Rensselaer Gazette, Volume 3, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 May 1859 — California Political News. [ARTICLE]

California Political News.

A San Francisco correspondent of the | Philadelphia Bulletin, writes: “There is a strong movement going on in this part of California, to obtain a division of the State, and have the three southern counties of Los Angelos, San Bernardino and San Diego placed under a Territorial government. The members of the Legislature from these districts have introduced bills for that purpose; the press i unanimous in its favor, as are also the majority of the people. Some see in this movement-an attempt to form a new slave State, but in this view I think they are mistaken. The people generally arc opposed to slavery here, and, be--ide this, California is not suited in any respect for a slave State. “The approaching election for State officers promises to be an interesting one, three parties being in the field, whose strength is estimated to be about equal—the Republicans, Administration Democrats and Douglas Democrats. There are quite a number of gentlemen spoken of in connection with the nomii ation as candidates by’ the differparties, prominent among whom are Mr. Stanley, (Republican.) J. Nugent, (Administration Democrat,') and J. W. McCorkle, (Douglas Democrat.) It is currently reported that Don Andress Pico, a wealthy ranchero, who is now a member of the State Legislature, will be an Independent NativeCahforniaa- Democrt-Free-Soil-Pacific-Rail-road candidate: but I do not know how much truth there is in the rumor. Governor Weller, I presume, will be a candidate for reelection, though I have heard nothing positive. If Don Pico should be a candidate there will be a rich time during the coming political campaign.” A Four Legged Chicken.—“Wo were shown yesterday,” says the Pittsburgh (.razette, “a young chicken that appeared to have died after it was perfectly formed in the shell, which had four ' perfectly developed legs and feet, and was in respect to its means of locomotion, as much a quadruped as the animal kingdom can show. The body was as usual both in size and appearance. The legs were in pairs, as they appear in the cat or dog, but the middle or knee joint bent in the same direction on both pairs, as in the common well formed fowl.”