New-York daily tribune., 1858-03-16
THE NEWS OF THE FORTNIGHT.

THE NEWS OF THE FORTNIGHT.
Prom Our Own Correspondent
SAN FRASCIsCo, Feb. 20, 1853
The pubic mind of the State has just been startled
by an appeal to Lynch-aw in Placer COUNTY. Some
weeks ago Mr.. Murphy bought, from negrJ
named Brscy, piece of ground near Auburn, the
sounty seat of Placer. Day before yesterday, at ,
O'Clock Murphy went to the ground aud found Bracy
fencing il; the former demonstrated, ana was turn
ing TO 20 away when Bracy struck MIN the back of
the head with pick, driving the point three or four
inches into the BRAIN and infctinS a mortal wound
Such is reported TO be Bracys statement for 80
far ss it appears there was witness TO the tragedy
Immediately after the affair Bracy went into town.
told what he had done to the Sheriff, gave himself up
and was imprisoned. At o'clock yesterday morning
mob seized the Sheriff and his deputies, broke the
Jail doors open with sledgehammers, took Bracy out
10 tree and hung him. The rope was not put on
properly, and the knot came just under his chln 80
thst though very uncomfortable 1t did not interfere
with his breathing He hung about minute, but
could not stand IT any longer, and cried OUT LORD
God gentlemen! can't die this way" He was then
Bet down and the knob placed at his where 1t be-
longed, when he again hosted up, and earth soon
passed away for Bracy.
II 10 said that Bracy killed a Chinaman near the
same ground year ago, when there was no witness
to the transaction and was acquitted on his own
ftatement OF the occurrence.
: Such A tragedy would cause an excitement at any
time, but the public is peculiarly excitabe on
the subject of mobs and negroes at the present mo-
nent The Assembly has been busy Tor two weeks IN
debating and quarreing about bill for the suppress
siOp Of mobs and Vigilance Committees, and the Gov
erDor has threatened TO use the whole power OF the
State to put down any 0rganza,iOh' 10 aaan';el ;e
dictment may be found in any county in the
State Great objection is made to this provision but
Nh Lee, the author, says it Is the "hte OF the Dill.
Somebody else SAYS il will be "the death OF it.. The
Assembly, where the bill introduced, seems TO be
nearly equally divided it, and 10 not yet done Win IT,
The Supreme Court has rendered. a decision which
will bring the State into rdicue and our Courts i9'o
contempt throughout the Union Judge Burnett de-
aided that Archy, whose case mentioned 10 you I'D
my last letter, must go back into slavery They say
that citizens Of the Slave States have the nght 10
travel through California with their slaves but toat
thew soiouIn in the State go into business here,
they lose the character of travellers, ana the save Is
free In THE case the Judge says that the master 10
not traveller, having sojourned here ana en.srea i"
bnsness; yet since he Is young man, in bad health,
and might have been msled in his opinion oi our Ia
BY previous decision of the Supreme C0urt, he may
take Archy But this case is not to be taken a. pre-
cedent; similar cases future will be decidedJust the
This decision was rendered on the lotn, in sacra'
uepto The colored there were excited at the re-
suit and there may have been some talk about an at
tempt rescue but Lothing was DONE and on the 10Th
the master put his negro IN two horse wagon and
drove of to Carson Valley, where the Dred Scott De
cson regns, it is said; though his destination Is moi
known positively. .
The Kansas resolutions offered in the Senate by Mr.
Ferguson, personal ana uienu Ol MI. DouS
las have been postponed till the 9TH March, previous
70 which time the Legislature will adjourn.
Congress has given 10 California all the swamp ant
sverhowed land within her limits, but there Is som,
question az 10 what land il swamp and overt0wed.
Huch that is covered with water during the rainy
season is dry in the Summer and Fall. The u. ;
Surveyors make their surveys during the dry season
and return all the land then surveyabe as not swsnI
and overfowed," and as the property Of the Fedora
Government. The State Surveyor General objects &c
this, and has sent communication 10 the Legislature
about il. He estimates the land, whose title - de-
pendent the question he raises, at OUO scres
and nearly al OF 1t very valuable land, The Legsla.
ture has done nothing regard 10 the matter yet and
probably Will do nothing. j have not examined The
act of Congress, but my impression is that the L. s.
surveys have been properly made.
The Legislature has adopted series of resolutions
requesting Congress TO grant 10 the State the fort
reaoubt at Monterey, 10 be used for Military OF
other state School The property is worth nothing 10
the Federal Government, and would not be worth
much to the State.
DIR. Henry Bates, late State Treasurer, was pu,
upon trial at Auburn, in Placer County dsy before
Yesterday, on the old charge of having embezzled
si22 600 from the State Treasury. We have not Vet
learned the result OF the trial.
F. A. Rowe, who has been in prison a. Sacramento
wear for refusing 10 testify before the Grand jury
a. TO what was done with the Sl22 goo obtained by
him from Bates has expressed his willingness 10 tss.
The fret of the new bonds for the State debt once
declared unconstitutional and subsequently adopted
by the people, have been issued.
bill has been introduced ID the Legislature L
DIVIDE the State into Congressional districts, and Z
provide that the election Tor Congressmen shall o'
held three months before the meeting of Congress anC
Aot fifteen months, as the law now requires.
q. w. Whitman, State Controller, elected on th'
Know Nothing ticket in 1852 and holding over II con
squeDce Of the helgibilty OF Vaudeville, VINO wa
Democratic candidate last Fall, refuses to permit
Mr.. A. k. Meory, appointed by Gov. Weller 10 the
place, 20 take Possession.
Resolutions have heen adopted in the Assembly ioi
sp inquiry into the ACCESSIBILITY of having Secretary
ship OF Chinese Affairs in our State Administration
The Chinese form one-eighth OF our populations aud
sipce there very few whites in the State WHO IN
Sers:and their language It is thought that il would Dc
veil 10 have State officer 10 iook after them.
An interesting and important question has Seen sent
40 tbs Supreme CcuI. pf the United S,s;es f2m the