The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-06-30
CALIFORNIA MAILS ny THE no.
sES TAYLOR

The steamer Moses Taylor arrived at New York
Sunday morning, with the California mails and
Passengers to the 9Th inst
The steam frigate Colorado, Commodore McIn-
tosh. arrived at AspinwaH the 18th inst at p.
from the city of San Domingo. The sloop of war
Jsmestow q, Commander Kennedy, also arrived the
same evening from Grey town, and after communi-
eating with the Commodore sailed for Havana
The steam frigate Saranac aud sloepof war Wanda.
liza, Commander Sinclair, were at anchor at Pana-
ma. The sloop Decatur, Commander Thatcher,
sailed from Panama on q cruise on the 13th. and
the steam frigate Merrimac, Commodore Long, on
the Ilth inst. From the San Francisco papers of
the 9TH inst. We make up the following sumuar, !:
CALIFORNIA;.
There was great fire ia Nevada on the 22d ult
The total loss is put down at s22o,000
The town OF San Andres was destroyed on the
Sd iust
Therush to the Frazer river gold mines cobtin
ned. About $500 persons had passed through San
Francisco since April %. mostly miners from the
interior counties of California. 1t is estimated
that abont 5000 persons are already collected in
Puget Sound, en- route fbr the new lei Dorado 1t
seems, however, that check had been put upon
emigration by proclamation from the Hudson's
Bay Company, ordering all vesses not having
license from said company to leave Frazer river aud
all other rivers bays and creeks in the British pos
sessions.
me sureties of HaIaszthy, late Of the United
States Mint, had been sued ia the of the Unit
ed States, on their official bond OF $4,000 for the
faithful performance of his duties. Ills deficiencies
are sl59,372 03.
The barley harvest had fairly commenced
throughout the State. The crops were good The
wheat harvest would commence in few days -
Some damage had been done to the wheat by the
late rains. but much more by the previous drought
A Chinese commercial house had imported from
China a quantity of slkworm eggs, and are about
nknn ftNsr uI.lt fkt
ensiye scale. The climate of California is admira
biy adapted TO il.
Tbe Schooner Laura Bevan, bound from San Pc
dro to Santa Barbara. had been lost at sea- and it
is supposed that all on board, numbering ten or
eleven PERSONS have been lost Among the pas
,epgers was Mr. 7. A Ayres, an artist of merit
Two Mexcans, named Santos Peraitas and Joa-
quin Ealeuzuea. had been hanged by lynch law ia
santa Barbara county, the former for completely
In the Baratier murder, and the latter for other
crimes. y
b Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen W Leach and Miss Anna
Griswold, who bad arrived fton New York, were
intending to give their first concert at Musical
Hall on the 1st of June.
destructive fire took place on the Goth of May,
on Jackson street, San francisco, by which ten
wooden buildings we're burned. The loss WAS
about $3i 000 Two other fires occurred the same
day, at one Of which small wooden house was de-
stroyed.
greet deal of comment Is made in the San
Francisco papers the act of the Chief of Police
who attempted to shoot down unfortunate VA
grant, who had refused TO accompany him to the
station.
At Lagrange, San Joaquin county, au individual
named Johu Anderson, was taken from the JAIL
where he had been corfined on the charge of mur
Ter, and was hing. Forty or fifty persons, strail
gers in the place, with their faces black ened 50 III
not to be recognized, presented themselves in
front of the prison. Six seven of them be ne
rated to the interior of the building. and captur
ID Il county clerk and constable who lived in tie
frs ha hrnR fha
ind entered the cell of the prisoner.
The prisoners feet were in ir ms. by means o
GELD chisel, they sought to b.eak his fetters
whilst the wretcbed man attered the horr ibie
cries. calling for assistance, and Offering the most
desperate resistance to his executioners These
latter, TO silence him, struck him on the head
with a cold chsel, aud placed gag iu his month
They then passed a rope around his neck. and
ragged him by it about twenty eight PAGES from
there, suspending him from the branch ofa tree
without any further ceremony.
THE BATTLE IN OREGON WITH TIE INDIANS.
The Olympia Pioneer and Democrat of May %
says:
just as we are getting our paper ready for press
al express arrived from Col. Stept0e, iu the Sim
coe Valley, with dispatches from Lieut Col Ca.ey
and letters to his ezceiency Gov. Nc Mullen In
urmHg them of the defeat on the 18th inst. at
the first crossing of the Snake river about thirty
miles above it's junction with the Columbia of the
command of Col Steptoe. The con msnd consist
indians reported To have been fifteen hundred
strong, aud composed Of the Snake, Polouse aud
other tribes Tho action resulted in three officers
md fifty men killed. Two of the officers killed
sre Capt. WyDders and Lieut.. Gazdea The In
lihns took two howitZers which belonged to the
command and all but sixty pack animals. In fact,
50 complete had been the route that the officers
iu comma I'd was compelled to fall back withathe
almost pre- cipitation The battle took place while
the regulars in the act of crossing the river
Col Steptoe had proceeded into the Snake con ntry
peeceably to treat with item. or proceed to hosti
tiles if necessary. The object of his visit was prob
ably of similar character with that of Major Hal
Ter. which resulted in like unfortunate manner
Isj Halter proceeded there with Que hundred and
men. and ia the peacsable manner Of the emf
grants in 1854 He returned without the murder
RS hut with twenty two Of his command killed
and wounded on litters.
1t IL mach tn no feared are on the eve of
general outbreak among the saEages in the north
...u quite iobabiy they have been melted or
now urged on by Mermon emissaries Gen
Clarke has ordered reinfoTceneHts to proceed al
mp to Columbia river 20 the scene of hoslities
The soop-ofwar St. Marys, now ing at Mare Isand
Navy Yard has received orders also sail fer Puget
Sound to cooperate with the land forces She will
be ready in a few days To start