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

AdTsuoasl Items fsura California.
The Sacramento Jourrai contains . oorrospoa-
deUce between Governor neicr aud General HeL-
cook in rent 30 the ljian difficulties the north
The Governor asks that protection should he afnrd-
ed to tho citizens in that portioa Of tho State. and
tho General that he shalt establish tho 9TH
Regiment Of U s Infantry nov on its way to Boui-
cha. Until their arrival he will make no f.rther
disposition OF his forccs
The Indisns On Bear river have boon driving or
part of the Cblnesa whom they suspeoted d
stealing son Of ono Of their chiefs The boy was
afterwards found.
Grass Valley letter writer gvos his opiaioa shst
the product Of the quarts mills la Nevada. for the
pext twelve months, will roach twelve millions 81
dollars =
A couple oc Cinnamon sto,o forty sunoes il EnlA
dust on the 18th ult., from the Banking Houss e
Nr. N Levy, in Sacramento.
party to explore aud prospect tho mountains
west from Colusa and Tehama, would leave C0'uSA
about the 10Th ult The Indians report gold in that
region, but their hostility has hitherto prevented
small parties from searching for il: The company
which 70 start from Colusa would DO safficenty
strong to travel through in spite Of any hostile ep-
petition.
The bodies az Thomas Graham end David Curio,
who were drowned In crossing tho river .. OslA
Spring, were found on the Sth ult
The Pedestrian Kelly completed che great fiat AZ
Walking thousand miles IN Thousand ooDss-
cutive hours. on Sunday night, ut 10 O'Clock He
lefS, Yesterday, with 81 100, the peoanary reward
Of his forty days labor. SdcrGnxwfo Uassn,
J1y u.
TIE DUEL BETWEEN MrssRs. EUoENr AND ooTrER.
lFIor the San francisco Transcript. July lsl
duel caLe off yesterday. about four mies from
Contra Costa, between Alderman Cot,er and Mr.
Eugent, Editor of tho Sds: Et0sacisco Herald. The
parties. accompanied by largo number Of f,ieada,
vent over the bay in the morning AT three o'clock.
shots fired without effect Upon tho seoauA
FIRE mir NuEent fell having received the sali al his
adversary in the leg, eh"ye tho knee. Nssaing
further tranfpired, ard tue parties returoad to shs
| city. hr. kuEcnas wound liz severe, bu. not
| deemed dangerous The bone 10 badly fractured.
| A. our readers viii desire 10 learn same of the
i.articulars couceruirg this affair, viii detail
| ihom ly--Dahng such c0mmont as wc may
| believe TO be called for.
| Ut seems tLat for some.me past ar Nueent hu
| spoken in terms most derogaOry Of tho me Dbcrs
| of the Common Council, but moro particularly ON
| Thursday last. when the follosing paragraph ap
peared IN the Herald =.
The attack Judgc Lake, on Tuasdsy night in the
noasa q hid1r,n ws 70 efoss % wanon % idei.ito
sicns than the silent sco-p it mfrfs Became be has
and vapy wi e ~ n 20 Who 20,
in ITS pcpctrstion dare wg thcir foul tongues agass
On Monday evening. Alderman Cotter, in hi.
place IN the Council room. noticed the marks .,
the H1Gld. ard conmeD ed quite az sc vereI, upoa
them ss did the Herald in the paragraph quoted Thu
led to tho challenge, which Mr.. Eugeut sopt to NJ
Cetter,
1t viii not be smss, inasmuch ~ this duel may
form precedent for the settlement Of other dicai
tics in Ssn Francsco, to make few comments with
view to discourage too ready resort To the use Of
FIRE arms in such cases.
Circumstances may occur wbaro q person wpn'd
be Justifsble in shooting down smother For H.
stance, where an eye hrs been ''Gouged out" or
severed from the head, in order to d,sigurs aud
disgrace person for life In ouch cases. hold thas
man, would be perfectly iustfshle in resort -
ere arms but then we would scarcely 70 through the
IN mali rn(o dual pnt.f1 L.. s..A
final settlement.
