New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-02-06
NEW ORLEANS:
FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 6. 1852.
Arrival of the Philadelphia.
FOURTEEN DAYS LATER FROM CALIFORNIA,
.Tescs from Oregon and the
SN7ldaUiCh Islands.
LATER FROM CHINA.

and about $4,000 in gold dust freight besides large
amount in the hands of passengers.
The Philadelphia arrived off Chagres on the afternoon
of the Dist of January The being unusually rough
but few of the passengers attempted to land until
lowing morning Several boats however came off to the
ship and succeeded in returning to the harbor in safety
with the exception Of one which carried into the
breakers and capszed 1t manned by four natives
and contained also four passengers-trcc of whom with
two of the natives, drowned. The passengers
drowned Haght from St Louis; Scharif or Sharpe
of Newfork. The Of the third could
tanned Mr. G T. Collins, of Ohio the one saved reached
the shore much bruised and completely exhausted having
been in the water than two hours cingng to the
wreck of the boat Search made the bodies of the
drowned during the night and the following day. but
without
FiaE IN San FnASclsoo,-The dwelling house of Mr.
Fzmaurice in San Francisco DESTROYED by fire on the
22d December, and two of his children persisted in the
flames.
TpH CASE CAPT warEnMAs-After tedious trial the
jury in the of Capt Waterman of the ship Challenge
has been discharged being unable agree upon verdict
They stood eight for conviction and four for acqutta
PolrrcALA perfect Babellike confusion prevails at
present in the political affairs of California There
of claimants for almost every office Constable up
Governor The San Francisco Picayune of December
30 says.
The Democracy maintain that if Col Bi,er received :.
majority Of votes he is Governor il he did receive
majority he ought to have done and is therefore Gov
ernor; and if he did receive and ought not to
have received majority il is best he should be Governor
ergo he is Governor nolens yolens But the Wings are
not inclined to be put off summariy They argue and
with show of FEASIBILITY. that Mai Reading re-
ceved majority of votes and that if it should appear
he must be declared elected The rule Of argument adopt
ed by the opposition is that cat work both ways
consequently the Wings do not make their candidate Gov
ernor unless he is elected The issue of this is
buried in the uncracked nut of futury but will have
il out during Ianuary-leyhaJs.
The seat of Government has Theme
Of contention The concentrated wisdom of the
been wandering about like lost sheep Of Israel the
from the ark finding nowhere shepherd place to rest
its foot upon Thirteen Senators and trty-one members
of the Assembly elect to the Legislature. have how
held meeting i'll San Francisco when decided
by Of IS to - that the next sesspn should be held
at Vallejo This vexatious question therefore decided
for the present.
IMponrASr Discovery NEAR soSoRA-An important
liscovery has been made in Tuoumne county which is
likely to prove highly profitable Shafts sunk in the
fats, and substance resembling soap stone was found
which yields from four to six cents per pound man
ran mako from twelve to fifteen dollars per day
REAR VAIL Ey.The recent discoveries of gold in Bear
Valley are rich as they reported CORES
pendent of The Stockton Journal writing from that place
saws the excitement produced by the exaggerated reports
h had the good effect Of bringing large number of neo
pie into Mariposa county
correspondent of the Marysvie Herald writing from
quartz Hollow, says:
We found thu quartz to be very frabe and even with
fingers could separate the gold from the rock With
common sheah-knite, we succeeded, after little
labor in getting out block weighing six pounds two
ounces and with only ordinary cofec-ml to grind it.
obtained six pounds four ounces of gold
The has been given to responsible parties for
putting up tw horse power bellows and it is
not only eectuay to separate the gold but to blow the
whole afair to the devil, if necessary.
At Mokclumne Hill there has been quite an excitement
about new diggings found within mile of the town in
eastery direction The new dggngs called Sport
Hill from the fact that their extraordinary richness has
tempted out nearly all the sportsmen meaning, sup
pose gamblers. The Jrofe, 1t appears, created by
hole ito deep and commenced paying at 35 feet from
the ledge Reports Were that it very rich and the
entire hill taken up The indications of gold are the
same those on French and Stockton Hills.
FIMsG.-Extensive fuming operations will be carried
next summer in the mines and lumber well can
vas, will be in great demand We learn from the NIarys
vile Express that the Presque Isle Fuming and Mining
Company have put up saw mill. and getting out
to he in readiness to the construction
Of a tiume 1860 feet long early in the spring
In San Francisco there is Council without Mayor
and Mayor without Council men claiming office
one the ground that he elected by majority Of
all the votes, and the other that he had detected flaw in
the charter and has been tednformally by minority
general internal fight appears to be going on in the
democratic party and the Picayune says This unlike
all difficulties is hopess incurabIc and without end
regard.
The of the is of determination and neither
house will shcahe the sword while there is follower of
the other in the tield'' -,
GALEA gale occurred at San Francisco on the
Goth which did considerable damage to shining in the
harlor.
ANOTHER EAnTHquAKE.-On the evening of the Goth |
December shocks of earthquake were experienced
at San Franscco No damage done
SMALL Pox-smal pox is said to have made its appear
ancc in San Francisco. n form
MoRE GoLp Discoveries. The Calveras Chronicle saws
Some of the est astonishing discoveries of gold
heard of have during the past week been made within
mile of this place in easterly direction The whole
town in fact seems to have mad-evcry class of our
from the loungng ler to the energetic
having gone posthaste to the FL Dorado some of
them even late at night and staked off claims nearly
mile up and the hisdes bordering upon the head
of the Gillian Guch
THE hole which created the is one hundred and
ten deep and commenced paying well at thirty five
feet from the ledge The majority ofthe claims being
worked with will and shall know if the whole
hill is rich or if this claim alone to yield fortunes to
its
Another hole lower down the hillside has commenced
paying at feet from the surface the averrng
most positively that they get from 1t five dollars per
bucket A tunnel company has also been formed, and
has commenced operations in the hill The indications of
gold here the those French and Stockton
Hills
CHEERFUL PRosPEcTs.-The Sacramento Union saws:
'We have been informed by gentleman who has lust |
down from the North Fork of the American river
that the miners in the dry diggngs had commenced one
rations, with great results Immense masses dirt. which
had been piled for the winter rains were being washed
out with great dispatch and with the most gratifying
yields to those whOwcre interested in the amount of gold
discovered He thought that there would be millions of
dollars worth of gold taken out in the vicinity of the ry
dggings upon the various forks of the American river
Nerala Dec %, 1S51-The rain has been pouring down
in for the last three days and Deer Creek has
risen very much, and tonight just at dark man was
crossing the lower bridge foot Of Broad stree supposed
to be in state of inebriaop fell into the Creek and was
carried down by the rapty of the current and has not
yet been The probability is that he is drowned and
must be carried long distance down the Creek While
writing reservoir has broken away distance
above office, completely flooding Main street, and
forming stream almost as large Deer Creek. If the
ruin continues much longer, the stages must stop RIM
ming and the buildings at the foot of Main street 1.-THE
Theatre Empire, Nevada Hotel, and some few others)
must certainly receive great deal of damage. Union
GREAr FREsHEr IN THE YuBA,-Ma,ysuiue Dec. "a 8 p !
panied with lightning and thunder, and high wind.
This morning river found to be very much swo
ten being bank full The waters have been gradually r
ing during the day, and at this hour beginning to
overflow The low ground the lower landing Should
they rise much higher considerable damage will be done
10 property on the Plaza.
A Mexican was taken from tent the river bottom
which last evening quite distance from water but
Which was this morning found nearly submerged and