Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1850-12-05
California Matters.


The Crescent City, which reached New York on the
2ist with $50 passengers and 81 900 in the dust
brought files of papers containing news OF interest
The steamer Pdcife arrived at Havana. November
10TH with five hundred passengers for New Orleans and
500 in gold DUST She left about 100 passengers Char
gres who she could not make
The mails from San Francisco, Of tho 18th aid 18Th
of October will be due by the Ohio.
Five passengers drowned off Chagres whilst en-
deavoring to reach the Pacific in an Indian boat.
When the Crescent City arrived at Port Royal, ia,
on her outward passage the cholera was existing and
raging 10 such alarming extent at Kingston, and 9TH
parts Of the Island that it deemed prudent
by Capt Stoddard return that way he having large
number Of passengers There had been 1000 deaths in
Kingston and vicinity within twenty days.
Gen. Foot, u. S. Charge des Affairs Bogota, and
Secretary, passengers by the Crescent City; also,
Lieut.. De Camp, u S. Navy, (nvaided,) with des-
patches from the U. S. Legation in Chill, and Lieut.
Bartlett, U. S. Navy, Gate commander of the U. S.
schooner Ewing,) with dispatches from California for
the Department of the Navy and u. S. Coast Survey
The news Of the admission Of California into the Unon
was received at San Francisco the lSth at IL A. NJ
by the mail steamer Oregon U. S. N, and caused a
uniuersai outburst Of enthusiastic JOY ,ich continued
trith Of cannon, hurras bonfres Examinations
&c, &c, throughout the night, and had scarcely Gbated
tUhen the Columbus sailed, on the 18th, at 4 p m.
The corporation of San Francisco and citizens gener.
ally were already making preparations celebrate the
great event with becoming honors
Painful accounts still received from the overland
emlgrantS About lO,UUO are yet East OF the Serre
Nevada and it is feared that many of them will have
pass the winter in the mountains. Exertons are ma.
king by the Calornans for their relief bus it appre-
hended, with incomplete success.
The cholera, which has been for some time approach
ing the country by the trail of the Acapulco has at
length made its appearance in San Francisco but the
cases are yet few and of quite mild character.
The whole of the burnt district has been rebuilt and
improvements every where progressing rapidly. All
of the principal horoughares will be panked before the
rainy season. The wharves being extended into deep
water.
The desperadoes are beginning to flock into San Fran
cisco from the mines pass the winter, and crime
rapidly increasing. Robberies arc frequently committed
in open day.
The ELECTION IN CALIFoRNIA-The election foi
Clerk OF the Supreme Court, Attorney General Soma
tors, members Of Assembly, &c. took place in Califor
MIA on the 7th Of October.
The following persons are beyond all question, elect
ed:
James F. Mooney, (xhg) Superintendent of Publ,
Instruction.
James A McDougall democrat ATTORNEY General
Z. H. Tharpe. (democrat,) Clerk of Supreme Court
The vote for the location of the seat of government
as far have advces, is ten to one in favor Of Val
lejo:
| MEMBERS ELECTED TO THE LEersLArURE-Sal
Enthusiastically c. Broderick. Democrat
Member of the Assembly,. c. Bennett, Wing; T ID
Carr, Wing; J. W. Thorne, Wing; J. S. Wethered
Wing; W. C. Hoff, Democrat
San Jose-Senate.-G. B. Tingley wing.
Members of Assembly wing; Bodley
whig
There will be a wing majority Of two in the Senate
but sufficient returns have been received decid
the political complexion Of the House.
The MINEs.-The miners, account of the freshe
here have generally gone the dry dggins where the
will spend the winter. The Northern portion of tn
mines becoming infested with bands of marauders
and murders and obberes have recently been of equen
occurrence in the valley Of the Sacramento The Sac
ramento Transcript has the following letter dated "Mur
derer's Bar" Con the Middle Fork of the American
Oct. IL:
" Murderer's Bar is now being fully tested, and so ia
prospected and worked, think it would he idl
to that it may ne ranked first among rich placer
in the modern Ophr. The wealth Of the bed of thi
stream is ncalculabe and but very minute portion
be disemboweled this season One company on Saturda
last received 1872 the result Of the days labor
For ten days the same company has taken out from u
To lis ounces per day Othor companies do equally
we'll and some better.
" In Northern parts of the State, and the border
of Oregon, gold has been found but not abundant
as first anticipated. The quartz mine Lo
Angeles, it is said, will prove exceedingly valuable"