GOVERNOlt ASSASSINATED. 



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leisurely along tlie road. Among tliem was a young man, 

 who held in his hand a bamboo of that sort used by coohes 

 for carrying goods. Attached to the end of it was a 

 bunch of green bushes and flowers, which, on meeting 

 the Governor, he thrust into his face. The GoTcmor 

 turned on Lis assailant, exclaiming, " you dog," when a 

 dash was made at him by six other Chinamen, which 

 caused his horse to shj to the left> where the ground was 

 hroken bj an acclivity of two or tliree feet^ which the 

 pony cleared. 



It is probable that, as soon as he could puJl up on clear 

 ground, lus firet and fatal impulse was to face liis pur- 

 suers. He took the bridle in Ins teeth, raising his only 

 arm (the left) to take a pistol from the holsters, when they 

 rushed upon Mm with di-awn swords^ the foremost of them 

 cutting at his arm, by disabling which he would be at their 

 mercy. He kept his seat for some time, although he had 

 lost a stin-up and wa^ but an indiflcrcnt honscmaii. The 

 aide-de-camp observed him fall at length, after ho liimself 

 had been brought to the ground. Having got the Governor 

 down, the ninrderers cut off his hand and head, — appa- 

 rently by repeated strokes from tlieir blunt swords. The 

 lower jaw and part of the tongue remained attached to 

 the trunk. The wounds in the body were not mortal. 

 The miu-derors escaped through the barrier, taking with 

 them the head and hand of their victim ; and, having 



chin-chinned Joss " in an adjoining house* embarked in a 

 boat they had in waiting. 



