The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-09-30
THE MAILS BY THE ILLINOIs.

ll1OI1MOND,1 / 1UESUAI,
THE MAILS LIS BY THE ILLINOIs.
The telegraph yesterday, gave the arrival Of the
Illinois q New York, on the day before, with the
oaiisornia malls TO the 5sh inst, and eIs67 14s In
specie. 9aN s ~
From the Alta California, of the 5th.l
as4 SUMMARY or FoRTNIGHT's NEWS.
la our last notice We gave detailed account Of
the success attending the closing up Of the affairs
OF the Vigilance Committee. That, as was then
tney having, after short time formerly adjourned
without day; nor win they be likely TO again meet
"a . body, unless the necessity be enforced upon
them BY some action on the part of their oppo-
nents. Since the Suspension Of the Committee the
popular mind has regained its accustomed repose,
aud affairs fow on In their ordinary channel once
more, leaving rs no very striking incidents or
movements to chronicle at present
The American party held their State Nominating
Convention on the 3D. I'D and 4th September, At
Sacramento. There were present . very large
number Of delegates. The following ticket was
nominated: For Congressmen, b. G. Whitman, Of
Solano, A. B. Dibble, of Nevada For Clerk Of
supreme Court, ]. Skinker, Of Sacramento. =
Mining, the great leading interest of our State,
Is, as general thing in . prosperous condition -
This Is especially the case upon the rivers, which,
owing to the unusual drouth, are lower than ever
before. -te. t.ts .-3,.
Highway robbsries continue to increase
throughout the State particularly In the districts
Of the South aud middle Yubas, In the country
around Marysville, about Grass Valley, and gene
rally over the middle counties of the State. 1t
is believed that there exists q numerous gang of
highwaymen, headed by man named Tom Bell
who have overrun these regions, where they have
made 1t difficult for single travellers to pass in safe
tv. The interior papers are filled with notices of
the robberies committed daily by these despera.
does
n ,.,,o u;c;.roo rop,r,;,to. poorn, ,roro xh,.--
open to the public on the 2lst 22d and 23d ult, and
were visited by about S25,000 persons, 5000 Of
whom were ladies'. ~
A shocking murder was committed May 3D. at
Heath & Emory's ferry, on the Stanislaus river
Mr. Weeks, proprietor of the Lone Star House,
and his wife, were found beneath the smoking
rnins of their dwelling on that day, evidently
murdered but no clue to the perpetrator had ye.
been obtained =, pa. -.=s
For the first time in the history of the city,
there is not prisoner in the Jail of this county
awaiting trial. -f
On Saturday, officer Harrison, Of Sacramento,
having arrested a man named Woodward, accused
of rsestealing, shot him while attempting to es
CAPE He has since died.
Several weeks ago the Indians on Kings River,
having attempted TO steal some horses were pur
sued by the whites and five Of their number kill
ed. Mr.. Campbell, the agent in that section, has
been compelled, in consequence, to remove the
Indians from King river TO the San Joaquin
r. w. Bennett for several years special police
man in the Chinese quarter, Sacramento, was pol
soned last Tuesday, in consequence of which be
died the following day. How or why the poison
was administered is all a mystery.
The Vigilance Committee, before their final adj
journment, notified Cusick, Thompson and Henne-
sy, who had previous been warned to leave the
State, that they might do so by the steamer of
September 5th, after which, IL found in the city,
they will incur the penalty of DEATH =.
Twelve Indians, belonging to the Pitt river tribe
were recently killed in Klamath county, while at
tempting to murder packer named Smith.
The Republican and American parties have al
ready held their State Convention aud made out
tickets. The Democrats will assemble in few
days for the same purpose
On the Sd instant. fire broke out in the Union
Hotel Martinez which spread with great rapidity
to the surrounding buildings the inmates having
hardly time to escape with their lives Eleven
buildings were burnt with their contents. 1t is
supposed to be the work of an incendiary. The
entire loss amounted to S25, COO
The Executive Council of the Vigilance Commit
tee have issued an address announcing that the
Committee would adjourn and mingle once more
with citizens without the distinctive character of
"Vigilants" They are TO retain their organization
without active service, but order to avoid against
any possible contingency, they are informed that
the Executive Committee will endeavor them
selves to exercise Vigilance in investigation and
reform of abuses, and in aiding and urging on the
constituted authorities in the discharge of their
duties-re serving the discretion and privilege of
re-assembling the Board of Delegates, or the gen.
eral body, should such occasion arise. Such occa-
sion, in the judgment of the Executive Committee,
might be found
lst Upon the return of any person you have
banished, upon the necessity of enforcing any
sentence already passed. 7.
ID Upon the necessity of protecting any mem-
bers OF the Committee from violence or malicious
prosecution arising out of any act performed by
authority of the committee. f:4 its-t
3d. In event of any assault upon the life or lib
erty of any citizen should it be apparent that the
laws or the officers of the laws are inefficient for
the protection Of the citizen or the punishment of
tho offender. - is-tt
4.h In case of any violation Of the purity of
the ballot box or the sanctty of the elective fran
chise.
small police force will be retained for the
present, and will be reinforced, If fadyisable from
the ranks of the Committee. ,ff -
The Grand Jury of San Francisco have found
true bills against John L. Durkee and Charles 4.
Rand, for piracy on the high seas. The peculiar
circumstances under which the alleged acts OF pira-
cy were committed consisted in taking possession
of some one or two hundred stand of arms, by or
der of the Executive Committee, shipped from
Benica to San Francisco, for the use of the late
Law and Order party, in their warfare against the
Vigilance Committee
A meeting .sof the Old Line Wings" was held
at Sacramento on Wednesday evening, who form.
ed themselves into Fillmore Wing Club" OF
which 2. L. Edwards was elected President
They passed resolutions agreeing to support Fill.
more and Donelson tt
severe thunder storm occurred at Crescent
City, latey-an unusual event in CalfOrnix The
terror of lightning SO well founded In the East,
form no part of Californian's troubles.
Madame Lola MoRtez has determined to retire
from the stage in a short time. Her entire collec-
ten of diamonds and rich jeweiry, amounting to
$4,000 or $4,000, will be sold in few days at
auction. The fund we hear, is to be applied TO the
education of the two orphan children of her late
agent, who was drowned on the passage from Aus.
tralia to this port.
We learn that letters have been received here,
stating positively that Edwin Forrest Intends
sometime during the coming season, to come to
California
At the Democratic primary elections at San
Francisco all the successful candidates were known
opposers cf the Vigilance Committee
The Republican State Convention nominated
Ira p. Rankin, merchant, and III. Thomas Cox, q
miner, for Congress.
California Markets Sept 4.--Flour---Transaction ions
to-day sum up equal to about IT'S bbls Domestic and
e5 pigs Eastern four 400 Or sacks Domestic sold
&c 75 800 do City Mills At So s7l SO do. do at 81;
100 do Domestic at &775; 400 do. Golden Gate sold
at 90; 20 do Alvso at $s.l5; 200 do. Golden Gate
extra and zoo do. Commercial do at 50 so; N0 Or.
sacks Fowers SclfRaising at 80 30; 10 bbls Haxaii
and Galisgo sold Ia lots at sl5 20 cases Suold Mills
at = l5
Meal and Bran --Saes of 500 lbs. California fresh
eround Corn Meal ct &c.; 80 half bbls sweet Eastern
--Tn nexc <f.s ssana Bra Ar