Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1856-12-11


for Wheeling last evening with full cargo.
The Rocket, Moderator and Cambridge left
for Pittsburg, Bostona for Portsmouth, and
Lancaster for New Richmond. -
The Election i'm California.
Election day IN San Francisco Vigii-
lance Committee at Work-Fremonf CITY
and County Tickets Elected Buchanan
supposed to haze carried the State By
5000 plurality-Congressmen Elected
State Legislature Miscellaneous News.
SAN FRANcIsco, Nov. 5, 1856.
The election has completely engrossed
the attention of the whole State for the
past fortnight. In this city and county,
the excitement has been very great, and
the canvass was carried on with much spir-
it by the three parties. 1t was conceded
that the Fremont city and county ticket
would be successful, but the Presidential
vote in the county was looked upon as
doubtful as between Fremont and Buchan-
an. The Fillmore men were confident of
carrying the State-while the Republicans
conceded it to Buchanan by 5000 over the
Americans.
On Monday, the Executive of the Vigi-
lance Committee, ascertaining that the on
ly difficulty in the way of the Govorner's
withdrawing his insurrection proclamation,
was the fact that portion of the State
arms had not yet been given up, telegraph
ed the Governor that that they were ready
to surrender them. Thereupon Governor
johnson telegraphed Proclamation down
from Sacramento passing the government
of the city and county over to the civil au-
thority, thus giving us legal election.
The polls were open from sunrise 10 sun
set. The Vigilance Committee were, fully
prepared to protect the polls, but their ser
vices were not called into requisition, ex-
cept in the Twelfth District, where party
of horsemen scattered crowd of rowdies
who attempted to get up row. All par
ties admit that there was a fair vote, no
stuffing, double-voting, and but little false
swearing. The Fremont ticket has made
a clean sweep in the city and county off
cers, also carrying, it is believed both Sen
aiors and the whole of the Assemblymen.
Buchanan will have about 200 majority
over Fremont. out of the 1000 votes of
this county.
Buchanan's friends believe they have
carried the State by 5000 over Fillmore,
and by double that number over Fremont.
Three quarters of the Fillmore men in the
State are Northern men-and had not Fill
more been candidate, that portion of
them would have undoubtedly gone for
Fremont. l have always written you that
Buchanan would carry the State; and that
unless Fillmore was withdrawn, Fremont
would stand no chance.
Scott and McGibbon, Democratic Con-
gressmen are probably elected. 1t is i'm
possible to say yet how the Legislature
will stand.
1t is impossible to decide as yet upon
the complexion of the Legislature. There
will be large number Of Fillmore and
Fremont men in the Assembly.
Phil. Herbert leaves to-day for Washing
ton. On Monday he challenged Thomas
s. King, editor Of the Erening Bulletin,
for articles commenting upon the atrocious
murder of Keating challenge Mr..
K. of course returned with contemptuous
message. Gn Tuesday Herbert stood on
Montgomery street all day, with big blud
geon, waiting avowedly, as / am told, to
attack King. The latter, however, brush
ed passed Herbert at o'clock, on his way
to dinner, in company with two friends,
without any hostile demonstration on the
part of our worthy congressman. Had
Herbert assaulted King he would have
adorned lamp-post in ten minutes there
after
A firm styling themselves Chester &
Sprague, who pretended to be agents for
United States Insurance Company at New
York, absconded last week after having
victimized the public to the amount Of
So, 900 on false or forged policies.
kennohan, an Irish pedestrian, has just
completed the great feat of walking on
twenty-foot plank, LOG consecutive hours
without sleep or rest.
A grand battle took place last week in
Tuolume county between the "Cantons"
and the "Hong Kongs." There were about
600 on side, armed with shot-guns, revol-
vers. pixies, gongs, DC, many ofthem wear
ing breast-plates, made by sewing strips Of
tin and bits of canvass. The quarrel arose
about gold claim. There were about
5000 Americans on hand to witness the
fun. The battle commenced by firing, at
long range, with muskets-say at about a
mile and half, and the beating of gongs.
The din was terrible. Gradually the two
armies approached each other, until some
shots told, killing three or four of the Ce-
lestials-when both parties retreated, and
are probably running yet. These pitched
fights are very frequent in the mountains,
and afford fine holidays 10 the American
miners.
An important revolution has taken place
in the Mexican State of Sonora. Governor
Gandara, q man of much influence and
wealth, has been driven out after a severe
battle, and has taken refuge in the Gads-
dee Purchase. He promises to return to
Sonora with 5000 Californians, and TO an
mex Sonora to the United States.
The people Of the Gadsden Purchase
have had meeting at Tucson for the pur-
pose of taking the necessary steps to form
a Territorial Government. The popula-
ton of the Territory amounts to about
10000. 1t is proposed to call the Terrific
ry "Arizona." A company from here are
successfully working copper mine in the
Purchase. F. w. r.