The New York Herald Newspaper, December 12, 1855, Page 2

2 hat lows be enacted which, independent of a healthy eon mercial intercourse, will check the exhaustiog crain trem our pockets to thoxe of Fasvern capilalists and spo- evlators and protest egsinst making the State either a divided potitical or Bnancial cependeucy of Now York or Lavisiana. ‘We cemand that our legislators sball direst thelr at- tention to the pastage of laws for the support and mainte- nance of only that system of common schools fur the education of our cbiléren which sbali be wholly ancon- frolied by sectar an fflurnce We ack thet immediate steps be taken to urge success vernwent the enlargement of the ‘of the completion of our coast de- resent condi ion leaving our seaports ex- pored to blockade acd b mbardment and our communi- estion with the rest ef the worl lisble to be interrupted We insist upon the e-tablishment amongst us of @ United States arsenal of sufficient resources, in variety and quanti‘y, to arm and equip all our citizens ing foreign rela- We demand that the genersl government sa'l cease to tax this people for fully vpon the genera plan and the bastent fences, their at any time. for avy emergency which our ever vary tions mey at avy time create, government purposes beyond those of our si-ter States. We believe that the general gove nment has the power ts lend her aid in the building of works of in‘ernal im prewement, which, in the event of vi'sily important to the proper defence of our people, The Pacific Railroad being such, we urge the united ef- ceria of our represertatives in Congress to expedite ite uilding. We edge ourselves to the snpport of every measure whieh bas for is object the facilitating maans of the trensit to and from our State. While we advocate either the repeal or great modifica. tion of our naturalization laws, we demand that all who kave or will comply with our terms, be allowed the privi- 6 Tuarapteed to them. believe in the doctrine of ‘Americans ruling Amer- jea ’ and that “be boon held out to foreigners and secur- ed to our naturalized citizens by our constitution and Jaws, is protection in the enjoyment of life, liberty and the parsuit of happiness. We be ieve that ail white na- bss born ¢itizens cf good moral Spon piae Besa acknow- no silegiance superior or equal to their allegiance to the ernstivetion andJaws of the United States, are a common brotherhocd. and «nti ied to the same privileges, without reference to sect or religion, and drawing our- we'ves out of all sectional agitarion upoa the subject of Southern rights as distinguished from the Northern, we demand that our Congressional delegation shall vote “nay”? vj ery proposition, coming from whatever qnarter it may, to continue or renew it. Murder of Gen. Richardson. From the Sen Francisvo Alta, Nov. 20 Cen. William H. Ricoardoun, United S:atea Marshal for the cortbern district of California, was basely assaasi- a@ ted in the streets of this city on the eve. of the ‘7th inst., by a deeperado named Charles Cora. Exsept- ng a tritling cifficuity in @ ber room on the previnus @yening (vo triffing that it gave rise to no apprehension that avything serious would grow out of it) there was no manner cf misundes+tanciog between Richardson and Cora; @d even the diflicul y alluded to was quietwd and feitied to the mutuel satisfaction of the parties con- cemed, Just afer explanatims, and perhaps apologies, whieh took pace at the Blue Wiog, on Moutgowery stieet, Cora and General Richardson walked down Clay street tcgeiher, They stopyed near the corner of Leiden- Sorff sireet, where they were observed by at least two witmeoser, and where Cora vlaced a pistol at Ge Rich. acdson’s breast and shot him through, the ball entering just above the lefr nipple. Gen, bicbardsen fell cead upon the sidewalk, sear cely Dreathing after the fatal shot. The excitenent which azore when these facts besame known was wide spread and iniepre. The Menumental bell wos tapped, and Funy oO the members of the old Vigilance Com aictee ralhed to its ch hough there was some ‘alk of Jynehing, yet wiser counsels prevailed, i: was con- ded ha: the murderer was safe ia’ the custody of the officers of the law. Fifty men were selected from the v vilice to guard the county jail, waere new confined. Con. Richordson was 33 y-ard of He bad been Quartermaster Generai of the Califor. f ‘ Natfons| Conventin in 1862; and since March, 1853, has been U.S, Marshes) for the Norhern District of California. He wasa fath'vlond efficient officer, gentl-manty in his de- portment, a god citizen and a warm friend. Ho leav-a a Yeung wale, who, in hor delicate situation, is brough: to She point of death by this sudden and melancholy be- reavement. age. nemiliita; wus u member of the Democcati THE FUNERAL. The members of Mount Moriah, No. 44, F. and A. Ma- ons, with a leege uumb.r of our best aud most dis Buished citizens, assem led yerterday to pay the last Teiduie o! tand affection to tue memory of their Separted friend and biother, General W. H. Richardson, United states Marsha! The becy, which had been placed in a metalli eure, was Temoved from the United States Di ust xcom at ha)! past eleven o'clock, aad at 12 delivered into the custody of Mount Moriab Lodge, at Ca vary Chureh, Whese & numerous congregats'n—a great portion jadtes— were wailing to witnees tue religions services of the oe- easion. The bedy havfog becu placed in front of the pulpit, the Masons assumed standing positions in the ront cews, the pall bearers tating pluces, alo standing, to their righ: acd left, the body of the house behind Se Masons wes occupied manly by federal ard State offi- rs, MeMbErS Of the hor, wod vthors, waile in the sides and galleries were ladies and ef Rey. Dr. Scott per'ormed the servi the de ivery of a very iwpressive « tened to, avery word, with the deepest attention. The prayer wes finished, and, led by the good pastor, the Pit wearers proceeded slowly wlth the body down the Bisie, and ont ty {he hearse, which stood at the door ready to receive it. The line was then formed, the Masons at the héid, for Jowed by the hearse, drawu by two black horses, covered With rable timmingr, and the pall besrers—Mesers, John A. Monroe, Hall McAllister, FE. F. Beale John E. Addison, A. A. Selover, John Nugent, A. J. By ele, J.C, Mekibben, Thos, H. Steven: and Wm. H. Cheeversmin white regalia, trimmed with vlack, aad wearing besides the usual insignia “f mouruing. Toen followed carcinges with the relatives and intimate frients of the decor ed, 2d afterward she dilferent feclecul and State officers in toe ely and citizens generally. ‘The sad procession then F-oved away, and proceeded along Montgomery stroet to Warbington, thence to Stockion, und along Stockton to Pacitic. Heve the Masonic fratervi dotuers on fout took omnibuses, snd all then iook te way to Lone Moan- tein ceme*ery. Arviving there. the body was taken to tue receiving tomb on Mount Hope avenue, where the usval sclemn and beautilul burial ceremonies of the Ma- sonic Order were periormed by the Worshipful Master of Mount Moriah Looge, No. 44, P. We Shepheard wv. Dr, Scott prenounced the benediction, aud the mortal re- mains of Gen. W. H. Richardson were pasced within the portals of the grave—ihe same resting place where, but &n hour belore, had been deposited the body of the em; tunate Archibald MeRea, of the U, S, schooner Ewing. Assassination of Mr. Isaac B, Wall and T. 8. Whiltamsoc. Tsaac B. Wall, Co'Jector of the port of Monterey, and 7. 