Daily national Democrat., 1860-07-07

The FOURTH IN SAN FRAxotsco.-The Tcle-
gram has the following account of the eele-
bration of the Fourth in San Francisco
AT sunrise, federal salute was fred NV the
California Guard, and all the bells on church.
es, engine houses, and other public places
were rung These were the signals for the
people to move, aud soon the various arte-
fles OF the city were filed with the multi
tude. According to programme, the differ
eht military and civic organizations formed
on stockton street at IL o'clock, aud at noon
the column moved. The procession was n
very large one Passing through the princi-
pal streets, halt was finally made in front
OF the American Theater, and the Orator of
the Day, (Mr Wilson, the Reader of the
Declaration, (H. b. Liyington and the Poet
-. +. Bowman,) descended from their car
rage, and were escorted to the interior of
the theater The building was soon filled,
and the regular exercises took place.
Previous tc all this, however, was the pro.
cession Of the Mission Sunday School No
more beautiful scene was ever witnessed in
any country than the one we speak of. Hun
dreds OF little girls and boys dressed in
white, and marching to music through Mont.
Somery street, gave CHEEKY tone to the
day. The host of little folks after passing
through several streets, assembled at the
raVlllon and listened to beautiful music bv
the San francisco City Brass Band, and an
address by the Rev. Thomas Starr King At
the close of the address, the children gave
several tableaux, and in the evening there
was grand dance, and fun and frolic in anv
quantity.
Altogether, the day was well celebrated.
ha al
ploded on Washington Square.
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FIGHT WITH THE INDIANS IN OREGoN.-We
published, yesterday, a brief account of n
fight between party of prospectors and In.
dians, on the head waters of the Malhure
liver, Oregon. The Portland Advertiser has
the following additional intelligence about
the affair;
The attack commenced on the 7th inst
Just as the party had halted for the purpose
of prospecting. After stampeding the ami
mails, they commenced firing upon the camp
and continued so doing until darkness set in
On the withdrawal Of the Indians. the marty
Immediately set about entrenching themselves
for the. night In the morning, they succeeded
IN re capturing a portion Of their animals.
and commenced beating a retreat. When
about three miles from camp, the party dis
covered that the Indians were occupying a
fortified ambuscade in a canon through
which they had to pass, the party then halt
ed to form themselves into double fine,
a vancouver which attracted the Indians from
their ambush, when the front guard sue
ceeded in killing five of the red skins. and
wounding others. A closer inspection of the
canon through which they had to pass, as
well as the number of Indians guarding it.
rendered it imprudent if not impossible to
effect retreat in that direction. After
much difficulty, however, they succeeded in
crossing a spur Of the mountain and making
their way into Harney Lake Valley.
The prospectors had but two men wound
ed, and lost 43 horses and mules worth
$500, and a portion of their provisions.
These Indians were supposed to be the Snake
tribe, but the fact of their haiing miners in
good English renders it probable that they
are portion of the same characters who are
creating the difficulty at Washoe.