The American. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1857, 1857-10-07
From California.

THE RESULT OF THE STATE ELECTION
The election for State officers did not excite
much interest, comparatively. The returns ex-
hibit large falling Off lin the vote as compared
with that Of 1856. Throughout the State there
was but one attempt to get up political public
demonstrations practice heretofore very COM
mon in this State. The result has been that John
b. Weller and the whole Democratic ticket is
elected, although probably by minority vote.--
The returns thus far Sandwiches, Democrat,
10000; Stanly, Republican, $4,000; Bowie,
American, $1,000. In 1855 the vote stood
Buchanan, 1886; Fillmore, S6,l65; Fremont,
20,693.
The vote upon the question of paying or repu-
dating the State debt has resulted in favor OF
paying the debt by such majority as will un.
mistakeably make known the sentiments of the
people.
A MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR
On the morning Of 22d Aug, great excitement
was occasioned in San Francisco by the ews thai
an attempt had been made to assassinate Manuel
Castanarea, by stabbing him while he slept in the
chamber of his hotel. Castanares is the principa
witness to sustain the great Limantour claim $50,
100000 of property in San Francisco and neigh
borhood. His evidence had partially been takeI
| before the United States commissioner. and hat
been published in the papers. II was very stronl
in favor Of the claim. At night, on the 2lst, hs
was awakened, he says, by recovering blow OF
the chest; he saw man run out Of his room
and afterwards found he was stabbed Staggerin,
into the hall, he cried out and fell, covered will
blood, where he was picked up. His wound wa.
only slight flesh one, the knife having struck ,
lrib. Who the assassin was has been wrapped II
mystery. singular circumstance is that tn,
wound was inflicted with his oaO,a knife, which wa
found sticking through the bed. clothes, the thick
ness OF which is said to have saved his life. Tn
chief of police next day offered, through the pa
pers, reward Of 90, 900 for the detection Of tn,
perpetrator of the deed. Two enterprising cit
zens appeared and claimed the reward, allegins
that Castanares himself did the stabbing, in orde
to gain sympathy for the Linantour claim. o.
being refused the money, they commenced suit i
one OF the courts to recover it. So the matte
stands at present. 1T"
| MASSACRE OF OVERLAND MIGRANTS.
The overland immigration is arriving in grea
numbers in Carson Valley, bringing in Iare
droves of cattle. Several parties had been attacke
by the Indians or renegade whites, who stol
their stock and killed several persons. The fol
lowing are the names of those killed 30 far a
learned: John Everhart, John Steen, and Johl
Lawboy. We learn of the massacre Of Who'll
train, consisting of six men and three children
One women was shot through and scaped. ant
LETT for dead, but was found still alive by thos
| who came up first. She is not expected to live
The stock was recovered from the Indians, il
dong which only one Indian was killed TIL
only names recollected among the killed wer
those of Holloway and his brother-in-law. TIL
three children were murdered by those tiends be
| fore the face OF their parents and horribly mutt
lated The immigrants, to a man, are willing t
join company to exterminate those fends.