The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-04-16
California News.

The steamer Star Of the West, which arrived az
NV York OF wednesday last, brings some items
ofCalCTus news:
On the merning Of the 9th, two days after leaving
AsIinvalI, Francois Amoretti, aged So, native OF
Marseiiles, France, died, and was buried at sea-
The deceased vas formerly q pawnbroker at San
trAnciscp, and wGs worth SS0,0O0.
The news from California is favorable. Business
has been dull the past winter but the prospect for
spring trade never better.
=, The best business iD California seems to be
raising tpe stock. Among the passengers are
several large capitalists, who are going 10 make ex
teusive stock purchases to drive across the Plains
T. ". EimoGss, the bee man." hes como on with
large orders for tsst blood stock aid fine merino
sheep.
CAPTAIN John I. Wright, formerly CT the New
orleans aud Texas trade, who lately purchased st
auction The steamship Hermann, for SO 0000, has
come Oh with the view of establishing Iihe OF
s.--4lers between New York and California, via
4 : Icaragua. Captain wright proposes 10 furnish
the ships ou the other side to run in connection
with Vanderbilt, or come oIe VINO VIII furnish the
ships on this eide.
H. Carr, the celebrated runner Of hundred
wards had arrived, aud had challenged California
aaa the world TO run for $4,000.
TIE celebrated tfotting mare PTiBces5, owned by
Nh Teakle which won $40, 600 ;rotting against the
G ucoa Cnief has arrived by the Star OF the West
Nj Ieakle. the day before tue steamer sailed, was
ufrrsd $40 000cssh for Princess.
The California Legislature bad not adjourned
lus would on the ION inst.
Tho news from Nicaragua is important.
The government had offered TO give up the
s;esners which they lately took possession OF, be-
iyug,ng 10 the 10. White Company, but the Offer
was declined. The agent at Greg town ip6ulges III
range notions as TO what the American govern
hisut ls goiug to do in the way OK cotnpeIsatipg
&c upauy The Catharinc Maria, one OF the
boats 7ti2ed, still lying at Castillo Rapids in
Il stbking condition All the hands Oh board the
n hats lad left and gone home except an engineer,
whom Ghe government had employed to run the
blats The men had taken passage board the
hoouer Monterey, which Was 10 leave GreytowD
On tie 4rh Tor New York.
The second convoy of French engineers, me-
chanIcs, lab0rers, &c, sent ont by the Nicaragua
Cana! Company, arrived at GTeyto"n on the 30tb
10 the steamer Dec.
some Of the most distinguished engineers. and
Others belonging TO the French government, have
teen placed at the disposition OF NJ. Belly and M
l. e de Beaumont for The use OF the enterprise.
TIE first convoy was conducted by NJ. Belly in
rerson The party consisted Of sixteen engineers,
ten Iaborers and four females. They immediately
Commenced making preliminary snrveys ot The
Decentralization between the two oceans. Both
xcouvoys that have arrived appear to have abuh.
sdauce of duanCia' means at their disposition, be
situs bringing immense quantities Of agricultural
s,d engineering implements OF the most valuable
I,scription Hesides every one Of the party comes
we'll euppied sith arms aud AMMUNITION. Forty
tye berths have been secured from Southampton
to Greytown n the next fonr steamers, for the use
Of parties attached TO the enterprise.
The capital stock Of the company is ono hum
dreG and fifty millions of francs With the right oi
Increasing IL 10 three hundred millions. Mr.
Belly states TINT the whole Of the capital stock has
Jeea subscribed and 40 francs each share paid
IL: the sbares-are 500 francs each. The estimated
cst If the canal is sixteen millions OF pounds
sterling or $50 900 900. The company Is composed
oi DE President and twelve directors-eight
freucb four English aad one American. M. Felix
belly, Director General
HIGHLY IMPORTANT FROM PARAGUAY.
Pirate letters have been received Ia this city
from sonteyideo Of date February 9th. Flag ohi'
Ger SLubrick and United States Commissioner
bJ~ln arrived at Asuncion on the 18th OF March,
snd were courtsously received. No objection was
hade TO the Fulton passing the forts, WHICH look.
&c gCite formidable. There waa uncertainty
Shther there would be peace or war, but the pre-.
'Sii'Dg opiuon was that the former would pre-
va. II so, it was expected that tue vessels
YOU'D be upon their way home in six weeks from
.hs date. All the vesseis had arrived out except
Tue Ne.acomet aud Caledonia Hash. Union.
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DhhtgEs REeoygBeD.-At the time the Forrest
etsofce case was pending, n p. Willis, then one
" Tue editors Of the Home Journal, tnouiged in
ue severe structures concerning the great trage~
sh, sho subsequently instituted suit Tor iiDei,
= miog heavy dsmsges. The case came on Ior
uiai' Ih New York, few days sgo, and the Jury
wednesday gave ayerdict OF $500 for the p'aintn.
marriage brokers' oaice ia aboSt to be estah.
i.' - - L9uisfiils. Kg "ccaBtry orders solicis