Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1851-10-24
LATER FROM CALIFORNIA.

IsTnMUs.
New York, Oct ~,
The Illinois arrived at | o'clock with advi-
ces from San Francisco to Sept. 18th Shc
brings nearly 400 passengers and S2,OO0OUO
in gold dust
The Illinois made the outward passage in s
days and three hours The Brother Jonathan
arrived the day after, in Q days and Il hours.
The Illinois has made the ran home in days,
ii hours, the quickest passage on record.
Senator Quinn came passenger.
The Brother Jonathan sailed from Chagres
on the evening of the 9th for San Juan.
A mutinv occurred on board the schooner
Sharon at Acapulco. The mutinecrs were ar
rested and the vessel ordered by the L. 5. Con-
sui to lie under the guns Of the Vandaia
The Panama railroad was progressing favor
ably The Engineers confidently expect to run
a locomotive to Gatoon by Oct. II.
Among the passengers by the Illinois, are
seven persons who have made SlOO,OOO at the
mines.
A dreadful riot has occurred at San Juan del
Sur, between the soldiers and emlgrants.
Gen. Ilenard has subdued the revolutionary
movement in New Grenada.
The news from the whaling feet is most dis
astrous Several vessels have been lost. in
GLIDING the Aramatha and tcnry Thompson of
New London. and the Arabella and America
of New Bedford.
The great specie train of the Pacific com
pany was robbed seven miles from Panama.
After riding several miles, captain Garrison
and his friends came up with the train and
found it IN the widest confusion. Three of
the guard had been shot by the robbers, ana
were lying in the road two in a dying condl-
ton. The robbers had made off with the box
L l,,tl h,, ~ ,,f,ht
overtaken and fled. Two were captured five
others. it was thought would be caught. The
robbers were told that the train contained 81,
100000.
The steamer Constitution arrived at Panama
on the Did. from San Francisco with III pas
sengcrs, and : 100 900 on freight.
Sloop of war st. Mary's had sailed for Fee
gees,
Summary of California News.
The election for G1vatmr in ClIl'1rnia is
still in doubt ana the official returns can alon
determine the result. The Legis allure will be
Democratic. The vote throughout the State
was small.
Mcssrs. f. c. Marshall and McCorkle Dems,
are elected to congress.
The latest returns Of the election show a
majority of 422 for Reading the ~ hig candl-
date for Governor. The division of the tric
cum u't' US Co"HiuC "OIN u'I"4'''' az
memberS elected to Inc Legislature rom the
southern counties are pledged to aid the move
ment
The San Francisco Herald, a Democratic
paper says the wings have elected , state sen
ators and the democrats one wing and five
democrats hold over. Ihe senate consists OF
rs members.
To the Assembly II wings, 2S dems. . In
dependent. The House consists of G3 mem
bcrs, of which - is a majority. Ihe counties
to be heard from vii, undoubtedly give the
b he' niIoi'.y Tq' ,'Sy ".li ''''i' nave
Tbn Cal,fnrn, ,nrrLe,s wore brisk and con.
siderable snncnl,tion m,nifnsted
Tne qold diqrinrs con,inue +, viaId rich
rc,urns 7,bo Gnnrl1 vo,n;nra hc,n,r yor,aI
with greot success in the drv dirrInos tbn,,,n.
ers o,a onIv w,,t;n,r tnr tho roinv sn9.nn,,t,l,.
on. Iarre amounts Of GOLD
San [ronc,sco hords At n~osan. r,tos ,riva
thc holder ~ npr cen. nor nnnum man tho
investment
disease has broken ont omonc the Chinese
population of California. resembling cholerl.-
The dysenterv is also prevalent.
The Indnns in the southern plrt of the
State mr., quiet. while those in the north. in
Trinidad and Klun1th counties, are becoming
sonowb,t trnpbIns,na
y taken
SAILING of the last steamer
The mininr news confines very f,vorablo
Grim, has very material diminished. and
tho nrosrec,s at Tho Stote v.ro hiuI,i. s,,,,.
factory.
The produce of San francisco il boinr
bronrbt 70 market in ubnnl,nnn and the an,
itv Is superior Tb.r. j. throuoh,u. The St,,n
nm annie field for f,rninrnul r,rdanIn, o.
crations
Scyeral vessels had left and others were
about LEAVING for sydney
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IMPORTANT FROM THE WHALING FLEET.
ne following vessels are reported as beng
totally lost TINS season AJAX, OF Ilavre-to-
tal loss; Ara'naiha, OF y. London-iotal loss
Henry thompson OF do.-totai loss Arabe!ia,
OF \. bediord-total loss New BEDFORD OF
New Bedlord-total loss; America, OF New
bediord-total loss CoSinoPollto, OF France
tolai loss; Mary MITCHELL OF San Francisco
total loss. IL appears that the whole whaIlng