Tribune and telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1855-1856, 1856-08-07
Late and Interesting from California.

NEW ORR july IS.
The steamer Illinois arrived at noon Sunday.
bringing California dates of july 5th. Panama
and Aspinwall 18th, and Sl,650000 in gold
She connected with the J. l.. Stephens, which
brought down upwards of 81 100000 in treas
ure.
The j. l.. S. spoke the Sierra Nevada on the
18th and the Sonora on the 18th, both bound
up.
Advices from San Francisco indicate that the
State authorities had determined to make no
further resistance to the Vigilance Committee
The startling event of the week was the shoot
ing OF 5. Hopkins by Judge B. S Terry. AS
socate Justice of the Supreme Court. Hopkins
had proceeded to the office Of DIR. Nash, Navy
Agent, for the purpose of arrestimg r. S. MoOn-
ey, charged with attempting to convey munitions
of war to the city for the use Of the State judge
Terry being present, interfored to protect Mol
oney, and together with others formed an armed
party to escort Moloney to the Duport street Ar
mory.
Hopkins collected assistants, and attack ed the
other party in the street. 4 struggle ensued in
the course of which Terry stabbed Hopkins with
a bowie knife, who fell senseless.
News OF this melee was Immediately conveyed
to the Vigilance Committee, who were then in
session, and general alarm was sounded forthe
rolls of the committees troops. In fifteen min.
utes one regiment of infantry, two companies OF
cavalry and five companies of artillery were in
motion.
Meantime Moloney and his party had taken re-
fuge III a brick buiiing, well guarded and lorti.
fled.
The building was invested on all sides by the
Committee S troops, and the inmates ordered to
surrender. They obeYed without hesitation and
MolOney and Terry were conveyed prisoners TO
| the head quarters of the Committee.
At the same time the Armory's of the State
troops were invested and forced TO surrender to
the Committee. 100 of the State troops were tn.
ken prisoners, but subsequently released on par.
ole.
At last dates Judge Terry was in custody OF
the Committee, and Hopkins was still alive.
On the same day Hopkins was stabbed two
vessels with arms FOR the State authorities were
seized in the Bay by the armed vessels belonging
to the Committee. subsequently, l.. Durkee,
commander of one of these vessele belonging to
the Committee, was arrested by federal officers
and held IN S26,000 bail on a charge of piracy
| The Committee diScam all intention to OPP
pose the federal authorities
| Much Indignation is manifested ut San Fran.
cisco relative to the bill before Congress fol
granting land titles in California said to have
been introduced by Herbert On the day follow
ing the stabbing of Hopkins, the Committee ar
rested notorious gambler named Dan Albridge
Hopkins, at l3ft accounts, was considered out
of danger
Markets at San Francisco very dull
Flour had steadily declined. Jobbing sales OF
Gallego had been made at $l5 Suffolk held al
$l4,5O. Another shipment of 10000 hbjs tc
Australia was contemplated, which would leave
the market entirely bare.
Cargoes Of new wheat have been received OF
an excellent quality.
| Lard 19c.
Whiskey Abe.
! Bacon II Pork 80
| OREGON.--The grasshopers have destroyed
one-third of the vegetation in the Willamette.
| Col Buchanan's fight at the Big Meadows
with the Indians resulted in the total defeat OF
the latter. All the chiefs of the most important
! tribes were either killed or captured.
Emo, Canadian Indian. we'll known as Col
Framont's guide, IS among the killed
| Dates at Panama are from Valparaiso June 18th
and Callao 29h.
| A serious defalcation had been discovered i'll
the Treasury at Bolivia, in the Peruvian Bank
deposit.
Gen Belsen and Simon De Ottra, managers OF
the mercantile house Of Cloyc, Quev eda eco.
! are implicated, and the latter house has declared
bankrupt. Belsen's share of the frauds is SAID tc
be $7O0,00O
A private note to the Heraid, written at San
Francisco just as the steamer was departing
says:
Judge Terry has offered the Committee that
if his case be submitted to a jury on a public
trial, and if he should be convicted of even A
common assault,he will Immediately resign. The
proposition has not been accepted.