The New York herald., 1870-01-27

Arrival Of Escaped Irish Political Prisoners
from Observation-Disclosures of un Ex-Itebel
Captain by Indians in Alnsxa--An Indian
Village sheied by tho Commander of Fort
Wrangle-The Nurdcrers Given Up and
Hanged.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 25. 1870.
The British ship Baringer, from Australia brings
the following escaped political prisoners sent from
Ireland TO the British penal colonies IN 1855
and 1867. Their terms of sentence to transporta-
tion to vary from i've years to lIfe:-John
Kenny Dennis B. Caslman, Dennis HenDessey,
Maurice figenbohm, Patrick Lehy, Thomas
Fogarty David Joyce, John Shehan, Patrick Wall,
Michael Moore, David Cumming, Eugene Geary,
John Walsh. Patrick Doran and Patrick Dunns.
They say that they suffered indignities such as no
other country but England offers 10 political Offend
ers. AS soon as the vessel reached the harbor, Mr.
Smith, the Fen.an Head Centre or California was
notified OF the TACT anu committee at once sent
on board TO escort them to the city, They were con
Quoted to the Russ House, where rooms were pre-.
pared for their reception, and during the afternoon
they were visited by large NUMBERS or our Irish
citizens and Others, VINO gave them warm wei
come to American soil.
Captain Smith was murdered at Fort Wrange
Alaska on the 25th OF December, by drunken In
dan The CHIEF OF the village refused 10 surrender
the murderer whereupon the commander OF the
Tort sneed the village, killing two Indians After
considerable skIrinsning the murderer was surren-
III.
SMITH was formerly IN the Confederate naval ser.
Vice. lie commanded All Galveston AT the tlulo Of
the capture Of the Harriet Lane.
rudolph or Cnicayo, telcgraphed TO DcerY that he
would play INN for the billiard championship OF
America in .nis city on the 18TH OF FcDruary Deery
replied, asking him to postpone the game until the
25tn, as II would be Impossible to obtain the Me-
cnanics' Pavilion before tnat date.
John w Ruggles, an old san Francisco merchant,
died suddenly ag Snanghae, China. December 2l.
The ship Balkslde, from Australia, reports having
seen the hun o! vessel OF about 100 IONS burden,
December y IN LATITUDE Al north Longitude l57 IS
west. the vessel apparently had been burned
AustraIia--.udden Death OF Commander
Edward G. Odeii-A Little Girl Outraged
and Murdered in san Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 25, 1870.
The subject Oft the establishment OF steam service
between here and Australia Is attracting attention.
1t Is runored the Pacific Mail Company and Ben
Halliday are both considering the feasibility OF the
project. w. IL. Webb, OF New York, has employed
an agent to proceed to Australia immediately, with
A view Ia inauguruting line early In the ensuing
spring.
Edward G. Odell commanding the United states
the street last night from congestion ol the BRAN.
The deposits Ill the savings banks OF this city on
the lst OF January, 1870, were nearly ST. 0oO, COO
This city Is horribly excited over the murder OF
little gir SIX ano hall years oil age who was frst
outraged ana then killed. The perpctrator was
arrested, and 1t was with the utmost difficulty that
the police could carry him TO PRISON, the moo en-
deav0rng TO rescue and lynch him.
The Women's state suffrage Convention met here
to-day. About 800 persons were present mostly
women.
Flour quiet and unchanged. Wheat quiet ana un-
changed Barley noinnally 81 30. Legal tenders 81.