The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-10-09
Later from California

NEw YORK Oct a.
The steamship PrOmethcus, from San Juan De
Nicaragua, with three weeks Later news from
California, arrived at her wharf about o'clock
this evening. She lett San Juan the Goth. and
brings 465 passengers and $l23 900 III gold dust
ON freight. 800 600 OF which is lnr Thompson &
Hitchcock. The dates from San FranciscO ure To
the 9Th of September The North American left
San Juan Del Sud on the both uli with $50 pas.
sengers for San Francisco aud the Guild Hunter
for the same place on the 2Ist. Scattered elurns
of tue electinn in California rather favorable tU
the Wings, who have carried every Ward IN San
Frnncisco, save one; tie aggregate mjoiity some
thousand Sacramento city aud County are dem
ocFstc by 400 majority. The returns from the
whale State are very incomplete. There seems
very little doubt uf tue election Of John Bigler.
democrat. for G0vernnr although il is by D0
means certain. The Ala Californian OF the 9th,
says that 81 fur as relates to the the remainder OF
The State ticket, we think we cannot be wrong in
saying that the prospect is much in favor Of the
Democratic candidates; such is especially The case
ia the matter vi the two democratic members Of
Congress Joseph w McCOrkle aud Edward c.
Marshall, there eau scarcely be "a doubt OF their T.
lection, The Legislature 49, 50 far, in doubt; but
will. it is Thought. be democratic. Markets. gem
orally quiet-iuterrupted to some extent by tue
eleCtiOu. n Drlsk uuuo WIS uDllCIIlhleu lu leW
days, it being about the season Tor the miners
laying in their winter stocks. Flour was pretty
active aud prices firm. The following quotations
are from the Price Cnrrent. Of Sept 9Th: Gale
gas e. Huscall's Flour 81 .500l2 per barrel.
Sweet Western $l0,5O. Corn $303 so per bush
el Corn Meal 81 so per barrel. Mess Pork $lj
clear do sl7. Hams zoe perlb. Lard l4c. But
ter 25D40c. Cheese l00l5c. The mining news
generally is favorable. A great col Hagraion oc-
Cured at Mary sville, Un ths evening Of tue 3Oth
oil August. Three entire squares were burned,
comprising 80 buildings. The locality OF Ihe fire
WIS Second aud East Streets the So .th and East
sides 0i the Plaza, the Levec. d aud First streets
und High street The loss is estimated at half IA
million. The burnt district was tie cel bus-
hess part OF the city Firish, Adams & Co., were
the heaviest losers say 100000, The Indian,
are very Troublesome on the route from the Great
Salt Luke Ia tue City Of Sacramento The mail
riders have been attacked several times, but had
escaped unhurt. Several emigraus have bern
killed Oh the r.uie Two men. Mckenzie mud
Whitaker. had been executed III San Francisco
aud executions had asn taken place in Sacra-
menlo; since which perfect quiet had been re-
stored. Robinson, who had been reprieved by
the Governor, wis executed 10y the penp'e The
dates from Astoria, Oregon are tU the 9Th of An
gust. Mrs. Elizabeth Gaines. wife of General
Gaines, of Oregon, did un tue 18th oil August
The steamer Tennessee sailed from San Francis
co on the 3lst oI August, for Panamu, with ST..
700, 900 in gold dust. and the steamer Comstlu-
ton with $lO0O00 The former had about $50,
aud the latter 100 passengers.