The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-07-15
DAILY DISPATCH.
CALIFORNIA MAILS.

"astS.
This star of the West at New York, brings tn
California mails to the ath ult Tho followin,
summary Of tho f,rtniGh's2 news il from tho Sar
Francisco Bnllotin:
In san Francisco considerable conversation wa.
occasiunei by proceedings taken by the Finance
Committee 10 suspend the City and County Trea
| suror, Il. T. Woods. whom they charge with dcf,l
cation OF SSoo0. Mr. Woods at first resisted tn,
order Of Court for him 10 deliver up his Office. anj
threatened TO repci any attempt to take II by force
hut subsequently he became convinced Of his or
Ter, a. well as Of his ability to maintain his 20
slti"n, and quietly surrendered to the proper All
thorities. The excitement attendant on this itl,
episode in California official conduct was brief
An investigation If the accounts of the office ],
No" going "n under tn" -nper,-ion of competent
hands: ami astonishing rs,nlts anticipated.
The new. from salt Lake CITY has cxcited d"cJ
i""iinC ia California against the Mormons. Tbs
c"nNi'il'n i becoming general that the government
must exert it, military power for the suppression
Di tins hnIdr 1T Vile traitors md should such {
r"Hr.o b" adopted our state will not ho backward
in furnishing its quota OF soldiers when they ar,
! wanted in such a call.
! Tie intelligence of Walkers expulsion from Vi
cara. .ut NH~ received here with satisfaction Will,
few denied that his life had been forfeited hy III,
la"H "inationS all seemed glad that he cape" witt
ms h'ad-Which was not expected. Now that thi
iii lated war has been brought tn close ani quia
once more restored tn Nicaragua We look forwar,
! with anNirtN fpr the re-rrtalli>hmrnt Of IN. SaI
Juan transit runt" and the putting into nIrultioi
I 4-a'n "i he Si'arasnan line of steamers.
CONVENTION of q'ariZ miner, assembled at sac
rthrnto "n tn" 18th inst, Tor the purpose of cflrct
! ing PEA nian"ut state organization, and inter
changing N"wr concerning their business. Thi
Ihf'iih- h's been looked forward 10 with much in
( t"t''Nt and Will certainly u" prutuctivc If good
lh" superintendent shi othor Federal ntlirar.
htNln- chrrS" u the wrst"rn liy iSion of the cen.
/ r't road. have iet. their tour Of exploration
N'id NutF"y- They are 10 locate til" line IF tn,
( road. - ftr east ~ Salt Lake.
Tho crops throughout the state promise t. J..
more rteuiiul. and hiry',- ia better order than
! was anticipated Il fnr weeks agu. They will moi
iAl much below tn" average Of former wears nu lnr
t. lh" greater quantity of roll sowH and planted
NJ tuTthor nowl of intnIr,t from sonora All
d"ult. Of thu total annihaton of the Crahl,c cxro
! dtonists sra NJ an end.
lh" list of murders rencoutras and accidents for
the fortnight is appalling: far Ercnter than for
many months past.
The tinurshing miuin. precinct of prytown wa.
almost totally destroyed bv fire on the 18th Los,
~15.tpt.
Mining matters, ss usual monopoiiza the atton-
i''H Of the great naiorty of the inhabitants nr the
interior. Quartz mining enterprises are rca,lting
NOR" iSv"rahly. and rItrnriv arrau cnlrnt- ara in
progress for carrying on this description ot mining
IN nearly all the interior counties.
t"ntinu"d and nucceoatul oxertiols in wagon
/ road enterprises hava occupied the attention of
v"ry many oi the people Of the State stage coach
iairu with pats"Hgorn, has made the trip frou Or
vile through the Sinrra Nevada, to Honey Lake
valley, tho Western torIniulI, of the National Wa.
s"n Road aud ha" safely mndn tn" trip. to and lro
h"tv"rn fl0c1rvillo and Carson valley
ut IN" three indictments brought against Henry
Hate late state Tr~'suror, onr only has been tom
PnrHrv disposed of md thir the inrv failed tn
tHr"". The other two are still pending. Int will
como /" trial in July. Tho accused Is meantime at
larr". on bail
h. 4. Rowe, Deputy Treasurer. who la. hceu
confined oix months on hoard the Prison Bric al
ni contempt, hE answering such qu"stions as NAV
b" proPounded. touching the mysterious disiI
pearunce of the Treasury moneys. The Court OF
sessions not being in session, the judge refused his
application.
Grrut activity Prevails at Mare Island and the
government Is oXp"nIiug large sums of money III
Navy Nari improvements.
