New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-10-09


From The Cdliforni1 Clrorie> s>rt r.
News from the mines continues 10 be of very en-
couragng description and the interior papers talk az
II the miners in their different localities satisfied
with their average gaiDs In tie southern mines the
seas is represented being one Of the most avora-
bic for rirer and bar digging that had perhaps ever
been known there.
The annual emigration across the plains continues
to pour into this country. Moderate numbers have
already arrived who mention that many others are
behind on the way. 1t is not, however likely that
the total number Of immigrants by land will be very
great this year
By sea the chief immigrants have been Chinese
Every ten days or so somewhere between 500 and
LOCO OF these people arrive at Ban franci,co Inc
late clamOr against the race has almost died away IN
our CITY In the interior. however, il is still oc a
sionaly heard pretty loudly repeated. OF the 10000
Cinnamon supposed II be among us about 80 900 are
saii to be in the condition virtually OF slaves, or
poems to their more wealthy countrymen. Iheir EN-
ployers or rather masters, are hve great companies,
ORGANIZED 10 import laborsrs from China. These
comp anes are severally named the Sam.yap, the
Yaong.wo, the See;yap, the Sun-on, and the Ming
Yaong companies An the Cinnamon brought here
nv these companies are either from Hong. Kong
from the Districts Of the province of Canton, but
chiefly from the last. The people Of the different
companies are continually quarreling among them
selves and at different parts Of the State have
Gently had several pitched battles, in which con-
siderable number of the combatants were slain The
grounds Of quarrel are not very well understood by
us "ou'sde barbariars, nor perhaps mu n better
BY the Chinese themselves.
On the night Of the l4th inst, Peter Needer, form
ery Of Albany, n. Y, shot and killed james Camp
bel Of New-York. Both parties came TO California
with SteveDsop's regiment in lsi7.
AT Monterey ARRAY occurred in dance-house
when three men-ope an American, and the other
two Spapiards-were killed. An officer who had at
tempted arrest the rioterswas shot by Californian,
and died almost Immediately. The shooter was him
self dangerously wounded by another shot, and il
believed tba, his wound would prove mortal The
mob, however, could not wait for their revenge.
They burst in the muroereis house, hauled him from
his bed, tried, convicted condemned and hanged
him, all under the advice Of Judge Lynch, within an
hour or two.
Judge Lynch has likewise been busy in Contra
Costa. In our last steamer summary we mentioned
that he hanged two foreg ners at San Antonio for
cattle stealing. Since then the people in that quarter
ard at the Red woods have been putting several resi-
deuts through strict examination as TO their connec-
ton with the unknown cattle thieves. No more
bangings however, have taken place.
Capt. II. Hope Of the steamer Guadalupe committed
suicide here on the I'd inst by shooting himself
through the heart
The British and French war ships, the Amphitrte
and LArtemise, left herbor the 3D. on cruise
outside the lleads-their destination unknown. They
appear to have overbaued several merchant vessels
about enter our Dor, as Dutch bark, the Nova
Zembla, from HongKong: reported that on the I'd
she was fred into by the Amphitrite and compelled
to stop and show her papers.
The English bark Amelia Thompson was stranded
little 10 the north Of San Simeon Bay, on the Goth
ult. tug steamer was sent from our port to draw
her of, but it was feared that she would he total
loss.
One or more Of the interior papers every day re-
port some murderous transaction as occurring in the
different districts of the State. Now it is at Mari
posa now at Monterey, now at Placervllle, now NJ
Nevada and then somewhere else. As these things
are so common in this country. IT seems superuous
to chronicle them particularly The cases often arise
from cattle. stealing, or drunken quarrels at bars
The Synagogue Sheriff Israel Remnant OF Israeli
tad on he
regular place of worship OF the Jews here and it is
a substantial and elegant building
Ebenezer Jameson was murdered on the eih INST,
in Broadway. The causes of the crime are not
known, though some parties have been apprehended
suspicion.
Extraordinary intelligence has reached here from
Sonora TO the effect that Count Raous-et de Boulbcn
with 400 Frenchmen, had encountered body of
Mexicape Germans and Irish near Guayamas, and
had been defeated by them. The Count was
wounded captured and imprisoned, and was about TO
scene. His forces to the number Of 100 men were
killed and the remaind,r taken prisoners. II should
he added that the news is generally believed here to
be false .,e
Another swindle has recently been perpetrated on
the city, by which it has been mucted In properly
valued al $500 600 or 5000 600. Some astute inll-
yiduals hunted UP debt of the city for the sum OF
$40 obtained a Judgment advertised thst certain
property of the city would be sold II the judgment
was NOT Satisfied in an obscure corner OF morning
paper and on the I'd of August sold the properly az
constables sale for sl72 1t is said that the debt
Isi72 was contracted before the passage Of the act
for the redemption of property cold on executions,
and that the property is lost to the city.
Notwithstanding the great depression IN the money
market which has continued for several months,
building operations being prosecuted with vigor.
Magnificent structures going up in every quarter
of the city, and in short time San Francisco can
boast of as splendid edtces as any city 10 the word.
The settling of the important question Of the grades
mn
all kinds. .-
ON Saturday the 9th inst, the fourth anniversary
of the admission Of California into the Union was
celebrated with greet pomp by the California pion-
Gers The military, fremen and civic associations
turned out on the occasion, and made very impos-
ing procession The exercises were concluded by an
Grafton by Col. f. J. c. Kewen, at the Metropolitan
Theater. Frank Soule, Esq, also read an Original
whole, was celebrated with great spirit and enthu-
Ar 10 o'clock on Thursday night, l4th instant,'a
difficulty took place between two men named le'ef r
Veeder and Jas. Campbell, in saloon corner oil
Kearny and Commercialsts., when the former shot
Campbell through the breast and killed him instantly
Veeder was arrested and placed in the Statioh-
House.
Considerable excitement has recently been created
in Contra Costa and all that section Of the country
by the depredations of cattle thieves About three
W, eks ago two men, named Carenne and Aughlmboct
were arrested by the citizens under circumstances
that admitted of no doubt were taken side strung
M TO the limb of a tree and hanged. Notwithsand-
ing this fearful example depredations are constantly
being committed. .
Oregon papers brought by the steamer Columbia
inform US Of more Indian massacres among the over
land emigrants. Recently party OF some sixty In
disns attacked train about Is miles beyond Fort
Boise, and killed eight of the male emigrants and
carried off four and several children, together
with large amount of stock and other property.
BODY Of mounted troops had been dispatched IN pur-
| suit Of the savages.
The Gen Jessup, employed in transporting Govern