The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-03-01
A Fortnight Later from California
ARRIVAL TIL MOSES TAYLOR
Sl,6OO,OOO In Specie, and the Cali
fOrnia Mails.

NEW YORK. Feb. u.
U.s.M steamship Moses Taylor. John McGo.
wan. Esq, commanding, from Aspinwall, via Ja-
maica. with California mails OF the 9th Inst, and
81, 600. 600 In treasure, arrived this morning.
The T. g. steamer Fulton, Lieut. Commanding
Almy arrived ut Aspinwall Feb. IL, from the is
land of Old Providence, and left again Feb 18th,
on q cruise to Chirique-mouth OF the river Colo.
rado-and San Juan del Norte.
Left at Aspinwall Z. S. sloOp-ofwar Jamestown,
also British Screw Ship of the Line Brunswick.
From the Alta California Of Feb. 81
SUMMARY OF THE FORTNIGHTS NEWS.
Tae main t opics of news !t,e past fortnight
have been the proceedings of the Legislature, a
multitude of suicides and bloodysaffrays and So
we're storm.
The Legislature has done very little work as
yet; in fact there IL not much work for 1t do. No
important bill has yet been passed, though more
than month has elapsed since the commencement
of the session.
ed to the Catholic Church. These are the old mis-
sion buildings, with their lots, gardens and ceme-
teries at San Diego and San Luis Rey, San Feran-
do San Juan Capistrano, San Gabriei San Buena-
ventura. Santa Barbara, Santa IneZ, La purissima
San Luis 0bspo, San Miguel San Antonio, La Sole
dad. Carmel. San Juan Baptista, Santa Clara, San
Jose San Francisco, San Rafael, and Sonora. Be
sides these church houses aud lots, there is a
ranch OF 10000 acres in santa Barbara county, and
another of 1 43S in San Luis Obispo county.
violent storm visited the State about ten days
ago, and lasted three days. Along the coast, and
in the valley, large amount of rain fell; in the
mountains there was snow, hail and frost. In
Tuolumne county much damage was done by vio-
lent gusts of wind, which blew down several aque-
ducts and unroofed various houses.
Two brothers, named Robert and Francis Bru-
baker, were shot on the 25th ult., near Stockton,
by J. c. Glenn. Robert was killed outright, and
Francis was m0rtally wounded.
shooting ARRAY occurred In 0roville on the
9th ut., and resulted in the wounding of five per-
sons, viz: Constable Mclaughlin, Justice Berry,
Jack Hunter, Albert Clark and Mr.. Brooks. The
aairOccurred in the office of Berry, Justice of the
Peace.
An attempt was made on the night of the Goth
ut, TO sssassinate Mr. Folger local reporter of the
sacramento Union, by striking him with a slung
shot. Though severely cut on the head he malt
aged to escape.
Gen. Clarke has sent two companies of artillery
to San Bernardino, TO remain there as protection
against any possible inrOads by the Mormons, I'M
til instructions are received from Washington.
An actor names s. P. Everett was arrested 10
Yreka while trying to set fire to the town.
An Italian named Genini, was killed on the 29th
ult., near Georgetown, by Jesse keefer, boy IL
years of age.
A man named James Mcouade was murdered
by strangling in stockton on the Goth ult
There was u bloody fight at SneiIing's ranch or
the 23d ult., in which DR.. j. W. Goodn f. G. Bar
clay and VIM. Stevens were shot and killed.
CITY.
The summary of city news for the past fortnight
will contain little else than the account of sue
cession of suicides and suicidal attempts. per.
feet mania for selfdestruction seems TO have takeu
hold of the community; no less than thirteen
suicides and attempts at suicide have occurred
since the Goth ult.
man named Hans Andress Bing. who is In
sane on the subject of religion, went to the Plaza
| Hotel on Thur day, the 10Th ult., and hired a
1 room for O week. He was not seen to pass in Oh
out the room for several days, and on Tuesday the
l
1 the door and found Bling lying on the bed, nearly
| dead from the loss of blood and debility. He had
| severed the veins of both his wrists, with the in
! teution Of taking his own life, but the wounds
| closed up before his life was extinct Lie had
tasted no food for five days. He was removed tc
the County Hospital, and will probably recover
An inquest was held on the 21st ult., on the
body OF Adolph f. Branda, who committed suicide
| near Lone Mountain Cemetery ON the 10th ult.-
| The Jury returned verdict that deceased was a
| native of Norfolk, Va aged &c. and that he came
| to his death from overdose Of stryehnine ad.
mnistered by his own hand, for the purpose Of
| destroying his own life.
young man named Charles 0Connell, native
| of Ireland, aged 30 years, committed suicide on
Monday night, the 9TH ut., at his boarding house
on Bush street, by taking strychnine. No cause
! can be assigned for the rash act. Deceased was
| well known and respected. He had engaged q
| passage on tho vaquero for Australia, and was to
have sailed on the next day.
| A woman named Mrs. Harris, residing on Du
pont street, between Green and Filbert Quarreled
with her husband on the 9th ult., and attempted
TO kill herself by taking spoonful Of arsenic. II
was discovered, however, and physicians called in
| time TO save her life.
John Harrison, 9 native of Maryland, aged Is
years: resident of California since ls49, and a
| man highly respected by all Glasses of citizens
committed suicide on the evening of the 2sth ult
by shooting himself in the mouth with a pistol
the tall lodging In the back part of the braip and
| producing instant death He was In excellent
health and spirits, and on the evening of his death
he walked to North Beach, eonversed pleasantly
with several friends, left them for a moment and
| stepped down bluffy bank toward the beach
where he seated himself on rock and was seep 10
place the pistol In his mouth aud discharge r. III
left note addressed to his cousin, lady In This
city, stating his rtention to commit suicide bn,
| giving no reason for the act.
| Captain Joseph Adams, aged about SIS years. at
tempted suicide the evening Of the 10Th ult. by
jumping OF Pacific street wharf. He Was iaborins
! under temporary alteration Of mind.
| An English sailor named John ronlebrun, aged
| 10 wars was found dead In the rear of Chimes.
| house on Bartlett alley, on the morning of tbs
both uit. bottle OF strychnine was found Ia hii
pocket, and the appearances OF the body indicated
death by poison.
Mrs. Ann Tins, q native Of England, aged &c
years. died very snddsnly at her boarding house
In this city, on the 3lst ut, under circumstances
which induce the belief that she had taken some
a young man named Charles X. voorhees,, ma
tive Of Cincinnati, died very suddenly ON the LIST
inst. at the Commercial Lodging House, under
circumstances which led 70 the belief that he bad
taken strychnins. On the post norton examine
tton II was found that . largo clot Of blood y 90