The l : Surveying party, 10 lncat" the houn,l,
~ I'm" between Washington Territory and the Eng
-h possessions. have left this port for Puget Sound
I on the Govrrnmcnt steamer Active where they
unite with til" British party. hence they together
! proceed on their mission
In the southern pnrt of the State the lrouth had
seriously injured the crops and in ict every species
Of vegetation. fh"cattlr have suffered greatly and
many hay" died from hunger aud thirst.
1heatricals have somewhat revived. I'll Ameri.
! ran Ih"atr" Wi. T. oPoHed un the 18th. with Mr.
Julia Dean lihyn". j. r. McDcnough, Walter Lea-
man. and iinr stock company. ON the opening
| night = crowded aud fashionable audience was in
attendance.
Tho lympic Theatre. after short hut un-uc
c.>-tU rea-un. in again closed.
III" metropolitan i a-" closed. although it will
a~ain hc op'n"d on the III 10y Mi-s Annette Incr.
Uho has returned t. this city after - Professional
tngtgt ment at Sacramento
III" San Francisco Minrtrel- continue 70 draw
tinr hourc-.
Mr.. Lc-Icrnter has given parlor readings at ST.
voral of our principal hotels which have been fully
ana iathi"urIIy attended.
Ms4 Provost snd Miss Albertinc have been per
! forming at Sacramento during thu fortnight.
Nc later new" from China since the departure of
/ TIA" rt'aul"r "f the 3th iHrt
TIM CITY.
! 4 man named Charles Brown f.ll overheard on
the nth instant. from th" ntrd States transport
tch""n"r Monterey. Will" proceeding ont of the
: Heads.
4 grand pacing match between Daniel Webster
Young America, Pred. Johnson ani Nelly Hall.
ran" "ff over the Union Course" the 18th june,
mil" h"ats. bet tir"" in five, for purse of 53nn-
Fred. johnson won the in three straight heats
Time 2:.2l.. - 2.35l,.
Furr alarms of ire occurred on the eth instant
The t;oHrSroc Flour Mla, owned by Kennedy Il
lIol kin-. on Gold street took fire The entire in
eide IT tn" building destroyed together with :,
large amount ot grain and -four. Loss x2n,WO.-
I'll" other aarmr were trtnS and caused hut little
| damage.
The sixth anniversary meeting of the Sabbath
school tnUn took place on the 9TH instant. ut the
/ FirHt Congregational Church. Fourteen school
! were represented.
| Mike Branuagan, one of the cxpatriated. arrived
here "u TIA" 1th inst. on hoard the Hamburg bark
/ Nilholminn. from tuitemala. Immediately on hi1
nrrN al, h" procured whitehall boat and escaped
| to Sacramento. where b" il new engaged in his old
! business al cab driving.
No further f,ct- have come H. light upon the IN
mnrrd I"Hl,ation oi Col. llsra-zthy. ut tho mint
! II i- said that Col. IL. has made a sufficient
| amount of property 10 the nitrd States District
Attorney to cover the alleged deiaCation. and rx
rrrs-"- himself ready and willing To court nIl
/ investigation al his accounts.
~AVpwICH IsLANns
Ry the arrynl Of the bark Yankee. Ne have r,-
coiv"d advirrs tn May 2lst. The Briti-h steamship
/ Pearl hat arrived from talan. and the American
. hrirantiue Morning Star from Boston. This vessel
hCiong- 10 ~omr thousands of Sabbath school chill
dreu ~ and about Boston, and was warmly re, ciyed
ri Honolulu. Thc children uf the sunday schools
turned out in procession and presented the captain
with banner and subscribe Hlao for many share,
ut stack.
VI MonsCrrat, the parnmoHr of the royal sister o
Kanichamaha Ill, had been hanIshed from the
islands by orior Of His Majesty.
SUG.R-The high prize Of this article Is fact o
pressing Importance To numerous families in the
immunity, There have been many widely yari
a' spcculaticns ~ to the causes of the great rise in
'iu" Of the saccharine substance, and Hunts Mer
! rhoncts Magazine for July indnlc's in some com
mcnt. on tho unnatural state Of ~" sugar market
which append
We have AT several times noticed the cause of the
high prices of sugar, and referred to tho immens,
spcculatlons IN this article going under the con
trol chiefly of wealthy Spanish houses engaged in
the West India trade. By far too large portion o
/ the Cuban crop has been diverted 10 the United
States, 10 make ths question uf prices easy of -ou
! tion. The present stock in New York is nearly 10,
N q tons, IN isi ro 'uurtis much is held in
ali the principal markets of Europe The LOuisiana
crop last year, il VIII bo remembered fell on 10
"a