The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-26

r.,h,s.ry or the Sacramento Valley Railroad Tbs
tsrpr.se y tsst arriving 1t state Of ccmpistio..
the i7tE last resulted the sisotion of the sntirs
xsr tcsst for the State Convention, 70 be held ct Sa
rbs eve amer City Of Norfolk hiss been put upon the
line between this city and Oregon ya the various Ports
stsaS Trip this city 70 Puget Sound the sist
~ .,sshsr in San Francisco has been raild and sun.
nv fer tss past ten days. while at times excessive heat
has been Experienced.
Bssissss has been lively, and We have more hssvy
failures or Oscillations to rscount.
An application made in tho Twelfth District Court,
90 the l6.s, (ths day Of sailing Of The sent nsuthy
soat leaving for the Eastern Sta There serious
charges Of fraud made at tas same time. An order Of
arrest givsn but this Sheriff vas unable to mAks The
arrest upon proceeding to the Golden Gate, which
steamer sailed ct II was found thst Mr. Rage had
falsd q "a. In the Sierra Nevaia. M C7'7IT
me sew county hospital ID completed, and the pa.
nsnts, numbering about three hundred and ATTY win
b ,s.os.A = s y, days ysd ;n,s tue Sui.s.s
seats the 6rst Monday in July I'd proxmo). II has
oct yss bees decided .bsshsr or to throw out the
the Aware, party in Mexico. fhs proceedings are kept
rhe United States stsamship Massachusetts,, It.
Aesds, cocns nding, left this harbor the 2lst.,
The provisions Of the vagrant act passed by the last
legislature are ihey to BE- the causs Of considerable
eootension q this city among the legal fraternity By
th law every person out OF employ mont In liable to be
arrested and several persons been arrested ana
brousatt TO trial Jury trials were held in ths poiios
court, and the defendants in convicted
An orSsr has passed Board Of County Supervisors
approsrang $1,000 for the building Of bridge
Ga SATURDAY, the oath a man named Lobe shst an
other named Ubsen through the face in this city The
eulpsi Is said to have been insane He has besa sent
Our dates from the Sandwich Islands are to the sth
4
Hooeiuu Her British Majesty ship Monarch 80 guns
hai arrived at Honolulu from Calao and altar few
psusowski She left Honolulu without paying her bills
Tor supplies, and the applicants threatened with
Tns account OF naval engagement between French
and Russs.s snip has been published but the story 10
Several v.J aggravated assaults have taksn place in
this city within the last tive weeks which have duly
bean brought to the notice Of the authorities.
proposition is new on foot In the Com non Council
q San Ffancsco to purcnase the plank roads kno
ths Folsom Mission and Pacific street roads OF the com
6CO The payment to Be- made Il city bonds, payable n
ten years. with interest At tho rate of per cent psr
Ths ssp Harriet Hoxe has sailed for st. Bart aolsws
Bay, Lnwer Cahfornia, for cargo OF guano from the
Ceres aands which are said to abound In the pure
The Democratic State Convention for the nomination
& ticket for the various state oaaces held the
2Ih aaa 2Sta OF June, according to previous
Eent. The result has not yet been declared.
EGovesoer Foote, Hon. L. c. Marshall, Battle Pey.
cians have been delivering speeches ana addresses
throughout the interior in favor Of the Know Nothing
novensat They have been Enthusiastically received
IN evs direction, and It Is thought they Will make the
The State election takes place on the arst Wednesday
The accounts from the mines continue to be Of the
mcSt enesursging nature Tunueling and quartz crush
the press teens With aattsring notices Of the
dcovery Of and rich leads Every days experience
seems 20 point out the fast hAtthe pcers Of California
10 Calayeras county the successful operations
are going forward in Campo Geo. Chile Camp, French
Hni. Empire City, Stewards Hnl, and other famous
mining places From other portions Of the State the
news d equally cheering
The miners in some districts have refused to deposit
any longer IN banking houses and prefer to bury Their
treasures a. they exhume them to trusting the chances
otAnother Adams Co earthquake.
Water 10 about being introduced INFO An immense
tract Of gold bearing territory from Lake Bger in tue
seIs Nevada The enterprise ia already on foot and
the funds partly contributed.
From oil quarters disastrous accounts are rsosved q
The rsvsses Of grasshoppers. In CAraon Valley It IL
the vicinity Of Sacramento and at Hook Farm the
eeaes Of Cen Suffer- everything has disappear
The from the southern part Of the State is un
inEoss s.
prosperous Condition there che arst ssamsr has cem
Tss ssssn propslsr City Q, Norfolk started ssn Til
city TO ply on tbs northern coast last week.
The steamer Thomas Hunt schooner rugged, sallet
IRON this port for Hong Kong, the 18th inst but 70
turntd hay1g carried away her masts She went se
he s:essnsntS 1S;o pus.h.. t.,.sr.phle Dc.
patch from P,acs.vns announcing the arrival 81 tn.
Utsh ssd Orson Hyde Col steptoe and company vii
remain At Carson Valley about ten days 70 recruit pre-
the lat report sSs him many more vivss than IL rss
ha: and none :, came over With him
Az quiet IN Salt Late. Grasshoppers doing considsra
rhs Posasnd Times says that mining operations in
q " s ss'
rain during the last winter and spring than ever before
Duri.y re pest week the most s1csssiys heat has
height In stocLten Il RANGED ss TO los deg IN some
deg Ia nost places the beat has bees such to pre-
vsas woet In the Mines excepting at morning and even
News has been received here Of the discovery Of go
u large Quantities in the neghborhood Of Fort Covs
men are taking aut from si2 to so per day
Gold has bsen discovered Bear the svee In the city
srs and have :sLsd ont claim
thsr ever $50 The gold probably buried there b,
soas niger Ia ths early days Of California nsvsr
isI snc TIE washing Of the river eating away tn
The aourshps towns Of Auburn and Angels CAM
have been entirely destroyed by fire In the Las. TIVE
weeks. They are fast rising from their ashes.
Political News,
THS DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION.
The democratic State Convention met at Sacramento
On the 2'th June On the 2sth platform and resslu
eors, forming nearly exact transcript OF the last
Baltimore platform, with the addition of ono denouuc
ing the Know Nothings, unanmously adopted 30,
deesatss voting
The following are the nominatons:-John Bixis, so
Govsrsor Samuel Purdy, for Lieut.. Governor; Charlie
Bryan snd Myroa Norton, respectively, for the shor
and ioes tArm OF the Supreme Court. T. Flournc,
would probably bs nominated for Comptroller
stated that twenty two Of the delegates wthdrss
after ths nomination Of Biglsr.
FRss son CONVENTION IN WASHINGTON TERRITORY
FREE soil convention held at Olympia W. T, Of
the Goth Of Nay, and nominated Joseph Cushnan To-
delegate to Congress from that Territory.
rMMEssx NETTING OF THE KNOW NorHIsos.
The Saa Francisco Citizen Of June 10, says
One OF tie largest and most enthusiastic political gath
esnas which ever occurred In this State, took place
City the 23d inst. The American party
for tho 6rst enne assembled At q public mass meeting