The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-06-19
LATEST FROM CALIFORNIA.
Assassinatlon of an Editor
GREAT PUBLIC EXCITEMENT.

The steamer George Law arrived in port at
New York on Friday evening. She brought
gold to the amount of S1,942, 556.
The railroad at Panama was in good condi-
ton and the health Of the Isthmus was never
better.
The San Francisco papers are filled with
startling accounts of the murder of James
King, Of William editor Of the Bulletin in that
city, by James Casey, editor of the Sunday
Times, and the general excitement it has
created. The San Francisco Journal gives the
fact of the murder thus
1.-THE great and exciting event Of the past
week is the attempted assassination of James
King of William, of the Evening Bulletin, by
James P. Casey, notorious bully and ballot
Lox suffer The event occurred at o'clock
on the afternoon of the 18th inst, while Mr..
King was crossing Washington street and
Montgomery, on his way home. Casey came
suddenly upon Mr.. King, and with word shot
him through the left breast"
The correspondent of the n. Y. Times after
giving an account of Mr. King up to the time
of his becoming editor Of the Bulletin, says, he
assumed that post to expose extensive frauds
being perpetrated there in settling the bust
ness of Adams & Co, and in other c0nncc-
tons.
Mr.. King. honest, frank and straightforward,
thoroughly detesting vice, whatever form it
might assume and possessed of a moral and
PHYSICAL courage that has never been question
cd, was lust the man to attack the hydra
monster Corruption, which was sappng the
very foundation of society, and he did it with
an unsparing hand. His paper attracted the
attention of thou. ands of honest miners labor
ers, mechanics and merchants-indeed, of all
classes who had been swindled by Woods
Advertisers hocked to his desk, and in a short
time he was Oblighed to enlarge his sheet
Mr.. King not only attacked the Perpetrators
of these frauds; but commenced an onslaught
upon the vices Of our Judges and Juries our
men in high political position, our bands Of
ballot-box suffers, our hosts of gamblers, our
scores of dishonest and pett'fOgging lawyers,
and indeed upon all who had outraged and
were outragng public morals. In this cru
SADIE he did not deal in generalities bat when
he had fastened crime and corruption upon
any man high in power, he impaled him, slngly
and by name, as upon spear and held HIM
up to the gaze of the people. OF course, in a
community like this, where the vilest Grimm
ais gamblers and political cheats hold the ma
iority of the Offices and can control nearly al
the rest, he had hosts of enemies. But the
honest portion of the people, particularly the
Iaboring classes, literally worshipped him.
His paper had double the circulation Of am
other in the State, and was making money
rapidly.
The n. Y. Times Correspondent gives al
account of the proceedings of the people, to
considerable length. On Sunday morning tn
extraordinarily assembled to the number o
1900, and proceeded to the jail and demanded
O. the Sheriff that Casey should be given up
He refused to be placed in irons and brand
ishing a knife which had been conveyed t.
him by some person, declared that he woult
plunge it into his heart ere he would be ia ken
lie finally consented to accompany the com
mittee after being assured that he should have
fair trial. He was placed in a carriage AM
taken to the rooms Of the committee wher
his trial was to be conducted. In an hour al
terward the committee returned to the Jail an
demanded and obtained possession of Charlie
o Cora who shot U. S. Marshal Richardson an
: took him to their rooms.
The Times gives the following:
SCENE AT Mr.. LAcY's CHURCH.
The evening after Mr. Kings assassinatio
Rev. Mr.. Lacy was to have preached a sermo
in the first Congregational Church for tn
benefit of some charity. The meeting wa
opened at the appointed hour by a most fel
vent and affecting prayer for the recovery
Mr.. King. At its conclusion, the preacher an
the whole audience were in tears. All sa'
IIaC 1t was not q Jillle lOT SCIHAOhcI diU u
minister and his people rose involuntarily,
it were, and left the church.
THE THEATERS.
On that fatal evening every theater ";
closed con account of the public calamity,
and masquerade ball which was to have con
off, was postponed to more suitable occ
SION"
THE RELIGIOUS PAPERS
denounce in much stronger language than til
secular press the villains that prey upon OF
vitals and all of them agree that the time hi
come to hurl corrupt Judges from their benc
and for the people to take from the courts IL
execution Of the laws until they have been p,
rifed.
SUNDAY CHURCH SERVICES
Although it was a bright and beautiful da
the different churches were but thinly atten
ed, with the exception of a Congregational on
in which it was advertised, would be preach
sermon or claw and Order. - This hou
~ was filed to excess. The Pastor took deci