Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1856-08-07
Two WEEKS LATER FROM CALIFORNIA.
& TWO WEEKS LATER FROM CALIFORNIA.
ARRIVAL OF THE ILLINOIS.
The Vigilance Committee Still at Work.
A JUDGE ARRESTED FOR MURDER.
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From the New York Tribune, July 2s.
The United States Steamship Company's
steamship Illinois, @. S. Boggs, Esq, United
States Navy, commanding, arrived at this port
yesterday. She left Aspinwall July l9, at 7
p. M, and arrived at Quarantine at 10 o'clock,
A. NJ, on the 9th. She brings the California
mails of the 9Th inst, 627 passengers, and
) $40 $50 in treasure on freight, received from
the Pacific Mail Steamship Company's steam
ship John L. Stephens. r. H. Pearson, Esq,
commanding. The John L. Stephens left San
Francisco July 5, at Z p. NJ, with $50 passen-
gers, and treasure to the amount of S2,O29, I4l.
THE CITY.
The city of San Francisco has again been
startled and hurried into another period of ter
rible excitement, which has so wonderfully APP
peared TO depart and re-aopear for the last two
months. At the sailing of the last steamer the
city was quiet, and remained so until the after
noon Of the 2lst when party Of the Vigilance
Committee attempted to arrest an offender
named Maloney. Associate Chief Justice David
s. Terry, with others of the :" law and order
party, :" interfered. A slight struggle ensued,
and Judge Terry drew knife and stabbed Mr.
8 A. Hopkins.
The news was almost instantly carried all
over the city, and in few minues large
body of the Vigilance Committee was hasten
ing TO the rescue. while the streets We're
thronged by an alarmed and excited multitude
The armOries OF the State party were sur
rounded, and in a short time the whole '' law
and order" force surrendered and laid down
their arms over two thousand stand of arms
Were captured, and Judge Terry arrested
and conveyed, with about one hundred others,
to the rooms of the Committee.
Mr.. Hopkins viii probably not survive his
wound. and Terry is held by the Committee
for sentence in case of Hopkins death
AS soon as this act Of the Committee had
been performed, they dispersed as quietly as an
old army from parade to quarters.
The Committee are now as firmly established
and as perfectly, and we believe as strongly,
as the American army was while it held pos
session of the City of Mexico. Their military
discipline is surprising and as they are all
brave men, with fire arms of the best kind, it
will never be possible for the State authorities
to forcibly COMPEL them to disband. But they
will disband as quietly and cheerfully as they
took arms, when they have cut off crimes grim
head which has made this metropolis the exhi-
bition house of his terror aud ghastliDess.
Julia Dean Hayne is now playing with great
success to brilliant audiences at the Metropoli.
tan Theater.
There are three theaters and one circus in
very successful operation in this city. This is
an evidence OF the reliance on the protectorate.
A riotous claw and order meeting was held
at Sacramento on the Oath June. 1t proved
failure, SO far as any decent expression Of opin.
ion against the Vigilance Committee is con-
cerned. |sf
The conduct of the two Congressman, Her.
bert and Brooks, has created much Indignation.
Considerable excitement exists in Amador
county, in regard 10 the appearance of United
States Surveyor on the Pico claim.
The people all want champions in the East
ern States, to get Weller's Wagon-road bill
through Congress. hfee
Crimes and casualties have not been nu-
merous.
Marriages and births plenty. Deaths fewer