The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-07-15


FRoM CALIyoRSIA.-The steamship Star of
| the West, with California mails and passen-
gers T. the goth uit arrived at New York
| Tuesday. She brought 81 1866 600 in specie
| The following items are from the San Fran
| cisco pa pers OF the 20th ult.
| An unofficial census Of San Francisco makes
| the population i9, a3 white males y, 9a5 white
females =, $50 Chinese, and ,tO3 coiored people.
| Total 5s,tc3. -s-
| The ey yidence in the New Almaden mining
! case, of an exceedingly voiuminous character,
| continued to be taken before Judge Hoffman.
| Ex-Congressman Mckibben got into poiit-
| ical quarrel with Mr.. James Coffroth, and a
duel would have resulted but for the inter-
| vention of the police.
The clipper ship Visurgis, which has been SO
| long advertised, WAS to be sold by the United
| States Marshal at eleven O'Clock In the fore
| noon on the day the Sonora sailed
The process of boring out some heavy guns
intended for PESO the Governor of So
nora, ls now underway At the San Francisco
| foundry. The first extensive operation OF this
eharacter in the State
The amount OF cash in thu State Treasury
at the close Of business the 18th ult. was
| S4U0, ,597.3i.
California farming interests are very fiou-
| rishlng, and from present advices the yield OF
grain will be heavy. The grass crop has been
short, and apprehensions are felt that in some
| iocantiet, where cattle are abundant there
viii be considerable suffering for the want OF
| feed Fruit, throughout the State looks fine,
me yield promising TO be very abundant.
business, since the opening Of spring. has
oeeh good, and large amount of merchandise
| mas found its way into the interior.
| An invoice OF obscene pictures and counter
felt com had been detec ted at the United States
Appraisers office at San Francisco. The i'm
porter was a Chinaman and the articles were
brought here from China in the ship Gauntlet
The bogus silver dollars were perfect fae-sf-
| miles Of the Mexican and Peruvian coin, and
n IInl "a tim IL
| perts who examined them
1t Is the intention of the Italian residents of
| California TO present sword to Victor Eman-
| uel, King of Sardinia The design for the
hit represents the figure of a Young girl
| (italy,) wearing on her head the mural crown
In front of her, Victor Emanuel the tri-color-
| ed flag in his left hand, drawn sword in his
| right, standing prepared to defend her. The
| genius of Italy is at his feet in letters The
! hilt is to be Of California gold. About forty
| Italians have left this city to join the army
| opposed to the Austrians.
| AN AUSTRIAN DETACHMENT TAKEN PRIsoS-
| ERs BY A RAILWAY ENGISEER.-Among the
| many lighter passages Of the war with which
the Parisians amuse themselves, we find in
| the Sport the story OF the capture of 4 detach-
ment of Austrians who We're taken prisoners
| by the engineer of the railway. 1t appears
| that the Austrans were yonte for Peschiera
TO enforce General Urban, when the en- gineer
whose sympathies were naturally on the Ita-
lian side, 'switched off," and conveyed the Teu-
tonic heroes into the middle of the allied camp
Here they were politely escorted from the rail-
way carriages by the French soldiers, who,
with that amiablc politeness for which the
| nation is distinguished, sauted their enemies
with 'All those who are going TO France will
please change cars.'' The feelings OF the Aus
trians, at finding themselves taken prisoners
in SO i2noble . manner, may be imagined, but
not described.
HEAVY RoBBERY.-In Wheeling, Va on
hnrr .,f
Ohio, Was robbed of s. zoo, which he had been
paid an hour or two before 1t appears that in
the next room to his, there lodged Miss Lizzie
Wayt who lectures on "liOmp Ties " and who
having unlocked the door between the TWO
apartments, walked in, and getting the money
walked OFF. Among the effects she left We're
her wardrobe and various notices, by editors
OF the "talented and charming lecturer" The
1ntellSencer says Miss Wayt is admirably
suited for gay deceiver. She is about twenty
five years of age. OF medium height, light hair
blue eyes and blonde complexion. She is also
| slightly robust. She has a fine carriage, good
address, and generally lady Like department.
