New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-24
FROM THE PIKES-PEAK GOLD REGION
From Our Own Correspondent


DENVER CITY, Pixies Peak, Oct. 49, 1860
Socially, times are unquestiOnaby reviving, and
the gold region is again becoming true to its ancient
fame. Within the last week We have had an
execution, political convention, fire, and an
indefinite number of personal affcays. The trial
of James A. Gordon, which was progressing before
the Peoples Court when last wrote resulted in
his conviction of murder. There was disposition
on the part of his friends to rescue him, but the
streets were guarded at night by fifty armed men,
Earnest efforts were made 10 procure his reprive,
but the people, in public meeting unanimously
ipdorsed the sentence Of the Court, and on Satur
day. the Sd inst, he was executed IN the presence
Of nearly three Thousand spectators An interval Of
six DAYS was allowed him between his conviction
and punishment, and the whole proceedings OF the
trial were characterized by decOrum, moderation
and frmDess.
On Saturday evening a prominent aspirant for
Congress resented an afirOnt from The Daily Herald
by splitting in the face of of its editors. On
Monday, having occasion to call upon the editor of
The Ecening Ne,os, found that gentleman waiting
in his Office with Sharps rifle and four revolvers
upon the table beside hun Converting his editorial
room into an arsenal proved a healthy precaut0n,
for on the same evening person named Murphy, a
notorious border ruian during the Kansas troubles
approached the Office with hostile intentions, having
taken unbrage at al advertisement If a personal
character and sworn all sorts Of vengeance upon tho
editor and the premises Just before reaching the
door, however, Murphy found hims If the victim Of
MISPLACED confidence, for as entrance was sudden
y checked by six shot guns and rifles leveled at his
he ad from the windows. This unexpected phe-
noenon ouite abated his thirst for satisfaction, and
elected handsome apology Mr.. Byers, the senior
editor of The Ne,cS, has published journal mere
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has been challenged, murderOusiy assaulted, hdd
his Office set on fire, and repeated threats made
against his life, and last night his dwelling house
was burned to the ground.
In the absence Of any legal organization what
ever the people of the several mining districts,
have established miners courts, the officers OF
which are supported by their foes. These courts
exercise exclusive and original gurl'dicnon,
and their decisions are vigorously enforced In
most cases they dispense prompt and substantial
Justice: but where the interests OF whole districts
clash with each other in regard to rights ior
mining purDOses &c, the manifest bias OF each In
favor of lis own locality units them for adJudlcat
inc the cases. A Territorial Convention, which has
been in session at Golden City for the last four days
ia attempting TO remedy this EVIL by providing LOT
an Appellate Court. to decide these SUITS oil nogni
tude. c,,r 5o.o,
The Convention, by the presence of bali dozen
poisy mischief makers is rendered peculiarly tur
buIcnf body. The greater portion Of ITS time, thus
far. has been taken up by raising points Oh or1er,
and INDUCING in violent personalities. Inc Cn'oi
'Justce Of the Territory under the Provisional Gov
ernmtnt gave the lie direct to District Judge
from The mountains, upon the floor; and on the
same evening, n prominent candidate for Congress
and an ex Probate Judge became involved 10 Psr-
sopal ofray in which the physiognomy OF the latter
was seriously dsfgured. At one oithe session aoay
r t,yo since / noticed seventeen Judges III attend
oncr.-a fact which certainly proves that " honors
- are easy" in this longitude. The amount OF IRE
uressjble talent present. in The oratorica! line, Is
ppItocetber beyond estimate. Three COMMISSIONER
ancfrdno 70 n resolution which has been adopted
~ me- selected to attend the next session OF Con-
gress, aud cooperate with the Desg"t, from 'a'
sseooo IN attempting to secure for the PikeS Peak
coautry Territorial organization. g ann.
The quartz. mills show Il steady increase OF sue