The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-06-04

| LATER FROM CALIFoHNIA.-The steamer Star o
ene west arrived at New York Friday evening q
. IL o'clock with San Francisco dates to the 10.i
| utt., (eght davs Iarer,) and s4I5 900 specie il
relght She slso brings 300 passengers
| The Star ofthe West connected with the steamer
| Lortez, and LEFT San Juan the 24h ult. On lht
%'th, Oft Cape st. Antonio, exchanged signals with
lne steamer San Jscin:O, and with another U. s
| vessel supposed to be the jamestown. On the 90
a. O'Clock, NJ . lat y l-2 long 70 2 passed
the brig Flying Eagle, OF Philad efphia with loss o.
oremas', and also head of mainmast, but wanting
| no assistance
Inc ruling of the Supreme Court of the United
states in the Fremont case TO the ef5c. that pre-.
else dehnition of boundaries Is not necessary Ia
the validity of Mexican and Spanish grants il
llkeiy to create considerable excitement. On the
| oth, the u. 8. Land Commission confirmed claim
Ior Six square leagues OF land on the San Joa-
quin river, BEGINNING at the base of the Sierra
Nevada and running down stream"
flare up has taken place between Mrs Sinclair
hansgeress of the Metropolitan Theatre and the
| Italian Opera Troupe, of which Madame Thorn i:
| the prima donna. The company refuse to pIay
| Tor want of pay
1t Is said that preparations are being made for the
establishment Of a Jesuit College In San Francisco
| There Is some excitement at San Bernardino
about gold mines, said to have been discovered In
| Il a, vicinity
cargo of Mnrmons from Australia for Salt
Lake is expected to land soou at San Pedro
The Legislature has passed bills to reinc Jrporste
CiN( u odu TdntiSCO, 10 pFOVlde Tor funding
| It's debt, and to submit the prohibitory luuor law
question to the people at the next eection,
The following Is the result of the municipal elec-
ton In Stockton for Mayor A. Fisher, Demo,
crat, 43O; Parker, Know Nothing 395
Dill to provide for the government OF the State
prison passed both Houses of the Legislature on
Monday, and was approved by the Governor
Richard Barry, who gave Senator Flint blow
with cane in the Senate Cbamer during the ses-
sion OF that body has been let eff with repriuand
The U. S slOop OF war st. Marys was living in
the harbor Of San Jusn del Sud on the 22d-all
well
The from California has no soscial interest.
The failure OF Messrs. Page, Bacon & Co.. proves
t. be hope less
Trade has uodereone 20 important change There
have been large explorations OF flour and grain
The neDs Of the failure Of u essrs Page l. Rsco..
OF st Louis, received st San Francisco by the
lst of May. when Messfs. Page Bacon & Co closed
their doors after paving S400 000, and hey canlot
resume. Severa other failures have taken place in
consequence, the most important of which is the
house Of Messrs. Markwald, Casparl x Co, for over
S25O0OO- Their assests estimated at S2l8,GOA-
Their losses in year esLimst- d ct s3UO coo
The failures are alleged to hsVe beea occasoned by
the depreciation Of railroad property and the gene
raj depression of business.
The United States Mint resumed coming on the
18th OF May, and the amount of gold dust receive
| of silver
The Legislature had adjourned sine die Nothing
OF importance was transacted
The principal consigne the specie list of the
Star OF the West are IS follows
Wells, Fargo Co., $ll6 Geo; Bank of Americs
| SO 600; VIM. seligman Co, $4,000 C Morgan
| s27 0OO- Drexel & Co, SiOOOCO; Newhouse s
| Spartz Sl4, goo
| Walkers expedition of 20 men sailed on the 4th-
| destination uncertain.
The eclipse of the moon on the fret o. May bein
| unannouuced, took the people of San francisco
| quite by surprise, and csused considerable excite
ment 1t lasted over 81 hours.
The extensive forgenss in whalers bills created
| much excitement at Honolulu
The clipper ship Cbsrmer to sail for New
wi
| tons Of flour and grain. The clipper ship Osnond
bark Greentisld, schooners Isabel and Ellen, ron
| f'ew York had arrived at San Francisco. The U. $
! steamer Massachusetts arrived on the 9Th from
| Calao.