CALIFORNIA.

New Zealand Herald, Volume I, Issue 112, 23 March 1864, Page 4

CALIFORNIA.

Via Sydney wo have dates from San Francisco to the '.Itith December. We quote iroiu the Evcnina as follows :—

Kaktimivake Shock.—At minuti'.s (o .'I o'clock, HHh iJceember, one of (he heaviest earthquakeshockr. '.vas tell that Sail fiancisco lias shivered under lvr many yeiiis. Tlie ga.s-pipes iu ourotlice trembled for some minutes .-liter the shock. The golden gun that prefaces our editorial otlice, shuddered as if the building were coming down. A dog in the hall that linn been very uneasy, preserved a silence tor a minute or so, and then uUci'vd a long and dinmal liowl. Wo learn by telegraph that the earthquake was felt with violence at bauta Clara and San dose.

Tin: Doom or a Muicmriiiiit.—Our Los Angelos correspondent, under date 17th December, writer :— Yesterday, Ciiarks Wilkins was indicted tor the mm - del* el' John landlord, by a speeial grand jury. Tim morning the prisoner nv;in brought into the District Court lor arraignment and plea. Ho pleaded guilt;, 10 the ehaige oi murder, ami sentence was to be pronounced against him 10-morrow morning, at nine o'clock, when the Vigilantes in large numbers entered the Court rooiu and took the prisoner i'rom the custody of the sheriff, and hung hiiu. Wilkin* huiiib, from his o'.vn contession, to have been a very lieiid in human shaj-e. ile avowed that lie killed .Sandlerd, who was an entile stronger to him, to 11 he hail money : he did nut know tiiat lie had any ; he took" the chance*, lie .v.ui, and killed liim to lino

; out. He began lo make "mil-Men oi his niiin's m.i ; ii aii« r he was taken pii.on>-r m ti.e Nint:t Uaibara by ; Mr. Harnett, l.i> cfjiit-MMo to ulhiJh, tin* latter i Kiid, it' taken down, wc.dd Jill a volume. 11c said that he wa;> hngil-di Imiu: lhal his patents W'Uo living at »Sall J/.sKo City and were iUojmun> ; thai h« had a sister living at (hc-Jan, anout .-i\t.y mdes ji-oiu Lake; that he has committal nine miaU'-rs ; that he killed his first man when li year.- old, Loinim; to thi.K.untry; that }.e was in h.e 4k Mountain .Meadows Mai-saciv/' where lie 140! 00(H) or (iuuu dollars, and that with that money he ».:d others went lo In* ! Elates and had a tpn e on il ; that lie killed Illaek- ; burn on the Mohave, vjun lie gt-l oOU dollars in | money, and a iui <.1 muh.-, A;e. \\ said ak-Ai I tiiat \\"ill.uin was jiut knhd i y the iiiuians, as r»j jii.rled, but hy tilt: MoimMis. years ayo a partv j iroin heie alid iioin .San laniaiuio vent out ihztugn ! {in: C.'.jon l'a.-.> alter hoi>e thievo. Near lulW 1 C*eek Wiey recovered over l«>rty hoi>ef'. and caught i two ui lln: ih;ever«. u ho w ele rent io the I'risen ; 1 but the thud n.an •-.'•eaj-td io the mountains. now train. by ms oun lonlessien. that this : wa>that \hiid man oi mat band. L'tem there h* adeiwauls made hi.i way to l.ake. ile said h« ; was one oi the prisol.ci.*, ha\ing i.een j Umii San l.ouis Obi.-pu Iw Mraimg wlkj iim*»e tic I t'« al\ ireiii the vHale J'l'i>cn a % < I* "1' . k .o a I a.' i that lie w,i> the oi.e who Jteljvd lo iloM J,ieuitnauii t'oveinor ChWiis i-' ion- ihe eanm.-n t>« save J selves 110 m being Jind njion. lie >ay> ;hal about :i 1 year air« 4 lie kduii a iiii>\t i named Cair, jear Vri ka 1 —doublie-fift 11.any will n :n< iiii.cr ti.e louider. ii\: | says that he aim a .Mcxi.-an w\\n e M -aj.t d iroin the--1 Slate prison at tne- m.;m- tune that he «i;d. agiced *«o 1 kill tlie drover and another man ; tiiat hekiihd Can-; 1 tiiat lie generally mad«. wv «.l man, !.«■ .-aid ; but the- 3leMcati, thouuh lie Men ii.e.r t.r ti\« ; fhots at tiei otiiei" man, aid not I lui;», an«t he got aw av. Mil- ■ kins said he g'<l, I I;::uk. ahoct :;(M) Oollars fhi> turn . ; i' l/mi .Smh,;ci.l !.i- i i,l\ ].i-ti.! aii'l Kiiiir. ;iin libf'UL -U lit.d.ii'.i 111 IhiiJifV, hen 11 t.t.K>ei- iu e did ii"t Uviiiiii" Jiiijt inr havmu: killed Sao-J- ---! t« id ajid •dh« i-v. ".No, that 1..v ; tiniiigJit i;o laeic ol kliiijig a mall than he Would a