The Plymouth pilot. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1851-1852, 1851-10-29
ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMER ILLIN-
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sum S330,O00 was in the hands of pas
sengers.
We have California dates to the 18th
of September The result of the late
election was not known TO a certainty,
but the Morning Post, Wing, is inclined
TO think that party. is beaten.
The San Francisco papers were dis
cussing the question Of the vigilance
committee. The Morning Post publish
es an article which lashes severely that
self-constituted tribunal.
Marysville was visited by another
destructive fire on the 10th of Septem-
Der. 1t broke out in the liquor store
of Mitchell & MUSES., on the south side
of First street.
Miners upon the bars are averaging
from two to three ounces daily. The
quartz mines Of, the Sierra Nevada noun
tains are every day giving fresh evidence
of inc xhaustibility.
DR.. Rosencraft, who has returned to
San Francisco from the mountains, had
concluded favorable treaties with eight
tribes Of Indians.
The rainy season commenced month
and half earlier than usual
The votes for Governor. as far as heard
from. give Reading IL .53l and Risler
1900. For the Legisl 1re. as far
as heard from, five whig~Senators aud
two democrats and thirteen wing AS
semblymen and thirty-six democrats are
elected.
Mines on Feather river have been very
successful.
The grand jury OF San Francisco asked
TO be discharged. in consequence of the
exercise of the parjoninig power by the
Executive, but was refused.
A duel between Capt. Folsom and
A. E. Russell tookplace at San Francis
CO on the l tn of September. No dam
age was done.
The Illinois brings Kingston dates to
the 9th. She made the run from Chag-
res 10 New York in seven days and six
teen hours, being the quickest trip on
record. She brings the California mails
and large amount of SPECIE: Adams
d Co. S478. 600; Drew & Robinson
500, 600: Vandyke & Trevor $50 900:
Wills & Co. $500; Brown & Broth
ers $50, 900; Bebec * Co. $3.50. 600;
Rowland & Aspinwall S32 900; and to
forty seven others amounts ranging from
$50, 600 to 100000.
The Panama Railroad was opened
to Gatura on the 10Th. The whole
force is pushing the road rapidly forward
from Gatura to Gorgona.
Among the passengers by the Illinois
were 10 persons who had made at the
mines sl000.
Intelligence from all the mining dis
tricts was very encouraging.
Intelligence from he Sandwich Islands
states that Mr. Power had o5 al ned d
contrat from the Hawaiian Government
for the exclusive right to establish steam
communication between several ports
of the Hawaiian kingdom.
There isl affecting intelligence from
the North Pacific whaling feet. The
schooner Cnr!ew. from Honolulu, w,
boarded by he ship John Wells, of n w
Bedford, which reported the folio, ing
vessels as totally lost among the ice III
the Arctic Ocean, whilst OH their WAY
to Behring's Straits: Ajax. of Havrr;
Amanda, of New London; Henry Thomp
son, of New London; Ara bella. Of New
Bedford; New Bedford. Of New Bedfard;
America. of New Bedford; CoSmopolite.
of France; and Mary Mitchell. of San
Francisco. The crews are reported TO
have reached the land in safety. but it
is said that eleven " halesmen afterwards
lost their lives in a fracas with the
natives. 1t is thought that sixty YES
sells shared similar fate. The John
Wells showed evidence of her share of
perils being nearly wreck. The re-
suit this season of whale fishing is an
entire failure, and the whole fleet of
six hundred sail was proceeding to the
Northwest Coast.
The specie train OF the stea mship COM
pany was robbed seven miles from Pa
mama. The news flew like Lightning
through Panama, and merchants, officers,
and soldiers started in hot pursuit of the
robbers, whom they found in state of
confusion. Three Of ther guard were
shot. when the robbers made off with
one box of gold. but were quickly over
tahen and captured. Thomas Simms and
Charles Cromwell. both from New York,
had ropes put around their necks, and,
after being swung up until they were
half dead, confessed who their confeder-
ates were. DIR. Berry. of New Orleans.
and Luban Manning were also captured.
Five others escaped, but will surely be
captured.
A difficulty occurred between Kemble,
editor of the Alta Californian, and Gov.
McDougall. which led to a challenge
from the former. The affairs was after
wards amicably adjusted.
A company has been organized to build
a railroad from San Jose to Francisco.
The project for dividing the State con-