The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-07-11

CALIFORNIA News Th- u. ). Land CofnmiS.
stoners nave cot frmed the land claim OF James
mosly wi bio the corpUate iimits OF San Fran
cisco and covering the whole southern part (neariy
ops.balt) OF the municipality. This land is occu-
pied by about One Thousand settlers who Icy claim
10 tracts varying in sizs from few feet to 100
acres. There are BESIDES macy lay jewellers on
the tract who lay claim TO the land
The settlers have held several meetings and their
plans are understood TO be IS foltows:
Firs.-To raise f1uds TO pay expenses in carry
ire an sppsal from the decision Of the U S Lend
Commission up 70 the U s. Supreme Court
SecoudiY-Ihst The appeal shai be urged on the
ground that the Land Commission Is uncunsi,u
tiousl; because the Federal Constitution says 81 In
suits At common law, where this sLaonpt II contro-
yersy exceeds twenty dollars the right OF trial by
Jury sbsli be preserved"
Thlrdly-To nomioate two caudidates for the
Office OF Supreme Judges of this s s'e, to fiji the
two indgrsbips to bo voted for the fall election
and the nominatlon Of two settlers by the D-mo-
cratic State CoUveDtloa to bs secured it possible.
Foorthlg-To vote for Candidate not known
10 bs friendly the of the settlers as Uppos-
ed to the holders of Mexican titles
FifhIy-To organize Settlers party through
out ID State.
Sixthiy-To petition the President to remove
Conmisstouers Thompson and FarweIl
The municipal election in Placerville has re-
suited 10 n X N. victory.
The clipper ship Flying Cloud arrived on the 9Th
June alter Q passage of 100 days. This was her
fifth TITO TO California and her average time has
been l0l days
Lsa Mootez Intends visitins Sebastopol In her
route to Europe.
rest couple OF thieves the NJ issiou Dolores,
was shot and killed by one of them, John M sriou
. native OF Alabama. M1riou and his companion
Ferapdi Brace, from Indiana, then escaped The
whole country turned out 70 huut them down Ma.
rio o committed suicide in Alameda county Brace
escaped
Aisrge FIRE occurred on the morning of the 10
June, In the square bounded by Dupont Jackson
Stockton aud Washington streets. San Fraucsco
About twenty small frame houses were burned and
six brisk houses The extent OF the bu-ne around
on Jackson street IL about 100 lee on Dupont 100
feet; .nt many houses on sleys in the cen 10 of
square burned. The ire did not reach Wash
inston street or STOCKTON The tenements burned
wsre occupied, almost all by Chinese, and Spanish
women. The lose 10 about $40 900.
A law prohi ring Sunday am 1sements and SUI :.
pressing gambling throughout the State, has takeo
effect and Is everyw obser we'd as cond uciys To
public morals. la the principal cities all the gam
bling shops have been closed, and the buildings
con vsrted Into mGre respectable places
The Commoo Council, OF Sacramento having % s
ssd sn ordnance prohibiting neesb 1ys from sel
ling Atlantic papers wihoui paying heavy license,
q troop Of these were recently arrested their ma.
psrs taken away and discharged The papers con
denim the move 10 sever" terms
tunnel on Michigan Flat cavsd in the LIST inst
and horribly crushed Messrs. Hill of Illinois and
Iinslay, OF Onio 10 shocking manner A Mr..
Cardweil when dug out lite was found extinct.
The wheat crop In the southern portion of the
State has proved failure. II has been ruined by
the rust and grassboppers Other grains hs We turn.
cd out we'll The Mormon settlement at San Ber-
pardino. has suffered severely 'com this result.
over 1000 acres having been destroyed or rendered.
useless
A cargo of rails cars, locomotives, &c. for The
Sacramento Valley Railroad, arrived ON the Wing
ed Racer the 4sh inst. shipment has hes,
made TO Sacramento
The anniversary of the Sunday School Union
took place on the l0th The report of the Secre.
tAry shows thirteen schools In operations with n
total average attendance of 632 scholars and LOG
teachers. Addresses were made by DR. Scott and
others Officers were elected for the ensuing yea.
There il ut the San Francisco Mint for the pur.
pose OF being coined, very large amount of tres
Dur6-ransiDg from two TO three millions The
average amount coined per day is stated to be
100000. Owing to the fact that the miners are
holding on to their gold dust for higher prices no,
one half OF the gold gathered Is either shipped or
coined.
The steamship Sonora, having on board two hun
ored ana eleven U troops, under command OF
Maj Prince and Captain Bennett, arrived a, San
Francisco, from Panama, on the 18th June. The
Uecie sam, from Nicaragua, arrived at San Fran.
cisco on the 12,h June, with dates from New York
to the 2lst of May
The grasshoppers, says the Msrysvills Herald
are creating havoc all over the country. They
have appeared Ia immense swarms at Sacrament
aud various other places and wherever thew AN.
pear they 10 We nsuRht but ruin In their wake.
George o Gum, M d., surgeon of the steamship
Cortes, died on board, of Inf animation of the
bowels, on the second Of June.
The murder report of California from Jan l IN
Nay 30th. sums up as follows: killed 1879 HING nv
the sh-rlfs L, hung by mob "a convictions for
murder 9.
MUSICAL AND THEATRICAL
The Metropolitan Theatre has closed for the nre.
sent Mrs. SiDclair having reiinquished the msnsve
mant. Miss Davenport had previously fulfilled an
engagement, Mrs Sinclair had Fl ne comnIimenta
~ benefit on Saturday pight The opera tronne
have twice appeared. on one evening for the beoe.
dt Of Bsrili Thorn
The American has been very successful in sd.
herring TO the Legitimate drama" ..Mid,ummer
N'ghts Dream was Withdrawn after fioe run
Inc Inc willow Copse,' has been played twice. With
Miss Laura keene as the heroins Mr. and Mr..
+ Kent had farewell benefit on the IAN Dr
voney Spaiding leaves on the steamer to dsy. for
New York D"'' 'o'
Interior theatricas are dull. The Rou,se,,s are
at Sacramento. Mrs. Estelle Potter. at Msrvs
Vile Thomsn and company of actors have omen
cd q theatre at Weaversville. Chapman and family
SIRE ct Columbia Professors Rislsy and Lowe ~.
rived on the Uncle SAM Ii 10 said will open a, the
metropolitan. Miss Davenport M and Mrs. Kent
also leave to-day on The steamer Boscha and Anna
Bishop said to be arranging for series of .nb.
scription concerts The San Francisco Mins,reIs
sre 90 popular as ever, and nightly appear 10 crowd
Cd audiences The new SUNDAY law doas NO, raach
them The Germanis Concert Society has given
several musical treats with great success.
sAsDwIcH ISLANDS
10 the House of Representative. a, Hono,,,,,
on the lUth OF MeV. q pefisiop 80 -