New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-10-10
From California.

WALL winch place size left on the lst inst, brings
fifteen days later news. The following is list
Of her passengers:
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| huddie, West6eld. o Brown, Jams.,. Mahan VIM
huanen, x 4 Lagan, San Francisco Elliott. w
a Richardson. Arney,J Peters, WIN Young DanisI
| Wilson, JAS Davidson Brckiand Jos Davis, David
sampson, Patterson, VIM Smith, N Mitchell, 8 orley
winsmson Mcleod, Jas Robinson. Young, Leo Dix
on bayid Dawson, VIM Johnson, Dickinson, Thomp-
| sonsJ Tate. L Mckay. steerage passengers rs
From the San Francisco papers Of the 18th
ult. we select the following summary:
The general election just closed, has occupied
| the public mind during the last two weeks to the
| exclusive of every ything else. Bot few events
worthy Of notice have transpired, aside from the
elections, and the papers going forward by the
steamer of the 18th will contain but little gem
| eral intelligence
The returns of the election are still incom-
plete, but enough is known to show the election
| Of the entire Bigler ticket for State offices, by
small majorities.
The Legislature will be almost UNANIMOUSLY
democratic, and Bigler--the wings and anti-ex-
tensionists having been everywhere badly de-
ivated, extension viii have large majority Of
the whole, and the measure will become law
In Its. worst form, without the third reserva-
tlon clause of the original bill, and giving the
entire property worth at least $40, 0,0O0, 600,
without one dollar Of compensation to the State,
to the parties who hold il under the fraudulent
Peter Smith sales e
The Indian outbreaks in Rogue river valley.
and other northern districts. which at one time
threatened to become general, have been quelled,
and o treaty of peace concluded. During the
hostilities, Gen. Lane and Capt Alden were Sc
riously wounded in an engagement with the
savages, but have recovered from their injuries
To the promptness, energy and discretion of
these gentlemen, the country is in great meas
ure indebted for the early termination of the
war. as
On the day Of election several serious and
some fatal rencontres occurred in different parts
OF the State but altogether, considering that it
was exciting and out of San Francisco, the most
hotly contested campaign we have ever had on
the Pacific, the day passed over with remarkable
order and dec0rum. l#
Intelligence of an interesting character has
been received from Sonora, Mexico, announcing
the discovery of mines of extraordinary richness
In consequence decided spirit of fllibustering
has been revived in this State, and several gem
tlemen are engaged in the preliminary arrange
ments for organizing expeditions. q iG
The intelligence from the Sandwich Islands is
Of an important character, and gives indication
of an early change of sovereignty. A number
Of American and other foreign residents are
striving, ostensbly, to procure the dismissal of
two members of the Kings Cabinet, but their
real object is the subverson of the Government
and the transfer of the Islands to the United
States. These movements, however, are inju-
rious to the cause of annexation, which, in the
mean time, is progressing under different and
higher auspices.
Lieut.. Beale, U. S, Indian Commissioner, and
party, arrived at Los Angeles on the 23d ult
from the plains and mountains, all in good
health Lieut.. B. Immediately proceeded to
Tulare Valley on business of his department
Our mining interests continue in prosperous
| condition. and under the operation of improved
machinery, and by the application Of science to
the working of the mines, must continue to
progress for years to come. The working Of
| auriferous earth obtained by sinking shafts and
:" drifting is the most profitable branch %
mining now pursued. Fluming enterprises are
numerous, extensive and profitable
The working of quartz, TAX en- altogether, can
not yet be considered successful Isolated in
stances of success must not be taken as a critic
rion Of the business generally. No machiner,
has been constructed adequate to the grinding
| Of the rock, and separation of the gold, ane
until vast improvements are effected in this re.
spect, quartz mining = IL continue to be an ex-
tremely hazardous business whatever the rich
ness of the veins. This branch of mining has
| been greatly injured by speculative stock com
| anies, which have necessarily in many in
stances proved disastrous to those investing in
| from venturing in any enterprise for grinding
quartz, even where the judicious use of money
IN building machinery Of che proper kind would
be certain to produce rich return. The sue
| cessful companies are generally those who have
no stock in the market.
The Revised Charter, drawn up some time
since by Special Convention, was submitted
to the people at the late election and rejected.
The Council has passed an ordinence authori-
zing twelve years loanSof 100000, with 7
per cent interest, payable semi annually in
New ork; the ordinance 20 be approved by the
people. The ordinance provides that of this
loan $l00,O00 shall be applied to building a
City Hospital, 100000 to building school
houses, and $150,000 to building engine houses !:
the balance to the liquidation of the floating
debt. The ordinance was approved at the eec-
tion by large majority, although the vote was
small
The Society of California Pioneers, the diff
ferent military companies and the German
Turn Verein, celebrated the Third Anniversary
of the admission Of California into the Union
with great splendor, on the 9th inst. W. Van
Voorhies was the orator Of the occasion.
There was an extempore duel in Kearnv
street at about midnight on the last day Of
August. The parties got into dispute about
the election, agreed to settle it with pistols !:
each drew his revolver, took position without
seconds, about twenty steps apart one cried,
"are you ready !" the other said yes.n One
pistol was fired three times the cylinder of the
other could not revolve on account of some OBJ
| struction. Neither was wounded, and the end
| was that the parties were arrested and fined
500 each.
With the past two weeks there were two other
cases, in which assaults were made with pistols
upon persons who gave no offence at the time.
In these cases no one was injured
| Mrs Sinclair has leased the San Francisco
Theatre building, Montgomery street 1t will
| be open about the 10Th Of December and be one
| Of the largest theatres in the Union: and the
lessee intends likewise to make it one of the best
Mrs. Sinclair has also leased the San Frrncisco
Hall, which is being reftted, and will open in
about a week under her direction.
Mr., Murdoch has just concluded a very sue
cessful engagement at the American Theatre,
| and has gone to Sacramento.
The Rousset Family!are playing to full houses
at the American
The new Union Theatre, on Commercial street,
opened with French performance under the
direction Of M. Munie on the 18th of September
On the 18th the house was opened to the Amer
lean public, with an English performance under
the direction of G. E. Bingham Mmlle Dimier,
the danseuse, and Mmlle Nelson, the French
actress, are the chief attractions at the Union.
Mrs Robb, late Miss Goodenow, has COM
menoed series of Musical Evenings" at Mu-
sical Hall, assisted by Miska Hauser, Siguor
Pique, the guitarist, Pettinos, the pianist, and
Collins. a we'll known vocalist The parforr,