Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-10-09
LATEST NEWS.
Arrival ofthe Promcthcus.
THREE WEEKS LATER FROM
CALIFORNIA

CALlf ORNlA.
New York. Oct s, A. M.-The stcarne,
Prometheus arrived las; night from SAM u
an de Nicaragua, which place she left OF
the 26th ult. She brings 400 passenger,
and one hundred and iwcnty-ihrcc tllou
sand dollars in gold on freight. SloG.ooC
ofwhIch sconsigncd to Thompson&Hitch
cock.
The steamer Pacific, with dates from San
Francisco 10 Sept. 9th, arrived at San Juan
de Sol on the goth ul,., having made the
run down the Pacific in less than fourteen
days. She had on board 22o passengers
and 100000 in gold.
The steam propeller Lafayette, it was
currently rcportc,ii he'd been totally Destroy.
ed by fire in the harbor of Chagres on the
l1'h ult Her cargo was partially saved
The steamer Tennessee sailed from San
Francisco on the LIST for Panama, with 81,
700. eco in gold. and the Constitution with
100000. The former had $50 and the
latter 100 passengers.
AT the State election IN San Francisco
the Wings carried every ward but one. and
their total majority was about 1000. Sac
ramento City and County gave 400 Dem
ocralic majority. The rctsrns were so i'm
perfect that it was impossible to determine
who was elected Governor. In reference
to the balance ofthe State ticket, the AL
Ia California says that the Democrats were
probably successful. They had also doubt.
less elected their two Congressman. The
Legislature was doubtful.
The mining accounts were very favora.
bic. Adcstruciive fire occurred at Marys-
Vile on the 30lh of August which consuIn.
cd squares and so houses in the business
part of the city. The loss is about $500
00o. Faust Adams & Co., who were the
heavicstlosers, lost 100000.
The Indians were very troublesome he.
tween Sacramento and Salt Lake. Sever
al cmigrants had been killed, ard the mai
rders had been attacked, but escaped.
Two men, Mckenzie and Whitaker, Ina,
been executed in San Francisco, and tw,
executions had also taken place in Sacra
menlo, since which matters had been quiet
fobinson, who had been repricvcd by tn,
Eovcrnor, was hung by the people.
Dates from Astoria 10 August 9th men
ion the death OF Mrs. Gaines, wife Of Gen
y;aines.
The greatest excitement attended the
Ease of Whitaker and Mckenzie at Sar
Francisco. They were arrested at the in
iiance OF the Vigilance Committee, and
fef,t in their custody, having confessed ID
number Of bold and daring roJbciics.-
9pn the 27th, before daylight, the city au
critics proceeded TO the rooms ofthc Con.
itii;tec, and without much hinderance con.
|cyed The prisoners TO the city jail. When
he populacr were informed oi,his the wild
tsl excitement was manifested, and fnally
pa Sunday afternoon about O'Clock they
proceeded to the Jail and forciby rescued the
prisoners, and in an Incredibly short spac,
bf time launched tn IN into eternity, amidst
shouts Disqualification from the crowd. Al,
ter hanging an hour they were cut down
and Mckenzie being pronounced not dead
by the physician, he was again strung up
bill life was extinct. The crowd then qui
ttly dispersed, and order was restored
Some shots We're fred u, the Jail, but No
one was seriously injured.
Robinson, the man hung at Sacramento
was also taken by the people from Jail, and
his confession is a catalogue of villainics as
those lately made by the man Stuart