon. William Duer and several other speakers ,;o anu
series of resolntions adopted fuzzy ihdotsing 'no "'
of the Vigilance Committee.
MALTREATMENT AND CONSEQUENT ! DEATH d AuH
ON THE GOLDEN GArE-ARRESi of ihH
OFFENDER. p
seaman by the name of John Bowen from Boston,
was most grssy mstreated on the Golden 1f' 1ae'
during the passsge from Panama, by MT fsrns"o.n
the second mate from the injuries OF Tnlcn
he died on Monday the 9th inst snt. There are nsay
conflicting ports Of the matter and 1t IS 70
cav what the real facts We sibJon tue sta.enehs
OF several with whom We have met, IN ordef 10 S.e
all sit and opinions and shall re,y upon ssd ,aa
vtsigation, which VIII De hau ioi tuo "u'" e
facts the
From Mr. Potter formerly an engineer on the ran
ama and on duty during ths passage OF the uate "s
learn that on Monday morning the 9Th inst, when on
the coast in the vicinity of Cape st. Lucas the de
ceased was ordered By Mr.. Farnsworth, the second
mate to assist other hands in furing the sais Aer
the lapse of some moments, the mate ooserVea tna'
John was not attending to the duties asegIea niln,
aid on going into the foecastle be was found ghtng
bis pipe The mate then placed him in irons IN the
engineers rOom where be was kept about eight hours
when he was discovered to be sinking, ana was re-
moved but be died shortly after. Mr.. Potter says the
physicians expmined the body, and Were OF OPINION
that death was caused by gestion of the BRAIN tie
was perfectly healthy mar h sna was quite "0u0'e
One of the HANDS on the steamer says that they
were all ordered on deck to shorten the eai g. and s
went up together-John having p'pe In ms mouth
"You smoke, do you7 Il smoke you" and with this
he hurried him below where he placed In irons,
and stationed in place where the doctor said man
could not live five hours tor the heat ana s'eani'
~,
Mr. Bennett a passenger and old Californian,
says that the place where the deceased was connned
was not go hot has been represented, ana II was
within eight er ten feet Of the position where the eng
neer stands constantly Ito satisfy himself Mr. Bennet
went down and stood in the poeltion, with heavy
wooden coat op for three quarters of an honr and he
did Dot experience uncomfortable heat. He thinks the
man was very much in liquor, which must have been
the of bis death.
When the Lews of the death and its cause became
known throughout the boat there was considerable ex
citemert, and serious ars were entertained OF an out
break mutiny; but better counseis prevaued, and
the matter was def ed until the vessel should reach
port. Soon a. the chip boarded, informatiOn was
conveyed to the Vigilance Committee and talso to the
legal authorities, with complaints for the arrest OF the
mate and soon after the boat touched the wharf he
was taken into custody by the officers, and row con-
fined in the Station House.
Our informant also states that this mate had a
difficulty on the ship, whie the passengers we're CON-
ing On board at Panama, with some person belonging
TO come other ship, who came up passenger, and who
determined to prosecute the mate the Company for
the injuries received from him. and the deceased was
the principal witness Of the transaction.
TIE matter will be speedily brought before the
Courts for nveetie alton, when further particulars
will be dyulged OF this strange and inhuman trhsac-
tion, Alta California.
The Chronicle Gays:
ave are informed by Captain John +. NJ. McCauley,
who cane out az passenger on board the Golden
Gate, that the circumstances Of the late death on
board that vessel substantially as follows: Capt.
McCauley states that from fifteen to twenty feet above
the boiler and furnace there square gallery which
is used promenade by the E gineer and his assist
ants that pillar of iron, entirely disconnected from
the machinery and only placed there to strengthen the
corner of the gallery. 1t appears from bis statement
that the deceased, who ofhe crew. refused to
obey orders, and was, by order Of the m.te Mr..
Farnswortb, roned and fastened to this pillar. He
thinks that there could not have been sufficient heat
there to have injured penon in ordinary health but
il Of the opinion that his death was, in reality the