The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-06-23
ONE WEEK LATER FROM Cal lorna.

Crime In SSH cisco--Re-Arrest OF Some
of abe Escaped Convicts-E'"''tioAi, Military
and CONNIE rcial News-Mariisges, births
and lie ashs, SSc,, &c.
by tie arrival Of the overland mail We have Call ornia
Aivices 10 Msy 30--seven days later.
OUR SAN FRANCISCO CORRESPONDENTS.
SAN Francisco, May 81, 1859.
The Case Of Captain Peadl TIM eeap,Ire Of Ecapsd
Cooic,-Divorces- Flil0res7hs Sisters Of Mercy-Libl
Suit-Iaaian Oatro9e dc. DC
In she Of Captain Penoeton, late master OF the
bark Sarah Park. the jury rendered verdict flo ting him
guilty CT having logged one OF the two occa
sous and that he ano guilty Of having falsely i'm
pr,soned the same On the serious charges in
t1e indie'menciuel and unueull punishment and with
holding suitable foot-a verdict OF not guilty was
dsfed. There four other ndictments, including
Tor mansaugh,er asains nileon yet to BIO tried In
the absence Of Jodge McAister Judge a,man preside
10 tbs United States Circuit Court during tn trial
Six ~ the escaped state prisoneIs have been capture
sent bark to their old qpatsrs Toe desperate
Of the parry, Ofnssi, Win seven others, are e. at
Ia go
decree divorce has been granted 10 the District
Court for Shasta county in the Case Of Catherine Ander
Bon 80 y. Z. Anderson.
The Grand Jury this county have ignored the bill
p,tenied against Wyatt Bros.i engineer OF the ferry
b)sI Contra Costa, for causiog The explosion that
steamer, By when ak persons lost their lives.
appeal the Supreme Court has been taken In the
Jacob Ely sentenced to be hung Al Stockton,
june g. TINS oceediDe operates as stay IN the
FIeoerck Pea,kes, habi,ues STAG, aud William Gas.
tro, naoies s24 l9l have FLED petitions 10 be dis
charged from their deas unoer the PROVISIONS OF the
losoivent act
ladies' fair, which continued two weeks at Musical
Hail realized and above all expenses sll 900 IL
held for the benefit OF the Sisters of Mercy who
gged the noble work of providing for the outcast and
5. len OF their sex the erection OF htgdaen Asylum
will be immeda commenced.
6op Gilbert A Grant, ae representative In the Senate
o. California, has commenced an action against c. D.
Gercerdpe ana James W SIMON on, proprietors Of the
EyinJ Bulletin, claiming $50, 600 damages for the pub.
lcsiipn Of hDsr fne injurious publication consisted of
cha gng Mr.. Grant with corrupt in his
actpp concerning the BaIkhead bill during the last
sob OF the legislature.
the steamer Surp Ire, which arrived yesterday,
brought up eighty seven soldiers Of the Sixth iofauty,
under Lieutenant Smith Taese formed part of the
% Waao expedt en- and are 70 be stationed at the Pre-
sdio.
Mr. Cbevers Clerk Of the United States District Court
has been appointed Commissioner b,fore whom The
testimony OF the witnesses lately arrived from Mexico is
ante in the new Almaden quicksilver suit.
INDIAN oUTRAGEs IN CALIFORNIA.
On Tuesday. the ION OF May, says the Humboldt
Times While hunting cattle in 'hs wager creek country,
James Ellison discovered some twenty more Indians,
who had killed some cattle aud were packing of The
meat He Immediately returned To camp, informed the
boys Of the discovery and they moulding bullets
and preparing 70 follow them I'LL night then attack
them. When they had perfected their arrangements
bali miles when they came on the band Of Indisns.
