New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-05-08
Arrival Of the Daniel Webster and EI
Dorado.
FIFTEEN DAYS LATER FROM CALIFORNIA.
IMPORTANT FROM ACAPULCO.

The steamship Daniel Webster, Capt Dueey
arrived on Saturday morning from San Juan
/ bringing California papers of the 10Th, and I3l
passengers. The Daniel Webster left San Juar
on the 3Oth ult., and made the run to the Baliz,
| IN four days and sixteen hours The Star o
| the West departed the same day for New York
with 400 passengers and $500, 900. The passen.
gers by the Webster came through from San
francisco to the Balize in nineteen DAYS and
| nineteen hours.
CALIFORNIA
by the Webster we have received files of Cali
tornia papers to the 18th We extract from the
San francisco Chronicle of April Is, the follow
ing summary of the events of the fortnight:
| The incidents of the past fortnight are neither
numerous nor startling. The interior newspa.
pers continue to give encouraging accounts of
mining operations, and we must believe that the
WORKING man has never been more literally re-
warded for his toll. Business continues to i'm
| prove, and all agree that the State was never
more prosperous Every steamer comes loaded
with Immigrants, and although many citizens
| are leaving for the East, yet not one in twenty
but contemplates returning
The cultivation of the soil keeps pace with the
| increase of population, and sufficient bread
stutfs will be raised this season to supply the
| entire State. Forty thousand acres of wheat
are growing in San Joaquin county.
Col Il. p Watkins, recently convicted of
"hlibustering,o has been sentenced by Judge
Hoffman to pay fine of 81 800
Major Emory, who pleaded guilty to similar
indictment as that against Watkins, was also
sentenced to pay u fine of 81 500.
The ship Challenge, with the troops enlisted
by the Mexican Consul, sail ed for Guaymas on
the I'd inst. She was libeed by the u s. Mar
shal, but was released upon giving the proper
bonds.
The sloop- Of war Portsmouth sailed from San
as1 A Fa., IL. Tz-fp
look after the fllibusters. The steamer Colum
bus returned to San Francisco on Sunday last,
new pass through the Sierra Nevada, to
Carson Valley, is reported
A quicksilver mine has been recently dis
covered in the coast range of mountains, about
seventy miles south Of Pacheco,s Pass, and said
to be equal in richness to the New Almaden
mines
William Gray, aged 10 years, a native of New
York, committed suicide in this city on the 9th
inst. Cause-destitution and ill health
Robert Scott was hung at Auburn, 31st ult.,
for the murder of Andrew King Persons from
all parts of the neighboring country attended
to witness the horrible exhibition.
On the last trip of the Sierra Nevada from
San Juan to San Francisco, John Gardner a |
passenger, killed Vim, Pratt, the second officer |
OF the steamer. Gardner has been indicted for
manslaughter.
An address, highly interesting and instruc.
tive, was delivered ON Monday evening last, in
the Musical Hall, by Gov. Stevens. of Washing
ton territory. Subjects The Survey and Ex-
ploration of the Northern Route for the Pacific
Railroad The Governor departs in the steamer
of the 18th inst, to place the results of his ex-
plorations before Congress.
Two slight shocks of an earthquake were felt
in this city on Monday, 10th inst
The San Francisco Mint is in operation. the
first deposit being made by Adams & Co. The
new coin is not yet in circulation.
Rafael Duarte, the murderer of Mrs, Willis.
was shot few days ago by a ranchero of Santa
Glare county The coroner's Jury justified the
act, and said that the world was @rid of
On the 10th inst, Mr.. Henry G. Day was
stabbed and killed in this city, by VIM Shep-
heard, because he DAY. would not give his
daughter In marriage to Shepheard.
Mr.. John S. Edwards, formerly of Brooklyn,
N. Y, was drowned in the San Joaquin river on
the 9th instant.
Thomas Mailing killed George Dunn on the
steamer John L. Stephens, on the last trip of
that steamer from Panama. Mailing was kent
in custody until the steamer arrived in port,
and then was suffered to escape
Arrivals from Oregon and the Sandwich
Islands bring no important news
A Methodist Church for colored peopIe WAS
in this city, on the I'D inst. 1t is