Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1855-11-17
California News,

California News.
The following items comprise all the
news 0! interest by the Ia;e arrival from
Coliiornja:
s. 4 euel took place. on The 10Th Of o.
ltober at san Marco, between Il b. Y'ruett
| Esq, aud Austin Smith, Esq. (son OF ex.
Governor Smith, of Virginia, } two gentle
men extensively Known IN San Francisco
and in the State. Mr. Smith was woun-
ded i'll the thigh, but not seriously. Ma.
lor Riell0rd z. Hammond and Hamilton
Bowie were Truett's seconds. and Smith
had Volnes l.. Howard and L. j. G. Kew
en- as his 9lflends. :" DR.. Fl. II. ToIand was
present on behalf OF Smith, and Dr.. A. J.
oow'e for Tfuett. Drs. .BerioAy and Ed.
wards were also present, with about 100
spectators. The distance was ten PAGES,
ana the weapons SIX barrel revolyers. A
sah francisco paper says:
AT tue word both began to blaze away,
eockiog their pistols aud filDg withou: in.
termisslon. Smith stood sill and fired
very composedly, but Trnps took bo;!,
hands and stopped aown to Geek his pis-
tol, as though it were hara work. Qoe o.
The articles stipulated that the pistols
should be cooked with one hand orly, buf
II Is said that the fragments Of an tSplo-
ded cap got behind the cy hinder of Irnr,ts
pistol and rendered the cooking difficult
matter. His change Of position was OF
course instantaneous to him, and he fired
more rapidly than his opponent
| Several of Truett's balls struck the
ground in front OF Smith, but tle fourth
ball from the pistoI of the former struck
the latter in the right thigh. about six
inches above the knee. One of tie ar
ticies directed that the party who should
be wounded should throw down his pistol
and thereafter there should be no firing
smith fred once fhis 9th shot after re-
ceIyIhg his wound, and then threw down
his pistol; and about this .ime or memen.
| alter Iruet fired his sixth and last shot.
Smith ) seconds sa " from the paleness and
expression OF their principal t.ee that he
was wounded and they went ap to him
and laid him down. The phvsicians rx-
ahmed the wound and declared that II
was flesh wound, the ball having pass
ed through the leg outside Of the thigh
bone and The ieinefal artery. MIR. Tfuett
sent his rockaway with a mat in it to COS.
vey MIR. Smith 10 the city. Aud thus en-
ded another "aifair of honor.''
The Freka Union of the 18th October
contains the following:
Oa tuesday morning, 9Th inst, large
party OF Indians collected and stated down
itouse river killing every white man who
happened 10 fail in ttrir way. At Evans
they murdered, aud they itlt iht liver for
Waggoher's ON Lousc creek Ju,t before
they reached WIS they were mel by a
patty Of packers with large train, " 10
saw from theii Appearance that there was
something wrong with them. Presently
the packers looked back aud saw Wae.
sonefs S barn On fire, ans. heard TIE SCREAMS
OF women aud children in the house thew
then cut loose their packs aud run foi their
lives--ihe Indians pursued thin closely,
killing one Of !heif mules.
They counted in their fight Tie bodies
o. seventeen white men who had bern
murdered along he road. Many OF these
were teamstefs, and their loads had been
scattered in every direction bv The Indians
IN searching for ammunition ard liqaaf. -
From Aaggonets it appears fha, the in-
dams, how nearly all drunk, aeain Started
down Rouge nYer, burning and numbering
as they went. On Wednesday they were
oveTaken By Maj. Fitzgerald, with 50
men, aud battle fought. in which SO In
diaiiS and ~ soldiers are reported to have
been killed.
Mrs. Nasgonrr and child were MUIR
dered; aud five other families along ti4e
route pursued by the indians arr sad to
have shared the same fate. The whole
number OF whites who have alread, fallen,
from the best accounts, is Between 80 and
So
humors OF the Intended departure of zoo
volunteers for Walker, from ,,au Francisco
caused great deal Of excitement in that
city. search warrant was procured, and
~ mnskets 5siorgiag 10 the san Franeis-
co blues were recovered. The Qraiter-
mts'er Generai OF the State discovered at.
50 tliat the arnory OF the san Francisco
Rille Company had bcea diyes'rd OF al!
It's arms. lie attempted TO recover them
bat the steamer sailed before he could
heard her. Three hundred of the expesii-
:ion were Jeff behind. Fhry procured
seiooneraad attempted to board the steam.
ef. but the officers and tie cilY marshal
opposed their attempt, and they were OBJ
lgea Il IRELAND.
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