New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-11-13

forty and fifty, and raany Of the survivors sueae to the
utmost extent Of human endurance On The receipt Of
the inesgencs Of her ioss an intense sympathy was
created among our citizens and the Agent of the Ncar
qua line Immediately SAINT one of their teaer Is ts
sistanco Of the survivors Who have ali arysd era VIII
the exception Of eight or ten at Los Angeles and
Santa Barbara.
the steamer Goliah. and taken San Diego and aid
that the passage to that place three suicides occurred
Two suffering from arrangement By losses Of
family and money threw themselves overheard another
person who had to believe that we're be-
Ing taken TO inquire into bis conduct on the wreck,
deemed IL best To get of the way and jumped over
the guards the wheel passing over him. None Of these
were rescued.
The Herald gives the following account of the
conduct Of gang Of villains on board the ship
after the accident:
No sooner had the boat s1ruck than large hand Of
men armed to the teeth consisting Of notorious Shoulder
strkers and ruffsns from this city, and portion Of the
hremen and crew Of the ship, rushed below and COM
menced plaging the baggage They burst into the state
rooms ripped open earpet-bags and TRUNKS plundered
them Of all the money and valnabes they found ana cast
the rest aside overheard Thny displayed knives and
reyoyers and threatened the lives all who m
interfere with them, who made an effort to get al
their baggage After the rise Of the roy them
steerage of which they took complete possession and
commenced course Of wild riot They got hold Of
lqusrs-many Of them drank themselves furiously
drunk--rsnsacked all the luggage obtained lasgs
amount of goldattaeked beat cut and shot all who got
Ia their way and became indeed, band Of infnriats
fends They stationed guard the rapgway to pre-
vent the better portion Of the passengers from coming
DOWN Some Of the passengers attempted to force ths
way in when they were dreadfuy ut with knives and
bots and even their robbed OF their watches
and ysIuabies.
Cur informant one man stagzer OUT with his head
dreadfuly cut and streaming with blood He the
ruians throw cloth the head another who APP
peared badly wounded, and force him nto dark
Of the steersge He does doubt they dispatched him
They seized another robbed wounded him and placed
him under guard Of half dozen drunken savaeas rey
expressed their determination TO xiii him but becoming
too drunk 70 guard him. he mauaged to make his escape
deck This contisued marry afnizht. Towards
midnight three shots fired the lights were instantly
extngushed cries Of murder were heard and shortly
after, least thirty shots fred. There is
every to believe that several of the passengers
were thus murdered.
After the boas had stopped running and night with
all its horrors had in the she deck her
ribe beyond expression ALI the after part of the ship
aud the lower steerage under Upon the for
ward deck and in the upper steersgs, were crowded
nearly eight hundred sous BY the surf that broke
them and chilled to the by tine cold AL
that dismal night they hudied together every
moment that the bulk 1hch was quiTsripg and crack
ing every dash Of the waves would 20 pieces and
launch them into eternity
From the news summaries of the San Fran
cisco papers, we extract the following items:
The trial of Col William Walker ex-Presiient Of So
for violation of the neutrality laws
cad Thursday the 18th, in the United States District
for the defence demanded subpoena for MIR Dillon. the
French Consul wtueRs The point ably argued.
the point to this morning It will be recoected that
similar application the trial of Doro, French Con-
sui created good deal of excitement consequence of
Judge Hoffman having day decided that MIR Dillon
subject to the process Of the Court and issued
tachment for him. and next day when he was brought
into Court confessed that his opinion wrong
having been hastily given and that Mr. Dillon exempt
under the Convention,
The Bankers of this City aud Stockton have adopted
resolutions to the effect that in consequences Of the IN
creased charges freight coin, gold dust and bullion,
they find it necessary increase the Of sight
change to IL per cent premium They also give notice
that aad after the first day of December they viii
receive the French franc only at 20 cents and ether
| foreign silver coin in proportion
Since the 1st inst. there hare occurred unusual
number of burgaries in this city owing it is supposed in
measure to the dsorganised condition Of the police
| force.
resident of Tunlumne county, named NJ @. Keys
arrested recently about ten miles up the TETON Pass
way the Indian Agency the charge Of being the
murderer of Captain William Strnger who was shot from
ambush, short distance from his residence on the
18th of June last Keys had family living IN Tuonmne
| county. s. ,r
Thomas Mitigate has been convicted Of the murder of
Henry Tinan, committed the 18th Of August last
The mansion Of Mr. D E. Gish, shout miles from
San jose. accidentally set fire by little girl and
entirely consumed
Hughes the famous pedestrian commenced on the Tlth
instant, in Sacramento another attempt to accomplish
the feat Of walking hundred consecutive hours wh
| out rest.
