The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-07-28

without the shedding OF The DloSd OIL NJ. dOpkuts
TEhhY's REsI9NArIoN.
Il was rumo.ed last evening. and generally Dehev-
ed BY hs friends, that Judge Terry would IN all pro.
liability tender his resignation as associate Justice Q!
the Supreme Cour., during the night
CHARLES =. DUANE his ATTEMPT TO RETURN TO THIS
By che arrival Of the John L. Stephens, we learn
that Charles p. Duane, one OF the SIX persons first
sent away by the Vigilance Committee, endeayored
TO return on the Stephens, from Acapulco. IL will
be remembered that he was sent away on the Golden
Age, the 5th OF June, and it seems that he left
the steamer voluntarily or otherwise at Acapulco,
where he remained until the stephens came up,
when he aApied for passage back 10 San Francisco,
which was, however, peremptorily refused him. He
found some friends on board who interceded for him
and agreed 70 pay his fare but the Captain utterly
deprived of doing as he pleased thus quietly, and
having failed In his efforts to come up like gentle
man, he thought be would try to secure passage
clandestinely, and accordingly slowed himself away
got out to sea unobserved. When discovered he was
teken in charge and when they met the Sonora they
hailed her and put him on board, with instructions
20 land him in Panama. This very singular conduct
on his part is in perfect keeping with bis indis
cretion and if his plans had been successful, would
have resulted quite d,sastrousiy 70 him-San Fran-
cisco Alta, July 5.
ARREST or DAN ALDRlcH.
The notorious Dan Aldrich came down from
Sacramento, where he has been recruiting an army
70 march against the Con mitsee, and soor as his
feet touched the wharf the hands Of the vi giants
Police were upon his shoulder, and ne was walked
Oft 10 the rooms.
FORT VIGILANCE"
from the >an Francisco Alta. July ].
The headquarters OF the Vigilance Committee are
continually being strengthened by additional forti-
fcations and defensive weapons In addition to the
sand-bag breastwork thrown up to protect the ap-
preach from Sacramento street, we notice that one,
equally formidable and extensive, has been erecte
so guard the entrance to the Of the rooms
m n "a
will be of great service in OF insane attack by
the Governors struggling army. Behind these fortl-
ications are stationed powerful cannon, which are
arranged as TO rake every possible approach TO the
rooms.
For the benefit o. those at distance, who know
nothing OF these headquarters except what they
read IN the papers, we feel inclined to give, in de-
tail, a description OF the locality. The rooms are
embraced in the block bounded by Front, Davis,
California and Sacramento streets, having en-
trance from, and fronting on, the latter. The
| square is two hundred and seventy-dve feet each
way and is covered with two story brick buildings,
and is about one block from the water of the bay.
The rooms proper, are upon Sacramento street, and
! embrace about one hundred feet frontage ia the
centre of the block. TINS front Is protested by a
sandbag breastwork, which IS thrown up about ten
feet high six feet thick, and twenty feet from the
building. narrow passway through this fortifca-
ton admits members 10 the retreat from which in
gress is made into the buildings. There guards
stationed At the pass through the oreastwork, and
also double set at the entrance TO the doors, as
we'll another at the stairway that leads 10 the
second floor, where the different departments and
/ cells are located. small street, called Halleck
street. puts into the centre Of the block from Davis
street, which ADMITS of rear entrance 10 the ROOMS
and which Is barcaded by sandbags as stated IN the
first part of this paragraph.
space than upon the hrst, a. they have opened COM
munjcation with several adjoining buildings, BY
making dOorways, 30 thai they must nov occupy
nearly or quite onehalf OF the entire block upon the
aoor nc md ia uaod fov tha 6oll
pieces and heavy Ammunition, while the small arms
are nicely arranged in convenient racks above. The
heads Of departments and different inferior Offices
and the Executive Committee rooms, as well as the
prisoners cells, are on the second foor
Ucon the roof Is placed, in a conspicuous position
In alarm bell Of abou. 700 pounds weight, as well
several pieces Of cannon, which overlook the different
streets Nearly AL the stores in the block
ped as usual py business hocses and their trausac
lions 90 on uninterrupted. The corresponding block
upon the opposite side Of Sacramento street Ia va.
| cant, having been burnt over few months since.
The adjoining blocks on the other sides, except on
the last are composed Of solid brick and masonry
work thus preventing any possibility Of firing the
| buildings by the opponents OF the Committee.
| About hundred guards are kept constantly on
wa;ch, 70 protect the rooms and property Of the
| Committee.
such is faint outline Of the Vigilance Committee
headquarters in San Francisco the centre OF more
power and terror TO evil-doers than all the courts
Governors OF California; because IL has, 10 aid IL
physical strength, the entire moral force Of the
State. There 10 more confidence reposei in its ac
ton than in all the legal tribunals we have ever had
among Us.
STILL ANOTHER BEFD 90 BLOOD.
man by the name Of William Ford. snoema-
maker member Of the Union Rifles, and one Of the
law and murder party, who had been arrested by
the Vigilance Committee, in the Old California Ex
change, on saturday evening was, on the 18th ult
found lying in First street, dangerously wounded by
gun or pissol shot. He vas taken charge of. and
soon after conveyed TO the hospital on stockton
! street, where he is now lying.
IL Gems from rumor that the engineer OF the Suit
| ter Iron Works was attracted by the g-oans OF 9
man near the corner Of Folsom and Beale streets.
He thought tina. the man was merely drunk, and did
not pay much ate ntion 90 him. He sf edwards,
at half past five o'clock this morning. found in front
Of Mr. Murthas house on First street, between Mar
ket and Mission, two doors from the Isthmus Hotel,
aud from thence conveyed 10 the hospital, when II
vas fogud that he had been wounded by ball strik
ing him on the left side, between the seventh and
eighth ribs passing forwards and nwards, and lodg
ing about an inch from the lower extremity Of the
steyn0n about eight inches from where u ven. In.
The ball was extracted, and the man vas properly
cared for, and at 10 o'clock asleep. The ball II
supposed 20 have passed through portion Of the
left lung, and viii probably prove fatal.
The particulars Of this deed Of blood have not ye'
been learned. resident Of Harrison street IL said
20 have heard the report Of . pistol about one
o'clock this morning, and il Is supposed that Ford
vas then wounded. When he arrived al the hospi-
tai this morning be was unable 10 give much infor
Il
that he had been drinking lat night at one McGees
tavern. First street AMI that he had afterwards
| gone out and was sho, in the street He said he
was much intoxicated a. the time, and could ell no
| more about IL. II II rumored We go 20 press
that the Vigilance Committee have lelrned the name
Of the man who shot Ford, and are on his track
Ford i q native u Ireland.
MURDER OF rwo cHTvAsrS.
The aeghborhood Of the Washerwomen's La
coon was thrown into a state OF excitement
and CONSERVATION a. an early bour this morn
ing by the discovery that two Cinnamon had
been robbed and hrutally murdered In their
houses, there situated, some time during last
night The victims were washermsn, and occupied
two separate shanties. They lived ia company with
several others Of their own countrymeu, who had
come into the CITY after clothes their practice being
70 come In at night and return by dsybreak In the
morning. When their companions returned this
morning. they found the houses broken into, the
men left in charge lying dead upon the floors, and
the clothes and fixtures scattered heller skelter evil
IDENTIFY thrown about in the search for money. An
alarm was a: once given, and Information conveyed
70 the offices OF the police aud Coroner. Officer
Howard Immediately proceeded 10 the Lagoon and