Daily national Democrat., 1860-05-25

H5ShSc rum lnS uooNe hanleu county, to
May 10th. On that day a convention of del.
egotes from various portions of the county
were to meet in convention at Eureka. "for
the purpose of devising ways and means bv
which to secure assistance to the suf-
ierers from Indian depredations." There an
pears to be some difficulty between Major
kaines and others in regard to the Indian
Disturbances. The Times says that Lieut.
McOIeary, commander Of a company of U. s.
soldiers, has been tied down by orders from
MAJOR Baines, who is evidently better fitted
to command lunatic's cell in Stockton than
military post in an Indian country, and
adds: eve have been allowed to peruse an
insulting note from Major Raines to Sheriff
Van Nest, to which copy of the Majors
orders to Lieut. McCleary is attached. Next
week we will publish the order in full. as
much to acquit young McCleary of any neg
lect of duty, as to convict Major Rancs of
the prevailing impression in this county, that
he is altogether unfit for the position he oceu
pics"
The Times has the following additional in
tellgence
We learn from II. J. Davis, of Hvdesville
that the Indians have been killing more cat
tie for Hon. E. l.. Davis, and that he has
gone out, at the request of his herdsmen. to
remove his cattle, tut where to take them he
does not know. We learn further that the
stock owners in the vicinity of Yager Greek
and the Bald Hills have all concluded to
move their stock. They cannot afford to
hire men to fight Indians, and there appears
TO be no other means of chastising them in
this county
We learn that an order has been sent up
Tor the removal of Lieut.. McCleary's compa-
ny, to Carson Valley.
SENATOR WIerALL on BEyprR.--Tbe
editor of the Chatauquo Democrat was in
Washington when Senator Wigfall of Texas,
made his first great speech, and describes the
scene as follows:
1t was quite evident that the Senator had
teen imbibing too freely of old rye In plain
English the Senator was drunk. which made
him as he expressed it, "in happy humor for
speaking" lie kept the Senate and galleries
IN roar Of laughter for some three hours.
till the inspiration of his potations subsidized.
when the Senator dried mp The chivalrous
Southerner felti to be his duty to say that
he would be recreaEt to duty if he were not
to say that he did not believe that a Black
republican could ever be inaugurated Presi-
dent "Now," said he "cut your leashes
turn loose your terriers, and take in your rat
killers, and if we do not 90 into Boston, into
4vi iuf bac, n
you may shoot me-" He had his grog on the
desk before him, and drank and talked. as
Extra Billy Smith did with his eeg norr.-
This is the kind of bravado and drunken gas-
eonade that is heard now where once the elo.
querce Of Clay and Webster and Benton and
Calhoun and Wright rcsounded From Clav
to Wigtalll How great the stride! From
Wright to Biger From Webster to Fitch
From Benton to Green From Colboun to
Chesnut This is dcgeueracy for you, with
d vengeance"
LATE AND INTERESTING FROM HONEY LAKE
VALLEY. The Plumas Standard of Saturday,
10Th inst, has the following intelligence.
From Mir. Lambert, bearer of dispatches
from Gov. Downey to the troops under the
command of Lieut.. Chapman, stationed at
Honey Lake Valley, on his return to Down
ieville, we learn the following particulars
from Honey Lake.
The detachment of troops from Fort Crook,
numbering 20 men, arrived in the valley ON
Tuesday. Immediately upon the arrival of
MIR. Lambert with the dispatches from Gov
Downey, Lieut. Chapman forwarded an eX-
press to Fort Crook for u reinforcement of
The regular troops.
Great eXcitements prevails in the valley
The families residing there were preparing
to leave as soon as possible and great many
had already started for Indian and American
Valleys.
There are about two hundred men in the |
valley, and they are in constant dread of an
attack from the Indians; and they have |
no scouts out to watch the movements of the |
Indians, we may expect to near of another
massacre very soon, unless active measures
are Immediately taken for the protection of
the citizens of Honey Lake Valley.
Some few Indians had been seen within
the last few days in the lower end Of the |
valley, but they kept at a respectable dis |
tance from the Americans.
Mr. l.. also Lrings the report that the |
Washoe have all been disarmed. They |
wished, it appears, to Join the whites, but
fearing treachery in case of an engagement,
it was considered the hest policy to dsarm |
them TO which the Indians were willing to
submit, provided they were furnished with
provisions, which was accordingly done
We learn from the Standard that on an or
der from Capt r. L. Barnett of Quincy,
now out on the Indian hunt the arms belong
ing to the Plumas Rangers were forwarded to
Honey Lake on the 18th inst.
CALIFoGYIANs IN THE EAsr.-A st. Louis |