Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-08-09
FROM CALIFORNIA.
DATES TO THE 10TH July.


DATES TO TIE 10TH JULY.
The city was thrown into state Of great cx.
ctement on the evening of the 18th inst, by the
rnmor that MessrH. A. A. Cohen. late receiver of
the assets Of Adams 81 CO.. and =. c. Woods, a
| member of that firm had been charged with
frauds TO the amount Of 0O.000,by Judge Cham
bers. Of the late firm Of Page, Bacon q Go. In
AN affidavit of Judge Chambers he alleges that
the firm Of Adams q Co, have been engaged in
the last four years IN palmng off inferior dust
upon the firm Of Page. Bacon * Co.-that a
regularly organized band Of disguised accompli-
ces has been maintained in the various mining
districts OF the interior. where gold dust is bought
and sold. The complainant brings witness ii.
A. Whiting Esq, and james King, Of VIM, Il
leading banker Of this city. The defendants
have been held TO bul in the sum of 100000
ench, and order of arrest assured from tie 10Th
Dstr ct Court. They have published card prom
Using Ia refuto these charges
The Democratic State Convention was held at
Sncremento, as by previous announcement, from
tho 9th Of June to the ! st July. Tho following
nominations for State officers were made: For
Governor, John Biglcr. Of Sncremento; Lieut..
Governor. Snnael Purdy, Of sun Joaquin !;
Judges Of the supreme Court, Myron North,
Culi term:) Churlcs H. Bryan tua"xpired term J
Comptroller, Thos G. Flouruoe Of Mnriposa
Treasurer, b. +. Kecne Of FL Dorado; After
noy General, b. G. Whiting. Of Monterey; Sur
veyor General, s. H. Marriott. nf Colhveras !;
State Printer, Geo. II. Crasettc of Butte; State
Prison Directors, VIM, H. Bell. san Francisco,
Samuel &. Aston, of Nevada c. r. Powell of
San )oaquin.
dispute occurred on the lst of july between
Mr.. Samuel Herman, of La, and residing
in this city, and NJ. Dallon, the French Consul.
NJ. Dillon having written some offensive conmu-
nicaiions to his government respecting the French
residents Of California, the subject taken
up by Mr.. Hermann. and the Consul refusing
To explain, he slapped in the laco by Mr..
Herman. A dnnl between the parties was antici-
pated, but did not transpire, there being dist
gre"ment respecting the weapons Mr.. Her
mann, being the challenged party. chose small
swords, TO which the friends Of NJ. Dillon object
cd, on the ground that he did act understand It's
use, ard SO the mutter rests Tho French resi-
dents anxious that their Consul who is mem
her If the Legion of Honor, shnl ayonge the in
suit he alleges he, as well as the French natiop,
has received.
Duel. are becoming again fashionable. Two
! occurred on the l2th one in the vicinity Of the
! Mission Dolorc, between two French merchants,
! and another ut Contra Costa, also leiDeen
/ frenehmen. The weapons were small swords
] in both instances. N. Sauhier, wine dealer,
one Of the parties. was dangerously wounded in
! the abd,mcn.
Tho Know Nothuss hold their convention for
the nomination of State officers on tho FIRST Tues
day in August (the 7th) There are numerous
candidates proposed fm Governor
Eworth. the pedestrian has Completed his
great feat at Sacramento of walking 1000 miles
! in l,0lD consecutive hours.
The weather in the interior continues to be
excessively warm At the fork Of the Cosum-
mes river, FOR instance in FL Dorado county, the
mercury stood at 100 dogs in the shade.
a fire broke out about O'Clock, +. NJ. on the
ist OF july, in Sacramento in rear of house of
i'll fame, on X. between I'd ami 81 streets, north
side The flames quickly spread to the Merchant $
| Hotel, and in n few minutes both buildings were
in ruins Also destroyed the carpenter shops ul
Pixie, G. W. Barker and L. 5. Marsh, and
! u or small frame houses on the alley; Western
Hotel, ownedby NJ =. Squres, loss $500, fur
nltaro was owned by Barney Ladd & Co-total
| loss about S25OO; Ramond's house and furniture
| loss $4,000 Western Hotel damaged in. the rear
but saved by great exertions-loss $1,000. Total
loss $4,000.
A fight occurred at Sacramento on the morning
of the Both Of June, between Il. c. Gilchrist. a
late police officer and William Barr. The parties
cllnched, and each drew lis pissed. Officer Au.
gustus Smith ami another person 81, erored to sep
arate them, then hichigst Ere. 'ar tall passing
through Smiths band.
Two men have hcrn sentcuce. ..ahe hanged on
the Sd f August nest Mt S"4nrra .Ia-c Maria
Escobar. for the murjcr of deaf and aaab 1lex-
lean, at Salyado, l,t fail, aud .Io-e S,Jadl, a
Chilean, who killed john sheldon, policeman
of ilat city.
Agricultural Affairs throughout DE- Stat have
suffered from the rayages Of gtnsshoppor-. whose
destructive progress hnyr ~wvld dawn All vege-
tation in some sections. fhey are now disap.
pearng.
The rust has also injured the wheat crop in
some OF the agricultural districts.
From the Mines all accounts agree in pronoun.
eng the present one of lhe most successful
years since the discover OF the gold. The mum
her of workmen is steadily increasing. and the
yield willprobably exceed that of any other twelve
months in the history of California. The State i,
generally healthy.