8. Williamson, an officer of the county of Monterey, we dered on the 10th of November. The first re- ports were received here by exprees and telegrasb, and Produced an intevse sensation throughout this commt- nity. Messrs, Wall and Williamson were on tho road from Monterey to San Lois Obt-po, and were assassinated when about twenty-five miles from the tormer place. ‘They were both shot through the head from bebind—th: wounds i apparent made by rifles. Wall bad up- ‘wards of $1,000 in & belt upon his persom, and Witliaa- von $160, also in a belt. None cf this money was taken— from which an in‘erence ia drawn that revenge was th: motive of the arsaesina ion. It may be, however, that th: murderers intende! robbe y. but were alarmed defore they accom; lished their object, ‘and to this hypothesis there i nome evidence, to wit, that Wall's sudale bags were open- ec, and his papers strewn about: his pistol was stolea, a also was @ ring, which was takeufcom his fiogec, Me. Wail was a member of the Legislature in 1862 aad 1853, aod in the session of the latier year was Speaker of the Assembly. When President Pierce came into power h was appointed Collector of the district ot Monterey, whirn offiee he beld up to the time of his death. He was w. kvown throughout the State and hada host of arder friends. At presen’ there is a myscery hangiog over Lragie ocourrence, Which time only caa clear up. A par- fy of outlaws, presumed to be counected with the mar der, were traced to the Salinas river, where eiand to resist an arrest from a company were ip pursuit of them. A fight ensued, of the pursuing party were Kilied, sod cording to the secounts reseived by ts e, although subsequent ad\ioes rey was killed. The whole country round burial or rcy is in a state of great excitement, aod devermiaed & screet the mardeers, News from Rogue Raver. INDIAN FIGHT AT COW CANYON—HIGHTEUN WHITH MEN KILLED AND TWENTY-FIVE WooxpRD—400) SOLDIERS AND VOLUNTEBRS OOMPRLLED TO Ri TREAT. (From the Yreka Union Extra Nov. 5.) Captaic Pierce commun the stariliog intelligence this morning of a pitehed bi baring been tough! « Cow Creek Canyon, Rogue River Valiey, on Wednesday last, between about G00 Indians aod 400 regulars ant volunteers, under Captaia Smith, U.S. A, ¢ mt Lane. The fight cam need at Lo’elock P. M., and erntioued ti 10, the Indians retren 1 the while and fring back upon the whites, At length it was deemed neves- wovy (bat step be taken to wrovide for the wounded, ant ® halt was orveved, when the Inaians rallied and com- menees fing upen the men, to whom prudence dictated the course cfreviing to an open space, where a more efiectual stand erulo be wade, which they accordingly Cid. Tt was then ascertained thar 18 of the Captain's men tad deen killed and 26 wounded—some mortelly, ethers dangerously, aad a few slightly. A messnge Was jen cespatched to Coptain George, at Althouse, who started imoediately with eigaty volan eer recruits. He would Join Capiatn smitn on Pbure- 4iay at an early hour, whea ft ir expected that a renewal of the eveoun er will take place. last @ scouting party of six retarnel with in elligence that about 760 Indians were in the vi cirtty of the hews of Antelope and Batte creoks. tain Thomas Smith, wich about one hundred men, im mediately started id it 1s feared that a se ea. « unter would take pla The attack, it was expected, woud be made cn Saturday or Sunday last. News of the veeult t# hourly expected. JIGHT WITH INDIANS IN BUASTA VALLEY—TWo MEN MURDERED ON THE MOUNTAINS WEST OF Can day laste party of six‘een men, under Me, fell in with « large pody of dividing the waters of thy Afer a brief eogagemont, mon, the whiter were compelled to retreat. body ot Indians were seen erossio, he neigh dorhood where the fight and shaping their courte for Seott river, by the mountain trail from Seott to Snasta valley. It is romored that two men, Mr. Snow of the Klamath river ferry, opposite Beaver ecreet, an! a man by the name of Feott, have been kfiled on the trail leading trom. the Moontain Houre of Dory & Dey to the Klamath viver, A party of 26 oF 20 wiarted from Deadwood yes er disy to look into the matter, These two men laf the Mountain Ae nm Tuesday eventog last fy the ferry. On Saturday My. Doyle went tn search of be ‘upper, Indie , would become ailled. termmated, fornia apa Oregon. cire intelMyence ently reseived from outrage iteif. We are indebted to the Sharta lowing additional news (dated ber 6) frem Yreka: ~‘* Che bodies of 1 on the mountain were fund yesterday. ceived seme six or seven wounds in the body. this mos ping, with a des; Judah, who iinmediately leaves with his men.” Lhe Indien Disturbances at the South. we gather a few particulars conserving Antonie, the @ ha} endeavored to stir them up.to inst the whiter. It ts believe are also prepa tribes, and perhaps also the Yumas. These tribes can bi ‘There field. seen his nawe ip print on more than one occasion withia the last four or five years? In the spriog of 1851, he at- tacked @ party of outlaws, headed by one Irving, num- bering thirteen, each armed with two six shooters and a rifle, After a desperate fight. Irving’s entire party was put to death. Jn the last Indian war, Juan Antonio was principally instrumental in the taking of antonio Garra, who headed the hostile Inciaus. H more iutel'igent than spy of the Indians‘ia that part of the country, and has t influence, not only with his own tribe, but with all the Indians of the Desert and Colorado county. If he hi actually raired the standard of rebellion, he is capable of éciog wuch mischief, We publish the fullowing extracts from the Los Ange Jos papers, relative to (hse distursances, prefacing tuem with an extract from = privat “The Indian outbreak, of which the papers will prosably be (ull. is, 1 think, all moonshixe—an unnecessary excite- men) here,’? * . A letter dated San Gorgonto Oct, 29, and published in the Southern Californian; gives account of a meeting held in that vicinity, 10 tuke measures against the depreia- viens and threa ening aspect of the Indiaas in that valley and neighborhood, The lever says:— Fiem the late movements of the Indians, thore ix rearon to belicve that they are mesitating some evil. Svvera) weeks sinee a conneil 0! jets Was held here—for what purpore no one knows; but it was attended by war: riors from all the neighboring tribes. They kept their procer dings @ profound #ecret. The squaws are now moving into the mountains, leay- ing their “fighting men” bebiad. As this is the first time puch a thing has ever ocourred here, it causes great uneasiness among the reviients. ‘There has been much dissatisfaction af late, and within ‘he last few weeks they have made various threats aguinst the whites. They ave apparently prevaring for war and the mountains are filled with them. As the settlers in this Pass are scattered throwzh a space of frm twenty 10 twea'y-tive miles, they witl be almost without pr tection in cae o' sudden difliculty. ‘ Aletter, also from San Gorgonia, dated Oct. 30, is as fol wei We have just received mews from the survey- ing yarty of ‘Col. Washington, by a person coming immediately from him The Indians of the Coo- rado would not allow him t: approach the river, and he was obliged 10 leave there, without oom: vieting bis dine, He was enca: at a spriog abont ten miles from the river, when the Indians told him they would not allow him to drick their water or eut their grass, That before the nexc day at noon he must Le gne. He left and travell.d uotil out of their reach, leaving his animals scattered al ng the road. The Inciaus said his party was too small to Aight; but if 9 larger porty came, they would fight them, The oarty of the Colonel were very short of provisions, having nothing but musty flour. I'get this statement cirectly, ani not ree and. Ithick itean be vouched for as without embel ments, After he had left the party he heard trom the ludians that the Colonel had bai a fight, but placed no confidence fa the report. JNO. SHERBURNE, Very serious losees have already occurred to tue set- tlers a1 San Gorgonia; their oattie have deen stolen and uriven off; one wan recently lo-t one hundred head. From informsiion reaching us througi: guntleme: re- cep ly from there, we learn that Juan Antooio, the cele- bratec Cahuilla chivt is very much dissatisfied at the treatment which be and bis people have reeetyed from the Unites States government, Ina conversation with Mr Weaver, of San Goigenia, he stated that the Great Father bad made many promises to kis red children »hich had not been tullilled. More especially that while thieving indians at the Nurth had been provided with beef and biankeis, he and his mep, who bad always been Inencly, were treated wich neglect, and left to starve. “here can be no doubt that from some opnse a yory lar ming cr fais 7 heen very productive, aud the various tribes along our borers fibo themselves destitute cf the means ot exist- be ‘hat taey will attewpt to prey upon the settlers salmest inevit)b'o; more e=prciully a8 they are shspored to believe that the Great White father has broken faith vith them.