Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-05-17
From California.

We copy the following interesting item'
from the San Francisco papers:
The Legislature is still in session, but has
agreed by joint resolution to dissolve on the
2lst instant. Nothing of special interest has
been transacted since the sailing of the last
steamer. In the House joint resolution was
adopted to go into joint convention to elect a
U. S. Senator, but it was lost in the Senate by
a vote of Is to I5 80 the election is certainly
defeated for this session.
A personal rencontre occurred between
Messrs. Borland and Williams. of Eldorada,
both members Of the lower House, in which
the former was seriously wounded by pistol
shot, which penetrated his lungs, and was at
first thought to be fatal, but the injured man
is fast recovering.
The Charter election of Sacramento, on the
It'll instant, resulted in the election of the en-.
tire Democratic ticket, with the exception of
one or two unimportant Offices. The Repub.
licans claim to have decided the result by
giving their support to the successful ticket.
The latter party are organizing throughout
to assemble on the 3Oth instant, at Sacramen.
to, to perfect their organization, and elect del.
egates to the National Convention.
The merchants Of the city have been max
ing some efforts to suppress the system of PR
vate coinage which exists among US, and are
taking steps to call into the mint that already
issued. The coinage was originally encour-
aged and fostered by the bankers, but expe.
rience has taught them that the step was an
unadvised one.
The Spiritual mania, or the philosophy of
Modern Spiritualism, has been raging extern
sively here of late, and two or three lectures
per week have been delivered to anxious but
suspicious audiences. Most of these efforts to
explain the hidden mysteries Of the other
world have failed to accomplish their object,
even to the satisfaction of the adherents Of
this theory.
Rodman M. Backus has been convicted of
manslaughter, aud recommended to the mercy
Of the court. The case of Charles Cora, the
murderer of Gen. Richardson, it set for re-
hearing at the close of the Backus trial, and
will probably be taken up next week.
Doctors Hill and Hitchcock have been ap-
pointed by the people, committee, to carry to
Washington their memorial to Congress for q
wagon road across the mountains This De-
tition has been signed by about sixty thousand
of our citizens, nearly one fifth of the entire
population of the State.
OREGON
arrived from Portland, Oregon, yssterda az
bringing dates to the 18th of April
1t will be recollected that at our last &C
counts the Cascades had been retaken by the
regular TROOPS. The Oregonian of the 5,h OF
April contains the following items:
LATEST FROM THE CASCADES We Learn
from ]. O'Neill, who is just over from Van
couver, that news came down yesterday tn al
1000 Indians were approaching on the Dalle
from the north, and were within ten miles o
| that place. Also, that Mr.. Pearson, tn,
| mountain express man, had followed the trail
| Of the Indians who were defeated at the Cas-
| cades, some ten miles below the Dalles. Their,
| is no doubt, therefore, but that those Indian
who destroyed the Cascades have gone bach
to the main body Of Kamaikin's command.
STATE CONyENTIoN.-So far as heard from
| it is highly probable that call for conven
| ton to organize State government, had beel
voted down by the people.
WASHINGTON TERRITORY.
We have received the Puget Sound Courie
up to April 14th. There appears to be n
more Indian fighting.
THE SANDWICH ISLANDS.
Honolulu, March 20, IS58-The BIRTHS
sloop- war Alarm, and tho French brig Al
cibiade are lying here, and it is said will re
main for several months.
The lava from the volcano Of Hawaii sti
gradually approaches the sea, and seems in
elined to spare the town of Hilo