where seems they had apparently secreted Themselves
ana were PREPARED to fight, evidently expecting an
ooVousy
ambush the shres fred two Of them, killing AMI
woundng the other The wounded Indian jumped behind
al & where tie balance cOOCe aled, whites,
DO. ssretirg 60 large pa IT, the other Indian
20 hnith him, when, In going round the end Of the
~, and were within fifteen feet Of them before they
s'w them In going round this log was where
the sbat 'om him Kept nrDg until he With the
~ routed the Indians Al first ne thought the wound
dangerous and even aft the doctor (Fel arrived and
examined the wound be could not realize tina. he hurt
as bad a. he wRs. When informed by the doctor that
there was DO chance for bm he arranged his business
appointed Robert Nceee hs Aim,nisca.or-suTered bat
very ltte ana FRIDAY following, O'Clock p NJ he
died. The Dext day he taken to Hydevlle distance
Of twenty five miles mule, when he was properly
dressed snd prepared the tomb and on Sunday his
corrse was fooSed 10 the grave by noat the entire in
hsoisnts Of he valley Funeral service was duty per.
formed, ard his body consigned to the earth
whence IL came" Peace TO his ashes. The number of
stock killed viii not be SO great as gas anticipated The
Say that baby fy head will che losses
IN thot vicinity Capt Lowell vii detachment Of United
States troops is DOW in that vic nifty, aud their pre-
viii give guarantee OF protection property OF
least, II rot hfe TO the cit zens Of Bald Hiils.
THE GUAyMAs RAILROAD PROJECT.
The Alta California says:-Some two moaths ago we
published aices in relation the Guaymas Rail-
road project We took then that there
q strong movement foot TO make Quay the
Pacific terminus Of trans continents, railroad and alud
81 10 circumstances which had TRANSFERRED which Wen.
to prove that men high in station at Washington were in
tesesed 10 the movement All that We then stated was
true and the only that the subject has
ere ths seroufy agitaed the public mind s because the
progress of the scheme has been delay ed through the poll
Tns Quay scheme s particularly sectional one. II
was originated by southern with view to the con-
should have both OF its termni south Of the line which
generally considered TO mark the political division be-
tseen North ana South. The Southern Pacific Railroad,
IN process Of ucton through Texas and
parcel Of the scheme beng ntenocd to extend that road
toGuymas instead Of San Francisco provided their plans
do not mscarry, which latter result have hest
fancy In saying will probably be only that will
fnaly be brought about.
GOLD MINING ON VANCOUVER ISLAND.
private letter saSs:-Thefe are parties Of men now
working successfully at Nettnett upd place you visited
last SKINNER, believe They making 81 day pretty
seao y, and sometimes S. AtSan Juan harbor to which
place THIRD party has altogether thirty they
are represented as making IS daily 70 the man. The gold
found at these places than that Of Fraser river
been brought down from Fort Rupert (north end Of Van
oouver lslana) BY Indians saw sample purchased Of
high standard value The Indians wished show where
could be found, and said there "hiyu gold" about
'one sum- from Rupert steamer has since left here
for that point.
DISGUISED FRASER RIvERITEs.
The Brother 9 Jonathan on her way down, landed a.
and Disguised They say it the worst country extant
THE MOUNT VERNON FUND IN CALIFORNIA.
The Vice Regent in California Of the Mount Vernon
IAdes' Association bias furnished q statement showing
that there has been $54o 90 collected. There 49,
lady managers, with many assistants.
sPECULAr IN CAMELs.
= company, with capital STOCK Of $4,000, has been
+orgaDized In California for the introduction and employ
ment Of the camel on the Pacific coast
NEW BUILDING MATERIAL DISCOVERED IN soLANo
COUNTY.
correspondent Of the Bnca Herald calls attention to
the superior building qualities Of rock which is found
abundance IN Green and Susun valleys SoanO county he
remarks that is so light and readily formed into any
shape. grows hard by exposure to light and air, and
resists absolutely the action Of the hottest fire. is
psriect, OF almost perfect, non conductor Of heat
has tested In the furnace Of steam mill TO ascertain
its relative value In such constructions aud found incom
parsby superior 10 all other material heretofore in use
possesses power Of expansion whatever and would
form the most perfect crucb'es for melting Ores
The San Diego Herald says that General VIM. Walker
has resigned hbusterpg and that he intends to unite his
destinies with lady Of Lower california, who saved
his life. She Ia said be abundany rich, but objected
70 the alliance in consequences Of difference Of religion
That has been obviated by the ceremony at Mobile.