Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-06-02

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sum, and the party furnishing the funds with
which She was purchased susPecting that ne
was about to give him the shake, had him ar
rested for grand larceny or embezzlement.
and he in turn brought an action for false
imprisonment, and the two are still fighting
it out in the courts, Kilkenny Cat fashion.
Vega still remained here as the agent of the
Liberal Government, expending large sums
Of money to no purpose, and finally falling
under cloud Of doubt and suspicion, as the
unsuccessful leader in any enterprise always
does. Recently the Mexican Government
obtained through its Minister Senior Ramero
at Washington, revocation OF the order
prohibiting the expectation OF arms, and
about the sametime the brave General Ochoa,
one Of the heroes OF Puebla, and number
Of his companions in arms, arrived here from
Chihuahua. General Ochoa came ~ the
accredited agent Of the Juarez Govern
ment, and by virtue Of his appointment
really superseded General Vega. Inc
latter had, however, made the arrangements
for the re-shipment Of the arms already
ordered given up to him by our Government,
and the Emigration Scheme" was well
under way. He had agreed with young,
brave and, believe, loyal American, Lieut..
A. A. C. Williams, who had served in the
Army Of the Potomac for several years, and
was at one time an inmate OF Libby Prison.
to lead the expedition as General IN COM
msnd. Williams has the reputation OF haT-
ing more courage than discretion, and carried
on his proceedings in such an ostentatious
and foolish manner that the secret was soon
in the possession Of the enemies OF Mexico,
who FASTENED with it to the French Consul,
who at once protested" against its starting
Colonel Drum, in General McDowells ao-
sence, took no notice Of the protest, probably
remembering that a French armed transport
steamer was al the moment on the dock al
Mare Island, repairing for another attack
upou Mexican ports; but Collector James
deputy, Burke, took hold OF 1t at last and
stopped the sailing Of the bark Brontes, on
which were some three hundred men and SIX
thousand stand Of arms. Up TO this point all
was clear enough, but now things become
suddenly complicated. General Vega Is now
informed by certain parties that Gen. Will
liams, Colonel Hungerford, Major Barry and
Lieut.. Bruce are humbugs, if not absolute
traitors, and the United States Marshal ar
rests the above named men for alleged in
fringement Of the Neutrality Laws in enlist
ing men to 60 out Of the country to tight
under q foreign Government. The detective
police, for some cause, are also at work on
information furnished to General Vega BY
his new found friends, and the next move is
the arrest Of the leaders Of the party on the
charge of conspiracy to steal the Peruvian
dispatch steamer Colon-with the history OF
which have long since made your readers
familiar-and turn her into pirate to cap
ture California treasure steamer, etc. The
design, il ever entertained by Williams and
cha fnnliQh and
insane one imaginable, and there are those
who believe the whole story to be humoug
and sWiudle, gotten up merely to get nd
Of the first set Of leaders, inaugurate sec
on at least as bad as the first, and clean Vega
out Of whatever cash he may have left. Be
that As it NAV, the result sought to be at
tanned By the French Consul is fully accom-
plished. Word has been sent to the French
commanders in the lower country, and OF
course il the expedition started now it would
come to grief, unless it went overland through
Arizona into Sonora, q thing not easily &C
complished. The leaders have been held for
trial in the United States Court for infrac-
ton OF the Neutrality Laws, having waived
examination in the charge, and will come up
in the Police Court on the charge Of attempt
ed grand larceny as "stealing steamboat,
this afternoon. 1t 10 little singular that AS
sistant U. S. District Attorney, who opposes
the prosecution, is Morrison, brother Of
Murray Morrison, late Of the State Legisla-
ture, from Los Angeles, a Mcclellan cop
perhead, while at the same time the Salvador
pirates are being defended by Frank PiIley,
an original Abolitionist and Republican.
Such is life Meantime, General Ochon,
who seems to be = quiet gentleman, is in
company with Consul Godoy on a different
plan-of which the public may know more
hereafter-to aid our poor downtrodden and
invaded sister Republic. Vega and his new
found friends are looked upon with no favor
By this party, and the Brontes expedition
having entirely fallen through, the probabili-
ty 10 that no immediate demonstration OF a
military character will be made. A public
meeting is to be held at Platt's Hall, to-mor-
row evening, and it is expected that \ large
turnout will be witnessed Of the friends OF
Freedom and Mexican Independence. ! wish
it might end in something practical but
doubt much that it will.
TIE SALVADOR PIRATES.
The trial Of the Salvador pirates has ter
minated, as the telegraph has, ere this, in
formed you, and the Court has now only to
hear the written argument of the defendants
counsel and give its decision. The charge
Of violation OF the articles Of war " is not
the charge on which it was thought BY the
Discerning public they would be tried, but
it may serve to hold them to the death pen
atty nevertheless. The rulings Of the Court
were against the prisoners in nearly every
instance, and they get far different treatment
from that melted out to the creature O'Byrne
when he was up, the rule then being just the
other way. However, they have no sympa-
thy, and deserve none; that they may stretch
hemp is the prayer Of the loyal public.
/ had much more to write this week, but
like the man who bet on jumping wall, and
run mile to get good start-I got SO badly
out Of breath that must lay down and sleep
q spell before making the attempt.