Weekly Trinity journal., 1862-08-02
A Governor in Limbo.

er. The Bulletia gives this account of his
conduct:
"Lieutenant Governor Chellis had just taken
lunch, and was in his Office close by the gate,
outside the wall. lie saw them coming, and
being without arms, hurried al once tpta his ad
Joining bedroom and locked the door The gang
of convcts arrived in double quick time, aud
while some stood guard over Murphy, who refus-
ed to deliver the gate key, others broke open
Governor Chellis' bedroom door, aud seizing him
demanded that he should order the guard 20
deliver to them the gate key. The Governor
gave the order, but the brave guard refused to
give it up pretending that he had not got it.
While this was going on inside, the
escaped body of prisoners, with Governor Chellis
held well in front of them, advanced around the
Prison wall to Watson's guard. Watson was
about to fire load Of grape into the ranks of
the insurgents, when the captured Governor
threw up his hands, eXclaiming, For Gods sake
don't shoot l--doubtlcss being forced to this
measure by divers prods' from the sharp knives
of the convicts They now marched
eisurely across the brekyard towards the other
gun station (No. l0D still holding the Governor
as security before them. Several rounds of grape
were fred from this cannon, in spite of the Gov
ernor's danger, but they did no execution as the
shot whistlcd over their heads. The
main body continued their way to the cannon
(No. l0) and the guard then ceased firing, eat
the other station the guards, excepting Watson,
had dropped their arms and fled, and the convicts
had thus secured the deserted weapons,l by
this time Captain Nanderlip and some of his
guard followed the main body, and although the
captured Governor warned them off aud ordered
them not to fire, they watched their opportunity
to let drive when they could do so without hurt
inc his EXcellency; but the threat of one con
vot, who held cooked pistol at their captive's
head, deferred the guard from making dash or
firing, as otherwise they would have done.
Governor Chells being rather stout and
unused to walking much, grew very tired and
perspired freely as they went along. Frequently
he begged them to let him CO. but it was no go'
They prodded him very severely with their small
knives, (some of them only an inch long,) in
place where no bones can be broken aud thus
spurred up, the Governor had to get along pretty
brskly for his size About this time, too, one of
the prisoners tried to pick his pocket of u line
gold watch but Others interfered one OF them
with Cd d-n it, you don't want to steal his
watch after stealing him, do you? That's too
d--n mean Aud strange to say the Governor
was allowed TO keep his time keeper
a little further along they reached another house
which they ransacked In the stable was three
year old stallion that had never yet been. ridden.
They took it out of the stable, and as the Gov
ernor was so slow they told him to mount.
What get on that horse without saddle or
anything else 7? cried the Governor
Certainly replied several voices aud they
were about to put him on the wild young thing,
when his captive EXcelency begged them for
Gods sake not to do it unless they wanted to
kill him At first they were inclined to force
him up, but partly on account Of his weight, aud
partly because OF his cntreates, they let him
walk instead. All this time he was in his shirt
sleeves, for rascal had appropriated his
coat and the wonder Is they didn't entirely
strip him. About four miles from the Prison, at
the Cortc MADEIRA landing, they came to a slough
which it was necessary to wade, This the GOV |
ernor begged hard not to bo forced to enter, but
they made him wade through-all heated rs he
was although it was nearly up to his chin in
the deepest place for it was high tide, aud now
nearly four o'clock in the afternoon. Beyond
tbs slough at the ranch of Mr.. Ross they reach
ed high fence which it was necessary TO get
over. They tried to assist the Governor over
but he was so exhausted by fatigue, so clumsy
and heavy, that after trying some time they
finally gave up the attempt aud liberated him,
TO his great JOY"
IMPORTANT INVENTION, PHouABLY,-T Tho editor
of the Mining and Scientific Press, at San Fran
cisco, claims to have invented ca system OF
printing that will at once do away with costly
type aud typofoundcrios, presses and press'mak-
ers, together with ink aud de0as." lie makes no
claim to originality in the discovery Of new pow
ers or agents by which he is to accomplish his
mode of printing hut simply employs all ready
well-dehned discoveries by which ho affects
great reduction in the cost Of getting up news
papers. The EDITORS idea may be practicable
one, the carrying out Of which may be of great
value but we confess his announcement Of the
matter partakes strongly Of a mysterious charac-
ter. He is at present employed In completing
his apparatus, and the public may soon be pre-
pared for sumner" We quote
The speeches and arguments Of senators and
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