Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-12-02
CAIIFoRNIA NEWS.

lHE ECTION--lHE tne HOuT OF
penning this, 4 o'clock, a. ", Wednesday, it is
impossible to say which of the electoral tickets
has been successful in this state.
The city has probably given Buchanan small
majority, not exceeding one hundred. The Peo-
pies ticket selected throughout, by upwards Of
one thousand majority. The result, as regards
the electoral ticket has taken all parties by sur
prise, rs it was generally supposed that the
Republicans would have a large majority in the
county.
+ The returns from the interior are very incom-
plete. Sacramento has given Fillmore plural-
ity of four votes only. The county has prob
ably gone Democratic, although the Fillmore
precincts on the Costumes river are not yet re-
ceived.
From the upland counties, rs far us heard
from, Buchanan leads Fillmore, but it is impos,
sible, from the neagre returns received, to ar
rive at any satisfactory conclusion regards the
resultin the state.
The following is the aggregate vote for each
OF the electoral tickets SO far as heard from at
the hour of going to press. The city vote ISM
complete:
bnchanan ..l0,s25
Fillmore Fillmore. ,9 .sd
Buchanan's majority over Fillmore, $500;
over Fremont, 4,TS6.
GREAT CHINESE BATTLE, 500 CoaBATANrs.
"A fight occurred near Mound Spring, on the
Sonora road about fifty five miles from this city,
Chinese. There was no general engagement,
but several skirmiShes took place. in which four
persons were killed and many wounded
There were about two Thousand five hundred
combatants engaged on both Sides all armed
Iandequipped. Many had firearms. "A stopw was
put to the hostilities by sheriffs posse, assis-
ted by citizens. Some two hundred and fifty
arrests were made.
Conflicting accounts reach US from the inte-
rior as to the relations of peace and war between
the rival bodies of Cinnamon now in the middle
mining districts. The San Andreas Indepen-
dent (Calaveras county, learns that the heads
ofthe two great Chinese companies, the Canton
81 m ,:sl;.,,,l.i.,s y;st;no H.
tween them The Sonora Democrat (fuoInmne
county, on the other hand, considers that some
terrible hostiiities are impending. 1t says:
"a grand battle has been arranged between
the two Chinese armies now cncampcd at Rock
River Ranch, and near Chinese Camp, in this
county. The battle field will be in the vicinity
iofShoemake's Ranch, about half way between
the hostile forces. Today Qast Saturday. has
tbeen fixed upon for the encounter and should
nothing occurto disturb the preliminary arrange
ments, many n long-tailed Celestial will probably
bite the dust before the going down of the light
of heaven shall close the fray The opposing
forces are armed with all kinds and descriptions
ot weapons, ranging in size and calibre from
donble barrelled shot guns and siX-shooters,
down to handspikes, war clubs and gongs
The two armies number about one thousand
braves, and the tremendous noise and confusion
which will prevail, when host meets host, can
be more easily imagined than described by those
not well acquainted with the style of tactics
which govern the warriors of the Flowery King
DOM One redceming trait in Chinese warfare
is the disposition which they .manifestto Stay
but few men, contentings themselves with rails
the valiant Johns will have good timep
Above we give the issue of hostilities, which
has reached us by telegraphic dispatch. 1t will
be seen that four Cinnamon have been killed,
and four wounded; and that two hundred and
fifty of the co,nbatants have been arrested by
the authorities! Two thousand five hundred men
were engaged in hostilities. So ends, for time
the California Chinese war. ss .ssta