New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-01-07
NUMBER 26O.

NUMBER g60.
teers composing the different corps appeared general
thing to be such needed at the present crisis The
lateness OF the hour preclCdes further remsras.
The following summary OF general newso Of thefortneit
is from the San francisco Chronicle:
On the ID inst, Benz g. Twchel native Of Chepaugo
county New YORK; was shot by Samuel Gilmore near the
Mission Dolores, Twichel surveying and Gilmore
threatened his life If he came upon biz (G ,sl land
Twicbell playfuly observed he guessed not when Gil
more fred and killed him After an examination bv
Judge shepheard Gilmore committed to prison
The trial of Charles Drew, for the murder Of DR.
Giis in September last just concluded in the Court Of
sessous. Drew shot Gis the belief that he had
sedueed his wife, Verdict, " Msnslaughter.n
Sig clippers arrived here from the Atlantic side on the
lith and 18th insts. Their are. Trade Wind.
Ionet, hurricane, Witch Of the Wave Mandarin and
Raven The best days run by each vessel follows
Sh 5.sveo south Pacific 80 miles Witch Of the Wave.
cifc Nov. "a 27o miles; Comet sonth pae6c Nov 8
~ miles hurricane North Pacific Nov Is 2s3 miles
vessels encountered similar Weather Of the Horn The
Comet was IA days making 100 ss aud the Hurricane
in IA days lost from 10 to 10 miles dy tn ~ av ~
made but 1878 miles The latter yessel a,aat
deal Of calm weather.
The clipper ship Wide Awake arrived on ta etb ;net
IN ! 3 days from New York '
An Agricultural Convention held in this s;tv ON
the 7th inst officers elected, and committees apuio.ed
TO form State Society for the promotion Of agrc1a
in California An agricultural paper will be started tbe
1st Of January.
Hon Samuel Brnnnan has resigned the eice Of state
Senator for San Francisco county The Democrats have
nominated David Mahoney and tie wings Willard B
Farwel. as candidates to Gil the same ofices
Count Raousset Boulbou arrived In this city by the
steamer California on her last trip from Panama
Two Irisbmen named Patrick Brown and John Cos
teo were crushed to death by the falling of brenk Of
earth on Clay street. In this city
Arrangements have been made in this city and at Sac
ramento to celebrate the anniversary of the landing Of
the Pilgrims on Plymouth Rock December22.
The clipper ship Mischief has been sold auction fof
s22000
Louis Gase, the dscoyerer of many rich diggipgs
the region surrounding Crescent City the coast
been murdered by the Rouge river Indians
Mr j. Bradley son Of DR.. L. Bradley, shot himself at
Diamond Springs on the 18th
Jack Wheelan, Ishnan. who came to this country
as volunteer, in the Mexican was killed by Sono-
renan on the 9th at Los Angeles.
Three men have been hung Sau Luis Obispo by tbe
people for numbering dry goods peddler
Three Jumps of gold have breu found Randolph Hill.
the smallest valued at $780, the largest at $500
II is estimated by builder stockton that five hun
dred thousand dollars have been expended in that city
erecting buildings during the past year.
The Grass Valley Telegraph says that the Auburn HIT
Quartz Mining Company have reatized from one week
work in crushing the S3 $50 sixytnns Of quartz
at the mill yielded nearly 81 800 in twenty -four hour
crushing The average yield is between fifty and sixty
dollars per ton =
Mr. Samuel Martin, a cattle dealer. robbed of a
carpet bag containing So 200 the 10th inst while
standing at the counter of Hastings barking house
in Sacramento
AtJudges Bar in Sierra county short distance be-
low Goodyears and very rich ggings have been re-
Gently struck As high three ounces to the bucket
have been prospeeted Quite excitement has been oc-
casoned by the discovery.
