New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-07-24
From California.

~ SHo.oiioi Nv A'uSl dhcLtos poeWCSu uuSC VII
son and John H. McKune, member Of the bar,
backed by his friend Judge Caul6eld. Mckune
was stabbed with q sword cane by Judge Will
son, when Caulfield drew a revolver and fred at
the Judge. The ball missed him but hit MIR.
Mcdonald. The second ball took effect on
Judge Wilson, wounding him slightly. McKune
is expected to recover, but it is believed Melon
aid will die. A meeting of citizens had subse-
quently been called, and a committee appointed
to request the Judge to bring Caulfeld to imme-
diate trial
From February 10 to June 6, 1852, there ar
rived at San Francisco 677O Cinnamon
There are upwards of n hundred clothing
stores now established on Long Wharf, San
Francisco
Several Indians on the Sacramento road, in
state OF intoxication, lately, killed Chinese
One of them was arrested by Americans, handed
over to the Chinese, and by them hung. The
Cinnamon expressed desire to hang the white
man who sold the Indians rum
Snow from the mountains is selling at Shasta
for fifty-hye cents per pound.
The number of passengers landed at San
| Francisco during the month of May. was 1854
| The departures for the same time did not exceed
| 1900
Several teams with numbers of Cinnamon in
passing the mines in Eldorado county, have re-
Gently been stopped, and ordered back to Sacra-
|
become, that tents, merchandise, rockers, etc.
have been burnt.
| A man named Alexander Mc.illister was Aot
in Il saloon at Sacramento on the 18th ult., by a
man named Thomas Moore McAllister died
and Moore was taken into custody.
On the 18th of June nm unknown man was
murdered by some Indians, between Bridgeport
and Deer Greek. He was shot and beat to death
| The Indians were arrested and hung
| Tho bp,ly Of Mr. u ionlsfnSE In hos bna,,
missing for nearly n month, was 1s1nd between
Deer Greek and Bridgeport Arrows were shot
through the body, and he had been scalped.
An election for supervisors on the 10Th June,
in Sacramento, resulted in whig victory
A correspondent informs the Sacramento
| Union that Mexican named thevarino was
hung by a mob at jackson, Calaveras county.
| He was supposed to be one of those who muir
dered u couple of Frenchman, recently. whilst
sleeping in their tents
| Among the hundreds of Chinese immigrants,
recently arrived from Hong Kong, are eighteen
| females, doubtless induced to come over by the
| glowing accounts Of the country given by the
! few of their countrywomen. who have preceded
| them.
The startling intelligence reached San Diego
| on the 10th instant of the murder on the Desert,
OF Col. Craig, Third Infantry, and Sergeant
Bales, First Artillery, by two deserters from
Major llentzelmaus command at Camp Yuma
They were arrested
| The 18th of July was celebrated with much
spirit by the Americans resident in Panama.
The natives and resident foreigners heartily
joining in the ceremonies which consisted Of
an grafton, procession, bail, etc. The Grafton
was delivered 10y Edmond Is Green, editor Of
| the Panama Herald,
| A man named John jackson was hung by the
people, five miles above Ncolaus, on the west
| ta nix n the Sacramento far fLn der
OF Mrs Baden.
Elizabeth Roberts, resident Of Happy
| Valley, near san Francisco, committed suicide
on the 18th ult,, by taking large dose Of mu-
| riatic acid
On the l4th of June fire occurred at Yankee
Jim's, IN Placer county, by which property to
the amount of $40 900 was destroyed
| MINING NEwS 1t is said that a party OF
Germans have recently discovered very rich
gold placer On the Sacramento route to lreka
| They called IL Back Bone Creek The earth in
many places yielded from three to FIVE dollars
| to the painful.
Many persons who left Shasta Valley for the
| mines on Rogue river, are SAID to be returning
The mines on Rogue river are exceedingly rich
hut not of sufficient extent TO afford claims all
The mines on Dead Wood Greek, near ireka
are proving to be exceedingly rich
| 4 correspondent, writing from Rich Bar, says
|" Nh who do not wish To try their luck al dig
ging on their own hook, find plenty Of opportu
nifty for 50 per diem
| The Weber and Coon Hollow Canal cost
$4,000, is fourteen and half miles long, anC
pays monthly -70Oo--27 per cent interest OF
its first cost,
The Gold Hill Canal cost St'265 is ten and
halt miles in length, and pays monthly Sac, OIL
| a per cent on its first cost.
The Bradley, Borden & Co. Canal, at Da
l mnn1 SIrinyS rtSf 80 ia tan MI hal
miles in length, and pays monthly ~2l41, OF
Isl per cent on its first cost.
| The Rock Creek Canal, HI Nevada. is 81,
miles long, cost 10000, and pays month,
$4,000, or 40 per cent on its original cost
The Cayotc Ditch, at Nevada, is six mile
long, cost $4,000 and pays monthly $1,000
or 81 per cent on it, cost,
And lastly, the Deer Creek Canal, at Nevada
is eight miles long, cost 200, and pay
monthly S-5573, or q per cent on its frs, cost
The mines about Weayeryille have, ii is said
proved TO be among the richest in the State.
| New and very rich diggings have been disGoy
cred al point near Pleasant Bar, on the Mid
! die Fork of the American river, TN Sunday
man paid 500 for n claim in the new placers
and on Monday he took out pan OF pure sol
weighing fourteen pounds. \ deposit of ST,
was made in Hunter & Co.'S office, the proluc
of one mans labor for one day.
fkbh SUI N AMERICA AND The lSIHMIS.
The trigate Rarltan sailed on the 10Th fror
Panama for the Gallapagu Islands
The British steamer Lima arrived at Panam
on the ID from Valparaiso. She brings new
that the Peruvian Ministry had been changed
E The new Cabinet were opposed - Flores an
would give him no protection. Flores has hu
$50 men with him. but still maintains menac
ing attitude The steamer Quckstep had ioine
him with number of troops said to be Ameri
/ cans He has also received remittance c
500 900 from Lima. The L. 5. ship Portsmouth
was lying at Guayaquil on the 10th ult TIL
American Charge there had protested agains
her leaving, should Flores hold his present war
i like attitude Captain Downie had conclude
e to await orders from the Commodore
Business nj Valparaiso was brisk
LATER FROM THE SALT LAKE.
The Salt Lake mails with adyices to the Is
ult from Utah, arrived in Sacramento on Thurs
day morning, under the direction of Mr. J II
Smith, who attended them through, The tiding
of the murder of Capt, Woodward and his part
by the Indians are confirmed
The Indians are said to be exceedingly trou
blesome on Mary's River, causing traveller
: much annoyance and alarm, Mr. Smiths part
0 was constantly on the alert against them in tn
mountain passes, and necessarily so. meeting
, with one or two formidable attempts on the par
= of their savage foes to steal their animals an
destroy the lives of the party. The following
!, items are from the Unions summary: