New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-06-24

Thonier PosOfco Court House the Orleans Hotel nni
Presbyterian Church. The flames ragged win unaoa'ea
fury Tor nearly three hours. The loss - estimator ~
100000 This terrible conagra,0n II supposed 10 niFe
been the work of nccndinry and man ninei " sli
arrested suspicion Of the crime but ha" been U.s.
charged. -, , 80.
terrible accident occurred tho 9TH in tho vicinity
Of Tohnms One Of the large fourhorse coaches running
Low,,n Mnrysvc ard Shasta City, in attempting IN ford
Pine Creek swept down by the swollen current ana
Eve of the passengers were drowned.
The engineers and wormen busiy employed IN sur,
We, ing the railroad line between Sacramento City and
Mormon Island.
Thomas H. Gavin under sentence of death for murder
broke jail in Mnrposn the night of the GOTH and
capped with another prisoner
TIE MINES.
The adviccs from the mining districts generally en-
eouraging Rich discoveries have been made at Iowa
Ii and other places in the neghborh0of Of Grass al
lev; md mining which some time ago had fallen off
sdcaby in that district seems to have acquired fresh
impetus
declared handsome dividends ,
The season is now approaching when mining in the bel
Of the streams will have fairly commenced and most of
the miners engaged in the dry dggngs Will repair TO
the creeks and rivers.
SAN FRANCISCO.
The Quarterly Report of the Superintendent OF the City
Schools shows the whole number Of scholars to be Of
which aOl are boys and 673 girls The number of schools
is :; quarterly revenue of the School Fund sl2 OO6;
quarterly expenditure So GIL balance on hand sl,37o
The cy's claim for her Pueblo Lands, sixteen square
leagues at the end of the peninsula is on argument be-
fore the United States Land Commission, and will be sub
mitfed for decision during the week
The oc of the grades Of the streets has been referred
back by the Council further report of the engineers
appointed by this body the remonsrances OF property
holders, with view 10 thorough modification OF the Off,
cal grades.
duel took place on the morning of the 2ls between
Geo T. Hunt an attorney of this city, and " Hubert ex
Member of the Assembly At the third ire MI Hunt re-
his adversarys ball in the abdomen and died dur
ing the day. warrant issued for Hubert but he
has not been arrested $500
On the 25ih Messrs Christopher Dowdgan of this city,
md James Hawkins of Tuolumne fought duel near the
Presido with rifles at forty PAGES Dcwdgan was slightly
wounded in the left arm. 49,
Sill another fatal duel occurred the cath, in which
Thomas l.. Benson a native OF London. was killed.
horrible murder was penetrated in the city on the
night of the Goth. An old Mexican woman was found
dead in shed on the street. She strangled. with
rome about her neck her hands tied behind her. and her
feet tied her hands 1t supposed that she was muir
dered for her money and parties have been arrested
on suspicion
report was circulated in the city the cath ult that
the Russian frcae Diana off the Heads and that the
British Consul Mr. Aiken had dispatched pot-boa for
the Amphiirte which cruising of the coast with orders
10 come M immediately The report disbcleved but
the Isabella from Glasgow which arrived on the 2th re-
ports that when in lat Is 80 S. and lon. 92 ~ W. she ex-
changed signals with Russian frgae steering ~ w ana
was in company with her seventeen hours. .
The great solar eclipse Of the goth was visible IN this
city from about III A. NJ to q 7. NJ
Col. VIM Walker has been indicted IN the hed states
District Court for his hllbusterng expedition with two OF
his party Howard A. Snow and John n Jarngan, but no
day has as vet been set for the trial.
charged with the killing OF John Gardner, the mate on
board the Sierra Nevada the jury disagreed on the 2Ji
standing ten for conviction new trial has been ordered
Edward Avery tried in the L. $. District Court on
the 29b for the murder of the Susannah Russell
on board the Yankee Blade Insanity was made the de-
fense and the jury disagreed and were discharged
Edward Norton, Esq, has been appointed by the Gov
ernor Judge of the XIth Judicial District, composed of
tie southern portion of the City and County of San Fran
cisco. ,
On the 10th ut the Sea Bird, whose safety had
been apprehended arrived in the harbor from Monterey in
tow of the U. s. steamer Active She Is reported to have
damaged her machinery off Point Ammo Nueva ana TO
have drifted in gale down TO Point Conception where
the Active came TO her assistance.
The steame. Arspe from San Francisco for Humboldt
was totally the evening of May 25 about ten miles
south of Punta Arenas ninety north OF san Francis
co. The passengers and saved but the steamer
together with cargo valued at $4,000 Will prove total
loss.
The Empire Engine Company of Oakland were enter
tanned by the Empires of San Francisco on the th with
apublic dinner, at which Mayor Garrison presided.
number of daring burglares have occurred in the city,
in which choroiorm administered to the dodgers 1t
is supposed that there is regularly organized band Of
these thieves, who infes all parts OF the city.
dpensary has been established III the city intended
supply without charge counsel and medicines TO the IN
digen SICK and relieve them from the necessity OF becom-
eliminates of the hospitals.
The Council has refused to make any addition to the
police force of the city.
The Lone Mountain Cemetery was dedicated on the
3Oh by address from Bishop Kip and with appropriate
ceremonies.
The Rev. F. T. Gray, of the Unitarian Church. in this
city, preached his farewell Sunday, and leaves
for the Atlantic States on the Sierra Nevada.
Avery who murdered lis paramount board the Yankee
Blade, tried in the United States District Court on
Monday. Insanity the defense, but the jury disa
greed a verdict and new trial will be had.
The officers and soldiers of the Mexican have organ
lied benevolent association in San Francisco Gen.
Wool is President Of the Society.
Madame Anna Thillon closed an engagement at the Me-
tropolan Sunday night. She leaves to-day on the
steamer Yankee Blade, taking with her S2J 900
the profits of her California tour.
Miss Matilda Heron is playing farewell engagement at
the Metropolitan.
The Batemen children have been playing in Stockton
and Sacramento and continue great fayores as ever
Laura Keene is in Sacramento. The Denim girls
in this city, playing at the American Theater Mr.. MUIR
doch making of the State playing his most sue
cess characters and leaves for the east in the course OF
few weeks.
Anna Bishop and Madame Cailly treat to operas oc
casionay and last though not least Miss Catherine Hayes
il niNinr cnncerfs at Music Hall.