Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-11-05

II DAYS LATER FROM CALIFORNIA.
BY the arrival of the seamskp Cherokee, Captain
Windle from Chagres, we have seventeen days later
Intelligence from California. The Oregonsat Panama
from San Francisco has upwards OF two millions OF
gold dust on freight.
Advices by this arrival relative to mining opera
tons, OF the most favorable character Several OF
the quartz mining companies have met with extra
ordinary in their operations and the yield is
not only likely to befsteady and uniform, but unusually
large.
1t appears that the democratic party have been COM
pleely successful in the recent State election in Cal
tornia BY the reports received by former arrival
it was supposed by many that the wing candidate for
iGovernor Reading elected; but the returns
Incomplete and deceptive, and the malores in most OF
the counties then to be heard from have come in for
the democratic candidates. The following is from
the San Francisco Herald, of 29th September
The returns from nearly all the counties in the State
have at last been received and footed up. They show
malores for all the candidates OF the democratic tick
eli, ranging from one thousand and fifty FIVE four
thousand seven hundred and hty-Rve. John Biger is
elected Governor by about fifteen hundred majority
Messrs Marshall and McCorkle elected to Congress
by heavy maioriIies. Major Roman leads his ticket,
having already four thousand seven hundred and hty
hive majority over his wing competitor; he gels ma.
Jory In every county in the State excepting San Fran
CISCO The returns from the counties yet to be heard
rom, VIII increase the democratic malorties about Jour
hundred. 1t will be that, excluding the vote for
Governor, nearly every county in the State gives
Jority tor the democratic ticket The Legislature is
strongly democratic in both branches The whole
vote poed in the State is about forty.v thousand In
the old settled States this would indicate population
OF about three hundred thousand but here the rule will
not apply. 1t is unquesonaby very slim VOTE
Considering that our population, variously estimated
at from two hundred to two hundred and fifty thou
sand, is composed in great measure OF male adults
full vote would have been upwardsof hundred thou
sand. very large proportion of the inhabitants, how
ever, are foreigners, not entitled to vote. In San
Francisco, for instance, this proportion is quite one
third and some estimate it as high as one-haIt. But
all can at a glance the reason California, for
long time 10 e, poll small vote in proportion
to her population. The very nature of the country 4,
with sparse settlements scattered over an immense
extent of territory, and the occupations in which the
majority of the people engaged, prevent very full
turn out at the polls The present vote, therefore,
forms no data upon which to found estimate of the
population.
A Young man by the name of w lillian Ford, alias
Buffalo, who left New York city time in the year
lS43, in street fight that took place in Sonora, on
the 9th of July was killed by shot from the pistol
OF man by the name of Robert Goodwill, with whom
he had difficulty. A bystander by the name OF
Thomas Coffin, was also killed accidentally, in the
ARRAY.