, 1865-06-23
California News.

San Francisco, June l5.--In accordance with
the recent order of Gen. Mcdowell, the parties
under arrest for uttering reasonable sentiments
and rejoicing over the assassination of President
Lincoln, were turned over to the civil authori-
ties Last evenings boat brought down 3 from
Benicia, including the Green Valley secession
lists, and 20 more were brought over from Alca-
traz this morning. All the parties were to-day
brought before Judge Hoffman, when5 upon mo-
ton Of their counsel, seconded by District Attor-
ney Lake, they were allowed tosubscribe to the
oath of allegiance and depart in peace.
The firm of Greenwood & Newbduer have been
indicted by the United States Grand Jury for
perjury in making a false statement Of the
amount af their business affairs to the Internal
Revenue Assessor
The indictment charges them with swearing
that their business transactions did not exceed
$5O, 000 per annum, while it is charged that 1t
in reality exceeded 500, 600 at the time ofmak-
ing such statements.
A party Of Mormons, consisting Of nine men,
twelve women and 1876 children, are expected
to arrive from Salt Lake, on Saturday evening,
and sail Immediately for the Sandwich Islands.
They are the pioneers Of the colony that Brigham
Young is about establishing there.
John Perry, jr., who for years has been the
leading Stock and Exchange Broker in this city,
failed to-day for upwards 100000 His failure
is due to heavy losses on mining stocks and
greenbacks.
San Francisco, June l6.-The balance of the
secesh howlers were brought into the United
States District Court and took the oath Of al
legiance when they were discharged.
The United States steam cutter SagjnaO leaves
this port on Saturday nextfor the Gulf of Mexico,
for the purpose Of protecting our interests in
those waters.
San Francisco, June l7th.-The agents of the
Mexican Republic have placed upon the market
in this State, a loan Of ten million dollars. The
money derived from it is to expended in defense
of Mexican nationality. The loan bears ten per
cent interest, and the payment and redemption
of the bonds and coupons, are secured by the
transfer to Samuel Branan as trustee of one halt
of the fiscal proceeds of all the revenues and du-
ties derived from the custom-houses Of fMazatlan
Guaymas Manzanillo, and all ports in tl1e States
of Sinaloa, Sonora and Coima.
The Neus Letter has made its appearance again
under former name and head
San Francisco, June l9th.-Legal Tenders,
714@72
The Steamer Sierra Neuada, from Victoria, ar
rived yesterday The Victoria Coionist has been
badly hoaxed with a bogus telegraph report da-
ted Washington, June 9th, purporting that Da-
Wis and Breckenridge were tried and convicted
on the 8th and sentenced to be hung on the 9th.
The report stopped Just as the criminals were
brought to the foot of the gallows. The sell
probably originated with some persons in New
Westminster, between which town and Victoria
a strong rivalry exists.
New Westminster, June l9.-The work Of
stringing the wire Of the Russian Telegraph Line
was commenced to-day in this city A large
force is employed and we will soon be in tele-
graphic communication with the mining camps
of CaribOo and intermediate towns.