The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-02-22


| A pair of boots cost twenty dollars, of which,
| however there was but small stock on hand when
Mr. Anterior left common blanket coats are worth
| $40, and fine frock coats fetched 500, readily.
| Mr.. Anterior himself, sold coat which he had
| worn at intervals, for two years, at $780, Liquors
sold at twenty-five cents per glass, and champagne
was worth "a bottle in San Francisco. Real
estate too, was selling at enormous rates-ots in
San Francisco, containing % yards square, selling
| for $4,000 Provisions were very plenty at San
Francisco and the diggings Flour poured in in
| great quantities, from Chill and Oregon, and came
down in price, from 1875 per barrel to SIG, at San
Francisco The probability is, that the article has
fallen still further-perhaps to $40 per barrel.
Board in San Francisco was $40 per week.
Great as the discoveries of gold are, they are
equalled by those of quicksilver. The metal is
found in various parts of California, and the guam
iity is as abundant as it is in the mines of Spain.
MIR. Forbes, the proprietor of the mines, had
$4,000 worth of the article on hand at Tepec,
ready for market. 1t is found even within three
miles of San Francisco.
About two thousand emf grants have arrived in
California from Oregon, the Sandwich Islands and
different parts of South America and Mexico. In
fact the gold fever RACES ercely in Mexico it
does in the United States, and there, as well as
here, expeditions are being formed to proceed to
El Dorado. Mr.. Atherton says that it is not ad-
visable for large armed parties to take the over
land route through Mexico as the authorities will
be likely to interfere with them and prevent their
passage. Small companies can go with impunity
and security.
There were about dozen vessels of various
kinds at San Francisco, when Mr.. Anterior left.
Panama. Mr.. Finley, her supercargo, was to go
with her.
The ship Huntress was sold for $40, 900, and her
purchasers intended to send her to Valparaiso for
cargo At that place there was, at the last dates,
great excitement in regard to California. Every
alaavi or talking IF leav
The cargo of the ship Undine, which was re-
shipped at Valparaiso, was sold at Francisco at five
hundred per cent profit. This vessel was wrecked
in the Straits of Magellan, and Capt. Baker, her
master, arrived in this city with the proceeds Of the
cargo in gold bars. The vessel was sold at Valpa-
raiso for $12 800, and afterwards re-sold at San
Francisco for $4,000,
Capt Phelps, of the bark Moscow, and Captain
Lindsay and Mr.. Mellows, are on their way to the
Atlantic with one hundred thousand dollars
worth of gold dust.
Edward H. Hanson has been appointed Collec-
tor of the Port of San Francisco, by Col. Mason.
The bark Tasso sailed from San Francisco for
Valparaiso, but could not engage a crew under $50
per month to each man, and $75 to the steward,
with an agreement to take them back again to San
Francisco.
Capt. Stout, the agent of Rowland e. Asphalt,
had left San Francisco for Vancouver's Island, for
the purpose of arranging for supply of coal for the
Pacific steamers.
On MS route 10 vera CTuZ ALneEtOH iHct
with some of the American adventures, among
whom were the companies connected with which
were Mr. Boyden and Mr.. Jackson. One company
he met at Guadalajara, another at Queretaro, and
the third at Vera Cruz.
The rumors concerning Col. Stevenson and Cap
tain Marcy making so much money, are, it seems,
false Col. Stevenson did not arrive at the T." pla-
GERS" before October last. Capt. Marcy, it ap-
pears, has not been at the gold-diggings at all.
The American steamships on the Pacific have
not yet got permission of the Mexican Government
to touch at Mazatlan or Acapulco for COAL in con-
sequence of the tonnage duties
The Indians in the vicinity of the Placer have
commenced numbering the whites. Two white
men were missing, the body of one of whom,
named Hollingsworth, was found, and his arms in
possession of party of the Indians. Several MUIR
ders had been committed in grog-shops at San
Francisco
Gold has been discovered in the vicinity of So
noma and Santa Rosa and quite number of men
were reported in the profitable digging for it.
The Californian contains an advertisement from
Com. Jones, offering $40 600 reward, in specie, for
the apprehension of deserters from the U. 5. fleet.
OF the Oregon gold mine, the Californian of No
vember 1Ith, says" Gold is reported to have
been discovered some where on a stream called the
Powhatan. Its existence, however, appears ex-
tremely doubtful"
AMERICAN THEArRE.-This justly popular place
ionable audience, to witness the performance of
Mr.. Booth in the character of SIR EduDard lOrt,
naer in the Iron Chest and those fascinating
juvenile wonders, the Heron Family. Mr.. Booth
has arisen from his sick bed with, if possible, in
creased powers of conception and action. His
performance Of this exquisite picture of suffering
vice and msconceived honor was as vivid and
truthlike when, years ago, in the full tide Of his
startling genius, he established reputation, which
he has so long and so ably sustained. The acting
and singing of Miss Heron, Miss Fanny and little
Agnes was greeted with unanimous applause
They are amiable, accomplished and unpresuming,
and richly merit our kind support. Tonight, Mr..
Booth takes his farewell benefit, and has chosen
the part of Richard the Third, part he has long
made his own. The Heron Family also appear.
We may with safety predict the fullest house of
the season. Mr.. Booth deserves it. He is old
and faithful servant Of the public let them re-
member it.
ST. CHARLES THEATRE Othello" was played
last night to good house, Mr.. Vandenhoff per-
sonating the character of Oeo, to the entire salts
faction of the audience, who called him in front of
the curtain at the conclusion of the play, when he
made his Acknowledgements in a neat and modest
'Pooeh' Iui ndCIeduy, DIS Il HidIter Vi course,
played Iago well, and the house throughout the
play showed their appreciation of his acting, which
was the more apparent from the manner it was en-
acted by another few evenings since Tonight,
Julius Cesar" with Mr.. Macready and Vanden-
hoff as Brutus and Mark Antony.
ORLEANS THEATRE.-This is the last night but
one of the engagement of Mrs. Monplaisir, when
she will appear in the character of Fenela in the
celebrated grand opera of the " The Dumb Girl of
Portci," which is to be played with splendid
cast of characters The scenery, dresses and deco
rations are of the most magnificent description.
Rosaine Stickney takes benefit this evening,
upon which occasion her father, S. P. Stickney,
will make his appearance in one of his principal
acts of Workmanship. From glance at the pro-
amn,e I'VE conclude that tho ont n he