The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1860-05-17
TIE PACIFIC
Commercial Advertiser.
Letter from, san Francisco.
SAN FRAScfsco, May I, 1860.

MT in the morning. with The early tide. She
- but 4 small amount Of freight.
TEE PoSY ExrEEss
.~.I m Carson City on the 18th inst. with dates
= Louis 20 April 2O,-onry eight days Old
- from Washington 10 April 1g,-only nine days.
s,..ri the CONT make q quick passage over, you
an ID. pl,.sI in possession Of very fresh news from
-. Tinted States AMI Europe. All news from the
r. comes to Us now by Pony Express. The steamers
Il, the Overland Nail are thrown entirely in the
.,,I,. as news Conveyance The Pony Express is
v-v vel p1tr1ufz-I- I, receives a large share #
waraueut dispatches each way We noticed that
- m. 80 Exrre-s quite q number of bushes. men
~. tfe.r drafts. sending Duplicates by the steamer
--s.I -.IeI same day. These drafts viii arrive
View York in irsfrg dtys, iu-.epI Of twenty-five,
AMI thus ten days interest viii De- -ayel.
THE LEGISLATURE HAS ADJoUEyED.
This grateful intelligence was conveyed all over the
STATE. on wings Of lightning Yesterday, and was
hailed with delight y the people 1t large. At pre-
,--rv y VI. the hammers Of the Pre-ficnt Of the
senate, AMI the Speaker Of the assembly came down,
anil the IIth Session Of the California Legislature
VA. aIiu1rueI sine die. 1t has been a long and
stormy session. L=,t,e has been done for the public
cool. the tine having been =quauIereI away in quar-
RES over pc measures. Perhaps there never vas a
fLt Ll '0F NTt'AE 70 'N~ r@Ht'- "'rA NF AAAlflNE "a
the peoples Representatives Advocated principle and
measures e, utterly hostile to the opinions Of their
constituents. arI 10 the welfare of the country gencr-
ally. Strenuous efforts we're made to rrolous the
session. but to no avail. Several hundred little items
Of business remained upon the general G'c. uudis-
posed Of, which are virtually dsaf FOR this year.
COuEUPr BfLLs KILLED.
The BuIkhead BjII is . killed for this year. The Gov
errors veto was sustained in the Senate by a major
frv Of one The defeated BuIkheld schemcrs are de-
termineI 20 make another struggle next year. One
OF tie leaders in the conflict introduced 4 Bill into
TIE Senate, prohibiting the Boari Of Supervisors Of
san Francisco from doing anything in relation to the
city water front. This Bill contained some Of the
most stringent and uuheIri Of proyisions,-the oh
let oF which vas 20 keep the way clear to fight the
BIJkheli battle over again next year. This Bill
passed. the Senate and Assembly, but WIS consigned
70 the grave by Gov Downey's veto. Another pre-
c-oqs piece Of legislation was the " Auctionears'
BIZ. --pr1vfIfng that all aucti1neers must Ire ap-
roiu,eI by the G1veruor-tbus making it a political
flee. Still another was the . Libel Bill " Of Sen
ar,r Wheerer.-which provided that editors, propri-
etors. compositors, pre-smen, and all other attaches
Of a printing Office, are liable to be prosecuted, either
tc,ether or singIy. for q libel contained IN any paper
published in the office with which they are connected.
And not only this, but the party against whom the
libel Is uttered, although he lives in the remotest
county Of the State, can bring suit in that county
any or all Of these individuals, and compel
their appearance in that county. 1t also makes
presses, types, &c, subject to confscatign. Now
there are some presses in this city upon which several
morning papers are printed. These would be subject
to confscition in case Of Ii5eI.-lnl the pressmen,
and even the - printers devil would be liable to
80 "
This Bill was INTRODUCES and carried through 10y the
party as a matter Of retaliation upon the
press, which has rated them souuily for their Official
actions during the present ce5siou. Both these sense
bills passed each branch of the Legislature by
nearly the same votes As the Bulkhead Bill. These,
several other Of ike nature. have been vetoed,
and owing to the good Judgment and upright course
IF the Governor. have not been permitted to disgrace
statute books.
Our GOVERNOR
Occupies n proud position to-day before the people.
Elevated to the gubernatorial chair,-not by the pop
votc.-but by the election OF Gov. Latham to the
T. 5. Senate, he was comparatively free from all
party entI~ugleueuts, ami was thus left TO parsue an
Indepeu lent course. lie has nobly done his duty.
E-ery question put before him has been considered in
the broad light cf the general good. rather than
viewed through the kuot-hole Of party interest. Ills
praises have been sounded abroad over the State
His acts have been praised. and public demonstrations
0f al kinds have been held in his honor.
Governor D1wuey has declined the public recep-
rendered TO him by the people Of San Francisco.
lie prefers TO come to this city as q private citizen,
whenever he does come. Still the good people are
determined 10 celebrate, and thus give vent to their
enthusiasm Great preparations are being made for
tonight. When the Sacramento boat arrives Tonight
the San Frlnsi-co legislators. who have proved faith
fl TO the trust repo-ei in thcm. will be met upon the
waarfauI escorted up town The city i to be i!iu-
minated, grelt bonGres are to be kiudIei upon all
the hills, and every demonstration male which a
grateful reopI. can make. This will probably be the
public celebration ever held in san Francisco.
TIE WA<HoE MINIS
Winter f. yielding her supremacy very reluctantly
in these iuho-piublc regions. Provisions are said TO
very scarce. owing to the contiuuance Of snow
The reports which have reached ~ thus FAR, are
generally Of the same vague. indefinite character
we have noticed heretofore Still the rush con-
Times. There i little excitement. but a steady
movement IN that direction an the time. Consider
speculation exists also among business men in
stock or course all those who have located
Deem themselves immensely rich. AMI hold
claims At high prices
NaCELL,SEous ITEMS
The b1rk F-issLjP. Of san Francisco, while on
4 voyage from Puget Sound to this port, was wrecked
'l the night Il ArHI Il, near Cape B.auco. On the
Oregon Coast. Il + supposed that all hands were
The Indians auad the bodies OF five men upon
The beach near the wreck.
The ships Loo{ous AMI Denmark cleared yesterday
Former for York, and the latter Tor Australia,
elrsoss Of wheat.
The rates of passage per steamer GOTTEN cate, on
the j'h inst, are fxeI at the following rates list
cabin. $3.50 AMI S225; 81 cabin, S175 and steer
SI2j, with State tax added
The largest steel bell ever cast, is now on its way
New York It was crst in Sheffield, England,
and i 10 be used A. a ire-belI in san Francisco