New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-09-20
Later from California

the goth Hlt., from which We extract the following
The election which takes place this month occupies
every mind. There seems to be an incHTabie split in
the ranks Of the Democratic party It is now fairly
dividedint0 Lecompton and Antf[ecomptGn wings
Both have nominated distinct tickets for State officers
and in may Of the counties both have separate tick
ets IN the field for the Legislature and local offices.
The LecOmptOn State ticket is as follows Supreme
Judge Joseph J. Baldwin State Comptroller, A. R.
lie Money, Of Contra Costa. This wing refused to
make nominations for Congress- or for Clerk of the
Supreme Court contending that these offices are not
10 be filed at this election The Anti-LecOmpton
ticket i9 as follows: Supreme Judge John Cherry
Clerk Of Supreme Court, Fl. N. Jennings Comptrol
1 ler l. Dawley; Members Of Congress, Joseph c.
McKibben, W. i. Dudley.
The Republicans have also nominated their State
ticket Being satisfied that they could not carry the
State with theiF own strength, they have put the
names of several of the Anti IecOmptOn Democrats
On their ticket, their election would be far more
preferable To them than Administration Democrats.
The following ls the Republican State ticket: Su-
preLne Judge. John Cureys Members of Congress-
+. T. Tracy, Jos. G. McKibben Comptroller, L. @.
Gunn Messrs. Currey and HeKibben are on the
AntFLec0mpton Democratic ticket also 1t is impos-
slble 70 tell what the result will be in the State. AL
the Old lines have been obiterated and the observer
is at loss to form conclusion. Both factions Of the
Democracy claim to have the masses OF the old ergan
ization with it.
The Peoples Nominating Convention announced
the following ticket on the morning Of Aug. II for
the local offices Of San Francisco city and county:
Judge Fourth Judicial District. Caleb Burbank
Juuss 4WellLn Judlcial District Ell. Br0Odie Pres
dsnt Board Supervisors, E. W. Burr Dstrict-At-
tOrney II. s Brown !; Auditor E. Mckie Assessor
G. r. Bond Police Judge H. P. Coon Chief Po-
lice, VI. J. Burke Superintendent Of Streets G; r.
HossetrOss Tax Collector W. 7. Patch Public Ad-
ministFat6r, l. F. Sage. This ticket the Bulletin
thinks will be elected.
The champions of the three political parties are al
ready stnmping the State.
The overland mail, which arrived at Placerville on
the 18th of August brought the melancholy news
that the return mail, which left PlacerYle on the
3lst Of July, had been attacked by the Indians about
twenty miles above Gravelly Ford, and three of the
guard killed, and the mail captured and destroyed.
1t Is generally hoped that the Government will take
some vigorous to protect the route against
the outrages of the sayaqes
Senator Broderick has declared his intention Of
proceeding to Washington by one of the overland
routes, when he goes. He will probably take the
On the l6th of August, all the business portion Of
Georgetown, in El Dorado county, was burned This
fire very destructive and the loss il supposed To
have exceeded 100000.
Two brothers, Frenchmen, in San Joaquin county,
whilst engaged in dispute with party working
claim above them, fred on the unarmed miners, kill
ing two OF them named Leopard SehOcnb and Alsam
Delay. Two men named Pike and Charles Kennedy,
who pursued the murderers, were also killed by the
Frenchmen
The grading Of the San Francisco and Marysville
Railway is rapidly progressing.
The difficulties between J. G. Fremont and the
Mereed Mining Company still continue. The latter
refuse to yield possession Of heig vein, and the
who occupy it insist that they viii resist.
The prosecuting Attorney of San Francisco, Fl. NJ
Willis, has resigned his Office in consequence Of GER
tain charges Of disreputable conduct made against
him IN his social relations.
The amount of gold bullion deposited for coinage
during the week ending the Tth amounted to Is 0987O
ounces The gold coinage for the week was $685. GO9s
all in double eagles.
