New-York daily tribune., 1859-05-21
CALIFORNIA.
1--WE DAYS LATER.

The sSGs fT6Hclsco Times 1as the ioDowing;
NxErpc or TIE AsTIEEcoxPToS STATE CEs.
TRaL CossUTEE.--A meeting Of the state central
Committee Of the Anti-I .ecoinpton Democrats was
held IN Sacramento Thursday last. TIE OH@oH
ssys Of Il ths: it voted that State Convention he
Aeld al Sacramento on Wednesday, June 10.
The following resolution was unanimously hoopeeu'
Resosed Tat the oommi;c, recommend % the County
Comnee he esabshnent Of no 'e.t - aes:~3n
s sDc:. sss. =; Il r sdp1 Pisfs soycss Sssis
Congress ss3 opposion 20 The Admus"h IL
expsndtares Of the pubic Moneys
On nation voted that the basis Of appOrtionment be
one delegate for each county one for every O votes
east at the last annual election, and one for every 100
votes and fraction over with the understanding that
every county shall, a. least, have two delegates.
THIS appOrtionment gives the. Convention 24O men,
hers. 49,.
the ranks Of this wing Of the Democratic party all who
believe in the principles of Popular Sovereignty and
I" IN absolute non-interventon by Congress-. But
We DO not understand from It whether IA the Different
eOonties the people who within this test are 70
mite and organize de ROcO or 10 come IN and parlci-
rate in the sction of the ereadyOrganzed Democratic
party. Whether they intend to swallow up the Re-
pubicans by this liberal resolution or allow them te
toin them equal terW and form mixed Opposition
Icket, we az yet know not We wait further informs-
ton.
THy MouSr.Is MEADOWS M,ssaCRE-A TALE sF
HoRgoR,-One of the dread mysteries Of Mormondom
which the United States Judges in Utah are endeavOr
ing TO unraVe greatly 10 the CONSERVATION Of the
Saints" is the horrible massacre, at Mountain Mead
Arkansas TO California. AT the tme we are told that
the unfortunate victims fell under the weapons OF the
Canosh band of Paravan Indians but various subse-
uuept deyeDpmeDs have established the conviction
that these were merely tools in the hands Of the Nor
mons Themselves. An eyewitness Of the transaction
has been found, at last, and we have received,
from an official at Salt Lake, statement Of his
account of the affair. He says the massacre was de-
signed and carried into execution for mere purposes OF
plunder, to get possession Of the thirty wagons and
seven eight hundred head of cattle belonging to the
hc nhfr0d HAf al
Correspondent, last Summer presented some evidence
sustaining this view-but still the subject was left par
TALLY in doubt Now, the whole fearful truth stands
revealed presenting Of the most shocking cases oi
cruelty and crime that has stained the records of
a civilized community. The witness says
"While was residing at Cedar City, was called
upon by Messrs. Isaac Hight, John ID. Lee and John
Hgbee-al three Mormon military officers-to go
few miles ont south of the city, which did. There
found 80 40 others selected from different settle
ments Wewere addressed by the above officers who
told us that they had Can0sh the Paravant Chief
with his warriors, to destroy the Arkansas company,
and that if he had not done must and that if any
OF refused betrayed them to the Americans, they
wond take good care of him hereafter. Here we
were all ordered the quick march TO the Mountain
Meadows, where we found the emigrants, with their
wagons formed into two circles, with their families in
the mids trying to defend themselves against the mer
ciless and booa-thirsty savages, who lay around in
ambush, killing them as opportunity presented.
Hight and Lee formed their men into two compa-
MES and made preciptant rush at the poor defense
less victims The men inside of the circles rose up
but instantly fell dead or moraly wounded, under the
fire Of the wretches who cruelty sought their lives
Nothing remained TO be done, except to kill the fright
eDed females and their innocent children casped in
their arms Others clung with desperation TO their
bleeding, dying husbands, pleading in vain for mercy
at the hands of the Christians who controlled the no
more savage Indian assailants
"JOhn ID. Lee sent to the Indian chief and his
men in ambush TO come out and finish the survivors
directing him TO spare only the little children, who
could not talk. The savages came instantly with
knives drawn, and speedily finished the bloody work
The scene beggars description. The demoniac yels OF
the savage monsters, mingled with the shrieks and
prayers Of helpless mothers and daughters, while the
death blows were dealing with unhinching hands, and
scalps torn from heads which boomed with beau
ty and innocence but few hours before. Now the
work of butchering ended. The murderers threw the
dead into two heaps covered them slightly with EARTH
and left them to feed the wolves and birds. of prey,
and returned home with their booty Of cattle, and
wagons, and great quantity of goods, etc.
The narrator of the above facts also furnishes the
following statement OF crimes within MS knowledge
"G' ID Potter. William Parish and Beetson Par
rish were all murdered on the road to Sprngvile IN
the month of March, 1851. All that Is requisite to
bring the murderers TO justice, thorough nvestl-
cation by the United States Court.
Henry Forbes came into Spnngyille last WINTER,
from California, and put up with j. Teny, one of our
bishops policemen short time after he was missing,
and has returned. His horse, saddle and revol-
yer sold by Terry, and put to his own use.
This case was mentioned by our Salt Lake cone
spondent last Summer but at that time the of the
missing could not be ascertained.-Ed. Bulletin
MURDERER SENTENCED To BE HANGED AT STocK-
ToS.On April q, at stockton, Jacob Elyea was SEN
fenced in the District Court to be hung on Friday
June 3, for the murder of McWade The Argus says
that motion for trial was argued and over
ruled; and the prisoner being asked if he had anything
TO say why sentence should not be passed upon him.
replied that he knew OF no reason why he should be
thus treated and called upon God To witness his
ton that he knew nothing of the murder of New ade
and was wholly innocent of any participation IN the
of his death" An appeal will be taken, based
principally upon the hope Of obtaining new trial. in
which the evidence of leading witness Ia Turk may
not be allowed. The greatest interest manifested
during the lengthy argument for new trial, the |
Courtroom being crowded with persons eager to learn
the result. The prisoner, upon sentence being pro-
pounced upon him, blanched and exhibited an appear
ance that indicated consciousness of his dreadful
position.
NEw AND FATAL HORsE DISEASE THE SAY |
Joaquin VALLEY.-A correspondent writes TO TIE |
San Joaquin RepNbltcsn that a new disease has |
broken out among the horses the San Joaquin |
River which is likely prove very fatal there has
been remedy found for II yet Ii first made
its appearance among Mr.. Jefersons horses and at
the last accounts he had lost six, and
down with it, Cayenne pepper, camphor and turpen- |
tine seem 10 afford some relief The horses die very
suddenly with the disease. They commence frOthing |
at the rosris. Many people think II s the bolts but
the correspondent sluced to thinks differently There
is much anxiety felt by the owners of stock in that
vicinity.
A MOTHER IN Arms A man named Davis who
owns a ranch near Alamo, Contra Costa County, upon
which Mr.. Van Patten resides, charged few
days since with having made dsgraceful overtureS 10
the daughter of Van Patten, child of about ten
Costa Gazette, informed Davis that his presence would
provoke chastsement, and requested him not 10 ap-
proach the house again while they remained there.
But after brief absence, he returned when she as
sailed him with a heavy braided whip; and in his
HiCht he res fed nto f,Da wh he