Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-07-29

ward people to depose that they never saw him |
abuse his victim; that they never heard him
threaten to ravish her; that they never were told
that he was not a decent, respectable han and,
finally, that he did not commit the assault or the
rape, he Is no worse than a great many others
who have committed rapes, but have never been
arrested for their crimes, nor received punish
ment therefore. The court takes the matter under
advisement, reads afidavits on both sides, and
finally, in &C nsideration of mitigating circum-
stances sentences the self-convced assailant to a
light fine and a short imprisonment Does not
such administration Of justice tend to destroy
the terror with which the law intended to invest
the penalty for this grevious felony Men who
think upon the subject must recognize the fact
that so TO mete out the law Is to encourage law
breakers; and that false tenderness to the con-
fessed criminal is cruel injury TO the whole
people, an offence against the dignity Of the law,
and weakening of the bonds Of society,"
The INDIAN HosrILIrIEs-The Olympia
Washington Territory Pioneer and Democrat
contains letter from Indian Agent E. g. Fitz-
hugh, at Whatcom, on Puget Sound, to Gov.
McMullen, dated June a. in which it is stated
that the Northern savages are coming into the
waters of the Sound in large numbers, armed
and equipped for murder and plumber. They
spare neither whites nor Indians, but kill and
rob, Unfortunately, all they meet. A party
Vi uCu IOm -tdttc Oh tnelT way u
river, were camped on an island near Sehome
some three nights before, of whom six were
murdered, and the canoe and provisions stolen.
Capt. Porter, of the Fauntleroy, had informed
Agent F. that eleven large-sized canoes were
alongside of his vessel The Sea Bird reported
twenty-five large canoes, we'll loaded with war
riors, entering Victoria harbor as she came out,
and two hundred more on their way thther.
The Agent asks for a war steamer to be sent to
the Sound at once, and it is stated, on other
authority, that such vessel was sent up to the
scene of difficulty by Gov. Mem.
FRAZER RIvER.-From the Steilacoom (W
IT, Herald, we clip the following:
g. Samuel McCaw of Steilacoom had some two
thousand dollars worth OF goods conGScatsd by
the Hudson Bay Company's officers at Fort Lang
HMr Woods informs us that reaeated d nlcul-
ties have occurred on Frazer's River between
the Hudson Bay Cumpany's officials and miners,
i'll consequence of the former seiZing the canoes
and Effects of the latter for fanced heterogeneous
on the rights Of the Company. The miners do
not consider the question Of sOverei gnty or jurs
diction by any means settled, and, thei efore show
disposition to resist the demands of the Com
pany unjust and arbitrary.
The steamer Surprise had gone up Frazer's
River with Governor Douglass, of Vancouver's
Island. All steamers can navigate FrazeI's X liver
by procuring miners license at a cost of s. per
man. for every passenger, and conforming to Ger
tain conditions of suffeTance,' among which
are these That no goods are to be shipped that
are not bought of the Hudson Bay Company ;
that no arms or ammunition are to be carried
which are not imported from the United X ing
dom that 10 miner is to trade with the India
Sc.'
THE NORTHWESTERN DIFFICULTIEs.-It is
stated that the President has appointed John
Nugent, Esq, editor of the San Francisco Hcy-
aLd, who is now here, an agent to proceed to
Frazer river, to make proper representations
to the citizens Of the United States. with the
view Of preventing collisions or outbreaks in
that quarter
Lord Napier is said to take great interest in
the prospective development of the Frazer river
country, and urges, that whatever irregular-
ties may occur in the first excitement, and be-
fore the British Government has time to send
instructions, the policy of Great Britain will
be liberal and unobjectiOnable to the large body
of our citizens who may 60 there.
This policy will probably he similar to that
Of our Government in California rather than
like that Great Britain has pursued in Aus
tralia or her other colonies.
The ApsCHES.-It is stated that DR.. NJ.
Steck, U. s. Agent for the Apache Indians,
arrived in Santa Fe on the 18th instant He
reports that the Indians Of his agency were
never in so prosperous and promising a condi-
ton. This season they will plant considerably,
and in a few years will be able to raise nearly
all the provisions necessary for their consump-
ton. DIR. Steck is one of the most useful In
III h. IL
ment.
A TRANSFER.-We learn that the steamer
Harriet Lane, which belongs to and was built for
the revenue service, and for the purpose of as
ssting vessels in distress on the eastern coast
has been transferred by the Treasurer to the
Navy Department, to be used in the Para
guayan expedition. Her officers are also in
Guided in the transfer.
TIE WEArHER.-The following report Of the
weather for this morning is made from the Morse
Telegraph line to the Smithsonian Institution
The time of observation is about clock:
JULY %, 1858
New York, N. Y......... CLOUDY.
Philadelphia, fG,..... clear, pleasant.
Baltimore Md ........... clear, warm.
Washington, d. C.........clear. wind j
Richmond, Va............c lear, Tia. "a, Wind =
petersburg, va .....s..... .clSar, hot
Norfolk, Va clear, th. Fl, wind 8
WILMINGTON, n. C.........clear, pleasant.
Columbia, :. C............clear, warm.
Charleston, ;. C........... ciear, til. 80 wind 81
Augusta, Ga cloudy, warm.
Savannah, Ga ............ clear, tn 20, wind SW
Macon Gacon ga .::...'..........ciear, warm.
Columbus, Ga. .clear, pleasant
Montgomery, Ala clear.
Lower peach Tree, Ala. clear.
Mobile, Ala ............... clear, ther. so.
Gainesville, Miss. .........c clear.
New Orleans, clear, tn So. calm
Frederick, Md clear, pleasant.
Cumberland Md. clear, pleasant.
StauhtOn, va. clear, warm.
Wheeling, Va. clear, pleasant.
Petersburg, Va ......... clear, pleasant.
Lyme hburg, Va........... clear, ther. IS.
Bristol, Ten. clear, Their. IS.
Barometer at the Smithsonian, at Z a. III. >, (cor-
rected for Temperature, } % 95l at noon, 90 S13
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