! Early in August, John Rawe, lad of l6 years,
] living in Volcano, Amador county, who had Vainly
been endeavOrng to obtain his fathers consent go
to Fraser river disappeared, taking with him val
f0it1r faF,nf17
he had started for Fraser river and no little anxiety
was telt in regard to him, On the 18th Of August
his body was found in the Butte Ditch, a few miles
east Of jackson, attached by larat" to half dead
horse From appearances, the boy, on the night
after leaving home, lay down to sleep, With the horse
tied to bis person, to prevent his escape. The horse,
! becoming uDmanageahle through fright during the
night, had run Oft and dragged his master by the
rope until the boys life was extinct Afterwards the
horse bad continued to Craze around, dragging the
body along for three weeks. Finally the c0fnse had
been dragged into ditch, where it became entanged
beyond the horses strength to eXtrcate ID. In his
efforts to pull loose, the horse had cut bis neck to the
q bone with the rope The boys remains were horribly
a mutilated. Most of his limbs were broken and the
+ flesh rubbed bare from the bone.
= The teegraphic liue between San Francisco and
PlAcervle is to be extended forthwith to Salt Lake
City. The Company is taking energetic measures to
that end.
# rhe city of San Francisco according to the Herald
j. was visited with earthquake the night of the
18th ult The oscillations appeared to be from east
+ to west, followed by low. rumbling sound deep in
the bowels of the earth. Our citizens generally or
rather those up at that hour, took big stampede,
and rushed out Of the buildings with fear and trem-
bling. The theaters quickly emptled of a por-
ton OF their audiences and knots of people gathered
in the center OF our widest streets, looking anXously
at The buildings on the other hand The plaza seemed
to afford tavorite place of refuge from the autCi
pated evil and was soon populated by several hum
dred citizens, male and female. 1t might be as we'll
to mention in this connection that Tuesday night
about L o'clock, vivid and repeated flashes OF light
n rvp6i in
the west and last aignt again the same phenomenon
made its appearance in the east The reports of the
E recent disastrous earthquake in Mexico doubtless.
added much to the fear experienced on the occasion
Il of which we speak.
) The Indians in the northern portion of the State
k are becoming exceedingly troublesome. number
Of murders had lately been pePpetrated by them upon
n the shores OF Humboldt Bay.
\ fire occurred in Sonora the 8th of August, by
e which 60 houses destroyed, including the fine
d Presbyterian Church. The loss is estimated at
100000 at the least It broke out in Mexican
t. monte hell.
le From the san Francisco correspondent Of the New
W York Herald we extract the following:
ID Emigration to the northern gold mines has entirely
oF ceased. From one extreme the people have almost
Vi run into the other The latest news which has come
cd to hand is favorable than any that reached
during the excitement. 1t, however, creates very
Is little stir The people have become satisfied that
n sufficient number now on the river to work all the
" claims that will pay. The steamship Panama arrived
j. here from Puget Sound on the 18th inst. bringing
about 900 in gold dust from Fraser river and l30
passengers. The season has now arrived when mining
. operations can be prosecuted. The river has fallen
several feet, and the bars which in April last when
q uncovered yielded such large quantities of gold will
IN reward the abOrs Of the Adventures many of whom
j. have remained idle for MONTHS The great drawback
- to the mining territory has been It's climate.
10 The heat melts the snow on the mountains
- which swels the current and of course covers the
bars upon which the gold is deposited In March
and April last, when the water was low rich strikes
ID made In May the river began to rise and since
of then bat little has been done. The by the Pan
IL is to the effect that fall Of two feet had taken
a place, and the miners on the banks had commenced
to work. The shipment Of $4,000 in dust is the best
ie evidence of this statement. The confidence of Cali
in urians at Victoria and the river in the richness
d Of the mines is unabated
il The arrival OF five hundred troops by the Colder
Gate is quite Opportune increase of the army OF
y this coast. The outbreak in Oregon appears to have
n. given courage to the tribes nhahtng the country
from Lower California up to and around Puget Sound
who have, within the last month, committed numer
Gus depredatons. a few days ago a despatch was
aI received by Gov Weller, from Yreka stating that
ed there general uprising of the Indians in the
Y. northern localities. All communication between
s. Humboldt and Yreka has been cut OF, ana several
- whites, it is stated, have lost their lives.
u The Humboldt, Klamath Scott and Trinity river
1t Indians have held a war dance ana resolved upon
es hostes. The OF the outbreak in this quarter
e is in consequence of white men abducting sguaws