The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-10-16
Our San FranciscO Correspondence.
SAN Francisco, Sept. Il, 1855
THE LATE ELECTION.

THE LATE ELECTION.
The popular vote OF the late
up AZ 600 in favor Joseph Baldwin for Judge Of tue
supreme Court (our highest trhunal, who the regn
lar democratic candidate and about 81 $50 Cor ychn Curry,
Joint nominee the anti iocompton and
the republicans The result Of carried
away from here by tie steamer and iha additional
returns received since then have only added TO the
iorty in favor of the democracy Mcssrs Mckbbcn and
Dudley have been elected to Congress, bot they win
serious obstacle taking their tho
passed the last OF the Legislature posponng
IL. election until 1859.
would be difficult state what ths election Just passed
decided The platform of The democratic party adopted
at Sacramento, does not mention tho of Kansas
rougas Frederick. II approved the general policy
the administration but held the hand of fellowship 10
a democrats who supported the Cincinnati platform. 1t
lid n", esther Ia terms by implication. cas-. a
word or reproach upon Brocfick or NcRbbcn
As 50 Mr. Douglas, the press during the can
yass regarded him rs trnc to his party fealty,
aud Published his speeches as arguments ad Of the rc
gular candidates. Tho newspapers aid the admins
,raton declined far they could the discussion of
Kansas affairs, repfolasng the revival Of tic question
and declaring that the whole Kansas issues having bcen
localized in that Territory, past and settled Voters
appealed to In aid q the old principles by
which the nation had progressed, and its grandeur
home and abroad upheld and augmented Thousanss of
who approved Of the course taken BY forgias in
view q these facts voted for Baldwin, and in doing 80
thought the act wise Inconsistent with their
prncipIes. Had thc English hill eomc such measure
net rpsscd had IL rejection by the t-,ple OF kansas
been known here before the election, the ant Lccomg
tonitcs might have succeeded As s good officers have
been elected, and all saiisied
DEATH uF senate. rERaraoy.
Next after the election the important that
has occupied publIc attention during the past month has
bren the duel between William Ferguson - naior from
Sars niO county and Geo. Zen Johnston Clerk ~ the
United States Circuit Court and editor ol the National
newspaper published In tlIs city and IL tragic result
III. meeting took place on The 5lst OF August and pr
Ferguson died from the effects Il his wound On the i4th
inst Tho fatal event has excited a profound sensation
throughout The length and breadth of the STATE
THF ATLANTIC rTLrGRArH-LrNEs TO NJ CONSTRUCT.
NJ TEoN cALIroRNIA TO rIIE EAsTkRs STATES.
The Intelligence ~ tc successiil ay ng or the Atlantic
Telegraph cable received in this CITY ana throughout
uc stale with lively denonstr atoms Il satisfaction.
salute o one hr.dred guns bred n tc evening and
general fngng ~ bells tcek place at the same Time
later The evening hoHtrcs hfttci and several
buildings illuminated. The general celebration Of The
event vii take place On The 9Th instant committee
has been appointed Al public meeting ~ mature AMI
pori rrcrrarnmc. An the military companies IN the
State to b. invited. Il promises b. grand affair.
The succeffu completion II thr Atlantic Telegraph has
gwen impulse 10 telegraphic enterprise n California
ard thr Indications that before inng shall b. IN
almost instant communication, not only wh tn Fssiern
states hut with the continent of Earvpe. Two lines
new in fair va, ~ construction toward the Atlantic.
On the third this month tho ~ telegraph from Ps
ccrvlc 20 salt lake iuaugura,cd The hrst pole was
erected the former and then the work has
been prosecuted with vigor The wircs will be lad
hundred miles beyond Genoa (Which about one hundred
and nry miles from risceryiie this fall From Placer
Vile sy viii b. stretched posts or four miles
10 Genoa passing through tmbcrcd country, strung
along The trees 1hs part II the WORK progressing
~ The rate d four mics LAY V about complete now
Beyond this, through the waste, open country furro~
viii be ploughed, and tho buried beneath tho sod
This ENTERPRISE II carried by rrtvse capital entirely
when the communication with salt Lake fairly cstab
tsh.d wi or course be but a short time before lin.
will be- pushed towards the frontier Missouri and We
will b. thus IN magnetic communication With tho world
The Pacific and Atlantic Telegraph Company inoorpo
rated under the laws OF California announce that tey
have completed their organization The company propose
construct and put IN operation line ~ electro magnetic
telegraph between the cities of Francisco and los
Angeles, via San Jose Santa Cruz Monterey ant other
iSmciae POINTS, ntcrsecsng ~ los Angeles with the
great overland mall route from Memphis o. San Francisco
They also propose 10 extend and complete Immediately
ccrtrucrs line u telegraph from Los Angeles to san Anto
mo- Texas and connecting with the various lines ~ tee
graph o the Eastern States and also 10 construct side
lines which will furnish facilities for communicated wnh
the principal cities aud Ports IN Mexico.
The route proposed ~ this company Il deemed more
practicable than other thc Plains The distance
several hundred miles shorter. The whole line being
southern latitude will be free from the uJur Gus e.
f.cts of frost the frequency of mail stations and the
slant Have All g the year will protect the line
nom tcrrutton and enable the company 70 Keep Al
WAYS IL rclair The friendly disposition oi the southern
indians a. compared with that oi tho hostN tribes of a
north is another strong nducemcnt for adopting this
route.
Tir caplta stock n ss company $3.50 900, sioo oOo
az which BE kcjt IN reserve by tho directors e. tn
T. rroes of pNfrGa e Inc eastward from ine angeles
bsaamg tic Inc have asFeed 'ot4se sito,cco leaving