The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-04-11

Committee in 1856 has received favorable report from
the committee TO whom !. was referred
Major G. p Andrews, U. A., arrived In TINS city from
Texas in the last overland stage
hesrtrending casualty occurred In this city Saturday
night, by which Mrs. Elizabeth Frances Murha lest her
life She retired rest with her two children, and TALL
ing asleep while the candle WAS still burning awoke
about midnight 20 find herself enveoped In flames. She
rushed shriekng into the yard where assistance was
rendered 70 her but not 10 time 70 save her life She
pired In great agony about four O'Clock yesterday
morning.
Dennis Mahony suffered the extreme penalty Of tho
Law at Marposa Friday, the It'll inst. He was found
guilty OF the murder of john Kbarn. The homicide took
place last September during the progress Of drunken
Henry wappner found guilty Of murder in the second
degree, for killing Louise vomsr abandoned woman
with whom be lived sentenced last Saturday In the
Fourth District Court to be imprisoned for life.
James Whuord has been indicted In this comfy for
ths murder Of Edward Sheridan on the 2lst Of last
John W. Harris native Of England, who came 70 Cali
Iorna from Mexico u 1896 and Joined stevenson res
murdered by William Matthews, insane man, who had
been at one time inmate Of the lunauc asylum. He
tim was dead, he removed him tent, where he washed
the body ana covered with olAnkets When arst dis
covered he was dancing round the corpse Of Harris and
laughing at his victory. Matthew'S has been committed
Mrs John Hat,y, resident Of San Jose, committed sui
TO periodical fits Of insanity.
Pierre Ste Marie native of Canada lately commtsd
suicide at La Porte, Sierra county. He partially in
ST. rAKncKs DAY-rm LIBERTY POLE ON THE PLAZA CUT
s. Parcks day was celebrated in this city by prooes
son religious services, dinner given by the Hbernan
Society balls and concert in the evening for the bono
morning Of most disagreeable nature. which threw
cloud over the festivities Of the day. At one tune Il
happily no disturbance Of any kind took place PeaCs
and order preserved uninterrupted refer TO
hanging Of an elgy Of s. Patrick on the liberty pole
the Plaza, and the cutting down OF the unodending
tree by party Of indignant Irishmen. Every news
paper published in the city condemned the conduct
ciousy outraged the feelings Of large number OF our
residents, but they also censure the act Of cut
ting down the liberty pole The cause Of the trouble
Ia generally believed to be some members Of Monumental
Engine Company composed for the most part Of persons
from Baltimore who have made the dsgracefu practice
Of hanging an eisy OF ~ rscx on 'no e ga. cSso
following terms
Yesterday morning at daylight the public were asto.
nished this dgraceful egy again suspended in air.
but this time on less honorable and conspicuous
place than the time honored liberty pole on the
Plaza. The indignation Of the Irish at once aroused
and q number Of them applied at the police office to
have removed But the figure was At least TWO thirds
of the way up and no one could be found venuresome
when the application made, and at time when the
police, who had been up nearly all night we're At homo
and asleep but would be a. the Office by nine O'Clock TO
attend the sitting of the police court
The applicants getting satisfaction, then started for an
axe, and returned with fine new one which stur-
dy in his shirt sleeves welded with Jealous JUNCTION
at the foot Of the poe-or rather the wooden casing
which was placed around it last year by Supervisor
Bsnhy Seeing this M m uoe o ss
and attempted to prevent the work, but by this time
number Of sympathizers had assembled, and though
Highlander displayed his star and exhorted them to wait
until no could get sailor to climb up and
dsengage the figure the crowd resisted and the cutting
on win ' q s
other excited laughter among the greater part Of the
made solemn resolve to have the flag staff down. 1t re-
quired but few blows Of the axe to cnt through the
and WIS much shattered officers Durkee and Bfz came
before IL FELL and attempted to assist Highlander, but
Thomas Carro-was arrested and taken 70 the station
house. Meantime, crowd Of men and boys got hold or
the hayards which were very rong, and, leading them
shout went up when FELL and the egy was taken to
IRE built by and burned TO ashes. Tho liberty pole
was raised during tho afternoon. and the American flag
Califsrnia News In Brief.
An attempt made In Stockton the night Of March
18th, to blow up row OF wooden tenemenb the
ner q Fl Dorado and washington streets A fire &C.
in the store corner Of Front and Sacramento Streets
occupied BY veSplanck Mckullen; loss a 600
The examination q William Mathews, charged with
Grand jury q San Frsnctsco have found an ndict.
Sheridan on the 2ls Of February last. The second
r Of Dr. Chase on the charge Of damaging the acid used
for the United States mint, came up for trial in San
Company have placed Concord coaches On the road
San Jose to Los Angeles instead Of the wagons heretofore
mail between San Francisco and Portland, Oregon dis
lance 400 miles difficulty occurred In Sacramento
the night Of the 11th Of March, between D. Brown,
dealer In hides, and Mr. Heating, printer. Heating
assaulted Brown when the latter drew knife and nfct
cd wound in the neck Of his Antagonist Rum was the
csavers: county between Andrew Burns md Marx SUI
Ivan big stout man, who nabbed Andys ear and left
on the sofa where, in oonfsb the dispute arose
them became snraged and plunged knife into the other
evening q Oh March, IL lie v.e. .osos a. rver
angry words occurred between Philip Leggett and mar
red woman, when Legget. dew q pistol and shot
her, the ball grazing her head and passing through
her wrist he was taken into custody 49,.
An ARRAY occurred At Dry Creek, San Juan county GAL,
in regard 70 trinng lawsuit High words passed. when
Lamb drsw pistol and fired three shots, all Of which
took effect on Webb one passing directly through the
received the fatal shot, he fired his pistol twice al Lamb,
but without effect. On the Sd OF March, Jackass
dssa aSi en as With
snovsls picks, bars rocks &C. The result y That I've
ro sie ps one kSy 70 Ss az
new wooden factory has been laid in san FrsncscS a
new steamboat named the "Fcra Temple was feoenty
launched In San Francisco She n to ply be-
tween that city and Sacramento. .....It is stated
that . new opposition steamboat line wll soon
between new frnuCl9CO.
The seamtus Hermann Is fitting up for that purpose
at the latter port She has had large number of new
dues put into her boilers, and has been In other respects
improved. She will connect ut the Ishmus with the
Ericsson John Jesse Smith, negro, was reoeutly
found murdered at place about ten miles below Grass
Valley. The body was found lying In the TOP of fallen
tree. There was bullet hole in his head, and it was
supposed that he had been murdered bv IndiAns
fatal stabbiDg sfray occurred In house Of Ill fame In
Grass Valley, Nevada county, during which negro
fatally stabbed by A. c. Nichols Frank Clements
recently committed suicide in San Francisco by hanging
himself at the residence Of his mother -. Senator
Brodericks WILL the original document sent 70 New
York by the steamer Of the 10th Of March, 70 be sub
mitted to the witnesses, A. s. Phillips and john J. Hof
It is directed TO the referee Mr. Hscke, to whom also
committee goes to take testimony In regard to the
will jeweIler Of San Francisco has received from
Jacksonville, Oregon piece Of gold quartz from the
celebrated Maury Co. mine at that place. II weighs
about forty pounds and contains not far from fifteen hun
dred dollars worth Of gold. +
Financial Review.
SAN FRANCISCO, March II, 1880