The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-10-01
Lrs At FaAsxa Rlvsa.-uvrib,. .satx Of ! saiy.

'BER /, 1858
LIFE At FaAsxa Rivza.-Hoyribls STATE Of /6airs
Ii appears that, from the inception Of th,
immigration to Fraser River, the Indians hav,
manifested an ovsrbearing and insoIeut carriage
towards the Americans, subjecting them to msDy
annoyanses and exactions, and Invariably improv
ing every opportunity to pluudsr them. The
tartner mp the river, the worse the department Of
the red men. Matters have thus been steadily
progressing from bad to worse, until f,rb.arance,
long since having ceased TO be a virture, was ex-
| hansted, and the long pent up indignation Of the
| gold hunter has burst forth. A letter from Fort
Yale. dated Aug. 18th, says:
The inexcusable. unjusfiiabls murder ef n poo,
unprotected Frenehman, and the serious vouudinu
| OF his companion. AZ Boston Bar, by these iucaro
nate hsnds, on the 18th iost was followed by the
Immediate armiug Of all the Americans in the
vicinity. assaalting and burning OF large rancho
ria, and indiscriminate slaughter Of some ffty:or
sixty OF them. Having notified ell the miners
above the Big Canon Of this state of open war
oe.ween ., the red and white mel, this company of
Isxas Rangers" descended the river, marking
tnelr pathway With slaughter and tho destruct,cn
OF the dried salmon and berries, boarded nm bv
the Indians for winter 10 the different raucheriss
en- en- route, and reported themselves at Port Yale
here the tidibgs created an exciting debate among
the thousands encsmped on the river bank around
the fort. Companies were formed, and armed
expeditions fitted ont. which has disarmed the
~ isoians in this vicinity Port Yale aud brought
them to terms. The old chiefs answer to the Bos.
TONS was worthy of the celebrated Miugo Logan.
MS speech was interpreted by an attache Of TIE
hudsons Bay Company, aud resulted iu his releas
ana Dismissal With flag Of truce, and promised
Immunity for hts tribe from the yepeeAncs OF the
exasperated and terrible Bostons His warriors
nave deiisersd mp $50 mustets, and large amount
OF articles stolen at different times BY the bad
young men, Of his tribe. But the prouiise OF q
cessation Of hostilites against them has not been
received by them with confidence. A general con-
uernation has seized them. aud Al indiscriminate
n'ant ensued. This stampede has feachsd down
tne river as FAR a. Fort Hope, and the rancheras
oei9~. canoes loaded down with women and
cnI'oren and effects, have been passing down the
ilver soday, and general evacuation Of the river
from the Forts downwards, has taken place.
a large force OF armed men left Fort Yale on the
morning or the 18th instant to scour the Upper
frszer country Reports have reached us that q
summary vengeance 10 being wreaked up on the
upper tribes, neither women or children escaping
obstruction.
Bodies OF white men are being picked up on the
river daily. The body of . white man was picked
up last evening two miles below, whom 1t was i'm.
pessible to identify. Five decapitated bodies were
picked mp four miles above Fort Hope Besides
oeing decapiiated, the bodies were perforated with
eail ana bnckshot. A miner from Hills Bar re-
ports the number Of bodies found within q period
OF tour weeks 10 that vicininity at twenty-five! be-
s'dts others seen floating, and which it was impos
'ioie TO 'ec9re. The above bodies Give in uumber)
were denud3d aud bore evidence Of knia wounds
and desperate struggle with the mvrderers
Such Is life on Frazer river.
BLOODY APPsAYs AT LnUIsy1Lr-The Daily Cour.
ier Of louisvile. Ky of the 2lth instant gives the
particulars of four shooting and stabbing affairs
10 that locality. On Saturday afternoon an affray
occurred In front of Wm OILERS cigar store. on
Third street, which resulted in the dearh of D. L.
Ward, at the hands of L. r. Rindsay, both printers
Lindsay was passing down Third street. and was
accosted by Ward-Ward using very abusive cpl
thets, calling him . "d-d rat" aud finally
striking him in the face. Lindsay i'm In edlately
drew pistol aud fred, the ball entering the left
breast. Ward walked a few steps, entered the
Democrat Office and died in less than half hour.
