Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1856-07-03

Great, Excitement in California
me STEAMER Illinois arrived at View York On
Saturday. birging s2,2T0. 0e0 in gold and 950
passengers. he papers are filed with details OF
the resolut:osary'stase Of .sfairs a San Fsneis
lee. Casey and 9ora wsreisupg ly ti& " igiIsuce
Committee at the same sfsne tbat DE ful&rai
ritz Of Mr. King were Icing PERFORMED The
I9aee Of exccntion vas surrounded by 1000
bayonets. Ex-Jadge McGewab, formerly sheriff
OF police i'll Philadelphia, had been indicted
BY the Grand Jury, as an accessory to the muir
der of Mr. King; but had escaped: ~ ankee
Sullivan committed suicide in his cell on the
morning of June 4ta, By ,seseriaasan artery o..
| his left arm. The Coinanitfee had arrested
several dcsreradocs and lave obtained posses
sion Of fraudulent ballot boxof ingenious coz
| structlOn, Which was used at the last municipal
election The most astounding election frauds
! have been revealed
On the ID of June the oppenentso OF the Com
! mittee had mass meeting in the Piaza-frst
warning the friends of the Committee not to
enter the Plaza during the meeting The effect
| of this was to show the real strength of the
! law and order party There were 1900 pres
| ent. There was no violence, but much confu-
son. Resolutions we're passed calling upon the
people to resist the VigilaGce Committee.
| Judge Perry of the Supreme Court, had is
sued a writ of habeas corpus demanding the
prisoners in the hands of the Committee,
but the wit was resisted On the Sd.
| the Governor issued a proc amation declaring
| the country in Instruction, ard authorizing the
Major General Of the I'd Division Of State MIL
| tia to raise an army to preserve law and order
! This action did not ALARM the Con mittee they
| have 5000 men fully equipped, ard ready for
! instant action, Icing thoroughly organized and
in constant drill for two week., under comle-
tent officers. Men, mol.cy and munitions Of
war from ali pats oI the State, are at their
command, and it is confidently believed that the
Governors efItrts will amount to nothing. The
volunteer military companies IN San Francisco
aud Sacramento have disbanded, in order to
AVOID being called out ly the Governor 1t is
! reported. however, that 1909 men had enrolled
under government authorities. No collision Was
anticipated.
Nicholas Graham, murderer, was hung on
tie 3lst Of May, by the authorities ut San
Francisco, within the walls Of the jail The
event created no special excitement. a peti-
ton namcrously sigued, was in circulation, ask
ing tic Governor to call an extra session 0. the
%. 20: :s!2turc. Tie Vigilance Committee in &
card, deny having anything to do with the pc.
tit.on. The San Francisco Herald, the Only
Journal that opposes the committee, puts !,
different color on the state Of affairs. 1t says
the Governors proclamation is eagerly respond
cd to. The citizens are eagerly pressing fox
ward to enroll themselves under the authorities,
and Oh the 4th Of June 1900 men Were enrolled,
and that hy Saturday 10000 men would be i'll
arms on the side of law and order. Three di,
visions of the State militia had been ordered
ont, and uaay he" companies OF volunteers were
forming.
| Vigilance Committees are being privately
formed III every part of Sierra Co. At Sacrsl-
mento the feeling in favor of the Vigilance Com.
mittee is intense, and 300 men stand ready to
march TO San Francisco to sustain the Com
mitt@c against the opposition.
Among the d,svcradoes under arrest by this
Vigilance Committee, are VIM. Carr, Woolly
kcarney, Chas. L. Duane, Edw. Bolgcr John
Cooncy, VIM. Mulligau, aud Martin Gallagher
all shoalder-hitt,rs and election bu!lies. TIL.
officer bearing the AaIe4s cUrbus, was not ad
United to the Committee building, the doors OIL
Which are constantly guarded by armed mcn--
1T is supposed the prisoners " II all be sent out
Of the State. The particular charges agains,
them are not publicly known. Yankee Sullivan
made II full confession before his suicide, Of al
his miSdeeds, which are more numerous thai
supposed. He confessed to ballot stufing, ant
Implicated others. The Commute had no III
teniiou of executing Sullivan Duane, one o.
; the arrested parties, was for years Chief Engi
nccr Of the Fare Department.
: -PANANA.-The L. 5. Commissioner to en-
quire into Panama riots was at his post, bus,
IN his Investigations. The Star says the test.
mony SO far collected, affords overwhelming
proof Of the brutality and unprovokedness of The
attack on the passengers, and OF the completely
therein Of the police and other authorities
The Government it is said, had refused to CO
operate with Mr.. Corwin, or to recognize his
authority, until he had received orders from
Bogota, for which he was waiting,
Coz. FgeMoNr. Canadian Witness nub