Daily Alta California, Volume 10, Number 284, 16 October 1858 — Daily Alta California. SAN FRANCISCO, STURDAY, OCT. 16, 1858. [ARTICLE]

Daily Alta California. SAN FRANCISCO, STURDAY, OCT. 16, 1858.

FFIMT P«,^-Arri«l of th. O™rl»n« Mail-Too* D.w Later fro* tlw Atlantic *»* *o">P« i Tk « Foßl <£t-Mr. WJ1«« Ani~tof tb. »o»tl.,n«T-L.U» f roc the *««» i O«r Sp«U« FrMH Bircr Corrwpeoi«o« Tb. ComrUUrt of . r«.-*itu« Btrwt" ! <*«« rmndt^i , ftajKlal »»« Comm«Ki»l. a*. Foietu P*c« — MUeeU wr. The News. With infinite gratification we lay before our reader* this morning, another summary ol news received from the Atlantic State, and Europe, via the Lo« Angeles. Fort Yuma, Fort Smith, St. I-""-. «"d Memphis routes. Tim magnitude of this second great triumph ol the Overland Mail enterprise may be better estimated by taking into consideration the fact that the stage departed from St. Louis on tht same day that the steamer, now due, left Xcv York, and that notwithstanding they were subjected to a detention of thirty-seven and a hall hours, at Fort Smith, the neirs dates that wil. be brought by the John L. Stephens, has been fairly anticipated, by many hours. The fact that the news thus received if meagre, is by no means to be considered at weighing against the practical working of tht route, since but a brief period will elapse before * ich arrangements will be perfected, that tit most complete summary of events that have transpired, will be made up for the departure of each mail stage, and laid before the public here immediately atter the arrival of the stage, thus rendering completely useless the mail steamers, as news carriers. As it stands in the present instance, the most important intelligence that the John L. Stephens will bring. his been anticipated by the arrival of the two miil stages, even with the crude arrangements that had been entered into at the opening of tht route. Having thus shown what can be doneft is almost needless to remark that from this itme forward we shall continue to lay before the public amore complete summary on the arrival of each mail ftare. until our special correspondent, Mr. John M. Farwell, who is now on his way to St. Louis, ri a the overland route, arrives there, irom and after which time we shall be in tht regular receipt of the fullest and most complete news dispatches from all parts of the Atlantic States and Europe — Mr. FarwelJ having been dispatched by us, to reside at St. Louis as our special news-agent and correspondent. We also publish a third letter from our special overland correspondent by the upper route Mr. W. A. Wallace, written from Salt Lake, whose admirable letters have heretofore given •o much gratification to our readers. His description oi the trip to Salt Lake, the character of the Mormon ppoj>le,*etc., we do not hesitate to say gives a more real insight into the real condition of affairs there, the character of the road, its advantages and disadvantages, hardships and allurements, than has yet been done by any letter writer that has visited that rigkral In this connection we may add, that so much m we have already done may be taken as a guaranty of what we shall continue to do, in the endeavor to avail ourselves of any possible advantage that a liberal expenditure of money, and a constant exercise of watchful enterprise can procure for us, bj which we may be enabled to! ay before the people of California the most complete details of news from all parts of the worid at the earliest possible moment. We are using our best endeavors to keep pace with the advancement of the new facilities which these progressive days are giving us, and our readers can judge for themselves how well we fulfil those endeavors. &«n of a Trip