The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-10-31
CALIFORNIA ITEMS.

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state His present destination Is Fort Reading ,.,
The California senate viii stand 10 anteecuonIsi dem
rats M bogus democrats, and whigs-united demo-
&c majority 49, The wings gain four senators TINS
% and lose two The house will consist oil anueieeuoh
5nocrats 80 bogus democrats, lO wings 80 ana lhas
S"nts 9-in all democrats, AZ wings ana lndepend-
ms IN Democratic majority g. on JOINT ballot zSS Inc
vote Of the anti-eectiouiss on joint ballot ~ oi
democrats, % . t,La raca M San
Francisco Oct 6th. c. 1r.,,,oisoo From,
vnsna wa Bonn islands in 100 days, with 6l3 pas
sengers IS are reported to have ded on Tue p"s'as
Sbin- loads of Chinese arriving almost daiy, ~,
RELIGIOUS revival is going on at Santa TIARA inc
ampmeetnqs now being held there are attended sometimes
Inv as many as five or six hundred persons
The trial Of William Walker for violation OF Tue heu
t laws in his recent attempt to revolutonze the gov
nment of Mexico as existing in Sonora has been Sc, py
Indoe Oaer of the United States district court LOT Mon
lav the second of October
M Fch f;,ate Artenise and the British frigate Am
htr,e sailed from Monterey the 18th ultimo Tor
San Francisco During the visit OF these vessels AT MOI
terey the officers were present at Dali gwen os Tue GU
,ens AT the Washington Hotel
THE whale fishery is being prosecuted with no nconsld-
cradle success Monterey Several whales OF very large
Size have taken recently in the bay yielding rom %
10 80 barrels of oil. ,,.
The insane asylum at Stockton to receive the addition
Of another wing which when finished will make the srnc-
ture the largest public one in California
Mr. ] % Simpson well and iavorably known IN San
panciseo IN builders and contractors an industrious
and successful plaserer fell from the thirdstory window
of new building on the Goth ut, and was instantly Kill
ed He from OHIO.
rived at San Francisco in the steamer California
Fourteen new divisions of the Sons of Temperance have
beeD organized in California since the 18th of August
last adding about one uouSahu ne" inehpeis :" '"e
The Nevada Democrat learns that the crops the Spring
Valley ranch damaged to the mount of $4,000 by
late frost
The trial of Daniel c. Hall and Mary A. Hall for inan
cde alleged to have been committed the 18th of June
last was attracting much interest at San Francisco Mrs
Hall was acquitted just before the steamer sailed
James Campbell had been murdered in San Francisco by
Peter Needer.
Miss Sarah Pellet graduate of Oberlin Institute, in
Ohio and one Of the modern female eiorners is featuring
in San Francisco
The ship Slas Richards Wilcox, of New Bedford, was
driven on shore by the ice the southwest side OF Shasta
bayyessel total loss All the oil and bone were saved
She good ship OF $50 tons, belonging to Messrs
Swift Allen of New Bedford She was formerly Iiv-
erpoo packet and valued al the time of her loss at about
$4,000
nshed by Mr. livingston who had arrived from the Colo
RADIO:
Henry Livingston to whom indebted for the fol-
lowing important items of intelligence from Sonora, ar
rived in this city on Sunday last accompanied by Messrs
John Stein and Samuel Simon During the two days stay
of Mr. L. at the crossing of the Colorado, report was
brought in to the effect that company OF immigrants
composed Of fifty persons oil from Texas murdered
the Pno village by band OF Aaches on the 3lst
of August There several and children in the
tran who it is feared doomed TO more horrid late
All the cattle 600 in number together with the provis-
ions carried off by the Indians leaving the wagons
in the road
This news was brought by train which at the
time few hours travel in their rear but which happily
escaped attack Near Tucson about the time party
of twenty AmecIns eating their dinner when band
of fifteen Indians made descent upon them, and carried
off Of their finest horses without shot being fired
by either party although the Americans well armed
outnumbered them, and witnessed the outrage.
Another party few miles the other side of Tucson were
attacked and American killed and twenty-seven horses
taken The parties before mentioned were all from Texas
The Apaches becoming more troublesome and more
formidable each day and almost every train which enters
their range will be more or less harassed by them
hostile meeting took place the 29th ult, near San
Francisco between Mr. H. p Dorsey of Los Angeles and
Mr.. Rasey Ryen, OF Stockton. Gov McDongal and Mr.
Watson acted seconds of M Dorsey and Messrs Crabt
and Randolph OF Mr. Biven Drs Hitchcock and Briary
attended the principals The distance ten PAGES with
duelling pistols On the first fire MIR Biven received Mr.
Dorseys ball in his left arm causing severe fracture
which may require the ampu,on Of the limb Mr. Bivens
ball passed through Mr.. Dorsey's vest and wasthand
slightly grazing the skin.
We find from exchanges that the mines yielding
very satisfactorily in all sections of the State cotempo-
ray says that in the southern mines the is OF
the most favorable for river and bar digging that perhaps
has been in the country The early time Mt which
the snow disappeared from the mountains and the conse
quen low stage Of water in rivers has laid bare nnu
merable bars with their rich treasure which have hereto
fore remained in their natural security from the inroads
the pick and shovel The hardy aud industrious miners
reaping rich harvest and many heart will bt
made glad by the outpourngs of the hidden treasure
The Jackson Sentinel says "The company owning tb
French quartz mill bought claim New ork hill fo
$780, and Saturday and Monday they took out speci
valued $4,000, and the lead continues quite al
rich first There has been Juror created by th
rich discovery
| CALIFORNIA MARKETS San Francisco September 2S.-
axall -four was offered yesterday at decline of 80 cent
barrelsales for the last weeks of $500 barrels
haIail tfalleVO n ST. RlCe Quict-smal
sales of Carolina AZ AZ cents per pound. Dried apple
. N some demand ut 10 l0} cents per pound Sales o
Goshen butter at 25 cents per pound Eastern lumber dull
Business active but at reduced rates. account o
. The arrival of several large cargoes
THE SANDWICH IsLAsDs,--The dates from Honolulu arr
to the 18th of September. The King had prorogued TIL
sessions the House OF Mobiles and Of Representatives Th
House of MOBILES had investigated the statements
about annexation and made report in which they has
no information to communicate. The United States sloop
owar St Marys, Commander Bailey at Honolulu anC
he Decatur was expected The general impression wa
Entertained that treaty OF annexation to the United State
you'd very shortly be consummated and the report of FL
ibuster movements from California met no favor from
any parties Honolulu had been made free port by thu
ABOLITION OF tonnage duties.
LATER PROM BEHnrxas SrRArrs-The British sloop-of
war Trincomalee Captain w Houston has arrived at Sar
Francisco in thrtythree days from Port Clarence Beh
ngs Straits, where she communicated with her Britannia
MAJESTY vessel Discovery and the ships atilesnake
Flower the crews ofwhich all we'll with the exception
o. several invalid officers, who passengers in thu
ltlhcomalee There was no news of Sir john Fmnkn'
l-ated vessels The Pover sailed the 10th Of Au
gust from Port Clarence for Point Barrow to take nj
her winter quarters The Rattlesnake will winter at por
Cl9rence
Mr. Douglas proposes to visit portions of iowa durn,
season. IN accordance with pressing invitations from
The friends OF popular rights The Iowa CITY feporte
says that friend and foe viii welcome him The season o
unnatural excitement over and the sober reflections
thousands who were loud in their denunciaon nov