American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1856-12-13
NEWS DEP AR1MEN7.
LATER FROM CALIFORNIA.
Arrival Of the Steamship Illin.is.
BATTLE AMONG THE CHINESE ExpECrED.
SIS 30. 2a IN SPECIE.

The U. S. Steam Ship Illinois, @.
S. Boggs, U. S. N. Commander, left
Aspinwall at 2.45 p. NJ, on the goth
ult. and arrived at New York ON Sa-
turday, the 29th. EtfE ifl
She brings the California mails Of
the 5th ult., 1854 passengers, and l.
$50, 900 dollars in treasure on freight.
There has been no rain since the
departure of the last steamer.
Gen. Cosby made an attack upon a
party of Indians on the Klamah river,
about fortnight since and killed a
number of them.
A party ofwhites was recently kill
ed by the Indians near Bald Noun
tain.
A grand battle between the Canton
and Hong Kong Chinaman was all
prepared to come off at the Chinese
Camp, in Toulumne county, a few days
since. The armies, numbering about
a thousand on each side, were encamp-
ed and prepared for deadly combat
when they were interfered with by the
authorities, and the fight stopped
There have been several Of these bat
ties within the past few years.
Rev. Mr.. Lyman, recently arrived
from the plains, reports that the In
dams are very troublesome along the
route. He also, gave an account of a
fight that occurred between a party of
emigrants and band of robbers, CON
sisting of seven white men; the affair
resulting in the death of five of the
robbers, and the capture of the other
two. The prisoners were brought to
California for trial. Mr.. Hyman is q
Baptist clergyman. 'o
On the Goth of August, large num-
Der of delegates from different parts of
the Gadsden purchase assembled at
Tucson, for the purpose of taking the
necessary steps to form territorial
government. 1t is proposed to call
the new territory "Arizona. The
estimated population is 10000.
Recently, at San Andres, during a
rain, it was discovered that some brick
in brickyard contained gold, and it
being found that the gold was more
valuable than the brick, the proprietor
turned a stream Of water, and is now
washing away the whole brickyard.
From Sonora we learned that rev.
olution had taken place, and Gov. Gan
dara completely routed. He has sent
messengers to California for 5000 men
with the ostensible object of putting
down the Apache Indians.
Tobacco, pronounced by the connoi-
seurs to be of an excellent quality, is
now grown in variaus parts of the
State.
An application was made by our
principal citizens and business men to
Postmaster Weller, to have the steam
or of Nov. 9Th detained until the 9th,
in order that they might give more
time to the election, and that an accu-
rate return of the Presidential vote
throughout the State could be obtain d
and transmitted at once to the East. -
The Postmaster replied, in effect, that
his duty compelled him to see that the
steamer sailed on the usual day.
RESULT OF THE ELECTION.
In the city of San Francisco the entire
Peoples Cor Vigilance Committee 81
ticket 10 elected. The Legislature
looks favorable only to the Republican
Senator'S. But little fraud was attemp-
ted, certainly mono committed. Our
citizens had adopted the most admira-
BILE and perfect arrangements for the
protection Of their rights. THE bores
were all glass! The judges and in
spectors good and reliable men, and tho
volunteer police men who knew their
duty and dare perform it. Rowdyism
was at an extraordinary discount
The Buchanan Electoral ticket, in the
city, has succeeded by between 500 &
600 votes. The Congressional, State
and Legislative tickets are very uncer-
tain, and the latter will probably result
IN the choice OF some from each party.
T0rtwring an Innocent Man.--Tho
California State Journal contains o
singular statement given by George
Mitchell, who says few days previous
he stopped at public house about six
teen miles from the city, and was put
ina room with another man, who, in
the morning, asserted that during the
night he had lost small sum of mon
ey. Mitchell was suspected Of the rob-
berry, and was taken by the crowd to a
tree, and hung up until life was nearly
extinct. He persisted in protesting
his innocence to the last, and when
nearly dead, one of the party prevailed
upon the rest to let the man down.
They did so, when he wandered back to