— Southern Cai(forniom, D.parture of Genernl Wool and Staff for Oregon FIVE HUNDRED REGULAR TROOPS TO BE ENGAGED.IN TLE SEITLEMENT OF THE INDIAN DIFFICULTIES IN THE NORTH. From the San Franciseo Herald, Nev. 14.) Vallejo street wharf p esented a busy reene Tuesday morning upon the occasion of the departure of Gengral Wooland staf, and a company of United States tro sps, or the scone of the Ind@’an warin he north, Avery large number of citicens, among whom were many per- sonal frends ot General Wool were atsemo.ed oa the shart to witness the embaikation of tne troops, aud to eucer to Geneve! Wool the respectful homage due toa veteron officer on the eve of departure to engaye ina ailiery epterpie, The company of soldiers trum the Preigiy, under Capt, Keyes, were 6a board the steimer lf past nine o'cl ck, but some time was oesupied fa ting aboar: the baygoge. and the steamer did not cave the whart uptil 11}, clock. At aiew minu es vefore 11 o’ciock General Wool ana (afl arsived tn @ public vehicle, The era! was simpl, attisco ip plain uncress military uniform, and bat for hi venerable eppeararce aud Latoraly digniied person, githave cwly mistaken hig fr a eudorcinate Te was @videntiy somewha: fatigued by the ar- wovs duties which Le bas been culled uyon to. perform in propariog ‘or this expedition, In reply to some re- maske addiexsed co hia by a friend, relative to the pro posed operations in the North, Génersi Wool satd, 61 shell not be long absent from Yan Francia ..’? As the steamer left the wharl, the large crowd that had by this time congregated gave three cheers for General Wo | and the expedition. General Wool responded by raixiog ats hat evd bowing to the assemblage. Among tue ordnavce stores takeu on board at Beater are four thousand scand farms, to be equally civided beiween the troops of Cregen and Washington Tersitoy; also, six huadred pocbds of ammunition for the moun‘ain ho siizers, men vieree yesterday. In addition to the usual arms of the Goo, s, each wan is provided wi h a Culv’s revolver, Mining News. THY NEW PLAVERS IN TABLE MOUNTAIN. fe Mountain excitement among ths Cuclumne t crearing greatly. It bas let ta new mite of mining, by sinking deep shafts, evem to the plaio round «bout Tucle Mountain and in almony evecy instance tae prespector bas reached the ‘ich strata that runs through “he mmountein. ‘The Union Democrat say Since | abatement ta Jin regard to the extensive gold that bas bre: ¢ deposits of Table Moun'gic. Caima bave been taken up and renewed in ail flats in its inmediate vicinity. New tunnel companies a.¢ being organized cery dey, aad old ones derive new energy frow the success every share reported along the line of the mountain. At Cate en Rench James Bennett & Co, have just steak god paylog dirtat a disiance of some thres hundred feet ia their tuncel. The California Mining and funnel Com- pony, (Turner, Aloffman, Tule & ©.) afar going in two hundred ‘feet, lave prospected to ‘heir satisfaction, Hoeiimem & Co. have alto sunk a shaft on Turner's Flat, about twenty-eight fee: Seep, from which they have Washed an cunes to the pan. Avumber of other claims are being active prospected m the vicinity. Even below the Monntain lass House (Wadsworth’s), the large basin in whien the New York tent ts Ieeated, the ground is al! claimed, and where in preepecticg strala of precisely toe sane character as ‘het found above the god vein at Shaw's Flat has been cug up. Montexun@ Flat is aleo founé to contain yery similar deporite, sud ou several chicas, ater au exainina- von of from \wen'y te thirty fost, the miners have taken from tix to right dollars to the pon.” Chere cao oe no doubt that the entire vicinity of Tele Mountato, with its f appesiance—arme- fre Madey, aed menting upon the raine wi nderiu 4s, the Sonora ald says:—'* Considers ble excitement was crested Fileay ano Sarurday of Invt week, by the discovery of rich nanes on the flat buck of Monterdina, at the foot of Labo Mountain, and about five miles aud'a halt from Sonore. Fume persons whe had been pruspe sting there for 4. tome, succeeded in sinking their shatt to tae bed cook, where they discovered sone exceedingly rich earth—pros- wg trom hall au ounce to twooundes to the pag. Im ‘ely upon this being known, crowds rushed to the Lad in almost au incredible apse of tine han- eds OF asves Were claimed for miaiog paryores, Hes. lop’ ranch and Turner's ransh were ail claimed by the miners, Lerides toe Whole uf the extensive far, eontaln. ing scme seven or eight bundsed acres, The flac in ehch these vew digvings bave ly en discovered, fs @ sort of ba- sin, presenting ibe appearance of once having bwen a jako, and ile up by a preak from ‘he famous Table Meuntair. tbe diggings ave from taenty tive to fify fret deep, and in some pisces are very wet, requiring & pump the water out of the holes. The the deposits is almost precisely like the for. ed op Table Mountain et Shar 's flat, six Tieces of wood and bark have een the shafts, showing very plainly that the deposits have been — mainiy caused by the section the water, Besides the word, large quentiries of gravel and bouldirs, beartog evidences ot having been worn by frieiom,’ such as * f rivers, aooond am ng whe energy with oh: mike above. extemed in sme of | en of old re Mouweln ol he vyatiors to Inve cut apdtorn up, and other marks of violenee. These cir- ©) matances gave rise to the suspicion chat both bad beea It wou'd appear that thers is to de no end tthe a3 sascinations by Indians, unle-s they are remove or ex- There was never belore known to exist sueb @ universal spirit of bated and hosti ity towards the whites on the part of the Indians in Northern Onli- ‘The facts seem yf Proved by the quarters, that there is scarcely an Indian to found between Soott Movntain an4 Prget Sound, who ts not intext upon ‘and murder, whevever ap opportunity presents ue for the fol- ‘evening, Novem. men murdered At the fight on Cow Creek €anon, ten men were killed aud thirty wonnced. Lieut. Crocks came from the scene of action tch from Capt. Sinith to —— From Lieutenant lownsend, says the Alta California, the disturbances existing among the Indians on our Southern frontier. ‘There is evidently some ecncert between several of the tribes, partlevlarly ‘the Maricopas and the Cooopas, Juan Chief of Cubuillas, bad been among them 9gg«e8- that the red to unite with the other united fully two thousund warriors into the field. resent about 100 troops at For’ Yuma, a bum ber totally wadequate to quell any general insurrec- tim. A less number might ‘détend the successfully, even though it would be insufficient to operate in es Jvan Antonio, who is represented as the leader of this msuy rection, has hitherto acted very friendly towards the whites. Many of cur readers will rememre: haviog on (he starboard bow, corryt: g sway with her Jibboom portion of the Acadin’s fure-rigging, ond breaking up tae roil from the bow post to ths starboard fore brace block. Bork vervels were under must have been quite violent. dork, and the extent of the demug-s sustained by the Rover could not be ascertained. Mo-t of ber passengers }ave yelations ond friends in this elty, and if the report toate to the bodies teen at Point San Pedra ia correct, we shall probab y svon have seme more definite mili Herald, Nov, 16, Meee, ccmmanding the U 8. revenue cutter Ewing, come to bis death ov Saturda own act, on beard of bis vessel, now lying in this harbor, Lieut. MeRué had for some time exhibited symp‘oms of pio ti} derangement, and there had become 8» alsrming op duceo to send cn beard the U questing the presence of the offi «f tbe officers of the Active inmedigtely went on board I esbin, and passed nenriy two hours wish him ia social conversation, guage or behavior, they vade him good night, and start- Tee page season fad uot | Los CF Line Fieewey INsURED.