The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1856-07-02
ARRIVAL OF THE ILLINOIS.
LATER FROM CALIFORNIA.

, The steamer Illinois arrived at New York
on Saturday, the 2sth instant, with $50 pas.
sengers, and s2,27O 900 in gold. She con.
nec'sd at The isIhmus with the steamer Gold
| en- Age, which brough, down 81, ,65s 900.
| The steamer Sierra Nevada, over dus from
Gicaragua, had not arrived when The Golden
Age left. Immediatty OH ber arrival she
was to be dispatched with troops for General
Walker.
EXECUTION OF CORA AND CASEY.
On Wednesday, the 22d day of May, Cor.
oner's inquest was held on the body of Mr..
King, intelligence of the assassination of
whom by James P. Casey, was Transmitted
to the East by the last steamer. Evidence
was taken which wen, 10 impicate Edward
MCGOWAN and Peter Wightman in the assas-
siuaion of Mr.. King
II had been given oul that the prisoners
would not be executed till Friday, yet for
some reason an immense concourse of peo.
pie assembled near the Committee rooms on
Thursday morning, despite the excitement
existing in the upper part of the city, where
preparations were being made for MIR. King 8
funeral. Towards noon The crowd increased,
and al fifteen minutes past one the men were
brought out on The platform in front of the
building. Cora's face was covered, and he
maintained silence, but Casey stepped for.
ward and spoke, denouncing The Alta CAron.
ieIe and Globe, for prosecuting him, denying
that he was guilty of murder, and stating that
in attacking Mr.. King, he had but aimed 10
resent all insult. He also alluded feelingly
to his mother, and begged that his name
might be ignored, and that she might be
KEEP, in ignorance Of his fate.
The word was then given, and the rope
which supported the platform cut, and the
souls of James P. Casey aud Charlss Cora
were no longer upon earth. The men fell
about six feet. Cora made no motion after
the falling of the trap, but Casey's legs were
Drawn up slightly.
The execution took place al twenty min
utes before one o'clock. All this while,
strong guard, armed with musksts, revolvers
and sabres, were stationed on every street
leading 10 the Commitlee Rooms, and the
outside speclslors preserved the utmost Or
der,
The friends of Casey took his body, laid it
in "s,ate," and followed it, to the number
Of four or five hundred, 10 the grave. He had
no relatives there, but leaves an aged moth.
er, who resides in New York. Cora's body
was given 10 Belle Cora, who was married to
him Just before bic execution, and on whose
account he killed General Richardson. She
displayed the greatest devotion 10 him, aud
attended hun with many signs Of mourning
TO The cemetery.
neral Professionally far the largest ever wit.
messed in Califonia-followed the remains
oi Casey's victim, James King, TO lbe grave.
Great liberality is being manifested by the
oitizeps of California ip Lehaf of the family
Of Mr. King. In Sacramento $4,000 has al
ready been subscribed. In San Francico,
$50, 900 will be raised, while from many OF
the interior towLs considerable sums are
promised.
ARREST OF SUSPICIOUS CHARACTERS.
The Commtee quietly proceeded in their
work of inquiry into the conduct of cerlain
leading characters who have had much TO
do with the management of elections. AT
Ter close, yet quiet investigation, il was de.
termined that the we'll known Yankee Sulli.
van and Charles P. Duane, Billy Mulligan,
Woolsy Kearney, Martin Gallagher, William
Carr, John Cooney, and Edward Bulgar
should be taken to the looms Of The Commit
lee.
Their arrest was effected without disturb.
ance, though in the case Of Duane aud Mul.
ligan disposition only was shown by out
side parties 10 interfere TO procure their re-
lease.
ESCAPE OF NED MCGOWAN.
For several days the Committee devoted
their time to eudeavoring 10 effect the arrest
of Edward MCGOWAN, a notorious accom-
plice of Casey, and who, along with him, had
been indicted for the murder Of King. Their
efforts TO bring him to Justice the scaffold-
had not been successful, and il is probable
that he left the country upon witnessing the
fate of his confederate.
The search for MCGOWAN and Wightman
is not yet given over. Squads of The Com
mi,tee searched for them in different portions
of The city, but without success.
ELECTION FRAUDS DISCOVERED.
One of the balIot.boxes used for ''suffing"
has fallen into the hands Of the Committee.
l,is very ingenious piece Of workmanship,
and contains false bottom, which, BY press
ing secret spring, is thrown open, and The
ballots previously placed in it are counted
with the regular vote.
ARREST AND SUICIDE OF YANKEE SULLIVAN.
Billy Mulligan, Yankee Sullivan and Mar
tin Gallagher, were arrested and taken be-
fore the Committee. 1t was reported that
Sullivan had claimed protection of the
British Coneui, as subject Of Great Britain.
10 the name of Heaven, what right had he
10 officiate as an election Judge at lhs Mis-
sion, some months ago?
Yankee Sullivan afterwards Withdrew his
CLAIM 10 protection by the Enolish govern-