Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1851-10-09
California &crrs
LATER FROM CALIFORNIA.
New YoRK. Oct. 4th.

The steamship PromeihCus arrived
about 7 o'clock this =. NJ. from San Ju-
an de Nicaragua, with 4G5 passengers
and 100000 in gold on freight.
The P,ometheus arrived out Sept.
2lst. and lie I San Juan on the morning
of the 26h.
The Pacific arrived nj San Juan del
Sud. Sept 10Th. with 220 passengers and
100000 in gold dust on freight having
left San Franc,c0 Oh The 9th OF Sept.
The North America left San Juan del
Sud on the Goth nit, with 250 passen-
gers for San Francisco. The Gold
Hunter left on the 2lst for San Fran
cisco, and the Monumental City the
same day for Realjo, thence to Pana-
mt
The steam propeller Lafayette was
burned .nt Chagres The day the Prom
theus left. The accident was caused by
fire in the spirit room.
We are indebted to Mcssrs. Thomp-
son e. Hitchcock for files of California
papers to Sept. 9Th, nearly three weeks
letter.
The State elections came off Sept. Sd,
and resulted as far rs ascertaincd in the
triumph Of The Demo ;raic party.
Great excitement had prevailed in
Sacramento, growing out ol'the Cover
nor's granting reprlcye To three noto-
rious characters who were to be exccu-
ted on Tire ed. The Governor was
stron4 y denounced and requested by
the peorlc 10 resign The cuprits were
seized by mob, and promptly cxecu-
thd after which they hung tho Cover
in of hn
rendered IA verdict that the prisoners
were executed hy body of men styling
themselves the Vigilance Committee.
The board of Aldermen have repeal
ed the ordinance providing that public
houses shall close at midnight. A heavy
bond, however is required.
The Herald proposes the erection Of
house of correction at San Francisco,
for juvenile offenders.
Ii is estimated that the steamers Re-
public, Gold Hunter, California and
Monumental City, carried away 1000 OF
the California population. The rainy
season commenced on the 18Th.
The Chinese population is about $50.
The people are very industrious, and
shortly after the arrival may be seen
IN flocks going 10 the mines.
Intelligence reached San Francisco
on the 10Th, Of the explosion of the s,ca-
mcr Fawn, bound on her upward trip 10
Vernon. 10 or II persons were killed
and wounded.
Several of the police OF California, as
also Il. Belchcr Kay, are implicated in
number Of the most daring robbcrIes
that have taken place, Kay and one of
the police have LETT the country. Much
excitement existed at San Francisco on
the Goth, from the fact that during the
night the legally constituted authorities
headed by Sheriff Hayes went TO the
rooms of the Committee of Vigilance
AID rescue! two notorious scoundrels
named Whitaker and Mckenzie, who
were 10 have been executed the next
morning. The Committee remained
quiet uni. the afternoon of the 2ith,
when they attacked the Jail and retook
the prisoners. Several shots were fired
by The authorities which the Committee
rcturnCd--none, however, took effect
In less than tea minutes after, the cul-
prits were promptly executed. The
proceedings of the Committee are very
generally commended.
mento was held Oh the 18th. TO devise
means Tor their protection against the
fearful state OF crime in their midst.
The Governor, in explanation, for re-
prieving the convict L" Robinson" few
days afterwards stated that he had
granted The reprievc hut for thirty days,
in order that the case Of lhc prisoner
might be we'll considered and this he
had done at the urgent request of many
of the citizens.
Subscriptions TO the amount Of S75,-
600 have been raised towards the San
Jose and San Francisco Railway. A
vigilance committee has been establish
ed at Bartons Bar, Yuba river. Re-
garding the election, everything is in
confusion. The whig and democratic
papers each claim the election of their
candidate for Governbr. From Il care
iul examination Of our files we should
say that the wings had chosen their
Governor, Pearson b. Reading, and that
the democrats had carr cd the Leglsla-
ture. securing 10 them y. S. Senator
in place Of Col. Fremont.
A destructive fire occurred Il, Marys-
vile, OH Sunday evening, Aug. 30rh.
laying in ashes three blocks of the city,
comprising the most business part of il.
The loss is stated a, half million dol
lars. The origin of the fire is not
known.