Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-09-19

The damage sustained was estimated at $500, 00O.-
About - houses were drstroycd,
An appropriation of S3OD,O00 having been made
ny HE last L'tgtsi".ure for the erection Of n State Gu.
pl'ol d '"cl"'i'ch'o' a committee appointed for the
purpose have selected a plan of the building, and
chosen Ruebcn Clark vi San Francisco, H. sIperin-
tending architect. The structure il 10 be in the form
Of u Greek cross. 1t will extend in Ieng,L 81 fnet
aud in breadth ISL.
Much dissatisfaction continues to be felt by the peo.
pie Of tho State towards Palmer, Cook Il Co., at the
non. payment of the interest ON the Stuts and CITY
bonds in New York.
Much Dissatisfaction has been felt amongst the p.o.
pie here at the result of Herbert's trial in Washing.
ton.
The coroler's Jury sitting upon the bodies Of Her.
thington aud Brace, who We're hung by the Vigilance
Committee, returned a verdict that The deceased came
tn their deaths by hanging, at the hand, of one RObt.
Nixon. (said 10 be the cxecutiOner,l aided aud abe,ted
ny q party styling themselves the Vigilance Commit.
tee.
Business generally was Oh the increase, and q great
amount OF building and other improvements were 60
ing on in San Francisco. The mines were said 10 be
yielding better than ever before. and accounts from
all paris 0i the Stats represented a larger amount of
grain, fruits and vegetables than any preceding year.
FROM OREGON.
On the 10th of July, Major Layton, with l42 men,
had two engagements with lniinns-the latter being
routed with 80 ar 40 killed and many wounded. OF
the whites John Smith and John Estis were killed.
On ihe 18th Col. Shaw, with 20U men. killed 10 In
dams, wounded msuy, and captured 2UO OF their
horses. Coz. Shaw lost three. meU, VIM. Holmes.
VIM. Irving, aud WIN. +. Tuoly. besldrs a number
severely wounded. But the savages have been 20
badly whipped, il is thought they will never dare 10
meet the volunteers again.
FROM THE ISrnMUS.
The news from Panama Is to the IN, and Aspin.
wal! Is 10 the u inst. Property valued al Still, 900 had
been lost by fire in The Playa PrIette, PnuriEa. Sc
nor Lprrnzo Teran, Of Panama, had been killed in o
Iuei. The Legislature had met, but iound much DIFF
ilrulty III organizing. In Aspinwa!l, General Mos.
qutra hGG, on tho first day, Il majority If votes for the
"fii' "f President. The cook III The Boston brig Pa.
lrstIne had attempted 10 poison the entir- crew, and
then He'd from the Vessel. Mr.. COrwine, U.it.d Srutes
Commissioners, had prefsrred a series Of charge.
against he lsihmus auihOritie as contacted with the
ldte rIoi-. III PNaa'7chfO, the official journal, drraih
ii seizure OF the territory ot the republic by the GALLONS
cf the Yankee ~e,t,le." New Granada had secured II
satisfactory settlement Of her boundary dispute with
Costa Rca.
FROM CENTRAL AMERICA.
AdvIces At Panama, by British STEAMER from San
Juan OF 9lst August, represent Walkers position in
Nicaragua ny very bad, and say that people laughed
nj bis naval blockade decree. Costa Rica had pro.
missed {" aid Guatemala with II fresh force. The lgt-
Ter vas. II Is said, advancing with four thousand
troops h2alnst RIvaS, who still holds his position nj
Leon, with seven hundred men. General Walker
bad been recruited with ten arthlrrymrm from New
} "rk. Provisions ard money we're both scarce ut
Grenada. Walker tried II senior officer OF the nam-
Of Iallaya, Il Nicnrnguan, COR treason, aud sLot him
he belonged TO the RIvas party.
FROM AUSTRALIA.
Australian news - Ike ~. Ut June has been re-
ceived from Sydney, New South Wales. During sr-
ven day the branch mint there had coined twenty
thousand lsil sOvrreigns, One thousand one hun.
drrh AMI clr"en DANCES %! gold had been received M
the treasury in one day, and one thousand six hundred
mud ninety eight ounces had been lelt for coinage du.
ring the week. The Sydney -four Nstket WIS dull.
Fine brought to AMI second t23 per ton.