Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-11-11
News of the Day.

been "a days on the trip. Arrangements
were being made at San Francisco to celebrate
the event.
The telegraph lines had been extended to
the summit of the Sierra Nevada mountains,
and dispatches from thence had been received
at San Francisco.
The Frazer river excitement was fairly
played out. Steamers we're returning daily
loaded with disheartened and destitute miners
The whole amount Of Frazer river gold dust
deposited in the San Francisco mint up to
Oct LIST, was only about $4,000.
A fire broke out at jamestown on the 5th,
and destroyed 81 buildings. Loss, $3.50, 900.
BALTIMORE, Nov. 5.
Henry Campbell, a member of the noto-
rious gang of rowdies infesting the southern
part of this city, and who murdered police Off
Ger Benton about a month since because ne
was chief witness against his brother on a
charge of incendiarism, was this afternoon
convicted of murder in the first degree. This
evening police officer Rigdon, who was a prin-
cipal witness in the trial of Campbell, was al
so shot dead in the western part of the city by
one of the same gang of rowdies. The muir
der was committed about 9 O'Clock in the po-
lice officers house, and 10 the presence of his
wife and children. Thus two tried and faith
full police officers of the city. have been bru-
tally mgrdered for theirsperformanees as Off
GERS.
The name of the murderer of Rigdon is
Core. Great excitement prevails in the vi
cinity where this brutal murder was perpetra-
ted. Linch law is threatened.
The funeral of Police-of1cer Rigdon, MUIR
dered on Friday night. took place on Sunday
afternoon, and was attended by an immense
concourse. The Mayor and a large body of
police, with a large number of citizens. took
part in the funeral. The streets were densely
crowded, but no disturbance occurred.
The murderers have been indicted, and will
be brought to trial during the present week.
a terrible catastrophe happened in the New
York harbor on Saturday forenoon The
steam tug Petrol, built for a pleasure boat,
but lately employed as a tug on the North
River, when off the foot of Jay street sudden
ly burst her boiler There were on board
at the time four persons, namely, Henry
Brink, engineer Edward Downey, fireman !;
and a pilot, and d~eck-hand, whose names could
not be ascertained. Downey escaped with
only a severe wound in the head, but the 9TH
ers were killed instantaneously. The engin-
eer was thrown high into the air by the force
of the explosion, and came down upon the
hurricane deck of the steamer Broadway,
which gave way, precipitating him to the main
deck beneath. When the body was taken no,
it was minus an arm and leg. The bodies of
the pilot and the deck hand were torn into
fragments. The boat was of course a total
wreck.
Thomas Mulloy, and Michael McCormic,
two murderers, sentenced to death OH the 18th
OF September. escaped jail at New City, Rock
land county N. Y, on Saturday night.
Mrs Llttles, now in State Prison for the
murder of her husband, at Rochester, has made
a confession. and denies the statements of her
brother Ira, lately published, which implicated
other parties.
During the last week, there were 261 deaths
in New York city-being an increase of I3
as compared with the previous week-2l8
were children
James McMahon, is now Or trial at New
ark, N. j. for the murder of his sister. Ann
McMahon, in September last, The case Gre
ates considerable interest.
a man namea t1anlel BIodyell, residing at
Belolt, Mich, had a terrible encounter with a
buglar, whom he caught'in his house. He
was stabbed five times by the william. and a
young son who attempted to assist his father
was severely wounded.
The steamship Eastern City was DESTROYED
by hre at sea on the oath of August. All on
board were saved except one engineer and one
passenger, by the ship Merchantmen, arrived
at Cape Town.
The city of Tampa, Florida, has been al
most depopulated by the ravages of the yellow
f@eaver, and by the flight of the alarmed citi-
zens. The Peninsular saws the town wears
the appearance of a church-yard.
Lord Napier has informed the State Denart-
ment, that the Nicaraguan Government will
avail itself of the aid of the British fleet to
prevent the landing of Walker and his flibus-
tiers upon the soil of that country. while our
Government considers itself able to enforce
our neutrality flaws without such assistance.
and would be disposed to regard such an in.
reference by Great Britain as impertinent.
In Cincinnati, a few days since, two sharp-
ers accosted a countryman stopping at one of
tue hotels, and stating that they were detec-
tlves, declared that he was suspected of deal.
ing in counterfeit money. The ruralist as
serted his entire innocence but they said that
they would serch him, and took him into a
private room when they found $lO8 in good
money. One went to consult q detective as
the bank notes, and remained away
so long that his companion also departed in
serch OF the delayer. Of course, neither re-
turned, and the rural and unsophisticated fe,-
low learned too late that he was victimized
The Delaware Bank. at Delhi, N. Y. was
entered by robbers on Sunday night last, and
thirfy-aeven thousand dollars abstracted.-
me robbery not being discovered untifthe
following morning, the perpetrators had ample
time to make good their escape The money
stolen consisted of the following parcels ala.
900 in pocket bills !; SIS, 600 in mu1ilated
Delaware banks $4,000 in gold, and 81. 600
N other funds. The police have been notified
three thousand dollars is offered for the
apprehension of the robbers.
Barrett, who was convicted of the m,rdor
IF Lewis in Washington, D. G. some time since
VINO was respited for two weeks, had bis
sentence committed fly the President on Thurs
lay. to imprisonment for life in the Peniten-
lary. Friday last was fixed for the execn-
ion. The respite was issued but a few bonrs
previous to the time fixed for his execution
ma the communication Was not issued until ali
,he arrangements were again, made for the
of The prisoner. 1t is to be re-
sretted that this ~leniency of the President n
t was to be exhibited at all, was not exbihi.
sooner, not only as q matter of humanity
% the prisoner, but on account of the effect of
me precedent on future criminals. for if II is RI
Do understood that respites or pardons are Is.
sued almost at the moment fixed for execn-
lion. IL will he almost imnoss;hIo