The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-02-06

Pork II $50 barrel, and butter 81 pound, at
wholesale. At the mines pork is $500 barrel
And then the sickness. Nine. tenths of all who
have gone to the mines have been taken sick.
Hundreds were lying eick at Suffers Fort, unable
to procure passage TO San Francisco, and suffer-
ing from want of attendance and OF the necessaries
OF life. Bilious and intermittent levers prevail to
an alarming extent. Take ali things into account,
and think those that stay at home the best OH
MY correspondent says that "there ID vastly less
quarrelllng than he had anticipated, but there ls
the m nes." Mr.. II. has gone to San Francisco,
to see what ne can do to persuade the people to
Jay up a t easure IN heaven. He will doubtless
find full employ ment among the sick and dying.
Two individuals who went from Honolulu have
been mutdered-one of them leaving wife, a
very excellent woman, and four or five children.
He had been addicted to drinking and gambling
STILL FURTHER DISCOVERIES
Information has reached this city of a new dis
covery Of gold regions the vicinity OF the Rocky
Mountains, little more than half way between
here and Suffers. which surpasses IN richness the
mines OF California as much as those OF California
surpass the mines of New Mexico. The gold 10 found
not emily the sandsof the streams flowing from the
mountains, but upon the mountains, mixed with
quartz, end in the rocky strata Instead of washing
the sands, to separate the small PARTICLES of gold
lntermlnged with them, as in California, all that
is necessary in this new Ell Dorado is to find Gre
vices IN the rocks, pry or blast them apart, and
clntch the precious metal in pure and solid masses
We understand secret expedition is already on
i
Ct warke Indian country, considerable force
will be necessary Tor the enterprise Cincinnati,
Despatch.
The Bark H1press, and her Second Mate.
Mr. EpIToh-A communication appears in your ps-
Jones in whsh It l. stated that Through the
ty and careesAness CT the second mate (who Ia sent
home in irons he having attempted scutte the ves
would thank you for portion Of your valuable CO.
lupns to do himself Justice The main yard was car.
could The cutting Of the hole ia the ~s
ley was accident resulting from my belief that there
was floor to the galley over the main deck my OBJ.
out Of the galley As soon the accident was disco
vsred .topped up the hole and immediately informed
pert was Immediately discharged by order Of tho
owners.
City Intelligence.
MysTERious CIRcuMsrANoEs. At an early hour on
Monday morning, Mrs. Mooney, residing ct No. 70
Mulberry street. vent to the mt door Of her resi-
denoe, for somr purpose when she discovered, living
upon the 'idswAlk, q mans coat; on retracing her
steps, vest In the hall and by pair Of drawers
shirt considerably torn scarf pair of white cotton
pocket Of the rsntsloons contained S2I ia rood hank
bils eoversign and worthless bills $780,
NO person In the hou'e could give the least Of
band of the woman who found them went to tho Chief
OF Police, and stated the circumstances to him An
officer was cent to the house for the clothing is
nov at the Chief office, awaiting the result OF an in.
vestgatiop, which will be made by the police.
NEw C6ust Rooms The rooms which have been
fitted up In the City Hall for the purpose Of hold
Ing the courts Of Oyer and Termiaer the Court Of
Appeals and several other tribunals Of justice
nearly complete and will probably be ready for oocu-
pancy next week. These rooms admirably arranged
for the purposes to which they will be devoted There
Is in each aspscous and handsomely constr uctsd
bench for the Of the judges The seats for spscts
tors separated iron ratings from tho part Of the
room appropriated to the Of the members Of the
bar and jurors. This Is good Arrangement; aud
another still better, s, that there is SEPARATE and In
manner private entrance by which ounsel and the
reporter, no by the way are we'll provided for may
reach their as without being obliged to elbow their
way through a crowd OF persons of all desorp tons
whenever trial Of Importance is before the court
the accommodation Of ladies' So that hereafter they
may look down upon the Of justice with
happy immunity from the troubles attendant upon
q membership of too miscellaneous assembage.
FIRES "A IRE broke out on Sunday morning In the
chapel Of the University at the Waverly and
University places, caused by coal falling from the
stove and setting fire to the floor The damages 10 es.
timated at $1,000 The valuable library of the Uni
versity was In the chapel, but saved by the
eistsnt librarian FIRE broke out on Sunday night
In the house No 237 Third avenue which WAS put out
with trifipg damage. A fre broke out also on Sun.
day night, In the stable Of Mr. Van Brunt, on lO6th
street, which was destroyed 1t was Of little value.
SuIcIpE.-Ths Coroner held an inquest, yesterday,
by the name Of Henry Orins aged 43 years. black
smith by trade, who committed suicide yesterday, BY
cutting the artery his left arm ct the elbow and
bleeding himsefto death 1t appears that the deceased
went to his chest took out looking glass barred his
CIR and gave IL the fatal wound; then, app are ty
from the tracer Of blood he must have Wake about
the chop until he fell frsm tho Of blood and ex.
prtd. The deceased has 81 coo In the Savugs' Bank
and not relation in this country to take charge Of
either money his other property Ths jury
avtrdct according to the above facts.