Across llie Plain. Mr. George S. Dana, who came across the continent with the mail which arrived yesterday overland by the southern route, has given ut some information in regard to his trip. The route may be divided into the following main divisions : Froir. St. Locis to Tiptoe, on the Missouri road, 169 miles by railroad. Tipton is the point where the nug* route really commences. From Tipton to the Arkansas river 468 miles. The greater portion of this distance it over rich grasty plains, with abundant timber and water. Near the Arkansas are some mountains, which are, perhaps, the roughest portion* of the road. From the Arkansas to the Rio Grande, at El Fan, it a distance of 698 mil<* ; partly over a graary plain, and partly over a desert of sand, with mountains here and there. There are places where water is scarce, particularly over the sand hills, where the wheels of the coach sink almost to the hubi for a dirtanir of about fifty miles. From the Bio Grande to Fort Tejon, via Tucson, is 1,040 miles, most of the distance over a desert, with occasional mountains to cms, and here and there ferule little valleys Erom the Tejon to San FrancUco 372 miles, ria Visalia. The stations where hones are changed are all kept by Amfrirans, and are on an average about fifteen miles apart, except on the deserts. Concord coaches are used from San Francisco to Tipton, the coaches being changed about once in sixty mile*. The draft animals are all horses except for about 400 miles die other side of El Paso, where mules are used. The number cf men employed on the road and at the stations amounta to more than £00. Meal* are provided for at the stations where the stages stop in the morning, noon and evening. Sleep is shy for the first week, but after that the passengers get used to the thing and could sleep if the coach were tumbling a precipice. Mr. Dana had not bee* in a bed for a month when he arrived here. He gained eight pounds on the road, and says it U a pleasure trip a* compared by the trip across the Isthmus by steamers. we are trader special obHgstfuua to Messrs. Wells. T*rgn & Co., for supplying us with Atlantic papers received by the Overland MaO •tage. This enterprising house delivered our exchange, to Pat. Hunt, Esq, near the Red House, to be delivered to as in town, and we regret to say that the latter gentleman, white running his horse into town, met with aseriout accident, the hone having fcllen on the road, near the Willows, throwing Mr. Hunt forward upan the ground with great force, and bruising bis face severely. With indomitable courage however, Mr. Hunt picked himself np, and rode to U* Willow, ,1^ he delivered the papen to Mr A. Austin, who immediately posted into town, delivering them some moments before the arrival of the stage. ToTall these gwtfemen who thusmanaested their kindn~. in forwarding our news dispatches, ** return our warmest ' Tmm K*ws from the Nosw._The intefli ir#.<* received by the steamer Northerner is aomewhat discouraging to those who conte*. plate emigrating to the British El Dorado, x passenger who came down on the Teasel inform, ns that he has aeea- the thing played out"— that he hm lost $1,000 in pre«r-ctiag the conntry. aid that his firm impreauon is that the land Wbout gone in." n» Santa Cmz. which T^" •*• Nortfc «»'. »>- *» p^.. gtr, aboard, and the the aailingreawla, D. M. -KaUandPage,.!*, on their way to thi. port. are ladea down with passengers. W. arein. formed that property en beto^fe fa, Victoria MMVy rti«rra» a*» U> b£. m „ A»crio»..-« |)w . I &»..*. ttta 4.,. « » .vkca. ue mm, v . CL

