The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-12-01
TWO WEEKS LATER FROM CALIFORNIA.
ARRIVAL OF ING ILL1NorP.
The State Supposed 10 have Gene fer Blu.

Ene state Supposed 10 have Gene for Blu
The steamer Illinois. with California mails oi
tne oth instf 36a passengers, and 81, 800 go in
specie arrived at New York Saturday morning.
The 2. NJ s. s. Co g steamship Sonora, w. F,
Lapidge, Esq, Commander, left San Francisco
sc Sovemner 3th, att P. NJ, with 407 passengers and
sSsSs sss;sh in tre.sure on freight, sa9l, ,o46 Of
mama at IL O'Clock A. NJ d, on the 18th.
SUMMARY OF NEWS.
The Alta California of the 5th. makes nm tba
following summary of news for the two weeks
previous:
The Presidential election in California is conf
dently stated to have resulted fer the Buchanan
and Breckinridge ticket, by plurality of At least
eight thousand. The Republican vote is believed
to be less than that Of the Know Nothines. The
cause Of Fremont, according to the San Francisco
Bulletin, was injured by his supposed association
with Palmer, Cook & Co.
The Democrats have also secured a majority in
lne Legislature, which secures to them two United
States Senators, provided the party can agree
among themselves on choice.
Gov Johnson withdrew his proclamation decIar.
ing San Francisco in state of iusurrection the
day before election; and the State arms were on
the same day surrendered by the agent of the
Vigilance Committee, to General Kibbe the State
custodian.
The San Francisco Bulletin says that on Tuesday.
the 2lst ut, the Attorney General of the State Of
California, commenced suit the Twelfth District
Court, claiming the steamships Uncle Sam, Cortes
Pacific, and Brother Jonathan, and the storeships
Ark and Rowland, as having escheated to the
State, on the, ground that the corporation of the
Accessory Transit Company" owners of said
property, had been abolished and dissolved by the
Government of Nicaragua.
Frem Sonora, we learn that . revolution had
taken place, aud Governor Gandara completely
routed He has sent messengers to California for
3 600 men and arms. with the ostensble object of
putting down the Apache Indians.
excellent quality, is now grown in various parts of
the State
A man named John Ryther hung himself at Ne.
vada, on Monday last.
A man named Wirsen, Swede, who has recent
ly been exhibiting number of rattlesnakes in
various parts of the State and who fancied he had
acquired q power over them which would prevent
them from biting him. was severely bitten by one
of them upon the finger at Sacramento, 4 few days
since. He Immediately drank four bottles of bran
dy, and went to bed In a state of stupefacton. He
is still in critical condition. his whole arm being
terribly inf1amed. He thinks he will recover, and
says he is satisfied that the snake did not intend
bite him. and that if be does recover, he shall con-
tinue his experiments and exhibitions. While
confined to his bed he has young rattlesnake with
him all the time.
The result of our State election, so far as ascer
tanned, will be found in another column.
There has been no rain since the departure Of
the last steamer.
General Crosby made an attack upon a party of
Indians on the klamath river, about fortnight
since, and killed a number Of them
John Gardner, Jack Phillips and three others of
Tom Bells gang, have been arrested in Calveras
C >unty and lodged in jail.
party of whites yas recently killed by the In
dians sar Bald Mountain.
IL is now said thst Ned MCGOWAN left Santa Bar
bara on a French ship, bound for outh America
A hstfi hetu Canton
Kong Chinamen was al prepared to coma oil 1t
Chiness Camp in Toulumne county, few days
since The armies, unbering about u thousand on
ca ch side, were sncamped and prepare for deadly
combat, when they were interfered with by the
thorities, and the fight stopped. There have been
several of these battles wit HIN the past few years
The Rev. Mr.. HymaD. recently arrived from the
Plains reports that the Indians were very trouble
some along the route. He also gave an account of e
bend of robbers consisting of seven white men, the
all ir resulting in the death of tive of the robbers and
the cap ure of the other two. The prisoners were
brought into California for trial. MIR. Hymen Is
Bsptrt clergyman,
Un the 29ih of August, large number of delegates
from different parts of the Gadsden purchase
ssry steps to form territorial government. II is
proposed to cali the new Territory Arizona The
esti n, ated population is II, coo.
Anastscio Garcia, the supposed murderer OF Mess-s
Wall and Williamson, has been arrested and deiy-
cred TO the authorities of Monterey
Mrs Julia Dean Haync, at the metropolitan, and
forming during the last two weeks, before crowded
houses.
K.pnovan, the American pedestrian, commenced
his great feat of walking hundred and six
cuiive hours, without rest, on TUESDAY, October
q, and completed it on Sunday following, at ltt
o'clock
Two suicides have been committed within the fort
nj ght--the drst on the 23d, by Fienchuan named
Jules Alfred Ropert, and the other on tn S0th, by
Lewis Dstch a German, formerly residing in Sacra-
msnto
report relative to city finances gives the total
expenses of the city and county government from
the LIST of july 1856 to Oct. lst 1855 &33056 This
shows saving over previous administrations OF ST.
4H 469.
Hon P T. Herbert is a passenger for the East"
on the Illinois.
The vote il San Francisco, was Buchanan $3.50,
Gov johnson had notissued any proclamation, for
day.
figured SO extensively in suits against exMayor Gar
rson at New York, was arrested on the 1oh OF Ucto-
ber the instance Of VIM. s. Fitch, on charge of
perjury. A preliminary examination OF the case Is
now psndin ng before our Police Judge.
boy about six years of age, died on the Soh from
putrd sore throat This is the first of the kind
that has Occurred In this city.
Texas" of the chief confederates OF the high-
wayman, Tom Bell, was arrested by sacramento
Police officer the Golden Age, three days out from
this port He has been sent to Tuolumne for trial
Frank Hale, q cle.k Of Messrs. Scales Johnson
absconded en- the 18th ult with Zoo belot ging to
his emrloYers; he was subsequently arrested In Sa-
cram.nto, and brought back to this city.
The "P. ope's' ticket was elected in san Francisco
The following is the aggregate vote for each OF the
Electoral tickets tar heard from at the heur OF
O'Clock the 5th inst The city vote il complete
Buchanan. ........................'.'' loSao
Fillmore. lool
FREMONT: oIos
Buchauan's majority over Fillmore 3,sZf; over
Fremont, 4 7s6
Fiilmores majority over Fremont, 8e0
SACRAMENTO, Nov. 5, l 3-5 r. M.-Firs In the Ma
tionsl Theatre block raging.
Sheriff Wright of Nevada, was killed the Sd instant,
by three prisoners, who effected their escape from
jail. Dave Anderson, ons CT his deputies, moi
tally wouneed.
ID. l. Wells, Republican candidate for Sheriff iu
ader county, was killed on the I'd instant, being
thrown from O carriage.
We have two weeks later sdvces from this Terri.
tory the steamer Columbia having arrived the Stat
ult with dates to the 25th utt.
There had bssn nc further Indian disturbances.
"Elijah," chief of the hogue River trib-, and q
warm friend of the whlies, was killed q abort time
since by another indisn named Henry"
The Cape disappointment Light House was light
ed for the first lime last week.
WASHINGTON. .TERRIToRY.
Governor Stevens has returned TO Olympla, Puget
Sound
from this Territory
SANDWICH ISLANDS.
The bark Francis Palmer bIiags Honolulu dates to
October 9th.
The mott n to annul the charter OF the Hswsllan
stsam Naviratioa Company had been head before
,he Chief Jus,ice, but not finally decided
Chinamsn had been convicted sf murder BY tho