New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-08-24
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Of late 10 various parts Of the State doing dsmsge 10
the extent of about 500 900 In ALL A Mr.. Murphy
of Santa Glars County lost $40, 600 in this way.
Three grizzly bears, adam and two cubs were seen
In the town Of Oakland on the morning of the Oath.
They appeared to be ss badly frightened as the men
who ssw them, and each party made the beet DO sible
time in running al way from the other
The DopateciHe Cuixen publishts a statement that
animal like an alligator, sbopt eight feet long was
seen In Pyramid Lake on the 9th inst, by WIN. III
Jardin, John II, Chamberlain, and VIM. Enslow. Jar
din youobes for the truth Of the story and refers TO the
Rev. DIR. Scott Of this city voucher for himself
Yhe statement 10 one Of interest TO nsturaists think
thus Is the nrst time any mention he's been made of any
sncb animal living in the great basin of Utah. The
Sacramento Mas speaks thus Of the salmon fishery
this season in the Sacramento river:
s.IrSs sSO o. S'he,y in this locality formerly q
ns hss S5s taken IN Guss les aud packed and
terror and foreign potts fresh 6sh to every part Of the
State The reputation Of the cured and smoked M at the East
sally secOrsedsh they superior quality any in the
During the present season the run Of hsh has been
Probably packed since the com
run s coop.g here
ID % Tss A . S ias dse that ysT
The sh ofthe river ana the GOODNESS Of the water Il Is
Of viii be an Sundsncs for T @s
dat viii be extensive shsRS SaSs
The Colssn6io Times states that week before ast
miner, who has claim in Table Mountain, Tuoumne
County, found ana elephants TOOTH petrifed and as
black as jet-also the tooth of wslrus What adds
to the interest Of the discovery b that both the teeth
and several other portions Of various animals were
found OF depth Of upward of go feet from the sur
face the various straits above them being chiefly COM
posed Of gravel and sand-the uppermot being scora
Of dark gray color, verylheayy and in boulders of
every conceivable shape and SIZE varying from few
ounces TO hundreds of tuns in weight This Table
Mountain is the wonderful place which first became
famous in 1855 high ridge of basalt forty miles long,
varying from 800 TO 800 yards wide and from 200 70
900 feet high above the adjacent country. Under
is the bed OF former river and in the gravel Of that
bed found some of the rcf dggngs 10 the State.
These ancient river beds all rich, and even little
gules often have ancient beds, long filed up, which,
when discovered, almost invariably pay highly if
they are in gold-besring district
The repeated Tobberee of the stages bringing treasure
from the mines has led TO project of having an iron
safe made of boiler ron placed under the seat of every
stage in the mines and fastened to the framework 10
such way that it cannot be broken loose without great
difficulty The keys of these locks to be kept at
the offices of Wells, Fargo a. Co.'s Express, that
Company having charge of nearly all the treasure now
brought dewn from the mines
The bark Onward arrived here on the 18th inst from
Japan with small cargo of Japanese goods.
SAN Francisco, Aug. A, 1860.
The political prospect is brighteningi the Repuei-
cans hope to carry California. They have been gain
ing many accessions and the ability that large
portion of those formerly belonging TO the anuLe-
compton party viii soon Join us Alexander Camp
bell, Delos Lake, W. W. Stowe, Herman Wohlsr, and
J. J. Harley-Dames familiar to most OF the old Cali
"
Germans, who have hitherto voted against u', are
rapidly coming round.
The two factions of the Democracy have beautiful
Quarrel betw cen them. The State Central Co nmittee
has split % for Breckenridge and Is for Douglas j.
w. Denver, j. A McDougal, J. 7. Hoge, VIM. NJ
Lent Gov. Donney, and X. p. Hammond are the lead
ing on the Douglas side, while all the Custom
House and Mint people and Gov Weller are for Breck.
inridge
The Breckenridge men had ratification meeting in
the evening Of the 9th plt. The posters invited all
nan,n TO a he ma m n
derstood that they included under this invitation
and they attended outnumbered the other faction and
outvoted them whenever any question was put 70 the
meeting. BreckiLrldge has few syrpathzers In tins
CITY, outside of the list of Federal ot6cehoders aud
professional politicians. Calhoun Benhsm, o. 5. Dis
trict Attorney tried TO speak at the meeting, but he
was frequently interrupted BY such cries as "Dryup;
your hands gre bloody;" Who killed Broderiek ,"
and forth Such questions made Benham very
angry, and the more furious he became, the more
they tainted him. Weller in his speech, spoke as fol-
have e sick bed to give the reasons why cannot yield
ny support 70 Doog IL 01afs og s Ided ssst same
support which have accorded all the nominees Of the Demo
y mar scest Of the term As party man you
have ppae1S ssstion was compelled vote
for gambler Of thirty ec standing 70 Dc nss sSs bss 81 ps Sn
d you'd have hsd nay But ' sS SSOsd d
ysSG1 am meet so nnS sat to S take the man
the place Does any suppose thai the S9uner5 states
sS Ha , dei wiS You Of the North
Northern wih Southern principles am western au
with constitutional principles"
This bumiliatipo confession has been sharply COM
neptsd upon by many of the newspapers here.
None Of the Germsps in California, or certainly very
fsvy of them, will 90 for Breckinridgei few will go
for Douglas A German Democratic paper was estao-
bshed in this city about two months ago. ana aie. e
news of the nominations was received II nolsted tne
Donolas aap Very coon after that, the ed tor who
was employed in the Mint received note from the
SUPERINTENDENT informing that his services were no
longer wanted. ,- :; po,oIr,,o
Valley. and also in Honey Lake ValeyI
THE Stockton Republican gives the following ac-
oonnt of an affray between whites aud Indians near
Iancha Plana of AmadOr County, on the 2oth ut:
"h.re bad been pow-wow grand gathering OF Indians
an The occasion Of the marriage the Of one Of their cap
t 10 the daughter the head Of another tribe when whisky
had been flowing rather freely among them While they were
In tb excited state Mexican applied to Consaoe nan
- ssst him In recovering horse which had been stolen from
H. b ,bs Indians and which the Mexican had found In the
possession them The constable weut % tue
r. ri purpose about half mile from town. but what took
s = nee uImise as there white along with
lin When tiI or eight INDIANS were
him. and he firing his revolver o. se ssVs n
through body and remaining in the wopns Inc alarm s
tbs dsns and Irregular light took place some OF the whites
using firearms and the Indians making use OF BOWS
and One Indian was knloo Huo TWO OF 'iee 0'o ~
nSaa Who owned the horse which the difficulty
had found In the chsppara with nus leg oIoAen
beov, his knee. His leg amputated"
The Ldncha Pidna Dispatch says:
"a cocpg testimony Indian that the INDIANS shot at
HSntsuan first H. drew his pistol and fired both kept
~ I'd devils came on the whoop and commenced sho ting
SLOWS into Bunsmsn who finding he badly wounded re-
n difFerept Directors One hundred persons
S and unsped fastened to the scene Of difficulty where
tey ~ Captain Powes tribe who stood and up their
ann. DE- and Others being Sos " bs s