ai»« ■ mkhi . -- mm, ytfteraty, wen fined (5 e»ch, for committing nuisance »t the corner of our aott public until. A Chinaman was found gui ty < f '.t-htit.p. t -htit.p en Dupont st eet. Vietir Dtunt, a preeoeioßi f outh of If jean, • n arraigned for kax king down t .•hinameu, and bailing a bri.kbat at him, which inS cttd a serious wound. He ni fjucd guiity cf thiffeaee, aaderdered to pay a fiatof $5. John Coraciean rommiued a misdtmeanorat the comer cf Califoroia ana Vloctfomr rj klreeU, for which he was fined $&■ B Satenthal, for lite offeoee, «as toes f3. John MeCarty to olloff«od*r, was arrested for assault aod battery »ut the suit wm comrromiaed Jeremiah Cohn, for a* aa)t id- battery on Stephen Moore, was continued. tatiity Crispin, eonvicud of pt'it larceay, and cue snetUued for decision wai wm at immtut. on his n.cir beirgcallrd. The bail b nd was declare' forfeited and t bench warrant or deed istned. Janes McEesdy, who -as be*-n known to the p lice as an in-omgible *hUf '"or the la* t y*ar, was arraigned for str nine half a doteu chfck s im from tt-e frontcf a e'xthl.g store Hewu *ound (Ditty, and ordered to ap: err fjr sentence to sy. His counsel tt.trd.cn hie beha.f, that he had d c« • Be work for th; city on Judrr Uoou's farm, til. ■* a> Biogtoa f quire. »nd that, therefore.he fbould be lenirt toward* bun. Mrs. Brewnwa* co rieied of throwing yd bortt into the windows of Mrs. h'uhert,and fin v ti for the at£ti>tm>Dt. Jane Beid, hating made h'ltti a»-in«t th- person of Ed. MeLanghlia, ■■ the biektn hear r d Ban," w.s ordered to fire bonds in JIM ton p the peace. A. A Has-ell assinlud aco or* d woman, bis mistress. Tht difficulty was eompiomis«d. Curraa Srar Day.d Ciocutt —This fine ship bar. nr juit cc-mpletod taking in a cargo of hides, wool quleksilTcr, and other Stal» r. reduce, has dropped into •uesm, acd as she lies reldy for sea, pre.enu an ap ptaraace in fanl], spars and rt^ginr to ei cite the ui mi: a~ uon of the most fastidious connoisseur of n.altert marice. In sir opinion, the Crockett it a model mtrchant ship, eomMninr, as she does, the requisites of rr-at speed and large capacity for earfO. Ber [iiuiti to this p»t htv»b-en amonr the beat of their tespe^tiTc I'uoni, at.d la«t year she made the ran to Ke« York— oar re loaded then, a> new, in Messrs. Moore & Folger'i 1-DC1 -DC f^rthat port — in ninety one dj»; in tvery uutaoce Itl rerinr h r cargo in the mott periect order Capt. *l m er, her commander, w b*r is •' tTery inck' f a gen* tlettan, and deserrrdly popular amoEg our nzereanlile friends, will no d uVt continue to su.talo the reputation if tbe ship on her r urt conteoidated -oy-re. on •hiehsheetaristo-d>y. W« wish him a pleaiaut and fit passage. Ihi GciKO Isl»nd«.— «tlim E. Woodwonh, Esq , sails hancc to-day with Ef:> men, to relieve the sixty•o men now stationed oa Elide Is.and. This is.an), a« oar readers are already adriscd, is the grand drptt cf he fnano deposits of tht Pacific. The entirprise was srstbroufbtta notice by CapUlskam. We und.rstiyd that Mr Voodworth carries cut with him lsprered machinery for getting out the guano, wbich is known t* be srore Ta u«ble v.an thtlcf the Chtncha Islands. The guano is deposited by seals and birds, am - niainr an unosu I amount of ammonia, and of all organic •aatler. Hot Zi.OOOtoneof ruano h«te already nrrit rcmoTti inn tbe idand, tod tbtre are Hit tb at It OUO torn r.maimrf. go TaiatbU is tbis fu.no priied in England, where mott of it is sold, that it now commsn it tW ser ton. Elide Island is off the lower eoar-t of Ual i. rnla, m lautude SS 40, and lonptudt 114 IS W, and inside of the lale of Cedrot. Tbi Viws -Immediately on tht arrWalof tht orerland miil,at 6.n Joie, je-trrd«j, our TigUant corretpondcLt at that place telegraphed the news to this city, which waa almost simultaneously with its reception, is - •ued In as "Extra Jit*." Pome thiuaasdt of copies were stricken eff, all of which were circulated gratuitously for the a-eommodation of tbe pu lie W.cin assure our readers Isst ne were more thin reeompenitd by the knowledge ihat they were gratified y the iLtclligeace cMTeyed to tkem through this medium. The Banner Street.