The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-05-27

TON Of his party adourns He has gained strength dur
ing the year and looked upon giant 10 the po-
his support thousands and viii undoubtedly give his OPP
ponens sufficient to do If they succeed with their canal.
dates at the approaching election.
THE MoHAvE EXPEDITION.
Gen. Clarke who is At Los Angeles. received dispatches
April % from Col. Hoffman, commanding the expedition
against the Mohave Indians. The dispatches bear date
April 81 at Beales Crossing, the Mohave villages
Col Hoffman had an interview with several Chiefs treat
ing them with reserve and telling them that ne should AZ
future day say what the United States required NJ tne
hands The command reached the crossing, accompanied
by the steamer without difficulty II is the belief OF
Gen. Clarke that the expedition has been success ana
will accomplish al that has been anticipated COL h2n
ia to establish military post In the heart OF the MO
have country Additional security will thus DC gwen W
be overland mails.
ARMY AND NAVY INTELLIGENCE.
The expedition which et! Los Angeles few weeks snce
for Salt Lake City, with large amount Of treasure for tue
purpose paying the troops under Gen Johnston reached
Caon Pass April 20. Major Prince,u s. Paymas'e +,
Major Carleton and Lieut. Ogle, With company ..
dragons, compose the party. fnefe are Elk ""''
teams A.. .,r
in this port Will leave In few days on cruise 70 iuse.
sound She viii first proceed to Columbia river ana pu.
in poeon number OF buoys lately sent out lIo Nem
York for the purpose of being placed IN na anu
which she carries with her these buoys Of which there
are ten 10 number made OF Top are soou. 40
as hogsheads and will al be taken On e nvmSer Of
the mammoth buoys when have stey arrived anu are IN
tended for the bars the mouth OF me say
ends that abe g too small TO bear ther anu wni tere
fore onIy take the ten for the river as before stated II
s ead that the Massachusetts,, Capt. Fsnnueroy, mas
volunteered TO carry several o. .ne nona
pext trip In about month, ana tns stsIemuut suouu
prove correcs The Shubrck will locate them me people
Of Oregon and Washington may therefore reoce "a soon
having valuable aid TO their commerce. ior wna'evef
serves 10 lessen the risks of navigation Postve ana
great bene TT 10 o country. A.. 60,
Afer The conclueon of the service the Cou nSia
he mo
the Sbubrck will take board Br gadier General W. g.
Harpey commanding the Oregon division Of The army,
and carry him Of inspection OF the military posts
under his command TO Puget Sound In the course OF
this duty and after IT, the vessel will devote itself to its
special service as lighthouse tender visit the various
lighthouses in the northern and supply them with
the requisite necessares such as OIL wcking and such
other articles needed. There are, north Of San
Francisco American lighthouses, and al of theee will
be visited during the cruise Which II expected win last
Six weeks
CRIMINAL RECORD.
IN the Fourth District Court last Saturday, four men
convicted OF murder were sentenced. William Morris,
found guilty Of murder in the frat degree for killing T.
e. Doak, TO be hung June 10; Henry wappner for muir
der in first degree killing Louisa vollper "a courtesan),
to be hung June IT. John Reynolds, found guilty Of
der in second degree for killing Charles Muloy, to be
Imprisoned in the State prison for life George Gilman
for murder in second degree to be imprisoned in the
State prison ten years. Gilman killed man named Shu-
bal s. RUSSELL by accident having fred at Whitemore,
the keeper Of hotel in this city whom he suspected Of
being on terme OF crimnh intimacy with Mrs. Gilman.
Morris, before judgment was pronounced asked as ia
that he might be executed In week. he said the
misery he experienced confined in jail manacled, in
dark CELL was than be could bear and he thought
week sufficient 70 do all the repentance he needed
Mary Ann Biman is on trial In the Twelfth District
Court for the murder of her husband, Abmus Bllman.
negro named Tate was cent TO State prison for life, hav
ing been found guilty of murder in the second degree for
the same homicide Mrs Billmsn is Of the worst
s,amp-one OF the most degraded OF her She was
married 10 deceased only two months when he was muir
90 ctr yatpck
the woman and leaves no doubt of her guilt. What
jury will do inthe premises is another matter. man
named Magness is jointly indicted for the murder. TIE
trial will probably end TO morrow.
