Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-08-10
Latest from California.

Arrival of the Star Of The West.-Two
Weeks Later News.-More Gold and
Still More Coming Destruction of Tro
1'o,rns by Fire.-Mmriage Of Lola
Monies.
| New York. August 9.-The steamer
Star of the West, with San Francisco dates
of July 10th, arrived this afternoon at
O'Clock. She brings 400 passengers,
S53l 900 in gold on freight, and 100000
in the hands Of her passengers. She
connected with the Brother Jonathan,
which left San Francisco on the 10TH
The mail steamer John l.. Stephens left
San Francisco on the 10th for Panama,
with 81 100000 in gold.
The following summary of the news is
from the Alta Californian, Of July 10th:
Wehave no news ofstriking Importance
to record since the sailing of the steamer
of the LIST inst. The most interesting
event of the fortnight beingt the proceedings
of the State Reform Convention. which
assembled at Sacramento on the 9th.
The Convention met as Wings, but
although their nominations were all of(men
belonging to that party, they in a great
measure abandoned strictly partisan
grounds and assumed the position of Re-
formers, avowing, as the leading object of
the campaign, opposition to that stupen-
| dous and almost Incredible system of
official corruption so unscrupulously
practiced during the last four years, and
now so boldly defended by the clique of
office holders who have usurped the name
| of Democracy.
The reform movement is very general
throughout the State, and unless the
Sacramento nominees should be so indis-
Greet as to make the campaign upon
general political issues, the movement
will be successful, and another year will
witness the regeneration of the Govern
ment of California. The people are tired
and disguised with the SenselesS demago-
gism of the old party cries of Democracy
and Whiggery, and will support the men
who will advocate reform.
James Collier, formerly Collector of this
Port, has been indicted by the Grand
Jury of the Country, for feloniously using
money belonging to the United States.
The summer fires have done much dam
age in mountain and valley. Large
quantities of gram have been destroyed in
various parts of the State.
The wheat crops in most of the agri-
cultural districts are suffering from rust
On the'2d inst. Lola Montez and P. p.
Hall, Esq, of this city, land late of The
San Francisco Whig,J were married at
the Mission Dolores.
The mammoth tree in Calaveras Coun-
fyy no afacf II
ductiOn of the vegetable kingdom, has
been sacreligiously cut down for specuIa-
tive purposes.
An immense business in the way of
mining is doing at White Rock, q miles
from PlaceIville. Rich diggings have
also been discovered in the hills at the
head of Rich Gulch. One Of the parties
sunk a shaft some 80 feet, and took 10
ounces of gold from 50 buckets of dirt
The new members of the Land Com
mission organized the Board on the Sth
inst. The members were all present.
viz: Alpheus Fetch, Thompson Campbell
and R. A. Thompson. '. E. Howard,
L. 5. Law Agent, and Robert Greenhow,
Associate Law Agent, George Fischer,
Secretary, and Samuel Marx, Deputy
Marshal.
A Chinese church is to be built in this
city, AZ by As feet, three stories high.
1t will be devoted to moral and religious
instruction under the superintendent of
Geo. Athei, of the See Yup Company.
The country between the Calaveras and
Mokelumne Rivers is thriving in its agri-
culture. The population has increased
greatly since last season. The soil seems
to suffer less from drouth than that of our
Southern plains. Fruit is most success
fully cultivated.
Theatricals arc well patronized here.
We have two American and one French
Theater, all doing healthy business.
Mrs. Sinclair, Miss Ellen Bruce and
Lola Montez are starring among the
Provlncals."
FIRE.-The beautiful village of French
Corral was almost annihilated by fire on
the 9Th inst. Loss estimated at $50, 900.
Another.-The town of Ophir was re-
duced to ashes on the 18th inst. Loss
$4,000
Oregon.
The returns of the late election in Ore
CON thOuph incomplotp piye CaneraI