The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-07-27
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INTERFERING CALIFORNIA news. a. 4
The mails BY the Star OF the West, from Cslsur
oia, bringing dates from an Francisco 10 III. O.I
ait are received, and furnish the following .um
mary q Csiiiernia news for two weehs previous d
Tue star Of the wes, left p.n,a Arena. on ,h.
rning OF the 10th iust., and called st XIV Wee
tor Goals on the 20 iast whence che sft he am
Evening, .,.s :. % O'clock, r NJ Passengers, ali IL
rived Aos e'-
The following are the nominations of the Demo.
cratic S,ste Convention John Bieler, for Cover
Cn Go. ~, anomss Purdy. for Lieutenant Governor
Cnsrles Bryan and Myron Norton, respectively.
,D' M ,ns snort and long term of the Supreme Couf,
| 4. Ficurney would probably be nominated for
Iomp.foueI. Il 10 stated that twenty two Of the
ates withdrew after tho Domip Alton of Rlo,er
An immense meeting of Know Noshin. - !
oeen held at Sacramento, At which Dr. Nc means
| tne state Treasurer, presioed Snseches were
maze oy Henry s. Foote, late U 8 Senator, Ed.
| ex'Minister to Chill and City Attorney OF San
| faBcisco, Hon. Wilson Flint State Senator ard
David 8. Terry, Esq. distinguished democr st
OF 81 stockton, addressed the mes,iog
Ex.Governor Foote, Hon. E. C. Marshall Balie
Psyion, David Terry and other leading Soutb-
ern poliiicians have been delivering speeches sod
actresses throughout the interior In favor of the
know nothing movement f"N
The State election takes place on The 4 rat Wed.
nesdsy in September. " -
BURNING oF THE STEAMER AMERICA
ihe steamer America was totally desgroyed by
nre az Crescent City. .eson, the "a b uItiGo-
Loss estimated at Sl40 600 ALI her freight and
passengers had just Deen landed. No lives were
lost ~ - :. -"Ne-'~- 80 80 ''D'',
Alvin Adams, of San Francisco. has made a
charge OF fraud agains. bis partners, Wood and
The Fremont case 10 to be taken back To the su !.
preme Court on a bill OF exceprlons
Alarming Indiaa difficulties have occurred In
Illinois Valley. Volunteer compaoies were cut in
Pursnn y OF the Indians. Dyer, McHues and
d III, bad been murdered by them. The Iates,
accounts say that six of the murderers had been
gwen up and the troubles settled -,
The Government steamer Massachus etts left San
FraDcsco on the 2lst a cruise aass &'
Stiles Associate Justice and ! T. Harvard
Marshal ot Usah, and Orson Hyde, had arrived at
PlscervilIe.
The accounts from the mines continue to be of
tne most encouraging nature. TuonelIlpg and
quartz crushing is being prosecuted with X raor
oiaary activity, and the Interior press teens With
alter Ing notices pf the discovery OF new and rich
leads. Every days experience seems TO points ou.
the TACT tnat the placers Of California are ine 4
In Calaveras county the most successful opera
| tions are going forward In Campo Coco, Chill
Camp, French Hill, Empire City, Stewards Hill
and other famous mining places. From other por.
tions OF the State the news ID equally cheering. "a
The miners in some districts have refused to
deposit any longer 10 banking houses, and prefer
| to bury their treasures az they exhume them to
| trusting the chances of another Adams g. Co.
earthquake. t1H "t. -s4 ~ A-
Water is about being introduced into an i'm.
mense track OF gold bearing territory, from LAKE.
Bigier. In the Sierra Nevada. The enterprise
| Is already on foot and the funds partly contri.
buted ~ *- = -' -
Gold has been discovered near the levee, iu the
ciyW Sacramento, and many persons have sraked
out claims there Eight men rock out $197 on one
day, and on another over $50. Tno gold was
probably buried there by some mine 10 the early
days of California, and never returned for, and
the washing Of the river eating away the banks
brought it to light. q; E -.-.-l.t.z :; .,.. .a,
The fl 'urishipg towns of Auburn and Angles
Camp have been entirely destroyed by fire In the
last two weeks. They are last rising from their
ashes Welis g. Fas go's banking house at Angles
Camp was burnt,
From all quarters disastrous accounts are re.