The Bodega FIGURING Mills at Bodega, together with
considerable amount of grain and four, were totally
destroyed by fire the night Of October 10th loss,
| $685. 600.
Pedro Badille second Joaquin in crime was captured
the Mission Of San jose the 10th inst by two San
Francisco police officers. He has been sent to Tuoiuns
| county for trial.
The Supreme Court of this State decided that cases
cannot transferred from the State to the u Courts
appealed from the State to the Supreme Court OF tho
United states, 1t has also decided that the testimony
of Chinese cannot be received in courts of Justice
| against white persons. @ ~
| Drs. Height and Toby have discovered a new pass
through the Sierra Nevada the head Of the middle
fork of the river San Joaquin By this pass road can
be constructed direct frum MaFpoa to Salt Lake the dis
tance being estimated at less than five hundred miles
| Miss Weed the daughter of merchant Of Buffalo N.
" who severely injured by being thrown from her
horse about the middle of September, died from tho
effects OF her injuries on the morning ct the lt October
The decision the t. s. Board Of Land Commissioners
upon the claims Of the city to Pueblo lands informally
announced the morning Of tho Sd October, and is IA
Il yorsbe to the city title.
The annual Industrial Exhibition of the California Ag
rcntural Society opened at Musical Hall the 4th
October On the 9Th and 9th portion of the display
sisted of grand cattle show at the Pioneer Race Course
Many persons attended the exhibition, and The display
not only interesting but highly creditable to cur
young State and the enterprise and mechanical and a
i, cultural skill of our people.
Miss Sarah Pellett strong minded lady ectured
Sunday, the LIST inst, in the afternoon on temper
ance and in the evening political reform The audi
at the opening OF the evening lecture consisted
ten. which, toward the CLOSE had dwinded down to th
usher and nodding urchu Miss P has since left TO
the interior and amusing the miners at last accounts
A gambler named Grove c. McMiehael was mHFtarsi
in the Eureka Gambling Saloon. Commercial street, o.
the evening of September so by an4amed Jshu York
The accused and McMichael had trifing dispute
which ended in York drawing knife and stabbng de
ceased in the abdomen, causing almost nstantaneou
death YoTk made his escape, and has not yet been
though reward of $500 has been offered for hi
| apprehension by Mayor Webb.
. The Mayor, Boards of Aldermen, and other member
of the Municipal Government. were sworn into oc
on the evening of October The customary oaths
a Court. -z
splendid fire engine, built for Pennsylvania Company
No % by Agnew Of Philadelphia arrived the ID inst
4 in the clipper ship Golden Age
d The steamship Uncle Sam recently purchased by th
Mica aqua Transit Company arrived from San Juan
the evening Of Oct Il making the quickest time
u cord from NewYork this port The Sam brought Ne
s, York dates to Sept 10. Es,~s5#sS2+
Mayor Garrison has donated his entire salary receive
by him for services aeyor Of the city during the pa
" year, among different charitable institutions
Several OF principal being pared wit
square blocks of granite taken from quarres near Nor
w terey
Oo Mr.. and Mrs barney Williams still performiq
with great at the Metropolitan The nett reeeip
w of the house, during the first seven nights Of their 81
M gagement amounted to $4,000
The second trial of Daniel O. Hall upon charge
ss having murdered his infant child. terminated
Thursday Oct L. The jury out but few minut
~, and brought in IA verdict of Not Guilty.
nj The niues continue prosperous. z.
The arrival of Immigrants in various parts Of the Stat
at from the plains has fairly commenced Several paTti
who have arrived at Sacramento report that out of
hundred aud fifty cattle, the number which they start
With, hundred lost the road On Bear Rivt
about the list of August of the trains atsack
III by large party Of Indians supposed to be exes
ISL Snake tribe, and robbed Of portion Of their stock