Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-07-21
FROM CALIFORNIA.

The steamship Brother Jonathan, from Chagres 9TH
uy arrived at Mew yaa OK On nuday nght a at II
| gold. She brings San Francisco dates OF June 4h.-
Most OF the burnt district had been rebuilt Business
generally was stagnan and prices lower than the rates
previous TO the re the market beng oyersIocked With
| all staple articles of produce. The news from tine
| mining districts continues satisfactory ; many and
valuable discoveries having been made.
Sidney convict arrested on the 10Th OF June, III
the act oil stealing safe, aud was lmmed lately tried by
Court of 200 citizens and hung at mdnighin the Pa-
"a. AT San Francisco, numerous ncendiary attempts
had been made TO destroy the city.
The Indians in the Southern section OF the State,
continue give much trouble. Aglculturat prospects
ale good and The weather continues hne. McManus,
the Irish patriot, hal escaped from New South Wales
and arrived at San francisco, where he was received
with much enthusiasm. Smith O'Brien and the other
Irish exiles made unsuccessful attempt to escape at
| the same time.
Five men were drowned at San Pablo bay on the
| 2sth May among whom named James S. Gra-
ham Of North Carolina nephew Of the Secretary of
! the Navy.
The newspapers are increasing rapidly at San Fran.
cisco.
General Morehsad's expedition of Is men left San
Diego on the 18th May Destination unknown.
Crime bad 80 greatly increased at San Francisco
that the Courts and police inadequate to serve,
and volunteer committees had been formed tor proec
ton.
Several e scapes of prisoners from the City Hall
Station House, myths city, have taken place, giving
strong of suspicion that some OF the police were
associated with them and aided their departure.
Quite excitement occurred the Sd inst, on the
occasion OF the arrest OF man by the name OF Benz
Lewis, accused oftiring building on Long Wharf =
| The indictment wasGuashed, the Grand Jury having
been illegally empanneled, and the prisoner was re-
manded to await the action OF the next Grand Jury.
Reports from the placers and quartz mines are gene
| rally favorable But they should always be received
with several grains of allowance. Rumor lives in the
| family of the gold-seekefs.
Agricultural prospects are very good. Politics
rather in lul in the State, but it is kind OF omnns
| stiffness prefacng the onset of two armies The two
parties have generally organized in the different coun
| ties
ceptons OF occasional high winds and stirring dust in
| the city
| The new Jenny Lind theatre, built by Mr.. Mcguire
since the late conagration, was opened last night by
party of Mr.. Slark's company. The proprietor
has progress OF erection another theatre OF fine di-
| mensions, to be built OF brick.
The cinders, ashes and desoaton OF the last great
fire have nearly all disappeared before the bull
| dngs and improvements which have followed upon
the path OF the fire storm like he grass and herbage
| whch sprung up again when the TEMPEST has passed
| away.
| Passed midshipman William De Koven, aged 81
years, died suddenly board the United States sur
veyng schooner Ewing from neuralgia OF the stomach.
| He was buried at San Francisco
ARRIVAL OF TERENCE B. M'MANUS.
We have great peasurein announcing the safe arrival
in this city OF Terence Beew M Manus, Esq one OF
the gallant and devoted gentlemen who three years ago
periled their lives and sacrificed their fortunes and Tree
dom for the liberation OF their country from Bri ish
msrule. Mr.. M Manus arrived yesterday vessel
from Sydney, after escaping by extraordinary good for
tune from the grasp OF Sir William Denson, the bigoted
and brutal executoner of the will OF despotic Govern
ment. His su1erings in captivity have been extremely
| severe.-San Francisco Herald.
| A public dinner was given to Mr. NcManus on the
l 9th ult. The Alta California says:
"At o'clock about three hundred persons sat down
to table groaning w the Injuries of California
Charles J. BRENNAN, Mayor of San Francisco, in
| the Chair. On his right hand was Mr.. Nc Manus, the
guest of the evening, and on his left was Hon Il. But
| Ter King. Among the invited guests Hon. Isaac
| E Holmes, OF South Carolina; Hon. VIM. M. Gwin;
Hon. R. F. Mclean, of Maryland; Hon. P w.
Tompkins, of Mississippi; Judge Fl, c, Murray, Judge
Caleb Smith, Gen. Greene, Col. Weller and Gen. John
E. Addison. Among the persons participating the
occasion, were large number Of our Irish citizens