The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-07

burred down on the morning of the llth instant
The Isss u estimated 1t t50O,0OO.
The Gown Of Minnesota, In Nevada county, Wal
purnea Ewn, excspS'ng three houses. on the sta
Fourteen hundred aervs IL wheat were burned in
Suisun and Vaca valleys on the yth.
Four hundred asrss Of whest were burned st San
BerLar dino on the 26th June. rt aI
Twelve buildings In Ssaon were burned ia q con-
fsgration on the sight Of the Sd.
The political excitement has reached high point
between the two s.ctious of the dcmosratic party.
The State convention viii meet on the 18th. Tue
sDtt BrodeEick mn CLAIM 70 have large majority
OF the delegates; the Broderick men exc the same
claim, and about one fourth al the seats are con-
testsd by double delegations SO that IL is very pro-
babe that there viii be two conventions.
The wings will hold their convention few days
after the democretic convention, but there Il no ex
oittment amongst them.
Superintendent, had caused great deal Of discon-
tent The charge that be is defanitor, rumored to
be the cause OF h1s removal finds listle faith. Mr..
y j. Henly, the new appointeo, has entered up n
tne dutes Of bis Office, and has gone to the reserve
The low prices Of farming produce press severely
on the tiers Of the SOIL particularly these who have
had number OF hired servsnts. The editor Of the
potatoes will rot in California this year for want OF
consumers.
Are celebration Of the Fourth Of July passed of
very happily. Gen. Wool reviewed the citizen SOL
diery On the Plaza, at ten O'Clock In the morning.
TIE recession yas formed soon after and was vsry
long. In It's rar ks were the soliey, the remasais
Of the New York Volunteers, who came to Califos-
MIA In 1866, the fro department, the German Turn
Verein Society, the Lafayette (Fronch) hook and
LADDER company, In military uniform, the trade
uuioE Of ofriggers and stcvedores, tue Odd Fellows.
the Sons OF temperance, and the Chinese.
Miss Hayes, G. B. Thorne ard family Miss Kate
Denim and several other artists. started for Aus
traa on the 9Th, in sailing vessel
The steamer Poy nesia started on her first trip to
the Sand wich Isla. ds ON the 9Th.
The steamship America was sold at Marshal's sale
on the l4th for sos 200.
A aoUe aresNqui has been entered in the case Of
Avery. from So, ingAeld, Mesa. who killed Susan
nah Russell on the Yankee Blade, OF Cape Horn.
BE ls said to be insane.
Novvs from tine Mines.
party which went out from Los Angeles, seve-
raj months ago, to prospect the Colorado, has re.
turned, after lengthy add unsacccssul search for
gold mines.
The discovery Of quicksilver mine in Mariposa
county Is reported.
The hydraulic ditch Of Jones, Turner Il Co., at
C0loma, was sold on the LIST instant under tho sher
life BANNER, for $66, 900.
A hume ten miles in length is to be made from
Scott river, to facilitate mining at Hamburg Ba,, !,
aud other diRgings on the klamath near the juuc-
ton, where there iB great deal Of Garth heretofore
uhw0rkoble for want Of water.
party has been formed in San Diego to prOsrect
the c,untry on the north of the CHA, near tho Gan
Francisco river, where gold has been In small guam
titles BY travellers.