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NEWS FROM NEW MEXICO.
Interesting fr0m Santa Fe and
?1 l*aso.
TBEILLHtC HARB4T1TE OF JIBS. VTIZ.SO.ir,
Ac., Ac., A*.
; ? On*" *nii?n Pe Cot rrapoiiilt iirr.
Sasta Pa, Knr Miaioo, Dec 31, 1863.
?AJatn t\e Ttrtx ry?TKt Istjisla'tirt? Military Inlelli
pmce?T t Vanyeri </ KmyiratiuH?Mrl. WUion'l Cap
^ tivity? IKt Pacific Iiailnxul
Tk* I egl.lature convened here on the Arnt Monday la
December, and the (Jortrpor delivered hi* meaeage
Tiewa on the policy tecae.ary for tba territory. They
*r* w1* legislator., and knowing that Unoto San owm
the territory a oertam amount of fund* for a specified
"umber ef day. in each yrar, think there la no use la
Ulklng about It bat wai 8 ?ith patience f0, the tlml to
arrive when tb.y ehail receive taelr du.e. .'omiUme. an
adventurous Anglo Saxjn, fireU with the cal-xth* lo
iumd, which charaeteritea hla early home, ,i?, and
InWrupUtheBpaaUh gravity that reign, .apreme, and
greealve Stat* poUtlelaai. The Meeilla.Valley, ifawtluu
that Utrrhma coma UIH-id*! the opinl&h of thtf late
Oorarnor ef thin t.rriu r, ... it <eeui*, to be .ettled on a
ohampagne baaia by Col. KadeJen and Ban a Anna, and
the treaty to be ratifled by sring off a roaud of wrk*
iaatead o' appealing to the t ill mi ralio rtyuni.
The country la quite quiet, ?u.i General (Urland, who la
in oommend of (hit derailment, ha., Blnoe hie arrlvel in
the territory, been actively eDgaged in vlatting tie
different military po?t?, aad in making the best dlnt.-i
button of the troche oon-r hie command. Ti e state of
f c ety here, aid the mimical feeing. ?f the Meiicau
part of the population to the American, h?. b??a vrrv
much. 1*4 geraux! a, aou.* of jour oorrea^Ld-at*
Thtr? 1* no fart if cur fs>mir# Jront'er wteru th?-?
U i a n., le quiet anr or. - ly ,, j,.J4 k,n r?? im4rle4?
portion la rimara.bly g<v,| lai, *l.binlgn u? 4U .torn of
wrarlig ai 1.1.1 i. very gen it u mo ?B fr0jl , ' f
oeee-.lty, a* very ftw c a ton. o:o.r io.- .h'ir u.?
and r.ry fow acta ,i ??o eaoo ar- remittal. d\
far from " itojAo.-.?k filling It ? ec.-x-ary t-, tl,T,,
it'e?.,v?,,'^ ?*' ?L h"*d "rmj ' lb8 Hud
it c coit l t .o b%T? a ?' i3'i more pl*'&iiint ki'nl r>f ?.<-m
in that sitoatioD. The city i- m\ hoot toy p .] ui^ht
and no caaea of robb-ry ?r inurder cocar The MeiicVn
popala ion, after taki f tbeu euppej, retire ?ar.y ?nJ
'I P*',rC''> I"!** ?fter nine o'clock,
. .w th' U? lh,,y j4n<''' *1*. erjny
tb' *?-,1 meaner Daring the
?kn?" ,or *att ?ome ?IJ pre
^oiuoB. tht0. mnrn *" " "ur ci"<" mjiaar
P1' ^ no. Mi. I, e y eubM .e.l, aao i&i Mexi
wJJf-. K t U* With ( K'r?ata?t
7 MeiiO) eir.? ?nttrely bei .1| wtlh war
reLrtl^'nlf' W (?m U " uV-"'y lmP"?ibl? tjregaiate,
7 i I d*n,*r0D" *' UJta PM'laa totrarel with
lntheir domain; but tb? ?,jrm unuii spir i of our emi
graata out here la eo gr-a', tuat eitn horrible examplee
?Ur b?n1lnb;r(bh rity b8fo - ^ the; are cittUu
Z?Ll g th* "?"S*" ? '*?? pioneer a^d in ?mall
"umbere oroamng the wIM uiau'e traca in ererydlreo
1,b"d?,blP?' target., end balr breadth Vcapen of
?y of theee renturou. a. into are harrfly cr. dlble I
*'"1 romautic rerratlTe, that
J" ,ln the s?Mt? Fa OateOe last week. lae
riaapllclty of character of i,- narrator, h-r cu!h and
der? h^'ti f*'c *"d 0 'nT<r?? I wi'h her ) rea
wJIt b^th.mn'.h ',to "" r'lit'1 nn" S l?h P; 'neere
.m " an i chovH tftat deetiny
hS?? ' iL* KMBlh'ru -Xt.em ty.tObS
dm / r?a",v' 'l**cnded if not fr.,.0 Koraan,
from Atglo American motherj I no remedr th?? the
III''?'*1 ?? ' -??? continual bVr b ?r 1 ties" and
wuhof '. inc "..ing the tiiiji.?ry force
hL^!nC?Dn> pkr??. who rieta hi, all ti extend
fcia con? try a area r.e?ert< tie nrotei;i,in of J'i?t coun
Ihe' V'"* blW * ** ''"?f ,hM ar"? of '"Ola*
If hu ? iMuraa, wnea yfeldug to . li ? . u perdition
aL tlk! if PI! f*'r u?ir'd "iranger #ai to ome
g,Tf ot tb# Altec, orly had the
'"??lladuw*<1 to 1 "" ,,f the con ing... the mighty
TK0*1" Th0 mtr eTfntu??y to people lull gold
en land. The great en.igra Ion from Kur^pa, w iioa etill
rntllr?.?J v ??iW ,7 atreng h, m?t flal ?a
Hk. tki! i vf!* l,hroafh ?"r old confl.ea A country
like thle, rich lo mineral p-odnotlona. and hef,;.lee, a floe
grating country, muit c'.l r gr?at in tucementu t) tbe eft
r? to lneata on ?? eoon aa the raat eea of prairie taat
now laparatea It from tb- Slates oao he pa?te > over b > tie
"t- E,"J "? ohmate can bi iMain?l,
1^1 -.in l.. J""? of tb" ??n?>"7 i? "oat f .rcult v?tlon
P'lae an 1 aalll, tbis fertile and
gen-al .oil, under better bau >, meat II ,nriah lo Tiew
lng the enow capped mo.m-a.ae utder a gj ge ,ae ,.Unaet
theece.ery ar)n?..ihe-e ta Ornu'iful, a*u tue g. an ear ./
y 1 ?' 10 *'T ?d 'be ed'liei l? coo
Sft J*" " win!?r? *0, *T h4" been delightful, and mu. h
teihier than uai al, and if a ,*.w BruidwM c -ate more
?? .^"^'I'tuted for the M.ncan ae-.pi ooh could
alinoat think that he wai not wanting hit life and leidiiu
"?'f ? Tegetatire e*l?t?nc? amang a primitive people
wbc are happy and content became ignoraroe la bina to
thus, ionr paper onoe a ni>itn, hvwerer, rea-wj our
grief, and makee a.iwi.h that we -er? all home ami 1
the a rife of aotire ire We look w|-h dizain at th *
uaik ejej, dark browed, neiple minded, kind h??rl?l
ienoti'a, with her rebixi... an 1 pine after .ilk- aart Pari,
bonnet- Thla pea. >n or th ? >eai la the tlae..f f>al'- and
frollce and happy Ik the sen olta ?U?n eh- cae oatrie her
neighbor In naga. anc en^eoully in tine pocket aaalker
chief They cry a<- miti Othello did for that at.fu'
appendage, am' although at their ball* their h-ad,i ani
toeguea rest, tbeir feet d ? w,0der?
A. re??r 'he Paclle Railroad sarrey, I senl you a
letter r I lent W hipple to th- Amigo del Tali, a lilflh will
ebow ?liethe i. dolag. Yo? wul alao tee tbe death of
ale?ef*"?!lV ??'!b' ?*#Dt ?4 ll?? Apaohe
? genoy and formeily cf the Third Auditor's olHje, ?a.h
UK1M33.
NEWSPAPER ACCOUNTS.
We condenae the folio ring item* from the Santa Fe
GatHtf: ?
The Legislature of New M'xi v> aiaembled at the "'Jot
ernment lalaoe'' in Santa re on the 6th December
lliey seem to hare acqulre.1 a prettv geod know!?, ge of
the nnu.ber of offioen required for these bodlee-and one
J U,r,p?Ur' "ur people aa a uoTelty.
In the Council, the following i fflcera w?re elected ? Preii
dent, Jamee H guinn; obief olerk, EI.'m r. Clark; ae-iatant
cletk, Nicnlaa yu ntorery jilarid, engroajlng clerk, Hona
? ? clerk, Crar>. P Cler,r; ae geaot at
aim*, ib- J. 11 Kdflen; dno ke.rer IV?<lderlO Vigil; Inter
K?thZ!mt 7L,ce , Ihe Home waa orgatlied
bytheeleetioiiaf the foil .?{ -g rtlieer.r-lpeakar, Theo
dere I) Wbfcton; chiet c'eik, I). V Whttlrg- asalattnt
C eik, Herero Trnjillo; third eletk Neator Sandoval; fourth
oierk, Ixirenao l.abadi; aeig-aot at arm., Salvador Uarcia
dooikeeper, Augoatln Itoran; Interpre er, Jeau. Btca y
v OoTern.r lierriwether, aocompanlej
by the Secretary of the T^rtit- ry. William S M-eaervr
appeared before the I ?gialature, and re?d hi- me.aage in
Englleh. !? waa afterward, r-ad In 8paaieh by Ur Whit
?*' *"*/ T,h* _mee?age U not pabli.hed lathe
QiU'Uc, bnt it la .aid t? have been wed received- Tha
Wbject. of taxation for rev-oje pnrpo.ee? only 93 886 30
baring keen paid Into the treasury daring tbe year? of a
Briminal oode? the aelejtl n of fundi? the creation of a
Boaro of Land Commlfaiooere to a jaat aad determine
geological .ury-y cf tfce Terr tnry? inpr.jpria
^?f* eoaatruction and improvement of re ad.? and
SL^'jTtl.(jr ?r ,Vliae K?" e?d-are all recom
EDeoded by the ^o?eroor to .h? notice of tbe l^rlaUttir#
The remaiaa of Uot Bent aed of Judge Herman Von
Orolnaa, aaeafelnated aotte yeara ago ay a banl ofeoa
aplrator. agalnat the govern men t, having been removed
*>!& by tbe Free mwoai of citj
o? ine ii to nit
Th? GatMe chronicle* the arrival froai Cali'ercla of Kit
Q?raoa,JohaL Hatcher I.oc en Maxwell, Le vii Thorp
Timothy Hood ale, Fllae Ilre?<?>rt, John Ra.lford Renry
Mercuae aad two other *me icana. Tne? l,f, Lo, AagJ
Joe c tbe Uth of October *
They cro?aed the Colcrv'o at Fort Yatna near the
Eonth of tbe i.lla and folio ?*<1 up tbe latter river to the
month cf the San Pedr.\ and up '.he Saa l'e ic until t!??v
??^wAubT?J', ,ral1 They '.ravelled on AuSre,'. trail
until they reached the Mlemb:oe river a bin', twenty milee
d o ? Webeter; tkenre t>v the ordiotry rout< to the
Rio Grande, which they attack ab .ut tbe mid le of the
Jonrada fel Mner'e; then followed tbe wagon road to
Fort lonrad and ao on up Ihe valley of the Ri j(i ande to
o*.ni, J*' tfc*? ?r 'v'd in .afety on Sunday, Ihe
?th day of Iteoember Ti ey .aw bnt two lodlaaa oa
aa. geaera^y fTie* "'lh? lcol>n' Tfl# weather
"Tbay report that they tret near a hundred thouiaid
?beep on the rrad to C.liforrla. Mr abel at.l otner.
