The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-10-06
From ChagreS and California.


and Is hours, which is the quickest that was ever
made. She brings S7O,OG0 in gold dust, large
mail, 43 passengers for New York, and 3 for New
! Orleans.
The steamship; Alabama sailed from Cbsgres at
u O'Clock 30 minutes, P NJ ,ton the 28thuIt.. and
at 30 minutes past O'Clock, P H., on the Both ult
in lat. $50 AZ n, lon $40 81 w. the Falcon
passed her.
Capt. Hartstene accompanied the passengers who
went out in the Falcon to Panama He reports
that the steamer California was 20 sail on the 9th
ult; the Senator on the Ist inst; the Unicorn on
the 9Th, and the Panama on the 18TH all for San
| Francisco.
Passengers now can travel over the Isthmus with
comparative ease, as great improvements have been
made in the roads. 1t is quite healthy on the
Isthmus.
The steamer Gen. Heran, built to run up Cha
gres river, is a complete failure.
The schooner Louisiana, from New Orleans
arrived at Chagres on the 23d ult. The steamship
Panama arrived at Panama on the 23d uIt. from
San Francisco. She brought $50 passengers and
! S5C0,OC0 in gold dust.
The Falcon brought the California mails of the
Panama, and we have papers from San Francisco
up to the LIST Of September We give eopious
extracts from them. The following paragraphs are
from the Alta California of the 10th August:
| Advices from Stockton furnish intelligence of
| another execution. The notorious &C Red Davis -
or " Old Red alias Davis, YVES captured in Santa
Clara, taken to Stockton, and hung few DAYS
since.
The U. S. ship Ohio, Strbng conn., arrived in
our harbor on Wednesday evening last, % DAYS
! from Honolulu, S. l.
PoPULATIoN-Our streets present a busy and
| populous appearance. In the business portion of
town the highways are so lhrOBged with draws
wagons and people, that il is sometimes difficult to
push way through the crowd. The population
has increased more than one hundred Eer cent
within the last three months, and the new business
establishments have increased in a still greater
| ratio
THE PUBLIC HEALTH.-The general health of
| the 5CJ8 Inhabitants Of San Francisco, is good.
Recently some deaths have occurred from diarrhCea
| and dysentery and many are now suffering from
one or the other of these diseases but the sickness
! Is abatng. Some sOicitude is felt in regard TO
cholera and ship fever; but the general opinion is
that neither of these diseases can spread 10 such
climate this, although it is highly probable tbat
nine out OF ten cases would prove fatal.
| HosPITALs.-Several large and we'll arranged
hospitals are now established in the city. Il is very
gratifying to know that the afflicted are not likely
10 suffer for want Of proper Medical attendance and
| care.
PUBLIC ORDER.-" Order reigns in Warsaw
since the recent trials. If the Ayuntamisnto will
only take Immediate and decisive measures TO es-
tabIlsh night and day police San Francisco win
never again witness such Outrages as have passed
| The great majority Of her citizens have learned
their lessons IN too good school not to desire good
government, and those who give il to them will De
/ remembered and rewarded
The AUTOMATICALLY new town council
have already held several meetings and the pubIir
/ confidence in it is becoming stronger everV dav
| Its members seem determined to evinee a new and
| laudabe public spirit, and we trust they will not
finch from the arduOus task before them until San
Fran cisco shall be the best governed as it is al
ready The most entarprisiqg city in The world
NUIsANCEs-In several portions of the city if is
| no uncommon occurrence to find ones oIfactories
| displeased with the Odors of decaYing animal mat
ter. Were it not for the constantly recruiting winds
| these decomposiug remains would exert an ipiu.
TI0us effect upon the health of the civ Will tba
| AyuniamientO look to this
| AUCTIoNs.-The principal business of the nIaca
! is now transacted at auction sales They are all
well attended; but the great influx of merchandise
| has been followed by a consequent reductio1 of
prices and profits.
MLITARY.-An independent military oorps has
recently been formed under the title of the " Cali
| fOrna Guards" 1t is commanded nv HanrIy NJ
| Naglee, assisted by LIST Lieuts. W. D. NJ Howard
and Myron Norton, and I'd Leuts Hail. McAIIis.
ter and ID. T. Bagley. A collation. with its apnro
pirate concommitants, was given at the Colonnade
| on Saturday evening last, by the commandant
1
COLL ham and flow of champagne" were, as Pipss
| would say, absolutely ortuI."
RELIGIoUs.-SeveTal denominations have oroa
| nzed churches within the last few weeks The
! Baptist dedicated their church (he first PROBES
tantC Church ever erected in California; on Sunday
! the 9th inst. The Episcopalians Presbvterians
COngTegatlonaistl, and MethOdists are making the
necessary preparationSSor erecting houses of wor-
| ship The Catholics have a church at which ser.
wee is administered every Sunday and Rev, T.
d. Hunt oiiicates al the chaplaincy. Mr.. LYMAN
one of " the twelve - of the Mormon Church has
preached at the Institute for the last three Sabbaths
A CEMETERY-A committee has been appointed
by the Protestant Episcopal Church to confer with
other city churches the prOprety of memorable
ing tbs Ayuntamiento to set aside portion of the
public domain for the purpose of buryng ground
We trust this worthy work will be carried forward
and we have no doubt the council will cheerfully
pass the necessary regulations.
To DELEGATEs.-We are authorised 70 state
that one Of the U. S. Quarter-master's schooners
(he Mary Jane, or nvncible) will leave this port
| for Monterey on the 18th inst Delegates TO the
| Convention will be tlken free Of EXPENSE for mas
sage, though charge Of 81 80 Per diem will he
made for mess expenses.
Capt Cadwalader Ringgold, of the u. S. Navy.
has completed re-survey of the River Sacramento.
from the Straits of San Pablo to the Bay of Susen
and has discovered deep and available channel
in the last-namsd bay, He also laid down heavy
anchors and buoys on the prominent points of the
upper and middle grounds Of Suisen Bay. While
Capt Ringgold was making The survey, large
signal pole, placed at much loss of time and
tiouble al an important point in the trangulation
was cut down by some person evilydisposed To-
wards the work.
COAST SuRvEy.-The following is list of the
officers attached TO the U. S. schooner Ewing, for
service IN California and Oregon, in the depart
menI of the United States Coast Survey: Lieut..
Commanding, Wan P. Macarthur, Ion his arrival y
Lieut. Commanding, w A. Bartlett; Acting Mas
ter, A. c. Rhind Asst Surgeon, b. Rush Mitch.
ell Passed Mdshpmen, c. C.. Simms, 7. S.
Thornton, YIN. Gibson Daughlsman, VIM. 3.
McMustrie Masters Mate, Francis H. West
1t has, been suggested to form an association Of
pilots at San Francisco The necessity was felt Of
fixing the charges at a high standard in order 10