The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-08-05
NEWS From CALIFORNIA.

-~-~~>>~~~
Arms AND Ammunition for the Harbor For
tncati~,ns-'Thc Linels ON the WashSos tom
AbscS.bding Tax Collaboration Bridge 1t
YurJa River-state Prison Dsn1cuItlss-O1l.
c~zs OF the California Piopecrs-Chinese Inn
nsgrants-Judxe DSdge Elected I'm Carson
vansy-Fire- Domestic Trsgedy-What the
Papers Say OF Greeley, DC, DC.
OUR SAN FRANCISCO CORRESPONDENCE.
sAS FRANCISCO, July 8, 1859.
The ship Wizard, which arrived hero few days ago,
has landed twenty-five AZ pound cannon and one thou
nd round Of shos for the same, beside lot OF mortar
frames They Intended for the fortress at Fort Poin
~ tue entrance Of our harbor.
Several additional suits have been commenced against
The steamship Washington 10 recover due the crew
Who shipped At New YORK. the vessel Is now held by the
Uaised States Marshal TO answer demands for abou
80 SEQ.
. fire iron bridge Ia to be placed across the Yuba
river, 1t Parks bar. II is 70 be constructed OF tuonia
hon. will form perfect afoa spanning The river
with only abu.men.s either side. me work Is
2 new IN progress.
decree OF divorce has been granted by the Fourth
Dncs Cou.. in the case Of Laurent erstel Mariana
HiersIeL
Mr. Brodcrck LETT shs city Wednesday last, for the
puYpoee Of addressing the people 1T various points He
speaks 70 at PlscerviIe and from thence pro-
eeets 70 every important tosn n the State Joseph O.
McKbOen and Baker, opposiuon candidates for Con
sress addressed the largest meeting ever he'd in Marys
tne steslashp uacle Sam arrived here on the 9th inst
Pom Panama sne brought up Blk hundred passengers,
I'll good heath.
rne Supreme Court has granted stay Of proceedings
N the caso Of Beury Wappaer convicted Of MURDER and
woo was 10 pave oesn hung tbs day ut noon.
Governor Weller present the State prison. He
b ABOUT ns,utipg suit against the lessee TO
poes.ss,on Of Institution. aciion brought by
kssee against The Governor and other State officers
coVsr damages jor akIg forcibe possession Of
the pssop, is Row in progress.
IA~.s j. has applied 70 the Sacramento District
Court for the bench. Of the Insovent act Liabilities
40 election for officers Of the California Pioneers for tho
ensuing year. held last evening" Alex. Aceh elected
fIs,'dsn. ana Philip A E.Tn Hsny ap James
Wiilism Wheaton was chosen Secretary, and John a.
TREY Treasurer The gentlemen were elected
Buckley, George scuader, Eugene CroweI j. a. sesrns
and JAMES a. Cutter.
On the 9th had on board 233 Chinese passengers
The returns Of the late election held In Careon Valley
defeat Of Judge Crane. The eectlon Of Mayor Dodge is
conceded .
FIRE IN wEAvERvILLE.
Tic IRE which broke the oh inst. at Weaver.
vile Destroyed the space of hour hundred
thousand collars worth OF property. The Chinese were
Eer chant WIS burned out. me principal suifsrers
are6nds, Of the st. Charles Hotel; ComBock Martip
proSaoy 81 600 Many suffer to the smount Of from
$50 10 81 900 All the brick houses escaped Pierce
Gssscs Co !, Cole Go w. " T1 1saDnSd co.
bauer, F. Young Bro Exchange ssioon) Fl N BfoHa
Co tSsapona saIoon and Anderson Seaman are suf
is pos, ibie 10 give exact figures the loss being d.
vssa smonf SO large number T Of ndsd Ia FAM,
$4,000. The two best hotels we're also destroyed.
DOMESTIC TRAGEDY.
BILE shooting affair occurred n this city yesterday
mtrppg in winch muiaio his wife were the
p.l r,
appears will end fatally 10 both. seems hs, Albert
Lee servant OF Cot Fremont, married girl from Ne
York Of Indian exit actioa, named Maine Dsphne Pol
her. hout four yeas ago. and mad by her two children
gsIs out in quence Of the hostility OF the young
woMab's mother, was bitterly opposed To The mar
risge, the couple separated two years ago. few Day
sieCe Lee Who had left Col Fremont, TO this city
yesterday met his wife the door Of her father
house, tc admit him. Upon this he DIRE
arevoves, and remarking mat # he could not be per
ft i've wife the lett cheek, the ball pass
ing through the left pslste ana lodging in the oack
is passage The woman then rushed up stars bleeding
feaIfaliy and attended TO By Mrs Laws who re
self .encne bali into his LEFT breast just bs0w the
heart which the bail just esesped but passed through
the lung, and Issued at the back the spine His
wound considered very dangerous, but That Of the wo
psn ia considered fatal Lac fund stretched at full
length in the balcony near where the shoopg took place
county jail Doctors HOLMAN, Hitchcock and Cooper ut
tended upon the but have he or no hope of her
recovery The carotid artery was safely taken up, but
the ball has yet been found. Lee received medical
enhance, but this oinlng hopes entertained
his surviving the wound.
WHAT THE SAN FRANCISCO PAPERS THINK OF Ho
RACE GREELEY.
From the San Francisco Herald, July ~
numOer OF lunkies Ia this State endeavoring to
get up recep, for Horace Greeley abolition editor
from the East, who is arrive IN midst. We
trust democrat will be seduced into giving HE counte
proceedings in honor OF this low demagogue
There In the United States who has tried 10 do
much harm, who has uttered 30 many malignant false
hoods ,nis fellow, Greedy, his crusade against the
ccnsrituon and the Union We will mark the men VINO
prominent in doing honor TO this wreched fanatic.
[sIom the San Francisco National Juy
Our coten orary takes very just view Of the Greeley
demonstration. II comes up to the mark and, with It's
usual b0ldnese, denounces the movement in decided
terms It uDes vito us the hope that emo democrat
viii be seeuced into giving his countenance any pro-
ceedipgs honor Of this low demagogue' Horace The
Herold ID emnently sound tots question, aud it's ad
monons bearing upon merit the regard Of every
not degraded into tiunky Of fenaticism.
Marriages and Deaths In California.
MARRIED..
RrAUM-Ho11rRMAN- Weavervie June 20 nv