The hydraulic press., 1859-06-18
Telegraphie.
TO THE HYDRAULIC PRESS.
LATEST NEWS.

LATEST N EWS.
Latest from San F'rancisco......Arrival of
the Overland Mail...-Recruits for the
English Navy...-P to be Cen
sured.....P .Privateering Prohibited....-Sac-
rafnento News..The Anti-Lecompton
Convention.....N n Nominations".Du Duel Be-
tween McKibbin and Coffroth.
SAN FRANCISCO June 18th, S1SpM.
Pendleton isacQuitted on the charges of star
wing and unlawfully imprisoning. Guilty of
beating his men with rattan.
The Alta confirms the discovery of
quicksilver mine near Alameda. Mr. Lave
renee, the owner, has sixty men putting up
suitable works.
At a meeting of the Lecompton County
Committee last night, an angry ,dRcusson
ensued. Majority and minority reports on
primary elections were made. 1t adjourned
till Monday evening. ~ y
Two thousand four hundred and ni1efs
letters were sent by the overland mail to-da5
The overland mail arrived at Gilroy at !.
o'clock to-day, with dates from st. Louis to
26th, and New York to May 23d. The fol-
lowing additional news is per steamer City
of Baltimore:
Two hundred recruits are offered daily for
the English nagy. 1t is said shat Lord Pal
merston will move on the assembling of
ID ~.
for dissolving the Parliament. English pa
pers p.iblisb notice to allEnglish crafts, for
bidding privateering.
English consols, 919.
Dates from Washington to May 23d, state
that an extraordinary session of the cabinet
is convened to consult on the late dispatches
from Europe.
SACRAMENTO June 17th--4 Pm.
The Anti-Lecompton Convention which
convene5 in this city on the 18th, has this
day concluded its labors The following is
a complete list of nominations:
Governor, John Currey, of Solano.
Lieut. Governor, John Conness, of Ell Do
rado.
For Congress, J. c. McKibbin, of Sierra,
and S. A. Booker, of San Joaquin.
Clerk Supreme Court, Joseph Powell, of
Sacramento.
Treasurer, David R. Ashley, of Monterey
by acclamation.
Controller, George Pierce, of Sonoma.
Atty. General, J. C. Steel, of Siskiyou.
State Printer, John O'Meara.
This morning, Jas. S. Long, of Butte, was
nominated for Surveyor General.
A motion to appoint Committee of Five
to choose a State Central Committee, was
adopted, but afterwards reconsidered. A
motion was then adopted, that the Chair ap-
point Central Committee offifteen persons.
A. H. Myers was nominated Superinten-
dent Of Public Instruction, by acclamation.
Gen. Booker arrived from Stockton and
made a Speech accepting the platform of the
Convention.
Last evening J. G. McKibbin and J. W.
Ccfffeth had an alteration in regard to a
remark made by the latter in reference to
stated that no person had show there un-
less he wore collar marked "B.n The re-
suit was McKibbin struck Coffroth. Early
this morning. we understand, Coffroth sent
McKibbin challenge, which was accepted,
and Richard Irwin of Plumas, and William
Anderson of San Francisco, named as sec
onds,-the former by Coffroth, the latter by
McKibbin; and it was agreed the meeting
should take place this afternoon
Numerous efforts have been made to settle
the matter, but up to o'clock they were
unavailing, and it is thought that the meet
ing must take place, although McKlbbin's
friends are determined that he shall not fight.
At o'clock Mckibbin was arrested on
warrant, but Immediately gave bail to keep
the peace. This will not interfere with the
duel, as they will go out of the county.
McKibbin gave bonds in $4,000, with DR..
Harvey Houghton and D. 0. Mills as securi-
ty. 1t is now understood that the duel will
take place this evening at O'Clock, in the
county of Sutter, this side of the town of
Nicolaus, the object being to get out of the
county.
It is excessively warm. The thermometer
stands at 1899 in the shade.
Delegates are leaving on boats and stages.
Business dull.
LATER.-No duel. Parties arrested
JNo McCoY.-This gentleman, an old citi-
zen Of Nevada county, whose return from the
Eastern States has been for some time expec-