had a drrre of tblrtv f( ur thonged be.^. and were
withla a fev mile* of Lo,i Argel -e, the met Nicila. l*lno
and other*, at New river, cn tbe J irna la win N'teen
thon.acd, bavlrg Icat two Ih nnnd Agim and hie
party ha^ reacb"d the Plmo*. and were getting aleng
well, having k>at enly abvu! a hnn Ired aad forty b?ad
On the MLmkree river, ab, nt ten milee from K.>rt Web
?ter, they met Lieut. Wblpp'e, with a train of wagon.
**r to B*rb?ra; a.'.o re*'. Captain fiwaii'
with a eottpasy i,f dragooue, oa a march t> ;ia vVhite
?OBQtAiBl,''
e*?ot of the Nats jo Indian* reethM
th* 2,'b. and Iron hlat the adit.ir of the
SSiana? ' ^ U* ,olJow,,,K {n regard to tboee
kboat ,!fht ?hoowad, of whom near
JSLl "4r tor- Tn*r a good deal in
th^ied hnahfu ""1 thu they rained alxty
?tahS^drlS '?"lodred buabel. of wheat,
blna rrelona ' Pm " * l*r"* Ttaatilr of pump
tnre'tarel onaS^uil nf"Ki P'^toee, ke They fuanufac
tnre ler^e qnaniittee of blanket*, ?w>ektnra A?/ .ii th?ip
wearing apparel, and make tbe'l
bewa, arrow., Ac. They ate all brought np to wcVk .^d
wen, women and children are onnaUntlv enobved
They owa 260,000 aheep, 20,000 horaee tnJ Tfj
and ?fty bead of horned catt:,. C'hTn"^.!^
tbe tribe owa aa many aa fifteen thoa.an 1 h.iraea and
o** hundred thou .aad head of aheep. Srme of ln j
dlana have forty or flty paosa to at teed their ber<le
Xb*T treat tbeir woman with great re ? poet, aad the
modern doctrine of ' womaa'a right*' eeeme to be fullv
earriad oat la practice among the tribe. Tne women
owa all tbe aheep, aad tbe man dare not aell them with
out their peraieeloc. nor do tbey ever make an lmpott
taet trade without ooaecltlag tkeir aqua we. They almlt
women to tbeir coaaelle, -who participate la their deUb
eraboea, and o< ten nentrol them. Tbey rarely kill, but
ooaeloet theft a peat virtue. Tbey worehl* women a*
tbeir Hreat Spirit, and be'lew* abe atari i the ?un every
morning !? ita conrae. The agency la aa honored aad
' Igkty telle* from Santa Fe, ia the heart of tbe ladlaa
Country.
Th* outward booad matl fro*" Btat*^ m*tat?TTl
bit now itorm at th* eimaroae Th* *no? Mil Marly
two fMt m<l iu M)m? pUcm to ??Arly dombU that
i'?Dth IUil *torm* wer? *l?o ?tpwiMioad. Bat they
met with n< ?ccu!ei ts, *ud m.de th# trip In twwkty f*ur
d*Sfcin? fifteen or twenty Oimm attempted to com nit
Ceire atiou* "? tb* call party at P?WDM Rook Tu?,
?u '? cu'tln* through the canvass, wd *t?alier
?onir article* of c'otblng, and decamped, but war* pu'? i* 1
?ud tha property ieo:>tr*r*d. Tne*e lodttna aia >aii t>
have bfcoana troub)**om# ot lata by IntimidatU g an
rnbb i g emigrant* cn their way to California and dale
lake.
A fKlKMIBH ItrrWBBN TIT* BITFRtFP OP ?L PASO
AJ>D A TAHTT OF MBXICAMF ? THOOP8 AT Bi. PASO.
From an extra of the San An toij^p WetUrn Trtan of the
12th nit. w* extract the following lata intelligeno* from
El Piao:?
Tbe mall from Santa Fe and K1 ]'a?o arrived her* ab >ut
noor. With it cornea Lieotenaut Thomas formerly o'
tbe United State* army, whA g"*s "o Au tin 'or th* par
poe* of delivering to GovernorjP?*?e important oonnuoi
cations from Oorertor Merrlwether of New Mexico, io re
latli n to Indian aff?ir* io that Territory. We are not of
ficially Informed of tbe precle* nature of the mlss'on ?>f
Mr. Tbom**, but It la not afar tetchel supposition ?h\t
the object in to effect a cooperation between thu S'.st*
and ;U? territory of New Mexico In ca*e ?f *erlous difl
#u)tie* with tbe Camanche Indian"? dlflioa tl#? eMou,
nn er tbe preaent aj-pect of affair*, may be anticipated at
any moment. _ .
A rifllcu'ty occurred a f?w day* *'nce in tbe Territory
of New Mexico between a party of M-xloani and the
Pherlfl of El I'aeo c< unty. It iooti* that Mr Magoffin, of
Mag< flinsvUle, claim* to be tbe owner of a Malt laae Io
the Territory near Do* a Ana A number of Mexican*
from the latter paoe went to the lake to get salt Mr
M*t> flln prrcuted a warrant for tbelr aneat, which was
placed In the hen'* of the Shealff of El Pm ciunty. He
?umnjened a po?*e weat to the ground fount the M#xl
ear* upon whom he fired, thus drtviog them from their
carta The cxen were then deajh#-* anl brought to El
l**o The rarU were left on tbe roa4. Seriou* ques
tion* m ?y mint ontof thi* allatr between the Territory of
New Mmoo end the State of Texa* Certalalv the Sheriff
of E. 1'aso 1* highly esnsurable for the maoner in which
Le 04 nriucted the txaneactiun. But wa bate no time for
io3.ir ecte.
G.ntrsl Garland '? at El Paso He I* bringing the troop*
? a'io. ed in New Mexico around him iu euoh a manner
*h to be able, witbin four or At* day*. to concentrate
tb?m at any point for any emergency ? either to repel or
ir ?ke an attack
It i* u-i.erally believe! in that **ction of the country,
the* another war krtwitc MexiOJ andtb* United State* is
tseTitabl*.
Kverytb ng I* at preaent quiet In the Me*l>la Valley It
in il e nndeietanding between the two government* that
no 'nop* fhall be *taUon*d there while oe?Oti?iions are
it.- (Weden, onr Mlnl?te: in M?xlco. h*? allre-ned aire
aevt-ral coirmunioatlon* to lieneral (ia^^nd, u^iag tie
Mexiran ir.aiU for their trasemisilon. Four out of flee
ba< b^< r broken and reeeOeu when tbey reiche! the
<I?ne:al. who ba* fut'mat?d to th# Miul?ter to send all
fnture coinmunicaUon?of iuportanoe by epecial expre**
From a private Ktter received by we make th* fol
low 1 8 extract, rtla'ivH to the fljlit with ths Msxioan* at
the talt lake, meptloned vbore. Ai our oorr#?p3nd>-nt wa*
an e>6 witne?? of tne aDair, and we know him to be en
tirely reliable, donbues* bl* acoount Is correct:? '1 sup i
poae you are aware >h?t Don Santiago Mag>ffla t? pirt
owr.er acd whcle tester of a salt lake one hun 'red and
eixty mile* neith of ti.i# plac*. On toe Cth tnit. a partv
cf men numbering one hundred and twenty-eeven, with
twenty nix cartk, left Dona An* and L** Cruzei with the
Intention of taking Halt from the afore*aid lake. On the
8th, Hon Santiaajo was apprUefi of their intention an t
Cef patched twenty eight men in command of Sheriff Sny
der to arrest all the men and take po?a?*tion of all their
property. We lelt here at 4 1*. M . on the 8th inst., and
after artlvirg at Han Au^uKtine spring deteimlned to wait
the art lral of the party from the lake.
S?n AugustlneU about fifty uUi# from he-#- ther tbe
roa1* from th# rait lake fork*, one to itjna Ana, tbe
other to MagofbnkTille. Arter remaining there three
("aye, and the Dona Aoiaus not appearing, It was agreed i
that we should rntet tLeoi We htarted. aad. after trar
ell:n forty milf*, c*tri* In fri>nt of tha train at about j
enndown on tbe even.ng of the 18th inst. Tbe sheriff j
went forward and attached the pr perty, and told all
fcande they were prisoner* The Mexican* treat*! th# j
nheillT'e an'hoilty with contempt, and tc.l htm to g)
home; tbey had left home f.?r eait; they hid nalt In their
carl?. an4 they ibould ie?p it crdi* d?f'eu ing It Thi*
all ; oaniied very well T.ie ox n wer" then turned out to
water, a- d whilst they were bu*.i dri?klngour llttl# party
gfit tf getber, and tbe ordfr wis ?ivnr to *<Ii? all the |
rattle, ard till every mm wbo dared re^Ut. Wehao a ,
cannon with ns ? a twtlTe p^tmder ? ?hisa wa* loalell
with giap? and racitter, and :rady, lu caee o' ne-wl, io :
fire into the herd The n?n re, ihted, aod the s'gnai gun j
wai. Or?l by the s'eer.lf when a general tight em>n*d,
wh'ch lasted about twenty minute*. Th# end ?f the affair
wae, that thre# horF#*, live mul>? ard twenty three
steer* eert killed; thre* Mi xican* killed, fire seriously
wonrded. We then ciore off the cattl*, and arrWe i here
tit in safety."
