Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-06-20
LATEST NEWS
BY LAST EVENINGS MAILS.
IMPORTANT FROM CALIFORNIA.
ARRIVAL OF THE CRESCENT CITY.
NEW YORK. Juue rs. l2P

ARRlV AL OE liz OREOOEN vi I.
New YORK. June Is, l2 P NJ
The Crescent City, with San Francisco dates OF Nav
18th, has Just arrived She does not bring the mails
the mail agent having refused to allow them come on
In her, and they would come by the Cherokee, which
had not arrived at Chagres on the 9Th, when the Gre
scent City left. She brings 527 passengers and $77O
900 in gold dust.
The Alta California of the 4th of May thus announ-
ces the great conaagration in that city:
SAN FRANCISCO AGAIN IN ASHES The smoke and
flames ascending from several squares of city
as if the God of Destruction had seated himself in our
midst, and gorgng himself and all his ministers OF
devastation upon the ruins OF doomed city and its
people. About IL O'Clock last night the cry OF fire.
startled every one, like an earthquake The fire had
just commenced in paint shop the West side OF
Portsmouth square, adjoining the Bryant House as for.
merly called, bu, more recently the American Hoiel-
1t was but slight blaze when first seen, but in five
minutes the whole upper story was full of flames Be-
fore the engines could get upon the ground and
mence playing, the American House on one side, and
store, occupied by Messrs. Rhodes furnishing
Enlistment, were in flames. The buildings in the vi
cnty, being all OF wood, and extremely combustble
the hire spread up Clay street, back towards Sacramen
to and down Clay towards Kearney with frightul ra-
pidy.
1t soon had full command, and the fife department
could only work upon the borders and endeavor to
check its progress by anticipating it. In this they
ceeded the north side before reached Dupont street,
but in every other direction in which it could spread it
took its own course. There little chance to save
much OF the moveables 10 the south itspread TO Bush
street, and the east part of Jackson street, sweeping
everything from east OF Dupont street to the wharves
The blocks between Dupont and Kearney Streets west
OF Portsmouth square,, as tar as Bush street, three in
number, are in ashes. Between Bush and Jackson and
Keamey and Montgomery streets, five in number, are
all burned down. Between Montgomery and Sansome,
Bush and Jackson streets, five squares number, ali
burned down. Besides these thirteen blocks almost
every building of which is destroyed, there are many
others.
1t impossible TO guess at the number of build
mgs or the amount OF property destroyed. A thousand
udnas is within the bounds OF truth, judge and
$40 OO0OO0 could not replace The terrible destruction
Some place if twice three times high 1t is suffi-
cent to say, that than three ourths of the busi-
part ofthe city nothing but Wondering cinders
Every newspaper office, except The office OF the Alta
California, and nearly or quite all the banks, were in
the burnt district. Scarcely fire proof building in
the whole burnt district has stood the test. Such
have are the California EXCHANGE, El Dorado Veran-
was the United State, Assaying Office OF Moffatt &
Co., Montgomery street. The officers OF the Gus.
tomhouse saved the specie OF the office by casting
it into well. About 81 100000 saved in this
way.
A. J. Cost, naval officer, Mr. Brown appraiser, Mr.
Green, collector and number of others in the naval
department had all OF their private effects destroyed
The book and papers OF the department nearly
all saved The large United States bonded warehouse
containing about 1000 tons OF merchandise, in bond,
saved
The banking houses W ill all resume business in the
course of the week. When Burgoynes safe was
aged in The least.
The fire swept every thing down on the easterly side
OF Kearney street, jackson street, all the intervening
blocks to Battery street. The shipping in the habor
providentialIy escaped The only vessels burnt were
the Mantle, Apollo, and the Gen. Harrison, store
ships
The following are amongst the principal loses: w
Il. Robinson, So, 900; Weber & Hammond, $4,000
Baker d H. G. kenan, $4,000; c. ]. Brown, $50 GEO.
: Webster. $4,000; Gillingham. $50 900; Davis 4
s26,Ooo ]. S. Owens, $4,000; with numerous othel
mercantile houses, varying from two 10 thirty thousand
each.
The total, according to the estimates, cannot be less
than S 100000.
The destruction of the Union Hotel involves loss
of $3.50 600.
The Alta California says:
Measures have been taken to supply the city with
water from lake near-3 miles distant. PROPOSE
ton mad been laid before the Council by Mr.. Merriiied
and to be acted on May 18th, and favorable, MIR
M. woald leave Immediately for the Atlantic States to
contract tor the pipes and other materials.
The rebuilding has ,already commenced. The lis,
of sufferers included the names of 700 firms and ind
viduals. Among the heaviest ]. B. Biddle, near
5000 000 Smonsfield, Bach d Co., $780, 900; Starxey
& Bro, $l5OOt0; Kelsey Smith & Riley 1925 900
Otenheimer, Hirsch & Co., $4,000 Moore, Ticknerp
u Co., $4,000; Deboorn, Byneaux g. Grisar SAT )
600, E. Micke g. Co., 5000 600; Dali. Austin & Co
$3.50 900, Middleton & Selorr, $25oOOo
Six men were burned 10 death al one building Many
individuals were seriously burnt and otherwise inu ed
among them Gen. Jas. Wilson. Vigorous measures
have been already taken for rebuilding the burnt dis
lric and buildings going up in all directions The
fire at Stockton was the work of an incendiary orig
mating in The Merchants Hotel.
MARKETS
San Francisco markets quite unsettled in conse
quence of The fire.
Breadstufs.-Tbe amount destroyed is not SO large
as OF other articles. Flour has an upward tendency
Haxalls and Galegos in good demand. Little change
in prices of barley oats corn and beans, stock being
good; of boots shoes immense quantity destroyed
demand likely to be good.
Bricks are in demand at good prices, ranging from
$40 to 800.
Provisionslheavy:
Tobacco better.