Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-10-11
THE CALIFORNIA NEWS.

by this steamer will be surpI than thing else
tho success ofth "Know nothing party this city
in" party tie generally understood was organized only
ABOUT Two months SINCE their ticket published
I'll the morning Of election aud yet every candidate upon
"" elected by large majority The sugulsr,y OF the
whole thing will DO to the people Of the Atlantic Stacs
that the ticket has been elected -hen taken into con
deraton that the population OF San Francisco is made ur
OF people nom all parts OF tho woil who mixed
together here, and that ough, therefore DC expected
Job eo from the p,ejadices ssaius cEeis Of foreign
BIRTH which supposed to be basis o, the "Kuo~
Nothing" organic ition.
For the Information Of our Atlantic fienJs, VIC publish
below the list OF officers elected tor the ensuing year this
CITY and county, with tho votes which they received
inc whole number Of votes cast being little ten thou
sand.
Those who on the "Kuow Nothing ticket" and no
er Recorder; sh.uck. Judge of Superior Court; Rider,
street commissioned; Haley, Hsrbos Master; and Rogers
aud Bufun. Assemb ymen.
From tho Sac Francisco Chronicle
CONGRESS AND THE LEGISLATURES
forCo gress there three III ke,s III The bed Brod
cr'ck and anti Broderick Democrats. aud Wings. The
returns from half coren counties yet TO be received
but enough Is knoSn TO establish tho election Of J. W.
Denver aud =. T. Herbert Apti Bcierick pemocrats-
Tue Anti Broderick ticket has far $4,000 votes the
Wing ticket about 81 oOo aud the BToderk ticket about
s'VoV' IL oooouu' whether bsad, the wing candidate
Tor Clerk Of the Supreme Court Leske his An-Brod
] erick opponent Is elected.
In the Legislature, far kuown there % demo,
cratic 10 whg Senators aud as Democrats 10 SIS wings
i'll the Assembly Blu, it is very uncertain whether the
Democrats will DO able TO Unite on any candidate for tho
| l. :. Senate.
THE CITY ELECTION
In San Francisco the Know Nohings carried everything
before th,m They elected. a. their candidate Tor
Mayor 5. 7. Webb, formerly Mayor Of Ssem, Aiss, by
majority Of $50 the highest opponent. On ticket
With % names, the Know Nothines selected 20 from the
nominees OF the whis AMI Anti Broleck Convictions
| and were the nominees OF the huos Notbngs only-
They elected all their cand dates OF them with
Jories OF more than 1000. The clean Know Nothing
vote 500 out of IL, Sss the enre of city
The clean Wing vote IN this county Tor Congse.smeG
1000; the B:odeFici vote 2Iou the Auti-BrodeTick
vote $500.
rhc Common Council will be composed of ~
Wings and Democrats II the OF tie Grs ward Le
coIdng TO the tally lists Ii H. hosrycr the almost uni
vefsl belief thar rascality psAcii.ei. t taking out
genuine ballots run tue boI INSERTING others Al
the closing oil the polls IL the general opinion oi pei
sons about the polls, that the Know Nothing had
oriy OF 200, but according to the cosn the Democrats
rave majority of 500. The cesn Know Nothing vote
~ that ward Is given At only sac, Is siid there
are mere than 400 scVe members uG the Know Nothing
association in the ward. Two atil wits have made
BY reliable persoE that they the ballots taken from
the ballot box when the count proceeding Be
Fdes the Inspector aud judges refused sdt reSpecs
Die ciIzens TO De present the canvass. vailed up
the window at night, SO that could into the
room. Add 10 this IhAI 2!l counted for |
Judge Norton who candidate 10 that end OF
tue city, and that of the election officers engaged
IN the count ueTer did possess the most enSahe fame
and there lie pretty strong case. The election and
ports OF Fauo 10 tie First Ward followed By All
tense excitement. party of shoulder striker loaded c
cannon With bits Of iron the First Wari polls, under
pretence that toe Know Nohngs going TO take she
bilot-ooI by force Mayor Garrison appointed Yankee
>arAn as sPeci' policeman for his personal protec
on and several Others OF similar character were COM
missioned TO protect the ballot boxes.
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.
The Chinese residents Of this city got into civil
or the sIh inst in which good deal Of v4or dis
rod and head l.. IL.
OF the disturbance from the deadly eumiy exiting
between the several factions growing long
ing ieuds IN the Celestial domInoas. Ths police cap
uTed many OF those engaged 10 the battle together with
large quantity OF unique implements OF warfare used on
the occasion. No lives lost during the eDgage-
ment-
The mining streams their lowest stage and
aaming computes mostly work 10 the rivers bed
Many OF these dong well although few extraordinary
reports have reached u. There has been for the last
month great scarcity Of water in the dry dggugs, and
OUT for the canals cousinS through OF them they
you'd a.! be abandoned until the winter rains set TO-
Ainns intelligence generally is favorable usual.
TIE weather has uuseasouaoy cold during the |
past fortnight, and the nights really cold. However
may reasoaab! anticipate considerable weather be-
tore the close of October
The health OF the city is excellent and signs OF cpl
dem!c yet Physicians unGeakers have ltle 10
10 in this community.
On the night Of tue 18th inst Peter veeder formerly
Of Albany shot and killed Jas Campbell; Of New York
Both parties came 70 California With Sevensons Regim ent
10 ls47
news rom tue mines continue 20 be Of a very encoar-
igpg description; aud the interior papers talk as if the
miners in their different localities satisfied with their
average gains Ia the Southern mines season is rep
resented as being one Of the favorable for river and
oar digging that bad perhaps been known there
BY sea toe chief emf grants have been Chinese Every
ten days or So someHhere between 200 900 Of these
people arrive at Siu Francisco The late clamor against
ne race has almost died CITY, In the interior
noSeye:, IL is sI occasionally beard pretty loudly re-
pestei or the 40 900 Cinnamon supposed 10 be among
u, about $4,000 said be 10 toe coudion virtually
e IN. "a.
A; Monterey. an sh;ay occurred in = drce house when
three uea-one an American, aud the other two Span
iarls- killed. Au officer who bad attempted 10 ar
the Toters shot Californian and died almost
Immediately. The shooter was himself dangerously |
wounded By another shot, aud Z: believed that hs
wound would prove mortal Tue mob, however could
no: wait for their revenge. Tue the nurterers
house hauled him from hi, bed, tried convicted con
demned and hanged hiu, a u6dsr the advice Of Judge
Lynch, within un hour Two.
Judge Lynch has likewise been busy in Conr. Costs
Ia our last steamer summary mentioned hanged
Two foreigners at san Antoos for cattle stealing Since
then the people 10 inst quarter and the Redwoods
been putting several sdens through strict Ell animation
as to their connection with the unknown cattle THE
No hanging, however, has taken place.
Daniel C. Hall aud his wife have been indicted for muir
der charge OF inanticije. The circumstances of the
mentioned 10 our last summary.
Capt r. Hope, Of the steamer Guldalupe committed
suicide here on the "a irst by shooting himself through
the heart
The British and French var shps the dnpLtyit, and
LArtis, LEFT our haroor the . L. on cruise outside
the Heads-tbeir destination unknown They appear 10
have oyeraued several merchant yes about 10 enter
harbor Dutch bark the Nova Zemhl1 from Hong
Kong, reported dat on The "a she fired by the
Amphitrte and compelled stop aud show her papers
The English bark Amelia Thompson stranded lit
tie 10 the North Of San Simeon Bay, the 25ih u
tug steamer was Gent from port draw Der of but il
was feared that she would be total loss.
LATER FROM NORTHERN CALIFRONIA.
By the arrival Of the steamship America Oh Sunday
evening from Humboldt, get from the northern
I've X ate Than rn
previous adyces.
The Humboldt FIGURING Mills completed, and
ing out fifty barrel, Of lDur per day.
The Lpggers.-There at present Oh the Bay up.
wards Of two hundred eDgsged 10 the logging bus-
which is separate and distinct from that OF the mills
Capital invested $500, OOO.-Ib.
The Miues.-We learn from several gentlemen, 10
Unon from the mines, that the mines yielding
better than they have dous. One gentlensn from
Salmon River Gays that his immediate neighbos are
eragng at least All ounce Il day TO the meu-once
Mr r I. RobDgou, the engineer who has been engag
ed in examining tho routes Tor the Crescent City and
Urekn Plank Road has published letter in the Herald