Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1851-11-11
THREE WEEKS LATER FROM CALI.
FORNIA. q
ARRIVAL OF THE CHEROKEE.


lst October. VA
Tie previous accounts Of the disastrous
and bad success Of the whaling flee. in the
North Pacific are fully confrmed
The general intelligence from California
is not of.much inpprsance.
! A difficulty ad- occurred between the
merchants and Collector a, San Francisco,
and d meeting of the former party in regard
10 The matter had been held.
The VigilanceC Commiuee had turned their
attention to prevent the influx Of foreign
crnvic.s, believing that 10 them might be just.
" attributed the vast majority Of ,he.crimes
committed in California,
Edward Dupont, steward of the Stockton
House, had been bru.ally murdered.
The Governor was abou. to call an extra
session Of the Legislature.
The committee to provide for organizing
q new territory was shortly 10 assemble.
Tn, mining intelligence was very (avora.
Bile. rich vein Of quat,z had been discov'
cred in Broadway street, San Francisco.
The frs, news Of the Cuba massacre
caused grea, excitement in San Francisco
large numbers were preparing to start for
Cuba, to join Lopez.
Col. White, la,e Of the Pacific Star, had
intended 10 leave for Cuba al an early day.
The returns Of The S,ute election had
been nearly all received; John Bigler, for
Governor, has $1,000 majority. Marshall
and McCorkle are elected delegates 10 Con.
gress. The entire vote Of the State is 49,.
600, and every county has given majority
in favor of the Democrats.
aMf. Marshall was 10 leave for Washing.
ton on the 4lh Of October, but McCorkle
would be detained some time by sickness.
Cuba flibuster meetings had boen held
at Sacramento and other places.
The Cherokee brings abou, 81 100000
in gold dust on freight, and $3.50, 900 in the
hands Of passengers.
| A terrible fight had taken place at Cha
gres jus, before The Cherokee left, between
the natives and American boa.men; TIT
latter were badly beaten and fled, when thu
natives turned upon all Americans VIII
came in their way-about twenty passenger
from California were met and driven back
and five Of Them are known to have beer
killed, the res. took refuge in houses whicl
they barricadad, and subsequently, got o.
board the Cherokee, through the courtesy o
the commander of The British steamer. VIII
took them off in his own boats; he ais
saved their gold dus, for them.
| We have advices from Oregon by this a
rival to the Esd Sept. Snow had fallen ,
Astoria 10 the depth Of eigh, inches.
Large numbers Of emigrants were arri
wing, and The Indians had committed unpar
alIelcd ou.rages upon The Columbia river.
/ The family Of Hudson Clark, Of Illinois
was attacked by band of thirty Indian
and his mother and brother murdered, or
his sister dangerously wounded, and her pc
son afterwards violated by the whole part
A Mr.. Miller, Of Western Virginia, had all
been attacked, and his brother in-law, M
/ Jackson, killed, and his daughter and hin
P self wounded. Two other parties had bee
attacked, but they repulsed The Indians.
J. Great excitement, prevailed upon the EN-
J. grants and inhabitants in consequence {
Is these on'rages.
e SAN FRANCISCO MARKETS.
u Business has generally improved, and
better feeling is manifested.
= Flour is firm at $13@13.95, and holde
'r are anticipating an advance.
Sales of Mess Pork were making at 81.
5, Hams 22025c; Lard l4c.
r Furniture was in fair demand.
D. Dry goods and mems clothing general
N were nominal; there was, however, a goc
10 demand for ladies' wear, and fancy article
Candles were dull.
e. Sugar was improving.
FURTHER PARTICULARS.
p The vote at the late election stood as
. lows:-For Governor, Bigler, Democr
e. 22,476. Reading, Wing, 1881 For Cc
he gress, Marshall 23,484, M'Corkle, %, 80
Kelvin, Wing 2O,361, Moore, 1895. b
branches Of inc Legislature will be large
I'd democratic.
The Capital of the State has been
m moved by the Governor from Valyo 10
Jose.
The Vigilance Commute has been {
X banded, but so as to meet again when nj
on essary.
ed Society was improving, owing to lar
N, emigration Of American females. Sch,
houses were building. The barbarian
the original settlers was rapidly disappear
n before the smiles Of woman, and rompi
his children had almost ceased TO be a novel
rd The Indians were troublesome on
=. Northern frontier, and had become gu
dangerous.
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