Daily national Democrat., 1858-12-08

OVERLAND MAIL.-The Overland Mail ar
rived at San Francisco, on Monday morning.
It brings no Atlantic news of much consc-
quence, in addition to that already received
ria Tehuantepec. There is some intelligence
from the Southern portion of the State how
ever, which will he read with interest The
Los Angeles Vineyard says:
On Sunday night report was circulated
that Andres Fontes, another of the persons
charged with the murder of sheriff Barton
had been seen in the vicinity of the city The
desire to secure him was so great, that the
Sheriff, Under Sheriff and City Marshal (per-
haps an imprudent act,) all left the city at
different hours and for different places, in
hopes of finding him at some place in the
country. On Monday an unusual nunber of
people were to be seen in the city, but no sus-
picion was entertained by those not in the
secret. Various dispositions were made be-
tween Monday evening and Tuesday morn
ing, to blind the community and mature a
successful result to the intended plan without
alarming the authorities, or attording an op-
portunity to any persons to prevent the con-
summation of the design. On Tuesday morn
ing, at about 81 o'clock, as Mr. Richard
Mitchell, the jailor was on his way to market,
having the keys of the Jail on his person, he
was stopped immediately in front of our
rooms 10y some six or eight persons, who de-
manded from him the surrender of the KEYS.
Unable to withstand those making the de-
mand, and in accordance with the advice of
some gentlemen who were opportune.y on
the spot, he gave up the keys, which were
taken from his hand by some one of those
about him. Tn : Jail yard was quickly open.
ed and piece of artillery taken in and placed
in position to bear upon the doorway, and
about rs men marched from neghboring
corral into the Jail yard
The doors of the prison were opened and
Pancho Daniel was summoned to leave his
cell. lie was conducted to the main door.
way the yard and at 90 minutes past A.
NJ, he was suspended by cord to the upper
cross piece of the door frame One hour after
the body was taken down and carried from
the place of execution to the residence of his
wife, by their respective friends
In the vacancy in the office of Coroner, an
inquest was held over the body hy Charles
e. Hale, Justice Of the Peace. The Coroners
Jury was composed of the following persons:
y. A. Potter, a. G. Bahney, Gabriel Allen.
Ybarra. CristoLal Aguilar, Wallace Wood
worth.
The jury, after examining quite a number
of persons rendered n verdict that the decea.
sed came to his death by being hanged, by
some persons to the jury unknown.
Although the streets of the city were more
thronged than usual, still after 9 A. NJ, all
was quiet and has so continued.
The Star has the following concerning the
affai,:
1t appears that at an early hour of the
morning, about daylight, number of persons
met the jailor at the door of the prison, and
demanded the keys of him. These he refused
to give up, but the party, being numerous
ana well armed, would not be denied, aud
seeing that resistance would he useless, he
handed them the keys. They then went in
to the yard, bound the prisoner, and brought
hlm out. The rope was in readiness, it was
put around his neck he was led to the gate
of the Jail yard, and assisted to mount an of.
flee stool. The rope was fastened to the
cross heam a black handkerchief bound
around his face, the stool was Knocked from
under hun, and the body of Pancho Daniel
swung in the air AS the morning cleared, it
revealed the terrible spectacle of human
body hanging dead. After hanging an hour,
the body was taken down and conveyed to
the upper part of the town 10y some GaHfor.
mans or Mexicans.
Upon the body being cut down, the crowd
who had assembled to look Mt the body. exc
cuted in so quiet and mysterious Il manner,
dispersed, and in half an hour it would not
have been known that SO fearful tragedy
had been enacted in our midst.
Some feeling was exhibited during the day,
but nothing to indicate that the respectable
portion of the Californans were dissatisfied
with the result.