\ (Special to the Cheyenne Leader.)
Bear River City, Nov. 20th.—The
mob at this city have began again
by burning the jail in which a num
ber of prisoners were confined, upon
which the citizens armed themselves,
and while the mob, numbering two
hundred, were standing whooping
over the burning of the jail, tbe citi
zens fired into them, killing twenty
five, and wounding fifty or sixty; the
exact number is not yet ascertained.
The Frontier Index Office was also
burned to the ground and the editor is
missing. It is not known whether he
escaped or has been killed. The riot
began about the hanging of the three
men on Nov. 11.
It is feared the whole city will be
burned. Women and children are
fleeing for safety. Tbe citizens have
sent to the railroad grading camps
for reinforcements. The utmost ter
ror and confusion prevails, as it im
possible to distinguish friends from
enemies. It is now feared the mob
may burn all the houses and other
property in the place. B.
San Francisco, Nov. 19.—The
ship Hellesponte, Capt. boule r from
Melbourne, Australia, was wrecked
this morning about thirty miles south
of this port. Seven of the crew were
saved, and elevt n are missing, includ
ing the captain and mate. Tlie ves
sel immediately went 10 pieces and
will prove a total loss.
A heavy shock of earthquake was
felt at Milleiton, Fresno county, Cal.,
November Bth. The wall of tlie court
house was badly cracked, and the
waters of the San Joaquin were dis
turbed. A slight shock was also felt
at Austin, Nev., Nov. 17.
London, Nov. 19. —The Times says
376 members of the new Parliament
have been chosen. The Liberal ma
jority is 118.
