Daily national Democrat., 1860-12-13
OLD Block,

The ARIZONA ELECrIoN.-A correspondent
of the San Francisco Herald speaking of the
election of Ned McGowan as Delegate to
Congress from Arizona says:
The opposing candidate was Dr. Steck, a
gentleman who is a great favorite with the
Mexican population, and who also stands
high in the estimation of the people of the
Territory generally He has been the Indi-
an Agent of the wild Apache tribes oflndians
for ten years with little or no fault having
been found with him in the administration of
the affairs of the Agency. Both candidates
ran under the proclamation of the Provision
al Government, and all the votes cast were
returned to the Secretary of the Territory
OF the same Government Dr. Steck receiv-
ed nearly the whole of the Mexican vote. and
Judge McGowan the American or "white"
vote This result was surely in consequence
of McGowan having acted as Chairman of
the meeting which took place at the "Pino
Alto Mines last July, which passed resolu-
tions against all foreign Mexicans working
any of the quartz or placer claims, and ex-
PEELED them from the diggings This, to-
gether with the popularity of DIR. Steck
caused the MeXicans to vote almost as a unit
Judge MCGOWAN received the entire vote of
the mines, and the few Mexican votes that
could be controlled by Americans. 1t is esti
mated that of the 1000 American or white"
votes of the Territory, he received at levst
$50
The population of Arizona is ultra South
ern and MCGOWAN in his speeches declared
in favor of the rights of the South-stating
that the people of Arizona would never be
satisfied with the Administration of Abraham
Lincoln that Douglas or Bell might do but
the rule of Black Republicans, never
ALMOST \ DUEL.-The citizens of La Grange.
Stanisaus county, were thrown into feverish
state of excitement on Monday last by the
announcement that two of their most worthy
neighbors had ordered "pistols and coffee for
two The whole day was spent by the bel
ligerent youths, accompanied by about a
score of mutual friends prospecting the coun.
try Tor favorable spot to settle the right or
wrong of their quarrel The entire country
on both sides of the Tuolumne, from La
Grange to Dickinsons Ferry, was explored,
without discovering single spot wholly un-
Objectionable to both parties The ground
was either too rough or too smooth, too hard
or too soft. to answer their purpose. So the
day was spent, and as night closed down upon
the peaceful valley, the hostile forces retired
to their respective quarters, "to nurse their
wrath and kee2it warm" and meet again at
sunrise the next morning. Agreeable to ap-
pointment, the parties were early in the sad
die, with a great additional force of friend.
and spectators, which crowd rapidly aug
mented in about the same ratio that the in
clination to fight diminished. 1t was then
proposed to seek favorable spot in the val
ley of the Merced, San joaquin, Tuare, OF
-Four Greeks. Their friends assure US that
the boys will fight, if they can only find the
right place, for which they were diligently
seeking when last heard from. If they sue
ceed in finding it, We may expect to hear
terrible "blood and thunder" account of tn,
meeting ng-Sonora Age.