New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-11-17

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The rews from California ~ this arrival is unim-
,or.snt. Wot.kc the following summary from Tie
San Frc,oisco Pscay as.s Of the li;h INST.
The "decds OF high onp.ise." which in days Of
,ore used 10 hl the columns OF our steamer papers,
redouDding 10 toe glory or shade wing forth The mis-
foItunss ofour city have entirel, ceased aud the
only extra animation we have esIur ca o. lLe apart
from that suay consequent OIL esery day energy
ard eI,erpise, was bet fefe ton OF the ex-
cilemsht cccssioned m other parts or the UnlOn
nv the reports of the unfortunate expedition
10 Cuba. Great hauls. beautiful specimens,
Isw and extensive ogglos and quartz dis
cOyeiies, together with wharf aud city improve
ments MASSIVE freproof buildings o. brick. iron
and stone, and increased iact es Tor loco notion oy
land and aC r, a0s no public at.ehti on to the
exclusion Of Dreadful conhagfstions uing robbie
mes, and summary hanglngs. Tne vigilance Com
nittte Is no longer Iceced ana as a coo sequence
OF this state Of things business IS Tesunng 1T won't
cd activity ard the busy hun OF INDUSTRY IS heard IN
every city snd village, on the banks OF every river,
along the slope of every mountain ane IN the depths
Of every eGlch and valley.
TIE SoulheTn Convention for the div sion Of the
State is to Re held on NOncay ccx the 20th instant.
Those iay bic 10 the proec. have atlCnetb unIted
upon Santa labara as the place here tie Delegates
are to assemble. San Diego Los Angeles. san Luis
Obispo Monterey, Santa Cruz san Joaquin, aud
other C0uLiIss have elected iAeir Delegates Seve-
raj addrCssCf haze been published Ia support Of the
Eyery txeI,iou is being made by the Collector of
CITY Taxes anc his assistants to ,ay the interest on
the funded CC6t of the CITY.
''s Some jfca of The trelic betaosn San rancsco
aud The Southern mines may DC formed from the fact
thai there ave at this moment ten siesm.Is plylng
between San Francisco and STOCKTON. tae,e are
Ten, also, pying between San Ffan'lsco and Ssora-
mento Tie latter are FOR TIE most oar. OF larger
size than those on the San Joaquin RIVER and make
The TIP Of about 100 miles ~ from seven 20 elsh'
hours in tie elegance of their accommodations
and the Injuries OF their lardCr, they might compare
fayoraby with any passenger vessels IA the world
There ten other steamers pbihg from Sdcra-
meIto 60 different places above tina cry one year
aco there was but one steamboat liz Oregon, the Co
luubia Low there are eleven st'an6ntts OF DINER.
ent KINDS ruhhing IN the Co'ubbld ara Nhiaihele
Rivers, not iTcluCjng the Pacific StCamers see
Gull and Columbia, running between oregon ana
California.
stockton IN The early part Of this m NTH bee anne
the scene Of ouTa9eS OF similar character 10 those
which, sOuC time since, CIsgraccd "a Francisco
On the 20 iIs.. three men shot IN the vcluty
of stOck'oD on SATURDAY evening an 't,empt ras
made 10 shoot tive others, without prSvOcdhOn, on
the same nigh, Mexican "a mo-, iuhumanlg
butchercC IL q house ia the Ouskuts OF tle city and
on Sunday morning an attempl Nds mace 10 shoot a
gentleman Tor 10 reason Ina. he could lmagine.-
city and has excited considerable sensation IN the
cOmmufly
Panama 10 San F4ancls o, she struck upon rock
near PoiIt HIanco, about twenty mi'eS from this
city, duriur 9 G prevalence Of a dease Fog Owing
TO the judcicus and skiliul management Of Cap ain
Hudson, his officers, passengers and crew, she vas
kept afcat TN the California went Gown TO her re-
LEI. Tie later lowed her into San francisco The
damage, ii is thought, Will be cas- ly repaired.
