Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-09-29
From California.

The steamer Moses Taylor arrived at New
York yesterday afternoon from AspinwslI, with
San Francisco dates to the 9Th, and three hur
dred passengers.
The election, which took place on LIST Septem-
Der, was resulted in the success Of the Admins
traiion Democratic State ticket, by from 900 10
10000 majority. Joseph q. Baldwin has been
elected Associate Justice Of the Supreme Court,
A. r. Meloney Controller
The Alta Californian says that the election is
complete vindication of Mr.. Buchanan's Kan
sas policy. The democratic majority In the
Legislature is twenty-five. The candidates for
Congress Of the Douglas wing OF the democracy
had no opposition, as the Legislature at Its last
session passed a law postponing the election one
year The administration democrats, therefore
made no nominations
In San Francisco, the whole Of the People,s
Ticket. for the local Officers had been eIected .
islature.
A duel was Tough on Angel Island, opposite
ian francisco on the 2lst ngust, between George
ZEN Johnston ard w. 1. Ferguson The former
is an Administration editor, asd the latter SEN
ator Tor Sacramento and a Douglas plitician. Az
Ter repeated fires, with pistols at six pac..
Ferguson was shot IN the thigh, breaking the
bone. The other party was scratched on the
wrist BY stray bullet. Johnston was formerly
me moer Of the Stale Legislature
The Government Of the United states has com.
menced suit in the 4. : District Court for the
New AImaden Quic ksilver Mines. These min, .
IN
charged that the title under which the present
possessors hold 10 is forged one
A nre took place at the town Of Indian Dig
gngs, ri Dorado eoucty, about midnight of the
ztn OF August, by which the entire business
portion Of the town was consumed The loss Ia
estimated al upwards Of s3O,OOO
,,,S 'ss ron victoria, Vancouver Island, are to
.nn august and from Fort III ,pe, Fraser rive
10 AUGUST I'D The principal item Of news IL
tnisdehea breaking out of a serious war be.
tween the Indians and the miners w
W1S Ner AuI
erty there had greatly deprecated In value
Few OF those who went up TO Frazer river and a
large number Of those who proceeded no further
tnan n,ctoIa ana beiiinghdm Bay, have returned
Dates from Honolulu, Sandwich Islands are ~
9TH August. On the 9th July the a rst whaIsr y,
zoe season, me George Rowland, Capt Pomeroy,
arrived al Honolulu. She reports favorable ne VS.
from the whaling meet on the Codiack whaling
ground There Is no other news Of impor tan
from the Islands. -
rahsma BY Leo majority over the ministerial
n.sa.S The election, contrary to expectation
prr"s,,1 from Valparaiso to August IS report peace
80. astthg throughout Chilli Bolivia had re-
olceo per army ne-half
,,s,S a., ~ S the American Minister. had ar
r.. -, nothlng important from Njcaraoua
ine United states vessels sayaunsh 80 49,,
ga were al San Juan. The PIomon,h .e;,sx 20
Aspinwall on the LIST instant 'aieo ioi
The Honduras railway proiec, T. $500
enureiy aba ndoned- The cholera was fis.n,'aasS
lag from Guatemala as aisdppeaf-
The Salvador correspondent OF the p.
Stai says that the Manchester Cotton Assaci.ains
Is distributing q considerable quantity ~ .'os
throughout Central America Vi seeo
re Mefrfmac and ID. catur were az Cailao
Is nnlored that San Salvador is about q,
vading HoaduIas a"'u' III
apa,nsi 1eerted that Peru Is about declaring war
,ion "a - accounts say an attempt at revolu.
70 ocnS'n,' zen made By Gen. sugor who was sent
oet armed soldiers, though nearly . shon..nd
men eo,leetrd; He turned bacIws.d with sew.
S.nhIs.,s ., Liberals and was arrested Gen
sSeie, Win the Spanish and BTaziIi.n -.
listers, started from Caracas for La1n.vr. nn
Geographic dispatches from the fosmSr ,, nha
xse ropes or speedy and satisfactory ,rttIe .