Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1854-02-04
coRrkcros. remarks of Mr.. Holmes on the
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the following additional paragraphs: a'-as.
The Senatorial election in San Francisco resulted,
as we stated yesterday in the election of Mr. Ma
honey. by a majority of about four thousand over
Mr.. Farwell, the wing nominee. The successful can
didate was pledged to the election of T. S. Sen
ator at the coming session of the Legislature, and
is a friend of d. c. Broderick Z. -
The Legislature was to convene at Benicia on
the Sd of January, on which day Gov. Bigler was
to be inaugurated to ell his second term as Gov
ernor. s-a--8.-ls =
On the 22d ult Henry Smith was sentenced at
San Francisco to twenty years in the pentitentiary
for robbery. 1t appeared by the testimony that he
in the habit of watching at the intelligence Of
fees, and of taking persons searching for employ
ment out Of the city on pretence of giving them
work, and when out ia the hills or bushes he would
knock them down and take their money.
Austin s. Bannister of Tennessee, was killed by
a man named Timothy Corrington, at Illinois
Ranch, about mile below Springfield, on the 29d
ult. The deed was committed by stab with a
knife in the vital regions.
A prize fight had taken place on North Beach,
between two men, named George Cotton and Thorn
as Kenny, for $500 The men fought twelve
rounds, when Cotton falling to come to time, Ken
ny was declared the victor. Cotton very bad
ly beaten, and was carried away by his friends in
boat Three or four hundred spectators witnessed
the brutal scene
A slight shock Of an earthquake was felt in
Shasta on tie 23d December
An affair of honor was to have taken place at
North Beach, with Colts navy revolvers, at five
PAGES The principals We're Charles McElroy and
Dr. John A Fielding. The police arrived in time
to stop the proceedings at the beach, but the par
ties started in the direction of the Mission, with
the intention of fighting it out,
On the ODD ult Robert c. Murphy ESQ (of
0hio) U. S. Consul for Shanghai, with his lady and
family; Thomas Hart Hyatt Esq. T. s. Consul for
Annoy, and Mr. T. H. Hyatt, Jr.; Mr. JAS Otis, of
the firm of Macondray & Co., and Mr.. George F.
Noyes, of the firm of James g. Noyes, sailed from
San Francisco in the clipper ship Mandarin for
Shanghai
FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA,
CAPTAIN WALKERS PARrY.-The San Diego cor
respondent Of the Alta California, writing on the
22d of December, gives the particulars of Captain
Walkers position, aud the defeat, at Guseneda by
the besieged Americans, of the Mexicans who had
encamped round them.
The fighting party who sailed from their house
on the night of the 18th, in storm, composed
of twenty men, under command of Lieut.. Crocker
of the battalion. They surrounded the camp of the
besiegers and at given signal the attack was made
when at the first alarm, every Mexican took TO his
heels. Among the effects Of the besiegng army
ouud in camp, was brass field piece and arms Of
various patterns.
1t is believed thata descent will be made upon
Santa Tomas whenever the party becomes suffci-
emily strong
The purser of the steamer Goliah which left
San Diego on the 7th December, had verbally re-
ported that Capt Walker and his go additional
marauders had reached the besieged party, but the
report was not confirmed by the advices per South
erner, which left San Diego FIVE days later, viz De-
cember 22d
Zone of Walkers first moves, after declaring
Lower California free, sovereign and independent,
was to proclaim the civil code of Louisiana to be in
full force in that republic. By Walkers de-
cree therefore, slavery is made quite as lawful in
Lower California as in Louisiana. Persons acquain
ted with Walker aud the expedition say that the
purpose was adopted long before sailing from this
port, to proclaim the code of Louisiana, and the e-
galzation of slavery in such vast territory could
be no secondary purpose"
1T has been rumored that the two associations
known as the 'Gila Steam Navigation Company
and the ella Mining and Manufacturing Company
We're intended to furnish aid to the fiIlibusters-
Some of the principal slavery propagandists in the
State are among the STOCKHOLDERS.
ARRIVALS AND DEPARTUREs-In the absence of
any definite respecting the fate of the liberia
ting army Of Lower California we must chronicle
the fact that there many strangers coming in and
going out of town continually whose movements
are so cautious as to encourage the belief that they
are an integral part Of the expedition, and are on
their way quietly to some rendezvous below here.
A rumor is current that 500 men were seen on the
road between Los Angeles and this place, who
were travelling IN small detached parties, well !
provided with pack animals and arms, and being
Americans supposed to be part fthe forces.
IS d. Herald Dec. l0A