The steamer Miner, loaded Win hay, was com
Mo entering
the Suisun Bay from The Slough, just bcox New
York. spark from the smoke-slacS mt upon the
hay, and, Ia a moment, the Whole was enyeloped In
flames. OHe man was burnt to dea h. ana another
dangerously so. The boat was Il totlloss
The Moruons have at length taken possession OF
the rancho q san Bernaydino, Los Angeles for
which they paid $lO2 900. $25 900 was paid down,
and the remainder Is u be paid IN two equal annual
payments. II is said TO be Their intent on to build
great city t.eio, and railroad to Salt Lake is cont
IDENTIFY spoken Of IL is also said, that the heads OF
the Church IL Deseret have gwen directions TO tle
Mornous IN Europe, that all the emigration to this
Isthmus OF Panama 20 San Diego
hThe population OF San Bernardino IS 10 be increased
BY five thousand within the next SIX months IL
conlaius within us boundaries more than eighty
thousand aC'oS OF excellent land, a great part OF
which can be irrigated. The Santa Anna river runs
through H. furnishing large and falling supply OF
pure water, ard having excellent null seats, Inc
mountains near arc covered with pmes Sufhclentto
supply With lumber all southern oaii'oih'a 'o'
years. e-,.c.,,x,
judge Murray, late Judge oil the superior toutt,
has be- IN apo atod by the Governor Associate Judge
Of the Supi,me Court, III place OF Judge behhe"'
resigned
Inicllir ence has been received from Hong Kong,
10 the Cd OF August, by the ship ie0er - days from
Whamrua stems are being ttkcn 10 induce the
Chinese to run an electric Telegraph on me coast.
The rebel forces have had several ShuInishes Win
the imretal troops, and have been rather success
An attempt is again being made to establish steam,
communication between he Sandwich isiands ana
md fha HrSt lS
be placed upon the route IN ABOUT montn.
The Weather. throughout Oregon and Upper ana
Lower California, IS delightful. ihe northwest
wind has completely died away, ana nature never
wore more smiling aspect unter an italian SKY.
The Agricultural, Mining, Mechanical and CON-
mercia interests are In the iull ice OF prosperous
career. Mechanics readily obtain st.aAy employ
ment at SIS per day, and common la)orers at 80,
and from The large number OF buildings IN progress,
nisprobablc they will be all engaged tor the next
SIX months.
Massacre of Port Oxford Party.
The following is the substance OF letter which
We find in The oregon Statesman, from Mr.. w G.
T'vault, to the Superintendent Of Indian Affairs in
Oregon, relating to the attack upon and destruction
Of par.y of whites by the Port Oxford Indisns.
DEAR SIR / hasten 10 lay before You the result
OF one OF the most fatal occurrences that has taken
place within the limits Of Oregon since lis settle
IneLt. Your letter addressed to me under date of
August IA was Gully received.
proCCtNSc 10 tlS place on ooalN Tue sifdiueI sea
Gull, leaving Portland, August 18TH and on The gath
August win a company OF 10 persons, took up my
lne march for the purpose OF exploring aud ascet-
tanning the piactcablht, Of locating rc2t or roads
frcm pOr, Orfod 10 the upper Rogue River country.
ron the ETst three days travel our route was down
The coast IN SOutherly direction, 10 near the mouth
oi Rogue River We Informed the Indians, whom
wefouRd very numerous that yCu would be al Port
orioid In siCm fifteen TO twenty fiyc days, for The
purpose OF II akiug them presents OF blankets and
clothing AID also treating with them for taor siilhs
uaidS) at the same time maAing them small pres
eIiS ny self When near the mouth OF Rogue River,
While fiipg some distance IN advance OF the coia-
pSny, there were manifestations Of hoslsily-two
Indians drawing their DO and presenting their ar
rows tine However, AZ raising nay gun to prest Mt
they lr,mC .a,ely ran