New-York daily tribune., 1858-09-29

o,,. rao. which aas landed in most u o. Bs~--
papsrs. TIE IeAt news the south was that Jacf
lad been indicted and t-,eh warrant arErl TT iA-
arrest. but Jack was nowhere 10 b. iouBi, ana iu-
next hear 4 him j. that he D. % S''n"ra, " TIE
richest man in America, and want ci"WDars 70 d'g
" out bis silver.
ice cream sploou named ~Lowite. stabbed and
killed or tie 18Th August by another saloou-keeper.
named Sands, of Sacrament. H. Marysyie. aisc, on
tie same day q young Mexican was shot and killed
bv n suectaI policeman named >eybert. The former
murder j. sad 10 have been cod-5lofei one; n fle
case Of the after. il j. -aid that thc Mexican
found In tie chamber Of So bert mistress.
4 man nam, q Tom Car-on known az Tom punch.
wa killed ty Indians .n Mendocno County. HI de- al
body was fopni Au-ust =. with seven lnd sn
arrows in reut parts oft William Burr of Straw
berry V,iey, \ uba County va Drutaiy murderel ou
lie 9th August lie had been 10 partnership with
one Wilson Ia whom he sold out bis interest in blsines
for 81 100 and eit FOR D. ghbonng town. His boiy
war found nex mornirg. 1He murder i supposed 20
Lay- been committed by Wilson for the money. 4
mar named George Cabott, cook at Illinois Bar near
Tuttlet1wu was shot and Instantly killed, on August
~ By James OhphaDt OF Peoria Bar 1-is murlsr
vac almost entirely without proyOcation, in drunken
row. On election day, >ept. J. in fight at stcra-
merto a nau named Stewart struck on the neck
aud killed instantly. Spauiard named Sanchez was
sh0t and killed By another opaniard named Padillo at
lreka on August -.
Readers versed ia Californian afair., VIII recorect
the recovery few months ago Of $4,000 in Mexican
silver coin which after being shipped the bark Cor
relia al Mazntlan for San Francisco. was buried al
Cape -. Lucas by Captain Bennet Of that vessel
with The intent tOn Of appropriating il 20 his
The Captain scutted his bark, and coming o. San
Francisco rcporedthe money 81 and made a demand
upon tie underwater. Ilis great piece of intended
Tascality exposed bv one JOAQUIN Miracle one of
the vessels hand-. By late advices from Mazatan We
learn that ts Joaquin Miracle. after the Come
liz affair returned % Mazatlan and became intimate
with the wife Of an ola spauierd named Cerba. He
indeed caught f0graHfe deiecta with the Sonora
by the injured husband and quarrel took place. Nj
r0cle left the old mans house, but returned
ed 10 the teeth and killed Carba with repeated shots
and stabs. Miracle arrested and tried for the
murder and sentenced 10 BE- shot. Our informant
eii Maza,lan few days before the execution was to
take place.
4 humber of suicides have occurred lately Among
them NAV bc mentioned one n few miles from Nevada
where dead body was found, and the following note:
| have found California har1 country 10 live 10,
and have chosen this lonely spot TO die in. die by
q" my own hand, and my name ever remains mys-
" tery." An empty strycinine vial picked up
near the body John Cooper Of Michigan shot himself
at Dry Creek, MaTysvIlle on August %. Adolph
ROOs, keeper Of the Planters House, Vallejo Mills
Alameda County committed suicide by taking strych-
nine on September l. He leaves n wife and seven
children, the latter all under ii years OF age.
