The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-04-05

and they will answer, 60 that has been the price
for long time" The writer replies;
| 'No-it is not all, for these men shall hear how
these twelve shngs expended, and when they
look their tables groanng with luxuries, and
their own eyes stand out with fulness let the bill of
fare of the nsuflicently paid aborer stare them in
| the face: sd sd
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And this in the palmy days of what England calls
plenty. No butter,-no mlk,-no meat-no red
! herrlng,-no clothing-no medcine,-no shoes
boots,-no provision put by for the times when the
! husband may be unable to work, from sickness
accident, and yet the twelve shillings are gone.
| And i'll what ? Insufficient food for the bodys
But now even this resource is gone among the mil
| lion who too weak, from want and starvation,
| to labor.
CITY OF SAN FRANcIsCo.-As this city, together
with its famous harbor, will probably soon form d
portion of our territory, we give description of it,
copied from the Californian of August last:
! The town site, recently surveyed embraces
an extent of one and half square miles. 1t is re-
gulary laid out, nersected by streets from sixty to
eighty feet in width. The squares divided into
lots of from sixteen and half Uaras, (the Spanish
yard, of about 80 in 'front.' and fifty Deep to
hundred uaras square. The smaller and more val
liable Of these lots those situated between high
and low water mark. Part of these lots sold
in July last, at auction, and brought from fifty to
six hundred dollars. The established prices.of the
fifty and one hundred cara lot are Sl2 and $25.
San Francisco, last August, contained 459 souls
of whom 375 were whites, iour-fifth of these be-
| ing under forty years of age Some idea of the
composition of the white population may be gath
cred from the following statement as to the nativity
| of the larger portion: English, %; Germans, 81;
| Irish, IA Scotch, IA born in the United States,
| 22S; Californians. SO.
| Thrty-two of these last mentioned being Cali
fornans proper, it will be that three ffths of
| the whole number of immigrants are from the
United States. We do not give the Indians, Sand
witch Islanders, negroes, &c-neither is mention
made of the regiment of New York Volunteers.
Of the white population there eighty-nine
who neither read write; but when
learn that there are eghtythree children under ten
years of age and. only one teacher the fact will
not be wondered at.
been erected in the town seventy-nine buildings,
nearly all of which were erected within the two
years Immediately preceding that date. From the
lst of April to the LIST of August there were raised
seUenty-e,ght buildings. 1t appears then, by a
comparison of the two above statements that there
had been erected within five months as many
buildings erected in all the years previous.
This is an increase which may well challenge
the banks of our rivers, and this is as it were
but the first foot print of the Americans,
There can be no better evidence of the advan-
tages and capabilities for improvement of the place
than this single fact
Centre of the finest harbor on the Pacific, and
seconded by the enterprise and intelligence of its
hardy citizens San Francisco is destined to become
the great commercial emporium of the North
Pacific coast
The SUPPOSED MURDERER OF MRS RADEMA-
cHER.-Our Philadelphia and Baltimore exchanges
still continue filled with long statements connected
with the murder of Mrs. Rademacher, and the
rest of Langfeldt, the supposed murderer. The
nj = II Il nE I.
Suspicion having been entertained by the city
police and others against German named Charles
Langleldt, the perpetrator of the atrocous muir
der of Thursday morning, efforts were made to Sc
cure him, which we rejoice to know were success
full and yesterday afternoon he wastaken into GUS
tody and committed for hearing before the Mayor
to-day. There seems to be no doubt of his guilt.
He is shoemaker and the blade of the knife
found in the bed of Mrs. Rademacher has been fully
recognized as one which the prisoner used at work.
and which was particularly noticed by his fellow
workmen on the day he commenced work and
placed his tools upon his bench
1t Is stated that he was not at home the evening
previous to the MURDER but returned to his lodging
room about O'Clock i'll the morning, and, that after
coming IN, he procured a basin of water.and wash
ed himself and some of his wearing apparel.
His coat jacket, pantaoons, boots, and shirt,
have been obtained, and all have stains or marks of
blood on them The shirt is stained upon the bo-
som, and was taken from his body. He wore it
with the hinder part in 'front.' in order no doubt to
hide the marks of blood, and escape detection.
After his arrest and the discovery of the clothing.
he was put in irons and placed in the lookup.
Langfeldt, it will be remembered, was arrested
and convicted four years ago, for robbing the Ger
man Lutheran Church, corner of Cherry and Fourth
streets--two doors above where the murder was
perpetrated-for which, and the robbery OF the
store corner of Fourth and Race streets, he was
sentenced to the Eastern Penitentlary for the term
of four years.
The term of his imprisonment terminated on the
9th inst. when he was released from his conflne-
ment-soon after, or Immediately after which, he
took boarding at Mrs. Martins in Front street, near
Vine, where he was arrested.
At the time of his conviction, Langfeldt threat
ened to be revenged upon his prosecutors, and in
deed all who contributed TO his arrest etc. He
then boarded with family in the same house now
occupied by Mr. Rademacher. 1t Is stated that
since his discharge from prison, ne had made threats
generally against individuals.
The prisoner is a German by birth, but says that
he was reared in France. He is about five feet
nine inches in height, with light hair and light
plexion. All the circumstances point to HIM very
strongly the murderer, the certainty of which,
the evidence already obtained, and that to be adj
duced, will, it is believed leave no doubt.
The excitement throughout the city was intense
yesterday and crowd of persons assembled around
the house of Mr.. Rademacher.
Mr.. r., we learned yesterday, by inquirlng at
his residence, was in convaescent state.
HoRRID MURDER-We are informed that ter,
rble murder occurred on Fall Creek, In Rutherford
county, last week. A negro woman entered the
chamber of an aged lady, Mrs. Smith, during the
night, and crushed her skull with hammer. Mrs.
smith was subject to fits, and the negro to hide
her guilt. took the old lady from her bed and laid
her on the hearth with her head in the fire. When
discovered, her head was almost entirely consumed
The negro woman was apprehended, and confessed
the murder She said she put her mistress head
in the fire to induce the belief that she had fallen
there whilst in ft.-Nashrille Gazette, 18Th uh.