New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-10-01
Two Weeks Later from the Pacific.

~ lne arrival Of the steamship Philadelphia we
nave received cur san Francisco files to TIE 9Th fas
from which we extract the following intelligence:
Ihh past fortnight has been devoted principally to
OUT annual election and the annual agricultural and
IieG9ahlGat lars. Ihe election, which took place on
the lst september has resulted ID the snccpss f the
Administration democratic State ticket bv from
5000 % 10000 majority. Joseph e. Baldwin baq
been elected Associate Justice Of the Supreme Cont
A. r. MelOney, Comptroller and the ravt + Tsofsla
ture will be Administration Democrats Ill 4 varv
large majority. In San Francisco the whole Of the
Peoples ticket for the local officers has fen elected
with Republican delegation to the State Legislature
The overland mail, via Salt Lake arrived at PIa-
cervie on the 2lst August. The reported massacre
Of tie return mail train turns out 70 be false The
Indians all along the line very friendly Every
thing was quiet at Salt Lake City.
some new and extremely rich gold diggings have
been discovered in Shasta county, on Soda creek
which is a small feeder Of the Sacramento river.
Three men took out more than hundred dollars
apiece per day, for several days in succession.
James Train, on the morning of August 25, found
near Columbia, lump Of goId.bearing quartz,
weighing 66 pounds, more than half Of which was
pure gold. It is valued at about $1,000.
"A duel was fought on Angel Island, opposite this
CITY, on the 2lst August, between George Pen John
5ton and v. !. Ferguson. The former ia an Admin
stration editor, and the latter State Senator for
eramento and a Douglas politician. After repeated
nres WIN piato5 az Six paces Ferguson shot in
the thigh, breaking the bone; the other party was
scratched on the wrist by stray bullet Johnston
was formerly member Of the State TeaisIafare and
IS tne author OF our severe, but worthless statute
| against dueing. The broil between him and Ferru-
| politics. "'''l
Henry Malls Chief Clerk Of the san Francisco
Gonhty Recorder bought some time ago ticket No.
5z2S in tne Havana lottery which ticket drew prize
| OF 100000 Mr. Mails had, however. disposad ii
fyeeighths OF his ticket, which reduced his prize to
$37 800 The balance Of the prize falls to the hands
/ of number Of poor people here who had purchased
| the other portions Of the lucky ticket.
Two theaters here have closed since the departure
| OF the last Atlantic steamer The American with
fair stock company, having lie Duret in " Jack
Sheppard, as their principal card was starved out
by poor attendances. The Lyceum, where J. P. Adj
dams and Miss Caroline Chapman were playing
Yankee, has closed to enable extensive alterations
and Improvements TO be made on the building.
Maguire's Opera House is now the only American
theater open and it has been very well patronized
The stock company at this house is excellent one
Slrs. Wood Is the bright, particular star"
The Fraser River Mines.
Our dates from Victoria, Vancouver Island are to
! 9th August and from Fort Hope, Fraser River to
August 23d The principal item Of news is the threat
ened breaking out Of seriOus war between the Ind
ans and the miners. Ever since the white men have
invaded the Frazer River country, they have been
made to submit TO various annoyances and outrages
/ from the savages. These have become more and more
frequent and anbearable, and lately not few white
men who have been caught at distance from the
| large camps alone, in small parties, have been
Yale enrolled into two or three companies and started
out into the Indian country to fight or awe the sava
ges into making peace. few days after they had
left Fort Yale, on the 18th of August report reached
that place that one of the companies had been sur
prised at night by large body of Indians and that
/ all but one or two had been inhumanly hutChered.
This news created immense excitement among the
miners all along the banks OF the river and in Victo-
ria, when the account Of the massacre reached there
The miners held meetings, menoTialiZed the Cover
nor for arms, organized companies, and prepared
themselves for war Of determination. Many were
disposed to censaFe the HudSOns BaV C0mpany-and
the most serious difficulties were apprehended all
round. While matters were in this posture news
came in that the account Of the wholesale massacre
of the white company was untrue.
The companies that had started ont had found the
Indians peaceaby disposed, and had succeeded in
efecting treaty with them. While one of the com
panies was subsequently camped out for the night
with their new Indian friends war party of savages
who had not heard Of the treaty, returned and see
ing the whites around the camp fire. discharged q
volcy at them, which killed the captain one Graham
and his LIST lieutenant, outright, and wounded several
OF the men. The friendly Indians at the camp sue
ceeded in signaiiZng the attacking party to desst
when explanations were made, and sorrow expressed
for the mistake This the foundation for the
story Of the massacre. Since the formation of the
the treaty no outrages had been committed. But as
the presence Of the miners the bars and banks OF
Fraser river interfere with the salmon fisheries which
are the chief dependencies of the syages for food il
is certain that serious difficulties must hereafter be
continual between them and the miners.
The mining news from Fraser river is still unsats
factory. The river at last accounts was too high to
allow Of profitable working by the majority OF the
miners Some dry djggings' have been discovered
near Fort Yale, but what is their richness or their
extent is not yet known here Considerable excite
ment had also prevailed at Victoria concerning some
reported gold discoveries on Vancouver Island north
west OF Victoria, and distant from that place from
five TO twenty-five miles. As many as a thousand
people had rushed there and staked off claims =
but the latest accounts represent the whole thing as
a humbug. Gold was found in minute particles but
not in sufficient quantity to pay the diggers. Busi
ness was very dull at Victoria, and property there
who went up to Fraser river, and a large number Of
those who proceeded no further than Victoria ant
Bellingham Bay, have returned to California.
Oregon.
Our dates from Oregon are to the 2lst of August
On the 18th of that month"; Lieut.. J. X. Allen, witt
a party of fifteen men, made night attack upon 3
body of Indians stationed on the Upper Yakima
river He captured Il men, 90 women and children
10 horses and beef cattle, and considerable of othe
property. Lieutenant Allen was, however, mortallr
wounded, and died next day. He was acting unde
the command OF Major Garnett, who is operating
against the Indians in the Yakima country. Furthe
than this, there has been positive demonstration
against the Oregon Indians, though preparations ar
being rapidly made for an active campaign in tha
part Of the world by the government troops.
From Central America
We extract from the Panama Star and Herald tht
following intelligence obtained from its Costa Riear
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