The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-05-22

times il, their location. being devoid at times of
both good food and comfortable clothing Latterly
4 their garments were made Of skins. During the
winter they found two fat mules, which they killed
and dressed, and this constituted their principal
Hood, withan addition of bear and deer meat once
in week.
In consequence of the recent rains the ravines
and gulches throug bout the entire mining country,
have been worked with great success, and vast
| amount Of labor, which was considered dead
loss short time since, now proves extremely pro-
i 6tAble to The parties interested, ~
The Union Mining Company -Messrs. Wood
worth g. Elliott called on us yesterday, and exhib-
tied several quite rich specimens OF quartz, taken
from vein owned by the Union Mining Com.
4 paDy, which is located in a quartz range three
miles south of Nevada. The company numbers
eleven members, each of whom hav claim OF
forty feet besides other adjoining claims TO which
l they have obtained right by purchase. All of
the surface rock is strongly impegnated with gold.
and piece exhibited to us which weighed eight.
cen ounces, contained twelve ounces OF gold. The
vein is five feet thick, and the width not yet ascer.
tanned. They have qnarried some ten feet Of the
claim, which has been highly satisfactory TO all
concerned. The crushing machinery, which cost
| $1,000, works admirably.
| Rise in the RiVers, North.-Captain Barroll, Of
| the Gov Dana, informed us, Saturday that
when he left Feather River that morning there
had been rise Of eight feet of water, and the rise
in the Yuba exceeded that of Feather River.
Newspaper Literatmre.-A San Francisco paper
| boasts that while North Carolina has recently
started its first daily newspaper, California has ten
Jenny Lind "A very strong desire exists to
have Jenny Lind induced to visit California, and
offers have been sent on to Barnum.
Municipal elections in San Francisco were occu.
l D1a,s
and party lines so strictly drawn, that neither
wing nor democratic Convention would place a
man in nomination who had not previously pledged
himself in writing, to abide by the action of the
Convention
AT informal balloting in the wing Conven
ton, Captain Charles Brennan, formerly the DOB.
uar commander of the Ambassador" and other
fine Mississippi steamboats,, received majority Of
| two.
From the Alta California April L.
| General Summary Of Events.-Some of our
streets have been lighted by the subscriptions OF
| individuals residing doing business upon them
Montgomery and Merchant streets are thus made
passabe, safe and pleasant at night
Some effort has been made by a citizen, Mr. A.
| d. Merrifield to obtain the privilege of supplying
the city with water, by introducing it in pipes from
a lake about three miles distant.
The mail steamer Oregon arrived on the after
noon OF the I'd inst, bringing news from the tates
| to as late date February 49, The report OF
probable appropriations by Congress for the benefit
Of California, had great effect in momentarily
| running up State scrip. But it run down again
| very soon.
| General Persifor F. Smith has been ordered to
Texas, and goes home in the steamer of to-day.
great deal OF dissatisfaction has been felt and
exhibited respecting the issuance and circulation of
private COINS below their face value in real value.
and which the colners refuse to redeem 1t is
looked upon as an infamous swindle BY the COM
munity the bankers having refused to receive it at
Its assumed value, and the merchants have taken
| somewhat similar action. The Legislature has a
bill before it. introduced by Mr.. Miller, to oblise
coiners to redeem, and to make their refusal mis-.
demeanor, punls able with fine and imprisonment.
Our feions who have been set to work in the
chain gang, are occupied in building the county
Jail.
Great efforts are being made to induce JENNY
Lind to visit California, and letters received from
MIR. Barnum induce the hope that the object NAV
be effected
A. new charter for this city has been passed by
| the Legislature.
The robbers and highwaymen, with which this
State abounds, have been making the valleys in the
vicinity OF Monterey, their theatre of operations of
late, having possession of the whole country there
stealing horses and cattle, and creating fear that
Monterey itself may be sacked by them in the alb
sence OF the men. who are mostly at the mines.
Inc Legislature having refused 10 authorize the
Attorney General to enter a nolle proseqm in tn,
| case of the Squatters, their trial would have come
on on the 7th INST, but no judge being present, II
did not occur.
There has been more lynchng in the mines.
This state of affairs is lamentabe. But we eau
tion our friends at the East against Judging US 6v
the same criterion they would use there They
cannot fully appreciate our condition without see
ing and feeling it.
he hayino cont; rnaad the orJ;na >, ~.
granting the right of constructing plank road to
The Mission, that undertaking, already partially
carried into effect, will soon be completed when
We shall have one of the most pleasant drives i'm
agnable, into the country and yet not out of the
city.
Our City Attorneys report shows a tremendous
amount of litigation, amounting 10 over two mil
lions of dollars for the past year.
Politics have been rather brisk of late, both
wings and democrats doing their best to organize
They are preparing for the municipal election 10
come off in about two weeks.
The Legislative committee appointed TO examine
into the manner IN which the State Marine Hosp
tai has been conducted in this city, have reported
very severely upon the conduct of the resident
physician, DIR. Hubbard, who has petitioned the
Legislature for The privilege of appearing before it
| and dlsproving the charges against him.
Some degree of interest has been felt here in re-
ference to the anticipated blockade of Honolul,
by the French. Ii may not he the intention of thai
government to seize these islands but if it is anC
Uncle Sam does not take efficient measures to pre
| vent such an outrage, there men enough and
ships enough here in California, put the whole
| mailer right, and it will be- done. We mike hi.
representation for the good of whom it NAV con
cern
Accounts coming in, of new discoveries Of
aurifrrous miaes in various parts of the country
| The recent rains have also had their effect upor
placer digging, helping the gulch diggngs, and fol
a time driving those engaged upon the rivers, fr.m
their positions.
In connection with the above we have to notice
the discovery Benicia of a coal bed said TO he
of superior quality. Il is located within few
miles Of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company's de
| poh Many beds Of coal have been discovered il
Oregon; that the Pacific steam marine is likely
to be we'll supplied soon with this very importan
| article.
A bill has passed the Legislature establishing ,
State Marine Hospital at Sacramento, and appro
priatiDg $4,000 from the State Treasury toward,
| that object
The two Houses of the Legislature have agreed
| to adjourn on the Both instant
| The execution of Macauley, sentenced to b,
hung yesterday, has been postponed by respi,,
| from the Governor, until his counsel's bill of ex
ceptons and motion for new trial, can b,
| argued before the Supreme Court
| The prospects for miners and agriculturist
| seem better now than at the sailing of the la
| steamer. The rains which have fallen have very
much increased the certainty OF good crops beside.
| ensuring feed for the poor brutes, which woult
have died with thirst and hunger had the sprin.
passed away without any rain.
The health OF the Country continues excellent
We hear of no prevail ny diseases in any part O
the State.
| The rainy season has probably closed. TIL,
| daily north winds the fops and other nar,;crla .