The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-08-16
DAILY JOURNAL.
LATE CALIFORNIA NEWS
ARRIVAL OF THE
Ek Star of the West
DATES TO THE 10TH.
DATES TO THE 10TH.

new York on the 9Th in days and ~ hours
from San Juan de Nicaragua, with S537.377
in gold dust on freight, and 100000 in the
hands Of passengers.
From California-We have San Francis
CO papers to the 18th of July, Is days later
The Alta California of the latest late fur
nishes the following summary of news:
We have no news of striking importance
to record since the sailing Of the steamer o.
the LIST inst. The most interesting event oil
the fortnight being the proceedings of the
State Re orm convention, which assembled al
Sacramento on the 9Th.
The convention met as Wings, but, al.
though their nominations were all of men be-
longing TO thatparty, they in a great measure
abandoned strictly partizan grounds and as
sumed the p' sition of reformers, avowing as
the leating object of the campaign opposition
TO the stupendous and almost incredible sys-
TEN Of official corruption so unscrupulously
practced during the last four years, and now
so boldly defended by the clique of ofiice-hoi-
ders who have usurped the name OF Democra'
cy. .,
The reform movement is very general
throughout the State, and unless the Sacra-
mento' nominees should be SO indiscreet as to
make the campaign upon general political Is.
cues, the movement will be successful, and
another year will witness the regeneration OF
the government OF California.
The wheat crops in most Of the agricultural
districts are suffering from rust.
An immense business in the way oil mining
is doing ut White Rock, four miles from Pla-
cervlle. Rich dggings have also been dis.
covered in the hills at the head OF Rich Gulch.
oh ,,nt, cl,aff ~
feet and took ten ounces of gold from eight
buckets of dirt.
The new members of the land commission
organized the board on the 9Th inst. The
members were all present, viz: Alpheus
Felch, Thompson Campbell, and K A..
Thompson. A. r. Howard, U. s. law agent.
Geo. Fisher, secretary, and Samuel Marx,
deputy marshal.
A Chinese church is to be built in this city,
AZ by As ieet-ihree stories high. 1t will be
der the superintendence of Gov. Athei OF the
See Yub Company.
Society Islands.-Tahiti papers of the oath
OF April have been received here. The En-
pire was proclaimed on the 18th of April In
The evening there was dinner given by the
Governor. The Queen aud her husband
were present. Also, the consuls OF the Uni
ted States and Great Britain.
Both the natives and French expect that
TAHITI will be the regular, stopping point be.
tween San Francisco and A ustralia, and are
so strongly convinced of the advantages of
the California trade that they have gone to
. work i'm earnest to cultivate the soil in The
confident hope OF regular market.
The e. Lowing are the nominations made
by the Wing conventions:
FIR Governor, VIM. Waldo; for Lieut..
Governor, Henry Emo of Calaverous; for JUS
tice of the supreme Court, Tod Robinson of
Sacramanto; for Attorney General, David
X. Newell of Ell Dorado; for Comptroller,
Samuel knight Of San Joaquin; for surveyor
General, Sehm L. Woodwork of Monte rey
Tor Superintendent of Public Instruction,
Sherman Day If Santa Clara.
From the Placer Times, July ISL
We regret to learn from sections of The
State that the wheat crop of this year is sui.
fering materially from rust. The loss in the
quantity we'll quality Of much of the
wheat will be a serious one to the producer
and to the State. The barley crop is but liz
tie or not at all affected by either smut or rust
The lung continuance of wet weather th
spring, and consequent exuberance of tn,
crops, is probably the cause of this misfor
tune. The husbandman will see the impor
lance of guarding in future against these evil
by sowing their wheat as early as the groun
can be prepared for it. This is the first sea
rson in California that smut or rust has appear
ed to blight the prospects ofihe farmer. Hith
erto the climate has been considered sale
guard against them.
A destructive fire occurred at Ophir, (on
of the most thrifty and enterprising towns j
the di-gings), on the afternoon of July 18th
At Mariposa, last week, Mexican insult !,
arespectable American lady. He was after
wards caught and his body riddIed with bu
lets.
Oregon and Washington Inteligsnce.-Th
dates from Portland arc to June 3Oth.
Gen. Lanes (Dem.) majority as delegat
to Congress from Oregon Territory, is be
tween 1900 and 1900.
Late news from the Santiam mines hs
been received, to the effect that four hundre
persons were prospecting. and farmers in Ii
neishborhood had left their claims for the di!
pings. The Portland Commercial expresst
an unfavorable opinion ofthe yie'd, and couI
sells its readers to keep away. Provisions al
: said to be plenty and low.
Recent rains have benefited the crops ar
the harvest prospect is very fiatterlng.
Trade is not very brisk, but all improv
ment is expected with the commencing EN-
grafton.
The foundation of the Capitol at Salem
nearly completed. The whole structure is
be of hewn stone.
The Democracy of Washington Territo
is organizing, for the election of Delegates
Congress and Territorial officers.
Snurious gold dust is afoat in Portland.