Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-10-20
California.

news for the fortnight, says:
The great subject of interest during the las
fortnight has been the result of the election to
State and county officers held on the 9TH inst. The
whole Know Nothing State ticket is elected, though
r. NJ Anderson, candidate for Lieut.. Governor
and Hugh G. Murray candidate for Supreme Jus
tice have succeeded by only small maioritics. The
other candidates have from 5000 to 5000 ma
iority. The State officers elect are:
Gopernor-J Nicely johnson.
Lieut. Gopernoy-R. N. Anderson.
Justice Supreme Court-(L Long term) Hugh c
Marray.
Justice Supreme Court-(Short term David S
Terry.
ComptroNer-George W. Whitman.
Ireasurer-EIenry Bates.
Aho9mey-W. c. Wallace.
4Suryeyor-John A. Brewster.
State Priuter-.James Alien
The Know Nothings have a majority of or 8 il
the Senate, and about 20 in the Assembly,
The new administration goes into office on New
Years day. Nearly all the mining counties, par.
ticularly those in the North, went for johnson
San trancsco and the Southern coast counties Of
Santa Barbara, Los Angeles, San Diego and San
Bcnardlno (Mormondom) went for Biglcr.
The total number of votes cast in San Francisco
was Il, 724
A vote upon the Prohibitory Liquor Law was
taken at the election, but the returns are not all
in. The vote was light and was nearly equally
divided So far as heard from the majority is
against the law The election passed off as peace
ably as days generally do in California
On the morning of the 14th inst, the Nicaragua
steamship Uncle Sam arrived from San Juan del
Sud, with the appalling report that out Of $50 pas
sengers 100 had died of cholera, and there were
twenty cases Of persons sick, who were taken to
the hospital, and of whom seven have since died.
The passengers assert that instead Of l2O there
were more than 200 deaths on board
A confagration took place in Weavervie, Trim
ity county, the 18th inst, and the consequences
were the destruction of fifty houses and a loss of
100000.
There was great confagration in the town of
Grass Valley on the 4th inst. Three hundred
buildings We're destroyed and the loss was estimated
at S35O,O0O.
The Alta California, in its summary of news,
says:
The election on the 9Th of September passed off
quietly and without any exhibition of violence.
There were but four five arrests, for uniinpor-
tant offences, during the day. The city gave ma
jorites in almost every ward for the Democratic
party.
On the 10th September, the anniversary of the
Pioneer Society, and of the admission of California
into the Union. was celebrated at San Francisco
with imposing ceremonies.
The leading Chinese of San Francisco have pub
lished an address, protesting against the -treat-
ment which they allege their race has met with in
California
The removal of ex-collector Hammond has oc-
much surprise in San Francisco.
The schooner E. G. Foote, which arrived at this
port on the l7th is the first vessel that has brought
A cargo direct from Japan to the United States.
Her cargo consists of rice and Japanese ware
A letter from Col. Magruder, who is stationed at
FL Paso, says that the prospects for the Southern
railroad are extremely promising.
Seventsen miners are reported to have been
murdered by the Indians on Rogue river on the
Goth August.
Theatricals have been dull throughout the State
for some time past. Preparations are now being
made to open the winter campaign. Mr.. Mexican
Buchanan arrived on the last steamer, and will
appear on the 10Th inst, at the Union theatre in
San Francisco. The Union has been very success
III since its opening under the management of Mr..
James Stark The American and Metropolitan
heatres have been closed during the past month |
The latter opens on the 10Th inst, under the man.
cement of MIR. Baker, with Miss Laura Keene and
good company.
Hon. P. soULE.-Among those invited tolecture
lpon slavery in Boston the ensuing winter is the
Ion. P. Soule of this city. In his reply Mr. S
avs:
Allow me to say that nothing would CRAFTY me
nore than to have it in my power to crafty your
'ish, and with the kind request of your friends.
Boston audience is, of all others, that of which
would be most proud to address on any subject,
md especially that Of slauery But, having
eturned to my profession with firm resolve to
evote myself to its labors exclusively, | would not
link of leaving here in the very heart of the
usness season, and of thus diverting myself from
ursuits which cannot but claim my whole time,
nd command my undivided attention
With great reluctance, l assure you, do l find
lysclf compelled to decline your invitation
But for the handsome compliment implied in the
erms in which it is conveyed permit me to tender
} you my warlnest Acknowledgements, together
18th the assurance of the highest affectionate re-
ard which, my dear sir, bear to you personally.
Dr. James w. Stone PIERRE SoULE.
INCREASE OF PREMIUMs.-The Secretary of the
t. Louis Board of Underwriters gives notice that
ne rates OF premium on marine risks between st.
ouls and New Orleans, on the principal articles
lipped between the two places, has been increased
per cent. for the summer months.
:" A Merchant" in the St. Louis Republican, con-
ders this a most unwise measure. He says:
Our trade has suffered enough already by onerous
Ixation and combinations in freight, without the
1surance Companies combining against US Also
Ugh freights have driven away from us large
mount Of business, and now high insurance will
AXE the matter worse. Sirs, cheap transportation
: railroad has already taken from us trade enough,
ithout our own citizens combining to depress the
me still more, by increasing the expense of tran
'ortation- already too high to compete with them.
The rates OF insurance to be charged after the t
1t prox., will be, on present values. On Salt,
rec cents per sack; Coffee, thirty-fve cents per
lg; Rice seventy cents per cask; Wheat, two |
nts per bushel, ETC., which are in many instances
much as the merchants profits on the same a
tcles." !,
RACHEL produced tremendous impression
? reciting the Marseiles Hymn, at the Metro 7
'litan Theatre, on the evening of the Sth inst
he Express says:
But for the Marseilaise, the monster audience !
I'd come,-and it was on tiptoe, to see Rachel 6
it. All the Frenchmen, and French women
the city and the suburbs, seemed to be out
hen the curtain rose, the French tricolor ap- |
cared and soon Rachel herself made her ap- |