The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-10-16
LATER FROM CALIFORNIA.
ARRIVAL OF THE NORTHERN LIGHT.

The steamer Northern Light from San Juan, ar
rivod at New York Saturday afternoon, bring
Ing dates from San Francisco to the Goth ui being
| two weeks later.
The Northern Light brings over 400 passenger,
and S400,O00 In treasure The treasure ia prinei
pally consigned as follows Wells. Fargo & Co.
slol ,OOo Drexsel Co, 100000; Ross Falconel
Co., $4,000; John Cook, Jr, s35 900.
| CENTRAL AMERICA.
Col Kinney has resigned the Governorship o.
San JUAN, and another meeting for an election ha,
been called the English consul having assured Col
hmney that his government would recognize hin
Ii reelected
Colonel Walker was still at San Juan del SUI
| recruiting. No battles had occurred since the last
| steamer.
FROM CALIFORNIA
| The State election in California has resulted in
! the success of the Know Nothings Hon j. Nicely
| johnson is chosen Governor over Bigler by about
4-50O majority. In San Francisco there was
| Whig, Know Nothing and Democratic ticket for all
but State officers The Democratic ticket wa.
| successful by large majority BigIer's majority
| IN the city was 49, and the whole Democratic
Legislative and county ticket was elected by ma
jority equally large.
The city gave majority of 9, ,le5 against the
Maine law.
FL Dorado county gave johnson 9s4 majority
| and Calveras county 90 but elected the Demo
| cratic cotnty ticket
John Hogan the City Marshal of Oakland an
aledged defaulter for $4,000 had returned TO Sar
\ Francisco and been arrested
| Parker III. French has returned to San Francixcr
| from Central America.
| On the gath ult. the fifth anniversary of the So
ciety of California Pioneers, and the fourth ami
versary OF the admission of California as State
INTO the Union, 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 1t is be.
eyed with instructions to inquire into the existing
| difficulties betweensthe Indians of Washington
Ier1tory and those of the northern part of Van
couver Island.
The U: s. FHgate Independence Capt Josiah
| TattnaB, bearing the broad penant of Commodore
| William Mcrvine has arrived at San Francisco
from Callao after passage of fifty days. all WELL
and proceeded to Mare Island.
INCIDENTS 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, dispute arose
| between MIR. X. NJ. Turner, Know Nothing candi.
date for the Assembly, and Mr.. James Simpson, in
spector of election. Shots were fired without in.
| ticting any injury to either party when the bv.
standers interfered and checked the ARRAY. No ar
| rests were made.-A difficulty occurred on cleo
ton day at Chipps Flat, between Geo. w King
| and Pat Mooney. The latter stabbed the former.
when King immediately shot Mooney. Neither
party is expected to lve.-A fight occurred after
the polls were closed at Iowa Hill in the course of
which ore man was shot in the hand rush was
made for the ballotbox by the defeated party but
it was successfully defended by display of revol-
vers.-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 fracturing
! his left arm in shocking manner. The wounded
limb was bandaged, and it WILL in all probability,
| be saved
| MORTALITY on BOARD THE UNCLE SAM
The following is complete list of cholera deaths
that occurred on board the steamer Uncle Sam drl-
ring her late passage from San Juan to San Fran
cisco. 1t will be observed that the rayages of the
disease confined almost entirely TO the steerage
| passengers:
| CrcU.-Second assistant engineer J. c. Rose: as.
| sistant carpenter, name unknown; fireman name
unknown.
