New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-06-07
DAILY CRESCEN
Further Particulars by the California
Steamers.

Further Particulars by the California
Steamers.
The city Of Stockton went Wing by one hun
bred majority at the charter election held on
the 1st. Mr. Burlington was elected Mayor
The Legislature has adopted acts to incorpo-
rate State Agricultural Society and to appro-
pirate $4,000 year for four years for premi-
ums; to prevent religious corporations from
possessing property, Of which the yearly rent
shall exceed $4,000; to request Congress to
lay capitation tax on Chinese immigrants, and
otherwise discourage Chinese immigration; and
to grant $4,000 to Capt Harry Love, whose ran
gers killed joaquin last Summer.
The Governor states, in message to the LIE.
gislature, that the public lands appropriated to
educational purposes in California amount to
more than seven and half millions of acres
The site selected in this city for a Custom
house has been appraised at $500 900, and the
State offers it to the Federal Government at
half price, 100000
Black trufles have been found in Santa Cruz
county, and it is supposed that they are abund-
ant. They were discovered by a Frenchman
from o trutfle- growing district Of France who
observed some grizzly bears busily engaged in
digging for something, where there was no in
dication above ground of esculent roots, and the
idea occurred to him Of trufies, and, sure
enough, after the bears went away he found
some. They are not of fine quality, but this is
supposed to be owing to the season. The yearly
import Of truf1es to California amounts to about
$4,000.
Silas E. Burrows, wealthy citizen, and for
merly prominent merchant Of New York,
sailed from San Francisco on the 18th ult., in
the clipper Lady Pierce, for Japan, on peace
able mission to the Emperor. The Lady Pierce,
formerly the Race Hound, is a fine clipper Of
500 tons, and the inside works are very elegant
Mr., Burrows took with him quantity of line
a,,I ,r ,+o,,+
to present his vessel to the Emperor if he was
well received and permitted to remain The
vessel took no goods except stores and presents,
and NO passengers except MIR Burrows and his
son.
Avery, the young man from Springfield, Mass,
whU murdered Susanna Russell on the Yankee
Blade, has been examined and committed
From the course taken by his attorneys, it is
likely that his defence will be insanity.
1t WAS asserted that q vessel now in the har-
Dor Of San Francisco is being fitted up to act as
privateer under the Russian flag as soon as
the final declaration of war shall have reached
here.
WASHINGTON TERRITORY = The Snohomish
Indians hung two of their tribe at Seattle on
the eth of April, for numbering white man
last summer.
Olympia, at the head of Puget Sound is said
to be improving rapidly, and to have bright
prospects for the future.
SANDWICH ISLANDS We have dates from Ho-
nolulu to the 22d Of April.
great many petitions have been sent into
Parliament against annexation to the United
States, SO that there is no doubt about the pre-
sent feelings of the Kanakas on that subject. 1t
is said that they have been told that annexation
would bring on them the fate which has befallen
the red men in the Mississippi valley, and there
fore fear the supremacy of the Americans.
During 1868, 1900 acres of public land were
sold for 600
TAH1TI.-We have dates to the Goth Of April
meeting among the passengers and crew Of
the American ship Auckland, in the harbor OF
Papeete, was suppressed by the police.
The natives on the island of Huahine had been
at war; had battle, and left killed and q
wounded
HIGHLY INTERESTING FROM BoGoTA.-Gene-
raj Herrera is invested with the Executive
Power.
Obando still continues prisoner, together viii
the Secretaries of State.
The Vice President, Obaldia, had taken re-
fuee in the American Minister'S house
Various rencontres had taken place between
Melo and Herreras forces.
General Herrera is occupied in Tuna, lncor
porating some 1900 armed men, with the Gov
ernors of Veiez and Socorro at their head, II
operate with him (Herrera.)
General Melo, by order of Herrera, has beer
decreed broken in the army.
The constitutional party, as they title them
Selves seem very sanguine as to their ultimate
success
The CITY of Honda was captured by oonsti
tutional party of 800 citizens, partisans OF Her
rera The troops, to the amount OF ~, Wit
occunied the place in favor of Melo, retired OF
their approach, oontenting themselves with onl.
firing few shots
Melo had left Bogota, with GOO cavalry am
all his artillery, to give battle to Herrera ans
Franco, who are in Cipaquira.
FROM THE SOUTH PACIFIC
Cvu1.-The editor of the Mercurio at Val
paraiso has been arrested for sending ehal
lenge to Senior Pardo, the Peruvian Minister
The American bark Emily Taylor, whicl
sailed on the Goth of March for New Bedford dl
rect with 5000 barrels of oil, was not man
DAYS at sea when symptoms of mutiny brok
ouf. and shortly afterwards the captain dis
covered an auger hole bored IN the ships side
nearly opposite the larboard main switter. abou
two feet below the water line. He lmmedlatel
returned to port, and WITH assistance from IN
II. S, storeship Fredona, placed the crew |
!, irons, until the matter was investigated by til
u. s Consul, which ended in two OF the Gre
being allowed to return to duty and the res
confined in irons until they could be sent to tn
United States for trial.
PERU.-The Austrian miners who have bee
attracted to Peru by the report OF the sol
mines, found themselves very much deceived
The Peruvian Government give them no en-
couragement, and dread their entrance into tn
interior.
A decree was lately passed prohibiting the
from carrying arms into the interior, but ny q
exertions of the United States Minister, It n;
been modified as far as regards United Stat
citizens.
The French ship war L'0bligado arrive
Mt Lima on the LIST of May, from oentr
America. or
The Russian frigate Aurora sailed on the %
of April on a cruise. -, e.., ),
II. B.. MS frigate President arrived from Il
Island of San Lorenzo on the 9Th.
n .h;r 9 Ennln of PrnSSlh'' III