The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-10-25
LATER PROM
CALF MA.
ARRIYAL OF Tme ILLINoIs.


The illinpis made the outward passage 10
Chagfes IN eight days three hours, On the
return, size reached Kingston in ibrty-seyen
hours, and RON Kingston 10 New York Eve
days seyenleeu hours-thns making the run
ming time lro'h ChAgres 10 New York seven
days siSteeh hours-being the quickest pas
sage On record
The nralher jonathan arrived ~ Chagrea
IN RiaedAys GA hours frnln New York, and
lsh 90 ihe egsq'ng Of the eth inst, Tor San
JaaR do hipaFs,gua-
The IlhIois brings three hundred and sew
'unty-iour passengers, aiming whom are Mr.
Gwinn ofthe q 5, Senate, and his lady
The specie on board amounts 10 ~ $50 500,
The Oiicerp Of the ship report that there
are seven persons on board, who have made
one hpndred thousand dollars by their labora
at the mines,
The Illinois brings the California malls 10
the 10Th Of Septembey,
FRoM ruE IsTnMUs,-1he oiicers Of the
IiinOs report that the Panama Railroad was
doubtless Completed ~ GAtuna by the 10Th
or 1lui tust., ~ only about 400 feet Of the
work Remained unfinished when the Illinois
lon, and that was only single days work.
The engineer Of the company rnnhdenty an-
ticibated that tho cars would be running GA
che road oH the 18th, The absence OF fhe
Tain usual vi the season had enabled The work
upon The road 10 bo pushed forward with un-
expected despatch. The whole force Of the
COMPANY las-h 10 - tls g..s.t.. l.
tween Gatpna and Gorgona 40 49, 10 have
that section completed ~ soon ~ possible.
By the last arrival hon the isthmua We had
an account OF an Unsuccessful attempt 70 rob
the specie train, Thomas Summers, OF New
York, DR., Berry, Of Now Orleans, Laban
Manning, d llltnQiA, and Charles Cromwell f,
(coored) of New York are in custody ,charg-
ed with The oiltuce. The Panama Herald
Publishes report Of the examination Of Dr.
Berry. liz stated that the robbery was plan
ned by d, 4. Bnruh aud DR. Roberts, tho lat
ter being the captain OF the gang.
FRON CALIFoRNIA.-By this arrival we
have San Francisco papers OF the 10th OF
Septembcr, The San Francisco Herald at
the LATEST date, IN its summary prepared for
tllc steamer SAYS
The leading event Of interest, aud one
which has bcen The chief topic OF discussion
Ia political cirules, during Tie past fortnight
"a tie election tor siatu,aud County officers,
Wi,h was held on the 3d lbst. 4 hu returns
from several OF the fioutcr touulirs have not
Yet bgnn received, and thurc u still a doubt
ms 10 tho result Tor Governor. Tho vote Is
very cloee; both parties claim the victory and
the official returns eau alone decide the qucs-
ton. Tho remainder OF the Democratic state
ticket, including Messrs. l., &. Marshall, aud
MrCorklc Tor congress, are elected Tho leg
stature will be democratic ia 10th brppChcs.
and will nd doubt elect q democrat to the II.
s. Senate immediately after organizing. The
vote throughout the state u small. 4 most
important step has been taken by the inhab-
itauts OF the southern counties DESTROYS of di-
viding the State and forming aterri,onal gov
eminent for that portion. Two addresses
have been issued 10 SECURE concert OF action,
@s. ~ ,l-l-f-r,- t,-9
20 assemble IN Santa Barbara on the third
A "A 4 L.
been appointed to attend from Santa Clara,
San Diego and other counties. All the mem
bcrs OF the Legislature recently elected from
that section OF the State are pledged To urge
division at the ensuing session.
Crime has most scnsibly diminished through
out the State. and no execution has taken
place either here or in the interior, since the
sailing of the last steamship The Indians in
the SarihnEn part OF tie State. tass,.,ati.-ts
those in the North, in Trinidad and Klnnath
counties, are becoming somewhat trouble
some
The gold diggings continue to yield rich
returns 10 the labors Of the miners. The au-
ritcrous quartz veins are being extensively
worReli aud generally with great success
The amount shipped by the steamer Panama,
which leaves to-day, 81 100000, exhibits no
falling of in the production of gold in our
State. In the dry digqings miners are only
amounts Of gold.
San Francisco has recovered from the two
great CONGREGATIONS Of May and June, and
has been rebuilt in far better style than be-
fore. Numerous fire-proo( brick and stone
buildings havo been erected and many others
have been commenced Altogether the con-
dition of affairs in our State is highly salts
faotory. -
The Marysville Herald records another
large fire in that city, which took place on
the 10th of September. There were in all
about 25 buildings burned,
FRoM THE WHALING FLEET.--The sch.
Curlew arrived at San Francisco, made tho
following report relative TO the whaling neet
Of the North Pacific:
"a. The Curlew was boarded on the 3lst or |
Aug. last, I'D lon. l 81 deg. IL m. W., lat. 81
deg. NJ, by The whale ship John Wells, of N.
Bedford Capt Gross, who reports the follow
ing vessels rs being totally lost this season
Ajax. Of Havre; Aramatta, of New London
Henry Thompson, of do; Arabella of New
Bedford New Bedford and America of do
'Cosmopolite, Of France Mary Mitchell, of
San Francisto
Itappears that the whole whaling fleet had
wintered in the Gulf of Anadir, ia the North
ern part of the Sea OF Kamschatka, in Russia
in Asia, and, on the coming on of spring, had
set sail for Bherring's Straits; but inattempt-
ing to pass through the Arctic Ocean, the
feet was enVironed by ice, and the above
manned vessels were totally wrecked. The
crews Of the destroyed vessels are reported to
z have reached the main land III saf,tyi but il |
is SAID tbat m some Disturbances afterwards |
r with the natives, / OF the whacmen lost their |
lives.
The John Wells is stated TO have borne |
evidences 10 the severe navigation she had |
encountcrod. Her spars were nearly all gone
her hull more or less damaged. and she had .
! srarrelyS sheet of copper npon her. IL was
supposed lhal sixty more vessels had shared .
the fate oiIhose mentioned above and il was
quite impossible, to tell how many more would t
be likely TO he lost in their attempts to escape
from the ice.
a
FATAL RAILROAD ACCIDENT AT WEsr
NEEpHANf-Mr Dexter. Ware, well known