New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-04-22
Arrival Of the Empire City.

ARRIVAL OF the Gimpl1e OAtys
The steamship Empire City Capt Leeds arrived yester
day from New York via Hevana having left the former
place on the 9th and the latter on the 18th inst
The steamer Ferdinand do Catalica arrived in Havana
the 18th from Cadz with the newly appointed Cover
nor General.
The Isabella do Cataca sailed from Havana for Spain
the 10th inst with Gen Concha the ex Gov General
Passengers from Ne,e York-Srs Gordon, Miss Gordon,
Mrs Harral and son A. g Fanton y hip,ey mrs, .. =
D. L. Choate, f. Wilkinson Mr.. Mackay,J Parker James
Brooks, F. s. Alexander and servant and four In the
steerage.
Passengers f,o,u Hnraua WIN McWilliams, VIM. May
| dell IA Arnold lady and child Madam L D'somme. Mmle
H. Giquil A. Shift 7. Shift R. Hendrickson Roman, r
Massere lady and servant Madam F. Olive Madam Rom
dousque, e. J. Roman and lady L. 9. Hubble lady and
two children, VIM Heappen A. Rinick L. puvegneau. r.
| NJ. Rastian, and nine in stcerage
Passengers from Chagres-Geo Davis R. Austin, n Rig
Ter, Thomas Madden j. zincher. j. r. Hamley lady and
two children. j. +. Renfro, VIM Derby @ j. Johnson j.
g. Rates. Mrs j Anderson j. L. Rozer D. A. Ogle. sister
and brother W. Atchinson, Mr. Landro and los in the
| steerage
The Empire City brought 49, 200 in gold dust freight
The dates from San Francisco brought by the Empire
City later than received by the United States
and find only an item or two which have not already
been published San Francisco paper has the following
item concerning notorious character who was remarka
| bly, well known to the police of this city
OUTRAGEOUS CoNpucr.-John Grow was brought in upon
for dsobyng citation for violation Of license
law When asked what he had to say for himself he
Piled with dsrespectful to the'Court that the
why had not obeyed the citation was that he
had business to attend to The court did notconsider
such sufficient excuse and he fined &c. which he
broke out into denunciaton Of the license law He was
ordered keep silence but disregardng the order he
continued his complaints in tone extremely offensive
The court ordered him to be taken below and an officer
undertook to conduct him. On the way he thought prop
er to characterize the court theving of b-h
The officer very properly brought him back and reported
his language to his Honor and for his gross contempt Of
court he fined 800 and sentenced to ten days i'm
prisonment This he received in manner highly insult
ing to the court and cried out that his Honor might fine
him $500 if he pleased he only wished he might get it,
taken his word and fined $780, to remain in prs
until paid appeared that Mr. Grow has several times
been attached for similar disobedience of citations
has each time manifested the contumacious temper
His punishment is not whit disproportionate to conduct
in such fragrant violation of common decency
Burgares and robberes of frequent occurrence in
San Francisco-so much that the Vigilance COMMITTEES
were about to resume their labors.
Since preparing the above, have received through
the mail the San Francisco Picayune Of the 10th ult
from which take the following items:
ANOTHER DuEL-On the 9Th, duel was fought between
two Frenchmen the Mission Road, about two miles
from the city. Shots exchanged at distance of
twenty yards Neither was injured both being then
satisfied. they kissed made friends and went home.
PolsosED-On the It'll, three gentlemen respectively
named John s. Amens Of Kentucky John B. Sammas, of
Ohio and Jeremiah +. Goodwin of Woolfboro N H. were
poisoned Contra Costa by eating species of mushroom
and Mr. Goodwin on the 10Th
WREcKEp-A heavy gale occurred at San Francisco on
the Sth ult during which the brig Aurora dragged
anchor and went ashore on the rocks She will prove
total loss.
The LAND CoMMIssIoNERs-The Board of U. S. Land
Commissioners continue to sit from day to day One
dred and petitions have been presented and filed up
to this time.
MINING Observation-Disclosures companies are being
formed in the North for purpose of dverting the
from the rivers to the dry places In Ell Dorado county
company has been formed for the urpoe of turning the
South Fork of the American river to supply dggngs
about Placervile. Coon Hollow, Diamond Springs, Gold
Hill and all that section of country The length Of the
canal will be thirty miles Capital stock Of the company
100000.
Upon Feather river and its branches projects of
same nature under consideration. A company has
formed whose object to divert the west branch
the North Fork of Feather river into the Sacramento val
ley the head waters of Dry Creek Messrs Bequete
Coles of Long Bar, at the head of the enterprise
At Parks Bar the miners doing well. Labor is in
demand at So per day that being the ruling price.
At Long Bar dggngs which have been supposed to be
exhausted being worked and from So SO per day
paid for laborers The same state of affairs rules ut
Ousley's Bar
The from Nevada, Grass Valley, Rough and
Ready and the surrounding country represent prosper
spirits and anticipate rich reward for their perseverance
and labor. The excitement concerning quartz mining
which existed there few weeks since has in great
measure, subsidized
Yankee Jim's diggings, Humbug Canon, Ell Dorado
Canon; Indian Guch and the valleys in the north OF
Placer and Ell Dorado counties, are being protably
worked. ,sz.a.z=..s.r.
The Southern Dry Diggipgs where such vast quaint.
ties of earth have been thrown the
the inspiring activity Miners labor night and day
in order to make for lost time in the past and also to
possible advantage before the plentiful
ply Of water with which they have been favored shall
be exhausted
At Mokelumne Hill, it is estimated that over 100000
have been taken out since the rains.
At Coral HILL diggings have been found which are
very rich.
A FOL bio lota o,;oL
vein struck In short space of time every claim was
staked off and the miners undermining the hill
Some lucky hauls have been made and the dggngs here
have generally paid fair price for labor