Ca6in Passensers.-Miss CorsIand, Abraham
Corsland Rowland Craig, David Banenfricnd, Mrs
Reed, child of E. c. Bond
Storage PdsSengers-John Farrell, w. ShanDan,
infant named Felngcr NJ. Walkenberg G. Lewis,
| B. Farrell, Mrs. Rice, Geo Derbyshire, Jacob Met.
| gel, Mrs. Gamsay child of Mrs Voomer, child of
Mrs. Kennedy, Thomas Graffney, 0. Cosgin, Eliza
| Sazerae, Charlotte E. Shawney William Wallace,
| Ferdinand Gore, Alexander Moore NJ. Gallagher.
| +. koperbing, NJ. Eli, VIM. Morris, John Kennedy,
| Henry Vogler, Michael Voger Patrick Vogler,
| Michael Kennedy, Bridget Kennedy, Mary Ann
! Kennedy, John Mulligan two children of Mrs.
| Swan, Thomas Gwinness, Bridget Wallace, Jacob
| Armer VIM. Orton, Eliza Maker, S. Green, NJ.
| Mooney, II. Doyle, John Monegan Hans Wort,
| Roanus Hutchings, Albert D. Camp, Patrick Bis
| Hartlandt, NJ. Ambury, NJ. Husenberger, A. Scheal
| FL. Voomer; Peter Teals, Mrs. Swan child of Mrs.
| Mitchell, NJ. Cooper, Mrs. Hubbard, NJ. Farren G.
| A. Lieber Herr Van Aaron, J. White NJ Gala
| CHAN, ID. Harrington, Geo. klotes, Thomas Kenne-
| dy, Mike Kelly, Pat A. Hcrney, F. Schroeder, n.
| Swetger, Peter Korr, Thomas Biggins, Eliza Bru-
ner, Philip Weleh Henery Wier. l.. Kelly, John
| Old, Miss Freeman, Hugh McCulloch, James Ga
vert, Elkin Sholer, NJ. Boreman, John Ashsmith,
| Morris Sexton, A. Luther infant of b. Davis,
| Mrs Ecker, A. J. Mills, Mrs. Leonora White child
| of Mrs. Hubbard. Total, loo. Adults, 98 child.
| ren, {.
| TOWN OF GRASS VALLEY DESTROYED By FIRE.
| On the night of the 18th ult fire broke out at
Grass Valley. in the French Hotel, and before ii was
subdued, consumed $50 houses, including all the ho-
tells, boarding houses, and bakeries. The loss is
| estimated at 100000
| RECEPTION OF THE GOVERNOR ELECT.
1t having become noised abroad that his excel
| lency the Governor elect, Hon. J. Neely johnson
| would arrive in San Francisco on Saturday night
| by the Sacramento boat, a large crowd assembled
at the wharf for the purpose of greeting his excel
| lency on his arrival. Shortly after nine o'clock
| the boat was seen ploughng the surging waves OF
| the bay towards the wharf, and the crowd imme
| diately raised a cheer of welcome. The Governor
| elect landed on the wharf and was cordially re-
| ceived. A procession was Immediately formed
| headed by band and marched to the Oriental
Hotel Along the line of march fireworks were dis
| charged the band played, and the people huZzaed
| 1t WAS probably one of the most imposing demon
| strationS ever witnessed in San Francisco. On
arriving at the Oriental Hotel, Hon. Bale Peyton
ascended the balcony and introduced the governor
| elect TO the vast multitude assembled. Hon. J.
| Nicely johnson then came forward, and receiv.
ed with every manifestation of applause. He made
| brief speech, and followed by Gov. Foote and
| others.
RIVER MINING.
The Ell Dorado Argus thinks that with the sub
stantial arrangement of the present season. in the
way of solid dams and heavy fumes, many eompa
nies will be enabled to work most of the winter
| thus doubling the ordinary of river mining
The amount of gold taken out from the rivers this
season, will equal and probably exceed that of any
| former year
FIRE AT WEAvEItSYILLE
| About 100000 worth of property has been dc
| stroyed by fire at Weaversville. The Trinity
Times office, Court street Hotel Hall of the Son,
| OF Temperance, the Democrat office New Orleans
Saloon, and various other buildings were consumed
SAN FRANCISCO MARKETS
Sept. ls.-During the last few days about 81, ,00t
bbls of -four have been taken for export but the
| demand has fallen off and the market is now dull
and heavy. Small sales of Gallego at $l4, and
| domestic at So IS. Wheat has also a downward
| tendency, with sales at q q cents Oats active
at at u a u cents; potatoes q cents. Mess beet