—A few minutes before widnight a fire broke out ina wooden tevement north ~i€e of Cou mercial street, adj ining the large fran.e buiid- northwest corner of Commrreral and Battery street, The flemes extended cn either +ids wish great rapidity, ond and Hen ie! wos cocupted by Guerin as a boot an shre store, The S struments. aenbrero injured by the fi siuck him Beck oud Tndder Cor, inj NO. 8 reme Le ‘The borrier presente by the brick build! NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER operations in this fareny mountain ase vew being oom men cee and carried on wiih anexamp “gy amd ver: meverozee, Nearly the whole of (he mi. ntsin bas beea claimed by parties, wed work commen: with the fil deermivaticn of exploritg every noos «1d erovise of its depths Capital and Labor sre com» d the work is so orapged that the individ mse is out fhght. From fifteen to thir y club thaic cl.ime together ar lait or orive a tunvel inte ir, as the case msy re. Many of the business men of Sonera are now engaged exp ereon in anining, and appear to be wilhng to rvyst Large Jy in suet enterprises. | Mossrs. Vatrisk, Valleau, Coi- Vins ve formed them- * and some twenty-five others, teives into m company, led the elxgraph Comoany, Iweated acclaim on tba’ mrantain rear" Byrne's Ferry, com panies have #lso commenced extensive works ia that cirection, At chaw’s Flat dug to the bed rocs ure ylelding largely, and many oom- ponies ure,burily engsged in xintiog’ ehafts on thetr cluime. Thé Sopora Table Mount«in Company, composed of Mesars. Heslep, Yaney, Duttield & Co., gt their sbafts well under way, aud confidently exprot to etrike the lead in six weeke, Their claim is near the rich elaim of Mann & Co, ising tw witners the ith wh engaged in other izing upon chances fur investing in Table Mountain clsims. But the numerous place mountsin in which the lead bas been » ruck, a known extreme ricbness, would expectation of reaping a rich r ments.” its t worrant a jast ‘ard for their invest TORE’ MINBRS KILLED. The Trinity Fimes karts of un unfortunate easualty, resulting in the death of thiee miners, which h»ppened on the alteyneon of the 8th inst. 4 cov were en- gsc in cutting a deep cut in Garsy Hill, a mile from igeville, when the bavk enved fm on them, ourying them ahve. The nomex of the unfortunste persons wh were killed are:~Robinron Dane, oged 32; Arthur P. Haven, aged 30; snd Nathuniel Block, of Missouri, aged “2. Done ie a netive of Parkeburg, Indiana Haven was frem Stunelipk, but last frow South Waterford. Woine ap uncle of deceased is Hving in San Jose Valiey. Ni theniel Block hes a mother residing at Cape Geracdesu, ard a sister in Iilincis. Collision at Sea=Supposed Loss of the Bark er. Huver. The Herald of Monday last contained # notice of a collision at sea, near tre Faralione Islands, which ocour- sed on the evening of tho Saturday previous, be:ween the British bark Rover, and the American vark Acadia. ‘Whe latter vessel sustuined considerable damoge to her rigging, ond was compelkd to return for repsirs. The Rover kept on her course, and it was presumed that she hed excaped injury. The following clicumstances, how. evr, induce ‘the horrible suspicion that the vessel foundered soon after the accident, in which event al on beard must have perished. A pilit boat whish arrived yesterday from seaward reports hsving seen the bodies Ot {h.ee persons—a Mexican woman and two children— lying on the beach off Point San Pedro, about twenty miles to the acuthword ct ran Francirce Heads, Rover was bound tor San Blas, with between fifieen and twenty Tarengers, pinel ally Mexicans, awonz whem were two families nimed Gonzales and Vilingreno, ‘The first consisted of the parents apd three child 1) ¢ family of enor Villagrano numbered eight persuns— bimsel!, wire, wite’s mether and five chilaen. M. Prvdcn, a French gent man well known in this city, was* alto among {ne passengers. ‘The veerel was" commanced by Mr. Law, forme ly a dentist in this city, There are “he only vames that we have been ale to aveertsin at prevent, Alth: ugh there 18 ground for the hcpe that the Rover prec: eded on har voyage in safety, there is much rea‘on fur fearing the Worst, ‘The greater portion of ber cargo consi ‘ed of beavy freight, such as i-on, machinery avd quicksi.ver 'p f1ow tanks; and iy the event cf the starting of her head tin bes by the eellision, as is supposed, oo human effort could have kept her afloat; and if such war the case, it {4 persitle that ire leak wus not immedia ely sikeovered, we the Acadia reports having ++en the light of the Rover two Youre after the cliision. The K iver struck tho Acadia 00d heed vay, and the coilinion Tre night was unusually regarding the fate of the Rover,—San Francisco Miscelianecow Sureme or Lirvr, AKUUPALD MCsal Lieut, Archibald evening, Nov. 17, by his turday evening, that the clerk of the Ewing was in- steamer Active, re- sof that vessel. Iwo be Fwing, and had an interview with Capt. McRae in his Observirg vothing remarkeble in his lao- co to return to theit*veesel, but had scarcely reached the deck when they heard the report of @ pistel. Upon re- viping to the eabin they found Capt, McRae ying op be flor in a dying state, Be had discharged a pee nto bis head, the owl eniering just below the righ? tem- ple, and prodvueing death in a very few mioutes, Coroner kent held an inquert upon the body yesterday af'ernova, when @ verdict was delivered in accordance wii a there acts, Leceaced wae 52 years of age —San Pranciseo Alta ulifernia. PXIENSIVE CONFLACRATION IN SAN FRANCIRCO—REVORTED Dg ‘ceupies as the Young America fruit store, on the ovr envel ped the four yildings between ti eirner son's eating Micon, on Commercial street. the )c wer floor of the bullding in which the fire originated apper portion was occupied as a kdgiug toue., The regress of the flames was so rapid that the lodgers hed rarely time to escape, and it is feared that one or more ced in the flames. It was reported that the mother Guerin was mi ‘One man was saved after tue je lower pertion of flames through xeitions of the St. wy. TL y maze amuong the first at the fire, aud were ia- in saving several lives, Mr. Jamen Farley, a Crercent Fire G No. 10. was eavere!; Dg of scme sheet fron roofing, whic 1088 1h¢ back, A member of St. Francis ry, named Burhua, was al-o falling Wuberr. A member of Pacific. ascertained, susta ned reyge tyjury. f g on Battery siret, adjrining ike Young Ameren fruit store, afforded nied by the gicet west toncé io the firemen im preventing the spread ot ibe fumes in thi direction. Hoff’s new brick build- ost fia iebec on the southwest corner of Commercial artery streets, took fire, but was eaved by the po rence of wind cf Mr. Curry, who forced admitiance and ek sed the hon sbutrers, @ front was much defaced, the flomer hac goined fearful headway befce tbe acrt- val of the Fire Depertment, but in less than twenty minutes after (he first alarm from the City Hall bell, the fire was iy con; ete subjugation to the powerful s:ream of water from every tice, Owing to the Jatenvss of the vlcentusion, the rames of the ownsra ot the property Id not be-arcertaiced. Itis presume’ thut tbe fie wax oceasioned by sm ineendiary. Whe the Cares were subdued, the proprietor of Hendrick ion’s ont epread a five table tor the firemen.—San Francicco Herald, Nev. 10, FxRcuTioy cr A! 2. Miers at S1asts,—Higgins, who was trie ona cinvicted at the Septembe- term of the Li trict Const, of the murder of David C_ Goodwin at Hersetown, Was executed at this place on Friday, the 9th inst. He mani‘ested great indilference to the last: mo- ment, ao Cn mounting the scaffold he threw his het smerg the crowd, and rat down with the utmost non- chatense. Itis stared that ‘his bat belonged to Good- win, an@ wes found ty the possession ot Higgins when he was arrested. forming pait of the chain uf evidence against him, Higgins diank the health of the crowd, aud sta Jeculanly that iv this, bis délut in tragedy, hie dience was Very large, He’ eat down ogcasional’y for a ent in she ovurre of his remarks, rising and acdress- ing the crowd again when sonnet hing eros ¢d his misa which be wisied toray. As the fatal moment approach- ed, Le firmness and nerve which hehad beretofore maul- ferted were one: ved to be slightly shaken, and his voice, pox what tremulous, betrayed ihe emotim which bet ndravored to conceal to the last. About noo. the fell, ond bis earthly career wus at an end. It is ertmated tFat Hem fiftven honored to two thousand Pereps wele prevent At the execution. Hizpios peraixt- ec to the last in denying his guilt.