New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-10-01
Later from California, etc.
ekEAT SLAUGHTER OF RNIGRANTs BY THE
INDIANS ON THE PLAINS.

| GREAT SLAUGHTER OF RNIGRANTs BY THE
| INDIANS ON THE PLAINS.
By the arrival last evening of the Crescent
oity, we have received files Of San Francisco
papers from the 18th Of August to the 5th of
September From the news summary Of the
Alta California we extract the following Items
| The steamer day has been changed from the
| lst and 18th to the 9th and Goth Of each month
The city vas disgracea by a sanguinsry affray
| which occurred at the 9Th Ward polls on the
afternoon Of the 2fst August, when the Demo-
| cratic primary election was held. Mr. j. W
Bsgley and Mr.. James Cushing were severely
wounded, but are now recovering. The eyi-
| dence thus far has shown that these persons
commenced an assault with pistol upon James
Casey, and the latter Inflicted the wounds in
self defence. He was discharged; the matter
will be more fully investigated as soon as the
wounded men are able to appear in Court
Some twenty shots we're fred and many persons
| implicated.
| The 2lst August, the primary election day of
| the Democrats, was remarkable throughou for
street fights and bloody encounters
/ Jose Laiuente, an intelligent Chilean, con-
nected with the editorial department of the
Sud -4nlericano, of this city, stabbed his wife,
| Maria Martinez, on the 21st August His VIC
| tim died two days after. A domestic dispute is
| the alleged cause of the deed Lafuepfe is now
| in the county Jail, pronounced by some insane
| The frigate Amphtrite arrived from the
Amoor river on the 21st August, having left
that river on the 18th July, touching d / Ssiska
on her way to this port, Again, small town
| on river Of that name, was visited, but found
| to be deserted proclamation was issued de-
| olaring that private property would be respect
eut small iron steamer belong to the kus-
ra fnvyr mn ~ = .
| "A slight shock of earthquake was felt in San
Francisco en- the morning of the 2Sth August
| at about three O'Clock
/ The new custom house and ost-offiee isfearly
scompleted, and meets with general admiration.
The Wing party has revived, nominated a
/ ticket, and issued party newspaper entitled
the Wing They exhibit much enthusiasm, and
have made strong nominations
State
| The,first trip on the Sacramento Valley Rail-
road was made on the 18th August Ut was d
| short excursion from the Sacramento leyee to
Seventeenth street The train, consisting of
three platform cars, was densely crowded. In
vited guests from all parts Of the State partook
Of The occasion, which forms an era in the annals
of California. 81 s={lss5 l q z.tlSl75 " Ffa
A ATemperanee Nominating Convention assem-
| bled at Sacramento on the 21st August. sye
| a man named Ame1 Bricknell, proprietor Of
a public honse on Eighth street, Sacramento,
was shot and mortalyi wounded on the a26th
August, by his son in law, Samuel Garrett
| Bricknell died soon after. Garrett had run
away with Bricknell's daughter; upon his re-
turn the latter assaulted him and was shot
| y Gen @. HIS Williams, the Temperance nom
ineeifor Judge of the Supreme Court, has de-
cIined. Myron Norton's name has been substi-
| tuted. g. s, r5l,.s sts.. +azs y "a
The news from Oregon is up to the 9th ult
| The Colville gold mines first pronounced a hum
| bug, are now we'll spoken of again. sit~
4 MIR, Bauton, just arrived across the plains,
reported terrible Indian massacre of emi-
grants this season, st Devils Gate, on the
Sweet Water river Atrain of 300 men, women
and children, were attacked by the Ohiennes
Sioux ands $50 killed, and all their stock, pre-
visions, etc, captured The remainder of the
train reached Salt Lake City in q starving. con
| diton Among the slain were Gen Lanes bro
! ther and family. Ga8si #@-.5g'7% %45
1t is reported that 10 whites have been 1nur.
/ dered near Fort Iolvilles by the Indians. LIT
| Derby has just completed the survey of the mil.
itary road from Salem to Astoria, d distance o.
one hundred miles si5 @5E', r. e'teL
-re Sandwich Islands f9AeFf q
w. The new Odd Falowsl HalT at Honolulu, was
dedio o.ted on the 18th of July. W. al = isz ST
The frigate Amphitrite, reports the arrival
i at Ayan, of the brig Leyeret having on board
Messrs Swan & Clifford the forgers Of whale
mems drafts at Honolulu A Mr. Packard was
with them. The brig remained at Ayan for
q few days, and then sailed for parts unknown.
| -. 49,. .s5 General. 5..rz
i The Amphitrite reports a whale ship, name
unknown, was wrecked on Cape Lowenburg
4 tSea of 0chotsk) previous to July 9th.
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The news from Ghina is from shanghae up tt
June 30th. There is but little of Importance
There were several large American clippers al
Fooehou, from 800 to 100 tons burthenE The
J, trade Of the past season has been prosperous.
It is estimated that at the close of May, anexport
of altogether of 25,0o0,0o0 pounds Of tea had
:, been shipped to Great Britain, the United States
!, of America, and Australia. An attempt had
been made by the Chinese authorities to levy an
inland tax on teas on their way to Foochow
This was promptly resisted by Mr.. Consul Med
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Wnohang and Hangkow have again fallen int
the hands Of the rebels G ,5x $50 s s
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