The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-08-21


Additional Items fa0ua California.
Tho Sacramento Joitrysal contains . oOrrespon-
depce between Governor nelcr aud General Hitch
cook in relation 30 the luJian difficulties the north
The Governor asks that protection should he Afford
ed TO Lo citizens in that portion Of the State and
the General answers th.t he shalt establish the 9TH
Regiment OF U. &. Infantry its way to Boui-
ciu, Until their arrival, he will make no f.rthcr
disposition Of his forces
The Indians on Bear river have been driving OF
part Of the Cdinesa whom they suspected II
stealing son of ono Of their chiefs. The boy was
afterwards found.
Grass Valley letter writer g vos his opiaion shst
the product of the quartz mills in NevadE for the
pext twelve months, will reach twelve millions 81
dollars. =
couple Of Cinnamon stole forty ounces in gid
dust on the 18th ult, from the Banking Hsuss q
Nr. N. Levy, In Sacramento.
party to explore and prospect tho mountains
west from CoIuaa and Tehama, would leave COiusA
about tho 20h ult Tho Indians report gold in that
region, but their hostility has hitherto prevented
small parties from searching for IT, The company
strong to travel through in spite Of any hostile op
petition.
The bodies Of Thomas Graham and David Curie,
who were drowned In crossing the river at Oall
Spring, were found on the Sth ut
The pedestrian Kelly com etcd che great f,aG a.
walking thousand miles in Thousand oopss-
outive hours on Sunday night ut 10 O'Clock He
afe yesterday, with 81 100, the pecaniary reward
Of his forty days labor. SacrGn1~to Unis.,
TILE DUEL BETWEEN MfssRs EU0ENT AND oOTvKR.
lFiou the San francisco Transcript. July la.l
duel cane off yesterday. about four miles from .
| Contra Costa, between Alderman Cot,er and Mr.
| Eugent, Editor oC tho San Ftdsscisco Herald The
| parties, accompanied by largo number Of fionda,
vent over the bay in the morning Atthree o'clock.
| the r'elininaSic3 having been arranged. tho first
| ehote were fired without eject Upon tho second
FIRE hlr NuGeDt fell, having received the sa al his
adversary in the leg. ehcye tho knee, Nssaing
| further TRANSFERRED ard tue parties returned to ths
| city. FIR Magenta wound is severe, but not
deemed dangerous The bono ia badly fractured
A. our readers will desire 10 learn gone Of the
'articulars copceruirg this affair, We Will detail
lem brieny-piahing such comment as we may
| believe 70 be cal'ed for.
| it seems that for some.ine past DIR Nueent bu
/ spoken in terms most deroga;0ry Of tho me obcrs
az the Common Council, but moro particularly
| fhursday last, when tho following parsgraph ap
| paared in the Ih.od =.
The attack on Judgc Lake Tuesday night in the
noaFd q Abdomen. was gross wauton 20 iadcc,to
we cannot afford 10 let Il psse without other rcprean
sions than the silent scorn il mfrifs Becaun be
ineIro'd IS he was bound by cath 10 do TO prevent
fraud ard vIlapy the mi erebe wreches who bnlsl
its preparation dare wig their foul tongues agaisse
him.
On Monday evening Alderman Cotter in his
r.sco IN the COUNSEL room. noticed the marks .,
the H1Gid. ard corimen ed quite a. severed, upos
them 6s did the Herald in the para graph quoted tho
ed TO the challenge, which Mr.. Eugeut sopt to Nj
Cetter.
1t viii not be smss, inasmuch az this duel may
form precedent for the settlement Of other difficult
tics in San Francisco, to make few comments With
view to discourage too ready resort to the Of
Ere arms in such cases.
circumstances may occur where person won'd
be justfBble ia shooting down another For is-
stance, wbcre an eye hes been "gouged out" %
severed from the head in order to dsh gurs and
disgrace person for life In such cases. hold ,bss
man, would he perfectly justifshe ia a resort -
Ere arms but then would scarcely 20 through the
formally of duel. 1t would be meeting and
final settlement.
