, 1859-10-07
LATER FHOI CALIFORNIA.
tSf TIE OVERLAND NALL


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The countiea heard from 40 far, 9irs returns;
which. taken At IN index. lruya 10 doubt Il I'd
the success ofthe entire Democratic ticket. Con.
9re>smen aud MI. Ths returns foot up Al fol.
lows.
For Latham, 1880; for Currey. 1e Ill: and
ior Stanford 1854. Il will be seen that Latham
leads Gurrey e.l75 rotes. and Stanford s,soa
rptes, beating bolh combined ,lal votes. cur.
leE leads Stanford ,l27 rotes.
1ne nslres Tor The Congressional candidates
are very Close Burch has 1889: Scott .B75:
Achibben i, ,e75; and Baker Is, ,s75-,he three
last NAMED having e1actls the sau1c number Of
votes, and each beating Burch o3 votes. For
Slate e, trlnter. Bolts counts l7,lle; 0'Meara
i',7e3, being 667 ahead Of Botts. But it must
b. remembered that 0'Meara's vote ia this city
was =, ,6&3 ahead Of Bolts, und that Sacramento
county, thus lar, has given hin, ad additional
minority OF 700 votes. This majority Of 3,343
has been reduced to cG7, and the prospects are
that Mr. Bolts will come cut with handsome
majority: Messrs- Mckibben and Baker went
Gu: oi thls city With about thrse thousand ma.
lonty, but glance ut the figures above eiren
will show that Messrs- Butch and Scott barc
osertaken them already. The prospects of
Acssrs. Mckibben and Baker are. therefore. not
very dattering. The total vote for Governor. 80
far, is ss,5s1. ~
TIE DEopkH1cE prrL
The San Francisco Bul!a,n of tie 10th has
the following reference to this affair:
Our surmiscs yesterday prove to have been
correct Judge Terry did send note to Mr.
Hfoderlck, inviting him to hostile meeting. IN
consequence Of the disparaging remarks Con-
ceFniDg himself made by lhe Senator at The IT,
pie OF Tue International Hotel, in June last. We
lealn TINT tue parties we're mp during all Of last
night negotiating, butt whether their efforts
we're addressed to The object Of an amicable
settlement Of tue difficulty. or to the arrange
nent ot the prelimfnaties and terms Of tue fight,
cannot be known ut present, except to the i1nIne.
dilute parties. We are informed, however, On
apparently good authority, (aud We believe the
si4iement 10 be true), that the parties lett the
Haskell and Joseph c. Nckibben oficiate as
seconds Of Mr: Frederick, and that Calhoun
Beaham and Dr.. Aylett, Of Stockton, act for
Judge Terry. The ruc,or il, that they have Sc
lccttd some point in San Matco County rs tie
Scene Of tho conflict.
Tbefollowing dispatch, which was telecraphed
to Gi'roy, (caL) from San Francisco, reports
that an interference Of the police prevented a
duel between these parties
s4s FRAxc1scu, Sept. 1.-19 "
There has been intense excitement for the
last three days, on account Of a contemplated
duel between Senator Broderick and Judre Ter.
#, Of the Supreme Court, the latter being the
challenging party. The fight was to take place
81 sig o'clock this morning, in San Ms.eo Gouu-
we're arrested by the police, before doing auy
damage. This arrests the matter for the pres
cnt, but It is believed that there are still one OF
two alairs Of honor contemplated, Involving
tue same parties or their friends. the cause be.
ing tie slolent personalities Of the past politi-
cal campaign.
But Us an Offset TO this report, wc give the fol-
loving contents Of q wuy-bill received through
the Post Office last night by The mail from Cal
iornia:
SANTA Cha. (Cal.) Sept l., 1852.
Duel this morning between Hon, D. C. Brod-
erlek and Judge Terry Of the Supreme Bench.
Bsoderick shot Terry in the tfroa.-wound
supposed 1Ata'- II. D. Conn, P,M,
We may mention that Judge Terry en,igrated
to callforeia from Kentucky, Of which State be
was native, having been born in Christian
County. twill be recolEccsed that his course
10 California drew down upon him the denuuci.
atioas Of the San Francisco Vigilance Commit
tee; and that he made narrow escape with his
life out of their hands.
From the SIN Fxanclseo Times.
1t wns reported or rutnored in Sau Diego that
several Americans had been seized and thrown
into prison in Lower California, among whom
was Rufus E. Porter, Esq, well known III this
city. He was for several years connected with
The Post Office here. For some two years he
aas been a resident OF San Rosario, Lower Cal
lfornia. from which place be has written the
several letters during the past few months.
me reason Elscn for tue seizure is that they |
had, in common with the adhereuts OF the l.ii-
eral party, glren offence to the Government FAC !
|ien. What gives more appearance Of truth to /
Ibis painful rumor is the TACT that Mrs, Porter.
VINO had some Important legal mutters to attend |
o in San Diego, and had been expected there
or some time, had not arrived, notwithstanding
Ter presence was required several day previous
% tue sailing Of the steamer. Rumors afways
,sow as they travel, and 60 the report Of the |
Imprisonment Of Air. Porter mud others bad
banged to another, that they had already been
,xecnted- We hope tue first rumor may exceed
be truth, although the saragt character Of the
tew Commandante, Aendozu, who supersedes
ieneral Castro, gives roou for the most fatal
DErAKrcnE or Nh. DASA.-Ric1ard II. Dana,
So, whose visit to this State has excited con.
iderab!e interest, not on account of his legal
nd literary cn,inencc, but from the fact that he
Fas here twenty one years ago, wllcn but ont
I'd, sails to-day in tho ship Mastiff for China
II Honolulu. It is his Intention to make the
our OF India, Palestine nod Europe, aud re-
1rn to Boston. his native city. next rear. Good
.ck and pleasant journeying 60 with hi1r.-
Inns ef l0M.
INDIAN oCT1ACES.
IAxrsyE11s, SEPT. 1o-9p.M.
P17r RIVER, Sept. l0.-Mr. NcElroy, recently
ounded by Indians, died on Wednesday. lie
ares wife aud four children. a part5 from |
on their WAY to join the Pitt Riv-
Rangers killed four Indians and toot n riha |
on, them. On Thursday deserter from Fort
rocks. with two other white men, entered Mr,
cuton's house, near Lockheart's Ferry, tied
r. Penton and his wife, and robbed them Of
lso. The rcnegades said they were going to
Use two hundred warriors nnd clean ont the