There ten mills in the vicinity of Mokenmne
Hill doing good business.
company has bean formed in this city to build dry
dock Of sufficient capacity to raise the largest ships and
steamers IL is to be built after plan Of the famous
screw-dock OF Philadelphia and arranged that
can be raised in one hour
The moRMoss-About one thousand of these neon,a
have settled in San Bernardino Their location is about
800 miles from Salt Lake City 60 miles to Los Angeles rs
to San Pedro and so San Diego They are located in
jefferson Hunt has been elected the next
tive in the Legislature Crosby their spiritual leader
iney are saio TO De IN h8ny prosperous condition
[San Francisco Chronicle
HANGING INDIANS NArA-Last week some Indians at
the head of Napa Valley. just above Knights Ranch
having killed white for some cause unknown the
neghboriDg farmers seized the parties and hung them
without ceremony Miserable creatures as are the In
dan we know of no reason why they should be slaughter
ed lke cattle without even the form Of law The chances
are that the whites were the aggressors This usually
the in Indian difficulties San francisco Chronicle
s.ia GAfaTa FL Al OF THE Mtw Re- Walker is
OF Lower California the ranch Of Juan Bandin aud
short d lance from the mission of santo Tomaz about
eighty miles from San Diego The harbor (Ensenadal i
good and would become important but for the want
OF resources in the surrounding country The country
along the coast as far back the highest mountains
this region is generally Of the lovely picturesque
| on the western continent. Sacramento Union.
From the Herald Of the 18th we make the followin,
/ extracts:
CoNquEsr AND ANNEXATION OF soNoRA.-An is activit,
conquest and annexation of the Mexican State of Sonora
It Is well understood that the expedition under the com
mand OF Col Walker, now in Lower California. bsy
made that State merely stopping point at which the
propose to remain until they have obtained reuorae
ments which will enable them make descent upol
| Sonora, at the city of Guaymas Rumors ar
current in the city of francisco Of the recent
izatlon OF several companies whose destination is thu
| Glia river-the boundary line between the States o
sonora and Lower California. The object of these com
panes said to be to penetrate the Mexican Terrtor,
through the country of the Apache Indians whom they
propose by force of to reduce into snbectop By
this means they will be comforting real benefit on the
Sonorans, who unable defend themselves against
the hostile ncnrsions of those Indians aud thus
themselves into the good graces of the people, After
reaching the settlement they propose turn their atten
ton to mining and agricultural pursuits At
however, the plans of these persons are in an ncinan
state.
sourH AMERICAN ExrEptrIoSs-since the sailing of h
last steamer nothing has trapspred in this city
TO the two expeditions fitting out for the newly discovered
gold mines OF the Amazon-known the Peruvian anc
Eeuadorian Companies-the first designed to act uude
the sanction of the Government of Peru and the othe
Intended to assist Flores in his conquest of Ecuador
Many of those interested in these expeditions hay
since Joined the party in Lower California under Col
| Walker -
SHlpwREcKs ouR CoAsT.-- The steamer Winfield
Scott which went ashore the night of the I'd inst
the Island Of Anaeapa, was by latest advces still
Ranging on the rocks total losshe passengers
portion of the mails and baggage having been taken
In safety by the California. As much of the remaining
baggage, mats, etc. could be got secured
capt Blunt and the crew, who abandoned the wreck OF
the evening of the 18th inst, and arrived in this city
board the Republic nn the evening of the l4th all well
oa Saturday afternoon last the British ship Jenny Lint
in beating out of the harbor drifted ashore in calm
on the outside of the heads the northern side and be
came total loss.
OREGON NEWS,
This is but little of interest. The rains had mad
many of the streams navigabe which before had beer
closed and had given great impetus to agriculture
| operations
| THE SANDWICH ISLANDS.
Active preparations heing made for the approach
ing election and the Independents had determined t.
support no candidate who did favor increase
the taxes real estate with that upot
acknowledgements TO dispense with the paraphprna
ia OF first rate power-put uniform value on public
lands-remodel the license system etc
The smapox still prevalent although its raYage
were falling off
The whalers continue to arrive large numbers Dur
ing the last preceding fortnight fytwo had ched thu
different ports.
The arrival Of the little steamer S. B Wheeler from
San Francisco intended for the Island trade had created
great sensation
WALTER SAVAGE LANponLand talks boldly in his ole
age In his last publication he says:
"A few days ago received courteous invitation
to be named committee for erecting statue to Jep
ner 1t was impossible for to decline and euusl,,
was it impossible to obtain from the observations which
am now about to state recommended that the statute
should be placed before public hospital expressing my
sense OF iproprety in contounding great beneteto
Of mankind in any street square, with tht
Dismemberer of America George TI) and his worthless