The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-07-23

Church ......... 10000
This is large the usual shipment but it must
be recoected that but nine days have ntervened be-
tween the departure of the last and this For
SO short time it is remarkably heavy The steamer
of the 18th June took ST. s06,sOs-that of the LIST,
81 s37 445 and the Winfield Scott 800 OOO-makng
the shipments of gold dust for the month June the
Of S5343,754 the greatest eper shippei
any month The opening Of The gold fields During
the time upwards of 1500 passengers have left
Allowing the small average of $400 in the hands of each
and the entire export of gold for the month will fully
reach So. 100000.
Our thanks due to Mr. Geo. F. Barney, the gentle
manly purser Of the United States gessrs. Adams Co.
and Berford Co, for the latest news
prize fight Off at Sacramento on the Goth June
between two boxers, named Thompson and Willis They
fought ten rounds when Willis failing to come to time
Thompson declared the winner The time occupied
by the fight 49, minutes.
The markets improving, and prices generally on
the increase We make the following quotations from
the semi.monthly price current Flour per 200 lbs
SIG SO; navy bread &c.; pilot, o1kc segars SIS
$780, for good brands; COAL English SAT- Sydney s32;
mess beef S24; prime pork $22 mess. S29; clear $50
The steamship New Orleans had arrived at San Fran
cisco as the Golden Gate about sailing
Companies were in course OF formation to establish
telegraph line from the Mississippi TO the Pacific Ocean
and various other ports of California which, it
thought would very soon come into effect.
The city OF Sonora has been burnt to ashes
Crime continues to increase all through the country
Murders and Iobberies and all other yanes as rife
and lynchlaw is still in demand
The San Francisco Whig that Horace Cole. Esq
and other San francisco merchants contemplated Atting
out an expedition to Japan For TINS purpose they WIN
purchase and m out elegant clipper vessel and at once
sail for Hong Kong where they will remain till such time
as the American squadron under command of Commo
dore Auck shall proceed in accordance with instruc
tons to the port of Jeddo for the purpose of opening
commercial intercourse with the Japanese government,
and in the event of making commercial treaties be the
first under the protection of the American flag to take
advantage the newly opening field of com rec The
time cannot be far distant en- Japan will cease to be an
unknown land when her ports shall epen their rich
to the enterprise Of the American merchant We
hope Of San Francisco will be the first to explore
this field and the first reap any advantage there
from. Success to Mr. Cole and his associates.
At San Francisco. on the 22d ut. Leon Sandeval
shot through the head in Kearny street opposite the
custom house lie died almost Immediately Sandoval,
when shot, was chasing the other with knife.
Fire wardens have been appointed in San Francisco,
and they diligently engaged In scrunizng the
condition of stove pipes and nfammabe ceilings in order
to enforce compliance with the law. There be
question that their exertons will contribute much to the
security of the city.
German paper called the California Zei,ng is about
to be started in San Francisco
The San francisco Herald of the 21st June says Tho
opposition pilot boat Breeze sailed from Laws wharf at
O'Clock A. NJ When off the Heads. at half past
O'clock A. NJ, Capt. Charles venmsn knocked
board by the jbng OF the main boom and drowned. II
being oggy ana blowing hard at the time the body
r. Csered all efforts to find it proving Of avail
The dseased was native of Boston Mass and aged 81
yearp.
Col william Hunter died at Phillips Ferry Mariposa
county about the 10th June lie fell from his horse and
remained insensble from the injuries he received until
his DEATH Col Hunter q native of South Carolina
but resided several years Red River Louisiana where
his widow and a large family
The sum of two thousand dollars sent by the citi
OF San Francisco to Acapulco. to relieve the mme
dae necessities of the destitute Americans at that place
Another sum ABOUT to be sent soon.
The injunction to prevent the half purchase, by the
county of the Jenny Lind theatre for the purpose Of
City Hall &c. has been sustained by Judge Lake, who
delivered very lucid and able opinion the question.
In san Francisco II Is necessary 20 employ Chinese
says - In before the Recorder yesterday several
Chinese witnesses in the usual way by hold
ing piece Of burning paper in their hands until 1t
consumed In China something more is requisite to
make the oath binding upon the conscience The witness
required to write upon the paper his own name and
those of his forfthers and imprecate vengeance up
him elf and them If he do tell the truth. Chi
interpreter often needed In the courts here has
length been found tn person o intelligent look
ing young oi European birth who talks English per-
| fectly and oonversee fuently in Chinese.
The Grand Jury Of San Francisco having found true
bill against H. Pearson, Of the steamer Panama, for
taking up passengers her last trip than allowed
by the law, bench warrant issued out of the u s.
| District Court, on tho oath June for his arrest
The French ship Larmont, having board 3l2 emf
giants for California arrivedat Valparaiso the 9th Of
| May. and sailed for this port on the 9th Of Nay.
1he following are some Of the military companies In
pitt artillery corps TO fire the sautes the
Fourth of July. The Marion Rifles Captain schaener,
have adopted handsome uniform and will make high
| ,y orcdable parade. Tho Empire Guards and New k
uuards make strong turn out. The Eureka Cavalry
company, the last formed numbers seventy MEM
Doctors Hastings and Hitchcock had returned to San
francisco nom stockton whittier they had been
the nesr Mos m s gsnss%sn &c tie rs
| tmed limb We are gratded to 6prn that the Majors
nuiies athoueh severe not NJ oil serious was
lex iu that he has fair prospect Of being out In three
! tr four weeks