New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-08-08
SIXTEEN DAYS
LATER FROM CALIFORNIA,
ARRIVAL OF THE PRoMErHEUs,


papers Of the 10th nit From the Placer Times
following summary;
CELEBRATION or the FoURru-By no means
the least interesting event of the fortnight just
closing, was the celebration Of the anniversary
Of American Independence Throughout the
State (San Francisco the occasion was observed
with much enthusiasm In this city the mill
tary, in conjunction with their guests, the SUIT
ter Rifles, of Sacramento, and with Il portion OF
the fire department, made grand display and
the First California Battalion were the recipients
Of a superhly wrought national flag, presented
by Mrs Catherine n Sinclair, who accompanied
the gift with an eloquent speech, and was appro-
priately responded to by the California pioneer,
| Major General Suffer. The citizens almost
universally entered into the spirit of the oeca-
sion with a degree of patriotic zeal We have sell
dom seen equaled, and the day was passed in
The utmost rejoicing Few accidents through
| cut the State, and none Of Il very serious charae
| ter. marred the jubilee.
FIRE.--While the military review was in pro
gress ON the $ Fourth in this city, bunch Of
fire crackers was mschieyously thrown by boy
into a depot of such materials, and threaten
ing conhdgration was the consequence. The
fire department were Immediately on hand, how
ever, and suppressed ihe flames Wrghts sa-
loon, corner Of kearny and Clay streets, and
one or two adjoining buildings were, with their
contents, injured to the amount Of about 100000,
AGRICULTURE. The agricultural prospects of
the state are very gratifying. The wheat bar
yestng is under way, and the aggregate crop
| promises to be good From some sections, how
ever, we hear complaint Of the rust. The bar
| ley, oats and potato crops are also unprece-
dentedly large.
| MINING Prom the mining sections We learn
that falling OF in the gold product may be
| expected owing to the excessively hot weather,
| and the incomplete stateof water Improvements
| No dlminution OF product is observable how
ever, in proportion TO the labor bestowed, and
| we hear d no encouragement among the mining
population.
! ELECTION OF GENERAL LANE.-Acc0unts from
! Oregon confirm the reported success Of the dem
| ocratic party throughout the Territory, and the
election Of Gen. Lane to Congress Times were
prosperous, aud considerable excitement existed
| IN certain districts consequent upon new gold
| discoveries.
| STRIKES AMONG THE MECHANICS Strikes
! have reached the land Of gold, and organizations
| are forming in San Francisco for sustaining
! equitable rates Of wages in most of the mechanic
| pursuits, as well as for ordinary laborers The
hod- carriers demand FIVE dollars per day, and
| carpenters are likely to fix upon eight dollars
| as their regular remuneration,
PoETltAL-ln State politics the past fort
night has been prolific Of incident, the Wing
! Convention 1T Sacramento having selected a
ticket comprising the following nominations:
/ For Governor, William Waldo; for Lit Gov
| crnor, Henry Emo Of Calaveras for Justice Of
the Supreme Court, Tod Robinson Of Sacra-
mento; Tor Attorney General, David K Newell
Of III Dorado; for Comptroller, Gilbert L Win
| ters Of Nuba; tor Treasurer Samuel Knight of
! San Joaquin; for Surveyor General, Selim 4
J MgGIWlptb a h1ufapatr-
! Of Pubic instruction, Sherman Day Of Santa
| Clara
The head Of the ticket is associated with the
cm}graut relief of 1850 Mr. Waldo having re-
ceiYed from the last Legislature 81 geo Tor his
services and expenditures in that cause As the
| Hour was charged in his account at 500 per
barrel, and the beef at fifty cents per pound, it
is still doubtful whether the sacrifices Of Mr..
Naldo will alone entitle him to further reward
DESTRUCTIVE FlREs Two very destructive
fires have occurred in the interior since the last
steamer adyces French Corral, very thrifty
mining town in fuba county, was almost laid
waste on the night Of July g. Fifty thousand
dollars worth Of property was estimated to
have been consumed. On the 10Th Of July the
town OF Ophir, in Placer county, suffered from a
still more disastrous visitation Only few
buildings were left IN the place, and the less is
set down at $4,000
MAEmdGE OF LOLA MONTE Among the do
nestle incidents Of the times in California. the
marriage Of the celebrated Lola Montcz will
attract the most attention This distinguished
Ldy aguln united herself in the bonds Of we'd
| lock on the list Of July. the happy Young man
being Patrick Purly Hull Esq, formerly of
Ohio, and for tile past four years engaged in
the newspaper business in san Francisco. Mr.
Hui was fellow passenger with the fl selma.
ting Countess ON her journey to California. anil
. / AZ min TON. t1f,,,g
an attachment which terminated fatally 10 his
h1chciorhoql Tie nurtals were consumma-
ted at the Holy Church Of the Mission Dolores
IN presence OF Il select party, among whom were
beverly Z, Saunders Esq Judge Wells james
/ T. Nainrisht, \ Bntol, ESQ, Louis 4 lull.
| Il A Briusmade, and other prominent citizens
The bride and groom have since visited Sacra-
mento, and are now IN domestic retirement in
san Francisco.
LOTTERIES "A specious and despiuate eva
/ sion of the anti-lottery law hNs been practiecl
/ to a shameful extent in San Francisco during
/ the past two or three months. Schemes in The
i aggregate amounting 10 two or three hundred
4 thousand dollars. have been successfully carried
/ threughi hut the better class of community ha.
condemned the business, and there is n pros
pect that twill not longer flourish.
! IHE OVERLAND EMIGRATION. The first Of The
/ overland emigration Of tho present year, ar
rived in Sacramento on the ith July The par
/ g consisted ct twelve persons, headed by Capt
i isaac Evans, and were from Galpna, Illinois
/ They lctt the Western frontier ct Missouri on
/ die 2olh April and mot with littlc molestatjor
4 from Indians The early part OF the journey
& was lupclr1 by deep snow. The winter had
4 hecn terribly severe on the plains Eumboldt
, river was Hgul very high, and The orlinar,
/ river ru8l oycrdown From this cause it wa,
e, thought the carly emigrauts would find rnucl