From another private l?tt*r we m\ke the following ex
tract, ebowiug the feellnir amor.g the population ol that
part of Mexico on th* subjeot of the treaty recently <sale
wi'b tfexieo by (len. Gadeden;?
' Much excitement prevails on account of th# report ;
tbat part* of th# States of Chihuahua and Sanora are sold
to tbe Vetted State*. Tbe seed men here are Tory tndig
rai.t and swear be 'ore th*y shall be eold cotno Bo/fWJl, |
they will anurx th?n>f?lTes to the I'nited Mtato*. Gen
(iarltnd l? at Magoffin's. The object of hi* vitli ii the se
t-i tiou of a ait* for ? fort, and, 1 understand, h* has ai
rmail- selected a *ite half way betweon HagofllaN and
^mt h's in a low range of ?\ud btlli. Perhaps yoi can
r ij etr.ber them, as you m?st have ?*en theai often.
M*|btin'* expedition to the salt lake ereat#* con'tdera
n e t*lk, and t* generally vtew#d la a favorable ll?ht "
DEATH or DDN M tNt'RL ARillJO.
TlieS in ta Fe Fait of December 17, in chonlcliig tbe
<?*'h if General Arm,j'?, say*:? General Aimlji wt* inut
r rb*t'c*lly a self mae'e man Deprived in hi* yoath o!
n 1 1?! acvantagee of a collegiate educ?tio?, by th"
? t>e kv of hi* character a.d Intellect h*el?vate l hinse!
to \ t- hi|)he?t honor* known to th* il*p*rt]ii?nt in whi?h
? ii ?<? en discharged thed?tle?(f theolllcshe U-l t
wllli a fidelity and ability nifurraesed by any of hid pre
decessor* He held tbe cffl 3* of Governor and G^o*ral for
tone twenty year*, and un to tbe time of tbe occupation
of tbi* territory by Ue I'm ted StaUs Oa the app-oaoh
cf General Kearny to ti* territory of S*w M#xiaa. fiading
him>.elf uu?u-*elne.i with force# and me*n* by ths govern
ment of Mexlc), 1* waa forc*t to r*patr to th* lower
ci un^ty, from which he returned at the clo*# of the war.
He ontinued to live In Lemltar, atrosg his reighbor* anl
eit*nkive acqusin'anee np to hi* death, the acmired and
beloved of all. He <Mrdon tneO'.h Inetsnt, at bU reeldepo*
in I/?mliar, from th" efltct* of a gun *hi t wmiur , recelv#d
seme years sine* from an A?*cae ladau ll*leave4but
one belt to hi* large estate, wlo i* a daughter His dsath
will monrned by the whole territory.
NAItBATIVK OF TOK PrFKKRIKOk OF MH8. JAK1 AT)1
LINBWIIBON, DIKING U?H BKUINT CAPTlVITr
among tub cam tNcni Indians.
I was :orn in Alton, 111, on the Hth day of Jon*, 188 1, and
am, th*r*'or*, In tha leventeent l year of my age. Ab jut
eight year* ago we movel from thli plai* t* feia*. an l
tet'led Dear Parli, la Lunar oouaty. Har* m? father and
mo- her <M within one day of eaoh oth*r, leiving six or
phan children behind them I lived with eeveral neigh
bor* nntll th* 1st of la*t February, when I wa* married to
Mr Jtrcea Wtlion, a young farmer, jo*t beginning llf*
with a little property. He was bnt nineteen year* of age
when we were married. 1 wa* not six'eeo
We had heard that people becttne rich very feat in
California, so we concluded to move, and com meocs life
In that distant country. We gathered together the llttl*
property we possessed, anl joined a partv of emigrant#,
coi>?l*tltgof fifty -two men, twelve women end several
cbiliiten. 'Hiere were in all twenty two wagon?. anl ths
whole comp?ny wae placetl under the command of Mr.
Henry Hickman. We *tarted fiom 3unt county on th#
6th of April last, and took th# rant* for El I'aeo. W# ar
rived at the Guarfalnpe mountain* about th* lit of Jun*
Hei e tht Ma*oalero Apache* *tole from n< nineteen head
of cattle. 81x men started in pnrsnlt bnt were driven
hack by th* Indian*. W* went then se to El Paso My
btsband not being able to travel well with Mr Hiotman'*
train, he determined to remain at El I'a*o till the arrival
of another party of Oaliforn:a emigrant*. Wnile h w* th*
Mexican* *tole nearly all the property w* had, and l*ft
us unable to proceed on cur journey We oould do nothing
now eioept make our way be ok to Texa* About the last
ofJoly we *taited on our return, with th* fragment* ot
curprr perty whloh the thieve* bad *p*r*d On the lit day
of Auguit my huiband and hi* rather left us aod f#U Into
the hardi of the Indiaaa I raw them no moi? after thi*.
I ? a* told that they had been murder*!
I t able to continue my journ#y. I returned to El Pa*o,
where I remained till September 8 when I *tart*lono*
mi r* for Teia* with my three brotberr-la law, In sotn
j any with a small party, eoo*i* leg of five Araerioan* and
one Mtxtcan As we had ie?n only *n? Intian on th*
toutaw* latt*i*d on eelves that we should not be no
!e?ti-d by any of tbe trlb?< which io'est tht* rout*.
Wh?n near the horiers of Texa? *oui" of our own paity
?v ie thre* animal* fn m Mr Hart and ran off. Mr H\rt,
srxlous to > v#rtake th# thiever, started In pur?ult. takio<
with him my oli'est brothi>r in law. a let some fourteen
v?a-? of *|0, l*avl?* myselT i M'l'uo an J th# t ?o hoys,
to f.illow as rap Civ as w# ei ul V W? wr#it tb<< t'.m*
within thre* days' i iurn*v ol a mtllt?ry sost at Phantom
hill. *n< were e.'nei tered out of danger. A discharged
soldier being uosb e to keep up with us, wss noni di*
tare* b#hl*d and I *aw nflthing of htm after tht*.
The day after Mr Hart left u?, a* we were travelling,
ab' ut aeon, we ?aw t*c Camancbe Icdian* charging upon
u* In froo', ard at th# same time two othe'S were ?e#n
dr vtig up behind. We were all very muck frightened,
ar ? th* Mexican jnror*d "nt of the wagon and went to
wards tbe lm Ian*, iu order, tf po**t5l#, to gal* their
friendship. The mule* tn our wagjn, ftur in nuuih#r, b?
oniiing -rightenel by th* war- whoop of the aavage*.
tnrnad cut ol tbe road, and wmmsnal runnin* e* last a*
they eon Id On* of tbem fell down before we had gone
far, and the o'her* were then obliged to ?top Tne In
dians now cim# upon us, and ordered the Mexican to
take the mules out of tbe barnes# Wbll# thli was going
rp, I got ont of the wsgon, and 1 joked oa la breathle**
scspenre Afker the mules were unharn*s**d, th# Mexi
can wa* itrlnpid of hli clothing, his band* ti*3 behind
1 hi- back, and oidared to *it Coen upon th# groood. On*
cf them than weat behind him aec abot him with a tan,
whils another aUbbed him aeveral tlmei with ? larg*
br 'cher knl'*. HI* realp wa* cut off b*?ore he wal dead,
an'! put Into hi* owa bat ; th* hat wu than worn by oaa
of hi* murderer* 1 wa* ituplflad with honor ?? I
gtr#1 oa thli *pectaol* aad *uppo*e<J that my tarn
wtnld coca* n*xt ; bnt the Iidtae* having *#?ur*d th*
pint d< r of ?h* wagon, mouaUd a* on mnlae, anl ord*r*d
off tr so with th?m. I
W# tock * north west dlrectloa, an< travelled ?lowly till
*ut ?et, when w* eneimp^. B*r* the plnater, conel.tiog
of ilaaket*. holding clothing, bridlee and Mm* mja*y,
wb eh 1 h*d la my poofcat, wa* dtvidad among tM Io
ciai * Horn* article*. *on*iderw<l usel#ei, were thro en
I the fire. My elothlrg w** tak#n away except bar?ly
?r.cv.?h t?. oover my per. on la the dUtributloo of oap
tlv?>. tbe alileet boy. aSont twelv* year* of ??*, wa*
clain .ad ky the chief, 1 became the property of oa* of th*
other*, l should hav# mentioned that on* of onr captir*
t^i MvilfiB wbo bt^i bora utoln from th? 8tit# of
Chihuahua when an Infant. H* wa* ntwai ?avag* a* th*
I adiiof, aad claimed the joungse". boy for hi* prii* The
?eal jof tha Mexloan tu atretcbed oa a attok aad dried by
After firing u ion* m?a* for oar supper, the Indiana
b?gan to >Nnn ?? for t ? . ght The We, with their
at 111a tied tightly beblat tl.- m, we -e take. i idi- grna'd
J ?.?' th# UJ ' ? t were tied t?g.tber, an! i
waa obliged to lia batwa u tbe . ther two. I did aot sleep
any during that night, for I * a afraid of bains kil^d
The next day wa reitu ued ..u journey aud tiava'.."-. in
tea eame diraetloD Th. b" ? wer. loomed 01 r-'A
animals, and had bow* and e.towa. Their f?c? v. -
painted Indlaa fathioa, aid they looked like >ou . { aa*
ages They appeared to enjoy this new mole of ir*' e ud
ware never treated with ax-eeaive cruelty. Iwa-in.uo'
ed oa a good bona, but being obliged to nit aatrid? the
ariroal, tie journey waa exceedingly pafu'ul
I ha a One head of hair, whicti I valued very mieli:
but the chief ordered it to be out eft I waa not a litll ?
: inortifi.d in aeelrg it decorating the haada of the hea-t
I la.e savages My head wa. thus left entirely uuproieoted
from the Intensely hot >aya of the ann.
