The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-07-10
From tho n. Y. Con. Adv Jins2I
ErOl.s California.
Arrival OF the Crescent City.
FIFrEEN DAYS LATER,


/ The u. 5. mai! steam ship Crescent Stpd-
dard, arrived al quarantine al halt pat ~
O'Clock this mpruing. aHd at her dock at q
o'clock. Shs brug. nne bundled aud iiy
six passengers, IN whose hands, The officers
of the vessels rep ut, arc about $3.50 900 ~
gold dust.
The Cfescoat City arrived al Chag,es, in
eight aud a half days from New York left
Chagre. early on 4 e morning Of The i,h u(
jane. sud arrived nj the dock 10 Kingston al
. Z. NJ. on the III h, thus mixing the pas.
sage IN two and a bali dns. She leit kiug.
ssoa ON III. l7ih At hall past p. VI.
J By thts arrival We have ndViccs from San
Francisco to the - Nav, being fifteen
days later than oar p,cs,oas intelligence.
GREAT FIRE At SAN FRANCISCO.
A most destructive fire ,ok place at San
Flanclsco on tho morning OF the ilh MaS.
Aa extra Alta Ciliufula, issued on tho DIV
Of the connagfalun, furnishes The following
Z particulars
Abnu, o'clcck his moroine the alarm Of
fro ~as given ~ Portsmouth, Square, and
l.mes were seen issuing tfnm the huild,rg
snowa as the DATED Slate. Eschanee. b..
lolo m'hN HclSNtns tJu tft'itiitu lte fHflft
bIdtus was envclopcd IN flames, which com,
aua,casd with lightning hike iapidi to the
Pneals Exch 'nes, 'awsrd Washington street,
aad to tue Empire ilJuse upon he Clay
stree, silc.
Alarm aud confusion prrsaded oil sides,
aud oil thu ,tI,rls which could be used 10
cleek The Il imcs were utterly huifess. The
scene was animated bey onJ expression, and
hundred. were sson huriying to aud fro en-.
dsavoIlng 10 clcnf their stores ol goods, and
convey them to place of safety. The tilmes
spread across abingdon street and caught
lhs building upnn the opppsl'o corner, and
also the 5. A. Nrigid il,ll. What little as
-islance could be offered TOW ard checking the
n,mes wa4 oil No avail sind rne bugc y srs
Of bufn'rg materials, which were waited Sy
the breeze and fell upon the surrounding
bullding., rendered their Destruction isevia.
bic The entire block brtwecn keancy,
Clay, Washington and Montgomery sis. Vas
entirely destroyed with Tia. exception Of ia.
boss banking house. and Bureoyae'. & Coz.
The books. monrv, sud valuable papers 10
almost oil the mercantile houses were saved.
Upon the North side If Washington street
nearly al III, buildings were consumed 10
Montgomery, including. the large BRICK bu,id.
ne occupied he N.tpnaI Theatre. Ia.
king backward course, ihc Zines spread
across Washington street and DESTROYED he
Bella Inlba Usiey iloH*e. Washington | al,
81. Charles ilolsi, Alta California printing
establishment, F'a2 rs buildin.. aud all The
edtfcc. Up a. Tar a. Dupont ST., sseertng
through 10 P'c'Iir, aud going down again to
he lu.er corner
, the rs. Of property IS very great. vatt
/ "usly csitmiirJ 81 from hrfe 70 fire. mthlpgs
u doildrs. 4, sp0n a. u was rendered Ger,
tain ibai the North SIDE Of The square must
be Consumed, had 10 stop our ninfn,n,
sdnion, which had J,st gone to press, AMI
comm 'gcej mDvi"g uuf pres. aud mAtct,,ls
insn the plazi. We we're saahled through
the Alndncss Of friends auA arqi .in,ancc..
Who promptly came 10 our assistance. tu sue.
coed ~ saving considerable portion al ouc
mfenals and presses, although much dam,
aged fran ll'c. The buildings both front
AID rear were entirely consumed. Upon lho
south s'ie of Clay 81. all the stores wctd
badly scofiched aud seriously damaged, bu,
we're saved from destruction hy the g iuaHg
ctrItious Of tie criz ms aud property bold
fronts, aud kept tho ruof. covered with VT
blankets. Dle ~ two engines also did good
4 service ~ that section,
There Is ~ doubt whatever that lhl- Gro
vas the act IL uccndlafies, and We ATE hnp.
~ to hear thai there ~ pruspce, Of their
, arrest. Suspicion has already attached itself
/ 10 three persons, We Learn. and the Police arc
1 upon their track. Ole of them has been sr.
, rested, /, Is stated that two lads sleeping ~
the basement ut the Empire In the bowling
saloon persisted 10 the ilimes. Several per
sons we're mJnrcd by tn, discharge OF ifo
arms caused by the heat, bu, none OF hcm
dangerously The fumes we're not subdurd
, unirl nbout cvcno'ciack, and While auwtIto
E The enbefs arc still blazing brightly aud
= glowing with angry heat. as # IN triumph OF
the work Of devastation of The fire king.
Oar e'ghbors Of the Pacific News moved al
their materials out Of their office, but sue.
ceodrd IN saving their building.
The office Of tho Journal Of Commerce
: was destroyed, and portion Of the type aud
{ material of the establishment.
: The eli CTS o' his counagra,ion will fol
!. heavily upon tho cIty al The present ,Ime, and
4 probably produce temporary depression N
business. The scarcity of water, and the
utter absence of amy hng ike nm organzl'
- ton 10 the working parties, rendered Their
services less available than they would 9th
> efwlse have been.
A reward Of 500 900 hns been offered by
: Ills Honor the Mayor for the detection OF The
u incend'tties.
: Ii We take into consideration the great ex'
tent Of property dcsifo!ed, covering ~ area