, 1872-08-01

Lynching i'm California.

yACAAA1Ak An O8AAAVIA AA&s
OAKLAND, July 15.-It is reported
that on a ranch, near Grayson, about
twenty miles above Bantas. on the San
joaquin, two Irishmen were hanged by
the farmers on Saturday last.
The two men stopped at farm and
applied for work. The farmers offered
them 80, so per day. They wanted
more. and he refused, saying be could
and would hire Cinnamon before he
would give them more. =. a.
At noon, while the hands were eating
dinner, a curl of smoke was seen in the
field, and one of the hands mounted a
horse and rode to the spot. There he
saw the two men. One was on his
knees. in the sct Of, scratching match
TO set fire in another place. The alarm
was given, and soon one hundred farm
ers assembled, gave them a short trial.
aud hanged them. No names are given.
LArER.-A report has just come down
from Lafayette that the farm hands in
the vicinity of Grayson struck few
days ago for three dollars per day. 1t
was granted. They then struck for
three dollars and half. This was re-
fused, and Cinnamon were employed
The strikers then set fire to the gra in
and burned eight thousand acres.-
Three of the incendiaries were caught
and hanged.
PErALUMA, July 18-A dreadful TRACE
dy took place to- day about six miles
from this city on the Santa Rosa road.
1t appears that a young woman, named
Mrs. Kenney. living east of Petaluma,
VIII has been married but short time,
had trouble with her husband for the
past week or two on account of remarks
made about her by man named Cum
mings, derogatory to her character
since her marriage to Kenney. About
a week ago she left her husband. going
,r,ck to her fathers. This forenoon
Cummings was passing with load Of
wood, when she appe .red, With loaded
shot gun and shot him through the head,
killing him instantly. She is young
aud prepossessing, not being over 16.
SAN FRAScIsco, July 21-About ten
hoodlums were more or less beaten or
otherwise injured in the pitched battle
between the Russian Hill Valley gangs
which took place at the corner Of Green
md Dnront streets at H. O'Clock last
night. -Four were wounded by pistol
shots, but not much to tie regret Of the
residents Of the heighborheod' who
have been IN terror of these gangs for
TWO years. y5t's
The stock market is expected IS be an
active one this week.
ATcHIsos,, July ga large mass
meeting in relation to the endorsement
Of 5. G. Pomeroy as Senator and his
ciaim for reelection. was held to night
The meeting was called to order by c.
Il. Foster who had a discussion with
Pcmeroy. At the conclusion vote
was taken, and Pomeroy unanimously
repudiated.
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TRENTON, N. J. July 26-The Demo
cratic and Liberal State Committees
Conference to-day decided to hold sep
arate Conventions on the 10th of Sep
tember.
NIAGARA, Falls, July GA boat con
tanning boy and girl, children of Mr.
Lescor, drifted over the falls to-day; al
so a bvat containing an old fisherman
named Barney and an unknown man
Bodies not recovered =, saan
STOCKTON. Cal. July 22Afhe Board Of
Equalization, now in session, refused
to reduce the assessment on the prop.
erty of the Central Pacific Railroad in
this county. The property is assessed
1T $4,000 per mile. The Railroad Com.
pany desired it placed at $4,000.
BOSTON. July pa special from
Washington to the Traoeier, says Sum-
ner has written letter to Gardner
Brewer, of Boston. coming out in favor
of Greeley aud Brown. snd against
Grant strongly.
MONTGOMERY. AL, July 22-Ex-Sena-
tor Warren and ex-Chief Justice Rke
have declared for Greeley.
New ORLEANS, July A-News re-
ceived from Matamoras, sa, s;-Gen.
Rocha telegraphed from Monterey that
President Jasrss died oastSs night of
the 10th from it Of apoplexy, ,whieh
seized him at 7 o'clock that evening,