The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1851-08-11
From the N. o. Della, 2d.l
San Francisco again In Ashes!
Fifteen Blocks Burned-Loss three Millions
of Dollars General Intelligence.

rived here yesterday from Chagres, the 24th
ult., bringing fifteen days later news from
California. The Alabama has brought no
mail but the passengers were in possession
OF San Francisco and Sacramento papers TO
the LIST. instant. From some oil these, with
which we have been politely favored, we
give the following summary OF current events
10 the Eureka State, the most important OF
which is another, and the last great fire in
San Francisco.
Gregory's Express furnishes the Sacra-
mento Placer Times with the following details |
vfthe calamity:
STEAMER WEsT PoINT. June %.
Leaving San Francisco this morning about
hali-past eight, about ten miles this side OF
town. we discovered flames and smoke ssu
or Pacific street. At the earnest request of
the passengers, Captain Wright put about
and ran back. The fire, we found, had orig
mated on Stockton, near Pacific street, and
soon backed up against the wind to Broad
| way and Powell streets, the wind blowing
from the northwest. Before the wind it burn
ed down to Montgomery street OH the east,
and Clay on the South.
The Alta Office and Jackson House were
burnt. Both sides of Washington street, from
the Plaza to Stockton; the old adobe, Bur-
goyne's office, the new Parker House, and
Jenny Lind Theatre; the Union Hotel saved:
From the Parker House the fire extended
across Merchant street, and burnt the north
side Of Clay street.-the south sice saved by
the firemen.
One man was killed by falling timber and
one child burned. Numerous arrests have
i, been made by The Vigilance CommIttee.-
One man is expected TO be hung, who was
caught in the at Of setting fire after the fire
had been once checked. Two others are TO
be tried for putting tie original fire.
The south side Of Broadway from Mont
4 gomery to Powell, Pacific from Montgomery
! 10 Powell, Jackson the same to Washington
from MonigomerJ to the West side of Stock
Z ton, with the exception of the Verandah,
!, the Custom House building, and the Bella
= Union.
: Montgomery is burned from near WASH
a ington up TO Broadway, with the exception
, OF Bddeman's building. In fact, there are
h not dozen buildings in the limits bounded
" by Broadway OH the north, Washington on
!, the south, Montgomery on the east, Stock
, ton OH the west. Then there is burned
:, street above Stockton also, between Wash
ington and Clay aud little above Montgom-
cry. WEST POiNTERS."
Since the fire it is said the remaining ho-
n tells are SO crowded that it is almost impos
N sible for stranger to get accommodation
= over night.
= A Mexican who was detected in carrying
Of of bundle OF stolen goods on Monday MORN
re ing, fell into the hands of the Vigilance Com
b. ,nlttee WHO took him down to Market Square
,e gave him twenty. lashes, and ordered
ri him 10 leave the city la the shortest possible
H. time.
RS Col. FREMoNr.-Itw was enormously stated
'n some time ago, that that Col. Fremont had
= arrived in New York from California. The
to following more reliable paragraph, from the
lg San Francisco Star Of the 1st oil July, tells o.
q, his whereabouts:
"This gentlemen was recently at Los An
"a gelos, where he arrived by way Of Tulare
~ Lake, early ia the presen, month. He wa.
engaged with company in purchasing ca.t
tie for the San Joaquin Valley, end was 4
have started about this time with a dfoye O
en from 1000 to 5000 head. We understand h
has contract for supplying with beeves tn
Indian tribes OF the South, wi.nwhom treat
les have been made by Col. Barbour. India
Commissioner.
sh We also learn that Col F. was in excel
y lent health and spirits, and had determine,
e. to withdraw entirely from the political arena
devotiBg himself hereafter entirely to his pri
81 vate pursuitsh
OF CELEsTI.Ls.-On the Oath OF June. th
- British slip Henrietta. Capt. Oats, was en-
"a tered &C the Custom House in San francisco
W. She is last from Hong Kong, and brings 30
Chinese passenger. Ye gods, says the Her
7S aid, what a collection Of Amungs, and Atings
63 and Achoys. Of the 223 names, 100 com
. mence with the letter A, usually terminating
is with a q. ora Y and every instance two syl
libles IN length. But the most singular cir
al cumstance connected with this cargo of Ce
.97 lestias. is, tiat out OF the whole number %
55 are shoemakers one doctor, and one a mer
Of chant. Here is destruction TO the sons @
ed ST. Crispin. Two hundred and twenty on
led Chinese cobblers! The idea is terrible
MINING INTELLrGENcE.-Some sixty ton
W. of quartz have been shipped TO Eurore b.
ng Messrs. LAGRANGE & CO.. oil Grass Valley
ess for the purpose Of having it tested by the ma
ey ciinery there used in extracting gold. Th
'ut great want felt by the quartz miners is
means of'amalgamaiing the fine gold. n
red process yet in use has succeeded in s wing al
the metal, and in most cases halt is permiiie
10 escape. Quicksilver is used altogether
- but in crushing quartz, it is ascertained tina
re- the smaller PARTICLES Of gold do not readi
We combine with the quicksilver, unless the lai
dis, ter metal is thoroughly dtfnsed through tn
The sand Messrs. LaGrave g. Co. desire to com
The pare the result of the process now used b.
p. them with that used in England, and for tha
purpose have shipped quantity oil their au
ter riierous quartz.
ear DoNr FIRE At THAT FINE FELLOW o,
vas TIE WHITE HoRsE.-This was the excIama
uld ton of a British Officer at the battle O
o a Lundy's Lane, we think, when the gallan
mt Scott dashed from the lines, on his snow
h." white charger, and performed some DARN.
of feat.
,ut Young, handsome, tall and brave, he pre-
gs. sented a spectacle of herosm and chivaIr,
for which dazzled even the eyes of his enemies