The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1856-02-13
FurtherC California News.

FOOl.EA- OuffCi a tdtcCo ca y
recruits in Califernia for Gen. Walker
Capt. Qnsy had also raised a compan.
at Stockton. They were to have sale,
from San Francisco on the 5th lust
Capt Manovilie, . Hungarian and al
officer under Kossuth in his native ooun
try, is among the list. Mr. Manovill j
an author o. some celebrity. Col Kew
en-, the agent or minister plenipotentiar,
of Nicaragua, in San francisco, is sale
toahave received 10, 600 applications il
California to join the Walker expedition
but they are deferred from going fol
Wa0to of means of transportation. Thi,
has induced Col. Kewen to decide to pur.
chase the steanler@Brother Jonathan.
By the way, q warrant was issued at San
francisco against Gol.eK. on the chargs
of assaulting and beating a servant al
the St. Nicholas Hotel, but it was
thoueht he would resist the right to ar.
rest him on the. ground of his official
character.
A Cohen, the assignee of Adams
& Co., was arrested on board the Uncle
Sam, at San Francisco while attempt
ing to conceal himself under the shaft OF
the steamer, and lodged in Jail, James
nlDRe- OI w lIlldu1, q C4DlttAlACo AIS BO-
sition with regard to Adams & Co, in a
card to the San Francisco Bulletin,
wherein be defends himself from the
charge of having known the insolvency
of Adams & Co., and still retaining his
connection with them, on the ground
that a clerk has no right to betray the
secrets of his employers unless they are
criminal acts, and by concealment he
may justly be charged with participa-
ton.
Mr.. Lucien Hermann. a banker, doing
i large business at San francisco, sus-
pended payment On the 4th ult. His
Liabilities are reported a. about $780,
Gee
The contract for building a wagon
road across the mountains has been
awarded TO w. B Leach, of Stockton,
his bid, SIS, 600. being the lowest.
BY the Fanny Major, from Australia,
l40s fine Merinn sheep arrived at San
Francisco. being The remainder of flock
of 800 brought for breeding purposes,
leo having died ouht the passage
Major Townshend, Capt, Clark aud
DIR. Steinberger, of the u. S Army.
had arrived at San Francisco fre1a Or
egon.
james Henrys a seamapson board the
u s. ship Independence, was drowned
at aaAEranciseo about the close If Dec.
last.
A special election for alderman has
been held IN the 4rh and-5th wards of
San Franciscn.a II. b. J lanes and G w.
Bryant, the Know Nothing candidates,
were Elected.
Wciearn by a gentieHaa9 ust returned
from the Sandwich Islands that . Yank
&c Sullivan is baskii.g in the sunshine
of royanlyl He gives private Lessons III
the "noble art of selfIcfence to the
royal family, and is BOTTLE companion
aud body-guard to the king in bar-rooms
and billiard saloons. He has given two
public exhibitions to full HOSES.
Politicians are already busy in can
vassing for the election of a q. S. Sena-
d to fill the Vacancy occasioned BY thc
expiration of the time for which DR.. Gwin
was elected. The prominent candidates
In the Il. n. party are now understood
to be Messrs. Crabb,rFnote, Marshall.
Flint, Newell, of Ell Dorado, Peyon, and
Dr.. Hitchcock. It is, however, very
doubtful if an election takes place, in
Consequence of the divisions between the
various factious.
Gen. Biancorte, commander-in-chief
Of the Mexican forces an Lover T. alifor-
MIA. has issued a proclamation revoking
the order made by Liedts Pujol some
months since prohibiting foreignerscross-
ing the line.
The San Francisco Herald, of the Sd
instant, speaking ofthe shock ofan earth
quake felt In that city ct tea o'clock the
day previous, says:
1.-The earthquake ranged from North
Beach to RIncon Point, but was most
severelyfelt 10 the lower part Of the city
The shock was felt in every part of the
CITY Hall building, and in the third sto-
of the gas.fxturcs swayed ~Ylo.cntly,
and the picture frarnes were rafting
against the walls for the space of half a
minute. In the upper stories of the
International e otei the confusion caused
by. the shock was SO great that 1t was a
none of the occupants were in
iufed. Mothers caught up their chill
dren and rushed, or rather few down
the stairway. shrieking fer assistance
and there was reason for this alarm, CON
sider1ne that the window saShes were
forced open by the shock. The building
occupied by James DeFremery, on Mer
chant street, south side near Battery
was considerably affected by the
shock. The doors and window sashes
we're forced open with great violence,
and the iron shutters were much bent
and warped; the masonry of the walls
we're also considerably injured. IN most
Of the tin ware and crockcry shops down
there was an unusual activity
rmong the goods on the shelves, and In
some instances thesowners were in great
,on~sternation for the safety o ftheir wares
The shock lasted about thirty-fVe sec,
,nds.
From Lower California, We learn that
military officer, with a party of men,
rad landed at Cape Saint Lucas, and
possession of the province in
he name of Gen. Alvarez. They ar !
in three small vessels, but were (
made prisoners on landing and sent to !
La Paz. where they remained in a
vretched state. The expedition appears
ridiculous light, but the fact of its
occurrence is important. /
OREGON AND WASHINGTON TERRfTo-
RIEs.
The Iudian war in Oregon and Wash
,Igton Territories goes on, but the win
cr snspends attacks on the part of the