The weekly union record., 1865-07-08


dered at sea on board the Mexican sloop Hay
dee, some time in May. 1t appears that this
vessel sailed from Mazatlan for La Paz on the
29th of April last. She had on board the fol-
lowing passengers, as entered at the Office of
the Captain of the port: J. B. Chnelly the
owner Of the vessel; Quivino Bruno, Augustin
Marcelo, Guadalupe and Francisco Castro,
Marta Medina, Angeles Barreto, Ramon de
Chao wife and three children, and Rafael We
lasco. The Haydee had a crew of three or
four men. In addition to The parties above
enumerated there were also on board one Chas
Magne IA Frcnchman), o Greek and an Ital,
ian, whose names are not known. These
three-the Frenchman, Greek and Italian
were the perpetrators of the terrible deed
The Times says:
Zone of the passengers, Ramon de Chao,
formerly pawnbroker in this city. was sup
posed to have had some $4,000 10 bis posses
sion, but it has been ascertaned that be had
only $4,000 or $4,000 with him. The hope
of getting this money was, no doubt, the incen-
tive to the commission of this wholesale butch.
cry.
While the Haydee was near La Paz, on the
night Of the 5th of May, the work of assassin
alton commenced. The man at the wheel was
the first victim, and Immediately after Mr.
Chinelly, who was sleeping near by, was killed !;
the captain was third among the slain. A
lady on board, who was eneienfe, was ripped
open the helpless little children had their
brains knocked out, and in that dreadful con
dition thrown overheard.
After the deeds of blood were perpetrated,
the assassins next thought was to escape with
their plunder. They accordingly set sail for
the south, intending probably to endeavor to
reach some South American port but per-
ceivng the approach of steamer near Toma-
ties, they run the Haydee upon the beach. and
taking the land made off to the mountains in
the direction of Gusdalajara The cook and
steward were found on the vessel. and we're
brought to this city by the Zenith, as before
stated"
"Sr. HELENA LAW Reports. y" Old
Frits." who raises pigs and cabbage somewhere
in Napa county, appeared before Judge H
as witness.
Question by the Court" Your name?'
Answer by Fritz" Vell | calls mneself
Fed but, may be sol tont know-it is Yaw-
cup. You see Mr.. Chudge, mine moder, she
have two little poys; one of them was me, and
one was mine proder, or one was mine proder
and t'other was me l ton't know which; and
l was chust so old as mine proder was young,
or mine proder was chust SO old as me
ton't know which and mine moder, she toni
know and one of US was named Fred, and
tother Yawcup, or one named Yawcup and
tother Fred, tout know which, and one of
Us got died-but mine moder, she never could
tell whether it was me or mine proder what
got died: SO, Mr.. Chudge, toes not know
whether | am Fred or Yawcup-and my
moder, she don't know ."-Napa Reporter.
SEVENTEEN THOUSAND PERsoSs STARVED TO
DEATH AT ANDERsoNvILLE.-The Port Royal
New South, May 9th, speaks of the arrival at
Jacksonville of squads of the 1920 prisoners
who were coming in. The rebels. finding it
impossible 10 feed them brought them SO Dear
our lines and turned them loose. Most of them
have arrived, and they were between supplied.
About twenty were ef; at Andersonville too
sick to be removed. There died at that prison
in eleven months of the year ending January,
1865, as follows: February, 1864. l March,
2s2 April, SIS; May. 7Os; June, l, POI /;
July, l, 74s; August, 1891 September, 2,
67I; October, l. .595; November, 494; De
cember, 16s; January, 1865. l99. Total,
IL, 640 The total number who have died at
Andersonvile since the establishment of that
Internal pen exceeds 1900.