New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-10-01

JIaTK eoInive keutucKian9, regdents
iei5 Fort lndependenarryed in town yesterday having
gith seven wagons and l. the 9Th May They started
ch6et through in good ordI nnles a o whicn VIZ
loss Ia prevailing among the ra here was considerable
one oY tbs disease. daughter NJ but they suffered no
The eTngrsy was buried at Fort Kea449opsr VINO Was
FROM sickness tln the way appear to be ssr,o mora
all Of the cJnpanie3gn scarcity provfsiss ~ s
the necessaries Of life year lave 1bundant supra n
scant for about forty mi company found grass very
amooldt there was sufficiently sFsGn s river but on the
| There nave been numerous rthffselr s seocx
destruction Of stock upon The HumbG oi e great
formed by this company that they D w. . wTass ~
dead animals upon the desert and that % tnree
orally along the entire route were in good ch gen
From observation and information this party are of
opinion that their train in the middle of the eigr4
ton Of the present year. nearly the same number of
teams having arrived left in their rear The train
came through sabetfes Cutoff arrived at Carson
tanfy week ago last Monday. They met the relief
ram at larson River Canon aud from it obtained some
PROVISIONS The following Il the list persons composing
ward Tiley Harrison Hef-nstain and family J p Hal
'snsSein and family Nefotosh and family. W Par
IN an ana 3, iIarnily FROM Clark county, Mcintosh
NE. ~ n "a copper and famiy and Mrs Fugett from Mis-
sour also accompanied this train
The following named persons arrived at Shasta by the
way OF the plains: - NV
Adams and son lady and child, Vim Wheeler Mrs 4
w!soh q Mason Peter. William and Arto Engess q Ba
ser, ger, Ehorink, Z Comstock. Neeley t Eagan lady
and and son Decker, Evans w Jaeknan J Young VIE Wiz
az @ Two children Cook wife and child Montgomery
:, iS p anu swo children Cox. B Warren Brisbean
s = faynei 2 r ho9inson, and Baugb Frasier sam
1 4 sa.s, Duvay W and Wilkinson, Wu, Cam
Eenny- n FrDy w GoDeuhaypr
Dewey; @ Montgomery. Mr.. Hurst
The san Praseseo Herald Of the 2sth saws:
fossts n s., Is rom are peculiarly
two previous mails were as1dud b the mis-
eE6Ie E,susgsmsnt ef sossssy snd sae %ls now
July reached Aspinwsi fs ssb 81 Aup,sf tI,r .,i
not be COTTON in tinse saart vith th Sarfh
erner which did noe sail nnth the at The iefBren
e Of those in charge Of the mails tfans acroes the
isthmus is becoming a crying evil. g.4s ss9
The following items of news from tsan Fraueisco
Wing of the Ist ut:
We learn from gentlemen residing at Contra ssa the
inducing and the result If the riot at fakand
which occurred Friday last II seems that about two
years ago Justice Harper whose property has been
syea py fe settled near the site of Oakland
upon land claimed BY Peraa, but being desirou%of re-
specting any claia Peraa asht have under Mexican
grant ne entered lnto an agreement with him by the
terms Of which he occupy land some I60 acres
until the decision OF the by the land
Moon Carpentier and Adams e latter OF whom is als
Justice OF the Ptace) made claim to the land occupied
oy harper, as well as to large tract situated adjacent
Difficulties have arisen between these parties several
times few weeks since, Harpers house torn down
but another was constructed the spot. About
this time he Sheriff Of Contra Costa was killed and a
by the Of Hardy charged with his murder
but the grand jury ignored the bill The parties before
referred to had both been engaged in this af
fair ard bitter feelings were excited between then,
Adams indicted for perjury and officer came up
Martinez some days since to serve the warrant II
said that he resisted and lied make the arrest
The warrant was left with the marshal of Contra Costa
some DAYS since who has also failed 10 raLo th 80.
although Adams is in Oakland.
On Friday last. a set Of menwhose names are known
probably led on by the series Of exeenents growing out
OF these adverse claims. the death of the Sheriff. etc
went to the house of Justice Harper in his absence and
after removing portion of his goods another part of
the town destroyed the house and the by
fire Some of the judicial Of Justice Harper wer
among the property destroyed.
Three murders recorded having taken place ths
week; one at san Jose one at Amaden mines. and the
third at Santa Clara Mission, ~
Inc editor Of the Register has been presented with
6uch = nea1 which contained eighty heads grown in
| that vicinity - - s's'' s '''
THE BAlA sa,r.ENro--We have convss1sd with some
OF the passengers wo arrived by this bark On Thursday
last from Panama via san Bias and Sandwich Islands
Although she is said oniy 300 tons burtben she
started from Panama viii. ia ssseucrrs Notwithstand
ing the length OF the passage and the su allowance the
passengers were put upon surprising that epIv eight
OF them died one being hung and one shot We under
stand that legal proceedings about bng instituted
against the ship.
