New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-06-11
Arrival Of the Steamship Philadelphia.

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DESTRUCTIVE FIRE at san FRANCISCO,
DATES FROM CALIFoRSIA TO THE l6rH ULT.
The L. s. mail steamship Philadelphia, Lieut..
J. p Macintosh, c. 8. n, commander, arrived
yesterday morning from Aspinwall the 3D. inst,
with the California mails and one hundred pas
sengers
John Nesbift, an assistant engineer, was in
stantly killed while in discharge Of his duty,
by having his head caught in part Of the ma
chinery while the ship was entering the haroor
Of Aspinwall.
The following is list of the passengers BY
the Philadelphia:
D Drlacroix. s II Hoods, r. Thompsnn Mrs Ross
Harper " Harper. Prince jane Tracy J
Tendail Capt. Thsckaberry Jas johnson. Apper
5 Randall J bury. ii Ha~s,ns, W Hawkins, R D
Mitchell J B Tholap.on. Fal-s and lady, Atkin'on
u. L Calvert j. W Cor. A Toun.-nol J snowden. J
| Reynolds J II Wing. Tindall. J IL Moore Hand
soes 4 Bnd;r s~,t go:G- sllm.n p,1n llu r.
| Holiday " W Garner J Crsvens. IL Bogard. A
Z, Anthony Reuben Cai-- aud Il IN tn st"er"g~
| By the Philadelphia We have full files Of pa
pers from San FRANCISCO 10 tie 10th of May.
The news is not important. We make up from
our exchanges the following
| GENERAL SEMINARY:
The heaviest fal of snow Of the year occurred
at Mokelumne Hill OIL Friday, April 90, and ,he
cold was intense
The Legislature has passed q bill to prevent
certain amusements, including horse-racing, ON
the Sabbath.
A Masonic Lodge has been established at
Murphy's. 1t is very prosperous, and embraces
large portion of that respectable community
The tizens Of Diamond Springs were erect
ing house of worship, and the miners had sub
scribed $500
cessful at San Francisco. During her engage
ment there the theatre was crowded nightly.
bill for the suppression of gambling had
passed the State Senate. The Alta California
is convinced that it will also pass the House and
become a law.
Edward flanagan, fireman. fell dead at the
Knickerbocker engine house, San Francisco, OF
the night of the 9th May, after returning from
fire. Deceased was formerly from Brookly n
New York.
In the list of interments in San Francisco "
find the following May 2, Catherine Fleming
New Orleans.
BUSINESS was improving materially in Stock
III ton and it was expected heavy trade Woul
be done during the summer and fall.
GEN LANE.-The recently appointed Governo
of the Territory of Oregon lett san Francisco
with his family, for the scene of 'his labors, o
the 9th of May.
A memorial was in circulation at Aqua Fri
direct to the Governor, praying for compan
of men, say twenty, to be armed and equlppe
ut the expense of the State, and recommendin
Capt. Harry Love for the purpose of eith'
cathing or driving from the country the darir
T. Joaquin and his party.
The Times and Transcript notices the sale
ship load of potatoes (35 tons) for the lar
sum Of S9S00! The article was selling by I
iobbers at fifteen cents per pound. AUSTRIA
onions were selling at forty cents per pound
b., The fact, says the Times and Transcript, IL
California abounds in precious stones as we'll
in gold, seems at last to be settled beyond
pei adventure. We had on our table a tor
and a byrl, which were picked up in Calavel
&co county about three weeks ago.
ROY There are about six thousand Frenchmen
,rt the city OF San Francisco. They are enga
&c in all occupations they are bankers, ph.
clans, spectators in land, importers, wholes
| iobbers, retail merchants, mechanics and
} laborers
We learn from the San Diego Herald that
Yumas have come down in large numbers fr
the mountains to cultivate their plant
G grounds in the vicinity of Fort Yuma. I'll
numbers were considerably larger than was
ticipated by the authorities at the post.
We regret to learn that the Hon Patrick
Tompkins. formerly distinguished member
tie Mississippi bar, and, at one time, a mem
of Congress from Mississippi, died at his r
dence in San Francisco on the oth ult atte
IL proracted illness, in the forty ninth year Of
age
A correspondent of the Times and Transcr
rd writing from Sskiyou county, has the follow
"There is a superauity of labor in this &C
ty, and wages are down to fifty from sevel
al five dollars per month, which. at present exc
tant rates of provisions and board, is but
try pittance. 1t costs more to board a NAL
these hard times, than their labor is worth
Miss Catherine Hays left San Francisco or
10th ult, for the Atlantic States During
stay in Ctlfor MIA she gave fifty concerts-to
] three Of them in San rancisco. and the rem
der in the towns in the interior. The Wing
her success has been almost unparalleled IL
history OF music. The proceeds Of her two
ol cunco rts in San Francisco amounted to Slo
A letter has been received at Monterey, d
f La Paz Lower California. April 7, stating
IL party Of French and Americans were
preparing to invade Sonora and Chlhua
p' The same letter stated that two English
were there with soldiers on board. and tina
reference was expected. Little credit
given to the report by the San Francisco l
col and Transcript.
May day was celebrated at San Fran
"a Sr with great spirit Several societies turned
/ but the great feature was the festival 0
lliams school children, no less than fourteen hui
of whom, under the direction OF ther teas
~ ~e' paraded the streets, and fartook OF col
: at Valley Spring, in the vicinity Of the
The whole number of y" little people" prest
y IN the occasion is said by the Times and Trans
which has full account Of the interesting Q
? to have been over two thousand.
,rJ !, MINING INTELLIGENCE
rs The news from the mining districts cont
n,i laso aattering The Prices Current OF May lo
Amid the general depression which per
enry = the mercantile community, it gives us
Ann pleasure to be able to state that we can
10 no time in our experience of California IN
sB the mines were yielding more bountifull;
iysr ~ +ba pars oenerslly doing
dwd a. PAe''' U ~
RE- A number OF persons were nahins u
Jas tions at Ell Dorado to Visit Carson Vale
Jas prospecting tour,
II Three men, at Diamond Spring, Ell
county, have take from surface diggings'
days, S4loo.