Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-10-09
Three Weeks Later
FROM CALIFORNIA.

steamship Prometheus, from San Juan,
Nicaragua, arrived at New York on Satur-
day evening, with San Francisco dates to
the 9th of September. Our previous advices
were to Aug. l6. She brings 1923, 900 as
freight, and there is large amount in the
hands of passengers, who number four hun
bred and sxly-6ve.
The State elections are over, but the re-
turns are not all in, aud the result is doubt
full. The Alta Californian thinks there is
little doubt that a wing governor is elected
The democrats have undoubtedly carried the
legislature, and have thus secured the cleo
ton Of U. S. Senator to take the place of
Col. Fremont, whose term expired last
March. The democrats have also, it is gen.
orally conceded, elected the two representa-
tives to congress.
Three entire squares ia The business part
of Marysville were destroyed by fire August
Both. Eighty buildings burnt, and loss es-
timated at half million.
The Indians are very troublesome on the
route from Great Salt Lake City to Sacra-
mento. The mail riders are repeatedly at
tackled, and several emgrants have been
killed.
The accounts from the mines continue
quite as encouraging as atany previous time.
In the southern portion of the mining coun-
try, machinery is being ropidly put into ope-
ration, for the most part, under Mexican SUI
permtendence. In the northern mines the
same thing is observable, except that the ma
cblnery is all owned and worked by Ameri-
cans. The results everywhere have been
SatiSfacf0ry and great pup,bers xybo h,ya
here tofore worked in the ordinary way, are
resorllng to the use of machinery. Rich
quartz veins have lately been discovered
within few miles of Marysvile. A very
valuable discovery of aurlferous quartz has
also been made about two miles above the
forks of the Consumes river. The produce
of the country is now brought TO market in
considerable quantities, and the quality is
said to be very superior.
The weather has been excessively hot, but
fair average business was going forward
AT remuneraIve prices. There has been no
marked change in the prices of the principal
articles OF trade since the previous arrival
from California. The Improvement then
noticed in the value of many articles has
been well maintained, and in some inslanc-
es further advance has been established.
The export demand fol- Sydney has almost
entirely ceased, but would most likely be re-
newed on much larger scale on the receipt
oil later and more authentic Intelligence from
that quarter.
A man named Robinson, having been re.
proved by the governor, was publicly exc
cued by the vigilance committee of San
Francisco, and also two men named Nc
henzie and Whitaker, have been executed
in Sacramento, since which perfect quie
| has been restored.
| The greatest excitement attended the case
of Whitaker and Mckenzie. They were
arrested at the instance of the vigilance com
inltee and kept in custody, having confessed
TO number of daring robberies. On The
morning OF the 2lst of August before day
light, the city authorities proceeded to tn,
rooms Of the committee and without hin
drance took possession of Whitaker ant
Mckenzie, and conveyed them to the Jail
When the populace were informed OF th
act, the widest excitement was manifested
and finally on Sunday afternoon, shortly afte
two o'clock the prisoners were iorcibly TAX
en- from The Jail and conveyed to the room
OF the committee, and in an incredibly shor
| space OF time the instruments of execution
were adjusted, and they were launched int,
eternity amidst shout OF justification from
the crowd. After all hour the bodies wer,
cut down, and Mckenzie being pronounce,
not dead by the physician in attendance, b,
was again hoisted into the air till life wa
extinct, when the crowd dispersed quietly
and order was restored. Some shots wer
fired at the rescue.
Robinson, the man hung in Sacramento
was also taken by the people from his jail
and his confession is catalogue Of viilane,
as black as thar recently made by Stuart.
From Oregon, we learn that Mrs. Gaines
wife OF Gov. Gaines died on the 18th o
| August.
LATER. The steamer Ohio arrived a
New York, on Sunday, with California mails
450 passengers, and 100000 dollars ii
gold.
Among the passengers were Capt. Stod
| dard and crew Of the Lafayette, which wa.
burnt off Chagres on the 10Th. The North
ener from Panama put into San Diego will
one shaft broken. She left same day fo
San Francisco.
The IsIhmus appears to be infected with
robbers, and many Of the passengers acros:
lose every thing.