The Placer herald., 1857-04-04

The explanation was rejected. Hume struck
Lee with stick, and in return, Lee shot
Hume dead. Great excitement at Washing
ton. Lee was discharged from the Pen
sion Office.
Long John Wentworth has been elected
Mayor of Chicago by the Republicans.
On the night of the I'd Of March, at
1926 Madison street, man named Joshua
Milliner, murdered his wife under circum-
stances of the the utmost brutality.
California rs 1857, quoted at IS cents
on the dollar.
Difficulties in Kansas-insult to Gov.
Geary Bloodshead.
Disturbances have occurred in Kansas.
The extentonists there have for some time
shown strong symptoms of dissatisfaction at
Governor GeaIy's impartial and straight
forward course and their il-will came to
head on the refusal of the Governor to
grant commission to drunken, brawling
ruffian named Sherrod, who had been elec-
ted Sheriff by the Territorial Assembly.
AS Mr.. Geary was leaving the hall of the
Legislature, he was met by Sherrod, who
called him a liar, coward and scoundrel, and
spit in his face. He then drew pistol,
but was prevented by his friends from
shooting the Governor. When this out
rage within the precincts of the Legislative
building was made known to the assembly
resolution was passed in the Council
condemning it in appropriate terms, but
the lower House refused to take notice Of
it.
Great excitement followed this affair, and
an indignation meeting, consisting Of all the
respectable Democrats and Republic ans, was
held on the succeeding day. While engaged
in passing resolutions" a mob headed by
Snerrod, attempted to disperse the meeting,
and pistols and knives were freely drawn
and used, Sherrod, having fired four times
and wounded three men, one of them a
friend of the Governor, very dangerous
ly, was at last shot dead by Mr.. Jones, a
young man from Pennsylvania Mr.. Jones
was instantly arrested and committed to
prison and as the friends of Sherrod had
threatened to murder him. the Governor
called out the United States troops to
guard the prison. A company was also
picketed around the residence of Mr.. Geary
whose life had been repeatedly threatened
At last accounts Governor Geary with the
assistance Of the troops, had restored order
but it was feared, that fresh scenes of blood
shed would occur as soon as the military
should be withdrawn.
The Assembly adjourned on the 2lst
February after passing current resolution
of good will towards Gov. Gearv. The
members subsequently called on that func
tionary and "toddied.' During the ses
sion, the executive and legislative powers
worked inharmoniousy. Two bills were
passed over the veto namely, a bill for ad-
hitting persons accused of murder to bail,
and that for taking the census and prov-
ding for a Convention to frame State
Constitution. Tine last enactment is so
drawn up as to favor the scheme of make
ing slave State of Kansas and its evident
partiaIity is the cause of the Governors op-
position. The Assembly also passed law
confirming the bogus code" and declaring
the resistance to it rebellion punishoble mth
deah, An Act to repeal the test oaths
had gone through the Council, but was
defeated in the Assembly by an almost,
unanimous vote. Observe that the code"
retfered to above is that of which Senator
Weller spoke as follows during the Con-
gressional debates last spring; "lEha laws in
question violate not only the organic laws
but the Constitution of the United States,
they are as oppressive, as infamous and
as atrocious as any laws which ever found
their way into the statute book of a free
people in any age of the world"
The election law has been passed. No
person will be allowed to vote at the next
October election who shall not have been
in the Territory prior to April. A regis
tration is provided for.
Mr.. Richardson, the Major General of
the Kansas militia, died at Lecompton on
the l4th February. Captain Walker has
been arrested and held to bail in the sum
of $4,000