Nothing of interest occurred, except repeated acta of io
j humanity toward- me, until ibe twelfth day after my cap
I tura. At thia time we ware joined by two ladlaa men and
! a equaw. Theae were all the Indiana I aaw till after my
I recape. l'j> to thin time my euffering* hid been ?o ae
I T-te aa to uke fiona mt all deaire to lire; but aow they
| ? 're greatly increased. The iqiaw, from whom I might
( care expeced.ecme com gaesioc, wen evidently the cauae
I tf the new cueltiea whtch I no* began to experience,
i My corse waa taken from me, and I waa mounted oo aa
I u:. on ken male. vlthoute I ridle I bad a aaddle, but it
| waa worn cut, ai d good for nothing exoept lo torture
I me Tbia animal would frequently top me over its bead
o. ita own a cord ; but rot being wild enough to gratify
the malice of the Indiana, the obief would eometicnea
(bake the M?xloan'n acalp before ita eyea. The beaut
would then rear and plunge in the utmoat frlgh:, and I
would be thrown upon the ground with g-eat violence.
I have beeo twMd from ilie mnle't* baok u toioj m
half a (loseu tiu e* a day, and oaoe I was bo ttaoned th* ?
* oou&iderabla time before mj ??enftf>A returned My
repealed fella greatly amnatd the Indiana, wko-e horrid
real, of laughter uj.ght bare be? u heard at a great die
tance I tevsr ra ? tfceui exMbli the fir.t siga of pity
tonarda m?. It made no dilfereoce how badly I waa hurt,
If I did ntt riae Immediately and mouLt tha animal which
had juat thrown me they woo Id apply their riding whip?,
or gun atocka, or the e>.d of a lariat to my unprotected
b<d? with the greatest violence. The aquaw woald also
help me to rlae by wounding me with the point of a ape?r
which the carried. Ycu may understand ooe object toe
IbClaai bad in view In pnUlug me upon thia will animal
and cauairg me to be thrown ao often, when I tell you I
? xpec ed to become a mother In a fear weeka. They
underat cod my situation, but initead of softening their
liea ta it only made inem mora Inhuman, and subjeoted
me to grea'er audrnrga.
1 waa obliged to work like a slave while in eamp- while
there waa any eerr ce to perform I waa not alloeada
moment'a rest. I waa compelled to carry large l?ada of
vood on my back, whlob, being destitute of autttcient
c.othlng, waa mangled till the bl.od ran down to my feet.
I pad to ebara the anlmala thr 'Uj i briar* aol ba>hea
till what little clothing I had waa ton into rlbbandi i
r oDgbt the anlmala to camp la the morniog and had to
watch them till they were ready to a art, and if one mora
wild tba* ?ie reft ran off I mnat cbaea aa4 bring him
back, and thau be knockrddown by the aavage chief for
my want o" akill When all ?ere ready -,o atart I had to
catch and aac'dle my own wild mule without aasiatanae
If the party d d not start imueJUtely I waa compelled
to pull at tl i> end of a lariat, which the Icdiaaa would
f**ten to a u-,h Tr ey eeemrd to atu(!y every method '
of p titling me to death oy piecemeal.
hxhauete' by inoesvaot toil an] aufTjriog. aod extreme
anguish frcm my weund?, I eonld not work aa fast as the
Im iaxs desired; atd ofter, when tcarcaly able to stand
aid I arely kuowicg what I was uolog, I have been ra
quned tc do the # lk of the strongeat man. And be*
cause of my inability to aojomplish mr taflk aatisfactori
v 1 *?Tu beet Whipped tUl my ti4?h waa raw. Larga
atoiiea were thrown at me I waa knoakeddown and
stamped upon by the feroriuux auief, who seemed acxioui
to crush me like a worm beteatb his Teet. My head
acme times fell un<?r the horns' feat, and then tha I
Icoiana would try tu make the beasts kick me. After all i
was r?ady for the day '? jourmy 1 was obliged to travel ;
a* fast a? the c'.h?'a, rid.iig lometimes ovor rooks and !
through buahfs. ac'olng ai.d sore froc. head to foot ani |
ex pi fed alike to cold and heat auuehiue and atorm '
1 have gone two days at a time without U-ting food.
Tte India! s depecded tu hunting for their aubalatenaa
and sometimes had nothing to eu themselves ? a a less
there waa an abnEdacc* of t< od ! rec 'ived little or nothisg.
Wb>n any game was killed the Indiana would far eat tha
J i art, Mver and fttrails an.i eat tbern raw I suffered ex- '
ctsdingly from lnirst. I wa? not allowed to drink except I
while in the eamp. te frequently or. used beaatlrul I
et-eams Ou.'iDg the day, and 1 would' beg the privilege of !
dieurut tii.g to q> arch my tliliat, out the Iudiam woull '
fata deuv my request with flontempt. It was in vain '
I pointed to my parchtd tougna. and head bllsterad in I
the r a; t of the hub. fethirg could softaa them Into
pi'y, aid 1 atdently desired death, tnat my turmenU !
might come tj an etd
Evarj indignity was offered to my person which Ihe I
lmagiiation can oonoeive. And I am at a lose to know I
? tbreugh the barbarooa treatment which
waa ii tllct^o upon me ftequ?n'.]j toy f^eliDri were so
out-aged that 1 waa tempted to kt.'l mr Inhuman masters
My ltdignation burned particularly againsttbe chief, and 1
1 tboughi if Icoull onJy cut him to piecia I oouli die
content. r
We travelled every day We usually atarted about tan
0 oleck in the morn ng, an 1 haltef about fcur ia tha af
ternoon. Tie Indiana ware accustomed to go to the tope
cf i ha highest bllia and stand there gazing 1a awry direc
tion. We always spent the night on a hiU and were thus
exptsed to the cold autuma wiada ; we alept on the
ground, generally without ooveilng Kuea it rained tha
Inr nns made a tent of the bta> keta and wagoai aheet thev
bad at. 1-n from ua; but 1 waa not allowed t > take shelter
in It? I pieferred i- lee ping outsl.le in the storm
After a y n ule had b? come ao gentle tliet I eould ri. e
I- without being thrown, it waa taken from ras and I was
1 b iged to travel on fort Tte toad over wbich we passed
?a. often very rough and atony, acd full of ihoroa Mr
etw.rewound*d atd bribed tUl they w^w lovered
wnh blood and greatly seolleo. B^t still I was onllged
t . keep up with the rest of the party, and if I foil ba
liid 1 was I eaten (ill 1 waa nearly senaelees. t'he la
fiate oftan ur??d me on by trying to ride their h>ra>a
'?er me. Mary a mi a of that ruad Is -uarkel witn my
b > id an 1 many a hill tberabas echoed with my us?!e>s
nee
I irarrlled thus on foo' s->me Bve or m eaya After th?
patty wire ready to atart <n the morning the dire# Ion of
the route waa pointed out to ma. and I waa required to
go before the others, la order not to Ma' er them Ther
?anally t.vertook me before I travelled far I had alwaya
intanded to make my escape aa torn aa I found an oppor
tunity I never expected to reaih any friendly aai.ld
tfVeeing me die"0' W"h ^ gW# the
On the morning of the twenty flfth day after mycan
.ur?, I waa rent oai la advance as uaual I had eaten no
break'aat, and waa very weak ; but the hope of esoane now
supported me. I hastened en aa fast as I eould" and
And log a inltable tiding plaoe I turn, d, aside and oon
cealed myself in the bushes After this 1 aaw notbinr
more of mj captoia; I found afterwards by the tracka o'
the animal* that they bad searched for me; they proba'
I* i ^on ' *nd tkerefoie took lera trouble
to flrd b e l have no doubt that tbe next time ther paaa
that way they will look for my bones
My Mtuatton waa now dtstrtasing beyond all deecrlp
tton; I was alone in an Indian country, aouia hundreda of
milea fiom the neaiett fiiocly aetti-ment. I was with
out food, without ahalter, and almost without clothing.
My bot y was i full of wounda aal bruises, and my fuel
weie to svollen that I could hardly stand Wild baasta
were around me, aid ravage,, m.re wild than
roemad on every hanl. Winter was coming oa aud
death in Ita moat terrible forma stared oe in thafaca? I
sat dtwn^and thoufht upon my lonely and exposed altua
After r?mafning three days in tha plaee where I first
f?Dee* ;d?niT"1f. from ,te lof ians, I want to a gro7e
abrut half a mile distant and built a litUe hoota of
burhea and graas. H-re I lived nine days. My onlv f jod
r*Va .fcV Tb,ch "r?w ' a ,b# buab? around.
I qoenehed my thirst at a spring nsar by. My wounda
pamed me exceedio,ly, and I was wasted to a mere akele
tou for want of proper nourl. hment. It rained nptm me
seven night, in i?:ces?i?n, ard my Utila houM WM u?
ble to protect me from the cole storms. More than onoe
LkT^I ? ???"?" r?'factly dreuehed la rain,
while tba wolvea, acmetimes eoming wi-hin Ave itena of
me, wou d make the wooils ring with - hair frightful howl
inge They would also fi llow cloae behlod me when I
rj 1 ?' paoted some time
to be deToured by tbttii! but thtf im nraat nravaxta ?
