The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-10-17

By the arrival of the George Law we have
thefOllowing items in addition to our telegraph
ic dispatches:
From the Steamer Bulletin, Goth.
The Homicide Herbert Requested te Leave the
State.
Yesterday, at three O'Clock P. NJ, commit
tee of citizens who had been delegated for that
purpose, waited upon P T. Herbert, at the St.
Nicholas Hotel, with the view Of. present
ing to him the petition which had been
signed to forward to Washington. The com
mittee, through their chairman, Mr.. j. Ii.
Brown, addressed Herbert substantially as
follows:
'Sir-We have been delegated by your fell
Iow-citizens to wait upon you and tender you
this package, which encloses petition of about
two thousand persons, residents in this State,
asking you to select some other locality for a
residence. The duty which has been imposed
upon US is a painful one, and we deeply regret
the necessity that has made our present mis-
sion to you; but having been delegated with
power to call upon you and make known the
wishes of your fellow citizens, we place this
document in your possession as we have been
instructed
Herbert took the package from the hand of
Mr.. Brown, while he stood trembling like an
aspen leaf He evidently at first supposed that
the delegation was from the Vigilance Com
mittee, and probably felt somewhat like the
crow when he saw the famous Capt. Scott about
to level his gun at him and agreed to COM
promise the matter by coming down himselfat
once. The homicide undoubtedly felt greatly
relieved when he found it was only petition
of the respectable portion of the community
for him to leave the State. He felt certain
A.
and as he never did have much respect shown
him by decent people, he was not very much
mortified by the reception of the document.
The petition was in the following words:
To THE Hon. P 7. HERBERT:-We, the
citizens of California. believing that you have
forfeited your claims and rights as our Repre-
sentative, and that, by your course at the ma
tonal capital, you have deeply injured the
fair fame of the State of California, both at
home and abroad, would, therefore, take this
course to make known our wishes and to re-
spectfully request Of you that you would not
again make California your residence.
California, August 30, 1856.
The homicide was the observed of all ob-
servers yesterday as he went about the streets.
People looked at him as they would upon a
loathsome monster, out of mere curiosity, and
not from any respect or desire to make his &C
of well known gamblers all day, from which
he probably meets warm reception 1t was
rumored, yesterday, that he would address
the Young Mems Anti-Vigilance Club last
night, but as none but real Simon Pures are
admitted, we did not ascertain whether he
complied with the request or not.
OREGoN.-Though there has been but little |
fighting since the battles at the Grande Ronde |
and DAYS river, still the Indians of both Ore
gon and Washington Territories exhibit sour
and unfriendly disposition. In fact, the great
body of them remain hostile and defiant. A
grand council was appointed to take place on
the 18th August, but it was feared many of
the tribes would not come in. About 5000 |
Indians had been collected of the Dalles in
charge of the agents, some being tribes pre-
viously friendly, and some hostile that have |
lately come in and given up their arms. A |
large supply train had been captured by the
Indians, who made good their escape into the |
Blue Mountains.
The Indian trouble, by drawing away many
persons from their ordinary pursuits had some
what diminished the wealth and agricultural |
products of the country, but with peace this
will soon be remedied leaving serious traces
behind
The MINEs-From all portions of the mi
ming region we hear the most favorable ac-
counts. Extensive preparations are being
made in anticipation Of the rainy season, to
work the dry gulches and ravines where there
is no water. We continually hear of erich
Strikes" and it is probable that there never !
were more favorable prospects in the mining
region than there are at the present. The In
dams predict that there will be a great deal of
rain this winter.