The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-07-16

| The Star of the West, with two hundred and ar
ty passengers 81 40l 713 10 treasure and the Cali
fornia mails to the 21st ult, arrived at New York
Wednesday morning. From the San Francisco pa
pers Of June 2Ist, we make up the following sum
| mary:
CALIFORNIA.
| great number of enigrants are going from all
| the northern and southern mining countries ot
California to Frazer river. The consequence is a
general depression Of business in the interior and
| a rise iD the rates of labor.
The town of Nariposa vas destroyed by fire on
the 4th inst. The total loss is estimated to be
| f2D0 coo.
! The survey for route for a railroad from Full
| som to Auburn was commenced on the 14th inst
party of white men murdered two Indians in
| Humboldt county, the 10Th nit, because they
would not give up their guns Three of the whites
named C. A. sherman, VIM Mcdonald aud 'Biiiy
the Rake were arrested on a charge of murder
few days afterwards, other Indians shot Mt two
white men in revenge, and severely wounded one
| of them
great excitement is prevailing in San Louis
Obi-po and Santa Barbara counties, on account OF
robberies aud m-rders committed there sby gang
oil Robbers. Several persons accused of Completely
In the Barratier murder, have been hanged by the
people.
During the week the city has been tbrongel
with strangers from the interior. bound for the
new gold mines on the Frazer river, British pos
} SESSIONS and our throughfaTe resumed the stir
ing appearance Of the busy times of 80 and 81
The steamer Republic left for the North en- the
TN, with about 500 passengers. all bound for the
new mines. The steamer Commodore sailed on
the 9TH with about 800 Frazer river aspirants -
The steamer Panama, left on the 18th with $40
passengers; the Georgiana, the 18th, with $50;
the barque Adelaide, same day with 100, the steam
er Pacific, on the l4th with 700 and the Cortez on
Thursday, with 1000 5ouls aboard A number Of
other vessels Will leave before the close of the
week for the northern FL Dorado.
The steamer Senator arrived on the 18th, from
San Diego, with some two hundred troops, des
tined to the of the late Indian difficulties in
Washington Territory. She also brought up the
| first lot of pears and apricots from Los Angeles.
| Brgadier Gen. Clark and staff have gone to the
! seat fwsr in Washington Territory.
On the last downward trip of the steamship Co
lumbia desperate Indian chief known as ''Roguo
| River John" together with his son, who were
being brought down from one Of the Oregon Reser
| vatons, committed Gu indiscrimiuate assault or
the passengers in the night time, and before Sc
cured. inflicted various severe injuries, and receiv
ing others in return. The Indians had possessed
themselves OF fire arms, and fought desperately
sThey are now at the PTesldo. The s0n who was
sseyerely wounded in the leg, has had the limb am
putated The of the uprising is attributed tC
u remark of q steerage passenger that the chic
was to be hung, on the arrival of the steamer al
Humboldt Bay.
During the last fortnight 1000 Chinese have ar
rived here.
| During the first half of this month the gold de
posits iu the Mint amounted to 81 ,4S5 ounces while
in the first half of May the amount was S0964 on
rhe falling off Of y 1,47S-amounting to 100000
or at the rate Of 81 100000 per months attrlbu
| ted to Frazer River.
| A party of men started from San Bernardino or
the I'd inst, with drove of 300 Californian Lare;
for Texas, where they intend to sell them.
On the 9th inst, Thomas McNab rede 200 mile:
in 9 hours and is minutes over the Union Race
Course using a number Of horses, all of pure Cal
| iornia stock.
| On the 9th inst, the British ship Carribear
from Hong Kong, errIved here with twelve Japan
| ese board. who were from q wrecked junk in
| lat 43 deg. NJ long. III deg. They had been five
months AZ sea and had suffered greatly. Collector
| Washington offered to let them go as sailors OF
the revenue cutter Marcy where the other Japan
| ese brought to ths point in 1880 were; but the
Captain OF the Caribbean still has them on hi
| vessel, aud offered to take them to Japan.
| There was rumor current several weeks since
| that 800 Mormons were approaching Carson Val
ley to settle there, but nothing has been saiC
about it lately.
In the case of John c. Fremont VS.. The Mercet
| Mining Company, trial before the United
States Circuit Court, the defendant denied thai
the plaintiff is citizen of New York, as he aveTr
ed in his complaint. The issue tried by
jury, ard it WAS proved that Col. Fremont has re
peatedly declared in the last two three year,
that he would never again make his permanent
home in California. The jury found that he is moi
| a citizen Of this State