New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-11-14

ibe election news from Maine wa received here ty
Tho Republic ADS with great rejoicing. Cannon we're
fred and n the evening an eDthusiastio set,pc
vas held at Musical Hall
The health of the city continues generally as good as
usual. The wbooping cough. and measles prevail among
children, thong not in a very severe form.
Ibe weather has been some hat cold and disaresa.
he, aud in a week or two We may expect 10 have an
abundance Of rain.
Numerous brick buildings arc in course Of erection
Most OF them designed for business purpose and
for size, durability, style II architecture dad finish,
will rank among the finest improvement: in tee city.
Rowes Pioneer Circus opened on the 18th inst.
Master Franklin, one of the most accomplished e!uee
trans IN America Is one OF the Performers.
FROM THE SOUTH THE GADsDEN PURCHASE.
Mr.. Pos.en, r,presen'lpg the OF the rchsver
mines at Tuhac i'll the Gadsden purchase, bad arrived
az lues ID with company vi me designed i0r sofh-
jug these mines Oh an extensive scale Col. James
Douglass, long a resident Of Mexico, had already
menctd operations al another mine in the purchs,
The Arizona copper mines were beng work I'D
biskly; considerable quantity OF rich ore had boea
tab en- out ard packed as far as the Gla. There Is
prospect Of this river proving nlvlg able for SIN ,l
steamers long distance up, which has slie adg had
favorable Influence the value Of the copper aud sil
yer mines Ill lie vicinity.
SONORA.
Ex-Cov. Gsndara bad attempted 70 get up revolt
ton in the State Of Sonora but being defeated by Gov
Aguilar he had fed 10 tribe Of Indians fo protection.
SAN BERNARDINO.
The crops Of wheat corn and barley have been good
the settlement and something TO spaoe. Peaches aud
Talts sufficient for home consumption had also been
raised and ii was calculated much wine would oe rade
next season.
4 severe shock o. earthquake had been fell at
this place on the 10Th Of September. causing much
seiiAaton especially among the Indians ne walls
of many Of the houses were cracked and Tue pl4sen5
shaken down. The shock accompanied with al
,sci,lang movement Of the earth and d sound like
cans passing over bridge.
Los ANGELES.
The grape crop in this section has been abundan' the
present year. beyond all precedent. Bowen 1000
al 600 ,xes were shipped to thus city on the Semi
tor her last trip.
One Indian recently killed another of his race in Los
Angeles, fir III higher motive than TO assess him.
self OF e. and pair OF shoes, which he knew the
other had about his person. Murders among III
people arerequeIt in that section, and often perpe
tratcd with even less inducemeDt than the ab I'VE.
The weather at Los Ang lie: and Sants Barbara had
for days. been strongly indicative of approaching
II, in, and it thought Winner would set in carrier
than u-ual, this Fall.
The Indian troubles in this Territory have recoLly
bcep renewed, and threaten l. becUme more scii Jus
end extensive than ever before Gov. Stevens, who
had advanced into The Walla W ALA country, for the
purpose Of negotiating general peace with an The
tribes in that quarter had been Obliged 70 vacGte the
same together with such United States troops had
accompanied him. The entire country TO tie north ald
east OF John Days River was at lat accounts IN the
many of whom were armed with guns Col. SteptOe
had into the Dalles with his Command, abandon
ing the whole country above to the Indians except one
block house held by fifty men, whom he intended to re-
eve he could procure forage. ". stevens
bad addressed the people of Portland, and stated tha'
the dans had acted fahess i'll all their transactions
with the whites, that nothing would satisfy thea but
unconditional, surrender of the entire country to the
east side of the Dalles and that there remained only
prospect of another general with all the Tribes IN
that quarter.
The sale of the public property used in the recent
Indian war bad taken place. The atten lance wis
large and the prices obtained very fair
Lieut.. Miller disappeared from the steamer while on
his way mp to the Daes, and il was supposed he hsd
been drowned.
Two soldiers at the Resers alton had got into diff
Guilty While under the influence of liquor when the
seized club aud beat out the others brains.
A severe storm of wind and rain passed over Port
land tie lat of September, doing considerable Idry
10 the fruit trees.
good many apples had been raised in the Territory
many Of which were being sent u California. They
sid at 81 per busfel.
From Puget Sound there is nothing The In
diaD have created further disturbances III the vcu
ity OF The Sound since our last adv ices
CRESCENT CITY.
A severe storm passed over this region on the 'th
October Whaling being carried on ia the bay to
a considerable extent, and shipments of oil TO the
tent of 100 baos had already been made TO San Fran
cisco. wagon road Into the mines had been begun,
and it expected would be completed this seison
Ill MBOIDT BAY.
Tie Indians having stolen several head Of cattle from
Angels Ranch, purslod by party OF whites,
who haN ing oveTtakon them on the Divide near Red
wood Creek killed some ten or fifteen of their num-
Der. In the skirmsh of the attacking patty wa.
wounded in the thigh.
Freight was arriving a. the Bay, destined for
Weavervile being the rst of any amount that has yet
gone in by that route.
On the 2lst September, John Strong and John Grady
agreed to fight diel Oh the North Salmon, aud hlv-
ing gone out Tor that purpose, Strong by taking 40
undue advantage, shot his adversary through the arm
which, happening to be 10 front of his breast, alone
saved his life.
SANDWICH ISLANDS.
Much attention was being paid TO agricultural afl'rs
in the Is!ai ds The improve mcnt of stock was also
engaging the minds Of the people we'll as the plant
ine OF nurseries and the Introduction Of the honey bse
iIsecivort us birds, &c.
The weather in the Islands had been very hot aud
dry The eruption of Mauna Loa wa still active an
on the 18th of August severe shock OF an eirlutSe
was felt at kona. The great work of complying the
laws of the kiogdom was progIessicg rapidly.
Tic weather Kodiac is reported TO haze been
very severe; high winds ard tli,k figs prevain-
much of the time, TO the serious detriment OF tho
wbaers
LETTER FROM JAMES BUCHANAN IN
FAVOR OF THE PACIFIC RAILROAD.
From. The Sda FrdAciscO Bulletin, oct. IL.