The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-04-15
CALIFORNIA.


The Supreme Court has rendered a long opinion
in the case of Boggs the MERGED Mining Com
pany decidiog that the owner of land under
graht from Mexico has no title to the gold mines,
and that he can not eject persons employed IN
mining.
held In Oroville about ten days since. j. W. Nc
Corkle and others addressed the meeting, and re-
solutions were adopted unanimously approving OF
the position taken by douglas. similar meeting
was held In Marysville on the 18th iUst and SINH
lar resolutions were adopted, but there WAS a
strong negative vote
The Legislature has passed and the Governor has
approved the act confirming the Van Ness ordi
nance.
Two Young ladies, named Misses Mary McQuade
and Catherine Murray, took the black veil in the
thoic order Of the Sisters of Mercy, at Sacramer-
TO, on the 10th inst
About 800 cattle were drowned on the Upper
Sacramento by the high water which followed the
heavy rain about the 18th ult.
A company of Germans have purchased 800 acres
of land iu Cedar Ravine, FL Dorado County, and
intend 10 convert it into a vineyard
The Turn yerein of Sonora are making prepare
tions for grand festival on the Goth and 9th of
May
A gang of horse thieves, who have infested the
vicinity of San Buenaventura, in Santa barbara
county, for about month past, have been driven
of by the rancheros, after a regular chase. A
herdsman WAS shot and also one of the thieves,
and both dangerously wounded.
Thomas Waterman was killed at Martinez on
the Sth instant, By the accidental discharge of a
gun which he WAS handliDg.
J. Ii Stevens Was drowned in Eel River on the
ODD February
A letter from the Nome Cult Reservation in Te-
hama county says:
1.-The past Winter there has been a party of
white men stealing Indian children from II g Re
servation aud selling them. Many indians have
been killed by them, and they are determined to
have revenge. 1t il not safe for small parties to
travel In the mountains"
South of the Nome Cult several men have been
killed of late.
The house of Mr.. Oden, near San Juan, Monte
rev county was burned down on the 14th instant,
and in its ashes were found the remains of Mrs.
Oden, her four children, and Miss Burns. 1t is
supposed that they were murdered. Mr.. Oden
was absent.
There was Chinese regatta at Sacramento on
the 18th inst. Six boats were entered two mann
ed by butchers two by fishermen and two by
washermen. Money to the amount of $3.50 had
been raised by subscription, to be paid preml-
ums; and large amounts of money changed hands
on bets among the American well as among the
Celestial population. The race was we'll contest
ed, aud was witnessed by a large concourss of
people. including number of members Of the Le-
gislature.
The slave Arcby was discharged from the Coun-
ty Court on the 18th inst, and Immediately
rearrested by the U. s. Marshal, under the Fugi-
tive Slave Law. Considerable excitement existed
during his transit from the Court room to the
MarshaPs office, and some small fights occurred
between the popHlace and the police, but nothing
of a serious character. The boy will now remain
in charge of the national authorities until the
case is finally adiudicated.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallack are playing in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Wood are in sacramento.
J. p. Adams usually styled Yankee Addams)
and Miss Roweua Granice were married in Sacra-
mento on the 9th of March.
PERU.
Dates from Callao are to the 14th ult The har-
vest had been abundant. destructive fire at Vic
toria had burned $l50,000 worth of property
The q. s. steamer Saranac and transport Yaldiyia
had arrived at Valparaiso.
On the 9th, at 5 A. NJ, the constitutional forces
nnder President Castillo, made an attack on vi
vanco's position in Araquipa, and after thirteen
hours hard fighting, during which much blood
was shed, succeeded in advancing as far as the
churches OF San Pedro and Santa Maria. On the
Tth, when the mail steamer touched at Islay, the
result of the battle not known, but it is gen.
orally supposed that it will result in the victory
Castillo.
FROM BoGoTA.
We have the Bogota papers to the Goth of Feb
ruary bringing important news relative to the
confederation in Congress OF the treaty lately
made between the Governments of the United
States nd this country. In the Senate the treaty
was rejected on the 10th nit. by a vote of eleven
against seven. On the Goth the question was
brought up for reconsideration aud admitted BY a
vote of nine against seven. On the I'D Gen. Mos.
guerra proposed the following resolution which
was agreed to:
"Refer the Convention with the United States
to a special Commission who will report anew to
the Senate, taking Into consideration the discus
sion to-day and all the antecedents of the ques
tion."
Cen Mosquera and S. Anaya and Vega were
appointed a committee for tho purpose. The two
former appear to be In favor of the measure, nd
the latter opposed to it,