New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-04-25

New diggings have been discovered so miles
northeast of Yreka, on Hungry Creek, and are
said to be very rich. A correspondent, writing
from Curtes Greek, says
Some of the miners are making from eight to
forty dollars per day, in places that three
months ago no one thought of making q cent in.
One company took out some $500 to the share
last week This is not the only case. To my
certain knowledge there are companies taking
out weekly from one to three and four hundred
dollars; and one man told me last evening that
he had made some thirty -four dollars that day.
MURDERS, ETC.
Lieut. Edward RUSSELL of the 4th Infantry,
was killed by the Indians on the 18th Of March,
near the head waters of Toms creek near CO.
usa. He was ordered by Col Wright to that
county for the purpose of protecting the ranch
men and others from the torments Of the In
dams, and was murdered while ON that duty.
Intelligence had just been received from the
northern part of the State of painful charac-
ter. The Indians in the neighborhood of Shasta
Cousa and Trinity had again become trouble
some, committing the most savage depredations
wherever an opportunity offered.
GENERAL SUMMARY OF NEWS.
The adopted citizens of Irish birth celebrated
the anniversary Of Jreland's Patron Saint at
San Francisco, by marching in procession
through the principal streets. The procession is
represented to be the largest ever witnessed in
San Francisco.
Three men, named George Stewart, Barney
Alderman, and Jack Thompson, were sentenced
to be hung at Sacramento, on the 26th March,
for the murder of man named John Carroll,
alias Boot Jack.
The Alta California says:
An attempt was made few nights since by
| the mate of the British bark Cumberland, now
| in port, to murder the commander, Capt. George
Champion, for some imaginary wrong Three
shots were fired through the window of the cap.
tain's state-room while he lay in his berth asleep
| fortunately without taking effect The mate
| whose name is Varian, made his escape
| The ship Dakotah, Capt. Sloan, has Just ar
| rived from NewYork, after long and unfortu-
nate passage. Four deaths and two births &C.
| CURED during the trip
| Five Frenchmen, enoamped near Mariposa
were attacked by some Nexicans few DAYS
since, and the whole party was murdered and
robbed.
| The steamer Tennessee, on the beach outside
| is entirely abandoned and is going to pieces
The steamer Il. X. Page collapsed aue neal
| Nicolaus, on the Sacramento, on Monday, th,
18th March. Several persons were killed by tn,
| explosion. Among the missing was Lieut.. Hen
| ry Moore, one of the owners OF the boat.
The announcement of the establishment of
| weekly mail between San Francisco and the At
lantic was received at San Francisco with muci
satisfaction.
The steamship California, which sailed from
| San Francisco ON the LIST inst, for Panama hat
50 ,234 1903 in gold on freight
A perfect mania exists in the mining town
for routs and balls. Our interior exchange
TEEN with the accounts of the pleasures enjoye,
at these places of amusement.
| Miss Hayes has given her allotted number O
concerts in this city, but remains here for tn
present
Miska Hauser is about to give another serie
Of concerts in this city
| Theatricals are doing only fair business
The following items we find in the Alta Cali
fornia for the steamer
The bill authorizing the extension of the cit
front 600 feet, will doubtless pass the Legisla
ture, in opposition to public opinion and the re
monstrances of property holders The fraud
perhaps one of the boldest and the most infa
nous ever perpetrated upon community.
| The Collector of the Port, with the aid of tn
Superintendent of Light Houses, has been locat
ing the lights authorized by Congress, for thi
harbor, and two or three of the principal one
| are in rapid course of construction
The Foreign Miners Tax bill for the levin
, and collecting of taxes upon foreigners workin
| the mines of this State passed the Legislator
E on the 10Th ult
The inhabitants on the frontiers of Sonora al
| auOut eullBrutipS 10 tHe araDle lanuS on u
banks of the ella, near its junction with IL
. Colorado.
I Accounts from Lower California represel
that State, like all the rest of the Mexican col
federacy as in a state of hopeless anarchy an
| confusion.
: spurious coin, about the size of frar
Z piece, has been imported in large quantitit
from Germany and circulated freely throug
the State for the value of twenty-five cent
: Chinese and other foreigners not acquainte
with the value of coins, are the greatest suffer
4 ers.
/ The clipper ship Tingqua sailed on the got
ult for Whampoa, with upward of 200 Chine:
returning to their homes.
8 The town of Weaverville, recently destroye
by fire, is fast rising from its ashes
A rain storm commenced on the Goth, al
o continued almost without intermission till IL
30th ult. The weather is again clear, and wi
| probably remain so during the season.