Indiana State sentinel., 1851-10-30
Late from California of the Illinois.

The steamer Illinois arrived at New York on Satur-
day morning from Chagres, with two weeks later in
teigenca from California. She made the passage in
seven days and sixteen hours running tme-sad TO be
much the quickest passage record and has brought
three hundred and sevenyour passengers, and 81 S5,
358 in dust manifest and in hands oil passengers
also the California mails of the 18th ultmo.
Senator Gwin and lady are among the passengers.
We annex extracts from the California papers:
From the San Francisco Herald, Sept Is.
SUMMARY OF EVENTS DURING THE LAST FORTNIGHT.
The leading of interest," and one which has been
the chief topic OF discussion political circles during the
past fortnight is the election for State and county Of
cers which held the Sd instant. In this comfy
the Wings obtained average majority of six hundred
and ninety.fve for State officers For County officers
the honors about equally divided The returns from
several Of the frontier counties have not yet been re-
ceyed and there still doubt to the result for Gov
ernor The vote is very close both parties claim the
victory, and the official returns alone decide the
question. The remainder of the Democratic State tick
ct, including Messrs. E. C.. Marshall and McCorkle,
for Congress, are elected The Legislature will be
Democratic in both branches, and will doubt elect
Democrat the United States Senate Immediately
after organizing. The vote Throughout. the State is
small.
most destructive fire visited Marysvile on the night
of the 30th of August by which three entire squares,
including upwards Of eighty houses and property valued
at five hundred thousand dollars, consumed. On
the 10th of September the place again visited
by disastrous fire. which destroyed twenty five build
ings and large Of valuable merchandise Both
fires supposed to have been the work of incendi-
aries.
The Nicaragua route has been opened by the arrival
of the steamer Pacific from San Juan in little over
fifteen days She left again for San Juan the 9th
instant.
most important step has been taken by the nhabi-
of the southern counties, desrous of dividing the
State, and forming Territorial government for that
portion Two addresses have been issued
cert of action and convention of delegates has been
called TO assemble in Santa Barbara the third Mon
day October Delegates have already been appointed
attend from Santa Clara San Diego and other
ties All the members of the legislature recently elected
from that section of the State pledged urge di-
vision at the ensuing session.
Crime has been most sensibly diminished throughout
the State and execution has taken place, either here
in the interior, since the sailing OF the last steamer
The Indians in the southern part of the State quiet
those in the north in Trinidad and Klamath counties,
are becoming somewhat troublesome.
The gold diggns continue to yield rich returns the
abors of the miners The aurilerous quartz veins
being extensively worked and generally with great
cess The amount shipped by the steamer Panama,
which leaves to-day, 700 900, exhibits falling off
in the production of gold in State In the dry Dig
gins miners only waiting for the rainy to take
out large amounts of gold.
San Francisco has recovered from the great
hagrations of May and June and has been rebuilt in
far better style than before Numerous proof brick
and stone buildings have been erected and many others
have been commenced. Altogether the condition of af.
fairs in our State is highly satisfactory.