— On Sacramento street, banners are displayed from the roof of the Alta office, the What Cheer House, and the Pacific Mail Steamship Company's office. Flags are also suspended midway on the street from this office, in front of the What Cheer House, before Barry & Patten's, and in front of Tucker's jewelry establishment, on the corner of Sacramento and California streets. Nickerbocker 5, engine company, also keep their flags flying constantly from the roof of their house. " Ihi BirriEiaK "— Tfcii ptper has Bred six monthi, and from tht able and courieous manner in which it has been conducted during that period, wt predict for it a Vont and saeeessfal earetr Th« editress, Mrs. F. H. Dsy, is a woman of no ordinary talent and literary *eeumpliabmenti, >nd th-t eke is not, we need but refer o tbe columns of the Haperia* since it ku come under itrco troL We cordl^Ly commend tht paper to Uic support of our eiUient. alturiTitmiuT-Jsbi Labatt stole yesterdsy miming a number of pictures from a daguerreotype ca'leiy os Clay atreet. He is in the station houat. Wsa Brf er, who walw aI dismissed from the chain janj yesterday, was arrest*! last nigfct on a charge tf lan»-■-y,eome,i.t«d Usteeeni g Henry Beck w.s arr.s-.ed for safe kec, Ing. He had on his person (8.0, which was UWen care of by the thief of Po lee. There was tLirti arrests in ail kp v t v 'c.ocs. tni ( murniog. Touvado —^the wind daring the earlier part of yesterday afwnaoa, blew teirifie»!ly from the northwest ; la fact we caa «ay that it has lot blow* more Tiolent] daring the Ust mi m>nths. Has and caps were seel i ByEg in eeery direction, aad Do mancoald, if he wou d tne* aoorncr in tbe face, on account of the •• dns threwn in tvs eyes." St. Mast's Catbuux — Messrs. Cortrt, Moeret B 10. have a number »f men at work en tht roof of Bt. Mery'i Cathedral, preparing it fjr tbs approi-hior raina. They are nailing down tht tin with broadbeaded nails made tor the purpose, and on Monday will proceed to eor.r Us whole with Child's Patent Elastic Ce)ment> T«» Moxcmemals.— This gallant F.rt Company find twenty- fire guta oa tht arriTalof the overland mail last ercning. O. H. Hossefross, the Foreman, ■m'coef*"*" ** >Ullfnl " «* UB "* Il « • «"«» »• » "T«l Dl-»aT«D VoLAOI "— A genUeman, who came paaieefer on the KorUitrner, assures us that tbtrt were Dnt twenty fl». met., «U t>ld. in W.aleo. last week. Air trannl gUirit nuovfi. IxraitTicui — An infant waa total last CTtnrag buried la tat ttad on Mission street, between Becocd and Third. Mr fneath wh» discoeered the chill sent fee Coroner MeXulty. who lo.k eta, g. of the bod,. Limit KtctrriB — BytbeorerUnd mail which ar1 umsiu raox Fum — Upwards cf VQ passen. gers arrrred from Vicuuia oa tht iteamer Korthtrner last night. Fm rAHACis.- Wt mßdentand that itTiElr-foor !l?. Wer J f ?" tt * dft i l ? pM "«** on tht «t*imerKofthe»o«r, which arnred last ritmnf. A*cticOc«ak WiaLTH— Tae barque H. 8 Perkins sTl?ij| th tfc P r t '•• ter *V> »•»■> lOObarreUof oil, gathered in tbe Arctic aeas. iKKsTanoir or erzcii.— Tht birque Oi-HetU ar. 4?a i ~" trTi ' J lromM » I »tl»». with »l7.K»iaaUrer O'kixcx or r>mcina^-Tht clipper leoninm arrieed 84L1 or Palimiiot-Thetalt of Mrs. Oakei' beaunfal psint'Bgs takes p ace to-day, at the tuetion rooms of Mr. H. A. Cofcb. Tuose who desire to procure flat specimens ofart, aad at th. „„, Umt to obtain «eel *w pictaret of Ca'.lfcrnla Kcaary, will do wall to attend this tale.