I e-uld aaaily frighten tkem .war
When a bee at from my house on the twelfth day after
"'"Tr' N!w traders passed by m th.J
v P*m,D0h* aetllemen ta. Wnile aUndlnir on a
amall hill looking after them, in order to be aure thev
were not Indiana I waa discovered by so^ Ur4 or tl'
of the patty, who happened to be some distance behind
Ihey immediately came towards me and so n understood
vThty klDdl5' ? to take me with them
The MexU-at's mft" mjr hou" ln tie woods!
k a . pnt raf nP0B * and gave me a blaa
ket atd some mtn'a clothing. In which 1 dreased myself
very con fortably. Two or th^ee days aft?r thia we' tid
denly came in light of a band of tamanchea. and ai It
iVa "a vii e with^thi^ b" U*m 1 "** Uft t>?hind
retutnYor me at n^ht t!l" lh#
/s they did not fnlfll their promlea I eta-ted towards
their cam p. About midniaht. whl|. wan -e: in? am n?
tre burhfc, a Camarcbe ladan p.s ed within twentr
at.pa; I thought 1 wa. . captive once moTe bat. forfu'
is ely the aavage did not sea m%. ' '
I threw myself cn the groon.l and ?ait d for d?. t?
tbe mi rnirg I starts .gala for the Samp 5 thVitexl
cans but before I .-cached it I wa. dt.cov'r*,! by one o,
the tradlrg pirtv who waa h.rd'-g the arlmai Til.
man is a I aeblo Indian of Han Ildefonso, and is named
Jnan Jo,,- Ta him more than to any otier mau "?he
par y I owe my preaent fieedom. He t> Id ma ih? ?
waa full of Camaoohes, and if they saw tne it w uM be
Imp "Ible for the pirj to saveVa H, m?7, me X
do* a oa the gioaad while he covered m* with ur i?d graas
I lay here all day, and at right erept f?rta to n h
almoet ittolera/le thlrat. Juan came anT 2r?u,ht ^
'?n ' bread, and told ma not by any nt-an, to lef .
h <:trg plaee the aext day. W <?y dra??d sl ^
al tg and I could hear th- dreaded Camaoete, pwaui
JetnrnfT *1,'^ ?? ni^P- Jaaf
return* d bringing another blanket aod several l<?ra?
aevea'^or' e'ltt ^ "V ^ 1 h. "Tr
TT." * *i|ht daya longer, at tlia partv wer*
SSa*!?., ? ,???wl,h'r 0n' M,d.OOQ'd"not Uke ma unl*. I
af** ??ptlwa on* more I saw tha
parly d.sappear tbe next day, and it aoemel aa if ?**
hopes of raeeue diaaapsared wits them u ,- [ lft?
to wait till the appointed time waa up la a rnvlos n?ar
?J. Iklf *..UT ,0f I** hkd h#,D buruing th"
II 'e I kept alive day aad nljbt tUl the Mexicans r-tn'rn.H
and wilheat It 1 aaonld probably bave fro?-n t' death
**?, w!Lh5 ** * ">** r,r/oo\i I eoraradahn-,;
"d |,aT^ to k**p the
eod wlwd. ThU a tump araa my honse during mr stav
here Whea I coull endnie tha oold no longer 1 would
leave ny bouse and run to tha Ore, bu'. wa. etrelltT?..
there loeg lest the Iudlaaa ahoul 1 ae- ma Th. wol res
a oa rouad out my pUea of retreat, and fr-q ,.otly ,ol w!
I was in the stamp they would eoma aad acrato* a ound
?^?a.U top The ha-.kkarrieswerj very dr.
ardhad It aot been for the bread Jnaa Jo* r*v. m. t a i
not ? . how I eould have *e? kept f,om ,Vr,TS, ' ' d '
the eight day. naMed rtoe |, by, an 1 1 koew n/ wheth
?r to give war te hope or deepair Bat on the eUath I
he.ru Mveraf peraoa. calling to e.,h other 1
tkev were Indiana, bat they belonged to tha tradia* ,?,t t
and vara oa their nturn to N?w Maiieo. T> e; U, i 't
the place *hm I ?u concealed, and were shouting to
?acb other to attraot my attention. I ?u fo onrj iy*d
that I rushed towards them unmindful of brtar* aad sore
feet. J a >n gave a floe bor*> to ridfc aad th* whole
party treated ma with the ntmoat civility and kind nee*.
(id the thirty fourth day of oar retain toward* New Mex
ico, we reached the town of Pec ?. Here I met Major
Ca>leu>n aid Mr* Adam*. of the United State* army, who
took the lecpeet intereat in my oomfort.
H?-re I laid aeid* mi niai.'* apparel, avl was furni?hed
with eeapply from Mr*. A '* war<lroble. After remaining
at P* on a f"w fay* 1 wa* conducted to Santa Fe by the
ion of Gov. Merlweth*r.
To 0 ..verncr Meriwether, and alio to the Avar! wo
ladies of thi* place, I can' ot be too tDankful lor their
frit-rdly sympathies and uniform kindness.
The p*?t k-?7 s like a horrid HM I hare rele'el
n thlLg bat facta, and no language that I can aae cm
fully ej press the eufF?rti g* of aiind and body whioh I
have tenured My two brother* in la* are atill captive*
and nr.)*** reclaimed wi 1 become a* savag* a* the Iadl
au*. Tbe Mexican* *aw them with the Gamaachc, bat
weie unable to procure their freedom. One iateelre
years OM ?d^ th? other ten, and uule?t the sir Dg arm of
goverrrrent !? lifted op for their redemption, the:e i* no
hop* for them.
Tbe terrible cruelties inflieted npon Mr*. Wilaon, who**
narrative is given above, *e?in to hare excited the
great?*t Indignation U the territory against the Indian*.
The CaztUe allude* to it in a long article, from wh'ch we
take thi* extract:?
Heretofore, Indian outrages npon oar defenceless fron
tier i-ettler* have been viewed with >lmo*t total Indiffcr
eace by the people of the United State*. The mo*t cruel
outrage* have hardly attracted their atteD'lon; bat if a
negrc, percben ?e, received one l>?h too many from hi*
caster, the very tool* of these dear 'riant* ? of tbe baman
race fairly overflowed with ?ympathy for the sufferings of
tiie black man. Bat we Intend tbi* state of things ihall
fce *o no longer, beca ut we will ft roe the government aad
the people to take notice of these depredations; they
muxt aPord n* protection even if it should be necaamry,
in d 'ing so, in the langutge of Kit Carson, to "wipe oai"
tlie ltdians.
It is not leng slcee that an obfeare individual, aad
* ho bad but recently awern allegiance to the United
State*, was arrested Id the distant port of Smyrna by the
authorities of a nation with which we are at peaee, and
thrown Into prison. The captain of an American man
ot nar which chanced to be In those waters, demanded
his iel?a*e at tbe oanocn's mouth, and the prluner wa*
fared. When this noble action was known in the United
State*, every pen and every pre** awarded it the oiott
unbounded praiae? grave cabinet ministers took the mat
ter into aeitous consideration, and even war wa* 't ktl of
to avenge the ineult ottered an American, the hem of
whote garments, ooukl not, accordlog to the djntrlne laij
Mm by the present administration, be to u 3 bed without
tbe whole power of the Union coming down upoa the
wrong doers
We justify all thii, and wast the role made gener.t,
atd leave it ror the people of tbe United S:*;ea to deter
mine whether the government should not manifest a
title at least, of the promptitude In redressing the
wrongs cf Mrs Wilson, t bey exhibited In the ease of poor
Ko-vta. We have confidence in the administration a <1
believe they will take the proper steps to bring the Iidians
to lattice.
Tne two brother? of Mrs. Wilson are yet in captivity,
and unless eoon reclaimed will imbibe a taste for the wdd !
life of tbe Indian, and be lost forever. There are many |
lnidreds, and we nay venture '.o say thousands of |
?aptive* among the Indian* of New Mrxico, principally
wo ii, en and children; the former are forced to beoome
si* es of the cea, and the latter are trained for warriors.
When (icv lierrlweiner came out he wa* foriueat*
enough to rercae two Mexican girl* from the Uomanihe*
- one tixteen and the other eighteen year* of age. They
bad been captured f on? near Chihuahua, one toree year*
and tbe other ten months before. They were tent to th*
Governor of that Bta e who acknowledged the oonduot
of th* Coven or of New Mexico, in very handsome term.
Ttey raid there were a large number of Mexican
wi Kien in oaptivlty, and they taw one American
wernan, with a small child ; that an Indian one
c?V, when they were travelling on horseback,
toi k the child from its mothtr, threw it ap into tiie air,
at.d a* it csme down, caught It on his epear, and that
others rode up at fait gallop, took it on their spears, and
no parsed i: around among the party. There wiHbcmany
captive* ami eg the Indians si ,'ong as they are paid to
give Uem up; let blood be the only ransom pail , and
the e willioon cease to bs captives.
We could relate numerous limtaoces of almoit unheard
< f bart-erity, w&ich the Indians of the Plains praotlce
upon their captive*; but tbe care* we have mentioned
ml) Fullice to call publio attention to these outragee
We hope every man, woman and chll* In the United
States will read the narrative of Mrs. WiHon, that they
may understand tie true character of the wild Indians of
thel'UIn*.
Our Hurrlabnrg Correspondence!
HamusbCbq, Jan HO, 1851.
ComoHilatinf the City and County of I'hilatlelphia ? Injring'..
mint of the Omttitutiim?Tke Erie TrouUa?fYaudi on
the Eevet.ue, i fe.
Thii day the Houss of Rapresentatlv** finally dispistd
of the bill, as the same same from the Senate, for coa
solidatlng the county and city of Philadelphia In on*
municipal corporation. The Governor having p.oceeded
to Erie this morning at an early hour, th* aot wi be in
operative for a ahoit time.
It ma; he a* well tc anticipate legialation about to mark
the history of the preient session. A bill U prepared by
a gentleman < f some legal reputation to reach the ease of
a oonvict under sentence ef death la one of the weetwa
counties of this State The pr0|0*ed measur* of relief
ecntemplates a direct infringement on the constitutional
power of th* Governor, who is the creature of the conati
tution aad not ut the law, lor the power of pardon i*
lidged with the Governcr **l*ly. Now, the bill
?s to anthoiiza th* Governor as to the way
and manner in whioh he shall act in the exer
cise i f that power in cases where the sentence of the
law haa not been exesu'ed. The Executive may grant
pardons conditionally, under the new law; and be 1*
fu tber restricted in the exeroiaa ol the power, in eataj
of th* death penalty, with a limitation to change for
Cni'eBtiarypunUbmontforUf*. Th* question Involved
the measure peuHag ii, whether the Legislature have
power to confer any discretionary authority touching the
constitutional pnrogatives of th* Gavernoi? We liv* In
an extraordinaty age of progress and reform. What are
constitutional powers or vested rights, where every man
is judge tn hia own case, and right in Us own eye* ? The
solemn sentence of th* law, however should not be ex
po*?l to dangerous malign inflaenoes. We ahall *se what
we ahall see la relation to this matter.