Henry Whaley was killed on Thureday last, Oh
the Cynthaua fair grounds, by another man named
Phillips The parties met at the foot Of flight of
steps running up to ;he amphitheatre, when they
attacked each other with bowie knives, Phllips in
tho affray struck Whaley a blow on the neck
which served his iugular vein and caused his in
slant death.
CALIFORNIA News By fHs NosEs TAYLoR,-J. c.
hekiboen and A. L. Dudley are the members Of
Congress elect; J. G. Baldwin the supreme Judge
and A. r. helony, the controller:
The gold shipments from San Prapcsco for the
month OF August by steamers were 1886 6s4 IL
sesinst s., ,623 S34 l3 in August 1857, aud So $780,
2oi] Il In the same month Of 1856. The receipts OF
Eod during the week preceding the 9th inst has
fallen of considerably, while the promised sup
plies from Fraser river had not yet made their ap-
pearancs
PERSONAL ISTTLL!GENcE.-MayorM Mayo of Rich.
mond, IL on visit to New York, aud 10 stopping
At the Metropolitan Hotel where he has received
the calls of 4 number of personal acquaintances
and friends, With prominent citizens Of the city.
Ii is said that he was handsomely entertained
Tuesday night bya committee of officers belop ging
fnf Natl n,,or
DelponicO's Hotel. Roger A. Pryor, editor of the
South, 10 also in New York.
Lows AND CHLLs-The AttaIa. Miss. Circuit
Court disposed last week of an interes'ing breach
OF promise case-damages laid at $40 600. A Mt
Sails was engaged TO a Miss Burnley, but after
years Of courtship got the chils aud begged to
be let of on the score of III health. Miss Burrley
wouid not agree. but expressed herself perfectly
willing to wait until he recovered from his chills
The defendant waited six months-and married
another lady. Miss Burnley brought suit for
$4,000 The defendant admitted everything,
bat claimed that the fair lady had sustained no
special damage, and was entitled only to A nominal
recovery. And so thought the Jury, which gave
the young lady ten dollars to bury her love and
disappointment with.
Swans AT LoGGERHEADs-The Dudley Obserya-
tory seems to be becoming more aud more entail
gled by the dispute and disputants. Mrs. Dudley
in letter TO Mr.. Olcott threatens to revoke her
|
| Cd against 0cott before the Courts. The trustees
too. are threatened with personal liability Mrs
Dudley suggests that the management of the OBJ
| servatory be given to the Regents ofthe Univsrsi
ty.
GoIEd TO LREKIa-It Is stated that thirty or
more colored families. residing in Boston aud vi
cDIfy, have organized themselves under the title
OF the Cambridge Liberian EmigraEt Associa-
tion," for the purpose of emigrating to LIBERIA
some orty or more of these persons hope to embark
in the colonization ship 'Mary Caroline Stevens y
at Baltimore, on the first of November.
APPROACH OF WINTER IL EuRopE.-The Gazette de
Lyons announces that snow has fallen IN the Alps
several times during the first week of September
The snow is now two feet deep In the Valley OF
Urselen, under St. Gothard.
A SLANT PRINTING OFrIcR-In the town of Fab
laSen, Wurtemburg, there has been lately opened
new printing establishment, by NJ. Theodore
lieigerad. All the comp ostors and pressmen are
deaf and dumb. to the number Of one hundred and
sixty; eleven of the former are women.
yellow FEvER.-A letter from Vicksburg Miss.
dated Sept 18th, mentions the occurrence of from
rty to fifty cases of yellow fever at that place
during the week, and number of deaths.
A DIBUrANrl Miss Jane Coombs native OF
Virginia, is attracting some atteutiop rs star 10
the theatrical firmameut She Is now playiax In
Washinston, ard II the papers are to be believed
is an actress OF mark.
Fortunate TrAMsTER.-It is stated that col
Ored teamster in Newark. N. j., named Jas. Thosp
has been left property by Q gentleman In North
Carolina, valued at SIS 600, which will be placed
in his banda A. soon his identity is legally es-
| tablished, of which there Is no difficulty.
THE MAcKzREL FIsHEsY-The Gloucester Mas
Telegraph says that though the vessels arriving
are not bringing fall fAres the macksrei are very
fiue--all large and fat.
REFUSAL Mr., Newkirk, sent out a. Ameri.
can Consul 1t La Union, has been refused his exc
afnrh hv s.i1 fofSa a4n-