The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-10

We notice in the list of passengers per steamship Star
the West, the Hon. Wm Duer, formerly member OF
Congress- from Madison county, h this State and recent
United States Consul at Valparaiso He is at prcsen.
J prominent member of the San Francisco bar. Also,
Col VIM. H. RUSSELL the first Secretary State for Cali
ornia under Col Fremont; Col Rabbit, Secretary Of
state for Utah Territory, bearer of dispatches from
Gov. Young and Charles W. Cook and family, Of the
banking firm of Palmer, Cook Co., of San francisco.
We are under obligations to Mr.. E. II. MITCHELL purser
bf the George Law and to the expresses Of Messrs.
Adams Co., Berford Co., and Wells Fargo Co., for
California papers.
The mail was brought down on the Pacific side from
Fan Francisco by the steamship Golden Gate.
The following were the rates Of passage by the two
steamers which left San Francisco on the 10th ut:-
On the Golden Gate for Panama, through tickets, up
Der deck staterooms 5000 main cabin, $3.50; second
babin 1875 seerage, $45 In the Cores, for San Juan
bel Sud- through tickets deck saterooms, $225 saloon
rooms 5000 second cabin S175 upper steerage with
Second cabin on the Atlantic side 800 seerage, 800
Among the passengers who left San Francisco the
beth ult for the Atlantic States bishop Soule,
Of the Methodist Episcopal Church South Bishop Kip,
OF the Episcopal Church Hon. Delos Lake. Judge Of the
Fourth district Of California S. p Dewey, Esq; Mr..
Cook of the firm of Palmer, Cook Co.. and Capt H. W.
Halleck.
On the 9th of March last fatal duel was fought
near Sacramento, between p W. Thomas, District
the State Marine Hospital in this city. The weapons
were duelling pistols, distance 13 PAGES Dickson fell
at the first fire. the shot passing directly through the
body Just below the armpits He died at midnight The
the duel that Thomas refused to accept
challenge from Dickson's principal, J. Rutland, and
clerk in the State Treasurers Office, whose claim to
craftsmanship Thomas denied.
We copy the following summary of the from the
Alta California
A large amount Of water property the Government
Reserve sold under the authority OF the California
Land Commissioners at San Francisco on the 9th and 10th
March The proceeds $780, o00 The land sold at
about thirty cent less than that sold by the same au
thority at the end Of December.
runner Of the Crescent City Hotel ia San Francisco
killed instantly by accidental shot with pistol while
playing with fellow servant.
Samuel Bumm youth of II years. killed by being
run by the Columbia Engine when running at fire
alarm on the 18th uit.
VIM NJ Eddy late Surveyor General OF the State and
George Kerr State Printer had died during the fort
night.
Ordinances had been passed in San Francisco to make
Kearny street. opposite Portsmouth square, fourteen feet
And four inches WIDER and to suppress houses Of fame
On the 9th ult. the Chinese members OF the famous
Triad Society," celebrated their annual feast day by
visiting the graves of their friends with very formal
ceremonics They had about two hundred in the process
son in carriages Others horseback and the re-
mainder foot All the latter carried umbrellas TO
~oec their delicate countenances from the spring
4he society hfd out its red silk banner with golden
Chinese large that the stan had TO be car
ried horizontally by couple Of Cinnamon.
Capt. Gilman, one Of the illibuster army Of Lower
California, wounded at Enseneda, had had his leg
putated.
Three Of the buster leaders had been indicted for vo
lating the neutrality laws OF the United States.
On the 4th La Flor de los Andes steamer the first
one built In San Francisco for foreign navigation intend
ed for Punta Arenas trade sailed.
Count Raousset de Boulbon has published letter to
the French Charge Aares in MeNico in relation to
spondence intercepted and published in Mexico Ho
saws that he went Mexico Santa Annas nvitation
that letter did not treat him fairly and made an enc
my Of him by injustice.
Business continued dull and the money market very
tight Four failures had occurred during the fort
night with liabilities averaging at least 10000 Real
estate continued on the decline
The Mexican Consul had advertised TO give free passage
for thousand to 60 to Guaymas to enlist to tight
against the Indians.
On the I'd, Thomas Moffat, formerly policeman of San
Francisco city, killed in Oakland while beating his
landlord, Trenchman.
Logan had been convicted in Cooma Of numbering Ter
re at Coon Hollow, and sentenced to be hung the Sd
Of May.
Peter Nicolas an Austrian convicted Of the murder Of
Parrot had been sentenced TO be hung at Sonora the
7th April.
At Johnsons Ranch, on Bear river, the 2Sth ut,
Joseph verro afflicted with jealousy shot at his supposed
rival Thomas Smith, but missed his aim, and shot his
wne ana child Both were expected to recover.
There viii probably be 20 per cent land In cuva
ton IN the state this year than there last The
crop of wheat wiz be much largcr-amost double that