There is seiions alatm among tie politician* here re
gardlng th* position to beasiamsd by th* Governor aad
bi* aids on arriving at Erie as State vecbeators. The
?oveieignty of the S ate, in the matter of the franchise
revoked, is to be asserted, if neoeseary, at the point
of the bayonet. Tbe railroad property, exclusive ef cars
and Hoc motives, is to be in the custody and guardian
caie of the powerful. But in wbat way or manner Gov
ernor B gler is to interdict the U. 8 Marshal, at present,
In the performance of a duty, to fulfil the reiiuisitioo* of
a f'dtral court, no snrmlce is latis'aotory at this time
Hither the t< ate or federal authority aunt tri'imph Saa'.l
ibat tr.umph be an honest auti rqsitable re* goltioaof
the rights of cititena residing In other States, wui have,
on invitation ot Pennsjlvanla, invested large suns of mo
ney for ths construction and completion of the Lake
Shore Rallrta 1 1 We fear aot. Yet it it mani'est that
ultimately the people of this State will do jostle* in the
premlree. We will cot b* branded as legal robbers
The Legislature will be engaged in a few days in the
examination cf accounts of certain disbursing aad receiv
ing officers, who are deeplv implicated in stupendous
frauds on tbe revenues of the cemmonwealth. One nlli
cial, who oame into tffioe a ahort time slaw poor and
beggarly, retires on a cool ene hundred thousand dollars
Oar Virginia Correspondence.
Old Point Comport, Va , Jan 28, IBM.
Military Movemmtl? Military Ball? Movement* of IIoUl
Keipert, <Cc.
For some diys pant we have been visited by *n almist
Incessant rain, thermometer ranging from 40 to 66 de
gree*, rendering everything and everybody dull and
gleomy.
A detachment of sevtn'een U. S. recruit* arrived here
on Thursday, from Harrisburg, Pa., under the oommand
of Lieut Morris, U. S A. Eighty more are expected her*
to-morrow from New Ytrk Harbor in charge of Gaptaln
DiUoa, U. S. A , whom, in addition to th* above, will fill
up the rank* of companies L and M , First Artillery, re
eently arrived from Oregon. Their deetination, after
belig organised, is not as yet definitely settled upin, and
wUlgaitlfon Fortress Mnnroe in the metntlme. Those
rci psare a timely and valaable acquisition to the army,
teing uch ne?'!e!* , and withal a fine boJv of men. Will
the bills now before Cjngresi for th* Inores** of the
?trr?gth aad pay of the arny pass thi* session? It h so
to be hoped, at l*ast, for the efll :i?n jy and well being of
tLe service as wrll *s justice to all concerned Propetly
inonnerate the soldier for kl* srrvicea, of whatever na
-ttie It nay pirtake, give a stimalant to actioa and am
hit on, the already clminlah^d ranks of the present regi
mmtiwill be lea'rily a^d efilsientl/ reeuultated, or at
n-say new ones formed a* rnajr b, doe.neJ ex/edleat,
otl erwlte the object can hardlv be attained
Ih* Hjgfla Hotel has recently changed hand*, having
bren psrehared from It* la'* "prop-tetor oy the Mesar*.
Wi lard Brother*, cf Washirgton, D. C . for lb* sum of
$?( ,000. In wtose han '.a this splenild e<tabllhhm-nt
mu.it retain all Its present merit, and e< ntinue to add to
lt? fame und<r their experienced management.
1 he army officers of Fortrws Monro* ooatemplate
" Irpplng tbe light fan tattle tie," in th* thap* of a ball
at tbe atove named hotel, on th* first of th* ensuing
mcn'.b, witch will, no doubt, he a sumptuous affair,
fcor< ted, as it will b?, by th* preseaee of a portion of
" YirgUla's fkir." More anon. RIf KiPd.
The Tarf.
LoruiANa aacito.
Ntw Outsails Jan. SO ?Purse V 00? Four mile beat*.
J. 8 HucUr'a ch. g Keub, by imp Trustee, out of
Minstrel? sgw* 1 1
D K Kennedy's b. b. l/out* d'Or, by Imp Sarpedon
out of Plcaj une, 6 year old 2 2
Time, 7:68s? T 56.
J a* 22 ? Proprietor'* purre, 92(0. Haadl sap raee,
two i ile beat*
A Le'omte'icb. f by Gallatin, dam Imp. Cera,
8 y. srs old. 78 lb? 12 1
Crlictl BUfaman'a ch g. Joe Bleak barn, by imp.
Gleneoe, dam by frank, 8 years old, 771b*.... 3 12
Capt Mlaor'a b m Mary Taylor, by Imp. 8over
eigi , dam Clara Howard, 4 rears old, 90 Ibe. . . S 3 8
Time, 3:46-8:47^?3:44^.
To* Patpom Carmen at BasTnAMrraw Bckmt.
?Tbe new and splendid Peyton church edifice at Ea*t
himp on, bnllt largely through the munificent oontribu
ti; n? ? f Ssainel Will 1st on, took fire on Sunday morning
avoot ten o'clock, from the furaaoe, aad was entirely
e< nsi tned Nothing bat tbe brick walls are left steading.
The 1< is is estlmsted at $20 000. We preeuate It was in
snred. hnt where and for what amount we do aot leara ?
gl>r(i i W RtfmMiccn Jan 30.
The French Intrigue* at St. Doulan,
[From th* Farl. La Petri*, en. n ]
Tb* Nsw York Hsjui.d the moat ?iilely emulated bu
at the itmc tin* tb* leas'. aeere:ited jourtal *r th* Uat
ted States publishes, under th* h*ad of St. Demise*, th >
following not*
8t. D< mlrfo was In a hi#h state of fermenUlloa o? %h*
26th of November A travilltr arrived directly .rem that
p< r* Irtorma ?? that a Fr?nch mat of- war baa o >n?trained
tie Do tunica* government topayasuaa of thr'S th >eaai.4
dollar* aa cob pesaation lor having expellei two freaub olU
sena Item II ay ti .
The Freaoh oommandant ha* likewise demand*' from
the 1'reaicent ^antenna "tbat hit ministry ihouM he dn
miaaed to make way fit ninifteri lei* hoatlle te Iranch
iriter.sts.''
We ej *y, therefor*, low aspect the ipsedy dowaf?ll of
Ssntanna, in cooaen'ience of the intrigues of Fraeee. Baes,
the es I'r'aldoat who ia eatiiel- devoted to thie l'uwir. will
no lioiikt te re latabliahed a* diotator.
Will the loverem nt *? th* United State* permit *uch a
flagrant violation of It* prlneipi**. and willtn* Oablaet at
W aabiofrtoD take no *tep* to arreit the filibusters Uadsacies
ol RIM aga'nat M DmlnKof
After rt-aulrg this article, w* know not whether to ad
mire moet, tb* absolute trooranoe of fast*, whloh la ap
parent in avery lioe, or the impatience o: tb* feleeh ood
which frrma a worthy ollmax to It
Tbat wbleb e?> ry one a little au entrant of St. Domlnto
allairo know*, and which the editor of th* IIirald seems
to ba ignorant of, la tbat tb* Dominloaa rapabllo, estab
lished la Ihe eastern part of th* ialaal of Haytl, baa on
ssveral occasions, through the organ of It* representative
chamber*, regularly consulted and voting in perfect lib
srtv demanded fiom Franc* either an annexation, pur*
aid single or a protect" rale eatabliabed on aaob base*
and condlliooa an It may plsass Franc* to Indioate. To
all tbee* propoaitiona. *o hunorabl* to oar country?
for they were made with< ut a shadow of meral or phyal
cal restraint? the French government baa Invariably re
plied ly a very firm and decided refusal. 1 ba* not *ren
profited by these wl&blo propotltloa* to obtain, In favor
of tb* Fr*n?b flag^pecial advantages in th* commercial
tranaactlanii between tb* two ooentrits
Tb* eenduot of Franoe to eaKs th* Dominican republic
ha* been marked by the moat dlslntereetel kindness; and
it la probably tbat whioh to muoh aatoniahea and which
(ven seem* to Irritate aga<att a* certain citizen* of th*
American Union lltil* familarised with aach oondaot.
Tbe bnneat annexionlsts of Texas, New Mextoo, Callfor
nia? the admirer a and aupp irter* of Lop*a? th* afilie* of
th* society of tb* Lote Star, moat naturally And oar ten
Cet c.m towards St 1 ismlngo sminenily fill Dual ere 1a th -t
character: for we ber* repel a nation whlsh throws Itself
Into our arms, whiiat th* Yank** philanthropists off ir,
with carabine on th* ahould*r, th* honor of annexation to
nation* who at* no way* desirous i f the honor.
It la *ild*nt that moral eense Is in a high s?at* of de
velopment on th* other aid* of th* Atlantic.
United State* Marshal's Office.
OhDER OF TUB PM8IDINT FOB Till BXTKADITION OF
ALBXANDIK HBILBKONN.
Fkb 1.? In the mailer of Alexander Heilbronn, dot nod by
Great Britain at a FujUivt from Jutlice.? This morning
Mr. Hlllyer, Vnited Sates Marshal, received the follow! a*
official communication from th* Department ef State
directing that Alexander Hellbronn he delivered up to the
British authoiitiea. It will be recalleoted that the pris
oner, quite s young lad, of genteel appearance and mild
deportment, was arrested on a warrant i*su*d under the
treaty, charging him with having committed a forgery on
a honse la London. He was examl ied before Mr. Gommis -
sioner Nelson, and pending his Htmor's decision a writ of
habeas corpus was sued out, and the prisoner was brought
before Judge Mitchell, of th* 8aprem* Court of th* city of
N*w York, who, not deeming the evidence sufficient within
th* mealing of th* act, ordered that Hellbroun be dis
charged from custody. Ccmminiuoner Nelson, on th*
other hatd, directed that the ptlsoner be given ap to the
olaimas !s, the British authorities; and th* Marshal, d*em
ing it his duty t) obey the United States authorities, re
fused to obey the order of the S'ate court. Notice of ao
tlon wai then served on tbe Marshal for illegally detain
lag Hellbronn, and damages laid at (1,250. Proceedings
have also been eommenoed against that offloer for eon
tempt of the order of the 3tate court These questions
will be tested in the Supreme Court at Washington, and
tbe matter will tb*n he settled an to whether tbe dtat*
courts can step in between tha Ualt* i States courts and
their juriidictlon.