—Shasta Republican, Lb pian Covad —A correspondent of the Columnia Chigyer states that the largest gathorieg of Indians eve seen ip this partof the country recently took plase uesr she head waters of the Tuolumne river and tha: delers tex were present from a grea’ mony tribes oo both sides of Nevada, a+ weil as trom the far north. The e American hors J brought very exel'tog wut h, which was the ov of the cow pin whom tbe w tter gat ed bi infor ed Moos-tak g eat induce ing and he war i, an! they bad been shot down, staboed with knives, ep wih clubs, and otherwise mistreated, for the mest reviel offences, and cften fo atal, On the other hend, th in teges be gained oy a war were painted ip the mest glowing term=—the horses, « ‘he, Dlackets flo with clothing and pregisiots of of winds That they would steal, Were enumerated and harped upon to exelie their oupidity, Put, sys ebe informant, all thelr talk was iv vain tre Incinos here wonlt not joiu them. Feme few were iu favor of it, but they were cverrvled by @ large wojatty. The warriors from the Nem wept off ina very bea homor, cheestening that »hew they bad billed ali the Americans th would come wed MI them els Mes rfages, Births and Deaths. MARRIED. In Sacramento, en the ét Nov., by Rev Phillips, Wiriam D, Sballeiors to Mus. Sarah N mento. I. tacremento, by Rev, ©. 8. Phillipe, Me, Francis Gol- jue to Mise Mary Jones. In Sun Francliea Nov. 8, ty Rev. H. 2. Cutler, Me. Ler jemin B, Mend te Mire Maria H. Newby. ly Noryswille. by the Kev. Dr Seote of San Francises, Mr, ©. M. Evone to Mies Jane H. Baldwin, Ac kU cary aville. Mir. George De Blarehard to Mise Cor arghter of John Kebinacn, Esq., all uf the ilure, al of » Sep Jove Nov, 4 by Fev. Eli Corwin, Mr. Joba Mun- con to Mary Alder Ir Secremento, November 6 Deniel A, Lewts to wre, Marge two or three men t sink « anv have commenced operations ‘hereon. ‘Several v her the holes that have been 12, Mies dn Harets, ford to Miss Marsare( . At New'own Mr. Joseph Myers At tre sume plage, Bir. J kus th Basria. At Sacramento, Noy. 8, Mr. WilHam Lloyd te Miss Sara’ M. More. kelumne Hil), Nov. 9. Mr. F. P, Allen to Madame Jove bine June. At Vlacerville, Nov. 8, Mr. Geo, H. Anderson to Miss Novci-xa June Robineei At lowa Hill, Noy. 5, Mr. J. M. Hawley to Mra. Jane C. Tre by Rey. H. P. Gallagher, Mr. Judson Jn Sap Frareiseo, H. Clark to Mies Suson C. MeMenem: , Mr. Frao ‘elson H. Shoot «nd Miss Sarah E. ial Anne Kenredy, both cf San At Sacremento, Mr. ber ey. M,. Moore. ‘At Red Bluffs, Oct. 4, John W. MeIntoah to Miss Bliza- beth Moultier, 2 - Sacramento, Nov, 18, Mr. James Weir to Miss Fanny eid. In Mery:ville, Mr. John Niebet to Mise Ellen L. Miller. In fan Fronciseo, Nov. 16. by Rev. R. P. Cutler, Mr, James M. Cofty to Mise Matilda Ansie Neunan, both of bie elty. At sarysville, Nov. 14, Mr. Simeon J. Bliss to Miss Jave Philitps. ‘AY Rough and Ready, Nov. 14, Mr. Warren T. Sexton, attcrney ot law, to Miss Z. M. ‘At Big Flay Mr, Wm. Ashworth to Miss Ann Reading: ton. : At Sacramento, Nov. 15, Mr, Wm, Baily to Miss Catha- rine Handy. At tne Peoria House, Yubs county, Noy. 14, Mr. Si- mecn J, Bliss to Miss Jane Phillips. . BIRTHS. In Nevada, Nov. 6, the wi'e of Mr. L. F. Sheets, of twin boys. To Sacramento, Nov. 6, Mrs. Jane Nap te one: At Mokelumne ‘Bill, Nov. 6, the lady of . H, Saw: yer, of a sop. At Mokelumne Hill, Noy. 8, the lady of Mr. D. C. Lam- phenr, of a daughter. In San Francisco, Oct. 30, the lady of Alfred J. Stevens, Eiq., of a son, In San Francisco, Nov. 8, the wife of Capt. Davié Van Pelt, of a son. At Sacramento, Nov. 13, the lady of Jotm 4. Hyer, of a fon, In San Francisco, Noy. 12, the wife of Mr. Jar. House- man, of a son, DIED. In Sen Francise, Mr. Joh» Maumee, aged 26 years, In Shoei cougty, Oct. 26, Chris:opher alderson, aged 40 years. from Wisconsin, a native of England. Ty Shasta, Oct. 27, John Wiiecx, aged 35 years, from the State of New York. sf ‘At Srcramento, Nov. 9, Sarah Ann, wife of Mr. Geo. P. Pevebsker. In ten Francisco, Mr. W. G. Vanaredale, ot Columbia, Tuclumne county, aud forme: ly ¢f Philadoiphia, Pa. At bis rericer ce, year Sinith’s Flat, Nov. 8, Aaron P. Van Viewck aged 48, yet Union Town, Mr Johh Hemptstead, forme-ly of New ‘or 28, AL Town, E. R. Cromwell, youngest ron of Mr. Wiliam Cromweil, aged 1 year, 6 wonths an) 25 days, Tott over beard from sbip Hornet, July 26, James Mur- phy. seaman, a native of Irelund. Ch beard ship Hornet, Wm. Scott sesman, a native of England; fell from aloft and war killed. At Yubs City, Mr. John H. Price, aged 31 years. At Shasta, of consumption, Capt. A. R ney. At lit Kiser Veliey, Mr, Robert Beil, of thom’s Creek, Colusd county. A! kee Bluffs, Oct. 29 Hevry Butterfield, aged 40 yoars At hed Bluffs, Mra, Myers, wife of Wm. Myers, aged v6. In fan Franciteo, Emma N, Cady, aged 6 years and 7 menthe, At YubaCity, Nev. 18 Mr. Jobn H. Price, aged 31 years. At Iacerville, Nov. 10, Willie Howard, son ot F. A. Bee. oged about 2 years. At tan Jore, Mr. Otte Ben@eleben, aged 51 years. ‘At Weavervile, Frank Uynan, infant son of Mr, Michael Dyre ‘A facramento, Seth, an adopted ron of G. W. Roxe- craig, about 2 years, A: Meresvillé, Mrs Mary C. Wickersbain, wife of Dr. RR. Wicker tha Ir ten Ky anelsco, Nov. 18, of coneumption, Mrs. Wan. Whitney, formerly of Troy, N.Y. In San'Francisco, at the residence of her parents. co St. Mary's street, Arabella Shafter, aged 4 yenrs and 0 months, Morkets. San FRancteco, Nov. 19, 1855. Fiour.—the only cor siderable parcel was 2,000 quar ler socket dimestic, at $9 per 260 Ib». There were also Jobbing sales of 400 quarter sacks Lick Mills, private; .CO quarter sacks Santa Clara, at $10; 260 00. Magnolia, at $10; 460do. Golden G, $10: ©, a) $10; 200 do. AT 100 do, Oregon Ciry, at $10; 100 do. domesti«, Athley’s telf-rising, at $11: 100 40. Gollen tate $11 per 200 tbs.; and 100 bbls. Gallego and Haxall per bo! CoRAHFAL.—Fale of £00 bbls. sweet at $6 25 per Dhl. Worst # of 160 racks very inferior at 2c ; 185 do. 5 £86 do. good, at 28fc.; und 2,460 do. cuvier, it Se. per tb. Bavity.—*ales of 426 sacks infertor at $210; 182 4> 10 800 do. choice at $2 374; per 100 Ibs | of 450 racks Calt‘ornia at 24 ¢., and 80 do. > seed at £0, per Io. Pay.—rale cf 70 bales at $21 50 per ton. EBran.—Jobbing sules at $30 per ton. Prins —Sales of 175 sack» California bayos at 6Xe., aud 10,do. do. ved. at 44¢. per Ib CMe? of 18 sacks at 63; corm ane Te. per ih, Ficé —Sale of 400 mats Chica No. 1, private. ‘Juco fn e of 15 es. perch brand, p ivate, Svc ar.—Saler of 60 bbls. crushed at 1c, and 35 do. at Wye. per ib. (tar —We hear of no sales to-day, A e cel of Rio vos put up at ancti n this m oruing, but id not find » mi ; but it is proper to state that the Magunticook, with a'cargo of 80,000 1bs., bud previously been tele- raphed. The stock vow on’ band is about 3,145,000 1os., sy seven and a balf months’ supply. There is also known to be cn the way trom Atlantic ports 175,090 Ibs, «ne frem Rio by the Moro, 720,(00 ips, Also fem Bata- vie, ny tour vesses—the Fulkenburg, Lennox, Rehecca, and FE Corning probably 860,000 Ibs. more—giving « toral of stcek en bend and to arrive of about 4 810,000 be., or eleven months’ supply, Under such efroum riences, it would seem difficult to sustain the market, vven ® new ruling Last reported sales ok en Island av . per Ib, Choice woult yer Cas vies —Jobbin, Ce. per Ib, News from Salt Leke. MASPACKE IN ELK MOUNTAINS. We find the following in the Salt Lake News of the 10th at tie 224 Feptember, a Utah Indian asked 2 Mormon, onmed Jas. Wiseman Hunt, to go with him from the fort to vhe herd, « short distance off, to see # horre that Hunt ad bought of him. They started. the indian on horse hack and Hunt afoot, and when about a mile from the fort, the Indium directed Hunt's attention to the cattle, a Hi tle Way off from the borses, sod whi e he was turned, shor bin in the back, he bal ravging down diagonally avd Jodging in the bigh. (ne ef the herdsmen close by started to give thealarm, ane the other oce crove the herd on tothe fort. Ina short time several of the brethsen went to bring in Hunt, pd when abont half way buck, the Indians firet upon them wounding Pret. A. N, Billings in the fore finger of the right band. Three or four of the party fell s few pacer in the rear, and ty occasionally firing upon the purtuers, they all receded in reachiog the fert without turtber loss or injury. Brother Hunt lingered avout thirteen hours und died. Within an hour and a half after their return, some In clans on the bluff near by told the men in the fort tha theyfweuld Kili the two men who had previously goue out ond were then retwning, and immediate fired seven rounds, killing, as they afterwards stated, brothers Wil som Eehuin and Edward Edwards; the two who were ou Dur'ng the enine day the Indians burned tae hay, and turned off ‘be water that supplied the fort. At daylight the next morning the Indians began to F ther rourd in great numbers, end there deing no prow of a speedy recor ciliation, the remaining thirteen then, by the advice of friend.y Indians, took their b: an¢, started for Monitf, leaving their enemies quarre.. tver the cattle and spoils in the fort. News from the Sandwich Islands. TOUR OF TDE KING—HIS MAJESTY AFTER PUBLIC CONTRACTORS—THE NEW TREATY WITH THE UNITED STATES—ITS PROGRESS. Our fies from Honolula are to the 8d of November. A lurge Sreprouf building, Lavly erected in Hemolula dy James Rebinson & Co., was opened on the Ist 9 November. Z Trace was du in Honolulu. A good many whalers tae arrived. His Mejesty King Kamehameha had returned to Hove Julu otter a visit to #« me other portions of his dominion. ‘A few cays afterwards bis Maje-ty left for Kaual, and rewsped to Honoiula on the Ist of November. ‘Ihe "clymenen saya 7 Vestercay Forming, at about cight o'elock, an unex- pecred relate of twenty-one guns informed the (ohaw- twnts of Honolulu that his Mojerty bad reurned. The veseel wasat that time in the outer roads, but the soa'h windsoon brought ber t» an anchorage in the harbor, Op the wharf where be landed the King was saluted ao- cording to custom by two companies of infantry called out to receive him. We shall be excused perhaps for uiniioning as a ciscumstance « little characteristic, that before driving to the paloce his Majesty, accompaned py vrince Kamehameha, thr ugh the town to ne wlat the Lepariment of Public Works had been eugaged ov éviing the last month, pr ns far as the road new incourse of construction, and tutended to forms ten mopication with toe new prison, The King and his entire euite are in exer Lent health and plete. the Friend, of Hocolulu, gives the following as the p ineipel feature of the new trealy jast concluded wits ihe fens wich Ielande by the United States :—The tieaty semis the folowingasticles from the Kingdom into tie States—brown tugar, and all others not refined, cf sugar, molasses, cofl-e, arrowr: unoanu feciured cotton, live stock ‘of all kinds, and vege. tables pot preserved, pcultry, eggs, plants, shrubs and tives, peltrles, upmanufictured wool, rugs,” hides, furs oud chine undressed, butter and tallow. In return, the Hawaiian government agrees to allow the following arti cies, euty "ee, from the Uxived States—iloar of wheat, toh of wil kinds, coal, thinber and lumber of all kinds, younc, bewed ud sawed, whole or in part, staves and heading, cotton onmonufactured, ceeds and vegetables not preserved, fruits undried not preserve), poultry, (ren ameer rate as above.) Iw the care of Andrew neis, a reaman from San Frepeiseo, charged at Tlenclaln with the murder of Charles E. Frencis, the jury were unable to agree, and ho eheharged. baie ary yore of October, Anthony Lake was Ov the ight of the 16th kijled, end Oriel! Haceia badly injured at Jalaina, bj reing thrown fiom a hove on which they were bor arrived al Hono pees. Auled with the King on t Sacramento, Nov. 8, Mr. Wm. Lloyd to Mrs, Sarah’ 1855. AFFAIRS IN KANSAS. A Free Soll View of the Yrunbics— The True Conmitation and Ritual ot ay aemmcioar (om pment. [Conrenpon?enee of the St. Louls Democrat. 1 xa\exwoxrn Crry, Nov. 28—10 P, M. 'y, Which you hsve no doubt re seived oy tele- A sevelusion, it is stated, bax broken cut. the iculors of the cutbreak } will presect im the order in ich 1 received them, without pretending to vouch for thelr seeuracy, or to add or detract from the imp rtance of ihe inteiges ce. Ihe Flaute Argus, (Gen, Strivg’ellow’s organ st Woe ten) in an “extra?” pubhiched at 3 o'clock thir aftera on, cntsing the engwted inflammatery account of tne in- tien. It is rurmounted by a large woodcut of a sn Awericom flag, and bas crested, { near, item e excitement in Platte and Buchanan counties, It teedr thus:— GREAT EXCITEMENT IN KANSAP--ABOLITION oUT- RAGES— THY MILITIA CALLED OUT. ‘The following despatch which we have just received, disclores an wlarmi ote of xfairs i Kansas. But we de pe it will be quelled wituout shecding of vlo.d aud the aciifice of life and property. INDEPENDENCK, Mo., Nov. 28, 1855. mean exrress that arrived im to-day fiom “Lecompton, we Jearn that the abo. icnis‘'s asve commenced theie long hreatened cuWegt in burning houses aud threatening the lives of pro-lavery men. Gov. Ehannon es}led the adlitia out, but was not able to do anything owing to the weakness of his party. Great excitement prevaiiing here, Chere will start about 8 P. M. four hundred men for the tield of batule. BEOOND DEEPATCH, InverEsDENcr, Mo., Nov, 28—2 P. M. xpress received hese thix morning, at 3 P. M., sta ing that Sheriff Jones was beri ia Lecowpton with prism ho bas surrendered himeel€ toc kiiting an. t in self defence. Cne hundred Yankees, armed ye’s vifles, are the besieg-rs. Gov, Shannoa bas oraered out the militis, Great-exchiement here, Jackson is dolug her duty, and we hope Weston and St. Jo.eph will not be waatin; ‘Lhip wus the firer ipte) ve account of the alleged in- ‘en thet Tcould fine, ‘Ihe next document fully ite statemerts. It isan eff cial preelamation. office of the Herald, of which Mr. Jock this evening. ,”” which is appecded to it, ts of it, o° milivia itterature. | It in. ving if it were not alarmin, very letter {t contains will coll overan armed and exasperated Mis- scurian It reads thus :— Heapquarrens or SkcOND BR ADE, Northern Divirion of Kansas Mili ia. Leavenworth City, Nov. 28, 1855. To THE MiLitIA OF THR S¥COND BRIGADE:—Information bos been received by me that a state of open rebellion is row ip exirtence in Douglas conoty, K. T., thia is there- tore to command the wiitia of my brigade, of tue North- e1n diviron to meet at Leavenworth city, on Seturday Ist day of December, 1855, at 11 o’elocn A. med wd equippea acemding 10 law, and to hold tl in renaivess subject 10 the order of Major Gel Kicherdron. Sing your arms and ammunition along. CIAN J. Bastty, Brig. Gen, Second Brigade, Northern Division Kansas Mabua. TO arms! TO Arms! ! It is expected that every lover of law and order will colly at Leavenworth on Saturday, December 1, 1855, prejased to merch at once to the scene of rebellion. to pet dwn the cutlaes of Douglas county. wre are com- nitting depsecations upen persons and prope: ty, burning cwn howes, one declaring open hostihty aul resistance fo the Jane, moving forcibly rescued a prisoner from the shenff. Com cewe oll! Toe laws must be execat 1d. The outlaws, it fs svid, are armed to the teeth, and virber Cpe thousand men. Every man shonld bring tis rifle, ammunition, and tt would be well to bring two ry three cays? providous. Let the cal! be promptly obeyed. Every man to his post and do his MANY CIUIZENS, This preclwmation was issued, Tunderstand, by viriue wf an orcer ent by express, from Goy. Wilson Shannon. When the pro slavery widiiia leave this city on Satur- “wy, They will instantly ‘be followed vy a company of tree 4 ¢ men as on © armec neutrality.” They are detar- ais e0 10 ree that no injustice boll be done to tue people f lawsence, They aie ready to eee the laws execnted, vit they ave resolved thot mb law shall not preyall. It ie com pleined that the ocject of postponing the do- vortvre of the militia til Savurcay, is to give the mobs dme so excente their long: threatened vergeunct on Law- e1ce, for having cared, ip tine past, tv doule the le- ality. cf the fre gulaters’ votes on the memorable. duth of 5 ting intelligence how just been received from Dou. minute, ard kiil at athourand t. preprint m yards, Their revolvers aro I obteimed this and the subjomed information from fied wee ie one of the © “idiore ot fein pl 5 the constitution, Tam guilty of uo breach ’ or violation of ea”! ¥ «i : ‘aaa For this society our thanks are due to the « it Atchivon,”? who renéored it necessmry to proteet the bal- lot box which bis fullowers desecratea on the 30th of Mareb:— CONSTITUTION AND KITUAL OF THE GRAND. MINT ADD KEGIMENTS OF THE KANSAS LEGION, OF RaNBAS TEKK1TURY—ADOPTED APRIL 4, CONSTITULION OF GRAND ENCAMPMENT, ARTICLE I. éeetion 1. This body shall be known as the Grand En- ment of the Kansas Legion of Kansas Verritery, and be compored of representatives elected trom each sbi subordivate regiment existing in the Territo, Dberein- alten pyoviced. . bial See. Av the first as ny in Jani and Jn); iv inate iment, ‘and adofiional ieprerentative for every fitty mem- ders, rbuil be e'ee'od a8 1oembers of this grand body, the regent hav nx power to fill vacancies fa case ofthe io. sbinty of omy delega'e tc uctend apy mee‘ing of the Grand Tpeampwent; provided, tbat should avy sabordinate re- giment be instliuted oerween the times abuve ee, bes my have the power to elect their representative at such ime as will ensure them a delegate vo the Grand i rb sin ie th . 