New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-05-15
LATER zee FROM cALIFoRN1A.

A11a ksROM CALIFORNIA.
ARRIVAL or THE STEAMSHIP EMPIRE IN CRY.
sohlessinger Reeapturea.
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sandwich 'Lsszeafs 1siansa.5 -. F F
The Empire City left New york. ,,av y 80
o'clock r. M and arrived Off the Moro a. o,c1aot.
A. NJ on the 9Th, remained awaiting tie arryat W
Philadelphia, which steamer entered The hart,or Il
sunrise, on the l1th, bringing for New Orleans zIg
passengers from San Francisco, per steamers Bncls
Sam and Sonora, april 21st.
The company's steamer Illinois, Captain Boggs q.
S. N, from New York, May 9Th, with about seven
hundred passengers, arrived just before the Empire
City departure. The George Law was to have left
Aspinwai, for New York. on the evening Of the 9th,
with two millions in treasure and about nine hundred
the Philadelphia having left early on the
morning Of that day.
A rumor was prevalent at AspinwaI, prior to the
departure of the Philadelphia, to the effect that Col
schessnger, after violating his parole previous
news received, and escaping had been retaken, and
twas expected would be summarily shot.
The Empire City left Havana at 10 o'clock. a. M.
on the llth, and at hafpast fiye p M Sunday spoke
ship Geo.M Wood, bound to Liverpool, lat % IS,
long 80 at the same time counted in sight fleet
OF eighteen sails She brings two hundred and thirty
SIX passengers, twelve from New York, eight from
Havana, and two hundred and ten from AspinwalI,
and has experienced uninterrupted fair weather since
leaving New York. ~
Ats o'clock, P. NJ, on the 18th passed steamer
Cahawba, bound for Havana and New York.
Weomit the list Of passengers
By this arrival we have California dates to the !
2lst-being sixteen days later. On gIancing over
our files, we find but few items Of interest The fol
lowing items are clipped from our San Francisco
exchanges:
The apprehensions that were entertained few
weeks since of unusual dry season this year have
been dispeed by the fall Of copous showers during
the last fortnight The effect Of these opportnne
rains have been felt throughout the State and
department Of business affairs, and particularly with
the farmers and miners. S2 "A sz5 55
The construction Of road Of some kind across the
continent to encourage and facilitate ing to
this State is believed to be almost indispensable to
our prosperity and the project Of building wagon
road, which it is thought will be Of great service to
US, and hasten the commencement and completion of
railway, has again been sincerely considered. Sew
eral meetings have been held committees appointed
to solicit the names Of memoriasts to Congress for
an appropriation to this object, and petition will go
forward IN this steamer embracing the names of fifty
thousand persons, asking of Congress some imme-
diate action in this matter. ss 5Sf
/ The people Of Marysyile are again moving in the
| matter of constructing railroad from that city to
some point on the Bay Of San Francisco, as near to
this city as possible, Af @.5s "a VA
The first blow has been struck upon the Atlantic
and Pacific Road, at the terminus in San Francisco
A company has been organized, stock subscribed
contract awarded, and the work actually commenced
upon road to extend from this city to Mission Do
lores, distance of about three miles, and in the
direction Of San Jose, and the line of the conte
plated route OF the future railway, By which shall
be connected with our brethren on the Atlantic.
The Legislature is still in session. but has agreed by
joint resolution to dissolve on the 2lst inst In the
House Joint resolution was adopted to 60 into joint
convention to elect U. s. Senator butt was lost in.
the Senate by vote Of l6 to Is, SO the election is
certainly defeated for this session. As q. G56s5
A personal rencontre occurred between Messrs.
Borland and Williams Of Ell Dorado both members Of
the lower House, the 7th inst, in the Orleans
Hotel, in which the former was seriously wounded
by pistol shot, which penetrated his lungs. and
at first thought to be fatal but the injured man is
}-fastFeeeversng.: ,5 szG
The charter election Of Sacramento, on the inst
resulted in the election Of the entire Democratic
ticket with the exception Of one or two unimporant
4 Offices The Republicans claim to have decided the
result, by giving their support to the successful
ticket The latter party are organizing throughout
the State, and have called State Convention to as
sembe on the 30th inst, at Sacramento to perfect
their organization and elect delegates to the Nation
al Convention. III 22ls... 2l.
The great feature of interest in San Francisco has
been the serious consid by the Common Coun-
Gil to grant to Messls. Dennis Parsons and others
the right of wharfage and doekage of the entire
water front of the city fora term of twenty-five
years, in consideration of the grantees constructing
sea wall or bulk head, upon plan proposed BY
themselves. Thes wharfage receipts are said to- be
worth $500 900 per annum, and at this rate (and it
will be far in future) the receipts for the twenty
five years would amonnt to twelve and half millions
while it is thought the sea wall can be built for
three millions. It is gigantic scheme, and its
presentation looked quite plausible, and met the ap
proval of several members of the Council, bnt
Election the chances Of obtaining the grant not
favorable. 4sls : ssG tf,. 80 g.7E&
Our Chinese residents have held a grand religious
festival upon more expensive and magnificent scale
than ever before in this country during the last fort
night. The usual ceremonies of adoring and woT-
shipping their wooden gods were observed, and all
the forms of dolatry fully carried ont as in their
own land, and this, too, within the shadow of the
temples, of christianity. ,5.
\ The citizen solderyIof San Francisco, embracing
seven or eight excellent companies, have organized
battalion and elected the requisite officers for its
command 4 E5s ~ q s2. @L{s.s "
: The Spiritual mania, or the Philosophy of Modern
sSpintuaism. has been raging extensively here of
late and two or three lectures per week have been de-
tlivered to anxious but suspicious audiences.
The case of Charles Cora, the murderer Of Gen.
Richardson will probably be taken up next week, in
the District Court. s. ss4t4t
. Nothing Of moment has been done in the affairs of
Adams :, Co., in, the courts. A. A. Cohen, the late
receiver and reputed defaulter, is still confined in
jail account of the defalcation and is said to be
seriously indsposed III consequence of his mprison
ment. His family arrived from New York in the last
steamer. ~
The Legislature has adopted the bill consolidating
the city and county of San Fracsco, and abolshing
long list of srper1uous offices. q
The news of the stoppage of the Nicaragua line of
steamers, has awakened considerable interest here
is announced that Garrison will send down steamers
and maintain the new line. However, no steamer
starts from this port to-day. }ss.7;
The Alta California, in its review of the market,
says: Ss IL a. ,'rt% H.
Business matters throughout the fortnight just past
have presented few new features and we regret that
cannot record any general even partial improve
ment in the state of the market. zsl1F 6$ s.
The eastern fleet is now smaller than it has beenfor
year past, comprising only about thirty but
it must be borne in mind that this has been brought
about considerable measure by the rapid passages
made of late, and that the accumulation Of stocks
here has hardly been greater since 1843 than it is at
present. &&Is s4A"g ai 81
The country demand since the sailing the steamer
Of the 5th inst, has been very light and the amount
of goods forwarded to the interior inconsiderable
The traders, too, have purchased very sparely and
the great bulk of the receipts have been placed in
store. The total business done during the fortnight
would be comprised in four days in active times.
Money is tight notwithstanding that the receipts
of gold dust show up larger than during any similar
period for three months past. The flour speculation
has absorbed large proportion of the surplus capital