The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-10-15
CALIFORNIA NEWS.

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Wells. Fargo & Co.. s247, ,0O0; Ross, Falconer &
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Golden Age, from Psnama, lst Instant for Sau
Francisco. with the New York and Now Orleans
m.ns @ =, ma passengers OF 20:h September Passen.
gers all In excellent health
we make the following summary Of news from
the San Francisco Bulletin, of the lst instant:
THE VIGILANCE ECoMMIrTEE-AccurrrAL OF TWO
MRMBERs.
The trial Of Hsssrs. John L. Durkee and Charles
y Rand, before the United States Circuit Court.
Judge McAliister presiding. came OF on the llth
instant, and resulted In their acquitta after an ab.
ssnce OF three or four minutes by the Jury. The
public feeling against this persecution was so great
tnat less efforts were made to convict them than
was At first supposed there would be, The Dis
trict Attorney, probably aware of the impossible.
~ OF conviction. did not make the many objsc.
ouaoie tschncaties that usually arise in cases of
this character, aud at the same time fully carried
cut the latter and instructions of the law. After
their discharge they we're received by the friends
and members OF the Vigilance Committee, and %
cortsd In triumph through the principal streets,
naement In prison, as bail was refused them after
their indictment, Mr.. Rand was nominated by the
Republican Convention for the OH ce of Dock Mas
ter responsible and lucrative position.
During the Committees reign, letter from the
second in command, under the Governor, of the
State Army OF fSuppression, dated Sacramento and
sent TO this city, came into the hands of the Com.
mittee before 1t reached the one to whom it was
directed. There was great deal Of talk about it.,
aud the matter went before the United States
Grand Jury, who, after examining many witness.
es, dismissed the case generating the Post Office
Department from blame, The letter contained
items In regard to the Vigilance Committee.
The rooms of the Vigilance Committee have been
closed, the arms put away, and the sentinels re.
moved
POLITICAL AFrAIRs-EoMINATIoNs FOR CON.
GREsS.
There are six persons in nomination for Con-
gress, rs follows: Ira P. Rankin . resident of
San Francisco, was born in Massachusetts, and
Ton Cox, resident OF Plumas county, was born
In North Carolina. They are the Republican nom
inees Charles L. Scott resident of Tuolumne
county, is native Of Richmond, Virginia; and son
of Robt. G Scott, E.q late consul to Rio Janeirc;
JOS Mckibbin, OF Sierra county, was born in
Pennsylvania. They are the nominees of the De.
mocratic party B 6 Whitman, of Solano county,
is native Of Massachusetts,; and A B Dibble, of
Nevada county, was born In the State of New
York They are the nominees of the American
party.
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the American party throughout the State. Hon
M s Latham and Thomas J. Henley are stump
ing the State for thesDemocratic ticket Col T.
D Baker and F. P Tracy are travelling among
the Republicans.
grand political barbecue, at which the Demo.
cratic, American and Republican orators all made
speeches, was held at San Jose on Wednesday
aud Thursday
All the pa ties In the State profess to be san
gune of success; and, in the present condition of
nnli il iFnn 70
certainty how the State will 60.
Charles Doane, Chief Marshal Of the Vigilance
forces, has been nominated for Sheriff by the re-
form party, and also by the republicans. Several
others Of the Vigilance organization have been
lk wise selected
The Young Mems Democratic Club will not
admit any one to membership who belongs to or
endorses the Vigilance Committee. In several in.
stances friends of the Committee have been or
dered to leave the club rooms.
The approaching election promises to be spir.
tied one in this city, in consequence of the feeling
that has been engsldsr0d by the necessity for tho
organization Of the Vigilance COMMITTEES. There
il q determination sn the part of the members and
sympathsers With the Committee 10 support none
for the local offices and for members of the Lsgis-
lature who are known to be bitter opponents of
that body and It's past action. The Committee
appear to be divided in agreeing upon 4 ticket,
and unless something 10 done to barmonIze them
there 10 prospect Of the of the dsmocr
party, which, far this city is concerned, ap.
pears TO be committed against the Committee
An Independent ticket hiss been placed before tho
people by = committee chosen at . mass meeting
composed Of persons known to be friendly to the
Committee The Republicans are now making .
ticket and are selecting from the Peoples ticket
such men are favorable to the Republican cause
They have also passed strong Vigilance Commit
tee resolutions. and will select none but Vigilance
men. II 10 possible that some compromise will be
made by these parties il not 1t is perhaps fair to
suppose that both will be beaten, except those
names which appear upon both tickets The
Americans will also make a separate ticket, and it
is reported will nominate all Vigilance men The
contest will be the wa-mest ever waged in San
Francisco.
FROM THE MINES
From all portions of the mining regions W e hear
the most favorable accounts Extensive prepara.
tions are being made in anticipation Of the rainy
season,to work the dry gulches and ravines where
there is no water. We continually hear of ''rich
strikes, and it is probable that there never were
more favorable prospects In the mining re-
gion than there are At present The Indians pre-.
dict that there will be great deal Of rain this win
ter On the Salmon and Klamath rivers the mi.
ners are said to be remarkably prosperous In
Calaveras county some very rich quartz veins
have beer discovered. The miners there have
been much excited, and are very hopeful in conse.
quence. There are said to be five hundred new
mining tunnels in progress within q few miles ot
Downievile. In other parts of the mining dis.
trlcts IunneIinS is Delp& extensively prosecuted.
One pan of dirt taken few days since from
Rough and Ready claim, yielded 1904.
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS,
Lewis Mahoney. q person expatriated by the
Vigilance Committee of San Antonio, returned to
San Francisco in disguise, few days since and
immediately went into an adjoining county, where
he engaged in his old employment of cattle steal
ing. He has been arrested by the authorities and
now lies In jail in San Mateo county He left the
downward steamer at Acapulco and smuggled him
self on board the returning one, and in this way
gained admittance to this place again
On the S.h, Madame Lola Montes diamonds
we're sold at auction They brought nearly 4lO
000 She intends devotipg the money to the edu.
cation of Mr. Follands children, In New York -
He was Ter agent, and was drowned while coming
from Australia recently.
City real estate is bringing high prices and the
trade 10 active.
The County Grand Jury are In session, and 1t is
supposed that they will indct those who officated
~ the execution of Brace and Hetherington be.
sides coming in with full cargo of other bills.
Up to the 9th. there were thirteen daily and six
weekly newspapers In San Francisco. Since that
date, the Daily True Californian expired and three
weekies have been born.
The Courts have no startling cases before them;
the assessed property has been equalized. and the
decision made by the Board Of Supervisors, de-
clsring the Sheriff aud Coroner no longer entitled
TO hold their Offices, has been referred to the Bu-