The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-01-31

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The list OF passengers b. both vessels will be
found on our eighth page
The Cherokee, on her outward passage, carried
the passengers Of the new steamer Independence
from Kingston, ia, on to Chagres the latter hs-
wing put in there with the greater par. of her ma
chpery disabled, and 10 aking
Our thanks arc duo to Mr. b. Hopkins and
Mr. W. W. Boyle, the gontemany pursefs Of
these vessels and to Messrs. Gregory & Go and
Adams & Co, ,thefamous express iorwsrse-s, for tho
latest papers and Intelligence.
The Independence left hero on the lst instant for
ChagreE and San Juan, under command OF Captain
StoddaId and when three days out, in q heavy
gale broke her larboard Wheel and had her foretop-
mast, with y-id and sail, carried away Shortly
after, her machinery became SO much disabled ~
to render it necessary to put into Kings where
che arrived on the 18th irst.
Charles Alif, Of Cuyahoga Falls, Summit county,
Ohio, aged about thirty eight years, passenger on
board the p , died at sea on the 2lst inst.
On the 22d Dec, the Now England Society OBJ
served the anniversaJy Of tho Landing of the
Pilgrims, by a dionor At Wilson's Exchange. Con.
James Wilson presided. A minute account Of the
festivities viii be found elsewhere in our paper.
The dwelling house Of George Fitzmaurico,
corner of Bush AID Powell streets, wcs destroyed
by Gye on the evening Of the I'D Dec. Two child
ren, Of tbs ages OF nine AID four years, were
burned to death
Ftereh benevolent society was organized on
tho 2ist Dto. Nearly ,lC0 havo been contribu.-
ed fer tie formation Of charity fund
On The moring Of Dec 22d tho body OF John
~. King was found ID ne dock corner OF Clay AMI
SaplCme stlcetf, where IL vas supposed be had
fallen The previous night through hole in the
wharf Deceased WIS formerly Of Morris county,
Now Jersey.
Col John J Worth ss3 been appointed super
rterdcut Of The United S.atos bonded warehouses
in San Francisco, Woo Z IL Cr.tender, resigned.
At eleven o'clock on th, evening Of the 9th
December, largo mage Of rock on the eastern
slopo Of Telegraph Hil having been loosenod by
be rains, slid down upon two iron warehouses,
tic property Of Capt Grifing and efTectually de-
molished them. They contained some 5000 tons
of United States boaded esods, which wore much
injuie BY exposure to 10 rain. The buildings
cost, in erection, ;l0i000
Christmas day vas held il considerable remem-
brance in California. TIE Episcopal and Roman
Catholic churches in San Francisco we're well at
tended. The baking houses, and most plaoes Of
business were closed.
Ono hundred Chinese arrived 10 pert By the Swe-
eish brig Jackin, December ".
Measures have been taken to put steamer on
tho river to run between san Francisco and E oirs
City, on tho south bank OF the Tuolume river,
about tbirty-fve niles f.om its mouth, near to
Jacksonville
On the 3lst Dec, Judge Waller rendered his
place on the bench to MIR. Baker, Recorder elect
ruder The recent decision Of the Supreme Court.
The iuba river rose about thirteen or fourteen
feet from the 2Sd to the 25h Dec, when il VAS SO
high os to back up into tho slough on the Plaza,
being higher than 1t has ever been since the
water OF $3.50
The piico OF freight from Joaquin to the mines
ranged, at last ascouns, from nine to twelve ceats
per pound. To tho French Camp it was atous
ono ard a hall cents 10 the winter Of lSt'-JO, IN
TIE corresponding period, !. ranged fr'm MY TO
severty-dve cents per pound.
The shipments Of gol dust from san Francisco,
on the Let Instant, rs viii be seen in eorrespoa-