, 1859-11-03
Arrival Of the Overland 11ai1
LATER FRoM CALIFORNIA.


night, mukipg he time in Il days. Dates By
this arrivu! IRE tArer days later than By the last
Overland Mxil, aud five days later than by the |
last steamer Ut New York. The news received |
iS quite uuimportxnt- |
Robert Rankin, = lawyer, well known 10 San |
Frapciscans since the year 1st3, departed this |
life on the 7t1 ult.
The property owners on Davis street, between
broadway and Vallejo street, are preparing to
build up the entire district which was burnt
over about three months since
The papers slate that Cor. Weller does not
intend to appoint Senator to fill the seat left
vacant by tho death Of Ar. Broder;ck, until the
Legislature fhxli elect Tn which the Iltntt
makes the fo1lovin. comment:
1.-The friends ol Dr.. Gwin are especially an1,
lous TIM. no appointment shonid he nude, and
the pet organ Of tic modern Machiavelli (tbe
Nationally in ibis ctr, il 1aboring neatly every
day to convince its readers that the Governor
oug ght not to appoint DR.. Gwin is yery anxious
to llaye q full and free swing in the Senate for
few months, and to secure that he has perhaps
assured Coz Weller ,ha. if he will not appoint
any to interfere with his pecuations, be will
lend him helping hand to the seat, when the
Legislature shasl come together
TnE OVERLAND MA1Is.-Mr. Butter6e!d's
| Overland Mail il steadily decreasing the time
between this city and st. Louis. When the line
entertained. even By well informed and thinking
| persona whether the mails could continue to b.
| conveyed regularly within the schedule time;
but the contractors hare done much more. The
| schedule time Vi a5 days has been reduced until
the trip is now made. with yery few exceptions,
I aud With regularity truly remarkable. inside
| Of % days, being constant. gain Of three days
on schedule time. The stage which arrived yes
tcrday made the trip in 81 days, - hours and -
minutes, and we doubt not that with suitable
encouragement and the establishment Of daily
mail, The trip could te uniformly made in u OF
| 4 Stffh fhu1ff tfiru1t
t dd.
pEnsoxAL---A correspondent Of the Sacra-
mento Union says:
steamer Of the 20sh. He will attend 10 the set
tlemcpt Of Mt. Uroderick's affairs in Washing
ton and New York. In case Forney is not Il can-
didate for Clerk Of the next House, Mckibben's s
friends will present his naue for that position.
A Pt1cuxp BATTLE AxoSa TIE Cu1SEsE--For
some weeks past Il serious misunderstanding
las existed among quite number Of our ofi-
um eating oriental denizens, from what cause
we know not; but preparations we're delibes.
nte.y made to work or: f=s our politicians say}
the "rexed question: rT an issue Of battle.
| They got the blacksmiths If town to mauufac-
ture some thirty iron missiles, about the leugs!.
Of Counaughi-naah's shi'lelah, and on Mon.
daY last tue bclligereats. 10 the number Of
thirty or more, took the field. They batte,l
each other souadly for five or ten minutes, all
| the while making as much noise with their
gong-likc voices, rs a. flock Of geese esnIsing
Unfortunately for the continuance Of the war. in
manner satisfactory to The ~ outside barba-
riaus," Constable Dening interfered right in the
heat uf Tie 1putost, aud dvclased in luy0F Of a
Peace Cong1tss. The Johns were brought | e.
fore Justice Barclay; but they psr:isten'ls re-
fused to Aesss3 asa;nss cce smother, and so
those who laibeen caught ia the *'oEert act'' Of
| disturbing the peace Of the Commonwealth were
taxed the costs and discharged. We lea.p
however, that the process Of disarnius wa:
: pretty generally pcriormet.-1San -fadres Ladt
pendiat, stk uIt.
From the National, 10:al
1SrEREsr1SG Cash. the Fourt1, Distric
Court on Friday last, case WAS tried whicf
occupied SO MUCK time that the Court On th'
summing up, etc, Of the case. wanted TO 90 I.
! and bring in a sealed verdict, Which neccssarit,
. required every juror to be present in court wbcs
> the seal was broken, and tie verdict read by th
= Clerk ut % o'clock on Saturday morniag. Th'
appointed hour came, the verdict was flied, mt
ula the jury were present save one, viz: Mt. J.s
a lius Levy, OF St. Losly, Levy Co Ate
!, waiting decent tsule for absent jurors, tn
4 Court dispatched the Sheriff to find Mr. Ler.
:. and bring hin, in.
;. Time lid blythe Sheriff returned and states
= to the Court that Mr. Levy was in Synagogue
j engaged in tie desotioual exercises attending
/
i refused to leave the Synagogue, or 10 appea
before the Court until Monday norning--as Il
considered that be ought first 10 obey the Aighe
;. power to which he o6eyed implicit allegiance
n before attending to the commands Of an i1fe
e rior and temporal powe=- Judge Aager, o
j hearing this statement, ordered Ut astachGeu
d issue for his person, aud that in order be cute,
.r ed for him 10 snow cause why he should not
"a punished for contempt OF Court.
= The Sheriff, however, was clothed with di.
- cretonary power in regard to The service of th
sttachm ent, as it was lelt optional with hit
Ia whether he should scrre it upon Levy, an
-, make the arrest in the Synagogue. and durin
divine services, or whether be should wait III
termination OF the religious exercises and Il
NJ rest him outside the 5ynagogue. The Coul
then ordered recess until one o'clock.
"a The Sheriff went back to the Synagogue. bt
Mr. Levy had left it. Upon this stale Of fac
e. Judge Hager fined Mr. Levy $500 for contemI
r Of court Upon motion being subsequent
e. made to remit the 6ne, the Judge consepte.
- and stated that he would hear Mr. lers's e,
20 20 cuse On Monday. lie stated also that aceord;n
OF to law, Christian must, If necessary, rends
n u verdict on his Sabbath, and that he consdere
rs no member Or any other sect should be allowe
y. greater privileges.