The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-06-25
Our California Corrcspsndsnes.


SAN Francisco, May l5--4 L. NJ.
Tie Fire at san Franci,co-- The Rsbp,ifiag of the
Euwt Disfrioi- The Paohe Sieamer--ditiek of
the Apa,As Indians, oa the Minus- Thsr Bar
barrts0-Ncmes # the Raled, 5'e. 3-e.
The late disastrous conilagration, which LAID
waste nearly ons-third Of The city, has been the
all absorbing topic since the tIh inst. IL Is now
eleven deyr since that rad occurrence. and not
vrsiigo of the ruins 10 to be seen; buildings have
been going up at the rate of forty per day. Tie
ufmsst activity prevails in all mechanical opea-
iions. Mercantile buSiness 10 somewhat retarded,
but a reaction will take place now, IN fov days.
Confidence IL returning. and desire is manifested
To push matters during the coming fall.
Crowds from all parts Of the world still pour
ing in, and, with them, the maternal for the con-
sirection Of every species Of useful and civilized
occupatisns. The daily additions mad. to our
stoea sf merchandise are enormous. The day on
which the great tre occurred. aud the one follow
ing, there arrived fIom sea suihcisnt Lumber to
build town or city double the size OF san Fran
cisco TIL. consequence 1. that the article of luin-
Der 10 stiil low. have heard Of Instances vh .ce
carloes have been offered Ior the freight, at
this Jun ctufr, aud Q. fused.
PouficsI matters are on the wane: the success
ful candidates are quietly luxuriaiing upOI the
iatest aud beet the siy treasury pfOdice whle
The Common Council Is g. galafly org a4ilxr,l.
anu have their meetings and thrIr slippers uPoa the
New YoIk plan The body - dem pcratic.
our fII. AIDE of the fifa ClifWasa were laid loo
by the rt-only Tor hour OF sb-iOr with the
energy and perseverance, winch chafactcrixrs the
Young Insn OF the New York yrr-.. thy
shook the ciude,s from their eye.bt., aud ioosrd
cut tmiiingy upon The public in the Ofu OF au -S-
trs, the tame afternoon. ae~ Dalitng, iioc-
proof, - now conrs. of construction foo tbrir
establishment, upon the old sue. perceive thlt
thsy have the credit 81 working the hr.t steam
NsIa,i tfc-s ever put IN motion On the Pacific.
They have an extensive cst1hlishni-ni, probtb
rome moe even 10 the Uniicd Sttte-, with peg
hsps the bare exception Of the Hedh
I he sarah Sands has not yet arnved-ihere ~
much feeling upon the sut Ject-nOr mas the Caera-
seske made her spp-ar.nce.
The pioyell,r Csfolins has thrown every th'ny
ia the sh.dc, BY her ralrd passage fum Nc~ fok
io FsBsDa, aud from thcuce 10 san Francisco.
she l.it every thug f.r b, hind.
A patty OF men attached to the Percifsr smith
hand oi Apache ludisns. some where 90 the v'ci"Hy
of Corratses, n smsll MeGI ;an town, many mts.
hom this The party nsmberrd ahnu ,h,riy, 'ni
WIS surrounded by about tohf huadfcd ~trftofs,
VITO stripped Them Of everything
seven of the ,any were pat To death. hfsi beng
sifiJysd naked, Insucd, aud mutilsicd ~ th- n,.t
ioIribl, mann~r. Those kiird wrre-Mr. W. IA.
Bsnismn, of Princeton, y. j., mem~r of the
p,Icii,r smith Mining COMPANY, Cal fesgi-sa.of of
keBtucky, a meuber u Tennessee cs.nPsuy;
NoImsn JaIyIs. young lawyer, s'n of Idtge
lhNt, of NoUnFTn EOils 1Ofss huu ifhf
others. Mi. Benjamin has left vile and two
childfsn.
For ship news, commercial matters. and, in f,ct,
every thing Of note, refer you to the Ala Cafor-
PLacsRvrLIH, February 2j, 1870.
Terrific Posrdu Fypios,o~ ~ Hsrgtc,rn, and Loss
cfLy.-Na,ncs If ths Ruled, &c.
II is my painful duty to communicate to you, snt
through you to the pucc, Intelligence Of FAD DIS
s,ter which occurred IN this place, which was
formerly called ilsns'own. recently, and which re-
suited m a melancholy ioss of life.
The particulars of the catastrophe, ne gathered
by myself, ere as follow. -; Hearings terrhc esplo-
zion IN a tent about 6ye hundred yards from where
live, proceeded there to ascertain the cause,
and TO render such assistance as was in my power.
coon learned every thing. krg OF powder.
which was IN the tent, was igated IN cons-qreoce
cidest several persons were more or lrss mi jtret
some cl whom died sfier lingering a manner -
ds,s The nsmes ~ those who d,-d are Abraham
BriIl Who lived at or near Poughksep-ie, in the
state cf New York; Augustus Carroll, or Csfie,
puniel Fisher. and John ". Cassidy. Mt Cassidy,
xh.r a, ing. tsld me where he lived, hut have
lu.t he msnnor.ndum Which made vt the um-.
lie wsh, ne present his last wishes to HE wife
std fsuily. Tie gave me n state nent ot -sns
ron. v and thines which tab from him az the
tine II the rxpIurisn. Fisher had sboIt h1a-
dred dollars In his possession; and Cassidy Told