New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-08-25
SUMMARY OF THE NEWS.

The main topics OF local interest Just no" A'o '"o
.r.:s.I .,es,bes of (;wip, Broderick Latham, and
waller. Broderick in one Of bis speeches, spoke
% follows:
"wonh a not have been well for DR.. Gwn TO have
come ont and offered 10 hive up 70 hs pompous cnA
Snee made AZ have elsewhere shown. IN the Unlte1
S1s,es Senate whether wss competent TO meet nun
or poti su Dot in love with puohc speaking, gu. 1
Woujd ask my friends TO sdmnister Poisoa 10 me
heSeyed that sss Tot match for DR.. Gsin, en- the
uump or in the council chamber, or 10 any other posi-
4;on IN life This is a scheme TO avoid meeting me-
Yet this old Lime Pointer undertakes at goodiy os
tsBce to aragp me- shall not speak OF hiS oo-nsrs
pipy bowever before the conclusion OF the canvass
shall be able TO prove 10 you ths be sDRiPRISG witn
ccrrpp,ion that, instead Of representing you ne MAJ
been the re Of capitalists thst he found
himself in the United States Senate dlsgraced msn
Tor he accepted his ell. coD upon terms which nc honor
able man would agree to. He says that saved niy
friends salaries, while was influential IN reducing the
salaries Of bp friends. What would this prove any
thing DIR. Gwin s Administration mao, and mas
paIty majority Of ten or twelve members, 10 wnicn
he should look for support. am In the anu ainnnis
ts,ion rsrks--ore ofthe b'erest enemies OF tns Al
onistYsiion 10 the United States. Why does he at
tribute influence while he affects to despise ne
He is an old man, old Senator having held the post
of Ubfed States Senator for eight years WINE nave
held the Office Of Sen stor bit for two year,. can
awe Won the reaeon for his lack Of influence. His
word il not believed in the United States Senate.
True it IL that Tonbs Davis, Brown, and other chy,
vote With them, but they never believe anything thst
he says."
Gwin spoke thus of Broderick:
"Weu II Brodefick is correctly reported-I hope he
b notl will assume he is not Tor II Is VIE sandef,
for / sm sworn to support the Constitution or the
United States and the permits no niiicton
ofcIue and unusual punsbmeDts and after presenting
those resolutions, which must have had such eqmiii
stipg effect up0I him in ceDsuriog bis course, had
afteTward proposed to him to meet me IN public lis
sussioD should have been cnaged With On uoconsti-
rational act-thst Of indctOg cruel and unusual pun
hhueut-for | had heard of bis first effort IN the
Senate and to have offered TO meet him the stump,
before the people, when he had never made STUMP
speech ID his life would have been iDficting upon him
humiliation was not capable Of
Weller has asserted In pubic speech that orOd-
erick obtained his seat in the United States Senate
by bribery.
Broderick asserted at Placerville that Latham,
the present Administration candidate 70; Governor,
stole letter in 1857 from the room of Frank Til
ford, now Naval Officer Of this port, and gaze
long account Of the circumstance of the theft.
Latham has publicly declared the charge to be fase'
and promised to give complete statement of the
affair, and show that not himself but Broderick, is
the "heavy villain" of the transaction Tilford
has published letter. in which he exonerates
Latham from blame in regard to the alleged theft,
and asserts that Broderick knew Latham was not
% blame.
So, you see, we are having a nice time among
or public men. In regard to the charge against
Latham, Broderick seems to have the worst OF Ut
% far.
The papers tell us that Weller is in favor Of pro-
tectDg Dsturaized citizens against compulsory mill
tsry service in their native lar ds and that Curry,
Anti-LecoDpton nominee for Governor, says Con.
gees has the power to exclude Slavery from the
Territories. j think previously wrote to you that
the Republican nominees for Governor and Con-
Rrestmen in this State, while claiming the power
for Congress to forbid Slavery in the Territories,
say they do not wish to see that power exercised,
preferiine, as matter of policy, to leave il to the
people, who if untrammeed, will invariably OK
elude Slavery,
A decision rendered in the Fourth District Court
Of this city, day before yesterday, will probably
result in the ejectmeDt of the Sheriff from the
County Jail, which is claimed by private person.
The deed made to the County for the jail in lo9O,
was not properly acknowledged, so the vendor
still holds the legal title, and probably the equta-
bic title also.
Captain L. Underwood, with detachment OF
81 U. s. soldiers, has gone to examine into the pro
priety Of establishing fort at the confluence OF the
Klamath and Salmon rivers.
The weather has been extremely cold during the
hast week. We have hot seen the sun for four day
something heretofore unknown in Cali'oru
between the let May and the 3Oth September. Th
heaviest wooden under shirts, trousers, coats
coats and cloaks, are now generally worn. We ar
accustomed TO cold evenings and mornings 10 July
but not to such cold at day.
The weather at the same time is very dry
severe drouth has almost destroyed the pastures
and American cows, which are ordinarily wort
from $50 TO SO each, are now selling at $50
simply because natural pasture is so scanty. d
The 2sd inst. $50 head Of cattle passed throug
Sacramento On the wsy TO Carson Valley, ia til
searchof grass. Hay is selling in many of the min
ing towns at 500 per tun.
party Of travellers went under or behind III
great Yosemite Fall week before last. This wa
She fret time this feat had been attempted.
lump OF gold, weighing 2S ounces, was fouu
last week IN MsrPosa county. Such Jumps ar
getting rare now.
packet, containing nearly $4,000 in free rold
was found in Mock's quartz vein, Mariposa, OF
the 18th inst.
We hear very little this year of river mining;
ehe rlyer beds ale almost clesnsed of their gold
that is, so far as our present system of working
could cleanse them.
The Chinese part Of Coulterville was burned
down on the Plat. Loss about SsO00
The revenue derived by Alameda County this
year from strawberries sold in San Franclsco il
estimated at $500, 600.
There are only two white women in the valley Of
Walkers River, and there are about $50 white
miners The miners have determined. in public
meeting, 10 allow Chinese miners To work there.
either as hired laborers, or for themselves OF
cls,ms purchased of white men, but not otherwise
The Webb sisters, comedians, now in this city
intend to go to Salt Lake and Camp Floyd give
some theatrical performances there, and then pro-
coed to Missouri.
A considerable number of habut have been
caught in our bay lately. They had previously
been strangers here though abundant in the waters
of Wasbips ton Territory.
There is an organization of squatters in Sonora
County which dehes TIE law. The title of the