UNITED STATES.

Marlborough Press, Volume I, Issue 6, 10 February 1860, Page 4

UNITED STATES.

The Alta California gives the following in its news summary : —“ It is said that the American Consul in Vera Cruz, Mr. Chase, has been killed by General Marquez. Among the multitude of Mexican generals, there may be several of the name of Marquez, but the only one of reputation is a Conservative, who was lately in command of Guadalajara, and who has the credit or ithe discredit of having been the leader of the massacre at Tacubaya, in December 1858. He, however, could not have killed anybody in Yera Cruz, unless that place had been taken by the Conservatives—a supposition not at all probable.” The.following are from the papers before us:—

"Massacre of Emigrants in Utah. —Carson City, November 19, 1859.—We '■have news that twelve persons, survivors of a party of emigrants, who were attacked by Indians on the 31st August last, near Fort Hall, have lately arrived at Camp Floyd. There were nineteen persons in the emigrant party, originally; five corpses have been found, and it .is hoped that the other two of the party —children—may have been picked up by some emigrant train, and taken on to California. The two missing children were sons of Mottomere, under ten years of age. J. W. Blackburn, U.S. Deputy Marshal, shot James Stephenson, (to-day, 'killing him instantly, for using abusive language.

A Fight with Highwaymen.— Two of them Killed. —The stage which left Todd’s Valley for Sacramento, on Tuesday morning, with a heavy amount of treasure, was overhauled about three miles from the valley by four robbers, who hailed the driver and commanded him to stop. Daniel G. Gay and Charles P. O’Neil, of the Sacramento police, who evidently i had received an inkling of the plot, were passengers in the stage. They were both well armed, and opened fire from the coach windows upon the robbers, killing two at the first fire. The remaining two returned -the shots and retreated, pursued by their brave assailants, firing briskly. Some fifteen or twenty shots were exchanged, which resulted in bringing down another of the robbers, who is reported to have been mortally wounded. No injury was inflicted on the officers or the passengers, but the had one of his fingers grazed by a shot. The remaining highwayman escaped. One of the robbers who was slain was a Mexican, and the other an American, whose face was blackened. The names of the highwaymen killed are Frank Smith and William Hamilton. They were “ pals ”in thieving, and were frequently before our local courts. The last time they were hauled up here was about three months •since, when they were before Judge Coon on a charge of vagrancy. Owing to some very broad hints from the Judge, in discharging them, they left the city and plotted the robbery which resulted in their •deaths.

Burnt at the Stake. —Captain Jarboe informs the Sonoma Democrat that, on the 12th Oct., while on the trail from Round Valley to Weaverville, he found the charred remains of a man supposed to be John Blan. On the same day Captain Jarboe, with a body of Rangers, had an engagement with a large number of Indians, killing 20, and capturing 83. They confessed they had murdered Blan, by tying him to a stake ,and burning him, during which they had a war dance. They had killed and eaten his horse.

Greatest Sporting Wager on Record. —Ten Broek appears to be putting matters through with a rush just now in England. Our London papers bring intelligence that he has made a bet of 100,000 ■dollars (50,000 a side) with Sir Joseph Hawley, that his horse Umpire defeats Loiterer for the Derby of 1860. Mr. Ten Broek purchased Loiterer, when a yearling, for 2500 dollars, and afterwards sold him for 7500 dollars, having won 5000 dollars with him in a match in the meantime. He is half-brother to the celebrated Saunterer, but beyond his undeniable high breeding and promising appearance, there is nothing in him to justify the high opinion entertained of him by his owner.