New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-06-22
LATER FROM CALIFORNIA.


Capt. Lucas. brings the California mails with
| dates from San Francisco to the 1st instant
The United States left Aspnwall, June 16, at
| o'clock, A. NJ, arrived at the bar Goth Mt
O'clock, P. M, making the passage in four days
and twelve hours. The United States connected
/ with the Pacific mail steamship John t. Ste
| phens, which left San Francisco at o'clock T.
NJ, of the LIST inst, thus making the entire
voyage to New Orleans in eighteen days and
sixteen hours, passage unprecedented, and
| shorter than has ever been accomplished The
| transit of the Isthmus is now accomplished
easily in six hours. The railroad is completed
as far IS the summit, ten miles from Panama,
and about four miles of the track is laid from
Panama, thus making only six miles of mail
conveyance, The lsthmus is remarkably healthy
The steamer Illinois was to leave Aspinwall on
the evening of the 10th; she was detained
twenty -four hours by the carelessness of the
mail agent, who did not put ali the mails in the
car, twenty three bags having been left behind
The Illinois takes 450 passengers and about a
million treasure.
The North Star sails the same time as the
Illinois, with $50 passengers and 800. 900 in
treasure, The harbor of Acapulco is still block
AIDED by an armed vessel Of war, of Santa Anna
The steamer John l.. Stephens was ordered not
to enter the harbor. The port and city are
still in the possession of Alvarez The follow
ing is o list Of passengers per the United
States
Judge Morse. Gen Thomas, Mr. Russell and lady. r S
Lockett, Ghevere, j 7 Collins, l. Perez, Proctor,
l,O IL
Mr. bradford, Fl Graham, Wallace. II Wallace II
zabrisy Melville, Streak and 100 in the steerage
From the San Francisco papers we CLEAN the
following items of general news for the fortnight
preceding the LIST inst:
The trial of the French Consul, Mr. Dillon,
had terminated by the discharge of the jury,
they being unable to agree. Ten were for con-
viction, and two for acquittal. He was fully
convicted by public opinion.
In the case of Sr Del Vale, the Mexican Con-
sui, all further proceedings have been dismissed
by the United States District Attorney, and the
prisoner has accordingly been dismissed without
any sentence being inflicted
The new steamer Arispe, running between
San Francisco and Humboldt Bay, struck q
rock and sunk before she could be got in shore
the next morning. The passengers and crew
were saved, but lost all their baggage.
The weather has been, for most of the time,
very delightful.
Business has continued very depressed; and
not even the accounts from the mines, which are
the most favorable from every poiut or the
promise to farmers Of abundant crops, can i'm
part any ACTIVITY to market Frustrated by an
ver-supplY Of every commodity, and having no
outlet for the surplus.
The Legislature adjourned on the 18th May
A man named Sampson, q barber, flung him
self from precipiee, near Sal Jose, and was
instantly killed. He leaves wife and family
in New York city.
A destructive fire occurred at Yreka on the
18th May, lay which $l47 1000 worth Of property
was destroyed
A man by the name of William Robson, in
the service of the United States, a native of
Shelby Mills, KY, committed suicide at Cres-
cent City on the Sth Of May, by shooting him
self with a revolver. He leaves a wife and child
at Shelby Mills, Cause, family difficulties.
Charles Dubois also committed suicide at
Crescent City by taking opium, on the 18th May
The Supreme Court. sitting at San Jose, ad-
jonrned on the 10th May, till first Tuesday in
July next.
John X Kane, young man about q years
Of age, from Baltimore, Md, was murdered at
Camptonville about the 10th May, by man
named Mat. Blackmore, who had not been ar
rested.
The skeletons of TIVE white men have been re.
Gently found near Georgetown, under what are
believed TO be suspicious circumstances.
The engineers are engaged in surveying the
railroad line between Sacramento and Mormon
Island
The Bateman children commenced an engage.
ment at Stockton on the 22d May.
A large fire proof building is being constructed
at Vallecito, Calnverascounry, composed of lava.
This article, although sufficiently hard to resist
the action of the weather, is easily worked
The Columbian Clipper says that McCann,
who killed VIM. NJ. Higgins, at Mequelumue
hill, last winter, went to the Atlantic states by
one Of the last steamers. He evaded the vigi-
lance of the officers by DOMINIC woman's apparel
An attempt was made TO fire an empty build
ing at Marysville on the night of the Goth May
destructive fire occurred at Parks Bar, on
the Yuha river, on the 2lst May.
Mr. silas IL G Blair, aged 20 years, formerly
from Niles, Michigan, where he leaves wife and
child, was killed by the caVing of bank at
North Eureka, on the 18th May. The Sierra
Citizen says he lost his life by stopping mo.
ment to obtain lantern, and was found buried
under some six feet of earth and rubbish stand
ing erect, still retaining his grasp Of the hoe he
was using when the alarm was given
Thomas FL. Corwin, convicted of murder and
under sentence of death, escaped from the Mari
posa jail on the night of the 18th of May, and
is still at large.
Mr. A F, Rudler, who arrived from the Stan
islaus, informs the San Joaquin Republican
that the recent cold nights have done irrepara.
BILE injury to the wheat crop He says that the
yield will not be more than half as large as was
some thirty years ago.
The Sacramento Journal says fshermen's /
drafts on the waters of the Sacramento have
not been SO literally paid of late as during the
early part of the season. Ten days ago, the |
finest salmon sold for one cent q pound it is |
now worth eight cents, with a prospect of still |
further rise
A boy named Harvey T. Shockley, aged |
about twelve years, was drowned at Marysville I
on Monday, 23d May His body was found /
about three hours afterwards, when an inefec.
tual attempt was made to resusitate him
Inv Grass Valley te1egraphic correspondent +
OF the Sacramento Union informs that paper
that the South Yuba Canal will shortly be com
pleted by means of capital furnished from Lon
don
Charley Rhodes, known as the banjo. player,
was stabbed fatally, it is feared, by MIR, Snow,
a day or two since at the Grass Valley.
A destructive fire occurred in Marysyille on
the night of the 25th May, by which the great
er portion of the block bounded by D, |, ID and
Sd streets was destroyed, together with portions
of two other blocks adjoining.
Horace Brewster has been fould guilty of
in the District Court at Auburn,
and sentenced to one year in the State prison
Lola nte2, while riding near her residence
In Grass Valley, was thrown from her horse into
o ditch, and came near losing her life
man named .Jansa 4arlisla vyos oh XIV ,,