THR BALLOON-Aaother Trip.-On SATURDAY.
! Mr.. La Mountain had an interview at Ben
| ninSton with two gentlemen by whom large
! portion of the funds invested in his great bal
| loon Were furnished. The result was q con-
| clusion that he should proceed at once TO re-
| build 1t, and continue the enterprise as had
| been intended before the accident on maxine q
| the descent at Lake Ontario. Mr.. La Noun
tain left this morning for Watertown. The
| balloon VIII be brought down. and a large
| force set at work upon it. 1t is believed that
| the repairs can be completed in less than three
| weeks. MIR. La Mountain will then at once
make arrangements for a second trial trip
| across the continent-Troy Tt,nsS, July II.
A FEMALE MACHINIsT-Mrs Ball in n
! speech before the Boston Wonans Rights
| Convention, read a letter giving an account of
ayoung girl in Delaware, whose father was a
/ 4ft htl1 rAFk dlStr Loo
her IA theirs business. On being allowed to
| enter the shop she showed great ability and
made so rapid advance as TO enable her on the
| occasion of her fathers death, not many wears
| after TO take charge of the business Her
younger listers and brothers have learned the
| trade from her, and she is now 4 prosperous
! machinist; keeping the business OF her father,
ana teaching her younger and dependent
| brothers, and presenting living witness to
| the wisdom of allowing "a girl perfect freedom
in the choice of an ayocation.
| SwIyDLING Observation-Disclosures n
Eirginian, recently from the Old dominion.
was met at the Arcade Hotel by an oily
! tongued individual, who soon won upon the
confidence OF the stranger, and prevailed upon
| him to accompany him to the vicinity of the
Girard College, where they met man who
was provided with "patent safe" AS it is
called, which he displayed 3nd offered to bet
any gentleman two hundred dollars that the
| hall was not inside. The Virginiau's pretend
ed friend advised him to take the fellow up,
saying that he was sure to win. Acting upon
| the advice of one he confided in, he advanced
! his whole pile, and lost, of course. At the re-
| quest of his companion, who was accom- l.
| plice of the other, twenty dollars of the two
| hundred We're returned to him, leaving one
| hundred and eighty dollars to be divided
| among the Observation-Disclosures Ledger
| HEAVY EERDICTs-The Jacksonville Ar
gus says the case of Samintha nj. Wood u
| James Scott, for q breach of promise of mar
| riage and another suit by the father Of the
plaintiff in the former case against the same
| defendant for the seduction of his daughter
We're both decided on Tuesday, in the Circuit
Court, now in session in that place The jury
returned verdict in each case of five th0us-
and dollars, the full amount of the damages
laid in the declarations. The only draw bic X
] to these yerdicts is the fact that, rs we have
| been informed, owing to the peculiar circum-
| stances of the defendant, the plaintiffs are
| likely to be obliged to pay the costs Of the
prosecution.-Springfesd( (IH) Journal.
| Postmaster ARREST RD-John G. GIass Post.
master at New Brighton, Pa, was arrested on
| Friday night, charged with making counterfeit,
coin. He taken TO Pittsburg and gave
$500 bail for his appearance before the term
OF the United States District Court. 1t is al.
ledged that he paid counterfeit coin to n man
| who was set to trade with him in the desire, OF
| with the expectation. OF getting the bogus
| money. coun terfeit coin is said to have been
found on his premises in considerable quanti-
| ties.
| A GIRL WORTH HAvIEG.-There Is young
! woman employed i'll the Harmony Mill, Co.
hoes, who. during a period of years that she
has been employed in that establishment, has
| saved from her regular wages, and from earn
ings by doing ornamental ncedle-work, over
! twenty five hundred dollars Yet, she has
| found time 10 study and master French, as
well as the higher branches OF English. She