Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-07-29
LATER FROM CALIFORNIA.
Arrival of ,he Illinois.
TWO MILLIONS IN GOLD

NEW YORK, July 27.-The steamer Illinois
arrived at noon, to-day, bringing California
dates of July 5, and Panama and Aspinwall to
18th, and $l,650, 900 in treasure.
The Illinois connected with the steamer
John l. Stephens, which brought down up.
wards Of S2,000,0o0 in treasure. The ]. L,
Stephens spoke on her passage the Sierra Ne
vada on the 18th, and the Sonora on the 18th,
both bound up.
The Illinois spoke It'll, brig liza, (of Sears.
port) bound West; brig Itaska arrived at As
pinwall 10th.
Adviees from San Francisco indicate that
the State authorities had apparently determin-
ed to make no further resistance to the Vigil
lance Committee.
The startling event of the week was the
stabbing OF S. r. Hopkins by Judge David ).
Terry, Associate Justice of the Supreme
Court Hopkins proce eded to the office of Dr.
Ashe, Navy Agent, for the purpose of arrest
ing j. r. Maloney, charged with attempting
to convey munitions of war to the city for the
use of the State. Judge Terry being present,
he interfered to protect Maloney. and, with
Others, formed an armed party to escort Ma
loney to the Dupont street armory. Hopkins
collected assistance, and attacked the other
party III the streets. A struggle ensued in the
course of which Terry stabbed Hopkins with
bowie knife, who fell senseless.
The news of this melee was Immediately
communicated TO the Executive of the Com.
mittee, which was then in session, and gen.
eral alarm was sounded for the rally of the
Committee troops. In fifteen minutes one
regiment OF infantry, two companies of caval-
ry, and i've companies of artillery were in mo-
ton.
In the meantime Maloney and his party had
folfn oF,rr, ~, IL. ~
ed and fortified. This building was invested
on all sides by the Committee troops, and the
inmates ordered to surrender. They obeyed,
without hesitation, and Maloney and Terry
we're conveyed prisoners to the headquarters
of the Committee.
AT the same time the armories of the State
troops were invested and forced to surrender
to the Committee. One hundred of the State
troops were taken prisoners, but subsequently
released OH parole.
AT the latest dates Judge Terry wss still in
the custody of the committee, and Hopkins
was still alive.
On the same day Hopkins was stabbed. two
vessels freighted with arms for the State au-
thorities, were seized in the bay BY armed
vessels belonging to the committee. Suisse
quently, J. L. Durkee, commander of one of
these vessels Of the committee, was arrested
by federal officers, and held in $50, 900 on
charge of piracy.
The committee dsclaim any intention to
oppose the federal authorities.
Much indignation is manifested at San
Francisco relative to the bill before Congress
for quieting land titles in California, said to
have been introduced by Herbert.
On the day following the stabbing of Hop
kins, the committee arrested a notorious gam
bier named Dan Aldridge. Hopkins was at
last accounts considered out of danger.
Commercial Intelligence. at San
Francisco were dull throughout the fortnight.
Flour had steadily declined.
OREGoN.-Grasshoppe have destroyed one
third the vegetation in the Willamette Val.
ley.
Col. Buchanan's fight with the Indians at
Big Meadows, resulted in the total defeat of
the latter. All the chiefs OF the most import
ant tribes were either killed or captured Emo,
Canadian Indian, well known as Fremont's
guide, is among the wounded.
South AMERICA Dates at Panama from
Valparaiso to June 10, and Callao to 26th.
serious defalcaton has been discovered
in the Treasury of Bolivia, in the Peruvian
bark deposits. Gen. Belzu, and Simon de
Oteria, manager of the mercantile house of
Clage, Querdo. s. CO.. are i'm li;~~+~a, 80 t',n
iaOrer nouse declared itself bankrupt. BelZus
share OF the fraud is said to be 800, 900