New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-09-05
Two Days Later from California.

By the arrival at st. Louis Of the Overland Mail
we have advices from San Francisco to the sth ult,
two days later than received via Minatitln.
We find the following in the Red Bluff Beacon Of
August Sd:
The news reached us on Monday morning, August
l, that some time during last week. the party sent
out with John Breckenridge, under pay raised by sub
scription met party Of Indians and one white man,
between the head waters of Butte and Deer creeks,
with whom they engaged IN severe running fight,
which only lasted short time when Mr.. B. and his
party succeeded in forever silencing hostties far
as this struggling band is concerned. The red men
of the party, as well their pale faced leader, of
whom the country is well rid, are now sleeping the
sleep Of death, and as trophy, or sort. Of remem-
brance that there was man SO base as to lead on
band Of savages to deeds of buchery and theft the
scalp Of the white man was taken and brought away
by Mr.. Breckinridge.
The day after this encounter large raucheria was
discovered and preparations made for surrounding it
during the night. This they only partially succeeded
in, owing to the smalness of the company, which
only numbered about dozen men. They succeeded,
however, about daylight next morning, in killing ten
Indians, including one squaw, who threw herself be.
tween white and one Of the bucks, just at the
moment of firing Of the rifle of the former.
The gallant little army is still in the mountains
and were to attack much larger rancheria, near
Deer Creek; on Saturday night last the result Of
which engagement has not reached US.
On Sunday afternoon, while the occupants were
absent from home, the houses of Mr.. Ronndtree and
Mr. ANDERSON, SONIC IOur ana q HAlt miles ABOVE
Mayhew's Crossing on Deer Creek. were set on fire
by Indians, and entirely consumed, well as their
hay stacks, fencing etc. The smoke and flames soon
aroused the neghborhood, but no Indians were to be
seen.
The inhabitants of the valley along the foot hills
are all moving in towards the river for protection.
Mr.. King, Of Vermont Mills, removed his family
down to Mr.. Mayhew's on Sunday last and MI. sado.
on Rock Creek. Others, we understand, are leaving
every day for more secure quarters.
No doubt now remains that the Indians have white
accompices and that they receive their supplies Of
rancheria stormed last week was found to contain
-four, sugar, dishes, and nearly all the comforts
usually found in the cabins Of white people, It is
understood that there are forty or fifty white brutes
living the head waters of Butte Greek with squaws
in state Of eoncubinage, and that they uphold and
protect the Indians in all their depredations.
The man that was shot last week was, we learned,
| stranger to the party that killed him; the
conclusion s by those who live in the vicinity, that
be was in all probability one of the Butte creek squaw
men,
| FROM HUMBOLDT CouNTY.--James T. Ryan has
| been nominated Democratic candidate for Senator,
| from Humboldt and Trinity
man by the name of James Paul, engineer in the
Mula mill, had his arm crushed, August 4, in shock
ing manner. In attempting to adjust belt which he
| had spced, his thumb was caught, and in making q
| revolution around the wheel his thumb was mashed
to pieces and his arm broken in two Places between
the elbow and the hand in place it was badly
broken that the shivered bones protruded through
the skin.
REPORTED INDIAN OuTRAGEs.-A gentleman from
Eel river furnishes the Northern Californian with the
following account of different Indian outrages COM
mtted in the lower part of the county:
| The house of Peter Donnely on wager creek, near
its junction with Van Duzen, was entered on one day
of last week by Indians, and robbed of every thing
valuable in the house, amounting in value to about
| two hundred dollars. Some ammunition was also
| taken.
The house Of G. Luther was also robbed at about
the same time by Misunderstanding blanks, clothing
cooking utensils, tools, ammunition, etc.
On Lower Mattole, last week, the Indians killed two
head Of CATTLE and wounded some two three others
and are generally assuming hostile position in thai
| vicinity.
ANOTHER IMPENDING INDIAN WAR.-Gen. Kbbe
left Sacramento on the Sd August, for Tehana with
| the intention of raising company of volunteers tC
fight the Deer Creek and Antelope Indians, who are
again pursuing work of devastation. They have
| lately killed two white men and burned seyera
| houses. bulletin.
At the Anti.Lecompton Convention the aspirant'
for the Legislature were called upon, when on thu
stand, to define their positions and pledge themselves
| against division of the State, which they did.
Robert G. Clark has been nominated for State
l Senator.
| For Assembly there have been nominated-J. C
| Good, Henry Starr, G.. G. Berry and A. Runyan.
A SHREwD ADVERTISING DoDGE.-The New Yorl
correspondent of the Charleston Mercury says:
A Pittsburg concern has been getting up som,
new bitters, which have been extensively advertised
and bepuffed. The walls of the hotels and drinking