Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1856-12-05

FROM CALlroRNlA AND CENTRAL AMERICA.
Inc mails bring in the following additional
items OF news from the Pacific Coast "1he
Alta Calliornia was Of the opnion that Fill
more could receive heavy vote in the North.
ern counties,b but not heavy enough to chance
the result in his favor The San Froncisca
Bulletin asserts that the course of Fremont
was injured by his supposed association with
Palmer, Cook e Co. The Democrats bavo
secured majority in the Legislature, and if
the party can agree upon a choice, two L ).
Senators. The Peoples Reform Ticket has
been carried in San Francisco by heavy
majority.
Gov. johnson, on the dav of election, with
drew his proclamation declaring San Francis
co in state Of instruction, and on the same
day the State arms were surrendered by tho
Vigilance Committee to the State keeper
On the list Of October, the Attorney
General OF the State Of California commenced
suit, claiming the steamers Uncle Sam.
Brother Jonathan, Cortez and Pacific. "a
having escheated to the State on the ground
that the corporation of the Accessory Tran
sit Company owners of said property, had
been abolished and dissolved by the Govern
ment Of Nicaragua
p. T. Herbert, the waiter killing Congress.
man, came East in the steamer Of the 5th.
The Alta California says THAT this man
will never return is the iervent wish of nine
tenths OF the the community he misrepresents
IN the National Legislature Herbert had
challenged Thomas S. King, editor of the
Evening Bulletin, for articles commenting on
the murder of Heating, which challenge was
returned with contemptuous message On
Tuesday Herbert stood on Montgomery street
all day with bludgcon, waiting avowedly to
attack King, who brushed by him on his way
to dinner, in company with two friends
without any hostile demonstration
The San Francisco Bulletin says that the
reports from the mines are generally favor.
able. Trinity river is again becoming yery
productive. The high bars are now found to
pay as well as the lower ones, and drifting
is prosecuted to great advantage. Rich dis.
coyeries are chronicled at Elk creek and min
ers and traders are running into the diggings
with great earnestness Rich strikes and
discoveries in quartz mining are announced
at Nallecito, Browns Flat jackson, Mariposa
and Columbia.
Thomas Chieto, an Italian, of San Francis.
co, had been sent to the State Prison for ten
years, for throwing vitriol into the face Of
Maria Laiourge, French woman.
James kennovan had completed the feat Of
| walking lO6 consecutive hours. He walked
over 200 miles without stopping.
The Canton and Hong Kong Cinnamon were
all ready for grand battle, in Tuolumne
county, short time since, the armies num-
bering one thousand on each side, when the
authorities interfered, but not until four of
the rioters had been slain.
Advices from Costa Rica to the Both of
October, contradict the report that 5000 men
were about to march for the reinforcement Of
the allied troops in Nicaragua. Public opin
ion is said to be almost unanimous in favor
OF continuing the war against Walker
\ severe earthquake was felt throughout
Chill on the 2Sth of September, and since
then shocks more or less severe had been daily
felt. October and November are the months
in which earthquakes are most frequent in
Chill.
On the 29th of August last, large mum
Der of delegates from different parts of the
Gadsden purchase assembled at Teuson. to
consider the propriety of organizing terri.
tOrial government.
Hon, Nathan p. Cook has been elected a
delegate to Congress, to carry a memorial
praying for division of the territory of New
Mexico, and the formation of new govern
ment IN the Gadsden purchase. The memo
rial proposes to call the new territory Arizo-
MIA.