The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-06-06

oeruiy ne above account Is paid
Sergeant at Arms. Assembly.
bill to prohibit Banking has been presented
to the Assembly, by Mr.. McCorkle, reputed to
be one Of its most intelligent and practical men,
bers. As to his intelligence, we have to take the
words Of the San Francisco newspapers but the
last clause of his BILL which says that all persons,
associations corporations, circulating paper mo-
ney, or banking in any way. shall be sentenced to
labor in the penitentiary chain gang, not less
than six months, more than three years, shows
that he is eminently practical man.
Mr. John Holmss.-This gentleman appears to
be in a condition that ought and no doubt will Sc
cure the sympathy and charitable assistance of our
citizens. We find the following statement of him
in the Public Balance
Mr.. Holmes started for this country in the
company headed by the notorious swindler and
imposter, Captain French. When the party was
broken up in Mexico, French assaulted Mr.. H.,
and in the progress of the difficulty, broke both of
his arms--one by rife shot, and the other by a
pistol ball In this crippled condition, Mr.. Holmes
was taken by Mexican gentleman to his house,
where he stayed three months before he able
to stir. He finally succeeded in reaching Quay
mas, where he was Hospitality entertained and for
warded to thus city by the American Consul. Mr.
II. has not yet recovered, and probably never will
recover the of his arms. He is destitute OF
means, and of course entirely unable to do any
thing for his own support. Mr.. Holmes has wife
and nine children in Maine, and is desrous of rails
ing sufficient funds to defray his expenses home
lie is sober and honest man, and, under the cir
cumstances, peculiarly deserving of assistance.
ANY person deslrous OF contributing to wor-
thy object do so through Messrs. Bolton,
Barron u CO.. Samuel Brannan, Esq, or to the
editors OF the Public Balance"
The Sacramento Times notices the arrival in
town Of large quantity of new hay, which per-
sons were busiy preparing for market.
Miners Becoming RsIslitous.-The miners at
Horseshoe Bar "a large body have held meet
ing and resolved that they will not recognize the
right of jurisdiction of the courts to of tres
pass on the mineral claims as the miners can set
tie such difficulties much better themselves. The
miners think that the public officers know more
about monte than mining, any how.
Crops-The Sacramento Times says that the
grain crops on the Costumes and American Riv-
ers are growing with almost incredible rapidity.
The different kinds of garden vegetables were
never in a more hourishing condition, or the pros
pect of large crops more promising.
Minimg.-The papers in Sacramento, Stockton,
Nevada and Sonora, speak favorably and ration
ally of the returns received by industrious miners
All of them making excellent wages, while
number of new discoveries have been made, which
have bought great wealth with them. The tallest
of these, by this mail, is as follows
Golden Run,ors The Stockton Times of the
23d, says that reports had been current in that
place for day or two, of the most extensive dis
coveries OF gold, in the neighborhood of Sonora,
| ever yet made in California. We have not been
able t, gather any thing reliable upon the subject,
| but from what we have heard, we are inclined to
think it is another proof of the boundless wealth of
the Southern mining region Of the State"
Nevada is fourishing city. The mayor and
aldermen have entered on their labors, and are
progressing swimmingly.
The Nevada Journal is newspaper just
established. 1t is neat, we'll conducted paper.
1t has shown, already, what a newspaper can do
1t has discovered that there new and rich gold
diggings in the very heart Of the town.
Average Wages.-A letter from Ophr City
dated April 2O 1851, says that miners are averag.
ing 50 day, but that some make $40, sl2 and
Slo, occasionally, in that region. Late rains had
given them plenty of water.
The first mail between San Francisco and Sal
Lake was to leave the former place Oh the lst O
May. The route had just been established.
A magnificent saddle arrived at San Franc,c,
on April 2lst, from San Diego. Its mountings ar
of pure gold it weighs four hundred ounces, an,
is valued at $ll, 900.
The health of San Francisco was never NOR
favorable than for some time previous to Nav lst
During the week ending April "a, there were onl,
six deaths. This is quite remarkable in a popula
ton of from 25 900 to 10000.
general Jail delivery occurred in San Francis
co on April 24h Eight persons escaped by cuttin
through the partition at the rear of the cell, an