8. The regular sessions of the Grand shaube biden the third Wednesday of pres gee July, at such hour ano place as shall ve selected by the Encam) ment at the previous semi-annual session, ‘ARTICLE Li, Eee. 1. The officers of the Grand Encampment coprist of @ Grand Generai Grand Vice 3 grant Quartermaster, Grend Paymaster, Grand Aid, two Grand Sentinels and Grand Chaplain, to be elested annual! by bal.ot at tie January sexton, with the exception of the Septinels and cbayJain, who sha.l be appointed by the Genera) tor each mee ing. tec, 2. The Grand General shall preside at all meetings of the Grané Encampment. . He shall call special meet- ix gu at the written request of five represeutatives, or in he may deem it ne earaty to do #0. 116 aball have eral rupervision of the organtestion in the Terri- He sball have Rowse to grant dispensations for the yormation of subordivgte fps oa at such places av be may deem best tor the wellare of the cause and Order, and authorize the initiation of members m_ places where regiments are to be orgenized, under sueh regu- lion as the Grand Encampment may adopt. He ma; vinke escvally, or by deputy, all regiments under his ith Ji riediction, Tuws and ueeges of the organization, and shall session thereof, re- and snociuct statement perform the du- 4. The Grund Querter Master shall keap & eorrect of the pro: eedings of each meetiog and an accu- evel of the members. He shall give iaformation of ali wetinys by @ written or printed notice to the Colanel of cach subcidivate regiment, He shall collect and pay ver to the Gand voymaster all sums due ‘to the Grant Leamp ment. He shall attend to such other business ax Way prepeny be required of him by virtue of bis office. 6 Lhe Grand lsymaster shall have elarge of all weneys belonging to the Gsand Encampment, shall at (Lo to all secerots and disbursemeuts. He shail kee; # repular wnd errvect account of bis doings, whier shall #1 ail imes be open to ihe officers of the Grand Encamp- went, ar peke a tei/h'ul and correct statement of the #1 apres ot euch sersin thereof. fcc, 6, Lhe otber officers shall perform aneh duties ax usually a ertain 1 their respective offives ander the ge Leras Chestion of the presiding officer, ere Be A *¢. 1. The Grand Foevmpment shall have power to e- tubiirh such by-laws ard rules for thete own government a itebel) deem necessary, wake general provision for the punishment of effences against the laws of the Order; ty all opyeale from deci-t u8 Of subordinate regiments, apd entaobeb such constitutions for saoordinate regi ments uncer its jurisciction as their welfare and good BYepment may require, provided the same be in ac- coidarce with the constitution and laws of the Grand En- campnent, The Grand Encampment sball have power to Xupon the rubordivate regimen's t> defray the Y ond proper expenses of the Grand it, by requiring of exch suvordinate regiment that they heve two ot our printed books of jituals and constitu: Ww be furnishec at one dollar per eopy, anda er at fifty cents per copy, and if the above tax is insufficient todefray the ordinary expenses of the 4 ond Exeampment, they may require of subordinates such o:ber tax as will meet the sctuai expenses inearred, fre. 5. The nd Encvmpmeut shall have power to €3- toblish term pans-worcs, to be communisated by the the Grano Encampment at essh March, and afterwards to revew the oppositinn under the fam caw. Wi ice there de in this compinint, the cepeuct of the regulators aud militia will show. Mr, Adoms, the proprieter of ibe Herald, iuformed me hat ime'ligence fre relieble sources bad been received, bat “the abolf:tonints” of Lawrence were desolating the reuntry wound the r city—+s much of it at least, as po lavery men had pre-emptec. He sai) that sixty houces f squatters, with Southern proelivities, had heen det tryed by fie, up to the oate of the letter annooncing by “Insurreetion—yexterday forencon—and that the abo: \ odste were shooting cown the cattls of pro-slavery e i claims they could find, He added that it was tor hade Notice bas been sent fiom Loavenworth to the se- ret armed o ganieation recen‘ly formed in Piatve City for Le purpose cf widing tn executing the laws in Kansas. tis formed, 1] understand, of the most resolute ‘(ighiing ven”? of that fighting eountry. I heard a pro slavery mt, in making this sia‘ewent, boast that “By G—d the P atte City Foye wouldn’t need a second bidding to come ogive the d—d abolitionikis bol? “No, by a #'d bis companion, ‘they wou’t need no bidding at all.” A pio-slavery xan has been shot by an abolitionist. An sbolitic mist bax beew shot vy a pro-slivery man. A Mis- «win shot a d—d Youhee who was on his claim. A ‘hee shot a Missourian who was on his claim. The iff a rested the Yankee and the sbolitiontsts reseued vm. ‘The bi ns arrested the Yaotee and the peo- 6 xeleased him ww il the proper officer pre- ented himself. Such are the irreconctiable accounts given cf the origin of the affray. I bave heard so many 1d se @ nficting sn) such uninteliginle accounts of the aiato of the insurrection, that I cannot pretend to ex- olan it, Lravexworrn Crry, Noy 20—9:90, A. M. Aller wr'ting the piece bing lerter I was told that Mr. Conwsy, awellbnown ciiven of Lawrence, had just ar- rived in town. 1 waited on ifm immediately and ascer- tired ibe unxemantic facts embedied in the paragraph ayeve, He lefy Lawrence yesterday at noon and every ce was quieily pursuieg hix bustocs# neither dreaming of civil war nor preparing to besiege Sherif Jones. “Ove thourand men’? were not “armed to the teeth,” nor even ‘o the chin, ot one of them had so much as a ‘injek in his bat. Sharpe's rifles were laying undisturted in theiy “herdware” boxes, Order reigned m Warsaw. ‘uhe rumor origmated ma murder whieh has created conside able excityment in tuat yie'nity, and, if not wremptly and thorougtlly sifted, will lead ‘to. disastrous ow nrequences in the future. It is thus stated in the HHe- ald of Fredem, of Now. 94:-[the wurder referred to was that of Che: les W. Dow, om account of «hich we pub- isbed two cr threedoys stuee ] Mcrper Mote Fout.— Our town ¥as thrown intoa high stale of excitement on Thursday last by the ixtelligence irom ness Bickery Volot, in this Territory, that Chas. W. Dow, & Yourg wan about twenty-two years of age, was wort barbarously murdered by a party of demous who cejoice in the appellation of ‘ border ruffians.”” Mr, Dow bod been to a Diackeinih shop where several of these de- mons incarnate were copgiegateds Ove of them drow a rifle oa him, and threatened to shoot him on the spot, but finally ret down his weapon without injming apy one, Me. Dow started ta leave, and ot wwey a few rods, when bis atention was direced cwards the shop by the explosion of & percussion cap. Locking around, he received a charge of buckshot in bis rom irom & wretch named Colman, and fell dead upon the spot. ‘Anatiecpt wa: made to arrest the murderer, but he wos #ecreted dy his pro-siavery abettors, and escaped to Missouri, ‘The people wi Lassemble on Monday, and #xe- cule summary pusishment upon the entice party who were present. ond accesrories to the murder, ft they can be found. We wait with anxiety for further develope. seats, ‘Tre reader must wake allowances for the editor's style; he is a gentleman of o sanguine temperament, and is fabio, the: eiore, to covvey s wrong impression unin'en fonally. “The people will aseem ole” should read ‘the people ought to assembe,” for] am assured that the diene of Lawrence bad no anch intention as is implied in the prangraph quotes. Mr. Low. 1 am taloraned, was citisen of Ney Ragland: bed squatted en an unoccupied cinim, expended several bounces dcliare ‘a improvirg it, ond then returned to his Ex:tern home for bis wire and children, He lefé the farm ige of a fie) d, Mr. C lemon. itty s'ated, cut a 1 of timber off it In his absence, snd persisted mn Mr. Dow remonstrated; Mr. good Sein xo after his return. Coleesn rbot hina, vnilemen of Mr, Dow's aeqnafotance—a warm per- fieno, it may be—in removing tho bleediug corpse men, ie ebarged with having vowed ven his wurderer, Kor titis he was arrested om ay Jast, without » warrant hnvirg been produced. in rieirg oway with Sberifi Joes and bis posse, he mes to berremen yelrg towards Lawrence. to atteud the im oigvaticn meeting. He told them he had been arrested without ‘ormatity. “Came along With us?” said one of the horsemen, Be 1 de cut from the sheriff's guard, who wore as nu- mtrers as tre mber, ba’ wade po reristance, There oro the tects, Lem informed, upon which the in. dem inatory telegraphic despatches, the ape ial mes firm ‘Le Governor the blood and thunderish proclama- fone by the Brigadier General, and the dresdfal rum yrs of war ano entile slaughter bave been founded, Im the sugrege cf Mr, Adama, ‘It’s too bad.’ Ti may lead to bloodshed, Blood-thirsty men, panting for vengeance on their opponents in potitics, ore probably tro thls, en their way to Lawrence, They will 6nd a preceiul but proud spirited people there, who are no ag tmisne ano cowndy aseailants of oxen, but who will 1: to no insult, and are us brave ne the boldest of per border invaders. May Heaven defend the right; and may the right keep its powcer cry, and have the heaviest tatvalions. A Dw of th Torrks, Nov. 1855. Isubjcin a correct copy of the ritual sad constitution the Grand Eneampnent and regineuts of the Kansas igion, not os ¢ mipa‘ed by Mr. Laughlin (of whom, course, you have beard enough ere this), but as printed by the cficers of the scelety. Tam not a member ef the Grand Encampment, or any ¥ secret esecciation, bat am acquainted with hirtory and design. It was instituted before the “Parcos of Kansas’? serembled, and in tely after the tilegal invasion of ths 30th March, It was designed exclusively to protect the ballot box, not to offer physi. cal resistance to ony laws. The Grand Encampment is tuted chietiy o that wing of the frre State party ” slavery on mora ra: the other wing, which embraces the majority ol the party who oppose the mtroduction of inveinntary servitude, because free. dom ts wealth on material grounds exciusively—is in- sceqoately represented in the regimenta. T helteve tha: thirteen hundred men are enrolled, They dave three theusand SLarp's rifles, thee ‘howsend five benered Cols revolvers, and of polgnarcs and sabres, oar inet uiients. nota fee can te 4 cith exe cw tre ties @ Grand General to tie Colonel of each reganent. tee. 4 The Grand Encampment shall mate all nomi- ns tions for Terri oral oflicers, a: large, wud iemediately after suth peminaticns shall have been made, the Grand Gevese) shal communicate the result to every regiment in the Territory. ARTICLE IV, Vetiiione for charters for subordinate regiments must be signed by at least five members of the Order, addressed to the G Geveral, au¢ have the accompanying foe of two Collars ard fifty cents eneosed, which will “agli them to tue charter, book of rituals, constitution, ee ARTICUR V. Five members sha'l constitute a quorum for doing Duriners. ARTICLE VI. Any proposed sMeration of or amendment to this con- sticu ion shail be submicied to the Grand Encampment at a one perciiog before Leing acte op, when if two- ids of the members present at said regular meet vote fur it, it shalt be ad epted. id CONSTITUTION OF SUBORDINATE ENCAMPMENT, We, whose nan ee are annexed. do hereby pledge our- relves to be gr verned by the following constitution :-— ARTICLE 1. This orgevizatin shalt be bnown us Regiment No, — of the Kensas Legion ANTICLE I, See. 1. Any person can become & member of this I who wil plkoge himself favorab.e to the freedom of Kan- sos, and ix eiyhveen years of age. Versons being received uncer twenty-one years of age must be vouched for by ihe members. Fee 2, The pare of any person proposed for member- sbip shall be vouebed ‘ur by one or more mem! when she candidate shall be voted for, and three negative votes sLall be equivalent to a rejection. Provides, that no per- son shail be propeed for meabershtp tn any t other than that located in any city, town or district in which such person ree! Heo. J. Any mu mber spplying for an honorable dis- ehorge from his regiment “ball, upon vote of the mem- bers prerem at the time of such application, be entitled to a ceriificute tigned by the Colonel, and countersigaed by the Quartermaster, upon the payment of tea cents for sueh certificate; and z euch saember being desirous of (tre a member of another regiment, shall present bin torn jeate, being subject to the same vite asa new a, icant. thc. 4. Memberw of the Ofer satheave the right of debate in otber regiments than their own. Their right to ete, hoe ever, roll be confined exclusively to the re- ginent to which they are connected. ARTICLE I, Sec, 1. The officers ofeach sahordinate regiment shall c.peist of Colonel, Ieeutensnt Colonel, Quarter Master, Pey Master, Aio and two Sentinels, who shall be electes by ballot on ibe first meeving nighie of January and Joly. tee. 2, It spall be the duty of the Colonel , force a due cbrervance Of the several constitutions, jaws ard re ti ne, and secure a proper respect for the ier itosie) Grend Encampment and is officers; see that als fliers em/¢rs of committeet perform their re- spective utiles; appoint all eflicers a1 tees not other wise provideo fir the casting vote when a tie jet ar, except in the a ction of officers. have special chaigecf ‘he constitution and laws; dray on the Pay Mester for ail demands on the regiment; direct the Quar. ter Master 10 call special meo'ioge when nesewary, and prrform #)l otber duties pertaining to the office hee. It shall be the duty of the Lieutenant Colonel to ssrist ibe Colones in the performance of bis duties; have ace eae the doors, and, in the absenee of the Colonel, preside, Fee. do Te sball be the duty of the Quarter Master to keep on accurate record of the proceediwgs of the regi- wevt, witha roll of the members’ names; notify men- bers, when ordered by the Colonel or @ vote of a mort, aid perform all other duties pertatcing to office. tec. 6. It shall be the duty of the to receive all moneys of the regiment; pay all demands when au- thorized by the colonel; keep an accurate necount of alt mopeys received and expended; exbioit to the regineat op the last wee'ing of each. quarter a statement of the funés, ond at the end of every six months give a corres! written report of the receipts and disbursements of the term. rec. 6. I:shall be the duty of the aid to examine the wen bers at the opening ef the regiment, aud regort any ¥bo ain incorrect to the colonel, to assist at the initia ‘ion of perecns, and see thet the brethren are made com tertab © ouring the sitting of the regiment, See. 7. Ite be the du'y of the inside sentinel to at- tere at the inside door, ond report to the Heutenant colo ne ibe names and regime of the persons applying for ac mir icp, apd somitsveh as the lieutenant colonel may créer; but to edmtt pe one without the words, unles* ciber whee ordered by the colonel after vouched for by # member of the regiment, tee & trball be the duty of the outside sentinel to atiend te the outside door, and ada it no person without the posrword, except eandicates, and thoee he may kno# to Le men bere Of 17 @ order, or who are vouched for by « nen ber of the regiment. ARTICLE 1¥, At the firet meeting in the montha of January and July respectively, there shall be elected Eady ment Cpe deleguie or reprerentative to the Grand En- campment, ond one additional representative for each {ity members belonging to the regiment, ARTICLE V. See. 1. All charges and offences preferred against & member sbalt be duly specified im writing, they thal be referred to a epecial committee, who shall sum- rveb member to appear before them to answer to the elegation eet forth, and after a fair and impartial ex- amiraticn thereef, report their decinion to the it, bol rhail wt once proceed to the consideration and dis- por lof the core, fee. 2. Avy member who shall be proved eullty of vio. Inting oy primes of the Order, or against " or iberwise militeiing rgainst inte~ to nud, Sarmeses may & im the secrete of the or militsting sgeinst the interests of the _ the Territory as & truth, Pronor ani epity. i iments locéted in each and alee. tural aintsiet shal! make nominations for all c ate distelete; but where there in one election dis- kero e ands be aéditic twenty memicus, overs