Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-10-15
Later from California. &c.


By the arrival of the Star of the Wes
we have news from San Francisco to Sept
s. She brings 81, ,26s,7s4. Among he
passengers are Hon. w. M. Gwin, Gov
Foote, and Hon. G. L. Scott, of Callfornia
and also D. A. Starkweather, late y. . >
Minister to Chill, and Rev. K. Happersett
who it was feared was on board the zen,
trail America.
The California State elections took place
Sent. 2pd, and resulted in the complete
success of the Democratic ticket. Ex-
Senator Weller was elected Governor by a
large majority, though full returns had not
reached San Francisco when the mail left.
In San Francisco City and County, the
Peoples ticket, which sympathised with
the Vigilance Committee, had majority
of about 200 votes. In this election it was
also submitted to the popular will whether
the State debt should be paid or repudiat-
ed. In the City out of 1874 votes that
expressed an opinion, majority of 2,414
were in favor of the payment.
Mining is carried on as vigorously and
successfully as ever throughout the State.
New diggings on Walkers River, Utah
Territory, have been discovered, which are
reported yielding handsomely.
Influenza has been very prevalent during
the fortnight, in some of the interior coun-
ties. With this exception, the general
health of the people of the State is excel
lent.
Regular communication by stage coaches
is now kept up between California and
Carson Valley, and the mountain line is
very popular with the travelling community.
A eonfagration occurred in the flourish
ing mining town of Columbia, on the 25th
ult., which swept it almost from existence.
1t broke out in the Chinese portion of the
place, and in an hour the whole business
part of the village was in flames. A fear
full explosion of gunpowder occurred in the
brick store of H. A. Brown, which blew
down the walls, and instantly killed five
men, who were standing on or about this
building. The total loss of property, by
this appalling calamity, is computed at
100000. Latest news from Columbia
state that the burnt district is being rapidly
rebuilt.
The San Francisco Heraldof Sept. 5th,
says: 1t affords US the deepest satisfaction
to be enabled to inform our distant readers
that the citizens of San Francisco have
voted by large majority to pay the State
debt declared by the Supreme Court to
have been illegally contracted. According
to the returns published in another column,
5,19 votes were cast in the County of San
Francisco for the pay ment of the debt, and
only 2,ll5 for rupudiation. From the
State at large we have as yet received very
little information as to the result of the
vote on this question. 1t will in all proba-
bility be the last vote counted, for the peo-
pie are naturally anxious to learn first of
all the names of those who have been elect
ed to administer their local affairs. We
have no doubt however, but that the peo-
pie of the State of California have voted
by large majority 10 pay the debts incu:-
red by their officials and for years aequiesc-
ed in and acknowledged by themselves
The payment of the debt is Democratic
doctrine, and the State is overwhelming
Democratic.
In Oregon the Indians have been COM
mitting depredations in Umpqua Valley
Business at Portland was brisk. The Con-
stitutional Convention met Salem on the
18th. Mr.. Deadly was elected President.
A party of young men had scaled the lofty
summit of Mount Hood. The .. S. steam
er Active had sailed for Washington Terri
tory.
In Washington Territory on the night of
the 18th ult., party of Indians broke in
to the house of Col. 1. N. Ebey, Collector
of Port Townsend, and murdered that gen.
tleman. The family escaped. Capt. Hyde,
of the revenue cutter jefferson Davis, call
ed on Major Haller, commanding the U.
S. troops, for assistance, which being refus-
ed the residents took the law in their own
hands, and, on the l4th, captured eighteen
Indians, who were to have been hung the
day subsequent to the sailing of the vessel
which brought the news to this port.