New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-05-08

dred people are now at work there.
Theatricsls are fourishing just now Miss
Heron has just completed a very successful en-
gagement in Marysville. Laura Keene played
three nights at the Metropolitan, and was sue
ceeded by the Bateman children. The Misses
Denim are drawing crowded houses at the
American. Madame Thillon is singing in Sa-
eramento. Kate Hayes is here, and engaged
to sing in opera at the Metropolitan next week.
The Ss Fugitive Slave Law has passed the
Senate by very large majority. It had been
previously passed in the Assembly
Fifteen Indians were killed on McCloud river
recently, by party Of whites.
An attempt was made q few days ago, by a.
poor crazy woman, to take the life of IN ea-
tesmed and wealthy citizen. She has been sent
to the Court of Sessions for trial
The ordinance for the suppression Of houses
OF lEfame went into operation on the 1st inst,
and already it has had the effect to close many
OF the vile dens in Dupont, jackson and other
streets.
The suite Of Thorne ct ais u.s. The City Of
San Francisco, has been decided by the Supreme
Court Of this State in favor Of the plaintiffs and
confirming to them all the city lands, valued at
several millions Of dollars.
A lump Of pure gol9,. weighing twenty-seven
pounds, has been found at Yankee Hill, near
Columbia, by poor Italian, who, the day be-
fore the finding of the prize. begged dollar to
purchase breakfast.
Fonr men were killed at Iowa Hill ON satur-
day last, by the caving in upon them Of a large
mass of earth. Two of the men were nsmed
Hefern, brothers. from New York; another
Farnum, from Boston; and the fourth, Cham
berlain.
STEAMBOAT EXPLOSION AT SAN FRANCISCO
Great Loss of Life.--The following account Of
dreadful steamboat explosion, which occurred
in the bay of San Francisco on the 18th, was
published in an extra of the Commercial Adver-
tiser, Immediately previous TO the sailing of the
steamship John L. Stephens for Panama
San Francisco, April Is, PM-This morn
ing, about 10 o'clock, the steamers Secretary
and Nevada left from Pacific Wharf, bound for
Petaluma. at twelve o'clock precisely while
crossing San Pablo bay the Secretary burst her
boiler, carrying death and destruction in every
part Of the boat to the passengers, Of whom e
large number were on board. So great vas the
force of the explosion that the boat was literally
torn to pieces. The Nevada happened to be
near, and Immediately rendered every possible
assistance She Immediately put about after
caring for the survivors and attending to the
dead Many persons were blown overheard and
their bodies not recovered The Nevada ar
rived at San Francisco at three o'clock with the
survivors and the bodies of those recovered.
We learn from Capt. Travers, of the Secretary,
that the scene on board after the explosion was
awful, the groans Of the dying and wounded,
and the cries of those whose friends were lost
being heart-rending.
The following is a correct list Of killed and
missing, as far as ascertained:
Theodore Bourse Geo Clark Jessie Potter, Hill
mans and child, James Wright, Beasin, {engneer3
Miller (deck handl John Ebbetts " II Trip, Thomas
Cameron, Emma Holmes. G Henry, {arsman) cock
(uams unknown deck hand wounded mrs Day and child
] pathrop mr. Lundy mrs Hlnann, D Cooknghsm
Charles Smith. G. Walker D johnson, Fl Van Buren,,
Lewis Johnson James MacGuire Edward Bruce Bracket
| mrs Harden, Lewis, Lewis Lamberton, clerk A
CIprar VIIr TorriI Truhx and rHI
| Geo Robertson. Y Dogers, Snyder, fl fenniil
AJames and Pudder.
| LOWER CALIFORNIA.
| Col Walker and his band left San Vincent on
| the 10th of March, bound for the Rio Colorado.
1 from whence they intend to go, as some say, to
Texas, and according to others, to the town of
| Altar, in Sonora. Their force consists Of about
/ 10 men, and they took with them brass field
| piece, Ga four pounder,} fifty extra stands OF
| arms, fifteen mule-loads Of ammunition; proyi-
| sions, such as corn, beans, etc, sufficient to
| last them month, about sixty head OF cattle,
and about four hundred horses and mules sbe-
4 longing to the RAncheros in that neighb0rhood.
y Six mule loads of dry goods, the property of
Don Mani Retes. md all the gold and silver vases
4. I'D ornaments, images, etc, of the Church OF
St. Thomas, they likewise took with them. with
the ltention, it is said, to dispose of these artl-
cles to the Yuma. Apache and Papago Indians.
| in barter for cattle, horses and provisions
/ t5
| The steamship El Dorado, Capt. Gray, from As
pinwall the fuorning of the 1st, arrived at this
port Saturday evening. The Ell Dorado brings
| 116 passengers, among which is Mr.. George
| w. Fletcher, Cons ul of the United States at AS
| pinwall. .
The steamship Geo Law left Aspinwall fol
/ New York on the 1st, with 600 passengers and
| 81 900 900 in gold dust.
! DR. Lyon dentist, well known in New Or
Ii vans, and who has been residing on the Isthmus
for several years, died at Panama on the night
Of / he 18th ult, after few hours sickness
On the 23d ult,, H. B. Nj. steam-sloop Nirago
Cnm Marshall, arrived from the Gulf of San
Nigne,l. having on board Lieut. j. G. Strain and
the res5, fffteen) of the u s. Darien exploring
expediti.,,,. Mr. Andrew Boggs, Civil Engineer
of Springfield, Ohio, attached to the expedition
died from deb, 'Gty and exhaustion in ahout
twelve hours afte. being landed AZ ~ fanama. ~
was buried next eve aiis Llsu'; sssaih hsf.ns ~
remained in Panama dter ne nay i2l 81 w w
balance of the party &C ross the Isthihus' 10 re
ceiye his friends dv;na u, shes, and make prope
arrangements for his interme ut. Inc Y. ? sloop
of-war Cyane Capt. Hollins eins 81 :, soin -
ready to receive them, sailed fol' New ork -
Monday night, the 24th, as soon sss the party
got on board.
The news from Bogota, the federal scat of ga
Vernment, is to the effect that a revolution had
broken out in that city, and an attempt had
been made to assassinate President Obanda.
which, however, was frustrated One of the
revolutionists, q General, whose name we have
not learned, summoned the troops to the Grand
Plaza, where he made an address to them, de-
ciaring for change of government, What IA
vor his ideas met with, we are unable to state.
In the meantime, however, Obanda' Government
had called upon the adjoining provinces for as
sistance to put down the revolutionists There
IS but little doubt that the call will be respond
ed to, and peace and order speedily restored.
From Peru we have later dates, being from
Lima and Callao to the 18th April. The news
IS not very definite or interesting. There had
been no more horse throat cutting battles, hut
all accounts agree in stating that President
Echinique was on his last legs; and there is
scarcely doubt that the next arrival from pa
ru will bring intelligence of his overthrow and
fight from the country. 1t does not follow that
Peru will be any better or more honestly gov
erned when it falls into possession of the revolu
tionists.
An immense emigration from Australia to
Peru is taking place, owing to the stories which
have gone to the former country as to the great
riches of the Amazon gold washings On their
arrival at Callao, the poor deluded miners first
ind out how sad is to be their disappointment,
IS nothing of an encouraging and definite nature
las yet 6 turned up" to give the least eneour-
lgement to further efforts to seek gold in Peru.
The consequence is, that hundreds of these ,ni