Sacramento Daily Union, Volume 12, Number 1776, 4 December 1856 — RESUME OF SAN FRANCISCO NEWS. [ARTICLE]

RESUME OF SAN FRANCISCO NEWS.

By Wednesday Night's Boat. .San. FrancUco lUmt of jXews— Markets, de. San Francisco, Dec. i. Editors Union : -»- . .<■ '-, . ■'- '.- '-- ■'' A prisoner in lbs city prison, named J. C. Grant attempted to commit suicide this morning, by nabbing himself with a pocket knife in the left breast. He w_ —rested on Monday Inst us a witness in the Brown watch-swindling case, and being unable to give bail for his appearance was conlined. It is said that the Police got hold of some fact , which seem to implicate the prisoner in the sudden and mysterious disappearance of Capt. Pratt of New York, shove Lfouiriu, which they gave him (Grant) to understand they were acquainted with. Since which time he has been uneasy and evidently frightened, not knowing how much the officers knew, and it is thought that it was in consequence of this fear that he attempted to take his own life. The wound is not supposed to be fatal, the blade of the knife being too short to penetrate i" the vital parts. William O'Brien and a young lad were arrested last night, on a charge of petit larceny in stealing a bale of gunny bags from tin- store of Messrs. Power L Ncweombe, on Clay street wharf. The testimony was pretty conclusive thai the property hud been stolen by effecting an entrance through the floor, and the bags carried away in a small boat. The property was recovered, and identified us well a- such property could be, und tho chances arc that Mr. O'Brien will have so serve the public in the chain gang for the next month or two. The Commissioners of Police made tbe following appointments yesterday: John Hill. C. B. Donnelan, Samuel l'lil.-burv and E. J. Folsom to be Captains of Police; W. E. B. Andrews, J. If. Hesse aria Alfred Clark. Policemen, to fill existing vacancies. A tailor, just arrive. I on the clipper ship Golden Eagle, informed the police that he had been robbed on the voyage of $400 by some of his messmates, which one ho could not tell. They have the matter in charge. Elisha 0. Crosby filed hi* petition In insolvency yesterday, His liabilities are let down at $00,-12-1, ii«els 0 ....,,. Mis. Hayrie did not appear at the Metropolitan Theutre Inst night ns advertised, In consequence of some misunderstanding as to the lease of the theatre. I- seems that the lease of Mr. John Torrenee expired on Saturday lust, and he, not thinking it necessary to renew hi.- lease immediately, engage. Mrs. Hayne and an excellent stock company, and made nil other arrangements to continue his management during the season. The management of the American Theatre, however, on Sunday, took a lease of the Metropolitan at an advance of tho rent paid by Mr. Torrenee, and refuse to come to any terms : their object, it is said, being either to force Mrs. Hayne to engage with them at their own prices, and break up the company engaged to support her, or else close the theatre. This is r.athit a sharp transaction^ and not very creditable to any of the parties concerned in it. E. Samuels, an Israelite, well known in the community as an old resident of California, fell down on Pacific street i few evenings since and fractured his leg. He was conveyed to the hospital, and on .Monday died from the effects of his injuries. Mr. Samuels was a native of London and aged 5.1 yours.

Lust night the denizen? of tho City Hall were aOlictcd with the bowlings of an insane man named John Hear.-H-h, who, on Sunday night lust, jumped from the second story wimlow of a house on Howard reet, and was escorted to the Station House by officer Martin. Captain Towle last night found an insane man named Taylor on tin- itreeta and locked him up. The two being, devoid of reason will soon conic before Judge l-'rcclon for examination.

Judge Coon made his decision in the Conspiracy Case this morning. He thought thnt sufficient evidence of the commission of the crime had been elicited, •>. make ii his duty to send the case to the Grand Jury, In. therefore ordered that the defendants, Wm. S. Fitch; Edward and John 11. Mackinlay, be bound in the sum of $1000 each to appear before the Court of Sessions. Tho bond.'' were given. Air. McDcrmot has been tendered it complimentary benefit by a number of hi- friends — mostly fellow craftsmen, printers — to como off on Saturday evening next. Mr. McDertnot accepts the kind offer, and promises to -1" his best, and hopes Unit In- will have a fair opportunity to test his histrionic abilities. Ik- will appear in the same character, Richard the Third.