DscoyERy OF AN IsLAsD.-Captain Morvile of the brig
Argyle arrived at this port yesterday from Hong Kong
reports having discovered island about one mile Ia
length. in latitude "A deg % min north and Ion0itudo
3 east 1t covered with green bushes but presented
an bound shore reef Of about mile in extent
the northern side while the and
near the shore a rock
MURDER JoNEs FLAT.-We learn by Friday's Stock.
ton Journal that man named Peter Stout murdered
BY another by the name of j. W Marsh 1t seems that
Marsh owed Stout four dollars Stout demanded the
money and Marsh stated that could raise it
he would pay him Stout threatened to kill Marsh and
IN the seufe Marsh stabbed Stout The miners Justify
Marsh, Stout having been very bad man
Inc books OF subscription to the Sacramento Valley
at ene 1hWay House, nineteen miles of Marysville
rr-EIvER fNrEILIeENcE
by Adams d Co.'s Exprsss.l
We indebted to the above cornpany for ain from,
the shasta Courier containing account Of destruc
tive fire at freka which occurred on Wednesday last
The loss Is estimated at $4,000 The following is list
OF the buildings destroyed
Empire House owned by Vallard barber shop butcher
Ihop Weeks a Co; two stores, Hellman & CO.. Cram
sto q CO. express olee Jeweer shop G. Il Smith
hune Bella MON, saloon aud bowling alleys Lockhart
Co.. two buildings.
A nf
rhins on Wednesday, 18th Five families came in with
the train They bring intelligence of the murder of eight
men between Humboldt River aud Yreka 1t seems that
nine immigrants left Humboldt for Yreka and when
within SIX days travel of the latter place they were
attacked by the Indians anu eight of the party were
sned The survivor overlook in with the train
of wagons above mentioned
The Sacramento papers, usual teem with murders
casualties. etc The state Journal learns that Col Enc
lish native of South Carolina was thrown from his
horse at Nevada causing the discharge double bar
Relied shotgun the contents of which entered his heart
killing him instantly.
d, On the ed of August named Dean formerly
from Indiana, was murdered near Leak Springs
Clement G. White of Missouri, committed suicide on
the 18th of August, on Humbug Creek, sskou county
The small pox is prevailing extensively among the
Indians in the neighborhood of Nevada
Thomas Southworth, formerly Of Fail River Mass has
disappeared from Pacervle and fears entertained
for his safety.
lsPoRrASr DrscoyER1rs.-We noticed few days since
the reception OF letter from Lieut. Moore who with
small party had pursued band of marauding Indians
rom camp Miller on the Fresno to the eastern side Of
the Sierra Nevada mountains Since then Lieut. NJ and
returned. and fully confirm
made in the letter that gold existed side of the
mountains the party bringing with them fine spe-
cmens They also found very fertile country on
that side well watered and abounding in game Of an un-
usually large size. During their trip they had many
skrmishes with the Indians whona tribe here
totore unknownthey took prisoners brought
them to camp 1t is highly probable that an exploring
party will set out shortly for the regions visited Lieut.
Moore and his party to make further search gold
MINING NEws-EroHi various portions of the State
hear encouraging news of the miners In the
vicinity Of Sonora they making from i've dollars to
per day, which may be considered extraordi
in view OF the fact that the mines have been worked
for a long time.
The editor of the Sonora Herald has taken trip
through the region about in order to silence the croakng
Of certain editors who contradict the richness of the gold
deposits there We quote from the Herald the following
items:
Montezunia Flats border the Stockton and Sonora
road and consist Of several extensive stretches of level
land which have lately been designated above They
embrace several thousand of ariferous land com
posed of gentle slopes and have remained heretofore I'm
i9Hetsq gJnt9 atEr Company which will afford
constant supply of water for all necessary purposes In
anticipation of this hundreds Of have been staked
of by miners, and this winter will probably see camp
located these flats equal any the southern mines
The steamer Pioneer having sprung leak on her trip
from Panama to San Francisco the 10th she was com
PEELED to run into st Simons Bay the 18th, and
water gaining on the pumps she ashore The
sea Brd passing. took portion of her passengers
and to return for the She also ran out of coal
owing to discrepancy in the purchase of three
hundred tons.
SAN FRANCISCO MARKETS.
san FRANcIsuO, Tuesidy August 5l-Business for the
past fortnight has decidedly improved the previous
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