The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-05-26

burned TO the ground. Fortunately all the patients
were saved by the exerons OF persons who were near
well the PHI sicans Drs Williams and Price. But
small portion Of the furniture Of the hospital was
saved. The loss Of Drs. Williams and Price is about
5000 The building was owned BY Sanders Edwards,
and was valued at 81 500 The total loss be set
down at 5000, certainly not The number Of
the patients in the hospital fifteen all Of whom
removed to good quarters and we'll cared for The
State House had very escape being the OPP
pose from the fire. and but for the fortunate
direction Of the wind II would have been consumed
injured by fire and water.
EXTRAORDINARY DxsPArcu-A FAST vRssEL-The clip
this morning at daylight, for Hong Kong viii at that
time have been 81 days and Is hours from New York
During this time is known she has made her passage
from New York to San Francisco discharged her
and taken in ballast and within the time ready start
the return passage This may certainly be considered
despatch and taken in connectsd with the previous
sages Of this vessel stamps her the fastest and
extraordinary sailer in the world She Is but two years
and elsye. months old and during that tine has per
cisco and back to New York, and Is her way
her third voyage around the world Her first trip to San
Francisco made in so days and 81 honrs and her
last in 80 days and hours difference of but thir
teen hours exhibiting the fact that the sailing qualities
She remained here days, discharged by Capt
Allen In five days, and q of forty yester-
pay put board of her in three hours by Mr. Murray
Despatch has marked her course from the commence
ment Of her career and she stands this last trip
as having excelled not only the world but herself and
having performed since she built than any
ether vessel that ploughs the ocean-AHa California;
Ady1.
ATTACK ON THE INDIANS IN THE NoRTH-The Yreka Herald
pursued Indians with stolen stock from the head Of
Shasta Valley time SINCE returned this week. They
report that they reached Indian runner from tho head
of the valley the trail Of the stolen stock and thieves
to McCouds River, distance of from one hundred to
one hundred and fifty miles, where they found the In
dams and attacked them the opposite side Of the river
The difficulty in crossing the river however, saved the
Indians severe drubbng. They fed, with the loss Of
perhaps a few men and all their camp equipage &c.
mi ferf W n N
was the of ~ p. Beatte, Mansfield Ohio,n sup
posed to be stolen from the whom In all probabi
ty they had murdered The Indian thoy tracked
back to the campo Indians in Shasta Valley which
Of them pitched into and cleaned out. We learn
from gentleman who arrived in town on Thursday
ming last, that four Indians killed by whites
Trinity river few days since 1t appears that they
had stock Of the ~ sad given
not belong Served them right We greved to learn
thata white man. whose name we not in possession
Of killed at the same time by the accidental dis
charge Of rifle Men cannot be too careful In handling
fire arms.
Two men DRowNED.-The steamer Arispe, Captain
Pierce started for Humboldt Bay yesterday morning and
when of Fort Point the captain discovered bot bottom
up the breakers with six her. Capt Pierce
rescung four men from the boat. The other two had
struck out for the shore, but were drowned In the
breakers The boat belonged to the ship Golden Fleece
and had been to the shore for water. The
turning board when the accident occurred The Arspe
but owing to the heavy the bar, and q northwest
gale, she was compelled to return to port-Aha Cali
to7nfd, Mdyl
CRors.-The wheat crop has attracted much attention
Fears have been expressed that the crop would be much
too large for the demand Of California; but this is not
probable. The number of in wheat in the State is
estimated to be about 80 0o0 which, at 80 bushels to the
acre. would produce and half barrels of -four to
each person in the State The prospects for the
good This estimate too large and it is quite
babe that the demand will slightly exceed the supply.
The great majority Of the wheat fields in the
ties bordering on the bay.-ANa California.
HORRIBLE MURDERS the 2Gth of April, says the
Caldreras Chronicle, man named Henry McCurry, Of
Cleveland, Ohio, found dead his residence at
Campo Seco. The deceased shot, stabbed in four
places in the back his head pierced through part Of
ear cut off and the back of the head beaten 10 with
blunt instrument.
A most horrible murder committed at French
Camp near Angels The deceased, Mexican named
Blanco stated previous to his DEATH that he lying
down in the tent OF miner named Frank, when Mexi
named Eufemo Casar entered, and drawing bowie
knife stabbed him in the side" The knife entered be-
low the ribs the left side making cut of about two
inches long, from which the bowels proruded Deceased
was attended by Dr. Kelly who stated from the first
that he would survive but few hours He expired
IL O'Clock p NJ The murderer unfortunately escaped
Both these Mexcans bore very bad reputation Bancc
is reputed of the followers Of the notorious bandit