New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-01-25

Warrants Issued by this state and memorials VIII be au
dressed 60 Congress on the subject
The Stockton Journal appeared rs daily on the 2sth
and two other dsies are to be established within the
week week ago the only papers two triweekes.
With the the total number Of daily papers in the State
The sas,ssf,t prostitute ida Brewer who murdered
Mary Lee A seen tried aud acquitted in the face OF
all law and evidence to the general surprise and indg
nation The papers passing round the names oil the
paper is to be started at Crescent City town
has been laid out the coast about fifteen miles ABOVE
| that place.
The formers are sowing great deal of wheat partcu-
larry in the southern portion of the State which is
| beginning to prosper a farming country
Superintendent Bese is the TETON Reserve and has
bis indians busy putting in large fields in grain small
H. has 80 POM s s going S This Indians
and the treatment they receive Lieut. Beae treated
them great fiesta celebration which was attended
South of the State.
The people Of San Diego began the sth to celebrate
for two weeks the day of their patron Saint Religious
ceremonies bull fights, balls and fireworks extern
siyely brought into requstiou.
IS reported that companies to reinforce the fbust
r are IN the course of formation at several points in the
| interior.
singular mortality is raging among birds and beasts
Many sea gus pelicans chickens hogs dogs and cattle
have been taken sick and have died. the deaths among
/ the sea birds being very numerous.
The surveying party sent out by the Railroad Conven
ton whe examined the Sierra Nevada at the head of the
Sansaus have reported that there practicable pass
| there.
All the Pacific Railroad surveying parties have arrived
The engineers speak highly of the southern route and
the general opinion the State is in its favor Lieut.
Parke has started overland by the ella for Washington
The has been difficulty with the Four Creek In
dians One Of them committed crime, and the chiefs
have been arrested until they deliver over the offender
| In taking the chiefs several Indians We're killed
THE MINES.
The weather has been delightful during the fortnight
with the exception Of two days Of rain. The
miners very much disappointed there being far from
enough water to fill the canals or to permit washing in
the small guches The dry weather. however has driven
the miners work in the banks which in places
have been found to be very productive. TunneRg Ia
coming and into practice In several
by this system the ancient beds of rivers and guche
have been discovered under the hills and have been found
| to be very rich.
The news from the klamath mines is very favorable
New diggins have been found on one of the eastern
| head branches of the Sacramento.
Tho Tuolumne Hydralic Company sinVolved in ap-
parenty endless lawsuit
| The Pilot Creek Canal, work some twenty miles in
length which is intended furnish to of the
richest and most extensive dry diggins in the State
| progressing rapidly and will soon be completed.
Great numbers of Cinnamon have gone Shasta, and
| the miners talking of rising to expel them
There is growing feeling that legislation will be
necessary to define more clearly the rights of miners and
| mining companies.
SAN FRANCISCO.
The city has been lively during the fortnight.
On the 18th arrived that the Fibusters still man
| aged to maintain themselves at Ensenada good deal
ofexeitemeu prevailed but there has been aid sent to
them since the Anita left Reports are in circulation that
another being fitted out but it is doubtful since
public opinion and the press disposed to consider the
expedition and objects criminal not by the letter of
| the law only, but likewise by the spirit.
The exports of gold for the year manifested the
customhouse s67 s73o5. The total product of the
mines during the five years ten months and half since
| the discovery, is estimated at S2o0,O00 600.
The arrivals Of passengers by during the year,
shown by the Custom house records have been and
the departures 3o3i6; the population having thus in
| creased 4S09.
During the year 1928 vessels of 555794 tons entered
this harbor and COL of 4S9 tons cleared being an in
of % per cent last year San Francisco claims
| to be the second commercial city in the Union.
couple of very large auction sales of water property
ritp and
2Sth The property brought about 600 1t plainly
showed that the confidence of the people in the future
| prosperity of the city is higher than
new license ordinance adopted on the 18th by
the Council 1t does not tax merchants bankers.