l.icorgo Schulte, was a few days ago sentenced to tho chain gang by Judge Coon on a charge of stealing copper, the property of Thomas K. Lane. George, prior to lii- sentence, stated to the Court that be bad been employed by ■ third party to remove the copper in lii- handcart, but nevertheless ho was adjudged to be guilty. Bince that time George covered the man who had employed him, and had him arrested.'- The case eiuno up yesterday in the Police Court, and after a lengthy examination a'J the parties were discharged.

gentleman in this city, who is the unfortunate possessor of a wooden leg, but who, nevertheless, is as ms i •> wag .is ever, dropped into Musical Ball yesterday afternoon, where Prof, Wirsen is exhibiting bis pet snakes, and somewhat astonished the Professor and audience by asserting that be could perform ths same feats, and requesting that a snake be entwined around his leg, which, to all appearances was a real one. The charmer objected, tying that tbe snake would certainly bite him : but still the gentleman insisted that his leg was Impervious to a snake. The charmer became alarmed at the earnestness exhibited by the gentleman, and exclaimed loudly that nothing of tho kind would be allowed, an.l commenced hastily putting his pets out of sight. His visitor, after a loud laugh, said to him: "Why. what is there to be alarm* about, a dog undertook to bite me once

in Sacramento, but be had barely pounced upon me before he started off again, howling, and I don't see why ft snake should have a better show," nt the -nine time striking his leg a severe blow, the Bound emanating from which revealed the cause of the gentleman's temerity nt once. The Executors of J. BUig, deceased, have brought a suit tfl set aside his will. Tlie following are the facts in the case:

"John Kllig died at the age of forty-six in this .it-., in the mouth of March last, leaving property to the amount of $70,000. He was married to Mary Cozzens, the widow of William Cozzens. By the provisions of a will made by her, on the llth of March, 1863, and which this suit is brought to set aside, he left .-ill his estate to his wife except one thousand dollars he left to his brother Charles Ellig, then living in Germany. The testator appointed his wife, 11. M. Naglee and 11. W. Mudge Executors. Subsequent to making his will now disputed, Ellig and his wife separated, he a short time before having conveyed to her one-half his property. Deceased then paid a visit to Germany, while Airs. Ellig went to Barcelona, Spain, of which country she is a native. The testator returned to California last year, accompanied by a young girl, his niece, whom he promised in his lifetime to make provision for before he died. •■'in the SOth of March, 1858, the two executors named made application for letters testamentary, and after the -mil proceeding-. Mr. Sol. G. Sharpe was appointed counsel for the absent heir-. Be opposed the admission of the will to probate Bint, because the said instrument or will in writing is not and never was the last will and testament of deceased. Second, because the said paper was procured from the said testator by fraud and undue influence on tho part of Mary Ellig and other persons acting in her behalf. Third, because before and at the date of said instrument, and for a long time thereafter, deceased was incapable of making a will. The heir- prosecute this suit, and in accordance with the -statute of 1865, the matter has been sent from the Probate Court to try the issues jbf fact which comprise the objects before stated. A jury was empannelled to try the questions, the Probate Court having no such machinery os » jury." San Francisco Market. Tuesday Evening, December 2. Business to-day in the General Merchandise market has been moderate. -indies and Batter appear to be slightly in demand, and there are a good man i sales, although none of them very large. The receipts of Grain are very small. There were a fen sales of Barley. Wheat, Oats and Potatoes arc in request at slightly advanced rates. -Jc ■.-.;■... Flour —SOO qr sacks Domestic sold in jobbing lots at $7 50@S 2o.i''■s:■: \ \\ r ltcat—Sales of 900 sacks choice in lots $2 45 ; 500 do very choice at $2 55 ; 150 do do at 2-Jc: lair milling ats2 80; 850 do do on private terms. iitir/cy—3oo ski sold nt $2 12}: 1200 do at $2 40. .;v;..';;*^; Oat* —635 sks choice .-old in two lots at 2Jc ; 500 do inferior at 2_c; 200 do jobbing at 2Jc; 100 do at $2 85. Potat-*t**—Salot of 320 sacks choice at 2|c; 200 d., at $2 SO; 400 do at -:>•: 50 da Pink Eyes at oi -Ml-'. t Cornmeal —A .-ale of 50 puncheons on private terms; Beans —75 sks California White at 5.c. Until-,---Sales of 300 firkins in lots on private term.-: 105 do choice at 33c. Pont—so hf bbis Clear sold from second hands on private terms. Sugar—A sale of 230 bbis Crushed nt 15c, cash, l-ni California*. -vT .T^-.-V-