New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-10-13
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tor Of the Shasta Courier speaks Of arrival
across the plains Among them are large mum
Der Of manageable girls, Their vocal powers
their performances on the guitar, and thei
various other accomplishments, are feelingl,
alluded to.
In the same article this same bachelor give
notice that he is about to absent himself from
bis editorial duties for few days for the pur
pose Of exploring the country between Shast,
and the encampment Of these fair immigrants
in order to ascertain its adaptability to astocl
raising, We hope he may enjoy pleasaD
journey.
BY the arris i Of the Sontherner on the All
inst from SaI Diego We have the particulars o
desperate ARRAY at Monterey, resulting in til,
death OF an Anserioan and the lynching Of ma
tive Caliiornls n; The American was peac'
otficer, named William Hardmouth He wa,
attempting to arrest the Californian for disor
derby conduct in dance house, when he re-
sisted, and finally shot him in the abdomen witt
buckshot: The Californian was afterward.
dragged from his bed by mob and hung from
the ewes Of the house in which he had committed
the murder.
The City Marshal Of Placerville named Hop.
klns, was shot and dangerously wounded on the
18th Of August, In Cedar Ravine BY mar
named Kelly.
The miners are represented as doing well in
every section of the State. The rayaees caused
by the recent confagrations throughout the
state have IN q great measure been repaired
It is now well known that the wheat crop this
year Will be greatly in excess Of the consump-
ton, and It ls expected that large quantities Of
hour VIII De exported. Eastern shippers will
please bear this fact in mind
The General Jesup, employed in transport
ing government stores from the mouth Of the
colorado to Fort YUMA on her first trip up with
freight taken from the General Patterson,
about 10 miles below 0gden's Landing, one Of
the stay bolts in the boiler front, connecting
with the firebox, gave way, which, by increas.
ing the STRAIN on the remaining six, carried
them away also, allowing oil the steam and wa
ter TO escape. Mr.. jackson, Second Engineer,
being IN the Immediate vicinity, inhaled the
steam, and survived but q few hours. The
wheelsman, Mr.. Allen, was also badly but not
burnt. The boat and cargo are
not insured.
Another swindle has recently been perpe-
trated on the city by which it has been mulcted
in property valued at 5000, 900 or 100000.
Some astute individuals hunted up a debt Of the
city for the sum Of ss172, obtained a Judgment,
advertised that certain property Of the city
would be sold if the Judgment was not salts
ned, 10 an OBSCURE corner Of q morning paper,
and on the I'd Of August sold the property at d
constable's sale for Ss172. It is said that the
property is lost to the city.
Notwithstanding the great depression in tie
money market, which has continued for sever al
months, building operations are being prosecuted
with vigor. Magnificent structures are going
up IN every quarter of the city, and in short
time San Francisco can boast Of as splendid
edifices as any city in the world
Capt, Thomas r. Hope committed suicide
during the early part Of last week, at his resi-
denee on Fine street, by shooting himself through
the breast
A man named Ebenezer Jameson was mur-
dered on Friday, the 9th inst, on Broadway, by
some persons unknown
A woman named Barry died Mt her honse nm
the Old Mission Road a few days since, Of desti-
tuition.
At u o'clock on Thursday night, 18th inst,
a difficulty took place between two men named
Peter Veeder and JAS. Campbell, in saloon
corner of Kearny and Commercial streets, when
the former shot Campbell through the breast
aud killed him instantly. Veeder was arrested
and placed in the Station House
Henry A. DeCourcy, who has been connected
with the California Press since 40 died sud-
denly on the night of Sept IL, shortly after he
be had retired to bed A coroner's inquest was
held over the body, and verdict returned of
death from apoplexy The deceased was a
native Of Louisiana, and was, previous to his
emigration to California, connected with the
New Orleans press,
Hughes, the man who walked so consecutive
lours without rest, on the 18th inst commenced
The feat Of walking 100 consecutive hours, upon
/ wager Of $4,000.
The Grand Jury have found bills Of indict-
nent against Daniel G. Hall, and his wife, Mary
Ann Hall for the murder of their infant child.
On Saturday, the 9th inst, the fourth ami
versary of the admission of California into the
Union was celebrated with great pomp by the
california pioneers
In Grass Valley, August 81. after a brief i'll
ness, Miss Mary Hinton, formerly of New Or
cans, aged 20 years.
In st. Louis, Sierra county, September 6, of
ever, Mr.. Joseph Williams, formerly of New
Orleans
AT Gibsonyille, August 81, by Thomas E.
Hayden, Esq Mr.. George Bell, formerly of New
orleans, was married to Mrs. Mary Hill, of
spanish Flat, formerly of Greene county, Mo.
CHINESE MISUNDERSTANDING the last two
weeks there have arrived by the Cud Neder
and, 1856 Nova zembla, $40; and John Gray,
.90-1045 of these interesting specimens of HUI
nanity in our port This number has, how
yer, been materially decreased by death, and
ONE what offset by the return of 800 Of their
ountrymen in the ship Hurricane, which
feared on the 18th inst The arrivals this sea-
on are nearly ended, and we hope every facil-
ty will be extended by our merchants in the
ray Of low passages, to decrease the number
ow among us, by getting them to their native
and
The arrivals of Cinnamon at this port during
he present year exceed 10000.
SHOCKING TRAGEDY AT CHICo- Marys.
lille Herald gives the following particulars Of a
lost murderous affair, in Chico Township, Butte
ounty: " A man, whose name has since been
scertained to be Ephraim Bryant, stopped at
he rancho of William L. Luckett on Saturday
vening last About 2 o'clock he arose, took a
fife, and deliberately shot man named Alex
nder H Hubbard, who was sleeping in the same
DOM, through the breast, giving him mortal
1ound, of which he died in few hours Bryant
hen seized another rife and shot another in
late of the room, Albert Lambkin, in the leg,
lst below the knee, in6oting very dangerous
'ound He then escaped from the house, taking
18th him rifle, Colts revolver, a horse pis.
u, g butchers knife, and large quantity of
As he left the house, he passed
'me men, who had been walked by the shots,
nd spoke something to them about the affair in
very incoherent manner. They permitted him
, escape. Immediately after daylight, party
men started in pursuit of Bryant and found
i'm in the woods, near the Sacramento River,
nd made every endeavor to capture him with
ut inficting violence. He, however, mani
sted strong evidences Of hostility. After vast
lg an hour in parleying, still making threat
ming demonstrations with his weapons, he
,arted to run, when one of the party fred upon
i'm, the ball entering his back and passing
trough his lungs out of his breast. He still
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