The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-03-03
THE DAILY DISPATCH
Tues day Merning, March 3, 1857.
Addi,ionnI by the IIllnoi. from California
We have the following interesting news by the
steamer Illinois, In addition to what was published
yesterday:

steamer illinois, In addition to what was published
yesterday:
CALIFORNIA.
The Chinese population Of San Francisco COM
menced the celebration Of their New Year the
25.b ult and continued the festivities two days.
Tables laden with choice delicacies were prepaY-
ed and the time was passed In feastug aud visiting
each other. The performance At the Chinese the
atre was kept up both day and night
David Mcdowell, a native Of PHILADELPHIA for
n,erly Marshal of Sacramento, died At Napa Springs
on the 27ih.
Mrs T. Z. Lesdernier has been giving a series
Of select readings At Sacramento and other prin-
cipai cities of the interior with great success She
has become very popular in this State.
The California American, late organ of the
Know Nothing party, has been purchased by q
company Of practical printers.
Mr. Fleming, tia trsgedian, Is playing 6 very
successful engagement In the interior
About COO Indians collected in the TETON
Reservation: they are contented aud happy Near
ly lO00 acres of wheat and barley have been soyyn
by them this season.
A hive of bees has been brought 70 Shasta and
are said to thrive we'll
FL jah Archer and Andrew Best were executed
a. Coioma on the 23d ult. Some 1000 persons
were present TO witness the execution.
The Senate have appointed an Official Reporter,
at salary CT go per day to take down and pub
lish the buncombe speeches of its members.
4 man named james Boycs was drowned in
the American River, at Hoooksn, ON the Goth
instant.
4 steam wagon has been manufactured a. Mar
iposa. It is to be brought to San Francisco for
hibition, and then taken TO Washington to secure
patent.
Three Frenchmen, named La Fontelle, Louis
Chevalier and Chfistopbs Forchett, were murcer-
cd by Aexicans on the 18th inst On the Son ora
rosd, % miles from Fort Yums.
The revolution in Sonora still continues. GAN
dars's party 500 strong attacked the City of Her
INC sillo on the 22d of November. The battle
all day and night, aud resulted in the defeat and
route Of Gandaras party.
A FIRE occurred in Iowa Hill Placer County, on
the 81 February, which destroyed nearly the
tire business portion Of Inc cty-one hundred
buildings were burned The fire originated in the
brick part of the City Bakery, and is supposed to
have been the work Of an incendiary. The east
SIDE of Main street, from Temperance Hall to Nc-
Call & Co.'S Brewery, is swept, with the exception
the Post.Ofice building The west side of the
street. from the Office Of TIE Ioscd Hill Nttcs 20
Hills reservoir WAS entirely destroyed. The loss
Ia estimated si Sl50,0U0.
The office of MIR. Kendall agent of Wells, Fargo
s; Co, in the United States Hotel Fiddietown
Amudor County YVES robbed on Monday, Febu-
ery g of So 0D0 in god-dust and coin.
Gold was found on the 2Jth nit upon vacant
lot on Clay street. near Davis among sofne cinders
which had been hauled there with the earth with
wtick the lot was filed. Considerable excitement
was caused by the announcement and hundreds
were engaged in digging and psnning fer the
''ofe'
The celebrated trotting horse WhaIebone, own.
ed by Whipple, broke one of his hind legs by
getting it fast in the planking of his STALL and it
wa. necessary to kill him. He cost So, 800 year
sgo
The schooner Giulliet.a arrived on the 2Sth ult
from Mszatlsn, bringing the repor. that a revou-
ton had broken Oh, at San Bias, against the Mex
lean Government.
Eirsen, the snake charmer, was bitten on the
third finger OF the left hand, by rattlesnake
which he was tryiAg to charm, on the 29th uit.-
He drank copiously of whiskey, and applied to the
wound paste made of the cedren beam The
next night he was able to appear and perform as
usual.
lump Of gold weighing one hundred ponds
had been taken from Sucker Creek by McDonaid
& Co. They had, in q week, taken ou: 100000
In gold.
10 Los Angeles county, the Sheriff, with Alfred
Hardy, J. X. Barton, VIM. II. Little, Charles II.
Baker, Frank Alexander and Charles +. DAILY, sll
well armed, went out to disperss band of sixty
Mexican robbers
THE ATTACK AND MURDER.
The Sheriffs party arrived ct Sepulveda's ranch
on Friday morning The Mexicans residing there
told the FrenchInau (~ho had been a vanquero on
the ranch for some years. that the robbers ere
in among the hills that they at least fifty in
number, and would kill the whole party should
they meet them. This report was not believed by
the Sheriff-the party made light of it and pros
ceeded on their journey
When about twelve miles from Sepulvedas
r3ncD ri q spur OF Ll6 san joaquin haHc0 NJ Oun-
tains, they observed q mau gailoping about the
plain, for distance of mile off on the left from
the road, when Little spoke to Baker, saying it
would be better to ride forward and see what the
man meant to do. When they had advanced
about 400 yards al cad of the party they were d.
denly attacked by a band of robbers, st lt st
twenty in number, who rushed ont from between
the hilis. here is an arroyo on the left between
them and where the man had been seen galloping,
but no one camo TO The attack from that quarter.
hon fho onj6 a a
called ont, These are the robbers; shoot them,
shoot themi'
Barton and the other three Immediately rushed
to the assistance of Little and Baker, but before
they could reach them, the latter were killed
The four charged on the robbers, fred their guns,
and Barton his pistol and then fought with it club
bed. One of the robbers vas heard to say to Bar
ton, Cd d-n you have got you now" To
which Barton replied, Il reckon / have got you,
too Their gus were being leveled at each 9th
er during the remark. The discharge was stimuli
taneous, but Barton fell shot through the heart
Our informsnt states that three of the robbers fell
on the first discharge
Daley, who was mounted on mule, was cut
off from bis party in the charge to assist Baker
aud Little, was run for about three miles, and then
overtaken aud murdered
Hardy, seeing Barton fall, called to Alexander,
stating also, that lie had lost his pistol. There
being only two left, and Hardy practically without
arms, they broke aud ran for their lives, and ef-
fected their escape owing to the ieetnsss of their
horses
The robbers pursued them for twelve miles, till
they came within sight of Sepuivedss house.
For the first 1900 yards of the chase the balls
whistied thick and fast around the fagitives max
ing the dust on the road fly up before and behind
them. The two stopped at the ranch 10 get a
drink of water. and while there several shots were
fired in the rear supposed to be when the robbers
bad given up the chase and turned back.
AT the time of the attack, there was another
party on the left hand hill but they did not come
down Mr.. Alexander stopped ct the Monte to in
form tue citizens, and Mr. Hardy came on to town
with the intelligence.
On the receipt of the intelligence corrobora.iug
the rumor of the death Of the unfortunate rueu.
all business was suspended; gloom pervaded the
entire 6umunity; stores were closed, and the
emblems of mourning were generally displayed
by our citizens. The dsgs were lowered 10 half.
mast. the houses we're draped with Grape and
every evidence of respect for the dead, every
honor paid to their memory.
THE EARTHQUAKE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
letter from Los Angeles, January 2sih, Gays
The great earthquake felt here on the morning OF
the 9th instant was rather more extensive In its
operations than we At first anticipated; IL did soma
appalling execution in various localities In this
vicinity. At Temples Ranch, 90 miles South OF
this point the ground opened several feet wide for
some distance, partly in the bed of San Gabriel