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
convention Of the Episcopal church assembled yes
terday Sacramento It determined at the las
session that the body should meet In Stockton, but
owing 10 circumstances the place has been changed 10
The Grand Lodge Of Odd Fellow. rA -s-.,e. t. ,o,r
holding s seventh annual session in this city The session
commenced on the Ord irsf and will continue during the
week There about two hundred delegates present.
among whom are representatives from nearly all the
eighty four lodges and encampments IN the State. The
celebration OF the otieh anniversary of the introduction
of Order into the United States took place here and IN
all the towns Of California The procession IN this city
was large and the exercises of an intellectual and pleasing
character Hor Thomas W. Freeland delivered an ora
ton.
limits Of the city Of Columbia in Tuolumne county weigh
ing thirty seven pounds ounces, and valued at
$1,000 third interest In the claim was sold few days
before for $25.
Col Fremon.s affairs in Marposa are in very embar
rasfed cond ion. Owing to exhausted exchequer he
has been unable to pay his workmen who have sued him
for the money due them The feelings OF heee people In
very exasperaed state aud they proceeding to the
utmost limle against him. Fremont Is unable 10 raise
money all his works and machinery must come under the
hammer Of the sheriff.
party OF citizens left Antelope, in Tehama county,
about fortnight since in pursuit OF Indians who had sto
len cattle in that neighborhood. When overtaken fight
commenced Whether the intention Of the whites
engage ndscrimnate slaughter does not appear,
but the result me ~ @ %oss
and children. This the fashion Of Indian expeditions in
the NORTH and for the credit Of the country well
that something Of the spirit OF Christianity should govern
the whites who participate in them.
DEGREES Of divorce have been granted in the Fourth
District Court in the following Cases VIZ John Courts
and Emma E. Garuthers vs. Marshall B. Caruthers. A
divorce denied in the case Of George II, Rose vs.
A wretched young girl, only seventeen years old
named Zzzie Lszze who eoped from her home in this
city about year since with circus rider, committed
suicide by taking audaAum IN Sacramento last week Al
the time Of her death she was an inmate of house oil
prostitution, and in consequence OF the deseron OF
young man with whom che had lived on terms OF init
macy she was driven 10 the terrible act Of sell de3truc
ton.
cook al the Union Hotel in this city, observed acting
in q strange and making 80 much noise as u
awaken the sleepers On the appearance OF two
The house. and jumped to The ground without suaan,
any injury. On the day he was conducted before
the County Judge for the purpose Of submitting him to
examination charge Of unacy. When be and tht
officers Who had him in charge reached the balcony of thu
City HaJ-White walking calmly along-he made q sud
den turn and eaped the iron railing head foremost
TO the brick pavement thirty feet below. When taken W
and convey TO the station house II was discovered tina
bis skull was badly broken He died ia about an houl
afterwards The unfortunate young man was only twenty
years DID, and had been but Eve months in the state
General James NJ Estll, prominent citizen Of Califor
MA and formerly lessee of the State prisons and member
OF the Legislature, died in this city, April &C.
The election Of city officers In Stockton, on the I'd inst
resulted in the success of the anti admin Doug
las ticket. The mayor and majority OF Common Coun
Gil are of course devoted 10 Broderick.
FIRE broke out in Yreka on the Ist instant destroy I'M
several stores LOss So 600.
public sale Of California State bonds took place In thi
city April 49, They brought the following amounts
FIVE COO bonds at nc. the dollar nine at 81 &c.
eighteen at $3.50 nine at 817sc two at s24c.; two
s2hc.; five at s22lc ak at $50 ten at $780, one
s3kc.; one $500 al S32Sc two at S3Nc.
The ship Comet which FAILED from here last week To-
Bong Kong, carried off S83 GOO in specie. The sum
$50 600 was shipped by Chinese merchants.
AS is usual with the Germans they celebrated the com
OF the present month by professions gymnas
tic exercises sn.ng, &c. The Turner's took an active
part IN the festivities.
Lieut. Mulan and his corpe Of assistants left here yes