The daily republic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1853-1853, 1853-08-11

FROM Me .dHs California.
We have no news of striking Importance to re-
cord since the sailing OF the steamer of the LIST in
slant, the most interesting event of the fort
night being the proceedings of the State Reform
Convention, which assembled at Sacramento on
the 9Th. rr
The convention met Wings, but although
their nominations were all Of men belonging to
that party, they in great measure abandoned
strictly partisan grounds and assumed the position
OF reformers, avowinN as the leading object of the
campaign, opposition to that stupendous and al
most incredible system of official corruption
unscrupulously Practsed during the last four years.
and now SO boldly defended by the clique of office
hoders VINO nave usurped the name of Democ-
racy rs
Inc reform movement is very general through
out the State, and unless the Sacramento nomi-
nces should be so indiscreet MS to make the cam
paign upon general political issues, the movement
will be successful, and another year will witness
the regeneration of the government of ca lifornia
The people are tired and Disguised with the sense
less demagogism of the old party cries Of Democ-
racy 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 county
for fcloniously using money belonging to the
United States.
The Fund Commissioners of Sacramento City
have paid the principal and interest of the city
bonds, held in this State and in New York, amount
ing to $4,000.
| The summer fires have done much damage in
mountain and valley. Large quantities of grain
have been destroyed in various parts of the State
The wheat crops in most of the agricultural dis
trcts suffering from rust.
| On the I'd instant Lola Montez and p. p. Hull,
esq, of this city, and late of the San francisco
| Wing, were married at the Mission Dolores u
| The mammoth tree in Calaveras county, the
greatest and most wonderful production of the
| vegetable Kingdom ever known, has been sacrilc-
giously cut down for speculative purposes.
Six months ago, where now stands the hand
some village of "lone Valley" there was not
house; now there are substantial dwelling houses
hotels, church, livery stable, saw-mills, &c.
| An immense business in the way of mining is
doing at White Rock, four miles from Placerville
| Rich dggings have also been discovered in the
hills at the head of Rich Gulch. One of the par
ties sunk shaft some thirty feet, and took ten
ounces of gold from eighty buckets Of dirt.
The new members of tue land commission or
ganized the board on the 9th instant. The mem
bers were all present, viz: Alpheus Felch, Thomp-
son Campbell, and r. A. Thompson. V. E. How
. ard, United States Law Agent, and Robert Green
now, Associate Law Agent. George Fischer,
Secretary, and Samuel Marx, Deputy Marshal
A Chinese church is to be built in this city,
fortytwo by forty-five feet three stories high It
will be devoted to moral and religious instruction,
under the superintendent of George Athei, of
the See Yup Company
/ "A new anu beautiful c0lHCc, recently erected
| by the members OF the First Congregational
Church in this city, was dedicated with the usual
ceremonies on the 10th.
! The country between the Caaveras and Moke-
lumne rivers is thriving in it's agriculture. The
population has increased greatly since last season.
The soil seems to suffer less from drought than
that of our southern plains. Fruit is most sue
cessfully cultivated.
Theatricals arc well patronized here. We have
two American and one French theatre, all doing
a healthy business.
Mrs. Sinclair, Miss Ellen Bruce, and Lola
Montez arc starring among the "Provncials -
Society Islands.
Tahiti papers to the Oath of April have been
| received here. The empire was proclaimed on
the 18th of April. In the evening there was
dinner given by the Governor. The Queen and
her husband were present; also the Consuls of the
United States and Great Britain. Both the ma
tives and French expect that Tahiti will be the
regular stopping point between San Francisco and
Australia, and are so strongly convinced of the
advantages of the California trade that they have
gone to work in earnest to cultivate the soil in the
4 confident hope of regular market.
j Sandwich Islands.
Dates from I4ahaina, Maui, Is. ~ June IL.
| The Hawaiian Agricultural Society had held
their annual meeting and exhibition. The art-
cles displayed, though not numerous, showed u
decided improvement in quality.
The premiums for sugar, syrup, and Irish pota-
toes were awarded to individuals in Maui, thus
sustaining the reputation of that island for supe-
riority in these productions
oregon.
The returns of the late election in Oregon,
though incomplete, give General Lane majority
of 800 votes as delegate to Congress.
| The journeymen printers of Oregon and Wash
| ington Territories recently held convention in
Portland, to organize a Typographical Society.
They established as rates of compensation $500
per annum, or IS per day y
| Crops look well in Oregon.
! There four steamers now building on the
Columbia and Willamette rivers, and nine run
ming. Three years ago there were none.
New coal discoveries have been made in Oregon,
and it is said to exist in large quantities within a
| few miles of the Columbia river Gold has also
been discovered in considerable quantities on the
| hcad-waters Of the Santana, O. T. Some pros
pectors obtained "a per day by panning. The
mines in Southern Oregon are also said to be do
ing we'll
SICKNESS IN New ORIEANs.-There were one
hundred and forty-two deaths in New Orleans in
the twenty four hours ending at p. M on the
lst, of which one hundred and six were by yellow