New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-05-14

Later from California, Oregon. etc.


Bythe arrival yesterday afternoon Of the sfesinship
Empire City we have our regular files Of saa Fran
sisco papers 70 the 10th ut We extract the follow
ing summary Of Intelligence: q
/ SrATE-The Legislature viii adjourn on IN. 2esS,
inst. The Sunday law has been adopted by both
branches OF the Legislature, and has been approved
BY the Governor. IL viii go into force on the Ist Of
June. IL iorolds the keeping open Of any house for
rants, livery stables and drug stores and IL forbjds
the sale Of any goods, wares or merchandise Save
fresh meat sh Or milk, which shall not be sold after
10 A. M.
An act is before the Legislature TO furnish arms
and accoutrements to the students Of colleges 20 that
they may all learn something Of military tactlcs.
The Assembly has passed a bill 20 pay $4,000 to
Vigilance Committee.
The Legislature has passed resolutions requesting
the Federal authorities 70 take measures 70 have
j. NJ. Ainsa released from imprisonment IN Sonora,
where he is beld on a charge Of having been con
nected with Crabbs expedition.
All the Evangelical churches Of Sacramento and
Msrysvie, have united to have prayer meetings, to
see whether such reyvals Of religion have blessed
New York. cannot be initiated there. in this city
Also several public prayer meetings have been held
by the Young Mems Christian Association.
There was great fire in Forest City on the night
| OF the 10Th inst. The town was almost entirely de-
stioyed. The total loss Is put down at $175,0 900.
Inc sierra Citizen reports the discovery, near
70 snieville, OF large amount Of beautiful blue
niack marble couded with white, and susceptible Of
| high polish Some OF il contains gold If the state
ment OF the Citizen be correct. ..il7. !
The Indians in the Coast Mountains, West of Red
Blgtfs, continue hostile to the whites parfy on
them made an attack apon Mr.. Hobby, on the 9Th
inst, and he narrowly escaped with his life Gen.
Clark has sent some troops to the vicinity to watch
| the red skins
| There was great fight between two opposing conn
panies Of Cinnamon at WeavervIIe on the ltb inst
Several were wounded, and one viii probably die.
The people OF Humboldt Bay have established q
regular line Of sailing vessels to run to this port
| On the 10th inst, John Calvin, convicted Of the
murder OF Jacob Bilsby, was hanged in Marysvile:
and on the same day, three Cinnamon, convicted OF
| the murder Of NJ. Y. b. Griswod were hanged in
jackson. Calvin admitted his guilt. and one Of the
Cinnamon confessed that he and his brother convicts
were justly condemned.
A party Of squatters week before last drove U.
s. surveyor from his work in surveying ranch near
Healdsburg. They destroyed his held notes. and or
dered him to leave the ranch under pain Of being
shot dead. They then hunted up one Of the owners
of the ranch, and compelled him to sign paper
| abandoning all claim to the land. x, IN -
CITY.-Sone forty passengers to go by the over
land route from San Diego to San Antonio, Texas.
| sailed on the Sd Of April, for San LEGO, in the
steamer Senator. These men refused to pay the ex-
orbitant prices Of passage demanded BY the Mail
Company. ~, ss.es-
The clipper ship Fleetwind and Ocean telegram
are on the berth for passengers, for New York in
opposition TO the Mail Steamship line. They have
runners employed, and charge 800 for cabin passage
The British war steamer Satellite is in the harbor
rom vancouver island. 49, y. t.s-...s
| city. s ~ ai7-l-s - -
The steamship Orizaba arrived from Panama on
the morning Of the 18th of April, and the Golden Age
On sne evening o. .ne same Gay Inc former In six
| Teen ana Tue latter 10 Twelve days.
The steamship Panama. Capt Dali, arrived from
Portland, Oregon, the 10th Of April in three DAYS
nve nours and iorty-nve minutes-the quickest pas
sage on record
MAI. eraits the murderer OF Bill Carr, the ceebra-
ted inoan ngnter and irontiersman. was arrested in
TINS CITY on the lztn 81 April Carr was killed in
ienama county on Christmas night last
Al. hpe ssra"De T nave made their appearance In
tne markets. Inc NIL sides about San Francisco are
| covered WIN strawberry blossoms
| huy having iaien overheard rom the steamship
Golden age, a. sne arrived at the wharf, on the eve
nng 2. Apr lz'n, sne was calamity rescued BY OH
Ger pufie, OF me ponce.
Inc case o. the slave Archy Lee" was finally
usposse VI On tne latn Of april by the opinion de-
nseIea ~ Commissioner George Pen johnson, In the
unleu s.a.es olreu. court, setting him At liberty,
anu constituting MN free man. The announce
evening we BOY made ms appearance at the Zion
1narel' On racine street, and was enihnsi
astlcaiiy received by his friends.
The bill lately presented in the Legislature, (but
not yeI passed. proh,bitng the immigration OF ne
gfoes into California mas caused two or three indg-
na.on meetings among tne eoIored people here and
h association pas peen FORMED Tor emigration 10 the
9ehe'eu 10 De preparing 70 locate permanently at the
+ azer river gold mines lately discovered.
Inc golo mines OF frazer river, OF which fun &C
counts nave been transmitted to this city, have ere
aieu consiuersple excitement. Inc steamer Commo-
oore, leaving mere 90 the 2eth April, carries away
anout 4vV persons Tor the new diggings. They are
situated ~ tne Hqosons bay possessions
non. yonn Y. fremont arrived here on the steam
sup oolaen age, on tne lztn OF April
Mrs' Cora Anna Weekes, the newly arrived edtress
" .ne Atnensuni, weekly literary newspaper lately
.ar.eo mere nnuer ner auspices, took night with her
nusoahu' unuel lne assumed names OF Mr. and Mrs
' on 'ne ifen ~ April LOT Anstraa, IN tne
pel uiiinpse, nhns Win hef some SlSvV wnlcn
sue nau ple,colec'eu from SUBSCRIBERS, ana leaving
several hun1rea oolais o. oeots Inc anair has ere
a'e9 no suiai y, nu'' 81 IN literary CIRCLES;
mi. anu MT. "ooa nave peen Playing 10 good
houses IN Ir,s ey MI. ana Mfs Mallaek are IN the
S Th.y lne Lyoeen Amercah lnealer, GERMAN
iueaael' maSuIe Vpeia house ana Meiooeoh are
al, MI 1pen 40 pla.s a, y, puuhc amusement.
hne e.pPei sup tmnSne, oape iates' arrived ~
s,s pols on .le 1o.n nsa' n Jew hours unoer lou
uays ioni view iorh' inahing tue quickest passage
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tn a. nspupi.an osae Conve.tioh met az oaiem On
.ns "a hsean'' anu Illuminated the iohowing e.ate
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F"r oosern9fp'onn Jenny, For hepresen, a.
III NoneesS -. " mvpIoe' TOT Secretary OF Stais
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