The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1857-01-07
From the California Bulletin, Dec. 5.
Summary of the Fortnight's
News.

the official returns from all the counties
thirty-three in number, excepting Plu
mas and Colusi, showed the following re
suit:
Total number of votes--------107 49,
Votes for Buchanan----------5l 92t
Vote for Fillmore----------35 ii;
Vote for Fremont-----------20 33e
The vote from PIumas and Coiusi coun
ties would incIe ase the popular vote t,
upwards of a 10000 and add proba
bly,, a few hundred votes to Buchanan'
plurality.
The great topic among our politician.
is now as to who are to be elected Uni
ted States Senators for California. The
merits of rival candidates are beginning
to be holly discussed by the newspaper
press, preliminary to the grand contes
when the Legislature meets in
January nexS.~Tae composition of that
body will stand somewhat as follows
In the Assembly, there are So Demo-
Gratis, IL Republicans and 10 Ameri-
cans. In the Senate, rs Democrats, 8
Republicans and IL Americans. In
joint session, therefore, the vote will
stand thus. Democrats, 76; Republi.
cans, IS; Americans, %; majority Of
Democrats, over both of the other par
ties, Al. In these circumstances, the
next U. S. Senators will be Democratic,
unless the quarrels among the candidates
themselves and their personal "fcllow-
which may be the case. GWin, Latham
and Broderick seem to be the parties
most talked of as having the present
show. However, it is likely enough
that a new man, or men, may in the end
enter the course, and win the race.
Rain has fallen pretty generally over
the whole country. Not enough, how.
ever, has yet come to enable the miner
to profit materially by the abundance oil
water. The immediate effect has been
very good to the farmers, and their
stock are now having fresh grass feed.
The parched condition of the earth soak
ed in nearly all the moisture it received,
and the miners are waiting impatiently
immediate purposes. In the mountain
Gus districts, heavy falls of snow have
taken place. "ai
Great storms have prevailed along
the coast, extending from San Diego to
Crescent City. A few houses have been
unroofed next the sea, and some small
boats driven ashore; but no material
damage has been suffered.
Accounts from the different mining
districts represents the prospects of the
miners for the coming winter as being
excellent. Enormous amounts of labor
and money are being expended in the
4 Grpn faith nf oAoOnoto rafrrnS heinz ~
ceived before long.
New sources of wealth are being de-
veloped throughout the State. The
farmers about Napa, Sonoma, Sacramen-
to, Marysville, Grass Valley, San Jose
and other places, are cultivating the
mulberry, for the purpose of feeding the
silk-worm, and thus producing silk. L..
Provost, of San Jose, has already &c,
600 mulberry trees. The h~oney-bee is
likewise being carfully attended to, and
numerous hives have been collected at
San Jose and other parts of the-eoun-
try. Till recently, there was no honey
bee in California, but some hives were
introduced from the East, and gradually
new swarms have been thrown off.
The ground for the new State Capt.
tol at Sacramento is being laid out, and
the work is expected to be Immediately
commenced. The contractor has given
bonds in 100000 for the faithful per.
Torrance of the work,
The comet which appeared in 1856,
and was calculated to appear again this
year, has been seen, SO it is said, by a
few watchful observers, on different
mornings about 4 o'clock.
Several deaths have taken place in
consequence of exposure to severe frost
and snow in the mountainous regions.
a few murders are chronicled du-
ring the last fortnight. Among these,
may be mentioned that of Capt. George
NJ. Pratt, a resident of a small place
on the bay called New York, on the
Pacific. The supposed murderer, named
Clark Stevens, alias Grant, has been
caught, aud has attempted to commit
suicide. 1t is doubtful whether he will
recover from the effects of a stab with a
knife inflicted BY him on himself.
Putrid sore throat has prevailed to
an alarming extent about Sonoma, and
has proved fatal to children in numer-
Gus families. The Rev. DR.. Yer Mehr
has lost by this disease who were aged
from four to eleven years.
Trial artesian wells have been for
some time being dug at Stockton and
Sacramento. The well at the former
city has already reached 430 feet in
depth and at the latter, nearly half
that depth.
Accounts from persons who have de-
serted from Walker in Nicaragua and
come here, represent the physical
hardships and dangers endured By lis
army as being giieyous, The situation
of Walker is described as being hazard
GUS in the extreme. The stories of his
organ, the Nicaraguense, are said to
be. altogether unreliable, being written
solely at Walkers dietation and to fur
Their his policy, without any regard to
truth. The repeated accounts Of his
GLORIOUS victories" which have ap-
peared in that paper, were garbled and
false statements. The victories nave
been in reality defeats. Reinforcements
of a hundred men at a time, leave here
when the Nicaragua steamer sails, which
is nee a month.
CrTY.-Thc local news of the last
fortnight Is not very exciting, though of
some importance. The new officers of
the municipal government have mostly
taken their seats, and are preparing for
important measures and reforms, rather
than as yet. beginning to carry them out.
The Boards of Supervisors and Educa-
tion have had several meetings, and i'm
portant moves have been shadowed
forth hut not much vet has bee, done