But 20 challenge PARTY and stake life upon soms
trivial Misunderstanding, is boys play H. il, Va
our opinion, no marx Of o brave man; neither does
it advance person in the estim alton Of hooorabls
and high Minded citizens
| The person accepting challenge il differently
| situated from the challenging party Human
| ture is such that men will offentimes sht wb-n
| they have no real cause for 50 doing. Cr,nm tho.
oes may place them in position whore il ssems
utterly impossible to avoid collision without dis
grsco But, after ell. it would be he ter nsse, 70
accept challenge under any ciroums ances This
however. is matter which every il itft TO do
eide for himself
But wo would hold the challenging party to .
strict accountability. We would urge the enforoe-
ment OF laws against such offences, as rs'dy any
other.
A policy ike this would put a stop 20 a praus
which every reasonable man must look upoI WITH
disgust--a practice which unless stopped will grow
upon ibis community, and ultimately Sacrifices lonny
OF its best citizens.
TOPICS or THE DAY
IpwCds o. miiorl.sud- a hale Of dolisrs wr'h
rol1 dust (eays the San FRANCHISES Herald Of July iG) Ia
this city yesterday in The eteaeer Nortern wi Goa
counting What the passengers by that "a hsd with
Them These sumo added to what wiR leave by tho &
Lewis the departure Of which has been ped On Ia
day Will probably make in the aggregate a. i.a,ttws
millions Of delIsre. This nj the rate 81 ~ milon.0
dollars year but the produce Of the dufiug the
yerr s5e VIII by fsr exceed hat amount ~ = 10 no
rrerstted that there is way Of ascertanrg e.-ot
exports ~ gold from i port ~ has 90 ssiied that
much Il token away BY pa seDgtr 10 the etsm hiVs
appears ia the aniests. This sos-ctis tc 20 al
b0Do Hu we l. " in
mode IL would probably tc s9to 20 SAL taas TO every
milon thst appear The steamer matf-tts hat
million might be added as he amount TAKEN W pa'sen-
Notwithstanding thr recent arrivals of vessels with
cs,gces from the AIaptc states business In
formed ia ri her duh Therei, stil scarcity macy
article In The market Although large savpss are oa
the war and great many seeeis due 1, is pro-
bebc thai prices win vsry materially ~ tio,c 70
come the consumption beiu6 great. The TINS how
L Dot ar distant when California viii b. 20 erest
measure. incependent Of foreign supplies cfptcaly
article Of -four Itfore cve years accord o. Co
peafances Coic MIA will be aoar expor,cg couusry
Many o. eur OLD settlers are turning their attention TO
agriculture and II Is generally believed thai ID. mot
Of the overland immigration viii filters q the ooi,
QUaurz MrEYa OPERATIONS TITO Dtwn,evils
E.ho gives the psrticu ars of the vnrioas @n'cs
orda,mg On Jamicaons Geek. The 16 Q,ars
Company have bsd their machinery a, york. oofi's
the rast week, oightecnstampsrs, hut h@vo 80, com
nenced wasbiog The Rough sud R-edt pi"s
Compeny are getting out quartz. shd W na'
their machinery IN operation in ahon' - 49,.
The Eureka Mining Company are ""fn"S 800
| quartz with the Arastrss. and Urn e""' -
Martin Schultz & Co vii be a. ~ "le 49," w."
| their ftonJe ard paohuerS IA ab''' ~" uN's~
| The Mauno.h Company ATE getl ots ro"S.
end will shortly hsyc their machinery "a 'nerat"sa
I DIED.
1 ,.e... r,a, California JuIv o. OF bocdy anx Mr
Inn py. III Atbcps county Ohio agd ahn,t ~ se-,s.
On he North tcik q The Anieriesn River. J,y
ssr mort incss Captsu Jofepn i,swt,ns ~
/ son soiltrs0p ccuuty sgsd about ~ year
| r,s- Spanish Camp, Yuha river Jny ohsri,~
I Tuner f5rnril- ~ summit county. Onto