Fh>m;us Piircb, I'sikidxst ok tui UsriKD Statih. 4c
Whereaa, John F. Urampton, Knvjy Kxir?ordma-y acd
Micieter 1'ienipotentiary of her Majesty the Queen of Grt-it
B iigin and Irelasd, hath mad* rtquieltion In con:orm.ty
with tbe proviaiona of th* tenth article or the treaty be
tween the UDited States and Great Bittaln, for the mutual
surrender of fugitive criminals, oonoluded at Washington,
the 6th day of Auguat. 1842, for tb* delivery ap to jastloe
of Alexander Heiloronn, charged with the crime of forgery
committed within the juiis:loii jn of Great ^Britain: and
whereas the raid Alexander Heilbronn ban been found
In the State of New Voik, within the jurisdiction of th*
United States, and has by proper warrant and da* form of
law been brcught before .loht W. Nelson, a Commissioner
duly appointed by tbe Circuit Court of th* UuD*d States,
for tbe Somhero district of New York, for examination of
said chart e of forge y; and whereas aald C*mroissloa*r
hath deemed the ev dence sufficient to authorize the com
mitment of said Alexander H*Ubronn, aad has accordingly
committed hin to prise n; all of which appear by a oopy
of the proo?ediBgs transmitted by said Commlsslonar.
Now, these presents are to require of th* Ualtad States
Marshal of the Southera district of New York, or any
other officer or person having charge or custody ef the
aforesaid Alexander Heilbronn, to sarrendsr and dei vsr
bim np to Edward FuniMll, who has been duly authorized
to rveeiv* said A'exander Hellbronn lato castodv, or to
sny other person duly authorized by the aforesaid Pleai
jotentlary to reoeiv* him lato ensto^y.
in testimony whereol I have hereunto affix*<l my
nam*, sad oaused the seal of the United States to be
affixed.
Don* at tb* city of Watbicgton, this flrst day of Febru
ary. A D. 1854, and of th* Intf*pen<!*ne* of the United
Stat** seventy eighth.
By the President. FRANKLIN PIEItCE.
W. L. Mabct, Secretary of State.
To Abraham T. HUlyer, F.'q , United States Marshal for
tbs Southern district of New Yerk.
Mr. R. Buateed, cones* I for the accused, applied to ths '
Hon. Judge Iogersoll for a writ of habeas corpus, with a
view to have the grave and important qaeetlon of aa
tboiity here at lisne tasted by the Supreme Court of the
United Statee. ,
Tbe Judge granted the writ rstaraable immediately.
The Marshal thereupon appeared, and he was allowsd an
til 11 o'cloek on Thursday morning to mtk* his re .urn.
Great sympathy has been created with the Marshal.
Deputy Marshals and the various officials of the United
Statee Courts, for the unfortunate young man, who hai
evirently been brought to hi* pr*sent position by bad ad
viser*. He ha* be*n flnoe his commitment constantly ia
attendance at the United States offloss, under the sur
veillance of the Marshal, ant employing his sad hours of
restraint in oopylng. for which he is paid by the offl ials
who ? ngsge him The allei ed act of forgery was la sign*
lag the name of tbe firm of Mackintosh & Co., on th* back
of a draft, and adding thereto his own name.
Supreme Court.
Decision by Hon. Judge Morris.
I kh 1. ?Chat S Stantun M linbert S ?This
eat* was bled in the C'j-cnit Court before the judge with
out a jury. It wai an action of trover fer an alleged Il
legal c nversion of goods. The following is the decision
rtnt'ered by the Judge this morning:?
The complaint alleges that on or abont tbe 21 it of May,
ltd, tbe defendant purchased of the pi. in Uff dry goods,
&e . of the value of $678 64; that the sslJ dry goods wer*
parcbased by th* defendant upon the exptees oondltloa
that he should pay there or by giving to the plalotlff his
promissory note, payable six m: nths from the date of 1
taid purchase, endorsed by Auguatni Conkey. brother of
the said defendant, or by some other responsible person,
to the, tatletaotlon of the plain till; and that the said
goods tbonld be Immediately shipped by the plaintiff to
the reaidence of tbe defendant, with the distinct an
derate od leg tbat upon their receipt by the defendant
there, the aald note shoal 1 be given to tn* plaintiff, and
unt 1 i aid note so Indorsed was so given th* title and
prope'rty in said gooli skould he aad remain with the
plaintiff; that in aicor^anse with the agreement the
fords were sent, and were teoelved by the defendant,
'laintiff demanded the note so endorsed. Dsfendant
neglected or rtfaeed to give it, and still refuse* to deliver
the nrte, or to pay for the goods in any other manner
Defendant ha* not in asy manner paid for said goods, or
an r part thereof, but bas wrongfully oonverted tbe same
to hlf own use, by selling and disposing of a part thereof
and by assigning tie reM lue thereof f.rr the benefit of
en ditfrs , to the 'damage of the plaintiff of $478 SI. for
which sum, with Intpreit from the 21st of May, 18*1,
besides costs, plaintiff demand 1 judgment Ta* an
swer of the defendant admits the parchaa* and th*
amount and tbat he has received the gooes anl ha* ne
ter paid for tbem H* denies that tb* titli of th* go ids
?a* te remain In th* plaintiff; denial the state taenti
o ade by the plaintiff, tending to ? how that title of gjods
re<eited Is plaintiff's ; states facts showing that the
gocds were the property of the defendant, purcaased on a
c edit of *1x months : admits he sold his own goods, and
denies be converted plaintiff's good* to bis own us*. Plats*
t fl's reply denies tbe statements made in defendant's an
wer. Reduce tbeie pleadings to their simple legal mtae
itt acd elleet. and <liey are as fo. lows, viz ; ? The plats
Vff cha-gee the defendant witb haviag wrongfully eot -
v*r ed ibe property of the plata iff to the defendant'*
>i e The t?ncant denies tbe charge. Taere 1* ao proof
-liter that tbe plaintiff owned ths property, or that
th* defendant wrongfully oonvert*) it. To aastaia
this action botb these fact* mmt be establish *d.
TI e pletntiff introduced a p^ vt?trnai order In thts case,
made by tb* Sp*eial Term on tb* 27th of March, 1861,
under mNMvlelon 6 of section 244 of the C*le, " Dl'ect
leg the de'endant to ratisfy and pay to tbe plaintiff tbe
smourt of 1678 64, with intereet from tb* list day at May,
18(1, being th* amount of the lnd-bt*'nena admitted ia
th* an*w*r to be due by the def?a<**at to the plaln'tlTs
for the goods met t toned ia tbe platntUPs oomplalot as
sold by tbe plaintiff to the defendant " Tbe provisional
order wai im providently granted by the ip? ctal Term, be
canre 1 Tbe provisional order Is appUaabl* only when
the defecdant'a answer adn-ltspart of th* plaintiff's clal n.
When tbe whole of the claim 1* admitted there shoaM
be a judgment. Tils order 1* for ths payment of th*
whole smouot. not merely for ? part. 2 This ia an ac
tion for a tort for trover and conversion, aad the claim
In it 1* for damage* for rash trover and ooa version Toe
answer in this ease doei not admit any part of this claim
made lor tbe trover aad conversion, bat expressly denies
the trover and oea version, and all liability la that aetion.
Tbe faets stated In th* defendant 's answer, admitting h*
was Indebted to the plaintiff upon a contract, were essen
Ual facts to show that th* pr< perty belonged to the de
fendent aad not to the plaintiff, and therefor* ware a de
alal of tbe p<aintiff's claim In that sait Instead of ai a V
mlaai a. The provisional order Is act evideaes la thi*o\ue*.
Tbe whole difficulty In this oase originated In aaeff>rt
of tbs plalatlff to convert a simple contract claim lato a
fraud, so tfcat tbey could extort payment from the de
fendant or his friends by obtaining the p>wer to l<nprt
?on th* person of the defendant Against sash frauds
lent attempts to violate ths humane aad last principles
of tbe non Imprisonment act oouit* should fee watehful
la tills cats, had tbe plaintiff lastltatsd his salt upon
ths coa tract, he coald have taken his j adgsaent upoa
tb* comlrg tn of the dsfeadaat's anssrer, aa the tOthof
October, 1861. A judgment la fhvor of the platatiff up >a
this reaord would author iss ths Imprison Bent of th* de
fendant. There *hon'd be judgment for the defendant,
I dismissing the complaint, with usets.
?order Trial In Hew J eifey.
HFDSON COCHTY COCKT OP OTKK AND TIHMINKR.
Judge Hilner presiding asttsted by Justioes Kidney,
tirilBth* and Tnomas.
m 1 ? Th? trial < f ,la?. Maris on the oharae of murder
ing his wife lx II 'rrison township, on tbe night of the IStlft
of Mpi?nb?r last was cob met ced on Tneeday.lt having
heen adjourned in December last 'o tbi* lime, Tbe pros*
eutlng attorney. (Jen K H V W right, appeared for the
State, and M (iifford, sf N-wark for the defence Tu
jury lntfcls ca-e is eouipoeeJ of the following persons:?
James N Clarkron, l.iward U^vch, Joseph Stone, Jjhu
Burst, Jubn Htrtngham, Gilbert Clark. J^hn E Crou?haw.
Thomea C Browie, Akron Vre-land, Wm. C. VreelanJ
*nd Altxirt Zabriefcie.
The prisoner is a blacksmith by trade ab'ut forty Br*
years of age, and una 11 la etatnre. He manifests ao eee
C"n during th? pr. greet of tbe trial
The trial o .mmeaced chortly before 12 o'clock The
ease wa? briefly opened by the District Att >rcey The
evidenoe of tbe prosecution (u then taken. In tubeUaoe
as follows:?
Alexander N. Dougherty, sworn, sail? That he Is a
physician In Essex county; was called on the 18 th of
September last to examine tbe body of Mrs. Maria
made a post mortem examination, asilsted by Dr. Ward'
ooneldeied her death to hare been caused by Injuries'
there were marks of old bralies on the left side of the'
tem ile, on her forehead, on the left shoulder, and on
tbe hips; the four lnclidons were dene bj blows; saw no
marks of pre sun re of tbe brain, but there was a smell
of alcohol; there was no congest! ?t of tbe brain, bat it
was harder than utual; there wu nothing remarkable
about the heart; found quantities of bl loil in the abdo
men; there was a rupture of the spleen; there was an
old isjory at the bone at the lower part of the body, and
an old sore which helped to cause lctl animation at that
point.
Cross examined? Witness was called withu as h our or
two after her death; nothing about the external appear
anoe of the bedy sulli stent to hare caused death; on open
ing her brain there was a smell of aloohol; snoh a small
oould not bare been discovered In a temperate person;
the spleen was la a diseased state; the appearance o! the
rupture was about four laches, and there was no srldsooe
of a fpontaaeous rapture; all of the bljod was outside:
the rapture might hare taken plain by her falling oat of
bed, or it might hare occurred from intamperaaoe, fol
lowed by a fall or other violence; the use or liquor would
produoe a cneaM ot the spleen; In Kurt Newark there is
? bad miasma, tending to produce rupture of toe spleen;
I attribute the death to, the bad odors and the use of ar.
o?nt spirits.