German Society to encourage immigration has been
formed
On the 10Th election held for Senator in place Of
Brannan. resigned D. S. Mahoney elected by about
3845 majority.
Peter Gingrass Frenchman was shot in row at the
Nilsson the Goth Three PERSONS of them police
| man, are bound over for trial
On the 2d Henry Smith sentenced to twenty years
In the Pententiary for robbery 1t appeared by the
testimony that he in the habit of watching at the in
tegence Offices and of taking persons in search of
poymen out Of the city pretense of giving them work
and when out in the hills or brush he would knock them
down and take their money The verdict has been
ceived with much satisfaction
The works for the reation of the harbor have been
commenced on Alcatraz Island and Fort Point The for
mer position will have 40 heavy the latter no. An
other appropriation wanted for the completion of the
Notifications The works Lime Point opposite Fort
Point, have not been commenced
The Welsh Presbyterians about to build church
in which the services may be conducted in their
guage
The theatre going public has been interested by the
opening of theatre and the arrival of new star
The Metropolitan the largest and most elegant theatre in
the State opened the Oath under the
Of Mrs. Sinclair. 1t has been quite successful,
Miss Matilda Heron appeared for the first time, the
10Th, at the American She occupies already second
airy position among the dramatic artists who have visited
California
BAN FRANCISCO MARKETS.
The Alta California Of the 3lst says.
the sailing of the last COmmarcia
have worn gloomy aspect The demand from the in
terror for all descriptions Of merchandise has been ~
tremey limited while the importatons Of the fortnight
have been unusually heavy. Under the circumstances
there has been no indueement for obbers the
market purchasers while well there have existed no
motives to speculation.
The immediate Of the dulness which has per-
raded the fortnight has been the falling OF in the pro
ducton Of gold dust Up to the present time the weather
has continued dry and pleasant, and consequently in
those parts of the mining districts where operations
only be carried on during the rainy the miners
have yet been able to nothing for water
the trader who supplies the miners wants upon
unable to lay in fresh supplies
OREGON.
Dates to the 24th December received from Oregon
The Oregon papers of the oath say that sufficient snow
was on the ground to give it white covering,
The New England celebration on the 22d November at
Portland, was an interesting reunion according the
oregonan.
The easonThe exceeding mil1ness of the winter SO far
has been OF great advantage to the grain of fall sowing
p
Spectator.
WASHINGTON TERRITORY.
The total population of Washington territory, as re-
ported by tho United States Marshal Col Anderson is
1855, including this years emigration
Cen Stevenson has recently issued his proclamation
through the columns OF the Pioneer Tie day for the
election of members of the Legislature and the first dele
gate for the Territory is to take place the Goth Jan
uary, 1854 between the hours of A. NJ and NJ The
Council will be composed of members and the House Of
Representatives of Is members
Political parties being organized in Washington
Territory, previous to the election in January Col j.
r. Anderson MT. Chenoweth and Hon. William Strong
are candidates for the position of Congressional Dele
gate.
Il o, FAT the annual session Of the Grand Lodge
of O. o. T. of this State held last evening the follow
ing Brothers were elected to the present year
Henry G Stetson of Hope No. IA NJ W Grand Master |
Thomas N. Blake, of Commercial No. Il, R. W Deputy |
Grand Master.
bernard Cohen. of Union No. O. r. W Grand Warden
Thomas II. Shields, of Union No. 6, R. w Grand Sc
eretary.
H Williams, of Commercial No. IL R. W Grand Urea.
surer.
Il. Bier, of Hope No IA r. w Grand Representative
to the Grand Lodge of the United States.
The Grand Lodge adjourned to meet this evening at
o'clock, in Room No. 2, odd Fellows Hall.
FIRE B4ToN RouGE-The steamer D. H. CLARKE
reports That fire broke out Baton Rouge in the yicn
ty of the Harvey House, while abe passing that
place The wind was blowing severely at the time and IT
possible that discomfort may occurred to our