H M Il . n h h1ss " Car
destroyed, while in The vicinity of Sacramento
| and at Hook Farm, the residence of Gen Sutier
everything green mad disappeared in their march
The new county hospital at San Francisco Ia
completed, ,aod the patients numbering about three
huodred and fifty, will be removed in afew days
| into the building.
| cisco for ths Alvarez party In Mexico. Tho pros
ceeoings are kept exceedingly quiet.
The provisions OF the vagrant act, passed by the
last Legislature are likely to be the cause OF con.
| legal fraternity By this law every person out o
| employment is liable to be arrested, and several
persons have been arrested and brought to trial -
Jury trials were held Ia the pvlice court, and the
defendants In some cases convict. d.
The sh Harriet Hoxie has ssiled for st Bar
| thomew's Bay, Lower California for q cargo OF
| guano from the Ceres Isands which are said to
abound in The pure article.
| The land ordinsnce, which has been before the
| common council of San Ftancisco for some mont he
| hes passed both boards and been approved by the
may or. The ordinance provides for the quieting OF
land eaim' 10 San Francisco, the city relinqushine
| actrai occupants vast deal of expensive litisa
tion is hereby saved the sitv, and the settlers up
certain ands will live in srester security.
Several exciting meetings have been held by the
| settlers upon the Bottom and Barron claim in San
Francisco, that claim having been confirmed by the
| bosrd of United States Land Commissioners
The clipper ship Flying Cloud, Capt Cressy. afteI
her fifth successful voyage to California sailed or
| the 2ist inst for Hong Kong The Samuel Russell
sailed for Hong Kong on III . same day. The Pheaiz
cleared fer Hong Kong on the 25' b,
The Dsshins We've has landed more cars tender,
and ms chinery for the Sacramento Valley Railroad
The enterprise is fssr ariViog at state of compile
| ton ga a. Laz sra4
line between san francisco and Oregon, vis the
| rious ports along the cosst. .7 q, as t re.
The weather 10 ssn Ffancisco has been mild sni
sunny for the past ten days. while at times exec s
/ sve heat has been experienced. R
Business has been lively 10 San Francisco, anf
there are no more heavy failures defalcatons t,
recount ies.+tf 81 @i EI4
FROM OREGON AND WASHINGTON.
| A6vicss from Oregon aud Washin eton Territorie
| report the mining aud agricultural prospects gen
orally encour aging. lrs.sf -7es
| News have been received Of the discovery Of get
in large Quantities in the of Fsrt Co,
vile. IL is said to be similar to Feather river gold
and that taking out from Sl2 TO $50 per day
| The Greg LIZ gislature 10 democratic through
| Lanes majority for Congress 10 2 200.
l free soil convention was held at Olympus w
T., the s6th of May, and nominated jose p
Cushmsn for delegate to Congress from that Terrific
The Portland ARGUS learns that party Of SOM
three hundred Indian warriors in the vicinity OF
piegate Greek. q branch of the Rogue river, hav
| made descent upon the whites killing some six O
seven men, aud carrying off a large number of an
mails and Other property. -
| FROM The SANDWICH ISLANDS.
Dates from Sandwich Islands to the p OF Jun
have been received. The u 8. soop- Of war Decatu
was lying at Homo: :ulu.
The British storeshp Rattlesnake was also ct He
ncluu. Her British Msjesty's chip Monarch,
guns, had arrived at Hon1lulu from California, an
at few days stay had s.led the northward t.
wards Petrepsulowski. She left Honolulu withor
paying her bills for applies, and the applicants wer
| threatened with the cats
There were only three deaths 10 Columbus, Ga
during June.
The imports of Gusno Toto Great Britain sins
| le41 amounts to 54 995 tons.