Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-10-17
LATEST NEWS.
a7yo WEEKS LATER FROM CALIFORNIA
,pR,yAL OF THE NORTHERN LIGHT.

Obstructive Fires Grass Faiiey in Ashes
4m,ricaas Ordered Out ofJapan, Sc.
The steamer Northern Light. from San Juan,
.r;yed at New York on Saturday afternoon.
a:ar;ng dates from San Francisco to the Goth
d. Icine two weeks later. The Northern Light
~ over 100 passengers and 800, 900 in Il treas
~"o we make the following summary of news:
NV CENTRAL. AMERICA.
r. Kinney has resigned the Governorship of
I,an and another meeting for an election
San tesn called, the English consul having assur.
h mas kinney that his government would recog-
nize him ifre-elected.
'". No battles had occurred since the last
steamer. ,ropx,.-rur STATE TT rcr,o,
State election in California has resulted
!" NJ s.ccess of the Know. Nothings. Hon. j.
IN W Iobnson is chosen Governor over Bigler
Ne. .35ont 4.500 majority. In San Francisco there
py Wing, Know-Nothing and Democratic tick
wus" ii hut State officers. The Democratic
!. was successful by n large majority. Big
,i.,s majority in the city was 1925, and the whole
nomocrutic Legislative and county ticket was
alanted by a majority equally large.
The city gave a majority of 2.l55 against the
Maine law; u. nc, .....
.,a Calyeras county 20; but elected their demo.
cratic county ticket.
J,bu HOGAN, the Olby IMuTsudll oI OdklaHu. un
.uoaed defauiter for $I3, 900, had returned to San
T.anciseo and been arrested.
parker II French has returned to San Francis
M from Central America.
On the oath ult,, the fifth anniversary of the
coc;ety of California Pioneers, and the fourth an.
a;versary of the admission of California as a State
;n,o ,be Union, was celebrated in San Francisco
nv a procession ard Grafton,
Large quantities 70 grapes are being shipped
l.. A.. Go, Eropoi,oa.
The United States sloop of war Decatur has
s.;le1 from San Francisco for Columbia, river, it
i believed. with instructions to inquire into the
listing difficulties between the Indians, of Wash
motion Territory and those of the northern part
fVancouver Island.
The s Frigate Independence, Capt Josiah
Ta,noN. bearing the broad penant of
William Mervine, has arrived at San Francisco
from Collao after passage OF nifty days all well
and proceeded to Mare Island,
1ScIprNrs OF THE ELECTION IN THE INTERIOR.
The election passed off very quietly at Mosque
lumne Hill and Sonora.-At the Middle Ferry
election precinct. in Yuba county, a dispute arose
between Mr.. r. NJ. Turner, Know Nothing can
dlate for the Assembly, and Mr.. James Simp.
son, Inspector of election. Shots were bred
without INJECTING any injury to either party.
when the bystanders inteffered and checked the
ARRAY. No arrests were made.-A difficulty
occurred on election day at Chips Flat. be-
tween Geo. w. King and Pat. Mooney. The
latter stabbed the former, when King imnedi-
ately shot Mooney. Neither party is expected
to liye.-A fight occurred after the polls were
1 closed at Iowa Hill, in the course of which one
man was shot in the hand. a rush WAS made for
| the ballot box by the defeated party, but 1T was
| successfully defended by a display of revol-
yers.-At Orleans Flat, one man was killed at
| the polls.-The Hon. James w. Coffroth was
| thrown from his horse on the day previous to
| the election, on his return from jamestown, trac-
turing his left arm in a shocking manner. The
wounded limb was bandaged, and it will, in all
probability, be saved.
CHOLERA ON BOARD THE UNCLE SAM.
As stated yesterday. the cholera broke out on
board the steamer Uncle Sam, on her late pas
sage from San Juan to San Francisco, which
carried off LOG persons, of whom SO were adults,
and 8 children. The ravages of the disease was
confined almost entirely to the steerage passen-
gers.
TOWN OF GRASS VALLEY DESTROYED BY FIRE.
On the night of the 18th ult., a fire broke out
atGrass Valley in the french Hotel, and before
it was subdued, consumed $50 houses, including
all the hotels. boarding houses and Bakeries
The loss is estimated at 100000.
RECEPTION OF THE GOVERNOR ELECT.
1t having become noised abroad that his excel
leney, the Governor elect. Hon. J. Nicely john
son, would arrive in San Francisco on Saturday
night, by the Sacramento boat. a large crowd
assembled at the wharf for the purpose OF greet
ing his excellency on his arrival. Shortly after
nine o'clock the boat was seen blowing the
Sar5ing waves of the bay towards the wharf, and
the crowd Immediately raised a cheer of welcome.
The Governor elect landed on the wharf, and was
cordially received. A procession was immedi-
atelY formed, headed by a band. and marched to
the Oriental Hotel. Along the line of march
fireworks were discharged, the band played. and
the people huzzaed. 1t was probably one of the
most imposing demonstration ever witnessed in
San Francisco. On arriving at the Oriental
Hotel, Hon. Bale Peyton assembled the balcony
and introduced the governor elect to the vast
multitude assembled. Hon. }. Nicely johnson
then came forward, and was received with every
manifestation of applause. He made a bret
speech, and was followed by Gov. Foote and
others.
RIVER MINING.
The water in many of the rivers and smaller
streams throughout the mining regions is lower
'"an ever before known since the discovery OF
-oi' and the miners are eneabled tn work the
e's and river beds which they could never be-
IFe approach. The FL Dorado Argus thinks
'"' with the substantial arrangement OF the pre-
Set season. in the way of soil dams and heavy
volumes, many companies will he enabled to
WORK most of the winter. thus doubling the ordi-
n'ry season of river mining. The amount OF
ew' taken out of the river this season. will equal
''lrobably exceed. that of any former year.
FIRE AT WFAYERsVILLE.
ABOUT S2O0,000 worth of property has teen
qqrrStfoye! by Gre at Weaversvil!e. The Trinity
'les oftlce, Court street Hotel. Halls OF the
"ns OF temperance, the Democrat office, New
'"ahS saloons, and various other buildings were
consumed.
SAN FRANCISCO MARKETS.
%Pf.lS.-During the few DAYS about 35.OtO
'''o t Hour have been taken for export, hut the