The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-12-02

theatre, which wss being built By Mr. Thomas Ma
guire. on the Piass SAD Building va. 90 f.[ nm
Of its being opened TO the public the plays being
GIANT Heart Never Won Fair Lady, }" ana ''An that
Glitter Is not Gold" Mrs. E. Woodward being tho
leading actress, and ,. BOOTH; ~ me .ssoing
over 5000 persons present, and its future prosperity
ives apparent. In the mean time, and during the
erection Of the Jenny Lind some three or fosr oap
italists, Mesrs. Howard, Folsom, and Others
ported as not with prices not quite 90 high as the
Plaza one; sests In the boxes there, being three
dollars. They went to work, made their contract
in thirty-hve days Q theatre, built OF brick, o.
in, Mr.. james Stark and wife, Gate Mrs, Kirby)
being the principal performers The latter theatre
Is called the American, il situated on SAMSON
street, and the price Is 81 % for seats. The war
red roses, and the managers of each house try to
ahead Of one another "Love's Sacrifice" "Rich-
ard the Third" "Bronse Horse" So, has been
brought out at the jenny Lind; while ''French
American. The Jenny Lind folks, however. got
ahead Of those belonging to the American, last
week, by engaging Chsnfrsu, the original 'Mose,
and Miss Albertine, very pretty and graceful
darses and they have been ORA wing: TOR the last
Chanffau has met with Q most splendid reception.
He played in the "Stage Struck Barber" on the
first night efhis engagement, and when he initiated
Edwin Forrest, the house fairly shook with the
gedian. do not know when have seen more
enthusiasm evinced than on that o,casion.
Since the Cuba excite ment has died away, and
the untimey death Of those brave spirits, who, in
an unguaIded moment, wore led astray by the
cunning of those who had their own ends 20 serve
in that invasion, made known and commented upon,
the restless portion of our community have been
rackiDg their brains for some new expedition; and
their own fruitful imagnations have told them that
tha 6ack IN ha ha ri
and consequently, within the last four weeks, large
numbers Of our citizens, many in very high stand
ing, have left in sailing. vessels for the new Ell
Dorado of their hopes Last Monday, the 9th Of
October, a large party sailed in the clipper ship
Gamecock, with what intention your correspondent
cannot, with any degree of truth, even intimate,
unless 1t be to propagate Americans" amongst
the Kanakas, Sandwiches, and the other races in
awaiting the return Of some Of the 6rst emigrsnts,
as it is shrewdly expected that much larger
elephant than the one on exhibition here will be
seen on the islands.
our city within the last six weeks are almost incre-
dible, and seem to be increasing daily. There ap-
pears to be cessation to the number OF substan-
tial brick edifces going up; giving the strongest
indications that capital Is not going out OF the.
country, by any manner of means. Montgomery
street, the Wall street Of our city, is fast assuming
all its former elegance and permansncy. The most
splendid and costly buildings now beautify It, Is
before the fire, On California. Sansome, Clay,
Sacramento, Battery, Washington, and Others,
fine buildings Of brick and stone are being erected
with every attention to durability and safety. All
the above streets are being entirely repauked, and
very nearly altogether by private enterprise-show-
ing concusively what interest the people take in
the welfare and prosperity Of the place. San Fran
cisco is destined to fulfil her manifest destiny, and
become the great emporium OF the western world.
and the grand depot Of all the products of the east
and Of the surrounding islands.
Mr.. VIM. Whitney, one of the United States
mail agents, lately arrived by the Tennessee,
has been. endeavoring for the last two weeks to
make the proper arrangements for the construction
Of lines of telegraph in different sections OF the
to act for him in the matter and as soon as FEAST
BILE plan can be determined upon, to put the lines
in operation he will send on all the materials re-
quiste TO construct the same Considerable atten-
ton has already been given the matter by our bush
ness men and capitalists in the cities where the de-
pots Of the proposed lines will be located and the
next steamer have not the slightest doubt but
that the arrangements sought for BY Mr. Whitney
the lines to be built will ruu from Sacramento to
Stockton, from Stockton to San Jose, and from San
Jose to San Francisco. Various other improve
ments are also in contemplation IN our State; and
after the expected rainy season over the work will
commence in right earnest. Three years will not
elapse before our different cities will be connected
by railroads.
Since my last, have paid visit to the far.
many parts of III Dorado and Placer counties; and
knowing that description of these distant Cslifor-
mia localities will prove Of interest to those having
friends in the places spoken of, give you slight
history OF my trip went from San Francisco 70
Sacramento in the splendid steamer Senator,
which vessel has been running in the Sacramento
river Tor the last eighteen months, and has made
money enough to freight her, although her re-
ceipts now are not so large a. formerly. When she
first commenced her fare to Sacramento was
Eve M m
dsllars, and meals two dollars each, making
total offorty seven dollars. Now mark the differ
ence. The price Of passage IL, for permanency,
each one dollar and 6ity cents, being . total Of
eleven dollars and fifty cents, making difference
Of thirty. Eve dollars and hfty cents In the fare
within . year; and often, when opposition sans
fhe trip to Msrysvills, and to ali the northern
mines, IL made In magnificent Troy built coaches,
of fine make and finish, and equal TO anything OF
the kind in the older States. =.
A word, however, In regard toistage coaching; It
is one Of the greatest II not the greatest feature Of
travel In this State; the grand depot or starting
place for coaches for the northern mines, Is at the
Crescent City Hotel, on street, sacramento, and
ali the lines start at the same hour, 7o'cock, M
for their different places Of destinaton-namely,
Marysville, Culloma, Nevada, Grass Valley, Au.
burn, Georgetown, &c. On their way they land
passengers at hundreds Of dggings, bars, gulches,
and streams, scattered hither and thither; and to
forpisns become, send list Of some Of the bars
and diggings, in the FL Dorado and placer counties
through which the stages pass, a. follows" Muir.
derer's Bar" "Grirzly Bear House." "Shrt Tail
Canon" Yankee Jim's Digging, "vigilan.t.
Bar" "Rattlesnake Bar" "Dead Mans Bar"
"Whiskey Bar" "Hsrrisseckit Bar" Soon.
demred Bar" "secret Dggings, "Horse shoe
Bar" "Mad Canon" The fare to Marysville is
90, q distance Of So miles; 10 Culloma, IS miles,
$40; Nevada, 30 miles, from $40 to $50, or
in accordance With the opposition then ex-
isting--sometimes more, frequently less -
stage Office had the satisfaction Of finding myself
booked for a passage in the Granite State, driven
by Jabe Sharp i took my seat on the outside, for
the purpose Of viewing the country passed through,
and noticing anything worthy Of note. For the fIss
seven miles, from Sacramento TO place called Ma
rions anchs, the road is very dusty, but perfectly
level, as, in fact, is the whole distance between
the two cities; after leaving the place last spoken
Of the road becomes rs hard as adamsnt, and with
out the least particle Of DUST and 90 continues until
within about four miles Of Msrysvlle, when the
road becomes dsagIeeable from the immense guam
titles Of dust, rendering an outsiders ride anything