New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-02-21
Ntb orleans DaiIp 6resttnt.
One Day Later from CaIIsersia.

The overland mail which left San Francisco on the
2lst ut. arrived at 81. Louis on the 18th inst. by
which we obtain the following items Of intelligence !:
TRorTINa MArcH.-One OF the finest trottng
matches that ever took place in California came OF
oyer the Pioneer track yesterday. 1t was between
Honest John and Rather to wagons, two mile heats,
ing contest Honest John won the first two heats in
the following unequaled time: First heat Of two
miles, i've minutes fifteen and ahalf seconds second
heat. five minutes and nineteen seconds. great
deal Of feeling and excitement was manifested and at
the conclusion Of the race match was Immediately
made to 90 to-day in harness, over the same track.
Herald, 2lst Jan.
The same paper says:
Mr.. Stark and Mrs. Baker are playing in Sacra
mento. Misses Jenny and Alicia Vaudeville are now
ia the same city, but not on the stage. Mrs. Wood
is playing In Nevada. The Banchs are In Marys-
VILE The Alleghanians are giving concerts in Sac
ramento.
The Alta California Of the 2lst publishes letter
from which we extract the following:
CLovENDALE, Jan. 1s.-Editors Alta: We learn
per Swift Co.'s Express, just in from Redwood Val
ley, which Is about fifty miles from Clovendale, that
on New Years morning, the settlers Of Round Val
ley killed forty Indians for stealing stock and killing
their hogs On the 9Th Of January, Major E. johnson,
with about thirty men, arrived in Eden Valley. On
bis arrival the Indians all fled from the valley, but
have since returned on the 7th. Msjor johnson ar
rived at Round Valley, and found that the Indians
wanted protection, when he Immediately returned to
Eden Valley for his troops, as he expected whole
sale slaughter Of Indians on the sth.
Since the lst of December there has been ITO In
dams killed in Round Valley and vicinity.
From the Los Angeles Vineyard Of the 26th ult.
we extract the following:
Since the 9Th of December there have arrived at
the ferry on the Colorado about 80 600 Sheep Armo
brings flock of 10000 A travelling companion 81
bis has 1000 Mr.. Parrea has flock OF 20, 900
The Messrs. Lunas and others have flock of 40 900
These sheep are all from New Mexico Mr.. James
| Camel and Mr.. William Smith have each crossed
1900 which were purchased in Sonora.
| The mail from San Bernardino came in on the eve
| ming of the 10th. We learn from Mr.. Granger the
mail carrier, and also from A. a. Clark, ESQ.,. Of Sar
Bernardino that news arrived at that place on thu
18th, at about II n. that Col. Hoffman with the es
cort that accompanied him from the TETON, had ar
rived on the Mohave river his return. It is furthe
reported that Col. Hoffman, when near the Mohave
villages on the Colorado, was met by war party o.
Mohaves numbering about four hundred warriors
that they forbid the advance OF the command that
skirmish ensued in which some five or six lndian
were killed. On the side Of the command there wa
none killed or wounded. Five or six mules and SOM
horses of the command were killed and wounded
Some excitement was caused in San Francisco b!
the forcible abduction of negro man, slave, from
his mistress, Mrs. Mccormick, wife of DR.. McCol
mick, of the U. 8. army, as she was about to sail ii
| the steamer of the 20th