Every fortnight great number Of deaths
cur in California by casualty. Fatal land-sliies
caving in of banks and drownings are frequent. II
is almost impossible to keep the Of these
fatal accidents, but a few Of item viii be men
toned John Lynch burned to death at a
mill in San Mat,0 County, in remarkable manner
II appears that the saw-lust At the mill accumnlaes
in large quantities there, and takes fire from its
inherent qualities. IL is said to burn within the pile
leaving an outside crust. Lynch appears, fen on
the pile, when the crust gave way and he was pre-
cipated into a fiery gulf and in short time burned
to death. y Mr. Mckenzie of ST. John, y. b., was
caught by rope attached 10 a revolving drum, in
Siskiyou County. on Aug. l3, and being violently
wound upon the drum, had his neck broken and his
entire body crushed. Alfred Baker fell from wagon
near Sacramento, Aug. IL, and killed. Milton
Epperson killed by the accidental discharge of
shot gun. on Russian River, few weeks ago. John
Monroe Of jacksonville, H., killed by the cavng
Of bank of earth at White Rock, FL Dorado County,
on Aug. II. Lewis l.auriat noted aGronaut in his
time, died at Sacramento Hospital III his ga year
Aug. 80. He once Professor of Chemistry at
French college az Mayseils. lie had made ascen-
sions in balloons from Castle Garden, New-York.
In all il is said he made siXtytwo ascensons. In his
old age he very dissipaied
Tie California mines az will be seen by our large
shipments Of treasure every fortnight continue to
Weld enormously. We continue To have reports from
every section of the mning regions OF new discoveries.
On the 2Jth of August nugget was found near Co.
lumbia, Tuolunne County, Of u pounds weight con-
tanning 80 pounds Of gold, and consequently worth
nearly g. 900. II found by miner named Strain,
said TO be considerable OF Oafer Strain assured the
gaping crowds which collected 10 see the nugget that
he knew where there was a big patch of them dor
ncks;" but inducements could prevail upon him 10
divupe his secret Silver and gold are said 10 hay
been discovered in large quantities at Honey Lake.
The uuchtalked-Of " lreka Secret Expedition" lett
Yreka, at last, August H. and is said to be the
search for reported wealthy mines near the head
waters of the Feather River in the Sierra Nevada
mountains. The news from Fraser River continues to
be discouIagiIg the rver had risen several feet at
the last accounts, which arrived here few days ago.
The adventurers to the north returning by hum
dreds at every arrival, and much Of the merchandise
which had been forwarded to Ncw-Caledona is its
way back to San Francisco.
a law suit involving immense interests, was COM
menCed on August 80, in the United States Circuit
Court, before Judge McAllister. 1t was suit by
the United States Government, claiming the owner
ship of the eel braed Almaden Quicksilver mine
in Santa Clara County. The mine is held and worked
at profit of 80 600 day, is said, by John Parrot,
James X. Bolton, Alexander Forbes, and others. IL
is said TO be worth over $5O,OoOC 700. The Govern
ment claims that the CaslerO title under which Par
To and Others hold is fraudulent and is supposed
that there is convincing evidence 10 prove il At
all events the suit promises to be of the greatest
magnitude in the United States.
Judge Blake Of the San Francisco Court Of Sessions
few days ago rendered decision of great import
ance provided it be sustained by the Supreme Court.
He decided that an sinured party" though black
person, can, under the California statutes be witness
"in all cases. The case was that of Jose Gibara,
white person, indicted for stabbing negro named
Pedro Mohica. Under the decision, Gbara
victed almost entirely upon the evidence OF the
colored injured party"
Suits TO the amount Of 500. 900 have been com.
menced against the city Of San francisco by james
Phelan, james Dows and Others, on city warrants
rejected by the late Board of Examiners
Two boy thieves by the names of Joseph A. Sterrit
and Charles Smith, gasitters have been detected in
an immense number Of burglares and robberies in
San Francisco, ana are now IN prison awaiting trial
They appear 10 have been carrying their deprcda-
tions for long time and robbery after robbery in
cuding money of the San Francisco Post Office has
been traced TO them. Smith was caught robbng the
PoSt-offce and exposed his partner.
a German named Charles Dowse the murderer of
Peter Becker al dancc-celar ON Jack son street in