New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-07-15
SUMMARY OF NEWS.

From Our Own Correspondent 100
san FRANCISCO, June q, 1853.
The main topics OF interest in this city and through
cut California during the s.t fortnight have been Frazer
River, Frazer River and Frazer River. The Indian
war in Oregon the destruction by fire of three OF the
largest mining towns Of the State, the movements of
the Mcrnons toward borders the rising of the peo-
pe Of San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties 10
extern ate gang Of robbers, the Lime Pon. s~lnds
the coming and going Of the Panama steamers-M
,ese which might in other circumstances interest the
public mind here have sunk TO insgnihcance, ana the
people scarcely think speak fanythiDg rave Frazer
River; but as shall make it, AID its influence on CAL
ilerris the subjects of separate letter, shall no"
proceed 70 give You statement OF other California
LeWs.
Anibtense excitement prevails sbou. ssh Luis Obi'po
and Santa Bal bara. -Four Mexicsns have lately been
hngtd there by lynch Law, under charges Of robbery
and murder and several others have been arrested,
sEd several confessions have been msde, going to
show the existence of band Of highwsymsn, VINO
have committed number Of great crimes within the
last two or three years. The present excitement is &C.
eompaLied by some i'll feeling between the Americans
and spansrds The latter say Americans have hung
az IL pocebt man, named Valen zues the former say
the Hpaniards who have the majority in those coun-
tes elect bad to office, and, when on the juriss,
screen criminals from usice. Jack Powers, said to
he the head Of the band has not yet been arrested
and both Americans and Spsniards are after him, and
they will make short work when they catch him. Inc
people ct Santa Barbara, supposing that he was on
board the steamer Senator on ner last trip down from
this city, erected q gallows near the lanaing, anu
boarded the vessel ss soon a. she came to sncnor 10
tending to hang him forthwith but it happened thst
he was not on board. The 6panisrds are particularly
bitter against bin; they say he was tho cause Oh
vsloI zuolas death. 49,
There lie another similar excitement in Carson Va
ley. man rsmed Srow reported 70 have Deen ls.e
County, for murder, made long confession imPncs,
ing number of persons in Carson Valley as conleae
rates organized band Of robbers and giving the
signs by which the members Of the band recognized
each ether An agent was dispatched nom hOoey
Lake TO Carson Valley to inquire whether this infor
nation was correct and on his affirmative report
company Of one hundred armed men rode over IRON
The former place to the latter and arrested seven meo,
viz: w. b. Thornton, Jerome Thornton, Luther O'de,
Orrin Gray, McWsde, Little Ike" and Kernel
We have not yet heard what hes been done with
them, except Gray, who has been acquitted and dis
party Of white men murdered two Indisns at Eel
River, in Humboldt County, the 18th ult., in an
attack on q {" rsnchers" or Indian camp. The cause
q the attack was that the camp would not give up
come guns which they had. Three Of the whites, c.
A. Sherman, Wn. Mcdonald aud BILLY the Rake"
have been arrested for murder, but they cannot be
convicted btcsuee there white witness % save
the accemphces In the crime. The ssme day that the
arrests were made the Indians shot two white men,
Asa Jordan and John Msckey. wounding the latter
slghtly, tie former severely. The Humboldt Tunes
says
cnes this county, had its origin n and is traceabe
TO, the dsgusting, conupt and leentious alliance OF
men, calling Themselves whte with Digger squsws-
practcs which originates in the bsseet Of the pas
sieIs and the lowe.t roveng propensitice Of human
Bs'uie. How far degraded man may become ey
pssderirg TO the corrupt and unres.zaioed propens
nss OF bis animal instincts and still preserve the out
ward lnsamsnts Of Christian being and white man.
10 bert illustrated 10 that class Of individuals Who for
getting their origin, unrestr aimed by any social ties
and morally dead to all the principles Of virtue, cut
themselves loose from their fellows and boz OF the
polluted shrine Of prostitution and corruption. That
euch class 10 numerous in these northern regions 10
painfully true; and had We no other mo i've than
smy ly to remind them Of their error, and sdmonish
them to abandon their perncious practices. we could
not b too pointed in ceneurs Of their course but
when We consider their immediate connection with a.,
% human beings, % countrymep, aud even %
ninabng in and affecting society ITSELF it becomes
our duty to speak in terms net 70 be msunderstood.
In my last letter mentioned that the town Of San
Asdres he'd been destroyed by fire, but the steamer
sA]sd before had received any particulars Of the
FIRE. The following lie st Of the losses to the amount
Of g 900 and upward: