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


By the steamship Northern Light which arrived At this
port last evening have nes Of California papers Sep
e1sbsr 10 The general election which took pass the
sth i said been the most exciting thar ever was
had in California For Congress J. W Denver and r. T.
Herbert ant-Broderick democrats have been elected In
the legislature 80 far known there 2s democratic
wing senators and as democrats IS wings in the
semby. Bat il is very uncertain whether the democrats
VIII be able to unite on any candidate for the United
States Senate
In san Francisco the know-nothngs carried everything
before them They elected their candidate for
mayor : p Webb, formerly mayor Of Salem MAsseehu-
sets BY majority Of 5s9 his highest opponent On
ticket with ~ names the know-noihings selected 20
from the nominees Of the whig and anti-Broderick
TenOns and the nominees Of the know moth
ings only They elected all their candidates Of them
witt majoriies Of 4O0o. The clean know-nothing
$500 out Of l0ss3 the entire Of the city
The clean wing IN this county for Congressman
40oo the Frederick vote z7o0 the antBroderiek vote
News from the mines continues 70 be Of very encour
aging description and the interior papers talk if the
miners in their different localities satisfied with their
average gains In the southern mixes the season is repre-
sened beng Of the favorable for river and bar
digging that had perhaps ever been known there
The annual emigration the plains continues
pour into the country IL not however likely that the
total number Of engrau by land VIII be very great this
year
Ey sea the chief immigrants have been Chinese Every ten
days somewhere between 500 and 1000 Of these eo
pie arrive San Francisco The late eanor against the
rior however il is still occasionally heard pretty loudly
repeated OF the 10000 Cinnamon supposed be in Cali
fona about $4,000 said be the condition virtual
III Of slaves their wealthy oounirynen
The interior papers report daily murderous
action occurring in the different districts Of the State
Nos is st Marpcsa nov at Monterey, now at Placer
VILE, al Nevada and then somewhere else
The China dates by way Of San Francisco to July
"a We get information from the other side Of the
weird by snatehes and must not always stop to ask
when ii later from Singapore whether il consists
with the preceding adgices from Hong Kong not From
Australia later dates do not bring much later
oRBcoS-The dates from Oregon to 18th September
The principal IS the massacre OF party Of emigrant
by band Of Indians
On the 18th Of August about dag light ernigran
train Of four wagons passing along fifteen miles
the side OF Fort boise force Of abou1 go armed
Indians attacked them The men Of the party were So
appalled, at the attack that although they 1.-THE
armed they made sul feeble resistance and the
whole Of them eight in number, shot down; a
boy also Shot down and left for dead The In
dams then seized the flour In nurnber) and
some children, number not known together with the
wagons and stock and made their from the road
After they had departed the by who only wounded
to himself ana made his escape John F. Noble
man wei known in Oregon, in train behind and
coming up found the boy and FASTENED TO Hamasons
camp about fifteen miles this Eas OF the fort and from
there Mr. Frt brother OF james IL Fruit through
the Daes messenger with request from the Indian
agent NJ. Thompson for troops Major Halter started
ediaey with his command OF about thirty men from the
Daiie the Of action Nathan Ulney member
from Wasco, was mastering volunteer force to follow the
regulars.
A requstion IA also made for troops from Vancouver
and the company Of artillery stationed there numbering
about seventy met 10 go the Belle the day.
RGmors the Dalles tina. the attacking par
y the Blacseet and Snake Indians combined.
The of those killed and captured not known
Mayor Raines United States army the commanding off,
Of is post with all the prompness OF the soldier
ordered out detachment troop under Major Halter so
the facts baa reached him day following
the veteran mouniainee Captain Nathan 0nsy called for
volunteers follow him in the dangerous pursuit OF those
who had shed the blood Of his eoury and try II pos
sibe unfortunate prisoners that had fallen
into the hands Of the murcerers The call ia vain
A rl0ru ans by rde Of
Major Raines and far the way to the Ct
trouble and distress