New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-08-12
SUMMARY OF THE NEWS.
Prom Our Own Correspondent

nominees for Governor, Baker, McKibben, Booker,
Scott and Burcb Dominees for Congress, Sens-
tor Broderck, and Weller, our present Governor,
have all taken the stump, and four of them have
announced that they will each make speech for
every day from now until the election on the 9TH
September Broderick's speeches have attracted
considerable attention on account of the bitterness
Of his language 10 referring to the Administration,
but find nothing in them worthy of quoting in
general news letter.
The Republican speakers say in their speeches
that az matter Of law Congress has the power 10
exclude Slavery from the Territories, but that, ass
matter of policy the Republican party is willing to
adopt the principle Of Popular Sovereignty, IN full
confidence that whenever the people are permitted
10 express themselves freely they will prefer free
dom and free labor and white settlers 10 Slavery,
slave labor and Degroea.
Mr.. John Hudson Of this city, and formerly of
New York, claims TO have made an important sur
gcal invention whereby person with his knee
esp broken transversely may be enabled to walk
about and attend to business, with little inconven
fence, and with certainty that the fracture will
heal and the joint be good as ever; whereas, un.
der the practice now prescribed by our standard
books the patient has TO lie continually on his back
in bed for three or four months, with probability
Of having stiff leg for life. Mr.. Hudson broke
one of bis knee-caps ten days ago. and be IL now
walking about, to the great astonishment OF the
surgeons who express themselves very fayOraby
in regard to the invention.
An examination of that part of the State Prison
whence number Of cOnvicts broke out not long
since has shown that when the prisoners we're
building the cells they laid the stone with special
regard 10 the best plan of breaking through the
Wals and buried in the mortar numerous drills,
bare, cold chisels, &c. Such discoveries show
how admirably the interests of the State are man
aged over there.
The total amount of the losses by the late fire in
Rough and Ready, Nevada County, is estimated at
$4,000. The principal losers are: II. W. Wood
$4,000; s. NJ. Gillian, $1,000; George Gepeart,
81, COO +. Goodman, 81, 600; j. III. Heilshorn,
$500; Freemssons Hall, $4,000.
A FIRE occurred in the northern part of Crescent
City on the 9th inst. Loss $40, 600.
A MIR. John Gillian shot Chinaman Tor fun
few days since, near San Andres. The wound is
thought 10 be mortal. Gillian is in jail.
The Grand Jury Of Klamath County have re-
uuested the Indian Superintendent to station some
troops near the mouth of Trinity, to protect white
men from the /" notorious depreciation" of the In
diane. The Northern Californian, published at |
Union, Humboldt County, gives the following arti
Gle side by side with the memorial OF the Klamath
Grand Jury:
"a few days ago, young man in Klamath County
offered violence 10 young squaT An Indian AZ
tempted to interfere. The young man shot him dead
The gallant youth was aierward arrested but, as
upds Tstand DO evidence can be brought against him
but that Of the squaw, which the law declares mad
msiibe. Here the matter may rest-ior while A
week or elapses and innocent man drops in the
trail shot from an Indian smbuscade. The citizens
indignant AMI pties scour the country breathing
vengeance the murderers, forgetting that the retr-
button denied by the white is thus wrought by
savage retaliation, at once blind certain, and I'M
spaTng.
klamath, through her Grand Jury, has found that
her citizens have been murdered by savages, AMI asks
the protection of military force. Many of such muir
deIs upprovoked, but any occur under the above
suppoeititous circumstance the matter becomes grave
and serious.
"Of course we never DO wrong. But jos. let us
suppose tha some of our Indian disturbances may
have originated thus. Jus, let us imagine that Dig
ger has the same nice principles oil honor tina, MEM
Der of Congress has Jury declares that he should
poesess Let us consider that they have the night
TO deepd the ohastsy u wife daughter; that they
may demard al eye for eye, tooth for tooth, or
even life for lie. Why thep in the name OF justice,
tesch them that civilization carries with Il something
stror ger than simple lust and might
There are runners of the discovery of rich gold
diggiugs in Washo Valley, on the eastern slope of
the Sierra Nevada. 1t ia also rumored that rich
silver mine has been discovered there. The dis
oovery Of tin mine in Los Angeles County is
reported.
The newspapers say tina. glassworks are 10 be
established In this city.
Michael Dolan and VIM Rsnkn, two men EN-
ployed in the Appraisers store 10 this city, have
been detected in stealing valuable goods stored
there, and have been arrested.
A " bull 6gat" took place attbe Mission Dolores,
in the southern part of this city, the 18th inst.
Three bulls were brought into the ring success
sivey. One horse killed but the bulls and
ballh ghters suffered little damage. The proprietor
Of the affair has been arrested for cruelty 10
animals.
n a C.1a N,ab
Mountains, the southern boundary of the Wills
mette Valley, and rumor says that Stout has so
majority south Of the Calapooyah. In any case,
the Democrats cannot brag much of the result. last
year they had eco majority. They assert how.
ever, that Stout was personally very unpopular,
and belonged TO an unpopular faction of his party.
OF course they must hunt up some excuse TO account
fer their losses.
The water in the Columbia and Willamette has
con mepced 10 fall.
A schooner has been towed up over Priests
Rapids and is to navigate the Columbia River
above that point.
company of United States troops have arrived
IN the Cow lie country and intend 10 establish
military post about eight miles from the Hudson's
Bay post.
IL is rum0red that the Snake Indians intend 10
attack Capt. Wallen's expedition, which is 10
search out new road 10 Salt Lake. This rumor
does not appear to have any perceptible foundation
IL docs not specify any particulars, and, therefore
rs, think, unworthy of credit If true. il would
be pretty serious matter.
The wheat crop in Oregon will be very short this
year. Flour and potatoes from California are no =
being imported there.
Gen. Harvey has gone round to Pugst Sound in
the steamer Massachusetts,.
A steamer 10 TO be sent from vietoris 1, navigate
the Chekais River, which empties into Crsy's
Iarbor, in Washington Territory.
We have dates from Victoria to the 9th inst.