But TO challenge party and stake life upon soma
trivial Misunderstanding, Is boys play H. il. IA
our opinion. no marx OF brave man; neither dues
it advance person in the estimation Of boporsbs
and high minded citizens.
The person accepting challenge ia differently
situated from the challenging party. Human na
ture i such that men will ofentimes f4ht WIN
they have no real cause for 50 doing C,r,um tao.
oes may place them in a position whore il ssems
utterly impossible to avoid collision without dis
grsce But, after ell, it would be he ter never 70
accept challenge under any croums ances This.
however i matter which every man is Isft to do
eide for himsef
But wo would hold the challenging psr,y "a .
strict accountability. We would urge the enforce
ment Of laws Against such offences, rs'dy any
other.
A policy ike this would put stop % prati's
which every reasonable man must look upon VITA
disgust practice which. unless stopped will grow
upon ibis community, and ultimately Sacrifices lanny
Of its best citizens
TOPICS or THE DAY.
lpwG-is % o million. sud n tnN Of d1isrs vr'h
polo dCss Gears tho SAN Frauccs Herald OF July iG Iof
th.s city yeseiday in tho eeasier Norternsr wi 6ea:
them These sumo added TO what wiz leave by tho &
Lewis the departure of which has been del Yed II "a
day, will probably make In the aggregate atl.attws
millions Of dollars. This 4 At the rate cf ~ miian,0
collars year but the produce Of the ui'ner duoe ne
yenr S62 VIII BY far exceed that amount t'to no
rngrftteG that there Is way a acerr'aug 5s es-os
exports o. gad from this port ~ has 20 strcd that
much il taken awsy by scng r. 10 ths ssm. bies
.rf Ia. Ig
though large omoouta know Tux away in this
mrde 10 would probably &c sa'o 20 sal taat to every
million thst acpcars the steamer marif-sts hat
million might be added a The amount taken " pasen
gers. -
ca, goes from The Alsptic states, business In
formed ia rather dull There is stl scarcity o. macy
articles in tho market Although large supplies 90
The war aud great many IL il pro
bahlc that prices viii 1ary materially ff tiae
come the conjunction being 20 great The tim, how
ever II not far distsn when California will b. greet
measure. noep naent Of foreign supprs cfptciay In
the article Of -four Tsfore Eve years sccord Of
peafances Cbfcs MIA will bs floor expar,fn1 country
Many o! old settlers arc turning their attention 20
agriculture and ~ Il generally believed that To- most
OF the overland immigration viii be filters q ths eo
CUhRrz MiEING OPERATIONS TIE Dprniev'ls
~ no gives the patticu &c the various an'os
oTeEatipg on Jamiceon's Creek. TIE 20 Q,ars
Company have bsd their machinery .. Sors. oodns
the rast seek, eighteen Hampers, hut hsve 80, 'cn
mcnced washing The Rough sud R-ad' Vi''r
! Company are getting OUT quartz. ara VI 49, 49,
| then machinery IN operation IN ahon' -" 49,,
| The Eureka Mining Company are w"ea"s
| quartz with the Arastrss, aud ~" g""" .,,n
| Martin SchuitG * Co will be in tul "Ie H""" VIZ"
4 their ftnirr els ard rlaohiuery ia ahf" W." oN'Ss
1 The Maumoh Company arc getl o. fo"s'
/ snd will shortly hsye their mach merry - "nera'sa
49,, ,,n, California guiv o. OF blcody NIX Mr
IN ~ yIs ~ Gthcrs county Ohio ag aho1t n sess
90 he Nort, fctk ~ The Amercao River. Jiy >
efIsr short ilipcs Carsiu Joepa Hswtn ~ tesdsr.
/ IN, yeiersop County n agsd about ~ year
Near Spanish Camp, Nroa river Jny Nhut~