The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-02-02
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New York, Jan. 20, 1s49.

oyed for week past leaving and the gloomy SKI
betosens snow-more snow-and perhaps sleigh riding
All sorts of stories continue be told and believed witt
regard to the gold harvest of California One of the morn
Ing papers states that " Letters from an official source
state that private accounts the Government
fully confirm the most gerateG accounts of gold finding
In California" Such paragraphs this increase the eTe
I greatly.
The following, from the Boston Transcript is stated By
that paper to be extract from bona de letter. Just re
ceved from genuine Celestial Canton, 10 brother in
tea store Boston 1t shows that the epidemic hiss spread
to China:
Good many American speak of California; oh
very rich country hear good many American ana Europe
men go there. Oh they will get geld quick hear
oh peoRe get grf s"sy day to tive
very much think shall go to Caliio MA next summer
California very pleasant piace-new pace-it is warm
however. Just the Caution That good tor hns
tell me that two months sail the distance here there
wish you would back to China and wait hert
i0d HG" 20" Can '0un' upon" A "'D W" Will
Abraham Hasey Esq, has been appointed Cashier Of
the North River Bank place of Mr. Hays OF whose resig
nation have spoken before.
The decision of the Supreme Court in relation to the
tax on passengers and will probably do much harm
II is hardly be expected that cities which flooded with
emigrants and tariEg will make the necessary
vision for their support in Distress unless they have
proper of for such object If the decision
be made apply all money paid whether under protest
not the loss New York will be great should think
at least million of dolabut of course large proportion
will be called for.
mentioned short time SINCE the arrest of of gang
of church robbers in Brooklyn and happy to chroD
Gle that of the remainder OF the gang These consist Of four
wetches whose names to be, Henry EARL. William
EARL Isaac James and William Tease The depredations
OF these villains for month past in the part OF Brook
lyn have created much alarm and there rejoicing
account Of their apprehension During the time named six
churches have been stripped Of their carpets and
every thing valuable, and other obbees committed
Pawn tickets for nearly all the stolen property of the
churches, stables etc., found in William Eals house
in New York
The exempt firemen and citizens of Brooklyn fast
rolling and organizing fire companies for service until
new fire department can be built up.
Respectfully yours, INDICATOR.
New YORK, Jan. 81. IS49.
Eds CrGSceat-The editor Of the Herald Processes to have
received letters from his correspondent at Monterey Caor
MA dated November the 18th, which to be published
morrow lie says this correspondent has been resident OF
California for many years, and his name, if known would
command the belief of the increduous community the
shone upon" His letters confirm in every par
ticular the accounts Hitherto received. privately officially
from this wonderful REGION
He say. that Governor Ma7on and all his officers men,
mules and wagons, except two or three men who
obliged TO remain at headquarters have been three times at
the gold dggngs, engaged the most active manner, col
Letting gold which has been found in the greatest album
dance. He of opinion that if operations continue they
have begun upwards of hundred millions of dollars will be
collected annually i'll California Col St.vens0ns regiment
is dsbanded and all IFS members digging gold. Such
Of the statements of this responsible correspondent
who may be resident OF California of New York. will
not pretend to which, Some very excellent and wein.
formed California ietter-writteB live in Wall and South
Streets and from them derive much valuable information
as to the facilities and cheapness of transportation and
especially the productveness of the mines. These letters
will probably fill half dozen of the ships waiting
for their complement of passengers and bring forward
hundred doubtful cases that have been hanging back.
Let er postage seemt to be small matter, and really is
small matter to people who write receive letter every
week two, which costs them ten those whose
income does not require them to count Dimes but TO large
jorty OF the community is felt heavy al the
present rates, particularly when has to be paid several
times during week. Many people who feel thus under the
operation OF the ten cent rates would not think of if the
postage reduced to onehid of that amount although
their weekly postage bill might be doubled These facts are
getting to be obvious to Legislators and it is to be hoped
hat some of them will forget their Indignation at the expo
ures made by the demagogues with whom they
rounded long enough to favor the country with for
ow postage bill.
Neither of the bills now before Congress is such as
he country reay requires. The difference between pre-
payment and after payment-orty per CENTS too great
and the newspaper branch of both bills shows want of
Judgement in the projectors of them. Mr. Miles, following
AVE Johnsons bright recommendations law that
viii keep wet newspapers ont of the mail bags and Mr. Cog.
lin requires that all newspapers be prepaid but which
ny have the effect of putting clogs newspaper crcua-
ion. New York the only city has seemed to take any
PRACTICAL interest in this matter general thing In seve.
al places petition or two has been got up and forwarded
md then forgotten. Here up the petitions have peo-
lie to collect signatures AMI then send them with somebody
o Jog the memory of Congressman TO Washington If |
very city had done so we should now have good postage
aW. take it TO be matter in which the welfare of the
country deeply involved and Think hard say too much
n its favor.
1t to be hoped that Gen. Taylor will give US Post
Master General who will have the habit of regarding the
interest of the Post Office Department separate from and
uperor to, that Of the country at large
Much interest felt and expressed here with reg ard the
aing health of Mr. Calhoun He said to be very seriously
H. and there exception the expression osympathy
his Deep indeed would be the sorrow of the coun
ry at his loss for those who the ready
ounce his of the leading questions of the
ast and present day. equally ready with their admla.
ion OF his eminent qualities and a statesman
Our weather has undergone another change A light
now fell during the past night and the coming promises
bring rain The rivers continue cogged with floating ice
ut not much to produce any especial damage to
hppng steamboats,.
Very respectfully yours, INDICATOR
NEW YORK, Jan. %, 1S49.
Eds. Crescent Wonderful delightful and alarming are
he gold stories that the newspapers telling us to-day
nd many are the hesitatng and doubling that press
Onward TO enrol their names on the California lists Lumps
u the metal weighing twenty-five pounds seven pounds
hee pounds-raw- hide bags weighing hundred ounces
dollar ounce-who write grammar on such sub |
ect ] decidedly feverish Awful, is n'tit? Every
ody's
Gotham is up in arms at the expectation of meeting
zen Taylor this evening, has started the
hat he left New Orleans the Falcon for this port The
vhave crowded with expecants awaiting the arrival of
he steamer and anxious for peep at the old hero.
Neither the Falcon the United States yet in sight
The latter has been outunes she has been de-
aiued-foureen days
have nothing of legislative
.lbany, account of difficulty with the wires |
rom Washington. learn thatj Mr. Dix laid before the
enste the resolutions recently passed in the Legislature of
his State, nstructng representatives against the
xenson of slavery the Territories the Texan
lain to New Mexico, and against the slave traffic in the
district.
Mr.. Dix very properly moved to lay them the table,
where they might have slept with the files of similar
documents already (constructivey) there, but Mr.. Rusk
pparenty fond of discussions of this character made
ION to PRINT them, the strength of which he based
peech of denunciation. Mr.. Levy, Yuee, he now
ais himself took the strain and in the course of