New-York daily tribune., 1858-11-13
SUMMARY OF THE NEWS.
From OR Own Correspondent.


SAS FRAScIsco, Oct. 20, ls5S
The chief topic Of interest here dnrng the past fort
piR ht has been the Southern Overland Mail which has
been coming and going bringing us news twice week
from st. Louis later than that received via Panama.
The first through mail with later dates arrived the
10th, early in the morning. Though it Sunday
the published in extras aud there great
excitement The next day there was a salute of 200
guns, and in the evening large meeting in Music
Hall, with speeches by various celebrities. Three
days later from another mail arrived at A o'clock in
the afternoon. The citizens, notified by telegraph
from San Jose of the probable time of its arrival had
collected in dense crowd along Montgomery street.,
and as the mail-carrage came rushing along, the
driver "tooted his horn with all his might, and the
people checred, yelled swung their hats and threw
them into the street under the horses feet. Several
hundred letters were sent from here Eastward by the
last mail; and there more applications for pa sage
than the coaches can cary The price Tor passengers
going Eastward is 600, the passengers to "eat
themselves.
The Indian war in Washington Territory has been
brought to end; and n peace has been made with
the late hostile Cpur d Aene, SpOkan, Pend dOrelle
and Pelonse tribes. The last mail carried to Washing
ton an account of Col Wright's second battle the
Spokan Plains, III which hc defeated the red men COM
pIeely aerward taking 600 horses most of which he
shot This was on the 9TH ut the battle beng fought
about $50 miles northeast of Walla Walla, and near
the Spokan River. The Ccur d' Aene Indians lnnle-
such n manner as To please Col Wright, so he pushed
forward with all possible speed into tie heart ot the
Cpur Alene country, destroying everything as ne
went along. These Indians raise cohSiIeraoic quahi-
Ties f wheat and potatoes have large herds of horses,
and MANY of them live in comfortable houses or at
least warm huts. Adopting the rule OF lighting the
Indians on their own system, Col. Wright had every
species of valuable property destroyed. Tho Indians
were greatly astonished by the speed OF Col Wright
advance and before they could prepare TO resist MIN
they were reduced to comparative poverty They did
not dare 10 come within range OF his MIME rifles and
they fed TO the mountains iu despair. Father Josef,
n Jesuit Missionary among them, assured them their
lives would be spared if they would surrender, and
they at once sued for peace, Offering TO give
up the two young who had been the chlof insti'
gators of the attack Steptoe and to give hostages
for their future good conduct. Col Wight accepted
the offer; and the red men, with their squaws and
papooses at once went TO the Mission, where the
United States forces were. The two war-makeIs and
the hostages given up, and sent to Walla Waia
The other tribes completely terrorstrcken ana dis.
couraeed by the submission vi the brave and powerful
las they are, among the Iniansl CGur d'Aenes also
sought peace by unconditional submission, ana oD-
taocd il by giving hostages The campaign has made
very great impre ssion upon the Indians OF oregon
and Washington they had no conception that the
Bosions were so powerful, could march rapidly,
or kill men at such long ranges. The Oregon and
Washington papers give the praise for the effective
Of the campaign to Gen. Clarke, and say that he
is the best Indian fighter there has ever been on the
coast Gen. Clarke returned with his staff to this
city on the evening Of the 10Th inst and the next day
war; but finding it at an end and all the troops re-
turned to their posts
From Fraser River we have no news beyond a con-
tinuation of the same old story-a few miners doing
well ne ar Fort Yale, and Thousands of others making
nothing and anxious 10 return 10 California. SIX hun
dred of the disappointed adveniurers have arrived
here during the fortnight; and this morning the papers
contain an advertisement notifying consigDces OF mer
chan disc from Victoria and Belhpgham Bay per bark
ID. N. Hall, to come and claim their goods. have
not yet host my faith in Fraser River; but nobody
wants to go there now from California.
The Southern Coast visited by severe storm
of wind and rain the ID lust. Several schooners
were blown ashore at San Diego and San Pedro; and
weak houses poor fences and uDshelered trees were
blown about numerically. No one was injured. The
rain came most ur expectedly in the South September
and October being usually very dry months there.
On the 18th ult. Mr.. Hammond of Santa Barbara
was drowned near the Glanr of Santa Cruz, far of
from the main land, the schooner in which he
having sprung leak aud sunk. 1t may interest per-
who take an interest in mental phenomena to
read the following extract from letter OF Charles l..
Huse, Esq, OF Santa Barbara, published IN the Los
Angeles Star:
Mrs Hammond seemed have sreser,inen: hs, her hu'
hand ~ss drowned. The boat Wednesdsy believe
She told the men Who brousht beT over while the island
that wean sday night she dreamed tbs; heI husband
70 II she could discover hi. body"
The Indians in Fresno County have tely Killed
eight of Their medicine men, priests for alleged IN
jury 10 members Of their tribe by sorcery. The IL
dians at San Luis Rey, in San Diego County, were
about 10 execute four Of their tribe for the same OF
fense on the 10Th nit, but were prevented by the
Sheriff of the county. The Los iage,es Viacyor5,
mentioning the rescue BY the Sheriff, says:
On hs arrival At T. ecus he found abo1: sixty Indians
under drill preparstoy the performance Of trasedy
They armed guns anoe aud clubs. Thcy continued
this erng during the two days which he Iemsnee there Tue
intended victims aud female Indians
Of whom charged with wchcran and the others with
poisoning p,ng poison Of their elowcrea
tus An nvssaion OF the charges had been held by order
Of the frspd chief Manuel Cote which resulted In the
Sempston Of the accused 70 be hung At the old Mission Of ss
Luis Rey Monday the 2h The night previous 10 the
expected execution Of the victims the Sheriff Of tbe County
ground and subject TAX
ing the ct San Diego Thin intervention Of the
Sheriff ppaensp! 70 the riiEcIes Of justice under