New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-07-08
LATEST FROM CALIFORNIA
ARRIVAL OF THE Ell DORADO.

I The United States Mail Steamship I'll Dorado.
J. W Ludwig, commander, arrived at her wharf
| opposite jackson Square, from Aspinwall, with
passengers and the California mails, yesterday
afternoon Mt o'clock
| She left Aspinwall at 8 p NJ, July |, and
made the run to the Bar in days and hours.
Steamship George Law was to leave Aspinwall
one hour after the FL Dorado, with $50 passeu-
gers, 100000 in treasure from Australia per
steamship Golden Age, and one million from
California.
Steamship Sonora, connecting on the Pacific
side with the I'll Dorado and George Law,
/ reached Panama on the Goth ult., making the
run down from San Francisco in Il days and s
hours,
The Golden Age, Captain Porter, arrived at
Panama on the 18th ult,, from Australia in 50
days, Notwithstanding she stopped six days at
Tahita to take in a fresh supply of coal. She
brought 10 passengers, 100000 IN treasure
and large private mail to Adams & Co.
bearer of dispatches from Com Perry, as
well as Capt Porter, of the steamship Golden
Age, goes to New York in the George Law The
former carries with him n treaty concluded by
Com. Perry with the Japanese Government, to
the effect that two ports have been thrown open
one the seaport of Jeddo and also that 10000
tons of coal have been placed Immediately for
the use of American commerce.
The blockade of Acapulco has been broken up
by Capt. Dornin, of the u S. sloop- Of war Ports
mouth
The health of the Isthmus still continues
good, and the Railroad Company is pushing
the completion Of the road along with renewed
yigor.
The FL Dorado brings the following passen-
gers among whom are number from Australia:
DR. NJ Fish $ Craig aud daughter j G Robinson ana
lady, u elephant. lady and child Charles Marchic, d
D Wiekisel, G " ditenbach and lady, j B Cuddy, d
Land sIaess, NJ Louye Thomas Hart. Jno Draper NJ
Boston, J $ Williams, y Haller Charles Smith, Rufus
Keith. NJ Vest, Al Spiller, Misenan, Jno Lawrence
and 20 in the Storage.
From the Alta California of the 10th June
we cut the following summary of events for the
fortnight ending on the previous day
THE STATE.
The fortnight past outside San Francisco has
been marked by but few occurrences
The crops of Wheat and Barley throughout
the State viii be exceedingly heavy, and in
every part of the State extensive tracts have
been brought into cultivation.
In Napa Valley over 5000 acres of highly
productive soil have been sown in grain
Cold weather and the smut have injured the
crops in some sections
A Railroad Convention was held on the Sd in
stant, at Red Bluffs, to adopt measures for the
survey OF Mobiles Pass. A resolution was passed
to raise the necessary funds, in the event of
the General Government refusing an appropria-
ton.
Tie Chief Engineer has submitted report on
the preliminary survey of the Sacramento Val.
ley Railroad. The cost is estimated ut S33 COO
per mile to place the road in complete running
order.
pack train has been opened from Port Or
ford 10 jacksonville.
VIM Walker, ex-President of Sonora, has be-
come attached to the editorial department Of
the Sacramento State Journal
The Sectional Dock at Marc Island has been
completed
weekly paper called the Herald is now
published ut Crescent City
Hon. Henry Crabb, of the State Senate, is
editing Wing paper, called the Argus, at
Stockton.
On the 10th instant, a band Of armed SQUAT
ters in the Suisun Valley attempted to resist
the arrest of solne of their contederates by the
United States Deputy Marshall but were kept |
at bay BY the Marshal's posse, without any |
violence being committed.
ASTEpELUyIAN REMAINS, EARLY this week y |
gentleman exhibited US in our office n portion
OF the Jaw-bone and seseral grinders OF what
must have been huge animal They were ex |
humed from the claim of n D. Hail & Co, on
TWISTS Ranehe, Mormon Creek, having been
,oun1 Twelve feet from the surface, where they
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