The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-02-24

The Weather, Snoo and Sleighing = The California
for San Francisco.
NEW YORK, Feb. 49, 1S49.
EDS Crescent The snow storm OF yesterday has passed
away, and succeeded by pleasant frosty weather The
seighing Brooklyn and the outer wards good but in
the city bad, decidedly bad
The SUM- of this morning contains a letter from
printer at San Francisco who has been three
four weeks at the places digging the roots of evil which
abound hereabout As member of the press he ought
know every thing and therefore give entire cedence his
statements and great weight his specuIations Since
June last he four millions of dollars worth gold
mas been washed out nearly one fourth of which has been
PAID 10 south Americans and English merchants, for
chandze and supplies sent here from all along shore
quarter OF million has to the United States. and the
remainder now coming down be forwarded by the u s.
ship Lexington and other vessels for New York; One of
C0 Stevenson G++s of Albany, reported to have
got twenty five thousand dollars Captain Suffer" he
tells US, now engaging freight here for New York.
large amount of reported at $4,000. his
account"
The writer of letter in the Journal of Commerce says
know that by next spring there will from various
ports the Pacific and from the United States innumera
BILE cargOe of goods; but believe the demand will far
exceed The supply for or two Mutudes of adveD
tuers will find their here in few months; and with
common prudence and perseverance, they eUery
become auent, and they will spend their freely
Such statements this will keep alive the excitement, and
send off additional hundreds to " become atfuent."
The same writer makes remark that few will read and
n
are to be met in the streets each of whom
though he had barered away years of his life for pocket
full of god.''
The Stock Market still buoyant beyond any thing in my
experience in Wall street Actual sales of about $50 COO
Treasury Notes made to-day at 1921 to 109 and
equal amount time buyers option 80 days no. and sellers
option 10 days 1O9 One sales of u s. Skies, 49,
at buyers option 80 days, made H. but the ruling
price of this stock both for actual transfer and speculation
uniform at 1l1s. One lot of $4,000 this price,
sold at buyers option 60 days
Mr. Anterior. the recent importation from San Francisco
finds impossible answer hear distinctly all
the inquiries addressed to him by the curious and he has
consequently determined to speak to all at once Friday
evening next in the Tabernacle enquirer paying for
such answer fifty Ii Mr.. Atherton is of
agemen he will find placer in this city His appreciation
OF some Of the several thousand patterns of gold wash
ers now scattered along Streets would make fortune for
himself well the inventor. If he would get up pat
and sell the manufactured article he would get rich in
a month.
Last night the eguas session of the Common Council
the AimshOuse and Blackwes Island prison abuses. of
which have before spoken, up for action. Several
resolutions bearing upon them passed the Board OF
Aldermen among which removing the present keep
Mr.. Acker, from his place. very proper
The Mayor laid before the Common Council letter from
Mr. Horace Greeley enclosing list of some sixty volumes of
valuable books which Mr. Greeley placed at the disposition
OF the city fathers they being expected to distribute them in
manner to reduce the most good
These books those which made the occasion of
much spiteful mih the House of Representatives,
when Greeeys found to be recorded in favor of
granting the usual allowance to certain members of whom
he was If DR.. Edwards, and every other member,
would make such disposition this of the books which
they knOongty vote themselves the law authorizing such
allowance would change its character and take its place
among the few which look solely to the public benefit.
The brig Sarah cleared, and the ship Elizabeth Ellen and
schooner b. Sager sailed to-day for San Francisco be-
eve the only clearance yesterday for that port the ship
Sarah and Eliza. Very respectfully, INDICATOR.
ton Water- Works-TAeir FTneneiql Condition-Fot-
and Bergen-The Prize FIght Excitement.
New YORK, Feb. A. 1S49
Eds. Crescent This is Valentines Day and nnumerabe
the participants its celebration There procession
in Broadway where the professions always
movug-one upward and the other downward-thers
military tunous and redhere no bells rung,
and there public speechfyDg: but there much inter-
est felt and much spent in the celebration of the
day there that of the Fourth Of July the Eighth of
January, or Evacuation Day. Almost man, woman
and chd has Valentine suitable age sex and condition.
ranging in value from the fourth of cent to hundred dol
lars and in size from the dimensions of note of invitation
to those of portfolio. Especial letteboxes placed
the City Dispatch stations and already they generally
filled to oveowing although visited every halfhou by the
Mercures of the respective districts Every stationery and
ooksore and every fancy shop from Broadway to Walnut
street and from the Battery Harlem is crowded with pu
chasers The jewellers, too doing New Years Day
business.
The Tribune informs that lady of this State (prcbaby
Mrs. Famham) is now engaged in raising company of in
eigent females TO accompany her TO California Tor the
purpose of establishing hospital and of fitting up store
tor the disposal of clothing TO be made by the company
No female under twenty five yeas of age will be taken
At the meeting of the Common Council on Monday even
ing the quarter return of the Coton Aqueduct Board
presented made up to the 3 ut 1t embraces interesting
and encouraging details of the business of the Department
during the six since its organization but only refer
he off h.
Department since Oct 1872 has been 81 08 49, expend
ures 1857 05 The receipts for the whole of the year 1847
1926 552 expenditures II 565 For the three past quar-
tiers of 1859 the receipts have been 1924 9 expenditures
$67 of quarterly net profits for
1S4S of 372 and for 1853 of sos 736- average
increase quarter of nearly 81 co., This increase occurs
too, while the water rents undergoing material educ
ton, and the dter which levied city property
make deficiencies of interest the stock rapidly d.
mnishng rhe of this during the years 1892 43
and IA nearly % the hundred dollars in 1876
nearly 16a and in l8iS less than IL cents There is
laid from the Reservoir Forty street, and through
the city, pipe the myth Of 1907 miles, of which four
miles OF 30 inches in diameter miles of 20 30 inches
Al miles of Il inches, and lbs miles of inches Application
has been made to the Legislature for authority to issue stock
enable the Board to lay another line of large pipe.
Mr.. Fosom letter to General Jesup, confirming previous
news increases the prevailing fever notwithstanding the
drawback OF his of the aweSsness, etc. of the Gold
Diggers.
The dinner to Messrs Bergen and Ryan the Irish sympa
thzers came off last evening at the Coliseum and
Quoted in credabe style The toast, Our Guests
The victims of public Tyranny and the devoees of Irish
Freedom, called up both of the benefciares who made
very appropriate speeches The President of the United
United States think did receive the honor of toast
There that sounded like it. but seems to have been
worded as follows The Presidency of the United States
That exalted station the gift of Freemen and not the in
hertance of a woman, baby, driveer. The " Pres
dent of the French Republic toasted with the aspi
ration that he may prove TO France and mankind
other Washington" Speeches made by Thos darcy
McGee, DR.. Houston Messrs. o Rourke, Thompson Dow
ling, and sundry others Mr.. Robert Emmett was not pres
ent, but sent letter of excuse, which was read
The prize fight excitement narrowed down very mod
crate limits The losers and winners and Others whose SYM
pathes interests drawn towards other of the
comhatans organizing into hostile corps and have
abhed their headquarters in different precincts of the pu
eu of the city One of these associations is called the
" Hyer Guards" and the other the Sullivan Guards
Sullivan yet est inreRus. His grog shop, however
than usually profitable and he not vet ruiped