Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-06-29
summary Il California News
From the Alta California of June 10.

From the Alta California of June 10.
There has been an almost entire cessation OF
| politcnl excitement since the adjournment OF the
| Legislature on the 18th ultfno.
4 new exeiitme has been furnished the pup
lie in the indictment and prosecution. before the
United States District Court, of II. PATRICK
/ DILLON. the French Consul, for an alleged viola
ton of the neutrality act of lsl5, in assisting to
engage the French party that went down to
| Guaymas on the Challenge TO enlist IN the ser
vice Of the Mexican Government. The District
Attorney had also, in the progress OF the trial, at
| tempted 10 charge NJ. Dillon with aiding and n
betting the fbustering scltemes of Count Raous-
set Boulbon
On the 23d. NJ Dillon was arraigned for trial,
having fnrsounsel. Ex-Gov. FooTE, and Col. l..
ID. BAKER. and entered protest against the pro-
ceedngs, both before the grand jury and the
court, irregular and IN opposition to existing
treaties and especially the convention of the
I'D February. The case submitted 10 the
jury on the 26th, who, after retirement OF slx
hours, were unable to agree, and were discharged
by the court Ten of the jury were for conyic-
ton A HoHe prosegui has been entered
In the case of SR. DEL VALE, the Mexican
Consul, all further proceedings have been dis
mi ssed by the L. 5. District Attorney, and the
prisoner has accordingly been discharged without
any sentence being inflicted.
a terrible HcGiHtUt bCcuTlfu pD iHH ltlH Iii tHf
vicinity of Tehama. One of the large four
horse coaches running between Marysyile and
Shasta city, in attempting TO ford Pine creek,
was swept down by the swollen current and five
of the passengers were drowned
The engineers and workmen are busily en-
ployed in surveying the railroad line between Sa-
cramento city and Mormon Isand.
The Quarterly report of the Superintendent of
the City Schools in San Francisco, shows the
HI r ~, lao | af W
OIL are boys and 673 girls. The number of
schools is Z, quarterly revenue of the school
fund SIZING, quarterly expenditures SlO,63l
balance on hand -l,315.
The city's claim for her Pueblo iands, sixteen
square leagues at the end of the peninsula. is on
argument before the L. S. Land Commission.
duel took place the morning Of the 2lst
between Geo. I. Hunt, an attorney OF San Fran
cisco, and \. Hubert, ex-member OF the Assem-
bly, At the word fire. Mr.. Hunt received his
ndversary's ball in the abdomen, and died during
the day. warrant was issued Tor Hubert, but
he has not been arrested
Still another fatal duel occurred on the 2lth
in which 'fhos. l.. Benson, native of London,
was killed.
VIM Walker has been indicted in the United
States District Court for his flibustering expedi-
ton, with two of his party, Howard A. Snow and
John n Jaruigan, but no day has as yet been set
for their tlal.
A number of daring burglures have occurred
in San Francisco in which chloroform was ad-
ministoTod u the dodgers. 1t is supposed there
is n regularly organized band OF thieves who in
fest all parts Of the city
The Culavcras Chronicle says that another
cave has been discovered in the vicinity of Vol
cnno. 1t has been explored TO the depth of $50
feet, when the party were brought up by deep
lake. The descent is described being very
difficult.
A salt spring has been discovered near Spring
field, in Tuolumne county. The spring gushes
out of hillside flows down short distance,
and then cmpties into a small lake, which is sup
posed TO bs deep The Sonora Herald says
bushels of salt might be gathered in the vicinity
of the spring.
The ndyices from the mining districts are gen
orally encouraging Rich discoveries have been
made at Iowa Hill and other places in the neigh
borhood of Grass Valley and mining, which
some time ago had fallen off considerably in that
district, seems to hive acquired fresh impetus.
Many Of the water companies throughout the
State have declared handsome dividends
The season is now approaching when mining
in the bed of the streams will have fairly com
menced and most of the miners now engaged i'll
the dry diggings will repair to the creeks and
rivers.
The Empire Argus learns that new hill dig
gings have been discovered between Johntown
and Greenwood. A seven pound lump has been
found near the surface. Shafts have been sunk,
and the hill is found to be very rich. AT Iowa
Hill business is very brisk.