The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-04-09

anct VouuARrAfton, almost as disastrous
s ~ .nst winch visited our city SOME two weeks
s sanoe, occurred within our limits at an early
n9nr Yesterday morning. ssaft
, Inc nre broke out about one hour past
midnight, in the large brick stable on Back
IeeI, owned by Reuben Ragland, Esq, and
T T,.n more generally as "Belfs Stable"
ms building, with its contents, consisting of
: large quantity efcorn and hay, was entirely
.u:csuoyea. but 1t is matter of congratula-
~ aon .nat the horses and mules, some go or 20
I ~ nuanoer, We're all turned loose and saved
A Bank teller in this city, not long since
tHok as genuine, sloo note of New York
ony BANK, which proved to have been al.
tered from TEN. The alteration was so nor,
sect rs to defy detection. except to one we'll
skilled in the art land it is an ARR of detect.
ing counterfeit and altered money
Hon. j. Nj. Mason addressed large meet.
ing of the Democracy last Friday night. at
Phoenix Hall. His speech, although it occu
pied nearly four hours in the delivery was
received with much enthusiasm by his hear
ers.
meeting of the several Democratic ward
committees was held at the Court House last
night, to nominate candidate for the House
ofDelegates. DIR. j. n. Claiborne, a young
physician of this city, received the unani-
nous support of the meeting. DR.. e. is a
gentleman of fine abilities, aud if elected,
Will no doubt discharge his legislative duties
with credit to himself, and all concerned.
BLANDFoRD.
PETERSBURG, April s.
| am Informed by dispatches received here
that Mr.. ID. d. Fiske, II. NJ was elected
Mayor of Portsmouth on Saturday, by ma.
.iority OF l47: The election went off quietly.
Yours. C.
hATER FROM CALIFORNIA-ARRIvAL OF
THE ILLINOIS.
The steamer Illinois arrived at New York on
saturday with California dates to the 3lst ultimo
aud S7lu, 1927 in specie. The Alta California of
the goth ult. has the following summary:
Inc bank excitement has la a measure subsidized
hooinson ~ Co.'S Savings Bank has turned out
as ros,en as could be. The deposits amount to
@-u' ,uOO-the assets nothing at ALL II Ia doubtfu
If the depositors receive one cent on tbe dollar -
Mr.; Roeinson has been arrested ON a charge of
omoezztement, and Ia now awaiting the action of
the Grand Jury
The recent intelligence respectinp tbe Kern p,v
or mines 10 OF mixed character. Quite a number
OF persons returned on the America last Sunday
very much discouraged from the accounts they re-
ceiveo on the road to the dggings. Other accounts
conhrn tho previously received reports concern
ing the Richness of the lnines
from private letters which we have received
from Los Angeles, We learn that the few who have
SSh@ ii ,hCAe, alter thorough exploration OF the
Kern River region, have testified to the fact that
extensive diggings OF average richness do actually
exist there.
The disturbances" in Los Angeles within thu,
last fortnight, are summed up In four killed suG
four wounded The killed are Sonorsnians ami
Indians
John Blake, who shot Mr.. Lyman Mowry in thi
cify a lew weeks ago, has been convicted of mur-
der In the first degree.
| duel was fought near this CITY on the mornin,
| OF the 18th, by Col VIM. Walker and Mr.. Cartel
formerly oil Sacramento. They used pistols-dis
| tance eight PAGES. At the first fire Mr. Wake
received wound in the foot, and here the matte.
| ended
The Sunday bill, prohibiting barbarous and noisy
amusements on the Lords Day, has passed both
branches OF the Legislature and gone to the CO.
| vernon for his signature
bill to prohibibit gambling will very likely pass
Inc Legislature; and the friends of temperance
are not without hope of obtaining the passage of
prohloItory liquor law at the present session.
On Lne Isl Instant, an attampt was made by a
company OF one hundred men to rescue prisoner
who had been incsrcerated in the Yreka ia for
breaking water ditch. The Sheriff, however, ha-
| wing prepared himself with posse OF men made a
desperate and successful resistance, although one
| hundred shots were fired, two men killed, and
quite q number wounded. Slicer the stage agent
al freka, was shot through the thigh The mob
tailed TO succeed In rescuing the prisoner, and at
| last advices all was quiet
Ernest hhole, under sentence of death in Marys.
vile, broke jail on the 9Th instant and made good
| his escape.
| The Chinese are still coming About $50 arrived
on the 18th instant, in the ship Alfred from Hong
| Kong .
The steamer Major Tompkins was wrecked on
the 10th ultimo, on the south side of Esuuimalt
harbor.