Sacramento Daily Union, Volume 6, Number 779, 22 September 1853 — Further Items by the Winfield Scott. [ARTICLE]

Further Items by the Winfield Scott.

From a passenger who came up on the steamer from Acapulco, and who left New Orleans on the 14th of August, we learn that the agents of the mail steamship Philadelphia, which was to have left New Orleans for Aspinwa.l with the mails, on the 221, had decided not to send her, and said they should not dispatch her 4giiin until October. The cause of this was the difficulty of procuring hands, and the sm-il number of passengers. The next New Orleans mail will probably reach here via New York. — Alta. » A negro riot occurred at Nifignra Falls on the 28th ult. Cause — the arrival of an. officer , from the South for the arrest of a negro mur- j derer. The steamship Pacific, supposed to be lost, arrived safely at New York, August 23d. Her long passage was caused through defect in machinery. The mammoth iron steamship, Great Britain, of Dundrum Bay memory, left Liverpool on the 11th ult., for Sydney. She had very little specie on freight, but a considerable quantity of plate and jewelry. Large bets were pending as to whether or not she will make the passage in sixty days. Offers were freely taken that the clipper " Sovereign of the Seas" will make the quicker passage. On the other hand, Gibbs. Bright & Co., owners of the Great Britain, undertake to return a proportion of the freight if the passage extends over sixty days. The Washing correspondent of the Alta gives the following interesting items of news: The recent fatal duel in South Carolina between John Dunnovant, of Chester, and J. Davidson Legare, of Charleston, which was alleged to have arisen out of >i bitter political controversy between a son of the Hon. R. Barnwell Rhett and Mr Dwight, turns out to have been caused by the great casus belli woman. Mr. Legare it seems was engaged to a Lady of great personal charms in Columbia. Her friends made enquiries of Dunnovant relative to the character and habits of Legate, who, upon hearing of it, demanded that D. should state in writing what answer he bad given. This D. declined doing, and Legare challenge! him. The distance was twelve paces. Legare fired at the word "one," and missed ; Dunnovaut fired •it the word "two," and killed his antagonist. Legare was formerly a midshipman in the Navy, and said to be a crack shot, while Dunnovant was wholly unskilled in the use of the pistol. Dr. Stone, the famous sculptor, has several new works in progress. Everybody who comes to Washington visits his studio, which is as great an object of interest as the Patent Office or the Smuhfoniiin Institute. Here may be seen, just now, his butt of Chief Justice Tauey, of the U. S. Sepreme Court, acknowledged to be the chef (Tjtßwre of modern art. The artist has also recently finished a bust of Hon. Robert J. Walker, our Minister to China, which fatty confirms the judgment of connoiseurs as to his excellence in sculptural portraiture. His leisure moments are occupied in designing and modelling sketches of monumental and historical works, which he hopes some day to be commissioned by government to execute in marble In a dark corner of the room I discovered the other day a beautiful structure sustaining a <;roup of figures, which, on bringing to the light, I found to be those of the illustrious trio, Clay, Oalhcun, and Webster. It was sketched during the early part of last winter, and will be brought to the notice of Congress at the next session, with a view to its being erected in marble on the landscape grounds near the Capitol, "to awaken the admiration and kindle the emulation of posterity, till suns shall set and rise no more." Gretnough's group "America," has just arrived from Italy, and is soon to be erected on the platform of the east porch of the Capitol, near Peisico's group of Columbus and the Indian woman. The "America" is a group con sisting of lour figures, illustrating the early settlemt-nt of the country and the triumph of civilization over barbarism. It is considered a work of gi eat merit. Thus jou will see that American artis's are looking up at last. Mrs. Gen. Games contemplates the renewal of her suit tor the establishment of the will made by her father in 1813, which she alleges was destroyed after his death. She has recently, it is understood, raised about $100,000 in Washington and New York, by issuing scrip payable on the recovery of her estates. ■* Murder by an Indian. — Mr. A. W. Bee, just down from El Dorado county, informs ua that en Tuesday morning, a white man, whose name he was unable to learn, was murdered near Mud Springs, by an Indian. T c citizens immediately mu-aered in strong numbers, j.ud in turn shot the Indian, who was, however, still living when our informant left. The hurry of departure prevented Mr. Bee from obtaining further particulars. Tie.- Young America informs us that Messrs. Lindsay and Culver, candidates for Assembly in Nevada Co., ha«e an equal number of votes. — That paper however, believes that certain precincts should be ruled out, which would give the former candidate .who is awhig, a majorty of the votes. Messrs. Adams & C... will receive our thank? or the Mountain Echo, Murjsville. Express, Herald, and Stockun Journal of Wednesday.' We are indebted to . Wells, Fargo & Co. for Nevada paper of same date.