The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-04-15
THE LATEST NEWS.
.sTpTHrR CALIFORNIA NEWS.

The leading items OF news fefate 10 severe
feshets in the iateri Tor, consequent upon recent
and very heavy rains. The loss OF properly,
snaeyer. is not so great as on former similar
..ss;on. Sacramento city was overlooked
~ ,he 7th March, in consequence OF Gre
.sse in The levee. The citizens turned out,
"a undeY the direction of the mayor, the
irssehes in the levee were repaired. The
,a;ns ceased, the rivers resumed their ordina-
~ level. and, at the last accounts, all parties
we're repairing damages ia good spirits, and
reo;eing shat il was no worse"
'The entire loss in the city is estimated at
sl50000. The farmers and gardeners, on the
low lands, and the proprietors of bridges,
mus, have sustained much greater losses.
At Marysville the destruction was proper
tioLaielv greater.
Three men were drowned at Borkley's
Rancho. some three miles from town, on the
ynba. They were caught by the rise in the
river. One of them was j. Miller.
Considerable portions of Stockton were also
;,undated but the loss there is estimated at
only SOU
;rnneded 10 a considerable extent by the flood;
Int the increased supply of water was hailed
withiov by many others, who had been una.
he 10 wash out their "dirt" for the want of il.
Ills confidently expected by intelligent per-
that the WELD ofgold this season will exceed
that of any former year.
The San Francisco Herald SAYS that crime
is increasing in the State.
In San Francisco, burglary is of frequent oc-
currence. Hardly night passes over without
one or more houses being forcibly entered
and plundered.
The bill before the Legislature submitting TO
the people at the next election the question
whether a Constitutional Convention shall be
held or not, will probably become a law. 1t
was passed by tie House on the I'd ult., and
is before the Senate
The L. S. sloop- ST. Mary's had left
San Francisco for the japanese empire, taking
home the wrecked Japanese, who were rescued
over year since.
The amount of duties paid during the
months of January aud February, in the pre-
sent year, on goods imported into San Fran
cisco by American and foreign vessels, was
s2S5,70I 35.
From the 18th of February to the 10th of
March inclusive, the number of passengers ar
rived in San Francisco by sea, was l,424.-
The departures during the first fourteen days
of March were 500. Upwards of 800 per-
sons were then hourly expected in the Tennes-
see and North America.
The Western American, the only Democratic
q
fairs and 'gone ouj."
The San Francisco Picayune establishment
has been sold out TO parties who propose to
continue It's publication.
Madame Bisccaci0nti, the vocalist, had ar.
rived, and was about TO commence her con-
serts.
man named O'Connor was beat and kicked
and stabbed at San Francisco, by VIM. Adit,
and others, so severely that he died. Adit
was committed.
The body of a man named James Grooming
has Leen found in the Sacramento river.
Daniel Waterman, a miner, whose cabin is
near Nevada, was robbed on the Oath ult., OF
$4,000 in Cayote gold dust.
The MINEs.-The accounts from the mining
districts are meagre, in consequence of COM
munication being cut off by the foods. Such
as We have are encouraging. At O'Neals
Bar, Murphy's and numerous other places,
the miners were making from $50 to $50 to the
man.
PASAMA.-The health of Panama is ordna-
rily good. The crowd of California bound
passengers had so nearly subsidized that sailing
vessels had been drawn off the route for the
want of sufficient patronage.
Rev. Mr. Bigham, Methodist Missionary,
appointed 10 reside at Panama, ,by the Georgia
Methodist Convention, had arrived and com
menced his labors.
The U. S. sioop-of-war Decatur sailed on
the lst INST. for port 10 the SOUTH to be absent
four or five days. Officers and crew all we'll.