American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-10-06
Latest from California.

Hs753 See Postscript.
The steamship Prometheus arrived at New
York on Saturday last, from San Juan, whence
she left on the 26th ultimo. She brings intelli-
genee from California to New York in twenty
eight days-the shortest time on record The
Nicaragua route being now proved to be the
shortest, rs well as the safest and most healthy,
will unquestionably be The route for the great
travelling public, and also for the United States
mail, in a very short time.
The Prometheus brings four hundred pas
sengers and one million of dollars in gold on
freight.
The adyices from San Francisco are to the
9th ultimo. The State and Congressional cleo
tons had taken place, but returns enough to
make the exact result known had not been re-
ceived. In San Francisco the Wings carried
every ward of the city but one. The Wing
majority in San Francisco was about one thou
sand votes The Democratic majority in Sac
ramento city and county was four hundred
We select from the account Of the election
which we find in the New York Herald, of yes
terday, the following summary:
tThe election seems to have absorbed every
thing else. The returns, as far as received,
though in the main imperfect, from the coun-
ties of San Francisco, Sacramento, Yolo, Ne
yada, Ell Dorado, Solano, Marin, Tuolumne,
San joaquin, Calaveras, and Santa Clara, give
Pearse Is. Reading (Whig) majority over John
Bigler (Dem) of about 1000, and the balance
of the State ticket from 600 to 800. The
counties of Mendocino, Napa, Klamath, Trinity,
Shasta, Los Angeles, San Luis Obispo, Santa
Barbara, and Santa Cruz will give Reading at
least 5000 majority. This puts his election
beyond the possibility of doubt; and the
same vote will elect the most of the State
ticket"
In the same summary, there is conjecture
that the Democrats have carried the Legisla-
ture; but if the foregoing summary be correct,
we should presume that the Wings had carried
the Legislature, and one, at least, of the two
Representatives to Congress. This, in our
opinion, would be legitimate inference. The
actual result, however, will be known in some
two or three weeks-possibly by the next arri-
val from Chagres.
The mining news is favorable. A destructive
fire occurred at Marysville on August Both,
consuming eighty buildings in the business part
Of the city. The loss is stated at $4,000 ,
The Indians were very troublesome. Be-
tween Sacramento and Salt Lake several emf
grants had been killed, and the mail riders had
also been attacked.
Two men, Mckenzie and Whitaker, had been
executed at San Francisco, and two executions
had taken place at Sacramento. In other re-
spects, matters had been comparatively quiet
Robinson, who was reprieved by the Governor,
had been hung by the people.
| The markets generally were quiet. A brisk
trade was anticipated in few days, it being
the season for minors to lay in their winter
stores. Flour was active at $40 so (9 $12 90;
corn So (9 SO so; corn meal So so; mess
pork $l5; clear do. ST.; hams $40; lard SD;
butter 20 q. 40 cents; cheese 10 (9 Is cents.
Boots and shoes were abundant, and clothing
generally dull.
The steamer Tennessee left San Francisco on
the lst for Panama with ST, 700,0 600 in gold,
and the Constitution with 100000 The for
mer had two hundred and fifty and the latter
one hundred and twenty passengers.
The above advices were brought to San Juan
by the steamer Pacific, which arrived at that
place on the goth ultimo with two hundred and
twenty-five passengers and 100000 in gold.
The North American left San Juan for San
Francisco on the goth, with two hundred and
fifty passengers The General Hunter left for
the same place on the 2lst. 1t is reported that
the propeller Lafayette was entirely destroyed
by fire in the harbor of Chagres on the 18th
Her cargo was partially saved.