The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-06-14
THE LATEST NEWS.
FURTHER CALIFORNIA NEWS BY
THE STEAMER ILLINOIS.

The Illinois made the run from AspinWall
10 New York in seven dnys--the quickest run
ever made.
des,h of Henry Rewsey, OF Virginia, aged "a.
From the various sections OF the State the
Intelligence is most favorable to the growing
.rons. Ii indicates distinctly that The business
Il raising upon our own soil the necessary
.ssetahles and grains which make so large a
.or,,on OF the food of mankind, and Of the an /.
rr,sIs so necessary to him in his labors, is rap
:5I, extending itself, and that il will soon be
- far advanced as 10 save us the expense and
trogble oil Itnportations.
Tire series of suits instituted against mem.
hers of the Vigilance Committee by Peter Met.
cslf have been finally decided. The last one.
which was brought before the Hon. c. p.
hester. Judge of the Santa Clara District.
sss;nst Isaac Blaxome and }. +. Curtis, has
hen dismissed iron, The docket upon agree
meul OF parties.
The Express says that the Indians near Bid
Wells Bar, and those up the river at String
i'm. met in fight on the 10th inst. Two of the
jormer and some five or six Of the latter were
Filled. II appears that since the descent of
The Strine,own Indians headed by the young
Yubs. upon the Indians at Bidwelis, the latter
have nedi,ated revenge, and as previously
stated on the 10Th, IS of them made an attack
nnou The camp of the former containing some
200 men. They were highly gratified with
their success.
Tanner, il will be recollecied, was sentenced
10 death in accordance with the verdict of
Jnry in Marysville, for the commission of the
crime Of Grand Larceny. The case was ap-
nealed TO the Supreme Court, who, yesterday,
delivered an opinion through Murray, Chief
Of Justice, affirming the judgment of the Court
below.-ALta Gel.
On the afternoon of the 10Th, a boat convey
ing passengers from the steamer Panama t. the
steamer Constitution at MazataIn, was
swamped in heavy rolling sea, and nine per-
sons we're drowned.
ENFORCEMENT OF THE FUGITIvE SLAVE
LAw.-Under the provisions of the Act of the
last Legislature, MIR. Lathrop yesterday made
clsm before Justice Fry to a negro man
brought by him TO this State in I849, and who
had left him some time since. Upon hear
ing and proof of the ownership of property, the
negro was turned over to MIR. Lathrop. who
has started him to the Atlantic States. Every
thing passed off with quiet and order-nothing
like resistance being made to the due execu.
ton ofthe law.-SacrdseAto Union.
The Chinamen seem to be getting into bad
odor through the mines generally, and will be
speedily driven out unless government take
some action TO prevent their swarming over in
such hordes. though think the prohibition
should be extended to all foreigners. None
but American citizens should be allowed to
hold claims, unless by purchase.-Cal. ET
press.
The miners on Dry Creek, at Auburn, and
al Horse Shoe Bar. North Fork of the Ameri
can River, have held meetings and adopted
resolutions declaring their intention not 70
permit South American and Asiatic labOrers
10 come among them for the purpose of dig
ging gold.
We learn from a correspondent that a man
named Clock, shot his wife at French Creek
on the lllh inst. They were both intoxicated
at the time. We have no further partic slars
Sac. Union
White Oak Springs was the scene of
frightful tragedy on Thursday last. A mar
named james Hughlett, commenced an I'M
provoked end abusive attack upon Mr.. AbneI
Spencer, in the hotel of the place. on Wednes
day evening, which at length called up resent.
ment on the part of Spencer, vino collared his
sssaant and threw him down. While in this
position, Rughlett drew a concealed knife, and
SO severely wounded Spencer in the arm and
side that he died the next day. The murder
er was arrested, the citizens assembled, and
after trial by jury, it was voted that he should
be hung on The spot. He was accordingly
taken to tree near at hand and executed
Spencer was from Butler county, Ohio. ant
was by all his acquaintance esteemed ant
respected.
The schooner Penelope, which left this por
for San Juan and Panama, on the 18th of las
October, has never been heard of since, ant
was doubtless lost at sea with all on board.
Another Indian expedition was forming a
San Francisco. Gov. Bigler was suffering
from a severe attack of bilious fever, but hi
situation was not critical.
A duel occurred recently at Washington
opposite Sacramento, between the ed tor o
the Calaveros Chronicle and William H. Car
ter. in which the latter was shot through thu
body; he was still living.
lion. Alexander Wells had taken his seat OF
the bench of the Supreme Court.