The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-02-14
F.neen Days Later from California.

instant, at four o'clock, p NJ, making the run in |
six days and ten hours, bringing dates from Cali
fornia to the 18th January.
Left at Chagres steamers Crescent City and |
Prometheus, and British steamer Severn. The
Crescent City was to leave for New York the 7th |
instant, and the Prometheus the day following.
Saw the Philadelphia going into Chagres the |
Mexico was coming out.
The steamship New Orleans, Captain J. d.
Woods, arrived at Panama I'd instant, and the |
Antelope on the 4th instant, both from San Fran
cisco. |
The California mails were expected every mo-
ment at Panama by the steamer Unicorn-t the |
Northerner, which should have brought it, being |
detained to repair injuries sustained in consequence
of the steamer Tennessee coming in contact
with her.
The passengers report business at Sacramento
very dull and gold dust scarce.
Saturday, Sth instant, in latitude IA deg, 10
min, longitude 81 deg, SO min, exchanged signals
with the steamship Ohio.
We are indebted to the poleness of Capt Tai
bot for San Francisco papers of January 18th.
They contain but little OF interest. San Francisco
has been favored with duel and a suicide. VIM.
Walker, Esq, formerly editor of the Crescent, and
now connected with the San Francisco Herald,
published some severe structures on the Probate
Judge and Public Administrator, whom he charged
with defrauding estate 1t led to angry cor
respondence, and Mr.. Walker challenged Mr..
w. H. Graham Mr. Walker meets his adversary
upon the field and knows hm not; the terms,
almost uswarran,aby savage, and the weapons, are
of course arranged and selected to suit the chal-
lenged party. Mr.. Walker is shot, and thus the
matter remainss The paper declares it will ex-
,... f,,la ,,,h.r.u.r 1;soovored ,t al, hazard.
P'or ~, 'D'.' - ''
Inc suic'oe' Nils' na'io'e.oh' PoPu'ai ac"ess
at the Jenny Lind Saloon, lived unhappily with
her husband and became epamored of another
,.,o, NJ co,d The +brs.,s Of the busb,nd
a''o'' -, -, 81.
ofo'e MN away anu she que'eu VIC a'y jar ny
dose OF cyanuret OF potassium. she died In ten
minutes ooao also a''eihp.eo 10 ues.foy h'"iseh'
but an emetlc soon rescued him from danger.
me Les'stasure-''oS nurhe't naS resigned MS
office, and Mr.. McDongai, 'he Lieut.. governor,
was inaugarated' non. Da'ld DfouericR was
elected PRESIDENT OIL Tue senate stfee'h hsht oc'
cur'ea hnhhea'aey "ite' '"e 'ess'o,' '9'"eeh mi'
Moore' Oh the Assembly, ana mr. Dfouer'ck' no
arms were useu, 'n'us i, " uio" ie'o.'e,.
Etectton o. eehdtor.-lLA LAIIac. ol ,e'tef Ell, II
;n,ednaaJ in ,' tho Houss ,o.nor,ou making the
election of a U. s. Senator a special order for a
day not far disiant-probably about the ,2oth inst.
The candidates are diminishing IA hu'hael as lte
/ ground. Judge Bryant will leave this place for
| San Francisce n. morrow moroinp. think. how
ever, that he does not retire from the field Col.
Ere mont will remain here; he is mingling freely
with the members; and is. in my judg ment, gain:
l ing ground. l may, however. err IN Judgment.
l heard leading wing acknowledge TINS morning
thar the democrats were certain OF electing thei
candidate, provided they could agree upon one. III
seems to be the general impression OF all parties
| that the democrats will not go into caucus TO
e the purpose of uniting upon a candidate; the at
tempt 10 unite, 1t Is SAID, would result In failure
As il is, b4lIevs TIT question is narrowed dow dowr
| 10 Heydeiiieidt, Btyaut, Fremont, Gesry and Shat
tuck 1t is rumored that Ex-Governor Burnett Is q
, /; candidate; but can hardly credit 1t.
Revenue of California for 1850, 1921 ,539; dis
l bursements. 1926 CSC.
8 M p,;n.sra, hn f,r tho ,sar on.;rr 1arr.r,
s,nn ooo
!, 1891, Sl5oooo.
The u. 5. frigate Savannah, Commodore Nc
| Cauly, sailed from San Francisco for the Atlant
| nm the 18th nit She was to toucb at Panama an,
; U.i..;
M .,
ne Ata oai''orh'a complains olttery oil TN
mlsmanagement OF the mails on the lsthmus ant
says that the New Granadian Government has for
, fe;ted its contract under treatv stinulatiops
s,or. aJ;o,,;,n ,ha c.,,;o, oa;o.
~ s@'e ~ = !, IN o'
was blown up on the night OF the l4th' and robbed
| of $1,000.
: Robberies and murders are very frequent at San
p..no;soo
5 r'ane'soo' From Ore.ou.
; | lhe iifst steamboat ever Duiit IN oregon wv wa
launched at milwaukee on Chrlslmas day. INT
occasion was oosefVeu py Utmost every variety D
amuHeineh's' uu,Hg Tue iesu'i'es capt; +, Yiofse
OF me schooner Merchahtlnai,' was k'iied py lh'
| explosion OF gun u'schargeu oy MN Wheh III
. vessel s'afleu rom l'er ways.
Inc ile"spaPers are Vociieious IL. ,ieir oehunci
t auons oi gampi'hg. me euitor oi tne ocgoma
n had been threatened py the fraternity into al
y apology,
e Inc Masonic fraternity ceieorated 81 John'
i Day AZ, al pofIlaha. -
s 1he ofegonian gives an enthus'ast'c account
$ the trst clearance from oregon TO China. IN
e pre E'hma Ires.oii was 10 nave sahTu from ror'
iann 'oi Cahton on t'ie @ist december.
rloatihg oocks anu whar'es Were Ill course
Of construction al rortahd.
An immense bridge had d,e 6een completed acros
,ne Worm fork Oh ram IN nnt river. IL measure
4oo leet Ill iehg'h anu h'ty leet ABOVE low "a'e
marx. n,
me epec'a.or; speak1hg M OF lne CONQUER OF zap
'cnnof, Vi .'.e Hl'illy ra'h'lalh. VINO cartied
ct an oi'icer vi Tue a'hy' as previously Puolshe'
IN says; nv,
lhe Eaiy rarl'ia1n IN arriNea i d 'e" weeks s'n'
al As'ofie rom San rranc'sco, p1lne.hs u lare
in ,''inoe1 Vi passe'ges. ShG was auver.seu 10 sa
TO n anu many II ..e pa;stseis eugas
in ssaee ,Gr va. va p'1ve ,,, ol aiis,,s d. Asur
ID ncnr ,h sxnsnss and dsav nT fuIGII;n, his na -
~, !" ou, 'ne ;,d anu o, ,us a
Ill e ~, ~ h, ~ q.
SO S't was oroush against 'e Vesse. ny 'he pssel
ss . "sa mas ~ d.,a;n;n, 'Io hor mil ,hs,a ~
ha a hsa IN, lad IN the snh;sct e
its Ths can,s,n having in ,he mean TINA obtains