The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-11-05

.OHicial. Full but reported. Partial and rspofed.
Msjonty.
The Herald represents the slate Of the country
in far more satisfactory condition than at any
previous time. We copy the following summary :
Our city is quite healthy, and we are happy to
say, almost free from crime. Not an outrage OF an
aggravated character has been committed for q
long time past. Peace and security are enjoyed
20 the fulles, extent The band of criminals tha
once infested us has been terror stricken ana ma
.fsd to the four quarters OF the globe. They .
longer exhibit their hideops front in our mids
Encouraged by this, the Vigilance Committee,
whom we are mainly indebted for this hsP
change, have suspended their sessions OF the =
tire body and have appointed an Executive %
mittee of forty-fve to exercise watcbfulness, %
see that such an organization of crime as oncex-
isted here, does not again come to head. Nds
still the power to convene the whole body in cos
- of emergency. It's functions are only susPenSa'
not extinct. sl
The inhabitants Of the southern portion ofour
State still continue agitate the question Of d.
vision of the State, desiring to procure for sem.
xs-selves Territorial Government. u,
Considerable feeling has lately been evired oy
our mercantile community in consequencof OF the
enforcement of Custom. House Bonds, gen for
the production of certain certifcates-fiing IN
which for lack of time from other causesur mer-
chants have been sued. Two large meetgs have
been held, at which steps were taken lay the
case before the Department and obtain nei from
The oppressive operation OF the law
Ia consequence, as is asserted, of theon-fuifl'
ment OF the conditions Of the bonds givt by Gen.
Vallejo for the erection Of suitable buildgs for the
of State officers and glsatnre,
the Governor has removed the capital i'm VaiieJo
10 San Jose, the former capital.
Mining operations Of all kinds haveroved re-
markably profitable. All accounts corar IN say
ing that the yield of the plscers has sver been
greater than at present. while the daiyiscoverles
Of rich auriferous quartz veins and develop.
ments of those already worked indicateat evenff
the placers fail, an Hndiminished sufy OF gold
NAV be Obtained from the hills and motains.
Throughout the mines, the same dilnution OF
crime has been percepible that hos be witnessed
bv law or vieilant associations has tan place in
The State for the last month. This ismoat graft
flying state of things.
Altogether, our condition is highly.tisfactory,
and our progress towards wealth Al prosperity
and all the essentials of great comneial people
: is most rapid.
The I,sdiams-The Indians in all Il northern
country, are represented exceeding trouble
some and dangerous. 1t has become apostolic
to travel through the country except irnFge par
ties and well armed, the. savageslvariaby
murder every isolated individual. II state O
things has most disastrous effect updhe ints
rests of that section Of the State. 1t haroken up
y MANY of the smaller interior settents, has
stopped the working Of many Of the mt produc
tive mining tracts, and has almost entity annihi
lated the business of the merchants packer,
who have been engaged in supplyingne miner
from the coast towns. general uncanty, ant
s,agnation of trade and business, is fafolowinl
this unfortunate position Of affairs an,ness tht
Indian Commissioner or the State Nernmen
( soon adopt some measures for the dication o
\ this evil, the northern country will be st lament
ably and disastrously retarded, ifh utterly
n ruined. #.
n The Sacramento Transcript is credf informed
thGhl ha
made treaties with the indians and tually pro
\ cured cessions Of the most valuableining an
agricultural lands from them, with thxpectatio
ofholding them.
The Commissioners appointed bye Geners
Governmant to select site for the 0om-hous'
have pitched upon the Plaza.
n A shock of an earthquake had bs dstinctl
felt in San Francisco. AZ.
A new article Of trade, snow, haately bee
started in Sacramento--transpo ither fro
the Sierra Nevada.
i A waterfall, fifteen hundred feet h, has bee
q discovered on one of the tributaries oe Yuha'
In exploring deep cavern, nearyote Fla
bones, and some ancient coins, in sh like hs
q egg, were found. How they came tb, or whe
II is left TO conjecture.
\ At the bull and bear fight at Samento, Il
bulls got the better of the combat.
new steamer, the Camanche, osd by MAJ
Reading, the defeated candidate forvernor, h
- been launched at Sacramento. A
The bankers of Sacramento haresolved
adopt the uniform price of SIG 673 oz., for &c
dust.
So much rain had fallen on theper branch
of Feather River, that in many pls the mini
had been obliged to suspend their Irs.
Rich stratums of quartz were overed dai
Edward C. Marshall. Congresn elect, "
honored with public dinner at Samento.
A new and splendid masonic hal the cou
..LR of erection at Sonora.
T. The Sonora Herald says thale village
Columbia, some five miles 'front.' city, IL
creasing so rapidly, that it seenouched By
magic wand.
Dr. Collier, of Model Artist noty, had i
cured the sculls Of the executed cnals, Jenki
Stuart, Whitaker, Mckenzie anobinson, .
was 70 start to the States. s;ssss
A duel came off near San Frsco, beswe