Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-12-12
FROM CALIFORNIA.
From tho Alta Cal of y,v.mhs,

From the Alta Cal of November l6.
Since the sailing Of the last rohiug OF very
stirring interest had occurred in San Francisco
On the 10th, Col Wooilef who was killed in the Due
With Mr.. A. kesen, buried he had requested in
c.ss he should killed. with the clothing on in which be
was shot.
William Sherman elected Comptroller to all the
vacancy occasoned by the sudden departure of John q
Meiggs. Sherman was the Know Nothing candidate and
received l0i2 majority
A fine large brick schoo-houss on Union Street Vas
dedicated on the 10th.
School Census.-A Of the school children in
San Francisco collected under the direction OF the CITY
Superintendent OF Public Instruction shows that tbs on
tire number Of children between the ages of Eve and
eighteen is $3.50. The county census shows that there
ATE 1873 children 10 tho comfy out side Of the city limits
Adding these la3 to the $3.50 reported in the CITY, We
have total OF 80 TOR tho whole number in tho oounty
The news from the mines is cheering Lucky strikes
occasionally made, aud of those who labor are
doing we'll
The people Of Carson's Valley, numbering abop, soo
have elected delegate the Cilfornia Lsg,.
ture aud apply for admission State in case the
permission OF oongres' eau be obtained They are now
in the Territory OF Utah. but far severed from tho
seat of government as to render direct communication
very difficult besides which their habit, feelings are
intimately connected with tho people of Calorni,
than with those Of Utah.
A. French, printer from the Western States was muir
dered by the Indians near Crescent City
br,nal prize fight took place a. Grass Valley between
Hugh Kelly and Con Fitzgerald Alter fighting rounds
Kelly wgs vanquished.
man named L. +. Rchey WAS found dead 10 his bed
at Nevedi on "Wednesday morning last. lie was from
| Warsaw, No.
Dennis OBren executed at Mokelumno Hill on Fri;
day last for the murder of Michael Ran. His true name
he said on tho gillo~s William OBrien and that ht
was han Rillina county, Tipperary, Ireland.
Thompson. who was to have been hung the time
has had his sentence committed by Gov. Bgler sever
years Imprisonment.
Imni grants arriving almost d lilly from the plains
report great hsrdshps and losses their stock on The
| route.
Most Of the papers in the State have expressed them
selves ia favor ofths proposed mail stage rout across h,
plains.
IN financial afFir- tho State are n mos. pro perou
condition few days since the st,te Treasurer adyer,
ed Tor bids Tor the redemption Of 900 Of tho STAT
seven per cent. bords due in 1853. Only one bid wa
received and that for but $1,000 at OAR and intero.
amounting TO $4,000 has already been forwarded an,
100000 has been set apart TO pay the principal and in
eres Of bonds due in March next. 100000 has also &C
cunuated to pay the bonds due In 1860.
The State Legislature will meet tho Sd of January
The prominent candidates for Speaker OF the Assembly
Col. Watkins OF Aino1s; Mr. Wells, OF u To: Mr. Ia
fsro, Of Caliveras aud Messrs Geo. Pen johnson an,
, Gould BIffum, San francisco.
On Tuesday evening tho Italian Opera troup will
Barli Thorn "a tho prni DONNA de their first appear
ance in Erndni. Toe performance was very successful
Dorng tho last ak mouths upwards OF fifty persons hav
escaped from the State Prison. Desperate attacks hav
been made Of late, by large bands Of pisonso
aud IN many successful although not before
considerable number had been killed by the guard. tn
latest stampede OF the kind occurred the November
when eighteen OF the prisoners sought 10 escape One
them killed and tso others wounded, while the res
were arrested Ia their attempt.
The English aud French ladroDs now lying In por
intend, lis said to make their winter quarters here
They will however, isionay take cruise ou,sids
the Heads The officers often shore aud are
, liable patrons Of the theatres, g..