The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-12


The celebrated Peralta claim covering about 90 900
acres Of land the bay east of the city, decided
by the United States Land Commission the sth. The
opinion Of Commissioners Felch and Campbell that
the claim should be confirmed to portion only fixing
the Temescal rivulet as the limit the north; the
eastern southern and western boundaries being beyond
dispute, giving the claimants about 40, 900 acres.
Commissioner Thompson dissented and thought the
claim should be confirmed to its whole extent The claim
as confirmed includes the four towns Of Alameda, Gin
ton San Antonio and Oakland There are, however, ad
claimants, who interpret the confirmation differ
the Commission is south Of Oakland Peraa took pos
session Of his land while Mexico still under the do
minon of SPAIN and the land is destined to be the seat
of the Brooklyn Of San Francisco. The news of the
confirmation caused great excitement in Oakland where
most of the settlers had purchased under persons claim
On the 4th the Grand Jury handed into the Court Of
Sessions long, able and searching report the cond
corders clerk marshal and city treasurer, all received
admonitory hints
On the I'd the Board of Supervisors granted the of
constructing plank road from the western limit of the
city, the line of Pacific street to the ocean; the
builder to have the right of collecting tolls for ten years.
at prices to be fixed by the discretion of the Board The
road when completed will offer one Of the finest drives
in the world to beautiful beach and excellent bathing
ground.
of city ordinances in French and German
suit brought by N Thorne and others against the
city occupied the Supreme Court three days in hearing
the argument and has attracted much attention The
suit is to obtain possession of than two thousand
acres of land within the city limits and in the bust
in March.
Gas was introduced into the city, and eighty -four
street lamps lighted on the evening of the llth
Three miles and aha of pipe have been laid in the city,
and the price of the is SIS per thousand feet
Sonora is attracting great deal Of attention now
number vessels including a steamer, up for Quay
mas, and number of persons going to examine the
country buy property and prepare for the ultimate an
The number Of persons their way, preparing
to from this city, with peaceable intent, probably
about ESQ.,. Of these at least half German French,
ran IN
prospectus has been issued Of a weekly paper, The
Times to be published at Guaymas The propretors ad
vere that their material will be sent upon the rst
vessel.
A hail storm, exceedingly rare occurrence here,
visited the city on the 10Th.
Messrs. Kellogg Richter have established private
coming house Montgomery street in the basement of
the building adjoining Adams Co. 3 old banking house
They issued their first coin the 9th 1t is like United
head are the words Kellogg Co." They expect to be
able 10 issue 500, 900 per day
The Superintendent Of Public Schools in this city has
rendered his ninth quarterly report. He reports the
cys public schools to be in ourishing condition. with
400 pupils. The monthly expense to the city is about
On the 18th the Portsmouth and the steamer Columbus
ASn eree accused having Committed es
to the amount of 000 while engaged in the manufac
ture Of railroad cars in Norwich Conn., was arrested
about the first of the month, and subsequently dis
charged habeas corpus, there being requisition
from the Governor of Connecticut to detain him.
The clipper ship San Francisco of 400 TONS los days
from New York was lost under the charge Of pilot upon
the rocks at the entrance of the harbor the Sh The
freight list Of the San Francisco amounted to $50 her
cargo valued at about 100000. She was sold car
go and ship at auction the 10TH for and her
purchasers hoped to get her off, She had board the
acids for the San Francisco Mint and their loss will ser
ously ncommode the assaying department She went to
pieces the 14th. About $50 worth of her
had previously been saved.
number of wreckers about the wreck OF the San
Francisco the evening of the 18th, when gale came
and number Of persons estimated as high as twenty
certainly ten or twelve-were lost
The Prices Current says that twenty three vessels have
been wrecked since 1885, when entering the habor and
that the total loss has been oo0 That paper
commends that steam tug should be used by all vessels
entering the harbor from abroad.
During the fortnight there been 10 arrivals of
ports the Atlantic, eight of which clippers; Is
from foreign ports, Of which Eve from Eu-
rope, and three from China; 10 were steamers and Al
| coasters.
| ThcCninese immigration has again commenced In
the three vessels from Hong Kong 500 Ceesals have
| rived.
| Madam Anna Bishop gave her first concert the
eth She has been very well received and draws large
! american audience On the 9th, by the Thornes and
| Peibys. :
Wreck OF the Clipper Ship San Francisco.
| [From the San Francisco Alta California;
YORK With arscand Valuable cargo Of nsrcaandiss,
now in Rnlto Cove, opposite side Of the bay, having
The sh FeSTSy She got the eddy wnsI
she in contact with point of rocks the north
the e.I bs s
her anchor in lto Cove where they found the ship
thirteen feet d water in her hold The steam tug Abby
| commenced operations with her steam pumps. Thu
steam tug Resolute also wep to her assistance but thu
ship her anchor and tow her close in shore in Rato Cove
| where she soon filed The passengers came up in tn
Resolutc As it smooth and she lays well in the
If the weather continues fine, most of the cargo vii
be saved in damaged condition The vessel will proba
bly, become total loss; and bad loss it is. She
of the finest ships that sailed the ocean, built II
New York by young Mr.. Bell, and has been SEEN
of the feetest of her class She measured about 4O
tons burthen She came consigned to Asssrs. Rich
cargo, and valued Mt about and her carg
about $50 900, all of which is undoubtedly insured II
| the East.
Our reporter visited the wreck Of the San Fran
cisco the 9th, and reports her to be complete an
perfect wreck as she lies in Ralto Cove Her foremas
has gone by the board and in falling carried away tn
mainyard The water rises she lies her larboar
bge, enough to lower the starboard water ways Capt
| r. II. Waterman is on the ground with gang of mel
and lighter assisted by W. Lewis and his garg endea
yoring to save much possible The sails and part
were taken the 9TH and brought to this city in
damaged state Her upper deck is cut open fore and aft
the cargo Hundreds boats are on the ground saving
| what they can Lighters, tugboats and steamers ar
there for the purpose. The ship must have con
siderably broken up a large number of packages o
goods found floating in the bay the eth many
which were picked up by small boats. No blame can o
be attached in the loss of the ship to Cant Tezer
as the ship was in charge of the pilot at the time sh
| went ashore.
There nothing lett OF the San Francisco but her stern
which sticks up as buoy TO mark the place where she
During the late gale she has gone entirely Il
pieces and boxes barrels, &c. floating inside ant
outside of the Heads She sold the 10th for $3.50
by Captains Wright and Waterman her purchasers
There be enough left yet to pay the purchaser but
his chances said to be small.
The police officers busy the 10th searching for
goods which had been taken from the wreck Of the
Francisco by unauthorized persons Goods found
all the way from Happy Valley TO North Beach Several
day loads taken to the station house, where
| reclaim them.
We believe it is generally conceded that the loss Of
this fine vessel attributable to the carclessness
porancc of the pilot who had her in charge 49,
| DISASTERS AT THE WRECK OF THE SHIP SAN FRAN
CISCO.
Many accidents occufed among boats that
were wrecking alongside the San Francisco during the
| night and morning Of the 9th and 10th ult.
The San Francisco Alta California says Several boats
were stove alongside or destroyed by attempting to land
Midnight Cry half decked drfted sea with eight
on board They were intoxicated at the time, and