The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-11-02

Oar San Francisce CexresPondence.
sAH FaAHcsco. Oct. 1, 1851.
7ss k~kss-hs Freaks PoRfies-Specxissioas i~ Res,
Esssis-I~disn Relations. &C.
Durag the two weeks that have apssd since last
vrss froa this place striking events have occurred
Wsader TO say there have mot been any lypchnss In
tbs mines and but few murders have been committed in
say part Of the State The truth H. there wiz be less
Of this kind for the future Society 10 i'm
proving every day, the State being rapidly peoplsd
By families from the East, The influence Of woman Il
bsgnnng to b felt here The dear creatures aiv
ing here By every steamer. and great number have
ccoseed ts Plains with their husbands and relatives
There has been change in our markets since last
wrote Flour ranges at sss to $35 per barrel and
u soarce at that Rice worth 4oc per pound Let me
sve you a Instance Of the unsteadns OF this Market
anA Of ths way which fortunes suddenly made in
California Some short time ago, young man, . clerk
house here having S. 600 spare sent 1t to China
end invested 1t In He sold the cargo ito arrve)
sss ps< pound and made the handsome Of by
tbs sssraaon. The purchaser q Chnaman and 1t
happened that the cargo arrived the very day after 1t
purchased The Chin man made sos 600 ON his bar
gaia The large OF slo2 600 has, therefore, been
cleared IN investment Of S. coo There a variety
OF articles which large profits might be msde-among
them printing paper For the last three months it has
been extremely scarce here much that all the CO.
lored wrapping and hardware paper In the State was
eagerly purchased by the newspapers TO publish their
daily issues on They forced to use such material
OF suspend. There has not been for sale in long
tins and cargo arrived now, 1t would bring profit
OF foor hundred per cent the price Of importation
There is very little the way and 1t Is likely it will be
scarce for six months There is some talk Of
erecting paper mill In California; but speculation Of
the kind could succeed Paper could not be manufac-
tured here for lees than IS and 81 would give
handsome pront to Eastern manufacturers.
The wings have he'd their primary elections and made
thsir nominations for Aldermen and Assistants. On
Monday the wbig will for the nomination
nsrIy The democrats are about to hold their primary
elections but they will conduct them different sys
ten than thu. which the, nave heretofore followed. The
democratic party OF this State has BEEN for time
past In much the same condition that the party In New
York was In year 1t has been in the hands
OF rowdies and buies from tammany HALL These fellows
conroled the primary and through them the
nominations. Instead, therefore, holding primary
elections AZ which the rowdis would be the governing
power and would often they pleased public
meettng viii be called In -vsy ward, the same day
and the hour aud tho names OF the canddate,
viii be submitted to the and an oral vote Will be
taken upon them As the election will place on the
day, and at the hour in all the wards the
game heretofore prsctssd successfully, of a number
Of rowdiss voting dozen twenty times, will be
stopped o. these worthless smart they cannot be
answer in New York butt win In San Francisco, the
whole population Of which doe, not number than
TammnDy
the rowdes who their tactics in the old Wig
wan Of New York-sre extremely mortified. Their occu
patton will be gone this system into
opAation and instead OF getting LIVING by electioneer
ing they viii be forced TO follow useful occupation
This will destroy the chances Of several scheming and
worthless felo who have been laying pipe for time
past. for nominations to Important Offices
We received, by the last mail Intelligence that 7. But
g. Kings resignation Collector Of the Port had been
accepted BY the sdmnis but have not yet heard
who his successor Is to be- II is said that the late Mr.
Cbet~ocd Who was the whig nominee for seat on the
Eastwood died short lime since
within weeks i'm N. nse advance has taken place
in the value OF real In this city Within that pc
Rod prices have increased fully forty per cent The
element continues Lots in the midst of the
away out Of town and come covered with water to the
depth Of twenty feel readily purchased at prices that
would astoDsh strangers Inssmuch as there is abun-
aarce Of room for the city to expand and there
demand for this Of property except for specua
tive purposes would be tupp that there must be
an anomsIy-an enigma all unlikely that
psesent prices will be maintained and that there will be
Our relations with the Indians. north and south con-
t,nue 70 Dc amicabe 1t WAS at time feared, with
northern part Of the State with the savages but the
danger has passed for the present In the SOUTH
Likewise there less apprehension felt than there
A celebrated Yuma chiefcsin named Geronimo who
vas great enemy OF the Americans and who bad
Killed several of them was shot recently. He was
captured by some lncans belonging to the Dioguenos
who the most friendly terms With the whites
correspondent Of the San Francco Herald writing from
san Diego thus describes the capture OF Geronimo, and
Ksry week the Indians of Santa Isabel reported
the presence in the mountains of the celebrated Yuma
oaSs and Apprehension desire
has BEEN expressed An ord,r promptly issued to
Tomas the chief Of the Diosuenos his valiant
men 1t aIns and endeayor 70 capture Geronimo. On
1hursA.y last Tomas surprised G,ronue With small
In the attempt TO srreet him. Geronimo severely wounded
two OF tho Dioguenos council of (n imitation Of
the whites whose proceedings last winter witnessed
by Tomas) imn edatey ordered for his trial The
court rat during The night and condemned the prisoner
surrounding country Summoned together. Ell Senior
Captain DON Tomas. cbf OF the Dioguenos addressed
The prisoner Is follows spproyng OF the sentence and
when the Americans under General kearny took posses
sion OF this country routing our oowsrdy oppressors
gou - big captain OF your tribe, swore TO be their
friend and my people AID the and aided the
Americans in the war and ever have been their
friends You a liar-bsve not kept your word, and
aided Antonio Cara last winter The against the
Americans You bel ed TO kill The sheep men on the
desert you continually stealing from the Americans
and trying TO plumber lhe You have left your country
and come into to murder and steal from emgrans
passing along the ROAD We captured in your camp
yesterday sheep stolen from Americans, and have
boosted 20 my people Of your In against
rho Americans. tell sgain are Americans and
you CAN'T whip us You call yourself brave but Major
Heintzemsne troops have hrasbed you every ms you
have dared TO meet thtm You will steal again;
you will never again murder an American My big men
have vied that you ,houid die and their Captain
dec IL. am big American and we will make your PEG
Die kpowit not ssopg to let you RON around these
mountains kiching up the devil and making people say
not friends Of The Americans here tell your peo-
pie to bewmeI going into San Diego may see the
big chief general who Lives IN San Francisco lie Is com
ing here If you don't take Lesson from what
lam about 70 show you you will DO sorry. the
Americans a great people. am big chief and /
mean to LET you know IL and feel 1t Geronimo you are
be shot shall scalp you and cut of one Of your
TO send TO SEN Diego You are Gentle or would
Anrive you sascero Cunning &c one OF his captains
shoot him y
Geronimo stated that but nine Yumas with him
and acknowledged that he toe desert to
ttnue the war. He was then led out and shot and his
ear and scalp were bionght in triumph this place
Thus enc ed the career Of master spirit among the
His death will be Of great service to the whites
feared however that the Yumas will desire revenge,
and TO obtain II will the desert In force and up
the Dioguenos Tomas says be Is not afraid Of them
that he Is an American He Is very intelligent Neo-
pbJte-speak the Spanish Language WELLS brave, and
has rendered OF different times Major Henzelman
Woo. He was in town yesterday, attended by body
guard Of Lancers who evinced great respect for him
lie hate< In the Plaza dmouned and gave h herse to
an ordey-the remainipg portion OF his guard keep