The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-08-14
CALIFORNIA INrELLIoENcs.-The o,

NALHohNiA INTELLIGENCE.-Ihe D.
mount of gold brought by the Empire
Guy Is the largest yet brough. by any
Steamer, being 81 600. 600.
The intelligence is both Interesting
and important. notwithstanding the
losses consequent, upon The. 6re. says the
New York Commercial, it is the opinion
of many of The most Intelligent passen.
gers by the Empire City. tina, the &C
counts from California have seldom been
more favorable than at present. The
fire burned over a large extent of ground,
but the buildings destroyed were not Of
the first class, and much better ones were
in the process of erection when the Pa
mama left San Francisco. Notwithstan
ding this loss the business prospects Of
he country were good, and the accounts
from the mines, especially where the
quartz operations are carried on, were
encouraging.
The San Francisco Post says. a vessel
has arrived from China with 223 Of the
long queues and Haunting breeches gen
llrmen, from the land of the CelrsliaIs
The number of Shoemakers am ng them
Is 22l ais" me lawyer aud one doctor
All their names, except four, commence
with A.
The fire was evidently the work of in.
cendiaries. During The progress Of the
flames. several attempts were made Ia
FIRE other portions ofthc city. Several
persons were burned Ia death, and sever
al robberies committed. The luss is rs
timated, as was stated last week. at about
SO. 900. 900 The San Francisco Herald
ofJuIy ], says:--
Within the past fortnight the body Of
citizens in our city, known as the vigi
lance committee, instituted for the pre-
%venlion aud punishment of crime. have
largely mere ased in numbers aud eff
cheney, aud by their moderation and EN-,
lightened policy. pursued with unflinch.
ing vig"r, they have secured the conf
dence OF the community, who have come
TO look To them for protection in the hour
of danger. Their exerilons To rid the
city OF The gang of desperadoes that have
so long infested it. have thus far been
crowned with success. Hundreds ofthe
vilesl have been forced 10 leave the city;
others are now in confinement, and will
be sent back to Sydney at an early oppor-
tunity.
Other cities in the interior have imita.
ted the example of Sau Francisco. and
have instituted branch vigilance commit.
tees. who act 10 concert with the parent
body. II is probable that such branches
will be established throughout all the set.
Elements in the country, when by concert
aud correspondence. speedy justice will
be sure to oveItake The criminal, howev.
err rapid or remot his fight.
Throughout the mines the same stern
determination has been exhibited to bring
Offenders to justice. Many executions
have taken place of those who have been
found clearly guilty. In every instance.
he trial by jury aud the time honored
fLrms of the law have been observed,
and there is no reson to suppose hat a
single individual has suffered unjuslly.
The political cauldron is boiling, The
nominations of both parties have been
IA u,,ln, lu ,n,,la .,,,l H., uo;,o n.u.
uees are traversing the State addressing
large meetings in all the towns aud set
tIcments. Considerable spirit is mani
tested in the mines. aud ia certain pur.
tinns great interest is exhibited in tine re
suit ofthe contest. Both parties are con.
6dent of success. and until the votes are
counted it would be impossible to hazard
a conjecture as to what will be the result.
All accounts from the mines concur 10
representing the yieldthis year as greater
pelhhps than ever before. The quartz
mines both North and South are becom.
ing every day more developed. The re
suit thus far exhibit them as astonishing
rich, aud Astounding throughout the whole
ulllIHR ulStTlCt' N6W VEINS are OelDR
constantly discovered, and large amolnts
Of capital have been invested in machine
ry to extract the rich deposits of gold
from the rock. The yield from this source
is becoming an important item in our ex.
port Of gold.
The Indians in the Mariposa district
have been pacifed aud efforts are now
being directed to treat with the other
troublesome tribes.
Several robberies have been commit
ted, but the papers are Of the opinion
the vigilance committees will do
much good in improving the morals o fthe
Tue CUBAN APFAIR.-The general i'm
preston Of the N. York aud some other
journals, is, that the Cuban insurrection
flashed out, aud that only the speed
of the "PampeIo." the steamer Lopez is
in. will save him and his men.