The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-11-21
Our san Francisco Correspondence.

sAs FRAscsCo, Oct. 20, 1856.
Retgn 9 soms Of ne Peyrons Banf,hed BY he Vigilance
Committee Alarming Increase Of Crime IN California
The Praid-s,aI oon,ess--Cammerciai Fhilures-kore
merh Of English and French Vesseh " war-Th koto
MY SUI xgoina ne Press-, Of DC Vigilance Com
miass.
Martin Gallagher, one Of the banshed returned this
eIiy about ten days since from Honolulu, wa wsshog
ton Territory he was allowed 70 leave without any
crtops being made the part Of the Vigilance Commit
tee 10 effect bis arrr They cid not disposed TO
undertake the serious responsibility OF hanging him
which The penalty OF again appearing in tas csty. In
the present stAie Of the pubic mind such act his
execution would create a feeling Of great horror.
william Hamilton, another OF the sent out Of the
county, made attempt 70 ges back here. He con
ccaIed himself the Sierra Nevada arrived yesterday
and whes discovered landed by the captain Of Cape
-. Lucas.
city and INTERIOR and from this viii be the eycep
,onai efforts made In San Francisco by portion Of tho
people has done but little towards improving the moral
tone Of the state, or inspiring fear Of the laws
Both political psrtes democratic and republicsn, are
srergecaliy at work. The result Of the Maine election
has elevated 10 highest point the expectations Of the
latter, while admitted the do mocracy have lost spirit
but ow they redoublc their efforts 70
Mr. Fmores friends though pretending 70 De confident
ratterns themselves aay other awaits their lAbovs
than the establishment o. the tact that they 10
i'm ueusc minority Doe Of the strangest facts In
POLITICAL history Ia THAI California elected Know
Nothns STATE officers. The foreign elements strong
nsre spyu ing aseima tng 20 pton by
OF birth or religion unpsaiab the gres, majority OF
The people thai eotry preiudices could not
Il would seem, ever get Triumphant. Amercanism, In
s distinctive features, Ia unknown here. such that
-ostered ana excmpned In Massachusetts, would die fov
vapt recognition In very short Tine the shores Of
the Pacific. For this Mr.. Fillmore n mot 70
cos nsed legitimate candidate and his chances In the
contest are ignored In Californian spcculstons Between
buchanan and Fremont the hshs 70 be vaged here
In other States and each party predicts with the
rerfsct confidence their hvorise's success.
q b. post %. JAILED on Friday last They applied
tor the benefit Of the bankrupt Law that day. Ilab
ltks SEQ 900. Another large house In spoken Of ~
being Obliged 10 suspend or 10 about doing So
M Herbert, 10 reported, leave 70 day for the Ess
Hs stay here would be torture 70 him. ~ coatnual
reference IL made 70 him ~ the press.
me last Of The foreign ships Of len yesterday
cruise The MONARCH line Of battle ship hrisk steamer
and Alarm rsae (a Englsh), left within the past week
The French brig Aicbiades Vas the last that took her
vn send n full returns Of the election on the ash
proxmo ~ viii be recefvsd up 70 the departure Of the
enclose the mnowins extract from one Of The papers
ns suit coumeuoed BY James Reuben Moloney against
William II Coeman has excited considerable Interest In
san TranoAeco nwG not expected the responsibility fov
acts performed In carrying out the reforms Of the vsx
lance CommItsee would assume 20 serious shape Mr
Nolorev wss discharged from his debts, under inso
vsnt law in December, 1885, and 10 day c,pes o
nc p.per. 70 forward 70 the Fast 70 be wed on The
| uial, or perhaps, 70 influence public opinion,