New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-09-23
LATEST FROM CALIFORNIA,
I.atex from California, Oregon and China
ARRIVAL Or THE STEAMSHIP UNITED STATES

Later from California, Oregon and China.
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The steamship limited States, Schenck Com
80, ..:.ss,si f7tb ;psi arrived at
liallaer, .1on Z, 49, 49, Co.,
TINS port last evening" pfins'hs 1aese iAoii s'i'
Francisco to the TIT inst
NJ The United States brings ia passengers and
400 mn IL roId bullion the steamer George
-. 80 5sava far Nav yorK on the same
Law Wss ~ - ~, %. 900
day WIN oVo pssseise anu p "
The health OF the lsthmus was gooos ana she
railroad and mule path in excellent order.
From the San Francisco papers up to the 1st
;nat Nc III fa,o,v;no, a., If events
nst' We eAeeaes Wv wing y 'e-''
curing INC pfeoeuins wv "eehs
SUMMARY OF EVENTS OF THE PAST FORTNIGHT.
Since the sailing IF tho Inst steamer. all the
nnlitieal narties II fhe State have nominated
their candidates for the election on the 9Th prox
| Three distinct sets Of nominations are in the
field The Electionists mr. Frederick Democrats,
the Custom house or Chiyalry Democrats, and
the Wings. Besides these, the Electionist branch
Of the Democracy are divided into two wings,
called respectively the Rose-Wat and the Bone
4 and Sinew. The name of Lucien Hermann, for
merly of New Orleans, is mentioned IN conneo,
i ton with the Mayoralty. 1t is believed he Will
\ be an independent candidate.
i From Ali parts of the mines we have cheering
4 accounts ~ Tie rold Weld Scarcity of water
4 q some few localities retards operations some
what: but the production still equals reasona-
bic expectation. The new mines on Kern River
i are steadily growing in public favor.
4 ,rha nrorsS +bro,gbout Tho State are most
4 ~ wbsot thara il cartainlv more
ahss, Nil sunrlir IA demanf NJ the state. and
sh;-a,,ts If fb;s ora;n 10 tbe Atlantic states il
- nnnIsdantIv bel;eyed nv some will take Mace.
. ~. s,s.s,ss.s A. :. 49, III, lion If
law 1gas = tba mininr re-
,;ars Svbara +bars ,o;rht II Temporary def
e;sncu n liz snnnlv If the regular officers Of
;,,stica ~ a. I'll esents, that Tie neiehborhood
If this oity was no longer under the jurisdiction
% e 80 n.,5 - E.s,is at San ADtono inn
N oJ;atsig across tha bav. have lust shown that
4 snah ! nr,os;tian sras ou;te wrong. On the
5oS ;,,.t fwn nnen named Amades Cam 4
Frsncbman and Pierre Archambanlt. q Bel
,;a,, were detected in the act Of disnosinr Of
Some Some, stolen cattle. For long period before
4 mneh thieyinr Of cattle had taken place in the
i v;cin;tv ~ San Antnnio. and great rnblic ex-
i c;tement existed IN lie subject Canu and
/ Archamhanlt were made nrisoners ana closely
Guarded bv 4 small Marty Of San Antonians
shen 4 hand Of infuriated nersons from the
/ Red woo5s. stimulated nv rum. broke into the
| temnorarv prison Of the thieves. and without
Il r;y;pr them anv kind If trial Or observing ann
fnr.nslitv IN their proceedings. fastened r;nta,
ro,,nd thar necl.s DRAGGED Them out to thf
nearest tree. and hanged them there. Much
Il excitement prevailed upon and after the occa
i sion The neople of Oakland. which town ad.
II ioins San Antonio. indignantly protested tina
n thew had no hand ID The murderous deed A
Vigilance Committee Is said to exist at San An
tonic. and to its action, if not to the people
the Redwoods, the deed is said to be attrib
nted,
Three towns have met destruction by fir
during the last fortnight. MokeluYnne Hill
j Gamma Seco md St. Louis. The loss b,
3 these three fires cannot be far short of $500.
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! The imm;uration NV wav of the Plains is M,
8 rour;po IN randy Ona. third. nerbans- a
!, those on the wav have reached some Of the inte
q rior towns. From the best sources to which v
can annIv The nninion Il dadnc;hIa that IN
= ponulation will receive an increase of az leas
8 twenty Thousand this wear bv the Plains, Th
8 number Of cattle brought over is yery large. va
r EriousIy estimated at one hundred and ffty thou
\ sand d two hundred and fifty thousand
III From another quarter our nopulation Ia helm
greatly Increased Every vessel from Chin
brings one hundred to Eve hundred miserabl
debilitated Asiaties to this mort. MANY of tber
a die within few DAYS after LANDING, and thog
1 that remain collect tnretber n crowded canva
houses. where. If thew escane destruction III A..
their fiithy habits are almost certain to cenerat
d disease destructive to Themselves and danrerou
n | to their neighbors. Twenty four hundred {
tbasa ,,ast. o,,;,,o have l,,n;,o. +bo I, a, ftoo