The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-03-17

frantic. People rushed wildly into the streets In
,neir night clothes and stood amazed at what had
The markets had just opened, and those within
LETT their stalls untenanted to seek refuge In the
open streets Ee1r rlae
II seemed as though every dog In town set up =
nidwous yell after the convtIsion.
Inc shock was felt BY the vessels lying In the
narbor, and the waters Of the bay were much af-
fected and agitated. rstrtss
We learned last evening that many persons
VINO are occupying rooms in large brick buildings
nave taken temporary quarters in wooden tene-
ments, fearing that another shock may follow
within day or two, In accordance with the tradi
ton Of the old Califarnisns.
ritz EARTHQUAKE ELSEWHERE.
DR.. Trask. the State Geologist; wishing to ascer,
tain the course OF the earthquake shock, felt so
severely here yesterday morning, teiegraphed
through the State Telegraph Company, to the va
rious points mentioned below with the following
result -- ..
Sacramento, Marysvile, Placervie, Downie.
vile, Nevada, Diamond Springs, Columbia and
Sonora, report mo shock feit," while at Stock.
ton the shock was felt at 5h. 26m. Every light"
and at San Jose # the same time, quite severe"
..--5.ssr .-e Miscellaneous. $685.
The farmers Of California have now nearly COM
pleted the sowing of their wheat, and the plant win
be very broad one. The amount Of barley and
potatoes sown during the coming spring will also
be very large.
Money is easier in San Francisco. and can be OBJ.
tanned easily on tndotbted securities At II per
cent. On merchandise 202a is the rate The usu
ry bill introduced into the Legislature has been in
definitely postponed.
The steamer Columbia, on her last trip from Or.
egon, brought TO San Francisco the first lot of
bacon and lard ever received from that quarter
The business of pork packing has been commenc-
ed quite extensively in San Francisco.
Six persons were fined s., $50 In San Francisco
for keeping gambling houses
From Oregon.
II appears that the governor of Oregon has al
ready issued 81 600 900 in scrip, to defray the ex
penses of calling out volunteer soldiers to fight the
Indians. This war promises to prove a very ex-
pensive affair to the general government
A party ofJndians in the Grave Creek Hills had
surprised one hundred and fifty volunteers of Bal
ley's Gordon's and Chapman's companies in the
night killing Mr.. Gage, of Umpqua, aud Mr. Gard
ner, of Eugene City, and dangerously wounding
A. NJ. Taylor, of Lane county. The Indians ran
away without any loss. .s-.
From Nicaragua.
GEN WALKER AND THE TRANSIT COMPANY.
We see nothing to confirm the report that Gen
Walker had soized any of the Transit Company's
boats. We, however, find in the Spanish part of
Walkers paper the Nicaraguense, decree re.
yoking that companys charter, and granting
new charter to another association for similar puf
poses. The following are the main provisions of
the decree:
l. The Republic of Nicaragua grants to Mr.. Ell.
mund Randolph and his associates the exclusive
right and privilege, for twenty-five years from tie
date of this decree to transport its territory
by one single route passengers and freight from
the port of San Juan del NOrte or any other more
convenient port on the Atlantic to the port of San
Juan del Sur any other more convenient port
on the Pacific, at the option of the grantees also
the exclusive right Of navigating by steam vessels
all the rivers lakes and interior waters of the Re
public during the said term of twenty-five years.
Within one month from the date of this decree
the grantees shall designate to the Government
the route which they may select, describing the
names of the places where they will stop; and if at
any time they should wish TO abandon the route so
designated, and adopt another, or make any ma
erial change therein, they will be able to do so,
by obtaining the previous consent of the govern.
ment
2. The grantees, in consideration of the privi.
leges which have been conceded to them oblgate
themselves to pay the government of Nicaragua
one dollar for each passenger by them transport
ed across the territory of the Republic.
The government exempts the vessels and freight
of the grantees from payment of duties; requires
them, in six months, to establish a line of steam
ers between New York and San Juan; and obliges
them to carry government dispatches its officers
and troops without exacting indemnity. The gov
ment, in return, "agrees to protect and defend
the grantees in the full enjoyment of the rights
and privileges granted by this decree, and also
obligates itself not to grant to any government,
individual or company, the right TO transport pas
sengers freight across its territory, to navi
gate by steamers any of its rivers or lakes during
this convention"
Captain A. G. Morrison, one of the indicted FL
ibusters who returned in the Northern Light,
states that a force of i've thousand troops from
Costa Rica was on the march against the town of
Castillo, which was occupied by company of Sc
venty men only Guatemala has leagued with
Costa Rica to invade Nicaragua, and her forces
commanded by that human butcher" Guardiola,
were already in the field. -.I
In the face of these threatenings the army of
Walker was in the highest spirits, and eager for
the fray