The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-08-06
CALTFORNIA ITEMS.


mento streets, were opened in San Francisco on
the morning Of the l7th April last, and in the
course Of the forenoon the whole amount 100000
was taken up.
The Rev. and Prof. Albert Williams opened a
public school for the instruction Of pupils Of both
sexes At San Fran cisco On the 23d April last.
A letter dated Bencia, April 7th, says: I" Yuba
is entirely deserted There may possibly be five
families on the whole river. There is plenty Of
gold there, but diggers became dissatisfied with %
and 80 dollars per day. The greater number have
gone, south''
It's said that the Middle and North forks are
decidedly richer in gold than other parts Of the
country which have been explored This gold has
not been found there in as large pieces as else
where, but in no other part has steady labor bee
so well rewarded. The labofer on these forks
may, too, at his option, cross over TO Bear and
Yuba rivers.
A man by the name Of II. B. Williams commit
ted suicide at the house Of Mr.. Merrill, in San
Francisco, on the morning of the 18th April, by
severing the jugular vein with piece of window
glass. Williams was about IS years Of age, and
went from New Orleans across Mexico 10 San Bias,
from which place he passed to San Francisco in
the brig Euphemia He was taken sick on the
passage from San Bias to San Francisco, became
deranged, and so continued up to the moment Of
the fatal act. When discovered he was quite
dead, though the attendant had left the room not
five minutes before. BY papers found among his
effects, it appears that he was formerly overseer Of
the Millaudon plantation in Louisiana.
The subscription price of the Placer Times, a
weekly paper published at Sacramento city, is $40
per year; that Of the Alta California, at San Fran
cisco, is Sl2 per year, and 25 cents for a single
number; The Alta California, since its enlarge
ment, charges for advertisements at the rate Of "a
per square for the first insertion, and 50 for every
subsequent one. Legal and official advertisements
are charged So per square for the first insertion,
and SO fer every subsequent one
The bark Wilton made the passage from San
Francisco to Sacramento city in seventy-two hours
The Placer Times says this trip is, all cireumstan-
ces considered, without precedent in their river
navigation. The Wilton is Of 24I tons burthen,
and draws 81 feet water.
The American ship Grey Eagle, Captain Power,
made the passage from the capes of the Delaware
TO San Francisco in III days, having stopped four
days Of that time at Valparaiso. Dedueting those
four days, It leaves u days for the running time
OF the vessel. The Alta California says this is the
quickest passage ever made by any sailing vessel
rom an Atlantic port of the United States to San
Francisco
AT an election held in the district Of San Fran
cisco on the llth May, the following was the result:
E . SasTie-{ e Pulls Js9 soaerng For Reg.
tysJ MAJ 8 RTsR s sa ! Er gsbsys s Lsga
6HIss' 5ls = " T. Lee, 1873; Alfred A. Green iss E
S9qa bnnum ~ Theodore Smith, 105. In favor Of
adding ten new members 70 the Aassmbly23 against
The citizens Of Sacramento city and district
held a mass meeting on the 9Oth Of April last, and
elected District Legislature of eleven member.
An election was held at Stockton on the sth of
May when George G. Belt, Jr., was elected first
Alcalde, James G. L. WadswOrth, second do. and
William B. Stockton, Sheriff.
company of enterprising and intelligent men
have commenced a town at the junction of the
Feather river with the Sacramento. This is said
TO be the highest and most feasible point at which
town can be built, as but few miles above.
both the rivers become unnavigable for vessels of
ordinary draught Of water, by reason of bars which
are quite shallow in midsummer This place is
also said to be situated on high and solid ground
is within short distance Of the mines Of the Rio
Americana, North Fork, Bear Creek, and Yuba
and Feather rivers, and is the point at which the
overland Oregon trail crosses the Feather river.
A man named Antonio Valencia was tried on
the 9Th of May last at Pueblo de San Jose for the
murder Of one Edward Piles who has been mining
since May, lS4s. Valencia confessed his guilt,
and was executed on the 10th May. The reason
he gave for having murdered Piles, is because he
was told 10 do so by one Auistaeio ChobollO. This
Chobollo, 1t appears, was present at the murder,
and shot the body Of the murdered man full Of ar
rows, to lead 70 the impression should the body be
found, that Piles was murdered by Indians.
A correspondent of the Alta California, in de-
scrbing the ball given at the opening Of the Parker
House, says: The room, which by the way, il
the most spacious and magnificent in the country,
was graced by the beauty and loveness Of MANY
lands - and rrfs I.E,,
own Atlantic States-the gay and sparkling daugh-
tens Of Erin, and the beauteous gazelle-eyed mai
dens Of Alta California shOne eonspicuously ia the
dance. Some of our most distinguished citizens
were in attendance with their families, while the
snowy uniforms Of the Army and Navy glistened
IN all parts of the room"
The CalifOrnians seems to be angry at the idea
Of being taxed by the United States, without being
represented. The San Francisco paper under the
heading of " The consistency of the Model Re-
pubic,'" says:
Among all the msdeeds committed by the
United States Congress since the fouadation of the
Republic there is not one that throws darker shade
upon our national history, than the outrage they
have committed on the rights of the people Of Cali
fornia in passing revenue act to tax them, with
out making the slightest return for such taxation
in the establishment Of a government Il is a
burning disgrace that men should prate so loudly of
PATRIOTISM, of liberty, and of the principles and
glory Of the revolution which separated us from
the mother country, and yet by an act like this
falsity the whole theory Of a republican govern
ment And it will be still worse, if the people Of
California do NOT rise as one man and express their
in tones not to be mistaken or UNDECIDED
BY the next Congress, nor by the people of the
United States"
"a quarrel occurred at Stockton on the 24tb
May, between an American named Huddart and
lose Jesus, the celebrated Indian Chief in which
me latter was shot by the former, the ball entering
The right breast, passing upwards, and lodging in /
he shoulder. AT the last advioes Jose Jesus was
and it was thought he would re- /
cover, though with the loss OF the free use Of his
right arm. From all accounts, there had been
some previous difficulty between the two, and thew
were both intoxicated at this time. Huddart was
tried by jury of twelve men, and sentenced 10 |
three years confinement in irons. He is to be sent
military" ''o
five dollar gold coin has been struck at BENZ |
cha city, though the imprint is San Francisco In |
It's general appearance, it resembles the United |
States coin of the same value but it bears the pri
egnn Of