Geo>ge 8 Ward, of Essex county, sworn, testified? That
be assiated'nt the post mortem examination, and that there
were braises on various parts of tbe body, and a rupture
cf the spleen, caused by violenoe; death was caused b/
loss of blood irom the mature
Orom- examined?' Tbe marks were old and fresh bruises;
the wound! might hare been oausad by an intoxicated
person falling down; found no external injuries en 91 cleat
to cause death ; 1 noticed the smell o' aloohol; wit a ess
agreed with Dr. Dougherty as te general evidenae con
cerning the rupture.
Wm. Marin, sou of prisoner, 14 years old, aworn? TM
tlfled that he ?as ploklng up apples across the street
when it happened: saw hta mother fall ofT the stoop; bis
father kicked heT in the hsad, and struck her with his
boot; cbe paid she weuld not girt him a shirt, because he
was an old rascal
Cross examined? Saw to one push mother when she
fell; could bare seen any one who would hare poshed
ber. father was up stairs; when I eime borne he came
down about a mlnu'e after; Mrs Baser and m; self helped
ber up stairs to Biker's bed; fatber was coming down
stairs when we helped ber up; mother was not sober at
tbe time; tbe was In tbe habit of drinking much; they
bad been drli king thst morning; drank a quart and a
pint between them; I brought In liquor that morning;
fatber crank some; mother drank some.
Edward Marin, brother of prisoner, testified that de
ceased bad been tick (or tbe last four months, caused by
ber drinking too much: Marin was a peaceable nan until
he drank liquor; Marin asked ber for a shirt ; I wa*
?tandirg in my kitchen door: Marin was staadlag la the
middle of his room; she was staudirg at the head of the
stairs ; she said be wa* a drunken raacal. and she would
not give blm a shirt; he approached her and pss>ed her
down stairs; she landed at the foot of the step* ; got up
and went up herself ; I saw her between Are and six
o'olock. when she war dyirg; she was sitting on a chair
near ber own door, and seemed to be faint ; bis arm was
around her neck, a*d h? wa* blowing hi* breath into her
mouth ; I went to Mrs. Mar e's room, and found her dead
on ber bed; I told Maris that he h?l killed her ; he said
that ' the bottle had kilied ber it oontalned mustard ;
a-kirg for a shirt caused tbe trouble ; she had been eiok
frem ferer and ague . Marin did not offer to help her up;
nevrr saw blm again until he wa* holding her head up.
Croas eranlned? I oanuot say whether an 9 eai drunk;
rever saw her drinking ; neve; sme.t drink upon her ; he
pushed her witk hi* band, taking ber by her shoulders.
BBCOHD DAT? VIBDICT OF TH1 JUAY.
Tbe Court net at half past nine o'clock yesterday morn
ing, and the te*tim>ny was resumed. The prosecutor
called
Dorothy Baker, wife of Wm. Baker? Testified that she
knew Mrs Marin; lived in tbe lame houes with ber: was
present when abe was pushed down stairs; Mr. Maria
asked hi* wife for a shirt; she would not slve it to him.
but called him a drunken dog; he wa* angry and pushed
her down stairs; she got up and oame up stair*;
she accldel her husband for pushing her down ; be
asked her again for a shirt, and she would not give
It; he kicked ber in tbe head; she was coming to my
bedroom when he kicked her; I got ber some water; ah*
lay there abont a quarter of as hour; she sra* then taken
to Mr* McAnnany's room; at fire o'clock I heard a sols*
and went up and Mrs. Marin wa* in bed in her own room;
Isaked Mrs. MoAnnany to go up with me to see Mrs
M<rin; sbe told me that she guessed that hr*. Maria was
nearly drank, a* she had been drinking brandy all day;
Mi s Marin died about half aa hour after; Mr* Maria was
a i mall, feeble womas , she itoed on top of the steps whan
ha pushed her off.
Oom examined ? When I went up (tain Mr Maria *to?1
near me; Mrs. Marin was in the habl: of <*rlnklng hard; I
'cannot say that she wa* drwnk tbea; I did aot *ee her
dilak anything that morning; Mr* Wood was stealing in
ber door; Mr. Verin pushed ber with both band*: she
bad he'.d of tbe rail to the stair*; I believe he put hi*
hand* to her breast to push her down; my husband went
?o her aid before she oame up ttalri; she walked up the
tep* alone; when asked for a shirt, sbe called him a
i ruaken dog. and drunken devil: he scolded her all the
lme, because it wa* Sunday, and he wanted a clean shirt;
think she said it wa* too bad that he threw her down
stairs; witnees has beea in this country a boat two years,
and ucderatanda English tolerably well; after she was
dead, Mr. Marin stated that there bad been some mustard
la htr brandy, which he had thrown out; af.cr ahe wa*
dead, Mr Mar<a kisied her, and said all the time, "*he Is
aot dead ;" I bad seen Mr*. Marin fall out of bed whea
drunk before this; I told aer that it was aihame that she
?hculd be no drunken; she told me to go down stairs, it
wa* none of my butiaeea; I had^sot been drinking that
day; I cannot tell whether Mr*. Marin wai drunk that
t av.
Jame* M Newark, jailor, iworn ? Testified that he had
kept the prisoner In suatody ainoe the marder; when the
nrisoier came to jail be wa* sick, having the chill* and
revrr. Be ha* been a quie: prisoner.
The testimony here closed.
Consul then prooesdad to rum up the cause. Wm. H.
Jell ifl or Jirsey City, opened, and Mr. Gilford, of Newark,
c:oeed for the prisoner, tien. E. R. T.Wright, District
Attorney, summed up in behalf of the State.
Tbe Judge closed his caa'gs to tbe jury at ha V- past
twelve o'clock, soon after which the Court adjourned
until three e'<lock.
At tbat hour it again met. and the jury came ia before
four o'olcck with a verdict of man* laughter, having de
liberated two honrs and a half. After hesrlng the ver
dict, the prisoner wa* eonduoted to his cell to await ths
time of eentenae.
Substitute for tbe Death Penalty In Penn
sylvania.
Tbe Mlowing bill, which abolishes the deatk penalty,
and lubatltutes a life imprisonment, I* now before the
Penniyivania Legislature:?
An Act to provide for the more effectual punish nent
and prevention of crimes heretofore punishable with
death.
Sec. 1 ?Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Re
presentative of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in
(ieneral Assembly met, and it 1a hereby enacted by tbe
authority of the same, That upon the rendition of any
verdict of guilty of murder in tae first degree against any
person charged therewith in any oourt of this Common
wealth, It shall and may bl lawful for the jury rente
leg tbe same, in their dbcretien, to recommend the per
son or person* so obarged and aonvieted to the mercy of
the court; and every peraon duly convicted of murder in
the first degree Wham tbe jury so oonvioting (ball reeom
mend to tbe mercy of the oourt, a hall be aen tensed to
undergo an lmprisenment in one of the State p*nitentia
r-ei aa the ease may be; and to be kept in *e par ate or
?olitary confinement at labor for the perled of hi* or h?c
natural life
Sec 8.? That tbe Governor be, and he li hereby,
authorised at hi* dltaretion in all eases whe e psrsoaa
hare been oon el -tea rf arlm** heretofore punWbaMe with
death, and now awaiting the execntion of the law, 'to
commute the same to Imprisonment for life at hard labor
and solitary confinement.
Sec. 3 ? That hereafter no person oonvisted of aay
crime now punishable with death, and sentenced thereon
to imprisonment for life, shall be par oneJ or releaeed
from prison except by a concurrent recorded v ) "e of
two-thirds of all the member* elec'el toe tab House of the
Ueneiel Assembly, an 1 approved by the Utearaor.
Sec 4 ?That on convfction of any person of nay
crime thus puiiahable, he shall be therenvn deemed,
witli respect to all ooatracta. to tbe bonds of matrimony,
to all risbts o' property and to all civil rights and rala
Hons of what nature soever, dead In all reepetts as if his
actual deoeaae had taken place at the tine of aueh con
viction.
Obscene Literature, and the Lad lea' Fire
Points Meat on.
Jams Gonnon Hmscrr, &y.?
tm? In yonr editorial article of this morning on Mc
Dowell Ut-iature. jou have, unknowisgly, but most
ur justly, lijuied the interest) of toe I-adles' H >me Mis
sion at i be five I'olnU With the eulogUta of Mr. I'ensa
and tbe flouse of Industry tb y never have had, nor de
sire to have, eor ever sball have, aay dealings of any
description Firmly believing that it is failaeloas and
wrocg to writs evil that good may come ; eoavtoeed that
the cause of the o a toast poor tea never be effectually
adianeed by obseeae pa Wleatloas, they never lave ea
e ur;gtd, nor ever shall eaooarafe, the composition of
licentious philanthropic fleU.a*
Mr Pease, I believe, U the patron of " Hot Com," and
tbe moet lot! mats friend of Ike author: he has freqaaatly
rr presented Mr RnViaecn as tbe agent (under Provide tee)
of ssving the House of Industry from ruin, he *ell* the
bock to visiters to his Institution, and his opera girls aad
boys publicly parade Itnt his laduatrial sxhibitioas.
The ladies, (in virtue ef their aex.) bare never read the
boob, aad, having beea informed of Its charaoter, they
nr*ei have advised aav one to purcha'e It.
The Ladles' Home Mission and tba House of Industry
are entirely distinct inalltntloos. Mr Peaee has pur
chased a farm, but has built so edifice at the Vive Points
Tbe ladles' Building Is not rented at a geod per ceatage;
the leeelpla feom tenants do nrt pay the internet of the
debt still culstanding.
Well knowlnc tbat you would not willingly confound
Christian ladies nlth the author* of polluting talen, or
aaiociat* noble women who give of their abundaace te
the }nor, with needy adventurers who make money ? aay
twelte csts a voluxe ? or real eatate by professing to be
tbe 'rlende of the outcast, I remain, in the hope of yonr
publication of this oorrectlo*. yonr moat obedient ser
vant, ORLANDO D Mo3t.UK,
N*w Yocx, Jaa. 2$, 1 SM Ne 1?T Spring street