The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-03-11

Miss Fisher had bumper benefit at the Walnut street
Theatre Philadelphia Friday evening In addition to
such bumper Of house three $50 notes were sent to
the bene6ciare from many wealthy but anony nous
friends beautiful wresths were cast upon
wards called out end cheered by the enthusiastic multi
tude
Mr. Dempster is about to give concerts in Rich
mond.
The Ethiopian serenades are doing good business
st. Louis.
Mr. w. Jones terminated his engagement at the
Charleston theatre on the 9th inst.
The Bohemian Girl was produced at the st. Charles
theatre New Orleans the Sd instant, by the Segun
troupe.
The New Orleans papers say that the st. Charles thea
being for the benefit of Mr. Anderson The engagement
of this excellent actor which for sixteen nights has
now closed and his next move is tor Mobile
MIR. H. Pacde made his second appearance in New Or
leans on the st and was most enthusiastically received
by crowded audience.
II is stated in the New Orleans papers that Mad Ham,
marskod, the sweet vocalist and pianist is to visit
Mobile Barton, the futis accompanies the party,
and they will give two concerts in sister city
Wherever Mr. B. goes, those who listen to him Ill hear
tones of softest richest sweetest melody from ,s flute
Of his combined with brilisncy of execution has
been cqualled in this country.
The Bell Ringers left New Orleans the LIST, q
trip to Natchtz Vicksburg and other towns on the RI
yer after which they proceed to Havana Their success
south has been great.
masculines in England, and with success. One of the
says she has not introduced the cowhide system
General WEIGH opened with his equestrian troop the
National theatre Philadelphia, last evening, with Mad
Antony Wayne" With such pieces, he must succeed
wherever he goes.
CoTToN IN CALFoRNIA-THE OREGON SETTLERS.
We have been informed by a gentleman, who
left the Pacific coast in December last that two three
Americans about engage in the culture OF cotton in
the lower part OF Upper California and that they fell
fd Mt of raising superior article aud great abundance
Theiv rancho plantation not far from San Diego,
lat 80 NJ the climate being and delgh fully fine
The gentleman informs that many Of the Oregon
settlers have arrived in the hood of the Bay of
San Francisco. in the Upper California, and taken mp
their abode there They report Oregon poor country
nothing lihe the it represented to them to be-
and appear thankful that the opportunity has been afford
ed them Of leaving and reaching a fruitful and
genial cline SO producveis the land in the neighbor
hood of San Francisco that bushel OF wheat
frequently yields crop of seventy five bushels and this
with very little trouble whe the climate dry and
pure that sickness is almost unknown To illustrate the
remarkable dryness of the climate 10 necessary
state that wheel vehicles furniture &C. manufactured
in New England of the best seasoned timber shrink up
shortly after reaching this section of California and fall to
pieces unless every precaution taken. American en
grants constantly arriving and settling at the 6acra
mento and other streams emptying into the Bay of San
Francisco At the Yerba Buena the English is the prin
cpal language spoken, the Alcalde being American.
and the time not far distant when this part of California
will TEEN with Anglo Saxon civilization and the thrifty
products of Anglo Saxon hands-Neo Orleans Pcayue,
Feb %.