Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1855-10-24
RALEIGH, N0RTH-CAROLINA WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER a. 1856
TWO WEEKS LATER FROM CALIFORNIA

TWO WEEKS LATER FROM CALIFORNIA.
The steamer Northern Light from San Juan, ar |
rived at New York on Saturday afternoon, bringing
dates from San Francisco to the Goth ut being two
weeks later.
The Northern Light brings over 400 passengers
and $4OO 600 in treasure
FROM CALIFORNIA. i
THE STATE ELECTION.
The State election in California has resulted in the
success of the Know -Nothngs Hon. j. Nicely |
johnson is chosen Governor over Biger by about !
4,5OC majority In San Francisco there was Whg, |
Know Nothing and Democratic ticket for all but |
State officers. The Democratic ticket was success.
ful by large majority. Biglers majority in the city
was 1926, and the whole Democratic legislative |
and county ticket was elected by majority equally
large.
The city gave majority of 2,Is5 against the
Ell Dorado county gave johnson ss4 majority and
Calvarez county co. but elected the Democratic
county ticket.
John Hogan, the City Marshal of Oakland, an al
legged defaulter for $Is,O 900, had returned to San
Francisco and been arrested.
Parker H. French has returned to San Francisco
from Central America.
On the oath ult, the fifth anniversary of the So.
ciety of California Pioneers, and the fourth anni-
versary Of the admission Of California State in
to the Union, was celebrated in San Francisco by
procession and grafton.
Large quantities of grapes are being shipped from
Los Angeles to San Francisco.
The United States sloop of war Decatur has sail
cd from San Francisco for Columbia river, it is be-
eved, with instructions to inquire into the existing
difficulties between the Indians of Washington Ter
rtory and those Of the northern part Of Vancouver
| Island.
The United States Frigate Independence, Capt
Josiah Tattnall, bearing the broad penant of Com
| modore William Mervine, has arrived at San Fran
cisco from Calao, after passage Of fifty days, all
well and proceeded to Mare Island
INCIDENTS OF THE ELECTION THE INTERIOR
The election passed off very quietly at Mosque
| lumne Hill and Sonora. At the Middle Ferry elec-
ton precinct in Yuba county, o dispute arose be-
tween Mr.. R. NJ. Turner, Know Nothing candidate
| for the Assembly, and Mr. James Simpson, inspec-
tor of election. Shots fired without inficting
any injury to either party, when the bysanders in
terfered and checked the affray. No arrests were
made. A difficulty occurred on election day at
| Chipp's Flat, between Geo. w. King and Pat. Noon
| ey. The latter stabbed the former, when King i'm
medately shot Mooney. Neither is expected to live.
fight occurred after the polls closed at Iowa
Hill, in the course of which one man was shot in
the hand. A rush was made for the bailot-box by
the defeated party, but it successfully defended
by display of revolvcrs. At Orleans Flint, one
man was killed at the polls. The Hon. James w.
Coffroth was thrown from his horse on the day pre-
vous to the election, on his return from Jamestown,
fracturing his left arm in shocking manner. The
wounded limb bandaged at it will, in all pro-
liability, be saved.
MORTALITY on BOARD THE UNCLE SAM.
| One hundred and one cholera deaths occurred on
board the steamer Uncle Sam during her late pas
sage from San Juan to San Francisco. The rayages
of the disease confined almost entirely to the
steerage passengers.
| RIVER MINING.
| The water in many Of the rivers and smaller
streams throughout the mining regious is lower than
before known since tho discovery Of gold, and
the miners are enabled to work the bars and river
beds which they could never before approach. The
Ell Dorado Argus thinks that with the substantial
arrangement of the present season, in the way OF
solid dams and heavy fumes many companies will
be enabled to work most Of the winter thus doubl-
ing the ordinary season Of river mining. The
amount of gold taken out from the rivers this
will equal and probably exceed that Of any former
year.
FIRE AT wEAvERsyILLE.
About 100000 worth of property has been de-
! stroyed by fire at Weaversill The Trinity Times
Office, Court street Hotel, Hall of the Sons of Tem
pernnce, the Democratic Office, New Orleans Saloon
and various other buildings were consumed.
FRANCISCO Markets
, SEPT 1S.-During the last few days about 81, ,0nt
bbls of -four have been taken for export, but th'
demand has fallen off and the market is now dull
and heavy. Small sales of Gallego at $14 and do
, mestic at $s rs. Wheat has also downward ten
dcncy, with sales at g. 30 2 Is. Oats active s
RRoM Sts oRsGSS RG1!SsS iS5, cts W,sH,Ne7oN
r The advices are to the 10Th ult. There was a ru
NOR that Gov. Stevens and party had been massa
cred by Indians, but it lacks confirmation He hs
gone on an expedition to make treaty with tn
Black Feet Indians, hostile tribe and had not bee
8 heard from for a long time
e The report of a terrible massacre Of Indians q
y Devils Gate, is unfounded.
The Oregon gold mines were yielding $40 da
to the miners.
t In Washington territory general Indian war
i anticipted.