New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-08-07
SUMMARY OF NEWS.
Correspondence Of The n 7. Tribune
STEAMER STAR OF THE WEST,
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p NJ. on the 10th ul with about $50 passengers and 81
boIes Of treasure amounting about 500 o0o The run
to San Juan del Sud made in IL days and hours the
r. ship California in company for four or i've
days down Acapulco.
The crossing from San Juan del Sud to san Juan del
Nore made in about 90 hours, which time might have
been shortened least ten hsurs hal the transit agents
used proper despatch in forwarding passengers There
want OF efficiency in this particular that the Company
loud take adequate TO remedy. At San Juan
del Nore the pctsenge detained "a hours board
the small iron river boats awaiting the arrival Of the Star
Of tie West ste being day behind time But for these
unrece,sary delays the present trip from San Francisco
| would have been trfe over twenty days.
Conn - ia San Francisco aud trade through
| ont tie coui e in most depressed condition.
Stochs OF hand and known TO be the way sufficient
for about years consumption of most articles The
falling of Of rents has consequently been strong aad
are.-stores last year bringing 81 500 month now rent
ing for 5000. One large reaestate stated that in
x months past his rents had fallen off So, 900 y month
or $4,000 q year, very comfortable income 10 lose.
Hundreds Of stores and shops vacant the profits OF
business not paying expenses Money loaned upon real
estate is rendered from depreciation and interest
falls off for want of use satisfactory coaterals being
SACRAMENTO AGAIN DESTROYED.
A FIRE broke out at Sacramento little past
80
and before could be checked nine entire blocks in the
heart Of the city, except few brrk budings laid
in sshes
The burnt district extends from the store where the re
orgir ated in K-s Third up north side of Kst to
Sixth stopped BY GOLDEN Eagle Hotel bu, three -four
buildings are left standing On J.s, from Crescent City
Hotel near Tbirds up to Sixth, taking in both sides
on Ist, from Thrdst up far as Seventh, the State
House being the last building Destroyed this street.
III. lo,b ed. .of
tons All the streets running from to J, and from
J to l. are barren waste. The Capitol, the Crescent
Cit, Hotel the New. England House, the Rev. Mr. Ben
tons CT urcb, and the Lake House, are destroyed.
The los will probably not exceed hall million OF dol
lar most of the buildings being Of great value erected
hastily ate tie great fire of November, 1852 But for
the protection afforded by the few reproof stores, the en-
tire city have been destroyed Considering that the
cizons woIe yer nborng under the depressing effects of
previous caamites by fire and water, aud exhausted in
from the heavy expenditures made for prot elton
ct their ca6mtes the oss is heavy one; but viii
10: essentially reard the onward progress of the city
There recuperatve energy in California connnnfi
OF which the world has already lad evidence that Will
,nabe the people Of Sacramento soon to snrmount this
lost tflliction.
GREAT FIRE IN san FRANCISCO.
On the th of July fire broke out at o'clock, 4. NJ
in The Golden Gate Hotel OF Davis and Oregonss
burning OF three squares, destroying %
buildings and the pluiking the within the fire
limits The loss is estimated s2sO, goo. Most of the
Buildings were wood built upon piles, and will be
placed with better structures.
The ravsces of the fire destroyed the whole Of the block
bounded by Jackson DAVIS Front aud Oreyon.sts. one
third bounded by those three a't mentioned aud Wash
IL gton s about half OF the blocks between Da
,is Jackson Drum ard sshngton, divided by Oregon
tie northeast corner Jackson and Davis and six
seven buildings the no til side OF Jackson, between
Front ard Davis-sts
COLUMBIA AGAiSS BURNT.
The town of Columbia near Sonora. was burn. on the
10th July leaving but portion standing The loss "a
estimated at half million, but is probably about the
mark.
IHE CROPS.
Harvesting was nearly completed in all the lower vi
lagos the yield ;rey satisfactory 10 the iarDer
Wheat IN many cotton, injured BY smut but the
quantity raised in the State will be sufficient for domestic
consumption for the ensuing year offering poor chance
to shiprers of -four from Chill and the Atlantic States
Tie price of wheat less at San Francisco than in
N,w-York and -four cells at so .l2, according to
quality. All kinds OF agricultural products will be
al undar and cheap, reducing the cost OF living to par
with other portions of the United States In other sup
Plies the markets continue to be depressed from the i'm
meme cvcrsioc- in the warehouses and sales made AZ
losf 10 sbiIpers in moe: descriptions
Tie shipment Of gold Gust b. the California steamers o.
the 18Th July show a large falling ofKin amount being
for both steamers about $50 900. The aggregate gold
II,duct manifested for six months up TO lst July -.
s2f3oJssI - against Sc 81 - during the sane
TN last year showing dehcit OF si,262,sl. Tbs fall
g of il occout,d for by he fact that large amounts o.
aus, ore DEPOSITED T coinage The san Francisco Mint
toelcT win the diainu,cu nnpCr,aons OF b-eadsius
! pow ~ dgC, .u the STATE.
lie accounts from O.. CLr- mining son exhibit NJ
evidences O. failure j. d. irouct OF tue piaceFs on the
cor,loiy there Is ID doubt tn; iEe yield or l-j5 viii eX-
coed auv iOrrrC year Tic Miners dc bend Les J'n
tle lCwo couuiry r fuVp.- The patches Of cultivated
Ind in tie u,ountsin vsle~- almost entirely furnishing
tie 81 uat,on with vegetables, &. Wheat Gni barley
have been grown with complete success high "a the
foot hhe Yield averaging equal TO the wheat lands OF
Nev.YoiL-say 90 p 20 bushels 10 the II TO lis
fact g. lone sryJy il he Interior OF California that mach
cf tc siacnauon Of trade il san Franc!scJ Is due.he
force 81 which hs. been calculated b: the merchants
and .lprers TIE mountain regions raising i'm nense
ruIab,rs Of swine cattle and poultry and esh meas are
c,uofay as cheap the mines in the agricultural val
leys below.
Que11 ninirg is gaining in public esinstion, the pro-
f,s teir if not in all casos large least and
i.iactory cs il other occupations owing partly TO the
chearpCss ofabor-common hands commanding from $50
10 $50 month against s75 to $50 year ago. and part
" 70 more experience in smsl-smation. One mill
has been put in operation Grs- Valley this season, viz
the Manhattan Company, commenced D. John A. Col
hus Esa tie success OF which very catering. IL has
been operated bat few weeks crushing rocks for outside
miners and yielding. charge OF $40 per ian, P9ft
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