Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-09-02
FURTHER NEWS BY CALIFoR-
MIA NAILS
Vrom the Ala CalifoTnian.


The Tj0iL,aes ComWittss-lts PressHt Posi-
stioa and P0lies-17ie W0rE Of 'ur5tIegtioA
to 40 oh--Ths Gsass fgJttdSes IerfA-JpfU
the CoBlnittts Disband
The Vigilance Committee still remains organ
lied. aud in active operation. Public opinion,
having every where recognized the necessity for
their existence, has determined they Shall be
suffered to accomplish their work; and calmly,
but firmly resolved, that no earthly power shall
be permitted to interfere tn defeat 1t Right or
wrong, entrenched in the confidence OF the mas
SEES, the Committee win perform their duty and
then resign their power into the hands OF the
people About ten days ago they contemplated
disbanding; and II was generally understood,
were disposing their affairs to that end, when
their officers were again brought into requisi-
ton by another of those astonishing murders
which have so deeply damned California in the
estimation of the whole Christianized world.
On the afternoon Of July %, Jos. Hethcring-
ton having wantonly provoke! dihl:ulty with
Dr. Randall, in the St Nicholas Hotel, drew his
pistol and shot him through the head, causing
mortal wound. The assassin was Immediately
wrested from the police who had hinl IN charge,
and taken to the rooms of the Committee, where
he was tried, found guilty Of murder, and con-
deuned to be hung; which sentence was car
ried into effect five days after the killing Heth-
eringtou being executed, together with another
culprit named Brace, also in charge of the Com
lnittee. Never have we seen such commotlon,
even in this excitable community, as on the oc-
casion Of the execution of those Inaleiactors.-
The entire force of the Committee was assem-
ble,l over three thousand of whom were under
arms Sal1lary beyond Ill other examples, up
on the despeIudoes in our midst will be the fate
Of IIetherington and Brace. Terrible to them is
retribution when it. follows speedy and sure
upon the commission ofcrime.
This work being finished, the Committee will
in al probability soon disband The only busi-
ness now on hand seems to bethe case Of Terry
rendered the more embarrassing now that Hop
kins has recovered from mis- wounds. Had they
proved fatal. Terry would have been hung; asst
is, ne -prospme they are little perplexed as to
the disposition best to be made of him, He will
it is generally thought, be sent from the State.
Rnlger, one of the exiles, who had been sent
to the Sandwich Islands, not to return under
penalty of death, came back about two weeks
ago and fell into the hands OF the Committee
before he left the ship.
In consideration that the sentence was not read
! to him previous to his departure. his captors
have Concluded to suffer him to leave again; an
opportunity the culprit was but too glad to en-
T5race He will probably leave on the steamer
to-day MCGOWAN, implicated Wit. Casey in
the assassination of King, has not yet been TAX
en-. There was TuTuor that he had been at
Santa Barbara; and strong force was despatched
for his arrest, but thus far he has euded all his
pusuers. The chances arc that he is out of the
| country before this